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I [weɪ]
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1) (route, road) strada f., via f.

to live over the way — colloq. abitare di fronte

the quickest way to town — la strada più veloce per andare in città

we went this way — prendemmo questa strada

to ask the way to — domandare la strada per

the way ahead looks difficult — fig. il futuro si preannuncia difficile

there is no way around the problem — non c'è modo di evitare il problema

on the way back from the meeting — tornando dalla riunione

the way forward — fig. il modo per andare avanti

the way in — l'entrata (to di)

"way in" — "entrata"

the way out — l'uscita (of di)

there's no way out — fig. non c'è via d'uscita

the way up — la strada che porta su, la salita

on the way — per strada, in viaggio

we're on the way to Tim's — stiamo andando da Tim

I'm on my way — sono per strada

on your way through town — mentre attraversate la città

I must be on my way — devo proprio andare

to go on one's way — mettersi in viaggio, partire

to send sb. on his way — mandare via qcn.

to be well on the o one's way to doing essere sul punto di fare; to be on the way out fig. passare di moda; she's got two kids and another one on the way colloq. ha due figli e un altro in arrivo; to be out of sb.'s way non essere sulla strada di qcn.; don't go out of your way to do non sforzarti di fare; to go out of one's way to do fare tutto il possibile per fare; out of the way (isolated) fuori mano; (unusual) fuori del comune; along the way lungo la strada; fig. strada facendo; by way of (via) passando per o da; to go one's own way fig. andare per la propria strada; to go the way of sb., sth. fare la fine di qcn., qcs.; to make one's way towards dirigersi verso; to make one's own way in life — farsi strada nella vita

2) (direction) direzione f., senso m.

which way did he go? — da che parte è andato?

he went that way — è andato da quella parte

come o step this way venga da questa parte; "this way for the zoo" "allo zoo"; "this way up" "su"; to look this way and that guardare da tutte le parti; to look the other way (to see) guardare dall'altra parte; (to avoid seeing unpleasant thing) girarsi dall'altra parte; fig. (to ignore) chiudere un occhio; to go every which way andare in tutte le direzioni; the other way up nell'altro senso; the right way up nel senso giusto; the wrong way up nel senso sbagliato, al contrario; to turn sth. the other way around girare qcs. al contrario; I didn't ask her, it was the other way around è stata lei a chiedermelo, non io; you're Ben and you're Tom, is that the right way around? tu sei Ben, e tu Tom, giusto? if you're ever down our way se per caso capiti dalle nostre parti; he's coming our way sta venendo verso di noi; an opportunity came my way mi si è presentata un'occasione; to put sth. sb.'s way colloq. rifilare o mollare qcs. a qcn.; everything's going my way — mi sta andando tutto per il verso giusto

3) (space in front, projected route) passaggio m.

to be in sb.'s way — bloccare la strada a qcn.

to be in the way — ostruire il passaggio

she won't let anything get in the way of her ambition — non lascerà che niente ostacoli la sua ambizione

to get out of the way — scansarsi

to get out of sb.'s way — lasciare passare qcn.

put that somewhere out of the way — mettilo da qualche parte dove non imbrogli

get out of my way! — togliti dai piedi! levati di mezzo!

get him out of the way! — fallo sparire!

once the election is out of the way — una volta passate le elezioni

to keep out of the way — stare alla larga

to keep out of sb.'s way — stare alla larga da qcn.

to keep sth. out of sb.'s way — (to avoid injury, harm) tenere qcs. fuori dalla portata di qcn.

to make way — fare strada (for sb., sth. a qcn., qcs.)

4) (distance) distanza f., cammino m.

it's a long way — ci vuole molto (to per andare fino a)

to be a short way off — essere vicino

my birthday is still some way off — manca ancora un po' al mio compleanno

we still have some way to go before getting — fig. abbiamo ancora un po' di strada da fare prima di arrivare

to go all the way on foot — fare tutta la strada a piedi

I'm with you o behind you all the way — ti sosterrò fino in fondo

5) (manner) modo m., maniera f.

to do sth. the English way — fare qcs. all'inglese

to do sth. the right way — fare qcs. nel modo giusto

try to see it my way — cerca di vederlo dal mio punto di vista

in his o her o its own way a modo suo; to have a way with sth. saperci fare con qcs.; she certainly has a way with her BE colloq. sicuramente ci sa fare; a way of doing (method) un metodo o sistema per fare; (means) un modo per fare; there's no way of knowing non c'è modo o verso di sapere; to my way of thinking a mio modo di vedere; that's the way to do it! così si fa! that's the way! così! bene! I like the way he dresses mi piace il suo modo di vestire; whichever way you look at it da tutti i punti di vista; either way, she's wrong in tutti e due i casi, ha torto; one way or another in un modo o nell'altro; one way and another it's been rather eventful nel complesso è stato piuttosto movimentato; I don't care one way or the other in un modo o nell'altro per me è lo stesso; no two ways about it non ci sono dubbi; you can't have it both ways non puoi avere la botte piena e la moglie ubriaca, non si può avere tutto; no way! — colloq. assolutamente no!

6) (respect, aspect) senso m., aspetto m., verso m.

in a way that's true — in un certo senso è vero

can I help you in any way? — c'è qualcosa che posso fare per aiutarti?

in every way possible — in tutti i modi possibili

in many ways — per molti versi

in some ways — in un certo senso, per certi versi

in no way o not in any way in nessun modo; this is in no way a criticism questo non vuole affatto essere una critica; not much in the way of news non ci sono molte notizie; what have you got in the way of drinks? cosa avete da bere? by way of light relief — a mo' di distrazione

7) (custom, manner) usanza f., abitudine f.

that's the modern way — oggi giorno le cose vanno così

that's just his way — è il suo modo di fare

it's the way of the world — così va il mondo

8) (will, desire)

to get one's way o to have one's own way fare di testa propria; she likes (to have) her own way le piace fare di testa sua; if I had my way se potessi fare di testa mia o a modo mio; have it your (own) way — (fai) come vuoi o come preferisci
II [weɪ]
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1)

we went way over budget — siamo andati decisamente oltre il budget

to be way out — (in guess, estimate) [ person] essere completamente fuori strada

to go way beyond what is necessary — fare molto più del necessario

that's way out of order — ti sbagli di grosso

2) by the way [ mention] en passant, di sfuggita

what time is it, by the way? — a proposito, che ore sono?

but that's just by the way — ma quella è una questione marginale

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[wei] 1. noun
1) (an opening or passageway: This is the way in/out; There's no way through.) via, passaggio

2) (a route, direction etc: Which way shall we go?; Which is the way to Princes Street?; His house is on the way from here to the school; Will you be able to find your/the way to my house?; Your house is on my way home; The errand took me out of my way; a motorway.) strada

3) (used in the names of roads: His address is 21 Melville Way.) via

4) (a distance: It's a long way to the school; The nearest shops are only a short way away.) distanza

5) (a method or manner: What is the easiest way to write a book?; I know a good way of doing it; He's got a funny way of talking; This is the quickest way to chop onions.) modo

6) (an aspect or side of something: In some ways this job is quite difficult; In a way I feel sorry for him.) modo

7) (a characteristic of behaviour; a habit: He has some rather unpleasant ways.) maniera

8) (used with many verbs to give the idea of progressing or moving: He pushed his way through the crowd; They soon ate their way through the food.) strada
2. adverb
((especially American) by a long distance or time; far: The winner finished the race way ahead of the other competitors; It's way past your bedtime.) (lontano)

- wayfarer
- wayside
- be/get on one's way
- by the way
- fall by the wayside
- get/have one's own way
- get into / out of the way of doing something
- get into / out of the way of something
- go out of one's way
- have a way with
- have it one's own way
- in a bad way
- in
- out of the/someone's way
- lose one's way
- make one's way
- make way for
- make way
- under way
- way of life
- ways and means
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I [weɪ]
nome

1) (route, road) strada f., via f.

to live over the way — colloq. abitare di fronte

the quickest way to town — la strada più veloce per andare in città

we went this way — prendemmo questa strada

to ask the way to — domandare la strada per

the way ahead looks difficult — fig. il futuro si preannuncia difficile

there is no way around the problem — non c'è modo di evitare il problema

on the way back from the meeting — tornando dalla riunione

the way forward — fig. il modo per andare avanti

the way in — l'entrata (to di)

"way in" — "entrata"

the way out — l'uscita (of di)

there's no way out — fig. non c'è via d'uscita

the way up — la strada che porta su, la salita

on the way — per strada, in viaggio

we're on the way to Tim's — stiamo andando da Tim

I'm on my way — sono per strada

on your way through town — mentre attraversate la città

I must be on my way — devo proprio andare

to go on one's way — mettersi in viaggio, partire

to send sb. on his way — mandare via qcn.

to be well on the o one's way to doing essere sul punto di fare; to be on the way out fig. passare di moda; she's got two kids and another one on the way colloq. ha due figli e un altro in arrivo; to be out of sb.'s way non essere sulla strada di qcn.; don't go out of your way to do non sforzarti di fare; to go out of one's way to do fare tutto il possibile per fare; out of the way (isolated) fuori mano; (unusual) fuori del comune; along the way lungo la strada; fig. strada facendo; by way of (via) passando per o da; to go one's own way fig. andare per la propria strada; to go the way of sb., sth. fare la fine di qcn., qcs.; to make one's way towards dirigersi verso; to make one's own way in life — farsi strada nella vita

2) (direction) direzione f., senso m.

which way did he go? — da che parte è andato?

he went that way — è andato da quella parte

come o step this way venga da questa parte; "this way for the zoo" "allo zoo"; "this way up" "su"; to look this way and that guardare da tutte le parti; to look the other way (to see) guardare dall'altra parte; (to avoid seeing unpleasant thing) girarsi dall'altra parte; fig. (to ignore) chiudere un occhio; to go every which way andare in tutte le direzioni; the other way up nell'altro senso; the right way up nel senso giusto; the wrong way up nel senso sbagliato, al contrario; to turn sth. the other way around girare qcs. al contrario; I didn't ask her, it was the other way around è stata lei a chiedermelo, non io; you're Ben and you're Tom, is that the right way around? tu sei Ben, e tu Tom, giusto? if you're ever down our way se per caso capiti dalle nostre parti; he's coming our way sta venendo verso di noi; an opportunity came my way mi si è presentata un'occasione; to put sth. sb.'s way colloq. rifilare o mollare qcs. a qcn.; everything's going my way — mi sta andando tutto per il verso giusto

3) (space in front, projected route) passaggio m.

to be in sb.'s way — bloccare la strada a qcn.

to be in the way — ostruire il passaggio

she won't let anything get in the way of her ambition — non lascerà che niente ostacoli la sua ambizione

to get out of the way — scansarsi

to get out of sb.'s way — lasciare passare qcn.

put that somewhere out of the way — mettilo da qualche parte dove non imbrogli

get out of my way! — togliti dai piedi! levati di mezzo!

get him out of the way! — fallo sparire!

once the election is out of the way — una volta passate le elezioni

to keep out of the way — stare alla larga

to keep out of sb.'s way — stare alla larga da qcn.

to keep sth. out of sb.'s way — (to avoid injury, harm) tenere qcs. fuori dalla portata di qcn.

to make way — fare strada (for sb., sth. a qcn., qcs.)

4) (distance) distanza f., cammino m.

it's a long way — ci vuole molto (to per andare fino a)

to be a short way off — essere vicino

my birthday is still some way off — manca ancora un po' al mio compleanno

we still have some way to go before getting — fig. abbiamo ancora un po' di strada da fare prima di arrivare

to go all the way on foot — fare tutta la strada a piedi

I'm with you o behind you all the way — ti sosterrò fino in fondo

5) (manner) modo m., maniera f.

to do sth. the English way — fare qcs. all'inglese

to do sth. the right way — fare qcs. nel modo giusto

try to see it my way — cerca di vederlo dal mio punto di vista

in his o her o its own way a modo suo; to have a way with sth. saperci fare con qcs.; she certainly has a way with her BE colloq. sicuramente ci sa fare; a way of doing (method) un metodo o sistema per fare; (means) un modo per fare; there's no way of knowing non c'è modo o verso di sapere; to my way of thinking a mio modo di vedere; that's the way to do it! così si fa! that's the way! così! bene! I like the way he dresses mi piace il suo modo di vestire; whichever way you look at it da tutti i punti di vista; either way, she's wrong in tutti e due i casi, ha torto; one way or another in un modo o nell'altro; one way and another it's been rather eventful nel complesso è stato piuttosto movimentato; I don't care one way or the other in un modo o nell'altro per me è lo stesso; no two ways about it non ci sono dubbi; you can't have it both ways non puoi avere la botte piena e la moglie ubriaca, non si può avere tutto; no way! — colloq. assolutamente no!

6) (respect, aspect) senso m., aspetto m., verso m.

in a way that's true — in un certo senso è vero

can I help you in any way? — c'è qualcosa che posso fare per aiutarti?

in every way possible — in tutti i modi possibili

in many ways — per molti versi

in some ways — in un certo senso, per certi versi

in no way o not in any way in nessun modo; this is in no way a criticism questo non vuole affatto essere una critica; not much in the way of news non ci sono molte notizie; what have you got in the way of drinks? cosa avete da bere? by way of light relief — a mo' di distrazione

7) (custom, manner) usanza f., abitudine f.

that's the modern way — oggi giorno le cose vanno così

that's just his way — è il suo modo di fare

it's the way of the world — così va il mondo

8) (will, desire)

to get one's way o to have one's own way fare di testa propria; she likes (to have) her own way le piace fare di testa sua; if I had my way se potessi fare di testa mia o a modo mio; have it your (own) way — (fai) come vuoi o come preferisci
II [weɪ]
avverbio

1)

we went way over budget — siamo andati decisamente oltre il budget

to be way out — (in guess, estimate) [ person] essere completamente fuori strada

to go way beyond what is necessary — fare molto più del necessario

that's way out of order — ti sbagli di grosso

2) by the way [ mention] en passant, di sfuggita

what time is it, by the way? — a proposito, che ore sono?

but that's just by the way — ma quella è una questione marginale

English-Italian dictionary > way
2 way

1. noun
1) (road etc., lit. or fig.) Weg, der

across or over the way — gegenüber

2) (route) Weg, der

ask the or one's way — nach dem Weg fragen

ask the way to... — fragen od. sich erkundigen, wo es nach... geht

pick one's way — sich (Dat.) einen Weg suchen

lead the way — vorausgehen; (fig.): (show how to do something) es vormachen

find the or one's way in/out — den Eingang/Ausgang finden

find a way out — (fig.) einen Ausweg finden

I'll take the letter to the post office - it's on my way — ich bringe den Brief zur Post - sie liegt auf meinem Weg

‘Way In/Out’ — "Ein-/Ausgang"

go to Italy by way of Switzerland — über die Schweiz nach Italien fahren

there's no way out — (fig.) es gibt keinen Ausweg

the way back/down/up — der Weg zurück/nach unten/nach oben

go one's own way/their separate ways — (fig.) eigene/getrennte Wege gehen

be going somebody's way — (coll.) denselben Weg wie jemand haben

things are really going my way at the moment — (fig.) im Moment läuft [bei mir] alles so, wie ich es mir vorgestellt habe

money came his way — er kam zu Geld

many offers came his way — er kriegte viele Angebote

go out of one's way to collect something for somebody — einen Umweg machen, um etwas für jemanden abzuholen

go out of one's way to be helpful — sich (Dat.) besondere Mühe geben, hilfsbereit zu sein

out of the way — abgelegen

3) (method) Art und Weise, die

there is a right way and a wrong way of doing it — es gibt einen richtigen und einen falschen Weg, es zu tun

that is not the way to do it — so macht man das nicht

do it this way — mach es so

do it my way — mach es wie ich

I don't like the way she smiles — mir gefällt ihr Lächeln nicht

that's no way to speak to a lady — so spricht man nicht mit einer Dame

he has a strange way of talking — er hat eine seltsame Sprechweise od. Art zu sprechen

from or by the way [that] she looked at me, I knew that there was something wrong — an ihrem Blick konnte ich erkennen, dass etwas nicht stimmte

find a or some way of doing something — einen Weg finden, etwas zu tun

there are no two ways about it — da gibt es gar keinen Zweifel

Are you going to give me that money? - No way! — (coll.) Gibst du mir das Geld? - Nichts da! (ugs.)

there was no way he would change his stand — er würde auf gar keinen Fall seinen Standpunkt ändern

no way is he coming with us — es kommt überhaupt nicht in Frage, dass er mit uns kommt

one way or another — irgendwie

ways and means [to do something or of doing something] — Mittel und Wege, etwas zu tun

be built or made that way — (fig. coll.) so gestrickt sein (fig. ugs.)

be that way — (coll.) so sein

better that way — besser so

either way — so oder so

4) (desired course of action) Wille, der

get or have one's [own] way, have it one's [own] way — seinen Willen kriegen

all right, have it your own way[, then]! — na gut od. schön, du sollst deinen Willen haben!

5) in sing. or (Amer. coll.) pl. (distance between two points) Stück, das

a little way — ein kleines Stück[chen]; (fig.) ein klein[es] bisschen

it's a long way off or a long way from here — es ist ein ganzes Stück von hier aus; es ist weit weg von hier

the summer holidays are only a little way away — bis zu den Sommerferien ist es nicht mehr lange

there's [still] some way to go yet — es ist noch ein ganzes Stück; (fig.) es dauert noch ein Weilchen

I went a little/a long/some way to meet him — ich bin ihm ein kleines/ganzes/ziemliches Stück entgegengegangen/-gefahren usw., um mich mit ihm zu treffen; (fig.) ich bin ihm etwas/sehr/ziemlich entgegengekommen

have gone/come a long way — (fig.) es weit gebracht haben

go a long way toward something/doing something — viel zu etwas beitragen/viel dazu beitragen, etwas zu tun

a little kindness goes a long way — ein bisschen Freundlichkeit ist viel wert od. hilft viel

all the way — den ganzen Weg

go all the way [with somebody] — (fig.) [jemandem] in jeder Hinsicht zustimmen; (coll.): (have full sexual intercourse) es [mit jemandem] richtig machen (salopp)

6) (room for progress) Weg, der

block the way — den Weg versperren

leave the way open for something — (fig.) etwas möglich machen

clear the way [for something] — (lit. or fig.) [einer Sache (Dat.)] den Weg freimachen

be in somebody's or the way — [jemandem] im Weg sein

get in somebody's way — (lit. or fig.) jemandem im Wege stehen

put difficulties/obstacles in somebody's way — (fig.) jemandem Schwierigkeiten bereiten/Hindernisse in den Weg legen

make way for something — für etwas Platz schaffen od. (fig.) machen

make way! — Platz da!

[get] out of the/my way! — [geh] aus dem Weg!

Move one's car out of the way — seinen Wagen aus dem Weg fahren

get something out of the way — (settle something) etwas erledigen

7) (journey)

on his way to the office/London — auf dem Weg ins Büro/nach London

on the way out to Singapore — auf dem Hinweg/der Hinfahrt/dem Hinflug nach Singapur

on the way back from Nigeria — auf dem Rückweg/der Rückfahrt/dem Rückflug von Nigeria

she is just on the or her way in/out — sie kommt/geht gerade

be on the way out — (fig. coll.) (be losing popularity) passee sein (ugs.); (be reaching end of life) [Hund, Auto, Person:] es nicht mehr lange machen (ugs.)

we stopped on the way to have lunch — wir hielten unterwegs zum Mittagessen an

on her way home — auf dem Nachhauseweg

they're on their way — sie sind unterwegs

on the way there — auf dem Hinweg

[be] on your way! — nun geh schon!

By the way — übrigens

all this is by the way — das alles nur nebenbei

8) (specific direction) Richtung, die

she went this/that/the other way — sie ist in diese/die/die andere Richtung gegangen

look this way, please — sieh/seht bitte hierher!

He wouldn't look my way — er hat nicht zu mir herübergesehen

I will call next time I'm [down] your way — wenn ich das nächste Mal in deiner Gegend bin, komme ich [bei dir] vorbei

look the other way — (lit. or fig.) weggucken

the other way about or round — andersherum

this/which way round — so/wie herum

stand something the right/wrong way up — etwas richtig/falsch herum stellen

turn something the right way round — etwas richtig herum drehen

‘this way up’ — "hier oben"

9) (advance) Weg, der

fight/push etc. one's way through — sich durchkämpfen/-drängen

be under way — [Person:] aufgebrochen sein; [Fahrzeug:] abgefahren sein; (fig.): (be in progress) [Besprechung, Verhandlung, Tagung:] im Gange sein

get something under way — (fig.) etwas in Gang bringen

get under way — wegkommen

make one's way to Oxford/the station — nach Oxford/zum Bahnhof gehen/fahren

Do you need a lift? - No, I'll make my own way — Soll ich dich mitnehmen? - Nein, ich komme alleine

make one's [own] way in the world — seinen Weg gehen (fig.)

make or pay its way — ohne Verlust arbeiten

pay one's way — für sich selbst aufkommen

10) (respect) Hinsicht, die

in [exactly] the same way — [ganz] genauso

in some ways — in gewisser Hinsicht

in one way — auf eine Art

not in any way — in keiner Weise

in every way — in jeder Hinsicht

in a way — auf eine Art

in more ways than one — auf mehr als eine Art

in no way — auf keinen Fall; durchaus nicht

11) (state) Verfassung, die

in a bad way — schlecht

they are in a very bad way — es geht ihnen sehr schlecht

either way — so oder so

in a small way — in bescheidenem Rahmen

by way of — (as a kind of) als; (for the purpose of) um … zu

by way of illustration / greeting / apology / introduction — zur Illustration / Begrüßung / Entschuldigung/Einführung

12) (custom) Art, die

get into/out of the way of doing something — sich (Dat.) etwas an-/abgewöhnen

he has a way of leaving his bills unpaid — es ist so seine Art, seine Rechnungen nicht zu bezahlen

in its way — auf seine/ihre Art

way of life — Lebensstil, der

change one's ways — sich ändern

way of thinking — Denkungsart, die

to my way of thinking — meiner Meinung nach

13) (normal course of events)

be the way — so od. üblich sein

that is always the way — das ist immer so

14) (ability to charm somebody or attain one's object)

he has a way with him — er hat so eine Art

she has a way with children/animals — sie kann mit Kindern/Tieren gut umgehen

15) (specific manner) Eigenart, die

fall into bad ways — schlechte [An]gewohnheiten annehmen

16) (ordinary course) Rahmen, der

17) in pl. (parts) Teile

split something three ways — etwas in drei Teile teilen
2. adverb
weit

way off/ahead/above — weit weg von/weit voraus/weit über

way back — (coll.) vor langer Zeit

way back in the early fifties/before the war — vor langer Zeit, Anfang der fünfziger Jahre/vor dem Krieg

way up in the clouds — hoch oben in den Wolken

he was way out with his guess, his guess was way out — er lag mit seiner Schätzung gewaltig daneben

way down south/in the valley — tief [unten] im Süden/Tal

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[wei] 1. noun
1) (an opening or passageway: This is the way in/out; There's no way through.) der Weg

2) (a route, direction etc: Which way shall we go?; Which is the way to Princes Street?; His house is on the way from here to the school; Will you be able to find your/the way to my house?; Your house is on my way home; The errand took me out of my way; a motorway.) der Weg

3) (used in the names of roads: His address is 21 Melville Way.) der Weg

4) (a distance: It's a long way to the school; The nearest shops are only a short way away.) der Weg

5) (a method or manner: What is the easiest way to write a book?; I know a good way of doing it; He's got a funny way of talking; This is the quickest way to chop onions.) die Art und Weise

6) (an aspect or side of something: In some ways this job is quite difficult; In a way I feel sorry for him.) die Hinsicht

7) (a characteristic of behaviour; a habit: He has some rather unpleasant ways.) die Eigenart

8) (used with many verbs to give the idea of progressing or moving: He pushed his way through the crowd; They soon ate their way through the food.) der Weg
2. adverb
((especially American) by a long distance or time; far: The winner finished the race way ahead of the other competitors; It's way past your bedtime.) weit

- academic.ru/81440/wayfarer">wayfarer
- wayside
- be/get on one's way
- by the way
- fall by the wayside
- get/have one's own way
- get into / out of the way of doing something
- get into / out of the way of something
- go out of one's way
- have a way with
- have it one's own way
- in a bad way
- in
- out of the/someone's way
- lose one's way
- make one's way
- make way for
- make way
- under way
- way of life
- ways and means
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way

[weɪ]

I. NOUN

1. (road) Weg m

the W\way of the Cross der Kreuzweg

cycle \way Fahrradweg m, Veloweg m SCHWEIZ

one-\way street Einbahnstraße f

to be across [or BRIT also over] the \way gegenüber sein

2. (route) Weg m

excuse me, which \way is the train station? Entschuldigung, wie geht es hier zum Bahnhof?

could you tell me the \way to the post office, please? könnten Sie mir bitte sagen, wie ich zur Post komme?

there's no \way through the centre of town in a vehicle das Stadtzentrum ist für Autos gesperrt

will you get some bread on your \way home? kannst du auf dem Heimweg [etwas] Brot mitbringen?

oh, I must be on my \way oh, ich muss mich auf den Weg machen!

on the \way in/out... beim Hineingehen/Hinausgehen...

on my \way to Glasgow, I saw... auf dem Weg nach Glasgow sah ich...

on the \way back from India,... auf dem Rückweg/Rückflug von Indien...

sorry, I'm on my \way out tut mir leid, ich bin gerade am Gehen

we stopped on the \way to ask for directions wir hielten unterwegs, um nach dem Weg zu fragen

“\way In/Out” „Eingang/Ausgang“

we have to go by \way of Copenhagen wir müssen über Kopenhagen fahren

to ask the \way [to the airport/station] nach dem Weg [zum Flughafen/Bahnhof] fragen

to be on the \way letter, baby unterwegs sein

to be on the [or one's] \way [to sth] auf dem Weg [o unterwegs] [zu etw dat] sein

no problem, it's on my \way kein Problem, das liegt auf meinem Weg

to be out of the \way abgelegen sein

to be out of sb's \way für jdn ein Umweg sein

to be under \way person losgegangen sein; ( fig) im Gange sein

we stopped to have lunch but within half an hour we were under \way again wir machten eine Mittagspause, waren aber nach einer halben Stunde bereits wieder unterwegs

to find one's \way home nach Hause finden

to find one's \way around ( fig) sich akk zurechtfinden

to find one's \way into/out of sth in etw akk hineinfinden/aus etw dat herausfinden; ( fig)

how did my ring find its \way into your pockets? wie kommt denn mein Ring in deine Taschen?

to find one's \way through sth ( also fig) sich akk in etw dat zurechtfinden a. fig

to get under \way in Gang kommen

to give \way einem anderen Fahrzeug die Vorfahrt geben

remember to give \way vergiss nicht, auf die Vorfahrt zu achten!

on roundabouts, you have to give \way to cars already on the roundabout im Kreisverkehr haben die Autos Vorfahrt, die sich bereits im Kreisverkehr befinden

“give \way” BRIT „Vorfahrt [beachten]“

to go on one's \way sich akk auf den Weg machen

to go out of one's \way to do sth einen Umweg machen, um etw zu tun; ( fig) sich akk bei etw dat besondere Mühe geben

please don't go out of your \way! bitte machen Sie sich doch keine Umstände!

to go one's own \way ( fig) seinen eigenen Weg gehen

to go one's own sweet \way ( fig) rücksichtslos seinen eigenen Weg verfolgen

to go separate \ways getrennte Wege gehen

to go the wrong \way sich akk verlaufen; (in car) sich akk verfahren

to know one's \way around sth ( also fig) sich akk in etw dat auskennen

to lead the \way vorausgehen; ( fig)

the research group is leading the \way in developing new types of computer memory die Forschungsgruppe ist führend in der Entwicklung neuartiger Computerspeicher

to lose one's \way sich akk verirren

to make one's own \way to sth alleine irgendwohin kommen

to make one's \way to somewhere irgendwohin gehen, sich akk irgendwohin begeben geh

we should make our \way home wir sollten uns auf den Heimweg machen

to make one's \way in the world seinen Weg gehen

to pay one's \way ( fig) für sich akk selbst aufkommen

to show sb the \way jdm den Weg zeigen

can you show me the \way out, please? können Sie mir bitte zeigen, wo es hier zum Ausgang geht?

to talk one's \way out of sth ( fig) sich akk aus etw dat herausreden fam

to work one's \way up ( fig) sich akk hocharbeiten

3. ( fig: be just doing)

to be [well] on the \way to doing sth auf dem besten Weg[e] sein, etw zu tun

I'm well on the \way to completing the report! der Bericht ist so gut wie fertig! fam

she's well on her \way of becoming an alcoholic sie ist auf dem besten Weg[e], Alkoholikerin zu werden

4. ( fig fam: coming in/disappear)

▪ to be on the \way in [or up] /out im Kommen/am Verschwinden sein

5. (distance) Weg m, Strecke f; AM

keep going straight and after a \ways, you'll see the house fahr immer geradeaus und nach ein paar Metern siehst du dann das Haus

all the \way den ganzen Weg

she stayed with him in the ambulance all the \way to the hospital sie blieb während der ganzen Fahrt bis zum Krankenhaus bei ihm im Krankenwagen; ( fig)

I agree with you all the \way ich stimme dir voll und ganz zu; ( fig)

I'll take my complaint all the \way to the managing director if I have to wenn ich muss, gehe ich mit meiner Beschwerde noch bis zum Generaldirektor; ( fig)

I'll support you all the \way du hast meine volle Unterstützung

a long \way weit

a long \way back vor langer Zeit

to be a long/short \way off (in space) weit entfernt/sehr nahe sein; (in time) fern/nahe sein

Christmas is just a short \way off bis Weihnachten ist es nicht mehr lange hin

to still have a long \way to go ( also fig) noch einen weiten Weg vor sich dat haben

to go a long \way ( fig) lange reichen

to have a [long] \way to go einen [weiten] Weg vor sich dat haben

to have come a long \way ( fig) es weit gebracht haben

he's still a long \way off perfection er ist noch weit davon entfernt, perfekt zu sein

a little kindness goes a long \way wenn man ein bisschen freundlich ist, hilft das doch gleich viel

[not] by long \way ( fig) bei Weitem [nicht]

6. (facing direction) Richtung f

which \way up should this box be? wie herum soll die Kiste stehen?

