he was sitting on a bench

1) (a long (usually wooden) seat: a park bench.) banco

2) (a work-table for a carpenter etc: tools on the workbench.) banco de trabajo; banco de carpintero, i2etc/i2

bench n banco

El plural de bench se escribe benches

tr[benʧ]

noun

1 banco

2 SMALLLAW/SMALL tribunal nombre masculino

3 SMALLSPORT/SMALL banquillo

\

to be on the bench ser juez,-za

front benches SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL escaños ocupados por los miembros del consejo de ministros

back benches SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL escaños de los diputados que no forman parte del consejo de ministros

bench mark cota de referencia, punto de referencia

bench mark test prueba patrón

bench test prueba de banco

bench ['bɛnʧ] n

1) seat: banco m, escaño m, banca f

2) : estrado m (de un juez)

3) court: tribunal m

(§ pl.: benches) = asiento s.m.

• banca s.f.

• bancal (Agricultura) s.m.

• banco s.m.

• banquillo s.m.

• escabel s.m.

• escaño s.m.

• plataforma s.f.

• sala s.f.

• tarima s.f.

• tribunal s.m.

1) c

a) ( seat) banco m

b) ( workbench) mesa f de trabajo

2) ( Law)

3) ( Sport)

transitive verb (esp AmE) mandar al banquillo or (AmL tb) a la banca

[bentʃ]

1) (=seat, workbench) banco m ; (Sport) banquillo m ; (=court) tribunal m

2) benches

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1) c

a) ( seat) banco m

b) ( workbench) mesa f de trabajo

2) ( Law)

3) ( Sport)

transitive verb (esp AmE) mandar al banquillo or (AmL tb) a la banca

subst. \/ˈbæɡmən\/

1) uteligger

• a bagman was sitting on the bench

2) (britisk, gammeldags) handelsreisende

3) (spesielt amer. og austr., slang) innkassoperson (for lyssky virksomhet)

4) (spesielt austr.) landstryker

5) ( spesielt kanadisk) politisk pengeinnsamler

wedge [wedʒ]

1. noun

   a. (for holding sth steady) cale f

• that drove a wedge between them cela a creusé un fossé entre eux

   b. ( = piece) [of cake, cheese, pie] (grosse) part f

2. plural noun

wedges ( = shoes) chaussures fpl à semelles compensées

3. transitive verb

( = fix) [+ table, wheels] caler ; ( = stick, push) enfoncer ( into dans)

• he wedged the table leg to hold it steady il a calé le pied de la table (pour la stabiliser)

• to wedge a door open maintenir une porte ouverte à l'aide d'une cale

• she was sitting on the bench, wedged between her mother and her aunt elle était assise sur le banc, coincée entre sa mère et sa tante

4. compounds

► wedge-shaped adjective en forme de coin

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1) (to insert in rock, wood etc) coin m; ( to hold something in position) cale f; (of cake, pie, cheese) morceau m

2) ( in golf) cocheur m de sable

3) ( heel) semelle f compensée; ( shoe) chaussure f à semelle compensée

noun modifier

transitive verb

1) ( make firm)

2) ( jam)

- wedge in

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abs

1) Parliament (the board, the committee, etc.) is sitting заседает парламент и т.д.; the court is sitting идет суд

2) don't disturb hens when they are sitting когда курицы высаживают цыплят, их нельзя трогать

1) sit in some manner sit calmly (proudly, comfortably, awkwardly, upright, erect, side by side, back to back, etc.) сидеть спокойно и т.д.; sit closer together сядьте потеснее друг к другу, потеснитесь; he sat alone он сидел один /в одиночестве/; sit somewhere would you rather sit here? вам удобнее посидеть здесь?; you won't finish today if you just sit there вы сегодня не кончите, если будете сидеть сложа руки; let's go and sit out in the open пойдемте выйдем и посидим на свежем воздухе; sit at some time the hens don't sit this year в этом году куры плохо высиживают цыплят

2) into some time sit far into the night (into the early hours of the morning, etc.) засиживаться до глубокой ночи и т.д. || sit at home сидеть дома, быть домоседом

3) sit at some time the court sits next month заседание суда состоится в следующем месяце; they sit all the year round они заседают /у них проходят заседания/ круглый год; the committee sits regularly комиссия заседает /собирается/ регулярно

4) sit in some manner the coat (the jacket, her dress, etc.) sits well (not too well, badly, etc.) пальто и т.д. сидит хорошо и т.д.

1) she didn't know how to sit the guests она не знала, как рассадить гостей; our dining-room table sits [only] six people у нас за обеденный стол могут сесть [только] шесть человек

2) sit a horse (a mule, a camel, etc.) сидеть /держаться/ на лошади и т.д.

