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he offered her his arm

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1 arm

arm [ɑ:m]

1 noun

(a) (part of the body) bras m;

∎ he carried a book under his arm il portait un livre sous le bras;

∎ to hold sb/sth in one's arms tenir qn/qch dans ses bras;

∎ with his wife on his arm avec sa femme à son bras;

∎ to walk arm in arm marcher bras dessus bras dessous;

∎ give me your arm donne-moi le ou ton bras;

∎ he offered her his arm il lui a offert son bras;

∎ she flung her arms around my neck elle s'est jetée à mon cou;

∎ he put his arm round her il a passé son bras autour d'elle;

∎ she put her arm round my shoulders elle a passé son bras autour de mes épaules;

∎ he took her in his arms il l'a prise dans ses bras;

∎ with arms folded les bras croisés;

∎ he stood with his arms wide apart il se tenait les bras écartés;

∎ figurative to welcome sb/sth with open arms accueillir qn/qch à bras ouverts;

∎ within arm's reach à portée de la main;

∎ at arm's length à bout de bras;

∎ figurative to keep sb at arm's length tenir qn à distance;

∎ a list as long as your arm une liste qui n'en finit pas ou interminable;

∎ the long arm of the law le bras de la justice;

∎ familiar I'd give my right arm for that job je donnerais cher ou n'importe quoi pour obtenir cet emploi

(b) (of clothing) manche f

(c) Technology (of record player, machinery) bras m; (of chair) bras m, accoudoir m; (of spectacle frames) branche f

(d) Geography (of sea) bras m

(e) (section) section f, branche f;

∎ Sinn Fein is the political arm of the IRA Sinn Fein est la section politique de l'IRA

2 transitive verb

(a) (person, country) armer;

∎ figurative armed with an umbrella muni ou armé d'un parapluie;

∎ figurative to arm oneself with the facts/evidence s'armer de faits/preuves

(b) Military (missile) munir d'une (tête d')ogive; (bomb, fuse) armer

3 intransitive verb

s'armer, prendre les armes

►► arm wrestling bras m de fer

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2 brazo

m.

1 arm.

paseaba del brazo de su novio she was walking arm in arm with her boyfriend

agárrate de mi brazo hold onto my arm

cogidos del brazo arm in arm

en brazos in one's arms

con los brazos abiertos with open arms

echarse en brazos de alguien (figurative) to throw oneself at somebody

luchar a brazo partido to fight tooth and nail (con empeño)

quedarse de brazos cruzados (figurative) to sit back and do nothing

no dio su brazo a torcer he didn't budge an inch, he didn't allow himself to be persuaded

ser el brazo derecho de alguien to be somebody's right-hand man (f. woman)

brazo de gitano swiss roll (British), jelly roll (United States)

2 branch.

el brazo político de ETA the political wing of ETA

3 hand.

4 armrest.

5 boom, boom of the crane, crane boom.

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brazo

► nombre masculino

1 (de persona) arm

2 (de vestido) arm, sleeve

3 (de silla, cruz, balanza) arm

4 (de animal) foreleg

5 (de río, candelabro, árbol) branch

6 (de grúa) jib

► nombre masculino plural brazos

1 hands, workers

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a brazo partido (sin armas) hand to hand 2 (con empeño) tooth and nail

asidos,-as del brazo / cogidos,-as del brazo arm in arm

con los brazos abiertos with open arms

cruzarse de brazos to fold one's arms 2 figurado to sit back and do nothing

estar hecho,-a un brazo de mar to be dressed to kill

no dar su brazo a torcer not to give way, stand one's ground, stand firm

ser el brazo derecho de alguien (hombre) to be somebody's right-hand man 2 (mujer) to be somebody's right-hand woman

brazo armado military wing, military arm

brazo de gitano ≈ swiss roll, US jelly roll

brazo de mar inlet

brazo político political wing

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noun m.

arm

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SM

1) [de persona] arm; [de animal] foreleg

se echó a los brazos de su madre — he threw himself into his mother's arms

• dar el brazo a algn — to give sb one's arm

le dio el brazo al bajar del autobús — he gave her his arm as they got off the bus

• coger a algn del brazo — to take sb by the arm

cogió a su hermano del brazo — she took her brother by the arm

iban (cogidos) del brazo — they were walking arm in arm

• llevar a algn en brazos — to carry sb in one's arms

- con los brazos abiertos

- dar el brazo a torcer

- luchar a brazo partido

- ser el brazo derecho de algn

brazo de gitano, brazo de reina — Cono Sur (Culin) swiss roll
huelga 1), cruzado 1., 1)
2) [de sillón, tocadiscos, grúa, cruz] arm

brazo de lámpara — lamp bracket

brazo de lámpara de gas — gas bracket

brazo de lectura, brazo lector — pick-up arm

3) (=sección)

brazo armado — military wing

brazo político — political wing

brazo secular — secular arm

4) (Geog)

brazo de mar — inlet, arm of the sea, sound

- estar o ir hecho un brazo de mar

brazo de río — channel, branch of river

5) [de árbol] branch, limb

6) liter (=fuerza) arm

el brazo de la ley — the long arm of the law

7) pl brazos (=trabajadores) hands, men

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masculino

1)

a) (Anat) arm; ( parte superior) upper arm

llevaba una cesta al or colgada del brazo — she had a basket on one arm

caminaban del brazo — they walked arm in arm

llevaba al niño en brazos — he was carrying the child in his arms

con los brazos abiertos — with open arms

cruzado de brazos or con los brazos cruzados — ( literal) with one's arms crossed; ( sin hacer nada)

no te quedes ahí cruzado de brazos — don't just stand/sit there (doing nothing)

dar el brazo a torcer: no dio el or su brazo a torcer he didn't let them/her twist his arm; luchar a brazo partido to fight tooth and nail; ser el brazo derecho de alguien — to be somebody's right-hand man/woman

b) ( de caballo) foreleg

2) ( de sillón) arm; ( de tocadiscos) arm; ( de grúa) jib; ( de río) branch, channel

- brazo armado

- brazo de gitano

- brazo de mar

3) brazos masculino plural ( trabajadores) hands (pl)

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= arm, armrest [arm rest].

Ex. The other rooms on the third, second and first levels have a mixture of stacking chairs with writing board arms.

Ex. This article describes the advantages for these users of bookrests, mobile height-adjustable tables, sloped writing surfaces, roll stools, long-handled reachers, adjustable chairs with armrests, and D-shaped handles on card catalogue drawers.

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* abrir los brazos = spread + hands.

* agitar los brazos = wave + Posesivo + arms.

* bajo el brazo = under + Posesivo + arm.

* brazo de agua = inlet.

* brazo de mar = sound.

* brazo de silla para escribir = writing board arm.

* brazo militar = military arm.

* brazo político = political arm.

* con un solo brazo = one-armed.

* cruzar los brazos = fold + Posesivo + arms.

* cruzarse de brazos = sit back, fold + Posesivo + arms, go along with + the flow.

* dar a Alguien una mano y te cogen el brazo = give + Pronombre + an inch and + Pronombre + take a mile.

* dar el brazo a torcer = give in to.

* dar el brazo derecho = give + Posesivo + right arm.

* de un solo brazo = one-armed.

* estar de brazos cruzados = stand + idle, sit + idle.

* estirar los brazos = stretch + Posesivo + arms.

* lámpara de brazo = gooseneck lamp.

* luchar a brazo partido = fight + tooth and nail.

* pelear a brazo partido = fight + tooth and nail.

* pelear a brazo partido, luchar con uñas y dientes = fight + tooth and nail.

* sentarse de brazos cruzados = sit + idle.

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masculino

1)

a) (Anat) arm; ( parte superior) upper arm

llevaba una cesta al or colgada del brazo — she had a basket on one arm

caminaban del brazo — they walked arm in arm

llevaba al niño en brazos — he was carrying the child in his arms

con los brazos abiertos — with open arms

cruzado de brazos or con los brazos cruzados — ( literal) with one's arms crossed; ( sin hacer nada)

no te quedes ahí cruzado de brazos — don't just stand/sit there (doing nothing)

dar el brazo a torcer: no dio el or su brazo a torcer he didn't let them/her twist his arm; luchar a brazo partido to fight tooth and nail; ser el brazo derecho de alguien — to be somebody's right-hand man/woman

b) ( de caballo) foreleg

2) ( de sillón) arm; ( de tocadiscos) arm; ( de grúa) jib; ( de río) branch, channel

- brazo armado

- brazo de gitano

- brazo de mar

3) brazos masculino plural ( trabajadores) hands (pl)

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= arm, armrest [arm rest].

Ex: The other rooms on the third, second and first levels have a mixture of stacking chairs with writing board arms.

Ex: This article describes the advantages for these users of bookrests, mobile height-adjustable tables, sloped writing surfaces, roll stools, long-handled reachers, adjustable chairs with armrests, and D-shaped handles on card catalogue drawers.

* abrir los brazos = spread + hands.

* agitar los brazos = wave + Posesivo + arms.

* bajo el brazo = under + Posesivo + arm.

* brazo de agua = inlet.

* brazo de mar = sound.

* brazo de silla para escribir = writing board arm.

* brazo militar = military arm.

* brazo político = political arm.

* con un solo brazo = one-armed.

* cruzar los brazos = fold + Posesivo + arms.

* cruzarse de brazos = sit back, fold + Posesivo + arms, go along with + the flow.

* dar a Alguien una mano y te cogen el brazo = give + Pronombre + an inch and + Pronombre + take a mile.

* dar el brazo a torcer = give in to.

* dar el brazo derecho = give + Posesivo + right arm.

* de un solo brazo = one-armed.

* estar de brazos cruzados = stand + idle, sit + idle.

* estirar los brazos = stretch + Posesivo + arms.

* lámpara de brazo = gooseneck lamp.

* luchar a brazo partido = fight + tooth and nail.

* pelear a brazo partido = fight + tooth and nail.

* pelear a brazo partido, luchar con uñas y dientes = fight + tooth and nail.

* sentarse de brazos cruzados = sit + idle.

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brazo

masculine

A

1 [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] ( Anat) arm; (parte superior) upper arm

llevaba una cesta al or colgada del brazo she had a basket on one arm

iban del brazo they walked arm in arm

entró a la iglesia del brazo de su padre she entered the church on her father's arm

llevaba al niño en brazos he was carrying the child in his arms

en brazos de su amado in the arms of her loved one

le dio/ofreció el brazo he gave/offered her his arm

se echó en brazos de su padre he threw himself into his father's arms

con los brazos abiertos with open arms

cruzado de brazos or con los brazos cruzados (literal) with one's arms crossed

(sin hacer nada): no te quedes ahí cruzado de brazos don't just stand/sit there (doing nothing)

dar el brazo a torcer: no dio el or su brazo a torcer he didn't let them/her twist his arm o he stood his ground

luchar a brazo partido (sin armas) to fight hand to hand; (con empeño) to fight tooth and nail

ser el brazo derecho de algn to be sb's right-hand man/woman

2 (de un caballo) foreleg

B

1 (de un sillón) arm; (de un tocadiscos) arm

2 (de una grúa) jib; (de una cruz) arm; (de un árbol) limb, branch

3 (de un río) branch, channel

Compuestos:

● brazo armado

military arm

● brazo de gitano

jelly roll ( AmE), swiss roll ( BrE)

● brazo de mar

inlet, sound

estar hecho un brazo de mar ( fam) (atractivo) to look very attractive, look gorgeous ( colloq) (fuerte) to be strong; (saludable) to be fit

● brazo lector

pickup arm

● brazo político

political wing

C brazos mpl (trabajadores) hands (pl)

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brazo sustantivo masculino
1 (Anat) arm;
( parte superior) upper arm;
◊ llevaba una cesta al brazo she had a basket on one arm;

caminar/ir del brazo to walk arm in arm;
llevaba al niño en brazos he was carrying the child in his arms;
cruzado de brazos: no te quedes ahí cruzado de brazos don't just stand/sit there (doing nothing);
dar el brazo a torcer to give in;
no dio el or su brazo a torcer he didn't let them/her twist his arm
2 ( de sillón) arm;
( de tocadiscos) arm;
( de grúa) jib;
( de río) branch, channel;
◊ brazo de gitano (Coc) jelly roll (AmE), swiss roll (BrE);

brazo de mar inlet, sound
3
◊ brazos sustantivo masculino plural ( trabajadores) hands (pl)

brazo sustantivo masculino
1 Anat arm
(de sillón, tocadiscos) arm
(de animal cuadrúpedo) foreleg
(de un río, candelabro) branch
2 figurado brazo armado, armed wing
figurado brazo derecho, right-hand man
brazo de gitano, type of Swiss roll
♦ Locuciones: cruzarse de brazos, lit to fold one's arms, figurado not to do anything
ir (agarrados) del brazo, to walk arm in arm
figurado no dar su brazo a torcer, not to give in o to stand firm
con los brazos abiertos, with open arms
en brazos, in one's arms
' brazo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cabestrillo
- coger
- derecha
- derecho
- dolorida
- dolorido
- dormida
- dormido
- enyesar
- flexor
- flexora
- hormiguear
- inflamarse
- manca
- manco
- martillazo
- retorcer
- sablazo
- agarrar
- agitar
- alargar
- alzar
- amputar
- apretar
- asir
- bajar
- balancear
- banda
- cachar
- cortar
- doblar
- doler
- dormir
- hacer
- llave
- mordisco
- pellizcar
- peludo
- quebrar
- romper
- roto
- rozar
- sensibilidad
- torcer
- zafar
English:
admit
- arm
- armrest
- bandage
- break
- catch
- feel
- flex
- inch
- lightly
- loosen
- pain
- pick-up
- process
- right-hand man
- shoot off
- sweep
- twist
- unarmed combat
- around
- embed
- grasp
- grip
- handle
- her
- inlet
- jolt
- link
- my
- right
- that
- under

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brazo nm

1. [de persona] arm;

paseaba del brazo de su novio she was walking arm in arm with her boyfriend;

agárrate de mi brazo hold on to my arm;

en brazos in one's arms;

llevaba al nene en brazos he was carrying the child in his arms;

Comp

echarse en brazos de alguien to throw oneself at sb;

Comp

luchar a brazo partido [con empeño] to fight tooth and nail;

Comp

con los brazos abiertos with open arms;

Comp

quedarse de brazos cruzados, cruzarse de brazos to sit back and do nothing;

Comp

no dio su brazo a torcer he didn't budge an inch, he didn't allow himself to be persuaded;

Comp

ser el brazo derecho de alguien to be sb's right-hand man (f right-hand woman)

2. [de animal] foreleg

3. [de sillón] arm

4. [de árbol, río, candelabro] branch

5. [de grúa] boom, jib

6. [de balanza] arm

7. [rama] wing;

el brazo político de ETA the political wing of ETA

8. [trabajador] hand

9. brazo de gitano Br swiss roll, US jelly roll

10. Geog brazo de mar inlet, arm of the sea

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brazo

m

1 arm;

(cogidos) del brazo arm in arm;

con los brazos abiertos with open arms;

dar su brazo a torcer give in;

no dar su brazo a torcer hold out, not give in;

luchar a brazo partido fight tooth and nail;

cruzarse de brazos, quedarse con los brazos cruzados sit back and do nothing;

echarse en los brazos de alguien fig put o.s. in s.o.’s hands;

ser el brazo derecho de alguien; be s.o.’s right-hand man/woman

2 TÉC

:

de tres brazos lámpara three-arm atr

3

:

brazos pl ( trabajadores) hands pl

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brazo nm

1) : arm

2)

brazo derecho : right-hand man

3) brazos nmpl

: hands, laborers

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brazo n arm

se ha roto un brazo he's broken his arm

con los brazos abiertos with open arms

cruzarse de brazos to sit back and do nothing

brazo de gitano cream filled Swiss roll

Spanish-English dictionary > brazo
3 ofrecer

v.

1 to offer.

ofrecerle algo a alguien to offer somebody something

¿puedo ofrecerle algo de beber? may I offer you something to drink?

¿cuánto te ofrecen por la casa? how much are they offering you for the house?

me ofrece la oportunidad o la ocasión de conocer la ciudad it gives me the chance to get to know the city

María le ofrece comida a Ricardo Mary offers Richard food.

Ella ofrece sus servicios She offers her services.

2 to bid.

¿qué ofrecen por esta mesa? what am I bid for this table?

3 to present (tener, presentar) (imagen, dificultades).

la cocina ofrece un aspecto lamentable the kitchen is a sorry sight

4 to offer up (oraciones, sacrificio).

5 to make an offer.

Ellos ofrecen They make an offer.

6 to offer to, to promise to, to volunteer to.

María le ofrece comida a Ricardo Mary offers Richard food.

Ella ofrece sus servicios She offers her services.

Ellos ofrecen limpiar They offer to clean.

Le ofrecí a María ir a verla I offered Mary to go see her.

Ellos ofrecieron a Ricardo They offered Richard.

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ofrecer

Conjugation model [ AGRADECER], like link=agradecer agradecer

► verbo transitivo

1 (dar - premio, amistad) to offer; (- banquete, fiesta) to hold; (- regalo) to give

2 (presentar) to present

■ la montaña ofrecía un panorama desolador the mountain looked desolate

■ ofrecer resistencia to offer resistance

► verbo pronominal ofrecerse

1 (prestarse) to offer, volunteer

■ se ofreció a llevarme he offered to give me a lift

■ se ofreció voluntario he volunteered

2 (disponer) to want

■ ¿qué se le ofrece? what can I do for you?

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verb

1) to offer

2) present

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- ofrecerse

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1. VT

1) (=presentar voluntariamente)

a) [+ servicios, ayuda, trabajo, dinero] to offer

nos ofreció un té — he offered us tea

me ofrecieron la posibilidad de trabajar para ellos — they offered me the chance to work for them

¿cuánto te ofrecieron por el coche? — how much did they offer you for the car?

• ofrecer hacer algo — to offer to do sth

el club le ha ofrecido prorrogar su contrato — the club has offered to extend his contract

me ofrecieron participar en la coproducción — they asked me if I would like to take part in the co-production

b) [+ espectáculo, programa] [en TV] to show

varias cadenas ofrecen el partido en directo — several channels are showing the match live

los principales espectáculos que ofrece el festival — the main events featured in the festival

la Filarmónica ofrecerá un concierto el día de Navidad — the Philharmonic are giving a concert on Christmas Day

c) frm [+ respetos] to pay frm

ofrecer la bienvenida a algn — to welcome sb

2) (=tener)

a) [+ ventaja] to offer; [+ oportunidad, garantías] to offer, give; [+ solución] to offer, provide

el formato electrónico ofrece algunas ventajas — the electronic format offers some advantages

la sanidad pública ofrece más posibilidades de investigación — public health care offers o provides more scope for research

no ofrece las suficientes garantías — it's not sufficiently reliable

• no ofrecer duda, la gravedad del caso no ofrece duda — there is no doubt about the seriousness of the case

el resultado no ofrecía dudas — the result left no room for doubt

b) [+ dificultad] to present

el caso no ofrece dificultad alguna — the case presents no difficulty

el ladrón no ofreció resistencia — the burglar did not put up a struggle, the burglar offered no resistance frm

c) [+ imagen] to present

el partido necesita ofrecer una imagen de estabilidad — the party needs to present an image of stability

el palacio abandonado ofrecía un aspecto desolador — the deserted palace looked depressingly bleak

la zona ofrece un deprimente espectáculo a sus visitantes — the area is a depressing sight for visitors

3) (=celebrar) [+ acto, fiesta, cena] to hold, give

un portavoz del Ministerio ofreció una rueda de prensa — a Ministry spokesman gave o held a press conference

los compañeros le ofrecieron una comida de despedida — her colleagues held a farewell lunch for her

4) [+ sacrificio, víctima] to offer up

ofrecieron un cordero en sacrificio a los dioses — they offered up a lamb to the gods

ofrecieron su vida por la causa — they gave their lives for the cause

5) (Rel) to make a vow

ha ofrecido que va a dejar de fumar — he made a vow to stop smoking

2.

See:

ofrecerse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <ayuda/cigarrillo/empleo> to offer

te llamo para ofrecerte al niño — (Col, Ven) I'm ringing to let you know that the baby has been born

ofrecer + INF — to offer to + inf

ofreció prestarnos su coche — she offered to lend us her car

b) < dinero> to offer; ( en una subasta) to bid

c) < fiesta> to give, throw (colloq); < recepción> to lay on, to hold

d) <sacrificio/víctima> to offer (up)

2)

a) < oportunidad> to give, provide

le ofrece la posibilidad de entablar nuevas amistades — it provides her with the chance to make new friends; < dificultad> to present

b) <aspecto/vista>

su habitación ofrecía un aspecto lúgubre — her room had an air of gloominess about it

el año ofrece buenas perspectivas — the coming year looks promising

ofrecían un espectáculo desgarrador — they were a heartrending sight

c) < resistencia> persona to put up, offer

la puerta se abrió sin ofrecer resistencia — the door opened easily
2.
ofrecerse v pron

1) persona to offer, volunteer

ofrecerse A or PARA + INF — to offer o volunteer to + inf

se ofrece niñera con experiencia — experienced nanny seeks employment

2) < presentarse>

un espectáculo único se ofrecía ante nuestros ojos — a unique spectacle greeted our eyes

en valle se nos ofrecía en todo su esplendor — the valley appeared before us in all its splendor

3) (frml) (querer, necesitar) (gen neg o interrog)

¿se le ofrece alguna otra cosa? — can I offer o get you anything else?

¿qué se le ofrece, señora? — what would you like, madam? (frml)

estoy para lo que se les ofrezca — I'm at your service

si no se le ofrece nada más — if there's nothing else I can do for you

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= deliver, feature, give, offer, open up, pitch, provide, provide with, supply, proffer, furnish (with), come forward with, tender, serve up.

Ex. The result could be termed a full-provision data base -- a data base including both text and reference, and delivering much more than the 2 added together.

Ex. Other catalogues and bibliographies only feature added entries under title where it is deemed that the author main entry heading is not likely to be obvious to the users.

Ex. An abstract of a bibliography can be expected to note whether author affiliations are given = Es de esperar que el resumen de una bibliografía indique si se incluyen los lugares de trabajo de los autores.

Ex. Thus some current awareness services can be purchased from external vendors, whilst others may be offered by a library or information unit to its particular group of users.

Ex. Here is a key paper by a non librarian which opens up a new and constructive approach to library purpose.

Ex. Thus pitching instructions at the right level can be difficult.

Ex. To start with, most catalogues, indexes, data bases and bibliographies provide access to information or documents.

Ex. Many libraries provide users with photocopies of contents pages of selected journals.

Ex. Here an attempt is made to choose one form and supply references from the other forms.

Ex. 'No question,' she said meditatively, 'we have to do something'; 'like more coffee?' proffered the waitress, the coffee pot hovered above Jergens' cup.

Ex. One of the definitions of 'organise' is to furnish with organs, make organic, make into living being or tissue.

Ex. Neither pundit from the past, nor sage from the schools, neither authorised body nor inspired individual has come forward with a definition acceptable to all practising librarians as theirs and theirs alone, sharply defining them as a group.

Ex. This address was tendered at the State Library of Victoria, Nov 88, to mark the retirement of Professor Jean Whyte.

Ex. A watering hole in Spain is serving up free beer and tapas to recession-weary customers who insult its bartenders as a way to let off steam.

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* ofrecer acceso = provide + access.

* ofrecer apoyo = support, provide + support, rally (a)round, rally behind.

* ofrecer asesoramiento = offer + advice, offer + guidance, dispense + advice.

* ofrecer ayuda = offer + guidance, offer + assistance, provide + support.

* ofrecer cobijo = provide + a home.

* ofrecer conclusiones = provide + conclusions.

* ofrecer conjuntamente = bundle.

* ofrecer conocimiento = package + knowledge.

* ofrecer consejos prácticos = offer + hints and advice.

* ofrecer descuento = offer + discount.

* ofrecer directrices = provide + guidance.

* ofrecer en cantidad = offer + in quantity.

* ofrecer en un lote = bundle.

* ofrecer esperanzas = hold + promise.

* ofrecer estímulo = provide + stimulus.

* ofrecer incentivo = provide + incentive, offer + inducement.

* ofrecer información = provide + information, provide + details, supply + information, offer + information, package + information, furnish + information.

* ofrecer la garantía de = provide + the stamp of.

* ofrecer la mano = put forth + Posesivo + hand.

* ofrecer la oportunidad = allow + the opportunity to, allow + the opportunity to.

* ofrecer la oportunidad de = offer + a chance to.

* ofrecer la otra mejilla = turn + the other cheek.

* ofrecer la posibilidad = afford + possibility, provide + facility.

* ofrecer la posibilidad de = have + the potential (to/for), offer + the facility.

* ofrecer la posibilidad de que = usher in + the day when.

* ofrecer lo máximo = shoot (for) + the moon.

* ofrecer poco = low-ball.

* ofrecer por primera vez = debut.

* ofrecer posibilidades = have + potential, offer + options, offer + possibilities, hold + potential, present + possibilities, open (up) + avenues.

* ofrecer razones = provide + reasons.

* ofrecer refugio = provide + a home.

* ofrecer resistencia = put up + resistance.

* ofrecer santuario = offer + sanctuary.

* ofrecerse = be forthcoming, step forward, step up to.

* ofrecerse como voluntario = volunteer.

* ofrecer servicio = service.

* ofrecer sugerencias = give + suggestions.

* ofrecer una explicación = present + explanation.

* ofrecer una fiesta = host + party.

* ofrecer una forma de = provide + a way of/to.

* ofrecer una imagen = present + picture.

* ofrecer una introducción a = provide + a background to.

* ofrecer una norma = offer + prescription.

* ofrecer una opinión = offer + opinion.

* ofrecer una oportunidad = offer + opportunity, provide + opportunity, present + an opportunity.

* ofrecer una perspectiva = offer + perspective.

* ofrecer una posibilidad = afford + opportunity.

* ofrecer una prestación = offer + facility.

* ofrecer una rama de olivo para hacer las paces = offer + an olive branch.

* ofrecer una recepción = host + reception.

* ofrecer una respuesta = provide + answer.

* ofrecer una solución = provide + solution, offer + solution.

* ofrecer una sonrisa = give + a grin.

* ofrecer una visión = provide + a picture.

* ofrecer una visión de = offer + an account of.

* ofrecer una visión de conjunto = provide + a picture, provide + overview.

* ofrecer una visión muy releveladora de = provide + insight into, give + an insight into, give + an inside look at.

* ofrecer una vista = afford + a view.

* ofrecer un curso = offer + course.

* ofrecer un ejemplo = afford + example.

* ofrecer un sacrificio = make + a sacrifice.

* ofrecer un servicio = operate + service, provide + service, do + service.

* ofrecer ventaja = be of benefit.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <ayuda/cigarrillo/empleo> to offer

te llamo para ofrecerte al niño — (Col, Ven) I'm ringing to let you know that the baby has been born

ofrecer + INF — to offer to + inf

ofreció prestarnos su coche — she offered to lend us her car

b) < dinero> to offer; ( en una subasta) to bid

c) < fiesta> to give, throw (colloq); < recepción> to lay on, to hold

d) <sacrificio/víctima> to offer (up)

2)

a) < oportunidad> to give, provide

le ofrece la posibilidad de entablar nuevas amistades — it provides her with the chance to make new friends; < dificultad> to present

b) <aspecto/vista>

su habitación ofrecía un aspecto lúgubre — her room had an air of gloominess about it

el año ofrece buenas perspectivas — the coming year looks promising

ofrecían un espectáculo desgarrador — they were a heartrending sight

c) < resistencia> persona to put up, offer

la puerta se abrió sin ofrecer resistencia — the door opened easily
2.
ofrecerse v pron

1) persona to offer, volunteer

ofrecerse A or PARA + INF — to offer o volunteer to + inf

se ofrece niñera con experiencia — experienced nanny seeks employment

2) < presentarse>

un espectáculo único se ofrecía ante nuestros ojos — a unique spectacle greeted our eyes

en valle se nos ofrecía en todo su esplendor — the valley appeared before us in all its splendor

3) (frml) (querer, necesitar) (gen neg o interrog)

¿se le ofrece alguna otra cosa? — can I offer o get you anything else?

¿qué se le ofrece, señora? — what would you like, madam? (frml)

estoy para lo que se les ofrezca — I'm at your service

si no se le ofrece nada más — if there's nothing else I can do for you

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= deliver, feature, give, offer, open up, pitch, provide, provide with, supply, proffer, furnish (with), come forward with, tender, serve up.

Ex: The result could be termed a full-provision data base -- a data base including both text and reference, and delivering much more than the 2 added together.

Ex: Other catalogues and bibliographies only feature added entries under title where it is deemed that the author main entry heading is not likely to be obvious to the users.

Ex: An abstract of a bibliography can be expected to note whether author affiliations are given = Es de esperar que el resumen de una bibliografía indique si se incluyen los lugares de trabajo de los autores.

Ex: Thus some current awareness services can be purchased from external vendors, whilst others may be offered by a library or information unit to its particular group of users.

Ex: Here is a key paper by a non librarian which opens up a new and constructive approach to library purpose.

Ex: Thus pitching instructions at the right level can be difficult.

Ex: To start with, most catalogues, indexes, data bases and bibliographies provide access to information or documents.

Ex: Many libraries provide users with photocopies of contents pages of selected journals.

Ex: Here an attempt is made to choose one form and supply references from the other forms.

Ex: 'No question,' she said meditatively, 'we have to do something'; 'like more coffee?' proffered the waitress, the coffee pot hovered above Jergens' cup.

Ex: One of the definitions of 'organise' is to furnish with organs, make organic, make into living being or tissue.

Ex: Neither pundit from the past, nor sage from the schools, neither authorised body nor inspired individual has come forward with a definition acceptable to all practising librarians as theirs and theirs alone, sharply defining them as a group.

Ex: This address was tendered at the State Library of Victoria, Nov 88, to mark the retirement of Professor Jean Whyte.

Ex: A watering hole in Spain is serving up free beer and tapas to recession-weary customers who insult its bartenders as a way to let off steam.

* ofrecer acceso = provide + access.

* ofrecer apoyo = support, provide + support, rally (a)round, rally behind.

* ofrecer asesoramiento = offer + advice, offer + guidance, dispense + advice.

* ofrecer ayuda = offer + guidance, offer + assistance, provide + support.

* ofrecer cobijo = provide + a home.

* ofrecer conclusiones = provide + conclusions.

* ofrecer conjuntamente = bundle.

* ofrecer conocimiento = package + knowledge.

* ofrecer consejos prácticos = offer + hints and advice.

* ofrecer descuento = offer + discount.

* ofrecer directrices = provide + guidance.

* ofrecer en cantidad = offer + in quantity.

* ofrecer en un lote = bundle.

* ofrecer esperanzas = hold + promise.

* ofrecer estímulo = provide + stimulus.

* ofrecer incentivo = provide + incentive, offer + inducement.

* ofrecer información = provide + information, provide + details, supply + information, offer + information, package + information, furnish + information.

* ofrecer la garantía de = provide + the stamp of.

* ofrecer la mano = put forth + Posesivo + hand.

* ofrecer la oportunidad = allow + the opportunity to, allow + the opportunity to.

* ofrecer la oportunidad de = offer + a chance to.

* ofrecer la otra mejilla = turn + the other cheek.

* ofrecer la posibilidad = afford + possibility, provide + facility.

* ofrecer la posibilidad de = have + the potential (to/for), offer + the facility.

* ofrecer la posibilidad de que = usher in + the day when.

* ofrecer lo máximo = shoot (for) + the moon.

* ofrecer poco = low-ball.

* ofrecer por primera vez = debut.

* ofrecer posibilidades = have + potential, offer + options, offer + possibilities, hold + potential, present + possibilities, open (up) + avenues.

* ofrecer razones = provide + reasons.

* ofrecer refugio = provide + a home.

* ofrecer resistencia = put up + resistance.

* ofrecer santuario = offer + sanctuary.

* ofrecerse = be forthcoming, step forward, step up to.

* ofrecerse como voluntario = volunteer.

* ofrecer servicio = service.

* ofrecer sugerencias = give + suggestions.

* ofrecer una explicación = present + explanation.

* ofrecer una fiesta = host + party.

* ofrecer una forma de = provide + a way of/to.

* ofrecer una imagen = present + picture.

* ofrecer una introducción a = provide + a background to.

* ofrecer una norma = offer + prescription.

* ofrecer una opinión = offer + opinion.

* ofrecer una oportunidad = offer + opportunity, provide + opportunity, present + an opportunity.

* ofrecer una perspectiva = offer + perspective.

* ofrecer una posibilidad = afford + opportunity.

* ofrecer una prestación = offer + facility.

* ofrecer una rama de olivo para hacer las paces = offer + an olive branch.

* ofrecer una recepción = host + reception.

* ofrecer una respuesta = provide + answer.

* ofrecer una solución = provide + solution, offer + solution.

* ofrecer una sonrisa = give + a grin.

* ofrecer una visión = provide + a picture.

* ofrecer una visión de = offer + an account of.

* ofrecer una visión de conjunto = provide + a picture, provide + overview.

* ofrecer una visión muy releveladora de = provide + insight into, give + an insight into, give + an inside look at.

* ofrecer una vista = afford + a view.

* ofrecer un curso = offer + course.

* ofrecer un ejemplo = afford + example.

* ofrecer un sacrificio = make + a sacrifice.

* ofrecer un servicio = operate + service, provide + service, do + service.

* ofrecer ventaja = be of benefit.

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ofrecer [E3 ]

vt

A

1 ‹ayuda/cigarrillo/empleo› to offer

le ofreció su brazo he offered her his arm

no nos ofreció ni una taza de café he didn't even offer us a cup of coffee

todavía no nos ha ofrecido la casa he still hasn't invited us to see his new house

te llamo para ofrecerte al niño ( Col); I'm ringing to let you know that the baby's been born

ofrecer + INF to offer TO + INF

ofreció prestarnos su coche she offered to lend us her car

2 ‹dinero› (por un artículo) to offer

ofreció mil dólares por el jarrón he bid a thousand dollars for the vase

¿cuánto me ofrece por este cuadro? how much will you give o offer me for this picture?

3 ‹fiesta› to give, hold, throw ( colloq)

ofrecieron una comida en su honor they gave a meal in her honor

ofrecieron una recepción en el Hotel Suecia they laid on o held a reception in the Hotel Suecia

4 ‹sacrificio/víctima› to offer, offer up

B

1 ‹oportunidad› to give, provide; ‹dificultad› to present

le ofrece la posibilidad de entablar nuevas amistades it provides her with o it gives her o ( frml) it affords her the chance to make new friends

el plan ofrece varias dificultades the plan presents o poses a number of problems

2 ‹aspecto/vista›

su habitación ofrecía un aspecto lúgubre her room was gloomy o had an air of gloominess about it

el balcón ofrecía una vista maravillosa there was a marvelous view from the balcony

el año ofrece buenas perspectivas things look good for the coming year, the coming year looks promising

ofrecían un espectáculo desgarrador they were a heartrending sight

3 ‹resistencia› «persona» to put up, offer

la puerta se abrió sin ofrecer resistencia the door opened easily

se entregó sin ofrecer ninguna resistencia he surrendered without putting up o offering any resistance

■ ofrecerse

v pron

A

«persona»: se ofrece niñera con experiencia experienced nanny seeks employment

ofrecerse A or PARA + INF to offer o volunteer to + INF

se ofreció a venir a buscarnos she offered o volunteered to come and pick us up

B

(presentarse): un espectáculo único se ofrecía ante nuestros ojos a unique spectacle presented itself before o greeted our eyes

las cumbres nevadas se nos ofrecían en todo su esplendor the snowy peaks appeared o stood before us in all their splendor

C ( frml) (querer, necesitar) ( gen neg o interrog) ofrecérsele algo A algn:

¿se le ofrece alguna otra cosa? can I offer o get you anything else?, would you care for anything else?

si no se le ofrece nada más, me retiro a dormir if there's nothing else I can do for you, I'll say goodnight

¿qué se le ofrece a la señora? what would you like o what can I get you to drink, madam? ( frml)

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ofrecer ( conjugate ofrecer) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹ayuda/cigarrillo/empleo› to offer

b) ‹ dinero› to offer;

( en una subasta) to bid
c) ‹ fiesta› to give;

‹ recepción› to lay on
d) ‹sacrificio/víctima› to offer (up)

2
a) ‹oportunidad/posibilidad› to give, provide;

‹ dificultad› to present
b) [ persona] ‹ resistencia› to put up, offer

ofrecerse verbo pronominal
1 [ persona] to offer, volunteer;
ofrecerse A or PARA hacer algo to offer o volunteer to do sth
2 (frml) (querer, necesitar) ( gen neg o interrog):
◊ ¿qué se le ofrece, señora? what would you like, madam? (frml);

si no se le ofrece nada más if there's nothing else I can do for you
ofrecer verbo transitivo
1 (agua, ayuda, dinero, etc) to offer
2 (posibilidad, solución, consejo) to give
3 (un homenaje, banquete, etc) to hold
4 (aspecto) to present
5 Rel to offer (up)
' ofrecer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
brindar
- dar
- tender
- amparar
- convidar
- dedicar
- excusar
- querer
- tributar
English:
offer
- outbid
- part exchange
- present
- put up
- shall
- tender
- volunteer
- bid
- cater
- dispense
- feature
- give
- hand
- hold
- lay
- proffer
- put
- quote

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ofrecer

♦ vt

1. [proporcionar, dar] to offer;

ofrecerle algo a alguien to offer sb sth;

me han ofrecido el puesto de director they've offered me the job of manager;

¿puedo ofrecerle algo de beber? may I offer you something to drink?;

ofrecen una recompensa por él they are offering a reward for his capture;

le ofrecieron una cena homenaje they held a dinner in his honour;

¿cuánto te ofrecen por la casa? how much are they offering you for the house?;

me ofrece la oportunidad o [m5] la ocasión de conocer la ciudad it gives me the chance to get to know the city

2. [en subastas] to bid;

¿qué ofrecen por esta mesa? what am I bid for this table?

3. [tener, presentar] to present;

la cocina ofrece un aspecto lamentable the kitchen is a sorry sight;

esta tarea ofrece algunas dificultades this task poses o presents a number of problems;

aquel negocio ofrecía inmejorables perspectivas that business had excellent prospects

4. [oraciones, sacrificio] to offer up;

ofrecer una misa por alguien to have a mass said for sb

♦ See also the pronominal verb ofrecerse

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ofrecer

v/t offer

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ofrecer {53} vt

1) : to offer

2) : to provide, to give

3) : to present (an appearance, etc.)

♦ See also the reflexive verb ofrecerse

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ofrecer vb (proponer y dar) to offer

me ofreció su ayuda he offered to help me

mi primo me ofreció trabajar en su restaurante my cousin offered me a job in his restaurant

Spanish-English dictionary > ofrecer
4 offer

'ofə 1. past tense, past participle - offered; verb
1) (to put forward (a gift, suggestion etc) for acceptance or refusal: She offered the man a cup of tea; He offered her $20 for the picture.) tilby, by

2) (to say that one is willing: He offered to help.) tilby seg
2. noun
1) (an act of offering: an offer of help.) tilbud

2) (an offering of money as the price of something: They made an offer of $50,000 for the house.) tilbud, bud

•

- offering
- on offer

tilby
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utlove

I
subst. \/ˈɒfə\/

1) tilbud, anbud, bud

2) ( handel) offerte

give\/make an offer legge inn et anbud

offer for ( ved kjøp) offerte på noe

offer of tilbud om tilbud på

on offer til salgs

snap at an offer ( også) gripe begjærlig etter et tilbud
II
verb \/ˈɒfə\/

1) tilby

• I offered him the house for £150,000

jeg tilbød ham huset for 150 000 pund

2) by

• I offered him £150,000 for the house

jeg bød ham 150 000 pund for huset

• he offered her his arm

han bød henne armen

• I offered him a cigarette

jeg bød ham på en sigarett

3) tilby seg, by seg frem

• he offered her to do it

han tilbød seg å gjøre det

4) ( handel) offerere, utby

• offer the shares at 98

5) ( om belønning) utlove, sette opp

• reward offered

dusør utloves

6) ( i forbindelse med vold eller motstand) yte

• she offered resistance to the crowd

hun gjorde motstand mot flokken

• the mob offered violence

gjengen gikk til voldsomheter

7) ( religion) bringe (et offer), ofre, sende opp

8) fremføre, legge frem, gi, komme med, fremsette

• offer an apology

komme med en unnskyldning

• offer an explanation

gi en forklaring

• offer a few remarks on something

komme med noen bemerkninger om noe

9) by på

• this job offers many advantages

denne jobben byr på mange fordeler

• every age offers its characteristics

hver alder har sine kjennetegn

10) innebære, bety

11) (skolevesen, om pensum) legge opp

12) ( om sjanse e.l.) by seg

as occasion offers når anledningen byr seg

offer somebody one's hand rekke noen hånden gi noen sin hånd, fri til noen

offer to tilby seg å

• she offered to help me

hun tilbød seg å hjelpe meg

forsøke, gjøre mine til å

• he offered to strike me

han gjorde mine til å slå meg

offer up ( religion) ofre

• they offer up to the gods

de ofrer til gudene

( religion) sende opp

• offer (up) prayers to God

sende opp bønner til Gud

English-Norwegian dictionary > offer
5 byde

4

1) прика́зывать

2) предлага́ть

3) приглаша́ть

býde én ind — пригласи́ть кого́-л. войти́

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bid

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vb (bød, budt)

( befale) command, order,

F bid;

( uden objekt) command, be in command;

( indbyde) ask, invite;

( tilbyde) offer ( fx what may I offer you? he offered me £500 for the car),

( ved handel, auktion) bid;

[ han bød hende armen] he offered her his arm;

[ byde forfriskninger] serve refreshments;

[ byde velkommen] bid welcome;

[ og det tør du byde mig]

(omtr =) what do you take me for? really, this is the limit!

[ han lader sig alting byde] he puts up with anything;

[ med præp, adv & sig:]

[ byde én ind] ask somebody (to come) in;

[ byde `om] = byde rundt;

[ byde op]

( i kortspil) bid up;

( ved auktion) raise the bidding;

[ byde en op til dans] ask somebody to dance;

[ byde over]

( overbyde) outbid;

[ byde over et kongerige] rule a kingdom;

[ byde på]

( ved handel) bid for, make an offer for;

( ved auktion) bid for;

( frembyde) offer ( fx the most interesting sight which Copenhagen has to offer);

( give) afford ( fx it affords ideal conditions for skiing);

[ byde en på noget] offer somebody something ( fx he offered me a drink),

( om noget særlig lækkert) treat somebody to something ( fx they treated us to icecream);

[ byde rundt] serve, hand round;

[ byde sig ( selv) for meget]

( overanstrenge sig) overstrain oneself; overdo it;

[ byde sig til] volunteer one's service;

[ hun er ikke den type der byder sig til] she is not the type who asks for it.

Danish-English dictionary > byde
6 poda|ć

pf — poda|wać impf (podam — podaję) Ⅰ vt 1. (wręczyć) to hand; (podsunąć) to pass
- podać komuś kartkę/długopis to hand sb a note/pen

- podać komuś płaszcz (pomóc włożyć) to help sb into his/her coat

- podać komuś krzesło to give sb a chair

- podać komuś ogień to give sb a light

- podać komuś rękę (wyciągnąć) to hold out one’s hand to sb, to give sb one’s hand; (uścisnąć) to shake sb’s hand; przen. to reach out to sb

- podać komuś pomocną dłoń przen. to give a. lend sb a helping hand

- podać komuś rękę do pocałowania to hold out one’s hand to be kissed

- podał jej ramię he offered her his arm

- podali sobie ręce they shook hands

- czy mógłbyś mi podać sól? could you pass me the salt, please?

- podaj mi ręcznik hand me the towel, please
2. (zaserwować) to serve [obiad, potrawę]; to administer, to give [lekarstwo]
- podać coś zimnego do picia to serve cold drinks

- podać coś na zimno/gorąco to serve sth cold/hot

- podawać do stołu to serve, to wait on a. at table

- podano do stołu! dinner is served!

