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1 FJÚKA

blow

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(fýk; fauk, fukum; fokinn), v.

1) to be drifted (tossed, blown) by the wind; tók þá at f., it began to snow and drift; var fjókanda veðr, there was a (drifting) snow-storm; nú er fokit í flest skjól, now most places of shelter are snowed up; no refuge is left;

2) fig. to fly off (fauk at höfuðið); láta fjúka í kveðlingum, to let satiric verses fly.

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pret. fauk, 2nd pers. faukt, mod. faukst, pl. fuku; pres. fýk, pl. fjúkum; pret. subj. fyki; part. fokinn; sup. fokit: [Swed. fyka; Dan. fyga]:—to be driven on, tossed by the wind, of snow, dust, spray, or the like: allit., fjúka sem fys, as chaff; mold er fýkr, 623. 25; axhelmur þær sem fjúka … ef nokkut fýkr frá oss, Stj. 422: of snow, tók þá at f., it began to snow, Grett. 111; var fjúkanda veðr, there was a snow-storm, 144: hafði fokit yfir öndverðan vetr, they had been buried ( had perished) in the snow, Glúm. 341; hence the metaph. phrase, nú er fokið í flest skjól, now all places of shelter are filled with snow, no refuge left, Gísl. 63, Nj. 258; útvegar Háreks eru foknir, all H.’s outgoings are stopped, Fms. xi. 423; sýndisk þeim sem eldr fyki um alla gluggana, of embers, Bs. i. 7; fauk svá sandrinn, at …, of the ashes from a volcano, 804, (sand-fok, a drift of sand or ashes.)

2. metaph. to fly off; fauk af höfuðit, Nj. 97, Ld. 291; fuku tennrnar ór Búa. Fms. xi. 139; láta fjúka í kveðlingum, to reply with sarcastic, extemporised ditties, Grett. 94.

Íslensk-ensk orðabók > FJÚKA
2 begin

bi'ɡin
present participle - beginning; verb

(to come or bring, into being, to start: He began to talk; The meeting began early.) empezar, comenzar

- beginning
- beginner
- to begin with

begin vb empezar / comenzar

term begins next Monday el trimestre comienza el próximo lunes

it began to snow empezó a nevar

to begin with al principio

I didn't like the film to begin with al principio, no me gustaba la película

El pasado de begin es began y el participio pasado es begun; el gerundio se escribe beginning

begin

tr[bɪ'gɪn]

transitive verb (pt began tr[bɪ'gæn], pp begun tr[bɪ'gʌn], ger beginning)

1 empezar, comenzar

■ he began his job on Monday comenzó el trabajo el lunes

■ he began to feel ill empezó a sentirse mal

■ he began working when he was sixteen empezó a trabajar cuando tenía dieciséis años

intransitive verb

1 empezar, comenzar

■ the performance begins at nine la representación empieza a las nueve

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

beginning from a partir de

■ beginning from next week a partir de la semana que viene

not to begin to... estar lejos de...

■ he can't begin to compete with us está muy lejos de poder competir con nosotros

to begin by «+ -ing» empezar por + inf, empezar + ger

■ he began by asking them some questions empezó por hacerles algunas preguntas

to begin with (firstly) en primer lugar 2 (take as starting point) empezar con

■ we're going to begin with the alphabet empezaremos con el alfabeto

begin [bɪ'gɪn] v, - gan [-'gæn] ; - gun [-'gʌn] ; - ginning vt

: empezar, comenzar, iniciar

begin vi

1) start: empezar, comenzar, iniciarse

2) originate: nacer, originarse

3)

to begin with : en primer lugar, para empezar

begin (doing sth.)

expr.

• comenzar (a hacer algo) v. (to do sth.)

expr.

• empezar (a hacer algo) v.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: began, begun) = abrir (Iniciar) v.

• comenzar v.

• empezar v.

• entrar v.

• iniciar v.

• principiar v.

bɪ'gɪn
1.

(pres p beginning; past began; past p begun) transitive verb empezar*, comenzar*

to begin work on something — empezar* or comenzar* a trabajar en algo

to begin -ING/to + inf — empezar* or comenzar* a + inf

he began talking o to talk about his work — empezó a hablar sobre su trabajo

she began to cry — empezó or se puso a llorar

I can't begin to thank you — no sé cómo agradecerte

that won't even begin to cover the cost — eso no alcanza ni remotamente para cubrir los gastos

2.

vi

a) ( start) empezar*, comenzar*, iniciarse (frml)

I don't know where to begin — no sé por dónde empezar or comenzar

the author begins by describing... — el autor empieza por describir...

to begin with — para empezar

b) ( originate) \<\<river\>\> nacer*; \<\<custom\>\> originarse, empezar*

[bɪ'ɡɪn] (pt began) (pp begun)
1. VT

1) (=start) empezar, comenzar

to begin doing sth, begin to do sth — empezar a hacer algo

it's beginning to rain — está empezando a llover

he begins the day with a glass of orange juice — empieza el día con un zumo de naranja

• I can't begin to thank you — no encuentro palabras para agradecerle

• it doesn't begin to compare with... — no puede ni compararse con...

• this skirt began life as an evening dress — esta falda empezó siendo un traje de noche

2) (=undertake) emprender; (=set in motion) iniciar; [+ discussion] entablar

I was foolish ever to begin it — hice mal en emprenderlo

2. VI

1) (=start) empezar, comenzar, iniciarse frm

the work will begin tomorrow — el trabajo empezará or comenzará mañana

• the teacher began by writing on the board — el profesor empezó escribiendo en la pizarra

let me begin by saying... — quiero comenzar diciendo...

• beginning from Monday — a partir del lunes

• to begin on sth — emprender algo

• to begin with sth — comenzar por or con algo

to begin with, I'd like to know... — en primer lugar, quisiera saber...

to begin with there were only two of us — al principio solo éramos dos

2) (=originate) [river] nacer; [rumour, custom] originarse

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[bɪ'gɪn]
1.

(pres p beginning; past began; past p begun) transitive verb empezar*, comenzar*

to begin work on something — empezar* or comenzar* a trabajar en algo

to begin -ING/to + inf — empezar* or comenzar* a + inf

he began talking o to talk about his work — empezó a hablar sobre su trabajo

she began to cry — empezó or se puso a llorar

I can't begin to thank you — no sé cómo agradecerte

that won't even begin to cover the cost — eso no alcanza ni remotamente para cubrir los gastos

2.

vi

a) ( start) empezar*, comenzar*, iniciarse (frml)

I don't know where to begin — no sé por dónde empezar or comenzar

the author begins by describing... — el autor empieza por describir...

to begin with — para empezar

b) ( originate) \<\<river\>\> nacer*; \<\<custom\>\> originarse, empezar*

English-spanish dictionary > begin
3 пойти

совер.
1) см. идти ;
ходить
2) (делать что-л.;
разг.) begin
3) (в кого-л./что-л.) take after он пошел в отца ≈ he takes after his father ∙ пошел! ≈ off you go! пошел вон! разг. ≈ off with you!, be off! уж если на то пошло ≈ as far as that goes, for that matter (так) не пойдет разг. ≈ that won't work, that won't wash/do пойти прахом ≈ to go to the dogs;
to go to rack and ruin

сов.
1. см. идти 6, 7, 8, 13, 20-25;

2. (начать идти) set* off, go* off;
~ пешком set* off on foot;

3. (начать двигаться) begin* to move, start;
поезд пошёл the train started;

4. (начать течь) begin* to come/flow;

5. (об осадках) begin* to fall;
пошёл снег it began to snow;
пошёл вон! разг. груб. off with you!;
уж если на то пошло as far as that goes, for that matter;
(так) не пойдёт! разг. that won`t work!

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > пойти
4 crown

1. noun
1) (a circular, often jewelled, head-dress, especially one worn as a mark of royalty or honour: the queen's crown.) corona

2) ((with capital) the king or queen or governing power in a monarchy: revenue belonging to the Crown.) corona

3) (the top eg of a head, hat, hill etc: We reached the crown of the hill.) coronilla (cabeza); cima, cumbre

4) ((an artificial replacement for) the part of a tooth which can be seen.) corona, funda

2. verb
1) (to make (someone) king or queen by placing a crown on his or her head: The archbishop crowned the queen.) coronar

2) (to form the top part of (something): an iced cake crowned with a cherry.) coronar; rematar

3) (to put an artificial crown on (a tooth).) poner una corona

4) (to hit (someone) on the head: If you do that again, I'll crown you!) golpear en la cabeza, dar un coscorrón

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- crown prince
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crown n corona

crown

tr[kraʊn]

noun

1 (of king, queen) corona

2 SMALLANATOMY/SMALL (of head) coronilla; (of tooth) corona

3 (top - of hat, tree) copa; (- of hill) cima; (- of road) parte nombre femenino central

4 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL (coin) corona

transitive verb

1 (monarch) coronar

2 (form top of, be on the top of) coronar, rematar

3 (complete, conclude) coronar

4 (tooth) poner una corona en

5 familiar (hit on head) dar un golpe en la cabeza a, dar un coscorrón a

noun the Crown

1 la corona

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to crown it all y para colmo

crown court tribunal nombre masculino superior

crown jewels joyas nombre femenino plural de la corona

crown prince príncipe nombre masculino heredero

crown princess princesa heredera

crown prosecutor SMALLLAW/SMALL fiscal nombre masulino o femenino

crowned head testa coronada

crown ['kraʊn] vt

: coronar

crown n

: corona f

crown

n.

• cima s.f.

• corona s.f.

• coronamiento s.m.

• coronilla s.f.

• diadema s.f.

v.

• coronar v.

• premiar v.

• rematar v.

• terminar v.

I kraʊn
noun

1)

a) c ( of monarch) corona f

b) (Govt, Law)

the Crown — la corona

2) c ( top - of hill) cima f; (- of tree) copa f; (- of tooth) corona f; (- of head) coronilla f; (- of hat) copa f; (- of road) centro m

3) c ( Fin) corona f

II

transitive verb

1) ( make monarch) coronar

2)

a) ( surmount) coronar, rematar

b) ( be culmination of) coronar

to crown it all, I lost my wallet — y para rematarla, perdí la billetera

3) ( Dent) \<\<tooth\>\> poner* una corona en

4) ( hit) (colloq) darle* un coscorrón a (fam)

[kraʊn]
1. N

1) (=headdress, monarchy) corona f

2) (Jur)

the Crown — el Estado

3) (Sport) (=championship title) campeonato m, título m

4) (=top) [of hat] copa f ; [of head] coronilla f ; [of hill] cumbre f, cima f ; [of tooth] corona f

the crown of the road — el centro de la calzada

2. VT

1) [+ king etc] coronar

he was crowned king — fue coronado rey

all the crowned heads of Europe — todos los monarcas europeos

2) (usu pass) (=cap, round off) coronar, rematar

and to crown it all it began to snow — y para colmo (de desgracias) or para remate empezó a nevar

I wouldn't exactly say our efforts were crowned with success — iro yo no me atrevería a decir que nuestros esfuerzos se vieron coronados por el éxito

3) [+ tooth] poner una corona en

4) (Draughts) [+ piece] coronar

5) * (=hit) golpear en la cabeza

I'll crown you if you do that again! — ¡como lo vuelves a hacer te rompo la crisma! *

3.

CPD

crown colony N — (Brit) colonia f

crown court N — (Brit) (Jur) ≈ Audiencia f provincial

crown jewels NPL — joyas fpl de la corona

crown lands NPL — propiedad f de la corona

crown prince N — príncipe m heredero

crown princess N — princesa f heredera

Crown Prosecution Service N — (Brit) fiscalía general británica

crown prosecutor N — (Brit) fiscal general británico

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I [kraʊn]
noun

1)

a) c ( of monarch) corona f

b) (Govt, Law)

the Crown — la corona

2) c ( top - of hill) cima f; (- of tree) copa f; (- of tooth) corona f; (- of head) coronilla f; (- of hat) copa f; (- of road) centro m

3) c ( Fin) corona f

II

transitive verb

1) ( make monarch) coronar

2)

a) ( surmount) coronar, rematar

b) ( be culmination of) coronar

to crown it all, I lost my wallet — y para rematarla, perdí la billetera

3) ( Dent) \<\<tooth\>\> poner* una corona en

4) ( hit) (colloq) darle* un coscorrón a (fam)

English-spanish dictionary > crown
5 crown

1. noun
1) Krone, die

the Crown — die Krone

2) (of head) Scheitel, der; (of tree, tooth) Krone, die; (of hat) Kopfteil, das; (thing that forms the summit) Gipfel, der
2. transitive verb
1) krönen

crown somebody king/queen — jemanden zum König/zur Königin krönen

2) (put finishing touch to) krönen

to crown all — zur Krönung des Ganzen; (to make things even worse) um das Maß vollzumachen

3) (Dent.) überkronen

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1. noun
1) (a circular, often jewelled, head-dress, especially one worn as a mark of royalty or honour: the queen's crown.) die Krone

2) ((with capital) the king or queen or governing power in a monarchy: revenue belonging to the Crown.) der Thron

3) (the top eg of a head, hat, hill etc: We reached the crown of the hill.) der Gipfel

4) ((an artificial replacement for) the part of a tooth which can be seen.) die Zahnkrone
2. verb
1) (to make (someone) king or queen by placing a crown on his or her head: The archbishop crowned the queen.) krönen

2) (to form the top part of (something): an iced cake crowned with a cherry.) krönen

3) (to put an artificial crown on (a tooth).) Zahn überkronen

4) (to hit (someone) on the head: If you do that again, I'll crown you!) jemandem eins auf's Dach geben (sl.)

