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1 fair to middling

adj infml

The meal was fair to middling — Обед был так себе

"Had a good day?" "Fair to middling, you know" — "День был удачным?" - "Не совсем"

"How are you?" "Fair to middling" — "Как дела?" - "Так себе"

"How's your French?" "Fair to middling" — "Как у тебя с французским?" - "Не особенно"

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2 fair

fair [feə(r)]

juste ⇒ 1 (a) équitable ⇒ 1 (a) correct ⇒ 1 (a) blond ⇒ 1 (b) beau ⇒ 1 (c), 1 (d) passable ⇒ 1 (e) considérable ⇒ 1 (f) véritable ⇒ 1 (g) équitablement ⇒ 2 (a) foire ⇒ 3

1 adjective

(a) (just → person, decision) juste, équitable; (→ wage) équitable; (→ contest, match, player) loyal, correct; (→ deal, exchange) équitable, honnête; (→ price) correct, convenable; (→ criticism, profit) justifié, mérité;

∎ it's not fair ce n'est pas juste;

∎ it's not fair to the others ce n'est pas juste ou honnête vis-à-vis des autres;

∎ it isn't fair to expect children to… ce n'est pas raisonnable de demander à des enfants de…;

∎ that's a fair point c'est une remarque pertinente;

∎ she's strict but fair elle est sévère mais juste;

∎ to be fair (to them), they did contribute their time rendons-leur cette justice, ils ont donné de leur temps;

∎ it's only fair to let him speak ce n'est que justice de le laisser parler;

∎ it is only fair to say that… il faut dire que…;

∎ as is only fair ce n'est que justice, comme de juste;

∎ I gave him fair warning je l'ai prévenu à temps;

∎ to get a fair trial être jugé de façon équitable;

∎ a fair sample un échantillon représentatif;

∎ he got his fair share of the property il a eu tous les biens qui lui revenaient (de droit);

∎ she's had more than her fair share of problems elle a largement eu sa part de problèmes;

∎ British to have a fair crack of the whip avoir toutes ses chances;

∎ British to give sb a fair crack of the whip donner toutes ses chances à qn;

∎ familiar the boss gave her a fair shake (of the dice) or a fair deal or American & Australian a fair go le patron l'a traitée équitablement ou a été fair-play avec elle^□ ;

∎ Australian familiar fair go! donne-moi/nous/ etc une chance!^□ ;

∎ it's all fair and above board, it's all fair and square tout est régulier ou correct;

∎ proverb all's fair in love and war = en amour comme à la guerre, tous les coups sont permis;

∎ proverb fair exchange is no robbery = tout le monde est content;

∎ by fair means or foul par tous les moyens, d'une manière ou d'une autre;

∎ British familiar fair do's (for all!) à chacun son dû!^□ ;

∎ fair enough! très bien!, d'accord!;

∎ that's fair enough but don't you think that… très bien ou d'accord, mais est-ce que vous ne pensez pas que…;

∎ fair's fair, it's her turn now il faut être juste, c'est son tour maintenant

(b) (light → hair) blond; (→ skin) clair, blanc (blanche);

∎ he's very fair il est très blond

(c) literary (lovely) beau (belle);

∎ his fair lady sa belle;

∎ humorous written in her own fair hand écrit de sa main blanche

(d) (weather) beau (belle); (tide, wind) favorable, propice;

∎ the wind's set fair for France le temps est au beau fixe sur la France

(e) (adequate) passable, assez bon;

∎ in fair condition en assez bon état;

∎ you have a fair chance of winning vous avez des chances de gagner;

∎ a fair standard un assez bon niveau;

∎ fair to middling passable, pas mal;

∎ how are you? - fair to middling comment allez-vous? - comme çi comme ça;

∎ in a fair way to recovering en bonne voie de rétablissement

(f) (substantial) considérable;

∎ he makes a fair amount of money il gagne pas mal d'argent;

∎ she reads a fair amount elle lit pas mal;

∎ I have a fair idea (of) why je crois bien savoir pourquoi;

∎ a fair number un nombre respectable;

∎ at a fair pace à une bonne allure

(g) British familiar (real) véritable^□ ;

∎ I had a fair old time getting here j'ai eu pas mal de difficultés à arriver jusqu'ici

2 adverb

(a) (act) équitablement, loyalement;

∎ to play fair jouer franc jeu;

∎ he told us fair and square il nous l'a dit sans détours ou carrément;

∎ you can't say fairer than that il n'y a pas plus équitable

(b) British familiar (completely) tout à fait^□, vraiment^□ ;

∎ you fair scared me to death tu m'as vraiment fait une peur atroce

(c) (idiom)

∎ the play bids fair to being a success cette pièce a de grandes chances d'être ou sera probablement un succès

3 noun

(a) (entertainment) foire f, fête f foraine; (for charity) kermesse f, fête f

(b) Commerce foire f;

∎ the Book Fair la Foire du livre

►► American Sport fair catch arrêt m de volée;

fair competition codes règles fpl de concurrence loyale (établies aux États-Unis en 1933 pendant le New Deal entre les patrons et les salariés);

British fair copy copie f au propre ou au net;

∎ I made a fair copy of the report j'ai recopié le rapport au propre;

fair game proie f idéale;

∎ figurative after such behaviour he was fair game for an attack après s'être comporté de cette façon, il méritait bien qu'on s'en prenne à lui;

Fair Isle

1 noun

Geography Fair Isle (dans les îles Shetland); (sweater) = pull avec des motifs de couleurs vives

2 adjective

tricoté avec des motifs de couleurs vives;

Finance fair market value valeur f vénale;

fair play fair-play m inv, officially recommended term franc-jeu m;

∎ familiar fair play to you! chapeau!;

British fair rent = loyer fixé après un examen officiel du logement par l'administration;

the fair sex le beau sexe;

Commerce fair trade commerce m équitable

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > fair
3 middling

middling ['mɪdlɪŋ]

adjective

familiar (average) moyen^□ ; (mediocre) médiocre^□ ;

∎ how are you? - (fair to) middling ça va? - on fait aller ou comme ci comme ça

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > middling
4 fair

I feə adjective
1) (light-coloured; with light-coloured hair and skin: fair hair; Scandinavian people are often fair.) rubio, claro, blanco

2) (just; not favouring one side: a fair test.) justo, equitativo

3) ((of weather) fine; without rain: a fair afternoon.) bueno

4) (quite good; neither bad nor good: Her work is only fair.) regular

5) (quite big, long etc: a fair size.) considerable

6) (beautiful: a fair maiden.) bello

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- fairness
- fairly
- fair play
II feə noun
1) (a collection of entertainments that travels from town to town: She won a large doll at the fair.) feria

2) (a large market held at fixed times: A fair is held here every spring.) mercado, feria

3) (an exhibition of goods from different countries, firms etc: a trade fair.) feria

fair¹ adj

1. justo

it's not fair! ¡no es justo!

2. rubio / blanco

fair hair pelo rubio

fair skin piel blanca

fair² n feria / parque de atracciones

let's go to the fair! ¡vamos a la feria!

fair

tr[feə^SMALLr/SMALL]

adjective

1 (just) justo,-a, equitativo,-a; (impartial) imparcial; (reasonable) razonable

■ it's not fair no es justo, no hay derecho

■ that's a fair question es una pregunta razonable

■ they gave him a fair trial tuvo un juicio justo

2 (considerable) considerable

■ there were a fair number of people había bastante gente

3 (idea, guess, etc) bastante bueno,-a, más o menos acertado,-a

■ I had a fair idea of what was going on tenía bastante idea de lo que sucedía

4 (average) regular

5 (weather) bueno,-a

6 (hair) rubio,-a; (skin) blanco,-a

7 formal use bello,-a

■ the fair sex el bello sexo

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

a fair crack of the whip una buena oportunidad

by fair means or foul por las buenas o por las malas

by one's own fair hand con las propias manos

fair and square (sincerely) sinceramente, francamente 2 (directly) directamente, claramente 3 (correctly) honradamente

fair enough (okay) de acuerdo, vale 2 (true) muy bien

fair to middling regular

fair's fair! ¡por favor!, ¡ya está bien!

to have (more than) one's fair share of something tener (más de) lo que le corresponde a uno,-a

to play fair jugar limpio

fair copy copia en limpio

fair game presa fácil, blanco de burlas

fair play juego limpio

fair rent alquiler nombre masculino razonable

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fair

tr[feə^SMALLr/SMALL]

noun

1 (market) mercado, feria

2 (show) feria; (funfair) parque nombre masculino de atracciones

fair ['fær] adj

1) attractive, beautiful: bello, hermoso, atractivo

2) (relating to weather) : bueno, despejado

fair weather: tiempo despejado

3) just: justo, imparcial

4) allowable: permisible

5) blond, light: rubio (dícese del pelo), blanco (dícese de la tez)

6) adequate: bastante, adecuado

fair to middling: mediano, regular

7)

fair game : presa f fácil

8)

to play fair : jugar limpio

fair n

: feria f

fair

adj.

• bello, -a adj.

• bueno, -a adj.

• enderezado, -a adj.

• equitativo, -a adj.

• honesto, -a adj.

• honrado, -a adj.

• imparcial adj.

• justiciero, -a adj.

• justo, -a adj.

• probo, -a adj.

• razonable adj.

• rubio, -a adj.

adv.

• directamente adv.

• justamente adv.

n.

• feria s.f.

I fer, feə(r)
adjective -er, -est

1) ( just) <person/decision> justo, imparcial; <contest/election> limpio

come on, now: fair's fair — vamos, seamos justos or lo justo es justo

by fair means or foul — por las buenas o por las malas

fair enough — bueno, está bien

I've had my fair share of problems recently — ya he tenido bastantes problemas últimamente

to be fair ON o TO somebody: it's not fair to her to expect her to do it no es justo pretender que lo haga ella; that wouldn't be fair on the others eso no sería justo para los demás; fair and square: he won fair and square ganó en buena ley or con todas las de la ley; all's fair in love and war — en el amor y en la guerra todo vale

2) < hair> rubio, güero (Méx), mono (Col), catire (Ven); < skin> blanco

3) ( beautiful) (liter) hermoso, bello

the fair sex — (hum) el bello sexo (hum)

with my own fair hands — (esp BrE hum) con estas dos manitas

4)

a) ( quite good) <work/essay> pasable, aceptable

we have a fair chance of winning — tenemos bastantes posibilidades de ganar

doctors say her condition is fair — los médicos opinan que su estado es satisfactorio

fair to middling — (colloq & hum)

how are you? - fair to middling — ¿qué tal estás? - voy tirando or (Méx) ahí la llevo or (Col, Ven) ahí, llevándola (fam)

b) ( considerable) (before n) <number/amount> bueno

5) ( Meteo) ( of weather)

the weather tomorrow will be fair — mañana va a hacer buen tiempo

II

adverb ( impartially) < play> limpio, limpiamente

III

noun

1) ( market) feria f; ( trade fair) feria f or exposición f industrial/comercial; ( bazaar) feria f ( con fines benéficos)

2) ( funfair) (BrE) feria f

I [fɛǝ(r)]
1. ADJ
(compar fairer) (superl fairest)
1) (=just) [person, treatment, wage, exchange] justo; [decision, report, hearing] imparcial; [comment] razonable, válido; [sample] representativo; [price] justo, razonable; [deal] justo, equitativo; [fight, election] limpio; [competition] leal

that's fair comment — esa es una observación razonable or válida

it's not fair! — ¡no es justo!, ¡no hay derecho!

it's not fair to expect you to wash up — no es justo pretender que friegues

it's fair to say that... — es cierto que..., lo cierto es que...

• be fair, darling, it's not their fault — sé justo or razonable, cariño, no es culpa suya

to be fair... — (=truth to tell) a decir verdad..., en honor a la verdad...; (=not to be unjust) para ser justo...

• fair enough! — ¡vale!, ¡muy bien!

• fair's fair, it's my turn now — vale ya or ya basta, ahora me toca a mí

• fair game — (fig) blanco m legítimo

• it's not fair on the old — es injusto or no es justo para (con) los ancianos

• it's only fair that... — lo más justo sería que...

as is only fair — como es justo

• fair play — (in game) juego m limpio

sense of fair play — (fig) sentido m de la justicia

• she's had more than her fair share of problems in life — ha pasado mucho or lo suyo en la vida

they are not paying their fair share — no están pagando la cantidad que les corresponde or que les toca

• to be fair to sb — ser justo con algn

that's not true, you're not being fair to him — eso no es verdad, no estás siendo justo con él

• fair trade — comercio m justo

- by fair means or foul

- all's fair in love and war

2) (=reasonable, average) [work] pasable, regular

• she has a fair chance — tiene bastantes posibilidades

you've got to give him a fair chance — le tienes que dar una oportunidad con todas las de la ley

• I have a fair idea of what to expect — sé más o menos qué esperar

• fair to middling — regular

"how are you?" - "fair to middling" — -¿qué tal estás? -regular

• he's been given fair warning — no puede decir que no se le ha avisado

3) (=quite large) [sum, speed] considerable

• a fair amount of — bastante

• this happens in a fair number of cases — esto sucede en bastantes casos

• we've still got a fair way to go — aún nos queda un buen trecho que recorrer

4) (=pale, light-coloured) [hair, person] rubio, güero (Mex); [complexion, skin] blanco, güero (Mex)

5) (=fine, good) [weather] bueno

if it's fair tomorrow — si hace buen tiempo mañana

• fair copy — copia f en limpio

to make a fair copy of sth — hacer una copia en limpio de algo, pasar algo en limpio

his legal career seemed set fair — su carrera como abogado parecía tener el éxito asegurado

- in fair weather or foul

6) liter (=beautiful) bello, hermoso

this fair city of ours — esta bella ciudad nuestra

the fair sex — el bello sexo

2. ADV

1)

• to play fair — jugar limpio

• to win fair and square — ganar con todas las de la ley

it hit the target fair and square — dio justo en el centro del blanco

2) † * (=positively) verdaderamente

we were fair terrified — estábamos verdaderamente asustados

it fair took my breath away — te/os juro que me dejó sin habla *

II

[fɛǝ(r)]
N
1) (=market) feria f

antiques/craft fair — feria f de antigüedades/artesanía

book fair — feria f del libro
trade 4.
2) (Brit) (=funfair) parque m de atracciones
STATE FAIR En todos los estados de EE.UU. se celebra una feria en otoño llamada state fair a la que acude gran cantidad de gente de todo el estado. Estas ferias son generalmente agrícolas y en ellas se celebran concursos de animales y productos del campo, de gastronomía y de artesanía. También se organizan juegos y se instalan stands en los que fabricantes y comerciantes hacen demostraciones de sus productos. La feria más grande de todo el país es la Feria de Texas, que se celebra cada octubre en Dallas.
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I [fer, feə(r)]
adjective -er, -est