- zupę podajemy w wazie soup should be served in a tureen

- jedzenie było smaczne i ładnie podane the food was good and nicely served

- lek podajemy co sześć godzin the medicine should be taken every six hours
3. (zakomunikować) to give [adres, przykład]; to provide [wiadomości, dane, notowania]
- podać komuś swój numer telefonu to give sb one’s telephone number

- podać prawidłową odpowiedź to give the right answer

- podać hasło to give the password

- podać coś do wiadomości to announce sth

- podać coś w wątpliwość to cast doubt on sth

- kroniki podają, że… chronicles state that…

- agencje nie podają, jak do tego doszło there are no agency reports as to why it happened

- jak podają statystyki, … according to statistics

- podaję wyniki głosowania here are the results of the vote

- odmówili podania szczegółów they refused to give any details

- podawali sobie tę wiadomość z ust do ust the news was passed on by word of mouth
4. (złożyć) to file [skargę, zażalenie]
- podać sprawę do sądu to take a case to court

- podać kogoś do sądu to sue sb
5. Sport to pass [piłkę]
- podać do kogoś to pass to sb

- podać do przodu/tyłu to pass forwards/backwards
Ⅱ podać się — podawać się 1. (udać) podać się za kogoś to pass oneself off as sb
- podawał się za dziennikarza to passed himself off as a journalist
2. przest. (pochylić się) to lean
- podać się ku komuś to lean towards sb

- podać się do przodu/tyłu to lean forwards/backwards

■ podać się do dymisji to hand in one’s resignation a. notice

The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > poda|ć
7 Р-360

ПОДАВАТЬ/ПОДАТЬ РУКУ кому VP subj: human
1. to clasp s.o. 's hand when greeting, parting with, or congratulating him

X подал Y-y руку (X и Y подали друг другу руки) - X shook Y's hand (X and Y shook hands, X shook hands with Y).

"...Иные там, с образом мыслей поблагороднее, так даже руки ему не хотели подать на первых порах: слишком-де уж стремительно в консерваторы перескочил...» (Достоевский 2). u...Some persons there, of a nobler cast of mind, did not even want to shake hands with him at first: he jumped over to the conservatives a bit too precipitously..." (2a).

2. to extend one's hand or arm to s.o. as an offer of help

X подал Y-y руку - X offered Y his hand (arm)
X held out his hand (arm) to Y.
Дойдя до середины комнаты, она пошатнулась я вскочил, подал ей руку и довел ее до кресел (Лермонтов 1). When she reached the middle of the room she swayed

I leapt to her side, offered her my arm and led her to an armchair (1b).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > Р-360
8 подавать руку

• ПОДАВАТЬ/ПОДАТЬ РУКУ кому

[VP; subj: human]

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1. to clasp s.o.'s hand when greeting, parting with, or congratulating him:

- X подал Y-y руку( X и Y подали друг другу руки) - X shook Y's hand (X and Y shook hands, X shook hands with Y).

♦ "...Иные там, с образом мыслей поблагороднее, так даже руки ему не хотели подать на первых порах: слишком-де уж стремительно в консерваторы перескочил..." (Достоевский 2)....Some persons there, of a nobler cast of mind, did not even want to shake hands with him at first: he jumped over to the conservatives a bit too precipitously..." (2a).

2. to extend one's hand or arm to s.o. as an offer of help:

- X подал Y-y руку≈ X offered Y his hand (arm);

- X held out his hand (arm) to Y.

♦ Дойдя до середины комнаты, она пошатнулась; я вскочил, подал ей руку и довел ее до кресел (Лермонтов 1). When she reached the middle of the room she swayed; I leapt to her side, offered her my arm and led her to an armchair (1b).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > подавать руку
9 подать руку

• ПОДАВАТЬ/ПОДАТЬ РУКУ кому

[VP; subj: human]

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1. to clasp s.o.'s hand when greeting, parting with, or congratulating him:

- X подал Y-y руку( X и Y подали друг другу руки) - X shook Y's hand (X and Y shook hands, X shook hands with Y).

♦ "...Иные там, с образом мыслей поблагороднее, так даже руки ему не хотели подать на первых порах: слишком-де уж стремительно в консерваторы перескочил..." (Достоевский 2)....Some persons there, of a nobler cast of mind, did not even want to shake hands with him at first: he jumped over to the conservatives a bit too precipitously..." (2a).

2. to extend one's hand or arm to s.o. as an offer of help:

- X подал Y-y руку≈ X offered Y his hand (arm);

- X held out his hand (arm) to Y.

♦ Дойдя до середины комнаты, она пошатнулась; я вскочил, подал ей руку и довел ее до кресел (Лермонтов 1). When she reached the middle of the room she swayed; I leapt to her side, offered her my arm and led her to an armchair (1b).

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10 hacer

v.

1 to do (realizar) (estudios, experimento, favor).

¿qué haces? what are you doing?

tengo mucho que hacer I have a lot to do

estoy haciendo segundo I'm in my second year

¿qué habré hecho con las llaves? what have I done with the keys?

la carretera hace una curva there's a bend in the road

Ella hace la tarea She does her work.

2 to make.

hacer un vestido/planes to make a dress/plans

hacer un poema/una sinfonía to write a poem/a symphony

hacer una fiesta to have a party

para hacer la carne… to cook the meat…

Ricardo hizo una casita Richard made a little house.

Le hago estudiar I make him study.

Nos hizo un problema He made us a problem (he made a problem for us)

3 to make (obtener) (fotocopia).

4 to do (arreglar) (casa, colada).

5 to build (to build).

han hecho un edificio nuevo they've put up a new building

6 to make (movimientos, sonidos, gestos).

le hice señas I signaled to her

hacer ruido to make a noise

el gato hace "miau" cats go "meow"

7 to do (practicar) (en general).

debes hacer deporte you should start doing some sport

8 to cause to look or seem (dar aspecto a).

este espejo te hace gordo that mirror makes you look o seem fat

9 to play (Cine & Teatro) (papel).

hace el papel de la hija del rey she plays (the part of) the king's daughter

10 to think, to reckon.

a estas horas yo te hacía en París I thought o reckoned you'd be in Paris by now

11 to be done to.

Se me hizo una injusticia An injustice was done to me.

12 to place.

Haré una llamada a mi hermana I will place a call to my sister.

13 to be made to.

Se nos hizo pagar una gran suma We were made to pay a large amount.

14 to be made for.

Se me hizo una camisa A shirt was made for me.

15 to travel, to make.

Hicimos dos kilómetros We traveled two kilometers.

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HACER

CONJUGACIÓN

Present Indicative

hago, haces, hace, hacemos, hacéis, hacen.

Past Indicative

hice, hiciste, hizo, hicimos, hicisteis, hicieron.

Future Indicative

haré, harás, hará, haremos, haréis, harán.

Conditional

haría, harías, haría, haríamos, haríais, harían.

Present Subjunctive

haga, hagas, haga, hagamos, hagáis, hagan.

Imperfect Subjunctive

hiciera, hicieras, hiciera, hiciéramos, hicierais, hicieran;

hiciese, hicieses, hiciese, hiciésemos, hicieseis, hiciesen.

Future Subjunctive

hiciere, hicieres, hiciere, hiciéremos, hiciereis, hicieren.

Imperative

haz (tú), haga (él/Vd.), hagamos (nos.), haced (vos.), hagan (ellos/Vds.).

Past Participle

hecho,-a.

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verb

1) to make

2) do

3) be

•

- hace dos años
- hacer falta
- hacerse
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Para las expresiones hacer añicos, hacer gracia, hacerse ilusiones, hacer pedazos, hacerse de rogar, hacer el tonto, hacer las veces de ver la otra entrada.
1. VERBO TRANSITIVO

1) [indicando actividad en general] to do

¿qué haces? — what are you doing?

¿qué haces ahí? — what are you doing there?

no sé qué hacer — I don't know what to do

hace y deshace las cosas a su antojo — she does as she pleases

¡eso no se hace! — that's not done!

no hizo nada por ayudarnos — she didn't do anything to help us

haz todo lo posible por llegar a tiempo — do everything possible to arrive on time

• hacer el [amor] — to make love

• hacer la [guerra] — to wage war

- ¡qué le vamos a hacer!

hacer algo por hacer —

no tiene sentido hacer las cosas por hacerlas — there's no point doing things just for the sake of it

- ¡la hemos hecho buena!

- ya ha hecho otra de las suyas

2) [en lugar de otro verbo] to do

él protestó y yo hice lo mismo — he protested and I did the same

no viene tanto como lo solía hacer — he doesn't come as much as he used to

3) (=crear) [+ coche, escultura, juguete, ropa, pastel] to make; [+ casa] to build; [+ dibujo] to do; [+ novela, sinfonía] to write

hacer dinero — to make money

• le cuesta trabajo hacer [amigos] — he finds it hard to make friends

4) (=realizar) [+ apuesta, discurso, objeción] to make; [+ deporte, deberes] to do; [+ caca, pipí] to do; [+ nudo] to tie; [+ pregunta] to ask; [+ visita] to pay; [+ milagros] to do, work

el gato hizo miau — the cat went miaow, the cat miaowed

el árbol no hace mucha sombra — the tree isn't very shady, the tree doesn't provide a lot of shade

¿me puedes hacer el nudo de la corbata? — could you knot my tie for me?

• hacer un [favor] a algn — to do sb a favour

• hacer un [gesto] — [con la cara] to make {o} pull a face; [con la mano] to make a sign

• hacer un [recado] — to do {o} run an errand

• hacer [ruido] — to make a noise

• hacer [sitio] — to make room

• hacer [tiempo] — to kill time

5) (=preparar) [+ cama, comida] to make

hacer el pelo/las uñas a algn — to do sb's hair/nails

hacer la barba a algn — to trim sb's beard

• hacer las [maletas] — to pack one's bags

6) (=dedicarse a)

¿qué hace tu padre? — what does your father do?

está haciendo turismo en África — he's gone touring in Africa

• hacer [cine] — to make films

• hacer [teatro] — to act

7) (=actuar)

hacer un papel — to play a role {o} part

hacer el papel de malo — to play the (part of the) villain

8) (=sumar) to make

6 y 3 hacen 9 — 6 and 3 make 9

este hace 100 — this one makes 100

y cincuenta céntimos, hacen diez euros — and fifty cents change, which makes ten euros

este hace el corredor número 100 en atravesar la meta — he's the 100th runner to cross the finishing line

9) (=cumplir)

voy a hacer 30 años la próxima semana — I'm going to be 30 next week, it's my 30th birthday next week

10) (=obligar) + infin to make

les hice venir — I made them come

siempre consigue hacerme reír — she always manages to make me laugh

le gustaba hacerme rabiar — he enjoyed making me mad

• hágale [entrar] — show him in, have him come in

• me lo hizo [saber] — he told me about it, he informed me of it

• hacer [que] + subjun —

yo haré que vengan — I'll make sure they come

11) (=mandar)
+ infin
hizo construirse un palacio — she had a palace built

hicieron pintar la fachada del colegio — they had the front of the school painted

12) (=transformar) + adj to make

esto lo hará más difícil — this will make it more difficult

hacer feliz a algn — to make sb happy

te hace más delgado — it makes you look slimmer

has hecho de mí un hombre muy feliz — you've made me a very happy man

13) (=pensar) to think

yo le hacía más viejo — I thought he was older, I had him down as being older

te hacíamos en el Perú — we thought you were in Peru

14) (=acostumbrar)

hacer el cuerpo al frío — to get one's body used to the cold

15) (=ejercitar)

hacer dedos — to do finger exercises

hacer piernas — to stretch one's legs

16)

• hacer a algn [con] (=proveer) —

me hizo con dinero — he provided me with money

2. VERBO INTRANSITIVO

1) (=comportarse)

haces bien en esperar — you're right to wait

haces mal no contestando a sus llamadas — it's wrong of you not to answer his calls

• hacer [como] que {o} como si — to make as if

hizo como que no se daba cuenta {o} como si no se diera cuenta — he made as if he hadn't noticed, he pretended not to have noticed

hizo como si me fuera a pegar — he made as if to strike me

2)

• [dar que] hacer — to cause trouble

dieron que hacer a la policía — they caused {o} gave the police quite a bit of trouble

3) (=importar)

no le hace — LAm it doesn't matter, never mind

- ¡no le hagas!

4) (=ser apropiado)

¿hace? — will it do?, is it all right?; (=¿de acuerdo?) is it a deal?

la llave hace a todas las puertas — the key fits all the doors

hace a todo — he's good for anything

5) (=apetecer)

¿te hace que vayamos a tomar unas copas? — how about going for a drink?, what do you say we go for a drink?

¿te hace un cigarrillo? — how about a cigarette?, do you fancy a cigarette?

6) [seguido de preposición]
hacer de (Teat) to play the part of
hacer de malo — to play the villain
hacer por (=intentar)
haz por verlo si puedes — try to get round to seeing him if you can

hacer por hacer algo — to try to do sth, make an effort to do sth

3. VERBO IMPERSONAL

1) [con expresiones de tiempo atmosférico] to be

hace calor/frío — it's hot/cold

hizo dos grados bajo cero — it was two degrees below zero

¿qué tiempo hace? — what's the weather like?

ojalá haga buen tiempo — I hope the weather's nice

2) [con expresiones temporales]

hace tres años que se fue — he left three years ago, it's three years since he left

hace tres años que no lo veo — I haven't seen him for three years, it's three years since I (last) saw him

ha estado aquí hasta hace poco — he was here only a short while ago

no hace mucho — not long ago

hace un mes que voy — I've been going for a month

¿hace mucho que esperas? — have you been waiting long?

hace de esto varios años — it is some years since this happened

• [desde] hace cuatro años — for four years

está perdido desde hace 15 días — it's been missing for a fortnight

3) LAm (=haber, tener)

hace sed — I'm thirsty

hace sueño — I'm sleepy

4.

See:

hacerse

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1.
verbo transitivo

Sentido I

1) ( crear) <mueble/vestido> to make; <casa/carretera> to build; < nido> to build, make; < coche> to make, manufacture; < túnel> to make, dig; <dibujo/plano> to do, draw; < lista> to make, draw up; < resumen> to do, make; < película> to make; <nudo/lazo> to tie; <pan/pastel> to make, bake; <vino/café/tortilla> to make; < cerveza> to make, brew

me hizo un lugar or sitio en la mesa — he made room o a place for me at the table

hacen buena pareja — they make a lovely couple

2)

a) (efectuar, llevar a cabo) < sacrificio> to make; < milagro> to work, perform; <deberes/ejercicios/limpieza> to do; < mandado> to run; <transacción/investigación> to carry out; < experimento> to do, perform; < entrevista> to conduct; <gira/viaje> to do

me hicieron una visita — they paid me a visit

me hizo un regalo — she gave me a gift

¿me haces un favor? — will you do me a favor?

hicimos un trato — we did o made a deal

aún queda mucho por hacer — there is still a lot (left) to do

dar que hacer — to make a lot of work

b) <cheque/factura> to make out, write out

3) (formular, expresar) <declaración/promesa/oferta> to make; <proyecto/plan> to make, draw up; <crítica/comentario> to make, voice; < pregunta> to ask

nadie hizo ninguna objeción — nobody raised any objections

nos hizo un relato de sus aventuras — he related his adventures to us

4) ( refiriéndose a necesidades fisiológicas)

hacer caca — (fam) to do a poop (AmE) o (BrE) a pooh (colloq)

hacer pis or pipí — (fam) to have a pee (colloq)

hacer sus necesidades — (euf) to go to the bathroom o toilet (euph)

5) ( adquirir) <dinero/fortuna> to make; < amigo> to make

6) (preparar, arreglar) < cama> to make; < maleta> to pack

hice el pescado al horno — I did o cooked the fish in the oven

tengo que hacer la comida — I must make lunch; ver tb comida 2) b)

7)

a) (producir, causar) < ruido> to make

este jabón no hace espuma — this soap doesn't lather

esos chistes no me hacen gracia — I don't find those jokes funny

estos zapatos me hacen daño — these shoes hurt my feet

b) ( refiriéndose a sonidos onomatopéyicos) to go

las vacas hacen `mu' — cows go `moo'

8) ( recorrer) <trayecto/distancia> to do, cover

9) (en cálculos, enumeraciones)

son 180... y 320 hacen 500 — that's 180... and 320 is o makes 500

el visitante que hacía el número mil — the thousandth visitor

Sentido II

10)

a) ( ocuparse en actividad) to do

no hace más que quejarse — she does nothing but complain

no hice más que cumplir con mi deber — I only did my duty

le gustaría hacer teatro — she would like to work in the theater

hacen una obra de Ibsen — they're doing o putting on a play by Ibsen

deberías hacer ejercicio — you should do o get some exercise

¿hace algún deporte? — do you play o do any sports?

b) (como profesión, ocupación) to do

c) ( estudiar) to do

hace Derecho — she's doing o studying o reading Law

hacer un curso de cocina — to do a cookery course

11)

a) (realizar cierta acción, actuar de cierta manera) to do

niño, eso no se hace! — you mustn't do that!

qué se le va a hacer! or qué le vamos a hacer! — what can you o (frml) one do?

aquí se hace lo que digo yo — around here what I say goes

hacerla — (Méx) (fam) to make it (colloq)

hacerla (buena) — (fam)

ahora sí que la hice! — now I've (really) done it!

hacérsela buena a alguien — (Méx) to keep one's word o promise to somebody

soñé que te sacabas la lotería - házmela buena! — I dreamed you won the lottery - if only!

b) (dar cierto uso, destino, posición) to do

no sé qué hice con los recibos — I don't know what I did with the receipts

y el libro ¿qué lo hice? — (CS, Méx fam) what did I do with the book?

c) ( causar daño)

hacerle algo a alguien — to do something to somebody

yo no le hice nada — I didn't do anything to her

el perro no te hace nada — the dog won't hurt you

12) (esp Esp) ( actuar como)

hacer el tonto — to act o play the fool

13) ( sustituyendo a otro verbo)

toca bien el piano - antes lo hacía mejor — she plays the piano well - she used to play better

voy a escribirle - deja, yo lo haré — I'm going to write to him - don't bother, I'll do it

14) (Méx, RPl fam) (afectar, importar)

¿qué le hace? — so what? what does it matter?

eso no le hace nada — that doesn't matter at all

Sentido III

15) (transformar en, volver) to make

te hará hombre, hijo mío — it will make a man of you, my son

la hizo su mujer — he made her his wife

hizo pedazos la carta — she tore the letter into tiny pieces

ella lo hizo posible — she made it possible

hacer algo de algo — to turn something into something

hacer algo de alguien — to make something of somebody

quiero hacer de ti un gran actor — I want to make a great actor of you

16) ( dar apariencia de)

ese vestido te hace más delgada — that dress makes you look thinner

17) (inducir a, ser causa de que)

hacer algo/a alguien + inf — to make something/somebody + inf

me hizo llorar — it made me cry

todo hace suponer que... — everything suggests that o leads one to think that...

hizo caer al niño — he knocked the child over

hágalo pasar — tell him to come in

hacer que algo/alguien + subj — to make something/somebody + inf

vas a hacer que pierda la paciencia! — you're going to make me lose my temper!

18) ( obligar a)

hacer + inf a alguien — to make somebody + inf

me hizo esperar tres horas — she kept me waiting for three hours

me hizo abrirla — he made me open it

hacer que alguien + subj — to make somebody + inf

hizo que todos se sentaran — he made everybody sit down

19)

hacer hacer algo — to have o get something done/made

hice acortar las cortinas — I had o got the curtains shortened

20) (suponer, imaginar)

te hacía en Buenos Aires — I thought you were in Buenos Aires

yo que lo hacía casado! — I had the idea that he was married!
2.
hacer vi

Sentido I

1)

a) (obrar, actuar)

déjame hacer a mí — just let me handle this o take care of this

¿cómo se hace para que te den la beca? — what do you have to do to get the scholarship?

¿cómo hacen para vivir con ese sueldo? — how do they manage to live on that salary?

hacerle a algo — (Chi, Méx fam)

le hace a todo — she does a bit of everything

yo no le hago a la pintura — I don't go in for painting

hacer y deshacer — to do as one pleases, do what one likes

b) (+ compl)

hiciste bien en decírmelo — you did o were right to tell me

haces mal en mentir — it's wrong of you to lie

2) ( refiriéndose a las necesidades fisiológicas)

mamá, ya hice! — (esp AmL) Mommy, I've been o I've finished!

hacer de cuerpo or de vientre — (frml) to have a bowel movement (frml)

3) (fingir, simular)

hizo como que no me había visto — he made out o pretended he hadn't seen me

hice como que no oía — I pretended not to hear

haz como si no supieras nada — act as if o pretend you don't know anything about it

4) ( servir)

hacer de algo: esta sábana hará de toldo this sheet will do for o as an awning; la escuela hizo de hospital — the school served as o was used as a hospital

5) ( interpretar personaje)

hacer de algo/alguien — to play (the part of) something/somebody

hacía de `malo' — he played the bad guy

Sentido II

6) (+ compl) ( sentar) (+ me/te/le etc)

le va a hacer bien salir un poco — it'll do her good to get out a bit

la trucha me hizo mal — (AmL) the trout didn't agree with me

7) ( corresponder)

hacerle a algo — to fit something

esta tapa no le hace al frasco — this lid doesn't fit the jar

8)

no le hace — ( no tiene importancia) it doesn't matter; ( no sirve de excusa) that's no excuse

¿no le hace que tire la ceniza aquí? — do you mind if I drop the ash here?

9) (en 3^a pers) (frml) (tocar, concernir)

por lo que hace a or en cuanto hace a su solicitud — as far as your application is concerned

10) (Esp fam) ( apetecer)

¿(te) hace una cerveza? — care for a beer?, do you fancy a beer? (BrE colloq)
3.
hacer v impers

1)

a) ( refiriéndose al tiempo atmosférico)

hace frío/calor/sol/viento — it's cold/hot/sunny/windy

hace tres grados — it's three degrees

(nos) hizo un tiempo espantoso — the weather was terrible

b) (fam & hum)

hace sed ¿verdad? — it's thirsty weather/work, isn't it?

parece que hace hambre — you/they seem to be hungry

2) ( expresando tiempo transcurrido)

hace dos años que murió — he's been dead for two years

¿cuánto hace que se fue? — how long ago did she leave?

hace poco/un año — a short time/a year ago

hace mucho que lo conozco — I've known him for a long time

no lo veo desde hace años — I haven't seen him for years

hacía años que no lo veía — I hadn't seen him for o in years

hasta hace poco — until recently
4.
1) hacerse v pron

Sentido I

2) ( producirse)

hágase la luz — (Bib) let there be light; (+ me/te/le etc)

se me hizo un nudo en el hilo — I got a knot in the thread

se le ha hecho una ampolla — she's got o she has a blister

hacérsele algo a alguien — (Méx)

por fin se le hizo ganar el premio — she finally got to win the award

3)

a) (refl) ( hacer para sí) <café/falda> to make oneself

se hace toda la ropa — she makes all her (own) clothes

se hicieron una casita — they built themselves a little house

b) (caus) ( hacer que otro haga)

se hicieron una casita — they had a little house built

se hizo la cirugía estética — she had plastic surgery

voy a hacerme las manos — I'm going to have a manicure

4) ( causarse)

me hice un tajo en el dedo — I cut my finger

¿qué te hiciste en el brazo? — what did you do to your arm?

¿te hiciste daño? — did you hurt yourself?

5) ( refiriéndose a necesidades fisiológicas)

todavía se hace pis/caca — (fam) she still wets/messes herself

6) (refl) ( adquirir) to make

hacerse un nombre — to make a name for oneself

hacerse enemigos — to make enemies

Sentido II

7)

a) (volverse, convertirse en) to become

hacerse famoso/monja — to become famous/a nun

se están haciendo viejos — they are getting o growing old

b) (impers)

se hace de noche muy pronto — it gets dark very early

se está haciendo tarde — it's getting late; (+ me/te/le etc)

se nos hizo de noche esperándolo — it got dark while we were waiting for him

c) ( cocinarse) pescado/guiso to cook

d) (AmL) ( pasarle a)

¿qué se habrá hecho María? — what can have happened to María?

8) ( resultar)

esto se hace muy pesado — this gets very boring; (+ me/te/le etc)

se me hizo interminable — it seemed interminable

se me hace difícil creerlo — I find it very hard to believe

9) ( dar impresión de) (+ me/te/le etc)

se me hace que está ofendida — I get the feeling o impression that she's upset

se me hace que va a llover — I think o I have a feeling it's going to rain

hacérsele a alguien — (Chi fam) to back out

10) (caus)

hacerse + inf: hazte respetar make people respect you; el desenlace no se hizo esperar the end was not long in coming; un chico que se hace querer a likable kid; se hizo construir una mansión he had a mansion built; hazte ver por un médico — (AmL) go and see a doctor

11) ( acostumbrarse)

hacerse a algo/+ inf — to get used to something/-ing

no consigo hacerme a la idea — I can't get used to the idea

12) ( fingirse)

no te hagas el inocente — don't act the innocent

me vio pero se hizo el loco — he saw me but pretended he hadn't

¿éste es bobo o se (lo) hace? — (fam) is this guy stupid or just a good actor? (colloq)

no te hagas el sordo — don't pretend o act as if you didn't hear me

yo me hice — (Méx fam) I pretend not to notice

13) ( moverse) (+ compl) to move

hacerse atrás/a un lado — to move back/to one side

14) hacerse con

el ejército se hizo con la ciudad — the army took the city

tengo que hacerme con esa carta — I must get hold of that letter

logró hacerse con el control de la compañía — he managed to gain control of the company

15) hacerse de (AmL)

se hicieron de gran fama — they became very famous

tengo que hacerme de dinero — I must get o lay my hands on some money

se hizo de muchos amigos — he made a lot of friends

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= accomplish, design (for/to), be up to, cause, conduct, do, devise, produce, render, compose, make, get (a)round to, make out, get round to, brew.

Ex. If a library prefers to simplify records in particular areas, this can usually be accomplished by not entering particular types of information.

Ex. In lists designed for international use a symbolic notation instead of textual notes may be used.

Ex. When I saw what he was up to, I drew back for a punch and hit him so hard on the nose that he fell on his back and lay there for some time, so that his wife stood over him and cried out 'Mercy! You've done my husband in!'.

Ex. As usage of the language causes terms to become anachronistic, or as increases in our level of awareness reveal undesirable connotations, we seek to change subject heading terms.

Ex. Obviously, this tagging must be conducted manually.

Ex. In all these cases where scientists studied what crafstmen knew how to do the resulting benefits have accrued to science not to technology.

Ex. Special classification schemes are generally devised for an application in which no major general scheme is suitable.

Ex. The present OCLC system does not produce catalog cards in sets, but if it did it could produce over 6,000 different sets for one title.

Ex. So strongly was it felt by proponents of change that just such unconscious biases rendered libraries 'part of the problem, instead of the solution'.

Ex. There have never been any attempts to compose a bibliography of US government documents relating to international law.

Ex. This concept comes mainly from the military, where a designated number of troops make a squad, a platoon, a regiment, etc..

Ex. The article is entitled 'A list of lists of Web sites to check out: getting organized and getting around to it are two different things'.

Ex. The cards for those headings should be removed from the index and new cards made out if necessary.

Ex. The government have been making noises about it for some time but haven't quite got round to it.

Ex. The goddess owned a potent magick cauldron in which she planned to brew a special liquid for her ugly son.

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* acceder haciendo clic = click.

* acusación + hacer = accusation + level.

* aguja de hacer croché = crochet hook, crochet needle.

* aguja de hacer ganchillo = crochet hook, crochet needle.

* aguja de hacer punto = knitting needle.

* algo diverto que hacer = fun thing to do.

* Algo que se hace para matar el tiempo = time filler.

* al hacer esto = by so doing, in so doing, by doing so, in doing so.

* a medio hacer = halfway done, half done.

* anunciado desde hace tiempo = long-heralded.

* aprender haciendo = learn by + doing.

* batir hasta hacer espuma = work up + a lather.

* ¡bien hecho! = the way to go!.

* buscar una forma de hacer (algo) = develop + way + to make + Nombre.

* contenedor para hacer compost = compost bin.

* continuar con el buen hacer = keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work.

* continuar haciendo algo = get on with + Nombre.

* cuando hace frío = in the cold.

* cumplido hace tiempo = long overdue.

* decidir hacer = spring for.

* decidir qué hacer con = make + disposition of.

* de hace años = of years ago.

* de hace muchos años = long-standing.

* de hace mucho tiempo = age-old, long-lost.

* de hace siglos = of yore.

* de hace varios siglos = centuries-old.

* dejar de hacer huelga = cross + the picket line.

* dejar que Alguien haga las cosas a su manera = let + Nombre + do things + Posesivo + (own) way.

* dejar sin hacer = leave + undone.

* desde hace algún tiempo = for some time past, for days.

* desde hace años = over the years, for years past, for years.

* desde hace la tira (de tiempo) = for yonks, for yonks and yonks.

* desde hace muchísimo tiempo = in ages (and ages and ages).

* desde hace muchos años = for years.

* desde hace mucho tiempo = for ages, long-time [longtime], long since, in ages (and ages and ages).

* desde hace siglos = for yonks, for yonks and yonks.

* desde hace tanto tiempo = so long.

* desde hace tiempo = long [longer -comp., longest -sup.], over the years, for a long time, long since, for some time.

* desde hace un montonazo de tiempo = for yonks and yonks.

* desde hace un montón de tiempo = for yonks.

* desde hace un par de + Tiempo = in these past couple of + Tiempo.

* desde hace varios años + Presente = for several years + Pretérito Perfecto.

* desde hace ya algún tiempo = for some time now.

* desde hace ya años = for years now.

* difícil de hacer = hard to do.

* donde fueres haz lo que vieres = when in Rome (do as the Romans do).

* dos entuertos no hacen un derecho = two wrongs do not make a right.

* el que las hace, las paga = you've made your bed, now you must lie in it!.

* encargado de hacer el presupuesto = budgetmaker.

* esfuerzo + hacer sudar = work up + a lather.

* es más fácil decirlo que hacerlo = easier said than done.

* esperado hace tiempo = overdue.

* esperar sin nada que hacer = kick + Posesivo + heels.

* establecido desde hace tiempo = long-established.

* estar haciendo = be up to.

* estar haciendo Algo = have + Nombre + on the go.

* estar haciendo algo que no se debe = be up to no good.

* estar sin hacer nada = sit + idle, stand + idle.

* existir desde hace años = be around for years.

* frotar hasta hacer espuma = lather.

* hace algunos años = some years ago.

* hace algún tiempo = some time ago, a while back, some while ago, sometime back.

* hace años = years ago.

* hace demasiado tiempo = too long ago.

* hacer huir en batalla = route.

* hace la tira (de tiempo) = yonks, yonks and yonks.

* hace miles de años = aeons ago.

* hace muchas lunas = all those many moons ago, many moons ago.

* hace muchísimos años = a great many years ago.

* hace muchísimo tiempo = ages (and ages) ago, aeons ago, yonks.

* hace muchos años = many years ago.

* hace mucho tiempo = long since, all those many moons ago, many moons ago.

* hace muy poco tiempo = a short time ago.

* hace + Número + años = Número + years ago.

* hace poco tiempo = a short time ago.

* hacer a Alguien pasar vergüenza = embarrass.

* hacer a Alguien precavido = put + Nombre + on + Posesivo + guard.

* hacer abono orgánico = compost.

* hacer acampada = camp.

* hacer accesible a través de = make + available through.

* hacer ademanes = flail about, gesticulate.

* hacer aflorar = bring to + the surface.

* hacer aflorar sentimientos de antagonismo = bring to + the surface + feelings of antagonism.

* hacer ágil = limber up.

* hacer agua = Negativo + hold + water.

* hacer agua(s) = spring + a leak.

* hacer a gusto del consumidor = make to + order.

* hacer ajustes = make + adjustment.

* hacer alarde de = boast, flaunt, brag, show off.

* hacer alegaciones = plead.

* hacer Algo a hurtadillas = sneak.

* hacer algo alocado = do + something footloose and fancy-free.

* hacer algo al respecto = do + something about it.

* hacer Algo con dificultad = muddle through, plod (along/through).

* hacer Algo con mucho esfuerzo = plod (along/through).

* hacer algo con respecto a = do + something about.

* hacer Algo de cara a la galería = play to + the gallery.

* hacer Algo en exceso = push + Nombre + too far.

* hacer algo funcionar = make + Nombre + tick.

* hacer Algo muy bien = do + an excellent job of, make + an excellent job of.

* hacer Algo para la galería = play to + the gallery.

* hacer algo poco a poco = eat away at.

* hacer algo por amor al arte = labour of love.

* hacer Algo por + Posesivo + propia cuenta = make + Posesivo + own arrangements.

* hacer Algo posible = make + provision for.

* hacer Algo puré = mash.

* hacer Algo rápidamente = put together.

* hacer Algo realidad = make + Nombre + come true.

* hacer Algo sin ser visto = sneak.

* hacer Algo sobre la marcha = play + Nombre + by ear.

* hacer Algo trocitos = tear + Nombre + to shreds, tear + Nombre + to bits.

* hacer algunos comentarios sobre lo que Alguien ha dicho = take + a few cracks at.

* hacer alusión a = make + allusion to, make + reference to.

* hacer a mano = handcraft.

* hacer a medida = custom-make, make to + order.

* hacer a medida para satisfacer los requisitos = tailor to + meet the specification.

* hacer amigos = win + friends.

* hacer amistad = make + friend.

* hacer amistad con = make + friends with, befriend.

* hacer amistades = friend.

* hacer ampollas = blister.

* hacer anotaciones = annotate, mark + Nombre + up.

* hacer añicos = shatter, blow + Nombre + to bits, smash + Nombre + to bits, tear + Nombre + to bits.

* hacer aparecer = cause + display of.

* hacer a partir de = make out of.

* hacer apología = make + apology.

* hacer arreglos florales = arrange + flowers.

* hacer artesanalmente = handcraft.

* hacer asequible = make + amenable.

* hacer atractivo = endear.

* hacer a un lado = nudge + Nombre + aside, push aside.

* hacer autostop = thumb + a lift, hitch + a ride.

* hacer avances = make + headway.

* hacer avanzar = nudge + Nombre + forward, push + the frontiers of, nudge + Nombre + along, nudge + Nombre + into, push + the boundaries of.

* hacer avanzar el conocimiento = push back + the frontiers of knowledge.

* hacer avanzar hacia = nudge + Nombre + toward.

* hacer averiguaciones = make + enquiry.

* hacer bajar = force down.

* hacer balance de = take + stock of.

* hacer barrabasadas = play + pranks.

* hacer basto = coarsen.

* hacer bien = do + good.

* hacer borrón y cuenta nueva = start with + a clean slate, cut + Posesivo + losses, turn over + a new leaf.

* hacer borroso = blur.

* hacer bromas = banter.

* hacer bucles = loop.

* hacer buenas migas = hit it off.

* hacer buen uso de Algo = put to + good use.

* hacer bulla = kick up + a stink, kick up + a fuss, raise + a stink, make + a stink (about), make + a racket, make + a row, make + a ruckus, kick up + a row.

* hacer bulto = bulge.

* hacer búsquedas en = search through.

* hacer caca = take + a dump.

* hacer caer = oust.

* hacer caja = tally up + sales, balance + the cash, reconcile (with), balance + the cash drawer.

* hacer caja con = cash in on, ride (on) + Posesivo + coattails.

* hacer callar = shush, hush, quieten.

* hacer cambiar = swing + Persona.

* hacer cambiar las cosas = turn + the tide on.

* hacer cambios en la búsqueda = renegotiate + search.

* hacer cambios indebidamente = tamper (with).

* hacer campaña = campaign, stump, go out on + the road.

* hacer cara a = brave.

* hacer caso = take + notice, listen (to).

* hacer caso a Alguien = take + Posesivo + word for it.

* hacer caso (a/de) = pay + attention to.

* hacer caso omiso = disregard, brush aside, go + unheeded, fall on + deaf ears, meet + deaf ears, thumb + Posesivo + nose at, dismiss with + the wave of the hand, fly in + the face of, push aside.

* hacer caso omiso de = be oblivious of/to.

* hacer chanchullos = fiddle.

* hacer chatting = chat.

* hacer circular = pass around.

* hacer circular por = circulate round.

* hacer cisco = tear + apart, wipe + the floor with.

* hacer coincidir (con) = reconcile (with).

* hacer cola = queue up.

* hacer colectas = exact + contributions.

* hacer comentarios = air + comments.

* hacer como el avestruz = bury + Posesivo + head in the sand (like an ostrich), stick + Posesivo + head in the sand.

* hacer como si nada = play it + cool.

* hacer comparaciones = draw + comparisons, make + comparisons.

* hacer comparecer = arraign.

* hacer compatible (con) = reconcile (with).

* hacer compost = compost.

* hacer compras = do + shopping.

* hacer comprender = bring + home.

* hacer con Alguien lo que Uno quiera = be like putty in + Posesivo + hands.

* hacer concesiones = make + allowances.

* hacer conjeturas = speculate.

* hacer constar = state.

* hacer contrabando = smuggle.

* hacer copias = make + multiple copies.

* hacer copias mediante multicopista por disolvente = spirit duplication.

* hacer correr la voz = spread + the word, spread + the good word, pass on + the good word, spread + the news.

* hacer cosas = get + things done.

* hacer cosquillas = tickle.

* hacer creer = lead to + believe, lull + Nombre + into thinking.

* hacer crítica = find + fault with.

* hacer croché = crochet.

* hacer cuadrar (con) = reconcile (with).

* hacer cuadrar las cuentas = reconcile + receipts.

* hacer cuadras las facturas = reconcile + receipts.

* hacer cualquier cosa = do + anything, give + Posesivo + right arm.

* hacer cumplir = uphold.

* hacer cumplir la disciplina = enforce + discipline.

* hacer cumplir la legislación = enforce + legislation.

* hacer cumplir la ley = law enforcement, enforce + law, legal enforcement.

* hacer cumplir una norma = enforce + standard.

* hacer cumplir una política = uphold + policy.

* hacer cumplir unas normas = enforce + policy.

* hacer daño = do + harm, hurt.

* hacer dar vueltas = gyrate.

* hacer de = make out of.

* hacer de carabina = play + gooseberry.

* hacer declamaciones = declaim.

* hacer dedo = hitch + a ride, thumb + a lift.

* hacer de la noche día = burn + the candle at both ends.

* hacer del mismo molde = cast in + the same mould as.

* hacer de nuevo = redo [re-do], remake.

* hacer de + Posesivo + parte = do + Posesivo + bit.

* hacer derretir el hielo = de-ice [deice].

* hacer desaparecer = eradicate, dispel, banish.

* hacer desaparecer una división = blur + division.

* hacer desaparecer un mito = dispel + myth.

* hacer descuento = discount.

* hacer desfilar = parade.

* hacer detonar = detonate.

* hacer de tripas corazón = bite + the bullet.

* hacer diabluras = play + pranks.

* hacer diana = hit + home.

* hacer difícil = make + it + difficult, make + difficult.

* hacer dinero = make + money.

* hacer dudar = make + Nombre + doubt, misgive.

* hacer eco = echo, resonate.

* hacer eco de = echo.

* hacer efectivo = cash in.

* hacer efectivo en metálico = pay in + cash.

* hacer ejercicio físico = work out.

* hacer ejercicios de calentamiento = limber up.

* hacer el aire irrespirable = choke + the air.

* hacer el amor = make + love.

* hacer el avío = get + ready.

* hacer el balance de cuentas = balance + the cash, balance + the cash drawer.

* hacer el cambio = make + the change.

* hacer el chorra = pissing into the wind.

* hacer el deber de Uno = do + Posesivo + part.

* hacer el dobladillo = hem.

* hacer elección = make + choices.

* hacer el esfuerzo necesario = pull + Posesivo + (own) weight.

* hacer el indio = horse around/about.

* hacer el intento = have + a go, give + it a shot, give + Nombre + a try, have + a stab at, take + a stab at, make + a stab at, give + it a whirl, give + it a try.

* hacer el mal = do + evil.

* hacer el mejor uso de = make + the best of.

* hacer el monigote = fool around.

* hacer el paripé = keep up + facade, put on + an act.

* hacer el pasillo = form + a guard of honour.

* hacer el pasillo de honor = form + a guard of honour.

* hacer el recorrido normal = make + the rounds.

* hacer el ridículo = make + a fool of + Reflexivo, make + an arse of + Reflexivo, make + a spectacle of + Reflexivo.

* hacer el testamento = testate.

* hacer el tonto = fool around, horse around/about.

* hacer el último esfuerzo = go + the last mile, go + the extra mile.

* hacer encaje = tat.

* hacer encaje de bolillos = do + the impossible, jump through + hoops, double over + backwards.

* hacer encaje de bolillos para que cuadre Algo = juggle.

* hacer encargos = run + errands.

* hacer enemigos = make + enemies.

* hacer entender = get across.

* hacer erupción = erupt.

* hacer escala = stop over.

* hacer eses = zigzag.

* hacer esperar = cool + Posesivo + heels.

* hacer espuma = work up + a lather, froth.

* hacer esquina con = form + right angles with.

* hacer estallar = spark, ignite, touch off, blow up, let off.

* hacer estallar en añicos = blow + sky high.

* hacer estallar una bomba = bomb.

* hacer estallar un guerra = ignite + war.

* hacer esto = go along + this road.

* hacer esto y aquello de un modo relajado = mess about, pootle, piddle around.

* hacer esto y aquello de un modo relajado = mess around.

* hacer esto y aquello sin prisas = pootle.

* hacer estragos = lay + waste to, create + havoc, wreak + havoc, cause + havoc, take + Posesivo + toll (on).

* hacer estragos en = play + havoc with.

* hacer estrías = rifle.

* hacer exenciones = make + exemptions.

* hacer experimentos = institute + experiments.

* hacer explícito = make + explicit.

* hacer explotar = blow up.

* hacer extensivo + Posesivo + agradecimiento = extend + Posesivo + thanks.

* hacer factible = make + feasible.

* hacer falta = need, must, have to, it + take.

* hacer flexible = limber up.

* hacer fortuna = make + Posesivo + fortune, make + a fortune, strike + it rich, strike + gold, hit + the jackpot.

* hacer fotocopias = photoduplication [photo-duplication].

* hacer fotografía = make + picture.

* hacer fracasar = foil, derail.

* hacer frente = combat, come to + terms with, contain, address + Nombre + head-on, meet + Nombre + head-on, tackle + Nombre + head-on, face + Nombre + head-on, engage.

* hacer frente a = confront, deal with, face, face up to, meet, cope with, wrestle with, stand up to, brave, breast, address.

* hacer frente a deudas = meet + debts.

* hacer frente a gastos = meet + expenses.

* hacer frente a la delincuencia = tackle + crime.

* hacer frente a la inflación = combat + inflation.

* hacer frente a la realidad = confront + reality, face + (the) facts, face + (up to) the fact that, face + reality.

* hacer frente a la realidad (de que) = face + the truth (that).

* hacer frente a las diferencias = face + differences.

* hacer frente a la situación = tackle + situation.

* hacer frente a la vida = cope.

* hacer frente al cambio = manage + change.

* hacer frente al futuro = face up to + the future.

* hacer frente al hecho de que = face + (up to) the fact that.

* hacer frente a los elementos = brave + the elements.

* hacer frente a los hechos = face + facts.

* hacer frente a tiempos difíciles = cope with + difficult times, cope with + difficult times.

* hacer frente a una amenaza = address + threat.

* hacer frente a una crisis = face + crisis, meet + crisis.

* hacer frente a una incertidumbre = meet + uncertainty.

* hacer frente a una necesidad = meet + need, serve + need.

* hacer frente a una responsabilidad = meet + responsibility, face up to + responsibility.

* hacer frente a un cambio = meet + change.

* hacer frente a un gasto = meet + cost.

* hacer frente a un problema = attack + problem, combat + problem, wrestle with + problem.

* hacer frente a un reto = rise (up) to + challenge, confront + challenge, meet + challenge, embrace + challenge.

* hacer fresco = be cool.

* hacer funcionar = service, do + the trick.

* hacer gala de = sport.

* hacer gala del conocimiento que uno tiene = air + knowledge.

* hacer ganchillo = crochet.

* hacer garabatos = scribble, scrawl, doodle.

* hacer girar = twiddle, twirl.

* hacer gozar = delight.

* hacer gracia = tickle + Posesivo + fancy.

* hacer grandes esfuerzos por = take + (great) pains to.

* hacer grandes progresos = make + great strides.

* hacer guardar silencio = shush.

* hacer hasta la presente = do + all along.

* hacer hidrófugo = render + water-repellent.

* hacer hincapié = emphasise [emphasize, -USA].

* hacer hincapié en = put + a premium on.

* hacer hincapié en una idea = hammer + point.

* hacer historia = make + history, history in the making, go down in + history.

* hacer honor al nombre de Uno = live up to + Posesivo + name.

* hacer horas extraordinarias = work + overtime.

* hacer horas extras = work + overtime.

* hacer hueco = make + room (for).

* hacer huelga = strike.

* hacer huella = leave + an impression, touch + Posesivo + life, leave + Posesivo + mark, cut + a swath(e), leave + an imprint, make + an impression.

* hacer huir = drive away, chase + Nombre + off.

* hacer imaginar = conjure up + an image of, conjure up + a vision of.

* hacer impermeable = render + water-repellent.

* hacer inalterable = set in + stone, set in + tablets of stone.

* hacer incomprensible = render + incomprehensible, garble.

* hacer indescifrable = render + indecipherable, garble.

* hacer innecesario = obviate + the need for, make + redundant.

* hacer insinuaciones = make + innuendoes.

* hacer insinuaciones sobre = make + noises about, make + a noise about.

