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41 hint
v намекать: to hint (to smb) that… — намекнуть кому-либо, что …, дать кому-либо понять, что … ; to hint at smth — намекать на что-либо (1). После глагола to hint обычно следует придаточное предложение с союзом that или без него. Косвенное дополнение независимо от его места в предложении употребляется с предлогом to. (2). See describe, v. -
42 hint
[hɪnt]1. noun1) a statement that passes on information without giving it openly or directly:تَلْميح، إشاره خَفِيَّهHe didn't actually say he wanted more money, but he dropped a hint.
2) a helpful suggestion:إقْتراح مفيدI can give you some useful gardening hints.
3) a very small amount; a slight impression:كميّه قليله،إشارة خفيفهThere was a hint of fear in his voice.
2. verbto (try to) pass on information without stating it openly or directly:يُلَمِّحHe hinted at possible changes.
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43 hint
n. 1. дохио. 2. сануулга. 3. зөвлөлгөө, санамж. drop a hint/ drop sb a hint дохио өгөх, сэрэмжлүүлэх. v. \hint (at sth) сануулах, үг цухуйлгах. Tom \hinted to me that he knew about it. Тэр тухай мэдэж байсан гэж Том надад хэлсэн юм. -
44 hint
أَشَارَ (إلى) \ indicate: to point out; show: There was no sign to indicate the way to the station. point: (with at) to draw attention to (sth. that one can see); aim one’s finger: She pointed at me and shouted, "That’s the thief!", (with to) show the direction of sth., whether it can be seen or not; draw attention to: The road sign pointed to London. She pointed to the broken window, to direct aim: Don’t point that gun at me! He pointed his finger at the guilty boy. represent: to be a sign or example of (sth.): The sign ‘&’ represents the word ‘and’. allude to: to speak indirectly about sb. or sth.: When he said ‘someone’, he was alluding to you. hint: to say indirectly: He hinted that he was in need of money. \ See Also دل (دَلَّ)، أَلْمَحَ -
45 hint
لَمَّحَ (إلى) \ allude to: to speak indirectly about sb. or sth.: When he said ‘someone’ he was alluding to you. hint: to say indirectly: He hinted that he was in need of money. -
46 hint
لَوَّحَ \ brandish: to wave (a weapon) about. hint: to say indirectly: He hinted that he was in need of money. wave: to move from side to side; make a sign with one’s arm or hand: He waved to me from the boat. We waved him good-bye (We said good-bye by waving). The policeman waved me on (He told me to go on by waving his arm). The flag was waving in the wind. -
47 hint to that
Общая лексика: намекнуть (кому-л.) что -
48 hint\ to\ sy\ that
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49 change hint
A vertical bar in the margin of a document that shows where changes have been tracked and displays those changes when clicked. -
50 comment hint
A visual indicator that denotes the presence of a comment and opens the comment when clicked. -
51 to hint to smb that ...
дать кому-либо понять, что...English-Russian combinatory dictionary > to hint to smb that ...
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52 indirecta
adj.&f.feminine of INDIRECTO.f.1 hint.lanzar una indirecta a alguien to drop a hint to somebody2 innuendo, cue, hint, insinuation.* * *1 hint, insinuation\lanzar una indirecta / tirar una indirecta to drop a hint* * *1. noun f. 2. f., (m. - indirecto)* * *SF hintlanzar o soltar una indirecta — to drop a hint
* * *femenino hintlanzar or soltar una indirecta — to drop a hint
* * *= hint.Ex. Her first hint that all was not well was with the sudden appearance of Consuelo Feng, head of the cataloging division.----* coger una indirecta = take + a hint, get + a hint.* dejar caer una indirecta = drop + a hint.* lanzar una indirecta = drop + a hint.* soltar una indirecta = drop + a hint.* * *femenino hintlanzar or soltar una indirecta — to drop a hint
* * *= hint.Ex: Her first hint that all was not well was with the sudden appearance of Consuelo Feng, head of the cataloging division.
