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121 Computers
The brain has been compared to a digital computer because the neuron, like a switch or valve, either does or does not complete a circuit. But at that point the similarity ends. The switch in the digital computer is constant in its effect, and its effect is large in proportion to the total output of the machine. The effect produced by the neuron varies with its recovery from [the] refractory phase and with its metabolic state. The number of neurons involved in any action runs into millions so that the influence of any one is negligible.... Any cell in the system can be dispensed with.... The brain is an analogical machine, not digital. Analysis of the integrative activities will probably have to be in statistical terms. (Lashley, quoted in Beach, Hebb, Morgan & Nissen, 1960, p. 539)It is essential to realize that a computer is not a mere "number cruncher," or supercalculating arithmetic machine, although this is how computers are commonly regarded by people having no familiarity with artificial intelligence. Computers do not crunch numbers; they manipulate symbols.... Digital computers originally developed with mathematical problems in mind, are in fact general purpose symbol manipulating machines....The terms "computer" and "computation" are themselves unfortunate, in view of their misleading arithmetical connotations. The definition of artificial intelligence previously cited-"the study of intelligence as computation"-does not imply that intelligence is really counting. Intelligence may be defined as the ability creatively to manipulate symbols, or process information, given the requirements of the task in hand. (Boden, 1981, pp. 15, 16-17)The task is to get computers to explain things to themselves, to ask questions about their experiences so as to cause those explanations to be forthcoming, and to be creative in coming up with explanations that have not been previously available. (Schank, 1986, p. 19)In What Computers Can't Do, written in 1969 (2nd edition, 1972), the main objection to AI was the impossibility of using rules to select only those facts about the real world that were relevant in a given situation. The "Introduction" to the paperback edition of the book, published by Harper & Row in 1979, pointed out further that no one had the slightest idea how to represent the common sense understanding possessed even by a four-year-old. (Dreyfus & Dreyfus, 1986, p. 102)A popular myth says that the invention of the computer diminishes our sense of ourselves, because it shows that rational thought is not special to human beings, but can be carried on by a mere machine. It is a short stop from there to the conclusion that intelligence is mechanical, which many people find to be an affront to all that is most precious and singular about their humanness.In fact, the computer, early in its career, was not an instrument of the philistines, but a humanizing influence. It helped to revive an idea that had fallen into disrepute: the idea that the mind is real, that it has an inner structure and a complex organization, and can be understood in scientific terms. For some three decades, until the 1940s, American psychology had lain in the grip of the ice age of behaviorism, which was antimental through and through. During these years, extreme behaviorists banished the study of thought from their agenda. Mind and consciousness, thinking, imagining, planning, solving problems, were dismissed as worthless for anything except speculation. Only the external aspects of behavior, the surface manifestations, were grist for the scientist's mill, because only they could be observed and measured....It is one of the surprising gifts of the computer in the history of ideas that it played a part in giving back to psychology what it had lost, which was nothing less than the mind itself. In particular, there was a revival of interest in how the mind represents the world internally to itself, by means of knowledge structures such as ideas, symbols, images, and inner narratives, all of which had been consigned to the realm of mysticism. (Campbell, 1989, p. 10)[Our artifacts] only have meaning because we give it to them; their intentionality, like that of smoke signals and writing, is essentially borrowed, hence derivative. To put it bluntly: computers themselves don't mean anything by their tokens (any more than books do)-they only mean what we say they do. Genuine understanding, on the other hand, is intentional "in its own right" and not derivatively from something else. (Haugeland, 1981a, pp. 32-33)he debate over the possibility of computer thought will never be won or lost; it will simply cease to be of interest, like the previous debate over man as a clockwork mechanism. (Bolter, 1984, p. 190)t takes us a long time to emotionally digest a new idea. The computer is too big a step, and too recently made, for us to quickly recover our balance and gauge its potential. It's an enormous accelerator, perhaps the greatest one since the plow, twelve thousand years ago. As an intelligence amplifier, it speeds up everything-including itself-and it continually improves because its heart is information or, more plainly, ideas. We can no more calculate its consequences than Babbage could have foreseen antibiotics, the Pill, or space stations.Further, the effects of those ideas are rapidly compounding, because a computer design is itself just a set of ideas. As we get better at manipulating ideas by building ever better computers, we get better at building even better computers-it's an ever-escalating upward spiral. The early nineteenth century, when the computer's story began, is already so far back that it may as well be the Stone Age. (Rawlins, 1997, p. 19)According to weak AI, the principle value of the computer in the study of the mind is that it gives us a very powerful tool. For example, it enables us to formulate and test hypotheses in a more rigorous and precise fashion than before. But according to strong AI the computer is not merely a tool in the study of the mind; rather the appropriately programmed computer really is a mind in the sense that computers given the right programs can be literally said to understand and have other cognitive states. And according to strong AI, because the programmed computer has cognitive states, the programs are not mere tools that enable us to test psychological explanations; rather, the programs are themselves the explanations. (Searle, 1981b, p. 353)What makes people smarter than machines? They certainly are not quicker or more precise. Yet people are far better at perceiving objects in natural scenes and noting their relations, at understanding language and retrieving contextually appropriate information from memory, at making plans and carrying out contextually appropriate actions, and at a wide range of other natural cognitive tasks. People are also far better at learning to do these things more accurately and fluently through processing experience.What is the basis for these differences? One answer, perhaps the classic one we might expect from artificial intelligence, is "software." If we only had the right computer program, the argument goes, we might be able to capture the fluidity and adaptability of human information processing. Certainly this answer is partially correct. There have been great breakthroughs in our understanding of cognition as a result of the development of expressive high-level computer languages and powerful algorithms. However, we do not think that software is the whole story.In our view, people are smarter than today's computers because the brain employs a basic computational architecture that is more suited to deal with a central aspect of the natural information processing tasks that people are so good at.... hese tasks generally require the simultaneous consideration of many pieces of information or constraints. Each constraint may be imperfectly specified and ambiguous, yet each can play a potentially decisive role in determining the outcome of processing. (McClelland, Rumelhart & Hinton, 1986, pp. 3-4)Historical dictionary of quotations in cognitive science > Computers
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122 corner
ˈkɔ:nə
1. сущ.