* hacer insoluble = render + insoluble.

* hacer inutilizable = render + useless.

* hacer juego con = go with.

* hacer juegos malabares = juggle.

* hacer juegos malabares para que cuadre Algo = juggle.

* hacer justicia = do + justice.

* hacer la cama = make + the bed.

* hacer la cuenta = tot up, tote up.

* hacer la guerra = make + war.

* hacer (la) mona = play + hooky, play + truant, skip + class.

* hacer la paz = make + (the) peace.

* hacer la pelota = butter + Nombre + up, toady, fawn (on/upon/over).

* hacer la pelota a + Alguien = curry + favour with + Alguien.

* hacer la pelotilla = toady, butter + Nombre + up.

* hacer la prueba = give + it a whirl, give + it a shot, give + it a try.

* hacer largos = swim + laps.

* hacer las leyes más estrictas = tighten + laws.

* hacer las maletas = pack up, pack + Posesivo + belongings, pack + Posesivo + things, pack + Posesivo + suitcases, pack + Posesivo + bags.

* hacer las paces = heal + the breach, heal + the rift, bury + the hatchet, make + (the) peace, smoke + the peace pipe, smoke + the pipe of peace, bury + the tomahawk, bury + the war axe.

* hacer la transición = make + the transition.

* hacer la vida imposible = make + life hell.

* hacer la vista gorda = look + the other way, turn + a blind eye to, pretend + not to have seen.

* hacerle a Alguien un lavado de cerebro = brainwash.

* hacerle las cosas fáciles a Alguien = play into + the hands of.

* hacerle la vida más simple a todos = simplify + life for everyone.

* hacerle una paja a un muerto = flog + a dead horse, beat + a dead horse, fart + in the wind.

* hacerle un bombo a Alguien = knock + Alguien + up.

* hacer llamada telefónica = make + telephone call.

* hacer llorar = reduce + Nombre + to tears.

* hacer llorar de emoción = move + Nombre + to tears.

* hacerlo = do so, go ahead.

* hacerlo bien = put + matters + right, get + it + right, be right on track.

* hacer lo correcto = do + the right thing.

* hacerlo de nuevo = go and do it again.

* hacerlo difícil de + Infinitivo = make + it + hard to + Infinitivo.

* hacer lo imposible = bend over backwards, do + the impossible, lean over + backwards, double over + backwards.

* hacer lo imposible para = jump through + hoops.

* hacerlo lo mejor que uno pueda = do + Posesivo + utmost, give + Posesivo + utmost, give + Posesivo + best.

* hacerlo mal = get + it + (all) wrong.

* hacer lo más acertado dadas las circunstancias = do + the best thing in the circumstances.

* hacerlo más llevadero = make + life easier.

* hacerlo mejor = do + a better job.

* hacer lo mejor que Uno pueda = put + Posesivo + best into, give of + Posesivo + best.

* hacer lo mejor que Uno puede = try + Posesivo + best, try + Posesivo + heart out.

* hacerlo por uno mismo = do + it + on + Posesivo + own.

* hacer lo que a Uno le de la gana = get away with + murder.

* hacer lo que le corresponde a Uno = do + Posesivo + part.

* hacer lo que uno dice que es capaz de hacer = live up to + Posesivo + claim.

* hacer lo que Uno quiera = get away with + murder.

* hacer los deberes = do + homework.

* hacerlo sin la ayuda de nadie = do + it + on + Posesivo + own.

* hacerlo solo = do + it + on + Posesivo + own.

* hacer los primeros pinitos = take + the first step.

* hacerlo todo excepto = stop at + nothing short of.

* hacerlo todo menos = stop at + nothing short of.

* hacer malabarismos = juggle.

* hacer malabarismos para que cuadre Algo = juggle.

* hacer mandados = run + errands.

* hacer maravillas = work + wonders.

* hacer más consciente de Algo = heighten + awareness.

* hacer más copias de Algo = produce + additional copies.

* hacer más eficiente = streamline.

* hacer más estricto = tighten.

* hacer más fuerte = toughen.

* hacer más inteligente = smarten.

* hacer más interesante = spice up, add + spice.

* hacer más preciso = tightening up.

* hacer más rico = add + richness to.

* hacer más riguroso = tighten, tightening up.

* hacer más sabroso = pep up.

* hacer más sofisticado = dumb up.

* hacer mejor = give + Nombre + an edge.

* hacer mejoras = make + improvements.

* hacer mella = take + Posesivo + toll (on), leave + an impression, touch + Posesivo + life, leave + Posesivo + mark, cut + a swath(e), leave + an imprint, make + an impression, hit + home.

* hacer mella en = dent, make + a dent in, take + a bite out of.

* hacer mención de/a = make + mention of.

* hacer mezcla = mix + cement.

* hacer milagros = work + wonders, work + miracles.

* hacer mucha ilusión = be thrilled.

* hacer mucho = do + much.

* hacer mucho dinero = make + good money, earn + good money.

* hacer mucho por = go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio.

* hacer muchos aspavientos por Algo = make + a song and dance about.

* hacer mucho tiempo que Algo ha desaparecido = be long gone.

* hacer necesario = render + necessary.

* hacer negocio = make + business.

* hacer negocios = do + business, transact.

* hacer + Nombre + llegar hasta aquí = get + Nombre + this far.

* hacer + Nombre + responsable de = put + Nombre + in the driving seat.

* hacer notar = bring to + Posesivo + attention, bring to + the attention, mark, note, bring to + notice, bring + attention to, bring to + Posesivo + notice.

* hacer notar la presencia de = make + Posesivo + presence felt, make + Posesivo + presence known.

* hacer novillos = play + hooky, skip + class, play + truant, bunk off, bunk + classes, skive, bunk + school.

* hacer nudos = knot.

* hacer objeciones contra = urge against.

* hacer observaciones = comment on/upon.

* hacer obsoleto = make + redundant.

* hacer oídos sordos = turn + a deaf ear to.

* hacer ordinario = coarsen.

* hacer pagar tributos = exact + tributes.

* hacer palmas = clap.

* hacer paradas = make + stops.

* hacer parecer = make + seem, make + Nombre + out to be.

* hacer parecer pequeño = dwarf.

* hacer partícipe = engage.

* hacer pasajero = render + transitory.

* hacer patochadas = fool around.

* hacer payasadas = fool around.

* hacer pedazos = shatter, smash + Nombre + to bits.

* hacer peligrar = place + in jeopardy, imperil, endanger, pose + risk.

* hacer pensar = provoke + thought, make to + think, lull + Nombre + into thinking, summon up + image.

* hacer pensar en = conjure, conjure up + a picture of, bring to + mind, conjure up + an image of, conjure up, conjure up + a vision of.

* hacer pequeños ajustes = tinker + around the edges, tinker with.

* hacer perder el conocimiento = knock + Nombre + out, knock + Nombre + unconscious.

* hacer perder el entusiasmo = dampen + Posesivo + enthusiasm.

* hacer perder el sentido a = make + nonsense of.

* hacer perder la agilidad física = stale.

* hacer perder la agilidad mental = stale.

* hacer perder las esperanzas = dampen + Posesivo + hopes.

* hacer permanente = render + permanent.

* hacer ping = ping.

* hacer pipí = pee.

* hacer pis = piss, pee, take + a leak, have + a leak, widdle, piddle.

* hacer planes = plan, make + plans.

* hacer poca distinción entre... y... = make + little distinction between... and....

* hacer poco = do + little.

* hacer popular = popularise [popularize, -USA].

* hacer por encargo = make to + order.

* hacer + Posesivo + agosto = make + a killing.

* hacer + Posesivo + necesidades = relieve + Reflexivo, go + potty.

* hacer + Posesivo + trabajo = get on with + Posesivo + work, do + Posesivo + business.

* hacer posible = enable, provide for, make + possible, provide + a basis for, make + an opportunity.

* hacer posible el crecimiento = accommodate + growth.

* hacer preguntas = ask + questions, interrogate, air + questions, make + enquiry.

* hacer preparativo = make + arrangements.

* hacer preso = imprison, jail [gaol, -UK].

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1.
verbo transitivo

Sentido I

1) ( crear) <mueble/vestido> to make; <casa/carretera> to build; < nido> to build, make; < coche> to make, manufacture; < túnel> to make, dig; <dibujo/plano> to do, draw; < lista> to make, draw up; < resumen> to do, make; < película> to make; <nudo/lazo> to tie; <pan/pastel> to make, bake; <vino/café/tortilla> to make; < cerveza> to make, brew

me hizo un lugar or sitio en la mesa — he made room o a place for me at the table

hacen buena pareja — they make a lovely couple

2)

a) (efectuar, llevar a cabo) < sacrificio> to make; < milagro> to work, perform; <deberes/ejercicios/limpieza> to do; < mandado> to run; <transacción/investigación> to carry out; < experimento> to do, perform; < entrevista> to conduct; <gira/viaje> to do

me hicieron una visita — they paid me a visit

me hizo un regalo — she gave me a gift

¿me haces un favor? — will you do me a favor?

hicimos un trato — we did o made a deal

aún queda mucho por hacer — there is still a lot (left) to do

dar que hacer — to make a lot of work

b) <cheque/factura> to make out, write out

3) (formular, expresar) <declaración/promesa/oferta> to make; <proyecto/plan> to make, draw up; <crítica/comentario> to make, voice; < pregunta> to ask

nadie hizo ninguna objeción — nobody raised any objections

nos hizo un relato de sus aventuras — he related his adventures to us

4) ( refiriéndose a necesidades fisiológicas)

hacer caca — (fam) to do a poop (AmE) o (BrE) a pooh (colloq)

hacer pis or pipí — (fam) to have a pee (colloq)

hacer sus necesidades — (euf) to go to the bathroom o toilet (euph)

5) ( adquirir) <dinero/fortuna> to make; < amigo> to make

6) (preparar, arreglar) < cama> to make; < maleta> to pack

hice el pescado al horno — I did o cooked the fish in the oven

tengo que hacer la comida — I must make lunch; ver tb comida 2) b)

7)

a) (producir, causar) < ruido> to make

este jabón no hace espuma — this soap doesn't lather

esos chistes no me hacen gracia — I don't find those jokes funny

estos zapatos me hacen daño — these shoes hurt my feet

b) ( refiriéndose a sonidos onomatopéyicos) to go

las vacas hacen `mu' — cows go `moo'

8) ( recorrer) <trayecto/distancia> to do, cover

9) (en cálculos, enumeraciones)

son 180... y 320 hacen 500 — that's 180... and 320 is o makes 500

el visitante que hacía el número mil — the thousandth visitor

Sentido II

10)

a) ( ocuparse en actividad) to do

no hace más que quejarse — she does nothing but complain

no hice más que cumplir con mi deber — I only did my duty

le gustaría hacer teatro — she would like to work in the theater

hacen una obra de Ibsen — they're doing o putting on a play by Ibsen

deberías hacer ejercicio — you should do o get some exercise

¿hace algún deporte? — do you play o do any sports?

b) (como profesión, ocupación) to do

c) ( estudiar) to do

hace Derecho — she's doing o studying o reading Law

hacer un curso de cocina — to do a cookery course

11)

a) (realizar cierta acción, actuar de cierta manera) to do

niño, eso no se hace! — you mustn't do that!

qué se le va a hacer! or qué le vamos a hacer! — what can you o (frml) one do?

aquí se hace lo que digo yo — around here what I say goes

hacerla — (Méx) (fam) to make it (colloq)

hacerla (buena) — (fam)

ahora sí que la hice! — now I've (really) done it!

hacérsela buena a alguien — (Méx) to keep one's word o promise to somebody

soñé que te sacabas la lotería - házmela buena! — I dreamed you won the lottery - if only!

b) (dar cierto uso, destino, posición) to do

no sé qué hice con los recibos — I don't know what I did with the receipts

y el libro ¿qué lo hice? — (CS, Méx fam) what did I do with the book?

c) ( causar daño)

hacerle algo a alguien — to do something to somebody

yo no le hice nada — I didn't do anything to her

el perro no te hace nada — the dog won't hurt you

12) (esp Esp) ( actuar como)

hacer el tonto — to act o play the fool

13) ( sustituyendo a otro verbo)

toca bien el piano - antes lo hacía mejor — she plays the piano well - she used to play better

voy a escribirle - deja, yo lo haré — I'm going to write to him - don't bother, I'll do it

14) (Méx, RPl fam) (afectar, importar)

¿qué le hace? — so what? what does it matter?

eso no le hace nada — that doesn't matter at all

Sentido III

15) (transformar en, volver) to make

te hará hombre, hijo mío — it will make a man of you, my son

la hizo su mujer — he made her his wife

hizo pedazos la carta — she tore the letter into tiny pieces

ella lo hizo posible — she made it possible

hacer algo de algo — to turn something into something

hacer algo de alguien — to make something of somebody

quiero hacer de ti un gran actor — I want to make a great actor of you

16) ( dar apariencia de)

ese vestido te hace más delgada — that dress makes you look thinner

17) (inducir a, ser causa de que)

hacer algo/a alguien + inf — to make something/somebody + inf

me hizo llorar — it made me cry

todo hace suponer que... — everything suggests that o leads one to think that...

hizo caer al niño — he knocked the child over

hágalo pasar — tell him to come in

hacer que algo/alguien + subj — to make something/somebody + inf

vas a hacer que pierda la paciencia! — you're going to make me lose my temper!

18) ( obligar a)

hacer + inf a alguien — to make somebody + inf

me hizo esperar tres horas — she kept me waiting for three hours

me hizo abrirla — he made me open it

hacer que alguien + subj — to make somebody + inf

hizo que todos se sentaran — he made everybody sit down

19)

hacer hacer algo — to have o get something done/made

hice acortar las cortinas — I had o got the curtains shortened

20) (suponer, imaginar)

te hacía en Buenos Aires — I thought you were in Buenos Aires

yo que lo hacía casado! — I had the idea that he was married!
2.
hacer vi

Sentido I

1)

a) (obrar, actuar)

déjame hacer a mí — just let me handle this o take care of this

¿cómo se hace para que te den la beca? — what do you have to do to get the scholarship?

¿cómo hacen para vivir con ese sueldo? — how do they manage to live on that salary?

hacerle a algo — (Chi, Méx fam)

le hace a todo — she does a bit of everything

yo no le hago a la pintura — I don't go in for painting

hacer y deshacer — to do as one pleases, do what one likes

b) (+ compl)

hiciste bien en decírmelo — you did o were right to tell me

haces mal en mentir — it's wrong of you to lie

2) ( refiriéndose a las necesidades fisiológicas)

mamá, ya hice! — (esp AmL) Mommy, I've been o I've finished!

hacer de cuerpo or de vientre — (frml) to have a bowel movement (frml)

3) (fingir, simular)

hizo como que no me había visto — he made out o pretended he hadn't seen me

hice como que no oía — I pretended not to hear

haz como si no supieras nada — act as if o pretend you don't know anything about it

4) ( servir)

hacer de algo: esta sábana hará de toldo this sheet will do for o as an awning; la escuela hizo de hospital — the school served as o was used as a hospital

5) ( interpretar personaje)

hacer de algo/alguien — to play (the part of) something/somebody

hacía de `malo' — he played the bad guy

Sentido II

6) (+ compl) ( sentar) (+ me/te/le etc)

le va a hacer bien salir un poco — it'll do her good to get out a bit

la trucha me hizo mal — (AmL) the trout didn't agree with me

7) ( corresponder)

hacerle a algo — to fit something

esta tapa no le hace al frasco — this lid doesn't fit the jar

8)

no le hace — ( no tiene importancia) it doesn't matter; ( no sirve de excusa) that's no excuse

¿no le hace que tire la ceniza aquí? — do you mind if I drop the ash here?

9) (en 3^a pers) (frml) (tocar, concernir)

por lo que hace a or en cuanto hace a su solicitud — as far as your application is concerned

10) (Esp fam) ( apetecer)

¿(te) hace una cerveza? — care for a beer?, do you fancy a beer? (BrE colloq)
3.
hacer v impers

1)

a) ( refiriéndose al tiempo atmosférico)

hace frío/calor/sol/viento — it's cold/hot/sunny/windy

hace tres grados — it's three degrees

(nos) hizo un tiempo espantoso — the weather was terrible

b) (fam & hum)

hace sed ¿verdad? — it's thirsty weather/work, isn't it?

parece que hace hambre — you/they seem to be hungry

2) ( expresando tiempo transcurrido)

hace dos años que murió — he's been dead for two years

¿cuánto hace que se fue? — how long ago did she leave?

hace poco/un año — a short time/a year ago

hace mucho que lo conozco — I've known him for a long time

no lo veo desde hace años — I haven't seen him for years

hacía años que no lo veía — I hadn't seen him for o in years

hasta hace poco — until recently
4.
1) hacerse v pron

Sentido I

2) ( producirse)

hágase la luz — (Bib) let there be light; (+ me/te/le etc)

se me hizo un nudo en el hilo — I got a knot in the thread

se le ha hecho una ampolla — she's got o she has a blister

hacérsele algo a alguien — (Méx)

por fin se le hizo ganar el premio — she finally got to win the award

3)

a) (refl) ( hacer para sí) <café/falda> to make oneself

se hace toda la ropa — she makes all her (own) clothes

se hicieron una casita — they built themselves a little house

b) (caus) ( hacer que otro haga)

se hicieron una casita — they had a little house built

se hizo la cirugía estética — she had plastic surgery

voy a hacerme las manos — I'm going to have a manicure

4) ( causarse)

me hice un tajo en el dedo — I cut my finger

¿qué te hiciste en el brazo? — what did you do to your arm?

¿te hiciste daño? — did you hurt yourself?

5) ( refiriéndose a necesidades fisiológicas)

todavía se hace pis/caca — (fam) she still wets/messes herself

6) (refl) ( adquirir) to make

hacerse un nombre — to make a name for oneself

hacerse enemigos — to make enemies

Sentido II

7)

a) (volverse, convertirse en) to become

hacerse famoso/monja — to become famous/a nun

se están haciendo viejos — they are getting o growing old

b) (impers)

se hace de noche muy pronto — it gets dark very early

se está haciendo tarde — it's getting late; (+ me/te/le etc)

se nos hizo de noche esperándolo — it got dark while we were waiting for him

c) ( cocinarse) pescado/guiso to cook

d) (AmL) ( pasarle a)

¿qué se habrá hecho María? — what can have happened to María?

8) ( resultar)

esto se hace muy pesado — this gets very boring; (+ me/te/le etc)

se me hizo interminable — it seemed interminable

se me hace difícil creerlo — I find it very hard to believe

9) ( dar impresión de) (+ me/te/le etc)

se me hace que está ofendida — I get the feeling o impression that she's upset

se me hace que va a llover — I think o I have a feeling it's going to rain

hacérsele a alguien — (Chi fam) to back out

10) (caus)

hacerse + inf: hazte respetar make people respect you; el desenlace no se hizo esperar the end was not long in coming; un chico que se hace querer a likable kid; se hizo construir una mansión he had a mansion built; hazte ver por un médico — (AmL) go and see a doctor

11) ( acostumbrarse)

hacerse a algo/+ inf — to get used to something/-ing

no consigo hacerme a la idea — I can't get used to the idea

12) ( fingirse)

no te hagas el inocente — don't act the innocent

me vio pero se hizo el loco — he saw me but pretended he hadn't

¿éste es bobo o se (lo) hace? — (fam) is this guy stupid or just a good actor? (colloq)

no te hagas el sordo — don't pretend o act as if you didn't hear me

yo me hice — (Méx fam) I pretend not to notice

13) ( moverse) (+ compl) to move

hacerse atrás/a un lado — to move back/to one side

14) hacerse con

el ejército se hizo con la ciudad — the army took the city

tengo que hacerme con esa carta — I must get hold of that letter

logró hacerse con el control de la compañía — he managed to gain control of the company

15) hacerse de (AmL)

se hicieron de gran fama — they became very famous

tengo que hacerme de dinero — I must get o lay my hands on some money

se hizo de muchos amigos — he made a lot of friends

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= accomplish, design (for/to), be up to, cause, conduct, do, devise, produce, render, compose, make, get (a)round to, make out, get round to, brew.

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Ex: Obviously, this tagging must be conducted manually.

Ex: In all these cases where scientists studied what crafstmen knew how to do the resulting benefits have accrued to science not to technology.

Ex: Special classification schemes are generally devised for an application in which no major general scheme is suitable.

Ex: The present OCLC system does not produce catalog cards in sets, but if it did it could produce over 6,000 different sets for one title.

Ex: So strongly was it felt by proponents of change that just such unconscious biases rendered libraries 'part of the problem, instead of the solution'.

Ex: There have never been any attempts to compose a bibliography of US government documents relating to international law.

Ex: This concept comes mainly from the military, where a designated number of troops make a squad, a platoon, a regiment, etc..

Ex: The article is entitled 'A list of lists of Web sites to check out: getting organized and getting around to it are two different things'.

Ex: The cards for those headings should be removed from the index and new cards made out if necessary.

Ex: The government have been making noises about it for some time but haven't quite got round to it.

Ex: The goddess owned a potent magick cauldron in which she planned to brew a special liquid for her ugly son.

* acceder haciendo clic = click.

* acusación + hacer = accusation + level.

* aguja de hacer croché = crochet hook, crochet needle.

* aguja de hacer ganchillo = crochet hook, crochet needle.

* aguja de hacer punto = knitting needle.

* algo diverto que hacer = fun thing to do.

* Algo que se hace para matar el tiempo = time filler.

* al hacer esto = by so doing, in so doing, by doing so, in doing so.

* a medio hacer = halfway done, half done.

* anunciado desde hace tiempo = long-heralded.

* aprender haciendo = learn by + doing.

* batir hasta hacer espuma = work up + a lather.

* ¡bien hecho! = the way to go!.

* buscar una forma de hacer (algo) = develop + way + to make + Nombre.

* contenedor para hacer compost = compost bin.

* continuar con el buen hacer = keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work.

* continuar haciendo algo = get on with + Nombre.

* cuando hace frío = in the cold.

* cumplido hace tiempo = long overdue.

* decidir hacer = spring for.

* decidir qué hacer con = make + disposition of.

* de hace años = of years ago.

* de hace muchos años = long-standing.

* de hace mucho tiempo = age-old, long-lost.

* de hace siglos = of yore.

* de hace varios siglos = centuries-old.

* dejar de hacer huelga = cross + the picket line.

* dejar que Alguien haga las cosas a su manera = let + Nombre + do things + Posesivo + (own) way.

* dejar sin hacer = leave + undone.

* desde hace algún tiempo = for some time past, for days.

* desde hace años = over the years, for years past, for years.

* desde hace la tira (de tiempo) = for yonks, for yonks and yonks.

* desde hace muchísimo tiempo = in ages (and ages and ages).

* desde hace muchos años = for years.

* desde hace mucho tiempo = for ages, long-time [longtime], long since, in ages (and ages and ages).

* desde hace siglos = for yonks, for yonks and yonks.

* desde hace tanto tiempo = so long.

* desde hace tiempo = long [longer -comp., longest -sup.], over the years, for a long time, long since, for some time.

* desde hace un montonazo de tiempo = for yonks and yonks.

* desde hace un montón de tiempo = for yonks.

* desde hace un par de + Tiempo = in these past couple of + Tiempo.

* desde hace varios años + Presente = for several years + Pretérito Perfecto.

* desde hace ya algún tiempo = for some time now.

* desde hace ya años = for years now.

* difícil de hacer = hard to do.

* donde fueres haz lo que vieres = when in Rome (do as the Romans do).

* dos entuertos no hacen un derecho = two wrongs do not make a right.

* el que las hace, las paga = you've made your bed, now you must lie in it!.

* encargado de hacer el presupuesto = budgetmaker.

* esfuerzo + hacer sudar = work up + a lather.

* es más fácil decirlo que hacerlo = easier said than done.

* esperado hace tiempo = overdue.

* esperar sin nada que hacer = kick + Posesivo + heels.

* establecido desde hace tiempo = long-established.

* estar haciendo = be up to.

* estar haciendo Algo = have + Nombre + on the go.

* estar haciendo algo que no se debe = be up to no good.

* estar sin hacer nada = sit + idle, stand + idle.

* existir desde hace años = be around for years.

* frotar hasta hacer espuma = lather.

* hace algunos años = some years ago.

* hace algún tiempo = some time ago, a while back, some while ago, sometime back.

* hace años = years ago.

* hace demasiado tiempo = too long ago.

* hacer huir en batalla = route.

* hace la tira (de tiempo) = yonks, yonks and yonks.

* hace miles de años = aeons ago.

* hace muchas lunas = all those many moons ago, many moons ago.

* hace muchísimos años = a great many years ago.

* hace muchísimo tiempo = ages (and ages) ago, aeons ago, yonks.

* hace muchos años = many years ago.

* hace mucho tiempo = long since, all those many moons ago, many moons ago.

* hace muy poco tiempo = a short time ago.

* hace + Número + años = Número + years ago.

* hace poco tiempo = a short time ago.

* hacer a Alguien pasar vergüenza = embarrass.

* hacer a Alguien precavido = put + Nombre + on + Posesivo + guard.

* hacer abono orgánico = compost.

* hacer acampada = camp.

* hacer accesible a través de = make + available through.

* hacer ademanes = flail about, gesticulate.

* hacer aflorar = bring to + the surface.

* hacer aflorar sentimientos de antagonismo = bring to + the surface + feelings of antagonism.

* hacer ágil = limber up.

* hacer agua = Negativo + hold + water.

* hacer agua(s) = spring + a leak.

* hacer a gusto del consumidor = make to + order.

* hacer ajustes = make + adjustment.

* hacer alarde de = boast, flaunt, brag, show off.

* hacer alegaciones = plead.

* hacer Algo a hurtadillas = sneak.

* hacer algo alocado = do + something footloose and fancy-free.

* hacer algo al respecto = do + something about it.

* hacer Algo con dificultad = muddle through, plod (along/through).

* hacer Algo con mucho esfuerzo = plod (along/through).

* hacer algo con respecto a = do + something about.

* hacer Algo de cara a la galería = play to + the gallery.

* hacer Algo en exceso = push + Nombre + too far.

* hacer algo funcionar = make + Nombre + tick.

* hacer Algo muy bien = do + an excellent job of, make + an excellent job of.

* hacer Algo para la galería = play to + the gallery.

* hacer algo poco a poco = eat away at.

* hacer algo por amor al arte = labour of love.

* hacer Algo por + Posesivo + propia cuenta = make + Posesivo + own arrangements.

* hacer Algo posible = make + provision for.

* hacer Algo puré = mash.

* hacer Algo rápidamente = put together.

* hacer Algo realidad = make + Nombre + come true.

* hacer Algo sin ser visto = sneak.

* hacer Algo sobre la marcha = play + Nombre + by ear.

* hacer Algo trocitos = tear + Nombre + to shreds, tear + Nombre + to bits.

* hacer algunos comentarios sobre lo que Alguien ha dicho = take + a few cracks at.

* hacer alusión a = make + allusion to, make + reference to.

* hacer a mano = handcraft.

* hacer a medida = custom-make, make to + order.

* hacer a medida para satisfacer los requisitos = tailor to + meet the specification.

* hacer amigos = win + friends.

* hacer amistad = make + friend.

* hacer amistad con = make + friends with, befriend.

* hacer amistades = friend.

* hacer ampollas = blister.

* hacer anotaciones = annotate, mark + Nombre + up.

* hacer añicos = shatter, blow + Nombre + to bits, smash + Nombre + to bits, tear + Nombre + to bits.

* hacer aparecer = cause + display of.

* hacer a partir de = make out of.

* hacer apología = make + apology.

* hacer arreglos florales = arrange + flowers.

* hacer artesanalmente = handcraft.

* hacer asequible = make + amenable.

* hacer atractivo = endear.

* hacer a un lado = nudge + Nombre + aside, push aside.

* hacer autostop = thumb + a lift, hitch + a ride.

* hacer avances = make + headway.

* hacer avanzar = nudge + Nombre + forward, push + the frontiers of, nudge + Nombre + along, nudge + Nombre + into, push + the boundaries of.

* hacer avanzar el conocimiento = push back + the frontiers of knowledge.

* hacer avanzar hacia = nudge + Nombre + toward.

* hacer averiguaciones = make + enquiry.

* hacer bajar = force down.

* hacer balance de = take + stock of.

* hacer barrabasadas = play + pranks.

* hacer basto = coarsen.

* hacer bien = do + good.

* hacer borrón y cuenta nueva = start with + a clean slate, cut + Posesivo + losses, turn over + a new leaf.

* hacer borroso = blur.

* hacer bromas = banter.

* hacer bucles = loop.

* hacer buenas migas = hit it off.

* hacer buen uso de Algo = put to + good use.

* hacer bulla = kick up + a stink, kick up + a fuss, raise + a stink, make + a stink (about), make + a racket, make + a row, make + a ruckus, kick up + a row.

* hacer bulto = bulge.

* hacer búsquedas en = search through.

* hacer caca = take + a dump.

* hacer caer = oust.

* hacer caja = tally up + sales, balance + the cash, reconcile (with), balance + the cash drawer.

* hacer caja con = cash in on, ride (on) + Posesivo + coattails.

* hacer callar = shush, hush, quieten.

* hacer cambiar = swing + Persona.

* hacer cambiar las cosas = turn + the tide on.

* hacer cambios en la búsqueda = renegotiate + search.

* hacer cambios indebidamente = tamper (with).

* hacer campaña = campaign, stump, go out on + the road.

* hacer cara a = brave.

* hacer caso = take + notice, listen (to).

* hacer caso a Alguien = take + Posesivo + word for it.

* hacer caso (a/de) = pay + attention to.

* hacer caso omiso = disregard, brush aside, go + unheeded, fall on + deaf ears, meet + deaf ears, thumb + Posesivo + nose at, dismiss with + the wave of the hand, fly in + the face of, push aside.

* hacer caso omiso de = be oblivious of/to.

* hacer chanchullos = fiddle.

* hacer chatting = chat.

* hacer circular = pass around.

* hacer circular por = circulate round.

* hacer cisco = tear + apart, wipe + the floor with.

* hacer coincidir (con) = reconcile (with).

* hacer cola = queue up.

* hacer colectas = exact + contributions.

* hacer comentarios = air + comments.

* hacer como el avestruz = bury + Posesivo + head in the sand (like an ostrich), stick + Posesivo + head in the sand.

* hacer como si nada = play it + cool.

* hacer comparaciones = draw + comparisons, make + comparisons.

* hacer comparecer = arraign.

* hacer compatible (con) = reconcile (with).

* hacer compost = compost.

* hacer compras = do + shopping.

* hacer comprender = bring + home.

* hacer con Alguien lo que Uno quiera = be like putty in + Posesivo + hands.

* hacer concesiones = make + allowances.

* hacer conjeturas = speculate.

* hacer constar = state.

* hacer contrabando = smuggle.

* hacer copias = make + multiple copies.

* hacer copias mediante multicopista por disolvente = spirit duplication.

* hacer correr la voz = spread + the word, spread + the good word, pass on + the good word, spread + the news.

* hacer cosas = get + things done.

* hacer cosquillas = tickle.

* hacer creer = lead to + believe, lull + Nombre + into thinking.

* hacer crítica = find + fault with.

* hacer croché = crochet.

* hacer cuadrar (con) = reconcile (with).

* hacer cuadrar las cuentas = reconcile + receipts.

* hacer cuadras las facturas = reconcile + receipts.

* hacer cualquier cosa = do + anything, give + Posesivo + right arm.

* hacer cumplir = uphold.

* hacer cumplir la disciplina = enforce + discipline.

* hacer cumplir la legislación = enforce + legislation.

* hacer cumplir la ley = law enforcement, enforce + law, legal enforcement.

* hacer cumplir una norma = enforce + standard.

* hacer cumplir una política = uphold + policy.

* hacer cumplir unas normas = enforce + policy.

* hacer daño = do + harm, hurt.

* hacer dar vueltas = gyrate.

* hacer de = make out of.

* hacer de carabina = play + gooseberry.

* hacer declamaciones = declaim.

* hacer dedo = hitch + a ride, thumb + a lift.

* hacer de la noche día = burn + the candle at both ends.

* hacer del mismo molde = cast in + the same mould as.

* hacer de nuevo = redo [re-do], remake.

* hacer de + Posesivo + parte = do + Posesivo + bit.

* hacer derretir el hielo = de-ice [deice].

* hacer desaparecer = eradicate, dispel, banish.

* hacer desaparecer una división = blur + division.

* hacer desaparecer un mito = dispel + myth.

* hacer descuento = discount.

* hacer desfilar = parade.

* hacer detonar = detonate.

* hacer de tripas corazón = bite + the bullet.

* hacer diabluras = play + pranks.

* hacer diana = hit + home.

* hacer difícil = make + it + difficult, make + difficult.

* hacer dinero = make + money.

* hacer dudar = make + Nombre + doubt, misgive.

* hacer eco = echo, resonate.

* hacer eco de = echo.

* hacer efectivo = cash in.

* hacer efectivo en metálico = pay in + cash.

* hacer ejercicio físico = work out.

* hacer ejercicios de calentamiento = limber up.

* hacer el aire irrespirable = choke + the air.

* hacer el amor = make + love.

* hacer el avío = get + ready.

* hacer el balance de cuentas = balance + the cash, balance + the cash drawer.

* hacer el cambio = make + the change.

* hacer el chorra = pissing into the wind.

* hacer el deber de Uno = do + Posesivo + part.

* hacer el dobladillo = hem.

* hacer elección = make + choices.

* hacer el esfuerzo necesario = pull + Posesivo + (own) weight.

* hacer el indio = horse around/about.

* hacer el intento = have + a go, give + it a shot, give + Nombre + a try, have + a stab at, take + a stab at, make + a stab at, give + it a whirl, give + it a try.

* hacer el mal = do + evil.

* hacer el mejor uso de = make + the best of.

* hacer el monigote = fool around.

* hacer el paripé = keep up + facade, put on + an act.

* hacer el pasillo = form + a guard of honour.

* hacer el pasillo de honor = form + a guard of honour.

* hacer el recorrido normal = make + the rounds.

* hacer el ridículo = make + a fool of + Reflexivo, make + an arse of + Reflexivo, make + a spectacle of + Reflexivo.

* hacer el testamento = testate.

* hacer el tonto = fool around, horse around/about.

* hacer el último esfuerzo = go + the last mile, go + the extra mile.

* hacer encaje = tat.

* hacer encaje de bolillos = do + the impossible, jump through + hoops, double over + backwards.

* hacer encaje de bolillos para que cuadre Algo = juggle.

* hacer encargos = run + errands.

* hacer enemigos = make + enemies.

* hacer entender = get across.

* hacer erupción = erupt.

* hacer escala = stop over.

* hacer eses = zigzag.

* hacer esperar = cool + Posesivo + heels.

* hacer espuma = work up + a lather, froth.

* hacer esquina con = form + right angles with.

* hacer estallar = spark, ignite, touch off, blow up, let off.

* hacer estallar en añicos = blow + sky high.

* hacer estallar una bomba = bomb.

* hacer estallar un guerra = ignite + war.

* hacer esto = go along + this road.

* hacer esto y aquello de un modo relajado = mess about, pootle, piddle around.

* hacer esto y aquello de un modo relajado = mess around.

* hacer esto y aquello sin prisas = pootle.

* hacer estragos = lay + waste to, create + havoc, wreak + havoc, cause + havoc, take + Posesivo + toll (on).

* hacer estragos en = play + havoc with.

* hacer estrías = rifle.

* hacer exenciones = make + exemptions.

* hacer experimentos = institute + experiments.

* hacer explícito = make + explicit.

* hacer explotar = blow up.

* hacer extensivo + Posesivo + agradecimiento = extend + Posesivo + thanks.

* hacer factible = make + feasible.

* hacer falta = need, must, have to, it + take.

* hacer flexible = limber up.

* hacer fortuna = make + Posesivo + fortune, make + a fortune, strike + it rich, strike + gold, hit + the jackpot.

* hacer fotocopias = photoduplication [photo-duplication].

* hacer fotografía = make + picture.

* hacer fracasar = foil, derail.

* hacer frente = combat, come to + terms with, contain, address + Nombre + head-on, meet + Nombre + head-on, tackle + Nombre + head-on, face + Nombre + head-on, engage.

* hacer frente a = confront, deal with, face, face up to, meet, cope with, wrestle with, stand up to, brave, breast, address.

* hacer frente a deudas = meet + debts.

* hacer frente a gastos = meet + expenses.

* hacer frente a la delincuencia = tackle + crime.

* hacer frente a la inflación = combat + inflation.

* hacer frente a la realidad = confront + reality, face + (the) facts, face + (up to) the fact that, face + reality.

* hacer frente a la realidad (de que) = face + the truth (that).

* hacer frente a las diferencias = face + differences.

* hacer frente a la situación = tackle + situation.

* hacer frente a la vida = cope.

* hacer frente al cambio = manage + change.

* hacer frente al futuro = face up to + the future.

* hacer frente al hecho de que = face + (up to) the fact that.

* hacer frente a los elementos = brave + the elements.

* hacer frente a los hechos = face + facts.

* hacer frente a tiempos difíciles = cope with + difficult times, cope with + difficult times.

* hacer frente a una amenaza = address + threat.

* hacer frente a una crisis = face + crisis, meet + crisis.

* hacer frente a una incertidumbre = meet + uncertainty.

* hacer frente a una necesidad = meet + need, serve + need.

* hacer frente a una responsabilidad = meet + responsibility, face up to + responsibility.

* hacer frente a un cambio = meet + change.

* hacer frente a un gasto = meet + cost.

* hacer frente a un problema = attack + problem, combat + problem, wrestle with + problem.

* hacer frente a un reto = rise (up) to + challenge, confront + challenge, meet + challenge, embrace + challenge.

* hacer fresco = be cool.

* hacer funcionar = service, do + the trick.

* hacer gala de = sport.

* hacer gala del conocimiento que uno tiene = air + knowledge.

* hacer ganchillo = crochet.

* hacer garabatos = scribble, scrawl, doodle.

* hacer girar = twiddle, twirl.

* hacer gozar = delight.

* hacer gracia = tickle + Posesivo + fancy.

* hacer grandes esfuerzos por = take + (great) pains to.

* hacer grandes progresos = make + great strides.

* hacer guardar silencio = shush.

* hacer hasta la presente = do + all along.

* hacer hidrófugo = render + water-repellent.

* hacer hincapié = emphasise [emphasize, -USA].

* hacer hincapié en = put + a premium on.

* hacer hincapié en una idea = hammer + point.

* hacer historia = make + history, history in the making, go down in + history.

* hacer honor al nombre de Uno = live up to + Posesivo + name.

* hacer horas extraordinarias = work + overtime.

* hacer horas extras = work + overtime.

* hacer hueco = make + room (for).

* hacer huelga = strike.

* hacer huella = leave + an impression, touch + Posesivo + life, leave + Posesivo + mark, cut + a swath(e), leave + an imprint, make + an impression.

* hacer huir = drive away, chase + Nombre + off.

* hacer imaginar = conjure up + an image of, conjure up + a vision of.

* hacer impermeable = render + water-repellent.

* hacer inalterable = set in + stone, set in + tablets of stone.

* hacer incomprensible = render + incomprehensible, garble.

* hacer indescifrable = render + indecipherable, garble.

* hacer innecesario = obviate + the need for, make + redundant.

* hacer insinuaciones = make + innuendoes.

* hacer insinuaciones sobre = make + noises about, make + a noise about.

* hacer insoluble = render + insoluble.

* hacer inutilizable = render + useless.

* hacer juego con = go with.

* hacer juegos malabares = juggle.

* hacer juegos malabares para que cuadre Algo = juggle.

* hacer justicia = do + justice.

* hacer la cama = make + the bed.

* hacer la cuenta = tot up, tote up.

* hacer la guerra = make + war.

* hacer (la) mona = play + hooky, play + truant, skip + class.

* hacer la paz = make + (the) peace.

* hacer la pelota = butter + Nombre + up, toady, fawn (on/upon/over).

* hacer la pelota a + Alguien = curry + favour with + Alguien.

* hacer la pelotilla = toady, butter + Nombre + up.

* hacer la prueba = give + it a whirl, give + it a shot, give + it a try.

* hacer largos = swim + laps.

* hacer las leyes más estrictas = tighten + laws.

* hacer las maletas = pack up, pack + Posesivo + belongings, pack + Posesivo + things, pack + Posesivo + suitcases, pack + Posesivo + bags.

* hacer las paces = heal + the breach, heal + the rift, bury + the hatchet, make + (the) peace, smoke + the peace pipe, smoke + the pipe of peace, bury + the tomahawk, bury + the war axe.

* hacer la transición = make + the transition.

* hacer la vida imposible = make + life hell.

* hacer la vista gorda = look + the other way, turn + a blind eye to, pretend + not to have seen.

* hacerle a Alguien un lavado de cerebro = brainwash.

* hacerle las cosas fáciles a Alguien = play into + the hands of.

* hacerle la vida más simple a todos = simplify + life for everyone.

* hacerle una paja a un muerto = flog + a dead horse, beat + a dead horse, fart + in the wind.

* hacerle un bombo a Alguien = knock + Alguien + up.

* hacer llamada telefónica = make + telephone call.

* hacer llorar = reduce + Nombre + to tears.

* hacer llorar de emoción = move + Nombre + to tears.

* hacerlo = do so, go ahead.

* hacerlo bien = put + matters + right, get + it + right, be right on track.

* hacer lo correcto = do + the right thing.

* hacerlo de nuevo = go and do it again.

* hacerlo difícil de + Infinitivo = make + it + hard to + Infinitivo.

* hacer lo imposible = bend over backwards, do + the impossible, lean over + backwards, double over + backwards.

* hacer lo imposible para = jump through + hoops.

* hacerlo lo mejor que uno pueda = do + Posesivo + utmost, give + Posesivo + utmost, give + Posesivo + best.

* hacerlo mal = get + it + (all) wrong.

* hacer lo más acertado dadas las circunstancias = do + the best thing in the circumstances.

* hacerlo más llevadero = make + life easier.

* hacerlo mejor = do + a better job.

* hacer lo mejor que Uno pueda = put + Posesivo + best into, give of + Posesivo + best.

* hacer lo mejor que Uno puede = try + Posesivo + best, try + Posesivo + heart out.

* hacerlo por uno mismo = do + it + on + Posesivo + own.

* hacer lo que a Uno le de la gana = get away with + murder.

* hacer lo que le corresponde a Uno = do + Posesivo + part.

* hacer lo que uno dice que es capaz de hacer = live up to + Posesivo + claim.

* hacer lo que Uno quiera = get away with + murder.

* hacer los deberes = do + homework.

* hacerlo sin la ayuda de nadie = do + it + on + Posesivo + own.

* hacerlo solo = do + it + on + Posesivo + own.

* hacer los primeros pinitos = take + the first step.

* hacerlo todo excepto = stop at + nothing short of.

* hacerlo todo menos = stop at + nothing short of.

* hacer malabarismos = juggle.

* hacer malabarismos para que cuadre Algo = juggle.

* hacer mandados = run + errands.

* hacer maravillas = work + wonders.

* hacer más consciente de Algo = heighten + awareness.

* hacer más copias de Algo = produce + additional copies.

* hacer más eficiente = streamline.

* hacer más estricto = tighten.

* hacer más fuerte = toughen.

* hacer más inteligente = smarten.

* hacer más interesante = spice up, add + spice.

* hacer más preciso = tightening up.

* hacer más rico = add + richness to.

* hacer más riguroso = tighten, tightening up.

* hacer más sabroso = pep up.

* hacer más sofisticado = dumb up.

* hacer mejor = give + Nombre + an edge.

* hacer mejoras = make + improvements.

* hacer mella = take + Posesivo + toll (on), leave + an impression, touch + Posesivo + life, leave + Posesivo + mark, cut + a swath(e), leave + an imprint, make + an impression, hit + home.

* hacer mella en = dent, make + a dent in, take + a bite out of.

* hacer mención de/a = make + mention of.

* hacer mezcla = mix + cement.

* hacer milagros = work + wonders, work + miracles.

* hacer mucha ilusión = be thrilled.

* hacer mucho = do + much.

* hacer mucho dinero = make + good money, earn + good money.

* hacer mucho por = go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio.

* hacer muchos aspavientos por Algo = make + a song and dance about.

* hacer mucho tiempo que Algo ha desaparecido = be long gone.

* hacer necesario = render + necessary.

* hacer negocio = make + business.

* hacer negocios = do + business, transact.

* hacer + Nombre + llegar hasta aquí = get + Nombre + this far.

* hacer + Nombre + responsable de = put + Nombre + in the driving seat.

* hacer notar = bring to + Posesivo + attention, bring to + the attention, mark, note, bring to + notice, bring + attention to, bring to + Posesivo + notice.

* hacer notar la presencia de = make + Posesivo + presence felt, make + Posesivo + presence known.

* hacer novillos = play + hooky, skip + class, play + truant, bunk off, bunk + classes, skive, bunk + school.