* coger una indirecta = take + a hint, get + a hint.* dejar caer una indirecta = drop + a hint.* lanzar una indirecta = drop + a hint.* soltar una indirecta = drop + a hint.* * *hintlanzar or soltar una indirecta to drop a hint¡vaya una indirecta que le soltó! that was a pretty heavy hint!¿en serio le dijiste eso? ¡qué indirecta! you didn't really say that to him? that was subtle of you! ( iro)* * *
indirecta sustantivo femenino
hint;
lanzar or soltar una indirecta to drop a hint
indirecta f fam (alusión) hint, insinuation: al principio no cogí la indirecta, at first I didn't get the message
no deja de lanzarte indirectas, she keeps dropping you hints
indirecto,-a adjetivo indirect
Ling estilo indirecto, indirect o reported speech
' indirecta' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
caer
- agarrar
- captar
- lanzar
- pedrada
English:
broad
- dig
- drop
- hint
- innuendo
- side
* * *indirecta nfhint;lanzar una indirecta a alguien to drop sb a hint;siempre dice todo con indirectas he always talks in such a roundabout way* * *f insinuation; ( sugerencia) hint* * *indirecta nf1) : hint, innuendo2)lanzar indirectas : to drop a hint, to insinuate* * *indirecta n hint -
53 indicio
m.1 sign (señal).hay indicios de violencia there are signs of violence2 indication, hint, clue, cue.3 circumstantial evidence.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: indiciar.* * *1 (señal) sign2 (resto) trace* * *noun m.1) indication2) evidence3) trace* * *SM1) (=señal) [gen] indication, sign; [de gratitud] token; [de droga] trace; (Inform) marker, markes indicio de — it is an indication of, it is a sign of
no hay el menor indicio de él — there isn't the faintest sign of him, there isn't the least trace of him
* * *1)a) (señal, huella) sign, indicational menor indicio de peligro — at the slightest sign o indication of danger
b) ( vestigio) trace, sign2) (Der) piece of circumstantial evidence* * *= clue, cue, hint, indication, sign, straws in the wind, tell-tale indication, tell-tale sign, intimation, the writing on the wall, glimmer.Ex. Certainly it will always be necessary to examine the document content, concentrating particularly on the clues offered by the title, the contents page, chapter headings, and any abstracts, introduction, prefaces or other preliminary matter.Ex. The computer is programmed to recognise cues such as prepositions and punctuation.Ex. Her first hint that all was not well was with the sudden appearance of Consuelo Feng, head of the cataloging division.Ex. Clearly, the only totally adequate indication of the content of a document is the text of the document in its entirety.Ex. The tell-tale signs that mark a KWOC index include in a KWOC index all of the words that appear as headings have been extracted from titles.Ex. Recently, however, there have been a number of straws in the wind.Ex. As Feng swept by with an almost inaudible 'Good morning, Jeanne' escaping from her lips, Leforte thought she detected the tell-tale indications of crying on her face -- the red, swollen eyes, the puffiness.Ex. The tell-tale signs that mark a KWOC index include in a KWOC index all of the words that appear as headings have been extracted from titles.Ex. These currents are better understood as intimations of postmodern populism.Ex. To me the writing on the wall was pretty clear when we had this same discussion on this list last year and never received any reassurances from ISI.Ex. The recent bookshop survey carried out to try to discover how book sales are being lost was the first real glimmer indicating a change of thought from the provider to the user.----* dar indicios de = show + signs of.* dar indicios y pistas = drop + hints and clues.* existir indicios de = there + be + signs of.* existir indicios de que = there + be + evidence that.* indicios = stirrings.* no existir muchos indicios de que = there + be + little sign of.* no existir ningún indicio de que = there + be + no sign of.* no haber indicios de que = there + be + no indication that.* obtener indicios sobre = get + an indication of.* * *1)a) (señal, huella) sign, indicational menor indicio de peligro — at the slightest sign o indication of danger
b) ( vestigio) trace, sign2) (Der) piece of circumstantial evidence* * *= clue, cue, hint, indication, sign, straws in the wind, tell-tale indication, tell-tale sign, intimation, the writing on the wall, glimmer.Ex: Certainly it will always be necessary to examine the document content, concentrating particularly on the clues offered by the title, the contents page, chapter headings, and any abstracts, introduction, prefaces or other preliminary matter.
