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21 atención
atención 1 sustantivo femenino 1◊ pon/presta atención a esto pay attention to this;con atención attentivelyb)◊ llamar la atención: se viste así para llamar la atención he dresses like that to attract attention (to himself);una chica que llama la atención a very striking girl; me llamó la atención que estuviera sola I was surprised she was alone; llamarle la atención a algn ( reprenderlo) to reprimand sb (frml), to give sb a talking to 2 ( on signs) horario de atención al público ( en banco) hours of business; ( en oficina pública) opening hoursb) ( cortesía):◊ nos colmaron de atenciones we were showered with attention o (BrE) attentions;no tuvo ninguna atención con ella a pesar de su hospitalidad he didn't show the slightest appreciation despite her hospitality
atención 2 interjección◊ ¡atención, por favor! (your) attention, please!
atención
I sustantivo femenino attention
II exclamación attention! Locuciones: llamar la atención, to attract attention
prestar atención, to pay attention [a, to]
toque de atención, warning ' atención' also found in these entries: Spanish: acaparar - acaparador - acaparadora - cantar - centrar - conceder - concentrar - concentración - delicadeza - descuidarse - despreocuparse - detalle - dirigirse - distracción - distraer - distraerse - eh - esmerarse - fijar - fijarse - llamar - mirar - polarizar - prestar - show - toque - asistencia - atender - atento - atraer - bien - captar - caso - centro - corresponder - corte - cuidado - descuidar - dirigir - escuchar - gentileza - ninguno - oír - ojo - palmada - perdón - poner - público - reclamo - retener English: accuracy - appeal - attend - attention - attention span - attract - call - capture - care - carelessly - catch - centre - closely - deaf - draw - engage - enthral - enthrall - eye - fix - fuss - give - grip - hear - inconspicuous - intently - listen - lunch - note - noteworthy - notice - nursing - pay - rate - round-the-clock - service - spectacle - spotlight - switch - turn - undivided - anticipation - carelessness - conspicuous - courtesy - disregard - effect - heed - intent - lime -
22 plaster
['plɑːstə] 1. сущ.1) стр. штукатуркаto apply / daub plaster to a wall — штукатурить стену
crumbling / falling plaster — отваливающаяся, осыпающаяся штукатурка
plaster comes off / falls off (a wall) — штукатурка отваливается, осыпается (со стены)
2)а) мед. пластырьб) "лекарство от душевных ран"; то, что смягчает переживания, страдания2. гл.1) стр.а) штукатуритьThe holes in the wall had been plastered over / up so that they didn't show. — Дыры в стене были заштукатурены, так что их не было видно.
б) замазывать, промазывать ( обычно глиной)2) застывать; затвердевать, как гипсSyn:cake 2.3)а) формировать из гипса ( трафарет)б) мед. накладывать гипс ( или) пластырь4) смягчать, облегчать больShe gave the man five shillings to plaster the blow. — Она дала человеку пять шиллингов, чтобы хоть как-то смягчить удар.
Syn:5) мазать, намазывать; покрывать слоем (чего-л.)The boy was plastering butter on his bread. — Мальчик мазал масло на хлеб.
6) марать, замазывать, пачкать, грязнитьYour boots are plastered with mud. — У тебя все ботинки в грязи.
Syn:7) наклеивать, оклеиватьThe whole city was plastered with advertisements for the show. — Весь город был оклеен афишами этого шоу.
8) добавлять известь, гипс в вино ( для лучшей сохранности)9) = plaster with praise грубо льстить, подмазываться10) делать плоским; прилизыватьThe rain had plastered her hair to her forehead. — От дождя её волосы прилипли ко лбу.
11) амер.; разг. избивать, разделывать (противника; соперника в спорте)12) воен.; жарг. обстреливать, крыть ( цель) интенсивным огнём• -
23 date
Ⅰ.date1 [deɪt]date ⇒ 1 (a) rendez-vous ⇒ 1 (b) ami ⇒ 1 (c) terme ⇒ 1 (d) dater ⇒ 2 (a), 2 (b) sortir avec ⇒ 2 (c), 3 (b) se démoder ⇒ 3 (a)1 noun∎ what's the date today?, what's today's date? quelle est la date aujourd'hui?, le combien sommes-nous aujourd'hui?;∎ today's date is the 20th of January nous sommes le 20 janvier;∎ what's the date of the coin/building? de quelle année est cette pièce/ce bâtiment?;∎ would you be free on that date? est-ce que vous seriez libre ce jour-là ou à cette date?;∎ at a later or some future date plus tard, ultérieurement;∎ of an earlier/a later date plus ancien/récent;∎ to set or fix a date fixer une date; (engaged couple) fixer la date de son mariage;∎ shall we fix a date now? est-ce que nous prenons date ou fixons une date maintenant?;∎ to put a date to sth (remember when it happened) se souvenir de la date de qch; (estimate when built, established etc) attribuer une date à qch, dater qch;∎ date of birth date f de naissance∎ let's make a date for lunch prenons rendez-vous pour déjeuner ensemble;∎ to have a date avoir rendez-vous;∎ I already have a date on Saturday night j'ai déjà un rendez-vous samedi soir;∎ to go out on a date sortir en compagnie de quelqu'un;∎ her parents don't let her go out on dates ses parents ne la laissent pas sortir avec des garçons;∎ I went out on a date with him once je suis sortie avec lui une fois;∎ on our first date la première fois que nous sommes sortis ensemble∎ who's your date tonight? avec qui sors-tu ce soir?;∎ do you have a date for the dance? as-tu un cavalier pour le bal?;∎ can I bring a date? puis-je amener un ami?;∎ my date didn't show up on m'a posé un lapin∎ date of maturity, due date (date f d')échéance;∎ three months after date, at three months' date à trois mois de date ou d'échéance(a) (write date on → cheque, letter, memo) dater;∎ a fax dated 6 May un fax daté du 6 mai∎ to date sb (show age of) donner une idée de l'âge de qn;∎ gosh, that dates him! eh bien, ça montre qu'il n'est plus tout jeune ou ça ne le rajeunit pas!