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1 final

1. adjective
1) (ultimate) letzt...; End[spiel, -stadium, -stufe, -ergebnis]; Schluss[bericht, -szene, -etappe, -phase]

final examination — Abschlussprüfung, die

give a final wave — ein letztes Mal winken

2) (conclusive) endgültig [Urteil, Entscheidung]

is this your final decision/word? — ist das Ihr letztes Wort?

I'm not coming with you, and that's final! — ich komme nicht mit, und damit basta! (ugs.)
2. noun
1) (Sport etc.) Finale, das; (of quiz game) Endrunde, die

2) in pl. (examination) Abschlussprüfung, die; (at university) Examen, das

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1. adjective
1) (the very last: the final chapter of the book.) letzt

2) ((of a decision etc) definite; decided and not to be changed: The judge's decision is final.) endgültig
2. noun
(the last part of a competition: The first parts of the competition will take place throughout the country, but the final will be in London.) das Finale

- academic.ru/27302/finally">finally
- finalist
- finality
- finalize
- finalise
- finalization
- finalisation
- finals
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fi·nal

[ˈfaɪn^əl]

I. adj inv

1. attr (last) letzte(r, s)

in the \final analysis the client has the freedom to refuse the offer letzten Endes hat der Kunde die Freiheit, das Angebot abzulehnen

\final chapter Schlusskapitel nt

\final closing date letzter Schlusstag

\final date for payment letzter Zahlungstermin

\final instalment [or AM installment] [or part] letzte Rate, Abschlusszahlung f

\final phase [or stage] Endphase f

\final product Endprodukt nt

to be in the \final stages sich akk im Endstadium befinden

the game was in the \final stages das Spiel befand sich in der Schlussphase

to give sth the \final touch, to put the \final touches to sth etw dat den letzten Schliff geben

\final result Endergebnis nt

2. (decisive) entscheidend

\final decision endgültige Entscheidung

\final judgment rechtskräftiges Urteil

to have the \final say [on sth] [bei etw dat] das letzte Wort haben

3. (indisputable) endgültig, definitiv

that's \final! ( fam) und damit basta! fam

you're not going on that holiday and that's \final! du machst diesen Urlaub nicht und damit basta! fam

II. n

1. (concluding match) Endspiel nt, Finale nt

to get [or go] [through] to the \final ins Finale kommen

2. (final stage)

▪ \finals pl Finale nt

3. BRIT (series of exams)

▪ \finals pl [Schluss]examen nt, Diplomprüfung f ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ

to take one's \finals Examen [o ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ Diplomprüfung] machen

4. AM (exam) Abschlussprüfung f

5. PUBL, JOURN, MEDIA Spätausgabe f

6. MUS Schlusssatz m

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['faɪnl]
1. adj

1) (= last) letzte(r, s)

final round/match — letzte Runde/letztes Spiel; (in a tournament) Endrunde f/-spiel nt

final bend/stretch (in stadium) — Zielkurve f/-gerade f

final stage(s) — Endstadium nt

final vowel/consonant — Schlussvokal m/-konsonant m

final act/scene/chapter — Schlussakt m/-szene f/-kapitel nt

final chord — Schlussakkord m

final curtain (Theat) — Schlussvorhang m

2) (= definitive) result, outcome, decision, approval, version endgültig

final verdict — Endurteil nt

final state — Endzustand m

final score — Schlussstand m, Endergebnis nt

the final results of their work — das Endergebnis ihrer Arbeit

that's my final offer — das ist mein letztes Angebot

the judges' decision is final — die Preisrichter haben das letzte Wort

that's not final yet — das steht noch nicht endgültig fest

... and that's final! —... und damit basta! (inf)

See:

→ analysis → also say

3) (= ultimate) humiliation größte(r, s)

this is the final insult — das ist der Gipfel

the final irony is that he died two days before the book was completed —

he paid the final penalty for his crime — er bezahlte sein Verbrechen mit dem Leben

2. n

1) (ESP SPORT) Finale nt; (of quiz, field event) Endrunde f; (= game) Endspiel nt; (= race) Endlauf m

to get to the final — ins Finale kommen

World Cup Final (Ftbl) — Endspiel nt der Fußballweltmeisterschaft

the Olympic high jump final — das olympische Finale im Hochsprung

the finals — das Finale, die Endrunde

2) pl (Brit UNIV = examinations) Abschlussprüfung f

3) (PRESS)

the late ( night) final — die letzte (Nacht)ausgabe

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final [ˈfaınl]

A adj (adv → finally)

1. letzt(er, e, es):

during his final illness

2. endgültig, End…, Schluss…:

final account Schlussabrechnung f;

final assembly TECH Endmontage f;

final bend SPORT Zielkurve f;

final curtain THEAT etc Schlussvorhang m;

final date Schlusstermin m, äußerster Termin;

final disposal ( oder storage) Endlagerung f (von Atommüll etc);

final disposal site Endlager n;

final dividend WIRTSCH Schlussdividende f;

final examination (Ab)Schlussprüfung f;

is that your final offer? ist das dein letztes Angebot?;

final phase Endphase f, -stadium n;

final placing SPORT Endplatzierung f;

final quotation WIRTSCH Schlusskurs m, -notierung f;

final result Endresultat n, -ergebnis n;

final run SPORT Endlauf m;

final score SPORT End-, Schlussstand m;

final speech JUR Schlussplädoyer n;

final straight ( oder stretch) SPORT Zielgerade f;

final table SPORT Abschlusstabelle f;

final training SPORT Abschlusstraining n;

final velocity Endgeschwindigkeit f;

final whistle SPORT Schluss-, Abpfiff m;

blow the final whistle SPORT abpfeifen; → curtain A 4 a

3. endgültig:

a) unwiderruflich:

his decision is final

b) entscheidend

c) JUR rechtskräftig:

final judg(e)ment Endurteil n;

after final judg(e)ment nach Rechtskraft des Urteils;

become final rechtskräftig werden, Rechtskraft erlangen; → say¹ C 3

4. perfekt, vollkommen

5. LING

a) auslautend, End…:

final s Schluss-s n

b) Absichts…, Final…:

final clause

B s

1. SPORT Finale n:

a) Endkampf m

b) Endlauf m:

final A (Schwimmen) A-Finale

c) Endrunde f

d) Endspiel n

2. meist pl besonders UNIV (Ab)Schlussexamen n, -prüfung f

3. umg Spätausgabe f (einer Zeitung)

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1. adjective
1) (ultimate) letzt...; End[spiel, -stadium, -stufe, -ergebnis]; Schluss[bericht, -szene, -etappe, -phase]

final examination — Abschlussprüfung, die

give a final wave — ein letztes Mal winken

2) (conclusive) endgültig [Urteil, Entscheidung]

is this your final decision/word? — ist das Ihr letztes Wort?

I'm not coming with you, and that's final! — ich komme nicht mit, und damit basta! (ugs.)
2. noun
1) (Sport etc.) Finale, das; (of quiz game) Endrunde, die

2) in pl. (examination) Abschlussprüfung, die; (at university) Examen, das

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(sport) (UK) n.

Entscheidungskampf m. adj.

End- präfix.

abschließend adj.

endgültig adj.

letzter adj. n.

Abschlussprüfung f.

Schlussrunde f.

English-german dictionary > final
2 final

adj.

final, end.

punto final end point

f.

final.

final de la copa (sport) cup final

m.

1 end.

a finales de at the end of

al final in the end (en conclusión)

ya verás como al final acepta she'll agree in the end, you'll see

al final de at the end of

al final del pasillo at the end of the corridor

final feliz happy ending

2 ending, bottom, end, finale.

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final

► adjetivo

1 (último) final, last

► nombre masculino

1 end

2 MÚSICA finale

► nombre femenino

1 DEPORTE final

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FRASEOLOGÍA

al final in the end

al final del día at the end of the day

hasta el final until the end

final de línea terminus

final feliz happy ending

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1. adj.
final
2. noun m.
end, final

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1.

ADJ (=último) [momento, capítulo, resultado, decisión] final; [objetivo] ultimate

los años finales de la dictadura — the final years of the dictatorship

estaban deseando ver el producto final — they were looking forward to seeing the end product
juicio 4), recta, punto 2)
2. SM

1) (=fin) [de ceremonia, vida, aventura, guerra] end; [de obra musical] finale

hasta el final de sus días — till the end of her days

no vi el final de la película — I didn't see the end of the film

• al final — in the end

al final tuve que darle la razón — in the end I had to admit that he was right

• al final de algo — at the end of sth

el anuncio se realizó ayer al final de la reunión — the announcement was made yesterday at the end of the meeting

al final de la calle — at the end of the street

estamos al final de la lista — we are at the bottom of the list

2) (=desenlace) [de película, libro] ending

la novela tiene un final inesperado — the novel has an unexpected ending

un final feliz — a happy ending

3)

• a finales de — at the end of

a finales del siglo XIX — at the end of the 19th century

3.

SF (Dep) final

consiguieron pasar a la final — they managed to get through to the final

• cuartos de final — quarter-finals

final de consolación — third-place play-off

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I
adjetivo < decisión> final; < objetivo> ultimate
II
masculino end

a finales de junio — at the end of June

al final de la película — at the end of the movie

no me gustó el final — I didn't like the ending

un final feliz — a happy ending

al final de la lista — at the bottom of the list

estábamos al final de la cola — we were last in line (AmE) o (BrE) at the back of the queue

al final tendrá que decidirse — he'll have to make his mind up in the end o eventually
III
femenino (Dep)

a) (en fútbol, tenis etc) final

la final de copa — the cup final

pasar a la final — to go through to o make it to the final

b) finales femenino plural (en béisbol, baloncesto, fútbol americano) playoffs (pl)

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I
adjetivo < decisión> final; < objetivo> ultimate
II
masculino end

a finales de junio — at the end of June

al final de la película — at the end of the movie

no me gustó el final — I didn't like the ending

un final feliz — a happy ending

al final de la lista — at the bottom of the list

estábamos al final de la cola — we were last in line (AmE) o (BrE) at the back of the queue

al final tendrá que decidirse — he'll have to make his mind up in the end o eventually
III
femenino (Dep)

a) (en fútbol, tenis etc) final

la final de copa — the cup final

pasar a la final — to go through to o make it to the final

b) finales femenino plural (en béisbol, baloncesto, fútbol americano) playoffs (pl)

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final¹

¹ = completion, end, ending, finale, goodbye [good-bye], output stage, final.

Ex: The time period between the completion of a cycle (e.g. at the end of a volume or a year) and the publication of the associated cumulative indexes should be as short as possible.

Ex: Scanning must start to the left of the bar codes and must continue past the right end.

Ex: The teacher should not give away any details which would be best enjoyed when met for the first time in a full reading, such as twist in the plot, unexpected endings, and the like.

Ex: The article 'Encore! Integrating children's literature as a prelude or finale to music experiences with young children' shows how teachers and library specialists can integrate children's literature about song, dance, or musical instruments in music classes.

Ex: The article 'Books -- is it goodbye?' shows that while there was a sharp increase in fiction in Finland after the 2nd World War, the amount of fiction is now beginning to decline.

Ex: To rephrase this in terms already used, they involve effort at the input stage in order to reduce effort at the output stage = Expresando esto con términos ya usados, suponen un esfuerzo en la etapa inicial con objeto de reducir el esfuerzo en la etapa final.

Ex: A heavy reliance on midterms and finals were associated with lower teacher ratings across disciplines.

* acercarse al final = draw to + an end, draw to + a close, come to + an end.

* a final de cuentas = after all is said and done.

* a finales de = by the end of, in the late + Fecha.

* a finales de + Expresión Temporal = as of late + Expresión Temporal, at the end of + Expresión Temporal, at the close of + Expresión Temporal, by the close of + Expresión Temporal.

* a finales de + Fecha = in late + Fecha.

* a finales de los + Década = late + Década, the.

* a finales del + Siglo = late + Siglo, late period of + Siglo.

* aguantar hasta el final = stick it out.

* al final = in the end, eventually, in the final count, terminally, ultimately, at the end of the day.

* al final (de) = at the end (of).

* al final de cuentas = when all is said and done.

* al final del día = at the close of the day.

* al final de su mandato = lame duck.

* al final resultó que = in the event.

* al principio y al final = both ends.

* al principio y al final de = at each end of.

* balance final, el = bottom line, the.

* cuartos de final = quarter-finals.

* de final de año = end-year.

* de finales del siglo XIX y principios del XX = turn-of-the-century.

* el final de = the close of.

* el final de los problemas = the light at the end of the tunnel.

* empezar por el final = work back from.

* estrategia final = endgame.

* fase final = endgame.

* final apoteósico = grandstand finish.

* final de la jornada laboral = close of business.

* final del plazo = closing date, deadline, dateline.

* final feliz = happy ending, happy end.

* final, la = final, the.

* hacia finales del + Siglo = later + Siglo, the.

* hasta el final = until the end, until the bitter end.

* hasta el final de los tiempos = till the end of time.

* incluir al final = append.

* llegar a final de mes = make + ends meet.

* llegar al final de = come to + the end of, get through.

* llegar al final de su vida útil = come to + the end of + Posesivo + useful life, reach + the end of + Posesivo + useful life.

* llevar Algo hasta el final = carry + Nombre + to the end.

* luchar hasta el final = battle + it out, fight until + the end.

* marca de final de campo = delimiter.

* marcar el final = mark + the end.

* marcar + Posesivo + final = mark + Posesivo + end.

* nota al final = endnote.

* nota al final del texto = endnote.

* para finales de = by the end of.

* para finales de + Expresión Temporal = by the close of + Expresión Temporal.

* poner punto y final a = sound + the death knell for.

* puede que al final sea para bien = be a blessing in disguise.

* salir bien al final = turn out + right in the end.

* significar el final de = mean + the end of.

* toque final, el = finishing touch, the.

final²

² = concluding, eventual, final, terminal, ultimate, finished, wrap-up.

Ex: Therefore, during the concluding phase of the revision project, the representatives of ALA units and other organizations will function as a single group.

Ex: If a concept is recognized in the subject analysis of a document, it will form part of the eventual index description of that document.

Ex: The final index will mirror current terminology.

Ex: Numbers may be grouped in columns according to their terminal digit.

Ex: Abstracting and indexing data are a vital component in the communication link between the originator of information and its ultimate consumer.

Ex: For storytelling and reading aloud are performance arts: They involve a script (even when the words are improvised on the spot), an interpreter (the teller or reader), and an audience, and as in all performances, the audience plays a part in molding the finished work.

Ex: The workshop itself will serve as the wrap-up event for a project that has spent the last two years seeking to improve access to environmental information in the Balkan region.

* como fecha final = at the very latest.

* cuestionario final = exit survey.

* día del Juicio Final = Judgement Day.

* el día del Juicio Final = the Day of Judgement.

* El Juicio Final = The Last Judgement.

* escena final = closing scene.

* espacio en blanco final = trailing blank.

* examen final = final, final exam.

* frase graciosa final = punchline [punch line].

* índice final = back-of-the-book index, back-of-book index.

* informe final = final report.

* juicio final = doom.

* poner el colofón final = bookend.

* poner punto final a = bring + an end to, bring to + an end, close + the book on.

* poner punto y final a = put + a stop to.

* producto final = end product, finished product, final product.

* producto final, el = finished work, the.

* prueba final = final.

* resultado final = end result.

* sondeo final = exit survey.

* sprint final = last-minute rush.

* usuario final = end user [end-user/enduser], ultimate consumer, ultimate reader.

* ver la luz al final del túnel = see + the light at the end of the tunnel.

la final

= final, the

Ex: Tony was disappointed the last time he was in the finals, and he's determined to leave everything on the dance floor this time.

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final¹

adjective

‹decisión› final; ‹objetivo› ultimate

final²

masculine

end

me quedé hasta el final I stayed to the end

a finales de junio at the end of June

al final de la película ella muere she dies at the end of the movie

no me gustó nada el final I didn't like the ending at all

tiene un final feliz it has a happy ending

están al final de la lista they're at the bottom of the list

estábamos al final de la cola we were last in line ( AmE) o ( BrE) at the back of the queue

vivo al final de la calle I live at the end of the street

al final del partido at the end of the game

al final tendrá que decidirse he'll have to make his mind up in the end

siempre protestando pero al final nunca hace nada he spends his whole time complaining but he never actually does anything

final³

feminine

( Dep)

1 (en fútbol, tenis etc) final

la final de copa the cup final

pasar a la final to go through to o make it to the final

2 finales fpl (en béisbol, fútbol americano) playoffs (pl)

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final adjetivo ‹ decisión› final;
‹ objetivo› ultimate
■ sustantivo masculino
end;
◊ a finales de junio at the end of June;

un final feliz a happy ending;
al final de la lista at the bottom of the list;
al final tendrá que decidirse he'll have to make his mind up in the end o eventually
■ sustantivo femenino (Dep)
a) (en fútbol, tenis etc) final;

◊ la final de copa the cup final;

pasar a la final to go through to o make it to the final
b)

◊ finales sustantivo femenino plural (en béisbol, baloncesto, fútbol americano) playoffs (pl)

final
I adjetivo final
la decisión final, the final decision
II sustantivo masculino end
a finales de, at the end of
al final, in the end: nos apetecía mucho, pero al final no fuimos, we really felt like doing it, but in the end we didn't go
final de trayecto, terminus
final feliz, happy ending
III f Dep final
' final' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- actual
- avenirse
- cepillarse
- cierre
- cola
- coletilla
- cuarta
- cuarto
- decorado
- disolución
- disputarse
- echarse
- emitir
- fin
- gato
- guinda
- hasta
- hermosa
- hermoso
- incidir
- infarto
- inicial
- judicatura
- juicio
- machacar
- octava
- octavo
- paciencia
- política
- recta
- remate
- retocar
- retoque
- sacacorchos
- servidor
- servidora
- sprint
- total
- traca
- última
- último
- animar
- clasificación
- clasificar
- concho
- conseguir
- contar
- decir
- ensayo
English:
actual
- aggregate
- also
- Armageddon
- back
- best
- bitter
- bottom
- bottom line
- bring round
- close
- doomsday
- end
- ending
- evade
- eventual
- fast forward
- final
- finale
- follow through
- from
- grand finale
- hear of
- in
- last
- late
- light
- listen
- out of
- outsmart
- outtake
- quarter-final
- reckoning
- right
- see
- sit through
- soon
- stage
- still
- straight
- tack on
- tag on
- tail end
- to
- track down
- truth
- turn
- ultimate
- ultimately
- way

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final

♦ adj

1. [último] final, end;

sus palabras finales fueron muy aplaudidas her closing words were loudly applauded;

punto final end point

2. Gram final

♦ nm

1. [terminación] end;

el final del libro es sorprendente the book has a surprise ending;

a finales de at the end of;

al final [en conclusión] in the end;

la cocina está al final del pasillo the kitchen is at the end of the corridor;

responderé preguntas al final de la charla I will answer questions at the end of the talk;

al final siempre tengo que ayudarles I always have to help them in the end;

ya verás como al final acepta she'll agree in the end, you'll see

Comp
final feliz happy ending
2. [examen] final (exam)

♦ nf

final;

cuartos de final quarter finals

Comp
final de consolación 3rd/4th place play-off;
final de la copa cup final;

final a cuatro [en baloncesto] final four

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final

1 f & adj final

final

2 m end;

al final in the end;

a finales de mayo at the end of May

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final adj

: final, ultimate

♦ finalmente adv

final nm

1) : end, conclusion, finale

2) finales nmpl

: play-offs

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final¹ adj final / last

final² n

1. (fin) end

el final de la guerra the end of the war

al final del pasillo at the end of the corridor

2. (de competición) final

la final de copa the cup final

3. (de historia) ending

un final feliz a happy ending

a finales de at the end of

a finales de setiembre at the end of September

al final in the end

Spanish-English dictionary > final
3 final

1. adjective
1) (the very last: the final chapter of the book.) final, último

2) ((of a decision etc) definite; decided and not to be changed: The judge's decision is final.) definitivo

2. noun
(the last part of a competition: The first parts of the competition will take place throughout the country, but the final will be in London.) final

- finally
- finalist
- finality
- finalize
- finalise
- finalization
- finalisation
- finals

final¹ adj último / final

the final scene of the play la última escena de la obra

final² n final

who do you think will win the final? ¿quién crees que ganará la final?

final adjetivo ‹ decisión› final; ‹ objetivo› ultimate ■ sustantivo masculino end;
◊ a finales de junio at the end of June;
un final feliz a happy ending; al final de la lista at the bottom of the list; al final tendrá que decidirse he'll have to make his mind up in the end o eventually ■ sustantivo femenino (Dep)
a) (en fútbol, tenis etc) final;

◊ la final de copa the cup final;
pasar a la final to go through to o make it to the final
b)

◊ finales sustantivo femenino plural (en béisbol, baloncesto, fútbol americano) playoffs (pl)

final
I adjetivo final
la decisión final, the final decision
II sustantivo masculino end
a finales de, at the end of
al final, in the end: nos apetecía mucho, pero al final no fuimos, we really felt like doing it, but in the end we didn't go
final de trayecto, terminus
final feliz, happy ending
III f Dep final ' final' also found in these entries: Spanish: A - actual - avenirse - cepillarse - cierre - cola - coletilla - cuarta - cuarto - decorado - disolución - disputarse - echarse - emitir - fin - gato - guinda - hasta - hermosa - hermoso - incidir - infarto - inicial - judicatura - juicio - machacar - octava - octavo - paciencia - política - recta - remate - retocar - retoque - sacacorchos - servidor - servidora - sprint - total - traca - última - último - animar - clasificación - clasificar - concho - conseguir - contar - decir - ensayo English: actual - aggregate - also - Armageddon - back - best - bitter - bottom - bottom line - bring round - close - doomsday - end - ending - evade - eventual - fast forward - final - finale - follow through - from - grand finale - hear of - in - last - late - light - listen - out of - outsmart - outtake - quarter-final - reckoning - right - see - sit through - soon - stage - still - straight - tack on - tag on - tail end - to - track down - truth - turn - ultimate - ultimately - way

final

tr['faɪnəl]

adjective

1 (last) final, último,-a

2 (definitive) definitivo,-a

noun

1 SMALLSPORT/SMALL final nombre femenino

plural noun finals

1 (at university) exámenes nombre masculino plural finales

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

and that's final! ¡y no hay nada más que decir!

final ['faɪnəl] adj

1) definitive: definitivo, final, inapelable

2) ultimate: final

3) last: último, final

final n

1) : final f (en deportes)

2) finals npl

: exámenes mpl finales

final

adj.

• decisivo, -a adj.

• final adj.

• supremo, -a adj.

• terminal adj.

• terminante adj.

• último, -a adj.

n.

• examen final s.m.

• final s.m.

I 'faɪnḷ
adjective

1) ( last) (before n) último

a final demand (for payment) — ( Busn) un último aviso de pago

I'd like to make one final point:... — por último quisiera señalar que...

2) ( definitive) final

and that's my final word on the subject — y no se hable más del asunto

you can't go and that's final — no puedes ir y no hay más que hablar

the judges' decision is final — (frml) la decisión del jurado es inapelable

II

noun

1) (Games, Sport) (often pl) final f

to go through to the finals — pasar a la(s) final(es)

2) finals pl ( Educ) exámenes mpl finales

['faɪnl]
1. ADJ

1) (=last) (in series) último; [stage] final, último; (Univ) [exam] de fin de carrera

in the final stages of her illness — en la fase final or en la última fase de su enfermedad

I'd like to say one final word... — por último me gustaría añadir lo siguiente...

final demand — último aviso m de pago

final dividend — dividendo m complementario

final edition — (Journalism) última edición f
analysis
2) (=conclusive) [approval] definitivo; [result] final

the judge's decision is final — la decisión del juez es inapelable

and that's final! — ¡y punto!, ¡y no se hable más!

3) (=ultimate) [destination] final

2. N

1) (Sport) final f

she went on to reach the final — siguió hasta llegar a la final

2) finals (Univ) exámenes mpl de fin de carrera

3.