Ex: The computer is programmed to recognise cues such as prepositions and punctuation.Ex: Her first hint that all was not well was with the sudden appearance of Consuelo Feng, head of the cataloging division.Ex: Clearly, the only totally adequate indication of the content of a document is the text of the document in its entirety.Ex: The tell-tale signs that mark a KWOC index include in a KWOC index all of the words that appear as headings have been extracted from titles.Ex: Recently, however, there have been a number of straws in the wind.Ex: As Feng swept by with an almost inaudible 'Good morning, Jeanne' escaping from her lips, Leforte thought she detected the tell-tale indications of crying on her face -- the red, swollen eyes, the puffiness.Ex: The tell-tale signs that mark a KWOC index include in a KWOC index all of the words that appear as headings have been extracted from titles.Ex: These currents are better understood as intimations of postmodern populism.Ex: To me the writing on the wall was pretty clear when we had this same discussion on this list last year and never received any reassurances from ISI.Ex: The recent bookshop survey carried out to try to discover how book sales are being lost was the first real glimmer indicating a change of thought from the provider to the user.* dar indicios de = show + signs of.* dar indicios y pistas = drop + hints and clues.* existir indicios de = there + be + signs of.* existir indicios de que = there + be + evidence that.* indicios = stirrings.* no existir muchos indicios de que = there + be + little sign of.* no existir ningún indicio de que = there + be + no sign of.* no haber indicios de que = there + be + no indication that.* obtener indicios sobre = get + an indication of.* * *A (señal, huella) sign, indicational menor indicio de peligro at the slightest sign o indication o hint of dangerno hay indicios de vida en la zona there are no signs of life in the areael análisis revela indicios de potasio the analysis shows traces of potassiumB ( Der) piece of circumstantial evidence* * *
indicio sustantivo masculino
indicio sustantivo masculino
1 (señal) indication, sign, trace [de, of]
2 Jur (prueba) evidence sing: no encontraron indicios, they found no evidence
' indicio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
pista
- señal
- síntoma
- manifestación
English:
clue
- evidence
- gauge
- hint
- indication
- inkling
- sign
- suggestion
- indicate
- indicative
- intimation
- trace
* * *indicio nm1. [señal] sign;[pista] clue;hay indicios de violencia there are signs of violence;la propuesta es un indicio de su voluntad de negociar the proposal is a sign of their willingness to negotiate2. [cantidad pequeña] trace;se encontraron indicios de veneno en su cuerpo traces of poison were found in her body* * *m indication, sign; ( vestigio) trace* * *indicio nm: indication, sign* * *indicio n sign / indication -
54 atisbo
m.1 trace, hint (indicio).2 shadow, small amount.3 glimpse, peek.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: atisbar.* * *1 (acción) spying, watching■ mientras haya un atisbo de vida, el médico no abandonará al enfermo while there's the slightest flicker of life, the doctor will not give up on the patient* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (=acción) spying, watching2) (=indicio) inkling, indication* * ** * *= hint, peek, glimmer.Ex. Her first hint that all was not well was with the sudden appearance of Consuelo Feng, head of the cataloging division.Ex. The article 'Fifty years of silent service: a peek inside the CIA Library' describes the library of the Central Intelligence Agency.Ex. The recent bookshop survey carried out to try to discover how book sales are being lost was the first real glimmer indicating a change of thought from the provider to the user.----* atisbos = stirrings.* un atisbo de = a hint of.* * ** * *= hint, peek, glimmer.Ex: Her first hint that all was not well was with the sudden appearance of Consuelo Feng, head of the cataloging division.