1) be sat on these chairs are not to be sat on на эти стулья нельзя садиться

2) be sat upon he has to be sat upon con, его следует осадить

1) sit in (on, at, around, by, etc.) smth. sit in one's study (in the hall, in an armchair, in the middle of one's bed, etc.) сидеть в своем кабинете и т.д.; the birds are sitting in the tree птицы сидят на дереве; sit on the floor (on a.bench, on a branch, on the roof, on the platform, on the fence, on the throne, etc.) сидеть на полу и т.д.; sit [well] on horseback [хорошо] сидеть /держаться/ на лошади; sit on one's heels присесть /сидеть/ на корточках; the dog was sitting on its haunches собака сидела на задних лапах; sit at a table (at a desk, at a window, by the river, by the roadside, by his bedside, etc.) сидеть за столом и т.д.; they were sitting at the fire они сидели у камина; sit around the fire сидеть у /вокруг/ костра; sit around the room сидеть /рассесться/ по всей комнате; sit by /next to/ smb. sit by /next to/ one's wife сидеть рядом со своей женой

2) sit oner / at/ smth. sit over one's books (over one's work, over the problem, at needlework, etc.) сидеть над книгами и т.д.; he sits for hours over each line он часами корпит над каждой строчкой; sit at tea (at dinner, etc.) сидеть за чаем и т.д.; sit over a glass of wine сидеть за стаканчиком вина; she sits a long time over her meals она долго сидит за едой, она медленно ест; sit over a pipe сидеть, покуривая трубку; sit through smth. sit through a long sermon высидеть всю длинную проповедь до конца; I could hardly sit through the play (through the performance, etc.) я едва высидел до конца пьесы и т.д. || sit by oneself сидеть в одиночестве

3) sit on smth. the house (the city, etc.) sits [well] on the slope (on a hill, etc.) дом и т.д. [красиво] расположен на склоне горы и т.д.; the glass (the clock, etc.) sits on the table (on that shelf, etc.) стакан и т.д. стоит на столе и т.д.

4) sit in smth. they sat in conference у них было заседание; sit at some time the committee sits on Thursdays комиссия заседает /собирается/ по четвергам; Parliament sits from August till October заседания парламента продолжаются с августа по октябрь; the House was still sitting at 8 o'clock в восемь часов палата все еще заседала; the judge will not sit on Saturday в субботу у судьи неприёмный день; sit on smth. sit on a case рассматривать /разбирать/ дело; а committee is sitting on the question по этому вопросу заседает комиссия; sit in /on/ smth. sit in Parliament (in Congress, on a committee, on a commission, on a board, on a jury, on court-martial, etc.) быть членом парламента и т.д.; sit for smth. sit for a constituency (for a borough of A, for Liverpool, etc.) представлять округ и т.д. (в парламенте и т.п.)

5) sit for smth. sit for a portrait (for a photograph, etc.) позировать для портрета и т.д.; who sat for this statue? с кого лепили эту статую?; sit to smb. sit to an artist (to a sculptor, to a photographer, etc.) позировать художнику и т.д.

6) sit for smth. sit for an examination (for one's finals, for a degree, for a scholarship, etc.) сдавать экзамен на что-л.

7) sit on smb. her riding-habit doesn't sit well on her костюм для верховой езды сидит на ней не очень хорошо; her dress sits loosely on her платье на ней болтается

1) (to (cause to) rest on the buttocks; to (cause to) be seated: He likes sitting on the floor; They sat me in the chair and started asking questions.) sedeti; posaditi

2) (to lie or rest; to have a certain position: The parcel is sitting on the table.) ležati

3) ((with on) to be an official member of (a board, committee etc): He sat on several committees.) biti član

4) ((of birds) to perch: An owl was sitting in the tree by the window.) sedeti

5) (to undergo (an examination).) opravljati (izpit)

6) (to take up a position, or act as a model, in order to have one's picture painted or one's photograph taken: She is sitting for a portrait/photograph.) pozirati

7) ((of a committee, parliament etc) to be in session: Parliament sits from now until Christmas.) zasedati

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- sitter

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sedeti; (o kokoši) sedeti na jajcih, valiti; čepeti; sedeti kot model (slikarju); biti za vzorec; imeti sedež, bivati; ležati; pristajati (o obleki); opravljati službo (navadno) sedé; biti član kakega telesa ( on a jury porote); zastopati v parlamentu ( for koga); imeti sejo, zasedati; sesti (on na); zaposliti se ( over s čim); študirati ( under pri kom);

sedeti (v sedlu), imeti sedež na ( a mule mezgu); posaditi ( the hen on eggs kokošja jajca)

to sit on the bench figuratively biti sodnik

the clothes sit loosely upon him — obleka mu je preohlapna

to sit in Congress — biti član Kongresa

to sit for an examination — opravljati izpit

to sit on the fence politics slang figuratively stati ob strani, ne se opredeliti, biti nevtralen

the guilt sits light on his conscience — ne peče ga vest zaradi krivde

to sit a horse — jahati na konju

to sit in judgement on s.o. — lastiti si pravico sojenja drugih, soditi, kritizirati koga

to sit on one's hands figuratively ne aplavdirati

it sits ill on you — slabó vam (to) pristaja

he sits for Leeds — on zastopa Leeds v parlamentu

to sit for ( —ali to) a painter — sedeti slikarju za model

to sit for one's picture — dati se slikati, sedeti (pozirati) za svojo sliko (portret)

to sit a play through — prisostvovati igri do konca

he is sitting pretty — on je v dobrem položaju, ima dober položaj

to sit pretty slang imeti dobre karte, figuratively dobro se goditi (komu)

it sits heavy on the stomach — to je težko prebavljivo

to sit upon s.o. figuratively sedeti na kom, jahati koga

don't you be sat upon! colloquially ne pusti se hruliti!

to sit tight colloquially ostati neomahljivo na svojem mestu, vztrajati pri stvari

to want to sit — (o kokoši) začeti kokodakati (za valjenje)

to sit well — dobro sedeti (zlasti na konju)

to sit on the throne — sedeti na prestolu, vladati

to know which way the wind sits — vedeti odkod piha veter

his principles sit loose(ly) on him — on svojih načel ne jemlje resno

slang see situation

1) (type, style) Form, die

2) no pl. (shape, visible aspect) Form, die; Gestalt, die

3) (printed sheet) Formular, das

4) (Brit. Sch.) Klasse, die

5) (bench) Bank, die

6) no pl., no indef. art. (Sport): (physical condition) Form, die

7) (Sport): (previous record) bisherige Leistungen

8) (etiquette)

9) (figure) Gestalt, die

10) (Ling.) Form, die

1) (make; also Ling.) bilden

2) (shape, mould) formen, gestalten ( into zu); (fig.) formen [Charakter usw.]