“this \way up” „hier oben“

this \way round so herum

the wrong \way round [or around] figures falsch [o verkehrt] herum; ( fig)

no, it's the other \way round! nein, es ist gerade andersherum!

to be the wrong \way up auf dem Kopf stehen

7. (direction) Richtung f

which \way are you going? in welche Richtung gehst du?

this \way, please! hier entlang bitte!

look this \way, please bitte hierher schauen; ( fam)

they live out Manchester \way sie wohnen draußen bei Manchester

I really didn't know which \way to look ich wusste wirklich nicht mehr, wo ich hinschauen sollte

after applying for a job, many offers came her \way nachdem sie sich beworben hatte, bekam sie viele Angebote

I'd take any job that comes my \way ich würde jeden Job nehmen, der sich mir bietet

all of a sudden, money came her \way plötzlich kam sie zu Geld

when something like this comes your \way... wenn dir so etwas passiert,...

when a girl like this comes your \way... wenn dir so ein Mädchen über den Weg läuft,... fam

to go this/that \way hier/da entlanggehen

to go the other \way in die andere Richtung gehen

down my \way bei mir in der Nähe

down your \way in deiner Gegend

8. (manner) Art f, Weise f

I liked the \way he asked for a date mir gefiel [die Art und Weise], wie er um ein Rendezvous bat

I don't like the \way he looks at me ich mag es nicht, wie er mich anschaut

it's terrifying the \way prices have gone up in the last few months es ist beängstigend, wie die Preise in den letzten Monaten gestiegen sind

that's just the \way it is so ist das nun einmal

the \way things are going... so wie sich die Dinge entwickeln...

trust me, it's better that \way glaub mir, es ist besser so!

that's her \way of saying she's sorry das ist ihre Art zu sagen, dass es ihr leid tut fam

I did it my \way ich habe es gemacht, [so] wie ich es für richtig hielt

do it my \way mach es wie ich

this is definitely not the \way to do it so macht man das auf gar keinen Fall!

he looked at me in a sinister \way er sah mich finster an

she's got a funny \way of asking for help sie hat eine komische Art, einen um Hilfe zu bitten

he's got a very strange \way of behaving er benimmt sich schon ziemlich seltsam fam

you could tell by the \way he looked man konnte es schon an seinem Blick erkennen

that's no \way to speak to your boss! so redet man nicht mit seinem Vorgesetzten!

the \way he looked at me... so wie er mich angeschaut hat...

the \way we were wie wir einmal waren

it's always the \way! [or isn't it always the \way!] es ist doch echt immer dasselbe! fam

I wouldn't have it any other \way ich würde es nicht anders haben wollen

what a \way to talk! so etwas sagt man nicht!

what a \way to behave! so benimmt man sich nicht!

just leave it the \way it is, will you lass einfach alles so, wie es ist, ja?

to see the error of one's \ways seine Fehler einsehen

to be in the family \way in anderen Umständen sein euph

\way of life Lebensweise f

\way of thinking Denkweise f

to sb's \way of thinking jds Meinung nach

this \way so

come on, do it this \way! komm, mach es so! fam

that \way, I'll save a lot of money auf diese [Art und] Weise spare ich viel Geld

looking at it in that \way, I was lucky after all so gesehen hatte ich sogar noch Glück

in a big \way im großen Stil

in a small \way im kleinen Rahmen

he started off in a small \way er fing klein an

one \way or another so oder so

one \way or another, we've got to... so oder so, irgendwie müssen wir...

either \way so oder so

no \way auf keinen Fall

there's no \way to get me on this ship keine zehn Pferde kriegen mich auf dieses Schiff! fam

there's no \way I'll give in ich gebe auf gar keinen Fall nach!

no \way! ausgeschlossen!, kommt nicht in die Tüte! fam

to show sb the \way to do sth jdm zeigen, wie etw geht

9. (respect) Weise f, Hinsicht f

in a \way in gewisser Weise

in every [possible]\way in jeder Hinsicht

in many/some \ways in vielerlei/gewisser Hinsicht

in more \ways than one in mehr als nur einer Hinsicht

in no \way in keinster Weise

in which \ways does a zebra resemble a horse? worin ähnelt ein Zebra einem Pferd?

not in any \way in keiner Weise

10. no pl (free space) Weg m, Platz m

to be in sb's \way jdm im Weg sein a. fig

to block the way den Weg versperren

to get [or stand] in the \way of sth etw dat im Wege stehen; ( fig)

may nothing stand in the \way of your future happiness together! möge nichts eurem zukünftigen gemeinsamen Glück im Wege stehen!

she's determined to succeed and she won't let anything stand in her \way sie ist entschlossen, ihr Ziel zu erreichen, und wird sich durch nichts aufhalten lassen

to get out of sb's/sth's \way jdm/etw aus dem Weg gehen

can you put your stuff out of the \way, please? kannst du bitte deine Sachen woanders hintun?

to get sb/sth out of the \way jdn/etw loswerden

could you get this out of the \way, please? könntest du das bitte wegtun?

please get the children out of the \way while I... sorge bitte dafür, dass die Kinder nicht stören, während ich...

to give \way ( fig) nachgeben

to give \way to [or make \way for] sth etw dat [o für etw akk] Platz machen; ( fig) etw dat weichen

make \way! Platz da!

to keep [or stay] out of the \way wegbleiben

to keep [or stay] out of sb's \way jdm nicht in die Quere kommen

to make \way [for sb] [für jdn] Platz machen a. fig

to want sb out of the \way jdn aus dem Weg haben wollen

11. (method) Art f [und Weise]

by \way of an introduction to the subject,... als Einführung zum Thema...

my mother has a \way of knowing exactly what I need meine Mutter weiß irgendwie immer genau, was ich brauche

she just has a \way with her sie hat einfach so eine gewisse Art

there are \ways of making you talk, you know Sie werden schon noch Reden!

don't worry, we'll find a \way! keine Sorge, wir werden einen Weg finden!

\ways and means Mittel und Wege

with today's technology everybody has the \ways and means to produce professional-looking documents mit der heutigen Technologie hat jeder die Möglichkeit, professionell aussehende Dokumente zu erstellen

to have a \way with children gut mit Kindern umgehen können

12. (habit) Art f

over the years we've got used to his funny little \ways im Lauf der Jahre haben wir uns an seine kleinen Marotten gewöhnt

that's the \way of the world das ist nun mal der Lauf der Dinge

to fall into bad \ways in schlechte Angewohnheiten verfallen

to get into/out of the \way of doing sth sich dat etw an-/abgewöhnen

13. no pl (condition) Zustand m

to be in a bad \way in schlechter Verfassung sein

he's been in a bad \way ever since the operation seit der Operation geht's ihm schlecht

she's in a terrible \way sie ist in einer schrecklichen Verfassung

14. (desire)

to get [or have] one's [own] \way seinen Willen bekommen

if I had my \way, we'd eat fish every day wenn es nach mir ginge, würden wir jeden Tag Fisch essen

15. ( fam: something like)

he's by \way of being an artist er ist so 'ne Art Künstler fam

16. NAUT

to gather/lose \way Fahrt aufnehmen/verlieren

17. NAUT

▪ \ways pl Helling f

18.

▶ by the \way übrigens

and, by the \way, this wasn't the first time I... und das war, nebenbei bemerkt, nicht das erste Mal, dass ich...

▶ that's the \way the cookie crumbles ( saying) so ist das Leben [eben]

▶ to fall by the \way auf der Strecke bleiben

▶ to go the \way of all flesh den Weg allen Fleisches gehen geh

▶ to go all the \way [with sb] ( fam: have sex) es [mit jdm] richtig machen sl

▶ to have it/sth both \ways beides haben

you can't have it both \ways du kannst nicht beides haben

▶ the \way to a man's heart is through his stomach ( prov) [die] Liebe [des Mannes] geht durch den Magen prov

▶ to see/find out which \way the wind blows/is blowing ( fig) sehen/herausfinden, woher der Wind weht

▶ there are no two \ways about it daran gibt es keinen Zweifel

▶ where there's a will, there's a \way ( prov) wo ein Wille ist, ist auch ein Weg prov

II. ADVERB

1. ( fam: used for emphasis) weit

it would be \way better for you to... es wäre weit[aus] besser für dich,...

she spends \way too much money on clothes sie gibt viel zu viel Geld für Kleidung aus

you're \way out if you think... wenn du denkst, dass..., liegst du voll daneben!

to be \way down with one's guess mit seiner Schätzung völlig danebenliegen

\way back vor langer Zeit

\way back in the early twenties damals in den frühen Zwanzigern

to be \way past sb's bedtime ( fam) für jdn allerhöchste Zeit zum Schlafengehen sein

\way up in the sky weit oben am Himmel

2. (sl: very)

\way cool/hot total [o voll] cool/heiß fam

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[weɪ]
1. NOUN

1) = road Weg m

across or over the way — gegenüber, vis-à-vis; (motion) rüber

Way of the Cross — Kreuzweg m

to fall by the way (fig) — auf der Strecke bleiben

2) = route Weg m

to ask the way — nach dem Weg fragen

you'll learn new skills along the way — Sie werden nebenbei auch neue Fertigkeiten erlernen

to go the wrong way — sich verlaufen; (in car) sich verfahren

to go down the wrong way (food, drink) — in die falsche Kehle kommen

there's no way out (fig) — es gibt keinen Ausweg

to find a way in — hineinfinden

the way up/down — der Weg nach oben/unten; (climbing) der Auf-/Abstieg

the way there/back — der Hin-/Rückweg

prices are on the way up/down — die Preise steigen/fallen

the way forward — der Weg vorwärts or in die Zukunft

by way of an answer/excuse — als Antwort/Entschuldigung

by way of illustration — zur Illustration

he's by way of being a painter (inf) — er ist eine Art Maler (inf)

the way to the station — der Weg zum Bahnhof

can you tell me the way to the town hall, please? — können Sie mir bitte sagen, wie ich zum Rathaus komme?

is it on the way? (place) (parcel etc) — liegt das auf dem Weg? ist es unterwegs?

the shop is on the/your way — der Laden liegt auf dem/deinem Weg

to stop on the way — unterwegs anhalten

on the way (here) — auf dem Weg (hierher)

on the way to London — auf dem Weg nach London

you pass it on your way home — du kommst auf deinem Nachhauseweg or Heimweg daran vorbei

they're on their way now — sie sind jetzt auf dem Weg or unterwegs

to go on one's way — sich auf den Weg machen

there's another baby on the way — da ist wieder ein Kind unterwegs

he's on the way to becoming an alcoholic — er ist dabei or auf dem besten Weg, Alkoholiker zu werden

she's well on the way to being a first-rate singer —

I haven't finished it yet but it's on the way — ich bin noch nicht damit fertig, aber es ist im Werden (inf)

if it is out of your way — wenn es ein Umweg für Sie ist

it took us out of our way — es war ein Umweg für uns

to go out of one's way to do sth (fig) — sich besonders anstrengen, um etw zu tun

please, don't go out of your way for us (fig) — machen Sie sich (dat) bitte unsertwegen keine Umstände

to get under way — in Gang kommen, losgehen (inf); (Naut) Fahrt aufnehmen or machen

to be (well) under way — im Gang/in vollem Gang sein; (Naut) in (voller) Fahrt sein; (with indication of place) unterwegs sein

the way in — der Eingang

on the way in — beim Hereingehen; (in car) beim Hineinfahren

to be on the way in (fig inf) — im Kommen sein

the way out — der Ausgang

please show me the way out — bitte zeigen Sie mir, wo es hinausgeht (inf) or wie ich hinauskomme

can you find your own way out? — finden Sie selbst hinaus?

on the way out — beim Hinausgehen; (in car) beim Hinausfahren

to be on the way out (fig inf) — am Verschwinden or Aussterben sein → easy

I know my way around the town —

she knows her way around the system (fig inf) — sie kennt sich im System aus

can you find your way home? — finden Sie nach Hause?

to lose/gather way (Naut) — Fahrt verlieren/aufnehmen

to make one's way to somewhere — sich an einen Ort or irgendwohin bewegen or begeben

can you make your own way to the restaurant? — kannst du allein zu dem Restaurant kommen?

to make one's way home — nach Hause gehen

to make/fight/push one's way through the crowd — sich einen Weg durch die Menge bahnen, sich durch die Menge (durch)drängen/-kämpfen/-schieben

to make one's way in the world — seinen Weg machen, sich durchsetzen

to go one's own way (fig) — eigene Wege gehen

they went their separate ways (lit, fig) — ihre Wege trennten sich

to pay one's way — für sich selbst bezahlen; (company, project, machine)

can the nation pay its way? — kann das Volk or Land für sich selber aufkommen?

to prepare the way (fig) — den Weg bereiten (for sb/sth jdm/einer Sache)

3) = path Weg m

to bar or block the way — den Weg ab- or versperren

to leave the way open (fig) — die Möglichkeit offenlassen, einen Weg frei lassen (for sth für etw)

to be in sb's way — jdm im Weg stehen or sein; (fig also) jdn stören

to get in the way — in den Weg kommen; (fig) stören

her job gets in the way of her leisure interests — ihr Beruf stört sie nur bei ihren Freizeitvergnügungen

to put difficulties in sb's way — jdm Hindernisse in den Weg stellen

to stand in sb's way (lit, fig) — jdm im Weg stehen or sein

don't let me stand in your way — ich will dir nicht im Weg stehen

he lets nothing stand in his way —

now nothing stands in our way — jetzt steht uns (dat) nichts mehr im Weg, jetzt haben wir freie Bahn

to stand in the way of progress — den Fortschritt aufhalten or hemmen

to put sb in the way of sth (inf) — jdm zu etw verhelfen

get out of the/my way! — (geh) aus dem Weg!, weg da!

to want sb out of the way — jdn aus dem Weg haben wollen

to get sth out of the way (work) — etw hinter sich (acc) bringen; difficulties, problems etc etw loswerden (inf), etw aus dem Weg räumen, etw beseitigen

to get sth out of the way of sb —

they got the children out of the way of the firemen — sie sorgten dafür, dass die Kinder den Feuerwehrleuten nicht im Weg waren

get those people out of the way of the trucks — sieh zu, dass die Leute den Lastwagen Platz machen or aus der Bahn gehen

keep or stay out of the way! — weg da!, zurück!

keep or stay out of my way! — komm mir nicht mehr über den Weg!

to keep sb/sth out of the way of sb — jdn/etw nicht in jds Nähe or Reichweite (acc) kommen lassen __diams; to make way for sb/sth (lit, fig) für jdn/etw Platz machen; (fig also)

make way! — mach Platz!, Platz machen!, Platz da!

4) = direction Richtung f

which way are you going? — in welche Richtung or wohin gehen Sie?

down our way (inf) — bei uns (in der Nähe), in unserer Gegend or Ecke (inf)

it's out Windsor way — es ist or liegt in Richtung Windsor

look both ways — schau nach beiden Seiten

to look the other way (fig) — wegschauen, wegsehen

if the chance comes your way — wenn Sie (dazu) die Gelegenheit haben

if a good job comes my way — wenn ein guter Job für mich auftaucht

each way, both ways (Racing) — auf Sieg und Platz

we'll split it three/ten ways — wir werden es dritteln/in zehn Teile (auf)teilen or durch zehn teilen

she didn't know which way to look (fig) — sie wusste nicht, wo sie hinschauen or hinsehen sollte

this way, please — hier(her) or hier entlang, bitte

look this way —

"this way for the lions" — "zu den Löwen"

he went that way — er ging dorthin or in diese Richtung __diams; this way and that hierhin und dorthin __diams; every which way

cars parked every which way — ungeordnet or durcheinander geparkte Autos

5)

= side it's the wrong way up — es steht verkehrt herum or auf dem Kopf (inf)

"this way up" — "hier oben"

it's the other way (a)round — es ist (genau) umgekehrt

put it the right way up/the other way (a)round — stellen Sie es richtig (herum) hin/andersherum or andersrum (inf) hin

6) = distance Weg m, Strecke f

five miles? that's quite a way! (inf) — fünf Meilen? das ist eine ganz schöne Strecke! (inf)

a little/good way away or off — nicht/sehr weit weg or entfernt, ein kleines/ganzes or gutes Stück weit weg or entfernt

it's only a little way to the next stop — es ist nur ein kleines Stück bis zur nächsten Haltestelle

it rained all the way there — es hat auf der ganzen Strecke geregnet

I'm behind you all the way (fig) — ich stehe voll (und ganz) hinter Ihnen

I haven't read it all the way through yet — ich habe es noch nicht ganz gelesen

that's a long way away — bis dahin ist es weit or (time) noch lange

a long way out of town — weit von der Stadt weg; (live also) weit draußen or außerhalb

that's a long way back —

a long way back, in 1942, when... — vor langer Zeit, im Jahre 1942, als...

he's come a long way since then (fig) — er hat sich seitdem sehr gebessert

he'll go a long way (fig) — er wird es weit bringen

to have a long way to go (lit, fit) — weit vom Ziel entfernt sein; (with work) bei Weitem nicht fertig sein

it should go a long way toward(s) solving the problem — das sollte or müsste bei dem Problem schon ein gutes Stück weiterhelfen

a little goes a long way — ein kleines bisschen reicht sehr lange

a little kindness goes a long way — ein bisschen Freundlichkeit hilft viel

that's a long way from the truth — das ist weit von der Wahrheit entfernt

better by a long way — bei Weitem or um vieles besser

not by a long way — bei Weitem nicht

7) = manner Art f, Weise f

I'd rather do it my way — ich möchte es lieber auf meine (eigene) Art or Weise machen

that's his way of saying thank you — das ist seine Art, sich zu bedanken

the French way of doing it — (die Art,) wie man es in Frankreich macht

a funny way of talking — eine komische Art zu reden

to learn the hard way — aus dem eigenen Schaden lernen

way of thinking — Denk(ungs)art f, Denkweise f

to my way of thinking —

to go on in the same old way — wie vorher weitermachen, auf die alte Tour weitermachen (inf)

in a general way this is true — ganz allgemein ist das richtig

what a way to talk! — so etwas sagt man nicht!

in a big way — im großen Stil

in a small way — in kleinem Ausmaß, im Kleinen __diams; one way or another/the other so oder so

it does not matter (to me) one way or the other — es macht (mir) so oder so nichts aus, es ist mir gleich __diams; either way

either way, we're bound to lose — (so oder so,) wir verlieren auf jeden Fall or auf alle Fälle

no way! — nichts drin! (inf), was? (inf), ausgeschlossen!

there's no way I'm going to agree/you'll persuade him — auf keinen Fall werde ich zustimmen/werden Sie ihn überreden können

there's no way that's a Porsche — ausgeschlossen, dass das ein Porsche ist

that's no way to speak to your mother — so spricht man nicht mit seiner Mutter

you can't have it both ways — du kannst nicht beides haben, beides (zugleich) geht nicht (inf)

he wants it both ways — er will das eine haben und das andere nicht lassen

this one is better, there are no two ways about it (inf) — dieses hier ist besser, da gibt es gar keinen Zweifel or das steht fest

do it this way it was this way... — machen Sie es so or auf diese (Art und) Weise es war so or folgendermaßen...

this way he need never know — auf diese Weise muss er es nie erfahren

I've always had a job, I've been lucky that way — ich hatte immer einen Job, in dieser Hinsicht habe ich Glück gehabt

the way she walks/talks — (so) wie sie geht/spricht

I don't like the way (that) he's looking at you —

do you understand the way things are developing? do you remember the way it was/we were? — verstehst du, wie sich die Dinge entwickeln? erinnerst du dich noch (daran), wie es war/wie wir damals waren?

that's not the way we do things here — so or auf die Art machen wir das hier nicht

you could tell by the way he was dressed —

it's just the way you said it — es ist die Art, wie du es gesagt hast

do it any way you like — machen Sie es, wie Sie wollen

that's the way it goes! — so ist das eben, so ist das nun mal!

the way things are — so, wie es ist or wie die Dinge liegen

the way things are going — so, wie die Dinge sich entwickeln

that's the way the money goes — so geht das Geld weg

it's not what you do, it's the way (that) you do it — es kommt nicht darauf an, was man macht, sondern wie man es macht = exactly as so, wie

leave everything the way it is — lass alles so, wie es ist

it was all the way you said it would be — es war alles so, wie du (es) gesagt hattest

do it the way I do (it) — machen Sie es so or auf dieselbe Art und Weise wie ich (es mache)

to show sb the way to do sth — jdm zeigen, wie or auf welche Art und Weise etw gemacht wird

show me the way to do it — zeig mir, wie (ich es machen soll)

that's not the right way to do it — so geht das nicht, so kann man das nicht machen

what's the best way to do it? — wie macht man das am besten?

there is only one way to speak to him — man kann mit ihm nur auf (die) eine Art und Weise reden __diams; ways and means Mittel und Wege pl

Ways and Means Committee (US) — Steuerausschuss m

8) = means Weg m

we'll find a way — wir werden (schon) einen Weg finden

love will find a way — die Liebe überwindet jedes Hindernis or alle Schwierigkeiten

9) = method, technique Art f

he has a way of knowing what I'm thinking — er hat eine Art zu wissen, was ich denke

we have ways of making you talk — wir haben gewisse Mittel, um Sie zum Reden zu bringen

there are many ways of solving the problem —

ha, that's one way of solving it! — ja, so kann man das auch machen!

the best way is to put it in the freezer for ten minutes — am besten legt man es für zehn Minuten ins Gefrierfach

he has a way with children — er versteht es, mit Kindern umzugehen, er hat eine geschickte Art (im Umgang) mit Kindern

he has a way with him — er hat so eine (gewisse) Art

10) = habit Art f

it is not/only his way to... — es ist nicht/eben seine Art, zu...

to get out of/into the way of doing sth — sich (dat) ab-/angewöhnen, etw zu tun

the ways of the Spaniards —

the ways of Providence/God — die Wege der Vorsehung/Gottes

the way of the world — der Lauf der Welt or der Dinge

that is our way with traitors — so machen wir das mit Verrätern

he has his little ways — er hat so seine Eigenheiten or Marotten (inf)

as is the way with... — wie das mit... so ist

way of life — Lebensstil m; (of nation) Lebensart f

11) = respect Hinsicht f

in a way — in gewisser Hinsicht or Weise

in no way — in keiner Weise

in many/some ways — in vieler/gewisser Hinsicht

in every possible way —

to be better in every possible way — in jeder Hinsicht besser sein

in more ways than one — in mehr als nur einer Hinsicht

what have you got in the way of drink/food? — was haben Sie an Getränken or zu trinken/an Lebensmitteln or zu essen?

12)

= desire to get or have one's (own) way —

our team had it all their own way in the second half — in der zweiten Halbzeit ging für unsere Mannschaft alles nach Wunsch

have it your own way! — wie du willst!

13) = state Zustand m

he's in a bad way — er ist in schlechter Verfassung

things are in a bad way — die Dinge stehen schlecht

2. PLURAL NOUN
(NAUT = slipway) Helling f, Ablaufbahn f
3. ADVERB
(inf)
way over/up — weit drüben/oben

it's way too big — das ist viel zu groß

way hip (US) — total hip (inf)

way back when — vor langer Zeit, als

since way back — seit Urzeiten

that was way back — das ist schon lange her, das war schon vor langer Zeit

he was way out with his guess — er hatte weit daneben- or vorbeigeraten, er hatte weit gefehlt or er lag weit daneben (inf) mit seiner Annahme

his guess was way out — seine Annahme war weit gefehlt

you're way out if you think... — da liegst du aber schief (inf) or da hast du dich aber gewaltig geirrt, wenn du glaubst,...

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way¹ [weı] s

1. Weg m:

way back Rückweg;

on the way back from auf dem Rückweg von;

way home Heimweg;

way through Durchreise f, -fahrt f;

the way of the cross REL der Kreuzweg;

ways and means

a) Mittel und Wege,

b) besonders POL (finanzielle) Mittel, Geldbeschaffung(smaßnahmen) f;

ask the ( oder one’s) way nach dem Weg fragen;

lose one’s way sich verlaufen oder verirren;

send sb on their way (Fußball) jemanden schicken;

take one’s way sich aufmachen (to nach); → committee 1, find B 3, know A 3

2. Straße f, Weg m:

over ( oder across) the way gegenüber

3. fig Gang m, Lauf m:

that is the way of the world das ist der Lauf der Welt; → flesh A 5

4. Richtung f, Seite f:

which way is he looking? wohin schaut er?;

look the other way wegschauen;

this way

a) hierher,

b) hier entlang ( → 9);

the other way round umgekehrt

5. Weg m, Entfernung f, Strecke f:

a good way off ziemlich weit entfernt;

a long way off ( oder from here) weit (von hier) entfernt;

Easter is still a long way off bis Ostern ist es noch lang;

a long way up weit oder hoch hinauf;

a little (long, good) way ein kleines (weites, gutes) Stück Wegs;

a long way off perfection alles andere als vollkommen;

go a long way back fig (weit) ausholen

6. (freie) Bahn, Raum m, Platz m:

be ( oder stand) in sb’s way jemandem im Weg sein oder stehen (a. fig);

give way

a) (zurück)weichen,

b) nachgeben (to dat) (Person od Sache),

c) sich hingeben ( to despair der Verzweiflung);

give way to a car AUTO einem Auto die Vorfahrt lassen;

out of the way! aus dem Weg!

