-
121 man
mæn
1. plural - men; noun1) (an adult male human being: Hundreds of men, women and children; a four-man team.) hombre2) (human beings taken as a whole; the human race: the development of man.) ser humano, hombre3) (obviously masculine male person: He's independent, tough, strong, brave - a real man!) hombre4) (a word sometimes used in speaking informally or giving commands to someone: Get on with your work, man, and stop complaining!) hombre, tío, macho5) (an ordinary soldier, who is not an officer: officers and men.) soldado6) (a piece used in playing chess or draughts: I took three of his men in one move.) pieza, ficha
2. verb(to supply with men (especially soldiers): The colonel manned the guns with soldiers from our regiment.) dotar de personal- - man- manhood
- mankind
- manly
- manliness
- manned
- man-eating
- man-eater
- manhandle
- manhole
- man-made
- manpower
- manservant
- mansized
- mansize
- manslaughter
- menfolk
- menswear
- as one man
- the man in the street
- man of letters
- man of the world
- man to man
- to a man
man n hombretr[mæn]1 Isla de Man1) person: hombre m, persona f2) male: hombre m3) mankind: humanidad fn.(§ pl.: men) = hombre s.m.• obrero s.m.• ser humano s.m.• señor s.m.• soldado s.m.• varón s.m.v.• dotar v.• guarnecer v.• proveer de gente armada v.• tripular v.= Manitoba[mæn]1. N(pl men)1) (=not woman) hombre m; (=husband) marido m; (=boyfriend) novio m; (=servant) criado m; (=workman) obrero m; (=ordinary soldier) soldado m; (=ordinary sailor) marinero mher man is in the army — (husband) su marido está en el ejército; (boyfriend) su novio está en el ejército
officers and men — (=soldiers) oficiales y soldados; (=sailors) oficiales y marineros
•
he's not the man for the job — no es el más indicado para esa tarea•
good man! — ¡bravo!, ¡muy bien!my good man — † buen hombre, amigo mío
all good men and true — liter todos los que merecen llamarse hombres
•
it's got to be a local man — tiene que ser uno de aquí•
to make a man of sb — hacer un hombre de algn•
to feel (like) a new man — sentirse como nuevo•
look here, old man — † mira, amigomy old man * — el viejo *
•
our man in Washington — (=agent) nuestro agente en Washington; (=representative) nuestro representante en Washington; (=ambassador) nuestro embajador en Washington•
man of straw — (=person of no substance) monigote m, títere m; (esp US) (=front man) hombre m de paja, testaferro m•
the strong man of the government — el hombre fuerte del gobierno•
that man Jones — aquel Jones•
man to man — de hombre a hombreto live as man and wife — vivir como casados or en matrimonio
•
a young man — un joven- be man enough to do sth- reach man's estatebest 5., cloth, grand 1., 1)2) (=humanity in general) (also: Man) el hombre3) (=individual, person) persona fwhat else could a man do? — ¿es que se podía hacer otra cosa?
men say that... — se dice que...
•
any man — cualquiera, cualquier hombre•
no man — ninguno, nadie•
as one man — como un solo hombre•
one man one vote — un voto para cada uno•
they agreed to a man — no hubo voz en contra•
then I'm your man — entonces soy la persona que estás buscando4) (=type)•
I'm not a drinking man — yo no bebo•
I'm not a football man — no soy aficionado al fútbol, no me gusta mucho el fútbol•
he's a man's man — es un hombre estimado entre otros hombres•
he's his own man — es un hombre muy fiel a sí mismo•
I'm a whisky man myself — yo prefiero el whisky5) (Chess) pieza f; (Draughts) ficha f6) * (excl)hey man! — ¡oye, tronco! *
you can't do that, man — hombre, no puedes hacer eso
man, was I startled! — ¡vaya susto que me dio!, ¡qué susto me pegué!