CPD

final curtain N —

the final curtain — el telón final

final demand N — última notificación f de pago

final edition N — última edición f

final instalment N — (=payment) último plazo m ; [of TV series] episodio m final; [of serialized novel] fascículo m final

final whistle N —

the final whistle — el pitido final

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I ['faɪnḷ]
adjective

1) ( last) (before n) último

a final demand (for payment) — ( Busn) un último aviso de pago

I'd like to make one final point:... — por último quisiera señalar que...

2) ( definitive) final

and that's my final word on the subject — y no se hable más del asunto

you can't go and that's final — no puedes ir y no hay más que hablar

the judges' decision is final — (frml) la decisión del jurado es inapelable

II

noun

1) (Games, Sport) (often pl) final f

to go through to the finals — pasar a la(s) final(es)

2) finals pl ( Educ) exámenes mpl finales

English-spanish dictionary > final
4 decisión

f.

decision, determination, decisiveness, firmness.

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decisión

► nombre femenino

1 (resolución) decision

■ sus padres tuvieron que tomar una decisión his parents had to make a decision

2 (determinación) determination, resolution

■ se levantó con decisión y la invitó a bailar he stood up resolutely and asked her to dance

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noun f.

decision, choice

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SF

1) (=determinación) decision; (Jur) judgment

forzar una decisión — to force the issue

tomar una decisión — to make o take a decision

decisión por mayoría — majority decision

2) (=firmeza) decisiveness

3) (=voluntad) determination

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femenino

a) ( acción) decision

tomar una decisión — to make a decision

llegar a una decisión — to decide, to reach a decision

decisión de + inf: su decisión de marcharse — her decision to leave

b) ( cualidad) decisiveness, decision

una mujer con decisión — a decisive woman, a woman of decision

c) (AmL) ( en boxeo)

ganó por decisión — he won on points o by a decision

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= choice, decision, determination, resolution.

Ex. To rectify failures, the librarian has two choices.

Ex. However, once a decision has been made to group similar types of entries other difficulties emerge in defining the categories.

Ex. Instead of fighting words with a dogged determination, he got to like them.

Ex. The Economic and Social Committee and the European Parliament will use it to broadcast their opinions and resolutions.

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* aceptar una decisión = accept + decision.

* adoptar una decisión = adopt + decision.

* a favor de la decisión personal sobre el aborto = pro-choice.

* afectar a una decisión = colour + decision, affect + decision.

* alcanzar una decisión = arrive at + decision.

* apoyo a la toma de decisiones = decision support.

* árbol para la toma de decisiones = decision tree.

* buena decisión = good judgement.

* con decisión = decisively.

* decisión arbitraria = arbitrary decision.

* decisión con conocimiento de causa = informed decision.

* decisión de adoptar = decision to adopt.

* decisión de última hora = last-minute decision.

* decisión fundada = informed decision.

* decisión irrevocable = irrevocable decision.

* decisión no unánime = split decision.

* decisión permanente = permanent arrangement.

* decisión precipitada ante un problema = crisis decision.

* decisión sobre qué política de actuación seguir = policy decision.

* delegar una decisión = delegate + decision.

* imposibilidad de toma de decisiones = undecidability.

* llegar a una decisión = arrive at + decision.

* llevar a la práctica una decisión = implement + decision.

* llevar a tomar una decisión = lead (up) to + decision.

* mala decisión = bad judgement.

* necesitar tomar cierto tipo de decisiones = require + judgement, require + an exercise of + judgement.

* persona que toma la última decisión = decider.

* por decisión propia = by choice.

* posibilidad de toma de decisiones = decidability.

* reclamar una decisión = appeal + decision.

* regir una decisión = govern + decision.

* responsable de tomar decisiones = decision maker [decision-maker].

* ser decisión de + Nombre = be down to + Nombre.

* sistema de apoyo a la toma de decisiones = decision support system, decision making system.

* toma de decisiones = decision making [decision-making], decision taking.

* toma de decisiones con conocimiento de causa = informed decision making.

* toma de decisiones fundadas = informed decision making.

* tomar decisión = make + choices.

* tomar decisiones = exercise + judgement.

* tomar decisiones con conocimiento de causa = make + informed decisions.

* tomar decisiones fundadas = make + informed decisions.

* tomar decisiones por alguien = take + decisions in + Posesivo + name.

* tomar la decisión más acertada dadas las circunstancias = do + the best thing in the circumstances.

* tomar las decisiones = call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost, set + the agenda.

* tomar otra decisión = decision to the contrary.

* tomar una decisión = make + decision, make + judgement, take + decision, reach + decision, make up + Posesivo + (own) mind, adopt + decision.

* tomar una decisión sin conocer todos los datos = make + uninformed decision.

* tomar una decisión sin consultar con nadie = take it upon + Reflexivo + to.

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femenino

a) ( acción) decision

tomar una decisión — to make a decision

llegar a una decisión — to decide, to reach a decision

decisión de + inf: su decisión de marcharse — her decision to leave

b) ( cualidad) decisiveness, decision

una mujer con decisión — a decisive woman, a woman of decision

c) (AmL) ( en boxeo)

ganó por decisión — he won on points o by a decision

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= choice, decision, determination, resolution.

Ex: To rectify failures, the librarian has two choices.

Ex: However, once a decision has been made to group similar types of entries other difficulties emerge in defining the categories.

Ex: Instead of fighting words with a dogged determination, he got to like them.

Ex: The Economic and Social Committee and the European Parliament will use it to broadcast their opinions and resolutions.

* aceptar una decisión = accept + decision.

* adoptar una decisión = adopt + decision.

* a favor de la decisión personal sobre el aborto = pro-choice.

* afectar a una decisión = colour + decision, affect + decision.

* alcanzar una decisión = arrive at + decision.

* apoyo a la toma de decisiones = decision support.

* árbol para la toma de decisiones = decision tree.

* buena decisión = good judgement.

* con decisión = decisively.

* decisión arbitraria = arbitrary decision.

* decisión con conocimiento de causa = informed decision.

* decisión de adoptar = decision to adopt.

* decisión de última hora = last-minute decision.

* decisión fundada = informed decision.

* decisión irrevocable = irrevocable decision.

* decisión no unánime = split decision.

* decisión permanente = permanent arrangement.

* decisión precipitada ante un problema = crisis decision.

* decisión sobre qué política de actuación seguir = policy decision.

* delegar una decisión = delegate + decision.

* imposibilidad de toma de decisiones = undecidability.

* llegar a una decisión = arrive at + decision.

* llevar a la práctica una decisión = implement + decision.

* llevar a tomar una decisión = lead (up) to + decision.

* mala decisión = bad judgement.

* necesitar tomar cierto tipo de decisiones = require + judgement, require + an exercise of + judgement.

* persona que toma la última decisión = decider.

* por decisión propia = by choice.

* posibilidad de toma de decisiones = decidability.

* reclamar una decisión = appeal + decision.

* regir una decisión = govern + decision.

* responsable de tomar decisiones = decision maker [decision-maker].

* ser decisión de + Nombre = be down to + Nombre.

* sistema de apoyo a la toma de decisiones = decision support system, decision making system.

* toma de decisiones = decision making [decision-making], decision taking.

* toma de decisiones con conocimiento de causa = informed decision making.

* toma de decisiones fundadas = informed decision making.

* tomar decisión = make + choices.

* tomar decisiones = exercise + judgement.

* tomar decisiones con conocimiento de causa = make + informed decisions.

* tomar decisiones fundadas = make + informed decisions.

* tomar decisiones por alguien = take + decisions in + Posesivo + name.

* tomar la decisión más acertada dadas las circunstancias = do + the best thing in the circumstances.

* tomar las decisiones = call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost, set + the agenda.

* tomar otra decisión = decision to the contrary.

* tomar una decisión = make + decision, make + judgement, take + decision, reach + decision, make up + Posesivo + (own) mind, adopt + decision.

* tomar una decisión sin conocer todos los datos = make + uninformed decision.

* tomar una decisión sin consultar con nadie = take it upon + Reflexivo + to.

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decisión

feminine

1 (acción) decision

la decisión está en tus manos the decision is in your hands

tienes que tomar una decisión you must make o take a decision, you must make your mind up

no han podido llegar a una decisión they haven't been able to decide o reach a decision

decisión DE + INF:

su decisión de marcharse her decision to leave

2 (cualidad) decisiveness, decision

una mujer de decisión a decisive woman, a woman of decision

3

( AmL) (en boxeo): ganó por decisión he won on points o by a decision

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decisión sustantivo femenino
a) ( acción) decision;

◊ tomar una decisión to make a decision;

su decisión de marcharse her decision to leave
b) ( cualidad) decisiveness, decision;

◊ una mujer con decisión a woman of decision

c) (AmL) ( en boxeo):

◊ ganó por decisión he won on points o by a decision

decisión sustantivo femenino
1 decision: es hora de tomar una decisión, it's time to make a decision
2 (firmeza) decisiveness: entró en el despacho con decisión, he marched into the office
' decisión' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acertada
- acertado
- cacicada
- competer
- comunicar
- concernir
- condicionante
- contravenir
- debilitar
- decididamente
- declararse
- determinar
- determinación
- detrimento
- ecuánime
- enérgica
- enérgico
- final
- impugnar
- juicio
- madurar
- mando
- pensar
- posponer
- precedente
- prórroga
- prorrogar
- providencia
- provocar
- ratificar
- resolución
- sabia
- sabio
- salomónica
- salomónico
- terminante
- última
- último
- unánime
- unitaria
- unitario
- ventolera
- acierto
- adoptar
- anunciar
- apresurado
- arbitraje
- atinado
- caliente
- demorar
English:
accord
- agonizing
- ambit
- appeal
- arguable
- astute
- breathing space
- clash
- clean-cut
- clear
- contest
- decide
- decision
- decision making
- early
- entail
- far-reaching
- fight
- final
- go against
- govern
- hasty
- hinge on
- ill-advised
- make
- override
- overrule
- pending
- question
- rash
- rationale
- resolve
- reverse
- ruling
- second thought
- sensible
- shrewd
- smart
- snap
- spur
- stand by
- take
- unanimous
- vital
- wise
- withhold
- adamant
- agonize
- altogether
- approve

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decisión nf

1. [dictamen, resolución] decision;

la decisión está en nuestras manos the decision is in our hands;

la decisión de expulsarlo no depende de mí whether he should be expelled or not is not my decision;

llegar a o [m5] alcanzar una decisión to arrive at o reach a decision;

tomar una decisión to make o take a decision;

tomó la decisión de no ir she decided not to go

Comp
decisión judicial court ruling
2. [firmeza de carácter] determination, resolve;
[seguridad, resolución] decisiveness;
actuar con decisión to act decisively;

es una persona con muy poca decisión he's a very indecisive person

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decisión

f

1 decision;

tomar una decisión make o take a decision

2 fig

decisiveness

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decisión nf, pl - siones : decision, choice

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decisión n

1. (en general) decision

tomó la decisión de irse de casa she made the decision to leave home

2. (determinación) determination

la falta de decisión del general the general's lack of determination

con decisión decisively

Spanish-English dictionary > decisión
5 appel

appel [apεl]

1. masculine noun

   a. ( = cri) call

• appel à l'aide or au secours call for help

• l'appel du large the call of the sea

   b. ( = sollicitation) call

• dernier appel pour le vol AF 850 (dans aéroport) last call for flight AF 850

• appel aux armes/aux urnes call to arms/to vote

• lancer un appel au calme to appeal for calm

• lancer un appel à témoins to appeal for witnesses

• manifestation à l'appel d'une organisation demonstration called by an organization

• faire un appel de phares to flash one's headlights

• offre/prix d'appel introductory offer/price

• article or produit d'appel loss leader

   c. faire appel à ( = invoquer) to appeal to ; ( = avoir recours à) to call on ; ( = nécessiter) to call for

• faire appel au bon sens/à la générosité de qn to appeal to sb's common sense/generosity

• faire appel à ses souvenirs to call up one's memories

• faire appel à l'armée to call out the army

• on a dû faire appel aux pompiers they had to call the fire brigade

• ce problème fait appel à des connaissances qu'il n'a pas this problem calls for knowledge he hasn't got

   d. ( = vérification de présence) (en classe) register ; (à l'armée) roll call

• faire l'appel (en classe) to call the register (Brit) to take attendance (US) ; (à l'armée) to call the roll

• absent/présent à l'appel [élève] absent/present

   e. ( = recours en justice) appeal

• faire appel d'un jugement to appeal against a judgment

• faire appel to lodge an appeal

• sans appel [décision] final

   f. (Military = mobilisation) call-up

   g. appel (téléphonique) call

   h. (Cards) signal (à for)

• faire un appel à pique to signal for a spade

   i. ( = élan) take-off

• pied d'appel take-off foot

   j. (Computing) call

2. compounds

► appel d'air intake of air

• ça fait appel d'air there's a draught (Brit) or draft (US) ► appel de fonds call for capital

► appel d'offres invitation to tender

► appel du pied veiled appeal

► appel en visio, appel visio (Telecommunications) video call

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apɛl
nom masculin

1) ( invitation pressante) call

‘dernier appel pour Tokyo’ — ‘last call for Tokyo’

appel au secours — lit call for help; fig cry for help

à l'appel de leur mère — when they heard their mother calling

2) ( supplique) appeal

lancer un appel — to make an appeal

lancer un appel à la radio — to put out an appeal on the radio

3) ( incitation)

appel à — call for [solidarité]; appeal for [calme]; call to [armes]; plea for [clémence]

appel à la grève — strike call

lancer un appel à — to call for [solidarité, grève]; to appeal for [calme]

appel au meurtre — death threat

lancer un appel au meurtre contre quelqu'un — to call for somebody's assassination

4) Télécommunications call

appel téléphonique/radio — phone/radio call

5) ( recours)

appel à — appeal to [personne, bon sens]

faire appel à — [personne] to call [pompiers, police, spécialiste]; to bring in [artiste]; to call up [capitaux]; [gouvernement] to call in [armée, police, puissance étrangère]; [tâche] to call for [connaissances]

faire appel à la justice — to go to court

6) ( vérification) gén roll call; École registration

faire l'appel — gén to take the roll call; École to take the register

manquer à l'appel — gén to be absent at the roll call; École to be absent at registration

7) Armée ( convocation) call up GB, draft US

8) ( attirance)

l'appel de — the call of [large, forêt]

9) Droit appeal

faire appel — to appeal

faire appel d'un jugement — to appeal against a decision

perdre en appel — to lose an appeal

juger en appel — to hear an appeal

sans appel — lit without further right of appeal

une décision sans appel — fig a final decision

condamner sans appel — fig to condemn out of hand

10) Sport take off

prendre son appel — to take off

11) Jeux ( aux cartes) signal

faire un appel — to signal for a card

12) Informatique call

d'appel — [programme, station, séquence] calling (épith); [demande, indicatif, mot] call (épith)

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Phrasal Verbs:

- l'appel du 18 juin

- appel d'air

- appel d'offres

- appel de phares

- appel du pied

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apɛl nm
1) (pour héler, demander de l'aide) call

répondre à l'appel de qn — to respond to sb's call

un appel au secours — a cry for help

un appel à l'aide — a cry for help

2) (téléphonique) call

indicatif d'appel — call sign

numéro d'appel — number

3) (pour exhorter ou inciter) call

appel aux armes — call to arms

appel à la rébellion — call to rebellion

produit d'appel COMMERCE — loss leader

4) (pour une collecte) appeal

Ils ont lancé un appel pour venir en aide aux victimes. — They launched an appeal to help the victims.

5) (nominal) MILITAIRE roll call, ÉDUCATION register

faire l'appel MILITAIRE — to call the roll, ÉDUCATIONto call the register

6) (= recrutement) MILITAIRE call-up

7) DROIT (après un jugement) appeal

faire appel — to appeal, to lodge an appeal

interjeter appel — to appeal, to lodge an appeal

sans appel fig — final, irrevocable

8) (autres locutions)

faire appel à (= invoquer) — to appeal to, (= avoir recours à) to call on, (= nécessiter) to call for, to require

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appel nm

1 ( invitation pressante) call; ‘dernier appel pour Tokyo’ ‘last call for Tokyo’; appel au secours lit call for help; fig cry for help; les enfants se sont enfuis à l'appel de leur mère the children ran away when they heard their mother calling; l'appel des syndicats n'a pas été entendu the call of the trade unions was not heeded; il m'a fait un appel du regard he signalled^GB to me with his eyes; l'appel des fidèles à la messe calling the faithful to mass; l'appel de la cloche le dimanche the ringing of church bells on Sundays;

2 ( supplique) appeal, plea; un appel pathétique/solennel a pathetic/solemn appeal; lancer un appel (en faveur de) to make an appeal (on behalf of); appel à l'aide plea ou appeal for aid; répondre or se rendre à l'appel de to respond to the appeal of; lancer un appel à la télévision/à la radio to put out an appeal on television/on the radio;

3 ( incitation) appel à call for [solidarité]; appeal for [calme]; call to [révolte]; plea for [clémence]; appel à la grève strike call; lancer un appel à to call for [solidarité, grève]; to appeal for [calme]; to call to [révolte, armes]; appel au meurtre death threat; lancer un appel au meurtre contre qn to call for sb's assassination;

4 Télécom call; appel téléphonique phone call; appel radio radio call; un appel de Londres pour vous a call from London for you; prendre/recevoir un appel to take/to get a call;

5 ( recours) appel à appeal to [personne, générosité, bon sens]; faire appel à [personne] to call [pompiers, police, spécialiste]; to bring in [artiste, architecte]; to call up [capitaux]; [gouvernement] to call in [armée, police, puissance étrangère]; to call for [intervention]; [tâche] to call for [connaissances, notions]; faire appel à la justice to go to court;

6 ( vérification) gén roll call; Scol registration; faire l'appel gén to take the roll call; Scol to take the register; manquer à l'appel gén to be absent at the roll call; Scol to be absent at registration;

7 Mil ( convocation) call up GB, draft US;

8 ( attirance) l'appel de the call of [large, chair, forêt];

9 Jur appeal; faire appel to appeal; faire appel d'un jugement to appeal against a decision; perdre en appel to lose an appeal; juger en appel to hear an appeal; sans appel lit without further right of appeal; une décision sans appel fig a final decision; condamner sans appel fig to condemn out of hand;

10 Sport take off; prendre son appel to take off; jambe/pied d'appel take-off leg/foot;

11 Jeux ( aux cartes) signal; faire un appel to signal for a card; faire un appel à cœur to ask for a return in hearts;

12 Ordinat call; d'appel [programme, station, séquence] calling ( épith); [demande, indicatif, mot] call ( épith);

13 Comm prix d'appel loss-leader price; produit or article d'appel loss leader.

Composés

l' appel du 18 juin Hist General de Gaulle's appeal of 18 June 1940; appel d'air draught GB, draft US; créer or faire un appel d'air to create a draught GB ou draft US; appel des causes Jur roll call of matters listed; appel de fonds Fin call for capital; faire un appel de fonds to call for capital, to call up capital; appel d'offres Admin invitation to tender; lancer un appel d'offres to invite tenders; appel de phares flash of headlights GB ou high beams US; faire un appel de phares to flash one's headlights GB ou high beams US; appel du pied○ veiled invitation, discreet appeal.

[apɛl] nom masculin

1. [cri] call

un appel au secours ou à l'aide

a. (sens propre) a call for help

b. (figuré) a cry for help

tu n'as pas entendu mes appels? didn't you hear me calling (out)?

l'appel du large the call of the sea

l'appel de la nature the call of the wild

appel aux armes call to arms

appel au peuple appeal to the people

appel au rassemblement call for unity

l'appel du 18 juin 1940General de Gaulle's radio appeal to the French people to resist the occupying Nazi forces

appel de détresse

a. NAUTIQUE distress call

b. [d'une personne] call for help

appel de phares: faire un appel de phares (à quelqu'un) to flash one's lights (at somebody)

faire un appel du pied à quelqu'un to make covert advances to somebody

appel radio radio message

2. [coup de téléphone]

appel (téléphonique) (telephone ou phone) call

appel interurbain long-distance call

appel en PCV reverse charge call (UK), collect call (US)

3. [sollicitation] appeal

faire appel à

a. [clémence, générosité] to appeal to

b. [courage, intelligence, qualité, souvenirs] to summon (up)

cela fait appel à des notions complexes it involves complex notions

faire appel à la force to resort to force

faire appel à l'armée to call in the army, to call the army out

faire appel à un spécialiste to call in a specialist

il a fait appel à elle pour son déménagement he asked for her help when he moved

4. ÉCONOMIE call

appel de fonds call for funds

appel d'offres invitation to tender

répondre à un appel d'offres to make a bid

5. DROIT appeal

en appel on appeal

faire appel to appeal

faire appel d'un jugement to appeal against a decision

aller en appel to appeal, to go to appeal

appel à témoins appeal for witnesses (to come forward)

6. [liste de présence] roll call

MILITAIRE [mobilisation] call-up

faire l'appel

a. ÉDUCATION to take the register (UK), to call (the) roll (US)

b. MILITAIRE to call the roll

répondre à l'appel to be present

appel d'une classe call-up ou calling up of a class

7. INFORMATIQUE call

appel par référence/valeur call by reference/value

programme/séquence d'appel call routine/sequence

8. JEUX

faire un appel à cœur/carreau to signal for a heart/diamond

9. SPORT take-off

prendre son appel to take off

10. TECHNOLOGIE

appel d'air draught

sans appel locution adjectivale

1. DROIT without (the possibility of an) appeal

2. [irrévocable] irrevocable

c'est sans appel there's no going back on it, it's final

sa décision est sans appel his decision is final

répondre d'un ton sans appel to reply dismissively

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > appel
6 say

1. transitive verb,
pres. t. he says, p.t. & p.p. said

1) sagen

say something out loud — etwas aussprechen od. laut sagen

he said something about going out — er hat etwas von Ausgehen gesagt

what more can I say? — was soll ich da noch [groß] sagen?

it says a lot or much or something for somebody/something that... — es spricht sehr für jemanden/etwas, dass...

have a lot/not much to say for oneself — viel reden/nicht viel von sich geben

to say nothing of — (quite apart from) ganz zu schweigen von; mal ganz abgesehen von

that is to say — das heißt

having said that, that said — (nevertheless) abgesehen davon

when all is said and done — letzten Endes

you can say that again, you said it — (coll.) das kannst du laut sagen (ugs.)

you don't say [so] — (coll.) was du nicht sagst (ugs.)

says you — (coll.) wer's glaubt, wird selig (ugs. scherzh.)

I'll say [it is]! — (coll.): (it certainly is) und wie!

don't let or never let it be said [that]... — niemand soll sagen können, [dass]...

I can't say [that] I like cats/the idea — ich kann nicht gerade sagen od. behaupten, dass ich Katzen mag/die Idee gut finde

[well,] I must say — also, ich muss schon sagen

I should say so/not — ich glaube schon/nicht; (emphatic) bestimmt/bestimmt nicht

what have you got to say for yourself? — was haben Sie zu Ihren Gunsten zu sagen?

there's something to be said on both sides/either side — man kann für beide Seiten/jede Seite Argumente anführen

I can't say fairer than that — ein besseres Angebot kann ich nicht machen

and so say all of us — der Meinung sind wir auch

what do or would you say to somebody/something? — (think about) was hältst du von jemandem/etwas?; was würdest du zu jemandem/etwas sagen?

what I'm trying to say is this — was ich sagen will, ist folgendes

say nothing to somebody — (fig.) [Musik, Kunst:] jemandem nichts bedeuten

which/that is not saying much or a lot — was nicht viel heißen will/das will nicht viel heißen

2) (recite, repeat, speak words of) sprechen [Gebet, Text]; aufsagen [Einmaleins, Gedicht]

3) (have specified wording or reading) sagen; [Zeitung:] schreiben; [Uhr:] zeigen [Uhrzeit]

the Bible says or it says in the Bible [that]... — in der Bibel heißt es, dass...

a sign saying... — ein Schild mit der Aufschrift...

what does it say here? — was steht hier?