3) sich (Dat.) bilden [Meinung, Urteil]; gewinnen [Eindruck]; fassen [Entschluss, Plan]; kommen zu [Schluss]; (acquire, develop) entwickeln [Vorliebe, Gewohnheit, Wunsch]; schließen [Freundschaft]

4) (constitute, compose, be, become) bilden

5) (establish, set up) bilden [Regierung]; gründen [Bund, Verein, Firma, Partei, Gruppe]

(come into being) sich bilden; [Idee:] sich formen, Gestalt annehmen

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1) ((a) shape; outward appearance: He saw a strange form in the darkness.) die Form, die Gestalt

2) (a kind, type or variety: What form of ceremony usually takes place when someone gets a promotion?) die Art

3) (a document containing certain questions, the answers to which must be written on it: an application form.) das Formular

4) (a fixed way of doing things: forms and ceremonies.) die Formalität

5) (a school class: He is in the sixth form.) die Klasse

1) (to make; to cause to take shape: They decided to form a drama group.) bilden, gründen

2) (to come into existence; to take shape: An idea slowly formed in his mind.) Gestalt annehmen

3) (to organize or arrange (oneself or other people) into a particular order: The women formed (themselves) into three groups.) formieren

4) (to be; to make up: These lectures form part of the medical course.) bilden

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[fɔ:m, AM fɔ:rm]

I. n

1. (type, variety) Form f, Art f; of a disease Erscheinungsbild nt; of energy Typ m

the dictionary is also available in electronic \form es ist auch eine elektronische Version des Wörterbuchs erhältlich

flu can take several different \forms eine Grippe kann sich in verschiedenen Formen äußern

art \form Kunstform f

\form of exercise Sportart f

\form of government Regierungsform f

\form of a language Sprachvariante f

life \form Lebensform f

\form of transport Transportart f

\forms of worship Formen fpl der Gottesverehrung

2. no pl (particular way) Form f, Gestalt f

support in the \form of money Unterstützung in Form von Geld

help in the \form of two police officers Hilfe in Gestalt von zwei Polizeibeamten

the training programme takes the \form of a series of workshops die Schulung wird in Form einer Serie von Workshops abgehalten

in any [shape or] \form in jeglicher Form

he's opposed to censorship in any shape or \form er ist gegen jegliche Art von Zensur

in some \form or other auf die eine oder andere Art

3. (document) Formular nt

application \form Bewerbungsbogen m

booking \form BRIT

reservation \form AM Buchungsformular nt

entry \form Anmeldeformular m

order \form Bestellschein m

printed \form Vordruck m

to complete [or esp BRIT fill in] [or esp AM fill out] a \form ein Formular ausfüllen

4. (shape) Form f; of a person Gestalt f

her slender \form ihre schlanke Gestalt

the lawn was laid out in the \form of a figure eight der Rasen war in Form einer Acht angelegt

they made out a shadowy \form in front of them vor ihnen konnten sie den Umriss einer Gestalt ausmachen

the human \form die menschliche Gestalt

to take \form Form [o Gestalt] annehmen

5. no pl ART, LIT, MUS (arrangement of parts) Form f

\form and content Form und Inhalt

shape and \form Form und Gestalt

6. no pl (physical condition) Form f, Kondition f

I really need to get back in \form ich muss wirklich mal wieder etwas für meine Kondition tun

to be in excellent [or superb] \form in Topform sein

to be in good \form [gut] in Form sein

to be out of \form nicht in Form sein

7. no pl (performance) Leistung f

the whole team was on good \form die ganze Mannschaft zeigte vollen Einsatz

she was in great \form at her wedding party bei ihrer Hochzeitsfeier war sie ganz in ihrem Element

8. SPORT (in horse racing) Form f fachspr

Sunset's recent \forms are excellent die letzten Formen von Sunset sind hervorragend

to study the \form die Form prüfen

9. no pl esp BRIT (procedure) Form f; BRIT

what's the \form? was ist üblich [o das übliche Verfahren]?

conventional social \forms konventionelle Formen gesellschaftlichen Umgangs

a matter of \form eine Formsache

partners of employees are invited as a matter of \form die Partner der Angestellten werden der Form halber eingeladen

for \form['s sake] aus Formgründen

to be good/bad \form BRIT ( dated) sich gehören/nicht gehören

in due [or proper] \form formgerecht

to run true to \form wie zu erwarten [ver]laufen

true to \form he arrived an hour late wie immer kam er eine Stunde zu spät

10. esp BRIT SCH (class) Klasse f; (secondary year group) Jahrgangsstufe f

11. LING Form f

what's the infinitive \form of the verb? wie lautet der Infinitiv von dem Verb?