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crown

[kraʊn]

I. n

1. (of a monarch) Krone f

\crown of thorns Dornenkrone f

to wear the [or one's] \crown die Krone tragen

2.

▪ the C\crown (monarchy) die Krone; (monarch) der König/die Königin

associate of the \crown Office Geschäftsstellenbeamte(r), -beamtin m, f

3. (sporting title) Meisterschaftstitel m

4. (top of head) Scheitel m; (of hill) Kuppe f; (of mountain) Gipfel m; (of a roof) [Dach]first m; (of a tooth, tree, hat) Krone f

5. BRIT ( hist: coin) Krone f, Fünfschillingstück nt

6.

▶ to steal sb's \crown jdm/einer Sache den Rang ablaufen

II. vt

1. (as monarch)

▪ to \crown sb jdn krönen

2. SPORT

to \crown sb world champion jdn zum Weltmeister krönen

she's the newly \crowned world champion sie ist die frischgebackene Weltmeisterin

3. (make perfect)

▪ to \crown sth etw krönen [o glanzvoll abrunden

4. ( liter: top)

▪ to \crown sth etw krönen

5. ( fam: hit on head)

▪ to \crown sb jdm eins überziehen [o aufs Dach geben] fam

6. MED

to \crown teeth Zähne überkronen

7.

▶ to \crown it all BRIT, AUS ( iron) als [o zur] Krönung des Ganzen iron

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[kraʊn]
1. n

1) (for royalty) Krone f

crown of thorns — Dornenkrone f

the Crown — die Krone

to wear the crown — auf dem Thron sitzen

to be heir to the crown — Thronfolger( in) m(f) sein

to succeed to the crown — die Thronfolge antreten

2) (= coin) Krone f

3) (= top) (of head) Wirbel m; (= skull) Schädel m; (= head measurement) Kopf(umfang) m; (of hat) Kopf m; (of road) Wölbung f; (of arch) Scheitelpunkt m; (of roof) First m; (of tooth, tree) Krone f; (of hill) Kuppe f

4) (= size of paper) englisches Papierformat (ca. 45 × 38 cm²)

5) (fig: climax, completion) Krönung f

2. vt

1) king, queen krönen

he was crowned king — er ist zum König gekrönt worden

2)

(= top) the hill is crowned with trees —

the cake was crowned with marzipan decorations — der Kuchen war zur Krönung des Ganzen (noch) mit Marzipanfiguren geschmückt

to be crowned with success (fig) — von Erfolg gekrönt sein

3) (fig: form climax to) krönen

to crown it all it began to snow (inf) —

that crowns everything! (inf) — das ist doch der Gipfel or die Höhe! (inf)

4) (in draughts etc) eine Dame bekommen mit

5) tooth eine Krone machen für

the tooth had been crowned before — der Zahn hatte schon vorher eine Krone gehabt

6) (inf: hit) eine runterhauen (+dat) (inf)

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crown¹ [kraʊn]

A s

1. Antike: Sieger-, Lorbeerkranz m (auch fig), Ehrenkrone f:

the crown of glory fig die Ruhmeskrone

2. Krone f, Kranz m:

martyr’s crown Märtyrerkrone

3. fig Krone f, Palme f, ehrenvolle Auszeichnung, SPORT auch (Meister)Titel m

4. a) (Königs- etc) Krone f

b) Herrschermacht f, -würde f:

succeed to the crown den Thron besteigen, die Thronfolge antreten

5. the Crown

a) die Krone, der Souverän, der König, die Königin,

b) der Staat, der Fiskus:

crown cases JUR Br Strafsachen;

crown property Br fiskalisches Eigentum

6. Krone f:

a) HIST Crown f (englisches Fünfschillingstück):

half a crown eine halbe Krone; 2 Schilling, 6 Pence

b) Währungseinheit in Schweden, Tschechien etc

7. BOT

a) (Baum) Krone f

b) Haarkrone f

c) Wurzelhals m

d) Nebenkrone f (bei Narzissen etc)

8. Scheitel m, Wirbel m (des Kopfes)

9. Kopf m, Schädel m:

break one’s crown sich den Schädel einschlagen

10. ORN Kamm m, Schopf m, Krönchen n

11. a) ANAT (Zahn) Krone f

b) Zahnmedizin: Krone f

12. höchster Punkt, Scheitel(punkt) m, Gipfel m

13. fig Krönung f, Krone f, Höhepunkt m, Gipfel(punkt) m, Schlussstein m:

the crown of his life die Krönung seines Lebens

14. ARCH

a) Scheitelpunkt m (eines Bogens)

b) Bekrönung f

15. SCHIFF

a) (Anker)Kreuz n

b) Kreuzknoten m

16. TECH

a) Haube f (einer Glocke)

b) Gichtmantel m, Ofengewölbe n

c) Kuppel f (eines Glasofens)

d) Schleusenhaupt n

e) (Aufzugs)Krone f (der Uhr)

f) (Hut)Krone f

g) → crown cap, crown glass, crown lens, crown saw

17. Krone f (oberer Teil des Brillanten)

18. Kronenpapier n ( USA: 15 x 19 Zoll, GB: 15 x 20 Zoll)

B v/t

1. (be)krönen, bekränzen:

be crowned king zum König gekrönt werden

2. fig allg krönen:

a) ehren, auszeichnen:

crown sb athlete of the year jemanden zum Sportler des Jahres krönen oder küren

b) schmücken, zieren

c) den Gipfel oder den Höhepunkt bilden von (oder gen):

crown all alles überbieten, allem die Krone aufsetzen (a. iron);

crown it all (Redew) zu allem Überfluss oder Unglück

d) erfolgreich oder glorreich abschließen:

crowned with success von Erfolg gekrönt;

to open a bottle of champagne to crown the feast zur Krönung oder zum krönenden Abschluss des Festes

3. Damespiel: zur Dame machen

4. MED einen Zahn überkronen

5. mit einem Kronenverschluss versehen

6. sl jemandem eins aufs Dach geben:

crown sb with a beer bottle jemandem eine Bierflasche über den Schädel schlagen

crown² [krəʊn] obs pperf von crow²

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1. noun
1) Krone, die

the Crown — die Krone

2) (of head) Scheitel, der; (of tree, tooth) Krone, die; (of hat) Kopfteil, das; (thing that forms the summit) Gipfel, der
2. transitive verb
1) krönen

crown somebody king/queen — jemanden zum König/zur Königin krönen

2) (put finishing touch to) krönen

to crown all — zur Krönung des Ganzen; (to make things even worse) um das Maß vollzumachen

3) (Dent.) überkronen

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(dentistry) n.

Zahnkrone f. n.

Krone -n f. v.

krönen v.

English-german dictionary > crown
6 піти

тж. див. іти

1) ( звідси) to go; ( сюди) to come

ну, я пішов — well, I'm off

піти пішки — to go on foot

піти на рибалку — to go fishing

піти у відставку — to resign, to go into retirement

2) ( про опади) to begin to fall

пішов сніг — it began to snow

3) (про воду, дим) to come out

4) (про карти, шахи) to play, to lead, to move

5) (вступати, влаштовуватися) to become, to enter, to join

піти заміж — to marry

піти в солдати — to become a soldier, to enlist

піти добровольцем — to volunteer

6) ( бути потрібним) to be required ( for); ( використовуватися) to be used (in)

7) ( в когось) to take after

він пішов у батька — he takes after his father

8)

піти на компроміс — to compromise

піти порохом — to go to the dogs; to go to rack and ruin, to go phut

піти з туза — to lead an ace

піти юзом — to skid

Українсько-англійський словник > піти
7 crown

crown [kraʊn]

1. noun

   a. couronne f

• crown of thorns couronne f d'épines

• to succeed to the crown monter sur le trône

• the Crown ( = prosecution) la Couronne ≈ le Ministère public

   b. [of hill] faîte m ; [of hat] fond m

• the crown (of the head) le sommet de la tête

• the crown of the road le milieu de la route

   c. (for tooth) couronne f

2. transitive verb

couronner ( with de ) ; [+ tooth] mettre une couronne à

• he was crowned king il fut couronné roi

• his work was crowned with success son travail a été couronné de succès

• the hill is crowned with trees la colline est couronnée d'arbres

• to crown it all it began to snow (inf) pour couronner le tout, il s'est mis à neiger

3. compounds

► Crown court noun Cour f d'assises (en Angleterre et au Pays de Galles)

► crown jewels plural noun joyaux mpl de la couronne

► crown prince noun prince m héritier

► Crown Prosecution Service noun (British) ≈ Ministère m public (qui décide si les affaires doivent être portées devant les tribunaux)

► crown prosecutor noun ≈ procureur m de la République

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[kraʊn] 1.
noun

1) ( of monarch) couronne f

the Crown — la Couronne f

2) ( top) ( of hill) crête f; ( of hat) fond m; ( of head) crâne m

3) ( on tooth) couronne f

4) GB ( old coin) ancienne pièce de monnaie
2.
transitive verb

1) couronner

to crown somebody emperor — couronner quelqu'un empereur

2) ( bring to worthy end) couronner

to crown it all — pour couronner le tout

3) couronner [tooth]

English-French dictionary > crown
8 в довершение всего

to crown all; to top it all off; to cap all

Закрутили нас, заморочили эти горы. В довершение всего пошёл снег - крупный, густой. (В. Тельпугов, Дыхание костра) — These mountains had had their fun with us. To top it all off, it began to snow - large, thick flakes.

Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > в довершение всего
9 empezar

v.

to begin, to start.

empezó la conferencia dando la bienvenida a los asistentes she began o started her speech by welcoming everyone there

empezaron otra botella de vino they started o opened another bottle of wine

la clase empieza a las diez the class begins o starts at ten o'clock

¡no empieces!, ¡ya hemos discutido este tema lo suficiente! don't you start, we've spent long enough on this subject already!

al empezar la reunión when the meeting started o began

empezar a hacer algo to begin o start to do something

empezar por hacer algo to begin o start by doing something

para empezar to begin o start with

Ricardo empezó la fiesta tarde Richard began the party late.

La fiesta empezó tarde The party began late.

Ricardo empezó el crucigrama Richard started the crossword puzzle.

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EMPEZAR

CONJUGACIÓN

(e changes to ie in stressed syllables and z changes to c before e)

Present Indicative

empiezo, empiezas, empieza, empezamos, empezáis, empiezan.

Past ind

empecé, empezaste, empezó, empezamos, empezasteis, empezaron.

Present Subjunctive

empiece, empieces, empiece, empecemos, empecéis, empiecen.

Imperative

empieza (tú), empiece (él/Vd.), empecemos (nos.), empezad (vos.), empiecen (ellos/Vds.).

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verb

to begin, start

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1. VI

1) (=comenzar) [gen] to start, begin; [en un puesto de trabajo] to start

el curso empieza en octubre — the course starts o begins in October

el año ha empezado mal — the year got off to a bad start, the year started o began badly

antes de empezar, os recordaré que... — before we start o begin, I'd like to remind you that...

al empezar el año — at the start o beginning of the year

¿cuándo empieza el nuevo cocinero? — when does the new cook start?

empecé de ayudante — I started as an assistant

¡no empieces! — * don't you start! *

• para empezar — to start with, begin with

para empezar quisiera agradecerte tu presencia entre nosotros — I would like to start o begin by thanking you for being with us, to start o begin with, I would like to thank you for being with us

- todo es cuestión de empezar

2)

• empezar a hacer algo — [gen] to start o begin to do sth, start o begin doing sth; [en un trabajo] to start to do o doing sth

empezó a llover — it started o began to rain, it started o began raining

la película me está empezando a aburrir — the film is starting o beginning to bore me

ya empiezo a entrar en calor — I'm starting o beginning to feel warm now

empiezo a trabajar en octubre — I start work in October

3)

• empezar haciendo algo — to begin o start by doing sth

empezaremos pidiendo ayuda — we'll start o begin by asking for help

la canción empieza diciendo que... — the song begins o starts by saying that...

4)

• empezar con algo — [película, curso, año] to start o begin with sth

la novela empieza con una referencia a Sartre — the novel starts o begins with a reference to Sartre

empezamos con cerveza y acabamos con vino — we started on o began with beer and ended up on wine

¿cuándo empezáis con las clases de inglés? — when do you start your English classes?

¡no empieces otra vez con lo mismo! — don't start on that again!

5)

• empezar por algo/algn — to start with sth/sb, begin with sth/sb

empezaré por la cocina — I'll start o begin with the kitchen

"huelga" empieza por hache — "huelga" starts o begins with (an) h

no sé por dónde empezar — I don't know where to start o begin

la carcoma empezó por las patas del armario — the woodworm started in the legs of the wardrobe

ya podías haber empezado por ahí — why couldn't you have said that at the beginning o at the start?

empezar por hacer algo — to start by doing sth, begin by doing sth

2.

