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1 гром
м.1) ( во время грозы) thunderуда́р грома — thunderclap
гром греми́т — it thunders, it is thundering
2) (рд.; сильный шум) thunder (of)гром аплодисме́нтов — thunder of applause
••его́ уби́ло громом разг. — he has been struck by lightning
(как) гром среди́ я́сного не́ба — (like) a bolt from the blue
мета́ть громы и мо́лнии — ≈ breathe fire and fury
разрази́ меня́ гром (, е́сли...) — may lightning strike me (if...)
(пока́) гром не гря́нет, мужи́к не перекре́стится посл. — ≈ they won't lock the barn door till after the horse is stolen
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2 fulgurio
fulgŭrĭo, īvi, ītum, 4, v. n. and a. [fulgur] (ante-class.).I.Neutr., to hurl lightnings, to lighten: suo sonitu claro fulgurivit Juppiter, Naev. ap. Non. 110, 17 (Trag. Rel. v. 13 Rib.).—II.Act., to strike with lightning; only in the part. perf. pass.:fulguritum id quod est fulmine ictum: qui locus statim fieri putabatur religiosus, quod eum deus sibi dicasse videretur,
Fest. p. 92 Müll.; so as subst.: fulgŭrī-tum, i, n., that which has been struck by lightning, Arn. 5, 4; 5, 1: fulguritae arbores, Lucil. ap. Non. 110, 19; Plaut. Trin. 2, 4, 138; Varr. L. L. 5, § 70 Müll.; of a person: quasi fulguritus, Sen. de Ira, 3, 23, 6. -
3 fulguritum
fulgŭrĭo, īvi, ītum, 4, v. n. and a. [fulgur] (ante-class.).I.Neutr., to hurl lightnings, to lighten: suo sonitu claro fulgurivit Juppiter, Naev. ap. Non. 110, 17 (Trag. Rel. v. 13 Rib.).—II.Act., to strike with lightning; only in the part. perf. pass.:fulguritum id quod est fulmine ictum: qui locus statim fieri putabatur religiosus, quod eum deus sibi dicasse videretur,
Fest. p. 92 Müll.; so as subst.: fulgŭrī-tum, i, n., that which has been struck by lightning, Arn. 5, 4; 5, 1: fulguritae arbores, Lucil. ap. Non. 110, 19; Plaut. Trin. 2, 4, 138; Varr. L. L. 5, § 70 Müll.; of a person: quasi fulguritus, Sen. de Ira, 3, 23, 6. -
4 гром
м. (прям. и перен.)thunderгром гремит — it thunders, it is thundering
метать громы и молнии — rage, storm, thunder, fulminate
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5 strufertarii
strufertārĭi, ōrum, m., they who make offerings near a tree that has been struck by lightning:strufertarios dicebant, qui quaedam sacrificia ad arbores fulguritas faciebant, a ferto scilicet, quodam sacrificii genere,
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6 strike
1. past tense - struck; verb1) (to hit, knock or give a blow to: He struck me in the face with his fist; Why did you strike him?; The stone struck me a blow on the side of the head; His head struck the table as he fell; The tower of the church was struck by lightning.) pegar, golpear2) (to attack: The enemy troops struck at dawn; We must prevent the disease striking again.) atacar3) (to produce (sparks or a flame) by rubbing: He struck a match/light; He struck sparks from the stone with his knife.) encender4) ((of workers) to stop work as a protest, or in order to force employers to give better pay: The men decided to strike for higher wages.) hacer huelga5) (to discover or find: After months of prospecting they finally struck gold/oil; If we walk in this direction we may strike the right path.) encontrar6) (to (make something) sound: He struck a note on the piano/violin; The clock struck twelve.) sonar, hacer sonar, tocar7) (to impress, or give a particular impression to (a person): I was struck by the resemblance between the two men; How does the plan strike you?; It / The thought struck me that she had come to borrow money.) parecer, dar la impresión8) (to mint or manufacture (a coin, medal etc).) acuñar9) (to go in a certain direction: He left the path and struck (off) across the fields.) seguir (por)10) (to lower or take down (tents, flags etc).) desmontar
2. noun1) (an act of striking: a miners' strike.) huelga2) (a discovery of oil, gold etc: He made a lucky strike.) hallazgo, descubrimiento•- striker- striking
- strikingly
- be out on strike
- be on strike
- call a strike
- come out on strike
- come
- be within striking distance of
- strike at
- strike an attitude/pose
- strike a balance
- strike a bargain/agreement
- strike a blow for
- strike down
- strike dumb
- strike fear/terror into
- strike home
- strike it rich
- strike lucky
- strike out
- strike up
strike1 n huelgastrike2 vb1. dar / pegar2. hacer huelga3. parecer4. dartr[straɪk]1 (by workers, students, etc) huelga2 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (blow - gen) golpe nombre masculino; (- in tenpin bowling) pleno; (- in baseball) strike nombre masculino3 (find) hallazgo; (of oil, gold, etc) descubrimiento4 SMALLMILITARY/SMALL ataque nombre masculino1 (hit) pegar, golpear2 (knock against, collide with) dar contra, chocar contra; (ball, stone) pegar contra, dar contra; (lightning, bullet, torpedo) alcanzar3 (disaster, earthquake) golpear, sobrevenir; (disease) atacar, golpear4 (gold, oil) descubrir, encontrar, dar con; (track, path) dar con5 (coin, medal) acuñar6 (match) encender7 (of clock) dar, tocar10 (pose, attitude) adoptar11 (give impression) parecer, dar la impresión de■ it struck me as strange that... me pareció muy extraño que...12 (occur to) ocurrírsele a; (remember) acordarse de■ it suddenly struck her that it was their anniversary de repente se acordó de que era su aniversario13 (render) dejar14 (cause fear, terror, worry) infundir15 (take down - sail, flag) arriar; (- tent, set) desmontar16 (cutting) plantar1 (attack - troops, animal, etc) atacar; (- disaster, misfortune) sobrevenir, ocurrir; (- disease) atacar, golpear; (- lightning) alcanzar, caer2 (workers etc) declararse en huelga, hacer huelga■ the air-traffic controllers threatened to strike los controladores aéreos amenazaron con hacer huelga3 (clock) dar la hora\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLstrike a light! ¡caray!to be on strike estar en huelgato call a strike convocar una huelgato go on strike declararse en huelgato strike a chord sonarle a unoto strike a chord with somebody estar en sintonía con alguiento strike a note of something expresar algoto strike at the heart of something dar con el meollo de algoto strike camp levantar el campamentoto strike (it) lucky tener suerteto strike the eye saltar a la vistato strike out on one's own (become independent) volar con sus propias alas 2 (set up own business) ponerse a trabajar por su propia cuentato strike it rich hacerse rico,-ato strike while the iron's hot actuar de inmediatowithin striking distance a un pasogeneral strike huelga generallucky strike golpe nombre masculino de suertesit-down strike sentadastrike fund caja de resistenciastrike pay subsidio de huelga1) hit: golpear (a una persona)to strike a blow: pegar un golpe2) delete: suprimir, tachar3) coin, mint: acuñar (monedas)4) : dar (la hora)5) afflict: sobrevenirhe was stricken with a fever: le sobrevino una fiebre6) impress: impresionar, parecerher voice struck me: su voz me impresionóit struck him as funny: le pareció chistoso7) : encender (un fósforo)8) find: descubrir (oro, petróleo)9) adopt: adoptar (una pose, etc.)strike vi1) hit: golpearto strike against: chocar contra2) attack: atacar3) : declararse en huelgastrike n1) blow: golpe m2) : huelga f, paro mto be on strike: estar en huelga3) attack: ataque mn.• cerradero s.m.• descubrimiento repentino s.m.• golpe s.m.• huelga s.f.v.(§ p.,p.p.: struck) or p.p.: stricken•) = batir v.• cascar v.• chocar v.• chocar con v.• dar con v.• embestir v.• golpear v.• pegar v.• percutir v.• pulsar v.• tropezar v.• varear v.
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1. straɪk(past & past p struck) transitive verb1)a) ( hit) \<\<person\>\> pegarle* a, golpear; \<\<blow\>\> dar*, pegar*; \<\<key\>\> pulsarto strike somebody a blow — darle* un golpe a alguien, golpear a alguien
b) (collide with, fall on) \<\<vehicle\>\> chocar* or dar* contra; \<\<stone/ball\>\> pegar* or dar* contra; \<\<lightning/bullet\>\> alcanzar*2)a) ( cause to become)to strike somebody blind/dumb — dejar ciego/mudo a alguien
I was struck dumb when I saw what she'd done — me quedé muda or sin habla cuando vi lo que había hecho
b) ( introduce)to strike fear/terror into somebody — infundirle miedo/terror a alguien
3)a) ( occur to) ocurrirse (+ me/te/le etc)it strikes me (that)... — me da la impresión de que..., se me ocurre que...
b) ( impress) parecerle* ahow did she strike you? — ¿qué impresión te causó?
4) \<\<oil/gold\>\> encontrar*, dar* conto strike it lucky — tener* un golpe de suerte
to strike it rich — hacer* fortuna
5)a) \<\<match/light\>\> encender*b) \<\<coin/medal\>\> acuñar6)a) ( Mus) \<\<note\>\> dar*; \<\<chord\>\> tocar*b) \<\<clock\>\> dar*the clock struck the hour/five (o'clock) — el reloj dio la hora/las cinco
7) (enter into, arrive at)to strike a deal — llegar* a un acuerdo, cerrar* un trato
to strike a balance between... — encontrar* el justo equilibrio entre...
8) ( adopt) \<\<pose/attitude\>\> adoptar9) ( take down) \<\<sail/flag\>\> arriar*; \<\<tent\>\> desmontar10) ( delete) suprimirhis name was struck off the register — se borró su nombre del registro; see also strike off
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vi1) ( hit) \<\<person\>\> golpear, asestar un golpe; \<\<lightning\>\> caer*(to be) within striking distance (of something) — (estar*) a un paso (de algo)
to strike lucky — (BrE) tener* un golpe de suerte
2)a) ( attack) \<\<bombers/commandos\>\> atacar*; \<\<snake/tiger\>\> atacar*, caer* sobre su presato strike AT something/somebody — atacar* algo/a alguien
b) ( happen suddenly) \<\<illness/misfortune\>\> sobrevenir*; \<\<disaster\>\> ocurrir3) ( withdraw labor) hacer* huelga, declararse en huelga or (esp AmL) en paroto strike for higher pay — hacer* huelga or (esp AmL) hacer* un paro por reivindicaciones salariales
4) \<\<clock\>\> dar* la hora•Phrasal Verbs:
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1) ( stoppage) huelga f, paro m (esp AmL)to be on strike — estar* en or de huelga, estar* en or de paro (esp AmL)
to come out o go (out) on strike — ir* a la huelga, declararse en huelga, ir* al paro (esp AmL), declararse en paro (esp AmL)
hunger strike — huelga de hambre; (before n)
to take strike action — ir* a la huelga
strike fund — fondo m de resistencia
strike pay — subsidio m de huelga or (esp AmL) de paro
2) ( find) descubrimiento ma lucky strike — (colloq) un golpe de suerte
3) ( attack) ataque m4) ( Sport)a) ( in bowling) pleno m, chuza f (Méx)b) ( in baseball) strike m[straɪk] (vb: pt, pp struck)1. Nto come out or go on strike — declarar la huelga; see hunger 3.
2) (=discovery) [of oil, gold] descubrimiento m•
to make a strike — hacer un descubrimiento3) (Baseball) golpe m ; (Bowling) strike m4) (Mil) ataque m ; (=air strike) ataque m aéreo, bombardeo m2. VT1) (=hit) golpear; (with fist etc) pegar, dar una bofetada a; (with bullet etc) alcanzar; [+ ball] golpear; [+ chord, note] tocar; [+ instrument] herir, pulsar•
to strike sb a blow, strike a blow at sb — pegar or dar un golpe a algn, pegar a algnthe tower was struck by lightning — la torre fue alcanzada por un rayo, cayó un rayo en la torre
- strike a blow for sth- strike a blow against sth2) (=collide with) [+ rocks, landmine etc] chocar con, chocar contra; [+ difficulty, obstacle] encontrar, dar con, tropezar conthe ship struck an iceberg — el buque chocó con or contra un iceberg
his head struck the beam, he struck his head on the beam — dio con la cabeza contra or en la viga
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a sound struck my ear — liter un ruido hirió mi oído•
what strikes the eye is the poverty — lo que más llama la atención es la pobreza3) (=produce, make) [+ coin, medal] acuñar; [+ a light, match] encender, prender (LAm)•
to strike root — (Bot) echar raíces, arraigar•
to strike sparks from sth — hacer que algo eche chispas•
to strike terror into sb's heart — infundir terror a algn4) (=appear to, occur to)it strikes me as being most unlikely — me parece poco factible, se me hace poco probable (LAm)
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how did it strike you? — ¿qué te pareció?, ¿qué impresión te causó?•
it strikes me that..., the thought strikes me that... — se me ocurre que...has it ever struck you that...? — ¿has pensado alguna vez que...?
5) (=impress)I'm not much struck (with him) — no me llama la atención, no me impresiona mucho
6) (=find) [+ gold, oil] descubrir- strike gold- strike it lucky7) (=arrive at, achieve) [+ agreement] alcanzar, llegar a•
to strike a deal — alcanzar un acuerdo, llegar a un acuerdo; (Comm) cerrar un trato8) (=assume, adopt)9) (=cause to become)may I be struck dead if... — que me maten si...
10) (=take down)11) (=remove, cross out) suprimir ( from de)3. VI1) (Mil etc) (=attack) atacar; [disaster] sobrevenir; [disease] golpear; [snake etc] morder, atacarwhen panic strikes — cuando cunde el pánico, cuando se extiende el pánico
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to strike against sth — dar con algo, dar contra algo, chocar contra algo•
to strike at sb — (with fist) tratar de golpear a algn; (Mil) atacar a algnwe must strike at the root of this evil — debemos atacar la raíz de este mal, debemos cortar este mal de raíz
he had come within striking distance of the presidency — estuvo muy cerca de ocupar la presidencia; see home 1., 2); see iron 1., 1)
2) [workers] declarar la huelga, declararse en huelga3) [clock] dar la hora4) [match] encenderse5)- strike lucky6) (=move, go)•
to strike across country — ir a campo traviesa•
to strike into the woods — ir por el bosque, penetrar en el bosque7) (Naut) (=run aground) encallar, embarrancar8) (esp Naut) (=surrender) arriar la bandera9) (Bot) echar raíces, arraigar4.CPDstrike ballot N — votación f a huelga
strike committee N — comité m de huelga
strike force N — fuerza f de asalto, fuerza f de choque
strike fund N — fondo m de huelga
strike pay N — subsidio m de huelga
strike vote N — = strike ballot
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1. [straɪk](past & past p struck) transitive verb1)a) ( hit) \<\<person\>\> pegarle* a, golpear; \<\<blow\>\> dar*, pegar*; \<\<key\>\> pulsarto strike somebody a blow — darle* un golpe a alguien, golpear a alguien
b) (collide with, fall on) \<\<vehicle\>\> chocar* or dar* contra; \<\<stone/ball\>\> pegar* or dar* contra; \<\<lightning/bullet\>\> alcanzar*2)a) ( cause to become)to strike somebody blind/dumb — dejar ciego/mudo a alguien
I was struck dumb when I saw what she'd done — me quedé muda or sin habla cuando vi lo que había hecho
b) ( introduce)to strike fear/terror into somebody — infundirle miedo/terror a alguien
3)a) ( occur to) ocurrirse (+ me/te/le etc)it strikes me (that)... — me da la impresión de que..., se me ocurre que...
b) ( impress) parecerle* ahow did she strike you? — ¿qué impresión te causó?
4) \<\<oil/gold\>\> encontrar*, dar* conto strike it lucky — tener* un golpe de suerte
to strike it rich — hacer* fortuna
5)a) \<\<match/light\>\> encender*b) \<\<coin/medal\>\> acuñar6)a) ( Mus) \<\<note\>\> dar*; \<\<chord\>\> tocar*b) \<\<clock\>\> dar*the clock struck the hour/five (o'clock) — el reloj dio la hora/las cinco
7) (enter into, arrive at)to strike a deal — llegar* a un acuerdo, cerrar* un trato
to strike a balance between... — encontrar* el justo equilibrio entre...
8) ( adopt) \<\<pose/attitude\>\> adoptar9) ( take down) \<\<sail/flag\>\> arriar*; \<\<tent\>\> desmontar10) ( delete) suprimirhis name was struck off the register — se borró su nombre del registro; see also strike off
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vi1) ( hit) \<\<person\>\> golpear, asestar un golpe; \<\<lightning\>\> caer*(to be) within striking distance (of something) — (estar*) a un paso (de algo)
to strike lucky — (BrE) tener* un golpe de suerte
2)a) ( attack) \<\<bombers/commandos\>\> atacar*; \<\<snake/tiger\>\> atacar*, caer* sobre su presato strike AT something/somebody — atacar* algo/a alguien
b) ( happen suddenly) \<\<illness/misfortune\>\> sobrevenir*; \<\<disaster\>\> ocurrir3) ( withdraw labor) hacer* huelga, declararse en huelga or (esp AmL) en paroto strike for higher pay — hacer* huelga or (esp AmL) hacer* un paro por reivindicaciones salariales
4) \<\<clock\>\> dar* la hora•Phrasal Verbs:
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1) ( stoppage) huelga f, paro m (esp AmL)to be on strike — estar* en or de huelga, estar* en or de paro (esp AmL)
to come out o go (out) on strike — ir* a la huelga, declararse en huelga, ir* al paro (esp AmL), declararse en paro (esp AmL)
hunger strike — huelga de hambre; (before n)
to take strike action — ir* a la huelga
strike fund — fondo m de resistencia
strike pay — subsidio m de huelga or (esp AmL) de paro
2) ( find) descubrimiento ma lucky strike — (colloq) un golpe de suerte
3) ( attack) ataque m4) ( Sport)a) ( in bowling) pleno m, chuza f (Méx)b) ( in baseball) strike m -
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(unreg., trennb., hat -ge-)I v/t2. (zerbrechen) smash in; jemandem den Schädel / die Zähne / die Nase einschlagen smash s.o.’s head in / knock s.o.’s teeth out / flatten s.o.’s nose; die Kinder schlagen sich schon wieder die Köpfe ein umg., fig. the children are going at one another hammer and tongs again3. (Kurs, Richtung etc.) take; einen Weg einschlagen take a path; fig. auch tread a path, adopt a course; eine Laufbahn einschlagen take up ( oder pursue) a career; eine andere oder neue Richtung einschlagen change course (auch fig.)4. MOT. (Räder, Steuer) turn; das Steuer nach rechts einschlagen turn the steering wheel to the right, lock over to the right6. (Betttuch etc.) tuck in8. AGR. (Bäume, Holz) fellII v/i1. Geschoss: hit; Blitz: strike; unpers.: es schlug in der Kirche ein the church was struck by lightning2. fig. (Erfolg haben) be a big hit ( bei jemandem with s.o.), go down a bomb Brit. umg., Am. hit the big time; Blitz 1, Bombe 13. beim Handel: shake hands (on the deal); sie schlug sofort ein she immediately agreed ( oder accepted); schlag ein! shake on it!4. auf jemanden einschlagen rain blows on s.o., hit out at s.o.5. MOT.: ( nach) links / rechts einschlagen turn the steering wheel ( oder lock over) to the left / right; Anweisung: left / right hand down* * *(Blitz) to strike;(Geschoss) to hit;(Nagel) to drive;(Scheibe) to stave in; to smash;(Stoff) to tuck;(Weg) to strike out* * *ein|schla|gen sep1. vt2) (= zertrümmern) to smash (in); Tür to smash down; Schädel to smash (in), to bash in (inf); Zähne to knock out3) Bäume to fell4) (= einwickeln) Ware to wrap up; Buch to cover7) (= wählen) Weg to take; Kurs (lit) to follow; (fig) to pursue, to adopt; Laufbahn etc to enter ondas Schiff änderte den eingeschlagenen Kurs — the ship changed from its previous course
die Regierung schlägt einen weicheren/härteren Kurs ein — the government is taking a softer/harder line
2. vi1)gut éínschlagen (inf) — to go down well, to be a big hit (inf); (Schüler, Arbeiter) to get on all right
2)auf jdn/etw éínschlagen — to hit out at sb/sth
3) (zur Bekräftigung) to shake on it* * *1) ((sometimes with in) to beat or smash (in): The soldiers bashed in the door.) bash2) (to hit, knock or give a blow to: He struck me in the face with his fist; Why did you strike him?; The stone struck me a blow on the side of the head; His head struck the table as he fell; The tower of the church was struck by lightning.) strike* * *ein|schla·genI. vt Hilfsverb: haben1. (in etw schlagen)▪ [jdm] etw \einschlagen to smash [sb's] sth inein Tor/eine Tür \einschlagen to break [or beat] down sep a gate/door, to smash a gate/door in▪ eingeschlagen smashed-inein eingeschlagenes Fenster a smashed-in window, a window which has been smashed in3. (zerschmettern)▪ jdm etw \einschlagen to break sb's sth, to smash sb's sth [in]jdm die Nase \einschlagen to smash sb's nose, to plaster sb's nose across [or over] their face famjdm die Zähne \einschlagen to knock sb's teeth in [or out]▪ eingeschlagen broken, smashed4. (einwickeln)eingeschlagene Klappe (Buchumschlag) folded-in flap, tipped-in card5. (wählen)▪ etw \einschlagen to take stheine Laufbahn \einschlagen to choose a careereine bestimmte Richtung \einschlagen to go in [or take] a particular directioneinen Weg \einschlagen to choose [or follow] a way [or path]▪ eingeschlagen chosendas Schiff änderte den eingeschlagenen Kurs the ship changed course6. AUTO▪ etw \einschlagen to turn sth▪ eingeschlagen turned7. MODE to take in/up8. HORT to heel inII. vi2. Hilfsverb: sein MIL to fallrings um die Soldaten schlugen Granaten ein shells fell all round the soldiersdie Nachricht hat eingeschlagen wie eine Bombe! the news has caused a sensation [or an uproar]!4. Hilfsverb: haben (einprügeln)▪ auf jdn \einschlagen to hit sb5. Hilfsverb: haben (einen Handschlag geben) to shake [hands] on itlass uns \einschlagen, die Wette gilt you're on: shake hands, let's bet on it6. Hilfsverb: haben (Anklang finden) to catch on, to be well received* * *1.unregelmäßiges transitives Verb1) (hineinschlagen) knock in; hammer inetwas in etwas (Akk.) einschlagen — knock or hammer something into something
2) (zertrümmern) smash [in]einen Kurs einschlagen — (auch fig.) follow a course
einen anderen Kurs einschlagen — (auch fig.) change or alter course
5) (Kfz-W.) turn <[steering-]wheel>2.unregelmäßiges intransitives Verbbei uns hat es eingeschlagen — our house was struck by lightning
2) (einprügeln)auf jemanden/etwas einschlagen — rain blows on or beat somebody/something
3) (durch Händedruck) shake [hands] on it; (fig.) accept4) (Kfz-W.)nach links/rechts einschlagen — steer to the left/right
* * *einschlagen (irr, trennb, hat -ge-)A. v/t1.2. (zerbrechen) smash in;jemandem den Schädel/die Zähne/die Nase einschlagen smash sb’s head in/knock sb’s teeth out/flatten sb’s nose;die Kinder schlagen sich schon wieder die Köpfe ein umg, fig the children are going at one another hammer and tongs again3. (Kurs, Richtung etc) take;einen Weg einschlagen take a path; fig auch tread a path, adopt a course;eine Laufbahn einschlagen take up ( oder pursue) a career;neue Richtung einschlagen change course (auch fig)das Steuer nach rechts einschlagen turn the steering wheel to the right, lock over to the right5. (einwickeln) wrap up (6. (Betttuch etc) tuck in7. AGR: (in odereinschlagen cover with earthB. v/ies schlug in der Kirche ein the church was struck by lightning2. fig (Erfolg haben) be a big hit (sie schlug sofort ein she immediately agreed ( oder accepted);schlag ein! shake on it!4.auf jemanden einschlagen rain blows on sb, hit out at sb5. AUTO:(nach) links/rechts einschlagen turn the steering wheel ( oder lock over) to the left/right; Anweisung: left/right hand down* * *1.unregelmäßiges transitives Verb1) (hineinschlagen) knock in; hammer inetwas in etwas (Akk.) einschlagen — knock or hammer something into something
2) (zertrümmern) smash [in]einen Kurs einschlagen — (auch fig.) follow a course
einen anderen Kurs einschlagen — (auch fig.) change or alter course
5) (Kfz-W.) turn <[steering-]wheel>2.unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb2) (einprügeln)auf jemanden/etwas einschlagen — rain blows on or beat somebody/something
3) (durch Händedruck) shake [hands] on it; (fig.) accept4) (Kfz-W.)nach links/rechts einschlagen — steer to the left/right
* * *(Nagel) v.to drive into expr. (Weg) v.to follow (a path) v. v.to stave v. -
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sit-down \strike Sitzstreik m;solidarity \strike Solidaritätsstreik m;steel \strike Stahlarbeiterstreik m;sympathy \strike Sympathiestreik m;a wave of \strikes eine Streikwelle;wildcat \strike ( esp Am) wilder Streik;to be [out] on \strike streiken;to be on \strike against sth/sb (Am) etw/jdn bestreiken;to call a \strike einen Streik ausrufen;to call for a \strike zu einem Streik aufrufen;2) ( occurrence)one-\strike-and-you're-out policy Politik f des harten Durchgreifens vi streiken, in den Ausstand treten ( form)to \strike for sth für etw akk streiken;the right to \strike das Recht zu streiken, das Streikrecht;striking workers streikende Arbeiterair \strike Luftangriff m;missile \strike Raketenangriff m;military \strike against sth/sb Militärschlag m gegen etw/jdn;nuclear \strike Atomschlag m, Atomangriff m;to launch a pre-emptive \strike einen Präventivschlag durchführen;retaliatory \strike Vergeltungsschlag m, Vergeltungsangriff m;surgical \strike gezielter Angriffto make a gold \strike auf Gold stoßen, Gold finden;oil \strike Ölfund mif you're poor and you've been to prison you've already got two \strikes against you wenn man arm und im Gefängnis gewesen ist, ist man von vornherein doppelt benachteiligt1) ( hit)to \strike sth mit etw dat zusammenstoßen; vehicle gegen etw akk fahren; ship auf etw akk auflaufen;the flood struck Birmingham die Flut brach über Birmingham herein;to \strike a ball einen Ball schießen;the judge's ruling \strikes a blow for racial equality das Urteil des Richters fördert die Rassengleichheit;to \strike sb in the face jdn ins Gesicht schlagen;to \strike sb's fancy jds Interesse nt erregen;to be struck by lightning vom Blitz getroffen werden;to \strike a note of warning eine Warnung aussprechen;to \strike sb forcibly jdn sehr beeindrucken2) ( achieve)to \strike sth etw erreichen;how can we \strike a balance between economic growth and environmental protection? wie können wir einen Mittelweg zwischen Wirtschaftswachstum und Umweltschutz finden?;one of the tasks of a chairperson is to \strike a balance between the two sides es gehört zu den Aufgaben eines Vorsitzenden, beiden Seiten gerecht zu werden;3) ( manufacture)to \strike coins/ a medal Münzen/eine Medaille prägen4) ( of feelings)sb \strikes sb as sth;how does Anna \strike you? wie findest du Anna?;almost everything he said struck me as absurd fast alles, was er sagte, schien mir ziemlich verworren;to be struck by sth von etw dat beeindruckt sein;it \strikes sb that... jdm scheint, dass..., jd hat den Eindruck, dass...5) ( discover)to \strike oil auf Öl stoßen;to \strike gold ( fig) einen Glückstreffer landen;( at Olympics) die Goldmedaille gewinnen;to \strike it lucky [or (Brit, Aus a.) to \strike lucky] einen Glückstreffer landen;to \strike it rich das große Geld machen ( fam)6) ( adopt)to \strike a pose eine Pose einnehmen;they have chosen to \strike a pose of resistance ( fig) sie haben sich zu einer ablehnenden Haltung entschiedento \strike sb jdn heimsuchen;a large earthquake could \strike the east coast die Ostküste könnte von einem großen Erdbeben heimgesucht werden8) ( of a timepiece)a clock \strikes the hour eine Uhr schlägt die [volle] Stunde9) ( remember)sth \strikes sb etw fällt jdm ein;she was suddenly struck by the thought that... plötzlich kam ihr der Gedanke, dass...;it's just struck me that... mir ist gerade eingefallen, dass...the dentist has been struck off the register dem Zahnarzt wurde die Approbation entzogen;to \strike camp das Lager abbrechen;to \strike one's flag die Flaggen streichen;to \strike sb off a list jdn von einer Liste streichen;to \strike a name from a list einen Namen von einer Liste streichen;to \strike a match ein Streichholz anzündenPHRASES:to \strike a chord with sb ( of memories) bei jdm Erinnerungen wecken;( of agreement) bei jdm Anklang finden;to \strike a note eine Tonart anschlagen;to \strike the right note den richtigen Ton treffen vi <struck, struck>1) ( hit) treffen;lightning never \strikes in the same place ein Blitz schlägt nie zweimal an derselben Stelle ein;to \strike at the heart of sth etw vernichtend treffen;we need to \strike at the heart of this problem wir müssen dieses Problem an der Wurzel packen;to \strike at the heart of sb ( fig) jdn ins Herz treffen;to \strike home ins Schwarze treffen, sein Ziel erreichen;the message seems to have struck home ( fig) die Botschaft ist offensichtlich angekommen2) ( attack) angreifen;the snake \strikes quickly die Schlange beißt schnell zu;to \strike at sb/ sth nach jdm/etw schlagen;sometimes terrorists \strike at civilians manchmal greifen Terroristen Zivilisten anfate \strikes again wieder schlägt das Schicksal zu4) ( of clock) schlagen;midnight has just struck es hat gerade Mitternacht geschlagen5) ( rendered speechless)to be struck dumb sprachlos sein6) ( find)to \strike on sth etw finden;to \strike upon sth etw entdecken;she has just struck upon an idea ihr ist gerade eine Idee gekommenPHRASES:to \strike while the iron is hot das Eisen schmieden, so lange es heiß ist -