7. Weg m, Durchgang m, Öffnung f:

way of a cock TECH Hahnbohrung f

8. Vorwärtskommen n:

make way besonders SCHIFF vorwärtskommen

9. Art f und Weise f, Weg m, Methode f, Verfahren n:

any way auf jede oder irgendeine Art;

any way you please ganz wie Sie wollen;

in a big (small) way im Großen (Kleinen);

one way or another irgendwie, auf irgendeine (Art und) Weise;

in more ways than one in mehr als einer Beziehung;

some way or other auf die eine oder andere Weise, irgendwie;

way of living (speaking, thinking) Lebensweise (Sprechweise, Denkweise, -art);

to my way of thinking nach meiner Meinung;

the right (wrong) way (to do it) richtig (falsch);

the same way genauso;

the way he does it so wie er es macht;

the way I am feeling so wie ich mich im Moment fühle;

I like the way she laughs ich mag ihr Lachen;

the way I see it nach meiner Einschätzung;

this ( oder that) way so ( → 4);

that’s the way to do it so macht man das;

if that’s the way you feel about it wenn Sie so darüber denken;

in a polite (friendly) way höflich (freundlich);

in its way auf seine Art;

in what ( oder which) way? inwiefern?, wieso?; → each A

10. Gewohnheit f, Brauch m, Sitte f:

the good old ways die guten alten Bräuche

11. Eigenheit f, -art f:

funny ways komische Manieren;

it is not his way es ist nicht seine Art oder Gewohnheit;

she has a winning way sie hat eine gewinnende Art;

that’s always the way with him so macht er es oder geht es ihm immer

12. (Aus)Weg m:

find a way

13. Hinsicht f, Beziehung f:

in a way in gewisser Hinsicht, irgendwie;

in every way in jeder Hinsicht oder Beziehung;

in one way in einer Beziehung;

in some ways in mancher Hinsicht;

in the way of food was Essen anbelangt, an Lebensmitteln

14. ( besonders Gesundheits)Zustand m, Lage f, Verfassung f:

in a bad way in einer schlimmen Lage oder Verfassung;

live in a great (small) way auf großem Fuß (in kleinen Verhältnissen oder sehr bescheiden) leben

15. Berufszweig m, Fach n:

it is not in his way, it does not fall in his way das schlägt nicht in sein Fach;

he is in the oil way er ist im Ölhandel (beschäftigt)

16. umg Umgebung f, Gegend f:

somewhere London way irgendwo in der Gegend von London

17. the Way BIBEL der Weg (die christliche Religion)

18. pl TECH Führungen pl (bei Maschinen)

19. SCHIFF Fahrt(geschwindigkeit) f: → gather A 5

20. pl Schiffsbau:

a) Helling f

b) Stapelblöcke plBesondere Redewendungen: by the way

a) im Vorbeigehen, unterwegs,

b) am Weg(esrand), an der Straße,

c) fig übrigens, nebenbei (bemerkt),

d) zufällig but that’s by the way aber dies nur nebenbei;

by way of

a) (auf dem Weg) über (akk), durch,

b) fig in der Absicht zu, um zu,

c) als Entschuldigung etc, anstelle von (od gen) by way of example beispielsweise;

by way of exchange auf dem Tauschwege;

by way of grace JUR auf dem Gnadenweg;

be by way of being angry im Begriff sein, wütend zu werden;

be by way of doing sth

a) dabei sein, etwas zu tun,

b) pflegen oder es gewohnt sein oder die Aufgabe haben, etwas zu tun not by a long way noch lange nicht;

in the way of

a) auf dem Weg oder dabei zu,

b) hinsichtlich (gen) in the way of business auf dem üblichen Geschäftsweg;

no way! umg auf (gar) keinen Fall!, kommt überhaupt nicht infrage!;

no way can we accept that das können wir auf gar keinen Fall akzeptieren;

on the ( oder one’s) way unterwegs, auf dem Weg;

die on one’s way to hospital auf dem Weg ins Krankenhaus sterben;

on the way to victory auf der Siegesstraße;

be on the way sich andeuten;

well on one’s way in vollem Gange, schon weit vorangekommen (a. fig);

out of the way

a) abgelegen, abseits, abgeschieden,

b) ungewöhnlich, ausgefallen,

c) übertrieben, abwegig nothing out of the way nichts Besonderes oder Ungewöhnliches;

under way

a) SCHIFF in Fahrt,

b) fig im Gange, in Gang the meeting was already under way die Konferenz war schon im Gange;

get sth under way etwas in Gang bringen;

be in a fair way auf dem besten Wege sein;

come in sb’s way jemandem über den Weg laufen;

find its way into Eingang finden in (akk);

force one’s way sich einen Weg bahnen;

go sb’s way

a) den gleichen Weg gehen wie jemand,

b) jemanden begleiten go one’s way(s) seinen Weg gehen, fig seinen Lauf nehmen;

go out of one’s way große Mühen oder Unannehmlichkeiten auf sich nehmen ( to do zu tun);

go the whole way fig ganze Arbeit leisten;

have a way with sb mit jemandem gut zurechtkommen, gut umgehen können mit jemandem;

he’s got a way with words er ist sehr wortgewandt;

have one’s (own) way seinen Kopf oder Willen durchsetzen;

if I had my (own) way wenn es nach mir ginge;

learn the hard way Lehrgeld zahlen (müssen);

make way

a) Platz machen,

b) vorwärtskommen they made way for the ambulance to pass sie machten dem Krankenwagen Platz;

make one’s way sich durchsetzen, seinen Weg machen;

put sb in the way (of doing sth) jemandem die Möglichkeit geben(, etwas zu tun);

put out of the way aus dem Weg räumen (auch töten);

put o.s. out of the way große Mühen oder Unannehmlichkeiten auf sich nehmen ( to do zu tun);

see one’s way to do sth eine Möglichkeit sehen, etwas zu tun;

work one’s way up sich hocharbeiten; → both A, mend A 2, pave, pay¹ B 1

way² [weı] adv weit oben, unten etc:

way back weit entfernt oder hinten oder zurück;

way back in 1902 (schon) damals im Jahre 1902;

we’re friends from way back wir sind uralte Freunde;

way down South weit unten im Süden;

this is way off his personal best SPORT das ist weit entfernt von seiner persönlichen Bestleistung;

you are way off with your remark du liegst mit deiner Bemerkung völlig daneben

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1. noun
1) (road etc., lit. or fig.) Weg, der

across or over the way — gegenüber

2) (route) Weg, der

ask the or one's way — nach dem Weg fragen

ask the way to... — fragen od. sich erkundigen, wo es nach... geht

pick one's way — sich (Dat.) einen Weg suchen

lead the way — vorausgehen; (fig.): (show how to do something) es vormachen

find the or one's way in/out — den Eingang/Ausgang finden

find a way out — (fig.) einen Ausweg finden

I'll take the letter to the post office - it's on my way — ich bringe den Brief zur Post - sie liegt auf meinem Weg

‘Way In/Out’ — "Ein-/Ausgang"

go to Italy by way of Switzerland — über die Schweiz nach Italien fahren

there's no way out — (fig.) es gibt keinen Ausweg

the way back/down/up — der Weg zurück/nach unten/nach oben

go one's own way/their separate ways — (fig.) eigene/getrennte Wege gehen

be going somebody's way — (coll.) denselben Weg wie jemand haben

things are really going my way at the moment — (fig.) im Moment läuft [bei mir] alles so, wie ich es mir vorgestellt habe

money came his way — er kam zu Geld

many offers came his way — er kriegte viele Angebote

go out of one's way to collect something for somebody — einen Umweg machen, um etwas für jemanden abzuholen

go out of one's way to be helpful — sich (Dat.) besondere Mühe geben, hilfsbereit zu sein

out of the way — abgelegen

3) (method) Art und Weise, die

there is a right way and a wrong way of doing it — es gibt einen richtigen und einen falschen Weg, es zu tun

that is not the way to do it — so macht man das nicht

do it this way — mach es so

do it my way — mach es wie ich

I don't like the way she smiles — mir gefällt ihr Lächeln nicht

that's no way to speak to a lady — so spricht man nicht mit einer Dame

he has a strange way of talking — er hat eine seltsame Sprechweise od. Art zu sprechen

from or by the way [that] she looked at me, I knew that there was something wrong — an ihrem Blick konnte ich erkennen, dass etwas nicht stimmte

find a or some way of doing something — einen Weg finden, etwas zu tun

there are no two ways about it — da gibt es gar keinen Zweifel

Are you going to give me that money? - No way! — (coll.) Gibst du mir das Geld? - Nichts da! (ugs.)

there was no way he would change his stand — er würde auf gar keinen Fall seinen Standpunkt ändern

no way is he coming with us — es kommt überhaupt nicht in Frage, dass er mit uns kommt

one way or another — irgendwie

ways and means [to do something or of doing something] — Mittel und Wege, etwas zu tun

be built or made that way — (fig. coll.) so gestrickt sein (fig. ugs.)

be that way — (coll.) so sein

better that way — besser so

either way — so oder so

4) (desired course of action) Wille, der

get or have one's [own] way, have it one's [own] way — seinen Willen kriegen

all right, have it your own way[, then]! — na gut od. schön, du sollst deinen Willen haben!

5) in sing. or (Amer. coll.) pl. (distance between two points) Stück, das

a little way — ein kleines Stück[chen]; (fig.) ein klein[es] bisschen

it's a long way off or a long way from here — es ist ein ganzes Stück von hier aus; es ist weit weg von hier

the summer holidays are only a little way away — bis zu den Sommerferien ist es nicht mehr lange

there's [still] some way to go yet — es ist noch ein ganzes Stück; (fig.) es dauert noch ein Weilchen

I went a little/a long/some way to meet him — ich bin ihm ein kleines/ganzes/ziemliches Stück entgegengegangen/-gefahren usw., um mich mit ihm zu treffen; (fig.) ich bin ihm etwas/sehr/ziemlich entgegengekommen

have gone/come a long way — (fig.) es weit gebracht haben

go a long way toward something/doing something — viel zu etwas beitragen/viel dazu beitragen, etwas zu tun

a little kindness goes a long way — ein bisschen Freundlichkeit ist viel wert od. hilft viel

all the way — den ganzen Weg

go all the way [with somebody] — (fig.) [jemandem] in jeder Hinsicht zustimmen; (coll.): (have full sexual intercourse) es [mit jemandem] richtig machen (salopp)

6) (room for progress) Weg, der

block the way — den Weg versperren

leave the way open for something — (fig.) etwas möglich machen

clear the way [for something] — (lit. or fig.) [einer Sache (Dat.)] den Weg freimachen

be in somebody's or the way — [jemandem] im Weg sein

get in somebody's way — (lit. or fig.) jemandem im Wege stehen

put difficulties/obstacles in somebody's way — (fig.) jemandem Schwierigkeiten bereiten/Hindernisse in den Weg legen

make way for something — für etwas Platz schaffen od. (fig.) machen

make way! — Platz da!

[get] out of the/my way! — [geh] aus dem Weg!

Move one's car out of the way — seinen Wagen aus dem Weg fahren

get something out of the way — (settle something) etwas erledigen

7) (journey)

on his way to the office/London — auf dem Weg ins Büro/nach London

on the way out to Singapore — auf dem Hinweg/der Hinfahrt/dem Hinflug nach Singapur

on the way back from Nigeria — auf dem Rückweg/der Rückfahrt/dem Rückflug von Nigeria

she is just on the or her way in/out — sie kommt/geht gerade

be on the way out — (fig. coll.) (be losing popularity) passee sein (ugs.); (be reaching end of life) [Hund, Auto, Person:] es nicht mehr lange machen (ugs.)

we stopped on the way to have lunch — wir hielten unterwegs zum Mittagessen an

on her way home — auf dem Nachhauseweg

they're on their way — sie sind unterwegs

on the way there — auf dem Hinweg

[be] on your way! — nun geh schon!

By the way — übrigens

all this is by the way — das alles nur nebenbei

8) (specific direction) Richtung, die

she went this/that/the other way — sie ist in diese/die/die andere Richtung gegangen

look this way, please — sieh/seht bitte hierher!

He wouldn't look my way — er hat nicht zu mir herübergesehen

I will call next time I'm [down] your way — wenn ich das nächste Mal in deiner Gegend bin, komme ich [bei dir] vorbei

look the other way — (lit. or fig.) weggucken

the other way about or round — andersherum

this/which way round — so/wie herum

stand something the right/wrong way up — etwas richtig/falsch herum stellen

turn something the right way round — etwas richtig herum drehen

‘this way up’ — "hier oben"

9) (advance) Weg, der

fight/push etc. one's way through — sich durchkämpfen/-drängen

be under way — [Person:] aufgebrochen sein; [Fahrzeug:] abgefahren sein; (fig.): (be in progress) [Besprechung, Verhandlung, Tagung:] im Gange sein

get something under way — (fig.) etwas in Gang bringen

get under way — wegkommen

make one's way to Oxford/the station — nach Oxford/zum Bahnhof gehen/fahren

Do you need a lift? - No, I'll make my own way — Soll ich dich mitnehmen? - Nein, ich komme alleine

make one's [own] way in the world — seinen Weg gehen (fig.)

make or pay its way — ohne Verlust arbeiten

pay one's way — für sich selbst aufkommen

10) (respect) Hinsicht, die

in [exactly] the same way — [ganz] genauso

in some ways — in gewisser Hinsicht

in one way — auf eine Art

not in any way — in keiner Weise

in every way — in jeder Hinsicht

in a way — auf eine Art

in more ways than one — auf mehr als eine Art

in no way — auf keinen Fall; durchaus nicht

11) (state) Verfassung, die

in a bad way — schlecht

they are in a very bad way — es geht ihnen sehr schlecht

either way — so oder so

in a small way — in bescheidenem Rahmen

by way of — (as a kind of) als; (for the purpose of) um … zu

by way of illustration / greeting / apology / introduction — zur Illustration / Begrüßung / Entschuldigung/Einführung

12) (custom) Art, die

get into/out of the way of doing something — sich (Dat.) etwas an-/abgewöhnen

he has a way of leaving his bills unpaid — es ist so seine Art, seine Rechnungen nicht zu bezahlen

in its way — auf seine/ihre Art

way of life — Lebensstil, der

change one's ways — sich ändern

way of thinking — Denkungsart, die

to my way of thinking — meiner Meinung nach

13) (normal course of events)

be the way — so od. üblich sein

that is always the way — das ist immer so

14) (ability to charm somebody or attain one's object)

he has a way with him — er hat so eine Art

she has a way with children/animals — sie kann mit Kindern/Tieren gut umgehen

15) (specific manner) Eigenart, die

fall into bad ways — schlechte [An]gewohnheiten annehmen

16) (ordinary course) Rahmen, der

17) in pl. (parts) Teile

split something three ways — etwas in drei Teile teilen
2. adverb
weit

way off/ahead/above — weit weg von/weit voraus/weit über

way back — (coll.) vor langer Zeit

way back in the early fifties/before the war — vor langer Zeit, Anfang der fünfziger Jahre/vor dem Krieg

way up in the clouds — hoch oben in den Wolken

he was way out with his guess, his guess was way out — er lag mit seiner Schätzung gewaltig daneben

way down south/in the valley — tief [unten] im Süden/Tal

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(of doing something) n.

Manier -en f. n.

Art und Weise f.

Bahn -en f.

Gang ¨-e m.

Straße -n f.

Strecke -n f.

Weg -e m.

Weise -n f.

English-german dictionary > way
3 push

puʃ
1. verb
1) (to press against something, in order to (try to) move it further away: He pushed the door open; She pushed him away; He pushed against the door with his shoulder; The queue can't move any faster, so stop pushing!; I had a good view of the race till someone pushed in front of me.) empujar

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

3) (to sell (drugs) illegally.) pasar, traficar

2. noun
1) (a movement of pressure against something; a thrust: She gave him a push.) empujón

2) (energy and determination: He has enough push to do well in his job.) empuje, dinamismo, ímpetu

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- push-bike
- push-chair
- pushover
- be pushed for
- push around
- push off
- push on
- push over

push¹ n empujón

she gave the door push, and it opened dio un empujón a la puerta y se abrió

push² vb empujar

he pushed me and I fell into the water me empujó y me caí al agua

push

tr[pʊʃ]

noun

1 (shove) empujón nombre masculino

■ we had to give the car a push tuvimos que empujar el coche

■ at the push of a button con sólo apretar un botón

2 SMALLMILITARY/SMALL ofensiva

3 (drive) empuje nombre masculino, dinamismo

transitive verb

1 (shove) empujar

■ the car broke down and I had to push it el coche se averió y tuve que empujarlo

■ they pushed her in the water la empujaron al agua

■ he pushed his way forward se abrió paso a empujones

2 (press - button, bell, etc) pulsar, apretar

3 (persuade forcefully) empujar, presionar; (harass) apretar, presionar, exigir

■ they pushed her into marrying him la empujaron a casarse con él

■ they're pushing me for an answer me están exigiendo una respuesta

■ you're pushing yourself too hard te estás exigiendo demasiado

4 (promote, try to sell) promocionar

5 familiar (drugs) pasar, vender, traficar con

intransitive verb

1 (shove) empujar

■ push harder! ¡empuja más!

■ stop pushing! ¡no empujes!

2 (move forward) abrirse paso

■ they just pushed past me me apartaron de un empujón

3 (pressurize) presionar, exigir

■ they're pushing for reforms están exigiendo reformas

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

at a push si fuera necesario

if it comes to the push en último caso

to be (hard) pushed for something andar escaso,-a de algo, andar corto,-a de algo

to be pushed to do something tenerlo difícil para hacer algo

to be pushing thirty, forty, etc rondar los treinta, cuarenta, etc

to give somebody the push (from job) poner a alguien de patitas en la calle, echar a alguien 2 (end relationship) dejar a alguien

to push and shove dar empujones

to push one's luck arriesgarse demasiado, forzar la suerte

push ['pʊʃ] vt

1) shove: empujar

2) press: aprietar, pulsar

push that button: aprieta ese botón

3) pressure, urge: presionar

4)

to push around bully: intimidar, mangonear

push vi

1) shove: empujar

2) insist: insistir, presionar

3)

to push off leave: marcharse, irse, largarse fam

4)

to push on proceed: seguir

push n

1) shove: empujón m

2) drive: empuje m, energía f, dinamismo m

3) effort: esfuerzo m

push

n.

• arremetida s.f.

• empellón s.m.

• empuje s.m.

• empujón s.m.

• envite s.m.

• envión s.f.

• impulso s.m.

• metido s.m.

• ofensiva s.f.

• puja s.f.

• rempujón s.m.

v.

• empellar v.

• empujar v.

• envasar v.

• fomentar v.

• impeler v.

• incitar v.

• obligar v.

• promover v.

• proseguir v.

• pujar v.

• pulsar v.

• rempujar v.

pʊʃ
I

noun

1) c

a) ( gentle) empujoncito m; ( violent) empujón m

she gave the door a push — empujó la puerta

at the push of a button — con sólo apretar un botón

to get the push — (BrE colloq)

he got the push — ( from job) lo pusieron de patitas en la calle (fam); ( in relationship) ella lo dejó

to give somebody the push — (BrE colloq) ( from job) poner* a alguien de patitas en la calle (fam), echar a alguien; ( in relationship) dejar a alguien

b) ( pressure) (colloq)

she needs a bit of a push now and again — de vez en cuando hay que apretarle las clavijas (fam)

at a push: at a push, I could finish it by Friday si me apuras or si fuera necesario, podría terminarlo para el viernes; if push comes to shove o (BrE) if it comes to the push en último caso; when it came to the push, she gave in — (BrE) a la hora de la verdad, cedió

2) c

a) ( effort) esfuerzo m

b) ( offensive) ( Mil) ofensiva f

c) ( for sales) campaña f

3) u ( will to succeed) (colloq) empuje m, dinamismo m

II
1.

transitive verb

1)

a) \<\<person/car/table\>\> empujar

he pushed him down the stairs — lo empujó escaleras abajo

I pushed the door to o shut — cerré la puerta empujándola

b) ( press) \<\<button\>\> apretar*, pulsar; \<\<lever\>\> darle* a, accionar (frml)

c) ( force)

to push prices up/down — hacer* que suban/bajen los precios

I tried to push the thought to the back of my mind — traté de no pensar en ello

2) ( put pressure on)

you're pushing him/yourself too hard — le/te exiges demasiado

you can only push people so far — todos tenemos un límite

to push somebody to + inf — presionar a alguien para que (+ subj)

to push somebody into something: she was pushed into joining la presionaron para que se hiciera socia; to be pushed for time/money (colloq) andar* escaso or (fam) corto de tiempo/de dinero; you'd be pushed to find a better one — difícilmente encontrarás uno mejor

3)

a) ( promote) promocionar

b) ( sell) (colloq) \<\<drugs\>\> pasar (fam), transar (CS arg), vender

4) ( approach) (colloq) (only in -ing form)

to be pushing forty — rondar los cuarenta

2.

vi

1)

a) ( give a push) empujar

b) ( in childbirth) pujar

2) ( apply pressure) presionar, insistir

to push FOR something: we're pushing for an early decision — estamos presionando para que se decida pronto

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Phrasal Verbs:

- push about

- push ahead

- push around

- push back

- push forward

- push in

- push off

- push on

- push through

[pʊʃ]
1. N

1) (=shove) empujón m

with one push — de un empujón

the car needs a push — hay que empujar el coche

• at the push of a button — con solo apretar or pulsar un botón

• to give sth/sb a push — dar a algo/algn un empujón

2) (Brit)
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• to get the push, he got the push — [worker] lo pusieron de patitas en la calle *, lo echaron; [lover] ella lo plantó *, ella lo dejó

• to give sb the push — [+ worker] poner a algn de patitas en la calle *, echar a algn; [+ lover] plantar a algn *, dejar a algn

3) (=effort) esfuerzo m

in its push for economic growth... — en su esfuerzo por desarrollar la economía...

4) (=encouragement) empujoncito * m

we need a push to take the first step — necesitamos un empujoncito para dar el primer paso *

5) (Mil) (=offensive) ofensiva f

the allied push into occupied Kuwait — la ofensiva de los aliados en la zona ocupada de Kuwait

6) *

• at a push — a duras penas

• if or when it comes to the push — en último caso, en el peor de los casos

- when push comes to shove

7) (=dynamism) dinamismo m, empuje m, energía f

he's got no push — no tiene empuje, le falta energía

he's a man with plenty of push — es hombre de empuje

2. VT

1) (=shove, move by pushing) empujar

don't push me! — ¡no me empujes!

• to push sb against a wall — empujar a algn contra una pared

• she pushed him down the stairs — lo empujó escaleras abajo

• to push sb into a room — hacer entrar a algn en una habitación de un empujón

to push a car into the garage — empujar un coche dentro del garaje

to push one's finger into a hole — introducir el dedo en un agujero

he pushed the book into my hand — me metió el libro en la mano

• to push sb off the pavement — echar a algn de la acera a empujones

he pushed the books off the table — tiró los libros de la mesa de un empujón

they pushed the car off the cliff — empujaron el coche por el acantilado

• to push a door open/ shut — abrir/cerrar una puerta empujándola or de un empujón

• he pushed the thought to the back of his mind — intentó quitárselo de la cabeza

• to push one's way through the crowd — abrirse paso a empujones por la multitud

he pushed his head in through the window — metió la cabeza por la ventana

• he pushed the box under the table — empujó or metió la caja debajo de la mesa

2) (=press) [+ button etc] apretar, pulsar

3) (fig)

a) (=press, advance) [+ trade] fomentar; [+ product] promover

• to push home one's advantage — aprovechar la ventaja

• don't push your luck! * — ¡no te pases! *, ¡no desafíes a la suerte!

b) (=put pressure on)

when we pushed her, she explained it all — cuando la presionamos, nos lo explicó todo

don't push her too far — no te pases con ella *

• to push sb for payment — ejercer presión sobre algn para que pague

• to push sb into doing sth — obligar a algn a hacer algo

I was pushed into it — me obligaron a ello

that's pushing it a bit * — eso es pasarse un poco *, eso es demasiado

• to push o.s. — (in exercise, work etc) esforzarse

• to be pushed for time/money — andar justo de tiempo/escaso de dinero

• to push sb to do sth — presionar a algn para que haga algo

we'll be (hard) pushed to finish it — tendremos grandes dificultades para terminarlo

4) * [+ drugs] pasar *

5) *

he's pushing 50 — raya en los 50

3. VI

1) (=press) empujar

don't push! — ¡no empujes!

push — (on door) empujar; (on bell) pulsar

• he pushed past me — pasó por mi lado dándome un empujón

• she pushed through the crowd — se abrió paso entre la multitud a empujones

2) (fig) (=make demands)

he pushes too much — insiste demasiado

• they're pushing for better conditions — hacen campaña para mejorar sus condiciones (de trabajo)

3) (Mil) avanzar

to push into enemy territory — avanzar en territorio enemigo

- push about

- push ahead

- push along

- push aside

- push at

- push away

- push back

- push down

- push forward

- push in

- push off

- push on

- push out

- push over

- push through

- push to

- push up

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[pʊʃ]
I

noun

1) c

a) ( gentle) empujoncito m; ( violent) empujón m

she gave the door a push — empujó la puerta

at the push of a button — con sólo apretar un botón

to get the push — (BrE colloq)

he got the push — ( from job) lo pusieron de patitas en la calle (fam); ( in relationship) ella lo dejó

to give somebody the push — (BrE colloq) ( from job) poner* a alguien de patitas en la calle (fam), echar a alguien; ( in relationship) dejar a alguien

b) ( pressure) (colloq)

she needs a bit of a push now and again — de vez en cuando hay que apretarle las clavijas (fam)

at a push: at a push, I could finish it by Friday si me apuras or si fuera necesario, podría terminarlo para el viernes; if push comes to shove o (BrE) if it comes to the push en último caso; when it came to the push, she gave in — (BrE) a la hora de la verdad, cedió

2) c

a) ( effort) esfuerzo m

b) ( offensive) ( Mil) ofensiva f

c) ( for sales) campaña f

3) u ( will to succeed) (colloq) empuje m, dinamismo m

II
1.

transitive verb

1)

a) \<\<person/car/table\>\> empujar

he pushed him down the stairs — lo empujó escaleras abajo

I pushed the door to o shut — cerré la puerta empujándola

b) ( press) \<\<button\>\> apretar*, pulsar; \<\<lever\>\> darle* a, accionar (frml)

c) ( force)

to push prices up/down — hacer* que suban/bajen los precios

I tried to push the thought to the back of my mind — traté de no pensar en ello

2) ( put pressure on)

you're pushing him/yourself too hard — le/te exiges demasiado

you can only push people so far — todos tenemos un límite

to push somebody to + inf — presionar a alguien para que (+ subj)

to push somebody into something: she was pushed into joining la presionaron para que se hiciera socia; to be pushed for time/money (colloq) andar* escaso or (fam) corto de tiempo/de dinero; you'd be pushed to find a better one — difícilmente encontrarás uno mejor

3)

a) ( promote) promocionar

b) ( sell) (colloq) \<\<drugs\>\> pasar (fam), transar (CS arg), vender

4) ( approach) (colloq) (only in -ing form)

to be pushing forty — rondar los cuarenta

2.

vi

1)

a) ( give a push) empujar

b) ( in childbirth) pujar

2) ( apply pressure) presionar, insistir

to push FOR something: we're pushing for an early decision — estamos presionando para que se decida pronto

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Phrasal Verbs:

- push about

- push ahead

- push around

- push back

- push forward

- push in

- push off

- push on

- push through

English-spanish dictionary > push
4 push

1. transitive verb
1) schieben; (make fall) stoßen; schubsen (ugs.)

don't push me like that! — schieb od. drängel [doch] nicht so!

push a car — (to start the engine) ein Auto anschieben

push the door to/open — die Tür zu-/aufstoßen

she pushed the door instead of pulling — sie drückte gegen die Tür, statt zu ziehen

the policemen pushed the crowd back — die Polizisten drängten die Menge zurück

push something up the hill — etwas den Berg hinaufschieben

push one's way through/into/on to etc. something — sich (Dat.) einen Weg durch/in/auf usw. etwas (Akk.) bahnen

2) (fig.): (impel) drängen

push somebody into doing something — jemanden dahin bringen, dass er etwas tut

3) (tax)

push somebody [hard] — jemanden [stark] fordern

push somebody too hard/too far — jemanden überfordern

he pushes himself very hard — er verlangt sich (Dat.) sehr viel ab

be pushed for something — (coll.): (find it difficult to provide something) mit etwas knapp sein

be pushed for money or cash — knapp bei Kasse sein (ugs.)

be pushed to do something — (coll.) Mühe haben, etwas zu tun

push one's luck — (coll.) übermütig werden

4) (press for sale of) die Werbetrommel rühren für; pushen (Werbejargon)

5) (sell illegally, esp. drugs) dealen; pushen (Drogenjargon)

6) (advance)

push something a step/stage further — etwas einen Schritt vorantreiben

not push the point — die Sache auf sich beruhen lassen

push something too far — mit etwas zu weit gehen

push things to extremes — die Dinge od. es zum Äußersten od. auf die Spitze treiben

7) (coll.)

be pushing sixty — etc. auf die Sechzig usw. zugehen
2. intransitive verb
1) schieben; (in queue) drängeln; (at door) drücken

‘Push’ — (on door etc.) "Drücken"

push and shove — schubsen und drängeln

push at something — gegen etwas drücken

2) (make demands)

push for something — etwas fordern

3) (make one's way)

he pushed between us — er drängte sich zwischen uns

push through the crowd — sich durch die Menge drängeln

push past or by somebody — sich an jemandem vorbeidrängeln od. -drücken

4) (assert oneself for one's advancement) sich in den Vordergrund spielen
3. noun
1) Stoß, der; Schubs, der (ugs.)

give something a push — etwas schieben od. stoßen

give somebody a push — jemandem einen Schubs geben (ugs.); jemandem einen Stoß versetzen

My car won't start; can you give me a push? — Mein Auto springt nicht an. Kannst du mich anschieben?

2) (effort) Anstrengungen Pl.; (Mil.): (attack) Vorstoß, der; Offensive, die

3) (determination) Tatkraft, die; Initiative, die

4) (crisis)

when it comes/came to the push, (Amer. coll.) when push comes/came to shove — wenn es ernst wird/als es ernst wurde

at a push — wenn es sein muss

5) (Brit. coll.): (dismissal)

get the push — rausfliegen (ugs.)

give somebody the push — jemanden rausschmeißen (ugs.)

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/59208/push_about">push about

- push ahead

- push around

- push aside

- push away

- push forward

- push in

- push off

- push on

- push out

- push out of

- push over

- push through

- push up

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[puʃ] 1. verb
1) (to press against something, in order to (try to) move it further away: He pushed the door open; She pushed him away; He pushed against the door with his shoulder; The queue can't move any faster, so stop pushing!; I had a good view of the race till someone pushed in front of me.) stoßen

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

3) (to sell (drugs) illegally.) mit Drogen handeln
2. noun
1) (a movement of pressure against something; a thrust: She gave him a push.) der Stoß

2) (energy and determination: He has enough push to do well in his job.) der Schwung

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- push-bike
- push-chair
- pushover
- be pushed for
- push around
- push off
- push on
- push over
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push

[pʊʃ]

I. NOUN

<pl -es>

1. (shove) Stoß m; (slight push) Schubs m fam

my car won't start — can you give me a \push? mein Auto springt nicht an, kannst du mal anschieben?

to give sb/sth a \push jdm/etw einen Stoß versetzen

he gave the girl on the swing a \push er schubste das Mädchen auf der Schaukel an

2. (press) Druck m

at the \push of a button auf Knopfdruck a. fig

3. ( fig: motivation) Anstoß m

she needs a little \push to get motivated man muss sie ein bisschen anstoßen, um sie zu motivieren

4. (concerted effort) Anstrengung[en] f[pl], Kampagne f

the company plans to make a big \push into Europe das Unternehmen will eine große Kampagne zur Erschließung des europäischen Marktes starten

to make a \push for sth etw anstreben

to make a \push to do sth Anstrengungen unternehmen, etw zu tun

5. (publicity)

to get [or be given] a \push gepusht werden sl

the company is giving passion fruit a \push this month die Firma macht diesen Monat Werbung für Passionsfrüchte

6. (military attack) Vorstoß m

7.

