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he threatened me with a knife

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1 knife

1 (pl knives) დანა

a sharp / blunt / pocket knife მჭრელი, ბასრი / ჩლუნგი / ჯიბის დანა

2 დანით დაჭრა, დანის ჩაცემა

he was knifed in the back დანა ზურგში ჩასცეს

he reached for the knife, but it was too far დანისაკენ გაიშვირა ხელი, მაგრამ ვერ მისწვდა

he threatened her with a knife დანით დაემუქრა

he made his living by grinding scissors and knives მაკრატლებისა და დანების ლესვით ინახავდა თავს

the knife blunted დანა დაჩლუნგდა

a blunt knife / man ბლაგვი დანა / ჩლუნგი ადამიანი

English-Georgian dictionary > knife
2 threaten

verb (to make or be a threat (to): She threatened to kill herself; He threatened me with violence / with a gun; A storm is threatening.) amenazar

threaten vb amenazar

threaten

tr['ɵretən]

transitive verb

1 amenazar (with/to, con)

■ he threatened me with a knife me amenazó con una navaja

■ they threatened to kill us amenazaron con matarnos

■ eagles are threatened with extintion las águilas están amenazadas de extinción

intransitive verb

1 amenazar

■ it's threatening to rain amenaza llover

threaten ['ɵrɛtən] v

: amenazar

threaten

v.

• amagar v.

• amenazar v.

• aparejar v.

• conminar v.

• roncar v.

• rondar v.

'θretṇ
1.

transitive verb

a) ( menace) \<\<person/life/stability/peace\>\> amenazar*

to threaten somebody WITH something — amenazar* a alguien con algo

they were threatened with dismissal — los amenazaron con despedirlos or con el despido

the hospital is threatened with closure — la amenaza de cierre se cierne sobre el hospital, el hospital corre peligro de que lo cierren

species threatened with extinction — especies fpl amenazadas de extinción

b) ( give warning of) \<\<action/violence\>\> amenazar* con

to threaten to + INF — \<\<person\>\> amenazar* con + inf; \<\<problem/unrest\>\> amenazar* + inf

2.

vi \<\<danger/storm\>\> amenazar*

['θretn]
1. VT

1) (=menace verbally) amenazar

to threaten to do sth — amenazar con hacer algo

she threatened to kill him — amenazó con matarlo

to threaten sb with sth — amenazar a algn con algo

they were threatened with the sack — los amenazaron con el despido, amenazaron con despedirlos

2) (=pose a threat to) [+ environment, community, way of life] amenazar

some schools have been threatened with closure — la amenaza de cierre se cierne sobre algunos colegios

to be threatened with extinction — estar amenazado de extinción

3) (=promise) [+ rain, bad weather] amenazar

it's threatening to rain — amenaza lluvia, amenaza (con) llover

it's threatening to turn into a full-scale war — amenaza (con) convertirse en una guerra declarada

2.

VI [sky, clouds] amenazar

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['θretṇ]
1.

transitive verb

a) ( menace) \<\<person/life/stability/peace\>\> amenazar*

to threaten somebody WITH something — amenazar* a alguien con algo

they were threatened with dismissal — los amenazaron con despedirlos or con el despido

the hospital is threatened with closure — la amenaza de cierre se cierne sobre el hospital, el hospital corre peligro de que lo cierren

species threatened with extinction — especies fpl amenazadas de extinción

b) ( give warning of) \<\<action/violence\>\> amenazar* con

to threaten to + INF — \<\<person\>\> amenazar* con + inf; \<\<problem/unrest\>\> amenazar* + inf

2.

vi \<\<danger/storm\>\> amenazar*

English-spanish dictionary > threaten
3 amenazar

v.

1 to threaten (person).

amenazar a alguien con hacer algo to threaten somebody with doing something

amenazar a alguien con el despido/de muerte to threaten to sack/kill somebody

El pandillero amenazó al guarda The gang member threatened the guard.

La droga amenaza al vecindario Drugs threaten the neighborhood.

2 to threaten to, to look like it is going to, to look like it's going to.

Esa pared amenaza caerse That wall threatens to fall down.

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amenazar

Conjugation model [ REALIZAR], like realizar

► verbo transitivo

1 (coaccionar) to threaten

■ lo amenazaron con el despido they threatened to sack him

2 (presagiar) to threaten

■ el edificio amenaza ruina the building is on the verge of collapse

► verbo intransitivo

1 (coaccionar) to threaten

■ amenaza con suicidarse she's threatening to kill herself

2 figurado (presagiar) to threaten

■ amenazaba lluvia it looked like rain

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FRASEOLOGÍA

amenazar de muerte a alguien to threaten to kill somebody

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verb

to threaten

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1.

VT to threaten

amenazar a algn de muerte — to threaten to kill sb

me amenazó con despedirme — he threatened to fire me

una especie amenazada de extinción — a species threatened with extinction

la tarde amenazaba lluvia — it looked like rain in the evening

amenazar violencia — to threaten violence

2.

VI to threaten, impend

amenazar con hacer algo — to threaten to do sth

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) persona to threaten

lo amenazaron de muerte — they threatened to kill him

nos amenazó con llamar a la policía — he threatened to call the police

b) ( dar indicios de)

el edificio amenaza derrumbarse — the building is in danger of collapsing

esas nubes amenazan lluvia — those clouds look threatening
2.
amenazar vi

a) persona

amenazar con algo — to threaten something

amenazan con una nueva huelga — they are threatening a further strike

amenazar con + inf — to threaten to + inf

b) ( dar indicios de)

amenazar con + inf — to threaten to + inf

el incendio amenazaba con extenderse — the fire threatened to spread
3.
amenazar v impers (Meteo)

amenaza tormenta — there's a storm brewing

amenaza lluvia — it's threatening to rain

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= pose + threat, threaten, make + threats, menace, rattle + Posesivo + saber, bare + Posesivo + teeth, show + Posesivo + teeth.

Nota: En señal de amenaza y/o defensa.

Ex. Some would speculate that optical publishing poses a threat to online information retrieval.

Ex. Besides, any second edition threatened to require some recataloguing.

Ex. He knew that Kate Lespran was not one to make empty threats.

Ex. Her sympathy for small, helpless creatures suggests that she sees herself as an imprisoned, helpless creature herself, vulnerable to men who would menace or tyrannize her.

Ex. President Bush is rattling his saber and has declared open season on Saddam personally.

Ex. He kept his eyes on Aethon and bared his teeth in a silent snarl as he allowed himself to be led backward.

Ex. Wind raged over the sea; waves snarled and showed their teeth.

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) persona to threaten

lo amenazaron de muerte — they threatened to kill him

nos amenazó con llamar a la policía — he threatened to call the police

b) ( dar indicios de)

el edificio amenaza derrumbarse — the building is in danger of collapsing

esas nubes amenazan lluvia — those clouds look threatening
2.
amenazar vi

a) persona

amenazar con algo — to threaten something

amenazan con una nueva huelga — they are threatening a further strike

amenazar con + inf — to threaten to + inf

b) ( dar indicios de)

amenazar con + inf — to threaten to + inf

el incendio amenazaba con extenderse — the fire threatened to spread
3.
amenazar v impers (Meteo)

amenaza tormenta — there's a storm brewing

amenaza lluvia — it's threatening to rain

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= pose + threat, threaten, make + threats, menace, rattle + Posesivo + saber, bare + Posesivo + teeth, show + Posesivo + teeth.

Nota: En señal de amenaza y/o defensa.

Ex: Some would speculate that optical publishing poses a threat to online information retrieval.

Ex: Besides, any second edition threatened to require some recataloguing.

Ex: He knew that Kate Lespran was not one to make empty threats.

Ex: Her sympathy for small, helpless creatures suggests that she sees herself as an imprisoned, helpless creature herself, vulnerable to men who would menace or tyrannize her.

Ex: President Bush is rattling his saber and has declared open season on Saddam personally.

Ex: He kept his eyes on Aethon and bared his teeth in a silent snarl as he allowed himself to be led backward.

Ex: Wind raged over the sea; waves snarled and showed their teeth.

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amenazar [A4 ]

vt

1 «persona» to threaten

lo amenazaron de muerte they threatened to kill him, they issued a death threat against him

me amenazaron con una navaja they threatened me with a knife

amenazar a algn CON + INF:

nos amenazó con llamar a la policía he threatened to call the police

2

(dar indicios de): el edificio amenaza derrumbarse the building is in danger of collapsing o of collapse

esas nubes amenazan lluvia those clouds look threatening, it looks like rain (judging from those clouds)

■ amenazar

vi

1 «persona»: amenazar CON algo; to threaten sth

los mineros amenazan con una nueva huelga the miners are threatening a further strike

amenazar CON + INF to threaten to + INF

amenazó con dimitir she threatened to resign

2 (dar indicios de) amenazar CON + INF to threaten to + INF

el incendio amenazaba con extenderse the fire threatened to spread

■

v impers

( Meteo):

amenaza tormenta there's a storm brewing

amenaza lluvia it's threatening to rain, it looks like rain, it looks as if it's going to rain

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amenazar ( conjugate amenazar) verbo transitivo
a) [ persona] to threaten;

◊ nos amenazó con llamar a la policía he threatened to call the police

b) ( dar indicios de):

◊ esas nubes amenazan lluvia those clouds look threatening

verbo intransitivo amenazar con hacer algo to threaten to do sth
amenazar v impers (Meteo):
◊ amenaza tormenta there's a storm brewing;

amenaza lluvia it's threatening to rain
amenazar verbo transitivo to threaten: los secuestradores le amenazaron de muerte, the kidnappers threatened to kill him

' amenazar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acechar
- advertir
- ruina
- intimidar
English:
loom
- menace
- overhang
- threaten
- shake

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amenazar

♦ vt

1. [persona] to threaten;

amenazar a alguien con hacerle algo to threaten to do sth to sb;

amenazar a alguien con hacer algo to threaten sb with doing sth;

amenazar a alguien con el despido to threaten to fire o sack sb;

amenazar a alguien de muerte to threaten to kill sb

2. [dar señales de]
esos nubarrones amenazan lluvia those dark clouds are threatening rain;

esa casa amenaza ruina that house is in danger of collapsing

♦ vi

1. [persona]
amenazó con su dimisión she threatened to resign;

amenazaron con ejecutar a los rehenes they threatened to execute the hostages

2.
amenazar con [dar señales de] to threaten to;

una huelga que amenaza con crear un caos de transporte a strike which threatens to cause transport chaos;

una especie que amenaza con desaparecer an endangered species, a species which is in danger of extinction

♦ v impersonal

amenaza lluvia/tormenta it looks like it's going to rain/there's going to be a storm

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amenazar

I v/t threaten (con, de with);

amenazar a alguien de muerte threaten to kill s.o.;

amenazar ruina threaten to collapse, be on the verge of collapse;

amenaza tempestad there’s a storm brewing

II v/i

:

amenazar con threaten to

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amenazar {21} v

: to threaten

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amenazar vb

1. (a una persona) to threaten

lo amenazaron de muerte they threatened to kill him

el director amenazó con dimitir the manager threatened to resign

2. (una cosa) to look like

amenaza lluvia it looks like rain

Spanish-English dictionary > amenazar
4 intimidar

v.

to intimidate.

Su demencia asusta a María His lunacy scares Mary.

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intimidar

► verbo transitivo

1 to intimidate

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verb

to intimidate

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1.

VT to intimidate, scare

2.

See:

intimidarse

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verbo transitivo

a) ( atemorizar) to intimidate

b) ( amenazar) to threaten

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= browbeat, intimidate, daunt, bully, make + things scary for, sandbag.

Ex. Care must be exercised in seeing that these teaching aids do not become weapons to browbeat with.

Ex. Older people have suffered some losses in sensory and physical capacity, and newer teaching techniques might intimidate them.

Ex. Scientists are well aware of the vast amount of primary material available and are daunted by it.

Ex. The director returned to his paperwork, nothing in his heart but hot shame at having permitted himself to be bullied into submission by this disagreeable public official.

Ex. The article has the title 'Things that go bump in the night: net newbies are maturing -- and making things scary for the traditionals'.

Ex. Bill Clinton did not get sandbagged; he knew exactly what he was doing.

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* sin dejarse intimidar por = undaunted by.

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verbo transitivo

a) ( atemorizar) to intimidate

b) ( amenazar) to threaten

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= browbeat, intimidate, daunt, bully, make + things scary for, sandbag.

Ex: Care must be exercised in seeing that these teaching aids do not become weapons to browbeat with.

Ex: Older people have suffered some losses in sensory and physical capacity, and newer teaching techniques might intimidate them.

Ex: Scientists are well aware of the vast amount of primary material available and are daunted by it.

Ex: The director returned to his paperwork, nothing in his heart but hot shame at having permitted himself to be bullied into submission by this disagreeable public official.

Ex: The article has the title 'Things that go bump in the night: net newbies are maturing -- and making things scary for the traditionals'.

Ex: Bill Clinton did not get sandbagged; he knew exactly what he was doing.

* sin dejarse intimidar por = undaunted by.

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intimidar [A1 ]

vt

los intimidó con una pistola he threatened them with a pistol

quiso intimidarlo con sus amenazas she hoped to intimidate him with her threats

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intimidar ( conjugate intimidar) verbo transitivo
a) ( atemorizar) to intimidate

b) ( amenazar) to threaten

intimidar verbo transitivo to intimidate
' intimidar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
convencionalismo
English:
bully
- cow
- daunt
- intimidate
- brow
- over

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intimidar vt

to intimidate;

es tan serio que intimida it's frightening how serious he is;

nos intimidó con un cuchillo he threatened us with a knife

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intimidar

v/t intimidate

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intimidar vt

acobardar: to intimidate

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intimidar vb to intimidate

Spanish-English dictionary > intimidar
5 threaten

დამუქრება (დაემუქრება)

he threatened her with a knife დანით დაემუქრა

many beasts are threatened with extinction ბევრ ცხოველს გადაშენება / გაწყვეტა ემუქრება

English-Georgian dictionary > threaten
6 menacer

menacer [mənase]

➭ TABLE 3 transitive verb

   a. ( = faire peur à) to threaten

• menacer qn de mort to threaten sb with death

• menacer qn d'un revolver to threaten sb with a gun

• menacer de faire qch to threaten to do sth

   b. [+ équilibre, projet] to jeopardize

• espèces menacées endangered species

• le processus de paix est menacé the peace process is in jeopardy

   c. [chômage, grève, guerre] to loom large

• la pluie menace it looks like rain

• l'orage menace the storm is about to break

• cette chaise menace de se casser this chair looks like it will break

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mənase
verbe transitif

1) ( terroriser) to threaten (de with)

2) ( agiter une menace) to threaten ( de faire to do)

menacer quelqu'un d'une amende — to threaten somebody with a fine

menacer quelqu'un de mort — to threaten to kill somebody

la pluie menace — rain is threatening

3) ( mettre en danger) to pose a threat to

être menacé — [équilibre, économie] to be in jeopardy; [vie] to be in danger; [tranquillité] to be threatened; [carrière] to be on the line

toute la population est menacée — the entire population is at risk

4) ( risquer)

la chaudière menace d'exploser — the boiler could explode at any moment

le retard menace d'être long — the delay threatens to be long

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mənase
1. vi

(= risquer de se produire, être imminent) to threaten

menacer de faire — to threaten to do

2. vt

[personne] to threaten

menacer qn de qch [action en justice, licenciement, expulsion] — to threaten sb with sth

menacer qn de représailles — to threaten reprisals against sb

menacer qn de mort — to threaten sb with death, to make a death threat against sb

menacer de faire qch — to threaten to do sth

menacer qn de faire qch — to threaten to do sth

Elle l'a menacé de porter plainte contre lui. — She threatened to report him to the police.

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menacer verb table: placer vtr

1 ( terroriser) to threaten [personne]; menacer qn d'un couteau to threaten sb with a knife; vous a-t-il menacé? did he threaten you?;

2 ( agiter une menace) to threaten (de faire to do); menacer qn d'une amende to threaten sb with a fine; menacer qn de mort to threaten to kill sb; la pluie menace rain is threatening;

3 ( mettre en danger) to pose a threat to [pays, santé]; être menacé [équilibre, économie] to be in jeopardy; [vie] to be in danger; [tranquillité] to be threatened; [carrière] to be on the line; toute la population est menacée the entire population is at risk;

4 ( risquer) la chaudière menace d'exploser the boiler could explode at any moment; le retard menace d'être long the delay threatens to be long.

[mənase] verbe transitif

to threaten, to menace

un danger mortel le menace he's in mortal danger

les fluctuations du dollar menacent notre système monétaire fluctuations in the dollar are a threat to our monetary system

menacer quelqu'un de to threaten somebody with

menacer quelqu'un de mort to threaten to kill somebody

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[mənase] verbe intransitif

[crise] to threaten

l'orage menace there's a storm brewing ou on the way

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menacer de verbe plus préposition

menacer de faire quelque chose to threaten to do something

le conflit menace de s'étendre there is a (real) danger of the conflict spreading

le mur menace de s'écrouler the wall is in danger of collapsing

l'orage menace d'éclater avant la fin de la soirée the storm looks like it will break before the end of the evening

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > menacer
7 strike

1. past tense - struck; verb
1) (to hit, knock or give a blow to: He struck me in the face with his fist; Why did you strike him?; The stone struck me a blow on the side of the head; His head struck the table as he fell; The tower of the church was struck by lightning.) pegar, golpear

2) (to attack: The enemy troops struck at dawn; We must prevent the disease striking again.) atacar

3) (to produce (sparks or a flame) by rubbing: He struck a match/light; He struck sparks from the stone with his knife.) encender

4) ((of workers) to stop work as a protest, or in order to force employers to give better pay: The men decided to strike for higher wages.) hacer huelga

5) (to discover or find: After months of prospecting they finally struck gold/oil; If we walk in this direction we may strike the right path.) encontrar

6) (to (make something) sound: He struck a note on the piano/violin; The clock struck twelve.) sonar, hacer sonar, tocar

7) (to impress, or give a particular impression to (a person): I was struck by the resemblance between the two men; How does the plan strike you?; It / The thought struck me that she had come to borrow money.) parecer, dar la impresión

8) (to mint or manufacture (a coin, medal etc).) acuñar

9) (to go in a certain direction: He left the path and struck (off) across the fields.) seguir (por)

10) (to lower or take down (tents, flags etc).) desmontar

2. noun
1) (an act of striking: a miners' strike.) huelga

2) (a discovery of oil, gold etc: He made a lucky strike.) hallazgo, descubrimiento

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- striker
- striking
- strikingly
- be out on strike
- be on strike
- call a strike
- come out on strike
- come
- be within striking distance of
- strike at
- strike an attitude/pose
- strike a balance
- strike a bargain/agreement
- strike a blow for
- strike down
- strike dumb
- strike fear/terror into
- strike home
- strike it rich
- strike lucky
- strike out
- strike up

strike¹ n huelga

to be on strike estar en huelga

to go on strike declararse en huelga

strike² vb

1. dar / pegar

he struck me across the face me pegó en la cara

2. hacer huelga

the miners have voted to strike los mineros han votado para hacer huelga

3. parecer

she strikes me as very nice me parece muy simpática

4. dar

the church clock struck twelve el reloj de la iglesia dio las doce

El pasado y participio pasado de strike es struck; el gerundio se escribe striking

strike

tr[straɪk]

noun

1 (by workers, students, etc) huelga

2 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (blow - gen) golpe nombre masculino; (- in tenpin bowling) pleno; (- in baseball) strike nombre masculino

3 (find) hallazgo; (of oil, gold, etc) descubrimiento

4 SMALLMILITARY/SMALL ataque nombre masculino

■ air strike ataque aéreo

transitive verb (pt & pp struck tr[strʌk])

1 (hit) pegar, golpear

■ he struck her with the back of his hand le pegó con el dorso de la mano

■ I struck the ball as hard as I could golpeé la pelota con todas mis fuerzas

2 (knock against, collide with) dar contra, chocar contra; (ball, stone) pegar contra, dar contra; (lightning, bullet, torpedo) alcanzar

■ he was struck on the head by a rock una roca le dio en la cabeza

■ she struck her head against the low ceiling dio con la cabeza contra el techo bajo

■ the tree was struck by lightning el árbol fue alcanzado por un rayo

3 (disaster, earthquake) golpear, sobrevenir; (disease) atacar, golpear

■ the town has been struck by tragedy el pueblo ha sido golpeado por la tragedia

4 (gold, oil) descubrir, encontrar, dar con; (track, path) dar con

5 (coin, medal) acuñar

6 (match) encender

7 (of clock) dar, tocar

■ the clock struck one el reloj dio la una

8 SMALLMUSIC/SMALL (note) dar; (chord) tocar

9 (bargain, deal) cerrar, hacer; (balance) encontrar, hallar; (agreement) llegar a

■ he struck a bargain with the owner hizo un trato con el propietario

■ they've managed to strike a balance han logrado encontrar un punto medio

10 (pose, attitude) adoptar

11 (give impression) parecer, dar la impresión de

■ Michael strikes me as a very sensible young man Michael me parece un joven muy sensato

■ it struck me as strange that... me pareció muy extraño que...

12 (occur to) ocurrírsele a; (remember) acordarse de

■ a terrible thought struck me se me ocurrió algo terrible

■ it suddenly struck her that it was their anniversary de repente se acordó de que era su aniversario

13 (render) dejar

■ he was struck dumb se quedó mudo

14 (cause fear, terror, worry) infundir

■ the scream struck terror into them el grito les infundió terror

15 (take down - sail, flag) arriar; (- tent, set) desmontar

16 (cutting) plantar

intransitive verb

1 (attack - troops, animal, etc) atacar; (- disaster, misfortune) sobrevenir, ocurrir; (- disease) atacar, golpear; (- lightning) alcanzar, caer

■ the killer has struck again el asesino ha vuelto a atacar

■ then disaster struck entonces sobrevino el desastre

2 (workers etc) declararse en huelga, hacer huelga

■ the air-traffic controllers threatened to strike los controladores aéreos amenazaron con hacer huelga

■ they struck for more pay hicieron huelga por un aumento de sueldo

3 (clock) dar la hora

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

strike a light! ¡caray!

to be on strike estar en huelga

to call a strike convocar una huelga

to go on strike declararse en huelga

to strike a chord sonarle a uno

to strike a chord with somebody estar en sintonía con alguien

to strike a note of something expresar algo

to strike at the heart of something dar con el meollo de algo

to strike camp levantar el campamento

to strike (it) lucky tener suerte

to strike the eye saltar a la vista

to strike out on one's own (become independent) volar con sus propias alas 2 (set up own business) ponerse a trabajar por su propia cuenta

to strike it rich hacerse rico,-a

to strike while the iron's hot actuar de inmediato

within striking distance a un paso

general strike huelga general

lucky strike golpe nombre masculino de suerte

sit-down strike sentada

strike fund caja de resistencia

strike pay subsidio de huelga

strike ['straɪk] v, struck ['strʌk] ; struck ; striking vt

1) hit: golpear (a una persona)

to strike a blow: pegar un golpe

2) delete: suprimir, tachar

3) coin, mint: acuñar (monedas)

4) : dar (la hora)

5) afflict: sobrevenir

he was stricken with a fever: le sobrevino una fiebre

6) impress: impresionar, parecer

her voice struck me: su voz me impresionó

it struck him as funny: le pareció chistoso

7) : encender (un fósforo)

8) find: descubrir (oro, petróleo)

9) adopt: adoptar (una pose, etc.)

strike vi

1) hit: golpear

to strike against: chocar contra

2) attack: atacar

3) : declararse en huelga

strike n

1) blow: golpe m

2) : huelga f, paro m

to be on strike: estar en huelga

3) attack: ataque m

strike

n.

• cerradero s.m.

• descubrimiento repentino s.m.

• golpe s.m.

• huelga s.f.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: struck) or p.p.: stricken•) = batir v.

• cascar v.

• chocar v.

• chocar con v.

• dar con v.

• embestir v.

• golpear v.

• pegar v.

• percutir v.

• pulsar v.

• tropezar v.

• varear v.

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1. straɪk
(past & past p struck) transitive verb

1)

a) ( hit) \<\<person\>\> pegarle* a, golpear; \<\<blow\>\> dar*, pegar*; \<\<key\>\> pulsar

to strike somebody a blow — darle* un golpe a alguien, golpear a alguien

b) (collide with, fall on) \<\<vehicle\>\> chocar* or dar* contra; \<\<stone/ball\>\> pegar* or dar* contra; \<\<lightning/bullet\>\> alcanzar*

I struck my head on the beam — me di (un golpe) en la cabeza contra la viga

the tree was struck by lightning — el árbol fue alcanzado por un rayo

2)

a) ( cause to become)

to strike somebody blind/dumb — dejar ciego/mudo a alguien

I was struck dumb when I saw what she'd done — me quedé muda or sin habla cuando vi lo que había hecho

to strike somebody dead — matar a alguien

b) ( introduce)

to strike fear/terror into somebody — infundirle miedo/terror a alguien

3)

a) ( occur to) ocurrirse (+ me/te/le etc)

an awful thought struck me — se me ocurrió algo terrible

it strikes me (that)... — me da la impresión de que..., se me ocurre que...

b) ( impress) parecerle* a

how did she strike you? — ¿qué impresión te causó?

it strikes me as odd — me parece raro

I was struck by his changed appearance — me llamó la atención lo cambiado que estaba

4) \<\<oil/gold\>\> encontrar*, dar* con

to strike it lucky — tener* un golpe de suerte

to strike it rich — hacer* fortuna

5)

a) \<\<match/light\>\> encender*

b) \<\<coin/medal\>\> acuñar

6)

a) ( Mus) \<\<note\>\> dar*; \<\<chord\>\> tocar*

b) \<\<clock\>\> dar*

the clock struck the hour/five (o'clock) — el reloj dio la hora/las cinco

7) (enter into, arrive at)

to strike a deal — llegar* a un acuerdo, cerrar* un trato

to strike a balance between... — encontrar* el justo equilibrio entre...