∎ they're dating each other ils sortent ensemble∎ how long have you two been dating? ça fait combien de temps que vous sortez ensemble ou que vous vous voyez?∎ to be out of date (dress, style, concept, slang) être démodé ou dépassé; (magazine, newspaper) être vieux (vieille); (dictionary) ne pas être à jour ou à la page; (passport, season ticket etc) être périmé;∎ it's the kind of dress that will never go out of date c'est le genre de robe indémodable ou qui ne se démodera jamaisà ce jour, jusqu'à maintenant∎ to be up to date (dress, style, person) être à la mode ou à la page; (newspaper, magazine) être du jour/de la semaine/ etc; (dictionary) être à la page ou à jour; (passport) être valide ou valable; (list) être à jour;∎ I'm not up to date on what's been happening je ne suis pas au courant de ce qui s'est passé dernièrement;∎ to keep up to date with the news/scientific developments se tenir au courant de l'actualité/des progrès de la science;∎ to keep sb up to date on sth tenir qn au courant de qch;∎ to bring sb up to date on sth mettre qn au courant de qch;∎ to bring one's diary up to date mettre à jour son journal►► date rape = viol commis par une connaissance, un ami etc;∎ date rape frequently goes unreported peu de femmes violées par une connaissance ou un ami portent plaintedater de;∎ this church dates back to or from the 13th century cette église date du XIIIème siècle;∎ a friendship dating back to or from the days of their youth une amitié qui remonte à leur jeunesseⓘ DATE Pour donner une date en anglais, on n'emploie pas l'article à l'écrit. En anglais britannique, on écrira donc "Monday 25th December 2000" ou, de plus en plus souvent, "Monday 25 December 2000", et, en abrégé, "25.12.00". Notez cependant qu'à l'oral, on prononce "Monday the twenty-fifth of December…". En anglais américain, le mois est indiqué avant le jour. On écrira ainsi "Monday December 25 2000" et, en abrégé, "12.25.00", et on prononcera "December twenty-five".Ⅱ.date2(fruit) datte f►► Botany date palm palmier m dattier -
24 profit
profit ['prɒfɪt]1 noun(a) (financial gain) profit m, bénéfice m;∎ to make a profit out of sth faire un bénéfice sur qch;∎ we made a £200 profit on the sale nous avons réalisé un bénéfice de 200 livres sur cette vente;∎ to be in profit être bénéficiaire;∎ to move into profit (business) devenir rentable;∎ to make or to turn out a profit réaliser ou faire un bénéfice ou des bénéfices;∎ £100 clear profit 100 livres de bénéfice net;∎ to show a profit rapporter (un bénéfice ou des bénéfices);∎ the fair didn't show much of a profit la foire n'a pas beaucoup rapporté (de bénéfices);∎ profits were down/up this year les bénéfices ont diminué/augmenté cette année;∎ to sell sth at a profit vendre qch à profit, faire un bénéfice sur la vente de qch;∎ he only writes for profit il n'écrit que pour l'argent;∎ I don't do it for profit je ne le fais pas dans un but lucratif;∎ Commerce profit and loss pertes fpl et profits mpl;∎ Finance profit and loss account, profit and loss form, profit and loss statement compte m de résultat;∎ profit before tax bénéfices mpl avant impôts∎ to turn sth to one's profit, to gain profit from sth tirer profit ou avantage de qch;∎ to do sth for profit faire qch dans un but intéressé;∎ what profit is there in it for her? quel avantage cela présente-t-il pour elle?, qu'est-ce que cela peut lui rapporter?∎ it won't profit you to tell lies cela ne vous servira à rien de mentirprofiter, tirer un profit ou avantage;∎ to profit from or by sth tirer profit ou avantage de qch, profiter de qch;∎ to profit from others' misfortunes tirer profit du malheur des autres;∎ you could well profit by being more careful vous avez tout intérêt à faire plus attention►► Accountancy profit balance solde m bénéficiaire;Accountancy profit centre centre m de profit;Finance profit equation équation f de bénéfice;Finance profit indicator indice m de profit;Finance profit margin marge f bénéficiaire;Finance profit motive motivation f par le profit;Finance profit optimization optimisation f du ou des profits;Finance profit outlook perspectives fpl de profit;Finance profit rate taux m de profit ou de bénéfice;Finance profit squeeze compression f des bénéfices, étranglement m des marges;Finance profit tax impôt m sur les bénéfices;Finance profit warning = annonce d'une baisse prochaine des bénéfices d'une entreprise -
25 flicker
̈ɪˈflɪkə I
1. сущ.
1) мерцание, мигание;
сверкание;
вспышка They could see a flicker of light at the end of the tunnel. ≈ В конце туннеля они могли заметить проблеск света.
2) трепетание;
дрожание;
колыхание There's a flicker on our television. ≈ На нашем телевизоре дрожит изображение. Syn: vibration, trembling
3) молниеносное появление;
мелькание;
проблеск прям. и перен. There was a flicker of a fear in his eyes. ≈ В его глазах мелькнуло выражение страха. He didn't show a flicker of interest in what I was saying to him. ≈ Он не выказал ни проблеска интереса к тому, о чем я ему говорил. He was gone in a flicker. ≈ Он появился мельком.
