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61 blind
1. adjective1) blind [Person, Tier]a blind man/woman — ein Blinder/eine Blinde
go or become blind — blind werden
turn a blind eye [to something] — (fig.) [bei etwas] ein Auge zudrücken
2) (Aeronaut.)blind landing/flying — Blindlandung, die/Blindflug, der
3) (unreasoning) blind [Vorurteil, Weigerung, Gehorsam, Vertrauen]4) (oblivious)5) (not ruled by purpose) blind [Wut, Zorn]; dunkel [Instinkt]; kopflos [Panik]2. adverb1) blindlingsthe pilot had to fly/land blind — der Pilot musste blind fliegen/landen
2) (completely)3. nounblind drunk — stockbetrunken (ugs.)
be a blind for something — als Tarnung für etwas dienen
4) pl. the blind: die Blinden Pl.4. transitive verbit's [a case of] the blind leading the blind — (fig.) das ist, wie wenn ein Blinder einen Lahmen [spazieren]führt
(lit. or fig.) blendenbe blinded — (accidentally) das Augenlicht verlieren
blind somebody with science — jemanden mit großen Worten beeindrucken
* * *1. adjective1) (not able to see: a blind man.) blind3) (hiding what is beyond: a blind corner.) unübersichtlich4) (of or for blind people: a blind school.) Blinden-...2. noun1) ((often in plural) a screen to prevent light coming through a window etc: The sunlight is too bright - pull down the blinds!)2) (something intended to mislead or deceive: He did that as a blind.) der Vorwand3. verb(to make blind: He was blinded in the war.) blind machen- academic.ru/84686/blinding">blinding- blindly
- blindness
- blind alley
- blindfold 4. verb(to put a blindfold on (some person or animal).) die Augen verbinden5. adjective, adverb(with the eyes covered by a cloth etc: She came blindfold into the room.) mit verbundenen Augen- blind spot- the blind leading the blind* * *[blaɪnd]I. nVenetian \blind [Stab]jalousie f4. (pretext) Vorwand m, Alibi nt; (to mask emotion) Fassade f; (for illegal activities) Vertuschung f5. (people who can't see)▪ the \blind pl die Blinden pla newspaper for the \blind eine Zeitung für Blinde6.▶ the one-eyed man is king in the country of the \blind esp BRIT ( prov) unter Blinden ist der Einäugige König provII. vt1. (permanently)▪ to \blind sb jdn blendento \blind sb with science jdn mit seinem Wissen beeindruckenhis prejudices \blinded him to the fact that he was being illogical seine Vorurteile täuschten ihn über seinen Mangel an Logik hinwegto be \blinded by love blind vor Liebe seinIII. adj1. (sightless) blindto go \blind erblinden, blind werdento be \blind in one eye auf einem Auge blind seinto be \blind to a colour eine Farbe nicht richtig wahrnehmen können▪ to be \blind to sth etw nicht bemerkenhe went into the interview \blind er ging unvorbereitet ins Interviewhe swore \blind that he had locked the door er versicherte hoch und heilig, die Tür verschlossen zu haben\blind acceptance/devotion bedingungslose Akzeptanz/Hingabe\blind anger [or rage] /jealousy blinde Wut/Eifersucht\blind obedience blinder Gehorsam6. (concealed) verborgen, versteckt\blind curve schwer einsehbare Kurvehe hasn't done a \blind bit of work since lunch er hat seit dem Mittagessen noch keinen Handschlag getan [o Finger gerührt]to not take a \blind [or the \blindest] bit of notice of sth etw überhaupt nicht beachtenit doesn't matter what I say, she doesn't take a \blind bit of notice egal, was ich sage, sie hört überhaupt nicht zunot a \blind bit of it kein bisschen, keine Spur fam9.▶ love is \blind Liebe macht blindIV. adv1. (without sight) blindto fly \blind blind fliegento taste wines \blind Weine kosten, ohne aufs Etikett zu schauen2. FOODto bake sth \blind etw blind [o ohne Füllung] backen3.to be \blind drunk stockbetrunken sein fam* * *[blaɪnd]1. adj (+er)1) (= sightless) blindto go blind — erblinden, blind werden
a blind man/woman — ein Blinder/eine Blinde
2) (fig to beauty, charm etc) blind (to für, gegen)to be blind to sb's faults —
she remained blind to the fact that... — sie sah einfach nicht, dass...
blind with passion/rage — blind vor Leidenschaft/Wut
blind faith (in sth) — blindes Vertrauen (in etw acc )
See:→ blind spot5) (Brit inf)it's not a blind bit of use trying to persuade him —
6) (= false) door, window blind7) (= without exit) passage ohne Ausgang, blind endend attr; (= without windows and doors) wall ohne Fenster und Türen2. vt1) (= make blind light, sun) blenden2) (sun, light) blenden3. n1)the blind — die Blinden pl
it's the blind leading the blind (fig) — das hieße, einen Lahmen einen Blinden führen lassen
3) (= cover) Tarnung f5) (US: hide) Versteck nt4. adv2) (COOK)3)* * *blind [blaınd]A adj (adv blindly)1. a) blind:a blind man ein Blinder;blind in one eye auf einem Auge blind;are you blind? hast du keine Augen im Kopf?;go blind blind werden, erblindenb) Blinden…:2. fig blind (to gegen[über]), verständnislos:love is blind Liebe macht blind;blind to one’s own defects den eigenen Fehlern gegenüber blind;blind with fury blind vor Wut;a) ein Auge zudrücken,b) sich den Tatsachen verschließen;a) bei etwas ein Auge zudrücken,b) etwas bewusst ignorieren3. fig blind, unbesonnen, wahllos:blind bargain unüberlegter Handel;blind chance blinder Zufall;blind faith blindes Vertrauen;have blind faith in sb jemandem blind vertrauen4. blind (ohne nähere Kenntnisse):blind interpretation, blind rating (Statistik etc) blinde Auswertung5. zwecklos, ziellos, leer:blind excuse faule Ausrede;blind staircase Geheimtreppe f;blind vein (Bergbau) blinde Erzader7. schwer erkennbar oder verständlich:blind copy TYPO unleserliches Manuskript;blind corner unübersichtliche Kurve oder Ecke;blind letter unzustellbarer Brief8. ARCH blind, nicht durchbrochen:blind arch Bogenblende f;blind door blinde (zugemauerte) Tür9. BOT blütenlos, taub11. matt, nicht poliertblind to the world sternhagelvoll13. Br umg it doesn’t make the blindest bit of difference das macht nicht den geringsten Unterschied;he didn’t take a blind bit of notice er nahm nicht die geringste Notiz (davon);it’s not a blind bit of use es hat überhaupt keinen Zweck;he hasn’t done a blind bit of work yet er hat noch keinen Handschlag oder Strich getan;I haven’t got a blind idea ich hab keinen blassen SchimmerB v/t1. a) blind machen:the accident blinded him er verlor durch den Unfall das Augenlicht;be blinded das Augenlicht verlieren;he was blinded in his left eye er wurde auf dem linken Auge blindb) blenden (auch fig:with mit):blind sb with science jemanden mit seinem (Fach)Wissen beeindrucken2. jemandem die Augen verbinden3. fig mit Blindheit schlagen, verblenden, blind machen (to für, gegen):blind o.s. to facts sich den Tatsachen verschließen4. verdunkeln, das Licht nehmen (dat)6. TECH mattierenC v/i1. AUTO Br sl rasenD sit’s a case of the blind leading the blind das ist, wie wenn ein Blinder einen anderen führt;among the blind the one-eyed man is king (Sprichwort) unter den Blinden ist der Einäugige König2. a) Rollladen mb) Rouleau n, Rollo n3. pl Scheuklappen pl4. figa) Vorwand mb) (Vor)Täuschung fc) Tarnung f5. umg Strohmann m6. JAGD besonders US Deckung f7. sl Sauferei:go (out) on a blind eine Sauftour machenE adv2. fig blindlingsget blind drunk umg sich sinnlos volllaufen lassen* * *1. adjective1) blind [Person, Tier]a blind man/woman — ein Blinder/eine Blinde
as blind as a bat — stockblind (ugs.)
go or become blind — blind werden
turn a blind eye [to something] — (fig.) [bei etwas] ein Auge zudrücken
2) (Aeronaut.)blind landing/flying — Blindlandung, die/Blindflug, der
3) (unreasoning) blind [Vorurteil, Weigerung, Gehorsam, Vertrauen]4) (oblivious)5) (not ruled by purpose) blind [Wut, Zorn]; dunkel [Instinkt]; kopflos [Panik]2. adverb1) blindlingsthe pilot had to fly/land blind — der Pilot musste blind fliegen/landen
2) (completely)3. nounblind drunk — stockbetrunken (ugs.)
4) pl. the blind: die Blinden Pl.4. transitive verbit's [a case of] the blind leading the blind — (fig.) das ist, wie wenn ein Blinder einen Lahmen [spazieren]führt
(lit. or fig.) blendenbe blinded — (accidentally) das Augenlicht verlieren
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62 grab
1. transitive verb,grab somebody by the arm — etc. jemanden am Arm usw. packen
grab some food or a bite to eat — (coll.) schnell etwas essen
2. intransitive verb,grab hold of somebody/something — sich (Dat.) jemanden/etwas schnappen (ugs.)
- bb-3. noun1)make a grab at or for somebody/something — nach jemandem/etwas greifen od. (ugs.) grapschen
be up for grabs — (coll.) zu erwerben sein; [Posten:] frei sein
2) (Mech.) Greifer, der* * *1. past tense, past participle - grabbed; verb1) (to seize, grasp or take suddenly: He grabbed a biscuit.) grapschen2) (to get by rough or illegal means: Many people tried to grab land when oil was discovered in the district.) sich aneignen2. noun(a sudden attempt to grasp or seize: He made a grab at the boy.) plötzlicher Griff- academic.ru/116487/grab_at">grab at* * *[græb]I. n3.▶ to be up for \grabs zu haben seinII. vt<- bb->1. (snatch)to \grab sth out of sb's hands jdm etw aus den Händen reißen▪ to \grab sth [away] from sb jdm etw entreißen▪ to \grab hold of sb/sth jdn/etw festhaltenhe \grabbed hold of his child's arm to stop her from running into the road er packte seine Tochter am Arm, damit sie nicht auf die Straße liefto \grab sb's attention jds Aufmerksamkeit erregento \grab a bite [to eat] schnell einen Happen essento \grab a chance/an opportunity eine Chance/eine Gelegenheit wahrnehmen [o fam beim Schopf[e] packen]to \grab some sleep [ein wenig] schlafen▪ to \grab sb jdn beeindruckenhow does that [idea] \grab you? wie findest du das?, was hältst du davon?III. vi<- bb->1. (snatch) grapschen3. (take advantage of)to \grab at a chance/an opportunity eine Chance/eine Gelegenheit wahrnehmen* * *[grb]1. n1) Griff m3) (inf)to be up for grabs — zu haben sein (inf)
there are big prizes up for grabs — es gibt tolle Preise zu gewinnen
grab bag (US) — Glücksbeutel m, Grabbelsack m
2. vt1) (= seize) packen; (greedily) packen, sich (dat) schnappen (inf); (= take, obtain) wegschnappen (inf); money raffen; (inf = catch) person schnappen (inf); chance beim Schopf ergreifen (inf); attention auf sich (acc) ziehenhe grabbed (hold of) my sleeve — er packte mich am Ärmel
I'll just grab a sandwich (inf) — ich esse nur schnell ein Sandwich
2) (inf: appeal to) anmachen (inf)it didn't grab me — das hat mich nicht angemacht (inf)
how does that grab you? — wie findest du das?, was meinst du dazu?
3. vi(hastig) zugreifen or zupackento grab at — greifen or grapschen (inf) nach, packen (+acc)
he grabbed at the chance of promotion —
help yourselves, children, but don't grab — greift zu, Kinder, aber nicht so hastig
* * *grab [ɡræb]A v/t1. (hastig oder gierig) ergreifen, packen, fassen, (sich) etwas schnappen, sich etwas grapschen umg:grab a seat sich einen Sitzplatz schnappen2. figa) an sich reißen, sich etwas (rücksichtslos) aneignen, einheimsenb) eine Gelegenheit beim Schopf ergreifen3. umg Zuhörer etc packen, fesseln:how did that grab him? wie hat er darauf reagiert?C s1. (hastiger oder gieriger) Griff:make a grab at → A 1, Bthe grab for power der Griff nach der Machtthe job is up for grabs die Stelle ist noch frei oder zu haben;there are £1,000 up for grabs es sind 1000 Pfund zu gewinnen4. TECH (Bagger-, Kran) Greifer m:grab crane Greiferkran m;grab dredger Greifbagger m* * *1. transitive verb,grab somebody by the arm — etc. jemanden am Arm usw. packen
grab some food or a bite to eat — (coll.) schnell etwas essen
2. intransitive verb,grab hold of somebody/something — sich (Dat.) jemanden/etwas schnappen (ugs.)