4) in pass.

she is said to be clever/have done it — man sagt, sie sei klug/habe es getan
2. intransitive verb, forms as
1.

1) (speak) sagen

I say! — (Brit.) (seeking attention) Entschuldigung!; (admiring) Donnerwetter!

2) in imper. (Amer.) Mensch!
3. noun
1) (share in decision)

have a or some say — ein Mitspracherecht haben (in bei)

have no say — nichts zu sagen haben

2) (power of decision)

the [final] say — das letzte Wort (in bei)

3) (what one has to say)

have one's say — seine Meinung sagen; (chance to speak)

get one's or have a say — zu Wort kommen

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[sei] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - says; verb
1) (to speak or utter: What did you say?; She said `Yes'.) sagen

2) (to tell, state or declare: She said how she had enjoyed meeting me; She is said to be very beautiful.) sagen

3) (to repeat: The child says her prayers every night.) aufsagen

4) (to guess or estimate: I can't say when he'll return.) sagen
2. noun
(the right or opportunity to state one's opinion: I haven't had my say yet; We have no say in the decision.) das Mitspracherecht

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say

[seɪ]

I. TRANSITIVE VERB

<said, said>

1. (utter)

▪ to \say sth etw sagen

how do you \say your name in Japanese? wie spricht man deinen Namen auf Japanisch aus?

I'm sorry, what did you \say? Entschuldigung, was hast du gesagt?

to \say sth to sb's face jdm etw ins Gesicht sagen

when all is said and done letzten Endes

when all is said and done, you can only do your best letzten Endes kann man sich nur bemühen, sein Bestes zu geben

2. (state)

▪ to \say sth etw sagen

what did they \say about the house? was haben sie über das Haus gesagt?

what did you \say to him? was hast du ihm gesagt?

“the department manager is at lunch,” he said apologetically „der Abteilungsleiter ist beim Mittagessen“, meinte er bedauernd

another cup of tea? — I wouldn't \say no ( fam) noch eine Tasse Tee? — da würde ich nicht Nein sagen

to \say goodbye to sb jdm auf Wiedersehen sagen, sich akk von jdm verabschieden

if Europe fails to agree on this, we can \say goodbye to any common foreign policy ( fam) wenn Europa sich hierauf nicht einigen kann, können wir jegliche gemeinsame Außenpolitik vergessen

to \say the least um es [einmal] milde auszudrücken

he's rather unreliable to \say the least er ist ziemlich unzuverlässig, und das ist noch schmeichelhaft ausgedrückt

you can \say that again! ( fam) das kannst du laut sagen fam

to have anything/nothing/something to \say [to sb] [jdm] irgendetwas/nichts/etwas zu sagen haben

I've got something to \say to you ich muss Ihnen etwas sagen

to \say yes/no to sth etw annehmen/ablehnen

having said that,... abgesehen davon...

3. (put into words)

▪ to \say sth etw sagen

what are you \saying, exactly? was willst du eigentlich sagen?

that was well said das war gut gesagt; (sl)

\say what? echt? fam

he talked for nearly an hour, but actually he said very little er redete beinahe eine Stunde lang, aber eigentlich sagte er sehr wenig

needless to \say [that] he disagreed with all the suggestions, as usual natürlich war er, wie immer, mit keinem der Vorschläge einverstanden

to have a lot/nothing to \say viel/nicht viel reden

what have you got to \say for yourself? was hast du zu deiner Rechtfertigung zu sagen?

\say no more! alles klar!

to \say nothing of sth ganz zu schweigen von etw dat

it would be an enormous amount of work, to \say nothing of the cost es wäre ein enormer Arbeitsaufwand, ganz abgesehen von den Kosten

4. (think)

it is said [that] he's over 100 er soll über 100 Jahre alt sein

she is a firm leader, too firm, some might \say sie ist eine strenge Führungskraft, zu streng, wie manche vielleicht sagen würden

\say what you like, I still can't believe it du kannst sagen, was du willst, aber ich kann es noch immer nicht glauben

▪ to \say sth to oneself sich dat etw sagen

she said to herself, “what a fool I am!” „was bin ich doch für eine Idiotin“, sagte sie zu sich selbst

5. (recite aloud)

▪ to \say sth etw aufsagen

to \say a prayer ein Gebet sprechen

6. (give information)

▪ to \say sth etw sagen

the sign \says... auf dem Schild steht...

can you read what that notice \says? kannst du lesen, was auf der Mitteilung steht?

it \says on the bottle to take three tablets a day auf der Flasche heißt es, man soll drei Tabletten täglich einnehmen

my watch \says 3 o'clock auf meiner Uhr ist es 3 [Uhr]

7. (indicate)

to \say something/a lot about sb/sth etwas/eine Menge über jdn/etw aussagen

the way he drives \says a lot about his character sein Fahrstil sagt eine Menge über seinen Charakter aus

to \say something for sb/sth für jdn/etw sprechen

it \says a lot for her determination that she practises her cello so often dass sie so oft Cello übt, zeigt ihre Entschlossenheit

there's little/a lot to be said for sth es spricht wenig/viel für etw akk

there's a lot to be said for living alone es spricht viel dafür, alleine zu leben

8. (convey inner/artistic meaning)

▪ to \say sth etw ausdrücken

the look on his face said he knew what had happened der Ausdruck auf seinem Gesicht machte deutlich, dass er wusste, was geschehen war

the expression on her face when she saw them said it all ihr Gesichtsausdruck, als sie sie sah, sagte alles

9. ( fam: suggest)

▪ to \say sth etw vorschlagen

I \say we start looking for a hotel now ich schlage vor, wir suchen uns jetzt ein Hotel

what do you \say we sell the car? was hältst du davon, wenn wir das Auto verkaufen?

10. (tell, command)

▪ to \say when/where etc. sagen, wann/wo usw.

he said to meet him here er sagte, dass wir ihn hier treffen sollen

she said to call her back when you get home sie sagte, du sollst sie zurückrufen, wenn du wieder zu Hause bist

to \say when sagen, wenn es genug ist [o reicht

11. (for instance)

[let's] \say... sagen wir [mal]...; (assuming) nehmen wir an, angenommen

try and finish the work by, let's \say, Friday versuchen Sie die Arbeit bis, sagen wir mal, Freitag fertig zu machen

[let's] \say [that] the journey takes three hours, that means you'll arrive at 2 o'clock angenommen die Reise dauert drei Stunden, das heißt, du kommst um 2 Uhr an

12.

▶ to \say amen to sth Amen zu etw dat sagen

I'll \say amen to that ich bin dafür

▶ to be unable to \say boo to a goose ein Hasenfuß sein iron pej fam

he's so shy he couldn't \say boo to a goose er ist so schüchtern, er könnte keiner Fliege etwas zuleide tun

▶ to \say cheese ‚cheese‘ sagen, „wo ist das Vögelchen?“ hum

▶ before sb could \say Jack Robinson bevor jd bis drei zählen konnte

▶ to \say uncle AM ( esp childspeak) sich akk geschlagen geben, aufgeben

▶ to \say the word Bescheid geben

just \say the word, and I'll come and help sag nur ein Wort und ich komme zu Hilfe

▶ you don't \say [so]! was du nicht sagst!

▶ you said it! ( fam) du sagst es!

II. INTRANSITIVE VERB

<said, said>

1. (state) sagen

where was he going? — he didn't \say wo wollte er hin? — das hat er nicht gesagt

is it possible? — who can \say? ist das möglich? — wer kann das schon sagen?

I appreciate the gesture more than I can \say ich kann gar nicht sagen, wie ich die Geste schätze

I can't \say for certain, but... ich kann es nicht mit Sicherheit behaupten, aber...

hard to \say schwer zu sagen

I can't \say das kann ich nicht sagen [o weiß ich nicht]

it's not for sb to \say es ist nicht an jdm, etw zu sagen

I think we should delay the introduction, but of course it's not for me to \say ich denke, wir sollten die Einführung hinausschieben, aber es steht mir natürlich nicht zu, das zu entscheiden

not to \say... um nicht zu sagen...

2. (believe) sagen

is Spanish a difficult language to learn? — they \say not ist Spanisch schwer zu lernen? — angeblich nicht

3. (to be explicit)

... that is to \say...... das heißt...

our friends, that is to \say our son's friends, will meet us at the airport unsere Freunde, genauer gesagt, die Freunde unseres Sohnes, werden uns am Flughafen treffen

that is not to \say das soll nicht heißen

he's so gullible, but that is not to \say that he is stupid er ist so leichtgläubig, aber das soll nicht heißen, dass er dumm ist

4. LAW

how \say you? wie lautet Ihr Urteil?

III. NOUN

no pl Meinung f

to have one's \say seine Meinung sagen

can't you keep quiet for a minute and let me have my \say? könnt ihr mal eine Minute ruhig sein, damit ich auch mal zu Wort kommen kann? fam

to have a/no \say in sth bei etw dat ein/kein Mitspracherecht haben

IV. ADJECTIVE

attr ( form)

▪ the said... der/die/das erwähnte [o genannte]...

V. INTERJECTION

1. AM ( fam: to attract attention) sag mal... fam

\say, how about going out tonight? sag mal, was hältst du davon, wenn wir heute Abend ausgehen? fam

I \say! BRIT ( dated) Donnerwetter! fam

I \say, what a splendid hat you're wearing! Donnerwetter, das ist ja ein toller Hut, den du da trägst! fam

2. (to show surprise, doubt etc.)

I [mean to [or must]] \say! [also,] ich muss [schon] sagen!; ( fam: for emphasis)

I'll \say! und wie!, das kann man wohl sagen! fam; (sl: to express doubt)

\says you! das glaubst aber auch nur du! fam

\says who? wer sagt das?

3. AM (expresses positive reaction) sag mal fam

\say, that's really a great idea! Mensch, das ist ja echt eine tolle Idee! fam

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[seɪ] vb: pret, ptp said
1. TRANSITIVE/INTRANSITIVE VERB

1) sagen

you can say what you like (about it/me) — Sie können (darüber/über mich) sagen, was Sie wollen

I never thought I'd hear him say that — ich hätte nie gedacht, dass er das sagen würde

that's not for him to say — es steht ihm nicht zu, sich darüber zu äußern

he looks very smart, I'll say that for him —

if you see her, say I haven't changed my mind — wenn du sie siehst, sag ihr or richte ihr aus, dass ich es mir nicht anders überlegt habe

I'm not saying it's the best, but... — ich sage or behaupte ja nicht, dass es das Beste ist, aber...

though I say it myself — wenn ich das mal selbst sagen darf

never let it be said that I didn't try — es soll keiner sagen können or mir soll keiner nachsagen, ich hätte es nicht versucht

well, all I can say is... — na ja, da kann ich nur sagen...

it tastes, shall we say, interesting — das schmeckt aber, na, sagen wir mal interessant

you'd better do it – who says? —

well, what can I say? — na ja, was kann man da sagen?

what does it mean? – I wouldn't like to say — was bedeutet das? – das kann ich auch nicht sagen

having said that, I must point out... — ich muss allerdings darauf hinweisen...

so saying, he sat down — und mit den Worten setzte er sich

he didn't have much to say for himself — er sagte or redete nicht viel; (in defence) er konnte nicht viel (zu seiner Verteidigung) sagen

what have you got to say for yourself? — was haben Sie zu Ihrer Verteidigung zu sagen?

if you don't like it, say so —

why didn't you say so? — warum haben Sie das denn nicht gesagt?

do it this way – if you say so — machen Sie es so – wenn Sie meinen

2)

giving instructions he said to wait here — er hat gesagt, ich soll/wir sollen etc hier warten

3) = announce melden

who shall I say? — wen darf ich melden?

4) = recite poem aufsagen; prayer, text sprechen

say after me... — sprechen Sie mir nach...

5) = pronounce aussprechen

he can't say his r's — er kann kein R aussprechen

6) = indicate newspaper, dictionary, clock, horoscope sagen (inf); (thermometer) anzeigen, sagen (inf); (law, church, Bible, computer) sagen

it says in the papers that... — in den Zeitungen steht, dass...

what does the paper/this book/your horoscope etc say? — was steht in der Zeitung/diesem Buch/deinem Horoskop etc?

the rules say that... — in den Regeln heißt es, dass...

what does the weather forecast say? — wie ist or lautet (form) der Wetterbericht?

the weather forecast said that... —

what does your watch say? — wie spät ist es auf Ihrer Uhr?, was sagt Ihre Uhr? (inf)

did the news say anything about the strike? — kam in den Nachrichten etwas über den Streik?

they weren't allowed to say anything about it in the papers — sie durften in den Zeitungen nichts darüber schreiben

7) = tell sagen

it's hard to say what's wrong what does that say about his intentions/the main character? — es ist schwer zu sagen, was nicht stimmt was sagt das über seine Absichten/die Hauptperson aus?

that says a lot about his character/state of mind — das lässt tief auf seinen Charakter/Gemütszustand schließen

these figures say a lot about recent trends — diese Zahlen sind in Bezug auf neuere Tendenzen sehr aufschlussreich

and that's saying a lot — und das will schon etwas heißen

that's not saying much — das will nicht viel heißen

that doesn't say much for him —

that says a lot for him — das spricht für ihn

there's no saying — das weiß keiner

there's no saying what might happen — was (dann) passiert, das kann keiner vorhersagen

there's something/a lot to be said for being based in London — es spricht einiges/viel für ein Zuhause or (for a firm) für einen Sitz in London

8)

= suppose say it takes three men to... — angenommen, man braucht drei Leute, um zu...

if it happens on, say, Wednesday? — wenn es am, sagen wir mal Mittwoch, passiert?

9)

in suggestions what would you say to a whisky/game of tennis? — wie wärs mit einem Whisky/mit einer Partie Tennis?

shall we say Tuesday/£50? —

what did he say to your plan? — was hat er zu Ihrem Plan gesagt?

I'll offer £500, what do you say to that? —

what do you say we go now? (inf) — wie wärs or was hieltest du davon, wenn wir jetzt gingen?, was meinst du, sollen wir jetzt gehen?

let's try again, what d'you say? (inf) — was meinste, versuchen wirs noch mal? (inf)

what do you say? — was meinen Sie?

I wouldn't say no to a cup of tea — ich hätte nichts gegen eine Tasse Tee

he never says no to a drink — er schlägt einen Drink nie aus, er sagt nie Nein or nein zu einem Drink

10)

exclamatory well, I must say! —

I say! (dated) (to attract attention) I say, thanks awfully, old man! (dated) — na so was! hallo! na dann vielen Dank, altes Haus! (dated)

say, what a great idea! (esp US) — Mensch, tolle Idee! (inf)

say, buddy! (esp US) — he, Mann! (inf)

I should say so! — das möchte ich doch meinen!

you don't say! (also iro) — nein wirklich?, was du nicht sagst!

well said! — (ganz) richtig!

you('ve) said it! — Sie sagen es!

you can say that again! — das kann man wohl sagen!

say no more! — ich weiß Bescheid!

says you! (inf) — das meinst auch nur du! (inf)

says who? (inf) — wer sagt das?

and so say all of us — und wir stimmen alle zu

11)

set expressions (it's) easier said than done — das ist leichter gesagt als getan

no sooner said than done — gesagt, getan

when all is said and done — letzten Endes

they say..., it is said... — es heißt...

he is said to be very rich — er soll sehr reich sein, es heißt, er sei sehr reich

a building said to have been built by... — ein Gebäude, das angeblich von... gebaut wurde or das von... gebaut worden sein soll

it goes without saying that... —

that goes without saying — das ist selbstverständlich

that is to say — das heißt; (correcting also) beziehungsweise

that's not to say that... — das soll nicht heißen, dass...

the plan sounded vague, not to say impractical — der Plan klang vage, um nicht zu sagen unpraktisch

to say nothing of the noise/costs etc — von dem Lärm/den Kosten etc ganz zu schweigen or mal ganz abgesehen

to say nothing of being... — davon, dass ich/er etc... ganz zu schweigen or mal ganz abgesehen

enough said! — genug!

2. NOUN

1)

= opportunity to speak let him have his say — lass ihn mal reden or seine Meinung äußern

everyone should be allowed to have his say —

you've had your say — Sie haben Ihre Meinung äußern können

2) = right to decide etc Mitspracherecht nt (in bei)

to have no/a say in sth —

I want more say in determining... — ich möchte mehr Mitspracherecht bei der Entscheidung... haben

to have the last or final say (in sth) — (etw) letztlich entscheiden; (person also) das letzte Wort (bei etw) haben

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say¹ [seı]

A v/t prät und pperf said [sed], 2. sg präs obs oder BIBEL say(e)st [ˈseı(ə)st], 3. sg präs says [sez], obs oder poet saith [seθ]

1. sagen, sprechen:

say yes to sth Ja zu etwas sagen;

they have little to say to each other sie haben sich wenig zu sagen; → goodby(e) A, jack¹ A 1, knife A 1

2. sagen, äußern, vorbringen, berichten:

have sth to say to ( oder with) etwas zu sagen haben in (dat) oder bei;

he has nothing to say for himself

a) er ist sehr zurückhaltend,

b) pej mit ihm ist nicht viel los;

have you nothing to say for yourself? hast du nichts zu deiner Rechtfertigung zu sagen?;

is that all you’ve got to say? ist das alles, was du zu sagen hast?;

the Bible says die Bibel sagt, in der Bibel heißt es oder steht;

people ( oder they) say he is ill, he is said to be ill man sagt oder es heißt, er sei krank; er soll krank sein;

what do you say to …? was hältst du von …?, wie wäre es mit …?;

it says es lautet (Schreiben etc);

it says here hier heißt es, hier steht (geschrieben);

my watch says 4:30 auf meiner Uhr ist es halb fünf;

what does your watch say? wie spät ist es auf deiner Uhr?;

you can say that again! das kannst du laut sagen!;

say no more (ist) schon gut!; → all C, bead A 2, nothing Bes Redew

3. sagen, behaupten, versprechen:

you said you would come; → soon 2

4. a) auch say over ein Gedicht etc auf-, hersagen

b) REL ein Gebet sprechen, ein Vaterunser etc beten: → grace A 11

c) KATH die Messe lesen

5. (be)sagen, bedeuten:

that is to say das heißt;

$500, say, five hundred dollars 500$, in Worten: fünfhundert Dollar;

(and) that’s saying sth (u.) das will was heißen;

that says it all das sagt alles

6. umg annehmen:

(let’s) say this happens angenommen oder nehmen wir (mal) an, das geschieht;

a sum of, say, $500 eine Summe von sagen wir (mal) 500 Dollar;

a country, say India ein Land wie (z. B.) Indien;

I should say ich würde sagen, ich dächte (schon)

B v/i

1. sagen, meinen:

it is hard to say es ist schwer zu sagen;

if you say so wenn du das sagst;

you may well say so das kann man wohl sagen;

you don’t say (so)! was du nicht sagst!;

say, haven’t I …? bes US umg sag mal, hab ich nicht …?;

I can’t say das kann ich nicht sagen;

as one ( oder you) might say könnte man sagen, sozusagen;

says he? umg sagt er?;

says who? umg wer sagt das?;

says you! sl das sagst du!, denkste!

2. I say

a) hör(en Sie) mal!, sag(en Sie) mal!,

b) (erstaunt od beifällig) Donnerwetter! umg, ich muss schon sagen!

C s

1. Ausspruch m, Behauptung f:

have one’s say seine Meinung äußern (to, on über akk oder zu)

2. Mitspracherecht n:

have a (no) say in sth etwas (nichts) zu sagen haben bei etwas;

let him have his say lass(t) ihn (doch auch mal) reden!

3. auch final say endgültige Entscheidung:

who has the say in this matter? wer hat in dieser Sache zu entscheiden oder das letzte Wort (zu sprechen)?

say² [seı] s ein feiner Wollstoff

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1. transitive verb,
pres. t. he says, p.t. & p.p. said

1) sagen

say something out loud — etwas aussprechen od. laut sagen

he said something about going out — er hat etwas von Ausgehen gesagt

what more can I say? — was soll ich da noch [groß] sagen?

it says a lot or much or something for somebody/something that... — es spricht sehr für jemanden/etwas, dass...

have a lot/not much to say for oneself — viel reden/nicht viel von sich geben

to say nothing of — (quite apart from) ganz zu schweigen von; mal ganz abgesehen von

that is to say — das heißt

having said that, that said — (nevertheless) abgesehen davon

when all is said and done — letzten Endes

you can say that again, you said it — (coll.) das kannst du laut sagen (ugs.)

you don't say [so] — (coll.) was du nicht sagst (ugs.)

says you — (coll.) wer's glaubt, wird selig (ugs. scherzh.)

I'll say [it is]! — (coll.): (it certainly is) und wie!

don't let or never let it be said [that]... — niemand soll sagen können, [dass]...

I can't say [that] I like cats/the idea — ich kann nicht gerade sagen od. behaupten, dass ich Katzen mag/die Idee gut finde

[well,] I must say — also, ich muss schon sagen

I should say so/not — ich glaube schon/nicht; (emphatic) bestimmt/bestimmt nicht

what have you got to say for yourself? — was haben Sie zu Ihren Gunsten zu sagen?

there's something to be said on both sides/either side — man kann für beide Seiten/jede Seite Argumente anführen

I can't say fairer than that — ein besseres Angebot kann ich nicht machen

and so say all of us — der Meinung sind wir auch

what do or would you say to somebody/something? — (think about) was hältst du von jemandem/etwas?; was würdest du zu jemandem/etwas sagen?

what I'm trying to say is this — was ich sagen will, ist folgendes

say nothing to somebody — (fig.) [Musik, Kunst:] jemandem nichts bedeuten

which/that is not saying much or a lot — was nicht viel heißen will/das will nicht viel heißen

2) (recite, repeat, speak words of) sprechen [Gebet, Text]; aufsagen [Einmaleins, Gedicht]

3) (have specified wording or reading) sagen; [Zeitung:] schreiben; [Uhr:] zeigen [Uhrzeit]

the Bible says or it says in the Bible [that]... — in der Bibel heißt es, dass...

a sign saying... — ein Schild mit der Aufschrift...

what does it say here? — was steht hier?

4) in pass.

she is said to be clever/have done it — man sagt, sie sei klug/habe es getan
2. intransitive verb, forms as
1.

1) (speak) sagen

I say! — (Brit.) (seeking attention) Entschuldigung!; (admiring) Donnerwetter!

2) in imper. (Amer.) Mensch!
3. noun
1) (share in decision)

have a or some say — ein Mitspracherecht haben (in bei)

have no say — nichts zu sagen haben

2) (power of decision)

the [final] say — das letzte Wort (in bei)

3) (what one has to say)

have one's say — seine Meinung sagen; (chance to speak)

get one's or have a say — zu Wort kommen

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v.

(§ p.,p.p.: said)

= sagen v.

English-german dictionary > say
7 judge

1. verb
1) (to hear and try (cases) in a court of law: Who will be judging this murder case?) juzgar

2) (to decide which is the best in a competition etc: Is she going to judge the singing competition again?; Who will be judging the vegetables at the flower show?; Who is judging at the horse show?) hacer de jurado

3) (to consider and form an idea of; to estimate: You can't judge a man by his appearance; Watch how a cat judges the distance before it jumps; She couldn't judge whether he was telling the truth.) juzgar

4) (to criticize for doing wrong: We have no right to judge him - we might have done the same thing ourselves.) juzgar

2. noun
1) (a public officer who hears and decides cases in a law court: The judge asked if the jury had reached a verdict.) juez

2) (a person who decides which is the best in a competition etc: The judge's decision is final (= you cannot argue with the judge's decision); He was asked to be on the panel of judges at the beauty contest.) jurado

3) (a person who is skilled at deciding how good etc something is: He says she's honest, and he's a good judge of character; He seems a very fine pianist to me, but I'm no judge.) conocedor, entendido

•

- judgement
- judgment
- judging from / to judge from
- pass judgement on
- pass judgement

judge¹ n juez

the judge sent the thief to prison el juez mandó al ladrón a la cárcel

judge² vb juzgar / calcular / evaluar

how do you judge the distance? ¿cómo calculas la distancia?

who judged the song contest? ¿quiénes eran los jueces del festival de la canción?