Ex: The article 'Fifty years of silent service: a peek inside the CIA Library' describes the library of the Central Intelligence Agency.Ex: The recent bookshop survey carried out to try to discover how book sales are being lost was the first real glimmer indicating a change of thought from the provider to the user.* atisbos = stirrings.* un atisbo de = a hint of.* * *hay atisbos de mejoría there are signs of improvementsin el menor atisbo de sorpresa without the slightest hint o sign of surpriseuna poesía en general mediocre con pequeñísimos atisbos de inspiración generally mediocre poetry with very occasional glimpses of inspiration* * *
Del verbo atisbar: ( conjugate atisbar)
atisbo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
atisbó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
atisbar
atisbo
atisbar verbo transitivo to make out
atisbo m fig hint, inkling
' atisbo' also found in these entries:
English:
modicum
- over
* * *atisbo nm[indicio] trace, hint; [de esperanza] glimmer;su declaración ha disipado cualquier atisbo de duda her statement has removed any trace of doubt;negó cualquier atisbo de veracidad en lo publicado he denied that there was even a hint of truth to what had been published;mientras quede un atisbo de vida as long as there is still a flicker o the slightest sign of life* * *m sign* * *atisbo nm: glimpse, sign, hint -
55 accennare
indicatecon parole mentionaccennare a fare qualcosa show signs of doing something* * *accennare v. intr.1 to sign; to make* signs; ( con la mano) to beckon; ( col capo) to nod: accennò di sì col capo, he nodded his agreement2 (fig.) to hint (at sthg.); ( alludere) to allude; ( menzionare) to mention: cercai di accennare al fatto che meritavo un aumento di stipendio, I tried to hint that I deserved an increase in salary; a chi accennavi con quella battuta?, who (m) were you alluding to with that remark?; accennare a un argomento, to mention a subject (o to touch on a subject); come già accennato, as already mentioned3 ( dar segno di) to show* signs (of): la pioggia non accennava a smettere, the rain showed no signs of stopping◆ v.tr. ( abbozzare) to outline, to sketch: accennare un progetto, to outline a plan; accennare un disegno, to sketch a drawing // accennare un motivo musicale, to sing (o to play) a few notes (o a tune) // accennare un moto di stizza, to barely disguise one's annoyance // accennare uno sbadiglio, to stifle a yawn.* * *[attʃen'nare]1. vt1) (indicare) to indicate, point out2)3) (citare) to mentionmi ha accennato qualcosa a proposito del suo progetto — he mentioned something to me about his project
4) (canzone, melodia: al piano) to pick out, (canticchiando) to hum1)mi accennò di star zitto — he signalled to me to keep quiet2)accennare a fare qc — to show signs of doing sthaccennò ad alzarsi, ma poi si trattenne — he made as if to get up but then stopped
3)accennare a — (menzionare) to mention, (alludere a) to hint at
* * *[attʃen'nare] 1.1) (fare cenno) (con un gesto) to beckon, to motion; (con il capo) to nod (a to)accennare a — to touch on [ argomento]
5) (alludere)2.accennare a — to hint at, to mention
verbo transitivo1) (abbozzare)accennare un saluto — (con il capo) to nod slightly; (con la mano) to wave slightly
2) (menzionare) to mention* * *accennare/att∫en'nare/ [1](aus. avere)1 (fare cenno) (con un gesto) to beckon, to motion; (con il capo) to nod (a to); accennare di sì to nod (in agreement)2 (fare atto di) accennò a partire he made as if to leave3 (dare segno di) la pioggia non accenna a smettere the rain shows no signs of stopping5 (alludere) accennare a to hint at, to mention1 (abbozzare) accennare un sorriso to raise a smile; accennare un saluto (con il capo) to nod slightly; (con la mano) to wave slightly; accennare un motivo musicale to sing a few notes2 (menzionare) to mention. -
56 enérgico
adj.1 energetic, strong, active, powerful.2 forceful, high-pressure, aggressive, drastic.* * *► adjetivo1 energetic, vigorous\en tono enérgico emphatically* * *(f. - enérgica)adj.