12. no pl BRIT (sl: criminal record) Vorstrafenregister nt

to have \form vorbestraft sein

13. esp AM TYPO (forme)

[printing] \form [Satz]form f

14. TECH (shuttering) Verschalung f fachspr

15. BRIT HUNT (hare's lair) Sasse f fachspr

16. BOT Form f, Forma f fachspr

17. (formula) Formel f

18. PHILOS Form f

matter and \form Stoff und Form

▶ attack is the best \form of defence ( saying) Angriff ist die beste Verteidigung prov

II. vt

1. (shape)

▪ to \form sth etw formen

\form the dough into balls den Teig zu Bällchen formen

these islands were \formed as a result of a series of volcanic eruptions diese Inseln entstanden durch eine Reihe von Vulkanausbrüchen

2. (arrange)

▪ to \form sth etw bilden

they \formed themselves into three lines sie stellten sich in drei Reihen auf

to \form a circle/queue einen Kreis/eine Schlange bilden

to \form groups Gruppen bilden

3. (set up)

▪ to \form sth etw gründen

the company was \formed in 1892 die Firma wurde 1892 gegründet

they \formed themselves into a pressure group sie gründeten eine Pressuregroup

to \form an alliance with sb sich akk mit jdm verbünden

to \form a band eine Band gründen

to \form committee/government ein Komitee/eine Regierung bilden

to \form friendships Freundschaften schließen

to \form an opinion about sth sich dat eine Meinung über etw akk bilden

a newly-\formed political party eine neu gegründete politische Partei

to \form a relationship eine Verbindung eingehen

4. (constitute)

▪ to \form sth etw bilden [o darstellen]

the trees \form a natural protection from the sun's rays die Bäume stellen einen natürlichen Schutz gegen die Sonnenstrahlen dar

to \form the basis of sth die Grundlage einer S. gen bilden

to \form the core [or nucleus] of sth den Kern einer S. gen bilden

to \form part of sth Teil einer S. gen sein

5. LING

to \form a sentence/the past tense/a new word einen Satz/die Vergangenheit[szeit]/ein neues Wort bilden

6. ( form: influence)

▪ to \form sth/sb etw/jdn formen

the media play an important role in \forming public opinion die Medien spielen eine große Rolle bei der öffentlichen Meinungsbildung

to \form sb's character jds Charakter formen

III. vi sich akk bilden; idea, plan Gestalt annehmen

▪ to \form into sth sich akk zu etw akk formen

his strong features \formed into a smile of pleasure ein vergnügtes Lächeln legte sich auf seine markanten Züge

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1. n

1) Form f

2) (= condition, style, guise) Form f, Gestalt f

3) (= shape) Form f; (of person) Gestalt f

4) (ART, MUS, LITER: structure) Form f

5) (PHILOS) Form f

6) (GRAM) Form f

7) no pl (= etiquette) (Umgangs)form f

8) (= document) Formular nt, Vordruck m

9) (= physical condition) Form f, Verfassung f

10) (esp Brit: bench) Bank f

11) (Brit SCH) Klasse f

12) no pl (Brit inf

13) (TECH: mould) Form f

14)

15) (of hare) Nest nt, Sasse f (spec)

2. vt

1) (= shape) formen, gestalten (into zu); (GRAM) plural, negative bilden

2) (= train, mould) child, sb's character formen

3) (= develop) liking, desire, idea, habit entwickeln; friendship schließen, anknüpfen; opinion sich (dat) bilden; impression gewinnen; plan ausdenken, entwerfen

4) (= set up, organize) government, committee bilden; company, society, political party gründen, ins Leben rufen

5) (= constitute, make up) part, basis bilden

6) (= take the shape or order of) circle, pattern bilden

3. vi

1) (= take shape) Gestalt annehmen

2) (ESP MIL) sich aufstellen or formieren, antreten

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form [fɔː(r)m]

A s

1. Form f, Gestalt f:

take form Form oder Gestalt annehmen (a. fig);

in the form of in Form von (od gen);

in tablet form in Tablettenform

2. TECH Form f:

a) Fasson f

b) Schablone f

3. Form f:

a) Art f:

form of government Regierungsform;

forms of life Lebensformen; → address B 1

b) Art f und Weise f, Verfahrensweise f

c) System n, Schema n: → due A 10

4. Formular n, Vordruck m:

form letter Schemabrief m

5. (literarische etc) Form

6. Form f ( auch LING), Fassung f (eines Textes etc):

form class LING

a) Wortart f,

b) morphologische Klasse

7. PHIL Form f:

a) Wesen n, Natur f

b) Gestalt f

c) Platonismus: Idee f

8. Erscheinungsform f, -weise f

9. Sitte f, Brauch m

10. (herkömmliche) gesellschaftliche Form, Manieren pl, Benehmen n:

good (bad) form guter (schlechter) Ton;

it is good (bad) form es gehört sich (nicht);

for form’s sake der Form halber

11. Formalität f: → matter A 3

12. Zeremonie f

13. MATH, TECH Formel f:

form of oath JUR Eidesformel

14. (körperliche oder geistige) Verfassung, Form f:

on form der Form nach;

on (bes US in) (in bad, out of, off) form (nicht) in Form;

feel in good form sich gut in Form fühlen;

at the top of one’s form, in great form in Hochform;

be in very poor form in einem Formtief stecken

15. a) ( besonders lange) Bank (ohne Rückenlehne)

b) Br obs (Schul) Bank f

16. besonders Br (Schul) Klasse f:

form master (mistress) Klassenlehrer(in)