▶ at a \push BRIT im Notfall

at a \push, I could make 7.30 wenn ich mich sehr beeile, könnte ich es bis 7.30 Uhr schaffen

▶ if/when it comes to the \push, if/when \push comes to shove ( fam) wenn es hart auf hart kommt

▶ to get [or be given] the \push ( fam: boy-/girlfriend) den Laufpass kriegen fam; (be fired) gefeuert werden fam

▶ to give sb the \push ( fam: break up) mit jdm Schluss machen fam; (fire) jdn rausschmeißen fam

II. TRANSITIVE VERB

1. (shove)

▪ to \push sb jdn schieben; (in a crowd) [jdn] drängeln; (violently) jdn stoßen [o schubsen]

▪ to \push sth etw schieben

he \pushed his plate away from him er schob seinen Teller weg

she \pushed her hair out of her eyes sie strich sich die Haare aus den Augen

he \pushed his way through the herd of cattle er kämpfte sich durch die Viehherde

he \pushed his bike up the hill er schob sein Fahrrad den Hügel hinauf

to \push sth to the back of one's mind ( fig) etw verdrängen

2. (move forcefully)

▪ to \push sth etw schieben; (give a push) etw stoßen

she \pushed the drawer hard sie drückte fest gegen die Schublade

he \pushed the ball over the bar er stieß den Ball über die Latte

to \push the door open/shut eine Tür auf-/zuschieben [o SCHWEIZ auf-/zustossen]; (violently) eine Tür auf-/zustoßen

to \push things to the limit ( fig) etw bis zum Äußersten [o auf die Spitze] treiben

to \push sth down sb's throat ( fig) jdm etw aufdrängen

3. (manoeuvre)

▪ to \push sb towards sth jdn in eine Richtung drängen

to \push the nation toward recovery die Nation auf den Weg des wirtschaftlichen Aufschwungs bringen

to \push sb out of the running ( also fig) jdn aus dem Rennen werfen

4. (impose)

▪ to \push sth [on sb] [jdm] etw aufdrängen [o aufzwingen

5. (pressure)

▪ to \push sb to do sth jdn [dazu] drängen, etw zu tun; (force) jdn zwingen, etw zu tun; (persuade) jdn überreden, etw zu tun

▪ to \push sb into doing sth jdn dazu drängen, etw zu tun

to \push a share STOCKEX jdn drängen, eine Aktie zu kaufen

6. (press)

▪ to \push sth auf etw akk drücken

he \pushed the money into my hand er drückte mir das Geld in die Hand

to \push a button auf einen Knopf drücken

to \push the doorbell klingeln, SCHWEIZ, ÖSTERR a. läuten

to \push one's point home seinen Standpunkt verdeutlichen

7. (be persistent)

▪ to \push sb jdn drängen

when I \pushed him, he admitted that... als ich ihn in die Enge trieb, gab er zu, dass...

why do you keep \pushing me? I've said no warum nervst du mich ständig? ich habe Nein gesagt fam

8. (demand a lot)

▪ to \push oneself sich dat alles abverlangen

to not \push oneself sich akk nicht überanstrengen iron

to \push sb to his/her limit jdn bis zum Äußersten treiben

sometimes you \push me to the point of violence! manchmal treibst du mich echt zur Weißglut! fam

9. (find sth difficult)

▪ to be [hard] \pushed to do sth esp BRIT [große] Schwierigkeiten haben, etw zu tun

10. esp BRIT (be short of)

to be \pushed for money/time wenig Geld/Zeit haben

I'm rather \pushed for cash ich bin ziemlich knapp bei Kasse

she looks rather \pushed sie sieht ziemlich gehetzt aus

11. (sl: promote)

▪ to \push sth etw propagieren; ECON etw pushen sl

12. (sl: sell illegal drugs)

▪ to \push sth mit etw dat dealen, etw pushen sl

to \push drugs to sb Drogen an jdn verkaufen

13. (approach)

to be \pushing 30/40 (age) auf die 30/40 zugehen; (drive at) fast 30/40 fahren

14. ( fam: overdo)

to \push sth too far etw übertreiben

that's \pushing it a bit das ist etwas übertrieben

15.

▶ to \push one's luck den Bogen überspannen fig

▶ to \push one's nose into sth ( fig) seine Nase in etw akk stecken

III. INTRANSITIVE VERB

1. (exert force) dränge[l]n; (press) drücken; (move) schieben

I'm sorry, I didn't mean to \push in front of you Entschuldigung, ich wollte mich nicht vordrängeln

“\push” (on a door) „Drücken“

to \push hard mit Kraft [o feste] drücken fam

to \push and pull [or shove] hin- und herschieben

2. (manoeuvre through) sich akk durchdrängen; MIL vorstoßen

▪ to \push into sth sich dat Zugang zu etw dat verschaffen

▪ to \push past sb sich akk an jdm vorbeidrängen

▪ to \push by [sth/sb] sich akk [an jdm/etw] vorbeidrängen

3. (bear down) pressen

4. (support)

▪ to \push for sb jdn unterstützen; (wish luck) jdm die Daumen drücken

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[pʊʃ]
1. n

1) Schubs m (inf); (short) Stoß m; (in childbirth) Drücken nt no pl

to give sb/sth a push — jdn/etw schieben, jdm/einer Sache einen Stoß versetzen

to give a car a push — einen Wagen anschieben

he needs a little push now and then (fig) — den muss man mal ab und zu in die Rippen stoßen (inf)

to get the push ( Brit inf ) (employee) — (raus)fliegen (inf) (from aus); (boyfriend) den Laufpass kriegen (inf)

to give sb the push ( Brit inf, employee ) — jdn rausschmeißen (inf); boyfriend jdm den Laufpass geben (inf)

2) (= effort) Anstrengung f; (= sales push) Kampagne f, Aktion f; (MIL = offensive) Offensive f

to make a push — sich ranhalten (inf), Dampf machen (inf); (Mil)

let's make a push to get it finished — halten wir uns ran, damit wir fertig werden (inf)

to have a push on sales — eine Verkaufskampagne führen

3) (= drive, aggression) Durchsetzungsvermögen nt

4) (inf)

at a push — notfalls, im Notfall

if/when it comes to the push — wenn es darauf ankommt

if/when push comes to shove — wenn der schlimmste Fall eintritt

2. vt

1) (= shove, move by pushing) schieben; (quickly, violently) stoßen, schubsen (inf); (= press) button, controls drücken

to push a door open/shut — eine Tür auf-/zuschieben; (quickly, violently) eine Tür auf-/zustoßen

he pushed the book into my hand — er drückte mir das Buch in die Hand

to push a car to get it started — einen Wagen anschieben

he pushed his way through the crowd — er drängte sich durch die Menge

he pushed the thought to the back of his mind —

he pushed the ball over the bar (Sport) — er hat den Ball über die Latte gestoßen

2) (fig) views, claims, interests durchzusetzen versuchen; candidate die Werbetrommel rühren für; export side intensiv fördern; product propagieren, massiv Werbung machen für, puschen (inf), puschen (inf); drugs schieben, pushen (inf)

to push home one's advantage — seinen Vorteil ausnützen

the speaker pushed home his points — der Sprecher machte nachdrücklich seinen Standpunkt klar

don't push your luck — treibs nicht zu weit!

he's pushing his luck trying to do that — er legt es wirklich darauf an, wenn er das versucht

he must be pushing 70 (inf) — er muss auf die 70 zugehen

3) (fig: put pressure on) drängen, drängeln (inf); athlete, pupil, employee antreiben

to push sb into doing sth — jdn dazu treiben, etw zu tun

to push sb to do sth — jdn dazu drängen, etw zu tun

to push sb for payment —

don't push him so hard to make a decision — drängen or drängeln (inf) Sie ihn nicht zu sehr zu einer Entscheidung

they pushed him to the limits — sie trieben ihn bis an seine Grenzen

that's pushing it a bit (inf) — das ist ein bisschen übertrieben

to be pushed (for time) (inf) — mit der Zeit knapp dran sein, unter Zeitdruck stehen

to be pushed (for money) (inf) — knapp bei Kasse sein (inf)

to push oneself hard — sich schinden

push it! ( US inf ) — leg dich ins Zeug! (inf)

3. vi

1) (= shove) schieben; (quickly, violently) stoßen; (= press, also in childbirth) drücken; (in a crowd) drängen, drängeln (inf); (= press onward) sich (vorwärts)kämpfen; (fig = be ambitious, assert oneself) kämpfen; (= apply pressure) drängen, drängeln (inf)

"push" (on door) — "drücken"; (on bell) "klingeln"

push harder! — fester schieben/stoßen/drücken!

he pushes too much (fig) — er ist zu aggressiv

2)

this door pushes (open) — bei dieser Tür muss man drücken

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push [pʊʃ]

A s

1. Stoß m, Schubs m:

at a push bes Br umg

a) notfalls, wenn es sein muss,

b) wenn nichts dazwischenkommt;

give sb a push

a) jemandem einen Stoß geben oder versetzen,

b) AUTO jemanden anschieben;

give sb the push Br umg jemanden rausschmeißen (entlassen);

get the push Br umg rausgeschmissen werden, fliegen (entlassen werden);

if it comes to the push, US if push comes to shove wenn es hart auf hart geht, wenn es ernst wird;

when it came to the push, US when push came to shove als es hart auf hart ging, als es ernst wurde

2. ARCH, GEOL, TECH (horizontaler) Druck, Schub m

3. Anstrengung f, Bemühung f:

make a push sich mächtig anstrengen;

at the first push auf Anhieb

4. Vorstoß m ( for auf akk) (auch fig):

make a push

5. MIL (Groß)Offensive f:

make a push eine Offensive starten

6. (Werbe)Kampagne f

7. fig Anstoß m, Antrieb m

8. Druck m, Drang m (der Verhältnisse)

9. umg Schwung m, Energie f, Tatkraft f

10. umg Protektion f: get a job by push durch Protektion

11. umg (Menschen)Menge f

12. Aus sl

a) Clique f

b) Verein m, Bande f

B v/t

1. stoßen, schieben, schubsen, drücken:

push away wegstoßen;

push open aufstoßen;

push over umstoßen, umwerfen

2. drängen:

push the enemy into the sea den Feind ins Meer treiben;

push one’s way through sich durchdrängen (durch)

3. (an)treiben, drängen ( beide:

to zu;

to do zu tun):

push sb for jemanden bedrängen wegen, jemandem zusetzen wegen;

push sb for payment bei jemandem auf Bezahlung drängen;

I am pushed for time ich bin in Zeitnot, ich komme ins Gedränge;

be pushed for money in Geldverlegenheit sein;

push sth on sb jemandem etwas aufdrängen

4. auch push ahead ( oder forward, on) eine Angelegenheit energisch betreiben oder verfolgen, vorantreiben:

push sth too far etwas zu weit treiben;

push one’s luck umg übermütig werden

5. auch push through ( oder home) etwas durchsetzen, -drücken, einen Vorteil ausnutzen

6. Reklame machen für, die Trommel rühren für

7. umg verkaufen, Drogen pushen:

push drugs auch dealen

8. umg sich einem Alter nähern:

he is pushing seventy er geht auf die Siebzig zu

C v/i

1. schieben, stoßen, schubsen

2. drücken, drängen:

push by ( oder past) sb sich an jemandem vorbeidrängen

3. sich tüchtig ins Zeug legen:

push for drängen auf (akk)

4. (rücksichtslos) vorwärtsstreben (nach höherer Stellung etc)

5. push ahead ( oder forward, on) with → B 6

* * *
1. transitive verb
1) schieben; (make fall) stoßen; schubsen (ugs.)

don't push me like that! — schieb od. drängel [doch] nicht so!

push a car — (to start the engine) ein Auto anschieben

push the door to/open — die Tür zu-/aufstoßen

she pushed the door instead of pulling — sie drückte gegen die Tür, statt zu ziehen

the policemen pushed the crowd back — die Polizisten drängten die Menge zurück

push something up the hill — etwas den Berg hinaufschieben

push one's way through/into/on to etc. something — sich (Dat.) einen Weg durch/in/auf usw. etwas (Akk.) bahnen

2) (fig.): (impel) drängen

push somebody into doing something — jemanden dahin bringen, dass er etwas tut

3) (tax)

push somebody [hard] — jemanden [stark] fordern

push somebody too hard/too far — jemanden überfordern

he pushes himself very hard — er verlangt sich (Dat.) sehr viel ab

be pushed for something — (coll.): (find it difficult to provide something) mit etwas knapp sein

be pushed for money or cash — knapp bei Kasse sein (ugs.)

be pushed to do something — (coll.) Mühe haben, etwas zu tun

push one's luck — (coll.) übermütig werden

4) (press for sale of) die Werbetrommel rühren für; pushen (Werbejargon)

5) (sell illegally, esp. drugs) dealen; pushen (Drogenjargon)

6) (advance)

push something a step/stage further — etwas einen Schritt vorantreiben

not push the point — die Sache auf sich beruhen lassen

push something too far — mit etwas zu weit gehen

push things to extremes — die Dinge od. es zum Äußersten od. auf die Spitze treiben

7) (coll.)

be pushing sixty — etc. auf die Sechzig usw. zugehen
2. intransitive verb
1) schieben; (in queue) drängeln; (at door) drücken

‘Push’ — (on door etc.) "Drücken"

push and shove — schubsen und drängeln

push at something — gegen etwas drücken

2) (make demands)

push for something — etwas fordern

3) (make one's way)

he pushed between us — er drängte sich zwischen uns

push through the crowd — sich durch die Menge drängeln

push past or by somebody — sich an jemandem vorbeidrängeln od. -drücken

4) (assert oneself for one's advancement) sich in den Vordergrund spielen
3. noun
1) Stoß, der; Schubs, der (ugs.)

give something a push — etwas schieben od. stoßen

give somebody a push — jemandem einen Schubs geben (ugs.); jemandem einen Stoß versetzen

My car won't start; can you give me a push? — Mein Auto springt nicht an. Kannst du mich anschieben?

2) (effort) Anstrengungen Pl.; (Mil.): (attack) Vorstoß, der; Offensive, die

3) (determination) Tatkraft, die; Initiative, die

4) (crisis)

when it comes/came to the push, (Amer. coll.) when push comes/came to shove — wenn es ernst wird/als es ernst wurde

at a push — wenn es sein muss

5) (Brit. coll.): (dismissal)

get the push — rausfliegen (ugs.)

give somebody the push — jemanden rausschmeißen (ugs.)

Phrasal Verbs:

- push about

- push ahead

- push around

- push aside

- push away

- push forward

- push in

- push off

- push on

- push out

- push out of

- push over

- push through

- push up

* * *

n.

Anstoß -¨e m. v.

abstoßen v.

drängen v.

drücken v.

schieben v.

(§ p.,pp.: schob, geschoben)

stoßen v.

(§ p.,pp.: stieß, gestossen)

English-german dictionary > push
5 crowd

kraud
1. сущ.
1) а) толпа Syn: throng, multitude, croud б) массы
2) большое количество, множество It is signed by a crowd of names. ≈ Это подписано большим количеством людей.
3) разг. компания, группа людей in with the wrong crowd ≈ в плохой компании
4) театр. статисты ∙ he might pass in the crowd ≈ он не хуже других
2. гл.
1) давить, толкать Syn: press
2., push
1., shove
2.
2) амер. оказывать давление Don't crowd me, I'll pay. ≈ Не дави на меня, я заплачу.
3) амер.;
разг. спешить When the gates of the ground were opened, all the football supporters crowded in. ≈ Едва открылись ворота стадиона, фанаты ринулись на трибуны. Syn: hurry
2.
4) протискиваться, проталкиваться Syn: press forward
5) собираться толпой, скапливаться Syn: flock II
1.
6) толпиться, тесниться We were standing crowded together before the picture. ≈ Мы столпились вокруг картины.
7) амер.;
разг. приближаться к какому-л. возрасту George is crowding sixty. ≈ Джордж приближается к шестидесяти. ∙ crowd in crowd in on crowd into crowd on crowd out crowd through to crowd (on) sail мор. ≈ спешить, идти на всех парусах толпа - he pushed his way through the * он пробрался сквозь толпу (пренебрежительное) простой люд, народ;
чернь - advertisements seek to appeal to the * объявления рассчитаны на привлечение масс - to raise oneself the * выбиться в люди;
подняться над общим уровнем толкотня, давка - the audience was large, but there was no * публики было много, но давки не было ( разговорное) компания, группа людей - she came in with all her * она пришла со своей компанией множество, масса (театроведение) (кинематографический) статисты, фигуранты - * scene массовая сцена > he might pass in а * он не хуже других;
> to follow the * делать то, что делают другие;
поступать как все толпиться, тесниться - to * round smb., smth. толпиться вокруг кого-л., чего-л. набивать, переполнять, запрудить (пространство, помещение) - the room was *ed with furniture комната была заставлена мебелью;
- the street is *ed with people улица запружена народом собираться, скапливаться;
сосредоточиваться;
столпиться - we are too *ed here нам здесь слишком тесно собирать, скапливать;
нагромождать - the boats are *ed together in the harbour в гавани скопились суда теснить, давить, напирать - don't * so, stand back! не напирайте так, подайтесь назад! - people were *ing to board the bus люди теснили друг друга, чтобы сесть в автобус( спортивное) теснить, прижимать (американизм) (разговорное) оказывать давление, нажимать - to * matters ускорять дела, требовать немедленных действий - to * а debtor for payment требовать от должника уплаты долга - don't * me, give me time to think не дави на меня, дай мне подумать втискивать - to * books into а boх втиснуть книги в ящик втискиваться, протискиваться - they *ed into the hall они протиснулись в зал( американизм) втягивать силой( во что-л.) - to * smb. into doing smth. принуждать кого-л. к каким-л. действиям (through) протискиваться - to * through а gate протиснуться в ворота (upon) нахлынуть на (кого-л.), охватить - suspicions *ed upon him подозрения охватили его - memories *ed upon me на меня нахлынули воспоминания( американизм) (разговорное) достичь определенного возраста - he confessed to *ing sixty он признался, что ему скоро стукнет шестьдесят > to * the mourners( американизм) нажимать, торопить неподобающим образом;
> to * (on) sail форсировать паруса;
спешить на всех парусах крота (старинный кельтский смычковый инструмент) crowd разг. компания, группа людей ~ множество, масса (чего-л.) ~ амер. оказывать давление;
торопить, приставать( с чем-л.) ~ собираться толпой, толпиться;
тесниться;
набиваться битком ~ театр. статисты;
he might pass in the crowd он не хуже других ~ теснить, вытеснять ~ толкотня;
давка ~ толпа ~ толпиться to ~ (on) sail мор. спешить, идти на всех парусах;
crowd into протискиваться, втискиваться;
crowd out вытеснять;
crowd through = crowd into to ~ (on) sail мор. спешить, идти на всех парусах;
crowd into протискиваться, втискиваться;
crowd out вытеснять;
crowd through = crowd into to ~ (on) sail мор. спешить, идти на всех парусах;
crowd into протискиваться, втискиваться;
crowd out вытеснять;
crowd through = crowd into to ~ (on) sail мор. спешить, идти на всех парусах;
crowd into протискиваться, втискиваться;
crowd out вытеснять;
crowd through = crowd into sail: it's time to hoist ~ пора уходить( или идти) ;
to crowd sail форсировать паруса;
ставить все наличные паруса to ~ (on) sail мор. спешить, идти на всех парусах;
crowd into протискиваться, втискиваться;
crowd out вытеснять;
crowd through = crowd into ~ театр. статисты;
he might pass in the crowd он не хуже других

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > crowd
6 front

front [frʌnt]

1. noun

   a. ( = leading section) [of car, train] avant m ; [of class] premier rang m ; ( = part facing forward) [of shirt, dress] devant m ; [of building] façade f

• she was lying on her front (inf) elle était couchée sur le ventre

• it fastens at the front cela se ferme devant

• he pushed his way to the front of the crowd il s'est frayé un chemin jusqu'au premier rang de la foule

► in front [be, walk] devant

• in front of the table devant la table

• to send sb on in front envoyer qn en avant

• to be in front (Sport) mener► in the front

• to sit in the front (of the car) être assis à l'avant (de la voiture)

   b. (Military, Politics) front m

• there was fighting on several fronts on se battait sur plusieurs fronts

• on all fronts sur tous les fronts

   c. (weather) front m

• cold/warm front front m froid/chaud

   d. (British = sea front) (beach) bord m de mer ; (prom) front m de mer

• a house on the front une maison sur le front de mer

   e. he's putting on a brave front il fait bonne contenance

2. adjective

de devant

• front garden jardin m de devant

• on the front cover en couverture

• front door [of house] porte f d'entrée

• to be in the front line être en première ligne

• on the front page (Press) en première page

• the front panel [of machine] le panneau de devant

• front room pièce f donnant sur la rue ; ( = lounge) salon m

• in the front row au premier rang

• to have a front seat avoir une place au premier rang ; (figurative) être aux premières loges

• front tooth dent f de devant

• front wheel roue f avant

• front view vue f de face

3. transitive verb

(British) [+ company] être à la tête de

4. compounds

► the front bench noun (British) ( = government) les ministres mpl ; ( = opposition) les membres mpl du cabinet fantôme

► the front benches plural noun (British) ( = place) le banc des ministres et celui des membres du cabinet fantôme ; ( = people) ≈ les chefs de file des partis politiques

► front burner noun

• to be on the front burner être une question prioritaire ► front crawl noun (Swimming) crawl m

► front-line adjective [troops, news] du front ; [countries, areas] limitrophe (d'un pays en guerre)

► front-loading washing machine noun lave-linge m à chargement frontal

► front-page news noun gros titres mpl

• it was front-page news for a month cela a fait la une (inf) (des journaux) pendant un mois ► front runner noun

• he is a front runner for the party leadership c'est l'un des favoris pour la présidence du parti ► front-wheel drive noun ( = car, system) traction f avant

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FRONT BENCH

Le front bench est le banc du gouvernement, placé à la droite du « Speaker », ou celui du cabinet fantôme, placé à sa gauche. Ils se font face dans l'enceinte de la Chambre des communes. Par extension, front bench désigne les dirigeants des groupes parlementaires de la majorité et de l'opposition, qui sont appelés « frontbenchers » par opposition aux autres députés qui sont appelés « backbenchers ». → BACKBENCHER SHADOW CABINET

* * *
[frʌnt] 1.
noun

1) ( of house) façade f; ( of shop) devanture f; (of cupboard, box) devant m; ( of sweater) devant m; ( of book) couverture f; (of card, coin, banknote) recto m; (of car, boat) avant m; ( of fabric) endroit m

to button at the front — se boutonner sur le devant

on the front of the envelope — au recto de l'enveloppe

2) (of train, queue) tête f; ( of building) devant m; ( of auditorium) premier rang m

at the front of the line — en tête de la file

at the front of the house — sur le devant de la maison

to sit at the front of the class — s'asseoir au premier rang de la classe

I'll sit in the front — je vais m'asseoir devant

at the front of the coach — à l'avant du car

3) Military, Politics front m

4) ( stomach) ventre m

to spill something down one's front — se renverser quelque chose sur le devant

5) GB ( promenade) front m de mer, bord m de mer

on the sea front — au bord de la mer

6) Meteorology front m

7) ( area of activity) côté m

changes on the domestic ou home front — Politics des changements côté politique intérieure

8) fig ( outer appearance) façade f

9) (colloq) ( cover) couverture f
2.
adjective (épith)

1) ( facing street) [entrance] côté rue; [garden, window] de devant; [bedroom] qui donne sur la rue

2) ( furthest from rear) [wheel] avant (after n); [seat] ( in cinema) au premier rang; ( in vehicle) de devant; [leg, paw, tooth] de devant; [carriage] de tête (after n)

3) ( first) [page] premier/-ière (before n); [racing car] de tête

4) ( head-on) [view] de face (after n)
3.
in front adverbial phrase

who's in front? — qui gagne?

I'm 30 points in front — j'ai 30 points d'avance
4.
in front of prepositional phrase ( all contexts) devant
5.
transitive verb

1) = VI 1

2) (colloq) ( lead) être à la tête de [band]

3) Television présenter
6.
intransitive verb

1) ( face)

to front onto GB ou on US — donner sur

2) ( serve as a cover)