* hacer nudos = knot.

* hacer objeciones contra = urge against.

* hacer observaciones = comment on/upon.

* hacer obsoleto = make + redundant.

* hacer oídos sordos = turn + a deaf ear to.

* hacer ordinario = coarsen.

* hacer pagar tributos = exact + tributes.

* hacer palmas = clap.

* hacer paradas = make + stops.

* hacer parecer = make + seem, make + Nombre + out to be.

* hacer parecer pequeño = dwarf.

* hacer partícipe = engage.

* hacer pasajero = render + transitory.

* hacer patochadas = fool around.

* hacer payasadas = fool around.

* hacer pedazos = shatter, smash + Nombre + to bits.

* hacer peligrar = place + in jeopardy, imperil, endanger, pose + risk.

* hacer pensar = provoke + thought, make to + think, lull + Nombre + into thinking, summon up + image.

* hacer pensar en = conjure, conjure up + a picture of, bring to + mind, conjure up + an image of, conjure up, conjure up + a vision of.

* hacer pequeños ajustes = tinker + around the edges, tinker with.

* hacer perder el conocimiento = knock + Nombre + out, knock + Nombre + unconscious.

* hacer perder el entusiasmo = dampen + Posesivo + enthusiasm.

* hacer perder el sentido a = make + nonsense of.

* hacer perder la agilidad física = stale.

* hacer perder la agilidad mental = stale.

* hacer perder las esperanzas = dampen + Posesivo + hopes.

* hacer permanente = render + permanent.

* hacer ping = ping.

* hacer pipí = pee.

* hacer pis = piss, pee, take + a leak, have + a leak, widdle, piddle.

* hacer planes = plan, make + plans.

* hacer poca distinción entre... y... = make + little distinction between... and....

* hacer poco = do + little.

* hacer popular = popularise [popularize, -USA].

* hacer por encargo = make to + order.

* hacer + Posesivo + agosto = make + a killing.

* hacer + Posesivo + necesidades = relieve + Reflexivo, go + potty.

* hacer + Posesivo + trabajo = get on with + Posesivo + work, do + Posesivo + business.

* hacer posible = enable, provide for, make + possible, provide + a basis for, make + an opportunity.

* hacer posible el crecimiento = accommodate + growth.

* hacer preguntas = ask + questions, interrogate, air + questions, make + enquiry.

* hacer preparativo = make + arrangements.

* hacer preso = imprison, jail [gaol, -UK].

* * *

hacer [ E18 ]

GUIA DE BUSQUEDA

■ hacer (verbo transitivo)

Sentido I

A

1 crear

2 extender: cheque, factura etc

B efectuar, llevar a cabo

C formular, expresar

D con las necesidades fisiológicas

E adquirir: dinero, amigos etc

F preparar, arreglar

G

1 producir, causar

2 refiriéndose a sonidos

H recorrer

I en cálculos, enumeraciones

Sentido II

A

1 ocuparse en una actividad

2 como profesión, ocupación

3 estudiar

B

1 actuar de cierta manera

2 dar cierto uso

3 causar daño

C actuar como

D hacer una vida

E sustituyendo a otro verbo

F afectar, importar

Sentido III

A transformar en, volver

B dar apariencia de

C inducir a, ser la causa de que

D obligar a

E hacer hacer algo

F acostumbrar

G suponer, imaginar

■ hacer (verbo intransitivo)

Sentido I

A

1 obrar, actuar

2 hacer bien, mal etc

B con las necesidades fisiológicas

C fingir, simular

D intentar, procurar

E servir

F interpretar un personaje

Sentido II

A

1 sentarle bien, mal

2 quedar, resultar

B corresponder

C no le hace

D en tercera persona: concernir

E apetecer

■ hacer (verbo impersonal)

A

1 refiriéndose al tiempo

2 familiar humorístico

B expresando el tiempo transcurrido

■ hacerse (verbo pronominal)

Sentido I

A producirse

B

1 hacer para sí

2 hacer que otro haga

C causarse

D con las necesidades fisiológicas

E adquirir

Sentido II

A

1 volverse, convertirse en

2 impersonal

3 cocinarse

4 pasarle (a algn)

B resultar

C dar la impresión de

D causativo

E acostumbrarse

F fingirse

G

1 moverse

2 colocarse

H hacerse con

I hacerse de

vt

Sentido I [ Grammar notes (Spanish) ]

A

1 (crear) ‹mueble› to make; ‹casa/carretera› to build; ‹nido› to build, make; ‹coche› to make, manufacture; ‹dibujo› to do, draw; ‹lista› to make, draw up; ‹resumen› to do, make; ‹película› to make; ‹vestido/cortina› to make; ‹pan/pastel› to make, bake; ‹vino/café/tortilla› to make; ‹cerveza› to make, brew

les hace toda la ropa a los niños she makes all the children's clothes

hacer un nudo/lazo to tie a knot/bow

hazme un plano de la zona do o draw me a map of the area

me hizo un lugar or sitio en la mesa he made room o a place for me at the table

le hizo un hijo ( fam); he got her pregnant

hacen una pareja preciosa they make a lovely couple

2 (extender) ‹cheque/factura/receta› to make out, write out, write

me hizo un cheque she wrote o made me out a check

B (efectuar, llevar a cabo) ‹sacrificio› to make; ‹milagro› to work, perform; ‹deberes/ejercicios› to do; ‹transacción› to carry out; ‹experimento› to do, perform; ‹limpieza› to do

estaban haciendo los preparativos para el viaje they were making preparations for o they were preparing for the journey

me hicieron una visita they paid me a visit, they came and visited me

hicieron una gira por Europa they went on o did a tour of Europe

hicimos el viaje sin parar we did the journey without stopping

me hizo un regalo precioso she gave me a beautiful gift

tengo que hacer los mandados I have some errands to run

¿me haces un favor? will you do me a favor?

me hizo señas para que me acercara she motioned to me to come closer

hicimos un trato we did o made a deal

hago un papel secundario en la obra I have a minor part in the play

aún queda mucho por hacer there is still a lot (left) to do

C (formular, expresar) ‹declaración/promesa/oferta› to make; ‹proyecto/plan› to make, draw up; ‹crítica/comentario› to make, voice; ‹pregunta› to ask

nadie hizo ninguna objeción nobody raised any objections, nobody objected

nos hizo un relato de sus aventuras he related his adventures to us, he gave us an account of his adventures

D

(con las necesidades fisiológicas): hace dos días que no hago caca ( fam); I haven't been for two days ( euph)

hice pis or pipí antes de salir ( fam); I had a pee before I left ( colloq)

hacer sus necesidades ( euf); to go to the bathroom o toilet

E (adquirir) ‹dinero/fortuna› to make; ‹amigo› to make

hicieron muchas amistades en Chile they made a lot of friends in Chile

F (preparar, arreglar) ‹cama› to make; ‹maleta› to pack

tengo que hacer la comida I must get lunch (ready) o cook lunch

hice el pescado al horno I did o cooked the fish in the oven

G

1 (producir, causar) ‹ruido› to make

este jabón no hace espuma this soap doesn't lather

esos chistes no me hacen gracia I don't find those jokes funny

estos zapatos me hacen daño these shoes hurt my feet

2 (refiriéndose a sonidos onomatopéyicos) to go

los perros hacen `guau guau' dogs go `bow-wow'

el agua hacía glugluglú en los caños the water gurgled o made a gurgling noise in the pipes

¿cómo hace el coche del abuelo? how does Grandpa's car go?, what noise does Grandpa's car make?

H (recorrer) ‹trayecto/distancia› to do

hicimos los 500 kilómetros en cuatro horas we did o covered the 500 kilometers in four hours

I

(en cálculos, enumeraciones): son 180 … y 320 hacen 500 that's 180 … and 320 is o makes 500

el visitante que hacía el número mil the thousandth visitor

hace el número 26 en la lista she is o comes 26th on the list

Sentido II

A

1 (ocuparse en una actividad) to do

¿no tienes nada que hacer? don't you have anything to do?

ya terminé ¿qué hago ahora? I've finished, what shall I do now?

no hace más que or sino quejarse she does nothing but complain, all she ever does is complain

no hice más que or sino cumplir con mi deber I only o merely did my duty

le gustaría hacer teatro she would like to work in the theater

están haciendo una obra de Ibsen they're doing o putting on a play by Ibsen

deberías hacer ejercicio you should exercise, you should do o get some exercise

¿hace algún deporte? do you go in for o play o do any sports?

no estaba haciendo turismo, sino en viaje de negocios I wasn't there on vacation ( AmE) o ( BrE) on holiday, it was a business trip

2 (como profesión, ocupación) to do

¿qué hace su novio? — es médico what does her boyfriend do? — he's a doctor

3 (estudiar) to do

hace Derecho she's doing o studying o reading Law

hizo un curso de contabilidad he did an accountancy course

hizo la carrera de Filosofía she did a degree in philosophy o a philosophy degree, she studied philosophy

B

1 (actuar de cierta manera, realizar cierta acción) to do

yo en tu caso habría hecho lo mismo in your situation I would have done the same

perdona, lo hice sin querer I'm sorry, I didn't do it on purpose

haz lo que quieras do what you like

aquí se hace lo que digo yo I'm in charge around here, around here what I say goes

¡niño, eso no se hace! you mustn't do that!

haré lo posible por hablar con él I'll do all o everything I can to speak to him

¡qué se le va a hacer! or ¡qué le vamos a hacer! what can you o ( frml) one do?

no puedes aceptar — ¡qué le voy a hacer! no me queda más remedio you can't accept — what else can I do? I've no choice

hacerla ( Méx fam): ya la hizo: lo nombraron director now he's really made it: he's been appointed director

si le gano al sueco ya la hice if I can beat the Swede I'll have it in the bag ( colloq)

la hicieron bien y bonita con ese negocio they did really well out of that deal

hacerla (buena) ( fam): ¡ahora sí que la hice! me dejé las llaves dentro now I've (really) done it! I've left the keys inside

¡ya la hicimos! se pinchó la rueda that's done it! o now, we're in trouble, we've got a flat

hacérsela buena a algn ( Méx); to keep one's word o promise to sb

se la hizo buena y se casó con ella he kept his word o promise and married her

soñé que te sacabas la lotería — ¡házmela buena! I dreamed you won the lottery — if only! o if only it would come true!

mañana dejo de fumar — ¡házmela buena! I'm going to give up smoking tomorrow — oh, please! o if only you would!

2 (dar cierto uso, destino, posición) to do

¿qué vas a hacer con el dinero del premio? what are you going to do with the prize money?

no sé qué hice con los recibos I don't know what I did with the receipts

y el libro ¿qué lo hice? (CS fam); what did I do with the book?

3

(causar daño): hacerle algo a algn to do sth to sb

no le tengas miedo al perro, no hace nada don't be frightened of the dog, he won't hurt you

yo no le hice nada I didn't touch her o do anything to her

no te he contado la última que me hizo I haven't told you the latest thing he did to me

C

( esp Esp) (actuar como): deja de hacer el tonto/payaso stop acting o playing the fool, stop clowning around

D

(llevar): hacer una vida solitaria/normal to lead a lonely life/normal life

trata de hacer una vida sana try to lead a healthy life

E

(sustituyendo a otro verbo): toca bien la guitarra — antes lo hacía mejor she plays the guitar well — she used to play o be better

voy a escribirle — deja, ya lo haré yo I'm going to write to him — don't bother, I'll do it

voy a dimitir — por favor, no lo hagas I'm going to resign — please don't o please, don't do it

F

( RPl fam) (afectar, importar): la salsa quedó un poco líquida — ¿qué le hace? the sauce came out a bit thin — so what? o what does it matter?

eso no le hace nada that doesn't matter at all

Sentido III

A (transformar en, volver) to make

te hará hombre, hijo mío it will make a man of you, my son

la hizo su mujer he made her his wife

agarró la copa y la hizo añicos contra el suelo he grabbed the glass and smashed it to smithereens on the floor

hizo pedazos or trizas la carta she tore the letter into tiny pieces

la película que la hizo famosa the movie that made her famous

este hombre me hace la vida imposible this man is making my life impossible

quisiera agradecer a quienes han hecho posible este encuentro I should like to thank (all) those who have made this meeting possible

hacer algo DE algo to turn sth INTO sth

hice de mi afición por la cocina una profesión I turned my interest in cooking into a career, I made a career out of my interest in cooking

hacer algo DE algn to make sth OF sb

quiero hacer de ti un gran actor I want to make a great actor of you

B

(dar apariencia de): ese vestido te hace más delgada that dress makes you look thinner

el pelo corto te hace más joven short hair makes you look younger

C (inducir a, ser la causa de que) hacer algo/a algn + INF to make sth/sb + INF

una de esas canciones que te hacen llorar one of those songs that make you cry

todo hace suponer que fue así everything suggests that o leads one to think that that is what happened

hizo caer al niño he knocked the child over

haga pasar al próximo tell the next person to come in, have the next person come in

eso no hizo sino precipitar el desenlace all that did was to hasten the end

hacer que algo/algn + SUBJ to make sth/sb + INF

¡vas a hacer que pierda la paciencia! you're going to make me lose my temper!

esto hace que sus reacciones sean lentas this makes him slow to react, this makes his reactions slow

D (obligar a) hacer + INF a algn to make sb + INF

me hizo esperar tres horas she kept me waiting for three hours

se lo haré hacer de nuevo I'll make him do it again

me hizo abrirla or me la hizo abrir he made me open it

me hizo levantar(me) a las cinco she made me get up at five

hacer que algn + SUBJ to make sb + INF

hizo que todos se sentaran he made everybody sit down

E

hacer hacer algo to have o get sth done

hice acortar las cortinas I had o got the curtains shortened

le hice hacer un vestido para la boda I had o got a dress made for her for the wedding

F (acostumbrar) hacer a algn A algo to get sb used o accustomed TO sth

pronto la hizo a su manera de trabajar he soon got her used o accustomed to his way of working

G

(suponer, imaginar): te hacía en Buenos Aires I thought you were in Buenos Aires

tiene 42 años — yo la hacía más joven she's 42 — I thought she was younger

¡yo que lo hacía casado y con hijos! I had the idea that he was married with children!

■ hacer

vi

Sentido I

A

1

(obrar, actuar): nadie trató de impedírselo, lo dejaron hacer nobody tried to stop him, they just let him get on with it

tú no te preocupes, déjame hacer a mí don't you worry, just let me take care of it

déjalo hacer a él, que sabe qué es lo que conviene let him handle it, he knows what's best

¿cómo se hace para que te den la beca? how do you go about getting the grant?

¿cómo hay que hacer para ponerlo en funcionamiento? what do you have to do to make it work?

no me explico cómo hacen para vivir con ese sueldo I don't know how they manage to live on that salary

hacerle a algo (Chi, Méx fam): Enrique le hace a la electricidad Enrique knows a bit o knows something about electricity

tienen una empleada que le hace a todo they have a maid who does a bit of everything

ya sabes que yo no le hago a esos menesteres you know I don't go in for o do that sort of thing

hacer y deshacer to do as one pleases, do what one likes

¡no le hagas/hagan! ( Méx fam); you can't be serious!, you're joking o kidding! ( colloq)

2 (+ complemento):

hiciste bien en decírmelo you did o were right to tell me

haces mal en mentir it's wrong of you to lie

mejor haría callándose she'd do better to keep quiet

B

( esp AmL) (con las necesidades fisiológicas): ¡mamá, ya hice! Mommy, I've been o I've finished!

hace dos días que no hace ( euf); he hasn't been for two days ( euph)

hagan antes de salir go to the bathroom o toilet before we leave, you'd better go before we leave ( euph)

hacer de cuerpo or de vientre ( frml); to move one's bowels ( frml), to have a bowel movement ( frml)

C

(fingir, simular): hizo (como) que no me había visto he made out o pretended he hadn't seen me

cuando entre haz (como) que lees when she comes in, make out o pretend you're reading, when she comes in, pretend to be reading

hice (como) que no oía I pretended I couldn't hear, I acted as if I couldn't hear

hacer COMO SI + SUBJ:

haz como si no supieras nada make out o pretend you don't know anything about it, act as if you don't know anything about it

D (intentar, procurar) hacer POR + INF to try to + INF

tienes que hacer por corregir ese genio you must try to o ( colloq) try and do something about that temper (of yours)

tú no haces por entenderla you don't even try to understand her

E (servir) hacer DE algo:

esta sábana hará de toldo this sheet will do for o as an awning

la escuela hizo de hospital the school served as o was used as a hospital

F (interpretar un personaje) hacer DE algo/algn to play (the part of) sth/sb

siempre hace de `malo' he always plays the bad guy

hizo de Hamlet he played (the part of) Hamlet

Sentido II

A (+ compl)

1 (sentar) (+ me/te/le etc):

le va a hacer bien salir un poco it'll do her good to get out a bit

¡me hizo tanto bien su visita …! her visit did me such a lot of good …!

los mejillones me hicieron muy mal ( AmL); the mussels made me really ill

2

( Esp) (quedar): con los cuadros hace mucho más bonito it looks much prettier with the pictures

B (corresponder) hacerle A algo to fit sth

esta tapa no le hace al frasco this lid doesn't fit the jar

esta llave no le hace a la cerradura this isn't the right key for the lock

C

no le hace (no tiene importancia) it doesn't matter; (no sirve de excusa) that's no excuse, don't give me that ( colloq)

¿no le hace que tire la ceniza en este florero? do you mind if I drop the ash in this vase?

D ( en tercera persona) ( frml)

(concernir, tocar): por lo que hace a or en cuanto hace a su solicitud as far as your application is concerned, as regards your application

E

( Esp fam) (apetecer): ¿hace or te hace una cerveza? (do you) feel like a beer?, do you fancy a beer? ( BrE colloq)

te invito a cenar a un chino ¿hace? — hace I'll take you out to a Chinese restaurant, how does that grab you? — great idea! ( colloq)

■

v impers

A

1 [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ]

(refiriéndose al tiempo atmosférico): hace frío/calor/sol/viento it's cold/hot/sunny/windy

hace tres grados bajo cero it's three degrees below (zero)

nos hizo un tiempo espantoso we had terrible weather

ojalá haga buen tiempo or ( esp Esp) bueno I hope the weather's fine o nice, I hope it's nice weather

2 ( familiar humorístico):

hace sed ¿verdad? it's thirsty weather/work, isn't it?

parece que hace hambre you/they seem to be hungry

¿hace sueño, niños? are you getting sleepy, children?

B

(expresando el tiempo transcurrido): hace dos años que murió he died two years ago, he's been dead for two years

¿cuándo llegaste? — hace un ratito when did you get here? — a short while ago

¿cuánto hace que se fue? how long ago did she leave?, how long is it since she left?

lo leí hace poco I read it a short time ago

lo había visto hacía exactamente un año I had seen him exactly one year before

¿hace mucho que esperas? have you been waiting long?

hace mucho tiempo que lo conozco or lo conozco desde hace mucho tiempo I've known him for a long time

hace años que no lo veo or no lo veo desde hace años I haven't seen him for years o it's years since I saw him

hacía años que no lo veía I hadn't seen him for o in years, it had been years since I'd seen him

hasta hace poco vivían en Austria they lived in Austria until recently

■ hacerse

v pron

Sentido I

A

(producirse): hágase la luz ( Bib) let there be light

(+ me/te/le etc): se me ha hecho un nudo en el hilo I've got a knot in the thread, the thread has a knot in it

si no lo revuelves se te hacen grumos if you don't stir it, it goes lumpy o forms lumps

se le ha hecho una ampolla she's got o she has a blister

hacérsele a algn ( Méx): por fin se le hizo ganar un campeonato she finally got to win a championship

por fin se le hizo a Mauricio con ella Mauricio finally made it with her ( colloq)

B

1 ( refl)

(hacer para sí): se hace toda la ropa she makes all her (own) clothes

se hicieron una casita they built themselves a little house

2 ( caus)

(hacer que otro haga): se hace la ropa en Roma she has her clothes made in Rome

se hicieron una casita they had a little house built

se hizo la cirugía estética she had plastic surgery

voy a hacerme las manos I'm going to have a manicure

tienes que hacerte la barba you must get your beard trimmed

C

(causarse): me hice un tajo en el dedo I cut my finger

¿qué te hiciste en el brazo? what did you do to your arm?

¿te hiciste daño? did you hurt yourself?

D

(con las necesidades fisiológicas): todavía se hace pis/caca ( fam); she still wets herself/messes her pants

se hace pis en la cama ( fam); he wets the bed

¡me estoy haciendo caca! ( fam); I'm desperate (to go to the bathroom o toilet)! ( colloq)

E ( refl)

(adquirir): se ha hecho un nombre en el mundo de la moda she's made a name for herself in the fashion world

sólo conseguirás hacerte enemigos si sigues así you'll only make enemies if you keep on like that

idea

Sentido II

A

1 (volverse, convertirse en) to become

se quiere hacer monja she wants to become a nun

se hizo famoso he became famous

se están haciendo viejos they are getting o growing old

2 ( impersonal):

en invierno se hace de noche muy pronto in winter it gets dark very early

vamos, se está haciendo tarde come on, it's getting late

(+ me/te/le etc): se nos hizo de noche esperándolo it got dark while we were waiting for him

3 (cocinarse) «pescado/guiso» to cook

dejar que se haga a fuego lento leave to cook over a low heat

4

( AmL) (pasarle a): no sé qué se habrá hecho María I don't know what can have happened to María o ( colloq) where María can have got(ten) to

B

(resultar): se hace muy pesado repetir lo mismo tantas veces it gets very boring having to repeat the same thing over and over again

(+ me/te/le etc): la espera se me hizo interminable the wait seemed interminable

se me hace difícil creerlo I find it very hard to believe

C (dar la impresión de) (+ me/te/le etc):

se me hace que aquí pasa algo raro I get the feeling o impression that something strange is going on around here

se me hace que va a llover I think o I have a feeling it's going to rain

se me hace que esta vez vas a tener suerte something tells me o I have a feeling (that) this time you're going to be lucky

D ( causativo) hacerse + INF:

tienes que hacerte oír/respetar you have to make people listen to you/respect you

el desenlace no se hizo esperar the end was not long in coming

cuando era actriz se hacía llamar Mónica Duarte when she was an actress she went by the name of Monica Duarte o she used the name Monica Duarte

es un chico que se hace querer he's a likable kid o a kid you can't help liking

se hizo construir una mansión he had a mansion built

hazte ver por un médico ( AmL); go and see a doctor

rogar

E (acostumbrarse) hacerse A algo to get used TO sth

no me hago al clima de este país I can't get used to the weather in this country

no consigo hacerme a la idea I can't get used to the idea

hacerse A + INF to get used TO -ING

no se hace a vivir solo he hasn't got used to living alone

F

(fingirse): no te hagas el inocente don't act all innocent

seguro que me vio pero se hizo el loco he must have seen me but he pretended he hadn't

¿éste es bobo o se (lo) hace? ( fam); is this guy stupid or just a good actor? ( colloq)

no te hagas el sordo don't pretend o make out you didn't hear me

se hizo la que no entendía she pretended o she made out she didn't understand

yo me hice ( Méx fam); I pretended not to notice

G

1 (moverse) (+ compl):

hacerse atrás to move back

hacerse a un lado to move to one side, to move aside

hazte para aquí/para allá move over this way/that way

2

( Col) (colocarse): ¿quieres salir en la foto? — sí ¿dónde me hago? do you want to be in the photo? — yes, where shall I stand/sit?

H hacerse con to take

el ejército se hizo con la ciudad the army took the city

se hizo con una fortuna considerable he amassed a considerable fortune

tengo que hacerme con esa información como sea I must get hold of that information somehow

se hicieron con la empresa they took over the company

lograron hacerse con el control de la compañía they managed to gain o get control of the company

no creo que puedan hacerse con la copa I don't think they can win the cup

I hacerse de

( AmL): se hicieron de gran fama they became very famous

tengo que hacerme de dinero I must get o lay my hands on some money

se han hecho de muchos amigos allí they've made a lot of friends there

* * *

Multiple Entries:
hacer
hacer algo
hacer ( conjugate hacer) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( crear) ‹mueble/vestido› to make;

‹casa/carretera› to build;
‹ nido› to build, make;
‹ túnel› to make, dig;
‹dibujo/plano› to do, draw;
‹ lista› to make, draw up;
‹ resumen› to do, make;
‹ película› to make;
‹nudo/lazo› to tie;
‹pan/pastel› to make, bake;
‹vino/café/tortilla› to make;
‹ cerveza› to make, brew;
◊ me hizo un lugar en la mesa he made room for me at the table;

hacen buena pareja they make a lovely couple
b) (producir, causar) ‹ ruido› to make;

◊ los chistes no me hacen gracia I don't find jokes funny;

estos zapatos me hacen daño these shoes hurt my feet
2
a) (efectuar, llevar a cabo) ‹ sacrificio› to make;

‹ milagro› to work, perform;
‹deberes/ejercicios/limpieza› to do;
‹ mandado› to run;
‹transacción/investigación› to carry out;
‹ experimento› to do, perform;
‹ entrevista› to conduct;
‹gira/viaje› to do;
‹ regalo› to give;
‹ favor› to do;
‹ trato› to make;
◊ me hicieron una visita they paid me a visit;

aún queda mucho por hacer there is still a lot (left) to do;
dar que hacer to make a lot of work
b) ‹cheque/factura› to make out, write out

3 (formular, expresar) ‹declaración/promesa/oferta› to make;
‹proyecto/plan› to make, draw up;
‹crítica/comentario› to make, voice;
‹ pregunta› to ask;
◊ nadie hizo ninguna objeción nobody raised any objections

4
a) ( refiriéndose a necesidades fisiológicas):

◊ hacer caca (fam) to do a poop (AmE) o (BrE) a pooh (colloq);

hacer pis or pipí (fam) to have a pee (colloq);
hacer sus necesidades (euf) to go to the bathroom o toilet (euph)
b) ( refiriéndose a sonidos onomatopéyicos) to go;

◊ las vacas hacen `mu' cows go `moo'

5 ( adquirir) ‹dinero/fortuna› to make;
‹ amigo› to make
6 (preparar, arreglar) ‹ cama› to make;
‹ maleta› to pack;
◊ hice el pescado al horno I did o cooked the fish in the oven;

tengo que hacer la comida I must make lunch;
ver tb comida b
7 ( recorrer) ‹trayecto/distancia› to do, cover
8 (en cálculos, enumeraciones):
◊ son 180 … y 320 hacen 500 that's 180 … and 320 is o makes 500

1
a) ( ocuparse en actividad) to do;

◊ hacer la(s) compra(s) to do the shopping;

¿hacemos algo esta noche? shall we do something tonight?;
hacer ejercicio to do (some) exercise;
¿hace algún deporte? do you play o do any sports?;
See Also→ amor 1b
b) (como profesión, ocupación) to do;

◊ ¿qué hace tu padre? what does your father do?

c) ( estudiar) to do

2 (realizar cierta acción, actuar de cierta manera) to do;
◊ ¡eso no se hace! you shouldn't do that!;

¡qué le vamos a hacer! what can you o (frml) one do?;
toca bien el piano — antes lo hacía mejor she plays the piano well — she used to play better;
hacerla buena (fam): ¡ahora sí que la hice! now I've really done it!;
See Also→ tonto sustantivo masculino, femenino
1 (transformar en, volver) to make;
◊ ella lo hizo posible she made it possible;

hizo pedazos la carta she tore the letter into tiny pieces;
ese vestido te hace más delgada that dress makes you look thinner;
hacer algo de algo to turn sth into sth;
quiero hacer de ti un gran actor I want to make a great actor of you
2
a) (obligar a, ser causa de que)

◊ hacer a algn hacer algo to make sb do sth;

me hizo abrirla he made me open it;
me hizo llorar it made me cry;
hágalo pasar tell him to come in;
me hizo esperar tres horas she kept me waiting for three hours;
hacer que algo/algn haga algo to make sth/sb do sth
b)

◊ hacer hacer algo to have o get sth done/made;

hice acortar las cortinas I had o got the curtains shortened
verbo intransitivo
1 (obrar, actuar):
◊ déjame hacer a mí just let me handle this o take care of this;

¿cómo se hace para que te den la beca? what do you have to do to get the scholarship?;
hiciste bien en decírmelo you did o were right to tell me;
haces mal en mentir it's wrong of you to lie
2 (fingir, simular):
◊ hice como que no oía I pretended not to hear;

haz como si no lo conocieras act as if o pretend you don't know him
3 ( servir):
◊ esta sábana hará de toldo this sheet will do for o as an awning;

la escuela hizo de hospital the school served as o was used as a hospital
4 ( interpretar personaje) hacer de algo/algn to play (the part of) sth/sb
(+ compl) ( sentar):
◊ tanto sol hace mal (AmL) too much sun is not good for you;

(+ me/te/le etc)
◊ el descanso le hizo bien the rest did him good;

la trucha me hizo mal (AmL) the trout didn't agree with me
hacer v impers
1 ( refiriéndose al tiempo atmosférico):
◊ hace frío/sol it's cold/sunny;

hace tres grados it's three degrees;
(nos) hizo un tiempo espantoso the weather was terrible
2 ( expresando tiempo transcurrido):
◊ hace dos años que murió he's been dead for two years;

hace mucho que lo conozco I've known him for a long time;
hacía años que no lo veía I hadn't seen him for o in years;
¿cuánto hace que se fue? how long ago did she leave?;
hace poco/un año a short time/a year ago;
hasta hace poco until recently
hacerse verbo pronominal
1 ( producirse) (+ me/te/le etc):
◊ se me hizo un nudo en el hilo I got a knot in the thread;

se le hizo una ampolla she got a blister;
hacérsele algo a algn (Méx): por fin se le hizo ganar el premio she finally got to win the award
2
a) ( refl) ( hacer para sí) ‹café/falda› to make oneself;

◊ se hicieron una casita they built themselves a little house

b) ( caus) ( hacer que otro haga):

◊ se hicieron una casita they had a little house built;

se hizo la cirugía estética she had plastic surgery
3 ( causarse):
◊ ¿qué te hiciste en el brazo? what did you do to your arm?;

¿te hiciste daño? did you hurt yourself?
4 ( refiriéndose a necesidades fisiológicas):
◊ todavía se hace pis/caca (fam) she still wets/messes herself

5 ( refl) ( adquirir) to make;
◊ hacerse un nombre to make a name for oneself

1
a) (volverse, convertirse en) to become;

◊ se hicieron amigos they became friends;

se están haciendo viejos they are getting o growing old
b) ( resultar):

◊ se hace muy pesado it gets very boring;

(+ me/te/le etc)
◊ se me hizo interminable it seemed interminable;

se me hace difícil creerlo I find it very hard to believe
c) ( impers):

◊ se hace de noche muy pronto it gets dark very early;

se está haciendo tarde it's getting late
d) ( cocinarse) [pescado/guiso] to cook

e) (AmL) ( pasarle a):

◊ ¿qué se habrá hecho María? what can have happened to María?

2 ( acostumbrarse) hacerse a algo to get used to sth
3 ( fingirse):
◊ no te hagas el inocente don't act the innocent;

¿es bobo o se (lo) hace? (fam) is he stupid or just a good actor? (colloq);
hacerse pasar por algn (por periodista, doctor) to pass oneself off as sb
4 ( moverse) (+ compl) to move;
◊ hacerse a un lado to move to one side

5
◊ hacerse de (AmL) (de fortuna, dinero) to get;

( de amigos) to make
hacer
I verbo transitivo
1 (crear, fabricar, construir) to make
hacer un jersey, to make a sweater
hacer un puente, to build a bridge
2 (una acción) to do: eso no se hace, it isn't done
haz lo que quieras, do what you want
¿qué estás haciendo?, (en este momento) what are you doing?
(para vivir) what do you do (for a living)?
hace atletismo, he does athletics
hacer una carrera/ medicina, to do a degree/ medicine
3 (amigos, dinero) to make
4 (obligar, forzar) to make: hazle entrar en razón, make him see reason
5 (causar, provocar) to make: ese hombre me hace reír, that man makes me laugh
estos zapatos me hacen daño, these shoes are hurting me
no hagas llorar a tu hermana, don't make your sister cry
6 (arreglar) to make
hacer la cama, to make the bed
hacer la casa, to do the housework
7 Mat (sumar, dar como resultado) to make: y con éste hacen cincuenta, and that makes fifty
8 (producir una impresión) to make... look: ese vestido la hace mayor, that dress makes her look older
9 (en sustitución de otro verbo) to do: cuido mi jardín, me gusta hacerlo, I look after my garden, I like doing it
10 (representar) to play: Juan hizo un papel en Fuenteovejuna, Juan played a part in Fuenteovejuna
11 (actuar como) to play: no hagas el tonto, don't play the fool
12 (suponer) te hacía en casa, I thought you were at home
II verbo intransitivo
1 (en el teatro, etc) to play: hizo de Electra, she played Electra
2 ( hacer por + infinitivo) to try to: hice por ayudar, I tried to help
3 (simular) to pretend: hice como si no lo conociera, I acted as if I didn't know him
4 fam (venir bien, convenir) to be suitable: si te hace, nos vamos a verle mañana, if it's all right for you, we'll visit him tomorrow
III verbo impersonal
1 (tiempo transcurrido) ago: hace mucho (tiempo), a long time ago
hace tres semanas que no veo la televisión, I haven't watched TV for three weeks
hace tres años que comenzaron las obras, the building works started three years ago
2 (condición atmosférica) hacía mucho frío, it was very cold
¿To make o to do?
El significado básico del verbo to make es construir, fabricar algo juntando los componentes (aquí hacen unos pasteles maravillosos, they make marvellous cakes here), obligar (hazle callar, make him shut up) o convertir: Te hará más fuerte. It'll make you stronger. También se emplea en expresiones compuestas por palabras tales como dinero ( money), ruido ( a noise), cama ( the bed), esfuerzo ( an effort), promesa ( a promise), c omentario ( a comment), amor ( love), guerra ( war).
El significado del verbo to do es cumplir o ejecutar una tarea o actividad, especialmente tratándose de los deportes y las tareas domésticas: Hago mis deberes por la noche. I do my homework in the evening. ¿Quién hace la plancha en tu casa? Who does the ironing in your house? También se emplea con palabras tales como deber ( duty), deportes ( sports), examen ( an exam), favor ( a favour), sumas ( sums).
' hacer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abrir
- aclarar
- acopio
- acto
- adelantar
- adelantamiento
- advertir
- alarde
- aliviar
- amagar
- amarrar
- amor
- amortizar
- ampliar
- añicos
- aplanar
- aprecio
- aprender
- aspaviento
- atonía
- autostop
- ayuno
- balance
- broma
- burla
- burrada
- cábala
- caballo
- cabronada
- caca
- cafetera
- caja
- calceta
- calentar
- callar
- calle
- calor
- cama
- capacitar
- capaz
- caso
- castigar
- castillo
- chantaje
- colar
- colada
- colecta
- comecome
- comentar
- como
English:
abort
- abstain
- abuse
- accent
- accentuate
- accepted
- accustom
- act
- advance
- advertise
- afraid
- again
- agitate
- agree
- aim at
- aim to
- air
- all-out
- amenable
- antsy
- apart
- appearance
- arm-twisting
- as
- assert
- attempt
- audition
- authorize
- backup
- bake
- balance
- bandy about
- bed
- begin
- blast
- blind
- blueberry
- blur
- boil
- bonk
- boohoo
- book in
- bounce
- bring in
- bubble
- budget
- bulldoze
- bully
- bundle
- burp

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hacer

♦ vt

1. [elaborar, crear, cocinar] to make;

hacer una fiesta to have a party;

hacer un vestido/planes to make a dress/plans;

hacer un poema/una sinfonía to write a poem/symphony;

hacer un nudo to tie a knot;

los cristianos creen que Dios hizo al hombre Christians believe that God created mankind;

haz un poco más la carne cook the meat a bit longer;
Fam
tu hermano ha hecho una de las suyas your brother has been up to his usual tricks;

Comp
Fam
¡buena la has hecho! you've really gone and done it now!

2. [construir] to build;

han hecho un edificio nuevo they've put up a new building

3. [generar] to produce;

el árbol hace sombra the tree gives shade;

la carretera hace una curva there's a bend in the road

4. [movimientos, sonidos, gestos] to make;

le hice señas I signalled to her;

hizo un gesto de aprobación con la cabeza she nodded her approval;

el gato hace “miau” cats go “miaow”;

el reloj hace tic-tac the clock goes tick-tock;

hacer ruido to make a noise

5. [obtener] [fotocopia] to make;
[retrato] to paint; [fotografía] to take
6. [realizar] [trabajo, estudios] to do;
[viaje] to make; [comunión] to take; [sacrificio] to make; [promesa, oferta] to make; [milagro] to perform; [experimento] to do, to perform; [favor] to do; [pregunta] to ask; [declaración] to make; [crucigrama] to do;
hacer una entrevista to do an interview;

hacer una entrevista a alguien to interview sb;

tengo mucho que hacer I have a lot to do;

hoy hace guardia she's on duty today;

estoy haciendo segundo I'm in my second year;

hago ingeniería I'm doing o studying engineering

7. [obrar, realizar una acción] to do;

¿qué habré hecho con las llaves? what have I done with the keys?;
CSur Fam
y mis llaves, ¿qué las hice? and my keys, now what did I do with them?;

¡le he dicho mil veces que eso no se hace! I've told him time and again that it's wrong to do that!;
Fam
haz lo que te dé la gana do whatever you want;

¿qué haces? vas a romper la bicicleta what are you doing o what do you think you're doing?, you're going to break the bicycle!;

¡qué le vamos a hacer! never mind!;

8. [practicar] [en general] to do;
[tenis, fútbol] to play;
debes hacer deporte you should start doing some sport

9. [arreglar] [casa, colada] to do;
[cama] to make; [maleta] to pack; [uñas] to do; [barba] to trim
10. [dar aspecto a] to cause to look o seem;

este espejo te hace gordo this mirror makes you look fat

11. [transformar en]
hacer a alguien feliz to make sb happy;

la guerra no lo hizo un hombre the war didn't make him (into) a man;

hizo pedazos el papel he tore the paper to pieces;

hacer de algo/alguien algo to make sth/sb into sth;

hizo de ella una buena cantante he made a good singer of her

12. [comportarse como]
hacer el tonto to act the fool;

hacer el vándalo to act like a hooligan;

hacer el ridículo to make a fool of oneself

13. [causar]
hacer daño a alguien to hurt sb;

me hizo gracia I thought it was funny;

un poco de aire fresco le hará bien a bit of fresh air will do her good;
Am
esos ñoquis me hicieron mal those gnocchi disagreed with me

14. Cine & Teatro [papel] to play;
[obra] to do, to perform;
hace el papel de la hija del rey she plays (the part of) the king's daughter;

hoy hacen una obra de Brecht today they're putting on o doing one of Brecht's plays

15. [suponer] to think, to reckon;

a estas horas yo te hacía en París I thought o reckoned you'd be in Paris by now;

te hacía más joven I thought you were younger, I'd have said you were younger

16. [ser causa de]
hacer que alguien haga algo to make sb do sth;

me hizo reír it made me laugh;

has hecho que se enfadara you've made him angry;

haces que me avergüence you make me ashamed;

la tormenta hizo que se cancelara el concierto the storm caused the concert to be called off

17. [mandar]
hacer que se haga algo to have sth done;

voy a hacer teñir este vestido I'm going to have this dress dyed;

la hizo callarse he made her shut up

18. [acostumbrar]
la prisión lo hizo a la soledad prison made o got him used to being alone

19. [cumplir]
hizo los cincuenta la semana pasada he was fifty last week, he celebrated his fiftieth birthday last week

20. [completar] to make;

tres y dos hacen cinco three and two make five;

y este huevo hace la docena and this egg makes (it) a dozen;

hago el número seis en la lista I'm number six on the list

21. [conseguir] to make;

hizo una gran fortuna he made a large fortune;

hizo muchas amistades en Australia she made a lot of friends in Australia

22. [recorrer] to do;

¿cuántos kilómetros hiciste ayer? how many kilometres did you do yesterday?;

hago dos kilómetros a pie todos los días I walk two kilometres every day

23. [referido a necesidades fisiológicas] to do;
Euf
tengo que hacer mis necesidades I have to answer a call of nature;
Fam
los niños quieren hacer pipí the children want to have a pee

24. [sustituyendo a otro verbo] to do;

se negó a ir y yo hice lo mismo she refused to go and I did likewise;

ya no puedo leer como solía hacerlo I can't read as well as I used to

♦ vi

1. [intervenir, actuar]
déjame hacer (a mí) let me do it;

Comp

ser el que hace y deshace: en la empresa, él es el que hace y deshace he's the one who calls the shots in the company

2.
hacer de [trabajar] to work as;
[servir] to serve as, to act as; Cine & Teatro [actuar] to play;
hace de electricista he's an electrician, he works as an electrician;

este tronco hará de asiento this tree trunk will do for somewhere to sit;

hace de don Quijote he's playing Don Quixote

3. [aparentar]
hacer como si to act as if;

haz como que no te importa act as if you don't care

4. [procurar, intentar]
hacer por hacer algo to try to do sth;

haré por verle esta noche I'll try to see him tonight

5. [proceder]
haces mal en callarte it's wrong of you not to say anything;

hizo bien dimitiendo she was right to resign;

¿cómo hay que hacer para abrir esta caja? how do you open this box?, what do you have to do to open this box?

6. Esp Fam [apetecer]
¿hace un vaso de vino? would you like o Br do you fancy a glass of wine?

7. Am [necesidades fisiológicas]
¿hiciste? have you done anything?;

preciso un baño, no hice antes de salir I need to find a bathroom, I didn't go before I came out

8. Méx Fam
hacer(la) buena: [ojalá] [m5]dicen que te sacaste la lotería – ¡házmela buena! they say you've won the lottery – if only!;

me ofreció empleo don Paco, voy a ver si me la hace buena Don Paco offered me a job, I'll see if he comes through for me

9. Méx Fam
hacerle a [profesión] to do;

por las mañanas estudia y en la tarde le hace a la peluquería she studies in the morning and in the afternoon she does hairdressing

10. Méx Fam
hacerle a [droga] to do;

ese tipo le hace a la cocaína that guy does coke

11. Méx Fam
hacerle a [aparentar] to pretend to be;

le hace al tonto, pero bien que sabe he pretends to be clueless but he knows perfectly well;

dile que no le haga al cuento tell him to stop Br spinning me a line o US jerking me around

12. Méx Fam
no le hagas [exclamación] come off it!, Br do me a favour!, US give me a break!;

perdí mi libro – ¡no le hagas! I lost my book – pull the other one! o sure you did!

13. Méx, RP
no le hace [no importa] it doesn't matter;

no sé si voy a poder ir – no le hace I don't know if I'll be able to go – it doesn't matter;

¿qué le hace? so what?, big deal!

♦ v impersonal

1. [tiempo meteorológico]
hace frío/sol/viento it's cold/sunny/windy;

hace un día precioso it's a beautiful day;

mañana hará mal tiempo the weather will be bad tomorrow

2. [tiempo transcurrido]
hace diez años ten years ago;

hace mucho a long time ago;

hace poco not long ago;

hace un rato a short while ago;

hace un mes que llegué it's a month since I arrived;

no la veo desde hace un año I haven't seen her for a year;

¿cuánto hace de eso? how long ago was that?

♦ See also the pronominal verb hacerse

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hacer

<part hecho>

I v/t

1 ( realizar) do;

¡haz algo! do something!;

hacer una pregunta ask a question;

tengo que hacer los deberes I have to do my homework; !;

no hace más que quejarse all he does is complain;

no hay nada que hacer there’s nothing we can do;

se hace lo que se puede one does one’s best;

¡eso no se hace! that’s just not done!

2 ( elaborar, crear) make;

hacer la comida make o cook a meal;

hacer que algo ocurra make sth happen

3 ( obligar a)

:

hacer que alguien haga algo make s.o. do sth;

le hicieron ir they made him go

4 ( cumplir)

:

hoy hago veinte años I am twenty today, today is my twentieth birthday

5 ( equivaler a)

:

esta botella hace un litro this bottle holds a liter

6

:

¡qué le vamos a hacer! that’s life

II v/i

1

:

haces bien/mal en ir you are doing the right/wrong thing by going

2 ( sentar)

:

me hace mal it’s making me ill

3 ( servir de)

:

esto hará de mesa de objeto this will do as a table

4 ( fingir)

:

hacer como que o

como si act as if

5 L.Am.

no le hace it doesn’t matter

6 L.Am. ( parecer)

:

se me hace que it seems to me that

7 ( apetecer)

:

¿hace? fam does that sound good?

