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81 come
I 1. [kʌm] гл.; прош. вр. came; прич. прош. вр. come1) приходить, подходить; идтиto come back — вернуться, возвратиться
to come forward — выходить вперёд, выступать
I think it's time to come back to the most important question: who is to pay for the new building? — Я думаю, пора вернуться к самому важному вопросу - кто оплатит строительство нового здания?
We'd like to come back next year. — На следующий год мы бы хотели снова приехать сюда.
He'll never come back to her. — Он никогда к ней не вернётся.
Just then a bus came by so we got on and rode home. — Мимо как раз проезжал автобус, мы сели и доехали до дома.
Move aside, please, the firemen want to come by. — Расступитесь, пожалуйста, пожарным нужно пройти.
Godfather, come and see your boy. — Крёстный отец, подойдите же и посмотрите на своего мальчика.
Mary came down the stairs. — Мэри спустилась по лестнице.
The plane came down safely in spite of the mist. — Самолёт благополучно приземлился, несмотря на туман.
Leave them alone and they'll come home, bringing their tails behind them. — Оставь их в покое и они вернутся с поджатыми хвостами.
She comes and goes at her will. — Она приходит и уходит, когда ей заблагорассудится.
A tall man came out from behind the screen. — Из-за перегородки вышел высокий мужчина.
The family must come together for the parents' silver wedding. — На серебряную свадьбу родителей должна собраться вся семья.
Syn:Ant:2)а) приезжать, прибыватьWe have come many miles by train. — Мы приехали на поезде издалека.
Syn:б) = come in / through прибывать (о поезде, пароходе)Syn:Ant:leave II3) ( come into) = come in входитьThe door opened and the children came into the room. — Открылась дверь, и в комнату вошли дети.
"Come in!" called the director when he heard the knock at his door. — "Войдите!" - сказал директор, услышав стук в дверь.
Syn:4) = come in поступать ( об информации)News of the death of the famous actress began coming in just as we were starting the broadcast. — К началу передачи пришло известие о смерти знаменитой актрисы.
I haven't a lot of money coming in just now. — У меня сейчас не очень большие доходы.
Syn:Ant:5)а) доходить, доставать, достигатьThe window came down to the ground. — Окно доходило до земли.
б) доходить, долетать, доноситьсяA message came down to the boys that they were to be ready. — Мальчикам передали, чтобы они приготовились.
The wind came off the ocean. — С океана дул ветер.
A pleasant female voice came over the phone. — В трубке послышался приятный женский голос.
Syn:reach I 2.6) = come out at равняться, составлять; простираться (до какого-л. предела, границы)The bill comes to 357 pounds. — Счёт составляет 357 фунтов.
Overall costs come out at 5,709 dollars. — Общие издержки составят 5709 долларов.
7) ( come to) = come down to сводиться (к чему-л.)His speech comes to this: the country is deeply in debt. — Вся его речь сводится к одному: страна увязла в долгах.
When it all comes down, there isn't much in his story. — По большому счёту, в его истории нет ничего особенного.
The whole matter comes down to a power struggle between the trade union and the directors. — Всё сводится к противостоянию профсоюза и совета директоров.
Syn:8) приходить в соприкосновение с (чем-л.), вступать в связь с (чем-л.)to come into contact with smth. — дотрагиваться до чего-л.
The carbines will come into play. — В игру вступят карабины.
The boat came into collision with a steamer. — Лодка столкнулась с пароходом.
9) переходить в другое состояние, фазу10) ( come to) приступать к (какому-л. делу), обращаться к (какому-л. вопросу)Now I come to the question which you asked. — Теперь я перехожу к вопросу, который вы задали.
11) = come about / along случаться, происходить (с кем-л. / чем-л.)come what may — будь, что будет
to have it coming to one — заслуживать того, что с ним случается ( о человеке)
I'm sorry he got caught by the police, but after all, he had it coming (to him), didn't he? — Мне очень жаль, что его арестовали, но ведь он сам во всём виноват, не так ли?
Don't know what will come of the boy if he keeps failing his examinations. — Не знаю, что станет с этим парнем, если он и дальше будет проваливаться на экзаменах.
Peace can only come about if each side agrees to yield to the other. — Мир настанет только тогда, когда обе стороны пойдут на уступки.
How did it come about that the man was dismissed? — Как так случилось, что его уволили?
Trouble comes along when you least expect it. — Неприятности происходят именно тогда, когда их меньше всего ждёшь.
Take every chance that comes along. — Пользуйся любой предоставляющейся возможностью.
Syn:12) ( come to)а) приходить (в какое-л. состояние); достигать (каких-л. результатов)A compromise was come to. — Был достигнут компромисс.
The boy has no character, he will never come to much. — У этого парня слабый характер, он ничего особенного не добьётся в жизни.
I'm disappointed that my efforts have come to so little. — Я разочарован, что мои усилия принесли так мало результатов.
б) = come down to опуститься (до чего-л.), докатитьсяHe came down to selling matches on street corners. — Он докатился до того, что торгует спичками на улицах.
13) делаться, становитьсяa dream that came true — мечта, ставшая явью
14) предстоять, ожидаться(which is) to come — грядущий; будущий
15) появляться, встречатьсяThis word comes on page 200. — Это слово встречается на странице 200.
16) = come up прорастать, всходитьHe sowed turnips, but none of them came. — Он посеял репу, но она не взошла.
17) груб.; = come off кончить ( испытать оргазм)18) получаться, выходитьHe repainted the figure, but it wouldn't come well. — Он заново нарисовал фигуру, но она всё равно не получилась.
No good could come of it. — Из этого не могло получиться ничего хорошего.
19) = come in поставляться ( о товарах); поступать в продажуThe car comes with or without the rear wing. — Машина поставляется в двух модификациях - с задним крылом и без заднего крыла.
These shoes come with a 30 day guarantee. — Эти туфли продаются с гарантией на один месяц.
The new crop of tobacco will be coming in soon. — Скоро в продаже появится новый урожай табака.
As soon as the fresh vegetables come in, we put them on sale. — Как только к нам поступают свежие овощи, мы сразу выставляем их на продажу.
20) разг.; = come along / onа) давай, двигай вперёдCome along, children, or we'll be late! — Поторапливайтесь, дети, а то опоздаем!
Come along, Jane, you can do better than that. — Давай, Джейн, постарайся, ты же можешь сделать лучше.
б) ври дальше; мели, Емеля, твоя неделяOh, come along! I know better than that! — Кому вы рассказываете! Я лучше знаю.
в) стой, погоди21) come + прич. наст. вр. (начать) делать что-л. ( указанное причастием)The fog came pouring in at every chink and keyhole. (Ch. Dickens, Christmas Carol, 1843) — Туман заползал в каждую щель, просачивался в каждую замочную скважину. (пер. Т. Озерской)
22) come + инф. прийти к чему-л.; дойти до того, чтобы сделать что-л.to come to know smb. better — лучше узнать кого-л.
to come to find out — случайно обнаружить, узнать
23) = come next / on идти, следовать за (кем-л. / чем-л.)I can never remember which king came after which. — Никогда не мог запомнить, какой король шёл за каким.
Mrs Brown was the first to arrive, and her daughter came next. — Первой приехала миссис Браун, затем - её дочь.
I'll go ahead, and you come on later. — Сначала пойду я, потом ты.
The military government refused to allow the people their right to vote, what came next was violence. — Военное правительство отказало людям в праве голосовать, и в результате начались беспорядки.
My family comes first, and my work comes next. — На первом месте для меня семья, на втором - работа.
Syn:24) ( come after) преследовать кого-л., гнаться за кем-л., искать кого-л., домогаться кого-л.I saw a big dog coming after me. — Я увидел, что за мной гонится огромная собака.
25) ( come at) нападать, набрасываться на кого-л.He allegedly came at Jim with a knife. — Как утверждают, он напал на Джима с ножом.
26) ( come at) получить доступ к чему-л., добраться до кого-л. / чего-л.; найти, обнаружить, установить (правду, причины, факты)Put the food where the cat can't come at it. — Положи еду туда, где её не достанет кошка.
I wanted to reply to your letter in detail, but I can't come at it anywhere. — Я хотел подробно ответить на ваше письмо, но нигде не могу его найти.
It is always difficult to come at the truth. — Всегда трудно докопаться до истины.
27) ( come before) предшествовать чему-л.Did the invention of the telephone come before the end of the 19th century? — Телефон изобрели ещё до конца девятнадцатого века?
28) ( come before) превосходить кого-л. рангом; быть более важным, чем что-л.Consideration of a fellow worker's health must come before my own professional pride. — Я должен прежде думать о здоровье коллеги и лишь потом о собственной профессиональной гордости.
29) ( come before) представать (перед судом или какой-л. официальной организацией); рассматриваться ( в суде)When you come before the judge, you must speak the exact truth. — Когда ты говоришь в суде, ты должен говорить чистую правду.
The witness of the accident did not come before the court. — Свидетель этого происшествия не предстал перед судом.
Your suggestion came before the board of directors yesterday, but I haven't heard the result of their meeting. — Ваше предложение было рассмотрено советом директоров вчера, но я не знаю, каков был результат.
Syn:30) ( come between) вмешиваться в чьи-л. дела, вставать между кем-л.; вызывать отчуждение, разделятьNever come between husband and wife. — Никогда не вставай между мужем и женой.
Ten years of separation have come between them. — Их разделяли десять лет разлуки.
Syn:31) ( come between) мешать кому-л. в чём-л.I don't like people who come between me and my work. — Я не люблю людей, которые мешают мне работать.
32) ( come by) доставать, приобретать, находитьIt is not easy to come by a high paying job. — Не так-то просто найти высокооплачиваемую работу.
Syn:33) ( come by) (случайно) получать (царапину, травму)Syn:34) ( come for) заходить за кем-л. / чем-л.I've come for my parcel. — Я пришёл за своей посылкой.
I'll come for you at 8 o'clock. — Я зайду за тобой в 8 часов.
35) ( come for) бросаться на кого-л.The guard dog came for me. — Сторожевая собака бросилась ко мне.
36) (come from / of) происходить, иметь происхождениеThese words come from Latin. — Эти слова латинского происхождения.
I came from a race of fishers. — Я из рыбацкого рода.
He comes from a long line of singers. — Он происходит из старинного рода певцов.
A butterfly comes from a chrysalis. — Бабочка появляется из куколки.
She comes of a good family. — Она происходит из хорошей семьи.
37) (come from / of) = come out from, come out of проистекать из чего-л., получаться в результате чего-л.; появляться (откуда-л.)What results do you expect to come from all this activity? — Каких результатов вы ожидаете от всех этих действий?
Danger comes from unexpected places. — Опасность появляется оттуда, откуда не ожидаешь.
I don't know what will come of your actions. — Не знаю, к чему приведут ваши действия.
What came out from your long talks with the director? — Что вышло из твоих долгих бесед с директором?
Syn:38) = come inа) прибывать (на работу, в учреждение), поступать ( в больницу)б) ( come into) вступать ( в должность), приступать ( к новым обязанностям)39)а) ( come to) = come down доставаться, переходить по наследствуThis painting belongs to us. It came through my mother. — Эта картина принадлежит нам. Она досталась мне от матери.
The house came to me after my father's death. — Этот дом перешёл ко мне после смерти отца.
This ring has come down in my family for two centuries. — Это кольцо передаётся в нашей семье по наследству уже два века.
б) ( come into) получать в наследство, наследоватьCharles came into a fortune when his father died. — Когда отец умер, Чарлз получил состояние.
Syn:40) ( come into) присоединяться, вступать ( в организацию)Several new members have come into the club since Christmas. — С Рождества в клуб приняли несколько новых членов.
41) ( come near) разг. быть на грани чего-л.; чуть не сделать что-л.The boy came near (to) falling off the high wall. — Мальчик едва не свалился с высокой стены.
42) ( come on) снять трубку, ответить ( по телефону)One of the most powerful men in France came on the line. — В трубке раздался голос одного из самых влиятельных людей во Франции.
43) (come over / (up)on) охватывать (кого-л.)Fear came upon him as he entered the empty house. — Когда он зашёл в пустой дом, его охватил страх.
44) ( come through) проникать, просачиваться; пролезать, просовыватьсяThe first light came through the open window. — Первые лучи солнца проникли через открытое окно.
45) ( come through) перенести, пережить (что-л. неприятное или тяжёлое); пройти через что-л.Bill came through his operation as cheerful as ever. — Билл перенёс операцию как обычно бодро.
All my family came through the war. — Вся моя семья пережила войну.
46) ( come through) = come out появляться (из-за туч; о солнце, луне, лучах)The sun came through the clouds for a while. — Солнце ненадолго выглянуло из-за туч.
There was a wisp of sun coming through the mist. — Сквозь туман пробивался солнечный луч.
47) (come across / to) приходить на ум; становиться известным (кому-л.)to come to smb.'s attention / notice — доходить до кого-л., становиться известным кому-л.
It came to my knowledge that... — Я узнал, что…
After ruminating about it for a period of time, suddenly it came to me how it could be done. — После долгих размышлений меня осенило, как можно это сделать.
The thought came across my mind that I had met him before. — Тут мне показалось, что я видел его раньше.
48) ( come under) подчиняться, находиться в ведении (какой-л. организации)This area comes under the powers of the local court. — Эта сфера подпадает под юрисдикцию местного суда.
49) (come under / within) относиться (к чему-л.), попадать (в какой-л. раздел, категорию)all the paperwork that comes under the general heading of insurance — вся канцелярская работа, связанная со страхованием
50) ( come under) подвергаться (нападению, критике, давлению)The town came under attack again last night. — Прошлой ночью на город снова напали.
He came unber biting criticism at the last meeting. — На последнем собрании он подвергся жестокой критике.
51) (come across / upon) натолкнуться на (что-л.), неожиданно найти (что-л.), случайно встретить (кого-л.)I came across this old photograph in the back of the drawer. — Я случайно обнаружил эту старую фотографию на дне секретера.
A very interesting book has come across my desk. — На моём столе случайно оказалась очень интересная книга.
Syn:52) ( come (up)on)а) нападать, атаковатьThe enemy came upon the town by night. — Враг атаковал город ночью.
б) налетать, обрушиваться (на кого-л. / что-л.)The wind with lightening and thunder came on them. — На них налетел ветер с громом и молнией.
•- come by- come in- come off- come on- come out- come to- come up••light come light go — что досталось легко, быстро исчезает
Come again? — разг. Что ты сказал?
to come into being / existence — возникать
to come into season — созревать, появляться в продаже
to come into service / use — входить в употребление
to come into sight / view — появляться, показываться
to come to oneself — прийти в себя; взять себя в руки
to come to a dead end — разг. зайти в тупик
to come to one's feet — вскочить, подняться
not to know whether / if one is coming or going — растеряться, чувствовать себя потерянным; не знать, на каком ты свете
I'm so upset I don't know whether I'm coming or going. — Я так расстроен, что уж и не знаю, что делать.
- come close- come easy
- come natural
- come it too strong
- come of age
- come one's ways
- come one's way
- come clean
- come short of smth.
- come home
- come to a head
- come to hand
- come day go day 2. [kʌm] предл.; разг.с наступлением, с приходом ( момента)II [kʌm] = cum II... but come summer, the beaches would be lined with rows of tents. —... но когда наступит лето, на пляжах появится множество навесов.
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82 Kommen
v/i; kommt, kam, ist gekommen1. come; (ankommen) auch arrive; (gelangen) get ( bis to); durch eine Stadt / Gegend kommen pass through a town / area; nach Hause kommen come ( oder get) home; wie komme ich zum Bahnhof / nach Linz? how do I get to the (Am. train) station / to Linz?; ich komme gerade von der Arbeit I’ve just got back from work; komm schon! come on!, hurry up!; ich komme schon! I’m coming; na, komm schon! umg. come on (, now)!; er wird bald kommen he’ll be here ( oder with you) soon, he won’t be long; da kommt jemand there’s somebody coming; es ist Post für dich gekommen there’s some post (Am. mail) for you; spät kommen come ( oder be) late; zu spät kommen be late; und etwas versäumen: be too late; jetzt komme ich an die Reihe now it’s my turn; zuerst oder als Erster / zuletzt oder als Letzter kommen come first / last; wer zuerst kommt, mahlt zuerst Sprichw. first come, first served; wer zu spät kommt, den bestraft das Leben etwa: he who lags behind, loses; angelaufen etc. kommen come running etc. along ( oder up); der soll mir nur kommen!, er soll nur kommen! drohend: (just) let him come; jemanden kommen lassen send for s.o.; etw. kommen lassen (bestellen) send for ( oder order) s.th.; wie weit bist du gekommen? how far did you get?; es kam mir ( der Gedanke), dass... it occurred to me that...; es kommt mir oder mir kommt eine Idee I’ve got an idea, I know what we can do; mir kommen die Tränen tears come to my eyes, my eyes fill with tears; iro. don’t make me weep; das wird teuer kommen / dich teuer kommen umg. it’ll come expensive / it’ll cost you; ihr Aufschlag kommt gut Tennis: her serve is coming on well; siehe auch Reihe, spät II etc.2. (herannahen) be coming; es kommt ein Gewitter there’s a storm coming (up); der Morgen kommt it’s nearly morning, it’s starting to get light; die Flut kommt the tide is coming in; da vorn kommt gleich eine Kreuzung there’s a junction (Am. intersection) coming up, we’re just coming to a junction (Am. intersection)3. (geschehen) auch happen; etw. kommen sehen (voraussehen) see s.th. coming; das kommt mir gelegen / ungelegen it’s a good / bad time ( oder the right / wrong moment) for me; wie kommt das? how does that come about?, how is that possible?; wie oder woher kommt es, dass how is it that, how come umg.; das kommt daher, dass it’s because; das durfte jetzt nicht kommen it shouldn’t happen (now), it shouldn’t be possible; umg. (das hättest du nicht sagen sollen) you shouldn’t have said that; was auch ( immer) kommen mag... whatever happens,...; komme, was da wolle come what may; es wird noch ganz anders kommen there’s worse to come (yet); das musste ja so kommen it had to ( oder was bound to) happen; es kam, wie es kommen musste the inevitable happened; es ist so weit gekommen, dass things have got to the stage where; es wird noch so weit kommen, dass er rausgeschmissen wird he’ll be thrown out one of these days4. umg. wenn Sie mir so kommen if you talk to me like that; komm mir ja nicht so frech! don’t be so cheeky, Am. don’t be such a smart aleck, I don’t want any of your cheek; komm mir nur nicht mit diesen Ausreden spare me your excuses; damit kannst du mir nicht kommen you don’t expect me to believe that, do you?; komm mir nicht dauernd mit der Geschichte I wish you wouldn’t keep going on ( oder I wish you’d stop pestering me) about that business; er kommt einfach mit diesen Ideen he just trots out these ideas6. umg. (sich entwickeln) develop; wie kommt dein neues Projekt? how is your new project coming on?a) (gelangen zu) come ( oder get) to, arrive at; (jemandem zukommen) go ( oder fall) to; an jemandes Stelle kommen take s.o.’s place;b) (sich verschaffen, bekommen) get hold of; wie bist du an die Daten gekommen? how did you come by these data?8. kommen auf (+ Akk) (herausfinden) think of, hit upon; (sich erinnern an) think of, remember; auf eine Summe kommen come to ( oder total) an amount; auf die Rechnung kommen go ( oder be put) on the bill (Am. auch tab); das kommt (steht) auf Seite 12 that comes ( oder is) on page 12; auf etw. zu sprechen kommen get onto the subject of s.th.; wie kommst du darauf? what makes you say that?, what gives you that idea?; darauf wäre ich nie gekommen it would never have occurred to me; ich komme nicht darauf! I just can’t think of it; darauf komme ich gleich I’ll be coming to that; auf 100 Einwohner kommt ein Arzt there’s a ( oder one) doctor for every 100 inhabitants; ich lasse nichts auf ihn kommen I won’t have anything said against him10. das Buch kommt ins oberste Regal / ins Arbeitszimmer the book goes on the top shelf / belongs in the study; in Gefahr / Not / Verlegenheit kommen get into danger / difficulties Pl. / an embarrassing situation; ins Rutschen kommen get into a slide ( oder skid)11. über einen Zaun etc. kommen get over a fence etc.; über jemanden kommen Gefühl etc.: come over s.o.; Fluch: come upon s.o.12. um etw. kommen lose s.th.; durch fremdes Mitwirken: be done out of s.th.; ums Leben kommen lose one’s life, die, (getötet werden) auch be killed14. kommen von Ergebnis: be a result of ( oder due to); das kommt davon! see what happens?, what did I tell you?; das kommt davon, wenn du so viel trinkst that’s what happens when you drink so much16. zu etw. kommen come ( oder get) to s.th.; (bekommen) come by s.th., get hold of s.th.; zu Geld kommen (erben) come into money; zur Ansicht kommen, dass... come to the conclusion that..., decide that...; zur Sprache kommen come up (for discussion); ( wieder) zu sich kommen come to ( oder [a]round), regain consciousness; wie kamst du bloß dazu(, das zu tun)? what on earth made you do that?; es kam zum Streit a quarrel developed; es kam zu Kämpfen zwischen... fighting broke out between...; zum Stehen kommen come to a standstill; ich komme einfach nicht zum Lesen I just don’t get ( oder find) the time to read anything; ich komme aber erst morgen dazu I won’t get (a)round to it ( oder manage it) before tomorrow; wie kommen Sie dazu? how dare you?; siehe auch Kraft 1, Sache etc.* * *to arrive; to emerge; to come* * *Kọm|mennt -s, no plcomingein einziges Kommen und Gehen — a constant coming and going
jd ist im Kommen — sb is on his/her way up
* * *das1) (coming or arrival: the advent of space travel.) advent2) (to (manage to) move, go, take, put etc: He couldn't get across the river; I got the book down from the shelf.) get3) (to move etc towards the person speaking or writing, or towards the place being referred to by him: Come here!; Are you coming to the dance?; John has come to see me; Have any letters come for me?) come4) (to become near or close to something in time or space: Christmas is coming soon.) come* * *kom·men[ˈkɔmən]1.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (eintreffen) to come, to arriveich bin gerade ge\kommen I just arrived [or got here]ich komme schon! I'm coming!sie \kommen morgen aus Berlin they're arriving [or coming] from Berlin tomorrowder Zug kommt aus Paris the train is coming from Parisda kommt Anne/der Bus there's Anne/the busder Bus müsste jeden Augenblick \kommen the bus is due any minuteich komme um vier und hole Sie ab I'll come and fetch you at fourder Wind kommt von Osten/von der See the wind is blowing [or coming] from the East/off the seasie kam in Begleitung ihres Mannes she was accompanied by her husbandich bin ge\kommen, um zu helfen I've come [or I'm here] to helpdu kommst wie gerufen! you've come just at the right moment!wann soll das Baby \kommen? when's the baby due?das Baby kam am 1. Mai the baby arrived [or was born] on the 1 Mayzurzeit \kommen laufend Anfragen zur neuen Software we keep receiving queries about the new software at the momentseine Antwort kam zögernd his answer was hesitant, he answered hesitantlyjede Hilfe kam zu spät help came [or arrived] too lateangefahren/angeflogen/angerannt \kommen to arrive by car/by plane/at a runsie kamen gestern aus Rom angefahren/angeflogen they drove up/flew in from Rome yesterdayangereist \kommen to arrivemit dem Auto/Fahrrad \kommen to come by car/bike, to drive/cycleals Erster/Letzter \kommen to be the first/last to arrive, to arrive first/lastfrüh/pünktlich/rechtzeitig/spät \kommen to arrive early/on time [or punctually]/in time/latezu Fuß \kommen to come on foot, to walk2.<kam, gekommen>▪ irgendwohin \kommen to get [or reach] somewherekommt man hier zum Bahnhof? is this the way to the station?wie komme ich von hier zum Bahnhof? how do I get to the station from here?zu Fuß kommt man am schnellsten dahin the quickest way [to get] there is to walksie kommt kaum noch aus dem Haus she hardly gets out of the house these daysnach Hause \kommen to come [or get] homeunter's Messer \kommen (hum) to have an operation[sicher] ans Ufer \kommen to [safely] reach the bankans Ziel \kommen to reach the finishing [or AM finish] line3.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (sich begeben) to comekommst du mit uns ins Kino? are you coming to the cinema with us?meine Kollegin kommt sofort zu Ihnen my colleague will be with you [or be along] immediatelynach draußen/oben/unten \kommen to come outside/upstairs/downstairsnach London/England \kommen to come to London/England4.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (passieren)5.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (teilnehmen)6.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (besuchen)▪ zu jdm \kommen to visit sb, to come and see [or visit] sbich komme gern[e] einmal zu Ihnen I'd be delighted to visit you sometimekomm doch mal, ich würde mich sehr freuen! [come and] stop by sometime, I'd love to see you!7.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (herstammen)▪ irgendwoher \kommen to come [or be] [or hail] from somewheresie kommt aus New York/Australien she's [or she comes] [or she hails] from New York/Australia, she's a New Yorker/an Australian8.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (folgen, an der Reihe sein) to comewer kommt [jetzt]? whose turn [or go] is it?die Schule kommt kurz nach der Kreuzung the school is just after the crossroads▪ nach/vor jdm \kommen to come after/before sban die Reihe \kommen to be sb's turn [or go]ich komme zuerst [an die Reihe] I'm first, it's my turn [or go] firstnoch \kommen to be still [or yet] to comeda wird noch mehr Ärger \kommen there'll be more trouble yetdas Schlimmste kommt noch the worst is yet to comezuerst [o als Erster] /als Nächster/zuletzt [o als Letzter] \kommen to come first/next/last9.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (untergebracht werden)ins Gefängnis/Krankenhaus \kommen to go to prison/into hospitalin die Schule/Lehre \kommen to start school/an apprenticeship10.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (erlangen)wie komme ich zu dieser Ehre? (iron, hum) to what do I owe this honour?zu der Erkenntnis \kommen, dass... to realize [or come to the realization] that...zu Geld \kommen to come into moneyzu Kräften \kommen to gain strengthzu Ruhm \kommen to achieve [or win] fame[wieder] zu sich dat selbst \kommen to get out of one's head, to come back to [or find] oneself again▪ an jdn/etw \kommen to get hold of sb/sthwie bist du an das viele Geld ge\kommen? how did you get hold of [or come by] all that money?; s.a. Besinnung, Ruhe11.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (verlieren)ums Leben \kommen to lose one's life, to be killed, to die12.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (erreichen) to reachauf den 2. Platz \kommen to reach 2nd place, to come [in] 2nd13.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (gebracht werden) to comekam Post für mich? was there any post for me?14.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (veranlassen, dass jd kommt)den Arzt/den Klempner/ein Taxi \kommen lassen to send for [or call] the doctor/the plumber/a taxi15.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (hingehören) to go, to belongdie Tasse kommt dahin the cup belongs there16.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (herannahen) to approach; (eintreten, geschehen) to come about, to happenheute kommt noch ein Gewitter there'll be a thunderstorm todayder Winter kommt mit Riesenschritten winter is fast approachingder Termin kommt etwas ungelegen the meeting comes at a somewhat inconvenient timedas habe ich schon lange \kommen sehen! I saw that coming a long time agodas kam doch anders als erwartet it/that turned out [or happened] differently than expectedes kam eins zum anderen one thing led to anotherund so kam es, dass... and that's why/how..., and that's how it came about [or happened] that...wie kommt es, dass...? how is it that...?, how come...?es musste ja so \kommen it/that was bound to happenes hätte viel schlimmer \kommen können it could have been much worsezum Prozess \kommen to come to trialso weit \kommen, dass... to get to the stage [or point] where...komme, was da wolle come what maywas auch immer \kommen mag whatever happenswie's kommt so kommt's whatever will be, will be[wieder] im K\kommen sein to be[come] fashionable again17.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (in Erscheinung treten) Pflanzen to come on [or along]die ersten Tomaten \kommen schon the first tomatoes are appearing18.<kam, gekommen>eine gewaltige Traurigkeit kam über mich I was overcome by a tremendous sadnesses kam einfach so über mich it just came over me19.<kam, gekommen>jdm \kommen die Tränen sb is overcome by tears, sb starts to cry20.<kam, gekommen>wir kamen plötzlich ins Schleudern we suddenly started to skidin Gefahr/Not \kommen to get into danger/difficultyin Sicherheit \kommen to get to safetyin Verlegenheit \kommen to get [or become] embarrassed; s.a. Stillstand21.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (sich verhalten) to beso lasse ich mir nicht \kommen! I won't have [or stand for] that!so kommst du mir nicht! don't you take that line with me!jdm frech \kommen to be cheeky to sb22.<kam, gekommen>komm mir nicht schon wieder damit! don't give me [or start] that again!der soll nur \kommen! (fam) just let him try!23.<kam, gekommen>daher kommt es, dass... that's why...das kommt davon! (fam) it's your own fault!das kommt davon, dass/weil... that's because...das kommt davon, wenn... that's what happens when...wie kommt es, dass... how come..., how is it that [that]...24.<kam, gekommen>ich komme beim besten Willen nicht darauf I just can't seem to remember [or recall] it25.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (einfallen)▪ jdm \kommen to think of, to occurjdm kommt der Gedanke, dass... it occurs to sb that...na, das kommt dir aber früh! (iron) why didn't that occur to you sooner?26.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (sich verschaffen)wie bist du an das Geld ge\kommen? where did you get the money?27.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (etw herausfinden)hinter ein Geheimnis \kommen to uncover [or sep find out] a secret28.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein FILM, RADIO, TV (gesendet werden) to be onwas kommt heute im Fernsehen? what's on [television] tonight?als Nächstes \kommen die Nachrichten the news is [on] next29.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (Zeit für etw finden)ich komme zu nichts mehr! I don't have time for anything else!30.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (entfallen)▪ auf jdn/etw \kommen to be allotted to sb/sthauf jeden Studenten kamen drei Studentinnen for every male student there were three female students, the ratio of female to male students was 3:131.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (ähnlich sein)▪ nach jdm \kommen to take after sb32.<kam, gekommen>die Reparatur kam sehr teuer the repairs cost a lot [of money]33.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (überfahren werden)unter ein Auto/einen Lastwagen \kommen to be knocked down by a car/lorry [or AM truck]unter die Räder \kommen to get knocked [or run] down [or run over34.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (ansprechen)auf einen Punkt/eine Angelegenheit \kommen to broach [or get onto] a point/matterjetzt, wo wir auf das Thema Gehaltserhöhung zu sprechen \kommen,... now that we're on [or we've got round to] the subject of pay rises...ich werde gleich darauf \kommen I'll come [or get] to that in a moment35.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (reichen)36.<kam, gekommen>37.<kam, gekommen>komm, sei nicht so enttäuscht come on, don't be so disappointedkomm, lass uns gehen! come on [or hurry up], let's go!komm, komm, werd nicht frech! now now, don't get cheeky!ach komm! (fam) come on!38.▶ erstens kommt es anders und zweitens als man denkt (prov) things never turn out the way you expect▶ zu kurz \kommen to come off badly, to get a raw deal1.<kam, gekommen>▪ es kommt jd sb is cominges kommt jetzt der berühmte Magier Obrikanus! and now the famous magician, Obrikanus!es scheint keiner mehr zu \kommen nobody else seems to be coming2.<kam, gekommen>Hilfsverb: sein (beginnen)▪ es kommt etw sth is cominges kommt auch mal wieder schöneres Wetter the weather will turn nice again3.<kam, gekommen>III. TRANSITIVES VERB<kam, gekommen>▪ jdn etw \kommen to cost sb sthdie Reparatur kam mich sehr teuer I paid a lot [of money] for the repairs, the repairs cost a lot [of money]* * *unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein1) come; (eintreffen) come; arriveangelaufen/angebraust usw. kommen — come running/roaring etc. along; (auf jemanden zu) come running/roaring etc. up
angekrochen kommen — (fig.) come crawling up
durch eine Gegend kommen — pass through a region
nach Hause kommen — come or get home
zu jemandem kommen — (jemanden besuchen) come and see somebody
ist für mich keine Post gekommen? — is/was there no post for me?
etwas kommen lassen — (etwas bestellen) order something
jemanden kommen lassen — send for or call somebody
da könnte ja jeder kommen! — (ugs.) who do you think you are?/who does he think he is? etc.
komm mir bloß nicht damit! — (ugs.) don't give me that!
[bitte] kommen! — (im Funkverkehr) come in[, please]
2) (gelangen) getans Ufer/Ziel kommen — reach the bank/finishing-line
wie komme ich nach Paris? — how do I get to Paris?; (fig.)
auf etwas (Akk.) zu sprechen kommen — turn to the discussion of something
jemandem auf die Spur/Schliche kommen — get on somebody's trail/get wise to somebody's tricks
dazu kommen, etwas zu tun — get round to doing something
zum Einkaufen/Waschen kommen — get round to doing the shopping/washing
3) (auftauchen) <seeds, plants> come up; <buds, flowers> come out; <peas, beans> form; < teeth> come throughihr ist ein Gedanke/eine Idee gekommen — she had a thought/an idea; a thought/an idea came to her
zur Schule kommen — go to or start school
ins Krankenhaus/Gefängnis kommen — go into hospital/to prison
in den Himmel/in die Hölle kommen — (fig.) go to heaven/hell
5) (gehören) go; belongin die Schublade/ins Regal kommen — go or belong in the drawer/on the shelf
6) (gebracht, befördert werden) go7) (geraten) getin Gefahr/Not/Verlegenheit kommen — get into danger/serious difficulties/get or become embarrassed
unter ein Auto/zu Tode kommen — be knocked down by a car/be or get killed
neben jemandem zu sitzen kommen — get to sit next to somebody; s. auch Schwung; Stimmung
8) (nahen)ein Gewitter/die Flut kommt — a storm is approaching/the tide's coming in
der Tag/die Nacht kommt — (geh.) day is breaking/night is falling
im Kommen sein — <fashion etc.> be coming in; < person> be on the way up
9) (sich ereignen) come about; happendas durfte [jetzt] nicht kommen — (ugs. spött.) that's hardly the thing to say now
gelegen/ungelegen kommen — <offer, opportunity> come/not come at the right moment; < visit> be/not be convenient
überraschend [für jemanden] kommen — come as a surprise [to somebody]
daher kommt es, dass... — that's [the reason] why...
das kommt davon, dass... — that's because...
vom vielen Rauchen/vom Vitaminmangel kommen — be due to smoking/vitamin deficiency
wie kommt es, dass... — how is it that you/he etc....; how come that... (coll.)
10) unperses kam zum Streit/Kampf — there was a quarrel/fight
es kam alles ganz anders — it all or everything turned out quite differently
so weit kommt es noch [, dass ich euern Dreck wieder wegräume]! — (ugs. iron.) that really is the limit[, expecting me to clear up your rubbish after you]!
11) (ugs.): (erreicht werden)da vorn kommt eine Tankstelle — there's a petrol station coming up (coll.)
12)zu Erfolg/Ruhm usw. kommen — gain success/fame etc.
nie zu etwas kommen — (ugs.) never get anywhere
[wieder] zu sich kommen — regain consciousness; come round
13) (an der Reihe sein; folgen)zuerst/zuletzt kam... — first/last came...
als erster/letzter kommen — come first/last
jetzt komme ich [an die Reihe] — it is my turn now
14) (ugs.): (sich verhalten)jemandem frech/unverschämt/grob kommen — be cheeky/impertinent/rude to somebody
so lasse ich mir nicht kommen! — I don't stand for that sort of thing!
15)ich lasse auf ihn usw. nichts kommen — I won't hear anything said against him etc.
über jemanden kommen — (jemanden erfassen) < feeling> come over somebody
16) (entfallen)auf hundert Berufstätige kommen vier Arbeitslose — for every hundred people in employment, there are four people unemployed
17)seine Eltern kommen aus Sachsen — his parents come or are from Saxony
18) (ugs.): (kosten)alles zusammen kam auf... — altogether it came to...
wie teuer kommt der Stoff? — how much or dear is that material?
etwas kommt [jemanden] teuer — something comes expensive [for somebody]
21) (ugs.): (als Aufforderung, Ermahnung)komm/kommt/kommen Sie — come on, now
22) (Sportjargon): (gelingen)[gut] kommen/nicht kommen — <serve, backhand, forehand, etc.> be going/not be going well
23) in festen Wendungen: s. Ausbruch 2); Einsatz 3); Entfaltung 1); Fall* * *ein ständiges Kommen und Gehen a constant coming and going;es ist ein ständiges Kommen und Gehen people are in and out all day, there’s a constant stream of of people coming and going;im Kommen sein Ideologie etc: be in the ascendant;sind wieder im Kommen wider ties etc are coming in again;dieser Dirigent ist im Kommen he’s an up-and-coming conductor* * *unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein1) come; (eintreffen) come; arriveangelaufen/angebraust usw. kommen — come running/roaring etc. along; (auf jemanden zu) come running/roaring etc. up
angekrochen kommen — (fig.) come crawling up
nach Hause kommen — come or get home
zu jemandem kommen — (jemanden besuchen) come and see somebody
ist für mich keine Post gekommen? — is/was there no post for me?
etwas kommen lassen — (etwas bestellen) order something
jemanden kommen lassen — send for or call somebody
da könnte ja jeder kommen! — (ugs.) who do you think you are?/who does he think he is? etc.
komm mir bloß nicht damit! — (ugs.) don't give me that!
[bitte] kommen! — (im Funkverkehr) come in[, please]
2) (gelangen) getans Ufer/Ziel kommen — reach the bank/finishing-line
wie komme ich nach Paris? — how do I get to Paris?; (fig.)
auf etwas (Akk.) zu sprechen kommen — turn to the discussion of something
jemandem auf die Spur/Schliche kommen — get on somebody's trail/get wise to somebody's tricks
dazu kommen, etwas zu tun — get round to doing something
zum Einkaufen/Waschen kommen — get round to doing the shopping/washing
3) (auftauchen) <seeds, plants> come up; <buds, flowers> come out; <peas, beans> form; < teeth> come throughihr ist ein Gedanke/eine Idee gekommen — she had a thought/an idea; a thought/an idea came to her
zur Schule kommen — go to or start school
ins Krankenhaus/Gefängnis kommen — go into hospital/to prison
in den Himmel/in die Hölle kommen — (fig.) go to heaven/hell
5) (gehören) go; belongin die Schublade/ins Regal kommen — go or belong in the drawer/on the shelf
6) (gebracht, befördert werden) go7) (geraten) getin Gefahr/Not/Verlegenheit kommen — get into danger/serious difficulties/get or become embarrassed
unter ein Auto/zu Tode kommen — be knocked down by a car/be or get killed
neben jemandem zu sitzen kommen — get to sit next to somebody; s. auch Schwung; Stimmung
8) (nahen)ein Gewitter/die Flut kommt — a storm is approaching/the tide's coming in
der Tag/die Nacht kommt — (geh.) day is breaking/night is falling
im Kommen sein — <fashion etc.> be coming in; < person> be on the way up
9) (sich ereignen) come about; happendas durfte [jetzt] nicht kommen — (ugs. spött.) that's hardly the thing to say now
gelegen/ungelegen kommen — <offer, opportunity> come/not come at the right moment; < visit> be/not be convenient
überraschend [für jemanden] kommen — come as a surprise [to somebody]
daher kommt es, dass... — that's [the reason] why...
das kommt davon, dass... — that's because...
vom vielen Rauchen/vom Vitaminmangel kommen — be due to smoking/vitamin deficiency
wie kommt es, dass... — how is it that you/he etc....; how come that... (coll.)
10) unperses kam zum Streit/Kampf — there was a quarrel/fight
es kam alles ganz anders — it all or everything turned out quite differently
so weit kommt es noch [, dass ich euern Dreck wieder wegräume]! — (ugs. iron.) that really is the limit[, expecting me to clear up your rubbish after you]!
11) (ugs.): (erreicht werden)12)zu Erfolg/Ruhm usw. kommen — gain success/fame etc.
nie zu etwas kommen — (ugs.) never get anywhere
[wieder] zu sich kommen — regain consciousness; come round
13) (an der Reihe sein; folgen)zuerst/zuletzt kam... — first/last came...
als erster/letzter kommen — come first/last
jetzt komme ich [an die Reihe] — it is my turn now
14) (ugs.): (sich verhalten)jemandem frech/unverschämt/grob kommen — be cheeky/impertinent/rude to somebody
15)ich lasse auf ihn usw. nichts kommen — I won't hear anything said against him etc.
über jemanden kommen — (jemanden erfassen) < feeling> come over somebody
16) (entfallen)auf hundert Berufstätige kommen vier Arbeitslose — for every hundred people in employment, there are four people unemployed
17)seine Eltern kommen aus Sachsen — his parents come or are from Saxony
18) (ugs.): (kosten)alles zusammen kam auf... — altogether it came to...
wie teuer kommt der Stoff? — how much or dear is that material?
etwas kommt [jemanden] teuer — something comes expensive [for somebody]
21) (ugs.): (als Aufforderung, Ermahnung)komm/kommt/kommen Sie — come on, now
komm, komm — oh, come on
22) (Sportjargon): (gelingen)[gut] kommen/nicht kommen — <serve, backhand, forehand, etc.> be going/not be going well
23) in festen Wendungen: s. Ausbruch 2); Einsatz 3); Entfaltung 1); Fall* * *interj.come interj. v.(§ p.,pp.: kam, ist gekommen)= to come v.(§ p.,p.p.: came, come)to cum v. -
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I Präp.1. räumlich: over, above; (höher als) auch higher than; (über... hinaus) beyond; sie wohnt über uns she lives (on the floor) above us; über der Stadt tobte ein Gewitter a storm was raging over the town; über uns nichts als blauer Himmel nothing above us but blue sky; er stand bis über die Knöchel im Schlamm the mud came up past his ankles; über jemandem stehen fig. (überlegen sein) be above s.o. (auch beruflich); über den Dingen stehen fig. be above such things2. (quer über) across; über die Straße gehen cross the street; über den Fluss schwimmen swim across the river; jemandem über das Haar streichen stroke s.o.’s hair; Tränen liefen ihr über die Wangen tears ran down her cheeks3. (in Richtung) via, through; über München nach Rom to Rome via Munich; geht der Zug über Frankfurt? does the train go through ( oder via) Frankfurt?4. bei einer Tätigkeit etc.: over; über den Büchern sitzen sit ( oder pore) over one’s books; über der Arbeit / seiner Lektüre einschlafen fall asleep over one’s work / while reading5. über meine Kräfte ( hinaus) beyond my strength; das geht über meinen Verstand it’s beyond me, it’s above my head; das geht ihm über alles it means more than anything to him; es geht nichts über... there’s nothing like...6. (mehr als) over, more than; amtlich: exceeding; Temperaturen über null above freezing ( oder zero); über 30 Grad over 30 degrees; er ist über 70 Jahre alt past ( oder over) seventy; man muss über 18 ( Jahre) sein you must be over 187. (+ Akk) (wegen) over, about; über jemanden lachen laugh at / make fun of s.o.; sich (Dat) über etw. Sorgen machen worry about s.th.9. (während) during, while; über Nacht overnight; über das Wochenende over the weekend; über einige Jahre verteilt spread over several years; über kurz oder lang sooner or later; über all dem Gerede habe ich die Kinder ganz vergessen with all this chatting I completely forgot about the children10. sprechen etc. über (+ Akk) about; Abhandlung, Werk, Vortrag über (+ Akk) on; über Geschäfte / den Beruf / Politik reden talk business / shop / politics; nachdenken über (+ Akk) think about11. verstärkend: Fehler über Fehler one mistake after the other; Ärger über Ärger no end of trouble; er hat Schulden über Schulden he’s up to his ears in debtII Adv.: über und über all over; die ganze Zeit über all along; den ganzen Tag etc. über throughout the day etc.; etw. über sein umg. have had enough of s.th., be sick and tired of s.th.; übrig, vorüber, überhaben etc.* * *by way of; over; across; via; about; above; on* * *['yːbɐ]1. prepetw ǘber etw hängen/stellen — to hang/put sth over or above sth
es wurde ǘber alle Sender ausgestrahlt — it was broadcast over all transmitters
er lachte ǘber das ganze Gesicht — he was beaming all over his face
2) +dat (räumlich) (Lage, Standort) over, above; (= jenseits) over, acrosszwei Grad ǘber null — two degrees (above zero)
ǘber der Stadt lag dichter Nebel — a thick mist hung over the town
ǘber uns lachte die Sonne — the sun smiled above us
er trug den Mantel ǘber dem Arm — he was carrying his coat over his arm
ǘber jdm stehen or sein (fig) — to be over or above sb
er steht ǘber der Situation (fig) — he is above it all
3) +dat (zeitlich = bei, während) overǘber der Arbeit einschlafen — to fall asleep over one's work
etw ǘber einem Glas Wein besprechen — to discuss sth over a glass of wine
ǘber all der Aufregung/unserer Unterhaltung habe ich ganz vergessen, dass... — in all the or what with all the excitement/what with all this chatting I quite forgot that...
ǘber Mittag geht er meist nach Hause — he usually goes home at lunch or at midday
4) +accCäsars Sieg ǘber die Gallier — Caesar's victory over the Gauls
Gewalt ǘber jdn haben — to have power over sb
es kam plötzlich ǘber ihn — it suddenly came over him
sie liebt ihn ǘber alles — she loves him more than anything
das geht mir ǘber den Verstand — that's beyond my understanding
Fluch ǘber dich! (obs) — a curse upon you! (obs)
5) +acc (= vermittels, auf dem Wege über) viadie Nummer erfährt man ǘber die Auskunft — you'll get the number from or through or via information
wir sind ǘber die Autobahn gekommen — we came by or via the autobahn
nach Köln ǘber Aachen — to Cologne via Aachen
Zug nach Frankfurt ǘber Wiesbaden und Mainz — train to Frankfurt via or stopping at or calling at (Brit) Wiesbaden and Mainz
6) +acc (zeitlich) (= innerhalb eines Zeitraums, länger als) overǘber Weihnachten — over Christmas
bis ǘber Ostern — until after Easter
den ganzen Sommer ǘber — all summer long
ǘber Wochen (ausgedehnt) — for weeks on end
die ganze Zeit ǘber — all the time
das ganze Jahr ǘber — all through the year, all year round
ǘber kurz oder lang — sooner or later
es ist ǘber vierzehn Tage her, dass... — it's over fourteen days since...
7) +acc (bei Zahlenangaben) (= in Höhe von) for; (= mehr als) overein Scheck ǘber 20 Euro — a cheque (Brit) or check (US) for 20 euros
eine Rechnung von ǘber £ 100 — a bill for over or of over £100
Kinder ǘber 14 Jahre — children over 14 years or of 14 (years of age) and over
Städte ǘber 50.000 Einwohner — towns of over 50,000 inhabitants
Pakete ǘber 10 kg — parcels (esp Brit) or packages over 10 kgs
8) +acc (= wegen) over; (= betreffend) aboutein Buch/Film/Vortrag etc ǘber... — a book/film/lecture etc about or on...
was wissen Sie ǘber ihn? — what do you know about him?
ǘber welches Thema schreiben Sie Ihr neues Buch? — what's the subject of your new book?, what's your new book about?
ǘber Politik/Wörterbücher/Fußball etc reden — to talk (about) politics/dictionaries/football etc
ǘber jdn/etw lachen — to laugh about or at sb/sth
sich ǘber etw freuen/ärgern — to be pleased/angry about or at sth
9) +acc (steigernd) uponFehler ǘber Fehler — mistake upon or after mistake, one mistake after another
2. advǘber und ǘber — all over
er wurde ǘber und ǘber rot — he went red all over
ich stecke ǘber und ǘber in Schulden — I am up to my ears in debt
(das) Gewehr ǘber! (Mil) — shoulder arms!
ǘber sein (inf) — to be better than sb at sth
* * *1) (on the subject of: We talked about our plans; What's the book about?) about2) (in a higher position than: a picture above the fireplace.) above3) (greater than: The child's intelligence is above average.) above4) (to the other side (of); from one side to the other side of: He took her across the road.) across5) (through; along; across: We came by the main road.) by6) (more than: His salary is in excess of $25,000 a year.) in excess of7) (about: a book on the theatre.) on8) (higher than; above in position, number, authority etc: Hang that picture over the fireplace; He's over 90 years old.) over9) (from one side to another, on or above the top of; on the other side of: He jumped over the gate; She fell over the cat; My friend lives over the street.) over10) (covering: He put his handkerchief over his face.) over11) (across: You find people like him all over the world.) over12) (while having etc: He fell asleep over his dinner.) over13) (finished: The affair is over now.) over14) (by way of: We went to America via Japan; The news reached me via my aunt.) via* * *[ˈy:bɐ]I. präp\über dem Waschbecken befindet sich ein Spiegel there's a mirror above the washbasin\über diesem Pullover kannst du keinen roten Mantel tragen you can't wear a red coat over that pulloverreinige die Flasche \über der Spüle clean the bottle over the sink\über der Straße across the streeter hängte ein Schild über die Tür he hang a sign over the doorreichst du mir mal den Kaffee \über den Tisch? can you pass me the coffee across the table?die Brücke führt \über den Fluss the bridge goes over [or across] the rivermit einem Satz sprang er \über den Graben with a single leap he jumped over [or across] [or cleared] the ditchdas Schloss ragte \über das Tal empor the castle towered above the valleybis \über die Knöchel im Dreck versinken to sink ankle-deep in mudder Scheinwerferstrahl strich \über die Mauer und den Gefängnishof the spotlight swept over [or across] the wall and the prison courtyardein Blick \über etw a view of [or over] sthein Überblick \über etw an overview of sthsie breitete eine Tischdecke \über den Tisch she spread a tablecloth over the tableer strich ihr \über das Haar/die Wange he stroked her hair/cheekseid ihr auf eurer Tour auch \über München gekommen? did you go through Munich on your trip?Zug nach Berlin über Leipzig train to Berlin via [or stopping at] Leipzig11. +akk (überlegen, vorrangig) aboveer steht \über den Dingen he is above it alles ist \über eine Woche her, dass... it's over a week since...bis \über Weihnachten until after Christmashabt ihr \über das Wochenende schon was vor? have you got anything planned for [or over] the weekend?\über Wochen for weeks on endvergiss \über dem ganzen Ärger aber nicht, dass wir dich lieben don't forget in the midst of all this trouble that we love youirgendwie muss ich \über diesem Gedanken wohl eingeschlafen sein I must have somehow fallen asleep [whilst] thinking about itsie sitzt \über ihren Büchern she is sitting over her booksKinder \über sechs [Jahre] children over six years [or of six years and over]bei \über 40° C... at a temperature [or temperatures] of more than [or over] 40° C...ich gebe Ihnen einen Scheck \über Euro 5.000 I'm giving you a cheque for 5,000 eurosich darf Ihnen keine Auskunft \über diese Sache geben I can't give you any information about [or on] this affairein Buch \über jdn/etw schreiben to write a book about [or on] sb/sthich habe diese Stelle \über Beziehungen bekommen I got this position through being well connected\über Satellit empfange ich 63 Programme I can receive 63 channels via [or on] satellite20.▶ ... \über... nothing but...es waren Vögel \über Vögel, die über uns hinwegrauschten! [what seemed like] an endless stream of birds flew over us!Fehler \über Fehler nothing but mistakes, mistake after [or upon] mistake!Reden \über Reden speech after speech▶ \über alles more than anythingsein Hund geht ihm \über alles he loves his dog more than anything elseII. adv1. (älter als) overKinder, die \über sechs Jahre alt sind,... children over six2. (mehr als) more than3. (während) throughdas ganze Jahr/den ganzen Sommer \über all through the year/summerden ganzen Tag \über all day long4.▶ \über und \über all over, completelyihr seid \über und \über mit Schlamm verschmiert! you're completely covered [or covered all over] in mud!\über und \über verdreckt sein to be absolutely filthy1. (übrig)etw [für jdn] \über haben to have sth left [for sb]; Essen to have sth left [over] [for sb]2. (überlegen)jdm auf einem bestimmten Gebiet \über sein to be better than sb in a certain field* * *1.1) (Lage, Standort) over; above; (in einer Rangfolge) aboveüber jemandem stehen — (fig.) be above somebody
2) (während) duringüber dem Lesen einschlafen — fall asleep over one's book/magazine etc.
3) (infolge) because of; as a result of2.über der Aufregung vergaß ich, dass... — in all the excitement I forgot that...
1) (Richtung) over; (quer hinüber) acrossüber die Straße gehen — go across the road; cross the road
er zog sich (Dat.) die Mütze über die Ohren — he pulled the cap down over his ears
2) (während) overüber Wochen/Monate — for weeks/months
die Woche/den Sommer über — during the week/summer
den ganzen Winter/Tag über — all winter/day long
3) (betreffend) aboutüber etwas reden/schreiben — talk/write about something
ein Buch über die byzantinische Kunst — a book about or on Byzantine art
4) (in Höhe von)ein Scheck/eine Rechnung über 1 000 Euro — a cheque/bill for 1,000 euros
5) (von mehr als)Kinder über 10 Jahre — children over ten [years of age]
6)7)8)9) (mittels, durch) through < person>; by <post, telex, etc.>; over <radio, loudspeaker>3.etwas über alle Sender bringen/ausstrahlen — broadcast something on all stations
1) (mehr als) over2)4.Adjektiv; nicht attr. (ugs.)jemandem über sein — have the edge on somebody (coll.)
* * *über…, Über… im adj & subst etc meist over…, hyper…* * *1.1) (Lage, Standort) over; above; (in einer Rangfolge) aboveüber jemandem stehen — (fig.) be above somebody
2) (während) duringüber dem Lesen einschlafen — fall asleep over one's book/magazine etc.
3) (infolge) because of; as a result of2.über der Aufregung vergaß ich, dass... — in all the excitement I forgot that...
1) (Richtung) over; (quer hinüber) acrossüber die Straße gehen — go across the road; cross the road
er zog sich (Dat.) die Mütze über die Ohren — he pulled the cap down over his ears
2) (während) overüber Wochen/Monate — for weeks/months
die Woche/den Sommer über — during the week/summer
den ganzen Winter/Tag über — all winter/day long
3) (betreffend) aboutüber etwas reden/schreiben — talk/write about something
ein Buch über die byzantinische Kunst — a book about or on Byzantine art
4) (in Höhe von)ein Scheck/eine Rechnung über 1 000 Euro — a cheque/bill for 1,000 euros
5) (von mehr als)Kinder über 10 Jahre — children over ten [years of age]
6)7)8)9) (mittels, durch) through < person>; by <post, telex, etc.>; over <radio, loudspeaker>3.etwas über alle Sender bringen/ausstrahlen — broadcast something on all stations
1) (mehr als) over2)4.Adjektiv; nicht attr. (ugs.)jemandem über sein — have the edge on somebody (coll.)