VT [+ actividad, temporada] to start, begin; [+ botella, jamón] to start

hemos empezado mal la semana — the week got off to a bad start for us, the week started badly for us

el queso está ya empezado — the cheese has already been started

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1.
verbo intransitivo

1) película/conferencia/invierno to begin, start

al empezar el siglo — at the turn of the century

ya han empezado los fríos — the cold weather has arrived o started

empezar a + inf — to start to + inf, start -ing

empezó a nevar — it started to snow o snowing

me empezó a entrar hambre — I began o started to feel hungry

2) persona to start

empezar de nuevo or volver a empezar — to start again

todo es (cuestión de) empezar — it'll be fine once we/you get started

ya empezamos otra vez! — here we go again!

no sé por dónde empezar — I don't know where to begin

vamos a empezar por ti — let's start with you

empezar a + inf — to start -ing, start to + inf

empezó a llorar — he began o started to cry

empezar + ger — to start by -ing

empezó diciendo que... — she started o began by saying that...

empezó trabajando de mecánico — he started out as a mechanic

empezar por + inf — to start o begin by -ing

empecemos por estudiar el contexto histórico — let's begin o start by looking at the historical context

3)

para empezar — first of all, to start with
2.
empezar vt

1) <tarea/actividad> to start

2) <frasco/mermelada> to start, open

* * *

= begin, get + started, start, start off, kick off, set out, get + Nombre + underway, get + Posesivo + feet wet, set in, cut + Posesivo + spurs, commence.

Ex. This section has begun to demonstrate some of the problems associated with the author approach.

Ex. 'We'll get started as soon as everyone arrives,' the executive director shook her hand and smiled graciously.

Ex. Over the past two to three years the numbers of full text data bases and data banks has started to escalate considerably.

Ex. If you establish a principle of using the national language, where do you start off?.

Ex. The article is entitled 'The bucks start here: ALA kicks off library funding campaign'.

Ex. The person seeking information needs to have all the necessary documentation before setting out, otherwise it could result in considerable expense and much time wasting.

Ex. The author describes two surveys which the IFLA Section has been involved in to acquire the information necessary to get the project underway.

Ex. Coming clean to voters is something she's gonna have to get used to if she is really serious about getting her feet wet in elected politics.

Ex. Open or compound fractures were usually fatal prior to the advent of antiseptics in the 1860s because infection would set in.

Ex. Lorene, who cut her spurs fighting for equal pay, said she was `absolutely gobsmacked' at having won the award.

Ex. This stop list is input to the computer before indexing can commence, and is a list of the words which appear in text which have no value as access words in an index.

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* acabar mejor de lo que + empezar = end up on + a high note.

* al empezar = first off.

* bomba de relojería + empezar la cuenta atrás = time bomb + tick away.

* empezar a = be on + Posesivo + way to.

* empezar a acabarse = run + low (on).

* empezar a actuar = swing into + action.

* empezar a arder = catch + fire, catch on + fire.

* empezar a caer en picado = hit + the skids, be on the skids.

* empezar a calar en = grow on/upon + Pronombre.

* empezar a comprender = grow on/upon + Pronombre.

* empezar a dar carcajadas = burst into + a fit of laughter, burst into + side-splitting laughter.

* empezar a darse cuenta de = grow on/upon + Pronombre.

* empezar a debatir = embark on/upon + discussion.

* empezar a deteriorarse = hit + the skids, be on the skids.

* empezar a diluviar = the skies + open up.

* empezar a empeorar = hit + the skids, be on the skids.

* empezar a faltar = be in short supply, be at a premium.

* empezar a fumar = take up + smoking.

* empezar a funcionar = become + operational, get off + the ground, get + rolling, get + things going, get + things rolling, go + live, get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling.

* empezar a gustar la idea = warm up to + the idea.

* empezar a hablar de = make + noises about, make + a noise about.

* empezar a imprimir = go to + press.

* empezar a ir bien = fall into + place.

* empezar a irse al garete = hit + the skids, be on the skids.

* empezar a jugar mejor = get back into + the game.

* empezar Algo = get + Nombre + started.

* empezar Algo con buen pie = start + Nombre + off on the right foot.

* empezar a mejorar = turn + a corner, take + a turn, take + a turn for the better.

* empezar a pensar en = turn + Posesivo + mind to.

* empezar a reírse a carcajadas = burst into + a fit of laughter, burst into + side-splitting laughter.

* empezar a resquebrajarse = develop + cracks.

* empezar a saltar las lágrimas = eyes + start to well up with tears, eyes + start to well up.

* empezar a sudar por el esfuerzo = work up + a sweat, work up + a lather.

* empezar a tener dudas = get + cold feet.

* empezar a tener sentido = become + meaningful.

* empezar a trabajar = take + job.

* empezar a tratar = scratch + the surface of, scrape + the surface.

* empezar a utilizarse = come into + use.

* empezar con buen pie = start + Nombre + on the right footing, hit + the ground running.

* empezar de cero = start at + ground zero.

* empezar de nuevo = a fresh start, start over, make + a fresh start.

* empezar desde = work from, set out from.

* empezar desde cero = start at + ground zero.

* empezar desde la base = start at + ground zero.

* empezar la casa por el tejado = tail wagging the dog.

* empezar lento = be slow off the mark, be slow off the blocks.

* empezar por el final = work back from.

* empezar por el principio = start from + scratch, start at + ground zero.

* empezar por lo más difícil = plunge in at + the deep end.

* empezar rápido = be quick off the mark, be quick off the blocks.

* empezar una nueva etapa en la vida = turn over + a new page, turn over + a new leaf.

* enseñanza antes de empezar el trabajo = pre-service education.

* hay que empezar por el principio = first things must come first.

* bebé que empieza a andar = toddler.

* para empezar = for one, initially, to start with, to begin with, for starters, first off.

* terminar mejor de lo que + empezar = end up on + a high note.

* una buena forma de empezar = a good way to start.

* una manera de empezar = a foot in the door.

* volver a empezar = return to + the drawing boards, back to the drawing board, a fresh start, start over, go back to + square one, be back to square one.

* volver a empezar de cero = be back to square one, go back to + square one.

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1.
verbo intransitivo

1) película/conferencia/invierno to begin, start

al empezar el siglo — at the turn of the century

ya han empezado los fríos — the cold weather has arrived o started

empezar a + inf — to start to + inf, start -ing

empezó a nevar — it started to snow o snowing

me empezó a entrar hambre — I began o started to feel hungry

2) persona to start

empezar de nuevo or volver a empezar — to start again

todo es (cuestión de) empezar — it'll be fine once we/you get started

ya empezamos otra vez! — here we go again!

no sé por dónde empezar — I don't know where to begin

vamos a empezar por ti — let's start with you

empezar a + inf — to start -ing, start to + inf

empezó a llorar — he began o started to cry

empezar + ger — to start by -ing

empezó diciendo que... — she started o began by saying that...

empezó trabajando de mecánico — he started out as a mechanic

empezar por + inf — to start o begin by -ing

empecemos por estudiar el contexto histórico — let's begin o start by looking at the historical context

3)

para empezar — first of all, to start with
2.
empezar vt

1) <tarea/actividad> to start

2) <frasco/mermelada> to start, open

* * *

= begin, get + started, start, start off, kick off, set out, get + Nombre + underway, get + Posesivo + feet wet, set in, cut + Posesivo + spurs, commence.

Ex: This section has begun to demonstrate some of the problems associated with the author approach.

Ex: 'We'll get started as soon as everyone arrives,' the executive director shook her hand and smiled graciously.

Ex: Over the past two to three years the numbers of full text data bases and data banks has started to escalate considerably.

Ex: If you establish a principle of using the national language, where do you start off?.

Ex: The article is entitled 'The bucks start here: ALA kicks off library funding campaign'.

Ex: The person seeking information needs to have all the necessary documentation before setting out, otherwise it could result in considerable expense and much time wasting.

Ex: The author describes two surveys which the IFLA Section has been involved in to acquire the information necessary to get the project underway.

Ex: Coming clean to voters is something she's gonna have to get used to if she is really serious about getting her feet wet in elected politics.

Ex: Open or compound fractures were usually fatal prior to the advent of antiseptics in the 1860s because infection would set in.

Ex: Lorene, who cut her spurs fighting for equal pay, said she was `absolutely gobsmacked' at having won the award.

Ex: This stop list is input to the computer before indexing can commence, and is a list of the words which appear in text which have no value as access words in an index.

* acabar mejor de lo que + empezar = end up on + a high note.

* al empezar = first off.

* bomba de relojería + empezar la cuenta atrás = time bomb + tick away.

* empezar a = be on + Posesivo + way to.

* empezar a acabarse = run + low (on).

* empezar a actuar = swing into + action.

* empezar a arder = catch + fire, catch on + fire.

* empezar a caer en picado = hit + the skids, be on the skids.

* empezar a calar en = grow on/upon + Pronombre.

* empezar a comprender = grow on/upon + Pronombre.

* empezar a dar carcajadas = burst into + a fit of laughter, burst into + side-splitting laughter.

* empezar a darse cuenta de = grow on/upon + Pronombre.

* empezar a debatir = embark on/upon + discussion.

* empezar a deteriorarse = hit + the skids, be on the skids.

* empezar a diluviar = the skies + open up.

* empezar a empeorar = hit + the skids, be on the skids.

* empezar a faltar = be in short supply, be at a premium.

* empezar a fumar = take up + smoking.

* empezar a funcionar = become + operational, get off + the ground, get + rolling, get + things going, get + things rolling, go + live, get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling.

* empezar a gustar la idea = warm up to + the idea.

* empezar a hablar de = make + noises about, make + a noise about.

* empezar a imprimir = go to + press.

* empezar a ir bien = fall into + place.

* empezar a irse al garete = hit + the skids, be on the skids.

* empezar a jugar mejor = get back into + the game.

* empezar Algo = get + Nombre + started.

* empezar Algo con buen pie = start + Nombre + off on the right foot.

* empezar a mejorar = turn + a corner, take + a turn, take + a turn for the better.

* empezar a pensar en = turn + Posesivo + mind to.

* empezar a reírse a carcajadas = burst into + a fit of laughter, burst into + side-splitting laughter.

* empezar a resquebrajarse = develop + cracks.

* empezar a saltar las lágrimas = eyes + start to well up with tears, eyes + start to well up.

* empezar a sudar por el esfuerzo = work up + a sweat, work up + a lather.

* empezar a tener dudas = get + cold feet.

* empezar a tener sentido = become + meaningful.

* empezar a trabajar = take + job.

* empezar a tratar = scratch + the surface of, scrape + the surface.

* empezar a utilizarse = come into + use.

* empezar con buen pie = start + Nombre + on the right footing, hit + the ground running.

* empezar de cero = start at + ground zero.

* empezar de nuevo = a fresh start, start over, make + a fresh start.

* empezar desde = work from, set out from.

* empezar desde cero = start at + ground zero.

* empezar desde la base = start at + ground zero.

* empezar la casa por el tejado = tail wagging the dog.

* empezar lento = be slow off the mark, be slow off the blocks.

* empezar por el final = work back from.

* empezar por el principio = start from + scratch, start at + ground zero.

* empezar por lo más difícil = plunge in at + the deep end.

* empezar rápido = be quick off the mark, be quick off the blocks.

* empezar una nueva etapa en la vida = turn over + a new page, turn over + a new leaf.

* enseñanza antes de empezar el trabajo = pre-service education.

* hay que empezar por el principio = first things must come first.

* bebé que empieza a andar = toddler.

* para empezar = for one, initially, to start with, to begin with, for starters, first off.

* terminar mejor de lo que + empezar = end up on + a high note.

* una buena forma de empezar = a good way to start.

* una manera de empezar = a foot in the door.

* volver a empezar = return to + the drawing boards, back to the drawing board, a fresh start, start over, go back to + square one, be back to square one.

* volver a empezar de cero = be back to square one, go back to + square one.

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empezar [A6 ]

vi

A

1 «película/conferencia/invierno» to begin, start

el curso empieza el 16 the course begins o ( frml) commences on the 16th

¿con qué letra empieza? what is the first letter?, what letter does it begin with?

al empezar el siglo at the turn of the century

ya han empezado los fríos the cold weather has arrived o started

2 empezar A + INF to start to + INF, start -ING

ha empezado a nevar it has started snowing, it has started to snow

le empezó a entrar hambre she began o started to feel hungry

empezó a hervir it began boiling o to boil, it came to the boil, it started boiling o to boil

le han empezado a salir espinillas she's getting o starting to get pimples

empieza a ser imposible conseguirlo it is becoming impossible to get it

B «persona»

1 (en una actividad) to start

¿cuándo empieza la nueva secretaria? when is the new secretary starting?, when does the new secretary start?

empezó de aprendiz he started o began as an apprentice

tendremos que empezar de nuevo or volver a empezar we'll have to start again

todo es (cuestión de) empezar it'll be fine once we/you get started

¡ya empezamos otra vez! here we go again!

empezar POR algo/algn:

empecemos por el principio let's begin o start at the beginning

empezó por la pared del fondo he started o began with the back wall

no sabe por dónde empezar she doesn't know where to begin o start

vamos a empezar por ti let's start with you

2 empezar A + INF to start -ING, start to + INF

cuando empezó a hablar se le fueron los nervios once she started o began talking, her nervousness disappeared

tenía dos años cuando empezó a hablar she started talking when she was two

empezó a llorar he began o started to cry

3 empezar + GER to start BY -ING

empezó diciendo que sería breve she started o began by saying that she would be brief

empezó trabajando de mecánico he started by working as a mechanic, he started out as a mechanic

4 empezar POR + INF to start o begin BY -ING

empieza por sentarte begin o start by taking a seat, take a seat first

se empieza por marinar la carne first marinade the meat

empecemos por estudiar el contexto histórico let's begin o start by looking at the historical context

C

para empezar: para empezar, me parece un disparate for a start o for one thing, I think it's a ridiculous idea

para empezar, ¿quién te dio permiso para leer mi correspondencia? who gave you permission to read my letters anyway?

para empezar, hay que limpiar la superficie first of all o to start with, you have to clean the surface

■ empezar

vt

A ‹tarea/actividad› to start

se debe empezar el día con un buen desayuno you should start o begin the day with a good breakfast

¿ya empezaste el tercer capítulo? have you started chapter three yet?