8

:

hacer de malo TEA play the villain

III v/ impers

:

hace calor/frío it’s hot/cold;

hace tres días three days ago;

hace mucho (tiempo) a long time ago, long ago;

desde hace un año for a year

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hacer {40} vt

1) : to make

2) : to do, to perform

3) : to force, to oblige

los hice esperar: I made them wait

hacer vi

: to act

haces bien: you're doing the right thing

hacer v impers

1) (referring to weather)

hacer frío: to be cold

hace viento: it's windy

2)

hace : ago

hace mucho tiempo: a long time ago, for a long time

3)

no le hace : it doesn't matter, it makes no difference

4)

hacer falta : to be necessary, to be needed

♦ See also the reflexive verb hacerse

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hacer vb

1. (crear, fabricar, conseguir) to make [pt. & pp. made]

Dios hizo al hombre God made man

voy a hacer la comida I'm going to make lunch

¿has hecho la cama? have you made your bed?

no hagas tanto ruido don't make so much noise

hizo mucho dinero he made a lot of money

ocho y tres hacen once eight and three make eleven

la película me hizo llorar the film made me cry

2. (una actividad, trabajo) to do [pt. did; pp. done]

¿qué haces? what are you doing?

¿qué hacen tus padres? what do your parents do?

¿qué has hecho en el cole hoy? what did you do at school today?

nos han mandado hacer un trabajo sobre Lorca we've got to do an essay on Lorca

¿has hecho los deberes? have you done your homework?

está haciendo un curso de informática he's doing a computer course

¿me haces un favor? can you do me a favour?

3. (tiempo meteorológico) to be

hace calor it's hot

hace sol it's sunny

hace buen tiempo the weather is good

4. (dar cierto aspecto) to make... look...

la barba te hace mayor your beard makes you look older

ese pantalón te hace más delgada those trousers make you look slimmer

5. (pensar) to think [pt. & pp. thought]

hacía más joven a tu hermano I thought your brother was younger

6. (aparentar) to pretend

haz como que no lo sabías pretend you didn't know

hace que trabaja he pretends to work

7. (cumplir años) to be

mañana haré 18 años I'll be 18 tomorrow

8. (poner) to show [pt. showed; pp. shown] / to be on

esta noche hacen una película buena there's a good film on tonight

hace (acción acabada) ago (acción que continúa) for

hace una semana a week ago

mi abuelo murió hace cinco años my grandfather died five years ago

hace años que no la veo I haven't seen her for years

vivo aquí desde hace un año I've been living here for a year

¿hace mucho que esperas? have you been waiting long?

hacer bien to be right

haces bien en quejarte you're right to complain

hacer daño to hurt [pt. & pp. hurt]

hacer el tonto to act the fool / to mess about

hacer la maleta to pack

hacer señas to signal [pt. & pp. signalled]

hacer un dibujo to draw a picture [pt. drew; pp. drawn]

hacer un nudo to tie a knot

hacer un papel to play a part

hacer un viaje to go on a trip

hacer una casa to build a house [pt. & pp. built]

hacer una foto to take a photo [pt. took; pp. taken]

hacer una pregunta to ask a question

hacer una redacción to write an essay [pt. wrote; pp. written]

hacer una visita to visit

Spanish-English dictionary > hacer
11 have

(to have or keep (something) in case or until it is needed: If you go to America please keep some money in reserve for your fare home.) tener algo de reserva, guardar algo

have vb

1. tener

do you have a video? ¿tienes vídeo?

she has no sisters no tiene hermanas

he has a bicycle tiene una bicicleta

I have flu tengo la gripe

2. tomar

we had a coffee nos tomamos un café

I think I'll have a salad creo que voy a tomar una ensalada

3. haber

have you read Don Quixote? ¿has leído Don Quijote?

I have been to the swimming pool he estado en la piscina

she was ill because she had eaten too much estaba enferma porque había comido demasiado

to have to do something tener que hacer algo

we have to leave now ya nos tenemos que ir

I've got to work tomorrow tengo que trabajar mañana

to have something done mandar hacer algo

they're having a house built les están construyendo una casa

have you had your hair cut? ¿te has cortado el pelo?

Esta construcción se emplea cuando no eres tú quien hace algo, sino que pagas a alguien para que te lo haga

to have breakfast desayunar

to have lunch almorzar / comer

to have dinner cenar

to have a bath bañarse (en la bañera)

to have a shower ducharse

to have a swim bañarse / nadar

El pasado y participio pasado de have es had; el gerundio se escribe having

have

tr[hæv]

transitive verb (3rd pers pres sing has tr[hæz], pt & pp had tr[hæd], ger having)

1 (posess) tener, poseer

■ she has a house in Whitby tiene una casa en Whitby

■ he had blue eyes tenía los ojos azules

2 (food) comer, tomar; (drink) beber, tomar

■ I think I'll have the turbot creo que tomaré el rodaballo

■ will you have a brandy? ¿quieres tomar un coñac?

■ to have breakfast/lunch/tea/dinner desayunar/comer/merendar/cenar

3 (cigarette) fumar

■ how many cigarettes have you had today? ¿cuántos cigarros has fumado hoy?

4 (shower, bath, etc) tomar

■ when she got home she had a shower cuando llegó a casa se dio una ducha, cuando llegó a casa se duchó

■ in Finland I had a sauna en Finlandia hice una sauna

■ have you had a wash and a shave? ¿te has lavado y afeitado?

■ I'll have a swim before lunch me bañaré antes de comer

5 (treatment) recibir

■ I had an injection me dieron una inyección

■ she had a heart operation la operaron del corazón

■ I have a massage every Thursday cada jueves voy al masajista

■ she's having physiotherapy acude a fisioterapia

6 (illness) tener

■ he didn't come because he had flu no vino porque tenía la gripe

■ I have a headache tengo dolor de cabeza

7 (experience) tener

■ I had a scare tuve un susto, me asusté

■ have a good time! ¡divertíos!, ¡pasadlo bien!

■ I had quite a surprise me llevé una gran sorpresa

8 (receive, invite) recibir, invitar

■ we had John and Mary for dinner last night invitamos a John y Mary a cenar anoche

9 (borrow) pedir prestado, dejar

■ can I have your book for a second, please? ¿me dejas tu libro un segundo, por favor?

10 (party) celebrar, tener, dar; (meeting) celebrar, tener

■ they're always having parties no paran de dar fiestas

■ are you going to have a party for your birthday? ¿vas a hacer una fiesta para tu cumpleaños?

■ they had their annual meeting last week celebraron su reunión anual la semana pasada

11 (according to) según

■ rumour has it that... corre el rumor de que...

12 (baby) tener, dar a luz

13 (cause to happen) hacer, mandar

■ he had the house painted hizo pintar la casa

■ she had her hair cut se cortó el cabello

■ they had him killed lo mandaron matar

14 (allow) permitir, consentir

■ I can't have you walking about naked no puedo permitir que vayas por ahí desnudo

15 familiar (cheat) timar

■ if you paid £200 pounds for that you were had si has pagado doscientas libras por eso te han timado

auxiliar

1 haber

■ I have seen her la he visto

■ I hadn't seen the film so I went to the cinema no había visto la película así que fui al cine

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

had better más vale que

■ you'd better come alone más vale que vengas solo

■ we'd better not tell her about it sería mejor no decírselo

have got SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL tener

■ Sue's got a new car Sue tiene un coche nuevo

■ you've got a stain on your shirt tienes una mancha en la camisa

■ he said he'd got a hangover dijo que tenía resaca

to have done with acabar con

to have had it (broken) estar hecho,-a polvo, estar fastidiado,-a 2 (in trouble) haberlo,-a cagado,-a 3 (finished) estar acabado,-a

■ this radio's had it, I'll have to get a new one esta radio está en las últimas, tendré que comprar una nueva

■ your dad's seen you, you've had it now! te ha visto tu padre, ¡la has cagado!

■ if this scandal gets out he's had it as an MP si la gente se entera de este escándalo, se han acabado sus días de diputado

to have it away / have it off taboo echar un polvo

to have it in for somebody tenerla tomada con alguien

to have it out with somebody ajustar las cuentas con alguien

to have it over and done with acabar algo de una vez y para siempre

to have just acabar de

■ she's just finished the letter acaba de terminar la carta

to have somebody over to one's house / have somebody round to one's house invitar a alguien a casa

to have somebody up for something SMALLLAW/SMALL llevar a alguien ante los tribunales por algo, procesar a alguien por algo

to have something on tener algo planeado, tener algo que hacer

to have something on somebody tener información comprometedora sobre alguien, saber algo comprometedor acerca de alguien

to have to tener que, haber de

■ I have to see you tengo que verte

to have to do with tener que ver con

■ that has nothing to do with you eso no tiene nada que ver contigo

have ['hæv,] in sense 3 as an auxiliary verb usu ['hæf] v, had ['hæd] ; having ; has ['hæz,] in sense 3 as an auxiliary verb usu ['hæs] vt

1) possess: tener

do you have change?: ¿tienes cambio?

2) experience, undergo: tener, experimentar, sufrir

I have a toothache: tengo un dolor de muelas

3) include: tener, incluir

April has 30 days: abril tiene 30 días

4) consume: comer, tomar

5) receive: tener, recibir

he had my permission: tenía mi permiso

6) allow: permitir, dejar

I won't have it!: ¡no lo permitiré!

7) hold: hacer

to have a party: dar una fiesta

to have a meeting: convocar una reunión

8) hold: tener

he had me in his power: me tenía en su poder

9) bear: tener (niños)

10) (indicating causation)

she had a dress made: mandó hacer un vestido

to have one's hair cut: cortarse el pelo

have v aux

1) : haber

she has been very busy: ha estado muy ocupada

I've lived here three years: hace tres años que vivo aquí

2) (used in tags)

you've finished, haven't you?: ha terminado, ¿no?

3)

to have to : deber, tener que

we have to leave: tenemos que salir

have

have (sth.) coming

expr.

• merecer v.

have (sth.) in mind

expr.

• tener algo en mente expr.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: had) = contener v.

(§pres: -tengo, -tienes...-tenemos) pret: -tuv-

fut/c: -tendr-•)

• poseer v.

• tener v.

(§pres: tengo, tienes...tenemos) pret: tuv-

fut/c: tendr-•)

v.

• haber v.

(§pres: he, has...) subj: hay-

pret: hub-

fut/c: habr-•)

hæv, weak forms həv, əv
1.

1) (3rd pers sing pres has; past & past p had) transitive verb

Sense I

2) ( possess) tener*

I have o (esp BrE) I've got two cats — tengo dos gatos

I don't have o (esp BrE) haven't got any money — no tengo dinero

do you have a car? - no, I don't o (esp BrE) have you got a car? - no, I haven't — ¿tienes coche? - no (, no tengo)

3) (hold, have at one's disposal) tener*

look out, he's got a gun! — cuidado! tiene una pistola or está armado!

how much money do you have o (esp BrE) have you got on you? — ¿cuánto dinero tienes or llevas encima?

I had him by the arm — lo tenía agarrado del brazo

can I have a sheet of paper? — ¿me das una hoja de papel?

may I have your name? — ¿me dice su nombre?

could I have your Sales Department, please? — ( on phone) ¿me comunica or (Esp tb) me pone or (CS tb) me da con el departamento de ventas, por favor?

I have it!, I've got it! — ya lo tengo!, ya está, ya está!

all right: have it your own way! — está bien! haz lo que quieras!

what have we here? — ¿y esto?

to have something to + inf — tener* algo que + inf

I've (got) a lot to do — tengo mucho que hacer

4)

a) ( receive) \<\<letter/news\>\> tener*, recibir

could we have some silence, please? — (hagan) silencio, por favor

we have it on the best authority that... — sabemos de buena fuente que...

rumoradition has it that... — corre el rumor de que.../según la tradición...

to have had it — (colloq)

I've had it — ( I'm in trouble) estoy frito (AmL), me la he cargado (Esp fam); ( I've lost my chance) la he fastidiado (fam)

your umbrella's had it — tu paraguas no da para más (fam)

I've had it up to here with your complaining — estoy hasta la coronilla or hasta las narices de tus quejas (fam)

to have it in for somebody — (colloq) tenerle* manía or tirria a alguien (fam)

to let somebody have it — (sl) ( attack - physically) darle* su merecido a alguien; (- verbally) cantarle las cuarenta a alguien (fam), poner* a alguien verde (Esp fam)

b) ( obtain) conseguir*

they were the best/only seats to be had — eran los mejores/únicos asientos que había

I'll have a kilo of tomatoes, please — ¿me da or (Esp) me pone un kilo de tomates, por favor?

5) ( consume) \<\<steak/spaghetti\>\> comer, tomar (Esp); \<\<champagne/beer\>\> tomar

to have something to eat/drink — comer/beber algo

to have breakfast/dinner — desayunar/cenar, comer (AmL)

to have lunch — almorzar* or (esp Esp, Méx) comer

what are we having for dinner? — ¿qué hay de cena?

to have a cigarette — fumarse un cigarrillo

have some more sauce — sírvete más salsa

we had too much to drink — bebimos or (AmL tb) tomamos demasiado

6)

a) (experience, undergo) \<\<accident\>\> tener*

to have a setback — sufrir un revés

did you have good weather? — ¿te (or les etc) hizo buen tiempo?

have a nice day! — adiós! que le (or te etc) vaya bien!

we had a very pleasant evening — pasamos una noche muy agradable

I had an injection — me pusieron or me dieron una inyección

he had a heart transplant/an X ray — le hicieron un trasplante de corazón/una radiografía

she had a heart attack — le dio un ataque al corazón or un infarto

they have it easy — lo tienen (todo) muy fácil

b) ( organize) \<\<party\>\> hacer*, dar*

they had a meeting to discuss the issue — tuvieron una reunión para discutir el tema

c) ( suffer from) \<\<cancer/diabetes/flu\>\> tener*

to have a cold — estar* resfriado

he's got a headache/sore throat — le duele la cabeza/la garganta, tiene dolor de cabeza/garganta

7) ( look after) tener*

they have visitors — tienen visita

my mother offered to have the children — mi madre se ofreció a cuidar a los niños

8) ( give birth to) \<\<baby\>\> tener*

9) (colloq)

a) (catch, get the better of)

they almost had him, but he managed to escape — casi lo agarran or atrapan, pero logró escaparse

I'll have them for that — ya me las pagarán

b) ( swindle) timar; ( dupe) engañar

you've been had! — te han timado or engañado!

Sense II

10) (causative use)

we'll have it clean in no time — enseguida lo limpiamos or lo dejamos limpio

he had them all laughing/in tears — los hizo reír/llorar a todos

you had me worried — me tenías preocupado

to have somebody + INF: I'll have her call you back as soon as she arrives le diré or pediré que lo llame en cuanto llegue; I'll have you know, young man, that I... para que sepa, jovencito, yo...; to have something + PAST P: we had it repaired lo hicimos arreglar, lo mandamos (a) arreglar (AmL); to have one's hair cut — cortarse el pelo

11) ( indicating what happens to somebody)

I have people coming for dinner tonight — esta noche tengo gente a cenar

to have something + INF/+ PAST P: I've had three lambs die this week se me han muerto tres corderos esta semana; he had his bicycle stolen — le robaron la bicicleta

12)

a) ( allow) (with neg) tolerar, consentir*

I won't have it! — no lo consentiré or toleraré!

I won't have him interfering — no pienso tolerar que se inmiscuya

b) (accept, believe) aceptar, creer*

she wouldn't have it — no lo quiso aceptar or creer

13) (indicating state, position) tener*

I had the radio on — tenía la radio puesta

you have o (BrE) you've got your belt twisted — tienes el cinturón torcido

2.

1) v aux

Sense I

2) (used to form perfect tenses) haber*

I have/had seen her — la he/había visto

I have/had just seen her — la acabo/acababa de ver, recién la vi/la había visto (AmL)

have you been waiting long? — ¿hace mucho que esperas?, ¿llevas mucho rato esperando?

you have been busy — cómo has trabajado!

had I known that o if I'd known that... — si hubiera sabido que..., de haber sabido que...

when he had finished, she... — cuando terminó or (liter) cuando hubo terminado, ella...

3)

a) ( in tags)

you've been told, haven't you? — te lo han dicho ¿no? or ¿no es cierto? or ¿no es verdad?

you haven't lost the key, have you? — no habrás perdido la llave...!

b) ( elliptical use)

you may have forgiven him, but I haven't — puede que tú lo hayas perdonado, pero yo no

the clock has stopped - so it has! — el reloj se ha parado - es verdad! or es cierto!

you've forgotten something - have I? — te has olvidado de algo - ¿sí?

I've told her - you haven't! — se lo he dicho - no! ¿en serio?

Sense II

4) ( expressing obligation)

to have to + inf — tener* que + inf

I have o I've got to admit that... — tengo que reconocer que...

you don't have to be an expert to realize that — no hay que or no se necesita ser un experto para darse cuenta de eso

don't go out unless you have to — no salgas a menos que tengas que hacerlo

5) ( expressing certainty)

to have to + inf — tener* que + inf

it had to happen — tenía que ocurrir

you have to o you've got to be kidding! — lo dices en broma or en chiste!

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Phrasal Verbs:

- have around

- have away

- have back

- have down

- have in

- have off

- have on

- have out

- have over

- have up

[hæv] ( 3rd pers sing present has) (pt, pp had) When have is part of a set combination, eg have a look, have a good time, have breakfast, had better, look up the other word. For have + adverb/preposition combinations, see also the phrasal verb section of this entry.
1. TRANSITIVE VERB

1) (=possess) tener

he's got or he has blue eyes — tiene los ojos azules

have you got or do you have 10p? — ¿tienes diez peniques?

have you got or do you have any brothers or sisters? — ¿tienes hermanos?

she had her eyes closed — tenía los ojos cerrados

he hasn't got or he doesn't have any friends — no tiene amigos

I've got or I have a friend staying next week — tengo a un amigo en casa la semana que viene

I've got or I have an idea — tengo una idea
Don't translate the [a] in sentences like [has he got a girlfriend?], [I haven't got a washing-machine] if the number of such items is not significant since people normally only have one at a time:
has he got a girlfriend? — ¿tiene novia?

I haven't got a washing-machine — no tengo lavadora
Do translate the [a] if the person or thing is qualified:
he has a Spanish girlfriend — tiene una novia española

• all or everything I have is yours — todo lo que tengo es tuyo

you must give it all or everything you have — tienes que emplearte a fondo

you must put all or everything you have into it — tienes que emplearte a fondo

• can I have a pencil please? — ¿me puedes dar un lápiz, por favor?

• the book has no name on it — el libro no lleva or tiene el nombre del dueño

I've got or I have no Spanish — no sé español

• to have something to do — tener algo que hacer

I've got some letters to write — tengo algunas cartas que escribir

I've got or I have nothing to do — no tengo nada que hacer

haven't you got anything to do? — ¿no tienes nada que hacer?

• hello, what have we here? — vaya, vaya, ¿qué tenemos aquí?
handy, ready 1., 1), a)
2) (=eat, drink) tomar

• what are we having for lunch? — ¿que vamos a comer?

we had ice-cream for dessert — tomamos helado de postre

• to have something to eat/drink — comer/beber algo, tomar algo

• what will you have? — ¿qué quieres tomar?, ¿qué vas a tomar?

I'll have a coffee — tomaré un café

will you have some more? — ¿te sirvo más?

3) (=receive) recibir

thank you for having me — gracias por su hospitalidad

• you can have my ticket — puedes quedarte con mi billete

• we had some help from the government — recibimos ayuda del gobierno

• I had a letter from John — tuve carta de Juan, recibí una carta de Juan

• I must have them by this afternoon — necesito tenerlos para esta tarde

• to have no news — no tener noticias

• they had a lot of wedding presents — recibieron or les hicieron muchos regalos de boda

• we had a lot of visitors — (at home) tuvimos muchas visitas; (at exhibition etc) tuvimos muchos visitantes

4) (=obtain)

they can be had for as little as £10 each — pueden conseguirse por tan solo 10 libras

it's not to be had anywhere — no se consigue en ninguna parte

there was no bread to be had — no quedaba pan en ningún sitio, no podía conseguirse pan en ningún sitio

5) (=take)

I'll have a dozen eggs, please — ¿me pones una docena de huevos, por favor?

which one will you have? — ¿cuál quiere?

can I have your name please? — ¿me da su nombre, por favor?

• you can have it or I'll let you have it for £10 — te lo dejo en 10 libras, te lo puedes llevar por 10 libras, te lo vendo por 10 libras

6) (=give birth to) [+ baby, kittens] tener

what did she have? — ¿qué ha tenido?

she had a boy — ha tenido un niño

7) (=hold, catch) tener

I have him in my power — lo tengo en mi poder

• he had him by the throat — lo tenía agarrado por la garganta

• I have it on good authority that... — me consta que..., sé a ciencia cierta que..., sé de buena tinta que... *

I've got it! — ¡ya!

• you have me there, there you have me — ahí sí que me has pillado *

8) (=allow) consentir, tolerar

• we can't have that — eso no se puede consentir

• I won't have this nonsense — no voy a consentir or tolerar estas tonterías

I won't have it! — no lo voy a consentir or tolerar

she won't have it said that... — no consiente or tolera que digan que...

I won't have him risking his neck on that motorbike — no voy a consentir que se juegue el cuello en esa moto

9) (=spend) pasar

to have a pleasant afternoon/evening — pasar una tarde agradable

have a nice day! — ¡que pases un buen día!

I had a horrible day at school today — he tenido un día horrible en el colegio

what sort of day have you had? — ¿qué tal día has tenido?

10) (on telephone)

can I have Personnel please? — ¿me puede poner con Personal, por favor?

11) * (=have sex with) acostarse con

12) (=make)

I'll soon have it nice and shiny — enseguida lo dejo bien brillante

he had us confused — nos tenía confundidos

13) (in set structures)
to have sth done hacer que se haga algo, mandar hacer algo
we had our luggage brought up — mandamos subir el equipaje

I've had the brakes checked — he mandado revisar los frenos

to have a suit made — (mandar) hacerse un traje

to have one's hair cut — cortarse el pelo

they had him killed — lo mataron
to have sb do sth mandar a algn hacer algo
he had me do it again — me hizo hacerlo otra vez, me hizo que lo hiciese otra vez

I had him clean the car — le hice limpiar el coche

what would you have me do? — † ¿qué quiere que haga?

I'll have you know that... — quiero que sepas que...
to have sth happen
she had her bag stolen — le robaron el bolso

he had his arm broken — le rompieron el brazo
to have sb doing sth
she soon had them all reading and writing — (=organized them) enseguida los puso a leer y a escribir; (=taught them) enseguida les habían enseñado a leer y a escribir

14) (in set expressions)
to have sth against sb/sth tener algo en contra de algn/algo to have had it
you've had it now! he knows all about it * — ¡ahora sí que te la has cargado! se ha enterado de todo

this sofa has had it * — este sofá ya no da para más *

I've had it up to here with his nonsense * — estoy hasta la coronilla or hasta el moño de sus tonterías *
to have it that
he will have it that he is right — insiste en que tiene razón

rumour has it that... — corre la voz de que...
to be had
you've been had! * — ¡te han engañado!
to have to do with tener que ver con
that's got or that has nothing to do with it! — ¡eso no tiene nada que ver!

you'd better not have anything to do with him — más te vale no tener tratos con él
to let sb have sth (=give) dar algo a algn; (=lend) dejar algo a algn, prestar algo a algn
I'll let you have my reply tomorrow — les daré mi respuesta mañana

let me have your address — dame tus señas

let me have your pen for a moment — déjame el boli un momento

let him have it! * — ¡dale!
what have you
... and what have you —... y qué sé yo qué más
would have it
as ill-luck or fate would have it — desgraciadamente
luck
2. AUXILIARY VERB

1) haber

I've already seen that film — ya he visto esa película

he's been very kind — ha sido muy amable

has he gone? — ¿se ha ido?

hasn't he told you? — ¿no te lo ha dicho?

she said she had spoken to them — dijo que había hablado con ellos

had you phoned me frm or if you had phoned me I would have come round — si me hubieras llamado habría venido

never having seen it before, I... — como no lo había visto antes,...

having finished or when he had finished, he left — cuando terminó or cuando hubo terminado, se fue
just I, 1., 3)
See:

SINCE in since

2) (verb substitute)

a)

you've got more than I have — tienes más que yo

they've done more than we have — ellos han hecho más que nosotros

he hasn't worked as hard as you have — él no ha trabajado tanto como tú

"he's already eaten" - "so have I" — -él ya ha comido -yo también

"we haven't had any news yet" - "neither have we" — -no hemos tenido noticias todavía -nosotros tampoco

"you've made a mistake" - "no I haven't!" — -has cometido un error -no es verdad or cierto

"we haven't paid" - "yes we have!" — -no hemos pagado -¡qué sí!

"he's got a new job" - "oh has he?" — -tiene un trabajo nuevo -¿ah, sí?

"you've written it twice" - "so I have!" — -lo has escrito dos veces -es verdad or cierto

"have you read the book?" - "yes, I have" — -¿has leído el libro? -sí

"has he told you?" - "no, he hasn't" — -¿te lo ha dicho? -no

b) (in question tags)

he hasn't done it, has he? — no lo ha hecho, ¿verdad?

you've done it, haven't you? — lo has hecho, ¿verdad? or ¿no?

3) (avoiding repetition of verb)

you've all been there before, but I haven't — vosotros habéis estado allí antes, pero yo no

he has never met her, but I have — él no la ha llegado a conocer, pero yo sí

have you ever been there? if you have... — ¿has estado alguna vez allí? si es así...

have you tried it? if you haven't... — ¿lo has probado? (porque) si no...
so I, 1., nor
3.

MODAL VERB (=be obliged)

to have (got) to do sth — tener que hacer algo

I've got to or I have to finish this work — tengo que terminar este trabajo

have we got to or do we have to leave early? — ¿tenemos que salir temprano?

I haven't got to or I don't have to wear glasses — no necesito (usar) gafas

I shall have to go and see her — tendré que ir a verla

it will just have to wait till tomorrow — tendrá que esperar hasta mañana

he had to pay all the money back — tuvo que devolver todo el dinero

she was having to get up at six each morning — tenía que levantarse a las seis cada mañana

this has to be a mistake — esto tiene que ser un error

do you have to make such a noise? — ¿tienes que hacer tanto ruido?

you didn't have to tell her! — ¡no tenías por qué decírselo!

it's nice not to have to work on Saturdays — es un gusto no tener que trabajar los sábados

it has to be done this way — tiene que hacerse de este modo

does it have to be ironed? — ¿hay que plancharlo?

- have around

- have away

- have back

- have down

- have in

- have off

- have on

- have out

- have over

- have round

- have up

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[hæv], weak forms [həv, əv]
1.

1) (3rd pers sing pres has; past & past p had) transitive verb

Sense I

2) ( possess) tener*

I have o (esp BrE) I've got two cats — tengo dos gatos

I don't have o (esp BrE) haven't got any money — no tengo dinero

do you have a car? - no, I don't o (esp BrE) have you got a car? - no, I haven't — ¿tienes coche? - no (, no tengo)

3) (hold, have at one's disposal) tener*

look out, he's got a gun! — cuidado! tiene una pistola or está armado!

how much money do you have o (esp BrE) have you got on you? — ¿cuánto dinero tienes or llevas encima?

I had him by the arm — lo tenía agarrado del brazo

can I have a sheet of paper? — ¿me das una hoja de papel?

may I have your name? — ¿me dice su nombre?

could I have your Sales Department, please? — ( on phone) ¿me comunica or (Esp tb) me pone or (CS tb) me da con el departamento de ventas, por favor?

I have it!, I've got it! — ya lo tengo!, ya está, ya está!

all right: have it your own way! — está bien! haz lo que quieras!

what have we here? — ¿y esto?

to have something to + inf — tener* algo que + inf

I've (got) a lot to do — tengo mucho que hacer

4)

a) ( receive) \<\<letter/news\>\> tener*, recibir

could we have some silence, please? — (hagan) silencio, por favor

we have it on the best authority that... — sabemos de buena fuente que...

rumor/tradition has it that... — corre el rumor de que.../según la tradición...

to have had it — (colloq)

I've had it — ( I'm in trouble) estoy frito (AmL), me la he cargado (Esp fam); ( I've lost my chance) la he fastidiado (fam)

your umbrella's had it — tu paraguas no da para más (fam)

I've had it up to here with your complaining — estoy hasta la coronilla or hasta las narices de tus quejas (fam)

to have it in for somebody — (colloq) tenerle* manía or tirria a alguien (fam)

to let somebody have it — (sl) ( attack - physically) darle* su merecido a alguien; (- verbally) cantarle las cuarenta a alguien (fam), poner* a alguien verde (Esp fam)

b) ( obtain) conseguir*

they were the best/only seats to be had — eran los mejores/únicos asientos que había

I'll have a kilo of tomatoes, please — ¿me da or (Esp) me pone un kilo de tomates, por favor?

5) ( consume) \<\<steak/spaghetti\>\> comer, tomar (Esp); \<\<champagne/beer\>\> tomar

to have something to eat/drink — comer/beber algo

to have breakfast/dinner — desayunar/cenar, comer (AmL)

to have lunch — almorzar* or (esp Esp, Méx) comer

what are we having for dinner? — ¿qué hay de cena?

to have a cigarette — fumarse un cigarrillo

have some more sauce — sírvete más salsa

we had too much to drink — bebimos or (AmL tb) tomamos demasiado

6)

a) (experience, undergo) \<\<accident\>\> tener*

to have a setback — sufrir un revés

did you have good weather? — ¿te (or les etc) hizo buen tiempo?

have a nice day! — adiós! que le (or te etc) vaya bien!

we had a very pleasant evening — pasamos una noche muy agradable

I had an injection — me pusieron or me dieron una inyección

he had a heart transplant/an X ray — le hicieron un trasplante de corazón/una radiografía

she had a heart attack — le dio un ataque al corazón or un infarto

they have it easy — lo tienen (todo) muy fácil

b) ( organize) \<\<party\>\> hacer*, dar*

they had a meeting to discuss the issue — tuvieron una reunión para discutir el tema

c) ( suffer from) \<\<cancer/diabetes/flu\>\> tener*

to have a cold — estar* resfriado

he's got a headache/sore throat — le duele la cabeza/la garganta, tiene dolor de cabeza/garganta

7) ( look after) tener*

they have visitors — tienen visita

my mother offered to have the children — mi madre se ofreció a cuidar a los niños

8) ( give birth to) \<\<baby\>\> tener*

9) (colloq)

a) (catch, get the better of)

they almost had him, but he managed to escape — casi lo agarran or atrapan, pero logró escaparse

I'll have them for that — ya me las pagarán

b) ( swindle) timar; ( dupe) engañar

you've been had! — te han timado or engañado!

Sense II

10) (causative use)

we'll have it clean in no time — enseguida lo limpiamos or lo dejamos limpio

he had them all laughing/in tears — los hizo reír/llorar a todos

you had me worried — me tenías preocupado

to have somebody + INF: I'll have her call you back as soon as she arrives le diré or pediré que lo llame en cuanto llegue; I'll have you know, young man, that I... para que sepa, jovencito, yo...; to have something + PAST P: we had it repaired lo hicimos arreglar, lo mandamos (a) arreglar (AmL); to have one's hair cut — cortarse el pelo

11) ( indicating what happens to somebody)

I have people coming for dinner tonight — esta noche tengo gente a cenar

to have something + INF/+ PAST P: I've had three lambs die this week se me han muerto tres corderos esta semana; he had his bicycle stolen — le robaron la bicicleta

12)

a) ( allow) (with neg) tolerar, consentir*

I won't have it! — no lo consentiré or toleraré!

I won't have him interfering — no pienso tolerar que se inmiscuya

b) (accept, believe) aceptar, creer*

she wouldn't have it — no lo quiso aceptar or creer

13) (indicating state, position) tener*

I had the radio on — tenía la radio puesta

you have o (BrE) you've got your belt twisted — tienes el cinturón torcido

2.

1) v aux

Sense I

2) (used to form perfect tenses) haber*

I have/had seen her — la he/había visto

I have/had just seen her — la acabo/acababa de ver, recién la vi/la había visto (AmL)

have you been waiting long? — ¿hace mucho que esperas?, ¿llevas mucho rato esperando?

you have been busy — cómo has trabajado!

had I known that o if I'd known that... — si hubiera sabido que..., de haber sabido que...

when he had finished, she... — cuando terminó or (liter) cuando hubo terminado, ella...

3)

a) ( in tags)

you've been told, haven't you? — te lo han dicho ¿no? or ¿no es cierto? or ¿no es verdad?

you haven't lost the key, have you? — no habrás perdido la llave...!

b) ( elliptical use)

you may have forgiven him, but I haven't — puede que tú lo hayas perdonado, pero yo no

the clock has stopped - so it has! — el reloj se ha parado - es verdad! or es cierto!

you've forgotten something - have I? — te has olvidado de algo - ¿sí?

I've told her - you haven't! — se lo he dicho - no! ¿en serio?

Sense II

4) ( expressing obligation)

to have to + inf — tener* que + inf

I have o I've got to admit that... — tengo que reconocer que...

you don't have to be an expert to realize that — no hay que or no se necesita ser un experto para darse cuenta de eso

don't go out unless you have to — no salgas a menos que tengas que hacerlo

5) ( expressing certainty)

to have to + inf — tener* que + inf

it had to happen — tenía que ocurrir

you have to o you've got to be kidding! — lo dices en broma or en chiste!

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Phrasal Verbs:

- have around

- have away

- have back

- have down

- have in

- have off

- have on

- have out

- have over

- have up

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take [teɪk]

prendre ⇒ 1A (a), 1A (b), 1B (a), 1B (c)-(e), 1C (b), 1D (a), 1D (b), 1E (a), 1F (a), 1G (a), 1G (b), 1G (d), 1H (a), 1H (b), 1I (a), 1I (c), 1I (d), 1I (f), 1I (g), 2 (a)-(c) porter ⇒ 1B (a) mener ⇒ 1B (b) conduire ⇒ 1C (a) recevoir ⇒ 1D (c) croire ⇒ 1F (b) supporter ⇒ 1F (d) supposer ⇒ 1G (c) contenir ⇒ 1I (e) passer ⇒ 1I (i)

(pt took [tʊk], pp taken ['teɪkən])

1 transitive verb

A.

(a) (get hold of) prendre; (seize) prendre, saisir;

∎ let me take your coat donnez-moi votre manteau;

∎ she took the book from him elle lui a pris le livre;

∎ to take sb's hand prendre qn par la main;

∎ she took his arm elle lui a pris le bras;

∎ Peter took her in his arms Peter l'a prise dans ses bras;

∎ the wolf took its prey by the throat le loup a saisi sa proie à la gorge

(b) (get control of, capture → person) prendre, capturer; (→ fish, game) prendre, attraper; Military prendre, s'emparer de;

∎ they took the town that night ils prirent ou s'emparèrent de la ville cette nuit-là;

∎ to take sb prisoner faire qn prisonnier;

∎ to take sb alive prendre ou capturer qn vivant;

∎ I took his queen with my rook j'ai pris sa reine avec ma tour;

∎ to take control of a situation prendre une situation en main;

∎ we took our courage in both hands nous avons pris notre courage à deux mains;

∎ you're taking your life in your hands doing that c'est ta vie que tu risques en faisant cela;

∎ to take the lead in sth (in competition) prendre la tête de qch; (set example) être le premier à faire qch

B.

(a) (carry from one place to another) porter, apporter; (carry along, have in one's possession) prendre, emporter;

∎ she took her mother a cup of tea elle a apporté une tasse de thé à sa mère;

∎ he took the map with him il a emporté la carte;

∎ she took some towels up(stairs)/down(stairs) elle a monté/descendu des serviettes;

∎ don't forget to take your camera n'oubliez pas (de prendre) votre appareil photo;

∎ figurative the committee wanted to take the matter further le comité voulait mener l'affaire plus loin;

∎ the devil take it! que le diable l'emporte!;

∎ you can't take it with you (money when you die) tu ne l'emporteras pas avec toi dans la tombe

(b) (person → lead) mener, emmener; (→ accompany) accompagner;

∎ her father takes her to school son père l'emmène à l'école;

∎ could you take me home? pourriez-vous me ramener ou me raccompagner?;

∎ to take sb across the road faire traverser la rue à qn;

∎ may I take you to dinner? puis-je vous inviter à dîner ou vous emmener dîner?;

∎ he offered to take them to work in the car il leur a proposé de les emmener au bureau en voiture ou de les conduire au bureau;

∎ to take oneself to bed aller se coucher;

∎ please take me with you emmène-moi, s'il te plaît;

∎ humorous I can't take you anywhere tu n'es pas sortable;

∎ the estate agent took them over the house l'agent immobilier leur a fait visiter la maison;

∎ he took her round the museum il lui a fait visiter le musée;

∎ she used to take me along to meetings (avant,) elle m'emmenait aux réunions;

∎ this road will take you to the station cette route vous mènera ou vous conduira à la gare;

∎ I don't want to take you out of your way je ne veux pas vous faire faire un détour;

∎ her job took her all over Africa son travail l'a fait voyager dans toute l'Afrique;

∎ that's what first took me to Portugal c'est ce qui m'a amené au Portugal;

∎ whatever took him there? qu'allait-il faire là-bas?;

∎ the record took her to number one in the charts le disque lui a permis d'être première au hit-parade

(c) (obtain from specified place) prendre, tirer; (remove from specified place) prendre, enlever;

∎ she took a handkerchief from her pocket elle a sorti un mouchoir de sa poche;

∎ I took a chocolate from the box j'ai pris un chocolat dans la boîte;

∎ take a book from the shelf prenez un livre sur l'étagère;

∎ take your feet off the table enlève tes pieds de la table;

∎ he took the saucepan off the heat il a ôté ou retiré la casserole du feu

(d) (appropriate, steal) prendre, voler;

∎ to take sth from sb prendre qch à qn;

∎ someone's taken my wallet on a pris mon portefeuille;

∎ his article is taken directly from my book le texte de son article est tiré directement de mon livre

(e) (draw, derive) prendre, tirer;

∎ a passage taken from a book un passage extrait d'un livre;

∎ a phrase taken from Latin une expression empruntée au latin;

∎ the title is taken from the Bible le titre vient de la Bible;

∎ to take a print from a negative tirer une épreuve d'un négatif

C.

(a) (of bus, car, train etc) conduire, transporter;

∎ the ambulance took him to hospital l'ambulance l'a transporté à l'hôpital;

∎ this bus will take you to the theatre ce bus vous conduira au théâtre;

∎ will this train take me to Cambridge? est-ce que ce train va à ou passe par Cambridge?

(b) (bus, car, plane, train) prendre; (road) prendre, suivre;

∎ American take a right prenez à droite

D.

(a) (have → attitude, bath, holiday) prendre; (make → nap, trip, walk) faire; (→ decision) prendre;

∎ she took a quick look at him elle a jeté un rapide coup d'œil sur lui;

∎ American familiar let's take five soufflons cinq minutes^□ ;

∎ he took a flying leap il a bondi;

∎ American vulgar to take a shit or a dump chier;

∎ archaic or literary to take a wife prendre femme

(b) Photography

∎ to take a photo or a picture prendre une photo;

∎ she took his picture or a picture of him elle l'a pris en photo;

∎ we had our picture taken nous nous sommes fait photographier ou prendre en photo;

∎ familiar he takes a good photo (is photogenic) il est photogénique^□

(c) (receive, get) recevoir; (earn, win → prize) remporter, obtenir; (→ degree, diploma) obtenir, avoir;

∎ he took the blow on his arm il a pris le coup sur le bras;

∎ you can take the call in my office vous pouvez prendre l'appel dans mon bureau;

∎ the bookstore takes about $3,000 a day la librairie fait à peu près 3000 dollars (de recette) par jour;

∎ how much does he take home a month? quel est son salaire mensuel net?;

∎ Cards we took all the tricks nous avons fait toutes les levées;

∎ their team took the match leur équipe a gagné ou remporté le match

E.

(a) (assume, undertake) prendre;

∎ to take the blame for sth prendre la responsabilité de qch;

∎ you'll have to take the consequences c'est vous qui en subirez les conséquences;

∎ she takes all the credit for our success elle s'attribue tout le mérite de notre réussite;

∎ I take responsibility for their safety je me charge de leur sécurité;

∎ to take the part of Hamlet jouer (le rôle d')Hamlet

(b) (commit oneself to)

∎ he took my side in the argument il a pris parti pour moi dans la dispute;

∎ the boy took an oath or a vow to avenge his family le garçon a fait serment ou a juré de venger sa famille;

∎ American to take the Fifth (Amendment) invoquer le Cinquième Amendement (pour refuser de répondre)

(c) (allow oneself)

∎ may I take the liberty of inviting you to dinner? puis-je me permettre de vous inviter à dîner?;

∎ he took the opportunity to thank them or of thanking them il a profité de l'occasion pour les remercier

F.

(a) (accept → job, gift, payment) prendre, accepter; (→ cheque, bet) accepter;

∎ the doctor only takes private patients le docteur ne prend pas les patients du service public;

∎ the owner won't take less than $100 for it le propriétaire en veut au moins 100 dollars;

∎ does this machine take pound coins? cette machine accepte-t-elle les pièces d'une livre?;

∎ to take a bribe se laisser acheter ou corrompre;

∎ you'll have to take me as I am il faut me prendre comme je suis;

∎ take things as they come prenez les choses comme elles viennent;

∎ I won't take "no" for an answer pas question de refuser;

∎ it's my last offer, (you can) take it or leave it c'est ma dernière offre, c'est à prendre ou à laisser;

∎ I'll take it from here je prends la suite;

∎ I'll take it from there je verrai à ce moment-là

(b) (accept as valid) croire;

∎ to take sb's advice suivre les conseils de qn;

∎ take it from me, he's a crook croyez-moi, c'est un escroc

(c) (deal with)

∎ let's take things one at a time prenons les choses une par une;

∎ the mayor took their questions calmly le maire a entendu leurs questions avec calme;

∎ how did she take the questioning? comment a-t-elle réagi à ou pris l'interrogatoire?;

∎ they took the news well or in their stride ils ont plutôt bien pris la nouvelle;

∎ to take sth badly prendre mal qch;

∎ familiar to take things easy or it easy se la couler douce;

∎ familiar take it easy! (don't get angry) du calme!^□

(d) (bear, endure → pain, heat, pressure, criticism) supporter; (→ damage, loss) subir;

∎ don't take any nonsense! ne te laisse pas faire!;

∎ your father won't take any nonsense ton père ne plaisante pas avec ce genre de choses;

∎ she can take it elle tiendra le coup;

∎ esp American I'm not taking any! je ne marche pas!;

∎ we couldn't take any more on n'en pouvait plus;

∎ I can't take much more of this je commence à en avoir assez, je ne vais pas supporter cela bien longtemps;

∎ I find his constant sarcasm rather hard to take je trouve ses sarcasmes perpétuels difficiles à supporter;

∎ don't expect me to take this lying down ne comptez pas sur moi pour accepter ça sans rien dire;

∎ those shoes have taken a lot of punishment ces chaussures en ont vu de toutes les couleurs;

∎ to take heavy loads (crane, engine etc) supporter de lourdes charges;

∎ it won't take your weight ça ne supportera pas ton poids

(e) (experience, feel)

∎ to take fright prendre peur;

∎ to take an interest in sb/sth s'intéresser à qn/qch;

∎ don't take offence ne vous vexez pas, ne vous offensez pas;

∎ no offence taken il n'y a pas de mal;

∎ we take pleasure in travelling nous prenons plaisir à voyager;

∎ she takes pride in her work elle est fière de ce qu'elle fait;

∎ to take pride in one's appearance prendre soin de sa personne

G.

(a) (consider, look at) prendre, considérer;

∎ take Einstein (for example) prenons (l'exemple d')Einstein;

∎ take the case of Colombia prenons le cas de la Colombie;

∎ taking everything into consideration tout bien considéré;

∎ to take sb/sth seriously prendre qn/qch au sérieux

(b) (consider as)

∎ do you take me for an idiot? vous me prenez pour un idiot?;

∎ what do you take me for? pour qui me prenez-vous?;

∎ I took you for an Englishman je vous croyais anglais;

∎ he took me for somebody else il m'a pris pour quelqu'un d'autre;

∎ to take the news as or to be true tenir la nouvelle pour vraie;

∎ how old do you take her to be? quel âge est-ce que tu lui donnes?

(c) (suppose, presume) supposer, présumer;

∎ he's never been to Madrid, I take it si je comprends bien, il n'a jamais été à Madrid;

∎ I take it you're his mother je suppose que vous êtes sa mère

(d) (interpret, understand) prendre, comprendre;

∎ we never know how to take his jokes on ne sait jamais comment prendre ses plaisanteries;

∎ don't take that literally ne le prenez pas au pied de la lettre;

∎ he was slow to take my meaning il lui a fallu un moment avant de comprendre ce que je voulais dire

H.