* * *präp.about prep.above prep.across prep.at prep.beyond prep.by prep.of prep.on prep.over prep.via prep. -
84 KOMA
* * *I)(kem; kom or kvam, kómum or kvamúm; kominn), v.1) to come (litlu síðarr kómu Finnar aptr heim);2) to come, arrive (bréf kómu frá Skúla jarli);kom svá, at (it came to pass, that) Bárði var heitit meyjunni;3) with dat. of the object, to make to come, to take, bring, carry, etc.;hann skyldi koma Þór í Geirröðargarða, he should make Th. come to G.;hann kom Þórhaddi heilum yfir ána, he brought Th. safe across the river;koma e-m í hel, to put one to death;koma e-m til falls, to make one fall;koma e-m í sætt við e-n, to reconcile one with another;koma sér vel hjá e-m, to bring oneself into favour with, be agreeable to (þeir kómu sér vel við alla);koma e-u til leiðar (til vegar), to effect, bring about;koma orðum við e-n, to speak with a person (hann gørði sik svá reiðan, at ekki mátti orðum við hann koma);4) with preps.:koma e-u af sér, to get rid of (allt mun ek til vinna at koma af mér yðvarri reiði);koma e-u af, to abolish (Þvi hafði eigi orðit af komitmeði öllu);koma at e-m, to come upon one (kómu þessir at honum fyrir Sjólandi með tveim skipum);koma at hendi, to happen (mikill vandi er kominn at hendi);impers., Gunnarr játaði því, en þá er at kom, vildi hann eigi, G. agreed to it, but when it came to the point he would not;koma at e-u, to come at, regain, recover (koma at hamri);koma sér at e-u, to bring oneself to (Þ. kom sér ekki at því);koma á e-t, to come on, hit (höggit kom á lærit);koma e-u á, to bring about, effect (máttu þeir øngum flutningum á koma);koma kristni (dat.) á England, to christianize E.;koma fram, to come forth, appear, emerge (sigldi E. suðr með landi ok kom fram í Danmörk); to be produced, brought forward (nú mun pat fram koma sem ek sagða);koma e-u fram, to bring about, effect (koma fram hefndum);koma fyrir e-t, to be an equivalent for (fyrir víg Hjartar skyldi koma víg Kols);allt mun koma fyrir eitt, it will all come to the same;koma fyrir ekki, to come to naught, be of no avail;e-m þykkir fyrir ván komit, at, one thinks it past all hope, that;koma e-u fyrir, to destroy (hann kom hverjum hesti fyrir);koma í e-t, to come into, enter;mál koma í dóm, suits are brought up for judgement;koma niðr, to come down;hann reyndi eptir, hvar G. væri niðr kominn, what had become of G.;kom þar niðr tal hennar, at hon sagði honum, hversu, the end of her talk was, that she told him how koma;koma hart niðr, to pay dearly for it (ek hafða illa til gört, enda kom ek hart niðr);koma saman, to come together, gather (er saman kom liðit); to agree;þat kom saman (or ásamt) með þeim, they agreed on it;impers., kom þeim vel saman (ásamt), they agreed well;koma e-u saman, to bring about, effect;koma saman sættum með e-m, to reconcile them;koma til e-s, to come to a person or place (jarlinn kom með allan her sinn til Dyflinnar);koma till ríkis, to come to, or succeed to, the throne;koma til e-s, to cause: þat kemr til þess, at, the reason is, that; to help, avail: koma til lítils, to come to little, be of small avail (= koma fyrir lítit); to concern: þetta mál kemr ekki til þín, this quarrel is no business of thine; þat er til mín kemr, so far as I am concerned; to mean, signify (Þ. kvezk skilja, hvar orð hans kómu til); to be of value: sverð þat, er til kom mörk gulls, that was worth a ‘mark’ of gold; mikit þykkir til e-s koma, one is much thought of, is thought to be of great importance;koma til, to be born;koma e-m undan, to help one to escape;koma undir e-n, to come unto one;ef undir oss skal koma kjörit, if we are to choose;koma e-m undir, to get one down, overcome one;koma upp, to come up;tungl kemr upp, the moon rises;eldr kom upp, fire broke out;kom þá upp af tali þeirra, at, the end of their talk was, that; to come out, become known (kom þat þá upp, at hann hafði beðit hennar);koma e-u upp, to open (kerling tekr hörpuna ok vildi upp koma);hann mátti lengi eigi orði upp koma, it was long before he could utter a word;koma við e-t, to touch (komit var við hurðina);þeir kómu við sker, they struck on a reef;hann kemr við margar sögur, he appears in many sagas; to be added to (koma þær nætr við hinar fyrri);koma við, to fit, be convenient, suit;koma e-u við, to employ, make use of (ek mátta eigi boganum við koma); hann kom því við (he brought about), at engi skyldi fara með vápn; urðu þeir at flýja sem því kómu við, all fled that could;koma sér við, to bring about, effect, be able to do (ek mun veita þér slíkt lið sem ek má mér við koma); to behave (hversu hann kom sér við í þessum málum);koma yfir, to pass over (hvert kveld, er yfir kom);5) refl., komast;* * *pres. sing. kem, kemr, kemr; an older form komr is used constantly in very old and good vellum MSS., as the Kb. of Sæm.; and even spelt keomr or ceomr (in Eluc., Greg., etc.); reflex. komsk, 2nd pers. kømztu ( pervenis), Sdm. 10: pret. kom, kom-k, I came, Skm. 18: 2nd pers. komt, 17, mod. komst: the pret. plur. varies, kvámu being the oldest form; kvómu, often in the MSS.; kómu, as it is still pronounced in the west of Icel.; the usual and latest form is komu, with a short vowel; the spelling of the MSS. cannot always be ascertained, as the word is usually written kumu or qumu: pret. subj. kvæmi and kꝍmi (kæmi): imperat. kom, kom-ðú, proncd, kondu, come thou! pret. infin. kómu ( venisse), Fms. i. 224 (in a verse), Geisli 62:—with suff. neg., pres. kmr-at or kømr-að, Akv. 11, Grág. ii. 141, Gkv. 3. 8; pret. kom-a, kom-að, came not, Ls. 56, Þorf. Karl. (in a verse), Þd. 18; 2nd pers. komtaðu ( non venisti), Am. 99; subj. kømi-a ( non veniret), Gs. 10: reflex., pres. kømsk-at, Grág. ii. 180; pret. komsk-at ( could not come), Am. 3:—a middle form, pres. 1st pers. komum-k (komumsk), Ó. H. 140, 214, Skm. 10, 11; subj. pres. komimk, Ó. H. 85; pret. kømomc, Hbl. 33 (Bugge); part. pass. kominn, see Gramm. p. xix. The preterite forms kvam and kvaminn, used in the Edition of the Sturl. and in a few other mod. Editions without warrant in the MSS., are due to the fact that the Edition of Sturl. was published from a transcript now in the Advocates’ Library in Edinburgh, made by the learned priest Eyjolf á Völlum (died A. D. 1745), who used this spelling: in prehistoric times, before the age of writing, it may be assumed for certain that this verb had a v throughout, as in Gothic: [Ulf. qiman, i. e. qwiman, = ἔρχεσθαι; A. S. cuman; Engl. come; O. H. G. queman; Germ. kommen; Dutch komen; Dan. komme; Swed. komma; Lat. venio, qs. gvenio; the Ormul. spells cumenn, indicating a long root vowel; cp. North. E. coom.]A. To come; sá þeirra sem fyrr kæmi, Fms. ix. 373; konungr kom norðr til Túnsbergs, 375; kómu Finnar heim, i. 9; þeir mágar kómu ór hjúkólfi, Sturl. ii. 124; kömr hann á konungs fund, Fms. ix. 221; þá vóru þeir norðan komnir, 308; hér er nú komin ær ein kollótt, Sturl. i. 159, passim.2. to become, arrive; bréf kómu frá Skúla jarli, Fms. ix. 375; ef svá síðarliga kömr skip til hlunns, Sks. 28; en er vár kom, Eg. 167; koma at máli við e-n, to have an interview, talk with one, 467; konungi kom njósn, Fms. vii. 57; þá komu honum þau tíðendi, i. 37; þetta kom allt fyrir Ingimar, vii. 114; kom honum þat (it came to him, he got it) fyrir útan fé, en engum kom fyrr, x. 394; hvat sem á bak kemr, whatsoever may befall, Nj. 193; koma e-m at haldi, or í hald, to avail oneself, 192, Fms. x. 413; koma at gagni, to ‘come in useful,’ be of use, Nj. 264; koma at úvörum, to come at unawares, Ld. 132; koma e-m fyrir úvart, id., Fms. xi. 290; koma á úvart, Nj. 236; koma í þörf = koma í gagn, Fms. vii. 14; hvar kom kapp þitt þá? Bs. i. 18; mál koma í dóm, to be brought up for judgment, Fms. vii. 115; líðr vetrinn, kemr þar ( that time comes) er menn fara til Gulaþings, Eg. 340; var þá svá komit, at allir menn vóru sofa farnir, 376; kom svá ( it came to pass) at Bárði var heitið meyjunni, 26; svá kemr, kemr þar, at, it comes to pass. Fb. i. 174, ii. 48, 68; láta koma, to let come, put; síðan létu þeir koma eld í spánuna, Fms. xi. 34.3. in greeting; kom heill, welcome! kom heill ok sæll, frændi! Nj. 175: mod. komdu (kondu) sæll! komið þér sælir!II. with prepp.; koma á, to hit; ef á kömr, Grág. ii. 7:—koma at, to come to, arrive, happen; láttu at því koma, let it be so, Dropl. 24; kom þat mjök optliga at honum, of sickness, Fms. vii. 150; kom at þeim svefnhöfgi, sleep came upon them, Nj. 104; koma at hendi, to happen; mikill vandi er kominn at hendi, 177, Hom. 80; koma at e-u, to come at, regain, recover; koma at hamri, Þkv. 32:—koma fram, to come forth, appear, stund var í milli er þeir sá framstafninn ok inn eptri kom fram, Fms. ii. 304; engin kom önnur vistin fram, Eg. 549; nú eru öll sóknar-gögn fram komin, Nj. 143: to emerge, hann kom fram í Danmörk, Hkr. i. 210, 277, Ísl. ii. 232, Eg. 23, Landn. 134, Orkn. 152: to arrive, sendimenn fóru ok fram kómu, Fms. xi. 27; reifa mál þau fyrst er fyrst eru fram komin, each in its turn, Grág. i. 64: to be fulfilled, happen, því er á þínum dögum mun fram koma, Ld. 132; nú mun þat fram komit sem ek sagða, Eg. 283; kom nú fram spásagan Gests, Ld. 286; öll þessi merki kómu fram ok fylldusk, Stj. 444; aldrei skal maðr arf taka eptir þann mann er hann vegr, eðr ræðr bana fram kominn, whom he has slain, or whose death he has devised with effect, Grág. ii. 113; staðar-prýði flest fram komin, Bs. i. 146; vera langt fram kominn, mod. áfram kominn, to be ‘in extremis,’ at the point of death, 644; er sú frásögn eigi langt fram komin, this story comes from not far off, i. e. it is derived from first, not second hand, Fms. viii. 5:—koma fyrir, to come as payment, tvau hundrað skyldu koma fyrir víg Snorra (of weregild), Sturl. ii. 158; henni kvaðsk aldri hefnt þykkja Kjartans, nema Bolli kæmi fyrir, Ld. 240; allt mun koma fyrir eitt, it will come to the same, Lv. 11, Nj. 91, Fms. i. 208; koma fyrir ekki, to come to naught, be of no avail, Ísl. ii. 215, Fms. vi. 5:—koma í, to enter, come in, a fisherman’s term; koma í drátt, to hook a fish; at í komi með ykkr Þorbrandssonum, that ye and the Th. come to loggerheads, Eb. 80:—koma með, to come with a thing, to bring; kondu með það, fetch it!—koma til, to come to; vera kann at eigi spillisk þótt ek koma til, Eg. 506; nú er rétt lögruðning til ykkar komin, Nj. 236; koma til ríkis, to come to a kingdom, Eg. 268; þeir létu til hans koma um alla héraðs-stjórn, Fs. 44: to befall, kom svá til efnis, it so happened, Mar.; þeim hlutum sem hafinu kunni opt til at koma, Stj. 105, Sks. 323: to mean, signify, en hvar kom þat til er hann sagði, Ó. H. 87; ef þat kom til annars, en þess er hann mælti, id.: to cause, hygg ek at meir komi þar til lítilmennska, Eb. 172; konungr spurði hvat til bæri úgleði hans, hann kvað koma til mislyndi sína, Fms. vi. 355, Fb. ii. 80, Band. 29 new Ed.: to concern, þetta mál er eigi kom síðr til yðvar en vár, Fms. vii. 130; þetta mál kemr ekki til þín, Nj. 227; þat er kemr til Knúts, Fms. v. 24; þat er til mín kemr, so far as I am concerned, iv. 194; hann kvað þetta mál ekki til sín koma, vi. 100; þeir eru orðmargir ok láta hvervetna til sín koma, meddle in all things, 655 xi. 2: to belong to, skulu þeir gjalda hinum slíka jörð sem til þeirra kemr, proportionally, Jb. 195; kemr þat til vár er lögin kunnum, Nj. 149; sú sök er tylptar-kviðr kömr til, Grág. i. 20; tylptar-kviðar á jafnan á þingi at kveðja, þar sem hann kömr til saka, ii. 37; þá er komit til þessa gjalds ( it is due), er menn koma í akkeris-sát, 408: to help, avail, koma til lítils, to come to little, be of small avail, Nj. 149, Fms. vi. 211; at göra litla fésekt, veit ek eigi hvat til annars kemr, I am not aware what else will do, I believe that will meet the case best, Band. 36 new Ed.; koma til, to ‘come to,’ of a person in a swoon, etc.; veit ek eigi til hvers koma mun sú tiltekja Fb. i. 177, Fms. xi. 103; hvar til þessi svör skulu koma, i. 3; það kemr til, it will all come right; kom þar til með kóngum tveim, two kings came to a quarrel, Skíða R. 48: to be of value, importance, authority, þótti allt meira til hans koma, Fas. i. 16; hvart sem til hans kæmi meira eðr minna, Fms. xi. 76; sverð þat er til kom hálf mörk gulls, Ld. 32; svá fémikill at til kómu tuttugu merkr gulls, Fms. xi. 85; mér þykir lítið til hans koma, I think little of him:—koma saman, to come together, live together, marry, K. Á. 134: to agree, þat kom saman með þeim, they agreed on it, Dropl. 9, Gísl. 41; kom þat ásamt með þeim, id., Fb. i. 168; koma vel ásamt, to agree well, Nj. 25:—koma undir e-n, to come unto one, ef undir oss bræðr skal koma kjörit, if we are to choose, Nj. 192; öll lögmæt skil þau er undir mik koma á þessu þingi, 239: to depend on, það er mikit undir komið, at …, be of importance:—koma upp, to come up, break out; kom þá upp grátr fyrir henni, she burst into tears, Fms. ix. 477; er lúðrar kvæði við, ok herblástr kæmi upp, v. 74; er seiðlætin kómu upp, Ld. 152; eldr kom upp, fire came up, Ölk. 35, (hence elds-uppkoma, an upcome of fire, an eruption); ef nokkut kemr síðan sannara upp, Fms. vii. 121: þá kom þat upp at hann hafði beðit hennar, Eg. 587; kom þat upp af tali þeirra, at …, Fms. vii. 282; þat kom upp ( it ended so) at hverr skyldi vera vin annars, i. 58: to turn up, ek ætla mér góðan kost hvárn sem upp kemr, Eg. 715; mun nú hamingjan skipta hverr upp kemr, 418; at sakar görðisk eða upp kæmi, Grág. i. 27; skaut til Guðs sínu máli, ok bað hann láta þat upp koma er hann sæi at bazt gegni, Ó. H. 195, Stj. 385:—koma við, to touch, hit; sé eigi komið við, if it is not touched, Grág. ii. 65; komit var við hurðina, Fas. i. 30; at þeir skyldi koma við torfuna, Ld. 60; hefi ek aldrei svá reitt vápn at manni, at eigi hafi við komit, Nj. 185; hann kemr við margar sögur, he comes up, appears in many Sagas, Ld. 334; koma þeir allir við þessa sögu síðan, Nj. 30; sem ek kom við (as I mentioned, touched upon) í morgin, Fms. ii. 142; er mestr er, ok úskapligast komi við, Ld. 118: to fit, þat kemr lítt við, ‘tis not meet, it won’t do, Lv. 20; mun ek gefa þér tveggja dægra byr þann er bezt kemr við, Fas. iii. 619: koma við, to land, call; þeir vóru komnir við Ísland, Eg. 128; þeir kómu við Hernar, Nj. 4; þeir kómu suðr við Katanes, 127; þeir kómu við sker ( struck on a skerry) ok brutu stýri sín, Fms. ix. 164; hann hafði komit við hval, he had struck against a whale, Sturl. ii. 164; hence in mod. usage, koma við, to call, make a short stay, also on land: to be added to, tekr heldr at grána gamanit ok koma kveðlingar við, i. 21; koma þær nætr við inar fyrri, Rb. 58; þá koma enn ellefu nætr við, 22:—koma yfir, to overcome, pass over; íss er yfir kömr, Hm. 81; hvert kveld er yfir kom, Finnb. 230; hryggleikr kom yfir, 623. 57; at sá dagr myndi ekki yfir koma, Sks. 111.B. With the dat. of the object, to make to come, put, bring, carry; páfa þess, er Kristni (dat.) kom á England, who Christianised England, Íb. 14; koma mönnum til réttrar trúar, Fms. i. 146; koma orðum við e-n, to speak to a person; görðisk hann styggr svá at fáir menn máttu orðum við hann koma, i. e. that no one could come to words with him, Eg. 3; hann görði sik svá reiðan, at ekki mátti orðum við hann koma, Fms. i. 83, xi. 293; koma vélræðum við e-n, to plan against one, Eg. 49; koma flugu í munn e-m, Nj. 64, 68; þú skalt ekki láta í skorta at koma þeim í (málit) með þér, 271; hann skyldi koma Þór í Geirröðar-garða, make Thor come to G., Edda 60; hann kom Þorhaddi heilum yfir ána, he brought Th. safe across the river, Þorst. Síðu H. 181; koma kaupi, to bring about a bargain, Gþl. 415; koma e-m í hel, to put one to death, Anal. 233; koma e-m til falls, to make one fall, Edda 34; koma e-m í sætt, Fs. 9; mun ek koma þér í sætt við konung, Eg. 227; hann kom sér í mikla kærleika við jarlinn, Nj. 268; koma sér í þjónustu, Fs. 84; koma sér vel, to put oneself in favour, be engaging; ek hefi komit mér vel hjá meyjum, Kormak; þeir komu sér vel við alla, Fas. iii. 529, Fs. 96, Nj. 66; koma sér ílla, to make oneself hated; það kemr sér ílla, it is ill seen, unpleasant; as also, það kemr sér vel, a thing is agreeable, acceptable; koma e-u til leiðar, to effect, make, Nj. 250, Eb. 118; koma e-u til vegar, id., Ld. 320; koma tölu á, to put, count on, count, number, Anal. 217; koma friði, sættum á, to bring peace, agreement about: hann kom þeim á flótta, he put them to flight, Fms. vii. 235; tóku þar allt er þeir kómu höndum á, all they could catch, ix. 473; koma e-m ór eldi, Fb. i. 300; tók hann merkit ok kom því (put it, hid it) í millum klæða sinna, Nj. 274: Gunnarr kom þangat at þeim örunum, 115; allt þat er bitið var ok blóði kom út á, where it was bitten so as to make blood flow, Fms. vii. 187.II. with prepp.; koma e-u fram, to effect; koma fram ferð, máli, Nj. 102; til lítils þætti þat koma, en enginn kvæmi sínu máli fram þótt til alþingis væri stefnt, 149, Fb. ii. 90; þat skal aldri verða at hann komi þessu fram, Eg. 765; ef ek kem hefndum fram, Ld. 262; koma fram lögum við e-n. Eg. 722:—koma e-u á, to bring about, introduce:—koma e-u af, to abolish; þó fékk hann því ekki af komit, Bs. i. 165; koma e-u af sér, to get rid of, Fs. 96, Eb. 40, 41:—koma e-u fyrir, to arrange; koma e-m fyrir, to get a place for one; hann kom honum fyrir í skóla: to destroy (fyrir-koma), hann kom hverjum hesti fyrir, Glúm. 356:—koma e-u upp, to open; áðr ek kom henni upp, before I could open it, Fms. iii. 74; kerling tekr hörpuna ok vildi upp koma ( open), nú fær hón upp komit hörpunni, Fas. i. 233; hann mátti lengi eigi orði upp koma fyrir harmi, it was long before he could speak, utter a word, Fms. vi. 234; sá svarar er mátti máli upp koma, vii. 288:—koma e-m undir, to overthrow one, get one down; varð at kenna afls-munar áðr hann kæmi honum undir, Eb. 172:—koma e-m undan, to make one escape. Fms. vii. 265, 623. 18:—ek ætla at koma mér útan, I think to go abroad, Nj. 261:—koma e-u við, to bring about, effect, to be able to do; ek mun veita þér slíkt sem ek má mér við koma, as I can, Nj.; þú munt öðru koma við en gabba oss, Anal. 77; hann kom því við ( brought about) at engi skyldi fara með vápn, Fms. vii. 240; ef váttum kvæmi við, in a case where witnesses were at hand, Íb. 12; liðit flýði allt þat er því kom við, all that could fled, Eg. 529; Guðmundr hafði almanna-lof hversu hann kom sér við ( how he behaved) þessum málum, Nj. 251; komi þeir til er því koma við, who can, Gþl. 371; menn skyldi tala hljótt ef því kæmi við, Sturl. iii. 147; ef því kemr við, if it is possible, Gþl. 429; urðu þeir at flýja sem því kómu við, Fb. ii. 187; ekki mun oss þetta duga, at hann komi boganum við, Nj. 96.C. Reflex. komask, to come to the end, get through, reach, Lat. pervenire; the difference between the active and reflex. is seen from such phrases as, hann kemr ef hann kemst, he will come if he can; or, eg komst ekki á stað, I could not get off; eg komst ekki fyrir íllviðri, I could not come for bad weather; or, to come into a certain state, with the notion of chance, hap, komask í lífs háska, to come into danger of life; komask í skipreika, to be shipwrecked, and the like; Þorfinnr kom öngu hljóði í lúðrinn, ok komsk eigi upp blástrinn, Fms. ix. 30; komask á fætr, to get on one’s legs, Eg. 748; hann komsk við svá búit í ríki sitt, Hkr. i. 76; meina honum vötn eða veðr svá at hann má ekki komask til þess staðar, Grág. i. 496; hann komsk með sundi til lands, Eg. 261; kómusk sauðirnir upp á fjallit fyrir þeim, Nj. 27; ef Gunnarr færi eigi utan ok mætti hann komask, 111; ef maðr byrgir mann inni í húsi, svá at hann má eigi út komask, so that he cannot get out, Grág. ii. 110; en allt fólk flýði með allt lausa-fé er með fékk komisk, with all the property they could carry with them, Fms. i. 153; ek komumk vel annar-staðar út, þótt hér gangi eigi, Nj. 202; komask á milli manna, to get oneself among people, intrude oneself, 168; komsk hann í mestu kærleika við konung, Eg. 12; komask at orði, to come by a word, to express oneself; einsog hann að orði komsk, passim.II. with prepp.; komast á, to get into use; það komst á:—komask af, to get off, escape, save one’s life; hann bað menn duga svá at af kæmisk skipit, Fms. x. 98; tveir druknuðu, en hinir kómusk af:—komask at e-u, to get at a thing, procure; mörgum manns-öldrum síðarr komsk at bók þeirri Theodosius, Niðrst. 10; Hrani gat komisk at trúnaði margra ríkra manna, Fms. iv. 62; þú hefir at þessum peningum vel komisk, ‘tis money well gotten, i. 256; eigi skaltú ílla at komask, thou shall not get it unfairly, vii. 124:—komast eptir, to enquire into, get information of:—komask fyrir, to prevent, come in another’s way:—koma hjá e-u, to evade, pass by, escape doing:—komast til e-s, to come towards, and metaph. to have time for a thing, ek komst ekki til þess, I have no time; eg komst ekki til að fara:—komask undan, to escape; allt þat lið er undan komsk, Eg. 261; ekki manns barn komsk undan, Fms. xi. 387; komask undan á flótta, Eg. 11:—komask við, to be able; komusk þeir ekki í fyrstu við atlöguna, Fms. vii. 264; ef hann vill refsa údáða-mönnum, ok má þó við komask, N. G. L. i. 123; brenn allt ok bæl, sem þú mátt við komask, Fær. 64; ef ek viðr of kœmimk, Hbl. 33; þá er ek komumk við, Eg. 319; komask við veðri, to get abroad, Rd. 252; hann lét þat ekki við veðri komask, Fms. vii. 165: to be touched (við-kvæmni), hann komsk við mjök ok felldi tár, iii. 57; eða hann komisk við ( repent) ok hverfi aptr at íllsku sinni, Greg. 41; þá komsk mjök við inn válaði, svá at hann matti eigi lengi orði upp koma fyrir harmi, Fms. vi. 234; þá komsk hón við ákaflega mjök, Clem. 32; með við komnu hjarta, with a touched heart, Bs. i. 561, Karl. 166:—komask yfir e-t, to overcome, get hold of; er hann komsk yfir fét, Bárð. 175.D. Part. kominn, in special phrases; inn komni maðr, a new comer, stranger, Gullþ. 47; at kominn, arrived; hinn aðkomni maðr, a guest; at kominn, just come to, on the brink of; kominn at andláti, at dauða, to be at the last gasp; var at komit, at …, it was on the point of happening, that …, Str. 8; vóru þeir mjök at komnir ( much exhausted) svá magrir vóru þeir, Fas. iii. 571:—heill kominn, hail! Blas. 42; vel kominn, welcome! vertu vel kominn! ver með oss vel kominn, Þiðr. 319, Fs. 158; hann bað þá vera vel komna, passim; so also, það er vel komið, ‘it is welcome,’ i. e. with great pleasure, granting a favour:—placed, ertu maðr sannorðr ok kominn nær frétt, Nj. 175; Pétri var svá nær komit, P. was so closely pursued, Fms. ix. 48; ok nú eigi allfjarri yðr komit, xi. 123; svá vel er sá uppsát komin, at …, ix. 368: situated, hann (the hospital) er kominn á fjall upp, is situated on a fell, Symb. 18; útsker þat er komit af þjóðleið, Eg. 369: metaph., vel, ílla kominn, well placed, in good, bad estate; ek þykjumk hér vel kominn; hann var vel til náms kominn, he was in a good place for learning, Bs. i. 153; þat fé er ílla komit er fólgit er í jörðu, Grett. 39 new Ed.; mér þykkir son minn hvergi betr kominn, methinks my son is nowhere better off, in better hands, Fms. vi. 5; lítt ertú nú kominn, Njarð. 376; þykkjumk ek hér vel kominn með þér, Nj. 258:—kominn af, or frá e-m, come of, descended from, Landn., Eb., passim:—kominn á sik vel, in a good state, accomplished, Orkn. 202; hverjum manni betr á sik kominn, Ld. 110; kominn á sik manna bezt, Ísl. ii. 203: vera á legg kominn, to be grown up, Fms. xi. 186; vera svá aldrs kominn, to be of such an age, Fs. 4, 13, Sturl. iii. 100, Fms. xi. 56; hér er allvel á komit, it suits well enough, Bs. i. 531: hann sagði henni hvar þá var komit, how matters stood, Nj. 271, Fms. ii. 152; hann undi vel við þar sem komit var, as it stood, in statu quo, Nj. 22; Sveinn segir honum sem komit var þessu máli, Fms. ii. 159; at svá komnu, as matters stand, Bs. i. 317; málum várum er komit í únýtt efni, Nj. 164, 190:—vera kominn til e-s, to be entitled to, have due to one; ef hann fengi þat er hann var eigi til kominn, Fms. x. 7; þeir er til einskis eru komnir, ix. 248; fá þeir margir af yðr sæmd mikla er til minna eru komnir, en hann, Eg. 111; þeim til sæmdar er til þess er kominn, Sks. 311, rétt komnir til konungdóms, rétt kominn til Noregs, right heir to the kingdom, to Norway, Fms. ix. 332; lézk Sigvaldi nú kominn til ráða við Astríði, xi. 104: fit for, entitled to, hann þótti vel til kominn at vera konungr yfir Danmörk, i. 65: shapen, þetta mál er svá til komit, vii. 130; sagðisk hann eigi verr til manns kominn en Sturla bróðir hans, Sturl.; eigi þóttusk þeir til minna vera komnir fyrir ættar sakir, entitled to less, Eb. 17.II. part. pres. komandi, a new comer, stranger, Fbr. 168, Stj. 525: one to come, future generations, verandum ok viðr-komendum, N. G. L. i. 121; allir menn verandi ok eptir-komandi, D. I. i. 3; komendr, pl. guests, comers. -
85 come
[kʌm] 1. 2.1) (arrive) [person, day, success] venire; [bus, letter, news, rains, winter] arrivareto come from — (pro)venire da [airport, hospital]
to come into — entrare in [ room]
to come past — [car, person] passare
to come through — [ person] attraversare [town centre, tunnel]; [water, object] entrare da [ window]
to come running — venire correndo o di corsa
to come crashing to the ground — [ structure] crollare, schiantarsi al suolo
the time has come to do — è venuto o arrivato il momento di fare
come summer — in estate, quando verrà l'estate
2) (approach) venire, avvicinarsito come and see, help sb. — venire a vedere, ad aiutare qcn.
to come to sb. for money — venire a chiedere soldi a qcn.
I could see it coming — (of accident) l'ho visto o me lo sono visto arrivare
I've come about — sono venuto per o a proposito di
4) (attend) venireto come to — venire a [meeting, party]
5) (reach)to come (up, down) to — [water, dress, curtain] arrivare (fino) a
6) (happen)how did you come to do? — come hai fatto o sei riuscito a fare?
come to think of it, you're right — a pensarci bene, hai ragione
7) (begin)to come to believe, hate — finire per credere, odiare
8) (originate)to come from — [ person] venire da, essere (origi nario) di [city, country]; [word, legend] venire da [language, country]; [ substance] essere ricavato da [ raw material]; [coins, stamps, product] provenire da [ place]; [smell, sound] (pro)venire da [ place]
to come in — essere disponibile in [sizes, colours]
to come with a radio — [ car] essere dotato di radio
to come with chips — [ food] essere servito con (contorno di) patatine
10) (tackle)to come to — venire a, affrontare [problem, subject]
11) (develop)12) (in time, list, importance)to come after — venire dopo, seguire
to come before — venire prima di, precedere
to come first, last — [ athlete] arrivare (per) primo, (per) ultimo
where did you come? — come sei arrivato o ti sei piazzato?
13) (be due)they got what was coming to them — colloq. hanno avuto quello che si meritavano
when it comes to sth., to doing — quando si tratta di qcs., di fare
15) (have orgasm) colloq. venire3.come, come! — (in warning, reproach) andiamo!
- come at- come by- come in- come off- come on- come out- come to- come up••come again? — colloq. come(, scusa)?
come to that o if it comes to that, you may be right su o per questo, potresti aver ragione; to come as a shock — essere uno shock
* * *1. past tense - came; verb1) (to move etc towards the person speaking or writing, or towards the place being referred to by him: Come here!; Are you coming to the dance?; John has come to see me; Have any letters come for me?) venire, arrivare2) (to become near or close to something in time or space: Christmas is coming soon.) avvicinarsi3) (to happen or be situated: The letter `d' comes between `c' and è' in the alphabet.) venire4) ((often with to) to happen (by accident): How did you come to break your leg?) succedere5) (to arrive at (a certain state etc): What are things coming to? We have come to an agreement.) arrivare6) ((with to) (of numbers, prices etc) to amount (to): The total comes to 51.) essere2. interjection(expressing disapproval, drawing attention etc: Come, come! That was very rude of you!) suvvia!, (ma va!), (andiamo!)- comer- coming
- comeback
- comedown
- come about
- come across
- come along
- come by
- come down
- come into one's own
- come off
- come on
- come out
- come round
- come to
- come to light
- come upon
- come up with
- come what may
- to come* * *come /kʌm/n.(volg.) sperma eiaculato; sborra (volg.).♦ (to) come /kʌm/A v. i.1 arrivare; venire; giungere: The police came, è arrivata (o è giunta) la polizia; Mary hasn't come yet, Mary non è ancora arrivata; The letter came on Friday, la lettera è arrivata venerdì; When will my turn come?, quando verrà il mio turno?; ( I'm) coming!, sto arrivando!; arrivo!; vengo!; Someone's coming, viene (o sta venendo) qualcuno; arriva (o sta arrivando) qualcuno; when the time comes, quando verrà il momento; to come running, arrivare (o venire) di corsa; arrivare correndo; to come by car [on foot], venire (o arrivare) in macchina [a piedi]; Where are you coming from?, da dove vieni (o arrivi)?; We came to a clearing, siamo arrivati a una radura; I've come to the chapter where…, sono arrivato al capitolo in cui…; to come to the door, venire ad aprire (la porta); to come to the surface, venire in superficie; salire in superficie; to come to an agreement, raggiungere (o venire a) un accordo; to come to a conclusion [a decision], giungere (o arrivare) a una conclusione [una decisione]; I'll come to that point in a moment, toccherò questo punto tra un momento; to come at the truth, arrivare alla (o scoprire la) verità; There's still the dessert to come, deve venire ancora il dolce NOTA D'USO: - arrivare-2 venire ( con uno scopo): She came for lunch, è venuta a pranzo; I've come to pick up the trunk, sono venuto a prendere il baule; Come and help me, vieni ad aiutarmi; Come and see for yourself, vieni a vedere tu stesso; I've come to see Martin, sono venuto per vedere Martin; ( anche) sono venuto a trovare Martin; Come sailing with me, vieni in barca a vela con me; I've come about the flat on sale, sono venuto per l'appartamento in vendita; Tom has come for the bike, Tom è venuto a prendere la bici NOTA D'USO: - go to / go and-3 venire; provenire; ( di cosa, anche) derivare, essere ricavato: Where do you come from?, da dove vieni?; di dove sei?; Where does this money come from?, da dove viene questo denaro?; I come from Greece, sono greco; Music was coming from the room, dalla stanza veniva della musica; These sculptures come from the Barnes collection, queste sculture provengono dalla collezione Barnes; to come from a good family, venire da una (o essere di) buona famiglia; «Master» comes from the Latin «magister», «master» deriva dal latino «magister»4 arrivare, giungere (a fare qc., come conclusione); finire per: I have come to believe he is wrong, sono giunto a credere che abbia torto; She came to think of the cat as her own, ha finito per considerare il gatto come suo5 arrivare ( in altezza, lunghezza); salire; scendere: The water came up to here, l'acqua arrivava fin qui; Her hair came down to her waist, i capelli le arrivavano (o scendevano fino) alla vita6 venire ( in un ordine di priorità); arrivare, classificarsi ( in un esame, una gara, ecc.): My children come first, i miei figli vengono prima di tutto; He came second in the exam, nell'esame è arrivato secondo8 accadere; succedere; avvenire: No harm will come to him, non gli succederà niente di male; How did she come to be there? (o How come she was there?), com'è successo che lei si trovasse là?; come mai lei si trovava la?; come what may, accada quel che accada; succeda quello che deve succedere; to take things as they come, prendere le cose come vengono9 (seguito da agg. o part. pass.) diventare; farsi ( ma spesso in ital. corrisponde un verbo specifico): to come alive, animarsi; ravvivarsi; vivacizzarsi; to come loose, allentarsi; ( di porta, ecc.) to come open, aprirsi; to come undone, slacciarsi; sbottonarsi; ( di nodo, ecc.) sciogliersi; to come untied, slegarsi; to come true, avverarsi; realizzarsi10 (fam.) costare; venire: to come expensive, costare (o essere) caro; Fast cars don't come cheap, le auto veloci non costano poco11 (comm.: di articolo) essere disponibile; esistere; essere venduto: DIALOGO → - Clothes 4- Do they come in any other colours?, sono disponibili in altri colori?; This model comes in several colours, questo modello è disponibile in diversi colori12 ( di portata) essere servito: The steak comes with roast potatoes and mushrooms, la bistecca è servita con patate arrosto e funghi14 (all'imper.) andiamo!; su!; suvvia!; dài! (fam.); ( anche) ma no!, figurati!: Come, that's silly!, andiamo, che sciocchezza!; Come, come, there's no need to thank me!, ma no, non devi ringraziarmi!B v. t.1 percorrere; fare: I have come ten miles, ho percorso dieci miglia; ( anche fig.) He had come a long way, aveva fatto molta strada3 (fam.) – to come the, fare il (o la): Don't come the bully with ( o over) me, non fare il prepotente con me!● come (seguito da indicazione di tempo), ora di, quando verrà: come next year, ora dell'anno prossimo; l'anno prossimo; come spring, ora della primavera; quando verrà la primavera; a primavera □ to come and go, andare e venire □ to come after, venire dopo; esserci dopo; seguire; venire dietro: What comes after?, che cosa viene dopo?; che c'è dopo?; Come after me, seguitemi; venitemi dietro □ to come again, ritornare; tornare: Please come again!, tornate (a trovarci)! □ (fam.) Come again?, come hai detto?; come?; scusa? □ (fam.) Come and get it!, è pronto; a tavola! □ to come as a disappointment, deludere; essere deludente □ to come as a relief, essere un sollievo; tranquillizzare □ to come as a surprise, giungere inatteso □ to come as a shock, essere uno shock; scioccare □ to come before, venire prima di; precedere; ( anche) comparire davanti a: «Major» comes before «captain», «maggiore» viene prima di «capitano»; to come before the judge, comparire davanti al giudice □ (fam.) to come clean, dire tutta la verità; confessare tutto □ to come close to, essere lì lì per; essere a un passo dal: to come close to winning, essere lì lì per vincere; sfiorare la vittoria □ to come closer, avvicinarsi; farsi più vicino □ to come easily, essere facile (per q.); venire facile: Speaking in public didn't come easily to him, non gli veniva facile parlare in pubblico □ ( sport) to come from behind, rimontare e vincere □ (fam.) to come good, riscattarsi □ to come home, tornare a casa; rientrare; ( sport: nelle corse) tagliare il traguardo □ to come home to sb., diventare chiaro a q.: At last it came home to him that I had no money, finalmente ha capito che non avevo soldi □ (fam.) to come it a bit strong, esagerare; metterla giù un po' dura □ (fam.) Don't come it with me!, non darti delle arie con me! □ to come naturally, essere naturale (a q.); venire naturale □ to come near to = to come close to ► sopra □ (leg.) to come of age, uscire di minorità; diventare maggiorenne □ (comm.) to come on offer, essere offerto: (fin.) Intercom shares came on offer at £5, le azioni della Intercom furono offerte a 5 sterline □ (fam.) to come on the scene, arrivare (sulla scena); comparire; fare la propria comparsa □ to come on top of st., aggiungersi a qc. ( di spiacevole) □ ( di veicolo) to come past, passare □ to come right, andare a posto; aggiustarsi □ (naut.) to come to anchor, ancorarsi □ to come to be, diventare: He came to be a famous painter, diventò un pittore famoso □ to come to blows, venire alle mani □ to come to an end, giungere al termine; finire □ to come to light, venire alla luce; scoprirsi □ to come to life, rinvenire, riprendere conoscenza; dimostrare interesse, interessarsi □ to come to like, imparare ad apprezzare; arrivare a trovare simpatico: I've never come to like whisky, non sono mai riuscita a farmi piacere il whisky; I came to like him in the end, finii per trovarlo simpatico; alla fine arrivò a piacermi □ to come to no harm, non patire; non subire danni: I don't want her to come to any harm, non voglio che le succeda nulla □ to come to nothing, non approdare a nulla; non portare a nulla; finire in niente □ (lett.) to come to pass, avvenire; accadere □ It comes to the same thing, è lo stesso; la cosa non cambia □ to come to one's senses, rinvenire; tornare in sé □ (fig. fam.) to come to stay, venire a stare (da q.); ( anche) prendere piede; affermarsi □ to come to a standstill, fermarsi; arrestarsi □ to come to terms with, accettare (qc. di spiacevole o doloroso); farsi una ragione di □ It might not come to that, è possibile che non si arrivi a questo (o a questi punti); potrebbe non verificarsi; potrebbe non essere necessario; He didn't believe her, nor, come to that, did I, lui non le credette, e in realtà nemmeno io □ when you come to think of it, a pensarci bene; riflettendoci: ( Now I) come to think of it, he was out the whole day yesterday, ora che ci penso, ieri lui è stato fuori tutto il giorno □ to come with practice [age, ecc.], venire [essere appreso, raggiunto, ecc.] con la pratica [l'età] □ to come within earshot of, giungere a portata d'orecchi di □ to come within range, arrivare a tiro ( di fucile, ecc.) □ to come within sight of, giungere in vista di □ ‘Coming soon’ ( cartello), ‘torno presto’ □ as… as they come, enormemente: as rich as they come, ricchissimo; as silly as they come, stupidissimo; stupido come pochi □ (iron.) He's got a big surprise coming to him!, avrò (o lo aspetta) una bella sorpresa □ (fam.) She only got what was coming to her, ha avuto solo quello che si è meritata; ben le sta □ (fam.) You had it coming, ( di punizione, ecc.) hai avuto quello che ti meritavi; te lo sei meritato □ (fam.) How come?, perché?; come mai?: How come you didn't join the party?, come mai non ti sei unito alla comitiva? □ (fig.) I don't know whether I'm coming or going, non so più quello che sto facendo; sto perdendo la testa □ ( slang) Let'em all come!, s'accomodino, vengano pure ( e avranno quello che si meritano)! □ I could see it come, me l'aspettavo □ (dopo espressioni di tempo) to come, futuro; nel futuro; a venire: generations to come, generazioni future; in years to come, negli anni a venire □ when it comes to, quando si tratta di; in fatto di □ where sb. is coming from, che tipo è q.; come la pensa q.; che cosa ha in mente q.: I couldn't work out where he was coming from, non ruiscivo a capire che cosa avesse in mente.* * *[kʌm] 1. 2.1) (arrive) [person, day, success] venire; [bus, letter, news, rains, winter] arrivareto come from — (pro)venire da [airport, hospital]
to come into — entrare in [ room]
to come past — [car, person] passare
to come through — [ person] attraversare [town centre, tunnel]; [water, object] entrare da [ window]
to come running — venire correndo o di corsa
to come crashing to the ground — [ structure] crollare, schiantarsi al suolo
the time has come to do — è venuto o arrivato il momento di fare
come summer — in estate, quando verrà l'estate
2) (approach) venire, avvicinarsito come and see, help sb. — venire a vedere, ad aiutare qcn.
to come to sb. for money — venire a chiedere soldi a qcn.
I could see it coming — (of accident) l'ho visto o me lo sono visto arrivare
I've come about — sono venuto per o a proposito di
4) (attend) venireto come to — venire a [meeting, party]
5) (reach)to come (up, down) to — [water, dress, curtain] arrivare (fino) a
6) (happen)how did you come to do? — come hai fatto o sei riuscito a fare?
come to think of it, you're right — a pensarci bene, hai ragione
7) (begin)to come to believe, hate — finire per credere, odiare
8) (originate)to come from — [ person] venire da, essere (origi nario) di [city, country]; [word, legend] venire da [language, country]; [ substance] essere ricavato da [ raw material]; [coins, stamps, product] provenire da [ place]; [smell, sound] (pro)venire da [ place]
to come in — essere disponibile in [sizes, colours]
to come with a radio — [ car] essere dotato di radio
to come with chips — [ food] essere servito con (contorno di) patatine
10) (tackle)to come to — venire a, affrontare [problem, subject]
11) (develop)12) (in time, list, importance)to come after — venire dopo, seguire
to come before — venire prima di, precedere
to come first, last — [ athlete] arrivare (per) primo, (per) ultimo
where did you come? — come sei arrivato o ti sei piazzato?
13) (be due)they got what was coming to them — colloq. hanno avuto quello che si meritavano
when it comes to sth., to doing — quando si tratta di qcs., di fare
15) (have orgasm) colloq. venire3.come, come! — (in warning, reproach) andiamo!
- come at- come by- come in- come off- come on- come out- come to- come up••come again? — colloq. come(, scusa)?
come to that o if it comes to that, you may be right su o per questo, potresti aver ragione; to come as a shock — essere uno shock
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come [kʌm]∎ she won't come when she's called elle ne vient pas quand on l'appelle;∎ here come the children voici les enfants qui arrivent;∎ here he comes! le voilà qui arrive!;∎ it's stuck - ah, no, it's coming! c'est coincé - ah, non, ça vient!;∎ coming! j'arrive!;∎ come here! venez ici!; (to dog) au pied!;∎ come to the office tomorrow passez ou venez au bureau demain;∎ he came to me for advice il est venu me demander conseil;∎ you've come to the wrong person vous vous adressez à la mauvaise personne;∎ you've come to the wrong place vous vous êtes trompé de chemin, vous faites fausse route;∎ if you're looking for sun, you've come to the wrong place si c'est le soleil que vous cherchez, il ne fallait pas venir ici;∎ please come this way par ici ou suivez-moi s'il vous plaît;∎ I come this way every week je passe par ici toutes les semaines;∎ American come and look, come look venez voir;∎ familiar come and get it! à la soupe!;∎ he came whistling up the stairs il a monté l'escalier en sifflant;∎ a car came hurtling round the corner une voiture a pris le virage à toute vitesse;∎ people are constantly coming and going il y a un va-et-vient continuel;∎ fashions come and go la mode change tout le temps;∎ after many years had come and gone après bien des années;∎ familiar I don't know whether I'm coming or going je ne sais pas où j'en suis;∎ you have come a long way vous êtes venu de loin; figurative (made progress) vous avez fait du chemin;∎ the computer industry has come a very long way since then l'informatique a fait énormément de progrès depuis ce temps-là;∎ also figurative to come running arriver en courant;∎ we could see him coming a mile off on l'a vu venir avec ses gros sabots;∎ figurative you could see it coming on l'a vu venir de loin, c'était prévisible;∎ proverb everything comes to him who waits tout vient à point à qui sait attendre(b) (as guest, visitor) venir;∎ can you come to my party on Saturday night? est-ce que tu peux venir à ma soirée samedi?;∎ I'm sorry, I can't come (je suis) désolé, je ne peux pas venir;∎ would you like to come for lunch/dinner? voulez-vous venir déjeuner/dîner?;∎ I can only come for an hour or so je ne pourrai venir que pour une heure environ;∎ come for a ride in the car viens faire un tour en voiture;∎ she's come for her money elle est venue prendre son argent;∎ Angela came and we had a chat Angela est venue et on a bavardé;∎ they came for a week and stayed a month ils sont venus pour une semaine et ils sont restés un mois;∎ he couldn't have come at a worse time il n'aurait pas pu tomber plus mal∎ to come in time/late arriver à temps/en retard;∎ I've just come from the post office j'arrive de la poste à l'instant;∎ we came to a small town nous sommes arrivés dans une petite ville;∎ the time has come to tell the truth le moment est venu de dire la vérité;∎ to come to the end of sth arriver à la fin de qch;∎ I was coming to the end of my stay mon séjour touchait à sa fin;∎ there will come a point when… il viendra un moment où…;∎ when you come to the last coat of paint… quand tu en seras à la dernière couche de peinture…;∎ (reach) her hair comes (down) to her waist ses cheveux lui arrivent à la taille;∎ the mud came (up) to our knees la boue nous arrivait ou venait (jusqu') aux genoux(d) (occupy specific place, position) venir, se trouver;∎ the address comes above the date l'adresse se met au-dessus de la date;∎ my birthday comes before yours mon anniversaire vient avant ou précède le tien;∎ a colonel comes before a lieutenant un colonel a la préséance sur un lieutenant;∎ Friday comes after Thursday vendredi vient après ou suit jeudi;∎ that speech comes in Act 3/on page 10 on trouve ce discours dans l'acte 3/à la page 10;∎ the fireworks come next le feu d'artifice est après;∎ what comes after the performance? qu'est-ce qu'il y a après la représentation?(e) (occur, happen) arriver, se produire;∎ when my turn comes, when it comes to my turn quand ce sera (à) mon tour, quand mon tour viendra;∎ such an opportunity only comes once in your life une telle occasion ne se présente qu'une fois dans la vie;∎ he has a birthday coming son anniversaire approche;∎ there's a storm coming un orage se prépare;∎ success was a long time coming la réussite s'est fait attendre;∎ take life as it comes prenez la vie comme elle vient;∎ Christmas comes but once a year il n'y a qu'un Noël par an;∎ Bible it came to pass that… il advint que…;∎ come what may advienne que pourra, quoi qu'il arrive ou advienne∎ the idea just came to me one day l'idée m'est soudain venue un jour;∎ suddenly it came to me (I remembered) tout d'un coup, je m'en suis souvenu; (I had an idea) tout d'un coup, j'ai eu une idée;∎ I said the first thing that came into my head or that came to mind j'ai dit la première chose qui m'est venue à l'esprit;∎ the answer came to her elle a trouvé la réponse∎ writing comes naturally to her écrire lui est facile, elle est douée pour l'écriture;∎ a house doesn't come cheap une maison coûte ou revient cher;∎ the news came as a shock to her la nouvelle lui a fait un choc;∎ her visit came as a surprise sa visite nous a beaucoup surpris;∎ it comes as no surprise to learn he's gone (le fait) qu'il soit parti n'a rien de surprenant;∎ he's as silly as they come il est sot comme pas un;∎ they don't come any tougher than Big Al on ne fait pas plus fort que Big Al;∎ it'll all come right in the end tout cela va finir par s'arranger;∎ the harder they come the harder they fall plus dure sera la chute(h) (be available) exister;∎ this table comes in two sizes cette table existe ou se fait en deux dimensions;∎ the dictionary comes with a magnifying glass le dictionnaire est livré avec une loupe∎ it was a dream come true c'était un rêve devenu réalité;∎ to come unhooked se décrocher;∎ to come unravelled se défaire;∎ the buttons on my coat keep coming undone mon manteau se déboutonne toujours∎ she came to trust him elle en est venue à ou elle a fini par lui faire confiance;∎ we have come to expect this kind of thing nous nous attendons à ce genre de chose maintenant;∎ how did you come to lose your umbrella? comment as-tu fait pour perdre ton parapluie?;∎ how did the door come to be open? comment se fait-il que la porte soit ouverte?;∎ (now that I) come to think of it maintenant que j'y songe, réflexion faite;∎ it's not much money when you come to think of it ce n'est pas beaucoup d'argent quand vous y réfléchissez(k) (be owing, payable)∎ I still have £5 coming (to me) on me doit encore 5 livres;∎ there'll be money coming from her uncle's will elle va toucher l'argent du testament de son oncle;∎ he got all the credit coming to him il a eu tous les honneurs qu'il méritait;∎ familiar you'll get what's coming to you tu l'auras cherché ou voulu;∎ familiar he had it coming (to him) il ne l'a pas volé∎ a smile came to her lips un sourire parut sur ses lèvres ou lui vint aux lèvres∎ how come? comment ça?;∎ familiar come again? quoi?;∎ American how's it coming? comment ça va?;∎ come to that à propos, au fait;∎ I haven't seen her in weeks, or her husband, come to that ça fait des semaines que je ne l'ai pas vue, son mari non plus d'ailleurs;∎ if it comes to that, I'd rather stay home à ce moment-là ou à ce compte-là, je préfère rester à la maison;∎ don't come the fine lady with me! ne fais pas la grande dame ou ne joue pas à la grande dame avec moi!;∎ don't come the innocent! ne fais pas l'innocent!;∎ British familiar don't come it with me! (try to impress) n'essaie pas de m'en mettre plein la vue!; (lord it over) pas la peine d'être si hautain avec moi!;∎ the days to come les prochains jours, les jours qui viennent;∎ the battle to come la bataille qui va avoir lieu;∎ Religion the life to come l'autre vie;∎ in times to come à l'avenir;∎ for some time to come pendant quelque temps;∎ that will not be for some time to come ce ne sera pas avant quelque temps∎ (by) come tomorrow/Tuesday you'll feel better vous vous sentirez mieux demain/mardi;∎ I'll have been here two years come April ça fera deux ans en avril que je suis là;∎ come the revolution you'll all be out of a job avec la révolution, vous vous retrouverez tous au chômage∎ come, come!, come now! allons!, voyons!4 noun∎ it came about that… il arriva ou il advint que…;∎ how could such a mistake come about? comment une telle erreur a-t-elle pu se produire?;∎ the discovery of penicillin came about quite by accident la pénicilline a été découverte tout à fait par hasard(a) (walk, travel across → field, street) traverser;∎ as we stood talking she came across to join us pendant que nous discutions, elle est venue se joindre à nous∎ to come across well/badly (at interview) faire une bonne/mauvaise impression, bien/mal passer; (on TV) bien/mal passer;∎ he never comes across as well on film as in the theatre il passe mieux au théâtre qu'à l'écran;∎ he came across as a total idiot il donnait l'impression d'être complètement idiot∎ the author's message comes across well le message de l'auteur passe bien;∎ her disdain for his work came across le mépris qu'elle avait pour son travail transparaissait∎ we came across an interesting problem on a été confrontés à ou on est tombés sur un problème intéressant;∎ she reads everything she comes across elle lit tout ce qui lui tombe sous la mainfamiliar (give → information) donner□, fournir□ ; (→ help) offrir□ ; (→ money) raquer, se fendre de;∎ he came across with the money he owed me il m'a filé le fric qu'il me devait;∎ the crook came across with the names of his accomplices l'escroc a vendu ses complices(pursue) poursuivre;∎ he came after me with a stick il m'a poursuivi avec un bâton(a) (encouraging, urging)∎ come along, drink your medicine! allez, prends ou bois ton médicament!;∎ come along, we're late! dépêche-toi, nous sommes en retard!(b) (accompany) venir, accompagner;∎ she asked me to come along (with them) elle m'a invité à aller avec eux ou à les accompagner(c) (occur, happen) arriver, se présenter;∎ an opportunity like this doesn't come along often une telle occasion ne se présente pas souvent;∎ don't accept the first job that comes along ne prenez pas le premier travail qui se présente;∎ he married the first woman that came along il a épousé la première venue∎ the patient is coming along well le patient se remet bien;∎ the work isn't coming along as expected le travail n'avance pas comme prévu;∎ how's your computer class coming along? comment va ton cours d'informatique?(object → come to pieces) se démonter; (→ break) se casser; (project, policy) échouer;∎ to come apart at the seams (garment) se défaire aux coutures;∎ the book came apart in my hands le livre est tombé en morceaux quand je l'ai pris;∎ figurative under pressure he came apart sous la pression il a craqué(attack) attaquer, se jeter sur;∎ he came at me with a knife il s'est jeté sur moi avec un couteau;∎ figurative questions came at me from all sides j'ai été assailli de questions∎ come away from that door! écartez-vous de cette porte!;∎ I came away with the distinct impression that all was not well je suis reparti avec la forte impression que quelque chose n'allait pas;∎ he asked her to come away with him (elope) il lui a demandé de s'enfuir avec lui; British (go on holiday) il lui a demandé de partir avec lui(b) (separate) partir, se détacher;∎ the page came away in my hands la page m'est restée dans les mains∎ he came back with me il est revenu avec moi;∎ to come back home rentrer (à la maison);∎ figurative the colour came back to her cheeks elle reprit des couleurs;∎ we'll come back to that question later nous reviendrons à cette question plus tard;∎ to come back to what we were saying pour en revenir à ce que nous disions∎ it's all coming back to me tout cela me revient (à l'esprit ou à la mémoire);∎ her name will come back to me later son nom me reviendra plus tard∎ they came back with an argument in favour of the project ils ont répondu par un argument en faveur du projet∎ he came back strongly in the second set il a bien remonté au deuxième set;∎ they came back from 3-0 down ils ont remonté de 3 à 0brouiller, éloigner;∎ he came between her and her friend il l'a brouillée avec son amie, il l'a éloignée de son amie;∎ we mustn't let a small disagreement come between us nous n'allons pas nous disputer à cause d'un petit malentendu➲ come by(stop by) passer, venir(acquire → work, money) obtenir, se procurer; (→ idea) se faire;∎ jobs are hard to come by il est difficile de trouver du travail;∎ how did you come by this camera/those bruises? comment as-tu fait pour avoir cet appareil-photo/ces bleus?;∎ how did she come by all that money? comment s'est-elle procuré tout cet argent?;∎ how on earth did he come by that idea? où est-il allé chercher cette idée?(descend → ladder, stairs) descendre; (→ mountain) descendre, faire la descente de(a) (descend → from ladder, stairs) descendre; (→ from mountain etc) descendre, faire la descente; (plane → crash) s'écraser; (→ land) atterrir;∎ to come down to breakfast descendre déjeuner ou prendre le petit déjeuner;∎ come down from that tree! descends de cet arbre!;∎ they came down to Paris ils sont descendus à Paris;∎ hem-lines are coming down this year les jupes rallongent cette année;∎ he's come down in the world il a déchu;∎ you'd better come down to earth tu ferais bien de revenir sur terre ou de descendre des nues∎ rain was coming down in sheets il pleuvait des cordes;∎ the ceiling came down le plafond s'est effondré∎ the dress comes down to my ankles la robe descend jusqu'à mes chevilles;∎ her hair came down to her waist les cheveux lui tombaient ou descendaient jusqu'à la taille(d) (decrease) baisser;∎ he's ready to come down 10 percent on the price il est prêt à rabattre ou baisser le prix de 10 pour cent(e) (be passed down) être transmis (de père en fils);∎ this custom comes down from the Romans cette coutume nous vient des Romains;∎ the necklace came down to her from her great-aunt elle tient ce collier de sa grand-tante(f) (reach a decision) se prononcer;∎ the majority came down in favour of/against abortion la majorité s'est prononcée en faveur de/contre l'avortement;∎ to come down on sb's side décider en faveur de qn(g) (be removed) être défait ou décroché;∎ that wallpaper will have to come down il va falloir enlever ce papier peint;∎ the Christmas decorations are coming down today aujourd'hui, on enlève les décorations de Noël;∎ the tree will have to come down (be felled) il faut abattre cet arbre;∎ these houses are coming down soon on va bientôt démolir ces maisons∎ the boss came down hard on him le patron lui a passé un de ces savons;∎ one mistake and he'll come down on you like a ton of bricks si tu fais la moindre erreur, il te tombera sur le dos∎ they came down on me to sell the land ils ont essayé de me faire vendre le terrain□(amount) se réduire à, se résumer à;∎ it all comes down to what you want to do tout cela dépend de ce que vous souhaitez faire;∎ it all comes down to the same thing tout cela revient au même;∎ that's what his argument comes down to voici à quoi se réduit son raisonnement(become ill) attraper;∎ he came down with a cold il s'est enrhumé, il a attrapé un rhume(present oneself) se présenter;∎ more women are coming forward as candidates davantage de femmes présentent leur candidature;∎ the police have appealed for witnesses to come forward la police a demandé aux témoins de se faire connaître∎ the townspeople came forward with supplies les habitants de la ville ont offert des provisions;∎ he came forward with a new proposal il a fait une nouvelle proposition;∎ Law to come forward with evidence présenter des preuvesvenir;∎ she comes from China elle vient ou elle est originaire de Chine;∎ to come from a good family être issu ou venir d'une bonne famille;∎ this word comes from Latin ce mot vient du latin;∎ this wine comes from the south of France ce vin vient du sud de la France;∎ this passage comes from one of his novels ce passage est extrait ou provient d'un de ses romans;∎ that's surprising coming from him c'est étonnant de sa part;∎ a sob came from his throat un sanglot s'est échappé de sa gorge;∎ familiar I'm not sure where he's coming from je ne sais pas très bien ce qui le motive□∎ come in! entrez!;∎ they came in through the window ils sont entrés par la fenêtre;∎ come in now, children, it's getting dark rentrez maintenant, les enfants, il commence à faire nuit;∎ British familiar Mrs Brown comes in twice a week (to clean) Madame Brown vient (faire le ménage) deux fois par semaine(b) (plane, train) arriver(c) (in competition) arriver;∎ she came in second elle est arrivée deuxième(d) (be received → money, contributions) rentrer;∎ there isn't enough money coming in to cover expenditure l'argent qui rentre ne suffit pas à couvrir les dépenses;∎ how much do you have coming in every week? combien touchez-vous ou encaissez-vous chaque semaine?∎ news is just coming in of a riot in Red Square on nous annonce à l'instant des émeutes sur la place Rouge∎ come in car number 1, over j'appelle voiture 1, à vous;∎ come in Barry Stewart from New York à vous, Barry Stewart à New York∎ when do endives come in? quand commence la saison des endives?;∎ leather has come in le cuir est à la mode ou en vogue∎ these gloves come in handy or useful for driving ces gants sont bien commodes ou utiles pour conduire∎ where do I come in? quel est mon rôle là-dedans?;∎ this is where the law comes in c'est là que la loi intervient;∎ he should come in on the deal il devrait participer à l'opération;∎ I'd like to come in on this (conversation) j'aimerais dire quelques mots là-dessus ou à ce sujet(be object of → abuse, reproach) subir;∎ to come in for criticism être critiqué, être l'objet de critiques;∎ the government came in for a lot of criticism over its handling of the crisis le gouvernement a été très critiqué pour la façon dont il gère la crise;∎ to come in for praise être félicité(be given a part in) prendre part à;∎ they let him come in on the deal ils l'ont laissé prendre part à l'affaire∎ they came into a fortune (won) ils ont gagné une fortune; (inherited) ils ont hérité d'une fortune(b) (play a role in) jouer un rôle;∎ it's not simply a matter of pride, though pride does come into it ce n'est pas une simple question de fierté, bien que la fierté joue un certain rôle;∎ money doesn't come into it! l'argent n'a rien à voir là-dedans!résulter de;∎ what will come of it? qu'en adviendra-t-il?, qu'en résultera-t-il?;∎ no good will come from or of it ça ne mènera à rien de bon, il n'en résultera rien de bon;∎ let me know what comes of the meeting faites-moi savoir ce qui ressortira de la réunion;∎ that's what comes from listening to you! voilà ce qui arrive quand on vous écoute!➲ come off(a) (fall off → of rider) tomber de; (→ of button) se détacher de, se découdre de; (→ of handle, label) se détacher de; (of tape, wallpaper) se détacher de, se décoller de; (be removed → of stain, mark) partir de, s'enlever de∎ to come off the pill arrêter (de prendre) la pilule(c) (climb down from, leave → wall, ladder etc) descendre de;∎ to come off a ship/plane débarquer d'un navire/d'un avion;∎ I've just come off the night shift (finished work) je viens de quitter l'équipe de nuit; (finished working nights) je viens de finir le travail de nuit∎ oh, come off it! allez, arrête ton char!(a) (rider) tomber; (button) se détacher, se découdre; (handle, label) se détacher; (stain, mark) partir, s'enlever; (tape, wallpaper) se détacher, se décoller;∎ the handle came off in his hand la poignée lui est restée dans la main(c) (fare, manage) s'en sortir, se tirer de;∎ you came off well in the competition tu t'en es bien tiré au concours;∎ to come off best gagner(d) familiar (happen) avoir lieu□, se passer□ ; (be carried through) se réaliser□ ; (succeed) réussir□ ;∎ did the game come off all right? le match s'est bien passé?;∎ my trip to China didn't come off mon voyage en Chine n'a pas eu lieu;∎ his plan didn't come off son projet est tombé à l'eau∎ I'll come on after (you) je vous suivrai(b) (in imperative) come on! (with motion, encouraging, challenging) vas-y!, allez!; (hurry) allez!; familiar (expressing incredulity) tu rigoles!;∎ come on Scotland! allez l'Écosse!;∎ come on in/up! entre/monte donc!;∎ oh, come on, for goodness sake! allez, arrête!∎ how is your work coming on? où en est votre travail?;∎ my roses are coming on nicely mes rosiers se portent bien;∎ her new book is coming on quite well son nouveau livre avance bien;∎ he's coming on in physics il fait des progrès en physique∎ as night came on quand la nuit a commençé à tomber;∎ it's coming on to rain il va pleuvoir;∎ I feel a headache/cold coming on je sens un mal de tête qui commence/que je m'enrhume(e) (start functioning → electricity, gas, heater, lights, radio) s'allumer; (→ motor) se mettre en marche; (→ utilities at main) être mis en service;∎ has the water come on? y a-t-il de l'eau?(f) (behave, act)∎ don't come on all macho with me! ne joue pas les machos avec moi!;∎ familiar you came on a bit strong tu y es allé un peu fort∎ his new play is coming on on va donner sa nouvelle pièce(a) (proceed to consider) aborder, passer à;∎ I want to come on to the issue of epidemics je veux passer à la question des épidémies∎ she was coming on to me in a big way elle me draguait à fond(a) (exit, go out socially) sortir;∎ as we came out of the theatre au moment où nous sommes sortis du théâtre;∎ would you like to come out with me tonight? est-ce que tu veux sortir avec moi ce soir?;∎ figurative if he'd only come out of himself or out of his shell si seulement il sortait de sa coquille(b) (make appearance → stars, sun) paraître, se montrer; (→ flowers) sortir, éclore; figurative (→ book) paraître, être publié; (→ film) paraître, sortir; (→ new product) sortir;∎ to come out in a rash (person) se couvrir de boutons, avoir une éruption;∎ his nasty side came out sa méchanceté s'est manifestée;∎ I didn't mean it the way it came out ce n'est pas ce que je voulais dire∎ as soon as the news came out dès qu'on a su la nouvelle, dès que la nouvelle a été annoncée∎ when do your stitches come out? quand est-ce qu'on t'enlève tes fils?(e) (declare oneself publicly) se déclarer;∎ to come out strongly (for/against) se prononcer avec vigueur (pour/contre);∎ the governor came out against/for abortion le gouverneur s'est prononcé (ouvertement) contre/pour l'avortement;∎ familiar to come out (of the closet) (homosexual) révéler (publiquement) son homosexualité□, faire son come-out∎ the government came out of the deal badly le gouvernement s'est mal sorti de l'affaire;∎ everything will come out fine tout va s'arranger;∎ I came out top in maths j'étais premier en maths;∎ to come out on top gagner(h) (go into society) faire ses débuts ou débuter dans le monde∎ this sum won't come out je n'arrive pas à résoudre cette opération∎ the pictures came out well/badly les photos étaient très bonnes/n'ont rien donné;∎ the house didn't come out well la maison n'est pas très bien sur les photos∎ to come out of a document sortir d'un document(amount to) s'élever à∎ to come out in spots or a rash avoir une éruption de boutons(say) dire, sortir;∎ what will he come out with next? qu'est-ce qu'il va nous sortir encore?;∎ he finally came out with it il a fini par le sortir(a) (move, travel in direction of speaker) venir;∎ at the party she came over to talk to me pendant la soirée, elle est venue me parler;∎ do you want to come over this evening? tu veux venir à la maison ce soir?;∎ his family came over with the early settlers sa famille est arrivée ou venue avec les premiers pionniers;∎ I met him in the plane coming over je l'ai rencontré dans l'avion en venant∎ they came over to our side ils sont passés de notre côté;∎ he finally came over to their way of thinking il a fini par se ranger à leur avis∎ her speech came over well son discours a fait bon effet ou bonne impression;∎ he came over as honest il a donné l'impression d'être honnête;∎ he doesn't come over well on television il ne passe pas bien à la télévision;∎ her voice comes over well sa voix passe ou rend bien∎ he came over all funny (felt ill) il s'est senti mal tout d'un coup, il a eu un malaise; (behaved oddly) il est devenu tout bizarre;∎ to come over dizzy être pris de vertige;∎ to come over faint être pris d'une faiblesseaffecter, envahir;∎ a change came over him un changement se produisit en lui;∎ a feeling of fear came over him il a été saisi de peur, la peur s'est emparée de lui;∎ what has come over him? qu'est-ce qui lui prend?(a) (make a detour) faire le détour;∎ we came round by the factory nous sommes passés par ou nous avons fait le détour par l'usine(c) (occur → regular event)∎ don't wait for Christmas to come round n'attendez pas Noël;∎ when the championships/elections come round au moment des championnats/élections;∎ the summer holidays will soon be coming round again bientôt, ce sera de nouveau les grandes vacances(d) (change mind) changer d'avis;∎ he finally came round to our way of thinking il a fini par se ranger à notre avis;∎ they soon came round to the idea ils se sont faits à cette idée;∎ (change to better mood) don't worry, she'll soon come round ne t'en fais pas, elle sera bientôt de meilleure humeur(e) (recover consciousness) reprendre connaissance, revenir à soi; (get better) se remettre, se rétablir;∎ she's coming round after a bout of pneumonia elle se remet d'une pneumonie∎ his sense of conviction came through on voyait qu'il était convaincu;∎ her enthusiasm comes through in her letters son enthousiasme se lit dans ses lettres;∎ your call is coming through je vous passe votre communication;∎ you're coming through loud and clear je vous reçois cinq sur cinq;∎ figurative his message came through loud and clear son message a été reçu cinq sur cinq(b) (be granted, approved) se réaliser;∎ did your visa come through? avez-vous obtenu votre visa?;∎ my request for a transfer came through ma demande de mutation a été acceptée∎ he came through for us il a fait ce qu'on attendait de lui□ ;∎ did he come through on his promise? a-t-il tenu parole?□ ;∎ they came through with the documents ils ont fourni les documents□ ;∎ he came through with the money il a rendu l'argent comme prévu□∎ we came through marshland nous sommes passés par ou avons traversé des marais;∎ the rain came through my coat la pluie a traversé mon manteau;∎ water is coming through the roof l'eau s'infiltre par le toit∎ they came through the accident without a scratch ils sont sortis de l'accident indemnes;∎ I'm sure you will come through this crisis je suis sûr que tu te sortiras de cette crise;∎ she came through the exam with flying colours elle a réussi l'examen avec brio➲ come to(a) (recover consciousness) reprendre connaissance, revenir à soi∎ when it comes to physics, she's a genius pour ce qui est de la physique, c'est un génie;∎ when it comes to paying you can't see anyone for dust quand il faut payer, il n'y a plus personne(b) (amount to) s'élever à, se monter à;∎ how much did dinner come to? à combien s'élevait le dîner?;∎ her salary comes to £750 a month elle gagne 750 livres par mois;∎ the plan never came to anything le projet n'a abouti à rien;∎ that nephew of yours will never come to anything ton neveu n'arrivera jamais à rien∎ now we come to questions of health nous en venons maintenant aux questions de santé;∎ he got what was coming to him il n'a eu que ce qu'il méritait;∎ to come to a conclusion arriver à une conclusion;∎ to come to power accéder au pouvoir;∎ what is the world or what are things coming to? où va-t-on ?;∎ what are things coming to when there aren't even enough hospital beds available? où va-t-on s'il n'y a pas assez de lits dans les hôpitaux?;∎ I never thought it would come to this je ne me doutais pas qu'on en arriverait là;∎ let's hope it won't come to that espérons que nous n'en arrivions pas là∎ the two roads come together at this point les deux routes se rejoignent à cet endroit∎ everything came together at the final performance tout s'est passé à merveille pour la dernière représentation□∎ the government is coming under pressure to lower taxes le gouvernement subit des pressions visant à réduire les impôts(b) (be classified under) être classé sous;∎ that subject comes under "current events" ce sujet est classé ou se trouve sous la rubrique "actualités"∎ I come up to town every Monday je viens en ville tous les lundis;∎ they came up to Chicago ils sont venus à Chicago;∎ she came up the hard way elle a réussi à la force du poignet;∎ Military an officer who came up through the ranks un officier sorti du rang(c) (approach) s'approcher;∎ to come up to sb s'approcher de qn, aborder qn;∎ the students came up to him with their questions les étudiants sont venus le voir avec leurs questions;∎ it's coming up to five o'clock il est presque cinq heures;∎ coming up now on Channel 4, the seven o'clock news et maintenant, sur Channel 4, le journal de sept heures;∎ familiar one coffee, coming up! et un café, un!∎ my beans are coming up nicely mes haricots poussent bien(e) (come under consideration → matter) être soulevé, être mis sur le tapis; (→ question, problem) se poser, être soulevé; Law (→ accused) comparaître; (→ case) être entendu;∎ that problem has never come up ce problème ne s'est jamais posé;∎ the question of financing always comes up la question du financement se pose toujours;∎ the subject came up twice in the conversation le sujet est revenu deux fois dans la conversation;∎ your name came up twice on a mentionné votre nom deux fois;∎ she comes up for re-election this year son mandat prend fin cette année;∎ my contract is coming up for review mon contrat doit être révisé;∎ to come up before the judge or the court (accused) comparaître devant le juge; (case) être entendu par la cour;∎ her case comes up next Wednesday elle passe au tribunal mercredi prochain∎ to deal with problems as they come up traiter les problèmes au fur et à mesure;∎ she's ready for anything that might come up elle est prête à faire face à toute éventualité;∎ I can't make it, something has come up je ne peux pas venir, j'ai un empêchement;∎ I'll let you know if anything comes up (if I find further information) s'il y a du nouveau, je vous tiendrai au courant; (anything that is suitable) je vous tiendrai au courant si je vois quelque chose qui vous convienne∎ when the lights came up at the interval lorsque les lumières se rallumèrent à l'entracte∎ everything she eats comes up (again) elle vomit ou rejette tout ce qu'elle mange(i) (colour, wood etc)∎ the colour comes up well when it's cleaned la couleur revient bien au nettoyage∎ did their number come up? (in lottery) ont-ils gagné au loto?; figurative est-ce qu'ils ont touché le gros lot?(be confronted with) rencontrer;∎ they came up against some tough competition ils se sont heurtés à des concurrents redoutables(find unexpectedly → person) rencontrer par hasard, tomber sur; (→ object) trouver par hasard, tomber sur;∎ we came upon the couple just as they were kissing nous avons surpris le couple en train de s'embrasser∎ the mud came up to their knees la boue leur montait ou arrivait jusqu'aux genoux;∎ she comes up to his shoulder elle lui arrive à l'épaule;∎ we're coming up to the halfway mark nous atteindrons bientôt la moitié∎ his last book doesn't come up to the others son dernier livre ne vaut pas les autres;∎ to come up to sb's expectations répondre à l'attente de qn;∎ the play didn't come up to our expectations la pièce nous a déçus(offer, propose → money, loan) fournir; (think of → plan, suggestion) suggérer, proposer; (→ answer) trouver; (→ excuse) trouver, inventer;∎ they came up with a wonderful idea ils ont eu une idée géniale;∎ what will she come up with next? qu'est-ce qu'elle va encore inventer?ⓘ Come on down! Il s'agit de la formule consacrée du jeu télévisé The Price is Right (dont l'équivalent français est Le Juste prix) qui débuta en 1957 aux États-Unis, et dans les années 80 en Grande-Bretagne. L'animateur de l'émission prononçait ces paroles ("Descendez!") pour inviter les membres du public sélectionnés pour participer au jeu à venir le rejoindre sur la scène. Aujourd'hui on utilise cette formule plaisamment pour dire à quelqu'un d'approcher ou bien pour indiquer à quelqu'un qui doit prononcer un discours ou se produire sur scène qu'il est temps de prendre place.ⓘ Come up and see me sometime... Cette formule fut utilisée pour la première fois par Mae West dans le film de 1933 She Done Him Wrong (dont le titre français est Lady Lou); la citation exacte était en fait Why don't you come up sometime, see me? ("Pourquoi est-ce que tu ne monterais pas un de ces jours, pour me voir?"). Il s'agit de l'archétype de l'invitation au badinage. Encore aujourd'hui on utilise cette formule en imitant l'air canaille de Mae West. -
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1) kommencome here! — komm [mal] her!