1) а) угол, уголок The corners of the mouth. ≈ Уголки рта. round the corner around the corner turn the corner cut off a corner б) угол, перекресток( улиц, дорог) в) спорт угловой удар corner flag г) (с определенным артиклем с большой буквы) букмекерская контора Таттесола в Лондоне
2) что-л., находящееся на краю, на периферии а) край куска материи и т.п. б) кант в) закоулок, потайной уголок do smth. in a corner hole and corner transactions ≈ тайные махинации г) край, граница( какой-л. области) ;
край, область within four corners of smth every corner the four corners of the earth ≈ стороны света д) уголок, небольшое место keep a corner
3) угол как место, откуда некуда деться а) неловкое положение;
затруднение drive smb. into a corner б) экон. скупка монополистами товара со спекулятивными целями
4) доля, причитающееся;
сл. доля в награбленном stand one's corner
2. гл.
1) а) строит. облицовывать Its walls are whitewashed, and cornered with stone. ≈ Стены выбелены и облицованы камнем. б) оформлять( чем-л. декоративным) углы помещения, расставлять что-л. по углам Sometimes it is cornered with pilasters. ≈ Иногда в таких местах по углам делают пилястры. A really good artwork may be cornered simply because it chances to fit a vacant space. ≈ Иногда поистине замечательное произведение искусства вешают в угол только потому, что оно хорошо заполняет пустое пространство.
2) а) загонять в угол;
припереть к стене, поставить в неудобное, тяжелое положение A rat will fight a man if cornered. ≈ Если крысу загнать в угол, она нападет и на человека. б) коммерч. производить операцию типа corner
1. 3б)
3) а) повернуть( о транспортном средстве) б) спорт пройти поворот( в гонке)
4) соединяться, образуя угол (о заборах, оградах, границах районов, улицах и т.п.) ∙ corner off угол, уголок - in the * of the room в углу комнаты;
- at the * of the street на углу улицы;
- round the * за углом;
совсем близко;
скоро, близко;
- to turn the * завернуть за угол;
- to cut off a * срезать угол, пойти напрямик;
- to cut *s срезать углы;
- four *s перекресток;
- to watch smb. out of the * of one's eyes следить за кем-л. уголком глаза;
наблюдать за кем-л. украдкой( специальное) угол - * of dive (авиация) угол пикирования (математика) угловая точка кривой закоулок, потайной уголок - murky *s темные углы, тайные убежища;
- done in a * сделанный втихомолку;
- in a quiet * в укромном уголке;
- to find a * to work in найти уголок, где можно было бы спокойно работать часть, район - the four *s of the earth четыре страны света( спортивное) угол поля;
угловой удар;
удар с угла (спортивное) угол ринга;
секундант;
сторонник, болельщик - it will give him confidence to have somebody in his * сознание, что кто-то за него болеет, придаст ему уверенности (экономика) преимущественное право или монополия( биржевое) корнер (спекулятивная скупка акций и товаров) - to make a * in wheat создать корнер на пшеницу поворот - tight * крутой поворот - to negotiate the * совершать поворот;
вписаться в поворот > tight * затруднительное или опасное положение;
> to be round the * быть вне опасности;
(военное) (жаргон) дезертировать > to turn the * выйти из затруднительного или опасного положения;
> he has been seriously ill but has turned the * now он был серьезно болен, но теперь опасность миновала > to drive smb. into a * загнать кого-л. в угол, поставить кого-л. в безвыходное положение;
> to paint oneself into a * загнать самого себя в угол;
поставить себя в безвыходное положение;
> to have a * in smb.'s heart вызывать нежные чувства у кого-л., завоевать чье-л. сердце;
> to cut *s ловчить, изворачиваться;
идти в обход правил;
> to cut *s by using cheap materials наживаться, используя дешевое сырье угольный;
имеющий форму угольника - * cupboard угловой шкаф находящийся на углу - * house угловой дом;
- * shop угловой магазин;
лавка на углу (спортивное) угловой - * kick угловой удар загнать в угол - to * smb. in an argument припереть кого-л. к стенке в споре;
- that question *ed him этот вопрос поставил его в тупик;
- the police *ed the theif полиция поймала вора поставить в угол срезать повороты( биржевое) создавать корнер (экономика) скупать товар по спекулятивным ценам - to * the market монополизировать рынок, скупая товар corner завернуть за угол ~ загонять в угол, в тупик;
припереть к стене ~ закоулок, потайной уголок;
done in a corner сделано исподтишка, потихоньку ~ кант ~ спорт. корнер, угловой удар;
hole and corner transactions тайные махинации ~ бирж. корнер (спекулятивная скупка акций) ~ неловкое положение;
затруднение;
to drive into a corner загнать в угол, припереть к стене ~ преимущественное право ~ бирж. скупать товар со спекулятивными целями ~ скупать товары со спекулятивными целями;
to corner the market овладеть рынком, скупая товары ~ эк. скупка монополистами товара со спекулятивными целями ~ бирж. скупка ценных бумаг на вторичном рынке с целью поднять цены и получить спекулятивную прибыль ~ (обыкн. p. p.) снабжать углами ~ бирж. создавать корнер ~ угол, уголок;
to cut off a corner срезать угол, пойти напрямик;
round the corner за углом;
перен. совсем близко, рядом ~ угол ~ часть, район;
the four corners of the earth четыре страны света poet: Poets, Corner шутл. отдел поэзии (в газете) Poets, Corner часть Вестминстерского аббатства, где похоронены выдающиеся поэты ~ скупать товары со спекулятивными целями;
to corner the market овладеть рынком, скупая товары ~ угол, уголок;
to cut off a corner срезать угол, пойти напрямик;
round the corner за углом;
перен. совсем близко, рядом ~ закоулок, потайной уголок;
done in a corner сделано исподтишка, потихоньку ~ неловкое положение;
затруднение;
to drive into a corner загнать в угол, припереть к стене drive: ~ гнать;
преследовать( зверя, неприятеля) ;
to drive into a corner загнать в угол;
перен. тж. припереть к стенке;
driven ashore выброшенный на берег ~ часть, район;
the four corners of the earth четыре страны света ~ спорт. корнер, угловой удар;
hole and corner transactions тайные махинации ~ угол, уголок;
to cut off a corner срезать угол, пойти напрямик;
round the corner за углом;
перен. совсем близко, рядом round: ~ prep вокруг, кругом;
round the world вокруг света;
round the corner за угол, за углом to turn the ~ благополучно перенести кризис( болезни) to turn the ~ выйти из трудного положения to turn the ~ воен. sl. дезертировать to turn the ~ завернуть за угол -
123 by