- bb-3. noun1)make a grab at or for somebody/something — nach jemandem/etwas greifen od. (ugs.) grapschen
be up for grabs — (coll.) zu erwerben sein; [Posten:] frei sein
2) (Mech.) Greifer, der* * *v.aufbereiten v.grabschen v.greifen v.kapern v. -
63 vue
vue2 [vy]1. feminine nouna. ( = sens) sight• il a la vue basse or courte he's short-sighted or near-sighted (US)b. ( = regard) s'offrir à la vue de tous to present o.s. for all to see• perdre qch/qn de vue to lose sight of sth/sb• il ne faut pas perdre de vue que... we mustn't lose sight of the fact that...c. ( = panorama) view• de cette colline, on a une très belle vue de la ville you get a very good view of the town from this hilld. ( = spectacle) sighte. ( = image) viewf. ( = conception) viewg. (locutions)• à vue d'œil ( = rapidement) before one's very eyes ; ( = par une estimation rapide) at a quick glance• (bien) en vue ( = en évidence) conspicuous• très/assez en vue ( = célèbre) very much/much in the public eye• il s'entraîne en vue du marathon/de devenir champion du monde he's training with a view to the marathon/to becoming world champion2. plural feminine nouna. ( = opinion) views• elle a des vues sur lui (pour un projet) she has her eye on him ; ( = elle veut l'épouser) she has designs on him* * *vy1) ( vision) eyesightperdre/recouvrer la vue — to lose/to regain one's sight
avoir la vue basse — lit, fig to be short-sighted GB ou near-sighted US
en vue — [personnalité] prominent
c'est quelqu'un de très en vue — he's/she's very much in the public eye
2) ( regard) sightperdre quelqu'un de vue — fig to lose touch with somebody
à vue — [tirer] on sight; [atterrir, piloter] without instruments; Finance [retrait] on demand
3) ( panorama) viewd'ici, on a une vue plongeante sur la vallée — from here you get a bird's-eye view of the valley
4) ( spectacle) sightà ma vue, il s'enfuit — he took to his heels when he saw me ou on seeing me
5) (dessin, photo) viewvue de face/de côté — front/side view
6) ( façon de voir) view7) ( projet)avoir des vues sur quelqu'un/quelque chose — to have designs on somebody/something
j'ai un terrain en vue — ( je sais lequel conviendrait) I have a plot of land in mind; ( je voudrais obtenir) I've got my eye on a piece of land
en vue de quelque chose/de faire quelque chose — with a view to something/to doing something
•Phrasal Verbs:••à vue d'œil or de nez — (colloq) at a rough guess
* * *vy1. nf1) (= faculté) eyesightJ'ai une mauvaise vue. — I've got bad eyesight.
Allume, tu vas t'abîmer la vue. — Put the light on, you'll ruin your eyesight.
2) (= fait de voir)Il s'évanouit à la vue du sang. — He faints at the sight of blood.
Tu le connais? - De vue seulement. — Do you know him? - Only by sight.
3) (= regard)4) (= panorama) viewIl y a une belle vue d'ici. — There's a lovely view from here.
Il me montra des vues de la vallée. — He'll show me some views from the valley.
avoir vue sur — to have a view of, to look out onto
naviguer à vue AVIATION — to fly without instruments
Elle grandit à vue d'œil. — She gets taller every time you see her.
être en vue (= visible) — to be in sight, (= très connu) to be well-known, to be in the public eye
en vue de faire — with the intention of doing, with a view to doing
2. vues nfpl1) (= idées) views2) (= projet) designs* * *[vy] nom fémininrecouvrer la vue to get one's sight ou eyesight backperdre la vue to lose one's sight, to go blindavoir une mauvaise vue to have bad ou poor eyesight2. [regard]se présenter ou s'offrir à la vue de quelqu'una. [personne, animal, chose] to appear before somebody's eyesb. [spectacle, paysage] to unfold before somebody's eyes3. [fait de voir] sight4. [yeux] eyes5. [panorama] viewd'ici, vous avez une vue magnifique the view (you get) from here is magnificentde ma cuisine, j'ai une vue plongeante sur leur chambre from my kitchen I can see straight down into their bedroomdessiner une vue latérale de la maison to draw a side view ou the side aspect of the house7. [image] viewvue du port [peinture, dessin, photo] view of the harbouravoir des vues bien arrêtées sur quelque chose to have firm opinions ou ideas about something————————vues nom féminin plurielcela n'était ou n'entrait pas dans nos vues this was no part of our plan————————à courte vue locution adjectivale[idée, plan] short-sighted————————à la vue de locution prépositionnelleà la vue de tous in front of everybody, in full view of everybody————————à vue locution adjectivale1. BANQUE2. THÉÂTRE → link=changement changement————————à vue locution adverbiale[atterrir] visually[tirer] on sight[payable] at sightà vue de nez locution adverbialeon lui donnerait 20 ans, à vue de nez at a rough guess, she could be about 20————————à vue d'œil locution adverbialeton cousin grossit à vue d'œil your cousin is getting noticeably ou visibly fatter————————de vue locution adverbialeje le connais de vue I know his face, I know him by sight————————en vue locution adjectivale1. [célèbre] prominentles gens en vue people in the public eye ou in the news2. [escompté]————————en vue locution adverbiale————————en vue de locution prépositionnelle1. [tout près de] within sight of2. [afin de] so as ou in order to -
64 consistir
v.to consist, to lie.* * *1 (estribar) to lie (en, in), consist (en, in)2 (estar formado) to consist (en, of)* * *VI1)• consistir en — (=componerse de) to consist of
este periódico consiste en varias secciones fijas — this newspaper is made up of various regular sections
2)• consistir en (=ser) —
el secreto o truco consiste en añadir un poco de vino — the secret lies in adding a little wine
¿en qué consiste el trabajo? — what does the job involve o entail?
¿en qué consiste para ti la democracia? — what does democracy mean for you?
su política consiste en decir cosas impresionantes — his policy consists of saying things to impress
* * *verbo intransitivo1) ( expresando composición)en eso consistía todo su vocabulario/su capital — that was the full extent of his vocabulary/his capital
2)a) ( expresando naturaleza)consistir en algo: ¿en qué consiste el juego? what does the game involve?; consistir en + inf — to involve o entail -ing
b) ( radicar)* * *----* consistir en = consist of, lie (in), take + the form of, come in + the form of.* * *verbo intransitivo1) ( expresando composición)en eso consistía todo su vocabulario/su capital — that was the full extent of his vocabulary/his capital
2)a) ( expresando naturaleza)consistir en algo: ¿en qué consiste el juego? what does the game involve?; consistir en + inf — to involve o entail -ing
b) ( radicar)* * ** consistir en = consist of, lie (in), take + the form of, come in + the form of.* * *consistir [I1 ]viA (expresando composición) consistir EN algo to consist OF sthel mobiliario consistía en una cama y unos estantes para libros the furniture consisted of a bed and some bookshelvesen eso consistía todo su vocabulario that was the full extent of his vocabularyen eso consiste todo su capital that's the sum total of his capitalB1 (expresando naturaleza) consistir EN algo:¿en qué consiste el juego? what does the game involve?consistir EN + INF to involve o entail -INGel trabajo consiste en traducir artículos de periódicos the job involves o entails translating newspaper articles2 (radicar) consistir EN algo to lie IN sthen eso consiste su gracia that is what gives it its charm, that is where its charm liesel secreto consiste en usar aceite de oliva the secret is to use olive oil, the secret lies o consists in using olive oil* * *
consistir ( conjugate consistir) verbo intransitivoa) ( expresando composición) consistir en algo to consist of sth;
b) ( expresando naturaleza):◊ ¿en qué consiste el juego? what does the game involve?;
consistir en hacer algo to involve o entail doing sthc) ( radicar) consistir en algo to lie in sth;
consistir verbo intransitivo
1 (radicar) to lie [en, in]: el secreto consiste en no dejar de remover, the secret is not to stop stirring
2 (estar formado) to consist [en, of]: la cena consistió en pollo y embutidos, the dinner consisted of chicken and sausages
' consistir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
residir
English:
consist
* * *consistir vi1.consistir en [ser, componerse de] to consist of;la oferta consiste en una impresora y un escáner the offer consists of a printer and a scanner;¿en qué consiste su problema? what exactly is your problem?;¿en qué consiste esta revisión médica? what does this medical involve?;su tarea consiste en atender el teléfono her job simply involves o entails answering the phone2.consistir en [radicar, basarse en] to lie in, to be based on;su encanto consiste en su diseño its appeal lies in the design;el secreto consiste en añadir un chorro de vino the secret lies in adding a dash of wine* * *v/i consist (en of)* * *consistir vi1)consistir en : to consist of2)consistir en : to lie in, to consist in* * *consistir vb to consist -
65 yer
"1. place; spot; position; location: Kandilli fevkalade güzel bir yer. Kandilli is an extraordinarily beautiful place. Senin yerin burası. This is your place./This is where you´re to be. Eğlence yeri değil burası; ciddi bir işyeri. This isn´t a place you come to in order to amuse yourself; it´s a place where business is transacted in a serious way. Yerimde olsaydın ne yapardın? If you´d been in my shoes what would you have done? Feramuz Paşa´nın tarihteki yeri pek önemli sayılamaz. Feramuz Pasha´s place in history cannot be reckoned an important one. Bu evin yeri hoşuma gidiyor. I like this house´s location. Ağrının yerini daha iyi tarif edemez misiniz? Can´t you describe more clearly where the pain is? 2. space, room: Otobüsün arka tarafında yer yok. There´s no room in the back of the bus. 3. (a) seat; (a) room: Matine için iki yer ayırttım. I´ve reserved two seats for the matinée. Lokantada dört kişilik bir yer buldum. I found a table for four in the restaurant. Bu otelde boş yer yok. This hotel has no vacant rooms. 4. place, position (of employment). 5. passage or part (of something written or spoken): Söylevimin bu yeri alkışlanmaya değer, değil mi? This part of my speech merits applause, doesn´t it? 6. importance, place of importance: Bu maddenin sanayideki yeri yadsınamaz. It can´t be denied that this material is of importance for industry. 7. mark (left by something): yara yeri scar left by a wound. 8. the earth, the ground: Yere düştü. He fell to the ground. Bütün parası yerde gömülü. All of his money is buried in the ground. 9. floor: Bebek yerde emekliyor. The baby´s crawling on the floor. Yerler halı kaplıydı. The floors were covered with rugs. 10. piece of land, piece of property: Kalamış´ta bir yer aldık. We bought a piece of property in Kalamış. 11. terrain, region, area. 12. the earth, the planet earth. -de instead of (preceded by a future participle): Tatlı yiyecek yerde meyve ye. Instead of eating sweet pastries, eat fruit. - açmak /a/ to make way for, move aside for (someone) to pass. - almak /da/ 1. to be located in, be situated in (a place): Fethi ön sırada yer alıyor. Fethi´s in the front row. 2. (for someone) to be involved in, have a part in (a job, a project). 3. to be in, appear in. -ini almak 1. /ın/ (for one person or thing) to take the place of (another). 2. to sit down in one´s appointed place, take one´s seat. 3. to stand in one´s appointed place, take one´s place. -inden ayrılmak to leave the place where one has been sitting or standing. -e bakmak 1. to look at the ground, cast one´s eyes to the ground. 2. to have one foot in the grave. -e bakan yürek yakan (someone) who is malicious and dangerous despite his innocent looks, who is a wolf in sheep´s clothing. -i başka olmak /ın/ (for someone) to be a very special friend, have a special place in one´s heart, be one of one´s most intimate friends: Rakım için Süheyla´nın yeri başka. Süheyla has a very special place in Rakım´s heart. -e batmak to vanish, disappear. -ini beğenmek (for a plant) to grow well in the spot in which it´s been planted. - belirteci gram. adverb of place. -le beraber leveled to the ground, razed. -le bir/yeksan etmek /ı/ to level (something) to the ground, raze. -den bitme very short in stature, squat. -ini bulmak to find the right niche for oneself, find one´s niche, find one´s place. - cücesi short in stature but very capable or cunning. -e çalmak/vurmak /ı/ to throw or hurl (something) to the ground. -in dibine geçmek/batmak/girmek to feel very ashamed, feel like sinking through the floor or into the ground. -ini doldurmak /ın/ 1. to do one´s job well. 2. to fill (someone´s) shoes, perform well the functions formerly carried out by (someone else). - etmek /da/ 1. to leave a mark on. 2. (for something) to impress itself in (someone´s mind). -e/-lere geçmek to feel very ashamed, feel like sinking through the floor or into the ground. -ine geçmek /ın/ (for one person or thing) to take the place of -
66 chercher
chercher [∫εʀ∫e]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verba. to look for ; [+ ombre, lumière, tranquillité, gloire, succès, faveur] to seek ; [+ danger, mort] to court ; [+ citation, heure de train] to look up ; [+ nom, terme] to try to remember• attends, je cherche wait a minute, I'm trying to think• chercher partout qch/qn to search everywhere for sth/sb• chercher une aiguille dans une botte or meule de foin to look for a needle in a haystack• tu me cherches ? (inf) are you looking for trouble?b. ( = prendre, acheter) aller chercher qch to go for sth• qu'est-ce que tu vas chercher là ? how do you make that out?• ça va chercher dans les 300 € it'll come to around 300 eurosc. ( = essayer) chercher à faire qch to try to do sth2. reflexive verb► se chercher ( = chercher sa voie) to search for an identity* * *ʃɛʀʃe
1.