1) ( just) <person/decision> justo, imparcial; <contest/election> limpio

come on, now: fair's fair — vamos, seamos justos or lo justo es justo

by fair means or foul — por las buenas o por las malas

fair enough — bueno, está bien

I've had my fair share of problems recently — ya he tenido bastantes problemas últimamente

to be fair ON o TO somebody: it's not fair to her to expect her to do it no es justo pretender que lo haga ella; that wouldn't be fair on the others eso no sería justo para los demás; fair and square: he won fair and square ganó en buena ley or con todas las de la ley; all's fair in love and war — en el amor y en la guerra todo vale

2) < hair> rubio, güero (Méx), mono (Col), catire (Ven); < skin> blanco

3) ( beautiful) (liter) hermoso, bello

the fair sex — (hum) el bello sexo (hum)

with my own fair hands — (esp BrE hum) con estas dos manitas

4)

a) ( quite good) <work/essay> pasable, aceptable

we have a fair chance of winning — tenemos bastantes posibilidades de ganar

doctors say her condition is fair — los médicos opinan que su estado es satisfactorio

fair to middling — (colloq & hum)

how are you? - fair to middling — ¿qué tal estás? - voy tirando or (Méx) ahí la llevo or (Col, Ven) ahí, llevándola (fam)

b) ( considerable) (before n) <number/amount> bueno

5) ( Meteo) ( of weather)

the weather tomorrow will be fair — mañana va a hacer buen tiempo

II

adverb ( impartially) < play> limpio, limpiamente

III

noun

1) ( market) feria f; ( trade fair) feria f or exposición f industrial/comercial; ( bazaar) feria f ( con fines benéficos)

2) ( funfair) (BrE) feria f

English-spanish dictionary > fair
5 middling

1. adjective
1) (second-rate) mittelmäßig

2) (moderately good)

[fair to] middling — ganz ordentlich (ugs.); [ganz] passabel

3) (coll.): (in fairly good health) mittelprächtig (ugs. scherzh.)
2. adverb
recht; (only moderately) ganz

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adjective (average: He's neither tall nor short, but of middling height.) mittler

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mid·dling

[ˈmɪdl̩ɪŋ]

adj inv ( fam)

1. (average) mittlere(r, s); (moderate) gemäßigt

to be of \middling height/weight mittlerer Größe/mittleren Gewichts sein

2. (not very good) mittelmäßig

fair to \middling gut bis mittelmäßig

3. (persons health) einigermaßen

how are you? — oh, \middling wie geht es dir? — ach, so lala

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['mIdlɪŋ]
1. adj
mittelmäßig; (of size) mittlere(r, s)
how are you? – middling — wie geht es dir? – mittelprächtig (inf) or einigermaßen

what was the weather like? – middling — wie war das Wetter? – durchwachsen or so lala (inf)

2. adv
(inf: fairly)
middling rich — ziemlich reich

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middling [ˈmıdlıŋ]

A adj (adv middlingly)

1. von mittlerer Größe oder Güte oder Sorte, mittelmäßig (auch pej), Mittel…: how are you? fair to middling so lala umg;

middling quality Mittelqualität f

2. ziemlich groß

B adv umg leidlich, einigermaßen

C spl

1. WIRTSCH Ware f mittlerer Güte, Mittelsorte f

2. a) Mittelmehl n

b) (mit Kleie etc vermischtes) Futtermehl

3. METALL Zwischenprodukt n

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1. adjective
1) (second-rate) mittelmäßig

2) (moderately good)

[fair to] middling — ganz ordentlich (ugs.); [ganz] passabel

3) (coll.): (in fairly good health) mittelprächtig (ugs. scherzh.)
2. adverb
recht; (only moderately) ganz

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adj.

mittelmäßig adj.

English-german dictionary > middling
6 fair

I noun
1) (gathering) Markt, der; (with shows, merry-go-rounds) Jahrmarkt, der

2) see academic.ru/29895/funfair">funfair

3) (exhibition) Messe, die

antiques/book/trade fair — Antiquitäten- / Buch- / Handelsmesse, die
II 1. adjective
1) (just) gerecht; begründet [Beschwerde, Annahme]; berechtigt [Frage]; fair [Spiel, Kampf, Prozess, Preis, Handel]; (representative) typisch, markant [Beispiel, Kostprobe]

be fair with or to somebody — gerecht gegen jemanden od. zu jemandem sein

it's only fair to do something/for somebody to do something — es ist nur recht und billig, etwas zu tun/dass jemand etwas tut

that's not fair — das ist ungerecht od. unfair

fair enough! — (coll.) dagegen ist nichts einzuwenden; (OK) na gut

all's fair in love and war — in der Liebe und im Krieg ist alles erlaubt

fair play — Fairness, die

2) (not bad, pretty good) ganz gut [Bilanz, Vorstellung, Anzahl, Kenntnisse, Chance]; ziemlich [Maß, Geschwindigkeit]

a fair amount of work — ein schönes Stück Arbeit

3) (favourable) schön [Wetter, Tag, Abend]; günstig [Wetterlage, Wind]; heiter [Wetter, Tag]

4) (blond) blond [Haar, Person]; (not dark) hell [Teint, Haut]; hellhäutig [Person]

5) (poet. or literary): (beautiful) hold (dichter. veralt.) [Maid, Prinz, Gesicht]

the fair sex — das schöne Geschlecht
2. adverb
1) fair [kämpfen, spielen]; gerecht [behandeln]

2) (coll.): (completely) völlig

the sight fair took my breath away — der Anblick hat mir glatt (ugs.) den Atem verschlagen

3)

fair and square — (honestly) offen und ehrlich; (accurately) voll, genau [schlagen, treffen]
3. noun
fair's fair — (coll.) Gerechtigkeit muss sein

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I [feə] adjective
1) (light-coloured; with light-coloured hair and skin: fair hair; Scandinavian people are often fair.) hell

2) (just; not favouring one side: a fair test.) gerecht

3) ((of weather) fine; without rain: a fair afternoon.) schön

4) (quite good; neither bad nor good: Her work is only fair.) recht gut

5) (quite big, long etc: a fair size.) ansehnlich

6) (beautiful: a fair maiden.) hübsch

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- fairness
- fairly
- fair play II [feə] noun
1) (a collection of entertainments that travels from town to town: She won a large doll at the fair.) der Jahrmarkt

2) (a large market held at fixed times: A fair is held here every spring.) der Markt

3) (an exhibition of goods from different countries, firms etc: a trade fair.) die Messe

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fair¹

[feəʳ, AM fer]

I. adj

1. (reasonable, following the rules) fair; (legitimate, justifiable) berechtigt

you're not being \fair das ist unfair

the point she's making is a \fair one ihr Einwand ist berechtigt

to be \fair, he didn't have much time zugegeben, er hatte nicht viel Zeit, er hatte zugegebenermaßen nicht viel Zeit

[that's] \fair enough! ( fam: approved) na schön! fam, o.k.! fam; (agreed) dagegen ist nichts einzuwenden! fam

that seems \fair enough to me ( fam) das halte ich nur für recht und billig

it's a \fair enough comment to make ( fam) der Einwand ist durchaus berechtigt

\fair contest fairer Wettbewerb

\fair dealing FIN geordneter Effektenhandel fachspr; of photocopies Zulässigkeit f der Vervielfältigung zum persönlichen Gebrauch fachspr

\fair dealing [or trading] COMM, ECON lauterer Wettbewerb fachspr

\fair price annehmbarer [o fairer] Preis

\fair question berechtigte Frage

\fair use LAW legaler Nachdruck fachspr

\fair wage angemessener Lohn

it's only \fair that/to... es ist nur recht und billig, dass/zu...

it's \fair to say that... man kann [wohl] sagen, dass...

▪ to be \fair with sb sich akk jdm gegenüber fair verhalten

▪ to not be \fair on sb jdm gegenüber nicht fair sein

2. (just, impartial) gerecht, fair

you're not being \fair das ist ungerecht [o unfair]

a \fair deal/trial ein fairer Handel/Prozess

a \fair hearing eine faire Anhörung

to get one's \fair share seinen Anteil bekommen, bekommen, was einem zusteht

to not get one's \fair share zu kurz kommen

Fred's had more than his \fair share of trouble Fred hat mehr als genug Ärger gehabt

▪ to be \fair to/towards sb jdm gegenüber gerecht [o fair] sein, gerecht gegen jdn sein

▪ to be \fair with sb gerecht [o fair] zu jdm sein, jdn gerecht [o fair] behandeln

3. attr, inv (large) ziemlich fam

we've had a \fair amount of rain es hat ziemlich viel geregnet

there's still a \fair bit of work to do es gibt noch einiges zu tun

a \fair number of people ziemlich viele Leute

to be a \fair size/weight ziemlich groß/schwer sein

4. attr, inv (good) ziemlich [o ganz] [o recht] gut

she's got a \fair chance of winning this year ihre Gewinnchancen stehen dieses Jahr ziemlich gut

there's a \fair prospect of... es sieht ganz so aus, als ob...

to have a \fair idea of sth sich dat etw [recht gut] vorstellen können

to have a \fair idea that... sich dat ziemlich sicher sein, dass...

5. pred, inv (average) mittelmäßig usu pej

to be \fair to middling ( fam) so lala sein fam

6. (blond) blond; (pale) skin hell; person hellhäutig

to have a \fair complexion einen hellen Teint haben

to have \fair hair blond sein

7. (favourable) weather schön; wind günstig; ( fig)

everything seems set \fair BRIT alles scheint gut zu laufen

8. ( old: beautiful) liebreizend veraltend geh, schön

mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the \fairest of them all? Spieglein, Spieglein an der Wand, wer ist die Schönste im ganzen Land?

to do sth with one's own \fair hand esp BRIT ( hum) etw mit eigenen Händen tun

to sign a letter with one's own \fair hand einen Brief eigenhändig unterschreiben

the \fair[er] sex ( dated or hum) das schöne Geschlecht hum fam

9.

▶ it's a \fair cop esp BRIT [oh je], jetzt hat's mich erwischt! fam

▶ \fair dinkum AUS ( fam) echt [wahr] fam

▶ to give sb a \fair crack of the whip [or AM also a \fair shake] ( fam) jdm eine faire Chance geben

▶ \fair go AUS sei/seid fair

▶ by \fair means or foul koste es, was es wolle

▶ \fair's \fair, BRIT\fair dos ( fam) sei/seid [doch] fair

\fair's \fair, it was your idea after all ( fam) du musst [fairerweise] zugeben, es war deine Idee

\fair dos, we've all paid the same money BRIT ( fam) gleiches Recht für alle, wir haben [immerhin] alle gleich viel bezahlt

II. adv

1. (according to rules)

to play \fair fair sein; SPORT fair spielen

2. DIAL (quite) ganz schön fam

it \fair struck me speechless es hat mir glatt die Sprache verschlagen fam

3.

▶ \fair old... ( dated fam) ziemlich fam, ganz schön fam

he made a \fair old mess of it er machte alles nur noch schlimmer

that machine makes a \fair old noise diese Maschine macht vielleicht einen Lärm

▶ \fair and square (clearly) [ganz] klar; BRIT, AUS (accurately) genau, voll

I told them \fair and square that... ich sagte ihnen klar und deutlich, dass...

he hit me \fair and square on the nose er schlug mir voll auf die Nase

fair²

[feəʳ, AM fer]

n

1. (funfair) Jahrmarkt m, Rummelplatz m, Rummel m DIAL, BES NORDD, Messe f SCHWEIZ, Chilbi f SCHWEIZ fam

2. (trade, industry) Messe f; (agriculture) [Vieh]markt m

autumn \fair Herbstmesse f

the Bristol Antiques F\fair die Antiquitätenmesse von Bristol

a county/state \fair AM ein Markt in einem US-County/US-Bundesstaat

a local craft \fair ein Kunsthandwerkmarkt m

the Frankfurt [Book] F\fair die Frankfurter Buchmesse

trade \fair Messe f

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I [fɛə(r)]
1. adj (+er)

1) (= just) person, fight, game, player, competition, price fair (to or on sb jdm gegenüber, gegen jdn); trial, conclusion gerecht

he tried to be fair to everybody — er versuchte, allen gegenüber gerecht zu sein or (give everybody their due) allen gerecht zu werden

that is a ( very) fair point or comment — das lässt sich (natürlich) nicht abstreiten

it wouldn't be fair to disturb the children's education — es wäre unfair, die Ausbildung der Kinder zu unterbrechen

it is fair to say that... — man kann wohl sagen, dass...

to be fair,... —

it's only fair for her to earn more than us — es ist doch nur gerecht or fair, dass sie mehr verdient als wir

it's only fair to ask him/to give him a hand — man sollte ihn fairerweise fragen/ihm fairerweise helfen

it's only fair to expect... — man kann doch wohl zu Recht erwarten,...

fair enough! — na schön or gut, in Ordnung

that's fair enough — das ist nur recht und billig

as is (only) fair — was nur recht und billig ist

fair's fair — wir wollen doch fair bleiben

by fair means or foul — mit allen Mitteln, egal wie (inf)

2) (= quite considerable) sum ziemlich groß

a fair amount of money — ziemlich viel Geld

to have a fair degree of competence — ziemlich kompetent sein

to be a fair size — ziemlich groß sein

we were doing a fair speed — wir fuhren ziemlich schnell

it's a fair distance or way — es ist ziemlich weit

a fair number of students — ziemlich viele Studenten

a fair chance of success — ziemlich gute Erfolgsaussichten

3) (= reasonable, shrewd) guess, assessment, idea ziemlich gut

he's a fair judge of character —

to have a fair knowledge of a subject — sich auf einem Gebiet ziemlich gut auskennen

I had a pretty fair idea of the answer to the question — ich wusste ziemlich genau, was die Antwort auf diese Frage war

I've a fair idea that he's going to resign — ich bin mir ziemlich sicher, dass er zurücktreten wird

it's a fair guess that he'll never agree — man kann ziemlich sicher annehmen, dass er nie zustimmen wird

that's a fair sample of... — das ist ziemlich typisch für...