2.VT [+ ship] tripular; [+ fortress, watchtower] guarnecer; [+ guns] servir; [+ pumps] acudir a, hacer funcionarmanned3.CPDman day N — (Comm, Ind) día-hombre m
man flu * N — pej resfriado m
man Friday N — criado m fiel
men's doubles N — (Tennis) dobles mpl masculinos
men's final N — (Sport) final f masculina
men's room N — (esp US) lavabo m de caballeros
* * *= Manitoba -
122 piece
pi:s
1. noun1) (a part of anything: a piece of cake; He examined it carefully piece by piece (= each piece separately).) trozo, pedazo2) (a single thing or example of something: a piece of paper; a piece of news.) pedazo (de papel); una (noticia)3) (a composition in music, writing (an article, short story etc), drama, sculpture etc: He wrote a piece on social reform in the local newspaper.) pieza4) (a coin of a particular value: a five-pence piece.) moneda5) (in chess, draughts and other games, a small shape made of wood, metal, plastic etc that is moved according to the rules of the game.) pieza•
2. adjective(done etc in this way: He has a rather piecemeal way of working.) poco sistemático- go all to pieces- go to pieces
- in pieces
- piece together
- to pieces
piece n1. trozo2. pedazo / añicotr[piːs]2 (part, component) pieza, parte nombre femenino3 (coin) moneda4 (in board games) ficha5 SMALLMUSIC/SMALL pieza6 (in newspaper) artículo7 (item, example of) pieza■ a piece of jewellery una joya, una alhaja■ a piece of land un terreno, una parcela\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLin one piece (unharmed) sano,-a y salvo,-ato be a piece of cake ser pan comidoto break something in pieces hacer algo pedazosto fall to pieces hacerse pedazosto give somebody a piece of one's mind decirle cuatro verdades a alguiento pull something/somebody to pieces destrozar algo/a alguien, criticar duramente algo/a alguien, hacer trizas algo/a alguiento pick up the pieces volver a empezar, rehacer su vidato say one's piece decir su parteto take something to pieces desmontar algo1) patch: parchar, arreglar2)to piece together : construir pieza por piezapiece n1) fragment: trozo m, pedazo m2) component: pieza fa three-piece suit: un traje de tres piezas3) unit: pieza fa piece of fruit: una (pieza de) fruta4) work: obra f, pieza f (de música, etc.)n.• cacho s.m.• cuarto s.m.• fragmento s.m.• parcela s.f.• pedazo s.m.• pieza s.f.• retal s.m.• retazo s.m.• trozo s.m.v.• juntar las piezas de v.• remendar v.piːs1)a) (part of something broken, torn, cut, divided) pedazo m, trozo mshe ripped the letter into pieces — rompió la carta en pedacitos, hizo trizas la carta
a piece of land — un terreno, una parcela
to come o fall to pieces — hacerse* pedazos
in one piece: they got back in one piece volvieron sanos y salvos; I dropped it, but it's still in one piece se me cayó, pero está intacto; to be a piece of cake (colloq) ser* pan comido; to go to pieces ( be very upset) quedar deshecho or destrozado; ( break down) perder* el control; to pick up the pieces: he gets himself into trouble and expects me to pick up the pieces se mete en líos y después pretende que yo le saque las castañas del fuego; he's trying to pick up the pieces of his life está tratando de rehacer su vida; to pull something/somebody to pieces destrozar* algo/a alguien; to say one's piece — dar* su (or mi etc) opinión, opinar
b) ( component) pieza f, parte fhe's taken the clock to pieces — ha desarmado or desmontado el reloj
a three-piece suit — un traje de tres piezas, un terno
2) ( item)to be a nasty piece of work — (esp BrE colloq) ser* una basura or (fam) una porquería
to give somebody a piece of one's mind — cantarle las cuarenta or decirle* cuatro verdades a alguien
3)a) ( Mus)b) ( Journ) artículo mc) ( Art) pieza f4) ( coin) moneda f, pieza f5) ( in board games) ficha f, pieza f; ( in chess) figura f•Phrasal Verbs:[piːs]1. N1) (=fragment) trozo m, pedazo m•
to come to pieces — hacerse pedazos, romperse•
to fall to pieces — caerse a pedazos, romperse•
my watch lay in pieces on the pavement — mi reloj quedó destrozado en la acera, mi reloj quedó en la acera hecho pedazos•
a piece of sth, a piece of bread — un trozo or un pedazo de pana piece of cake — una porción or un trozo de tarta
another piece of cake? — ¿quieres más tarta?
