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1. transitive verb,- pp-1) (not let move further) anhalten [Person, Fahrzeug]; aufhalten [Fortschritt, Verkehr, Feind]; verstummen lassen (geh.) [Gerücht, Geschichte, Lüge]; [Tormann:] halten [Ball]stop thief! — haltet den Dieb!
there's no stopping somebody — jemand lässt sich nicht aufhalten
2) (not let continue) unterbrechen [Redner, Spiel, Gespräch, Vorstellung]; beenden [Krieg, Gespräch, Treffen, Spiel, Versuch, Arbeit]; stillen [Blutung]; stoppen [Produktion, Uhr, Streik, Inflation]; einstellen [Handel, Zahlung, Lieferung, Besuche, Subskriptionen, Bemühungen]; abstellen [Strom, Gas, Wasser, Missstände]; beseitigen [Schmerz]stop that/that nonsense/that noise! — hör damit/mit diesem Unsinn/diesem Lärm auf!
bad light stopped play — (Sport) das Spiel wurde wegen schlechter Lichtverhältnisse abgebrochen
stop the show — (fig.) Furore machen
just you try and stop me! — versuch doch, mich daran zu hindern!
stop smoking/crying — aufhören zu rauchen/weinen
he tried to stop us parking — er versuchte uns am Parken zu hindern
he phoned his mother to stop her [from] worrying — er rief seine Mutter an, damit sie sich keine Sorgen machte
stop something [from] happening — verhindern, dass etwas geschieht
4) (cause to cease working) abstellen [Maschine usw.]; [Streikende:] stilllegen [Betrieb]5) (block up) zustopfen [Loch, Öffnung, Riß, Ohren]; verschließen [Wasserhahn, Rohr, Schlauch, Flasche]6) (withhold) streichen2. intransitive verb,stop [payment of] a cheque — einen Scheck sperren lassen
- pp-1) (not extend further) aufhören; [Straße, Treppe:] enden; [Ton:] verstummen; [Ärger:] verfliegen; [Schmerz:] abklingen; [Zahlungen, Lieferungen:] eingestellt werden2) (not move or operate further) [Fahrzeug, Fahrer:] halten; [Maschine, Motor:] stillstehen; [Uhr, Fußgänger, Herz:] stehen bleibenhe never stops to think [before he acts] — er denkt nie nach [bevor er handelt]
stop dead — plötzlich stehen bleiben; [Redner:] abbrechen
3) (coll.): (stay) bleiben3. nounstop at a hotel/at a friend's house/with somebody — in einem Hotel/im Hause eines Freundes/bei jemandem wohnen
1) (halt) Halt, derthere will be two stops for coffee on the way — es wird unterwegs zweimal zum Kaffeetrinken angehalten
this train goes to London with only two stops — dieser Zug fährt mit nur zwei Zwischenhalten nach London
bring to a stop — zum Stehen bringen [Fahrzeug]; zum Erliegen bringen [Verkehr]; unterbrechen [Arbeit, Diskussion, Treffen]
come to a stop — stehen bleiben; [Fahrzeug:] zum Stehen kommen; [Gespräch:] abbrechen; [Arbeit, Verkehr:] zum Erliegen kommen; [Vorlesung:] abgebrochen werden
make a stop at or in a place — in einem Ort haltmachen
put a stop to — abstellen [Missstände, Unsinn]; unterbinden [Versuche]; aus der Welt schaffen [Gerücht]
without a stop — ohne Halt [fahren, fliegen]; ohne anzuhalten [gehen, laufen]; ununterbrochen [arbeiten, reden]
2) (place) Haltestelle, diethe ship's first stop is Cairo — der erste Hafen, den das Schiff anläuft, ist Kairo
the plane's first stop is Frankfurt — die erste Zwischenlandung des Flugzeuges ist in Frankfurt
Phrasal Verbs:- stop by- stop off- stop out- stop up* * *[stop] 1. past tense, past participle - stopped; verb1) (to (make something) cease moving, or come to rest, a halt etc: He stopped the car and got out; This train does not stop at Birmingham; He stopped to look at the map; He signalled with his hand to stop the bus.) anhalten2) (to prevent from doing something: We must stop him (from) going; I was going to say something rude but stopped myself just in time.) zurückhalten3) (to discontinue or cease eg doing something: That woman just can't stop talking; The rain has stopped; It has stopped raining.) aufhören4) (to block or close: He stopped his ears with his hands when she started to shout at him.) verstopfen5) (to close (a hole, eg on a flute) or press down (a string on a violin etc) in order to play a particular note.) greifen6) (to stay: Will you be stopping long at the hotel?) bleiben2. noun1) (an act of stopping or state of being stopped: We made only two stops on our journey; Work came to a stop for the day.) der Halt2) (a place for eg a bus to stop: a bus stop.) die Haltestelle3) (in punctuation, a full stop: Put a stop at the end of the sentence.) der Punkt4) (a device on a flute etc for covering the holes in order to vary the pitch, or knobs for bringing certain pipes into use on an organ.) das Griffloch, die Klappe, das Register5) (a device, eg a wedge etc, for stopping the movement of something, or for keeping it in a fixed position: a door-stop.) die Sperre•- stoppage- stopper
- stopping
- stopcock
- stopgap
- stopwatch
- put a stop to
- stop at nothing
- stop dead
- stop off
- stop over
- stop up* * *[stɒp, AM stɑ:p]<- pp->to \stop a ball einen Ball stoppen; goalkeeper einen Ball haltento \stop a blow einen Schlag abblockento \stop sb/a car jdn/ein Auto anhaltento \stop one's car anhaltento \stop the enemy den Feind aufhaltento \stop a thief/the traffic einen Dieb/den Verkehr aufhalten\stop thief! haltet den Dieb!\stop that man! haltet den Mann!2. (make cease)this will \stop the pain das wird dir gegen die Schmerzen helfen\stop that nonsense! hör auf mit dem Unsinn!\stop it! hör auf [damit]!what can I do to \stop this nosebleed? was kann ich gegen dieses Nasenbluten tun?something must be done to \stop the fighting den Kämpfen muss ein Ende gesetzt werdenthis fighting has to be \stopped! die Kämpfe müssen aufhören!\stop being silly! hör auf mit dem Unsinn!I just couldn't \stop myself ich konnte einfach nicht andersto \stop the bleeding die Blutung stillento \stop the clock die Uhr anhaltenthe clock is \stopped when a team scores a goal die Spielzeit wird unterbrochen, wenn ein Team ein Tor schießtto \stop the engine den Motor abstellento \stop the fighting die Kämpfe einstellento \stop inflation/progress die Inflation/den Fortschritt aufhaltento \stop a machine eine Maschine abstellento \stop a match ein Spiel beenden; referee ein Spiel abbrechento \stop the production of sth die Produktion einer S. gen einstellento \stop a rumour einem Gerücht ein Ende machento \stop a speech eine Rede unterbrechento \stop a subscription ein Abonnement kündigento \stop a war einen Krieg beenden3. (cease an activity)what time do you usually \stop work? wann hören Sie normalerweise auf zu arbeiten?4. (prevent)▪ to \stop sb [from] doing sth jdn davon abhalten, etw zu tunif she really wants to leave, I don't understand what's \stopping her wenn sie wirklich weggehen will, verstehe ich nicht, was sie davon abhältsome people smoke because they think it \stops them putting on weight manche rauchen, weil sie meinen, dass sie dann nicht zunehmenI couldn't \stop myself from having another piece of cake ich musste einfach noch ein Stück Kuchen essenhe handed in his resignation — I just couldn't \stop him er hat gekündigt — ich konnte ihn einfach nicht davon abhaltenyou can't \stop me from doing that du kannst mich nicht davon abhalten5. (refuse payment)to \stop sb's allowance/pocket money jdm den Unterhalt/das Taschengeld streichento \stop [AM payment on] a cheque einen Scheck sperrento \stop wages keine Löhne mehr zahlenthe money will be \stopped out of his salary das Geld wird von seinem Gehalt abgezogen6. (block)▪ to \stop sth etw verstopfen; gap, hole, leak etw [zu]stopfento \stop one's ears sich dat die Ohren zuhaltenwhen he starts shouting I just \stop my ears wenn er anfängt zu schreien, mache ich einfach die Ohren zu! fam7. BOXING▪ to \stop sb jdn schlagenhe was \stopped by a knockout in the fourth round er schied durch K.o. in der vierten Runde austo \stop a left/right eine Linke/Rechte parierento \stop a punch einen Hieb einstecken [müssen]8. MUS\stopped pipe gedackte Pfeife fachsprto \stop a string eine Saite greifen9.▶ to \stop a bullet eine Kugel abbekommen▶ to \stop the show der absolute Höhepunkt einer Show sein<- pp->\stop! halt!to \stop dead abrupt innehaltenI \stopped to pick up the letter that I had dropped ich blieb stehen und hob den Brief auf, den ich hatte fallenlassen; ( fig)\stop to [or and] think before you speak erst denken, dann reden!2. (cease, discontinue) machine nicht mehr laufen; clock, heart, watch stehen bleiben; rain aufhören; pain abklingen, nachlassen; production, payments eingestellt werden; film, programme zu Ende sein; speaker abbrechenI will not \stop until they set them free ich werde keine Ruhe geben, bis sie sie freigelassen habenshe doesn't know where to \stop sie weiß nicht, wann sie aufhören musshis heart \stopped during the operation während der Operation hatte er einen Herzstillstandrain has \stopped play das Spiel wurde wegen Regens unterbrochenshe \stopped right in the middle of the sentence sie hielt mitten im Satz inneonce I start eating chocolate I can't \stop wenn ich einmal anfange, Schokolade zu essen, kann ich einfach nicht mehr aufhörenI just couldn't \stop laughing ich habe mich echt totgelacht slif you have to keep \stopping to answer the telephone, you'll never finish wenn du ständig unterbrechen musst, um ans Telefon zu gehen, wirst du nie fertig werdenI wish you'd \stop telling me what to do ich wünschte, du würdest endlich damit aufhören, mir zu sagen, was ich tun soll\stop being silly! hör auf mit dem Unsinn!\stop shouting! hör auf zu schreienI \stopped seeing him last year wir haben uns letztes Jahr getrenntI've \stopped drinking alcohol ich trinke keinen Alkohol mehrshe \stopped drinking sie trinkt nicht mehrplease, \stop crying hör doch bitte auf zu weinen!to \stop smoking mit dem Rauchen aufhören; (on plane etc.) das Rauchen einstellento \stop working aufhören zu arbeitenI'm not \stopping ich bleibe nicht langeI can't \stop — Malcolm's waiting for me outside ich kann nicht bleiben, Malcolm wartet draußen auf michwe \stopped for a quick bite at a motorway services wir machten kurz bei einer Autobahnraststätte Station, um etwas zu essenI \stopped at a pub for some lunch ich habe an einem Pub haltgemacht und was zu Mittag gegessencan you \stop at the fish shop on your way home? kannst du auf dem Nachhauseweg kurz beim Fischladen vorbeigehen?he usually \stops at a bar for a quick drink on the way home normalerweise schaut er auf dem Nachhauseweg noch kurz auf ein Gläschen in einer Kneipe vorbeiare you \stopping here bleibst du hier?to \stop for dinner/tea zum Abendessen/Tee bleibento \stop at a hotel in einem Hotel übernachtendoes this train \stop at Finsbury Park? hält dieser Zug in Finsbury Park?6. (almost)to \stop short of doing sth sich akk [gerade noch] bremsen [o ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ a. zurückhalten], etw zu tunI \stopped short of telling him my secrets beinahe hätte ich ihm meine Geheimnisse verraten7.▶ to \stop at nothing vor nichts zurückschreckenIII. NOUNplease wait until the airplane has come to a complete \stop bitte warten Sie, bis das Flugzeug seine endgültige Parkposition erreicht hatemergency \stop Notbremsung fto bring a car to a \stop ein Auto anhaltento bring a conversation to a \stop ein Gespräch beendento bring the traffic to a \stop den Verkehr zum Erliegen bringento bring sth to a sudden \stop etw dat ein jähes Ende bereitento come to a \stop stehen bleiben; car also anhalten; rain aufhören; traffic, business zum Erliegen kommen; project, production eingestellt werdenthe conversation came to a \stop das Gespräch verstummteto come to a sudden [or dead] \stop car abrupt anhalten [o stehen bleiben]; project, undertaking ein jähes Ende findento make a \stop anhaltento put a \stop to sth etw dat ein Ende setzen [o einen Riegel vorschiebenwe made two \stops wir haben zweimal haltgemacht... including a thirty minute \stop for lunch... inklusive einer halben Stunde Pause für das Mittagessenthere were a lot of \stops and starts throughout the project die Entwicklung des Projekts verlief sehr stockendto drive without a \stop durchfahrento have a \stop haltmachento have a \stop for coffee ein Kaffeepause machento make a \stop at a service station an einer Raststätte haltmachenwithout a \stop ohne Pause [o Unterbrechungthe ship's first \stop is Sydney das Schiff läuft als Erstes Sydney an; (for plane) Zwischenlandung fthe plane's first \stop is Birmingham das Flugzeug wird zunächst in Birmingham zwischenlandenI'm getting off at the next \stop bei der nächsten Haltestelle steige ich ausis this your \stop? steigen Sie hier aus?is this our \stop? müssen wir hier aussteigen?bus/tram \stop Bus-/Straßenbahnhaltestelle frequest \stop Bedarfshaltestelle f (Haltestelle, bei der man den Bus herwinken muss, da er nicht automatisch hält)account on \stop gesperrtes Kontoto put a \stop on a cheque einen Scheck sperren lassen10.▶ to pull out all the \stops alle Register ziehen* * *[stɒp]1. nto bring sth to a stop (lit) — etw anhalten or stoppen, etw zum Stehen bringen; traffic etw zum Erliegen bringen; (fig) project, meeting, development einer Sache (dat) ein Ende machen; conversation etw verstummen lassen
to come to a stop (car, machine) — anhalten, stoppen; (traffic) stocken; ( fig, meeting, rain ) aufhören; (research, project) eingestellt werden; (conversation) verstummen
to come to a dead/sudden stop (vehicle) — abrupt anhalten or stoppen; (traffic) völlig/plötzlich zum Erliegen kommen; (rain) ganz plötzlich aufhören; (research, project, meeting) ein Ende nt/ein abruptes Ende finden; (conversation) völlig/abrupt verstummen
when the aircraft has come to a complete stop — wenn die Maschine völlig zum Stillstand gekommen ist
to make a stop (bus, train, tram) — (an)halten; (plane, ship) (Zwischen)station machen
to put a stop to sth — einer Sache (dat) einen Riegel vorschieben
3) (= stopping place) Station f; (for bus, tram, train) Haltestelle f; (for ship) Anlegestelle f; (for plane) Landeplatz m4) (Brit: punctuation mark) Punkt m5) (MUS of wind instruments) (Griff)loch nt; (on organ also stopknob) Registerzug m; (= organ pipe) Register nt7) (PHOT: f number) Blende f2. vt1) (= stop when moving) person, vehicle, clock anhalten; ball stoppen; engine, machine etc abstellen; blow abblocken, auffangen; (= stop from going away, from moving on) runaway, thief etc aufhalten; attack, enemy, progress aufhalten, hemmen; traffic (= hold up) aufhalten; (= bring to complete standstill) zum Stehen or Erliegen bringen; (policeman) anhalten; (= keep out) noise, light abfangen, auffangento stop sb dead or in his tracks — jdn urplötzlich anhalten lassen; (in conversation) jdn plötzlich verstummen lassen
2) (= stop from continuing) activity, rumour, threat, crime ein Ende machen or setzen (+dat); nonsense, noise unterbinden; match, conversation, work beenden; development aufhalten; (temporarily) unterbrechen; flow of blood stillen, unterbinden; progress, inflation aufhalten, hemmen; speaker, speech unterbrechen; production zum Stillstand bringen; (temporarily) unterbrechenhe was talking and talking, we just couldn't stop him — er redete und redete, und wir konnten ihn nicht dazu bringen, endlich aufzuhören
the referee stopped play — der Schiedsrichter hat das Spiel abgebrochen; (temporarily)
3) (= cease) aufhören mitto stop doing sth — aufhören, etw zu tun, etw nicht mehr tun
to stop smoking — mit dem Rauchen aufhören; (temporarily) das Rauchen einstellen
I'm trying to stop smoking — ich versuche, das Rauchen aufzugeben or nicht mehr zu rauchen
stop saying that — nun sag das doch nicht immer
4) (= suspend) stoppen; payments, production, fighting einstellen; leave, cheque, water supply, wages sperren; privileges unterbinden; subsidy, allowances, grant etc streichen; battle, negotiations, proceedings abbrechen; (= cancel) subscription kündigen; (temporarily) delivery, newspaper abbestellento stop oneself — sich beherrschen, sich bremsen (inf)
there's nothing stopping you or to stop you — es hindert Sie nichts, es hält Sie nichts zurück
6)(in participial construction)
to stop sb (from) doing sth — jdn davon abhalten or (physically) daran hindern, etw zu tunthat'll stop the gas (from) escaping/the pipe( from) leaking — das wird verhindern, dass Gas entweicht/das Rohr leckt
it will stop you from worrying — dann brauchen Sie sich (dat) keine Sorgen zu machen
7) (= block) verstopfen; (with cork, bung, cement etc) zustopfen (with mit); (= fill) tooth plombieren, füllen; (fig) gap füllen, stopfen; leak of information stopfen; (MUS) string greifen; finger hole zuhaltento stop one's ears with cotton wool/one's fingers — sich (dat) Watte/die Finger in die Ohren stecken
3. vi1) (= halt) anhalten; (train, car) (an)halten, stoppen; (traveller, driver, hiker) haltmachen; (pedestrian, clock, watch) stehen bleiben; (engine, machine) nicht mehr laufenstop right there! — halt!, stopp!