B ‹frasco/lata/mermelada› to start, open

no empieces otra botella don't start o open another bottle

¿podemos empezar este jamón? can we start on this ham?

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empezar ( conjugate empezar) verbo intransitivo
1 [película/conferencia/invierno] to begin, start;
◊ empezó a nevar it started to snow o snowing

2 [ persona] to start;
◊ volver a empezar to start again;

todo es cuestión de empezar it'll be fine once we/you get started;
no sé por dónde empezar I don't know where to begin;
vamos a empezar por ti let's start with you;
empezar a hacer algo to start doing sth, start to do sth;
empezó diciendo que … she started o began by saying that …;
empezó trabajando de mecánico he started out as a mechanic;
empecemos por estudiar el contexto histórico let's begin o start by looking at the historical context
3
◊ para empezar first of all, to start with

verbo transitivo
a) ‹tarea/actividad› to start

b) ‹frasco/mermelada› to start, open

empezar verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo
1 (dar principio a una actividad) to begin, start: aún no hemos empezado a comer, we still haven't started to eat
para empezar, first of all: para empezar, eso que dices no es cierto, to begin with what you're saying is just not true
no empieces con tus tonterías, don't start being stupid again
2 (un paquete, una caja) to open, start: la caja de galletas está sin empezar, the box of biscuits hasn't been opened yet
3 (tener principio) to start: la película empieza a las diez, the film starts at ten o'clock ➣ Ver nota en begin y start
♦ Locuciones: ya empezamos, here we go again
' empezar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adormecerse
- arrancar
- cada
- cobrar
- compilación
- echar
- echarse
- ponerse
- pronta
- pronto
- romper
- soltarse
- trabar
- vaya
- volver
- ya
- a
- aclarar
- cero
- empiece
- entrar
- incendiar
- largar
- poner
English:
begin
- branch out
- clean up
- cotton on
- daunt
- fail
- flying
- get
- grow
- impatient
- kick off
- nervous
- open
- pipe up
- place
- set off
- spring
- square
- start
- start off
- start up
- strike up
- take off
- take up
- thing
- turn
- afresh
- beginning
- ground
- into
- keen
- kick
- originate
- over
- rampage
- roll
- scratch
- strike
- suppose
- undone

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empezar

♦ vt

to begin, to start;

empezó la conferencia dando la bienvenida a los asistentes she began o started her speech by welcoming everyone there;

todavía no hemos empezado el colegio we still haven't started school;

empecé el libro, pero no lo conseguí acabar I started (reading) the book, but didn't manage to finish it;

hemos empezado la tarta we've started the cake;

empezaron otra botella de vino they started o opened another bottle of wine

♦ vi

to begin, to start (a/por to/by);
la clase empieza a las diez the class begins o starts at ten o'clock;

¿a qué hora empieza el partido? what time does the game start?;

el concierto empezó tarde the concert started late;

la película empieza con una escena muy violenta the film begins with a very violent scene;

tuvieron que empezar de nuevo they had to start again;

el aprender a nadar, todo es empezar with swimming, getting started is half the battle;

¡no empieces!, ¡ya hemos discutido este tema lo suficiente! don't you start, we've spent long enough on this subject already!;

¡ya empezamos con el vecino y su música! here we go again with our neighbour and his music!;

al empezar la reunión when the meeting started o began;

al empezar resulta un poco difícil it's quite hard at first o to begin with;

en noviembre empezó a hacer frío it started getting colder in November;

empezó pidiendo disculpas por su retraso she started o began by apologizing for being late;

empezar por: empieza por el salón, yo haré la cocina you start on the living-room, I'll do the kitchen;

empieza por aflojar los tornillos first, loosen the screws, start o begin by loosening the screws;

empieza por portarte bien, y ya hablaremos first you start behaving well, then we'll talk;

para empezar: para empezar, sopa I'd like soup for starters o to start with;

para empezar, habrá que comprar los billetes first of all o to start with, we'll have to buy the tickets;

no me gusta, para empezar, es demasiado pequeño I don't like it, it's too small to start with

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empezar

I v/t start, begin

II v/i

1 start, begin;

empezar a hacer algo start to do sth, start doing sth;

empezar por hacer algo start o begin by doing sth;

empezar por alguien start with s.o.;

para empezar to begin with;

ya empezamos fam here we go again

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empezar {29} v

comenzar: to start, to begin

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empezar vb to start / to begin [pt. began; pp. begun]

he empezado a estudiar inglés I've started learning English

empezó a contarme la historia she began to tell me the story

Spanish-English dictionary > empezar
10 DRÍFA

rain

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I)

(dríf; dreif, drifum; drifinn), v.

1) to drift, drive like spray or snow (þá drífr snær ór öllum áttum); fig. of missles, to shower, fly, like flakes of snow (láta drífa skot, vápn, á e-n); veðr var drífanda, there was a great snow-storm; esp. impers. with dat., dreif sandinn, the sand drifted; lauðri dreif á lypting útan, the spray drove over the poop; þegar dreif í Löginn krömmu, there fell wet snow in the Lake, it began to sleet;

2) to crowd, throng, rush; þá drífr ofan mannfjöldi mikill til strandar, a great crowd rushes down to the shore; dreif allt fólk á hans fund, all people crowded to see him; tóku menn þá at drífa brott frá hertoganum, men began to desert the duke; drífa yfir e-n, to befall, happen to one;

refl., láta yfir drífast (= drífa yfir sik), to yield, give in (rán ok útlegðir þeirra manna, er eigi létu yfir drífa);

3) to perform; drífa leik, to play; en í annan stað á ek at drífa mikinn vanda, I am in a hard strait;

4) to besprinkle with (e-t e-u döggu drifinn).

II)

f. fall of snow, snowdrift (skotvápn flugu svá þykt sem drífa).

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pret. dreif, pl. drifu; pres. dríf; pret. subj. drifi; part. drifinn: [Ulf. dreiban = εκβάλλειν; A. S. drîfan; Engl. drive; O. H. G. triban; mod. Germ. treiben; Swed. drifva; Dan. drive, all in a transitive sense—to drive.]

I. to drive like spray, either pers. or impers., with dat. or even neut.; þá kemr áfall mikit … ok dreif yfir búlkann, Bs. i. 422; lauðri dreif á lypting útan, the spray drove over the poop, Fms. vi. (in a verse); hence metaph. phrases, láta yfir d., to let drift before wind and wave, Ísl. ii. 461: or even reflex., láta yfir (fyrir) drífask, to let drive or drift away, let go, give in; rán ok útlegðir þeirra manna er eigi létu fyrir drífask, Fb. i. 70; þat dugir á enga leið, at menn láti yfir drífask, Bs. ii. 51; ok er þó þat ráð, at láta eigi fyrir drífask, Karl. 386, 452: allit. phrase, drífa á dagana, e. g. mart hefir drifit á dagana, many things (splashes) have happened; drifinn döggu, besprent with dew, Vtkv. 5: naut., róa drífanda, to pull so that the spray splashes about, pull hard, Fms. viii. 263, 431: to drift, of a snow storm or the like, tré með drífandum kvistum, a tree with the branches full of snow. Sks. 49; veðr var drífanda, it snowed, Sturl. iii. 50, Ó. H. 85; þegar dreif í Löginn krömmu, there fell soft snow in the Lake, i. e. it began to sleet, Fms. v. 196; þá drífr snær ór öllum áttum, Edda 40: metaph. of missiles, to shower as flakes of snow, borgarmena láta þegar d. skot á þá, Al. 11; lata þeir d. vápn á þá, Fb. i. 135.

II. neut. to crowd, throng; þá drífr ofan mannfjöldi mikill til strandar, a great crowd rushed down to the shore, Ld. 76; tóku menn þá at d. brott frá hertoganum, the men began to desert (run away) from the duke, Fms. ix. 531, dreif allt fólk á hans fund, all people rushed to see him, i. 21, iv. 105; d. á dyrr, to rush to the door, Vkv. 19.

III. to perform; eiga e-t at d., to have a thing to perform, Gþl. 15, 16; en í annan stað á ek at d. mikinn vanda, I am in a hard strait, Fms. i. 221; d. leik, to play, Fas. i. 37: the sense to drive out, expel, so common in all other Teut. dialects, hardly occurs in old writers, and sounds foreign even now; the proverb, með íllu skal illt út drífa; d. sig, to exert oneself, etc., (cant phrases.)

Íslensk-ensk orðabók > DRÍFA
11 drift

drift
1. noun
1) (a heap of something driven together, especially snow: His car stuck in a snowdrift.) montón

2) (the direction in which something is going; the general meaning: I couldn't hear you clearly, but I did catch the drift of what you said.) sentido

2. verb
1) (to (cause to) float or be blown along: Sand drifted across the road; The boat drifted down the river.) dejarse llevar, moverse empujado

2) ((of people) to wander or live aimlessly: She drifted from job to job.) vagar, ir sin rumbo, ir a la deriva

•

- drifter
- driftwood

drift vb flotar / ir con la corriente

tree trunks drifted down the river flotaban troncos río abajo

they didn't tie the boat up and it drifted away no amarraron el barco, y se lo llevó la corriente

they drifted out to sea la corriente les arrastró mar adentro

drift

tr[drɪft]

noun

1 (of snow) ventisquero; (of sand) montón nombre masculino

2 SMALLMARITIME/SMALL (flow of water) deriva; (deviation - of ship) desviación nombre femenino

3 (movement) movimiento, desplazamiento; (tendency) tendencia; (shift) cambio

■ the drift of people from the country to cities el desplazamiento de la gente del campo a las ciudades

■ the drift towards war la marcha hacia la guerra

4 (meaning, gist) significado, sentido, idea

■ do you get my drift? ¿me entiendes?, ¿entiendes lo que quiero decir?

5 SMALLGEOLOGY/SMALL (deposits of earth, gravel, rock, etc) terreno de acarreo

intransitive verb

1 (float on water) dejarse llevar por la corriente; (be or go adrift) ir a la deriva, derivar; (float in air) moverse empujado,-a por el viento

■ we drifted out to sea íbamos a la deriva hacia alta mar

2 (pile up - of snow, sand, leaves, etc) amontonarse

3 figurative use (person) ir sin rumbo, vivir sin rumbo, vagar; (government) ir a la deriva

■ he drifts in and out of jobs cambia de trabajo continuamente

■ the conversation drifted from one subject to another la conversación iba derivando de un tema a otro

■ the crowds began to drift away poco a poco la gente empezó a marcharse

■ she just drifts in when she feels like it se deja caer por aquí cuando le apetece

■ I drifted into teaching por aquello que pasa acabé dando clases

transitive verb

1 (snow, sand, etc) amontonar

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to drift apart distanciarse

to drift off to sleep quedarse dormido,-a

drift ['drɪft] vi

1) : dejarse llevar por la corriente, ir a la deriva (dícese de un bote), ir sin rumbo (dícese de una persona)

2) accumulate: amontonarse, acumularse, apilarse

drift n

1) drifting: deriva f

2) heap, mass: montón m (de arena, etc.), ventisquero m (de nieve)

3) meaning: sentido m

drift

n.

• cosa llevada por la corriente s.f.

• deriva s.f.

• impulso s.m.

• rumbo s.m.

• tendencia s.f.

v.

• derivar v.

• destorcer v.

• ventiscar v.

I drɪft
intransitive verb

1)

a) ( on water) moverse empujado por la corriente

b) ( be adrift) \<\<boat/person\>\> ir* a la deriva

the boat drifted off course — el barco se desvió de su rumbo

c) ( in air) \<\<balloon\>\> moverse empujado por el viento

2) ( proceed aimlessly)

he drifted from job to job — iba sin rumbo de un trabajo a otro

the crowd began to drift away — la muchedumbre comenzó a dispersarse

to drift apart — \<\<couple/friends\>\> distanciarse

3) ( pile up) \<\<sand/snow\>\> amontonarse

II

noun

1) c ( of sand) montón m; ( of snow) ventisquero m

2) ( meaning) (no pl) sentido m

I didn't quite catch your drift — no entendí or capté muy bien lo que querías decir

if you get my drift — tú ya me entiendes

3) ( movement)

the drift from the land — el éxodo rural

the drift of public opinion — el cambio en la opinión pública

[drɪft]
1. N

1) (=deviation from course) deriva f ; (=movement) movimiento m ; (=change of direction) cambio m (de dirección)

the drift to the city — el movimiento migratorio hacia la ciudad

the drift from the land — el éxodo rural, la despoblación del campo

the drift of events — la marcha de los acontecimientos

2) * (=meaning) [of questions] significado m

to catch sb's drift — seguir or entender a algn

I don't get your drift — no te entiendo

3) (=mass) [of snow] ventisquero m ; [of sand] montón m ; [of clouds, leaves] banco m ; (Geol) morrena f

continental drift — deriva f continental

2. VI

1) (in wind, current) dejarse llevar, ir a la deriva; (=be off course) [boat] ir a la deriva; [person] vagar, ir a la deriva

to drift downstream — dejarse llevar río abajo

he drifted into marriage — se casó sin pensárselo

to let things drift — dejar las cosas como están

to drift from job to job — cambiar a menudo de trabajo sin propósito fijo

2) [snow, sand] amontonarse

3.