El gerundio de judge se escribe judging

judge

tr[ʤʌʤ]

noun

1 (man) juez nombre masculino; (woman) juez nombre femenino, jueza

2 (in competition) jurado, miembro del jurado

■ the judges' decision is final la decisión del jurado es inapelable

transitive verb

1 (court case) juzgar

2 (calculate) calcular

■ it's hard to judge how much we need es difícil calcular cuánto necesitamos

3 (consider) considerar

■ the meat was judged unfit for human consumption la carne se consideró no apta para el consumo humano

4 (competition) hacer de jurado en

■ the competition was judged by my mother mi madre hizo de jurado en el concurso

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

judging from... a juzgar por...

to be a good judge of... ser buen,-a conocedor,-ra de..., entender mucho de...

to be a good judge of character saber juzgar a la gente

to judge by... a juzgar por...

judge ['ʤʌʤ] vt, judged ; judging

1) assess: evaluar, juzgar

2) deem: juzgar, considerar

3) try: juzgar (ante el tribuno)

4)

judging by : a juzgar por

judge n

1) : juez mf, jueza f

2)

to be a good judge of : saber juzgar a, entender mucho de

judge

n.

• arbitrador, -ora s.m.,f.

• conocedor, -ora s.m.,f.

• juez (Jurisprudencia) s.m.

• oidor, -ora s.m.,f.

• árbitro s.m.

v.

• arbitrar v.

• distinguir v.

• enjuiciar v.

• juzgar v.

• medir v.

• opinar v.

• sentenciar v.

dʒʌdʒ
I

noun

1) ( Law) juez mf, juez, jueza m,f, magistrado, -da m,f; ( of competition) juez mf, miembro mf del jurado; ( Sport) juez mf

the judges' decision is final — la decisión del jurado es irrevocable

2) ( appraiser)

he's a good judge of character — es muy buen psicólogo, tiene buen ojo para la gente

she's an excellent judge of wines — entiende mucho de vinos

let me be the judge of that — eso lo decidiré yo

II
1.

transitive verb

1) ( Law) \<\<case/person\>\> juzgar*; \<\<contest\>\> ser* el juez de

2)

a) ( estimate) \<\<size/speed\>\> calcular

I judged her to be around 35 — le calculaba unos 35 años

b) ( assess) \<\<situation/position\>\> evaluar*; \<\<person\>\> juzgar*; \<\<advantages\>\> valorar

c) ( deem) juzgar*, considerar

3) (censure, condemn) juzgar*

don't judge her too harshly — no seas demasiado severo con ella

2.

vi juzgar*

you shouldn't judge by appearances — no deberías juzgar or dejarte llevar por las apariencias

judging by — a juzgar por

[dʒʌdʒ]
1. N

1) (Jur) juez mf, juez(a) m / f

(the Book of) Judges — el Libro de los Jueces

judge of appeal — juez mf de alzadas, juez mf de apelaciones

the judge's rules — (Brit) los derechos del detenido

2) [of contest] juez mf, miembro mf del jurado; (Sport) árbitro m ; (in races) juez mf

3) (=knowledgeable person) conocedor(a) m / f (of de); entendido(-a) m / f (of en); (=expert) perito(-a) m / f (of en)

he's a fine judge of horses — es un excelente conocedor de or entendido en caballos

to be a good/bad judge of character — ser buen/mal psicólogo, tener/no tener psicología para conocer a la gente

I'm no judge of wines — no entiendo de vinos

I'll be the judge of that — yo decidiré eso, lo juzgaré yo mismo

2. VT

1) [+ person, case, contest] juzgar; [+ matter] decidir, resolver

who can judge this question? — ¿quién puede resolver esta cuestión?

he judged the moment well — escogió el momento oportuno, atinó

2) (Sport) arbitrar

3) (=estimate) [+ weight, size, distance] calcular

we judged the distance right/wrong — calculamos bien/mal la distancia

4) (=consider) considerar

I judge him a fool — considero que es tonto

I judged it to be right — lo consideré acertado, me pareció correcto

they thought that they were going to win easily, but they judged wrong — creían que iban a ganar con facilidad, pero erraron en el juicio

she suspected that his intentions were dishonest, and she judged right — dudaba que sus intenciones fueran honestas, y acertó en el juicio

as far as can be judged — a mi modo de ver, según mi juicio

- you can't judge a book by its cover

3.

VI (=act as judge) juzgar, ser juez

judging from or to judge by his expression — a juzgar por su expresión

to judge for o.s. — juzgar por sí mismo

to judge of — juzgar de, opinar sobre

who am I to judge? — ¿es que yo soy capaz de juzgar?

as far as I can judge — por lo que puedo entender, a mi entender

only an expert can judge — solo lo puede decidir un experto

4.

CPD

judge advocate N — (Mil) auditor m de guerra

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[dʒʌdʒ]
I

noun

1) ( Law) juez mf, juez, jueza m,f, magistrado, -da m,f; ( of competition) juez mf, miembro mf del jurado; ( Sport) juez mf

the judges' decision is final — la decisión del jurado es irrevocable

2) ( appraiser)

he's a good judge of character — es muy buen psicólogo, tiene buen ojo para la gente

she's an excellent judge of wines — entiende mucho de vinos

let me be the judge of that — eso lo decidiré yo

II
1.

transitive verb

1) ( Law) \<\<case/person\>\> juzgar*; \<\<contest\>\> ser* el juez de

2)

a) ( estimate) \<\<size/speed\>\> calcular

I judged her to be around 35 — le calculaba unos 35 años

b) ( assess) \<\<situation/position\>\> evaluar*; \<\<person\>\> juzgar*; \<\<advantages\>\> valorar

c) ( deem) juzgar*, considerar

3) (censure, condemn) juzgar*

don't judge her too harshly — no seas demasiado severo con ella

2.

vi juzgar*

you shouldn't judge by appearances — no deberías juzgar or dejarte llevar por las apariencias

judging by — a juzgar por

English-spanish dictionary > judge
8 ultimo

1. adj last

più recente latest

ultimo piano top floor

2. m, ultima f last

fino all'ultimo till the end

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ultimo agg.

1 last; ( finale) final: l'ultimo giorno dell'anno, del mese, della settimana, the last day of the year, of the month, of the week; l'ultima lettera dell'alfabeto, the last letter of the alphabet; gli ultimi capitoli di un libro, the last chapters of a book; la sua ultima lettera, his last letter; le ultime due file, the last two rows; in ultima fila, in the back row; abito all'ultimo piano, I live on the last (o top) floor; l'ultimo gradino, ( in alto) the top step, ( in basso) the bottom step; l'ultima volta che lo vidi, the last time I saw him; te lo dico per l'ultima volta, this is the last time I shall tell you // si riduce sempre all'ultimo momento, he always leaves it to the last minute; all'ultimo momento la cerimonia fu rinviata, the ceremony was postponed at the last minute // in ultimo luogo, finally // questa è la mia ultima carta, speranza, (fig.) this is my last card, hope // fece un ultimo tentativo, (fig.) he made one last attempt // dare l'ultimo tocco a un quadro, to give the finishing touch to a painting // le ultime parole famose, famous last words // ultimo ma non meno importante, last but not least // Michelangelo e Leonardo furono due grandi pittori, quest'ultimo anche scienziato, Michelangelo and Leonardo were two great painters, the latter also a scientist // (comm.): ultima offerta, final offer; ultima rata, final instalment // (amm.): termine ultimo, deadline (o final date); ultimo giorno utile per il pagamento, final date for payment; (Borsa) ultimo giorno di contrattazione, last trading day; ultimo avviso, final notice; ultimo entrato, primo a uscire, ( di merce in magazzino) last in first out

2 ( il più recente) latest; last: le ultime notizie, notizie dell'ultim'ora, the latest news; l'ultima edizione del giornale, the latest edition of the newspaper; gli ultimi avvenimenti, the latest events (o recent events); l'ultima guerra, the last war // l'ultima moda, the latest fashion // negli ultimi tempi, recently; negli ultimi giorni, mesi, anni, over the last few days, months, years // (comm.) nella nostra ( lettera) del 15 ultimo scorso, in our letter of the 15th last // (Borsa) le ultime quotazioni, the latest quotations

3 ( il più lontano) farthest; ( esterno) utmost: gli ultimi confini della terra, the farthest (o the utmost) limits of the earth // l'ultima porta a sinistra, the last door on the left

4 ( il più improbabile) last: è l'ultima cosa che mi sarei aspettata da te, it's the last thing I'd have expected of you

5 (fig. letter.) ( principale, fondamentale) ultimate: Dio è la causa ultima del mondo, God is the ultimate cause of the world

6 ( il meno importante) last; ( il minore) least; ( infimo) lowest: lo studio è la sua ultima preoccupazione, studying is the last thing he worries about // non ultimo, not least: molti fattori hanno accelerato la sua decisione, non ultimo la mancanza di personale, many factors brought forward his decision, not least the shortage of personnel // (comm.): ultimo prezzo, bottom price; merce di ultima qualità, third-rate goods

◆ s.m.

1 last: è sempre l'ultimo ad arrivare, he's always the last to arrive; arrivare per ultimo, to arrive last; lo tengo, lo faccio per ultimo, I'll keep it till last (o till the end), I'll do it last // l'ultimo del mese, the last day of the month; l'ultimo dell'anno, New Year's Eve // l'ultimo della classe, the bottom of the class // l'ultimo arrivato, venuto, a newcomer // ... e l'ultimo chiuda la porta,... and the last one closes the door // gli ultimi saranno i primi, the first shall be last

2 ( punto, momento estremo) end: combatteremo fino all'ultimo, we will fight to the end // all' ultimo, in the end: all'ultimo decise di partire, at the end he decided to leave // in ultimo, in the end: fu una lunga discussione, ma in ultimo lo convincemmo, the discussion took a long time, but in the end we convinced him // da ultimo, finally: ... e da ultimo il pezzo più prezioso della collezione,... and finally the most precious piece of the collection.

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['ultimo] ultimo (-a)
1. agg

1) (di serie: gen) last, (piano) top, (fila) back, (mano di vernice) last, final

l'ultimo scalino — (in basso) the bottom step, (in alto) the top step

l'ultimo piano — the top floor

abitare all'ultimo piano — to live on the top floor

le ultime 20 pagine — the last 20 pages

in ultima pagina — (di giornale) on the back page

per ultimo — (entrare, arrivare) last

arrivare per ultimo — to arrive last

Marco è arrivato per ultimo alla festa — Marco arrived last at the party

arrivare ultimo — to come last

Chiara è arrivata ultima nella gara — Chiara came last in the competition

2) (tempo: gen) last, (più recente) latest, (finale) final

negli ultimi tempi — recently

gli ultimi giorni prima di partire — the last days before leaving

l'ultima volta che l'ho visto — the last time I saw him

quella è stata l'ultima volta che l'ho vista — that was the last time I saw her

all'ultimo momento — at the last minute

ha cambiato idea all'ultimo momento — he changed his mind at the last minute

hai visto l'ultimo film di Spielberg? — have you seen Spielberg's latest film?

il loro ultimo album è in testa alla classifica — their latest album is at the top of the charts

ci vediamo poco, negli ultimi tempi — we haven't seen each other much recently

l'ultimo anno — the final year

fa l'ultimo anno dell'università — she is in her final year at university

il termine ultimo — the deadline

le ultime notizie — the latest news

all'ultima moda — in the latest fashion

...la vostra lettera del 7 aprile ultimo scorso —... your letter of April 7th last

3) (estremo: speranza, risorsa) last, final, (più lontano) farthest, utmost

l'ultimo lembo di terra italiana — the farthest tip of Italy

spendere fino all'ultimo centesimo — to spend every last penny

dare un'ultima occhiata a qc — to have one last look at sth

4) (per importanza) last

è l'ultimo film che vorrei andare a vedere — that's the last film I would want to go and see

qual è l'ultimo prezzo (che mi può fare)? — what's the lowest you'll go?

5) Filosofia ultimate

6)

(fraseologia) in ultima analisi — in the final o last analysis

in ultimo luogo — finally

avere o dire l'ultima parola — to have the last word

le ultime parole famose! — famous last words!

esalare o rendere l'ultimo respiro — to breathe one's last

2. sm/f

last (one)

questi sono gli ultimi — these are the last ones

l'ultimo nato — the youngest (child)

l'ultimo ad entrare — the last (person) to come in

gli ultimi arrivati — the last ones to arrive

lei è stata l'ultima ad arrivare — she was the last one to arrive

è l'ultima della classe — she's (at the) bottom of the class

questa è l'ultima delle mie preoccupazioni — that's the least of my worries

è l'ultimo degli ultimi — he's the lowest of the low

quest'ultimo — (tra due) the latter, (tra più di due) this last, the last-mentioned

3. sm

l'ultimo del mese/dell'anno — the last day of the month/year

l'ultimo dell'anno — New Year's Eve

all'ultimo ho deciso di restare — in the end I decided to stay

fino all'ultimo — to the last, till the end, until the end

in ultimo; da ultimo — in the end, finally

essere all'ultimo o agli ultimi — to be at death's door

4. sf

(notizia, barzelletta) hai sentito l'ultima? — have you heard the latest?

questa è l'ultima (che mi combini) — that's the last time you'll play that trick on me

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['ultimo] 1.
aggettivo

1) last

l'-a persona — the last person

fino all'ultimo dettaglio — to the last detail

per -a cosa — last of all

per la prima e -a volta — for the first and last time

l'-a casa prima del ponte — the last house before the bridge

terzo e ultimo volume — third and last volume

arrivare (per) ultimo — to come last

l'ultimo cassetto — (in basso) the bottom drawer

l'ultimo piano — (in alto) the top floor

in -a fila — (dietro) in the back row

2) (più recente) [edizione, libro, modello, notizia] latest

l'-a moda — the latest o new fashion

in questi -i tempi — lately, recently

3) (scorso) past

nelle -e 24 ore — in the past 24 hours

negli -i giorni — during the past few days

4) (definitivo, estremo) last, final attrib.

- a chance — last chance

in -a analisi — in the final o last analysis

è la mia -a offerta — that's my final o best offer

decisione dell'ultimo minuto — last-minute decision

all'ultimo momento — at the last minute, at the eleventh hour

5) (meno probabile) last

è l'-a persona (al mondo) a cui chiederei! — he's the last person I'd ask!

6) filos. (fondamentale) ultimate

causa -a — final cause

il fine ultimo della creazione — the ultimate aim of creation

7) (peggiore) [posto, squadra] bottom

l'-a posizione — the bottom
2.
sostantivo maschile (f. -a)

1) (in una successione) last

gli -i — the last ones

l'ultimo a svegliarsi — the last to wake up

sei sempre l'ultimo — you're always the last

essere l'ultimo della lista — to be at the bottom of the list

essere l'ultimo della classe — to be o come bottom of the class

vi licenzio dal primo all'ultimo! — I'll sack every last one of you!

quest'ultimo — this last, the latter

2) (giorno finale)

l'ultimo del mese — the last day of the month

l'ultimo dell'anno — New Year's Eve

3) (punto, momento estremo)

fino all'ultimo — to the last

da ultimo — lastly, finally

4) (meno importante) least

è l'ultimo dei miei problemi! — that's the least of my problems!

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ultimo nato — new arrival

l'Ultima Cena — relig. the Last Supper

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spendere fino all'ultimo centesimo — to spend every last penny

avere l'-a parola — to have the final word o the last say, to win the argument

esalare l'ultimo respiro — to draw one's last breath, to breath one's last

essere l'-a ruota del carro — to be the fifth wheel, to be at the bottom of the heap

ride bene chi ride ultimo — prov. he who laughs last laughs longest

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ultimo

/'ultimo/

I aggettivo

1 last; l'-a persona the last person; fino all'ultimo dettaglio to the last detail; per -a cosa last of all; per la prima e -a volta for the first and last time; l'-a casa prima del ponte the last house before the bridge; terzo e ultimo volume third and last volume; arrivare (per) ultimo to come last; l'ultimo cassetto (in basso) the bottom drawer; l'ultimo piano (in alto) the top floor; in -a fila (dietro) in the back row

2 (più recente) [edizione, libro, modello, notizia] latest; l'-a moda the latest o new fashion; in questi -i tempi lately, recently

3 (scorso) past; nelle -e 24 ore in the past 24 hours; negli -i giorni during the past few days

4 (definitivo, estremo) last, final attrib.; - a chance last chance; in -a analisi in the final o last analysis; è la mia -a offerta that's my final o best offer; decisione dell'ultimo minuto last-minute decision; all'ultimo momento at the last minute, at the eleventh hour

5 (meno probabile) last; è l'-a persona (al mondo) a cui chiederei! he's the last person I'd ask!

6 filos. (fondamentale) ultimate; causa -a final cause; il fine ultimo della creazione the ultimate aim of creation

7 (peggiore) [posto, squadra] bottom; l'-a posizione the bottom

II sostantivo maschile

(f. -a)

1 (in una successione) last; gli -i the last ones; l'ultimo a svegliarsi the last to wake up; sei sempre l'ultimo you're always the last; essere l'ultimo della lista to be at the bottom of the list; essere l'ultimo della classe to be o come bottom of the class; vi licenzio dal primo all'ultimo! I'll sack every last one of you! quest'ultimo this last, the latter

2 (giorno finale) l'ultimo del mese the last day of the month; l'ultimo dell'anno New Year's Eve

3 (punto, momento estremo) fino all'ultimo to the last; da ultimo lastly, finally

4 (meno importante) least; è l'ultimo dei miei problemi! that's the least of my problems!

IDIOMS

spendere fino all'ultimo centesimo to spend every last penny; avere l'-a parola to have the final word o the last say, to win the argument; esalare l'ultimo respiro to draw one's last breath, to breath one's last; essere l'-a ruota del carro to be the fifth wheel, to be at the bottom of the heap; ride bene chi ride ultimo prov. he who laughs last laughs longest

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COMPOUNDS

ultimo nato new arrival; l'Ultima Cena relig. the Last Supper.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > ultimo
9 provocar

v.

1 to provoke.

El golpe provocó su muerte The blow brought about her death.

Sus comentarios provocaron al borracho His comments provoked the drunk.

2 to cause, to bring about (causar) (accidente, muerte).

provocar las iras de alguien to anger somebody

provocó las risas de todos he made everyone laugh

el polvo me provoca estornudos dust makes me sneeze

3 to lead on (excitar sexualmente).

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provocar

Conjugation model [ SACAR], like link=sacar sacar

► verbo transitivo

1 to provoke

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FRASEOLOGÍA

provocar el parto to induce birth

provocar un incendio (con intención) to commit arson 2 (sin intención) to cause a fire

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verb

to provoke

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1. VT

1) (=causar) [+ protesta, explosión] to cause, spark off; [+ fuego] to cause, start (deliberately); [+ cambio] to bring about, lead to; [+ proceso] to promote

provocar risa a algn — to make sb laugh

incendio provocado — arson

2) [+ parto] to induce, bring on

3) [+ persona] [gen] to provoke; (=incitar) to rouse, stir up (to anger); (=tentar) to tempt, invite

¡no me provoques! — don't start me!

provocar a algn a cólera o indignación — to rouse sb to fury

provocar a algn a lástima — to move sb to pity

el mar provoca a bañarse — the sea invites one to go for a swim

4) [sexualmente] to rouse

2. VI

1) LAm (=gustar, apetecer)

me provoca comer — I feel like eating

¿te provoca un café? — would you like a coffee?, do you fancy a coffee?

¿qué le provoca? — what would you like?, what do you fancy?

no me provoca la idea — the idea doesn't appeal to me, I don't fancy the idea

-¿por qué no vas? -no me provoca — "why aren't you going?" - "I don't feel like it"

no me provoca estudiar hoy — I'm not in the mood for studying today, I don't feel like studying today

2) * (=vomitar) to be sick, throw up *

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) < explosión> to cause; < incendio> to start; < polémica> to spark off, prompt

b) (Med)

provocar el parto — to induce labor*

las pastillas le provocaron una reacción cutánea — the pills caused o brought on a skin reaction

2) < persona> ( al enfado) to provoke; ( sexualmente) to lead... on
2.
provocar vi (Andes) ( apetecer)

¿le provoca un traguito? — do you want a drink?, do you fancy a drink? (BrE colloq)

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= provoke, spark off, trigger, induce, bring on, elicit, instigate, tease, evoke, titillate, ignite, rouse, stir up, spark, twit, taunt, tantalise [tantalize, -USA], touch off, set off, hit + a (raw) nerve, strike + a nerve, bring about, precipitate, incite, touch + a (raw) nerve, give + rise to, give + cause to, give + occasion to.

Ex. 3 different kinds of paper were deacidified by different aqueous and nonaqueous methods, and then treated to provoke accelerated attack of air pollutants.

Ex. Like the librarians and the bookshop staff, the club members are catalysts who spark off that fission which will spread from child to child an awareness of books and the habit of reading them.

Ex. Nevertheless, the fact that these general lists cannot serve for every application has triggered a search for more consistent approaches.

Ex. Then, the reference librarian has better justification to buy and perhaps to induce others to contribute to the purchase.

Ex. In frequent cases, unionization is brought on by the inept or irresponsible action of management.

Ex. This article looks at ways in which librarians in leadership roles can elicit the motivation, commitment, and personal investment of members of the organisation.

Ex. The first mass removal of material was instigated by the trade unions and although admitted in 1932 to have been a mistake, the purges proved difficult to stop.

Ex. I like to be considered one of the team, to joke with and tease the employee but that sure creates a problem when I have to discipline, correct, or fire an employee.

Ex. It is known that in ancient Rome the complexity of the administrative job evoked considerable development of management techniques.

Ex. However, some of the central premises of the film are flawed, and the risqué touches, whether racial or erotic innuendo, are primarily there to titillate and make the film seem hot and controversial.

Ex. In turn, that change ignited a body of literature that discussed those cataloguers' future roles.

Ex. The spirit, if not the content, of Marx can be the joust to rouse the sleepy theory of academic sociology.

Ex. The goal of this guidebook is to help writers activate their brains to stir up more and better ideas and details.

Ex. The nineteenth century was, quite rightly, fearful of any system of spreading knowledge which might spark the tinder box of unrest.

Ex. Don't be tempted into twitting me with the past knowledge that you have of me, because it is identical with the past knowledge that I have of you, and in twitting me, you twit yourself.

Ex. The writer describes how he spent his school days avoiding bullies who taunted him because he was a dancer.

Ex. He may have wished to tease and tantalize his readers by insoluble problems.

Ex. This decision touched off a battle of wills between the library and the government as well as a blitz of media publicity.

Ex. The dollar has been losing value, weakening its status as the world's major currency and setting off jitters in the international financial system.

Ex. Based on their account, it seems obvious that Beauperthuy hit a raw nerve among some of the medical research leaders of the day.

Ex. His plethoric prose produced by a prodigious placement of words struck a nerve.

Ex. Untruth brings about ill reputation and indignity.

Ex. What precipitated that furor was that Panizzi's volume represented a uncompromising rejection of the comfortable ideology of the finding catalog.

Ex. It is illegal to operate websites inciting terrorism under the Terrorism Act.

Ex. Obama's election seems to have touched a raw nerve in conservative white America, unleashing a torrent of right-wing rage unseen in this country.

Ex. The method of indexing called post-coordinate indexing gives rise to physical forms of indexes which differ from the more 'traditional' catalogues mentioned above.

Ex. That crucial evidence was withheld from the final report could give cause to bring charges of criminal negligence.

Ex. Many soldiers took advantage of the impoverished conditions giving occasion to assaults, rapes and murders.

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* provocar cambios = wreak + changes.