8) ( adopt) \<\<pose/attitude\>\> adoptar

9) ( take down) \<\<sail/flag\>\> arriar*; \<\<tent\>\> desmontar

to strike camp — levantar el campamento

10) ( delete) suprimir

his name was struck off the register — se borró su nombre del registro; see also strike off

2.

vi

1) ( hit) \<\<person\>\> golpear, asestar un golpe; \<\<lightning\>\> caer*

lightning never strikes in the same place twice — los rayos nunca caen dos veces en el mismo sitio

(to be) within striking distance (of something) — (estar*) a un paso (de algo)

to strike lucky — (BrE) tener* un golpe de suerte

2)

a) ( attack) \<\<bombers/commandos\>\> atacar*; \<\<snake/tiger\>\> atacar*, caer* sobre su presa

to strike AT something/somebody — atacar* algo/a alguien

b) ( happen suddenly) \<\<illness/misfortune\>\> sobrevenir*; \<\<disaster\>\> ocurrir

3) ( withdraw labor) hacer* huelga, declararse en huelga or (esp AmL) en paro

to strike for higher pay — hacer* huelga or (esp AmL) hacer* un paro por reivindicaciones salariales

4) \<\<clock\>\> dar* la hora

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Phrasal Verbs:

- strike back

- strike down

- strike home

- strike off

- strike on

- strike out

- strike through

- strike up

- strike upon

II

noun

1) ( stoppage) huelga f, paro m (esp AmL)

to be on strike — estar* en or de huelga, estar* en or de paro (esp AmL)

to come out o go (out) on strike — ir* a la huelga, declararse en huelga, ir* al paro (esp AmL), declararse en paro (esp AmL)

hunger strike — huelga de hambre; (before n)

to take strike action — ir* a la huelga

strike fund — fondo m de resistencia

strike pay — subsidio m de huelga or (esp AmL) de paro

2) ( find) descubrimiento m

a lucky strike — (colloq) un golpe de suerte

3) ( attack) ataque m

4) ( Sport)

a) ( in bowling) pleno m, chuza f (Méx)

b) ( in baseball) strike m

[straɪk] (vb: pt, pp struck)
1. N

1) (by workers) huelga f, paro m

to be on strike — estar en huelga

to come out or go on strike — declarar la huelga; see hunger 3.

2) (=discovery) [of oil, gold] descubrimiento m

a big oil strike — un descubrimiento de petróleo en gran cantidad

• to make a strike — hacer un descubrimiento

3) (Baseball) golpe m ; (Bowling) strike m

• you have two strikes against you — (esp US) (fig) tienes dos cosas en contra

• three strikes and you're out — (US) (Jur) pena de cadena perpetua tras el tercer delito grave

4) (Mil) ataque m ; (=air strike) ataque m aéreo, bombardeo m

2. VT

1) (=hit) golpear; (with fist etc) pegar, dar una bofetada a; (with bullet etc) alcanzar; [+ ball] golpear; [+ chord, note] tocar; [+ instrument] herir, pulsar

never strike a woman — no pegar nunca a una mujer

the president was struck by two bullets — dos balas alcanzaron al presidente

• to strike sb a blow, strike a blow at sb — pegar or dar un golpe a algn, pegar a algn

• to strike one's fist on the table, strike the table with one's fist — golpear la mesa con el puño

• the clock struck the hour — el reloj dio la hora

• to be struck by lightning — ser alcanzado por un rayo

the tower was struck by lightning — la torre fue alcanzada por un rayo, cayó un rayo en la torre

- strike a blow for sth

- strike a blow against sth

- that strikes a chord!

2) (=collide with) [+ rocks, landmine etc] chocar con, chocar contra; [+ difficulty, obstacle] encontrar, dar con, tropezar con

the ship struck an iceberg — el buque chocó con or contra un iceberg

his head struck the beam, he struck his head on the beam — dio con la cabeza contra or en la viga

the light strikes the window — la luz hiere la ventana

disaster struck us — el desastre nos vino encima

• a sound struck my ear — liter un ruido hirió mi oído

• what strikes the eye is the poverty — lo que más llama la atención es la pobreza

• a ghastly sight struck our eyes — se nos presentó un panorama horroroso

3) (=produce, make) [+ coin, medal] acuñar; [+ a light, match] encender, prender (LAm)

• to strike root — (Bot) echar raíces, arraigar

• to strike sparks from sth — hacer que algo eche chispas

• to strike terror into sb's heart — infundir terror a algn

4) (=appear to, occur to)

it strikes me as being most unlikely — me parece poco factible, se me hace poco probable (LAm)

• how did it strike you? — ¿qué te pareció?, ¿qué impresión te causó?

at least that's how it strikes me — por lo menos eso es lo que pienso yo

• it strikes me that..., the thought strikes me that... — se me ocurre que...

has it ever struck you that...? — ¿has pensado alguna vez que...?

5) (=impress)

I was much struck by his sincerity — su sinceridad me impresionó mucho

I'm not much struck (with him) — no me llama la atención, no me impresiona mucho

6) (=find) [+ gold, oil] descubrir

- strike gold

- strike it lucky

- he struck it rich

7) (=arrive at, achieve) [+ agreement] alcanzar, llegar a

• to strike an average — sacar el promedio

• to strike a balance — encontrar el equilibrio

• to strike a bargain — cerrar un trato

• to strike a deal — alcanzar un acuerdo, llegar a un acuerdo; (Comm) cerrar un trato

8) (=assume, adopt)

to strike an attitude — adoptar una actitud

9) (=cause to become)

• to strike sb blind — cegar a algn

• to strike sb dead — matar a algn

may I be struck dead if... — que me maten si...

• to be struck dumb — quedarse sin habla

10) (=take down)

• to strike camp — levantar el campamento

• to strike the flag — arriar la bandera

11) (=remove, cross out) suprimir ( from de)

3. VI

1) (Mil etc) (=attack) atacar; [disaster] sobrevenir; [disease] golpear; [snake etc] morder, atacar

now is the time to strike — este es el momento en que conviene atacar

when panic strikes — cuando cunde el pánico, cuando se extiende el pánico

• to strike against sth — dar con algo, dar contra algo, chocar contra algo

• to strike at sb — (with fist) tratar de golpear a algn; (Mil) atacar a algn

we must strike at the root of this evil — debemos atacar la raíz de este mal, debemos cortar este mal de raíz

this strikes at our very existence — esto amenaza nuestra existencia misma

• to be within striking distance of — [+ place] estar a poca distancia or a un paso de

he had come within striking distance of the presidency — estuvo muy cerca de ocupar la presidencia; see home 1., 2); see iron 1., 1)

2) [workers] declarar la huelga, declararse en huelga

to strike for higher wages — hacer una huelga para conseguir un aumento de los sueldos

3) [clock] dar la hora

the clock has struck — ha dado la hora ya

4) [match] encenderse

5)

- strike lucky

6) (=move, go)

• to strike across country — ir a campo traviesa

• to strike into the woods — ir por el bosque, penetrar en el bosque

7) (Naut) (=run aground) encallar, embarrancar

8) (esp Naut) (=surrender) arriar la bandera

9) (Bot) echar raíces, arraigar

4.

CPD

strike ballot N — votación f a huelga

strike committee N — comité m de huelga

strike force N — fuerza f de asalto, fuerza f de choque

strike fund N — fondo m de huelga

strike pay N — subsidio m de huelga

strike vote N — = strike ballot

- strike back

- strike down

- strike off

- strike on

- strike out

- strike through

- strike up

- strike upon

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1. [straɪk]
(past & past p struck) transitive verb

1)

a) ( hit) \<\<person\>\> pegarle* a, golpear; \<\<blow\>\> dar*, pegar*; \<\<key\>\> pulsar

to strike somebody a blow — darle* un golpe a alguien, golpear a alguien

b) (collide with, fall on) \<\<vehicle\>\> chocar* or dar* contra; \<\<stone/ball\>\> pegar* or dar* contra; \<\<lightning/bullet\>\> alcanzar*

I struck my head on the beam — me di (un golpe) en la cabeza contra la viga

the tree was struck by lightning — el árbol fue alcanzado por un rayo

2)

a) ( cause to become)

to strike somebody blind/dumb — dejar ciego/mudo a alguien

I was struck dumb when I saw what she'd done — me quedé muda or sin habla cuando vi lo que había hecho

to strike somebody dead — matar a alguien

b) ( introduce)

to strike fear/terror into somebody — infundirle miedo/terror a alguien

3)

a) ( occur to) ocurrirse (+ me/te/le etc)

an awful thought struck me — se me ocurrió algo terrible

it strikes me (that)... — me da la impresión de que..., se me ocurre que...

b) ( impress) parecerle* a

how did she strike you? — ¿qué impresión te causó?

it strikes me as odd — me parece raro

I was struck by his changed appearance — me llamó la atención lo cambiado que estaba

4) \<\<oil/gold\>\> encontrar*, dar* con

to strike it lucky — tener* un golpe de suerte

to strike it rich — hacer* fortuna

5)

a) \<\<match/light\>\> encender*

b) \<\<coin/medal\>\> acuñar

6)

a) ( Mus) \<\<note\>\> dar*; \<\<chord\>\> tocar*

b) \<\<clock\>\> dar*

the clock struck the hour/five (o'clock) — el reloj dio la hora/las cinco

7) (enter into, arrive at)

to strike a deal — llegar* a un acuerdo, cerrar* un trato

to strike a balance between... — encontrar* el justo equilibrio entre...

8) ( adopt) \<\<pose/attitude\>\> adoptar

9) ( take down) \<\<sail/flag\>\> arriar*; \<\<tent\>\> desmontar

to strike camp — levantar el campamento

10) ( delete) suprimir

his name was struck off the register — se borró su nombre del registro; see also strike off

2.

vi

1) ( hit) \<\<person\>\> golpear, asestar un golpe; \<\<lightning\>\> caer*

lightning never strikes in the same place twice — los rayos nunca caen dos veces en el mismo sitio

(to be) within striking distance (of something) — (estar*) a un paso (de algo)

to strike lucky — (BrE) tener* un golpe de suerte

2)

a) ( attack) \<\<bombers/commandos\>\> atacar*; \<\<snake/tiger\>\> atacar*, caer* sobre su presa

to strike AT something/somebody — atacar* algo/a alguien

b) ( happen suddenly) \<\<illness/misfortune\>\> sobrevenir*; \<\<disaster\>\> ocurrir

3) ( withdraw labor) hacer* huelga, declararse en huelga or (esp AmL) en paro

to strike for higher pay — hacer* huelga or (esp AmL) hacer* un paro por reivindicaciones salariales

4) \<\<clock\>\> dar* la hora

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Phrasal Verbs:

- strike back

- strike down

- strike home

- strike off

- strike on

- strike out

- strike through

- strike up

- strike upon

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noun

1) ( stoppage) huelga f, paro m (esp AmL)

to be on strike — estar* en or de huelga, estar* en or de paro (esp AmL)

to come out o go (out) on strike — ir* a la huelga, declararse en huelga, ir* al paro (esp AmL), declararse en paro (esp AmL)

hunger strike — huelga de hambre; (before n)

to take strike action — ir* a la huelga

strike fund — fondo m de resistencia

strike pay — subsidio m de huelga or (esp AmL) de paro

2) ( find) descubrimiento m

a lucky strike — (colloq) un golpe de suerte

3) ( attack) ataque m

4) ( Sport)

a) ( in bowling) pleno m, chuza f (Méx)

b) ( in baseball) strike m

English-spanish dictionary > strike
8 scratch

skræ
1. verb
1) (to mark or hurt by drawing a sharp point across: The cat scratched my hand; How did you scratch your leg?; I scratched myself on a rose bush.) arañar

2) (to rub to relieve itching: You should try not to scratch insect bites.) rascar(se)

3) (to make by scratching: He scratched his name on the rock with a sharp stone.) rascar, rayar, grabar

4) (to remove by scratching: She threatened to scratch his eyes out.) arrancar

5) (to withdraw from a game, race etc: That horse has been scratched.) retirar

2. noun
1) (a mark, injury or sound made by scratching: covered in scratches; a scratch at the door.) arañazo, rasguño, raspadura, marca, señal

2) (a slight wound: I hurt myself, but it's only a scratch.) rasguño

3) (in certain races or competitions, the starting point for people with no handicap or advantage.) línea de salida

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- scratchy
- scratchiness
- scratch the surface
- start from scratch
- up to scratch

scratch¹ n rasguño / arañazo

there's a scratch on your car tu coche tiene un rasguño

scratch² vb

1. rascar

if it itches, scratch it si te pica, ráscate

2. arañar

the cat scratched me el gato me ha arañado

3. rayar

somebody has scratched your car alguien te ha rayado el coche

scratch

tr[skræʧ]

noun

1 (on skin) arañazo, rasguño; (on paintwork, furniture) arañazo, raspadura, marca, señal nombre masculino; (on record, photo) raya

■ we escaped without a scratch salimos ilesos

■ there's a scratch on this record este disco está rayado

2 (noise) chirrido

3 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (start line) línea de salida

adjective (comp scratchier, superl scratchiest)

1 (improvised) improvisado,-a

■ we put together a scratch team improvisamos un equipo

2 (without handicap) sin hándicap

■ scratch golfer golfista sin hándicap

transitive verb

1 (with nail, claw) arañar, rasguñar; (paintwork, furniture, record) rayar; (with initials etc) grabar

■ be careful the cat doesn't scratch you! ¡ojo que no te arañe el gato!

2 (part of body) rascar

■ could you scratch my back? ¿me puedes rascar la espalda?

■ she scratched her leg se rascó la pierna

3 SMALLSPORT/SMALL retirar

4 (idea) descartar; (plan) abandonar

intransitive verb

1 (animal) arañar, rascar, rasguñar; (pen) raspear; (wool, sweater, towel) raspar, picar

■ does your cat scratch? ¿tu gato araña?

■ the dog is scratching at the door el perro está arañando la puerta

■ this jumper scratches este jersey pica

2 (itch) rascarse

■ stop scratching! ¡deja de rascarte!

3 SMALLSPORT/SMALL retirarse

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be/come up to scratch dar la talla, ser del nivel requerido

to scratch one's head (think) calentarse la cabeza, darle vueltas en la cabeza

to scratch somebody's eyes out sacarle los ojos a alguien

to scratch the surface of something tratar algo muy por encima

■ this article doesn't even scratch the surface of the problem este artículo no profundiza en el problema

to start from scratch empezar de cero, partir de cero

you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours favor con favor se paga, hoy por ti y mañana por mí

scratch card rasca rasca nombre masculino

scratch pad SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL bloc nombre masculino de notas

scratch test SMALLMEDICINE/SMALL cutirreacción nombre femenino

scratch ['skræʧ] vt

1) : arañar, rasguñar

to scratch an itch: rascarse

2) mark: rayar, marcar

3)

to scratch out : tachar

scratch n

1) : rasguño m, arañazo m (en la piel), rayón m (en un mueble, etc.)

2) : sonido m rasposo

I heard a scratch at the door: oí como que raspaban a la puerta

scratch

adj.

• improvisado, -a adj.

• rasguño, -a adj.

n.

• arañazo s.m.

• chiripa s.f.

• desolladura s.f.

• línea de partida s.f.

• rascadura s.f.

• rasguño s.m.

• rayado s.m.

• tachón s.m.

• uñada s.f.

• zaparrazo s.m.

v.

• arañar v.

• arpar v.

• escarbar v.

• gatear v.

• rascar v.

• rasguñar v.

• raspar v.

• rayar v.

I skrætʃ
count noun

1)

a) ( injury) rasguño m, arañazo m

he escaped without a scratch — resultó ileso, salió sin un rasguño

b) (on paint, record, furniture) rayón m

c) ( sound) chirrido m

d) ( act) (no pl)

can you give my back a scratch? — ¿me rascas la espalda?

2) (in phrases)

from scratch: he learned German from scratch aprendió alemán empezando desde cero; I had to start from scratch tuvo que empezar desde cero; to be up to scratch — (colloq) dar* la talla

II
1.

transitive verb

a) ( damage) \<\<paint/record/furniture\>\> rayar

b) (with claws, nails) arañar

c) \<\<name/initials\>\> marcar*, grabar

d) ( to relieve itch) \<\<bite/rash\>\> rascarse*

could you scratch my back for me? — ¿me rascas la espalda?

you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours — favor con favor se paga, hoy por ti, mañana por mí

2.

vi

1)

a) (damage, wound) arañar

b) ( rub) \<\<wool/sweater\>\> raspar, picar*

c) ( to relieve itching) rascarse*

d) ( make scratching sound) rascar*

2) ( withdraw) ( Sport) retirarse

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Phrasal Verbs:

- scratch out

III

adjective (before n)

a) (haphazard, motley) <team/meal> improvisado

b) ( Sport) <player/runner> de primera

['skrætʃ]
1. N

1) (=mark) (on skin) arañazo m, rasguño m ; (on surface, record) raya f

it's just a scratch — es solo un rasguño, nada más

the cat gave her a scratch — el gato la arañó

he hadn't a scratch on him — no tenía ni un arañazo

to have a good scratch — rascarse con ganas

2) (=noise) chirrido m

3)

to start from scratch — (fig) partir de or empezar desde cero

we shall have to start from scratch again — tendremos que partir nuevamente de cero, tendremos que comenzar desde el principio otra vez

to be or come up to scratch — cumplir con los requisitos

to bring/keep sth up to scratch — poner/mantener algo en buenas condiciones

2. VT

1) (with claw, nail etc) rasguñar, arañar; (making sound) rascar, raspar; [+ surface, record] rayar; (=scramble, dig) escarbar

you'll scratch the worktop with that knife — vas a rayar la encimera con ese cuchillo

the glass of this watch cannot be scratched — el cristal de este reloj no se raya

he scratched his hand on a rose bush — se arañó la mano en un rosal

the lovers scratched their names on the tree — los amantes grabaron sus nombres en el árbol
surface 1., 1)
2) (to relieve itch) rascarse

he scratched his head — se rascó la cabeza

she scratched the dog's ear — le rascó la oreja al perro

- you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours

3) (=cancel) [+ meeting, game] cancelar; (=cross off list) [+ horse, competitor] tachar, borrar

to scratch sb off a list — tachar a algn de una lista

4) (Comput) borrar

3.

VI [person, dog etc] rascarse; [hens] escarbar; [pen] rascar; [clothing] rascar, picar

stop scratching! — ¡deja de rascarte!

the dog scratched at the door — el perro arañó la puerta

4.

CPD [competitor] sin ventaja

scratch card N — tarjeta f de "rasque y gane"

scratch file N — (Comput) fichero m de trabajo

scratch meal N — comida f improvisada

scratch pad N — (US) (=notepad) bloc m (para apuntes o para borrador) ; (Comput) bloc m de notas

scratch pad memory N — (Comput) memoria f del bloc de notas

scratch paper N — (US) papel m de borrador

scratch score N — (Golf) puntuación f par

scratch tape N — cinta f reutilizable

scratch team N — equipo m improvisado

- scratch out

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I [skrætʃ]
count noun

1)

a) ( injury) rasguño m, arañazo m

he escaped without a scratch — resultó ileso, salió sin un rasguño

b) (on paint, record, furniture) rayón m

c) ( sound) chirrido m

d) ( act) (no pl)

can you give my back a scratch? — ¿me rascas la espalda?

2) (in phrases)

from scratch: he learned German from scratch aprendió alemán empezando desde cero; I had to start from scratch tuvo que empezar desde cero; to be up to scratch — (colloq) dar* la talla

II
1.

transitive verb

a) ( damage) \<\<paint/record/furniture\>\> rayar

b) (with claws, nails) arañar

c) \<\<name/initials\>\> marcar*, grabar

d) ( to relieve itch) \<\<bite/rash\>\> rascarse*

could you scratch my back for me? — ¿me rascas la espalda?

you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours — favor con favor se paga, hoy por ti, mañana por mí

2.

vi

1)

a) (damage, wound) arañar

b) ( rub) \<\<wool/sweater\>\> raspar, picar*

c) ( to relieve itching) rascarse*

d) ( make scratching sound) rascar*

2) ( withdraw) ( Sport) retirarse

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Phrasal Verbs:

- scratch out

III

adjective (before n)

a) (haphazard, motley) <team/meal> improvisado

b) ( Sport) <player/runner> de primera

English-spanish dictionary > scratch
9 threaten

[΄θretn] v սպառնալ. վտանգ սպառ նալ, վախեցնել. threaten with a knife դանակով սպառ նալ. Danger threatened Վտանգ էր սպառնում. The roof is threatening to fall Կտուր քանդ վե լու/ընկնելու վտանգ կա. It is threatening to rain Երևում է անձրև է գալու

English-Armenian dictionary > threaten
10 minacciare

threaten

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minacciare v.tr.

1 to threaten, to menace (anche dir.): minacciarono vendetta, they threatened revenge; minacciare guerra, to threaten war; minacciare qlcu. di arresto, di morte, to threaten s.o. with arrest, with death; minacciare qlcu. di ricorrere a misure legali, to threaten to take s.o. to law; minacciare un testimone, to intimidate a witness; mi-nacciò di licenziarsi, he threatened to resign; minacciò di uccidermi, he threatened to kill me

2 (fig.) (mettere in pericolo) to menace, to threaten: un contrasto che minaccia la pace, a disagreement that menaces the peace; il mio viaggio è minacciato dallo sciopero aereo; my trip is threatened by the air strike

3 (fig.) (far presentire un danno) to threaten: il cielo minaccia temporale, the sky is threatening; il mare minaccia burrasca, the sea is threatening; la febbre minaccia di salire, the temperature is threatening to rise

4 (fig. letter.) (sovrastare minacciosamente) to loom over (sthg.): il castello minaccia il villaggio, the castle looms over the village.

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[minat'tʃare]
verbo transitivo

1) (spaventare) to threaten, to menace

minacciare qcn. con un coltello — to threaten sb. at knife-point

essere minacciato — to be under threat

sentirsi minacciato — to feel threatened

essere minacciato di morte — to be threatened with death

2) fig. (preannunciare)

minaccia pioggia — it looks like rain

3) fig. (mettere a rischio) to pose a threat to [paese, salute]

essere minacciato — [equilibrio, tranquillità, economia] to be in jeopardy o peril

4) fig. (rischiare)

la caldaia minaccia di esplodere — the boiler could explode at any moment

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minacciare

/minat't∫are/ [1]

verbo transitivo

1 (spaventare) to threaten, to menace; minacciare qcn. con un coltello to threaten sb. at knife-point; essere minacciato to be under threat; sentirsi minacciato to feel threatened; essere minacciato di morte to be threatened with death

2 fig. (preannunciare) minaccia pioggia it looks like rain

3 fig. (mettere a rischio) to pose a threat to [paese, salute]; essere minacciato [equilibrio, tranquillità, economia] to be in jeopardy o peril

4 fig. (rischiare) la caldaia minaccia di esplodere the boiler could explode at any moment.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > minacciare
11 punta

f.

1 point (extremo) (de cuchillo, lápiz, aguja).

este zapato me aprieta en la punta this shoe's squashing the ends of my toes

recorrimos Chile de punta a punta we traveled from one end of Chile to the other

en la otra punta de la ciudad on the other side of town

en la otra punta de la mesa at the other end of the table

sacar punta a un lápiz to sharpen a pencil

2 touch, bit (pizca).

3 small nail (clavo).

4 point, headland (geography).

5 tip, tine, nib, peak.

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: puntar.

imperat.

2^nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: puntar.

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punta

► nombre femenino

1 (extremo) tip; (extremo afilado) point

2 (clavo) nail

3 COCINA (pizca) pinch

4 GEOGRAFÍA point

► nombre femenino plural puntas

1 (del pelo) ends

■ sólo quiero que me corte un poco las puntas I just want a trim

2 (zapatillas de ballet) point shoes, ballet shoes

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a punta de pistola at gunpoint

a punta pala familiar by the hundreds

■ había niños a punta pala there were hordes of kids

de punta a punta from one end to the other

■ nos recorrimos la ciudad de punta a punta we went all round the town

de punta en blanco dressed up to the nines

en hora punta at peak time

estar de punta con alguien to be at odds with somebody

sacar punta a (lápiz) to sharpen 2 (palabras) to read too much into

ser la punta del iceberg to be the tip of the iceberg

tener algo en la punta de la lengua to have something on the tip of one's tongue

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noun f.

1) point, head

2) end, tip

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1. SF

1) (=extremo) [de dedo, lengua, pincel] tip; [de ciudad] side; [de mesa] end; [de pañuelo] corner

la punta de los dedos — the fingertips, the tips of one's fingers

colocad la punta del pie hacia arriba — point your toes upwards

vivimos en la otra punta de Barcelona — we live on the other side of Barcelona

se sentó en la otra punta de la mesa — she sat at the other end of the table

• de punta a cabo o de punta a punta — from one end to the other

nos recorrimos la ciudad de punta a punta — we went from one end of the city to the other

me leí el periódico de punta a cabo — I read the paper from cover to cover

- la punta del iceberg

- tener algo en la punta de la lengua

2) (=extremo puntiagudo) [de cuchillo, tijeras, lápiz] point; [de flecha] tip

un rotulador de punta fina — a felt-tip pen with a fine point

un cuchillo con punta — a pointed knife

una estrella de cinco puntas — a five-pointed star

• de punta, tenía todo el pelo de punta — her hair was all on end

las tijeras le cayeron de punta en el pie — the scissors fell point down o point first on his foot

unos zapatos de punta — a pair of pointed shoes

• acabado en punta — pointed

• a punta de navaja — at knife point

• a punta de pistola — at gunpoint

• sacar punta a — [+ lápiz] to sharpen; Esp [+ comentario, opinión] to twist

le saca punta a todo lo que digo — she twists everything I say

a punta de LAm * —

salió adelante a punta de esfuerzo — he got ahead by sheer effort o by dint of hard work

va a entender a punta de patadas — he has to have sense beaten into him

vive a punta de remedios — he lives on medicines

- estar de punta

estar de punta con algn — to be annoyed with sb

ponerse de punta con algn — to fall out with sb

- ir de punta en blanco

- ponerse de punta en blanco

- poner a algn los pelos o el vello de punta

se me ponen los pelos de punta de pensar en el miedo que pasamos — my hair stands on end when I think of how scared we were

esas imágenes me pusieron el vello de punta — those images were really spine-chilling, those images made my hair stand on end

- estar hasta la punta de los pelos con o de algn

a punta (de) pala Esp * —

había gente a punta pala — there were loads of people *

tienen dinero a punta pala — they're loaded *, they've got loads of money *

punta de diamante — (=cortador) diamond glass cutter; (=diseño) diamond point

cristal tallado a punta de diamante — diamond-cut glass

punta de lanza — spearhead

son la punta de lanza de nuestra ofensiva comercial — they are spearheading our marketing campaign
nervio 2)
3) (=cantidad pequeña) (lit) bit; (fig) touch

una puntita de sal — a pinch of salt

tiene sus puntas de filósofo — there's a touch of the philosopher about him

tiene una punta de loco — he has a streak of madness

4) (=clavo) tack

5) (Geog) (=cabo) point; (=promontorio) headland

6) (=asta) [de toro] horn; [de ciervo] point, tine

7) (Ftbl)

juega en la punta — he plays up front

8) (=colilla) stub, butt

9) (Cos) (=encaje) dentelle

10) pl puntas

a) [del pelo] ends

tengo las puntas abiertas — I have split ends

quiero cortarme las puntas — I'd like a trim, I'd like to have my hair trimmed

b) (Ballet) points, ballet shoes

c) (Culin)

puntas de espárrago — asparagus tips

puntas de solomillo — finest cuts of pork

11) Cono Sur, Méx

una punta de algo — a lot of sth

pagó una punta de pesos por eso — he paid a lot of money for that

son todos una punta de ladrones — they are all a bunch of thieves

12) Cuba [de tabaco] leaf of best tobacco

13) Bol eight-hour shift of work

14) Caribe (=mofa) taunt, snide remark

2.