VT (=carry) impeler, llevar; (=pile up) amontonar

4.

CPD

drift ice N — hielo m flotante

drift net N — traína f

- drift apart

- drift away

- drift off

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I [drɪft]
intransitive verb

1)

a) ( on water) moverse empujado por la corriente

b) ( be adrift) \<\<boat/person\>\> ir* a la deriva

the boat drifted off course — el barco se desvió de su rumbo

c) ( in air) \<\<balloon\>\> moverse empujado por el viento

2) ( proceed aimlessly)

he drifted from job to job — iba sin rumbo de un trabajo a otro

the crowd began to drift away — la muchedumbre comenzó a dispersarse

to drift apart — \<\<couple/friends\>\> distanciarse

3) ( pile up) \<\<sand/snow\>\> amontonarse

II

noun

1) c ( of sand) montón m; ( of snow) ventisquero m

2) ( meaning) (no pl) sentido m

I didn't quite catch your drift — no entendí or capté muy bien lo que querías decir

if you get my drift — tú ya me entiendes

3) ( movement)

the drift from the land — el éxodo rural

the drift of public opinion — el cambio en la opinión pública

English-spanish dictionary > drift
12 comenzar

v.

to start, to begin.

comenzar diciendo que… to start o begin by saying that…

comenzar a hacer algo to start doing o to do something

comenzar por hacer algo to begin by doing something

“hiena” comienza por hache “hyena” starts with an “h”

el partido comenzó tarde the game started late

La fiesta empezó tarde The party began late.

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comenzar

Conjugation model [ EMPEZAR], like link=empezar empezar

► verbo transitivo

1 to begin, start

► verbo intransitivo

1 to begin, start

■ comenzó a reír he began to laugh, he began laughing

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

comenzar con to begin with

comenzar + gerund to start by + gerund

■ comenzó explicando... he started by explaining...

comenzar por + inf to begin by +-ing

■ comenzó por decir que... he began by saying that...

comenzar por el principio to begin at the beginning, start at the beginning

————————

comenzar

to start by + gerund

■ comenzó explicando... he started by explaining...

* * *

verb

to begin, start

* * *

1.

VT to begin, start, commence frm

comenzamos el rodaje ayer — we began o started o commenced frm filming yesterday

comenzó la charla con un agradecimiento — she began o started the talk with a word of thanks

comenzó su carrera literaria hace dos décadas — she began her literary career two decades ago

la empresa comienza la construcción hoy — the company starts the construction work today

hemos comenzado mal el año — we started the year badly

comenzamos el recorrido en la iglesia — we start our trip at the church

2.

VI [proyecto, campaña, historia, proceso] to begin, start

¿puedo comenzar? — may I start o begin?, can I start o begin?

el partido comienza a las ocho — the match starts o begins at eight

comenzó diciendo que estaba de acuerdo conmigo — she began by saying that she agreed with me

comenzó a los diez años haciendo recados — he began o started at the age of ten as a messenger boy

al comenzar el año — at the start o beginning of the year

• comenzar a hacer algo — to start o begin doing sth, start o begin to do sth

la nieve comenzó a caer de nuevo — the snow started falling again, the snow began to fall again

comencé a trabajar a los dieciocho años — I started o began working at eighteen

podéis comenzar a comer — you can start eating

los invitados ya han comenzado a llegar — the guests have started arriving o to arrive

aquel día comenzó a tener problemas con el oído — that day she began having trouble with her hearing

• comenzar con algo, la película comienza con una pelea — the film starts o begins with a fight

• para comenzar — to start with

para comenzar, una sopa de verduras — to start with, vegetable soup

• comenzar por, no sé por dónde comenzar — I don't know where to start o begin

la reforma ha comenzado por la educación — reform has started o begun with education

comenzó por agradecernos nuestra presencia — she started o began by thanking us for coming

para sentirte mejor, comienza por comer bien — in order to feel better, start by eating well

su nombre comienza por m — his name begins with m

todos sois culpables, comenzando por ti — you're all guilty, starting with you

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo to begin, commence (frml)
2.
comenzar vi to begin

al comenzar el día — at the beginning of the day

comenzar + ger — to begin by -ing

comenzar a + inf — to start -ing o to + inf

comenzaron a disparar — they started firing o to fire

comenzar por algo — to begin with something

comenzar POR + inf — to begin by -ing

* * *

= begin, commence, get + started, launch, set about + Gerundio, start, start off, start out, start + Posesivo + life, curtain + rise, enter, kick off, set out, take + flight, get + Nombre + underway, be scheduled to start, get + Posesivo + feet wet, set in, cut + Posesivo + spurs.

Nota: Generalmente un oficio o profesión.

Ex. This section has begun to demonstrate some of the problems associated with the author approach.

Ex. This stop list is input to the computer before indexing can commence, and is a list of the words which appear in text which have no value as access words in an index.

Ex. 'We'll get started as soon as everyone arrives,' the executive director shook her hand and smiled graciously.

Ex. It describes an attempt by leaders in the CD-ROM business to launch a logical file structure standard for CD-ROM.

Ex. The CRG set about trying to define a series of integrative levels upon which it would be possible to base the main classes and their order for a new general classification scheme.

Ex. Over the past two to three years the numbers of full text data bases and data banks has started to escalate considerably.

Ex. If you establish a principle of using the national language, where do you start off?.

Ex. The preliminary discussions and proposals which led up to the AACR, did start out with an attempt to fashion an ideology, a philosophical context, for those rules.

Ex. In effect, the book started its life rather more as a light entertainment middle-of-the-range hardback autobiography but popular acclaim turned it into a huge mass-market paperback success.

Ex. One of the main contributions in this issue is 'Future directions: the curtain rises on interactive video,' by David Hon.

Ex. Though the reference librarian cannot enter the reference process until he receives the question from the enquirer he is vitally concerned about all of its stages.

Ex. The article is entitled 'The bucks start here: ALA kicks off library funding campaign'.

Ex. The person seeking information needs to have all the necessary documentation before setting out, otherwise it could result in considerable expense and much time wasting.

Ex. The article 'ALA campaign takes flight
the local level' reports on a five year public education programme sponsored by the American Library Association to promote all types of libraries throughout the USA.

Ex. The author describes two surveys which the IFLA Section has been involved in to acquire the information necessary to get the project underway.

Ex. CAPTAIN is scheduled to start commercial services in 1983.

Ex. Coming clean to voters is something she's gonna have to get used to if she is really serious about getting her feet wet in elected politics.

Ex. Open or compound fractures were usually fatal prior to the advent of antiseptics in the 1860s because infection would set in.

Ex. Lorene, who cut her spurs fighting for equal pay, said she was `absolutely gobsmacked' at having won the award.

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* al comenzar = at startup.

* comenzar a = be on + Posesivo + way to.

* comenzar a arder = catch on + fire.

* comenzar Algo = get + Nombre + started.

* comenzar Algo con buen pie = start + Nombre + off on the right foot.

* comenzar a luchar contra = begin + war on.

* comenzar a pensar en = turn + Posesivo + mind to.

* comenzar a reír = break into + laugh.

* comenzar bien = get off to + a (good/great) start, make + a good start.

* comenzar con buen pie = start + Nombre + on the right footing.

* comenzar de cero = begin + from scratch, start from + scratch, start at + ground zero.

* comenzar de nuevo = start + all over again, recommence, make + a new start, start over, make + a fresh start.

* comenzar desde = set out from.

* comenzar desde cero = start at + ground zero.

* comenzar desde la base = start at + ground zero.

* comenzar el turno de trabajo = go on + duty.

* comenzar lento = be slow off the mark, be slow off the blocks.

* comenzar muy rápido = be off to a fast start.

* comenzar partiendo de cero = build + from scratch.

* comenzar por el principio = start from + scratch, start from + scratch, start at + ground zero.

* comenzar pronto = make + an early start.

* comenzar rápido = be quick off the mark, be quick off the blocks.

* comenzar temprano = get off to + an early start.

* comenzar una nueva vida = make + a new life for + Reflexivo.

* para comenzar diremos que = to begin with.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo to begin, commence (frml)
2.
comenzar vi to begin

al comenzar el día — at the beginning of the day

comenzar + ger — to begin by -ing

comenzar a + inf — to start -ing o to + inf

comenzaron a disparar — they started firing o to fire

comenzar por algo — to begin with something

comenzar POR + inf — to begin by -ing

* * *

= begin, commence, get + started, launch, set about + Gerundio, start, start off, start out, start + Posesivo + life, curtain + rise, enter, kick off, set out, take + flight, get + Nombre + underway, be scheduled to start, get + Posesivo + feet wet, set in, cut + Posesivo + spurs.

Nota: Generalmente un oficio o profesión.

Ex: This section has begun to demonstrate some of the problems associated with the author approach.

Ex: This stop list is input to the computer before indexing can commence, and is a list of the words which appear in text which have no value as access words in an index.

Ex: 'We'll get started as soon as everyone arrives,' the executive director shook her hand and smiled graciously.

Ex: It describes an attempt by leaders in the CD-ROM business to launch a logical file structure standard for CD-ROM.

Ex: The CRG set about trying to define a series of integrative levels upon which it would be possible to base the main classes and their order for a new general classification scheme.

Ex: Over the past two to three years the numbers of full text data bases and data banks has started to escalate considerably.

Ex: If you establish a principle of using the national language, where do you start off?.

Ex: The preliminary discussions and proposals which led up to the AACR, did start out with an attempt to fashion an ideology, a philosophical context, for those rules.

Ex: In effect, the book started its life rather more as a light entertainment middle-of-the-range hardback autobiography but popular acclaim turned it into a huge mass-market paperback success.

Ex: One of the main contributions in this issue is 'Future directions: the curtain rises on interactive video,' by David Hon.

Ex: Though the reference librarian cannot enter the reference process until he receives the question from the enquirer he is vitally concerned about all of its stages.

Ex: The article is entitled 'The bucks start here: ALA kicks off library funding campaign'.

Ex: The person seeking information needs to have all the necessary documentation before setting out, otherwise it could result in considerable expense and much time wasting.

Ex: The article 'ALA campaign takes flight \@ the local level' reports on a five year public education programme sponsored by the American Library Association to promote all types of libraries throughout the USA.

Ex: The author describes two surveys which the IFLA Section has been involved in to acquire the information necessary to get the project underway.

Ex: CAPTAIN is scheduled to start commercial services in 1983.

Ex: Coming clean to voters is something she's gonna have to get used to if she is really serious about getting her feet wet in elected politics.

Ex: Open or compound fractures were usually fatal prior to the advent of antiseptics in the 1860s because infection would set in.

Ex: Lorene, who cut her spurs fighting for equal pay, said she was `absolutely gobsmacked' at having won the award.

* al comenzar = at startup.

* comenzar a = be on + Posesivo + way to.

* comenzar a arder = catch on + fire.

* comenzar Algo = get + Nombre + started.

* comenzar Algo con buen pie = start + Nombre + off on the right foot.

* comenzar a luchar contra = begin + war on.

* comenzar a pensar en = turn + Posesivo + mind to.

* comenzar a reír = break into + laugh.

* comenzar bien = get off to + a (good/great) start, make + a good start.

* comenzar con buen pie = start + Nombre + on the right footing.

* comenzar de cero = begin + from scratch, start from + scratch, start at + ground zero.

* comenzar de nuevo = start + all over again, recommence, make + a new start, start over, make + a fresh start.

* comenzar desde = set out from.

* comenzar desde cero = start at + ground zero.

* comenzar desde la base = start at + ground zero.

* comenzar el turno de trabajo = go on + duty.

* comenzar lento = be slow off the mark, be slow off the blocks.

* comenzar muy rápido = be off to a fast start.

* comenzar partiendo de cero = build + from scratch.

* comenzar por el principio = start from + scratch, start from + scratch, start at + ground zero.

* comenzar pronto = make + an early start.

* comenzar rápido = be quick off the mark, be quick off the blocks.

* comenzar temprano = get off to + an early start.

* comenzar una nueva vida = make + a new life for + Reflexivo.

* para comenzar diremos que = to begin with.