[I'm] coming! — [ich] komme schon!
come running into the room — ins Zimmer gerannt kommen
not know whether or if one is coming or going — nicht wissen, wo einem der Kopf steht
they came to a house/town — sie kamen zu einem Haus/in eine Stadt
Christmas/Easter is coming — bald ist Weihnachten/Ostern
he has come a long way — er kommt von weit her
come to somebody's notice or attention/knowledge — jemandem auffallen/zu Ohren kommen
the train came into the station — der Zug fuhr in den Bahnhof ein
the shoelaces have come undone — die Schnürsenkel sind aufgegangen
it all came right in the end — es ging alles gut aus
have come to believe/realize that... — zu der Überzeugung/Einsicht gelangt sein, dass...
4) (become present) kommenin the coming week/month — kommende Woche/kommenden Monat
in years to come — in künftigen Jahren
for some time to come — [noch] für einige Zeit
5) (be result) kommenthe suggestion came from him — der Vorschlag war od. stammte von ihm
6) (happen)how comes it that you...? — wie kommt es, dass du...?
how come? — (coll.) wieso?; weshalb?
come what may — komme, was wolle (geh.); ganz gleich, was kommt
7) (be available) [Waren:] erhältlich seinthis dress comes in three sizes — dies Kleid gibt es in drei Größen od. ist in drei Größen erhältlich
8) (coll.): (play a part)come the bully with somebody — bei jemandem den starken Mann markieren (salopp)
don't come the innocent with me — spiel mir nicht den Unschuldsengel vor! (ugs.)
don't come that game with me! — komm mir bloß nicht mit dieser Tour od. Masche! (salopp)
Phrasal Verbs:- academic.ru/14418/come_about">come about- come by- come in- come off- come on- come out- come to- come up* * *1. past tense - came; verb1) (to move etc towards the person speaking or writing, or towards the place being referred to by him: Come here!; Are you coming to the dance?; John has come to see me; Have any letters come for me?) kommen2) (to become near or close to something in time or space: Christmas is coming soon.) kommen5) (to arrive at (a certain state etc): What are things coming to? We have come to an agreement.) gelangen6) ((with to) (of numbers, prices etc) to amount (to): The total comes to 51.) hinauslaufen auf2. interjection(expressing disapproval, drawing attention etc: Come, come! That was very rude of you!) nun, bitte- comer- coming
- comeback
- comedown
- come about
- come across
- come along
- come by
- come down
- come into one's own
- come off
- come on
- come out
- come round
- come to
- come to light
- come upon
- come up with
- come what may
- to come* * *[kʌm]<came, come>1. (move towards) kommen\come here a moment kommst du mal einen Moment [her]?careful, a car's coming! Achtung, da kommt ein Auto!my sister came rushing out of the train meine Schwester stürmte aus dem Zugcoming! ich komme!have you \come straight from the airport? kommen Sie direkt vom Flughafen?did you \come here by car? sind Sie mit dem Auto gekommen?she's \come 500 km to be here with us tonight sie ist 500 km gereist, um heute Abend bei uns zu sein\come to sunny Bridlington for your holidays! machen Sie Urlaub im sonnigen Bridlington!to \come into a room/building in ein Zimmer/Gebäude kommen▪ to \come towards sb auf jdn zugehen2. (arrive) ankommenhas she \come yet? ist sie schon da?Christmas is coming bald ist Weihnachtenmorning has not yet \come es ist noch nicht MorgenChristmas only \comes once a year Weihnachten ist nur einmal im Jahrhow often does the post \come? wie oft kommt die Post?\come Monday morning you'll regret... Montagmorgen wirst du es bereuen, dass...\come March, I will have been married for two years im März bin ich zwei Jahre verheiratetI think the time has \come to... ich denke, es ist an der Zeit,...how's your headache? — it \comes and goes was machen deine Kopfschmerzen? — mal besser, mal schlechterin days to \come in Zukunftto \come to sb's rescue jdm zu Hilfe kommento \come as a surprise überraschend kommenthe year to \come das kommende [o nächste] Jahrin years to \come in der Zukunft3. (go for a purpose)▪ to \come and do sth [vorbei]kommen, um etw zu tun\come and visit us sometime komm doch mal vorbeiI'll \come and pick you up in the car ich hole dich dann mit dem Auto abdad, \come and see what I've done Papa, schau [mal], was ich gemacht habeI've \come to read the gas meter ich soll den Gaszähler ablesen▪ to \come for sb/sth jdn/etw abholenyour father will \come for you at 4 o'clock dein Vater kommt dich um 16 Uhr abholenthe police have \come for you die Polizei will Sie sprechen4. (accompany someone) mitkommenare you coming or staying? kommst du oder bleibst du noch?would you like to \come for a walk? kommst du mit spazieren?are you coming to the cinema tonight? kommst du heute Abend mit ins Kino?do you want to \come to the pub with us? kommst du mit einen trinken?5. (originate from) herrühren, stammenwhere is that awful smell coming from? wo kommt dieser schreckliche Gestank her?his voice came from the bathroom seine Stimme drang aus dem Badezimmerhe \comes of a farming family er stammt aus einer Familie mit langer Tradition in der Landwirtschaftdoes that quote \come from Shakespeare? stammt das Zitat von Shakespeare?to \come from Italy/a wealthy family aus Italien/einer wohlhabenden Familie stammen6. (in sequence)Z \comes after Y Z kommt nach YMonday \comes before Tuesday Montag kommt vor Dienstagthe article \comes before the noun der Artikel steht vor dem Substantiv7. (in competition)he \comes first in the list of the world's richest men er führt die Liste der reichsten Männer anPaul came far behind Paul kam nur unter „ferner liefen“to \come first/second BRIT, AUS Erste(r)/Zweite(r) werdento \come from behind aufholen8. (have priority)to \come before sth wichtiger als etw seinto \come first [bei jdm] an erster Stelle stehen9. (happen) geschehenhow exactly did you \come to be naked in the first place? wie genau kam es dazu, dass Sie nackt waren?\come to think of it... wenn ich es mir recht überlege,...\come what may komme, was wollehow did the window \come to be open? wieso war das Fenster offen?you could see it coming das war ja zu erwartenhow \come? wieso?how \come you missed the train? wie kommt's, dass du den Zug verpasst hast?10. (be, become)to \come under bombardment/pressure/suspicion unter Beschuss/Druck/Verdacht geratento \come under criticism in die Kritik geratento \come into fashion in Mode kommento \come into money/property/a title zu Geld/Besitz/einem Titel kommento \come into office sein Amt antretento \come into power an die Macht kommento \come loose sich [ab]lösenhow did that phrase \come to mean that? wie kam dieser Ausdruck zu dieser Bedeutung?I've \come to like him more and more ich finde ihn immer netterI've finally \come to agree with you du hast mich überzeugtyour shoelaces have \come undone deine Schnürsenkel sind aufgegangenall my dreams came true all meine Träume haben sich erfüllteverything will \come right in the end am Ende wird alles gut werdennothing came of it daraus ist nichts gewordenhis hair \comes [down] to his shoulders seine Haare reichen ihm bis auf die Schulternthe vase \comes in a red box die Vase wird in einem roten Karton gelieferthow would you like your coffee? — as it \comes, please wie trinken Sie Ihren Kaffee? — schwarz, bittesth \comes in different sizes/colours etw ist in unterschiedlichen Größen/Farben erhältlich, etw gibt es in unterschiedlichen Größen/Farbento \come cheap[er] billig[er] sein fam12. (progress) weiterkommenwe've \come a long way wir haben viel erreicht14.▶ \come again? [wie] bitte?▶ to \come clean about sth etw beichten▶ don't \come it [with me]! sei nicht so frech [zu mir]!▶ to be as stupid as they \come dumm wie Stroh sein▶ to \come unstuck BRIT, AUS plan schiefgehen; speaker steckenbleiben; person baden gehen fam; project in die Binsen gehen famII. TRANSITIVE VERB( esp pej: behave like)to \come the heavy father [with sb] [bei jdm] den strengen Vater herauskehrento \come the poor little innocent [with sb] [bei jdm] die Unschuldige/den Unschuldigen spielendon't \come that game with me! komm mir jetzt bloß nicht so! famIII. NOUN* * *[kʌm] pret came, ptp come1. vi1) (= approach) kommencome and get it! — (das) Essen ist fertig!, Essen fassen! (esp Mil)
to come and go — kommen und gehen; (vehicle) hin- und herfahren
the picture/sound comes and goes — das Bild/der Ton geht immerzu weg
I don't know whether I'm coming or going — ich weiß nicht (mehr), wo mir der Kopf steht (inf)
he has come a long way — er hat einen weiten Weg hinter sich; (fig)
coming! —
they came to a town/castle — sie kamen in eine Stadt/zu einem Schloss
it came to me that... — mir fiel ein, dass...
3) (= have its place) kommenthe adjective must come before the noun — das Adjektiv muss vor dem Substantiv stehen
4) (= happen) geschehencome what may — ganz gleich, was geschieht, komme, was (da) mag (geh)
you could see it coming — das konnte man ja kommen sehen, das war ja zu erwarten
you've got it coming to you (inf) — mach dich auf was gefasst!
5)how come you're so late?, how do you come to be so late? — wieso etc kommst du so spät?
6) (= be, become) werdenthe handle has come loose —
it comes less expensive to shop in town — es ist or kommt billiger, wenn man in der Stadt einkauft
everything came all right in the end — zuletzt or am Ende wurde doch noch alles gut
7) (COMM: be available) erhältlich sein8)(+infin
= be finally in a position to) I have come to believe him — inzwischen or mittlerweile glaube ich ihmI'm sure you will come to agree with me — ich bin sicher, dass du mir schließlich zustimmst
(now I) come to think of it — wenn ich es mir recht überlege
9)the years/weeks to come — die kommenden or nächsten Jahre/Wochen
in time to come —
the life (of the world) to come — das ewige Leben
10) (inf uses)... come next week — nächste Woche...
how long have you been away? – a week come Monday — wie lange bist du schon weg? – (am) Montag acht Tage (inf) or eine Woche
a week come Monday I'll be... — Montag in acht Tagen (inf) or in einer Woche bin ich...
11) (inf: have orgasm) kommen (inf)2. vt (Brit inf= act as if one were) spielendon't come the innocent with me — spielen Sie hier bloß nicht den Unschuldigen!, kommen Sie mir bloß nicht auf die unschuldige Tour
he tried to come the innocent with me — er hat versucht, den Unschuldigen zu markieren (inf), er hat es auf die unschuldige Tour versucht (inf)
don't come that game or that (with me)! — kommen Sie mir bloß nicht mit DER Tour! (inf), DIE Masche zieht bei mir nicht!
3. n(sl: semen) Saft m (sl)* * *come [kʌm]A v/i prät came [keım], pperf come1. kommen:sb is coming es kommt jemand;I don’t know whether I’m coming or going ich weiß nicht, wo mir der Kopf steht;be long in coming lange auf sich warten lassen;come before the judge vor den Richter kommen;he came to see us er besuchte uns, er suchte uns auf;no work has come his way er hat (noch) keine Arbeit gefunden;that comes on page 4 das kommt auf Seite 4;the message has come die Nachricht ist gekommen oder eingetroffen;ill luck came to him ihm widerfuhr (ein) Unglück;I was coming to that darauf wollte ich gerade hinaus;2. (dran)kommen, an die Reihe kommen:who comes first?3. kommen, erscheinen, auftreten:a) kommen und gehen,b) erscheinen und verschwinden;love will come in time mit der Zeit wird sich die Liebe einstellen4. reichen, sich erstrecken:the dress comes to her knees das Kleid reicht ihr bis zu den Knien5. kommen, gelangen ( beide:to zu):come to the throne auf den Thron gelangen;come into danger in Gefahr geraten;when we come to die wenn es zum Sterben kommt, wenn wir sterben müssen;how came it to be yours? wie kamen oder gelangten Sie dazu?6. kommen, abstammen ( beide:of, from von):he comes of a good family er kommt oder stammt aus gutem Hause;I come from Leeds ich stamme aus Leeds7. kommen, herrühren ( beide:of von):that’s what comes of your hurry das kommt von deiner Eile;nothing came of it es wurde nichts daraushow did this come to be? wie kam es dazu?9. sich erweisen:it comes expensive es kommt teuer;the expenses come rather high die Kosten kommen recht hoch10. ankommen ( to sb jemanden):it comes hard (easy) to me es fällt mir schwer (leicht)he has come to be a good musician er ist ein guter Musiker geworden, aus ihm ist ein guter Musiker geworden;it has come to be the custom es ist Sitte geworden;come to know sb jemanden kennenlernen;come to know sth etwas erfahren;come to appreciate sb jemanden schätzen lernen;I have come to believe that … ich bin zu der Überzeugung gekommen, dass…;how did you come to do that? wie kamen Sie dazu, das zu tun?12. (besonders vor adj) werden, sich entwickeln:come all right in Ordnung kommen;the butter will not come die Butter bildet sich nicht oder umg wird nicht13. AGR, BOT (heraus-)kommen, sprießen, keimen14. auf den Markt kommen, erhältlich sein:these shirts come in three sizes diese Hemden gibt es in drei Größenthe life to come das zukünftige Leben;for all time to come für alle Zukunft;in the years to come in den kommenden Jahrendon’t try to come the great scholar over me! versuche nicht, mir gegenüber den großen Gelehrten zu spielen!;come it over sb sich jemandem gegenüber aufspielen;don’t come that dodge over me! mit dem Trick kommst du bei mir nicht an!C int na (hör mal)!, komm!, bitte!:come, come!b) (ermutigend) na komm schon!, auf gehts!D s1. Kommen n:the come and go of the years das Kommen und Gehen der Jahreas stupid as they come umg dumm wie Bohnenstroh;how comes it that …?, umg how come that …? wie kommt es, dass …? how come? umg wieso (denn)?, wie das?;a year ago come March umg im März vor einem Jahr;came Christmas obs dann kam Weihnachten;he is coming nicely umg er macht sich recht gut;come it Br umg es schaffen;he can’t come that Br umg das schafft er nicht; → again 1; (siehe a. die Verbindungen mit den entsprechenden Substantiven etc)* * *1) kommencome here! — komm [mal] her!
[I'm] coming! — [ich] komme schon!
not know whether or if one is coming or going — nicht wissen, wo einem der Kopf steht
they came to a house/town — sie kamen zu einem Haus/in eine Stadt
Christmas/Easter is coming — bald ist Weihnachten/Ostern
come to somebody's notice or attention/knowledge — jemandem auffallen/zu Ohren kommen
2) (occur) kommen; (in list etc.) stehen3) (become, be)have come to believe/realize that... — zu der Überzeugung/Einsicht gelangt sein, dass...
4) (become present) kommenin the coming week/month — kommende Woche/kommenden Monat
for some time to come — [noch] für einige Zeit
5) (be result) kommenthe suggestion came from him — der Vorschlag war od. stammte von ihm
6) (happen)how comes it that you...? — wie kommt es, dass du...?
how come? — (coll.) wieso?; weshalb?
come what may — komme, was wolle (geh.); ganz gleich, was kommt
7) (be available) [Waren:] erhältlich seinthis dress comes in three sizes — dies Kleid gibt es in drei Größen od. ist in drei Größen erhältlich
8) (coll.): (play a part)don't come that game with me! — komm mir bloß nicht mit dieser Tour od. Masche! (salopp)
Phrasal Verbs:- come by- come in- come off- come on- come out- come to- come up* * *interj.eingekehrt interj.komm interj.kommen interj. v.(§ p.,p.p.: came, come)= kommen v.(§ p.,pp.: kam, ist gekommen) -
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1. past tense - came; verb1) (to move etc towards the person speaking or writing, or towards the place being referred to by him: Come here!; Are you coming to the dance?; John has come to see me; Have any letters come for me?) komme2) (to become near or close to something in time or space: Christmas is coming soon.) komme, nærme seg3) (to happen or be situated: The letter `d' comes between `c' and è' in the alphabet.) komme, ligge/falle mellom4) ((often with to) to happen (by accident): How did you come to break your leg?) komme til å5) (to arrive at (a certain state etc): What are things coming to? We have come to an agreement.) komme/bli til6) ((with to) (of numbers, prices etc) to amount (to): The total comes to 51.) beløpe seg til2. interjection(expressing disapproval, drawing attention etc: Come, come! That was very rude of you!) hør nå her!; tenk deg om!; nei, vet du hva!- comer- coming
- comeback
- comedown
- come about
- come across
- come along
- come by
- come down
- come into one's own
- come off
- come on
- come out
- come round
- come to
- come to light
- come upon
- come up with
- come what may
- to comekommeIsubst. \/kʌm\/( slang) møy, sædII1) komme, reise2) gå3) skje, hende, gå til• I heard she broke a leg - how did it come?4) komme, leveres, selges, fås5) komme opp, vokse (om planter)6) ( få orgasme) gå, komme• he came7) (som preposisjon, hverdagslig) til, neste8) bli, vise seg, falle seg9) ( hverdagslig) spille, agerebe as stupid as they come være så dum som det går an å blicome about hende, inntreffe, skje, foregå, oppstå• how did it come about that...?hvordan kunne det ha seg at...?come a cropper se ➢ croppercome across ( også overført) komme over, støte\/treffe på, finne (tilfeldig), få fatt icome across (with it)! ut med det!, ut med språket!come across as gi inntrykk av å være, virke som• it comes across as a good film, but mustn't be taken to seriouslycome across with rykke ut, punge ut med, skaffe til veiecome again? ( hverdagslig) hva sa?, hørte ikke?, en gang til! (gjenta)come along bli med, følge meddukke opp, vise segklare seg, komme seg, arte segkomme, være dercome along! kom igjen!, kom, nå går vi!, få opp farten!come and go komme og gå, forandre segcome apart ( også overført) gå i stykker, gå fra hverandre, gå opp i limingencome at komme til, nå angripe, gå løs på få fatt på, få rede påcome away gå bort, gå vekk, forlate løsne, slippe taketcome back komme\/vende tilbakekomme til seg selv igjen, komme til bevissthet gjøre comeback, få et comeback, komme på mote igjensvare skarpt, svare (igjen), gi svar på tiltalecome back at someone gi noen svar på tiltalecome by passere, komme forbi, gå forbi få tak i, få fatt på, skaffe, komme over, få, oppnå• why don't you come by tomorrow?(toget e.l.)come clean tilstå alt sammen, stå fremcome come! eller come now! nå, nå!, stopp litt!, så, så! den går ikke!, nei vet du hva!, hør nå her!come down komme ned, gå ned, gli ned, falle ned ( også) være ferdig med sine studier, ha tatt sin eksamenfalle, rase, styrte (ned)come down handsome\/handsomely ( hverdagslig) ikke være gjerrig\/smålig, være rundhåndet\/raus\/spandabel) (amer.) hende flotte segcome down in the world gå nedover med, ha sett bedre dagercome down on slå ned på, kritisere, bruke munn på noen, gi noen en overhaling, gi noen inn ( også) kaste seg over, overfalle• he came down on me for £50come down to innskrenke seg til, kunne reduseres tilcome down with punge ut med, hoste opp pådra seg, holde på å bli sykcome easy to someone være\/falle naturlig for noen, ha lett for noe• it comes easy to him!come for komme for å hente, komme ettercome forth tre fremcome forward komme frem, komme nærmere, ankomme tilby seg, tilby sine tjenester legge frem, komme medstille, melde seggå i bresjen for, gå inn for, tale forcome from komme\/være fra, komme\/stamme fra, utgå fra• coming from you, that's a complimenttil å komme fra deg, var det et kompliment• coming from you, that's good\/fine!komme av, være forårsaket av, skyldescome in komme\/gå\/stige\/tre innkomme til makten, bli (inn)valgtfå innpass, komme på mote, komme i bruk• when did the fashion for short skirts come in?begynne (å), gi seg til (å)komme inn i bildet• where do I come in?hvor kommer jeg inn i bildet? \/ hvilken rolle er tiltenkt meg? \/ hva skal jeg gjøre?• where does the joke come in?come in for komme ut for, bli utsatt forarvecome in handy komme godt med, passe bra, komme til nyttecome in on bli med påcome into få, overta, arvefå en stor arv, arve en formuecome into blossom begynne å blomstre, slå ut i blomstcome into one's own vise hva en duger til, vise hva en er god for, komme til sin rettcome it over gjøre seg til herre over, dominere, tyrannisere, hundse• who does he think he is, coming it over uscome of komme av, skyldes, bli resultatet av• that's what comes of your lying!komme fra, nedstamme fracome off falle av, løsne, gå av( om flekk) gå bort falle (ned) fra, ramle (ned) fra• come off it!hold opp med det der!, ikke skap deg!, ikke gjør deg til!bli noe av, finne sted, foregå• when is the meeting coming off?lykkes, gå i orden• did everything come off all right?klare seg (godt)( slang) få orgasmecome on komme etter ( teater) komme inn på scenen ( om skuespill) bli oppført ( hverdagslig) oppføre segfalle på, begynne å (bli)utvikle seg, gjøre fremskritt, gjøre det bra• how are you coming on?jeg føler at jeg holder på å bli forkjølet, jeg brygger på en forkjølelse( om planter) skyte (i været), komme opp ( om lys) komme frem, vise seg, tennescome on! kom an!, kom igjen!, klem på!, heia!• come on Liverpool!vær så snill!, gi deg!kom hvis du tør!, kom igjen!, bare kom!• come on! I'll soon settle you!bare kom, så skal jeg ta rotta på deg!• come on, it isn't that bad( om flekk) gå bort( om hår) falle av ( om konkurranse) blihan gikk av med seieren, han vantklare segkomme frem, tre frem, bli synlig, vise seg, stå frem( overført) la masken falle, vise sitt sanne ansikt ( om blomster) springe ut ( om streik) gå ut i streik, legge ned arbeid komme for dagen, komme ut, komme frem, bli kjentrykke ut (for å kjempe), rykke ut i feltencome out at blicome out in få et utbruddcome out of komme ut av\/fra, gå ut fracome out of that! ( slang) stikk!, forsvinn!come out right bli riktigcome out with komme med, plumpe ut medcome over komme over gå\/komme over( hverdagslig) føle seg, bli• she came over queer, I came over all dizzyskje med, hende med• what had come over her?come over well bli godt mottatt, gjøre godt inntrykkcome round stikke innomstikke innom noen, besøke noenkomme tilbake, inntreffe (igjen)komme til seg selv, komme seg, hente seg inn igjen komme på andre tanker, la seg overtale( om vind) slå om, snu ( hverdagslig) lure, overtale, snakke rundtcome round (to someone) bli vennligere stemt (mot noen)come short (of) ikke strekke til, begynne å ta slutt komme til kortcome through klare seg, komme gjennom, gå gjennom, klare seg gjennom• how did you manage to come through without even a scratch?komme inn, innløpe, komme gjennom(amer., slang) klare brasene, greie biffen stille oppcome to komme (frem) til, nåkomme for åslå (en), falle inn• it comes to me that...det slår meg at...kvikne til hende, skjehvordan skal det(te) gå?, hva skal det (hele) ende i?han hadde bare seg selv å takke, det er hans egen skyld( om arv e.l.) tilfalle)komme på, beløpe seg til• it came to £100føre\/lede til, bli av• will your plans come to anything?ikke bli til noe, løpe ut i sanden• don't let it come to that!det kommer ut på ett, det blir det sammegjelde, dreie seg om, innebærenår alt kommer til alt, når det kommer til stykketcome to any good bli noe av noencome to be hende, skje, ha seg at• how did you come to be there that day?come to grips with komme i håndgemeng medcome to know lære å kjennecome to life se ➢ lifecome to oneself komme til seg selv, komme til bevissthetcome to that for den saks skyld, forresten, egentlig, i grunnen, for så vidt• it was quite a large sum, come to thatcome to think of it ved nærmere ettertanke, når man tenker nærmere over det• it was rather stupid of him, when you come to think of itcome under komme inn under, være underlagt, falle\/høre inn under, stå under, sortere under• what heading does this come under?come under the hammer se ➢ hammer, 1come undone gå opp, springe opp gå galt, slå feilcome unsewn gå opp i sømmencome unstuck ( slang) gå galt, slå feilcome up komme opp, dukke opp( om planter) komme frem, dukke opp ( om vind) blåse (opp)det blåser opp til storm, det blir uværkomme oppbegynne å studere, begynne på universitetettas i bruk, komme i bruk komme på tale, komme opp, bli tatt opp, bli aktuellgå ut med gevinstloddet mitt gikk ut med gevinst, jeg vant på lotteri( sjøfart) holde opp mot vindencome up! ( tilrop til hest) hypp!, kom igjen! blicome up against støte på, stilles overforcome up in the world komme seg frem her i verden, gjøre det bracome upon overfalle (tilfeldig) støte på, komme over, treffe på bli grepet av, bli slått av at, få for seg• it came upon him that...han fikk for seg at...være til byrdecome upon the parish se ➢ parish, 1come up the hard way se ➢ way, 1come up to nå\/rekke tilsvare til, innfrikomme opp mot, måle seg med, matchekomme bort tilcome up with komme med, foreslåkomme opp på siden av, ta innpåcome what may hva som enn skjer, komme hva som komme vileasy come, easy go det som kommer lett, forsvinner lettfirst come first served den som kommer først til møllen, får først malehave something coming to one vente seg noe (særlig noe negativt), få som fortjent, ha seg selv å takke for• boy, has she got a surprise coming to her!how come hvordan har det seg, hvorforI don't know whether I'm coming or going jeg vet snart verken ut eller innto come kommende, blivende• in days\/years to comei dagene\/tiden som kommerwhen it comes down to it når alt kommer til alt -
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adv.1 at all.la película no me ha gustado nada I didn't like the film at allno es nada extraño it's not at all strangela obra no es nada aburrida the play isn't the slightest bit boring2 a little, a bit (poco).no hace nada que salió he left just a minute ago3 not at all, not a single thing, nothing, not a bit.4 anything.intj.nothing at all.pron.1 nothing.no pasó nada nothing happenedno he leído nada de Lorca I haven't read anything by Lorcanada me gustaría más que poder ayudarte there's nothing I'd like more than to be able to help youno hay nada como un buen libro there's nothing (quite) like a good booknada más nothing else, nothing moreno quiero nada más I don't want anything elseno dijo nada de nada he didn't say anything at allno es nada it's nothing seriousesto no es nada that's nothingte he traído un regalito de nada I've brought you a little somethingcuesta cinco millones, ¡ahí es nada! it costs five million, a real snip!casi nada almost nothingcomo si nada as if nothing was the matter, as if nothing had happenedde nada don't mention it, you're welcome (respuesta a 'gracias')dentro de nada any second now¡nada de eso! absolutely not!No quiero nada I don't want any.2 love (en tenis). (peninsular Spanish)f.1 nothing, bugger all.2 little bit, trace, tiny bit, tiny little bit.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: nadar.* * *1 nothing■ (no hay) nada como... there's nothing like...■ ¿te has hecho daño? --no, no ha sido nada did you hurt yourself? --no, I'm all right thank you► adverbio1 (not) at all1 nothingness\antes de nada first of allcomo si nada just like thatde nada (no hay de qué) don't mention it, think nothing of it, (US you're welcome) 2 (insignificante) insignificant■ gracias, --de nada thanks, --don't mention itdentro de nada in a momentnada de eso not at all, nothing of the kind■ ¿se casa Maribel? --¡nada de eso! is Maribel getting married? --absolutely not!, no way!nada más... as soon as..., no sooner...nada menos que no less thanpor nada for no reason at allpor nada del mundo (not) for anything in the world¡y nada de...! and don't...!■ ¡y nada de bañarse en el río! and don't go bathing in the river!* * *1. noun f.1) nothingness2) naught2. adv. - de nada 3. pron.nothing, anything* * *1. PRON1) (=ninguna cosa) [con el verbo inglés en forma afirmativa] nothing; [con el verbo inglés en forma negativa] anythingno dijo nada en toda la tarde — he said nothing all afternoon, he didn't say anything all afternoon
no hay nada como un café después de comer — there's nothing like a coffee after your meal, nothing beats a coffee after your meal
-¿qué has comprado? -nada — "what have you bought?" - "nothing"
no entiende nada — he doesn't understand a thing o anything
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nada de, no sabe nada de español — he knows no Spanish at all, he doesn't know any Spanish at all-¿qué te cuentas? -nada de particular — "what's new?" - "nothing much" o "not a lot"
¡nada de eso! — not a bit of it!
¡nada de marcharse! — forget about leaving!
ahínada de nada — absolutely nothing, nothing at all
2) [en locuciones]a) [con verbo]•
estuvo en nada que lo perdiesen — they very nearly lost it•
no me falta de nada — I've got everything I need•
hace nada — just a moment ago•
no se parecen en nada — they're not at all alike•
quedar(se) en nada — to come to nothing•
no reparar en nada — to stop at nothing•
no servir para nada — to be utterly useless•
no ha sido nada — it's nothing, it doesn't matterb) [con preposición, adverbio]•
antes de nada, antes de nada tengo que telefonear — before I do anything else I must make a phone call•
casi nada, no costó casi nada — it cost next to nothing¡había unas cien mil personas! ¡casi nada! — there were no fewer than a hundred thousand people there!
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como si nada, se lo advertí, pero como si nada — I warned him but it was as if I hadn't spokenle dijo que estaba despedido y se quedó como si nada — she told him he was fired and he didn't even bat an eyelid
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de nada, -¡gracias! -de nada — "thanks!" - "don't mention it" o "you're welcome"¡tanto revuelo por un premio de nada! — all that fuss over such a silly little prize!
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dentro de nada — very soon•
nada más, -¿desea algo más? -nada más, gracias — "can I get you anything else?" - "no, that's all thank you"no dijo nada más — he didn't say anything else, he said nothing else
estas flores aparecen nada más terminado el invierno — these flowers come out just after the winter o as soon as the winter is over
nada más que estoy muy cansado — And, Méx it's just that I'm very tired
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(nada más y) nada menos que... — (no more and) no less than...han ganado nada menos que un coche — they've won a car, no less
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ni nada — or anythingpues no es feo ni nada — iró he's not ugly... much!
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para nada — at all-¿te gusta? -para nada — "do you like it?" - "not at all"
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por nada, por nada se echa a llorar — she's always crying over nothing o for no reason at allno por nada le llaman "apestoso" — he's not called "smelly" for nothing
¡por nada! — Cono Sur not at all!, don't mention it!
3) [como coletilla]pues nada, me voy — well, I'm off then
-¿qué pasó? -pues nada, que estuve esperando y no llegó — "what happened?" - "well, I was there waiting and he didn't arrive"
y nada, al final nos fuimos — anyway, in the end we left
4) (Tenis) love2.ADV not at all, by no meansno es nada fácil — it's not at all easy, it's by no means easy
pues no eres tú nada ambicioso — iró well you're not very ambitious, are you?... much!
3.SF* * *I1)a) nothingantes que or de nada — first of all
no hay nada como... — there's nothing like...
no es por nada pero... — don't take this the wrong way but...
b) (en locs)nada de nada — (fam) not a thing
nada más: no hay nada más there's nothing else; ¿algo más? - nada más anything else? - no, that's it o that's all; nada más fui yo (Méx) I was the only one who went; salí nada más comer I went out right o straight after lunch; sacó (nada más ni) nada menos que el primer puesto she came first no less; nada más que: no se lo dije nada más que a él he's the only one I told; para nada: no me gustó para nada I didn't like it at all; como si nada (fam): me lo dijo como si nada! she told me as if it was nothing; se quedó como si nada she didn't even bat an eyelid; no hay nada que hacerle — (fam) that's all there is to it
2)a) ( ninguna cosa)b) ( muy poco)con or de nada se rompe — it breaks just like that
estar en nada: estuvo en nada que perdiéramos el tren — we very nearly missed the train
c) (fam) ( uso expletivo)y nada, que al final no lo compró — anyway, in the end she didn't buy it
pues nada, ya veremos qué pasa — well o anyway, we'll see what happens
3) (Esp) ( en tenis) loveIIno está nada preocupado — he isn't at all o the least bit worried
IIIesto no me gusta nada — I don't like this at all o (colloq) one bit
1) (Fil)se creó de la nada — it was created from nothing o from the void
2) (Méx, RPl fam) ( pequeña cantidad)* * *= anything, nothing, nil, zero + Nombre, naught, nothingness, nowt, zilch.Ex. As an inveterate user of the British Museum Library he was able to confirm that 'a library is not worth anything without a catalogue'.Ex. Nothing happens until the ENTER key is pressed.Ex. While our vision of our readers is hazy and our interests in them nil, then criticism must be either trivial or irrelevant.Ex. In recent years special libraries have been faced with a number of important factors, including reduced purchase budgets, zero increases in staffing, and the opportunities offered by automation.Ex. Was everything she learned for naught? She felt extinguished.Ex. The emptiness and nothingness associated with writer's block is often described as a kind of death, a place where there is nothing to decide, nothing about which to express an opinion.Ex. There's a real danger of flying off on a tangent while writing about this as it for once is purely about politics and there's ' nowt' as controversial as that.Ex. Before you lend cash to Tom, Dick and Harry, be sure you know what you're doing or else your friendship will be worth zilch.----* a cambio de nada = for nothing.* a nadie le importa nada = nobody + gives a damn.* antes de nada = before long, before + Pronombre + know what + happen, before + Pronombre + know it.* antes que nada = first of all, before anything else, first off, above all things.* a propósito de nada = for no specific reason, for no particular reason.* caer en la nada = fall into + the void, fall into + (empty) space.* casi nada = next to nothing.* como si nada = be right as rain, unfazed.* contar para nada = count + for nothing.* decir la verdad, toda la verdad y nada más que la verdad = to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.* de la nada = from nowhere, out of nowhere.* del año de la nada = from the year dot.* en apenas nada = in no time at all, in next to no time, in no time.* en casi nada = in no time at all, in next to no time.* en nada de tiempo = at a moment's notice, in next to no time, in no time at all, in no time.* esperar sin nada que hacer = kick + Posesivo + heels.* estar con amigos en la calle pasando el rato sin hacer nada = hang out + on the street.* estar sin hacer nada = sit + idle, stand + idle.* hablar sin decir nada = waffle.* hacer como si nada = play it + cool.* más que nada = more than anything else.* nada bonito = unlovely.* nada claro = unclear, uncleared.* nada convencido = unimpressed.* nada convencional = unorthodox.* ¡nada de eso! = no dice!.* nada de importancia = nothing in particular.* nada de nada = zilch.* nada desdeñable = not inconsiderable.* nada despreciable = not inconsiderable.* nada en absoluto = not at all, nothing whatsoever.* nada en la vida es gratuito = you cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs.* nada envidiable = unenviable.* nada es gratis = nothing comes without a cost.* nada es gratis en la viña del Señor = there is no such thing as a free lunch, there is no such thing as a free ride.* nada es mejor que = nothing beats....* nada + estar + más apartado de la realidad = nothing + can + be further from the truth.* nada + estar + más apartado de la verdad = nothing + can + be further from the truth.* nada + estar + más lejos de la verdad = nothing + can + be further from the truth, nothing + can + be further from the truth.* nada extraordinario = unremarkable.* nada impresionado = unimpressed.* nada instintivo = counter-intuitive [counterintuitive].* nada intuitivo = counter-intuitive [counterintuitive].* nada lógico = counter-intuitive [counterintuitive].* nada más = anything else, nothing else.* nada más y nada menos = as much as + Expresión Numérica.* nada más y nada menos que = in the order of + Cantidad, nothing less than.* nada más y nada menos que de/por + Cantidad = to the tune of + Cantidad.* nada más y nada menos que desde + Expresión Temporal = from as far back as + Expresión Temporal.* nada más y nada menos que + Número = as many as + Número.* nada materialista = unworldly.* nada menos que + Nombre + tan + Adjetivo + como = no less + Adjetivo + Nombre + than.* nada puede estar más alejado de la realidad = nothing can be further from the truth.* nada puede estar más apartado de la realidad = nothing can be further from the truth.* nada sabe mejor que sentirse delgado = nothing tastes as good as thin feels.* nada se acaba hasta que no se acaba = nothing is done until it's done.* nada sorprendente = unsurprising.* nada supera a = nothing beats....* no andar en nada bueno = be up to no good, get up to + no good.* no conducir a nada = be exercises in + futility.* no conocer a Alguien de nada = not know + Pronombre + from Adam.* no conocer a Alguien para nada = not know + Pronombre + from Adam.* no conseguir nada = achieve + nothing.* no deber nada = pay + Posesivo + dues.* no decir nada = keep + quiet.* no decir nada a nadie = lips + seal.* no encontrar nada + Adjetivo = find far from + Adjetivo.* no estar nada + Adjetivo = be anything but + Adjetivo.* no + haber + nada como = there + be + nothing like.* no haber nada de verdad en = there + be + any/no truth to.* no + haber + nada malo en = there + be + nothing wrong in/with.* no hacer nada = vegetate, veg out.* no hacer nada al respecto = leave + unchecked.* no hacer nada de particular = do + nothing in particular.* no hay nada como = nothing beats....* no hay nada imposible = all bets are off.* no hay nada mejor que = nothing beats....* no hay nada oculto = what you see is what you get.* no importar nada = not give a shit, not give a fuck.* no parecerse en nada a = be nothing like.* no perderse nada = be no great loss.* no querer saber más nada de = drop + Nombre + like a hot potato, drop + Nombre + like a hot brick.* no querer saber nada de = want + nothing to do with.* no querer tener nada que ver con = want + nothing to do with.* no revelar nada a nadie = lips + seal.* no ser nada = add up to + nothing.* no ser nada fácil = be hard-pushed to.* no servir de nada = be of no avail, be to no avail.* no servir de nada que + Subjuntivo = no use + Ving.* no servir para nada = be good for nothing, pissing into the wind, be of no avail, be to no avail, all + be for + naught.* no significar nada = add up to + nothing.* no suponer nada = add up to + nothing.* no tener nada en contra de Algo = have + nothing against, have + no quarrel about + Nombre.* no tener nada que perder = have + nothing to lose.* no tener nada que ver con = be irrelevant to.* no tener tiempo de nada = have + not a moment to spare.* o nada en absoluto = if at all.* para nada = in vain, to no avail, without any avail, vainly, of no avail.* para que no falte de nada = for good measure.* persona que nunca se deshace de anda = hoarder, packrat, magpie.* por nada = for nothing.* por nada del mundo = for the life of me.* por nada o casi nada = at little or no extra cost.* por no decir nada de = to say nothing of.* por poco o nada = at little or no extra cost.* por probar nada se pierde = nothing ventured, nothing gained.* primero que nada = first off.* que no conduce a nada = circuitous.* quien nada arriesga nada gana = nothing ventured, nothing gained.* reducir a la nada = reduce to + nil.* saber un poco de todo y mucho de nada = jack of all trades, master of none.* sentarse sin hacer nada = sit + idle.* ser nada más y nada menos que = be nothing less than.* servir de poco o nada = be of little or no avail.* servir para nada = count + for nothing.* sin decir nada = dumbly.* sin dejar nada fuera = the works!.* sin nada de gracia = unfunny.* sin nada que destacar = uneventful.* sin poder hacer nada = helplessly.* trabajar a cambio de nada = work for + nothing.* una cosa no + tener + nada que ver con la otra = one thing + have + nothing to do with the other.* y antes de nada = the next thing + Pronombre + know.* * *I1)a) nothingantes que or de nada — first of all
no hay nada como... — there's nothing like...
no es por nada pero... — don't take this the wrong way but...
b) (en locs)nada de nada — (fam) not a thing
nada más: no hay nada más there's nothing else; ¿algo más? - nada más anything else? - no, that's it o that's all; nada más fui yo (Méx) I was the only one who went; salí nada más comer I went out right o straight after lunch; sacó (nada más ni) nada menos que el primer puesto she came first no less; nada más que: no se lo dije nada más que a él he's the only one I told; para nada: no me gustó para nada I didn't like it at all; como si nada (fam): me lo dijo como si nada! she told me as if it was nothing; se quedó como si nada she didn't even bat an eyelid; no hay nada que hacerle — (fam) that's all there is to it
2)a) ( ninguna cosa)b) ( muy poco)con or de nada se rompe — it breaks just like that
estar en nada: estuvo en nada que perdiéramos el tren — we very nearly missed the train
c) (fam) ( uso expletivo)y nada, que al final no lo compró — anyway, in the end she didn't buy it
pues nada, ya veremos qué pasa — well o anyway, we'll see what happens
3) (Esp) ( en tenis) loveIIno está nada preocupado — he isn't at all o the least bit worried
IIIesto no me gusta nada — I don't like this at all o (colloq) one bit
1) (Fil)se creó de la nada — it was created from nothing o from the void
2) (Méx, RPl fam) ( pequeña cantidad)* * *= anything, nothing, nil, zero + Nombre, naught, nothingness, nowt, zilch.Ex: As an inveterate user of the British Museum Library he was able to confirm that 'a library is not worth anything without a catalogue'.
Ex: Nothing happens until the ENTER key is pressed.Ex: While our vision of our readers is hazy and our interests in them nil, then criticism must be either trivial or irrelevant.Ex: In recent years special libraries have been faced with a number of important factors, including reduced purchase budgets, zero increases in staffing, and the opportunities offered by automation.Ex: Was everything she learned for naught? She felt extinguished.Ex: The emptiness and nothingness associated with writer's block is often described as a kind of death, a place where there is nothing to decide, nothing about which to express an opinion.Ex: There's a real danger of flying off on a tangent while writing about this as it for once is purely about politics and there's ' nowt' as controversial as that.Ex: Before you lend cash to Tom, Dick and Harry, be sure you know what you're doing or else your friendship will be worth zilch.* a cambio de nada = for nothing.* a nadie le importa nada = nobody + gives a damn.* antes de nada = before long, before + Pronombre + know what + happen, before + Pronombre + know it.* antes que nada = first of all, before anything else, first off, above all things.* a propósito de nada = for no specific reason, for no particular reason.* caer en la nada = fall into + the void, fall into + (empty) space.* casi nada = next to nothing.* como si nada = be right as rain, unfazed.* contar para nada = count + for nothing.* decir la verdad, toda la verdad y nada más que la verdad = to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.* de la nada = from nowhere, out of nowhere.* del año de la nada = from the year dot.* en apenas nada = in no time at all, in next to no time, in no time.* en casi nada = in no time at all, in next to no time.* en nada de tiempo = at a moment's notice, in next to no time, in no time at all, in no time.* esperar sin nada que hacer = kick + Posesivo + heels.* estar con amigos en la calle pasando el rato sin hacer nada = hang out + on the street.* estar sin hacer nada = sit + idle, stand + idle.* hablar sin decir nada = waffle.* hacer como si nada = play it + cool.* más que nada = more than anything else.* nada bonito = unlovely.* nada claro = unclear, uncleared.* nada convencido = unimpressed.* nada convencional = unorthodox.* ¡nada de eso! = no dice!.* nada de importancia = nothing in particular.* nada de nada = zilch.* nada desdeñable = not inconsiderable.* nada despreciable = not inconsiderable.* nada en absoluto = not at all, nothing whatsoever.* nada en la vida es gratuito = you cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs.* nada envidiable = unenviable.* nada es gratis = nothing comes without a cost.* nada es gratis en la viña del Señor = there is no such thing as a free lunch, there is no such thing as a free ride.* nada es mejor que = nothing beats....* nada + estar + más apartado de la realidad = nothing + can + be further from the truth.* nada + estar + más apartado de la verdad = nothing + can + be further from the truth.* nada + estar + más lejos de la verdad = nothing + can + be further from the truth, nothing + can + be further from the truth.* nada extraordinario = unremarkable.* nada impresionado = unimpressed.* nada instintivo = counter-intuitive [counterintuitive].* nada intuitivo = counter-intuitive [counterintuitive].* nada lógico = counter-intuitive [counterintuitive].* nada más = anything else, nothing else.* nada más y nada menos = as much as + Expresión Numérica.* nada más y nada menos que = in the order of + Cantidad, nothing less than.* nada más y nada menos que de/por + Cantidad = to the tune of + Cantidad.* nada más y nada menos que desde + Expresión Temporal = from as far back as + Expresión Temporal.* nada más y nada menos que + Número = as many as + Número.* nada materialista = unworldly.* nada menos que + Nombre + tan + Adjetivo + como = no less + Adjetivo + Nombre + than.* nada puede estar más alejado de la realidad = nothing can be further from the truth.* nada puede estar más apartado de la realidad = nothing can be further from the truth.* nada sabe mejor que sentirse delgado = nothing tastes as good as thin feels.* nada se acaba hasta que no se acaba = nothing is done until it's done.* nada sorprendente = unsurprising.* nada supera a = nothing beats....* no andar en nada bueno = be up to no good, get up to + no good.* no conducir a nada = be exercises in + futility.* no conocer a Alguien de nada = not know + Pronombre + from Adam.* no conocer a Alguien para nada = not know + Pronombre + from Adam.* no conseguir nada = achieve + nothing.* no deber nada = pay + Posesivo + dues.* no decir nada = keep + quiet.* no decir nada a nadie = lips + seal.* no encontrar nada + Adjetivo = find far from + Adjetivo.* no estar nada + Adjetivo = be anything but + Adjetivo.* no + haber + nada como = there + be + nothing like.* no haber nada de verdad en = there + be + any/no truth to.* no + haber + nada malo en = there + be + nothing wrong in/with.* no hacer nada = vegetate, veg out.* no hacer nada al respecto = leave + unchecked.* no hacer nada de particular = do + nothing in particular.* no hay nada como = nothing beats....* no hay nada imposible = all bets are off.* no hay nada mejor que = nothing beats....* no hay nada oculto = what you see is what you get.* no importar nada = not give a shit, not give a fuck.* no parecerse en nada a = be nothing like.* no perderse nada = be no great loss.* no querer saber más nada de = drop + Nombre + like a hot potato, drop + Nombre + like a hot brick.* no querer saber nada de = want + nothing to do with.* no querer tener nada que ver con = want + nothing to do with.* no revelar nada a nadie = lips + seal.* no ser nada = add up to + nothing.* no ser nada fácil = be hard-pushed to.* no servir de nada = be of no avail, be to no avail.* no servir de nada que + Subjuntivo = no use + Ving.* no servir para nada = be good for nothing, pissing into the wind, be of no avail, be to no avail, all + be for + naught.* no significar nada = add up to + nothing.* no suponer nada = add up to + nothing.* no tener nada en contra de Algo = have + nothing against, have + no quarrel about + Nombre.* no tener nada que perder = have + nothing to lose.* no tener nada que ver con = be irrelevant to.* no tener tiempo de nada = have + not a moment to spare.* o nada en absoluto = if at all.* para nada = in vain, to no avail, without any avail, vainly, of no avail.* para que no falte de nada = for good measure.* persona que nunca se deshace de anda = hoarder, packrat, magpie.* por nada = for nothing.* por nada del mundo = for the life of me.* por nada o casi nada = at little or no extra cost.* por no decir nada de = to say nothing of.* por poco o nada = at little or no extra cost.* por probar nada se pierde = nothing ventured, nothing gained.* primero que nada = first off.* que no conduce a nada = circuitous.* quien nada arriesga nada gana = nothing ventured, nothing gained.* reducir a la nada = reduce to + nil.* saber un poco de todo y mucho de nada = jack of all trades, master of none.* sentarse sin hacer nada = sit + idle.* ser nada más y nada menos que = be nothing less than.* servir de poco o nada = be of little or no avail.* servir para nada = count + for nothing.* sin decir nada = dumbly.* sin dejar nada fuera = the works!.* sin nada de gracia = unfunny.* sin nada que destacar = uneventful.* sin poder hacer nada = helplessly.* trabajar a cambio de nada = work for + nothing.* una cosa no + tener + nada que ver con la otra = one thing + have + nothing to do with the other.* y antes de nada = the next thing + Pronombre + know.* * *nada1A1 nothinges mejor que nada it's better than nothingde nada sirve que le compres libros si no los lee there's no point in buying him books if he doesn't read themantes que or de nada first of allnada te faltará or no te faltará nada you won't want for anythingno hay nada como un buen baño caliente there's nothing like a nice hot bathhace dos días que no come nada he hasn't eaten a thing o anything for two days¡no sirves para nada! you're uselessno se hizo nada he wasn't hurtno sé por qué llora, yo no le hice nada I don't know why he's crying, I didn't touch him¿te has hecho daño? — no, no ha sido nada did you hurt yourself? — no, it's nothing¡perdón! — no fue nada sorry! — that's all rightno es por nada pero … don't take this the wrong way but …se fue sin decir nada she left without a wordnadie me dio nada nobody gave me anythingnada DE algo:no necesita nada de azúcar it doesn't need any sugar at alleso no tiene nada de gracia that's not in the least bit o not at all funny¡nada de juegos or jugar ahora! you're not playing o I don't want any games now!2 ( en locs):nada de nada ( fam); not a thingnada más: no hay nada más there's nothing else¿algo más? — nada más anything else? — no, that's it o that's all o that's the lotno se pudo hacer nada más or más nada por él nothing more could be done for himnada más fui yo ( Méx); I was the only one who wentno nada más yo lo critico ( Méx); I'm not the only one to criticize himsalí nada más comer I went out right o straight after lunchsacó (nada más ni) nada menos que el primer puesto she came first no lessnada más llegar subió a verla as soon as he arrived he went up to see hernada más que: la verdad, toda la verdad y nada más que la verdad the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truthno se lo dije nada más que a él he's the only one I told, I didn't tell anyone except him o but himnada que … ( Andes fam): ya son las diez y nada que vienen it's already ten o'clock and there's still no sign of thempara nada not … at allese tema no se tocó para nada that topic didn't come up at allno me gustó para nada I didn't like it at all o one little bitahí es nada ( fam iró): hicieron un par de millones, ahí es nada they made a couple of million … peanuts o chickenfeed! ( colloq iro)como si nada ( fam): ¡me lo dice como si nada! she tells me as casual as you like, and she tells me as if it was nothingse quedó como si nada she didn't even bat an eyelidse lo dije mil veces, pero como si nada I told her over and over again, but it didn't do the slightest bit of goodno estás/está en nada ( Ven arg); you're/he's so uncool ( colloq), you don't/he doesn't have a clue ( colloq)no hay nada que hacerle ( fam); that's all there is to it, there are no two ways about itB1(algo): ¿has visto alguna vez nada igual? have you ever seen the like of it o the likes of it o anything like it?antes de que digas nada before you say anything2(muy poco): con or de nada se rompe it breaks just like thatfue un golpe de nada it was only a little bumpen nada de tiempo in no time at allcompraron la casa por nada they bought the house for next to nothingdentro de nada very soon, in no time at allestar en nada: estuvo en nada que perdiéramos el tren we very nearly missed the trainno nos vieron, pero estuvo en nada they didn't see us, but it was a close call o shave3 ( fam)(uso expletivo): y nada, que al final no lo compró anyway, in the end she didn't buy itpues nada, ya veremos qué pasa well o anyway, we'll see what happensC ( Esp) (en tenis) lovequince-nada fifteen-lovenada2no está nada preocupado he isn't at all o the least bit worriedanoche no dormí nada I didn't sleep a wink o at all last nightno me gusta nada lo que has hecho I don't like what you've done one bitnada3A ( Fil):la nada nothingel universo se creó de la nada the universe was created from nothing o from the voidsurgió de la nada it came out of nowhereB(Méx, RPl fam) (pequeña cantidad): ¿le diste vino al bebé? — sólo una nada did you give the baby wine? — only a tiny drople puse una nada de sal I added a tiny pinch of saltganó por una nada he won by a whisker* * *
Del verbo nadar: ( conjugate nadar)
nada es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
nada
nadar
nada pronombre
1a) nothing;
de nada sirve que le compres libros there's no point in buying him books;
antes que or de nada first of all;
no quiere nada he doesn't want anything;
¡no sirves para nada! you're useless;
sin decir nada without a wordb) ( en locs)
nada de nada (fam) not a thing;
nada más: no hay nada más there's nothing else;
¿algo más? — nada más anything else? — no, that's it o that's all;
nada más fui yo (Méx) I was the only one who went;
salí nada más comer I went out right o straight after lunch;
sacó (nada más ni) nada menos que el primer puesto she came first no less;
para nada: no me gustó para nada I didn't like it at all;
por nada: la compraron por nada they bought it for next to nothing;
discuten por nada they argue over nothing;
llora por nada she cries at the slightest little thing
2 (Esp) ( en tenis) love;
■ adverbio:◊ no está nada preocupado he isn't at all o the least bit worried;
esto no me gusta nada I don't like this at all o (colloq) one bit
nadar ( conjugate nadar) verbo intransitivo
◊ ¿sabes nada? can you swim?;
nada (estilo) mariposa/pecho to do (the) butterfly/breaststroke;
nada de espalda or (Méx) de dorso to do (the) back stroke
c)◊ nadar en ( tener mucho): nada en dinero to be rolling in money (colloq);
el pollo nadaba en grasa the chicken was swimming in grease
verbo transitivo
to swim
nada
I pron
1 (ninguna cosa) nothing: ¿qué te cuentas?, - nada nuevo, how it's going?, - nothing new
(con otro negativo) nothing, not... anything: no hay nada más importante, there is nothing more important
no tocamos nada, we didn't touch anything
no lo cambiaría por nada del mundo, I wouldn't change it for anything on earth
2 (en preguntas) anything: ¿no tienes nada que decir?, don't you have anything to say?
3 (muy poco) con la niebla no veíamos nada, we couldn't see a thing in the fog
no fue nada, (herida, golpe) I wasn't hurt
(respuesta a una disculpa) it's all right
4 (en ciertas construcciones) anything
más que nada, more than anything: me importa más que nada, it means more than anything else to me
sin decir nada, without saying anything/a word
II adverbio not at all: no nos aburrimos nada, we weren't bored at all
no escribe nada mal, he doesn't write at all badly
III sustantivo femenino nothingness
♦ Locuciones: casi nada, almost nothing
gracias, - de nada, thanks, - don't mention it
más que nada: te lo digo más que nada para que no vayas a meter la pata, more than anything else I'm telling you so you don't put your foot in it
nada más: nada más oírlo, as soon as she heard it
familiar para nada, not at all
nadar verbo intransitivo
1 Dep to swim: no sé nadar, I can't swim
2 (un objeto) to float
3 (tener en abundancia) nada en libros, she has a lot of books
' nada' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
absolutamente
- adelantar
- adorno
- amilanarse
- amohinarse
- balde
- bastante
- bregar
- cabo
- callar
- calmarse
- cero
- ciega
- ciego
- clara
- claro
- comecome
- como
- comparecencia
- concreta
- concreto
- conducir
- contra
- dar
- débil
- decir
- derecha
- desocupada
- desocupado
- doblar
- doblarse
- doble
- ecuánime
- embalarse
- envidiar
- escaramuza
- escarceo
- faltar
- frescura
- ir
- gusto
- hablar
- incumbir
- interés
- interlunio
- jota
- jueves
- maldita
- maldito
- más
English:
all
- all right
- amusing
- antsy
- anything
- associate
- avail
- blank
- board
- breathe
- burn
- clash
- clear
- click
- come into
- contrary
- cop
- damn
- dark
- dark horse
- dead
- depth
- dim
- dishwater
- disorderly
- drone
- dwindle
- earth
- earthly
- easy
- enforce
- ever
- excuse
- first
- flair
- further
- go on
- go without
- going
- good
- hand
- hang about
- hang around
- hardly
- harm
- have
- head
- home
- hot
- ill-considered
* * *♦ pron1. [ninguna cosa o cantidad] nothing;[en negativas] anything;no he leído nada de Lorca I haven't read anything by Lorca;no pasó nada nothing happened;a él nada parece satisfacerle he never seems to be satisfied with anything;de nada vale insistir there's no point in insisting;nada me gustaría más que poder ayudarte there's nothing I'd like more than to be able to help you;no hay nada como un buen libro there's nothing (quite) like a good book;tranquilos, no es nada don't worry, it's nothing serious;casi nada almost nothing;esto no es nada that's nothing;no queda nada de café there's no coffee left;no tengo nada de ganas de ir I don't feel like going at all;no dijo nada de nada he didn't say anything at all;no me ha gustado nada de nada I didn't like it at all o one little bit;nada de quejas, ¿de acuerdo? no complaining, right?, I don't want any complaints, right?;nada más nothing else, nothing more;¿desean algo más? – nada más, gracias do you want anything else? – no, that's everything o all, thank you;no quiero nada más I don't want anything else;me dio de plazo dos días nada más she only gave me two days to do it;me ha costado nada más que 20 dólares it only cost me 20 dollars;¡tanto esfuerzo para nada! all that effort for nothing!es muy frágil y con nada se parte it's very fragile and is easily broken;dentro de nada any second now;lo he visto salir hace nada I saw him leave just a moment ago o just this minute;no hace nada que salió he left just a moment ago o just this minute;por nada se enfada she gets angry at the slightest thing, it doesn't take much for her to get angry;CAm, Col, Ven Fama cada nada every five minutes, constantly;Méxen nada estuvo que se casara he very nearly got marriedtreinta nada thirty love4. [expresando negación]¡nada de eso! absolutely not!;no pienso ir, ni llamar, ni nada I won't go, or call, or anything;no tenemos ni coche, ni moto, ni nada que se le parezca we don't have a car or a motorbike, or anything of that sort5. Comp¡ahí es nada!, ¡casi nada!: cuesta cinco millones, ¡ahí es nada! o [m5]¡casi nada! it costs a cool five million!;como si nada as if nothing was the matter, as if nothing had happened;(nada más y) nada menos que [cosa] no less than;[persona] none other than; Famni nada: ¡no es alta ni nada la chica! she's tall all right!, you could say she's tall!;no es por nada: no es por nada pero creo que estás equivocado don't take this the wrong way, but I think you're mistaken;no es por nada pero llevas la bragueta abierta by the way, your fly's undone♦ adv1. [en absoluto] at all;la película no me ha gustado nada I didn't like the movie at all;no he dormido nada I didn't get any sleep at all;no es nada extraño it's not at all strange;la obra no es nada aburrida the play isn't the slightest bit boring;no está nada mal it's not at all bad;no nos llevamos nada bien we don't get on at all well;Fam¿te importa que me quede? – ¡para nada! do you mind if I stay? – of course not! o not at all!♦ nf1.[el no ser]la nada nothingness, the void;2. Méx, RP Fam [muy poco]le pedí plata y me dio una nada I asked him for some money and he gave me next to nothing;comí una nada de helado I had a tiny bit of ice cream♦ de nada loc adjte he traído un regalito de nada I've brought you a little something;es sólo un rasguño de nada it's just a little scratch♦ nada más loc adv1. [al poco de]nada más salir de casa… no sooner had I left the house than…, as soon as I left the house…;nos iremos nada más cenar we'll go as soon as we've had dinner, we'll go straight after dinner* * *I pron nothing;no hay nada there isn’t anything;no es nada it’s nothing;nada más nothing else;nada menos que no less than;nada de nada nothing at all;para nada not at all;no lo entiendes para nada you don’t understand at all;lo dices como si nada you talk about it as if it was nothing;más que nada more than anything;no lo haría por nada del mundo I wouldn’t do it if you paid me;por menos de nada for no reason at all;nada más llegar as soon as I arrived;antes de nada first of all;¡nada de eso! fam you can put that idea out of your head;¡casi nada! peanuts!;¡de nada! you’re welcome, not at all;pues nada, … well, …II adv not at all;no ha llovido nada it hasn’t rained;no estoy nada contento I’m not at all happyIII f nothingness* * *nada adv: not at all, not in the leastno estamos nada cansados: we are not at all tirednada nf1) : nothingness2) : smidgen, bituna nada le disgusta: the slightest thing upsets himnada pron1) : nothingno estoy haciendo nada: I'm not doing anything2)casi nada : next to nothing3)de nada : you're welcome4)dentro de nada : very soon, in no time5)nada más : nothing else, nothing more* * *nada1 adv at allnada2 pron1. nothing / not... anythingno hay nada, está vacío there's nothing there, it's empty2. (en tenis) lovenada de no / anyno tengo nada de dinero I've got no money / I haven't got any moneyno habla nada de inglés he speaks no English / doesn't speak any Englishnada más... as soon as...nada más entrar, vi a Fernando I saw Fernando as soon as I went in -
90 caer
v.1 to fall.tropezó y cayó al suelo she tripped and fell (over o down)caer de un tejado/árbol to fall from a roof/treecaer rodando por la escalera to fall down the stairsMaría cayó por las gradas Mary fell down the stairs.2 to fall (rain, snow).cayeron cuatro gotas there were a few spots of rain3 to go down, to set (sun).al caer el día o la tarde at duskal caer el sol at sunset4 to fall for it.5 to drop in (to visit). ( Latin American Spanish)Se me cayó el vaso I dropped the glass.6 to decrease, to decline, to fall, to drop.La presión barométrica cayó The barometric pressure decreased=fell.7 to drop it.Se me cayó I dropped it.8 to fall on, to drop on, to fall over.Me cayó una gota de lluvia A raindrop fell on me.9 to crash on.Se me cayó el sistema The system crashed on me.* * *Present Indicativecaigo, caes, cae, caemos, caéis, caen.Past IndicativePresent SubjunctiveImperfect SubjunctiveFuture SubjunctiveImperative* * *verb1) to fall2) drop3) hang•- caerse- caer bien
- caer mal* * *Para las expresiones caer en la cuenta, caer en desuso, caer en el olvido, caer enfermo, caer redondo, caerse de risa, ver la otra entrada.1. VERBO INTRANSITIVO1) [persona, objeto]a) [desde la posición vertical] to fall•
[hacer] caer algo — to knock sth overb) [desde una altura] to fall•
[dejar] caer — [+ objeto] to drop; [+ comentario] to slip in•
[dejarse] caer — [sobre sofá, cama] to fall; (=visitar) to drop in, drop bysuele dejarse caer por aquí — he usually drops in {o} by
•
caer [sobre] algo/algn — to fall on sth/sbqueremos que caiga sobre él todo el peso de la Ley — we want the full weight of the law to be brought to bear on him
su excarcelación está al caer — his release is imminent {o} is expected any day
2) [lluvia, helada]¡qué nevada ha caído! — what a heavy snowfall!, what a heavy fall of snow!