we stopped for a drink at the pub — wir machten in der Kneipe Station, um etwas zu trinken
to stop at nothing (to do sth) (fig) — vor nichts haltmachen(, um etw zu tun)
See:→ short2) (= finish, cease) aufhören; (heart) aufhören zu schlagen, stehen bleiben; (production, payments, delivery) eingestellt werden; (programme, show, match, film) zu Ende seinto stop doing sth — aufhören, etw zu tun, mit etw aufhören
ask him to stop — sag ihm, er soll aufhören
I will not stop until I find him/convince you — ich gebe keine Ruhe, bis ich ihn gefunden habe/dich überzeugt habe
stop to think before you speak — erst denken, dann reden
he never knows when or where to stop — er weiß nicht, wann er aufhören muss or Schluss machen muss
* * *A v/t prät und pperf stopped, obs stopt1. aufhören ( doing zu tun):stop doing sth auch etwas bleiben lassen;do stop that noise hör (doch) auf mit dem Lärm!;stop it hör auf (damit)!2. a) allg aufhören mitc) Verhandlungen etc abbrechennothing could stop him nichts konnte ihn aufhaltenc) einen Wagen, Zug etc stoppen, anhaltend) eine Maschine, den Motor, auch das Gas etc abstellene) eine Fabrik stilllegenf) Lärm etc unterbindeng) Boxen: einen Kampf abbrechen5. einen Sprecher etc unterbrechen6. SPORTa) Boxen, Fechten: einen Schlag, Hieb parierenb) einen Gegner besiegen, stoppen:stop a blow sich einen Schlag einfangen;stop sb (from) doing sth jemanden davon abhalten oder daran hindern, etwas zu tunstop one’s ears sich die Ohren zuhalten;stop sb’s mouth fig jemandem den Mund stopfen, jemanden zum Schweigen bringen (a. euph umbringen); → gap 19. versperren, -stopfen, blockieren10. Blut, auch eine Wunde stillen11. einen Zahn plombieren, füllenout of, from von)13. MUSa) eine Saite, einen Ton greifenb) ein Griffloch zuhalten, schließenc) ein Blasinstrument, einen Ton stopfen14. LING interpunktierenB v/i1. (an)halten, haltmachen, stehen bleiben (auch Uhr etc), stoppen2. aufhören, an-, innehalten, eine Pause machen:he stopped in the middle of a sentence er hielt mitten in einem Satz inne;he’ll stop at nothing er schreckt vor nichts zurück, er geht über Leichen;3. aufhören (Lärm, Zahlung etc)4. stop offa) kurz haltmachen,b) Zwischenstation machen5. stop over Zwischenstation machen7. bleiben:stop away (from) fernbleiben (dat), wegbleiben (von);stop behind noch dableiben;b) SCHULE nachsitzen;a) wegbleiben, nicht heimkommen,b) WIRTSCH weiterstreiken;stop up aufbleiben, wach bleibenC s1. a) Stopp m, Halt m, Stillstand mb) Ende n:come to a stop anhalten, weitS. zu einem Ende kommen, aufhören;2. Pause f3. BAHN etc Aufenthalt m, Halt m4. a) BAHN Station fc) SCHIFF Anlegestelle f5. Absteigequartier n6. Hemmnis n, Hindernis n7. TECH Anschlag m, Sperre f, Hemmung f8. WIRTSCHa) Sperrung f, Sperrauftrag m (für Scheck etc)9. MUSa) Griff m, Greifen n (einer Saite etc)b) Griffloch nc) Klappe fd) Ventil ne) Register n (einer Orgel etc)f) Registerzug m:pull out all the stops fig alle Register ziehen, alle Hebel in Bewegung setzen10. LINGa) Knacklaut mb) Verschlusslaut m11. FOTO f-Blende f (als Einstellmarke)12. a) Satzzeichen nb) Punkt m* * *1. transitive verb,- pp-1) (not let move further) anhalten [Person, Fahrzeug]; aufhalten [Fortschritt, Verkehr, Feind]; verstummen lassen (geh.) [Gerücht, Geschichte, Lüge]; [Tormann:] halten [Ball]2) (not let continue) unterbrechen [Redner, Spiel, Gespräch, Vorstellung]; beenden [Krieg, Gespräch, Treffen, Spiel, Versuch, Arbeit]; stillen [Blutung]; stoppen [Produktion, Uhr, Streik, Inflation]; einstellen [Handel, Zahlung, Lieferung, Besuche, Subskriptionen, Bemühungen]; abstellen [Strom, Gas, Wasser, Missstände]; beseitigen [Schmerz]stop that/that nonsense/that noise! — hör damit/mit diesem Unsinn/diesem Lärm auf!
bad light stopped play — (Sport) das Spiel wurde wegen schlechter Lichtverhältnisse abgebrochen
stop the show — (fig.) Furore machen
just you try and stop me! — versuch doch, mich daran zu hindern!
stop smoking/crying — aufhören zu rauchen/weinen
stop it! — hör auf [damit]!; (in more peremptory tone) Schluss damit!
3) (not let happen) verhindern [Verbrechen, Unfall]he phoned his mother to stop her [from] worrying — er rief seine Mutter an, damit sie sich keine Sorgen machte
stop something [from] happening — verhindern, dass etwas geschieht
4) (cause to cease working) abstellen [Maschine usw.]; [Streikende:] stilllegen [Betrieb]5) (block up) zustopfen [Loch, Öffnung, Riß, Ohren]; verschließen [Wasserhahn, Rohr, Schlauch, Flasche]6) (withhold) streichen2. intransitive verb,stop [payment of] a cheque — einen Scheck sperren lassen
- pp-1) (not extend further) aufhören; [Straße, Treppe:] enden; [Ton:] verstummen; [Ärger:] verfliegen; [Schmerz:] abklingen; [Zahlungen, Lieferungen:] eingestellt werden2) (not move or operate further) [Fahrzeug, Fahrer:] halten; [Maschine, Motor:] stillstehen; [Uhr, Fußgänger, Herz:] stehen bleibenhe never stops to think [before he acts] — er denkt nie nach [bevor er handelt]
stop dead — plötzlich stehen bleiben; [Redner:] abbrechen
3) (coll.): (stay) bleiben3. nounstop at a hotel/at a friend's house/with somebody — in einem Hotel/im Hause eines Freundes/bei jemandem wohnen
1) (halt) Halt, derthere will be two stops for coffee on the way — es wird unterwegs zweimal zum Kaffeetrinken angehalten
this train goes to London with only two stops — dieser Zug fährt mit nur zwei Zwischenhalten nach London
bring to a stop — zum Stehen bringen [Fahrzeug]; zum Erliegen bringen [Verkehr]; unterbrechen [Arbeit, Diskussion, Treffen]
come to a stop — stehen bleiben; [Fahrzeug:] zum Stehen kommen; [Gespräch:] abbrechen; [Arbeit, Verkehr:] zum Erliegen kommen; [Vorlesung:] abgebrochen werden
make a stop at or in a place — in einem Ort haltmachen
put a stop to — abstellen [Missstände, Unsinn]; unterbinden [Versuche]; aus der Welt schaffen [Gerücht]
without a stop — ohne Halt [fahren, fliegen]; ohne anzuhalten [gehen, laufen]; ununterbrochen [arbeiten, reden]
2) (place) Haltestelle, diethe ship's first stop is Cairo — der erste Hafen, den das Schiff anläuft, ist Kairo
4) (in telegram) stopPhrasal Verbs:- stop by- stop off- stop out- stop up* * *(mechanics) n.Sperre -n f. n.Halt -e m.Pause -n f. v.absperren v.anhalten v.arretieren v.aufhalten v.aufhören v.pfropfen v.zustöpseln v. -
22 get
ɡetpast tense - got; verb1) (to receive or obtain: I got a letter this morning.) recibir2) (to bring or buy: Please get me some food.) traer, ir a buscar, procurar; comprar3) (to (manage to) move, go, take, put etc: He couldn't get across the river; I got the book down from the shelf.) ir, cruzar, atravesar; tomar4) (to cause to be in a certain condition etc: You'll get me into trouble.) meter, arrastrar, poner5) (to become: You're getting old.) hacerse (por ej. mayor), volverse, convertirse6) (to persuade: I'll try to get him to go.) convencer, persuadir7) (to arrive: When did they get home?) llegar8) (to succeed (in doing) or to happen (to do) something: I'll soon get to know the neighbours; I got the book read last night.) conseguir, llegar a, lograr9) (to catch (a disease etc): She got measles last week.) coger, pillar, cazar, agarrar, contraer10) (to catch (someone): The police will soon get the thief.) atrapar, coger11) (to understand: I didn't get the point of his story.) coger, pillar, comprender, entender•- getaway- get-together
- get-up
- be getting on for
- get about
- get across
- get after
- get ahead
- get along
- get around
- get around to
- get at
- get away
- get away with
- get back
- get by
- get down
- get down to
- get in
- get into
- get nowhere
- get off
- get on
- get on at
- get out
- get out of
- get over
- get round
- get around to
- get round to
- get there
- get through
- get together
- get up
- get up to
get vb1. comprar2. coger / tomar3. recibir / conseguir4. llevarse5. hacer / ponerse6. traercould you get me a coffee, please? ¿me puedes traer un café, por favor?7. buscar / recoger8. llegarwhat time did you get home? ¿a qué hora llegaste a casa?how do you get to the restaurant? ¿cómo se va al restaurante?tr[get]1 obtener, conseguir■ she got £1,000 for her car le dieron mil libras por su coche■ what did you get in maths? ¿qué sacaste en mates?2 recibir■ how did you get that cut? ¿cómo te hiciste ese corte?3 comprar■ where did you get your jeans? ¿dónde compraste tus vaqueros?4 traer5 coger6 captar, recibir, coger7 pedir, decir; persuadir, convencer■ can you get her to lend us the money? ¿puedes convencerla para que nos deje el dinero?8 preparar■ can I get you something to eat? ¿te preparo algo para comer?9 familiar entender, captar, coger10 familiar poner nervioso,-a, fastidiar11 ganar, cobrar12 poner con; contestar, atender, coger; abrir■ can you get me the Embassy Hotel? ¿me puede poner con el Hotel Embassy?13 conseguir, lograr14 hacer algo a uno15 dar, alcanzar1 ponerse, volverse2 ir■ how do you get there? ¿cómo se va hasta allí?■ can you get there by bus? ¿se puede ir en autobús?1 figurative use ir, llevar■ where do you think she's got to? ¿dónde crees que se ha metido?1 llegar■ how did you get home? ¿cómo llegaste a casa?2 llegar a3 llegar a4 empezar a■ we got talking empezamos a hablar, nos pusimos a hablar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLget along with you! ¡déjate de bobadas!, ¡no seas bobo,-a!to get along without something pasar sin algoto get better mejorarto get dark oscurecerto get dirty ensuciarseto get divorced divorciarseto get down on one's knees arrodillarseto get dressed vestirseto get drunk emborracharseto get into trouble meterse en un líoto get late hacerse tardeto get lost perderseto get married casarseto get old hacerse mayor, envejecerto get on somebody's nerves irritar a alguien, poner nervioso,-a a alguiento get one's own way salirse con la suyato get paid cobrarto get ready preparar, prepararseto get rid of deshacerse deto get tired cansarseto get wet mojarseto get worse empeorar1) obtain: conseguir, obtener, adquirir2) receive: recibirto get a letter: recibir una carta3) earn: ganarhe gets $10 an hour: gana $10 por hora4) fetch: traerget me my book: tráigame el libro5) catch: tomar (un tren, etc.), agarrar (una pelota, una persona, etc.)6) contract: contagiarse de, contraershe got the measles: le dio el sarampión7) prepare: preparar (una comida)8) persuade: persuadir, mandar a hacerI got him to agree: logré convencerloto get one's hair cut: cortarse el pelo10) understand: entendernow I get it!: ¡ya entiendo!to have got : tenerI've got a headache: tengo un dolor de cabezato have got to : tener queyou've got to come: tienes que venirget vi1) become: ponerse, volverse, hacerseto get angry: ponerse furioso, enojarse2) go, move: ir, avanzarhe didn't get far: no avanzó mucho3) arrive: llegarto get home: llegar a casa4)to get to be : llegar a sershe got to be the director: llegó a ser directora5)to get ahead : adelantarse, progresar6)to get along : llevarse bien (con alguien), congeniar7)to get by manage: arreglárselas8)to get over overcome: superar, consolarse de9)to get together meet: reunirseto get up : levantarseexpr.• desmoralizar v. (Profits, etc.)v.(§ p.,p.p.: got) or p.p.: gotten•) = lucrarse v. (Understand)v.• comprender v.v.(§ p.,p.p.: got) or p.p.: gotten•) = adquirir v.• alcanzar v.• buscar v.• coger v.• ganar v.• lograr v.• obtener v.(§pres: -tengo, -tienes...-tenemos) pret: -tuv-fut/c: -tendr-•)• procurar v.• recibir v.• sacar v.• tomar v.get
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2)a) ( obtain) \<\<money/information\>\> conseguir*, obtener*; \<\<job/staff\>\> conseguir*; \<\<authorization/loan\>\> conseguir*, obtener*; \<\<idea\>\> sacar*where did you get that beautiful rug? — ¿dónde conseguiste or encontraste esa alfombra tan preciosa?
these pears are as good as you'll get, I'm afraid — estas peras son de lo mejorcito que hay (fam)
to get something from somebody/something: we get our information from official sources sacamos la información de fuentes oficiales; you can get any information from my secretary — mi secretaria le podrá dar toda la información que necesite
b) ( buy) comprarto get something from somebody/something: I get my bread from the local baker le compro el pan al panadero del barrio; I got it from Harrods lo compré en Harrods; we get them from Italy — ( they supply our business) los traen de Italia
c) (achieve, win) \<\<prize/grade\>\> sacar*, obtener* (frml); \<\<majority\>\> obtener* (frml), conseguir*he gets results — consigue or logra lo que se propone
d) ( by calculation)e) ( on the telephone) \<\<person\>\> lograr comunicarse conI got the wrong number — me equivoqué de número; ( having dialled correctly) me salió un número equivocado
3)a) ( receive) \<\<letter/reward/reprimand\>\> recibirdo I get a kiss, then? — ¿entonces me das un beso?
he got 12 years for armed robbery — lo condenaron a or (fam) le cayeron 12 años por robo a mano armada
to get something from somebody: all I ever get from you is criticism lo único que haces es criticarme; she got a warm reception from the audience el público le dio una cálida bienvenida; I do all the work and she gets all the credit yo hago todo el trabajo y ella se lleva la fama; I seldom get the chance rara vez se me presenta la oportunidad; the kitchen doesn't get much sun — en la cocina no da mucho el sol
b) (Rad, TV) \<\<station\>\> captar, recibir, coger* (esp Esp fam), agarrar (CS fam)c) ( be paid) \<\<salary/pay\>\> ganarI got £200 for the piano — me dieron 200 libras por el piano
d) ( experience) \<\<shock/surprise\>\> llevarseI get the feeling that... — tengo or me da la sensación de que...
e) ( suffer)how did you get that bump on your head? — ¿cómo te hiciste ese chichón en la cabeza?
4) (find, have) (colloq)we get mainly students in here — nuestros clientes (or visitantes etc) son mayormente estudiantes
5) ( fetch) \<\<hammer/scissors\>\> traer*, ir* a buscar; \<\<doctor/plumber\>\> llamarget your coat — anda or vete a buscar tu abrigo
she got herself a cup of coffee — se sirvió (or se hizo etc) una taza de café
6)a) ( reach) alcanzar*b) ( take hold of) agarrar, coger* (esp Esp)c) (catch, trap) pillar (fam), agarrar (AmL), coger* (esp Esp)d) (assault, kill) (colloq)7) ( contract) \<\<cold/flu\>\> agarrar, pescar* (fam), pillar (fam), coger* (esp Esp)she got chickenpox from her sister — la hermana le contagió or (fam) le pegó la varicela
8) ( catch) \<\<busain\>\> tomar, coger* (Esp)9) (colloq)a) ( irritate) fastidiarb) ( arouse pity)it gets you right there — (set phrase) te conmueve, te da mucha lástima
c) ( puzzle)what gets me is how... — lo que no entiendo es cómo...
10)a) ( understand) (colloq) entender*don't get me wrong — no me malentiendas or malinterpretes
get it? — ¿entiendes?, ¿agarras or (Esp) coges la onda? (fam)
b) (hear, take note of) oír*did you get the number? — ¿tomaste nota del número?
11) ( answer) (colloq) \<\<phone\>\> contestar, atender*, coger* (Esp); \<\<door\>\> abrir*12) ( possess)13) (bring, move, put) (+ adv compl)they couldn't get it up the stairs — no lo pudieron subir por las escaleras; see also get across, get in
14) ( cause to be) (+ adj compl)I can't get the window open/shut — no puedo abrir/cerrar la ventana
they got their feet wet/dirty — se mojaron/se ensuciaron los pies
15) to get somebody/something + ppI must get this watch fixed — tengo que llevar a or (AmL tb) mandar (a) arreglar este reloj
16) (arrange, persuade, force)to get somebody/something to + inf: I'll get him to help you ( order) le diré que te ayude; ( ask) le pediré que te ayude; ( persuade) lo convenceré de que te ayude; she could never get him to understand no podría hacérselo entender; you'll never get them to agree to that no vas a lograr que acepten eso; I can't get it to work — no puedo hacerlo funcionar
17) ( cause to start)to get somebody/something -ing: it's the sort of record that gets everybody dancing es el tipo de disco que hace bailar a todo el mundo or que hace que todo el mundo baile; can you get the pump working? — ¿puedes hacer funcionar la bomba?
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get vi1) ( reach) (+ adv compl) llegar*can you get there by train? — ¿se puede ir en tren?
how do you get to work? — ¿cómo vas al trabajo?
can anyone remember where we'd got to? — ¿alguien se acuerda de dónde habíamos quedado?
to get somewhere — avanzar*, adelantar
to get there: it's not perfect, but we're getting there — perfecto no es, pero poco a poco...
2)a) ( become)to get dressed — vestirse*
b) (be) (colloq)3) to get to + infa) ( come to) llegar* a + infb) ( have opportunity to)in this job you get to meet many interesting people — en este trabajo uno tiene la oportunidad de conocer a mucha gente interesante
when do we get to open the presents? — ¿cuándo podemos abrir los regalos?
4) ( start)to get -ing — empezar* a + inf, ponerse* a + inf
right, let's get moving! — bueno, pongámonos en acción (or en marcha etc)!
•Phrasal Verbs:- get at- get away- get back- get by- get down- get in- get into- get off- get on- get onto- get out- get over- get past- get to- get up[ɡet] (pt, pp got) (US) (pp gotten) When get is part of a set combination, eg get the sack, get hold of, get sth right, look up the other word.1. TRANSITIVE VERB1) (=obtain) [+ information, money, visa, divorce] conseguir; [+ benefit] sacar, obtener•
he got it for me — él me lo consiguióI got the idea off ** or from a TV programme — saqué la idea de un programa de televisión
he gets all his clothes off ** or from his elder brother — hereda toda la ropa de su hermano mayor
where did you get that idea from? — ¿de dónde sacaste esa idea?
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we shan't get anything out of him — no lograremos sacarle nadawhat are you going to get out of it? — ¿qué vas a sacar de or ganar con ello?
a good coach knows how to get the best out of his players — un buen entrenador sabe cómo sacar lo mejor de sus jugadores
2) (=have) tener3) (=receive)a) [+ letter, phone call] recibir; [+ wage] ganar, cobrar; [+ TV station, radio station] coger, captarshe gets a good salary — gana or cobra un buen sueldo
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how much did you get for it? — ¿cuánto te dieron por él?neck 1., 1)•
he gets his red hair from his mother — el pelo rojizo lo ha heredado de su madreb)Some get + noun combinations are translated using a more specific Spanish verb. If in doubt, look up the noun.•
I never got an answer — no me contestaron, no recibí nunca una respuesta•
they get lunch at school — les dan de comer en el colegiofine II, 1., sentence 1., 2)•
I got a shock/ surprise — me llevé un susto/una sorpresa4) (=buy) comprarwhere did you get those shoes? — ¿dónde te has comprado esos zapatos?
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I got it cheap in a sale — lo conseguí barato en unas rebajas5) (=fetch) [+ glasses, book] ir a buscar, traer; [+ person] ir a buscar, ir a por; (=pick up) [+ goods, person] recogerwould you mind getting my glasses? — ¿te importaría ir a buscarme or traerme las gafas?
can you get my coat from the cleaner's? — ¿puedes recogerme el abrigo de la tintorería?
quick, get help! — ¡rápido, ve a buscar ayuda!
to get sth for sb, to get sb sth — ir a buscar algo a algn, traer algo a algn
could you get me the scissors please? — ¿puedes ir a buscarme or me puedes traer las tijeras, por favor?
can I get you a drink? — ¿te apetece beber or tomar algo?, ¿quieres beber or tomar algo?