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comenzar [A6 ]

vt

to begin, commence ( frml)

■ comenzar

vi

to begin

al comenzar el día at the beginning of the day

comenzaré contigo I will begin o start with you

comenzar + GER to begin BY -ING

comenzó diciendo que … she began o ( frml) commenced by saying that …

comenzar A + INF:

comenzaron a disparar they started firing o to fire, they opened fire

comenzar POR algo to begin WITH sth

comencemos por la catedral let us begin with the cathedral

comenzar POR + INF to begin BY -ING

comenzaron por amenazarme they began by threatening me

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comenzar ( conjugate comenzar) verbo transitivo
to begin, commence (frml)
verbo intransitivo
to begin;
◊ al comenzar el día at the beginning of the day;

comenzar haciendo algo/por hacer algo to begin by doing sth;
comenzar a hacer algo to start doing o to do sth;
comenzaron a disparar they started firing o to fire;
comenzar por algo to begin with sth
comenzar verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo to begin, start
(a realizar una acción) comenzó a decir barbaridades, he started talking nonsense
(una serie de acciones) comenzamos por mostrar nuestro desacuerdo, we started by showing our disagreement ➣ Ver nota en begin y start

' comenzar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
balbucear
- desencadenarse
- despuntar
- entrar
- iniciarse
- comience
English:
afresh
- begin
- come on
- commence
- dawn
- emigrate
- foot
- go-ahead
- open
- set in
- start
- start off

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comenzar

♦ vt

to start, to begin;

comenzar diciendo que… to start o begin by saying that…

♦ vi

to start, to begin;

comenzar a hacer algo to start doing o to do sth;

comenzar por hacer algo to begin by doing sth;

“hiena” comienza por hache “hyena” starts with an “h”;

el partido comenzó tarde the game started late

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comenzar

v/t begin

* * *

comenzar {29} v

empezar: to begin, to start

* * *

comenzar vb to start / to begin [pt. began; pp. begun]

el curso comienza en octubre the course starts in October

Spanish-English dictionary > comenzar
13 commencer

commencer [kɔmɑ̃se]

➭ TABLE 3

1. transitive verb

   a. [+ travail, repas] to begin, to start

• j'ai commencé un nouveau chapitre I've started a new chapter

• je vais commencer le judo I'm going to take up judo

   b. ( = entamer) [+ bouteille, produit] to open

   c. [chose] to begin

• la phrase qui commence le chapitre the opening sentence of the chapter

2. intransitive verb

   a. ( = débuter) to begin, to start

• le concert va commencer the concert is about to start

• tu ne vas pas commencer ! (ton irrité) don't start!

• ça commence bien ! that's a good start!

• ça commence mal ! that's not a very good start!

• pour commencer to begin or start with

• elle commence demain chez Legrand she is starting work tomorrow at Legrand's

   b. commencer à (or de) faire qch to begin or start to do sth

• il commençait à neiger it was starting to snow

• il commençait à s'inquiéter he was beginning to get nervous

• je commence à en avoir assez ! I've had just about enough!

• ça commence à bien faire (inf) it's getting a bit much (inf)

   c. commencer par qch/par faire qch to begin or start with sth/by doing sth

• commençons par le commencement let's begin at the beginning

• ils m'ont tous déçu, à commencer par Jean they all let me down, especially Jean

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kɔmɑ̃se
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( entreprendre) to start, to begin [travail, discours]

c'est lui qui a commencé! — ( la dispute) he started it!

elle a commencé le piano à six ans — she started playing the piano when she was six

tu commences bien l'année! — that's a good start to the year!

le film est commencé — the film has already started

2)

commencer à or de faire — to begin to do

je commence à comprendre — I'm beginning to understand

ça commence à bien faire (colloq) or à suffire! — (colloq) it's getting a bit much!

2.

verbe intransitif [année, film, rue] to start, to begin; [processus] to begin

pour commencer, c'est trop cher — for a start, it's too expensive

commence par le plafond — start with the ceiling

par où or quoi vais-je commencer? — where shall I start?

par qui vais-je commencer? — who shall I start with?

commence par obéir! — for a start you can do as you're told!

commencer comme secrétaire — to start (off) as a secretary

3.

verbe impersonnel

il commence à pleuvoir/neiger — it's starting ou beginning to rain/to snow

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kɔmɑ̃se
1. vt

[un travail, la journée, sa carrière] to start, to begin

2. vi

1) [cours, journée, processus] to start, to begin

Les cours commencent à huit heures. — Classes start at 8 o'clock.

commencer à faire qch — to start doing sth, to begin doing sth, to start to do sth, to begin to do sth, (en tournure impersonnelle) to start to do, to start doing

commencer de faire qch — to start doing sth, to begin doing sth, to start to do sth, to begin to do sth

Il a commencé à pleuvoir. — It's started to rain., It's started raining.

J'ai commencé de réviser pour les examens. — I've started revising for the exams.

commencer par qch — to begin with sth

commencer par faire qch — to begin by doing sth

2) (autres locutions)

ne commencez pas! — don't start!

c'est lui qui a commencé! — he started it!

ça commence bien — that's a good start

pour commencer... (au restaurant) — to start with..., (en énumérant des raisons) for a start..., to start with...

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commencer verb table: placer

A vtr

1 ( entreprendre) to start, to begin [travail, séance, discours]; to open [bouteille, boîte]; c'est lui qui a commencé! (la dispute, bagarre) he started it!; il a commencé sa carrière dans la marine he began his career in the Navy; elle a commencé le piano à six ans she started playing the piano when she was six; ‘eh bien,’ commença-t-elle ‘well,’ she began; commencer qch par le haut/commencement to start ou begin sth at the top/beginning; tu commences bien l'année/la journée! that's a good start to the year/the day!; la phrase qui commence l'article the sentence at the beginning of the article; le film est commencé depuis un moment the film has already started;

2 commencer à or de faire ( se mettre à) to start ou begin to do, to start ou begin doing; ( entamer un processus) to begin to do; je commence à travailler à l'usine le 3 mai I start (work) at the factory on 3 May; je commence à comprendre/me demander I'm beginning to understand/wonder; je commence à en avoir marre○ I'm getting fed up○; il commence à se faire tard it's getting late; ça commence à bien faire○ or à suffire! it's getting a bit much!

B vi [année, film, rue] to start, to begin; [évolution, processus] to begin; ça commence à 8 heures it starts ou begins at 8 o'clock; que la fête commence! let the party begin!; et, pour commencer, une chanson and, to start with, a song; pour commencer, c'est trop cher for a start, it' s too expensive; qu'attends-tu pour commencer? what are you waiting for?; commencez sans moi start without me; ne commence pas! don't start!; on commence dans dix minutes we're starting in ten minutes; commencer par [soirée, mot, numéro] to start with; commence par le plafond/les manches start with the ceiling/the sleeves; par où or quoi vais-je commencer? where shall I start?; commencer par qn to start with sb; par qui vais-je commencer? who shall I start with?; commencer par faire to start ou begin by doing; commence par obéir/te taire! for a start you can do as you're told/be quiet!; commencer par être or comme secrétaire to start (off) as a secretary; vous êtes tous coupables à commencer par toi you're all guilty starting with you; ⇒ bête, charité.

C v impers il commence à pleuvoir/neiger it's starting ou beginning to rain/snow.

[kɔmɑ̃se] verbe transitif

1. [entreprendre - ouvrage, jeu, apprentissage] to start, to begin

il a commencé le repas he's started eating

allez, commence la vaisselle! come on, get going on the dishes!

vous commencez le travail demain you start (work) tomorrow

nous allons commencer notre descente vers Milan we are beginning our descent towards Milan

(en usage absolu)

à quelle heure tu commences?

a. [au lycée] what time do you start school?

b. [au travail] what time do you start work?

2. [passer au début de - journée, soirée] to start, to begin

j'ai bien/mal commencé l'année I've made a good/bad start to the year

3. [être au début de] to begin

c'est son numéro qui commence le spectacle her routine begins the show, the show begins with her routine

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[kɔmɑ̃se] verbe intransitif

1. [débuter] to start

ne commence pas! don't start!

ce n'est pas moi, c'est lui qui a commencé! it wasn't me, HE started it!

ça commence bien! (sens propre & ironique) things are off to a good start!

commencer à faire quelque chose to start ou to begin doing something

tu commences à m'énerver! you're getting on my nerves!

je commence à en avoir assez! I'm getting fed up with all this!

ça commence à bien faire! (familier) enough is enough!, things have gone quite far enough!

commencer de (littéraire) : nous commencions de déjeuner we had started luncheon

commencer par: la pièce commence par un dialogue the play starts ou opens with a dialogue

commençons par le commencement let's begin at the beginning, first things first

commence par enlever les couvertures first, take the blankets off

tu veux une moto? commence par réussir ton examen if you want a motorbike, start by passing your exam

je vais commencer par l'appeler the first thing I'm going to do is call him

(tournure impersonnelle)

il commence à pleuvoir/neiger it's started to rain/to snow

il commence à se faire tard (familier) it's getting late

2. [avoir tel moment comme point de départ] to start, to begin

la séance commence à 20 h the session starts ou begins at 8 p.m.

le spectacle est commencé depuis un quart d'heure the show started a quarter of an hour ago

les vendanges ont commencé tard cette année the grape harvest started ou is late this year

les ennuis ont commencé quand il s'est installé au-dessous de chez moi the trouble started ou began when he moved in downstairs

on fait généralement commencer la crise après le premier choc pétrolier the recession is generally said to have started after the first oil crisis

3. [se mettre à travailler]

commencer dans la vie to start off in life

commencer sur la scène/au cinéma to make one's stage/screen debut

j'ai commencé en 78 avec deux ouvrières I set up ou started (up) in '78 with two workers

4. [dans un barème de prix] to start

les pantalons commencent à/vers 50 euros trousers start at/at around 50 euros

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à commencer par locution prépositionnelle

starting with

que tout le monde contribue, à commencer par toi! let everyone give something, starting with you!

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pour commencer locution adverbiale

1. [dans un programme, un repas] first, to start with

pour commencer, du saumon to start the meal ou as a first course, salmon

2. [comme premier argument] for a start, in the first place

pour commencer, tu es trop jeune, et ensuite c'est trop cher! for a start you're too young, and anyway, it's too expensive!

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > commencer
14 drífa

rain

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I)

(dríf; dreif, drifum; drifinn), v.

1) to drift, drive like spray or snow (þá drífr snær ór öllum áttum); fig. of missles, to shower, fly, like flakes of snow (láta drífa skot, vápn, á e-n); veðr var drífanda, there was a great snow-storm; esp. impers. with dat., dreif sandinn, the sand drifted; lauðri dreif á lypting útan, the spray drove over the poop; þegar dreif í Löginn krömmu, there fell wet snow in the Lake, it began to sleet;

2) to crowd, throng, rush; þá drífr ofan mannfjöldi mikill til strandar, a great crowd rushes down to the shore; dreif allt fólk á hans fund, all people crowded to see him; tóku menn þá at drífa brott frá hertoganum, men began to desert the duke; drífa yfir e-n, to befall, happen to one;

refl., láta yfir drífast (= drífa yfir sik), to yield, give in (rán ok útlegðir þeirra manna, er eigi létu yfir drífa);

3) to perform; drífa leik, to play; en í annan stað á ek at drífa mikinn vanda, I am in a hard strait;

4) to besprinkle with (e-t e-u döggu drifinn).

II)

f. fall of snow, snowdrift (skotvápn flugu svá þykt sem drífa).

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u, f. a fall of snow, sleet; fjúk ok d., Bs. i. 185; veðr var þykt ok d., Fms. v. 341; skotvápn flugu svá þykt sem d., i. 45; um kveldit görði á drífu-él blautt, Orkn. 414; kom þá drífu-él mikit, ok var all-myrkt, Fms. ix. 23.

Íslensk-ensk orðabók > drífa
15 thaw

Ɵo:
1. verb
1) ((of ice, snow etc) to melt, or make or become liquid: The snow thawed quickly.) descongelarse, derretirse

2) ((of frozen food etc) to make or become unfrozen: Frozen food must be thawed before cooking.) descongelar(se)

2. noun
((the time of) the melting of ice and snow at the end of winter, or the change of weather that causes this: The thaw has come early this year.) deshielo

thaw vb deshelar / descongelar / derretir

thaw

tr[ɵɔː]

noun

1 deshielo

transitive verb

1 (food) descongelar; (snow, ice) derretir

intransitive verb

1 (food) descongelarse; (snow, ice) derretirse

2 (person) ablandarse; (relations) distenderse, mejorar

thaw ['ɵɔ] vt

: descongelar

thaw vi

: derretirse (dícese de la nieve), descongelarse (dícese de los alimentos)

thaw n

: deshielo m

thaw

n.

• derretimiento s.m.

• deshielo s.m.

• enternecimiento s.m.

v.

• ablandarse v.

• derretir v.

• descongelar v.

• deshelar v.

I
1. θɔː
intransitive verb \<\<snow/ice\>\> derretirse*, fundirse; \<\<frozen food\>\> descongelarse; \<\<atmosphere/relations\>\> hacerse* más cordial

2.

vt \<\<snow/ice\>\> derretir*, fundir, deshacer*; \<\<frozen food\>\> descongelar

3.

v impers ( Meteo) deshelar*

Phrasal Verbs:

- thaw out

II

noun (Meteo, Pol) deshielo m

[θɔː]
1. N

1) (gen) deshielo m ; [of snow] derretimiento m

a thaw had set in — había empezado el deshielo

2) (fig) (=easing up) descongelación f

the thaw in East-West relations — la distensión en las relaciones Este-Oeste

2.