* provocar controversia = arouse + controversy.

* provocar el debate = prompt + discussion, spark + debate, stir + debate.

* provocar escarnio = evoke + response.

* provocar estragos = create + havoc, wreak + havoc, cause + havoc.

* provocar estragos en = play + havoc with.

* provocar la controversia = court + controversy.

* provocar la ira de Alguien = incur + Posesivo + wrath.

* provocar menosprecio = evoke + scorn.

* provocar sospechas = stir + suspicion.

* provocar una crisis = precipitate + crisis.

* provocar una guerra = ignite + war, precipitate + war.

* provocar una protesta = call forth + protest.

* provocar una reacción = cause + reaction, provoke + reaction.

* provocar un ataque = provoke + attack.

* provocar un cambio = bring about + change.

* provocar un debate = ignite + debate.

* provocar un diálogo = elicit + dialogue.

* provocar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.

* provocar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) < explosión> to cause; < incendio> to start; < polémica> to spark off, prompt

b) (Med)

provocar el parto — to induce labor*

las pastillas le provocaron una reacción cutánea — the pills caused o brought on a skin reaction

2) < persona> ( al enfado) to provoke; ( sexualmente) to lead... on
2.
provocar vi (Andes) ( apetecer)

¿le provoca un traguito? — do you want a drink?, do you fancy a drink? (BrE colloq)

* * *

= provoke, spark off, trigger, induce, bring on, elicit, instigate, tease, evoke, titillate, ignite, rouse, stir up, spark, twit, taunt, tantalise [tantalize, -USA], touch off, set off, hit + a (raw) nerve, strike + a nerve, bring about, precipitate, incite, touch + a (raw) nerve, give + rise to, give + cause to, give + occasion to.

Ex: 3 different kinds of paper were deacidified by different aqueous and nonaqueous methods, and then treated to provoke accelerated attack of air pollutants.

Ex: Like the librarians and the bookshop staff, the club members are catalysts who spark off that fission which will spread from child to child an awareness of books and the habit of reading them.

Ex: Nevertheless, the fact that these general lists cannot serve for every application has triggered a search for more consistent approaches.

Ex: Then, the reference librarian has better justification to buy and perhaps to induce others to contribute to the purchase.

Ex: In frequent cases, unionization is brought on by the inept or irresponsible action of management.

Ex: This article looks at ways in which librarians in leadership roles can elicit the motivation, commitment, and personal investment of members of the organisation.

Ex: The first mass removal of material was instigated by the trade unions and although admitted in 1932 to have been a mistake, the purges proved difficult to stop.

Ex: I like to be considered one of the team, to joke with and tease the employee but that sure creates a problem when I have to discipline, correct, or fire an employee.

Ex: It is known that in ancient Rome the complexity of the administrative job evoked considerable development of management techniques.

Ex: However, some of the central premises of the film are flawed, and the risqué touches, whether racial or erotic innuendo, are primarily there to titillate and make the film seem hot and controversial.

Ex: In turn, that change ignited a body of literature that discussed those cataloguers' future roles.

Ex: The spirit, if not the content, of Marx can be the joust to rouse the sleepy theory of academic sociology.

Ex: The goal of this guidebook is to help writers activate their brains to stir up more and better ideas and details.

Ex: The nineteenth century was, quite rightly, fearful of any system of spreading knowledge which might spark the tinder box of unrest.

Ex: Don't be tempted into twitting me with the past knowledge that you have of me, because it is identical with the past knowledge that I have of you, and in twitting me, you twit yourself.

Ex: The writer describes how he spent his school days avoiding bullies who taunted him because he was a dancer.

Ex: He may have wished to tease and tantalize his readers by insoluble problems.

Ex: This decision touched off a battle of wills between the library and the government as well as a blitz of media publicity.

Ex: The dollar has been losing value, weakening its status as the world's major currency and setting off jitters in the international financial system.

Ex: Based on their account, it seems obvious that Beauperthuy hit a raw nerve among some of the medical research leaders of the day.

Ex: His plethoric prose produced by a prodigious placement of words struck a nerve.

Ex: Untruth brings about ill reputation and indignity.

Ex: What precipitated that furor was that Panizzi's volume represented a uncompromising rejection of the comfortable ideology of the finding catalog.

Ex: It is illegal to operate websites inciting terrorism under the Terrorism Act.

Ex: Obama's election seems to have touched a raw nerve in conservative white America, unleashing a torrent of right-wing rage unseen in this country.

Ex: The method of indexing called post-coordinate indexing gives rise to physical forms of indexes which differ from the more 'traditional' catalogues mentioned above.

Ex: That crucial evidence was withheld from the final report could give cause to bring charges of criminal negligence.

Ex: Many soldiers took advantage of the impoverished conditions giving occasion to assaults, rapes and murders.

* provocar cambios = wreak + changes.

* provocar controversia = arouse + controversy.

* provocar el debate = prompt + discussion, spark + debate, stir + debate.

* provocar escarnio = evoke + response.

* provocar estragos = create + havoc, wreak + havoc, cause + havoc.

* provocar estragos en = play + havoc with.

* provocar la controversia = court + controversy.

* provocar la ira de Alguien = incur + Posesivo + wrath.

* provocar menosprecio = evoke + scorn.

* provocar sospechas = stir + suspicion.

* provocar una crisis = precipitate + crisis.

* provocar una guerra = ignite + war, precipitate + war.

* provocar una protesta = call forth + protest.

* provocar una reacción = cause + reaction, provoke + reaction.

* provocar un ataque = provoke + attack.

* provocar un cambio = bring about + change.

* provocar un debate = ignite + debate.

* provocar un diálogo = elicit + dialogue.

* provocar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.

* provocar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.

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provocar [A2 ]

vt

A

1 (causar, ocasionar) to cause

un cigarrillo pudo provocar la explosión the explosion may have been caused by a cigarette

una decisión que ha provocado violentas polémicas a decision which has sparked off o prompted violent controversy

no se sabe qué provocó el incendio it is not known what started the fire

2 ( Med):

provocar el parto to induce labor*

las pastillas le provocaron una reacción cutánea the pills caused o brought on a skin reaction

el antígeno provoca la formación de anticuerpos the antigen stimulates the production of antibodies

B ‹persona›

1 (al enfado) to provoke

2 (en sentido sexual) to lead … on

■ provocar

vi

( Andes) (apetecer): ¿le provoca un traguito? do you want a drink?, do you fancy a drink? ( BrE colloq)

■ provocarse

v pron

( refl):

se disparó un tiro provocándose la muerte he shot (and killed) himself

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provocar ( conjugate provocar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹ explosión› to cause;

‹ incendio› to start;
‹ polémica› to spark off, prompt;
‹ reacción› to cause
b) (Med) ‹ parto› to induce

2 ‹ persona› ( al enfado) to provoke;
( sexualmente) to lead … on
verbo intransitivo (Andes) ( apetecer):
◊ ¿le provoca un traguito? do you want a drink?, do you fancy a drink? (BrE colloq)

provocar verbo transitivo
1 (causar) to cause: su decisión fue provocada por..., his decision was prompted by..., provocar un incendio, to start a fire
2 (un parto, etc) to induce: tuvieron que provocarle el vómito, they had to make her vomit
3 (irritar, enfadar) to provoke: no lo provoques, don't provoke him
4 (la ira, etc) to rouse
(un aplauso) to provoke
5 (excitar el deseo sexual) to arouse, provoke

' provocar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
campanada
- desatar
- engendrar
- hacer
- motivar
- organizar
- pinchar
- chulear
- dar
- meter
- parto
- reclamo
- torear
English:
bait
- bring
- bring about
- bring on
- cause
- excite
- fight
- incur
- induce
- instigate
- invite
- prompt
- provoke
- raise
- rouse
- roust
- short-circuit
- spark off
- start
- stir up
- tease
- trigger
- disturbance
- draw
- elicit
- evoke
- short
- spark
- stir
- taunt
- whip
- wreck

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provocar

♦ vt

1. [incitar] to provoke;

¡no me provoques! don't provoke me!

2. [causar] [accidente, muerte] to cause;
[incendio, rebelión] to start; [sonrisa, burla] to elicit;
una placa de hielo provocó el accidente the accident was caused by a sheet of black ice;

provocar las iras de alguien to anger sb;

provocó las risas de todos he made everyone laugh;

el polvo me provoca estornudos dust makes me sneeze;

su actitud me provoca más lástima que otra cosa her attitude makes me pity her more than anything else

3. [excitar sexualmente] to lead on;

le gusta provocar a los chicos con su ropa she likes to tease the boys with her clothes

♦ vi
Carib, Col, Méx Fam [apetecer]
¿te provoca ir al cine? would you like to go to the movies?, Br do you fancy going to the cinema?;

¿te provoca un vaso de vino? would you like a glass of wine?, Br do you fancy a glass of wine?;

¿qué te provoca? what would you like to do?, Br what do you fancy doing?

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provocar

v/t

1 cause

2 el enfado provoke

3 sexualmente lead on

4 parto induce

5

:

¿te provoca un café? S.Am. how about a coffee?

* * *

provocar {72} vt

1) causar: to provoke, to cause

2) irritar: to provoke, to pique

* * *

provocar vb

1. (en general) to cause

la tormenta provocó un apagón the storm caused a blackout

2. (incendio) to start

una chispa provocó el incendio a spark started the fire

3. (una persona) to provoke

no deja de provocarme he keeps provoking me

Spanish-English dictionary > provocar
10 poor

puə
1. adjective
1) (having little money or property: She is too poor to buy clothes for the children; the poor nations of the world.) pobre

2) (not good; of bad quality: His work is very poor; a poor effort.) malo; escaso

3) (deserving pity: Poor fellow!) pobre

•

- poorness
- poorly
2. adjective
(ill: He is very poorly.) pachucho, malo, indispuesto

poor adj pobre

the poor countries need our help los países pobres necesitan nuestra ayuda

poor

tr[pʊə^SMALLr/SMALL]

adjective

1 (person, family, country) pobre

2 (inadequate) pobre, escaso,-a; (bad quality) malo,-a; (inferior) inferior

■ you've got a poor memory tienes mala memoria

■ he's in poor health está mal de salud

■ that joke was in poor taste ese chiste era de mal gusto

■ she's a poor judge of character no sabe juzgar a las personas

■ they took a poor view of my decision vieron mi decisión con malos ojos

3 (unfortunate) pobre

■ poor Edward el pobre Edward

■ you poor thing! ¡pobrecito!

plural noun the poor

1 los pobres nombre masculino plural

poor ['pʊr, 'por] adj

1) : pobre

poor people: los pobres

2) scanty: pobre, escaso

poor attendance: baja asistencia

3) unfortunate: pobre

poor thing!: ¡pobrecito!

4) bad: malo

to be in poor health: estar mal de salud

poor

adj.

• aporreado, -a adj.

• arrancado, -a adj.

• arrastrado, -a adj.

• descamisado, -a adj.

• malo, -a adj.

• mezquino, -a adj.

• necesitado, -a adj.

• pobre adj.

• pobrete adj.

I pɔːr, pɔːr, pʊə(r)
adjective -er, -est

1) ( not wealthy) pobre

spiritually poor — pobre de espíritu

sparkling wine is the poor man's champagne — el vino espumoso es el champán de los pobres

2) (unsatisfactory, bad) < harvest> pobre, escaso; <diet/quality> malo; < imitation> burdo

she's a poor golfer — es una jugadora de golf bastante floja or mala

theory is a poor substitute for experience — la teoría no puede reemplazar a la experiencia

to be in very poor health — estar* muy delicado or muy mal de salud

3) ( unfortunate) (before n) pobre

poor old Charles got soaked — el pobre Charles se empapó

you poor thing! — pobrecito!

II

plural noun

the poor — los pobres

[pʊǝ(r)]
1. ADJ
(compar poorer) (superl poorest)
1) (=not rich) [person, family, country] pobre

a poor woman — una mujer pobre

a poor man — un pobre

poor people — gente f pobre, personas fpl pobres

• pewter was the poor man's silver — el peltre era la plata de los pobres

• they thought that cinema was a or the poor relation of theatre — pensaban que el cine era el pariente pobre del teatro

• to be the poorer (for sth), the nation is the poorer for her death — la nación ha sufrido una gran pérdida con su muerte

it left me £5 the poorer — me dejó con 5 libras de menos

- be as poor as a church mouse

2) (=inferior, bad) [goods, service] malo, de mala calidad

the wine was poor — el vino era malo or de mala calidad

Britain's poor economic performance — el bajo rendimiento económico obtenido por Gran Bretaña

she has a very poor attendance record — su expediente es muy malo en lo que a asistencia se refiere

they had made a poor job of it — habían hecho una chapuza *

• to be a poor imitation of sth — ser una burda or pobre imitación de algo

• his decision shows poor judgment — su decisión denota poco juicio

• to have a poor opinion of sb — tener un concepto poco favorable de algn

• to come a poor second (to sth/sb), he came a poor second in the final race — quedó el segundo en la carrera final, a bastante distancia del primero

his family comes a poor second to his career — su familia queda relegada a segundo lugar tras su carrera

3) (=deficient) [memory] malo; [soil] pobre, estéril; [harvest] pobre, escaso

I had a poor education — la educación que recibí no fue muy buena

many people eat a poor diet — mucha gente tiene una dieta pobre

poor — (Scol) (as mark) deficiente

• soils that are poor in zinc — suelos que son pobres en zinc or que tienen bajo contenido en zinc

4) (=untalented)

he was a poor actor — era un actor flojo

I'm a poor traveller — lo de viajar no lo llevo muy bien

she was a very poor swimmer — no era buena nadadora

• to be poor at maths — no ser muy bueno en matemáticas

we are poor at marketing ourselves — no somos muy buenos a la hora de darnos publicidad

5) (=unfortunate) pobre

the poor child was hungry — el pobre niño tenía hambre

poor little thing! — ¡pobrecito!, ¡pobre criaturita!

poor (old) you!, you poor (old) thing! — ¡pobrecito!

poor Mary's lost all her money — la pobre María ha perdido todo su dinero

he's very ill, poor chap — está grave el pobre

a poor little rich girl — una pobre niña rica
devil 1., 2)
2.

NPL

• the poor — los pobres

the rural/urban poor — los pobres de las zonas rurales/urbanas

3.

CPD

poor box N — cepillo m de las limosnas

poor law N — (Hist) ley f de asistencia pública

poor white N — (US) persona pobre de raza blanca
relief 1., 4) POOR
Position of "pobre"
You should generally put p obre {after} the noun when you mean poor in the sense of "not rich" and {before} the noun in the sense of "unfortunate":
It's a poor area Es una región pobre
The poor boy was trembling El pobre chico estaba temblando For further uses and examples, see main entry
* * *

I [pɔːr, pɔːr, pʊə(r)]
adjective -er, -est

1) ( not wealthy) pobre

spiritually poor — pobre de espíritu

sparkling wine is the poor man's champagne — el vino espumoso es el champán de los pobres

2) (unsatisfactory, bad) < harvest> pobre, escaso; <diet/quality> malo; < imitation> burdo

she's a poor golfer — es una jugadora de golf bastante floja or mala

theory is a poor substitute for experience — la teoría no puede reemplazar a la experiencia

to be in very poor health — estar* muy delicado or muy mal de salud

3) ( unfortunate) (before n) pobre

poor old Charles got soaked — el pobre Charles se empapó

you poor thing! — pobrecito!

II

plural noun

the poor — los pobres

English-spanish dictionary > poor
11 ultimate

adjective

(last or final.) último, final; definitivo

- ultimately

ultimate

tr['ʌltɪmət]

adjective

1 (final) final

■ the ultimate decision lies with the manager la decisión final corresponde al director

2 (basic) esencial, fundamental

noun the ultimate

1 (good) el no va más, el último grito; (bad) el colmo

■ the ultimate in comfort el no va más en comodidad

■ this is the ultimate in decadence esto es el colmo de la decadencia

ultimate ['ʌltəmət] adj

1) final: último, final

2) supreme: supremo, máximo

3) fundamental: fundamental, esencial

ultimate

adj.

• final adj.

• fundamental adj.

• sumo, -a adj.

• ultimo, -a adj.

• último, -a adj.

I 'ʌltəmət, 'ʌltɪmət
adjective

1)

a) (eventual, final) <aim/destination> final

who has ultimate responsibility? — ¿quién es el responsable en última instancia?

b) (fundamental, original) primordial, fundamental

the ultimate cause of the problem — la raíz del problema

2)

a) (utmost, supreme) < sacrifice> máximo, supremo

he's the ultimate authority on the subject — es la máxima autoridad en el tema

b) ( most sophisticated) (journ)

the ultimate sound system — lo último en sistemas de sonido, el no va más en sistemas de sonido (fam)

II

noun

the ultimate (in something) — lo último en algo, el no va más en algo (fam)

the ultimate in bad taste — el colmo del mal gusto

['ʌltɪmɪt]
1. ADJ

1) (=final) [aim, decision, destination] final

she will retain ultimate responsibility for budgets — ella será la responsable en última instancia de los presupuestos, ella tendrá la máxima responsabilidad sobre presupuestos

2) (=greatest) [power, sacrifice] máximo; [control] total; [insult] peor

the ultimate deterrent — (Mil) el mayor disuasivo

it will be the ultimate test of his abilities — supondrá la mayor prueba de su capacidad

3) (=best)

the ultimate sports car — lo último en coches deportivos

4) (=basic) [purpose, truth, cause, source] fundamental, principal

5) (=furthest) más remoto, extremo

2.

N

the ultimate in luxury — lo último en lujos

it's the ultimate in hairstyling — es el último grito en estilos de peinado

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I ['ʌltəmət, 'ʌltɪmət]
adjective

1)

a) (eventual, final) <aim/destination> final

who has ultimate responsibility? — ¿quién es el responsable en última instancia?

b) (fundamental, original) primordial, fundamental

the ultimate cause of the problem — la raíz del problema

2)

a) (utmost, supreme) < sacrifice> máximo, supremo

he's the ultimate authority on the subject — es la máxima autoridad en el tema

b) ( most sophisticated) (journ)

the ultimate sound system — lo último en sistemas de sonido, el no va más en sistemas de sonido (fam)

II

noun

the ultimate (in something) — lo último en algo, el no va más en algo (fam)

the ultimate in bad taste — el colmo del mal gusto

English-spanish dictionary > ultimate
12 turn

tə:n
1. verb
1) (to (make something) move or go round; to revolve: The wheels turned; He turned the handle.) girar

2) (to face or go in another direction: He turned and walked away; She turned towards him.) dar media vuelta, girarse

3) (to change direction: The road turned to the left.) girar

4) (to direct; to aim or point: He turned his attention to his work.) dirigir; desviar

5) (to go round: They turned the corner.) doblar

6) (to (cause something to) become or change to: You can't turn lead into gold; At what temperature does water turn into ice?) volverse, convertirse, transformarse

7) (to (cause to) change colour to: Her hair turned white; The shock turned his hair white.) volverse

2. noun
1) (an act of turning: He gave the handle a turn.) giro

2) (a winding or coil: There are eighty turns of wire on this aerial.) vuelta

3) ((also turning) a point where one can change direction, eg where one road joins another: Take the third turn(ing) on/to the left.) curva, recodo

4) (one's chance or duty (to do, have etc something shared by several people): It's your turn to choose a record; You'll have to wait your turn in the bathroom.) turno

5) (one of a series of short circus or variety acts, or the person or persons who perform it: The show opened with a comedy turn.) número

•

- turning-point
- turnover
- turnstile
- turntable
- turn-up
- by turns
- do someone a good turn
- do a good turn
- in turn
- by turns
- out of turn
- speak out of turn
- take a turn for the better
- worse
- take turns
- turn a blind eye
- turn against
- turn away
- turn back
- turn down
- turn in
- turn loose
- turn off
- turn on
- turn out
- turn over
- turn up

turn¹ n

1. turno

it's your turn to bat te toca a ti batear

2. calle

take the next turn on the left coge la próxima calle a la izquierda

to take it in turns turnarse

we took it in turns to wash up nos turnábamos para fregar los platos

turn² vb

1. girar / dar vueltas

turn the knob to open the door gira el pomo para abrir la puerta

2. girar / torcer

turn right at the traffic lights en el semáforo, gira a la derecha

3. dar la vuelta

turn it the other way up dale la vuelta

4. pasar / volver

he turned the page pasó la página

5. volverse / darse la vuelta

she turned and looked at me se volvió y me miró

6. volverse / ponerse

she turned red se puso roja

the leaves turn yellow in autumn las hojas se vuelven amarillas en otoño

to turn a corner doblar la esquina

turn

tr[tɜːn]

noun

1 (act of turning) vuelta

2 (change of direction) giro, vuelta; (bend) curva, recodo

■ take the second turn on the left tome la segunda a la izquierda

3 (chance, go) turno

■ whose turn is it? ¿a quién le toca?

■ we took turns at driving nos turnamos para conducir

■ you have to wait your turn tienes que esperar tu turno

4 (change) cambio, giro

■ things have taken a turn for the worse las cosas han empeorado

■ events have taken a strange turn los acontecimientos han dado un giro extraño

5 (short walk) vuelta, paseo

6 (attack of illness) ataque nombre masculino; (shock) susto

7 (act of kindness, favour) favor nombre masculino

8 SMALLTHEATRE/SMALL (act) número

transitive verb

1 (rotate) girar, hacer girar, dar la vuelta a

■ turn the key gira la llave

2 (page) pasar, volver; (soil) revolver; (ankle) torcer

3 (cause to change direction) girar, dar la vuelta a

■ turn right at the next traffic lights gira a la derecha en el próximo semáforo

■ he turned the corner dobló en la esquina

■ about turn! ¡media vuelta!

4 (invert) darle la vuelta a

5 (change) convertir, transformar, volver; (milk) agriar; (stomach) revolver

■ they turned the cinema into a bingo hall convirtieron el cine en un bingo

■ Jesus turned the water into wine Jesús transformó el agua en vino

■ they turned the book into a film adaptaron el libro al cine

■ it turned her into a different person la convirtió en una persona diferente, la convirtió en otra persona

6 (pass) pasar

■ it's turned twelve pasan de las doce, son más de las doce, son las doce pasadas

■ he's turned sixty ya ha cumplido los sesenta

7 (fold) doblar

8 (shape) tornear, labrar en un torno

intransitive verb

1 (revolve) girar, dar vueltas

■ the wheels turned slowly las ruedas giraron despacio

2 (change direction - person) girarse, dar la vuelta, volverse; (- car) girar, torcer; (- plane, ship) virar; (- tide) repuntar

■ she turned and looked at me se giró y me miró

■ I tossed and turned all night long me estuve revolviendo toda la noche

■ the car turned left el coche giró a la izquierda

■ the road turns to the right here aquí la carretera tuerce a la derecha

3 (become) hacerse, ponerse, volverse; (milk) agriarse, cortarse

■ my hair's turning grey me están saliendo canas

■ the traffic light turned green el semáforo se puso en verde

■ she turns red easily se pone colorada fácilmente

■ he can turn quite nasty a veces se pone feo

■ it has turned from a small fishing village into a tourist resort de pueblecito de pescadores se ha convertido en centro turístico

■ caterpillars turn into butterflies las orugas se convierten en mariposas

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

at every turn a cada paso, a cada momento

by turns / in turns por turnos, sucesivamente

in turn a su vez, por su parte

on the turn a punto de cambiar

one good turn deserves another favor con favor se paga

out of turn fuera de lugar

to be badly turned out ir mal vestido,-a

to be done to a turn / be cooked to a turn estar en su punto

to be well turned out ir bien vestido,-a

to do somebody a good turn hacerle un favor a alguien

to do somebody a bad turn hacer un mala pasada a alguien

to take it in turns turnarse

to turn free dejar en libertad, soltar

to turn one's hand to something dedicarse a algo

to turn somebody's head afectar mucho a alguien

■ success has turned his head el éxito se le ha subido a la cabeza

to turn something inside out (back to front) dar la vuelta a 2 (make a mess) revolver

■ she turned the jeans inside out les dio la vuelta a los tejanos

■ they turned the house inside out, but they couldn't find it revolvieron toda la casa, pero no lo encontraron

turn and turn about por turnos

turn of phrase manera de expresarse

turn of the century finales nombre masculino plural de siglo

turn of the screw vuelta del tornillo

turn ['tərn] vt

1) : girar, voltear, volver

to turn one's head: voltear la cabeza

she turned her chair toward the fire: giró su asiento hacia la hoguera

2) rotate: darle vuelta a, hacer girar

turn the handle: dale vuelta a la manivela

3) sprain, wrench: dislocar, torcer

4) upset: revolver (el estómago)

5) transform: convertir

to turn water into wine: convertir el agua en vino

6) shape: tornear (en carpintería)

turn vi

1) rotate: girar, dar vueltas

2) : girar, doblar, dar una vuelta

turn left: doble a la izquierda

to turn around: dar la media vuelta

3) become: hacerse, volverse, ponerse

4) sour: agriarse, cortarse (dícese de la leche)

5)

to turn to : recurrir a

they have no one to turn to: no tienen quien les ayude

turn n

1) : vuelta f, giro m

a sudden turn: una vuelta repentina

2) change: cambio m

3) curve: curva f (en un camino)

4) : turno m

they're awaiting their turn: están esperando su turno

whose turn is it?: ¿a quién le toca?

turn (in lathe)

v.