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to go/ come and get sth/sb, I'll go and get it for you — voy a buscártelo, voy a traértelogo and get Jane will you? — vete a buscar a Jane, ve a por Jane
phone me when you arrive and I'll come and get you — cuando llegues llama por teléfono y te iré a buscar or recoger
6) (=call) [+ doctor, plumber] llamar7) (=answer) [+ phone] contestarcan you get the phone? — ¿puedes contestar el teléfono?
I'll get it! — (telephone) ¡yo contesto!; (door) ¡ya voy yo!
8) (=gain, win) [+ prize] ganar, llevarse, conseguir; [+ goal] marcar; [+ reputation] ganarseshe got first prize — ganó or se llevó or consiguió el primer premio
correct, you get 5 points — correcto, gana or consigue 5 puntos
he got a pass/an A in French — sacó un aprobado/un sobresaliente en francés
I have to get my degree first — antes tengo que acabar la carrera or conseguir mi diplomatura
9) (=find) [+ job, flat] encontrar, conseguirhe got me a job — me encontró or consiguió un trabajo
10) (=catch) [+ ball, disease, person] coger, agarrar (LAm); [+ thief] coger, atrapar (LAm); [+ bus] coger, tomar (LAm); [+ fish] pescargot you! * — ¡te pillé! *, ¡te cacé! *, ¡te agarré! (LAm)
got you at last! — ¡por fin te he pillado or cazado! *
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to get sb by the throat/arm — agarrar or coger a algn de la garganta/del brazo•
sorry, I didn't get your name — perdone, ¿cómo dice que se llama?, perdone, no me he enterado de su nombre•
did you get his (registration) number? — ¿viste el número de matrícula?•
you've got me there! * — ahí sí que me has pillado *bad 3., religionto get it from sb —
11) (=reach, put through to)get me Mr Jones, please — (Telec) póngame or (esp LAm) comuníqueme con el Sr. Jones, por favor
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you'll get him at home if you phone this evening — si le llamas esta tarde lo pillarás * or encontrarás en casa•
you can get me on this number — puedes contactar conmigo en este número•
I've been trying to get you all week — he estado intentando hablar contigo toda la semana12) * (=attack, take revenge on)I'll get you for that! — ¡esto me lo vas a pagar!
13) (=hit) [+ target] dar en14) (=finish)15) (=take, bring)•
how can we get it home? — (speaker not at home) ¿cómo podemos llevarlo a casa?; (speaker at home) ¿cómo podemos traerlo a casa?•
I tried to get the blood off my shirt — intenté quitar la sangre de mi camisaget the knife off him! — ¡quítale ese cuchillo!
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I couldn't get the stain out of the tablecloth — no podía limpiar la mancha del mantel•
to get sth past customs — conseguir pasar algo por la aduana•
we'll get you there somehow — le llevaremos de una u otra manera•
we can't get it through the door — no lo podemos pasar por la puerta•
to get sth to sb — hacer llegar algo a algn•
where will that get us? — ¿de qué nos sirve eso?16) (=prepare) [+ meal] preparar, hacerto get breakfast — preparar or hacer el desayuno
17) with adjectiveThis construction is often translated using a specific Spanish verb. Look up the relevant adjective.18) with infinitive/present participleto get sb to do sth — (=persuade) conseguir que algn haga algo, persuadir a algn a hacer algo; (=tell) decir a algn que haga algo
we eventually got her to change her mind — por fin conseguimos que cambiase de idea, por fin le persuadimos a cambiar de idea
can you get someone to photocopy these — puedes decirle or mandarle a alguien que me haga una fotocopia de estos
I can't get the door to open — no puedo abrir la puerta, no logro que se abra la puerta
I couldn't get the washing machine to work — no pude or no logré poner la lavadora en marcha
I couldn't get the car going or to go — no pude poner el coche en marcha, no pude arrancar el coche
19) ("get sth done" construction)a) (=do oneself)•
you'll get yourself arrested looking like that — vas a acabar en la cárcel con esas pintas•
to get the washing/dishes done — lavar la ropa/fregar los platos•
when do you think you'll get it finished? — ¿cuándo crees que lo vas a acabar?•
you'll get yourself killed driving like that — te vas a matar si conduces de esa formab) (=get someone to do)•
to get one's hair cut — cortarse el pelo, hacerse cortar el peloI've got to get my car fixed this week — tengo que arreglar or reparar el coche esta semana, tengo que llevar el coche a arreglar or reparar esta semana
20) * (=understand) entender(do you) get it? — ¿entiendes?; [+ joke] ¿lo coges?, ¿ya caes? *
point 1., 7), wrongI've got it! — [+ joke] ¡ya caigo!, ¡ya lo entiendo!; [+ solution] ¡ya tengo la solución!, ¡ya he dado con la solución!, ¡ya lo tengo!
21) * (=annoy) molestar, fastidiarwhat gets me is the way he always assumes he's right — lo que me molesta or fastidia es que siempre da por hecho que tiene razón
what really gets me is his total indifference — lo que me molesta or fastidia es su total indiferencia
22) * (=thrill) chiflar *this tune really gets me — esta melodía me chifla *, esta melodía me apasiona
23)• to have got sth — (Brit) (=have) tener algo
what have you got there? — ¿qué tienes ahí?
2. INTRANSITIVE VERB1) (=reach, go) llegarhow do you get there? — ¿como se llega?
how did you get here? — ¿cómo viniste or llegaste?
how did that box get here? — ¿cómo ha venido a parar esta caja aquí?
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I've got as far as page 10 — he llegado hasta la página 10•
to get from A to B — ir de A a B, trasladarse de A a B•
to get to — llegar ahow do you get to the cinema? — ¿cómo se llega al cine?
where did you get to? — (=where were you?) ¿dónde estabas?, ¿dónde te habías metido?
where can he have got to? — ¿dónde se puede haber metido?
not to get anywhere —
to get nowhere —
we're getting absolutely nowhere, we're getting nowhere fast — no estamos llegando a ningún sitio
to get somewhere —
to get there —
"how's your thesis going?" - "I'm getting there" — -¿qué tal va tu tesis? -va avanzando
- get to sblane 1., 3)don't let it get to you * — (=affect) no dejes que te afecte; (=annoy) no te molestes por eso
2) (=become, be) ponerse, volverse, hacerseAs expressions with get + adjective, such as get old, get drunk etc, are often translated by a specific verb, look up the adjective.•
how did it get like that? — ¿cómo se ha puesto así?how do people get like that? — ¿cómo puede la gente volverse así?
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how stupid can you get? — ¿hasta qué punto llega tu estupidez?, ¿cómo puedes ser tan estúpido?•
to get used to sth — acostumbrarse a algo- get with itSee:BECOME, GO, GET in becomea) (=be)•
he often gets asked for his autograph — a menudo le piden autógrafos•
we got beaten 3-2 — perdimos 3 a 2•
to get killed — morir, matarseI saw her the night she got killed — (accidentally) la vi la noche que murió or se mató; (=murdered) la vi la noche que la asesinaron
do you want to get killed! — ¡¿es que quieres matarte?!
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he got run over as he was coming out of his house — lo atropellaron al salir de casaget going! — ¡muévete!, ¡a menearse!
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I got to thinking that... * — me di cuenta de que..., empecé a pensar que...5) (=come)with infinitive•
he eventually got to be prime minister — al final llegó a ser primer ministro•
when do we get to eat? — ¿cuándo comemos?•
to get to know sb — llegar a conocer a algn•
he got to like her despite her faults — le llegó a gustar a pesar de sus defectos•
so when do I get to meet this friend of yours? — ¿cuándo me vas a presentar a este amigo tuyo?•
I never get to drive the car — nunca tengo oportunidad de conducir el coche•
to get to see sth/sb — lograr ver algo/a algn6) * (=go)get! — ¡lárgate! *
7)to have got to do sth — (expressing obligation) tener que hacer algo
why have I got to? — ¿por qué tengo que hacerlo?
- get at- get away- get back- get by- get down- get in- get into- get off- get on- get out- get over- get up* * *[get]
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2)a) ( obtain) \<\<money/information\>\> conseguir*, obtener*; \<\<job/staff\>\> conseguir*; \<\<authorization/loan\>\> conseguir*, obtener*; \<\<idea\>\> sacar*where did you get that beautiful rug? — ¿dónde conseguiste or encontraste esa alfombra tan preciosa?
these pears are as good as you'll get, I'm afraid — estas peras son de lo mejorcito que hay (fam)
to get something from somebody/something: we get our information from official sources sacamos la información de fuentes oficiales; you can get any information from my secretary — mi secretaria le podrá dar toda la información que necesite
b) ( buy) comprarto get something from somebody/something: I get my bread from the local baker le compro el pan al panadero del barrio; I got it from Harrods lo compré en Harrods; we get them from Italy — ( they supply our business) los traen de Italia
c) (achieve, win) \<\<prize/grade\>\> sacar*, obtener* (frml); \<\<majority\>\> obtener* (frml), conseguir*he gets results — consigue or logra lo que se propone
d) ( by calculation)e) ( on the telephone) \<\<person\>\> lograr comunicarse conI got the wrong number — me equivoqué de número; ( having dialled correctly) me salió un número equivocado
3)a) ( receive) \<\<letter/reward/reprimand\>\> recibirdo I get a kiss, then? — ¿entonces me das un beso?
he got 12 years for armed robbery — lo condenaron a or (fam) le cayeron 12 años por robo a mano armada
to get something from somebody: all I ever get from you is criticism lo único que haces es criticarme; she got a warm reception from the audience el público le dio una cálida bienvenida; I do all the work and she gets all the credit yo hago todo el trabajo y ella se lleva la fama; I seldom get the chance rara vez se me presenta la oportunidad; the kitchen doesn't get much sun — en la cocina no da mucho el sol
b) (Rad, TV) \<\<station\>\> captar, recibir, coger* (esp Esp fam), agarrar (CS fam)c) ( be paid) \<\<salary/pay\>\> ganarI got £200 for the piano — me dieron 200 libras por el piano
d) ( experience) \<\<shock/surprise\>\> llevarseI get the feeling that... — tengo or me da la sensación de que...
e) ( suffer)how did you get that bump on your head? — ¿cómo te hiciste ese chichón en la cabeza?
4) (find, have) (colloq)we get mainly students in here — nuestros clientes (or visitantes etc) son mayormente estudiantes
5) ( fetch) \<\<hammer/scissors\>\> traer*, ir* a buscar; \<\<doctor/plumber\>\> llamarget your coat — anda or vete a buscar tu abrigo
she got herself a cup of coffee — se sirvió (or se hizo etc) una taza de café
6)a) ( reach) alcanzar*b) ( take hold of) agarrar, coger* (esp Esp)c) (catch, trap) pillar (fam), agarrar (AmL), coger* (esp Esp)d) (assault, kill) (colloq)7) ( contract) \<\<cold/flu\>\> agarrar, pescar* (fam), pillar (fam), coger* (esp Esp)she got chickenpox from her sister — la hermana le contagió or (fam) le pegó la varicela
8) ( catch) \<\<bus/train\>\> tomar, coger* (Esp)9) (colloq)a) ( irritate) fastidiarb) ( arouse pity)it gets you right there — (set phrase) te conmueve, te da mucha lástima
c) ( puzzle)what gets me is how... — lo que no entiendo es cómo...
10)a) ( understand) (colloq) entender*don't get me wrong — no me malentiendas or malinterpretes
get it? — ¿entiendes?, ¿agarras or (Esp) coges la onda? (fam)
b) (hear, take note of) oír*did you get the number? — ¿tomaste nota del número?
11) ( answer) (colloq) \<\<phone\>\> contestar, atender*, coger* (Esp); \<\<door\>\> abrir*12) ( possess)13) (bring, move, put) (+ adv compl)they couldn't get it up the stairs — no lo pudieron subir por las escaleras; see also get across, get in
14) ( cause to be) (+ adj compl)I can't get the window open/shut — no puedo abrir/cerrar la ventana
they got their feet wet/dirty — se mojaron/se ensuciaron los pies
15) to get somebody/something + ppI must get this watch fixed — tengo que llevar a or (AmL tb) mandar (a) arreglar este reloj
16) (arrange, persuade, force)to get somebody/something to + inf: I'll get him to help you ( order) le diré que te ayude; ( ask) le pediré que te ayude; ( persuade) lo convenceré de que te ayude; she could never get him to understand no podría hacérselo entender; you'll never get them to agree to that no vas a lograr que acepten eso; I can't get it to work — no puedo hacerlo funcionar
17) ( cause to start)to get somebody/something -ing: it's the sort of record that gets everybody dancing es el tipo de disco que hace bailar a todo el mundo or que hace que todo el mundo baile; can you get the pump working? — ¿puedes hacer funcionar la bomba?
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get vi1) ( reach) (+ adv compl) llegar*can you get there by train? — ¿se puede ir en tren?
how do you get to work? — ¿cómo vas al trabajo?
can anyone remember where we'd got to? — ¿alguien se acuerda de dónde habíamos quedado?
to get somewhere — avanzar*, adelantar
to get there: it's not perfect, but we're getting there — perfecto no es, pero poco a poco...
2)a) ( become)to get dressed — vestirse*
b) (be) (colloq)3) to get to + infa) ( come to) llegar* a + infb) ( have opportunity to)in this job you get to meet many interesting people — en este trabajo uno tiene la oportunidad de conocer a mucha gente interesante
when do we get to open the presents? — ¿cuándo podemos abrir los regalos?
4) ( start)to get -ing — empezar* a + inf, ponerse* a + inf
right, let's get moving! — bueno, pongámonos en acción (or en marcha etc)!
•Phrasal Verbs:- get at- get away- get back- get by- get down- get in- get into- get off- get on- get onto- get out- get over- get past- get to- get up -
23 fare
1. v/t dovestito, dolce, errore makebiglietto, benzina buy, getfare il pieno fill upfare un bagno have a bathfare il conto al ristorante prepare the billfare il medico/l'insegnante be a doctor/teachernon fa niente it doesn't matterfare vedere qualcosa a qualcuno show something to someonefarcela managenon ce la faccio più I can't take any more2 più 2 fa 4 2 and 2 make(s) 4quanto fa? how much is it?far fare qualcosa a qualcuno get someone to do something2. v/i: questo non fa per me this isn't for mefaccia pure! go ahead!, carry on!qui fa bello/brutto the weather here is nice/awfulfa freddo/caldo it's cold/warm* * *fare v.tr.1 ( in senso generale, astratto, morale, intellettuale e nel senso di agire) to do*: che cosa fai?, what are you doing?; avere molto da fare, to have a great deal to do (o to be kept hard at work); non avere nulla da fare, to have nothing to do; non fare nulla, to do nothing; che debbo fare ( di lui)?, what shall I do (with him)?; che fare ora?, what is to be done now?; che si doveva fare?, what was to be done? // che diavolo stai facendo?, what are you up to? (o what on earth are you doing?) // dovrai farne a meno, you'll have to do without (it) // detto fatto, no sooner said than done // ecco fatto!, that's done! // non fa altro che dormire, he does nothing but sleep // nulla da fare, (fam.) nothing doing // fare senza, to do without; fare alla meglio, to do carelessly // fare bene, to do properly (o to do well) // fare del proprio meglio, tutto il possibile, to do one's utmost (o one's best) // fare bene, male a qlcu., to do s.o. good, harm: questa medicina ti farà bene, this medicine will do you good; il vino mi fa male, wine doesn't agree with me; fare il giro dei locali notturni, to do the night-clubs // chi fa da sé fa per tre, (prov.) if you want a thing done well do it yourself // non fare agli altri quello che non vorresti fosse fatto a te, (prov.) do as you would be done by2 ( prevalentemente nel senso di creare, produrre, fabbricare; realizzare) to make*: farei una camicetta con questa seta, I'd make a blouse out of this silk; fare un abito, una torta, to make a dress, a cake; fare il caffè, il tè, to make coffee, tea; il fornaio fa il pane, the baker makes bread; il vino si fa con l'uva, wine is made from grapes; è il parlamento che fa le leggi, laws are made by Parliament; ti farò una lista dei libri che mi occorrono, I'll make a list of the books I need; non far rumore, don't make a noise; fare i letti, to make the beds // fare amicizia, to make friends: farsi degli amici, dei nemici, to make friends, enemies; farsi un nemico di qlcu., to make an enemy of s.o. // fare un errore, to make a mistake // fare mistero di qlco., to make a mystery of sthg. // fare posto a qlcu., to make room for s.o. // fare il totale, to make up the total // 3 più 3 fa 6, 3 and 3 make 6 (o 3 and 3 are 6); 2 per 2 fa 4, twice 2 is 43 ( essere) ( come professione), to be: fare l'insegnante, il medico, la spia, to be a teacher, a doctor, a spy // fare parte del personale, to be a member of the staff4 ( avere, possedere) to have: il villaggio fa duecento abitanti, the village has two hundred inhabitants5 ( rifornirsi) to take* on: la nave fece acqua e carbone, the ship took on water and coal // (aut.) fare il pieno, to fill up6 ( dire) to say*: 'Quando partite?', fece egli, 'When are you leaving?', he said // non fare motto, to utter not a word7 ( eleggere, nominare) to make*, to elect, to appoint: lo fecero re, they made him king (o he was appointed king)9 ( scrivere) to write*; ( dipingere) to paint: ha fatto un bel ritratto a mia sorella, he painted a beautiful portrait of my sister10 ( indicare, segnare) to make*; to be: che ore fai?, what time do you make it?; che ora fa il tuo orologio?, what time is it by your watch?; questo orologio fa le cinque, it is five o' clock by this watch11 (teatr.) ( rappresentare) to perform: questa settimana all'Odeon fanno l''Amleto', 'Hamlet' is being performed at the Odeon (o 'Hamlet' is on at the Odeon) this week12 ( far la parte di) to act (as); (teatr.) to play (as); ( fingere) to feign: mi fa da governante, she acts as my housekeeper; quell'attore nell''Otello' farà la parte di Jago, that actor is going to play Iago in 'Othello'; fare l'ignorante, to feign ignorance; fare il morto, (fig.) to feign death13 ( praticare) to go* in for; ( giocare) to play: fare della bicicletta, dello sport, dell'automobilismo, della politica, to go in for cycling, sport, motoring, politics; fare del tennis, to play tennis; fare del nuoto, to swim // fare del teatro, del cinema, to be an actor, a cinema-actor // fare un po' di musica, to play some music14 ( pulire) to clean: fare una stanza, to clean a room (o fam. to do a room); fare i piatti, to wash up15 ( generare) to bear*; to have: quella cagna il mese scorso ha fatto tre cuccioli, that bitch had three puppies last month17 ( percorrere) to go*: fare dieci chilometri a piedi, a cavallo, to walk, to ride ten kilometres; fare sessanta chilometri all'ora, to drive at sixty kilometres an hour; fare quattro passi per un sentiero, to go for (o to take) a stroll along a path; abbiamo fatto 3000 km in due giorni, we covered (o did) 3000 km in two days18 ( passare, trascorrere) to spend*: dove hai fatto le vacanze?, where did you spend your holidays?; fece dieci anni di prigione, he did ten years in prison19 ( in sostituzione del verbo usato nella proposizione reggente) to do*: spese il suo denaro meglio di quel che avrei fatto io, he spent his money better than I would have done; lui se ne è andato e così ho fatto io, he went away and so did I20 ( con valore causativo seguito da infinito) to have, to get*; ( causare) to cause; to make*; ( lasciare, permettere) to let*: fa' venire l'idraulico, get the plumber to come; devo far aggiustare l'auto, I must have the car repaired; fallo smettere!, make him stop!; fatti (fare) un nuovo abito!, have a new suit made!; il tuo ritardo mi fece perdere il treno, your being late caused me to miss the train; far fare qlco., to have (o to get) sthg. done; fare partire una macchina, to start a machine; fare aspettare qlcu., to keep s.o. waiting; fare sapere a qlcu., to let s.o. know (o to inform s.o.); fare uscire, entrare, to let s.o. out, in; fare vedere qlco. a qlcu., to let s.o. see sthg. (o to show s.o. sthg.) // fare chiamare qlcu., to send for s.o. // fare notare a qlcu., to point out to s.o. // fare osservare qlco. a qlcu., to call s.o.'s attention to sthg. // far pagare, to charge: far pagare troppo, poco, to overcharge, to undercharge // far salire i prezzi, to raise prices.◆ v. intr.1 impers. ( di condizioni atmosferiche): che tempo fa?, what is the weather like?; fa brutto tempo, bel tempo, it is bad weather, fine weather; fa caldo, caldissimo, molto freddo, it is warm, hot, very cold3 ( seguito da consecutive): fare in modo di, to try to (do); fate che non vi veda, don't let him see you; fate in modo di non farvi vedere, take care not to be seen // fare sì che, fare in modo che, to arrange, to make sure, to get, to make*: fece sì che tutti fossero d'accordo con lui, he got everyone to agree with him; hanno fatto in modo che tutti fossero soddisfatti, they made sure everybody was happy; fecero sì che io lo incontrassi, they arranged (o made arrangements) for me to meet him4 ( stare per) to be about: fece per entrare quando..., he was about to enter, when...5 fare in tempo a, to manage to (do): ce la fece appena a prendere il treno, he just managed (o he was just in time) to catch his train.◘ farsi v.rifl. o intr.pron.1 ( diventare) to become*; ( gradualmente) to grow*: si è fatto un bel giovane, he has become a handsome young man; si sono fatti più gentili, they have become more amiable; ti sei fatto molto alto, you have grown (o become) very tall; fare cattolico, to turn Catholic (o to become a Roman Catholic) // fare bello, ( vantarsi) to boast2 ( moto) to come*; to get*: su, fatevi in là!, get out of my way, please!; fare avanti, to go forward, (fig.) to thrust oneself forward3 ( seguito da infinito) to make* oneself; to get*: fare amare, capire, odiare, to make oneself loved, understood, hated; fatti aiutare da qualcuno, get someone to help you; fare notare, to attract attention, ( di proposito) to make oneself conspicuous4 impers. ( di tempo e di condizioni atmosferiche) to get*; to grow*: si fa buio, it is getting dark; si fa tardi, it is growing late5 (sl.) ( drogarsi) to shoot* up; to take* drugs.fare s.m.1 doing, making // dal dire al fare c'è di mezzo il mare, there's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip2 ( modi, maniere) manner; way; ( comportamento) behaviour: il suo fare modesto, his modest manner; ha un brutto ( modo di) fare, he has an unpleasant manner; ha un fare molto simpatico, he has winning ways (o he has a pleasant manner); non mi piace il suo fare, I don't like his manners* * *1. ['fare]vb irreg vt1) (fabbricare: gen) to make, (casa) to build, (quadro) to paint, (disegno) to draw, (pasto) to cook, (pane, dolci) to bake, (assegno) to make outche cosa ne hai fatto di quei pantaloni? — what have you done with those trousers?