4) мн.;
сл. кинокартина, фильм
2. гл.
1) мерцать прям. и перен.;
сверкать;
мигать Candles flickered on all the tables. ≈ Свечи на всех столах мигали. flicker out Syn: twinkle, shimmer
2) колыхаться;
вибрировать, дрожать, качаться;
вздыматься Syn: sway
2., quiver
2., vibrate
3) мелькнуть, промелькнуть;
мгновенно пронестись A shadow flickered round the corner. ≈ За углом мелькнула тень. The thought flickered into my head that I have met him before. ≈ У меня промелькнула мысль, что я встречал его раньше. II сущ.;
амер. дятел Syn: woodpecker мерцание колеблющийся свет (короткая) вспышка - the final * of a dying fire последняя вспышка гаснущего костра проблеск, вспышка - * of enthusiasm вспышка воодушевления трепетание, дрожание - * of eyelashes взмах ресниц (кинематографический) тряска, мелькание (изображения) pl (сленг) кинокартина, кинофильм мерцать;
вспыхивать и гаснуть - the last hope *ed and died последняя надежда вспыхнула и погасла - a smile *ed on his lips на его губах мелькнула улыбка трепетать, дрожать - leaves * in the wind листья трепещут на ветру - *ing shadows дрожащие /колеблющиеся/ тени моргать, мигать бить, хлопать крыльями налетать( о ветерке) (американизм) подавать световые сигналы (американизм) (зоология) золотой, золотистый дятел (Colaptus auratus) ~ мерцать;
a faint hope still flickered in her breast слабая надежда все еще теплилась в ее душе flicker бить, махать крыльями ~ pl разг. кинокартина, фильм ~ колыхаться;
дрожать ~ короткая вспышка ~ мерцание ~ вчт. мерцание ~ мерцать;
a faint hope still flickered in her breast слабая надежда все еще теплилась в ее душе ~ трепетание;
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26 sympathy
'simpəði1) (a feeling of pity or sorrow for a person in trouble: When her husband died, she received many letters of sympathy.) compasión, lástima2) (the state or feeling of being in agreement with, or of being able to understand, the attitude or feelings of another person: I have no sympathy with such a stupid attitude; Are you in sympathy with the strikers?) afinidad; comprensión; acuerdo (estar de acuerdo con alguien)•- sympathetically
- sympathize
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sympathy n compasiónI have a lot of sympathy for women in that situation compadezco a las mujeres que están en esa situacióntr['sɪmpəɵɪ]noun (pl sympathies)1 (pity, compassion) compasión nombre femenino, lástima; (condolences) condolencia, pésame nombre masculino■ he didn't show much sympathy for my plight no mostró mucha compasión por la difícil situación en que me encontraba■ we felt great sympathy for the victims of the tragedy sentimos gran compasión por las víctimas de la tragedia■ there was an unusual bond of sympathy between them había un vínculo de afinidad insólito entre ellos3 (agreement, support) acuerdo\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto come out in sympathy (with somebody) declararse en huelga por solidaridad (con alguien)to express one's sympathy dar el pésameletter of sympathy carta de pésame1) compassion: compasión f2) understanding: comprensión f3) agreement: solidaridad fin sympathy with: de acuerdo con4) condolences: pésame m, condolencias fpln.• compasión s.f.• lástima s.f.• simpatía s.f.• ángel s.m.'sɪmpəθi1)a) u ( pity) compasión f, lástima fb) ( condolences) (often pl)please accept this expression of our deepest sympathy o sympathies — le rogamos acepte nuestro más sentido pésame or nuestras más sinceras condolencias (frml)
you have my deepest sympathy — lo acompaño en el sentimiento (fr hecha), mi más sentido pésame (fr hecha)
2)a) u (support, approval)I was in/out of sympathy with the majority — estaba/no estaba de acuerdo con la mayoría
to come out in sympathy with somebody — ( Lab Rel) declararse en huelga en solidaridad con alguien; (before n) <strike, action> solidario, de solidaridad
b) sympathies pl (loyalty, leanings) (often pl) simpatías fpl['sɪmpǝθɪ]Republican sympathies — tendencias fpl republicanas
1. N1) (=compassion) compasión fhave you no sympathy? — ¿no tiene compasión?
you won't get any sympathy from me! — ¡no me das ninguna pena!