a piece of cheese/glass — un trozo de queso/cristal
a piece of paper — un trozo or una hoja de papel, un papel
a piece of string — un trozo de cuerda, un cabo
•
(all) in one piece, the vase is still in one piece — el jarrón sigue intacto•
to smash (sth) to pieces, the glass fell off the table and smashed to pieces — el vaso se cayó de la mesa y se hizo añicosI smashed the vase to pieces — rompí el jarrón en mil pedazos, hice el jarrón añicos
the boat was smashed to pieces on the rocks — el barco se estrelló contra las rocas y se hizo añicos
- go to piecesshe went to pieces when Arnie died — quedó deshecha or hecha pedazos cuando Arnie murió
every time he's faced with a problem he goes to pieces — cada vez que se ve ante un problema se desquicia or el pánico se apodera de él
- give sb a piece of one's mindhe got a piece of my mind — le dije cuatro verdades, le canté las cuarenta *
to pick up the pieces —
they always leave me to pick up the pieces — siempre me toca sacarles las castañas del fuego, siempre dejan que sea yo el que pague los platos rotos
action 1., 4), nasty 1., 4), thrillshe never picked up the pieces after her fiancé died — nunca logró superar la muerte de su prometido, nunca rehizo realmente su vida después de la muerte de su prometido
2) (=part, member of a set) pieza f•
piece by piece — pieza por or a pieza•
it comes to pieces — se desmonta, es desmontable•
(all) of a piece, Dostoyevsky's life and work are of a piece — la vida y las obras de Dostoyevsky son uno y lo mismo•
Amy was putting the pieces together now — ahora Amy estaba juntando or atando los cabos•
to take sth to pieces — desmontar or desarmar algo3) (as suffix)•
a three-piece suite — un juego de sofá y dos butacas, un tresillo (Sp)4) (=item)history, land 1., 2)•
to sell sth by the piece — vender algo suelto5) (=instance)6) (=composition) (Press) artículo m; (Mus, Art, Theat) pieza f- say one's piecemuseum, party 3., period 2.7) (Mil)9) (=coin) moneda f10) (US)* (=distance)11) † * offensive (=woman) tipa * f, tía f (Sp) *a nice little piece — una tía buena (Sp) *, una tipaza *
2.CPDpiece of research N — trabajo m de investigación
a piece of research on the effects of the drug — un trabajo de investigación sobre los efectos del fármaco
piece rate N — (Comm) tarifa f por pieza
they are on piece rates — les pagan por pieza or a destajo
* * *[piːs]1)a) (part of something broken, torn, cut, divided) pedazo m, trozo mshe ripped the letter into pieces — rompió la carta en pedacitos, hizo trizas la carta
a piece of land — un terreno, una parcela
to come o fall to pieces — hacerse* pedazos
in one piece: they got back in one piece volvieron sanos y salvos; I dropped it, but it's still in one piece se me cayó, pero está intacto; to be a piece of cake (colloq) ser* pan comido; to go to pieces ( be very upset) quedar deshecho or destrozado; ( break down) perder* el control; to pick up the pieces: he gets himself into trouble and expects me to pick up the pieces se mete en líos y después pretende que yo le saque las castañas del fuego; he's trying to pick up the pieces of his life está tratando de rehacer su vida; to pull something/somebody to pieces destrozar* algo/a alguien; to say one's piece — dar* su (or mi etc) opinión, opinar
b) ( component) pieza f, parte fhe's taken the clock to pieces — ha desarmado or desmontado el reloj
a three-piece suit — un traje de tres piezas, un terno
2) ( item)to be a nasty piece of work — (esp BrE colloq) ser* una basura or (fam) una porquería
to give somebody a piece of one's mind — cantarle las cuarenta or decirle* cuatro verdades a alguien
3)a) ( Mus)b) ( Journ) artículo mc) ( Art) pieza f4) ( coin) moneda f, pieza f5) ( in board games) ficha f, pieza f; ( in chess) figura f•Phrasal Verbs: -
123 draught