hai fatto il letto? — have you made the bed?
hai fatto la stanza? — have you cleaned the room?
2) (attività: gen) to do, (vacanza, sogno) to have3) (funzione) to be, Teatro to play, be, actfare il morto — (in acqua) to float
4) (percorrere) to dofare i 100 metri — (competere) to go in for o run in the 100 metres
fare una passeggiata — to go for o take a walk
5)6)7)due più due fa quattro — two plus two make(s) o equal(s) fourche differenza fa? — what difference does it make?
glielo faccio 100 euro — I'll give it to you o I'll let you have it for 100 euros
8)(+ infinito)
le faremo avere la merce — we'll get the goods to youl'hanno fatto entrare in macchina — (costringere) they forced him into the car, they made him get into the car, (lasciare) they let him get into the car
far scongelare — to defrost, thaw out
mi son fatto tagliare i capelli — I've had my hair cut
9)10)farla a qn — to get the better of sbme l'hanno fatta! — (imbrogliare) I've been done!, (derubare) I've been robbed!, (lasciare nei guai) I've been lumbered!
— to succeed, managenon ce la faccio più — (a camminare) I can't go on, (a sopportare) I can't take any more
ormai è stato deciso e non c'è niente da fare — it's been decided and there's nothing we can do about it
ha fatto di sì con la testa — he nodded
1) (agire) to dofare con — (situazioni, persone) to know how to deal withci sa fare coi bambini/con le macchine — he's good with children/cars
2)"davvero?" fece — "really?" he said3)questo non si fa — it's not done, you (just) can't do that
si
fa così! — you do it like this, this is the way it's donenon si fa così — (rimprovero) that's no way to behave!
questa festa non si farà! — this party won't take place!
4)fa proprio al caso nostro — it's just what we needfare da — (funzioni) to act as
fare da padre a qn — to be like a father to sb
la cucina fa anche da sala da pranzo — the kitchen also serves as o is also used as a dining room
fare per — (essere adatto) to be suitable for, (essere sul punto di) to be about to
il grigio fa vecchio — grey makes you o one look older
3. vb impers4. vr (farsi)1)farsi amico di qn — to make friends with sb2)farsi avanti — to move forward, fig to come forward3) (gergo: drogarsi) to do drugs5. vip (farsi)(divenire) to become6. smfar del giorno/della notte — at daybreak/nightfall* * *I 1. ['fare]verbo transitivo1) (in senso generico e astratto) to do*2) (preparare, fabbricare, creare) to make* [torta, tè, vino, vestito, mobile, pezzi di ricambio, film]3) (produrre, provocare) to make* [macchia, buco, rumore]6) (come professione, mestiere)fare il medico, l'insegnante — to be a doctor, a teacher; (come sport, hobby) to do* [aerobica, giardinaggio]
7) (a scuola) to do*, to study [materia, facoltà, testo, autore]; to do* [ corso]8) (trascorrere) to spend* [ vacanze]10) (percorrere) to do* [tragitto, chilometri]11) (avere) to have* [infarto, orecchioni, otite]12) (provocare, causare)fare del bene, del male a qcn. — to do sb. good, harm
Signore, fa' che non gli succeda niente — may God protect him!
13) (far diventare) to make*fare felice qcn. — to make sb. happy
fare qcn. presidente — to make sb. president
14) (considerare)15) (fingersi)fare il malato, il coraggioso — to pretend to be ill, brave
16) (interpretare) [ attore] to play [parte, ruolo]fare piangere qcn. — to make sb. cry
fare perdere qcs. a qcn. — to make sb. lose sth.; (permettere, lasciare)
fare andare qcn. — to let sb. go; (convincere)
che ora fai? — what time do you make it o have you got?
19) (costare)20) (partorire) [donna, animale] to have* [bambino, cuccioli]21) (dire)"certo" fece lei — "of course" she said
poi fa "e i miei soldi?" — colloq. so he goes "what about my money?"
2.il gatto fa "miao" — the cat goes "miaow"
1) (agire, procedere) to do*fare per andarsene — to be about to leave; (fare l'atto di)
4) fare da (fungere da) [ persona] to act as; (servire da) [ cosa] to function o act o serve as6) (riuscire)"come si fa?" - "così" — "how do I do it?" - "like this"
7) farcela3.verbo impersonale4.fa buio — it's getting o growing dark
verbo pronominale farsi1) (preparare, fabbricare, creare per sé) to make* oneself [caffè, vestito]2) (concedersi) to have* [birra, pizza, chiacchierata]-rsi degli amici, dei nemici — to make friends, enemies; colloq. (comprarsi) to get* oneself [macchina, moto]
5) gerg. (drogarsi) to get* stoned (di on), to do* drugs6) (diventare)-rsi suora, cristiano — to become a nun, a Christian
il cielo si fece grigio — the sky went o turned grey
-rsi avanti, indietro — to come forward, to stand back
- rsi in là — to budge over o up
8) (formarsi) to form [idea, immagine]- rsi tagliare i capelli — to have o get one's hair cut
10) (sottoporsi a) to have* [lifting, permanente]11) (procurarsi)12) (reciprocamente)-rsi carezze, dispetti — to caress each other, to play tricks on each other
13) farsela (intendersela) to jack around AE ( con with); (in una relazione amorosa) to run* around ( con with)••avere a che fare — to have to do ( con with)
avere da fare — to be busy, to have things to do
(non) fa niente! — it doesn't matter, never mind!
a me non la si fa! — = I wasn't born yesterday!
farsela addosso — (urinare) to wet oneself; (defecare) to shit oneself pop.; (dalla paura) to be scared shitless pop., to shit bricks pop., to brick it
farsela sotto — (dalla paura) to be scared shitless, to shit bricks, to brick it
II ['fare]che cosa vuoi che ci faccia? che cosa ci posso fare io? what do you want me to do about it? non ci si può fare nulla it can't be helped; non ci posso fare niente se... I can't help it if...; non so che farmene di... — I have no need for
sostantivo maschile1) (comportamento) manner, behaviour BE, behavior AE2) (inizio)sul fare del giorno, della notte — at daybreak, nightfall
* * *fare1/'fare/ [8]1 (in senso generico e astratto) to do*; non avere niente da fare to have nothing to do; che cosa posso fare per te? what can I do for you? che cosa dobbiamo fare con te! what are we to do with you!2 (preparare, fabbricare, creare) to make* [torta, tè, vino, vestito, mobile, pezzi di ricambio, film]; fare del pollo to cook some chicken; che cosa faccio per pranzo? what shall I cook for lunch?3 (produrre, provocare) to make* [macchia, buco, rumore]4 (dare come risultato) tre più due fa cinque three and two make five; quanto fa 3 per 3? what's 3 times 3? 9 meno 7 fa 2 9 minus 7 leaves 26 (come professione, mestiere) che lavoro fai? what's your job? cosa fai (di mestiere)? what do you do (for a living)? fare il medico, l'insegnante to be a doctor, a teacher; (come sport, hobby) to do* [aerobica, giardinaggio]7 (a scuola) to do*, to study [materia, facoltà, testo, autore]; to do* [ corso]; fare (la) prima to be in the first year8 (trascorrere) to spend* [ vacanze]; fare tre mesi di prigione to do three months in prison; hai fatto buon viaggio? did you have a pleasant journey?10 (percorrere) to do* [tragitto, chilometri]; fare l'autostrada to take the motorway11 (avere) to have* [infarto, orecchioni, otite]12 (provocare, causare) fare del bene, del male a qcn. to do sb. good, harm; la pastiglia non mi ha fatto niente the tablet didn't do anything; non ti farò niente I won't do anything to you; Signore, fa' che non gli succeda niente may God protect him!13 (far diventare) to make*; fare felice qcn. to make sb. happy; fare qcn. presidente to make sb. president14 (considerare) ti facevo più intelligente I thought you were cleverer15 (fingersi) fare il malato, il coraggioso to pretend to be ill, brave16 (interpretare) [ attore] to play [parte, ruolo]17 (seguito da infinito) (con valore causativo) fare piangere qcn. to make sb. cry; fare perdere qcs. a qcn. to make sb. lose sth.; (permettere, lasciare) fare andare qcn. to let sb. go; (convincere) gli ho fatto prendere un appuntamento I got him to make an appointment18 (riferito all'ora) che ora fai? what time do you make it o have you got? faccio le due I make it two o'clock; che ora fa l'orologio? what time does the clock say?20 (partorire) [donna, animale] to have* [bambino, cuccioli]21 (dire) "certo" fece lei "of course" she said; poi fa "e i miei soldi?" colloq. so he goes "what about my money?"; il gatto fa "miao" the cat goes "miaow"(aus. avere)1 (agire, procedere) to do*; non ho potuto fare altrimenti I couldn't do otherwise; fai come vuoi do as you like; facciamo alle sei let's make it six o'clock2 (essere adatto) questo è il posto che fa per me this is the place for me; vivere a Londra non fa per me living in London is not for me3 fare per (essere in procinto di) fare per andarsene to be about to leave; (fare l'atto di) fece per baciarlo she made as if to kiss him5 (essere espresso in una certa forma) come fa la canzone? how does the song go?6 (riuscire) come fai a leggere quella robaccia? how can you read that junk? "come si fa?" - "così" "how do I do it?" - "like this"; come faccio a saperlo? how should I know?7 farcela ce l'ho fatta! I made it! ce la fai a finirlo? can you manage to finish it? non ce la faccio più! I've had it! I can't take any more!1 (riferito a tempo atmosferico o condizioni di luce) fa freddo it's cold; fa buio it's getting o growing dark2 (riferito a durata) oggi fanno sei anni che è partito it's six years today since he leftIV farsi verbo pronominale1 (preparare, fabbricare, creare per sé) to make* oneself [caffè, vestito]; - rsi da mangiare to do one's own cooking2 (concedersi) to have* [birra, pizza, chiacchierata]3 (procurar si) -rsi degli amici, dei nemici to make friends, enemies; colloq. (comprarsi) to get* oneself [macchina, moto]5 gerg. (drogarsi) to get* stoned (di on), to do* drugs6 (diventare) -rsi suora, cristiano to become a nun, a Christian; si è fatta bella she's grown up a beauty; il cielo si fece grigio the sky went o turned grey; si fa tardi it's getting late7 (per indicare movimento) -rsi avanti, indietro to come forward, to stand back; - rsi in là to budge over o up8 (formarsi) to form [idea, immagine]9 (seguito da infinito) - rsi sentire to make oneself heard; - rsi tagliare i capelli to have o get one's hair cut; - rsi operare to have surgery10 (sottoporsi a) to have* [lifting, permanente]11 (procurarsi) - rsi un bernoccolo to get a bump; - rsi un livido su un braccio to bruise one's arm12 (reciprocamente) -rsi carezze, dispetti to caress each other, to play tricks on each other13 farsela (intendersela) to jack around AE ( con with); (in una relazione amorosa) to run* around ( con with)avere a che fare to have to do ( con with); non avere niente a che fare to have nothing to do ( con with); avere da fare to be busy, to have things to do; (non) fa niente! it doesn't matter, never mind! a me non la si fa! = I wasn't born yesterday! farsela addosso (urinare) to wet oneself; (defecare) to shit oneself pop.; (dalla paura) to be scared shitless pop., to shit bricks pop., to brick it; farsela sotto (dalla paura) to be scared shitless, to shit bricks, to brick it; che cosa vuoi che ci faccia? che cosa ci posso fare io? what do you want me to do about it? non ci si può fare nulla it can't be helped; non ci posso fare niente se... I can't help it if...; non so che farmene di... I have no need for...\See also notes... (fare.pdf)————————fare2/'fare/sostantivo m.2 (inizio) sul fare del giorno, della notte at daybreak, nightfall. -
24 work
1. nounat work — (engaged in working) bei der Arbeit; (fig.): (operating) am Werk (see also academic.ru/23063/e">e)
be at work on something — an etwas (Dat.) arbeiten; (fig.) auf etwas (Akk.) wirken
set to work — [Person:] sich an die Arbeit machen
set somebody to work — jemanden an die Arbeit schicken
all work and no play — immer nur arbeiten
have one's work cut out — viel zu tun haben; sich ranhalten müssen (ugs.)
2) (thing made or achieved) Werk, dasis that all your own work? — hast du das alles selbst gemacht?
work of art — Kunstwerk, das
a work of reference/literature/art — ein Nachschlagewerk/literarisches Werk/Kunstwerk
5) (employment) Arbeit, dieout of work — arbeitslos; ohne Arbeit
7) in pl. (Mil.) Werke; Befestigungen8) in pl. (operations of building etc.) Arbeitenthe [whole/full] works — der ganze Kram (ugs.)