1. preposition1) (next to; near; at the side of: by the door; He sat by his sister.) junto a2) (past: going by the house.) (por) delante3) (through; along; across: We came by the main road.) por4) (used (in the passive voice) to show the person or thing which performs an action: struck by a stone.) por5) (using: He's going to contact us by letter; We travelled by train.) por, en6) (from; through the means of: I met her by chance; by post.) por7) ((of time) not later than: by 6 o'clock.) para8) (during the time of.) de9) (to the extent of: taller by ten centimetres.) de, por10) (used to give measurements etc: 4 metres by 2 metres.) por11) (in quantities of: fruit sold by the kilo.) por12) (in respect of: a teacher by profession.) de
2. adverb1) (near: They stood by and watched.) al lado (de)2) (past: A dog ran by.) por ahí3) (aside; away: money put by for an emergency.) apartado•- bypass
3. verb(to avoid (a place) by taking such a road.) desviar- bystander
- by and by
- by and large
- by oneself
- by the way
by1 advby expresa la idea de pasar cerca, pero sin detenersehe saw me, but he passed by without saying a word me vio, pero pasó sin decirme ni una palabraby2 prep1. porhe was attacked by a dog fue atacado por un perro / un perro lo atacó2. junto a / al lado deshe sat by me se sentó a mi lado / se sentó junto a mí3. de4. en5. para6. a7. concan I pay by credit card? ¿puedo pagar con tarjeta?8. a base debytr[baɪ]1 (agent) por2 (means) por■ by air/road por avión/carretera3 (showing difference) por4 (not later than) para5 (during) de■ by day/night de día/noche6 (near) junto a, al lado de7 (according to) según8 (measurements) por9 (rate) por10 SMALLMATHEMATICS/SMALL por11 (progression) a12 (in sets) en1 al lado, delante\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto go by pasar delanteby and by con el tiempoby the by a propósitoby oneself solo,-aby ['baɪ] adv1) near: cercahe lives close by: vive muy cerca2)to stop by : pasar por casa, hacer una visita3)to go by : pasarthey rushed by: pasaron corriendo4)to put by : reservar, poner a un lado5)by and by : poco después, dentro de poco6)by and large : en generalby prep1) near: cerca de, al lado de, junto a2) via: porshe left by the door: salió por la puerta3) past: por, por delante dethey walked by him: pasaron por delante de él4) during: de, duranteby night: de nochewe'll be there by ten: estaremos allí para las diezby then: para entoncesbuilt by the Romans: construido por los romanosa book by Borges: un libro de Borgesmade by hand: hecho a manobyadv.• a un lado adv.• aparte adv.prep.• al lado de prep.• de prep.• de acuerdo con prep.• para prep.• por prep.• según prep.
I baɪ1)a) ( not later than)will it be ready by 5? — ¿estará listo para las 5?
by the time he arrived, Ann had left — cuando llegó, Ann se había ido
b) (during, at)by day/night — de día/noche
2)a) (at the side of, near to) al lado de, junto acome and sit by me — ven a sentarte a mi lado or junto a mí
b) ( to hand) (AmE)3)a) ( past)I said hello, but he walked right by me — lo saludé pero él pasó de largo
b) (via, through) porby land/sea/air — por tierra/mar/avión
4) (indicating agent, cause) (with passive verbs) por [The passive voice is, however, less common in Spanish than it is in English]she was brought up by her grandmother — la crió su abuela, fue criada por su abuela
5)a) (indicating means, method)to pay by credit card — pagar* con tarjeta de crédito
to navigate by the stars — guiarse* por las estrellas
by -ing: you won't get anywhere by shouting no vas a conseguir nada con gritar; I'll begin by introducing myself — empezaré por presentarme
b) (owing to, from)he had two children by his second wife — tuvo dos hijos con or de su segunda mujer
by -ing: by specializing, she has limited her options al especializarse, ha restringido sus posibilidades; they have lost public support by being too extreme — han perdido apoyo popular por ser demasiado extremistas
6)a) ( according to)by the look of things — por lo visto or al parecer
b) (in oaths)I swear by Almighty God... — juro por Dios Todopoderoso...
by God, you'll be sorry you said that! — te juro que te vas a arrepentir de haber dicho eso
7)a) ( indicating rate) porshe broke the record by several seconds — batió el récord en or por varios segundos
little by little — poco a poco, de a poco (CS)
8) ( Math) pordivide six by three — divide seis por or entre tres
9) ( in compass directions)10)by oneself — (alone, without assistance) solo
I need to be by myself — necesito estar solo or a solas
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a) ( past)b) (aside, in reserve)c) ( to somebody's residence)call o stop by on your way to work — pasa por casa de camino al trabajo
d) (in phrases)[baɪ] When by is the second element in a phrasal verb, eg go by, stand by, look up the verb. When it is part of a set combination, eg by chance, by degrees, by half, look up the other word.by and by: by and by they came to the clearing al poco rato llegaron al claro; it's going to rain by and by va a llover dentro de poco; by and large por lo general, en general; by the by — see bye I
1. PREPOSITION1) (=close to) al lado de, junto athe house by the church — la casa que está al lado de or junto a la iglesia
come and sit by me — ven y siéntate a mi lado or junto a mí
"where's the bank?" - "it's by the post office" — -¿dónde está el banco? -está al lado de or junto a la oficina de correos
2) (=via) porhe came in by the back door/by the window — entró por la puerta de atrás/por la ventana
which route did you come by? — ¿por dónde or por qué camino or por qué ruta viniste?
3) (=past) por delante de4) (=during)by day he's a bank clerk and by night he's a security guard — de día es un empleado de banco y de noche es guarda de seguridad
a) (=not later than) paracan you finish it by tomorrow? — ¿puedes terminarlo para mañana?
I'll be back by midnight — estaré de vuelta antes de or para la medianoche
applications must be submitted by 21 April — las solicitudes deben presentarse antes del 21 de abril
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by the time I got there it was too late — cuando llegué ya era demasiado tarde•
by that time or by then I knew — para entonces ya lo sabíab) (in year, on date, on day)by tomorrow/Tuesday, I'll be in France — mañana/el martes ya estaré en Francia
by yesterday it was clear that... — ayer ya se veía claro que...
by 30 September we had spent £500 — a 30 de septiembre habíamos gastado 500 libras
by 1998 the figure had reached... — en 1998 la cifra había llegado a...
by 2010 the figure will have reached... — hacia el año 2010 la cifra habrá llegado a...
it seems to be getting bigger by the minute/day — parece que va creciendo minuto a minuto/día a día
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little by little — poco a poco•
one by one — uno tras otro, uno a uno•
two by two — de dos en dos7) (indicating agent, cause) porthe thieves were caught by the police — los ladrones fueron capturados por la policía, la policía capturó a los ladrones
who's that song by? — ¿de quién es esa canción?