I have no sympathy for him — no siento ninguna compasión or pena por él
2) (=agreement) solidaridad fthey came out in sympathy with their colleagues — se declararon en huelga por solidaridad con sus colegas
the sky clouded over, in sympathy with her mood — el cielo se nubló, poniéndose así a tono con su estado de ánimo
3) sympathies (Pol) simpatías fpl2.CPDsympathy strike N — huelga f de solidaridad
sympathy vote N — voto m de solidaridad
* * *['sɪmpəθi]1)a) u ( pity) compasión f, lástima fb) ( condolences) (often pl)please accept this expression of our deepest sympathy o sympathies — le rogamos acepte nuestro más sentido pésame or nuestras más sinceras condolencias (frml)
you have my deepest sympathy — lo acompaño en el sentimiento (fr hecha), mi más sentido pésame (fr hecha)
2)a) u (support, approval)I was in/out of sympathy with the majority — estaba/no estaba de acuerdo con la mayoría
to come out in sympathy with somebody — ( Lab Rel) declararse en huelga en solidaridad con alguien; (before n) <strike, action> solidario, de solidaridad
b) sympathies pl (loyalty, leanings) (often pl) simpatías fplRepublican sympathies — tendencias fpl republicanas
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27 dreg
dreg [dreɡ] s1. meist pla) (Boden)Satz m:drain a cup to the dregs einen Becher bis auf den letzten Tropfen oder bis zur Neige leerenb) Verunreinigungen pl2. meist pl fig Abschaum m, Hefe f:the dregs of mankind (society) der Abschaum der Menschheit (Gesellschaft)3. meist pl Unrat m, Abfall m4. a) (kleiner) Restb) kleine Menge:not a dreg gar nichts;he didn’t show a dreg of pity er zeigte nicht das geringste Mitleid -
28 spark
1. noun1) (a tiny red-hot piece thrown off by something burning, or when two very hard (eg metal) surfaces are struck together: Sparks were being thrown into the air from the burning building.) gnist(regn)2) (an electric current jumping across a gap: a spark from a faulty light-socket.) gnist3) (a trace (eg of life, humour): a spark of enthusiasm.) gnist2. verb1) (to give off sparks.) gnistre, slå gnister2) ((often with off) to start (a row, disagreement etc): Their action sparked off a major row.) sette i ganggnist--------gnistreIsubst. \/spɑːk\/1) gnist2) ( overført) gnist, glimtspark of hope et glimt av håpIIsubst. \/spɑːk\/( gammeldags) galant herre, spradebasse, laps, snobbIIIverb \/spɑːk\/ ( tar ikke objekt)1) gnistre, slå gnister2) lyne, skyte lyn3) ( om motor) tenne4) (gammeldags, hverdagslig) gjøre kur til, flørte medspark (off) utløse, sette i gang, (an)spore, (opp)ildne -
29 cita
Del verbo citar: ( conjugate citar) \ \
cita es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativoMultiple Entries: cita citar
cita sustantivo femenino 1 concertar una cita to arrange an appointmentb) (con novio, amigo):◊ tengo una cita con mi novio/con un amigo I have a date with my boyfriend/I'm going out with a friend;faltó a la cita he didn't show up (colloq); citas por computadora or (Esp) ordenator computer dating 2 (en texto, discurso) quote;◊ una cita de Cervantes a quotation o quote from Cervantes
citar ( conjugate citar) verbo transitivo 1b) ( convocar):c) (Der) to summon;2 citarse verbo pronominal citase con algn to arrange to meet sb;
cita sustantivo femenino
1 (para un encuentro formal) appointment: tengo que pedir cita en el dentista, I have to make an appointment with my dentist
2 (para un encuentro informal) date: llegará tarde, porque tenía una cita, she'll get here late because she had a prior engagement
3 (de un autor, libro) quotation
citar verbo transitivo
1 (dar fecha) to arrange to meet o to make an appointment with
2 (mencionar, repetir textualmente) to quote: cita a Cervantes dos veces, he quotes Cervantes twice
3 Jur to summon ' cita' also found in these entries: Spanish: acudir - alguna - alguno - anulación - citar - compromiso - concertar - faltar - hora - les - plan - señalamiento - audiencia - cuadrar - incumplir - plantar - textual English: appointment - appt. - assignment - blind - break - citation - date - engagement - fix up - keep - meeting - quotation - quote - rearrange - rendezvous - reschedule - see - arrange - speed - switch -
30 incumplido
Del verbo incumplir: ( conjugate incumplir) \ \
incumplido es: \ \el participioMultiple Entries: incumplido incumplir
incumplido
◊ -da adjetivo (AmL exc CS) unreliable
incumplir ( conjugate incumplir) verbo transitivo ‹ley/promesa› to break; ‹ contrato› to breach verbo intransitivo (AmL exc CS): incumplió a la cita she didn't show o turn up
incumplir verbo transitivo not to fulfil (deber) to fail to fulfil (promesa, contrato) to break (orden) to fail to carry out -
31 incumplir
incumplir ( conjugate incumplir) verbo transitivo ‹ley/promesa› to break; ‹ contrato› to breach verbo intransitivo (AmL exc CS): incumplió a la cita she didn't show o turn up
incumplir verbo transitivo not to fulfil (deber) to fail to fulfil (promesa, contrato) to break (orden) to fail to carry out ' incumplir' also found in these entries: Spanish: faltar - vulnerar English: breach - break - default setting -
32 institute
1 ინსტიტუტი, დაწესებულება, ასოციაცია, ორგანიზაცია2 დაარსება (დააარსებს), დაფუძნება3 დაწესება (დააწესებს), შემოღებაwhat subjects are taught at your institute? შენს ინსტიტუტში რა საგნებს ასწავლიან? -
33 ♦ actual