(a) (require) prendre, demander;

∎ how long will it take to get there? combien de temps faudra-t-il pour y aller?;

∎ the flight takes three hours le vol dure trois heures;

∎ it will take you ten minutes vous en avez pour dix minutes;

∎ it took him a minute to understand il a mis une minute avant de comprendre;

∎ it took us longer than I expected cela nous a pris plus de temps que je ne pensais;

∎ it takes time to learn a language il faut du temps pour apprendre une langue;

∎ what kind of batteries does it take? quelle sorte de piles faut-il?;

∎ my car takes unleaded ma voiture roule au sans-plomb;

∎ he took a bit of coaxing before he accepted il a fallu le pousser un peu pour qu'il accepte;

∎ it took four people to stop the brawl ils ont dû se mettre à quatre pour arrêter la bagarre;

∎ it takes a clever man to do that bien malin ou habile qui peut le faire;

∎ it takes courage to admit one's mistakes il faut du courage pour admettre ses erreurs;

∎ it takes patience to work with children il faut de la patience ou il faut être patient pour travailler avec les enfants;

∎ one glance was all it took un regard a suffi;

∎ the job took some doing la tâche n'a pas été facile;

∎ that will take some explaining voilà qui va demander des explications;

∎ her story takes some believing son histoire n'est pas facile à croire;

∎ to have what it takes to do/to be sth avoir les qualités nécessaires pour faire/être qch;

∎ we need someone with leadership qualities - she has what it takes il nous faut quelqu'un qui ait des qualités de dirigeant - ce n'est pas ce qui lui manque;

∎ familiar he's so lazy - it takes one to know one! il est vraiment paresseux - tu peux parler!

(b) Grammar

∎ "falloir" takes the subjunctive "falloir" est suivi du subjonctif;

∎ noun that takes an "s" in the plural nom qui prend un "s" au pluriel

I.

(a) (food, drink etc) prendre;

∎ do you take milk in your coffee? prenez-vous du lait dans votre café?;

∎ how do you take your coffee? qu'est-ce que tu prends dans ton café?;

∎ I invited him to take tea je l'ai invité à prendre le thé;

∎ she refused to take any food elle a refusé de manger (quoi que ce soit);

∎ to take drugs se droguer;

∎ how many pills has he taken? combien de comprimés a-t-il pris ou absorbé?;

∎ not to be taken internally (on packaging) (à) usage externe;

∎ to be taken twice a day (on packaging) à prendre deux fois par jour;

∎ to take the air prendre l'air

(b) (wear) faire, porter;

∎ she takes a size 10 elle prend du 38;

∎ what size shoe do you take? quelle est votre pointure?

(c) (pick out, choose) prendre, choisir; (buy) prendre, acheter; (rent) prendre, louer;

∎ I'll take it je le prends;

∎ what newspaper do you take? quel journal prenez-vous?;

∎ take your partners (at dance) invitez vos partenaires

(d) (occupy → chair, seat) prendre, s'asseoir sur;

∎ take a seat asseyez-vous;

∎ take your seats! prenez vos places!;

∎ is this seat taken? cette place est-elle occupée ou prise?

(e) (hold → of container, building etc) contenir, avoir une capacité de;

∎ this bus takes fifty passengers c'est un car de cinquante places

(f) (ascertain, find out) prendre;

∎ to take sb's pulse/temperature prendre le pouls/la température de qn;

∎ to take a reading from a meter lire ou relever un compteur

(g) (write down → notes, letter) prendre;

∎ he took a note of her address il a noté son adresse

(h) (subtract) soustraire, déduire;

∎ they took 10 percent off the price ils ont baissé le prix de 10 pour cent;

∎ take 4 from 9 and you have 5 ôtez 4 de 9, il reste 5

(i) School & University (exam) passer, se présenter à; (course) prendre, suivre;

∎ I took Latin and Greek at A level ≃ j'ai pris latin et grec au bac;

∎ she took her degree last year elle a obtenu son diplôme l'an dernier;

∎ she takes us for maths on l'a en maths

(j) (be in charge of) Religion

∎ to take a service célébrer un office;

∎ the assistant director took the rehearsals l'assistant réalisateur s'est occupé des répétitions

(k) (contract, develop)

∎ to take a chill, to take cold prendre froid;

∎ to take sick, to be taken ill tomber malade;

∎ I was taken with a fit of the giggles j'ai été pris d'un fou rire;

∎ she took an instant dislike to him elle l'a tout de suite pris en aversion

(l) (direct, aim)

∎ she took a swipe at him elle a voulu le gifler;

∎ Football to take a penalty tirer un penalty

(m) (refer)

∎ she takes all her problems to her sister elle raconte tous ses problèmes à sa sœur;

∎ he took the matter to his boss il a soumis la question à son patron;

∎ Law they intend to take the case to the High Court ils ont l'intention d'en appeler à la Cour suprême

(n) (have recourse to)

∎ he took an axe to the door il a donné des coups de hache dans la porte;

∎ take the scissors to it vas-y avec les ciseaux;

∎ his father took a stick to him son père lui a donné des coups de bâton;

∎ Law they took legal proceedings against him ils lui ont intenté un procès

(o) (catch unawares) prendre, surprendre;

∎ to take sb by surprise or off guard surprendre qn, prendre qn au dépourvu;

∎ his death took us by surprise sa mort nous a surpris

(p) (negotiate → obstacle) franchir, sauter; (→ bend in road) prendre, négocier

(q) familiar (deceive, cheat) avoir, rouler;

∎ they took him for every penny (he was worth) ils lui ont pris jusqu'à son dernier sou

(r) archaic or literary (have sex with) prendre

2 intransitive verb

(a) (work, have desired effect) prendre;

∎ did the dye take? est-ce que la teinture a pris?;

∎ it was too cold for the seeds to take il faisait trop froid pour que les graines germent

(b) (become popular) prendre, avoir du succès

(c) (fish) prendre, mordre

3 noun

(a) (capture) prise f

(b) Cinema, Photography & Television prise f de vue; Radio enregistrement m, prise f de son; (of record etc) enregistrement m

(c) American (interpretation) interprétation f;

∎ what's your take on her attitude? comment est-ce que tu interprètes son attitude?

(d) American familiar (takings) recette^□ f; (share) part^□ f;

∎ to be on the take toucher des pots-de-vin^□, palper

➲ take aback separable transitive verb

(astonish) étonner, ébahir; (disconcert) déconcerter;

∎ her question took him aback sa question l'a déconcerté;

∎ I was taken aback by the news la nouvelle m'a beaucoup surpris

➲ take after inseparable transitive verb

ressembler à, tenir de;

∎ she takes after her mother in looks physiquement, elle tient de sa mère

➲ take apart separable transitive verb

(a) (dismantle) démonter;

∎ figurative they took the room apart looking for evidence ils ont mis la pièce sens dessus dessous pour trouver des preuves

(b) (criticize) critiquer

➲ take aside separable transitive verb

prendre à part, emmener à l'écart;

∎ the boss took her aside for a chat le patron l'a prise à part pour discuter

➲ take away separable transitive verb

(a) (remove) enlever, retirer;

∎ take that knife away from him enlevez-lui ce couteau;

∎ they took away his pension ils lui ont retiré sa pension;

∎ they took their daughter away from the club ils ont retiré leur fille du club;

∎ his work took him away from his family for long periods son travail le tenait éloigné de sa famille pendant de longues périodes;

∎ euphemism the police took his father away son père a été arrêté par la police;

∎ it takes away the fun ça gâche tout

(b) (carry away → object) emporter; (→ person) emmener;

∎ British sandwiches to take away (sign) sandwiches à emporter;

∎ not to be taken away (in library) à consulter sur place

(c) Mathematics soustraire, retrancher;

∎ nine take away six is three neuf moins six font trois

➲ take away from inseparable transitive verb

(detract from)

∎ that doesn't take away from his achievements as an athlete ça n'enlève rien à ses exploits d'athlète;

∎ to take away from the pleasure/value of sth diminuer le plaisir/la valeur de qch

➲ take back separable transitive verb

(a) (after absence, departure) reprendre;

∎ she took her husband back elle a accepté que son mari revienne vivre avec elle;

∎ the factory took back the workers l'usine a repris les ouvriers

(b) (gift, unsold goods, sale item etc) reprendre

(c) (return) rapporter; (accompany) raccompagner;

∎ take it back to the shop rapporte-le au magasin;

∎ he took her back home il l'a raccompagnée ou ramenée chez elle

(d) (retract, withdraw) retirer, reprendre;

∎ I take back everything I said je retire tout ce que j'ai dit;

∎ all right, I take it back! d'accord, je n'ai rien dit!

(e) (remind of the past)

∎ that takes me back to my childhood ça me rappelle mon enfance;

∎ that song takes me back forty years cette chanson me ramène quarante ans en arrière;

∎ it takes you back a bit, doesn't it? ça ne nous rajeunit pas tout ça, hein?

(f) Typography transférer à la ligne précédente

➲ take down

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (carry, lead downstairs → object) descendre; (→ person) faire descendre;

∎ the lift took us down to the 4th floor l'ascenseur nous a amenés au 4ème étage

(b) (lower) descendre;

∎ she took the book down from the shelf elle a pris le livre sur l'étagère;

∎ can you help me take the curtains down? peux-tu m'aider à décrocher les rideaux?;

∎ she took his picture down from the wall elle a enlevé sa photo du mur;

∎ he took his trousers down il a baissé son pantalon

(c) (note) prendre, noter;

∎ he took down the registration number il a relevé le numéro d'immatriculation;

∎ to take down a letter in shorthand prendre une lettre en sténo

(d) (dismantle → scaffolding, circus tent) démonter

2 intransitive verb

se démonter

➲ take in separable transitive verb

(a) (lead → person) faire entrer; (carry → washing, harvest etc) rentrer

(b) (bring into one's home → person) héberger; (→ boarder) prendre; (→ orphan, stray animal) recueillir;

∎ she takes in ironing elle fait du repassage à domicile

(c) (place in custody)

∎ the police took him in la police l'a mis ou placé en garde à vue

(d) (air, water, food etc)

∎ she can only take in food intravenously on ne peut la nourrir que par intraveineuse;

∎ whales take in air through their blowhole les baleines respirent par l'évent

(e) (understand, perceive) saisir, comprendre;

∎ he was sitting taking it all in il était là, assis, écoutant tout ce qui se disait;

∎ he didn't take in the real implications of her announcement il n'a pas saisi les véritables implications de sa déclaration;

∎ I can't take in the fact that I've won je n'arrive pas à croire que j'ai gagné;

∎ she took in the situation at a glance elle a compris la situation en un clin d'œil

(f) (make smaller → garment) reprendre; (→ in knitting) diminuer;

∎ you'd better take in the slack on the rope tu ferais bien de tendre ou retendre la corde;

∎ Nautical to take in a sail carguer ou serrer une voile

(g) (cover → several countries etc) comprendre, englober; (→ questions, possibilities) embrasser;

∎ the tour takes in all the important towns l'excursion passe par toutes les villes importantes

(h) (attend, go to) aller à;

∎ to take in a show aller au théâtre;

∎ she took in the castle while in Blois elle a visité le château pendant qu'elle était à Blois;

∎ they took in the sights in Rome ils ont fait le tour des sites touristiques à Rome

(i) familiar (cheat, deceive) tromper^□, rouler;

∎ don't be taken in by him ne vous laissez pas rouler par lui;

∎ I'm not going to be taken in by your lies je ne suis pas dupe de tes mensonges^□ ;

∎ he was completely taken in il marchait complètement

➲ take off

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (remove → clothing, lid, make-up, tag) enlever;

∎ the boy took his clothes off le garçon a enlevé ses vêtements ou s'est déshabillé;

∎ she took her glasses off elle a enlevé ses lunettes;

∎ he often takes the phone off the hook il laisse souvent le téléphone décroché;

∎ to take sb off a list rayer qn d'une liste;

∎ the surgeon had to take her leg off le chirurgien a dû l'amputer de la jambe;

∎ Cars to take off the brake desserrer le frein (à main);

∎ figurative he didn't take his eyes off her all night il ne l'a pas quittée des yeux de la soirée;

∎ I tried to take her mind off her troubles j'ai essayé de lui changer les idées ou de la distraire de ses ennuis;

∎ familiar his retirement has taken ten years off him sa retraite l'a rajeuni de dix ans^□ ;

∎ to take sth off sb's hands débarrasser qn de qch;

∎ I'll take the baby off your hands for a few hours je vais garder le bébé pendant quelques heures, ça te libérera

(b) (deduct) déduire, rabattre;

∎ the teacher took one point off her grade le professeur lui a retiré un point;

∎ the manager took 10 percent off the price le directeur a baissé le prix de 10 pour cent

(c) (lead away) emmener;

∎ she was taken off to hospital on l'a transportée à l'hôpital;

∎ the murderer was taken off to jail on a emmené l'assassin en prison;

∎ her friend took her off to dinner son ami l'a emmenée dîner;

∎ she took herself off to Italy elle est partie en Italie;

∎ to take the passengers off (by boat from a ship) débarquer les passagers;

∎ the injured man was taken off the ship by helicopter le blessé a été évacué du bateau par hélicoptère

(d) (time)

∎ to take some time off prendre un congé;

∎ take a few days off prenez quelques jours de vacances ou de congé;

∎ she takes Thursdays off elle ne travaille pas le jeudi

(e) familiar (copy) imiter^□ ; (mimic) imiter^□, singer

(f) (discontinue → train, bus etc) supprimer; (→ show, programme) annuler

2 intransitive verb

(a) (aeroplane) décoller;

∎ they took off for or to Heathrow ils se sont envolés pour Heathrow

(b) familiar (person → depart) partir^□ ; (hurriedly) se barrer, se tirer;

∎ he took off without telling us il est parti sans nous avertir

(c) familiar (become successful) décoller

➲ take on

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (accept, undertake) prendre, accepter;

∎ to take on the responsibility for sth se charger de qch;

∎ don't take on more than you can handle ne vous surchargez pas;

∎ she took it on herself to tell him elle a pris sur elle de le lui dire;

∎ he took the job on (position) il a accepté le poste; (task) il s'est mis au travail;

∎ to take on a bet accepter un pari

(b) (contend with, fight against) lutter ou se battre contre; (compete against) jouer contre;

∎ the unions took on the government les syndicats se sont attaqués ou s'en sont pris au gouvernement;

∎ I shouldn't like to take him on je n'aimerais pas avoir affaire à lui;

∎ he took us on at poker il nous a défiés au poker

(c) (acquire, assume) prendre, revêtir;

∎ her face took on a worried look elle a pris un air inquiet;

∎ the word takes on another meaning le mot prend une autre signification

(d) (load) prendre, embarquer

(e) (hire) embaucher, engager

2 intransitive verb

familiar (fret, carry on) s'en faire;

∎ don't take on so! ne t'en fais pas!

➲ take out separable transitive verb

(a) (remove → object) prendre, sortir; (→ stain) ôter, enlever; (extract → tooth) arracher;

∎ take the cheese out of the refrigerator sors le fromage du réfrigérateur;

∎ he took the knife out of his pocket il a sorti le couteau de sa poche;

∎ take your hands out of your pockets enlève les mains de tes poches;

∎ they took their children out of school ils ont retiré leurs enfants de l'école;

∎ Medicine to take out sb's appendix/tonsils enlever l'appendice/les amygdales à qn;

∎ figurative to take the food out of sb's mouth retirer le pain de la bouche de qn

(b) (carry, lead outside → object) sortir; (→ person) faire sortir; (escort) emmener;

∎ to take sb out to dinner/to the movies emmener qn dîner/au cinéma;

∎ I took her out for a bike ride je l'ai emmenée faire un tour à vélo;

∎ would you take the dog out? tu veux bien sortir le chien ou aller promener le chien?

(c) (food) emporter;

∎ American sandwiches to take out (sign) sandwiches à emporter

(d) (obtain → subscription) prendre; (→ insurance policy) souscrire à, prendre; (→ licence) se procurer; (→ patent) prendre;

∎ to take out a mortgage faire un emprunt immobilier

(e) familiar (destroy → factory, town) détruire^□ ;

∎ to take sb out (kill) buter qn, zigouiller qn, refroidir qn;

∎ the planes took the factory out by bombing les avions ont détruit l'usine (en la bombardant)

(f) Cards

∎ to take out one's partner changer la couleur annoncée par son partenaire

(g) (idioms)

∎ to take sb out of himself/herself changer les idées à qn;

∎ familiar working as an interpreter takes a lot out of you le travail d'interprète est épuisant^□ ;

∎ familiar the operation really took it out of him l'opération l'a mis à plat;

∎ familiar it takes the fun out of it ça gâche tout^□ ;

∎ familiar to take it out on sb s'en prendre à qn^□ ;

∎ familiar he took his anger out on his wife il a passé sa colère sur sa femme^□ ;

∎ familiar don't take it out on me! ne t'en prends pas à moi!^□

➲ take over

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (assume responsibility of) reprendre;

∎ he wants his daughter to take over the business il veut que sa fille reprenne l'affaire;

∎ she took over my classes elle a pris la suite de mes cours;

∎ will you be taking over his job? est-ce que vous allez le remplacer (dans ses fonctions)?

(b) (gain control of, invade) s'emparer de;

∎ the military took over the country l'armée a pris le pouvoir;

∎ she takes the place over (by being bossy etc) elle joue les despotes;

∎ fast-food restaurants have taken over Paris les fast-foods ou French Canadian restaurants-minute ont envahi Paris

(c) Finance (buy out) absorber, racheter;

∎ they were taken over by a Japanese firm ils ont été rachetés par une entreprise japonaise

(d) (carry across) apporter; (escort across) emmener;

∎ I'll take you over by car je vais vous y conduire en voiture;

∎ the boat took us over to Seattle le bateau nous a emmenés jusqu'à Seattle

(e) Typography transférer à la ligne suivante

2 intransitive verb

(a) (as replacement)

∎ who will take over now that the mayor has stepped down? qui va prendre la relève maintenant que le maire a donné sa démission?;

∎ I'll take over when he leaves je le remplacerai quand il partira;

∎ will he allow her to take over? va-t-il lui céder la place?;

∎ compact discs have taken over from records le (disque) compact a remplacé le (disque) vinyle

(b) (army, dictator) prendre le pouvoir

➲ take to inseparable transitive verb

(a) (have a liking for → person) se prendre d'amitié ou de sympathie pour, prendre en amitié; (→ activity, game) prendre goût à;

∎ I think he took to you je crois que vous lui avez plu;

∎ we took to one another at once nous avons tout de suite sympathisé;

∎ she didn't take to him il ne lui a pas plu;

∎ we've really taken to golf nous avons vraiment pris goût au golf

(b) (acquire as a habit) se mettre à;

∎ to take to drink or to the bottle se mettre à boire;

∎ to take to doing sth se mettre à faire qch;

∎ she took to wearing black elle s'est mise à s'habiller en noir

(c) (make for, head for)

∎ he's taken to his bed with the flu il est alité avec la grippe;

∎ the rebels took to the hills les insurgés se sont réfugiés dans les collines;

∎ they took to the woods ils se sont enfuis dans les bois;

∎ to take to the road prendre la route;

∎ to take to the boats monter dans les canots de sauvetage

➲ take up

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (carry, lead upstairs → object) monter; (→ person) faire monter;

∎ the lift took us up to the 25th floor l'ascenseur nous a amenés au 25ème étage

(b) (pick up → object) ramasser, prendre; (→ passenger) prendre; (→ paving stones, railway tracks) enlever;

∎ she took up the notes from the table elle a ramassé ou pris les notes sur la table;

∎ they're taking up the street la rue est en travaux;

∎ we finally took up the carpet nous avons enfin enlevé la moquette

(c) (absorb) absorber

(d) (shorten) raccourcir;

∎ you'd better take up the slack in that rope tu ferais mieux de retendre ou tendre cette corde

(e) (fill, occupy → space) prendre, tenir; (→ time) prendre, demander;

∎ this table takes up too much room cette table prend trop de place ou est trop encombrante;

∎ moving house took up the whole day le déménagement a pris toute la journée;

∎ her work takes up all her attention son travail l'absorbe complètement

(f) (begin, become interested in → activity, hobby) se mettre à; (→ job) prendre; (→ career) commencer, embrasser;

∎ when did you take up Greek? quand est-ce que tu t'es mis au grec?;

∎ I've taken up gardening je me suis mis au jardinage

(g) (continue, resume) reprendre, continuer;

∎ I took up the tale where Susan had left off j'ai repris l'histoire là où Susan l'avait laissée;

∎ she took up her knitting again elle a repris son tricot

(h) (adopt → attitude) prendre, adopter; (→ method) adopter; (→ place, position) prendre; (→ idea) adopter;

∎ they took up residence in town ils se sont installés en ville;

∎ to take up one's duties entrer en fonctions

(i) (accept → offer) accepter; (→ advice, suggestion) suivre; (→ challenge) relever

(j) (discuss) discuter, parler de; (bring up) aborder;

∎ take it up with the boss parlez-en au patron

(k) (shares, stock) souscrire à

(l) Finance (option) lever, consolider; (bill) honorer, retirer

2 intransitive verb

reprendre, continuer

➲ take upon separable transitive verb

∎ he took it upon himself to organize the meeting il s'est chargé d'organiser la réunion

➲ take up on separable transitive verb

(a) (accept offer, advice of)

∎ his daughter took him up on his advice sa fille a suivi ses conseils;

∎ he might take you up on that someday! il risque de vous prendre au mot un jour!;

∎ she took him up on his promise elle a mis sa parole à l'épreuve

(b) (ask to explain)

∎ I'd like to take you up on that point j'aimerais revenir sur ce point avec vous

➲ take up with inseparable transitive verb

(a) (befriend)

∎ to take up with sb se lier d'amitié avec qn, prendre qn en amitié;

∎ she took up with a bad crowd elle s'est mise à fréquenter des vauriens

(b) (preoccupy)

∎ to be taken up with doing sth être occupé à faire qch;

∎ she's very taken up with him elle ne pense qu'à lui;

∎ she's taken up with her business elle est très prise par ses affaires;

∎ meetings were taken up with talk about the economy on passait les réunions à parler de l'économie

✾ Film 'Take the Money and Run' Allen 'Prends l'oseille et tire-toi'

✾ Film 'You Can't Take It With You' Capra 'Vous ne l'emporterez pas avec vous'

ⓘ Take me to your leader Il s'agit de la formule prononcée par les extra-terrestres fraîchement débarqués sur terre dans les vieux films de science-fiction et adressée au premier terrien rencontré. On emploie cette phrase ("menez-moi jusqu'à votre chef") de façon humoristique lorsque, dans une situation donnée, on désire parler au responsable.

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13 tendre

I.

tendre¹ [tɑ̃dʀ]

➭ TABLE 41

1. transitive verb

   a. [+ corde, câble] to tighten ; [+ muscles] to tense ; [+ tissu] (en le tirant) to stretch ; [+ piège] to set

• tendre une bâche sur une remorque to pull a tarpaulin over a trailer

• tendre un piège à qn to set a trap for sb

   b. ( = suspendre) [+ tapisserie, tenture] to hang

• tendre une chaîne entre deux poteaux to hang a chain between two posts

   c. ( = présenter) tendre qch à qn to hold sth out to sb

• tendre le cou to crane one's neck

• tendre la main (pour attraper, mendier) to hold out one's hand

• tendre la main à qn (pour saluer) to hold out one's hand to sb ; (pour aider) to lend sb a helping hand ; (pour se réconcilier) to hold out the hand of friendship to sb

• tendre le bras to stretch out one's arm

• il m'a tendu les bras he stretched out his arms to me

• tendre l'oreille to prick up one's ears

• tendre la joue to offer one's cheek

• tendre l'autre joue to turn the other cheek

• il lui a tendu un paquet de cigarettes he held out a packet of cigarettes to him

• tendre une perche à qn (figurative) to throw sb a lifeline

2. intransitive verb

• tendre à qch/à faire qch ( = avoir tendance à) to tend towards sth/to do sth ; ( = viser à) to aim at sth/to do sth

• la situation tend à s'améliorer on the whole the situation is improving

• cela tend à confirmer que... this tends to confirm that...

• cette mesure tend à faciliter les échanges this measure aims to facilitate exchanges

3. reflexive verb

► se tendre [corde] to become taut ; [rapports] to become strained

II.

tendre² [tɑ̃dʀ]

1. adjective

   a. [peau, pierre, bois] soft ; [haricots, viande] tender

• un steak bien tendre a nice tender steak

• depuis sa plus tendre enfance from his earliest days

   b. ( = affectueux) tender ; [ami, amitié] loving

• il la regardait d'un air tendre he looked at her tenderly

• ne pas être tendre avec qn (inf) to be hard on sb

   c. ( = cher) dear

• à mon tendre époux to my dear husband

   d. [couleur] soft

• vert tendre soft green

2. masculine noun, feminine noun

• c'est un tendre he's tender-hearted

• en affaires, ce n'est pas un tendre (inf) he's a tough businessman

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1. tɑ̃dʀ
verbe transitif

1) ( étirer) to tighten [corde, fil, câble]; to stretch [élastique, peau]; to extend [ressort]

tendre le cou — to crane one's neck

tendre les bras — ( allonger) to hold out one's arms; ( étirer) to stretch one's arms out

jambes et pointes de pied tendues — legs straight and toes pointed

tendre le bras — (pour saisir, donner) to reach out

tendre le bras à quelqu'un — ( pour soutenir) to offer ou give one's arm to somebody

tendre les bras à or vers quelqu'un — ( pour accueillir) to greet ou welcome somebody with open arms

la victoire me tend les bras — fig victory beckons

tendre la main — (pour saisir, donner) to reach out; (pour mendier, serrer la main à quelqu'un) to hold out one's hand

tendre la main à quelqu'un — ( pour aider) lit to hold one's hand out to somebody; fig to lend somebody a helping hand

tendre la joue — lit to offer one's cheek

tendre l'autre joue — Bible to turn the other cheek

2) ( déployer) to spread [toile, drap] ( sur over)

3) ( disposer) to set [piège]; to put up [fil à linge, filet]

tendre un piège à quelqu'un — fig to set a trap for somebody

4) ( tapisser)

tendre un mur de tissu — to hang a wall with cloth

bureau tendu de toile de jute — office hung with hessian

5) ( présenter)

tendre quelque chose à quelqu'un — to hold something out to somebody

tendre une cigarette/du feu à quelqu'un — to offer somebody a cigarette/a light

2.

tendre à verbe transitif indirect

1) ( viser à)

tendre à un but — to strive for a goal

2) ( avoir tendance à)

tendre à faire — to tend to do

3.

verbe intransitif

1) ( s'orienter)

tendre vers — to strive for

2) ( se rapprocher)

tendre vers — to approach [valeur, chiffre]; to tend to [zéro, infini]

4.

se tendre verbe pronominal ( devenir tendu) to tighten; ( devenir conflictuel) to become strained

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1. tɑ̃dʀ
adjectif

1) ( non dur) [roche, bois, fibre] soft; [chair, peau, légumes] tender

2) ( jeune) [pousse, herbe] new

tendre enfance — earliest childhood

3) ( pâle) [rose, vert, bleu] soft

des chaussettes vert tendre — pale green socks

4) ( affectueux) [personne] loving; [amour, sourire, paroles] tender; [tempérament] gentle

un cœur tendre — a loving heart

poser un regard tendre sur quelqu'un — to look tenderly at somebody

être tendre avec quelqu'un — ( affectueux) to be loving toward(s) somebody

ne pas être tendre avec quelqu'un/quelque chose — to be hard on somebody/something

leurs propos ne sont pas tendres pour le régime — they have some harsh words to say about the regime

5) ( cher) [ami, époux] dear

2.

nom masculin et féminin soft-hearted person

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I tɑ̃dʀ adj
1) (viande, légumes) tender

2) (bois, roche, couleur) soft

3) (personne) tender, loving

II tɑ̃dʀ
1. vt

1) [élastique, corde] to stretch, to draw tight, [voile] to set, [muscle] to tense

Ils ont tendu une corde entre deux arbres. — They stretched out a rope between two trees.

2) (pour atteindre)

tendre la main — to hold out one's hand

tendre le bras — to stretch out one's arm, to reach out

tendre l'oreille — to prick up one's ears

3) (pour donner)

tendre qch à qn — to hold sth out to sb

Il lui a tendu les clés. — He held out the keys to her.

Elle me tendit la boîte de chocolates. — She held out the box of chocolates to me.

tendre la perche à qn fig — to throw sb a line

4) (= disposer) [filets] to set up, [hamac] to sling

tendre un piège à quelqu'un — to set a trap for someone

5) (revêtement mural)

tendre un mur de tapisserie — to hang a tapestry on a wall

tendu de soie — hung with silk, with silk hangings

2. vi

(= avoir tendance)

tendre à qch — to tend towards sth

tendre à faire — to tend to do

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tendre verb table: rendre

A adj

1 ( non dur) [roche, bois, fibre] soft; [chair, peau, viande, légumes] tender;

2 ( jeune) [pousse, herbe, bourgeon] new; une tendre jeune fille a sweet young girl; tendre enfance/jeunesse earliest childhood/youth;

3 ( pâle) [rose, vert, bleu] soft; des chaussettes vert tendre pale green socks;

4 ( affectueux) [personne] loving; [baisers, amour, sourire, paroles] tender; [humour, tempérament] gentle; un cœur tendre a loving heart; c'est un dur au cœur tendre beneath his tough exterior he's got a soft heart; s'aimer d'amour tendre to love each other tenderly; poser un regard tendre sur qn to look tenderly ou fondly at sb; être tendre avec qn ( affectueux) to be loving toward(s) sb; ( indulgent) to show leniency toward(s) sb; ne pas être tendre avec or envers or pour qn/qch to be hard on sb/sth; les critiques n'ont pas été tendres avec lui/ton roman the critics have been hard on him/your novel; leurs propos ne sont pas tendres pour le régime they have some harsh words to say about the regime;

5 ( cher) [époux, ami, compagne] dear; ma chère et tendre épouse my dearest wife.

B nmf soft-hearted person; c'est un grand tendre he's very soft-hearted.

C vtr

1 ( étirer) to tighten [corde, fil, câble]; to stretch [élastique, peau]; to extend [ressort]; tendre la peau d'un tam-tam to stretch hide over the end of a tom-tom; tendre le cou to crane one's neck; tendre les bras ( allonger) to hold out one's arms; ( étirer) to stretch one's arms out; jambes et pointes de pied tendues legs straight and toes pointed; tendre le bras ( pour faire signe) to put out one's arm; (pour saisir, donner) to reach out; le sel est devant toi, tu n'as qu'à tendre le bras the salt's right in front of you, just reach out and get it; tendre le bras à qn ( pour soutenir) to offer ou give one's arm to sb; tendre les bras à or vers qn ( pour accueillir) to greet ou welcome sb with open arms; la victoire/mon lit me tend les bras fig victory/my bed beckons; tendre la main ( pour montrer) to point; (pour saisir, donner) to reach out; (pour mendier, serrer la main à qn) to hold out one's hand; la politique de la main tendue policy of openness; tendre la main à qn ( pour aider) lit to hold one 's hand out to sb; fig to lend ou give sb a helping hand; tendre la bouche or les lèvres to offer one' s lips for a kiss; tendre le dos fig to brace oneself; tendre la joue lit to offer one's cheek; tendre l'autre joue Bible to turn the other cheek;

2 ( déployer) to spread [toile, bâche, drap] (sur qch over sth);

3 ( disposer) to set [piège, collet, souricière]; to put up [fil à linge]; tendre un filet lit to put up a net; tendre un piège or un filet à qn fig to set a trap for sb;

4 ( tapisser) tendre un mur/une cloison/un plafond de tissu to hang a wall/a partition/a ceiling with cloth; corridor/bureau tendu de toile de jute corridor/office hung with hessian;

5 ( présenter) tendre qch à qn to hold sth out to sb; tendre un crayon/livre à qn to hold a pencil/book out to sb; tendre une cigarette/du feu à qn to offer sb a cigarette/a light.

D tendre à vtr ind

1 ( viser à) tendre à un but/un idéal to strive for a goal/an ideal; les mesures tendent à alléger l'impôt the measures are aimed at reducing taxes;

2 ( avoir tendance à) tendre à faire to tend to do; la différence tend à s'accentuer the difference tends to become more pronounced.

E vi

1 ( s'orienter) tendre vers to strive for; tendre vers la perfection/l'absolu to strive for perfection/the absolute;

2 ( se rapprocher) tendre vers to approach [valeur, chiffre]; to tend to [zéro, infini].

F se tendre vpr

1 ( devenir tendu) [câble, fil, corde] to tighten;

2 ( devenir conflictuel) [relations, rapports] to become strained.

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[tɑ̃dr] adjectif

1. [aimant - personne] loving, gentle, tender ; [ - voix] gentle ; [ - yeux] gentle, loving

[affectueux - lettre] loving, affectionate

elle n'est pas tendre avec lui she's hard on him

la presse n'est pas tendre pour elle ce matin she's been given a rough ride in the papers this morning

2. [moelleux - viande, légumes] tender

tendre comme la rosée (as) fresh as the morning dew

3. [mou - roche, mine de crayon, métal] soft

bois tendre softwood

4. (littéraire) [délicat - feuillage, bourgeons] tender, delicate ; [ - herbe] soft

5. [doux - teinte] soft, delicate

un tissu rose/vert tendre a soft pink/green material

6. [jeune] early

nos tendres années our early years

âge tendre, tendre enfance early childhood

dès sa plus tendre enfance since his earliest childhood

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[tɑ̃dr] nom masculin et féminin

tender-hearted person

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[tɑ̃dr] verbe transitif

1. [étirer - câble, corde de raquette] to tighten, to tauten ; [ - élastique, ressort] to stretch ; [ - corde d'arc] to draw back (separable) ; [ - arc] to bend ; [ - arbalète] to arm ; [ - voile] to stretch, to brace ; [ - peau d'un tambour] to pull, to stretch

2. [disposer - hamac, fil à linge, tapisserie] to hang ; [ - collet, souricière] to set

tendre une embuscade ou un piège à quelqu'un to set an ambush ou a trap for somebody

tendre ses filets

a. (sens propre) to set one's nets

b. (figuré) to set a trap

3. [revêtir - mur] to cover

tendre une pièce de toile de jute to cover the walls of a room with hessian

4. [allonger - partie du corps]

tendre le cou to crane ou to stretch one's neck

elle tendit son front/sa joue à sa mère pour qu'elle l'embrasse she offered her forehead/her cheek for her mother to kiss

tendre les bras (vers quelqu'un) to stretch out one's arms (towards somebody)

assieds-toi, il y a un fauteuil qui te tend les bras sit down, there's an armchair waiting for you

vas-y, le poste de directeur te tend les bras go ahead, the director's job is yours for the taking

tendre la main [pour recevoir quelque chose] to hold out one's hand

tendre la main à quelqu'un

a. [pour dire bonjour] to hold out one's hand to somebody

b. [pour aider] to offer a helping hand to somebody

c. [pour se réconcilier] to extend a ou the hand of friendship to somebody

tendre l'autre joue (allusion) BIBLE to turn the other cheek

5. [offrir, présenter] to offer

6. [concentrer]

tendre sa volonté vers la réussite to strive for success

tendre ses efforts vers un but to strive to achieve an aim

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tendre à verbe plus préposition

1. [avoir tendance à]

c'est une pratique qui tend à disparaître it's a custom which is dying out

2. [contribuer à]

cela tendrait à prouver que j'ai raison this would seem to prove that I'm right

3. [aspirer à]

tendre à la perfection to aim at perfection

4. [arriver à]

tendre à sa fin to near an end

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tendre vers verbe plus préposition

1. [viser à]

tendre vers la perfection to aim at perfection, to strive towards perfection

2. [approcher de]

le rythme de la production tend vers son maximum maximum output is close to being reached

3. MATHÉMATIQUES

tendre vers zéro/l'infini to tend to zero/infinity

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se tendre verbe pronominal intransitif

1. [courroie, câble] to tighten (up), to become taut, to tauten

2. [atmosphère, relations] to become strained

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > tendre
14 right

1. adjective
1) (on or related to the side of the body which in most people has the more skilful hand, or to the side of a person or thing which is toward the east when that person or thing is facing north (opposite to left): When I'm writing, I hold my pen in my right hand.) derecho

2) (correct: Put that book back in the right place; Is that the right answer to the question?) correcto

3) (morally correct; good: It's not right to let thieves keep what they have stolen.) bien

4) (suitable; appropriate: He's not the right man for this job; When would be the right time to ask him?) adecuado, apropiado

2. noun
1) (something a person is, or ought to be, allowed to have, do etc: Everyone has the right to a fair trial; You must fight for your rights; You have no right to say that.) derecho

2) (that which is correct or good: Who's in the right in this argument?) cierto, razón

3) (the right side, part or direction: Turn to the right; Take the second road on the right.) derecha

4) (in politics, the people, group, party or parties holding the more traditional beliefs etc.) derecha

3. adverb
1) (exactly: He was standing right here.) exactamente

2) (immediately: I'll go right after lunch; I'll come right down.) inmediatamente

3) (close: He was standing right beside me.) justo

4) (completely; all the way: The bullet went right through his arm.) totalmente, completamente

5) (to the right: Turn right.) a la derecha

6) (correctly: Have I done that right?; I don't think this sum is going to turn out right.) bien, correctamente

4. verb
1) (to bring back to the correct, usually upright, position: The boat tipped over, but righted itself again.) enderezar

2) (to put an end to and make up for something wrong that has been done: He's like a medieval knight, going about the country looking for wrongs to right.) corregir

5. interjection
(I understand; I'll do what you say etc: `I want you to type some letters for me.' `Right, I'll do them now.') de acuerdo, bien

- righteous
- righteously
- righteousness
- rightful
- rightfully
- rightly
- rightness
- righto
- right-oh
- rights
- right angle
- right-angled
- right-hand
- right-handed
- right wing
6. adjective
((right-wing) (having opinions which are) of this sort.) de derecha

- right-winger
- by rights
- by right
- get
- keep on the right side of
- get right
- go right
- not in one's right mind
- not quite right in the head
- not right in the head
- put right
- put/set to rights
- right away
- right-hand man
- right now
- right of way
- serve right

right¹ adj

1. correcto

the right answer la respuesta correcta

can you tell me the right time? ¿me puedes decir la hora exacta?

is this the High Street? That's right ¿es la Calle Mayor? Así es

2. derecho

he broke his right leg se rompió la pierna derecha

to be right hacer bien

you were right to resign hiciste bien en dimitir

to be right tener razón

I was right about Paul tenía razón sobre lo de Paul

right² adv

1. bien

she can't spell her name right no sabe escribir bien su propio nombre

2. a la derecha

turn right at the traffic lights en el semáforo, gira a la derecha

3. justo / exactamente

it landed right in the middle of the desert aterrizó justo en medio del desierto

I'm right behind you estoy justo detrás de ti

right away enseguida

right now ahora mismo right sirve también para dar énfasis en algunas frases

I had to walk right to the top floor tuve que subir andando hasta el último piso de todos

right³ n

1. derecha

the toilet is on your right el servicio está a la derecha

take the next street on your right coge la próxima calle a la derecha

2. bien

right and wrong el bien y el mal

3. derecho

we believe in equal rights creemos en la igualdad de derechos

right

tr[raɪt]

adjective

1 (not left) derecho,-a

■ my right leg hurts me duele la pierna derecha

■ I've lost my right shoe he perdido el zapato del pie derecho

2 (correct) correcto,-a

■ that's not the right answer ésa no es la respuesta correcta

3 (just) justo,-a

■ it's not right that he should suffer no es justo que sufra él

4 (suitable) apropiado,-a, adecuado,-a

■ I don't think he's the right person for the job no creo que sea la persona adecuada para el puesto

■ that hat doesn't look right ese sombrero no queda bien

5 familiar (total) auténtico,-a, total

■ he's a right idiot es un idiota total

6 familiar (okay) bien

■ this watch hasn't been right since it was repaired este reloj no ha ido bien desde que lo repararon

■ you don't look right no tienes buena cara

adverb

1 a la derecha, hacia la derecha

■ turn right at the traffic lights en el semáforo, gira a la derecha

2 (correctly) bien, correctamente

■ you can't do anything right no haces nada bien

3 (exactly) justo

■ they arrived right after the explosion llegaron justo después de la explosión

■ it hit him right in the eye le dio de lleno en el ojo

■ she's right next to you está justo a tu lado

■ right at the end al final de todo

4 (well) bueno, bien

■ right, I'm going to bed bueno, yo me voy a la cama

5 familiar (very) muy

■ she's not right happy no está muy contenta

noun

1 (not left) derecha

■ in Spain they drive on the right en España conducen por la derecha

2 (entitlement) derecho

■ you have no right to do that no tienes derecho a hacer eso

transitive verb

1 corregir

2 SMALLMARITIME/SMALL enderezar

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

all right! ¡bien!, ¡conforme!, ¡vale!

it serves you «(him, etc)» right te (le, etc) está bien empleado

right away en seguida

to be right tener razón

■ he's absolutely right tiene toda la razón

to get it right acertar

to put right arreglar, corregir

right and wrong el bien y el mal

right angle ángulo recto

right of way (public access) derecho de paso 2 (when driving) prioridad nombre femenino

right wing SMALLPOLITICS/SMALL derecha

right ['raɪt] vt

1) fix, restore: reparar

to right the economy: reparar la economía

2) straighten: enderezar

right adv

1) : bien

to live right: vivir bien

2) precisely: precisamente, justo

right in the middle: justo en medio

3) directly, straight: derecho, directamente

he went right home: fue derecho a casa

4) immediately: inmediatamente

right after lunch: inmediatamente después del almuerzo

5) completely: completamente

he felt right at home: se sintió completamente cómodo

6) : a la derecha

to look left and right: mirar a la izquierda y a la derecha

right adj

1) upright: bueno, honrado

right conduct: conducta honrada

2) correct: correcto

the right answer: la respuesta correcta

3) appropriate: apropiado, adecuado, debido

the right man for the job: el hombre perfecto para el trabajo

4) straight: recto

a right line: una línea recta

5) : derecho

the right hand: la mano derecha

6) sound: bien

he's not in his right mind: no está bien de la cabeza

right n

1) good: bien m

to do right: hacer el bien

2) : derecha f

on the right: a la derecha

3) or right hand : mano f derecha

4) entitlement: derecho m

the right to vote: el derecho a votar

women's rights: los derechos de la mujer

5)

the Right : la derecha (en la política)

right

adj.

• acertado, -a adj.

• ajustado, -a adj.

• correcto, -a adj.

• debido, -a adj.

• derecho, -a adj.

• diestro, -a adj.

• enderezado, -a adj.

• exacto, -a adj.

• justo, -a adj.

• lícito, -a adj.

adv.

• a la derecha adv.

• bien adv.

• justo adv.

• mismo adv.

interj.

• cabal interj.

n.

• derechazo s.m.

• derecho s.m.

• justicia s.f.

• privilegio s.m.

• razón s.f.

v.

• adrizar v.

• enderezar v.

• endrezar v.

I raɪt
adjective

1) ( correct) <answer/interpretation> correcto

you made the right choice — elegiste bien

are we going in the right direction? — ¿vamos bien?

are you sure this is the right house? — ¿estás seguro de que ésta es la casa or de que es aquí?

did you press the right button? — ¿apretaste el botón que debías?

do you have the right change? — ¿tienes el cambio justo?

do you have the right time? — ¿tienes hora (buena)?

2) ( not mistaken)

to be right — \<\<person\>\> tener* razón, estar* en lo cierto; \<\<clock\>\> estar* bien

how right she was! — cuánta razón tenía!, si habrá tenido razón!

I hope you're right — ojalá no te equivoques

that can't be right! — no puede ser!

to be right ABOUT something/somebody — tener* razón en cuanto a algo/alguien

to be right IN something: am I right in thinking this has happened before? si no me equivoco esto ya había pasado antes ¿no?; to get something right: you got two answers right acertaste dos respuestas; did I get your name right? ¿entendí bien tu nombre?; I guess you're Bobby - that's right! tú tienes que ser Bobby - el mismo! or así es!; two o'clock tomorrow, right? - right! — a las dos mañana ¿de acuerdo? - de acuerdo! or (esp Esp fam) vale!