8) (indicating transport, method etc)•
by bus/ car — en autobús/coche•
by the light of the moon/a candle — a la luz de la luna/de una velaby working hard — a fuerza de mucho trabajar, trabajando mucho
he ended by saying that... — terminó diciendo que...
10) (=according to) segúnit's all right by me — por mí no hay problema or está bien
she's lighter than her brother by only a couple of pounds — pesa solo un par de libras menos que su hermano
it missed me by inches — no me dio por un pelo, me pasó rozando
12) (in measurements, sums)•
to divide by — dividir por or entre•
to multiply by — multiplicar por13)south by southwest — sudsudoeste, sursuroeste
15) (in oaths) por2. ADVERB1) (=past)•
they wouldn't let me by — no me dejaban pasar•
she rushed by without stopping — pasó a toda prisa, sin pararse•
by and by, I'll be with you by and by — enseguida estoy contigo•
by and large — en general, por lo general•
to put sth by — poner algo a un lado* * *
I [baɪ]1)a) ( not later than)will it be ready by 5? — ¿estará listo para las 5?
by the time he arrived, Ann had left — cuando llegó, Ann se había ido
b) (during, at)by day/night — de día/noche
2)a) (at the side of, near to) al lado de, junto acome and sit by me — ven a sentarte a mi lado or junto a mí
b) ( to hand) (AmE)3)a) ( past)I said hello, but he walked right by me — lo saludé pero él pasó de largo
b) (via, through) porby land/sea/air — por tierra/mar/avión
4) (indicating agent, cause) (with passive verbs) por [The passive voice is, however, less common in Spanish than it is in English]she was brought up by her grandmother — la crió su abuela, fue criada por su abuela
5)a) (indicating means, method)to travel by car/train — viajar en coche/tren
to pay by credit card — pagar* con tarjeta de crédito
to navigate by the stars — guiarse* por las estrellas
by -ing: you won't get anywhere by shouting no vas a conseguir nada con gritar; I'll begin by introducing myself — empezaré por presentarme
b) (owing to, from)he had two children by his second wife — tuvo dos hijos con or de su segunda mujer
by -ing: by specializing, she has limited her options al especializarse, ha restringido sus posibilidades; they have lost public support by being too extreme — han perdido apoyo popular por ser demasiado extremistas
6)a) ( according to)by the look of things — por lo visto or al parecer
b) (in oaths)I swear by Almighty God... — juro por Dios Todopoderoso...
by God, you'll be sorry you said that! — te juro que te vas a arrepentir de haber dicho eso
7)a) ( indicating rate) porshe broke the record by several seconds — batió el récord en or por varios segundos
little by little — poco a poco, de a poco (CS)
8) ( Math) pordivide six by three — divide seis por or entre tres
9) ( in compass directions)10)by oneself — (alone, without assistance) solo
I need to be by myself — necesito estar solo or a solas
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a) ( past)b) (aside, in reserve)c) ( to somebody's residence)call o stop by on your way to work — pasa por casa de camino al trabajo
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124 dentro
adv.1 inside.espera aquí dentro wait in hereestá ahí dentro it's in theredentro de indentro del coche in o inside the cardentro de la legalidad within the lawdentro de lo posible as far as possibledentro de lo razonable within reasondentro de lo que cabe, no ha sido un mal resultado all things considered, it wasn't a bad resultde dentro insideel bolsillo de dentro the inside pockethacia/para dentro inwardspor dentro (on the) inside; inside, deep down (figurative)2 intrad.* * *► adverbio1 inside (de edificio) indoors, inside\■ dentro de una semana in a week, in a week's timedentro de lo posible as far as possibledentro de lo que cabe under the circumstancesdentro de poco soon, shortlyentrar/estar dentro de lo posible to be possiblemuy dentro deep down, deep inside* * *adv.1) inside2) indoors•- dentro de poco
- por dentro* * *ADV1) insidecomimos dentro porque estaba lloviendo — we ate inside o indoors because it was raining
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de o desde dentro — from inside, from within frm•
para dentro, se fueron para dentro — they went in(side)•
por dentro — insideel vestido lleva un forro por dentro — the dress is lined o has a lining inside
2)•
dentro de —a) (=en el interior de) in, insidetenía un pañuelo dentro del bolso — she had a handkerchief in o inside her bag
b) (=después de) indentro de tres meses — in three months, in three months' time
c) (=en los límites de) withincaber 5), c)dentro de todo, me puedo considerar afortunado — all in all o all things considered, I can count myself lucky
* * *1) (lugar, parte) [Latin American Spanish also uses adentro in this sense] insideaquí/ahí dentro — in here/there
2) dentro dea) ( en el espacio) in, insidedentro del edificio — inside o in the building
b) ( en el tiempo) indentro del plazo previsto — within o in the time stipulated
c) (de límites, posibilidades) withinno está/está dentro de nuestras posibilidades — it is beyond/well within our means
* * *----* barrer hacia dentro = feather + Posesivo/the + nest.* barrer para dentro = feather + Posesivo/the + nest.* caer dentro de la competencia de = fall within + the province of.* cambiar las cosas desde dentro = change + things from the inside.* de dentro hacia fuera = inside outwards.* dentro de = inside, within.* dentro de la escuela = in-school.* dentro de la frase = intra-sentence.* dentro de la ley = within the law.* dentro de la misma profesión = intraoccupational.* dentro de las posibilidades económicas de = within the price range of.* dentro del mismo trabajo = intraoccupational.* dentro de lo malo lo menos malo = the best of a bad lot.* dentro de lo posible = as far as possible.* dentro de lo que cabe = under the circumstances, all in all.* dentro de los límites de = within the bounds of.* dentro del radio de acción = within range.* dentro del seno de = within the pale of.* dentro de poco = before long.* dentro de + Posesivo + competencia = within + Posesivo + jurisdiction.* dentro de + Posesivo + jurisdicción = within + Posesivo + jurisdiction.* dentro de + Posesivo + posibilidades = in the ballpark for + Pronombre, in + Posesivo + ballpark range.* dentro de todo = all in all.* dentro de una región = intra-regional [intraregional].* dentro de unos años = in a few years' time.* dentro de unos cuantos años = in a few years' time.* dentro de unos límites = within limits.* dentro y fuera de = in and out of, in and out of.* desde dentro = from within, from the inside, from the inside-out, inside-out.* desde dentro hacia fuera = from the inside-out.* desde dentro y desde fuera de = within and without.* echar dentro de = throw into.* entrar dentro de = fall under.* entrar dentro de la competencia de = fall + under the purview of.* hacia dentro = inward.* hacia dentro y hacia fuera = Verbo + in and out.* mantener dentro = keep + Nombre + in.* más dentro = further into.* mirar dentro de = peer into.* por dentro = inwardly.* presentar dentro de = package.* que crece hacia dentro = ingrown.* reírse para dentro = laugh up + Posesivo + sleeve.* robo con los inquilinos dentro = home invasion.* robo perpetrado por alguien de dentro = inside job.* subdivisión dentro de una clase = link, step of division.* * *1) (lugar, parte) [Latin American Spanish also uses adentro in this sense] insideaquí/ahí dentro — in here/there
2) dentro dea) ( en el espacio) in, insidedentro del edificio — inside o in the building
b) ( en el tiempo) indentro del plazo previsto — within o in the time stipulated
c) (de límites, posibilidades) withinno está/está dentro de nuestras posibilidades — it is beyond/well within our means
* * *dentro(de)= inside, withinEx: To indicate that the book has been properly checked in, the date it was returned may be stamped inside the book.