3) (=colgar) to hang, falles una tela que cae mucho — it's a fabric which hangs {o} falls nicely
4) (=bajar) [precio, temperatura] to fall, droppicado 2., 2)caerá la temperatura por debajo de los veinte grados — the temperature will fall {o} drop below twenty degrees
5) (=ser derrotado) [soldados, ejército] to be defeated; [deportista, equipo] to be beaten; [ciudad, plaza] to fall, be captured; [criminal] to be arrested6) (=morir) to fall, diemuchos cayeron en el campo de batalla — many fell {o} died on the field of battle
7)•
caer [en] (=incurrir) —no debemos caer en el triunfalismo — we mustn't give way to triumphalism {o} to crowing over our triumphs
•
caer en el [error] de hacer algo — to make the mistake of doing sth•
caer en la [tentación] — to give in {o} yield to temptationy no nos dejes caer en la tentación — (Biblia) and lead us not into temptation
caer bajo —
trampa 2)¡qué bajo has caído! — [moralmente] how low can you get!, how can you sink so low?; [socialmente] you've certainly come down in the world!
8) (=darse cuenta)no caigo — I don't get it *, I don't understand
ya caigo — I see, now I understand, now I get it *
•
caer en [que] — to realize that9) [fecha] to fall, besu cumpleaños cae en viernes — her birthday falls {o} is on a Friday
¿en qué cae el día de Navidad? — what day is Christmas Day?, what day does Christmas fall on?
10) (=tocar)el premio gordo ha caído en Madrid — the first prize (in the lottery) {o} the jackpot went to Madrid
•
caerle [a algn], le pueden caer muchos años de condena — he could get a very long sentence11) (=estar situado) to be¿por dónde cae eso? — whereabouts is that?
eso cae más hacia el este — that lies {o} is further to the east
12)• caer [dentro] de (=estar comprendido en) —
eso cae dentro de la responsabilidad de los ayuntamientos — that falls within the remit of town councils
13) (=causar impresión)no les caí — CAm I didn't hit it off with them, I didn't get on well with them, they didn't take to me
•
caer [bien] a algn, me cae (muy) bien — I (really) like him, I like him (very much)Pedro no le cayó bien a mi padre — Pedro didn't make a very good impression on my father, my father didn't really take to Pedro
•
caer [gordo] {o} [fatal] a algn * —me cae gordo {o} fatal el tío ese — I can't stand that guy
•
caer [mal] a algn, me cae mal — I don't like him14) (=sentar)a) [información, comentario]me cayó fatal lo que me dijiste — I was very upset by what you said, what you said really upset me
b) [ropa]15) (=terminar)•
al caer la [noche] — at nightfall•
al caer la [tarde] — at dusk2.See:* * *1.verbo intransitivo1) ( de una altura) to fall; ( de posición vertical) to fall overcaí mal — I fell badly o awkwardly
se dejó caer en el sillón/en sus brazos — she flopped into the armchair/fell into his arms
el avión cayó en picada or (Esp) en picado — the plane nosedived
caer parado — (AmL) ( literal) to land on one's feet; ( tener suerte) to fall o land on one's feet
dejar caer algo — < objeto> to drop; < noticia> to let drop o fall; < indirecta> to drop
2) chaparrón/nevada3)a) cortinas/falda to hangb) terreno to drop4)a) ( incurrir)caer en algo: no caigas en ese error don't make that mistake; cayó en la tentación de mirar she succumbed to the temptation to look; la obra por momentos cae en lo ridículo at times the play lapses into the ridiculous; caer muy bajo to stoop very low; qué bajo has caído — you've really sunk low this time
b) (en engaño, timo)caer como angelitos — (fam)
cayeron como chinos or angelitos — they swallowed it hook, line and sinker
5) (fam) (entender, darse cuenta)ah, ya caigo! — ( ya entiendo) oh, now I get it! (colloq); ( ya recuerdo) oh, now I remember
no caigo — I can't think o I'm not sure what (o who etc) you mean
no caí en que tú no tenías llave — I didn't realize o (fam) I didn't click that you didn't have keys
6) ( en un estado)caer en desuso — palabra to fall into disuse; costumbre to die out
7)a) gobierno/ciudad to fallb) ( perder el cargo) to lose one's jobse hará una investigación, caiga quien caiga — an inquiry will be held, however many heads have to roll
c) soldado ( morir) to fall, die; ( ser apresado) to be caught8)a) desgracia/maldicióncaer sobre alguien — to befall somebody (frml or liter)
la que me (te, etc) ha caído encima — (fam)
b)al caer la tarde/la noche — at sunset o dusk/nightfall
antes de que caiga la noche — before it gets dark o before nightfall
9) (fam) ( tocar en suerte)10) (+ compl)a) ( sentar)b) ( en cuestiones de gusto)me cae de gordo or de mal... — (fam) I can't stand him (colloq)
11)a) (fam) ( presentarse) to show up, turn up (BrE)de vez en cuando cae or se deja caer por aquí — she drops by o in now and then
estar al caer: los invitados están al caer — the guests will be here any minute o moment (now)
b) ( abalanzarse)caer sobre alguien — to fall upon o on somebody
caerle encima a alguien — (fam) to pounce o leap on somebody
12)a) ( estar comprendido)cae dentro de nuestra jurisdicción — it comes under o falls within our jurisdiction
b) cumpleaños/festividad to fall onel 20 cae en (un) domingo — the 20th falls on a Sunday o is a Sunday
¿el 27 (en) qué día cae or en qué cae? — what day's the 27th?
c) (Esp fam) ( estar situado) to be¿por dónde cae? — whereabouts is that?
13) precios/temperatura to fall, drop14) (Ven) ( aportar dinero) (fam) to chip in (colloq)15) (Ven fam) llamada2.caerse v pron1)a) ( de una altura) to fall; ( de la posición vertical) to fall, to fall overcaerse del caballo/de la cama — to fall off one's horse/out of bed
se cayó redondo — (fam) he collapsed in a heap
está que se cae de cansancio — (fam) she's dead on her feet (colloq)
b) (+ me/te/le etc)oiga, se le cayó un guante — excuse me, you dropped your glove
cuidado, no se te vaya a caer — be careful, don't drop it
caerse con alguien — (Col fam) to go down in somebody's estimation
no tiene/tienen dónde caerse muerto/muertos — (fam) he hasn't/they haven't got a penny to his/their name
se cae por su propio peso or de maduro — it goes without saying
2) ( desprenderse) diente to fall out; hojas to fall off; botón to come off, fall off* * *= drop, fall, tumble, slump, take + a tumble.Ex. The search profile will only be modified periodically as the quality of the set of notifications output from the search drops to unacceptable levels.Ex. There may be pale drip marks in the neighbourhood of the tranchefiles, where drops of water fell from the deckle or from the maker's hand on to the new-made sheet.Ex. The form this 'hypothesis' has come to take is easily dismissed as a straw figure and serious consideration of the relation between language diversity and thinking has largely tumbled with it.Ex. The copy was grubby from use, a paperback with a photographically realistic full-color painting on its cover of an early teenage boy slumped in what looked to me like a corner of a very dirty back alley, a can of Coke in his hand.Ex. Tourism takes a tumble in Australia due to the global credit crunch.----* al caer la noche = at nightfall.* caer aguanieve = sleet.* caer al vacío = fall into + the void, fall into + (empty) space.* caer como chinches = drop like + flies.* caer como moscas = drop like + flies.* caer de cabeza = go over + Posesivo + head.* caer de espaldas = fall on + Posesivo + back.* caer dentro de = fall within/into, fall into.* caer dentro de la competencia de = be the province of, fall within + the province of.* caer de pie = land on + Posesivo + (own two) feet.* caer deshecho = flake out.* caer desplomado = slump in + a heap.* caer en = run + foul of, lapse into, slip into, slide into.* caer en barbecho = fall on + barren ground, fall on + fallow ground.* caer en batalla = fall in + battle.* caer en combate = fall in + action.* caer en descrédito = come into + disrepute, fall into + disrepute.* caer en desgracia = fall from + grace, fall into + disfavour, tumble into + disgrace, come into + disrepute, fall into + disrepute, be in the doghouse, fall + foul of.* caer en desuso = fall into + disuse, fall out of + fashion, go out of + use, lapse, fall into + disfavour, die out, drop from + sight, go out of + favour, pass away, fall into + desuetude, fall into + desuetude, pass into + desuetude, sink into + desuetude, sink into + oblivion.* caer en el error de = fall into + the error of, blunder into.* caer en el olvido = fall into + obscurity, fall into + oblivion, fade into + obscurity, fade into + oblivion, blow over.* caer enfermo = become + ill, fall + ill, get + sick.* caer en forma de cascada = cascade.* caer en gracia = take + a fancy to, take + a shine to, take + a liking to.* caer en la cuenta = dawn on, wise up, the penny dropped, suss (out).* caer en la cuenta de = realise [realize, -USA].* caer en la nada = fall into + the void, fall into + (empty) space.* caer en la oscuridad = fall into + obscurity, sink into + oblivion, sink into + obscurity, fade into + obscurity, fade into + oblivion.* caer en la tentación = fall into + temptation.* caer en la trampa = fall into + the trap, fall for + it, fall into + the snare.* caer en manos de = fall into + the hands of.* caer en manos enemigas = fall into + enemy hands.* caer en oídos sordos = fall on + deaf ears, meet + deaf ears.* caer en picado = plummet, swoop, take + a nosedive, nosedive.* caer en redondo = flake out, lose + Posesivo + consciousness, pass out, keel over.* caer en terreno baldío = fall on + barren ground, fall on + fallow ground.* caer en terreno pedregoso = fall on + stony ground.* caer en una broma = fall for + a joke, fall for + it.* caer en una trampa = tumble into + pitfall.* caer en un hábito = lapse into + habit.* caer fuera de = fall outside, lie beyond.* caer fuera del alcance de = fall outside + the scope of.* caer fuera de las responsabilidades de = be on the outer fringes of.* caer fuera del interés de = lie outside + the scope of.* caer fuera del interés de uno = fall outside + Posesivo + interest.* caer fuera del objetivo de = fall outside + the scope of.* caer hecho polvo = flake out.* caer mal = rub + Nombre + up the wrong way.* caer por selección = drop.* caer presa de = fall + prey to, be prey of.* caerse = fall out, fall off, tumble down, topple over, come + a cropper, go down, fall over, take + a tumble.* caerse a = topple onto.* caerse bien = hit it off.* caerse colándose por = fall through.* caerse de = fall off of.* caerse de bruces = fall + flat on + Posesivo + face.* caerse de la cama = roll out of + bed.* caerse hacia atrás = fall backwards.* caerse hacia delante = fall forward.* caérsele la baba por = go + gaga (over).* caerse muerto = drop + dead.* caerse recondo = pass out.* caerse redondo = keel over, flake out, lose + Posesivo + consciousness.* caer sobre = fall onto.* caer un chaparrón = the skies + open up.* caer un diluvio = the skies + open up.* cayéndose a pedazos = disintegrating.* comprar hasta caer muerto = shop 'til you drop.* dejar caer = drop, dump.* dejar caer insinuaciones = throw + hints.* dejar caer una indirecta = drop + a hint.* dejarse caer = drop by, drop in, slump, droop, mosey.* empezar a caer en picado = hit + the skids, be on the skids.* hacer caer = oust.* maná caído del cielo = manna from heaven.* no caer bien = not take + kindly to, not take + kindly to.* no caer en buenas manos = fall into + the wrong hands.* noche + caer = night + fall.* no tener donde caerse muerto = not have two pennies to rub together.* palabras + caer en + saco roto = words + fall on + deaf ears.* precio + caer = price + fall.* recesión + caer en = recession + set in.* salir y caer = fall out (of).* sistema + caerse = system + crash.* telón + caer = curtain + fall.* trabajar hasta caer muerto = work + Reflexivo + to the ground, work + Reflexivo + to death.* volver a caer (en) = relapse (into).* * *1.verbo intransitivo1) ( de una altura) to fall; ( de posición vertical) to fall overcaí mal — I fell badly o awkwardly
se dejó caer en el sillón/en sus brazos — she flopped into the armchair/fell into his arms
el avión cayó en picada or (Esp) en picado — the plane nosedived
caer parado — (AmL) ( literal) to land on one's feet; ( tener suerte) to fall o land on one's feet
dejar caer algo — < objeto> to drop; < noticia> to let drop o fall; < indirecta> to drop
2) chaparrón/nevada3)a) cortinas/falda to hangb) terreno to drop4)a) ( incurrir)caer en algo: no caigas en ese error don't make that mistake; cayó en la tentación de mirar she succumbed to the temptation to look; la obra por momentos cae en lo ridículo at times the play lapses into the ridiculous; caer muy bajo to stoop very low; qué bajo has caído — you've really sunk low this time
b) (en engaño, timo)caer como angelitos — (fam)
cayeron como chinos or angelitos — they swallowed it hook, line and sinker
5) (fam) (entender, darse cuenta)ah, ya caigo! — ( ya entiendo) oh, now I get it! (colloq); ( ya recuerdo) oh, now I remember
no caigo — I can't think o I'm not sure what (o who etc) you mean
no caí en que tú no tenías llave — I didn't realize o (fam) I didn't click that you didn't have keys
6) ( en un estado)caer en desuso — palabra to fall into disuse; costumbre to die out
7)a) gobierno/ciudad to fallb) ( perder el cargo) to lose one's jobse hará una investigación, caiga quien caiga — an inquiry will be held, however many heads have to roll
c) soldado ( morir) to fall, die; ( ser apresado) to be caught8)a) desgracia/maldicióncaer sobre alguien — to befall somebody (frml or liter)
la que me (te, etc) ha caído encima — (fam)
b)al caer la tarde/la noche — at sunset o dusk/nightfall
antes de que caiga la noche — before it gets dark o before nightfall
9) (fam) ( tocar en suerte)10) (+ compl)a) ( sentar)b) ( en cuestiones de gusto)me cae de gordo or de mal... — (fam) I can't stand him (colloq)
11)a) (fam) ( presentarse) to show up, turn up (BrE)de vez en cuando cae or se deja caer por aquí — she drops by o in now and then
estar al caer: los invitados están al caer — the guests will be here any minute o moment (now)
b) ( abalanzarse)caer sobre alguien — to fall upon o on somebody
caerle encima a alguien — (fam) to pounce o leap on somebody
12)a) ( estar comprendido)cae dentro de nuestra jurisdicción — it comes under o falls within our jurisdiction
b) cumpleaños/festividad to fall onel 20 cae en (un) domingo — the 20th falls on a Sunday o is a Sunday
¿el 27 (en) qué día cae or en qué cae? — what day's the 27th?
c) (Esp fam) ( estar situado) to be¿por dónde cae? — whereabouts is that?
13) precios/temperatura to fall, drop14) (Ven) ( aportar dinero) (fam) to chip in (colloq)15) (Ven fam) llamada2.caerse v pron1)a) ( de una altura) to fall; ( de la posición vertical) to fall, to fall overcaerse del caballo/de la cama — to fall off one's horse/out of bed
se cayó redondo — (fam) he collapsed in a heap
está que se cae de cansancio — (fam) she's dead on her feet (colloq)
b) (+ me/te/le etc)oiga, se le cayó un guante — excuse me, you dropped your glove
cuidado, no se te vaya a caer — be careful, don't drop it
caerse con alguien — (Col fam) to go down in somebody's estimation
no tiene/tienen dónde caerse muerto/muertos — (fam) he hasn't/they haven't got a penny to his/their name
se cae por su propio peso or de maduro — it goes without saying
2) ( desprenderse) diente to fall out; hojas to fall off; botón to come off, fall off* * *= drop, fall, tumble, slump, take + a tumble.Ex: The search profile will only be modified periodically as the quality of the set of notifications output from the search drops to unacceptable levels.
Ex: There may be pale drip marks in the neighbourhood of the tranchefiles, where drops of water fell from the deckle or from the maker's hand on to the new-made sheet.Ex: The form this 'hypothesis' has come to take is easily dismissed as a straw figure and serious consideration of the relation between language diversity and thinking has largely tumbled with it.Ex: The copy was grubby from use, a paperback with a photographically realistic full-color painting on its cover of an early teenage boy slumped in what looked to me like a corner of a very dirty back alley, a can of Coke in his hand.Ex: Tourism takes a tumble in Australia due to the global credit crunch.* al caer la noche = at nightfall.* caer aguanieve = sleet.* caer al vacío = fall into + the void, fall into + (empty) space.* caer como chinches = drop like + flies.* caer como moscas = drop like + flies.* caer de cabeza = go over + Posesivo + head.* caer de espaldas = fall on + Posesivo + back.* caer dentro de = fall within/into, fall into.* caer dentro de la competencia de = be the province of, fall within + the province of.* caer de pie = land on + Posesivo + (own two) feet.* caer deshecho = flake out.* caer desplomado = slump in + a heap.* caer en = run + foul of, lapse into, slip into, slide into.* caer en barbecho = fall on + barren ground, fall on + fallow ground.* caer en batalla = fall in + battle.* caer en combate = fall in + action.* caer en descrédito = come into + disrepute, fall into + disrepute.* caer en desgracia = fall from + grace, fall into + disfavour, tumble into + disgrace, come into + disrepute, fall into + disrepute, be in the doghouse, fall + foul of.* caer en desuso = fall into + disuse, fall out of + fashion, go out of + use, lapse, fall into + disfavour, die out, drop from + sight, go out of + favour, pass away, fall into + desuetude, fall into + desuetude, pass into + desuetude, sink into + desuetude, sink into + oblivion.* caer en el error de = fall into + the error of, blunder into.* caer en el olvido = fall into + obscurity, fall into + oblivion, fade into + obscurity, fade into + oblivion, blow over.* caer enfermo = become + ill, fall + ill, get + sick.* caer en forma de cascada = cascade.* caer en gracia = take + a fancy to, take + a shine to, take + a liking to.* caer en la cuenta = dawn on, wise up, the penny dropped, suss (out).* caer en la cuenta de = realise [realize, -USA].* caer en la nada = fall into + the void, fall into + (empty) space.* caer en la oscuridad = fall into + obscurity, sink into + oblivion, sink into + obscurity, fade into + obscurity, fade into + oblivion.* caer en la tentación = fall into + temptation.* caer en la trampa = fall into + the trap, fall for + it, fall into + the snare.* caer en manos de = fall into + the hands of.* caer en manos enemigas = fall into + enemy hands.* caer en oídos sordos = fall on + deaf ears, meet + deaf ears.* caer en picado = plummet, swoop, take + a nosedive, nosedive.* caer en redondo = flake out, lose + Posesivo + consciousness, pass out, keel over.* caer en terreno baldío = fall on + barren ground, fall on + fallow ground.* caer en terreno pedregoso = fall on + stony ground.* caer en una broma = fall for + a joke, fall for + it.* caer en una trampa = tumble into + pitfall.* caer en un hábito = lapse into + habit.* caer fuera de = fall outside, lie beyond.* caer fuera del alcance de = fall outside + the scope of.* caer fuera de las responsabilidades de = be on the outer fringes of.* caer fuera del interés de = lie outside + the scope of.* caer fuera del interés de uno = fall outside + Posesivo + interest.* caer fuera del objetivo de = fall outside + the scope of.* caer hecho polvo = flake out.* caer mal = rub + Nombre + up the wrong way.* caer por selección = drop.* caer presa de = fall + prey to, be prey of.* caerse = fall out, fall off, tumble down, topple over, come + a cropper, go down, fall over, take + a tumble.* caerse a = topple onto.* caerse bien = hit it off.* caerse colándose por = fall through.* caerse de = fall off of.* caerse de bruces = fall + flat on + Posesivo + face.* caerse de la cama = roll out of + bed.* caerse hacia atrás = fall backwards.* caerse hacia delante = fall forward.* caérsele la baba por = go + gaga (over).* caerse muerto = drop + dead.* caerse recondo = pass out.* caerse redondo = keel over, flake out, lose + Posesivo + consciousness.* caer sobre = fall onto.* caer un chaparrón = the skies + open up.* caer un diluvio = the skies + open up.* cayéndose a pedazos = disintegrating.* comprar hasta caer muerto = shop 'til you drop.* dejar caer = drop, dump.* dejar caer insinuaciones = throw + hints.* dejar caer una indirecta = drop + a hint.* dejarse caer = drop by, drop in, slump, droop, mosey.* empezar a caer en picado = hit + the skids, be on the skids.* hacer caer = oust.* maná caído del cielo = manna from heaven.* no caer bien = not take + kindly to, not take + kindly to.* no caer en buenas manos = fall into + the wrong hands.* noche + caer = night + fall.* no tener donde caerse muerto = not have two pennies to rub together.* palabras + caer en + saco roto = words + fall on + deaf ears.* precio + caer = price + fall.* recesión + caer en = recession + set in.* salir y caer = fall out (of).* sistema + caerse = system + crash.* telón + caer = curtain + fall.* trabajar hasta caer muerto = work + Reflexivo + to the ground, work + Reflexivo + to death.* volver a caer (en) = relapse (into).* * *■ caer (verbo intransitivo)A de una alturaB caer: chaparrón, nevadaC1 caer: cortinas, falda2 caer: terrenoD1 incurrir2 en un engaño, un timoE entender, darse cuentaF1 en un estado2 caer en un vicioG1 caer: gobierno, plaza etc2 perder el cargo3 caer: soldado4 caer: fugitivo5 caer enfermoH1 caer: desgracia, maldición etc2 caer: tarde, nocheI tocar en suerteJ1 sentarle mal2 en cuestiones de gustoK1 presentarse, aparecer2 caer sobre alguienL1 estar comprendido2 caer: cumpleaños etc3 estar situadoM caer: precios etcN aportar dineroO caer: llamada■ caerse (verbo pronominal)A1 de una altura2 caerse + me/te/le etcB desprenderseC equivocarseD contribuirviA (de una altura) to fall; (de la posición vertical) to fall overcaí mal y me rompí una pierna I fell badly o awkwardly and broke my legtropezó y cayó cuan largo era he tripped and fell flat on his facecayó de espaldas/de bruces she fell flat on her back/facecayeron de rodillas y le pidieron perdón they fell o dropped to their knees and begged for forgivenesscayó el telón the curtain came down o fellla pelota cayó en el pozo the ball fell o dropped into the wellel coche cayó por un precipicio the car went over a cliffcayó muerto allí mismo he dropped down dead on the spotse dejó caer en el sillón she flopped into the armchairse dejó caer desde el borde del precipicio he jumped off from the edge of the cliffel avión cayó en picada or ( Esp) en picado the plane nosedivedel helicóptero cayó en el mar the helicopter came down o crashed in the seale caían lágrimas de los ojos tears fell from her eyes o rolled down her cheeksdejar caer algo ‹objeto› to drop;‹noticia› to let drop o falllo dejó caer así, como quien no quiere la cosa she just slipped it into the conversation, she just let it drop in passingB«chaparrón/nevada»: cayó una helada there was a frostcayó una fuerte nevada it snowed heavilyempezó a caer granizo it began to hailestá cayendo un aguacero it's pouringcayeron unas pocas gotas there were a few drops of rainel rayo cayó muy cerca de aquí the lightning struck very near hereC1 «cortinas/falda» (colgar, pender) to hangcon un poco de almidón la tela cae mejor a little starch makes the fabric hang betterel pelo le caía suelto hasta la cintura her hair hung down to her waist2 «terreno» to drop, fallel terreno cae en pendiente hacia el río the land falls away o slopes down toward(s) the riverD1 (incurrir) caer EN algo:no caigas en el error de decírselo don't make the mistake of telling himno nos dejes caer en la tentación lead us not into temptationcayó en la tentación de leer la carta she succumbed to the temptation to read the letterla obra por momentos cae en lo ridículo at times the play lapses into the ridiculousesos chistes ya caen en lo chabacano those jokes can only be described as vulgarcaer muy bajo to stoop very lowvenderse así es caer muy bajo I wouldn't stoop so low as to sell myself like that¡qué bajo has caído! you've sunk pretty low!, how low can you get!, that's stooping pretty low!2(en un engaño, un timo): a todos nos hizo el mismo cuento y todos caímos he told us all the same story and we all fell for it¿cómo pudiste caer en semejante trampa? how could you be taken in by o fall for a trick like that?caer como chinos or angelitos ( fam): todos cayeron como chinos or angelitos they swallowed it hook, line and sinkerE ( fam)(entender, darse cuenta): ¡ah, ya caigo! oh, now I get it! ( colloq)F1(en un estado): caer en desuso «palabra» to fall into disuse;«costumbre» to die outcaer en el olvido to sink into oblivion2caer en un vicio to get into a bad habitcaer en el alcohol to take to drinkcaer en la droga to start taking drugsG1 «gobierno/ciudad/plaza» to fallla capital había caído en poder del enemigo the capital had fallen into enemy hands¡que no vaya a caer en manos del profesor! don't let the teacher get hold of it!, don't let it fall into the teacher's hands!2 (perder el cargo) to lose one's jobcayó por disentir con ellos he lost his job o ( colloq) came to grief because he disagreed with themvamos a continuar con la investigación, caiga quien caiga we are going to continue with the investigation, however many heads have to roll3 «soldado» (morir) to fall, die4 «fugitivo» (ser apresado) to be caughthan caído los cabecillas de la pandilla the gang leaders have been caught5caer enfermo to fall ill, be taken illcayó en cama he took to his bedyo también caí con gripe I went o came down with flu as wellHla tragedia que ha caído sobre nuestro pueblo the tragedy that has befallen our nation2al caer la tarde/la noche at sunset o dusk/nightfallantes de que caiga la noche before it gets dark o before nightfallI ( fam)(tocar en suerte): le cayó una pregunta muy difícil he got a really difficult question¡te va a caer una bofetada! you're going to get a smack!le cayeron tres años (de cárcel) he got three years (in jail)¿cuántas (asignaturas) te han caído este año? ( Esp); how many subjects have you failed this year?el gordo ha caído en Bilbao the jackpot has been won in BilbaoJ (+ compl)1(sentar): el pescado me cayó mal the fish didn't agree with mele cayó muy mal que no la invitaran she wasn't invited and she took it very badly, she was very upset at o about not being invitedla noticia me cayó como un balde or jarro de agua fría the news came as a real shock2(en cuestiones de gusto): tu primo me cae muy bien or muy simpático I really like your cousinKno podías haber caído en mejor momento you couldn't have turned up o come at a better timede vez en cuando cae or se deja caer por aquí she drops by o in now and thenno podemos caerles así, de improviso we can't just show o turn up on their doorstep without any warningestar al caer: los invitados están al caer the guests will be here any minute o moment (now)2 (abalanzarse) caer SOBRE algn to fall upon o on sbtres enmascarados cayeron sobre él three masked men pounced on him o fell on him o set upon himcayeron sobre el enemigo a medianoche they fell on o ( frml) descended on the enemy at midnightcaerle encima a algn ( fam); to pounce o leap on sbL1 (estar comprendido) caer DENTRO DE algo:ese barrio no cae dentro de nuestra jurisdicción that area doesn't come under o fall within our jurisdictionsu caso no cae dentro de mi competencia his case falls outside the scope of my powers ( frml)eso cae dentro de sus obligaciones that's part of her job, that's one of her dutiescae de lleno dentro de la corriente posmodernista it fits squarely within the postmodernist style2 «cumpleaños/festividad» to fallel 20 de febrero cae en (un) domingo February 20 falls on a Sunday o is a Sunday¿el 27 (en) qué día cae or en qué cae? what day's the 27th?¿eso por dónde cae? whereabouts is that?M «precios/temperatura» (bajar) to fall, dropel dólar ha caído en el mercado internacional the dollar has fallen on the international marketO■ caerseA1 (de una altura) to fall; (de la posición vertical) to fall, fall overbájate de ahí, te vas a caer come down from there, you'll falltropecé y casi me caigo I tripped and nearly fell (over)casi me caigo al agua I nearly fell in o into the waterme caí por las escaleras I fell down the stairsse cayó del caballo he fell off his horsese cayó de la cama she fell out of bedse cayó redondo ( fam); he collapsed in a heapestá que se cae de cansancio ( fam); she's dead on her feet ( colloq), she's ready to drop ( colloq)se cayó y se rompió it fell and smashed2 (+ me/te/le etc):oiga, se le ha caído un guante excuse me, you've dropped your glovese me cayó de las manos it slipped out of my handsten cuidado, no se te vaya a caer be careful, don't drop itpor poco se me cae el armario encima the wardrobe nearly fell on top of mese me están cayendo las medias my stockings are falling downestoy caída con ella I'm in her bad books ( colloq)¡me caigo y no me levanto! ( fam euf) (expresando sorpresa) well, I'll be darned o ( BrE) blowed! ( colloq), good heavens! ( colloq) (expresando irritación) I don't believe it!se cae de or por su propio peso or de maduro it goes without sayingB (desprenderse) «diente» to fall out; «hojas» to fall off; «botón» to come off, fall offse le cayó un diente one of her teeth fell outse le ha empezado a caer el pelo he's started to lose his hair o go baldla ropa se le caía a pedazos de vieja her clothes were so old they were falling to pieces o falling apartD* * *
caer ( conjugate caer) verbo intransitivo
1 ( de una altura) to fall;
( de posición vertical) to fall over;
cayó muerto allí mismo he dropped down dead on the spot;
cayó en el mar it came down in the sea;
caer parado (AmL) to land on one's feet;
dejar caer algo ‹objeto/indirecta› to drop sth.;
dejó caer la noticia que … she let drop the news that …
2a) [chaparrón/nevada]:
cayó una fuerte nevada it snowed heavily;
el rayo cayó cerca the lightning struck nearby
◊ al caer la tarde/noche at sunset o dusk/nightfall
3
4 (en error, trampa):
todos caímos (en la trampa) we all fell for it;
cayó en la tentación de mirar she succumbed to the temptation to look;
caer muy bajo to stoop very low
5 (fam) (entender, darse cuenta):◊ ¡ah, ya caigo! ( ya entiendo) oh, now I get it! (colloq);
( ya recuerdo) oh, now I remember;
no caí en que tú no tenías llave I didn't realize o (fam) I didn't click that you didn't have keys
6 ( en un estado):
caer enfermo to fall ill
7 [gobierno/ciudad] to fall;
[ soldado] ( morir) to fall, die
8 [precios/temperatura] to fall, drop
9a) ( sentar):
le cayó muy mal que no la invitaran she was very upset about not being invitedb) [ persona]:
me cae muy mal (fam) I can't stand him (colloq);
¿qué tal te cayó? what did you think of him?
[cumpleaños/festividad] to fall on;◊ ¿el 27 en qué (día) cae? what day's the 27th?
caerse verbo pronominal
( de posición vertical) to fall, to fall over;
caerse del caballo/de la cama to fall off one's horse/out of bed;
está que se cae de cansancio (fam) she's dead on her feet (colloq)b) caérsele algo a algn:◊ oiga, se le cayó un guante excuse me, you dropped your glove;
no se te vaya a caer don't drop it;
se me cayó de las manos it slipped out of my hands;
se me están cayendo las medias my stockings are falling down
[ hojas] to fall off;
[ botón] to come off, fall off;
caer verbo intransitivo
1 to fall
caer desde lo alto, to fall from the top
caer por la ventana, to fall out of the window
caer por las escaleras, to fall down the stairs
2 (captar) to understand, see: no caí, I didn't twig
US I didn't realize it
ya caigo, ¡qué tontería!, I get it ¡it's easy!
3 (estar situado) to be: eso cae por aquí cerca, it is somewhere near here
4 (tener lugar) to be: ¿cuándo cae este año la Semana Santa?, when is Easter this year?
5 (causar buena o mala impresión) le cae bien/mal, he likes/doesn't like her
parece que el muchacho le cayó en gracia, it seems that he likes the boy
6 (en una situación) caer enfermo, to fall ill
caer en desgracia, to fall out of favour
7 (ir a parar) cayó en las garras del enemigo, she fell into the clutches of the enemy
fuimos a caer en una pensión de mala muerte, we turned up in the guesthouse from hell
♦ Locuciones: caer (muy) bajo, to sink (very) low
dejar caer, (un objeto, una indirecta) to drop
dejarse caer por, to drop by
estar al caer, (a punto de llegar) he'll arrive any minute now
(a punto de ocurrir) it's on the way
al caer el día, in the evening
al caer la noche, at nightfall
' caer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abatimiento
- abatirse
- al
- anillo
- burra
- burro
- chinche
- combatir
- cuenta
- dejarse
- derrumbar
- derrumbarse
- descolgar
- desgracia
- desmayada
- desmayado
- despatarrarse
- desuso
- estar
- gorda
- gordo
- lazada
- pelo
- picada
- picado
- plomo
- pura
- puro
- red
- redonda
- redondo
- resbalar
- tirar
- tirarse
- Tiro
- trampa
- tumbar
- ubicarse
- verter
- balde
- bomba
- caiga
- cama
- cayera
- dejar
- enfermar
- ir
- largar
- muerto
- olvido
English:
bear down on
- clutch
- come down
- deaf
- die out
- disgrace
- disrepute
- down
- drop
- fall
- favor
- favour
- flat
- flop
- freeze
- intimate
- keel over
- land
- lapse
- oblivion
- plummet
- push over
- rub up
- shake down
- sharply
- sink
- slump
- snare
- steeply
- strike
- tailspin
- twig
- walk into
- wise
- beat
- blow
- cascade
- catch
- come
- crash
- die
- go
- hang
- keel
- knock
- nose
- plunge
- realize
- shower
- splash
* * *♦ vi1. [hacia abajo] to fall;cuando caen las hojas when the leaves fall;caer de un tejado/árbol to fall from a roof/tree;caer en un pozo to fall into a well;el avión cayó al mar the plane crashed into the sea;tropezó y cayó al suelo she tripped and fell (over o down);cayó en brazos de su madre she fell into her mother's arms;cayó por la ventana a la calle he fell out of the window into the street;cayó de bruces/de cabeza she fell flat on her face/headlong;cayó redondo he slumped to the ground, he collapsed in a heap;cayó rodando por la escalera she fell down the stairs;dejar caer algo [objeto] to drop sth;dejar caer que… [comentar] to let drop that…;dejó caer la noticia de su renuncia como si no tuviera importancia she casually mentioned the fact that she was resigning as if it were a matter of no importance;hacer caer algo to knock sth down, to make sth fall2. [lluvia, nieve] to fall;caerá nieve por encima de los 1.000 metros snow is expected in areas over 1,000 metres;cayeron cuatro gotas there were a few spots of rain;cayó una helada there was a frost;está cayendo un diluvio it's pouring down;Famestá cayendo una buena it's pouring down, Br it's chucking it down;cayó un rayo a pocos metros del edificio a bolt of lightning struck only a few metres from the building3. [sol] to go down, to set;al caer el sol at sunset;la noche cayó antes de que llegaran al refugio night fell before they reached the shelter4. [colgar] to fall, to hang down;el cabello le caía sobre los hombros her hair hung down to o fell over her shoulders5. [ciudad, gobierno] to fall;el aeropuerto cayó en poder de los insurgentes the airport fell to the rebels, the airport was taken by the rebels;el Imperio Romano cayó en el siglo V the Roman Empire fell in the 5th century;el escándalo hizo caer al Primer Ministro the scandal brought the Prime Minister down;han caído los líderes del comando terrorista the leaders of the terrorist unit have been captured6. [morir] [soldado] to fall, to be killed;caer como moscas to drop like flies7. [decrecer] [interés] to decrease, to subside;[precio] to fall, to go down;ha caído bastante el interés por estos temas interest in these subjects has fallen away o subsided quite a lot;ha caído el precio del café the price of coffee has gone down o fallen;los precios cayeron súbitamente prices fell suddenly;la libra ha caído frente al euro the pound has fallen o dropped against the euroRelno nos dejes caer en la tentación lead us not into temptation;tu actitud cae en lo patético your attitude is nothing less than pathetic;no debemos caer en la provocación we shouldn't allow ourselves to be provoked9. [darse cuenta]no dije nada porque no caí I didn't say anything because it didn't occur to me to do so;caer (en algo) [recordar] to be able to remember (sth);¡ahora caigo! [lo entiendo] I see it now!;[lo recuerdo] now I remember!;ahora caigo en lo que dices now I see what you are saying;Espno caigo I give up, I don't know;caer en la cuenta to realize, to understand;cuando cayó en la cuenta del error, intentó subsanarlo when she realized her mistake, she tried to correct it10. [picar] [en broma] to fall for it;me gastaron una broma, pero no caí they played a trick on me, but I didn't fall for it;caer en una trampa to fall into a trapnos cayó la mala suerte we had bad luck;me cayó el tema que mejor me sabía I got a question on the subject I knew best;le cayeron dos años (de cárcel) he got two years (in jail);la desgracia cayó sobre él he was overtaken by misfortune;¿cómo me ha podido caer a mí un trabajo así? how did I end up getting a job like this?;procura que el informe no caiga en sus manos try to avoid the report falling into her handscae en domingo it falls on a Sunday;¿en qué día cae Navidad este año? what day (of the week) is Christmas this year?¿por dónde cae la oficina de turismo? where's o whereabouts is the tourist information centre?;los baños caen a la izquierda the toilets are on the left;cae en el segundo capítulo it's in the second chapter;eso cae fuera de mis competencias that is o falls outside my remitcayó en cama he took to his bed;caer en desuso to fall into disuse;caer en el olvido to fall into oblivion;caer en la desesperación to fall into despair;caer en desgracia to fall into disgrace15. [sentar]caer bien/mal [comentario, noticia] to go down well/badly;su comentario no cayó nada bien her comment didn't go down well;caer bien/mal a alguien [comida, bebida] to agree/disagree with sb;Esp [ropa] to suit/not to suit sb; Esplos pantalones ajustados no te caen nada bien tight trousers don't suit you at all;caer como un jarro de agua fría to come as a real shockme cae mal I can't stand him;tu hermano me cae muy mal I can't stand your brother;me cayó mal I didn't like him at all;cae mal a todo el mundo he doesn't get on with anyone;Famtu jefe me cae gordo I can't stand your bosscayeron sobre la ciudad para saquearla they fell upon the city and pillaged itla mitad de la clase cayó en el primer examen half the class failed the first exam;¿cuántas te han caído? how many did you fail?el equipo ha caído mucho en el último mes the team has gone seriously off the boil over the last month21. Am [visitar] to drop in22. Compcaer (muy) bajo to sink (very) low;parece mentira que hayas caído tan bajo I can hardly believe that you would sink so low;¡qué bajo has caído! I never thought you'd sink so low!;caer por su propio peso to be self-evident;todos mis consejos cayeron en saco roto all my advice fell on deaf ears;dejarse caer por casa de alguien to drop by sb's house;estar al caer to be about to arrive;ya son las cinco, así que deben de estar al caer it's five o'clock, so they should be arriving any minute now;el anuncio debe de estar al caer the announcement should be made any minute now;se proseguirá con la investigación caiga quien caiga the investigation will proceed no matter who might be implicated o even if it means that heads will roll;RP Famcaer parado to fall on one's feet* * *I v/i1 fall;caer sobre fall on;dejar caer algo drop sth;caer enfermo fall ill;caer en lunes fall on a Monday;al caer la noche at sunset o nightfall;caiga quien caiga no matter whose head has to roll;caer muy bajo fig stoop very low;dejarse caer fam flop down2:me cae bien/mal fig I like/don’t like him:cae cerca it’s not far;¿por dónde cae este pueblo? whereabouts is this village?4:estar al caer be about to arrive;¡ahora caigo! fig now I get it!* * *caer {13} vi1) : to fall, to drop2) : to collapse3) : to hang (down)4)me caes bien: I like you5)caer mal or* * *caer vb2. (fecha) to be / to falleste año, mi cumpleaños cae en martes my birthday is on a Tuesday this year3. (entender) to get somethingcaer desmayado to faint / to collapseestar al caer to be almost here / to be about to arrive -
91 hora
f.1 hour (sesenta minutos).media hora half an houruna hora y media an hour and a half(pagar) por horas (to pay) by the hourhoras extraordinarias overtimehoras de luz daylight hourshoras de oficina/trabajo office/working hourshoras de vuelo flying timehoras de visita visiting times2 time.¿qué hora es? what time is it?¿a qué hora sale? what time does it leave?dar la hora to strike the hourponer el reloj en hora to set one's watch o clockhora oficial official timehora de salida departure time3 time (momento determinado).es hora de irse it's time to goa la hora on timea su hora when the time comes, at the appropriate timea primera hora first thing in the morninghora de cenar dinner timehora de cierre closing time4 appointment (cita).pedir/dar hora to ask for/give an appointmenttener hora en/con to have an appointment at/with* * *1 (unidad de tiempo) hour2 (tiempo) time■ ¿qué hora es? what time is it?■ no es hora de... this is no time to...3 (cita) appointment\a altas horas in the small hours¡a buenas horas! and about time too!■ ¿qué haces aquí a estas horas? what are you doing here at this time?a la hora at the proper time, on timea la hora de la verdad at the moment of truth, when it comes to ita primera hora first thing in the morninga su hora at the proper time, in timea última hora at the last momentcomer entre horas to eat between meals, snackdar hora to give an appointmentdar la hora to strike the hourde última hora last-minuteir con la hora pegada al culo tabú to run around like a blue-arsed flypedir hora to make an appointmentponer en hora to setpor horas by the hourtener horas de vuelo figurado to be an old hand¡ya era hora! and about time too!hora oficial standard timehora de acostarse bedtimehora de cenar dinner timehora de comer lunch time, dinner timehora peninsular time in mainland Spainhora punta rush hourhoras extras overtimehoras muertas spare time* * *noun f.1) hour2) time3) appointment* * *SF1) (=periodo de tiempo) hour•
echar horas — to put the hours in•
media hora — half an hourla media hora del bocadillo — half-hour break at work, ≈ tea break
•
por horas — by the hourtrabajar por horas — to work on an hourly basis o by the hour
hora puente — Arg, Uru hour off
horas de mayor audiencia — (TV) prime time sing
horas de oficina — business hours, office hours
horas de vuelo — (Aer) flying time sing; (fig) (=experiencia) experience sing; (fig) (=antigüedad) seniority sing
horas extra, horas extraordinarias — overtime sing
horas libres — free time sing, spare time sing
2) (=momento)a) [concreto] time¿qué hora es? — what time is it?, what's the time?
¿tienes hora? — have you got the time?
¿a qué hora? — (at) what time?
¿a qué hora llega? — what time is he arriving?
¡la hora!, ¡es la hora! — time's up!
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llegar a la hora — to arrive on timea la hora de pagar... — when it comes to paying...
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a altas horas (de la madrugada) — in the small hours•
poner el reloj en hora — to set one's watch•
no comer entre horas — not to eat between meals•
a estas horas, a estas horas ya deben de estar en París — they must be in Paris by nowb) [oportuno]•
buena hora, es buena hora para empezar — it's a good time to start•
es hora de hacer algo — it is time to do sthes hora de irnos — it's time we went, it's time for us to go
estas no son horas de llegar a casa — this is no time to get home, what sort of a time is this to get home?
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le ha llegado la hora — her time has come•
mala hora, es mala hora — it's a bad time•
a primera hora — first thing in the morning•
a última hora — at the last moment, at the last minuteúltima hora — [noticias] stop press
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¡ya era hora! — and about time too!ya es o va siendo hora de que te vayas — it is high time (that) you went, it is about time (that) you went
¡a buenas horas llegas! — this is a fine time for you to arrive!
hora de comer — [gen] mealtime; [a mediodía] lunchtime
hora de entrada, la hora de entrada a la oficina — the time when we start work at the office
hora de recreo — playtime, recess (EEUU)
hora de salida — [de tren, avión, bus] time of departure; [de carrera] starting time; [de escuela, trabajo] finishing time
hora insular canaria — local time in the Canary Islands
hora judicial — time when the courts start hearing cases
hora oficial — official time, standard time
hora peninsular — local time in mainland Spain
hora punta — [del tráfico] rush hour
horas punta — [de electricidad, teléfono] peak hours
hora suprema — one's last hour, hour of death
3) (Educ) periodhoras de clase — (=horas lectivas) teaching hours; (=horas de colegio) school hours
doy ocho horas de clase — [profesor] I teach for eight hours
4) (=cita) appointment5) (Rel)* * *1) ( período de tiempo) hourmedia hora — half an hour, a half hour (AmE)
100 kilómetros por hora — 100 kilometers per/an hour
8.000 pesetas la hora or por hora — 8,000 pesetas an hour
2)a) ( momento puntual) time¿tiene hora, por favor? — have you got the time, please?
¿me da la hora? — can you tell me the time?
¿qué hora es? — what's the time?, what time is it?
el avión llegó antes de (su) hora — the plane arrived ahead of schedule o arrived early
la decisión se conocerá a las 20 horas — (period) they will give their verdict at 8pm
el ataque se inició a las 20 horas — (frml) the attack commenced at 20.00 hours (léase: twenty hundred hours) (frml)
desde las cero horas — (period) from midnight
no dar ni la hora — (fam)
ésa no da ni la hora! — I'll/you'll/he'll get nothing out of her, she's as mean as they come (colloq)
desde que es jefa, no nos da ni la hora — now that she's been made boss, she won't even give us the time of day
b) ( momento sin especificar) timees hora de irse a la cama — it's bedtime o time for bed
ya es hora de irnos — it's time for us to go, it's time we were going
a altas horas de la madrugada — in the early o small hours of the morning
una noticia de última hora — a late o last-minute news item
a buena hora or a buenas horas: ¿y me lo dices ahora? a buenas horas! now you tell me!, it's a bit late to tell me now!; a buenas horas llegas this is a fine time to arrive!; a la hora de: a la hora traducirlo when it comes to translating it; a la hora de la verdad when it comes down to it; en buena hora: en buena hora compramos esta casa we bought this house at just the right time; en mala hora: en mala hora se nos ocurrió invitarla it was a really bad move inviting her; entre horas between meals; hacer hora (Chi) to kill time; llegarle a alguien su (última) hora: le llegó su (última) hora his time had come; no ver la hora de: no veo la hora de que lleguen — I'm really looking forward to them coming, I can't wait for them to come
3) ( cita) appointment* * *= hour.Ex. Most host are not available twenty-four hours a day, seven days of the week.----* 24 horas al día = around the clock.* a altas horas de la noche = late at night.* acercarse la hora de = come up for.* a cualquier hora = anytime, around the clock.* a cualquier hora del día o de la noche = at any hour of the day or night, at any time of the day or night.* aguja de las horas = hour hand.* a la hora de + Infinitivo = when it came to + Gerundio, when it comes to + Gerundio.* a la hora de la verdad = when push comes to shove, if it comes to the crunch, when it comes to the crunch, when the worst comes to the worst, if the worst comes to the worst, when the crunch comes to the crunch, if the crunch comes to the crunch.* a la hora del café = at coffee.* a primera hora de la mañana = first thing in the morning.* a primera hora de + Período del Día = first thing + Período del Día.* a primeras horas de la tarde = late afternoon.* a todas horas = at all hours, around the clock.* a última hora = at the last minute, at the eleventh hour, last minute [last-minute], at the very last minute, at the very last moment, at the very last.* a últimas horas de la tarde = late evening.* cada hora = hourly.* cambio de hora estacional = daylight saving time.* compras de última hora = last-minute shopping.* cuando llegó la hora de + Infinitivo = when it came to + Gerundio.* cuando llegue la hora = when the time comes.* decisión de última hora = last-minute decision.* dejarlo para última hora = leave + it until the last minute.* depósito de préstamos después de las horas de apertura = after-hours book drop.* de última hora = last minute [last-minute], up-to-the-minute, late breaking [late-breaking], hot off the griddle.* durante las horas de más calor = during the heat of the day.* durante las horas puntas = at peak periods.* durante muchas horas = for many long hours.* echar muchas horas al día = work + long hours.* en las horas clave = at busy times.* en las horas punta = at busy times.* fondo de préstamo por horas = short-loan collection.* hacer horas extraordinarias = work + overtime.* hacer horas extras = work + overtime.* hasta última hora = until the last minute.* hora de acostarse = bedtime.* hora de apertura = opening time.* hora de cierre = closing hour, closing time.* hora de clase = class period.* hora de comer = mealtime [meal time].* hora de comienzo = starting time, start time.* hora de conexión = connect hour.* hora de encerrarse = curfew.* hora de entrada = check-in time.* hora de Greenwich = GMT (Greenwich Mean Time).* hora de inicio = trigger time, start time.* hora de la cerveza, la = beer time.* hora de la comida = mealtime [meal time].* hora del almuerzo = lunchtime, lunch hour.* hora de la verdad = moment of truth.* hora de la verdad, la = showdown.* hora del cuento = story hour [storyhour], storytelling [story-telling], storytime [story time].* hora de llegada = arrival time.* hora del té = teatime.* hora de mayor demanda = peak time.* hora de reloj = clock hour.* hora de salida = departure time, check-out time.* hora de trabajo = man-hour.* hora de vencimiento = time due.* hora de volver a casa = curfew.* hora feliz = happy hour.* hora fija = set time.* hora hombre = man-hour.* hora intempestiva = unearthly time, unearthly hour.* hora punta = peak period, rush hour, peak hour.* horas activas = waking day, waking hours.* horas al volante = driver's hours.* horas de apertura = business hours.* horas de clase = class time, school hours.* horas de consulta = surgery.* horas de funcionamiento = operating hours.* horas de menos aglomeración = off-peak times.* horas de oficina = office hours, business hours.* horas de poca actividad = slack hours.* horas de poco movimiento = slack hours.* horas después de la escuela = after-school hours, after-school time.* horas en las que Uno está despierto = waking time.* hora señalada = set time.* horas extraordinarias = overtime.* horas extras = overtime.* horas fuera de lo normal = unsocial hours.* horas intespestivas = unsocial hours.* horas libres = released time.* horas no punta = off-peak times.* horas posteriores al mediodía = afternoon times.* Hora + y media = half past + Hora.* información de última hora = news flash.* las 24 horas = round the clock, around the clock.* las veinticuatro horas = day and night, day or night, night and day.* liberar horas = time off.* llegada la hora de la verdad = if it comes to the crunch, when the crunch comes to the crunch, if the crunch comes to the crunch.* llegar la hora de = time + come.* manecilla de las horas = hour hand.* media hora = half-hour.* mph [millas por hora] = mph [miles per hour].* muchas horas = long hours.* no se ganó Zamora en una hora = Rome wasn't built in a day.* noticia de última hora = hot off the press(es).* noticias de última hora = breaking news.* pagar por horas extra = pay + overtime.* por fin llegó la hora (de) = it's about time (that).* por hora = hourly.* por horas = on an hourly basis.* precipitación de última hora = last-minute rush.* préstamo por horas = hourly loan.* primeras horas de la madrugada = late night.* prisa de última hora = last-minute rush.* reservar hora = book + time.* ser hora de = it + be + time to/for.* ser hora de definirse = time to climb off the fence.* ser hora de irse = be time to go.* ser hora de marcharse = be time to go.* ser hora ya de que = be about time (that), be high time (that/to/for).* servicio las 24 horas = 24 hour(s) service.* ser ya hora de que = it + be + well past the time for, be high time (that/to/for).* trabajador por horas = time hand [time-hand].* trabajar a horas fuera de lo normal = work + unsocial hours.* trabajar a horas intespestivas = work + unsocial hours.* trabajar horas extraordinarias = work + overtime.* trabajar horas extras = work + overtime.* trabajar las veinticuatro horas del día = work (a)round + the clock.* trabajar muchas horas al día = work + long hours.* un + Nombre + a altas horas de la noche = a late night + Nombre.* un + Nombre + a primera hora de la mañana = an early morning + Nombre.* un + Nombre + a última hora de la mañana = a late morning + Nombre.* un servicio las 24 horas = a 24-hour service.* veinticuatro horas al día, siete días a la semana, 365 días al año = 24/7, 24/7/365.* ya era hora = not a moment too soon, not a minute too soon.* ya es hora (de que) = it's about time (that).* ya ir siendo hora de que = be high time (that/to/for), be about time (that).* ya ser hora de que = be high time (that/to/for).* * *1) ( período de tiempo) hourmedia hora — half an hour, a half hour (AmE)
100 kilómetros por hora — 100 kilometers per/an hour
8.000 pesetas la hora or por hora — 8,000 pesetas an hour
2)a) ( momento puntual) time¿tiene hora, por favor? — have you got the time, please?
¿me da la hora? — can you tell me the time?
¿qué hora es? — what's the time?, what time is it?
el avión llegó antes de (su) hora — the plane arrived ahead of schedule o arrived early
la decisión se conocerá a las 20 horas — (period) they will give their verdict at 8pm
el ataque se inició a las 20 horas — (frml) the attack commenced at 20.00 hours (léase: twenty hundred hours) (frml)
desde las cero horas — (period) from midnight
no dar ni la hora — (fam)
ésa no da ni la hora! — I'll/you'll/he'll get nothing out of her, she's as mean as they come (colloq)
desde que es jefa, no nos da ni la hora — now that she's been made boss, she won't even give us the time of day
b) ( momento sin especificar) timees hora de irse a la cama — it's bedtime o time for bed
ya es hora de irnos — it's time for us to go, it's time we were going
a altas horas de la madrugada — in the early o small hours of the morning
una noticia de última hora — a late o last-minute news item
a buena hora or a buenas horas: ¿y me lo dices ahora? a buenas horas! now you tell me!, it's a bit late to tell me now!; a buenas horas llegas this is a fine time to arrive!; a la hora de: a la hora traducirlo when it comes to translating it; a la hora de la verdad when it comes down to it; en buena hora: en buena hora compramos esta casa we bought this house at just the right time; en mala hora: en mala hora se nos ocurrió invitarla it was a really bad move inviting her; entre horas between meals; hacer hora (Chi) to kill time; llegarle a alguien su (última) hora: le llegó su (última) hora his time had come; no ver la hora de: no veo la hora de que lleguen — I'm really looking forward to them coming, I can't wait for them to come
3) ( cita) appointment* * *= hour.Ex: Most host are not available twenty-four hours a day, seven days of the week.