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I 1. I1) he was afraid to strike он боялся ударить; the material seems to change colour when the light strikes когда свет падает на этот материал, он кажется другого цвета2) these matches are too wet to strike эти спички сильно отсырели и не зажигаются3) I thought I heard the clock strike мне показалось, что пробили часы; has 5 o'clock struck? пять часов уже пробило?; the clock is striking часы бьют; his hour has struck ere час настал /пробил/2. II1) strike swiftly (instinctively, simultaneously, aimlessly, etc.) быстро и т.д. ударять /бить, наносить удары/2) the fish are striking well today рыба сегодня хорошо клюет3. III1) strike smth., smb. strike a ball (a nail, etc.) ударять по мячу и т.д.; strike a bell ударить в колокол; strike a child (a dog, etc.) ударять /бить/ ребенка и т.д.; why did you strike her? почему вы ее ударили /стукнули/?; paralysis struck him его разбил паралич; а falling stone struck his head упавший камень попал ему в голову /ударил его по голове/; the ship struck a submerged rock корабль наскочил на подводный камень; strike the keys ударить по клавишам; strike a few chords взять несколько аккордов || strike a blow нанести удар; strike the first blow нанести первый удар; начать первым (драку, ссору); быть зачинщиком id what struck you that you behaved that way? что на вас напало /какая муха вас укусила/, что вы себя так странно вели?2) strike smth. strike twelve times (four, the hour, etc.) (про)бить двенадцать раз и т.д.; the clock that strikes the quarters часы, которые отбивают четверти /бьют каждые четверть часа/3) strike smth. strike a medal (a badge, a coin, etc.) чеканить /выбивать/ медаль и т.д.4) strike smth. strike a light /fire/ (a spark, etc.) зажечь /высечь/ огонь и т.д.; strike a match зажечь спичку, чиркнуть спичкой5) strike smth. strike oil (gold, a vein of ore, water, etc.) открывать /находить, обнаруживать/ нефть и т.д.; strike an amusing book наткнуться на занятную книгу; strike the main road (the track) выйти на главную дорогу (на тропу); strike an obstruction натолкнуться /наткнуться/ на преграду6) strike smb. the sight struck him зрелище произвело на неге впечатление; how does this strike you? что вы об этом думаете?; strike smth. strike smb.'s sight /smb.'s eye/ бросаться кому-л. в глаза; strike smb.'s саг (smb.'s fancy) поразить чей-л. слух (чье-л. воображение); strike a deep chord [in smb.'s heart] вызвать глубокий отклик /задеть заветные струны/ [у кого-л. в душе]; strike a false /wrong/ note взять неправильный тон; strike the right note попасть в тон, взять верный тон7) strike smth. strike an average /а mean/ подсчитать /найти/ среднее; strike a balance подвести баланс, подбить итоги; strike a bargain (an agreement) заключить сделку (соглашение)8) strike smth. strike sail (s) убирать паруса; strike camp /tents/ свертывать лагерь, сниматься с лагеря; strike one's /the/ flag а) спускать флаг; б) сдаваться9) strike smth. strike an item (smb.'s name, a word, etc.) зачеркнуть /вычеркнуть/ какой-л. пункт и т.д.10) || strike fish подсекать рыбу4. IV1) strike smth., smb. in same manner strike smth. hard (softly, suddenly, etc.) сильно и т.д. ударять по чему-л.; strike smb. hard (savagely, violently, etc.) сильно и т.д. ударить кого-л.; never strike a man when he is down лежачего не бьют2) strike smb. at some time a [happy] thought /idea/ suddenly struck me меня осенила /мне в голову пришла/ [удачная] мысль; it never struck me before раньше мне это никогда не приходило в голову5. Vstrike smb. smth. strike smb. a blow ударить кого-л., нанести кому-л. удар6. VI1) strike smb. into some state strike smb. dead сразить кого-л. наповал /насмерть/; strike smb. deaf оглушить кого-л. ударом; strike smb. blind ослепить кого-л. ударом; strike smb. dumb /speechless/ лишить кого-л. дара речи; ошарашить кого-л.2) strike smth. to some state a tree strikes its roots deep дерево глубоко пускает корни7. XI1) be struck in some manner the wall sounds hollow when [it is] struck когда по стене бьют, она издает глухой звук; be struck by (below, etc.) smth. that tree's been struck by lightning в это дерево ударила молния; he was struck by lightning его убило молнией; he was struck below the knee его ударили под коленку2) be struck /stricken/ with /by/ smth. be struck by fever (with influenza, by disease, with pestilence, etc.) болеть лихорадкой и т.д., слечь /свалиться/ от лихорадки и т.д.; he was struck with paralysis его разбил паралич3) be struck by /with/ smth. be struck by terror (with panic, with fear, with awe, with wonder, by remorse, with dizziness, etc.) быть пораженным /охваченным/ ужасом и т.д.; I was struck by her appearance (by her beauty, with her wonderful voice, with her great ability, etc.) я был поражен ее видом и т.д., меня потряс ее вид и т.д.; he was struck with the idea that... ему пришла в голову мысль, что...; его поразила мысль о том, что...8. XVI1) strike against ((up)on, at, etc.) smth. strike against the pavement (against a table, against a stone, etc.) ударить по тротуару и т.д., удариться о тротуар и т.д.; strike three times on the door постучать в дверь три раза; strike at fascism бить /наносить удар/ по фашизму; strike at the root of the evil вырывать зло с корнем; the light (the sun) strikes against /upon/ the wall (upon the object, upon the figure, etc.) свет (солнце) падает на стену и т.д.; his lectures strike upon dull ears слушатели пропускают его лекции мимо ушей; her entreaties strike upon dull ears они остаются глухими к ее мольбам; strike at smb. he struck at me with a stick (with an open hand, with a fist, with a cosh, etc.) он стукнул меня палкой || strike below the belt бить ниже пояса2) strike for smth. strike for a cause (for one's country, for freedom, etc.) бороться за идею и т.д.3) strike (up)on smth. strike upon an unknown path напасть /наткнуться, выйти/ на незнакомую дорожку; strike on a novel means of doing smth. обнаружить /открыть/ новый способ чего-л. /делать что-л./; strike upon a plan придумать план; he struck upon an idea (upon a happy thought) он напал на (счастливую) мысль, внезапно ему в голову пришла (счастливая) мысль4) strike (in)to (across) smth. strike to the right поворачивать направо; strike across the fields направляться через поля; strike into the jungle углубляться в джунгли5) strike at smth. a pang of pity struck at my heart жалость кольнула меня в сердце6) semiaux strike into smth. strike into a gallop пуститься галопом; strike into a song неожиданно запеть; strike into conversation заговорить с кем-л., завести беседу; strike into a new subject перевести разговор на другую тему, сменить тему разговора9. XXI11) strike smb. with smth. strike smb. with a stick (with one's fist, with a whip, etc.) ударить кого-л. палкой и т.д.; strike smb. in /on/ smth. strike smb. in the eye (in /on/ the mouth, on the back, etc.) ударить /стукнуть/ кого-л. в глаз и т.д.; strike the enemy in the rear (on the flank) ударить противнику в тыл (во фланг); strike smth. on /against/ smth. strike one's foot on a stone (one's head against the wall, etc.) ударить ногу /удариться ногой/ о камень и т.д.; strike smth. with smth. strike the table with one's fist стукнуть кулаком по столу; strike a ball with a racket (a nail with a hammer, etc.) бить ракеткой по мячу и т.д.2) || strike a blow for smth. бороться за что-л.; strike a blow for freedom (for liberty of speech, for civil rights, etc.) бороться за свободу и т.д.3) || strike a spark out of the stones высечь из камней искру4) strike smb. about smb., smth. what strikes me about him is his great patience что меня поражает в нем, так это его колоссальное терпение /долготерпение/; there was nothing about him that struck me в нем не было ничего примечательного /ничего такого, что могло бы поразить/; what strikes me about his book is its length на меня большое впечатление произвел объем его книги; strike smth. into smth. strike terror (fear, dismay, etc.) into smb.'s heart вселять ужас и т.д. в чье-л. сердце /в чью-л. душу/5) strike smth. into smth. strike a dagger into smb.'s breast (its fangs into the flesh, spurs into a horse, etc.) вонзать кинжал в чью-л. грудь и т.д.; the plant strikes its roots into the soil растение пускает корни глубоко в землю6) strike smth. off smth. strike smb.'s name off the list вычеркнуть чье-л. имя из списков10. XXI2strike smb. as being of some quality strike smb. as familiar (a strange, as peculiar, as ridiculous, as absolutely perfect, as silly, etc.) казаться кому-л. знакомым и т.д.; the plan strikes me as a bit unusual этот план мне кажется немного необычным11. XXVIit strikes smb. that... it strikes me that you are afraid (that he is telling a lie, etc.) у меня такое впечатление /мне кажется/, что вы боитесь и т.д.; it struck him suddenly that they were all deaf у него вдруг возникла мысль /ему вдруг показалось/, что они все глухие; doesn't it strike you that...? не кажется ли вам, что...?II 1. Ithe coal miners struck шахтеры забастовали2. IIIstrike smth. strike work (за)бастовать3. XVIstrike for smth. strike for a higher pay (for better conditions, for their rights, etc.) бастовать, добиваясь более высокой оплаты и т.д.; what are the workers striking for? почему бастуют рабочие?; strike against smth. strike against long hours (against the proposal, against the administration, etc.) бастовать против длинного рабочего дня и т.д. -
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̈ɪstraɪk I
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1) ударять(ся), наносить удар, бить (физически: рукой, оружием, инструментом и т.п.) He struck me on the chin. ≈ Он ударил меня в подбородок. He struck the wall with a heavy blow. ≈ Он сильно ударил по стене. to strike him a blow ≈ нанести ему удар He struck his knee with his hand. ≈ Он ударил рукой по колену. He seized a stick and struck at me. ≈ Он схватил палку и ударил по мне. (см. strike at) He struck his hand on the table. ≈ Он трахнул рукой по столу. He struck his hand against/at the wall. ≈ Он ударил(ся) рукой о стену. I struck sharply upon the glass. ≈ Я резко ударил по стеклу. to struck a gun from someone's hand ≈ выбить пистолет из чьей-л. руки The ship struck a rock. ≈ Судно наскочило на скалу/ударилось о скалу. Two ships struck in the channel. ≈ Два корабля столкнулись в канале. Syn: hit, deliver a blow/stroke to
2) пробивать, проникать сквозь что-л. а) уст. заколоть, зарубить, проткнуть( букв. и перен.) Every proof of the treachery struck like a knife into his heart. ≈ Каждое доказательство измены как нож вонзалось в его сердце. б) проникать сквозь, прорастать Trees struck roots deep into the soil. ≈ Деревни пускают корни глубоко в почву. The light strikes through the darkness. ≈ Свет пробивается сквозь темноту. в) перен. ловить на крючок, удить. the fish are striking well today ≈ рыба сегодня хорошо ловится/клюет
3) атаковать( о людях, зверях, болезнях, стихиях и т. п.;
см. также strike out) The beasts struck with their claws. ≈ Звери использовали при нападении клыки. The house had been struck with/by lightning. ≈ В дом ударила молния. Hurricane killed 275 people as it struck the island. ≈ Ураган унес 275 жизней, обрушившись на остров. The army struck at dawn. ≈ Армия атаковала на рассвете. He divided his forces, struck where there was no use in striking. ≈ Он разделил свои силы, атаковал там, где в этом не было нужды. The Duke had been stricken by paralysis. ≈ Герцога разбил паралич. to strike back ≈ нанести ответный удар, дать сдачи( at smb.) to strike the first blow ≈ быть зачинщиком to strike a blow for ≈ заступиться за within striking distance ≈ в пределах достижимости
4) поражать, производить впечатление He struck me by his knowledge. ≈ Он поразил меня своими знаниями. He always strikes students that way. ≈ Он всегда так действует на студентов. He doesn't strike me as (being) genius. ≈ Он не производит впечатления гения. The story stuck me as ridiculous. ≈ Рассказ поразил меня своей нелепостью. How does it strike you? ≈ Что вы об этом думаете? An idea suddenly struck me. ≈ Меня внезапно осенила мысль. It never struck me before. ≈ Мне это никогда еще не приходило в голову. {to }strike the eye ≈ бросаться в глаза {to }strike dumb ≈ ошарашить( кого-л.) Syn: affect, impress, touch
5) доводить (доходить) до некоторого состояния( связанного с физическим ущербом) to strike smb dead ≈ убить A great cold had struck him deaf. ≈ Сильнейшая простуда сделала его глухим. He looked stricken into stone. ≈ Он словно обратился в камень. разг.Strike me dumb! ≈ Убей меня бог! разг.And strike me Blind, but I've met him before! ≈ Чтоб я ослеп, если я его раньше не встречал! разг. Strike! Who the hell was responsible? ≈ Черт побери! Кто это сделал?
6) (связано с 5 и отчасти с
6) вселять (страх и т.п.) His appearance will strike terror into his enemies. ≈ Его появление вселяло ужас во врагов. His appearance struck her with terror. ≈ Его появление наполнило ее страхом.
7) производить действия, связанные с ударами, касаниями и т.п. а) высекать, зажигать(ся) (об огне - с помощью кремня или спички) to strike a match ≈ чиркнуть спичкой, зажечь спичку These matches are too wet to strike. ≈ Эти спички слишком сырые, чтобы зажечься. to strike a light ≈ зажечь свет( с помощью спички и т.п.) б) чеканить( монету), штамповать, печатать This medal appears to have been chased by hand and not to have been struck from a die. ≈ Эта медаль выглядит как гравированная вручную, а не штампованная. How long will it take to strike a film? ≈ Сколько времени уйдет на то, чтобы отпечатать фильм? в) извлекать звук, звучать, стучать( о сердце, пульсе), бить (о часах) to strike a chord on the piano ≈ брать аккорды на пианино His heart struck heavily when the house was visible. ≈ При виде дома сердце его забилось. It has just struck four. ≈ Только что пробило четыре. перен. Your hour has struck. ≈ Твой час пробил. перен. to strike a sour note ≈ прозвучать печальной нотой перен. to strike an incongruous note ≈ портить впечатление перен. She had now struck sixty. ≈ Ей бы сейчас стукнуло
60. Syn: (cause to) sound г) нажимать( клавиши) With one hand we strike three or four notes simultaneously. ≈ Одной рукой мы способны взять три или четыре ноты одновременно.
8) направляться, сворачивать (как правило с указанием направления: across, aside, down, forth, forward, into, over, off, to и т.п.) Instead of going by town, we had struck away northward. ≈ Вместо того, чтобы идти мимо города, мы свернули на север. Leaving the town, we now strike off towards the river. ≈ Оставив город, мы движемся к реке. The road strikes into the forest. ≈ Дорога сворачивает в лес. Road strikes away to the left. ≈ Дорога уходит влево. strike to the left ≈ поверните налево to strike a line, to strike a path ≈ двигаться в направлении( букв. и перен.)
9) а) спускать, убирать( о чем-то натянутом или поднятом: парусах, палатке и т.п.) to strike the flag, to strike one's colours ≈ опускать флаг( как знак уважения или при сдаче) б) перен. сдаваться( от to strike the flag) Captain reported that the fort had struck. ≈ Капитан доложил, что форт сдался. He would have clearly liked to stick out;
but there was something about the lot of us that meant mischief, and at last he struck (Stevenson). ≈ Он очевидно хотел бы отказаться, но было нечто столь угрожающее в большинстве из нас, что он в конце концов уступил.
10) проводить линию, чертить Strike a line from A to B. ≈ Проведи линию из A в B.
11) вычеркивать, исключать (см. также strike off, strike out) Over strong objections from the prosecutor, the judge ordered the question stricken. ≈ В связи с решительным протестом прокурора судья приказал исключить вопрос. Do you believe that the crash was an accident? Strike that. ≈ И ты веришь, что катастрофа была случайной? Это исключено!
12) сглаживать выравнивать (поверхность зерна, песка и т.п.)
13) приходить к соглашению, договариваться {to }strike a bargain ≈ договориться (о цене) {to }strike a happy medium ≈ находить компромисс
14) открыть, обнаружить, достичь желаемого (внезапно - сравни с
4) strike oil strike it rich ∙ strike aside strike at strike down strike from strike home strike in strike into strike off strike on strike out strike through strike together strike up
2. сущ.
1) удар preemptive strike ≈ упреждающий удар (ядерное нападение, опережающее удар противника)
2) открытие месторождения( нефти, руды и т. п.)
3) неожиданная удача Syn: lucky strike II
1. сущ.
1) забастовка, стачка to avert a strike ≈ предотвращать забастовку to break (up) a strike ≈ подавлять забастовку to call, organize a strike ≈ организовывать забастовку to conduct, stage a strike ≈ проводить забастовку to settle a strike ≈ урегулировать забастовку (разрешить конфликт, удовлетворить требования бастующих) strike action ≈ стачечная борьба to be on strike ≈ бастовать to go on strike ≈ объявлять забастовку general strike hunger strike quickie strike rent strike sit-down strike sympathy strike sympathetic strike token strike unofficial strike wildcat strike Syn: walkout
2) коллективный отказ( от чего-л.), бойкот buyers' strike ≈ бойкотирование покупателями определенных товаров или магазинов
2. гл. бастовать;
объявлять забастовку (for, against) The women have threatened to strike against unequal pay. ≈ Женщины выдвинули угрозу объявления забастовки по поводу нарушений, касающихся выплаты жалования. удар - * attack (авиация) удар по наземной цели - * weapon наступательное оружие - to make a * at smb. замахнуться на кого-л. (кулаком, оружием) ;
нанести удар кому-л.;
укусить /ужалить/ кого-л. (о змее) - to counter a * (военное) отражать удар - to exploit a * (военное) развивать успех (достигнутый в результате удара) (разговорное) воздушный налет удар, бой (часов) (американизм) плохой удар;
пропущенный мяч( в бейсболе) открытие месторождения( особ. золота) неожиданная удача (тж. lucky *) - a lucky * in politics политическая победа( на выборах и т. п.) (американизм) недостаток;
помеха - his racial background was a * against him его расовая принадлежность была препятствием на его пути клев - I've just got a * у меня только что клюнуло подсечка( лесы) большой улов гребок (для сгребания лишнего зерна с меры) (геология) простирание( жилы или пласта) > to have two *s against one быть в невыгодном положении ударять, бить - to * (on /upon/) the table стукнуть по столу - to * smb. ударить кого-л. - to * smb. in the face ударить кого-л. по лицу - he struck his enemy on the head он ударил своего врага по голове - to * a blow нанести удар - to * a voilent blow at smb., to * smb. a violent blow нанести кому-л. сильный удар, сильно ударить кого-л. - to * a blow aside отбить /парировать/ удар - to * back нанести ответный удар, дать сдачи - to * the first blow быть зачинщиком (в ссоре, драке) - who struck the first blow? кто начал( ссору, драку) ?, кто первый ударил? - to * a blow for smb., smth. выступить в защиту кого-л., чего-л. - we have struck a blow for freedom мы выступили в защиту свободы - to * a weapon from smb.'s hand выбить оружие из чьих-л. /у кого-л. из/ рук - to * with smth. ударить /бить/ чем-л. - he struck the nail with a hammer он ударил по гвоздю молотком - to * the hands together хлопнуть в ладоши ударяться, стукаться;
попадать - to * smth., to * on /upon, against/ smth. ударяться обо что-л., наскакивать на что-л.;
попадать во что-л. - to * the floor удариться об пол - to * a mine наскочить на мину - to * (the) bottom сесть на мель - two ships struck in midchannel два судна столкнулись в фарватере - his head struck (against) the pavement он ударился /стукнулся/ головой о тротуар - she struck her elbow against the door она ударилась локтем о дверь - the lightning struck the tree молния ударила в дерево - the light struck the windows свет упал на окна ударять (по клавишам, струнам) - to * a harp играть на арфе - to * a note взять ноту нападать - the enemy struck at dawn враг ударил на рассвете - they struck the retreating enemy они атаковали отступающего противника поражать;
сражать - to * smb. dead поразить кого-л. насмерть - to * smb. blind ослепить кого-л. - to be struck blind ослепнуть;
быть ослепленным - to * smb. dumb лишить кого-л. дара речи;
ошарашить кого-л. - I was struck dumb with amazement я онемел от удивления - the epidemic struck the country страну поразила эпидемия - to * with /by/ smth. поражать чем-л. - to be stricken by paralysis быть разбитым параличом - to * smb. to the heart поразить кого-л. в самое сердце (тж. on, upon) находить, наталкиваться, случайно встречать - to * ore открыть месторождение руды - to * water найти воду - to * oil открыть /найти/ нефтяной источник;
сделать выгодную сделку, добиться успеха;
преуспеть - to * upon an idea (случайно) напасть на мысль - to * (up) on a plan придумать план - the answer struck him suddenly внезапно он понял, в чем дело;
его осенило направляться;
поворачивать - to * across an island пересекать остров - to * into the woods направляться /сворачивать/ в лес;
углубляться в лес - to * northward направиться /повернуть/ на север - the range of hills *s southerly цепь холмов тянется к югу /в южном направлении/ - to * to the right повернуть направо - the road *s away to the left дорога круто сворачивает влево углубляться (в тему и т. п.) - to * into one's subject углубляться в свой предмет /в свою тему/ - to * out of one's subject отходить от своего предмета /от своей темы/ проникать;
пробиваться - to * through clouds пробиваться сквозь облака - sun rays struck through the fog лучи солнца пробивались сквозь туман - the wind struck through the cracks ветер проникал сквозь /задувал в/ щели - the cold struck through my clothes холод проникал сквозь мою одежду - to * (in) to the marrow пронизывать /пробирать/ насквозь /до мозга костей/ - the arrow struck through his armour стрела пробила /пронзила/ его латы достигать - to * the village достичь деревни - to * the right path выйти на нужную /правильную/ дорогу - we struck the main road мы вышли на главную дорогу - the sound struck (upon) his ear звук достиг /донесся до/ его слуха - to * soundings( морское) прийти на глубину, доступную измерению ручным лотом исключать;
отменять;
вычеркивать - * the last paragraph вычеркните последний абзац - to * smth. on the ground that there was no corroboration отменить что-л. на том основании, что это не получило подтверждения - to * a communication from the record изъять сообщение из протокола - they demanded that the book be struck off the list они потребовали исключить книгу из списка - if you disagree with anything I have written, * it through если вы не согласны с чем-л. из написанного мною, просто вычеркните это - their names have been struck through and are almost illegible их фамилии были зачеркнуты, и теперь их почти невозможно прочесть поражать, производить впечатление;
привлекать внимание - to * smb. as (being) clever производить на кого-л. впечатление умного человека;
казаться кому-л. умным - as it *s me как мне кажется - that *s me as rather silly это кажется мне довольно глупым;
это поражает меня своей глупостью - it struck me that he was not telling the truth мне показалось, что он не говорит правды - we were struck favourably with the plan план произвел на нас положительное впечатление - the room struck cold and damp комната показалась /выглядела/ холодной и сырой - his attention was struck by the unusual change его внимание было привлечено необычной переменой - she always *s strangers that way она всегда производит такое впечатление на чужих - how does it * you? что вы об этом думаете?;
как вам это нравится? - how does his playing * you? как вам нравится его игра? - to * the /one's/ eye бросаться в глаза, привлекать внимание - what a sight struck my eyes! какое зрелище открылось моим глазам! приходить в голову - a thought has struck me мне пришла( в голову) мысль;
меня осенила мысль - it struck me immediately that I had made a blunder я сразу понял, что сделал /допустил/ ошибку (американизм) (военное) служить денщиком (разговорное) неожиданно встретить - to * the name of a friend in a newspaper натолкнуться в газете на фамилию приятеля вызывать( какие-л. чувства) - to * a deep chord in smb.'s heart вызвать глубокий отклик в душе - to * a chord of memory вызвать воспоминания - to * the right note взять верный тон;
попасть в тон - to * a false note взять неправильный тон;
звучать фальшиво - to * a warning note насторожить, предупредить вселять (ужас и т. п.) - to * with awe внушать благоговейный страх - to be struck with panic быть охваченным паникой - the scream struck terror in me этот крик вселил в меня ужас - he was struck with shame ему вдруг /невольно/ стало стыдно высекать (огонь) ;
зажигать - to * a match зажечь спичку, чиркнуть спичкой - to * sparks out of flint высекать искры из кремня - to * a spark out of smb. зажечь кого-л., вызвать в ком-л. энтузиазм (электротехника) зажигать дугу зажигаться - that * only on the box спички, которые зажигаются только о коробок - the matches were too wet to * спички намокли и не зажигались бить (о часах) - this clock *s (the hours etc.) эти часы отбивают время;
это часы с боем - the clock is striking часы бьют - it has just struck four только что пробило четыре (часа) - the hour has struck пробил час, настало время - his hour has struck его час пробил - to * the bell (морское) бить склянки биться( о сердце) - his heart struck heavily when he saw his house его сердце сильно забилось, когда он увидел родной дом чеканить (монету, медаль) сделать, выбить ( бирку, ярлык) спускать( флаг) - to * the flag (морское) спускать флаг;
сдавать командование соединением;
сдаваться, покоряться убирать (паруса) - to * hull (морское) убрать все паруса и закрепить румпель в подветренном положении (в шторм) - to * a mast (морское) срубить мачту свернуть( палатки) - to * camp сниматься с бивака;
свертывать лагерь (строительство) снимать (леса) (театроведение) убирать, разбирать( декорации) ;
демонтировать( сцену) (театроведение) гасить, тушить, убавлять( свет) подводить (баланс) - to * an average выводить среднее число добиваться( равновесия) заключать( сделку) - to * a bargain заключить сделку;
прийти к соглашению, договориться - to * hands ударить по рукам, заключить сделку составлять (список и т. п.) - to * a jury составить список присяжных (давать сторонам возможность вычеркнуть одинковое количество кандидатов) - to * a committee образовать комитет подсекать( рыбу) загарпунить (кита) клевать, брать приманку ( о рыбе) кусать, жалить ( о змее) - struck by a snake укушенный змеей пускать (корни) ;
приниматься - the tree struck its roots deep дерево пустило глубокие корни укореняться, прививаться, приживаться сажать, культивировать( растения) прокрашивать (ткань, дерево) впитываться, растекаться( о краске) просаливать, пропитывать солью (мясо, рыбу) разгружать (корабль) разгружаться( морское) спускать (в трюм;
тж. * down) ровнять гребком (меру зерна) мездрить( кожу) сдирать( мездру) (специальное) отбивать черту (намеленной веревкой) - to strike at smb., smth. набрасываться /нападать/ на кого-л., что-л.;
наносить удар кому-л., чему-л.;
направлять удар на кого-л., что-л.;
(военное) наступать на кого-л., что-л. - to * at smb. with a sword нанести кому-л. удар шпагой /саблей/ - to * at the dog with a stick замахнуться на собаку палкой - I struck at the ball but missed я ударил по мячу, но промахнулся - to strike into smth. начинать что-л.;
вмешиваться во что-л. - to * into a song начинать петь, заводить песню - he struck into another song он запел /завел/ другую /новую/ песню - the orchestra struck into another waltz оркестр заиграл еще один вальс - to * into a gallop пускаться в галоп (конный спорт) - to * into a quarrel вмешаться в ссору - to * into conversation вступить в разговор - to strike smth. into smth. заставлять что-л. проникать во что-л.;
втыкать, вонзать, вколачивать что-л. во что-л. - to * the nail into the board загнать гвоздь в доску - to strike smth. into smb. вонзать что-л. в кого-л.;
давать, придавать что-л. кому-л. - to * life into smb. вдохнуть жизнь в кого-л. - to strike for smth. стремиться к чему-л., делать усилие, чтобы добиться чего-л.;
бороться, сражаться за что-л. - the futility of striking for what seems unattainable тщетность стремлений к тому, что недостижимо - to * for freedom бороться за свободу - to * vigorously for success настойчиво добиваться успеха - to strike smb. for smth. (американизм) (сленг) вымогать, выпрашивать что-л. у кого-л.;