• tornear v. (sth.) up

expr.

• descubrir (algo) v.

v.

• cambiar v.

• dar vueltas a v.

• doblar v.

• girar v.

• recurrir v.

• torcer v.

• tornar v.

• virar v.

• volver v.

n.

• cambio s.m.

• curva s.f.

• giro s.m.

• lance s.m.

• recodo s.m.

• retortero s.m.

• revuelto s.m.

• sesgo s.m.

• torneado s.m.

• torno s.m.

• turno s.m.

• vez s.f.

• viraje s.m.

• vuelta s.f.

tɜːrn, tɜːn
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noun

1)

a) ( rotation) vuelta f

give it another turn — dale otra vuelta

a half turn — media vuelta

to a turn: the meat was done to a turn — la carne estaba hecha a la perfección, la carne estaba en su punto justo

b) ( change of direction) vuelta f, giro m

no left turn — prohibido girar or doblar or torcer a la izquierda

c) ( bend) curva f; ( turning)

take the next left/right turn — tome or (esp Esp) coja or (esp AmL) agarre la próxima a la izquierda/derecha

at every turn — a cada paso, a cada momento

d) (change, alteration)

a turn in the weather — un cambio en el tiempo

this dramatic turn of events — este dramático giro de los acontecimientos

events took an unexpected turn — los acontecimientos dieron un giro inesperado

to take a turn for the better — empezar* a mejorar

to take a turn for the worse — empeorar, ponerse* peor

the turn of the century — el final del siglo ( y el principio del siguiente)

to be on the turn — \<\<events/tide\>\> estar* cambiando; \<\<leaves\>\> estar* cambiando de color; \<\<milk/food\>\> (BrE) estar* echándose a perder

2)

a) ( place in sequence)

whose turn is it? — ¿a quién le toca?

I think it's my turn — creo que me toca (el turno) a mí

you'll have to wait your turn — vas a tener que esperar que te toque (el turno)

to take turns o to take it in turn(s) — turnarse

we'll take turns o we'll take it in turn(s) to do the cooking — nos vamos a turnar para cocinar, vamos a cocinar por turnos

b) (in phrases)

by turns — sucesivamente

in turn: each in turn was asked the same question a cada uno de ellos se le hizo la misma pregunta; out of turn: she realized she'd spoken out of turn — se dio cuenta de que su comentario (or interrupción etc) había estado fuera de lugar

3) ( service)

to do somebody a good turn — hacerle* un favor a alguien

one good turn deserves another — favor con favor se paga

4) (form, style)

she has a logical/practical turn of mind — es muy lógica/práctica

she has a witty turn of phrase — tiene una manera ingeniosa de expresarse

5)

a) (bout of illness, disability)

he had a funny turn — le dio un ataque (or un mareo etc)

b) ( nervous shock) susto m

you gave me quite a turn — me diste un buen susto

6) ( act) (esp BrE) número m

II
1.

transitive verb

1)

a) ( rotate) \<\<knob/handle/wheel\>\> (hacer*) girar

he turned the key in the lock — hizo girar la llave en la cerradura

b) (set, regulate)

to turn something to something: turn the knob to `hot' ponga el indicador en `caliente'; he turned the oven to a lower temperature — bajó la temperatura del horno

2)

a) (change position, direction of) \<\<head\>\> volver*, voltear (AmL exc RPl)

turn your head a little to the side — gira la cabeza un poco hacia un lado

she turned her back on them — les volvió or les dio la espalda, les volteó la espalda (AmL exc RPl)

he slipped out while my back was turned — salió disimuladamente mientras yo estaba de espaldas

the nurse turned her onto her side — la enfermera la puso de lado

can you turn the TV this way a bit? — ¿puedes poner el televisor más para este lado?

b) (direct, apply)

to turn something to something: I turned my mind to more pleasant thoughts me puse a pensar en cosas más agradables; the administration has turned its efforts to... la administración ha dirigido sus esfuerzos a...; they turned the situation to their own profit — utilizaron la situación para su propio provecho; advantage b)

3)

a) ( reverse) \<\<mattress/omelette\>\> darle* la vuelta a, voltear (AmL exc CS), dar* vuelta (CS); \<\<page\>\> pasar, volver*, dar* vuelta (CS); \<\<soil\>\> remover*, voltear (AmL exc CS), dar* vuelta (CS)

he turned the card face down — puso or volvió la carta boca abajo

she sat turning the pages of a magazine — estaba sentada hojeando una revista

b) ( upset)

it turns my stomach — me revuelve el estómago

4)

a) ( go around) \<\<corner\>\> dar* la vuelta a, dar* vuelta (CS)

b) ( pass)

she's just turned 30 — acaba de cumplir (los) 30

5) ( send)

I couldn't simply turn him from my door — no le podía negar ayuda, no le podía volver la espalda; loose I 2)

6)

a) (change, transform) volver*

to turn something to/into something — transformar or convertir* algo en algo

they've turned the place into a pigsty! — han puesto la casa (or la habitación etc) como una pocilga!

she turned him into a frog — lo convirtió en un sapo

the experience turned him into a cynic — se volvió cínico con la experiencia

b) ( make sour) \<\<milk\>\> agriar

c) ( confuse) \<\<mind\>\> trastornar

7)

a) ( shape - on lathe) tornear; (- on potter's wheel) hacer*

b) ( formulate)

a well-turned phrase — una frase elegante or pulida

8) ( make) \<\<profit\>\> sacar*

2.

vi

1) ( rotate) \<\<handle/wheel\>\> girar, dar* vuelta(s)

the key turned easily in the lock — la llave giró fácilmente en la cerradura

it made my stomach turn — me revolvió el estómago

the earth turns on its axis every 24 hours — la Tierra gira sobre su eje cada 24 horas

the outcome of the election turns on one crucial factor — el resultado de las elecciones depende de un factor decisivo

my head was turning — todo me daba vueltas

2)

a) ( to face in different direction) \<\<person\>\> volverse*, darse* la vuelta, voltearse (AmL exc CS), darse* vuelta (CS); \<\<car\>\> dar* la vuelta, dar* vuelta (CS)

she turned to me with a smile — me miró sonriéndome, se volvió hacia mí con una sonrisa

he turned onto his side — se volvió or se puso de lado

left/right turn! — (BrE Mil) media vuelta a la izquierda/derecha!

b) (change course, direction)

the army then turned north — entonces el ejército cambió de rumbo, dirigiéndose al norte

to turn into a side street — meterse en una calle lateral

to turn left/right — girar or doblar or torcer* a la izquierda/derecha

c) ( curve) \<\<road/river\>\> torcer*

3)

a) ( focus on)

to turn to another subject — pasar a otro tema, cambiar de tema

his mind turned to thoughts of escape — se puso a pensar en escaparse

b) (resort, have recourse to)

to turn to violence/a friend — recurrir a la violencia/un amigo

she had no one to turn to — no tenía a quien recurrir

to turn to drink — darse* a la bebida

to turn to somebody/something for something: she turned to her parents for support recurrió or acudió a sus padres en busca de apoyo; he turned to nature for inspiration — buscó inspiración en la naturaleza

4)

a) ( become)

his face turned red — se le puso la cara colorada

things were turning nasty — las cosas se estaban poniendo feas

her hair had turned gray — había encanecido

he turned professional — se hizo profesional

Ed Wright, naturalist turned politician — Ed Wright, naturalista convertido en or vuelto político

b) ( be transformed)

to turn into something — convertirse* en algo

water turns into steam — el agua se convierte or se transforma en vapor

to turn to something — (liter) convertirse* en algo

everything he touched turned to gold — todo lo que tocaba se convertía en oro

c) ( change) \<\<luck/weather/tide\>\> cambiar

d) ( change color) \<\<leaves\>\> cambiar de color

e) ( go sour) \<\<milk\>\> agriarse

5) ( when reading)

turn to page 19 — abran el libro en la página 19, vayan a la página 19

turn back a couple of pages — vuelvan atrás un par de páginas

6) (AmE Busn) \<\<merchandise\>\> venderse

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Phrasal Verbs:

- turn against

- turn around

- turn aside

- turn away

- turn back

- turn down

- turn in

- turn off

- turn on

- turn out

- turn over

- turn round

- turn up

- turn upon

[tɜːn]
1. N

1) (=rotation) vuelta f, revolución f; [of spiral] espira f

• with a quick turn of the hand — con un movimiento rápido de la mano

• he gave the handle a turn — dio vuelta a la palanca

• to give a screw another turn — apretar un tornillo una vuelta más

- he never does a hand's turn

2) (Aut) (in road) vuelta f, curva f

a road full of twists and turns — una carretera llena de curvas

no left turn — prohibido girar a la izquierda

to do a left turn — (Aut) doblar or girar a la izquierda

3) (Aut) (=turn-off) salida f

I think we missed our turn back there — creo que allí atrás nos hemos pasado de la salida

4) (Naut) viraje m

to make a turn to port — virar a babor

5) (Swimming) vuelta f

6) (=change of direction)

• at the turn of the century — a finales del siglo

• this was a surprising turn of events — esto suponía un giro inesperado de los acontecimientos

• at every turn — (fig) a cada paso

• to be on the turn, the tide is on the turn — la marea está cambiando

the milk is on the turn — la leche está a punto de cortarse

the economy may at last be on the turn — puede que por fin la economía de un giro importante or cambie de signo

• turn of the tide — (lit, fig) cambio m or vuelta f de la marea

• things took a new turn — las cosas tomaron otro cariz or aspecto

events took a tragic turn — los acontecimientos tomaron un cariz trágico

events are taking a sensational turn — los acontecimientos vienen tomando un rumbo sensacional

then things took a turn for the better — entonces las cosas empezaron a mejorar

the patient took a turn for the worse — el paciente empeoró

• at the turn of the year — a fin de año

7) (in series etc) turno m, vez f

whose turn is it? — ¿a quién le toca?

it's your turn — te toca a ti

it's her turn next — le toca a ella después, ella es la primera en turno

then it was my turn to protest — luego protesté a mi vez

your turn will come — ya te tocará

• turn and turn about — cada uno por turno, ahora esto y luego aquello

• by turns — por turnos, sucesivamente

I felt hot and cold by turns — tuve calor y luego frío en momentos sucesivos

• to give up one's turn — ceder la vez

• in turn — por turnos, sucesivamente

they spoke in turn — hablaron por turnos

and they, in turn, said... — y ellos a su vez dijeron...

• to miss one's turn — perder la vez or el turno

the player shall miss two turns — el jugador deberá perder dos jugadas

• to go out of turn — (in game) jugar fuera de orden

to speak out of turn — (fig) hablar fuera de lugar

• to take one's turn — llegarle (a algn) su turno

to take turns at doing sth — alternar or turnarse para hacer algo

to take it in turn(s) to do sth — turnarse para hacer algo

to take turns at the wheel — conducir por turnos

to take a turn at the wheel — turnarse para conducir

• to wait one's turn — esperar (algn) su turno

8) (=short walk) vuelta f

to take a turn in the park — dar una vuelta por el parque

9) (Med) (=fainting fit etc) vahído m, desmayo m; (=crisis) crisis f inv, ataque m

he had a bad turn last night — anoche tuvo un ataque

10) * (=fright) susto m

the news gave me quite a turn — la noticia me asustó or dejó de piedra

11) (esp Brit) (Theat) número m, turno m

he came on and did a funny turn — salió a escena y presentó un número cómico

12) (=deed)

• to do sb a bad turn — hacer una mala pasada a algn

• to do sb a good turn — hacerle un favor a algn

his good turn for the day — su buena acción del día

- one good turn deserves another

13) (Culin)

it's done to a turn — está en su punto

14) (=inclination)

an odd turn of mind — una manera retorcida or (LAm) chueca de pensar

to be of or have a scientific turn of mind — ser más dado a las ciencias

15) (=expression)

turn of phrase — forma f de hablar, giro m

that's a French turn of phrase — eso es un modismo francés

2. VT

1) (=rotate) [+ wheel, handle] girar, dar vueltas a; [+ screw] atornillar, destornillar

to turn the key in the lock — dar vuelta a la llave en la cerradura

the engine turns the wheel — el motor hace girar la rueda

• you can turn it through 90° — se puede girarlo hasta 90 grados

• turn it to the left — dale una vuelta hacia la izquierda

2) (also: turn over) [+ record, mattress, steak] dar la vuelta a, voltear (LAm); [+ page] pasar; [+ soil] revolver; [+ hay] volver al revés

the plough turns the soil — el arado revuelve la tierra

• to turn one's ankle — torcerse el tobillo

• to turn a dress inside out — volver un vestido del revés

• it turns my stomach — me revuelve el estómago

- turn the page

3) (=direct) dirigir, volver

• they turned him against us — le pusieron en contra nuestra

we managed to turn his argument against him — pudimos volver su argumento contra él mismo

• to turn one's attention to sth — concentrar su atención en algo

• to turn one's back on sb/sth — (also fig) volver or dar la espalda a algn/algo

as soon as his back is turned — en cuanto mira para otro lado

• to turn one's eyes in sb's direction — volver la mirada hacia donde está algn

• to turn a gun on sb — apuntar una pistola a algn

• to turn one's head — volver la cabeza

• the fireman turned the hose on the building — el bombero dirigió la manguera hacia el edificio

• to turn the lights (down) low — poner la luz más baja

• to turn one's steps homeward — dirigirse a casa, volver los pasos hacia casa

• to turn one's thoughts to sth — concentrarse en algo

- turn the other cheek

- without turning a hair

to turn one's hand to sth —

he turned his hand to cookery — se dedicó a la cocina

- turn sb's head: earning all that money has turned his/her head

already in her first film she turned a few heads — ya en su primera película la gente se fijó en ella

- turn the tables

4) (=pass) doblar, dar la vuelta a

the car turned the corner — el coche dobló la esquina

he's turned 50 — ha pasado los 50 años

it's turned four o'clock — son las cuatro y pico or (esp LAm) las cuatro pasadas

- have turned the corner

5) (=change)

the heat turned the walls black — el calor volvió negras las paredes, el calor ennegreció las paredes

the shock turned her hair white — del susto, el pelo se le puso blanco

his goal turned the game — (Brit) su gol le dio un vuelco al partido

an actor turned writer — un actor metido a escritor

• to turn sth into sth — convertir algo en algo

they turned the land into a park — convirtieron el terreno en un parque

to turn iron into gold — convertir el hierro en oro

to turn a play into a film — pasar una obra al cine

to turn verse into prose — verter verso en prosa

to turn English into Spanish — traducir el inglés al español

it turned him into a bitter man — le volvió un resentido

• she turned her dreams to reality — hizo sus sueños realidad, realizó sus sueños

6) (=deflect) [+ blow] desviar

nothing will turn him from his purpose — nada le hará cambiar su intención

7) (=shape) [+ wood, metal] tornear

to turn wood on a lathe — labrar la madera en un torno
well-turned
8) (Culin)

the heat has turned the milk — el calor ha cortado la leche

9)

to turn a profit — (esp US) sacar un beneficio, tener ganancias

3. VI

1) (=rotate) [wheel etc] girar, dar vueltas

• the object turned on a stand — el objeto giraba en un pedestal

the earth turns on its axis — la Tierra gira sobre su propio eje

• his stomach turned at the sight — al verlo se le revolvió el estómago, se le revolvieron las tripas al verlo *

- my head is turning

to turn in one's grave —

she would turn in her grave if she knew — le daría un síncope si supiera
toss 3., 1)
2) (=change direction) [person] dar la vuelta, voltearse (LAm); [tide] repuntar

to turn and go back — volverse or dar la vuelta y regresar

right turn! — (Mil) derecha... ¡ar!

the game turned after half-time — (Brit) el partido dio un vuelco tras el descanso

• to turn against sb — volverse contra algn

to turn against sth — coger aversión a algo

• to turn for home — volver hacia casa

• farmers are turning from cows to pigs — los granjeros cambian de vacas a cerdos

• then our luck turned — luego mejoramos de suerte

• to turn to sb/sth, he turned to me and smiled — se volvió hacia mí y sonrió

to turn to sb for help — acudir a algn en busca de ayuda

she has no-one to turn to — no tiene a quién recurrir

our thoughts turn to those who... — pensamos ahora en los que...

please turn to page 34 — vamos a la página 34

he turned to politics — se dedicó a la política

he turned to drink — se dio a la bebida, le dio por el alcohol

the conversation turned to religion — la conversación viró hacia la religión

• I don't know which way to turn — (fig) no sé qué hacer

• I don't know where to turn for money — no sé en qué parte ir a buscar dinero

• the wind has turned — el viento ha cambiado de dirección

- the tide is turning

3) (Aut) torcer, girar; (Aer, Naut) virar

to turn left — (Aut) torcer or girar or doblar a la izquierda

• the car turned into a lane — el coche se metió en una bocacalle

• to turn to port — (Naut) virar a babor

4) (=change)

• to turn into sth — convertirse or transformarse en algo

the whole thing has turned into a nightmare — todo el asunto se ha convertido en una pesadilla

he turned into a cynic — se volvió cínico

the princess turned into a toad — la princesa se transformó en sapo, la princesa quedó transformada en sapo

• the leaves were turning — se estaban descolorando or dorando las hojas

• the milk has turned — la leche se ha cortado

• it turned to stone — se convirtió en piedra

his admiration turned to scorn — su admiración se tornó or se transformó en desprecio

• to wait for the weather to turn — esperar a que cambie el tiempo

5) (=become)

then he began to turn awkward — luego empezó a ponerse difícil

he turned Catholic — se hizo católico

• the weather or it has turned cold — el tiempo se ha puesto frío, se ha echado el frío

• to turn nasty — [person] ponerse or volverse antipático

• to turn professional — hacerse profesional

• to turn red — ponerse rojo

• matters are turning serious — las cosas se ponen graves

6) (=depend)

• everything turns on his decision — todo depende de su decisión

everything turns on whether... — todo depende de si...

4.

CPD

turn signal N — (US) (Aut) indicador m (de dirección)

- turn about

- turn aside

- turn away

- turn back

- turn down

- turn in

- turn off

- turn on

- turn out

- turn over

- turn round

- turn to

- turn up

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[tɜːrn, tɜːn]
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noun

1)

a) ( rotation) vuelta f

give it another turn — dale otra vuelta

a half turn — media vuelta

to a turn: the meat was done to a turn — la carne estaba hecha a la perfección, la carne estaba en su punto justo

b) ( change of direction) vuelta f, giro m

no left turn — prohibido girar or doblar or torcer a la izquierda

c) ( bend) curva f; ( turning)

take the next left/right turn — tome or (esp Esp) coja or (esp AmL) agarre la próxima a la izquierda/derecha

at every turn — a cada paso, a cada momento

d) (change, alteration)

a turn in the weather — un cambio en el tiempo

this dramatic turn of events — este dramático giro de los acontecimientos

events took an unexpected turn — los acontecimientos dieron un giro inesperado

to take a turn for the better — empezar* a mejorar

to take a turn for the worse — empeorar, ponerse* peor

the turn of the century — el final del siglo ( y el principio del siguiente)

to be on the turn — \<\<events/tide\>\> estar* cambiando; \<\<leaves\>\> estar* cambiando de color; \<\<milk/food\>\> (BrE) estar* echándose a perder

2)

a) ( place in sequence)

whose turn is it? — ¿a quién le toca?