1) (a movement of air, especially one which causes discomfort in a room or which helps a fire to burn: We increase the heat in the furnace by increasing the draught; There's a dreadful draught in this room!) (gjennom)trekk2) (a quantity of liquid drunk at once without stopping: He took a long draught of beer.) slurk, drikk tømt i ett drag, sup3) (the amount of water a ship requires to float it: a draught of half a metre.) dypgående•- draughts- draughtytrekkIsubst. \/drɑːft\/1) trekk, trekking2) fangst3) ( medisin) slurk, dose, skjeblad4) ( sjøfart) dyptgående5) (luft)drag, trekkdet trekker her, det er (gjennom)trekk her6) tapping7) ( også draught beer) øl fra fat, fatøl8) dragrem, drivrem9) brikke i damspill10) ( gammeldags) innkalling til militærtjenesteat\/in a draught i en slurkbeer on draught øl på fat, fatøldraught animal eller beast of draught trekkdyrdraughts ( tar verb i entall) dam (spill)feel the draught kjenne trekket ( hverdagslig) ha på følelsen, kjenne på segIIverb \/drɑːft\/se ➢ draft, 2 -
124 chequers
[' ekəz]1) (singular the game of draughts.) dam2) (plural the pieces used in this game.) dambrikker* * *[' ekəz]1) (singular the game of draughts.) dam2) (plural the pieces used in this game.) dambrikker -
125 draught
1) (a movement of air, especially one which causes discomfort in a room or which helps a fire to burn: We increase the heat in the furnace by increasing the draught; There's a dreadful draught in this room!) træk2) (a quantity of liquid drunk at once without stopping: He took a long draught of beer.) slurk3) (the amount of water a ship requires to float it: a draught of half a metre.) dybde•- draughts- draughty* * *1) (a movement of air, especially one which causes discomfort in a room or which helps a fire to burn: We increase the heat in the furnace by increasing the draught; There's a dreadful draught in this room!) træk2) (a quantity of liquid drunk at once without stopping: He took a long draught of beer.) slurk3) (the amount of water a ship requires to float it: a draught of half a metre.) dybde•- draughts- draughty -
126 draughty
-
127 man
[mæn] 1. plural - men; noun1) (an adult male human being: Hundreds of men, women and children; a four-man team.) mand; -mand2) (human beings taken as a whole; the human race: the development of man.) menneske3) (obviously masculine male person: He's independent, tough, strong, brave - a real man!) mand4) (a word sometimes used in speaking informally or giving commands to someone: Get on with your work, man, and stop complaining!) mand5) (an ordinary soldier, who is not an officer: officers and men.) menig6) (a piece used in playing chess or draughts: I took three of his men in one move.) spiller2. verb(to supply with men (especially soldiers): The colonel manned the guns with soldiers from our regiment.) bemande- - man- manhood
- mankind
- manly
- manliness
- manned
- man-eating
- man-eater
- manhandle
- manhole
- man-made
- manpower
- manservant
- mansized
- mansize
- manslaughter
- menfolk
- menswear
- as one man
- the man in the street
- man of letters
- man of the world
- man to man
- to a man* * *[mæn] 1. plural - men; noun1) (an adult male human being: Hundreds of men, women and children; a four-man team.) mand; -mand2) (human beings taken as a whole; the human race: the development of man.) menneske3) (obviously masculine male person: He's independent, tough, strong, brave - a real man!) mand4) (a word sometimes used in speaking informally or giving commands to someone: Get on with your work, man, and stop complaining!) mand5) (an ordinary soldier, who is not an officer: officers and men.) menig6) (a piece used in playing chess or draughts: I took three of his men in one move.) spiller2. verb(to supply with men (especially soldiers): The colonel manned the guns with soldiers from our regiment.) bemande- - man- manhood
- mankind