просить, искать протекции у кого-л. - to * smb. for a loan просить кого-л. одолжить денег - he struck his friend for a job он попросил приятеля подыскать ему работу > to * an attitude принять( театральную) позу > to * at the root /at the foundation/ of smth. стремиться искоренить основу чего-л.;
вырвать что-л. с корнем;
подрывать самую основу чего-л. > to * on truth попасть в цель, найти истину, правильно угадать > to * home попасть в цель;
попасть в самую точку;
дойти до самого сердца;
брать за душу;
задевать за живое, больно задевать > to * it rich напасть на жилу;
неожиданно разбогатеть;
преуспеть > to be struck on smb. быть влюбленным в кого-л. > to * smb. all of a heap ошеломить кого-л. > to * smb. to the quick задеть кого-л. за живое > * me dead! (просторечие) разрази меня господь /гром/!;
умереть мне на этом месте! > * while the iron is hot, * the iron while it is hot (пословица) куй железо, пока горячо забастовка, стачка - all-out * всеобщая забастовка - to be on * бастовать - to go on * объявить забастовку, забастовать - sympathetic * забастовка солидарности - * movement стачечное движение - the General S. (историческое) Всеобщая стачка (в Англии в 1926 г.) - hunger * голодная забастовка;
отказ принимать пищу - the * has been called off забастовка была отменена /прекращена/ коллективный отказ (от чего-л.) ;
бойкот - buyers' * бойкотирование покупателями определенных товаров или магазинов бастовать;
объявлять забастовку - to * against long hours бастовать, добиваясь сокращения рабочего дня - to * for higher pay забастовать, чтобы добиться повышения зарплаты прекращать работу ~ приходить в голову;
an idea suddenly struck me меня внезапно осенила мысль to ~ up an acquaintance завязать знакомство;
the band struck up оркестр заиграл ~ забастовка, стачка;
to be on strike бастовать;
to go on strike объявлять забастовку, забастовать ~ коллективный отказ (от чего-л.), бойкот;
buyers' strike бойкотирование покупателями определенных товаров или магазинов call a ~ объявлять забастовку go-slow ~ забастовка, при которой снижают темп работы go-slow ~ забастовка, при которой преднамеренно замедляется темп работы ~ sl. просить, искать протекции;
he struck his friend for a job он попросил приятеля подыскать ему работу ~ бить (о часах) ;
it has just struck four только что пробило четыре;
the hour has struck пробил час, настало время;
his hour has struck его (смертный) час пробил ~ бить (о часах) ;
it has just struck four только что пробило четыре;
the hour has struck пробил час, настало время;
his hour has struck его (смертный) час пробил how does it ~ you? что вы об этом думаете?;
how does his suggestion strike you? как вам нравится его предложение? how does it ~ you? что вы об этом думаете?;
how does his suggestion strike you? как вам нравится его предложение? hunger ~ голодная забастовка illegal ~ незаконная забастовка illegal ~ неофициальная забастовка ~ бить (о часах) ;
it has just struck four только что пробило четыре;
the hour has struck пробил час, настало время;
his hour has struck его (смертный) час пробил lawful ~ правомерная забастовка ~ проникать;
пронизывать;
the light strikes through the darkness свет пробивается сквозь темноту lightning ~ спонтанная забастовка local ~ местная забастовка ~ высекать (огонь) ;
зажигать(ся) ;
to strike a match чиркнуть спичкой, зажечь спичку;
the match won't strike спичка не зажигается national one-day ~ общенациональная однодневная забастовка political ~ политическая забастовка protest ~ забастовка протеста secondary ~ забастовка во второстепенной отрасли secondary ~ забастовка на второстепенном предприятии selective ~ забастовка на ключевых участках производства to ~ the first blow быть зачинщиком;
the ship struck a rock судно наскочило на скалу sit-down ~ сидячая забастовка sit-in ~ сидячая (или итальянская) забастовка spontaneous ~ стихийная забастовка staggered ~ забастовка по скользящему графику ~ производить впечатление;
the story strikes me as ridiculous рассказ поражает меня своей нелепостью strike бастовать;
объявлять забастовку (for, against) ~ бастовать ~ бить (о часах) ;
it has just struck four только что пробило четыре;
the hour has struck пробил час, настало время;
his hour has struck его (смертный) час пробил ~ бойкот ~ вселять (ужас и т. п.) ~ высекать (огонь) ;
зажигать(ся) ;
to strike a match чиркнуть спичкой, зажечь спичку;
the match won't strike спичка не зажигается ~ добираться, достигать ~ забастовка, стачка;
to be on strike бастовать;
to go on strike объявлять забастовку, забастовать ~ забастовка ~ коллективный отказ (от чего-л.), бойкот;
buyers' strike бойкотирование покупателями определенных товаров или магазинов ~ коллективный отказ ~ мера емкости( разная в разных районах Англии) ~ вчт. нажать ~ вчт. нажимать ~ найти;
наткнуться на, случайно встретить;
to strike the eye бросаться в глаза;
to strike oil открыть нефтяной источник;
перен. достичь успеха;
преуспевать ~ направляться (тж. strike out) ;
strike to the left поверните налево ~ неожиданная удача (тж. lucky strike) ~ объявлять забастовку ~ открытие месторождения (нефти, руды и т. п.) ~ открытие месторождения ~ подводить (баланс), заключать (сделку) ~ подводить (баланс) ;
заключать (сделку) ;
to strike an average выводить среднее число ~ подсекать (рыбу) ;
strike at наносить удар, нападать;
strike down свалить с ног, сразить;
strike in вмешиваться( в разговор) ~ поражать, сражать;
to strike dumb лишить дара слова;
ошарашить (кого-л.) ~ приходить в голову;
an idea suddenly struck me меня внезапно осенила мысль ~ производить впечатление;
the story strikes me as ridiculous рассказ поражает меня своей нелепостью ~ проникать;
пронизывать;
the light strikes through the darkness свет пробивается сквозь темноту ~ sl. просить, искать протекции;
he struck his friend for a job он попросил приятеля подыскать ему работу ~ геол. простирание жилы или пласта ~ пускать (корни) ~ ровнять гребком (меру зерна) ~ сажать ~ спускать (флаг) ;
убирать (паруса и т. п.) ;
to strike camp, to strike one's tent сняться с лагеря ~ стачка, забастовка ~ стачка ~ удар ~ ударять (по клавишам, струнам) ~ (struck;
struck, уст. stricken) ударять(ся) ;
бить;
to strike a blow нанести удар;
to strike back нанести ответный удар, дать сдачи ~ ударять(ся), бить ~ чеканить, выбивать ~ амер. sl. шантажировать, вымогать ~ (struck;
struck, уст. stricken) ударять(ся) ;
бить;
to strike a blow нанести удар;
to strike back нанести ответный удар, дать сдачи to ~ a blow (for smb., smth.) выступить в защиту (кого-л., чего-л.) ~ upon напасть на (мысль) ;
to strike a note вызвать определенное впечатление ~ attr. забастовочный, стачечный;
strike action стачечная борьба to ~ (smb.) all of a heap ошеломлять( кого-л.) to ~ home больно задеть, задеть за живое;
to strike hands ударить по рукам;
to strike an attitude принять (театральную) позу ~ any key вчт. нажмите любую клавишу ~ подсекать (рыбу) ;
strike at наносить удар, нападать;
strike down свалить с ног, сразить;
strike in вмешиваться (в разговор) ~ attr. забастовочный, стачечный;
strike action стачечная борьба ~ (struck;
struck, уст. stricken) ударять(ся) ;
бить;
to strike a blow нанести удар;
to strike back нанести ответный удар, дать сдачи ~ спускать (флаг) ;
убирать (паруса и т. п.) ;
to strike camp, to strike one's tent сняться с лагеря ~ подсекать (рыбу) ;
strike at наносить удар, нападать;
strike down свалить с ног, сразить;
strike in вмешиваться (в разговор) ~ поражать, сражать;
to strike dumb лишить дара слова;
ошарашить (кого-л.) to ~ home больно задеть, задеть за живое;
to strike hands ударить по рукам;
to strike an attitude принять (театральную) позу to ~ home больно задеть, задеть за живое;
to strike hands ударить по рукам;
to strike an attitude принять (театральную) позу to ~ home попасть в цель ~ подсекать (рыбу) ;
strike at наносить удар, нападать;
strike down свалить с ног, сразить;
strike in вмешиваться (в разговор) ~ into вонзать ~ into вселять (ужас и т. п.) ~ into направляться, углубляться ~ into начинать;
to strike into a gallop пускаться в галоп ~ into начинать;
to strike into a gallop пускаться в галоп to ~ it rich напасть на жилу to ~ it rich преуспевать;
to strike out a new line for oneself выработать для себя новую линию поведения (теорию и т. п.) ~ off вычитать( из счета) ~ off вычеркивать ~ off делать( что-л.) быстро и энергично ~ off полигр. отпечатывать ~ off отрубать( ударом меча, топора) ~ найти;
наткнуться на, случайно встретить;
to strike the eye бросаться в глаза;
to strike oil открыть нефтяной источник;
перен. достичь успеха;
преуспевать ~ спускать (флаг) ;
убирать (паруса и т. п.) ;
to strike camp, to strike one's tent сняться с лагеря ~ out выбрасывать ~ out вычеркивать ~ out вычеркнуть ~ out делать рабочий чертеж ~ out изобрести, придумать;
to strike out a new idea изобрести новый план ~ out изобретать ~ out набрасывать план ~ out придумывать ~ out энергично двигать руками и ногами (при плавании) ;
to strike out for the shore быстро поплыть к берегу ~ out изобрести, придумать;
to strike out a new idea изобрести новый план to ~ it rich преуспевать;
to strike out a new line for oneself выработать для себя новую линию поведения (теорию и т. п.) ~ out энергично двигать руками и ногами (при плавании) ;
to strike out for the shore быстро поплыть к берегу ~ out pleadings признавать состязательные бумаги противной стороны, не имеющие юридического значения ~ найти;
наткнуться на, случайно встретить;
to strike the eye бросаться в глаза;
to strike oil открыть нефтяной источник;
перен. достичь успеха;
преуспевать to ~ the first blow быть зачинщиком;
the ship struck a rock судно наскочило на скалу ~ the iron while it is hot посл. куй железо, пока горячо ~ through зачеркивать;
strike up начинать ~ направляться (тж. strike out) ;
strike to the left поверните налево ~ through зачеркивать;
strike up начинать to ~ up an acquaintance завязать знакомство;
the band struck up оркестр заиграл ~ upon достигать (о звуке) ~ upon напасть на (мысль) ;
to strike a note вызвать определенное впечатление ~ upon падать на( о свете) ~ upon придумывать (план) sympathetic ~ забастовка солидарности sympathy ~ = sympathetic strike sympathetic: ~ сочувственный;
полный сочувствия;
вызванный сочувствием;
sympathetic strike забастовка солидарности sympathy ~ = sympathetic strike sympathy ~ забастовка солидарности token ~ символическая забастовка unauthorized ~ неразрешенная забастовка wildcat ~ забастовка, не санкционированная профсоюзом wildcat ~ незаконная забастовка wildcat ~ неофициальная забастовка wildcat ~ несанкционированная забастовка wildcat ~ стихийная забастовка wildcat: ~ незаконный, не соответствующий договору, несанкционированный;
wildcat strike забастовка, проведенная рабочими без разрешения профсоюза work-to-rule ~ итальянская забастовка work-to-rule ~ работа строго по правилам -
11 caer
v.1 to fall.tropezó y cayó al suelo she tripped and fell (over o down)caer de un tejado/árbol to fall from a roof/treecaer rodando por la escalera to fall down the stairsMaría cayó por las gradas Mary fell down the stairs.2 to fall (rain, snow).cayeron cuatro gotas there were a few spots of rain3 to go down, to set (sun).al caer el día o la tarde at duskal caer el sol at sunset4 to fall for it.5 to drop in (to visit). ( Latin American Spanish)Se me cayó el vaso I dropped the glass.6 to decrease, to decline, to fall, to drop.La presión barométrica cayó The barometric pressure decreased=fell.7 to drop it.Se me cayó I dropped it.8 to fall on, to drop on, to fall over.Me cayó una gota de lluvia A raindrop fell on me.9 to crash on.Se me cayó el sistema The system crashed on me.* * *Present Indicativecaigo, caes, cae, caemos, caéis, caen.Past IndicativePresent SubjunctiveImperfect SubjunctiveFuture SubjunctiveImperative* * *verb1) to fall2) drop3) hang•- caerse- caer bien
- caer mal* * *Para las expresiones caer en la cuenta, caer en desuso, caer en el olvido, caer enfermo, caer redondo, caerse de risa, ver la otra entrada.1. VERBO INTRANSITIVO1) [persona, objeto]a) [desde la posición vertical] to fall•
[hacer] caer algo — to knock sth overb) [desde una altura] to fall•
[dejar] caer — [+ objeto] to drop; [+ comentario] to slip in•
[dejarse] caer — [sobre sofá, cama] to fall; (=visitar) to drop in, drop bysuele dejarse caer por aquí — he usually drops in {o} by
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caer [sobre] algo/algn — to fall on sth/sbqueremos que caiga sobre él todo el peso de la Ley — we want the full weight of the law to be brought to bear on him
su excarcelación está al caer — his release is imminent {o} is expected any day
2) [lluvia, helada]¡qué nevada ha caído! — what a heavy snowfall!, what a heavy fall of snow!
3) (=colgar) to hang, falles una tela que cae mucho — it's a fabric which hangs {o} falls nicely
4) (=bajar) [precio, temperatura] to fall, droppicado 2., 2)caerá la temperatura por debajo de los veinte grados — the temperature will fall {o} drop below twenty degrees
5) (=ser derrotado) [soldados, ejército] to be defeated; [deportista, equipo] to be beaten; [ciudad, plaza] to fall, be captured; [criminal] to be arrested6) (=morir) to fall, diemuchos cayeron en el campo de batalla — many fell {o} died on the field of battle
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caer [en] (=incurrir) —no debemos caer en el triunfalismo — we mustn't give way to triumphalism {o} to crowing over our triumphs
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caer en el [error] de hacer algo — to make the mistake of doing sth•
caer en la [tentación] — to give in {o} yield to temptationy no nos dejes caer en la tentación — (Biblia) and lead us not into temptation
caer bajo —
trampa 2)¡qué bajo has caído! — [moralmente] how low can you get!, how can you sink so low?; [socialmente] you've certainly come down in the world!
8) (=darse cuenta)no caigo — I don't get it *, I don't understand
ya caigo — I see, now I understand, now I get it *
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caer en [que] — to realize that9) [fecha] to fall, besu cumpleaños cae en viernes — her birthday falls {o} is on a Friday
¿en qué cae el día de Navidad? — what day is Christmas Day?, what day does Christmas fall on?
10) (=tocar)el premio gordo ha caído en Madrid — the first prize (in the lottery) {o} the jackpot went to Madrid
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caerle [a algn], le pueden caer muchos años de condena — he could get a very long sentence11) (=estar situado) to be¿por dónde cae eso? — whereabouts is that?
eso cae más hacia el este — that lies {o} is further to the east
12)• caer [dentro] de (=estar comprendido en) —
eso cae dentro de la responsabilidad de los ayuntamientos — that falls within the remit of town councils
13) (=causar impresión)no les caí — CAm I didn't hit it off with them, I didn't get on well with them, they didn't take to me
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caer [bien] a algn, me cae (muy) bien — I (really) like him, I like him (very much)Pedro no le cayó bien a mi padre — Pedro didn't make a very good impression on my father, my father didn't really take to Pedro
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caer [gordo] {o} [fatal] a algn * —me cae gordo {o} fatal el tío ese — I can't stand that guy
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caer [mal] a algn, me cae mal — I don't like him14) (=sentar)a) [información, comentario]me cayó fatal lo que me dijiste — I was very upset by what you said, what you said really upset me
b) [ropa]15) (=terminar)•
al caer la [noche] — at nightfall•
al caer la [tarde] — at dusk2.See:* * *1.verbo intransitivo1) ( de una altura) to fall; ( de posición vertical) to fall overcaí mal — I fell badly o awkwardly
se dejó caer en el sillón/en sus brazos — she flopped into the armchair/fell into his arms
el avión cayó en picada or (Esp) en picado — the plane nosedived
caer parado — (AmL) ( literal) to land on one's feet; ( tener suerte) to fall o land on one's feet
dejar caer algo — < objeto> to drop; < noticia> to let drop o fall; < indirecta> to drop
2) chaparrón/nevada3)a) cortinas/falda to hangb) terreno to drop4)a) ( incurrir)caer en algo: no caigas en ese error don't make that mistake; cayó en la tentación de mirar she succumbed to the temptation to look; la obra por momentos cae en lo ridículo at times the play lapses into the ridiculous; caer muy bajo to stoop very low; qué bajo has caído — you've really sunk low this time
b) (en engaño, timo)caer como angelitos — (fam)
cayeron como chinos or angelitos — they swallowed it hook, line and sinker
5) (fam) (entender, darse cuenta)ah, ya caigo! — ( ya entiendo) oh, now I get it! (colloq); ( ya recuerdo) oh, now I remember
no caigo — I can't think o I'm not sure what (o who etc) you mean
no caí en que tú no tenías llave — I didn't realize o (fam) I didn't click that you didn't have keys
6) ( en un estado)caer en desuso — palabra to fall into disuse; costumbre to die out
7)a) gobierno/ciudad to fallb) ( perder el cargo) to lose one's jobse hará una investigación, caiga quien caiga — an inquiry will be held, however many heads have to roll
c) soldado ( morir) to fall, die; ( ser apresado) to be caught8)a) desgracia/maldicióncaer sobre alguien — to befall somebody (frml or liter)
la que me (te, etc) ha caído encima — (fam)
b)al caer la tarde/la noche — at sunset o dusk/nightfall
antes de que caiga la noche — before it gets dark o before nightfall
9) (fam) ( tocar en suerte)10) (+ compl)a) ( sentar)b) ( en cuestiones de gusto)me cae de gordo or de mal... — (fam) I can't stand him (colloq)
11)a) (fam) ( presentarse) to show up, turn up (BrE)de vez en cuando cae or se deja caer por aquí — she drops by o in now and then
estar al caer: los invitados están al caer — the guests will be here any minute o moment (now)
b) ( abalanzarse)caer sobre alguien — to fall upon o on somebody
caerle encima a alguien — (fam) to pounce o leap on somebody
12)a) ( estar comprendido)cae dentro de nuestra jurisdicción — it comes under o falls within our jurisdiction
b) cumpleaños/festividad to fall onel 20 cae en (un) domingo — the 20th falls on a Sunday o is a Sunday
¿el 27 (en) qué día cae or en qué cae? — what day's the 27th?
c) (Esp fam) ( estar situado) to be¿por dónde cae? — whereabouts is that?
13) precios/temperatura to fall, drop14) (Ven) ( aportar dinero) (fam) to chip in (colloq)15) (Ven fam) llamada2.caerse v pron1)a) ( de una altura) to fall; ( de la posición vertical) to fall, to fall overcaerse del caballo/de la cama — to fall off one's horse/out of bed
se cayó redondo — (fam) he collapsed in a heap
está que se cae de cansancio — (fam) she's dead on her feet (colloq)
b) (+ me/te/le etc)oiga, se le cayó un guante — excuse me, you dropped your glove
cuidado, no se te vaya a caer — be careful, don't drop it
caerse con alguien — (Col fam) to go down in somebody's estimation
no tiene/tienen dónde caerse muerto/muertos — (fam) he hasn't/they haven't got a penny to his/their name
se cae por su propio peso or de maduro — it goes without saying
2) ( desprenderse) diente to fall out; hojas to fall off; botón to come off, fall off* * *= drop, fall, tumble, slump, take + a tumble.Ex. The search profile will only be modified periodically as the quality of the set of notifications output from the search drops to unacceptable levels.Ex. There may be pale drip marks in the neighbourhood of the tranchefiles, where drops of water fell from the deckle or from the maker's hand on to the new-made sheet.Ex. The form this 'hypothesis' has come to take is easily dismissed as a straw figure and serious consideration of the relation between language diversity and thinking has largely tumbled with it.Ex. The copy was grubby from use, a paperback with a photographically realistic full-color painting on its cover of an early teenage boy slumped in what looked to me like a corner of a very dirty back alley, a can of Coke in his hand.Ex. Tourism takes a tumble in Australia due to the global credit crunch.----* al caer la noche = at nightfall.* caer aguanieve = sleet.* caer al vacío = fall into + the void, fall into + (empty) space.* caer como chinches = drop like + flies.* caer como moscas = drop like + flies.* caer de cabeza = go over + Posesivo + head.* caer de espaldas = fall on + Posesivo + back.* caer dentro de = fall within/into, fall into.* caer dentro de la competencia de = be the province of, fall within + the province of.* caer de pie = land on + Posesivo + (own two) feet.* caer deshecho = flake out.* caer desplomado = slump in + a heap.* caer en = run + foul of, lapse into, slip into, slide into.* caer en barbecho = fall on + barren ground, fall on + fallow ground.* caer en batalla = fall in + battle.* caer en combate = fall in + action.* caer en descrédito = come into + disrepute, fall into + disrepute.* caer en desgracia = fall from + grace, fall into + disfavour, tumble into + disgrace, come into + disrepute, fall into + disrepute, be in the doghouse, fall + foul of.* caer en desuso = fall into + disuse, fall out of + fashion, go out of + use, lapse, fall into + disfavour, die out, drop from + sight, go out of + favour, pass away, fall into + desuetude, fall into + desuetude, pass into + desuetude, sink into + desuetude, sink into + oblivion.* caer en el error de = fall into + the error of, blunder into.* caer en el olvido = fall into + obscurity, fall into + oblivion, fade into + obscurity, fade into + oblivion, blow over.* caer enfermo = become + ill, fall + ill, get + sick.* caer en forma de cascada = cascade.* caer en gracia = take + a fancy to, take + a shine to, take + a liking to.* caer en la cuenta = dawn on, wise up, the penny dropped, suss (out).* caer en la cuenta de = realise [realize, -USA].* caer en la nada = fall into + the void, fall into + (empty) space.* caer en la oscuridad = fall into + obscurity, sink into + oblivion, sink into + obscurity, fade into + obscurity, fade into + oblivion.* caer en la tentación = fall into + temptation.* caer en la trampa = fall into + the trap, fall for + it, fall into + the snare.* caer en manos de = fall into + the hands of.* caer en manos enemigas = fall into + enemy hands.* caer en oídos sordos = fall on + deaf ears, meet + deaf ears.* caer en picado = plummet, swoop, take + a nosedive, nosedive.* caer en redondo = flake out, lose + Posesivo + consciousness, pass out, keel over.* caer en terreno baldío = fall on + barren ground, fall on + fallow ground.* caer en terreno pedregoso = fall on + stony ground.* caer en una broma = fall for + a joke, fall for + it.* caer en una trampa = tumble into + pitfall.* caer en un hábito = lapse into + habit.* caer fuera de = fall outside, lie beyond.* caer fuera del alcance de = fall outside + the scope of.* caer fuera de las responsabilidades de = be on the outer fringes of.* caer fuera del interés de = lie outside + the scope of.* caer fuera del interés de uno = fall outside + Posesivo + interest.* caer fuera del objetivo de = fall outside + the scope of.* caer hecho polvo = flake out.* caer mal = rub + Nombre + up the wrong way.* caer por selección = drop.* caer presa de = fall + prey to, be prey of.* caerse = fall out, fall off, tumble down, topple over, come + a cropper, go down, fall over, take + a tumble.* caerse a = topple onto.* caerse bien = hit it off.* caerse colándose por = fall through.* caerse de = fall off of.* caerse de bruces = fall + flat on + Posesivo + face.* caerse de la cama = roll out of + bed.* caerse hacia atrás = fall backwards.* caerse hacia delante = fall forward.* caérsele la baba por = go + gaga (over).* caerse muerto = drop + dead.* caerse recondo = pass out.* caerse redondo = keel over, flake out, lose + Posesivo + consciousness.* caer sobre = fall onto.* caer un chaparrón = the skies + open up.* caer un diluvio = the skies + open up.* cayéndose a pedazos = disintegrating.* comprar hasta caer muerto = shop 'til you drop.* dejar caer = drop, dump.* dejar caer insinuaciones = throw + hints.* dejar caer una indirecta = drop + a hint.* dejarse caer = drop by, drop in, slump, droop, mosey.* empezar a caer en picado = hit + the skids, be on the skids.* hacer caer = oust.* maná caído del cielo = manna from heaven.* no caer bien = not take + kindly to, not take + kindly to.* no caer en buenas manos = fall into + the wrong hands.* noche + caer = night + fall.* no tener donde caerse muerto = not have two pennies to rub together.* palabras + caer en + saco roto = words + fall on + deaf ears.* precio + caer = price + fall.* recesión + caer en = recession + set in.* salir y caer = fall out (of).* sistema + caerse = system + crash.* telón + caer = curtain + fall.* trabajar hasta caer muerto = work + Reflexivo + to the ground, work + Reflexivo + to death.* volver a caer (en) = relapse (into).* * *1.verbo intransitivo1) ( de una altura) to fall; ( de posición vertical) to fall overcaí mal — I fell badly o awkwardly
se dejó caer en el sillón/en sus brazos — she flopped into the armchair/fell into his arms
el avión cayó en picada or (Esp) en picado — the plane nosedived
caer parado — (AmL) ( literal) to land on one's feet; ( tener suerte) to fall o land on one's feet
dejar caer algo — < objeto> to drop; < noticia> to let drop o fall; < indirecta> to drop
2) chaparrón/nevada3)a) cortinas/falda to hangb) terreno to drop4)a) ( incurrir)caer en algo: no caigas en ese error don't make that mistake; cayó en la tentación de mirar she succumbed to the temptation to look; la obra por momentos cae en lo ridículo at times the play lapses into the ridiculous; caer muy bajo to stoop very low; qué bajo has caído — you've really sunk low this time
b) (en engaño, timo)caer como angelitos — (fam)
cayeron como chinos or angelitos — they swallowed it hook, line and sinker
5) (fam) (entender, darse cuenta)ah, ya caigo! — ( ya entiendo) oh, now I get it! (colloq); ( ya recuerdo) oh, now I remember
no caigo — I can't think o I'm not sure what (o who etc) you mean
no caí en que tú no tenías llave — I didn't realize o (fam) I didn't click that you didn't have keys
6) ( en un estado)caer en desuso — palabra to fall into disuse; costumbre to die out
7)a) gobierno/ciudad to fallb) ( perder el cargo) to lose one's jobse hará una investigación, caiga quien caiga — an inquiry will be held, however many heads have to roll
c) soldado ( morir) to fall, die; ( ser apresado) to be caught8)a) desgracia/maldicióncaer sobre alguien — to befall somebody (frml or liter)
la que me (te, etc) ha caído encima — (fam)
b)al caer la tarde/la noche — at sunset o dusk/nightfall
antes de que caiga la noche — before it gets dark o before nightfall
9) (fam) ( tocar en suerte)10) (+ compl)a) ( sentar)b) ( en cuestiones de gusto)me cae de gordo or de mal... — (fam) I can't stand him (colloq)
11)a) (fam) ( presentarse) to show up, turn up (BrE)de vez en cuando cae or se deja caer por aquí — she drops by o in now and then
estar al caer: los invitados están al caer — the guests will be here any minute o moment (now)
b) ( abalanzarse)caer sobre alguien — to fall upon o on somebody
caerle encima a alguien — (fam) to pounce o leap on somebody
12)a) ( estar comprendido)cae dentro de nuestra jurisdicción — it comes under o falls within our jurisdiction
b) cumpleaños/festividad to fall onel 20 cae en (un) domingo — the 20th falls on a Sunday o is a Sunday
¿el 27 (en) qué día cae or en qué cae? — what day's the 27th?
c) (Esp fam) ( estar situado) to be¿por dónde cae? — whereabouts is that?
13) precios/temperatura to fall, drop14) (Ven) ( aportar dinero) (fam) to chip in (colloq)15) (Ven fam) llamada2.caerse v pron1)a) ( de una altura) to fall; ( de la posición vertical) to fall, to fall overcaerse del caballo/de la cama — to fall off one's horse/out of bed
se cayó redondo — (fam) he collapsed in a heap
está que se cae de cansancio — (fam) she's dead on her feet (colloq)
b) (+ me/te/le etc)oiga, se le cayó un guante — excuse me, you dropped your glove
cuidado, no se te vaya a caer — be careful, don't drop it
caerse con alguien — (Col fam) to go down in somebody's estimation
no tiene/tienen dónde caerse muerto/muertos — (fam) he hasn't/they haven't got a penny to his/their name
se cae por su propio peso or de maduro — it goes without saying
2) ( desprenderse) diente to fall out; hojas to fall off; botón to come off, fall off* * *= drop, fall, tumble, slump, take + a tumble.Ex: The search profile will only be modified periodically as the quality of the set of notifications output from the search drops to unacceptable levels.