♦ actual /ˈæktʃʊəl/A a.1 effettivo; reale; ( di parole, ecc.) testuale: in actual fact, in effetti; in realtà; the actual cost, il costo effettivo; (ass.) actual loss, perdita effettiva; the actual result, il risultato effettivamente ottenuto; his actual words, le sue testuali parole2 vero e proprio; autentico (ma a volte ha solo valore enfatico): I felt no actual pain, non sentii un vero e proprio dolore; a dire il vero non sentii dolore; I read out the content to him, but didn't show him the actual piece of paper, gli lessi il contenuto, ma non gli feci vedere il foglio3 (filos., form.) presente; attuale: the actual planetary alignment, il presente allineamento planetarioFALSI AMICI: nell'inglese non formale actual non significa attualeB actuals n. pl.(econ.) prodotti attuali (o effettivi, reali)● (leg.) actual bad faith, dolo effettivo □ (leg.) actual bodily harm, lesioni personali lievi □ ( sport) actual play, gioco effettivo □ (comm.) in actual cash, in contanti □ (scherz. o iron., GB) your (o yer) actual, il famoso; il famigerato: Is this your actual new theatre?, sarebbe questo il famoso teatro nuovo?NOTA D'USO: - actual e attuale- -
34 flicker
I ['flɪkə(r)]1) (of light, flame) guizzo m., tremolio m.2) (slight sign) (of interest) filo m.; (of anger) fremito m.3) (movement) (of eyelid) battito m.; (of indicator) oscillazione f.II ['flɪkə(r)]1) (shine unsteadily) [fire, light, flame] tremolare, guizzare, baluginare; [ image] sfarfallare* * *['flikə] 1. verb1) (to burn unsteadily: the candle flickered.) tremolare2) (to move quickly and unsteadily: A smile flickered across her face.) guizzare2. noun(an unsteady light or flame: the flicker of an oil lamp.) guizzo/tremolio di una candela* * *flicker /ˈflɪkə(r)/n.1 breve movimento; guizzo; fremito; tremolio: The candle gave a last flicker, la candela diede un ultimo guizzo; the flicker of an eyelid, il fremito di una palpebra; a flicker of light, un guizzo di luce; un breve bagliore2 (fig.) apparizione fugace; lampo; balenìo; fremito: a flicker of a smile, il lampo di un sorriso; I caught a flicker of amusement in his eyes, colsi un lampo divertito nei suoi occhi; a flicker of fear, un fremito di paura3 (fig.) accenno; barlume: a flicker of hope, un barlume di speranza; a flicker of interest, un accenno di interesse; On meeting him, she didn't show a flicker of recognition, nell'incontrarlo, lei non diede il minimo segno di riconoscerlo(to) flicker /ˈflɪkə(r)/v. i.1 ( di cosa luminosa) tremolare; guizzare; balenare; mandare lampi: A faint light flickered among the trees, una luce fioca tremolava fra gli alberi; The jewel flickered with a blue light, la gemma mandava lampi di luce azzurra; The flame flickered and died, la fiamma guizzò brevemente e si spense; to flicker into flame, accendersi con un guizzo2 agitarsi; fremere; vacillare; ondeggiare: Shadows flickered on the wall, sul muro si agitavano ombre; His expression did not flicker, il suo viso non ha avuto un fremito3 ( con avv. o prep.) muoversi, passare rapidamente; apparire fugacemente; balenare: A smile flickered across her lips, un sorriso le balenò sulle labbra; sulle sua labbra passò il fremito di un sorriso; His eyes flickered around the room, i suoi occhi saettarono per la stanza4 ( di palpebra) sbattere appena; fremere: The girl's eyes flickered open, la ragazza ha sbattuto le palpebre e ha aperto gli occhi5 (di uccello, insetto) svolazzare.* * *I ['flɪkə(r)]1) (of light, flame) guizzo m., tremolio m.2) (slight sign) (of interest) filo m.; (of anger) fremito m.3) (movement) (of eyelid) battito m.; (of indicator) oscillazione f.II ['flɪkə(r)]1) (shine unsteadily) [fire, light, flame] tremolare, guizzare, baluginare; [ image] sfarfallare -
35 trace
I [treɪs]1) (evidence) traccia f., resto m.2) (hint) (of irony) punta f., pizzico m.; (of flavour, garlic) pizzico m.; (of accent) traccia f.; (of chemical, drug) traccia f., residuo m.3) (aiding retrieval) traccia f., indizio m.II [treɪs]without trace — [disappear, sink] senza lasciare traccia
to trace sb. to — seguire le tracce di qcn. fino a [ hideout]
the call was traced to a London number — si è scoperto che la telefonata veniva da un numero di Londra
2) (follow development) seguire le fasi di [ growth]; descrivere, tracciare [life, progress]; fare risalire [origins, ancestry] (to a)•III [treɪs]nome (of harness) tirella f.••* * *[treis] 1. noun1) (a mark or sign left by something: There were traces of egg on the plate; There's still no trace of the missing child.) traccia2) (a small amount: Traces of poison were found in the cup.) traccia2. verb1) (to follow or discover by means of clues, evidence etc: The police have traced him to London; The source of the infection has not yet been traced.) inseguire; rintracciare2) (to make a copy of (a picture etc) by putting transparent paper over it and drawing the outline etc: I traced the map.) tracciare, disegnare•- tracing- trace elements
- tracing-paper* * *trace (1) /treɪs/n.1 traccia; orma; impronta; segno: The burglars have left no trace, i ladri non hanno lasciato traccia; The war has left its traces, la guerra ha lasciato i propri segni; Of the ancient town no trace remains, della città antica non resta traccia3 (un) pochino; (un) tantino; (un) briciolo: He didn't show a trace of fear, non mostrava un briciolo di paura4 (comput., tecn.) traccia● (geol., chim.) trace element, elemento in tracce; oligoelemento; microelemento □ (geol.) trace fossil, traccia fossile □ to have lost all trace of sb., non avere più notizie di q.trace (2) /treɪs/n.1 tirella2 (mecc.) biella; asta d'accoppiamento● to kick over the traces, ( di un cavallo) liberarsi a calci delle tirelle; (fig.) scuotere il giogo; ribellarsi; ( anche) rendersi indipendente.