Ex: A summary is a restatement, within the document, of the salient findings and conclusions of a document.* barrer hacia dentro = feather + Posesivo/the + nest.* barrer para dentro = feather + Posesivo/the + nest.* caer dentro de la competencia de = fall within + the province of.* cambiar las cosas desde dentro = change + things from the inside.* de dentro hacia fuera = inside outwards.* dentro de = inside, within.* dentro de la escuela = in-school.* dentro de la frase = intra-sentence.* dentro de la ley = within the law.* dentro de la misma profesión = intraoccupational.* dentro de las posibilidades económicas de = within the price range of.* dentro del mismo trabajo = intraoccupational.* dentro de lo malo lo menos malo = the best of a bad lot.* dentro de lo posible = as far as possible.* dentro de lo que cabe = under the circumstances, all in all.* dentro de los límites de = within the bounds of.* dentro del radio de acción = within range.* dentro del seno de = within the pale of.* dentro de poco = before long.* dentro de + Posesivo + competencia = within + Posesivo + jurisdiction.* dentro de + Posesivo + jurisdicción = within + Posesivo + jurisdiction.* dentro de + Posesivo + posibilidades = in the ballpark for + Pronombre, in + Posesivo + ballpark range.* dentro de todo = all in all.* dentro de una región = intra-regional [intraregional].* dentro de unos años = in a few years' time.* dentro de unos cuantos años = in a few years' time.* dentro de unos límites = within limits.* dentro y fuera de = in and out of, in and out of.* desde dentro = from within, from the inside, from the inside-out, inside-out.* desde dentro hacia fuera = from the inside-out.* desde dentro y desde fuera de = within and without.* echar dentro de = throw into.* entrar dentro de = fall under.* entrar dentro de la competencia de = fall + under the purview of.* hacia dentro = inward.* hacia dentro y hacia fuera = Verbo + in and out.* mantener dentro = keep + Nombre + in.* más dentro = further into.* mirar dentro de = peer into.* por dentro = inwardly.* presentar dentro de = package.* que crece hacia dentro = ingrown.* reírse para dentro = laugh up + Posesivo + sleeve.* robo con los inquilinos dentro = home invasion.* robo perpetrado por alguien de dentro = inside job.* subdivisión dentro de una clase = link, step of division.* * *se está tan calentito aquí dentro it's so nice and warm in hereel perro duerme dentro the dog sleeps in the house o inside o indoorses azul por dentro it's blue on the inside, the inside's blueB1 (en el espacio) in, insideuna vez dentro del edificio once inside o in the buildingtenía una piedrecita dentro del zapato I had a little stone in my shoedentro de nuestras aguas jurisdiccionales inside o within our territorial waters2 (en el tiempo) inse mudan dentro de poco they're moving soon o shortlyse casan dentro de dos semanas they're getting married in two weeks' time o in two weeksdentro del plazo previsto within o in the time stipulated3 (de límites, posibilidades) withinsu situación no está dentro de las previstas en el reglamento her situation does not fall within the categories provided for by the regulationsdentro de lo que cabe está bien de precio it's not a bad price, considering o all things considereddentro de todo or dentro de lo que cabe no estuvo tan mal all in all, it wasn't that badno está dentro de nuestras posibilidades it is beyond our meansestá dentro de lo posible it's possible, it's not impossible, it's not beyond the realms of possibility* * *
dentro adverbio
1 (lugar, parte) Latin American Spanish also uses
aquí/ahí dentro in here/there;
el perro duerme dentro the dog sleeps indoors;
por dentro on the inside;
la parte de dentro the inside
2
◊ dentro del edificio in o inside the building
dentro adverbio
1 (en el interior de un objeto) inside
por dentro es rojo, it's red (on the) inside
(de un edificio, casa) inside, indoors: nos dejaron ver el castillo por dentro, they let us see the inside of the castle
como llovía mucho, nos quedamos dentro de la casa, as it was raining hard, we stayed indoors
2 (de una persona) deep down: me salió de dentro, it came from the bottom of my heart
lo llevo muy dentro, I feel it deep down
por dentro estaba arrepentido, deep down (inside) he was really sorry
♦ Locuciones: dentro de, (lugar) inside
(plazo) dentro de poco, shortly, soon
dentro de un año, in a year's time
dentro de lo que cabe, all things considered o under the circumstances: es bastante inteligente, dentro de lo que cabe, he's quite intelligent as far as we can tell
' dentro' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ahora
- área
- caber
- discografía
- encajar
- enmarcarse
- gravedad
- hora
- mes
- poca
- poco
- posibilidad
- posible
- procesión
- revés
- vista
- adentro
- allí
- aquí
- breve
- claustrofobia
- día
- en
- escándalo
- lícito
- marco
- margen
- momento
- plazo
- por
- quince
- rato
- roce
- tender
- tufo
- viciado
English:
also
- dock
- dome
- expect
- framework
- from
- here
- hollow
- in
- in-house
- indoors
- ingrown
- inside
- insider
- inwardly
- inwards
- long
- manuscript
- means
- moment
- momentarily
- now
- presently
- radius
- reason
- sail
- shortly
- shut out
- soon
- there
- time
- tuck in
- walk-in
- week
- while
- within
- allow
- before
- bound
- come
- credit
- hence
- home
- month
- outside
- range
- take
- tuck