Ex: There may be pale drip marks in the neighbourhood of the tranchefiles, where drops of water fell from the deckle or from the maker's hand on to the new-made sheet.Ex: The form this 'hypothesis' has come to take is easily dismissed as a straw figure and serious consideration of the relation between language diversity and thinking has largely tumbled with it.Ex: The copy was grubby from use, a paperback with a photographically realistic full-color painting on its cover of an early teenage boy slumped in what looked to me like a corner of a very dirty back alley, a can of Coke in his hand.Ex: Tourism takes a tumble in Australia due to the global credit crunch.* al caer la noche = at nightfall.* caer aguanieve = sleet.* caer al vacío = fall into + the void, fall into + (empty) space.* caer como chinches = drop like + flies.* caer como moscas = drop like + flies.* caer de cabeza = go over + Posesivo + head.* caer de espaldas = fall on + Posesivo + back.* caer dentro de = fall within/into, fall into.* caer dentro de la competencia de = be the province of, fall within + the province of.* caer de pie = land on + Posesivo + (own two) feet.* caer deshecho = flake out.* caer desplomado = slump in + a heap.* caer en = run + foul of, lapse into, slip into, slide into.* caer en barbecho = fall on + barren ground, fall on + fallow ground.* caer en batalla = fall in + battle.* caer en combate = fall in + action.* caer en descrédito = come into + disrepute, fall into + disrepute.* caer en desgracia = fall from + grace, fall into + disfavour, tumble into + disgrace, come into + disrepute, fall into + disrepute, be in the doghouse, fall + foul of.* caer en desuso = fall into + disuse, fall out of + fashion, go out of + use, lapse, fall into + disfavour, die out, drop from + sight, go out of + favour, pass away, fall into + desuetude, fall into + desuetude, pass into + desuetude, sink into + desuetude, sink into + oblivion.* caer en el error de = fall into + the error of, blunder into.* caer en el olvido = fall into + obscurity, fall into + oblivion, fade into + obscurity, fade into + oblivion, blow over.* caer enfermo = become + ill, fall + ill, get + sick.* caer en forma de cascada = cascade.* caer en gracia = take + a fancy to, take + a shine to, take + a liking to.* caer en la cuenta = dawn on, wise up, the penny dropped, suss (out).* caer en la cuenta de = realise [realize, -USA].* caer en la nada = fall into + the void, fall into + (empty) space.* caer en la oscuridad = fall into + obscurity, sink into + oblivion, sink into + obscurity, fade into + obscurity, fade into + oblivion.* caer en la tentación = fall into + temptation.* caer en la trampa = fall into + the trap, fall for + it, fall into + the snare.* caer en manos de = fall into + the hands of.* caer en manos enemigas = fall into + enemy hands.* caer en oídos sordos = fall on + deaf ears, meet + deaf ears.* caer en picado = plummet, swoop, take + a nosedive, nosedive.* caer en redondo = flake out, lose + Posesivo + consciousness, pass out, keel over.* caer en terreno baldío = fall on + barren ground, fall on + fallow ground.* caer en terreno pedregoso = fall on + stony ground.* caer en una broma = fall for + a joke, fall for + it.* caer en una trampa = tumble into + pitfall.* caer en un hábito = lapse into + habit.* caer fuera de = fall outside, lie beyond.* caer fuera del alcance de = fall outside + the scope of.* caer fuera de las responsabilidades de = be on the outer fringes of.* caer fuera del interés de = lie outside + the scope of.* caer fuera del interés de uno = fall outside + Posesivo + interest.* caer fuera del objetivo de = fall outside + the scope of.* caer hecho polvo = flake out.* caer mal = rub + Nombre + up the wrong way.* caer por selección = drop.* caer presa de = fall + prey to, be prey of.* caerse = fall out, fall off, tumble down, topple over, come + a cropper, go down, fall over, take + a tumble.* caerse a = topple onto.* caerse bien = hit it off.* caerse colándose por = fall through.* caerse de = fall off of.* caerse de bruces = fall + flat on + Posesivo + face.* caerse de la cama = roll out of + bed.* caerse hacia atrás = fall backwards.* caerse hacia delante = fall forward.* caérsele la baba por = go + gaga (over).* caerse muerto = drop + dead.* caerse recondo = pass out.* caerse redondo = keel over, flake out, lose + Posesivo + consciousness.* caer sobre = fall onto.* caer un chaparrón = the skies + open up.* caer un diluvio = the skies + open up.* cayéndose a pedazos = disintegrating.* comprar hasta caer muerto = shop 'til you drop.* dejar caer = drop, dump.* dejar caer insinuaciones = throw + hints.* dejar caer una indirecta = drop + a hint.* dejarse caer = drop by, drop in, slump, droop, mosey.* empezar a caer en picado = hit + the skids, be on the skids.* hacer caer = oust.* maná caído del cielo = manna from heaven.* no caer bien = not take + kindly to, not take + kindly to.* no caer en buenas manos = fall into + the wrong hands.* noche + caer = night + fall.* no tener donde caerse muerto = not have two pennies to rub together.* palabras + caer en + saco roto = words + fall on + deaf ears.* precio + caer = price + fall.* recesión + caer en = recession + set in.* salir y caer = fall out (of).* sistema + caerse = system + crash.* telón + caer = curtain + fall.* trabajar hasta caer muerto = work + Reflexivo + to the ground, work + Reflexivo + to death.* volver a caer (en) = relapse (into).* * *■ caer (verbo intransitivo)A de una alturaB caer: chaparrón, nevadaC1 caer: cortinas, falda2 caer: terrenoD1 incurrir2 en un engaño, un timoE entender, darse cuentaF1 en un estado2 caer en un vicioG1 caer: gobierno, plaza etc2 perder el cargo3 caer: soldado4 caer: fugitivo5 caer enfermoH1 caer: desgracia, maldición etc2 caer: tarde, nocheI tocar en suerteJ1 sentarle mal2 en cuestiones de gustoK1 presentarse, aparecer2 caer sobre alguienL1 estar comprendido2 caer: cumpleaños etc3 estar situadoM caer: precios etcN aportar dineroO caer: llamada■ caerse (verbo pronominal)A1 de una altura2 caerse + me/te/le etcB desprenderseC equivocarseD contribuirviA (de una altura) to fall; (de la posición vertical) to fall overcaí mal y me rompí una pierna I fell badly o awkwardly and broke my legtropezó y cayó cuan largo era he tripped and fell flat on his facecayó de espaldas/de bruces she fell flat on her back/facecayeron de rodillas y le pidieron perdón they fell o dropped to their knees and begged for forgivenesscayó el telón the curtain came down o fellla pelota cayó en el pozo the ball fell o dropped into the wellel coche cayó por un precipicio the car went over a cliffcayó muerto allí mismo he dropped down dead on the spotse dejó caer en el sillón she flopped into the armchairse dejó caer desde el borde del precipicio he jumped off from the edge of the cliffel avión cayó en picada or ( Esp) en picado the plane nosedivedel helicóptero cayó en el mar the helicopter came down o crashed in the seale caían lágrimas de los ojos tears fell from her eyes o rolled down her cheeksdejar caer algo ‹objeto› to drop;‹noticia› to let drop o falllo dejó caer así, como quien no quiere la cosa she just slipped it into the conversation, she just let it drop in passingB«chaparrón/nevada»: cayó una helada there was a frostcayó una fuerte nevada it snowed heavilyempezó a caer granizo it began to hailestá cayendo un aguacero it's pouringcayeron unas pocas gotas there were a few drops of rainel rayo cayó muy cerca de aquí the lightning struck very near hereC1 «cortinas/falda» (colgar, pender) to hangcon un poco de almidón la tela cae mejor a little starch makes the fabric hang betterel pelo le caía suelto hasta la cintura her hair hung down to her waist2 «terreno» to drop, fallel terreno cae en pendiente hacia el río the land falls away o slopes down toward(s) the riverD1 (incurrir) caer EN algo:no caigas en el error de decírselo don't make the mistake of telling himno nos dejes caer en la tentación lead us not into temptationcayó en la tentación de leer la carta she succumbed to the temptation to read the letterla obra por momentos cae en lo ridículo at times the play lapses into the ridiculousesos chistes ya caen en lo chabacano those jokes can only be described as vulgarcaer muy bajo to stoop very lowvenderse así es caer muy bajo I wouldn't stoop so low as to sell myself like that¡qué bajo has caído! you've sunk pretty low!, how low can you get!, that's stooping pretty low!2(en un engaño, un timo): a todos nos hizo el mismo cuento y todos caímos he told us all the same story and we all fell for it¿cómo pudiste caer en semejante trampa? how could you be taken in by o fall for a trick like that?caer como chinos or angelitos ( fam): todos cayeron como chinos or angelitos they swallowed it hook, line and sinkerE ( fam)(entender, darse cuenta): ¡ah, ya caigo! oh, now I get it! ( colloq)F1(en un estado): caer en desuso «palabra» to fall into disuse;«costumbre» to die outcaer en el olvido to sink into oblivion2caer en un vicio to get into a bad habitcaer en el alcohol to take to drinkcaer en la droga to start taking drugsG1 «gobierno/ciudad/plaza» to fallla capital había caído en poder del enemigo the capital had fallen into enemy hands¡que no vaya a caer en manos del profesor! don't let the teacher get hold of it!, don't let it fall into the teacher's hands!2 (perder el cargo) to lose one's jobcayó por disentir con ellos he lost his job o ( colloq) came to grief because he disagreed with themvamos a continuar con la investigación, caiga quien caiga we are going to continue with the investigation, however many heads have to roll3 «soldado» (morir) to fall, die4 «fugitivo» (ser apresado) to be caughthan caído los cabecillas de la pandilla the gang leaders have been caught5caer enfermo to fall ill, be taken illcayó en cama he took to his bedyo también caí con gripe I went o came down with flu as wellHla tragedia que ha caído sobre nuestro pueblo the tragedy that has befallen our nation2al caer la tarde/la noche at sunset o dusk/nightfallantes de que caiga la noche before it gets dark o before nightfallI ( fam)(tocar en suerte): le cayó una pregunta muy difícil he got a really difficult question¡te va a caer una bofetada! you're going to get a smack!le cayeron tres años (de cárcel) he got three years (in jail)¿cuántas (asignaturas) te han caído este año? ( Esp); how many subjects have you failed this year?el gordo ha caído en Bilbao the jackpot has been won in BilbaoJ (+ compl)1(sentar): el pescado me cayó mal the fish didn't agree with mele cayó muy mal que no la invitaran she wasn't invited and she took it very badly, she was very upset at o about not being invitedla noticia me cayó como un balde or jarro de agua fría the news came as a real shock2(en cuestiones de gusto): tu primo me cae muy bien or muy simpático I really like your cousinKno podías haber caído en mejor momento you couldn't have turned up o come at a better timede vez en cuando cae or se deja caer por aquí she drops by o in now and thenno podemos caerles así, de improviso we can't just show o turn up on their doorstep without any warningestar al caer: los invitados están al caer the guests will be here any minute o moment (now)2 (abalanzarse) caer SOBRE algn to fall upon o on sbtres enmascarados cayeron sobre él three masked men pounced on him o fell on him o set upon himcayeron sobre el enemigo a medianoche they fell on o ( frml) descended on the enemy at midnightcaerle encima a algn ( fam); to pounce o leap on sbL1 (estar comprendido) caer DENTRO DE algo:ese barrio no cae dentro de nuestra jurisdicción that area doesn't come under o fall within our jurisdictionsu caso no cae dentro de mi competencia his case falls outside the scope of my powers ( frml)eso cae dentro de sus obligaciones that's part of her job, that's one of her dutiescae de lleno dentro de la corriente posmodernista it fits squarely within the postmodernist style2 «cumpleaños/festividad» to fallel 20 de febrero cae en (un) domingo February 20 falls on a Sunday o is a Sunday¿el 27 (en) qué día cae or en qué cae? what day's the 27th?¿eso por dónde cae? whereabouts is that?M «precios/temperatura» (bajar) to fall, dropel dólar ha caído en el mercado internacional the dollar has fallen on the international marketO■ caerseA1 (de una altura) to fall; (de la posición vertical) to fall, fall overbájate de ahí, te vas a caer come down from there, you'll falltropecé y casi me caigo I tripped and nearly fell (over)casi me caigo al agua I nearly fell in o into the waterme caí por las escaleras I fell down the stairsse cayó del caballo he fell off his horsese cayó de la cama she fell out of bedse cayó redondo ( fam); he collapsed in a heapestá que se cae de cansancio ( fam); she's dead on her feet ( colloq), she's ready to drop ( colloq)se cayó y se rompió it fell and smashed2 (+ me/te/le etc):oiga, se le ha caído un guante excuse me, you've dropped your glovese me cayó de las manos it slipped out of my handsten cuidado, no se te vaya a caer be careful, don't drop itpor poco se me cae el armario encima the wardrobe nearly fell on top of mese me están cayendo las medias my stockings are falling downestoy caída con ella I'm in her bad books ( colloq)¡me caigo y no me levanto! ( fam euf) (expresando sorpresa) well, I'll be darned o ( BrE) blowed! ( colloq), good heavens! ( colloq) (expresando irritación) I don't believe it!se cae de or por su propio peso or de maduro it goes without sayingB (desprenderse) «diente» to fall out; «hojas» to fall off; «botón» to come off, fall offse le cayó un diente one of her teeth fell outse le ha empezado a caer el pelo he's started to lose his hair o go baldla ropa se le caía a pedazos de vieja her clothes were so old they were falling to pieces o falling apartD* * *
caer ( conjugate caer) verbo intransitivo
1 ( de una altura) to fall;
( de posición vertical) to fall over;
cayó muerto allí mismo he dropped down dead on the spot;
cayó en el mar it came down in the sea;
caer parado (AmL) to land on one's feet;
dejar caer algo ‹objeto/indirecta› to drop sth.;
dejó caer la noticia que … she let drop the news that …
2a) [chaparrón/nevada]:
cayó una fuerte nevada it snowed heavily;
el rayo cayó cerca the lightning struck nearby
◊ al caer la tarde/noche at sunset o dusk/nightfall
3
4 (en error, trampa):
todos caímos (en la trampa) we all fell for it;
cayó en la tentación de mirar she succumbed to the temptation to look;
caer muy bajo to stoop very low
5 (fam) (entender, darse cuenta):◊ ¡ah, ya caigo! ( ya entiendo) oh, now I get it! (colloq);
( ya recuerdo) oh, now I remember;
no caí en que tú no tenías llave I didn't realize o (fam) I didn't click that you didn't have keys
6 ( en un estado):
caer enfermo to fall ill
7 [gobierno/ciudad] to fall;
[ soldado] ( morir) to fall, die
8 [precios/temperatura] to fall, drop
9a) ( sentar):
le cayó muy mal que no la invitaran she was very upset about not being invitedb) [ persona]:
me cae muy mal (fam) I can't stand him (colloq);
¿qué tal te cayó? what did you think of him?
[cumpleaños/festividad] to fall on;◊ ¿el 27 en qué (día) cae? what day's the 27th?
caerse verbo pronominal
( de posición vertical) to fall, to fall over;
caerse del caballo/de la cama to fall off one's horse/out of bed;
está que se cae de cansancio (fam) she's dead on her feet (colloq)b) caérsele algo a algn:◊ oiga, se le cayó un guante excuse me, you dropped your glove;
no se te vaya a caer don't drop it;
se me cayó de las manos it slipped out of my hands;
se me están cayendo las medias my stockings are falling down
[ hojas] to fall off;
[ botón] to come off, fall off;
caer verbo intransitivo
1 to fall
caer desde lo alto, to fall from the top
caer por la ventana, to fall out of the window
caer por las escaleras, to fall down the stairs
2 (captar) to understand, see: no caí, I didn't twig
US I didn't realize it
ya caigo, ¡qué tontería!, I get it ¡it's easy!
3 (estar situado) to be: eso cae por aquí cerca, it is somewhere near here
4 (tener lugar) to be: ¿cuándo cae este año la Semana Santa?, when is Easter this year?
5 (causar buena o mala impresión) le cae bien/mal, he likes/doesn't like her
parece que el muchacho le cayó en gracia, it seems that he likes the boy
6 (en una situación) caer enfermo, to fall ill
caer en desgracia, to fall out of favour
7 (ir a parar) cayó en las garras del enemigo, she fell into the clutches of the enemy
fuimos a caer en una pensión de mala muerte, we turned up in the guesthouse from hell
♦ Locuciones: caer (muy) bajo, to sink (very) low
dejar caer, (un objeto, una indirecta) to drop
dejarse caer por, to drop by
estar al caer, (a punto de llegar) he'll arrive any minute now
(a punto de ocurrir) it's on the way
al caer el día, in the evening
al caer la noche, at nightfall
' caer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abatimiento
- abatirse
- al
- anillo
- burra
- burro
- chinche
- combatir
- cuenta
- dejarse
- derrumbar
- derrumbarse
- descolgar
- desgracia
- desmayada
- desmayado
- despatarrarse
- desuso
- estar
- gorda
- gordo
- lazada
- pelo
- picada
- picado
- plomo
- pura
- puro
- red
- redonda
- redondo
- resbalar
- tirar
- tirarse
- Tiro
- trampa
- tumbar
- ubicarse
- verter
- balde
- bomba
- caiga
- cama
- cayera
- dejar
- enfermar
- ir
- largar
- muerto
- olvido
English:
bear down on
- clutch
- come down
- deaf
- die out
- disgrace
- disrepute
- down
- drop
- fall
- favor
- favour
- flat
- flop
- freeze
- intimate
- keel over
- land
- lapse
- oblivion
- plummet
- push over
- rub up
- shake down
- sharply
- sink
- slump
- snare
- steeply
- strike
- tailspin
- twig
- walk into
- wise
- beat
- blow
- cascade
- catch
- come
- crash
- die
- go
- hang
- keel
- knock
- nose
- plunge
- realize
- shower
- splash
* * *♦ vi1. [hacia abajo] to fall;cuando caen las hojas when the leaves fall;caer de un tejado/árbol to fall from a roof/tree;caer en un pozo to fall into a well;el avión cayó al mar the plane crashed into the sea;tropezó y cayó al suelo she tripped and fell (over o down);cayó en brazos de su madre she fell into her mother's arms;cayó por la ventana a la calle he fell out of the window into the street;cayó de bruces/de cabeza she fell flat on her face/headlong;cayó redondo he slumped to the ground, he collapsed in a heap;cayó rodando por la escalera she fell down the stairs;dejar caer algo [objeto] to drop sth;dejar caer que… [comentar] to let drop that…;dejó caer la noticia de su renuncia como si no tuviera importancia she casually mentioned the fact that she was resigning as if it were a matter of no importance;hacer caer algo to knock sth down, to make sth fall2. [lluvia, nieve] to fall;caerá nieve por encima de los 1.000 metros snow is expected in areas over 1,000 metres;cayeron cuatro gotas there were a few spots of rain;cayó una helada there was a frost;está cayendo un diluvio it's pouring down;Famestá cayendo una buena it's pouring down, Br it's chucking it down;cayó un rayo a pocos metros del edificio a bolt of lightning struck only a few metres from the building3. [sol] to go down, to set;al caer el sol at sunset;la noche cayó antes de que llegaran al refugio night fell before they reached the shelter4. [colgar] to fall, to hang down;el cabello le caía sobre los hombros her hair hung down to o fell over her shoulders5. [ciudad, gobierno] to fall;el aeropuerto cayó en poder de los insurgentes the airport fell to the rebels, the airport was taken by the rebels;el Imperio Romano cayó en el siglo V the Roman Empire fell in the 5th century;el escándalo hizo caer al Primer Ministro the scandal brought the Prime Minister down;han caído los líderes del comando terrorista the leaders of the terrorist unit have been captured6. [morir] [soldado] to fall, to be killed;caer como moscas to drop like flies7. [decrecer] [interés] to decrease, to subside;[precio] to fall, to go down;ha caído bastante el interés por estos temas interest in these subjects has fallen away o subsided quite a lot;ha caído el precio del café the price of coffee has gone down o fallen;los precios cayeron súbitamente prices fell suddenly;la libra ha caído frente al euro the pound has fallen o dropped against the euroRelno nos dejes caer en la tentación lead us not into temptation;tu actitud cae en lo patético your attitude is nothing less than pathetic;no debemos caer en la provocación we shouldn't allow ourselves to be provoked9. [darse cuenta]no dije nada porque no caí I didn't say anything because it didn't occur to me to do so;caer (en algo) [recordar] to be able to remember (sth);¡ahora caigo! [lo entiendo] I see it now!;[lo recuerdo] now I remember!;ahora caigo en lo que dices now I see what you are saying;Espno caigo I give up, I don't know;caer en la cuenta to realize, to understand;cuando cayó en la cuenta del error, intentó subsanarlo when she realized her mistake, she tried to correct it10. [picar] [en broma] to fall for it;me gastaron una broma, pero no caí they played a trick on me, but I didn't fall for it;caer en una trampa to fall into a trapnos cayó la mala suerte we had bad luck;me cayó el tema que mejor me sabía I got a question on the subject I knew best;le cayeron dos años (de cárcel) he got two years (in jail);la desgracia cayó sobre él he was overtaken by misfortune;¿cómo me ha podido caer a mí un trabajo así? how did I end up getting a job like this?;procura que el informe no caiga en sus manos try to avoid the report falling into her handscae en domingo it falls on a Sunday;¿en qué día cae Navidad este año? what day (of the week) is Christmas this year?¿por dónde cae la oficina de turismo? where's o whereabouts is the tourist information centre?;los baños caen a la izquierda the toilets are on the left;cae en el segundo capítulo it's in the second chapter;eso cae fuera de mis competencias that is o falls outside my remitcayó en cama he took to his bed;caer en desuso to fall into disuse;caer en el olvido to fall into oblivion;caer en la desesperación to fall into despair;caer en desgracia to fall into disgrace15. [sentar]caer bien/mal [comentario, noticia] to go down well/badly;su comentario no cayó nada bien her comment didn't go down well;caer bien/mal a alguien [comida, bebida] to agree/disagree with sb;Esp [ropa] to suit/not to suit sb; Esplos pantalones ajustados no te caen nada bien tight trousers don't suit you at all;caer como un jarro de agua fría to come as a real shockme cae mal I can't stand him;tu hermano me cae muy mal I can't stand your brother;me cayó mal I didn't like him at all;cae mal a todo el mundo he doesn't get on with anyone;Famtu jefe me cae gordo I can't stand your bosscayeron sobre la ciudad para saquearla they fell upon the city and pillaged itla mitad de la clase cayó en el primer examen half the class failed the first exam;¿cuántas te han caído? how many did you fail?el equipo ha caído mucho en el último mes the team has gone seriously off the boil over the last month21. Am [visitar] to drop in22. Compcaer (muy) bajo to sink (very) low;parece mentira que hayas caído tan bajo I can hardly believe that you would sink so low;¡qué bajo has caído! I never thought you'd sink so low!;caer por su propio peso to be self-evident;todos mis consejos cayeron en saco roto all my advice fell on deaf ears;dejarse caer por casa de alguien to drop by sb's house;estar al caer to be about to arrive;ya son las cinco, así que deben de estar al caer it's five o'clock, so they should be arriving any minute now;el anuncio debe de estar al caer the announcement should be made any minute now;se proseguirá con la investigación caiga quien caiga the investigation will proceed no matter who might be implicated o even if it means that heads will roll;RP Famcaer parado to fall on one's feet* * *I v/i1 fall;caer sobre fall on;dejar caer algo drop sth;caer enfermo fall ill;caer en lunes fall on a Monday;al caer la noche at sunset o nightfall;caiga quien caiga no matter whose head has to roll;caer muy bajo fig stoop very low;dejarse caer fam flop down2:me cae bien/mal fig I like/don’t like him:cae cerca it’s not far;¿por dónde cae este pueblo? whereabouts is this village?4:estar al caer be about to arrive;¡ahora caigo! fig now I get it!* * *caer {13} vi1) : to fall, to drop2) : to collapse3) : to hang (down)4)me caes bien: I like you5)caer mal or* * *caer vb2. (fecha) to be / to falleste año, mi cumpleaños cae en martes my birthday is on a Tuesday this year3. (entender) to get somethingcaer desmayado to faint / to collapseestar al caer to be almost here / to be about to arrive -
12 strike
1. nounbe on/go [out] or come out on strike — in den Streik getreten sein/in den Streik treten
make a strike — sein Glück machen; (Mining) fündig werden
3) (sudden success)[lucky] strike — Glückstreffer, der
4) (act of hitting) Schlag, der5) (Mil.) Angriff, der (at auf + Akk.)2. transitive verb,1) (hit) schlagen; [Schlag, Geschoss:] treffen [Ziel]; [Blitz:] [ein]schlagen in (+ Akk.), treffen; (afflict) treffen; [Epidemie, Seuche, Katastrophe usw.:] heimsuchenstrike one's head on or against the wall — mit dem Kopf gegen die Wand schlagen
the ship struck the rocks — das Schiff lief auf die Felsen
2) (delete) streichen (from, off aus)3) (deliver)who struck [the] first blow? — wer hat zuerst geschlagen?
strike a blow against somebody/against or to something — (fig.) jemandem/einer Sache einen Schlag versetzen
strike a blow for something — (fig.) eine Lanze für etwas brechen
5) (chime) schlagen6) (Mus.) anschlagen [Töne auf dem Klavier]; anzupfen, anreißen [Töne auf der Gitarre]; (fig.) anschlagen [Ton]7) (impress) beeindruckenstrike somebody as [being] silly — jemandem dumm zu sein scheinen od. dumm erscheinen
it strikes somebody that... — es scheint jemandem, dass...
how does it strike you? — was hältst du davon?