I think it's my turn — creo que me toca (el turno) a mí

you'll have to wait your turn — vas a tener que esperar que te toque (el turno)

to take turns o to take it in turn(s) — turnarse

we'll take turns o we'll take it in turn(s) to do the cooking — nos vamos a turnar para cocinar, vamos a cocinar por turnos

b) (in phrases)

by turns — sucesivamente

in turn: each in turn was asked the same question a cada uno de ellos se le hizo la misma pregunta; out of turn: she realized she'd spoken out of turn — se dio cuenta de que su comentario (or interrupción etc) había estado fuera de lugar

3) ( service)

to do somebody a good turn — hacerle* un favor a alguien

one good turn deserves another — favor con favor se paga

4) (form, style)

she has a logical/practical turn of mind — es muy lógica/práctica

she has a witty turn of phrase — tiene una manera ingeniosa de expresarse

5)

a) (bout of illness, disability)

he had a funny turn — le dio un ataque (or un mareo etc)

b) ( nervous shock) susto m

you gave me quite a turn — me diste un buen susto

6) ( act) (esp BrE) número m

II
1.

transitive verb

1)

a) ( rotate) \<\<knob/handle/wheel\>\> (hacer*) girar

he turned the key in the lock — hizo girar la llave en la cerradura

b) (set, regulate)

to turn something to something: turn the knob to `hot' ponga el indicador en `caliente'; he turned the oven to a lower temperature — bajó la temperatura del horno

2)

a) (change position, direction of) \<\<head\>\> volver*, voltear (AmL exc RPl)

turn your head a little to the side — gira la cabeza un poco hacia un lado

she turned her back on them — les volvió or les dio la espalda, les volteó la espalda (AmL exc RPl)

he slipped out while my back was turned — salió disimuladamente mientras yo estaba de espaldas

the nurse turned her onto her side — la enfermera la puso de lado

can you turn the TV this way a bit? — ¿puedes poner el televisor más para este lado?

b) (direct, apply)

to turn something to something: I turned my mind to more pleasant thoughts me puse a pensar en cosas más agradables; the administration has turned its efforts to... la administración ha dirigido sus esfuerzos a...; they turned the situation to their own profit — utilizaron la situación para su propio provecho; advantage b)

3)

a) ( reverse) \<\<mattress/omelette\>\> darle* la vuelta a, voltear (AmL exc CS), dar* vuelta (CS); \<\<page\>\> pasar, volver*, dar* vuelta (CS); \<\<soil\>\> remover*, voltear (AmL exc CS), dar* vuelta (CS)

he turned the card face down — puso or volvió la carta boca abajo

she sat turning the pages of a magazine — estaba sentada hojeando una revista

b) ( upset)

it turns my stomach — me revuelve el estómago

4)

a) ( go around) \<\<corner\>\> dar* la vuelta a, dar* vuelta (CS)

b) ( pass)

she's just turned 30 — acaba de cumplir (los) 30

5) ( send)

I couldn't simply turn him from my door — no le podía negar ayuda, no le podía volver la espalda; loose I 2)

6)

a) (change, transform) volver*

to turn something to/into something — transformar or convertir* algo en algo

they've turned the place into a pigsty! — han puesto la casa (or la habitación etc) como una pocilga!

she turned him into a frog — lo convirtió en un sapo

the experience turned him into a cynic — se volvió cínico con la experiencia

b) ( make sour) \<\<milk\>\> agriar

c) ( confuse) \<\<mind\>\> trastornar

7)

a) ( shape - on lathe) tornear; (- on potter's wheel) hacer*

b) ( formulate)

a well-turned phrase — una frase elegante or pulida

8) ( make) \<\<profit\>\> sacar*

2.

vi

1) ( rotate) \<\<handle/wheel\>\> girar, dar* vuelta(s)

the key turned easily in the lock — la llave giró fácilmente en la cerradura

it made my stomach turn — me revolvió el estómago

the earth turns on its axis every 24 hours — la Tierra gira sobre su eje cada 24 horas

the outcome of the election turns on one crucial factor — el resultado de las elecciones depende de un factor decisivo

my head was turning — todo me daba vueltas

2)

a) ( to face in different direction) \<\<person\>\> volverse*, darse* la vuelta, voltearse (AmL exc CS), darse* vuelta (CS); \<\<car\>\> dar* la vuelta, dar* vuelta (CS)

she turned to me with a smile — me miró sonriéndome, se volvió hacia mí con una sonrisa

he turned onto his side — se volvió or se puso de lado

left/right turn! — (BrE Mil) media vuelta a la izquierda/derecha!

b) (change course, direction)

the army then turned north — entonces el ejército cambió de rumbo, dirigiéndose al norte

to turn into a side street — meterse en una calle lateral

to turn left/right — girar or doblar or torcer* a la izquierda/derecha

c) ( curve) \<\<road/river\>\> torcer*

3)

a) ( focus on)

to turn to another subject — pasar a otro tema, cambiar de tema

his mind turned to thoughts of escape — se puso a pensar en escaparse

b) (resort, have recourse to)

to turn to violence/a friend — recurrir a la violencia/un amigo

she had no one to turn to — no tenía a quien recurrir

to turn to drink — darse* a la bebida

to turn to somebody/something for something: she turned to her parents for support recurrió or acudió a sus padres en busca de apoyo; he turned to nature for inspiration — buscó inspiración en la naturaleza

4)

a) ( become)

his face turned red — se le puso la cara colorada

things were turning nasty — las cosas se estaban poniendo feas

her hair had turned gray — había encanecido

he turned professional — se hizo profesional

Ed Wright, naturalist turned politician — Ed Wright, naturalista convertido en or vuelto político

b) ( be transformed)

to turn into something — convertirse* en algo

water turns into steam — el agua se convierte or se transforma en vapor

to turn to something — (liter) convertirse* en algo

everything he touched turned to gold — todo lo que tocaba se convertía en oro

c) ( change) \<\<luck/weather/tide\>\> cambiar

d) ( change color) \<\<leaves\>\> cambiar de color

e) ( go sour) \<\<milk\>\> agriarse

5) ( when reading)

turn to page 19 — abran el libro en la página 19, vayan a la página 19

turn back a couple of pages — vuelvan atrás un par de páginas

6) (AmE Busn) \<\<merchandise\>\> venderse

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Phrasal Verbs:

- turn against

- turn around

- turn aside

- turn away

- turn back

- turn down

- turn in

- turn off

- turn on

- turn out

- turn over

- turn round

- turn up

- turn upon

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13 judge

1. verb
1) (to hear and try (cases) in a court of law: Who will be judging this murder case?) dømme

2) (to decide which is the best in a competition etc: Is she going to judge the singing competition again?; Who will be judging the vegetables at the flower show?; Who is judging at the horse show?) afgøre; bedømme

3) (to consider and form an idea of; to estimate: You can't judge a man by his appearance; Watch how a cat judges the distance before it jumps; She couldn't judge whether he was telling the truth.) bedømme; afgøre

4) (to criticize for doing wrong: We have no right to judge him - we might have done the same thing ourselves.) dømme
2. noun
1) (a public officer who hears and decides cases in a law court: The judge asked if the jury had reached a verdict.) dommer

2) (a person who decides which is the best in a competition etc: The judge's decision is final (= you cannot argue with the judge's decision); He was asked to be on the panel of judges at the beauty contest.) dommer

3) (a person who is skilled at deciding how good etc something is: He says she's honest, and he's a good judge of character; He seems a very fine pianist to me, but I'm no judge.) dommer

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- judgement
- judgment
- judging from / to judge from
- pass judgement on
- pass judgement
* * *
1. verb
1) (to hear and try (cases) in a court of law: Who will be judging this murder case?) dømme

2) (to decide which is the best in a competition etc: Is she going to judge the singing competition again?; Who will be judging the vegetables at the flower show?; Who is judging at the horse show?) afgøre; bedømme

3) (to consider and form an idea of; to estimate: You can't judge a man by his appearance; Watch how a cat judges the distance before it jumps; She couldn't judge whether he was telling the truth.) bedømme; afgøre

4) (to criticize for doing wrong: We have no right to judge him - we might have done the same thing ourselves.) dømme
2. noun
1) (a public officer who hears and decides cases in a law court: The judge asked if the jury had reached a verdict.) dommer

2) (a person who decides which is the best in a competition etc: The judge's decision is final (= you cannot argue with the judge's decision); He was asked to be on the panel of judges at the beauty contest.) dommer

3) (a person who is skilled at deciding how good etc something is: He says she's honest, and he's a good judge of character; He seems a very fine pianist to me, but I'm no judge.) dommer

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- judgement
- judgment
- judging from / to judge from
- pass judgement on
- pass judgement

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14 décider

décider [deside]

➭ TABLE 1

1. transitive verb

   a. [personne] ( = déterminer, établir) décider qch to decide on sth

• décider que to decide that

• c'est à lui de décider it's up to him to decide

► décider de to decide

• décider de faire qch to decide to do sth

• décider de l'importance de qch to decide how important sth is

• le sort en a décidé autrement fate has decided otherwise

   b. ( = persuader) [personne] to persuade ; [conseil, événement] to decide

• décider qn à faire qch to persuade sb to do sth

   c. [chose] ( = provoquer) to cause

2. reflexive verb

► se décider

   a. [personne] to come to a decision

• se décider à qch to decide on sth

• se décider à faire qch to make up one's mind to do sth

• allez, décide-toi ! come on, make up your mind!

• la voiture ne se décide pas à partir the car just won't start

   b. [problème, affaire] to be decided

• leur départ s'est décidé très vite they very quickly decided to leave

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deside
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( prendre la décision de) to decide

décider une politique — to decide on a policy

c'est toi qui décides, c'est à toi de décider — it's for you ou up to you to decide

décider si — to decide whether

décider qui contacter — to decide who to contact

c'est ce qui a décidé sa perte — it's what led to his downfall

2) ( persuader) to persuade ( à faire to do)

2.

décider de verbe transitif indirect to decide on [date, mesure, lieu]; to fix [prix]

le hasard en décida autrement — fate decided otherwise

décider du sort de quelqu'un — to seal somebody's fate

3.

se décider verbe pronominal

1) ( prendre une décision) to make up one's mind

tu te décides à parler? — are you going to speak?

elle s'est enfin décidée à s'excuser — she apologized at last

être décidé à faire — to be determined to do

2) ( choisir)

se décider pour — to decide on

3) ( être fixé) [accord, réunion] to be decided on; [date] to be set

tout s'est décidé très vite — it all happened very quickly

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deside
1. vi

1) (= prendre une décision) [personne] to decide

C'est vous qui décidez. — You decide.

décider de qch [date, moyens] — to decide on sth

décider de faire — to decide to do

Ils ont décidé de passer leurs vacances en Normandie. — They decided to go to Normandy for their holiday.

2) [événement, facteur]

décider de qch [issue, conclusion, fin] — to determine sth

Le dernier match de la saison décidera de l'issue du championnat. — The last match of the season will determine the outcome of the championship.

2. vt

1) to decide

C'est moi qui décide ce qui est important et ce qui ne l'est pas. — I'm the one who decides what's important and what's not.

décider que — to decide that

2) [personne] to persuade

décider qn à faire qch — to persuade sb to do sth

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décider verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 ( prendre la décision de) to decide (de faire to do; que that); décider l'envoi de troupes/l'utilisation de qch to decide to send troops/to use sth; décider une politique to decide on a policy; j'ai décidé de ne pas m'en mêler I decided not to interfere; cela a été décidé en avril it was decided in April; je vous laisse décider I'll let you decide; c'est toi qui décides, c'est à toi de décider it's up to you ou for you to decide; il a décidé qu'il n'irait pas he decided (that) he wouldn't go; décider si to decide whether; as-tu décidé si tu les emmènes? have you decided whether you're taking them?; décider qui contacter/quelle route prendre to decide who to contact/which road to take; c'est à lui de décider qui il veut inviter it's up to him to decide who he wants to invite; c'est ce qui a décidé sa perte it's what led to his downfall;

2 Jur to decide on [acquittement]; décider le non-lieu to dismiss a case;

3 ( persuader) to persuade (à faire to do); l'approche de l'hiver l'a décidé à déménager the onset of winter persuaded him to move house.

B décider de vtr ind to decide on, to arrange, to set [date]; to fix [prix]; to decide on [politique, mesure, lieu]; ont-ils décidé de la marche à suivre? have they decided how to go about it?; le hasard en décida autrement fate decided otherwise; l'événement allait décider de leur avenir the event would decide their future; il faut toujours que tu décides de tout! you're always the one who makes the decisions!; décider du sort de qn to seal sb's fate.

C se décider vpr

1 ( prendre une décision) to make up one's mind; tu te décides à parler? are you going to speak?; elle s'est enfin décidée à s'excuser she apologized at last; ma voiture n'a pas l'air de se décider à démarrer my car doesn't seem to want to start; être/sembler décidé à faire to be/to seem determined to do;

2 ( choisir) se décider pour qch/qn to decide on sth/sb; elle s'est décidée pour le pull vert she's decided on the green sweater;

3 ( être fixé) [accord, réunion] to be decided on; [date] to be set, to be arranged; tout s'est décidé très vite it all happened very quickly.

[deside] verbe transitif

1. [choisir] to decide (on)

décider de faire to decide ou to resolve to do

ils ont décidé d'accepter/de ne pas accepter la proposition they've decided in favour of/against the proposal

décider que: il a décidé qu'il ne prendrait pas l'avion he's decided not to ou that he won't fly

décider combien/quoi/comment/si to decide how much/what/how/whether

c'est décidé it's settled

(en usage absolu)

c'est toi qui décides it's your decision, it's up to you

c'est le temps qui décidera it will depend on the weather

2. [entraîner]

décider quelqu'un à to convince ou to persuade somebody to

décide-la à rester persuade her to stay

3. (soutenu) [régler - ordre du jour] to decide, to set ; [ - point de droit] to resolve, to give a ruling on, to decide on

(en usage absolu)

décider en faveur de quelqu'un to give a ruling in favour of somebody

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décider de verbe plus préposition

1. [influencer] to determine

le résultat de l'enquête décidera de la poursuite de ce projet the results of the survey will determine whether (or not) we carry on with the project

2. [choisir - lieu, date] to choose, to determine, to decide on

3. [juger]

ta mère en a décidé ainsi! your mother's decision is final!

le sort en décida autrement fate decreed otherwise

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se décider verbe pronominal (emploi passif)

to be decided (on)

les choses se sont décidées très vite things were decided very quickly

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se décider verbe pronominal intransitif

[faire son choix] to make up one's mind

se décider pour to decide on

se décider à: je me suis décidé à l'acheter I decided ou resolved to buy it

elle s'est décidée à déménager she's made up her mind to move out

je ne me décide pas à le jeter I can't bring myself to throw it out

la voiture s'est enfin décidée à démarrer the car finally decided to start

(tournure impersonnelle)

il se décide à faire beau it looks like the weather's trying to improve

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15 lead

Ⅰ.

lead¹ [led]

1 noun

(a) (metal) plomb m;

∎ it's made of lead c'est en plomb

(b) familiar (bullets) plomb m;

∎ they pumped him full of lead ils l'ont plombé

(c) (in pencil) mine f

(d) (piece of lead → for sounding) plomb m (de sonde); (→ on car wheel, fishing line) plomb m; Typography interligne m

(e) (idioms) American familiar

∎ to get the lead out (of one's pants) se magner (le train);

∎ very familiar that'll put some lead in your pencil! (invigorate) ça te requinquera!;

∎ very familiar to have lead in one's pencil (be sexually potent) ne pas avoir de problèmes pour bander

2 transitive verb

(a) (seal) plomber

(b) Typography interligner

3 adjective

(made of lead) de ou en plomb; (containing lead) plombifère;

∎ familiar to go down like a lead balloon tomber à plat^□

4 leads plural noun

British Building industry (on roof) plombs mpl (de couverture); (on window) plombures fpl, plombs mpl

►► lead crystal verre m de ou au plomb;

lead glass verre m de ou au plomb;

lead ore minerai m de plomb;

lead oxide oxyde m de plomb;

lead paint peinture f à base de plomb;

lead pencil crayon m noir ou à papier ou à mine de plomb;

lead poisoning Medicine intoxication f par le plomb, saturnisme m; American familiar (death) mort f par balle(s); (injury) blessure f par balle(s);

∎ American familiar to get lead poisoning être tué/blessé par balle(s);

lead pipe tuyau m de plomb;

lead shot grenaille f de plomb

➲ lead out separable transitive verb

Typography (lines of text) augmenter l'interlignage de

Ⅱ.

lead² [li:d]

tête ⇒ 1 (a) initiative ⇒ 1 (b) indice ⇒ 1 (c) gros titre ⇒ 1 (d) rôle principal ⇒ 1 (e) laisse ⇒ 1 (g) fil ⇒ 1 (h) mener ⇒ 2 (a), 2 (c), 2 (e) être à la tête de ⇒ 2 (b) diriger ⇒ 2 (b) amener ⇒ 2 (d) aller devant ⇒ 3 (d) principal ⇒ 4

(pt & pp led [led])

1 noun

(a) Sport tête f;

∎ to be in the lead être en tête, mener;

∎ to go into or to take the lead (in race) prendre la tête; (in match) mener;

∎ to have a 10-point/10-length lead avoir 10 points/10 longueurs d'avance;

∎ to have a good lead over the rest of the field avoir une bonne avance sur les autres concurrents;

∎ he's opened up a tremendous lead il a pris une avance considérable;

∎ France are hanging on to the lead (in race) la France reste en tête de la course; (in points table) la France reste en tête du classement

(b) (initiative) initiative f;

∎ he took the lead in asking questions il fut le premier à poser des questions;

∎ take your lead from me prenez exemple sur moi;

∎ to follow sb's lead suivre l'exemple de qn;

∎ it's up to the government to give a lead on housing policy c'est au gouvernement (qu'il revient) de donner l'exemple en matière de politique du logement

(c) (indication, clue) indice m, piste f;

∎ to give sb a lead mettre qn sur la voie;

∎ the police have several leads la police tient plusieurs pistes;

∎ we're currently following up an important lead nous sommes actuellement sur une piste prometteuse

(d) British Press gros titre m;

∎ the news made the lead in all the papers la nouvelle était à la une de tous les journaux;

∎ the 'Telegraph' opens with a lead on the Middle East crisis le 'Telegraph' consacre sa une à la crise au Proche-Orient

(e) Cinema & Theatre (role) rôle m principal; (actor) premier rôle m masculin; (actress) premier rôle m féminin;

∎ Jude Law plays the male lead Jude Law tient le premier rôle masculin

(f) Cards

∎ to have the lead jouer le premier;

∎ your lead! à vous de jouer!;

∎ whose lead is it? c'est à qui de jouer?;

∎ you must follow the lead il faut fournir à la couleur demandée;

∎ a heart lead une ouverture à cœur

(g) (for dog) laisse f;

∎ dogs must be kept on a lead (sign) les chiens doivent être tenus en laisse

(h) Electricity fil m

(i) (in ice) chenal m

2 transitive verb

(a) (take, guide) mener, emmener, conduire;

∎ to lead sb somewhere mener ou conduire qn quelque part;

∎ I was led into the garden on m'a emmené ou conduit dans le jardin;

∎ he led them across the lawn il leur fit traverser la pelouse;

∎ she led him down the stairs elle lui fit descendre l'escalier;

∎ she led them to safety elle les a conduits en lieu sûr;

∎ to lead an army into battle mener une armée au combat;

∎ to lead a team to victory mener une équipe à la victoire;

∎ the captain led the team onto the field le capitaine a conduit son équipe sur le terrain;

∎ she led them through the garden (to get out) elle les fit passer par le jardin; (to visit) elle leur fit visiter le jardin;

∎ literary he led her to the altar il la prit pour épouse;

∎ to lead the way montrer le chemin;

∎ police motorcyclists led the way des motards de la police ouvraient la route;

∎ they led the cable along the edge of the floor ils ont fait passé le câble par terre, le long du mur;

∎ Bible lead us not into temptation ne nous soumets pas à la tentation;

∎ proverb you can lead a horse to water but you cannot make him drink on ne saurait faire boire un âne qui n'a pas soif;

∎ figurative to lead sb up the garden path mener qn en bateau

(b) (be leader of) être à la tête de, diriger; (orchestra) diriger;

∎ to lead the prayers/singing diriger la prière/les chants

(c) Sport (be in front of) mener;

∎ Stardust is leading Black Beauty by 10 lengths Stardust a pris 10 longueurs d'avance sur Black Beauty;

∎ to lead the field mener;

∎ to lead sb by 8 points avoir une avance sur qn de 8 points;

∎ figurative Great Britain leads the field in heart transplant technology la Grande-Bretagne est le pays le plus avancé dans le domaine des greffes cardiaques

(d) (induce) amener;

∎ to lead sb to do sth amener qn à faire qch;

∎ despair led him to commit suicide le désespoir l'a poussé au suicide;

∎ he led me to believe (that) he was innocent il m'a amené à croire qu'il était innocent;

∎ everything leads us to believe (that) she is still alive tout porte à croire ou nous avons toutes les raisons de croire qu'elle est encore en vie;

∎ I was led to the conclusion that he had been lying all along je suis arrivé à la conclusion qu'il mentait depuis le début;

∎ what led you to apply for this job? qu'est-ce qui vous a conduit ou amené à postuler?;

∎ he is easily led il se laisse facilement influencer;

∎ figurative subsequent events led the country into war des événements ultérieurs ont entraîné le pays dans la guerre;

∎ this leads me to my second point ceci m'amène à ma seconde remarque;

∎ he led the conversation round to money again il a ramené la conversation sur la question de l'argent

(e) (life) mener;

∎ he has lead a life of debauchery il a mené une vie de débauche;

∎ she has led a full and happy life elle a eu une vie heureuse et bien remplie

(f) Cards demander, jouer;

∎ to lead trumps demander ou jouer atout;

∎ what was led? qu'est-ce qui a été demandé?

(g) Law

∎ to lead a witness poser des questions tendancieuses à un témoin

3 intransitive verb

(a) (go) mener;

∎ this path leads to the village ce chemin mène au village;

∎ where does this door lead to? sur quoi ouvre cette porte?;

∎ the stairs lead to the cellar l'escalier mène ou conduit à la cave;

∎ take the street that leads away from the station prenez la rue qui part de la gare;

∎ that road leads nowhere cette route ne mène nulle part;

∎ figurative this is leading nowhere! cela ne rime à rien!

(b) Sport mener, être en tête;

∎ to lead by 2 metres avoir 2 mètres d'avance;

∎ to lead by 3 points to 1 mener par 3 points à 1;

∎ Black Beauty is leading Black Beauty est en tête

(c) Cards

∎ hearts led cœur (a été) demandé;

∎ Joanne to lead c'est à Joanne de jouer

(d) (go in front) aller devant; (in mountaineering) grimper en tête;

∎ if you lead, I'll follow allez-y, je vous suis

(e) British Press

∎ to lead with sth mettre qch à la une;

∎ the 'Times' led with news of the plane hijack le détournement d'avion faisait la une ou était en première page du 'Times'

(f) Boxing

∎ he leads with his right il attaque toujours du droit ou de la droite

(g) (in dancing) conduire

(h) Law être l'avocat principal;

∎ he led for the prosecution il dirigea l'accusation en tant qu'avocat principal

4 adjective

(actor, singer) principal, premier; Press (article) de tête

►► Commerce leads and lags termaillage m;

Banking & Stock Exchange lead manager (banque f) chef m de file;

lead time Industry délai m de préparation; Commerce délai m de livraison;

Marketing lead user utilisateur(trice) m,f pilote

➲ lead away separable transitive verb

emmener;

∎ the guards led him away les gardes l'ont emmené;

∎ he led her away from the scene of the accident il l'éloigna du lieu de l'accident

➲ lead back

1 separable transitive verb

ramener, reconduire;

∎ they led him back to his room ils l'ont ramené ou reconduit à sa chambre;

∎ she led the conversation back to the question of money elle a ramené la conversation sur la question de l'argent

2 intransitive verb

∎ this path leads back to the beach ce chemin ramène à la plage

➲ lead off

1 intransitive verb

(in conversation) commencer, débuter; (in debate) entamer les débats; (in game) jouer le(la) premier(ère); (at dance) ouvrir le bal; (in relay race) être le premier relayeur

2 inseparable transitive verb

(a) (begin) commencer, entamer

(b) (go from) partir de;

∎ several avenues lead off the square plusieurs avenues partent de la place

3 separable transitive verb

(person) conduire;

∎ they were led off to jail ils ont été conduits ou emmenés en prison

➲ lead on

1 intransitive verb

aller ou marcher devant;

∎ lead on! allez-y!

2 separable transitive verb

(a) (trick)

∎ to lead sb on faire marcher qn;

∎ you shouldn't lead him on like that vous ne devriez pas le faire marcher comme ça

(b) (bring on) faire entrer;

∎ lead on the horses! faites entrer les chevaux!

(c) (in progression) amener;

∎ this leads me on to my second point ceci m'amène à mon deuxième point

➲ lead to inseparable transitive verb

(result in, have as consequence) mener ou aboutir à;

∎ what's all this leading to? sur quoi tout ceci va-t-il déboucher?;

∎ the decision led to panic on Wall Street la décision a semé la panique à Wall Street;

∎ one thing led to another une chose en amenait une autre;

∎ a course leading to a degree un cursus qui débouche sur un diplôme;

∎ several factors led to his decision to leave plusieurs facteurs le poussèrent ou l'amenèrent à décider de partir;

∎ this led to several of them losing their jobs à cause de cela, plusieurs d'entre eux ont perdu leur emploi;

∎ drinking too much can lead to violence l'excès d'alcool peut conduire à la violence;

∎ his statement led to a misunderstanding sa déclaration est à l'origine d'un malentendu;

∎ this could lead to some confusion ça pourrait provoquer une certaine confusion;

∎ her research led to nothing ses recherches n'ont abouti à rien ou n'ont rien donné

➲ lead up to inseparable transitive verb

(a) (path, road) conduire à, mener à;

∎ a narrow path led up to the house un étroit sentier menait jusqu'à la maison;

∎ those stairs lead up to the attic cet escalier mène au grenier

(b) (in reasoning)

∎ she's leading up to something je me demande où elle veut en venir;

∎ what are you leading up to? où voulez-vous en venir?;

∎ I was just leading up to that j'allais justement y venir

(c) (precede, cause)

∎ the events leading up to the war les événements qui devaient déclencher la guerre;

∎ in the months leading up to her death pendant les mois qui précédèrent sa mort;

∎ Music the chords that lead up to the final movement les accords qui introduisent le dernier mouvement

ⓘ Lead on, MacDuff Cette phrase ("après toi, MacDuff") est une déformation d'un vers de Macbeth de Shakespeare, dans un passage où Macbeth défie à l'épée son ennemi MacDuff en prononçant les mots lay on, MacDuff ("frappe, MacDuff"). On utilise la version modifiée de cette phrase de façon humoristique lorsque l'on demande à quelqu'un d'ouvrir la marche.