3) (good, suitable) adecuado, apropiado

the right temperature — la temperatura adecuada

were the curtains the right length? — ¿estaban bien de largo las cortinas?

the right side of the material — el derecho de la tela

if the price is right — si el precio es razonable, si está bien de precio

just right — perfecto

I can't find the right key — no encuentro la llave que corresponde

he knows all the right people — tiene muy buenos contactos

you said all the right things — dijiste todo lo que tenías que decir

this isn't the right time — éste no es el momento (apropiado)

those shoes don't look right with the coat — esos zapatos no quedan bien con el abrigo

he's still on the right side of forty — todavía no tiene cuarenta

that job is just right for him — el trabajo está hecho a su medida

they're just right for each other — están hechos el uno para el otro

4) (just, moral) (pred)

to be right — ser* justo

to be right to + inf — hacer* bien en + inf

5) (pred)

a) ( in order)

it's too quiet: something's not right — hay demasiado silencio, algo pasa

to put something right — arreglar algo

b) (fit, healthy) (colloq) bien

she's not quite right in the head — no está muy bien de la cabeza

6) ( complete) (BrE colloq) (before n)

he's a right idiot — es un idiota redomado or de marca mayor

he got himself into a right mess — se metió en un tremendo lío (fam)

7) ( Math)

right angle — ángulo m recto

right triangle — (AmE) triángulo m rectángulo

8) (before n) <side/ear/shoe> derecho

II

adverb

1) (correctly, well) bien, correctamente

I had guessed right — había adivinado, no me había equivocado

nothing goes right for them — todo les sale mal, nada les sale bien

to do right by somebody — portarse bien con alguien; serve I 2)

2)

a) (all the way, completely)

the road goes right along the coast — la carretera bordea toda la costa

right from the start — desde el principio

he put it right at the back — lo puso bien al fondo (de todo)

she filled it right up — lo llenó hasta el borde

they kept hoping right up until the last moment — no perdieron las esperanzas hasta el último momento

b) ( directly)

I live right next door — vivo justo al lado

it's right in front of you — lo tienes allí delante or (fam) delante de las narices

he was right here/there — estaba aquí mismo/allí mismo

right now — ahora mismo

right then — en ese preciso momento

c) ( immediately)

right after lunch — inmediatamente después de comer

I'll be right back — vuelvo enseguida

3) <turn/look> a la derecha

III

noun

1)

a) c u ( entitlement) derecho m

right to something/+ INF — derecho a algo/+ inf

the right of reply — el derecho a responder

in her/his/its own right: she is Queen in her own right es Reina a título propio or por derecho propio; she is also a composer in her own right ella también es compositora; the title is his by right el título le corresponde a él; by what right? — ¿con qué derecho?

b) rights pl derechos mpl

film rights — derechos cinematográficos

all rights reserved — reservados todos los derechos

to be within one's rights — estar* en su (or mi etc) derecho

2) u c ( what is correct)

to know right from wrong — saber* distinguir entre el bien y el mal

to be in the right — tener* razón, llevar la razón, estar* en lo cierto

by rights you should have asked my permission — lo que correspondía era que me pidieras permiso

to put o set something to rights — (esp BrE) arreglar algo

3)

a) u ( opposite the left) derecha f

on the right — a la derecha

the one on the right — el/la de la derecha

to drive on the right — manejar or (Esp) conducir* por la derecha

keep (to the) right — mantenga su derecha

on o to my/your right — a mi/tu derecha

b) ( right turn)

take the next right — tome or (esp Esp) coja la próxima a la derecha

to make o (BrE) take a right — girar or torcer* or doblar a la derecha

c) ( Sport) ( hand) derecha f; ( blow) derechazo m

4) u ( Pol)

the right — la derecha

IV

transitive verb

a) ( set upright) enderezar*

b) ( redress) \<\<injustice\>\> reparar

to right a wrong — reparar un daño

V

interjection (colloq) bueno!, vale! (Esp fam)

[raɪt]
1. ADJ

1) (=morally good, just) justo

it is not right that he should pay for their mistake — no es justo que él pague por su error

it is/seems only right that she should get the biggest share — es/me parece justo que ella reciba la mayor parte, está/me parece bien que ella reciba la mayor parte

it doesn't seem right that his contribution should not be acknowledged — parece injusto que no se reconozca su aportación

it's not right! — ¡no hay derecho!

I thought it right to ask permission first — me pareció conveniente preguntarle antes, pensé que debía preguntarle antes

would it be right for me to ask him? — ¿debería preguntárselo?

it is only right and proper that people should know what is going on — lo suyo es que la gente sepa lo que pasa

to do the right thing, do what is right — hacer lo correcto, actuar correctamente

to do the right thing by sb — portarse como es debido con algn

doing the right thing by a pregnant girlfriend meant marrying her — hacer lo que Dios manda con una novia embarazada significaba casarse con ella

2) (=suitable) [tool, clothes] apropiado, adecuado; [time] oportuno

to choose the right moment for sth/to do sth — elegir el momento oportuno para algo/para hacer algo

that's the right attitude! — ¡haces bien!

I haven't got the right clothes for a formal dinner — no tengo ropa apropiada or adecuada para una cena de etiqueta

you're not using the right tool for the job — no estás empleando la herramienta apropiada or adecuada para el trabajo

he's the right man for the job — es el hombre más indicado para el cargo

I don't think he's the right sort of person for you — me parece que no es la persona que te conviene

they holiday in all the right places — toman sus vacaciones en todos los sitios que están de moda

• the balance of humour and tragedy is just right — el equilibrio entre humor y tragedia es perfecto

she's just right for the job — es la persona perfecta para el puesto

the flat is just right for me — el piso es justo lo que necesito

"is there too much salt in it?" - "no, it's just right" — -¿tiene demasiada sal? -no, está en su punto justo

• Mr Right — el novio soñado, el marido ideal

• to know the right people — tener enchufes or (LAm) palanca

he knows all the right people — tiene enchufes or (LAm) palanca en todas partes

• I just happened to be in the right place at the right time — dio la casualidad de que estaba en el sitio adecuado en el momento adecuado

• if the price is right — si el precio es razonable

• he's on the right side of 40 — tiene menos de 40 años

• to say the right thing — decir lo que hay que decir, tener las palabras justas

• we'll do it when the time is right — lo haremos en el momento oportuno or a su debido tiempo

• the right word — la palabra exacta or apropiada

3) (=correct) correcto, exacto

right first time! — ¡exactamente!, ¡exacto!

"she's your sister?" - "that's right!" — -¿es tu hermana? -¡eso es! or ¡así es! or ¡exacto!

that's right! it has to go through that hole — ¡eso es! tiene que pasar por ese agujero

she said she'd done it, isn't that right, mother? — dijo que lo había hecho ¿no es así, madre? or ¿a que sí, madre?

you mean he offered to pay? is that right, Harry? — ¿dices que se ofreció a pagar? ¿es eso cierto, Harry?

and quite right too! — ¡y con razón!

am I right for the station? — ¿por aquí se va a la estación?, ¿voy bien (por aquí) para la estación?

• the right answer — la respuesta correcta; (Math) (to problem) la solución correcta

• right you are! * — ¡vale!, ¡muy bien!

• I was beginning to wonder whether I had the right day — empezaba a preguntarme si me habría equivocado de día

• to get sth right — (=guess correctly) acertar en algo; (=do properly) hacer algo bien

I got the date right but not the time — acerté en la fecha pero me equivoqué de hora

it's vital that we get the timing right — es esencial que escojamos bien el momento

you didn't get it right, so you lose five points — no acertaste or te equivocaste, así que pierdes cinco puntos

let's get it right this time! — ¡a ver si esta vez nos sale bien!

we must get it right this time — esta vez tenemos que hacerlo bien or nos tiene que salir bien

• is this the right house? — ¿es esta la casa?

• he can't even sing the right notes — no sabe ni dar las notas bien

• are you sure you've got the right number? — (Telec) ¿seguro que es ese el número?

• to put sb right — sacar a algn de su error; (unpleasantly) enmendar la plana a algn

I'm confused, and I wanted you to put me right — tengo dudas y quisiera que tú me las aclararas

if you tell the story wrong the child will soon put you right — si te equivocas al contar la historia, el niño enseguida te corrige or te saca de tu error

to put a clock right — poner un reloj en hora

to put a mistake right — corregir or rectificar un error

• is this the right road for Segovia? — ¿es este el camino de Segovia?, ¿por aquí se va a Segovia?

are we on the right road? — ¿vamos por buen camino?, ¿vamos bien por esta carretera?

• it's not the right shade of green — no es el tono de verde que yo busco

• the right side of the fabric — el (lado) derecho de la tela

• is the skirt the right size? — ¿va bien la falda de talla?

it's not the right size/length — no vale de talla/de largo

• the right time — la hora exacta

is that the right time? — ¿es esa la hora?

do you have the right time? — ¿tienes hora buena?, ¿sabes qué hora es exactamente?

- get on the right side of sb

4) (=in the right)

to be right to do sth — hacer bien en hacer algo

you were right to come to me — has hecho bien en venir a verme

• to be right — [person] tener razón, estar en lo cierto

you're quite right, you're dead right * — tienes toda la razón

how right you are! — ¡qué razón tienes!

• to be right about sth/sb, you were right about there being none left — tenías razón cuando decías que no quedaba ninguno

you were right about Peter, he's totally unreliable — tenías razón en lo de Peter or con respecto a Peter: no hay quien se fíe de él

• am I right in thinking that we've met before? — si no me equivoco ya nos conocemos ¿no?

you were right in calling the doctor, it was appendicitis — hiciste bien en llamar al médico, era apendicitis

5) (=in order)

I don't feel quite right — no me siento del todo bien

I knew something wasn't right when she didn't call as usual — supe que algo no iba bien cuando no llamaba como de costumbre

his leg hasn't been right since the accident — tiene la pierna mal desde el accidente

my stereo still isn't right — mi equipo sigue sin ir bien

• it will all come right in the end — todo se arreglará al final

• she's not quite right in the head — no está en sus cabales

• to be in one's right mind — en su sano juicio

• to put sth/sb right, I hope the garage can put the car right — espero que me sepan arreglar el coche en el taller

you've offended her but it's not too late to put things right — la has ofendido pero aún puedes arreglarlo

it's nothing a night's sleep won't put right — no es nada que no se arregle durmiendo toda la noche de un tirón

a couple of aspirin will put me right — con un par de aspirinas me pondré bien

that's soon put right — eso se arregla fácilmente, eso tiene fácil arreglo

• all's right with the world — todo va bien

- be/feel as right as rain

she'll be as right as rain in a few days — en unos pocos días se repondrá completamente de esto

6) (=not left) derecho

I'd give my right arm to know — daría cualquier cosa or todo el oro del mundo por saberlo

we are a right of centre party — somos un partido de centro derecha

- it's a case of the right hand not knowing what the left hand is doing

7) (Math) [angle] recto

8) (Brit)
* (as intensifier) (=complete)
he's a right idiot — es un auténtico idiota

I felt a right twit — me sentí como un verdadero imbécil

she made a right mess of it — lo hizo fatal *, le salió un buen churro (Sp) *

you're a right one to talk — iro mira quién habla
Charlie
9) see all right

2. ADV

1) (=directly, exactly)

• right away — en seguida, ahora mismo, ahorita (mismo) (Mex, And)

• it happened right before our eyes — ocurrió delante de nuestros propios ojos

• she was standing right behind/in front of him — estaba justo detrás/delante de él

• right here — aquí mismo or (CAm) mero

• he was standing right in the middle of the road — estaba justo en el centro or (CAm) en el mero centro de la calle

• right now — (=immediately) ahora mismo; (=at the moment) (justo) ahora

I want this done right now — quiero que se haga esto ahora mismo

she's busy right now — ahora mismo or justo ahora está ocupada

• he could tell right off that I was a foreigner — reconoció de inmediato que yo era extranjero

• to go right on — seguir todo derecho

right on! * — † ¡eso es!, ¡de acuerdo!

he (just) went right on talking — siguió hablando como si nada

it hit him right on the chest — le dio de lleno en el pecho

• she should come right out and say so — debería ser clara y decirlo

• it fell right on top of me — me cayó justo encima

2) (=immediately) justo, inmediatamente

• I'll do it right after dinner — lo haré justo or inmediatamente después de cenar

• I'll be right back — vuelvo en seguida

• come right in! — ¡ven aquí dentro!

• I'll be right over — voy en seguida

• I had to decide right then — tenía que decidirme allí mismo

3) (=completely)

• we were sat right at the back — estábamos sentados atrás del todo

we'll have to go right back to the beginning now — ahora habrá que volver al principio del todo

• he put his hand in right to the bottom — introdujo la mano hasta el mismo fondo

• their house is right at the end of the street — su casa está justo al final de la calle

she was a very active old lady, right to the end — fue una anciana muy activa hasta el final

to go right to the end of sth — ir hasta el final de algo

• to push sth right in — meter algo hasta el fondo

• there is a fence right round the house — hay una valla que rodea la casa por completo

• to read a book right through — leer un libro hasta el final

you could see right through her blouse — se le transparentaba la blusa

• he filled it right up — lo llenó del todo

4) (=correctly) bien, correctamente

you did right to/not to invite them — hiciste bien en invitarlos/en no invitarlos

to understand sb right — entender bien a algn

if I remember right — si mal no recuerdo, si no me falla la memoria

it's him, right enough! — ¡seguro que es él!

5) (=fairly)

• to do right by sb — portarse como es debido con algn

• don't worry about the pay, John will see you right — no te preocupes por el sueldo, John se encargará de que te paguen lo que te corresponde

• to treat sb right — tratar bien a algn
serve
6) (=properly, satisfactorily) bien

you're not doing it right — no lo estás haciendo bien

I felt nothing was going right for me — sentía que nada me iba bien

nothing goes right with them — nada les sale bien

7) (=not left) a la derecha

he looked neither left nor right — no miró a ningún lado

• eyes right! — (Mil) ¡vista a la derecha!

• to turn right — torcer a la derecha

right (about) turn! — ¡media vuelta a la derecha!
left II, 1., 1)
8) (as linker)

right, who's next? — a ver, ¿quién va ahora?

right then, let's begin! — ¡empecemos, pues!

9) (in titles)

the Right Honourable Edmund Burke — el Excelentísimo Señor Edmund Burke

the Right Honourable member for Huntingdon — Su Señoría el diputado por Huntingdon

my Right Honourable friend — mi honorable amigo

Right Reverend — Reverendísimo

3. N

1) (=what is morally right, just)

right and wrong — el bien y el mal

I don't know the rights of the matter — no sé quién tiene razón en el asunto

to know right from wrong — saber distinguir el bien del mal

• by rights the house should go to me — lo suyo or lo propio es que la casa me correspondiera a mí

• to be in the right — tener razón, estar en lo cierto

• to put or set sth to rights — arreglar algo

this government will put the country to rights — este gobierno va a arreglar el país

to set or put the world to rights — arreglar el mundo

• to have right on one's side — tener la razón de su parte
wrong 3.
2) (=prerogative) derecho m

they have a right to privacy — tienen derecho a la or su intimidad

people have the right to read any kind of material they wish — la gente tiene derecho a leer lo que desee

you had no right to take it — no tenías (ningún) derecho a llevártelo

what gives you the right or what right have you got to criticize me? — ¿qué derecho tienes tú a criticarme?

who gave you the right to come in here? — ¿quién te ha dado permiso para entrar aquí?

• as of right — por derecho propio

• by right of — por or en razón de

by what right do you make all the decisions? — ¿con qué derecho tomas tú todas las decisiones?

• to own sth in one's own right — poseer algo por derecho propio

she's a celebrity in her own right now — ahora es una celebridad por méritos propios

the baby is a person in his own right — el bebé es una persona de pleno derecho

• right to reply — derecho m de réplica

• right of way — derecho m de paso; (Aut etc) (=precedence) prioridad f
abode, assembly, exercise, reserve 2., 1)
3) rights derechos mpl

• civil rights — derechos mpl civiles

• film rights — derechos mpl cinematográficos

• human rights — derechos mpl humanos

• insist on your legal rights — hazte valer tus derechos legales

• they don't have voting rights — no tienen derecho al voto or de voto

• to be (well) within one's rights — estar en su derecho

you'd be well within your rights to refuse to cooperate — estarías en tu derecho a negarte a cooperar

• women's rights — derechos de la mujer

all rights reserved — es propiedad, reservados todos los derechos

4) (=not left) derecha f

• reading from right to left — leyendo de derecha a izquierda

• to keep to the right — (Aut) circular por la derecha

keep to the right — manténgase a la derecha

• our house is the second on the right — nuestra casa es la segunda a or de la derecha

• on or to my right — a mi derecha

5) (Pol)

the right — la derecha

to be on or to the right of sth/sb — (Pol) estar a la derecha de algo/algn

he's further to the right than I am — es más de derecha or (Sp) de derechas que yo

6) (=right turn)

it's the next right after the lights — es la próxima a la derecha después del semáforo

to take or make a right — girar a la derecha

7) (Boxing) (=punch) derechazo m; (=right hand) derecha f

4.

VT (=put straight) [+ crooked picture] enderezar; (=correct) [+ mistake] corregir; [+ injustice] reparar; (=put right way up) [+ vehicle, person] enderezar

• he tried to right himself but the leg was broken — intentó ponerse de pie pero tenía la pierna rota

• to right itself — [vehicle] enderezarse; [situation] rectificarse

• to right a wrong — deshacer un agravio, reparar un daño

5.

CPD

right angle N — ángulo m recto

to be at right angles (to sth) — estar en or formar ángulo recto (con algo)

right back N — (Sport) (=player) lateral mf derecho(-a); (=position) lateral m derecho

right half N — (Sport) medio m (volante) derecho

rights issue N — emisión f de acciones

right to life N — derecho m a la vida
right-to-life
right triangle (US) N — triángulo m rectángulo

right turn N —

to take or make a right turn — (Aut) girar a la derecha; (Pol) dar un giro a la derecha

right wing N — (Pol) derecha f; right-wing; (Sport) (=position) ala f derecha

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I [raɪt]
adjective

1) ( correct) <answer/interpretation> correcto

you made the right choice — elegiste bien

are we going in the right direction? — ¿vamos bien?

are you sure this is the right house? — ¿estás seguro de que ésta es la casa or de que es aquí?

did you press the right button? — ¿apretaste el botón que debías?

do you have the right change? — ¿tienes el cambio justo?

do you have the right time? — ¿tienes hora (buena)?

2) ( not mistaken)

to be right — \<\<person\>\> tener* razón, estar* en lo cierto; \<\<clock\>\> estar* bien

how right she was! — cuánta razón tenía!, si habrá tenido razón!

I hope you're right — ojalá no te equivoques

that can't be right! — no puede ser!

to be right ABOUT something/somebody — tener* razón en cuanto a algo/alguien

to be right IN something: am I right in thinking this has happened before? si no me equivoco esto ya había pasado antes ¿no?; to get something right: you got two answers right acertaste dos respuestas; did I get your name right? ¿entendí bien tu nombre?; I guess you're Bobby - that's right! tú tienes que ser Bobby - el mismo! or así es!; two o'clock tomorrow, right? - right! — a las dos mañana ¿de acuerdo? - de acuerdo! or (esp Esp fam) vale!

3) (good, suitable) adecuado, apropiado

the right temperature — la temperatura adecuada

were the curtains the right length? — ¿estaban bien de largo las cortinas?

the right side of the material — el derecho de la tela

if the price is right — si el precio es razonable, si está bien de precio

just right — perfecto

I can't find the right key — no encuentro la llave que corresponde

he knows all the right people — tiene muy buenos contactos

you said all the right things — dijiste todo lo que tenías que decir

this isn't the right time — éste no es el momento (apropiado)

those shoes don't look right with the coat — esos zapatos no quedan bien con el abrigo

he's still on the right side of forty — todavía no tiene cuarenta

that job is just right for him — el trabajo está hecho a su medida

they're just right for each other — están hechos el uno para el otro

4) (just, moral) (pred)

to be right — ser* justo

to be right to + inf — hacer* bien en + inf

5) (pred)

a) ( in order)

it's too quiet: something's not right — hay demasiado silencio, algo pasa

to put something right — arreglar algo

b) (fit, healthy) (colloq) bien

she's not quite right in the head — no está muy bien de la cabeza

6) ( complete) (BrE colloq) (before n)

he's a right idiot — es un idiota redomado or de marca mayor

he got himself into a right mess — se metió en un tremendo lío (fam)

7) ( Math)

right angle — ángulo m recto

right triangle — (AmE) triángulo m rectángulo

8) (before n) <side/ear/shoe> derecho

II

adverb

1) (correctly, well) bien, correctamente

I had guessed right — había adivinado, no me había equivocado

nothing goes right for them — todo les sale mal, nada les sale bien

to do right by somebody — portarse bien con alguien; serve I 2)

2)

a) (all the way, completely)

the road goes right along the coast — la carretera bordea toda la costa

right from the start — desde el principio

he put it right at the back — lo puso bien al fondo (de todo)

she filled it right up — lo llenó hasta el borde

they kept hoping right up until the last moment — no perdieron las esperanzas hasta el último momento

b) ( directly)

I live right next door — vivo justo al lado

it's right in front of you — lo tienes allí delante or (fam) delante de las narices

he was right here/there — estaba aquí mismo/allí mismo

right now — ahora mismo

right then — en ese preciso momento

c) ( immediately)

right after lunch — inmediatamente después de comer

I'll be right back — vuelvo enseguida

3) <turn/look> a la derecha

III

noun

1)

a) c u ( entitlement) derecho m

right to something/+ INF — derecho a algo/+ inf

the right of reply — el derecho a responder

in her/his/its own right: she is Queen in her own right es Reina a título propio or por derecho propio; she is also a composer in her own right ella también es compositora; the title is his by right el título le corresponde a él; by what right? — ¿con qué derecho?

b) rights pl derechos mpl

film rights — derechos cinematográficos

all rights reserved — reservados todos los derechos

to be within one's rights — estar* en su (or mi etc) derecho

2) u c ( what is correct)

to know right from wrong — saber* distinguir entre el bien y el mal

to be in the right — tener* razón, llevar la razón, estar* en lo cierto

by rights you should have asked my permission — lo que correspondía era que me pidieras permiso

to put o set something to rights — (esp BrE) arreglar algo

3)

a) u ( opposite the left) derecha f

on the right — a la derecha

the one on the right — el/la de la derecha

to drive on the right — manejar or (Esp) conducir* por la derecha

keep (to the) right — mantenga su derecha

on o to my/your right — a mi/tu derecha

b) ( right turn)

take the next right — tome or (esp Esp) coja la próxima a la derecha

to make o (BrE) take a right — girar or torcer* or doblar a la derecha

c) ( Sport) ( hand) derecha f; ( blow) derechazo m

4) u ( Pol)

the right — la derecha

IV

transitive verb

a) ( set upright) enderezar*

b) ( redress) \<\<injustice\>\> reparar

to right a wrong — reparar un daño

V

interjection (colloq) bueno!, vale! (Esp fam)

English-spanish dictionary > right
15 proprio

(pl -ri) 1. adj own

( caratteristico) typical

( adatto) proper

nome m proprio proper noun

amor m proprio pride

a proprie spese at one's own expense

2. adv ( davvero) really

è proprio lui che me l'ha chiesto he's the one who asked me!

è proprio impossibile that is quite impossible

3. m ( beni) personal property

lavorare in proprio be self-employed

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proprio agg.poss. one's (own); of one's own; ( di lui) his (own); ( di lei) her (own); ( di cosa o animale) its (own); ( di loro) their (own): amare la propria famiglia, to love one's family; seguire i propri istinti, to follow one's instincts; morire per il proprio paese, to die for one's country; badare ai fatti propri, to mind one's own business; ognuno ha il proprio modo di pensare, everyone has his (o their) own way of thinking; ciascuno tornerà a casa con i propri mezzi, everyone will find his (o their) own way home; in casa propria uno può fare quello che vuole, one can do as one likes in one's own home (o you can do as you like in your own home); rimettete ogni cosa al proprio posto, put everything back in its place; ciascuno ( di noi) ama i propri figli, we all love our (own) children; tutti hanno guardato al proprio interesse, they all looked after their own interests; è il sogno di tutti avere una casa propria, it's everyone's dream to own his (o their) own house (o to have a house of his o their own) // per conto proprio, on one's own: si è messo per conto proprio, he set up on his own; vogliono starsene per conto proprio, they want to be on their own // di proprio pugno, di propria mano, in one's own hand (writing) // fare di testa propria, to do as one pleases // fare del proprio meglio, to do one's best // amor proprio, self-esteem (o self-respect) // Con uso rafforzativo o enfatico: l'ho visto con i miei propri occhi, I saw it with my own eyes; l'ha preparato con le sue proprie mani, she prepared it with her own hands; ha una teoria sua propria, he has a theory of his own // Sue proprie mani (abbr. SPM), ( sulle buste) personal

◆ pron.poss. one's own; ( di lui) his (own); ( di lei) hers, her own; ( di cosa o animale) its own; ( di loro) theirs, their own: anteporre il bene altrui al proprio, to put other people's interests before one's own; poiché ero senza macchina, mi disse di usare la propria, as I hadn't got my car, he offered me his (own); noi ci teniamo le nostre idee; loro si tengano le proprie, we've got our ideas, so let them have theirs (o their own) ∙ Come si nota dagli esempi l'agg. e pron. proprio concorda con il possessore a cui si riferisce.

proprio agg.

1 ( caratteristico) typical, characteristic; peculiar (to s.o., sthg.): con quell'arroganza che gli è propria, with his typical (o characteristic) arrogance; la ragione è propria dell'uomo, reason is peculiar to man

2 ( adatto, appropriato, opportuno) appropriate (to s.o., sthg., to do), fit (for s.o., sthg., to do), fitting (s.o., sthg.), suitable, right (for s.o., sthg., to do); suited (pred.): divertimento proprio alla vecchiaia, pastime suitable for old age; la primavera è la stagione propria alle passeggiate in campagna, spring is the right season for country walks; trovare la definizione propria ad un fenomeno, to find the suitable definition for a phenomenon; ha usato uno stile proprio all'argomento, he used a style suitable (o appropriate) to the subject; questo vestito è proprio all'occasione, this dress is well-suited to the occasion

3 ( letterale) exact, literal: il senso proprio di una parola, the exact (o literal) sense of a word // vero e proprio, real (o proper o pure): questo è un vero e proprio furto, it's pure theft; è sfortuna vera e propria, it's pure bad luck; aveva una casa vera e propria tutta per sé, he had a proper (o real) house all to himself

4 (mat., gramm.) proper: frazione propria, proper fraction; sottoinsieme proprio, proper subset; (gramm.) nome proprio, proper noun // (fis.) frequenza propria, natural frequency // (astr.) moto proprio, proper motion

5 (antiq.) ( decente, conveniente) correct, decent; seemly: ha maniere molto proprie, he has very correct manners

◆ s.m.

1 one's own: dare a ciascuno il proprio, to give to each his due; rimetterci del proprio, to lose one's own money; vivere del proprio, to have independent means // in proprio: ha una ditta in proprio, he has a business of his own; commerciare, lavorare in proprio, to trade, to work on one's own (account); mettersi in proprio, to set up business on one's own

2 (rar.) ( qualità caratteristica) characteristic

3 pl. ( parenti, famiglia) relatives, family (sing.): trascorrere il Natale con i propri, to spend Christmas with one's family; aver cura dei propri, to take care of one's own people (o family).

proprio avv.

1 ( veramente, davvero) really, very; quite: questo vino è proprio buono, this wine is really (o very) good; sei proprio egoista, you're really (o very) selfish; è proprio strano, it's really (o very) strange; è stato proprio bravo, he was really (o very) good; è un lavoro fatto proprio bene, it's a really well done piece of work (o the work is really o very well done); questa volta hai proprio studiato, you really studied this time; è stata proprio una bella serata, it was a really lovely evening; è proprio un bel ragazzo, he's a really good-looking boy; era proprio impossibile andare d'accordo con lui, it was quite (o absolutely) impossible to get on with him; mi sento proprio male, I feel really awful; hai proprio ragione, you're quite (o absolutely) right; dovete proprio andare?, do you really have to go?; sei proprio tu?, is it really you?; era proprio necessario?, was it really necessary?; siete proprio sicuri che abbia detto la verità?, are you quite sure he was telling the truth? // è proprio vero che non ci si può fidare di nessuno, it's a fact that you can't trust anyone

2 (in frasi negative, nel significato di affatto) at all: non ho proprio sonno, I'm not tired at all; non ne sapevano proprio nulla, they knew nothing at all; non avevo proprio voglia di uscire, I didn't want to go out at all // non ha proprio un minimo di buon senso, he hasn't the least bit of common sense

3 ( con uso rafforzativo o enfatico): sarebbe proprio bella che fosse tutto uno scherzo!, what if it was all a joke?; abbiamo proprio fatto un bell'affare!, we made a fine deal!; è stato proprio un cretino!, he was a real (o a right) idiot!; ci siamo messi proprio in un bel pasticcio!, we got ourselves into a right (old) mess!; se non puoi proprio farne a meno, telefonagli, phone him, if you must (o if you really have to); ''Era proprio lui?'' ''Proprio lui, in persona!'', ''Was it really him?'' ''The man himself!''; ''Non dirmi che l'hai incontrato'' ''Proprio!'', ''Don't tell me you (actually) met him'' ''I did'' (o ''That's what I said!''); ''Vuoi andarci davvero?'' ''Sì, proprio!'', ''Do you really want to go?'' ''Yes, I do''

4 ( esattamente) just, exactly, right: proprio adesso, just (o right) now; proprio allora, just then; proprio in quel momento, right at that moment; è andata proprio così, that is exactly what happened; non è andata proprio come avrei voluto, ma..., it didn't go exactly as I would have liked, but...; lavora proprio nell'ufficio di fronte al mio, he works in the office right opposite to mine; il proiettile lo colpì proprio in piena fronte, the bullet hit him right in the forehead; è proprio quello che volevo dirti, that's exactly what I wanted to tell you; è proprio come immaginavo, it's exactly as I imagined; hai scelto proprio il momento meno adatto, you chose exactly the wrong moment; ci siamo visti proprio ieri, we saw each other only (o just) yesterday.

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['prɔprjo] proprio -pria, -pri, -prie
1. agg

1) (possessivo) own, (impersonale) one's

l'ha visto con i (suoi) propri occhi — he saw it with his own eyes

ognuno è arrivato con la propria macchina — everybody arrived in their own car

ognuno è tornato a casa propria — everybody went back home

per motivi miei propri — for my own o for personal reasons

fare qc per conto proprio — to do sth for oneself

2)

(tipico, caratteristico) proprio di — peculiar to, characteristic of

è proprio dei mammiferi — it's peculiar to o characteristic of mammals

è un atteggiamento proprio di quel tipo di persona — it's an attitude characteristic o typical of that kind of person

3) (esatto) proper, exact, correct

senso proprio di un termine — exact o proper meaning of a term

è stata una vera e propria sciocchezza — it was pure foolishness

4) Gramm

nome proprio

2. pron

one's own

ognuno si prenda il proprio — everybody take their own

3. sm

mettersi in proprio Comm — to set up one's own business, set up on one's own

si è messo in proprio — he set up his own business

perderci del proprio — to be out of pocket

4. avv

1) (precisamente) exactly, just

proprio così! — exactly!

le cose sono andate proprio così — that's just how things went

2) (veramente) really

oggi mi sento proprio bene — I feel really fit today

sono proprio stanco — I'm really tired

ma sei proprio certo? — are you really sure?, are you a hundred per cent certain?

3)

(affatto) non...proprio — not... at all

non mi piace proprio — I don't like it at all

quel tipo non mi piace proprio — I really can't stand that man

non voleva proprio farlo — he really didn't want to do it, he didn't want to do it at all

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I 1.
pl. -ri, - rie ['prɔprjo, ri, rje] aggettivo possessivo

1) (di lui) his (own); (di lei) her (own); (di cosa o animale) its (own); (loro) their (own) (quando è preceduto da un articolo, quest'ultimo non si traduce)

essere padrone del proprio destino — to be (the) master of one's fate

vedere qcs. con i -ri occhi — to see sth. with one's own eyes

vivere per conto proprio — to live on one's own

ammettere i -ri errori — to admit one's mistakes

2) (rafforzativo)

l'ho comprato con i miei -ri soldi — I bought it with my own money
2.
aggettivo

1) (peculiare)

proprio di qcs., qcn. — peculiar to o typical of sth., sb

2) (personale, specifico)

avere uno stile proprio — to have a style of one's own

avere le -e idee — to have a mind of one's own

essere sicuro del fatto proprio — to be sure of one's ground

3) (appropriato)

usare un linguaggio proprio — to use fitting language

chiamare le cose col proprio nome — fig. to speak clearly

4) (autentico)

è una vera e -a schifezza — it's complete and utter rubbish

mi sono sentito un vero e proprio stupido! — I felt a proper o real fool!

5) (letterale) literal, exact

in senso proprio — literally

6) ling. [ nome] proper
3.
pronome possessivo

fece passare il braccio di lui sotto il proprio — she drew his arm through hers

non scambiatevi i libri: ognuno usi i -ri — don't swap books: everyone should use their own
4.
sostantivo maschile

1) (proprietà personale)

rimetterci del proprio — to lose one's own money

2) in proprio (per conto proprio)

mettersi in proprio — to set up business on one's own account, to branch out on one's own

lavorare in proprio — to freelance, to be self-employed

rispondere in proprio di qcs. — (personalmente) to be directly responsible for sth
II ['prɔprjo]
avverbio

1) (esattamente) just

è proprio ciò che volevo dire — that's just what I wanted to say

ti è proprio di fronte — it's right in front of you

stavo per telefonarti proprio — I was just about to call you

proprio adesso — just o right now

non proprio — (non precisamente) not quite; (non completamente) not entirely

2) (veramente) really

sei proprio sicuro? — are you really o quite sure?

un film proprio bello — a very good film

devi proprio venire — you really must come

se proprio ci tieni — if you really like

3) (affatto)

non vuole proprio ascoltare — he just won't listen

non è proprio il mio tipo — he's definitely not my type

4) (con tono di sorpresa, dispetto)

proprio oggi doveva succedere! — it had to happen today of all days!

mi sei proprio di grande aiuto! — iron. great help you are!

parli proprio tu! — you're a fine one to talk!

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proprio¹

pl. -ri, - rie /'prɔprjo, ri, rje/

v. la nota della voce mio.

I aggettivo possessivo

1 (di lui) his (own); (di lei) her (own); (di cosa o animale) its (own); (loro) their (own) (quando è preceduto da un articolo, quest'ultimo non si traduce); essere padrone del proprio destino to be (the) master of one's fate; vedere qcs. con i -ri occhi to see sth. with one's own eyes; vivere per conto proprio to live on one's own; ammettere i -ri errori to admit one's mistakes

2 (rafforzativo) l'ho comprato con i miei -ri soldi I bought it with my own money

II aggettivo

1 (peculiare) proprio di qcs., qcn. peculiar to o typical of sth., sb.

2 (personale, specifico) avere uno stile proprio to have a style of one's own; avere le -e idee to have a mind of one's own; essere sicuro del fatto proprio to be sure of one's ground

3 (appropriato) usare un linguaggio proprio to use fitting language; chiamare le cose col proprio nome fig. to speak clearly

4 (autentico) è una vera e -a schifezza it's complete and utter rubbish; mi sono sentito un vero e proprio stupido! I felt a proper o real fool!

5 (letterale) literal, exact; in senso proprio literally

6 ling. [ nome] proper

III pronome possessivo

fece passare il braccio di lui sotto il proprio she drew his arm through hers; non scambiatevi i libri: ognuno usi i -ri don't swap books: everyone should use their own

IV sostantivo maschile

1 (proprietà personale) rimetterci del proprio to lose one's own money

2 in proprio (per conto proprio) mettersi in proprio to set up business on one's own account, to branch out on one's own; lavorare in proprio to freelance, to be self-employed; rispondere in proprio di qcs. (personalmente) to be directly responsible for sth.

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proprio²

/'prɔprjo/

avverbio

1 (esattamente) just; è proprio ciò che volevo dire that's just what I wanted to say; ti è proprio di fronte it's right in front of you; stavo per telefonarti proprio I was just about to call you; proprio adesso just o right now; non proprio (non precisamente) not quite; (non completamente) not entirely

2 (veramente) really; sei proprio sicuro? are you really o quite sure? un film proprio bello a very good film; devi proprio venire you really must come; se proprio ci tieni if you really like

3 (affatto) non vuole proprio ascoltare he just won't listen; non è proprio il mio tipo he's definitely not my type

4 (con tono di sorpresa, dispetto) proprio oggi doveva succedere! it had to happen today of all days! mi sei proprio di grande aiuto! iron. great help you are! parli proprio tu! you're a fine one to talk!

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > proprio
16 turn

tə:n 1. verb
1) (to (make something) move or go round; to revolve: The wheels turned; He turned the handle.) snu, dreie, gå rundt, vende, vri

2) (to face or go in another direction: He turned and walked away; She turned towards him.) snu (seg), dreie (seg)

3) (to change direction: The road turned to the left.) snu, bikke, bøye av

4) (to direct; to aim or point: He turned his attention to his work.) snu (seg), vende seg mot

5) (to go round: They turned the corner.) gå rundt

6) (to (cause something to) become or change to: You can't turn lead into gold; At what temperature does water turn into ice?) forvandle(s), bli til

7) (to (cause to) change colour to: Her hair turned white; The shock turned his hair white.) skifte farge
2. noun
1) (an act of turning: He gave the handle a turn.) (om)dreiing, sving, vending

2) (a winding or coil: There are eighty turns of wire on this aerial.) kveil, tørn, bukt

3) ((also turning) a point where one can change direction, eg where one road joins another: Take the third turn(ing) on/to the left.) (vei)sving; sidevei

4) (one's chance or duty (to do, have etc something shared by several people): It's your turn to choose a record; You'll have to wait your turn in the bathroom.) tur, omgang

5) (one of a series of short circus or variety acts, or the person or persons who perform it: The show opened with a comedy turn.) nummer

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- turning-point
- turnover
- turnstile
- turntable
- turn-up
- by turns
- do someone a good turn
- do a good turn
- in turn
- by turns
- out of turn
- speak out of turn
- take a turn for the better
- worse
- take turns
- turn a blind eye
- turn against
- turn away
- turn back
- turn down
- turn in
- turn loose
- turn off
- turn on
- turn out
- turn over
- turn up

dreie
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kurve
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snu
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svinge
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vending

I
subst. \/tɜːn\/

1) vending, vridning, dreining, sving(ing)

• a turn of the head

en vridning på hodet

• with a neat turn of the wrist

med en elegant dreining med hånden

2) snuing, helomvending

3) omdreining, vridning

• he gave the key another turn

han dreide nøkkelen rundt en gang til

• the door is locked with a double turn of the key

4) sving, kurve

• left turn

venstresving

• right turn

høyresving

• make a turn to the left

svinge til venstre

• the road takes a sudden turn to the left

veien gjør en skarp sving til venstre

5) ( ved retningsangivelse) gate, vei

• take the second turn to the left

ta andre vei til venstre

6) sidevei

7) vending, vendepunkt, retningsendring

• take a favourable turn

ta en gunstig vending

• a turn for the worse

en vending til det verre

• a turn for the better

en vending til det bedre

• his health took a turn for the worse

helsen hans forverret seg

• give a new turn to the conversation

gi samtalen en ny vending

• there has been a turn of fortune

lykken har snudd seg

8) skifte

• the turn of the century

århundreskiftet

• the turn of the year

årsskiftet

9) forandring, (om)skiftning, endring, omslag

10) tur, omgang

• it's my turn

det er min tur

• when it came to my turn

da det ble min tur

11) skift, (arbeids)tørn

• the afternoon turn

kveldsskiftet

12) ( sjøfart) tørn

13) tjeneste

14) legning, anlegg, medfødt evne, sans

• I have a technical turn

jeg har teknisk sans, jeg er teknisk anlagt

• turn of speed

hurtighet

15) ( handel) forklaring: forskjell mellom innkjøpspris og utsalgspris

16) liten tur, runde, slag, promenade

• take a turn round the garden

ta en runde i hagen

17) ( på revy e.l.) nummer

18) opptredende (i nummer)

19) anfall, ri, raptus, tokt

20) ( om sinne e.l.) utbrudd

21) ( hverdagslig) sjokk, støkk, forskrekkelse

• it gave me a terrible turn

jeg ble helt forskrekket

22) formulering

• the turn of the phrase

formuleringen av en frase

23) form

• the turn of an ankle

24) preg, form, stil

• the turn of our language

25) ( musikk) dobbeltslag

at every turn hvor man enn snur og vender seg, overalt ved enhver anledning, i tide og utide, bestandig

a bad turn eller (an) ill turn en bjørnetjeneste, en dårlig tjeneste

by the turn of a hair på hengende håret, med nød og neppe, på håret

by turns i tur og orden på omgang vekselvis, skiftevis

• he spoke English and Norwegian by turns

han snakket vekselvis engelsk og norsk

• she laughed and cried by turns

hun lo og gråt om hverandre

done to a turn (amer., hverdagslig) vellaget, passe stekt, passe kokt

• the meal was done to a turn

måltidet var svært vellaget

do somebody a good turn gjøre noen en stor tjeneste

give a new turn to gi en ny tolkning

give turn for turn gi igjen med samme mynt

a good turn en god gjerning

have a turn forsøke, sette i gang

in turn i tur og orden

• we were examined in turn

vi ble undersøkt i tur og orden

vekselvis, skiftevis igjen, atter i sin tur, på sin side

• and this, in turn, means

og dette vil i sin tur bety

• he, in turn, thinks

han på sin side mener

it serves its turn det tjener sin hensikt, det gjør nytten

one good turn deserves another den ene tjenesten er den andre verdt

be on the turn befinne seg ved et vendepunkt ( om mat eller væske) holde på å surne, bli sur

out of turn utenfor tur, når det ikke er ens tur

• you have gone out of your turn

det er ikke din tur

i utide taktløst

serve somebody's turn tjene noens hensikter

speak out of turn uttale seg taktløst, snakke om noe man ikke skal snakke om

take a turn at hjelpe til med, ta i et tak med

• we offered to take a turn at washing up

vi tilbød oss å hjelpe til med oppvasken

take turns skifte på, bytte på

take turns in doing something eller take something in turns bytte på å gjøre noe

take turns with somebody bytte på med noen

the tide is on the turn tidevannet holder på å snu ( overført) et vendepunkt er nært forestående

to a turn på en prikk ( spesielt om matlaging) perfekt, utmerket

to the turn of a hair på en prikk på håret

turn and turn about vekselvis, skiftevis, etter tur, i tur og orden

a turn of expression (en) uttrykksmåte

turn of mind sinnelag innstilling, tankegang

• she is of a practical turn of mind

hun er praktisk anlagt, hun har praktisk sans

• he has a sceptical turn of mind

han er skeptisk av natur

a turn of speech (en) talemåte, (en) vending

turn of the scales ( om vekt) utslag

turn of the screw skjerpelse, intensivering

• it was a turn of the screw in the government's effort to combat inflation

det var en intensivering av regjeringens kamp for å bekjempe inflasjonen

the turn of the tide tidevannsskifte ( overført) omslag, omskiftning

• mark the turn of the tide

markere et vendepunkt

the turns of fortune eller the turns of Fortune's wheel skjebnens spill

wait one's turn vente på tur

• wait your turn

vent til det blir din tur
II
verb \/tɜːn\/

1) snu (på), vende (på), vri (på), dreie (på), snu rundt, vende om, dreie rundt, vri rundt, vri om

• she turned her head

hun vendte på hodet

• turn the tap

vri på vannkranen

• turn the key in the lock

vri om nøkkelen i låsen

2) vende bort

• she turned her face and wept

hun vendte seg bort og gråt

3) snu, vende (om), gjøre helomvending

• shall we turn and go back now?

skal vi snu og gå tilbake nå?

4) snu seg, vende seg

• he heard his name called but did not turn

han hørte noen rope på ham, men snudde seg ikke

• he turned on his side and fell asleep

han snudde seg på siden og sovnet

5) svinge (av), ta av, bøye av

• turn to the right

ta av til høyre, svinge av til høyre

• turn round the corner

svinge rundt hjørnet

• the road turns sharply

veien gjør en skarp sving

6) skru (på), snurre (på), sno, sveive, svinge på, svinge rundt, dreie om, snu rundt

7) svinge (rundt), snurre (rundt), vri seg (rundt), gå rundt, rotere

• the wheel turned slowly

hjulet gikk sakte rundt

• what turns the wheels?

hva er det som får hjulene til å gå rundt?

• the earth turns round the sun

jorden dreier rundt solen

• the key turned in the lock

nøkkelen gikk rundt i låsen

• his brain turned

det gikk rundt for ham

• the key won't turn

nøkkelen går ikke rundt

• the tap won't turn

det går ikke an å vri kranen

8) ( overført) snu og vende på

• turn over a problem in one's mind

snu og vende på et problem

9) stramme (til)

• turn a screw tight

stramme til en skrue

10) ( på dreiebenk) dreie, forme

11) formulere spirituelt og elegant, turnere

• neatly turned compliment

elegant turnert kompliment

12) runde, passere

• turn a corner

runde et hjørne

• when we had turned Cape Horn

da vi hadde passert Kapp Horn

13) ( militærvesen) omgå

14) rette, vende

• turn the hose on the fire!

rett slangen mot brannen!