8) (occur to) einfallen (+ Dat.)9) (cause to become)a heart attack struck him dead — er erlag einem Herzanfall
be struck blind/dumb — erblinden/verstummen
10) (attack) überfallen; (Mil.) angreifen11) (encounter) begegnen (+ Dat.)12) (Mining) stoßen auf (+ Akk.)strike gold — auf Gold stoßen; (fig.) einen Glückstreffer landen (ugs.) (in mit)
13) (reach) stoßen auf (+ Akk.) [Hauptstraße, Weg, Fluss]14) (adopt) einnehmen [[Geistes]haltung]15) (take down) einholen [Segel, Flagge]; abbrechen [Zelt, Lager]3. intransitive verb,1) (deliver a blow) zuschlagen; [Pfeil:] treffen; [Blitz:] einschlagen; [Unheil, Katastrophe, Krise, Leid:] hereinbrechen (geh.); (collide) zusammenstoßen; (hit) schlagen ( against gegen, [up]on auf + Akk.)2) (ignite) zünden3) (chime) schlagen4) (Industry) streiken5) (attack; also Mil.) zuschlagen (fig.)7) (direct course)strike south — etc. sich nach Süden usw. wenden
Phrasal Verbs:- academic.ru/118652/strike_at">strike at* * *1. past tense - struck; verb1) (to hit, knock or give a blow to: He struck me in the face with his fist; Why did you strike him?; The stone struck me a blow on the side of the head; His head struck the table as he fell; The tower of the church was struck by lightning.) (ein)schlagen2) (to attack: The enemy troops struck at dawn; We must prevent the disease striking again.) zuschlagen3) (to produce (sparks or a flame) by rubbing: He struck a match/light; He struck sparks from the stone with his knife.) entzünden, schlagen4) ((of workers) to stop work as a protest, or in order to force employers to give better pay: The men decided to strike for higher wages.) streiken5) (to discover or find: After months of prospecting they finally struck gold/oil; If we walk in this direction we may strike the right path.) finden, stoßen auf6) (to (make something) sound: He struck a note on the piano/violin; The clock struck twelve.) (an)schlagen, spielen7) (to impress, or give a particular impression to (a person): I was struck by the resemblance between the two men; How does the plan strike you?; It / The thought struck me that she had come to borrow money.) beeindrucken9) (to go in a certain direction: He left the path and struck (off) across the fields.) den Weg einschlagen10) (to lower or take down (tents, flags etc).) abbrechen, streichen2. noun1) (an act of striking: a miners' strike.) der Streik2) (a discovery of oil, gold etc: He made a lucky strike.) der Treffer•- striker- striking
- strikingly
- be out on strike
- be on strike
- call a strike
- come out on strike
- come
- be within striking distance of
- strike at
- strike an attitude/pose
- strike a balance
- strike a bargain/agreement
- strike a blow for
- strike down
- strike dumb
- strike fear/terror into
- strike home
- strike it rich
- strike lucky
- strike out
- strike up* * *strike1[straɪk]I. nsit-down \strike Sitzstreik msolidarity \strike Solidaritätsstreik msteel \strike Stahlarbeiterstreik msympathy \strike Sympathiestreik ma wave of \strikes eine Streikwelleto be [out] on \strike streikento be on \strike against sth/sb AM etw/jdn bestreikento call a \strike einen Streik ausrufento call for a \strike zu einem Streik aufrufen2. (occurrence)one-\strike-and-you're-out policy Politik f des harten Durchgreifensthe right to \strike das Recht zu streiken, das Streikrechtstriking workers streikende Arbeiterstrike2[straɪk]I. nair \strike Luftangriff mmilitary \strike Militärschlag mmissile \strike Raketenangriff mnuclear \strike Atomschlag m, Atomangriff mretaliatory \strike Vergeltungsschlag m, Vergeltungsangriff msurgical \strike gezielter Angriffto launch a \strike einen Angriff starten, einen Schlag durchführengold/oil \strike Gold-/Ölfund mto make a gold \strike auf Gold stoßenif you're poor and you've been to prison you've already got two \strikes against you ( fig fam) wenn man arm ist und im Gefängnis war, ist man von vornherein doppelt benachteiligtII. vt1. (beat)to \strike the door/table with one's fist mit der Faust gegen die Tür/auf den Tisch schlagento \strike sb in the face jdn ins Gesicht schlagen2. (send by hitting)to \strike a ball einen Ball schlagen/schießenyou struck the ball perfectly! das war ein perfekter Schlag/Schuss!to be struck by a bullet/missile/by lightning von einer Kugel/Rakete/vom Blitz getroffen werden4. (meet, bump against)her head struck the kerb sie schlug mit dem Kopf auf die Bordsteinkantehe was struck by a car er wurde von einem Auto angefahren5. (knock, hurt)to \strike one's fist against the door/on the table mit der Faust gegen die Tür/auf den Tisch schlagen6. (inflict)to \strike a blow zuschlagento \strike two blows zweimal zuschlagento \strike sb a blow jdm einen Schlag versetzenthe judge's ruling \strikes a blow for racial equality das Urteil des Richters ist ein wichtiger Sieg im Kampf für die Rassengleichheit7. (devastate)▪ to \strike sb/sth jdn/etw heimsuchenthe flood struck Worcester die Flut brach über Worcester herein8. (give an impression)▪ to \strike sb as... jdm... scheinenalmost everything he said struck me as absurd fast alles, was er sagte, schien mir ziemlich verworren [o kam mir ziemlich verworren vor]how does Jimmy \strike you? wie findest du Jimmy?she doesn't \strike me as [being] very motivated sie scheint mir nicht besonders motiviert [zu sein]▪ it \strikes sb that... es scheint jdm, dass...it \strikes me that she's not very motivated es scheint mir, dass sie nicht besonders motiviert ist9. (impress)to \strike sb forcibly jdn sehr beeindruckento \strike sb's fancy jds Interesse erregen11. (achieve)▪ to \strike sth etw erreichenhow can we \strike a balance between economic growth and environmental protection? wie können wir einen Mittelweg zwischen Wirtschaftswachstum und Umweltschutz finden?one of the tasks of a chairperson is to \strike a balance between the two sides es gehört zu den Aufgaben eines Vorsitzenden, beiden Seiten gerecht zu werden12. (manufacture)to \strike coins/a medal Münzen/eine Medaille prägen13. (discover)14. (play)to \strike a chord/note einen Akkord/Ton anschlagento \strike the right note den richtigen Ton treffen15. (adopt)to \strike more serious note eine ernstere Tonart [o einen ernsteren Ton] anschlagento \strike the right note den richtigen Ton treffento \strike a pose eine Pose einnehmenthey have chosen to \strike a pose of resistance ( fig) sie haben sich zu einer ablehnenden Haltung entschieden16. clockto \strike midnight/the hour Mitternacht/die [volle] Stunde schlagento \strike twelve zwölf schlagenthe clock struck twelve die Uhr schlug zwölf, es schlug zwölf Uhr17. (occur to)▪ to \strike sb jdm einfallenshe was suddenly struck by the thought that... plötzlich kam ihr der Gedanke, dass...has it ever struck you that...? ist dir je der Gedanke gekommen dass...?it's just struck me that... mir ist gerade eingefallen, dass...18. (remove)to \strike camp das Lager abbrechento \strike one's flag die Flaggen streichento \strike sb/a name off a list jdn/einen Namen von einer Liste streichento \strike sth from the record AM LAW etw aus den Aufzeichnungen streichento \strike sb off the register jdm die Zulassung entziehen19. (ignite)to \strike a match ein Streichholz anzündento \strike sparks Funken schlagen20. (render)to be struck dumb sprachlos sein21.▶ to \strike a chord with sb (memories) bei jdm Erinnerungen wecken; (agreement) bei jdm Anklang findento \strike a responsive chord with sb bei jdm auf großes Verständnis stoßen▶ to \strike a familiar note [with sb] [jdm] bekannt vorkommenIII. vilightning never \strikes in the same place ein Blitz schlägt nie zweimal an derselben Stelle ein▪ to \strike at sb/sth jdn/etw treffenthe missiles struck at troops based around the city die Raketen trafen Stellungen rund um die Stadtto \strike at the heart of sth etw vernichtend treffenwe need to \strike at the heart of this problem wir müssen dieses Problem an der Wurzel packento \strike home ins Schwarze treffen figthe message seems to have struck home die Botschaft ist offensichtlich angekommenthe snake \strikes quickly die Schlange beißt schnell zuthe police have warned the public that the killer could \strike again die Polizei hat die Bevölkerung gewarnt, dass der Mörder erneut zuschlagen könntesometimes terrorists \strike at civilians manchmal greifen Terroristen Zivilisten an4. clock schlagenmidnight has just struck es hat gerade Mitternacht geschlagen5. (find)▪ to \strike on/upon sth etw findenshe has just struck upon an idea ihr ist gerade eine Idee gekommen, sie hatte gerade eine Idee6.* * *[straɪk] vb: pret struck, ptp struck or ( old) stricken1. n1) Streik m, Ausstand mofficial/unofficial strike — offizieller/wilder Streik
to be on strike — streiken, im Ausstand sein
to be on official/unofficial strike — offiziell/wild streiken
to come out on strike, to go on strike — in den Streik or Ausstand treten
See:2) (= discovery of oil, gold etc) Fund ma lucky strike — ein Treffer m, ein Glücksfall m
to get a strike to have the strike (Cricket) — alle zehne werfen, abräumen (inf) schlagen
three strikes and you're out — wenn du den Ball dreimal verfehlst, bist du draußen
4) (FISHING)5) (MIL: attack) Angriff m6) (= act of striking) Schlag m2. vt1) (= hit) schlagen; door schlagen an or gegen (+acc); nail, table schlagen auf (+acc); metal, hot iron etc hämmern; (stone, blow, bullet etc) treffen; (snake) beißen; (pain) durchzucken, durchfahren; (misfortune, disaster) treffen; (disease) befallento strike one's fist on the table, to strike the table with one's fist — mit der Faust auf den Tisch schlagen
to strike sb/sth a blow — jdm/einer Sache einen Schlag versetzen
to be struck by lightning —
he struck his forehead in surprise to strike 38 ( per minute) — er schlug sich (dat) überrascht an die Stirn 38 Ruderschläge (pro Minute) machen
2) (= collide with, meet person) stoßen gegen; (spade) stoßen auf (+acc); (car) fahren gegen; ground aufschlagen or auftreffen auf (+acc); (ship) auflaufen auf (+acc); (sound, light) ears, eyes treffen; (lightning) person treffen; tree einschlagen in (+acc), treffento strike one's head against sth — mit dem Kopf gegen etw stoßen, sich (dat) den Kopf an etw (acc) stoßen
that struck a familiar note — das kam mir/ihm etc bekannt vor
See:→ note5) (= occur to) in den Sinn kommen (+dat)to strike sb as cold/unlikely etc — jdm kalt/unwahrscheinlich etc vorkommen
the funny side of it struck me later — erst später ging mir auf, wie lustig das war
6) (= impress) beeindruckenhow does it strike you? — wie finden Sie das?, was halten Sie davon?
she struck me as being very competent — sie machte auf mich einen sehr fähigen Eindruck
See:→ also struck7) (= produce, make) coin, medal prägen; (fig) agreement, truce sich einigen auf (+acc), aushandeln; pose einnehmento strike a match —
to be struck blind/deaf/dumb — blind/taub/stumm werden, mit Blindheit/Taubheit/Stummheit geschlagen werden (geh)
to strike fear or terror into sb/sb's heart —
strike a light! (inf) — ach du grüne Neune! (inf), hast du da noch Töne! (inf)
8) (= find) gold, oil, correct path finden, stoßen auf (+acc)See:→ oil9) (= make) path hauen10) (= take down) camp, tent abbrechen; (NAUT) flag, sail einholen, streichen; mast kappen, umlegen; (THEAT) set abbauen11) (= remove) streichenstricken from a list/the record — von einer Liste/aus dem Protokoll gestrichen werden
3. vi1) (= hit) treffen; (lightning) einschlagen; (snake) zubeißen; (tiger) die Beute schlagen; (attack, MIL ETC) zuschlagen, angreifen; (disease) zuschlagen; (panic) ausbrechento strike at sb/sth (lit) — nach jdm/etw schlagen; ( fig : at democracy, existence ) an etw (dat) rütteln
to be/come within striking distance of sth — einer Sache (dat) nahe sein
to come within striking distance of doing sth — nahe daran sein, etw zu tun
they were within striking distance of success —
See:2) (clock) schlagen3) (workers) streiken4) (match) zünden, angehen5) (NAUT: run aground) auflaufen (on auf +acc)7)inspiration struck — er/sie etc hatte eine Eingebung
to strike on a new idea — eine neue Idee haben, auf eine neue Idee kommen
8) (= take root) Wurzeln schlagen9)(= go in a certain direction)
to strike across country — querfeldein gehen* * *strike [straık]A s1. Schlag m, Hieb m, Stoß m3. Schlag(werk) m(n) (einer Uhr)4. WIRTSCH Streik m, Ausstand m:be on strike streiken;go on strike in (den) Streik oder in den Ausstand treten;on strike streikend6. Angeln:a) Ruck m mit der Angelb) Anbeißen n (des Fisches)8. Bergbau:a) Streichen n (der Schichten)b) (Streich)Richtung f9. umg Treffer m, Glücksfall m:a lucky strike ein Glückstreffer10. MILB v/t prät struck [strʌk], pperf struck, stricken [ˈstrıkən]strike sb in the face jemanden ins Gesicht schlagen;strike together zusammen-, aneinanderschlagen;she was struck by a stone sie wurde von einem Stein getroffen;he was struck dead by lightning er wurde vom Blitz erschlagen;strike me dead! sl so wahr ich hier stehe!b) Funken schlagen7. stoßen oder schlagen gegen oder auf (akk), zusammenstoßen mit, SCHIFF auflaufen auf (akk), einschlagen in (akk) (Geschoss, Blitz)8. fallen auf (akk) (Licht), auftreffen auf (akk), das Auge oder Ohr treffen:a sound struck his ear ein Laut schlug an sein Ohr;strike sb’s eye jemandem ins Auge fallenan idea struck him ihm kam oder er hatte eine Idee10. jemandem auffallen:what struck me was … was mir auffiel oder worüber ich staunte, war …11. Eindruck machen auf (akk), jemanden beeindrucken:be struck by beeindruckt oder hingerissen sein von;be struck on a girl umg in ein Mädchen verknallt sein12. jemandem gut etc vorkommen:how does it strike you? was hältst du davon?;it struck her as ridiculous es kam ihr lächerlich vor15. THEAT Kulissen etc abbauen17. SCHIFFa) die Flagge, Segel streichen18. den Fisch mit einem Ruck (der Angel) auf den Haken spießenb) die Giftzähne schlagen in (akk) (Schlange)20. TECH glatt streichen21. a) MATH den Durchschnitt, das Mittel nehmenb) WIRTSCH die Bilanz, den Saldo ziehen22. streichen ( off von einer Liste etc): → Medical Register, roll A 2, strike off 2, strike through23. eine Münze, Medaille schlagen, prägen28. ein Tempo, eine Gangart anschlagen29. eine Haltung oder Pose an-, einnehmen31. strike worka) WIRTSCH die Arbeit niederlegen,b) Feierabend machenC v/ib) fig zuschlagen:2. schlagen, treffen:3. fig zuschlagen, angreifen4. zubeißen (Schlange)5. (on)a) schlagen, stoßen (an akk, gegen)9. sich entzünden (Streichholz)11. einschlagen, treffen (Blitz, Geschoss)12. BOT Wurzeln schlagen13. den Weg einschlagen, sich (plötzlich) wenden ( beide:strike for home umg heimgehen;a) einbiegen in (akk), einen Weg einschlagen,b) fig plötzlich verfallen in (akk), etwas beginnen;strike into a gallop in Galopp verfallen;strike into a subject sich einem Thema zuwenden15. SCHIFF die Flagge streichen (to vor dat) (auch fig)17. Angeln:a) anbeißen (Fisch)b) den Fisch mit einem Ruck (der Angel) auf den Haken spießen* * *1. nounbe on/go [out] or come out on strike — in den Streik getreten sein/in den Streik treten
make a strike — sein Glück machen; (Mining) fündig werden
[lucky] strike — Glückstreffer, der
4) (act of hitting) Schlag, der5) (Mil.) Angriff, der (at auf + Akk.)2. transitive verb,1) (hit) schlagen; [Schlag, Geschoss:] treffen [Ziel]; [Blitz:] [ein]schlagen in (+ Akk.), treffen; (afflict) treffen; [Epidemie, Seuche, Katastrophe usw.:] heimsuchenstrike one's head on or against the wall — mit dem Kopf gegen die Wand schlagen
2) (delete) streichen (from, off aus)3) (deliver)who struck [the] first blow? — wer hat zuerst geschlagen?
strike a blow against somebody/against or to something — (fig.) jemandem/einer Sache einen Schlag versetzen
strike a blow for something — (fig.) eine Lanze für etwas brechen
4) (produce by hitting flint) schlagen [Funken]; (ignite) anzünden [Streichholz]5) (chime) schlagen6) (Mus.) anschlagen [Töne auf dem Klavier]; anzupfen, anreißen [Töne auf der Gitarre]; (fig.) anschlagen [Ton]7) (impress) beeindruckenstrike somebody as [being] silly — jemandem dumm zu sein scheinen od. dumm erscheinen
it strikes somebody that... — es scheint jemandem, dass...
8) (occur to) einfallen (+ Dat.)be struck blind/dumb — erblinden/verstummen
10) (attack) überfallen; (Mil.) angreifen11) (encounter) begegnen (+ Dat.)12) (Mining) stoßen auf (+ Akk.)strike gold — auf Gold stoßen; (fig.) einen Glückstreffer landen (ugs.) (in mit)
13) (reach) stoßen auf (+ Akk.) [Hauptstraße, Weg, Fluss]14) (adopt) einnehmen [[Geistes]haltung]15) (take down) einholen [Segel, Flagge]; abbrechen [Zelt, Lager]3. intransitive verb,1) (deliver a blow) zuschlagen; [Pfeil:] treffen; [Blitz:] einschlagen; [Unheil, Katastrophe, Krise, Leid:] hereinbrechen (geh.); (collide) zusammenstoßen; (hit) schlagen ( against gegen, [up]on auf + Akk.)2) (ignite) zünden3) (chime) schlagen4) (Industry) streiken5) (attack; also Mil.) zuschlagen (fig.)6) (make a find) (Mining) fündig werdenstrike south — etc. sich nach Süden usw. wenden
Phrasal Verbs:* * *n.Stoß ¨-e m.Streik -s m.Treffer - m. v.(§ p.,p.p.: struck)or p.p.: stricken•) = anzünden v.auffallen v.drücken v.schlagen v.(§ p.,pp.: schlug, geschlagen)stoßen v.(§ p.,pp.: stieß, gestossen)streiken v.treffen v.(§ p.,pp.: traf, getroffen) -
13 tomber
tomber [tɔ̃be]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━➭ TABLE 1━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Lorsque tomber fait partie d'une locution comme tomber amoureux, tomber de sommeil, reportez-vous aussi à l'autre mot.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. <• attention ! tu vas tomber careful! you'll fall• il est tombé sur la tête ! (inf) he must be mad!► faire tomber to knock down ; (en renversant) to knock over ; (en lâchant) to drop ; [+ température, prix] to bring downb. [neige, pluie] to fall ; [brouillard] to come downc. ( = baisser) to drop ; [jour] to draw to a close ; [prix, nombre] to fall ; [colère] to die down ; [assurance, enthousiasme] to fall away• le dollar est tombé à 2 € the dollar has fallen to 2 eurosd. ( = disparaître) [obstacle, objection] to disappear ; [record] to falle. ( = pendre) to hangf. ( = échoir) [date, choix, sort] to fall ; [verdict, sanction] to be pronouncedg. ( = arriver, se produire) il est tombé en pleine réunion he walked straight into a meeting• il est vraiment bien/mal tombé avec son nouveau patron he's really lucky/unlucky with his new bossh. ( = être arrêté) (inf!) to get busted (inf!)i. (locutions)• son œuvre est tombée dans l'oubli his work fell into oblivion► tomber sur ( = rencontrer par hasard) to run into ; ( = trouver par hasard) to come across ; ( = critiquer) (inf) to go for (inf)• en prenant cette rue, vous tombez sur la gare if you go along this street, you'll find the station• et il a fallu que ça tombe sur moi ! it just had to be me!2. <b. ( = séduire) (inf)c. ( = retirer) (inf)* * *
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1. tɔ̃beverbe transitif (+ v avoir) Sport to throw [lutteur]; fig to beat [équipe]
2.
verbe intransitif (+ v être)1) ( faire une chute) gén to fall; ( de sa propre hauteur) [personne, chaise] to fall over; [animal] to fall; [arbre, mur] to fall down; (d'une hauteur, d'un support) [personne, vase] to fall off; [fruits, feuilles, bombe] to fall; [cheveux, dents] to fall out; [plâtre, revêtement] to come off2) ( venir d'en haut) [pluie, neige, foudre] to fall; [brouillard] to come down; [rayon, clarté] to fall; [rideau de théâtre] to fall, to dropqu' est-ce que ça tombe! — (colloq)
ça tombe dru! — (colloq) ( pluie) it's pouring down!
3) (faiblir, baisser) [valeur, prix, température] to fall; [ardeur, colère] to subside; [fièvre] to come down; [vent] to drop; [jour] to draw to a close; [conversation] to die downfaire tomber — to bring down [prix, température]; to dampen [enthousiasme]
il est tombé bien bas — ( affectivement) he's in very low spirits; ( moralement) he has sunk very low
4) (être vaincu, renversé) [dictateur, régime, ville] to fall; ( disparaître) [obstacle, objection] to vanish; [opposition] to subside; [préjugé] to die outle roi est tombé — ( aux cartes) the king has been played
faire tomber — to bring down [régime, dictateur]; to break down [barrières]
5) ( s'affaisser) [poitrine] to sag; [épaules] to slope6) ( pendre) [chevelure, mèche] to falltomber bien/mal — [vêtement, rideau] to hang well/badly
7) (se retrouver, se placer)tomber sous le coup d'une loi — Droit to fall within the provisions of a law
8) ( devenir) to falltomber malade/amoureux — to fall ill/in love
9) ( être donné) [décision] to be announced; [nouvelle] to break; [réponse] to be giventomber sur les écrans — [nouvelle] to come through on screen
10) ( rencontrer)tomber sur — gén to come across [inconnu, détail, objet]; to run into [ami]; ( recevoir en partage) to get; ( avoir de la chance dans ses recherches)
si tu prends cette rue, tu tomberas sur la place — if you follow that street, you'll come to the square
11) ( survenir) gén to cometu ne pouvais pas mieux tomber! — ( au bon moment) you couldn't have come at a better time!; ( avoir de la chance) you couldn't have done better!
tu tombes bien/mal, j'allais partir — you're lucky/unlucky, I was just about to leave
il faut toujours que ça tombe sur moi or que ça me tombe dessus! — (colloq) (décision, choix) why does it always have to be me?; ( mésaventure) why does it always have to happen to me?
tomber au milieu d'une or en pleine réunion — [personne] to walk right into a meeting; [annonce, nouvelle] to come right in the middle of a meeting
12) ( coïncider) [date] to fall on [jour, quantième]13) ( abandonner)laisser tomber — to give up [emploi, activité]; to drop [sujet, projet, habitude]
laisse tomber! — (désintérêt, désabusement) forget it!; ( irritation) give it a rest! (colloq)
laisser tomber quelqu'un — ( pour se séparer) to drop somebody; ( pour ne plus aider) to let somebody down
14) ( agresser)tomber sur quelqu'un — ( physiquement) [soldats, voyous] to fall on somebody, to lay into somebody (colloq); [pillards, police] to descend on somebody; ( critiquer) to go for somebody, to lay into somebody (colloq)
15) ( mourir) euph to die
II tɔ̃benom masculin (de vêtement, tissu) hang [U]* * *tɔ̃be1. vi1) (par terre, d'un mur) to fallAttention, tu vas tomber! — Be careful, you'll fall!
tomber à l'eau — to fall in the water, fig, [projet] to fall through
Il tombe de sommeil. — He's asleep on his feet.
tomber enceinte — to get pregnant, to fall pregnant
3) (= survenir)tomber juste [opération, calcul] — to come out right
4)laisser tomber (= lâcher) — to drop
Elle a laissé tomber son stylo. — She dropped her pen., (= renoncer à) to give up
Il a laissé tomber le piano. — He gave up the piano., (= faire faux bond à) to let down
Il ne laisse jamais tomber ses amis. — He never lets his friends down.
Laisse tomber, il n'acceptera jamais. — Drop it, he'll never agree.
5)tomber sur [difficulté] — to come across
tomber sur quelqu'un [ami, connaissance] — to bump into someone
Je suis tombé sur lui en sortant de chez Pierre. — I bumped into him coming out of Pierre's place., (= attaquer) [personne] to set about
2. vt* * *tomber verb table: aimerB vtr (+ v avoir)C vi (+ v être)1 ( faire une chute) gén to fall; ( de sa propre hauteur) [personne, chaise] to fall over; [animal] to fall; [arbre, mur] to fall down; (d'une hauteur, d'un support) [personne, vase] to fall off; [fruits, feuilles, bombe] to fall; [cheveux, dents] to fall out; [plâtre, revêtement] to come off; je me suis cassé un bras/j'ai cassé un vase en tombant I fell and broke my arm/a vase; tomber à la mer/dans une rivière to fall into the sea/into a river; tomber dans un trou to fall down a hole; tomber sur to fall on [tapis, maison, tête]; tomber sur le derrière○ or cul◑ to land on one's backside; tomber d'un toit/de cheval to fall off a roof/off a horse; tomber d'un arbre [personne] to fall from a tree; [fruit, feuille] to fall off a tree; tomber du lit/de ma poche to fall out of bed/out of my pocket; l'assiette m'est tombée des mains the plate fell out of my hands; ces lunettes me tombent du nez these glasses are slipping off my nose; attention, tu vas me faire tomber! be careful, you'll make me fall!; j'ai fait tomber un vase I knocked a vase over; j'ai fait tomber le vase de l'étagère I knocked the vase off the shelf; il a fait tomber son adversaire ( au rugby) he brought his opponent down; le vent a fait tomber une tuile du toit/un arbre sur les voitures the wind blew a tile off the roof/a tree down onto the cars; se laisser tomber dans un fauteuil/sur un lit to flop into an armchair/onto a bed; laisser tomber un gâteau sur le tapis to drop a cake on the carpet; le skieur s'est laissé tomber pour s'arrêter the skier dropped to the ground to stop himself;2 ( venir d'en haut) [pluie, neige, foudre] to fall; [brouillard] to come down; [rayon, clarté] to fall (sur onto); [rideau de théâtre] to fall, to drop; un rayon de lumière tombait sur mon livre a ray of light fell onto my book; il est tombé 200 mm d'eau or de pluie pendant la nuit 200 mm of rain fell during the night; il tombe des gouttes it's spotting with rain; qu'est-ce que ça tombe○!, ça tombe dru○! ( pluie) it's pouring down!, it's coming down in buckets○!; la pluie n'a pas cessé de tomber pendant tout le voyage it rained steadily throughout the journey; la foudre est tombée sur un arbre the lightning struck a tree; une faible lueur tombait de la lucarne there was a dim light coming through the skylight; une pâle clarté tombait de la lune the moon cast a pale light;3 (faiblir, baisser) [valeur, prix, température] to fall (de by; à to); [ardeur, colère] to subside; [fièvre] to come down; [vent] to drop; [jour] to draw to a close; [conversation] to die down; le dollar est tombé au-dessous de 0.90 euro the dollar has fallen to below 0.90 euro; la température est tombée à/de 10°C the temperature has fallen to/by 10°C; leur personnel est tombé à 200 employés their staff is down to 200 employees; faire tomber to bring down [prix, température]; to dampen [enthousiasme]; il est tombé bien bas ( affectivement) he's in very low spirits; ( moralement) he has sunk very low; il est tombé bien bas dans mon estime he has gone right down in my esteem ou estimation; je tombe de sommeil I can't keep my eyes open;4 (être vaincu, renversé) [dictateur, régime, ville] to fall; ( disparaître) [obstacle, objection] to vanish; [opposition] to subside; [préjugé] to die out; le roi est tombé ( aux cartes) the king has been played; faire tomber to bring down [régime, dictateur]; to remove [obstacle]; to eradicate [tabou]; faire tomber les barrières fig to break down barriers;5 ( s'affaisser) [poitrine] to sag; [épaules] to slope; avoir les épaules qui tombent to have sloping shoulders; ⇒ bras;6 ( pendre) [chevelure, mèche] to fall; [vêtement, rideau] to hang; cheveux qui tombent sur les yeux hair that falls over one's eyes; manteau qui tombe bien/mal coat that hangs well/badly; sa jupe lui tombe (jusqu')aux chevilles her skirt comes down to her ankles;7 (se retrouver, se placer) tomber dans un piège lit, fig to fall into a trap; tomber en disgrâce/ruine to fall into disgrace/ruin; tomber dans la vulgarité/sensiblerie to lapse into vulgarity/sentimentality; vous tombez dans le paradoxe you are being paradoxical; tomber sous le charme de qn to fall under sb's spell; tomber sous le coup d'une loi Jur to fall within the provisions of a law; tomber aux mains or entre les mains de qn [document, pouvoir] to fall into sb's hands; la conversation est tombée sur la politique the conversation came around to politics; ⇒ Charybde, sens;8 ( devenir) to fall; tomber malade/amoureux to fall ill/in love;9 ( être donné) [décision, sentence, verdict] to be announced; [nouvelle] to break; [réponse] to be given; tomber sur les écrans [nouvelle] to come through on screen; la nouvelle nous tombe à l'instant Radio, TV the news has just come through to us; dès que le journal tombe des presses as soon as the newspaper comes off the press; les paroles qu'il a laissé tomber de sa bouche the words that fell from his lips; ⇒ sourd;10 ( rencontrer) tomber sur gén to come across [inconnu, détail, objet]; to run into [ami, connaissance]; ( recevoir en partage) to get; ( avoir de la chance dans ses recherches) tomber sur la bonne page/le bon numéro to hit on the right page/the right number; je suis tombé sur un sujet difficile/un examinateur sévère à l'examen I got a difficult question/a harsh examiner in the exam; je suis tombé par hasard sur ce que je cherchais I found what I was looking for by chance ; mes yeux sont tombés sur une jolie femme/une expression amusante my eyes fell on a pretty woman/a funny expression; si tu prends cette rue, tu tomberas sur la place if you follow that street, you'll come to the square;11 ( survenir) gén to come; c'est tombé juste au bon moment/comme il fallait it came just at the right time/when it was needed; cette réforme ne pouvait pas mieux/plus mal tomber this reform couldn't have come at a better/worse time; tu ne pouvais pas mieux tomber! ( au bon moment) you couldn't have come at a better time!; ( avoir de la chance) you couldn't have done better!; tu tombes bien/mal, j'allais partir you're lucky/unlucky ou you've timed that well/badly, I was just about to leave; ça tombe bien/mal, j'avais justement besoin de ce livre that's good/bad luck, I just needed that book; il faut toujours que ça tombe sur moi or que ça me tombe dessus○! [décision, choix] why does it always have to be me?; [mésaventure] why does it always have to happen to me?; tomber au milieu d'une or en pleine réunion [personne] to walk right into a meeting; [annonce, nouvelle] to come right in the middle of a meeting;12 ( coïncider) [date, anniversaire, fête] to fall on [jour, quantième]; ça tombe un mercredi/le 17 avril it falls on a Wednesday/on 17 April;13 ( abandonner) laisser tomber to give up [emploi, activité]; to drop [sujet, projet, habitude]; il a fallu laisser tomber I/we etc had to give up; laisse tomber! (désintérêt, désabusement) forget it!; ( irritation) give it a rest○!; laisser tomber qn ( pour se séparer) to drop sb; ( pour ne plus aider) to let sb down; il a laissé tomber sa petite amie he dropped his girlfriend; ne me laisse pas tomber! don't let me down!; ⇒ chaussette;14 ( agresser) tomber sur qn ( physiquement) [soldats, voyous] to fall on sb, to lay○ into sb; [pillards, police] to descend on sb; ( critiquer) to go for sb, to lay○ into sb; ils nous sont tombés dessus à dix contre un they fell on us, ten to one; il s'est fait tomber dessus par des voleurs/un chien he was set on by robbers/attacked by a dog;15 ( mourir) euph [soldat] to fall euph; tomber sous le feu de l'ennemi to fall under enemy fire; tomber pour qch to die for sth; ⇒ champ.en tomber sur le derrière○ or cul◑ to be flabbergasted○.I[tɔ̃be] nom masculinau tomber du jour ou de la nuit at nightfall ou duskII[tɔ̃be] verbe intransitif (auxiliaire être)A.[CHANGER DE NIVEAU - SENS PROPRE ET FIGURÉ][avion, bombe, projectile] to falltomber par terre to fall on the floor, to fall downtomber dans un fauteuil to fall ou to collapse into an armchairne monte pas à l'échelle, tu vas tomber don't go up the ladder, you'll fall offtomber de cheval to fall off ou from a horsetomber d'un arbre to fall out of a tree ou from a treea. [en lui faisant un croche-pied] to trip somebody upb. [en le bousculant] to knock ou to push somebody overa. [en poussant] to push something overb. [en renversant] to knock something overc. [en lâchant] to drop somethingd. [en donnant un coup de pied] to kick something over3. [se détacher - feuille, pétale, fruit] to fall ou to drop off ; [ - cheveu, dent] to fall ou to come outla robe tombe bien sur toi the dress hangs well ou nicely on you5. [s'abattre, descendre - rayon de soleil, radiations, nuit] to fall ; [ - brouillard, gifle, coup] to come downla neige/pluie tombait it was snowing/rainingune goutte est tombée dans mon cou a drop trickled ou rolled down my neckil tombe de grosses gouttes/gros flocons big drops/flakes are fallingtoi, tu as ta paie qui tombe tous les mois (familier) you have a regular salary coming in (every month)il lui tombe au moins 3 000 euros par mois (familier) he has at least 3,000 euros coming in every montha. [il va pleuvoir] it's going to pour (with rain)!b. [il va y avoir des coups] you're/we're etc. going to get it!6. [déboucher]là où la rue Daneau tombe dans le boulevard Lamain at the point where Rue Daneau joins ou meets Boulevard Lamaincontinuez tout droit et vous tomberez sur le marché keep going straight on and you'll come to the market7. [diminuer - prix, température, voix, ton] to fall, to drop ; [ - fréquentation] to drop (off) ; [ - fièvre] to come down, to drop ; [ - colère] to die down, to subside ; [ - inquiétude] to melt away, to vanish ; [ - enthousiasme, agitation, intérêt] to fall ou to fade away, to subside ; [ - tempête] to subside, to abate, to die away ; [ - vent] to drop, to fall, to die down ; [ - jour] to draw to a closela température est tombée de 10 degrés the temperature has dropped ou fallen (by) 10 degreessa cote de popularité est tombée très bas/à 28 % his popularity rating has plummeted/has dropped to 28%faire tomber la fièvre to bring down ou to reduce somebody's temperaturesa joie tomba brusquement his happiness suddenly vanished ou evaporated9. [s'effondrer - cité] to fall ; [ - dictature, gouvernement, empire] to fall, to be brought down, to be toppled ; [ - record] to be broken ; [ - concurrent] to go out, to be defeated ; [ - plan, projet] to fall throughles candidats de droite sont tombés au premier tour the right-wing candidates were eliminated in the first rounda. [cité] to bring downb. [gouvernement] to bring down, to topplec. [record] to breakd. [concurrent] to defeat10. [devenir]tomber malade to become ou to fall illtomber (raide) mort to drop dead, to fall down dead11. JEUX [carte]B.[SE PRODUIRE, ARRIVER]1. [événement] to fall ou to be onmon anniversaire tombe un dimanche my birthday is ou falls on a Sundaytomber juste [calcul] to work out exactlyton bureau l'intéresse — ça tombe bien, je voulais m'en débarrasser he's interested in your desk — that's good, I wanted to get rid of itmal tomber to come at the wrong moment ou at a bad timele mardi tombe assez mal pour moi Tuesday's not a good day ou very convenient for me[personne]on est tombés en plein pendant la grève des trains we got there right in the middle of the rail striketomber juste [deviner] to guess righta. [opportunément] to turn up at the right momentb. [avoir de la chance] to be lucky ou in luckah, vous tombez bien, je voulais justement vous parler ah, you've come just at the right moment, I wanted to speak to youil est excellent, ce melon, je suis bien tombé this melon's excellent, I was luckya. [inopportunément] to turn up at the wrong momentb. [ne pas avoir de chance] to be unlucky ou out of lucktu tombes à point! you've timed it perfectly!, perfect timing!2. [nouvelles] to be ou to come outles dernières nouvelles qui viennent de tomber font état de 143 victimes news just out ou released puts the number of victims at 143à 20 h, la nouvelle est tombée the news came through at 8 p.m————————[tɔ̃be] verbe transitif (auxiliaire avoir)1. [triompher de - candidat, challenger] to defeat2. (familier) [séduire] to seduce3. (familier & locution)————————tomber dans verbe plus préposition[se laisser aller à - découragement, désespoir] to sink ou to lapse into (inseparable)————————tomber en verbe plus prépositiontomber en lambeaux to fall to bits ou pieces————————tomber sur verbe plus préposition1. [trouver par hasard - personne] to come across, to run ou to bump into, to meet up with (US) ; [ - objet perdu, trouvaille] to come across ou upon, to stumble across2. [avoir affaire à - examinateur, sujet d'examen] to getquand j'ai téléphoné, je suis tombé sur sa mère/un répondeur when I phoned, it was her mother who answered (me)/I got an answering machineil tombe sur les nouveaux pour la moindre erreur he comes down on the newcomers (like a ton of bricks) if they make the slightest mistake4. [se porter sur - regard, soupçon] to fall on ; [ - conversation] to turn to -
14 hit
1. transitive verb,-tt-, hitI've been hit! — (struck by bullet) ich bin getroffen!