17. Br meist forme TYPO (Druck)Form f

18. Br sl Vorstrafen(liste) pl(f):

he’s got form er ist vorbestraft

B v/i

1. formen, gestalten ( beide:

into zu;

after, on, upon nach):

form a government eine Regierung bilden;

form a company eine Gesellschaft gründen;

they formed themselves into groups sie schlossen sich zu Gruppen zusammen;

they formed themselves into two groups sie bildeten zwei Gruppen

2. den Charakter etc formen, bilden

3. a) einen Teil etc bilden, ausmachen, darstellen

b) dienen als

4. (an)ordnen, zusammenstellen

5. MIL (into) formieren (in akk), aufstellen (in dat)

6. einen Plan etc fassen, entwerfen, ersinnen

7. sich eine Meinung bilden: → idea 1

8. Freundschaft etc schließen

9. eine Gewohnheit annehmen

10. LING Wörter bilden

11. TECH (ver)formen, fassonieren, formieren

C v/i

1. Form oder Gestalt annehmen, sich formen, sich gestalten, sich bilden, entstehen (alle auch fig)

2. auch form up MIL antreten, sich formieren ( into in akk)

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1) (type, style) Form, die

2) no pl. (shape, visible aspect) Form, die; Gestalt, die

3) (printed sheet) Formular, das

4) (Brit. Sch.) Klasse, die

5) (bench) Bank, die

6) no pl., no indef. art. (Sport): (physical condition) Form, die

7) (Sport): (previous record) bisherige Leistungen

8) (etiquette)

9) (figure) Gestalt, die

10) (Ling.) Form, die

1) (make; also Ling.) bilden

2) (shape, mould) formen, gestalten ( into zu); (fig.) formen [Charakter usw.]

3) sich (Dat.) bilden [Meinung, Urteil]; gewinnen [Eindruck]; fassen [Entschluss, Plan]; kommen zu [Schluss]; (acquire, develop) entwickeln [Vorliebe, Gewohnheit, Wunsch]; schließen [Freundschaft]

4) (constitute, compose, be, become) bilden

5) (establish, set up) bilden [Regierung]; gründen [Bund, Verein, Firma, Partei, Gruppe]

(come into being) sich bilden; [Idee:] sich formen, Gestalt annehmen

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Schulklasse f. n.

Form -en f.

Formblatt n.

Formular -e n.

Gattung -en f.

Gestalt -en f.

Schalung -en f. (seating) n.

Schulbank m. v.

bilden v.

formen v.

gestalten v.

1) ((a) shape; outward appearance: He saw a strange form in the darkness.) forma

2) (a kind, type or variety: What form of ceremony usually takes place when someone gets a promotion?) clase, tipo

3) (a document containing certain questions, the answers to which must be written on it: an application form.) formulario

4) (a fixed way of doing things: forms and ceremonies.) formalidad

5) (a school class: He is in the sixth form.) curso

1) (to make; to cause to take shape: They decided to form a drama group.) formar, constituir

2) (to come into existence; to take shape: An idea slowly formed in his mind.) formarse

3) (to organize or arrange (oneself or other people) into a particular order: The women formed (themselves) into three groups.) organizarse

4) (to be; to make up: These lectures form part of the medical course.) constituir

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- formation

form¹ n

1. curso

2. forma

3. impreso / formulario

form² vb formar / formarse

tr[fɔːm]

noun

1 (shape, mode etc) forma

■ it's a cake in the form of a train es un pastel en forma de tren

2 (kind) clase nombre femenino, tipo

■ she hates exercise in any form odia cualquier tipo de ejercicio

3 (formality) formas nombre femenino plural; (behaviour) educación nombre femenino

■ what is the form? ¿qué hay que hacer?

4 (physical condition) forma

■ she's in excellent form está en muy buena forma

5 (mood, spirit) humor nombre masculino

■ your father is in fine form tonight tu padre está de muy buen humor esta noche

6 (document) formulario, impreso, hoja

■ sign this form, please firme esta hoja, por favor

7 SMALLEDUCATION/SMALL (age group) curso; (class) clase nombre femenino

8 (bench) banco

9 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL slang (criminal record) antecedentes nombre masculino plural penales

transitive verb

1 (mould) moldear, modelar; (make) hacer, formar; (character) formar

■ the child formed the clay into a bowl el niño moldeó el barro en un bol

■ try to form complete sentences intenta hacer frases completas

■ the children formed themselves into groups los niños formaron grupos

■ early experiences form a person's character las primeras experiencias forman el carácter de una persona

2 (set up) formar

■ the committee was formed in 1980 el comité se formó en 1980

■ he was asked to form a government le pidieron que formara un gobierno

3 (be, constitute) formar, constituir

■ socialists formed the bulk of the group los socialistas formaban la mayor parte del grupo

■ interviews and letters form the basis of the book la mayor parte del libro la forman entrevistas y cartas

4 figurative use (idea) hacerse; (impression, opinion) formarse; (relationship) hacer; (habit) adquirir; (plan) concebir

■ I formed the wrong impression of you me formé una mala impresión de ti

intransitive verb

1 formarse

■ a long queue had formed una larga cola se había formado

■ a crowd formed se formó una multitud

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as a matter of form por educación, por cortesía

in any shape or form de cualquier forma

to be bad form ser de mala educación

to be on form estar en forma

to be off form estar en baja forma

to take form tomar forma

form ['fɔrm] vt

1) fashion, make: formar

2) develop: moldear, desarrollar

3) constitute: constituir, formar

4) acquire: adquirir (un hábito), formar (una idea)

form vi

: tomar forma, formarse

form n

1) shape: forma f, figura f

2) manner: manera f, forma f

3) document: formulario m

4) : forma f

in good form: en buena forma

true to form: en forma consecuente

5) mold: molde m

6) kind, variety: clase f, tipo m

7) : forma f (en gramática)

plural forms: formas plurales

• calaña s.f.