1) ( essayer de trouver) to look for‘cherchons vendeuses’ — ‘sales assistants wanted’
2) ( s'efforcer)3) ( prendre)aller chercher quelqu'un/qch — gén to go and get somebody/sth; ( passer prendre) to pick somebody/sth up
aller chercher quelque chose — [chien] to fetch something
4) ( r éfléchir à) to try to find [réponse, idées]; to look for [prétexte, excuse]; ( se souvenir de) to try to remember [nom]j'ai beau chercher, impossible de m'en souvenir — I've thought and thought and still can't remember it
5) ( imaginer)6) ( atteindre)ça va chercher dans les 500 euros — it must fetch GB ou get US about 500 euros
7) ( aller à la rencontre de) to look for [complications]
2.
se chercher verbe pronominal1)un écrivain qui se cherche — ( raison d'être) a writer trying to find himself; (style, idées) a writer who is feeling his way
2)3) (colloq) ( se provoquer) to be out to get each other (colloq)* * *ʃɛʀʃe vt1) [chose, solution, recette] to look forJe cherche mes clés. — I'm looking for my keys.
2) [un mot dans un dictionnaire] to look upIl cherchait 'vertugadin' dans le dictionnaire. — He was looking up 'vertugadin' in the dictionary.
3)aller chercher [du pain, du lait] — to go to get, [le docteur, un plombier] to go and get, [une visite à la gare] to pick up
Elle est allée chercher du pain pour ce midi. — She's gone to get some bread for lunch.
Va chercher du lait pour la voisine. — Go and get some milk for the lady next door.
Va vite chercher le docteur. — Quick, go and get the doctor.
J'irai te chercher à la gare. — I'll pick you up at the station.
4) [gloire, succès] to seek5) (= tenter, essayer)chercher à faire — to try to do, to attempt to do
* * *chercher verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( essayer de trouver) to look for [personne, objet, vérité]; to look for, to try to find [emploi, repos, appartement]; cela fait une heure que je vous cherche I've been looking for you for the past hour; chercher un mot dans le dictionnaire to look up a word in the dictionary; chercher qn du regard dans la foule to look (about) for sb in the crowd; ‘cherchons vendeuses’ ‘sales assistants wanted’; son regard cherchait celui de sa femme he sought his wife's eye; il cherche son chemin he's trying to find his way; elle chercha quelques pièces de monnaie dans sa poche she felt for some coins in her pocket; cherche mieux look harder ou more carefully; tu n'as pas bien cherché you didn't look hard enough; chercher le sommeil to try to get some sleep; chercher l'aventure to look for ou seek adventure; chercher fortune to seek one's fortune; ne cherchez plus! look no further!; cherche mon chien, cherche! fetch, boy, fetch!; ⇒ aiguille, bête, pou;2 ( s'efforcer) chercher à faire to try to do; je cherche à vous joindre depuis ce matin I've been trying to contact you since this morning; il cherchait à les impressionner he was trying to impress them; je ne cherche plus à comprendre I've given up trying to understand; ⇒ quatorze;3 ( quérir) aller chercher qn/qch gén to go and get sb/sth; ( passer prendre) to pick sb/sth up; aller chercher qch [chien] to fetch sth; allez me chercher le patron! go and get the boss for me!; aller chercher la balle/les balles ( au tennis) to go for a shot/for the difficult shots (au filet at the net); venir chercher qn/qch gén to come and get sb/sth; ( passer prendre) to pick sb/sth up; il est venu me chercher à l'aéroport he came to meet me at the airport; envoyer qn chercher qch to send sb to get sth;4 ( réfléchir à) to try to find [réponse, idées, mot, solution]; to look for [prétexte, excuse]; ( se souvenir de) to try to remember [nom]; je cherche mes mots I'm groping for words; chercher un moyen de faire qch to try to think of a way to do sth; il ne cherche pas assez he doesn't think hard enough about it; j'ai beau chercher, impossible de m'en souvenir I've thought and thought and still can't remember it; pas la peine de chercher bien loin, c'est lui le coupable you don't have to look too far, he's the guilty one;5 ( imaginer) qu'allez-vous chercher! what are you thinking of!; où est-il allé chercher cela? what made him think that?; où va-t-il chercher tout cela? how does he come up with all that?; je me demande où il est allé chercher tous ces mensonges I wonder how he thought up all these lies;6 ( atteindre) une maison dans ce quartier, ça va chercher dans les 300 000 euros a house in this area must fetch GB ou get US about 300,000 euros; un vol à main armée, ça doit/va chercher dans les cinq ans de prison armed robbery would/could get you about five years in prison; ‘combien ça va me coûter?’-‘ça ne devrait pas aller chercher loin’ ‘how much will that cost me?’-‘it shouldn't come to much’;7 ( aller à la rencontre de) to look for [complications, problèmes]; elle t'a giflé mais tu l'as bien cherché she slapped you but you asked for it; il a été renvoyé mais il l'a quand même bien cherché he was fired but he was asking for it; si tu me cherches, tu vas me trouver○ if you're looking for trouble, you'll get it.B se chercher vpr1 ( être en quête de soi-même) to try to find oneself; un écrivain qui se cherche ( raison d'être) a writer trying to find himself; (style, idées) a writer who is feeling his way;2 ( se donner) se chercher des excuses/un alibi to try to find excuses/an alibi for oneself;3 ○( se provoquer) to be out to get each other○.[ʃɛrʃe] verbe transitif1. [dans l'espace] to look ou to search for (inseparable)chercher quelqu'un/quelque chose à tâtons to fumble ou to grope for somebody/somethingtu donnes ta langue au chat? — attends, je cherche give up? — wait, I'm still thinking ou trying to thinkchercher des crosses (familier) ou des ennuis ou des histoires à quelqu'un to try and cause trouble for somebodychercher chicane ou querelle à quelqu'un to try and pick a quarrel with somebody3. [essayer de se procurer] to look ou to hunt for (inseparable)chercher du travail to look for work, to be job-huntingtoujours à chercher la bagarre! always looking ou spoiling for a fight!quand ou si on me cherche, on me trouve if anybody asks for trouble, he'll get it6. [avec des verbes de mouvement]aller chercher quelqu'un/quelque chose to fetch somebody/somethingallez me chercher le directeur [client mécontent] I'd like to speak to the manageraller chercher dans les (familier) , aller chercher jusqu'à (familier) : ça va bien chercher dans les 200 euros it's worth at least 200 euros————————chercher à verbe plus prépositionto try ou to attempt ou to seek to————————chercher après verbe plus préposition————————se chercher verbe pronominal————————se chercher verbe pronominal intransitif -
67 favourably
adverb(Brit.)1) wohlwollend [ansehen, anhören, denken, urteilen]be favourably impressed with somebody/something — von jemandem/etwas sehr angetan sein
be favourably disposed towards somebody/something — jemandem/einer Sache positiv gegenüberstehen
2) lobend [erwähnen]; positiv [vermerken]* * *adverb günstig* * *fa·vour·ably, AM fa·vor·ably[ˈfeɪvərəbli]1. (approvingly) positiv, wohlwollendto be \favourably inclined nicht abgeneigt sein2. (pleasingly)to compare \favourably with sb/sth im Vergleich zu jdm/etw gut abschneidento impress sb \favourably jdn positiv beeindrucken3. (advantageously) vorteilhaft, günstigthings didn't turn out \favourably for us die Dinge entwickelten sich nicht in unserem Sinn* * *(US) ['feIvərəblI]advhe was favourably impressed by it — er war davon sehr angetan
to look favourably ( up)on sb/sth — jdn/etw wohlwollend behandeln
to be favourably disposed or inclined to( wards) sb/sth — jdm/einer Sache gewogen sein (geh)
2) (= advantageously) günstigto compare favourably (with sth) — im Vergleich (mit etw) gut abschneiden
* * *adverb(Brit.)1) wohlwollend [ansehen, anhören, denken, urteilen]be favourably impressed with somebody/something — von jemandem/etwas sehr angetan sein
be favourably disposed towards somebody/something — jemandem/einer Sache positiv gegenüberstehen
2) lobend [erwähnen]; positiv [vermerken]* * *(UK) adv.gefällig adv. -
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1)Frida \doesn't like olives Frida mag keine Oliven;I \don't want to go yet! ich will noch nicht gehen!;I \don't smoke ich rauche nicht;it \doesn't matter das macht nichts;\don't [you] speak to me like that! sprich nicht so mit mir!;\don't be silly sei nicht albern!;(Brit, Aus)\don't let's argue about it lasst uns deswegen nicht streiten2) ( forming question)\do you like children? magst du Kinder?;did he see you? hat er dich gesehen?;what did you say? was hast du gesagt?;\do I like cheese? - I love cheese! ob ich Käse mag? - ich liebe Käse!3) ( for emphasis)\do come to our party ach komm doch zu unserer Party;may I join you? - please \do! kann ich mitkommen? - aber bitte!;boy, did he yell! der hat vielleicht geschrieen! ( fam)so you \do like beer after all du magst also doch Bier;you \do look tired du siehst wirklich müde aus;\do shut up, Sarah halte bloß deinen Mund, Sarah;\do tell me! sag's mir doch!;\do I/\does he/she ever! und ob!4) ( inverting verb)not only did I speak to her, I even... ich habe nicht nur mit ihr gesprochen, sondern auch...;little \does she know sie hat echt keine Ahnung;never did I hear such a terrible noise noch nie habe ich so ein schreckliches Geräusch gehört5) ( replacing verb)she runs much faster than he \does sie läuft viel schneller als er;he said he wouldn't come, but fortunately he did er meinte, dass er nicht kommen würde; aber glücklicherweise tat er es dann doch;\do you like Chopin? - yes, I \do/no, I \don't mögen Sie Chopin? - ja/nein;who ate the cake? - I did!/didn't! wer hat den Kuchen gegessen? - ich!/ich nicht!;I don't like Chinese food - nor [or neither] \do I/I \do ich esse nicht gerne Chinesisch - ich auch nicht/ich schon;... so \do I... ich auch;so you don't like her - I \do! du magst sie also nicht - doch!6) ( requesting affirmation)you don't understand the question, \do you? Sie verstehen die Frage nicht, stimmt's?;you do understand what I mean, \don't you? du verstehst [doch], was ich meine, oder?7) ( expressing surprise)so they really got married, did they? dann haben sie also wirklich geheiratet! vt <does, did, done>1) ( perform)to \do sth etw tun [o machen];what shall I \do now? was soll ich jetzt machen?;just \do it! mach's einfach!;what are you \doing over the weekend? was machst du am Wochenende?;haven't you got anything better to \do? hast du nichts Besseres zu tun?;justice must be done Gerechtigkeit muss sein;he \does nothing but complain er beklagt sich echt den ganzen Tag lang ( fam)what have you done to her? was hast du mit ihr gemacht?;what are these toys \doing here? was macht das [ganze] Spielzeug hier?;what's the front door \doing open? warum steht die Haustür offen?;what on earth are you \doing [there]! was um alles in der Welt machst du denn da?;I'm sorry, it simply can't be done before next weekend tut mir leid, aber vor dem nächsten Wochenende geht es einfach nicht;that was a stupid thing to \do das war dumm!;what have you done with my coat? wo hast du meinen Mantel hingetan?;to \do one's best sein Bestes tun [o geben];to \do business with sb mit jdm Geschäfte machen ( fam)to \do lunch ( esp Am) auswärts zu Mittag essen;to \do nothing of the sort nichts dergleichen tun2) ( undertake)to \do sth with sb/ oneself etw mit jdm/sich anfangen;what am I going to \do with myself while you are away? was soll ich nur die ganze Zeit machen, wenn du nicht da bist3) ( help)to \do sth for sb etw für jdn tun;what can I \do for you? was kann ich für Sie tun?;you never \do anything for me! du tust nie was für mich!;can you \do anything for my bad back, doctor? können Sie was gegen meine Rückenbeschwerden tun, Herr Doktor?;these pills have done nothing for me diese Pillen haben mir überhaupt nicht geholfen4) ( use for)to \do sth with sth etw mit etw dat tun;what are you going to \do with that hammer? was hast du mit dem Hammer vor?;what should we \do