2. intransitive verb,give somebody the works — (fig.) (give somebody the best possible treatment) jemandem richtig verwöhnen (ugs.); (give somebody the worst possible treatment) jemanden fertig machen (salopp)
1) arbeitenwork for a cause — etc. für eine Sache usw. arbeiten
work against something — (impede) einer Sache (Dat.) entgegenstehen
2) (function effectively) funktionieren; [Charme:] wirken (on auf + Akk.)make the washing machine/television work — die Waschmaschine/den Fernsehapparat in Ordnung bringen
3) [Rad, Getriebe, Kette:] laufen4) (be craftsman)work in a material — mit od. (fachspr.) in einem Material arbeiten
5) [Faktoren, Einflüsse:] wirken (on auf + Akk.)work against — arbeiten gegen; see also work on
6) (make its/one's way) sich schieben3. transitive verb,work round to a question — (fig.) sich zu einer Frage vorarbeiten
1) (operate) bedienen [Maschine]; fahren [Schiff]; betätigen [Bremse]2) (get labour from) arbeiten lassen3) (get material from) ausbeuten [Steinbruch, Grube]4) (operate in or on) [Vertreter:] bereisen5) (control) steuern6) (effect) bewirken [Änderung]; wirken [Wunder]work it or things so that... — (coll.) es deichseln, dass... (ugs.)
work one's way up/into something — sich hocharbeiten/in etwas (Akk.) hineinarbeiten
8) (get gradually) bringenwork something into something — etwas zu etwas verarbeiten; (mix in) etwas unter etwas (Akk.) rühren
10) (gradually excite)work oneself into a state/a rage — sich aufregen/in einen Wutanfall hineinsteigern
12) (purchase, obtain with labour) abarbeiten; (fig.)she worked her way through college — sie hat sich (Dat.) ihr Studium selbst verdient; see also passage 6)
Phrasal Verbs:- work in- work off- work on- work out- work up* * *[wə:k] 1. noun1) (effort made in order to achieve or make something: He has done a lot of work on this project) die Arbeit2) (employment: I cannot find work in this town.) die Arbeit3) (a task or tasks; the thing that one is working on: Please clear your work off the table.) die Arbeit4) (a painting, book, piece of music etc: the works of Van Gogh / Shakespeare/Mozart; This work was composed in 1816.) das Werk5) (the product or result of a person's labours: His work has shown a great improvement lately.) die Arbeit6) (one's place of employment: He left (his) work at 5.30 p.m.; I don't think I'll go to work tomorrow.) die Arbeit2. verb1) (to (cause to) make efforts in order to achieve or make something: She works at the factory three days a week; He works his employees very hard; I've been working on/at a new project.) arbeiten2) (to be employed: Are you working just now?) arbeiten3) (to (cause to) operate (in the correct way): He has no idea how that machine works / how to work that machine; That machine doesn't/won't work, but this one's working.) funktionieren4) (to be practicable and/or successful: If my scheme works, we'll be rich!) klappen5) (to make (one's way) slowly and carefully with effort or difficulty: She worked her way up the rock face.) sich arbeiten6) (to get into, or put into, a stated condition or position, slowly and gradually: The wheel worked loose.) sich arbeiten7) (to make by craftsmanship: The ornaments had been worked in gold.) arbeiten•- -work- workable
- worker
- works 3. noun plural2) (deeds, actions etc: She's devoted her life to good works.) das Werk•- work-basket- work-box
- workbook
- workforce
- working class
- working day
- work-day
- working hours
- working-party
- work-party
- working week
- workman
- workmanlike
- workmanship
- workmate
- workout
- workshop
- at work
- get/set to work
- go to work on
- have one's work cut out
- in working order
- out of work
- work of art
- work off
- work out
- work up
- work up to
- work wonders* * *[wɜ:k, AM wɜ:rk]I. NOUNto be at \work am Werk seinforces of destruction are at \work here hier sind zerstörerische Kräfte am Werkvarious factors are at \work in this situation in dieser Situation spielen verschiedene Faktoren eine Rollegood \work! gute Arbeit!there's a lot of \work to be done yet es gibt noch viel zu tunthe garden needs a lot of \work im Garten muss [so] einiges gemacht werden\work on the tunnel has been suspended die Arbeiten am Tunnel wurden vorübergehend eingestelltdid you manage to get a bit of \work done? konntest du ein bisschen arbeiten?construction/repair \work Bau-/Reparaturarbeiten plresearch \work Forschungsarbeit fit's hard \work doing sth (strenuous) es ist anstrengend, etw zu tun; (difficult) es ist schwierig, etw zu tunto be at \work doing sth [gerade] damit beschäftigt sein, etw zu tunto make \work for sb jdm Arbeit machenwhat sort of \work do you have experience in? über welche Berufserfahrung verfügen Sie?she's got \work as a translator sie hat Arbeit [o eine Stelle] als Übersetzerin gefundento look for \work auf Arbeitssuche seinhe's looking for \work as a system analyst er sucht Arbeit [o eine Stelle] als Systemanalytikerto be in \work Arbeit [o eine Stelle] habento be out of \work arbeitslos seinto be late for \work zu spät zur Arbeit kommento have to stay late at \work lange arbeiten müssento be at \work bei der Arbeit seinto be off \work frei haben; (without permission) fehlento be off \work sick sich akk krankgemeldet habento commute to \work pendelnto get to \work by car/on the train mit dem Auto/mit dem Zug zur Arbeit fahrento go/travel to \work zur Arbeit gehen/fahrento be injured at \work einen Arbeitsunfall habento ring sb from \work jdn von der Arbeit [aus] anrufen4. (construction, repairs)▪ \works pl Arbeiten plbuilding/road \works Bau-/Straßenarbeiten plthis is the \work of professional thieves das ist das Werk professioneller Diebegood \works REL gute Werke6. ART, LIT, MUS Werk nt‘The Complete W\works of William Shakespeare’ ‚Shakespeares gesammelte Werke‘\works of art Kunstwerke pl\work in bronze Bronzearbeiten pl\work in leather aus Leder gefertigte Arbeitensb's early/later \work jds Früh-/Spätwerk ntto show one's \work in a gallery seine Arbeiten in einer Galerie ausstellen7. (factory)▪ \works + sing/pl vb Werk nt, Fabrik fsteel \works Stahlwerk nttwo large pizzas with the \works, please! esp AM zwei große Pizzen mit allem bitte!11. MIL▪ \works pl Befestigungen pl12.II. NOUN MODIFIER\work clothes Arbeitskleidung f\work speed Arbeitstempo nt2.\works premises Werksgelände ntIII. INTRANSITIVE VERB1. (do a job) arbeitenwhere do you \work? wo arbeiten Sie?to \work as an accountant als Buchhalter arbeitento \work a twelve-hour day/a forty-hour week zwölf Stunden am Tag/vierzig Stunden in der Woche arbeitento \work from home zu Hause [o von zu Hause aus] arbeitento \work at the hospital/abroad im Krankenhaus/im Ausland arbeitento \work hard hart arbeitento \work together zusammenarbeiten▪ to \work with sb mit jdm zusammenarbeitenwe're \working to prevent it happening again wir bemühen uns [o arbeiten daran], so etwas in Zukunft zu verhindernto \work towards a degree in biology einen Hochschulabschluss in Biologie anstrebenwe're \working on it wir arbeiten daranto \work at a problem an einem Problem arbeitento \work hard at doing sth hart daran arbeiten, etw zu tun3. (have an effect) sich auswirkento \work both ways sich sowohl positiv als auch negativ auswirken▪ to \work in sb's favour sich zu jds Gunsten auswirkenmy cell phone doesn't \work mein Handy geht nichtthe boiler seems to be \working okay der Boiler scheint in Ordnung zu seinI can't get this washing machine to \work ich kriege die Waschmaschine irgendwie nicht zum Laufento \work off batteries batteriebetrieben seinto \work off the mains BRIT mit Netzstrom arbeitento \work off wind power mit Windenergie arbeitento \work in practice [auch] in der Praxis funktionieren7. (be based)to \work on the assumption/idea that... von der Annahme/Vorstellung ausgehen, dass...8. (move)to \work free/loose sich lösen/lockernto \work windward NAUT gegen den Wind segeln10. NAUTto \work windward [hart] am Wind segeln11.▶ to \work like a charm [or like magic] Wunder bewirkenIV. TRANSITIVE VERB1. (make work)to \work sb/oneself hard jdm/sich viel abverlangen2. (operate)to be \worked by electricity/steam elektrisch/dampfgetrieben seinto be \worked by wind power durch Windenergie angetrieben werden3. (move)to \work one's way through an article/a book sich akk durch einen Artikel/ein Buch durcharbeitento \work one's way through a crowd/out of a crowded room sich dat einen Weg durch die Menge/aus einem überfüllten Zimmer bahnento \work one's way down a list eine Liste durchgehento \work one's way up sich akk hocharbeitenhe's \worked his way up through the firm er hat sich in der Firma hochgearbeitetto \work sth free/loose etw losbekommen/lockernto \work sth [backwards and forwards] etw [hin- und her]bewegen4. (bring about)▪ to \work sth etw bewirkenI don't know how she \worked it! ich weiß nicht, wie sie das geschafft hat!to \work oneself into a more positive frame of mind sich dat eine positivere Lebenseinstellung erarbeitento \work a cure eine Heilung herbeiführento \work a miracle ein Wunder vollbringento \work miracles [or wonders] [wahre] Wunder vollbringen5. (get)to \work oneself into a state sich akk aufregento \work sb into a state of jealousy jdn eifersüchtig machen6. (shape)▪ to \work sth etw bearbeitento \work clay Ton formen▪ to \work sth into sth etw in etw akk einarbeiten; food etw mit etw dat vermengen; (incorporate) etw in etw akk einbauen [o einfügen]to \work the ingredients together die Zutaten [miteinander] vermengento \work sth into the skin (rub) die Haut mit etw dat einreiben; (massage) etw in die Haut einmassieren8. (embroider)▪ to \work sth etw [auf]sticken9. (cultivate)to \work the land das Land bewirtschaften; (exploit)to \work a mine/quarry eine Mine/einen Steinbruch ausbeuten10. (cover)to \work the inner city [area]/the East Side für die Innenstadt/die East Side zuständig sein11. (pay for by working)to \work one's passage sich dat seine Überfahrt durch Arbeit auf dem Schiff verdienento \work one's way through university sich dat sein Studium finanzieren12.▶ to \work one's fingers to the bone [for sb] ( fam) sich dat [für jdn] den Rücken krumm arbeiten fam* * *[wɜːk]1. nto be at work (on sth) ( — an etw dat ) arbeiten
there are forces at work which... — es sind Kräfte am Werk, die...
nice or good work! — gut or super (inf) gemacht!
we've a lot of work to do before this choir can give a concert — wir haben noch viel zu tun, ehe dieser Chor ein Konzert geben kann
you need to do some more work on your accent/your technique — Sie müssen noch an Ihrem Akzent/an Ihrer Technik arbeiten
to get or set to work on sth — sich an etw (acc) machen
to put a lot of work into sth — eine Menge Arbeit in etw (acc) stecken
to make short or quick work of sb/sth — mit jdm/etw kurzen Prozess machen
time/the medicine had done its work — die Zeit/Arznei hatte ihr Werk vollbracht/ihre Wirkung getan
it was hard work for the old car to get up the hill — das alte Auto hatte beim Anstieg schwer zu schaffen
2) (= employment, job) Arbeit fhow long does it take you to get to work? — wie lange brauchst du, um zu deiner Arbeitsstelle zu kommen?
at work — an der Arbeitsstelle, am Arbeitsplatz
3) (= product) Arbeit f; (ART, LITER) Werk ntgood works — gute Werke pl
a chance for artists to show their work — eine Gelegenheit für Künstler, ihre Arbeiten or Werke zu zeigen
5) pl (MECH) Getriebe, Innere(s) nt; (of watch, clock) Uhrwerk nt6) sing or pl (Brit: factory) Betrieb m, Fabrik fgas/steel works — Gas-/Stahlwerk nt
7) (inf)pl alles Drum und Dranwe had fantastic food, wine, brandy, the works — es gab tolles Essen, Wein, Kognak, alle Schikanen (inf)
he was giving his opponent the works — er machte seinen Gegner nach allen Regeln der Kunst fertig (inf)
2. vi1) person arbeiten (at an +dat)to work toward(s)/for sth — auf etw (acc) hin/für etw arbeiten
or favor (US) — diese Faktoren, die gegen uns/zu unseren Gunsten arbeiten
2) (= function, operate) funktionieren; (plan) funktionieren, klappen (inf); (medicine, spell) wirken; (= be successful) klappen (inf)"not working" (lift etc) — "außer Betrieb"
but this arrangement will have to work both ways — aber diese Abmachung muss für beide Seiten gelten
3) (yeast) arbeiten, treiben5)(= move gradually)
to work loose — sich lockernto work round (wind, object) — sich langsam drehen (to nach)
he worked (a)round to asking her — er hat sich aufgerafft, sie zu fragen
OK, I'm working (a)round to it — okay, das mache ich schon noch
3. vtto work oneself/sb hard — sich/jdn nicht schonen
to work sth by electricity/hand — etw elektrisch/mit Hand betreiben
3) (= bring about) change, cure bewirken, herbeiführento work it ( so that...) (inf) — es so deichseln(, dass...) (inf)
See:→ work upwork the flour in gradually/the ingredients together — mischen Sie das Mehl allmählich unter/die Zutaten (zusammen)
6) (= exploit) mine ausbeuten, abbauen; land bearbeiten; smallholding bewirtschaften; (salesman) area bereisen7) muscles trainieren8)(= move gradually)
to work one's hands free — seine Hände freibekommenhe worked his way across the rock face/through the tunnel — er überquerte die Felswand/kroch durch den Tunnel
to work oneself into sb's confidence — sich in jds Vertrauen (acc) einschleichen
* * *A s1. allg Arbeit f:a) Beschäftigung f, Tätigkeit fb) Aufgabe fc) Hand-, Nadelarbeit f, Stickerei f, Näherei fd) Leistung fe) Erzeugnis n:work done geleistete Arbeit;a beautiful piece of work eine schöne Arbeit;a) bei der Arbeit,b) am Arbeitsplatz,c) in Tätigkeit, in Betrieb (Maschine etc);be at work on arbeiten an (dat);do work arbeiten;I’ve got some work to do ich muss arbeiten;do the work of three (men) für drei arbeiten;be in (out of) work (keine) Arbeit haben;(put) out of work arbeitslos (machen);set to work an die Arbeit gehen, sich an die Arbeit machen;take some work home Arbeit mit nach Hause nehmen;have one’s work cut out (for one) zu tun haben, schwer zu schaffen haben;make work Arbeit verursachen;make light work of spielend fertig werden mit;make sad work of arg wirtschaften oder hausen mit;2. PHYS Arbeit f:3. auch koll (künstlerisches etc) Werk:4. Werk n (Tat und Resultat):this is your work!;5. pla) ARCH Anlagen pl, (besonders öffentliche) Bauten plb) Baustelle f (an einer Autobahn etc)c) MIL (Festungs)Werk n, Befestigungen pl7. pl TECH (Räder-, Trieb)Werk n, Getriebe n:9. REL (gutes) Werkgive sb the works umg jemanden fertigmachen;B v/i prät und pperf worked, besonders obs oder poet wrought [rɔːt]1. (at, on) arbeiten (an dat), sich beschäftigen (mit):work at a social reform an einer Sozialreform arbeiten;make one’s money work sein Geld arbeiten lassen2. arbeiten, Arbeit haben, beschäftigt seinagainst gegen;for für eine Sache):work toward(s) hinarbeiten auf (akk)4. TECHa) funktionieren, gehen (beide auch fig)b) in Betrieb oder Gang sein:our stove works well unser Ofen funktioniert gut;your method won’t work mit Ihrer Methode werden Sie es nicht schaffen;get sth to work etwas reparieren5. fig klappen, gehen, gelingen, sich machen lassenthe poison began to work das Gift begann zu wirken8. sich gut etc bearbeiten lassen9. sich (hindurch-, hoch- etc) arbeiten:work into eindringen in (akk);work loose sich losarbeiten, sich lockern;her tights worked down die Strumpfhose rutschte ihr herunter10. in (heftiger) Bewegung sein, arbeiten, zucken ( alle:12. gären, arbeiten (beide auch fig: Gedanke etc)C v/t1. arbeiten an (dat)2. verarbeiten:a) TECH bearbeitenb) einen Teig kneteninto zu):work cotton into cloth Baumwolle zu Tuch verarbeiten4. (an-, be)treiben:worked by electricity elektrisch betrieben7. Bergbau: eine Grube abbauen, ausbeuten9. jemanden, Tiere (tüchtig) arbeiten lassen, (zur Arbeit) antreibenfor wegen):11. a) work one’s way sich (hindurch- etc) arbeitenb) erarbeiten, verdienen: → passage1 512. MATH lösen, ausarbeiten, errechnenwork o.s. into a rage sich in eine Wut hineinsteigern14. bewegen, arbeiten mit:he worked his jaws seine Kiefer mahlten15. fig (prät oft wrought) hervorbringen, -rufen, zeitigen, Veränderungen etc bewirken, Wunder wirken oder tun, führen zu, verursachen:work hardship on sb für jemanden eine Härte bedeuten17. work intoa) eine Arbeit etc einschieben in (akk),18. sl etwas herausschlagen19. US sl jemanden bescheißen20. herstellen, machen, besonders stricken, nähen21. zur Gärung bringenw. abk1. weight2. wide3. width4. wife5. withwk abk1. week Wo.2. work* * *1. noun1) no pl., no indef. art. Arbeit, dieat work — (engaged in working) bei der Arbeit; (fig.): (operating) am Werk (see also e)
be at work on something — an etwas (Dat.) arbeiten; (fig.) auf etwas (Akk.) wirken
set to work — [Person:] sich an die Arbeit machen
have one's work cut out — viel zu tun haben; sich ranhalten müssen (ugs.)
2) (thing made or achieved) Werk, daswork of art — Kunstwerk, das
3) (book, piece of music) Werk, dasa work of reference/literature/art — ein Nachschlagewerk/literarisches Werk/Kunstwerk
4) in pl. (of author or composer) Werke5) (employment) Arbeit, dieout of work — arbeitslos; ohne Arbeit
at work — (place of employment) auf der Arbeit (see also a)
7) in pl. (Mil.) Werke; Befestigungen8) in pl. (operations of building etc.) Arbeitenthe [whole/full] works — der ganze Kram (ugs.)
2. intransitive verb,give somebody the works — (fig.) (give somebody the best possible treatment) jemandem richtig verwöhnen (ugs.); (give somebody the worst possible treatment) jemanden fertig machen (salopp)
1) arbeitenwork for a cause — etc. für eine Sache usw. arbeiten
work against something — (impede) einer Sache (Dat.) entgegenstehen
2) (function effectively) funktionieren; [Charme:] wirken (on auf + Akk.)make the washing machine/television work — die Waschmaschine/den Fernsehapparat in Ordnung bringen
3) [Rad, Getriebe, Kette:] laufenwork in a material — mit od. (fachspr.) in einem Material arbeiten
5) [Faktoren, Einflüsse:] wirken (on auf + Akk.)work against — arbeiten gegen; see also work on
6) (make its/one's way) sich schieben3. transitive verb,work round to a question — (fig.) sich zu einer Frage vorarbeiten
1) (operate) bedienen [Maschine]; fahren [Schiff]; betätigen [Bremse]2) (get labour from) arbeiten lassen3) (get material from) ausbeuten [Steinbruch, Grube]4) (operate in or on) [Vertreter:] bereisen5) (control) steuern6) (effect) bewirken [Änderung]; wirken [Wunder]work it or things so that... — (coll.) es deichseln, dass... (ugs.)
7) (cause to go gradually) führenwork one's way up/into something — sich hocharbeiten/in etwas (Akk.) hineinarbeiten
8) (get gradually) bringen9) (knead, stir)work something into something — etwas zu etwas verarbeiten; (mix in) etwas unter etwas (Akk.) rühren
work oneself into a state/a rage — sich aufregen/in einen Wutanfall hineinsteigern
11) (make by needlework etc.) arbeiten; aufsticken [Muster] (on auf + Akk.)12) (purchase, obtain with labour) abarbeiten; (fig.)she worked her way through college — sie hat sich (Dat.) ihr Studium selbst verdient; see also passage 6)
Phrasal Verbs:- work in- work off- work on- work out- work up* * *(hard) for expr.erarbeiten v.sich etwas erarbeiten ausdr. v.arbeiten v.funktionieren v. n.Arbeit -en f.Werk -e n. -
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1. n время выполнения2. n период времениit took him a long time to do it, he took a long time doing it — ему потребовалось немало времени, чтобы сделать это; он немало с этим провозился
all the time, the whole time — всё время, всегда
all the time we were working — в течение всего времени, что мы работали
at one time — одно время, когда-то
for the time being — пока, до поры до времени
I think that we may win in time — думаю, что со временем нам удастся победить
in no time, in less than no time — очень быстро, мигом, в два счёта
in the same flash of time — в то же мгновение, в тот же миг
to tell the time — показывать время; показывать, который час
time interrupt — временное прерывание; прерывание по времени
3. n сезон, пора, времяsowing time — время сева, посевной период, посевная
4. n долгое времяhe was gone time before you got there — он ушёл задолго до того, как вы туда явились
settling time — время установления сигнала; время успокоения
reversal time — время реверсирования; время перемагничивания
5. n час, точное времяwhat time, at what time — в какое время, в котором часу; когда
6. n момент, мгновение; определённый момент, определённое времяsome time — в какой-то момент, в какое-то время
some time — когда-нибудь, рано или поздно
at times — по временам, время от времени
at the time — в тот момент, в то время
at the same time — в то же самое время, одновременно; в тот же момент
at any time you like — в любой момент, когда вам будет удобно
at the proper time, when the time comes — в своё время, когда придёт время
we shall do everything at the proper time — мы всё сделаем, когда нужно;
between times — иногда, временами
block-to-block time — время, затраченное на выполнение рейса
travel time — время, необходимое на переходы в часы работы
time modulation — временная модуляция; модуляция по времени
7. n время прибытия или отправления8. n срок, времяin time — в срок, вовремя
in due time — в своё время, своевременно
I was just in time to see it — я успел как раз вовремя, чтобы увидеть это
behind time, out of time — поздно, с опозданием
high time — давно пора, самое время
time! — время вышло!; ваше время истекло
time is drawing on — времени остаётся мало, срок приближается
9. n подходящий момент, подходящее время10. n времена, пора; эпоха, эраour time — наше время, наши дни
the times we live in — наши дни; время, в которое мы живём
at all times, all the time — всегда, во все времена
a book unusual for its time — книга, необычная для своего времени
from time immemorial — с незапамятных времён, испокон веку ; искони, исстари
old time — старое время; в древности, в стародавние времена, во время оно
in happier times — в более счастливые времена, в более счастливую пору
in times to come — в будущем, в грядущие времена
abreast of the times — вровень с веком; не отставая от жизни
to be abreast of the times, to move with the times — стоять вровень с веком, не отставать от жизни, шагать в ногу со временем
ahead of the time — опередивший свою эпоху, передовой
other times, other manners — иные времена — иные нравы
11. n возрастat his time of life — в его возрасте, в его годы
12. n период жизни, векit was before her time — это было до её рождения; она этого уже не застала
he died before his time — он безвременно умер;
debug time — время отладки; период отладки
13. n свободное время; досугto have no time, to be hard pressed for time — совершенно не иметь времени, торопиться
to make up for lost time — наверстать упущенное; компенсировать потери времени
to save time — экономить время, не терять попусту времени
I need time to rest — мне нужно время, чтобы отдохнуть
switching time — время переключения; время перемагничивания
response time — время ответа, время реакции; время отклика
14. n время; времяпрепровождениеto have a good time — хорошо провести время, повеселиться
one-pulse time — время действия импульса; импульсный период
15. n рабочее времяGreenwich time — время по Гринвичу, среднеевропейское время
16. n плата за работу17. n интервал между раундами18. n тайм; период, половина игрыTime Inc. — Тайм инк.