♦ (to) trace /treɪs/A v. t.1 ( spesso to trace out) tracciare ( anche fig.); abbozzare; disegnare; segnare; vergare: to trace one's signature, tracciare la (propria) firma; He traced ( out) a new policy, egli tracciò una nuova linea politica; to trace out a map [the cross-section of a hospital], disegnare una mappa [lo spaccato di un ospedale]; to trace words with a shaking hand, vergare parole con mano tremante2 seguire le tracce di (q.); pedinare; inseguire: The police are tracing the gangster, la polizia sta seguendo le tracce del bandito; to trace a deer, seguire le orme di un cervo3 rintracciare; scoprire; trovare: The robber was traced to Paris, il rapinatore è stato rintracciato a Parigi; I cannot trace the invoice you sent me, non riesco a trovare la fattura che mi avete mandato; to trace the origin of st., scoprire l'origine di qc.4 intravedere; scorgere appena; osservare la traccia di: His resentment can be traced in many passages of the book, il suo risentimento traspare (o si intravede) in molti passi del libro5 seguire; percorrere: to trace a path, seguire un sentiero; to trace a route, seguire un itinerarioB v. i.1 risalire; riandare nel tempo2 (arc.) seguire un percorso; prendere una strada● to trace an ancient road [ancient walls], scoprire il tracciato di una strada antica [di mura antiche] □ to trace back to, risalire a ( una data, ecc.); far risalire a, attribuire a; ricondurre a (fig.): The duke traced his genealogy back to William the Conqueror, il duca faceva risalire la sua discendenza a Guglielmo il Conquistatore □ to trace out, disegnare, tracciare ( sulla sabbia, ecc.); delineare, abbozzare ( un progetto e sim.); evidenziare, mettere in risalto □ to trace over, ricalcare ( un disegno, ecc.).* * *I [treɪs]1) (evidence) traccia f., resto m.2) (hint) (of irony) punta f., pizzico m.; (of flavour, garlic) pizzico m.; (of accent) traccia f.; (of chemical, drug) traccia f., residuo m.3) (aiding retrieval) traccia f., indizio m.II [treɪs]without trace — [disappear, sink] senza lasciare traccia
to trace sb. to — seguire le tracce di qcn. fino a [ hideout]
the call was traced to a London number — si è scoperto che la telefonata veniva da un numero di Londra
2) (follow development) seguire le fasi di [ growth]; descrivere, tracciare [life, progress]; fare risalire [origins, ancestry] (to a)•III [treɪs]nome (of harness) tirella f.•• -
36 spark ***
[spɒːk]1. n(from fire) scintilla, figbright spark iro — genio
2. vt(also: spark off) (debate, quarrel, revolt) provocare, (interest) suscitare -
37 overmuch
1. adjective 2. adverb* * *over·ˈmuchI. adj attr, inv allzu viel* * *A adj allzu viel:he didn’t show overmuch enthusiasm seine Begeisterung hielt sich in GrenzenI don’t like him overmuch ich mag ihn nicht besonders* * *1. adjective 2. adverb* * *adj.allzu viel adj.allzuviel (alt.Rechtschreibung) adj. -
38 rate
1. noun1) (proportion) Rate, dieincrease at a rate of 50 a week — [um] 50 pro Woche anwachsen
rate of inflation/absentee rate — Inflations-/Abwesenheitsrate, die
2) (tariff) Satz, derinterest/ taxation rate, rate of interest/taxation — Zins-/Steuersatz, der
3) (amount of money) Gebühr, dierate [of pay] — Lohnsatz, der
letter/parcel rate — Briefporto, das/Paketgebühr, die
at reduced rate — gebührenermäßigt [Drucksache]
at a good/fast/dangerous rate — zügig/mit hoher Geschwindigkeit/gefährlich schnell
5) (Brit.): (local authority levy)[local or council] rates — Gemeindeabgaben
6) (coll.)at any rate — (at least) zumindest; wenigstens; (whatever happens) auf jeden Fall
at this rate we won't get any work done — so kriegen wir gar nichts fertig (ugs.)
2. transitive verbat the rate you're going,... — (fig.) wenn du so weitermachst,...
1) (estimate worth of) schätzen [Vermögen]; einschätzen [Intelligenz, Leistung, Fähigkeit]rate somebody/something highly — jemanden/etwas hoch einschätzen
be rated the top tennis player in Europe — als der beste Tennisspieler Europas gelten
3) (Brit.): (value)the house is rated at £100 a year — die Grundlage für die Berechnung der Gemeindeabgaben für das Haus beträgt 100 Pfund pro Jahr
4) (merit) verdienen [Auszeichnung, Erwähnung]3. intransitive verb* * *[reit] 1. noun1) (the number of occasions within a given period of time when something happens or is done: a high (monthly) accident rate in a factory.) die Rate2) (the number or amount of something (in relation to something else); a ratio: There was a failure rate of one pupil in ten in the exam.) die Quote3) (the speed with which something happens or is done: He works at a tremendous rate; the rate of increase/expansion.) die Geschwindigkeit4) (the level (of pay), cost etc (of or for something): What is the rate of pay for this job?) der Satz5) ((usually in plural) a tax, especially, in United Kingdom, paid by house-owners etc to help with the running of their town etc.) die Kommunalsteuer2. verb(to estimate or be estimated, with regard to worth, merit, value etc: I don't rate this book very highly; He doesn't rate very highly as a dramatist in my estimation.) einschätzen, gelten als- academic.ru/60358/rating">rating- at this
- at that rate