with this box? was sollen wir mit dieser Kiste machen?5) ( job)to \do sth for a living mit etw dat seinen Lebensunterhalt verdienen;what \does your mother \do? was macht deine Mutter beruflich?6) ( take action)to \do sth about sth etw gegen etw akk tun;I know I drink too much, but I can't \do anything about it ich weiß, dass ich zu viel trinke, aber ich kann nichts dagegen tun;what is to be done about that? was kann man dagegen tun?;\don't just stand there, \do something! stehen Sie doch nicht nur so rum, tun Sie was!7) ( deal with)to \do sth etw machen [o erledigen];if you \do the washing up,... wenn du abspülst,...;let me \do the talking überlass mir das Reden;today we're going to \do Chapter 4 heute beschäftigen wir uns mit Kapitel 4;I found someone to \do the garden wall ich habe jemanden gefunden, der die Gartenmauer bauen wird;to \do one's homework [seine] Hausaufgaben machen;to \do the shopping einkaufen8) ( learn)to \do sth;have you ever done any Chinese? hast du jemals Chinesisch gelernt?;Diane did History at London University Diane hat an der London University Geschichte [im Hauptfach] studiert9) ( solve)to \do sth riddle etw lösen;can you \do this sum for me? kannst du das für mich zusammenrechnen?are you done? bist du jetzt fertig? ( fam)can you \do me 20 photocopies of this report? kannst du mir diesen Bericht 20-mal abziehen?to \do the dishes das Geschirr abspülen;to \do one's shoes seine Schuhe putzen;to \do one's teeth sich dat die Zähne putzento \do a bow tie eine Schleife binden;to \do flowers Blumen arrangieren;to get one's hair done zum Friseur gehen;where \do you get your hair done? zu welchem Friseur gehst du?to \do sth etw besichtigen;to \do India eine Indienreise machen;to \do Nice sich dat Nizza ansehento \do Paris to Bordeaux in five hours in fünf Stunden von Paris nach Bordeaux fahrento \do sb jdm genügen;that'll \do me nicely, thank you das reicht mir dicke, danke! ( fam)I only have diet cola - will that \do you? ich habe nur Diätcola - trinkst du die auch?to \do sth;this pub only \does food at lunchtime in diesem Pub gibt es nur zur Mittagszeit etwas zu essen;\do you \do travel insurance as well? bieten Sie auch Reiseversicherungen an?;sorry, we \don't \do hot meals tut mir leid, bei uns gibt es nur kalte Kücheto \do the cooking kochen;how long should the carrots be done for? wie lange müssen die Karotten kochen?;could you \do me something without fish? könntest du mir etwas ohne Fisch kochen?→ credit I. 1, favour I. 5, good II. 2, harm I., honour I. 3, justice 1to \do sb jdn drannehmen;but he said he'd \do me next aber er sagte, dass ich als Nächste drankäme!22) ( treat well)to \do sb well jdn verwöhnen;to \do oneself well es sich dat gut gehen lassento \do sth play etw aufführen;to \do a role eine Rolle spielen;who did James Bond before Roger Moore? wer hat James Bond vor Roger Moore gespielt?24) ( impersonate)to \do sb/ sth jdn/etw nachmachen;he \does a brilliant Churchill er kann Churchill wunderbar nachmachen; ( fig)I hope she won't \do a Helen and get divorced six months after her wedding ich hoffe, sie macht es nicht wie Helen und lässt sich sechs Monate nach ihrer Hochzeit wieder scheidento \do sb jdn übers Ohr hauen ( fam)he did me for a thousand quid for that car er hat mir einen Tausender für das Auto abgeknöpftto \do 5 years [for sth] [wegen einer S. gen] fünf Jahre sitzen;if you're not careful, you'll end up \doing time again wenn du nicht vorsichtig bist, musst du wieder sitzento \do sb jdn fertigmachen ( fam)( by a court) für etw akk verurteilt werdento \do sth;how long have you been \doing heroin? wie lange nimmst du schon Heroin?to \do a translation übersetzenthis last climb has really done me diese letzte Tour hat mir wirklich den Rest gegebensth \does nothing for sb etw reißt jdn nicht gerade vom Hocker ( fam)Bach has never done anything for me Bach hat mich noch nie sonderlich vom Hocker gerissen ( fam)that film really did something to me dieser Film hat mich wirklich beeindruckt;you really \do something to me, you know du machst mich echt an, weißt du [das] ( fam)to \do it with sb mit jdm schlafen ( euph)how old were you when you first did it? wie alt warst du bei deinem ersten Mal?34) ( don't mention)\don't good morning me! komm mir nicht mit guten Morgen!PHRASES:what's done cannot be undone ( be undone)what's done is done ( done) was passiert ist, ist passiert;that \does it! so, das war's jetzt!;1) ( behave)to \do well to do sth gut daran tun, etw zu tun;to \do as one pleases tun, was einem Spaß macht;\do as I \do mach's wie ich ( fam)\do as you're told tu, was man dir sagt2) ( fare)mother and baby are \doing well Mutter und Kind sind wohlauf;how is your mother \doing? wie geht es deiner Mutter?;how is Mary \doing in her new job? wie geht es Mary in ihrem neuen Job?;you could \do better du könntest besser sein;( perform) du könntest es besser machen;George has done well for himself George hat es für seine Verhältnisse weit gebracht;our daughter is \doing well at school unsere Tochter ist gut in der Schule;to be \doing well out of sth erfolgreich mit etw dat seinhave you done? bist du fertig?;have you done with those scissors yet? brauchst du die Schere noch?;I haven't done with you yet ich bin noch nicht fertig mit dir4) (be acceptable, suffice) passen, in Ordnung sein;that'll \do das ist o.k. so;will £10 \do? reichen 10 Pfund?;this kind of behaviour just won't \do! so ein Verhalten geht einfach nicht an!;do you think this will \do for a blanket? glaubst du, das können wir als Decke nehmen?;that'll \do as a cushion das geht [erstmal] als Kissen;this will \do just fine as a table das wird einen guten Tisch abgeben;this will have to \do for a meal das muss als Essen genügen;will this room \do? ist dieses Zimmer o.k. für Sie?;it \don't \do to criticize your parents seine Eltern kritisiert man nicht;will it \do if I get those books to you by Friday? reicht es, wenn ich dir die Bücher bis Freitag bringe?;we'll make \do with $100 100 Dollar müssen reichen;that will never \do das geht einfach nicht;to \do [for sb] sich akk [für jdn] eignenthis town is so boring - there's never anything \doing diese Stadt ist so langweilig - nie tut sich wasPHRASES:it isn't done ( Brit) es ist nicht üblich;that will \do jetzt reicht's aber!;\do unto others as you would they should \do unto you (as you would they should \do unto you) was du nicht willst, das man dir tut, das füg auch keinem andern zu ( prov)a big \do eine Riesenfete ( fam)fair \dos gleiches Recht für alle4) (Am) (sl);that's some \do you've got! das ist ja eine Frisur, die du da hast!dog \do Hundehäufchen nt6) (allowed, not allowed)the \dos and \don'ts was man tun und was man nicht tun sollte -
69 glänzen
v/i1. shine, gleam; Hose, Nase etc.: be shiny; (funkeln) glitter, sparkle, Sterne: auch twinkle; die Augen der Kinder glänzten vor Freude the children’s eyes were shining with joy2. fig. durch Leistungen, Geist: shine; glänzen in (+ Dat) be brilliant at; glänzen wollen like ( oder want) to impress; mit seinem Wissen etc. glänzen wollen like ( oder want) to show off one’s knowledge etc.; Abwesenheit, Gold* * *to shine; to glare; to glitter; to gleam; to glisten* * *glạ̈n|zen ['glɛntsn]vi (lit, fig)to shine; (polierte Oberfläche auch) to gleam; (= glitzern) to glisten; (= funkeln) to sparkle; (= blenden) to glare; (Hosenboden, Ellbogen, Nase) to be shinyvor jdm glänzen wollen — to want to shine in front of sb
ihr Gesicht glänzte vor Freude — her face shone with joy, her face was radiant with joy
See:→ Gold* * *1) (to shine faintly: a light gleaming in the distance.) gleam2) (to gleam or sparkle: The windows glinted in the sunlight.) glint3) (to shine faintly or sparkle: His skin glistened with sweat.) glisten4) (to be bright: She polished the silver till it shone.) shine5) ((often with at) to be very good (at something): He shines at games; You really shone in yesterday's match.) shine6) shininess* * *glän·zen[ˈglɛntsn̩]vi1. (widerscheinen) to shine; (von polierter Oberfläche) to gleam; Augen to sparkle; Nase to be shiny; Wasseroberfläche to glint, to glisten; (scheinen) to shine; Sterne to twinkle2. (sich hervortun) to shine* * *intransitives Verb1) (Glanz ausstrahlen) shine; < car, hair, metal, paintwork, etc.> gleam; <elbows, trousers, etc.> be shinyvor Sauberkeit glänzen — be so clean [that] it shines
2) (Bewunderung erregen) shine ( bei at)durch Abwesenheit glänzen — (iron.) be conspicuous by one's absence
* * *glänzen v/idie Augen der Kinder glänzten vor Freude the children’s eyes were shining with joy2. fig durch Leistungen, Geist: shine;glänzen in (+dat) be brilliant at;glänzen wollen like ( oder want) to impress;* * *intransitives Verb1) (Glanz ausstrahlen) shine; <car, hair, metal, paintwork, etc.> gleam; <elbows, trousers, etc.> be shinyvor Sauberkeit glänzen — be so clean [that] it shines
2) (Bewunderung erregen) shine ( bei at)durch Abwesenheit glänzen — (iron.) be conspicuous by one's absence
* * *v.to gleam v.to shine v.(§ p.,p.p.: shone)or: shined•) -
70 strike
1. past tense - struck; verb1) (to hit, knock or give a blow to: He struck me in the face with his fist; Why did you strike him?; The stone struck me a blow on the side of the head; His head struck the table as he fell; The tower of the church was struck by lightning.) slå, treffe2) (to attack: The enemy troops struck at dawn; We must prevent the disease striking again.) angripe; ramme; slå til/ned3) (to produce (sparks or a flame) by rubbing: He struck a match/light; He struck sparks from the stone with his knife.) tenne; slå gnister4) ((of workers) to stop work as a protest, or in order to force employers to give better pay: The men decided to strike for higher wages.) streike, gå til streik mot5) (to discover or find: After months of prospecting they finally struck gold/oil; If we walk in this direction we may strike the right path.) støte på, finne6) (to (make something) sound: He struck a note on the piano/violin; The clock struck twelve.) slå (an)7) (to impress, or give a particular impression to (a person): I was struck by the resemblance between the two men; How does the plan strike you?; It / The thought struck me that she had come to borrow money.) slå, bli slått, virke, få inntrykk av8) (to mint or manufacture (a coin, medal etc).) prege9) (to go in a certain direction: He left the path and struck (off) across the fields.) gå, kjøre; snu10) (to lower or take down (tents, flags etc).) ta ned; bryte; stryke, fire2. noun1) (an act of striking: a miners' strike.) streik2) (a discovery of oil, gold etc: He made a lucky strike.) rikt funn•- striker- striking
- strikingly
- be out on strike
- be on strike
- call a strike
- come out on strike
- come
- be within striking distance of
- strike at
- strike an attitude/pose
- strike a balance
- strike a bargain/agreement
- strike a blow for
- strike down
- strike dumb
- strike fear/terror into
- strike home
- strike it rich
- strike lucky
- strike out