to front for — servir de couverture à

English-French dictionary > front
7 push

puʃ
1. сущ.
1) прямое значение а) толчок;
толкание, пихание to give smb., smth. a push ≈ толкнуть кого-л., что-л. Syn: shove
1. переносные значения б) разг. (the push) увольнение, сокращение;
отставка to give (a person) the push ≈ разг. выставить, уволить кого-л. Syn: dismissal в) "толкание", продажа наркотиков a three pounds weed push was made ≈ было продано три фунта травки Syn: selling г) протекция, поддержка;
покровительство to give smb. a push ≈ оказать кому-л. протекцию (ср. тж.
11) Syn: protection, patronage д) настойчивая реклама;
проталкивание, раскручивание( какого-л. товара и т. п.) е) разг. половой акт, совокупление( with) I had a push or two with her ≈ мы с ней перепихнулись разик-другой Syn: copulation, fuck
1.
2) удар( каким-л. острым оружием или рогами)
3) а) крикет, гольф плоский удар б) толчок (в биллиарде - удар, при котором шар проталкивается в лузу)
4) а) воен. форсированный бросок, атака (at, for) to make a push ≈ идти в наступление, делать марш-бросок б) перен. решительный бросок, рывок вперед( в чем-л.) a great push in the field of human body studies ≈ значительное форсирование исследований человеческого организма
5) давление, нажим;
натиск to take a push against the door ≈ наваливаться на дверь Syn: pressure
6) а) энергия, предприимчивость;
напористость, настырность;
решительность to have push (enough to do smth.) ≈ быть пробивным (в достаточной для осуществления чего-л. степени) of push and go ≈ энергичный, предприимчивый, самоуверенный Syn: energy, determination, influence
1., urge
1. б) напряжение, усилие, настойчивая попытка (завершить что-л., довести до конца) to make a push (at, for, to do smth.) ≈ очень постараться, приложить много усилий (для достижения чего-л.) at one push, at the first push ≈ с первого раза, с первой серьезной попытки Syn: attempt
1.
7) ответственный, решающий момент;
серьезное или критическое положение дел at/for a push ≈ в ответственный момент to come, put, bring to the push ≈ довести (что-л.) до предела, критической точки Syn: emergency
1.
8) редк. толпа, куча людей;
толчея Syn: crowd
1., throng
1.
9) сл. а) шайка, банда( воров, хулиганов и пр.) ;
клика( влиятельных людей) б) австрал. шпана, компания гопников;
тж. перен. любая компания, группа людей
10) тех. кнопка пуска, пусковая кнопка (тж. push-button)
2. гл.
1) толкать;
пихать (тж. употребляется с различными предлогами направления и местными наречиями push back, down, in, out, onward, open, etc.) push ≈ от себя (надпись на дверях в общественных местах) push the door to get in ≈ дверь открывается внутрь I hate being in a crowd, get pushed too often ≈ ненавижу людные места - слишком уж все толкаются He pushed the letter at me so that I could read the signature. ≈ Он сунул мне письмо в лицо, чтобы я мог прочесть подпись. she pushed him in and told him not to move ≈ она впихнула его внутрь и приказала не двигаться don't you push me back ≈ что это вы меня отталкиваете? to push round the ale, to push the bottle ≈ передавать по кругу бутылку (во время застолья) Syn: shove
2., thrust
2., drive
2. Ant: draw
2., pull
2.
2) а) тж. перен. продвигать, проталкивать the box stuck so was hard to push through ≈ ящик застрял, и его было сложно протолкнуть the victim pushed through it's claims ≈ пострадавший выставил свои притязания б) тж. перен. проталкиваться, протискиваться (тж. с through) ;
настойчиво идти к какой-л. цели to push one's way ≈ протискиваться;
прокладывать себе путь( особ. в смысле карьеры и т. п.) he's pushing himself through very hard ≈ тж. перен. он пробивается вперед изо всех сил pushing for higher wages ≈ вкалывает, чтобы получать больше ∙ Syn: propel
3) а) продвигать (какое-л. дело) ;
прилагать колоссальные усилия к завершению чего-л. pushed a bill in the legislature ≈ упорно продвигал законопроект в совете штата б) рекламировать;
раскручивать, продвигать ( какой-л. товар и т. п.) we're pushing ham this week ≈ на этой неделе упор делается на продажу ветчины в) торговать наркотиками (обык. на улицах и в маленьких партиях) (street) pusher ≈ сл. (уличный) торговец наркотиками, дилер I was pushed tons of good acid that time, really cheap ≈ тогда мне продали очень хорошей кислоты, и совсем недорого
4) а) жать, нажимать;
надавливать push the button ≈ нажми на кнопку to push against the door ≈ наваливаться на дверь Syn: press I
2. б) оказывать давление, давить( на кого-л.) ;
напирать, настаивать;
вынуждать to push smb. for payment ≈ принуждать кого-л. уплатить деньги he pushed his smb. to do smth ≈ заставлять кого-л. делать что-л., заниматься чем-л. I don't want to push you ≈ я не хочу давить на вас we are pushed for making a certain decision ≈ от нас настоятельно требуют принятия конкретного решения poverty pushed them to the breaking point ≈ бедность довела их до крайности to push smb. too far ≈ доводить кого-л. до крайности в) испытывать притеснениеили потребность, необходимость в чем-л. (только в пассивной безличной конструкции to be pushed for) I am pushed for money, deadly ≈ мне позарез нужны деньги she's always pushed for time ≈ ей всегда не хватает времени;
она вечно торопится
5) а) подгонять, ускорять (шаг, бег и т. п.) ;
наращивать обороты (on) he pushed his horse on ≈ он припустил быстрее свою лошадь б) торопить, подгонять ( кого-л.) ;
пытаться приблизить( какой-л. момент и т. п.) to push a debtor ≈ подгонять должника в) усиливать, делать более интенсивным;
увеличивать, наращивать (цены и т. п.) to push the sound ≈ форсировать звук push prices to record levels ≈ заламывать цены до рекордных показателей
6) разг. приближаться к какой-л. дате, числу grandmother must be pushing 75 ≈ бабушке, кажись, скоро 75 стукнет
7) (о растении) выпускать побеги (out) Syn: stick out
8) разг., груб., редк. совокупляться, иметь половую связь;
иметь, трахать( кого-л., тж. on) it seemed they've been pushing there for ages ≈ казалось, они там целую вечность трахались he pushed her very hard ≈ он очень грубо ее отымел ∙ push about push around push ahead push along push aside push away push back push down push for push forward push in push into push off push on push out push over push through push up push upon to push up daisies ≈ сл. быть в могиле;
быть мертвым push one's luck ≈ ид. вести себя неблагоразумно;
сильно рисковать толчок - give the door a hard * толкните дверь посильнее толкание давление, нажим, напор - the * of a crowd натиск толпы удар (острым оружием или рогами) быстрое передвижение, бросок - the big scientific * into the south-polar region крупные научно-исследовательские работы, стремительно разворачивающиеся в районе Южного полюса (военное) (разговорное) наступление;
продвижение вперед;
энергичная атака - the big * began in May в мае началось мощное наступление (разговорное) поддержка, покровительство, протекция - to give smb. a * оказывать кому-л. протекцию решительная минута, критические обстоятельства - at a * в критический момент - when it came to the * I found I had forgotten all I intended to say оказалось, что в решающий момент я забыл все, что хотел сказать( разговорное) энергия, решительность, предприимчивость;
напористость - he hasn't enough * to succeed он недостаточно предприимчив /энергичен/, чтобы преуспеть - a man of * and go энергичный, предприимчивый и самоуверенный человек - he's got * он пробивной усилие, энергичная попытка - we must make a * to get it done мы должный поднажать /поднатужиться/, чтобы сделать это рекламирование, проталкивание ( товара) побуждение, импульс - inner * внутренний стимул( разговорное) увольнение - to give the * уволить - to get the * быть уволенным (сленг) (австралийское) шайка, банда хулиганов или преступников влиятельная группировка, клика - political * влиятельная политическая группировка нажимная кнопка;
кнопка( звонка и т. п.) кнопка включения > to be put to the * подвергнуться тяжелому испытанию > to be in the * (грубое) быть в курсе дела > at a * если повезет, если все пойдет хорошо толкать, пихать - to * smb. out of the way оттолкнуть /отпихнуть/ кого-л. - to * smb. into the room втолкнуть кого-л. в комнату - "Push" "От себя" (надпись на двери) - somebody *ed me кто-то толкнул меня - don't *! не толкайтесь! - I *ed the plug into the socket я воткнул штепсель в розетку - to * back отбрасывать, отталкивать назад, оттеснять;
отодвигать;
(спортивное) "отжать" противника - the police *ed back the crowd полиция оттеснила толпу - he *ed back his chair он отодвинул свой стул - to * aside, to * away отталкивать;
отбрасывать, устранять - he *ed her away angrily он сердито оттолкнул /отпихнул/ ее - she *ed away her plate она отодвинула свою тарелку - to * aside all obstacles устранять /сметать/ все препятствия - to * down, to * over опрокидывать, валить - to * past the flank( военное) обходить, направлять в обход фланга (тж. * through) проталкивать - to * a cork into a bottle протолкнуть пробку в бутылку - the chest was wide but we managed to * it through ящик был широкий, но нам удалось втащить его проталкиваться - to * one's way проталкиваться, протискиваться, с трудом прокладывать себе дорогу;
пробивать дорогу в жизни, делать карьеру - to * one's way into a job добиться работы, вырвать себе работу - he *ed through the crowd он протиснулся сквозь толпу - the boy *ed in front of us and got to the ticket office first мальчик протиснулся вперед и оказался первым у кассы - he *ed (himself) into the queue( разговорное) он влез без очереди (разговорное) помочь кому-л., чему-л. пройти какое-л. испытание (тест, утверждение и т. п.) - they *ed the matter они протолкнули это дело подгонять, подталкивать ускорять, увеличивать скорость - to * the vessel увеличивать ход корабля усиливать - to * the sound форсировать звук нажимать, надавливать - to * the button нажимать кнопку - don't * against the fence, it will give way не наваливайтесь на забор, иначе он рухнет осуществлять нажим, оказывать давление (на кого-л.) ;
настаивать, приставать - we don't wish to * him for payment мы не хотим принуждать его уплатить деньги - he *ed his son to pursue a musical career он заставил своего сына заниматься музыкой - we are *ed for an answer с нас настоятельно требуют ответа - don't * him too far не доводите его до крайности - I don't want to * you я не хочу давить на вас не хватать - he is *ed for money он крайне стеснен в деньгах, у него туго с деньгами - he is *ed for time у него мало времени настойчиво продвигать, добиваться, домогаться - to * one's claims настаивать на своих требованиях - unions *ing for higher wages профсоюзы, добивающиеся повышения заработной платы - to * oneself стараться выдвинуться;
добиваться повышения /продвижения/ оказывать поддержку, протежировать( кому-л.), продвигать, проталкивать (кого-л.) - to * a friend составить протекцию приятелю проталкивать (что-л.;
тж. * through) - they *ed the bill through the Congress они протолкнули законопроект через конгресс распространять, продвигать - to * the war into the enemy's country перевести войну на территорию противника продвигаться - to * as far as Paris пройти /продвинуться/ до Парижа продвигать, развивать( идею, систему и т. п.) - he *ed the argument one step further он несколько развил свой довод рекламировать - to * one's wares рекламировать свои товары давать ростки, пускать корни (тж. * forth, * out) (американизм) (разговорное) приближаться к определенному возрасту или к определенной цифре - you're *ing fifty вам скоро стукнет пятьдесят - the crowd *ing 2000 толпа насчитывала около 2000 человек (американизм) (разговорное) торговать наркотиками, продавать наркотики (на улице и т. п.) (разговорное) жарить, наяривать вовсю( о джазе) > to * to the wall припереть к стене;
довести до крайности > to * one's advantages преследовать личную выгоду > to * one's luck поступать рискованно;
испытывать судьбу > to * one's fortune делать карьеру > to * a pen (американизм) работать в канцелярии > to * smb.'s face in (сленг) дать кому-л. по морде > to * up daisies лежать в земле, кормить червей (диалектизм) прыщ, угорь ~ разг. увольнение;
to give the push увольнять;
to get the push быть уволенным ~ разг. увольнение;
to give the push увольнять;
to get the push быть уволенным ~ усилие, энергичная попытка;
to make a push приложить большое усилие push воен. атака ~ давление, нажим;
напор;
натиск;
напряжение ~ критическое положение;
решающий момент ~ нажимать ~ тех. нажимная кнопка ~ поддержка;
протекция ~ вчт. помещать на стек ~ притеснять;
торопить (должника и т. п.) ;
push around разг. помыкать( кем-л.) ;
push away отталкивать ~ продвигать(ся) ;
проталкивать(ся) ;
выдвигать(ся) ;
to push one's way протискиваться;
прокладывать себе путь;
to push one's claims выставлять свои притязания ~ рекламировать;
to push one's wares рекламировать свои товары ~ толкать;
подвигать;
to push aside all obstacles устранять, сметать все препятствия;
to push a door to закрыть дверь ~ толкнуть ~ толчок;
удар ~ толчок ~ разг. увольнение;
to give the push увольнять;
to get the push быть уволенным ~ усилие, энергичная попытка;
to make a push приложить большое усилие ~ sl. шайка, банда (воров, хулиганов) to ~ the matter through довести дело до конца;
push upon: to push (smth.) (upon smb.) навязывать( что-л.) (кому-л.) ~ толкать;
подвигать;
to push aside all obstacles устранять, сметать все препятствия;
to push a door to закрыть дверь ~ притеснять;
торопить (должника и т. п.) ;
push around разг. помыкать (кем-л.) ;
push away отталкивать ~ толкать;
подвигать;
to push aside all obstacles устранять, сметать все препятствия;
to push a door to закрыть дверь ~ притеснять;
торопить (должника и т. п.) ;
push around разг. помыкать (кем-л.) ;
push away отталкивать ~ to be pushed for time (money) иметь мало времени (денег) ~ forward продвигать;
способствовать осуществлению;
push in приближаться (к берегу - о лодке и т. п.) ~ forward торопиться;
стремиться вперед ~ forward продвигать;
способствовать осуществлению;
push in приближаться (к берегу - о лодке и т. п.) ~ off отталкивать ~ off отталкиваться( от берега) ~ off сбывать( товары) ~ off разг. убираться, исчезать ~ on проталкивать, ускорять;
to push things on ускорять ход событий ~ on спешить( вперед) ~ продвигать(ся) ;
проталкивать(ся) ;
выдвигать(ся) ;
to push one's way протискиваться;
прокладывать себе путь;
to push one's claims выставлять свои притязания to ~ one's fortune всячески улучшать свое благосостояние;
to push oneself стараться выдвинуться ~ рекламировать;
to push one's wares рекламировать свои товары ~ продвигать(ся) ;
проталкивать(ся) ;
выдвигать(ся) ;
to push one's way протискиваться;
прокладывать себе путь;
to push one's claims выставлять свои притязания to ~ one's fortune всячески улучшать свое благосостояние;
to push oneself стараться выдвинуться ~ out выпускать ~ out выступать, выдаваться вперед;
push through проталкивать(ся) ;
пробиваться ~ out давать ростки (о растении) to ~ the matter through довести дело до конца;
push upon: to push (smth.) (upon smb.) навязывать (что-л.) (кому-л.) ~ on проталкивать, ускорять;
to push things on ускорять ход событий ~ out выступать, выдаваться вперед;
push through проталкивать(ся) ;
пробиваться to ~ the matter through довести дело до конца;
push upon: to push (smth.) (upon smb.) навязывать (что-л.) (кому-л.)

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > push
8 push

push [pʊʃ]

poussée ⇒ 1 (a) mot d'encouragement ⇒ 1 (b) effort ⇒ 1 (e) pousser ⇒ 2 (a), 2 (d), 3 (a) enfoncer ⇒ 2 (a) appuyer (sur) ⇒ 2 (b), 3 (b) forcer ⇒ 2 (d) prôner ⇒ 2 (e) avancer ⇒ 3 (c)

1 noun

(a) (shove) poussée f;

∎ to give sb/sth a push pousser qn/qch;

∎ the door opens at the push of a button il suffit d'appuyer sur un bouton pour que la porte s'ouvre;

∎ he expects these things to happen at the push of a button il s'attend à ce que ça se fasse sur commande

(b) (encouragement) mot m d'encouragement;

∎ he'll do it, but he needs a little push il le fera, mais il a besoin qu'on le pousse un peu;

∎ he just needs a push in the right direction il a juste besoin qu'on le mette sur la bonne voie

(c) British familiar

∎ to give sb the push (from job) virer qn; (in relationship) plaquer qn;

∎ he got the push (from job) il s'est fait virer; (from relationship) il s'est fait plaquer

(d) familiar (critical moment)

∎ when it comes to the push, when push comes to shove au moment critique ou crucial^□ ;

∎ I can lend you the money if it comes to the push au pire, je pourrai vous prêter l'argent^□ ;

∎ if it comes to the push, he'll choose Sarah not Gillian s'il fallait qu'il choisisse, il prendrait Sarah et pas Gillian^□ ;

∎ at a push à la limite^□ ;

∎ I can do it at a push je peux le faire si c'est vraiment nécessaire^□

(e) (effort) effort m, coup m de collier; (campaign) campagne f;

∎ the final push for the summit le dernier effort pour atteindre le sommet;

∎ to make a push for change lutter pour le changement;

∎ the club's push for promotion les efforts soutenus du club pour être promu;

∎ a sales push une campagne de promotion des ventes;

∎ the push towards protectionism is gathering strength la tendance au protectionnisme se renforce

(f) Military (advance) poussée f;

∎ the platoon made a push to capture the airfield la section a fait une poussée pour s'emparer de l'aérodrome

(g) (drive, dynamism) dynamisme m;

∎ he has a lot of push il est très dynamique

(h) (billiards) coup m queuté

(i) Australian familiar (gang) bande f, clique f

2 transitive verb

(a) (shove, propel) pousser; (thrust) enfoncer;

∎ she pushed the door open/shut elle ouvrit/ferma la porte (en la poussant);

∎ he pushed her onto the chair/into the room il la poussa sur la chaise/(pour la faire entrer) dans la pièce;

∎ to push sb into a corner acculer qn;

∎ to push sb out of the way écarter qn;

∎ don't push (me)! ne (me) poussez pas!, ne (me) bousculez pas!;

∎ a man was pushed out of the window quelqu'un a poussé un homme par la fenêtre;

∎ figurative did he fall or was he pushed? il est tombé ou on l'a poussé?;

∎ did he leave or was he pushed? (from job) il est parti de lui-même ou on l'y a poussé?;

∎ push all that mess under the bed pousse tout ce bazar sous le lit;

∎ he pushed the branches apart il a écarté les branches;

∎ she pushed her way to the bar elle se fraya un chemin jusqu'au bar;

∎ push one tube into the other enfoncez un tube dans l'autre;

∎ he pushed a gun into my ribs il m'enfonça un revolver dans les côtes;

∎ she pushed the cork into the bottle elle enfonça le bouchon dans la bouteille;

∎ he pushed his hands into his pockets il enfonça ses mains dans ses poches;

∎ to push an attack home pousser à fond une attaque;

∎ to push home one's advantage tirer le meilleur parti possible de son avantage

(b) (press → doorbell, pedal, button) appuyer sur

(c) (cause to move in specified direction)

∎ it will push inflation upwards cela va relancer l'inflation;

∎ the crisis is pushing the country towards chaos la crise entraîne le pays vers le chaos;

∎ he is pushing the party to the right il fait glisser le parti vers la droite;

∎ buying the car will push us even further into debt en achetant cette voiture, nous allons nous endetter encore plus;

∎ economic conditions have pushed the peasants off the land les paysans ont été chassés des campagnes par les conditions économiques

(d) (pressurize) pousser; (force) forcer, obliger, contraindre;

∎ to push sb to do sth pousser qn à faire qch;

∎ to push sb into doing sth forcer ou obliger qn à faire qch;

∎ his parents pushed him to become a doctor ses parents l'ont poussé à devenir médecin;

∎ her teacher pushed her in Latin son professeur l'a poussée à travailler en latin;

∎ he needs pushing il faut toujours le pousser;

∎ their coach doesn't push them hard enough leur entraîneur ne les pousse pas assez;

∎ I like to push myself hard j'aime me donner à fond;

∎ he pushed the car to its limits il a poussé la voiture à la limite de ses possibilités;

∎ you're still weak, so don't push yourself tu es encore faible, vas-y doucement;

∎ he won't do it if he's pushed too hard il ne le fera pas si l'on insiste trop;

∎ don't push him too far ne le poussez pas à bout;

∎ I won't be pushed, I need time to think it over! je ne me laisserai pas bousculer, j'ai besoin de temps pour y réfléchir!;

∎ when I pushed her, she admitted it quand j'ai insisté, elle a avoué;

∎ he keeps pushing me for the rent il me relance sans cesse au sujet du loyer;

∎ familiar don't push your luck! n'exagère pas!

(e) (advocate, argue for → idea, method) prôner, préconiser; (promote → product) promouvoir;

∎ he's trying to push his own point of view il essaie d'imposer son point de vue personnel;

∎ the mayor is pushing his town as the best site for the conference le maire présente sa ville comme le meilleur endroit pour tenir la conférence;

∎ the government is pushing the idea of people setting up small businesses le gouvernement favorise la création de petites entreprises;

∎ he's pushing himself as a compromise candidate il se présente comme le candidat du compromis;

∎ there are so many adverts pushing beauty products il y a tellement de publicités pour des produits de beauté

(f) (stretch, exaggerate → argument, case) présenter avec insistance, insister sur;

∎ if we push the comparison a little further si on pousse la comparaison un peu plus loin;

∎ familiar that's pushing it a bit! (going too far) c'est un peu exagéré!;

∎ I'll try to arrive by 7 p.m. but it's pushing it a bit je tâcherai d'arriver à 19 heures, mais ça va être juste^□

(g) familiar (sell → drugs) revendre^□, dealer

(h) familiar (approach) friser;

∎ to be pushing thirty friser la trentaine;

∎ the car was pushing 100 mph ≃ la voiture frisait les 160

(i) Stock Exchange

∎ to push shares placer des valeurs douteuses

3 intransitive verb

(a) (shove) pousser;

∎ to push against sth pousser qch;

∎ no pushing please! ne poussez pas, s'il vous plaît!;

∎ push (on door) poussez;

∎ people were pushing to get in les gens se bousculaient pour entrer;

∎ he pushed through the crowd to the bar il s'est frayé un chemin jusqu'au bar à travers la foule;

∎ somebody pushed past me quelqu'un est passé en me bousculant;

∎ we'll have to get out and push il va falloir descendre pousser

(b) (press → on button, bell, knob) appuyer

(c) (advance) avancer;

∎ the army pushed towards the border l'armée a avancé jusqu'à la frontière;

∎ the country is pushing towards democracy le pays évolue vers la démocratie

(d) (extend → path, fence) s'étendre;

∎ the road pushed deep into the hills la route s'enfonçait dans les collines

►► push button bouton-poussoir m;

Commerce push money prime f au vendeur;

Marketing push strategy stratégie f push;

push stroke (in billiards, snooker) coup m queuté;

Computing push technology technologie f du push de données

➲ push about separable transitive verb

(a) (physically) malmener;

∎ he didn't hit her but he was pushing her about il ne l'a pas frappée mais il la malmenait

(b) familiar (bully) marcher sur les pieds à;

∎ I won't be pushed about! je ne vais pas me laisser marcher sur les pieds!

➲ push ahead intransitive verb

(a) (continue) continuer, persévérer;

∎ to push ahead with the work poursuivre les travaux;

∎ they decided to push ahead with the plans to extend the school ils ont décidé d'activer les projets d'extension de l'école

(b) (advance) avancer, progresser ( with dans);

∎ research is pushing ahead les recherches avancent

➲ push along

1 separable transitive verb

(trolley, pram) pousser (devant soi)

2 intransitive verb

familiar (leave) filer;

∎ I'll be pushing along now bon, il est temps que je file

➲ push around = push about

➲ push aside separable transitive verb

(a) (objects) pousser, écarter

(b) (reject → proposal) écarter, rejeter;

∎ issues which have been pushed aside des questions qui ont été volontairement écartées;

∎ you can't just push aside the problem like that vous ne pouvez pas faire comme si le problème n'existait pas;

∎ I pushed my doubts aside je n'ai pas tenu compte de mes doutes

➲ push away separable transitive verb

repousser;

∎ she pushed my hand away elle repoussa ma main;

∎ he pushed his chair away from the fire il éloigna sa chaise du feu

➲ push back separable transitive verb

(a) (person) repousser (en arrière); (crowd) faire reculer, refouler; (curtains) écarter; (bedclothes) rejeter, repousser;

∎ he pushed me back from the door il m'a éloigné de la porte

(b) (repulse → troops) repousser;

∎ the enemy was pushed back ten miles/to the river l'ennemi a été repoussé d'une quinzaine de kilomètres/jusqu'à la rivière

(c) (postpone) repousser;

∎ the meeting has been pushed back to Friday la réunion a été repoussée à vendredi

➲ push down

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (lever, handle, switch) abaisser; (pedal) appuyer sur;

∎ she pushed the clothes down in the bag elle a tassé les vêtements dans le sac;

∎ he pushed down the lid but it wouldn't shut il a appuyé sur le couvercle mais il ne voulait pas fermer

(b) (knock over) renverser, faire tomber

(c) (prices) faire baisser

2 intransitive verb

(pedal, lever) s'abaisser; (person → on pedal, lever) appuyer (on sur)

➲ push for inseparable transitive verb

(argue for) demander; (campaign for) faire campagne pour;

∎ some ministers were pushing for more monetarist policies certains ministres demandaient une politique plus monétariste;

∎ to push for a 35-hour week demander la semaine de 35 heures;

∎ I'm going to push for a bigger budget je vais faire tout ce qui est en mon pouvoir pour obtenir un budget plus important;

∎ the unions are pushing for 10 percent les syndicats font pression pour obtenir 10 pour cent;

∎ to push for a decision exiger qu'une décision soit prise

➲ push forward

1 separable transitive verb

pousser (en avant);

∎ he was pushed forward by the crowd la foule l'a poussé en avant;

∎ figurative to push oneself forward se mettre en avant, se faire valoir

2 intransitive verb

(a) (advance → person, car) avancer; (→ crowd, herd) se presser en avant

(b) = push ahead

➲ push in

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (drawer) pousser; (electric plug, key) enfoncer, introduire; (disk) insérer; (knife, stake, spade) enfoncer; (button, switch) appuyer sur;

∎ push the button right in appuyer à fond sur le bouton

(b) (person)

∎ they pushed me in the water ils m'ont poussé dans l'eau;

∎ he opened the door and pushed me in il ouvrit la porte et me poussa à l'intérieur

(c) (break down → panel, cardboard) enfoncer;

∎ the door had been pushed in la porte avait été enfoncée

2 intransitive verb

∎ (in queue) to push in ahead of sb doubler qn;

∎ no pushing in! faites la queue!;

∎ she's always pushing in where she's not wanted il faut toujours qu'elle s'immisce ou s'impose là où on ne veut pas d'elle

➲ push off

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (knock off) faire tomber;

∎ they pushed me off the ladder ils m'ont fait tomber de l'échelle;

∎ I pushed him off the chair je l'ai fait tomber de sa chaise

(b) (boat) déborder

(c) (remove) pousser;

∎ push the lid off soulève le couvercle;

∎ they tried to push her (car) off the road ils ont essayé de faire sortir sa voiture de la route;

∎ to push sb off a committee exclure ou écarter qn d'un comité

2 intransitive verb

(a) familiar (go away) filer, mettre les bouts;

∎ time for me to push off il faut que je file;

∎ push off! de l'air!, dégage!

(b) (in boat) pousser au large

➲ push on

1 separable transitive verb

∎ (urge on) to push sb on to do sth pousser ou inciter qn à faire qch

2 intransitive verb

(on journey → set off again) reprendre la route, se remettre en route; (→ continue) poursuivre ou continuer son chemin; (keep working) continuer, persévérer;

∎ let's push on to Dundee poussons jusqu'à Dundee;

∎ they're pushing on with the reforms ils poursuivent leurs efforts pour faire passer les réformes

➲ push out

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (person, object) pousser dehors;

∎ they pushed the car out of the mud ils ont désembourbé la voiture en la poussant;

∎ the bed had been pushed out from the wall le lit avait été écarté du mur;

∎ to push one's way out se frayer un chemin vers la sortie;

∎ to push the boat out déborder l'embarcation; figurative faire la fête

(b) (stick out → hand, leg) tendre

(c) (grow → roots, shoots) faire, produire

(d) (oust) évincer; (dismiss from job) mettre à la porte;

∎ we've been pushed out of the Japanese market nous avons été évincés du marché japonais

(e) familiar (churn out → articles, books) produire à la chaîne^□, pondre en série^□

2 intransitive verb

(appear → roots, leaves) pousser; (→ snowdrops, tulips) pointer

➲ push over separable transitive verb

(a) (pass → across table, floor) pousser;

∎ he pushed the book over to me il poussa le livre vers moi

(b) (knock over) faire tomber, renverser; (from ledge, bridge) pousser, faire tomber;

∎ many cars had been pushed over onto their sides beaucoup de voitures avaient été renversées sur le côté

➲ push through

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (project, decision) faire accepter; (deal) conclure; (bill, budget) réussir à faire voter ou passer

(b) (thrust → needle) passer;

∎ she eventually managed to push her way through (the crowd) elle réussit finalement à se frayer un chemin (à travers la foule)

2 intransitive verb

(car, person) se frayer un chemin; (troops, army) avancer

➲ push to separable transitive verb

(door, drawer) fermer

➲ push up separable transitive verb

(a) (push upwards → handle, lever) remonter, relever; (→ sleeves) remonter, retrousser;

∎ she pushed herself up onto her feet elle se releva;

∎ familiar he's pushing up (the) daisies il mange les pissenlits par la racine

(b) (increase → taxes, sales, demand) augmenter; (→ prices, costs, statistics) faire monter;

∎ the effect will be to push interest rates up cela aura pour effet de faire grimper les taux d'intérêt

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9 push

1. I
abs

don't push! не толкайтесь!, не напирайте!; push! от себя! (надпись на дверях)
2. II
1) push in some manner push rudely (cautiously, violently, unintentionally, etc.) грубо и т.д. толкнуть; push somewhere push aside (back, forward, etc.) протискиваться в сторону и т.д.

2) push in some manner door that pushes easily дверь, которая легко открывается
3. III
1) push smth., smb. push a cart (a wheelbarrow, a pram, etc.) толкать перед собой тележку и т.д.; push the gate (the door, etc.) толкать /толчком открывать/ ворота и т.д.; push the window резко распахнуть окне; push the door, don't pull it толкните дверь, не дергайте ее; smb. pushed me кто-то толкнул /пихнул/ меня

2) push smth., smb. push the button нажимать кнопку; push one's demands (a proposal, an action, etc.) настойчиво выставлять /отстаивать/ свои требования и т.д.; unless you push your claims you'll get no satisfaction вы ничего не получите, если не проявите настойчивости; push one's advantage использовать свое преимущество; I don't want to push you я не хочу оказывать на вас давление; push one's wares рекламировать или навязывать свои товары id don't push your luck не искушай судьбу

3) push smb. push one's nephew продвигать своего племянника, протежировать своему племяннику; push oneself стараться продвинуться
4. IV
1) push smb. in some manner his parents push him too hard родители слишком на него давят

2) push smth., smb. somewhere push books (papers, dishes, etc.) aside отодвигать /сдвигать/ [в сторону] / книги и т.д.; push smb. aside отталкивать кого-л.; push back the enemy's cavalry теснить кавалерию противника; push back one's hair откидывать волосы со лба; they pushed him down and he fell to' the bottom они столкнули его, и он упал на дно; push down the lid and lock the box надави на крышку и запри ящик; he wasn't at all hungry, he had to push the food down ему совсем не хотелось есть, и он с трудом проглатывал пищу; they pushed the prisoner in заключенного втолкнули в камеру; he is always pushing himself forward вечно он вылезает; he never pushes himself forward /ahead/ он никогда не лезет вперед; push smb., smth. out выталкивать кого-л., что-л.; push smb., smth. over столкнуть /опрокинуть/ кого-л., что-л.; don't push me over! не столкни меня!; take care, you'll push the table over осторожнее, ты опрокинешь стол; push smb. up /upwards/ подсаживать кого-л., помочь кому-л. взобраться куда-л.; I can't reach the branch, you push me up, please я не достаю ветку, подсади меня, пожалуйста; push up a shade (a blind, a window, etc.) поднимать жалюзи и т.д.; she pushed up her veil она откинула вуаль; Alexander the Great pushed his conquests still further east в своих завоеваниях Александр Македонский продвигался все дальше на восток

3) push smth. somewhere push all obstacles (difficulties, etc.) aside устранять /сметать/ все препятствия и т.д.; push upwards the standard of living резко поднять уровень жизни; push a joke too far зайти в своей шутке слишком далеко; push smth. in some manner he pushed his plans cleverly он ловко устраивал свои дела /осуществлял свои планы/
5. VI
push smth. to some state push the door (the window, etc.) open распахнуть дверь и т.д.; push the drawer open резким движением выдвинуть ящик стола; push the door (the window, the drawer, etc.) shut /closed/ захлопнуть дверь и т.д.
6. VII
push smb. to do smth. push smb. (oneself) to complete the job (to continue doing this dull work, to sell the picture, etc.) заставлять кого-л. (себя) закончить работу и т.д.
7. XI
1) be pushed by smb., smth. our train was pushed uphill by an additional locomotive в гору наш поезд тянул еще один паровоз; the wheelchair was pushed by a servant слуга толкал инвалидную коляску

2) be pushed in some manner preparations are being pushed actively ведутся активные приготовления; be pushed for smth. be pushed for time (for money, etc.) иметь очень мало времени и т.д.; we are pushed for an answer нас торопят с ответом; be pushed into smth. I was pushed into medicine (into music, into business, etc.) меня заставили заняться медициной и т.д.; be pushed into smth. by smb. I was pushed into this affair by my brother мой брат втянул меня в это дело /толкнул меня на эту аферу/
8. XVI
1) push with smth. push with the elbow (with the shoulder, with the fists, etc.) пробивать себе дорогу /расталкивать кого-л./ локтями и т.д.; push with all one's might проталкиваться /напирать/ изо всех сил; push into (down, past, etc.) smth., smb. push into the room (into the elevator, into the car, etc.) втиснуться /с трудом войти/ в комнату и т.д.; push into the world's market пробиться на мировой рынок; push down the river (down the stream, etc.) спускаться /плыть вниз/ по реке и т.д.; the rude fellow pushed past me грубиян, толкнув меня, прошел мимо; who is pushing at the back there? кто там напирает сзади?; we pushed through a crowd мы проталкивались сквозь толпу

2) push at smth. push at the doorbell нажимать на кнопку звонка
9. XXI1
1) push smb., smth. into (off, out of, through, etc.) smth. push smb., smth. into the water (into the river, into the pit, etc.) столкнуть /спихнуть/ кого-л., что-л. в воду и т.д.; push smb. into the room втолкнуть /впихнуть/ кого-л. в комнату; push a cork into a bottle протолкнуть пробку в бутылку; push a finger into smb.'s eye ткнуть кого-л. пальцем в глаз; push money into smb.'s hands сунуть деньги кому-л. в руки; push one's way into the meeting силой /расталкивая всех/ прорваться на собрание; push the war into the enemy's country перенести военные действия на территорию противника; push smb., smth. off the pavement (off the train, off the platform, off the ladder, off the table, etc.) сбросить /столкнуть/ кого-л., что-л. с тротуара и т.д.: push smb. out of the room выталкивать кого-л. из комнаты; push smb. out of the way столкнуть кого-л. со своего пути; push a pin through a piece of cardboard проткнуть картон булавкой; push a string through a hole пропустить веревку через отверстие; push one's way through the crowd (through the bushes, through obstacles, etc.) прокладывать себе дорогу /пробиваться/ через толпу и т.д.; push one's head through the window высунуть голову в окно; push smb. against a door (against a wall, against a gate, etc.) прижимать кого-л. к двери и т.д.; push the table nearer to the Walt (the chair to the window, the book to me, a dish to the centre of the table, the box a little to the right, etc.) пододвигать стол ближе к стене и т.д.; push smb., smth. with smth. push smb., smth. with one's hand (with one's shoulder, etc.) толкать кого-л., что-л. рукой и т.д.