• conformación s.f.

• figura s.f.

• forma s.f.

• formación s.f.

• formalidad s.f.

• formulario s.m.

• hechura s.f.

• impreso s.m.

• modelo s.m.

• modo s.m.

• molde s.m.

• adquirir v.

• configurar v.

• formar v.

• integrar v.

• modelar v.

1) c u (shape, manner) forma f

2)

a) c u (type, kind) tipo

b) c u ( style) forma f

3) u (fitness, ability) forma f

4) u ( etiquette)

5) c ( document) formulario m, impreso m, forma f (Méx)

6) c (BrE Educ) ( class) clase f; ( year) curso m, año m

1)

a) (shape, mold) formar; \<\<character\>\> formar, moldear

b) ( take shape of) \<\<line/circle\>\> formar

2) ( develop) \<\<opinion\>\> formarse; \<\<habit\>\> adquirir*

3) ( constitute) \<\<basis/part\>\> formar, constituir*

4) (set up, establish) \<\<committee/government/company\>\> formar

1. N

1) (=shape) forma f ; (=figure, shadow) bulto m, silueta f

2) (=kind, type) clase f, tipo m

3) (=way, means) forma f

4) (Sport) (also fig) forma f

5) (=document) (gen) formulario m, impreso m

6) (Brit) frm (=etiquette) apariencias fpl

7) (=bench) banco m

8) (Brit) (Scol) curso m, clase f

9) (Brit)

VT (=shape, make) formar; [+ clay etc] modelar, moldear; [+ company] formar, fundar; [+ plan] elaborar, formular; [+ sentence] construir; [+ queue] hacer; [+ idea] concebir, formular; [+ opinion] hacerse, formarse; [+ habit] crear

VI tomar forma, formarse

- form up

* * *

1) c u (shape, manner) forma f

2)

a) c u (type, kind) tipo

b) c u ( style) forma f

3) u (fitness, ability) forma f

4) u ( etiquette)

5) c ( document) formulario m, impreso m, forma f (Méx)

6) c (BrE Educ) ( class) clase f; ( year) curso m, año m

1)

a) (shape, mold) formar; \<\<character\>\> formar, moldear

b) ( take shape of) \<\<line/circle\>\> formar

2) ( develop) \<\<opinion\>\> formarse; \<\<habit\>\> adquirir*

3) ( constitute) \<\<basis/part\>\> formar, constituir*

4) (set up, establish) \<\<committee/government/company\>\> formar

A a.

1 duro; solido; sodo: as hard as steel, duro come l'acciaio; a hard bench, una panca dura; hard soil, terreno duro (o solido)

2 arduo; difficile; ostico; duro (lett.): hard questions [words], domande [parole] difficili; DIALOGO → - After an exam- There were a couple of really hard questions, c'erano un paio di domande veramente difficili; a hard task, un compito arduo; un duro compito; a hard case, un caso difficile ( da trattare); to find it hard to do st., fare qc. con grande difficoltà

3 duro; gravoso; faticoso: a hard job, un lavoro faticoso; years of hard work, anni di duro lavoro

4 forte; energico; violento: a hard push, una forte spinta; un violento spintone

5 forte; grande; accanito, ostinato, tenace: a hard drinker, un forte bevitore; a hard worker, un gran lavoratore; un lavoratore indefesso; a hard smoker, un fumatore accanito

6 duro; difficile; pieno di guai: hard life, vita dura; hard times, tempi difficili (o duri); ( di un prodotto) hard to sell, difficile a vendersi

7 duro; rigido; grintoso; tosto (fam.); severo: a hard father, un padre severo

8 duro; aspro; brusco; sgarbato: hard words, parole dure (o aspre); hard manners, modi bruschi (o sgarbati)

9 duro; inclemente; rigido: a very hard winter, un inverno assai duro (o molto rigido)

10 duro; crudele; insensibile: a man with a hard heart, un uomo dal cuore duro

11 duro; rigido; sgraziato: hard features, lineamenti duri

12 duro; aspro; sgradevole; brutto: a hard voice, una voce dura (o aspra); a hard story, una storia sgradevole; una brutta storia; hard light, luce sgradevole

13 fermo; deciso; secco: a hard denial, un secco diniego

14 forte; resistente; robusto: a hard breed, una razza forte

15 concreto; effettivo; reale: (leg. e fig.) hard evidence, prove concrete (pl.); prova concreta

16 (agric., chim., fon.) duro: hard wheat, grano duro; hard water, acqua dura; The letter «g» is hard in «go», la lettera «g» è dura in «go»

17 (ind. tess.) liscio; rasato

18 (econ., fin.) forte; pregiato; solido; sostenuto: hard currency, moneta (o valuta) forte; moneta (o valuta) pregiata

19 ( di colore) forte; vivace

20 ( di un nodo, ecc.) stretto

21 ( di droga) pesante

22 (chim.) persistente; non biodegradabile: hard detergent, detergente non biodegradabile

23 (elettr.) a vuoto spinto; ad alto vuoto: hard tube, tubo ad alto vuoto

B avv.