- strike upstreikIsubst. \/straɪk\/1) streik2) slag, hugg3) ( om klokke) slag4) (militærvesen, spesielt flyvåpen) angrep, raid5) ( geologi eller gruvedrift) strøk6) ( mineralogi) rikt funn (av olje e.l.)7) ( overført) suksess, fremgang, hit8) ( om orm) hugg9) ( om fisk) napp10) (softball, baseball) strike, bombe on strike streikecall a strike erklære streikgo on strike eller come\/turn out on strike streike, gå til streik, legge ned arbeidetlucky strike rikt funn ( overført) lykketreffIIstricken) \/straɪk\/1) slå (til), gi et slag2) slå på, slå mot3) slå seg på4) treffe, ramme, slå ned5) slå mot, støte mot, tørne mot, kollidere med, støte inn i, støte bort i6) ramme, treffe, slå til, sette inn, hjemsøke7) ( sjøfart) gå på grunn, støte på, gå på8) ( overført) støte på, møte9) treffe på, finne, oppdage, gjøre funn10) nå (frem til), komme frem til11) felle, drepe12) gjennombore, trenge gjennom, penetrere13) spidde, stikke (ned)14) hugge, bitedet som slo meg, var at du er flink til dette16) gjøre sterkt inntrykk på, slå, fylle17) gi inntrykk av, late til, synes18) slå, falle inn19) fange, fengsle, tiltale20) falle på, treffe21) prege, slå23) stryke, slette25) ta ned, demontere27) finne, komme frem til, inngå, slutte28) beregne, ta29) (amer.) gå til streik mot30) innta, stille seg iposere \/ stille seg i positur31) nappe32) ( militærvesen) angripe, gå til angrep35) gå, ta veien, legge i vei, gi seg i vei36) ( om fyrstikk) tenne, ta fyr37) ( om ild eller gnist) slåbe struck down by\/with bli rammet avit struck home den satt, den virketstrike at slå etter, rette et slag mot angripe, slå til motstrike at something støte mot noestrike back slå igjen, slå tilbakestrike blind slå med blindhet, gjøre blindstrike dead eller strike to death slå i hjel, drepestrike down slå ned, slå til jorden, felle knekke, bryte nedstrike dumb gjøre stum, gjøre målløsstrike for streike for slå et slag forlegge kursen mot, gå i retning av, dra i retning avstrike in ( gammeldags) avbryte, skyte inn( om sykdom) angripe de indre delerstrike into slå inn på, svinge inn påslå over ikomme inn påstrike it rich finne en gullåre ( hverdagslig) bli plutselig rik, skaffe seg en formue rasktstrike (it) lucky ha flaks, være heldigstrike me dead! eller strike me dumb! eller strike me punk! eller strike up a gum-tree! eller strike a light! forbaske meg!, det var som pokker!• strike off 5,000 copies of a bookimprovisere, riste ut av ermetkoke i hop, raske sammenstryke av, (av)rette gi seg i vei, starte, gå videresvinge av, ta av• strike off to the right!( om kirkeklokke) begynne å ringestrike (up)on komme på, finne påfalle påstrike out (frembringe ved å) slå ( overført) fremkalle stryke ut, stryke overfinne på, tenke utkomme på( også overført) skissere raskt brøyte, baneslå omkring segrette et slag mot begi seg av sted, dra av sted( i baseball) slå ut slåer (i baseball, om slåer) bli utslåttstrike out for sette kursen motstrike out for oneself eller strike out a line\/path for oneself eller strike out one's own gå sine egne veier, stake ut sin egen kursstrike out of avvike fra, forlatestrike through trenge gjennom, slå gjennom stryke overstrike up innlede, knytte( musikk) spille oppslå oppstrike while the iron is hot smi mens jernet er varmt -
71 zr|obić
pf Ⅰ vt 1. (wytworzyć) to make [obiad, herbatę, ciasto, półkę, film, listę, notatki]- sos zrobiony z oliwy, miodu i wina a sauce made of olive oil, honey and wine- szalik zrobiony z jedwabiu a scarf made from a. of silk- zrobić sweter/czapkę na drutach to knit a jumper/cap- zrobić zdjęcie a. fotografię to take a picture a. photo(graph)- zrobić gniazdo to make a. build a nest- zrobiłam ci parę kanapek i filiżankę kawy I’ve made some sandwiches and a cup of coffee for you ⇒ robić2. (wykonać, wytworzyć) to make [błąd, ruch, gest]; to do [zakupy, pranie]- zrobić kilka kroków to take a few steps- zrobić opatrunek to put on a dressing- zrobić komuś zastrzyk to give sb an injection- zrobić wiosenne/gruntowne porządki to do the spring/some thorough cleaning- zrób porządek w swoim pokoju clean up a. tidy up your room- doktor mówi, że muszę zrobić badania krwi/prześwietlenie płuc the doctor says I need to have a. do a blood test/a lung X-ray- zrobić karierę to have a (successful) career- zrobić pieniądze/majątek to make money/a fortune- zrobił miliony na handlu bronią he’s made millions from arms trading- zrobić magisterium/doktorat to do a degree/PhD- zrobić na kimś wrażenie to make an impression on sb, to impress sb- jakie on zrobił na tobie wrażenie? what’s your impression of him?- zrobić siusiu/kupę pot. to have a pee/do a poo pot.- mały zrobił siusiu do łóżeczka the little one’s wet the bed pot.- czy coś źle zrobiłem? have I done something wrong?- nie zrobiła niczego złego she hasn’t done anything wrong- zrobię dla ciebie wszystko I’ll do everything I can for you- nie mogłem nic dla niej zrobić there was nothing I could do for her- zrobię wszystko, co w mojej mocy, aby… I’ll do everything within my power to…- świetnie to zrobiłeś you’ve done very well, you’ve done a great job- chciał pójść spać, ale tego nie zrobił he wanted to go to bed, but didn’t- co mam zrobić z tą kartką/torbą? what should I do with this note/bag?- trzeba coś zrobić z niepunktualną komunikacją miejską something must be done about the unreliable city transport ⇒ robić3. (postąpić w określony sposób) to do [krzywdę, dobry uczynek, szkodę]; to cause [kłopot, zamieszanie]; to make [bałagan, propozycję]- zrobić komuś przykrość to hurt a. upset sb- tato zrobił mi awanturę o bałagan w kuchni Dad gave me a rollicking for making a mess in the kitchen ⇒ robić4. (zorganizować) to have, to hold [zabawę, zebranie, spotkanie]- zróbmy sobie ognisko let’s have a bonfire ⇒ robić5. pot. (pomalować) zrobić sobie twarz to do one’s make-up; to put one’s face on pot.- zrobić sobie oczy/usta to do one’s eyes/lips- zrobiła sobie włosy na blond she dyed her hair blondⅡ vi 1. (postąpić) to do- dobrze zrobiłeś, odrzucając tę ofertę you did well to reject the offer- źle zrobiła, dając mu pieniądze she was wrong to give him money- najlepiej zrobisz, jeśli sobie pójdziesz it’ll be best if you leave ⇒ robić2. (wpłynąć) to do- napij się, to ci dobrze zrobi have a drink, it’ll do you good- rejs źle mu zrobił the voyage wasn’t good for him ⇒ robić3. (odmienić) zrobił z niej gwiazdę he’s made a star of her a. turned her into a star- zrobić z kogoś bandytę/bohatera to make a criminal/hero out of sb- zrobić z kogoś głupca to make a fool (out) of sb- zrobił z siebie pośmiewisko he made a laughing stock of himself ⇒ robićⅢ zrobić się 1. (zmienić się, przeobrazić) dzieci zrobiły się smutne/nieznośne the kids grew a. became sad/started acting up- zrobiłem się głodny I got hungry- zrobił się z niego postawny mężczyzna he’s grown into quite a man- jabłka zrobiły się czerwone the apples turned red- z robaków zrobiły się muchy the maggots turned into flies- ze sprzeczki zrobiła się awantura the argument turned into a big row- co się z niego/niej zrobiło! what’s happened to him/her? ⇒ robić się2. (nastąpić) zrobił się dzień day broke- zrobiła się późna godzina it had grown late ⇒ robić się3. (powstać) [skorupa, zaspa, kra] to be formed; [zmarszczka, kolejka, chmury, para] to form; [szpary, pęcherz, pryszcz] to appear; [problem] to come up, to arise; [zamieszanie, awantura] to break out- zrobiły mu się wrzody/odleżyny he’s developed an ulcer/bedsores- na ścieżce zrobiła się kałuża there was a puddle a. a puddle had formed on the path- w autobusie/na ulicy zrobił się tłok the bus/street had become crowded ⇒ robić się4. pot. (przy pomocy makijażu, charakteryzacji) to make (oneself) up- zrobiła się na Chinkę she made herself up to look like a Chinese- zrobiła się na bóstwo a. piękność she was dressed to kill a. done up to the nines pot. ⇒ robić sięⅣ v imp. 1. (stać się) zrobiło się zimno/gorąco it turned a. got cold/hot- niedługo zrobi się ładnie we’ll soon have some sunny weather- w pokoju zrobiło się cicho/gwarno the room got a. went quiet/got a. grew noisy- w pokoju zrobiło się duszno the room got a. became stuffy, it got a. became stuffy in the room2. (być odczuwanym) zrobiło mu/jej się smutno/wesoło he/she became sad/cheerful- głupio mi/jej się zrobiło I/she felt embarrassed- jeśli jemu/jej zrobi się niedobrze/gorąco… if he/she feels sick/hot…- zrobiło mi się go żal I felt sorry for him- nagle zrobiło mu/jej się ciemno w oczach a. przed oczami he/she suddenly felt faint■ nie mieć co ze sobą zrobić to have nothing to do- zrobić coś z niczego to make something out of nothing- zrobić dobry początek to start off on the right foot, to get off to a good start- zrobić swoje to do one’s share a. bit- zrobić z kimś porządek to take sb in hand- zrobić z kogoś człowieka to make a decent human being out of sb- co nam zrobią, jeśli nie przyjdziemy nothing will happen if we don’t show up- co z nim/tobą zrobić he’s/you’re a hopeless case- co ja zrobię? what can I do?- co ja bez ciebie/niej zrobię? what will I do without you/her?The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > zr|obić
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72 pose
I
1. pəuz noun1) (a position or attitude of the body: a relaxed pose.) postura, pose2) (a false manner or way of behaving assumed in order to impress others; a pretence: His indignation was only a pose.) pose, afectación
2. verb1) (to position oneself eg for a photograph to be taken: She posed in the doorway.) posar2) ((with as) to pretend to be: He posed as a doctor.) hacerse pasar por
II pəuz verb(to set or offer (a question or problem) for answering or solving: He posed a difficult question; This poses a problem.)pose vb posarDel verbo posar: ( conjugate posar) \ \
posé es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
pose es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativoMultiple Entries: posar pose
posar ( conjugate posar) verbo intransitivo to pose posarse verbo pronominal [pájaro/insecto] to alight, land; [avión/helicóptero] to land
pose sustantivo femenino
posar
I vi (para una fotografía, un cuadro) to pose
II verbo transitivo to put o lay down
pose sustantivo femenino
1 (postura) pose
2 (actitud fingida) pose ' pose' also found in these entries: Spanish: plantear - posar - sugerente English: pose - posture - poseur - striketr[pəʊz]1 (problem, question, etc) plantear; (threat) representar1 (for painting, photograph) posar2 pejorative (behave affectedly) presumir, hacer pose\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto pose as hacerse pasar porpresent: plantear (una pregunta, etc.), representar (una amenaza)pose vi1) : posar (para una foto, etc.)2)to pose as : hacerse pasar porpose n1) : pose fto strike a pose: asumir una pose2) pretense: pose f, afectación fn.• postura s.f.v.• colocar v.• formular v.• plantear v.• posar v.
I
1. pəʊztransitive verb \<\<threat\>\> representar; \<\<problem/question\>\> plantear
2.
via) (Art, Phot) posarb) ( put on an act) hacerse* el interesantec) ( pretend to be)to pose AS somebody/something — hacerse* pasar por alguien/algo
II
a) ( position of body) pose f, postura fto strike a pose — ponerse* en pose
b) ( assumed manner) pose f, afectación f[pǝʊz]1. N1) [of body] postura f, actitud f2) (fig) afectación f, pose f2. VT1) (=position) hacer posar2) [+ problem, question, difficulty] plantear; [+ threat] representar, encerrar3. VI1) (=place o.s.) colocarse; (for artist etc) posar2) (affectedly) presumir, hacer pose3)to pose as — (=pretend to be) hacerse pasar por; (=disguise o.s. as) disfrazarse de
* * *
I
1. [pəʊz]transitive verb \<\<threat\>\> representar; \<\<problem/question\>\> plantear
2.
via) (Art, Phot) posarb) ( put on an act) hacerse* el interesantec) ( pretend to be)to pose AS somebody/something — hacerse* pasar por alguien/algo
II
a) ( position of body) pose f, postura fto strike a pose — ponerse* en pose
b) ( assumed manner) pose f, afectación f -
73 show off
1) (to show or display for admiration: He showed off his new car by taking it to work.) exhibir2) (to try to impress others with one's possessions, ability etc: She is just showing off - she wants everyone to know how well she speaks French (noun show-off a person who does this).) exhibir(se), lucir(se)show off1 n fantasma / fanfarrónshow off2 vb fardar / presumirshow off vt: hacer alarde de, ostentarshow off vi: lucirsev.• alardear v.• fachendear v.• farolear v.• ostentar v.1) v + adv lucirse*stop showing off — déjate de hacer tonterías or gracias
2) v + o + adv, v + adv + oa) ( display for admiration) \<\<wealth/knowledge\>\> presumir de, hacer* alarde deto show something off to somebody — mostrarle* or enseñarle orgullosamente algo a alguien
b) ( display to advantage) \<\<beauty/complexion\>\> hacer* resaltar, realzar*1.VI + ADV presumir, darse tonoto show off in front of one's friends — presumir or darse tono delante de las amistades
stop showing off! — ¡no presumas!