• turn one's energy on

rette energien sin mot

15) gjøre, få til å bli

• starvation and thirst turned them mad

sulten og tørsten gjorde dem gale

16) ( om løv) skifte farge

• autumn has turned the leaves yellow

høsten har gulnet bladene

• the leaves are beginning to turn

bladene begynner å skifte farge

17) bli sur, surne, få til å bli sur, få til å surne

• the milk has turned

melken har surnet

18) krumme, bøye

• turn a lead pipe

19) avverge, avvende, avlede, lede bort

• he turned the blow with his arm

han avverget slaget med armen

20) fylle år, passere

• he has turned fifty

han har fylt femti

21) ( om klokke) slå

• it has just turned three o'clock

klokken er litt over tre, klokken har nettop slått tre

22) sende bort, vise bort, jage bort

• he turned the man from his door

23) helle (opp), tappe (opp)

• turn water into bottles

tappe vann på flasker

24) ( handel) omsette

25) ( hverdagslig) tjene penger

26) (om tidevann, vind e.l.) vende, snu

• when does the tide turn?

når snur tidevannet?

27) vri seg, kantre

28) ( overført) gå tilbake, snu (seg)

• the fever has turned

feberen har gått tilbake

• luck turned and he went broke

lykken snudde seg, og han mistet alt han eide

29) bli

• turn pale

• turn sour

bli sur

• the weather turns fair

været klarner opp, det blir fint vær

30) vri, vrikke, forstue

31) bli kvalm, gjøre kvalm

32) ( om klesplagg) vrenge

33) henvende seg til, gå til

• she had no one to turn to

hun hadde ikke noen å gå til

even a worm will turn se ➢ worm, 1

have something turned down få noe avslått

make one's stomach turn over se ➢ stomach, 1

not know where to turn eller not know which way to turn se ➢ way, 1

turn about snu, vende (vri) og vende på la bytte plass, bytte om på snu seg rundt, vende seg rundt, gjøre helt om

• turn about!

helt om!, helomvending!

turn a film se ➢ film, 1

turn against vende seg mot

• he turned against his former friends

han vendte seg mot sin tidligere venner

• he felt that the whole world had suddenly turned against him

han følte at hele verden plutselig hadde vendt seg mot ham

sette opp mot

• a campaign to turn the people against their leaders

turn a hand to se ➢ hand, 1

turn around (amer.) forberede et fartøy eller et fly for en returreise ( overført) foreta en snuoperasjon med

• the company was turned around from its previous bad performance to become very successful

turn aside gå til side, vike unna vende seg bort ta av, svinge av, kjøre inn på en sidevei avvike

• turn aside from a subject

avvike fra et tema

avvende, avverge

• turn aside a blow

avverge et slag

avlede, gi en annen retning

turn away vende seg bort, snu seg bort

• she turned away in disgust

hun snudde seg bort i avsky

vende bort, vri bort

• turn one's head away

lede bort

• she tried to turn the conversation away from the subject

hun prøvde å lede samtalen bort fra emnet

jage bort, sende bort, vise bort, avvise

• turn away a beggar

• many spectators were turned away

mange tilskuere ble avvist

utvise, avskjedige avverge, avvende

• turn away criticism

avverge kritikk

snu og gå sin vei, gå sin vei

• they turned away when they heard that there were no more tickets

de gikk sin vei da de hørte at det ikke var flere billetter igjen

turn back drive tilbake, slå tilbake

• turn back the enemy

slå fienden tilbake

vise tilbake, avvise

• turn back refugees at the frontier

avvise flyktninger ved grensen

vende (og gå) tilbake, vende (om), snu

• it was time to turn back

det var på tide å vende tilbake

komme tilbake gå tilbake, bla tilbake

• turn back to page 20

gå tilbake til side 20

• turn back a few pages

bla tilbake noen sider

brette tilbake

• turn back the coverlet

brette tilbake sengeteppet

turn back on gå tilbake på, bryte

• turn back on an agreement

bryte en avtale

turn down brette ned, slå ned

• turn down one's collar

brette ned kragen

brette inn

• turn down the corner of a page

brette inn hjørnet på en side

brette tilbake

• turn down the coverlet

brette tilbake sengeteppet

skru ned

• turn down the gas

skru ned gassen

• please turn down the volume?

kan du være så snill å skru ned lyden? avvise, forkaste, avslå

• turn down an offer

avvise et tilbud

• his request was turned down

anmodningen hans ble avslått

• he was turned down

han fikk avslag

bli kjent stridsudyktig

• he was turned down for the Army

han ble kjent udyktig til militærtjeneste

stille seg avvisende til legge (et spillkort) med bildesiden ned vende ned(over), bøye ned(over), sige ned(over)

• the corners of his mouth began to turn down

munnvikene hans begynte å sige ned

turn down into svinge inn på

turn from vende seg bort fra forlate

• turn from one's career

forlate karrieren

turn in brette inn, bøye inn, folde inn

• turn in a hem

brette inn en fall

vende inn, være vendt innover, være innoverbøyd

• he turns his toes in

han går innover med føttene

sende inn, levere inn, sende tilbake, levere tilbake

• he turned in his membership card

han leverte tilbake medlemskortet sitt

bytte inn

• turn in one's car for a new one

bytte inn bilen sin mot en ny prestere, frembringe, komme med

• turn in a bad piece of work

prestere et dårlig (stykke) arbeid

angi, forråde

• somebody had turned him in

noen hadde angitt ham

• he turned himself in

han meldte seg selv

overlevere, overgi

• they turned themselves in to the police

de overgav seg til politiet

ta av, svinge inn, kjøre inn

• let's turn in here

la oss svinge inn her

( landbruk) pløye ned ( sjøfart) tørne inn, gå av vakt ( hverdagslig) krype til køys, gå og legge seg ( hverdagslig) gi opp

• he had to turn in the plan

han måtte gi opp planen

• turn it in!

hold opp (med det der)!, kutt ut (det der)!

turn in\/upon oneself trekke seg inn i seg selv, bli innadvendt (være nødt til å) stole på seg selv

turn in one's grave se ➢ grave, 1

turn into gjøre til, forvandle(s) til, gjøre om, bli til

• the water had turned into ice

vannet hadde blitt til is

• he turned prose into verse

han gjorde prosa om til poesi

• he turned the boys into good citizens

han gjorde guttene til gode borgere

• turn a bedroom into a study

gjøre et soverom om til et arbeidsrom

omsette i

• turn a diamond into cash

omsette en diamant i rede penger

vende til

• he turned his misery into a joke

han vendte sin ulykke til en spøk oversette til, gjengi

• he turned Latin into English

han oversatte latin til engelsk

• can you turn the text into good English?

kan du gjengi teksten på god engelsk?

gå over til, snu til, vendes til, slå over i, slå om

• the joy turned into sorrow

gleden ble vendt til sorg

• all turns to his profit

alt han tar i kaster penger av seg

• it may turn into rain

det slår kanskje om til regn

svinge inn på, slå inn på

• he turned into a side road

han svingte inn på en sidevei

turn it up hold opp (med det der)

turn left ( militært) venstre om

turn loose sette fri

• he was turned loose after interrogation

han ble satt fri etter avhøret

slippe ut

• turn the cattle loose

slippe ut kyrne

turn low skru ned

• turn the gas low

turn off skru av, slå av, stenge (av)

• turn off the radio!

steng av radioen!

• turn off the water

skru av vannet

• turn off the light

skru av lyset

avskjedige avvise svinge av (fra), ta av (fra)

• turn off to the left

ta av til venstre

• turn off the road

ta av fra veien

avlede, lede bort, avlede oppmerksomheten fra slå bort, avvende, avverge, parere

• he turned it off with a laugh

han slo det bort med en latter

• turn off a stroke

parere et slag

prestere, frembringe, produsere, tilvirke, riste ut av ermet ( hverdagslig) frastøte, avskrekke, avsky, virke motbydelig på, vekke avsky

• his manner turns me off

oppførselen hans frastøter meg

(få til å) miste lysten, få til å miste interessen

turn on vri på, skru på, sette på

• turn on the radio

skru på radioen

• turn on the water

skru på vannet

• turn on the electricity

sette på strømmen

dreie seg om, handle om

• the conversation turned on politics

samtalen dreide seg om politikk

• he turned the conversation on to chemistry

han ledet samtalen inn på kjemi

avhenge av, stå og falle på, hvile på

• everything turns on your answer

alt står og faller med svaret ditt

• our whole policy turns on this alliance

hele vår politikk står og faller på denne alliansen

vende seg mot, gå løs på

• the dog turned on his master

hunden gikk løs på eieren sin

(få til å) tenne, (få til å) vekke begeistring for

• he is not likely to turn the voters on

han er neppe i stand til å vekke velgernes begeistring

( hverdagslig) tenne (på), bli kåt på

• some girls turn on easily

enkelte jenter tenner lett

• it turns me on

det tenner meg

• he turns me on

jeg tenner på ham

turn one's back (up)on somebody\/something

se ➢ back, 1

turn one's coat se ➢ coat, 1

turn one's eyes from se ➢ eye, 1

turn one's stomach se ➢ stomach, 1

turn on one's heel se ➢ heel, 1

turn on the charm se ➢ charm

turn out bøye (seg) utover, vende utover, være bøyd nedover, være vendt nedover

• he turns his toes out

han vender føttene utover når han går

slokke, slå av

• turn out the light

slokke lyset

produsere, fremstille, frembringe, tilvirke

• the factory turns out 5000 cars a week

fabrikken produserer 5000 biler i uken

( om skole) utdanne

• turn out pupils

utdanne elever

slippe ut

• turn out to grass

slippe ut på beite, sette på beite

kaste ut, jage ut, vise bort

• turn out a tenant

si opp en leietaker

fjerne, avskjedige

• turn a person out of his job

fjerne en person fra stillingen sin

• turn a person out of the bus

• turn a party out of power

ta makten fra et parti

utelukke, ekskludere

• turn a person out of a club

ekskludere noen fra en klubb

( britisk) rydde, tømme

• he turned out a bag

han tømte en bag

• turn out the drawers in one's desk

tømme skuffene i pulten sin

• turn out the attic

rydde på loftet

• turn out one's pockets

vrenge lommene sine

( matlaging) hvelve, tømme, helle

• she turned out the pudding on to a flat dish

hun hvelvet puddingen over på et flatt fat

møte frem, møte opp, troppe opp, stille opp

• everybody turned out to meet him

alle møtte frem for å treffe ham

( spesielt militærvesen) rykke ut, stille (seg) opp ( sjøfart) purre, tørne ut

• turn out the crew

kalle mannskapet på dekk

( hverdagslig) stå opp få et visst utfall, falle ut, ende, gå, bli, utvikle seg, forløpe seg

• I don't know how it will turn out

jeg vet ikke hvordan det vil gå

• if everything turns out as expected

hvis alt går etter beregningen

• make things turn out well in the end

få alt til å gå bra til slutt

• everything turns out for the best

alt ordner seg til sist

• it turned out well

det gikk bra

• if all turns out well

hvis alt går godt

• she is turning out well

det går bra med henne

• she has turned out a pretty girl

hun har blitt en nydelig pike

vise seg å være

• he turned out to be a humbug

han viste seg å være en svindler

• he was, as it turned out, a charming person

det viste seg, tross alt, at han var en sjarmerende person

ekvipere, utstyre

• she was beautifully turned out

hun var elegant kledd

turn over vende (på), snu (på)

• turn over a stone

vende på en stein

• he turned over hay

han vendte høy

snu opp ned på vende på seg, snu seg, vende seg over på den andre siden

• he turned over in bed

bla om

• turn over the page

• turn over the pages of a book

bla i en bok

• please turn over!

se neste side!, bla om!

• turn over a magazine

lese litt her og der

velte (over ende), kaste over ende, (få til å) kantre

• the boat turned over

båten kantret

• a big wave turned the boat over

en svær bølge fikk båten til å kantre

• the car was turned over

bilen gjorde rundkast

( om omkobler e.l.) slå om overlate, overdra

• the job was turned over to another man

jobben ble overlatt til en annen (mann) overlevere, overgi

• Martin turned the crook over to the police

Martin overgav skurken til politiet, Martin meldte skurken til politiet

( handel) omsette

• they turn over £10,000 a week

de omsetter for mer enn £10 000 pr. uke gå over

• turn over from one thing to another

gå over fra en ting til en annen

fundere på noe, tenke over noe

turn round vende (med), velte (med) dreie på, vende på, vri på

• turn a car round

vende seg om, snu seg

• turn one's head round

gå rundt, dreie rundt

• his head turned round

det gikk rundt for ham

slå om, endre oppfatning

• you help him and then he turns round and treats you like that!

du er hyggelig og hjelper ham, og så behandler han deg på den måten!

svinge

• the American market turned round

det amerikanske markedet svingte

( sjøfart) ekspedere

• they turned round a ship, they turned a ship round

de ekspederte et skip, de losset og lastet et skip

turn someone off something få noen til å miste interessen for noe

turn someone on tenne noen, gjøre noen (seksuelt) opphisset

turn someone on to do something sette noen til å gjøre noe

• they turned him on to do it

de satte ham til å gjøre det

turn someone's head se ➢ head, 1

turn the other cheek se ➢ cheek, 1

turn the wrong side out se ➢ side, 1

turn to vende seg mot, snu seg mot

• she turned to the wall

hun vendte seg mot veggen

henvende seg til, vende seg til

• Edgar turned to his sister for help

Edgar henvendte seg til sin søster for å få hjelp

søke tilflukt hos, ty til

• turn to God in one's trouble

• a man to turn to in time of need

en mann å ty til i nødens stund

gå til, slå opp i

• please turn to the list at the end of the book

slå opp i listen bakerst i boken

• turn to page 10

slå opp på side 10

gå over til

• the speaker now turned to the 19th century

taleren gikk nå over til å snakke om 1800-tallet

• the conversation turned to politics

samtalen kom inn på politikk

slå seg på, vie seg til, slå inn på

• turn to agriculture

slå seg på jordbruk

• turn to the study of law

vie seg til jusstudiet

vende, snu

• he turned sorrow to joy

han snudde sorg til glede

bli til, forvandles til sette i gang, gå i gang, ta fatt

• they turned to and soon finished the job

de satte i gang og var snart ferdige med jobben

• turn to one's work

sette i gang med arbeidet

turn towards vende seg mot

turn up brette opp, slå opp

• turn up one's collar

brette opp kragen

legge opp

• turn up a skirt

legge opp et skjørt

vende oppover, være vendt oppover, være bøyd oppover være oppbrettet skru opp

• turn up the volume

skru opp volumet, skru opp lyden

• turn up the gass

skru opp gassen

tenne på, skru opp

• turn up the lights

tenne lysene

slå opp

• turn something up in a book

slå opp noe i en bok

( i kortspill) lette (et kort) med billedsiden opp, vende opp, snu ( landbruk) pløye opp ( også overført) grave frem, grave opp dukke opp, komme (til rette), innfinne seg

• he has not turned up yet

han har ikke dukket opp ennå

• I expect something to turn up

jeg regner med at det dukker opp noe

komme for dagen, komme frem, vise seg by seg

• I did any job that turned up

jeg påtok meg alle jobber som bød seg

• an opportunity will turn up

det vil by seg en mulighet

oppstå, inntreffe

• if any difficulties should turn up

hvis det skulle oppstå problemer

( handel) øke, få et oppsving ( hverdagslig) gjøre kvalm, ekle, få til å vende seg i magen på

• the sight turned me up

synet gjorde meg kvalm

oppgi

• turn up a job

oppgi en jobb

turn upon dreie seg om, handle om avhenge av vende seg mot, gå løs på

turn up rough bråke, begynne å bråke

turn where one will hvor man enn snur seg

whatever turns you on ( hverdagslig) hver sin lyst, hver sin smak, du får gjøre som du vil

• snakeskin boots! Well, whatever turns you on...

slangeskinnsstøvler! Ja, ja hver sin smak...

English-Norwegian dictionary > turn
17 lock

I noun
(ringlet) Locke, die
II 1. noun
1) (of door etc.) Schloss, das

under lock and key — unter [strengem] Verschluss

2) (on canal etc.) Schleuse, die

3) (on wheel) Sperrvorrichtung, die; Sperre, die

4) (Wrestling) Fesselgriff, der; Klammergriff, der

5)

lock, stock, and barrel — (fig.) mit allem Drum und Dran (ugs.)

6) (Motor Veh.) Lenkeinschlag, der
2. transitive verb
1) (fasten) zuschließen; abschließen

lock or shut the stable door after the horse has bolted — (fig.) den Brunnen erst zudecken, wenn das Kind hineingefallen ist

2) (shut)

lock somebody/something in something — jemanden/etwas in etwas (Akk.) [ein]schließen

lock somebody/something out of something — jemanden/etwas aus etwas aussperren

3) in p.p. (joined)

the wrestlers were locked in combat — die Ringer hielten sich im Fesselgriff
3. intransitive verb
[Tür, Kasten usw.:] sich ab-/zuschließen lassen

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/43514/lock_away">lock away

- lock in

- lock out

- lock up

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I 1. [lok] noun
1) (a mechanism for fastening doors etc: He put the key in the lock.) das Schloß

2) (a closed part of a canal for raising or lowering boats to a higher or lower part of the canal.) die Schleusenkammer

3) (the part of a gun by which it is fired.) das Schloß

4) (a tight hold (in wrestling etc).) die Fessel
2. verb
(to fasten or become fastened with a lock: She locked the drawer; This door doesn't lock.) ver-, abschließen

- locker
- locket
- locksmith
- lock in
- lock out
- lock up II [lok] noun
1) (a piece of hair: She cut off a lock of his hair.) die Locke

2) ((in plural) hair: curly brown locks.) die Locke

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lock¹

[lɒk, AM lɑ:k]

I. n

1. (fastening device) Schloss nt

combination \lock Kombinationsschloss nt

bicycle \lock Fahrradschloss nt

steering \lock Lenkradschloss nt

2. NAUT Staustufe f, Schleuse f

3. (in wrestling) Fesselgriff m

to hold sb in a body \lock jdn fest umklammert halten

4. no pl BRIT, AUS AUTO Wendekreis m

5. AM ( fam: certain winner) sicherer Gewinner/sichere Gewinnerin

6. (certainty) Gewissheit f

▪ to be a \lock feststehen

she's a \lock for promotion this year es ist völlig sicher, dass sie dieses Jahr befördert wird

7. (synchronize)

▪ to \lock sth onto sth etw auf etw akk einstellen

8.

▶ to have a \lock on sth AM ( fam) etw fest in der Hand haben fig

they have had a \lock on the market for years sie kontrollieren den Markt schon seit Jahren

▶ to be under \lock and key hinter Schloss und Riegel sitzen fam

▶ \lock, stock and barrel ganz und gar

we're moving our things \lock, stock and barrel to another city wir ziehen mit Sack und Pack in eine andere Stadt

he rejected my idea \lock, stock and barrel er hat meine Idee in Bausch und Bogen verworfen

II. vt

1. (fasten)

▪ to \lock sth etw abschließen

he \locked the confidential documents in his filing cabinet er schloss die vertraulichen Dokumente in den Aktenschrank

to \lock a suitcase einen Koffer verschließen

to \lock a building ein Gebäude zuschließen [o SÜDD, ÖSTERR zusperren]; COMPUT access to accounts, data sperren

2. usu passive (entangle) sich akk verhaken

I'm afraid our ship is \locked in ice ich fürchte, unser Schiff steckt im Eis fest

to \lock one's hands behind sb's neck jds Hals umklammern

to be \locked in an embrace sich akk eng umschlungen halten

to be \locked in a struggle sich akk umklammert halten

to be \locked in discussions in Diskussionen verwickelt werden

III. vi

1. (become secured) schließen

2. (become fixed) binden

our gazes \locked wir konnten den Blick nicht mehr voneinander [ab]wenden

3. NAUT eine Schleuse passieren

lock²

[lɒk, AM lɑ:k]

n

1. (curl) [Haar]locke f

2. ( poet: hair)

▪ \locks pl Haar nt kein pl

long, flowing \locks langes, wallendes Haar geh

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I [lɒk]
n
(of hair) Locke f
her wavy locks — ihr gewelltes Haar
II
1. n

1) (on door, box, gun) Schloss nt

to put/keep sb under lock and key — jdn hinter Schloss und Riegel bringen/verwahren

to put sth under lock and key — etw wegschließen

to keep money under lock and key — Geld unter Verschluss halten

he offered me the house lock, stock and barrel — er bot mir das Haus mit allem Drum und Dran an

they destroyed it lock, stock and barrel — sie haben es total zerstört

to own sth lock, stock and barrel — etw ganz besitzen

2) (= canal lock) Schleuse f

3) (= hold) Fesselgriff m

4) (AUT) Wendekreis m

the steering wheel was on full lock — das Lenkrad war voll eingeschlagen

2. vt
door etc ab- or zuschließen; steering wheel sperren, arretieren; wheel blockieren; (COMPUT) file locken (spec)
to lock sb in a room — jdn in einem Zimmer einschließen

the armies were locked in combat — die Armeen waren in Kämpfe verwickelt

they were locked in each other's arms — sie hielten sich fest umschlungen

he locked my arm in a firm grip — er umklammerte meinen Arm mit festem Griff

this bar locks the wheel in position —

the handcuffs were locked round his wrists — die Handschellen waren an seinen Handgelenken festgemacht

See:

→ stable

3. vi
schließen; (wheel) blockieren
a suitcase that locks — ein verschließbarer Koffer, ein Koffer, der sich abschließen lässt

his jaw had locked fast — er hatte Mundsperre

the lion's jaws locked round his arm — der Kiefer des Löwen schloss sich fest um seinen Arm

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lock¹ [lɒk; US lɑk]

A s

1. Schloss n (an Türen etc):

under lock and key

a) hinter Schloss und Riegel (Person),

b) unter Verschluss (Sache)

2. Verschluss m, Schließe f

3. Sperrvorrichtung f, Sicherung f

4. Bremsvorrichtung f

5. (Gewehr- etc) Schloss n:

lock, stock, and barrel fig

a) mit allem Drum und Dran,

b) mit Stumpf und Stiel, voll und ganz, ganz und gar,

c) mit Sack und Pack

6. Schleuse(nkammer) f

7. Luft-, Druckschleuse f

8. AUTO etc Br Einschlag m (der Vorderräder):

be on full lock voll eingeschlagen sein

9. a) Knäuel m/n (von Fahrzeugen)

b) → traffic jam

10. Ringen: Fessel(ung) f

B v/t

1. auch lock up ab-, zu-, verschließen, zu-, versperren:

lock the stable door after the horse has bolted ( oder been stolen) den Brunnen (erst) zudecken, wenn das Kind hineingefallen ist

2. auch lock up

a) jemanden einschließen, (ein)sperren ( beide:

in, into in akk), einsperren (gefangen setzen):

lock o.s. up sich einschließen

b) → lock up A 2

3. umschließen, umfassen, in die Arme schließen:

locked

a) festgekeilt,

b) eng umschlungen,

c) ineinander verkrallt;

locked by mountains von Bergen umschlossen

4. ineinanderschlingen, die Arme verschränken:

lock horns fig (hart) aneinandergeraten ( with mit)

5. TECH sperren, sichern, arretieren, festklemmen

6. (beim Ringen) (um-)fassen

7. ein Schiff (durch)schleusen

8. einen Kanal etc mit Schleusen ausstatten

C v/i

1. schließen

2. sich ab-, zu- oder verschließen lassen, ab- oder verschließbar sein

3. ineinandergreifen

4. AUTO etc blockieren (Räder)

5. AUTO etc Br

a) sich einschlagen lassen (Räder)

b) sich durch Einschlag der Vorderräder lenken lassen (Fahrzeug)

6. (durch)geschleust werden

7. lock onto

a) (Radar) ein Ziel etc erfassen und verfolgen,

b) FLUG, MIL sich richten auf (akk) (Geschoss)

lock² [lɒk; US lɑk] s

1. (Haar) Locke f, (-)Strähne f, (-)Büschel n

2. pl meist poet ( besonders lockiges) Haar

3. (Woll) Flocke f

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I noun
(ringlet) Locke, die
II 1. noun
1) (of door etc.) Schloss, das

under lock and key — unter [strengem] Verschluss

2) (on canal etc.) Schleuse, die

3) (on wheel) Sperrvorrichtung, die; Sperre, die

4) (Wrestling) Fesselgriff, der; Klammergriff, der

5)

lock, stock, and barrel — (fig.) mit allem Drum und Dran (ugs.)

6) (Motor Veh.) Lenkeinschlag, der
2. transitive verb
1) (fasten) zuschließen; abschließen

lock or shut the stable door after the horse has bolted — (fig.) den Brunnen erst zudecken, wenn das Kind hineingefallen ist

2) (shut)

lock somebody/something in something — jemanden/etwas in etwas (Akk.) [ein]schließen

lock somebody/something out of something — jemanden/etwas aus etwas aussperren

3) in p.p. (joined)

the wrestlers were locked in combat — die Ringer hielten sich im Fesselgriff
3. intransitive verb
[Tür, Kasten usw.:] sich ab-/zuschließen lassen

Phrasal Verbs:

- lock away

- lock in

- lock out

- lock up

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(Maritime) n.

Flüssigkeitsheber m.

Schleuse -n f. n.

Schloss -¨er n.

Sperre -n f.

Verschluss ¨-e m. v.

abschließen v.

absperren v.

arretieren v.

verriegeln v.

verschließen v.

zuschließen v.

English-german dictionary > lock
18 have

have ⇒ Usage note: have,

A vtr ( uses not covered in NOTE)

1 ( possess) avoir ; she has a dog elle a un chien ;

2 ( consume) prendre ; to have a sandwich manger un sandwich ; to have a whisky boire un whisky ; to have a cigarette fumer une cigarette ; to have breakfast prendre le petit déjeuner ; to have dinner dîner ; to have lunch déjeuner ; he had a sandwich for lunch il a mangé un sandwich au déjeuner ; I had some more cake j'ai repris du gâteau ;

3 ( want) vouloir, prendre ; I'll have tea please je voudrais du thé s'il vous plaît ; what will you have? qu'est-ce que vous prendrez or voulez? ; she won't have him back elle ne veut plus de lui ; I offered her £5, but she wouldn't have it je lui ai offert cinq livres sterling, mais elle les a refusées ; I wouldn't have it any other way ça me convient comme ça ; I wouldn't have him/her any other way c'est comme ça que je l'aime ;

4 (receive, get) recevoir [letter, parcel, information] ; I've had no news from him je n'ai pas eu de nouvelles de lui ; I must have the information/some money soon il me faut l'information/de l'argent bientôt ; I must have the document by 4 o'clock il faut que j'aie le document avant 4 heures ; to let sb have sth donner qch à qn ;

5 ( hold) faire [party, celebration] ; tenir [meeting] ; organiser [competition, ballot, exhibition] ; avoir [conversation] ; célébrer [church service] ; mener [enquiry] ; passer [interview] ;

6 (exert, exhibit) avoir [effect, influence] ; avoir [courage, nerve, impudence, courtesy] (to do de faire) ;

7 ( spend) passer ; to have a nice day/evening passer une journée/soirée agréable ; to have a good time bien s'amuser ; to have a hard ou bad time avoir des moments difficiles ; to have a good vacation/a day at the beach passer de bonnes vacances/une journée à la plage ;

8 ( be provided with) ( also have got) to have sth to do avoir qch à faire ; I have ou I've got some clothes to wash j'ai des vêtements à laver ; I have ou I've got letters to write j'au du courrier à faire ; I have ou I've got a lot of work to do j'ai beaucoup de travail ;

9 (undergo, suffer) avoir ; to have (the) flu/measles avoir la grippe/la rougeole ; to have (a) toothache/a headache avoir mal aux dents/mal à la tête ; to have an accident/a heart attack avoir un accident/une crise cardiaque ; to have a shock subir un choc ; he had his car/watch stolen il s'est fait voler sa voiture/montre, on lui a volé sa voiture/montre ; she has had her windows broken on lui a cassé ses fenêtres ; they like having stories read to them ils aiment qu'on leur lise des histoires ; I have ou I've got a student coming in five minutes j'ai un élève qui arrive dans cinq minutes ;

10 ( cause to be done) to have sth done faire faire qch ; to have the house painted/the washing-machine installed faire peindre la maison/installer la machine à laver ; to have one's hair cut se faire couper les cheveux ; to have an injection/a dental check-up/a manicure se faire faire une piqûre/un contrôle des dents/une manucure ; to have sb do sth faire faire qch à qn ; she had him close the door/wait in the corridor elle lui a fait fermer la porte/attendre dans le couloir ; they would have us believe that ils voudraient nous faire croire que ; I would have you know/say that je voudrais que vous sachiez/disiez que ; to have sb doing faire faire qn ; he had them laughing/crying il les a fait rire/pleurer ; she had them digging the garden/writing poetry elle leur a fait bêcher le jardin/écrire des poèmes ;

11 ( cause to become) he had his revolver/camera ready il avait son revolver/appareil photo prêt ; we'll soon have everything ready/clean nous aurons bientôt fini de tout préparer/nettoyer ; she had the car in pieces in the garage elle avait démonté la voiture dans le garage ; if you're not careful you'll have that table/that glass over si tu ne fais pas attention tu vas renverser la table/le verre ; she had them completely baffled elle les a complètement déroutés ; I had it finished by 5 o'clock je l'avais fini avant 5 heures ;

12 ( allow) ( gén au négatif) tolérer ; I won't have this kind of behaviour! je ne tolérerai pas ce comportement! ; I won't have it! ça ne va pas se passer comme ça! ; I won't have this any more! je n'en supporterai pas davantage! ; I won't have them exploit him je ne tolérerai pas qu'ils l'exploitent ; I won't have him hurt je ne laisserai personne le blesser ; we can't have them staying in a hotel on ne peut pas les laisser aller à l'hôtel ;

13 ( physically hold) tenir ; she had the glass in her hand elle tenait le verre dans la main ; she had him by the throat/by the arm elle le tenait à la gorge/par le bras ; he had his hands over his eyes il avait les mains sur les yeux ; to have one's back to sb tourner le dos à qn ;

14 ( give birth to) [woman] avoir [child] ; [animal] mettre bas, avoir [young] ; has she had it yet? est-ce qu'elle a accouché? ; she's having a baby (in May) elle va avoir un enfant (en mai) ;

15 ( as impersonal verb) over here, we have a painting by Picasso ici vous avez un tableau de Picasso ; what we have here is a small group of extremists ce à quoi nous avons affaire ici, est un petit groupe d'extrémistes ; on the one hand you have the victims of crime and on the other… d'un côté il y a les victimes des crimes, et de l'autre… ;

16 ( puzzle) ( also have got) you have ou you've got me there! là tu me poses une colle! ;

17 ( have at one's mercy) ( also have got) I've got you/him now! maintenant je te/le tiens! ; I'll have you! je vais te montrer! ;

18 ○ ( have sex with) se faire ◑ [person].

B modal aux

1 ( must) I have to leave now je dois partir maintenant, il faut que je parte maintenant ;

2 ( need to) you don't have to ou you haven't got to leave so early tu n'as pas besoin de or tu n'es pas obligé de partir si tôt ; why did this have to happen? pourquoi fallait-il que ça arrive? ; did you have to spend so much money? tu avais vraiment besoin de dépenser autant d'argent?, est-ce qu'il fallait vraiment que tu dépenses autant d'argent? ; something had to be done il fallait faire quelque chose ;

3 ( for emphasis) this has to be the most difficult decision I've ever made c'est sans doute la décision la plus difficile que j'aie jamais eu à prendre.

C aux

1 gen avoir ; ( with movement and reflexive verbs) être ; she has lost her bag elle a perdu son sac ; she has already left/arrived elle est déjà partie/arrivée ; she has hurt herself elle s'est blessée ; she has washed her hands elle s'est lavé les mains ; have you seen her? l'as-tu vue?, est-ce que tu l'as vue? ; we haven't lost them nous ne les avons pas perdus ;

2 ( in tag questions etc) you've seen the film, haven't you? tu as vu le film, n'est-ce pas? ; you haven't seen the film, have you? tu n'as pas vu le film? ; you haven't seen my bag, have you? tu n'as pas vu mon sac, par hasard? ; ‘he's already left’-‘has he indeed!’ ‘il est déjà parti’-‘vraiment!’ ; ‘you've never met him’-‘yes I have!’ ‘tu ne l'as jamais rencontré’-‘mais si!’

D having aux

1 ( in time clauses) having finished his breakfast, he went out après avoir fini son petit déjeuner, il est sorti ; having said he'd be there early, he arrived late après avoir dit or alors qu'il avait dit qu'il viendrait tôt, il est arrivé en retard ;

2 (because, since) having already won twice, he's a great favourite comme il a déjà gagné deux fois, c'est un grand favori ; having lost money before, he was reluctant to invest in a new project ayant déjà perdu de l'argent or comme il avait déjà perdu de l'argent, il hésitait à investir dans un nouveau projet.

Idioms

to have done with sth en finir avec qch ; this car/TV has had it ○ cette voiture/télé est foutue ○ ; when your father finds out, you've had it ○ ! ( in trouble) quand ton père saura, ça va être ta fête ○ ! ; I can't do any more, I've had it ○ ! ( tired) je n'en peux plus, je suis crevé ○ ! ; I've had it (up to here) ○ j'en ai marre ○ ; I've had it (up to here) with him/my job ○ j'en ai marre de ce type/mon travail ○ ; to have it in for sb ○ avoir qn dans le collimateur ○ ; she has/doesn't have it in her to do elle est capable/incapable de faire ; he will have it that il soutient que ; he won't have it that il n'admet pas que ; I've got it! je sais! ; let's be having you! hum à nous deux! ; and the ayes/noes have it les oui/non l'emportent, les voix pour/contre l'emportent ; to have it off ou away with sb ◑ GB s'envoyer en l'air avec qn ◑ ; the haves and the have-nots les riches et les pauvres ; …and what have you …etc ; there is no milk/there are no houses to be had on ne trouve pas de lait/de maisons ; are there any more to be had? est- ce qu'on en trouve encore? ; these are the best spectacles to be had ce sont les meilleures lunettes qu'on puisse trouver.

Phrasal verbs

■ have around US = have over, have round.

■ have back:

▶ have [sth] back, have back [sth] ( have returned) you can have it back tomorrow je te le rendrai demain ; when can I have my car/my money back? quand est-ce que tu me rends ma voiture/mon argent?

■ have down:

▶ have [sb] down inviter [person] ; to have sb down for the weekend inviter qn à passer le weekend à la maison.

■ have in:

▶ have [sb] in ( also have got) faire venir [doctor, priest] ; faire entrer [employee, neighbour] ; we've got decorators in at the moment en ce moment nous avons des décorateurs à la maison.

■ have on:

▶ have [sth] on, have on [sth] ( also have got) ( be wearing) porter [coat, skirt etc] ; to have nothing on ne rien avoir sur soi ;

▶ have [sth] on ( be busy doing) avoir [qch] de prévu ; have you got anything on this evening? avez-vous quelque chose de prévu ce soir? ; I've got a lot on next week j'ai beaucoup de choses prévues la semaine prochaine ;

▶ have [sb] on ○ ( tease) faire marcher ○ [person] ;

▶ have sth on sb ( have evidence about) avoir des preuves contre qn ; the police have got nothing on me la police n'a aucune preuve contre moi.

■ have out:

▶ have [sth] out se faire enlever or arracher [tooth] ; to have one's appendix out se faire opérer de l'appendicite ; to have it out with sb s'expliquer avec qn.

■ have over, have round:

▶ have [sb] over inviter [person] ; to have sb over for the evening inviter qn à passer la soirée chez soi.

■ have up ○:

▶ to be had up être jugé (for pour).

Big English-French dictionary > have
19 брать под руку

( кого)

take smb. by the arm; take smb.'s arm; offer one's arm to smb.; slip one's arm through smb.'s lock arms

Где-то очень далеко погрохатывал гром, было очень темно, и Андрей взял под руку сразу же споткнувшуюся Любу. (Е. Катерли, Дальняя дорога) — There was a rumble of distant thunder. It was pitch dark and Andrei at once offered his arm to Lyuba, who had begun to stumble.

Макбрайд взял Элеонору под руку и повёл по тропинке, теряющейся в зелени. (В. Черняк, Час пробил) — MacBride took Eleanor by the arm and led her down a path overgrown with greenery.

- браться под руку

Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > брать под руку
20 presentare

documenti, biglietto show, present

domanda submit

scuse make

theatre present

( contenere) contain

( far conoscere) introduce (a to)

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presentare v.tr.

1 to present; ( proporre) to propose; ( inoltrare) to send* in: presentare una cambiale, un assegno al pagamento, to present a bill, a cheque for payment; presentare i conti, to render accounts; presentare una domanda, un documento, to send in an application, a document; presentare un progetto di legge, to bring in (o to introduce) a bill; presentare un'istanza, to lodge a petition (o to petition); presentare qlcu. come candidato, to present (o to propose) s.o. as a candidate; presentare un reclamo, to put in a claim

2 ( mostrare) to present, to show; ( esibire) to produce: la luna ci presenta sempre la stessa faccia, the moon always shows us the same face; mi presentò la lettera, he showed me the letter; questo caso presenta delle difficoltà, this case presents some difficulties; (dir.) presentare una prova, to produce (o to introduce o to exhibit) a piece of evidence // presentare un saldo a favore di qlcu., to show a balance in s.o.'s favour; presentare un debito, una perdita, to be in the red // (mil.) presentare le armi, to present arms: presentat'arm!, present arms!

3 ( offrire) to present, to offer: le presentò un mazzo di fiori, he offered her a bunch of flowers (o he presented her with a bunch of flowers); presentare vantaggi, to offer advantages // presentare i propri omaggi, to pay one's respects; presentare i propri complimenti, le proprie scuse, to present one's compliments, apologies

4 ( far conoscere) to introduce, to present: mi hai già presentato quel signore, you have already introduced that gentleman to me; presentami il tuo amico, introduce me to your friend; essere presentato a corte, to be presented at court

5 ( uno spettacolo) to present: presentare un programma radiofonico, to present a radio programme.

◘ presentarsi v.rifl.

1 to present oneself: non ti vergogni a presentarti in queste condizioni?, aren't you ashamed to present yourself looking like that?; si presentò al giudice, al suo principale, he presented himself to the judge, to his boss; presentare a un esame, to sit for (o to present oneself for) an examination; a cena si sono presentati in cinque, five people appeared for dinner; presentare come candidato per qlco., to stand for (o to offer oneself as a candidate for) sthg.; (amer.) to run for sthg.: quest'anno egli si presenterà come candidato alla presidenza, this year he will run for the presidency; presentare davanti al tribunale, to appear in court (o to come before the court); si presenterà al concorso di poesia, he's going to enter the poetry competition // quella ragazza si presenta molto bene, that girl looks very nice

2 ( farsi conoscere) to introduce oneself: si presentò allo zio del suo amico, he introduced himself to his friend's uncle

◆ v.intr.pron.

1 ( offrirsi) to arise*; ( capitare) to occur, to turn up: è la prima occasione che si presenta, it is the first opportunity that has turned up; questa possibilità non mi si era mai presentata alla mente, this possibility had never occurred to me before; spero che un caso simile non si presenterà mai qui, I hope that such a case will never arise here

2 ( sembrare, apparire) to seem, to appear: il problema non si presenta difficile, the problem doesn't seem to be difficult; la torta si presenta bene, speriamo che sia anche buona, the cake looks lovely, lets's hope that it tastes good too.

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[prezen'tare]
1. vt

1) (gen) to present, (documento) to present, show, produce, (proposta, conti, bilancio) to present, submit, (domanda, reclamo) to put in

ha presentato domanda di assunzione — he put in a job application

2) (nuovo modello) to present, (spettacolo) to present, host, (persona) to introduce

presentare qn (a) — to introduce sb (to)

l'ha presentata ai suoi amici — he introduced her to his friends

presentare qn in società — to introduce sb into society

presentare qc in un'esposizione — to show o display sth at an exhibition

chi ha presentato lo spettacolo? — who presented the show?

3) (dono) to present, give, (omaggi) to present, pay

presentare le armi Mil — to present arms

2. vr (presentarsi)

1) (recarsi, farsi vedere) to present o.s., appear

presentarsi davanti al tribunale — to appear before the court

è così che ti presenti? — is this any way to be seen?

presentarsi bene/male — to have a good/poor appearance

2) (farsi conoscere) to introduce o.s.

3) (candidato) to come forward

presentarsi a — (elezione) to stand for Brit, run for Am, (concorso) to enter for, (esame) to sit, take

3. vip (presentarsi)

1) (capitare: occasione, caso strano) to occur, arise

se mi si presenterà una simile occasione — should a similar opportunity occur o arise

presentarsi alla mente — (idea) to come o spring to mind

2) (apparire) to look, seem

la situazione si presenta difficile — things aren't looking too good, things look a bit tricky

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[prezen'tare] 1.
verbo transitivo

1) (far conoscere) to introduce, to present

posso presentarle mio figlio? — may I introduce o present my son?

vi hanno presentati? — have you been introduced?

ti presento Lisa — this is Lisa, meet Lisa

2) (sottoporre) to bring* forward, to present, to submit [conto, mozione, piano]; to introduce [documento, proposta]; to put* in, to file [reclamo, richiesta]; to resign [ dimissioni]

presentare qcn. come candidato — to put sb. forward as a candidate

presentare una domanda di impiego — to put in o make an application for a job

3) (porgere) to make*, to give* [ scuse]; to offer, to pay* [saluti, rispetti]; to offer [ condoglianze]

4) (descrivere) to present, to represent [persona, situazione]

5) (esibire) to present, to produce, to exhibit [documento, passaporto]

6) (comportare) to present, to involve [problemi, rischi]; to have [ inconvenienti]

7) (produrre) to present [attore, mostra, film]; to show* [ collezione di moda]

8) rad. telev. to compère, to host, to present

9) (manifestare) [ paziente] to develop, to show* [ sintomo]
2.
verbo pronominale presentarsi

1) (comparire, apparire) to report, to show* up, to turn up

- rsi in jeans — to turn up in jeans

- rsi al proprio reparto — mil. to report to one's unit

- rsi all'udienza — dir. to appear in court

non ci si presenta a casa della gente a mezzanotte — you don't call on people at midnight

una scena straordinaria mi si presentò alla vista — an amazing sight greeted me o met my eyes

2) (farsi conoscere)

permettetemi di presentarmi — allow me to introduce myself, let me introduce myself

3) (proporsi come candidato)

- rsi a — to attend [ colloquio]; to go in for [ esame]

- rsi a un'elezione — pol. to run for election

- rsi per un lavoro — to put oneself forward for a post

4) (sopraggiungere) [opportunità, problema, questione] to arise*, to occur

se si presentasse l'occasione — should the occasion arise

5) (sembrare, rivelarsi) to appear, to look; (essere) to be*

la situazione si presenta critica — the situation appears to be critical

6) med. [condizione, paziente, sintomo] to present

il bambino si presenta in posizione podalica — the baby is in the breech position

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presentare il conto a qcn. — to bring sb. to book

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presentare

/prezen'tare/ [1]

I verbo transitivo

1 (far conoscere) to introduce, to present; posso presentarle mio figlio? may I introduce o present my son? vi hanno presentati? have you been introduced? ti presento Lisa this is Lisa, meet Lisa

2 (sottoporre) to bring* forward, to present, to submit [conto, mozione, piano]; to introduce [documento, proposta]; to put* in, to file [reclamo, richiesta]; to resign [ dimissioni]; presentare qcn. come candidato to put sb. forward as a candidate; presentare una domanda di impiego to put in o make an application for a job

3 (porgere) to make*, to give* [ scuse]; to offer, to pay* [saluti, rispetti]; to offer [ condoglianze]

4 (descrivere) to present, to represent [persona, situazione]

5 (esibire) to present, to produce, to exhibit [documento, passaporto]

6 (comportare) to present, to involve [problemi, rischi]; to have [ inconvenienti]

7 (produrre) to present [attore, mostra, film]; to show* [ collezione di moda]

8 rad. telev. to compère, to host, to present

9 (manifestare) [ paziente] to develop, to show* [ sintomo]

II presentarsi verbo pronominale

1 (comparire, apparire) to report, to show* up, to turn up; - rsi in jeans to turn up in jeans; - rsi al proprio reparto mil. to report to one's unit; - rsi all'udienza dir. to appear in court; non ci si presenta a casa della gente a mezzanotte you don't call on people at midnight; una scena straordinaria mi si presentò alla vista an amazing sight greeted me o met my eyes

2 (farsi conoscere) permettetemi di presentarmi allow me to introduce myself, let me introduce myself

3 (proporsi come candidato) - rsi a to attend [ colloquio]; to go in for [ esame]; - rsi a un'elezione pol. to run for election; - rsi per un lavoro to put oneself forward for a post

4 (sopraggiungere) [opportunità, problema, questione] to arise*, to occur; se si presentasse l'occasione should the occasion arise

5 (sembrare, rivelarsi) to appear, to look; (essere) to be*; la situazione si presenta critica the situation appears to be critical

6 med. [condizione, paziente, sintomo] to present; il bambino si presenta in posizione podalica the baby is in the breech position

IDIOMS

presentare il conto a qcn. to bring sb. to book.

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