* 24 horas al día = around the clock.* a altas horas de la noche = late at night.* acercarse la hora de = come up for.* a cualquier hora = anytime, around the clock.* a cualquier hora del día o de la noche = at any hour of the day or night, at any time of the day or night.* aguja de las horas = hour hand.* a la hora de + Infinitivo = when it came to + Gerundio, when it comes to + Gerundio.* a la hora de la verdad = when push comes to shove, if it comes to the crunch, when it comes to the crunch, when the worst comes to the worst, if the worst comes to the worst, when the crunch comes to the crunch, if the crunch comes to the crunch.* a la hora del café = at coffee.* a primera hora de la mañana = first thing in the morning.* a primera hora de + Período del Día = first thing + Período del Día.* a primeras horas de la tarde = late afternoon.* a todas horas = at all hours, around the clock.* a última hora = at the last minute, at the eleventh hour, last minute [last-minute], at the very last minute, at the very last moment, at the very last.* a últimas horas de la tarde = late evening.* cada hora = hourly.* cambio de hora estacional = daylight saving time.* compras de última hora = last-minute shopping.* cuando llegó la hora de + Infinitivo = when it came to + Gerundio.* cuando llegue la hora = when the time comes.* decisión de última hora = last-minute decision.* dejarlo para última hora = leave + it until the last minute.* depósito de préstamos después de las horas de apertura = after-hours book drop.* de última hora = last minute [last-minute], up-to-the-minute, late breaking [late-breaking], hot off the griddle.* durante las horas de más calor = during the heat of the day.* durante las horas puntas = at peak periods.* durante muchas horas = for many long hours.* echar muchas horas al día = work + long hours.* en las horas clave = at busy times.* en las horas punta = at busy times.* fondo de préstamo por horas = short-loan collection.* hacer horas extraordinarias = work + overtime.* hacer horas extras = work + overtime.* hasta última hora = until the last minute.* hora de acostarse = bedtime.* hora de apertura = opening time.* hora de cierre = closing hour, closing time.* hora de clase = class period.* hora de comer = mealtime [meal time].* hora de comienzo = starting time, start time.* hora de conexión = connect hour.* hora de encerrarse = curfew.* hora de entrada = check-in time.* hora de Greenwich = GMT (Greenwich Mean Time).* hora de inicio = trigger time, start time.* hora de la cerveza, la = beer time.* hora de la comida = mealtime [meal time].* hora del almuerzo = lunchtime, lunch hour.* hora de la verdad = moment of truth.* hora de la verdad, la = showdown.* hora del cuento = story hour [storyhour], storytelling [story-telling], storytime [story time].* hora de llegada = arrival time.* hora del té = teatime.* hora de mayor demanda = peak time.* hora de reloj = clock hour.* hora de salida = departure time, check-out time.* hora de trabajo = man-hour.* hora de vencimiento = time due.* hora de volver a casa = curfew.* hora feliz = happy hour.* hora fija = set time.* hora hombre = man-hour.* hora intempestiva = unearthly time, unearthly hour.* hora punta = peak period, rush hour, peak hour.* horas activas = waking day, waking hours.* horas al volante = driver's hours.* horas de apertura = business hours.* horas de clase = class time, school hours.* horas de consulta = surgery.* horas de funcionamiento = operating hours.* horas de menos aglomeración = off-peak times.* horas de oficina = office hours, business hours.* horas de poca actividad = slack hours.* horas de poco movimiento = slack hours.* horas después de la escuela = after-school hours, after-school time.* horas en las que Uno está despierto = waking time.* hora señalada = set time.* horas extraordinarias = overtime.* horas extras = overtime.* horas fuera de lo normal = unsocial hours.* horas intespestivas = unsocial hours.* horas libres = released time.* horas no punta = off-peak times.* horas posteriores al mediodía = afternoon times.* Hora + y media = half past + Hora.* información de última hora = news flash.* las 24 horas = round the clock, around the clock.* las veinticuatro horas = day and night, day or night, night and day.* liberar horas = time off.* llegada la hora de la verdad = if it comes to the crunch, when the crunch comes to the crunch, if the crunch comes to the crunch.* llegar la hora de = time + come.* manecilla de las horas = hour hand.* media hora = half-hour.* mph [millas por hora] = mph [miles per hour].* muchas horas = long hours.* no se ganó Zamora en una hora = Rome wasn't built in a day.* noticia de última hora = hot off the press(es).* noticias de última hora = breaking news.* pagar por horas extra = pay + overtime.* por fin llegó la hora (de) = it's about time (that).* por hora = hourly.* por horas = on an hourly basis.* precipitación de última hora = last-minute rush.* préstamo por horas = hourly loan.* primeras horas de la madrugada = late night.* prisa de última hora = last-minute rush.* reservar hora = book + time.* ser hora de = it + be + time to/for.* ser hora de definirse = time to climb off the fence.* ser hora de irse = be time to go.* ser hora de marcharse = be time to go.* ser hora ya de que = be about time (that), be high time (that/to/for).* servicio las 24 horas = 24 hour(s) service.* ser ya hora de que = it + be + well past the time for, be high time (that/to/for).* trabajador por horas = time hand [time-hand].* trabajar a horas fuera de lo normal = work + unsocial hours.* trabajar a horas intespestivas = work + unsocial hours.* trabajar horas extraordinarias = work + overtime.* trabajar horas extras = work + overtime.* trabajar las veinticuatro horas del día = work (a)round + the clock.* trabajar muchas horas al día = work + long hours.* un + Nombre + a altas horas de la noche = a late night + Nombre.* un + Nombre + a primera hora de la mañana = an early morning + Nombre.* un + Nombre + a última hora de la mañana = a late morning + Nombre.* un servicio las 24 horas = a 24-hour service.* veinticuatro horas al día, siete días a la semana, 365 días al año = 24/7, 24/7/365.* ya era hora = not a moment too soon, not a minute too soon.* ya es hora (de que) = it's about time (that).* ya ir siendo hora de que = be high time (that/to/for), be about time (that).* ya ser hora de que = be high time (that/to/for).* * *A (período de tiempo) hourhace una hora escasa/larga que se fue he left just under/over an hour ago, he left barely an hour ago/a good hour agoel examen dura (una) hora y media the exam is an hour and a half longmedia hora half an houren un cuarto de hora in a quarter of an hournos pasamos horas y horas hablando we talked for hours and hours o for hours on endllevo horas esperándote I've been waiting hours (for you)las horas de mayor afluencia the busiest timesemana laboral de 40 horas 40-hour working weekcirculaba a (una velocidad de) 100 kilómetros por hora it was traveling at 100 kilometers per hour o an hourtrabajar/cobrar por horas to work/be paid by the hourcobra 50 euros la horaor por hora she charges 50 euros an hour[ S ] horas de atención al público de ocho a una open to the public from eight to onese pasa horas enteras leyendo she reads for hours on endno le gusta trabajar fuera de horas he doesn't like working outside normal work ( o office etc) hourspasarse las horas muertas to while away one's timetener las horas contadas to be living on borrowed timeCompuestos:departure timehappy hourfree period( Chi) rush hour( AmL) rush hour● hora puente or sandwich( RPl) free period( Esp) rush hourweak momentoff-peak timefpl office hours (pl)fpl working hours (pl)fpl visiting hours o times (pl)fpl flying time● horas extra(s) or extraordinariasfpl overtimetrabajé dos horas extra(s) or extraordinarias I worked o did two hours overtimefpl free o spare timeB1 (momento puntual) time¿tiene hora, por favor? have you got the time, please?¿me da la hora? can you tell me the time?¿qué hora es? what's the time?, what time is it?pon el reloj en hora put the clock right, set the clock (to the right time)las ocho es una buena hora eight o'clock is a good time¿a qué hora te viene bien salir? what time would it suit you to leave?¿nos podemos ir? — todavía no es la hora can we go? — it's not time yetlas clases siempre empiezan a la hora en punto the classes always start exactly o ( colloq) bang on timelos trenes nunca llegan a la or a su horaor ( RPl) en hora the trains never arrive on timeel avión llegó antes de su hora the plane arrived ahead of schedule o earlier than scheduled o earlyla decisión se conocerá a las 20 horas de hoy ( period); they will give their verdict at 8pm todayel ataque se inició a las 20 horas ( frml); the attack commenced at 20:00 hours (léase: twenty hundred hours) ( frml)se ha convocado una huelga desde las cero horas ( period); a strike has been called from midnightdar la hora ( Chi fam) (en el vestir, comportamiento) to look ( o be etc) out of place; (al hablar) to say things that are out of place, say things that have nothing to do with the conversationno dar ni la hora ( fam): ¡ésa no da ni la hora! I'll/you'll/he'll get nothing out of her, she's as mean as they come ( colloq)que se olvide de ese muchacho, si no le da ni la hora she should forget about him, he's not the least bit interested in her o he doesn't even look at herdesde que la nombraron jefa, no nos da ni la hora now that she's been made boss, she doesn't even give us the time of day2 (momento sin especificar) timeya es hora de irse a la cama it's bedtime o time for bedllámame a la hora de almorzar call me at lunchtimeya es hora de irnos it's time for us to go, it's time we were goinghay que estar pendiente de él a todas horas you have to keep an eye on him the whole timeel niño tiene que comer a su(s) hora(s) the baby has to have its meals at regular times¡ya era hora de que llamases! it was about time you calledya va siendo hora de que empieces a trabajar it's about time you got a jobes hora de que vayas pensando en tu futuro it's high time you started thinking about your futurea altas horas de la madrugada in the early o small hours of the morningte llamaré a primera hora de la mañana I'll call you first thing in the morninga última hora decidimos no ir at the last moment we decided not to gouna notica de última hora a late o last-minute news itemúltima hora: terremoto en Santiago stop press: earthquake in Santiagoa estas horas deben estar llegando a Roma they must be arriving in Rome about nownormalmente a estas horas ya hemos cenado we've usually finished dinner by this timeéstas no son horas de llamar this is no time to call people up¿qué horas son éstas de llegar? what time do you call this, then?, what sort of time is this to come home?¿qué haces levantado a estas horas? what are you doing up at this time?no puedo tomar café a estas horas porque me desvela I can't drink coffee so late in the day because it keeps me awakemaldita sea la hora en que se le ocurrió volver I curse the day he decided to come backa buena horaor a buenas horas: ¿llamó ayer y me lo dices ahora? ¡a buenas horas! she phoned yesterday? now you tell me! o it's a bit late to tell me now!a buenas horas llegas this is a fine time to arrive!a la hora de: no están de acuerdo con él, pero a la hora de hablar nadie dice nada they don't agree with him, but when it comes to it, nobody dares say anythingseguro que se encuentran con problemas a la hora de traducir esto you can be sure they'll have problems when it comes to translating thisa la hora de la verdad when it comes down to ita la hora de la verdad nunca hacen nada when it comes down to it o when it comes to the crunch, they never do anythingen buena hora: en buena hora decidimos comprar esta casa we decided to buy this house at just the right timeen mala hora: en mala hora se nos ocurrió meternos en este lío it was a really bad move getting ourselves involved in this messentre horas between mealsno deberías comer entre horas you shouldn't eat between mealsse pasa el día picando entre horas she nibbles all dayhacer hora ( Chi); to kill timellegarle a algn su (última) hora: sabía que le había llegado su (última) hora he knew his time had comeno ver or ( Chi) hallar la hora de: no veo la hora de que lleguen las vacaciones I'm really looking forward to the start of the vacationno veía la hora de que se fuera she couldn't wait for him to gono veo la hora de salir de aquí I can't wait to get out of hereCompuestos:astronomical o solar timezero hour(de un periódico) news deadline; (de una emisión) closedowntime of arrival● hora de Europa Central/OrientalCentral/Eastern European time● hora Hzero hour( fam):quedamos a las siete, pero a las siete hora inglesa, ¿eh? so, seven o'clock it is, but seven on the dot o seven o'clock sharp, OK?local timestandard timeastronomical o solar timeC (cita) appointmentel médico me ha dado hora para mañana the doctor's given me an appointment for tomorrow, I've got an appointment with the doctor tomorrow¿hay que pedir hora para ver al especialista? do I have to make an appointment to see the specialist?tengo hora con el dentista a las cuatro I have a dental appointment at four* * *
Multiple Entries:
h.
hora
h. (◊ hora) hr
hora sustantivo femenino
1 ( período de tiempo) hour;
las horas de mayor afluencia the busiest time;
cobrar por horas to be paid by the hour;
45 euros por hora 45 euros an hour;
hora libre free period;
hora pico (AmL) or (Esp) punta rush hour;
horas extra(s) or extraordinaria(s) overtime
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◊ ¿tiene hora, por favor? have you got the time, please?;
¿qué hora es? what's the time?, what time is it?;
pon el reloj en hora put the clock right;
todavía no es la hora it's not time yet;
nunca llegan a la hora they never arrive on time;
el avión llegó antes de (su) hora the plane arrived early
◊ es hora de irse a la cama it's bedtime o time for bed;
a la hora de almorzar at lunchtime;
ya es hora de irnos it's time for us to go;
¡ya era hora de que llamases! it's about time you called;
a primera hora de la mañana first thing in the morning;
a última hora at the last moment;
a la hora de: a la hora de traducirlo when it comes to translating it;
a la hora de la verdad when it comes down to it;
entre horas between meals;
hacer hora (Chi) to kill time
3 ( cita) appointment;
hora sustantivo femenino
1 (60 minutos) hour: te veo dentro de media hora, I'll see you in half an hour
volvimos a altas horas de la madrugada, we came back in the small hours
me pagan por horas, they pay me by the hour
horas extras, overtime
2 (momento) time: ¿qué hora es?, what's the time?
es hora de irse a la cama, it's bedtime
3 (cita) appointment: pedir hora con el dentista, to ask for an appointment with the dentist
♦ Locuciones: familiar a buenas horas (mangas verdes), too late, a bit late: ¡a buenas horas me traes la caja de grapas!, isn't it a bit late to bring me the box of staples?
a la hora de la verdad, when it comes down to the nitty gritty
tener muchas horas de vuelo, to have been around: ¡ a ése no le engañas, tiene muchas horas de vuelo!, you won't fool him, he's been around!
' hora' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- adelantar
- alargarse
- amanecer
- apenas
- atusarse
- bendita
- bendito
- cerca
- cola
- concretar
- condicionamiento
- cosa
- cuarta
- cuarto
- dar
- decisión
- dedicar
- esperar
- fijar
- indecente
- informal
- llegar
- marcar
- media
- medio
- metralla
- pasar
- por
- punta
- retrasar
- retrasarse
- sacar
- sala
- señorita
- tarde
- última
- último
- una
- uno
- usted
- ustedes
- ver
- Y
- ya
- a
- abrir
- acercar
- atraso
- bueno
English:
A
- about
- appoint
- appointment
- arrange
- at
- bang
- barbecue
- be
- bedtime
- before
- black out
- board
- celebration
- character
- check-in
- checkout
- chicken out
- chip
- clock off
- clock out
- closing time
- concurrent
- convenient
- creep
- crunch
- definite
- do
- dress
- early
- exact
- feed
- feeding
- fix
- flabby
- GMT
- good
- Greenwich Mean Time
- half
- half-an-hour
- half-hourly
- hesitant
- high
- hour
- hourly
- hr
- initiative
- instrumental
- interrogate
- interval
* * *hora nf1. [del día] hour;una hora y media an hour and a half;se marchó hace una hora y media she left an hour and a half ago;media hora half an hour;a primera hora first thing in the morning;a altas horas de la noche in the small hours;(pagar) por horas (to pay) by the hour;cobra 80 euros por hora she charges 80 euros an hour;el tren circulaba a 100 kilómetros por hora the train was travelling at 100 kilometres an hour;comer entre horas to eat between meals;se pasa las horas jugando he spends his time playing;el enfermo tiene las horas contadas the patient hasn't got long to live;se rumorea que el ministro tiene las horas contadas it is rumoured that the minister's days are numbered;a última hora [al final del día] at the end of the day;[en el último momento] at the last moment;hasta última hora no nos dimos cuenta del error we didn't notice the mistake until the last moment;órdenes/preparativos de última hora last-minute orders/preparations;y nos llega una noticia de última hora [en telediario] and here's some news just in;última hora: atentado en Madrid [titular] Br stop press o US late breaking news: terrorist attack in Madridhoras extra(s), horas extraordinarias [trabajo] overtime; [paga] overtime pay;hacer horas extra(s) to do o work overtime;cobrar horas extras to earn o get paid overtime;horas libres free time;tengo una hora libre entre latín y griego I've got an hour free between my Latin and Greek;horas de oficina office hours;RP hora puente = free period between classes;hora de salida departure time;RP hora sándwich = free period between classes;horas de trabajo working hours;horas de visita visiting hours;horas de vuelo flying hours;Figtiene muchas horas de vuelo he's an old hand2. [momento determinado] time;¿qué hora es?, Am [m5]¿qué horas son? what time is it?;¿tiene hora, por favor? have you got the time, please?;¿a qué hora sale? what time o when does it leave?;el desfile comenzará a las 14 horas the procession will begin at 14.00 hours o at 2 p.m.;a esa hora no me va bien that's not a good time for me;es hora de irse it's time to go;es hora de cenar it's time for dinner;se ha hecho la hora de irse a dormir it's time for bed;ha llegado la hora de marcharnos the time has come for us to leave;a estas horas deben estar aterrizando en Managua they should be landing in Managua around now;estaré ahí a la hora I'll be there on time, I'll be punctual;hay que tener cuidado a la hora de aplicar la pintura care should be taken when applying the paint;a la hora de cenar at dinnertime;a la hora de ir de vacaciones, prefiero la playa when it comes to holidays, I prefer the seaside;a su hora when the time comes, at the appropriate time;a todas horas [constantemente] all the time;el tren llegó antes de hora the train arrived early;cada hora hourly;dar la hora [reloj] to strike the hour;me dio la hora she told me the time;poner el reloj en hora to set one's watch o clock;¡ya era hora! and about time too!;Fam¡a buenas horas! that's a lot of good now!;¡a buenas horas me avisas! now's a fine time to tell me!;Fam Hum¡a buenas horas mangas verdes! that's a fat lot of good now!;Famno dar ni la hora: ese tío no te dará ni la hora that guy's as stingy o tight as they come;Esp, Andes, Carib, RP Esp, Andes, Carib, RPen mala hora le conté el secreto I wish I'd never told him the secret;en mala hora salimos de excursión we couldn't have chosen a worse time to go on a trip;no veo la hora de hacerlo I can't wait to do itla hora del bocadillo [en fábrica] = break for refreshment during morning's work, Br ≈ morning tea break;hora cero zero hour;la hora de dormir bedtime;hora de Greenwich Greenwich Mean Time, GMT;hora H zero hour;hora legal standard time;hora local local time;hora muerta free hour;Educ free period;hora oficial official time;Esp hora peninsular = local time in mainland Spain as opposed to the Canaries, which are an hour behind; Am hora pico [de mucho tráfico] rush hour; [de agua, electricidad] peak times; Esp hora punta [de mucho tráfico] rush hour; [de agua, electricidad] peak times;hora del té teatime;hora valle off-peak times3. [cita] appointment;pedir/dar hora to make/give an appointment;tengo hora en la peluquería I've got an appointment at the hairdresser's;tengo hora con el dentista I've got a dental appointmenthoras canónicas canonical hoursHORA INGLESAIn much of Latin America, punctuality is not given the same importance as in the UK or USA. In an ironic recognition of this cultural difference, some people will specify hora inglesa (literally “English time”) when they mean “punctually” or “on the dot”.* * *f1 hour;hora y media an hour and a half;horas muertas hour after hour2 ( momento indeterminado):a todas horas all the time;a última hora at the last minute;a última hora de la tarde late in the afternoon;a altas horas de la madrugada in the (wee) small hours, in the early hours of the morning;a primera hora de la tarde first thing in the afternoon;¡ya era hora! about time too!;ya es hora de que te pongas a estudiar it’s time you started studying;comer entre horas eat between meals;tocado su hora his time has come;a la hora de … fig when it comes to …3 ( cita):pedir hora make an appointment;tengo hora con el dentista I have an appointment with the dentist:poner en hora reloj set;¿tiene hora? do you have the time?, have you got the time?;¿qué hora es? what time is it?;llegó a la hora he arrived on time* * *hora nf1) : hourmedia hora: half an houra la última hora: at the last minutea la hora en punto: on the dothoras de oficina: office hours2) : time¿qué hora es?: what time is it?3) cita: appointment* * *hora n1. (60 minutos) hour2. (momento) time¿qué hora es? what time is it?¿tienes hora? have you got the time?¿a qué hora te levantas? what time do you get up?3. (cita) appointmentes hora de que... it's time...¡ya era hora! about time too! -
92 Historical Portugal
Before Romans described western Iberia or Hispania as "Lusitania," ancient Iberians inhabited the land. Phoenician and Greek trading settlements grew up in the Tagus estuary area and nearby coasts. Beginning around 202 BCE, Romans invaded what is today southern Portugal. With Rome's defeat of Carthage, Romans proceeded to conquer and rule the western region north of the Tagus, which they named Roman "Lusitania." In the fourth century CE, as Rome's rule weakened, the area experienced yet another invasion—Germanic tribes, principally the Suevi, who eventually were Christianized. During the sixth century CE, the Suevi kingdom was superseded by yet another Germanic tribe—the Christian Visigoths.A major turning point in Portugal's history came in 711, as Muslim armies from North Africa, consisting of both Arab and Berber elements, invaded the Iberian Peninsula from across the Straits of Gibraltar. They entered what is now Portugal in 714, and proceeded to conquer most of the country except for the far north. For the next half a millennium, Islam and Muslim presence in Portugal left a significant mark upon the politics, government, language, and culture of the country.Islam, Reconquest, and Portugal Created, 714-1140The long frontier struggle between Muslim invaders and Christian communities in the north of the Iberian peninsula was called the Reconquista (Reconquest). It was during this struggle that the first dynasty of Portuguese kings (Burgundian) emerged and the independent monarchy of Portugal was established. Christian forces moved south from what is now the extreme north of Portugal and gradually defeated Muslim forces, besieging and capturing towns under Muslim sway. In the ninth century, as Christian forces slowly made their way southward, Christian elements were dominant only in the area between Minho province and the Douro River; this region became known as "territorium Portu-calense."In the 11th century, the advance of the Reconquest quickened as local Christian armies were reinforced by crusading knights from what is now France and England. Christian forces took Montemor (1034), at the Mondego River; Lamego (1058); Viseu (1058); and Coimbra (1064). In 1095, the king of Castile and Léon granted the country of "Portu-cale," what became northern Portugal, to a Burgundian count who had emigrated from France. This was the foundation of Portugal. In 1139, a descendant of this count, Afonso Henriques, proclaimed himself "King of Portugal." He was Portugal's first monarch, the "Founder," and the first of the Burgundian dynasty, which ruled until 1385.The emergence of Portugal in the 12th century as a separate monarchy in Iberia occurred before the Christian Reconquest of the peninsula. In the 1140s, the pope in Rome recognized Afonso Henriques as king of Portugal. In 1147, after a long, bloody siege, Muslim-occupied Lisbon fell to Afonso Henriques's army. Lisbon was the greatest prize of the 500-year war. Assisting this effort were English crusaders on their way to the Holy Land; the first bishop of Lisbon was an Englishman. When the Portuguese captured Faro and Silves in the Algarve province in 1248-50, the Reconquest of the extreme western portion of the Iberian peninsula was complete—significantly, more than two centuries before the Spanish crown completed the Reconquest of the eastern portion by capturing Granada in 1492.Consolidation and Independence of Burgundian Portugal, 1140-1385Two main themes of Portugal's early existence as a monarchy are the consolidation of control over the realm and the defeat of a Castil-ian threat from the east to its independence. At the end of this period came the birth of a new royal dynasty (Aviz), which prepared to carry the Christian Reconquest beyond continental Portugal across the straits of Gibraltar to North Africa. There was a variety of motives behind these developments. Portugal's independent existence was imperiled by threats from neighboring Iberian kingdoms to the north and east. Politics were dominated not only by efforts against the Muslims inPortugal (until 1250) and in nearby southern Spain (until 1492), but also by internecine warfare among the kingdoms of Castile, Léon, Aragon, and Portugal. A final comeback of Muslim forces was defeated at the battle of Salado (1340) by allied Castilian and Portuguese forces. In the emerging Kingdom of Portugal, the monarch gradually gained power over and neutralized the nobility and the Church.The historic and commonplace Portuguese saying "From Spain, neither a good wind nor a good marriage" was literally played out in diplomacy and war in the late 14th-century struggles for mastery in the peninsula. Larger, more populous Castile was pitted against smaller Portugal. Castile's Juan I intended to force a union between Castile and Portugal during this era of confusion and conflict. In late 1383, Portugal's King Fernando, the last king of the Burgundian dynasty, suddenly died prematurely at age 38, and the Master of Aviz, Portugal's most powerful nobleman, took up the cause of independence and resistance against Castile's invasion. The Master of Aviz, who became King João I of Portugal, was able to obtain foreign assistance. With the aid of English archers, Joao's armies defeated the Castilians in the crucial battle of Aljubarrota, on 14 August 1385, a victory that assured the independence of the Portuguese monarchy from its Castilian nemesis for several centuries.Aviz Dynasty and Portugal's First Overseas Empire, 1385-1580The results of the victory at Aljubarrota, much celebrated in Portugal's art and monuments, and the rise of the Aviz dynasty also helped to establish a new merchant class in Lisbon and Oporto, Portugal's second city. This group supported King João I's program of carrying the Reconquest to North Africa, since it was interested in expanding Portugal's foreign commerce and tapping into Muslim trade routes and resources in Africa. With the Reconquest against the Muslims completed in Portugal and the threat from Castile thwarted for the moment, the Aviz dynasty launched an era of overseas conquest, exploration, and trade. These efforts dominated Portugal's 15th and 16th centuries.The overseas empire and age of Discoveries began with Portugal's bold conquest in 1415 of the Moroccan city of Ceuta. One royal member of the 1415 expedition was young, 21-year-old Prince Henry, later known in history as "Prince Henry the Navigator." His part in the capture of Ceuta won Henry his knighthood and began Portugal's "Marvelous Century," during which the small kingdom was counted as a European and world power of consequence. Henry was the son of King João I and his English queen, Philippa of Lancaster, but he did not inherit the throne. Instead, he spent most of his life and his fortune, and that of the wealthy military Order of Christ, on various imperial ventures and on voyages of exploration down the African coast and into the Atlantic. While mythology has surrounded Henry's controversial role in the Discoveries, and this role has been exaggerated, there is no doubt that he played a vital part in the initiation of Portugal's first overseas empire and in encouraging exploration. He was naturally curious, had a sense of mission for Portugal, and was a strong leader. He also had wealth to expend; at least a third of the African voyages of the time were under his sponsorship. If Prince Henry himself knew little science, significant scientific advances in navigation were made in his day.What were Portugal's motives for this new imperial effort? The well-worn historical cliche of "God, Glory, and Gold" can only partly explain the motivation of a small kingdom with few natural resources and barely 1 million people, which was greatly outnumbered by the other powers it confronted. Among Portuguese objectives were the desire to exploit known North African trade routes and resources (gold, wheat, leather, weaponry, and other goods that were scarce in Iberia); the need to outflank the Muslim world in the Mediterranean by sailing around Africa, attacking Muslims en route; and the wish to ally with Christian kingdoms beyond Africa. This enterprise also involved a strategy of breaking the Venetian spice monopoly by trading directly with the East by means of discovering and exploiting a sea route around Africa to Asia. Besides the commercial motives, Portugal nurtured a strong crusading sense of Christian mission, and various classes in the kingdom saw an opportunity for fame and gain.By the time of Prince Henry's death in 1460, Portugal had gained control of the Atlantic archipelagos of the Azores and Madeiras, begun to colonize the Cape Verde Islands, failed to conquer the Canary Islands from Castile, captured various cities on Morocco's coast, and explored as far as Senegal, West Africa, down the African coast. By 1488, Bar-tolomeu Dias had rounded the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa and thereby discovered the way to the Indian Ocean.Portugal's largely coastal African empire and later its fragile Asian empire brought unexpected wealth but were purchased at a high price. Costs included wars of conquest and defense against rival powers, manning the far-flung navel and trade fleets and scattered castle-fortresses, and staffing its small but fierce armies, all of which entailed a loss of skills and population to maintain a scattered empire. Always short of capital, the monarchy became indebted to bankers. There were many defeats beginning in the 16th century at the hands of the larger imperial European monarchies (Spain, France, England, and Holland) and many attacks on Portugal and its strung-out empire. Typically, there was also the conflict that arose when a tenuously held world empire that rarely if ever paid its way demanded finance and manpower Portugal itself lacked.The first 80 years of the glorious imperial era, the golden age of Portugal's imperial power and world influence, was an African phase. During 1415-88, Portuguese navigators and explorers in small ships, some of them caravelas (caravels), explored the treacherous, disease-ridden coasts of Africa from Morocco to South Africa beyond the Cape of Good Hope. By the 1470s, the Portuguese had reached the Gulf of Guinea and, in the early 1480s, what is now Angola. Bartolomeu Dias's extraordinary voyage of 1487-88 to South Africa's coast and the edge of the Indian Ocean convinced Portugal that the best route to Asia's spices and Christians lay south, around the tip of southern Africa. Between 1488 and 1495, there was a hiatus caused in part by domestic conflict in Portugal, discussion of resources available for further conquests beyond Africa in Asia, and serious questions as to Portugal's capacity to reach beyond Africa. In 1495, King Manuel and his council decided to strike for Asia, whatever the consequences. In 1497-99, Vasco da Gama, under royal orders, made the epic two-year voyage that discovered the sea route to western India (Asia), outflanked Islam and Venice, and began Portugal's Asian empire. Within 50 years, Portugal had discovered and begun the exploitation of its largest colony, Brazil, and set up forts and trading posts from the Middle East (Aden and Ormuz), India (Calicut, Goa, etc.), Malacca, and Indonesia to Macau in China.By the 1550s, parts of its largely coastal, maritime trading post empire from Morocco to the Moluccas were under siege from various hostile forces, including Muslims, Christians, and Hindi. Although Moroccan forces expelled the Portuguese from the major coastal cities by 1550, the rival European monarchies of Castile (Spain), England, France, and later Holland began to seize portions of her undermanned, outgunned maritime empire.In 1580, Phillip II of Spain, whose mother was a Portuguese princess and who had a strong claim to the Portuguese throne, invaded Portugal, claimed the throne, and assumed control over the realm and, by extension, its African, Asian, and American empires. Phillip II filled the power vacuum that appeared in Portugal following the loss of most of Portugal's army and its young, headstrong King Sebastião in a disastrous war in Morocco. Sebastiao's death in battle (1578) and the lack of a natural heir to succeed him, as well as the weak leadership of the cardinal who briefly assumed control in Lisbon, led to a crisis that Spain's strong monarch exploited. As a result, Portugal lost its independence to Spain for a period of 60 years.Portugal under Spanish Rule, 1580-1640Despite the disastrous nature of Portugal's experience under Spanish rule, "The Babylonian Captivity" gave birth to modern Portuguese nationalism, its second overseas empire, and its modern alliance system with England. Although Spain allowed Portugal's weakened empire some autonomy, Spanish rule in Portugal became increasingly burdensome and unacceptable. Spain's ambitious imperial efforts in Europe and overseas had an impact on the Portuguese as Spain made greater and greater demands on its smaller neighbor for manpower and money. Portugal's culture underwent a controversial Castilianization, while its empire became hostage to Spain's fortunes. New rival powers England, France, and Holland attacked and took parts of Spain's empire and at the same time attacked Portugal's empire, as well as the mother country.Portugal's empire bore the consequences of being attacked by Spain's bitter enemies in what was a form of world war. Portuguese losses were heavy. By 1640, Portugal had lost most of its Moroccan cities as well as Ceylon, the Moluccas, and sections of India. With this, Portugal's Asian empire was gravely weakened. Only Goa, Damão, Diu, Bombay, Timor, and Macau remained and, in Brazil, Dutch forces occupied the northeast.On 1 December 1640, long commemorated as a national holiday, Portuguese rebels led by the duke of Braganza overthrew Spanish domination and took advantage of Spanish weakness following a more serious rebellion in Catalonia. Portugal regained independence from Spain, but at a price: dependence on foreign assistance to maintain its independence in the form of the renewal of the alliance with England.Restoration and Second Empire, 1640-1822Foreign affairs and empire dominated the restoration era and aftermath, and Portugal again briefly enjoyed greater European power and prestige. The Anglo-Portuguese Alliance was renewed and strengthened in treaties of 1642, 1654, and 1661, and Portugal's independence from Spain was underwritten by English pledges and armed assistance. In a Luso-Spanish treaty of 1668, Spain recognized Portugal's independence. Portugal's alliance with England was a marriage of convenience and necessity between two monarchies with important religious, cultural, and social differences. In return for legal, diplomatic, and trade privileges, as well as the use during war and peace of Portugal's great Lisbon harbor and colonial ports for England's navy, England pledged to protect Portugal and its scattered empire from any attack. The previously cited 17th-century alliance treaties were renewed later in the Treaty of Windsor, signed in London in 1899. On at least 10 different occasions after 1640, and during the next two centuries, England was central in helping prevent or repel foreign invasions of its ally, Portugal.Portugal's second empire (1640-1822) was largely Brazil-oriented. Portuguese colonization, exploitation of wealth, and emigration focused on Portuguese America, and imperial revenues came chiefly from Brazil. Between 1670 and 1740, Portugal's royalty and nobility grew wealthier on funds derived from Brazilian gold, diamonds, sugar, tobacco, and other crops, an enterprise supported by the Atlantic slave trade and the supply of African slave labor from West Africa and Angola. Visitors today can see where much of that wealth was invested: Portugal's rich legacy of monumental architecture. Meanwhile, the African slave trade took a toll in Angola and West Africa.In continental Portugal, absolutist monarchy dominated politics and government, and there was a struggle for position and power between the monarchy and other institutions, such as the Church and nobility. King José I's chief minister, usually known in history as the marquis of Pombal (ruled 1750-77), sharply suppressed the nobility and theChurch (including the Inquisition, now a weak institution) and expelled the Jesuits. Pombal also made an effort to reduce economic dependence on England, Portugal's oldest ally. But his successes did not last much beyond his disputed time in office.Beginning in the late 18th century, the European-wide impact of the French Revolution and the rise of Napoleon placed Portugal in a vulnerable position. With the monarchy ineffectively led by an insane queen (Maria I) and her indecisive regent son (João VI), Portugal again became the focus of foreign ambition and aggression. With England unable to provide decisive assistance in time, France—with Spain's consent—invaded Portugal in 1807. As Napoleon's army under General Junot entered Lisbon meeting no resistance, Portugal's royal family fled on a British fleet to Brazil, where it remained in exile until 1821. In the meantime, Portugal's overseas empire was again under threat. There was a power vacuum as the monarch was absent, foreign armies were present, and new political notions of liberalism and constitutional monarchy were exciting various groups of citizens.Again England came to the rescue, this time in the form of the armies of the duke of Wellington. Three successive French invasions of Portugal were defeated and expelled, and Wellington succeeded in carrying the war against Napoleon across the Portuguese frontier into Spain. The presence of the English army, the new French-born liberal ideas, and the political vacuum combined to create revolutionary conditions. The French invasions and the peninsular wars, where Portuguese armed forces played a key role, marked the beginning of a new era in politics.Liberalism and Constitutional Monarchy, 1822-1910During 1807-22, foreign invasions, war, and civil strife over conflicting political ideas gravely damaged Portugal's commerce, economy, and novice industry. The next terrible blow was the loss of Brazil in 1822, the jewel in the imperial crown. Portugal's very independence seemed to be at risk. In vain, Portugal sought to resist Brazilian independence by force, but in 1825 it formally acknowledged Brazilian independence by treaty.Portugal's slow recovery from the destructive French invasions and the "war of independence" was complicated by civil strife over the form of constitutional monarchy that best suited Portugal. After struggles over these issues between 1820 and 1834, Portugal settled somewhat uncertainly into a moderate constitutional monarchy whose constitution (Charter of 1826) lent it strong political powers to exert a moderating influence between the executive and legislative branches of the government. It also featured a new upper middle class based on land ownership and commerce; a Catholic Church that, although still important, lived with reduced privileges and property; a largely African (third) empire to which Lisbon and Oporto devoted increasing spiritual and material resources, starting with the liberal imperial plans of 1836 and 1851, and continuing with the work of institutions like the Lisbon Society of Geography (established 1875); and a mass of rural peasants whose bonds to the land weakened after 1850 and who began to immigrate in increasing numbers to Brazil and North America.Chronic military intervention in national politics began in 19th-century Portugal. Such intervention, usually commencing with coups or pronunciamentos (military revolts), was a shortcut to the spoils of political office and could reflect popular discontent as well as the power of personalities. An early example of this was the 1817 golpe (coup) attempt of General Gomes Freire against British military rule in Portugal before the return of King João VI from Brazil. Except for a more stable period from 1851 to 1880, military intervention in politics, or the threat thereof, became a feature of the constitutional monarchy's political life, and it continued into the First Republic and the subsequent Estado Novo.Beginning with the Regeneration period (1851-80), Portugal experienced greater political stability and economic progress. Military intervention in politics virtually ceased; industrialization and construction of railroads, roads, and bridges proceeded; two political parties (Regenerators and Historicals) worked out a system of rotation in power; and leading intellectuals sparked a cultural revival in several fields. In 19th-century literature, there was a new golden age led by such figures as Alexandre Herculano (historian), Eça de Queirós (novelist), Almeida Garrett (playwright and essayist), Antero de Quental (poet), and Joaquim Oliveira Martins (historian and social scientist). In its third overseas empire, Portugal attempted to replace the slave trade and slavery with legitimate economic activities; to reform the administration; and to expand Portuguese holdings beyond coastal footholds deep into the African hinterlands in West, West Central, and East Africa. After 1841, to some extent, and especially after 1870, colonial affairs, combined with intense nationalism, pressures for economic profit in Africa, sentiment for national revival, and the drift of European affairs would make or break Lisbon governments.Beginning with the political crisis that arose out of the "English Ultimatum" affair of January 1890, the monarchy became discredtted and identified with the poorly functioning government, political parties splintered, and republicanism found more supporters. Portugal participated in the "Scramble for Africa," expanding its African holdings, but failed to annex territory connecting Angola and Mozambique. A growing foreign debt and state bankruptcy as of the early 1890s damaged the constitutional monarchy's reputation, despite the efforts of King Carlos in diplomacy, the renewal of the alliance in the Windsor Treaty of 1899, and the successful if bloody colonial wars in the empire (1880-97). Republicanism proclaimed that Portugal's weak economy and poor society were due to two historic institutions: the monarchy and the Catholic Church. A republic, its stalwarts claimed, would bring greater individual liberty; efficient, if more decentralized government; and a stronger colonial program while stripping the Church of its role in both society and education.As the monarchy lost support and republicans became more aggressive, violence increased in politics. King Carlos I and his heir Luís were murdered in Lisbon by anarchist-republicans on 1 February 1908. Following a military and civil insurrection and fighting between monarchist and republican forces, on 5 October 1910, King Manuel II fled Portugal and a republic was proclaimed.First Parliamentary Republic, 1910-26Portugal's first attempt at republican government was the most unstable, turbulent parliamentary republic in the history of 20th-century Western Europe. During a little under 16 years of the republic, there were 45 governments, a number of legislatures that did not complete normal terms, military coups, and only one president who completed his four-year term in office. Portuguese society was poorly prepared for this political experiment. Among the deadly legacies of the monarchy were a huge public debt; a largely rural, apolitical, and illiterate peasant population; conflict over the causes of the country's misfortunes; and lack of experience with a pluralist, democratic system.The republic had some talented leadership but lacked popular, institutional, and economic support. The 1911 republican constitution established only a limited democracy, as only a small portion of the adult male citizenry was eligible to vote. In a country where the majority was Catholic, the republic passed harshly anticlerical laws, and its institutions and supporters persecuted both the Church and its adherents. During its brief disjointed life, the First Republic drafted important reform plans in economic, social, and educational affairs; actively promoted development in the empire; and pursued a liberal, generous foreign policy. Following British requests for Portugal's assistance in World War I, Portugal entered the war on the Allied side in March 1916 and sent armies to Flanders and Portuguese Africa. Portugal's intervention in that conflict, however, was too costly in many respects, and the ultimate failure of the republic in part may be ascribed to Portugal's World War I activities.Unfortunately for the republic, its time coincided with new threats to Portugal's African possessions: World War I, social and political demands from various classes that could not be reconciled, excessive military intervention in politics, and, in particular, the worst economic and financial crisis Portugal had experienced since the 16th and 17th centuries. After the original Portuguese Republican Party (PRP, also known as the "Democrats") splintered into three warring groups in 1912, no true multiparty system emerged. The Democrats, except for only one or two elections, held an iron monopoly of electoral power, and political corruption became a major issue. As extreme right-wing dictatorships elsewhere in Europe began to take power in Italy (1922), neighboring Spain (1923), and Greece (1925), what scant popular support remained for the republic collapsed. Backed by a right-wing coalition of landowners from Alentejo, clergy, Coimbra University faculty and students, Catholic organizations, and big business, career military officers led by General Gomes da Costa executed a coup on 28 May 1926, turned out the last republican government, and established a military government.The Estado Novo (New State), 1926-74During the military phase (1926-32) of the Estado Novo, professional military officers, largely from the army, governed and administered Portugal and held key cabinet posts, but soon discovered that the military possessed no magic formula that could readily solve the problems inherited from the First Republic. Especially during the years 1926-31, the military dictatorship, even with its political repression of republican activities and institutions (military censorship of the press, political police action, and closure of the republic's rowdy parliament), was characterized by similar weaknesses: personalism and factionalism; military coups and political instability, including civil strife and loss of life; state debt and bankruptcy; and a weak economy. "Barracks parliamentarism" was not an acceptable alternative even to the "Nightmare Republic."Led by General Óscar Carmona, who had replaced and sent into exile General Gomes da Costa, the military dictatorship turned to a civilian expert in finance and economics to break the budget impasse and bring coherence to the disorganized system. Appointed minister of finance on 27 April 1928, the Coimbra University Law School professor of economics Antônio de Oliveira Salazar (1889-1970) first reformed finance, helped balance the budget, and then turned to other concerns as he garnered extraordinary governing powers. In 1930, he was appointed interim head of another key ministry (Colonies) and within a few years had become, in effect, a civilian dictator who, with the military hierarchy's support, provided the government with coherence, a program, and a set of policies.For nearly 40 years after he was appointed the first civilian prime minister in 1932, Salazar's personality dominated the government. Unlike extreme right-wing dictators elsewhere in Europe, Salazar was directly appointed by the army but was never endorsed by a popular political party, street militia, or voter base. The scholarly, reclusive former Coimbra University professor built up what became known after 1932 as the Estado Novo ("New State"), which at the time of its overthrow by another military coup in 1974, was the longest surviving authoritarian regime in Western Europe. The system of Salazar and the largely academic and technocratic ruling group he gathered in his cabinets was based on the central bureaucracy of the state, which was supported by the president of the republic—always a senior career military officer, General Óscar Carmona (1928-51), General Craveiro Lopes (1951-58), and Admiral Américo Tómaz (1958-74)—and the complicity of various institutions. These included a rubber-stamp legislature called the National Assembly (1935-74) and a political police known under various names: PVDE (1932-45), PIDE (1945-69),and DGS (1969-74). Other defenders of the Estado Novo security were paramilitary organizations such as the National Republican Guard (GNR); the Portuguese Legion (PL); and the Portuguese Youth [Movement]. In addition to censorship of the media, theater, and books, there was political repression and a deliberate policy of depoliticization. All political parties except for the approved movement of regime loyalists, the União Nacional or (National Union), were banned.The most vigorous and more popular period of the New State was 1932-44, when the basic structures were established. Never monolithic or entirely the work of one person (Salazar), the New State was constructed with the assistance of several dozen top associates who were mainly academics from law schools, some technocrats with specialized skills, and a handful of trusted career military officers. The 1933 Constitution declared Portugal to be a "unitary, corporative Republic," and pressures to restore the monarchy were resisted. Although some of the regime's followers were fascists and pseudofascists, many more were conservative Catholics, integralists, nationalists, and monarchists of different varieties, and even some reactionary republicans. If the New State was authoritarian, it was not totalitarian and, unlike fascism in Benito Mussolini's Italy or Adolf Hitler's Germany, it usually employed the minimum of violence necessary to defeat what remained a largely fractious, incoherent opposition.With the tumultuous Second Republic and the subsequent civil war in nearby Spain, the regime felt threatened and reinforced its defenses. During what Salazar rightly perceived as a time of foreign policy crisis for Portugal (1936-45), he assumed control of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. From there, he pursued four basic foreign policy objectives: supporting the Nationalist rebels of General Francisco Franco in the Spanish Civil War (1936-39) and concluding defense treaties with a triumphant Franco; ensuring that General Franco in an exhausted Spain did not enter World War II on the Axis side; maintaining Portuguese neutrality in World War II with a post-1942 tilt toward the Allies, including granting Britain and the United States use of bases in the Azores Islands; and preserving and protecting Portugal's Atlantic Islands and its extensive, if poor, overseas empire in Africa and Asia.During the middle years of the New State (1944-58), many key Salazar associates in government either died or resigned, and there was greater social unrest in the form of unprecedented strikes and clandestine Communist activities, intensified opposition, and new threatening international pressures on Portugal's overseas empire. During the earlier phase of the Cold War (1947-60), Portugal became a steadfast, if weak, member of the US-dominated North Atlantic Treaty Organization alliance and, in 1955, with American support, Portugal joined the United Nations (UN). Colonial affairs remained a central concern of the regime. As of 1939, Portugal was the third largest colonial power in the world and possessed territories in tropical Africa (Angola, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau, and São Tomé and Príncipe Islands) and the remnants of its 16th-century empire in Asia (Goa, Damão, Diu, East Timor, and Macau). Beginning in the early 1950s, following the independence of India in 1947, Portugal resisted Indian pressures to decolonize Portuguese India and used police forces to discourage internal opposition in its Asian and African colonies.The later years of the New State (1958-68) witnessed the aging of the increasingly isolated but feared Salazar and new threats both at home and overseas. Although the regime easily overcame the brief oppositionist threat from rival presidential candidate General Humberto Delgado in the spring of 1958, new developments in the African and Asian empires imperiled the authoritarian system. In February 1961, oppositionists hijacked the Portuguese ocean liner Santa Maria and, in following weeks, African insurgents in northern Angola, although they failed to expel the Portuguese, gained worldwide media attention, discredited the New State, and began the 13-year colonial war. After thwarting a dissident military coup against his continued leadership, Salazar and his ruling group mobilized military repression in Angola and attempted to develop the African colonies at a faster pace in order to ensure Portuguese control. Meanwhile, the other European colonial powers (Britain, France, Belgium, and Spain) rapidly granted political independence to their African territories.At the time of Salazar's removal from power in September 1968, following a stroke, Portugal's efforts to maintain control over its colonies appeared to be successful. President Americo Tomás appointed Dr. Marcello Caetano as Salazar's successor as prime minister. While maintaining the New State's basic structures, and continuing the regime's essential colonial policy, Caetano attempted wider reforms in colonial administration and some devolution of power from Lisbon, as well as more freedom of expression in Lisbon. Still, a great deal of the budget was devoted to supporting the wars against the insurgencies in Africa. Meanwhile in Asia, Portuguese India had fallen when the Indian army invaded in December 1961. The loss of Goa was a psychological blow to the leadership of the New State, and of the Asian empire only East Timor and Macau remained.The Caetano years (1968-74) were but a hiatus between the waning Salazar era and a new regime. There was greater political freedom and rapid economic growth (5-6 percent annually to late 1973), but Caetano's government was unable to reform the old system thoroughly and refused to consider new methods either at home or in the empire. In the end, regime change came from junior officers of the professional military who organized the Armed Forces Movement (MFA) against the Caetano government. It was this group of several hundred officers, mainly in the army and navy, which engineered a largely bloodless coup in Lisbon on 25 April 1974. Their unexpected action brought down the 48-year-old New State and made possible the eventual establishment and consolidation of democratic governance in Portugal, as well as a reorientation of the country away from the Atlantic toward Europe.Revolution of Carnations, 1974-76Following successful military operations of the Armed Forces Movement against the Caetano government, Portugal experienced what became known as the "Revolution of Carnations." It so happened that during the rainy week of the military golpe, Lisbon flower shops were featuring carnations, and the revolutionaries and their supporters adopted the red carnation as the common symbol of the event, as well as of the new freedom from dictatorship. The MFA, whose leaders at first were mostly little-known majors and captains, proclaimed a three-fold program of change for the new Portugal: democracy; decolonization of the overseas empire, after ending the colonial wars; and developing a backward economy in the spirit of opportunity and equality. During the first 24 months after the coup, there was civil strife, some anarchy, and a power struggle. With the passing of the Estado Novo, public euphoria burst forth as the new provisional military government proclaimed the freedoms of speech, press, and assembly, and abolished censorship, the political police, the Portuguese Legion, Portuguese Youth, and other New State organizations, including the National Union. Scores of political parties were born and joined the senior political party, the Portuguese Community Party (PCP), and the Socialist Party (PS), founded shortly before the coup.Portugal's Revolution of Carnations went through several phases. There was an attempt to take control by radical leftists, including the PCP and its allies. This was thwarted by moderate officers in the army, as well as by the efforts of two political parties: the PS and the Social Democrats (PPD, later PSD). The first phase was from April to September 1974. Provisional president General Antonio Spínola, whose 1974 book Portugal and the Future had helped prepare public opinion for the coup, met irresistible leftist pressures. After Spinola's efforts to avoid rapid decolonization of the African empire failed, he resigned in September 1974. During the second phase, from September 1974 to March 1975, radical military officers gained control, but a coup attempt by General Spínola and his supporters in Lisbon in March 1975 failed and Spínola fled to Spain.In the third phase of the Revolution, March-November 1975, a strong leftist reaction followed. Farm workers occupied and "nationalized" 1.1 million hectares of farmland in the Alentejo province, and radical military officers in the provisional government ordered the nationalization of Portuguese banks (foreign banks were exempted), utilities, and major industries, or about 60 percent of the economic system. There were power struggles among various political parties — a total of 50 emerged—and in the streets there was civil strife among labor, military, and law enforcement groups. A constituent assembly, elected on 25 April 1975, in Portugal's first free elections since 1926, drafted a democratic constitution. The Council of the Revolution (CR), briefly a revolutionary military watchdog committee, was entrenched as part of the government under the constitution, until a later revision. During the chaotic year of 1975, about 30 persons were killed in political frays while unstable provisional governments came and went. On 25 November 1975, moderate military forces led by Colonel Ramalho Eanes, who later was twice elected president of the republic (1976 and 1981), defeated radical, leftist military groups' revolutionary conspiracies.In the meantime, Portugal's scattered overseas empire experienced a precipitous and unprepared decolonization. One by one, the former colonies were granted and accepted independence—Guinea-Bissau (September 1974), Cape Verde Islands (July 1975), and Mozambique (July 1975). Portugal offered to turn over Macau to the People's Republic of China, but the offer was refused then and later negotiations led to the establishment of a formal decolonization or hand-over date of 1999. But in two former colonies, the process of decolonization had tragic results.In Angola, decolonization negotiations were greatly complicated by the fact that there were three rival nationalist movements in a struggle for power. The January 1975 Alvor Agreement signed by Portugal and these three parties was not effectively implemented. A bloody civil war broke out in Angola in the spring of 1975 and, when Portuguese armed forces withdrew and declared that Angola was independent on 11 November 1975, the bloodshed only increased. Meanwhile, most of the white Portuguese settlers from Angola and Mozambique fled during the course of 1975. Together with African refugees, more than 600,000 of these retornados ("returned ones") went by ship and air to Portugal and thousands more to Namibia, South Africa, Brazil, Canada, and the United States.The second major decolonization disaster was in Portugal's colony of East Timor in the Indonesian archipelago. Portugal's capacity to supervise and control a peaceful transition to independence in this isolated, neglected colony was limited by the strength of giant Indonesia, distance from Lisbon, and Portugal's revolutionary disorder and inability to defend Timor. In early December 1975, before Portugal granted formal independence and as one party, FRETILIN, unilaterally declared East Timor's independence, Indonesia's armed forces invaded, conquered, and annexed East Timor. Indonesian occupation encountered East Timorese resistance, and a heavy loss of life followed. The East Timor question remained a contentious international issue in the UN, as well as in Lisbon and Jakarta, for more than 20 years following Indonesia's invasion and annexation of the former colony of Portugal. Major changes occurred, beginning in 1998, after Indonesia underwent a political revolution and allowed a referendum in East Timor to decide that territory's political future in August 1999. Most East Timorese chose independence, but Indonesian forces resisted that verdict untilUN intervention in September 1999. Following UN rule for several years, East Timor attained full independence on 20 May 2002.Consolidation of Democracy, 1976-2000After several free elections and record voter turnouts between 25 April 1975 and June 1976, civil war was averted and Portugal's second democratic republic began to stabilize. The MFA was dissolved, the military were returned to the barracks, and increasingly elected civilians took over the government of the country. The 1976 Constitution was revised several times beginning in 1982 and 1989, in order to reempha-size the principle of free enterprise in the economy while much of the large, nationalized sector was privatized. In June 1976, General Ram-alho Eanes was elected the first constitutional president of the republic (five-year term), and he appointed socialist leader Dr. Mário Soares as prime minister of the first constitutional government.From 1976 to 1985, Portugal's new system featured a weak economy and finances, labor unrest, and administrative and political instability. The difficult consolidation of democratic governance was eased in part by the strong currency and gold reserves inherited from the Estado Novo, but Lisbon seemed unable to cope with high unemployment, new debt, the complex impact of the refugees from Africa, world recession, and the agitation of political parties. Four major parties emerged from the maelstrom of 1974-75, except for the Communist Party, all newly founded. They were, from left to right, the Communists (PCP); the Socialists (PS), who managed to dominate governments and the legislature but not win a majority in the Assembly of the Republic; the Social Democrats (PSD); and the Christian Democrats (CDS). During this period, the annual growth rate was low (l-2 percent), and the nationalized sector of the economy stagnated.Enhanced economic growth, greater political stability, and more effective central government as of 1985, and especially 1987, were due to several developments. In 1977, Portugal applied for membership in the European Economic Community (EEC), now the European Union (EU) since 1993. In January 1986, with Spain, Portugal was granted membership, and economic and financial progress in the intervening years has been significantly influenced by the comparatively large investment, loans, technology, advice, and other assistance from the EEC. Low unemployment, high annual growth rates (5 percent), and moderate inflation have also been induced by the new political and administrative stability in Lisbon. Led by Prime Minister Cavaco Silva, an economist who was trained abroad, the PSD's strong organization, management, and electoral support since 1985 have assisted in encouraging economic recovery and development. In 1985, the PSD turned the PS out of office and won the general election, although they did not have an absolute majority of assembly seats. In 1986, Mário Soares was elected president of the republic, the first civilian to hold that office since the First Republic. In the elections of 1987 and 1991, however, the PSD was returned to power with clear majorities of over 50 percent of the vote.Although the PSD received 50.4 percent of the vote in the 1991 parliamentary elections and held a 42-seat majority in the Assembly of the Republic, the party began to lose public support following media revelations regarding corruption and complaints about Prime Minister Cavaco Silva's perceived arrogant leadership style. President Mário Soares voiced criticism of the PSD's seemingly untouchable majority and described a "tyranny of the majority." Economic growth slowed down. In the parliamentary elections of 1995 and the presidential election of 1996, the PSD's dominance ended for the time being. Prime Minister Antônio Guterres came to office when the PS won the October 1995 elections, and in the subsequent presidential contest, in January 1996, socialist Jorge Sampaio, the former mayor of Lisbon, was elected president of the republic, thus defeating Cavaco Silva's bid. Young and popular, Guterres moved the PS toward the center of the political spectrum. Under Guterres, the PS won the October 1999 parliamentary elections. The PS defeated the PSD but did not manage to win a clear, working majority of seats, and this made the PS dependent upon alliances with smaller parties, including the PCP.In the local elections in December 2001, the PSD's criticism of PS's heavy public spending allowed the PSD to take control of the key cities of Lisbon, Oporto, and Coimbra. Guterres resigned, and parliamentary elections were brought forward from 2004 to March 2002. The PSD won a narrow victory with 40 percent of the votes, and Jose Durão Barroso became prime minister. Having failed to win a majority of the seats in parliament forced the PSD to govern in coalition with the right-wing Popular Party (PP) led by Paulo Portas. Durão Barroso set about reducing government spending by cutting the budgets of local authorities, freezing civil service hiring, and reviving the economy by accelerating privatization of state-owned enterprises. These measures provoked a 24-hour strike by public-sector workers. Durão Barroso reacted with vows to press ahead with budget-cutting measures and imposed a wage freeze on all employees earning more than €1,000, which affected more than one-half of Portugal's work force.In June 2004, Durão Barroso was invited by Romano Prodi to succeed him as president of the European Commission. Durão Barroso accepted and resigned the prime ministership in July. Pedro Santana Lopes, the leader of the PSD, became prime minister. Already unpopular at the time of Durão Barroso's resignation, the PSD-led government became increasingly unpopular under Santana Lopes. A month-long delay in the start of the school year and confusion over his plan to cut taxes and raise public-sector salaries, eroded confidence even more. By November, Santana Lopes's government was so unpopular that President Jorge Sampaio was obliged to dissolve parliament and hold new elections, two years ahead of schedule.Parliamentary elections were held on 20 February 2005. The PS, which had promised the electorate disciplined and transparent governance, educational reform, the alleviation of poverty, and a boost in employment, won 45 percent of the vote and the majority of the seats in parliament. The leader of the PS, José Sôcrates became prime minister on 12 March 2005. In the regularly scheduled presidential elections held on 6 January 2006, the former leader of the PSD and prime minister, Aníbal Cavaco Silva, won a narrow victory and became president on 9 March 2006. With a mass protest, public teachers' strike, and street demonstrations in March 2008, Portugal's media, educational, and social systems experienced more severe pressures. With the spreading global recession beginning in September 2008, Portugal's economic and financial systems became more troubled.Owing to its geographic location on the southwestern most edge of continental Europe, Portugal has been historically in but not of Europe. Almost from the beginning of its existence in the 12th century as an independent monarchy, Portugal turned its back on Europe and oriented itself toward the Atlantic Ocean. After carving out a Christian kingdom on the western portion of the Iberian peninsula, Portuguese kings gradually built and maintained a vast seaborne global empire that became central to the way Portugal understood its individuality as a nation-state. While the creation of this empire allows Portugal to claim an unusual number of "firsts" or distinctions in world and Western history, it also retarded Portugal's economic, social, and political development. It can be reasonably argued that the Revolution of 25 April 1974 was the most decisive event in Portugal's long history because it finally ended Portugal's oceanic mission and view of itself as an imperial power. After the 1974 Revolution, Portugal turned away from its global mission and vigorously reoriented itself toward Europe. Contemporary Portugal is now both in and of Europe.The turn toward Europe began immediately after 25 April 1974. Portugal granted independence to its African colonies in 1975. It was admitted to the European Council and took the first steps toward accession to the European Economic Community (EEC) in 1976. On 28 March 1977, the Portuguese government officially applied for EEC membership. Because of Portugal's economic and social backwardness, which would require vast sums of EEC money to overcome, negotiations for membership were long and difficult. Finally, a treaty of accession was signed on 12 June 1985. Portugal officially joined the EEC (the European Union [EU] since 1993) on 1 January 1986. Since becoming a full-fledged member of the EU, Portugal has been steadily overcoming the economic and social underdevelopment caused by its imperial past and is becoming more like the rest of Europe.Membership in the EU has speeded up the structural transformation of Portugal's economy, which actually began during the Estado Novo. Investments made by the Estado Novo in Portugal's economy began to shift employment out of the agricultural sector, which, in 1950, accounted for 50 percent of Portugal's economically active population. Today, only 10 percent of the economically active population is employed in the agricultural sector (the highest among EU member states); 30 percent in the industrial sector (also the highest among EU member states); and 60 percent in the service sector (the lowest among EU member states). The economically active population numbers about 5,000,000 employed, 56 percent of whom are women. Women workers are the majority of the workforce in the agricultural and service sectors (the highest among the EU member states). The expansion of the service sector has been primarily in health care and education. Portugal has had the lowest unemployment rates among EU member states, with the overall rate never being more than 10 percent of the active population. Since joining the EU, the number of employers increased from 2.6 percent to 5.8 percent of the active population; self-employed from 16 to 19 percent; and employees from 65 to 70 percent. Twenty-six percent of the employers are women. Unemployment tends to hit younger workers in industry and transportation, women employed in domestic service, workers on short-term contracts, and poorly educated workers. Salaried workers earn only 63 percent of the EU average, and hourly workers only one-third to one-half of that earned by their EU counterparts. Despite having had the second highest growth of gross national product (GNP) per inhabitant (after Ireland) among EU member states, the above data suggest that while much has been accomplished in terms of modernizing the Portuguese economy, much remains to be done to bring Portugal's economy up to the level of the "average" EU member state.Membership in the EU has also speeded up changes in Portuguese society. Over the last 30 years, coastalization and urbanization have intensified. Fully 50 percent of Portuguese live in the coastal urban conurbations of Lisbon, Oporto, Braga, Aveiro, Coimbra, Viseu, Évora, and Faro. The Portuguese population is one of the oldest among EU member states (17.3 percent are 65 years of age or older) thanks to a considerable increase in life expectancy at birth (77.87 years for the total population, 74.6 years for men, 81.36 years for women) and one of the lowest birthrates (10.59 births/1,000) in Europe. Family size averages 2.8 persons per household, with the strict nuclear family (one or two generations) in which both parents work being typical. Common law marriages, cohabitating couples, and single-parent households are more and more common. The divorce rate has also increased. "Youth Culture" has developed. The young have their own meeting places, leisure-time activities, and nightlife (bars, clubs, and discos).All Portuguese citizens, whether they have contributed or not, have a right to an old-age pension, invalidity benefits, widowed persons' pension, as well as payments for disabilities, children, unemployment, and large families. There is a national minimum wage (€385 per month), which is low by EU standards. The rapid aging of Portugal's population has changed the ratio of contributors to pensioners to 1.7, the lowest in the EU. This has created deficits in Portugal's social security fund.The adult literacy rate is about 92 percent. Illiteracy is still found among the elderly. Although universal compulsory education up to grade 9 was achieved in 1980, only 21.2 percent of the population aged 25-64 had undergone secondary education, compared to an EU average of 65.7 percent. Portugal's higher education system currently consists of 14 state universities and 14 private universities, 15 state polytechnic institutions, one Catholic university, and one military academy. All in all, Portugal spends a greater percentage of its state budget on education than most EU member states. Despite this high level of expenditure, the troubled Portuguese education system does not perform well. Early leaving and repetition rates are among the highest among EU member states.After the Revolution of 25 April 1974, Portugal created a National Health Service, which today consists of 221 hospitals and 512 medical centers employing 33,751 doctors and 41,799 nurses. Like its education system, Portugal's medical system is inefficient. There are long waiting lists for appointments with specialists and for surgical procedures.Structural changes in Portugal's economy and society mean that social life in Portugal is not too different from that in other EU member states. A mass consumption society has been created. Televisions, telephones, refrigerators, cars, music equipment, mobile phones, and personal computers are commonplace. Sixty percent of Portuguese households possess at least one automobile, and 65 percent of Portuguese own their own home. Portuguese citizens are more aware of their legal rights than ever before. This has resulted in a trebling of the number of legal proceeding since 1960 and an eight-fold increase in the number of lawyers. In general, Portuguese society has become more permissive and secular; the Catholic Church and the armed forces are much less influential than in the past. Portugal's population is also much more culturally, religiously, and ethnically diverse, a consequence of the coming to Portugal of hundreds of thousands of immigrants, mainly from former African colonies.Portuguese are becoming more cosmopolitan and sophisticated through the impact of world media, the Internet, and the World Wide Web. A prime case in point came in the summer and early fall of 1999, with the extraordinary events in East Timor and the massive Portuguese popular responses. An internationally monitored referendum in East Timor, Portugal's former colony in the Indonesian archipelago and under Indonesian occupation from late 1975 to summer 1999, resulted in a vote of 78.5 percent for rejecting integration with Indonesia and for independence. When Indonesian prointegration gangs, aided by the Indonesian military, responded to the referendum with widespread brutality and threatened to reverse the verdict of the referendum, there was a spontaneous popular outpouring of protest in the cities and towns of Portugal. An avalanche of Portuguese e-mail fell on leaders and groups in the UN and in certain countries around the world as Portugal's diplomats, perhaps to compensate for the weak initial response to Indonesian armed aggression in 1975, called for the protection of East Timor as an independent state and for UN intervention to thwart Indonesian action. Using global communications networks, the Portuguese were able to mobilize UN and world public opinion against Indonesian actions and aided the eventual independence of East Timor on 20 May 2002.From the Revolution of 25 April 1974 until the 1990s, Portugal had a large number of political parties, one of the largest Communist parties in western Europe, frequent elections, and endemic cabinet instability. Since the 1990s, the number of political parties has been dramatically reduced and cabinet stability increased. Gradually, the Portuguese electorate has concentrated around two larger parties, the right-of-center Social Democrats (PSD) and the left-of-center Socialist (PS). In the 1980s, these two parties together garnered 65 percent of the vote and 70 percent of the seats in parliament. In 2005, these percentages had risen to 74 percent and 85 percent, respectively. In effect, Portugal is currently a two-party dominant system in which the two largest parties — PS and PSD—alternate in and out of power, not unlike the rotation of the two main political parties (the Regenerators and the Historicals) during the last decades (1850s to 1880s) of the liberal constitutional monarchy. As Portugal's democracy has consolidated, turnout rates for the eligible electorate have declined. In the 1970s, turnout was 85 percent. In Portugal's most recent parliamentary election (2005), turnout had fallen to 65 percent of the eligible electorate.Portugal has benefited greatly from membership in the EU, and whatever doubts remain about the price paid for membership, no Portuguese government in the near future can afford to sever this connection. The vast majority of Portuguese citizens see membership in the EU as a "good thing" and strongly believe that Portugal has benefited from membership. Only the Communist Party opposed membership because it reduces national sovereignty, serves the interests of capitalists not workers, and suffers from a democratic deficit. Despite the high level of support for the EU, Portuguese voters are increasingly not voting in elections for the European Parliament, however. Turnout for European Parliament elections fell from 40 percent of the eligible electorate in the 1999 elections to 38 percent in the 2004 elections.In sum, Portugal's turn toward Europe has done much to overcome its backwardness. However, despite the economic, social, and political progress made since 1986, Portugal has a long way to go before it can claim to be on a par with the level found even in Spain, much less the rest of western Europe. As Portugal struggles to move from underde-velopment, especially in the rural areas away from the coast, it must keep in mind the perils of too rapid modern development, which could damage two of its most precious assets: its scenery and environment. The growth and future prosperity of the economy will depend on the degree to which the government and the private sector will remain stewards of clean air, soil, water, and other finite resources on which the tourism industry depends and on which Portugal's world image as a unique place to visit rests. Currently, Portugal is investing heavily in renewable energy from solar, wind, and wave power in order to account for about 50 percent of its electricity needs by 2010. Portugal opened the world's largest solar power plant and the world's first commercial wave power farm in 2006.An American documentary film on Portugal produced in the 1970s described this little country as having "a Past in Search of a Future." In the years after the Revolution of 25 April 1974, it could be said that Portugal is now living in "a Present in Search of a Future." Increasingly, that future lies in Europe as an active and productive member of the EU. -
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Präp. (+ Dat)1. räumlich, Richtung: to, toward(s); bis zu up to; zu jemandem gehen go and ( oder to) see s.o.; zu Tal fahren, gleiten etc.: downhill; Boden 2, Kopf 2 etc.2. räumlich, Lage: at, in; zu Berlin in ( amtlich: at) Berlin; der Dom zu Köln Cologne Cathedral; zu ebener Erde at ground level; zu jemandes Füßen at s.o.’s feet; zu Hause at home; zu beiden Seiten des Rheins on both sides of the Rhine; zu Wasser und zu Lande on land and at sea; Gasthof zu den drei Eichen the Three Oaktrees (Inn)3. zeitlich, Zeitpunkt: at; Zeitraum: over; Anlass: for; noch zehn Minuten ( bis) zu... another ten minutes before...; zu Beginn at the beginning; zu Weihnachten at Christmas; schenken etc.: for Christmas; Lebzeiten4. (für) Zweck, Ziel: for; zu etw. gut sein be good for s.th.; Stoff zu einem Kleid material for a dress5. Ergebnis ausdrückend: (in)to; es kam zu einem Skandal it blew up into a scandal, a scandal resulted; zu Asche verbrennen burn to ashes; zu etw. werden turn into s.th.; Person: auch become s.th.; zu meiner Freude / Überraschung to my delight / surprise6. Beziehung ausdrückend: for; thematisch: about, on; sich äußern zu say s.th. about; gehören zu belong to; gemein / nett zu nasty / nice to; passen zu suit; der Schlüssel zur Gartentür the key to the garden door; Liebe / Zuneigung zu jemandem love / affection for s.o.; aus Freundschaft zu ihr out of friendship for her7. Zusammensein: (mit) with; (hinzu) to; sich zu jemandem setzen sit with s.o., join s.o., sit (down) next to s.o.; Brot zum Ei essen have bread with one’s egg; Zucker zum Kaffee nehmen take sugar in one’s coffee; zu alledem kommt noch hinzu, dass... and on top of all that...9. Menge, Zahl, Häufigkeit, Verhältnis etc.: in; nur zu einem kleinen Teil only to a small extent; ein Potenzial, das nur zu einem kleinen Teil genutzt wird a potential only a small part of which is actually used; zu zweit nebeneinander gehen walk along two by two; sie kamen zu sechst six of them came; zu hunderten oder Hunderten in hundreds; es ist zu 20% / einem Viertel falsch 20% / a quarter of it is incorrect; ein Fass zu 50 Litern a 50-lit|re (Am. -er) barrel; zehn Karten zu zwei Euro (а, je) ten tickets at two euros (a ticket); insgesamt: ten tickets for two euros—Adv.1. (übermäßig) too; zu sehr too much; zu sehr betonen overemphasize; das Loch ist zu groß, als dass man es noch flicken könnte the hole is too big to be mended; ( viel) zu viel / viele (far oder much) too much / many; einer etc. zu viel one etc. too many; einmal zu viel once too often; ein gutes Gehalt wäre zu viel gesagt a good salary would be a bit of an overstatement; ich krieg zu viel! umg. well blow me down!; was zu viel ist, ist zu viel! enough is enough!; zu wenig not enough, too little (Pl. few); viel zu wenig not nearly enough, far too little (Pl. few); einer etc. zu wenig one etc. short, one etc. too few; du isst zu wenig you don’t eat enough, you need to eat more2. umg. (sehr) too, so, terribly; zu niedlich! how terribly sweet!; das ist ja zu nett! (sehr nett) that’s really very nice!; iro. (sehr gemein) how terribly nice (of you)!; (sehr ärgerlich) a fine thing, I must say!3. umg.: immer oder nur zu! go on!; na, dann ( mal) zu! OK, go ahead; beim Aufbruch: OK, let’s go, off we (bzw. you) go then—I Adj. umg.II Adv. (Ggs. offen) closed, shut; Augen zu! close your eyes; Tür zu! shut the door!—Konj.1. (+ Inf.): ich habe zu arbeiten I’ve got work to do; es ist nicht zu übersehen it can’t be overlooked; gut zu gebrauchen sein be perfectly usable; ich erinnere mich, ihn gesehen zu haben I remember seeing him; auch im Wort: auszuhalten sein be bearable2. (+ Part. Präs.): ein sorgfältig zu erwägender Plan a plan requiring careful consideration; auch im Wort: die auszuwechselnden Fahrzeugteile the parts to be exchanged* * *at (Präp.); on (Präp.); upon (Präp.); too (Adv.); to (Präp.); unto (Präp.); for (Präp.); into (Präp.);(geschlossen) closed (Adj.)* * *[tsuː]1. PRÄPOSITION (+dat)1) örtlich: Richtung, Ziel tozur Stadtmitte gehen — to go to the town centre (Brit) or center (US)
zum Bäcker/Arzt gehen — to go to the baker's/doctor's
zum Militär gehen, zu den Soldaten gehen — to join the army, to join up
zu jdm/etw hinaufsehen — to look up at sb/sth
zu jdm herübersehen/hinübersehen — to look across at sb
zum Fenster herein/hinaus — in (at)/out of the window
zur Tür hinaus/herein — out of/in the door
2) örtlich: Lage bei Stadt inzu Frankfurt (old) — in Frankfurt
der Dom zu Köln — the cathedral in Cologne, Cologne cathedral
zu seiner Linken saß... (geh) — on his left sat...