* * *ADJ [persona] energetic, vigorous; [gesto, habla, tono] emphatic; [esfuerzo] determined; [ejercicio] strenuous; [campaña] vigorous, high-pressure; [medida, golpe] bold, drastic; [ataque] vigorous, strong; [protesta] forceful* * *- ca adjetivoa) ( físicamente) <ejercicio/movimiento> energetic, strenuous; < persona> energetic, vigorousb) (firme, resuelto) < carácter> forceful; <protesta/ataque> vigorous; < medidas> firm, strong; <desmentido/rechazo> flat, firm* * *= emphatic, energetic, forceful, assertive, aggressive, brisk [brisker -comp., briskest -sup.], spirited, vociferous, vocal, spry [spryer comp., spryest -sup.], sprightly [sprightlier -comp., sprightliest -sup.], power-packed.Ex. Her first hint that all was not well was with the sudden appearance of Consuelo Feng, whose no-nonsensen approach to her job was emphasized by the emphactic clicks of her heels along the highly polished terrazzo floors.Ex. She has been a vital and energetic voice in the movement to increase the sensitivity and responsibility of libraries to social issues, as well as a first-rate cataloger.Ex. The implications are that as resources are become scarcer, librarians will need to adopt more forceful attitudes.Ex. I tried to say at the very outset of my remarks that there probably has not been sufficient consumer-like and assertive leverage exerted upon our chief suppliers.Ex. Problem patrons include, but are not limited to, illiterates simply seeking shelter, alcoholics, the homeless, the mentally disturbed, aggressive young people, and those with offensive odours.Ex. The classic example quoted by Jourard is the brisk, super-efficient nurse, whose manner appears to be something that she puts on when she dons her uniform.Ex. Their aim was to mount a spirited attack on a consumer driven and marketeers' approach to reading and books, and on relativism and populism.Ex. The reaction came in 1978 -- a vociferous social demand for reading and learning, including a new interest in librarianship.Ex. Koelling has been a vocal advocate for successful digitization projects in the museum community.Ex. A spry 80 years young, Virginia has been painting murals for the last 50 years and a lot can be said for the advantages of experience.Ex. He was described as a ' sprightly nonagenarian' who was born in 1905.Ex. Eating these power-packed vegetables in their natural state especially garlic increases their health benefits.----* enérgico, poderoso, contundente, potente, potentísimo, impetuoso, formidable = power-packed.* * *- ca adjetivoa) ( físicamente) <ejercicio/movimiento> energetic, strenuous; < persona> energetic, vigorousb) (firme, resuelto) < carácter> forceful; <protesta/ataque> vigorous; < medidas> firm, strong; <desmentido/rechazo> flat, firm* * *= emphatic, energetic, forceful, assertive, aggressive, brisk [brisker -comp., briskest -sup.], spirited, vociferous, vocal, spry [spryer comp., spryest -sup.], sprightly [sprightlier -comp., sprightliest -sup.], power-packed.Ex: Her first hint that all was not well was with the sudden appearance of Consuelo Feng, whose no-nonsensen approach to her job was emphasized by the emphactic clicks of her heels along the highly polished terrazzo floors.
Ex: She has been a vital and energetic voice in the movement to increase the sensitivity and responsibility of libraries to social issues, as well as a first-rate cataloger.Ex: The implications are that as resources are become scarcer, librarians will need to adopt more forceful attitudes.Ex: I tried to say at the very outset of my remarks that there probably has not been sufficient consumer-like and assertive leverage exerted upon our chief suppliers.Ex: Problem patrons include, but are not limited to, illiterates simply seeking shelter, alcoholics, the homeless, the mentally disturbed, aggressive young people, and those with offensive odours.Ex: The classic example quoted by Jourard is the brisk, super-efficient nurse, whose manner appears to be something that she puts on when she dons her uniform.Ex: Their aim was to mount a spirited attack on a consumer driven and marketeers' approach to reading and books, and on relativism and populism.Ex: The reaction came in 1978 -- a vociferous social demand for reading and learning, including a new interest in librarianship.Ex: Koelling has been a vocal advocate for successful digitization projects in the museum community.Ex: A spry 80 years young, Virginia has been painting murals for the last 50 years and a lot can be said for the advantages of experience.Ex: He was described as a ' sprightly nonagenarian' who was born in 1905.Ex: Eating these power-packed vegetables in their natural state especially garlic increases their health benefits.* enérgico, poderoso, contundente, potente, potentísimo, impetuoso, formidable = power-packed.* * *enérgico -ca1 (físicamente) ‹ejercicio/movimiento› energetic, strenuous; ‹persona› energetic, vigorousle asestó un enérgico golpe en la cabeza she dealt him a fierce o heavy blow to the head2 (firme, resuelto) ‹carácter› forceful; ‹protesta› vigorous; ‹medidas› firm, stronglanzó un enérgico ataque contra ellos she launched a vigorous o fierce o strong attack on themun enérgico desmentido a flat o firm denial* * *