ADJ INV peak

• horas punta — [de electricidad, teléfono] peak times

la hora punta — [del tráfico] the rush hour

el tráfico en la hora punta — rush-hour traffic

• tecnología punta — latest technology, leading edge technology

• velocidad punta — maximum speed, top speed

3.

SMF (Dep) striker, forward

media punta — midfield player

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I
adjetivo invariable

la hora punta — the rush hour

un sector punta de nuestra industria — a sector which is at the forefront of our industry

velocidad punta — top speed
II
femenino

1)

a) (de lengua, dedos) tip; ( de nariz) end, tip; ( de pan) end; ( de pincel) tip

en la otra punta de la mesa — at the other end of the table

vivo en la otra punta de la ciudad — I live on the other side o at the other end of town

con la punta del pie — with his toes

a punta (de) pala — (Esp fam) loads (colloq)

a punta de pistola or (Per) de bala — at gunpoint

ir/ponerse de punta en blanco — to be/get (all) dressed up

la punta del iceberg — the tip of the iceberg

tener algo en la punta de la lengua — to have something on the tip of one's tongue

b) puntas femenino plural ( del pelo) ends (pl)

2) (de aguja, clavo, cuchillo, lápiz) point; (de flecha, lanza) tip

sácale punta al lápiz — sharpen the pencil

de punta — point first

en punta — pointed

por un extremo acaba en punta — it's pointed at one end

mandar a alguien a la punta del cerro — (CS fam) to send somebody packing (colloq), to tell somebody to get lost (colloq)

- punta de lanza

3) ( de pañuelo) corner

4) (Dep)

juega en la punta — he's a forward o striker

5) (Geog) point

6) (CS fam) ( montón)

una punta de plata — a lot of money, a fortune (colloq)

tiene una punta de cosas que hacer — she has loads o stacks of things to do (colloq)

son una punta de asesinos — they're a bunch of murderers (colloq)

7)

a punta de — (AmL fam)

a punta de repetírselo mil veces — by telling him it a thousand times

a punta de palos lo hicieron obedecer — they beat him until he did as he was told

una dieta a punta de líquidos — a liquid-based diet

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= apex, barb, end, tip.

Ex. A hierarchy is usually illustrated as a triangle with the ultimate authority at the apex of the triangle and authority flowing downward to all other parts of the triangle.

Ex. The letters are upright, narrow, and angular, standing on crooked feet, and the ascenders are usually decorated with barbs or thorns; f and p do not normally descend below the base line.

Ex. Scanning must start to the left of the bar codes and must continue past the right end.

Ex. Reportedly the tip of his nose is so damaged from the operations that the tissue has died.

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* acabado en punta = pointed.

* a punta de pistola = at gunpoint.

* con los nervios de punta = edgy [edgier -comp., edgiest -sup.], nervy [nervier -comp., nerviest -sup.], on edge.

* de punta en blanco = dressed (up) to the nines, spic(k)-and-span.

* de una punta a otra = end to end.

* de una punta de la ciudad a otra = cross-town.

* durante las horas puntas = at peak periods.

* en una punta... en la otra = at one end... at the other.

* golpear ligeramente la punta de los dedos en sucesión sobre una superficie = tap + fingers.

* grabado a la punta seca = drypoint.

* hora punta = peak period, peak hour.

* horas no punta = off-peak times.

* poner los pelos de punta = bristle, scare + the living daylights out of, frighten + the living daylights out of, frighten + Nombre + to death, make + Posesivo + hair stand on end, scare + the hell out of.

* ponerse de punta = stand out.

* punta de espárrago = asparagus tip.

* punta de flecha = arrowhead.

* punta de lanza = spearpoint.

* punta del dedo = fingertip.

* punta del iceberg, la = tip of the iceberg, the.

* punta de trazar = scribe.

* puntas abiertas = split ends.

* sacar punta = sharpen.

* senos firmes y de punta = pert breasts.

* ser la punta de lanza de = spearhead.

* tecnología punta = cutting edge technology.

* tener dinero a punta pala = roll in + Dinero.

* tener los nervios de punta = have + butterflies in + Posesivo + stomach.

* vestirse de punta en blanco = tog out, tog up.

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I
adjetivo invariable

la hora punta — the rush hour

un sector punta de nuestra industria — a sector which is at the forefront of our industry

velocidad punta — top speed
II
femenino

1)

a) (de lengua, dedos) tip; ( de nariz) end, tip; ( de pan) end; ( de pincel) tip

en la otra punta de la mesa — at the other end of the table

vivo en la otra punta de la ciudad — I live on the other side o at the other end of town

con la punta del pie — with his toes

a punta (de) pala — (Esp fam) loads (colloq)

a punta de pistola or (Per) de bala — at gunpoint

ir/ponerse de punta en blanco — to be/get (all) dressed up

la punta del iceberg — the tip of the iceberg

tener algo en la punta de la lengua — to have something on the tip of one's tongue

b) puntas femenino plural ( del pelo) ends (pl)

2) (de aguja, clavo, cuchillo, lápiz) point; (de flecha, lanza) tip

sácale punta al lápiz — sharpen the pencil

de punta — point first

en punta — pointed

por un extremo acaba en punta — it's pointed at one end

mandar a alguien a la punta del cerro — (CS fam) to send somebody packing (colloq), to tell somebody to get lost (colloq)

- punta de lanza

3) ( de pañuelo) corner

4) (Dep)

juega en la punta — he's a forward o striker

5) (Geog) point

6) (CS fam) ( montón)

una punta de plata — a lot of money, a fortune (colloq)

tiene una punta de cosas que hacer — she has loads o stacks of things to do (colloq)

son una punta de asesinos — they're a bunch of murderers (colloq)

7)

a punta de — (AmL fam)

a punta de repetírselo mil veces — by telling him it a thousand times

a punta de palos lo hicieron obedecer — they beat him until he did as he was told

una dieta a punta de líquidos — a liquid-based diet

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= apex, barb, end, tip.

Ex: A hierarchy is usually illustrated as a triangle with the ultimate authority at the apex of the triangle and authority flowing downward to all other parts of the triangle.

Ex: The letters are upright, narrow, and angular, standing on crooked feet, and the ascenders are usually decorated with barbs or thorns; f and p do not normally descend below the base line.

Ex: Scanning must start to the left of the bar codes and must continue past the right end.

Ex: Reportedly the tip of his nose is so damaged from the operations that the tissue has died.

* acabado en punta = pointed.

* a punta de pistola = at gunpoint.

* con los nervios de punta = edgy [edgier -comp., edgiest -sup.], nervy [nervier -comp., nerviest -sup.], on edge.

* de punta en blanco = dressed (up) to the nines, spic(k)-and-span.

* de una punta a otra = end to end.

* de una punta de la ciudad a otra = cross-town.

* durante las horas puntas = at peak periods.

* en una punta... en la otra = at one end... at the other.

* golpear ligeramente la punta de los dedos en sucesión sobre una superficie = tap + fingers.

* grabado a la punta seca = drypoint.

* hora punta = peak period, peak hour.

* horas no punta = off-peak times.

* poner los pelos de punta = bristle, scare + the living daylights out of, frighten + the living daylights out of, frighten + Nombre + to death, make + Posesivo + hair stand on end, scare + the hell out of.

* ponerse de punta = stand out.

* punta de espárrago = asparagus tip.

* punta de flecha = arrowhead.

* punta de lanza = spearpoint.

* punta del dedo = fingertip.

* punta del iceberg, la = tip of the iceberg, the.

* punta de trazar = scribe.

* puntas abiertas = split ends.

* sacar punta = sharpen.

* senos firmes y de punta = pert breasts.

* ser la punta de lanza de = spearhead.

* tecnología punta = cutting edge technology.

* tener dinero a punta pala = roll in + Dinero.

* tener los nervios de punta = have + butterflies in + Posesivo + stomach.

* vestirse de punta en blanco = tog out, tog up.

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punta¹

adj inv

en la hora punta during the rush hour

un sector punta de nuestra industria a sector which is at the forefront of our industry

velocidad punta top speed

punta²

feminine

A

1 (de la lengua, los dedos) tip; (de la nariz) end, tip; (del pan) end

mojó la punta del pincel she wetted the tip of the paintbrush

en la otra punta de la mesa at the other end of the table

vivo en la otra punta de la ciudad I live on the other side o at the other end of town

con la punta del pie with his toes

me recorrí la ciudad de punta a punta I traipsed all over town o from one end of town to the other

bailaba en puntas de pie (CS); she danced on the tips of her toes o ( frml) on her points

entró caminando en puntitas de pie para no despertarlo (CS); she tiptoed in o she went in on tiptoe so as not to wake him

a punta (de) pala ( Esp fam); loads ( colloq)

tiene dinero a punta pala she's loaded ( colloq), she's got pots o stacks o loads of money ( colloq)

a punta de pistola or ( Per) de bala at gunpoint

hasta la punta de los pelos or del pelo ( fam): estoy hasta la punta del pelo de este trabajo I've had it up to here o I'm fed up to the backteeth with this job ( colloq)

ir/ponerse de punta en blanco to be/get dressed up

la punta del iceberg the tip of the iceberg

tener algo en la punta de la lengua to have sth on the tip of one's tongue

lo tengo en la punta de la lengua it's on the tip of my tongue, I have it on the tip of my tongue

2 puntas fpl (del pelo) ends (pl)

vengo a cortarme las puntas I'd like a trim

Compuesto:

puntas de espárrago

fpl asparagus tips (pl)

B (de una aguja) point; (de una flecha, lanza) tip; (de un clavo, cuchillo, lápiz) point

sácale punta al lápiz sharpen the pencil

el cuchillo cayó de punta the knife fell point first

en punta pointed

los zapatos en punta pointed shoes

por un extremo acaba en punta it's pointed at one end

hacerle punta a algn ( Chi fam); to try to win sb's affections

mandar a algn a la punta del cerro (CS fam); to send sb packing ( colloq), to tell sb to get lost ( colloq)

sacarle punta a algo ( Esp); to read too much into sth, distort o twist sth

Compuesto:

punta de lanza

spearhead

estos grupos fueron la punta lanza de del cambio social these groups spearheaded the process of social change o were the spearhead of social change

C (de un pañuelo) corner

D ( Dep):

juega en la punta he's a forward o striker

E ( Geog) point

F

(CS fam) (montón): costó una punta de plata it cost a lot of money o ( colloq) a fortune

tiene una punta de cosas que hacer she has loads o stacks of things to do ( colloq)

son una punta de asesinos they're a bunch of murderers ( colloq)

G

a punta de ( AmL fam): a punta de repetírselo mil veces by telling him it a thousand times

se curó a punta de antibióticos he got better by taking antibiotics

a punta de palos lo hicieron obedecer they beat him until he did as he was told

una dieta a punta de líquidos a liquid-based diet

punta³

masculine and feminine

( Dep) striker, forward

punta izquierdo/punta derecho left/right winger

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punta sustantivo femenino
1
a) (de lengua, dedos) tip;

( de nariz) end, tip;
( de pan) end;
( de pincel) tip;
◊ vivo en la otra punta de la ciudad I live on the other side o at the other end of town;

con la punta del pie with the print of one's foot;
la punta del iceberg the tip of the iceberg;
tener algo en la punta de la lengua to have sth on the tip of one's tongue
b)

◊ puntas sustantivo femenino plural ( del pelo) ends (pl)

2
a) (de aguja, clavo, cuchillo, lápiz) point;

(de flecha, lanza) tip;
◊ punta de lanza spearhead;

sácale punta al lápiz sharpen the pencil;
de punta point first;
en punta pointed;
por un extremo acaba en punta it's pointed at one end
b)

◊ a punta de (AmL fam): a punta de repetírselo mil veces by telling him it a thousand times;

a punta de palos lo hicieron obedecer they beat him until he did as he was told
3 ( de pañuelo) corner
■ adjetivo invariable:
◊ la hora punta the rush hour

punta
I adjetivo hora punta, peak o rush hour
tecnología punta, high technology, familiar high-tech
velocidad punta, top o maximum speed
II sustantivo femenino
1 (extremo puntiagudo) point: la punta del cuchillo, the tip of the knife
(extremo) end, tip
punta del dedo, fingertip
punta del pie, toetip
2 (de un sitio) trabaja en la otra punta del país, he works at the other side of the country
3 (del pelo) puntas, ends pl
4 Dep jugar en punta, to play as a forward or striker
♦ LOC ir/ponerse de punta en blanco, to be/get all dressed up
sacar punta, (a un objeto) to sharpen, (a un comentario, suceso) to twist
tener algo en la punta de la lengua, to have sthg on the tip of one's tongue
a punta de pistola, at gunpoint
de punta a punta, from end to end

' punta' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ápice
- clavo
- despuntar
- iceberg
- lanza
- pelo
- rotulador
- tecnología
- terminar
- afinar
- agudo
- cesta
- cortar
- embotado
- en
- erizado
- fino
- hora
- nervio
- pistola
- puntiagudo
- puntilla
- torre
English:
cutting-edge
- edge
- end
- gunpoint
- hair
- headland
- high-tech
- mad
- nail
- nerve
- nine
- peak hours
- point
- prong
- rush-hour
- scary
- sharpen
- spike
- spiky
- stick up
- taper
- tip
- weapon
- bristle
- corner
- edgy
- gun
- hang
- head
- off
- pointed
- rat
- rush
- sharp
- stand
- stick

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punta

♦ adj inv

hora punta rush hour;

velocidad punta top speed

♦ nf

1. [extremo] [de cuchillo, lápiz, aguja] point;
[de pan, pelo, nariz] end; [de dedo, cuerno, flecha, pincel] tip; [de zapato] toe; [de pistola] muzzle; [de sábana, pañuelo] corner;
este zapato me aprieta en la punta this shoe's squashing the ends of my toes;

punta fina/gruesa [de bolígrafo] fine/thick point;

lo sujetó con la punta de los dedos she held it with the tips of her fingers;

tengo las puntas (del pelo) abiertas o RP [m5] florecidas I've got split ends;

en la otra punta de la ciudad on the other side of town;

en la otra punta de la mesa at the other end of the table;

se dio en la rodilla con la punta de la mesa she banged her knee on the corner of the table;

lleva el pelo de punta he has spiky hair;

recorrimos Chile de punta a punta we travelled from one end of Chile to the other;

acabado en punta [objeto, instrumento] pointed;

a punta de pistola at gunpoint;

sacar punta a un lápiz to sharpen a pencil;

Comp
Fam
a punta (de) pala: tiene libros a punta (de) pala he has loads of books;

vinieron turistas a punta (de) pala loads of tourists came, tourists came by the busload;

Comp

estar de punta con alguien to be on edge with sb;

Comp

ir de punta en blanco to be dressed up to the nines;

Comp
Fam
sacarle punta a algo to read too much into sth;

Comp

tener algo en la punta de la lengua to have sth on the tip of one's tongue

Comp
punta de flecha arrowhead; Fig la punta del iceberg the tip of the iceberg; Fig punta de lanza spearhead;
los obreros de la capital fueron la punta de lanza de la revolución the industrial workers of the capital spearheaded the revolution;
Perú, Ven punta trasera [de carne] rump tail;
punta de velocidad: [m5] tiene una gran punta de velocidad he's very pacey, Br he has a good turn of pace

2. [pizca] touch, bit;
[de sal] pinch
3. [clavo] small nail

4. Dep [zona de ataque] attack;
[jugador de ataque] forward;
jugar en punta to play in attack, to be a forward;

jugar como media punta to play just in behind the strikers

5. Geog point, headland

6. CSur
en puntas de pie on tiptoe;

andar en puntas de pie to (walk on) tiptoe

7. RP Fam
una punta [mucho] loads;

se casó hace una punta de años he got married donkey's years ago;

tiene una punta de primos she's got loads of cousins

8. Comp
Am
a punta de [a fuerza de] by dint of;

lo convencí a punta de amenazas I threatened him into doing it

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punta

f

1 de dedo, nariz, pie tip

2 ( extremo) end;

de punta a punta (de principio a fin) from beginning to end; (de un extremo a otro) from one extreme to the other

3 de lápiz, GEOG point;

sacar punta a sharpen

4 L.Am. ( grupo) group

5

:

a punta de pistola at gunpoint;

ir de punta en blanco be dressed up

6 en fútbol forward

* * *

punta nf

1) : tip, end

punta del dedo: fingertip

en la punta de la lengua: at the tip of one's tongue

2) : point (of a weapon or pencil)

punta de lanza: spearhead

3) : point, headland

4) : bunch, lot

una punta de ladrones: a bunch of thieves

5)

a punta de : by, by dint of

* * *

punta n

1. (extremo afilado) point

la punta de un lápiz the point of a pencil

2. (de lengua, dedo) tip

las puntas de los dedos fingertips

3. (de nariz, pelo) end

tiene un grano en la punta de la nariz he's got a spot on the end of his nose

4. (de ciudad) side

vive en la otra punta de la ciudad she lives on the other side of town

5. (clavo) nail

sacarle punta a un lápiz to sharpen a pencil

Spanish-English dictionary > punta
12 recorte

m.

1 cut, trimming (pieza cortada).

recorte de prensa press cutting o (British) clipping (United States)

2 cut, cutback.

recorte presupuestario/salarial budget/salary cut

3 cutout (cartulina).

4 swerve, sidestep (sport).

5 clipping, snip, clip, cutting.

6 pruning, scissoring, trimming.

7 slander, backbiting, calumny, defamation.

8 windowing.

pres.subj.

1^st person singular (yo) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: recortar.

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recorte

► nombre masculino

1 (acción) cutting

2 (trozo) cutting, clipping

3 (de períodico) press clipping, newspaper cutting

4 (de pelo) trim, cut, reduction

5 figurado (reducción) cut, reduction

■ recorte del presupuesto budget cut

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noun m.

cut, reduction

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SM

1) (=acción) cutting, trimming

2) [del pelo] trim

3) [para economizar] cut

han anunciado un recorte de o en los gastos — they have announced a cut o cutback in spending

recorte presupuestario — spending cut

recorte salarial — wage cut

recortes de personal, recortes de plantilla — staff cutbacks

4) [de periódico, revista] cutting, clipping

recortes de periódico — newspaper cuttings o clippings

el libro está hecho de recortes — the book is a scissors-and-paste job

álbum de recortes — scrapbook

5) CAm * (=comentario) nasty remark

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masculino

1) (de periódico, revista) cutting, clipping

2) (Fin) ( acción) cutting; ( efecto) cut, reduction

recortes presupuestarios — budget cuts

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= axe [ax, -USA], cut, cutback, cutting, cutting, squeeze, snip, clipping.

Ex. Following in the footsteps of Beeching's axe which put paid to the branch-line era of the railways, many rural bus routes have now been threatened by rising petrol costs.

Ex. Cuts in the 1988 budget have resulted in cuts in opening hours, staff hours, and book budget.

Ex. The vast majority of inquiries received by the van had nothing to do with consumer problems and, with the cutbacks of the 1980s, the service was withdrawn.

Ex. This article concludes that cutting the number of words could lead to undesirable impoverishing of data bases rendering them useless as an independent source of information.

Ex. Guard book or scrapbook type arrangement, with possibly a loose-leaf format, is suitable for organising and keeping cuttings, letters and other small items.

Ex. Even library services to rural areas have been affected by the squeeze on public sector spending.

Ex. With a snip here and a snip there, it's easy to turn a plant into a living sculpture.

Ex. The interlacing of twigs into wickerwork is in all probability contemporary with first clipping of flint into arrow-heads.

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* album de recortes = guard book, scrapbook.

* archivo de recortes = cuttings file [clipping file, -USA].

* archivo de recortes de prensa = newspaper clippings archives.

* colección de recortes = clipping file [cuttings file, -UK], cuttings file [clipping file, -USA].

* colección de recortes de periódicos = clippings collection.

* experimentar recortes = suffer + cuts.

* imponer recortes = impose + cuts.

* padecer recortes = experience + cutbacks.

* período de recortes presupuestarios = budget-slashing times.

* recorte de los tipos de interés = rate cut, interest-rate cut.

* recorte del presupuesto = budgetary constraint, funding cut.

* recorte de periódico = clipping, newspaper clipping, newspaper cutting.

* recorte de personal = downsizing, staffing cut.

* recorte de plantilla = downsizing.

* recorte de pliego = offcut.

* recorte de prensa = press cutting [press-cutting], press clipping, newspaper clipping.

* recorte de presupuesto = cut in budget.

* recorte económico = axe [ax, -USA].

* recorte en el presupuesto = funding cut.

* recorte presupuestario = budget cut, budget crunch, budget squeeze, budgetary cut, funding cut.

* recortes = contraction, under the knife.

* recorte salarial = salary cut.

* recortes económicos = economic retrenchment, retrenchment, financial cutbacks, economic cuts, spending cuts, expenditure cuts.

* recortes presupuestarios = budget cutting.

* recortes presupuestarios + hacerse sentir = budget cut + bite.

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masculino

1) (de periódico, revista) cutting, clipping

2) (Fin) ( acción) cutting; ( efecto) cut, reduction

recortes presupuestarios — budget cuts

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= axe [ax, -USA], cut, cutback, cutting, cutting, squeeze, snip, clipping.

Ex: Following in the footsteps of Beeching's axe which put paid to the branch-line era of the railways, many rural bus routes have now been threatened by rising petrol costs.

Ex: Cuts in the 1988 budget have resulted in cuts in opening hours, staff hours, and book budget.

Ex: The vast majority of inquiries received by the van had nothing to do with consumer problems and, with the cutbacks of the 1980s, the service was withdrawn.

Ex: This article concludes that cutting the number of words could lead to undesirable impoverishing of data bases rendering them useless as an independent source of information.

Ex: Guard book or scrapbook type arrangement, with possibly a loose-leaf format, is suitable for organising and keeping cuttings, letters and other small items.

Ex: Even library services to rural areas have been affected by the squeeze on public sector spending.

Ex: With a snip here and a snip there, it's easy to turn a plant into a living sculpture.

Ex: The interlacing of twigs into wickerwork is in all probability contemporary with first clipping of flint into arrow-heads.

* album de recortes = guard book, scrapbook.

* archivo de recortes = cuttings file [clipping file, -USA].

* archivo de recortes de prensa = newspaper clippings archives.

* colección de recortes = clipping file [cuttings file, -UK], cuttings file [clipping file, -USA].

* colección de recortes de periódicos = clippings collection.

* experimentar recortes = suffer + cuts.

* imponer recortes = impose + cuts.

* padecer recortes = experience + cutbacks.

* período de recortes presupuestarios = budget-slashing times.

* recorte de los tipos de interés = rate cut, interest-rate cut.

* recorte del presupuesto = budgetary constraint, funding cut.

* recorte de periódico = clipping, newspaper clipping, newspaper cutting.

* recorte de personal = downsizing, staffing cut.

* recorte de plantilla = downsizing.

* recorte de pliego = offcut.

* recorte de prensa = press cutting [press-cutting], press clipping, newspaper clipping.

* recorte de presupuesto = cut in budget.

* recorte económico = axe [ax, -USA].

* recorte en el presupuesto = funding cut.

* recorte presupuestario = budget cut, budget crunch, budget squeeze, budgetary cut, funding cut.

* recortes = contraction, under the knife.

* recorte salarial = salary cut.

* recortes económicos = economic retrenchment, retrenchment, financial cutbacks, economic cuts, spending cuts, expenditure cuts.

* recortes presupuestarios = budget cutting.

* recortes presupuestarios + hacerse sentir = budget cut + bite.

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recorte

masculine

A (de un periódico, una revista) cutting, clipping

B ( Fin) (acción) cutting; (efecto) cut, reduction

recortes presupuestarios budget cuts, reductions in the budget

C

( Méx fam) (maledicencia): se dedicaron al recorte they spent their time pulling everyone apart o tearing into people ( colloq)

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Del verbo recortar: ( conjugate recortar)

recorté es:

1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo

recorte es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

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

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

Multiple Entries:
recortar
recorte
recortar ( conjugate recortar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹figura/artículo/anuncio› to cut out

b) ‹pelo/puntas› to trim

2 ‹gastos/plantilla› to reduce
recorte sustantivo masculino
1 (de periódico, revista) cutting, clipping
2 (Fin) ( acción) cutting;
( efecto) cut, reduction
recortar verbo transitivo
1 (una foto, un texto) to cut out
2 (bordes, puntas del pelo) to trim
3 (gastos) to reduce, cut
recorte sustantivo masculino
1 (de prensa) cutting, clipping
2 (de bordes, pelo) trim, cut
3 (de gastos) reduction, cut
' recorte' also found in these entries:
English:
clipping
- cut
- cutting
- press cutting
- snip
- spending cut
- off
- trim

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recorte nm

1. [pieza cortada] trimming;
[de periódico, revista] cutting, clipping
2. [reducción] cut, cutback

Comp
recortes de personal job cuts;
recorte presupuestario budget cut;

recorte salarial wage o pay cut

3. [cartulina] cutout

4. Dep sidestep

5. Méx Fam [crítica] nasty o snide remark;

no me gustan tus amigos, están siempre en el recorte I don't like your friends, they're always being nasty about o Br slagging off other people

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recorte

m fig

cutback;

recorte de periódico cutting, clipping;

recorte salarial salary cut;

recorte de personal reduction in personnel, personnel cutback;

recortes sociales pl cutbacks in public services

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recorte nm

1) : cut, reduction

2) : clipping

recortes de periódicos: newspaper clippings

Spanish-English dictionary > recorte
13 point

1. noun
1) (tiny mark, dot) Punkt, der

nought point two — Null Komma zwei

2) (sharp end of tool, weapon, pencil, etc.) Spitze, die

come to a [sharp] point — spitz zulaufen

at gun-point/knife-point — mit vorgehaltener [Schuss]waffe/vorgehaltenem Messer

not to put too fine a point on it — (fig.) um nichts zu beschönigen

3) (single item) Punkt, der

agree on a point — in einem Punkt od. einer Frage übereinstimmen

be a point of honour with somebody — für jemanden [eine] Ehrensache sein

4) (unit of scoring) Punkt, der

score points off somebody — (fig.) jemanden an die Wand spielen

5) (stage, degree)

things have reached a point where or come to such a point that... — die Sache ist dahin od. so weit gediehen, dass...; (negatively) es ist so weit gekommen, dass...

up to a point — bis zu einem gewissen Grad

beyond a certain point — über einen bestimmten Punkt hinaus

she was abrupt to the point of rudeness — sie war in einer Weise barsch, die schon an Unverschämtheit grenzte

6) (moment) Zeitpunkt, der

be at/on the point of something — kurz vor etwas (Dat.) sein; einer Sache (Dat.) nahe sein

be on the point of doing something — im Begriff sein, etwas zu tun; etwas gerade tun wollen

7) (distinctive trait) Seite, die

best/strong point — starke Seite; Stärke, die

getting up early has its points — frühes Aufstehen hat auch seine Vorzüge

the point — (essential thing) das Entscheidende

8) (thing to be discussed)

that is just the point or the whole point — das ist genau der springende Punkt

come to or get to the point — zur Sache od. zum Thema kommen

keep or stick to the point — beim Thema bleiben

be beside the point — unerheblich sein; keine Rolle spielen

point taken — habe verstanden

carry or make one's point — sich durchsetzen

a case in point — ein typisches Beispiel

make a point of doing something — [großen] Wert darauf legen, etwas zu tun

make or prove a point — etwas beweisen

to the point — sachbezogen

more to the point — wichtiger

you have a point there — da hast du recht; da ist [et]was dran (ugs.)