1 energicamente; forte, violentemente: It was raining hard, pioveva forte (o a dirotto); I hit him hard, lo colpii violentemente (o duro)

2 accanitamente; molto; sodo; troppo: to fight hard, battersi accanitamente; to study hard, studiare molto; to try hard, fare ogni sforzo; to try one's hardest, mettercela tutta; to work hard, lavorare sodo; to drink hard, bere troppo; to be hard at it (o at work) darci sotto; lavorare sodo

3 attentamente; intensamente: to listen hard (to sb.), ascoltare attentamente (q.); to think hard, pensare intensamente; riflettere profondamente

4 fissamente; fisso: to look (o to gaze, to stare) hard at sb., guardare fisso q.

5 duramente; gravemente; seriamente: I was hard hit by the slump, sono stato duramente colpito dalla recessione

6 con difficoltà; a fatica: to breathe hard, respirare a fatica

7 da presso; da vicino: to follow hard after (o behind) sb., seguire q. da presso (o da vicino)

C n.

1 (naut.) approdo dal fondo solido

2 strada rialzata ( dal fondo solido); sentiero solido ( attraverso una palude)

3 [u] ( slang) lavori forzati

4 (volg., di solito hard-on) erezione ( del pene)

● hard alcohol, alcol ad alta gradazione □ hard-and-fast, categorico, inderogabile, ferreo, rigido □ hard-and-fast rules, regole ferree □ (naut.) Hard aport!, tutto a sinistra! □ (fam. USA) a hard-ass, persona troppa ligia alle regole; tipo inquadrato (fig. fam.) □ (fam. USA) hard-assed, troppo ligio alle regole; inquadrato (fig. fam.) □ hard-baked, troppo cotto, duro ( per eccesso di cottura); (fig. fam.) duro, insensibile □ (naut.) hard beach, spiaggia di alaggio □ (fig.) hard-bitten, agguerrito, temprato; duro, indurito, insensibile □ hard-boiled, ( d'uovo) sodo; (fig.) duro, indurito, incallito, cinico; (fam.) concreto, pratico; ( di un film, ecc.) giallo, con scene di violenza □ hard-bought, acquistato (fig.: conseguito, ottenuto) a caro prezzo □ hard by, proprio vicino; vicinissimo (a) □ hard cash, (econ.) circolante; (fin.) denaro liquido; denaro contante; contanti: to demand hard cash, voler essere pagato in contanti □ hard coal, antracite □ (comput.) hard copy, copia cartacea; copia a stampa □ hard core, (pietrisco per) massicciata ( di strada); (fig.) nucleo intransigente, nucleo di irriducibili ( di un gruppo); (polit.) zoccolo duro (fig.); (mus.) hardcore □ hard-core, intransigente; irriducibile; duro; inflessibile; ( anche) cronico, incurabile; (mus.) hardcore; ( di pornografia) molto spinto, hard-core: hard-core opposition, opposizione irriducibile; (econ.) hard-core unemployment, disoccupazione cronica; a hard-core film, un film hard-core; un film pornografico spinto ( con scene di sesso non simulato) □ ( tennis) hard court, campo in terra battuta (o di cemento, ecc.) □ (comput.) hard disk ( drive) (abbr. HD/D/), hard disk; disco rigido □ to be hard done by, essere trattato male (o in modo ingiusto) □ hard drink, bevanda forte; superalcolico □ hard drinking, eccesso nel bere; alcolismo □ hard drug, droga pesante □ hard-earned, guadagnato con grande fatica (o col sudore della fronte): a hard-earned victory, una vittoria sudata □ hard-edged, ben delineato; risoluto □ (comput.) hard error, errore hardware □ the hard facts, i fatti incontrovertibili; la realtà nuda e cruda (fam.) □ hard-featured, dai lineamenti duri; ( di un viso) ruvido; grossolano (fig.) □ hard feelings, inimicizia; rancore: No hard feelings!, senza rancore!; amici come prima! □ hard-fisted, dalle mani forti; (fig.) duro, severo; ( anche) avaro, spilorcio, tirchio □ hard-fought, combattuto, sofferto; tirato (fam.): a hard-fought match, un incontro tirato □ hard freeze, gelo duro □ hard frost, freddo intenso, rigido □ (econ.) hard goods, beni di consumo durevoli □ hard going, faticoso; pesante (fig.) □ hard-handed, dalle mani incallite; (fig.) che ha la mano pesante, duro □ hard hat (o hard-hat), elmetto da edile; casco di protezione; (fam.) operaio edile, muratore; (fig. fam. USA) ultraconservatore, reazionario □ hard-head ► hardhead □ (fig.) to have a hard head, avere la testa dura; essere cocciuto □ hard-headed, pratico, realistico; accorto, avveduto; ( USA) caparbio, ostinato, testardo □ hard-hearted, dal cuore duro; insensibile; crudele □ hard-heartedness, insensibilità; crudeltà □ ( anche fig.) hard-hit, duramente colpito □ ( sport) a hard-hitter, uno che colpisce duro □ (di discorso, ecc.) hard-hitting, energico, vigoroso, incisivo; ( anche) che non usa giri di parole □ (metall.) hard iron, ferro magnetizzabile □ (leg., stor.) hard labour, lavori forzati ( aboliti in GB nel 1948) □ ( di corda, ecc.) hard-laid, strettamente intrecciato □ hard landing, (aeron.) atterraggio duro; (econ. fig.) atterraggio duro, brusca frenata □ (metall.) hard lead, piombo duro (o all'antimonio) □ (polit.) the hard left, l'estrema sinistra □ ( anche polit.) hard line, linea dura: to take a hard line, seguire la linea dura; non fare