* * *dentro adv1. [en el espacio] inside;espera aquí dentro wait in here;está ahí dentro it's in there;de dentro inside;el bolsillo de dentro the inside pocket;sacamos unas mesas de dentro we brought some tables out from indoors o inside;el abrazo me salió de dentro I hugged her spontaneously;dentro de in;dentro del coche in o inside the car;guardo mucho rencor dentro de mí I feel very resentful inside;consiguió abrir la puerta desde dentro she managed to open the door from the inside;hacia/para dentro inwards;por dentro [de un recipiente] on the inside;[de un lugar] inside; [de una persona] inside, deep down;está muy limpio por dentro it's very clean inside;le dije que sí, pero por dentro pensaba lo contrario I said yes, but actually I was thinking the oppositeel curso se acaba dentro de tres días the term ends in three days o in three days' time o three days from now;dentro de un año terminaré los estudios I'll have finished my studies within a year;dentro de los próximos meses within the next few months;dentro de nada [dentro de un rato] in a minute, in a moment;[pronto] before you know it, before long;la cena estará lista dentro de nada dinner will be ready in a moment;dentro de poco in a while, before long;dentro de poco no quedarán máquinas de escribir it won't be long before there are no typewriters leftdentro de lo que cabe, no ha sido un mal resultado all things considered, it wasn't a bad result;esta situación no está prevista dentro del reglamento this situation isn't covered by the regulations;comprar una nueva casa no está dentro de mis posibilidades buying a new house would be beyond my means* * *I adv inside;por dentro inside; fig inside;de dentro from insideII prp:* * *dentro adv1) : in, inside2) : indoors3)dentro de : within, inside, in4)dentro de poco : soon, shortly5)dentro de todo : all in all, all things considered6)por dentro : inwardly, inside* * *dentro adv1. (en general) in / inside2. (edificio) indoorspor dentro inside / on the inside -
125 sink ***
I [sɪŋk] sank pt sunk pp1. vtto be sunk fam — essere nei guai
2) (mineshaft, well) scavare, (foundations) gettare, (stake) piantare, conficcare, (pipe etc) interrareto sink the ball Golf — fare buca
lets sink a few beers Brit fam — facciamoci un paio di birre
2. vi(in water) affondare, (level of water, sun) calare, (ground) cedere, (value, voice) abbassarsi, (sales) diminuireto sink to the bottom — (ship) colare a picco
he sank into a chair/the mud — sprofondò in una poltrona/nel fango
she's sinking fast — (dying) deperisce rapidamente
the shares have or the share price has sunk to 3 dollars — le azioni sono crollate a 3 dollari
my heart or spirits sank — mi sentii venir meno
•- sink inII [sɪŋk] n(in kitchen) lavello, acquaio, (in bathroom) lavandino -
126 cut
1. Ithe scissors (the knife, etc.) won't cut ножницы и т. д. не режут /не берут/2. IIcut in some manner1) bread (butter, cloth, sandstone, etc.) cuts easily (well, etc.) хлеб и т. д. режется легко и т. д.; this meat cuts tough это мясо трудно резать / нарезать/: а freshly baked cake doesn't cut easily свежий торт плохо режется2) the wind (the lash, etc.) cuts keenly /sharply/ ветер и т. д. с силой бьет /плещет/, ветер и т. д. режет как нож; the words (his remarks, etc.) cut deeply эти слова и т. д. глубоко задевают /обижают, ранят/3. III1) cut smth. cut cake (meat, paper, cloth, etc.) резать /разрезать, нарезать/ торт и т. д.; cut a book разрезать книгу; cut a slice of cake (a piece of cheese, etc.) отрезать кусок торта и т. д.; cut flowers (roses, grapes, asparagus, etc.) срезать цветы и т. д.; cut the grass (the hay) косить траву (сено); cut the corn (the wheat, the crops, etc.) жать /убирать/ хлеба и т. д.; cut timber валить лес; cut a clearing вырубать просеку; а ship cuts the water корабль разрезает волны2) cut smth. cut one's finger (one's hand, the skin, one's face, etc.) порезать /поранить/ палец и т. д., cut oneself порезаться, пораниться; cut one's (smb.'s) throat а) перерезать себе (кому-л.) горло; б) погубить себя (кого-л.); cut each other's throats перегрызать друг другу глотку3) cut smth. cut trees (a hedge, dry branches, a lawn, etc.) обрезать /подрезать, подстригать/ деревья и т. д.; cut smb.'s hair подстригать кого-л.; cut one's beard подстричь бороду4) cut smth. cut a play (a story, a text [in several places], etc.) сокращать пьесу и т. д., делать купюры в пьесе и т. д., he cuts films он работает на монтаже кинофильмов5) cut smth. cut a key (a screw, etc.) вырезать /выточить/ ключ и т. д; cut a canal провести канал6) cut smth. cut jewels гранить /шлифовать/ драгоценные камни7) cut smth. cut a coat (a shirt, a dress, etc.) кроить пиджак и т. д.; cut a pattern делать выкройку8) cut smth. cut the motor (the engine, etc.) выключать /заглушать/ мотор и т. д.; cut the ignition выключать зажигание; cut the connection прерывать связь; cut the teasing (the cackle, etc.) coll. перестать дразнить и т. д, cut the foolishness (the silly nonsense, etc.) прекратить эту чепуху и т. д.; cut it! coll. кончай!, прекрати!, брось!9) cut smth. cut prices (fares, etc.) снижать цены и т. д., cut smb.'s profits (smb.'s expenses, smb.'s salary, etc.) снижать /сокращать, урезывать/ чьи-л. доходы и т. д.10) cut smth. a brook cuts the field ручей проходит через /пересекает/ поле; one line cuts another одна линия пересекает другую, линии пересекаются; cut the comer срезать угол11) cut smth. coll. cut a lecture (a class, history, a meeting. school, etc.) пропускать /прогуливать/ лекцию и т. д.12) cut smb. coll. cut one's old friend (the new boy in the class, etc.) бойкотировать /игнорировать, делать вид, что не замечаешь/ старого друга и т. д.13) cut smth. cut grease (tar, turpentine. etc.) растворять жир и т. д.; cut alcohol разбавлять спирт || cut teeth резаться (о зубах), the baby has cut a tooth у ребенка прорезался зуб14) || cut cards снимать колоду15) || cut the ball спор?. "погасить" мяч4. IVcut smth. in some manner1) cut smth. diagonally (deliberately, etc.) резать что-л. по диагонали и т. д., cut the pie generously резать пирог щедрой рукой, резать пирог большими кусками2) cut one's finger (smb.'s leg, etc.) badly (slightly, cruelly, etc.) сильно и т. д. порезать /поранить/ палец и т. д.5. VIcut smb., smth. into some state1) cut smb., smth. free (loose) освобождать /высвобождать/ кого-л., что-л.; cut loose a boat отвязать лиану; cut oneself free from ropes освободиться от верёвок; cut oneself loose from one's family (from one's friends, etc.) порвать со своей семьей и т. д.2) cut a letter (the package, etc.) open вскрывать письмо и т. д., cut one's head open разбить [себе] голову, раскроить себе череп; cut the meat (onions, parsley, etc.) small мелко порезать /порубить/ мясо и т. д.3) || cut smb.'s remarks (smb.'s trip, etc.) short