2. VT + ADV1) [+ beauty etc] hacer resaltar, destacar2) pej (=display) hacer alarde de, ostentar* * *1) v + adv lucirse*stop showing off — déjate de hacer tonterías or gracias
2) v + o + adv, v + adv + oa) ( display for admiration) \<\<wealth/knowledge\>\> presumir de, hacer* alarde deto show something off to somebody — mostrarle* or enseñarle orgullosamente algo a alguien
b) ( display to advantage) \<\<beauty/complexion\>\> hacer* resaltar, realzar* -
74 ansprechen
(unreg., trennb., hat -ge-)I v/t1. (jemanden) speak to ( auf + Akk about); jemanden mit Vornamen / seinem Titel ansprechen address s.o. by his ( oder her) first name / title; ansprechen als address as; (herantreten an, auch einen Fremden) approach (about, on); in sexueller Absicht: accost, solicit; ich habe ihn einfach angesprochen (ein Gespräch angefangen) I just started talking to him; ich fühle mich nicht angesprochen it’s got nothing to do with me; keiner fühlt sich angesprochen nobody wants anything to do with it ( oder wants to know)3. (Fragen, Probleme) touch (up)onII v/i1. ( auf + Akk) (reagieren) Patient etc.: respond (to); Messgerät: react; Bremse, Lenkung: gut / schlecht ansprechen respond well / poorly2. (wirken) Medizin: have the desired effect, work; die Medizin spricht bei ihm nicht an he’s not responding ( oder reacting) to the medicine, the medicine’s having no effect on himIII vt/i Sache: (gefallen) appeal to s.o.; go down well ( bei with); einen breiten Kreis ansprechen have wide appeal, be very popular* * *to speak to; to respond; to accost; to address* * *ạn|spre|chen sep1. vt1) (= anreden) to speak to; (= das Wort an jdn richten, mit Titel, Vornamen etc) to address; (belästigend) to accost/um etw ansprechen — to ask or approach sb about/for sth
es kommt darauf an, wie man die Leute anspricht — it depends on how you talk to people
damit sind Sie alle angesprochen — this is directed at all of you
3) (fig geh)4) (= erwähnen) to mention2. vi1) (auf +acc to) (= reagieren) (Patient, Gaspedal etc) to respond; (Messgerät) to react, to responddiese Tabletten sprechen bei ihr nicht an — these tablets don't have any effect on her
2) (= Anklang finden) to go down well, to meet with a good response* * *1) (to show a good reaction eg to some course of treatment: His illness did not respond to treatment by drugs.) respond2) (to pronounce: In the word `pneumonia', the letter p is not sounded.) sound* * *an|spre·chenI. vt1. (anreden)▪ jdn \ansprechen to speak to sb2. (betiteln)jdn [mit Kasimir/seinem Namen/seinem Titel] \ansprechen to address sb [as Kasimir/by his name/by his title]3. (erwähnen)4. (bitten)5. (meinen)▪ jdn \ansprechen to concern sbmit dieser Aufforderung sind wir alle angesprochen this request concerns us all6. (erwähnen)▪ etw \ansprechen to mention sth7. (gefallen)▪ jdn \ansprechen to appeal to sb8. (beeindrucken)▪ jdn \ansprechen to impress sbII. vi▪ bei jdm \ansprechen to make an impression on sb3. (Anklang finden)▪ [bei jdm] \ansprechen to appeal to sb, to make an impression [on sb]sehr \ansprechen to make a strong impression* * *1.unregelmäßiges transitives Verb1) speak to; (zudringlich) accostjemanden mit ‘Herr Doktor’ ansprechen — address somebody as ‘doctor’
jemanden auf etwas/jemanden ansprechen — speak to somebody about something/somebody
2) (gefallen) appeal to3) (zur Sprache bringen) mention; (kurz, oberflächlich) touch on2.unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb1) (reagieren) < patient, brake, clutch, etc.> respond (auf + Akk. to)2) (wirken) workbei jemandem gut/nicht ansprechen — have/not have the desired effect on somebody
* * *ansprechen (irr, trennb, hat -ge-)A. v/t1. (jemanden) speak to (auf +akk about);jemanden mit Vornamen/seinem Titel ansprechen address sb by his ( oder her) first name/title;ansprechen als address as; (herantreten an, auch einen Fremden) approach (about, on); in sexueller Absicht: accost, solicit;ich habe ihn einfach angesprochen (ein Gespräch angefangen) I just started talking to him;ich fühle mich nicht angesprochen it’s got nothing to do with me;keiner fühlt sich angesprochen nobody wants anything to do with it ( oder wants to know)B. v/i1. (gut/schlecht ansprechen respond well/poorly2. (wirken) Medizin: have the desired effect, work;die Medizin spricht bei ihm nicht an he’s not responding ( oder reacting) to the medicine, the medicine’s having no effect on himC. v/t & v/i Sache: (gefallen) appeal to sb; go down well (bei with);einen breiten Kreis ansprechen have wide appeal, be very popular* * *1.unregelmäßiges transitives Verb1) speak to; (zudringlich) accostjemanden mit ‘Herr Doktor’ ansprechen — address somebody as ‘doctor’
jemanden auf etwas/jemanden ansprechen — speak to somebody about something/somebody
2) (gefallen) appeal to3) (zur Sprache bringen) mention; (kurz, oberflächlich) touch on2.unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb1) (reagieren) <patient, brake, clutch, etc.> respond (auf + Akk. to)2) (wirken) workbei jemandem gut/nicht ansprechen — have/not have the desired effect on somebody
* * *v.to accost v.to respond v.to speak to v. -
75 carry
1. transitive verb1) (transport) tragen; (with emphasis on destination) bringen; [Strom:] spülen; [Verkehrsmittel:] beförderncarry all before one — (fig.) nicht aufzuhalten sein
2) (conduct) leitencarry something into effect — etwas in die Tat umsetzen
4) (have with one)carry [with one] — bei sich haben od. tragen; tragen [Waffe, Kennzeichen]
6) (hold)she carries herself well — sie hat eine gute Haltung
7) (prolong)carry modesty/altruism etc. to excess — die Bescheidenheit/den Altruismus usw. bis zum Exzess treiben
8) (Math.): (transfer) im Sinn behalten9) (win) durchbringen [Antrag, Gesetzentwurf, Vorschlag]2. intransitive verbcarry the day — den Sieg davontragen
[Stimme, Laut:] zu hören seinPhrasal Verbs:- carry on* * *['kæri]1) (to take from one place etc to another: She carried the child over the river; Flies carry disease.) tragen2) (to go from one place to another: Sound carries better over water.) reichen; übertragen3) (to support: These stone columns carry the weight of the whole building.) tragen4) (to have or hold: This job carries great responsibility.) mit sich bringen5) (to approve (a bill etc) by a majority of votes: The parliamentary bill was carried by forty-two votes.) durchsetzen•- carry-all- carry-cot
- be/get carried away
- carry forward
- carry off
- carry on
- carry out
- carry weight* * *car·ry<- ie->[ˈkæri, AM ˈkeri]I. vt1. (bear)▪ to \carry sb/sth jdn/etw tragento \carry sb piggyback jdn huckepack tragen2. (move)▪ to \carry sb/sth somewhere jdn/etw irgendwohin tragenthe wind carried the leaves up in the air der Wind wirbelte die Blätter hochto be carried downstream/down the river flussabwärts treiben3. (transport)▪ to \carry sb/sth jdn/etw transportieren [o befördern]the bus was \carrying our children to school der Bus brachte unsere Kinder zur Schulethe truck was not \carrying a load der Lastwagen war nicht beladenthe stranded ship was \carrying cargo das gestrandete Schiff hatte eine Ladung an Bord4. (sustain the weight of)▪ to \carry sb/sth jdn/etw tragenI'm so tired my legs won't \carry me ich bin so müde, ich kann mich kaum mehr auf den Beinen halten5. (have with you)it's risky to \carry a knife/revolver [with you] es ist riskant, ein Messer/einen Revolver bei sich zu tragenshe always carries a picture of her mother with her [in her wallet] sie hat immer ein Bild von ihrer Mutter [in ihrer Brieftasche] bei sich6. (retain)to \carry sth in one's head etw [im Kopf] behaltento \carry the memory of sth [with one] etw in Erinnerung behalten7. (have, incur)murder used to \carry the death penalty auf Mord stand früher die Todesstrafeall cigarette packets \carry a warning auf allen Zigarettenpäckchen steht eine Warnungto \carry conviction überzeugend seinhis speech carried a lot of conviction seine Rede klang sehr überzeugtto \carry insurance versichert seinto \carry a penalty eine [Geld]strafe nach sich ziehento \carry responsibility Verantwortung tragenher job carries a lot of responsibility ihre Stelle bringt viel Verantwortung mit sich, sie trägt in ihrem Job viel Verantwortungto \carry sail NAUT Segel gesetzt haben8. (contain)▪ to \carry sth etw enthalten9. MUSto \carry a tune eine Melodie halten [können]10. (transmit)▪ to \carry sth etw übertragento \carry electricity/oil/water Strom/Erdöl/Wasser leiten11. MED▪ to \carry sth etw übertragenmalaria is carried by mosquitoes Malaria wird von Stechmücken übertragen12. (support)▪ to \carry sb für jdn aufkommento \carry an animal through the winter ein Tier über den Winter bringenthe company is currently being carried by its export sales die Firma wird im Moment durch ihre Exporte getragenwe cannot afford to \carry people who don't work hard Leute, die nicht hart arbeiten, sind für uns nicht tragbarmany animals store food in autumn to \carry them through the winter viele Tier sammeln im Herbst Futter um damit durch den Winter zu kommen▪ to \carry oneself:you can tell she's a dancer from the way that she carries herself an ihrer Haltung erkennt man gleich, dass sie Tänzerin ist14. (sell) shop▪ to \carry sth etw führen15. (win)▪ to \carry sb jdn auf seine Seite ziehen▪ to \carry sth:the president carried most of the southern states der Präsident gewann in den meisten südlichen Bundesstaaten die Wahlto \carry the day den Sieg davontragenthe party's popular plans will surely \carry the day at the next election mit ihren populären Vorhaben wird die Partei die nächsten Wahlen bestimmt für sich entscheidenhis motion was carried unanimously/by 210 votes to 160 sein Antrag wurde einstimmig/mit 210 zu 160 Stimmen angenommen17. JOURNthe newspapers all \carry the same story on their front page die Zeitungen warten alle mit der gleichen Titelstory auf18. (develop)to \carry sb's ideas further jds Ideen weiterentwickelnto \carry an argument to its [logical] conclusion ein Argument [bis zum Schluss] durchdenkento \carry sth to an end etw zu Ende führento \carry sth to extremes [or its limits] etw bis zum Exzess treibento \carry the joke too far den Spaß zu weit treiben19. MATH3, \carry 1 3, behalte 1 [o 1 im Sinn20. (be pregnant)to \carry a child ein Kind erwarten, schwanger seinwhen I was \carrying Rajiv als ich mit Rajiv schwanger war21. (submit)to \carry one's complaints to sb jdm seine Beschwerden vortragen22. FINto \carry interest Zinsen abwerfenthe bonds \carry interest at 10% die Wertpapiere werfen 10 % Zinsen ab23.▶ to \carry all before one/it (be successful) vollen Erfolg haben; ( hum: have big breasts) viel Holz vor der Hütte haben humII. vi1. (be audible) zu hören seinthe actors' voices carried right to the back die Darsteller waren bis in die letzte Reihe zu hören2. (fly) fliegenthe ball carried high into the air der Ball flog hoch in die Luftpositive/negative \carry finanzieller Gewinn/Verlust* * *['krɪ]1. vt1) load, person, object tragen; message (über)bringen2) (vehicle = convey) befördern; goods also transportierena boat carrying missiles to Cuba —
the wind carried the sound to him — der Wind trug die Laute zu ihm hin or an sein Ohr
4) (fig)he carried his audience (along) with him — er riss das Publikum mit, er begeisterte das Publikum
the loan carries 5% interest — das Darlehen wird mit 5% verzinst
this job carries extra pay/a lot of responsibility — dieser Posten bringt eine höhere Bezahlung/viel Verantwortung mit sich
the offence carries a penalty of £50 — auf dies Vergehen or darauf steht eine Geldstrafe von £ 50
5) (bridge etc = support) tragen, stützen6) (COMM) goods, stock führen, (auf Lager) haben9) (= win) einnehmen, erobernto carry the day —
to carry all before one ( hum woman ) —, woman ) viel Holz vor der Tür haben (inf)
the motion was carried unanimously —
10)he carries himself well/like a soldier — er hat eine gute/soldatische Haltung
11) (PRESS) story, photo bringen12) (MED)people carrying the AIDS virus — Menschen, die das Aidsvirus in sich (dat) tragen
13) (= be pregnant with) erwarten, schwanger gehen mit (geh)to be carrying a child — schwanger sein, ein Kind erwarten
14) (MATH)... and carry 2 —... übertrage or behalte 2,... und 2 im Sinn (inf)
2. vithe sound of the alphorn carried for miles — der Klang des Alphorns war meilenweit zu hören
2) (ball, arrow) fliegen* * *carry [ˈkærı]A s1. Trag-, Schussweite fB v/t1. tragen:carry sth in one’s hand;he carried his jacket er trug seine Jacke (über dem Arm);she lost the baby she was carrying sie verlor das Kind, das sie unter dem Herzen trug;pillars carrying an arch bogentragende Pfeiler;carry one’s head high den Kopf hoch tragen;carry o.s. wella) sich gut halten,b) sich gut benehmen;carry a disease eine Krankheit weitertragen oder verbreiten;carry sails SCHIFF Segel führen;he knows how to carry his liquor er kann eine Menge (Alkohol) vertragen;he can’t carry his liquor er verträgt nichts;as fast as his legs could carry him so schnell ihn seine Beine trugen;a) auf der ganzen Linie siegen oder erfolgreich sein,they carry the British hopes sie tragen oder auf ihnen ruhen die britischen Hoffnungen2. fig tragen, (unter)stützen3. bringen, tragen, führen, schaffen, befördern:a taxi carried me to the station ein Taxi brachte mich zum Bahnhof;carry mail BAHN Post befördern;4. eine Nachricht etc (über)bringen:he carried his complaint to the manager er trug seine Beschwerde dem Geschäftsführer vor5. mitführen, mit sich oder bei sich tragen:carry a watch eine Uhr tragen oder haben;carry sth with one fig etwas im Geiste mit sich herumtragencarry conviction überzeugen(d sein oder klingen);carry a moral eine Moral (zum Inhalt) haben;carry no risk mit keinem Risiko verbunden sein;this does not carry any weight with him das beeindruckt ihn nicht im Mindesten7. fig nach sich ziehen, zur Folge haben:treason carries the death penalty auf Hochverrat steht die Todesstrafe;carry consequences Folgen haben8. weiterführen, (hindurch-, hinauf- etc)führen, eine Hecke, Mauer, etc ziehen:carry the chimney through the roof den Schornstein durch das Dach führen9. fig fortreißen, überwältigen:carry the audience with one die Zuhörer mitreißen;carry sb to victory SPORT jemanden zum Sieg treiben10. fig treiben:carry it with a high hand gebieterisch auftreten11. figa) erreichen, durchsetzen:b) PARL einen Antrag etc durchbringen:carry a motion unanimously einen Antrag einstimmig annehmen;the motion was carried der Antrag ging durch12. figa) einen Preis etc erlangen, erringen, gewinnenc) MIL eine Festung etc (ein)nehmen, erobern13. Früchte etc tragen, hervorbringen14. Mineralien etc führen, enthalten15. tragen, unterhalten, ernähren:16. einen Bericht etc bringen:the press carried the statement without comment die Presse brachte oder veröffentlichte die Erklärung kommentarlos17. WIRTSCHa) eine Ware führenb) eine Schuld etc in den Büchern führend) eine Versicherung etc zahlen:carry insurance versichert sein19. MUS einen Ton, eine Melodie tragenC v/i3. tragen, reichen (Stimme, Schusswaffe etc):his voice carries far seine Stimme trägt weit4. sich gut etc tragen lassen5. fliegen (Ball etc)6. besonders US Anklang finden, einschlagen umg (Kunstwerk etc)* * *1. transitive verb1) (transport) tragen; (with emphasis on destination) bringen; [Strom:] spülen; [Verkehrsmittel:] beförderncarry all before one — (fig.) nicht aufzuhalten sein
2) (conduct) leitencarry [with one] — bei sich haben od. tragen; tragen [Waffe, Kennzeichen]
5) (possess) besitzen [Autorität, Gewicht]; see also conviction 2)6) (hold)7) (prolong)carry modesty/altruism etc. to excess — die Bescheidenheit/den Altruismus usw. bis zum Exzess treiben
8) (Math.): (transfer) im Sinn behalten9) (win) durchbringen [Antrag, Gesetzentwurf, Vorschlag]2. intransitive verb[Stimme, Laut:] zu hören seinPhrasal Verbs:- carry on* * *v.befördern v.tragen v.(§ p.,pp.: trug, getragen)übertragen v. -
76 estampar
v.1 to print (imprimir) (en tela, papel).2 to plant (dar) (beso).3 to stamp, to seal.* * *1 (imprimir) to print2 (metales) to stamp3 (dejar huella) to stamp1 familiar (estrellarse) to crash\estampar la firma to sign* * *verb1) to stamp2) print* * *VT1) (Tip) (=imprimir) to print; (=marcar) to stamp; (=grabar) to engrave; (=filetear) to tool2) [en la mente, memoria] to stamp, imprint (en on)3) ** * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( imprimir) <tela/diseño> to print; < metal> to stamp; ( formando relieve) to embossescenas que quedaron estampadas en su memoria — scenes that remained engraved o stamped on his memory
2) (fam) ( arrojar)estampó el libro contra el suelo — she threw o hurled the book to the floor
3) (fam) < beso> to plant2.estamparse v pron (fam)estamparse contra algo/alguien — to crash into something/somebody
* * *= rubber stamp, tool.Ex. The procedure to be followed if the decision to withdraw has been taken would be: rubber stamp the book so that the word 'withdrawn' clearly appears on it.Ex. In bindings of the later hand-press period the title of the book was tooled on the spine.----* máquina de estampar en relieve = embossing machine.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( imprimir) <tela/diseño> to print; < metal> to stamp; ( formando relieve) to embossescenas que quedaron estampadas en su memoria — scenes that remained engraved o stamped on his memory
2) (fam) ( arrojar)estampó el libro contra el suelo — she threw o hurled the book to the floor
3) (fam) < beso> to plant2.estamparse v pron (fam)estamparse contra algo/alguien — to crash into something/somebody
* * *= rubber stamp, tool.Ex: The procedure to be followed if the decision to withdraw has been taken would be: rubber stamp the book so that the word 'withdrawn' clearly appears on it.