4) (= average) mittelmäßig

how are you? – fair to middling (Brit) — wie gehts dir? – mittelprächtig (inf) or so einigermaßen

5) (= fair-haired) person, hair blond; (= fair-skinned) person hellhäutig; skin hell

6) (old, poet: lovely) person hold (dated); place schön

the fair sex (dated, hum) — das schöne Geschlecht

7) (= fine and dry) weather heiter, schön

the weather is set fair — das Wetter bleibt weiterhin schön

2. adv

1)

to play fair — fair sein; (Sport) fair spielen

to play fair with or by sb — sich jdm gegenüber fair verhalten

See:

→ also fair play

2)

fair and square (win, lose) — ganz klar

they beat us fair and square — sie haben uns deutlich geschlagen

3) (dial: pretty well) ganz schön (inf), vielleicht (inf)

it fair took my breath away — das hat mir glatt den Atem verschlagen
II
n
(Jahr)markt m; (= funfair) Volksfest nt; (COMM) Messe f
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fair¹ [feə(r)]

A adj (adv → fairly)

1. schön, hübsch, nett: → sex A 2

2. a) hell (Haut, Haar, Teint), blond (Haar), zart (Teint, Haut)

b) hellhäutig

3. rein, sauber, makellos, unbescholten:

fair name guter Ruf

4. schön, gefällig:

give sb fair words jemanden mit schönen Worten abspeisen

5. klar, heiter (Himmel), schön, trocken (Wetter, Tag):

set fair beständig

6. rein, klar (Wasser, Luft)

7. sauber, deutlich, leserlich: → copy A 1

8. frei, offen, ungehindert (Aussicht etc):

fair game

a) jagdbares Wild,

b) fig Freiwild n;

his speech was fair game for his opponents ein gefundenes Fressen

9. günstig, aussichtsreich, vielversprechend:

fair chance reelle Chance; → way¹ Bes Redew

10. (ganz) schön, ansehnlich, nett umg (Summe etc)

11. anständig:

a) besonders SPORT fair

b) ehrlich, offen, aufrichtig ( alle:

with gegen)

c) unparteiisch, gerecht:

fair and square offen und ehrlich, anständig;

by fair means auf ehrliche Weise;

by fair means or foul

a) so oder so,

b) mit allen Mitteln;

be fair (Redew) fairerweise;

that’s only fair das ist nur recht und billig;

fair is fair Gerechtigkeit muss sein;

fair competition WIRTSCH redlicher Wettbewerb;

all’s fair in love and war (Sprichwort) im Krieg und in der Liebe ist alles erlaubt; → comment A 1 b, play A 3, warning A 1

12. leidlich, ziemlich oder einigermaßen gut:

be a fair judge of ein ziemlich gutes Urteil abgeben können über (akk);

fair business leidlich gute Geschäfte;

pretty fair nicht übel, recht oder ziemlich gut; → middling A 1

13. angemessen (Lohn, Preis etc)

14. typisch (Beispiel)

15. berechtigt:

fair question! gute Frage!

B adv

1. schön, gut, freundlich, höflich:

speak sb fair jemandem schöne oder freundliche Worte sagen

2. rein, sauber, leserlich:

write ( oder copy) out fair ins Reine schreiben

3. günstig (nur noch in):

bid ( oder promise) fair

a) sich gut anlassen, zu Hoffnungen berechtigen,

b) (gute) Aussicht haben, versprechen ( to be zu sein);

bid fair to succeed gute Erfolgsaussichten haben;

the wind sits fair SCHIFF der Wind ist günstig

4. anständig, fair:

play fair fair spielen, a. fig sich an die Spielregeln halten

5. unparteiisch, gerecht

6. aufrichtig, offen, ehrlich:

fair and square offen und ehrlich

7. auf gutem Fuß ( with mit):

keep ( oder stand) fair with sb gut mit jemandem stehen

8. direkt, genau:

fair in the face mitten ins Gesicht

9. völlig:

the question caught him fair off his guard die Frage traf ihn völlig unvorbereitet

10. Aus ganz schön:

fair tired

C s obs Schönheit f (auch Frau)

D v/t

1. TECH glätten, zurichten:

fair into einpassen in (akk)

2. ein Flugzeug etc verkleiden

E v/i auch fair off, fair up dial sich aufheitern (Wetter)

fair² [feə(r)] s

1. a) Jahrmarkt m

b) Volksfest n:

at the fair auf dem Jahrmarkt;

(a day) after the fair fig (einen Tag) zu spät

2. Ausstellung f, Messe f:

at the fair auf der Messe

3. Basar m

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I noun
1) (gathering) Markt, der; (with shows, merry-go-rounds) Jahrmarkt, der

2) see funfair

3) (exhibition) Messe, die

antiques/book/trade fair — Antiquitäten- / Buch- / Handelsmesse, die
II 1. adjective
1) (just) gerecht; begründet [Beschwerde, Annahme]; berechtigt [Frage]; fair [Spiel, Kampf, Prozess, Preis, Handel]; (representative) typisch, markant [Beispiel, Kostprobe]

be fair with or to somebody — gerecht gegen jemanden od. zu jemandem sein

it's only fair to do something/for somebody to do something — es ist nur recht und billig, etwas zu tun/dass jemand etwas tut

that's not fair — das ist ungerecht od. unfair

fair enough! — (coll.) dagegen ist nichts einzuwenden; (OK) na gut

all's fair in love and war — in der Liebe und im Krieg ist alles erlaubt

fair play — Fairness, die

2) (not bad, pretty good) ganz gut [Bilanz, Vorstellung, Anzahl, Kenntnisse, Chance]; ziemlich [Maß, Geschwindigkeit]

a fair amount of work — ein schönes Stück Arbeit

3) (favourable) schön [Wetter, Tag, Abend]; günstig [Wetterlage, Wind]; heiter [Wetter, Tag]

4) (blond) blond [Haar, Person]; (not dark) hell [Teint, Haut]; hellhäutig [Person]

5) (poet. or literary): (beautiful) hold (dichter. veralt.) [Maid, Prinz, Gesicht]

the fair sex — das schöne Geschlecht
2. adverb
1) fair [kämpfen, spielen]; gerecht [behandeln]

2) (coll.): (completely) völlig

the sight fair took my breath away — der Anblick hat mir glatt (ugs.) den Atem verschlagen

3)

fair and square — (honestly) offen und ehrlich; (accurately) voll, genau [schlagen, treffen]
3. noun
fair's fair — (coll.) Gerechtigkeit muss sein

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adj.

angemessen adj.

blond adj.

fair adj.

gerecht adj.

mittelmäßig adj.

ordentlich adj.

partnerschaftlich adj. n.

Jahrmarkt m.

English-german dictionary > fair
7 middling

adj. inf.

1.среден; просечен (успех/игра/претстава/резултат): a man of middling height средно висок човек

2. fair to middling и вака и така: How are you? - Fair to middling Како си? - И вака и така

English-Macedonian dictionary > middling
8 middling

ˈmɪdlɪŋ
1. прил.
1) а) средний, второсортный, низкого качества( о предметах) б) посредственный, заурядный( о человеке) Syn: mediocre, second-rate
2) разг. сносный (о здоровье)
3) среднего размера, не очень большой Syn: moderately large
4) принадлежащий к среднему классу
2. нареч.
1) средне;
в некоторой степени, терпимо, сносно
2) довольно хорошо 'How are you?' 'Middling.' ≈ Как Вы поживаете? Спасибо, хорошо. Syn: moderately, fairly, tolerably (американизм) часть свиной туши между окороком и лопаткой (разговорное) средний - of * size среднего размера (разговорное) сносный (о здоровье) - how are you? - Middling как вы себя чувствуете? - Сносно /Ничего. Так себе/ (коммерческое) второсортный > fair to * средний, посредственный, так себе( разговорное) средне;
так себе, сносно - * tall довольно высокий middling pres. p. от middle ~ второсортный;
посредственный ~ второсортный, посредственный ~ разг. сносный (о здоровье) ~ средне;
так себе, сносно;
middling good довольно хороший ~ средний ~ средне;
так себе, сносно;
middling good довольно хороший

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > middling
9 middling

adjective (average: He's neither tall nor short, but of middling height.) mediano, regular

middling

tr['mɪdəlɪn]

adjective

1 mediano,-a, regular

middling ['mɪdlɪŋ, -lən] adj

1) medium, middle: mediano

2) mediocre: mediocre, regular

middling

adj.

• mediano, -a adj.

• mediocre adj.

• regular adj.

adv.

• medianamente adv.

'mɪdlɪŋ
adjective ( in size) mediano; ( in quality) regular; fair I 4) a)

['mɪdlɪŋ]
1.

ADJ mediano; pej regular

"how are you?" - "middling" — -¿qué tal estás? -regular
fair I, 1., 2)
2.

ADV
*
middling good — medianamente bueno, regular

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['mɪdlɪŋ]
adjective ( in size) mediano; ( in quality) regular; fair I 4) a)

English-spanish dictionary > middling
10 middling

1. n амер. часть свиной туши между окороком и лопаткой

middling rice — рис средней длины

2. a разг. средний

of middling size — среднего размера

middling quality — средний сорт

3. a разг. сносный

how are you? — Middling — как вы себя чувствуете? — Сносно

4. a ком. второсортный

5. adv разг. средне; так себе, сносно

middling tall — довольно высокий

fair to middling — посредственный, так себе; приемлемый

Синонимический ряд:

1. mediocre (adj.) fair; indifferent; lackluster; lack-lustre; mediocre; passable; second-rate; tolerable

2. medium (adj.) average; common; conventional; fairish; intermediate; mean; medial; medium; middle-rate; moderate; ordinary; run-of-mine; run-of-the-mill; so-so; traditional

Антонимический ряд:

superior

English-Russian base dictionary > middling
11 middling

1. [ʹmıdlıŋ] n амер.
часть свиной туши между окороком и лопаткой
2. [ʹmıdlıŋ] a
1. разг. средний

of middling size - среднего размера

2. разг. сносный ( о здоровье)

how are you? - Middling - как вы себя чувствуете? - Сносно /Ничего. Так себе/

3. ком. второсортный

♢ fair to middling - средний, посредственный, так себе
3. [ʹmıdlıŋ] adv разг.
средне; так себе, сносно

middling tall - довольно высокий

НБАРС > middling
12 middling

I

[΄midliŋ] a միջակ, միջին. երկրորդ տեսակի/կարգի. of middling size միջին չափսի. fair to middling բավական միջակություն

II

[΄midliŋ] adv միջակ. ոչ այս ոչ այն, ոչ լավ ոչ վատ. middling tall բավական բարձրա հա սակ. How are you feeling? middling Ինչպե՞ս եք. Ոչինչ, միջակ (ոչ այս, ոչ այն)

English-Armenian dictionary > middling
13 middling

mid·dling [ʼmɪdl̩ɪŋ] adj

inv

( fam)

1) ( average) mittlere(r, s);

to be of \middling height/ weight mittlerer Größe/mittleren Gewichts sein;

( moderate) gemäßigt

2) ( not very good) mittelmäßig;

fair to \middling gut bis mittelmäßig

3) ( person's health) einigermaßen;

how are you? - oh, \middling wie geht es dir? - ach, so lala

English-German students dictionary > middling
14 leidlich

I Adj. bearable; (halbwegs gut) passable; sein Englisch ist leidlich his English is fair to middling

II Adv. (halbwegs) passably, tolerably, reasonably; leidlich ( gut) not too badly, reasonably well; er spielt leidlich gut Gitarre auch he’s a passable guitar player; wie gehts? - leidlich how are you? - fair to middling; umg. so-so

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passable; goodish; endurable

* * *
leid|lich ['laitlɪç]
1. adj
reasonable, fair
2. adv
reasonably
wie gehts? – danke, léídlich! — how are you? – not too bad or all right, thanks

sie ist noch so léídlich davongekommen — she didn't come out of it too badly

* * *

1) (not very good: He is a rather indifferent card-player.) indifferent

2) (able to be borne or endured: The heat was barely tolerable.) tolerable

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leid·lich

[ˈlaitlɪç]

I. adj attr reasonable, fair, passable

II. adv more or less

\leidlich davonkommen to get away more or less unscathed

„wie geht's?“ „danke, \leidlich!“ (fam) “how are you?” “so, so” fam

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1.
Adjektiv reasonable; passable
2.
adverbial reasonably; fairly

es geht mir [ganz] leidlich — (ugs.) I'm quite well or not too bad

sie kann leidlich Klavier spielen — she can play the piano reasonably well

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leidlich

A. adj bearable; (halbwegs gut) passable;

sein Englisch ist leidlich his English is fair to middling

B. adv (halbwegs) passably, tolerably, reasonably;

leidlich (gut) not too badly, reasonably well;

er spielt leidlich gut Gitarre auch he’s a passable guitar player;

wie gehts? - leidlich how are you? - fair to middling; umg so-so

* * *
1.
Adjektiv reasonable; passable
2.
adverbial reasonably; fairly

es geht mir [ganz] leidlich — (ugs.) I'm quite well or not too bad

sie kann leidlich Klavier spielen — she can play the piano reasonably well

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adj.

fairish adj.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > leidlich
15 regular

adj.

1 regular (uniforme).

de un modo regular regularly

Tiene ritmo regular It has a repetitive rhythm.

Ricardo es un cliente regular Richard is a frequent customer.

Su rutina es regular His routine is regular.

2 average, fair (mediocre).

María es una estudiante regular Mary is an average student.

3 normal, usual (normal).

por lo regular as a rule, generally

4 fairly good, not bad, not too bad not too good, fairly decent.

El pastel estuvo regular The cake was so-so.

adv.

so-so (no muy bien).

lleva unos días regular, tiene un poco de fiebre she's been so-so the last few days, she's got a bit of a temperature

¿qué tal el concierto? — regular how was the concert? — nothing special

f. & m.

regular customer.

Ricardo es un regular de la tienda Richard is a regular customer in the store.

m.

regular (military).

v.

to control, to regulate.

la normativa regula estos casos the regulations govern these cases

Elsa regula las actividades Elsa regulates the activities.

Elsa regula el agua caliente Elsa regulates the hot water.