- rate of exchange* * *[reɪt]I. nat a fast/slow \rate schnell/langsamat a tremendous \rate rasend schnellat one's own \rate in seinem eigenen Rhythmus [o Tempo]\rate of growth Wachstumsrate fin the winter months there is usually a rise in the \rate of absenteeism in den Wintermonaten kommt es gewöhnlich zu einer Zunahme der Ausfällegrowth/inflation \rate Wachstums-/Inflationsrate fmortality \rate Sterblichkeitsrate f, Sterblichkeitsziffer funemployment \rate Arbeitslosenrate f, Arbeitslosenzahlen plwe agreed a \rate with the painter before he started work wir haben einen Stundensatz mit dem Maler vereinbart, bevor er mit der Arbeit begannthe going \rate die übliche Bezahlungfixed/variable \rate fester/variabler Zinssatzhigh/low \rate of interest/taxation [or interest/taxation \rate] hoher/niedriger Zins-/Steuersatzinterest \rates have risen again die Zinsen sind wieder gestiegenthe country has a high taxation \rate in dem Land sind die Steuern sehr hoch\rate of return Rendite fexchange \rate [or \rate of exchange] Wechselkurs mto calculate costs on a fixed exchange \rate die Kosten berechnen anhand eines festen Wechselkursescross \rate Kreuzkurs mforward \rate Devisenterminkurs mmanaged \rate FIN kontrollierter Kursseller's \rate Verkaufskurs m▪ \rates pl Haus- und Grundsteuern pl9.I don't think they liked my idea — at any \rate, they didn't show much enthusiasm ich glaube nicht, dass sie meine Idee gut fanden — zumindest zeigten sie keine große Begeisterung▶ at this \rate unter diesen UmständenII. vt1. (regard)▪ to \rate sb/sth jdn/etw einschätzenhow do you \rate the new government? was halten Sie von der neuen Regierung?she is \rated very highly by the people she works for die Leute, für die sie arbeitet, halten große Stücke auf sieshe \rates him among her closest friends sie zählt ihn zu ihren engsten Freunden▪ to \rate sb as sth:what do you think of her as a singer? — I don't really \rate her wie findest du sie als Sängerin? — nicht so toll fam2. (be worthy of)to \rate a mention der Rede wert [o erwähnenswert] seinthey \rate the property in this area very heavily Immobilienbesitz in dieser Gegend wird sehr hoch besteuert4. COMPUT▪ to \rate sth etw abschätzenIII. vi▪ to \rate as sth als etw geltenthat \rates as the worst film I've ever seen das war so ziemlich der schlechteste Film, den ich jemals gesehen habe* * *I [reɪt]1. nan hour/14 feet per minute —
rate of flow (of water, electricity) — Fluss m
pulse rate — Puls m
rate, at a rate of knots (inf) — in irrsinnigem Tempo (inf); (move also) mit hundert Sachen
if you continue at this rate (lit, fig) — wenn du so weitermachst, wenn du in diesem Tempo weitermachst
at the rate you're going you'll be dead before long — wenn du so weitermachst, bist du bald unter der Erde
at any rate —
at that rate, I suppose I'll have to agree — wenn das so ist, muss ich wohl zustimmen
rate of pay for overtime — Satz m für Überstunden
postage/advertising/insurance rates — Post-/Werbe-/Versicherungsgebühren pl
to pay sb at the rate of £10 per hour — jdm einen Stundenlohn von £ 10 bezahlen
See:→ water rate2. vt1) (= estimate value or worth of) (ein)schätzento rate sb/sth among... — jdn/etw zu... zählen or rechnen
to rate sb/sth as sth — jdn/etw für etw halten
he is generally rated as a great statesman — er gilt allgemein als großer Staatsmann
to rate sb/sth highly — jdn/etw hoch einschätzen
Shearer was rated at £1,000,000 — Shearers Preis wurde auf £ 1.000.000 geschätzt
2) (Brit LOCAL GOVERNMENT) veranlagen3) (= deserve) verdienendoes this hotel rate 3 stars? — verdient dieses Hotel 3 Sterne?
I think he rates a pass ( mark) — ich finde, seine Leistung kann man mit "ausreichend" oder besser bewerten
4) (inf: think highly of) gut finden (inf)I really/don't really rate him — ich finde ihn wirklich gut/mag ihn nicht besonders
3. vi(= be classed)to rate as... — gelten als...
IIto rate among... — zählen zu...
vt (liter)See:= berate* * *rate1 [reıt]A s1. (Verhältnis)Ziffer f, Quote f, Rate f:rate of growth (inflation) WIRTSCH Wachstums-(Inflations)rate;rate of increase WIRTSCH Zuwachsrate;rate of increase in the cost of living Teuerungsrate;at the rate of im Verhältnis von ( → A 2, A 6)2. (Steuer- etc)Satz m, Kurs m, Tarif m:rate of exchange WIRTSCH Umrechnungs-, Wechselkurs;rate of interest Zinssatz, -fuß m;carry a high rate of interest hoch verzinst werden;rate of issue Ausgabekurs;rate of the day Tageskurs;at the rate of zum Satze von ( → A 1, A 6)at a cheap (high) rate zu einem niedrigen (hohen) Preis;at that rate unter diesen Umständen;a) auf jeden Fall, unter allen Umständen,b) wenigstens, mindestens4. (Post-, Strom- etc)Gebühr f, Porto n, (Gas-, Strom)Preis m, (Wasser)Geld n5. Br Kommunalsteuer f, Gemeindeabgabe f:rates and taxes Kommunal- und Staatssteuernrate of an engine Motorleistung f;at the rate of mit einer Geschwindigkeit von ( → A 1, A 2)7. Grad m, (Aus)Maß n:at a fearful rate in erschreckendem Ausmaß9. SCHIFFa) (Schiffs)Klasse fb) Dienstgrad m (eines Matrosen)10. Gang m oder Abweichung f (einer Uhr)B v/t1. (ab-, ein)schätzen, taxieren (at auf akk), bewerten, einstufen2. jemanden einschätzen, beurteilen:rate sb highly jemanden hoch einschätzen3. betrachten als, halten für:he is rated a rich man er gilt als reicher Mann4. rechnen, zählen ( beide:among zu):6. Bra) (zur Kommunalsteuer) veranlagenb) besteuern7. SCHIFFa) ein Schiff klassenb) einen Seemann einstufen8. eine Uhr regulieren9. etwas wert sein, verdienenC v/i1. angesehen werden, gelten ( beide:as als):2. zählen ( among zu)rate2 [reıt] v/t ausschimpfen* * *1. noun1) (proportion) Rate, dieincrease at a rate of 50 a week — [um] 50 pro Woche anwachsen
rate of inflation/absentee rate — Inflations-/Abwesenheitsrate, die
2) (tariff) Satz, derinterest/ taxation rate, rate of interest/taxation — Zins-/Steuersatz, der
3) (amount of money) Gebühr, dierate [of pay] — Lohnsatz, der
letter/parcel rate — Briefporto, das/Paketgebühr, die
at reduced rate — gebührenermäßigt [Drucksache]
at a or the rate of 50 mph — mit [einer Geschwindigkeit von] 80 km/h
at a good/fast/dangerous rate — zügig/mit hoher Geschwindigkeit/gefährlich schnell
5) (Brit.): (local authority levy)[local or council] rates — Gemeindeabgaben
6) (coll.)at any rate — (at least) zumindest; wenigstens; (whatever happens) auf jeden Fall
2. transitive verbat the rate you're going,... — (fig.) wenn du so weitermachst,...