9) (tip) Spitze, die; (Boxing) Kinnspitze, die; Kinn, das; (Ballet) Spitze, die

10) (of story, joke, remark) Pointe, die; (pungency, effect) (of literary work) Eindringlichkeit, die; (of remark) Durchschlagskraft, die

11) (purpose, value) Zweck, der; Sinn, der

there's no point in protesting — es hat keinen Sinn od. Zweck zu protestieren

12) (precise place, spot) Punkt, der; Stelle, die; (Geom.) Punkt, der

point of contact — Berührungspunkt, der

point of no return — Punkt, an dem es kein Zurück mehr gibt

point of view — (fig.) Standpunkt, der

13) (Brit.)

[power or electric] point — Steckdose, die

14) usu in pl. (Brit. Railw.) Weiche, die

15) usu. in pl. (Motor Veh.): (contact device) Kontakt, der

16) (unit in competition, rationing, stocks, shares, etc.) Punkt, der

prices/the cost of living went up three points — die Preise/Lebenshaltungskosten sind um drei [Prozent]punkte gestiegen

17) (on compass) Strich, der
2. intransitive verb
1) zeigen, weisen, [Person auch:] deuten (to, at auf + Akk.)

she pointed through the window — sie zeigte aus dem Fenster

the compass needle pointed to the north — die Kompassnadel zeigte od. wies nach Norden

2)

point towards or to — (fig.) [hin]deuten od. hinweisen auf (+ Akk.)
3. transitive verb
1) (direct) richten [Waffe, Kamera] (at auf + Akk.)

point one's finger at something/somebody — mit dem Finger auf etwas/jemanden deuten od. zeigen od. weisen

2) (Building) aus-, verfugen [Mauer, Steine]

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/108004/point_out">point out

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[point] 1. noun
1) (the sharp end of anything: the point of a pin; a sword point; at gunpoint (= threatened by a gun).) die Spitze

2) (a piece of land that projects into the sea etc: The ship came round Lizard Point.) die Landspitze

3) (a small round dot or mark (.): a decimal point; five point three six (= 5.36); In punctuation, a point is another name for a full stop.) der Punkt

4) (an exact place or spot: When we reached this point of the journey we stopped to rest.) der Punkt

5) (an exact moment: Her husband walked in at that point.) der Punkt

6) (a place on a scale especially of temperature: the boiling-point of water.) der Punkt

7) (a division on a compass eg north, south-west etc.) der Kompaßstrich

8) (a mark in scoring a competition, game, test etc: He has won by five points to two.) der Punkt

9) (a particular matter for consideration or action: The first point we must decide is, where to meet; That's a good point; You've missed the point; That's the whole point; We're wandering away from the point.) der Punkt

10) ((a) purpose or advantage: There's no point (in) asking me - I don't know.) der Zweck

11) (a personal characteristic or quality: We all have our good points and our bad ones.) die Eigenschaft

12) (an electrical socket in a wall etc into which a plug can be put: Is there only one electrical point in this room?) der Kontakt
2. verb
1) (to aim in a particular direction: He pointed the gun at her.) richten

2) (to call attention to something especially by stretching the index finger in its direction: He pointed (his finger) at the door; He pointed to a sign.) zeigen

3) (to fill worn places in (a stone or brick wall etc) with mortar.) verfugen

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- pointed
- pointer
- pointless
- pointlessly
- points
- be on the point of
- come to the point
- make a point of
- make one's point
- point out
- point one's toes
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point

[pɔɪnt]

I. NOUN

1. (sharp end) Spitze f; of a star Zacke f; of deer Ende nt fachspr, Sprosse f fachspr

the \point of the chin die Kinnspitze

knife/pencil \point Messer-/Bleistiftspitze f

to hold sb at gun\point/knife \point jdn mit vorgehaltener Pistole/vorgehaltenem Messer bedrohen

2. (dot) Punkt m

\point of light Lichtpunkt m

3. (punctuation mark) Punkt; (in Hebrew) Vokalzeichen nt

4. (decimal point) Komma

decimal \point Dezimalpunkt m

5. (position) Stelle f, Punkt m

... at London and all \points west... in London und allen Orten westlich davon

\point of contact Berührungspunkt m

\point of departure [or starting \point] Ausgangspunkt m a. fig

\point of entry (border) Ort m der Einreise; (bullet wound) Einschussstelle f

to reach the \point of no return den Punkt erreichen, an dem man nicht mehr zurück kann

at this \point an dieser Stelle

6. (particular time) Zeitpunkt m

this seems like a good \point dies scheint ein günstiger Zeitpunkt zu sein

she was on the \point of collapse sie stand kurz vor dem Zusammenbruch

I was completely lost at one \point an einer Stelle hatte ich mich komplett verlaufen

when it comes to the \point that... wenn es einmal so weit kommt, dass...

they tickled him to the \point of torture sie kitzelten ihn so sehr, dass es fast zur Folter wurde

at no \point did I think our relationship wouldn't work out zu keinem Zeitpunkt hatte ich daran gezweifelt, dass es zwischen uns nicht klappen würde

to be [or lie] at the \point of death an der Schwelle des Todes stehen geh, im Sterben liegen

at this/that \point in time zu dieser/jener Zeit

at that \point zu diesem Zeitpunkt; (then) in diesem Augenblick

from that \point on... von da an...

7. (about to do)

to be on the \point of doing sth [gerade] im Begriff sein, etw zu tun

I was on the \point of ringing you myself actually ich wollte dich auch gerade anrufen!

she was on the \point of telling him the truth when... sie wollte ihm gerade die Wahrheit sagen, als...

I was on the \point of handing in my resignation beinahe hätte ich gekündigt

I was on the \point of leaving him ich war kurz davor, ihn zu verlassen

8. (argument, issue) Punkt m

ok ok, you've made your \point! ja, ich hab's jetzt verstanden! fam

you made some interesting \points in your speech Sie haben in Ihrer Rede einige interessante Punkte angesprochen

what \point are you trying to make? worauf wollen Sie hinaus?

you have a \point there da ist was dran fam

she does have a \point though so ganz Unrecht hat sie nicht

she made the \point that... sie wies darauf hin, dass...; (stress) sie betonte, dass...

my \point was that... ich wollte sagen, dass...

my \point exactly das sag ich ja fam

ok, \point taken o.k., ich hab schon begriffen fam

that's a \point das ist ein Argument sl

I take your \point einverstanden

I can see your \point ich weiß, was du sagen willst

the \point under dispute der strittige Punkt

\point of detail Detailfrage f

to make [or raise] a \point in favour of/against sth ein Argument für etw akk /gegen etw akk einbringen

to drive home the \point seinen Standpunkt klarmachen

\point of honour Ehrensache f

\point of law Rechtsfrage f

a 5-\point plan ein Fünfpunkteplan m

to make/prove one's \point seinen Standpunkt deutlich machen

\point by \point Punkt für Punkt

9. no pl (most important idea)

▪ the \point der springende Punkt

the \point is... der Punkt ist nämlich der,...

more to the \point, however,... wichtiger jedoch ist...

your arguments were very much to the \point deine Argumente waren wirklich sehr sachbezogen

that's beside the \point [or not the \point]! darum geht es doch gar nicht!

to come [or get] to the \point auf den Punkt [o zur Sache] kommen

to get the \point of sth etw verstehen

to keep [or stick] to the \point beim Thema bleiben

to make a \point of doing sth [großen] Wert darauf legen, etw zu tun

to miss the \point of sth nicht verstehen [o begreifen], worum es geht

10. no pl (purpose) Sinn m, Zweck m

but that's the whole \point! aber das ist doch genau der Punkt!

what's the \point of waiting for them? warum sollten wir auf sie warten?

there's no \point of talking about it any longer es hat keinen Zweck, sich noch länger darüber zu unterhalten

I really don't see the \point of going to this meeting ich weiß wirklich nicht, warum ich zu dieser Besprechung gehen sollte

but that's the whole \point of doing it! aber deswegen machen wir es ja gerade!

what's the \point anyway? was soll's?

11. (stage in process) Punkt m

from that \point on... von diesem Moment an...

the high \point of the evening... der Höhepunkt des Abends...

things have reached a \point where I just can't bear it any longer ich bin an einen Punkt angelangt, wo ich es einfach nicht mehr aushalten kann

it got to the \point where no one knew what was going on irgendwann wusste dann keiner mehr, was Sache war

... when it came to the \point...... als es soweit war,...

we'll start again tomorrow from the \point where we left off today wir werden morgen da weitermachen, wo wir heute aufgehört haben

up to a \point bis zu einem gewissen Grad [o Maße

12. (important characteristic) Merkmal nt

being single does have its \points single zu sein hat auch seine Vorteile

bad/good \points schlechte/gute Seiten

the book has its \points das Buch hat auch seine guten Seiten

sb's strong \points jds Stärken

sb's weak \points jds Schwächen

13. (in sports) Punkt m

San Francisco has scored 31 \points San Francisco hat 31 Punkte erzielt

a win on \points ein Sieg m nach Punkten

to win on \points nach Punkten siegen

14. (unit) STOCKEX Punkt m; (with prices) [Prozent]punkt m

to have risen seven \points sieben Punkte gestiegen sein

15. (for diamonds) 0,01 Karat

16. (on compass) Strich m; (on thermometer) Grad m

17. (in bridge) Punkt m

18. BOXING Kinnspitze f

19. (in ballet) Spitze f

to dance on \points auf Spitzen tanzen

20. BRIT, AUS (socket) Steckdose f

21. AUTO

▪ \points pl Unterbrecherkontakte pl

22. BRIT RAIL

▪ \points pl Weichen pl

23. (promontory) Landspitze f

24. TYPO Punkt m

the small letters are in 6 \point die kleinen Buchstaben haben Schriftgröße 6 Punkt

25. (cricket) Position in der Nähe des Schlagmannes

26. (extremities)

▪ \points pl of horse, dog Extremitäten pl

27. (punch line) of a story Pointe f

28.

▶ to be a good case in \point [für etw akk] ein gutes Beispiel sein

▶ sb makes a \point of doing sth für jdn ist es wichtig, etw zu tun

I know the door was locked because I made a point of checking it ich weiß, dass die Tür abgeschlossen war, weil ich extra nochmal nachgesehen habe

▶ to not put too fine a \point on sth nicht um den heißen Brei herumreden fam

not to put too fine a \point on it,... ehrlich gesagt...

II. INTRANSITIVE VERB

1. (with finger) deuten, zeigen

▪ to \point at [or to] sth/sb [mit dem Finger] auf etw/jdn zeigen

it's rude to \point at people man zeigt nicht mit dem Finger auf Leute

2. (be directed) weisen

there was an arrow \pointing to the door ein Pfeil wies den Weg zur Tür

the needle was \pointing to ‘empty’ die Nadel zeigte auf ‚leer‘

to \point east/west nach Osten/Westen weisen [o zeigen

3. (indicate)

▪ to \point to sth auf etw akk hinweisen [o hindeuten]

all the signs \point to his reinstatement alles deutet darauf hin, dass er wieder eingestellt wird

4. (use as evidence)

▪ to \point to sth auf etw akk verweisen

5. HUNT dog vorstehen

III. TRANSITIVE VERB

1. (aim)

▪ to \point sth at sb/sth weapon etw [auf jdn/etw] richten; stick, one's finger mit etw dat auf jdn/etw zeigen

to \point the finger [at sb] ( fig) sich akk [über jdn] beschweren

2. (direct)

to \point sb in the direction of sth jdn den Weg zu etw dat beschreiben

could you \point me in the direction of the bus station, please? könnten Sie mir bitte sagen, wie ich zum Busbahnhof komme?

to \point the way [to sth] ( fig) den Weg [für etw akk] ebnen

3. (extend)

to \point one's toes die Zehen strecken

4. (building)

▪ to \point sth etw verfugen [o ausfugen

5. HUNT

▪ to \point sth dog etw anzeigen

6. (punctuate)

▪ to \point sth etw interpunktieren fachspr; (in Hebrew) etw vokalisieren

to \point a psalm einen Psalm mit Deklamationszeichen versehen

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point [pɔınt]

A s

1. (Nadel-, Messer-, Schwert-, Bleistift- etc) Spitze f:

not put too fine a point upon sth etwas nicht gerade gewählt ausdrücken;

at the point of the pistol mit vorgehaltener Pistole oder Waffe, mit Waffengewalt;

at the point of the sword fig unter Zwang, mit Gewalt

2. obs

a) Dolch m

b) Schwert n

3. TECH spitzes Instrument, besonders

a) Stecheisen n

b) Grabstichel m, Griffel m

c) Radier-, Ätznadel f

d) Ahle f

4. GEOG

a) Landspitze f

b) Bergspitze f

5. JAGD (Geweih)Ende n, Sprosse f

6. pl Gliedmaßen pl (besonders von Pferden)

7. LING Punkt m (am Satzende)

8. TYPO

a) Punktur f

b) (typografischer) Punkt (= 0,376 mm)

c) Punkt m (Blindenschrift)

9. MATH (geometrischer) Punkt: → intersection 2, 3 a

10. MATH (Dezimal) Punkt m, Komma n:

(nought) point three ( in Ziffern: 0.3 oder.3) null Komma drei (0,3);

9 points fig 90%, fast das Ganze;

possession is nine points of the law (Sprichwort) der Besitzende hat fast immer das Gesetz auf seiner Seite

11. auch point of the compass Kompassstrich m

12. Punkt m:

a) bestimmte Stelle

b) PHYS Grad m (einer Skala), Stufe f ( auch TECH eines Schalters):

4 points below zero 4 Grad unter null;

point of action ( oder application) Angriffspunkt (der Kraft);

point of contact Berührungspunkt;

point of impact MIL Aufschlag-, Auftreffpunkt;

point of no return

a) FLUG Gefahrenmitte f, Umkehrgrenzpunkt m,

b) fig Punkt, von dem es kein Zurück mehr gibt;

up to a point fig bis zu einem gewissen Grad; → boiling point, freezing A 1, etc

13. GEOG Himmelsrichtung f

14. Punkt m, Stelle f, Ort m:

point of destination Bestimmungsort;

point of entry WIRTSCH Eingangshafen m;

point of lubrication TECH Schmierstelle f, Schmiernippel m

15. Anschluss-, Verbindungspunkt m, besonders

a) ELEK Kontakt(punkt) m

b) ELEK Br Steckdose f

16. Grenz-, Höhe-, Gipfelpunkt m, Grenze f:

point of culmination Kulminations-, Höhepunkt;

frankness to the point of insult Offenheit, die schon an Beleidigung grenzt;

it gave a point to their day das setzte ihrem Tag ein Glanzlicht auf

17. a) auch point of time Zeitpunkt m, Augenblick m

b) kritischer Punkt, entscheidendes Stadium:

when it came to the point als es so weit war, als es darauf ankam;

at this point in diesem Augenblick, weitS. an dieser Stelle, hier (in einer Rede etc);

at the point of death im Sterben, im Augenblick des Todes;

be on the point of doing sth im Begriff oder auf dem Sprung sein, etwas zu tun;

at that point in time US damals;

at this point in time US jetzt

18. Punkt m (einer Tagesordnung etc), (Einzel-, Teil)Frage f:

a case in point ein einschlägiger Fall, ein (typisches) Beispiel;

at all points in allen Punkten, in jeder Hinsicht;

differ on several points in etlichen Punkten nicht übereinstimmen;

point of comparison Vergleichspunkt;

a point of interest eine interessante Einzelheit;

point of order PARL Antrag m zur Geschäftsordnung;

five-point plan Fünfpunkteplan m; → controversy 3, order A 7, question A 2

19. entscheidender oder springender Punkt, Kernpunkt m, -frage f:

come (speak) to the point zur Sache kommen (sprechen);

beside the point

a) nicht zur Sache gehörig, abwegig,

b) unwichtig, unerheblich;

be beside the point auch nichts zur Sache tun;

to the point zur Sache (gehörig), sachdienlich, sachlich, (zu-)treffend;

make a point ein Argument anbringen, seine Ansicht durchsetzen;

the point I’m trying to make is that … was ich sagen will, ist, dass …;

make a point of

a) Wert oder Gewicht legen auf (akk), bestehen auf (dat),

b) sich etwas zum Prinzip machen;

make the point that … bemerken, dass …;

that is the point das ist die Frage oder der springende Punkt;

that’s not the point darum geht es nicht;

the point is that … die Sache ist die, dass …;

that’s the point I wanted to make darauf wollte ich hinaus;

you have a point there es ist etwas dran an dem, was Sie sagen;

I take your point ich verstehe, was Sie meinen;

it hasn’t got much point es ist nicht sehr wichtig

20. Pointe f (eines Witzes etc)

21. auch point of view Stand-, Gesichtspunkt m, Ansicht f:

from a political point of view vom politischen Standpunkt aus (gesehen), politisch gesehen;

make sth a point of hono(u)r etwas als Ehrensache betrachten;

it’s a point of hono(u)r to him das ist Ehrensache für ihn;

in point of hinsichtlich (gen);

in point of fact tatsächlich; → press A 13, stretch A 11

22. Ziel n, Zweck m, Absicht f:

carry ( oder make) one’s point sich oder seine Ansicht durchsetzen;

what’s the point of doing that? was für einen Sinn oder Zweck hat es, das zu tun?;

what’s your point in doing that? was bezweckst du damit?;

there is no point in going there es hat keinen Zweck oder es ist sinnlos hinzugehen

23. Nachdruck m:

give point to one’s words seinen Worten Gewicht oder Nachdruck verleihen

24. (hervorstechende) Eigenschaft, (Charakter)Zug m:

good (bad) points gute (schlechte) Eigenschaften;

a noble point in her ein edler Zug an ihr;

strong point starke Seite, Stärke f;

weak point wunder Punkt, schwache Seite;

it has its points es hat so seine Vorzüge

25. Tierzucht: besonderes Rassenmerkmal

26. Punkt m (eines Bewertungs- oder Rationierungssystems):

point rationing Punktrationierung f

27. WIRTSCH Börsensprache: Punkt m, Point m (bei Kursschwankungen)

28. SPORT Punkt m:

three points from three games drei Punkte aus drei Spielen;

be on five points bei fünf Punkten liegen;

win (lose) on points nach Punkten gewinnen (verlieren);

points defeat Punktniederlage f;

points win Punktsieg m, Sieg m nach Punkten;

winner on points, points winner Punktsieger(in);

beat sb on points jemanden nach Punkten schlagen;

be in the points auf einem Punkterang liegen;

finish out of the points außerhalb der Punkteränge enden;

give points to sb

a) jemandem vorgeben,

b) fig jemandem überlegen sein;

be points better than sb fig jemandem hoch überlegen sein; → score B 1

29. Boxen: Punkt m, Kinnspitze f

30. Würfel-, Kartenspiel: Auge n, Punkt m

31. Handarbeit:

a) Näh-, Nadelspitze f (Ggs Klöppelspitze)

b) Handarbeitsspitze f

c) → point lace

d) Stickstich m

32. MUS

a) Stakkatopunkt m

b) Wiederholungszeichen n

c) charakteristisches Motiv

d) Imitationsmotiv n

e) (Themen) Einsatz m

33. MIL

a) Spitze f (einer Vorhut)

b) Ende n (einer Nachhut)

34. JAGD Stehen n (des Hundes):

make ( oder come to) a point (vor)stehen (vor dem Wild)

35. BAHN

a) Weiche f

b) Br Weichenschiene f

36. Heraldik: Feld n (eines Wappens)

37. potatoes and point sl Kartoffeln mit ohne was dazu

B v/t

1. einen Bleistift etc (an-, zu)spitzen

2. fig seine Worte etc pointieren, betonen

3. eine Waffe etc richten (at auf akk):

point one’s finger at sb

a) (mit dem Finger) auf jemanden deuten oder zeigen,

b) auch point a ( oder the) finger at sb fig mit Fingern oder dem Finger auf jemanden zeigen;

point (up)on seine Augen, Gedanken etc richten auf (akk);

point to den Kurs, jemandes Aufmerksamkeit lenken auf (akk), jemanden bringen auf (akk)

4. zeigen:

point the way den Weg weisen (a. fig);

point out

a) zeigen,

b) fig hinweisen oder aufmerksam machen auf (akk), betonen,

c) fig aufzeigen (auch Fehler), klarmachen,

d) fig ausführen, darlegen;

point out to sb that … jemanden darauf aufmerksam machen, dass …

5. auch point up fig betonen, unterstreichen ( beide:

with mit)

6. MATH Dezimalstellen durch einen Punkt oder ein Komma trennen:

point off places Stellen abstreichen

7. point up

a) ARCH verfugen,

b) TECH eine Fuge glatt streichen

8. JAGD einem Wild vorstehen

C v/i

1. (mit dem Finger) deuten, weisen ( beide:

at, to auf akk)

2. point to nach einer Richtung weisen oder liegen (Haus)

3. point to fig

a) hinweisen, -deuten auf (akk):

everything points to his guilt,

b) ab-, hinzielen auf (akk)

4. SCHIFF hart am Wind segeln

5. JAGD vorstehen (Jagdhund)

6. MED reifen (Abszess etc)

pt abk

1. part T.

2. payment

3. pint ( pints pl)

4. point

5. port

* * *
1. noun
1) (tiny mark, dot) Punkt, der

nought point two — Null Komma zwei

2) (sharp end of tool, weapon, pencil, etc.) Spitze, die

come to a [sharp] point — spitz zulaufen

at gun-point/knife-point — mit vorgehaltener [Schuss]waffe/vorgehaltenem Messer

not to put too fine a point on it — (fig.) um nichts zu beschönigen

3) (single item) Punkt, der

agree on a point — in einem Punkt od. einer Frage übereinstimmen

be a point of honour with somebody — für jemanden [eine] Ehrensache sein

4) (unit of scoring) Punkt, der

score points off somebody — (fig.) jemanden an die Wand spielen

5) (stage, degree)

things have reached a point where or come to such a point that... — die Sache ist dahin od. so weit gediehen, dass...; (negatively) es ist so weit gekommen, dass...

up to a point — bis zu einem gewissen Grad

beyond a certain point — über einen bestimmten Punkt hinaus

she was abrupt to the point of rudeness — sie war in einer Weise barsch, die schon an Unverschämtheit grenzte

6) (moment) Zeitpunkt, der

be at/on the point of something — kurz vor etwas (Dat.) sein; einer Sache (Dat.) nahe sein

be on the point of doing something — im Begriff sein, etwas zu tun; etwas gerade tun wollen

7) (distinctive trait) Seite, die

best/strong point — starke Seite; Stärke, die

getting up early has its points — frühes Aufstehen hat auch seine Vorzüge

the point — (essential thing) das Entscheidende

8) (thing to be discussed)

that is just the point or the whole point — das ist genau der springende Punkt

come to or get to the point — zur Sache od. zum Thema kommen

keep or stick to the point — beim Thema bleiben

be beside the point — unerheblich sein; keine Rolle spielen

point taken — habe verstanden

carry or make one's point — sich durchsetzen

a case in point — ein typisches Beispiel

make a point of doing something — [großen] Wert darauf legen, etwas zu tun

make or prove a point — etwas beweisen

to the point — sachbezogen

more to the point — wichtiger

you have a point there — da hast du recht; da ist [et]was dran (ugs.)

9) (tip) Spitze, die; (Boxing) Kinnspitze, die; Kinn, das; (Ballet) Spitze, die

10) (of story, joke, remark) Pointe, die; (pungency, effect) (of literary work) Eindringlichkeit, die; (of remark) Durchschlagskraft, die

11) (purpose, value) Zweck, der; Sinn, der

there's no point in protesting — es hat keinen Sinn od. Zweck zu protestieren

12) (precise place, spot) Punkt, der; Stelle, die; (Geom.) Punkt, der

point of contact — Berührungspunkt, der

point of no return — Punkt, an dem es kein Zurück mehr gibt

point of view — (fig.) Standpunkt, der

13) (Brit.)

[power or electric] point — Steckdose, die

14) usu in pl. (Brit. Railw.) Weiche, die

15) usu. in pl. (Motor Veh.): (contact device) Kontakt, der

16) (unit in competition, rationing, stocks, shares, etc.) Punkt, der

prices/the cost of living went up three points — die Preise/Lebenshaltungskosten sind um drei [Prozent]punkte gestiegen

17) (on compass) Strich, der
2. intransitive verb
1) zeigen, weisen, [Person auch:] deuten (to, at auf + Akk.)

she pointed through the window — sie zeigte aus dem Fenster

the compass needle pointed to the north — die Kompassnadel zeigte od. wies nach Norden

2)

point towards or to — (fig.) [hin]deuten od. hinweisen auf (+ Akk.)
3. transitive verb
1) (direct) richten [Waffe, Kamera] (at auf + Akk.)

point one's finger at something/somebody — mit dem Finger auf etwas/jemanden deuten od. zeigen od. weisen

2) (Building) aus-, verfugen [Mauer, Steine]

Phrasal Verbs:

- point out

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(Typography) n.

typographischer Punkt (Schriftgrößenskala) m. n.

Einzelheit f.

Punkt -e m.

Spitze -n (Kinn-, Messer-) f.