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regular

► adjetivo

1 (gen) regular

2 familiar (pasable) so-so, average, not bad

■ ¿qué tal la película? - regular what's the film like? - nothing special

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to regulate

2 (ajustar) to adjust

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1. adj.
1) regular

2) fair
2. verb
to regulate

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I
ADJ

1) (=normal) normal, usual

2) (=común) ordinary

por lo regular — as a rule, generally

3) (=uniforme) regular

a intervalos regulares — at regular intervals

tiene un latido regular — it has a regular beat

4) (=mediano) medium, average

de tamaño regular — medium-sized, average-sized

5) (=no muy bueno) so-so, not too bad

es una novela regular — it's an average sort of novel

-¿qué tal la fiesta? -regular — "what was the party like?" - "it was O.K. o all right o not too bad"

-¿qué tal estás? -regular — "how are you?" - "so-so o all right o can't complain"

6) (Rel, Mil) regular
II
VT

1) (=ajustar) to regulate, control; [ley] to govern; [+ tráfico, precio] to control

2) (Mec) to adjust, regulate; [+ reloj] to put right; [+ despertador] to set

3) Méx (=calcular) to calculate

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I
adjetivo

1)

a) <ritmo/movimiento> regular

a intervalos regulares — at regular intervals

b) < verbo> regular

c) (Mat) regular

2)

por lo regular — (loc adv) as a (general) rule

3)

a) ( no muy bien)

¿qué tal te va? - regular — how's it going? - so-so

¿qué tal la película? - regular — how was the movie? - nothing special

su trabajo está bastante regularcillo — the work he produces is pretty run-of-the-mill

b) ( de tamaño) medium-sized, middling
II
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <espejo/asiento> to adjust

b) <caudal/temperatura/velocidad> to regulate, control

2) ley/norma to regulate
III
masculino ( calificación) fair

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= even, moderate, regular, regulate, routine, steady [steadier -comp., steadiest -sup.], standing order, recurring, line + Profesión, standing, habitual.

Ex. An unvarying level of illumination, heating, cooling, ventilation and acoustics will give the even type of environment needed in an academic library.

Ex. In his efforts to broaden the tax base, Groome has been actively courting industry - with some moderate success.

Ex. Book form was generally regarded as too inflexible for library catalogues, especially where the catalogue required regular updating to cater for continuing and gradual expansion of the collection.

Ex. Built into each operator are sets of instructions to the computer which regulate where the term must appear in the printed entries generated from the string, typefaces, and necessary punctuation.

Ex. They were a kind of localized office for the city government and would take on routine tasks like receiving license applications, although main function was to provide information.

Ex. Susan Blanch is a fairly steady customer, taking only fiction books.

Ex. A dynamic information centre has to satisfy 2 types of enquiry -- single requests for information and enquiries on standing order -- each contributing to and shaping the information network.

Ex. After the probationary period, performance evaluations are administered on a recurring basis.

Ex. In larger libraries, line librarians are also likely to be MLS graduates.

Ex. A standing reproach to all librarians is the non-user.

Ex. A new study confirms that male gender, obesity, and weight gain are key determinants of habitual snoring in the adult population.

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* campo petrolífero de producción regular = marginal field.

* de forma regular = regularly.

* de un modo regular = on an ongoing basis, on a continuing basis.

* de venta regular = steady-selling.

* ejército regular, el = regular army, the.

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I
adjetivo

1)

a) <ritmo/movimiento> regular

a intervalos regulares — at regular intervals

b) < verbo> regular

c) (Mat) regular

2)

por lo regular — (loc adv) as a (general) rule

3)

a) ( no muy bien)

¿qué tal te va? - regular — how's it going? - so-so

¿qué tal la película? - regular — how was the movie? - nothing special

su trabajo está bastante regularcillo — the work he produces is pretty run-of-the-mill

b) ( de tamaño) medium-sized, middling
II
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <espejo/asiento> to adjust

b) <caudal/temperatura/velocidad> to regulate, control

2) ley/norma to regulate
III
masculino ( calificación) fair

* * *

= even, moderate, regular, regulate, routine, steady [steadier -comp., steadiest -sup.], standing order, recurring, line + Profesión, standing, habitual.

Ex: An unvarying level of illumination, heating, cooling, ventilation and acoustics will give the even type of environment needed in an academic library.

Ex: In his efforts to broaden the tax base, Groome has been actively courting industry - with some moderate success.

Ex: Book form was generally regarded as too inflexible for library catalogues, especially where the catalogue required regular updating to cater for continuing and gradual expansion of the collection.

Ex: Built into each operator are sets of instructions to the computer which regulate where the term must appear in the printed entries generated from the string, typefaces, and necessary punctuation.

Ex: They were a kind of localized office for the city government and would take on routine tasks like receiving license applications, although main function was to provide information.

Ex: Susan Blanch is a fairly steady customer, taking only fiction books.

Ex: A dynamic information centre has to satisfy 2 types of enquiry -- single requests for information and enquiries on standing order -- each contributing to and shaping the information network.

Ex: After the probationary period, performance evaluations are administered on a recurring basis.

Ex: In larger libraries, line librarians are also likely to be MLS graduates.

Ex: A standing reproach to all librarians is the non-user.

Ex: A new study confirms that male gender, obesity, and weight gain are key determinants of habitual snoring in the adult population.

* campo petrolífero de producción regular = marginal field.

* de forma regular = regularly.

* de un modo regular = on an ongoing basis, on a continuing basis.

* de venta regular = steady-selling.

* ejército regular, el = regular army, the.

* * *

regular¹

adjective

A

1 (uniforme) ‹ritmo/movimiento› regular

a intervalos regulares at regular intervals

la asistencia regular a clase regular attendance at class

tiene el pulso regular her pulse is regular

2 ‹verbo› regular

3 ( Mat) regular

polígono regular regular polygon

B (normal) regular, ordinary

viajé en un vuelo regular I traveled* on a normal o scheduled flight

iban vestidos con el uniforme regular they were wearing their ordinary uniform

C

por lo regular ( loc adv) as a (general) rule

por lo regular, no trabaja los sábados he doesn't work on Saturdays as a rule, he doesn't usually work on Saturdays

D

1

(no muy bien): ¿qué tal van los estudios? — regular how's school going? — so-so

¿qué tal la película? — regular how was the movie? — nothing special o nothing to write home about

su trabajo está bastante regularcillo the work he produces is pretty run-of-the-mill

2 (mediano) medium-sized, middling

regular² [A1 ]

vt

A

1 (ajustar) ‹espejo/asiento› to adjust

2 ‹caudal› to regulate, control; ‹temperatura/velocidad› to regulate, control

B «ley/norma» to regulate

las leyes que regulan la industria the laws regulating the industry

regular³

masculine

fair

* * *

regular 1 adjetivo
1 ( en general) regular
2
a) ( no muy bien):

◊ ¿qué tal te va? — regular how's it going? — so-so;

¿qué tal la película? — regular how was the movie? — nothing special
b) ( de tamaño) medium-sized, middling

■ sustantivo masculino ( calificación) fair
regular 2 ( conjugate regular) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹espejo/asiento› to adjust

b) ‹caudal/temperatura/velocidad› to regulate, control

2 [ley/norma] to regulate
regular
I adjetivo
1 regular
un ejército regular, a regular army
2 (metódico, sin alteraciones) la marcha regular de los acontecimientos, the orderly progress of events
3 (habitual) regular
4 (mediano) average, regular
(mediocre) average
II adverbio so-so
III verbo transitivo
1 (organizar, someter a normas) to regulate, control
2 (ajustar) to adjust
' regular' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ahorcarse
- asidua
- asiduo
- bribón
- bribona
- dosificar
- habitual
- milicia
- once
- parroquiana
- parroquiano
- periodicidad
- roce
- vuelo
- café
- cliente
- controlar
- fijo
- gasolina
- graduación
- graduar
- normal
- ordinario
English:
adjust
- average
- control
- lie
- moderate
- much
- regular
- regular army
- regulate
- scheduled flight
- second-class
- so-so
- spot-check
- steady
- assure
- casual
- clock
- even
- flier
- routine
- scheduled
- second
- shuttle

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regular¹

♦ adj

1. [uniforme] regular;

de un modo regular regularly;

hay un servicio de autobús regular a la capital there is a regular bus service to the capital

2. [mediocre] average;

una actuación regular an undistinguished o a rather average performance

3. [normal] normal, usual;
[de tamaño] medium;
por lo regular as a rule, generally

4. Gram regular

5. Geom regular

6. Rel regular

♦ nm
Mil regular
♦ adv
[no muy bien] so-so;
lleva unos días regular, tiene un poco de fiebre she's been so-so the last few days, she's got a bit of a temperature;

me encuentro regular I feel a bit under the weather;

¿qué tal el concierto? – regular how was the concert? – so-so o nothing special

regular² vt

1. [actividad, economía] to regulate;

la normativa regula estos casos the regulations govern these cases

2. [mecanismo] to adjust;
[temperatura] to regulate, to control; [tráfico] to control;
las presas regulan el cauce del río the dams regulate the flow of the river

* * *

regular

1 adj

1 sin variar regular

2 ( común) ordinary

3 ( habitual) regular, normal

4 (no muy bien) so-so

regular

2 v/t TÉC regulate; temperatura control, regulate

* * *

regular vt

: to regulate, to control

regular adj

1) : regular

2) : fair, OK, so-so

3) : medium, average

4)

por lo regular : in general, generally

* * *

regular¹ adj

1. (en general) regular

un verbo regular a regular verb

2. (mediocre) average / poor

una actuación regular an average performance

regular² adv all right

mi madre se encuentra regular my mother isn't too well

regular³ vb to regulate

este botón sirve para regular la temperatura this knob is to regulate the temperature

Spanish-English dictionary > regular
16 mittelprächtig

umg.

I Adj.

1. (mittelmäßig) middling, not too good

2. (beträchtlich) quite a...; er hat eine mittelprächtige Erbschaft gemacht he’s inherited a tidy sum

II Adv.: wie gehts? - mittelprächtig how are you? - so-so, (fair to) middling

* * *
mịt|tel|präch|tig (hum inf)
1. adj
reasonable, not bad pred, so-so pred (inf); (= ziemlich schlecht) pretty awful (inf)
2. adv
not bad
sich mittelprächtig fühlen — to feel not too bad

* * *

mit·tel·präch·tig

I. adj (iron fam) great iron fam

II. adv (fam) not particularly good

sich akk \mittelprächtig fühlen to not feel particularly good

* * *

Adjektiv (ugs. scherzh.)

[nur] mittelprächtig — not particularly marvellous

* * *

mittelprächtig umg

A. adj

1. (mittelmäßig) middling, not too good

2. (beträchtlich) quite a …;

er hat eine mittelprächtige Erbschaft gemacht he’s inherited a tidy sum

B. adv:

wie gehts? - mittelprächtig how are you? - so-so, (fair to) middling

* * *

Adjektiv (ugs. scherzh.)

[nur] mittelprächtig — not particularly marvellous

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > mittelprächtig
17 einigermaßen

Adv. (relativ, ziemlich) vor Adj.: fairly, reasonably; mit Verb: reasonably well, fairly well; (in gewissem Grad) to some extent, up to a point; umg. als Antwort: (leidlich) not too bad; es geht ihm einigermaßen he’s not doing too badly; gesundheitlich: he’s reasonably ( oder fairly) well; einigermaßen Bescheid wissen have a fairly good idea ( über + Akk of)

* * *

fairly; quite; middling; to some extent

* * *
ei|ni|ger|ma|ßen ['ainɪgɐ'maːsn]
1. adv
(= ziemlich) rather, somewhat; (vor adj) fairly; (= ungefähr) to some extent or degree
ein einigeŕḿaßen gutes Angebot — a fairly good offer, not a bad offer

einigeŕḿaßen Bescheid wissen — to have a fair idea

er hat die Prüfung so einigeŕḿaßen geschafft — he did so-so in (Brit) or on (US) the exam

wie gehts dir? – einigeŕḿaßen — how are you? – all right or so-so or not too bad

2. adj pred
inf = leidlich) all right, fair, reasonable
wie ist denn das Hotel? – na ja, einigeŕḿaßen — what's the hotel like? – oh, fair or all right

* * *

ei·ni·ger·ma·ßen

[ˈainɪgɐˈma:sn̩]

I. adv

1. (ziemlich) fairly

mit etw dat \einigermaßen zufrieden sein to be reasonably happy with sth

darin kenne ich mich \einigermaßen aus I know my way around this subject to some extent [or degree

2. (leidlich) all right, OK fam, okay fam

wie geht's dir? — \einigermaßen how are you? — all right [or okay] [or not [too] bad]

er hat die Prüfung so \einigermaßen geschafft he did reasonably well [or all right] in the exam

II. adj pred (fam: leidlich) all right, OK fam, okay fam

dein Zeugnis ist immerhin \einigermaßen your report is at least not too bad

* * *

Adverb rather; somewhat

einigermaßen zufrieden — fairly or reasonably satisfied

Wie geht's dir? - Einigermaßen — How are you? - Not too bad

* * *

einigermaßen adv (relativ, ziemlich) vor adj: fairly, reasonably; mit Verb: reasonably well, fairly well; (in gewissem Grad) to some extent, up to a point; umg als Antwort: (leidlich) not too bad;

es geht ihm einigermaßen he’s not doing too badly; gesundheitlich: he’s reasonably ( oder fairly) well;

einigermaßen Bescheid wissen have a fairly good idea (

über +akk of)

* * *

Adverb rather; somewhat

einigermaßen zufrieden — fairly or reasonably satisfied

Wie geht's dir? - Einigermaßen — How are you? - Not too bad

* * *

v.

to some extent expr.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > einigermaßen
18 посредственный

прл

mediocre, middling coll; об оценке fair, satisfactory

как ва́ше самочу́вствие? - Дово́льно посре́дственное — how are you feeling? - So-so/Rather middling

Русско-английский учебный словарь > посредственный
19 так

I нареч.
1) ( таким образом) like this, (in) this way, so

сде́лайте так! — do it like this!

де́ло обстои́т так — this is how matters stand

так нельзя́ ничего́ доби́ться — you cannot achieve anything this way

он отвеча́л так — he said this in reply; he answered as follows; this is the answer he gave

и́менно так — exactly (so)

я так и сказа́л ему́, что... — I told him in so many words that...

он говори́л так, (как) бу́дто... — he spoke as though...

он так говори́л, что... — he spoke in such a way that...

так бы и сказа́ли! — why didn't you tell me before!

так и случи́лось — so it happened

2) (в том виде, как есть) as it is [was, etc]

пусть так оста́нется — let it remain as it is

3) ( настолько) so

так стра́шно — so terrible

так необходи́мо — so necessary

так ва́жно — so important

бу́дьте так добры́ (+ повелит. накл.) — please (+ imper); (+ инф.) would you be so kind (as + to inf)

не так (уж) (+ прил., нареч.) — not (really) so / that (+ adj, adv); (+ гл.) not that / so much (+ verb)

дела́ не так (уж) пло́хи — things are not (really) so / that bad

не так уж я э́того хочу́ — I don't want it that much / badly

4) разг. (без явной цели, причины или последствий) for no reason; just like that

э́то он так (то́лько) сказа́л — he didn't really mean it

ты чего́ пришёл? - Да так — what have you come for? - I've just come [There's no special reason]

подо́бная боле́знь так не прохо́дит — this kind of illness doesn't pass just like that [without consequences]

5) разг. ( не очень хорошо или хорош) not too well

как ты себя́ чу́вствуешь? - Да так — how do you feel? - Not too well [So-so; Fair to middling]

и не друг и не враг, а так — neither a friend nor a foe, just someone

6) разг. ( неважно) it's nothing; it doesn't matter; just

ты почему́ пла́чешь? - Так, вспо́мнилось ко́е-что́ — why are you crying? - It's nothing, I just remembered something

э́то мне так, друг оди́н позвони́л — it was just a friend calling

7) разг. ирон. (в начале восклицательного предложения с глаголом в буд. вр. или прош. вр.; выражает невероятность чего-л) not likely!; (there's) no chance!