Ex: In bindings of the later hand-press period the title of the book was tooled on the spine.* máquina de estampar en relieve = embossing machine.* * *estampar [A1 ]vtA (imprimir) ‹tela/diseño› to print; ‹metal› to stamp; (formando relieve) to embossestampó su firma al pie del documento he appended his signature to the documentuna tela estampada a mano a hand-printed fabricaquellas escenas quedaron estampadas en su memoria those scenes remained engraved o stamped o etched on his memoryestampó el libro contra el suelo she threw o hurled the book to the floorla estampó contra la pared he slammed her against the wallC ( fam); ‹beso› to plantle estampó un beso en la frente she planted a kiss on his foreheadme estampó la mano en la cara she smacked me in the face ( colloq)( fam) estamparse CONTRA algo/algn to crash INTO sth/sb* * *
estampar ( conjugate estampar) verbo transitivo ( imprimir) ‹tela/diseño› to print;
‹ metal› to stamp;
( formando relieve) to emboss
estampar verbo transitivo
1 (en tela, papel) to print: ha estampado sus iniciales en toda su correspondencia, she printed her initials on all of her letters
2 (dejar huella o señal) to imprint: su cara se estampó en mi memoria, his face is etched on my memory
3 (estrellar, arrojar) to hurl [contra, against]: estampó el vaso contra la pared, she hurled the glass against the wall
' estampar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
lisa
- liso
- sellar
- troquel
English:
impress
- print
* * *♦ vt1. [imprimir] [en tela, papel] to print;[metal] to stamp3. [dejar huella de] to leave a mark of;estampar el pie en la arena to make a mark in the sand with one's foot4. [arrojar]estampar algo/a alguien contra to fling sth/sb against, to hurl sth/sb against;lo estampó contra la puerta de un puñetazo he punched him, flinging o hurling him against the door5. [dar] [beso] to plant;[bofetada] to land* * *v/t1 sello put2 tejido print3 pasaporte stamp4:le estampó una bofetada en la cara fam she smacked him one fam* * *estampar vt: to stamp, to print, to engrave -
77 tela
f.1 fabric, material (tejido).tela de araña cobwebtela asfáltica asphalt roofing/flooringtela metálica wire netting2 canvas (art) (lienzo).3 dough (informal) (money).4 cloth, fabric, web.* * *1 (textil) material, fabric, cloth2 (de araña) cobweb3 (de la leche) skin4 (membrana) membrane7 familiar (asunto, tema) subject, matter\en tela (encuadernación) clothhay tela que cortar familiar there's plenty to be doneponer en tela de juicio figurado to questiontiene mucha tela familiar there's more to it than meets the eye, it's no mean feattela marinera familiar long, drawn-out business■ la venta de sus propiedades tiene tela marinera the sale of his property is going to be a long, drawn-out businesstela metálica wire gauze* * *noun f.cloth, fabric, material, stuff* * *SF1) (=tejido) cloth, fabric; (=trozo) piece of clothesta tela es muy resistente — this cloth o fabric is very strong
2) (Arte) (=lienzo) canvas, painting3) [en líquido] skin4) (Anat) membrane5) (Bot) skin6) ** (=dinero) dough *, cash *sacudir o soltar la tela — to cough up *, fork out *
7) And (=tortilla) thin maize pancake8) *(tb: tela marinera)el asunto tiene (mucha) tela o tiene tela (marinera) — it's a complicated matter, there's a lot to it
-ya va por el quinto marido -¡tiene tela (marinera)! — "she's already on her fifth husband" - "that takes some beating!" *
9) ** [enfático]tela de: es tela de guapa — she's dead o really gorgeous *
* * *1) (Tex) ( material) material, fabric, clothtela sintética — man-made o synthetic material
allí hay (mucha) tela de donde or para cortar — there's plenty that could be said about that
poner algo en tela de juicio — to call something into question
tener tela (marinera) — (Esp fam) asunto to be tricky
2) (Art) ( cuadro) canvas, painting3) ( membrana) skin, film* * *= cloth, material, fabric.Ex. But edition binding in leather was at least as early as edition binding in cloth.Ex. Cloth styles began to change in the 1920s with the introduction of plain uncalendered materials that made a virtue of showing the pattern of the weave.Ex. The use of fabric softener may however reduce the water absorption capabilities of the fabric, and is contraindicated in some articles like microfibre.----* calandria para fabricar tela = cloth-maker's calender.* cerca de tela metálica = wire fence.* de tela = cloth.* edición en tela = hardcover edition, hardcover.* encuadernación en tela = cloth casing, cloth binding.* encuadernación en tela bordada = embroidered binding.* encuadernado en tela = cloth-bound, cloth-cased, cloth-covered.* papel de tela = rag paper.* pasta de tela = cloth case.* pasta en tela = cloth board.* poner en tela de juicio = throw + doubt on, contest.* preparar una tela = dress + cloth.* productos decorados con tela escocesa = tartanware.* sobre forro de tela = cloth-backed.* tela de algodón = calico, cotton fabric.* tela de cuadros = tweed.* tela de encuadernación = book-cloth, binding cloth.* tela de esmeril = emery cloth.* tela de felpa = terry cloth [terrycloth], towelling [toweling, -USA].* tela de piel de topo = moleskin.* tela de sábana = linen.* tela de saco = sacking, sackcloth.* tela de toalla = terry cloth [terrycloth], towelling [toweling, -USA].* tela escesa de cuadros = tartan.* tela escocesa = tartan.* tela metálica = wire mesh, woven wire, chicken wire, poultry netting, rabbit netting, mesh netting, wire netting.* tela metálica continua = machine wire.* tela típica escocesa = tartan.* tela típica escocesa de cuadros = tartan.* trozo de tela = strip of cloth.* valla de tela metálica = wire fence.* verja de tela metálica = wire fence.* * *1) (Tex) ( material) material, fabric, clothtela sintética — man-made o synthetic material
allí hay (mucha) tela de donde or para cortar — there's plenty that could be said about that
poner algo en tela de juicio — to call something into question
tener tela (marinera) — (Esp fam) asunto to be tricky
2) (Art) ( cuadro) canvas, painting3) ( membrana) skin, film* * *= cloth, material, fabric.Ex: But edition binding in leather was at least as early as edition binding in cloth.
Ex: Cloth styles began to change in the 1920s with the introduction of plain uncalendered materials that made a virtue of showing the pattern of the weave.Ex: The use of fabric softener may however reduce the water absorption capabilities of the fabric, and is contraindicated in some articles like microfibre.* calandria para fabricar tela = cloth-maker's calender.* cerca de tela metálica = wire fence.* de tela = cloth.* edición en tela = hardcover edition, hardcover.* encuadernación en tela = cloth casing, cloth binding.* encuadernación en tela bordada = embroidered binding.* encuadernado en tela = cloth-bound, cloth-cased, cloth-covered.* papel de tela = rag paper.* pasta de tela = cloth case.* pasta en tela = cloth board.* poner en tela de juicio = throw + doubt on, contest.* preparar una tela = dress + cloth.* productos decorados con tela escocesa = tartanware.* sobre forro de tela = cloth-backed.* tela de algodón = calico, cotton fabric.* tela de cuadros = tweed.* tela de encuadernación = book-cloth, binding cloth.* tela de esmeril = emery cloth.* tela de felpa = terry cloth [terrycloth], towelling [toweling, -USA].* tela de piel de topo = moleskin.* tela de sábana = linen.* tela de saco = sacking, sackcloth.* tela de toalla = terry cloth [terrycloth], towelling [toweling, -USA].* tela escesa de cuadros = tartan.* tela escocesa = tartan.* tela metálica = wire mesh, woven wire, chicken wire, poultry netting, rabbit netting, mesh netting, wire netting.* tela metálica continua = machine wire.* tela típica escocesa = tartan.* tela típica escocesa de cuadros = tartan.* trozo de tela = strip of cloth.* valla de tela metálica = wire fence.* verja de tela metálica = wire fence.* * *tela de lana wool, wool fabrictela de algodón cotton, cotton fabrictela sintética man-made o synthetic materialtela lisa/estampada plain/patterned material o fabriccompré una tela de algodón para hacerme una falda I bought some cotton material o fabric to make myself a skirt¿es de tela o de cuero? is it made out of fabric or leather?se necesitan 12 metros de tela you need 12 meters of fabric o material o clothestaba cubierta con una tela blanca it was covered with a white clothun libro encuadernado en tela a clothbound bookallí hay (mucha) tela de donde or para cortar there's plenty that could be said about thatponer algo en tela de juicio to call sth into question, question sthtener tela (marinera) ( Esp fam): vamos a tener tela para rato we're going to have a lot of work on our handseste asunto tiene tela (marinera) this is a very tricky matter o businessestos niños tienen tela these kids are a real handful ( colloq)Compuestos:( Chi) adhesive tapeel desván estaba lleno de telas de araña the attic was full of cobwebs(Col, Méx) sackclothsackclothwire netting, wire mesh, wire gauzeC (membrana) skin, film* * *
tela sustantivo femenino
1 (Tex) ( material) material, fabric;
tela de araña See Also→ telaraña;
tela metálica wire mesh
2 (Art) ( cuadro) canvas, painting
3 ( membrana) skin, film
tela sustantivo femenino
1 Tex cloth
(en sastrería, tapicería) fabric: he comprado la tela para hacer las cortinas, I've bought the material for the curtains
tela metálica, wire mesh
2 Arte canvas
3 fam (dinero, pasta) dough
3 fig (trabajo o asunto pendiente) job: tengo tela para rato, I've still got a lot of work to do
4 fam (dificultad) convencerle tenía tela, it was a hard job to convince him
♦ Locuciones: familiar hay tela (marinera), it's a tricky business
figurado tiene mucha tela, it's not an easy thing
poner en tela de juicio, to question
La traducción más común es cloth y se refiere de forma genérica al material del que están hechas las cosas. Material y fabric se aplican a las telas usadas en sastrería y tapicería. Fabric es una palabra más técnica y a menudo describe una tela de distintos colores. Como tela, cloth es incontable, mientras que fabric y material pueden ser tanto incontables como contables.