Standpunkt m. v.

zeigen v.

English-german dictionary > point
14 pinchar

v.

1 to prick.

2 to tap (informal) (teléfono).

3 to wind up (informal) (irritar).

4 to get a puncture (rueda).

pinchó a cinco kilómetros de la meta he got a puncture o flat tire five kilometers from the finish

5 to be prickly (barba).

6 to be a flop (informal) (fracasar).

pinchó con su última película his latest film has been a flop

7 to sting, to prick, to urticate.

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pinchar

► verbo transitivo

1 (punzar) to prick

■ se ha pinchado el dedo en el rosal he pricked his finger on the rosebush

■ se nos ha pinchado un neumático we have had a puncture

■ me han pinchado el globo, mamá Mum, they've burst my balloon

2 MEDICINA (poner inyección) to give a injection, give a jab, US give a shot

■ me pincharon tres veces porque no encontraban la vena they stuck the needle in me three times because they couldn't find the vein

3 (sujetar) to spear, jab

4 (enfadar) to needle

■ como siga pinchándola van a acabar peleándose if he keeps needling her they'll end up fighting

5 (estimular) to push

■ en casa me pinchan para que me apunte al gimnasio the family are trying to persuade me to go to the gym

6 familiar (intervenir) to tap

■ sospechan que les han pinchado el teléfono they suspect their phone's been tapped

7 familiar (poner disco) to play

■ enróllate y pínchanos algo más movido get with it and put on something more lively

► verbo pronominal pincharse

1 familiar (droga) to shoot up

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FRASEOLOGÍA

ni pinchar ni cortar familiar to have nothing to do with it, have do say in something

* * *

verb

1) to puncture

2) prick

•

- pincharse

* * *

1. VT

1) (=reventar) [+ globo, pelota] to burst; [+ neumático, rueda] to puncture

me han pinchado las ruedas — my tyres have been slashed

2) (=picar)

a) [con algo punzante] to prick

le pinchó en el brazo con un alfiler — she pricked his arm with a pin

b) (Culin) to test

pincha la carne con el tenedor — test the meat with your fork, stick the fork in the meat

- ni pinchar ni cortar

3) (=comer) to nibble (at)

hemos pinchado unos taquitos de queso — we nibbled (at) a few cubes of cheese

4) * (=poner una inyección a) to give a jab to *, give a shot to *

tuvimos que pincharlo para que se le calmase el dolor — we had to give him a jab o shot to ease the pain *

me han pinchado un antibiótico — I got an antibiotic jab o a shot of antibiotics *

5) * (=apuñalar) to knife

amenazó con pincharlo si no le daba el dinero — he threatened to knife him if he didn't give him the money

6) * (=presionar) [gen] to prod; pey to pester

hay que pincharlo para que se mueva — he needs prodding to get him going

no dejan de pincharme para que me case — they keep getting on at me o pestering me to get married

7) * (=provocar) to wind sb up *

siempre me está pinchando — he's always winding me up *

8) * [+ línea, teléfono] to tap, bug

9) Esp
* (Mús)
pinchar discos — to deejay *, be a disc jockey

2. VI

1) (=hincarse) [espina] to prick; [clavo] to stick

ten cuidado con el rosal, que pincha — careful of the rosebush, it's prickly o it will prick you

te pincha la barba — your beard is bristly o prickly

2) (=tener un pinchazo) to get a puncture

pinchamos al salir de la curva — we got a puncture coming out of the bend

3) Esp * (=fracasar) to come a cropper *

hemos pinchado con este proyecto — we have come a cropper with this project *

el Real Madrid ha pinchado en casa — Real Madrid have come a cropper at home *

4) (=hacer clic) to click (en on)

5) Chile
* (=ligar)
cuando era joven pinchaba harto — when he was young he had a lot of girlfriends

pinchar con algn — to get off with sb *

3.

See:

pincharse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <globo/balón> to burst; < rueda> to puncture

b) (con alfiler, espina) to prick

c) ( para recoger) to spear

ni pinchar ni cortar — (fam)

él en la oficina ni pincha ni corta — he doesn't have any clout in the office

yo aquí ni pincho ni corto — my opinion doesn't count for anything around here

2)

a) (fam) ( poner una inyección) to give... a shot (colloq)

b) (fam) ( provocar) to needle (colloq); (incitar, azuzar) to egg... on

3) < teléfono> to tap, bug

4) (Esp fam) < discos> to play
2.
pinchar vi

1) ( herir)

esa planta pincha — that plant is prickly

2) (Auto) to get a flat (tire*), get a puncture

3) (period) ( perder) to be/get beaten

4) (Chi fam) ( con el sexo opuesto) ligar

5) (Esp fam) ( en póker) to ante up (colloq)
3.
pincharse v pron

1) persona

a) (refl) ( accidentalmente) to prick oneself

b) (refl) (fam) ( inyectarse) to shoot up (sl), to jack up (sl)

2) rueda to puncture; globo/balón to burst

se me pinchó un neumático — I got a flat (tire) o a puncture

* * *

= needle, wiretap [wire-tap], puncture.

Ex. She had been told from time to time that he seemed to derive satisfaction from needling the staff, but she had never been able to pin down specifically what he does that irks them.

Ex. The implementation of this system would enable law enforcement agencies to wiretap all digital communication.

Ex. When overpressure in the vial occurs due to microbial growth (e.g., gas production by fermentation) remove excess gas by puncturing the septum with a sterile injection needle.

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* pinchar a Alguien = needle + Persona.

* que pincha = stubbly [stubblier -comp., stubbliest -sup.].

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <globo/balón> to burst; < rueda> to puncture

b) (con alfiler, espina) to prick

c) ( para recoger) to spear

ni pinchar ni cortar — (fam)

él en la oficina ni pincha ni corta — he doesn't have any clout in the office

yo aquí ni pincho ni corto — my opinion doesn't count for anything around here

2)

a) (fam) ( poner una inyección) to give... a shot (colloq)

b) (fam) ( provocar) to needle (colloq); (incitar, azuzar) to egg... on

3) < teléfono> to tap, bug

4) (Esp fam) < discos> to play
2.
pinchar vi

1) ( herir)

esa planta pincha — that plant is prickly

2) (Auto) to get a flat (tire*), get a puncture

3) (period) ( perder) to be/get beaten

4) (Chi fam) ( con el sexo opuesto) ligar

5) (Esp fam) ( en póker) to ante up (colloq)
3.
pincharse v pron

1) persona

a) (refl) ( accidentalmente) to prick oneself

b) (refl) (fam) ( inyectarse) to shoot up (sl), to jack up (sl)

2) rueda to puncture; globo/balón to burst

se me pinchó un neumático — I got a flat (tire) o a puncture

* * *

= needle, wiretap [wire-tap], puncture.

Ex: She had been told from time to time that he seemed to derive satisfaction from needling the staff, but she had never been able to pin down specifically what he does that irks them.

Ex: The implementation of this system would enable law enforcement agencies to wiretap all digital communication.

Ex: When overpressure in the vial occurs due to microbial growth (e.g., gas production by fermentation) remove excess gas by puncturing the septum with a sterile injection needle.

* pinchar a Alguien = needle + Persona.

* que pincha = stubbly [stubblier -comp., stubbliest -sup.].

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pinchar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 ‹globo/balón› to burst; ‹rueda› to puncture

pincharon las cuatro ruedas they punctured ( o slashed etc) all four tires

2 (con alfiler, espina) to prick

3 (para recoger) to spear

pinchó una aceituna con el palillo she speared an olive with the cocktail stick

ni pinchar ni cortar ( fam): él en la oficina ni pincha ni corta he doesn't have any clout in the office

yo aquí ni pincho ni corto my opinion doesn't count for anything around here, I don't have any say in what goes on here

B

1 ( fam) (poner una inyección) to give … a shot ( colloq), to give … a jab ( BrE colloq)

2 ( fam) (provocar) to needle ( colloq), to goad, to wind … up ( BrE colloq)

3 ( fam) (incitar, azuzar) to egg … on

C ‹teléfono› to tap, bug

D ( Inf) to click on

E ( Esp fam) ‹discos› to play

F ( Chi fam) (conseguir) to get ( by luck)

■ pinchar

vi

A

(herir): cuidado con esa planta, que pincha careful with that plant, it's prickly

necesitas afeitarte, ya pinchas you need a shave, you're bristly

B ( Auto) to get a flat tire*, get a flat, get a puncture

C ( Inf) to click

pinchar EN or SOBRE algo to click ON sth

pinchar con el botón derecho (del ratón) en algo to right-click sth

D ( period) (perder) to be/get beaten

E

( Chi fam) (con el sexo opuesto): pincha con el profesor de inglés the English teacher has the hots for her ( colloq)

F ( Esp fam) (en póker) to ante up ( colloq), to put in (one's stake money)

■ pincharse

v pron

A «persona»

1 ( refl) (accidentalmente) to prick oneself

me pinché el dedo I pricked my finger

2 ( refl) ( fam) (inyectarse) to shoot up (sl), to jack up (sl)

B «rueda/neumático» to puncture; «globo/balón» to burst

tienes una rueda pinchada you've got a puncture, you have a flat o a flat tire

se me pinchó un neumático I got a flat tire o a flat o a puncture

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pinchar ( conjugate pinchar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹globo/balón› to burst;

‹ rueda› to puncture
b) (con alfiler, espina) to prick

c) ( para recoger) to spear

2 (fam) ( poner una inyección) to give … a shot (colloq)
3 ‹ teléfono› to tap, bug
4 (Inf) to click on
5 (Esp fam) ‹ discos› to play
verbo intransitivo
1 [ planta] to be prickly
2 (Auto) to get a flat (tire^{( conjugate tire)}), get a puncture
3 (Chi fam) ( con el sexo opuesto) See Also→ ligar verbo intransitivo
pincharse verbo pronominal
1 ( refl) [ persona] ( accidentalmente) to prick oneself;
( inyectarse) (fam) to shoot up (sl), to jack up (sl)
2 [ rueda] to puncture;
[globo/balón] to burst;
◊ se me pinchó un neumático I got a flat (tire^{( conjugate tire)}) o a puncture

pinchar
I verbo transitivo
1 (con algo punzante) to prick
2 (un balón, globo, etc) to burst
3 (una rueda) to puncture
4 Med to give an injection [to]
5 (un teléfono, etc) to bug, tap
6 (discos) to play
7 (provocar) to needle, egg sb on
II verbo intransitivo
1 (una planta, espina, etc) to prickle
2 Auto to get a flat tyre
♦ Locuciones: ni pinchar ni cortar, to cut no ice
' pinchar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
hueso
English:
bug
- jab
- needle
- prick
- prickle
- prod
- puncture
- tap
- spike

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pinchar

♦ vt

1. [punzar] to prick;
[rueda] to puncture; [globo, balón] to burst;
pincha la carne con el tenedor prick the meat with the fork

2. [penetrar] to pierce

3. [con chinchetas, alfileres]
pinchar algo en la pared to pin sth to the wall

4. [inyectar]
pinchar a alguien to give sb an injection o a jab

5. Fam [teléfono] to tap

6. Fam [irritar] to irritate, Br to wind up;

deja de pinchar a tu hermana stop annoying your sister, Br stop winding your sister up

7. Fam [incitar]
pinchar a alguien para que haga algo to prod sb into doing sth

8. Esp Fam [discos] to play;

pinchaba discos en un bar he DJ'ed in a bar

♦ vi

1. [vehículo] to get a puncture;

pinchó a cinco kilómetros de la meta he got a puncture o flat tyre five kilometres from the finish

2. [barba] to be prickly

3. Fam [fracasar] to be a flop;

el director australiano pinchó con su última película the Australian director's latest movie has been a flop;

la oposición pinchó en los barrios más acomodados the opposition came to grief in the better-off areas

4. Informát to click;

para acceder a la página, pinche aquí click here to go to the page

5. Esp Fam [disc jockey] to DJ

6. Comp
Fam
ella ni pincha ni corta her opinion doesn't count for anything;

a mí no me preguntes, que en esto ni pincho ni corto don't ask me, I don't have any say in the matter;
Fam
pinchar en hueso to go wide of the mark, to misfire

♦ See also the pronominal verb pincharse

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pinchar

I v/t

1 ( agujerear) prick;

pincharle a alguien MED give s.o. a shot

2 AUTO puncture

3 TELEC tap

4 fam ( molestar) bug fam, needle fam

II v/i

1 ( agujerear) prick

2 AUTO get a flat tire, Br

get a puncture

3

:

no pinchar ni cortar fam not count for anything

* * *

pinchar vt

1) picar: to puncture (a tire)

2) : to prick, to stick

3) : to goad, to tease, to needle

pinchar vi

1) : to be prickly

2) : to get a flat tire

3) fam : to get beaten, to lose out

♦ See also the reflexive verb pincharse

* * *

pinchar vb

1. (clavar) to prick

pincha las salchichas antes de asarlas prick the sausages before you cook them

ten cuidado y no te pinches be careful not to prick yourself

2. (reventar) to burst [pt. & pp. burst]

pinchó el globo con un alfiler he burst the balloon with a pin

se nos pinchó una rueda one of our tyres burst

3. (poner una inyección a) to give an injection [pt. gave; pp. given]

me ha pinchado la enfermera the nurse gave me an injection

4. (sufrir un pinchazo) to get a puncture

poco después de salir, pinchamos we got a puncture just after we left

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point
1. noun
1) (the sharp end of anything: the point of a pin; a sword point; at gunpoint (= threatened by a gun).) punta

2) (a piece of land that projects into the sea etc: The ship came round Lizard Point.) punta, cabo

3) (a small round dot or mark (.): a decimal point; five point three six (= 5.36); In punctuation, a point is another name for a full stop.) punto

4) (an exact place or spot: When we reached this point of the journey we stopped to rest.) punto

5) (an exact moment: Her husband walked in at that point.) momento preciso

6) (a place on a scale especially of temperature: the boiling-point of water.) punto

7) (a division on a compass eg north, south-west etc.) punto (cardinal)

8) (a mark in scoring a competition, game, test etc: He has won by five points to two.) punto

9) (a particular matter for consideration or action: The first point we must decide is, where to meet; That's a good point; You've missed the point; That's the whole point; We're wandering away from the point.) punto, cuestión

10) ((a) purpose or advantage: There's no point (in) asking me - I don't know.) sentido

11) (a personal characteristic or quality: We all have our good points and our bad ones.) cualidad

12) (an electrical socket in a wall etc into which a plug can be put: Is there only one electrical point in this room?) toma

2. verb
1) (to aim in a particular direction: He pointed the gun at her.) apuntar

2) (to call attention to something especially by stretching the index finger in its direction: He pointed (his finger) at the door; He pointed to a sign.) señalar, apuntar

3) (to fill worn places in (a stone or brick wall etc) with mortar.) rejuntar

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- pointed
- pointer
- pointless
- pointlessly
- points
- be on the point of
- come to the point
- make a point of
- make one's point
- point out
- point one's toes

point¹ n

1. punta

the point of a needle la punta de una aguja

2. punto

he scored 12 points marcó 12 puntos

3. momento

at the point when I left, they were winning 3 1 en el momento en que me fui, ganaban 3 a 1

4. coma

four point five (4.5) cuatro coma cinco (4,5)

En el sistema inglés, los millares se separan con una coma y los decimales con un punto, así que tres mil ochocientas treinta y cinco se escribiría 3,835 y treinta y ocho coma veinticinco se escribiría 38.25

5. sentido

there's no point in waiting, he's not coming no tiene sentido esperar, no viene

to be on the point of doing something estar a punto de hacer algo

to get to the point ir al grano

point² vb señalar / indicar

it's rude to point es de mala educación señalar con el dedo

point

tr[pɔɪnt]

noun

1 (sharp end - of knife, nail, pencil) punta

2 (place) punto, lugar nombre masculino

■ meeting point punto de encuentro, punto de reunión

3 (moment) momento, instante nombre masculino, punto

■ at no point en ningún momento

■ at this point en este momento

■ at that point en aquel momento, entonces

4 (state, degree) punto, extremo

■ he was offhand to the point of rudeness estuvo tan brusco que llegó a ser grosero

5 (on scale, graph, compass) punto; (on thermometer) grado

■ what's the boiling point of water? ¿cuál es el punto de ebullición del agua?

6 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (score, mark) punto, tanto

■ he won on points ganó por puntos

7 SMALLFINANCE/SMALL entero

■ the financial index is up two points el índice ha subido dos enteros

8 (item, matter, idea, detail) punto

■ I'd like to raise a point quisiera plantear una cuestión

■ she made some interesting points hizo unas observaciones interesantes

■ I see your point ya veo lo que quieres decir, entiendo lo que quieres decir

■ point taken! ¡de acuerdo!

■ he's got a point tiene cierta razón (en lo que dice)

9 (central idea, meaning) idea, significado

■ you've missed the point no has captado la idea

■ that's not the point no se trata de eso

10 (purpose, use) sentido, propósito

■ what's the point? ¿para qué?

■ what's the point of... ¿qué sentido tiene...

■ there's no point in... no vale la pena...

11 (quality, ability) cualidad nombre femenino

■ he has his good points and bad points tiene cualidades y defectos

12 SMALLGEOGRAPHY/SMALL punta, cabo

13 SMALLMATHEMATICS/SMALL (in geometry) punto (de intersección)

14 (on compass) punto (cardinal)

15 (in decimals) coma

■ 5 point 6 cinco coma seis

intransitive verb

1 (show) señalar

■ the girl pointed at the clown la niña señaló al payaso con el dedo

2 figurative use (indicate) indicar

■ it all points to blackmail todo indica que se trata de un chantaje

transitive verb

1 (with weapon) apuntar

■ he pointed a gun at me me apuntó con una pistola

2 (direct) señalar, indicar

3 (wall, house) ajuntar

plural noun points

1 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL (on railway) agujas nombre femenino plural

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

at the point of a gun a punta de pistola

in point of fact de hecho, en realidad

not to put too finer point on it hablando en plata

to be beside the point no venir al caso

to be on the point of doing something estar a punto de hacer algo

to be to the point ser relevante y conciso,-a

to come to the point ir al grano

to dance on points bailar de puntas

to get to the point ir al grano

to make a point of doing something proponerse hacer algo, poner empeño en hacer algo

to reach the point of no return no poder echarse atrás

up to a point hasta cierto punto

point of order moción nombre femenino de orden

point of view punto de vista

weak point punto débil

point ['pɔɪnt] vt

1) sharpen: afilar (la punta de)

2) indicate: señalar, indicar

to point the way: señalar el camino

3) aim: apuntar

4)

to point out : señalar, indicar

point vi

1)

to point at : señalar (con el dedo)

2)

to point to indicate: señalar, indicar

point n

1) item: punto m

the main points: los puntos principales

2) quality: cualidad f

her good points: sus buenas cualidades

it's not his strong point: no es su (punto) fuerte

3) (indicating a chief idea or meaning)

it's beside the point: no viene al caso

to get to the point: ir al grano

to stick to the point: no salirse del tema

4) purpose: fin m, propósito m

there's no point to it: no vale la pena, no sirve para nada

5) place: punto m, lugar m

points of interest: puntos interesantes

6) : punto m (en una escala)

boiling point: punto de ebullición

7) moment: momento m, coyuntura f

at this point: en este momento

8) tip: punta f

9) headland: punta f, cabo m

10) period: punto m (marca de puntuación)

11) unit: punto m

he scored 15 points: ganó 15 puntos

shares fell 10 points: las acciones bajaron 10 enteros

12)

compass points : puntos mpl cardinales

13)

decimal point : punto m decimal, coma f

point

n.

• cabo s.m.

• entero s.m.

• extremo s.m.

• finalidad s.f.

• pico s.m.

• propósito s.m.

• punta s.f.

• puntilla s.f.

• punto s.m.

• púa s.f.

• tanto s.m.

v.

• afilar v.

• apuntar v.

• asestar v.

• clavetear v.

• encarar v.

• señalar v.

pɔɪnt
I

1) noun

Sense I

2) c

a) ( dot) punto m

b) ( decimal point) ≈coma f, punto m decimal (AmL) ( the point is used instead of the comma in some Latin American countries)

1.5 — (léase: one point five) 1,5 (read as: uno coma cinco) 1.5 (read as: uno punto cinco) (AmL)

3) c

a) ( in space) punto m

the points of the compass — los puntos cardinales

point of departure — punto m de partida

customs point — aduana f

things have reached such a point that... — las cosas han llegado a tal punto or a tal extremo que...

the point of no return: we've reached the point of no return — ahora ya no nos podemos echar atrás

b) ( on scale) punto m

freezing/boiling point — punto de congelación/ebullición

you're right, up to a point — hasta cierto punto tienes razón

she is reserved to the point of coldness — es tan reservada, que llega a ser fría

4) c ( in time) momento m

at this point — en ese/este momento or instante

at this point in time — en este momento

he was at the point of death — (frml) estaba agonizando

from this point on — a partir de este momento

to be on the point of -ing — estar* a punto de + inf

5) c (in contest, exam) punto m

to win on points — ( in boxing) ganar por puntos

to make points with somebody — (AmE) hacer* méritos con alguien; match point, set I 4)

Sense II

6) c

a) (item, matter) punto m

the seminar will cover the following points — el seminario abarcará los siguientes puntos

the main points of the news — un resumen de las noticias más importantes del día

point of honor — cuestión f de honor or pundonor

point of order — moción f de orden

to bring up o raise a point — plantear una cuestión

a point of law — una cuestión de derecho

to make a point of -ing: I'll make a point of watching them closely me encargaré de vigilarlos de cerca; to stretch a point — hacer* una excepción

b) ( argument)

it was a point which had never occurred to me — era algo que nunca se me había ocurrido

yes, that's a point — sí, ese es un punto interesante

to make a point: that was a very interesting point you made lo que señalaste or planteaste or dijiste es muy interesante; she made the point that... observó que...; all right, you've made your point! sí, bueno, ya has dicho lo que querías decir; ( conceding) sí, bueno, tienes razón; I take your point, but... te entiendo, pero...; point taken de acuerdo; to prove one's/a point — demostrar* que uno tiene razón or está en lo cierto

7) (no pl) (central issue, meaning)

to come/get to the point — ir* al grano

to keep o stick to the point — no irse* por las ramas, no salirse* del tema

she was brief and to the point — fue breve y concisa

and, more to the point... — y lo que es más...

that's beside the point — eso no tiene nada que ver or no viene al caso

the point is that... — el hecho es que...

that's not the point — no se trata de eso

that's just the point! — justamente!

to miss the point — no entender* de qué se trata

8) u ( purpose)

what's the point of going on? — ¿qué sentido tiene seguir?, ¿para qué vamos a seguir?

the whole point of my trip was to see you — justamente iba a viajar (or he viajado etc) nada más que para verte, el único propósito de mi viaje era verte a ti

there's no point (in) feeling sorry for yourself — no sirve de nada compadecerse

9) c (feature, quality)

music isn't one of my strong points — la música no es mi fuerte

bad points — defectos

he has many good points — tiene muchos puntos a su favor

the good and bad points of the system — los pros y los contras del sistema

Sense III

10) c

a) (sharp end, tip) punta f

to come to a point — acabar en punta

b) ( promontory) ( Geog) punta f, cabo m

11) points pl (BrE Rail) agujas fpl

12) c ( socket) (BrE)

(electrical o power) point — toma f de corriente, tomacorriente m (AmL)

II
1.

transitive verb (aim, direct) señalar, indicar*

can you point us in the right direction? — ¿nos puede indicar por dónde se va?, ¿nos puede señalar el camino?

to point something AT somebody/something: he pointed his finger at me me señaló con el dedo; she pointed the gun at him le apuntó con la pistola; point the aerosol away from you — apunta para otro lado con el aerosol

2.

vi

a) (with finger, stick etc) señalar

it's rude to point — es de mala educación señalar con el dedo

the gun was pointing in my direction — la pistola apuntaba hacia mí

to point AT/TO something/somebody — señalar algo/a alguien

to point TOWARD something — señalar en dirección a algo

b) ( call attention)

to point TO something — señalar algo

the report points to deficiencies in health care — el informe señala deficiencias en la asistencia sanitaria

c) (indicate, suggest)

to point TO something — \<\<facts/symptoms\>\> indicar* algo

it all points to suicide — todo indica or hace pensar que se trata de un suicidio

the trends point to an early economic recovery — los indicios apuntan a una pronta reactivación de la economía

Phrasal Verbs:

- point out

[pɔɪnt]
1. N

1) (Geom) (=dot) punto m ; (=decimal point) punto m decimal, coma f

two point six (2.6) — dos coma seis (2,6)

2) (on scale, thermometer) punto m

boiling/freezing point — punto de ebullición/congelación

the thermometer went up three points — el termómetro subió tres grados

the index is down three points — el índice bajó tres enteros

the shares went down two points — las acciones bajaron dos enteros

3) (on compass) cuarta f, grado m

from all points of the compass — desde los cuatro rincones del mundo

4) [of needle, pencil, knife etc] punta f ; [of pen] puntilla f

to put a point on a pencil — sacar punta a un lápiz

a star with five points — una estrella de cinco puntas

• at the point of a sword — a punta de espada

• with a sharp point — puntiagudo

- not to put too fine a point on it

5) (=place) punto m, lugar m

he had reached the point of resigning — había llegado al punto de la dimisión

this was the low/high point of his career — este fue el momento más bajo/el momento cumbre de su carrera

• at all points — por todas partes, en todos los sitios

delivered free to all points in Spain — entrega gratuita en cualquier punto de España

the train stops at Carlisle and all points south — el tren para en Carlisle y todas las estaciones al sur

• at this point — (in space) aquí, allí; (in time) en este or aquel momento

• when it comes to the point — en el momento de la verdad

when it came to the point of paying... — cuando llegó la hora de pagar..., a la hora de pagar...

• there was no point of contact between them — no existía ningún nexo de unión entre ellos

• to be on or at the point of death — estar a punto de morir

• point of departure — (lit, fig) punto m de partida

• point of entry — (into a country) punto m de entrada, paso m fronterizo

• from that point on... — de allí en adelante...

• to reach the point of no return — (lit, fig) llegar al punto sin retorno

• to be on the point of doing sth — estar a punto de hacer algo

• abrupt to the point of rudeness — tan brusco que resulta grosero

• up to a point — (=in part) hasta cierto punto, en cierta medida

• at the point where the road forks — donde se bifurca el camino

6) (=counting unit) (in Sport, test) punto m

• points against — puntos mpl en contra

• points for — puntos mpl a favor

• to win on points — ganar por puntos

• to give sth/sb points out of ten — dar a algo/algn un número de puntos sobre diez

• to score ten points — marcar diez puntos

7) (=most important thing)

the point is that... — el caso es que...

that's the whole point, that's just the point! — ¡eso es!, ¡ahí está!

the point of the joke/story — la gracia del chiste/cuento

• to be beside the point — no venir al caso

it is beside the point that... — no importa que + subjun

• do you get the point? — ¿entiendes por dónde voy or lo que quiero decir?