VT (also: thaw out) [+ frozen food] descongelar

3. VI

1) (Met) [snow] derretirse; [ice] deshelarse

it is thawing — está deshelando

2) (also: thaw out) [frozen food, cold toes] descongelarse; (fig) [relations] distenderse

I sat by the fire to thaw out — me senté junto al fuego para entrar en calor

after a couple of glasses of wine he soon began to thaw — tras tomar un par de vasos de vino empezó a relajarse or perder su reserva inicial

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I
1. [θɔː]
intransitive verb \<\<snow/ice\>\> derretirse*, fundirse; \<\<frozen food\>\> descongelarse; \<\<atmosphere/relations\>\> hacerse* más cordial

2.

vt \<\<snow/ice\>\> derretir*, fundir, deshacer*; \<\<frozen food\>\> descongelar

3.

v impers ( Meteo) deshelar*

Phrasal Verbs:

- thaw out

II

noun (Meteo, Pol) deshielo m

English-spanish dictionary > thaw
16 begin

1. transitive verb,
-nn-, began, begun

begin something — [mit] etwas beginnen

begin a new bottle — eine neue Flasche anbrechen

she began life here — sie verbrachte ihre ersten Lebensjahre hier

begin school — in die Schule kommen

begin doing or to do something — anfangen od. beginnen, etwas zu tun

I began to slip — ich kam ins Rutschen

I am beginning to get annoyed — so langsam werde ich ärgerlich

the film does not begin to compare with the book — der Film lässt sich nicht annähernd mit dem Buch vergleichen
2. intransitive verb
-nn-, began, begun anfangen; beginnen (oft geh.)

beginning next month — vom nächsten Monat an

begin at the beginning — von vorne anfangen

begin with something/somebody — bei od. mit etwas/jemandem anfangen od. beginnen

to begin with — zunächst od. zuerst einmal

it is the wrong book, to begin with — das ist schon einmal das falsche Buch

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[bi'ɡin]
present participle - beginning; verb

(to come or bring, into being, to start: He began to talk; The meeting began early.) anfangen

- academic.ru/6259/beginning">beginning
- beginner
- to begin with
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be·gin

<-nn-, began, begun>

[bɪˈgɪn]

I. vt

1. (commence)

▪ to \begin sth etw anfangen [o beginnen]

he began his career as a humble office worker er hat als kleiner Büroangestellter angefangen

I began this book two months ago ich habe mit diesem Buch vor zwei Monaten angefangen

to \begin a conversation ein Gespräch beginnen

to \begin school in die Schule kommen

to \begin work mit der Arbeit beginnen

▪ to \begin doing [or to do] sth beginnen [o anfangen], etw zu tun

she began acting at fifteen sie fing mit fünfzehn mit der Schauspielerei an

I began to think he'd never come ich dachte schon, er würde nie kommen

he didn't even \begin to answer my questions er hat keinerlei Anstalten gemacht, meine Fragen zu beantworten

he does not even \begin to try er versucht es nicht einmal

it doesn't \begin to do him justice es wird ihm nicht [einmal] annähernd gerecht

I can't \begin to explain how this could happen es ist mir selbst unerklärlich, wie das passieren konnte

she was \beginning to get angry sie wurde allmählich [o langsam] wütend

it's \beginning to rain/snow impers es fängt an zu regnen/schneien

to \begin to roll/stutter ins Rollen/Stottern kommen

2. (start using)

▪ to \begin sth mit etw dat beginnen [o anfangen]

to \begin a bottle eine Flasche anbrechen

to \begin a new loaf of bread ein neues Brot anschneiden

to \begin a new page eine neue Seite anfangen

3. (originate)

▪ to \begin sth mit etw dat beginnen [o anfangen]

to \begin a fashion/trend eine Mode/einen Trend ins Leben rufen

4. (start by saying)

▪ to \begin sth:

“let me introduce myself,” she began „darf ich mich vorstellen?“ begann sie

II. vi

1. (commence) anfangen, beginnen

let's \begin fangen wir an!

I'll \begin by welcoming our guests zuerst werde ich unsere Gäste begrüßen

she began on the piano at five sie hat mit fünf angefangen Klavier zu spielen

it all began when she left us alles fing damit an, dass sie uns verließ

I don't know where to \begin ich weiß nicht, wo ich anfangen soll!

before school \begins vor Schulanfang

the play \begins with the sisters in the kitchen together am Anfang des Stücks sitzen die Schwestern zusammen in der Küche

\beginning from September 1 ab dem ersten September

to \begin again neu anfangen

▪ to \begin with (before anything)

to \begin with, I want to thank you for everything zunächst einmal möchte ich mich für alles bedanken; (initially)

there were six of us to \begin with anfangs waren wir noch zu sechst; (for one)

to \begin with, the room is too small, then it faces a busy road erstens ist das Zimmer zu klein, [und] dann liegt es auch noch an einer verkehrsreichen Straße

▪ to \begin on sth mit etw dat beginnen [o anfangen

2. (open speech act) beginnen, anfangen

he began by saying... zunächst einmal sagte er...

3. (originate) beginnen, anfangen; river entspringen

where does this road \begin? wo fängt diese Straße an?

4.

▶ life \begins at forty ( saying) mit vierzig fängt das Leben erst [richtig] an

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[bI'gɪn] pret began, ptp begun
1. vt

1) (= start) beginnen, anfangen; conversation also anknüpfen; song also anstimmen; bottle anbrechen, anfangen; book, letter, new cheque book, new page anfangen; rehearsals, work anfangen mit; task in Angriff nehmen, sich machen an (+acc)

to begin to do sth or doing sth — anfangen or beginnen, etw zu tun

to begin working or to work on sth — mit der Arbeit an etw (dat)

to begin an attack — zum Angriff schreiten

when did you begin ( learning or to learn) English? — wann haben Sie angefangen, Englisch zu lernen?

she begins the job next week — sie fängt nächste Woche (bei der Stelle) an

he began his speech by saying that... — er leitete seine Rede damit or mit den Worten ein, dass...

to begin school — eingeschult werden, in die Schule kommen

to begin life as a... — als... anfangen or beginnen

she began to feel tired — sie wurde allmählich or langsam müde

she's beginning to understand — sie fängt langsam an zu verstehen, sie versteht so langsam

his mother began to fear the worst — seine Mutter befürchtete schon das Schlimmste

I'd begun to think you weren't coming — ich habe schon gedacht, du kommst nicht mehr

that doesn't even begin to compare with... —

they didn't even begin to solve the problem — sie haben das Problem nicht mal annähernd gelöst

I couldn't even begin to count the mistakes — ich konnte die Fehler überhaupt nicht zählen

I can't begin to thank you for what you've done — ich kann Ihnen gar nicht genug dafür danken, was Sie getan haben

2) (= initiate, originate) anfangen; fashion, custom, policy einführen; society, firm, movement gründen; (= cause) war auslösen

or rumor (US) — er hat das Gerücht in die Welt gesetzt

3) (= start to speak) beginnen, anfangen

it's late, he began — es ist spät, begann er or fing or hub (old) er an

2. vi

1) (= start) anfangen, beginnen; (new play etc) anlaufen

to begin by doing sth — etw zuerst (einmal) tun

he began by saying that... —

where the hair begins — am Haaransatz

before school begins — vor Schulanfang

to begin in business — ins Geschäftsleben eintreten; (as self-employed) ein Geschäft aufmachen

beginning from Monday — ab Montag, von Montag an

beginning from page 10 — von Seite 10 an

say your names beginning from the back — nennen Sie Ihre Namen von hinten nach vorn

it all/the trouble began when... — es fing alles/der Ärger fing damit an, dass...

to begin with sb/sth —

begin with me — fangen Sie bei or mit mir an

he began with the intention of writing a thesis — anfänglich wollte er eine Doktorarbeit schreiben

to begin with there were only three — anfänglich waren es nur drei

this is wrong to begin with — das ist schon einmal falsch

to begin with, this is wrong, and... — erstens einmal ist das falsch, dann...

to begin on sth — mit etw anfangen or beginnen

to begin on a new venture/project — ein neues Unternehmen/Projekt in Angriff nehmen

2) (= come into being) beginnen, anfangen; (custom) entstehen; (river) entspringen

since the world began — seit (An)beginn or Anfang der Welt

when did this movement begin? — seit wann gibt es diese Bewegung?

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begin [bıˈɡın] prät began [-ˈɡæn], pperf begun [-ˈɡʌn]

A v/t

1. beginnen, anfangen:

when did you begin ( to learn oder learning) English? wann hast du mit Englisch angefangen (angefangen, Englisch zu lernen)?;

he began his lecture by saying that … er leitete seinen Vortrag mit den Worten ein, dass …;

begin the world ins Leben treten

2. eine Dynastie etc (be)gründen

B v/i

1. beginnen, anfangen:

he began by saying that … er sagte einleitend, dass …;

begin with sth (sb) mit etwas (bei jemandem) anfangen;

to begin with (Redew)

a) zunächst (einmal), fürs Erste,

b) erstens (einmal), um es gleich zu sagen;

begin on sth etwas in Angriff nehmen;

begin on a new bottle eine neue Flasche anbrechen;

not begin to do sth nicht entfernt oder im Entferntesten daran denken, etwas zu tun;

he does not even begin to try er versucht es nicht einmal;

it began to be put into practice es wurde langsam aber sicher in die Praxis umgesetzt;

well begun is half done (Sprichwort) gut begonnen ist halb gewonnen

2. entstehen, ins Leben gerufen werden

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1. transitive verb,
-nn-, began, begun

begin something — [mit] etwas beginnen

begin a new bottle — eine neue Flasche anbrechen

she began life here — sie verbrachte ihre ersten Lebensjahre hier

begin school — in die Schule kommen

begin doing or to do something — anfangen od. beginnen, etwas zu tun

I began to slip — ich kam ins Rutschen

I am beginning to get annoyed — so langsam werde ich ärgerlich

the film does not begin to compare with the book — der Film lässt sich nicht annähernd mit dem Buch vergleichen
2. intransitive verb
-nn-, began, begun anfangen; beginnen (oft geh.)

beginning next month — vom nächsten Monat an

begin at the beginning — von vorne anfangen

begin with something/somebody — bei od. mit etwas/jemandem anfangen od. beginnen

to begin with — zunächst od. zuerst einmal

it is the wrong book, to begin with — das ist schon einmal das falsche Buch

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v.

(§ p.,p.p.: began, begun)

= anfangen v.

beginnen v.

(§ p.,pp.: begann, begonnen)

English-german dictionary > begin
17 Schneefall

m snowfall

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der Schneefall

snowfall

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Schnee|fall
m
snowfall, fall of snow
dichter Schnééfall behindert die Sicht — heavy falling snow is impairing visibility

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der

(a fall or shower of snow that settles on the ground: There was a heavy snowfall last night.) snowfall

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Schnee·fall

m snowfall, fall of snow

gegen 15 Uhr setzte \Schneefall ein around 3 pm snow began to fall

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der snowfall; fall of snow

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Schneefall m snowfall

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der snowfall; fall of snow

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m.

snowfall n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Schneefall
18 melt

I [melt]
nome

1) (of ice, snow) disgelo m., scioglimento m.

2) AE gastr. = sandwich ricoperto da uno strato di formaggio fuso
II 1. [melt]
verbo transitivo

1) fondere, liquefare [ plastic]; sciogliere, liquefare [snow, butter]

2) fig. intenerire, addolcire [ heart]
2.
verbo intransitivo

1) [ plastic] fondere, fondersi, liquefarsi; [snow, butter] sciogliersi, liquefarsi

to melt in your mouth — sciogliersi in bocca

2) fig. (soften) [heart, person] intenerirsi, commuoversi

3) (merge)

to melt into the crowd — dileguarsi o perdersi nella folla

•

- melt away

- melt down

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[melt]
verb

(to (cause to) become soft or liquid, or to lose shape, usually by heating / being heated: The ice has melted; My heart melted when I saw how sorry he was.) sciogliere, sciogliersi

- meltdown
- melting-point
- melting pot
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[mɛlt]
1. vt

1) (gen) sciogliere, struggere, (metal) fondere

melted butter — burro fuso

melt two ounces of butter in a saucepan — sciogliete sessanta grammi di burro in una casseruola

2) (fig: heart) intenerire, (anger) far svanire, (person) commuovere

2. vi

1) (gen) sciogliersi, struggersi, (metals) fondersi

it melts in the mouth — si scioglie in bocca

the snow is melting — la neve si sta sciogliendo

2) (fig: anger, determination) svanire, (heart) intenerirsi

he melted into the crowd — si confuse tra la folla

•

- melt away

- melt down

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melt /mɛlt/
n. [u] (metall.)

1 fusione; colata

2 metallo (o vetro, ecc.) in fusione

3 quantità ( di metallo, vetro, ecc.) fusa in una volta

● to be on the melt, essere in fusione.
♦ (to) melt /mɛlt/
(pass. melted, p. p. melted, e talvolta come agg. molten)

A v. t.

1 fondere ( anche metall.); liquefare; sciogliere: to melt a metal, fondere un metallo; The sun has melted the ice, il sole ha sciolto il ghiaccio

2 (fig.) far struggere; intenerire; commuovere: Her grief melted my heart, il suo dolore mi commosse

B v. i.

1 fondere; fondersi; liquefarsi; sciogliersi: Butter melts when heated, il burro si liquefà quando lo si scalda; This cake melts in your mouth, questa torta si scioglie in bocca

2 (fig.) struggersi; intenerirsi: She melted when the child began to cry, si è intenerita quando il bambino si è messo a piangere.