19. n скорость, темп; такт; размер; ритмto keep time — отбивать такт; выдерживать такт
20. n стих. мора21. n библ. год22. a связанный с временем23. a снабжённый часовым механизмом24. a связанный с покупками в кредит или с платежами в рассрочкуseeding time — время сева, посевная страда, сев
time base — временная ось; масштаб по оси времени
25. a подлежащий оплате в определённый срокtime wage — повременная, подённая оплата
26. v выбирать время; рассчитыватьturnover time — время переключения; время перемагничивания
to snooze time away — бездельничать, растранжиривать время
27. v назначать или устанавливать время; приурочиватьseasoning time — время, необходимое для полного увлажнения
28. v ставить29. v задавать темп; регулировать30. v отмечать по часам; засекать; определять время; хронометрироватьcore time — часы, когда все сотрудники должны быть на работе
mercifully, he came in time — к счастью, он пришёл вовремя
31. v рассчитывать, устанавливать продолжительностьclockwork apparatus timed to run for forty-eight hours — часовой механизм, рассчитанный на двое суток работы
32. v выделять время для определённого процесса33. v делать в такт34. v редк. совпадать, биться в унисонin double-quick time — быстро, в два счёта
35. v тех. синхронизироватьСинонимический ряд:1. duration (noun) continuance; duration; future; interval; lastingness; past; present; span; stretch; term; year2. era (noun) age; cycle; date; day; days; epoch; era; generation; period; season3. go (noun) bout; go; hitch; innings; shift; spell; stint; tour; trick; turn; watch4. hour (noun) hour; instant; minute; moment; occasion5. opportunity (noun) break; chance; leisure; liberty; look-in; opening; opportunity; shot; show; squeak6. tempo (noun) beat; cadence; measure; pace; rate; rhythm; swing; tempo7. while (noun) bit; space; spell; stretch; while8. adjust (verb) adjust; set; synchronize9. book (verb) book; schedule10. gauge (verb) clock; gauge; measure; regulate -
26 fix
fiks
1. verb1) (to make firm or steady: He fixed the post firmly in the ground; He fixed his eyes on the door.) fijar, clavar2) (to attach; to join: He fixed the shelf to the wall.) fijar, clavar3) (to mend or repair: He has succeeded in fixing my watch.) arreglar4) (to direct (attention, a look etc) at: She fixed all her attention on me.) fijar, clavar, poner5) ((often with up) to arrange; to settle: to fix a price; We fixed (up) a meeting.) fijar6) (to make (something) permanent by the use of certain chemicals: to fix a photgraphic print.) fijar7) (to prepare; to get ready: I'll fix dinner tonight.) arreglar, organizar
2. noun(trouble; a difficulty: I'm in a terrible fix!) apuro, aprieto- fixation- fixed
- fixedly
- fixture
- fix on
- fix someone up with something
- fix up with something
- fix someone up with
- fix up with
fix vb1. sujetar / fijar2. arreglar / reparar3. decidir / fijarhave you fixed a price for the house? ¿habéis fijado el precio de la casa?tr[fɪks]1 familiar (difficult situation) apuro, aprieto2 (position of ship, aircraft) posición nombre femenino3 (dishonest arrangement) tongo■ it's a fix! ¡hay tongo!1 (fasten) fijar, sujetar■ could you fix this sign on the door? ¿podrías sujetar este letrero en la puerta?2 figurative use (stick) fijar, grabar3 (direct - eyes, attention) fijar, clavar, poner4 (decide) decidir; (date, meeting, etc) fijar■ we just need to fix the time of the next meeting sólo nos falta fijar la hora de la próxima reunión5 (organize) arreglar, organizar■ do you want me to fix you a date? ¿quieres que te arregle una cita?6 (dishonestly) amañar7 (repair) arreglar■ can you fix this tap? ¿puedes arreglar este grifo?8 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL (prepare) preparar9 (tidy) arreglar10 (photo) fijar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto fix the blame on somebody echarle la culpa a alguienfix ['fɪks] vt1) attach, secure: sujetar, asegurar, fijar2) establish: fijar, concretar, establecer3) repair: arreglar, reparar4) prepare: prepararto fix dinner: preparar la cena5) : arreglar, amañarto fix a race: arreglar una carrera6) rivet: fijar (los ojos, la mirada, etc.)fix n1) predicament: aprieto m, apuro m2) : posición fto get a fix on: establecer la posición dev.• arreglar v.• fijar v.• reparar v.
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1. fɪks2)a) ( secure) \<\<plank/shelf\>\> sujetar, asegurarto fix a notice on a door — poner* un anuncio en una puerta
b) ( implant)3)a) ( direct steadily)b) ( look at)4)a) ( establish) \<\<date/time/price\>\> fijar; \<\<details\>\> concretarb) ( organize) arreglarhow are you fixed for next weekend? — ¿qué planes tienes para el fin de semana?
5) ( repair) (colloq) \<\<car/clock/kettle\>\> arreglar6) (esp AmE)a) ( prepare) (colloq) prepararb) ( make presentable)to fix one's hair/face — arreglarse el pelo/pintarse
7) (colloq) \<\<election/contest\>\> amañar (fam), arreglar (fam)
2.
vi (make plans, intend) (AmE)Phrasal Verbs:- fix on- fix up- fix upon
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1) ( predicament) (colloq) aprieto m, apuro m3) (Aviat, Naut) posición f[fɪks]to get a fix on something — \<\<sailor/airman\>\> establecer* la posición de algo
1. VT1) (=position) fijar, asegurarto fix sth in place — fijar or asegurar algo en su sitio
to fix a stake in the ground — clavar or fijar una estaca en el suelo
2) (=attach)to fix sth to sth: fix the mirror to the wall — fije el espejo a la pared
the chairs and desks are fixed to the floor — las sillas y mesas están sujetas or atornilladas al suelo
they fixed the two pieces of bone together with a metal plate — unieron los dos trozos de hueso con una placa de metal
b) [+ bayonet] calar3) (fig) (=set firmly)to fix sth in one's memory/mind — grabar algo en la memoria/la mente
the image of her was now firmly fixed in his mind — su imagen estaba ahora firmemente grabada en su mente
4) (=lay)5) (=arrange, settle) [+ date, time] fijar; [+ meeting] fijar, convenirnothing's been fixed yet — todavía no se ha decidido or acordado nada
how are you fixed for this evening? — ¿tienes planes para esta noche?
how are we fixed for money? — ¿qué tal andamos de dinero?
how are we fixed for time? — ¿cómo vamos de tiempo?
6) (=set)a) (honestly) [+ price, rate] fijarb) (=rig) [+ fight, race, election] amañar; [+ price] fijar7) (=rivet) [+ eyes, gaze] fijar, clavar; [+ attention] fijarshe fixed her eyes on him — le clavó los ojos, fijó la mirada en él
she had fixed all her hopes on passing the exam — tenía todas sus esperanzas puestas en aprobar el examen
8) (=repair) [+ car, appliance] arreglar, repararto get or have sth fixed — arreglar or reparar algo
I've got to get my car fixed this week — tengo que arreglar or reparar el coche esta semana, tengo que llevar el coche a arreglar or reparar esta semana
9) (=solve) [+ problem] solucionar10) * (=deal with) encargarse de *; (=kill) cargarse a *I'll soon fix him! — ¡ya me encargo yo de él! *, ¡ya le ajustaré las cuentas! *
11) (=prepare) [+ meal, drink] preparar12) (esp US) (=tidy up) [+ hair, makeup] arreglar13) (=make permanent) [+ film, colour, dye] fijar14) * (=neuter) [+ animal] operar2. VI(US)1) (=intend) tener intención deI'm fixing to go to graduate school — tengo intención de or tengo pensado hacer estudios de postgraduado
2) (=arrange)3. N1) * (=predicament) apuro m, aprieto mto be in/get into a fix — estar/meterse en un apuro or un aprieto
to give o.s. a fix — pincharse *, chutarse (Sp) **
3) (Aer, Naut) posición fto get a fix on sth — (lit) establecer la posición de algo, localizar algo
it's been hard to get a fix on what's going on — (fig) ha sido difícil entender lo que pasa
4) * (=set-up) tongo * mthe fight/result was a fix — hubo tongo en la pelea/el resultado *
5) * (=solution) arreglo m, apaño * mthere is no quick-fix solution to this problem — no existe un arreglo or apaño * rápido para este problema
- fix on- fix up* * *
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1. [fɪks]2)a) ( secure) \<\<plank/shelf\>\> sujetar, asegurarto fix a notice on a door — poner* un anuncio en una puerta
b) ( implant)3)a) ( direct steadily)b) ( look at)4)a) ( establish) \<\<date/time/price\>\> fijar; \<\<details\>\> concretarb) ( organize) arreglarhow are you fixed for next weekend? — ¿qué planes tienes para el fin de semana?
5) ( repair) (colloq) \<\<car/clock/kettle\>\> arreglar6) (esp AmE)a) ( prepare) (colloq) prepararb) ( make presentable)to fix one's hair/face — arreglarse el pelo/pintarse
7) (colloq) \<\<election/contest\>\> amañar (fam), arreglar (fam)
2.
vi (make plans, intend) (AmE)Phrasal Verbs:- fix on- fix up- fix upon
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1) ( predicament) (colloq) aprieto m, apuro m3) (Aviat, Naut) posición fto get a fix on something — \<\<sailor/airman\>\> establecer* la posición de algo
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27 view
1. noun1) (range of vision) Sicht, dieget a good view of something — etwas gut sehen können
have a clear/distant view of something — etwas deutlich/in der Ferne sehen können
be out of/in view — nicht zu sehen/zu sehen sein
come into view — in Sicht kommen
our hotel has a good view of the sea — von unserem Hotel aus kann man das Meer gut sehen
2) (what is seen) Aussicht, diethe views from here — die Aussicht von hier
a room with a view — ein Zimmer mit Aussicht
3) (picture) Ansicht, diephotographic view — Foto, das
4) (opinion) Ansicht, diewhat is your view or are your views on this? — was meinst du dazu?
don't you have any view[s] about it? — hast du keine Meinung dazu?
the general/majority view is that... — die Allgemeinheit/Mehrheit ist der Ansicht, dass...
have or hold views about or on something — eine Meinung über etwas (Akk.) haben
hold or take the view that... — der Ansicht sein, dass...
I take a different view — ich bin anderer Ansicht
take a critical/grave/optimistic view of something — etwas kritisch/ernst/optimistisch beurteilen
5)be on view — [Waren, Haus:] besichtigt werden können; [Bauplan:] [zur Einsicht] ausliegen
in view of something — (fig.) angesichts einer Sache
with a view to or with a or the view of doing something — in der Absicht, etwas zu tun
with a view to something — (fig.) mit etwas im Auge
2. transitive verbwith this in view — in Anbetracht dessen; see also academic.ru/56438/point">point I 1.
1) (look at) sich (Dat.) ansehen2) (consider) betrachten; beurteilen [Situation, Problem]viewed in this light... — so gesehen...
3) (inspect) besichtigen3. intransitive verb(Telev.) fernsehen* * *[vju:] 1. noun1) ((an outlook on to, or picture of) a scene: Your house has a fine view of the hills; He painted a view of the harbour.) die (An)Sicht2) (an opinion: Tell me your view/views on the subject.) die Ansicht3) (an act of seeing or inspecting: We were given a private view of the exhibition before it was opened to the public.) die Besichtigung2. verb(to look at, or regard (something): She viewed the scene with astonishment.) betrachten- viewer- viewpoint
- in view of
- on view
- point of view* * *[vju:]I. nin full \view of all the spectators vor den Augen aller Zuschauerto come into \view in Sicht kommen, sichtbar werdento disappear from [or out of] \view [in der Ferne] verschwindenthe house is hidden from \view behind a high hedge das Haus liegt den Blicken entzogen hinter einer hohen Hecketo keep sb/sth in \view jdn/etw im Auge behaltenwe have a clear \view of the sea wir haben freien Blick aufs Meerthe \view from our living room over the valley is breathtaking der [Aus]blick von unserem Wohnzimmer über das Tal ist atemberaubendhe paints rural \views er malt ländliche Motivehe lifted his daughter up so that she could get a better \view er hob seine Tochter hoch, sodass sie besser sehen konnteto have a bird's-eye \view of sth etw aus der Vogelperspektive sehenpanoramic \view Panoramablick mto afford a \view einen Blick [o eine Aussicht] bietento be on \view works of art ausgestellt werdento be on \view to the public der Öffentlichkeit zugänglich seinin sb's \view nach jds Einschätzungwhat are your \views on this issue? was meinen Sie zu dieser Frage?it's my \view that the price is much too high meiner Meinung nach ist der Preis viel zu hochexchange of \views Meinungsaustausch m\view of the market Markteinschätzung fpoint of \view Gesichtspunkt m, Standpunkt mfrom my point of \view... meiner Meinung nach...world \view Weltanschauung fconflicting \views widersprüchliche Meinungenjaundiced/prevailing \view zynische/vorherrschende Meinungthere is a prevailing \view that... es herrscht die Ansicht, dass...to air one's \views seine Ansichten darlegento express a \view eine Meinung ausdrücken [o zum Ausdruck bringen]to have an optimistic \view of life eine optimistische Lebenseinstellung habento take a dim [or poor] \view of sth nicht viel von etw dat haltento hold strong \views about sth über etw akk strenge Ansichten habento make a \view known eine Ansicht mitteilento share a \view gleicher Meinung sein, eine Ansicht teilenthis \view is not widely shared diese Ansicht wird nicht von vielen geteilt▪ in sb's \view jds Ansicht nachfrom the money point of \view, the plan is very attractive but from the work point of \view, it's a disaster vom Finanziellen her gesehen ist der Plan sehr verlockend, aber von der Arbeit her ist er eine Katastrophewe take a very serious \view of the situation wir nehmen die Situation sehr ernstto take a long-/short-term \view eine langfristige/vorläufige Perspektive einnehmento take an overall \view of sth etw von allen Seiten betrachten▪ with a \view to doing sth mit der Absicht, etw zu tunhave you anything in \view for when you leave college? hast du [schon] irgendeine Idee, was du machen willst, wenn du vom College abgehst?II. vt1. (watch)▪ to \view sth [from sth] etw [von etw dat aus] betrachten; (as a spectator) etw dat [von etw dat aus] zusehen [ o bes SÜDD, ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ zuschauen▪ to \view sb/sth [as sb/sth] jdn/etw [als jdn/etw] betrachtenwe \view the situation with concern wir betrachten die Lage mit Besorgnisto \view sth from a different angle etw aus einem anderen Blickwinkel betrachten3. (inspect)to \view a flat/a house eine Wohnung/ein Haus besichtigen* * *[vjuː]1. n1) (= range of vision) Sicht fthe magician placed the box in full view of the audience — der Zauberer stellte die Kiste so auf, dass das ganze Publikum sie sehen konnte
the ship came into view —
the cameraman had a job keeping the plane in view — der Kameramann fand es schwierig, das Flugzeug zu verfolgen
to go out of view — außer Sicht kommen, verschwinden
the house is within view of the sea —
the house is exposed to view from passing trains — das Haus kann von vorbeifahrenden Zügen aus eingesehen werden
hidden from view — verborgen, versteckt
the house is hidden from view from the main road — das Haus ist von der Hauptstraße aus nicht zu sehen
on view (for purchasing) — zur Ansicht; (of exhibits) ausgestellt
there is a splendid view from here/from the top — von hier/von der Spitze hat man einen herrlichen Blick or eine wunderschöne Aussicht
a view over... — ein Blick m über... (acc)
I only got a side view of his head — ich habe seinen Kopf nur im Profil gesehen
he stood up to get a better view — er stand auf, um besser sehen zu können
3) (= photograph etc) Ansicht f (ALSO COMPUT)views of London — Ansichten pl or Stadtbilder pl von London
4) (= opinion) Ansicht f, Meinung fto take the view that... — die Ansicht vertreten, dass...
See:→ point5)(= mental survey)
an idealistic view of the world — eine idealistische Welt(an)sichta general or overall view of a problem —
in view of — wegen (+gen), angesichts (+gen)
at first view —
we must not lose from view the fact that... I'll keep it in view — wir dürfen die Tatsache nicht aus dem Auge verlieren, dass... ich werde es im Auge behalten
with a view to doing sth — mit der Absicht, etw zu tun
he has the weekend in view when he says... — er denkt an das Wochenende, wenn er sagt...