• to miss the point — no comprender

• that's not the point — esto no viene al caso, no es eso

• to get off the point — salirse del tema

• his remarks were to the point — sus observaciones venían al caso

an argument very much to the point — un argumento muy a propósito

that is hardly to the point — eso apenas hace al caso

to come or get to the point — ir al grano

to get back to the point — volver al tema

to keep or stick to the point — no salirse del tema

to speak to the point — (=relevantly) hablar acertadamente, hablar con tino

8) (=purpose, use) [of action, visit] finalidad f, propósito m

• it gave point to the argument — hizo ver la importancia del argumento

• there's little point in telling him — no merece la pena or no tiene mucho sentido decírselo

• there's no point in staying — no tiene sentido quedarse

a long story that seemed to have no point at all — una larga historia que no parecía venir al caso en absoluto

• to see the point of sth — encontrar or ver sentido a algo, entender el porqué de algo

I don't see the point of or in doing that — no veo qué sentido tiene hacer eso

• what's the point? — ¿para qué?, ¿a cuento de qué?

what's the point of or in trying? — ¿de qué sirve intentar?

9) (=detail, argument) punto m

the points to remember are... — los puntos a retener son los siguientes...

to carry or gain or win one's point — salirse con la suya

five-point plan — proyecto m de cinco puntos

• to argue point by point — razonar punto por punto

• in point of fact — en realidad, el caso es que

• I think she has a point — creo que tiene un poco de razón

you've got or you have a point there! — ¡tienes razón!, ¡es cierto! (LAm)

• the point at issue — el asunto, el tema en cuestión

• to make one's point — convencer

you've made your point — nos etc has convencido

he made the following points — dijo lo siguiente

to make the point that... — hacer ver or comprender que...

to make a point of doing sth, make it a point to do sth — poner empeño en hacer algo

• on this point — sobre este punto

on that point — en cuanto a eso

on that point we agree — sobre eso estamos de acuerdo

to differ on a point — no estar de acuerdo en un particular

• to press the point — insistir ( that en que)

• to stretch a point — hacer una excepción

• I take your point — acepto lo que dices

point taken! — ¡de acuerdo!

10)

• point of view — punto m de vista

from the point of view of — desde el punto de vista de

to see or understand sb's point of view — comprender el punto de vista de algn

to look at a matter from all points of view — considerar una cuestión bajo todos sus aspectos

to come round to sb's point of view — adoptar el criterio de algn

11) (=matter) cuestión f

• point of detail — detalle m

• point of honour — cuestión f or punto m de honor

• point of interest — punto m interesante

• point of law — cuestión f de derecho

• point of order — cuestión f de procedimiento

• a point of principle — una cuestión de principios

12) (=characteristic) cualidad f

what points should I look for? — ¿qué puntos debo buscar?

• bad points — cualidades fpl malas

• good points — cualidades fpl buenas

• he has his points — tiene algunas cualidades buenas

• tact isn't one of his strong points — la discreción no es uno de sus (puntos) fuertes

it was always his strong point — siempre ha sido su punto fuerte

• weak point — flaco m, punto m flaco, punto m débil

13) points (Brit) (Rail) agujas fpl ; (Aut) platinos mpl

14) (Brit) (Elec) (also: power point) toma f de corriente, tomacorriente m (S. Cone)

15) (Geog) punta f, promontorio m, cabo m

16) (Typ) (=punctuation mark) punto m

9 point black — (Typ) negritas fpl del cuerpo 9

17) (Ballet) (usu pl) punta f

• to dance on points — bailar sobre las puntas

2. VT

1) (=aim, direct) apuntar (at a)

• to point a gun at sb — apuntar a algn con un fusil

to point one's finger at sth/sb — señalar con el dedo algo/a algn

• to point one's toes — hacer puntas

• he pointed the car towards London — puso el coche rumbo a Londres

- point the finger at sb

2) (=indicate, show) señalar, indicar

• would you point me in the direction of the town hall? — ¿me quiere decir dónde está el ayuntamiento?

we pointed him in the right direction — le indicamos el camino

• to point the moral that... — subrayar la moraleja de que...

• to point the way — (lit, fig) señalar el camino

3) (Constr) [+ wall] rejuntar

4) [+ text] puntuar; [+ Hebrew etc] puntar

3. VI

1) (lit) señalar

• to point at or towards sth/sb — (with finger) señalar algo/a algn con el dedo

• the car isn't pointing in the right direction — el coche no va en la dirección correcta

• it points (to the) north — apunta hacia el norte

• the hands pointed to midnight — las agujas marcaban las 12 de la noche

2) (fig) (=indicate) indicar

everything points that way — todo parece indicarlo

• this points to the fact that... — esto indica que...

the evidence points to her — las pruebas indican que ella es la culpable

everything points to his success — todo anuncia su éxito

everything points to the festival being a lively one — el festival se anuncia animado

3)

• to point to sth — (=call attention to) señalar algo

4) [dog] mostrar la caza, parar

4.

CPD

point duty N — (Brit) (Police) control m de la circulación

to be on point duty — dirigir la circulación or el tráfico

point man N — (=spokesman) portavoz m

point of reference N — punto m de referencia

point of sale N — punto m de venta

points decision N — (Boxing) decisión f a los puntos

points failure N — (Brit) (Rail) fallo m en el sistema de agujas

points system N — (gen) sistema m de puntos; (Aut) sistema de penalización por las infracciones cometidas por un conductor que puede llevar a determinadas sanciones (p. ej. la retirada del permiso de conducir)

points victory, points win N — victoria f a los puntos
point-of-sale
- point out

- point up

* * *
[pɔɪnt]
I

1) noun

Sense I

2) c

a) ( dot) punto m

b) ( decimal point) ≈coma f, punto m decimal (AmL) ( the point is used instead of the comma in some Latin American countries)

1.5 — (léase: one point five) 1,5 (read as: uno coma cinco) 1.5 (read as: uno punto cinco) (AmL)

3) c

a) ( in space) punto m

the points of the compass — los puntos cardinales

point of departure — punto m de partida

customs point — aduana f

things have reached such a point that... — las cosas han llegado a tal punto or a tal extremo que...

the point of no return: we've reached the point of no return — ahora ya no nos podemos echar atrás

b) ( on scale) punto m

freezing/boiling point — punto de congelación/ebullición

you're right, up to a point — hasta cierto punto tienes razón

she is reserved to the point of coldness — es tan reservada, que llega a ser fría

4) c ( in time) momento m

at this point — en ese/este momento or instante

at this point in time — en este momento

he was at the point of death — (frml) estaba agonizando

from this point on — a partir de este momento

to be on the point of -ing — estar* a punto de + inf

5) c (in contest, exam) punto m

to win on points — ( in boxing) ganar por puntos

to make points with somebody — (AmE) hacer* méritos con alguien; match point, set I 4)

Sense II

6) c

a) (item, matter) punto m

the seminar will cover the following points — el seminario abarcará los siguientes puntos

the main points of the news — un resumen de las noticias más importantes del día

point of honor — cuestión f de honor or pundonor

point of order — moción f de orden

to bring up o raise a point — plantear una cuestión

a point of law — una cuestión de derecho

to make a point of -ing: I'll make a point of watching them closely me encargaré de vigilarlos de cerca; to stretch a point — hacer* una excepción

b) ( argument)

it was a point which had never occurred to me — era algo que nunca se me había ocurrido

yes, that's a point — sí, ese es un punto interesante

to make a point: that was a very interesting point you made lo que señalaste or planteaste or dijiste es muy interesante; she made the point that... observó que...; all right, you've made your point! sí, bueno, ya has dicho lo que querías decir; ( conceding) sí, bueno, tienes razón; I take your point, but... te entiendo, pero...; point taken de acuerdo; to prove one's/a point — demostrar* que uno tiene razón or está en lo cierto

7) (no pl) (central issue, meaning)

to come/get to the point — ir* al grano

to keep o stick to the point — no irse* por las ramas, no salirse* del tema

she was brief and to the point — fue breve y concisa

and, more to the point... — y lo que es más...

that's beside the point — eso no tiene nada que ver or no viene al caso

the point is that... — el hecho es que...

that's not the point — no se trata de eso

that's just the point! — justamente!

to miss the point — no entender* de qué se trata

8) u ( purpose)

what's the point of going on? — ¿qué sentido tiene seguir?, ¿para qué vamos a seguir?

the whole point of my trip was to see you — justamente iba a viajar (or he viajado etc) nada más que para verte, el único propósito de mi viaje era verte a ti

there's no point (in) feeling sorry for yourself — no sirve de nada compadecerse

9) c (feature, quality)

music isn't one of my strong points — la música no es mi fuerte

bad points — defectos

he has many good points — tiene muchos puntos a su favor

the good and bad points of the system — los pros y los contras del sistema

Sense III

10) c

a) (sharp end, tip) punta f

to come to a point — acabar en punta

b) ( promontory) ( Geog) punta f, cabo m

11) points pl (BrE Rail) agujas fpl

12) c ( socket) (BrE)

(electrical o power) point — toma f de corriente, tomacorriente m (AmL)

II
1.

transitive verb (aim, direct) señalar, indicar*

can you point us in the right direction? — ¿nos puede indicar por dónde se va?, ¿nos puede señalar el camino?

to point something AT somebody/something: he pointed his finger at me me señaló con el dedo; she pointed the gun at him le apuntó con la pistola; point the aerosol away from you — apunta para otro lado con el aerosol

2.

vi

a) (with finger, stick etc) señalar

it's rude to point — es de mala educación señalar con el dedo

the gun was pointing in my direction — la pistola apuntaba hacia mí

to point AT/TO something/somebody — señalar algo/a alguien

to point TOWARD something — señalar en dirección a algo

b) ( call attention)

to point TO something — señalar algo

the report points to deficiencies in health care — el informe señala deficiencias en la asistencia sanitaria

c) (indicate, suggest)

to point TO something — \<\<facts/symptoms\>\> indicar* algo

it all points to suicide — todo indica or hace pensar que se trata de un suicidio

the trends point to an early economic recovery — los indicios apuntan a una pronta reactivación de la economía

Phrasal Verbs:

- point out

English-spanish dictionary > point
16 strike

̈ɪstraɪk I
1. гл.
1) ударять(ся), наносить удар, бить (физически: рукой, оружием, инструментом и т.п.) He struck me on the chin. ≈ Он ударил меня в подбородок. He struck the wall with a heavy blow. ≈ Он сильно ударил по стене. to strike him a blow ≈ нанести ему удар He struck his knee with his hand. ≈ Он ударил рукой по колену. He seized a stick and struck at me. ≈ Он схватил палку и ударил по мне. (см. strike at) He struck his hand on the table. ≈ Он трахнул рукой по столу. He struck his hand against/at the wall. ≈ Он ударил(ся) рукой о стену. I struck sharply upon the glass. ≈ Я резко ударил по стеклу. to struck a gun from someone's hand ≈ выбить пистолет из чьей-л. руки The ship struck a rock. ≈ Судно наскочило на скалу/ударилось о скалу. Two ships struck in the channel. ≈ Два корабля столкнулись в канале. Syn: hit, deliver a blow/stroke to
2) пробивать, проникать сквозь что-л. а) уст. заколоть, зарубить, проткнуть( букв. и перен.) Every proof of the treachery struck like a knife into his heart. ≈ Каждое доказательство измены как нож вонзалось в его сердце. б) проникать сквозь, прорастать Trees struck roots deep into the soil. ≈ Деревни пускают корни глубоко в почву. The light strikes through the darkness. ≈ Свет пробивается сквозь темноту. в) перен. ловить на крючок, удить. the fish are striking well today ≈ рыба сегодня хорошо ловится/клюет
3) атаковать( о людях, зверях, болезнях, стихиях и т. п.;
см. также strike out) The beasts struck with their claws. ≈ Звери использовали при нападении клыки. The house had been struck with/by lightning. ≈ В дом ударила молния. Hurricane killed 275 people as it struck the island. ≈ Ураган унес 275 жизней, обрушившись на остров. The army struck at dawn. ≈ Армия атаковала на рассвете. He divided his forces, struck where there was no use in striking. ≈ Он разделил свои силы, атаковал там, где в этом не было нужды. The Duke had been stricken by paralysis. ≈ Герцога разбил паралич. to strike back ≈ нанести ответный удар, дать сдачи( at smb.) to strike the first blow ≈ быть зачинщиком to strike a blow for ≈ заступиться за within striking distance ≈ в пределах достижимости
4) поражать, производить впечатление He struck me by his knowledge. ≈ Он поразил меня своими знаниями. He always strikes students that way. ≈ Он всегда так действует на студентов. He doesn't strike me as (being) genius. ≈ Он не производит впечатления гения. The story stuck me as ridiculous. ≈ Рассказ поразил меня своей нелепостью. How does it strike you? ≈ Что вы об этом думаете? An idea suddenly struck me. ≈ Меня внезапно осенила мысль. It never struck me before. ≈ Мне это никогда еще не приходило в голову. {to }strike the eye ≈ бросаться в глаза {to }strike dumb ≈ ошарашить( кого-л.) Syn: affect, impress, touch
5) доводить (доходить) до некоторого состояния( связанного с физическим ущербом) to strike smb dead ≈ убить A great cold had struck him deaf. ≈ Сильнейшая простуда сделала его глухим. He looked stricken into stone. ≈ Он словно обратился в камень. разг.Strike me dumb! ≈ Убей меня бог! разг.And strike me Blind, but I've met him before! ≈ Чтоб я ослеп, если я его раньше не встречал! разг. Strike! Who the hell was responsible? ≈ Черт побери! Кто это сделал?
6) (связано с 5 и отчасти с
6) вселять (страх и т.п.) His appearance will strike terror into his enemies. ≈ Его появление вселяло ужас во врагов. His appearance struck her with terror. ≈ Его появление наполнило ее страхом.
7) производить действия, связанные с ударами, касаниями и т.п. а) высекать, зажигать(ся) (об огне - с помощью кремня или спички) to strike a match ≈ чиркнуть спичкой, зажечь спичку These matches are too wet to strike. ≈ Эти спички слишком сырые, чтобы зажечься. to strike a light ≈ зажечь свет( с помощью спички и т.п.) б) чеканить( монету), штамповать, печатать This medal appears to have been chased by hand and not to have been struck from a die. ≈ Эта медаль выглядит как гравированная вручную, а не штампованная. How long will it take to strike a film? ≈ Сколько времени уйдет на то, чтобы отпечатать фильм? в) извлекать звук, звучать, стучать( о сердце, пульсе), бить (о часах) to strike a chord on the piano ≈ брать аккорды на пианино His heart struck heavily when the house was visible. ≈ При виде дома сердце его забилось. It has just struck four. ≈ Только что пробило четыре. перен. Your hour has struck. ≈ Твой час пробил. перен. to strike a sour note ≈ прозвучать печальной нотой перен. to strike an incongruous note ≈ портить впечатление перен. She had now struck sixty. ≈ Ей бы сейчас стукнуло
60. Syn: (cause to) sound г) нажимать( клавиши) With one hand we strike three or four notes simultaneously. ≈ Одной рукой мы способны взять три или четыре ноты одновременно.
8) направляться, сворачивать (как правило с указанием направления: across, aside, down, forth, forward, into, over, off, to и т.п.) Instead of going by town, we had struck away northward. ≈ Вместо того, чтобы идти мимо города, мы свернули на север. Leaving the town, we now strike off towards the river. ≈ Оставив город, мы движемся к реке. The road strikes into the forest. ≈ Дорога сворачивает в лес. Road strikes away to the left. ≈ Дорога уходит влево. strike to the left ≈ поверните налево to strike a line, to strike a path ≈ двигаться в направлении( букв. и перен.)
9) а) спускать, убирать( о чем-то натянутом или поднятом: парусах, палатке и т.п.) to strike the flag, to strike one's colours ≈ опускать флаг( как знак уважения или при сдаче) б) перен. сдаваться( от to strike the flag) Captain reported that the fort had struck. ≈ Капитан доложил, что форт сдался. He would have clearly liked to stick out;
but there was something about the lot of us that meant mischief, and at last he struck (Stevenson). ≈ Он очевидно хотел бы отказаться, но было нечто столь угрожающее в большинстве из нас, что он в конце концов уступил.
10) проводить линию, чертить Strike a line from A to B. ≈ Проведи линию из A в B.
11) вычеркивать, исключать (см. также strike off, strike out) Over strong objections from the prosecutor, the judge ordered the question stricken. ≈ В связи с решительным протестом прокурора судья приказал исключить вопрос. Do you believe that the crash was an accident? Strike that. ≈ И ты веришь, что катастрофа была случайной? Это исключено!
12) сглаживать выравнивать (поверхность зерна, песка и т.п.)
13) приходить к соглашению, договариваться {to }strike a bargain ≈ договориться (о цене) {to }strike a happy medium ≈ находить компромисс
14) открыть, обнаружить, достичь желаемого (внезапно - сравни с
4) strike oil strike it rich ∙ strike aside strike at strike down strike from strike home strike in strike into strike off strike on strike out strike through strike together strike up
2. сущ.
1) удар preemptive strike ≈ упреждающий удар (ядерное нападение, опережающее удар противника)
2) открытие месторождения( нефти, руды и т. п.)
3) неожиданная удача Syn: lucky strike II
1. сущ.
1) забастовка, стачка to avert a strike ≈ предотвращать забастовку to break (up) a strike ≈ подавлять забастовку to call, organize a strike ≈ организовывать забастовку to conduct, stage a strike ≈ проводить забастовку to settle a strike ≈ урегулировать забастовку (разрешить конфликт, удовлетворить требования бастующих) strike action ≈ стачечная борьба to be on strike ≈ бастовать to go on strike ≈ объявлять забастовку general strike hunger strike quickie strike rent strike sit-down strike sympathy strike sympathetic strike token strike unofficial strike wildcat strike Syn: walkout
2) коллективный отказ( от чего-л.), бойкот buyers' strike ≈ бойкотирование покупателями определенных товаров или магазинов
2. гл. бастовать;
объявлять забастовку (for, against) The women have threatened to strike against unequal pay. ≈ Женщины выдвинули угрозу объявления забастовки по поводу нарушений, касающихся выплаты жалования. удар - * attack (авиация) удар по наземной цели - * weapon наступательное оружие - to make a * at smb. замахнуться на кого-л. (кулаком, оружием) ;
нанести удар кому-л.;
укусить /ужалить/ кого-л. (о змее) - to counter a * (военное) отражать удар - to exploit a * (военное) развивать успех (достигнутый в результате удара) (разговорное) воздушный налет удар, бой (часов) (американизм) плохой удар;
пропущенный мяч( в бейсболе) открытие месторождения( особ. золота) неожиданная удача (тж. lucky *) - a lucky * in politics политическая победа( на выборах и т. п.) (американизм) недостаток;
помеха - his racial background was a * against him его расовая принадлежность была препятствием на его пути клев - I've just got a * у меня только что клюнуло подсечка( лесы) большой улов гребок (для сгребания лишнего зерна с меры) (геология) простирание( жилы или пласта) > to have two *s against one быть в невыгодном положении ударять, бить - to * (on /upon/) the table стукнуть по столу - to * smb. ударить кого-л. - to * smb. in the face ударить кого-л. по лицу - he struck his enemy on the head он ударил своего врага по голове - to * a blow нанести удар - to * a voilent blow at smb., to * smb. a violent blow нанести кому-л. сильный удар, сильно ударить кого-л. - to * a blow aside отбить /парировать/ удар - to * back нанести ответный удар, дать сдачи - to * the first blow быть зачинщиком (в ссоре, драке) - who struck the first blow? кто начал( ссору, драку) ?, кто первый ударил? - to * a blow for smb., smth. выступить в защиту кого-л., чего-л. - we have struck a blow for freedom мы выступили в защиту свободы - to * a weapon from smb.'s hand выбить оружие из чьих-л. /у кого-л. из/ рук - to * with smth. ударить /бить/ чем-л. - he struck the nail with a hammer он ударил по гвоздю молотком - to * the hands together хлопнуть в ладоши ударяться, стукаться;
попадать - to * smth., to * on /upon, against/ smth. ударяться обо что-л., наскакивать на что-л.;
попадать во что-л. - to * the floor удариться об пол - to * a mine наскочить на мину - to * (the) bottom сесть на мель - two ships struck in midchannel два судна столкнулись в фарватере - his head struck (against) the pavement он ударился /стукнулся/ головой о тротуар - she struck her elbow against the door она ударилась локтем о дверь - the lightning struck the tree молния ударила в дерево - the light struck the windows свет упал на окна ударять (по клавишам, струнам) - to * a harp играть на арфе - to * a note взять ноту нападать - the enemy struck at dawn враг ударил на рассвете - they struck the retreating enemy они атаковали отступающего противника поражать;
сражать - to * smb. dead поразить кого-л. насмерть - to * smb. blind ослепить кого-л. - to be struck blind ослепнуть;
быть ослепленным - to * smb. dumb лишить кого-л. дара речи;
ошарашить кого-л. - I was struck dumb with amazement я онемел от удивления - the epidemic struck the country страну поразила эпидемия - to * with /by/ smth. поражать чем-л. - to be stricken by paralysis быть разбитым параличом - to * smb. to the heart поразить кого-л. в самое сердце (тж. on, upon) находить, наталкиваться, случайно встречать - to * ore открыть месторождение руды - to * water найти воду - to * oil открыть /найти/ нефтяной источник;
сделать выгодную сделку, добиться успеха;
преуспеть - to * upon an idea (случайно) напасть на мысль - to * (up) on a plan придумать план - the answer struck him suddenly внезапно он понял, в чем дело;
его осенило направляться;
поворачивать - to * across an island пересекать остров - to * into the woods направляться /сворачивать/ в лес;
углубляться в лес - to * northward направиться /повернуть/ на север - the range of hills *s southerly цепь холмов тянется к югу /в южном направлении/ - to * to the right повернуть направо - the road *s away to the left дорога круто сворачивает влево углубляться (в тему и т. п.) - to * into one's subject углубляться в свой предмет /в свою тему/ - to * out of one's subject отходить от своего предмета /от своей темы/ проникать;
пробиваться - to * through clouds пробиваться сквозь облака - sun rays struck through the fog лучи солнца пробивались сквозь туман - the wind struck through the cracks ветер проникал сквозь /задувал в/ щели - the cold struck through my clothes холод проникал сквозь мою одежду - to * (in) to the marrow пронизывать /пробирать/ насквозь /до мозга костей/ - the arrow struck through his armour стрела пробила /пронзила/ его латы достигать - to * the village достичь деревни - to * the right path выйти на нужную /правильную/ дорогу - we struck the main road мы вышли на главную дорогу - the sound struck (upon) his ear звук достиг /донесся до/ его слуха - to * soundings( морское) прийти на глубину, доступную измерению ручным лотом исключать;
отменять;
вычеркивать - * the last paragraph вычеркните последний абзац - to * smth. on the ground that there was no corroboration отменить что-л. на том основании, что это не получило подтверждения - to * a communication from the record изъять сообщение из протокола - they demanded that the book be struck off the list они потребовали исключить книгу из списка - if you disagree with anything I have written, * it through если вы не согласны с чем-л. из написанного мною, просто вычеркните это - their names have been struck through and are almost illegible их фамилии были зачеркнуты, и теперь их почти невозможно прочесть поражать, производить впечатление;
привлекать внимание - to * smb. as (being) clever производить на кого-л. впечатление умного человека;
казаться кому-л. умным - as it *s me как мне кажется - that *s me as rather silly это кажется мне довольно глупым;
это поражает меня своей глупостью - it struck me that he was not telling the truth мне показалось, что он не говорит правды - we were struck favourably with the plan план произвел на нас положительное впечатление - the room struck cold and damp комната показалась /выглядела/ холодной и сырой - his attention was struck by the unusual change его внимание было привлечено необычной переменой - she always *s strangers that way она всегда производит такое впечатление на чужих - how does it * you? что вы об этом думаете?;
как вам это нравится? - how does his playing * you? как вам нравится его игра? - to * the /one's/ eye бросаться в глаза, привлекать внимание - what a sight struck my eyes! какое зрелище открылось моим глазам! приходить в голову - a thought has struck me мне пришла( в голову) мысль;
меня осенила мысль - it struck me immediately that I had made a blunder я сразу понял, что сделал /допустил/ ошибку (американизм) (военное) служить денщиком (разговорное) неожиданно встретить - to * the name of a friend in a newspaper натолкнуться в газете на фамилию приятеля вызывать( какие-л. чувства) - to * a deep chord in smb.'s heart вызвать глубокий отклик в душе - to * a chord of memory вызвать воспоминания - to * the right note взять верный тон;
попасть в тон - to * a false note взять неправильный тон;
звучать фальшиво - to * a warning note насторожить, предупредить вселять (ужас и т. п.) - to * with awe внушать благоговейный страх - to be struck with panic быть охваченным паникой - the scream struck terror in me этот крик вселил в меня ужас - he was struck with shame ему вдруг /невольно/ стало стыдно высекать (огонь) ;
зажигать - to * a match зажечь спичку, чиркнуть спичкой - to * sparks out of flint высекать искры из кремня - to * a spark out of smb. зажечь кого-л., вызвать в ком-л. энтузиазм (электротехника) зажигать дугу зажигаться - that * only on the box спички, которые зажигаются только о коробок - the matches were too wet to * спички намокли и не зажигались бить (о часах) - this clock *s (the hours etc.) эти часы отбивают время;
это часы с боем - the clock is striking часы бьют - it has just struck four только что пробило четыре (часа) - the hour has struck пробил час, настало время - his hour has struck его час пробил - to * the bell (морское) бить склянки биться( о сердце) - his heart struck heavily when he saw his house его сердце сильно забилось, когда он увидел родной дом чеканить (монету, медаль) сделать, выбить ( бирку, ярлык) спускать( флаг) - to * the flag (морское) спускать флаг;
сдавать командование соединением;
сдаваться, покоряться убирать (паруса) - to * hull (морское) убрать все паруса и закрепить румпель в подветренном положении (в шторм) - to * a mast (морское) срубить мачту свернуть( палатки) - to * camp сниматься с бивака;
свертывать лагерь (строительство) снимать (леса) (театроведение) убирать, разбирать( декорации) ;
демонтировать( сцену) (театроведение) гасить, тушить, убавлять( свет) подводить (баланс) - to * an average выводить среднее число добиваться( равновесия) заключать( сделку) - to * a bargain заключить сделку;
прийти к соглашению, договориться - to * hands ударить по рукам, заключить сделку составлять (список и т. п.) - to * a jury составить список присяжных (давать сторонам возможность вычеркнуть одинковое количество кандидатов) - to * a committee образовать комитет подсекать( рыбу) загарпунить (кита) клевать, брать приманку ( о рыбе) кусать, жалить ( о змее) - struck by a snake укушенный змеей пускать (корни) ;
приниматься - the tree struck its roots deep дерево пустило глубокие корни укореняться, прививаться, приживаться сажать, культивировать( растения) прокрашивать (ткань, дерево) впитываться, растекаться( о краске) просаливать, пропитывать солью (мясо, рыбу) разгружать (корабль) разгружаться( морское) спускать (в трюм;
тж. * down) ровнять гребком (меру зерна) мездрить( кожу) сдирать( мездру) (специальное) отбивать черту (намеленной веревкой) - to strike at smb., smth. набрасываться /нападать/ на кого-л., что-л.;
наносить удар кому-л., чему-л.;
направлять удар на кого-л., что-л.;
(военное) наступать на кого-л., что-л. - to * at smb. with a sword нанести кому-л. удар шпагой /саблей/ - to * at the dog with a stick замахнуться на собаку палкой - I struck at the ball but missed я ударил по мячу, но промахнулся - to strike into smth. начинать что-л.;
вмешиваться во что-л. - to * into a song начинать петь, заводить песню - he struck into another song он запел /завел/ другую /новую/ песню - the orchestra struck into another waltz оркестр заиграл еще один вальс - to * into a gallop пускаться в галоп (конный спорт) - to * into a quarrel вмешаться в ссору - to * into conversation вступить в разговор - to strike smth. into smth. заставлять что-л. проникать во что-л.;
втыкать, вонзать, вколачивать что-л. во что-л. - to * the nail into the board загнать гвоздь в доску - to strike smth. into smb. вонзать что-л. в кого-л.;
давать, придавать что-л. кому-л. - to * life into smb. вдохнуть жизнь в кого-л. - to strike for smth. стремиться к чему-л., делать усилие, чтобы добиться чего-л.;
бороться, сражаться за что-л. - the futility of striking for what seems unattainable тщетность стремлений к тому, что недостижимо - to * for freedom бороться за свободу - to * vigorously for success настойчиво добиваться успеха - to strike smb. for smth. (американизм) (сленг) вымогать, выпрашивать что-л. у кого-л.;
просить, искать протекции у кого-л. - to * smb. for a loan просить кого-л. одолжить денег - he struck his friend for a job он попросил приятеля подыскать ему работу > to * an attitude принять( театральную) позу > to * at the root /at the foundation/ of smth. стремиться искоренить основу чего-л.;
вырвать что-л. с корнем;
подрывать самую основу чего-л. > to * on truth попасть в цель, найти истину, правильно угадать > to * home попасть в цель;
попасть в самую точку;
дойти до самого сердца;
брать за душу;
задевать за живое, больно задевать > to * it rich напасть на жилу;
неожиданно разбогатеть;
преуспеть > to be struck on smb. быть влюбленным в кого-л. > to * smb. all of a heap ошеломить кого-л. > to * smb. to the quick задеть кого-л. за живое > * me dead! (просторечие) разрази меня господь /гром/!;
умереть мне на этом месте! > * while the iron is hot, * the iron while it is hot (пословица) куй железо, пока горячо забастовка, стачка - all-out * всеобщая забастовка - to be on * бастовать - to go on * объявить забастовку, забастовать - sympathetic * забастовка солидарности - * movement стачечное движение - the General S. (историческое) Всеобщая стачка (в Англии в 1926 г.) - hunger * голодная забастовка;
отказ принимать пищу - the * has been called off забастовка была отменена /прекращена/ коллективный отказ (от чего-л.) ;
бойкот - buyers' * бойкотирование покупателями определенных товаров или магазинов бастовать;
объявлять забастовку - to * against long hours бастовать, добиваясь сокращения рабочего дня - to * for higher pay забастовать, чтобы добиться повышения зарплаты прекращать работу ~ приходить в голову;
an idea suddenly struck me меня внезапно осенила мысль to ~ up an acquaintance завязать знакомство;
the band struck up оркестр заиграл ~ забастовка, стачка;
to be on strike бастовать;
to go on strike объявлять забастовку, забастовать ~ коллективный отказ (от чего-л.), бойкот;
buyers' strike бойкотирование покупателями определенных товаров или магазинов call a ~ объявлять забастовку go-slow ~ забастовка, при которой снижают темп работы go-slow ~ забастовка, при которой преднамеренно замедляется темп работы ~ sl. просить, искать протекции;
he struck his friend for a job он попросил приятеля подыскать ему работу ~ бить (о часах) ;
it has just struck four только что пробило четыре;
the hour has struck пробил час, настало время;
his hour has struck его (смертный) час пробил ~ бить (о часах) ;
it has just struck four только что пробило четыре;
the hour has struck пробил час, настало время;
his hour has struck его (смертный) час пробил how does it ~ you? что вы об этом думаете?;
how does his suggestion strike you? как вам нравится его предложение? how does it ~ you? что вы об этом думаете?;
how does his suggestion strike you? как вам нравится его предложение? hunger ~ голодная забастовка illegal ~ незаконная забастовка illegal ~ неофициальная забастовка ~ бить (о часах) ;
it has just struck four только что пробило четыре;
the hour has struck пробил час, настало время;
his hour has struck его (смертный) час пробил lawful ~ правомерная забастовка ~ проникать;
пронизывать;
the light strikes through the darkness свет пробивается сквозь темноту lightning ~ спонтанная забастовка local ~ местная забастовка ~ высекать (огонь) ;
зажигать(ся) ;
to strike a match чиркнуть спичкой, зажечь спичку;
the match won't strike спичка не зажигается national one-day ~ общенациональная однодневная забастовка political ~ политическая забастовка protest ~ забастовка протеста secondary ~ забастовка во второстепенной отрасли secondary ~ забастовка на второстепенном предприятии selective ~ забастовка на ключевых участках производства to ~ the first blow быть зачинщиком;
the ship struck a rock судно наскочило на скалу sit-down ~ сидячая забастовка sit-in ~ сидячая (или итальянская) забастовка spontaneous ~ стихийная забастовка staggered ~ забастовка по скользящему графику ~ производить впечатление;
the story strikes me as ridiculous рассказ поражает меня своей нелепостью strike бастовать;
объявлять забастовку (for, against) ~ бастовать ~ бить (о часах) ;
it has just struck four только что пробило четыре;
the hour has struck пробил час, настало время;
his hour has struck его (смертный) час пробил ~ бойкот ~ вселять (ужас и т. п.) ~ высекать (огонь) ;
зажигать(ся) ;
to strike a match чиркнуть спичкой, зажечь спичку;
the match won't strike спичка не зажигается ~ добираться, достигать ~ забастовка, стачка;
to be on strike бастовать;
to go on strike объявлять забастовку, забастовать ~ забастовка ~ коллективный отказ (от чего-л.), бойкот;
buyers' strike бойкотирование покупателями определенных товаров или магазинов ~ коллективный отказ ~ мера емкости( разная в разных районах Англии) ~ вчт. нажать ~ вчт. нажимать ~ найти;
наткнуться на, случайно встретить;
to strike the eye бросаться в глаза;
to strike oil открыть нефтяной источник;
перен. достичь успеха;
преуспевать ~ направляться (тж. strike out) ;
strike to the left поверните налево ~ неожиданная удача (тж. lucky strike) ~ объявлять забастовку ~ открытие месторождения (нефти, руды и т. п.) ~ открытие месторождения ~ подводить (баланс), заключать (сделку) ~ подводить (баланс) ;
заключать (сделку) ;
to strike an average выводить среднее число ~ подсекать (рыбу) ;
strike at наносить удар, нападать;
strike down свалить с ног, сразить;
strike in вмешиваться( в разговор) ~ поражать, сражать;
to strike dumb лишить дара слова;
ошарашить (кого-л.) ~ приходить в голову;
an idea suddenly struck me меня внезапно осенила мысль ~ производить впечатление;
the story strikes me as ridiculous рассказ поражает меня своей нелепостью ~ проникать;
пронизывать;
the light strikes through the darkness свет пробивается сквозь темноту ~ sl. просить, искать протекции;
he struck his friend for a job он попросил приятеля подыскать ему работу ~ геол. простирание жилы или пласта ~ пускать (корни) ~ ровнять гребком (меру зерна) ~ сажать ~ спускать (флаг) ;
убирать (паруса и т. п.) ;
to strike camp, to strike one's tent сняться с лагеря ~ стачка, забастовка ~ стачка ~ удар ~ ударять (по клавишам, струнам) ~ (struck;
struck, уст. stricken) ударять(ся) ;
бить;
to strike a blow нанести удар;
to strike back нанести ответный удар, дать сдачи ~ ударять(ся), бить ~ чеканить, выбивать ~ амер. sl. шантажировать, вымогать ~ (struck;
struck, уст. stricken) ударять(ся) ;
бить;
to strike a blow нанести удар;
to strike back нанести ответный удар, дать сдачи to ~ a blow (for smb., smth.) выступить в защиту (кого-л., чего-л.) ~ upon напасть на (мысль) ;
to strike a note вызвать определенное впечатление ~ attr. забастовочный, стачечный;
strike action стачечная борьба to ~ (smb.) all of a heap ошеломлять( кого-л.) to ~ home больно задеть, задеть за живое;
to strike hands ударить по рукам;
to strike an attitude принять (театральную) позу ~ any key вчт. нажмите любую клавишу ~ подсекать (рыбу) ;
strike at наносить удар, нападать;
strike down свалить с ног, сразить;
strike in вмешиваться (в разговор) ~ attr. забастовочный, стачечный;
strike action стачечная борьба ~ (struck;
struck, уст. stricken) ударять(ся) ;
бить;
to strike a blow нанести удар;
to strike back нанести ответный удар, дать сдачи ~ спускать (флаг) ;
убирать (паруса и т. п.) ;
to strike camp, to strike one's tent сняться с лагеря ~ подсекать (рыбу) ;
strike at наносить удар, нападать;
strike down свалить с ног, сразить;
strike in вмешиваться (в разговор) ~ поражать, сражать;
to strike dumb лишить дара слова;
ошарашить (кого-л.) to ~ home больно задеть, задеть за живое;
to strike hands ударить по рукам;
to strike an attitude принять (театральную) позу to ~ home больно задеть, задеть за живое;
to strike hands ударить по рукам;
to strike an attitude принять (театральную) позу to ~ home попасть в цель ~ подсекать (рыбу) ;
strike at наносить удар, нападать;
strike down свалить с ног, сразить;
strike in вмешиваться (в разговор) ~ into вонзать ~ into вселять (ужас и т. п.) ~ into направляться, углубляться ~ into начинать;
to strike into a gallop пускаться в галоп ~ into начинать;
to strike into a gallop пускаться в галоп to ~ it rich напасть на жилу to ~ it rich преуспевать;
to strike out a new line for oneself выработать для себя новую линию поведения (теорию и т. п.) ~ off вычитать( из счета) ~ off вычеркивать ~ off делать( что-л.) быстро и энергично ~ off полигр. отпечатывать ~ off отрубать( ударом меча, топора) ~ найти;
наткнуться на, случайно встретить;
to strike the eye бросаться в глаза;
to strike oil открыть нефтяной источник;
перен. достичь успеха;
преуспевать ~ спускать (флаг) ;
убирать (паруса и т. п.) ;
to strike camp, to strike one's tent сняться с лагеря ~ out выбрасывать ~ out вычеркивать ~ out вычеркнуть ~ out делать рабочий чертеж ~ out изобрести, придумать;
to strike out a new idea изобрести новый план ~ out изобретать ~ out набрасывать план ~ out придумывать ~ out энергично двигать руками и ногами (при плавании) ;
to strike out for the shore быстро поплыть к берегу ~ out изобрести, придумать;
to strike out a new idea изобрести новый план to ~ it rich преуспевать;
to strike out a new line for oneself выработать для себя новую линию поведения (теорию и т. п.) ~ out энергично двигать руками и ногами (при плавании) ;
to strike out for the shore быстро поплыть к берегу ~ out pleadings признавать состязательные бумаги противной стороны, не имеющие юридического значения ~ найти;
наткнуться на, случайно встретить;
to strike the eye бросаться в глаза;
to strike oil открыть нефтяной источник;
перен. достичь успеха;
преуспевать to ~ the first blow быть зачинщиком;
the ship struck a rock судно наскочило на скалу ~ the iron while it is hot посл. куй железо, пока горячо ~ through зачеркивать;
strike up начинать ~ направляться (тж. strike out) ;
strike to the left поверните налево ~ through зачеркивать;
strike up начинать to ~ up an acquaintance завязать знакомство;
the band struck up оркестр заиграл ~ upon достигать (о звуке) ~ upon напасть на (мысль) ;
to strike a note вызвать определенное впечатление ~ upon падать на( о свете) ~ upon придумывать (план) sympathetic ~ забастовка солидарности sympathy ~ = sympathetic strike sympathetic: ~ сочувственный;
полный сочувствия;
вызванный сочувствием;
sympathetic strike забастовка солидарности sympathy ~ = sympathetic strike sympathy ~ забастовка солидарности token ~ символическая забастовка unauthorized ~ неразрешенная забастовка wildcat ~ забастовка, не санкционированная профсоюзом wildcat ~ незаконная забастовка wildcat ~ неофициальная забастовка wildcat ~ несанкционированная забастовка wildcat ~ стихийная забастовка wildcat: ~ незаконный, не соответствующий договору, несанкционированный;
wildcat strike забастовка, проведенная рабочими без разрешения профсоюза work-to-rule ~ итальянская забастовка work-to-rule ~ работа строго по правилам