3) zeitlich atzu früher/später Stunde — at an early/late hour
(bis) zum 15. April/Donnerstag/Abend — until 15th April/Thursday/(this) evening
die Zahlung ist zum 15. April fällig — the payment is due on 15th April
zum 31. Mai kündigen — to give in (Brit) or turn in (US) one's notice for 31st May
4)Zusammengehörigkeit, Begleitung, Zusatz
Wein zum Essen trinken — to drink wine with one's mealzur Gitarre singen — to sing to (Brit) or with (US) a/the guitar
Vorwort/Anmerkungen zu etw — preface/notes to sth
zu dem kommt noch, dass ich... — on top of that I...
5) Zweck, Bestimmung forPapier zum Schreiben — paper to write on, writing paper
zur Einführung... — by way of (an) introduction...
zu seiner Entschuldigung muss man sagen... — in his defence (Brit) or defense (US) one must say...
zu seiner Entschuldigung sagte er... — by way of apology he said...
zu nichts taugen, zu nichts zu gebrauchen sein — to be no use to anyone (inf)
6)etw zum Geburtstag/zu Weihnachten bekommen — to get sth for one's birthday/for Christmaszu Ihrem 60. Geburtstag — on your 60th birthday
zu dieser Frage möchte ich Folgendes sagen — my reply to this question is as follows, on this I would like to say the following
"Zum Realismusbegriff" — "On the Concept of Realism"
7)Folge, Umstand
zu seinem Besten — for his own goodzu meiner Schande/Freude etc — to my shame/joy etc
es ist zum Weinen — it's enough to make you cry, it makes you want to cry
8)Mittel, Art und Weise
zu Fuß/Pferd — on foot/horseback9) Veränderung intozu etw werden — to turn into sth; (Mensch auch) to become sth
jdn/etw zu etw machen — to make sb/sth (into) sth
10) = als aser machte sie zu seiner Frau, er nahm sie zur Frau — he made her his wife
11)Verhältnis, Beziehung
Liebe zu jdm — love for sbVertrauen zu jdm/etw — trust in sb/sth
12)im Vergleich zu — in comparison with, compared with3:2 — the score is 3-2 or (gesprochen) three-two
See:13)wir verkaufen die Gläser jetzt das Stück zu 99 Cent — we're selling the glasses now at or for 99 cents each
zum Ersten..., zum Zweiten... (Aufzählung) — first..., second...
zum Ersten, zum Zweiten, zum Dritten (bei Auktion) — for the first time, for the second time, for the third time
See:→ vier, bis14)zu wem wollen Sie? — who do you want?zu wem sprechen Sie morgen bei der Konferenz? — who will you be speaking to or who will you be addressing at the conference tomorrow?
15)der Graf zu Ehrenstein — the Count of Ehrenstein16)getrenntes "dazu" inf
da komme ich nicht zu — I can't get (a)round to itSee:→ dazu17)zum Beispiel — for examplezum Lobe von jdm/etw — in praise of sb/sth
zur Beurteilung/Einsicht — for inspection
zur Probe/Ansicht — on trial/approval
2. ADVERB1) = allzu toosie liebte ihn zu sehr, als dass sie ihn verraten hätte — she loved him too much to betray him
2) = geschlossen shut, closedauf/zu (an Hähnen etc) — on/off
Tür zu! (inf) — shut the door
3)= los, weiter inf
dann mal zu! — right, off we go!du wolltest mir was vorsingen, dann mal zu — you wanted to sing me something? OK, go ahead
ihr seid auf dem richtigen Wege, nur zu! — you're on the right track, just keep going
schreie nur zu, es hilft doch nichts! — scream then, but it won't do any good!
lauft schon zu, ich komme nach — you go on, I'll catch you up
4) örtlich toward(s)See:→ ab3. ADJEKTIV(= geschlossen inf) Tür, Geschäft, Kiste etc shut; Kleid, Verschluss done upSee:→ zu sein4. BINDEWORT1) mit Infinitiv tojdm befehlen or den Auftrag erteilen, etw zu tun — to order sb to do sth
das Material ist noch/nicht mehr zu gebrauchen — the material is still/is no longer usable
ich habe noch zu arbeiten — I have still got (esp Brit) or I still have some work to do
ich komme, um mich zu verabschieden — I've come to say goodbye
2)noch zu bezahlende Rechnungen — outstanding billsdas sind alles nur winzige, leicht zu übersehende Punkte — these are just small points that can easily be overlooked
der zu prüfende Kandidat, der zu Prüfende — the candidate to be examined
* * *1) (position: They are not at home; She lives at 33 Forest Road) at2) (direction: He looked at her; She shouted at the boys.) at3) (to the state or condition of: A tadpole turns into a frog; I've sorted the books into piles.) into4) (towards: They marched on the town.) on5) ((moving, facing etc) in the direction of: He walked toward the door; She turned towards him.) towards6) ((moving, facing etc) in the direction of: He walked toward the door; She turned towards him.) toward7) (towards; in the direction of: I cycled to the station; The book fell to the floor; I went to the concert/lecture/play.) to8) (sometimes used to introduce the indirect object of a verb: He sent it to us; You're the only person I can talk to.) to9) (used in expressing various relations: Listen to me!; Did you reply to his letter?; Where's the key to this door?; He sang to (the accompaniment of) his guitar.) to10) to11) (showing the purpose or result of an action etc: He came quickly to my assistance; To my horror, he took a gun out of his pocket.) to12) (used instead of a complete infinitive: He asked her to stay but she didn't want to.) to13) (into a closed or almost closed position: He pulled/pushed the door to.) to14) (an old word for `to'.) unto* * *zu[tsu:]1. (wohin: Ziel) to\zum Schwimmbad geht es da lang! the swimming pool is that way!fahr mich bitte \zur Arbeit/Kirche/Schule please drive me to work/church/schoolwie weit ist es von hier \zum Bahnhof? how far is it from here to the train station?wie komme ich [von hier] \zur Post? how do I get [from here] to the post office?ich muss gleich \zum Arzt/ \zum Bäcker/ \zum Supermarkt I must go to the doctor's/baker's/supermarketmorgen gehe ich \zu Rainer I'm going to see Rainer tomorrow\zu Bett gehen (geh) to go to bed\zum Militär gehen to join the army\zum Theater gehen to go on the stage [or into the theatre]2. (wohin: Richtung)das Zimmer liegt \zur Straße hin the room looks out onto the streetder Kerl vom Nachbartisch sieht dauernd \zu uns rüber the bloke at the next table keeps looking across at us\zur Decke sehen to look [up] at the ceiling\zum Fenster hinaus/herein out of/in through the window\zur Tür hinaus/herein out of/in through the door\zum Himmel weisen to point heavenwards [or up at the heavens]\zu jdm/etw hinaufsehen to look up at sb/sth\zum Meer/zur Stadtmitte hin towards the sea/town centre3. (wohin: neben)▪ \zu jdm/etw next to sb/sthdarf ich mich \zu Ihnen setzen? may I sit next to [or beside] you?setz dich \zu uns [come and] sit with uslegen Sie \zu den Tellern bitte jeweils eine Serviette put one serviette next to each platesie ist schon \zu Bett she's already gone to bed\zu Hause at home\zu jds Rechten/Linken on sb's right/left [hand side]jdm \zur Seite sitzen (geh) to sit at sb's side5. (wo: vor Eigennamen, Ortnamen)der Dom \zu Köln the cathedral in Cologne, Cologne cathedralder Graf \zu Blaubeuren the Count of Blaubeurender Gasthof \zum blauen Engel the Blue Angel Innder Reichstag \zu Worms (hist) the Diet of Worms6. wann: Zeitpunkt at\zum 1. Januar fällig due on January 1stes muss [bis] zum Abend/14. März fertig sein it must be finished by this evening/March 14th\zum Wochenende fahren wir weg we are going away at [or AM on] the weekend\zu früher/später Stunde at an early/late hour\zu Mittag at [or by] midday/noon\zum Monatsende kündigen to give in one's notice for [or to take effect from] the end of the month\zu Ostern/Pfingsten/Weihnachten at Easter/Whitsun/Christmas7. (wann, wozu: Anlass)eine Feier \zum Jahrestag der Revolution a celebration to mark the anniversary of the revolution\zum Frühstück trinkt sie immer Tee she always has tea at breakfastetw \zum Geburtstag/ \zu Weihnachten bekommen to get sth for one's birthday/for Christmasjdm \zu etw gratulieren to congratulate sb on sth\zu Ihrem 80. Geburtstag möchte ich Ihnen herzlichst gratulieren I'd like to congratulate you on the occasion of your 80th birthday8. (worüber: Thema)\zu dieser Frage möchte ich Folgendes sagen to this question I should like to say the followingwas sagst du \zu diesen Preisen? what do you say to these prices?eine Rede \zum Thema Umwelt a speech on the subject of the environmentjdn \zu etw vernehmen to question sb about sth9. (wozu: Zweck, Ziel)der Knopf \zum Abstellen the off-buttonPapier \zum Schreiben paper to write on, writing paperWasser \zum Trinken drinking waterwir haben nichts \zum Essen we have nothing to eatgib dem Kind doch etwas \zum Spielen give the child something to play withauf die Reise habe ich mir etwas \zum Lesen mitgenommen I've brought something to read on the tripbei dem Regenwetter habe ich keine Lust \zum Wandern I don't fancy walking if it is rainingdas Zeichen \zum Aufbruch the signal to leave\zum Arzt geboren sein to be born to be a doctorsie sagte das nur \zu seiner Beruhigung she said that just to set his mind at rest\zur Ansicht on approval\zur Einsicht for inspection\zur Einführung... by way of an introduction...\zu seiner Entschuldigung/ \zur Erklärung in apology/explanation, by way of an apology/explanationjdn \zum Essen einladen to invite sb for a meal\zum Gedächtnis von jdm in memory of sb, in sb's memory\zu Hilfe! help!jdm \zu Hilfe kommen to come to sb's aid\zum Lobe von jdm/etw in praise of sb/sth\zu nichts taugen [o zu gebrauchen sein] to be no use at all\zur Probe as a trial [or test]\zur Unterschrift for signature [or signing]\zu was (fam) for what, why\zu was soll das gut sein? what do you need that for?, what is that for?10. (als was)er nahm sie \zur Frau he took her as his wifeetw \zur Antwort geben to say sth in reply\zum Beispiel for example\zur Belohnung as a reward\zur Strafe as a punishment▪ jdn/etw \zum Vorbild nehmen to take sb/sth as one's example, to model oneself on sb/sth\zur Warnung as a warning11. (womit zusammen: Begleitung)mögen Sie Milch/Zucker \zum Kaffee? do you take your coffee white [or with milk]/with sugar?\zu Lachs passt kein Rotwein red wine does not go with salmonetw \zu etw tragen to wear sth with sth12. (zu was: Zugehörigkeit)\zu den Lehrbüchern gehören auch Kassetten there are cassettes to go with the text bookswo ist der Korken \zu der Flasche? where is the cork for this bottle?mir fehlt nur der Schlüssel \zu dieser Tür I've only got to find the key to this door13. (wie: Umstand, Art und Weise)sie erledigt alles \zu meiner Zufriedenheit she does everything to my complete satisfactiondie Firma verkauft alles \zu niedrigsten Preisen the company sells everything at rock-bottom pricesdu hast dich \zu deinem Vorteil verändert you've changed for the betterdas ist ja \zum Lachen that's ridiculous [or really funny]das ist \zum Weinen it's enough to make you want to cry [or weep]\zu jds Bestem/Vorteil sein to be for one's own good/to one's advantage\zu Deutsch (veraltend) in German\zum Glück luckily14. (wie: Fortbewegungsart)\zu Fuß/Pferd on foot/horseback\zu Fuß gehen Sie etwa 20 Minuten it will take you about 20 minutes on foot\zu Schiff (veraltet) by ship [or sea15. (zu was: Ergebnis eines Vorgangs)\zu Asche verbrennen to burn to ashesEiweiß \zu Schnee schlagen to beat the egg white until stiffKartoffeln \zu einem Brei zerstampfen to mash potatoes\zum Erliegen/Stehen kommen to come to rest/a haltetw \zu Pulver zermahlen to grind sth [in]to powder\zu etw werden to turn into [or become] sthmanch einer wird aus Armut \zum Dieb often it is poverty that turns sb into a thiefwieder \zu Staub werden to [re]turn to duster ist \zum Kapitän befördert worden he was promoted to captainsie wurde \zur Vorsitzenden gewählt she was elected chairmanjdn \zu etw ernennen to nominate sb for sthjdn/etw \zu etw machen to make sb/sth into sther machte sie \zu seiner Frau he made her his wife17. (zu wem: Beziehung)meine Beziehung \zu ihr my relationship with herLiebe \zu jdm love for sbaus Freundschaft \zu jdm because of one's friendship with sbVertrauen \zu jdm/etw trust in sb/sth18. (wie: im Verhältnis zu) in relation [or proportion] toim Verhältnis 1 \zu 4 MATH in the ratio of one to fourunsere Chancen stehen 50 \zu 50 our chances are fifty-fiftyim Vergleich \zu... in comparison with..., compared to...19. SPORTBayern München gewann mit 5 \zu 1 Bayern Munich won five-onedas Fußballspiel ging unentschieden 0 \zu 0 aus the football match ended in a nil-nil draw\zu drei Prozent at three percentdiese Äpfel habe ich \zu ein Euro das Stück gekauft I bought these apples for [or at] one euro eachsechs [Stück] \zu fünfzig Cent six for fifty cents\zum halben Preis at half pricewir sind \zu fünft in den Urlaub gefahren five of us went on holiday togethersie kommen immer \zu zweit those two always come as a pairder Pulli ist nur \zur Hälfte fertig the jumper is only half finishedhast du das Buch nur \zu einem Viertel gelesen? have you only read a quarter of the book?\zum ersten Mal for the first time\zum Ersten..., \zum Zweiten firstly..., secondly\zum Ersten, \zum Zweiten, \zum Dritten (bei Auktionen) going once, going twice, sold\zur Hauptsache mainly\zum Rechten schauen to look to the right\zum Voraus in front of\zum Vorn[e]herein from in frontII. ADVERB1. (allzu) tooich wäre \zu gern mitgefahren I would have loved to have gone along\zu sehr too mucher hat sich nicht \zu sehr bemüht he didn't try too [or very] harddas ist einfach \zu dumm! that's really too stupid!dem Ausgang \zu towards the exitnach hinten/vorne \zu towards the back/front4. (fam: weiter, los)dann mal \zu! go ahead!, off we goschimpf nur \zu, es hilft doch nichts go on, scream, it won't do any goodmach \zu! hurry up!, get a move on!lauf schon \zu, ich komme nach you go on [or go on ahead], I'll catch upIII. ADJEKTIVTür \zu, es zieht! shut the door, there's a draught!dreh den Wasserhahn \zu! turn the tap off![mach die] Augen \zu, ich hab da was für dich close your eyes, I've got sth for you\zu haben [o sein] to be shut [or closed]vor der \zunen Tür stehen (sl) to stand in front of the closed door▪ \zu sein:sie ist total \zu you can't get through to herIV. KONJUNKTION1. mit Infinitiv towas gibt es heute Mittag \zu essen? what are we having for lunch today?ohne es \zu wissen without knowing it▪ jd hat etw \zu tun:ich habe \zu arbeiten I have some work to dosie hat \zu gehorchen she has to obey [or do as she is told]ich habe heute einiges \zu erledigen I have got a few things to do today▪ etw ist \zu tun:die Rechnung ist bis Freitag \zu bezahlen the bill has to be paid by Fridaydieser Auftrag ist unverzüglich \zu erledigen this task must be completed straight away▪ um etw \zu tun:ich komme, um mich \zu verabschieden I have come to say goodbye2. mit Partizipda sind noch einige \zu bezahlende Rechnungen there are some outstanding billses gibt verschiedene noch \zu kaufende Gegenstände some things still have to be boughtder \zu Prüfende the candidate to be examinednicht \zu unterschätzende Probleme problems [that are] not to be underestimated* * *1.1) (Richtung) tozu... hin — towards...
er kommt zu mir — (besucht mich) he is coming to my place
2) (zusammen mit) withdas passt nicht zu Bier/zu dem Kleid — that doesn't go with beer/with that dress
3) (Lage) atzu seiner Linken — (geh.) on his left
der Dom zu Speyer — (veralt.) Speyer Cathedral
das Gasthaus ‘Zu den drei Eichen’ — the Three Oaks Inn
4) (zeitlich) at5) (Art u. Weise)zu meiner Zufriedenheit/Überraschung — to my satisfaction/surprise
zu seinem Vorteil/Nachteil — to his advantage/disadvantage; (bei Mengenangaben o. Ä)
zu Dutzenden/zweien — by the dozen/in twos
sie sind zu einem Drittel/zu 50 % arbeitslos — a third/50 % of them are jobless
zu einem großen Teil — largely; to a large extent
das Ergebnis war 2 zu 1 — the result was 2-1 or 2 to 1
7) (einen Preis zuordnend) at; forfünf Briefmarken zu fünfzig [Cent] — five 50-cent stamps
9) (Zweck) for10) (Ziel, Ergebnis) into11) (über) about; on12) (gegenüber)2.1) (allzu) tooer ist zu alt, um diese Reise zu unternehmen — he is too old to undertake this journey
das ist ja zu schön/komisch! — that's really wonderful/hilarious!; that's too wonderful/hilarious for words!
2) nachgestellt (Richtung) towards3) (ugs.)Augen/Tür zu! — shut your eyes/the door!
4) (ugs.): (Aufforderung)3.nur zu! — (fang/fangt an!) get going!; get down to it!; (mach/macht weiter!) get on with it!
1) (mit Infinitiv) toHaus zu verkaufen/vermieten — house for sale/to let
2) (mit 1. Part.)die zu erledigende Post — the letters pl. to be dealt with
* * *zu1 präp (+dat)1. räumlich, Richtung: to, toward(s);bis zu up to;zu jemandem gehen go and ( oder to) see sb;2. räumlich, Lage: at, in;der Dom zu Köln Cologne Cathedral;zu ebener Erde at ground level;zu jemandes Füßen at sb’s feet;zu Hause at home;zu beiden Seiten des Rheins on both sides of the Rhine;zu Wasser und zu Lande on land and at sea;Gasthof zu den drei Eichen the Three Oaktrees (Inn)noch zehn Minuten (bis) zu … another ten minutes before …;zu Beginn at the beginning;4. (für) Zweck, Ziel: for;zu etwas gut sein be good for sth;Stoff zu einem Kleid material for a dress5. Ergebnis ausdrückend: (in)to;es kam zu einem Skandal it blew up into a scandal, a scandal resulted;zu Asche verbrennen burn to ashes;zu etwas werden turn into sth; Person: auch become sth;zu meiner Freude/Überraschung to my delight/surprisesich äußern zu say sth about;gehören zu belong to;gemein/nett zu nasty/nice to;passen zu suit;der Schlüssel zur Gartentür the key to the garden door;Liebe/Zuneigung zu jemandem love/affection for sb;aus Freundschaft zu ihr out of friendship for hersich zu jemandem setzen sit with sb, join sb, sit (down) next to sb;Brot zum Ei essen have bread with one’s egg;Zucker zum Kaffee nehmen take sugar in one’s coffee;zu alledem kommt noch hinzu, dass … and on top of all that …8. Art und Weise:zu Fuß on foot;zu Pferd kommen come on horseback;zu Deutsch in German9. Menge, Zahl, Häufigkeit, Verhältnis etc: in;nur zu einem kleinen Teil only to a small extent;ein Potenzial, das nur zu einem kleinen Teil genutzt wird a potential only a small part of which is actually used;zu zweit nebeneinandergehen walk along two by two;sie kamen zu sechst six of them came;Hunderten in hundreds;es ist zu 20%/einem Viertel falsch 20%/a quarter of it is incorrect;ein Fass zu 50 Litern a 50-litre (US -er) barrel;zehn Karten zu zwei Euro (à, je) ten tickets at two euros (a ticket); insgesamt: ten tickets for two euros10. Zahlenverhältnis:11. Adelsprädikat:zu2 adv1. (übermäßig) too;zu sehr too much;zu sehr betonen overemphasize;das Loch ist zu groß, als dass man es noch flicken könnte the hole is too big to be mended;(viel) zu viel/viele (far oder much) too much/many;einer etczu viel one etc too many;einmal zu viel once too often;ein gutes Gehalt wäre zu viel gesagt a good salary would be a bit of an overstatement;ich krieg zu viel! umg well blow me down!;was zu viel ist, ist zu viel! enough is enough!;zu wenig not enough, too little (pl few);viel zu wenig not nearly enough, far too little (pl few);einer etcdu isst zu wenig you don’t eat enough, you need to eat more2. umg (sehr) too, so, terribly;zu niedlich! how terribly sweet!;das ist ja zu nett! (sehr nett) that’s really very nice!; iron (sehr gemein) how terribly nice (of you)!; (sehr ärgerlich) a fine thing, I must say!3. umg:nur zu! go on!;4. Richtung:nach Norden zu toward(s) the north; zeitlich:gegen … zu toward(s)zu3A. adj umg1.zu sein Fenster, Mund etc: be closed, be shut;2.3.zu sein (ausgebucht) Flug: be full4.B. adv (Ggs offen) closed, shut;Augen zu! close your eyes;Tür zu! shut the door!zu4 konj1. (+inf):ich habe zu arbeiten I’ve got work to do;es ist nicht zu übersehen it can’t be overlooked;gut zu gebrauchen sein be perfectly usable;ich erinnere mich, ihn gesehen zu haben I remember seeing him; auch im Wort:auszuhalten sein be bearable2. (+ ppr):ein sorgfältig zu erwägender Plan a plan requiring careful consideration; auch im Wort:die auszuwechselnden Fahrzeugteile the parts to be exchanged* * *1.1) (Richtung) tozu... hin — towards...
er kommt zu mir — (besucht mich) he is coming to my place
2) (zusammen mit) withdas passt nicht zu Bier/zu dem Kleid — that doesn't go with beer/with that dress
3) (Lage) atzu seiner Linken — (geh.) on his left
der Dom zu Speyer — (veralt.) Speyer Cathedral
das Gasthaus ‘Zu den drei Eichen’ — the Three Oaks Inn
4) (zeitlich) at5) (Art u. Weise)zu meiner Zufriedenheit/Überraschung — to my satisfaction/surprise
zu seinem Vorteil/Nachteil — to his advantage/disadvantage; (bei Mengenangaben o. Ä)
zu Dutzenden/zweien — by the dozen/in twos
sie sind zu einem Drittel/zu 50 % arbeitslos — a third/50 % of them are jobless
zu einem großen Teil — largely; to a large extent
das Ergebnis war 2 zu 1 — the result was 2-1 or 2 to 1
7) (einen Preis zuordnend) at; forfünf Briefmarken zu fünfzig [Cent] — five 50-cent stamps
9) (Zweck) for10) (Ziel, Ergebnis) into11) (über) about; on12) (gegenüber)2.1) (allzu) tooer ist zu alt, um diese Reise zu unternehmen — he is too old to undertake this journey
das ist ja zu schön/komisch! — that's really wonderful/hilarious!; that's too wonderful/hilarious for words!
2) nachgestellt (Richtung) towards3) (ugs.)Augen/Tür zu! — shut your eyes/the door!
4) (ugs.): (Aufforderung)3.nur zu! — (fang/fangt an!) get going!; get down to it!; (mach/macht weiter!) get on with it!
1) (mit Infinitiv) toHaus zu verkaufen/vermieten — house for sale/to let
2) (mit 1. Part.)die zu erledigende Post — the letters pl. to be dealt with
* * *adv.too adv. konj.for conj. präp.at prep.to prep.toward prep.towards prep.unto prep. -
94 pasar
v.1 to pass.¿me pasas la sal? would you pass me the salt?Pasaron dos horas Two hours went by.Yo paso a María I pass Mary (I overtake Mary)Un carro pasa A car goes byMe pasó una cuchara He=she passed me a spoon (She passed a spoon to me)Por fin pasé! I passed at last!2 to cross.pasar la calle to cross the roadpasé el río a nado I swam across the river3 to go through.pasar un semáforo en rojo to go through a red light4 to pass, to go.pasó por mi lado he passed by my sideel autobús pasa por mi casa the bus goes past o passes in front of my houseel Manzanares pasa por Madrid the Manzanares goes o passes through Madridhe pasado por tu calle I went down your streetpasar de… a… to go o pass from… to…pasar de largo to go by5 to go/come in.pasen por aquí, por favor come this way, please¡pase! come in!6 to go.por ahí no pasa it won't go through there7 to go by.pasaron tres meses three months went by8 to go through, to experience.pasar frío/miedo to be cold/scaredpasarlo bien to enjoy oneself, to have a good timepasarlo mal to have a hard time of itPasé un gran susto I experienced a great scare.9 to show in (llevar adentro).el criado nos pasó al salón the butler showed us into the living room10 to show (Cine).11 to spend (time).pasó dos años en Roma he spent two years in Rome¿dónde vas a pasar las vacaciones? where are you going on holiday?, where are you going to spend your holidays?Yo paso las horas cantando I pass the hours away singing (spend the time...)12 to pop in (ir un momento).pasaré por mi oficina/por tu casa I'll pop into my office/round to your place13 to happen.¿qué pasa aquí? what's going on here?¿qué pasa? what's the matter?¿qué le pasa? what's wrong with him?, what's the matter with him?pase lo que pase whatever happens, come what mayAlgo pasó Something happened=came to pass.14 to be over.ya ha pasado lo peor the worst is over nowpasó la Navidad Christmas is overPasé muy feliz en la fiesta I was very happy at the party.15 to be all right, to be usable.puede pasar it'll do16 to go away.Pasó el mal tiempo the bad weather went away.17 to come in, to step in.El policía pasó The policeman came in.18 to happen to, to occur to.Me pasó algo cómico Something funny happened to me..19 to keep on, to keep, to carry on.Ella pasa bailando todo el tiempo She keeps on dancing all the time.20 to skip, to pass.Pase ese capítulo Skip that chapter,.21 to blow over, to blow itself out, to calm down.La tormenta pasó The storm blew over.* * *1 (ir) to pass, pass by, go2 (tiempo) to pass, go by■ ¡cómo pasa el tiempo! doesn't time fly!3 (entrar) to come in, go in■ pasa, está abierto come in, it's not locked4 (cesar) to pass, cease■ si no se te pasa el dolor, llámame if the pain doesn't go away, call me■ tranquila, que ya ha pasado todo don't worry, it's all over now5 (límite) to exceed (de, -)6 (ocurrir) to happen7 (sufrir) to suffer1 (trasladar) to move, transfer2 (comunicar, dar) to give3 (cruzar) to cross4 (alcanzar) to pass, reach■ pásame la sal, por favor pass me the salt, please5 (aventajar) to surpass, be better than6 (adelantar) to overtake7 (deslizar) to run■ la etiqueta se pasa por aquí y el precio sale en la pantalla you run the tag through here and the price comes up on the screen8 (tolerar) to overlook■ esta vez te la paso, pero que no se repita I'll overlook it this time, but don't let it happen again9 (aprobar) to pass10 (proyectar) to show11 (tiempo - estar) to spend; (- disfrutar, padecer) to have1 (desertar) to pass over (a, to)2 (pudrirse) to go off3 (olvidarse) to forget\pasar de algo familiar not to be bothered about something■ pasa de todo he couldn't care less about anything, he doesn't give a damn about anythingpasar de largo to go pastpasar la página to turn the pagepasar por to pass forpasar por alto to ignorepasar por encima de alguien to go over somebody's headpasarlo bien to have a good time¿qué pasa? what's the matter?, what's wrong?pasar sin to do withoutpasarse de la raya to go too far, overstep the mark* * *verb1) to happen2) pass3) come in, enter4) surpass5) cross6) give7) undergo, suffer8) omit•- pasar por alto
- pasarlo bien
- pasarlo mal
- pasarse* * *Para las expresiones pasar lista, pasar de moda, pasar desapercibido, pasarse de rosca etc, ver la otra entrada1. VERBO INTRANSITIVO1) (=ocurrir)a) [suceso] to happen¿qué pasó? — what happened?
¿pasa algo? — is anything up?, is anything wrong?, is anything the matter?
siempre pasa igual {o} lo mismo — it's always the same
¿qué pasa? — what's happening?, what's going on?, what's up?; [como saludo] how's things? *
¿qué pasa que no entra? — why doesn't she come in?
¿qué pasa contigo? — what's up with you?; [como saludo] * how's it going? *
¿qué ha pasado con ella? — what's become of her?
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[lo que] pasa es que... — well, you see..., the thing is that...pase lo que pase — whatever happens, come what may
b)pasarle a algn: nunca me pasa nada — nothing ever happens to me
siempre me pasa lo mismo, lo pierdo todo — it's always the same, I keep losing things
tuvo un accidente, pero por suerte no le pasó nada — he had an accident, but fortunately he wasn't hurt
esto te pasa por no hacerme caso — this is what comes of not listening to me, this wouldn't have happened (to you) if you'd listened to me
¿qué te pasa? — what's the matter?
¿qué le pasa a ese? — what's the matter with him?
2) (=cambiar de lugar)a) [objeto]la cuerda pasa de un lado a otro de la calle — the rope goes from one side of the street to the other
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la foto fue pasando de mano en [mano] — the photo was passed aroundb) [persona] to go3) (=entrar)¡pase! — come in!; [cediendo el paso] after you!
no se puede pasar — you can't go through, you can't go in
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[hacer] pasar a algn — to show sb in4) (=transitar)¿a qué hora pasa el cartero? — what time does the postman come?
ya ha pasado el tren de las cinco — (=sin hacer parada) the five o'clock train has already gone by; (=haciendo parada) the five o'clock train has already been and gone
¿ha pasado ya el camión de la basura? — have the dustmen been?
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pasar [de largo] — to go {o} pass by•
pasar [por], el autobús pasa por delante de nuestra casa — the bus goes past our house5) (=acercarse a)•
tengo que pasar [por] el banco — I've got to go to the bankpasar a ({+ infin})pasaré por la tienda mañana — I'll go {o} pop into the shop tomorrow
6) (=cambiar de situación) to go•
pasar a [ser] — to becomeen muy poco tiempo ha pasado a ser un gran profesional — he has become a real professional in a very short space of time
7) (=transcurrir) [tiempo] to pass, go byhan pasado cuatro años — four years have passed {o} gone by
el tiempo pasa deprisa — time passes {o} goes so quickly
¡cómo pasa el tiempo! — how time flies!
8) (=acabar) [problema, situación] to be over; [efectos] to wear off9) (=aceptarse)puede pasar — it's passable, it's OK
que me llames carroza, pase, pero fascista, no — you can call me an old fuddy-duddy if you like, but not a fascist
10) pasar pora) (=atravesar, caber) to go throughel río pasa por la ciudad — the river flows {o} goes through the city
b) (=depender de) to depend onel futuro de la empresa pasa por este acuerdo — the company's future depends on {o} hangs on this agreement
c) (=ser considerado) to pass as•
[hacerse] pasar por — to pass o.s. off as11) [otras formas preposicionales]pasar a ({+ infin}) (=empezar) pasar de (=exceder)no pasan de 60 los que lo tienen — those who have it do not number more than 60, fewer than 60 people have it
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yo de [ahí] no paso — that's as far as I'm prepared to go•
de [ésta] no pasa — this is the very last timepasar sin•
de [hoy] no pasa que le escriba — I'll write to him this very daytendrá que pasar sin coche — he'll have to get by {o} manage without a car
12) (Naipes) to pass13) esp Esp* (=mostrarse indiferente)•
pasar [de] algo/algn, yo paso de política — I'm not into politicspasa olímpicamente de todo lo que le dicen — he doesn't take the blindest bit of notice of anything they say to him
paso de ti, chaval — I couldn't care less about you, pal
2. VERBO TRANSITIVO1) (=dar, entregar) [gen] to pass; [en una serie] to pass on¿me pasas la sal, por favor? — could you pass (me) the salt, please?
le pasó el sobre — he handed {o} passed her the envelope
2) (=traspasar) [+ río, frontera] to cross; [+ límite] to go beyond3) (=llevar)4) (=hacer atravesar)5) (=colar) to strain6) (=introducir) [+ moneda falsa] to pass (off); [+ contrabando] to smugglehan pasado un alijo de cocaína por la frontera — a consignment of cocaine has been smuggled across the border
7) (=hacer deslizar)pasar la aspiradora por la alfombra — to vacuum the carpet, run the vacuum cleaner over the carpet
8) (=deslizar) to sliple pasó el brazo por los hombros/la cintura — she slipped {o} put her arm around his shoulders/waist
9) (=contagiar) to give10) (=volver) [+ página] to turn11) (=escribir)•
pasar algo a [limpio] — to make a neat {o} fair {o} clean copy of sth•
pasar algo a [máquina] — to type sth up12) (=tragar) (lit) to swallow; (fig) to bear, standno puedo pasar esta pastilla — I can't swallow this pill, I can't get this pill down
no puedo pasar a ese hombre — I can't bear {o} stand that man
13) (=tolerar)14) (=aprobar) [+ examen] to pass15) (=proyectar) [+ película, programa] to show, screen16) (=poner en contacto)te paso con Pedro — [al mismo teléfono] I'll put you on to Pedro; [a distinto teléfono] I'll put you through to Pedro
17) (=realizar)revista 3)•
pasa [consulta] {o} [visita] a unas 700 personas diarias — he sees 700 patients a day18) (=superar)19) (Aut) to pass, overtake20) (=omitir)•
pasar algo por [alto] — to overlook sth21) [+ tiempo] to spendpasarlo ({+ adv})¡que lo pases bien! — have a good time!, enjoy yourself!
22) (=dejar atrás)hemos pasado el aniversario — the anniversary has passed, the anniversary is behind us
ya hemos pasado lo peor — we're over the worst now, the worst is behind us now
23) (=sufrir)24) Cono Sur * (=engañar) to cheat, swindle3.See:PASAR En expresiones temporales ► Se traduce por spend cuando pasar tiene un uso transitivo y queremos indicar un período de tiempo concreto, seguido de la actividad que en ese tiempo se desarrolla, o del lugar: Me pasé la tarde escribiendo cartas I spent the evening writing letters Ha pasado toda su vida en el campo He has spent his whole life in the country ► En cambio, cuando se describe la forma en que se pasa el tiempo mediante un adjetivo, se debe emplear en inglés la construcción have + (a) + ((adjetivo)) + ((sustantivo)): Pasamos una tarde entretenida We had a lovely afternoon Pasamos un rato estupendo jugando al squash We had a fantastic time playing squash la expresión pasar el rato se traduce por pass the time: No sé qué hacer para pasar el rato I don't know what to do to pass the time ► Cuando el uso es intransitivo, pasar se traduce por pass {o} go by. A medida que pasaba el tiempo se deprimía cada vez más As time passed o went by, he became more and more depressed Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada* * *1.verbo intransitivo1)a) ( ir por un lugar) to come/go pastno ha pasado ni un taxi — not one taxi has come/gone past
¿a qué hora pasa el lechero? — what time does the milkman come?
pasar de largo — to go right o straight past
es un vuelo directo, no pasa por Miami — it's a direct flight, it doesn't go via Miami
¿este autobús pasa por el museo? — does this bus go past the museum?
¿el 45 pasa por aquí? — does the number 45 come this way?
pasaba por aquí y... — I was just passing by o I was in the area and...
ni me pasó por la imaginación — it didn't even occur to me, it didn't even cross my mind
b) ( deteniéndose en un lugar)pasar POR algo: ¿podríamos pasar por el banco? can we stop off at the bank?; pase usted por caja please go over to the cashier; pasa un día por casa why don't you drop o come by the house sometime?; pasar A + INF: puede pasar a recogerlo mañana you can come and pick it up tomorrow; pasaremos a verlos — we'll call in o drop in and see them
c) ( atravesar) to crosspasar de un lado a otro — to go o cross from one side to the other
d) (caber, entrar)2)a) (transmitirse, transferirse) corona/título to passuna tradición que pasa de padres a hijos — a tradition that is handed o passed down from generation to generation
b) ( comunicar)te paso con Javier — ( en el mismo teléfono) I'll hand o pass you over to Javier; ( en otro teléfono) I'll put you through to Javier
3) ( entrar - acercándose al hablante) to come in; (- alejándose del hablante) to go inpase, por favor — please, do come in
que pase el siguiente! — next, please!
no pasarán! — (fr hecha) they shall not pass!
¿puedo pasar al baño? — may I use the bathroom please?
¿quién quiere pasar al pizarrón? — (AmL) who's going to come up to the blackboard?
4)a) (cambiar de estado, actividad, tema)pasó del quinto al séptimo lugar — she went o dropped from fifth to seventh place
ahora pasa a tercera — (Auto) now change into third
pasando a otra cosa... — anyway, to change the subject...
pasamos a informar de otras noticias — now, the rest of the news
b) (Educ) to pass¿pasaste? — did you pass?
pasar de curso — to get through o pass one's end-of-year exams
c) ( ser aceptable)no está perfecto, pero puede pasar — it's not perfect, but it'll do
por esta vez (que) pase — I'll let it pass o go this time
5) ( exceder un límite)pasar DE algo: no pases de 100 don't go over 100; no pasó de un desacuerdo it was nothing more than a disagreement; está muy grave, no creo que pase de hoy he's very ill, I don't think he'll last another day; no pasa de los 30 he's not more than 30; no pasamos de nueve empleados — they're only nine of us working there/here
6) pasar pora) ( ser tenido por)pasa por tonto, pero no lo es — he might look stupid, but he isn't
b) (Esp) ( implicar)7) ( transcurrir) tiempo to passpasaron muchos años — many years went by o passed
pasaban las horas y no llegaba — the hours went by o passed and still he didn't come
9) ( arreglárselas) to manage, get bysin electricidad podemos pasar — we can manage o get by without electricity
10) ( suceder) to happenlo que pasa es que... — the thing o the problem is...
pase lo que pase — whatever happens, come what may
¿qué pasó con lo del reloj? — what happened about the watch?
...y aquí no ha pasado nada —...and let's just forget the whole thing
siempre pasa igual or lo mismo — it's always the same
¿pasa algo? — is something the matter?
¿qué pasa? — what's the matter?, what's up? (colloq)
hola, Carlos! ¿qué pasa? — (fam) hi, Carlos! how's things o how's it going? (colloq)
son cosas que pasan — these things happen; (+ me/te/le etc)
¿qué te pasa? — what's the matter with you?
¿qué te pasó en el ojo? — what happened to your eye?
¿qué le pasa a la tele? — what's wrong with the TV?
por suerte a él no le pasó nada — fortunately, nothing happened to him
11) ( experimentar)pasar POR algo — por crisis/mala racha to go through something
12)a) (en naipes, juegos) to passb) (fam) ( rechazando algo)¿vas a tomar postre? - no, yo paso — are you going to have a dessert? - no, I think I'll give it a miss
paso de salir, estoy muy cansada — I don't feel like going out, I'm very tired (colloq)
c) (fam) ( expresando indiferencia)que se las arreglen, yo paso — they can sort it out themselves, it's not my problem
2.paso de él — (esp Esp) I don't give a damn o I couldn't care less what he does (colloq)
pasar vt1)a) ( hacer atravesar)b) ( por la aduana -legalmente) to take through; (- ilegalmente) to smugglec) ( hacer deslizar)a esto hay que pasarle una plancha — this needs a quick iron o run over with the iron
2) (exhibir, mostrar) <película/anuncio> to show3)a) (cruzar, atravesar) < frontera> to cross; <pueblo/ciudad> to go throughb) ( dejar atrás) <edificio/calle> to go pastc) (adelantar, sobrepasar) to overtakepasar A algo — to overtake something, to get past something
está altísimo, ya pasa a su padre — he's really tall, he's already overtaken his father
4) <examen/prueba> to pass5) <página/hoja> to turn6) (fam) ( tolerar)a ese tipo no lo paso — I can't stand o take that guy (colloq)
no podía pasar aquella sopa — I couldn't stomach o eat that soup
pasar por alto — <falta/error> to overlook, forget about; tema/punto to leave out, omit
7) ( transcribir)tendré que pasar la carta — I'll have to write o copy the letter out again
¿me pasas esto a máquina? — could you type this for me?
8) (entregar, hacer llegar)¿me pasas el martillo? — can you pass me the hammer?
9) <gripe/resfriado> to giveme lo pasó a mí — he gave it to me, he passed it on to me
10)a) < tiempo> to spendb) ( con idea de continuidad)11)a) (sufrir, padecer) penalidades/desgracias to go through, to sufferestá pasando una mala racha — he's going through bad times o (BrE) a bad patch
pasé mucho miedo/frío — I was very frightened/cold
b)pasarlo or pasarla bien — to have a good time
3.¿qué tal lo pasaste en la fiesta? — did you have a good time at the party?, did you enjoy the party?
1) pasarse v pron2) ( cambiarse)3)a) ( ir demasiado lejos)nos pasamos, el banco está más arriba — we've gone too far, the bank isn't as far down as this
b) (fam) ( excederse) to go too farse pasó con la sal — he overdid the salt (colloq)
se pasó de listo — he tried to be too clever (colloq)
c) (CS fam) ( lucirse)4)a) peras/tomates to go bad, get overripe; carne/pescado to go off, go bad; leche to go off, go sourb) (recocerse): arroz/pasta to get overcooked5)a) ( desaparecer) efecto to wear off; dolor to go away; (+ me/te/le etc)ya se me pasó el dolor — the pain's gone o eased now
espera a que se le pase el enojo — wait until he's calmed o cooled down
b) ( transcurrir)el año se ha pasado muy rápido — this year has gone very quickly; (+ me/te/le etc)
6) (+ me/te/le etc)a) ( olvidarse)b) ( dejar de notar)c) ( dejar escapar)7) (enf) ( estar)se pasó el domingo durmiendo — he spent the whole of Sunday evening sleeping; ver tb pasar verbo transitivo III 1b y 2b
8) (enf) (fam) (ir)¿podrías pasarte por el mercado? — could you go down to the market?
9) (refl)* * *= hand (over), pass, pass by, pass on, transfer, transmit, turn over + page, hand on, spend, transpire, pass out, turn over, slide over, pass along, get through, can't/couldn't be bothered, go + past, pass down, roll on, pass out, blow over, make + the cut, wear off, hand down.Ex. Eventually, teachers should be able to ' hand the chalk over to the students' and take a back seat.Ex. Examination reveals positions on the cards where the light passes through all the cards in a stack.Ex. The days of needing to change into carpet slippers before going to such an area have thankfully passed by.Ex. If ignored, the problems are only passed on to all the users of the catalog: the public, the reference department, the acquisitions department, and naturally the cataloging department.Ex. Scope notes, on the order hand, may be present in a thesaurus but are unlikely to be transferred to an index.Ex. The system permits the requester to specify up to five potential lending libraries, and the system transmits the requests to these libraries one at a time.Ex. Turn over the page and you will find suggested analyses against which you can check your solution.Ex. Some experts have expressed grave doubts about the durability of contemporary literary and artistic works on paper and hence the possibility of handing on works of culture to future generations.Ex. Any funeral scene in a story inevitably conjures in myself memories of my childhood spent as the son of an undertaker.Ex. The 2nd is the fact that most information seeking transpires with little help from librarians, who have consistently failed to establish themselves as primary information professionals.Ex. At the Closing Session Danish flags were suddenly produced and passed out among the crowd who began waving them enthusiastically.Ex. Then he picked up about 2 cm. of type from the right-hand end of the uppermost line (i.e. the last word or two of the last line) with the thumb and forefinger of his right hand, read it, and dropped the pieces of type one by one into their proper boxes, turning over the old house.Ex. He had greeted her courteously, as was his wont, and had inquired if she minded his smoking; she told him to go ahead and slid over an ashtray.Ex. If the head of reference services does not pass along the information to the staff the reference librarians, by being uninformed, will undoubtedly not make as good an impression on the important city managers.Ex. I think that the so-called average person often exhibits a great deal of heroism in getting through an ordinary day.Ex. Consider for example, a teacher who doesn't change his password (ever!) or can't be bothered to log out, all the firewalls and antivirus programs in the world will not protect a school's network.Ex. Unfortunately, its conclusions are completely pedestrian, rarely going past the fact that there were old people in England in the late Middle Ages.Ex. The knowledge that has been passed down from generation to generation by sentient beings on this planet for aeons and aeons is quite impossible to fully comprehend.Ex. But to make matters worse, and as the drought rolls on, it is very likely that it won't rain again until October or November.Ex. Put a set of premises into such a device and turn the crank, and it will readily pass out conclusion after conclusion.Ex. During the bulk of that time, your liberal leaders grandly sat, waiting for various things to blow over.Ex. Naturally, the recruiters whose people were not chosen for the job wanted feedback as to why their candidates did not make the cut.Ex. We're all familiar with the idea of novelty value and how it wears off with time.Ex. A hunting guide while still in his teens, he learned his woodcraft first hand, absorbing lore handed down to him from his father.----* a medida que pasaba el tiempo = as time passed (by), as time went by.* a medida que pasa el tiempo = as time goes by, as time passes (by).* a medida que pasa + Expresión Temporal = as + Expresión Temporal + go by.* a medida que + pasar + el año = as the year + wear on.* a medida que + pasar + el día = as the day + wear on.* ayudar a pasar por = get + Nombre + through.* cada día que pasa = each passing day.* conforme + pasar + el año = as the year + wear on.* conforme + pasar + el día = as the day + wear on.* dejar pasar = pass up, forego [forgo], let through.* dejar pasar a Alguien = let + Alguien + by.* dejar pasar Algo = put + Nombre + behind.* dejar pasar una oportunidad = forego + opportunity, miss + opportunity, pass up + opportunity, miss + chance.* desde..., pasando por..., hasta... = from..., through..., to....* día que pasa = passing day.* esa época ya pasó hace tiempo = that time is long past.* haber pasado por aquí antes = have been down this road before.* hacer a Alguien pasar vergüenza = embarrass.* hacer que Alguien las pase canutas = give + Nombre + a run for + Posesivo + money.* hacérselas pasar canutas a Alguien = have + Nombre + jump through the hoops.* hacérselas pasarlas canutas a Alguien = push + Nombre + to the edge.* hacérselas pasar negras a Alguien = have + Nombre + jump through the hoops.* hacerse pasar por = masquerade as, impersonate.* las cosas no pasan así como así = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).* las cosas no pasan así porque sí = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).* las cosas sólo pasan una vez = lightning never strikes twice.* lo que tenga que pasar, que pase = que sera sera, what's meant to be, will be, whatever will be, will be.* lugar donde pasar el rato = hang out.* no dejar pasar = keep out.* no dejar pasar la oportunidad = ride + the wave.* no pasar mucho tiempo antes de que + Subjuntivo = be not long before + Indicativo.* pasando a = moving on to.* pasar a = go on to, move on to, proceed to, shunt into, switch over, switch to, step onto, spill over into.* pasar a Alguien lo mismo que a = suffer + the fate of.* pasar a Alguien lo que a = suffer + the fate of.* pasar a cosas más agradables = on a happier note.* pasar a la clandestinidad = go into + hiding.* pasar a la era de = move into + the age of.* pasar a la historia = history in the making, go down in + history.* pasar a la historia como = go down as, go down in + history as, go down in + the history books as, go down in + the annals of history as.* pasar a la página + Número = turn to + page + Número.* pasar a la posteridad = go down to + posterity.* pasar a la posteridad como = go down to + posterity as.* pasar Algo a Alguien = turn + Algo + over to + Alguien.* pasar algo inesperado = things + take a turn for the unexpected.* pasar algún tiempo en = have + a turn at.* pasar al olvido = blow over.* pasar a los anales de la historia = go down in + history.* pasar a los anales de la historia como = go down in + history as, go down in + the history books as, go down in + the annals of history as.* pasar al primer plano = take + centre stage.* pasar al siguiente año fiscal = roll over.* pasar al siguiente nivel = move it up + a gear, take it up + a gear, notch it up + a gear, take it up + a notch, crank it up + a notch, crank it up + a gear, move it up + a notch.* pasar a mejor vida = bite + the dust, give up + the ghost.* pasar año(s) antes de que = be year(s) before.* pasar a ocupar el puesto de Alguien = step into + the shoes of, stand in + Posesivo + shoes.* pasar aprietos = feel + the pinch.* pasar apuros = struggle, pass through + adversity, have + a thin time, be under strain, bear + hardship, be hard pressed, feel + the pinch, have + a hard time, the wolves + be + at the door, have + a tough time.* pasar apuros económicos = lead + a precarious existence.* pasar a ser = become, develop into.* pasar a ser el centro de atención = come into + focus, take + centre stage.* pasar a ser inconcebible = render + inconceivable.* pasar a toda velocidad = whiz.* pasar a una situación económica más confortable = improve + Posesivo + lot.* pasar a vida mejor = lay + Nombre + low.* pasar casi rozando = skim.* pasar como una bala = whiz.* pasar de = get beyond.* pasar de... a... = proceed from... to..., move from... to....* pasar de... a = switch from... to..., go from... to..., swing between... and..., grow from... into/to.* pasar de contrabando = smuggle.* pasar de generación en generación = pass down from + generation to generation.* pasar de largo = bypass [by-pass].* pasar de largo rápidamente = race + past.* pasar de moda = drop out of + vogue, go out of + fashion, go out of + favour, go out of + date, go out of + vogue, fall out of + vogue, go out of + style, pass away, obsolesce, drop out of + circulation.* pasar desapercibido = be unnoticeable, go + unnoticed, lie + unnoticed, remain + unnoticed, slip by + unnoticed, become + unnoticeable, go + unrecognised, be an invisible fly on the wall, go + unnoted, lie + forgotten, sneak under + the radar.* pasar de una persona a otra = pass around.* pasar de uno a otro = change back and forth.* pasar de un sitio a otro = travel.* pasar dificultades = struggle, be under strain, bear + hardship, have + a difficult time, experience + difficult times, pass through + difficult times, face + difficult times.* pasar el invierno = winter, overwinter.* pasar el mochuelo = pass + the bucket.* pasar el muerto = pass + the bucket.* pasar el platillo = pass + the bucket (around).* pasar el rato = hang out.* pasar el rato con = kick + it with.* pasar el rato con los amigos = hang out with + Posesivo + friends.* pasar el relevo a = hand + the reins over to.* pasar el testigo = pass (on) + the torch, pass (on) + the baton.* pasar el tiempo = pass + the time, hang around, spend + Posesivo + days, hang about, hang out.* pasar el tiempo libre = spend + Posesivo + leisure, spend + Posesivo + leisure time.* pasar + Expresión Temporal = elapse + Expresión Temporal, go by + Expresión Temporal.* pasar hambre = suffer from + hunger, go + hungry, starve.* pasar hojas = page (through), turn + pages, flip + pages.* pasar hojas hacia atrás = page + backward.* pasar hojas hacia delante = page + forward.* pasar inadvertidamente = slip, creep + past, sneak + past.* pasar inadvertido = be unnoticeable, escape + notice, go + unnoticed, lie + unnoticed, remain + unnoticed, slip by + unnoticed, become + unnoticeable, go + unrecognised, go + unnoted, sneak under + the radar.* pasar la antorcha = hand over + the torch.* pasar la luna de miel = honeymoon.* pasar la noche = spend + the night, stay overnight.* pasar la página = turn over + page.* pasar la pantalla = scroll.* pasar la pelota = pass + the buck.* pasar la prueba = pass + muster.* pasarlas canutas = jump through + hoops, have + a devil of a time, be to hell and back.* pasarlas negras = jump through + hoops, have + a devil of a time.* pasarlas putas = jump through + hoops, be to hell and back.* pasar las riendas del poder a = hand + the reins over to.* pasar las vacaciones = vacation.* pasar llevando = take through.* pasarlo a lo grande = have + a ball, have + a whale of a time.* pasarlo bien = have + fun, be a great time.* pasarlo bomba = be a great time, have + a whale of a time.* pasarlo canutas intentando Hacer Algo = have + a heck of a time + trying.* pasarlo en grande = have + a ball, have + a whale of a time.* pasarlo genial = have + a whale of a time.* pasarlo mal = have + a thin time, have + a difficult time, experience + difficult times, pass through + difficult times, face + difficult times.* pasarlo muy mal = have + a tough time, have + a hard time.* pasarlo pipa = have + a whale of a time.* pasar los días = spend + Posesivo + days.* pasar miseria = the wolves + be + at the door.* pasar mucho tiempo antes de que = be a long time before.* pasar + Nombre + a = turn + Nombre + over to.* pasar penurias = suffer from + deprivation.* pasar poco a poco = slide into.* pasar por = cross, pass through, reach down, step through, go by, go through, pass for, pass across, run + Nombre + through + Nombre, make + Posesivo + way through, run through.* pasar por alto = bypass [by-pass], gloss over, miss, obviate, overlook, short-circuit [shortcircuit], skip over, leapfrog, pass + Nombre/Pronombre + by, flout, close + the door on, skip.* pasar por alto la autoridad de Alguien = go over + Posesivo + head.* pasar por alto rápidamente = race + past.* pasar por aquí = come by.* pasar por delante de = make + Posesivo + way past.* pasar por el acoso de = run + the gauntlet of.* pasar por el infierno = be to hell and back.* pasar por el lado de = make + Posesivo + way past.* pasar por encima = pass over.* pasar por encima de la cabeza = go over + Posesivo + head.* pasar por la mitad de = cut through.* pasar por muchas dificultades = be to hell and back.* pasar por un período de = go through + a period of.* pasar por un proceso de = go through + a process of.* pasar privaciones = suffer from + deprivation.* pasar rápidamente = run through, sweep by, sweep, flash across.* pasar rápidamente a = snap to.* pasar rápidamente por encima de = sweep across, swing over.* pasar registros a disco = transfer + records + to disc.* pasar revista = review.* pasarse = come by, drop in, overshoot, step over + the edge, go + overboard, go + too far.* pasarse Algo por el culo = not give a shit.* pasarse Algo por el forro = flout.* pasarse Algo por la entrepierna = not give a shit.* pasarse con = act + fresh with.* pasar sed = go + thirsty.* pasarse de = overstep.* pasarse de + Adjetivo = be too + Adjetivo + by half.* pasarse de la raya = cross + the line.* pasarse del límite = overrun [over-run].* pasárselo bien = have + a good time, have + a great time.* pasárselo en grande = enjoy + every minute of, love + every minute of it.* pasárselo fabuloso = have + a good time, have + a great time, have + a whale of a time.* pasárselo la mar de bien = have + a whale of a time, have + a great time.* pasárselo pipa = have + a great time.* pasarse por = drop by, stop by, mosey.* pasar sin = get along without, forego [forgo], do without, live without.* pasar sin Alguien = spare + Nombre Personal.* pasar sin comodidades = rough it.* pasar sin ser visto = sneak + past, sneak through, sneak under + the radar, go + unnoticed.* pasar + Tiempo = spend + time, spend + Tiempo.* pasar tiempo haciendo Algo = do + stint at.* pasar una crisis = face + crisis.* pasar una prueba = endure + ordeal, pass + a test, stand up.* pasar una prueba de sobra = pass with + flying colours.* pasar una tarjeta por un lector electrónico = swipe.* pasar un buen rato = disport + Reflexivo.* pasar un cuestionario = administer + questionnaire, carry out + questionnaire.* pasar un rato = say + hi.* pasar zumbando = whiz.* pase lo que pase = come what may, come rain or shine, rain or shine, come hell or high water.* por pasar el rato = (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.* ¿Qué pasa? = What's up?.* que pasaba = passing.* que pasa desapercibido = inconspicuous.* ¿qué pasa si... ? = what if... ?.* que pase lo que tenga que pasar = que sera sera, whatever will be, will be, what's meant to be, will be.* quien no malgasta no pasa necesidades = waste not, want not.* sin haber pasado por la calandria = uncalendered.* ¡tener + que pasar por encima de + Posesivo + cadáver! = over + Posesivo + dead body.* tiempo + pasar = time + march on.* todavía no ha pasado lo mejor = the best is yet to come.* tratar de pasar desapercibido = keep + a low profile, lie + low.* tratar de pasar inadvertido = keep + a low profile, lie + low.* ver lo que pasa = take it from there/here.* * *1.verbo intransitivo1)a) ( ir por un lugar) to come/go pastno ha pasado ni un taxi — not one taxi has come/gone past
¿a qué hora pasa el lechero? — what time does the milkman come?
pasar de largo — to go right o straight past
es un vuelo directo, no pasa por Miami — it's a direct flight, it doesn't go via Miami
¿este autobús pasa por el museo? — does this bus go past the museum?