I could hit him — (fig. coll.) ich könnte ihm eine runterhauen (ugs.)
2) (come forcibly into contact with) [Fahrzeug:] prallen gegen [Mauer usw.]; [Schiff:] laufen gegen [Felsen usw.]the aircraft hit the ground — das Flugzeug schlug auf den Boden auf
hit the roof or ceiling — (fig. coll.): (become angry) an die Decke od. in die Luft gehen (ugs.)
3) (cause to come into contact) [an]stoßen; [an]schlagenhit one's head on something — mit dem Kopf gegen etwas stoßen; sich (Dat.) den Kopf an etwas (Dat.) stoßen
4) (fig.): (cause to suffer)hit badly or hard — schwer treffen
5) (fig.): (affect) treffenhave been hit by frost/rain — etc. durch Frost/Regen usw. gelitten haben
6) (fig.): (light upon) finden; stoßen od. treffen auf (+ Akk.); finden [Bodenschätze]7) (fig. coll.): (arrive at) erreichen [Höchstform, bestimmten Ort, bestimmte Höhe, bestimmtes Alter usw.]I think we've hit a snag — ich glaube, jetzt gibt's Probleme
[begin to] hit the bottle — das Trinken anfangen
9) (Cricket) erzielen [Lauf]hit the ball for six — (Brit.) sechs Läufe auf einmal erzielen
2. intransitive verb,hit somebody for six — (fig.) jemanden übertrumpfen
-tt-, hit1) (direct a blow) schlagenhit at somebody/something — auf jemanden/etwas einschlagen
hit and run — [Autofahrer:] Fahrer- od. Unfallflucht begehen; [Angreifer:] einen Blitzüberfall machen
2) (come into forcible contact)3. nounhit against or upon something — gegen od. auf etwas (Akk.) stoßen
1) (blow) Schlag, der2) (shot or bomb striking target) Treffer, der3) (success) Erfolg, der; Knüller, der (ugs.); (success in entertainment) Schlager, der; Hit, der (ugs.)make a hit — gut ankommen
Phrasal Verbs:- hit back- hit off- hit out- hit upon* * *[hit] 1. present participle - hitting; verb1) (to (cause or allow to) come into hard contact with: The ball hit him on the head; He hit his head on/against a low branch; The car hit a lamp-post; He hit me on the head with a bottle; He was hit by a bullet; That boxer can certainly hit hard!) schlagen, treffen2) (to make hard contact with (something), and force or cause it to move in some direction: The batsman hit the ball (over the wall).) stoßen3) (to cause to suffer: The farmers were badly hit by the lack of rain; Her husband's death hit her hard.) treffen4) (to find; to succeed in reaching: His second arrow hit the bull's-eye; Take the path across the fields and you'll hit the road; She used to be a famous soprano but she cannot hit the high notes now.) treffen2. noun1) (the act of hitting: That was a good hit.) der Schlag2) (a point scored by hitting a target etc: He scored five hits.) der Treffer3) (something which is popular or successful: The play/record is a hit; ( also adjective) a hit song.) der Hit, Hit-...•- hit-and-run- hit-or-miss
- hit back
- hit below the belt
- hit it off
- hit on
- hit out
- make a hit with* * *[hɪt]I. nto give sb a \hit [on the head] jdm einen Schlag [auf den Kopf] versetzenthe hurricane scored a direct \hit on Miami der Orkan traf Miami mit voller Wuchtfew animals survive a \hit from a speeding car nur wenige Tiere überleben es, wenn sie von einem Auto angefahren werdento score a \hit einen Punkt machento score a \hit jdn umlegen fam11.▶ to take a [big] \hit einen [großen] Verlust hinnehmen [müssen]\hit song Hit mhis musical was a \hit show sein Musical war ein Riesenerfolgshe had a one-\hit wonder five years ago sie hatte vor fünf Jahren einen einzigen HitIII. vt<-tt-, hit, hit>1. (strike)▪ to \hit sb/an animal jdn/ein Tier schlagento \hit sb a blow jdm einen Schlag versetzento \hit sb in the stomach jdm einen Schlag in den Magen versetzen2. (come in contact)▪ to \hit sb/sth jdn/etw treffenthe house was \hit by lightning in das Haus schlug der Blitz einto \hit sb hard jdn schwer treffento \hit a button einen Knopf drückento \hit a key auf eine Taste drücken4. (crash into)their car \hit a tree ihr Auto krachte gegen einen Baum famshe \hit her head on the edge of the table sie schlug sich den Kopf an der Tischkante anthe glass \hit the floor das Glas fiel zu Bodento \hit an iceberg mit einem Eisberg kollidieren▪ to be \hit getroffen werdenI've been \hit! mich hat's erwischt! famJohn was \hit in the leg John wurde am Bein getroffen6. SPORTto \hit a ball [with a bat] einen Ball [mit einem Schläger] treffento \hit sb below the belt jdn unter der Gürtellinie treffento \hit a century hundert Punkte erzielento \hit a home run einen Homerun erzielen7. (affect negatively)▪ to \hit sb/sth jdn/etw treffenSan Francisco was \hit by an earthquake last night San Francisco wurde letzte Nacht von einem Erdbeben erschüttertto be badly \hit by sth von etw dat hart getroffen werdenproduction has been badly \hit by the strike die Produktion leidet sehr unter dem Streik▪ to \hit sth:we should \hit the main road after five miles or so wir müssten nach ungefähr fünf Meilen auf die Hauptstraße stoßenmy sister \hit forty last week meine Schwester wurde letzte Woche 40to \hit the headlines in die Schlagzeilen kommento \hit an internet page [or a web site] eine Webseite besuchento \hit the market auf den Markt kommento \hit the papers in die Zeitungen kommento \hit 200 kph 200 Sachen machen famto \hit rock bottom [or an all-time low] einen historischen Tiefstand erreichento \hit a patch of ice auf Glatteis geratento \hit a reef/a sandbank auf ein Riff/eine Sandbank auflaufenwe \hit the snack bar for something to eat wir gingen in die Snackbar und kauften uns was zu essenlet's \hit the dance floor lass uns tanzen!10. (encounter)to \hit oil auf Öl stoßento \hit a lot of resistance auf heftigen Widerstand stoßento \hit the rush hour/a traffic jam in die Stoßzeit/einen Stau geratento \hit trouble in Schwierigkeiten geraten11. (occur to)▪ to \hit sb jdm aufgehen [o auffallen]it suddenly \hit me that... mir war plötzlich klar, dasshas it ever \hit you...? ist dir schon mal aufgefallen,...12. (produce)to \hit a [wrong] note einen [falschen] Ton treffen15.\hit the deck! someone's coming! alle Mann runter! da kommt jemand!▶ to \hit home:the full horror of the war only \hit home when we... die Schrecklichkeit des Krieges wurde uns erst so richtig bewusst, als...his insults really \hit home! seine Beleidigungen saßen! fam▶ to \hit the jackpot das große Los ziehen▶ sth really \hits the spot etw ist genau das Richtige▶ to \hit one's stride seinen Rhythmus findenIV. vi1. (strike)▪ to \hit [at sb/sth] [nach jdm/etw] schlagento \hit hard kräftig zuschlagen2. (collide)two cars \hit on the sharp bend zwei Autos stießen in der scharfen Kurve zusammen3. (attack)4. (take effect) wirkenwe sat waiting for the alcohol to \hit wir warteten, bis der Alkohol wirkte* * *[hɪt] vb: pret, ptp hit1. nSee:→ scoreto be or make a ( big) hit with sb — bei jdm (ausgesprochen) gut ankommen
that's a hit at me — das ist eine Spitze gegen mich; (indirect also) das ist auf mich gemünzt
hits counter — Zugriffs- or Besucherzähler m, Counter m
6) (inf: murder) Mord m2. vthe hit him a blow over the head — er gab ihm einen Schlag auf den Kopf
to hit one's head against sth — sich (dat) den Kopf an etw (dat) stoßen
he was hit by a stone —
the tree was hit by lightning —
to hit one's way out of trouble (Tennis) (Boxing) we're going to hit the enemy as hard as we can — sich freischlagen sich freispielen sich freiboxen wir werden so hart wie möglich gegen den Feind vorgehen
the commandos hit the town at dawn — die Kommandos griffen die Stadt im Morgengrauen an
the smell hit me as I entered the room — der Geruch schlug mir entgegen, als ich ins Zimmer kam
you won't know what has hit you (inf) — du wirst dein blaues Wunder erleben (inf)
2) (= wound) treffenhe's been hit in the leg —
I've been hit! — ich bin getroffen worden, mich hats erwischt (inf)
3) mark, target treffenthat hit home (fig) — das hat getroffen, das saß (inf)
you've hit it (on the head) (fig) — du hast es (genau) getroffen
4) (= affect adversely) betreffen6)the news hit us/Wall Street like a bombshell — die Nachricht schlug bei uns/in Wall Street wie eine Bombe ein
7)(= occur to)
to hit sb — jdm aufgehenhas it ever hit you how alike they are? — ist dir schon mal aufgefallen, wie ähnlich sie sich sind?
8) (= come to, arrive at) beaches etc erreichenwe eventually hit the right road — schließlich haben wir den richtigen Weg gefunden or erwischt (inf)
to hit trouble/a problem — auf Schwierigkeiten/ein Problem stoßen
9) (= score) schlagen11) (US inf)to hit sb for 50 dollars — jdn um 50 Dollar anhauen (inf)
12)to hit the bottle — zur Flasche greifento hit the deck — sich zu Boden werfen, sich hinwerfen
the vase hit the deck and shattered — die Vase schlug or knallte (inf) auf den Boden und zerschellte
to hit the dance floor —
in April the candidates will hit the campaign trail — im April werden sich die Kandidaten in den Wahlkampf stürzen
3. vi1) (= strike) schlagen2) (= collide) zusammenstoßen3) (= attack, go in) losschlagen* * *hit [hıt]A s1. Schlag m, Hieb ma) einen Treffer erzielen,3. Glücksfall m, -treffer m4. Hit m (Buch, Schlager etc):it (he) was a big hit es (er) hat groß eingeschlagen5. a) treffende Bemerkung, guter Einfallb) Hieb m (at gegen), sarkastische Bemerkung:that was a hit at me das ging gegen mich6. TYPO US (Ab)Druck m7. sl Schuss m (Drogeninjektion):give o.s. a hit sich einen Schuss setzen oder drückenB v/t prät und pperf hit1. schlagen, einen Schlag versetzen (dat):2. (auch fig seelisch, finanziell etc) treffen:he was hit by a bullet (on the head) er wurde von einer Kugel (am Kopf) getroffen;hit the nail on the head fig den Nagel auf den Kopf treffen;he’s badly hit ihn hat es schlimm erwischt umg;hit the bottle umg saufen;hit it sl sich in die Falle oder Klappe hauen; → brick A 1, ceiling 1, deck A 1, hard B 2, hay1 A 1, road 1, sack1 A 6be hit by a car auch von einem Auto erfasst werden;hit a mine SCHIFF auf eine Mine laufen5. hit sb a blow jemandem einen Schlag versetzenhit oil auf Öl stoßen;hit the right road auf die richtige Straße kommen;hit the right solution die richtige Lösung finden;you have hit it! du hast es getroffen!, so ist es!8. fig geißeln, scharf kritisieren9. erreichen, etwas schaffen:for um)12. umg ankommen in (dat):hit town die Stadt erreichenC v/i1. treffen2. schlagen (at nach):hit hard einen harten Schlag haben3. stoßen, schlagen ( beide:against gegen;on, upon auf akk)4. MIL einschlagen (Granate etc)6. AUTO US umg zünden, laufen:hit on all four cylinders gut laufen (a. fig)* * *1. transitive verb,-tt-, hit1) (strike with blow) schlagen; (strike with missile) treffen; [Geschoss, Ball usw.:] treffenI've been hit! — (struck by bullet) ich bin getroffen!
I could hit him — (fig. coll.) ich könnte ihm eine runterhauen (ugs.)
2) (come forcibly into contact with) [Fahrzeug:] prallen gegen [Mauer usw.]; [Schiff:] laufen gegen [Felsen usw.]hit the roof or ceiling — (fig. coll.): (become angry) an die Decke od. in die Luft gehen (ugs.)
3) (cause to come into contact) [an]stoßen; [an]schlagenhit one's head on something — mit dem Kopf gegen etwas stoßen; sich (Dat.) den Kopf an etwas (Dat.) stoßen
4) (fig.): (cause to suffer)hit badly or hard — schwer treffen
5) (fig.): (affect) treffenhave been hit by frost/rain — etc. durch Frost/Regen usw. gelitten haben
6) (fig.): (light upon) finden; stoßen od. treffen auf (+ Akk.); finden [Bodenschätze]7) (fig. coll.): (arrive at) erreichen [Höchstform, bestimmten Ort, bestimmte Höhe, bestimmtes Alter usw.]I think we've hit a snag — ich glaube, jetzt gibt's Probleme
[begin to] hit the bottle — das Trinken anfangen
9) (Cricket) erzielen [Lauf]hit the ball for six — (Brit.) sechs Läufe auf einmal erzielen
2. intransitive verb,hit somebody for six — (fig.) jemanden übertrumpfen
-tt-, hit1) (direct a blow) schlagenhit at somebody/something — auf jemanden/etwas einschlagen
hit and run — [Autofahrer:] Fahrer- od. Unfallflucht begehen; [Angreifer:] einen Blitzüberfall machen
3. nounhit against or upon something — gegen od. auf etwas (Akk.) stoßen
1) (blow) Schlag, der2) (shot or bomb striking target) Treffer, der3) (success) Erfolg, der; Knüller, der (ugs.); (success in entertainment) Schlager, der; Hit, der (ugs.)Phrasal Verbs:- hit back- hit off- hit out- hit upon* * *n.Hieb -e m.Hit -s m.Stoß ¨-e m.Treffer - m. v.(§ p.,p.p.: hit)= anschlagen v.aufschlagen v.schlagen v.(§ p.,pp.: schlug, geschlagen)treffen v.(§ p.,pp.: traf, getroffen) -
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I 1. [straɪk]1) sciopero m.to be on strike — essere in o fare sciopero
to come out on strike — entrare o mettersi in sciopero
3) min. (discovery) scoperta f. (di un giacimento)2.lucky strike — fig. colpo di fortuna
modificatore [committee, notice] di sciopero; [ leader] degli scioperantiII 1. [straɪk]1) (hit) [person, stick] colpire [person, object, ball]; [ missile] colpire, centrare [ target]; [ship, car] colpire, urtare [rock, tree]to strike sth. with — battere qcs. con [stick, hammer]
to be struck by lightning — [tree, person] essere colpito da un fulmine
to strike sb. a blow — dare un colpo a qcn.
to strike sb. dead — [ lightning] fulminare qcn.
2) (afflict) [disease, storm, disaster] abbattersi su, colpire [area, people]to strike terror into sb. o sb.'s heart — terrorizzare qcn
3) (make impression on) [idea, thought] venire in mente a; [ resemblance] colpireto strike sb. as odd — sembrare o parere strano a qcn.
how does the idea strike you? — che cosa ne pensi o te ne pare di questa idea?
I was struck with him — colloq. mi ha colpito
4) (discover) scoprire, trovare [ gold]; finire su, trovare [ road]8) (delete) cancellare [word, sentence]9) (dismantle) smontare [ tent]2.to strike camp — levare il campo, togliere le tende
1) (deliver blow) colpireHenry strikes again! — colloq. scherz. Henry colpisce o ha colpito ancora!
3) [ worker] scioperare, fare sciopero4) [ match] accendersi5) [ clock] battere, suonare6) (proceed)to strike across — prendere per [ field]; attraversare [ country]
•* * *1. past tense - struck; verb1) (to hit, knock or give a blow to: He struck me in the face with his fist; Why did you strike him?; The stone struck me a blow on the side of the head; His head struck the table as he fell; The tower of the church was struck by lightning.) battere, colpire2) (to attack: The enemy troops struck at dawn; We must prevent the disease striking again.) attaccare3) (to produce (sparks or a flame) by rubbing: He struck a match/light; He struck sparks from the stone with his knife.) accendere, far sprizzare4) ((of workers) to stop work as a protest, or in order to force employers to give better pay: The men decided to strike for higher wages.) scioperare5) (to discover or find: After months of prospecting they finally struck gold/oil; If we walk in this direction we may strike the right path.) trovare6) (to (make something) sound: He struck a note on the piano/violin; The clock struck twelve.) suonare7) (to impress, or give a particular impression to (a person): I was struck by the resemblance between the two men; How does the plan strike you?; It / The thought struck me that she had come to borrow money.) colpire, impressionare8) (to mint or manufacture (a coin, medal etc).) coniare9) (to go in a certain direction: He left the path and struck (off) across the fields.) prendere, tagliare10) (to lower or take down (tents, flags etc).) abbassare; levare2. noun1) (an act of striking: a miners' strike.) sciopero2) (a discovery of oil, gold etc: He made a lucky strike.) scoperta•- striker- striking
- strikingly
- be out on strike
- be on strike
- call a strike
- come out on strike
- come
- be within striking distance of
- strike at
- strike an attitude/pose
- strike a balance
- strike a bargain/agreement
- strike a blow for
- strike down
- strike dumb
- strike fear/terror into
- strike home
- strike it rich
- strike lucky
- strike out
- strike up* * *strike /straɪk/n.1 (econ.) sciopero: to be on strike, essere in sciopero; to go on strike, scendere in sciopero; scioperare; to call a strike, proclamare uno sciopero; general strike, sciopero generale; dock strike, sciopero dei portuali; strike to the last, sciopero a oltranza; a wave of strikes, un'ondata di scioperi; unofficial strike, sciopero non dichiarato (o spontaneo)3 (ind. min.) scoperta di un giacimento ( minerario); (fig.) colpo di fortuna, buon colpo ( anche in Borsa, ecc.)4 (mil.) attacco; (spec.) attacco aereo, incursione6 ( baseball) ‘strike’: Three strikes put the batter out, dopo tre strike il battitore viene eliminato8 ( calcio) tiro a rete (o in porta); botta, staffilata, stangata, zampata, mazzata (fig.); gol di prepotenza13 ( pesca) strappo ( dato dal pescatore alla lenza): I just got a strike, ho dato soltanto uno strappo ( ma il pesce non ha abboccato)● (mil.) strike aircraft, aereo da combattimento □ all-out strike, sciopero totale □ strike ban, proibizione di scioperare; precettazione □ strike benefit = strike pay ► sotto □ strike call, proclamazione d'uno sciopero □ strike epidemics, conflittualità permanente □ (geol.) strike fault, faglia longitudinale □ strike force, (mil.) forza d'urto; ( calcio, ecc.) capacità di percussione, potenza d'attacco □ strike pay, sussidio ( pagato dai sindacati) durante uno sciopero □ (geol.) strike-slip fault, faglia trascorrente □ (fam. USA, dal baseball) to have two strikes against one, avere due punti a sfavore (o due handicap); ( anche) avere già subìto due gravi condanne: I have two strikes against me for getting the job: I don't have much experience and I haven't finished school, vorrei ottenere questo lavoro ma ho due punti a sfavore, la poca esperienza e la mancanza di un diploma; (polit., leg. USA) Three strikes and you're out, alla terza condanna, ti becchi l'ergastolo NOTE DI CULTURA: three strikes: in alcuni Stati americani alla terza condanna per reati commessi con la violenza è obbligatorio l'ergastolo. Il nome popolare di queste leggi, three strikes and you're out oppure la three-strikes law, è ripreso dal baseball, nel quale alla terza palla sbagliata ( strike) il battitore viene eliminato.♦ (to) strike /straɪk/A v. t.1 battere; colpire; percuotere; picchiare; (fig.) impressionare: to strike a nail with the hammer, battere un chiodo col martello; He struck his fist on the desk, batté il pugno sulla scrivania; The tree was struck by lightning, l'albero è stato colpito dal fulmine; What struck me was her generosity, ciò che mi colpì (o mi fece impressione) fu la sua generosità3 sbattere; urtare: to strike one's foot against a stone, sbattere un piede contro un sasso; inciampare in un sasso; I struck my elbow against the table, urtai la tavola col gomito4 battere, suonare ( le ore): The tower clock was striking midnight, l'orologio della torre batteva la mezzanotte5 coniare; stampare; (fin.) battere: to strike a new coin [a medal], coniare una moneta nuova [una medaglia]; The Royal Mint strikes coins, la Zecca Reale batte moneta6 accendere; strofinare; far sprizzare ( battendo o strofinando): to strike a match, accendere (strofinare) un fiammifero; to strike a light, accendere una luce; far luce ( con una candela, lampada, ecc.); to strike fire out of flint, accendere il fuoco battendo sulla pietra focaia7 arrivare a; raggiungere: I struck the highway late in the morning, nel tardo mattino arrivai alla strada maestra8 (spec. ind. min.) scoprire; trovare: to strike a coal seam, scoprire uno strato di carbone; to strike gold [water], trovare l'oro [l'acqua]9 (mil., naut.) abbassare; ammainare: to strike one's flag, ammainare la bandiera; (fig.) arrendersi; to strike sails, ammainare le vele11 investire; urtare contro; (naut.) urtare ( uno scoglio, ecc.) con la chiglia: The car struck a lamppost, l'automobile ha urtato contro un lampione; The landing plane struck the tree-tops, l'aereo in atterraggio ha urtato contro le cime degli alberi12 configgere; conficcare; infiggere; piantare13 venire in mente, passare per la testa a (q.): A doubt struck me, mi è venuto un dubbio; Suddenly it struck me that he had left no message for me, all'improvviso mi venne fatto di pensare che non aveva lasciato alcun messaggio per me14 fare una certa impressione a (q.); sembrare, parere a (q.) (impers.): Her plan struck me as extremely complicated, il suo piano mi parve assai complicato; How does that strike you?, che impressione ti fa?; che ne pensi?; How does the idea strike you?, che te ne pare dell'idea?B v. i.1 assestar colpi; menar botte3 batter le ore; suonare: The clock is striking, l'orologio batte l'ora; Four o'clock had just struck, erano appena suonate le quattro4 colpire; cozzare; urtare; sbattere contro: The ball struck against the wall [the goalpost], la palla ha colpito il muro [il palo della porta]5 ( di fiammiferi e sim.) accendersi; prendere fuoco: This match won't strike, questo fiammifero non si accende6 (econ.) scioperare: The railwaymen have been striking for two weeks, i ferrovieri scioperano da due settimane; to strike for higher wages, scioperare per ottenere un aumento di salario7 filtrare; infiltrarsi; penetrare; inoltrarsi: We struck into the forests of the interior, ci siamo inoltrati nei boschi dell'interno8 prendere ( una direzione); dirigersi, volgere i passi; voltare; uscire: to strike for the borderline, dirigersi verso il confine; Go straight on and then strike to the right, va' dritto e poi volta a destra!11 (naut.) andare in secco; incagliarsi13 ( canottaggio) fare ( un certo numero di battute) al minuto: Oxford were striking 38, l'armo di Oxford stava facendo 38 battute al minuto14 (geol.) essere orientato verso● to strike an attitude, assumere un atteggiamento □ to strike an average, fare una media □ (rag.) to strike a balance, (rag.) fare il bilancio, far quadrare i conti; (fig.) raggiungere un accordo, fare un compromesso □ to strike a bargain, concludere un affare; fare un buon affare □ to strike sb. blind, accecare q. ( con un colpo o fig.) □ to strike blows, assestare (o portare) colpi □ (fig.) to strike ( a blow) for freedom, combattere (una battaglia) per la libertà; battersi per la libertà □ (naut.) to strike the bottom, arenarsi; incagliarsi □ (mil., ecc.) to strike camp, levare il campo □ (agric.) to strike a cutting, piantare una talea □ to strike sb. dead, fulminare q.; fare schiattare q. □ to strike sb. deaf, assordare q. ( con un colpo o di colpo) □ to strike a deal, concludere (o fare) un affare; raggiungere un accordo; fare un patto (o un compromesso) □ ( boxe e fig.) to strike the decisive blow, assestare il colpo decisivo □ to strike sb. for his (o her) autograph, chiedere un autografo a q. □ ( di un atleta, ecc.) to strike form, entrare in piena forma □ to strike st. from sb. 's hand, far saltar qc. di mano a q. (con un sol colpo); strappare qc. a q. □ (fig.) to strike it rich, arricchire di colpo; trovare l'America (fig.) □ (fam. ingl.) to strike it lucky, avere un colpo di fortuna □ (leg.) to strike a jury, formare una giuria ( cancellando nomi, ecc.) □ (fig.) to strike a note of caution, far squillare il campanello d'allarme □ to strike oil, trovare il petrolio; (fig.) arricchire di colpo, trovare l'America □ to strike a pose, assumere una posa □ ( anche fig.) to strike the right track, trovare la pista buona (o la strada giusta) □ (bot. e fig.) to strike root(s), attecchire; metter radici □ (naut.) to strike soundings, fare degli scandagli □ (mus.) to strike a tone, far vibrare una nota □ (fig.) to strike a warning note, far squillare il campanello d'allarme □ ( pesca) to strike a whale, colpire (o arpionare) una balena □ ( calcio, ecc.) to strike the woodwork, colpire il legno ( della porta); colpire un palo (o la traversa) □ (fam.) to be struck all of a heap, rimanere sbigottito; restar di sale □ to be struck dumb, ammutolire; restare senza parola □ (fam.) to be struck on sb., essere (innamorato) cotto di q. □ (fig.) to be struck with, esser colpito da; ricevere una forte impressione da □ to be struck with dizziness, avere un improvviso capogiro □ The wind struck cold, tirava un vento freddo e tagliente □ ( anche fig.) The hour has struck, l'ora è suonata □ ( slang) Strike me dead!, peste mi colga; mi venga un accidente! possa morire ( se non è vero, ecc.) □ (prov.) Strike while the iron is hot, bisogna battere il ferro finché è caldo.* * *I 1. [straɪk]1) sciopero m.to be on strike — essere in o fare sciopero
to come out on strike — entrare o mettersi in sciopero
3) min. (discovery) scoperta f. (di un giacimento)2.lucky strike — fig. colpo di fortuna
modificatore [committee, notice] di sciopero; [ leader] degli scioperantiII 1. [straɪk]1) (hit) [person, stick] colpire [person, object, ball]; [ missile] colpire, centrare [ target]; [ship, car] colpire, urtare [rock, tree]to strike sth. with — battere qcs. con [stick, hammer]
to be struck by lightning — [tree, person] essere colpito da un fulmine
to strike sb. a blow — dare un colpo a qcn.
to strike sb. dead — [ lightning] fulminare qcn.