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > strike
17 leave

1. I
abs

1) it was dawn, before men began to leave рассвело, прежде чем люди стали расходиться; it is time [for us] to leave, it is time we left [нам] пора [уже] уходить

2) I decided to leave я решил уйти (бросить работу, учебу и т. п.); the cook has threatened to leave кухарка угрожала уйти /бросить работу/; my secretary is leaving мой секретарь уходит с работы
2. II
leave in some manner leave willingly (unwillingly, surreptitiously, etc.) охотно и т. д. уходить или уезжать; leave at some time leave late (early, this week, etc.) уходить или уезжать поздно и т. д.,
3. III
1) leave some place leave Moscow (the village, one's country, etc.) уезжать из Москвы и т.д., покидать Москву и т. д.; leave harbour выходить из гавани; leave the room! выйди из комнаты!; leave one's bed (the table) вставать с постели (из-за стола); leave the road съехать с дороги; leave the rails (the track) сойти с рельсов

2) leave smth. leave a book (a parcel, etc.) оставлять книгу и т.д., he has left a note он оставил записку; did he leave a message? он просил передать что-нибудь ?; take it or leave it как хотите, воля ваша

3) leave smb. leave one's wife (a wife and three children, all one's friends, etc.) бросать жену и т. д. ; I must leave you я должен вас оставить /покинуть/; leave smth. leave a party выйти из партии; leave one's job бросить работу; leave the service оставить службу; he left all and followed her он бросил все и последовал за ней; the boy left home and went to sea мальчик ушел из дому и стал матросом; can I leave the table? можно мне встать из-за стола?; he left his post он покинул свой пост /ушел со своего поста/; he was a fool to leave school (that job, etc.) он дурак, что бросил школу и т. д., let's leave the subject давай оставим эту тему, давай больше не будем об этом говорить

4) leave smb., smth. leave a wife and two sons (a widow with three children, a large family, a large fortune, nothing but debts, etc.) оставлять после себя жену и двух сыновей и т. д.

5) leave smth. three from seven (two from five, etc.) leaves four (three, etc.) если вычесть три из семи и т. д. остается /останется/ четыре и т. д., семь минус три и т. д. будет четыре /равняется четырем/ и т. д.
4. IV
leave тоже place т some manner leave the village hastily (permanently, secretly, for good, etc.) (поспешно и т. д. покидать деревню; leave smb. , smth. at some time she left the conference ( the meeting, the station, etc.) late (early, immediately, at once, etc.) она поздно и т. д. ушла с конференции и т. д.; his eyes never left her его глаза неотступно следили за ней
5. V
leave smb. smth.

1) leave smb. L 100 (a big fortune, a large estate, all one's money, nothing, etc.) завещать /оставлять/ кому-л. сто фунтов и т. д. [в наследство]; leave him a legacy оставлять ему наследство; leave him bread to eat оставлять ему хлеб; the payment of his debts left him nothing to live upon после уплаты долгов у него ничего не осталось на жизнь

2) malaria left him a wreck после малярии он стал развалиной; leave a woman a widow оставлять / делать/ женщину вдовой
6. VI
leave smth., smb. in some state1)

leave a door open (a house empty, etc.) оставлять дверь открытой и т. д.; leave a page blank оставлять чистую страницу; leave the question open оставлять вопрос открытым; his acting leaves me cold его игра меня не трогает /не волнует/; his illness has left him weak после болезни он ослабел; the insult left him speechless от оскорбления он [буквально] онемел /потерял дар речи/; leave this poor creature alive пощадите эту бедняжку; leave the books (a knife, a box, a car, etc.) alone не трогать книги и т. д., не прикасаться к книгам и т. д.; I should leave that question alone if I were you на вашем месте я бы не касался этого вопроса; leave her alone не приставайте к ней; leave us alone, please оставьте нас, пожалуйста, в покое

2)

leave smb. rich (poor) оставлять кого-л. [после своей смерти] богатым (бедным)
7. VII
1) leave smth. to do smth. he left the breakfast to answer the telephone он бросил завтракать и пошел к телефону; this leaves much to be desired это оставляет желать много лучшего

2) leave smb. to do smth. leave smb. to settle up (to judge, to do it, to attend to the matter, etc.) предоставлять кому-л. расплатиться и т. д.; leave smth. for smb. to do I shall leave the work for him to complete я оставлю /предоставлю/ ему закончить работу
8. VIII
leave smb. doing smth. leave smb. waiting (guessing, standing there, etc.) заставлять кого-л. ждать и т. д.
9. IX
leave smth., smb. т some state leave the letter unfinished (doors and windows firmly fastened, a cheque unpaid, some things unsaid, etc.) оставлять письмо неоконченным и т. д.; leave smb. stranded покинуть кого-л. в беде
10. XI
be left how many are left? сколько остается или осталось? be left with smth., smb. be left alone with smth., smb. остаться наедине с чем-л., кем-л., I am left with no alternative but... мне не остается никакого выбора, креме как...; be left to smb., smth. it was left to me to decide этот вопрос пришлось решать мне; it was left to chance все оставили на волю случая; nothing is left to me but to go мне ничего не остается, кроме как идти; be left till some time this parcel is to be left till called for нужно оставить эту бандероль до тех пор, пока за ней не придут; there is smth. left there are three bottles (strawberries, etc.) left остались три бутылки и т. д.; there is no coffee (no food, etc.) left кофе и т. д., не осталось; have smth. left I have very little money (two roubles, an hour, no time, etc.) left у меня осталось очень мало денег и т. д.; how much time have we got left? сколько осталось времени?; be left in some state some things are better left unsaid о некоторых вещах лучше не говорить
11. XVI
1) leave for some place leave for Moscow (for London, etc.) уезжать /отправляться/ в Москву и т. д.; leave for smth. leave for one's holidays (for one's honeymoon, etc.) уезжать /отправляться/ в отпуск и т. д.; I was just leaving for work я как раз собирался идти на работу; leave for some time leave for three weeks (for a month, etc.) уезжать на три недели и т. д.; leave at some time leave on Monday (at Christmas, at the end of next term, at noon, at three o'clock, etc.) уезжать /отправляться/ в понедельник и т. д.; leave after dinner уехать /уйти, отправиться/ после обеда; the bus (the plane, the train, the flight, the ship, etc.) leaves at twelve o'clock (at eight, on Mondays only, etc.) автобус и т. д. отходит /отправляется/ в двенадцать часов и т. д., leave by smth. leave by the 4 o'clock train (by plane, etc.) уехать четырехчасовым поездом и т. д., leave by the door уйти через дверь; leave in smth. leave in groups (in twoes and threes, etc.) уходить группами и т. д.; leave on smth. leave on business уехать по делам; leave on a trip to Europe отправиться в путешествие по Европе

2) leave at some time leave on Monday (at the end of the week, etc.) уходить /бросать работу/ с понедельника и т. д.
12. XVII
leave without doing smth. leave without seeing her (without giving one's address, without saying goodbye, etc.) уезжать /уходить/, не повидавшись с ней и т. д.
13. XXI1
1) leave one place for another leave London for Oxford (England for Japan, etc.) переезжать из Лондона в Оксфорд и т. д.; leave тоже place for smth. leave England for a tour of the world (for a trip to America, etc.) уезжать /отправляться/ из Англии в кругосветное путешествие и т. д.; leave the trenches for rest billets mil. оставить окопы и отойти на отдых; leave some place at some time leave the house at eight o'clock (at noon, in the afternoon, etc.) выходить из дома в восемь часов и т. д.; he left the country in 1907 он уехал из страны /покинул страну/ в тысяча девятьсот седьмом году; he leaves work (school, his office, etc.) at five он уходит с работы и т. д. в пять часов; they leave school at 16 они оканчивают школу в шестнадцать лет; leave some place for some time leave home for a year уехать на год из дома

2) leave smth. for smb. leave a note for one's husband (a message for one's friend, nothing for me, etc.) оставлять мужу записку и т. д.; leave smth., smb. with smb. leave a card (a book, a parcel, a baby, etc.) with smb. оставлять визитную карточку и т. д. у кого-л.; leave a message with smb. просить кого-л. /поручить кому-л./ передать /сообщить/ (кому-л.) что-л.; leave word with smb. оставлять у кого-л. указания /инструкции/; leave it with me оставьте это у меня; leave smth. in /at/ some place leave one's hat in the hall (a book on the table, one's fountain-pen in the bag, one's bag at the station, one's coat in the cloakroom, etc.) оставлять шляпу в прихожей и т. д.; leave one's things out in the rain оставлять свой вещи под дождем; leave smb., smth. at (on, etc.) smth. leave one's horse at the door (her at the corner, the children on the porch, etc.) оставлять лошадь у входа и т. д., leave a forest (a turning, a place, an object, etc.) on one's right (on one's left) оставлять лес и т. д. справа (слева); leave the church on your left and go up the hill церковь останется справа, а вы поднимитесь по холму, у церкви поверните направо и поднимитесь по холму; let's leave it at that давай на этом остановимся, давай больше не будем это обсуждать; leave smth. till /until/ some time I shall leave this homework till /until/ tomorrow я оставлю это задание на завтра

3) leave smth. to /with/ smb., smth. leave all the work (all the responsibility, etc.) to her свалить всю работу и т. д. на нее; leave the choice to him (the decision with them, the matter to time, the solution to chance, the ending to the imagination of the reader, etc.) предоставлять выбор ему и т. д., leave that to me предоставьте это мне; I'll leave it to you я оставляю это на ваше усмотрение; I leave it to you whether I am right or wrong предоставляю вам решить, прав я или нет; leave it to him to discover the truth предоставьте ему самому узнать всю правду; leave smth. out of smth. leave a point (a fact, an event, etc.) out of account /out of consideration/ не учитывать какой-л. момент и т. д.; leave smb. out of smth. leave him out of the match (out of the conversation, out of an agreement, etc.) не включать его в матч и т. д.; leave smth. in smb.'s hands /charge/ leave the matter (the question, the decision, etc.) in his hands /charge/ предоставьте ему решать этот вопрос и т. д., оставьте это дело и т.д. в его ведении; leave smb. in charge of smth., leave smth. in smb.'s charge he left his servant in charge of the house, he left the house in his servant's charge он оставил дом на слугу

4) leave smth., smb. at some place leave a book (one's things, an umbrella, a letter, a coat, one's bags, a puppy, a child, etc.) on a bench (in the park, at the station, in the train, etc.) забывать /оставлять/ книгу и т. д. на скамейке и т. д.

5) leave smb. for smb. leave one's wife for another woman бросить жену ради другой женщины /и уйти к другой/; leave smth. for smth. leave the army for the law (business for literary work, one occupation for another, etc.) бросить армию /уйти из армии/ и стать юристом и т. д., leave smb. in smth. leave one's friends (one's family, etc.) in trouble (in the lurch, in the dark about the case, etc.) оставлять /бросать, покидать/ своих друзей и т. д. в беде и т. д.; leave smb. to smth. leave smb. to his fate (to himself, to his own fortune, to his own resources, to his own thoughts, to his own devices, etc.) предоставлять кого-л. своей судьбе и т. д.

6) leave smth. to smb., smth. leave a house to him (all his money to charity, etc.) оставлять /завещать/ ему дом и т.д., leave no heir to one's property не оставить после себя наследников; leave smth. behind smb. he left a great name behind him он оставил по себе память

7) || leave an impression upon smb. произвести на кого-л. впечатление
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leave smth. as smth. leave a few guineas (a letter, etc.) as a guarantee (as one's security, as a retainer, etc.) оставлять несколько гиней и т. д. в качестве залога и т. д.

English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > leave
18 point

I 1. [pɔɪnt]
nome

1) (of knife, needle, pencil) punta f.

to have a sharp point — essere molto appuntito

2) (location, position on scale) punto m.; (less specific) posto m.

boiling point — punto di ebollizione

compass point — punto cardinale

embarkation point — luogo di imbarco

point of entry — (into country) punto di sbarco; (into atmosphere) punto di impatto

point of no return — punto di non ritorno

3) (extent) punto m.