coll., резко прерывать чьи-л. замечания и т. д.; cut smb. short coll., оборвать /резно прервать/ кого-л.; she cut me dead in the street мы столкнулись на улице, но она не ответила на мое приветствие /сделала вид, что не замечает меня/ id to cut a long story short короче говоря6. XI1) be cut the pages of the book need to be cut книга еще не разрезана, книгу надо разрезать2) be cut this paragraph will have to be cut этот абзац придется выкинуть; be cut in some place the movie had to be cut in several places a) в фильме пришлось выпустить /вырезать/ несколько кадров / мест/; б) в нескольких местах фильм пришлись перемонтировать; be cut to some amount the membership has been cut to 20 количество членов сократили до двадцати3) have smth. cut have one's hair cut постричься; have one's nails cut обстричь ногти4) be cut at some place the gas (the energy, tile electricity, etc.) was cut in the whole town во всем городе был отключен газ и т. д.,be cut for some time the water was cut for two hours вода была выключена на два часа7. XVI1) cut into smth. cut into a loaf (into a pie, etc.) начинать каравай /буханку/ и т.д., отрезать кусок от каравая /от буханки/ и т. д; the strap cuts into my shoulder ремень режет мне плечо; cut into smb.'s money (into one's earnings, into one's capital, etc.) брать /"заимствовать"/ из чужих денег и т. д.2) cut into smth. coll. cut into a conversation (into smb.'s thoughts, etc.) вмешиваться в разговор, прерывать разговор и г. д.3) cut летом smth. cut across the field (across the dance floor, etc.) пересекать поле и т.д., cut through smth. cut through the park (through the meadow, etc.) идти напрямик через парк и т. д., пересекать парк и т. д.; cut through the waves (through the air) разрезать волны и т. д.4) cut after smb. cut after the boy погнаться за мальчишкой; the enemy began to run and we cut after them противник побежал, а мы стали его преследовать5) cut летом smth. cut across smb.'s principles (across normal procedure, etc.) нарушать чьи-л. принципы, идти вразрез с чьими-л. принципами и т. д.6) cut for smb. cut for partners cards открывая карту, определить партнера8. XIX1cut like smth. cut like a knife резать как ножом9. XXI11) cut smth. in (to) smth. cut smth. in (to) pieces (in two, into convenient lengths, into blocks, etc.) разрезать что-л. на куски и т.д.; cut smth. out of smth. cut a picture (a drawing, etc.) out of a book вырезать картинку и т. д. из книги; cut smth. to smth. cut smth. to ribbons (to shreds, etc.) резать что-л. на узкие полосы и т. д.; cut smth. with smth. cut smth. with a knife (with scissors, etc.) резать /нарезать, разрезать, отрезать/ что-л. ножом и т. д.2) cut smth. in (to) (on, through, etc.) smth. cut steps in a rock (a staircase in a wall, an entrance into the cell, etc.) вырубать /выдалбливать, высекать/ ступени в скале и т. д.; cut an opening through the wall прорезать /прорубить/ отверстие в стене; cut a road (a tunnel, etc.) through a mountain проложить / провести, пробить/ дорогу и т. д. в горах; cut smth. with smth. cut a hole with a spade (with an axe, etc.) вырыть яму лопатой и т. д.3) cut smth. in (into, on, etc.)smth. cut a figure in stone (a statue in marble, etc.) вытесывать /вырезать/ фигуру из камня и т. д., cut a new name in the tombstone высечь на надгробном памятнике еще одно имя; cut stones into various forms обтачивать /гранить/ камни, придавая им разные формы; cut one's name on the wall (one's initials on a tree) вырезать свое имя на стене и т. д.; cut smth. by smth. cut screw by hand нарезать /выточить/ шуруп вручную4) cut smth. with (against) smth. cut one's finger with a bit of glass (one's palm with a reed, one's knee against the stones, etc.) порезать /поранить/ палец стеклом и т. д., порезаться / пораниться/ о стекло и т. д., cut smth., smb. to smth. cut one's finger to the bone порезать палец до кости; cut smb. to the quick /to the heart, to the soul/ уязвлять; ранить кого-л. в самое сердце; задеть кого-л. за живое5) cut smb. with smth. cut a horse with a whip хлестать /бить/ лошадь кнутом; cut smb. to smth. the wind cuts [me] to the bone ветер пронизывает /пробирает/ [меня] до костей6) cut smth. with smb. cut a connection with smb. прервать связь с кем-л.7) cut smth. at smth. АВ cuts CD at E линия AB пересекает / делит/ линию CD в точке Е -
127 sink
1. I1) the ship sank корабль затонул /пошел ко дну/; wood (a rubber ball, etc.) doesn't sink дерево и т.д. в воде не тонет2) the foundations sink фундамент оседает; the lake has sunk уровень воды в озере упал /понизился/; the floods will sink наводнение /вода/ будет спадать; take that picture before the sun sinks сделайте этот снимок, пока не зашло солнце; her cheeks (her eyes) sank у нее запали щеки (провалились глаза)3) the storm (the flames, etc.) began to sink буря и т.д. начала утихать; the wind has sunk ветер стих; prices (figures of unemployment, etc.) sank цены и т.д. упали; his spirits sank он пал духом; his voice sank его голос упал /понизился/; он заговорил тихо; he is sinking он умирает; life is sinking жизнь уходит2. II1) sink in some manner sink slowly (gradually, rapidly, suddenly, imperceptibly, partially, continuously, markedly, etc.) опускаться /спускаться, понижаться/ медленно и т.д.; the ground (the land, etc.) sinks abruptly грунт резко опускается; the sun was sinking fast солнце быстро садилось; sink deep погружаться глубоко2) sink in some manner heavy clouds began to sink lower and lower тяжелые облака нависали все ниже и ниже; he sank deep in the armchair он опустился в глубокое кресло; он потонул в кресле; sink somewhere his head sank forward он уронил голову3) sink in some manner the patient is sinking fast больной быстро слабеет /теряет силы/3. IIIsink smth.1) sink a ship (the enemy warships, etc.) затопить /потопить/ корабль и т.