2. vt1) (= see) betrachten3) (= consider) problem etc sehen4) (COMPUT: command) anzeigen3. vi(= watch television) fernsehen* * *view [vjuː]A v/t1. obs sehen, erblicken2. (sich) etwas ansehen, besichtigen, in Augenschein nehmen:view a flat eine Wohnung besichtigenas als)B v/i fernsehenC s1. Besichtigung f, Inaugenscheinnahme f:at first view auf den ersten Blick;on nearer view bei näherer Betrachtung;be plain to (the) view gut sichtbar sein3. Sicht f (auch fig):a) in Sicht, sichtbar,b) fig in (Aus)Sicht;in full view of direkt vor jemandes Augen;get a full view of etwas ganz zu sehen bekommen;on view zu besichtigen(d), ausgestellt;on the long view fig auf weite Sicht;out of view außer Sicht, nicht mehr zu sehen;come in view in Sicht kommen, sichtbar werden;keep sth in view fig etwas im Auge behalten;lose view of aus den Augen verlieren;there is no view of success es besteht keine Aussicht auf Erfolg4. a) (Aus)Sicht f, (Aus-)Blick m (of, over auf akk):there is a grand view of the mountains from here von hier hat man einen herrlichen Blick auf die Bergeb) Szenerie f, Blick m5. MAL, FOTO Ansicht f, Bild n:6. (kritischer) Überblick (of über akk)7. Absicht f:b) im Hinblick auf (akk)8. (of, on) Ansicht f, Meinung f, Urteil n (von, über akk), Auffassung f (von):view of life Lebensanschauung f;in my view in meinen Augen, meines Erachtens;what is your view on …? was halten Sie von …?, wie beurteilen Sie …?;it is my view that … ich bin der Ansicht, dass …;be of the same view der gleichen Ansicht sein;form a view on sich ein Urteil bilden über (akk);hold extreme views extreme Ansichten vertreten;take a bright (dim, grave, strong) view of etwas optimistisch (pessimistisch, ernst, hart) beurteilen9. Vorführung f:* * *1. noun1) (range of vision) Sicht, diehave a clear/distant view of something — etwas deutlich/in der Ferne sehen können
be out of/in view — nicht zu sehen/zu sehen sein
2) (what is seen) Aussicht, die3) (picture) Ansicht, diephotographic view — Foto, das
4) (opinion) Ansicht, diewhat is your view or are your views on this? — was meinst du dazu?
don't you have any view[s] about it? — hast du keine Meinung dazu?
the general/majority view is that... — die Allgemeinheit/Mehrheit ist der Ansicht, dass...
have or hold views about or on something — eine Meinung über etwas (Akk.) haben
hold or take the view that... — der Ansicht sein, dass...
take a critical/grave/optimistic view of something — etwas kritisch/ernst/optimistisch beurteilen
5)be on view — [Waren, Haus:] besichtigt werden können; [Bauplan:] [zur Einsicht] ausliegen
in view of something — (fig.) angesichts einer Sache
with a view to or with a or the view of doing something — in der Absicht, etwas zu tun
with a view to something — (fig.) mit etwas im Auge
2. transitive verbwith this in view — in Anbetracht dessen; see also point I 1.
1) (look at) sich (Dat.) ansehen2) (consider) betrachten; beurteilen [Situation, Problem]viewed in this light... — so gesehen...
3) (inspect) besichtigen3. intransitive verbask to view something — darum bitten, etwas besichtigen zu dürfen
(Telev.) fernsehen* * *v.betrachten v.prüfen v.sehen v.(§ p.,pp.: sah, gesehen) (in regard to) n.Hinblick -e m. (of) n.Betrachtungsweise f. n.Anblick -e m.Anschauung f.Ansicht -en f.Auffassung f.Aussicht -en f.Betrachtung f.Blick -e m. -
28 main
main [mɛ̃]━━━━━━━━━2. adverb3. compounds━━━━━━━━━1. <• les mains dans les poches with one's hands in one's pockets ; ( = sans rien faire) without any effort• il y a main ! (Football) hand ball!• les mains en l'air ! hands up!• haut les mains ! hands up!• à 65 ans, il est temps qu'il passe la main at 65 it's time he made way for someone else• avoir le coup de main (pour faire qch) to have the knack (of doing sth)► avoir + main(s)• ce livre n'est pas à mettre entre toutes les mains this book is not suitable for the general public► prendre + main• il va prendre ma main sur la figure ! (inf) he's going to get a smack in the face!• prendre qn/qch en main to take sb/sth in hand► à la main• vol à main armée armed robbery► à main levée [vote] [voter] by a show of hands ; [dessin] [dessiner] freehand► de + main• de main en main [passer, circuler] from hand to hand• acheter une voiture de première main to buy a car secondhand (which has only had one previous owner)► en + main(s)• il se promenait, micro en main he walked around holding the microphone• ce livre est en main ( = non disponible) this book is in use2. <3. <► main courante ( = câble) handrail* * *mɛ̃1) Anatomie handla main dans la main — lit hand in hand
avoir les mains liées — lit, fig to have one's hands tied
avoir quelque chose bien en main(s) — lit to hold something firmly; fig to have something well in hand
fait main — [produit] handmade
à la main — [régler] manually
à main levée — [dessiner] freehand; [voter] by a show of hands
dix secondes montre en main — ten seconds exactly; vilain
2) ( personne)3) (dénotant le contrôle, la possession)mettre la main sur quelque chose — ( s'approprier) to get one's hands on something
être entre les mains de quelqu'un — [pouvoir, responsabilité] to be in the hands of somebody
prendre en mains — to take [something] in hand
se prendre par la main — ( soi-même) to take oneself in hand
prendre quelqu'un par la main — lit, fig to take somebody by the hand
à ne pas mettre entre toutes les mains — [livre] not for general reading
je le lui ai remis en mains propres — I gave it to him/her in person
de la main à la main — [vendre, acheter] privately
de première main — ( dans une annonce) ‘one owner’
avoir des renseignements de première main — to have first-hand information; velours
4) ( origine)écrit de la main du président — written by the president himself/herself
de ma plus belle main — ( écriture) in my best handwriting
5) ( dénotant l'habileté)6) Zoologie ( de primate) hand7) ( longueur)8) Sport ( au football) handball9) Jeux ( cartes de chacun) hand; ( tour de jeu) dealperdre la main — fig to lose one's touch
garder la main — fig to keep one's hand in
10) ( direction)à main droite/gauche — on the right/left
•Phrasal Verbs:••j'en mettrais ma main au feu or à couper — I'd swear to it
d'une main de fer — [gouverner] with an iron rod
il n'y est pas allé de main morte! — (colloq) he didn't pull his punches!
passer la main — to step down (à in favour [BrE] of)
faire main basse sur — to help oneself to [biens]; to take over [marché]
avoir la main heureuse/malheureuse — to be lucky/unlucky
ils peuvent se donner la main — pej ( deux personnes) they're both the same
* * *mɛ̃ nf1) (de primate) handà la main [tenir] — in one's hand, [fabriquer, tricoter] by hand
sous la main — to hand, at hand
donner la main à qn; tendre la main à qn — to hold out one's hand to sb
Les deux présidents se sont serré la main. — The two presidents shook hands.
à main levée ART — freehand
à mains levées [voter] — with a show of hands
à remettre en mains propres (courrier, document) — to be delivered personally
de première main (renseignement) — first-hand, COMMERCE (voiture, article) with only one previous owner
faire main basse sur — to help o.s. to
avoir la main CARTES — to lead
passer la main CARTES — to hand over the lead, figto step down
Je m'en lave les mains. — I wash my hands of the whole thing.
* * *main ⇒ Le corps humain nf1 Anat hand; main droite/gauche right/left hand; se laver les mains to wash one's hands; marcher les mains dans les poches to walk with one's hands in one's pockets; saluer qn de la main to wave at sb; d'un signe de la main elle indiqua que… with her hand she indicated that…; la main dans la main lit hand in hand; fig close together; avoir les mains liées lit, fig to have one's hands tied; haut les mains! hands up!; passer de main en main [objet, livre] to pass from hand to hand; tenir qch à la main to hold sth in one's hand; se tenir la main to hold hands; avoir une brûlure à la main to have a burn on one's hand; donne-moi la main ( pour être tenue) give me your hand; ( pour être serrée) let's shake hands; ( pour un soutien moral) hold my hand; demander la main de qn to ask for sb's hand (in marriage); prendre qch d'une (seule) main to pick sth up with one hand; prendre qch à deux mains to take sth with both hands; ramasser qch à pleines mains to pick up handfuls of sth; saisir qch à pleines mains to take a firm hold of sth; glisser or tomber des mains de qn to slip out of sb's hands; avoir qch bien en main(s) lit to hold sth firmly; fig to have sth well in hand; être adroit de ses mains to be good with one's hands; si tu portes or lèves la main sur elle if you lay a finger on her; faire qch à la main to do sth by hand; faire qch de ses propres mains to do sth with one's own hands; fait main [produit] handmade; cousu/tricoté main hand-sewn/- knitted; à la main ( sans machine) [contrôler, régler] manually; à mains nues [se battre] with one's bare hands; jouer du piano à quatre mains to play a duet on the piano; dessiner à main levée to draw freehand; voter à main levée to vote by a show of hands; se faire faire les mains to have a manicure; attaque/vol à main armée armed attack/robbery; avoir besoin d'un coup de main to need a hand; donner un coup de main à qn to give sb a hand; dix secondes montre or chronomètre en main ten seconds exactly; ⇒ courage, doigt, dos, uni, vilain;2 ( personne) une main secourable a helping hand; une main criminelle avait saboté someone with criminal intentions had sabotaged;3 (dénotant le contrôle, la possession) hand; la main de Dieu/du destin the hand of God/fate; changer de mains to change hands; avoir qch sous la main to have sth to hand; c'est ce que j'avais sous la main it's what I had; je n'ai rien sous la main pour recoudre ton bouton I've got nothing here to sew your button back on; cela m'est tombé sous la main I just happened to come across it; mettre la main sur qch ( retrouver) to lay one's hand on sth; ( trouver) to get one's hands on sth; je n'arrive pas à mettre la main dessus I can't lay my hands on it, I can't find it; après être passé par les mains de ma fille after my daughter had had it; je l'ai eu entre les mains mais I did have it but; être entre les mains de qn [pouvoir, responsabilité, entreprise] to be in the hands of sb; avoir/prendre qch en mains to have/to take sth in hand [affaire, tâche]; se prendre par la main ( soi-même) to take oneself in hand; prendre qn par la main lit, fig to take sb by the hand; être en (de) bonnes/mauvaises mains to be in good/not to be in good hands; avoir la main haute sur to have control over; avoir les choses en main to have things in hand; avoir qch bien en main to have sth well in hand; à ne pas mettre entre toutes les mains [livre] not for general reading; tomber entre les mains de qn to fall into sb's hands; repartir avec un contrat en main(s) to leave with a signed contract; elle est arrivée preuve en main she had concrete proof; avoir/arriver les mains vides to be/arrive empty-handed; je le lui ai remis en mains propres I gave it to him/her in person; de la main à la main [vendre, acheter] privately; être payé de la main à la main to be paid cash (in hand); de seconde main secondhand; de première main ( dans une annonce) ‘one owner’; avoir des renseignements de première main to have first-hand information; ⇒ innocent, velours;4 ( origine) peinture de la main de Bosch original painting by Bosch; écrit de la main du président written by the president himself; reconnaître la main d'un auteur/d'un artiste to recognize a writer's/an artist's style; de ma plus belle main ( écriture) in my best handwriting;5 ( dénotant l'habileté) avoir le coup de main to have the knack; il faut d'abord se faire la main you have to learn how to do it first; avoir la main légère to have a light touch;6 Zool ( de primate) hand;7 ( longueur approximative) une main a hand's width;10 Jeux ( cartes de chacun) hand; ( tour de jeu) deal; bonne/mauvaise main strong/weak hand; perdre la main lit to lose the deal; fig to lose one's touch; garder la main lit to keep one's hand; fig to keep one's hand in;11 ( direction) à main droite/gauche on the right/left.j'en mettrais ma main au feu or à couper I'd swear to it; d'une main de fer [gouverner, diriger] with an iron rod; il n'y est pas allé de main morte! he didn't pull his punches!; avoir la main leste to be always ready with a good hiding; laisser les mains libres à qn to give sb a free hand ou rein; passer la main to step down (à in favourGB of); faire main basse sur to help oneself to [biens]; to take over [marché, pays]; en venir aux mains to come to blows; avoir la main heureuse/malheureuse to be lucky/unlucky; mettre la dernière main à to put the finishing touches to; il y en a autant que sur ma main○ there aren't any; ils peuvent se donner la main péj ( deux personnes) they're both the same; ( plusieurs personnes) they're all the same; mettre la main aux fesses○ de qn to feel sb up○; que ta main gauche ignore ce que fait ta main droite let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth.[mɛ̃] nom féminindonne-moi la main give me your hand, hold my handles enfants, tenez-vous par ou donnez-vous la main hold hands, childrenlève la main [à l'école] put your hand up, raise your handlevez la main droite et dites "je le jure" raise your right hand and say "I swear to God"tu veux ma main sur la figure? do you want a slap?, you're asking for a slap!les mains en l'air!, haut les mains! hands up!la tasse lui a échappé des mains the cup slipped ou fell from her handsen main propre, en mains propres [directement] personally2. [savoir-faire]garder ou s'entretenir la main to keep one's hand in[intervention] handcertains y voient la main des services secrets some people believe that the secret service had a hand in it3. (vieilli) [permission d'épouser]demander/obtenir la main d'une jeune fille to ask for/to win a young lady's hand (in marriage)4. CARTESa. [faire la donne] to dealb. [jouer le premier] to leadcéder ou passer la main5. [gant de cuisine] (oven) glove6. COUTURE[tenue]papier qui a de la main paper which has bulk ou substance8. FOOTBALL9. CONSTRUCTION [poignée] handle10. (locution)a. [voter] by a show of handsb. [dessiner] freehandmain libres [téléphone, kit] hands-freela main sur le cœur with one's hand on one's heart, in perfect good faithde main de maître masterfully, brilliantlyla décision est entre les mains du juge the decision rests with ou is in the hands of the judgearriver/rentrer les mains vides to turn up/to go home empty-handedjeux de mains, jeux de vilains [à des enfants] no more horsing around or it'll end in tearsavoir la haute main sur to have total ou absolute control overa. [être clément] to be lenientb. [en cuisine] to underseasona. [être sévère] to be harsh ou heavy-handedb. [en cuisine] to be heavy-handed (with the seasoning)avoir/garder quelque chose sous la main to have/to keep something at handa. [palais] to raid, to ransackb. [marchandises, documents] to get one's hands onc'est toi qui as fait main basse sur les chocolats? (humoristique) are you the one who's been at the chocolates?c'est lui, j'en mettrais ma main au feu that's him, I'd stake my life on itattention, la main me démange! watch it or you'll get a slap!mettre ou prêter la main à to have a hand ou to take part inmettre la main sur quelque chose to lay ou to put one's hands on somethingje n'arrive pas à mettre la main dessus I can't find it, I can't lay my hands on itc'est une photo à ne pas mettre entre toutes les mains this photo shouldn't be shown to just an ybody ou musn't fall into the wrong handstu ne trouveras pas de travail si tu ne te prends pas par la main you won't find a job unless you get a grip on yourself ou (UK) you pull your socks uptendre la main [faire l'aumône] to hold out one's hand, to beg————————[mɛ̃] adverbe[fabriqué, imprimé] by handfait/tricoté/trié main hand-made/-knitted/-picked————————à la main locution adverbiale1. [artisanalement]2. [dans les mains]avoir ou tenir quelque chose à la main to hold something in one's hand————————à main locution adjectivale————————à main droite locution adverbiale————————à main gauche locution adverbiale————————de la main locution adverbialea. [pour dire bonjour] to wave (hello) to somebodyb. [pour dire au revoir] to wave (goodbye) to somebody, to wave somebody goodbyede la main, elle me fit signe d'approcher she waved me overde la main à la main locution adverbiale————————de la main de locution prépositionnelle1. [fait par] byla lettre est de la main même de Proust/de ma main the letter is in Proust's own hand/in my handwriting2. [donné par] from (the hand of)de main en main locution adverbialede première main locution adjectivale[information] first-hand[érudition, recherche] originalde première main locution adverbialenous tenons de première main que... we have it on the best authority that...de seconde main locution adjectivale[information, voiture] secondhandd'une main locution adverbiale[ouvrir, faire] with one hand[prendre] with ou in one handdonner quelque chose d'une main et le reprendre de l'autre to give something with one hand and take it back with the other————————en main locution adjectivalel'affaire est en main the question is in hand ou is being dealt withle livre est actuellement en main [il est consulté] the book is out on loan ou is being consulted at the moment————————en main locution adverbialeavoir ou tenir quelque chose (bien) en main (figuré) to have something well in hand ou under controlprendre quelque chose en main to take control of ou over somethingla main dans la main locution adverbiale[en se tenant par la main] hand in hand -
29 run