так она́ тебя́ и послу́шает / послу́шала! — not likely she will listen to you!

так я тебе́ и дам / дал свои́ де́ньги! — there's no chance I will give you my money!

••

так бы и (+ сослагат. накл.)! разг. — wouldn't I just (+ inf)!

так его́ [их]! разг. — let him [them] have it!

так ему́ и на́до! разг. — (it) serves him right!; he asked for it!

так же как (и) в знач. союза — 1) (в той же степени, что) just like 2) ( помимо) as well as

так же как и вы, я ничего́ не зна́ю — (just) like you, I don't know anything

опроси́ли свиде́телей, так же как и потерпе́вших — they questioned eyewitnesses as well as the victims

так и быть — all right, very well; so be it

так и есть — so it is; ( действительно) (and) indeed

так и знай! — mind you!; that's for sure!; get this straight

так и́ли ина́че — in any event / case; one way or another; ( в том и другом случае) in either event

так и не — never

он так и не пришёл [сде́лал; сказа́л] — he never came [did it; said]

я так и не узна́л э́того — I never found it out [learnt it]

так и так (, де́скать / мол) разг. — here's what happened; here's what I have to say

так, как (в соответствии с чем-л) — as; ( наподобие) like

де́лай так, как я говорю́ — do as I say

я хочу́ вы́глядеть так, как она́ — I want to look like her

так, как э́то бы́ло — as it was; the way it was

так как в знач. союза (поскольку, потому что) — because; as

он не мо́жет переда́ть ей кни́гу, так как она́ уже́ уе́хала — he can't give her the book as / because she has already left

так ли? — is that so?

так ли э́то? — is that (really) the case?, is that so?

не так ли? — isn't that so?; переводится тж. разделительным вопросом

мы встреча́лись с ва́ми ра́ньше, не так ли? — we have met before, haven't we?

так ли, э́так / сяк ли — one way or another; somehow or other

так называ́емый — so-called

так на так прост. — an even swap

поменя́ться так на так — make an even swap

так на так и получа́ется / выхо́дит — one (thing) makes up for the other

так себе — so-so; could be better; middling; nothing special; nothing to write home about

кни́жка э́та так себе — this book is not up to much

так сказа́ть вводн. сл. — so to speak / say

так тебя́ раста́к эвф. — you dirty so-and-so!

так тому́ и бы́ть! — so be it!

так то́чно! воен. — yes, sir!

так что в знач. союза (поэтому) — so

меня́ там не́ было, так что не спра́шивайте — I wasn't there, so don't ask me

так, что́бы в знач. союза — so that

сде́лайте так, что́бы никто́ не возража́л — do it so that nobody should object

не так что́б(ы) разг. — not really; not so much

так (я) и ду́мал — just as I thought

так (я) и знал! — I knew it!; I knew it would happen!

вот так! — that's the way!, that's right!

е́сли так — if that's the case

за так — for nothing; for free

и так (и без того уже) — as it is

я и так э́то знал — I (always) knew that

мне и так хорошо́ — I am fine the way I am

они́ и так не бе́дные — they aren't poor anyway

я и так спра́влюсь — I'll manage (anyway)

и так да́лее (сокр. и т.д.) — etcetera [ɪt'setrə] (сокр. etc.); and so on / forth

и так и сяк / э́так — this way and that; this way, that way and every way

как (э́то) так? — how come?, how's that?

как бы не так! — not likely!; nothing of the kind!

не так что́бы о́чень — not that much

про́сто так — 1) ( без особой причины) for no special reason 2) ( бесплатно) for free

э́то бы́ло не про́сто так — there was a reason for / behind it

они́ раздава́ли ве́щи про́сто так — they gave things away

а хоть / хотя́ бы и так! разг. — so what (of it)!

что́ так? — why?; ( после отрицания) why not?

что́-то тут не так — there's something wrong here
II вводн. сл. книжн.
( например) thus

так, наприме́р — thus; for example
III союз разг.
1) ( поэтому) so

зре́ние слабе́ет, так прихо́дится носи́ть очки́ — my eyesight is weakening, so I have to wear glasses

2) (но, однако) but

пое́хать бы к мо́рю, так де́нег нет — it wouldn't be bad to go to the seashore, but I have no money for it

ему́ предлага́ли помо́чь, так нет же, не согласи́лся! — he was offered help, but no, he wouldn't accept it!
IV частица разг.
1) (в таком случае, тогда) then

е́сли ты не пойдёшь, так я пойду́ — if you don't go, then I will

не тут, так там — if (it is) not here, then (it is) there

хоти́те так е́шьте — eat it if you want to

так что же вы ра́ньше не сказа́ли! — (then) why didn't you tell me before!

2) (значит, следовательно) so

так он прие́хал! — so he has come!

так вы его́ зна́ете! — so you know him!

так во́т вы где! — so that's where you are!

3) (в вопросе: выражает побуждение к ответу) well...?, so...?

так ка́к, вы согла́сны? — so / well, do you agree?

так что́, мы идём на ре́ку? — so / well, are we going to the river?

так вы действи́тельно э́того хоти́те? — are you sure you really want it?

так где же они́? — well, where are they?!

4) (с повтором сущ. в им.: указывает на необычность, выдающиеся качества предмета) that's what I call a (noun); that's a (noun) to end all (noun pl)

вот э́то ды́ня так ды́ня! — that's what I call a real melon!; that's a melon to end all melons!

5) (с повтором гл.: указывает на серьёзность, размах или особое качество действия) seriously; really well; in the big way

игра́ть так игра́ть, а не по телефо́ну разгова́ривать — (if we are going to play) let's play seriously, and no talking on the phone

вот он пьёт так пьёт — he drinks really hard; he drinks in the big way

гуля́ть так гуля́ть! — let's paint the town red!

ну, ты ска́жешь так ска́жешь! — the things you are saying!

6) (в позиции между подлежащим и сказуемым: вот, зато, между прочим) still, but; really; или не переводится

а я так ду́маю, что он не прав — (but) I think he is wrong

а им так всё равно́ — but it doesn't (really) matter to them; they don't (really) care

7) (в позиции после слова, выделяемого инверсией) переводится эмфатическими оборотами и конструкциями

экза́мены - так он о них не ду́мает — as for the exams, he doesn't think about them; exams is the last thing he cares about; it's not the exams he thinks about

пое́сть так вы лю́бите, а пригото́вить вас не заста́вишь! — you do like to eat, don't you, but there's no way to make you cook!

8) ( примерно) about, some

лет так два́дцать наза́д — it was about / some twenty years ago

9) (после нареч.; довольно-таки, весьма) rather; quite; kind of разг.

она́ ничего́ так, хоро́шенькая — she's rather [kind of] pretty / cute

мы непло́хо так посиде́ли — we had quite a good time (in a bar, etc)

он вы́шел и недово́льно так говори́т — he came out and said in a kind of displeased manner

Новый большой русско-английский словарь > так
20 tirar

v.

1 to throw.

tirar algo a algo/alguien to throw something to something/somebody (para que lo agarre) to throw something at something/somebody (para hacer daño)

tírame una manzana throw me an apple

Ella tira bolas She throws balls.

2 to drop (dejar caer) (object).

3 to knock over (derribar) (botella, lámpara).

4 to throw away.

tirar algo a la basura to throw something away

eso es tirar el dinero that's a complete waste of money

5 to fire (disparar) (bala, misil).

tirar una foto to take a picture

6 to play (jugar) (carta).

7 to take (sport) (falta, penalti).

tirar a gol to shoot, to have a shot at goal

8 to print.

La imprenta tiró la primera edición The printer printed the first edition.

9 to fail (informal) (suspender).

10 to shoot.

tirar a matar to shoot to kill

11 to have a pull (informal) (atraer).

me tira la vida del campo I feel drawn toward life in the country

tirar de algo to attract something

12 to draw (cigarrillo, chimenea).

13 to go, to work (informal) (funcionar).

14 to go, to head.

tira por esa calle go up o take that street

15 to (have one's) go.

16 to kick (sport) (con el pie).

17 to last.

18 to knock down, to break down, to batter down.

La policía tiró la puerta The police broke down the door.

19 to pull.

El tractor tira fuerte The tractor pulls hard.

* * *

tirar

► verbo transitivo

1 (echar) to throw, fling

2 (dejar caer) to drop

3 (desechar) to throw away

4 (derribar) to knock down; (casa, árbol) to pull down

5 (derramar) to spill

6 (vaso, botella) to knock over

7 (estirar) to pull

8 (imprimir) to print

9 (hacer - foto) to take; (línea, plano) to draw

10 (un tiro) to fire; (una bomba) to drop; (cohete) to launch

11 (beso) to blow; (pellizco) to give; (patada, coz) to kick

12 DEPORTE to take

13 figurado (malgastar) to waste, squander

14 familiar figurado (suspender) to fail

► verbo intransitivo

1 (cuerda, puerta) to pull (de, -)

2 (carreta, carro) to draw (de, -)

3 (atraer) to draw, attract

4 (estufa, chimenea) to draw

5 (en juegos) to be a player's move, be a player's turn

■ tira él it's his turn

6 familiar (funcionar) to work, run

■ esto ya no tira this doesn't work any more

7 familiar (durar) to last

■ con esta reparación tirará un par de meses after these repairs it'll last for a couple of months

8 (quedar estrecho) to be tight on

■ esta camisa me tira de la espalda this shirt's tight on me

9 figurado (tender) to tend (a, towards); (ser un poco) to be a bit

■ tira a verde it's greenish in colour

■ tira a dulce it's a bit sweet

10 familiar figurado (atraer) to attract, appeal

■ no le tira la mecánica mechanics doesn't appeal to him

11 figurado (inclinarse) to be attracted (a/hacia, to), be drawn (a/hacia, to)

■ esta chica tira hacia las artes this girl is drawn to the arts

12 figurado (parecerse) to take after (a, -)

■ tira a su padre she takes after her father

13 figurado (ir) to go, turn

■ tira a la derecha turn right

14 figurado (mantenerse) to get by, get along

■ ella tira con poco dinero she gets by with little money

15 (disparar) to shoot, fire

16 DEPORTE (fútbol) to shoot; (ciclismo) to set the pace

► verbo pronominal tirarse

1 (lanzarse) to throw oneself, hurl oneself

2 (abalanzarse) to rush ( sobre, at), jump ( sobre, on)

3 (tumbarse) to lie down

4 familiar (tiempo) to spend

■ se tiró una hora en la ducha he spent an hour in the shower

5 argot (fornicar) to lay (a, -)

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a todo tirar figurado at the most, at the latest

ir tirando (espabilarse) to manage, get by 2 (tener buena salud) to be okay

tira y afloja figurado give and take

tirando familiar so-so

tirar abajo (gen) to demolish, pull down 2 (puerta) to smash in

tirar al blanco to shoot at a target

tirar de familiar to use

■ cuando no tiene dinero tira de tarjeta when he hasn't got any money he uses his credit card

tirar a alguien de la lengua figurado to draw somebody out

tirar de cartera to dip into one's wallet

tirar la casa por la ventana figurado to spare no expense, push the boat out

tirar la primera piedra figurado to cast the first stone

tirar una moneda al aire to toss a coin

tirarse de cabeza al agua to dive into the water

* * *

verb

1) to throw, hurl, toss

2) throw away

3) shoot, fire

4) pull, draw

5) attract

6) print

•

- ir tirando
- tirar a
- tirar de la cadena
- tirar para
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Para las expresiones como tirar de la lengua, tirar de la manta, tirar por la borda, tirar por tierra, ver la otra entrada.
1. VERBO TRANSITIVO

1) (=lanzar) to throw

tiró un papel por la ventanilla — he threw a piece of paper out of the window

tirar algo a algn — [para que lo coja] to throw sth to sb; [para hacer daño] to throw sth at sb

tírame la pelota — throw me the ball

les tiraban piedras a los soldados — they were throwing stones at the soldiers

me tiró un beso — she blew me a kiss

2) (=derribar) [+ edificio] to pull down; [+ jarrón, silla, estatua] to knock over; [+ pared, verja] to knock down

van a tirar la casa — they are going to demolish {o} pull down the house

la moto la tiró al suelo — the motorbike knocked her over

el viento ha tirado la valla — the wind has knocked the fence down

¡abre, o tiro la puerta abajo! — open up, or I'll break the door down!

3) (=dejar caer) to drop

tropezó y tiró la bandeja — she tripped and dropped the tray

han tirado muchas bombas en la capital — many bombs have been dropped on the capital

4) (=desechar) to throw away

no tires las sobras, que se las voy a dar al perro — don't throw away the leftovers, I'll give them to the dog

tira las sobras a la basura — throw the leftovers in the bin

no tires el aceite por el sumidero — don't tip {o} pour the oil down the drain

estos pantalones están para tirarlos — these trousers have had it, these trousers are about ready for the dustbin

no hay que tirar la comida — you shouldn't waste food

5) (=malgastar) [+ dinero] to waste; [+ fortuna] to squander

has tirado el dinero comprando eso — it was a waste of money buying that, you wasted your money buying that

6) (=disparar) [+ tiro] to fire; [+ flecha] to shoot; [+ cohete] to launch, fire

el aparato tira el proyectil a 2.000m — the machine throws the projectile 2,000m

7) [+ foto] to take

8) (=dar, pegar)

deja ya de tirar patadas — stop kicking

la mula le tiró una coz — the mule kicked him {o} gave him a kick

¡mamá, Carlos me ha tirado un mordisco! — Carlos has bitten me, Mum!

9) (Tip) (=imprimir) to print, run off

10) (=trazar) [+ línea] to draw, trace

11) * (=suspender)

ya me han vuelto a tirar en química — I've failed chemistry again, I've flunked chemistry again ( esp EEUU) *

12) And (=usar) to use

tirar brazo — to swim

13) And, Caribe, Cono Sur (=acarrear) to cart, haul, transport

14)

• tirarla [de] — † (=dárselas de) to fancy oneself as, pose as

2. VERBO INTRANSITIVO

1) [haciendo fuerza]

a) (=traer hacia sí) to pull

¡tira un poco más fuerte! — pull a bit harder!