enérgico◊ -ca adjetivo
‹protesta/ataque› vigorous;
‹ medidas› firm, strong;
‹negativa/rechazo› flat, firm
enérgico,-a adjetivo
1 energetic
con un golpe enérgico, with a vigorous blow
2 (con decisión) firm
' enérgico' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
enérgica
- plumazo
- decidido
English:
active
- assertive
- brisk
- energetic
- forceful
- spirited
- sprightly
- strenuous
- strident
- vigorous
- vital
- vociferous
- emphatic
- high
- loud
- strength
- strong
* * *enérgico, -a adj1. [físicamente] [persona, salto] energetic;[golpe] vigorous, powerful; [gesto, movimiento] vigorous, energetic2. [decidido, firme] [persona, carácter] forceful;[medida] firm; [defensa, protesta] vigorous, energetic; [respuesta] emphatic* * *adj energetic; figforceful, strong* * *enérgico, -ca adj1) : energetic, vigorous2) : forceful, emphatic♦ enérgicamente adv* * *enérgico adj1. (persona) energetic / vigorous2. (respuesta, medida) strong -
57 acentuado
adj.1 accentuated, stressed, accented, emphatic.2 marked.m.1 placing of the accents.2 stressing.past part.past participle of spanish verb: acentuar.* * *1→ link=acentuar acentuar► adjetivo1 (con tilde) accentuated; (tónico) stressed* * *ADJ accented, stressed* * *- da adjetivoa) <palabra/sílaba> accentedb) <diferencia/cambio> marked, distinct* * *= emphatic, marked, accented, stressed.Ex. Her first hint that all was not well was with the sudden appearance of Consuelo Feng, whose no-nonsensen approach to her job was emphasized by the emphactic clicks of her heels along the highly polished terrazzo floors.Ex. It hardly needs to be said that the microcomputer is now a fact of life, but its impact upon the world of information retrieval and libraries generally has been less marked than in many other areas.Ex. Another device was to make matrices for accented sorts with the punches already used for un accented sorts: the letter punch was stepped on its shank so that one of several accent punches could be bound on to the step to make a combined punch.Ex. Stressed and unstressed syllables figure in all forms of discourse, such as prose and speech.* * *- da adjetivoa) <palabra/sílaba> accentedb) <diferencia/cambio> marked, distinct* * *= emphatic, marked, accented, stressed.Ex: Her first hint that all was not well was with the sudden appearance of Consuelo Feng, whose no-nonsensen approach to her job was emphasized by the emphactic clicks of her heels along the highly polished terrazzo floors.
Ex: It hardly needs to be said that the microcomputer is now a fact of life, but its impact upon the world of information retrieval and libraries generally has been less marked than in many other areas.Ex: Another device was to make matrices for accented sorts with the punches already used for un accented sorts: the letter punch was stepped on its shank so that one of several accent punches could be bound on to the step to make a combined punch.Ex: Stressed and unstressed syllables figure in all forms of discourse, such as prose and speech.* * *acentuado -da* * *
Del verbo acentuar: ( conjugate acentuar)
acentuado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
acentuado
acentuar
acentuado◊ -da adjetivo
acentuar ( conjugate acentuar) verbo transitivo
( al escribir) to accent
acentuarse verbo pronominal ‹diferencias/problemas› to become accentuated
acentuar verbo transitivo
1 to stress
2 figurado to emphasize, stress: en su discurso acentuó la importancia de la fusión, in her speech she stressed the importance of merging
' acentuado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acentuarse
* * *acentuado, -a adj1. [sílaba] stressed;[vocal] [con tilde] accented2. [marcado] marked, distinct* * *adj pronounced, distinct* * *acentuado, -da adj: marked, pronounced -
58 drop
drop [drɒp]laisser tomber ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (d) baisser ⇒ 1 (b) déposer ⇒ 1 (c) laisser échapper ⇒ 1 (e) écrire ⇒ 1 (f) omettre ⇒ 1 (g) perdre ⇒ 1 (h) tomber ⇒ 2 (a), 2 (b) s'écrouler ⇒ 2 (b) baisser ⇒ 2 (c) goutte ⇒ 3 (a) baisse ⇒ 3 (b) chute ⇒ 3 (b), 3 (c) hauteur de chute ⇒ 3 (d)(a) (let fall → accidentally) laisser tomber; (→ liquid) laisser tomber goutte à goutte; (→ trousers) laisser tomber; (→ bomb) lancer, lâcher; (→ stitch) sauter, laisser tomber; (release) lâcher;∎ be careful not to drop it fais attention à ne pas le laisser tomber;∎ drop it! (to dog) lâche ça!;∎ he dropped it from the balcony to his accomplice il l'a lancé à son complice depuis le balcon;∎ they dropped soldiers/supplies by parachute ils ont parachuté des soldats/du ravitaillement;∎ to drop a curtsy faire une révérence;∎ Nautical to drop anchor mouiller, jeter l'ancre;∎ Sport to drop a goal (in rugby) marquer un drop;∎ she dropped the ball over the net (in tennis) elle a placé un amorti juste derrière le filet;∎ could you drop me at the corner, please? pouvez-vous me déposer au coin, s'il vous plaît?;∎ we dropped the parcel at John's on the way home nous avons déposé le paquet chez John en rentrant∎ I've dropped the idea of going j'ai renoncé à y aller;∎ to drop everything laisser tout tomber;∎ he dropped what he was doing and came round to help us il a abandonné ce qu'il était en train de faire pour venir nous aider;∎ let's drop the subject ne parlons plus de cela, parlons d'autre chose;∎ she dropped me to go out with the captain of the rugby team elle m'a laissé tomber pour sortir avec le capitaine de l'équipe de rugby;∎ just drop it! laissez tomber!, assez!(e) (utter → remark) laisser échapper;∎ to drop a hint about sth faire allusion à qch;∎ he dropped me a hint that she wanted to come il m'a fait comprendre qu'elle voulait venir;∎ she let (it) drop that she had been there (accidentally) elle a laissé échapper qu'elle y était allée; (deliberately) elle a fait comprendre qu'elle y était allée(f) (send → letter, note) écrire, envoyer;∎ I'll drop you a line next week je t'enverrai un petit mot la semaine prochaine;∎ I'll drop it in the mail or British post je la mettrai à la poste∎ we dropped the love scene nous avons supprimé la scène d'amour;∎ he drops his h's il n'aspire pas les h;∎ let's drop the formalities, shall we? oublions les formalités, d'accord?;∎ to drop a player from a team écarter un joueur d'une équipe∎ he dropped $50 gambling il a laissé ou perdu 50 dollars au jeu;∎ they dropped one game ils ont perdu un match∎ to drop acid prendre ou avaler de l'acide□∎ the book dropped from or out of her hands le livre lui tomba des mains;∎ the road drops into the valley la route plonge vers la vallée;∎ figurative it all dropped into place tout s'est mis en place;∎ Theatre the curtain dropped le rideau tomba∎ she dropped to her knees elle est tombée à genoux;∎ I dropped exhausted into a chair je me suis écroulé exténué sur une chaise;∎ I'm ready to drop (from fatigue) je tombe de fatigue, je ne tiens plus sur mes jambes; (from sleepiness) je tombe de sommeil;∎ he'll work until he drops il va travailler jusqu'à épuisement;∎ she dropped dead elle est tombée raide morte;∎ familiar drop dead! va te faire voir!;∎ I find that I drop back into the local dialect when I go home je réalise que je retombe dans le dialecte quand je rentre chez moi;∎ the team dropped to third place l'équipe est descendue à la troisième position(c) (decrease → price, speed) baisser, diminuer; (→ temperature) baisser; (→ wind) se calmer, tomber; (→ voice) baisser;∎ shares dropped a point les actions ont reculé d'un point;∎ the pound dropped three points against the dollar la livre a reculé de ou a perdu trois points par rapport au dollar;∎ interest rates have dropped by 1 percent les taux d'intérêt ont baissé de 1 pour cent∎ there the matter dropped l'affaire en est restée là(e) (give birth → animal) mettre bas3 noun(a) (of liquid) goutte f;∎ the rain fell in huge drops la pluie tombait à grosses gouttes;∎ drop by drop goutte à goutte;∎ there hasn't been a drop of rain for weeks il n'y a pas eu une goutte de pluie depuis des semaines;∎ would you like a drop of wine? que diriez-vous d'une goutte ou d'une larme de vin?;∎ there's a drop left in the bottle il reste une goutte dans la bouteille;∎ familiar he's had a drop too much (to drink) il a bu un verre de trop□ ;∎ I haven't touched a drop since je n'y ai pas touché depuis;∎ it's just a drop in the ocean ce n'est qu'une goutte d'eau dans la mer(b) (decrease → in price) baisse f, chute f (in de); (→ in temperature) baisse f (in de); (→ in voltage) chute f (in de)∎ it was a long drop from the top of the wall ça faisait haut depuis le haut du mur;∎ at the drop of a hat sans hésiter, à tout moment;∎ she'll offer to sing at the drop of a hat elle propose de chanter pour un oui ou pour un non(d) (vertical distance) hauteur f de chute; (slope) descente f brusque; (abyss) à-pic m inv, précipice m; (in climbing) vide m;∎ a sudden drop in the ground level une soudaine dénivellation;∎ it's a 50-metre drop from the cliff to the sea il y a (un dénivelé de) ou une hauteur de 50 mètres entre le haut de la falaise et la mer;∎ careful, it's a long drop attention, c'est haut;∎ American to have the drop on sb avoir l'avantage sur qn∎ lemon drops bonbons mpl au citron∎ to make a drop déposer un colis(h) (hiding