A n1 ( act or period of running) course f ; a two-mile run une course de deux miles ; that was a splendid run by Reeves Reeves a fait une course magnifique ; to go for a run aller courir ; to take the dog for a run in the park aller faire courir le chien au parc ; to break into a run se mettre à courir ; to do sth at a run faire qch en courant ; to take a run at prendre son élan pour franchir [fence, hedge, stream] ; to give sb a clear run fig laisser le champ libre à qn (at doing pour faire) ;2 ( flight) on the run [prisoner] en fuite, en cavale ○ ; to be on the run from sb/sth fuir qn/qch ; to have sb on the run lit mettre qn en fuite ; fig réussir à effrayer qn ; to make a run for it fuir, s'enfuir ; to make a run for the door se précipiter vers la porte ;3 ( series) (of successes, failures, reds, blacks) série f (of de) ; to have a run of (good) luck être en veine ; to have a run of bad luck jouer de malchance ; a run of fine weather une période de beau temps ; we've had a long run without any illness nous avons eu une longue période sans maladie ; the product has had a good run but… le produit a bien marché mais… ;4 Theat série f de représentations ; to have a long run tenir longtemps l'affiche ; to have a six-month run tenir l'affiche pendant six mois ; the play is beginning its Broadway run la pièce commence à se jouer à Broadway ;5 ( trend) (of events, market) tendance f ; the run of the cards/dice was against me le jeu était contre moi ; against the run of play Sport en sens inverse du cours réel du jeu ; in the normal run of things dans l'ordre normal des choses ; out of the common run hors du commun ;6 ( series of thing produced) ( in printing) tirage m ; ( in industry) série f ; a paperback run of 10,000 un tirage de 10 000 exemplaires en poche ;7 Fin ( on Stock Exchange) ( rush) ruée f ; a run on une ruée sur [stock market, bank, item] ; a run on sterling/the dollar une ruée spéculative sur la livre sterling/le dollar ;8 (trip, route) route f, trajet m ; it's only a short run into town ( in car) avec la voiture on est tout de suite en ville ; to go out for a run in the car aller faire un tour en voiture ; the run up to York la route jusqu'à York ; he does the Leeds run twice a week il fait le trajet jusqu'à Leeds deux fois par semaine ; a ferry on the Portsmouth-Caen run le ferry faisant la traversée Portsmouth-Caen ; a bombing run une mission de bombardement ;10 (for rabbit, chickens) enclos m ;11 (in tights, material) échelle f ;12 ( for skiing etc) piste f ;13 ( in cards) suite f ; a run of three une suite de trois cartes ; ⇒ practice run, test run, trial run.1 ( cover by running) courir [race, heat, stage, distance, marathon] ; I ran the rest of the way j'ai couru le reste du chemin ; she ran a brilliant race/a very fast time elle a fait une course superbe/un très bon temps ; the race will be run at 10.30 la course se court à 10 h 30 ;2 ( drive) to run sb to the station/to hospital conduire qn à la gare/à l'hôpital ; to run sb home ou back reconduire qn ; to run the car over to the garage conduire la voiture au garage ; to run sth over to sb's house apporter qch chez qn en voiture ; to run the car into a tree jeter la voiture contre un arbre ;3 (pass, move) to run one's hand over sth passer la main sur qch ; to run one's finger down the list parcourir la liste du doigt ; to run one's eye(s) over sth parcourir rapidement qch ; to run a duster/the vacuum cleaner over sth passer un coup de chiffon/d'aspirateur sur qch ; to run one's pen through sth rayer qch ;4 ( manage) diriger [business, hotel, store, school, country] ; a well-/badly-run organization une organisation bien/mal dirigée ; who is running things here? qui est-ce qui commande ici? ; I'm running this show ○ ! c'est moi qui commande ○ ! ; stop trying to run my life! arrête de vouloir diriger ma vie! ;5 ( operate) faire fonctionner [machine] ; faire tourner [motor, engine] ; exécuter [program] ; entretenir [car] ; to run sth off the mains/off batteries faire fonctionner qch sur secteur/avec des piles ; the car is cheap to run la voiture est peu coûteuse à entretenir ; to run a tape/a film mettre une cassette/un film ; to run tests on sth effectuer des tests sur qch ; to run a check on sb [police] vérifier les antécédents de qn ; ( generally) prendre des renseignements sur qn ;6 (organize, offer) organiser [competition, lessons, course] ; mettre [qch] en place [train, bus, service] ;7 (extend, pass) (of cable, wire, pipe) to run sth between/from/to/around faire passer qch entre/de/à/autour de ; to run a rope through a ring faire passer une corde dans un anneau ;8 ( cause to flow) faire couler [water, bath] ; ouvrir [tap] ; I'll run you a bath je vais te faire couler un bain ; to run water into/over sth faire couler de l'eau dans/sur qch ;11 ( smuggle) faire passer [qch] en fraude [guns, drugs] ;1 ( move quickly) [person, animal] courir ; to run to catch the bus/to help sb courir pour attraper le bus/pour aider qn ; to run to meet sb courir à la rencontre de qn ; to run across/down/up sth traverser/descendre/monter qch en courant ; to run around the house/around (in) the garden courir dans toute la maison/dans le jardin ; will you run over to the shop and get some milk? peux-tu courir au magasin chercher du lait? ; to run for the train courir pour attraper le train ; to run for the exit courir vers la sortie ; to run for one's country Sport courir pour son pays ; to run in the 100 metres/in the 3.30 (race) courir le 100 mètres/dans la course de 15 h 30 ; she came running towards me elle a couru vers moi ; the customers will come running fig les clients vont se précipiter ;2 ( flee) fuir, s'enfuir ; I dropped everything and ran j'ai tout jeté et je me suis enfui ; to run for one's life s'enfuir pour sauver sa peau ○ ; run for your life!, run for it ○ ! sauve qui peut!, déguerpissons ○ ! ; I had to run for it ○ j'ai dû déguerpir ○ ; there's nowhere to run (to) il n'y a nulle part où aller ; to go running to the police courir à la police ; to go running to one's parents se réfugier chez ses parents ;3 ○ ( rush off) filer ○ ; sorry-must run! ○ désolé-il faut que je file! ○ ;4 ( function) [machine, generator] marcher ; [engine, press] tourner ; to leave the engine running laisser tourner le moteur ; to run off fonctionner sur [mains, battery] ; to run on marcher à [diesel, unleaded] ; to run fast/slow [clock] prendre de l'avance/du retard ; the organization runs very smoothly l'organisation fonctionne parfaitement ;5 (continue, last) [contract, lease] courir ; to have another month to run avoir encore un mois à courir ; to run from… to… [school year, season] aller de… à… ;6 Theat [play, musical] tenir l'affiche ; this show will run and run! ce spectacle tiendra l'affiche pendant des mois! ; to run for six months tenir l'affiche pendant six mois ; the film will run (for) another week le film reste à l'affiche une semaine encore ;7 ( pass) to run past/through sth [frontier, path, line] passer/traverser qch ; to run (from) east to west aller d'est en ouest, être orienté est-ouest ; the road runs north for about ten kilometres la route va vers le nord sur une dizaine de kilomètres ; to run parallel to sth être parallèle à qch ; the stripes run vertically les rayures sont verticales ; the bird has a green stripe running down its back l'oiseau a une bande verte le long du dos ; a scar runs down her arm une cicatrice court le long de son bras ;8 ( move) [sledge, vehicle] glisser (on sur ; forward vers l'avant ; back vers l'arrière) ; [curtain] coulisser (on sur) ; to run through sb's hands [rope] filer entre les mains de qn ; a pain ran up my leg une douleur m'est remontée le long de la jambe ; a wave of excitement ran through the crowd un frisson d'excitation a parcouru la foule ; his eyes ran over the page il a parcouru la page des yeux ; the news ran from house to house la nouvelle s'est transmise de maison en maison ;9 ( operate regularly) [buses, trains] circuler ; they don't run on Sundays ils ne circulent pas le dimanche ; a taxi service/ferry runs between X and Y il existe un service de taxi/un ferry entre X et Y ; the train is running late le train est en retard ; programmes are running late this evening ( on TV) les émissions ont du retard ce soir ; we are running 30 minutes behind schedule ou late nous avons 30 minutes de retard ; we're running ahead of schedule nous sommes en avance ;10 ( flow) [water, liquid, stream, tap, bath, nose] couler ; the tap is running le robinet coule or est ouvert ; my nose is running j'ai le nez qui coule ; tears ran down his face les larmes coulaient sur son visage ; there was water running down the walls il y avait de l'eau qui coulait le long des murs ; my body was running with sweat mon corps ruisselait de sueur ; the streets will be running with blood fig le sang coulera à flots dans les rues ; the river ran red with blood la rivière est devenue rouge de sang ; the meat juices ran pink/clear le jus qui est sorti de la viande était rose/incolore ;11 ( flow when wet or melted) [colour, dye, garment] déteindre ; [ink, makeup, butter, cheese] couler ;12 Pol ( as candidate) se présenter ; to run for être candidat/-e au poste de [mayor, governor] ; to run for president être candidat/-e à la présidence ; to run against se présenter or être candidat/-e contre [person] ;13 ( be worded) [message, speech] se présenter, être libellé sout ; the telex runs… le télex se présente or est libellé comme suit… ; so the argument runs selon l'argument habituellement avancé ;14 ( snag) [tights, material] filer.to have the run of sth avoir qch pour soi ; to give sb the run of sth mettre qch à la disposition de qn ; in the long run à la longue, à longue échéance ; in the short run à brève échéance.■ run about, run around:1 (hurrying, playing etc) courir ; I've been running around all over the place looking for you j'ai couru partout pour essayer de te trouver ;■ run across ○:▶ run across [sth/sb] tomber sur ○ [acquaintance, reference].■ run after:■ run along se sauver ○, filer ○ ; run along! sauve-toi ○ !■ run at:▶ run at [sth]1 ( charge towards) se précipiter sur [door, person] ;2 ( be at) [inflation, unemployment] atteindre, être de l'ordre de [percentage, rate, figure] ; with inflation running at 12% avec une inflation de l'ordre de 12%.■ run away:▶ run away1 ( flee) s'enfuir (from sb devant qn ; to do pour faire) ; to run away from home s'enfuir de chez soi ; to run away from one's responsibilities/a situation fuir ses responsabilités/une situation ;2 ( run off) [water, liquid] couler ;▶ run away with [sth/sb]1 ( flee) partir avec [profits, object, person] ;2 ( carry off easily) rafler ○ [prizes, title] ;4 ( get into one's head) to run away with the idea ou notion that s'imaginer que ; I don't want him running away with that idea je ne veux pas qu'il s'imagine ça ; to let one's emotions/one's enthusiasm run away with one se laisser emporter par ses émotions/son enthousiasme.■ run back:▶ run back [sth], run [sth] back rembobiner [tape, film].▶ run back over [sth] revenir sur [points, plans].■ run down:▶ run down [battery] se décharger ; [watch] retarder ; [exports, reserves] diminuer ; [machine, industry, company] s'essouffler ;▶ run down [sth/sb], run [sth/sb] down1 ( in vehicle) renverser ; to be ou get run down by sth être renversé par qch ;2 (reduce, allow to decline) réduire [production, operations, defences, industry, reserves] ; user [battery] ;3 ( disparage) dénigrer [person, economy] ;4 Naut éperonner, heurter [boat] ;■ run in:▶ run in [sth], run [sth] in roder [car, machine] ; ‘running in-please pass’ ‘en rodage’ ;■ run into:▶ run into [sth/sb]2 ( encounter) rencontrer [person, difficulty, opposition, bad weather] ; to run into debt s'endetter ;3 ( amount to) [debt, income, sales] se compter en [hundreds, millions] ; the trial could run into months le procès pourrait durer des mois.■ run off:▶ run off2 [liquid, water] couler ;▶ run off [sth], run [sth] off1 ( print) sortir [copy] (on sur) ;2 ( contest) disputer [heats].■ run on:▶ run on [meeting, seminar] se prolonger ;▶ run on [sth] ( be concerned with) [mind] être préoccupé par ; [thoughts] revenir sur ; [conversation] porter sur ;▶ run on [sth], run [sth] on1 Print faire suivre [qch] sans alinéa ;2 Literat faire enjamber [line].■ run out:▶ run out1 ( become exhausted) [supplies, resources, oil] s'épuiser ; time is running out le temps manque ; my money ran out mes ressources s'étaient épuisées ; my patience is running out je suis en train de perdre patience ;2 ( have no more) [pen, vending machine] être vide ; sorry, I've run out désolé, je n'en ai plus ; quick, before we run out vite, avant que nous n'ayons plus rien ;3 ( expire) [lease, passport] expirer ;▶ run out of ne plus avoir de [petrol, time, money, ideas] ; the car ran out of petrol la voiture est tombée en panne d'essence ; to be running out of n'avoir presque plus de [petrol, time, money, ideas].■ run out on:▶ run out on [sb] abandonner, laisser tomber ○ [family, lover, ally].■ run over:▶ run over1 [meeting, programme] se prolonger, dépasser l'horaire prévu ; to run over by 10 minutes/by an hour dépasser l'horaire prévu de 10 minutes/d'une heure ;▶ run over [sth/sb], run [sth/sb] over1 ( injure) renverser [person, animal] ; ( kill) écraser [person, animal] ; you'll get run over tu vas te faire écraser ;2 ( drive over) passer sur [log, bump, corpse].■ run through:▶ run through [sth]1 ( pass through) [thought, tune, murmur] courir dans ;3 ( look through) parcourir [list, article, notes] ; ( discuss briefly) passer [qch] en revue [main points, schedule] ;4 (use, get through) dépenser [money, inheritance] ;▶ run [sb] through littér ( with sword) transpercer [person] (with avec, de) ; to run sth through the computer passer qch dans l'ordinateur ; to run sth through a series of tests faire passer une série de tests à qch.■ run to:▶ run to [sth] ( extend as far as) [book, report] faire [number of pages, words] ; her tastes don't run to modern jazz ses goûts ne vont pas jusqu'au jazz moderne ; his salary doesn't run to Caribbean cruises son salaire ne lui permet pas une croisière aux Caraïbes ; I don't think I can run to that je ne crois pas pouvoir me permettre cela.■ run up:▶ run up [sth], run [sth] up1 ( accumulate) accumuler [bill, debt] ;2 ( make) fabriquer [dress, curtains] ;3 ( raise) hisser [flag].▶ run up against [sth] se heurter à [obstacle, difficulty]. -
30 fare
1. ['fare]vb irreg vt1) (fabbricare: gen) to make, (casa) to build, (quadro) to paint, (disegno) to draw, (pasto) to cook, (pane, dolci) to bake, (assegno) to make outche cosa ne hai fatto di quei pantaloni? — what have you done with those trousers?
hai fatto il letto? — have you made the bed?
hai fatto la stanza? — have you cleaned the room?
2) (attività: gen) to do, (vacanza, sogno) to have3) (funzione) to be, Teatro to play, be, actfare il morto — (in acqua) to float
4) (percorrere) to dofare i 100 metri — (competere) to go in for o run in the 100 metres
fare una passeggiata — to go for o take a walk
5)6)7)due più due fa quattro — two plus two make(s) o equal(s) fourche differenza fa? — what difference does it make?
glielo faccio 100 euro — I'll give it to you o I'll let you have it for 100 euros
8)(+ infinito)
le faremo avere la merce — we'll get the goods to youl'hanno fatto entrare in macchina — (costringere) they forced him into the car, they made him get into the car, (lasciare) they let him get into the car
far scongelare — to defrost, thaw out
mi son fatto tagliare i capelli — I've had my hair cut
9)10)farla a qn — to get the better of sbme l'hanno fatta! — (imbrogliare) I've been done!, (derubare) I've been robbed!, (lasciare nei guai) I've been lumbered!
— to succeed, managenon ce la faccio più — (a camminare) I can't go on, (a sopportare) I can't take any more
ormai è stato deciso e non c'è niente da fare — it's been decided and there's nothing we can do about it
ha fatto di sì con la testa — he nodded
1) (agire) to dofare con — (situazioni, persone) to know how to deal withci sa fare coi bambini/con le macchine — he's good with children/cars
2)"davvero?" fece — "really?" he said3)questo non si fa — it's not done, you (just) can't do that
si
fa così! — you do it like this, this is the way it's donenon si fa così — (rimprovero) that's no way to behave!
questa festa non si farà! — this party won't take place!
4)fa proprio al caso nostro — it's just what we needfare da — (funzioni) to act as
fare da padre a qn — to be like a father to sb
la cucina fa anche da sala da pranzo — the kitchen also serves as o is also used as a dining room
fare per — (essere adatto) to be suitable for, (essere sul punto di) to be about to
il grigio fa vecchio — grey makes you o one look older
3. vb impers4. vr (farsi)1)farsi amico di qn — to make friends with sb2)farsi avanti — to move forward, fig to come forward3) (gergo: drogarsi) to do drugs5. vip (farsi)(divenire) to become6. smfar del giorno/della notte — at daybreak/nightfall -
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[wə:k] 1. noun1) (effort made in order to achieve or make something: He has done a lot of work on this project) delo2) (employment: I cannot find work in this town.) delo3) (a task or tasks; the thing that one is working on: Please clear your work off the table.) delo4) (a painting, book, piece of music etc: the works of Van Gogh / Shakespeare/Mozart; This work was composed in 1816.) delo5) (the product or result of a person's labours: His work has shown a great improvement lately.) delo6) (one's place of employment: He left (his) work at 5.30 p.m.; I don't think I'll go to work tomorrow.) delo2. verb1) (to (cause to) make efforts in order to achieve or make something: She works at the factory three days a week; He works his employees very hard; I've been working on/at a new project.) delati; priganjati k delu2) (to be employed: Are you working just now?) delati3) (to (cause to) operate (in the correct way): He has no idea how that machine works / how to work that machine; That machine doesn't/won't work, but this one's working.) delovati; upravljati4) (to be practicable and/or successful: If my scheme works, we'll be rich!) delovati5) (to make (one's way) slowly and carefully with effort or difficulty: She worked her way up the rock face.) s težavo napredovati6) (to get into, or put into, a stated condition or position, slowly and gradually: The wheel worked loose.) postajati bolj in bolj7) (to make by craftsmanship: The ornaments had been worked in gold.) izdelati•- - work- workable
- worker
- works 3. noun plural1) (the mechanism (of a watch, clock etc): The works are all rusted.) mehanizem2) (deeds, actions etc: She's devoted her life to good works.) dela•- work-box
- workbook
- workforce
- working class
- working day
- work-day
- working hours
- working-party
- work-party
- working week
- workman
- workmanlike
- workmanship
- workmate
- workout
- workshop
- at work
- get/set to work
- go to work on
- have one's work cut out
- in working order
- out of work
- work of art
- work off
- work out
- work up
- work up to
- work wonders* * *I [wə:k]noun(telesno ali duševno) delo; ukvarjanje, ustvarjanje, dejavnost; posel, zaposlitev; naloga; (žensko) ročno delo; delovni proces, rezultat dela, proizvod, izdelek; izdelava, obdelava, način izdelave; delovna sposobnost; težak posel, trud, muka; pogon (stroja); plural stavbna dela, stavbišče; javna dela; military utrdbe, utrdbena dela; (singular construction) tovarna, fabrika, obrat, delavnica; talilnica, livarna; technical mehanizem, gonilo, kolesje, zobčasti prenos; plural religion dobra delain work — zaposlen; (ki je) v pogonu (obratu)out of work — brez dela, brezposeln, nezaposlena work of art — umetniško delo, umetninaearth works architecture zemeljska delairon works — talilnica železa, železarnaout works architecture zunanja delaupper works nautical nadvodni del ladje; vrhnja gradba, deli ladje nad zgornjo palubowood works — lesena konstrukcija, leseni deli hiše, leseni predmetito be out of work — biti brez dela, biti brezposelnto be at work — delati, delovati, funkcioniratiit's all in the day's work — to ni (prav) nič nenavadnega, to je normalno, to je del (vsako)-dnevnega delato give s.o. the works American colloquially ozmerjati, premlatiti kogato get ( —ali to set) to work — lotiti se dela, začeti delatito make sad work of it figuratively vse uničitito make short ( —ali quick) work of — hitro opraviti z, hitro obvladatiII() [wə:k]1.transitive verbdelati (na čem), izdel(ov)ati, obdelati; narediti, proizvesti, proizvajati; poetically umetniško izdelati; plesti, tkati, izdelati na statvah; šivati; vesti; oblikovati, (iz)kovati; tiskati; mesiti; kopati (rudo), obdelovati (zemljo); commerce poslovati, poslovno potovati (po nekem področju); slang prodati; plačati (potovanje) z delom; preiskati, raziskati; mathematics izračunati, rešiti (nalogo); vplivati na (koga), nagovarjati (koga); slang prevarati, oslepariti; izvesti, uresničiti, izvršiti, povzročiti; streči (topu, stroju); uporabljati (žival) za delo, vpreči; izkoriščati (rudnik); pustiti koga, da težko dela; premikati, poganjati, gnati, gonitito work o.s. to death — ubi(ja)ti se z delom, garatito work o.s. into s.o.'s favour — pridobiti si naklonjenost kake osebeto work o.s. into a rage — pobesnetito work a change — izvršiti, povzročiti spremembocan you work the screw loose? — lahko zrahljate vijak?to work a slave to death — do smrti priganjati sužnja k delu, ubiti ga z delomservants are not worked now as they were formerly — od služinčadi se danes ne zahteva več toliko dela kot nekočit is a good scheme, but can you work it? — to je dober načrt, toda, ali ga lahko izvedete?to work one's passage nautical zaslužiti svoj prevoz z delomto work one's social relations in business — izkoriščati svoje družabne zveze poslovno;2.intransitive verbdelati, delovati, biti zaposlen (s čim); baviti se (s čim); truditi se; funkcionirati, posrečiti se, uspeti; razviti se, dozoreti; vreti; biti v pogonu, delati (stroj), prijemati eden v drugega (zobata kolesa); šivati, vesti (vezem); prebijati se (z delom); razvleči se; trzati (se) (obraz); mahati (s čim); težko, z muko se premikati, gibati; nautical križariti; besneti, biti razburkan (morje); figuratively krčevito delatiI tried but it did not work — poskušal sem, a ni se mi posrečiloto work loose — zrahljati se (vijak itd.)that won't work with me — to ne bo vplivalo name (vžgalo pri meni);
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