¿el 45 pasa por aquí? — does the number 45 come this way?
pasaba por aquí y... — I was just passing by o I was in the area and...
ni me pasó por la imaginación — it didn't even occur to me, it didn't even cross my mind
b) ( deteniéndose en un lugar)pasar POR algo: ¿podríamos pasar por el banco? can we stop off at the bank?; pase usted por caja please go over to the cashier; pasa un día por casa why don't you drop o come by the house sometime?; pasar A + INF: puede pasar a recogerlo mañana you can come and pick it up tomorrow; pasaremos a verlos — we'll call in o drop in and see them
c) ( atravesar) to crosspasar de un lado a otro — to go o cross from one side to the other
d) (caber, entrar)2)a) (transmitirse, transferirse) corona/título to passuna tradición que pasa de padres a hijos — a tradition that is handed o passed down from generation to generation
b) ( comunicar)te paso con Javier — ( en el mismo teléfono) I'll hand o pass you over to Javier; ( en otro teléfono) I'll put you through to Javier
3) ( entrar - acercándose al hablante) to come in; (- alejándose del hablante) to go inpase, por favor — please, do come in
que pase el siguiente! — next, please!
no pasarán! — (fr hecha) they shall not pass!
¿puedo pasar al baño? — may I use the bathroom please?
¿quién quiere pasar al pizarrón? — (AmL) who's going to come up to the blackboard?
4)a) (cambiar de estado, actividad, tema)pasó del quinto al séptimo lugar — she went o dropped from fifth to seventh place
ahora pasa a tercera — (Auto) now change into third
pasando a otra cosa... — anyway, to change the subject...
pasamos a informar de otras noticias — now, the rest of the news
b) (Educ) to pass¿pasaste? — did you pass?
pasar de curso — to get through o pass one's end-of-year exams
c) ( ser aceptable)no está perfecto, pero puede pasar — it's not perfect, but it'll do
por esta vez (que) pase — I'll let it pass o go this time
5) ( exceder un límite)pasar DE algo: no pases de 100 don't go over 100; no pasó de un desacuerdo it was nothing more than a disagreement; está muy grave, no creo que pase de hoy he's very ill, I don't think he'll last another day; no pasa de los 30 he's not more than 30; no pasamos de nueve empleados — they're only nine of us working there/here
6) pasar pora) ( ser tenido por)pasa por tonto, pero no lo es — he might look stupid, but he isn't
b) (Esp) ( implicar)7) ( transcurrir) tiempo to passpasaron muchos años — many years went by o passed
pasaban las horas y no llegaba — the hours went by o passed and still he didn't come
9) ( arreglárselas) to manage, get bysin electricidad podemos pasar — we can manage o get by without electricity
10) ( suceder) to happenlo que pasa es que... — the thing o the problem is...
pase lo que pase — whatever happens, come what may
¿qué pasó con lo del reloj? — what happened about the watch?
...y aquí no ha pasado nada —...and let's just forget the whole thing
siempre pasa igual or lo mismo — it's always the same
¿pasa algo? — is something the matter?
¿qué pasa? — what's the matter?, what's up? (colloq)
hola, Carlos! ¿qué pasa? — (fam) hi, Carlos! how's things o how's it going? (colloq)
son cosas que pasan — these things happen; (+ me/te/le etc)
¿qué te pasa? — what's the matter with you?
¿qué te pasó en el ojo? — what happened to your eye?
¿qué le pasa a la tele? — what's wrong with the TV?
por suerte a él no le pasó nada — fortunately, nothing happened to him
11) ( experimentar)pasar POR algo — por crisis/mala racha to go through something
12)a) (en naipes, juegos) to passb) (fam) ( rechazando algo)¿vas a tomar postre? - no, yo paso — are you going to have a dessert? - no, I think I'll give it a miss
paso de salir, estoy muy cansada — I don't feel like going out, I'm very tired (colloq)
c) (fam) ( expresando indiferencia)que se las arreglen, yo paso — they can sort it out themselves, it's not my problem
2.paso de él — (esp Esp) I don't give a damn o I couldn't care less what he does (colloq)
pasar vt1)a) ( hacer atravesar)b) ( por la aduana -legalmente) to take through; (- ilegalmente) to smugglec) ( hacer deslizar)a esto hay que pasarle una plancha — this needs a quick iron o run over with the iron
2) (exhibir, mostrar) <película/anuncio> to show3)a) (cruzar, atravesar) < frontera> to cross; <pueblo/ciudad> to go throughb) ( dejar atrás) <edificio/calle> to go pastc) (adelantar, sobrepasar) to overtakepasar A algo — to overtake something, to get past something
está altísimo, ya pasa a su padre — he's really tall, he's already overtaken his father
4) <examen/prueba> to pass5) <página/hoja> to turn6) (fam) ( tolerar)a ese tipo no lo paso — I can't stand o take that guy (colloq)
no podía pasar aquella sopa — I couldn't stomach o eat that soup
pasar por alto — <falta/error> to overlook, forget about; tema/punto to leave out, omit
7) ( transcribir)tendré que pasar la carta — I'll have to write o copy the letter out again
¿me pasas esto a máquina? — could you type this for me?
8) (entregar, hacer llegar)¿me pasas el martillo? — can you pass me the hammer?
9) <gripe/resfriado> to giveme lo pasó a mí — he gave it to me, he passed it on to me
10)a) < tiempo> to spendb) ( con idea de continuidad)11)a) (sufrir, padecer) penalidades/desgracias to go through, to sufferestá pasando una mala racha — he's going through bad times o (BrE) a bad patch
pasé mucho miedo/frío — I was very frightened/cold
b)pasarlo or pasarla bien — to have a good time
3.¿qué tal lo pasaste en la fiesta? — did you have a good time at the party?, did you enjoy the party?
1) pasarse v pron2) ( cambiarse)3)a) ( ir demasiado lejos)nos pasamos, el banco está más arriba — we've gone too far, the bank isn't as far down as this
b) (fam) ( excederse) to go too farse pasó con la sal — he overdid the salt (colloq)
se pasó de listo — he tried to be too clever (colloq)
c) (CS fam) ( lucirse)4)a) peras/tomates to go bad, get overripe; carne/pescado to go off, go bad; leche to go off, go sourb) (recocerse): arroz/pasta to get overcooked5)a) ( desaparecer) efecto to wear off; dolor to go away; (+ me/te/le etc)ya se me pasó el dolor — the pain's gone o eased now
espera a que se le pase el enojo — wait until he's calmed o cooled down
b) ( transcurrir)el año se ha pasado muy rápido — this year has gone very quickly; (+ me/te/le etc)
6) (+ me/te/le etc)a) ( olvidarse)b) ( dejar de notar)c) ( dejar escapar)7) (enf) ( estar)se pasó el domingo durmiendo — he spent the whole of Sunday evening sleeping; ver tb pasar verbo transitivo III 1b y 2b
8) (enf) (fam) (ir)¿podrías pasarte por el mercado? — could you go down to the market?
9) (refl)* * *= hand (over), pass, pass by, pass on, transfer, transmit, turn over + page, hand on, spend, transpire, pass out, turn over, slide over, pass along, get through, can't/couldn't be bothered, go + past, pass down, roll on, pass out, blow over, make + the cut, wear off, hand down.Ex: Eventually, teachers should be able to ' hand the chalk over to the students' and take a back seat.
Ex: Examination reveals positions on the cards where the light passes through all the cards in a stack.Ex: The days of needing to change into carpet slippers before going to such an area have thankfully passed by.Ex: If ignored, the problems are only passed on to all the users of the catalog: the public, the reference department, the acquisitions department, and naturally the cataloging department.Ex: Scope notes, on the order hand, may be present in a thesaurus but are unlikely to be transferred to an index.Ex: The system permits the requester to specify up to five potential lending libraries, and the system transmits the requests to these libraries one at a time.Ex: Turn over the page and you will find suggested analyses against which you can check your solution.Ex: Some experts have expressed grave doubts about the durability of contemporary literary and artistic works on paper and hence the possibility of handing on works of culture to future generations.Ex: Any funeral scene in a story inevitably conjures in myself memories of my childhood spent as the son of an undertaker.Ex: The 2nd is the fact that most information seeking transpires with little help from librarians, who have consistently failed to establish themselves as primary information professionals.Ex: At the Closing Session Danish flags were suddenly produced and passed out among the crowd who began waving them enthusiastically.Ex: Then he picked up about 2 cm. of type from the right-hand end of the uppermost line (i.e. the last word or two of the last line) with the thumb and forefinger of his right hand, read it, and dropped the pieces of type one by one into their proper boxes, turning over the old house.Ex: He had greeted her courteously, as was his wont, and had inquired if she minded his smoking; she told him to go ahead and slid over an ashtray.Ex: If the head of reference services does not pass along the information to the staff the reference librarians, by being uninformed, will undoubtedly not make as good an impression on the important city managers.Ex: I think that the so-called average person often exhibits a great deal of heroism in getting through an ordinary day.Ex: Consider for example, a teacher who doesn't change his password (ever!) or can't be bothered to log out, all the firewalls and antivirus programs in the world will not protect a school's network.Ex: Unfortunately, its conclusions are completely pedestrian, rarely going past the fact that there were old people in England in the late Middle Ages.Ex: The knowledge that has been passed down from generation to generation by sentient beings on this planet for aeons and aeons is quite impossible to fully comprehend.Ex: But to make matters worse, and as the drought rolls on, it is very likely that it won't rain again until October or November.Ex: Put a set of premises into such a device and turn the crank, and it will readily pass out conclusion after conclusion.Ex: During the bulk of that time, your liberal leaders grandly sat, waiting for various things to blow over.Ex: Naturally, the recruiters whose people were not chosen for the job wanted feedback as to why their candidates did not make the cut.Ex: We're all familiar with the idea of novelty value and how it wears off with time.Ex: A hunting guide while still in his teens, he learned his woodcraft first hand, absorbing lore handed down to him from his father.* a medida que pasaba el tiempo = as time passed (by), as time went by.* a medida que pasa el tiempo = as time goes by, as time passes (by).* a medida que pasa + Expresión Temporal = as + Expresión Temporal + go by.* a medida que + pasar + el año = as the year + wear on.* a medida que + pasar + el día = as the day + wear on.* ayudar a pasar por = get + Nombre + through.* cada día que pasa = each passing day.* conforme + pasar + el año = as the year + wear on.* conforme + pasar + el día = as the day + wear on.* dejar pasar = pass up, forego [forgo], let through.* dejar pasar a Alguien = let + Alguien + by.* dejar pasar Algo = put + Nombre + behind.* dejar pasar una oportunidad = forego + opportunity, miss + opportunity, pass up + opportunity, miss + chance.* desde..., pasando por..., hasta... = from..., through..., to....* día que pasa = passing day.* esa época ya pasó hace tiempo = that time is long past.* haber pasado por aquí antes = have been down this road before.* hacer a Alguien pasar vergüenza = embarrass.* hacer que Alguien las pase canutas = give + Nombre + a run for + Posesivo + money.* hacérselas pasar canutas a Alguien = have + Nombre + jump through the hoops.* hacérselas pasarlas canutas a Alguien = push + Nombre + to the edge.* hacérselas pasar negras a Alguien = have + Nombre + jump through the hoops.* hacerse pasar por = masquerade as, impersonate.* las cosas no pasan así como así = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).* las cosas no pasan así porque sí = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).* las cosas sólo pasan una vez = lightning never strikes twice.* lo que tenga que pasar, que pase = que sera sera, what's meant to be, will be, whatever will be, will be.* lugar donde pasar el rato = hang out.* no dejar pasar = keep out.* no dejar pasar la oportunidad = ride + the wave.* no pasar mucho tiempo antes de que + Subjuntivo = be not long before + Indicativo.* pasando a = moving on to.* pasar a = go on to, move on to, proceed to, shunt into, switch over, switch to, step onto, spill over into.* pasar a Alguien lo mismo que a = suffer + the fate of.* pasar a Alguien lo que a = suffer + the fate of.* pasar a cosas más agradables = on a happier note.* pasar a la clandestinidad = go into + hiding.* pasar a la era de = move into + the age of.* pasar a la historia = history in the making, go down in + history.* pasar a la historia como = go down as, go down in + history as, go down in + the history books as, go down in + the annals of history as.* pasar a la página + Número = turn to + page + Número.* pasar a la posteridad = go down to + posterity.* pasar a la posteridad como = go down to + posterity as.* pasar Algo a Alguien = turn + Algo + over to + Alguien.* pasar algo inesperado = things + take a turn for the unexpected.* pasar algún tiempo en = have + a turn at.* pasar al olvido = blow over.* pasar a los anales de la historia = go down in + history.* pasar a los anales de la historia como = go down in + history as, go down in + the history books as, go down in + the annals of history as.* pasar al primer plano = take + centre stage.* pasar al siguiente año fiscal = roll over.* pasar al siguiente nivel = move it up + a gear, take it up + a gear, notch it up + a gear, take it up + a notch, crank it up + a notch, crank it up + a gear, move it up + a notch.* pasar a mejor vida = bite + the dust, give up + the ghost.* pasar año(s) antes de que = be year(s) before.* pasar a ocupar el puesto de Alguien = step into + the shoes of, stand in + Posesivo + shoes.* pasar aprietos = feel + the pinch.* pasar apuros = struggle, pass through + adversity, have + a thin time, be under strain, bear + hardship, be hard pressed, feel + the pinch, have + a hard time, the wolves + be + at the door, have + a tough time.* pasar apuros económicos = lead + a precarious existence.* pasar a ser = become, develop into.* pasar a ser el centro de atención = come into + focus, take + centre stage.* pasar a ser inconcebible = render + inconceivable.* pasar a toda velocidad = whiz.* pasar a una situación económica más confortable = improve + Posesivo + lot.* pasar a vida mejor = lay + Nombre + low.* pasar casi rozando = skim.* pasar como una bala = whiz.* pasar de = get beyond.* pasar de... a... = proceed from... to..., move from... to....* pasar de... a = switch from... to..., go from... to..., swing between... and..., grow from... into/to.* pasar de contrabando = smuggle.* pasar de generación en generación = pass down from + generation to generation.* pasar de largo = bypass [by-pass].* pasar de largo rápidamente = race + past.* pasar de moda = drop out of + vogue, go out of + fashion, go out of + favour, go out of + date, go out of + vogue, fall out of + vogue, go out of + style, pass away, obsolesce, drop out of + circulation.* pasar desapercibido = be unnoticeable, go + unnoticed, lie + unnoticed, remain + unnoticed, slip by + unnoticed, become + unnoticeable, go + unrecognised, be an invisible fly on the wall, go + unnoted, lie + forgotten, sneak under + the radar.* pasar de una persona a otra = pass around.* pasar de uno a otro = change back and forth.* pasar de un sitio a otro = travel.* pasar dificultades = struggle, be under strain, bear + hardship, have + a difficult time, experience + difficult times, pass through + difficult times, face + difficult times.* pasar el invierno = winter, overwinter.* pasar el mochuelo = pass + the bucket.* pasar el muerto = pass + the bucket.* pasar el platillo = pass + the bucket (around).* pasar el rato = hang out.* pasar el rato con = kick + it with.* pasar el rato con los amigos = hang out with + Posesivo + friends.* pasar el relevo a = hand + the reins over to.* pasar el testigo = pass (on) + the torch, pass (on) + the baton.* pasar el tiempo = pass + the time, hang around, spend + Posesivo + days, hang about, hang out.* pasar el tiempo libre = spend + Posesivo + leisure, spend + Posesivo + leisure time.* pasar + Expresión Temporal = elapse + Expresión Temporal, go by + Expresión Temporal.* pasar hambre = suffer from + hunger, go + hungry, starve.* pasar hojas = page (through), turn + pages, flip + pages.* pasar hojas hacia atrás = page + backward.* pasar hojas hacia delante = page + forward.* pasar inadvertidamente = slip, creep + past, sneak + past.* pasar inadvertido = be unnoticeable, escape + notice, go + unnoticed, lie + unnoticed, remain + unnoticed, slip by + unnoticed, become + unnoticeable, go + unrecognised, go + unnoted, sneak under + the radar.* pasar la antorcha = hand over + the torch.* pasar la luna de miel = honeymoon.* pasar la noche = spend + the night, stay overnight.* pasar la página = turn over + page.* pasar la pantalla = scroll.* pasar la pelota = pass + the buck.* pasar la prueba = pass + muster.* pasarlas canutas = jump through + hoops, have + a devil of a time, be to hell and back.* pasarlas negras = jump through + hoops, have + a devil of a time.* pasarlas putas = jump through + hoops, be to hell and back.* pasar las riendas del poder a = hand + the reins over to.* pasar las vacaciones = vacation.* pasar llevando = take through.* pasarlo a lo grande = have + a ball, have + a whale of a time.* pasarlo bien = have + fun, be a great time.* pasarlo bomba = be a great time, have + a whale of a time.* pasarlo canutas intentando Hacer Algo = have + a heck of a time + trying.* pasarlo en grande = have + a ball, have + a whale of a time.* pasarlo genial = have + a whale of a time.* pasarlo mal = have + a thin time, have + a difficult time, experience + difficult times, pass through + difficult times, face + difficult times.* pasarlo muy mal = have + a tough time, have + a hard time.* pasarlo pipa = have + a whale of a time.* pasar los días = spend + Posesivo + days.* pasar miseria = the wolves + be + at the door.* pasar mucho tiempo antes de que = be a long time before.* pasar + Nombre + a = turn + Nombre + over to.* pasar penurias = suffer from + deprivation.* pasar poco a poco = slide into.* pasar por = cross, pass through, reach down, step through, go by, go through, pass for, pass across, run + Nombre + through + Nombre, make + Posesivo + way through, run through.* pasar por alto = bypass [by-pass], gloss over, miss, obviate, overlook, short-circuit [shortcircuit], skip over, leapfrog, pass + Nombre/Pronombre + by, flout, close + the door on, skip.* pasar por alto la autoridad de Alguien = go over + Posesivo + head.* pasar por alto rápidamente = race + past.* pasar por aquí = come by.* pasar por delante de = make + Posesivo + way past.* pasar por el acoso de = run + the gauntlet of.* pasar por el infierno = be to hell and back.* pasar por el lado de = make + Posesivo + way past.* pasar por encima = pass over.* pasar por encima de la cabeza = go over + Posesivo + head.* pasar por la mitad de = cut through.* pasar por muchas dificultades = be to hell and back.* pasar por un período de = go through + a period of.* pasar por un proceso de = go through + a process of.* pasar privaciones = suffer from + deprivation.* pasar rápidamente = run through, sweep by, sweep, flash across.* pasar rápidamente a = snap to.* pasar rápidamente por encima de = sweep across, swing over.* pasar registros a disco = transfer + records + to disc.* pasar revista = review.* pasarse = come by, drop in, overshoot, step over + the edge, go + overboard, go + too far.* pasarse Algo por el culo = not give a shit.* pasarse Algo por el forro = flout.* pasarse Algo por la entrepierna = not give a shit.* pasarse con = act + fresh with.* pasar sed = go + thirsty.* pasarse de = overstep.* pasarse de + Adjetivo = be too + Adjetivo + by half.* pasarse de la raya = cross + the line.* pasarse del límite = overrun [over-run].* pasárselo bien = have + a good time, have + a great time.* pasárselo en grande = enjoy + every minute of, love + every minute of it.* pasárselo fabuloso = have + a good time, have + a great time, have + a whale of a time.* pasárselo la mar de bien = have + a whale of a time, have + a great time.* pasárselo pipa = have + a great time.* pasarse por = drop by, stop by, mosey.* pasar sin = get along without, forego [forgo], do without, live without.* pasar sin Alguien = spare + Nombre Personal.* pasar sin comodidades = rough it.* pasar sin ser visto = sneak + past, sneak through, sneak under + the radar, go + unnoticed.* pasar + Tiempo = spend + time, spend + Tiempo.* pasar tiempo haciendo Algo = do + stint at.* pasar una crisis = face + crisis.* pasar una prueba = endure + ordeal, pass + a test, stand up.* pasar una prueba de sobra = pass with + flying colours.* pasar una tarjeta por un lector electrónico = swipe.* pasar un buen rato = disport + Reflexivo.* pasar un cuestionario = administer + questionnaire, carry out + questionnaire.* pasar un rato = say + hi.* pasar zumbando = whiz.* pase lo que pase = come what may, come rain or shine, rain or shine, come hell or high water.* por pasar el rato = (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.* ¿Qué pasa? = What's up?.* que pasaba = passing.* que pasa desapercibido = inconspicuous.* ¿qué pasa si... ? = what if... ?.* que pase lo que tenga que pasar = que sera sera, whatever will be, will be, what's meant to be, will be.* quien no malgasta no pasa necesidades = waste not, want not.* sin haber pasado por la calandria = uncalendered.* ¡tener + que pasar por encima de + Posesivo + cadáver! = over + Posesivo + dead body.* tiempo + pasar = time + march on.* todavía no ha pasado lo mejor = the best is yet to come.* tratar de pasar desapercibido = keep + a low profile, lie + low.* tratar de pasar inadvertido = keep + a low profile, lie + low.* ver lo que pasa = take it from there/here.* * *pasar [A1 ]■ pasar (verbo intransitivo)A1 por un lugar2 deteniéndose en un lugar3 caber, entrarB1 transmitirse, transferirse2 comunicarC entrarD1 cambiar de estado, actividad, tema2 Educación3 indicando aceptabilidadE exceder un límiteF1 pasar por: ser tenido por2 pasar por: implicarA1 transcurrir2 terminarB arreglárselasSentido III ocurrir, sucederA1 en naipes, juegos2 rechazando una invitaciónB expresando indiferencia■ pasar (verbo transitivo)A1 hacer atravesar2 pasar por la aduana3 hacer recorrerB exhibir, mostrarC1 cruzar, atravesar2 adelantar, sobrepasarD aprobar: examenE dar la vuelta aF tolerar, admitirG transcribirH engañarA entregar, hacer llegarB contagiarA pasar: tiempo, día etcB1 sufrir, padecer2 pasarlo bien/mal■ pasarse (verbo pronominal)A cambiarseB1 ir demasiado lejos2 excederse3 lucirseC1 pasarse: comestibles2 CocinaA desaparecerB «tiempo»C olvidarseA enfático: con idea de continuidadB enfático: irC reflexivoviA1 (por un lugar) to come/go pastno ha pasado ni un taxi not one taxi has come/gone by o come/gone pastpasó un coche a toda velocidad a car passed at top speed, a car came/went past at top speed, a car shot o sped past¿a qué hora pasa el lechero? what time does the milkman come?no aparques aquí, que no pueden pasar otros coches don't park here, other cars won't be able to get pastno dejan pasar a nadie they're not letting anyone throughno dejes pasar esta oportunidad don't miss this chancepasar de largo to go right o straight pastel autobús venía completo y pasó de largo the bus was full and didn't stop o went right o straight past without stoppingpasó de largo sin siquiera saludar she went right o straight past o ( colloq) she sailed past without even saying hellopasar POR algo to go THROUGH sthal pasar por la aduana when you go through customsprefiero no pasar por el centro I'd rather not go through the city centerel Tajo pasa por Aranjuez the Tagus flows through Aranjuezhay un vuelo directo, no hace falta pasar por Miami there's a direct flight so you don't have to go via Miami¿este autobús pasa por el museo? does this bus go past the museum?¿el 45 pasa por aquí? does the number 45 come this way/stop here?pasamos justo por delante de su casa we went right past her housepasaba por aquí y se me ocurrió hacerte una visita I was just passing by o I was in the area and I thought I'd drop in and see youni me pasó por la imaginación que fuese a hacerlo it didn't even occur to me o it didn't even cross my mind that she would do itel país está pasando por momentos difíciles these are difficult times for the country2 (deteniéndose en un lugar) pasar POR:¿podríamos pasar por el supermercado? can we stop off at the supermarket?de camino tengo que pasar por la oficina I have to drop in at o stop by the office on the waypase usted por caja please go over to the cashierpasa un día por casa why don't you drop o come by the house sometime?pasar A + INF:puede pasar a recogerlo mañana you can come and pick it up tomorrowpasaremos a verlos de camino a casa we'll drop by o stop by and see them on the way home, we'll call in o drop in and see them on the way home3(caber, entrar): no creo que pase por la puerta, es demasiado ancho I don't think it'll go through o I don't think we'll get it through the door, it's too wideesta camiseta no me pasa por la cabeza I can't get this T-shirt over my headB1(transmitirse, transferirse): la humedad ha pasado a la habitación de al lado the damp has gone through to the room next doorel título pasa al hijo mayor the title passes o goes to the eldest sonla carta ha ido pasando de mano en mano the letter has been passed around (to everyone)2(comunicar): te paso con Javier (en el mismo teléfono) I'll let you speak to Javier, I'll hand o pass you over to Javier; (en otro teléfono) I'll put you through to JavierC (entrar — acercándose al hablante) to come in; (— alejándose del hablante) to go inpasa, no te quedes en la puerta come (on) in, don't stand there in the doorway¿se puede? — pase may I come in? — yes, please do¡que pase el siguiente! next, please!ha llegado el señor Díaz — hágalo pasar Mr Díaz is here — show him in please¡no pasarán! ( fr hecha); they shall not pass!pueden pasar al comedor you may go through into the dining room¿puedo pasar al baño? may I use the bathroom please?¿quién quiere pasar al pizarrón? ( AmL); who's going to come up to the blackboard?D1 (cambiar de estado, actividad, tema) pasar ( DE algo) A algo:en poco tiempo ha pasado del anonimato a la fama in a very short space of time she's gone o shot from obscurity to famepasó del quinto al séptimo lugar she went o dropped from fifth to seventh placeahora pasa a tercera ( Auto) now change into thirdpasa a la página 98 continued on page 98pasando a otra cosa … anyway, to change the subject …pasar A + INF:el equipo pasa a ocupar el primer puesto the team moves into first placepasó a formar parte del equipo en julio she joined the team in Julymás tarde pasó a tratar la cuestión de los impuestos later he went on to deal with the question of taxespasamos a informar de otras noticias de interés now, the rest of the news2 ( Educación):Daniel ya pasa a tercero Daniel will be starting third grade next semester ( AmE), Daniel will be going into the third year next term ( BrE)si pasas de curso te compro una bicicleta if you get through o pass your end-of-year exams, I'll buy you a bicycle3(indicando aceptabilidad): no está perfecto, pero puede pasar it's not perfect, but it'll dopor esta vez (que) pase, pero que no se repita I'll let it pass o go this time, but don't let it happen againE (exceder un límite) pasar DE algo:no pases de 100 don't go over 100fue un pequeño desacuerdo pero no pasó de eso it was nothing more than a slight disagreement, we/they had a slight disagreement, but it was nothing more than thatestuvo muy cortés conmigo pero no pasó de eso he was very polite, but no moretengo que escribirle, de hoy no pasa I must write to him today without failestá muy grave, no creo que pase de hoy he's very ill, I don't think he'll last another dayyo diría que no pasa de los 30 I wouldn't say he was more than 30al principio no pasábamos de nueve empleados there were only nine of us working there/here at the beginningno pasan de ser palabras vacías they are still nothing but empty words o still only empty words1(ser tenido por): pasa por tonto, pero no lo es he might look stupid, but he isn'tpodrían pasar por hermanas they could pass for sistersse hacía pasar por médico he passed himself off as a doctorse hizo pasar por mi padre he pretended to be my father2 (implicar) to lie inla solución pasa por la racionalización de la industria the solution lies in the rationalization of the industryA «tiempo»1(transcurrir): ya han pasado dos horas y aún no ha vuelto it's been two hours now and she still hasn't come back¡cómo pasa el tiempo! doesn't time fly!por ti no pasan los años you look as young as everpasaban las horas y no llegaba the hours went by o passed and still he didn't come2(terminar): menos mal que el invierno ya ha pasado thank goodness winter's overya ha pasado lo peor the worst is over nowno llores, ya pasó don't cry, it's all right now o it's all over nowB(arreglárselas): ¿compro más o podemos pasar con esto? shall I buy some more or can we get by on o make do with this?sin electricidad podemos pasar, pero sin agua no we can manage o do without electricity but not without waterSentido III (ocurrir, suceder) to happendéjame que te cuente lo que pasó let me tell you what happenedclaro que me gustaría ir, lo que pasa es que estoy cansada of course I'd like to go, only I'm really tired o it's just that I'm really tiredlo que pasa es que el jueves no voy a estar the thing is o the problem is I won't be here on Thursdayiré pase lo que pase I'm going whatever happens o come what may¿qué pasó con lo del reloj? what happened about the watch?ahora se dan la mano y aquí no ha pasado nada now just shake hands and let's forget the whole thingen este pueblo nunca pasa nada nothing ever happens in this townsiempre pasa igual or lo mismo it's always the same¿qué pasa? ¿por qué estás tan serio? what's up o what's the matter? why are you looking so serious?se lo dije yo ¿pasa algo? I told him, what of it o what's it to you? ( colloq), I told him, do you have a problem with that? ( colloq)no te hagas mala sangre, son cosas que pasan don't get upset about it, these things happen(+ me/te/le etc): ¿qué te ha pasado en el ojo? what have you done to your eye?, what's happened to your eye?¿qué le pasará a Ricardo que tiene tan mala cara? I wonder what's up with o what's the matter with Ricardo? he looks terrible ( colloq)¿qué te pasa que estás tan callado? why are you so quiet?¿qué le pasa a la lavadora que no centrifuga? why isn't the washing machine spinning?no sé qué me pasa I don't know what's wrong o what's the matter with meeso le pasa a cualquiera that can happen to anybodyel coche quedó destrozado pero a él no le pasó nada the car was wrecked but he escaped unhurtA1 (en naipes, juegos) to passpaso, no tengo tréboles pass o I can't go, I don't have any clubs2 ( fam)(rechazando una invitación, una oportunidad): tómate otra — no, gracias, esta vez paso have another one — no thanks, I'll skip this one o I'll pass on this round ( colloq)¿vas a tomar postre? — no, yo paso are you going to have a dessert? — no, I think I'll give it a miss o no, I couldn'tpasar DE algo:esta noche paso de salir, estoy muy cansada I don't feel like going out tonight, I'm very tired ( colloq)B ( fam)(expresando indiferencia): que se las arreglen, yo paso they can sort it out themselves, it's not my problem o I don't want anything to do with itpasar DE algo:pasa ampliamente de lo que diga la gente she couldn't give a damn about o she couldn't care less what people say ( colloq)paso mucho de política I couldn't give a damn about politics ( colloq)mis padres pasan de mí my parents couldn't care less what I do/what happens to me■ pasarvtA1 (hacer atravesar) pasar algo POR algo:pasar la salsa por un tamiz put the sauce through a sieve, sieve the saucepasé la piña por la licuadora I put the pineapple through the blender, I liquidized o blended the pineapplepasa el cordón por este agujero thread the shoelace through this hole2(por la aduana): ¿cuántas botellas de vino se puede pasar? how many bottles of wine are you allowed to take through?los pillaron intentando pasar armas they were caught trying to smuggle o bring in arms3ven aquí, que te voy a pasar un peine come here and let me give your hair a quick comb o let me put a comb through your hairpásale un trapo al piso give the floor a quick wipe, wipe the floor downpasarlo primero por harina first dip it in floura esto hay que pasarle una plancha this needs a quick iron o ( colloq) a quick once-over o run over with the ironB (exhibir, mostrar) ‹película/anuncio› to showlas chicas que pasaron los modelos the girls who modeled the dressesC1 (cruzar, atravesar) ‹frontera› to crosspasaron el río a nado they swam across the riveresa calle la pasamos hace rato we went past o we passed that street a while back¿ya hemos pasado Flores? have we been through Flores yet?2 (adelantar, sobrepasar) to overtakea ver si podemos pasar a este camión why don't we overtake o get past o pass this truck?está altísimo, ya pasa a su padre he's really tall, he's already overtaken his fatherD (aprobar) ‹examen/prueba› to passE (dar la vuelta a) ‹página/hoja› to turnF ( fam)(tolerar, admitir): esto no te lo paso I'm not letting you get away with thisel profesor no te deja pasar ni una the teacher doesn't let you get away with anythinga ese tipo no lo paso or no lo puedo pasar I can't stand o take that guy ( colloq)yo el Roquefort no lo paso I can't stand Roquefort, I hate Roquefortno podía pasar aquella sopa grasienta I couldn't stomach o eat that greasy souppasar por alto ‹falta/error› to overlook, forget about; (olvidar, omitir) to forget, leave out, omit, overlookG(transcribir): tendré que pasar la carta I'll have to write o copy the letter out again¿me pasas esto a máquina? could you type this for me?se cree que me va a pasar a mí he thinks he can put one over on meA(entregar, hacer llegar): cuando termines el libro, pásaselo a Miguel when you finish the book, pass it on to Miguel¿me pasas el martillo? can you pass me the hammer?¿han pasado ya la factura? have they sent the bill yet?, have they billed you/us yet?le pasó el balón a Gómez he passed the ball to Gómezel padre le pasa una mensualidad she gets a monthly allowance from her father, her father gives her a monthly allowanceB (contagiar) ‹gripe/resfriado› to givese lo pasé a toda la familia I gave it to o passed it on to the whole familyA ‹tiempo› to spendvamos a pasar las Navidades en casa we are going to spend Christmas at homefuimos a Toledo a pasar el día we went to Toledo for the dayB1(sufrir, padecer): pasaron muchas penalidades they went through o suffered a lot of hardshippasé mucho miedo I was very frightened¿pasaste frío anoche? were you cold last night?pasamos hambre en la posguerra we went hungry after the warno sabes las que pasé yo con ese hombre you've no idea what I went through with that man2pasarlo or pasarla bien/mal: lo pasa muy mal con los exámenes he gets very nervous o ( colloq) gets in a real state about exams¿qué tal lo pasaste en la fiesta? did you have a good time at the party?, did you enjoy the party?■ pasarseA(cambiarse): pasarse al enemigo/al bando contrario to go over to the enemy/to the other sidequeremos pasarnos a la otra oficina we want to move to the other officeB1(ir demasiado lejos): nos hemos pasado, el banco está más arriba we've gone too far, the bank isn't as far down as thisnos pasamos de estación/parada we missed o went past our station/stop2 ( fam) (excederse) to go too faresta vez te has pasado you've gone too far this timeno te pases que no estoy para bromas that's enough o don't push your luck ( colloq), I'm not in the mood for jokesse pasaron con los precios they charged exorbitant prices, the prices they charged were way over the top o way out of line ( colloq)se pasó con la sal he put too much salt in it, he overdid the salt ( colloq)pasarse DE algo:se pasó de listo he tried to be too clever ( colloq)te pasas de bueno you're too kind for your own good3(CS fam) (lucirse): ¡te pasaste! esto está riquísimo you've excelled yourself! this is really delicious ( colloq)se pasó con ese gol that was a fantastic goal he scored ( colloq)C1 «peras/tomates» to go bad, get overripe; «carne/pescado» to go off, go bad; «leche» to go off, go sourestos plátanos se están pasando these bananas are starting to go bad o to get overripe2 ( Cocina):se va a pasar el arroz the rice is going to spoil o get overcookedno lo dejes pasar de punto don't let it overcookSentido II (+ me/te/le etc)A(desaparecer): ya se me pasó el dolor the pain's gone o eased nowespera a que se le pase el enojo wait until he's calmed o cooled downhasta que se le pase la fiebre until her temperature goes downB«tiempo»: sus clases se me pasan volando her classes seem to go so quicklyse me pasaron las tres horas casi sin enterarme the three hours flew by almost without my realizingC(olvidarse): lo siento, se me pasó totalmente I'm sorry, I completely forgot o it completely slipped my mindse me pasó su cumpleaños I forgot his birthdayA ( enfático)(con idea de continuidad): se pasa meses sin ver a su mujer he goes for months at a time o he goes months without seeing his wife, he doesn't see his wife for months on endse pasa hablando por teléfono ( AmL); he's always on the telephoneme pasé toda la noche estudiando I was up all night studyinges capaz de pasarse el día entero sin probar bocado he can quite easily go the whole day without having a thing to eat¿podrías pasarte por el mercado? could you go down to the market?, could you pop o nip down to the market? ( BrE colloq)C ( reflexivo):se pasó la mano por el pelo he ran his fingers through his hairni siquiera tuve tiempo de pasarme un peine I didn't even have time to run a comb through my hair o ( BrE) to give my hair a comb* * *
pasar ( conjugate pasar) verbo intransitivo
1
◊ no ha pasado ni un taxi not one taxi has come/gone past;
los otros coches no podían pasar the other cars weren't able to get past;
no dejan pasar a nadie they're not letting anyone through;
pasar de largo to go right o straight past;
pasar por la aduana to go through customs;
es un vuelo directo, no pasa por Miami it's a direct flight, it doesn't go via Miami;
¿este autobús pasa por el museo? does this bus go past the museum?;
pasamos por delante de su casa we went past her house;
pasaba por aquí y … I was just passing by o I was in the area and …b) ( deteniéndose en un lugar):◊ ¿podríamos pasar por el banco? can we stop off at the bank?;
pasa un día por casa why don't you drop o come by the house sometime?;
puede pasar a recogerlo mañana you can come and pick it up tomorrow
[ humedad] to go through from one side to the otherd) ( caber):
2 ( entrar — acercándose al hablante) to come in;
(— alejándose del hablante) to go in;◊ pase, por favor please, do come in;
¡que pase el siguiente! next, please!;
haga pasar al Sr Díaz show Mr Díaz in please
3
b) ( comunicar):
( en otro teléfono) I'll put you through to Javier
4a) (Educ) to pass;◊ pasar de curso to get through o pass one's end-of-year examsb) ( ser aceptable):◊ no está perfecto, pero puede pasar it's not perfect, but it'll do;
por esta vez, (que) pase I'll let it pass o go this time
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a) ( ser tenido por):
ver tb hacerse II 3
( suceder) to happen;
lo que pasa es que… the thing o the problem is …;
pase lo que pase whatever happens, come what may;
siempre pasa igual or lo mismo it's always the same;
¿qué pasa? what's the matter?, what's up? (colloq);
¿qué te pasa? what's the matter with you?;
¿qué te pasó en el ojo? what happened to your eye?;
¿qué le pasa a la tele? what's wrong with the TV?;
eso le pasa a cualquiera that can happen to anybody;
no le pasó nada nothing happened to him
1 ( transcurrir) [tiempo/años] to pass, go by;◊ pasaron muchos años many years went by o passed;
ya han pasado dos horas it's been two hours now;
un año pasa muy rápido a year goes very quickly;
¡cómo pasa el tiempo! doesn't time fly!
2 ( cesar) [crisis/mal momento] to be over;
[ efecto] to wear off;
[ dolor] to go away
3 ( arreglárselas) pasar sin algo to manage without sth
verbo transitivo
1
‹pueblo/ciudad› to go through
2a) ( hacer atravesar) pasar algo POR algo to put sth through sth;
(— ilegalmente) to smuggle
3 ( hacer recorrer):
pásale un trapo al piso give the floor a quick wipe;
hay que pasarle una plancha it needs a quick iron
4 (exhibir, mostrar) ‹película/anuncio› to show
5 ‹examen/prueba› to pass
6 ‹página/hoja› to turn;
‹tema/punto› to leave out, omit
1 (entregar, hacer llegar):
¿me pasas el martillo? can you pass me the hammer?
2 ( contagiar) to give, to pass on
1
fuimos a Toledo a pasar el día we went to Toledo for the dayb) ( con idea de continuidad):
pasa todo el día al teléfono she spends all day on the phone
◊ ¿qué tal lo pasaste en la fiesta? did you have a good time at the party?, did you enjoy the party?;
lo pasé mal I didn't enjoy myself
2 (sufrir, padecer) ‹penalidades/desgracias› to go through, to suffer;◊ pasé mucho miedo/frío I was very frightened/cold
pasarse verbo pronominal
1 ( cambiarse):
2
esta vez te has pasado (fam) you've gone too far this time
¿podrías pasarte por el mercado? could you go down to the market?
3
[carne/pescado] to go off, go bad;
[ leche] to go off, go sour
1
[ dolor] to go away;
(+ me/te/le etc)◊ ya se me pasó el dolor the pain's gone o eased now;
espera a que se le pase el enojo wait until he's calmed o cooled downb) ( transcurrir):
ver tb pasar verbo transitivo III 1
2 (+ me/te/le etc)a) ( olvidarse):
b) ( dejar escapar):
pasar
I verbo transitivo
1 to pass
2 (trasladar) to move
3 (dar) to pass, give: no me pasó el recado, he didn't give me the message
4 (hojas de libro) to turn
5 (el tiempo, la vida) to spend, pass
6 (soportar, sufrir) to suffer, endure: está pasando una crisis personal, she's going through a personal crisis
pasamos sed y calor, we suffered thirst and heat
7 (río, calle, frontera) to cross
8 (tragar) to swallow
9 (tolerar, aguantar) to bear
10 (introducir) to insert, put through
11 (un examen, una eliminatoria) to pass
12 Cine to run, show: este sábado pasan Ben Hur, they're putting Ben Hur on this Saturday
II verbo intransitivo
1 to pass: ¿a qué hora pasa el tren?, what time does the train pass?
Cervantes pasó por aquí, Cervantes passed this way
ya pasó, it has already passed
pasar de largo, to go by (without stopping)
2 (entrar) to come in
3 (ser tolerable) to be acceptable: no está mal, puede pasar, it isn't bad, it will do
4 (exceder) to surpass: no pases de los 70 km/h, don't exceed 70 km/h
5 (a otro asunto) to go on to
pasar a ser, to become
6 (tiempo) to pass, go by
7 (arreglarse, apañarse) pasar sin, to do without: puedo pasar sin coche, I can manage without a car
8 fam (no tener interés, prescindir) pasa de lo que digan, don't mind what they say
paso de ir al cine, I'll give the cinema a miss
9 (suceder) to happen: ¿qué pasa?, what's going on?
¿qué le pasa?, what's the matter with him?
pase lo que pase, whatever happens o come what may
♦ Locuciones: pasar algo a limpio, to make a fair copy of sthg
pasarlo bien/mal, to have a good/difficult time
pasar por, to put up with: paso por que me digas que estoy gorda, pero no pienso tolerar que me amargues cada comida, I can handle you calling me fat, but I'm not having you ruin every single meal for me
pasar por alto, to overlook: pasaré por alto esa observación, I'll just ignore that remark
' pasar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
achicharrarse
- ahorrar
- amarga
- amargo
- aro
- blanca
- blanco
- bondad
- cabalgata
- cadáver
- calor
- cocerse
- colar
- desapercibida
- desapercibido
- desfilar
- deslizar
- entretenerse
- historia
- inadvertida
- inadvertido
- inri
- mayor
- meneo
- noche
- penalidad
- posibilidad
- privación
- rato
- relámpago
- revista
- rozar
- salvar
- suceder
- superar
- suplantar
- suprimir
- tamiz
- tener
- tesorería
- tirarse
- torniquete
- trago
- verter
- vestidura
- vicaría
- vida
- vivir
- adiós
- alcanzar
English:
ask in
- bootleg
- bring in
- brush
- buck
- by
- call
- clamber
- clear
- come
- come by
- come on to
- decide on
- discount
- do without
- drag
- dread
- drive-through
- elapse
- embarrassment
- envisage
- envision
- fashion
- fill in
- fly
- fore
- gallop past
- get by
- get on to
- get onto
- get past
- get through
- gloss over
- go
- go along
- go by
- go on
- go out
- go through
- go under
- graze
- hand on
- hang out
- happen
- have
- hibernate
- hideous
- holiday
- Hoover
- hungry
* * *♦ vt1. [dar, transmitir] to pass;[noticia, aviso] to pass on;¿me pasas la sal? would you pass me the salt?;pásame toda la información que tengas give me o let me have all the information you've got;no se preocupe, yo le paso el recado don't worry, I'll pass on the message to him;páseme con el encargado [al teléfono] could you put me through to o could I speak to the person in charge?;le paso (con él) [al teléfono] I'll put you through (to him);Valdez pasó el balón al portero Valdez passed the ball (back) to the keeper;pasan sus conocimientos de generación en generación they pass down their knowledge from one generation to the next;el Estado le pasa una pensión she gets a pension from the State;pasar harina por un cedazo to sieve flour;pasar leche por el colador to strain milk;pasa la cuerda por ese agujero pass the rope through this hole;hay que pasar las maletas por la máquina de rayos X your luggage has to go through the X-ray machine;pase las croquetas por huevo coat the croquettes with egg;pasar el cepillo por el suelo to scrub the floor;pasa un paño por la mesa give the table a wipe with a cloth;se dedican a pasar tabaco de contrabando/inmigrantes ilegales por la frontera they smuggle tobacco/illegal immigrants across the borderme has pasado el resfriado you've given me your cold3. [cruzar] to cross;pasar la calle/la frontera to cross the road/border;pasé el río a nado I swam across the river4. [rebasar, sobrepasar] [en el espacio, tiempo] to go through;¿hemos pasado ya la frontera? have we gone past o crossed the border yet?;pasar un semáforo en rojo to go through a red light;al pasar el parque gire a su izquierda once you're past the park, turn left, turn left after the park;cuando el automóvil pase los primeros cinco años debe ir a revisión the car should be serviced after five years;ya ha pasado los veinticinco he's over twenty-five now;mi hijo me pasa ya dos centímetros my son is already two centimetres taller than me5. [adelantar] [corredores, vehículos] to overtake;pasa a esa furgoneta en cuanto puedas overtake that van as soon as you canhay que pasar todos estos libros al estudio we have to take all these books through to the study, we have to move all these books to the study7. [conducir adentro] to show in;el criado nos pasó al salón the butler showed us into the living-room8. [hacer avanzar] [páginas de libro] to turn;[hojas sueltas] to turn over;pasar página to make a fresh start9. [mostrar] [película, diapositivas, reportaje] to show10. [emplear] [tiempo] to spend;pasó dos años en Roma he spent two years in Rome;¿dónde vas a pasar las vacaciones? where are you going on holiday o US vacation?, where are you going to spend your holidays o US vacation?;pasé la noche trabajando I worked all night, I spent the whole night working;he pasado muy buenos ratos con él I've had some very good times with him11. [experimentar] to go through, to experience;pasar frío/miedo to be cold/scared;¿has pasado la varicela? have you had chickenpox?;¿qué tal lo has pasado? did you have a nice time?, did you enjoy yourselves?;pasarlo bien to enjoy oneself, to have a good time;¡que lo pases bien! have a nice time!, enjoy yourself!;lo hemos pasado muy mal últimamente we've had a hard time of it recently;Fampasarlas canutas to have a rough time12. [superar] to pass;muy pocos pasaron el examen/la prueba very few people passed the exam/test;hay que pasar un reconocimiento médico you have to pass a medical;no pasamos la eliminatoria we didn't get through the tieque me engañes no te lo paso I'm not going to let you get away with cheating me;este profesor no te deja pasar (ni) una you can't get away with anything with this teacher;pasar algo por alto [adrede] to pass over sth;[sin querer] to miss sth outyo te lo paso a máquina I'll type it up for you;pasar un documento Esp [m5] al ordenador o Am [m5] a la computadora to type o key a document (up) on the computerestán siempre tratando de pasarte con el vuelto they always try to short-change you o diddle you over the change♦ vi1. [ir, moverse] to pass, to go;vimos pasar a un hombre corriendo we saw a man run past;¿cuándo pasa el camión de la basura? when do the Br dustmen o US garbage collectors come?;deja pasar a la ambulancia let the ambulance past;¿me deja pasar, por favor? may I come past, please?;pasó por mi lado he passed by my side;he pasado por tu calle I went down your street;el autobús pasa por mi casa the bus passes in front of o goes past my house;¿qué autobuses pasan por aquí? which buses go past here?, which buses can you catch from here?;el Támesis pasa por Londres the Thames flows through London;yo sólo pasaba por aquí I was just passing by;pasaba por allí y entré a saludar I was in the area, so I stopped by to say hello;pasar de largo to go straight by2. [entrar] to go/come in;pasen por aquí, por favor come this way, please;lo siento, no se puede pasar sorry, you can't go in there/come in here;pasamos a un salón muy grande we entered a very large living-room;¿puedo pasar? may I come in?;¿puedo pasar al cuarto de baño? can I use the bathroom?;hazlos pasar show them in;RPpasar al pizarrón to go/come to the blackboard4. [acercarse, ir un momento] to pop in;pasaré por mi oficina/por tu casa I'll pop into my office/round to your place;pasa por la farmacia y compra aspirinas pop into the Br chemist's o US pharmacy and buy some aspirin;pasé a verla al hospital I dropped in at the hospital to see her;pase a por el vestido o [m5] a recoger el vestido el lunes you can come and pick the dress up on Monday5. [suceder] to happen;¿qué pasa aquí? what's going on here?;¿qué pasa? [¿qué ocurre?] what's the matter?;Fam [al saludar a alguien] how's it going?; Méx Fam¿qué pasó? [¿qué tal?] how's it going?;¿qué pasa con esas cervezas? where have those beers got to?, what's happened to those beers?;no te preocupes, no pasa nada don't worry, it's OK;aquí nunca pasa nada nothing ever happens here;¿qué le pasa? what's wrong with him?, what's the matter with him?;¿le pasó algo al niño? did something happen to the child?;¿qué te pasa en la pierna? what's wrong with your leg?;eso te pasa por mentir that's what you get for lying;lo que pasa es que… the thing is…;pase lo que pase whatever happens, come what may;siempre pasa lo mismo, pasa lo de siempre it's always the same;dense la mano y aquí no ha pasado nada shake hands and just forget the whole thing (as if it had never happened)6. [terminar] to be over;pasó la Navidad Christmas is over;ya ha pasado lo peor the worst is over now;cuando pase el dolor when the pain passes o stops;la tormenta ya ha pasado the storm is over now;el efecto de estos fármacos pasa enseguida these drugs wear off quickly7. [transcurrir] to go by;pasaron tres meses three months went by;cuando pase un rato te tomas esta pastilla take this tablet after a little while;¡cómo pasa el tiempo! time flies!8. [cambiar]pasar de… a… [de lugar, estado, propietario] to go o pass from… to…;pasamos del último puesto al décimo we went (up) from last place to tenth;pasa de la depresión a la euforia she goes from depression to euphoria;pasó a formar parte del nuevo equipo he joined the new team;pasar a [nueva actividad, nuevo tema] to move on to;pasemos a otra cosa let's move on to something else;ahora pasaré a explicarles cómo funciona esta máquina now I'm going to explain to you how this machine works;Alicia pasa a (ser) jefa de personal Alicia will become personnel manager;9. [ir más allá, sobrepasar]si pasas de 160, vibra el volante if you go faster than 160, the steering wheel starts to vibrate;yo creo que no pasa de los cuarenta años I doubt she's older than forty;no pasó de ser un aparatoso accidente sin consecuencias the accident was spectacular but no-one was hurt10. [conformarse, apañarse]pasar (con/sin algo) to make do (with/without sth);tendrá que pasar sin coche she'll have to make do without a car;¿cómo puedes pasar toda la mañana sólo con un café? how can you last all morning on just a cup of coffee?;no sabe pasar sin su familia he can't cope without his family11. [experimentar]hemos pasado por situaciones de alto riesgo we have been in some highly dangerous situations¡yo por ahí no paso! I draw the line at that!13. [ser considerado]pasa por ser uno de los mejores tenistas del momento he is considered to be one of the best tennis players around at the moment;hacerse pasar por alguien/algo to pretend to be sb/sth, to pass oneself off as sb/sthpaso de política I'm not into politics;¡ése pasa de todo! he couldn't care less about anything!;15. [en naipes] to passpor esta vez pase, pero que no vuelva a ocurrir I'll overlook it this time, but I don't want it to happen again* * *I v/t1 pass;pasar la mano por run one’s hand through2 el tiempo spend;para pasar el tiempo (in order) to pass the time;pasarlo bien have a good time;¡que lo pases bien!, ¡a pasarlo bien! enjoy yourself!, have fun o a good time!4 problemas, dificultades experienceovertake7 TELEC:le paso al Sr. Galvez I’ll put you through to Mr. Galvez8:pasar algo a máquina type sthII v/i1 ( suceder) happen;¿qué ha pasado? what’s happened?;¿qué pasa? what’s happening?, what’s going on?;¿qué te pasa? what’s the matter?;pase lo que pase whatever happens, come what may;ya ha pasado lo peor the worst is over;en el viaje nos pasó de todo fam just about everything happened on that trip, it was a very eventful trip2 en juegos pass3:¡pasa!, ¡pase usted! come in!;pasé a visitarla I dropped by to see her;pasar por go by;pasa por aquí come this way;pasé por la tienda I stopped off at the shop;pasaré por tu casa I’ll drop by your house4:dejar pasar oportunidad miss5 fam:pasar de alguien not want anything to do with s.o.;paso de ir al gimnasio I can’t be bothered to go to the gym6:pasar de los 60 años be over 60 (years old);pasar de moda go out of fashion;hacerse pasar por pass o.s. off as;poder pasar sin algo be able to get by o to manage without sth;puede pasar it’s OK, it’ll do* * *pasar vi1) : to pass, to go by, to come by2) : to come in, to enter¿se puede pasar?: may we come in?3) : to happen¿qué pasa?: what's happening?, what's going on?4) : to manage, to get by5) : to be over, to end6)pasar de : to exceed, to go beyond7)pasar por : to pretend to bepasar vt1) : to pass, to give¿me pasas la sal?: would you pass me the salt?2) : to pass (a test)3) : to go over, to cross4) : to spend (time)5) : to tolerate6) : to go through, to suffer7) : to show (a movie, etc.)8) : to overtake, to pass, to surpass9) : to pass over, to wipe uppasarlo bien orpasarla bien : to have a good timepasarlo mal orpasarla mal : to have a bad time, to have a hard timepasar por alto : to overlook, to omit* * *pasar vb¡pase! come in!2. (transcurrir) to pass / to go by4. (andar, moverse) to pass / to go past¿por dónde pasa el autobús? which way does the bus go?¿a qué hora pasa el tren? what time's the train?6. (cruzar) to cross¿me pasas la sal? can you pass the salt?8. (llevar, mover) to move9. (sufrir) to be / to have10. (aprobar) to pass11. (deslizar)12. (terminar) to be over13. (arreglárselas) to manage / to get by14. (ocurrir) to happen¿qué te ha pasado? what happened to you?¿qué pasa? what's going on? / what's the matter?15. (cambiar) to change / to go16. (exceder) to be overpasar / pasar de algo not to care / not to be bothered -
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arriver [aʀive]➭ TABLE 1━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. intransitive verb• réveille-toi, on arrive ! wake up, we're almost there!• arriver le premier (à une course) to come in first ; (à une soirée, une réception) to arrive firstb. ( = approcher) [saison, nuit, personne, véhicule] to come• j'arrive ! I'm coming!• le lierre arrive jusqu'au 1er étage the ivy goes up to the 1st floor• et le problème des salaires ? -- j'y arrive and what about the wages problem? -- I'm just coming to thatd. ( = réussir) arriver à (+ infinitif) to manage to• tu y arrives ? how are you getting on?e. ( = atteindre une réussite sociale) to succeedf. ( = se produire) to happen• tu n'oublies jamais ? -- ça m'arrive don't you ever forget? -- yes, sometimes• cela ne m'arrivera plus ! I won't let it happen again!g. ► en arriver à ( = finir par) to come to• on n'en est pas encore arrivé là ! (résultat négatif) we've not reached that stage yet! ; (résultat positif) we've not got that far yet!• on en arrive à se demander si... it makes you wonder whether...► il arrive que/de• il m'est arrivé plusieurs fois de le voir I have seen him or it several times* * *aʀive
1.
verbe intransitif1) ( parvenir) [personne, avion, lettre] to arrive; ( s'acheminer) [personne, pluie] to comearriver dans les premiers — ( en compétition) to be among the first to finish; ( à une soirée) to be among the first to arrive
2) ( atteindre)arriver aux chevilles — [eau] to come up to one's ankles; [jupe] to come down to one's ankles
arriver (jusqu')à quelqu'un — [nouvelle, odeur] to reach somebody
‘qu'en est-il du chômage?’ - ‘j'y arrive’ — ‘what about unemployment?’ - ‘I'm coming to that’
3) ( réussir) ( socialement) to succeed; gén4) ( aboutir)j'en arrive à croire que... — I'm beginning to think that...
5) ( survenir) [accident, catastrophe] to happence sont des choses qui arrivent — these things happen, it's just one of those things
2.
verbe impersonnel* * *aʀive1. vi1) [train, visiteur, courrier] to arrivearriver à Paris — to get to Paris, to arrive in Paris
Il arrive à Paris à 8 h. — He gets to Paris at 8., He arrives in Paris at 8.
J'arrive à l'école à huit heures. — I get to school at 8 o'clock., I arrive at school at 8 o'clock.
j'arrive! — I'm coming!, coming!
en arriver à faire — to end up doing, to get to the point of doing
2) (= survenir) to happenCe sont des choses qui arrivent. — These things happen.
3)arriver à terme [contrat] — to come to an end
4) (= réussir)arriver à [perfection, but] — to reach, to achieve
J'espère que je vais y arriver. — I hope I'm going to manage it.
2. vb impersIl m'arrive de dormir jusqu'à midi. — I sometimes sleep till midday.