2) push smth. to (through, into, etc.) smth. push one's plan (one's project, the work, etc.) to completion настойчиво добиваться завершения плана и т.д.; push a bill through Congress (a measure through the committee, etc.) "проталкивать" законопроект через конгресс и т.д.; push one's way into a job добиться работы /места/; push smth. in smth. push one's way in life (in the world. etc.) прокладывать себе дорогу /пробиваться/ в жизни и т.д.; push smb. for smth. push smb. for an answer (for money, for payment, etc.) торопить кого-л. с ответом и т.д.; push smth. on smb. coll. push one's wares (inferior merchandise, etc.) on one's customers навязывать товар и т.д. покупателям

3) push smb. to smth. push smb. to the limits of his patience (to the last extremity, to the verge of exhaustion, to the point of self-torture, etc.) доводить кого-л. до крайности и т.д.

English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > push
10 push

I
1. [pʋʃ] n

1. 1) толчок

give the door a hard push - толкните дверь посильнее

2) толкание

2. давление, нажим, напор

the push of a crowd - натиск толпы

3. удар ( острым оружием или рогами)

4. быстрое продвижение, бросок

the big scientific push into the south-polar region - крупные научно-исследовательские работы, стремительно разворачивающиеся в районе Южного полюса

5. воен. разг. наступление; продвижение вперёд; энергичная атака

the big push began in May - в мае началось мощное наступление

6. разг. поддержка, покровительство, протекция

to give smb. a push - оказать кому-л. протекцию [ср. тж. 11]

7. решительная минута, критические обстоятельства

at a push - в критический момент [см. тж. ♢ ]

when it came to the push I found I had forgotten all I intended to say - оказалось, что в решающий момент я забыл всё, что хотел сказать

8. разг.

1) энергия, решительность, предприимчивость; напористость

he hasn't enough push to succeed - он недостаточно предприимчив /энергичен/, чтобы преуспеть

a man of push and go - энергичный, предприимчивый и самоуверенный человек

he's got push - он пробивной

2) усилие, энергичная попытка

we must make a push to get it done - мы должны поднажать /поднатужиться/, чтобы сделать это

9. рекламирование, проталкивание ( товара)

10. побуждение, импульс

inner push - внутренний стимул

11. разг. увольнение

to give the push - уволить [ср. тж. 6]

to get the push - быть уволенным

12. сл.

1) австрал. шайка, банда хулиганов или преступников

2) влиятельная группировка, клика

political push - влиятельная политическая группировка

13. 1) нажимная кнопка; кнопка (звонка и т. п.)

2) кнопка включения

♢ to be put to the push - подвергнуться тяжёлому испытанию

to be in the push - груб. быть в курсе дела

at a push - если повезёт, если всё пойдёт хорошо [см. тж. 7]

2. [pʋʃ] v

1. толкать, пихать (тж. push aside, push back, push down и т. п.)

to push smb. out of the way - оттолкнуть /отпихнуть/ кого-л.

to push smb. into the room - втолкнуть кого-л. в комнату

❝Push❞ - «От себя» ( надпись на двери)

somebody pushed me - кто-то толкнул меня

don't push! - не толкайтесь!

I pushed the plug into the socket - я воткнул штепсель в розетку

to push back - а) отбрасывать, отталкивать назад; оттеснять; the police pushed back the crowd - полиция оттеснила толпу; б) отодвигать; he pushed back his chair - он отодвинул свой стул; в) спорт. «отжать» противника ( борьба)

to push aside, to push away - а) отталкивать; he pushed her away angrily - он сердито оттолкнул /отпихнул/ её; she pushed away her plate - она отодвинула свою тарелку; б) отбрасывать, отстранять

to push aside all obstacles - устранять /сметать/ все препятствия

to push down, to push over - опрокидывать, валить

to push past the flank - воен. обходить, направлять в обход фланга

2. (тж. push through)

1) проталкивать

to push a cork into a bottle - протолкнуть пробку в бутылку

the chest was wide but we managed to push it through - ящик был широкий, но нам удалось втащить его

2) проталкиваться

to push one's way - а) проталкиваться, протискиваться, с трудом прокладывать себе дорогу; б) пробивать дорогу в жизни, делать карьеру

to push one's way into a job - добиться работы, вырвать себе работу

he pushed through the crowd - он протиснулся сквозь толпу

the boy pushed in front of us and got to the ticket office first - мальчик протиснулся вперёд и оказался первым у кассы

he pushed (himself) into the queue - разг. он влез без очереди

3) разг. помочь кому-л., чему-л. пройти какое-л. испытание (тест, утверждение и т. п.)

they pushed the matter - они протолкнули это дело

3. 1) подгонять, подталкивать (тж. push on)

2) ускорять; увеличивать скорость

to push the vessel - ускорить ход корабля

3) усиливать

to push the sound - форсировать звук

4. нажимать, надавливать

to push the button - нажать кнопку

don't push against the fence, it will give way - не наваливайтесь на забор, иначе он рухнет

5. 1) осуществлять нажим, оказывать давление (на кого-л.); настаивать; приставать

we do not wish to push him for payment - мы не хотим принуждать его уплатить деньги

he pushed his son to pursue a musical career - он заставил сына заниматься музыкой

we are pushed for an answer - с нас настоятельно требуют ответа

don't push him too far - не доводите его до крайности

I don't want to push you - я не хочу давить на вас

2) (for) pass не хватать

he is pushed for money - он крайне стеснён в деньгах, у него туго с деньгами

he is pushed for time - у него мало времени

6. настойчиво продвигать, добиваться; домогаться

to push one's claims - настаивать на своих требованиях

unions pushing for higher wages - профсоюзы, добивающиеся повышения заработной платы

to push oneself - стараться выдвинуться; добиваться повышения /продвижения/

7. 1) оказывать поддержку, протежировать (кому-л.), продвигать, проталкивать кого-л. (тж. push forward, push on, push up)

to push a friend - составить протекцию приятелю

2) проталкивать (что-л.; тж. push through)

they pushed the bill through Congress - они протолкнули законопроект через конгресс

8. 1) распространять, продвигать

to push the war into the enemy's country - перенести войну на территорию противника

2) продвигаться

to push as far as Paris - дойти /продвинуться/ до Парижа

9. продвигать, развивать (идею, систему и т. п.)

he pushed the argument one step further - он несколько развил свой довод

10. рекламировать

to push one's wares - рекламировать свои товары

11. давать ростки, пускать корни (тж. push forth, push out)

12. амер. разг. приближаться к определённому возрасту или к определённой цифре

you're pushing fifty - вам скоро стукнет пятьдесят

the crowd is pushing 2000 - толпа насчитывает около 2000 человек

13. амер. разг. торговать наркотиками, продавать наркотики (на улице и т. п.)

14. разг. жарить, наяривать вовсю ( о джазе)

♢ to push to the wall - припереть к стене; довести до крайности

to push one's advantages - преследовать личную выгоду

to push one's luck - поступать рискованно, испытывать судьбу

to push one's fortune - делать карьеру

to push a pen - амер. работать в канцелярии

to push smb.'s face in - сл. дать кому-л. по морде

to push up daisies - ≅ лежать в земле, кормить червей
II [pʋʃ] n диал.
прыщ, угорь

НБАРС > push
11 push

puʃ 1. verb
1) (to press against something, in order to (try to) move it further away: He pushed the door open; She pushed him away; He pushed against the door with his shoulder; The queue can't move any faster, so stop pushing!; I had a good view of the race till someone pushed in front of me.) dytte, skubbe, skyve

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

3) (to sell (drugs) illegally.) lange, pushe (narkotika)
2. noun
1) (a movement of pressure against something; a thrust: She gave him a push.) dytt, skubb, støt

2) (energy and determination: He has enough push to do well in his job.) pågangsmot, driv, tæl

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- push-bike
- push-chair
- pushover
- be pushed for
- push around
- push off
- push on
- push over

knapp
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puffe
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skubbe

I
subst. \/pʊʃ\/

1) dytt, skubb, støt, trykk, press

• would you mind giving my old car a push?

2) ( overført) innsats, krafttak, anstrengelse, fremstøt, offensiv

3) makt, innflytelse, forbindelser

• she used her push to get the job

hun fikk jobben ved å bruke sine forbindelser

4) puff, tak, støt

5) reklame

• the book was given a big push in media

boken fikk mye reklame i media

6) ( slang) oppsigelse

at\/with one push med ett (eneste) tak

be a push gå så vidt

• it's a push

det går så vidt

get the push få sparken ( i forhold) bli vraket, bli dumpet

give somebody the push gi noen sparken slå opp med noen, bryte med noen

make a push ta i av alle krefter, gjøre et fremstøt

• the city is making a big push to attract foreign visitors

when push comes to shove når det virkelig gjelder

• I can always count on him when push comes to shove

jeg kan alltid regne med ham når det virkelig gjelder
II
verb \/pʊʃ\/

1) dytte, skubbe, puffe

• they had to push the car up the hill

• she pushed her way through the crowd

2) ( overført) drive (frem\/igjennom), presse, forsere

3) skyve, drive, kjøre, trykke (på)

• the young boy was pushing a pram

• you have to push the right button

4) ( overført) presse, tvinge, drive

• they push the boy too hard

de driver gutten for hardt

• he was pushed into returning home

han ble tvunget til å komme hjem

5) reklamere for, agitere for

6) ( om narkotika) lange, pushe

7) ( EDB) lagre i stakk

be pushed være i knipe

• she was pushed for time

hun hadde liten tid

• he was pushed to be there on time

det var vanskelig for ham å komme presis

be pushing ( om alder) nærme seg

• he's pushing thirty

be pushing up daisies ( hverdagslig) ligge under torv, være død og begravet

like pushing at\/against an open door som fot i hose

push ahead ( overført) gå videre, fortsette, skynde seg

• I have to push ahead with my work

push along ( britisk) gå sin vei, komme seg av gårde

push around ( hverdagslig) herje med, kommandere

push aside skubbe vekk ( overført) fjerne

push for forlange, kreve, presse

• the workers pushed for higher wages

• they were pushing the old man for money

push forward trenge seg frem, rykke frem ( overført) slå seg frem hjelpe

push in trenge seg frem ( sjøfart) legge til

push it stå på, jobbe hardt være kravstor

• don't push it!

ikke gå for langt!

push off ( sjøfart) legge ut, skyve ut

• the boat pushed off from the shore

( hverdagslig) gi seg i vei, stikke av gårde ( som interjeksjon) stikk!, ha deg vekk!

push on ( om reise) fortsette, kjøre videre, gå videre

push oneself (forward) ( overført) være frempå

push one's luck gå for langt, utfordre skjebnen

push open åpne

push out ( sjøfart) legge ut

push over dytte overende

push somebody's buttons få en til å tenne, hisse en opp

push something (up)on somebody dytte noe på noen, tvinge noe på noen

push the boat out ( britisk) slå stort på, være raus

push through trenge seg frem ( overført) presse igjennom, presse frem

• the school managed to push all students through the exams

• they tried to push the legislation through parliament in two weeks

push up ( om priser) presse opp ( om ugress) skyte opp

English-Norwegian dictionary > push
12 push

n. druk; compressie; aanval; initiatief; hulp
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v. duwen; wegduwen; drukken; initiatief nemen; hasjiesj verkopen

push¹

[ poesj]

I 〈 telbaar zelfstandig naamwoord〉

1 duw ⇒ stoot, zet, ruk

2 grootscheepse aanval 〈 van leger〉 ⇒ offensief; 〈 figuurlijk〉 energieke poging

♦voorbeelden:

1   give that door a push • geef die deur even een zetje

¶ 〈 informeel〉 get the push • eruit vliegen

     〈 informeel〉 give someone the push • iemand ontslaan/eruit gooien; iemand de bons geven

     〈voornamelijk Brits-Engels; informeel〉 at a push • als het echt nodig is, in geval van nood

II 〈 niet-telbaar zelfstandig naamwoord〉

1 〈 informeel〉 energie ⇒ doorzettingsvermogen, fut

2 druk ⇒ nood, crisis

3 hulp ⇒ duwtje in de rug

♦voorbeelden:

1   to get a job like that you need a lot of push • om zo'n baan te krijgen moet je heel wat aankunnen

2   if/when it comes/came to the push • als het erop aankomt/aankwam

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push²

I 〈 onovergankelijk werkwoord〉

1 duwen ⇒ stoten, schuiven, dringen

2 vorderingen maken ⇒ vooruitgaan, doorgaan, verder gaan

3 zich (uitermate) inspannen ⇒ doorzettingsvermogen/ondernemingslust hebben

4 aan de weg timmeren

5 〈 informeel〉 pushen ⇒ dealen

♦voorbeelden:

1   push and shove • duwen en dringen

     push down • persen 〈 van vrouw tijdens bevalling〉

     〈 figuurlijk〉 push hard for more money • krachtig aandringen op meer geld

2   push ahead/along/forward/on • (rustig) doorgaan/verder gaan

     〈 informeel〉 we must push along now • we moeten er nu vandoor

     push by/past someone • iemand voorbijdringen

     push ahead/along/forward/on with • vooruitgang boeken/opschieten met

3   he had to push hard to reach success • hij moest er erg hard aan trekken om succes te bereiken

→ push in push in/, push off push off/, push through push through/

II 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉

1 (weg)duwen ⇒ een zet/stoot geven, voortduwen; 〈 figuurlijk〉 beïnvloeden, dwingen

2 stimuleren ⇒ bevorderen, promoten, voorthelpen, pushen

3 druk uitoefenen op ⇒ lastig vallen, aandringen bij

4 naderen 〈 bepaalde leeftijd〉

5 〈 informeel〉 pushen 〈 drugs〉

♦voorbeelden:

1   push the button • op de knop/bel drukken

     push the car • de auto aanduwen

     push a door open • een deur openduwen

     he pushes the matter too far • hij drijft de zaak te ver door

     don't push your sister to take that decision • zet je zus niet aan tot dat besluit

     push one's way through a crowd • zich een weg banen door een menigte

     I pushed myself to do it • ik dwong mezelf het te doen

     〈informeel; figuurlijk〉 push someone about/around • iemand ruw/slecht behandelen; iemand commanderen, iemand met minachting behandelen

     they pushed our work aside • ze schoven ons werk terzijde; 〈 figuurlijk〉 ze gaven ons werk geen kans

     push back one's hair • zijn haar naar achteren strijken

     push back the enemy • de vijand terugdringen

     he was pushed down • hij werd ondergeduwd

     push oneself forward • zich op de voorgrond dringen

     push someone forward as a candidate • iemand als kandidaat naar voren schuiven

     push over a lady • een dame omverlopen

     push over a table • een tafel omgooien

     that pushed prices up • dat joeg de prijzen omhoog

     push someone into action • iemand tot actie dwingen

     the disaster pushed all other news off the front pages • de ramp verdrong al het andere nieuws van de voorpagina's

     push one's work onto someone else • zijn werk op iemand anders afschuiven/aan iemand anders opdringen

     she pushed him to the verge of suicide • ze dreef hem bijna tot zelfmoord

2   he pushed his son (on) to go into politics • hij stimuleerde zijn zoon om in de politiek te gaan

     push oneself • zichzelf promoten, zichzelf weten te verkopen

3   don't push your luck (too far)! • stel je geluk niet te veel op de proef!

     he is pushed (for time/money) • hij heeft bijna geen tijd/geld, hij zit krap (in zijn tijd/geld)

     he pushed me for money • hij probeerde geld van mij los te krijgen

4   be pushing forty • de veertig naderen

¶ push home • uitvoeren, toedienen, krachtig ondernemen/uiteenzetten

     the attack was pushed home with considerable force • de aanval werd met veel kracht uitgevoerd

→ push off push off/, push out push out/, push through push through/

English-Dutch dictionary > push
13 push

[puʃ] 1. гл.
1)

а) толкать; пихать

to push round the ale, to push the bottle — передавать по кругу бутылку ( во время застолья)

"Push." — "От себя." ( надпись на дверях в общественных местах)

I hate being in a crowd, getting pushed too often. — Ненавижу людные места - слишком уж все толкаются.

He pushed the letter at me so that I could read the signature. — Он сунул мне письмо в лицо, чтобы я мог прочесть подпись.

He tried to push more clothes in the case. — Он попытался запихать в чемодан ещё одежды.

She pushed him in and told him not to move. — Она впихнула его внутрь и приказала не двигаться.

It's impossible to push any more people into this train! — В этот поезд больше никого не впихнуть!

Don't you push me back! — Перестаньте меня отталкивать!

Syn:

shove, thrust, drive

Ant:

draw, pull

б) теснить, пихать; отталкивать, вышвыривать

That rude man pushed me aside and got on the bus ahead of me! — Этот хам оттолкнул меня и первым залез в автобус!

She ran to him, but he pushed her away. — Она подбежала к нему, но он её оттолкнул.

Pushing her hair back, she picked up the telephone. — Отбросив волосы назад, она сняла трубку.

Did she fall off the cliff by accident, or was she pushed off? — Она случайно упала со скалы, или её столкнули?

The cat wouldn't leave the kitchen, so I had to push it out. — Кошка не хотела уходить из кухни, пришлось её вытащить.

The boy, running round the corner, nearly pushed the old lady over. — Из-за угла выбежал мальчик и чуть не сбил старушку с ног.

Syn:

jostle, shove

в) жать, нажимать; надавливать

push the button — нажми на кнопку

to push against the door — наваливаться на дверь

The grass had been pushed down in places where people had been lying. — Там, где лежали люди, трава была примята.

Syn:

press

2)

а) продвигать, проталкивать

to push one's way — протискиваться, прокладывать себе путь

б) проталкиваться, протискиваться

They had to push through the crowd. — Им пришлось протискиваться через толпу.

3) прилагать усилия (к завершению чего-л.)

4)

а) продвигать (какое-л. дело)

He pushed the bill in the legislature. — Он упорно продвигал законопроект в совете штата.

б) рекламировать; раскручивать, продвигать

we're pushing ham this week — на этой неделе упор делается на продажу ветчины

5) торговать наркотиками ( обычно на улицах и в маленьких партиях)

I was pushed tons of good acid that time, really cheap. — Тогда мне продали много хорошей кислоты, и совсем недорого.

6)

а) оказывать давление, давить (на кого-л.); напирать, настаивать; вынуждать

to push smb. for payment — принуждать кого-л. заплатить деньги

to push smb. to do smth. — заставлять кого-л. делать что-л., заниматься чем-л.

to push smb. too far — доводить кого-л. до крайности

I don't want to push you. — Я не хочу давить на вас.

We are pushed for making a certain decision. — От нас настоятельно требуют принятия конкретного решения.

Poverty pushed them to the breaking point. — Бедность довела их до крайности.

We must push for a reduction in the size of our classes. — Надо настоять на сокращении численности классов.

б) (to be pushed for smth.) испытывать притеснение или потребность в чём-л.

I am pushed for money, deadly. — Мне позарез нужны деньги.

She's always pushed for time. — Ей всегда не хватает времени.

7)

а) подгонять, ускорять (шаг, бег); наращивать обороты

He pushed his horse on. — Он припустил свою лошадь быстрее.

б) торопить, подгонять (кого-л.); пытаться приблизить (какой-л. момент)

to push a debtor — подгонять должника

в) усиливать, делать более интенсивным; увеличивать ( цены)

to push the sound — форсировать звук

8) разг. приближаться к какой-л. дате, числу

Her grandmother must be pushing 75. — Её бабушке, должно быть, скоро стукнет 75.

9) ( push (up)on) разг. сваливать (что-л.) на (кого-л.)

10) выпускать побеги ( о растении)

Syn:

stick out

11) груб.; редк. совокупляться, иметь половую связь; трахать

It seemed they've been pushing there for ages. — Казалось, они там целую вечность трахались.

He pushed her very hard. — Он очень грубо её отымел.

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- push about
- push around
- push ahead
- push along
- push aside
- push back
- push forward
- push in
- push off
- push on
- push out
- push through
- push up
- push upon
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to push up daisies — разг. быть в могиле; быть мёртвым

to push one's luck — вести себя неблагоразумно; сильно рисковать

to push smth. under the rug — стараться скрыть что-л.

- push to the wall
2. сущ.
1)

а) толчок; толкание, пихание

to give smb. / smth. a push — толкнуть кого-л. / что-л.

Syn:

shove 1.

б) давление, нажим; натиск

to take a push against the door — наваливаться на дверь

Syn:

pressure

2) решительный бросок, рывок вперёд

It was a great push in the field of human body studies. — Это было огромным прорывом в исследованиях человеческого организма.

3)

а) энергия, предприимчивость; напористость, настырность; решительность

of push and go — энергичный, предприимчивый, самоуверенный

to have enough push to do smth. — быть достаточно пробивным для осуществления чего-л.

Syn:

energy, determination, influence 1., urge 1.

б) напряжение, усилие, настойчивая попытка

at one push, at the first push — с первого раза, с первой серьёзной попытки

to make a push at / for smth. — очень постараться, приложить много усилий (для достижения чего-л.)

Syn:

attempt 1.

4) протекция, поддержка; покровительство

to give smb. a push — оказать кому-л. протекцию

Syn:

protection, patronage

5) ( the push) разг. увольнение, сокращение; отставка

to give smb. the push — выставить, уволить кого-л.

Syn:

dismissal

6) нарк. "толкание", продажа наркотиков

A three pounds weed push was made. — Было продано три фунта травки.

Syn:

selling

7) настойчивая реклама; проталкивание, раскручивание (какого-л. товара)

8)

а) спорт. плоский удар ( в гольфе)

б) толчок (в бильярде - удар, при котором шар проталкивается в лузу)

9) воен. форсированный бросок, атака

to make a push — идти в наступление, делать марш-бросок

10) разг. шайка, банда (воров, хулиганов и пр.); клика ( влиятельных людей)

11) тех.; = push button кнопка пуска, пусковая кнопка

12) ответственный, решающий момент; серьёзное или критическое положение дел

at / for a push — в ответственный момент

to come / put / bring to the push — довести (что-л.) до предела, критической точки

Syn:

emergency 1.

13) груб. половой акт, совокупление

I had a push or two with her. — Мы с ней перепихнулись разик-другой.

Syn:

copulation, fuck 1.

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if / when push comes to shove — в критической / решающей ситуации

Англо-русский современный словарь > push
14 push

[pʊʃ]
v

толкать (от себя)

Don't push! — Не толкайтесь!

"Push". — От себя. (надпись на двери)

We pushed our way through the crowd. — Мы пробивались сквозь толпу.

- push smth with one's hand
- push smb into the room
- push smb into the water
- push the door open
- push smth away
WAYS OF DOING THINGS:

Значение глагола to push в значении "таскать" конкретизируется в таких глаголах, как to nudge, to prod, to poke, to justle и словосочетаниях to give a prod, to give a poke. To nudge - слегка подтолкнуть, особенно локтем, чтобы обратить на себя внимание или заставить кого-либо отойти немного в сторону: "Look! " Bob nudged his mother. "There is my teacher Miss Ward". "Смотри, мама! " Боб легонько толкнул мать локтем. "Вон там моя учительница, мисс Ворд. " "Careful! " I nudged the snake with the toe of my shoe. "Осторожно! " Я поддел змею носком ботинка. He nudged me aside and took my place at the microphone. Он оттолкнул меня в сторону, и сам встал у микрофона. There were nudges and significant looks among the people standing around, listening to the argument. Люди подталкивали друг друга локтями и значительно переглядывались, слушая приводимые аргументы. Carriee nudged her friend forward to ask the singer for his autograph. Кэрри подтолкнула свою подругу вперед, чтобы та попросила у певца автограф. To prod/to give a prod - легко толкуть кого-либо или что-либо пальцем или чем-либо вроде палки; тыкать, толкать под ребро: He prodded at the rubbish with his stirk. Он тыкал в мусор палкой. He raised his stick and prodded me in the chest. Он поднял свою палку и ткнул ею меня в грудь. Give the potatoes a prod to see if they are cooked yet. Потыкай картошку и проверь, сварилась ли она. To poke/to give a poke - совать, сунуть: He poked me in the ribs with his elbow. Он стукнул меня локтем в бок. Be careful with that umbrella or you will poke somebody in the eye. Осторожно с этим зонтиком, а то ткнешь им кому-либо в глаз. He poked the fish with his finger to see if it was still alive. Он резко ткнул рыбу пальцем, чтобы проверить была ли она еще жива. To justle - расталкивать кого-либо, отталкивая в сторону, чтобы первому добраться куда-либо или захватить что-либо: Passengers were justling each other at the news stand for the last remaining copy of the evening paper. Пассажиры расталкивали друг друга у газетного киоска, чтобы заполучить последние из оставшихся номеров газет

English-Russian combinatory dictionary > push
15 push

{puʃ}
I. 1. бутам (се), блъскам (се), тикам, тласкам
to PUSH someone out of the way изблъсквам/избутвам някого
to PUSH the button натискам звънеца/копчето
2. разгръщам (акция, кампания), лансирам (мода, човек и пр.), активизирам, тласкам напред, развивам, разширявам (търговия и пр.), насърчавам, поощрявам, покровителствувам, рекламирам, гледам да пласирам/пробутам, пускам на пазара
to PUSH oneself (forward) самоизтъквам се
3. предявявам, настоявам на (искания, права и пр.) (и с for), настоявам енергично за
4. насилвам, назорвам, притеснявам, измъчвам, тормозя, преследвам, гоня (длъжник)
pass на зор съм (for)
poverty PUSHed them to breaking point те изнемогваха от мизерия
to PUSH someone to the limits of his patience изкарвам някого от търпение
to be PUSH ed for money на зор съм за пари, затруднен съм финансово
to be PUSHed for time нямам време, не ми стига времето
5. напредвам (с усилие, мъка), пробивам си път (с мъка)
6. продавам незаконно (наркотици) на дребно
7. наближавам, гоня (дадена възраст)
push about разпореждам се с (някого), командувам
push against напирам да отворя/поваля
push ahead напредвам неотклонно/решително, вървя напред
упорствувам в прилагането, побързвам със свършването (with на)
прен. придвижвам нaпред
push along разг. отивам си, тръгвам си, придвижвам се с мъка
push around push about
push aside изтласквам, отстранявам, не обръщам внимание на, отминавам (възражение и пр.)
push away отблъсквам, отстранявам
push back отблъсквам, изтиквам назад, карам (някого) да се отдръпне, бутам назад
push by блъскам (се) минавайки
push down събарям (някого), натискам (педал и пр.)
push forward push ahead, бутам/тласкам напред, напредвам, придвижвам се напред
to PUSH oneself forward самоизтъквам се, бутам се напред, лансирам, мъча се да пласирам/пробутам
push in натиквам, втиквам, забучвам, блъскам (на) вътре, разг. бутам се, набутвам се (в опашка и пр.), движа се бързо към брега (за лодка)
to PUSH someone's face in удрям някого в лицето
push off push along, отдалечавам се от брега, оттласквам (лодка) от брега
ам. sl. убивам, ликвидирам, очиствам
push on push ahead, продължавам (пътя си), вървя, напредвам
to PUSH something on to someone разг. прехвърлям нещо (неприятно) на някого
push out push off, изблъсквам, изтиквам, изтласквам, изхвърлям, покарвам, пускам (издънки и пр.), врязвам се, простирам се (в морето за нос и пр.)
to PUSH the boat out разг. гуляя, веселя се
push over събарям, прекатурвам
push through изкарвам на добър край, свършвам докрай, прокарвам (законопроект и пр.), помагам (някому) да изкара (изпит и пр.), пробивам си път, пониквам, набождам, покарвам, показвам се
push up причинявам покачване/увеличение (на цени и пр.), прен. издигам се, напредвам
to PUSH up daisies разг. умирам, погребват ме
II. 1. тласък, удар, бутане, бутване
2. воен. (масова) атака
3. усилие, напрягане
to make a PUSH давам си зор, напрягам се, прен. запретвам се
4. тех. натиск, налягане, напор, напрежение
5. енергия, предприемчивост
6. критичен момент
at a PUSH в случай на нужда
if/when/until it comes to the PUSH ако/когато дойде критичният момент/големият зор
7. поддръжка, протекция
8. стимул, подтик
9. копче, бутон (на звънец и пр.)
10. sl. банда, компания
to get thePUSH разг. уволняват ме, изхвърлят ме
to give someone the PUSH уволнявам/изхвърлям някого