• tirar [de] — [+ soga, cuerda] to pull

tire de ese cabo — pull that end

¡no le tires de la trenza a tu hermana! — don't pull your sister's pigtail!

tirar de la cadena (del wáter) — to flush the toilet, pull the chain

tirar de la manga a algn — to tug at sb's sleeve

tirar — Esp [en puerta etc] pull

tire — LAm [en puerta etc] pull

b) (=llevar tras sí)

• tirar [de] — to pull

un burro tiraba de la carreta — a donkey was pulling the cart along, the cart was drawn by a donkey

los niños tiraban del trineo — the children were pulling the sledge along

2) * (=atraer)

no le tira el estudio — studying does not appeal to him, studying holds no attraction for him

la patria tira siempre — one's native land always exerts a powerful pull

3) (=estar tirante) [ropa] to be tight

este vestido tira un poco de aquí — this dress is a bit tight here

me tira de sisa — it's tight round my armpits

4) (=usar)

• tirar [de] — [+ espada, navaja] to draw

tiraron de cuchillos — they drew their knives

tiramos de diccionario y lo traducimos en un minuto — * if we use a dictionary it will just take a minute to translate

5) (=disparar) to shoot

¡no tires! — don't shoot!

tirar con bala — to use live ammunition

• tirar al [blanco] — to aim

• tirar a [matar] — to shoot to kill

los guardas tiraban a matar — the guards were shooting to kill

mi jefa es de las que tiran a matar — my boss is the sort of person who goes for the kill

6) (Dep) [con balón] to shoot; [con fichas, cartas etc] to go, play

¡tira! — shoot!

tiró fuera de la portería — he shot wide of the goal

tira tú ahora — it's your go now

• tirar a [puerta] — Esp to shoot at goal

7) * (=arreglárselas) to get by

podemos tirar con menos dinero — we can get by on less money

ir tirando — to get by, manage

-¿qué tal esa salud? -vamos tirando — "how's your health?" - "we're getting by"

8) (=funcionar) [motor] to pull; [chimenea, puro] to draw, pull

el motor no tira — the engine isn't pulling

esta moto no tira — there's no life in this motorbike

9) (=ir) to go

tire usted adelante — go straight on

¡tira de una vez! — get on with it!, go on, then!

tirar a la derecha — to turn right

tirar por una calle — to turn down a street, go off along a street

10) * (=durar) to last

esos zapatos tirarán todavía otro invierno — those shoes will last another winter yet

11) [seguido de preposición]
tirar a (=tender)
tiene el pelo rubio tirando a rojizo — he has reddish blond hair

es mediocre tirando a malo — it's middling to bad, it's mediocre verging on bad

tira más bien a cuidadoso — he's on the careful side

tira a su padre — he takes after his father
tirar para (=aspirar a ser)
la pequeña tira para actriz — the little girl has ambitions of becoming an actress

tira para médico — he's attracted towards a career in medicine

12)

- a todo tirar

nos queda gasolina para 20km a todo tirar — we have only enough petrol for 20kms at the most {o} at the outside

llegará el martes a todo tirar — he'll arrive on Tuesday at the latest

13) LAm *** [sexualmente] to screw ***

3.

See:

tirarse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( arrojar) to throw

tiró la pelota al aire — he threw the ball up in the air

no tires los papeles al suelo — don't throw o drop the wrappers on the ground

tirarle algo a alguien — ( para que lo agarre) to throw somebody something; ( con agresividad) to throw something at somebody

tírame las llaves — throw me the keys

me tiró una piedra — she threw a stone at me

le tiró los brazos — he stretched his arms out to her

tirarle un beso a alguien — to blow somebody a kiss

b) (desechar, deshacerse de) to throw out o away

estos zapatos ya están para tirar(los) — these shoes are about ready to be thrown away o out

c) ( desperdiciar) to waste

qué manera de tirar el dinero! — what a waste of money!

2)

a) ( hacer caer) to knock over

cuidado, que vas a tirar la leche! — be careful, you're going to knock the milk over!

tiró el jarrón al suelo de un codazo — he knocked the vase off the table (o shelf etc) with his elbow

b) ( derribar) to knock down

van a tirar (abajo) esta pared — they're going to knock this wall down

tiraron la puerta abajo — they broke the door down

3)

a) < bomba> to drop; < cohete> to fire, launch; < flecha> to shoot; < tiros> to fire

b) < foto> to take

4) (AmL) ( atrayendo hacia sí) to pull

tiró la cadena — he pulled the chain

no le tires el pelo — don't pull her hair

le tiró la oreja — she tweaked his ear

le tiraba la manga — he was tugging at her sleeve

5) (Impr) to print, run off

6) (Mat) < línea> to draw

7) (Chi) < lotería> to draw the winning number in; < rifa> to draw
2.
tirar vi

1) ( atrayendo hacia sí) to pull

tirar de algo — to pull something

tirar de la cadena — to pull the chain

no le tires del pelo — don't pull her hair

dos caballos tiraban del carro — the cart was drawn by two horses

le tiró de la oreja — she tweaked his ear

2) ( atraer)

le sigue tirando México — she misses Mexico

la sangre tira — blood is thicker than water

no le tira el deporte — he's not interested in sports

3)

a) ( disparar) to shoot

no tiren! — don't shoot!

le tiró a traición — she shot him in the back

tirar a dar — to shoot to wound ( not to kill)

tirar al blanco — to aim at the target

tirar a matar — to shoot to kill

b) (Dep) to shoot

tirar al arco (AmL) or (Esp) a puerta — to shoot at goal

tirando por lo bajo/alto — at the (very) least/most

c) (Jueg) ( descartarse) to throw away; ( en juegos de dados) to throw; ( en dardos) to throw; ( en bolos) to bowl

4)

a) chimenea/cigarro to draw

b) coche/motor to pull

5)

a) (fam) ( arreglárselas) to get by

con $100 podemos tirar — with $100 we could get by

b) tirando gerundio (fam)

ganamos poco pero vamos tirando — we don't earn much but we're managing

¿qué tal andas? - tirando... — how are things? - not too bad

6) (Esp fam) ( desplazarse)

vamos, tira — get a move on

si tiras para atrás cabe otro coche — if you back up a bit we can get another car in

tira (p'alante) no te pares — keep going don't stop now

tira por esta calle abajo — go o turn down this street

7) (AmL vulg) ( en sentido sexual) to screw (vulg), to fuck (vulg)

8) tirar a ( tender a)

tira más bien a azul — it's more of a bluish color

un erotismo que tira a pornográfico — an eroticism which verged on the pornographic

es de estatura normal, tirando a bajito — he's average to short in height

los niños tiran más a la madre — the children take after their mother more
3.
tirarse v pron

1)

a) (lanzarse, arrojarse) (+ compl) to throw oneself

tirarse en paracaídas — to parachute; ( en emergencia) to bale out

tirarse al agua — to dive/jump into the water

tirarse del trampolín — to dive off the springboard

tirarse de cabeza — to dive in, to jump in headfirst

se le tiró a los brazos — she threw herself into his arms

b) (AmL) ( tumbarse) to lie down

tirárselas de algo — (AmL fam)

se las tira de valiente — he makes out he's so brave

2) (fam) <horas/días> to spend

se tiró dos años escribiéndolo — he spent two years writing it

3) (vulg) ( en sentido sexual)

tirarse a alguien — to screw somebody (vulg), to lay somebody (sl)

4) (fam) ( expulsar)

tirarse un pedo — to fart (sl)

tirarse un eructo — to burp (colloq)

5) (Col fam) ( echar a perder) to ruin

el aguacero se tiró el paseo — the downpour ruined our walk

se tiró el examen — he flunked the exam (colloq)

* * *

= dump, haul, run off, throw, throw out, throw away, tear down, toss out, fling, toss, pull down, knock down, jettison, pitch, turf out, toss away, hurl, chuck + Nombre + out.

Ex. The books may simply be laid before the librarian as they are found, ' dumped in his lap', as one writer puts it.

Ex. However, he would prefer a binding that will stand up to being stuffed into after-hours book drops and being hauled from one library to another.

Ex. Not only are they the same work, they were run off from the same plates.

Ex. The point to be made for the novice abstractor is that editors are not ghouls who must be thrown raw meat before a check is issued.

Ex. Well, I happened to inherit a full set of Trollope, and I had the guts to throw it out.

Ex. The person who never throws away a newspaper is regarded as an eccentric; the person who never throws away a book is more likely to be regarded as a bibliophile no matter what the resulting motley assortment of books may be.

Ex. A group opposing the incumbent alderman decided that the board's feasibility study amounted to a covert plan to tear down the house that served as the library and erect an ugly building.

Ex. In preparation for computerization, let us not toss out old standards that were good.

Ex. A gust of wind flung a powder of snow from the window-sill into the room.

Ex. Everything being online, the exquisite oaken cabinets housing the card files were tossed.

Ex. Evacuation of the building was followed by a recovery process which included covering stacks with plastic, locating damaged books, pulling down water-soaked ceiling tiles and removing computer terminals.

Ex. Your note attempts to knock down an assertion not made.

Ex. The whole usually has more meaning than the sum of its parts, but care must be taken not to jettison some of the more subtle parts.

Ex. They pitched him unceremoniously out of the window, laming him for life, on a brick pavement below.

Ex. You will be disliked and turfed out as a sacrificial goat once your job is done but there will be many others queuing up for your services.

Ex. It's a waste to toss them away, so I decided to make them into this pair of lovely bobby pins.

Ex. Palestinians hurled Molotov cocktails Friday at Israeli soldiers operating south of Nablus, the army said.

Ex. Now to start chucking out stuff that I don't need; being a bit of a magpie, that might be difficult!.

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* cuchillo de usar y tirar = disposable knife.

* de tirar la piedra y esconder la mano = hit-and-run.

* de usar y tirar = disposable, throwaway, single-use.

* introducir tirando = haul in.

* ir tirando = shuffle along, tick over, muddle along, keep + the wolves from the door.

* persona que tira basura al suelo = litterbug, litter lout.

* plato de usar y tirar = disposable plate.

* sacar tirando = haul out.

* seguir tirando el dinero = throw + good money after bad.

* servilleta de usar y tirar = disposable napkin.

* tenedor de usar y tirar = disposable fork.

* tirando a bajo = shortish.

* tirando a corto = shortish.

* tirando a marrón = brownish.

* tirando a morado = purplish.

* tirar a Alguien al suelo = knock + Nombre + to the ground, knock + Nombre + to the floor.

* tirar a Alguien al suelo de un golpe = knock + Nombre + to the floor, knock + Nombre + to the ground.

* tirar a lo bajo = low-ball.

* tirar al suelo = upset.

* tirar a matar = go for + the jugular, deadly force, shoot to + kill.

* tirar bombas = bomb.

* tirar de = pull (at/on/from), tug, pull back, lug, leverage.

* tirar de la cadena = flush + the toilet.

* tirar de la cisterna = flush + the toilet.

* tirar de la manta = let + the cat out of the bag, blow + the gaff, spill + the beans.

* tirar de las orejas = tell + Nombe + off.

* tirar del carro = pull + Posesivo + (own) weight, pull together, lend + a (helping) hand, put + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel, set + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel, muck in, pitch in.

* tirar de una manivela = pull + lever.

* tirar de una palanca = depress + lever.

* tirar dinero y esfuerzo por la borda = be money and effort down the drain.

* tirar el dinero = throw + Posesivo + money down the drain.

* tirar el dinero por la ventana = be money and effort down the drain, throw + Posesivo + money down the drain, be money down the drain.

* tirar la casa por la ventana = lash out (on), go to + town on.

* tirar la esponja = throw in/up + the sponge.

* tirar la toalla = throw in + the towel.

* tirar ligeramente de = tug on.

* tirar los tejos = flirt, throw + hints.

* tirar piedras contra tu propio tejado = cut + the branch + you sit on, cut + the branch + you sit on, cut off + Posesivo + nose to spite + Posesivo + face.

* tirar por el desagüe = pour down + the drain.

* tirarse a la calle = go out on + the road.

* tirarse a la jugular = go for + the jugular.

* tirarse a la piscina = take + a dive.

* tirarse a las calles = spill (out) into + the streets.

* tirarse con ala delta = hang-glide.

* tirarse de cabeza = jump in + head first, dive in, dive + head-first.

* tirarse de las barbas = tear + Posesivo + hair out.

* tirarse de los pelos = tear + Posesivo + hair out.

* tirarse en paracaídas = parachute.

* tirarse flores = blow + Posesivo + own trumpet.

* tirarse piedras contra el propio tejado = shoot + Reflexivo + in the foot.

* tirarse una plancha = put + Posesivo + foot in it, put + Posesivo + foot in + Posesivo + mouth, stick + Posesivo + foot in it, drop + a clanger, drop + a bollock, make + a blunder, make + a bloomer, blunder.

* tirarse un eructo = belch, burp.

* tirarse un farol = bullshit.

* tirarse un pedo = fart, trump, break + wind, trumpet.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( arrojar) to throw

tiró la pelota al aire — he threw the ball up in the air

no tires los papeles al suelo — don't throw o drop the wrappers on the ground

tirarle algo a alguien — ( para que lo agarre) to throw somebody something; ( con agresividad) to throw something at somebody

tírame las llaves — throw me the keys

me tiró una piedra — she threw a stone at me

le tiró los brazos — he stretched his arms out to her

tirarle un beso a alguien — to blow somebody a kiss

b) (desechar, deshacerse de) to throw out o away

estos zapatos ya están para tirar(los) — these shoes are about ready to be thrown away o out

c) ( desperdiciar) to waste

qué manera de tirar el dinero! — what a waste of money!