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16 judge

1. noun
1) Richter, der/Richterin, die

2) (in contest) Preisrichter, der/-richterin, die; (Sport) Kampfrichter, der/-richterin, die; Schiedsrichter, der/-richterin, die; (in dispute) Schiedsrichter, der/-richterin, die

3) (fig.): (connoisseur, critic) Kenner, der/Kennerin, die

judge of character — Menschenkenner, der

be a good judge of something — etwas gut beurteilen können

4) (person who decides question) Schiedsrichter, der

be the judge of something — über etwas (Akk.) entscheiden
2. transitive verb
1) (pronounce sentence on) richten (geh.)

judge somebody — (Law) jemandes Fall entscheiden

2) (try) verhandeln [Fall]

3) (act as adjudicator of) Preisrichter/-richterin sein bei; (Sport) Schiedsrichter/-richterin sein bei

4) (form opinion about) urteilen od. ein Urteil fällen über (+ Akk.); beurteilen

judge something [to be] necessary — etwas für od. als notwendig erachten

be good at judging distances — gut Entfernungen schätzen können

5) (decide) entscheiden [Angelegenheit, Frage]
3. intransitive verb
(form a judgement) urteilen

to judge by its size,... — der Größe nach zu urteilen,...

judging or to judge by the look on his face... — nach dem Gesicht zu schließen, das er macht/machte,...

judging from what you say,... — nach dem, was du sagst,...

as far as I can judge,... — soweit ich es beurteilen kann,...

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1. verb
1) (to hear and try (cases) in a court of law: Who will be judging this murder case?) Recht sprechen

2) (to decide which is the best in a competition etc: Is she going to judge the singing competition again?; Who will be judging the vegetables at the flower show?; Who is judging at the horse show?) entscheiden

3) (to consider and form an idea of; to estimate: You can't judge a man by his appearance; Watch how a cat judges the distance before it jumps; She couldn't judge whether he was telling the truth.) beurteilen

4) (to criticize for doing wrong: We have no right to judge him - we might have done the same thing ourselves.) verurteilen
2. noun
1) (a public officer who hears and decides cases in a law court: The judge asked if the jury had reached a verdict.) der Richter

2) (a person who decides which is the best in a competition etc: The judge's decision is final (= you cannot argue with the judge's decision); He was asked to be on the panel of judges at the beauty contest.) der/die Schiedsrichter(in)

3) (a person who is skilled at deciding how good etc something is: He says she's honest, and he's a good judge of character; He seems a very fine pianist to me, but I'm no judge.) der/die Kenner(in)

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- judgment
- judging from / to judge from
- pass judgement on
- pass judgement
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judge

[ʤʌʤ]

I. n

1. LAW Richter(in) m(f)

2. (at a competition) Preisrichter(in) m(f); SPORT (in boxing, gymnastics, wrestling) Punktrichter(in) m(f); (in athletics, swimming) Kampfrichter(in) m(f), Schiedsrichter(in) m(f)

3. (expert) of literature, music, wine Kenner(in) m(f)

let me be the \judge of that das überlassen Sie am besten meinem Urteil

to be no \judge of art kein Kunstkenner sein

to be a good/bad \judge of character ein guter/schlechter Menschenkenner sein

to be [not] a good \judge of sth etw [nicht] gut beurteilen können

II. vi

1. (decide) urteilen

it's too soon to \judge für ein Urteil ist es noch zu früh

you shouldn't \judge by [or on] appearances alone man sollte nicht nur nach dem Äußeren gehen

judging by [or from] his comments, he seems to have been misinformed seinen Äußerungen nach zu urteilen, ist er falsch informiert worden

2. (estimate) schätzen

I'd \judge that it'll take us five years to cover our costs ich schätze mal, dass wir fünf Jahre brauchen werden, um unsere Unkosten zu decken

III. vt

1. (decide)

▪ to \judge sb/sth jdn/etw beurteilen [o einschätzen]

everyone present \judged the meeting [to have been] a success jeder, der anwesend war, wertete das Treffen als Erfolg

she \judged it better not to tell him about the damage to the car sie hielt es für besser, ihm nichts von dem Schaden am Auto zu erzählen

you can \judge for yourself how angry I was Sie können sich vorstellen, wie zornig ich war

2. (estimate)

▪ to \judge sth etw schätzen

to \judge a distance eine Entfernung [ab]schätzen

3. (pick a winner)

▪ to \judge sth etw als Kampfrichter [o Preisrichter] bewerten, bei etw dat Kampfrichter [o Preisrichter] sein m

4. (rank)

▪ to \judge sb/sth jdn/etw beurteilen [o einstufen]

our salespeople are \judged on [or according to] how many cars they sell unsere Verkäufer werden nach der Anzahl der Autos, die sie verkaufen, eingestuft

5.

▶ you can't \judge a book by its cover ( saying) man kann eine Sache nicht nach dem äußeren Anschein beurteilen

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[dZʌdZ]
1. n

1) (JUR) Richter(in) m(f); (of competition) Preisrichter(in) m(f); (SPORT) Punktrichter(in) m(f), Kampfrichter(in) m(f)

2) (fig) Kenner(in) m(f)

he's a good/bad judge of character — er ist ein guter/schlechter Menschenkenner

to be a good judge of wine — ein(e) Weinkenner(in) sein

I'll be the judge of that — das müssen Sie mich schon selbst beurteilen lassen

3) (BIBL)

(the Book of) Judges — (das Buch der) Richter

2. vt

1) (JUR) person die Verhandlung führen über (+acc); case verhandeln; (God) richten

2) competition beurteilen, bewerten; (SPORT) Punktrichter or Kampfrichter sein bei

3) (fig: pass judgement on) ein Urteil fällen über (+acc)

you shouldn't judge people by appearances — Sie sollten Menschen nicht nach ihrem Äußeren beurteilen

don't judge a book by its cover (prov) — man sollte nicht nach dem ersten Eindruck urteilen

4) (= consider, assess, deem) halten für, erachten für (geh)

this was judged to be the best way — dies wurde für die beste Methode gehalten or erachtet (geh)

you can judge for yourself which is better — Sie können selbst beurteilen, was besser ist

you can judge for yourself how upset I was — Sie können sich (dat) denken, wie bestürzt ich war

I can't judge whether he was right or wrong — ich kann nicht beurteilen, ob er recht oder unrecht hatte

I judged from his manner that he was guilty — ich schloss aus seinem Verhalten, dass er schuldig war

how would you judge him? — wie würden Sie ihn beurteilen or einschätzen?

5) (= estimate) speed, width, distance etc einschätzen

he judged the moment well — er hat den richtigen Augenblick abgepasst

3. vi

1) (JUR) Richter sein; (God) richten; (at competition) Preisrichter sein; (SPORT) Kampfrichter or Punktrichter sein

2) (fig) (= pass judgement) ein Urteil fällen; (= form an opinion) (be)urteilen

who am I to judge? — ich kann mir dazu kein Urteil erlauben

as or so far as one can judge — soweit man (es) beurteilen kann

judging by or from sth — nach etw zu urteilen

judging by appearances — dem Aussehen nach

to judge by appearances —

(you can) judge for yourself — beurteilen Sie das selbst

he let me judge for myself — er überließ es meinem Urteil

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judge [dʒʌdʒ]

A s

1. JUR Richter(in): → associate C 2, sober A 1

2. fig Richter(in) (of über akk)

3. a) Schiedsrichter(in) ( auch SPORT)

b) Preisrichter(in) ( auch SPORT)

c) SPORT Kampfrichter(in), (Boxen) Punktrichter(in), (Skispringen) Sprungrichter(in)

4. Kenner(in):

a (good) judge of wine ein Weinkenner;

a good judge of character ein guter Menschenkenner;

I am no judge of it ich kann es nicht beurteilen;

let me be the judge of that überlasse das oder die Entscheidung darüber ruhig mir

5. BIBEL

a) Richter m

b) Judges pl (als sg konstruiert)( das Buch der) Richter

B v/t

1. JUR

a) einen Fall verhandeln

b) die Verhandlung führen gegen

2. richten (Gott):

God will judge all men

3. a) Wettbewerbsteilnehmer, Leistungen etc beurteilen (on nach, aufgrund)

b) als Schieds- oder Preis- oder Kampf- oder Punktrichter(in) fungieren bei

4. entscheiden ( sth etwas; that dass)

5. sich ein Urteil bilden über (akk), beurteilen, einschätzen ( alle:

by nach)

6. betrachten als, halten für:

he judged it better to leave er hielt es für besser zu gehen

7. die Entfernung etc schätzen:

I judge him to be 60 ich schätze ihn auf 60

8. schließen, folgern ( beide:

from, by aus)

9. vermuten, annehmen

C v/t

1. JUR Richter(in) sein

2. als Schieds- oder Preis- oder Kampf- oder Punktrichter(in) fungieren (at bei)

3. urteilen, sich ein Urteil bilden ( beide:

of über akk):

as far as I can judge soweit ich das beurteilen kann;

as far as one can judge nach menschlichem Ermessen;

judge for yourself urteilen Sie selbst;

judging by his words seinen Worten nach (zu urteilen)

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1. noun
1) Richter, der/Richterin, die

2) (in contest) Preisrichter, der/-richterin, die; (Sport) Kampfrichter, der/-richterin, die; Schiedsrichter, der/-richterin, die; (in dispute) Schiedsrichter, der/-richterin, die

3) (fig.): (connoisseur, critic) Kenner, der/Kennerin, die

judge of character — Menschenkenner, der

be a good judge of something — etwas gut beurteilen können

4) (person who decides question) Schiedsrichter, der

be the judge of something — über etwas (Akk.) entscheiden
2. transitive verb
1) (pronounce sentence on) richten (geh.)

judge somebody — (Law) jemandes Fall entscheiden

2) (try) verhandeln [Fall]

3) (act as adjudicator of) Preisrichter/-richterin sein bei; (Sport) Schiedsrichter/-richterin sein bei

4) (form opinion about) urteilen od. ein Urteil fällen über (+ Akk.); beurteilen

judge something [to be] necessary — etwas für od. als notwendig erachten

be good at judging distances — gut Entfernungen schätzen können

5) (decide) entscheiden [Angelegenheit, Frage]
3. intransitive verb
(form a judgement) urteilen

to judge by its size,... — der Größe nach zu urteilen,...

judging or to judge by the look on his face... — nach dem Gesicht zu schließen, das er macht/machte,...

judging from what you say,... — nach dem, was du sagst,...

as far as I can judge,... — soweit ich es beurteilen kann,...

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n.

Jurist -en m.

Richter - m.

Sachverständige m.,f. (by) v.

richten v.

urteilen (nach) v. v.

befinden v.

beurteilen v.

English-german dictionary > judge
17 Judge

1. noun
1) Richter, der/Richterin, die

2) (in contest) Preisrichter, der/-richterin, die; (Sport) Kampfrichter, der/-richterin, die; Schiedsrichter, der/-richterin, die; (in dispute) Schiedsrichter, der/-richterin, die

3) (fig.): (connoisseur, critic) Kenner, der/Kennerin, die

judge of character — Menschenkenner, der

be a good judge of something — etwas gut beurteilen können

4) (person who decides question) Schiedsrichter, der

be the judge of something — über etwas (Akk.) entscheiden
2. transitive verb
1) (pronounce sentence on) richten (geh.)

judge somebody — (Law) jemandes Fall entscheiden

2) (try) verhandeln [Fall]

3) (act as adjudicator of) Preisrichter/-richterin sein bei; (Sport) Schiedsrichter/-richterin sein bei

4) (form opinion about) urteilen od. ein Urteil fällen über (+ Akk.); beurteilen

judge something [to be] necessary — etwas für od. als notwendig erachten

be good at judging distances — gut Entfernungen schätzen können

5) (decide) entscheiden [Angelegenheit, Frage]
3. intransitive verb
(form a judgement) urteilen

to judge by its size,... — der Größe nach zu urteilen,...

judging or to judge by the look on his face... — nach dem Gesicht zu schließen, das er macht/machte,...

judging from what you say,... — nach dem, was du sagst,...

as far as I can judge,... — soweit ich es beurteilen kann,...

* * *
1. verb
1) (to hear and try (cases) in a court of law: Who will be judging this murder case?) Recht sprechen

2) (to decide which is the best in a competition etc: Is she going to judge the singing competition again?; Who will be judging the vegetables at the flower show?; Who is judging at the horse show?) entscheiden

3) (to consider and form an idea of; to estimate: You can't judge a man by his appearance; Watch how a cat judges the distance before it jumps; She couldn't judge whether he was telling the truth.) beurteilen

4) (to criticize for doing wrong: We have no right to judge him - we might have done the same thing ourselves.) verurteilen
2. noun
1) (a public officer who hears and decides cases in a law court: The judge asked if the jury had reached a verdict.) der Richter

2) (a person who decides which is the best in a competition etc: The judge's decision is final (= you cannot argue with the judge's decision); He was asked to be on the panel of judges at the beauty contest.) der/die Schiedsrichter(in)

3) (a person who is skilled at deciding how good etc something is: He says she's honest, and he's a good judge of character; He seems a very fine pianist to me, but I'm no judge.) der/die Kenner(in)

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- judgment
- judging from / to judge from
- pass judgement on
- pass judgement
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judge

[ʤʌʤ]

I. n

1. LAW Richter(in) m(f)

2. (at a competition) Preisrichter(in) m(f); SPORT (in boxing, gymnastics, wrestling) Punktrichter(in) m(f); (in athletics, swimming) Kampfrichter(in) m(f), Schiedsrichter(in) m(f)

3. (expert) of literature, music, wine Kenner(in) m(f)

let me be the \judge of that das überlassen Sie am besten meinem Urteil

to be no \judge of art kein Kunstkenner sein

to be a good/bad \judge of character ein guter/schlechter Menschenkenner sein

to be [not] a good \judge of sth etw [nicht] gut beurteilen können

II. vi

1. (decide) urteilen

it's too soon to \judge für ein Urteil ist es noch zu früh

you shouldn't \judge by [or on] appearances alone man sollte nicht nur nach dem Äußeren gehen

judging by [or from] his comments, he seems to have been misinformed seinen Äußerungen nach zu urteilen, ist er falsch informiert worden

2. (estimate) schätzen

I'd \judge that it'll take us five years to cover our costs ich schätze mal, dass wir fünf Jahre brauchen werden, um unsere Unkosten zu decken

III. vt

1. (decide)

▪ to \judge sb/sth jdn/etw beurteilen [o einschätzen]

everyone present \judged the meeting [to have been] a success jeder, der anwesend war, wertete das Treffen als Erfolg

she \judged it better not to tell him about the damage to the car sie hielt es für besser, ihm nichts von dem Schaden am Auto zu erzählen

you can \judge for yourself how angry I was Sie können sich vorstellen, wie zornig ich war

2. (estimate)

▪ to \judge sth etw schätzen

to \judge a distance eine Entfernung [ab]schätzen

3. (pick a winner)

▪ to \judge sth etw als Kampfrichter [o Preisrichter] bewerten, bei etw dat Kampfrichter [o Preisrichter] sein m

4. (rank)

▪ to \judge sb/sth jdn/etw beurteilen [o einstufen]

our salespeople are \judged on [or according to] how many cars they sell unsere Verkäufer werden nach der Anzahl der Autos, die sie verkaufen, eingestuft

5.

▶ you can't \judge a book by its cover ( saying) man kann eine Sache nicht nach dem äußeren Anschein beurteilen

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[dZʌdZ]
1. n

1) (JUR) Richter(in) m(f); (of competition) Preisrichter(in) m(f); (SPORT) Punktrichter(in) m(f), Kampfrichter(in) m(f)

2) (fig) Kenner(in) m(f)

he's a good/bad judge of character — er ist ein guter/schlechter Menschenkenner

to be a good judge of wine — ein(e) Weinkenner(in) sein

I'll be the judge of that — das müssen Sie mich schon selbst beurteilen lassen

3) (BIBL)

(the Book of) Judges — (das Buch der) Richter

2. vt

1) (JUR) person die Verhandlung führen über (+acc); case verhandeln; (God) richten

2) competition beurteilen, bewerten; (SPORT) Punktrichter or Kampfrichter sein bei

3) (fig: pass judgement on) ein Urteil fällen über (+acc)

you shouldn't judge people by appearances — Sie sollten Menschen nicht nach ihrem Äußeren beurteilen

don't judge a book by its cover (prov) — man sollte nicht nach dem ersten Eindruck urteilen

4) (= consider, assess, deem) halten für, erachten für (geh)

this was judged to be the best way — dies wurde für die beste Methode gehalten or erachtet (geh)

you can judge for yourself which is better — Sie können selbst beurteilen, was besser ist

you can judge for yourself how upset I was — Sie können sich (dat) denken, wie bestürzt ich war

I can't judge whether he was right or wrong — ich kann nicht beurteilen, ob er recht oder unrecht hatte

I judged from his manner that he was guilty — ich schloss aus seinem Verhalten, dass er schuldig war

how would you judge him? — wie würden Sie ihn beurteilen or einschätzen?

5) (= estimate) speed, width, distance etc einschätzen

he judged the moment well — er hat den richtigen Augenblick abgepasst

3. vi

1) (JUR) Richter sein; (God) richten; (at competition) Preisrichter sein; (SPORT) Kampfrichter or Punktrichter sein

2) (fig) (= pass judgement) ein Urteil fällen; (= form an opinion) (be)urteilen

who am I to judge? — ich kann mir dazu kein Urteil erlauben

as or so far as one can judge — soweit man (es) beurteilen kann

judging by or from sth — nach etw zu urteilen

judging by appearances — dem Aussehen nach

to judge by appearances —

(you can) judge for yourself — beurteilen Sie das selbst

he let me judge for myself — er überließ es meinem Urteil

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J. abk

1. ELEK joule

2. Journal

3. Judge

4. Justice

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1. noun
1) Richter, der/Richterin, die

2) (in contest) Preisrichter, der/-richterin, die; (Sport) Kampfrichter, der/-richterin, die; Schiedsrichter, der/-richterin, die; (in dispute) Schiedsrichter, der/-richterin, die

3) (fig.): (connoisseur, critic) Kenner, der/Kennerin, die

judge of character — Menschenkenner, der

be a good judge of something — etwas gut beurteilen können

4) (person who decides question) Schiedsrichter, der

be the judge of something — über etwas (Akk.) entscheiden
2. transitive verb
1) (pronounce sentence on) richten (geh.)

judge somebody — (Law) jemandes Fall entscheiden

2) (try) verhandeln [Fall]

3) (act as adjudicator of) Preisrichter/-richterin sein bei; (Sport) Schiedsrichter/-richterin sein bei

4) (form opinion about) urteilen od. ein Urteil fällen über (+ Akk.); beurteilen

judge something [to be] necessary — etwas für od. als notwendig erachten

be good at judging distances — gut Entfernungen schätzen können

5) (decide) entscheiden [Angelegenheit, Frage]
3. intransitive verb
(form a judgement) urteilen

to judge by its size,... — der Größe nach zu urteilen,...

judging or to judge by the look on his face... — nach dem Gesicht zu schließen, das er macht/machte,...

judging from what you say,... — nach dem, was du sagst,...

as far as I can judge,... — soweit ich es beurteilen kann,...

* * *

n.

Jurist -en m.

Richter - m.

Sachverständige m.,f. (by) v.

richten v.

urteilen (nach) v. v.

befinden v.

beurteilen v.

English-german dictionary > Judge
18 judge

1. verb
1) (to hear and try (cases) in a court of law: Who will be judging this murder case?) julgar

2) (to decide which is the best in a competition etc: Is she going to judge the singing competition again?; Who will be judging the vegetables at the flower show?; Who is judging at the horse show?) julgar

3) (to consider and form an idea of; to estimate: You can't judge a man by his appearance; Watch how a cat judges the distance before it jumps; She couldn't judge whether he was telling the truth.) julgar

4) (to criticize for doing wrong: We have no right to judge him - we might have done the same thing ourselves.) julgar
2. noun
1) (a public officer who hears and decides cases in a law court: The judge asked if the jury had reached a verdict.) juiz

2) (a person who decides which is the best in a competition etc: The judge's decision is final (= you cannot argue with the judge's decision); He was asked to be on the panel of judges at the beauty contest.) juiz

3) (a person who is skilled at deciding how good etc something is: He says she's honest, and he's a good judge of character; He seems a very fine pianist to me, but I'm no judge.) juiz

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- judgement
- judgment
- judging from / to judge from
- pass judgement on
- pass judgement
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[dʒ∧dʒ] n 1 juiz, árbitro, julgador. 2 Judge Juiz Supremo, Deus. 3 perito, técnico, especialista. he is a good judge of cattle / ele é um perito de gado vacum. • vt+vi 1 julgar, sentenciar. I judge of him from his behaviour / eu o julgo pelo seu comportamento. 2 decidir, concluir, considerar como. 3 avaliar, ajuizar, opinar. he judges the merits of their proposal / ele avalia os méritos de sua proposta. 4 criticar, condenar, censurar. 5 expor, considerar, pensar. as far as I can judge segundo meu modo de pensar. as God is my judge! assim Deus me salve!

English-Portuguese dictionary > judge
19 judge

1. verb
1) (to hear and try (cases) in a court of law: Who will be judging this murder case?) soditi

2) (to decide which is the best in a competition etc: Is she going to judge the singing competition again?; Who will be judging the vegetables at the flower show?; Who is judging at the horse show?) ocenjevati

3) (to consider and form an idea of; to estimate: You can't judge a man by his appearance; Watch how a cat judges the distance before it jumps; She couldn't judge whether he was telling the truth.) presoditi

4) (to criticize for doing wrong: We have no right to judge him - we might have done the same thing ourselves.) obsojati
2. noun
1) (a public officer who hears and decides cases in a law court: The judge asked if the jury had reached a verdict.) sodnik

2) (a person who decides which is the best in a competition etc: The judge's decision is final (= you cannot argue with the judge's decision); He was asked to be on the panel of judges at the beauty contest.) razsodnik

3) (a person who is skilled at deciding how good etc something is: He says she's honest, and he's a good judge of character; He seems a very fine pianist to me, but I'm no judge.) dober poznavalec

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- judgment
- judging from / to judge from
- pass judgement on
- pass judgement
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I [džʌdž]
noun

juridically sodnik

figuratively razsodnik; izvedenec, strokovnjak, dober poznavalec česa (of); military judge advocate — sodnik pri naglem sodišču

military judge advocate general — vrhovni sodnik pri naglem sodišču

associate judge — sodni prisednik

as God's my judge! — pri bogu!

to be a judge of — razumeti se na kaj

a good judge of — dober poznavalec česa

I am no judge of it — tega ne morem presoditi

let me be the judge of that — prepusti to meni

to be judge and jury in one's own cause — biti sodnik in tožitelj hkrati

as sober as a judge — popolnoma trezen
II [džʌdž]
1.

transitive verb

soditi, razsoditi, presoditi, odločiti (s.th. kaj, that da); sklepati (by po), preceniti;

2.

intransitive verb

razsoditi, izreči sodbo; ustvariti si sodbo (of o, by, from po); domnevati, soditi, misliti

judge for yourself! — sam presodi!

judging by his words — sodeč po njegovih besedah

to judge by ( —ali from) — sodeč po

I judge that — sodim, da; domnevam

English-Slovenian dictionary > judge
20 insindacabile

insindacabile agg. unquestionable, unchallengeable, unappealable, final; not liable to criticism: la decisione dell'arbitro è insindacabile, the referee's decision is final; a suo insindacabile giudizio questo libro è un capolavoro, it is his firm opinion (o he's firmly convinced) that this book is a masterpiece.

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[insinda'kabile]
aggettivo [ decisione] final; [prova, vittoria] unquestionable; [causa, fatto] beyond dispute mai attrib.; [ragione, questione] indisputable, uncontroversial; [ giudizio] unchallengeable

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insindacabile

/insinda'kabile/

aggettivo

[ decisione] final; [prova, vittoria] unquestionable; [causa, fatto] beyond dispute mai attrib.; [ragione, questione] indisputable, uncontroversial; [ giudizio] unchallengeable.

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