I've got to the point where I can't take any more — sono arrivato al punto di non poterne più

up to a point — fino a un certo punto

he was frank to the point of brutality o of being brutal — la sua franchezza rasentava la brutalità

4) (moment) (precise) punto m., momento m.; (stage) punto m., stadio m.

to be on the point of doing — essere sul punto di fare

on the point of bankruptcy — sull'orlo del fallimento

at this point I gave up — a quel punto mi sono arreso

at some point in the future — prima o poi

at one point — a un certo punto

when it came to the point of deciding — quando è arrivato il momento di decidere

at this point in time — in questo momento

5) (question) punto m., questione f.; (idea) opinione f.; (in discussion) commento m.

to make a point — fare una considerazione

to make the point that — fare notare che

you've made your point, please let me speak — hai espresso la tua opinione, (adesso) per favore fammi parlare

to make a point of doing — (make sure one does) sforzarsi di fare; (do proudly) ritenere doveroso fare

to raise a point about sth. — fare di qcs. una questione essenziale

my point is that — ciò che voglio dire è che

point by point — punto per punto

that's a good point — questo è interessante

I take your point — (agreeing) sono d'accordo con te

I take your point, but — ho capito quello che vuoi dire, ma

all right, point taken! — bene, ne terrò conto!

you've got a point there — su questo punto hai ragione

in point of fact — effettivamente

6) (central idea) punto m.

the point is (that)... — il punto o fatto è che...

to come straight to the point — venire al punto o al sodo o al dunque

to keep to o stick to the point restare in tema, non divagare; to get, miss the point cogliere, non cogliere il nocciolo della questione; what he said was short and to the point ha fatto un discorso breve e pertinente; that's beside the point questo non è pertinente; that's not the point — non è questo il punto

7) (purpose) motivo m., scopo m., utilità f.

what's the point (of doing)? — a che scopo o a cosa serve (fare)?

there's no point in doing — non c'è motivo di o non serve fare

8) (feature) lato m., punto m., caratteristica f.

good points — lati positivi

it has its points — ha le sue qualità

punctuality is not her strong point — la puntualità non è il suo (punto) forte

9) sport punto m.

to win by 4 points — vincere per 4 punti

to win on points — (in boxing) vincere ai punti

10) econ.

to be up, down 3 points — guadagnare, perdere 3 punti

Smurfit gained 4 points — le Smurfit hanno guadagnato 4 punti

11) (dot) punto m.; (decimal point) virgola f.; (diacritic) segno m. diacritico

12) mat. (in geometry) punto m.

13) geogr. promontorio m.
2.
nome plurale points

1) BE ferr. ago m.sing. dello scambio

2) aut. puntine f. (platinate)

3) (in ballet)

to dance on point(s) — ballare sulle punte
II 1. [pɔɪnt]
verbo transitivo

1) (aim, direct)

to point sth. at sb. — puntare [qcs.] contro qcn. [ gun]; puntare [qcs.] verso qcn. [ camera]

to point one's finger at sb. — indicare o mostrare qcn. (col dito), additare qcn.

to point the finger at sb. — (accuse) puntare il dito contro qcn.

to point the car towards — dirigere l'auto verso

to point sb. in the right direction — indicare a qcn. la direzione giusta; fig. mettere qcn. sulla buona strada

2) (show)

to point the way to — [person, signpost] indicare la direzione per

to point the way to a fairer system — mostrare la via per rendere il sistema più equo

3) (in ballet, gym)

to point one's toes — ballare sulle punte

4) edil. rabboccare [ wall]
2.
verbo intransitivo

1) (indicate)

to point at sb., sth. — indicare qcn., qcs. (col dito)

2) [signpost, arrow, needle] indicare

to point at sb. o in sb.'s direction [ gun] essere puntato verso qcn.; [ camera] inquadrare qcn.; everything points in that direction — (suggest) tutto fa pensare che sia così

3) inform.

to point at sth. — puntare qcs. (col mouse)

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- point out

- point up

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[point] 1. noun
1) (the sharp end of anything: the point of a pin; a sword point; at gunpoint (= threatened by a gun).) punta

2) (a piece of land that projects into the sea etc: The ship came round Lizard Point.) punta

3) (a small round dot or mark (.): a decimal point; five point three six (= 5.36); In punctuation, a point is another name for a full stop.) punto

4) (an exact place or spot: When we reached this point of the journey we stopped to rest.) punto

5) (an exact moment: Her husband walked in at that point.) momento, istante

6) (a place on a scale especially of temperature: the boiling-point of water.) punto

7) (a division on a compass eg north, south-west etc.) punto

8) (a mark in scoring a competition, game, test etc: He has won by five points to two.) punto

9) (a particular matter for consideration or action: The first point we must decide is, where to meet; That's a good point; You've missed the point; That's the whole point; We're wandering away from the point.) punto

10) ((a) purpose or advantage: There's no point (in) asking me - I don't know.) motivo

11) (a personal characteristic or quality: We all have our good points and our bad ones.) qualità

12) (an electrical socket in a wall etc into which a plug can be put: Is there only one electrical point in this room?) presa
2. verb
1) (to aim in a particular direction: He pointed the gun at her.) puntare

2) (to call attention to something especially by stretching the index finger in its direction: He pointed (his finger) at the door; He pointed to a sign.) additare, indicare

3) (to fill worn places in (a stone or brick wall etc) with mortar.) stuccare

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- pointed
- pointer
- pointless
- pointlessly
- points
- be on the point of
- come to the point
- make a point of
- make one's point
- point out
- point one's toes
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I 1. [pɔɪnt]
nome

1) (of knife, needle, pencil) punta f.

to have a sharp point — essere molto appuntito

2) (location, position on scale) punto m.; (less specific) posto m.

boiling point — punto di ebollizione

compass point — punto cardinale

embarkation point — luogo di imbarco

point of entry — (into country) punto di sbarco; (into atmosphere) punto di impatto

point of no return — punto di non ritorno

3) (extent) punto m.

I've got to the point where I can't take any more — sono arrivato al punto di non poterne più

up to a point — fino a un certo punto

he was frank to the point of brutality o of being brutal — la sua franchezza rasentava la brutalità

4) (moment) (precise) punto m., momento m.; (stage) punto m., stadio m.

to be on the point of doing — essere sul punto di fare

on the point of bankruptcy — sull'orlo del fallimento

at this point I gave up — a quel punto mi sono arreso

at some point in the future — prima o poi

at one point — a un certo punto

when it came to the point of deciding — quando è arrivato il momento di decidere

at this point in time — in questo momento

5) (question) punto m., questione f.; (idea) opinione f.; (in discussion) commento m.

to make a point — fare una considerazione

to make the point that — fare notare che

you've made your point, please let me speak — hai espresso la tua opinione, (adesso) per favore fammi parlare

to make a point of doing — (make sure one does) sforzarsi di fare; (do proudly) ritenere doveroso fare

to raise a point about sth. — fare di qcs. una questione essenziale

my point is that — ciò che voglio dire è che

point by point — punto per punto

that's a good point — questo è interessante

I take your point — (agreeing) sono d'accordo con te

I take your point, but — ho capito quello che vuoi dire, ma

all right, point taken! — bene, ne terrò conto!

you've got a point there — su questo punto hai ragione

in point of fact — effettivamente

6) (central idea) punto m.

the point is (that)... — il punto o fatto è che...

to come straight to the point — venire al punto o al sodo o al dunque

to keep to o stick to the point restare in tema, non divagare; to get, miss the point cogliere, non cogliere il nocciolo della questione; what he said was short and to the point ha fatto un discorso breve e pertinente; that's beside the point questo non è pertinente; that's not the point — non è questo il punto

7) (purpose) motivo m., scopo m., utilità f.

what's the point (of doing)? — a che scopo o a cosa serve (fare)?

there's no point in doing — non c'è motivo di o non serve fare

8) (feature) lato m., punto m., caratteristica f.

good points — lati positivi

it has its points — ha le sue qualità

punctuality is not her strong point — la puntualità non è il suo (punto) forte

9) sport punto m.

to win by 4 points — vincere per 4 punti

to win on points — (in boxing) vincere ai punti

10) econ.

to be up, down 3 points — guadagnare, perdere 3 punti

Smurfit gained 4 points — le Smurfit hanno guadagnato 4 punti

11) (dot) punto m.; (decimal point) virgola f.; (diacritic) segno m. diacritico

12) mat. (in geometry) punto m.

13) geogr. promontorio m.
2.
nome plurale points

1) BE ferr. ago m.sing. dello scambio

2) aut. puntine f. (platinate)

3) (in ballet)

to dance on point(s) — ballare sulle punte
II 1. [pɔɪnt]
verbo transitivo

1) (aim, direct)

to point sth. at sb. — puntare [qcs.] contro qcn. [ gun]; puntare [qcs.] verso qcn. [ camera]

to point one's finger at sb. — indicare o mostrare qcn. (col dito), additare qcn.

to point the finger at sb. — (accuse) puntare il dito contro qcn.

to point the car towards — dirigere l'auto verso

to point sb. in the right direction — indicare a qcn. la direzione giusta; fig. mettere qcn. sulla buona strada

2) (show)

to point the way to — [person, signpost] indicare la direzione per

to point the way to a fairer system — mostrare la via per rendere il sistema più equo

3) (in ballet, gym)

to point one's toes — ballare sulle punte

4) edil. rabboccare [ wall]
2.
verbo intransitivo

1) (indicate)

to point at sb., sth. — indicare qcn., qcs. (col dito)

2) [signpost, arrow, needle] indicare

to point at sb. o in sb.'s direction [ gun] essere puntato verso qcn.; [ camera] inquadrare qcn.; everything points in that direction — (suggest) tutto fa pensare che sia così

3) inform.

to point at sth. — puntare qcs. (col mouse)

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- point out

- point up

English-Italian dictionary > point
19 strike

[straɪk] I 1. гл.; прош. вр. struck, прич. прош. вр. struck, stricken
1)

а) ударять, наносить удар, бить

to strike him a blow — нанести ему удар

to struck a gun from someone's hand — выбить пистолет из чьей-л. руки

to strike the gate aside — распахнуть (ударом) ворота

He struck me aside with his fist. — Он отбросил меня ударом кулака.

He struck me on the chin. — Он ударил меня в подбородок.

He struck the wall with a heavy blow. — Он сильно ударил по стене.

He struck his knee with his hand. — Он ударил рукой по колену.

He seized a stick and struck at me. — Он схватил палку и ударил меня.

He struck his hand on the table. — Он стукнул рукой по столу.

I struck sharply upon the glass. — Я резко ударил по стеклу.

The house had been struck with / by lightning. — В дом ударила молния.

The fighter struck at his opponent but missed. — Борец хотел нанести удар противнику, но промахнулся.

б) ударяться, стукаться

He struck his hand against / at the wall. — Он ударился рукой о стену.

The ship struck a rock. — Судно наскочило на скалу / ударилось о скалу.

Two ships struck in the channel. — Два корабля столкнулись в канале.

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Syn:

hit, deliver a blow / stroke to

2) нападать, атаковать

The beasts struck with their claws. — Звери использовали при нападении когти.

The army struck at dawn. — Армия атаковала на рассвете.

He divided his forces, struck where there was no use in striking. — Он разделил свои силы, атаковал там, где в этом не было нужды.

within striking distance — в пределах достижимости

- strike the first blow

- strike a blow for smth.

3) ( strike at)

а) нападать (с критикой, руганью)

Many of the newspapers struck at the government's latest plan. — Многие газеты нелестно отозвались о последнем плане правительства.

б) покушаться, расшатывать (устои)

This new law strikes at the rights of every citizen. — Новый закон ущемляет права всех граждан.

It obviously strikes at the very foundation of the science. — Это очевидным образом расшатывает самые основы науки.

4) поражать; сражать

to strike smb. dead — убить кого-л.

A great cold had struck him deaf. — Он оглох в результате сильной простуды.

He looked stricken into stone. — Он словно обратился в камень.

The Duke had been stricken by paralysis. — Герцога разбил паралич.

Hurricane killed 275 people as it struck the island. — Ураган унёс 275 жизней, обрушившись на остров.

5) вселять (страх и т. п.)

His appearance will strike terror into his enemies. — Его появление будет вселять ужас во врагов.

His appearance struck her with terror. — Его появление наполнило её страхом.

6) поражать, производить впечатление

He struck me by his knowledge. — Он поразил меня своими знаниями.

He always strikes students that way. — Он всегда так действует на студентов.

He doesn't strike me as (being) genius. — Он не производит на меня впечатления гения.

The story struck me as ridiculous. — Рассказ поразил меня своей нелепостью.

How does it strike you? — Что вы об этом думаете?

An idea suddenly struck me. — Меня внезапно осенила мысль.

It never struck me before. — Мне это никогда ещё не приходило в голову.

to strike the eye — бросаться в глаза

- strike dumb

Syn:

affect, impress, touch

7)

а) высекать ( огонь), зажигать

to strike a match — чиркнуть спичкой, зажечь спичку

to strike a light — зажечь свет (с помощью спички и т. п.)

These matches are too wet to strike. — Эти спички слишком сырые, чтобы зажечься.

б) зажигаться

8) бить ( о часах)

It has just struck four. — Только что пробило четыре.

Your hour has struck. — Твой час пробил.

She had now struck sixty. — Ей стукнуло 60.

9)

а) чеканить ( монету), штамповать, печатать

This medal appears to have been chased by hand and not to have been struck from a die. — Эта медаль выглядит как гравированная вручную, а не штампованная.

How long will it take to strike a film? — Сколько времени уйдёт на то, чтобы напечатать плёнку? (фотографии с плёнки)

б) звучать, стучать (о сердце, пульсе)

His heart struck heavily when the house was visible. — При виде дома сердце его забилось.

Syn:

sound, cause to sound

в) нажимать (клавиши)

to strike a sour note — прозвучать печальной нотой

to strike an incongruous note — взять фальшивую ноту

to strike a chord on the piano — брать аккорды на пианино

With one hand we strike three or four notes simultaneously. — Одной рукой мы способны взять три или четыре ноты одновременно.

10) направляться, сворачивать

strike to the left — поверните налево

to strike into the school — направляться в школу

to strike a line / path — направляться к чему-л.; двигаться в направлении чего-л. прям. и перен.

I have struck out my own line. — Я выбрал свой собственный путь.

They struck their path across the fields. — Они двигались через поля.

Instead of going by town, we had struck away northward. — Вместо того, чтобы проехать город, мы свернули на север.

Leaving the town, we now strike off towards the river. — Оставив город, мы движемся к реке.

The road strikes into the forest. — Дорога сворачивает в лес.

Road strikes away to the left. — Дорога уходит влево.

11) приходить к соглашению, договариваться

to strike a happy medium — находить компромисс

12) ( strike on) неожиданно найти, наткнуться на (что-л.); случайно встретить

I hope that after all these talks, someone will strike on a way out of our difficulty. — Надеюсь, что после всех этих разговоров кого-нибудь осенит, как выйти из создавшегося затруднительного положения.

13) ( strike into)

а) углубляться

to strike into the subject — углубляться в тему

б) начинать (внезапно), пускаться

The musicians struck into a skittish polka. — Музыканты заиграли игривую польку.

в) ввязаться, встревать (в ссору, драку и т. п.)

He struck into the conversation again. — Он снова ввязался в разговор.

It's unwise to strike into someone else's quarrel without being invited. — Глупо встревать в чью-то ссору, когда тебя не спрашивают.

г) вонзать ( оружие)

Every proof of the treachery struck like a knife into his heart. — Каждое доказательство измены как нож вонзалось в его сердце.

14) проникать сквозь, прорастать, пробиваться

Trees struck roots deep into the soil. — Деревья пускают корни глубоко в почву.

The light strikes through the darkness. — Свет пробивается сквозь темноту.

15) ловить на крючок, удить

the fish are striking well today — рыба сегодня хорошо ловится / клюёт

16)

а) спускать ( флаг), убирать (парус, палатку)

to strike the flag / one's colours — опускать флаг ( в знак скорби или при сдаче)

б) сдаваться

Captain reported that the fort had struck. — Капитан доложил, что форт сдался.

He would have clearly liked to stick out; but there was something about the lot of us that meant mischief, and at last he struck (R. L. Stevenson). — Он очевидно хотел бы отказаться, но было нечто столь угрожающее в большинстве из нас, что он в конце концов уступил.

17) проводить линию, чертить

Strike a line from A to B. — Проведи линию из A в B.

18) = strike off, = strike out вычёркивать, исключать

Over strong objections from the prosecutor, the judge ordered the question stricken. — В связи с решительным протестом прокурора судья приказал исключить вопрос.

Do you believe that the crash was an accident? Strike that. — И ты веришь, что катастрофа была случайной? Это исключено!

19) сглаживать выравнивать (поверхность зерна, песка)

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- strike back
- strike down
- strike in
- strike off
- strike out
- strike through
- strike together
- strike up
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Strike me dumb! — разг. Убей меня Бог!

And strike me Blind, but I've met him before! — разг. Чтоб я ослеп, если я его раньше не встречал!

Strike! Who the hell was responsible? — разг. Чёрт побери! Кто это сделал?

- strike home
- strike oil
- strike it rich 2. сущ.
1) удар

preemptive strike — амер. упреждающий удар (ядерное нападение, опережающее удар противника)

2) открытие месторождения (нефти, руды)

3) = lucky strike неожиданная удача
II 1. сущ.
1) забастовка, стачка

strike action — стачечная борьба

to avert a strike — предотвращать забастовку

to break (up) a strike — подавлять забастовку

to call / organize a strike — организовывать забастовку

to conduct / stage a strike — проводить забастовку

to settle a strike — урегулировать забастовку (разрешить конфликт, удовлетворить требования бастующих)

to be on strike for more money — бастовать по поводу повышения заработной платы

- go on strike
- general strike
- hunger strike
- quickie strike
- rent strike
- sit-down strike
- sleep strike
- sympathy strike
- sympathetic strike
- token strike
- unofficial strike
- wildcat strike
Syn:

walkout

2) коллективный отказ (от чего-л.), бойкот

buyers' strike — бойкотирование покупателями определённых товаров или магазинов
2. гл.; прош. вр. struck, прич. прош. вр. struck, stricken
бастовать; объявлять забастовку

The women have threatened to strike against unequal pay. — Женщины пригрозили, что объявят забастовку из-за неравенства в заработной плате.

Англо-русский современный словарь > strike
20 scratch

I 1. [skrætʃ]
nome

1) (wound) graffio m., graffiatura f.

I got a scratch from a cat — un gatto mi ha graffiato

2) (on metal, furniture, record, glass) graffio m., riga f.

3) (to relieve an itch)

to have a scratch — grattarsi, darsi una grattata

4) (sound) stridio m., (il) grattare

5) colloq.

she is not up to scratch — non è all'altezza

6) (zero)

to start from scratch — cominciare da zero

7) sport scratch m., linea f. di partenza
2.
aggettivo

1) [ team] raccogliticcio, improvvisato; [ golfer] improvvisato; [ meal] improvvisato, fatto alla meglio

2) inform. [ file] temporaneo
II 1. [skrætʃ]
verbo transitivo

1) (cancel) cancellare [ meeting]

2) inform. (delete) cancellare [ file]

3) (trace) incidere [ initials]; tracciare [ line]

4) (wound) [thorns, cat, person] graffiare [ person]

5) (react to itch) grattare [ spot]

to scratch an itch — grattarsi

to scratch one's head — grattarsi la testa; fig. essere perplesso, mostrare perplessità

6) (damage) rigare, graffiare [car, record]; graffiare, scalfire [ wood]; [ cat] farsi le unghie su [ furniture]

7) sport ritirare da una gara [ competitor]
2.
verbo intransitivo

1) (relieve itch) [ person] grattarsi

2) (inflict injury) [person, cat] graffiare
3.
verbo riflessivo

to scratch oneself — grattarsi

- scratch about

- scratch out

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you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours — una mano lava l'altra

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[skræ ] 1. verb
1) (to mark or hurt by drawing a sharp point across: The cat scratched my hand; How did you scratch your leg?; I scratched myself on a rose bush.) graffiare

2) (to rub to relieve itching: You should try not to scratch insect bites.) grattare

3) (to make by scratching: He scratched his name on the rock with a sharp stone.) incidere

4) (to remove by scratching: She threatened to scratch his eyes out.) cavare

5) (to withdraw from a game, race etc: That horse has been scratched.) ritirare
2. noun
1) (a mark, injury or sound made by scratching: covered in scratches; a scratch at the door.) graffio; stridore

2) (a slight wound: I hurt myself, but it's only a scratch.) graffio

3) (in certain races or competitions, the starting point for people with no handicap or advantage.) (linea di partenza)

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- scratchy
- scratchiness
- scratch the surface
- start from scratch
- up to scratch
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[skrætʃ]
1. n

1) (mark) graffio, graffiatura

it's just a scratch — è solo un graffio

without a scratch — (unharmed) illeso (-a), senza un graffio

2)

(noise) I heard a scratch at the door — ho sentito grattare alla porta

3)

to start from scratch fig — cominciare or partire da zero

his work wasn't or didn't come up to scratch — il suo lavoro non è stato all'altezza

to keep sth up to scratch — mantenere qc al livello desiderato

2. vt

1) (gen) graffiare, (one's name) incidere

we've barely scratched the surface — (fig: of problem, topic) l'abbiamo appena sfiorato

the cat scratched me — il gatto mi ha graffiato

2) (to relieve itch) grattare

he scratched his head — si è grattato la testa

you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours fig — una mano lava l'altra

3) (cancel: meeting, game) Comput cancellare, (cross off list: horse, competitor) eliminare

3. vi

(person, dog) grattarsi, (hens) razzolare, raspare, (pen) raschiare, (clothing) pungere

the dog scratched at the door — il cane raspava alla porta

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- scratch out

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scratch (1) /skrætʃ/
n.

1 graffio; graffiatura; scalfittura; segno, segnaccio ( su un disco, la carrozzeria, ecc.): It's just a scratch on your arm, non è che un graffio sul braccio

2 grattata: to give oneself a good scratch, darsi una bella grattata

3 stridio; scricchiolio; stridore: the scratch of the pens, lo scricchiolio delle penne

4 segno frettoloso ( con la penna); scarabocchio

5 ( sport) linea di partenza

6 ( sport, = scratch player) giocatore senza abbuoni

7 ( nelle corse) concorrente che si è ritirato

8 ( biliardo, USA) punti ‘regalati’ all'avversario; bevuta (fam.)

9 [u] ( golf) lo stare nella norma

10 livello accettabile (di qc.)

11 ( slang USA) grano, grana (pop.); quattrini; soldi

● ‘scratch card’, ‘gratta e vinci’ □ (fig.) scratch-cat, bambino dispettoso; donna bisbetica □ (edil.) scratch coat, rinzaffo □ (comput.) scratch file, file provvisorio (o temporaneo) □ scratch knife, sgarzino ( arnese) □ ( sport) scratch line, linea di partenza; linea di battuta □ a scratch of the pen, poche parole scritte in fretta; uno scarabocchio per firma □ ( sport) scratch race, corsa senza abbuoni (o senza handicap) □ ( golf) scratch score, norma ( di una buca o di un percorso) □ (ipp., USA) scratch sheet, foglio di notizie e pronostici sui cavalli da corsa □ (med.) scratch test, test di scarificazione □ (fig.) from scratch, da zero □ to start from scratch, cominciare da zero; partire dai componenti (o dagli ingredienti) di base □ (fam.) to be up to scratch, ( di una persona) essere all'altezza della situazione; ( di un lavoro, un'esecuzione, ecc.) essere a un livello accettabile; essere ineccepibile □ without a scratch, senza una scalfittura; indenne.
scratch (2) /skrætʃ/
a.

raccogliticcio; raffazzonato; eterogeneo; improvvisato; (fatto) alla meglio: a scratch collection, una raccolta eterogenea; ( sport) a scratch team, una squadra raccogliticcia; a scratch meal, un pasto improvvisato.
(to) scratch /skrætʃ/
A v. t.

1 graffiare; scalfire; scorticare; segnare; fare un graffio (o un segno) su ( la carrozzeria, un disco, un tavolo, ecc.): Mind the cat doesn't scratch you, non farti graffiare dal gatto!; I've scratched my knee badly, mi sono fatto una brutta scorticatura al ginocchio; I've scratched the side of my car, ho fatto un graffio alla fiancata della macchina

2 grattare: to scratch one's head, grattarsi la testa

3 sfregare; strofinare: He scratched a match on the wall, sfregò un fiammifero sul muro

4 incidere

5 cancellare ( un nome, q. da una lista, ecc.)

6 scartare ( un progetto, un'idea)

7 (fam.) scribacchiare, buttare giù

8 ( anche, sport) ritirare ( un candidato, un concorrente, un cavallo)

9 ( sport: tennis, ecc.) eliminare ( un avversario)

10 ( sport) togliere: to scratch a player from the team because of injury, togliere un giocatore dalla squadra per un infortunio

11 (equit.) spronare ( il cavallo) col tallone

B v. i.

1 graffiare

2 grattare; raspare: Fido is scratching at the door, Fido gratta alla porta

3 grattarsi ( per il prurito, ecc.)

4 grattare; scricchiolare; stridere

5 ( anche sport) ritirarsi ( da una competizione); abbandonare; dare forfait

6 ( biliardo) bere (fam.)

7 ( di un disc jockey) fare lo ► «scratching» (def. 4)

● to scratch oneself, graffiarsi; grattarsi □ (fam.) to scratch other people's back ( if they scratch yours), scambiarsi favori; intrallazzare □ to scratch each other, grattarsi a vicenda □ (fam.) to scratch for oneself, arrangiarsi; cavarsela da solo □ to scratch one's signature, firmare con uno scarabocchio □ to scratch the surface, (agric.) arare (zappare, ecc.) in superficie; (fig.) sfiorare appena: The report doesn't even scratch the surface of the issue, la relazione non sfiora neanche l'argomento del problema □ ( di un oggetto) to get scratched, graffiarsi; segnarsi □ ( modo prov.) You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours, una mano lava l'altra.

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I 1. [skrætʃ]
nome

1) (wound) graffio m., graffiatura f.

I got a scratch from a cat — un gatto mi ha graffiato

2) (on metal, furniture, record, glass) graffio m., riga f.

3) (to relieve an itch)

to have a scratch — grattarsi, darsi una grattata

4) (sound) stridio m., (il) grattare

5) colloq.

she is not up to scratch — non è all'altezza

6) (zero)

to start from scratch — cominciare da zero

7) sport scratch m., linea f. di partenza
2.
aggettivo

1) [ team] raccogliticcio, improvvisato; [ golfer] improvvisato; [ meal] improvvisato, fatto alla meglio

2) inform. [ file] temporaneo
II 1. [skrætʃ]
verbo transitivo

1) (cancel) cancellare [ meeting]

2) inform. (delete) cancellare [ file]

3) (trace) incidere [ initials]; tracciare [ line]

4) (wound) [thorns, cat, person] graffiare [ person]

5) (react to itch) grattare [ spot]

to scratch an itch — grattarsi

to scratch one's head — grattarsi la testa; fig. essere perplesso, mostrare perplessità

6) (damage) rigare, graffiare [car, record]; graffiare, scalfire [ wood]; [ cat] farsi le unghie su [ furniture]

7) sport ritirare da una gara [ competitor]
2.
verbo intransitivo

1) (relieve itch) [ person] grattarsi

2) (inflict injury) [person, cat] graffiare
3.
verbo riflessivo

to scratch oneself — grattarsi

- scratch about

- scratch out

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you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours — una mano lava l'altra

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