place) cachette f, dépôt m (clandestin)(i) (place to leave something) lieu m de dépôt∎ he's for the drop il est bon pour la potenceMedicine gouttes fpl►► Cars drop arm bielle f pendante;Computing & Typography drop cap lettrine f;drop curtain rideau m (à la française);Metallurgy drop forge marteau-pilon m;Sport drop goal (in rugby) drop-goal m, drop m;Technology drop hammer marteau-pilon m;drop handlebars guidon m renversé;Sport drop kick (in rugby) coup m de pied tombé;Computing & Typography drop letter lettrine f;drop seat strapontin m;Commerce drop shipment = envoi commercial facturé à un grossiste mais expédié directement au détaillant;Sport drop shot (in tennis) amorti m;Cars drop test essai m de chute;drop zone zone f de droppage(a) (interest, support) diminuer, baisserretourner en arrière, se laisser devancer ou distancerpasser(person) tomber (par terre); (table leaf) se rabattre➲ drop inpasser;∎ I just dropped in for a chat je suis seulement passé bavarder un moment;∎ to drop in on sb passer voir qn(deliver) déposer;∎ I'll drop it in on my way to work je le déposerai demain en allant au travail;∎ familiar you dropped me right in it tu m'as mis dans le pétrin➲ drop off(person) déposer; (package, thing) déposer, laisser(b) (decrease → membership, attendance etc) diminuer, baisser(c) (fall off) tomber;∎ all the flowers dropped off when I moved the plant toutes les fleurs sont tombées lorsque j'ai déplacé la plante(a) (fall out) tomber;∎ my purse must have dropped out of my bag mon porte-monnaie a dû tomber de mon sac(b) (withdraw) renoncer;∎ she dropped out of the race elle s'est retirée de la course;∎ he dropped out of school il a abandonné ses études;∎ words that have dropped out of current usage des mots qui ont disparu de l'usage courant(c) (person → from society) vivre en marge de la sociétépasser;∎ I just dropped round for a chat je suis seulement passé bavarder un moment(deliver) déposer;∎ I'll drop that book round for you tomorrow je déposerai ce livre chez toi demain -
59 dar la talla
(v.) = be up to the mark, be up to scratch, measure up (to), be up to snuff, make + the cutEx. This emphasises the need to start exclusively Indian Agricultural Abstracts to keep alive coverages of agricultural literature in Indian Science Abstracts which is not up to the mark.Ex. The time-honoured training institution 'sitting with Nellie' is not much good if Nellie's competence is not up to scratch.Ex. This paper discusses the characteristics or criteria that mark out a profession and how New Zealand archivists measure up.Ex. In addition to how poorly it would reflect on us to point someone to a grammatically challenged web site, it's a big hint that the content on the site is generally not up to snuff.Ex. Naturally, the recruiters whose people were not chosen for the job wanted feedback as to why their candidates did not make the cut.* * *(v.) = be up to the mark, be up to scratch, measure up (to), be up to snuff, make + the cutEx: This emphasises the need to start exclusively Indian Agricultural Abstracts to keep alive coverages of agricultural literature in Indian Science Abstracts which is not up to the mark.
Ex: The time-honoured training institution 'sitting with Nellie' is not much good if Nellie's competence is not up to scratch.Ex: This paper discusses the characteristics or criteria that mark out a profession and how New Zealand archivists measure up.Ex: In addition to how poorly it would reflect on us to point someone to a grammatically challenged web site, it's a big hint that the content on the site is generally not up to snuff.Ex: Naturally, the recruiters whose people were not chosen for the job wanted feedback as to why their candidates did not make the cut. -
60 sección de catalogación
(n.) = cataloguing division, cataloguing departmentEx. Her first hint that all was not well was with the sudden appearance of Consuelo Feng, head of the cataloging division.Ex. It is important to make sure that there is close liaison between the cataloguing department and the order department, otherwise cards are liable to be ordered twice or in insufficient quantity to meet the total demand.* * *(n.) = cataloguing division, cataloguing departmentEx: Her first hint that all was not well was with the sudden appearance of Consuelo Feng, head of the cataloging division.
Ex: It is important to make sure that there is close liaison between the cataloguing department and the order department, otherwise cards are liable to be ordered twice or in insufficient quantity to meet the total demand.
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