2)

a) ( hacer caer) to knock over

cuidado, que vas a tirar la leche! — be careful, you're going to knock the milk over!

tiró el jarrón al suelo de un codazo — he knocked the vase off the table (o shelf etc) with his elbow

b) ( derribar) to knock down

van a tirar (abajo) esta pared — they're going to knock this wall down

tiraron la puerta abajo — they broke the door down

3)

a) < bomba> to drop; < cohete> to fire, launch; < flecha> to shoot; < tiros> to fire

b) < foto> to take

4) (AmL) ( atrayendo hacia sí) to pull

tiró la cadena — he pulled the chain

no le tires el pelo — don't pull her hair

le tiró la oreja — she tweaked his ear

le tiraba la manga — he was tugging at her sleeve

5) (Impr) to print, run off

6) (Mat) < línea> to draw

7) (Chi) < lotería> to draw the winning number in; < rifa> to draw
2.
tirar vi

1) ( atrayendo hacia sí) to pull

tirar de algo — to pull something

tirar de la cadena — to pull the chain

no le tires del pelo — don't pull her hair

dos caballos tiraban del carro — the cart was drawn by two horses

le tiró de la oreja — she tweaked his ear

2) ( atraer)

le sigue tirando México — she misses Mexico

la sangre tira — blood is thicker than water

no le tira el deporte — he's not interested in sports

3)

a) ( disparar) to shoot

no tiren! — don't shoot!

le tiró a traición — she shot him in the back

tirar a dar — to shoot to wound ( not to kill)

tirar al blanco — to aim at the target

tirar a matar — to shoot to kill

b) (Dep) to shoot

tirar al arco (AmL) or (Esp) a puerta — to shoot at goal

tirando por lo bajo/alto — at the (very) least/most

c) (Jueg) ( descartarse) to throw away; ( en juegos de dados) to throw; ( en dardos) to throw; ( en bolos) to bowl

4)

a) chimenea/cigarro to draw

b) coche/motor to pull

5)

a) (fam) ( arreglárselas) to get by

con $100 podemos tirar — with $100 we could get by

b) tirando gerundio (fam)

ganamos poco pero vamos tirando — we don't earn much but we're managing

¿qué tal andas? - tirando... — how are things? - not too bad

6) (Esp fam) ( desplazarse)

vamos, tira — get a move on

si tiras para atrás cabe otro coche — if you back up a bit we can get another car in

tira (p'alante) no te pares — keep going don't stop now

tira por esta calle abajo — go o turn down this street

7) (AmL vulg) ( en sentido sexual) to screw (vulg), to fuck (vulg)

8) tirar a ( tender a)

tira más bien a azul — it's more of a bluish color

un erotismo que tira a pornográfico — an eroticism which verged on the pornographic

es de estatura normal, tirando a bajito — he's average to short in height

los niños tiran más a la madre — the children take after their mother more
3.
tirarse v pron

1)

a) (lanzarse, arrojarse) (+ compl) to throw oneself

tirarse en paracaídas — to parachute; ( en emergencia) to bale out

tirarse al agua — to dive/jump into the water

tirarse del trampolín — to dive off the springboard

tirarse de cabeza — to dive in, to jump in headfirst

se le tiró a los brazos — she threw herself into his arms

b) (AmL) ( tumbarse) to lie down

tirárselas de algo — (AmL fam)

se las tira de valiente — he makes out he's so brave

2) (fam) <horas/días> to spend

se tiró dos años escribiéndolo — he spent two years writing it

3) (vulg) ( en sentido sexual)

tirarse a alguien — to screw somebody (vulg), to lay somebody (sl)

4) (fam) ( expulsar)

tirarse un pedo — to fart (sl)

tirarse un eructo — to burp (colloq)

5) (Col fam) ( echar a perder) to ruin

el aguacero se tiró el paseo — the downpour ruined our walk

se tiró el examen — he flunked the exam (colloq)

* * *

tirar(de)

(v.) = pull (at/on/from), tug, pull back, lug, leverage

Ex: Do not push or pull on the disc drawer.

Ex: Do not pull a book from the shelf by forcefully tugging the top of the spine.

Ex: The three monkeys used in this study chose the left arm as the leading arm to reach out and pull back a spring-loaded drawer containing a food morsel.

Ex: He had a tough time lugging his lumpy, oversized travelbag onto the plane and stuffing it in the overhead bin.

Ex: Information seeking in electronic environments will become a collaboration among end user and various electronic systems such that users leverage their heuristic power and machines leverage algorithmic power.

= dump, haul, run off, throw, throw out, throw away, tear down, toss out, fling, toss, pull down, knock down, jettison, pitch, turf out, toss away, hurl, chuck + Nombre + out.

Ex: The books may simply be laid before the librarian as they are found, ' dumped in his lap', as one writer puts it.

Ex: However, he would prefer a binding that will stand up to being stuffed into after-hours book drops and being hauled from one library to another.

Ex: Not only are they the same work, they were run off from the same plates.

Ex: The point to be made for the novice abstractor is that editors are not ghouls who must be thrown raw meat before a check is issued.

Ex: Well, I happened to inherit a full set of Trollope, and I had the guts to throw it out.

Ex: The person who never throws away a newspaper is regarded as an eccentric; the person who never throws away a book is more likely to be regarded as a bibliophile no matter what the resulting motley assortment of books may be.

Ex: A group opposing the incumbent alderman decided that the board's feasibility study amounted to a covert plan to tear down the house that served as the library and erect an ugly building.

Ex: In preparation for computerization, let us not toss out old standards that were good.

Ex: A gust of wind flung a powder of snow from the window-sill into the room.

Ex: Everything being online, the exquisite oaken cabinets housing the card files were tossed.

Ex: Evacuation of the building was followed by a recovery process which included covering stacks with plastic, locating damaged books, pulling down water-soaked ceiling tiles and removing computer terminals.

Ex: Your note attempts to knock down an assertion not made.

Ex: The whole usually has more meaning than the sum of its parts, but care must be taken not to jettison some of the more subtle parts.

Ex: They pitched him unceremoniously out of the window, laming him for life, on a brick pavement below.

Ex: You will be disliked and turfed out as a sacrificial goat once your job is done but there will be many others queuing up for your services.

Ex: It's a waste to toss them away, so I decided to make them into this pair of lovely bobby pins.

Ex: Palestinians hurled Molotov cocktails Friday at Israeli soldiers operating south of Nablus, the army said.

Ex: Now to start chucking out stuff that I don't need; being a bit of a magpie, that might be difficult!.

* cuchillo de usar y tirar = disposable knife.

* de tirar la piedra y esconder la mano = hit-and-run.

* de usar y tirar = disposable, throwaway, single-use.

* introducir tirando = haul in.

* ir tirando = shuffle along, tick over, muddle along, keep + the wolves from the door.

* persona que tira basura al suelo = litterbug, litter lout.

* plato de usar y tirar = disposable plate.

* sacar tirando = haul out.

* seguir tirando el dinero = throw + good money after bad.

* servilleta de usar y tirar = disposable napkin.

* tenedor de usar y tirar = disposable fork.

* tirando a bajo = shortish.

* tirando a corto = shortish.

* tirando a marrón = brownish.

* tirando a morado = purplish.

* tirar a Alguien al suelo = knock + Nombre + to the ground, knock + Nombre + to the floor.

* tirar a Alguien al suelo de un golpe = knock + Nombre + to the floor, knock + Nombre + to the ground.

* tirar a lo bajo = low-ball.

* tirar al suelo = upset.

* tirar a matar = go for + the jugular, deadly force, shoot to + kill.

* tirar bombas = bomb.

* tirar de = pull (at/on/from), tug, pull back, lug, leverage.

* tirar de la cadena = flush + the toilet.

* tirar de la cisterna = flush + the toilet.

* tirar de la manta = let + the cat out of the bag, blow + the gaff, spill + the beans.

* tirar de las orejas = tell + Nombe + off.

* tirar del carro = pull + Posesivo + (own) weight, pull together, lend + a (helping) hand, put + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel, set + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel, muck in, pitch in.

* tirar de una manivela = pull + lever.

* tirar de una palanca = depress + lever.

* tirar dinero y esfuerzo por la borda = be money and effort down the drain.

* tirar el dinero = throw + Posesivo + money down the drain.

* tirar el dinero por la ventana = be money and effort down the drain, throw + Posesivo + money down the drain, be money down the drain.

* tirar la casa por la ventana = lash out (on), go to + town on.

* tirar la esponja = throw in/up + the sponge.

* tirar la toalla = throw in + the towel.

* tirar ligeramente de = tug on.

* tirar los tejos = flirt, throw + hints.

* tirar piedras contra tu propio tejado = cut + the branch + you sit on, cut + the branch + you sit on, cut off + Posesivo + nose to spite + Posesivo + face.

* tirar por el desagüe = pour down + the drain.

* tirarse a la calle = go out on + the road.

* tirarse a la jugular = go for + the jugular.

* tirarse a la piscina = take + a dive.

* tirarse a las calles = spill (out) into + the streets.

* tirarse con ala delta = hang-glide.

* tirarse de cabeza = jump in + head first, dive in, dive + head-first.

* tirarse de las barbas = tear + Posesivo + hair out.

* tirarse de los pelos = tear + Posesivo + hair out.

* tirarse en paracaídas = parachute.

* tirarse flores = blow + Posesivo + own trumpet.

* tirarse piedras contra el propio tejado = shoot + Reflexivo + in the foot.

* tirarse una plancha = put + Posesivo + foot in it, put + Posesivo + foot in + Posesivo + mouth, stick + Posesivo + foot in it, drop + a clanger, drop + a bollock, make + a blunder, make + a bloomer, blunder.

* tirarse un eructo = belch, burp.

* tirarse un farol = bullshit.

* tirarse un pedo = fart, trump, break + wind, trumpet.

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tirar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 (lanzar, arrojar) to throw

¿quiénes estaban tirando piedras? who was throwing stones?

tiró la colilla por la ventanilla she threw the cigarette butt out of the window

tiró la pelota al aire he threw the ball up in the air

tiraban piedrecitas al río they were throwing stones into the river

no tires los papeles al suelo don't throw o drop the wrappers on the ground

tirarle algo A algn (para que lo agarre) to throw sth TO sb, to throw sb sth; (con agresividad) to throw sth AT sb

le tiró la pelota she threw him the ball, she threw the ball to him

tírame las llaves throw me the keys

me tiró una piedra she threw a stone at me

le tiraron un cubo de agua they threw a bucket of water over him

le tiró los brazos he put o stretched his arms out to her

tírale un beso blow him a kiss

2 (desechar, deshacerse de) to throw out o away

todo esto es para tirar all this can be thrown out o away, this is all going out ( colloq)

estos zapatos ya están para tirar(los) these shoes are about ready to be thrown away o out

¡que asco! tira eso inmediatemente a la basura ugh! throw that away right now!, ugh! put that in the garbage can ( AmE) o ( BrE) the bin right now!

3 (desperdiciar) to waste

¡qué manera de tirar el dinero! what a waste of money!

B (dejar en desorden) (+ compl):

no tiren los juguetes por todos lados don't leave o strew your toys all over the place

se quitó la camisa y la tiró en un rincón he took off his shirt and threw it into a corner

C

1 (hacer caer) to knock over

¡cuidado, que vas a tirar la leche! be careful, you're going to knock the milk over!

tiró el jarrón al suelo de un codazo he knocked the vase off the table ( o shelf etc) with his elbow

2 (derribar) to knock down

el perro se le echó encima y lo tiró al suelo the dog leaped up at him and knocked him to the ground o knocked him over

tiró todos los bolos de una vez he knocked all the pins down in one go

van a tirar (abajo) esta pared or van a tirar esta pared (abajo) they're going to knock this wall down

tiraron la puerta abajo they broke the door down

D

1 ‹bomba› to drop; ‹cohete› to fire, launch; ‹flecha› to shoot; ‹tiros› to fire

le tiraron tres tiros they shot at him three times, they fired three shots at him

2 ‹foto› to take

E (dar) ‹puñetazo› to throw

tiraba puñetazos a diestra y siniestra he was throwing punches o lashing out left and right ( AmE) o ( BrE) left, right and center

el perro me tiró un mordisco the dog snapped at me

no me tires más pellizcos stop pinching me

F ( AmL) (atrayendo hacia sí) to pull

tiró la cadena he pulled the chain

no le tires el pelo don't pull his hair

te voy a tirar las orejas I'm going to tweak your ears

le tiraba la manga she was tugging o pulling at his sleeve

G ( Impr) to print, run off

H ( Mat) ‹línea› to draw

I ( Chi)

1 ‹carrera› to start, give the starting signal for

2 ‹lotería› to draw the winning number in; ‹rifa› to draw

■ tirar

vi

A

1 (atrayendo hacia sí) to pull

¡vamos, tiren todos a una! come on, everybody pull together!

[ S ] tirar pull

tirar DE algo to pull sth

no le tires del pelo don't pull her hair

dos caballos tiraban del carro the cart was drawn by two horses

tirar de la cadena to pull the chain

le tiró de la manga she tugged o pulled at his sleeve

le tiró de la oreja she tweaked his ear

2 «vestido/blusa» to be (too) tight

me tira it's too tight on me

B

(atraer): le sigue tirando México she still hankers after o misses Mexico

no parece que le tiren mucho los deportes he doesn't seem to be very interested in o keen on sport

la sangre tira blood is thicker than water

C

1

(disparar): le tiró a traición she shot him in the back

¡no tiren! don't shoot!

le tiró al corazón he shot him through the heart

tirar a dar to shoot to wound ( not to kill)

tirar a matar (literal) to shoot to kill

(para ofender, atacar): cuando empieza a criticar, tira a matar when she starts criticizing you, she really goes for the jugular o she really sticks the knife in ( colloq)

siempre que me dice algo, tira a matar whenever he says anything to me, he goes all out to hurt me

2 ( Dep) to shoot

tirar al arco ( AmL) or ( Esp) a puerta to shoot at goal

tirando por lo bajo/alto at the (very) least/most

3 ( Jueg) (descartarse) to throw away, discard; (en juegos de dados) to throw; (en dardos) to throw; (en bolos) to bowl

D

1 «chimenea/cigarro» to draw

2 «coche/motor» to pull

E

1 ( fam) (llegar, sobrevivir) to get by

con $100 podríamos tirar hasta fin de mes with $100 we could get by until the end of the month

con este uniforme podrás tirar hasta fin de año this uniform will last you o ( colloq) will do you till the end of the year

2 tirando

ger ( fam): ¿qué tal andas? — ya lo ves, tirando … how are things? — well, you know, not too bad o we're getting by

no ganamos mucho pero vamos tirando we don't earn much but we're managing

F

( Esp fam) (seguir adelante): tira, que creo que no nos ha visto go on, I don't think he's seen us

vamos, tira come on, get moving o get a move on

si tiras para atrás cabe otro coche if you back up o go back a bit we can get another car in

tira (p'alante), no te pares ahora keep going, don't stop now

hay mucho que hacer pero entre todos podemos tirar p'alante there's a lot to be done but if we all pull together we can get through it

tira por esta calle abajo go o turn down this street

en cuanto nos vieron, tiraron por otro lado as soon as they saw us they went off in a different direction/they turned off up a different street

G ( AmL vulg) (en sentido sexual) to screw ( vulg), to fuck ( vulg)