2) (afflict) [disease, storm, disaster] abbattersi su, colpire [area, people]to strike terror into sb. o sb.'s heart — terrorizzare qcn
3) (make impression on) [idea, thought] venire in mente a; [ resemblance] colpireto strike sb. as odd — sembrare o parere strano a qcn.
how does the idea strike you? — che cosa ne pensi o te ne pare di questa idea?
I was struck with him — colloq. mi ha colpito
4) (discover) scoprire, trovare [ gold]; finire su, trovare [ road]8) (delete) cancellare [word, sentence]9) (dismantle) smontare [ tent]2.to strike camp — levare il campo, togliere le tende
1) (deliver blow) colpireHenry strikes again! — colloq. scherz. Henry colpisce o ha colpito ancora!
3) [ worker] scioperare, fare sciopero4) [ match] accendersi5) [ clock] battere, suonare6) (proceed)to strike across — prendere per [ field]; attraversare [ country]
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m.1 ray.rayo solar sunbeam2 beam, ray (physics).rayos infrarrojos infrared raysrayo láser laser beamrayos ultravioleta/uva ultraviolet/UVA raysrayos X X-rays3 bolt of lightning (Meteo).rayos lightning¡que le parta un rayo! (informal) he can go to hell!, to hell with him!4 spoke.5 highlight.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: rayar.* * *1 ray, beam2 (relámpago) lightning, flash of lightning\caer como un rayo familiar to drop like a bombshellechar rayos familiar to be fuming, be hopping mad¡mal rayo lo parta! / ¡que lo parta un rayo! familiar to hell with him!saber a rayos familiar to taste awfulrayo de luna moonbeamrayos ultravioletas/UVA ultraviolet raysrayos X X-rays* * *noun m.1) ray, beam2) bolt, lightning* * *ISM1) [de luz] ray, beamrayo de sol — sunbeam, ray of sunlight
rayo solar — sunbeam, ray of sunlight
2) [de rueda] spoke3) (Meteo) lightning, flash of lightninga rayos —
huele a rayos — * it smells awful
sabe a rayos — * it tastes awful
pasar como un rayo — to rush past, flash past
¡a los demás que les parta un rayo! — and the rest of them can go to hell! *
4) [como exclamativo]¡rayos! — * dammit! *
II¿qué rayos es eso? — * what in hell's name is that? *
* * *1) (Fís) rayun rayo de luz — a ray o beam (of light)
- rayos X2) (Meteo) bolt (of lightning)como un rayo — (fam) <salir/pasar> to go out/shoot by like greased lightning (colloq)
echar rayos y centellas — to fume (colloq)
que te/lo parta un rayo — (fam)
3) (fam) (persona viva, despierta)4) (AmL) ( de rueda) spoke* * *1) (Fís) rayun rayo de luz — a ray o beam (of light)
- rayos X2) (Meteo) bolt (of lightning)como un rayo — (fam) <salir/pasar> to go out/shoot by like greased lightning (colloq)
echar rayos y centellas — to fume (colloq)
que te/lo parta un rayo — (fam)
3) (fam) (persona viva, despierta)4) (AmL) ( de rueda) spoke* * *rayo11 = lightning, lightning strike, bolt of lightning.Ex: The article is entitled 'Catch the lightning: keeping current with the Net'.
Ex: Fire insurance policies discourage the planting of trees in towns and villages because of the fear of lightning strikes.Ex: When they left it was tipping it down with rain, with bolts of lightning all around them, but on Sunday they woke up to glorious sunshine.* a la velocidad del rayo = at the speed of lightning.* como un rayo = in a flash.* ¡que + Pronombre + partir un rayo! = be damned!.* tan rápido como un rayo = as quick as a wink.* velocidad del rayo, la = speed of lightning, the.rayo22 = beam, shaft, ray.Ex: For one, the record is made by a moving beam of electrons rather than a moving pointer, for the reason that an electron beam can sweep across the picture very rapidly indeed.
Ex: A shaft of yellow sunshine fell across the carpet.Ex: Drawing lines to connect related documents may turn up patterns that look like stars with rays emanating in all directions, where a key study has been made.* de rayo láser = laser-based.* lámpara de rayos ultravioleta = ultraviolet lamp, sun lamp, UV lamp.* polimerización por rayos gamma = graft polymerisation.* rayo cósmico = cosmic ray.* rayo de electrones = electron beam.* rayo de esperanza = ray of hope, silver lining, the light at the end of the tunnel, glimmer of hope, beacon of hope, ray of light.* rayo de luna = moonbeam.* rayo de luz = light beam, light ray, ray of light.* rayo gamma = gamma ray.* rayo infrarrojo = infrared ray.* rayo láser = laser beam, laser.* rayo óptico = light ray.* rayo ultravioleta = ultraviolet light (UV light), ultraviolet ray, UV ray.* rayo X = X ray.* tomografía mediante rayos X = x-ray tomography.* un rayo de = a shimmer of.* un rayo de esperanza = a faint glimmer of light.* un rayo de luz esperanzador = a faint glimmer of light, a peep of light.* * *A ( Fís) rayun rayo de luz a ray o beam o shaft of lightlos rayos solares the sun's rayslos rayos del sol entraban por la ventana rays of sunlight filtered through the windowun rayo de esperanza a ray of hopeun rayo de luna a moonbeamal rayo del sol in the heat of the sun, in the hot sunCompuestos:laser beammpl alpha rays (pl)mpl beta rays (pl)mpl cathode rays (pl)mpl cosmic rays (pl)mpl gamma rays (pl)mpl infrared rays (pl)mpl ultraviolet rays (pl)mpl UVAmpl UVB● rayos Xmpl X-rays (pl)lo miraron por rayos X they X-rayed itB ( Meteo):el rayo cayó muy cerca de la casa the (bolt of) lightning struck very close to the housesalió de casa como un rayo she shot out of the house like greased lightning o like a streak of lightningpasó como un rayo he zoomed o whizzed o flashed pastechar rayos y centellas to fume ( colloq)que te/lo parta un rayo ( fam): ellos se van y a mí que me parta un rayo they go off and to hell with me! ( colloq), they go off and don't give a damn about me! ( colloq)¡que te parta un rayo! you can go to hell for all I care! ( colloq)saber/oler a rayos ( fam); to taste/smell foulC ( fam)D ( AmL) (de una rueda) spoke* * *
Del verbo raer: ( conjugate raer)
rao, raigo, rayo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
rayó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Del verbo rayar: ( conjugate rayar)
rayo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
rayó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
raer
rayar
rayo
raer ( conjugate raer) verbo transitivo ‹ superficie› to scrape;
‹barniz/pintura› to scrape off
rayar ( conjugate rayar) verbo transitivo
verbo intransitivo
1 ( dejar marca) to scratch
2 ( aproximarse) rayo EN algo to border on sth, verge on sth
3 (Méx) [ obreros] to get one's wages, get paid
rayarse verbo pronominal
1 [ superficie] to get scratched
2 (AmS fam) ( volverse loco) to crack up (colloq)
rayo sustantivo masculino
1 ( en general) ray;◊ un rayo de luz a ray o beam (of light);
un rayo de luna a moonbeam;
rayo láser laser beam;
rayos ultravioleta ultraviolet rays (pl);
rayos X X-rays (pl)
2 (Meteo) bolt (of lightning);
3 (AmL) ( de rueda) spoke
rayar
I vtr (un cristal, disco, etc) to scratch
II vi (lindar, rozar) to border [en/con, on]
rayo sustantivo masculino
1 (de una tormenta) lightning
2 (haz de luz) ray, beam
un rayo de esperanza, a ray of hope
rayo láser, laser beam
rayos X, X-rays
' rayo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
catódica
- catódico
- caer
- centella
English:
beam
- bolt
- flash
- glimmer
- laser beam
- lightning
- moonbeam
- quick
- ray
- shaft
- spoke
- streak
- strike
- strike down
- sunbeam
- thunderbolt
- zip by
- laser
- moon
- sun
- thunder
- X-ray
* * *♦ nm1. [de luz] ray;un rayo de sol a ray of sunlight;los rayos solares calientan la Tierra the sun's rays heat the Earth2. Fís beam, rayrayos alfa alpha rays;rayos beta beta rays;rayos catódicos cathode rays;rayos cósmicos cosmic rays;rayos gamma gamma rays;rayos infrarrojos infrared rays;rayo láser laser beam;rayos ultravioleta ultraviolet rays;rayos uva UVA rays;rayos X X-rays3. Meteo bolt of lightning;le dan miedo los rayos she's scared of lightning;un rayo cayó en el edificio the building was struck by lightning;caer como un rayo to be a bombshell;Fam¡que lo parta un rayo! he can go to hell!, to hell with him!;siempre lo mismo, ellos a lo suyo, y al abuelo, que lo parta un rayo it's always the same, they do their own thing and grandpa can go hang for all they care;Esp Famhuele a rayos it stinks to high heaven;Esp Famsabe a rayos [comida] it tastes foul;le supo a rayos que no la invitaras she was none too impressed about you not inviting herpasar como un rayo to flash by♦ interjFam¡rayos (y centellas)! heavens above!* * *m1 FÍS ray;2 METEO (bolt of) lightning;como un rayo fig like a streak of lightning;echar rayos fam fume, be furious;oler a rayos smell terrible, stink to high heaven* * *rayo nm1) : ray, beamrayo láser: laser beamrayo de gamma: gamma rayrayo de sol: sunbeam2) relámpago: lightning bolt3)rayo X : X ray* * *rayo n1. (de luz) ray2. (chispa eléctrica) lightning / flash of lightning -
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I1. [straık] n1. 1) ударstrike attack - ав. удар по наземной цели
to make a strike at smb. - а) замахнуться на кого-л. (кулаком, оружием); нанести удар кому-л.; б) укусить /ужалить/ кого-л. ( о змее)
to counter a strike - воен. отражать удар
to exploit a strike - воен. развивать успех ( достигнутый в результате удара)
2) разг. воздушный налёт3) удар, бой ( часов)4) амер. плохой удар; пропущенный мяч ( в бейсболе)2. 1) открытие месторождения (особ. золота)2) неожиданная удача (тж. lucky strike)a lucky strike in politics - политическая победа (на выборах и т. п.)
3. амер. недостаток; помехаhis racial background was a strike against him - его расовая принадлежность была препятствием на его пути
4. 1) клёв2) подсечка ( лесы)3) большой улов5. гребок ( для сгребания лишнего зерна с меры)6. геол. простирание ( жилы или пласта)♢
to have two strikes against one - быть в невыгодном положении2. [straık] v (struck; struck, stricken)I1. 1) ударять, битьto strike (on /upon/) the table - стукнуть по столу
to strike smb. - ударить кого-л.
to strike smb. in the face - ударить кого-л. по лицу
to strike a violent blow at smb., to strike smb. a violent blow - нанести кому-л. сильный удар, сильно ударить кого-л.
to strike a blow aside - отбить /парировать/ удар
to strike back - нанести ответный удар; дать сдачи
to strike the first blow - быть зачинщиком (в ссоре, драке)
who struck the first blow? - кто начал (ссору, драки)?, кто первый ударил?
to strike a blow for smb., smth. - выступить в защиту кого-л., чего-л.
to strike a weapon from smb.'s hand - выбить оружие из чьих-л. /у кого-л. из/ рук
to strike with smth. - ударить /бить/ чем-л.
2) ударяться, стукаться; попадатьto strike smth., to strike on /upon, against/ smth. - ударяться обо что-л., наскакивать на что-л.; попадать во что-л.
to strike the floor [the wall] - удариться об пол [о стену]
to strike a mine [a rock] - наскочить на мину [на скалу]
his head struck (against) the pavement - он ударился /стукнулся/ головой о тротуар
she struck her elbow against the door [her foot against a stone] - она ударилась локтем о дверь [ногой о камень]
the lightning [the bullet] struck the tree [the house] - молния ударила [пуля попала] в дерево [в дом]
3) ударять (по клавишам, струнам)to strike a chord /the chords/ - взять аккорд; ударить по струнам
to strike a note - взять ноту [см. тж. II А 1]
2. нападать3. поражать; сражатьto strike smb. dead - поразить кого-л. насмерть
to strike smb. blind - ослепить кого-л.
to be struck blind - ослепнуть; быть ослеплённым
to strike smb. dumb - лишить кого-л. дара речи; ошарашить кого-л.
to strike with /by/ smth. - поражать чем-л.
to strike smb. to the heart - поразить кого-л. в самое сердце
4. (тж. on, upon) находить, наталкиваться, случайно встречатьto strike ore [gold] - открыть месторождение руды [золота]
to strike oil - а) открыть /найти/ нефтяной источник; б) сделать выгодную сделку, добиться успеха; преуспеть
the answer struck him suddenly - внезапно он понял, в чём дело; ≅ его осенило
5. 1) направляться; поворачиватьto strike into the woods - а) направляться /сворачивать/ в лес; б) углубляться в лес
to strike northward - направиться /повернуть/ на север
the range of hills strikes southerly - цепь холмов тянется к югу /в южном направлении/
2) углубляться (в тему и т. п.)to strike into one's subject - углубляться в свой предмет /в свою тему/
to strike out of one's subject - отходить от своего предмета /от своей темы/
6. проникать; пробиватьсяthe wind struck through the cracks - ветер проникал сквозь /задувал в/ щели
to strike (in)to the marrow - пронизывать /пробирать/ насквозь /до мозга костей/
the arrow struck through his armour - стрела пробила /пронзила/ его латы
7. достигатьto strike the right path - выйти на нужную /правильную/ дорогу
the sound struck (upon) his ear - звук достиг /донёсся до/ его слуха
to strike soundings - мор. прийти на глубину, доступную измерению ручным лотом
8. исключать; отменять; вычёркиватьto strike smth. on the ground that there was no corroboration - отменить что-л. на том основании, что это не получило подтверждения
they demanded that the book be struck off the list - они потребовали исключить книгу из списка
if you disagree with anything I have written, strike it through - если вы не согласны с чем-л. из написанного мною, просто вычеркните это
their names have been struck through and are almost illegible - их фамилии были зачёркнуты, и теперь их почти невозможно прочесть
9. поражать, производить впечатление; привлекать вниманиеto strike smb. as (being) clever [as interesting, as unusual] - производить на кого-л. впечатление умного [интересного, необычного] человека; казаться кому-л. умным [интересным, необычным]
that strikes me as rather silly - это кажется мне довольно глупым; это поражает меня своей глупостью
it struck me that he was not telling the truth - мне показалось, что он не говорит правды
we were struck favourably with the plan - план произвёл на нас положительное впечатление
the room struck cold and damp - комната показалась /выглядела/ холодной и сырой
his attention was struck by the unusual change - его внимание было привлечено необычной переменой
she always strikes strangers that way - она всегда производит такое впечатление на чужих
how does it strike you? - что вы об этом думаете?; как вам это нравится?
how does his playing strike you? - как вам нравится его игра?
to strike the /one's/ eye - бросаться в глаза, привлекать внимание
what a sight struck my eyes! - какое зрелище открылось моим глазам!
10. приходить в головуa thought [an idea] has struck me - мне пришла (в голову) мысль [идея]; меня осенила мысль [идея]
it struck me immediately that I had made a blunder - я сразу понял, что сделал /допустил/ ошибку
11. амер. воен. служить денщиком12. разг. неожиданно встретитьto strike the name of a friend in a newspaper - натолкнуться в газете на фамилию приятеля
II А1. вызывать (какие-л. чувства)to strike a deep chord in smb.'s heart - вызвать глубокий отклик в душе
to strike the right note - взять верный тон; попасть в тон
to strike a false note - а) взять неправильный тон; б) звучать фальшиво; [см. тж. I 1, 3)]
to strike a warning note - насторожить, предупредить
2. вселять (ужас и т. п.)he was struck with shame - ему вдруг /невольно/ стало стыдно
3. 1) высекать ( огонь); зажигатьto strike a match - зажечь спичку, чиркнуть спичкой
to strike a spark out of smb. - зажечь кого-л., вызвать в ком-л. энтузиазм
2) эл. зажигать дугу3) зажигатьсяmatches that strike only on the box - спички, которые зажигаются только о коробок
4. бить ( о часах)this clock strikes (the hours etc) - эти часы отбивают время; это часы с боем
the hour has struck - пробил час, настало время
to strike the bell - мор. бить склянки
5. биться ( о сердце)his heart struck heavily when he saw his house - его сердце сильно забилось, когда он увидел родной дом
6. 1) чеканить (монету, медаль)2) сделать, выбить (бирки, ярлык)7. 1) спускать ( флаг)to strike the flag - а) мор. спускать флаг; сдавать командование соединением; б) сдаваться, покоряться
2) убирать ( паруса)to strike hull - мор. убрать все паруса и закрепить румпель в подветренном положении ( в шторм)
to strike a mast - мор. срубить мачту
3) свернуть ( палатки)to strike camp - сниматься с бивака; свёртывать лагерь
4) стр. снимать ( леса)6) театр. гасить, тушить, убавлять ( свет)8. 1) подводить ( баланс)2) добиваться ( равновесия)3) заключать ( сделку)to strike a bargain - а) заключить сделку; б) прийти к соглашению, договориться
to strike hands - ударить по рукам, заключить сделку
9. составлять (список и т. п.)to strike a jury - составить список присяжных ( давать сторонам возможность вычеркнуть одинаковое количество кандидатов)
10. 1) подсекать ( рыбу)2) загарпунить ( кита)11. клевать, брать приманку ( о рыбе)12. кусать, жалить ( о змее)13. 1) пускать ( корни); приниматься2) укореняться, прививаться, приживаться3) сажать, культивировать ( растения)14. 1) прокрашивать (ткань, дерево)2) впитываться, растекаться ( о краске)15. просаливать, пропитывать солью (рыбу, мясо)16. 1) разгружать ( корабль)2) разгружаться18. ровнять гребком ( меру зерна)19. 1) мездрить ( кожу)2) сдирать ( мездру)20. спец. отбивать черту ( намелённой верёвкой)II Б1. to strike at smb., smth.1) набрасываться /нападать/ на кого-л., что-л.; наносить удар кому-л., чему-л.; направлять удар на кого-л., что-л.to strike at smb. with a sword - нанести кому-л. удар шпагой /саблей/
I struck at the ball but missed - я ударил по мячу, но промахнулся
2) воен. наступать на кого-л., что-л.2. to strike into smth.1) начинать что-л.to strike into a song - начинать петь, заводить песню
he struck into another song - он запел /завёл/ другую /новую/ песню
2) вмешиваться во что-л.to strike into a quarrel [into a debate] - вмешаться в ссору [в спор /в обсуждение/]
3. to strike smth. into smth. заставлять что-л. проникать во что-л.; втыкать, вонзать, вколачивать что-л. во что-л.4. to strike smth. into smb.1) вонзать что-л. в кого-л.2) давать, придавать, что-л. кому-л.to strike life into smb. - вдохнуть жизнь в кого-л.
5. to strike for smth.1) стремиться к чему-л., делать усилие, чтобы добиться чего-л.the futility of striking for what seems unattainable - тщетность стремлений к тому, что недостижимо
2) бороться, сражаться за что-л.6. to strike smb. for smth. амер. сл.1) вымогать, выпрашивать что-л. у кого-л.to strike smb. for a loan - просить кого-л. одолжить денег
2) просить, искать протекции у кого-л.be struck his friend for a job - он попросил приятеля подыскать ему работу
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to strike at the root /at the foundation/ of smth. - стремиться искоренить основу чего-л.; вырвать что-л. с корнем; подрывать самую основу чего-л.
to strike on truth - попасть в цель, найти истину, правильно угадать
to strike home - а) попасть в цель; попасть в самую точку; б) дойти до самого сердца; брать за душу; в) задевать за живое, больно задевать
to strike it rich - а) напасть на жилу; неожиданно разбогатеть; б) преуспеть
to be struck on smb. - быть влюблённым в кого-л.
to strike smb. all of a heap - ошеломить кого-л.
to strike smb. to the quick - задеть кого-л. за живое
strike me dead! - прост. ≅ разрази меня господь /гром/!; умереть мне на этом месте!
IIstrike while the iron is hot, strike the iron while it is hot - посл. куй железо, пока горячо
1. [straık] n1. забастовка, стачкаto go on strike - объявить забастовку, забастовать
strike movement [struggle] - стачечное движение [-ая борьба]
the General Strike - ист. Всеобщая стачка (в Англии в 1926 г.)
hunger strike - голодная забастовка; отказ принимать пищу
the strike has been called off - забастовка была отменена /прекращена/
2. коллективный отказ (от чего-л.); бойкот2. [straık] v (struck)1) бастовать; объявлять забастовкуto strike against long hours - бастовать, добиваясь сокращения рабочего дня
to strike for higher pay - забастовать, чтобы добиться повышения зарплаты
2) прекращать работу -
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[straɪk] I 1. гл.; прош. вр. struck, прич. прош. вр. struck, stricken1)а) ударять, наносить удар, битьto struck a gun from someone's hand — выбить пистолет из чьей-л. руки
He struck me aside with his fist. — Он отбросил меня ударом кулака.
He struck me on the chin. — Он ударил меня в подбородок.
He struck the wall with a heavy blow. — Он сильно ударил по стене.
He struck his knee with his hand. — Он ударил рукой по колену.
He seized a stick and struck at me. — Он схватил палку и ударил меня.
He struck his hand on the table. — Он стукнул рукой по столу.
I struck sharply upon the glass. — Я резко ударил по стеклу.
The house had been struck with / by lightning. — В дом ударила молния.
The fighter struck at his opponent but missed. — Борец хотел нанести удар противнику, но промахнулся.
б) ударяться, стукатьсяHe struck his hand against / at the wall. — Он ударился рукой о стену.
The ship struck a rock. — Судно наскочило на скалу / ударилось о скалу.
Two ships struck in the channel. — Два корабля столкнулись в канале.
•Syn:hit, deliver a blow / stroke to2) нападать, атаковатьThe beasts struck with their claws. — Звери использовали при нападении когти.
The army struck at dawn. — Армия атаковала на рассвете.
He divided his forces, struck where there was no use in striking. — Он разделил свои силы, атаковал там, где в этом не было нужды.
- strike a blow for smth.3) ( strike at)а) нападать (с критикой, руганью)Many of the newspapers struck at the government's latest plan. — Многие газеты нелестно отозвались о последнем плане правительства.
б) покушаться, расшатывать (устои)This new law strikes at the rights of every citizen. — Новый закон ущемляет права всех граждан.
It obviously strikes at the very foundation of the science. — Это очевидным образом расшатывает самые основы науки.
4) поражать; сражатьto strike smb. dead — убить кого-л.
A great cold had struck him deaf. — Он оглох в результате сильной простуды.
He looked stricken into stone. — Он словно обратился в камень.
The Duke had been stricken by paralysis. — Герцога разбил паралич.
Hurricane killed 275 people as it struck the island. — Ураган унёс 275 жизней, обрушившись на остров.
5) вселять (страх и т. п.)His appearance will strike terror into his enemies. — Его появление будет вселять ужас во врагов.
His appearance struck her with terror. — Его появление наполнило её страхом.
6) поражать, производить впечатлениеHe struck me by his knowledge. — Он поразил меня своими знаниями.
He always strikes students that way. — Он всегда так действует на студентов.
He doesn't strike me as (being) genius. — Он не производит на меня впечатления гения.
The story struck me as ridiculous. — Рассказ поразил меня своей нелепостью.
An idea suddenly struck me. — Меня внезапно осенила мысль.
It never struck me before. — Мне это никогда ещё не приходило в голову.
Syn:7)to strike a match — чиркнуть спичкой, зажечь спичку
to strike a light — зажечь свет (с помощью спички и т. п.)
These matches are too wet to strike. — Эти спички слишком сырые, чтобы зажечься.
б) зажигатьсяIt has just struck four. — Только что пробило четыре.
Your hour has struck. — Твой час пробил.
She had now struck sixty. — Ей стукнуло 60.
9)This medal appears to have been chased by hand and not to have been struck from a die. — Эта медаль выглядит как гравированная вручную, а не штампованная.
How long will it take to strike a film? — Сколько времени уйдёт на то, чтобы напечатать плёнку? (фотографии с плёнки)
б) звучать, стучать (о сердце, пульсе)His heart struck heavily when the house was visible. — При виде дома сердце его забилось.
Syn:With one hand we strike three or four notes simultaneously. — Одной рукой мы способны взять три или четыре ноты одновременно.
10) направляться, сворачиватьto strike a line / path — направляться к чему-л.; двигаться в направлении чего-л. прям. и перен.
I have struck out my own line. — Я выбрал свой собственный путь.
They struck their path across the fields. — Они двигались через поля.
Instead of going by town, we had struck away northward. — Вместо того, чтобы проехать город, мы свернули на север.
Leaving the town, we now strike off towards the river. — Оставив город, мы движемся к реке.
The road strikes into the forest. — Дорога сворачивает в лес.
Road strikes away to the left. — Дорога уходит влево.
11) приходить к соглашению, договариваться12) ( strike on) неожиданно найти, наткнуться на (что-л.); случайно встретитьI hope that after all these talks, someone will strike on a way out of our difficulty. — Надеюсь, что после всех этих разговоров кого-нибудь осенит, как выйти из создавшегося затруднительного положения.
13) ( strike into)а) углублятьсяб) начинать (внезапно), пускатьсяThe musicians struck into a skittish polka. — Музыканты заиграли игривую польку.
в) ввязаться, встревать (в ссору, драку и т. п.)He struck into the conversation again. — Он снова ввязался в разговор.
It's unwise to strike into someone else's quarrel without being invited. — Глупо встревать в чью-то ссору, когда тебя не спрашивают.
Every proof of the treachery struck like a knife into his heart. — Каждое доказательство измены как нож вонзалось в его сердце.
14) проникать сквозь, прорастать, пробиватьсяTrees struck roots deep into the soil. — Деревья пускают корни глубоко в почву.
The light strikes through the darkness. — Свет пробивается сквозь темноту.
15) ловить на крючок, удитьthe fish are striking well today — рыба сегодня хорошо ловится / клюёт
16)to strike the flag / one's colours — опускать флаг ( в знак скорби или при сдаче)
б) сдаватьсяCaptain reported that the fort had struck. — Капитан доложил, что форт сдался.
He would have clearly liked to stick out; but there was something about the lot of us that meant mischief, and at last he struck (R. L. Stevenson). — Он очевидно хотел бы отказаться, но было нечто столь угрожающее в большинстве из нас, что он в конце концов уступил.
17) проводить линию, чертитьStrike a line from A to B. — Проведи линию из A в B.
18) = strike off, = strike out вычёркивать, исключатьOver strong objections from the prosecutor, the judge ordered the question stricken. — В связи с решительным протестом прокурора судья приказал исключить вопрос.
Do you believe that the crash was an accident? Strike that. — И ты веришь, что катастрофа была случайной? Это исключено!
19) сглаживать выравнивать (поверхность зерна, песка)•- strike down
- strike in
- strike off
- strike out
- strike through
- strike together
- strike up••Strike me dumb! — разг. Убей меня Бог!
And strike me Blind, but I've met him before! — разг. Чтоб я ослеп, если я его раньше не встречал!
Strike! Who the hell was responsible? — разг. Чёрт побери! Кто это сделал?
- strike home- strike oil
- strike it rich 2. сущ.1) ударpreemptive strike — амер. упреждающий удар (ядерное нападение, опережающее удар противника)
2) открытие месторождения (нефти, руды)3) = lucky strike неожиданная удачаII 1. сущ.1) забастовка, стачкаto call / organize a strike — организовывать забастовку
to conduct / stage a strike — проводить забастовку
to settle a strike — урегулировать забастовку (разрешить конфликт, удовлетворить требования бастующих)
- go on strike- general strike
- hunger strike
- quickie strike
- rent strike
- sit-down strike
- sleep strike
- sympathy strike
- sympathetic strike
- token strike
- unofficial strike
- wildcat strikeSyn:2) коллективный отказ (от чего-л.), бойкот2. гл.; прош. вр. struck, прич. прош. вр. struck, strickenбастовать; объявлять забастовкуThe women have threatened to strike against unequal pay. — Женщины пригрозили, что объявят забастовку из-за неравенства в заработной плате.