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{push} v 1. бутам (се), блъскам (се), тикам, тласкам; to push s.o. o(2) {push} n 1. тласък; удар; бутане, бутване; 2. воен. (масова)

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тласък; тласкам; тикам; рекламирам; поощрявам; предявявам; притеснявам; принуждавам; преследвам; активизирам; блъскам; бутам се; раздвижвам; развивам; гоня; лансирам; насърчавам; насилвам;

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1. at a push в случай на нужда 2. i. бутам (се), блъскам (се), тикам, тласкам 3. if/when/until it comes to the push ако/когато дойде критичният момент/големият зор 4. ii. тласък, удар, бутане, бутване 5. pass на зор съм (for) 6. poverty pushed them to breaking point те изнемогваха от мизерия 7. push about разпореждам се с (някого), командувам 8. push against напирам да отворя/поваля 9. push ahead напредвам неотклонно/решително, вървя напред 10. push along разг. отивам си, тръгвам си, придвижвам се с мъка 11. push around push about 12. push aside изтласквам, отстранявам, не обръщам внимание на, отминавам (възражение и пр.) 13. push away отблъсквам, отстранявам 14. push back отблъсквам, изтиквам назад, карам (някого) да се отдръпне, бутам назад 15. push by блъскам (се) минавайки 16. push down събарям (някого), натискам (педал и пр.) 17. push forward push ahead, бутам/тласкам напред, напредвам, придвижвам се напред 18. push in натиквам, втиквам, забучвам, блъскам (на) вътре, разг. бутам се, набутвам се (в опашка и пр.), движа се бързо към брега (за лодка) 19. push off push along, отдалечавам се от брега, оттласквам (лодка) от брега 20. push on push ahead, продължавам (пътя си), вървя, напредвам 21. push out push off, изблъсквам, изтиквам, изтласквам, изхвърлям, покарвам, пускам (издънки и пр.), врязвам се, простирам се (в морето за нос и пр.) 22. push over събарям, прекатурвам 23. push through изкарвам на добър край, свършвам докрай, прокарвам (законопроект и пр.), помагам (някому) да изкара (изпит и пр.), пробивам си път, пониквам, набождам, покарвам, показвам се 24. push up причинявам покачване/увеличение (на цени и пр.), прен. издигам се, напредвам 25. sl. банда, компания 26. to be push ed for money на зор съм за пари, затруднен съм финансово 27. to be pushed for time нямам време, не ми стига времето 28. to get thepush разг. уволняват ме, изхвърлят ме 29. to give someone the push уволнявам/изхвърлям някого 30. to make a push давам си зор, напрягам се, прен. запретвам се 31. to push oneself (forward) самоизтъквам се 32. to push oneself forward самоизтъквам се, бутам се напред, лансирам, мъча се да пласирам/пробутам 33. to push someone out of the way изблъсквам/избутвам някого 34. to push someone to the limits of his patience изкарвам някого от търпение 35. to push someone's face in удрям някого в лицето 36. to push something on to someone разг. прехвърлям нещо (неприятно) на някого 37. to push the boat out разг. гуляя, веселя се 38. to push the button натискам звънеца/копчето 39. to push up daisies разг. умирам, погребват ме 40. ам. sl. убивам, ликвидирам, очиствам 41. воен. (масова) атака 42. енергия, предприемчивост 43. копче, бутон (на звънец и пр.) 44. критичен момент 45. наближавам, гоня (дадена възраст) 46. напредвам (с усилие, мъка), пробивам си път (с мъка) 47. насилвам, назорвам, притеснявам, измъчвам, тормозя, преследвам, гоня (длъжник) 48. поддръжка, протекция 49. предявявам, настоявам на (искания, права и пр.) (и с for), настоявам енергично за 50. прен. придвижвам нaпред 51. продавам незаконно (наркотици) на дребно 52. разгръщам (акция, кампания), лансирам (мода, човек и пр.), активизирам, тласкам напред, развивам, разширявам (търговия и пр.), насърчавам, поощрявам, покровителствувам, рекламирам, гледам да пласирам/пробутам, пускам на пазара 53. стимул, подтик 54. тех. натиск, налягане, напор, напрежение 55. упорствувам в прилагането, побързвам със свършването (with на) 56. усилие, напрягане
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push[puʃ] I. v 1. бутам (се), тикам, блъскам (се), тласкам; you \push while I pull ти бутай, пък аз ще дърпам; to \push s.o. out of the way блъскам някого настрана, изблъсквам някого; to \push the button натискам звънец; don't \push (me)! не се блъскайте! не ме блъскайте! разг. не ме препирай, не ме юркай; to be \pushing forty наближавам четирийсетте; to \push the daisies sl умрял съм, храня червеите; to \push the boat out sl харча, прахосвам ( пари); to \push o.'s fortune (o.'s way) пробивам си път в живота; to \push o.'s luck прибързвам, действам прибързано, необмислено, насилвам късмета си; to \push o.s. ( forward) самоизтъквам се; 2. разгръщам (кампания, акция и под.); лансирам (мода, човек); активизирам, раздвижвам, разширявам, развивам (търговия, завоевания и под.); насърчавам, поощрявам, подкрепям, покровителствам; рекламирам, гледам да пласирам, пускам на пазара ( стоки); 3. предявявам, настоявам на (искания, права, претенции); 4. разг. пробутвам; 5. насилвам, назорвам; притеснявам; преследвам, гоня ( длъжник); pass на зор съм за ( for); to \push s.o. to the limits of his patience изкарвам някого от търпение; изваждам някого от релсите; to \push s.o. into doing s.th. принуждавам (повлиявам на) някого да направи нещо; to be \pushed for money финансово съм затруднен, закъсал съм за пари; 6. напредвам (с усилие), с мъка си пробивам път; II. n 1. тласък, удар; бутане; at ( with) one \push с един удар; to give s.o. the \push sl изпъждам, уволнявам някого; to get the \push sl уволняват ме, уволнен съм; изритват ме, мястото ми изстива; 2. поддръжка, протекция, покровителство; 3. воен. (масова) атака; 4. тех. натиск, налягане, напор, напрежение; 5. усилие, напрягане; to make a \push насилвам се, давам си зор; запретвам се; 6. разг. енергия, предприемчивост, нахаканост; want of \push непредприемчивост; 7. критичен момент, обстоятелство; at a \push 1) едва, с мъка, със зор; 2) в случай на нужда, при нужда; when it comes to the \push когато дойде работата да се действа; when (if) \push comes to shove като (ако) опре ножа до кокала; 8. sl банда ( крадци); 9. копче, бутон (на електрически звънец).

English-Bulgarian dictionary > push
16 push

I [pʊʃ]
nome

1) (shove, press) spinta f., spintone m.

at the push of a button — premendo un pulsante

2) (campaign, drive) campagna f., spinta f.

3) fig. (stimulus) stimolo m., impulso m.

to give sth., sb. a push — incoraggiare qcs., qcn., dare una spinta a qcs., qcn.

to give sth. a push in the right direction — fare avanzare qcs. nella giusta direzione

4) mil. offensiva f. (to contro; towards verso)

5) (spirit, drive) decisione f., risolutezza f., grinta f.

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at a push — BE colloq. al bisogno, in caso d'emergenza

to give sb. the push — BE colloq. (fire) licenziare qcn.; (break up with) mollare qcn.

if it comes to the push — se arriva il momento critico, se è assolutamente necessario
II 1. [pʊʃ]
verbo transitivo

1) (move, shove, press) spingere [person, animal, car, pram]; premere, schiacciare [button, switch]; premere [ bell]

she pushed him down the stairs — l'ha spinto giù dalle scale

to push sth. into sb.'s hand — cacciare qcs. in mano a qcn.

to push sb., sth. out of the way — scostare o spingere via qcn., qcs.

to push a suggestion aside — scartare un suggerimento

to push one's way through sth. — aprirsi un varco attraverso qcs.

to push the door open — aprire la porta con uno spintone

2) (urge, drive) spingere, incoraggiare [ person] ( to do, into doing a fare)

to be pushed — colloq. (under pressure) essere sotto pressione

to be pushed for sth. — colloq. (short of) essere a corto di qcs

3) colloq. (promote) fare grande pubblicità a, promuovere [ product]; cercare d'imporre, di fare accettare [policy, theory]

4) colloq. (sell) spacciare [ drugs]
2.
verbo intransitivo spingere

to push at sth. — spingere qcs.

to push past sb. — dare una spinta a qcn. per passare

to push through — farsi largo attraverso [ crowd]
3.
verbo riflessivo

to push oneself upright — raddrizzarsi

to push oneself through — passare attraverso [ gap]; (drive oneself) darsi da fare ( to do per fare)

- push ahead

- push along

- push around

- push back

- push down

- push for

- push forward

- push in

- push off

- push on

- push over

- push through

- push up

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to be pushing 50 — avvicinarsi ai 50

to push one's luck o to push it colloq. sfidare la sorte; that's pushing it a bit! — colloq. (scheduling) c'è il rischio di non farcela; (exaggerating) è un po' azzardato

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[puʃ] 1. verb
1) (to press against something, in order to (try to) move it further away: He pushed the door open; She pushed him away; He pushed against the door with his shoulder; The queue can't move any faster, so stop pushing!; I had a good view of the race till someone pushed in front of me.) spingere

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

3) (to sell (drugs) illegally.) spacciare
2. noun
1) (a movement of pressure against something; a thrust: She gave him a push.) spinta

2) (energy and determination: He has enough push to do well in his job.) grinta, energia

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- push-bike
- push-chair
- pushover
- be pushed for
- push around
- push off
- push on
- push over
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push /pʊʃ/
n.

1 spinta ( anche fig.); spintone; urto; impulso: Nuclear physics was given a tremendous push by war, la fisica nucleare ricevette un enorme impulso dalla guerra

2 il pigiare; pressione: at the push of a button, premendo un pulsante

3 sforzo; impegno: to make a push, fare uno sforzo; mettercela tutta

4 [u] (fam.) grinta (fam.); decisione; risolutezza; iniziativa; vigore; energia; aggressività: After the reshuffle, the government acquired new push, dopo il rimpasto, il governo ha acquistato nuovo vigore

5 (mil.) offensiva; attacco in forze

6 (fam.) folla; ressa ( a una festa, ecc.)

7 (= push button) pulsante

8 (market.) forte campagna promozionale

9 ( slang) banda; cricca

10 ( slang ingl.) – the push, il licenziamento; ( anche) l'abbandono

11 ( slang) faticata; sgobbata

12 ( baccarà, punto banco, ecc.) pareggio; égalité (franc.)

● (fam.) push-bike, bicicletta □ ( baseball) push bunt, smorzata con spinta □ push button, pulsante □ push-button, a pulsante □ (telef.) push-button dialling, selezione a pulsanti □ push-button panel, pulsantiera □ (elettr.) push-button switch, interruttore a pulsante □ ( radio, TV) push-button tuner, sintonizzatore a pulsante □ push-button warfare, guerra tecnologica (o dei bottoni) □ (market.) push money, incentivo in denaro ( a un venditore) □ (elettron.) push-pull, «push-pull»; in controfase: push-pull amplifier, amplificatore in controfase □ (mecc.) push rod, asta di comando; punteria □ (comput.) push technology, tecnologia push ( tecnologia che gestisce l'invio automatico di informazioni all'utente) □ at a push, in caso d'emergenza; in un momento critico; al bisogno □ ( slang) to get the push, essere abbandonato, essere scaricato ( dal partner); farsi licenziare; farsi buttar fuori □ ( slang) to give sb. the push, lasciare, scaricare ( il partner); licenziare q.; buttar fuori q. □ (fam.) when push comes to shove, quando si arriva al dunque □ when (o if) it comes to the push, quando (o se) arriva il momento critico; quando (o se) si arriva al dunque.
♦ (to) push /pʊʃ/
A v. t.

1 spingere; premere; pigiare; schiacciare: He pushed me into a corner, mi spinse in un angolo; to push a button, premere un pulsante

2 spingere (fig.); fare pressioni su (q.): My father pushed me to study ( o into studying) law, mio padre mi ha spinto a studiare legge

3 spingere (fam.); cercare d'imporre ( un candidato, un prodotto, ecc.); fare una grande pubblicità a

4 ( slang) spacciare ( droga)

5 ( nella forma progressiva) andare per, avvicinarsi a; essere quasi ( una certa ora): He's pushing sixty, va per i sessanta (anni); It was pushing 12 o'clock when the train came in, era quasi mezzogiorno quando il treno è entrato in stazione

6 ( slang USA) vendere porta a porta

7 ( slang USA) spacciare; fare fuori (pop.); uccidere

8 ( slang USA) guidare ( un taxi, ecc.) a tutta birra (pop.)

B v. i.

1 spingere, dare spinte; premere; fare pressione: Stop pushing!, smettila di spingere!

2 (lett.) spingersi; addentrarsi; inoltrarsi: We pushed into the undergrowth, ci siamo addentrati nel sottobosco

● to push the door open [shut], aprire [chiudere] la porta con una spinta □ to push one's luck ( too far), sfidare la fortuna (o la sorte); azzardare troppo □ to push oneself, darsi da fare, darci sotto; ( anche to push oneself forward) farsi avanti (fig.): to push oneself too hard, lavorare troppo; strafare □ to push past sb., dare uno spintone a q. per passare; spingere q. da parte □ (market.) to push sales, incentivare le vendite □ to be pushed for time [for money], essere a corto di tempo [di denaro].

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I [pʊʃ]
nome

1) (shove, press) spinta f., spintone m.

at the push of a button — premendo un pulsante

2) (campaign, drive) campagna f., spinta f.

3) fig. (stimulus) stimolo m., impulso m.

to give sth., sb. a push — incoraggiare qcs., qcn., dare una spinta a qcs., qcn.

to give sth. a push in the right direction — fare avanzare qcs. nella giusta direzione

4) mil. offensiva f. (to contro; towards verso)

5) (spirit, drive) decisione f., risolutezza f., grinta f.

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at a push — BE colloq. al bisogno, in caso d'emergenza

to give sb. the push — BE colloq. (fire) licenziare qcn.; (break up with) mollare qcn.

if it comes to the push — se arriva il momento critico, se è assolutamente necessario
II 1. [pʊʃ]
verbo transitivo

1) (move, shove, press) spingere [person, animal, car, pram]; premere, schiacciare [button, switch]; premere [ bell]

she pushed him down the stairs — l'ha spinto giù dalle scale

to push sth. into sb.'s hand — cacciare qcs. in mano a qcn.

to push sb., sth. out of the way — scostare o spingere via qcn., qcs.

to push a suggestion aside — scartare un suggerimento

to push one's way through sth. — aprirsi un varco attraverso qcs.

to push the door open — aprire la porta con uno spintone

2) (urge, drive) spingere, incoraggiare [ person] ( to do, into doing a fare)

to be pushed — colloq. (under pressure) essere sotto pressione

to be pushed for sth. — colloq. (short of) essere a corto di qcs

3) colloq. (promote) fare grande pubblicità a, promuovere [ product]; cercare d'imporre, di fare accettare [policy, theory]

4) colloq. (sell) spacciare [ drugs]
2.
verbo intransitivo spingere

to push at sth. — spingere qcs.

to push past sb. — dare una spinta a qcn. per passare

to push through — farsi largo attraverso [ crowd]
3.
verbo riflessivo

to push oneself upright — raddrizzarsi

to push oneself through — passare attraverso [ gap]; (drive oneself) darsi da fare ( to do per fare)

- push ahead

- push along

- push around

- push back

- push down

- push for

- push forward

- push in

- push off

- push on

- push over

- push through

- push up

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to be pushing 50 — avvicinarsi ai 50

to push one's luck o to push it colloq. sfidare la sorte; that's pushing it a bit! — colloq. (scheduling) c'è il rischio di non farcela; (exaggerating) è un po' azzardato

English-Italian dictionary > push
17 push

push [pʊ∫]

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1. noun

2. transitive verb

3. intransitive verb

4. compounds

5. Phrasal Verbs

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1. noun

   a. ( = shove) poussée f

• to give sb/sth a push pousser qn/qch

• the car needs a push il faut pousser la voiture

   b. ( = dismissal) (British) (inf) to give sb the push [employer] virer qn (inf) ; [boyfriend, girlfriend] plaquer qn (inf !)

• he got the push (from employer) il s'est fait virer (inf) ; (from girlfriend) il s'est fait plaquer (inf !)

   c. ( = effort) gros effort m ; ( = campaign) campagne f

• they made a push to get everything finished ils ont fait un gros effort pour tout terminer

• at a push (inf) à la rigueur

• when it comes to the push (inf) au moment critique

2. transitive verb

   a. ( = press on) [+ door, person, car, pram] pousser ; [+ button] appuyer sur ; [+ stick, finger] enfoncer

• don't push me! ne (me) poussez pas !

► to push + preposition/adverb

• to push sb out pousser qn dehors

• he pushed him down the stairs il l'a poussé dans l'escalier

• to push sb into a room pousser qn dans une pièce

• she pushed the books off the table elle a fait tomber les livres de la table

• they pushed the car off the road ils ont poussé la voiture sur le bas-côté

• to push a door open ouvrir une porte (en la poussant)

• they pushed him out of the car ils l'ont poussé hors de la voiture

• to push sb/sth out of the way écarter qn/qch

• to push a door shut fermer une porte (en la poussant)

• to push one's way through a crowd se frayer un chemin dans la foule

• he pushed the thought to the back of his mind il a repoussé cette pensée

   b. ( = advance) [+ one's views] mettre en avant ; [+ claim] présenter avec insistance ; [+ plan] essayer d'imposer ; [+ product] pousser la vente de

   c. ( = pressure) pousser

• don't push him too far ne le poussez pas à bout

• to push sb to do sth pousser qn à faire qch

• to push sb into doing sth forcer qn à faire qch

• I was pushed into it on m'y a poussé

• he pushes himself too hard il se surmène

• he must be pushing 60 (inf) il ne doit pas avoir loin de 60 ans

• to be pushed for time être à court de temps

• I'm rather pushed for space je suis à l'étroit

• Jacqueline was pushed for money Jacqueline était à court d'argent

3. intransitive verb

   a. ( = press) pousser ; (on bell) appuyer

• you push and I'll pull poussez et moi je vais tirer

• to push for better working conditions faire pression pour obtenir de meilleures conditions de travail

   b. ( = move) they pushed into the room ils sont entrés dans la pièce en se frayant un passage

• he pushed past me il m'a dépassé en me bousculant

4. compounds

► push-bike (inf) noun

(British) vélo m

► push-button adjective [machine] à commande automatique ; [telephone] à touches

► push-start noun transitive verb

• to give a car a push-start

• to push-start a car faire démarrer une voiture en la poussant ► push-up noun (US) pompe (inf) f

• to do push-ups faire des pompes (inf)

5. Phrasal Verbs

► push ahead intransitive verb

( = make progress) avancer à grands pas

► push around separable transitive verb

   a. [+ toy] pousser dans tous les sens

   b. ( = bully) (inf) bousculer (inf)► push aside separable transitive verb

[+ person, chair] écarter (brusquement) ; [+ objection, suggestion] écarter

► push away separable transitive verb

[+ person, chair, one's plate, sb's hand] repousser

► push in

1. intransitive verb

s'introduire de force ; (into queue) se faufiler

2. separable transitive verb

   a. [+ stick, finger] enfoncer ; [+ person] pousser

• they dragged him to the pool and pushed him in ils l'ont tiré jusqu'à la piscine et l'ont poussé dedans

   b. ( = break) [+ door] enfoncer

   c. to push one's way in s'introduire de force► push off (inf!) intransitive verb

( = leave) filer (inf)

• push off! fichez le camp ! (inf)► push on intransitive verb

(in journey) pousser (to jusqu'à ) ; (in work) persévérer

► push over separable transitive verb

   a. ( = cause to topple) renverser

   b. ( = cause to fall off) (over cliff, bridge) faire tomber

   c. ( = pass) [+ object] pousser ( to sb vers qn)► push through separable transitive verb

   a. [+ stick, hand] (faire) passer

   b. [+ deal, decision] faire accepter

   c. push one's way through se frayer un chemin► push up separable transitive verb

   a. [+ lever] (re)lever ; [+ spectacles] relever

   b. ( = increase) [+ numbers, sales] augmenter ; [+ prices, demand] faire monter

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[pʊʃ] 1.
noun

1) lit (shove, press) poussée f

to give somebody/something a push — pousser quelqu'un/quelque chose

the car won't start - we need a push — la voiture ne veut pas démarrer - il faut la pousser

at the push of a button — en appuyant sur un bouton

2) (campaign, drive) campagne f

3) fig ( stimulus) impulsion f

to give something/somebody a push — encourager quelque chose/quelqu'un

this gave me the push I needed — c'est ça qui m'a décidé à faire quelque chose

to give something a push in the right direction — faire avancer quelque chose dans la bonne direction

4) Military poussée f

the big push — la grande offensive

5) (spirit, drive) esprit m battant
2.
transitive verb

1) (move, shove, press) gen pousser; appuyer sur [button, switch, bell]

to push somebody/something away — repousser quelqu'un/quelque chose

she pushed him down the stairs — elle l'a poussé dans l'escalier

to push one's finger into — enfoncer son doigt dans

to push something into somebody's hand — mettre quelque chose de force dans la main de quelqu'un

to push somebody/something out of the way — écarter quelqu'un/quelque chose

to push somebody aside — écarter quelqu'un

to push one's way through something — se frayer un chemin à travers quelque chose

to push something off the road — enlever quelque chose de la chaussée

to push the door open —

to push the door shut — pousser la porte

to push somebody too far — fig pousser quelqu'un à bout

to be pushed — (colloq) ( under pressure) être à la bourre (colloq)

to be pushed for something — (colloq) ( short of) être à court de quelque chose

2) (colloq) ( promote) faire la promotion de [product]; promouvoir [policy, theory]

3) (colloq) ( sell) vendre [drugs]
3.
intransitive verb pousser

to push against — s'appuyer contre

to push at something — repousser quelque chose

to push past somebody — bousculer quelqu'un

to push through — se frayer un chemin à travers
4.
reflexive verb

to push oneself upright — se redresser

to push oneself through a gap — passer par un trou; ( drive oneself) se pousser ( to do à faire)

Phrasal Verbs:

- push ahead

- push around

- push back

- push down

- push for

- push forward

- push in

- push off

- push on

- push over

- push through

- push up

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at a push — (colloq) GB s'il le faut

if it comes to the push — si on en vient à cette extrémité

to be pushing 50 — friser la cinquantaine

to give somebody the push — (colloq) GB ( fire) virer quelqu'un (colloq); ( break up with) larguer quelqu'un (colloq)

to push one's luck —

to push it — (colloq) forcer sa chance

that's pushing it a bit! — (colloq) ( cutting it fine) c'est un peu juste or risqué!

English-French dictionary > push
18 edge

e‹
1. noun
1) (the part farthest from the middle of something; a border: Don't put that cup so near the edge of the table - it will fall off; the edge of the lake; the water's edge.) borde

2) (the cutting side of something sharp, eg a knife or weapon: the edge of the sword.) filo

3) (keenness; sharpness: The chocolate took the edge off his hunger.) agudeza, intensidad

2. verb
1) (to form a border to: a handkerchief edged with lace.) ribetear, bordear

2) (to move or push little by little: He edged his chair nearer to her; She edged her way through the crowd.) moverse con cautela, moverse poco a poco

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- edging
- edgy
- edgily
- edginess
- have the edge on/over
- on edge

edge n

1. borde / orilla

the edge of the table el borde de la mesa

the edge of the lake la orilla del lago

2. filo

"The Razor's Edge" is by Somerset Maugham "El filo de la navaja" es de Somerset Maugham

this knife has a very sharp edge este cuchillo es muy afilado

to be on edge estar con los nervios de punta

edge

tr[eʤ]

noun

1 (of cliff, wood, etc) borde nombre masculino

2 (of coin, step, etc) canto

3 (of knife) filo

4 (of water) orilla

5 (of town) afueras nombre femenino plural

■ he lives on the edge of town vive en las afueras (del pueblo)

6 (of paper) margen nombre masculino

7 (brink) borde nombre masculino

8 (to voice) tono

transitive verb

1 (supply with border) bordear

■ a garden edged with flowers un jardín bordeado de flores

2 SMALLSEWING/SMALL ribetear

intransitive verb

1 (move in small stages) moverse con cautela, moverse poco a poco

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be on edge estar nervioso,-a, tener los nervios de punta

to be on the edge of something estar a punto de algo

to have the edge on/over somebody llevar ventaja a alguien

to take the edge off something suavizar algo

■ that'll take the edge off your hunger eso te engañará el estómago

edge ['ɛʤ] v, edged ; edging vt

1) border: bordear, ribetear, orlar

2) sharpen: afilar, aguzar

3) or to edge one's way : avanzar poco a poco

4)

to edge out : derrotar por muy poco

edge vi

advance: ir avanzando (poco a poco)

edge n

1) : filo m (de un cuchillo)

2) border: borde m, orilla f, margen m

3) advantage: ventaja f

edge

n.

• arcén s.m.

• arista s.f.

• aristón s.m.

• arriate s.m.

• boca (Ingreso) s.f.

• borde s.m.

• canto (Borde) s.m.

• ceja s.f.

• cenefa s.f.

• cerco s.m.

• extremidad s.f.

• filete s.m.

• filo s.m.

• margen s.m. (Towards sth.)

expr.

• acercarse lentamente (a algo) expr.

v.

• afilar v.

• incitar v.

• orlar v.

• ribetear v.

• trepar v.

edʒ
I

noun

1)

a) (no pl) (border, brink - of town) afueras fpl; (- of forest) lindero m, borde m; (- of river, lake) orilla f, margen m; (- of cliff) borde m

at the water's edge — a la orilla del agua

b) (of plate, table, chair) borde m; ( of coin) canto m; ( of page) margen m

frayed at the edges — deshilachado en los bordes

it kept us on the edge of our seats until the end — nos tuvo en vilo or en tensión hasta el final

2) ( cutting part) filo m

to put an edge on something — afilar algo

to be on edge — estar* nervioso, tener* los nervios de punta (fam)

this will take the edge off your appetite — esto te calmará un poco el hambre

his voice had a menacing edge to it — su voz tenía un tono amenazante

3) ( advantage) ventaja f

we have the edge over our competitors — estamos en una posición de ventaja con respecto a nuestros competidores

II
1.

transitive verb

1) ( border)

the collar was edged with fur — el cuello estaba ribeteado de piel

the paper was edged in black — el papel tenía un borde negro

2) ( move cautiously)

he edged his chair closer to hers — fue acercando su silla a la de ella

she edged her way along the ledge — fue avanzando poco a poco por la cornisa

3) (AmE) edge out

2.

vi (+ adv compl)

to edge forward/closer/away — ir* avanzando/acercándose/alejándose (poco a poco)

the child edged closer to his mother — el niño se fue arrimando a su madre

Phrasal Verbs:

- edge out

[edʒ]
1. N

1) (=border, rim) [of cliff, wood, chair, bed] borde m ; [of town] afueras fpl ; [of lake, river] orilla f ; [of cube, brick] arista f ; [of paper] borde m, margen m ; [of coin] canto m

• the fabric was fraying at the edges — la tela se estaba deshilachando por los bordes

she was standing at the water's edge — estaba de pie en la orilla del agua

the trees at the edge of the road — los árboles que bordean la carretera

• he sat down on the edge of the bed — se sentó al borde la cama

a house on the edge of town — una casa a las afueras de la ciudad

• someone pushed him over the edge of the cliff — alguien lo empujó por el borde del precipicio

- live close to the edge

- be on edge

my nerves are on edge today — hoy tengo los nervios de punta, hoy estoy de los nervios

- set sb's teeth on edge

- drive/push sb over the edge

- be on the edge of one's seat

2) (=brink) borde m

• he was on the edge of a breakthrough — estaba al borde de un gran adelanto

3) (=sharp side) [of blade] filo m

• to put an edge on sth — afilar algo

• army life will smooth the rough edges off him — la vida militar le calmará
cutting 2., leading 2.
4) (=sharpness)

there was an edge to her voice — había un tono de crispación en su voz

his performance lacked edge — a su interpretación le faltaba mordacidad

the wind had a sharp edge — hacía un viento cortante

• to take the edge off sth, talking to her took the edge off my grief — hablar con ella mitigó mi dolor

that took the edge off my appetite — con eso maté el hambre or engañé el estómago

5) (=advantage) ventaja f

• their technology gave them the competitive edge — su tecnología les dio una posición de ventaja con respecto a la competencia

• to have the or an edge on or over sb — llevar la delantera a algn, llevar ventaja a algn

2. VT

1) (=provide border for) [+ garment] ribetear; [+ path] bordear

• a top edged with lace — un top ribeteado con encaje

a mahogany tray edged with brass — una bandeja de caoba con el borde de bronce

narrow green leaves edged with red — hojas verdes delgadas con los bordes rojos

2) (=move carefully)

• he edged the car into the traffic — sacó el coche con cuidado y se unió al resto del tráfico

• she edged her way through the crowd — se abrió paso poco a poco entre la multitud

• the song edged its way up the charts — la canción fue poco a poco subiendo puestos en las listas de éxitos

3) (=sharpen)

her voice was edged with panic — había un tono de pánico en su voz

3.