* * *arriver verb table: aimerA vi1 ( dans l'espace) [personne, avion, train, colis, lettre] to arrive; [nuage, pluie] to come; arriver de [personne, train, bus] to come from; arriver par [eau, gaz] to come through; arriver ensemble to arrive together; elle n'est pas encore arrivée she hasn't arrived yet; arriver à 13 h à Paris to arrive in Paris at 1 pm; arriver dans le centre ville/sur la berge to reach the town centreGB/the bank; arriver par bateau/avion/le train to arrive by boat/plane/train; je suis arrivé chez moi I got home; j'arriverai chez toi dans l'après-midi/tard I'll get to ou arrive at your place in the afternoon/late; appelle-nous dès que tu seras arrivé give us a call as soon as you arrive ou get there; arriver en avance/en retard/à l'heure to arrive early/late/on time; arriver juste au bon moment to arrive ou come at just the right moment; je suis arrivée avant/après toi I got here before/after you; elle est arrivée au Japon en 1982 she came to Japan in 1982; dépêche-toi, le train arrive! hurry up, the train is coming!; regarde qui arrive look who's coming; le mauvais temps arrive par le nord the bad weather is coming from the north; l'eau arrive par ce tuyau the water comes in through this pipe; j'arrive! I'm coming!; j'arrive du centre ville I've just come from the city centreGB; j'arrive de Londres I've just come from London; arriver en courant to come running up; arriver sur qn [orage, cyclone] to hit sb; [personne] to descend on sb; l'eau nous arrivait aux chevilles the water came up to our ankles, we were ankle-deep in water; l'eau arrivait au niveau de la fenêtre the water came up to the window; ma jupe m'arrive aux chevilles my skirt comes down to my ankles; arriver (jusqu')à qn [nouvelle, rumeur, odeur] to reach sb; heureusement cela n'est pas arrivé jusqu'à lui or jusqu'à ses oreilles○ luckily it didn't reach him ou his ears; arriver sur scène [chanteur, acteur] to come on stage; arriver sur le marché [personnes, produits] to come on the market;2 ( dans le temps) arriver en tête/en queue to come first/last; en arrivant au ministère when he/she became minister; il est arrivé le premier he arrived first, he was the first to arrive; arriver dans les premiers ( en compétition) to be among the first to finish; ( à une soirée) to be among the first to arrive; de nombreux signes montrent qu'on arrive à la fin d'une période a number of signs show that we are coming to the end of an era; arriver à son terme [contrat] to expire; [projet] to come to an end; ce plan arrive au moment où this plan comes at a time when; maintenant j'arrive au problème de la drogue now, I'll come to the problem of drugs; ‘qu'en est-il du chômage?’-‘j'y arrive’ ‘what about unemployment?’-‘I'm coming to that’; tu arrives à un âge où you are getting to an age when;3 (avec un raisonnement, après une suite d'événements) arriver à une somme to come to an amount; arriver à des résultats to achieve results; arriver à une solution to find a solution; arriver à une conclusion to come to a conclusion; arriver à un accord to reach an agreement;4 ( réussir) arriver à faire to manage to do, to succeed in doing; je n'arrive pas à faire I can't do; il n'arrive plus à la suivre he can't keep up with her; j'essaie, mais je n'y arrive pas I'm trying, but I can't do it; je n'arrive à rien I'm getting nowhere; arriver à ses fins to achieve one's ends;5 ( aboutir) on en arrive à des absurdités you end up with nonsense; comment peut-on en arriver là? how could it have come to this?; (parlant d'un pays, d'une économie) how did things get into that state?; j'en arrive à croire que/à me demander si… I'm beginning to think that/to wonder if…;6 ( survenir) [accident, catastrophe] to happen; ce sont des choses qui arrivent these things happen, it's just one of those things; cela n'était pas arrivé depuis longtemps it hadn't happened for a long time; ça arrive mais c'est rare it does happen, but not very often; tout peut arriver anything can happen; ça n'arrive qu'aux autres it only happens to other people; on ne sait jamais ce qui peut arriver you never know what may happen; un accident est si vite arrivé accidents happen so easily; voilà ce qui arrive quand on ne fait pas attention that's what happens when you don't pay attention; la même chose m'est arrivée il y a un mois the same thing happened to me a month ago; tu vois, tout arrive! I told you, you should never give up hope!;7 ( réussir socialement) [personne] to succeed; faire n'importe quoi pour arriver to do anything to succeed.B v impers il est arrivé quelque chose something has happened (à to); il arrive toujours quelque chose something always happens; qu'est-il arrivé? what happened?; il n'est rien arrivé nothing happened; il n'arrive jamais rien ici nothing ever happens around here; il arrive un moment où there comes a time when; il arrive que qn fasse sometimes sb does; il m'arrive d'être en retard/d'aller à l'opéra sometimes I'm late/I go to the opera; est -ce qu'il arrive que le courrier se perde? does the mail ever go missing GB ou get lost?; est-ce qu'il t'arrive d'y penser? do you ever think about it?; qu'est-il arrivé à ta voiture? what happened to your car?; que t'arrive-t-il? what's wrong with you?; il m'est arrivé une chose bizarre something odd happened to me; quoi qu'il arrive whatever happens; je t'appellerai quoi qu'il arrive I'll call you whatever happens ou come what may; que peut-il arriver au pays? what can happen to the country?[arive] verbe intransitif (aux être)A.[DANS L'ESPACE]1. [parvenir à destination - voyageur, véhicule, courrier] to arrivearriver chez soi to get ou to arrive homedès que je suis arrivé au Canada as soon as I arrived in ou got to Canadamême en roulant vite ça nous fait arriver après minuit even if we drive fast we won't get there before midnightnous sommes bientôt ou presque arrivés we're almost therequi est arrivé après l'appel? [en classe] who came in after I called the register (UK) ou called roll (US)?être bien arrivé [personne, colis] to have arrived safelyvous voilà enfin arrivés, je m'inquiétaisa. [ici] here you are ou you've arrived at last, I was getting worriedb. [là-bas] you got there at last, I was getting worrieda. [ici] which way did you come?b. [là-bas] which way did you go?ils arrivent de Tokyo they've just arrived ou come from Tokyo2. [finir - dans un classement] to come (in)arriver le premier/derniera. [coureur] to come in first/last, to take first/last placeb. [invité] to arrive first/last, to be the first/last to arrivetu es prêt? — j'arrive tout de suite/dans une minute are you ready? — I'm coming/I'll be with you in a minutej'arrive, j'arrive! I'm coming!une odeur de chocolat arrivait de la cuisine a smell of chocolate wafted in ou came from the kitchenB.[DANS LE TEMPS]1. [événement, jour, moment] to comeNoël arrive bientôt Christmas will soon be here ou with usle jour arrivera où... the day will come when...la soixantaine/retraite est vite arrivée sixty/retirement is soon here2. [se produire] to happentu ne te décourages jamais? — si, ça m'arrive don't you ever get discouraged? — yes, from time to timetu es encore en retard. Que cela ne t'arrive plus! you're late again. Don't let it happen again!————————[arive] verbe impersonnel1. [venir]2. [aventure, événement]s'il m'arrivait quelque chose, prévenez mon père if anything happens ou should anything happen to me, let my father know3. [se produire parfois]il arrive que: ne peut-il pas arriver que l'ordinateur se trompe? couldn't the computer ever make a mistake?————————arriver à verbe plus préposition1. [niveau, taille, lieu]le fil du téléphone n'arrive pas jusqu'à ma chambre the phone cord doesn't reach ou isn't long enough to reach my bedroomla boue m'arrivait jusqu'aux genoux the mud came up to my knees, I was knee-deep in mudoù (en) étions-nous arrivés la semaine dernière? [dans une leçon] where did we get up to ou had we got to last week?j'arrive à un âge où... I've reached an age when...et ses tableaux? — j'y arrive/arrivais what about his paintings? — I'm/I was coming to that3. [rang, résultat] to get[succès] to achievetu as refait l'addition? — oui, j'arrive au même total que toi did you redo the calculations? — yes, I get the same result as yousi tu veux arriver if you want to get on ou to succeed in life4. [pouvoir, réussir à]arriver à faire quelque chose to manage to do something, to succeed in doing somethingtu n'arriveras jamais à la convaincre you'll never manage to convince her, you'll never succeed in convincing hertu m'aides? je n'y arrive pas! can you help me? I can't do ou manage it!5. (locution)(en) arriver à quelque chose [en venir à]: comment peut-on en arriver au suicide? how can anybody get to the point of contemplating suicide?j'en arrive à penser que... I'm beginning to think that...j'en arrive parfois à me demander si... sometimes I (even) wonder if...en arriver là: depuis, je ne lui parle plus — c'est malheureux d'en arriver là since then, I haven't spoken to him — it's a shame it has come to that -
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come [kʌm]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━2. modifier━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━a. venir• coming! j'arrive !► to come + preposition• to come behind sb/sth suivre qn/qch• to come between two people ( = interfere) s'interposer entre deux personnes• to come for sb/sth venir chercher qn/qch• where do you come from? tu viens d'où ?• if it comes to that,... dans ce cas-là...• when it comes to... quand il s'agit de...► to come + -ing• to come running/shouting arriver en courant/en criant► to come + adverb/adjective• to come apart ( = fall to pieces) tomber en morceauxb. ( = have one's place) se trouverc. ( = happen) arriver• how do you come to be here? comment se fait-il que vous soyez ici ?• how come it's so expensive? (inf) comment se fait-il que cela soit si cher ?d. ( = result from) nothing came of it il n'en est rien sortie. ( = be available) this dress comes in three sizes cette robe existe en trois tailles• how do you like your tea? -- as it comes comment voulez-vous votre thé ? -- ça m'est égalf. ► to come to + infinitive ( = end up) finir parg. ( = reach orgasm) (inf!) jouir2. modifier(gen = lure) attrape-nigaud m( = happen) arriver• how did it come about? comment est-ce arrivé ?► come acrossa. ( = cross) traversera. venir• come along! (allez,) venez !• why don't you come along? pourquoi ne viendrais-tu pas ?b. ( = progress) faire des progrès ; [plans] avancera. ( = leave) s'en aller• come away from there! va-t'en de là !b. ( = become detached) se détacher[person, fashion] revenira. descendre• come down from there at once! descends de là tout de suite !b. ( = fall) [rain, curtain] tomberd. ( = be demolished) être démolie. ( = drop) [prices] baisserf. ( = be transmitted) [tradition] être transmis (de père en fils)► come down with inseparable transitive verb[+ disease] attraper• after the burglary, her neighbours came forward with offers of help après le cambriolage, ses voisins ont offert de l'aidera. [person] entrer ; [tide] monter• come in! entrez !• reports are now coming in of a terrorist attack des informations nous parviennent selon lesquelles il y aurait eu un attentat terroristec. he has £20,000 coming in every year il touche 20 000 livres par an• we have no money coming in at the moment nous n'avons aucune rentrée d'argent en ce moment► come in for inseparable transitive verb[+ criticism] être l'objet dea. ( = inherit) hériter deb. ( = play a role) logic doesn't really come into it la logique n'a pas grand-chose à voir là-dedans► come offa. [button] se découdre ; [mark] partirb. ( = take place) avoir lieuc. ( = succeed) [plan] se réaliser ; [attempt, experiment] réussird. (in contest, conflict) to come off best avoir le dessusb. [+ drug] arrêtera. come on, try again! allez, encore un effort !b. ( = progress) faire des progrès• how are your plans coming on? où en sont vos projets ?d. [actor] entrer en scène( = start discussing) aborder• I'll come on to that in a moment j'aborderai cette question dans un moment► come out intransitive verba. sortir ; [sun, stars] apparaître ; [truth, news, qualities] apparaître au grand jour ; [stain] partir• to come out for/against sth prendre position pour/contre qchd. (British) ( = come out on strike) se mettre en grève• she came out as a lesbian elle a révélé son homosexualité► come out with (inf) inseparable transitive verb• you never know what she's going to come out with next on ne sait jamais ce qu'elle va sortir (inf)► come overa. venirc. ( = make impression) he came over as a decent person il a donné l'impression d'être une personne décente[feeling] envahirb. ( = drop in) passerc. ( = happen) se tenird. ( = change one's mind) changer d'avise. ( = regain consciousness) revenir à soi► come througha. ( = survive) s'en sortirc. what came through most was her enthusiasm ce que l'on remarquait surtout, c'était son enthousiasme( = survive) [+ illness, danger, war] survivre à► come to( = regain consciousness) reprendre connaissance( = amount to) se monter à• how much does it come to? ça se monte à combien ?• it comes to $20 ça fait 20 dollars en touta. ( = be subjected to) [+ sb's influence] tomber sous ; [+ attack, pressure] être l'objet deb. ( = be classified under) être classé sousc. ( = be the responsibility of) this comes under another department c'est du ressort d'un autre service► come up intransitive verba. monter• do you come up to York often? est-ce que vous montez souvent à York ?c. [plant] sortird. [sun] se levere. ( = arise) être soulevéa. ( = reach up to) arriver àb. ( = equal) répondre à• his work has not come up to our expectations son travail n'a pas répondu à notre attente► come up with inseparable transitive verb* * *[kʌm] 1.2. 3.come, come! — allons, allons!
1) ( arrive) [person, day, success, fame] venir; [bus, letter, news, rains, winter, war] arriverto come by — ( take) prendre [bus, taxi, plane]
I came on foot/by bike — je suis venu à pied/à bicyclette
to come down — descendre [stairs, street]
to come up — monter [stairs, street]
to come from — venir de [airport, hospital]
to come into — entrer dans [house, room]
to come past — [car, person] passer
to come through — [person] passer par [town centre, tunnel]; [water, object] traverser [window etc]
to come to — venir à [school, telephone]
come Christmas/summer — à Noël/en été
2) ( approach) s'approcherto come and see/help somebody — venir voir/aider quelqu'un
to come to somebody for — venir demander [quelque chose] à quelqu'un [money, advice]
I could see it coming — ( of accident) je le voyais venir
to come close ou near to doing — faillir faire
3) (call, visit) [dustman, postman] passer; [cleaner] venir4) ( attend) venirto come to — venir à [meeting, party]
5) ( reach)to come to —
to come up/down to — [water] venir jusqu'à; [dress, curtain] arriver à
6) ( happen)7) ( begin)to come to believe/hate — finir par croire/détester
8) ( originate)to come from — [person] être originaire de, venir de [city, country]; [word, legend] venir de [country, language]; [substance] provenir de [raw material]; [coins, stamps] provenir de [place]; [smell, sound] venir de [place]
to come from France — [fruit, painting] provenir de France; [person] être français/-e
9) ( be available)to come in — exister en [sizes, colours]
10) ( tackle)to come to — aborder [problem, subject]
11) ( develop)12) ( be situated) venirto come after — suivre, venir après
to come before — (in time, list, queue) précéder; ( in importance) passer avant
to come first/last — arriver premier/dernier
13) ( be due)he had it coming (to him) — (colloq) ça lui pendait au nez
they got what was coming to them — (colloq) ils ont fini par avoir ce qu'ils méritaient
14) ( be a question of)when it comes to something/to doing — lorsqu'il s'agit de quelque chose/de faire
•Phrasal Verbs:- come at- come by- come in- come off- come on- come out- come to- come up••come again? — (colloq) pardon?
come to that ou if it comes to that, you may be right — en fait, tu as peut-être raison
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A ◑ n sperme m.1 ( travel) faire ; to come 100 km to see faire 100 km pour voir ;2 ○ GB ( act) don't come the innocent with me ne fais pas l'innocent ; to come the heavy-handed father jouer les pères autoritaires.1 ( arrive) [person, day, success, fame] venir ; [bus, letter, news, results, rains, winter, war] arriver ; the letter came on Monday la lettre est arrivée lundi ; your turn will come ton tour arrivera ; to come after sb ( chase) poursuivre qn ; to come by ( take) prendre [bus, taxi, plane] ; I came on foot/by bike je suis venu à pied/à bicyclette ; to come down descendre [stairs, street] ; to come up monter [stairs, street] ; to come down from Scotland/from Alaska venir d'Écosse/de l'Alaska ; to come from venir de [airport, hospital] ; to come into entrer dans [house, room] ; the train came into the station le train est entré en gare ; to come past [car, person] passer ; to come through [person] passer par [town centre, tunnel] ; [water, object] traverser [window etc] ; to come to venir à [school, telephone] ; to come to the door venir ouvrir ; to come to the surface remonter à la surface ; to come to the company as entrer dans l'entreprise comme [apprentice, consultant] ; to come to do venir faire ; to come running arriver en courant ; to come limping down the street descendre la rue en boitant ; to come crashing to the ground [structure] s'écraser au sol ; to come streaming through the window [light] entrer à flots par la fenêtre ; lunch is ready, come and get it! le déjeuner est prêt, à table! ; when the time comes lorsque le moment sera venu ; the time has come to do le moment est venu de faire ; I'm coming! j'arrive! ; come to mummy viens voir maman ; to come and go aller et venir ; you can come and go as you please tu es libre de tes mouvements ; fashions come and go les modes vont et viennent ; come next week/year la semaine/l'année prochaine ; come Christmas/Summer à Noël/en été ; there may come a time ou day when you regret it tu pourrais le regretter un jour ; for some time to come encore quelque temps ; there's still the meal/speech to come il y a encore le repas/discours ;2 ( approach) s'approcher ; to come and see/help sb venir voir/aider qn ; to come to sb for venir demander [qch] à qn [money, advice] ; I could see it coming ( of accident) je le voyais venir ; don't come any closer ne vous approchez pas (plus) ; he came to the job with preconceived ideas quand il a commencé ce travail il avait des idées préconçues ; to come close ou near to doing faillir faire ;3 (call, visit) [dustman, postman] passer ; [cleaner] venir ; I've come to do je viens faire ; I've come about je viens au sujet de ; I've come for je viens chercher ; my brother is coming for me at 10 am mon frère passe me prendre à 10 heures ; they're coming for the weekend ils viennent pour le week-end ; I've got six people coming to dinner j'ai six personnes à dîner ; my sister is coming to stay with us ma sœur vient passer quelques jours chez nous ;4 ( attend) venir ; I can't ou won't be able to come je ne pourrai pas venir ; come as you are venez comme vous êtes ; to come to venir à [meeting, party, wedding] ; to come with sb venir avec qn, accompagner qn ; do you want to come fishing? est-ce que tu veux venir à la pêche? ;5 ( reach) to come to, to come up/down to [water] venir jusqu'à ; [dress, carpet, curtain] arriver à ; I've just come to the chapter where… j'en suis juste au chapitre où… ;6 ( happen) how did you come to do? comment as-tu fait pour faire? ; that's what comes of doing/not doing voilà ce qui arrive quand on fait/ne fait pas ; how come? comment ça se fait? ; how come you lost? comment ça se fait que tu aies perdu? ; come what may advienne que pourra ; to take things as they come prendre les choses comme elles viennent ; when you come to think of it à la réflexion ; come to think of it, you're right en fait, tu as raison ;7 ( begin) to come to believe/hate/understand finir par croire/détester/comprendre ;8 ( originate) to come from [person] être originaire de, venir de [city, country etc] ; [word, song, legend] venir de [country, language] ; [substance, food] provenir de [raw material] ; [coins, stamps] provenir de [place, collection] ; [smell, sound] venir de [place] ; to come from France [fruit, painting] provenir de France ; [person] être français/-e ; to come from a long line of artists être issu d'une longue lignée d'artistes ;9 ( be available) to come in exister en [sizes, colours] ; to come with a radio/sunroof être livré avec radio/toit ouvrant ; to come with chips être servi avec des frites ; to come with matching napkins être vendu avec les serviettes assorties ; calculators don't come smaller/cheaper than this il n'existe pas de calculatrice plus petite/moins chère que celle-là ;10 ( tackle) to come to aborder [problem, subject] ; I'll come to that in a moment je reviendrai sur ce point dans un moment ; to come to sth ou to doing sth late in life se mettre à faire qch sur le tard ;11 ( develop) it comes with practice/experience cela s'apprend avec la pratique/l'expérience ; wisdom comes with age la sagesse vient en vieillissant ;12 ( be situated) venir ; to come after suivre, venir après ; to come before (in time, list, queue) précéder ; ( in importance) passer avant ; to come within faire partie de [terms] ; to come first/last [athlete, horse] arriver premier/dernier ; where did you come? tu es arrivé combien ○ ?, tu es arrivé à quelle place? ; my family comes first ma famille passe avant tout ; nothing can come between us rien ne peut nous séparer ; don't let this come between us on ne va pas se fâcher pour ça ; to try to come between two people essayer de s'interposer entre deux personnes ; nothing comes between me and my football! pour moi le foot c'est sacré! ;13 ( be due) the house comes to me when they die la maison me reviendra quand ils mourront ; death/old age comes to us all tout le monde meurt/vieillit ; he had it coming (to him) ○ ça lui pendait au nez ; they got what was coming to them ○ ils ont fini par avoir ce qu'ils méritaient ;14 ( be a question of) when it comes to sth/to doing lorsqu'il s'agit de qch/de faire ;15 ○ ( have orgasm) jouir.come again ○ ? pardon? ; I don't know if I'm coming or going je ne sais plus où j'en suis ; ‘how do you like your tea?’-‘as it comes’ ‘tu le prends comment ton thé?’-‘ça m'est égal’ ; he's as stupid/honest as they come il n'y a pas plus stupide/honnête que lui ; come to that ou if it comes to that, you may be right en fait, tu as peut-être raison ; to come as a shock/a surprise être un choc/une surprise.1 ( happen) [problems, reforms] survenir ; [situation, change] se produire ; the discovery came about by accident on a fait la découverte par hasard ;2 Naut virer de bord.■ come across:▶ come across ( be conveyed) [meaning, message] passer ; [feelings] transparaître ; the message of the film comes across clearly le message du film est clair ; his love of animals comes across strongly on sent bien qu'il adore les animaux ; she comes across well on TV elle passe bien à la télé ; come across as donner l'impression d'être [liar, expert] ; paraître [enthusiastic, honest] ;▶ come across [sth] tomber sur [article, reference, example] ; découvrir [qch] par hasard [village] ; we rarely come across cases of nous avons rarement affaire à des cas de ;▶ come across [sb] rencontrer [person] ; one of the nicest people I've ever come across une des personnes les plus sympathiques que j'aie jamais rencontrées.1 ( arrive) [bus, person] arriver ; [opportunity] se présenter ; to wait for the right person to come along attendre que la personne idéale se présente ;2 ( hurry up) come along! dépêche-toi! ;3 ( attend) venir ; why don't you come along? tu veux venir? ; to come along to venir à [lecture, party] ; to come along with sb venir avec qn, accompagner qn ;4 ( make progress) [pupil, trainee] faire des progrès ; [book, building work, project] avancer ; [painting, tennis] progresser ; [plant, seedling] pousser ; your Spanish is coming along votre espagnol a progressé ; how's the thesis coming along? est-ce que ta thèse avance?1 ( accidentally) [book, parcel, box] se déchirer ; [shoes] craquer ; [toy, camera] se casser ; the toy just came apart in my hands le jouet m'est resté dans les mains ;■ come at:▶ come at [sb]2 fig there were criticisms/questions coming at me from all sides j'étais assailli de critiques/questions.1 ( leave) lit partir ; to come away from quitter [cinema, match, show] ; sortir de [interview, meeting] ; fig to come away from the match/from the meeting disappointed/satisfied sortir déçu/satisfait du stade/de la réunion ; to come away with the feeling that rester sur l'impression que ;2 ( move away) s'éloigner ; come away! ( said by parent) pousse-toi de là! ; ( said by official) circulez! ; come away from the edge éloigne-toi du bord ;3 ( become detached) [handle, plaster, cover] se détacher (from de).1 ( return) gen [letter, person, memories, feeling, good weather] revenir (from de ; to à) ; ( to one's house) rentrer ; to come running back revenir en courant ; the memories came flooding back les souvenirs me sont revenus d'un seul coup ; to come back to revenir à [topic, problem] ; retourner auprès de [spouse, lover] ; to come back with sb raccompagner qn ; to come back with ( return) revenir avec [present, idea, flu] ; ( reply) répondre par [offer, suggestion] ; can I come back to you on that tomorrow? est-ce que nous pourrions en reparler demain? ; it's all coming back to me now tout me revient maintenant ; the name will come back to me le nom me reviendra ; to come back to what you were saying pour en revenir à ce que tu disais ;2 ( become popular) [law, system] être rétabli ; [trend, method, hairstyle] revenir à la mode ; to come back into fashion revenir à la mode.■ come by:▶ come by [sth] trouver [book, job, money].1 ( move lower) [person] descendre (from de) ; [lift, barrier, blind] descendre ; [curtain] tomber ; to come down by parachute descendre en parachute ; to come down in the lift prendre l'ascenseur pour descendre ; he's really come down in the world fig il est vraiment tombé bas ; his trousers barely came down to his ankles son pantalon lui arrivait à peine aux chevilles ;2 ( drop) [price, inflation, unemployment, temperature] baisser (from de ; to à) ; [cost] diminuer ; cars are coming down in price le prix des voitures baisse ;3 Meteorol [snow, rain] tomber ; the fog came down overnight le brouillard est apparu pendant la nuit ;5 ( crash) [plane] s'écraser ;7 fig ( be resumed by) se ramener à [question, problem, fact] ; it all really comes down to the fact that ça se ramène au fait que.1 ( step forward) s'avancer ;2 ( volunteer) se présenter (to do pour faire) ; to come forward with présenter [proof, proposal] ; offrir [help, money, suggestions] ; to ask witnesses to come forward lancer un appel à témoins.■ come in1 ( enter) [person, rain] entrer (through par) ;2 ( return) rentrer (from de) ; she comes in from work at five elle rentre du travail à cinq heures ;4 ( arrive) [plane, train, bill, complaint, delivery, letter] arriver ; which horse came in first? quel cheval est arrivé premier? ; we've got £2,000 a month coming in nous avons une rentrée de 2 000 livres sterling par mois ;5 ( become current) [trend, invention, style] faire son apparition ; [habit, practice] commencer à se répandre ;6 ( interject) intervenir ; to come in with an opinion exprimer son opinion ;8 ( participate) to come in with sb s'associer à qn ; to come in on the deal participer à l'affaire ;9 ( serve a particular purpose) where do I come in? à quel moment est-ce que j'interviens? ; where does the extra money come in? à quel moment est-ce qu'on introduira l'argent en plus? ; to come in useful ou handy [box, compass, string etc] être utile, servir ; [skill, qualification] être utile ;10 ( receive) to come in for criticism [person] être critiqué ; [plan] faire l'objet de nombreuses critiques ; to come in for praise recevoir des éloges.■ come into:▶ come into [sth]2 ( be relevant) to come into it [age, experience] entrer en ligne de compte, jouer ; luck/skill doesn't come into it ce n'est pas une question de hasard/d'habileté.■ come off:▶ come off1 ( become detached) ( accidentally) [button, label, handle] se détacher ; [lid] s'enlever ; [paint] s'écailler ; [wallpaper] se décoller ; ( intentionally) [handle, panel, lid] s'enlever ; the knob came off in my hand la poignée m'est restée dans la main ; the lid won't come off je n'arrive pas à enlever le couvercle ;2 ( fall) [rider] tomber ;7 ( fare) she came off well ( in deal) elle s'en est très bien tirée ; who came off worst? ( in fight) lequel des deux a été le plus touché? ;▶ come off [sth]1 ( stop using) arrêter [pill, tablet, heroin] ;2 ( fall off) tomber de [bicycle, horse] ;■ come on1 ( follow) I'll come on later je vous rejoindrai plus tard ;2 ( exhortation) ( encouraging) come on, try it! allez, essaie! ; come on, follow me! allez, suivez-moi! ; ( impatient) come on, hurry up! allez, dépêche-toi! ; ( wearily) come on, somebody must know the answer! enfin, il y a sûrement quelqu'un qui connaît la réponse! ; come on, you don't expect me to believe that! non mais franchement, tu ne t'attends pas à ce que je croie ça! ;3 ( make progress) [person, player, patient] faire des progrès ; [bridge, road, novel] avancer ; [plant] pousser ; how are the recruits coming on? est-ce que les recrues font des progrès? ; her tennis is coming on well elle fait des progrès en tennis ;4 ( begin) [asthma, attack, headache] commencer ; [winter] arriver ; [programme, film] commencer ; [rain] se mettre à tomber ; it came on to snow il s'est mis à neiger ;5 ( start to work) [light] s'allumer ; [heating, fan] se mettre en route ; the power came on again at 11 le courant est revenu à 11 heures ;6 Theat [actor] entrer en scène.■ come out1 ( emerge) [person, animal, vehicle] sortir (of de) ; [star] apparaître ; [sun, moon] se montrer ; [flowers, bulbs] sortir de terre ; [spot, rash] apparaître ; come out with your hands up! sortez les mains en l'air ; when does he come out? (of prison, hospital) quand est-ce qu'il sort? ; he came out of it rather well fig il ne s'en est pas mal tiré ;2 ( originate) to come out of [person] être originaire de ; [song] venir de ; [news report] provenir de ; the money will have to come out of your savings il faudra prendre l'argent sur tes économies ;3 ( result) to come out of [breakthrough] sortir de ; something good came out of the disaster il est sorti quelque chose de bon du désastre ;4 ( strike) faire la grève ; to come out on strike faire la grève ;5 [homosexual] déclarer publiquement son homosexualité ;6 ( fall out) [contact lens, tooth, key, screw, nail] tomber ; [electrical plug] se débrancher ; [sink plug] sortir ; [contents, stuffing] sortir ; [cork] s'enlever ; his hair is coming out il commence à perdre ses cheveux ;7 ( be emitted) [water, air, smoke] sortir (through par) ; the water comes out of this hole l'eau sort par ce trou ;9 ( be deleted) [reference, sentence] être éliminé ;10 (be published, issued) [magazine, novel] paraître ; [album, film, model, product] sortir ;11 ( become known) [feelings] se manifester ; [message, meaning] ressortir ; [details, facts, full story] être révélé ; [results] être connu ; [secret] être divulgué ; it came out that on a appris que ; if it ever comes out that it was my fault si on découvre un jour que c'était de ma faute ; the truth is bound to come out la vérité finira forcément par se savoir ; so that's what you think-it's all coming out now! c'est ça que tu penses-tu finis par l'avouer! ;12 Phot, Print [photo, photocopy] être réussi ; the photos didn't come out (well) les photos ne sont pas réussies ; red ink won't come out on the photocopy l'encre rouge ne donnera rien sur la photocopie ;13 ( end up) to come out at 200 dollars [cost, bill] s'élever à 200 dollars ; the jumper came out too big le pull était trop grand ; the total always comes out the same le total est toujours le même ;14 ( say) to come out with sortir [excuse] ; raconter [nonsense, rubbish] ; I knew what I wanted to say but it came out wrong je savais ce que je voulais dire mais je me suis mal exprimé ; whatever will she come out with next? qu'est-ce qu'elle va encore nous sortir ○ ? ; to come straight out with it le dire franchement ;15 ( enter society) faire ses débuts dans le monde.■ come over:1 ( drop in) venir ; come over for a drink venez prendre un verre ; to come over to do venir faire ;2 ( travel) venir ; they came over on the ferry ils sont venus en ferry ; she's coming over on the 10 am flight elle arrive par l'avion de 10 heures ; she often comes over to France elle vient souvent en France ; their ancestors came over with the Normans leurs ancêtres sont venus ici au temps des Normands ;3 ( convey impression) [message, meaning] passer ; [feelings, love] transparaître ; to make one's feelings come over exprimer ses sentiments ; to come over very well [person] donner une très bonne impression ; to come over as donner l'impression d'être [lazy, honest] ;4 ○ ( suddenly become) to come over all embarrassed se sentir gêné tout à coup ; to come over all shivery se sentir fiévreux/-euse tout à coup ; to come over all faint être pris de vertige tout d'un coup ;▶ come over [sb] [feeling] envahir ; what's come over you? qu'est-ce qui te prend? ; I don't know what came over me je ne sais pas ce qui m'a pris.1 ( regain consciousness) reprendre connaissance ;2 ( make a detour) faire un détour (by par) ;3 ( circulate) [steward, waitress] passer ;4 ( visit) venir ; to come round and do venir faire ; to come round for dinner/drinks venir dîner/prendre un verre ;5 ( occur) [event] avoir lieu ; the elections are coming round again les élections auront bientôt lieu ; by the time Christmas comes round à Noël ;6 ( change one's mind) changer d'avis ; to come round to an idea/to my way of thinking se faire à une idée/à ma façon de voir les choses ;7 Naut [boat] venir au vent.■ come through:1 ( survive) s'en tirer ;3 ( arrive) the fax/the call came through at midday nous avons reçu le fax/l'appel à midi ; my posting has just come through je viens de recevoir ma mutation ; she's still waiting for her visa/her results to come through elle n'a toujours pas reçu son visa/ses résultats ;4 ( emerge) [personality, qualities] apparaître ;▶ come through [sth]1 ( survive) se tirer de [crisis] ; se sortir de [recession] ; survivre à [operation, ordeal, war] ;■ come to:▶ come to ( regain consciousness) ( from faint) reprendre connaissance ; ( from trance) se réveiller ;▶ come to [sth]1 ( total) [shopping] revenir à ; [bill, expenditure, total] s'élever à ; both columns should come to the same figure les deux colonnes devraient donner le même total ; that comes to £40 cela fait 40 livres sterling ;2 ( result in) aboutir à ; if it comes to a fight si on en vient à se battre ; all her plans came to nothing aucun de ses projets ne s'est réalisé ; did the plans come to anything? est-ce que les projets ont abouti? ; all our efforts came to nothing tous nos efforts ont été vains ; I never thought it would come to this je n'aurais jamais imaginé que les choses en arriveraient là ; it may not come to that ce ne sera peut-être pas nécessaire.■ come under:▶ come under [sth]1 ( be subjected to) to come under scrutiny faire l'objet d'un examen minutieux ; to come under suspicion être soupçonné ; to come under threat être menacé ; we're coming under pressure to do on fait pression sur nous pour faire ;2 ( be classified under) (in library, shop) être classé dans le rayon [reference, history] ; Dali comes under Surrealism Dali fait partie des surréalistes.■ come up:▶ come up1 ( arise) [problem, issue, matter] être soulevé ; [name] être mentionné ; to come up in conversation [subject] être abordé dans la conversation ; this type of question may come up c'est le genre de question qui pourrait être posée ;2 (be due, eligible) to come up for re-election se représenter aux élections ; my salary comes up for review in April mon salaire sera révisé en avril ; the car is coming up for its annual service la voiture va avoir sa révision annuelle ;3 ( occur) [opportunity] se présenter ; something urgent has come up j'ai quelque chose d'urgent à faire ; a vacancy has come up une place s'est libérée ;5 Jur [case, hearing] passer au tribunal ; to come up before [case] passer devant ; [person] comparaître devant.▶ come up against [sth] se heurter à [problem, prejudice, opposition].■ come up with:▶ come up with [sth] trouver [answer, idea, money].■ come upon:▶ come upon [sth] tomber sur [book, reference] ; trouver [idea] ;▶ come upon [sb] rencontrer, tomber ○ sur [friend]. -
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conj.1 not even.ni siquiera not evenanda tan atareado que ni tiene tiempo para comer he's so busy he doesn't even have time to eat2 neither.3 nor.* * *ni1 neither, nor2 (ni siquiera) not even\¡ni hablar! no way!ni que it's not as if■ ni que fuera tonta it's not as if I were stupid!■ ni que hubiera sido millonario anyone would think he were a millionaire!* * *conj.neither, nor* * *CONJ1) (=y no) [con verbo negativo en inglés] or; [con verbo afirmativo en inglés] nor- a mí no me gusta -ni a mí — "I don't like it" - "nor do I" o "neither do I"
ni... ni...: no tenía ni amigos ni familiares — he had no friends and no family (either), he had no friends or family, he had neither friends nor family
no es ni blanco ni negro — it's not black and it's not white (either), it's neither black nor white
no vinieron ni Juan ni Pedro — Juan didn't come and neither did Pedro, neither Juan nor Pedro came
ni vino ni llamó por teléfono — he didn't come and he didn't phone (either), he neither came nor phoned
ni que lo hagas bien ni que lo hagas mal te dirán nada — whether you do it well or badly, they won't say anything
2) [para dar más énfasis] evenni se sabe — God knows, who knows?
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ni uno, -¿cuántos tienes? -ni uno — "how many have you got?" - "not a single one" o "none"no me ha dicho ni una palabra desde que llegó — she hasn't said a single word to me since she got here
ni uno de sus parientes lo ha felicitado — not (a single) one of his relatives has congratulated him
3) [exclamaciones]•
¡ni hablar! — no way!, not on your life!¿yo? ¿votar a esos? ¡ni hablar! — me vote for them? no way! o not on your life!
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¡ni por esas!, he intentado convencerla prometiéndole un regalo, pero ni por esas — I tried to persuade her with a present but even that didn't work•
ni que, siempre cuidando de él, ¡ni que fueras su madre! — you're always taking care of him, anyone would think you were his mother!vaya unos humos que tiene, ¡ni que fuese un dios! — he's so arrogant, he must think he's God!
¡pero tú qué te has creído!, ¡ni que yo fuese tonto! — you must think I'm stupid or something!
¡qué curso ni qué curso! ¡yo he aprendido por mi cuenta! — what are you talking about, taking a course? I've studied by myself!
4)ni bien me fui, sonó el teléfono — as soon as I left, the phone rang
* * *1) ( con otro negativo)ni... ni: ni fumo ni bebo I don't smoke or drink, I neither smoke nor drink; no nos avisaron ni a Sol ni a mí — they didn't tell Sol or me (either)
2)a) tbb)ni un/una: no vendieron ni un libro they didn't sell a single book; de sus amigos no vino ni uno — not one of his friends came
3)no podemos permitírnoslo ni que fuéramos millonarios! — we can't afford it, we're not millionaires you know!
* * *----* lanzarse sin ton ni son = dive + head-first.* ni con mucho = not by a long shot.* ¡ni en sueños! = no dice!.* ni ganar ni perder = break + even.* ¡ni hablar! = no dice!.* ¡ni hablar del caso! = no dice!.* ¡ni idea! = beats me!, beats me!.* ni incluso = for that matter, not even.* ni inmutarse = not bat an eyelid, not bat an eyelash.* ¡ni loco! = Not on your life!, You won't catch me doing it.* ni lo uno ni lo otro = in-between, betwixt and between.* ni más ni menos = nothing more, nothing less, no more, no less.* ni mucho menos = by any stretch (of the imagination), by any means, not by a long shot.* ¡ni muerto! = Not on your life!, You won't catch me doing it.* ni... ni... = neither... nor....* ¡ni pensarlo! = over + Posesivo + dead body.* ni pestañear = not bat an eyelid, not bat an eyelash.* ni por asomo = not by a long shot, never in a month of Sundays, by no stretch of the imagination.* ni por casualidad = never in a month of Sundays.* ni que decir tiene que = it goes without saying that, needless to say.* ni remotamente = by no stretch of the imagination.* ¡Ni se te ocurra! = Not on your life!.* ni siquiera una vez = not once (did).* ni tampoco = nor.* ni una chispa de viento = not a drop of wind, not a drop of wind.* ni una cosa ni la otra = in-between, betwixt and between.* ¡ni una palabra a nadie! = not a word to anyone!.* ni una sola vez = not once (did).* no conseguir ni una cosa ni otra = fall (between/through) + the cracks.* no dejar ni un cabo suelto = tie up + all the loose ends.* no ser ni una cosa ni otra = fall between + two stools.* no tener ni idea sobre Algo = not know the first thing about.* no tener ni la más mínima posibilidad = not to have a prayer.* no tener ni la más remota posibilidad = not to have a prayer.* no tener ni puta idea = not get + Posesivo + shit together.* no tener ni voz ni voto en = have + no say in.* nunca + Verbo + ni un + Nombre = never + Verbo + one + Nombre.* sensación de no ser ni una cosa ni la otra = in-betweenness.* sin lógica ni explicación = without rhyme or reason.* sin más ni más = for the love of it, without much ado.* sin orden ni concierto = higgledy-piggledy, higgledy-piggledy, without rhyme or reason.* sin pies ni cabeza = without rhyme or reason.* sin ton ni son = for no reason, for no specific reason, for no particular reason, for no good reason, without rhyme or reason.* * *1) ( con otro negativo)ni... ni: ni fumo ni bebo I don't smoke or drink, I neither smoke nor drink; no nos avisaron ni a Sol ni a mí — they didn't tell Sol or me (either)
2)a) tbb)ni un/una: no vendieron ni un libro they didn't sell a single book; de sus amigos no vino ni uno — not one of his friends came
3)no podemos permitírnoslo ni que fuéramos millonarios! — we can't afford it, we're not millionaires you know!
* * ** lanzarse sin ton ni son = dive + head-first.* ni con mucho = not by a long shot.* ¡ni en sueños! = no dice!.* ni ganar ni perder = break + even.* ¡ni hablar! = no dice!.* ¡ni hablar del caso! = no dice!.* ¡ni idea! = beats me!, beats me!.* ni incluso = for that matter, not even.* ni inmutarse = not bat an eyelid, not bat an eyelash.* ¡ni loco! = Not on your life!, You won't catch me doing it.* ni lo uno ni lo otro = in-between, betwixt and between.* ni más ni menos = nothing more, nothing less, no more, no less.* ni mucho menos = by any stretch (of the imagination), by any means, not by a long shot.* ¡ni muerto! = Not on your life!, You won't catch me doing it.* ni... ni... = neither... nor....* ¡ni pensarlo! = over + Posesivo + dead body.* ni pestañear = not bat an eyelid, not bat an eyelash.* ni por asomo = not by a long shot, never in a month of Sundays, by no stretch of the imagination.* ni por casualidad = never in a month of Sundays.* ni que decir tiene que = it goes without saying that, needless to say.* ni remotamente = by no stretch of the imagination.* ¡Ni se te ocurra! = Not on your life!.* ni siquiera una vez = not once (did).* ni tampoco = nor.* ni una chispa de viento = not a drop of wind, not a drop of wind.* ni una cosa ni la otra = in-between, betwixt and between.* ¡ni una palabra a nadie! = not a word to anyone!.* ni una sola vez = not once (did).* no conseguir ni una cosa ni otra = fall (between/through) + the cracks.* no dejar ni un cabo suelto = tie up + all the loose ends.* no ser ni una cosa ni otra = fall between + two stools.* no tener ni idea sobre Algo = not know the first thing about.* no tener ni la más mínima posibilidad = not to have a prayer.* no tener ni la más remota posibilidad = not to have a prayer.* no tener ni puta idea = not get + Posesivo + shit together.* no tener ni voz ni voto en = have + no say in.* nunca + Verbo + ni un + Nombre = never + Verbo + one + Nombre.* sensación de no ser ni una cosa ni la otra = in-betweenness.* sin lógica ni explicación = without rhyme or reason.* sin más ni más = for the love of it, without much ado.* sin orden ni concierto = higgledy-piggledy, higgledy-piggledy, without rhyme or reason.* sin pies ni cabeza = without rhyme or reason.* sin ton ni son = for no reason, for no specific reason, for no particular reason, for no good reason, without rhyme or reason.* * *niA [ Grammar notes (Spanish) ](con otro negativo): venía sin gabardina ni paraguas he wasn't wearing a raincoat or carrying an umbrellano se lastimó ni nada he didn't hurt himself or anythingno vino él ni su mujer neither he nor his wife cameyo no pienso ir — ni yo (tampoco) I don't intend going — nor do I o neither do I o ( colloq) me neitherni … ni: ni fumo ni bebo I don't smoke or drink, I neither smoke nor drinkno nos avisaron ni a Sol ni a Pablo ni a mí they didn't tell Sol, or Pablo or meno vinieron ni él ni su mujer neither he nor his wife cameni me gusta ni me deja de gustar I don't like him or dislike him, I neither like nor dislike himB1tb ni siquiera not even¿ni (siquiera) piensas llamarlo? aren't you even going to call him?2ni un/una: no vendieron ni un libro they didn't sell a single book, they didn't sell one booky de esto ni una palabra a nadie and not a word of this to anyonede sus amigos no vino ni uno not one of his friends cameno me queda ni una I haven't a single one leftC1(en frases que expresan rechazo): ¡ni hablar! out of the question!, certainly not!ni borracha volvería ahí wild horses wouldn't drag me back there ( colloq)ni aunque me lo pida de rodillas not even if he gets down on bended knee¡qué receta ni qué receta! yo lo hago a mi manera recipe? forget the recipe, I do it my own way2(en frases que expresan enfado): ¡ni que fuera el dueño de la empresa! anyone would think he owned the companyno podemos permitírnoslo ¡ni que fuéramos millonarios! we can't afford it, we're not millionaires you know o it's not as if we're millionaires!3(en frases que expresan satisfacción, alegría): llegas que ni caída del cielo you couldn't have arrived at a better timete queda que ni a la medida it looks as if it was made to measure* * *
ni conjuncióna) ( con otro negativo):
yo no pienso ir — ni yo (tampoco) I don't intend going — neither do I;
ni fumo ni bebo I don't smoke or drink, I neither smoke nor drink;
no nos avisó ni a él ni a mí he didn't tell him or me (either);
ni siquiera not even;
¿ ni siquiera piensas llamarlo? aren't you even going to call him?;
no vendieron ni un libro they didn't sell a single bookb) (expresando rechazo, enfado):◊ ¡ni hablar! out of the question!;
ni aunque me lo ruegue not even if he gets down on his knees
ni conj 1 no... ni, ni... ni, neither... nor, not... or: ni vive ni deja vivir, she won't live or let live
no iréis ni tú ni él, neither you nor he will go
no tiene valor ni carácter, she has neither courage nor character ➣ Ver nota en neither
2 (siquiera) even: ni aunque me maten, not even if they kill me
¡ni hablar!, no way!
ni por todo el oro del mundo, not for all the gold on earth
no llamó ni una vez, she didn't phone even once
no lo digas ni en broma, don't say that even as a joke
'ni' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acordarse
- adiós
- advertir
- alma
- añadidura
- anda
- ápice
- arte
- asomo
- brizna
- broma
- calva
- calvo
- caso
- cerrarse
- colorante
- comer
- coña
- Cristo
- decir
- dios
- encima
- entender
- enterarse
- entrar
- eso
- figurarse
- flor
- ir
- golpe
- gota
- hablar
- idea
- jota
- loca
- loco
- magín
- más
- mu
- mucha
- mucho
- nombrar
- orden
- oro
- pajolera
- pajolero
- papa
- patata
- peluquín
- pena
English:
alone
- anywhere
- bat
- beneath
- break
- cagey
- can
- chalk
- clear off
- clinch
- cloud
- clue
- dead
- decency
- do
- dread
- even
- far
- fear
- flinch
- for
- half
- head
- home
- inch
- iota
- jot
- less
- life
- likely
- modicum
- muster
- needless
- neither
- nelly
- never
- nor
- not
- notion
- or
- pause
- peep
- penny
- remotely
- rhyme
- self-pity
- shred
- shudder
- skin
- speck
* * *ni♦ conjni… ni… neither… nor…;ni mañana ni pasado neither tomorrow nor the day after;ni mi padre ni mi madre vendrá neither my father nor my mother is coming;no… ni… neither… nor…, not… or… (either);no es alto ni bajo he's neither tall nor short, he's not tall or short (either);no es rojo ni verde ni azul it's neither red nor green nor blue;ni un/una… not a single…;no me quedaré ni un minuto más I'm not staying a minute longer;ni uno/una not a single one;no he aprobado ni una I haven't passed a single one;ni que as if;¡ni que yo fuera tonto! as if I were that stupid!;¡ni que nos sobrara el dinero! it's not as if we have money to burn!, anyone would think we had money to burn!;ni que decir tiene it goes without saying;¡no es listo ni nada! he isn't half clever!;te queda que ni hecho a medida it couldn't look better on you if it had been tailor-made;¡ni hablar! certainly not!, it's out of the question!♦ advnot even;ni siquiera not even;ni (siquiera) me saludó she didn't even say hello;anda tan atareado que ni tiene tiempo para comer he's so busy he doesn't even have time to eat* * *niconj neither;ni … ni neither … nor;ni siquiera not even;no di ni una I made a real mess of things;ni que not even if* * *ni conj1) : neither, norafuera no hace ni frío ni calor: it's neither cold nor hot outside2)ni que : not even if, not as ifni que me pagaran: not even if they paid meni que fuera (yo) su madre: it's not as if I were his mother3)ni siquiera : not evenni siquiera nos llamaron: they didn't even call us* * *ni conj1. (en doble negación) neither... nor2. (ni siquiera) not even¡ni hablar! no way! -
99 recordar
v.1 to remember (acordarse de).ese pintor recuerda a Picasso that painter is reminiscent of Picassosi mal no recuerdo as far as I can rememberMaría recuerda su niñez Mary remembers her childhood.María recuerda y llora Mary remembers and cries.2 to remind (traer a la memoria).me recuerda a un amigo mío he reminds me of a friend of minerecuérdame que cierre el gas remind me to turn the gas offtienes que ir al dentista esta tarde — ¡no me lo recuerdes! you have to go to the dentist this afternoon — don't remind me!Le recordaré a María I will remind Mary.3 to remind to.María le recuerda a Ricardo recogerla Mary reminds Richard to pick her up.4 to remember of.Esta foto me recordó a mi papá This photo remembered me of my father.* * *1 (rememorar) to remember■ ¿recuerdas? do you remember?2 (traer a la memoria) to remind (a, of)3 (conmemorar) to commemorate\que yo recuerde as far as I can remembersi mal no recuerdo if I remember rightly, if my memory serves me right* * *verb1) to remember, recall2) remind* * *1. VT1) (=acordarse de) to remember1999 será recordado como un año estupendo para todos — 1999 will be remembered as a great year for everybody
recuerdo que un día se me acercó y me dijo... — I remember that one day she came over to me and said...
no lo recuerdo — I can't remember, I don't remember
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creo recordar que... — I seem to remember o recall that...•
recordar haber hecho algo — to remember doing o having done sthrecuerda haberlo dicho — he remembers saying o having said it
no recuerdo haberte dado permiso para salir — I don't remember o recall giving o having given you permission to go out
2) (=traer a la memoria) to remindestas botas me recuerdan a las que llevábamos de pequeños — these boots remind me of the ones we used to wear as children
¿a qué te recuerda esa foto? — what does that photo remind you of?
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recordar algo a algn — to remind sb of sthme permito recordarle que aún no hemos recibido el pago — I would remind you o may I remind you that we have not yet received payment
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recordar a algn que haga algo — to remind sb to do sth3) Méx * (=despertar) to wake up2.VI to rememberno recuerdo — I can't o don't remember
si mal no recuerdo — if my memory serves me right o correctly, if I remember rightly o correctly
que yo recuerde — as far as I can remember, as I recall frm
3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) <nombre/fecha> to remember, recallrecuerdo que lo puse ahí — I remember o recall putting it there
b) ( rememorar) to remember2)a) ( traer a la memoria)recordarle A alguien/algo que + subj — to remind somebody about something/to + inf
recuérdale lo de la cena/que los llame — remind him about the supper/to call them about the supper
les recuerdo que... — I would like to remind you that...
b) (por asociación, parecido) to remindestos versos recuerdan a Neruda — these verses are reminiscent of Neruda; (+ me/te/le etc)
2.esto me recuerda que... — this reminds me that...
3.que yo recuerde... — as far as I remember...
recordarse v pron (Chi) ( acordarse) to rememberrecordarse DE algo/alguien — to remember something/somebody
* * *= cast + mind back to, recall, recollect, remember, remind, hark(en) back to, come back, reminisce, evoke, be reminiscent of, bring to + mind, recur to, hearken back to.Ex. First cast your mind back to our examination of the Colon Classification.Ex. As will be recalled from the foregoing discussion of Panizzi's ideology, his main entry was designed to represent a book not as a individual entity but as an edition of a particular work by a particular author.Ex. There was a heavy and prolonged silence as Datto scrambled through his mind, trying to recollect the details of the event that had apparently trigerred this violent reaction.Ex. A summary at the end of a document is intended to complete the orientation of the reader, and to identify the significant ideas for the reader to remember.Ex. The insert mode indicator (the arrow pointing upwards) appears on the screen to remind you that the keyboard is in insert mode.Ex. The third point is one that harks back to the chapter on peer influences.Ex. At the sight of the park, something came back to Slake.Ex. A general session featured Isaac Asimov who reminisced about libraries in his youth and predicted the continuing need for libraries.Ex. If my comments yesterday managed to evoke the landscape of the State of Ohio, I offer no apologies.Ex. In this sense this book is reminiscent of the cunningly drawn pictures of our youth.Ex. These commands bring to mind word frequency-based automatic indexing algorithms of the past 3 decades.Ex. The kitchen was full of glancing sunlight and clean color; and as she sat there her mind recurred to her attempts to get her assistant to stay.Ex. The term 'first cold press' hearkens back to the traditional method, where the best oil came from the first pressing; subsequent pressings release more oil, but of inferior quality.----* ayuda para recordar = memory aid.* digno de ser recordado = memorable.* facilidad de recordar = memorability.* facultad de recordar = power of recall.* hacer recordar = jog + Posesivo + memory, bring to + mind.* que ayuda a recordar = memory-jogging.* que + Pronombre + recordar = to the best of + Posesivo + recollection.* que se recuerde = in living memory.* recordar a = reek of.* recordar a uno Algo = bring + Nombre + back to.* recordar de un modo rápido = sweep back to.* recordar el pasado = take + a trip down memory lane, stroll down + memory lane, take + a stroll down memory lane.* recordar fácilmente = produce + on call.* recordar mal = misremember.* recordar + Posesivo + palabras = mark + Posesivo + words.* recordarse = go down as.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) <nombre/fecha> to remember, recallrecuerdo que lo puse ahí — I remember o recall putting it there
b) ( rememorar) to remember2)a) ( traer a la memoria)recordarle A alguien/algo que + subj — to remind somebody about something/to + inf
recuérdale lo de la cena/que los llame — remind him about the supper/to call them about the supper
les recuerdo que... — I would like to remind you that...
b) (por asociación, parecido) to remindestos versos recuerdan a Neruda — these verses are reminiscent of Neruda; (+ me/te/le etc)
2.esto me recuerda que... — this reminds me that...
3.que yo recuerde... — as far as I remember...
recordarse v pron (Chi) ( acordarse) to rememberrecordarse DE algo/alguien — to remember something/somebody
* * *= cast + mind back to, recall, recollect, remember, remind, hark(en) back to, come back, reminisce, evoke, be reminiscent of, bring to + mind, recur to, hearken back to.Ex: First cast your mind back to our examination of the Colon Classification.
Ex: As will be recalled from the foregoing discussion of Panizzi's ideology, his main entry was designed to represent a book not as a individual entity but as an edition of a particular work by a particular author.Ex: There was a heavy and prolonged silence as Datto scrambled through his mind, trying to recollect the details of the event that had apparently trigerred this violent reaction.Ex: A summary at the end of a document is intended to complete the orientation of the reader, and to identify the significant ideas for the reader to remember.Ex: The insert mode indicator (the arrow pointing upwards) appears on the screen to remind you that the keyboard is in insert mode.Ex: The third point is one that harks back to the chapter on peer influences.Ex: At the sight of the park, something came back to Slake.Ex: A general session featured Isaac Asimov who reminisced about libraries in his youth and predicted the continuing need for libraries.Ex: If my comments yesterday managed to evoke the landscape of the State of Ohio, I offer no apologies.Ex: In this sense this book is reminiscent of the cunningly drawn pictures of our youth.Ex: These commands bring to mind word frequency-based automatic indexing algorithms of the past 3 decades.Ex: The kitchen was full of glancing sunlight and clean color; and as she sat there her mind recurred to her attempts to get her assistant to stay.Ex: The term 'first cold press' hearkens back to the traditional method, where the best oil came from the first pressing; subsequent pressings release more oil, but of inferior quality.* ayuda para recordar = memory aid.* digno de ser recordado = memorable.* facilidad de recordar = memorability.* facultad de recordar = power of recall.* hacer recordar = jog + Posesivo + memory, bring to + mind.* que ayuda a recordar = memory-jogging.* que + Pronombre + recordar = to the best of + Posesivo + recollection.* que se recuerde = in living memory.* recordar a = reek of.* recordar a uno Algo = bring + Nombre + back to.* recordar de un modo rápido = sweep back to.* recordar el pasado = take + a trip down memory lane, stroll down + memory lane, take + a stroll down memory lane.* recordar fácilmente = produce + on call.* recordar mal = misremember.* recordar + Posesivo + palabras = mark + Posesivo + words.* recordarse = go down as.* * *vtA1 ‹nombre/fecha› to remember, recall¿recuerdas dónde lo encontraste? do you remember o recall where you found it?soy muy malo para recordar fechas I'm very bad at remembering datesrecuerdo que lo puse sobre la mesa I remember o recall putting it on the tableno recordaba exactamente qué había pasado she couldn't recall o recollect o remember exactly what had happened2 (rememorar) to rememberrecordar viejos tiempos to remember the old days, to reminisce about the old daysrecuerdo esa época con mucho cariño I have fond memories of that timeB1 (traer a la memoria) recordarle algo A algn:recuérdale que los llame remind him to call themles recuerdo que mañana es el último día remember that o I would like to remind you that tomorrow is the last dayme recordó lo del sábado pasado he reminded me about what happened last Saturday2 (por asociación, parecido) to remindsu forma recuerda la de una calabaza its shape reminds one of a pumpkin, its shape is reminiscent of a pumpkinestos versos recuerdan a Jorge Manrique these verses are reminiscent of Jorge Manrique(+ me/te/le etc): esto me recuerda aquella vez que … this reminds me of the time that …me recuerdas a tu hermano you remind me of your brotherestas calles me recuerdan mucho Bogotá these streets remind me a lot of Bogotá■ recordarviA (acordarse) to rememberque yo recuerde sólo estaba él as I remember (it) o as I recall o as far as I remember he was the only one theresi mal no recuerdo if I remember right, if my memory serves me well o correctlyB ( Chi) (acordarse) to remember recordarse DE algo/algn to remember sth/sb* * *
Multiple Entries:
recordar
recordar algo
recordar ( conjugate recordar) verbo transitivo
1
◊ recuerdo que lo puse ahí I remember o recall putting it there
2a) ( traer a la memoria) recordarle A algnalgo/ que haga algo to remind sb about sth/to do sth;◊ les recuerdo que … I would like to remind you that …
verbo intransitivo ( acordarse) to remember;
recordar
I verbo transitivo
1 (acordarse) to remember, recall: no recuerdo su nombre, I can't remember his name
2 (hacer recordar) to remind: recuérdame que compre el pan, remind me to buy some bread
me recuerda a su madre, she reminds me of her mother
II verbo intransitivo to remember: si mal no recuerdo, if I remember rightly ➣ Ver nota en remember y remind
To remember significa recordar algo ocurrido en el pasado: Recuerdo mi último cumpleaños. I remember my last birthday. To remind significa recordar a alguien que tiene que hacer algo: Recuérdame que mañana tengo que ir al banco. Remind me to go to the bank tomorrow.
' recordar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desempolvar
- evocar
- hablarse
- pasada
- pasado
- recuerdo
- vista
- acordar
- creer
- retener
English:
eventful
- look back
- recall
- recollect
- remember
- remind
- reminiscent
- seem
- think back
- bring
- mind
- must
- reminder
- think
* * *♦ vt1. [acordarse de] to remember;no recuerdo dónde he dejado las llaves I can't remember where I left the keys;recuerdo que me lo dijo I remember him telling me;no recordaba yo un invierno tan frío I don't remember a winter as cold as this2. [traer a la memoria] to remind;recuérdame que cierre el gas remind me to turn the gas off;te recuerdo que el plazo termina mañana don't forget that the deadline is tomorrow;tienes que ir al dentista esta tarde – ¡no me lo recuerdes! you have to go to the dentist this afternoon – don't remind me!3. [por asociación] to remind;me recuerda a un amigo mío he reminds me of a friend of mine;me recuerda aquella vez que nos quedamos sin luz it reminds me of that time when the electricity got cut off♦ vi1. [acordarse] to remember;si mal no recuerdo as far as I can remember* * *I v/t remember, recall;recordar algo a alguien remind s.o. of sthII v/i1:si mal no recuerdo if my memory serves me right2 Méxwake up* * *recordar {19} vt1) : to recall, to remember2) : to remindrecordar vi1) acordarse: to remember2) despertar: to wake up* * *recordar vb1. (acordarse) to remember2. (hacer pensar) to remind -
100 come
1. past tense - came; verb1) (to move etc towards the person speaking or writing, or towards the place being referred to by him: Come here!; Are you coming to the dance?; John has come to see me; Have any letters come for me?) vir2) (to become near or close to something in time or space: Christmas is coming soon.) chegar3) (to happen or be situated: The letter `d' comes between `c' and è' in the alphabet.) vir4) ((often with to) to happen (by accident): How did you come to break your leg?) acontecer5) (to arrive at (a certain state etc): What are things coming to? We have come to an agreement.) chegar a6) ((with to) (of numbers, prices etc) to amount (to): The total comes to 51.) somar2. interjection(expressing disapproval, drawing attention etc: Come, come! That was very rude of you!) então!- comer- coming
- comeback
- comedown
- come about
- come across
- come along
- come by
- come down
- come into one's own
- come off
- come on
- come out
- come round
- come to
- come to light
- come upon
- come up with
- come what may
- to come* * *"(now) come!" vamos, por favor!, anime-se!————————[k∧m] vt+vi (ps came, pp come) 1 vir, aproximar(-se). 2 chegar. 3 surgir. 4 alcançar, atingir. 5 acontecer, ocorrer. 6 resultar, redundar, advir. 7 nascer, proceder, emanar. 8 ficar, tornar-se, vir a ser. 9 passar, entrar. 10 andar, percorrer. 11 ocorrer, ser lembrado. 12 ser obtenível, estar disponível. 13 importar em, custar, perfazer. 14 chegar a. 15 formar-se, tomar forma ou feitio. 16 estender-se, avançar, ir até. 17 tratar-se de, referir-se a. 18 ser levado a, vir a. 19 coll ter um orgasmo, gozar. a misfortune has come over us uma desgraça caiu sobre nós. and where do I come in? e eu? que vantagem levo? are you coming my way? você vem comigo? come along! venha comigo!, vamos! come in! entre! come off it! pare de enrolar!, pare de mentir! come of it what will venha o que vier. come on! venha!, vamos! come what may! aconteça o que acontecer! first come, first served quem primeiro chega, primeiro é servido. for the year to come para o ano próximo. for years to come para vários anos, para o futuro. he came in ele entrou. he came it strong ele mostrou energia neste assunto. he came up to London ele veio para Londres. he comes it too strong ele exagera. he did not come up to my expectations ele não correspondeu às minhas expectativas. he has come short of his duties ele não cumpriu seus deveres. he has it coming to him Amer coll ele bem o merece. how come? por quê?, como? how come you know that? / como você ficou sabendo disso? ( I am) coming já vou, estou indo. I came near losing my courage quase perdi a coragem. I shall come and see you soon logo irei fazer-lhe uma visita. it came on to rain começou a chover. it came to me veio-me a idéia. it comes in bottles é fornecido em garrafas. it has come into my head veio-me à mente, lembrei-me de. it has come to be the fashion tornou-se moda. it has come true tornou-se realidade. let’s come to the point! vamos ao assunto (principal). ( now) come! vamos, por favor!, anime-se! oh come! oh come on! sem essa! so it has come to this então as coisas chegaram a este ponto (ruim). that comes in useful isto chega em boa hora. the book has come apart o livro descolou. the conservatives come in os conservadores chegam ao poder, foram eleitos. the life to come a outra vida. the photograph has not come a fotografia não saiu. these figs come from Africa estes figos são da África. the ship came down before the wind Naut o navio virou a favor do vento. the time to come o futuro. the train came in o trem chegou. they came in for a share levaram (ganharam) sua parte. to come about a) acontecer, suceder. b) mudar de direção. the wind came about / o vento virou. to come a cropper a) cair. b) fracassar. to come across a) encontrar, deparar com. where did you come across him? / onde você o encontrou? b) Amer coll pagar por acaso. c) atravessar. d) ser bem recebido, compreendido (um discurso). e) Amer coll dizer a verdade, confessar. to come after a) seguir. b) procurar. to come again voltar, repetir-se. to come at chegar a, conseguir. to come away sair, ir embora. to come back a) voltar. it came back to me / voltou-me à memória, lembrei-me novamente. b) reanimar-se. c) sl retrucar. to come behind a) vir atrás. b) ficar atrás de. to come by a) passar. b) ganhar. c) obter. how did you come by it? / como obteve isto? to come clean Amer coll confessar tudo. to come clean from Amer coll vir diretamente de. to come down a) descer, baixar, abaixar. b) desmoronar-se. c) fig ceder. to come down a peg or two coll ficar mais moderado. to come down in the world perder posição social, baixar o nível de vida. to come down to earth voltar à realidade, pôr os pés no chão. to come down upon someone repreender alguém severamente. to come face to face deparar-se. to come for vir buscar. I come for the books / venho buscar os livros. may I come for you? / posso vir buscar você? to come full circle dar a volta completa, voltar ao começo. to come home a) voltar para casa. b) ser sentido, percebido ou compreendido. the sufferings of the poor have come home to me / o sofrimento dos pobres me comoveu. to come in first alcançar o primeiro lugar. to come in for an inheritance receber uma herança. to come into entrar em, tomar posse de, adquirir. to come into a fortune herdar uma fortuna. to come into one’s own conseguir seu direito. to come into play entrar em jogo. to come into property chegar a fazer fortuna. to come into sight chegar à vista. to come into the world nascer. he came into the world / ele nasceu. to come it strong sl mentir, exagerar, contar vantagem. to come of a) vir, descender. he comes of an old family / ele descende de família antiga. b) resultar de. to come of age atingir a maioridade (legal). to come off a) soltar-se, desprender-se. the cork won’t come off / a rolha não quer sair. b) sair, retirar-se. c) ocorrer, ter lugar. d) ter bom resultado. he came off well / ele saiu-se bem. e) sair de cartaz (peça, filme). to come on a) avançar, apresssar-se. b) progredir, melhorar. c) começar. d) entrar (em cena, no campo). e) entrar em cartaz (filme). to come on the scene a) chegar, começar a tomar parte. b) nascer. to come out a) sair. the stains won’t come out / as manchas não querem sair. b) aparecer, ser publicado, ser editado. the likeness has come out well / saiu bem parecida ou semelhante. c) fig ficar ou tornar-se conhecido. she came out last year / ela ficou conhecida o ano passado. d) resultar. e) cair (dente, cabelo). to come out for apoiar. to come out in support declarar apoio. to come out in the open abrir o jogo, ser sincero. to come out in the wash coll acabar bem. to come out (on strike) entrar em greve. to come out right acabar bem. to come round/ around a) fazer uma visita, aparecer. b) voltar a si, recuperar os sentidos. he came round soon / ele logo voltou a si. c) mudar de idéia, pensar melhor. he will come round / ele pensará melhor. d) virar, mudar de direção. to come out top ir primeiro. he came out top / ele foi primeiro. to come short ter defeitos, ser insuficiente. to come short of não alcançar o nível, ser inferior. to come through a) ter bom resultado, conseguir. b) superar, sobreviver. c) aparecer. d) chegar conforme o esperado. to come to a) chegar a, alcançar. the war came to an end / a guerra chegou ao fim. b) obter, conseguir. c) importar em, montar. d) recuperar os sentidos. she came to herself / ela voltou a si, recuperou os sentidos. to come to a bad end acabar mal. to come to a head chegar a um ponto crucial. to come to blows chegar às vias de fato, brigar. to come to grief não ter sucesso. to come to grips with enfrentar, confrontar. to come to light vir à luz, ser descoberto. to come to nought ou nothing fracassar. to come to pass acontecer. to come to terms chegar a um acordo. to come to the same thing dar na mesma, ser indiferente. to come to think of it pensar bem. to come under estar em tais condições, cair sob, estar sujeito a. to come up a) subir, avançar, vir. b) aproximar-se. c) nascer, brotar, crescer. d) surgir, vir à baila. the question came up for discussion / a questão surgiu para ser discutida. e) acontecer. to come up in the world melhorar de vida, subir de posição social. to come upon a) descobrir, encontrar, ocorrer. b) surpreender, cair sobre, atacar. to come up to the mark corresponder às necessidades. to come up with igualar, alcançar, aproximar-se. to have come down to ser transmitido ou legado a. to have come down with a bad cold ficar muito gripado. to have come to believe convencer-se, acreditar. what comes next? o que vem agora? what does it come to? quanto custa? when did that come in? quando isto virou moda?, desde quando está em moda? when he came to die quando ele estava à morte. when it comes to costs quanto ao preço. where does the joke come in? onde está a piada nisto?
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