1) (estimate worth of) schätzen [Vermögen]; einschätzen [Intelligenz, Leistung, Fähigkeit]rate somebody/something highly — jemanden/etwas hoch einschätzen
2) (consider) betrachten; rechnen ( among zu)3) (Brit.): (value)the house is rated at £100 a year — die Grundlage für die Berechnung der Gemeindeabgaben für das Haus beträgt 100 Pfund pro Jahr
4) (merit) verdienen [Auszeichnung, Erwähnung]3. intransitive verb* * *(of exchange) n.Devisenkurs m.Kurs -e m. (stocks) n.Anteil -e m.Frequenz -en f.Kurs -e (Aktien...) m.Quote -n f.Tarif -e m.Verhältnis n. v.bewerten v.einstufen v. -
39 rate
[reɪt] nat a fast/slow \rate schnell/langsam;at a tremendous \rate rasend schnell;at one's own \rate in seinem eigenen Rhythmus [o Tempo];in the winter months there is usually a rise in the \rate of absenteeism in den Wintermonaten kommt es gewöhnlich zu einer Zunahme der Ausfälle;mortality \rate Sterblichkeitsrate f, Sterblichkeitsziffer f;we agreed a \rate with the painter before he started work wir haben einen Stundensatz mit dem Maler vereinbart, bevor er mit der Arbeit begann;the going \rate die übliche Bezahlungfixed/variable \rate fester/variabler Zinssatz;interest \rates have risen again die Zinsen sind wieder gestiegen;the country has a high taxation \rate in dem Land sind die Steuern sehr hochPHRASES:at any \rate ( whatever happens) auf jeden Fall;( at least) zumindest, wenigstens;I don't think they liked my idea - at any \rate, they didn't show much enthusiasm ich glaube nicht, dass sie meine Idee gut fanden - zumindest zeigten sie keine große Begeisterung;at this \rate unter diesen Umständen vt1) ( regard)to \rate sb/ sth jdn/etw einschätzen;how do you \rate the new government? was halten Sie von der neuen Regierung?;she is \rated very highly by the people she works for die Leute, für die sie arbeitet, halten große Stücke auf sie;she \rates him among her closest friends sie zählt ihn zu ihren engsten Freunden;to \rate sb as sth;what do you think of her as a singer? - I don't really \rate her wie findest du sie als Sängerin? - nicht so toll ( fam)2) ( be worthy of)to \rate a mention der Rede wert [o erwähnenswert] seinto \rate sth den besteuerbaren Wert einer S. gen schätzen, etw veranlagen;they \rate the property in this area very heavily Immobilienbesitz in dieser Gegend wird sehr hoch besteuert vito \rate as sth als etw gelten;that \rates as the worst film I've ever seen das war so ziemlich der schlechteste Film, den ich jemals gesehen habe -
40 flicker
I ['flɪkə] 1. гл.1) мерцать прям. и перен.; сверкать; мигатьCandles flickered on all the tables. — Свечи на всех столах мерцали.
Syn:2) колыхаться; вибрировать, дрожать, качаться; вздыматьсяSyn:3) мелькнуть, промелькнуть; мгновенно пронестисьA shadow flickered round the corner. — За углом мелькнула тень.
2. сущ.The thought flickered into my head that I have met him before. — У меня промелькнула мысль, что я встречал его раньше.
1) мерцание, мигание; сверкание; вспышкаThey could see a flicker of light at the end of the tunnel. — В конце туннеля был виден проблеск света.
2) дрожание, колыхание ( изображения)There's a flicker on our television. — У нашего телевизора дрожит изображение.
Syn:3) молниеносное появление; мелькание; проблеск прям. и перен.There was a flicker of a fear in his eyes. — В его глазах мелькнул страх.
He didn't show a flicker of interest in what I was saying to him. — Он не выказал ни малейшего интереса к тому, о чём я ему говорил.
He was gone in a flicker. — Он исчез в мгновение ока.
4) ( flickers) амер. разг. кино, киношкаII ['flɪkə] сущ.; амер.Syn:
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