' tela' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acolchar
- acolchada
- acolchado
- arruga
- arrugar
- arrugarse
- brillo
- caída
- chaleco
- cuadro
- destrozar
- estampar
- estampada
- estampado
- fina
- fino
- franja
- hilo
- jirón
- lunar
- moteada
- moteado
- pliegue
- pudrirse
- rajarse
- rasgar
- reseca
- reseco
- retazo
- rollo
- romper
- sobrar
- tacto
- talego
- tejido
- tira
- transparencia
- tupida
- tupido
- aguantador
- áspero
- bayeta
- brazalete
- brillante
- burdo
- calado
- cáñamo
- chatel
- contrapelo
- corte
English:
armband
- band
- break
- close
- cloth
- coarse
- denim
- dingy
- drape
- duct tape
- fabric
- fine
- fluffy
- fray
- give
- heavy
- impress
- imprint
- length
- linen
- mangy
- material
- mohair
- pattern
- plain
- polka dot
- quilting
- rich
- roll
- rough
- scratch
- sheer
- shred
- shrink
- shrinkage
- smooth out
- snag
- split
- spot
- spotted
- stiff
- stiffen
- stretch
- tartan
- tear
- thick
- tough
- tweed
- waterproof
- wear
* * *♦ nf1. [tejido] fabric, material;[retal] piece of material;tela de algodón cotton;tela estampada/lisa printed/plain material o fabric;está hecho de una tela ligera it's made out of a light fabric;le pusieron una tela encima they covered it with some cloth;una funda de tela a fabric cover;un libro encuadernado en tela a clothbound book;haber mucha tela que cortar: hay mucha tela que cortar en relación con esto there's plenty that could be said about this;poner algo en tela de juicio to call sth into questionAm tela adhesiva (sticking) plaster;tela de araña spider's web, cobweb;tela asfáltica asphalt roofing/flooring;Méx tela de costal sackcloth; RP tela esponja towelling;tela metálica wire netting;tela de saco sackcloth;tela tejana denim;tela vaquera denim2. [lienzo, pintura] canvastener (mucha) tela [ser difícil] to be (very) tricky;hay tela (para rato) [trabajo] there's no shortage of things to do;¡fue tela marinera! it was a nightmare!es tela de guapa she's really gorgeous♦ advEsp Fam [muchísimo]me gusta tela I really love it* * *f fabric, material;poner en tela de juicio call into question;hay tela para rato fam there’s a lot to be done;tener tela (marinera) fam be tricky fam, be tough fam ;hay mucha tela que cortar fam there’s plenty that could be said on the subject* * *tela nf1) : fabric, cloth, material2)tela de araña : spiderweb3)poner en tela de juicio : to call into question, to doubt* * *tela n1. (tejido) material / cloth / fabric2. (lienzo) canvastela de araña spider's web / cobweb -
78 rater
rater [ʀate]➭ TABLE 11. intransitive verb[projet, affaire] to fail• je t'avais dit qu'il le casserait, ça n'a pas raté (inf) I told you he'd break it and sure enough he did!• ça ne rate jamais ! it never fails!2. transitive verba. ( = manquer) [+ balle, cible, occasion, train, rendez-vous, spectacle, personne] to miss• raté ! missed!• si tu croyais m'impressionner, c'est raté if you were trying to impress me, it hasn't worked!• il n'en rate pas une ! (ironic) he's always doing stupid things• je ne te raterai pas ! ( = je me vengerai) I'll show you!b. ( = ne pas réussir) [+ travail, affaire] to mess up ; [+ mayonnaise, sauce, plat] to make a mess of ; [+ examen] to fail* * *ʀate
1.
1) ( ne pas réussir) to fail, to flunk (colloq) US [examen]j'ai raté ma vie/ma photo — my life/my photo is a failure
elle a raté son coup — (colloq) she has failed
2) ( ne pas être présent pour) to miss [train, début de film, rendez-vous]3) (ne pas atteindre, ne pas voir) to miss [cible, objectif, marche, personne]
2.
verbe intransitif [plan, opération] to fail, to flop (colloq)ça va tout faire rater — (colloq) it'll spoil everything
3.
se rater verbe pronominal1) ( soi-même) to bungle one's suicide attempt2) ( ne pas se voir)* * *ʀate1. vi1) (= échouer) [affaire, projet] to go wrong, to fail2) (= ne pas partir) [coup de feu] to fail to go off2. vt1) [cible, train, occasion] to missChantal a raté son train. — Chantal missed her train.
rater sa cible [bombe, projectile] — to miss its target, [tireur] to miss
2) [démonstration, plat] to make a mess ofElle a raté sa pizza. — She made a mess of her pizza.
3) [examen] to failJ'ai raté mon examen de maths. — I failed my maths exam.
* * *rater verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( ne pas réussir) to fail, to flunk○ US [examen]; j'ai raté ma vie/ma carrière my life/my career is a failure; j'ai raté mon gâteau/ma photo my cake/my photo is a failure; je rate toujours les gâteaux my cakes are never a success; rater un saut en hauteur to fail a high-jump; elle a raté son coup○ she has failed;2 ( ne pas être présent pour) to miss [train, début de film, rendez-vous]; rater son train de cinq minutes to miss the train by five minutes;3 (ne pas atteindre, ne pas voir) to miss [cible, objectif, marche, personne]; il n'en rate pas une○ he can be relied upon to put his foot in it○;4 ○( ne pas sanctionner) la prochaine fois je ne le raterai pas next time I won't let him get away with it; elle ne l'a pas raté○ fig she put him in his place○.B vi1 [plan, opération] to fail, flop○; il dit toujours des bêtises, ça ne rate jamais○ he can be relied upon to say something stupid; ça va tout faire rater○ it'll spoil everything;2 [arme] to misfire.C se rater vpr1 ( soi-même) to bungle one's suicide attempt;2 ( ne pas se voir) nous nous sommes ratés we missed each other.[rate] verbe intransitif1. (familier) [échouer] to failje t'avais dit qu'elle serait en retard, et ça n'a pas raté! I told you she'd be late, and sure enough she was!tais-toi, tu vas tout faire rater! shut up or you'll ruin everything!2. ARMEMENT————————[rate] verbe transitif1. [but] to misss'il recommence, je te jure que je ne le raterai pas! (familier) if he does it again, I swear I'll get him!2. [avion, rendez-vous, visiteur, occasion] to missje n'ai pas vu le concert — tu n'as rien raté/tu as raté quelque chose! I didn't see the concert — you didn't miss anything/you really missed something!3. [ne pas réussir]————————se rater verbe pronominalil s'est coupé les cheveux lui-même, il s'est complètement raté! he cut his hair himself and made a complete mess of it!elle est tombée de vélo, elle ne s'est pas ratée! she didn't half hurt herself when she fell off her bike! -
79 ostentatious
adjectiveprunkhaft [Kleidung, Schmuck]; prahlerisch [Art]; auffällig großzügig [Spende]be ostentatious about something — mit etwas prunken od. (ugs.) protzen
* * *[osten'teiʃəs](behaving, done etc in such a way as to be seen by other people and to impress them: Their style of living is very ostentatious.) protzig- academic.ru/52285/ostentation">ostentation- ostentatiousness
- ostentatiously* * *os·ten·ta·tious[ˌɒstenˈteɪʃəs, AM ˌɑ:stənˈ-]\ostentatious jewellery protziger Schmuck* * *["ɒsten'teɪʃəs]adj1) (= pretentious) pompös, protzig (inf)2) (= conspicuous) ostentativ, betont auffällig* * *ostentatious adj (adv ostentatiously)1. großtuerisch, prahlerisch:be ostentatious about sth etwas protzig zur Schau stellen, mit etwas protzen (beide umg)2. (bewusst) herausfordernd, ostentativ, betont, demonstrativ3. prunkhaft, prächtig* * *adjectiveprunkhaft [Kleidung, Schmuck]; prahlerisch [Art]; auffällig großzügig [Spende]be ostentatious about something — mit etwas prunken od. (ugs.) protzen
* * *adj.demonstrativ adj.ostentativ adj.prahlerisch adj.protzend adj. -
80 to
to [tu:, tə]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. preposition2. adverb3. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. preposition━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► When to is the second element in a phrasal verb, eg apply to, set to, look up the verb. When to is part of a set combination, eg nice to, of help to, look up the adjective or noun.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━a. (direction, movement) à━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► to it ( = there) y• I liked the exhibition, I went to it twice j'ai aimé l'exposition, j'y suis allé deux foisb. ( = towards) versc. (home, workplace) chez► to + feminine country/area en• to England/France en Angleterre/France• to Brittany/Provence en Bretagne/Provence• to Sicily/Crete en Sicile/Crète• to Louisiana/Virginia en Louisiane/Virginie━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► en is also used with masculine countries beginning with a vowel.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• to Iran/Israel en Iran/Israël► to + masculine country/area au• to Japan/Kuwait au Japon/Koweït• to the Sahara/Kashmir au Sahara/Cachemire► to + plural country/group of islands aux• to the United States/the West Indies aux États-Unis/Antilles► to + town/island without article à• to London/Lyons à Londres/Lyon• to Cuba/Malta à Cuba/Malte• is this the road to Newcastle? est-ce que c'est la route de Newcastle ?• it is 90km to Paris ( = from here to) nous sommes à 90 km de Paris ; ( = from there to) c'est à 90 km de Paris• planes to Heathrow les vols mpl à destination de Heathrow► to + masculine state/region/county dans• to Texas/Ontario dans le Texas/l'Ontario• to Sussex/Yorkshire dans le Sussex/le Yorkshire━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► dans is also used with many départements.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• to the Drôme/the Var dans la Drôme/le Vare. ( = up to) jusqu'àf. ► to + person (indirect object) à━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► When a relative clause ends with to, a different word order is required in French.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► When translating to + pronoun, look up the pronoun. The translation depends on whether it is stressed or unstressed.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━h. (in ratios) he got a big majority (twenty votes to seven) il a été élu à une large majorité (vingt voix contre sept)i. ( = concerning) that's all there is to it ( = it's easy) ce n'est pas plus difficile que ça• you're not going, and that's all there is to it ( = that's definite) tu n'iras pas, un point c'est toutj. ( = of) de━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► A preposition may be required with the French infinitive, depending on what precedes it: look up the verb or adjective.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► The French verb may take a clause, rather than the infinitive.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• well, to sum up... alors, pour résumer...• we are writing to inform you... nous vous écrivons pour vous informer que...━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► to is not translated when it stands for the infinitive.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• he'd like me to come, but I don't want to il voudrait que je vienne mais je ne veux pas• yes, I'd love to oui, volontiers2. adverb( = shut) to push the door to pousser la porte3. compounds(plural to-dos)• he made a great to-do about lending me the car il a fait toute une histoire pour me prêter la voiture ► to-ing and fro-ing noun allées et venues fpl* * *1. [tə], devant une voyelle [tʊ, tuː], emphatique [tuː]1) ( expressing purpose) pour2) ( linking consecutive acts)he looked up to see... — en levant les yeux, il a vu...
3) ( after superlatives) àthe youngest to do — le or la plus jeune à faire
‘did you go?’ - ‘no I promised not to’ — ‘tu y es allé?’ - ‘non j'avais promis de ne pas le faire’
‘are you staying? ’ - ‘I want to but...’ — ‘tu restes?’ - ‘j'aimerais bien mais...’
it is difficult to do something — il est difficile de faire quelque chose; ( expressing wish)
2.oh to be able to stay in bed! — hum ô pouvoir rester au lit!
1) ( in direction of) à [shops, school]; ( with purpose of visiting) chez [doctor's, dentist's]; ( towards) vers2) ( up to) jusqu'àto the end/this day — jusqu'à la fin/ce jour
3) ( in telling time)4) ( introducing direct or indirect object) [give, offer] àto me/my daughter it's just a minor problem — pour moi/ma fille ce n'est qu'un problème mineur
5) (in toasts, dedications) àto prosperity — à la prospérité; ( on tombstone)
6) ( in accordance with)7) (in relationships, comparisons)8) ( showing accuracy)9) ( showing reason)10) ( belonging to) depersonal assistant to the director — assistant/-e m/f du directeur
11) ( on to) [tied] à; [pinned] à [noticeboard etc]; sur [lapel, dress]12) ( showing reaction) à3. [tuː]to his surprise/dismay — à sa grande surprise/consternation
••that's all there is to it — ( it's easy) c'est aussi simple que ça; ( not for further discussion) un point c'est tout
what a to-do! — (colloq) quelle histoire! (colloq)
what's it to you? — (colloq) qu'est-ce que ça peut te faire?
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