H tirar a

(tender a): un amarillo fuerte tirando a naranja a bright orangish o ( BrE) orangy yellow

no es verde, tira más bien a azul it's not green, it's more of a bluish color

los precios son más bien tirando a caros the prices are a bit on the expensive o ( colloq) steep side

el erotismo de la película tiraba a pornográfico the eroticism in the film tended toward(s) o verged on the pornographic

los niños tiran más a la madre the children take after their mother more

es de estatura normal, tirando a bajito he's average to short in height

■ tirarse

v pron

A

1 (lanzarse, arrojarse) (+ compl) to throw oneself

se tiró por la ventana he threw himself o he leapt out of the window

tirarse en paracaídas to parachute

tirarse al agua to dive/jump into the water

tirarse del trampolín to dive off the springboard

tirarse de cabeza to dive in, to jump in headfirst

intentó tirarse del tren en marcha she tried to throw herself from o to jump off the train while it was moving

se le tiró a los brazos she threw herself into his arms

2 «coche/conductor» (+ compl) to pull over

se tiró bruscamente a un lado he swerved to one side

3 ( AmL) (tumbarse) to lie down

estoy agotada, me voy a tirar un rato I'm exhausted, I'm going to lie down for a while

tirárselas de algo (Col, RPl fam): se las tira de valiente he makes out he's so brave

B ( fam); ‹horas/días› to spend

nos hemos tirado media hora para encontrar la casa it's taken us half an hour to find the house

se tiró dos años escribiéndolo he spent two years writing it

se ha tirado una hora entera hablando por teléfono he's been on the phone for a whole hour, he's spent a whole hour on the phone

C ( vulg)

(joder): tirarse a algn to screw sb ( vulg), to fuck sb ( vulg), to lay sb (sl)

D ( fam)

(expulsar): tirarse un pedo to fart (sl), to pass wind

tirarse un eructo to belch, to burp ( colloq)

E ( Col fam) (echar a perder) to ruin

el aguacero se tiró el paseo the downpour washed out o ruined our walk

se tiró el examen he flunked the exam ( colloq)

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tirar ( conjugate tirar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( lanzar) to throw;

◊ tiró la pelota al aire he threw the ball up in the air;

tirarle algo a algn ( para que lo agarre) to throw sb sth;

( con agresividad) to throw sth at sb
b) ( desechar) to throw out o away

c) ( desperdiciar) to waste;

◊ ¡qué manera de tirar el dinero! what a waste of money!

2
a) ( hacer caer) ‹jarrón/silla› to knock over;

◊ el perro me tiró al suelo the dog knocked me over

b) ( derribar) ‹pared/puerta› to knock down

3
a) ‹ bomba› to drop;

‹ cohete› to fire, launch;
‹ flecha› to shoot
b) ‹ foto› to take

4 (AmL) ( atrayendo hacia sí) to pull;
◊ tiró la cadena he pulled the chain

verbo intransitivo
1 ( atrayendo hacia sí) to pull;
tirar de algo to pull sth;
◊ no le tires del pelo don't pull her hair

2
a) ( disparar) to shoot;

◊ tirar a matar to shoot to kill

b) (Dep) to shoot;

tirar al arco (AmL) or (Esp) a puerta to shoot at goal
c) (Jueg) ( descartarse) to throw away;

( en juegos de dados) to throw;
( en dardos) to throw;
( en bolos) to bowl
3
a) [chimenea/cigarro] to draw

b) [coche/motor] to pull

4
◊ tirando ger (fam): gano poco pero vamos tirando I don't earn much but we're managing;

¿qué tal andas? — tirando how are things? — not too bad
5
◊ tirar a ( tender a): tira más bien a azul it's more of a bluish color;

ella tira más a la madre she takes after her mother more
tirarse verbo pronominal
1
a) (lanzarse, arrojarse) to throw oneself;

◊ se tiró por la ventana he threw himself out of the window;

tirarse en paracaídas to parachute;

( en emergencia) to bale out;
◊ tirarse al agua to jump into the water;

tirarse de cabeza to dive in, to jump in headfirst
b) (AmL) ( tumbarse) to lie down

2 (fam) ‹horas/días› to spend;
◊ se tiró dos años escribiéndolo he spent two years writing it

3 (fam) ( expulsar):
◊ tirarse un pedo to fart (sl)

tirar
I verbo transitivo
1 (arrojar, echar) to throw: lo tiró al agua, he threw it into the water
no tires la cáscara al suelo, don't throw o drop the peel on the floor
(enérgicamente) to fling, hurl: lo tiró al fuego, she threw it on the fire
2 (deshacerse de) to throw out o away
tiré mis zapatos viejos, I threw my old shoes away
3 (malgastar) tiraste el dinero con esa joya falsa, you've wasted your money on that fake jewel
(despilfarrar) to squander
4 (hacer caer) to knock over: tiré el vaso, I knocked the glass over
5 (derribar a alguien) to knock o push over
tirar abajo (una pared, una puerta) to knock down
(demoler) to pull down
6 (una bomba) to drop
(un tiro, un cohete) to fire
7 (una foto) to take
8 Impr to print
II verbo intransitivo
1 (hacer fuerza hacia sí) to pull: no le tires del pelo, don't pull his hair
¡tira de la cuerda!, tug on the rope!
2 (disparar) to shoot
Dep to shoot
(dados, dardos) to throw
3 fam (gustar) le tira mucho el baloncesto, he's very keen on basketball
4 (tender) tira a azul, it's bluish
(parecerse) tira a su madre, she takes after her mother
5 fam (arreglárselas) ir tirando, to get by, manage
6 (ir) tira a la derecha, turn right
' tirar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aire
- bala
- borda
- calle
- casa
- esconder
- palanca
- toalla
- trapo
- apedrear
- arrojar
- basura
- blanco
- botar
- cadena
- crimen
- echar
- jalar
- pinta
- zumbar
English:
aim at
- archery
- bung
- cast
- chain
- chuck
- chuck away
- chuck out
- clearout
- dash
- drag
- draw
- fling
- flush
- haul
- heave
- keep
- knock off
- knock over
- lash out
- pitch
- pull
- pull on
- pull over
- putt
- run off
- shoot
- sling
- sling out
- splash out
- sponge
- strain
- throw
- throw aside
- throw away
- throw out
- toss
- toss away
- towel
- town
- trash
- tug
- turf out
- waste
- yank
- beat
- blow
- bring
- disposable
- ditch

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tirar

♦ vt

1. [lanzar] to throw;

tiraron las gorras al aire they threw their caps (up) in the air;

tirar algo a alguien [para que lo agarre] to throw sth to sb;
[para hacer daño] to throw sth at sb;
tírame una manzana throw me an apple;

le tiró un beso she blew him a kiss;

le tiraban piedras a la policía they were throwing stones at the police

2. [dejar caer] [objeto] to drop;
[líquido] [derramar] to spill;
no tiren los papeles al suelo don't throw o drop the wrappers on the ground;

tiró las maletas y se tumbó en la cama she dropped her suitcases and lay down on the bed;

me has tirado salsa en el traje you've spilt some sauce on my suit

3. [derribar] [botella, lámpara] to knock over;
[muro, tabique, edificio] to knock down;
tiró la lámpara con un codo al pasar she knocked over the lamp with her elbow as she went by;

la violencia del choque la tiró al suelo the force of the collision knocked o hurled her to the floor;

esta pared habrá que tirarla we're going to have to knock this wall down

4. [desechar] to throw away o out;

tirar algo a la basura to throw sth out;

tíralo a la papelera throw it in the wastepaper basket;

esto está para tirarlo you/we/ etc should throw this away o out;

eso es tirar el dinero that's a complete waste of money

5. [arrastrar]
un carro tirado por bueyes an ox-drawn cart

6. [disparar] [balas, misiles, disparos] to fire;
[bomba] to drop; [petardo, cohete] to let off; [dardos, flechas] to shoot; Fam
tirar una foto to take a picture

7. [jugar] [carta] to play;
[dado] to throw
8. [en deportes] [falta, penalti] to take;
[balón] to pass
9. [imprimir] to print

10. [trazar] [línea] to draw

11. Fam [suspender] to fail, US to flunk;

me han tirado en geografía I've failed o US flunked geography

♦ vi

1. [disparar] to shoot;

tirar al aire to fire shots into the air;

tirar a dar to shoot to wound, not to kill;

tirar a matar [con arma] to shoot to kill;
[con comentario] to go for the jugular
2. [estirar, arrastrar]
tirar (de algo) to pull (sth);

el ciclista colombiano tiraba del pelotón the Colombian cyclist was pulling the bunch along;

me tiró del pelo she pulled my hair;
[en letrero] pull;
me tiró del brazo/de la manga she tugged at my arm/sleeve;

Comp
RP
tirar parejo: esto no es justo, o tiramos parejo o yo me retiro this is not fair, either we all pull together or I'm dropping out

3. [estar tirante] to be tight;

la chaqueta me tira de atrás the jacket's a bit tight at the back

4. [en deportes] [con el pie] to kick;
[con la mano] to throw; [a meta, canasta] to shoot;
tirar a gol o Am [m5] al arco o Esp [m5] a puerta to shoot, to have a shot at goal

5. [dirigirse] to go ( hacia o para towards), to head ( hacia o para for o towards); Fam
¡tira! [para empezar a moverse] get moving!;
Fam
¡tira que llegamos tarde! let's get a move on or we'll be late!;

tiramos hacia la izquierda we turned left;
Fam
tira para arriba, que ahora subo yo you go on up, I'll come up in a minute;

tira por esa calle go up o take that street

6. [jugar] to go, to have one's go;

te toca tirar a ti [en naipes, dados, billar] it's your go

7. [cigarrillo, chimenea] to draw;

este tabaco no tira these cigarettes aren't drawing properly

8. Fam [funcionar] to go, to work;

el motor no tira the engine isn't working properly;

el coche tira bien the car runs well

9. [durar] to last;

estos zapatos tirarán otro año these shoes will last another year

10. Fam [atraer]
la familia tira mucho blood is thicker than water;

la tierra siempre tira de uno your homeland never loses its pull on you;

tirarle a alguien: me tira la vida del campo country life appeals to me;

no le tira la profesión de su padre his father's profession doesn't appeal to him;

no le tira viajar she doesn't feel the urge to travel;

tirar de alguien to exert a pull on sb

11. Fam [apañárselas]
aún puedo tirar con este abrigo un par de inviernos this coat should do me for another couple of winters yet;

ir tirando to get by;

voy tirando I'm OK, I've been worse

12. [tener aspecto de o tendencia a]
tirar a: tira a gris it's greyish;

tira a su abuela she takes after her grandmother;

este programa tira a (ser) hortera this programme is a bit on the tacky side;

el tiempo tira a mejorar the weather looks as if it's getting better;

es un reformista tirando a radical he's somewhere between a reformist and a radical;

es verde tirando a azul it's a bluey green;

es tirando a delgado if anything, he's rather thin;

tira para deportista he has the makings of a sportsman

13. Fam [hacer uso]
tirar de algo to use sth;

cuando no hay dinero hay que tirar del ingenio when you don't have any money, you have to rely on your wits;

hubo que tirar de los ahorros we had to draw on our savings

14. Ven Vulg [copular] to fuck

♦ See also the pronominal verb tirarse

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tirar

I v/t

1 throw; edificio, persona knock down; ( volcar) knock over

2 basura throw away; dinero waste, throw away fam

3 TIP print

4 fam

en examen fail

5 foto take

6 tiro fire

II v/i

1 de coche pull;

tirar de algo pull sth

2 ( disparar) shoot

3 DEP en fútbol

:

tirar a puerta shoot at goal;

tirar fuera shoot wide

4 ( atraer) pull, attract;

no me tira la música music doesn’t turn me on

5

:

tirar a tend toward;

tirar a conservador/verde have conservative/Green tendencies

6 ( girar)

:

tirar a la derecha turn right, take a right

7

:

ir tirando fam get by, manage

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tirar vt

1) : to throw, to hurl, to toss

2) botar: to throw away, to throw out, to waste

3) derribar: to knock down

4) : to shoot, to fire, to launch

5) : to take (a photo)

6) : to print, to run off

tirar vi

1) : to pull, to draw

2) : to shoot

3) : to attract

4) : to get by, to manage

va tirando: he's getting along, he's managing

5)

tirar a : to tend towards, to be rather

tira a picante: it's a bit spicy

♦ See also the reflexive verb tirarse

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tirar vb

1. (lanzar) to throw [pt. threw; pp. thrown]

me tiró una piedra he threw a stone at me

tírame la pelota throw the ball to me

lo tiré a la papelera I threw it in the bin

2. (desechar) to throw away [pt. threw; pp. thrown]

voy a tirar toda esta ropa vieja I'm going to throw all these old clothes away

3. (derribar) to knock over / to knock down

los jóvenes tiraron al suelo la escultura the youths knocked the sculpture over

han tirado aquel edificio they've knocked that building down

el viento tiró el árbol the wind blew the tree down

4. (malgastar) to waste

has tirado el dinero you've wasted your money

5. (arrastrar, estirar) to pull

tira de la cadena pull the chain

6. (disparar) to shoot [pt. & pp. shot]

tirar una flecha to shoot an arrow

tirar a puerta to shoot at goal

7. (atraer, gustar) to like

le tiran mucho las motos he really likes motorbikes

ir tirando to get by

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As You Like It — This article is about Shakespeare s play. For other uses, see As You Like It (disambiguation). Facsimile of the first page of As You Like It from the First Folio, published in 1623. As You Like It is a pastoral comedy by William Shakespeare… … Wikipedia
United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… … Universalium
Krapp's Last Tape — is a one act play, written in English, by Samuel Beckett. Consisting of a cast of one man, it was originally written for Northern Irish actor Patrick Magee and first entitled Magee monologue . It was inspired by Beckett s experience of listening… … Wikipedia
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All That Fall — is a one act radio play by Samuel Beckett produced following a request [It has been reported that Beckett wrote this play following a commission from the BBC. This is not correct. Hugh Kenner advises that Beckett had written only some of his… … Wikipedia
Happy Days (play) — Happy Days is a play in two acts, written in English, by Samuel Beckett. He began the play on 8th October 1960 [Knowlson, J., Damned to Fame: The Life of Samuel Beckett (London: Bloomsbury, 1996), p 475] and it was completed on 14th May 1961.… … Wikipedia
Babylon 5 — This article is about the TV series. For the eponymous fictional space station, see Babylon 5 (space station). Babylon 5 Season 4 poster Genre Science fiction Created by J. Michael St … Wikipedia
Company (short story) — 1st edition (publ. John Calder) Company is a short novel by Samuel Beckett, written in English and published in 1979. Together with Ill Seen Ill Said and Worstward Ho, it was collected in the volume NohowOn in 1989. It is part of Becketts closed… … Wikipedia

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