- manly
- manliness
- manned
- man-eating
- man-eater
- manhandle
- manhole
- man-made
- manpower
- manservant
- mansized
- mansize
- manslaughter
- menfolk
- menswear
- as one man
- the man in the street
- man of letters
- man of the world
- man to man
- to a man -
128 piece
[pi:s] 1. noun1) (a part of anything: a piece of cake; He examined it carefully piece by piece (= each piece separately).) stykke; del2) (a single thing or example of something: a piece of paper; a piece of news.) stykke; nyhed3) (a composition in music, writing (an article, short story etc), drama, sculpture etc: He wrote a piece on social reform in the local newspaper.) stykke; indlæg; artikel4) (a coin of a particular value: a five-pence piece.) mønt5) (in chess, draughts and other games, a small shape made of wood, metal, plastic etc that is moved according to the rules of the game.) brik•2. adjective(done etc in this way: He has a rather piecemeal way of working.) usammenhængende- go all to pieces- go to pieces
- in pieces
- piece together
- to pieces* * *[pi:s] 1. noun1) (a part of anything: a piece of cake; He examined it carefully piece by piece (= each piece separately).) stykke; del2) (a single thing or example of something: a piece of paper; a piece of news.) stykke; nyhed3) (a composition in music, writing (an article, short story etc), drama, sculpture etc: He wrote a piece on social reform in the local newspaper.) stykke; indlæg; artikel4) (a coin of a particular value: a five-pence piece.) mønt5) (in chess, draughts and other games, a small shape made of wood, metal, plastic etc that is moved according to the rules of the game.) brik•2. adjective(done etc in this way: He has a rather piecemeal way of working.) usammenhængende- go all to pieces- go to pieces
- in pieces
- piece together
- to pieces
См. также в других словарях:
Draughts at the 1st World Mind Sports Games — Contents 1 International Draughts (10 x 10) (Men) 2 International Draughts (10 x 10) (Women) 3 Russian Draughts (8 x 8) (Women) … Wikipedia
Draughts — Draughts, n. pl. A game, now more commonly called {checkers}. See {Checkers}. [1913 Webster] Note: {Polish draughts} is sometimes played with 40 pieces on a board divided into 100 squares. Am. Cyc. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
draughts board — draughts boards also draught board N COUNT A draughts board is a square board for playing draughts, with 64 equal sized, black and white squares. [BRIT] (in AM, use checkerboard) … English dictionary
Draughts — Draughts, n. pl. A mild vesicatory. See {Draught}, n., 3 (c) . [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
draughts — [drafts, dräfts] n. Brit. the game of checkers * * * draughts (drăfts, dräfts) n. Chiefly British (used with a sing. or pl. verb) The game of checkers. [Middle English draughtes, pl. of draught, act of pulling, move at chess … Universalium
draughts — draughts; draughts·man; … English syllables
draughts — [ dræfts ] noun uncount BRITISH the game of CHECKERS … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
draughts — (n.) British name for the tabletop game that in U.S. is CHECKERS (Cf. checkers), c.1400, from DRAUGHT (Cf. draught), perhaps because the pieces are dragged over the board in moves. Earlier it is recorded as jeu de dames (late 14c.) … Etymology dictionary
draughts — [drafts, dräfts] n. Brit. the game of checkers … English World dictionary
draughts|man — «DRAFTS muhn, DRAHFTS », noun, plural men. 1. = draftsman. (Cf. ↑draftsman) 2. British. a checker … Useful english dictionary
Draughts — This article is about the group of the board games. For other uses of draft , see Draft (disambiguation). For other uses of checkers , see Checkers (disambiguation). Not to be confused with Drought. Draughts Starting position on a 10×10 draughts… … Wikipedia