concessioni □ hard-line, duro, inflessibile, rigido, intransigente: a hard-line policy, una politica intransigente □ hard liner, chi segue la linea dura; (un) intransigente, irriducibile, integralista □ (fam.) hard lines = hard luck ► sotto □ hard liquor = hard drink ► sopra □ (fin.) hard loan, prestito in valuta forte; ( anche) prestito a tassi di mercato □ hard luck, sfortuna, malasorte; disdetta, scalogna (fam.): Hard luck!, che sfortuna!; che peccato! □ (fam.) a hard-luck story, una storia pietosa (o strappalacrime, fam.) □ a hard man, un duro □ (econ.) hard market, mercato stabile ( nel quale la domanda è alta e i prezzi sono elevati) □ hard money, (econ.) moneta metallica; (polit. USA) contributo diretto alla campagna elettorale di un candidato □ hard-mouthed, ( di cavallo) ribelle al morso; (fig.) indisciplinato, ribelle; testardo, ostinato □ (fam.) hard-nosed, concreto; pratico; realistico; duro □ (fam. fig.) hard nut, osso duro; brutto cliente □ (fam. fig.) a hard nut to crack, una bella gatta da pelare □ hard of hearing, duro d'orecchi; sordastro; che ci sente poco □ hard on, (avv.) = hard upon ► sotto □ (volg.) hard-on, erezione ( del pene); ( slang) to have a hard-on for st., fare una passione per qc.; avere la fregola di qc. (fig.) □ to be hard on, ( di persona) essere duro (o scortese, sgarbato, severo) con (q.); ( di persona) logorare in fretta, maltrattare ( abiti, scarpe, ecc.); ( di cosa) essere dannoso, fare male a: Don't be too hard on your son, non essere troppo duro (o severo) con tuo figlio!; Sitting at a computer all day is hard on the eyes, stare davanti al computer tutto il giorno fa male agli occhi □ to be hard on sb. 's heels, essere alle calcagna di q. □ ( sci) hard-packed snow, neve compatta; neve dura □ (anat.) hard palate, palato duro □ ( nella ceramica) hard paste, pasta dura, pasta compatta □ hard-paste porcelain, porcellana dura □ hard porn, pornografia spinta □ hard-pressed, inseguito da vicino, incalzato; (fig.) oberato, sovraccarico; in difficoltà, alle strette: to be hard-pressed for money, essere a corto di denaro □ to be hard put ( to it) to do st., trovarsi in imbarazzo (o in difficoltà) a fare qc. □ (polit.) the hard right, l'estrema destra □ (ind.) hard rubber, ebanite □ hard science, scienza «dura»; scienze «dure» ( fondate su metodi rigorosi e sperimentali) □ hard science-fiction, fantascienza «dura» ( verosimile sul piano scientifico) □ (market.) ( the) hard-sell, vendita aggressiva □ (market.) hard selling, tecnica di vendita aggressiva □ hard-set, fermo, fisso, ben saldo; ( di cemento, ecc.) indurito; (fig.: di lineamenti) duro, rigido; ( di persona) caparbio, ostinato □ (autom. GB) hard shoulder, corsia d'emergenza ( d'autostrada) □ (mil., miss.) hard site, rampa di lancio protetta □ hard sleep, sonno duro (o profondo) □ (metall.) hard solder, lega per brasatura (o per saldatura forte) □ (naut.) Hard starboard!, tutto a dritta! □ (fam.) the hard stuff, i superalcolici; ( anche) la droga pesante □ ( sport) a hard team to beat, la squadra da battere; un osso duro (fig.) □ hard to please, difficile da contentare; esigente □ hard-to-reach, difficile da raggiungere; di difficile accesso □ hard up, a corto di quattrini; al verde; ( anche) in fregola, eccitato; allupato (fam.) □ hard up for, a corto di, giù a (fam.): I'm hard up for ideas, sono a corto d'idee □ (lett.) hard upon, subito dopo; poco dopo □ hard wear, uso intenso ( d'abiti e sim.) □ ( d'abito e sim.) hard-wearing, robusto; resistente all'uso □ hard-wired ► hardwired □ ( anche mil. e sport) hard-won, contrastato; ottenuto a caro prezzo □ hard-working, laborioso, operoso □ (fig.) to be (as) hard as nails, essere forte, muscoloso; essere duro di cuore, insensibile □ (fig.) to come hard, essere dura: It comes hard to say goodbye, è dura dire addio □ to die hard, ( di un'abitudine e sim.) essere duro a morire; ( di una persona) vendere la pelle a caro prezzo □ to do st. the hard way, fare da sé, ma con fatica; imparare a fare qc. con la dura pratica □ to freeze hard, diventare solido per il gelo; gelare □ to get hard, indurirsi; solidificarsi □ (fam.) to give sb. a hard time, rendere la vita difficile a q.; fare soffrire q.; farla trovare lunga a q. (fam.) □ to go hard with sb., essere dura (o un duro colpo) per q. □ to have a hard time, passarsela male; essere nei guai □ to have a hard time doing st., avere difficoltà a fare qc., trovare duro fare qc. (fam.) □ to learn st. the hard way, imparare qc. a proprie spese □ (fam.) to play hard to get, farsi desiderare; fare il prezioso (fam.) □ to take st. hard, prendere male qc., essere sconvolto da qc. □ (pop. Austral. e NZ) to put the hard word on sb., chiedere soldi a q.; ( anche) fare un'avance sessuale a q.; ( anche) minacciare q. □ to take a ( long) hard look at st., esaminare qc. con calma; ponderare (su) qc. □ too hard to take, troppo forte; troppo scioccante; indigesto.