VI (=move slowly)

• she edged away from him — poco a poco se alejó de él

• he edged closer to the telephone — se acercó lentamente al teléfono

• to edge forward — avanzar poco a poco

• Labour have edged into the lead — el partido laborista ha conseguido tomar la delantera por muy poco

• to edge past — pasar con dificultad

- edge out

- edge up

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[edʒ]
I

noun

1)

a) (no pl) (border, brink - of town) afueras fpl; (- of forest) lindero m, borde m; (- of river, lake) orilla f, margen m; (- of cliff) borde m

at the water's edge — a la orilla del agua

b) (of plate, table, chair) borde m; ( of coin) canto m; ( of page) margen m

frayed at the edges — deshilachado en los bordes

it kept us on the edge of our seats until the end — nos tuvo en vilo or en tensión hasta el final

2) ( cutting part) filo m

to put an edge on something — afilar algo

to be on edge — estar* nervioso, tener* los nervios de punta (fam)

this will take the edge off your appetite — esto te calmará un poco el hambre

his voice had a menacing edge to it — su voz tenía un tono amenazante

3) ( advantage) ventaja f

we have the edge over our competitors — estamos en una posición de ventaja con respecto a nuestros competidores

II
1.

transitive verb

1) ( border)

the collar was edged with fur — el cuello estaba ribeteado de piel

the paper was edged in black — el papel tenía un borde negro

2) ( move cautiously)

he edged his chair closer to hers — fue acercando su silla a la de ella

she edged her way along the ledge — fue avanzando poco a poco por la cornisa

3) (AmE) edge out

2.

vi (+ adv compl)

to edge forward/closer/away — ir* avanzando/acercándose/alejándose (poco a poco)

the child edged closer to his mother — el niño se fue arrimando a su madre

Phrasal Verbs:

- edge out

English-spanish dictionary > edge
19 edge

[edʒ] I
nome

1) (outer limit) bordo m.; (of road) ciglio m.; (of lake) sponda f.; (of wood) margine m., limitare m.

at the water's edge — sulla riva

on the edge of the city — all'estrema periferia della città

the film had us on the edge of our seats — il film ci ha tenuto col fiato sospeso

2) (sharp side) taglio m., filo m.

a blade with a sharp edge — una lama ben affilata

3) (side) (of book, plank) taglio m.

4) (sharpness)

to give an edge to — stimolare [ appetite]

to take the edge off — rovinare, guastare [ pleasure]; placare, calmare [anger, appetite]; lenire [ pain]

there was an edge to his voice — aveva la voce un po' alterata

to lose one's edge — [ style] perdere incisività; [ person] perdere il proprio smalto

5) (advantage)

to have the edge over o on — essere in vantaggio rispetto a [competitor, rival]

6) (extremity)

to live on the edge — vivere pericolosamente

the news pushed him over the edge — la notizia lo ha sconvolto

7) on edge

to be on edge — [ person] essere nervoso

that sound sets my teeth on edge — quel suono mi fa rabbrividire
II 1.
verbo transitivo

1) (move slowly)

to edge sth. towards — spostare lentamente qcs. verso

to edge one' s way along — procedere costeggiando [cliff, parapet]

2) (trim) bordare, orlare [ collar]
2.
verbo intransitivo

to edge forward — procedere lentamente

to edge closer to — avvicinarsi a

to edge towards — procedere lentamente verso

- edge out

- edge up

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[e‹] 1. noun
1) (the part farthest from the middle of something; a border: Don't put that cup so near the edge of the table - it will fall off; the edge of the lake; the water's edge.) margine, bordo, sponda

2) (the cutting side of something sharp, eg a knife or weapon: the edge of the sword.) filo

3) (keenness; sharpness: The chocolate took the edge off his hunger.) calmare
2. verb
1) (to form a border to: a handkerchief edged with lace.) orlare

2) (to move or push little by little: He edged his chair nearer to her; She edged her way through the crowd.) avvicinarsi lentamente

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- edging
- edgy
- edgily
- edginess
- have the edge on/over
- on edge
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[edʒ] I
nome

1) (outer limit) bordo m.; (of road) ciglio m.; (of lake) sponda f.; (of wood) margine m., limitare m.

at the water's edge — sulla riva

on the edge of the city — all'estrema periferia della città

the film had us on the edge of our seats — il film ci ha tenuto col fiato sospeso

2) (sharp side) taglio m., filo m.

a blade with a sharp edge — una lama ben affilata

3) (side) (of book, plank) taglio m.

4) (sharpness)

to give an edge to — stimolare [ appetite]

to take the edge off — rovinare, guastare [ pleasure]; placare, calmare [anger, appetite]; lenire [ pain]

there was an edge to his voice — aveva la voce un po' alterata

to lose one's edge — [ style] perdere incisività; [ person] perdere il proprio smalto

5) (advantage)

to have the edge over o on — essere in vantaggio rispetto a [competitor, rival]

6) (extremity)

to live on the edge — vivere pericolosamente

the news pushed him over the edge — la notizia lo ha sconvolto

7) on edge

to be on edge — [ person] essere nervoso

that sound sets my teeth on edge — quel suono mi fa rabbrividire
II 1.
verbo transitivo

1) (move slowly)

to edge sth. towards — spostare lentamente qcs. verso

to edge one' s way along — procedere costeggiando [cliff, parapet]

2) (trim) bordare, orlare [ collar]
2.
verbo intransitivo

to edge forward — procedere lentamente

to edge closer to — avvicinarsi a

to edge towards — procedere lentamente verso

- edge out

- edge up

English-Italian dictionary > edge
20 to

1. tə,tu preposition
1) (towards; in the direction of: I cycled to the station; The book fell to the floor; I went to the concert/lecture/play.) a, hacia

2) (as far as: His story is a lie from beginning to end.) a, hasta

3) (until: Did you stay to the end of the concert?) hasta

4) (sometimes used to introduce the indirect object of a verb: He sent it to us; You're the only person I can talk to.) con, a

5) (used in expressing various relations: Listen to me!; Did you reply to his letter?; Where's the key to this door?; He sang to (the accompaniment of) his guitar.) a, para

6) (into a particular state or condition: She tore the letter to pieces.) en

7) (used in expressing comparison or proportion: He's junior to me; Your skill is superior to mine; We won the match by 5 goals to 2.) a

8) (showing the purpose or result of an action etc: He came quickly to my assistance; To my horror, he took a gun out of his pocket.) en; para

9) (tə used before an infinitive eg after various verbs and adjectives, or in other constructions: I want to go!; He asked me to come; He worked hard to (= in order to) earn a lot of money; These buildings were designed to (= so as to) resist earthquakes; She opened her eyes to find him standing beside her; I arrived too late to see him.) para

10) (used instead of a complete infinitive: He asked her to stay but she didn't want to.) (hacerlo)

2. tu: adverb
1) (into a closed or almost closed position: He pulled/pushed the door to.) hasta cerrar

2) (used in phrasal verbs and compounds: He came to (= regained consciousness).) a

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- to and fro

to prep

1. a

we are going to the coast nos vamos a la costa

we got to the airport at six llegamos al aeropuerto a las seis

she sent a postcard to her boyfriend envió una postal a su novio

give it to me dámelo a mí

he ran to school fue al colegio corriendo

2. a / hasta

she works from nine to five trabaja de nueve a cinco / trabaja desde las nueve hasta las cinco

3. menos

it's five to seven son las siete menos cinco

4. para

he rang to say hello llamó para saludarme

to

tr[tʊ, ʊnstressed tə]

preposition

1 (with place) a

■ we're going to a concert vamos a un concierto

■ did you go to the bank? ¿fuiste al banco?

■ he was taken to the police station lo llevaron a la comisaría

■ I have been to lots of countries he estado en muchos países

■ I saw her on the way to the airport la vi camino del aeropuerto

■ they travelled from town to town viajaron de ciudad en ciudad

■ A is to the north/south/east/west of B A está al norte/sur/este/oeste de B

■ it's twenty miles to York York está a veinte millas de aquí

2 (towards) hacia

■ the Labour party has moved to the right el partido laborista se ha desplazado hacia la derecha

■ it's further to the north está más hacia el norte

■ he sat with his back to her se sentó de espaldas a ella

3 (as far as, until) a, hasta

■ from beginning to end desde el principio hasta el final

■ she can count up to 10 sabe contar hasta 10

■ from Monday to Friday de lunes a viernes

■ we work from 9 to 5 trabajamos de 9 a 5

■ her hair reaches down to her waist el pelo le llega hasta la cintura

■ I like all music, from Abba to ZZTop me gusta toda la música, desde Abba hasta ZZTop

■ it's accurate to within one second tiene un margen de error de menos de un segundo

4 (of time) menos

■ it's ten to two son las dos menos diez

■ it's nearly twenty to son casi menos veinte

■ a quarter to eight las ocho menos cuarto

■ there are only two weeks to Christmas faltan sólo dos semanas para Navidad

5 (with indirect object) a

■ I showed the letter to my mother le enseñé la carta a mi madre

■ she lent the book to her friend le dejó el libro a su amiga

■ I gave it to him se lo di a él

6 (for) de

■ the key to the safe la llave de la caja fuerte

■ he's secretary to the board es secretario del consejo de administración

■ what's the answer to question 4? ¿cuál es la respuesta a la pregunta número 4?

■ heir to the throne heredero al trono

7 (attitude, behaviour) con, para con

■ you've been very kind to us has sido muy amable con nosotros

■ be nice to her pórtate bien con ella

■ he was so rude to me se mostró muy grosero conmigo

8 (in honour of) a

■ we drink to his health brindamos a su salud

■ a monument to Churchill un monumento a Churchill

9 (touching) a, contra

■ he put his ear to the wall puso la oreja contra la pared

■ she clutched her bag to her chest se estrechó el bolso contra el pecho

10 (accompanied by) acompañado,-a de

■ we danced to the music bailamos al compás de la música

■ he left to loud shouts of disapproval se marchó entre gritos de desaprobación

11 (causing something) para

■ to my surprise, it was empty para mi sorpresa, estaba vacío

12 (as seen by) por lo que respecta

■ to a foreigner, it must seem awful para un extranjero, debe parecer terrible

■ to some people he was a hero, to others a traitor para algunos era un héroe, para otros era un traidor

13 (indicating comparison) a

■ I prefer tea to coffee prefiero el té al café

■ that's nothing to what I heard eso no es nada comparado con lo que he oído

14 (ratio) a

■ they won by fourteen points to ten ganaron por catorce puntos a diez

■ we lost by three goals to two perdimos por tres a dos

■ the odds are 50 to 1 las posibilidades son 50 contra 1

15 (per, equivalent) a, en

■ there are 100 pence to the pound hay 100 peniques en una libra

■ how much does your car do to the gallon? ≈ ¿cuánto gasta tu coche a los cien kilómetros?

16 (according to) según

■ to my way of thinking a mi modo de entender

■ is it to your taste? ¿es de su agrado?

■ I did it to the best of my ability lo hice lo mejor posible

■ contrary to all appearances en contra de todos los indicios

17 (result) a

■ wait until the light turns to green espera hasta que la luz cambie a verde

■ she was reduced to tears se deshizo en lágrimas

■ the party's rapid rise to power la rápida subida al poder del partido

■ he smashed it to pieces lo hizo pedazos

18 (in order to) para, a fin de

■ I worked overtime to earn some extra money hice horas extras para ganar más dinero

19 (used as object of many verbs)

■ she wants you to go away quiere que te vayas

20 (substituting infinitive)

■ would you like to dance? --I'd love to ¿te gustaría bailar? --me encantaría

■ she didn't want to go, but she had to no quería ir, pero no le quedaba más remedio

adverb

1 (of door) ajustada

■ push the door to ajusta la puerta

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to and fro vaivén, ir y venir Table 1SMALLNOTA/SMALL Cuando se usa con la raíz del verbo para formar el infinitivo no se traduce/Table 1 ■ I want to help you quiero ayudarte

■ he tried to sell his car intentó vender su coche

to ['tu:] adv

1) : a un estado consciente

to come to: volver en sí

2)

to and fro : de aquí para allá, de un lado para otro

to prep

1) (indicating a place) : a

to go to the doctor: ir al médico

I'm going to John's: voy a la casa de John

2) toward: a, hacia

two miles to the south: dos millas hacia el sur

3) on: en, sobre

apply salve to the wound: póngale ungüento a la herida

4) up to: hasta, a

to a degree: hasta cierto grado

from head to toe: de pies a cabeza

5) (in expressions of time)

it's quarter to seven: son las siete menos cuarto

6) until: a, hasta

from May to December: de mayo a diciembre

7) (indicating belonging or possession) : de, a

the key to the lock: la llave del candado

8) (indicating response) : a

dancing to the rhythm: bailando al compás

9) (indicating comparison or proportion) : a

it's similar to mine: es parecido al mío

they won 4 to 2: ganaron 4 a 2

10) (indicating agreement or conformity) : a, de acuerdo con

made to order: hecho a la orden

to my knowledge: a mi saber

11) (indicating inclusion) : en cada, por

twenty to the box: veinte por caja

12) (used to form the infinitive)

to understand: entender

to go away: irse

I tuː, weak form tə
preposition

1)

a) ( indicating destination) a

we're going to Paris — vamos a París

I'll drive you to the station — te llevo a la estación

we went to John's — fuimos a casa de John, fuimos a lo de John (RPl), fuimos donde John (esp AmL)

you can wear it to a party/the wedding — puedes ponértelo para una fiesta/la boda

b) ( indicating direction) hacia

move a little to the right — córrete un poco hacia la derecha

he turned to me — se volvió hacia mí

it's pointing to the east — señala al Este

c) ( indicating position) a

to the left/right of something — a la izquierda/derecha de algo

a mile to the south of Milton — una milla al sur de Milton

2) (against, onto)

she clasped him to her — lo estrechó contra ella

they stuck the poster to the wall — pegaron el cartel en la pared

3)

a) ( as far as) hasta

she can count (up) to 100 now — ya sabe contar hasta 100

to a certain extent — hasta cierto punto

a year ago to the day — hace exactamente un año

b) ( until) hasta

I can't stay to the end — no puedo quedarme hasta el final

c) ( indicating range)

there will be 30 to 35 guests — habrá entre 30 y 35 invitados; see also from 4)

4)

a) ( showing indirect object)

who did you send/give it to? — ¿a quién se lo mandaste/diste?

give it to me — dámelo

what did you say to him/them? — ¿qué le/les dijiste?

I'll hand you over to Jane — te paso or (Esp tb) te pongo con Jane

I was singing/talking to myself — estaba cantando/hablando solo

to me, he will always be a hero — para mí, siempre será un héroe

he was very kind/rude to me — fue muy amable/grosero conmigo

b) (in toasts, dedications)

here's to Toby — brindemos por Toby

here's to a Happy New Year — Feliz Año Nuevo!

best wishes to you both — los mejores deseos para ambos

to Paul with love from Jane — para Paul, con cariño de Jane

5) (indicating proportion, relation)

how many ounces are there to the pound? — ¿cuántas onzas hay en una libra?

600 pesos to the US dollar — 600 pesos por dólar

it does 30 miles to the gallon — da or rinde 30 millas por galón, consume 6.75 litros a los or por cada cien kilómetros

Barcelona won by two goals to one — Barcelona ganó por dos (goles) a uno

there's a 10 to 1 chance of... — hay una probabilidad de uno en 10 de...

that's nothing to what followed — eso no es nada comparado or en comparación con lo que vino después

6) ( concerning)

what do you say to that? — ¿qué dices a eso?, ¿qué te parece (eso)?

that's all there is to it — eso es todo

there's nothing to it — es muy simple or sencillo

7)

a) ( in accordance with)

to all appearances — según parece

they are not to my taste — no son de mi gusto

b) ( producing)

to my horror/delight... — para mi horror/alegría...

c) ( indicating purpose)

to this end — con este fin

8) ( indicating belonging) de

the key to the front door — la llave de la puerta principal

the solution to the problem — la solución al or del problema

it has a nice ring/sound to it — suena bien

9) ( telling time) (BrE)

ten to three — las tres menos diez, diez para las tres (AmL exc RPl)

10) ( accompanied by)

we danced to the music — bailamos al compás de la música

they sang it to the tune of `Clementine' — lo cantaron con la melodía de `Clementine'

II tə
(in infinitives)

1)

a)

to sing/fear/leave — cantar/temer/partir

I want to dance — quiero bailar

I want them to dance — quiero que bailen

b) ( in order to) para

I do it to save money — lo hago para ahorrar dinero

c) ( indicating result)

he awoke to find her gone — cuando despertó, ella ya se había ido

I walked 5 miles only to be told they weren't home — caminé 5 millas para que me dijeran que no estaban en casa

d) ( without vb)

I'd love to! — me encantaría!

he doesn't want to — no quiere

2) (after adj or n)

it's easy/difficult to do — es fácil/difícil de hacer

you're too young to drink wine — eres demasiado joven para beber vino

she was the first to arrive — fue la primera en llegar

it's nothing to worry about — no hay por qué preocuparse

she has a lot to do — tiene mucho que hacer

III tuː
adverb ( shut)

I pulled the door to — cerré la puerta

[tʊ, tuː, tǝ]
1. PREPOSITION
When to is the second element in a phrasal verb, eg set to, heave to, look up the phrasal verb. When to is part of a set combination, eg nice to, to my mind, to all appearances, appeal to, look up the other word.
1) (destination) a
Note: a + el = al

it's 90 kilometres to Lima — de aquí a Lima hay 90 kilómetros, hay 90 kilómetros a Lima

a letter to his wife — una carta a su mujer

he fell to the floor — cayó al suelo

to go to Paris/Spain — ir a París/España

to go to Peru — ir al Perú

to go to school/university — ir al colegio/a la Universidad

to go to the doctor's — ir al médico

I liked the exhibition, I went to it twice — me gustó la exposición, fui a verla dos veces

we're going to John's/my parents' for Christmas — vamos a casa de John/mis padres por Navidad

• have you ever been to India? — ¿has estado alguna vez en la India?

• flights to Heathrow — vuelos a or con destino a Heathrow

• the road to Edinburgh — la carretera de Edimburgo
church 1., 2)
2) (=towards) hacia

he walked slowly to the door — caminó despacio hacia la puerta

he turned to me — se giró hacia mí

move it to the left/right — muévelo hacia la izquierda/derecha

3) (=as far as) hasta

from here to London — de aquí a or hasta Londres

I'll see you to the door — te acompaño hasta la puerta

4) (=up to) hasta

to count to ten — contar hasta diez

it's accurate to (within) a millimetre — es exacto hasta el milímetro

to some extent — hasta cierto punto, en cierta medida

we are expecting 40 to 50 people — esperamos entre 40 y 50 personas

• to this day I still don't know what he meant — aún hoy no sé lo que quiso decir

eight years ago to the day — hoy hace exactamente ocho años

• he didn't stay to the end — no se quedó hasta el final

• from Monday to Friday — de lunes a viernes

from morning to night — de la mañana a la noche, desde la mañana hasta la noche

• funds to the value of... — fondos por valor de...
decimal 1.
5) (=located at) a

the door is to the left (of the window) — la puerta está a la izquierda (de la ventana)

the airport is to the west of the city — el aeropuerto está al oeste de la ciudad

6) (=against) contra

he stood with his back to the wall — estaba con la espalda contra la pared

he clasped her to him — la estrechó contra sí

to turn a picture to the wall — volver un cuadro mirando a la pared

7) (when telling time)

it's a quarter to three — son las tres menos cuarto, es or (LAm) falta un cuarto para las tres

at eight minutes to ten — a las diez menos ocho

8) (introducing indirect object) a

to give sth to sb — dar algo a algn

I gave it to my friend — se lo di a mi amigo

the man I sold it to or frm to whom I sold it — el hombre a quien se lo vendí

it belongs to me — me pertenece (a mí), es mío

they were kind to me — fueron amables conmigo

it's new to me — es nuevo para mí

what is that to me? — ¿y a mí qué me importa eso?

"that's strange," I said to myself — -es raro -me dije para mis adentros

9) (in dedications, greetings)

greetings to all our friends! — ¡saludos a todos los amigos!

welcome to you all! — ¡bienvenidos todos!

"to P.R. Lilly" — (in book) "para P.R. Lilly"

here's to you! — ¡va por ti!, ¡por ti!

a monument to the fallen — un monumento a los caídos, un monumento en honor a los caídos

10) (in ratios, proportions) por

there were three men to a cell — había tres hombres por celda

it does 30 miles to the gallon — hace 30 millas por galón

eight apples to the kilo — ocho manzanas por kilo

there are about five pesos to the dollar — son unos cinco pesos por dólar

a scale of 1 centimetre to 1 kilometre — una escala de 1 centímetro por kilómetro

200 people to the square mile — 200 personas por milla cuadrada

the odds are 8 to 1 — las probabilidades son de 8 a 1

the odds against it happening are a million to one — las probabilidades de que eso ocurra son una entre un millón

by a majority of 12 to 10 — por una mayoría de 12 a 10

they won by four goals to two — ganaron por cuatro goles a dos

three to the fourth, three to the power of four — (Math) tres a la cuarta potencia

11) (in comparisons) a

superior to the others — superior a los demás

A is to B as C is to D — A es a B como C es a D

that's nothing to what is to come — eso no es nada en comparación con lo que está por venir

12) (=about, concerning)

what do you say to that? — ¿qué te parece (eso)?

what would you say to a beer? — ¿te parece que tomemos una cerveza?

"to repairing pipes:..." — (on bill) "reparación de las cañerías:..."

13) (=according to) según

to my way of thinking — a mi modo de ver, según mi modo de pensar

14) (=to the accompaniment of)

we danced to the music of the band — bailamos con la música de la orquesta

they came out to the strains of the national anthem — salieron a los compases del himno nacional

it is sung to the tune of "Tipperary" — se canta con la melodía de "Tipperary"

15) (=of, for) de

the key to the front door — la llave de la puerta principal

assistant to the manager — asistente del gerente

he was a good father to the children — fue un buen padre para sus hijos

it offers a solution to your problem — te ofrece una solución para el problema

we've found the solution to the problem — hemos encontrado solución al problema

the British ambassador to Moscow — el embajador británico en Moscú

he has been a good friend to us — ha sido un buen amigo para nosotros

16) (with gerund/noun)

• to look forward to doing sth — tener muchas ganas de hacer algo

I'm really looking forward to the holidays — estoy deseando que lleguen las vacaciones

• to prefer painting to drawing — preferir pintar a dibujar

• to be used to (doing) sth — estar acostumbrado a (hacer) algo

17) (in set expressions)

• to this end — a or con este fin

• to my enormous shame I did nothing — para gran vergüenza mía, no hice nada

• to my great surprise — con gran sorpresa por mi parte, para gran sorpresa mía

2. INFINITIVE PARTICLE

1) (infinitive)

to come — venir

to sing — cantar

to work — trabajar

2) (following another verb)

a)
A preposition may be required with the Spanish infinitive, depending on what precedes it: look up the verb.
• she refused to listen — se negó a escuchar

• to start to cry — empezar or ponerse a llorar

• to try to do sth — tratar de hacer algo, intentar hacer algo

• to want to do sth — querer hacer algo

b) (object as subject of following infinitive)

• I'd advise you to think this over — te aconsejaría que te pensaras bien esto

• he'd like me to give up work — le gustaría que dejase de trabajar

• we'd prefer him to go to university — preferiríamos que fuese a la universidad

• I want you to do it — quiero que lo hagas

c)

I have things to do — tengo cosas que hacer

he has a lot to lose — tiene mucho que perder

there was no one for me to ask, there wasn't anyone for me to ask — no había nadie a quien yo pudiese preguntar

he's not the sort or type to do that — no es de los que hacen eso

• that book is still to be written — ese libro está todavía por escribir

• now is the time to do it — ahora es el momento de hacerlo

• and who is he to criticize? — ¿y quién es él para criticar?

3) (purpose, result) para

he did it to help you — lo hizo para ayudarte

I have done nothing to deserve this — no he hecho nada para merecer esto

it disappeared, never to be seen again — desapareció para siempre

I arrived to find she had gone — cuando llegué me encontré con que se había ido

he came to see you — vino a verte

he's gone to get the paper — ha ido a por el periódico

4) (standing in for verb)
The particle to is not translated when it stands for the infinitive:
we didn't want to sell it but we had to — no queríamos venderlo pero tuvimos que hacerlo or no hubo más remedio

"would you like to come to dinner?" - "I'd love to!" — -¿te gustaría venir a cenar? -¡me encantaría!

you may not want to do it but you ought to for the sake of your education — tal vez no quieres hacerlo pero deberías en aras de tu educación

I don't want to — no quiero

I forgot to — se me olvidó

5) (after adjective)
For combinations like difficult/easy/foolish/ ready/ slow to etc, look up the adjective.
it is very expensive to live in London — resulta muy caro vivir en Londres

it's hard to describe the feeling — es difícil describir la sensación

these dogs are hard to control — estos perros son difíciles de controlar

the first/last to go — el primero/último en irse

he's young to be a grandfather — es joven para ser abuelo

See:

EASY, DIFFICULT, IMPOSSIBLE in easy

6) (in exclamations)

and then to be let down like that! — ¡y para que luego te decepcionen así!

and to think he didn't mean a word of it! — ¡y pensar que nada de lo que dijo era de verdad!

7)

to see him now one would never think that... — al verlo or viéndolo ahora nadie creería que...

3.

ADVERB

to pull the door to — tirar de la puerta para cerrarla, cerrar la puerta tirando

to push the door to — empujar la puerta para cerrarla, cerrar la puerta empujando

* * *

I [tuː], weak form [tə]
preposition

1)

a) ( indicating destination) a

we're going to Paris — vamos a París

I'll drive you to the station — te llevo a la estación

we went to John's — fuimos a casa de John, fuimos a lo de John (RPl), fuimos donde John (esp AmL)

you can wear it to a party/the wedding — puedes ponértelo para una fiesta/la boda

b) ( indicating direction) hacia

move a little to the right — córrete un poco hacia la derecha

he turned to me — se volvió hacia mí

it's pointing to the east — señala al Este

c) ( indicating position) a

to the left/right of something — a la izquierda/derecha de algo

a mile to the south of Milton — una milla al sur de Milton

2) (against, onto)

she clasped him to her — lo estrechó contra ella

they stuck the poster to the wall — pegaron el cartel en la pared

3)

a) ( as far as) hasta

she can count (up) to 100 now — ya sabe contar hasta 100

to a certain extent — hasta cierto punto

a year ago to the day — hace exactamente un año

b) ( until) hasta

I can't stay to the end — no puedo quedarme hasta el final

c) ( indicating range)

there will be 30 to 35 guests — habrá entre 30 y 35 invitados; see also from 4)

4)

a) ( showing indirect object)

who did you send/give it to? — ¿a quién se lo mandaste/diste?

give it to me — dámelo

what did you say to him/them? — ¿qué le/les dijiste?

I'll hand you over to Jane — te paso or (Esp tb) te pongo con Jane

I was singing/talking to myself — estaba cantando/hablando solo

to me, he will always be a hero — para mí, siempre será un héroe

he was very kind/rude to me — fue muy amable/grosero conmigo

b) (in toasts, dedications)

here's to Toby — brindemos por Toby

here's to a Happy New Year — Feliz Año Nuevo!

best wishes to you both — los mejores deseos para ambos

to Paul with love from Jane — para Paul, con cariño de Jane

5) (indicating proportion, relation)

how many ounces are there to the pound? — ¿cuántas onzas hay en una libra?

600 pesos to the US dollar — 600 pesos por dólar

it does 30 miles to the gallon — da or rinde 30 millas por galón, consume 6.75 litros a los or por cada cien kilómetros

Barcelona won by two goals to one — Barcelona ganó por dos (goles) a uno

there's a 10 to 1 chance of... — hay una probabilidad de uno en 10 de...

that's nothing to what followed — eso no es nada comparado or en comparación con lo que vino después

6) ( concerning)

what do you say to that? — ¿qué dices a eso?, ¿qué te parece (eso)?

that's all there is to it — eso es todo

there's nothing to it — es muy simple or sencillo

7)

a) ( in accordance with)

to all appearances — según parece

they are not to my taste — no son de mi gusto

b) ( producing)

to my horror/delight... — para mi horror/alegría...

c) ( indicating purpose)

to this end — con este fin

8) ( indicating belonging) de

the key to the front door — la llave de la puerta principal

the solution to the problem — la solución al or del problema

it has a nice ring/sound to it — suena bien

9) ( telling time) (BrE)

ten to three — las tres menos diez, diez para las tres (AmL exc RPl)

10) ( accompanied by)

we danced to the music — bailamos al compás de la música

they sang it to the tune of `Clementine' — lo cantaron con la melodía de `Clementine'

II [tə]
(in infinitives)

1)

a)

to sing/fear/leave — cantar/temer/partir

I want to dance — quiero bailar

I want them to dance — quiero que bailen

b) ( in order to) para

I do it to save money — lo hago para ahorrar dinero

c) ( indicating result)

he awoke to find her gone — cuando despertó, ella ya se había ido

I walked 5 miles only to be told they weren't home — caminé 5 millas para que me dijeran que no estaban en casa

d) ( without vb)

I'd love to! — me encantaría!

he doesn't want to — no quiere

2) (after adj or n)

it's easy/difficult to do — es fácil/difícil de hacer

you're too young to drink wine — eres demasiado joven para beber vino

she was the first to arrive — fue la primera en llegar

it's nothing to worry about — no hay por qué preocuparse

she has a lot to do — tiene mucho que hacer

III [tuː]
adverb ( shut)

I pulled the door to — cerré la puerta

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