д.2) sink a tube /а pipe/ прокладывать трубу; can you suggest a good place to sink a well? вы можете указать хорошее место, чтобы вырыть колодец?3) lack of rain sank the reservoir из-за отсутствия дождей уровень воды в резервуаре упал4) let us sink our differences and work together давайте забудем /похороним/ наши разногласия и будем работать вместе4. XVI1) sink in smth. sink in the water тонуть в воде; wood doesn't sink in water дерево в воде не тонет2) sink into (through, upon, on) smth. sink into mud (into quicksand, into bog, into a puddle, etc.) провалиться в грязь и т.д.; the house sank into the ground дом осел; his eyes have sunk into his head глаза у него провалились /ввалились/; the rain sank into the dry ground (the oil sank into the wood, etc.) дождь пропитал сухую землю и т.д., земля впитала влагу и т.д.; sink into an armchair опуститься в кресло; sink (up)on a couch (on a bed, on the ground, etc.) опускаться на диван и т.д.; his head sank on his chest он уронил голову на грудь; sink into smb.'s arms упасть кому-л. в объятия; 1 should have liked to sink into the ground /through the floor/ with shame я хотел /был готов/ провалиться сквозь землю от стыда; these words (this lesson, this warning, this impression, etc.) sank into his mind /into his memory/ ему хорошо запомнились /запали в память/ эти слова и т.д.; his kindness sank deep into my soul его доброта глубоко запала мне в душу; he sank low он низко пал; sink into oneself уйти в себя; sink to /towards/ smth. the ground sinks to the sea к морю местность понижается; the road sinks towards the river дорога спускается к реке; the moon sank to the horizon луна скаталась к горизонту; sink beyond (behind, below, under, etc.) smth. the sun sank beyond the mountain солнце закатилось за гору; the moon sank behind the clouds луна скрылась за тучами /зашла за тучи/; the moon sank below the horizon луна опустилась за горизонт; his legs sank under him у него подкашивались ноги; sink to smth. sink to one's knees опуститься на колени; sink to one's waist (to one's knees, to one's neck, etc.) in snow провалиться в снег по пояс и т.д.; the shares have sunk to nothing акции полностью обесценились; his voice sank to a whisper его голос понизился до шепота, он перешел на шепот; his courage sank to his boots у него сердце ушло в пятки3) sink into smth. sink into silence (into a deep sleep, into deep thought, into reverie, into nirvana, etc.) погрузиться в молчание и т.д.; sink into despair поддаваться отчаянию; sink back into apathy вновь впасть в апатию; sink into decay прийти в упадок sink into degradation начать деградировать; sink into poverty (into the depth of misery, into vice, into crime, etc.) впасть в нищету и т.д.; sink into oblivion кануть в вечность; sink into obscurity затеряться, забыться; sink into insignificance потерять значение; sink into the background (into the second place) отойти на задний (второй) план; sink into old habits опять вернуться к старым привычкам; sink back into the position of a provincial town опять вернуться на положение провинциального городка; sink in smth. sink in price (in value, etc.) упасть в цене и т.д.; sink in smb.'s opinion (in smb.'s estimation) упасть в чьем-л. мнении (потерять чье-л. уважение); sink at smth. his heart sank at the news (at the thought of failure, etc.) у него упало сердце при этом известии и т.д.5. XIX1sink like smth. sink like a stone (like lead, etc.) идти ко дну /тонуть/ как камень и т.д.6. XXI11) sink smth. in (to) smth. sink a post into the ground вкопать /врыть/ столб в землю; sink the head of a screw in a hole утопить гайку в отверстии; sink one's teeth into smth. вонзать зубы во что-л.; the dog sank its fangs into his flesh собака вонзила свои клыки в его тело; sink smth. on smth. sink one's head on one's chest уронить голову на грудь2) sink smth. to smth. sink one's voice to a whisper понизить голос до шепота; sink smth. in smth. sink one's own interests in smb. else's affairs пожертвовать своими интересами ради чьих-л. дел; sink twenty dollars in a machine that we never used (an enormous sum in war, a lot of money in house-building, etc.) израсходовать /потратить, растратить/ двадцать долларов на машину, которой никогда не пользовались и т.д.; he sank all his money in it он ухлопал на это все свой деньги -
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soften ['sɒfən]∎ a cream to soften chapped skin une crème pour adoucir les peaux gercées;∎ soften the paste by kneading it between your fingers ramollir la pâte en la malaxant avec les doigts;∎ centuries of erosion had softened the stone des siècles d'érosion avaient rendu la pierre tendre∎ to soften one's voice (make less strident) parler d'une voix plus douce; (make quieter) parler moins fort(c) (make less strict) assouplir;∎ he has softened his stance on vegetarianism son attitude envers le végétarisme est plus modérée qu'avant(d) (lessen → pain, emotion) soulager, adoucir, atténuer; (→ shock, effect, impact) adoucir, amoindrir; (→ opposition, resistance) réduire, amoindrir;∎ also figurative to soften the blow amortir le choc(b) (become gentler → eyes, expression, voice) s'adoucir; (→ breeze, rain) s'atténuer; (→ lighting, colour) s'atténuer, s'adoucir; (→ angle, outline) s'adoucir, s'estomper(c) (become friendlier, more receptive)∎ to soften towards sb se montrer plus indulgent envers qn;∎ their attitude towards immigration has softened noticeably leur position par rapport à l'immigration est nettement plus tolérante;∎ his face softened son expression se radoucit;∎ her heart softened at the sound of his voice elle s'attendrit en entendant sa voix(a) familiar (make amenable → gen) attendrir□, rendre plus souple□ ; (→ by persuasion) amadouer□ ; (→ aggressively) intimider□ ;∎ they tried to soften us up with champagne lunches ils ont essayé de nous amadouer à coups de déjeuners au champagne;∎ they sent in bully boys to soften the shopkeepers up ils ont envoyé des gros bras pour intimider les commerçants(c) (make softer → butter, ground, wax) ramollir; (→ skin) adoucir; (→ cloth, wool, leather) assouplir(a) (ground) devenir mou (molle), se ramollir; (butter, wax) se ramollir; (leather) s'assouplir; (skin) s'adoucir(b) (become gentler → person, voice) s'adoucir;∎ to soften up on sb faire preuve de plus d'indulgence envers qn
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