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19 cadere
falldi edificio fall downdi capelli, denti fall outdi aereo crashcadere dalle nuvole be thunderstrucklasciar cadere droplasciarsi cadere su una poltrona collapse into an armchair* * *cadere v. intr.1 to fall* (down): la neve sta cadendo fitta, the snow is falling hard; la colpa è caduta sulla persona sbagliata, the blame fell upon the wrong person; cadere in piedi, to fall on one's feet (anche fig.); è fortunata: cade sempre in piedi, she's lucky: she always falls on her feet; il puzzle mi è caduto in pezzi, my puzzle has fallen to pieces; cadere a terra, sul pavimento, to fall to the ground, to the floor; cadere in acqua, to fall into the water; cadere in mare ( da una imbarcazione), to fall overboard; sono caduta dalla sedia, I fell off my chair; cadde dalle scale, he fell (o tumbled) down the stairs; è caduto dalla scala ( a pioli), he's fallen off the ladder; cadere dalla bicicletta, to fall off one's bike; sono caduti in un'imboscata, they fell into an ambush; il topo è caduto nella trappola, the mouse fell into the trap (o was caught in a trap); cadere ai piedi di qlcu., to fall at s.o.'s feet // far cadere qlcu., qlco., to make s.o., sthg. fall; attento! mi fai cadere!, take care! you'll make me fall! // lasciar cadere qlco., to drop sthg.; lasciar cadere un argomento, to drop a subject; si lasciò cadere sul letto, he flopped on to the bed // cadere di mano a qlcu., to slip from s.o.'s hands: m'è caduto di mano il vassoio, the tray slipped from my hands (o I've dropped the tray) // gli sono caduti i capelli dopo l'intervento, he lost his hair after the operation // cadere dal sonno, to be half-asleep; cadere addormentato, to fall asleep; cadere ammalato, to fall ill // cadere in contraddizione, to contradict oneself // cadere in errore, to be mistaken // cadere in estasi, to fall into ecstasies // cadere in disgrazia, miseria, nel peccato, to fall into disgrace, poverty, sin // cadere dalla padella nella brace, to fall out of the frying pan into the fire // cadere nel nulla, to come to nothing // cadere a proposito, ( venire al momento giusto) to come at the right moment; ( venir comodo) to come in handy // cadere dalle nuvole, to be flabbergasted: ma cosa mi dici? cado dalle nuvole!, what's that you're telling me? I'm simply astounded! // non cade mica dal cielo!, you have to work hard for it!2 ( ricadere) to hang*: questi pantaloni cadono bene, these trousers hang (o drop o fit) well; i capelli le cadevano morbidi sulle spalle, her hair hung (o fell) loose on her shoulders3 ( morire) to die*, to fall*: molti soldati caddero in quella battaglia, a lot of soldiers died (o fell) in that battle; cadere per la libertà, to die for freedom4 ( capitolare) to be* brought down, to fall*: è caduto il governo di coalizione, the coalition government has been brought down (o has fallen)// far cadere, to bring* down: il dibattito sulla legge fiscale ha fatto cadere il governo, the debate on tax legislation has brought the government down5 ( far fiasco) to fail; ( di spettacolo) to flop: è caduto agli esami finali, he failed his finals; lo spettacolo cadde la sera della prima, the show flopped on opening night // l'ha fatto cadere l'emozione, he failed because of his nerves; è caduto su una domanda facilissima, he tripped up over a very easy question6 (comm.) to drop, to fall*: il prezzo dell'oro sta cadendo, the price of gold is falling (o dropping) // la crisi di governo ha fatto cadere i prezzi in Borsa, the government crisis has caused stock prices to drop (o to fall)7 ( calare) to drop: la pressione è caduta, the pressure has dropped; gli è caduta la febbre, his temperature's dropped8 ( tramontare) to set*9 ( posarsi) to fall*: gli cadde lo sguardo sulla lettera, his eyes fell on the letter; l'accento cade sull'ultima sillaba, the stress falls on the last syllable; la conversazione cadde sulla politica, the conversation fell on politics10 ( ricorrere) to fall*: il nostro anniversario cade di domenica, our anniversary falls on a Sunday; Pasqua cade tardi quest'anno, Easter falls late this year.cadere s.m.: al cadere del giorno, at the close of day; al cadere della notte, at nightfall; al cadere del sole, at sunset; il cadere delle foglie, the falling of the leaves (o scient. defoliation).* * *[ka'dere]1) (fare una caduta) [ persona] to fall* (down), to drop; [ cosa] to fall*cadere a o per terra to fall to the floor o ground; cadere da to fall off o from [albero, tetto, bicicletta, cavallo]; to fall out of o from [barca, borsa, mani]; cadere giù da to fall down [ scale]; cadere dal letto to fall o tumble out of bed; cadere in mare to fall in(to) the sea; cadere nel vuoto to fall through the air, to topple over the edge; sta attento a non farlo cadere mind you don't drop it; lasciarsi cadere su una poltrona — to fall o drop o collapse into an armchair
2) (crollare) [muro, albero, tetto] to fall*, to come* downcadere a o in pezzi — to fall to bits o pieces, to fall apart (anche fig.)
3) (staccarsi) [ foglia] to fall* off, to drop off, to come* off; [capelli, denti] to fall* out4) (discendere) [pioggia, neve] to fall*, to come* down; [notte, silenzio] to fall*5) (abbassarsi) [prezzo, temperatura] to fall*, to drop6) (essere rovesciato) [dittatore, regime, governo] to fall*, to collapse, to topple; (capitolare) [ città] to fall*; (venire meno) [ pregiudizio] to fall* (away)fare cadere — (rovesciare) to cast down, to topple [dittatore, regime, governo]
7) (ricadere)la gonna cade bene — the skirt falls o hangs well
8) fig.lasciar cadere — to drop [argomento, progetto, proposta, accuse, frase]; lay aside [dubbio, inibizione]
cadere ai piedi di qcn. — to fall at sb.'s feet
cadere ammalato, addormentato — to fall ill, asleep
9) (collocarsi)cadere su — [sguardo, scelta, accento] to fall on
10) (abbattersi)11) (ricorrere)13) tel.••cadere in piedi — to fall o land on one's feet
lasciar cadere qcs. dall'alto — = to do sth. condescendingly
cadere a proposito — to be welcome, to come at the right time
* * *cadere/ka'dere/ [26](aus. essere)1 (fare una caduta) [ persona] to fall* (down), to drop; [ cosa] to fall*; cadere a o per terra to fall to the floor o ground; cadere da to fall off o from [albero, tetto, bicicletta, cavallo]; to fall out of o from [barca, borsa, mani]; cadere giù da to fall down [ scale]; cadere dal letto to fall o tumble out of bed; cadere in mare to fall in(to) the sea; cadere nel vuoto to fall through the air, to topple over the edge; sta attento a non farlo cadere mind you don't drop it; lasciarsi cadere su una poltrona to fall o drop o collapse into an armchair2 (crollare) [muro, albero, tetto] to fall*, to come* down; cadere a o in pezzi to fall to bits o pieces, to fall apart (anche fig.)3 (staccarsi) [ foglia] to fall* off, to drop off, to come* off; [capelli, denti] to fall* out4 (discendere) [pioggia, neve] to fall*, to come* down; [notte, silenzio] to fall*; il fulmine è caduto su una casa lightning struck a house5 (abbassarsi) [prezzo, temperatura] to fall*, to drop6 (essere rovesciato) [dittatore, regime, governo] to fall*, to collapse, to topple; (capitolare) [ città] to fall*; (venire meno) [ pregiudizio] to fall* (away); fare cadere (rovesciare) to cast down, to topple [dittatore, regime, governo]7 (ricadere) la gonna cade bene the skirt falls o hangs well; i capelli le cadevano sulle spalle her hair fell over her shoulders8 fig. lasciar cadere to drop [argomento, progetto, proposta, accuse, frase]; lay aside [dubbio, inibizione]; cadere ai piedi di qcn. to fall at sb.'s feet; cadere ammalato, addormentato to fall ill, asleep9 (collocarsi) cadere su [sguardo, scelta, accento] to fall on11 (ricorrere) Natale cade di mercoledì Christmas falls on a Wednesday13 tel. è caduta la linea the line went deadcadere dalle nuvole to be flabbergasted; cadere in piedi to fall o land on one's feet; lasciar cadere qcs. dall'alto = to do sth. condescendingly; cadere a proposito to be welcome, to come at the right time. -
20 alcanzar
v.1 to catch up with (igualarse con).¿a que no me alcanzas? bet you can't catch me!Yo alcanzo a Ricardo I catch up with Richard.2 to reach (llegar a).alcanzar la meta to reach the finishing linelo alcancé con una escalera I used a ladder to reach italcanzó la costa a nado he swam to the coasteste coche alcanza los 200 km/h this car can do up to o reach 200 km/hel desempleo ha alcanzado un máximo histórico unemployment is at o has reached an all-time high3 to achieve (lograr) (objetivo).alcanzar la fama/el éxito to achieve fame/success4 to hit.le alcanzaron dos disparos he was hit by two shots5 to reach up to, to reach, to reach at, to get at.Yo alcanzo el techo I reach up to the ceiling.6 to have enough.Me alcanzó la gasolina I had enough gas.7 to attain, to come to, to achieve, to get.Alcanzo la felicidad I attain happiness.8 to get to, to come up to, to come to.Alcancé la frontera I got to the border.9 to reach up for, to get.Yo alcancé la caja sobre el armario I reached up for the box above the armoire.10 to manage to, to be able to, to get to.Mario alcanzó ver el ocaso Mario managed to see the sunset.11 to be enough.Alcanzó la comida There was enough food.12 to fit.Yo alcanzo I fit13 to pass, to hand, to hand over.María alcanzó la sal Mary passed the salt.* * *1 (gen) to reach2 (persona) to catch up, catch up with3 (pasar) to pass, hand over4 (entender) to understand, grasp5 (conseguir) to attain, achieve6 (golpear) to hit7 (afectar) to affect2 (ser capaz) to manage, succeed* * *verb1) to reach3) achieve, attain4) suffice, be enough* * *1. VT1) [en carrera]a) [+ persona] (=llegar a la altura de) to catch up (with)la alcancé cuando salía por la puerta — I caught up with her o I caught her up just as she was going out of the door
b) [+ ladrón, autobús, tren] to catch2) (=llegar a) [+ cima, límite, edad] to reachpuede alcanzar una velocidad de 200km/h — it can reach speeds of up to 200km/h
las montañas alcanzan los 5.000m — the mountains rise to 5,000m
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alcanzar la mayoría de edad — to come of age•
alcanzó la orilla a nado — he made it to the shore by swimming, he swam back to the shore3) (=conseguir) [+ acuerdo] to reach; [+ éxito, objetivo] to achieveel acuerdo fue alcanzado tras muchos meses de conversaciones — the agreement was reached after many months of talks
las expectativas no se corresponden con los resultados alcanzados — the expectations are out of proportion with the results that have been achieved
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alcanzar la fama — to find fame, become famous4) (=afectar) to affectuna ley que alcanza sobre todo a los jubilados — a law which mainly affects o hits pensioners
5) [bala] to hit6) esp LAm (=dar) to passalcánzame la sal, por favor — could you pass (me) the salt, please?
¿me alcanzas las tijeras? — could you pass me the scissors?
7) * (=entender) to grasp, understandno alcanza más allá de lo que le han enseñado — he's only capable of understanding what he's been taught
2. VI1) (=llegar) to reach (a, hasta as far as)2)• alcanzar a hacer algo — to manage to do sth
3) (=ser suficiente) to be enough•
con dos botellas alcanzará para todos — two bottles will be enough for everyone¿te alcanza para el tren? — esp LAm have you got enough money for the train?
4) LAm (=ascender)¿a cuánto alcanza todo? — how much does it all come to?
* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) < persona> ( llegar a la altura de) to catch up with, to catch... up (BrE); (pillar, agarrar) to catchb) (en tarea, estatura) to catch up withlo alcancé con un palo — I used a pole to get at it o reach it
estos árboles alcanzan una gran altura — these trees can reach o grow to a great height
alcanza una velocidad de... — it reaches a speed of...
3) (conseguir, obtener) <objetivo/éxito> to achieve; < acuerdo> to reachse pretende alcanzar los 100 millones de pesos — they are hoping to reach a target of 100 million pesos
4) (acercar, pasar)alcanzarle algo a alguien — to pass somebody something, to pass something to somebody
¿me alcanzas el libro? — could you pass me the book?
5)a) bala/misil to hitb) ( afectar) to affect2.alcanzar vi1) ( llegar)está muy alto, no alcanzo — it's too high, I can't reach it
alcanzar a + inf — to manage to + inf
2) ( ser suficiente) comida/provisones to be enoughcon una limpiadita, alcanza — just a quick clean will do
* * *= attain, gain, reach, run to, catch up with, reach for.Ex. A fully comparative account of recommendations for filing orders is likely to prove confusing until the reader has attained some familiarity with the general problems, and the solutions offered by one code.Ex. To many, therefore, this emphasis on information can provide a much-needed opportunity to gain the public library new influence and respect.Ex. This is in part due to the different stages of development reached by different libraries.Ex. Obviously a book on the chemistry of mercury which runs to 200 pages will give less detail than one which runs to 600 pages.Ex. The information centre is now catching up with the belief of its 1984 architect that it would be an electronic library.Ex. She said that a man came in with a ski mask on but that she was able to scare him away when she reached for a baseball bat.----* alcanzar a ver = glimpse.* alcanzar + Cantidad = run into + Cantidad.* alcanzar cotas más altas = raise to + greater heights.* alcanzar dimensiones épicas = reach + epic proportions.* alcanzar el culmen de = reach + the pinnacle of, reach + the height of.* alcanzar el destino de Uno = reach + Posesivo + destination.* alcanzar el estrellato = rise to + stardom, reach + stardom.* alcanzar el límite de = reach + the limits of.* alcanzar el límite de + Posesivo + capacidad = stretch + Nombre + beyond the breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to the limit.* alcanzar el límite de + Posesivo + posibilidades = reach + the limits of + Posesivo + potential.* alcanzar el máximo = reach + a head.* alcanzar el momento cumbre = reach + summit.* alcanzar el punto crítico = come to + a head.* alcanzar el punto culminante = climax.* alcanzar el punto de ebullición = reach + boiling point.* alcanzar el punto más álgido = peak, come into + full bloom.* alcanzar la cifra de = total.* alcanzar la cumbre de = reach + the pinnacle of, reach + the height of.* alcanzar la cúspide de = reach + the pinnacle of, reach + the height of.* alcanzar la fama = rise to + stardom, reach + stardom.* alcanzar la madurez = come to + maturity, bring to + maturity, achieve + maturity, reach + maturity.* alcanzar la mayoría de edad = come of + age.* alcanzar la plenitud = come to + full flower.* alcanzar masa crítica = reach + critical mass, achieve + critical mass.* alcanzar mayores cotas = rise to + greater heights.* alcanzar niveles mínimos = reach + a low ebb.* alcanzar popularidad = catch on.* alcanzar + Posesivo + apogeo = peak.* alcanzar + Posesivo + fin = reach + Posesivo + end.* alcanzar + Posesivo + mejor momento = peak.* alcanzar + Posesivo + mejor momento demasiado pronto = peak + too early.* alcanzar + Posesivo + punto álgido = reach + Posesivo + peak.* alcanzar proporciones alarmantes = reach + alarming proportions.* alcanzar proporciones catastróficas = reach + catastrophic proportions.* alcanzar proporciones de crisis = grow to + crisis proportions.* alcanzar proporciones desmesuradas = reach + epic proportions.* alcanzar proporciones épicas = reach + epic proportions.* alcanzar proporciones exageradas = reach + epic proportions.* alcanzar su auge = reach + Posesivo + height.* alcanzar una conclusión = reach + conclusion, arrive at + conclusion.* alcanzar una cota = hit + high.* alcanzar una coyuntura crítica = reach + a critical juncture.* alcanzar un acuerdo = reach + agreement, reach + compromise, hammer out + agreement.* alcanzar una decisión = arrive at + decision.* alcanzar una meta = accomplish + goal, achieve + goal, meet + Posesivo + goal.* alcanzar una solución = arrive at + a solution.* alcanzar un compromiso = reach + agreement.* alcanzar un objetivo = attain + goal.* alcanzar un precio = fetch + Dinero.* hasta donde alcance = to the limits of.* hasta donde alcanza la vista = as far as the eye can see.* intentar alcanzar = reach for.* no alcanzar a + Infinitivo (con mucho) = fall (far) short of + Gerundio.* un medio para alcanzar un fin = a means to an end.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) < persona> ( llegar a la altura de) to catch up with, to catch... up (BrE); (pillar, agarrar) to catchb) (en tarea, estatura) to catch up withlo alcancé con un palo — I used a pole to get at it o reach it
estos árboles alcanzan una gran altura — these trees can reach o grow to a great height
alcanza una velocidad de... — it reaches a speed of...
3) (conseguir, obtener) <objetivo/éxito> to achieve; < acuerdo> to reachse pretende alcanzar los 100 millones de pesos — they are hoping to reach a target of 100 million pesos
4) (acercar, pasar)alcanzarle algo a alguien — to pass somebody something, to pass something to somebody
¿me alcanzas el libro? — could you pass me the book?
5)a) bala/misil to hitb) ( afectar) to affect2.alcanzar vi1) ( llegar)está muy alto, no alcanzo — it's too high, I can't reach it
alcanzar a + inf — to manage to + inf
2) ( ser suficiente) comida/provisones to be enoughcon una limpiadita, alcanza — just a quick clean will do
* * *= attain, gain, reach, run to, catch up with, reach for.Ex: A fully comparative account of recommendations for filing orders is likely to prove confusing until the reader has attained some familiarity with the general problems, and the solutions offered by one code.
Ex: To many, therefore, this emphasis on information can provide a much-needed opportunity to gain the public library new influence and respect.Ex: This is in part due to the different stages of development reached by different libraries.Ex: Obviously a book on the chemistry of mercury which runs to 200 pages will give less detail than one which runs to 600 pages.Ex: The information centre is now catching up with the belief of its 1984 architect that it would be an electronic library.Ex: She said that a man came in with a ski mask on but that she was able to scare him away when she reached for a baseball bat.* alcanzar a ver = glimpse.* alcanzar + Cantidad = run into + Cantidad.* alcanzar cotas más altas = raise to + greater heights.* alcanzar dimensiones épicas = reach + epic proportions.* alcanzar el culmen de = reach + the pinnacle of, reach + the height of.* alcanzar el destino de Uno = reach + Posesivo + destination.* alcanzar el estrellato = rise to + stardom, reach + stardom.* alcanzar el límite de = reach + the limits of.* alcanzar el límite de + Posesivo + capacidad = stretch + Nombre + beyond the breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to the limit.* alcanzar el límite de + Posesivo + posibilidades = reach + the limits of + Posesivo + potential.* alcanzar el máximo = reach + a head.* alcanzar el momento cumbre = reach + summit.* alcanzar el punto crítico = come to + a head.* alcanzar el punto culminante = climax.* alcanzar el punto de ebullición = reach + boiling point.* alcanzar el punto más álgido = peak, come into + full bloom.* alcanzar la cifra de = total.* alcanzar la cumbre de = reach + the pinnacle of, reach + the height of.* alcanzar la cúspide de = reach + the pinnacle of, reach + the height of.* alcanzar la fama = rise to + stardom, reach + stardom.* alcanzar la madurez = come to + maturity, bring to + maturity, achieve + maturity, reach + maturity.* alcanzar la mayoría de edad = come of + age.* alcanzar la plenitud = come to + full flower.* alcanzar masa crítica = reach + critical mass, achieve + critical mass.* alcanzar mayores cotas = rise to + greater heights.* alcanzar niveles mínimos = reach + a low ebb.* alcanzar popularidad = catch on.* alcanzar + Posesivo + apogeo = peak.* alcanzar + Posesivo + fin = reach + Posesivo + end.* alcanzar + Posesivo + mejor momento = peak.* alcanzar + Posesivo + mejor momento demasiado pronto = peak + too early.* alcanzar + Posesivo + punto álgido = reach + Posesivo + peak.* alcanzar proporciones alarmantes = reach + alarming proportions.* alcanzar proporciones catastróficas = reach + catastrophic proportions.* alcanzar proporciones de crisis = grow to + crisis proportions.* alcanzar proporciones desmesuradas = reach + epic proportions.* alcanzar proporciones épicas = reach + epic proportions.* alcanzar proporciones exageradas = reach + epic proportions.* alcanzar su auge = reach + Posesivo + height.* alcanzar una conclusión = reach + conclusion, arrive at + conclusion.* alcanzar una cota = hit + high.* alcanzar una coyuntura crítica = reach + a critical juncture.* alcanzar un acuerdo = reach + agreement, reach + compromise, hammer out + agreement.* alcanzar una decisión = arrive at + decision.* alcanzar una meta = accomplish + goal, achieve + goal, meet + Posesivo + goal.* alcanzar una solución = arrive at + a solution.* alcanzar un compromiso = reach + agreement.* alcanzar un objetivo = attain + goal.* alcanzar un precio = fetch + Dinero.* hasta donde alcance = to the limits of.* hasta donde alcanza la vista = as far as the eye can see.* intentar alcanzar = reach for.* no alcanzar a + Infinitivo (con mucho) = fall (far) short of + Gerundio.* un medio para alcanzar un fin = a means to an end.* * *alcanzar [A4 ]vtA1 ‹persona› (llegar a la altura de) to catch up with, to catch … up ( BrE); (pillar, agarrar) to catcha este paso no los vamos a alcanzar nunca at this rate we'll never catch up with them o catch them up¡a que no me alcanzas! bet you can't catch me! ( colloq)2 (en los estudios, en una tarea) to catch … up, to catch up with; (en estatura) to catch up withempecé después que tú y ya te alcancé I started after you and I've caught up with you already¡qué alto está! cualquier día alcanzará a su hermano look how tall he's getting! he'll be catching up with his brother soon!B1 ‹lugar› to reach, get tolos bomberos habían logrado alcanzar el segundo piso the firemen had managed to reach o get up to the second floora pesar del tráfico alcancé el avión/tren despite the traffic I managed to catch the plane/trainlo alcancé con un palo I used a pole to get at it o reach it2 ‹temperatura› to reach; ‹edad/pubertad› to reachel termómetro alcanzó los 40 grados the thermometer got up to o reached o registered 40 degreesestos árboles alcanzan una gran altura these trees can reach o grow to a great heightalgunos lagos alcanzan los 300 metros de profundidad some lakes are as deep as 300 meters o reach depths of 300 metersun libro donde la estupidez alcanza su máxima expresión a book in which stupidity reaches its peak o which is the ultimate in stupidityel aire expulsado alcanza una velocidad de 120 km/h the air expelled reaches a speed of 120 kphel proyectil alcanzaba distancias de casi 1.000 metros the projectile could reach distances of o had a range of almost 1,000 metersalcanzar la mayoría de edad to come of age, to reach the age of majority3 (conseguir, obtener) ‹objetivo/resultado› to achieve; ‹acuerdo› to reach; ‹fama/éxito› to achievealcanzó todas las metas que se propuso en la vida he achieved all the goals he set himself in lifelos resultados alcanzados hasta ahora son excelentes the results achieved o attained up to now have been excellentlos acuerdos alcanzados en materia de desarme the agreements reached in the field of disarmamentse pretende alcanzar una recaudación de 100 millones de pesos they are hoping to take in ( AmE) o ( BrE) take as much as 100 million pesoslos candidatos no alcanzaban el nivel requerido the candidates did not reach o meet the required standardC (acercar, pasar) alcanzarle algo A algn to pass sb sth, to pass sth TO sb¿me alcanzas ese libro? could you pass me that book?D1 «bala/misil» to hitel número de barcos alcanzados por misiles the number of ships hit by missiles2(afectar): la medida ha alcanzado a la clase trabajadora the measure has affected the working classes■ alcanzarviA(llegar): está muy alto, no alcanzo it's too high, I can't reach ithasta donde alcanzaba la vista as far as the eye could seealcanzar A + INF to manage to + INFno alcanzó a terminar she didn't manage to finishhasta donde alcanzo a ver, la situación no tiene arreglo as far as I can see there's no solutionalgo que la mente humana no alcanza a entender something which the human mind cannot comprehendB(ser suficiente): el pollo no alcanzará para todos there won't be enough chicken for everyone o to go roundel sueldo no le alcanza he can't manage o get by on his salaryme alcanzará hasta final de mes it will see me through to the end of the monthno me alcanza el papel para envolver el regalo I haven't got enough paper to wrap the present incon que le des una limpiadita, alcanza if you give it a quick clean, that will do o that will be good enough* * *
alcanzar ( conjugate alcanzar) verbo transitivo
1
(pillar, agarrar) to catch;
¡a que no me alcanzas! I bet you can't catch me! (colloq)
2 ( llegar a) ‹ lugar› to reach, get to;
‹temperatura/nivel/edad› to reach;
estos árboles alcanzan una gran altura these trees can reach o grow to a great height;
alcanzar la mayoría de edad to come of age
3 (conseguir, obtener) ‹objetivo/éxito› to achieve;
‹ acuerdo› to reach
4 (acercar, pasar) alcanzarle algo a algn to pass sb sth, to pass sth to sb
verbo intransitivo
1 ( llegar con la mano) to reach;
alcanzar a hacer algo to manage to do sth
2 ( ser suficiente) [comida/provisones] to be enough;
alcanzar
I verbo transitivo
1 to reach
2 (coger a una persona) to catch up with
3 (llegar hasta una cantidad) to be up to: su biblioteca alcanza los tres mil ejemplares, his library is up to three thousand volumes
4 (acercar algo) to pass: alcánzame una silla, pass me a chair
5 (lograr) to attain, achieve
II vi (ser suficiente) to be sufficient: ese dinero no alcanza para un piso, this money isn't enough to buy a flat
' alcanzar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
atinar
- cobrar
- conseguir
- llegar
- situarse
- alargar
- caza
- cumplir
- dar
English:
achieve
- arm-twisting
- attain
- authoritarian
- blossom
- catch up
- come up to
- get at
- last
- means
- reach
- rise
- short
- strike
- catch
- come
- command
- do
- eke out
- elusive
- fulfill
- glimpse
- hit
- level
- manageable
- see
- stretch
- strive
* * *♦ vt1. [igualarse con] to catch up with;si estudias duro, alcanzarás a tu hermana if you study hard you'll catch up with your sister;¿a que no me alcanzas? bet you can't catch me!;vayan ustedes delante que ya los alcanzaré you go on ahead, I'll catch you up2. [llegar a] to reach;[autobús, tren] to manage to catch;alcanzar el autobús to catch the bus;lo alcancé con una escalera I used a ladder to reach it;los termómetros alcanzarán mañana los 30 grados the temperature tomorrow will reach o go as high as 30 degrees;alcanzar la mayoría de edad to come of age;alcanzar la meta to reach the finishing line;alcanzó la costa a nado he swam to the coast;su sueldo no alcanza el salario mínimo she earns less than the minimum wage;este coche alcanza los 200 km/h this car can do up to o reach 200 km/h;el desempleo ha alcanzado un máximo histórico unemployment is at o has reached an all-time high3. [lograr] to obtain;alcanzar un objetivo to achieve a goal;alcanzó su sueño tras años de trabajo after years of work, he achieved his dream;el equipo alcanzó su segundo campeonato consecutivo the team won o achieved their second championship in a row;alcanzar la fama/el éxito to achieve fame/success;alcanzar la madurez to come of age, to reach maturity4. [entregar] to pass;alcánzame la sal could you pass me the salt?;alcánzame ese jarrón, que no llego hasta el estante could you get that vase down for me, I can't reach the shelf5. [golpear, dar] to hit;el proyectil alcanzó de lleno el centro de la ciudad the shell exploded right in the centre of the city;le alcanzaron dos disparos he was hit by two shots;el árbol fue alcanzado por un rayo the tree was struck by lightning6. [afectar] to affect;la epidemia no les alcanzó they were unaffected by the epidemic;la sequía no alcanza a esta provincia this province has been untouched by the drought♦ vi1. [ser suficiente]alcanzar para algo/alguien to be enough for sth/sb;el sueldo no me alcanza para llegar a fin de mes my salary isn't enough to make ends meet;no sé si alcanzará para todos I don't know if there'll be enough for everyonealcancé a verlo unos segundos I managed to see him for a few seconds;no alcanzo a comprender por qué I can't begin to understand why;no alcanzo a ver lo que quieres decir I can't quite see what you mean3. [llegar]está tan alto que no alcanzo it's too high for me to reach, it's so high up I can't reach it;hasta donde alcanza la vista as far as the eye can see;hasta donde alcanzo a recordar as far back as I can remember* * *I v/t a alguien catch up with; lugar reach, get to; en nivel reach; objetivo achieve; cantidad amount to;alcanzar la cifra de amount to, stand atII v/i1 en altura reach2 en cantidad be enough;el dinero no alcanza I/we etc can’t afford it3:alcanzar a oír/ver manage to hear/see* * *alcanzar {21} vt1) : to reach2) : to catch up with3) lograr: to achieve, to attainalcanzar vi1) dar: to suffice, to be enough2)alcanzar a : to manage to* * *alcanzar vb1. (en general) to reach2. (conseguir) to achieve4. (bastar) to be enough
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