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I [melt]
nome

1) (of ice, snow) disgelo m., scioglimento m.

2) AE gastr. = sandwich ricoperto da uno strato di formaggio fuso
II 1. [melt]
verbo transitivo

1) fondere, liquefare [ plastic]; sciogliere, liquefare [snow, butter]

2) fig. intenerire, addolcire [ heart]
2.
verbo intransitivo

1) [ plastic] fondere, fondersi, liquefarsi; [snow, butter] sciogliersi, liquefarsi

to melt in your mouth — sciogliersi in bocca

2) fig. (soften) [heart, person] intenerirsi, commuoversi

3) (merge)

to melt into the crowd — dileguarsi o perdersi nella folla

•

- melt away

- melt down

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19 thaw

I [θɔː]
nome

1) meteor. disgelo m., sgelo m.

2) fig. (political) disgelo m., distensione f.

a thaw in her attitude towards me — (social) un miglioramento del suo atteggiamento nei miei confronti
II 1. [θɔː]
verbo transitivo [ heat] sciogliere, fare fondere [ice, snow]; [ person] scongelare [ frozen food]
2.
verbo intransitivo

1) [ snow] sciogliersi, fondere; [ ground] sgelare; [ frozen food] scongelarsi

2) fig. [ person] sciogliersi, diventare più cordiale; [ relations] distendersi
3.
verbo impersonale sgelare

- thaw out

* * *
[Ɵo:] 1. verb
1) ((of ice, snow etc) to melt, or make or become liquid: The snow thawed quickly.) sciogliersi, sgelarsi

2) ((of frozen food etc) to make or become unfrozen: Frozen food must be thawed before cooking.) scongelare
2. noun
((the time of) the melting of ice and snow at the end of winter, or the change of weather that causes this: The thaw has come early this year.) disgelo

* * *
[θɔː]
1. n

disgelo, (fig: easing up) distensione f

2. vt

(also: thaw out) (food) (fare) scongelare

I forgot to thaw the chicken — ho dimenticato di scongelare il pollo

3. vi

(weather) sgelare, (ice) sciogliersi, (also: thaw out) (frozen food, cold toes) scongelarsi, (fig: person) aprirsi, (relations) distendersi

the ice began to thaw — il ghiaccio ha cominciato a sciogliersi

it's thawing — sta sgelando

* * *
thaw /ɵɔ:/
n.

1 disgelo; sgelo: The thaw has set in, è arrivato il disgelo

2 scongelamento ( di vivande)

3 sbrinamento ( del frigo)

4 (fig., spec. polit.) disgelo; il diventare più cordiale.
(to) thaw /ɵɔ:/
v. i. e t.

1 sgelare, sgelarsi; disgelare, disgelarsi; fondere, fondersi; sciogliere, sciogliersi: Ice thaws at zero degrees, il ghiaccio fonde a zero gradi; It is not yet thawing this year, quest'anno non sgela ancora

2 scongelare, scongelarsi

3 sbrinare ( il frigo); ( del frigo) sbrinarsi

4 (fig.) sciogliere, sciogliersi; sgelarsi; rendere (diventare) più cordiale: After a glass of wine, the stranger thawed, dopo un bicchiere di vino, lo sconosciuto è diventato più cordiale

● to thaw out, ( di un fiume, ecc.) sgelarsi; ( di cibo) scongelarsi; ( del frigo) sbrinarsi □ to thaw (st., sb.) out, disgelare (qc., q.) ( anche fig.); fondere; sciogliere; sgelare □ the thawing season, la stagione del disgelo.

* * *
I [θɔː]
nome

1) meteor. disgelo m., sgelo m.

2) fig. (political) disgelo m., distensione f.

a thaw in her attitude towards me — (social) un miglioramento del suo atteggiamento nei miei confronti
II 1. [θɔː]
verbo transitivo [ heat] sciogliere, fare fondere [ice, snow]; [ person] scongelare [ frozen food]
2.
verbo intransitivo

1) [ snow] sciogliersi, fondere; [ ground] sgelare; [ frozen food] scongelarsi

2) fig. [ person] sciogliersi, diventare più cordiale; [ relations] distendersi
3.
verbo impersonale sgelare

- thaw out

English-Italian dictionary > thaw
20 bank

̈ɪbæŋk I
1. сущ.
1) вал, насыпь
2) берег( реки) ;
край;
тж. перен. The left bank of the glacier. ≈ Левый край ледника. Within the banks of his remembrance. ≈ Насколько он мог помнить.
3) банка, отмель
4) нанос;
занос bank of clouds ≈ гряда облаков
5) авиац. крен (специально создаваемый летчиком при выполнении виража)
6) горн. залежь, пласт
7) уст. муравейник
2. гл.
1) делать насыпь
2) образовать заносы, кучи (тж. to bank up) The morning began fine, but now clouds are banking up. ≈ Утро было отличное, но теперь на небе появились облака. The wind had banked the snow up against the wall. ≈ От сильного ветра у стены вырос огромный сугроб.
3) а) сгребать в кучу, наваливать;
окружать валом Every spring we have to bank up the river to prevent flooding. ≈ Весной нам приходится насыпать валы вдоль реки, чтобы нас не затопило. At night we bank the fire up so that it is still burning in the morning. ≈ Вечером мы сгребаем уголья в кучу, чтобы утром они еще тлели. б) готовить лес к сплаву
4) авиац. закладывать вираж
5) играть от борта (на биллиарде - шар отскакивает рикошетом от борта и ударяет другой)
6) высаживаться на берег, сгружать на берег II
1. сущ.
1) банк to open an account in/with a bank ≈ открыть счет в банке to charter bank;
to establish a bank ≈ учредить банк central bank ≈ центральный банк commercial bank ≈ коммерческий банк credit bank ≈ кредитный банк drive-in bank ≈ банк, где обслуживают клиентов прямо в автомобилях national bank ≈ национальный банк people's bank ≈ народный банк pet bank ≈ банк-любимчик (банк, в котором хранятся государственные средства вследствие особого расположения властей) postal savings bank ≈ почтово-сберегательный банк state bank ≈ государственный банк merchant bank ≈ коммерческий банк savings bank ≈ сберегательный банк bank of issue ≈ эмиссионный банк the Bank for Foreign Trade of Russia ≈ Внешторгбанк России bank account ≈ счет в банке bank currency ≈ банкноты, выпущенные в обращение национальными банками bank holiday ≈ официальный нерабочий день (установленный законом)
2) карт. банк break the bank
3) место хранения запасов - blood bank data bank ∙ you can't put it in the bank ≈ амер.;
разг. это ни к чему, от этого никакого толку
2. гл.
1) класть (деньги) в банк;
держать( деньги) в банке;
откладывать bank with
2) карт. метать банк
3) держать банк, быть владельцем банка Giovanni Medici had been a banker before everything, Cosimo an administrator. Lorenzo continued to bank but mismanaged the work and lost heavily. ≈ Джованни Медичи был прежде всего банкиром, Козимо - администратором. Лоренцо тоже вел банковские дела, но шли они неважно и он нес большие убытки.
4) сдавать выручку в банк;
обналичивать
5) хранить что-л. про запас (кровь и т.д.) ∙ bank on bank upon III сущ. ист.
1) скамья, банка ( в лодке)
2) ряд весел (на исторических судах типа трирем и кватрирем, имевших несколько рядов весел один над другим)
3) мануал (органа) ;
ряд клавиш( на пишущей машинке) The organ of Riga Dome has four banks. ≈ У органа Рижского Домского Собора четыре мануала.
4) верстак (в некоторых ремеслах)
5) архаич. суд (от скамьи, на которой сидели судьи)
6) дно емкости для плавления стекла
7) тех. набор одинаковых устройств для массовой работы (напр., в старых АТС)
вал, насыпь;
дамба - to dig up a * of earth возвести земляной вал крутой склон берег (реки, озера) отмель, банка, риф - oyster * устричная отмель /банка/ - fisheries * (специальное) рыбная банка - ice * ледяное поле нанос, занос - snow *s сугробы, снежные заносы - the * of clouds spelled rain гряда облаков предвещала дождь - we ran into a * of fog мы попали в полосу тумана борт бильярдного стола (авиация) крен, вираж (горное) забой;
залежь - * of ore пластообразная рудная залежь (горное) уступ( горное) устье шахты сгребать в кучу;
наваливать - to * snow сгребать снег в кучи - the chairs were *ed one upon the other стулья взгромоздили один на другой делать насыпь;
окружать валом, насыпью - to * in окапываться громоздиться, вздыматься - clouds are *ing along the horizon облака скучились на горизонте;
горизонт затянут облаками запруживать окружать, окаймлять - the river is *ed high on both sides река заключена в крутые берега прикрывать (костер) валежником (чтобы он горел спокойно и долго) (авиация) делать вираж;
накреняться сесть на мель (гребля) (сленг) играть шара от борта (бильярд) банк - B. of England, the B. Английский банк (государственный банк Великобритании) - branch * отделение банка - * of issue /of circulation/ эмиссионный банк - to keep an account at a * иметь счет в банке - to keep an account with the National B. иметь счет в государственном банке копилка - father gave her a quarter for her piggy * отец дал ей двадцать пять центов (положить) в копилку (историческое) лавка ростовщика;
стол или лавка менялы фонд;
общий запас;
резерв - blood * запас /банк/ крови (для переливания) ;
донорский пункт - cornea * запас роговицы( для пересадки) банк (в азартных играх) - to keep the * держать банк - to break the * сорвать банк > he is as safe as a * он вполне надужный человек > in the * в убытке > three discount houses were in the * for a small amount три учетные конторы понесли небольшой убыток > to keep smth. in * держать что-л. про запас > you can't put it in the * (американизм) из спасиба шубу не сошьешь класть деньги в банк;
держать, иметь деньги в банке или сберкассе - to * at /with/ the B. of England держать деньги в Английском банке;
(финансовое) вести дела с Английским банком владеть банком, быть банкиром;
заниматься банковским делом превращать (имущество) в деньги - to * an estate продать имение метать банк (в картах и т. п.) (on, upon) (разговорное) рассчитывать, полагаться - to * on /upon/ smb.'s support рассчитывать на чью-л. поддержку - I was *ing on his honesty when I closed the deal я полагался на его честность, когда заключал сделку - you can * on it being true можете быть уверены - это правда преим. (специальное) рад, комплект, набор;
серия - * of cylinders блок цилиндров - * of boilers батарея котлов - * of needles( текстильное) ряд игл;
игольница - * of sieves набор сит - * of lamps (кинематографический) осветительный агрегат - * of keys клавиатура( пишущей машинки, линотипа, органа и т. п.) (устаревшее) скамья (на галере и т. п.) (устаревшее) суд;
судебное присутствие верстак (полиграфия) подзаголовок( специальное) группировать для совместной работы;
комплектовать - the electric lamps were *ed in rows of ten электролампы были сгруппированы по десять в ряд

accepting ~ банк-акцептант

advising ~ банк-консультант

agency ~ банк-посредник

agent ~ банк-агент

bank карт. банк;
to break the bank сорвать банк ~ банк;
bank of issue эмиссионный банк;
to open an account in (или with) a bank открыть счет в банке ~ банк ~ банкирский дом ~ берег (особ. реки) ~ быть банкиром ~ быть банкиром ~ вал, насыпь ~ ист. верстак (в некоторых ремеслах) ~ владеть банком ~ вносить деньги в банк ~ тех. группа( баллонов, трансформаторов и т. п.) ~ вчт. группа устройств ~ ав. делать вираж;
накреняться ~ делать насыпь ~ держать деньги в банке ~ горн. залежь, пласт (руды, угля в открытых разработках) ~ заниматься банковским делом ~ запас ~ запруживать ~ играть шара от борта, бортов (на бильярде) ~ касса ~ ист. клавиатура (органа) ;
bank of keys полигр. клавиатура линотипа ~ класть (деньги) в банк;
держать (деньги) в банке;
откладывать ~ кредитное учреждение ~ ав. крен ~ место хранения запасов ~ карт. метать банк;
to bank (up) (on smb.) полагаться (на кого-л.) ~ карт. метать банк;
to bank (up) (on smb.) полагаться (на кого-л.) ~ нанос;
занос;
bank of snow снежный занос;
сугроб;
bank of clouds гряда облаков ~ образовать наносы( о песке, снеге;
часто bank up) ~ отмель, банка ~ полный состав суда ~ ист. ряд весел (на галере) ~ сгребать (в кучу), наваливать;
окружать валом ~ ист. скамья (на галере) ~ суд ~ судейская скамья ~ фонд Bank: Bank: World ~ Международный банк реконструкции и развития

~ attr. банковый, банковский;
bank account счет в банке;
bank currency банкноты, выпущенные в обращение национальными банками

~ attr. банковый, банковский;
bank account счет в банке;
bank currency банкноты, выпущенные в обращение национальными банками

~ holiday установленные или дополнительные неприсутственные дни для английских служащих;
you can't put it in the bank амер. разг. это ни к чему, от этого толку мало

~ нанос;
занос;
bank of snow снежный занос;
сугроб;
bank of clouds гряда облаков

~ банк;
bank of issue эмиссионный банк;
to open an account in (или with) a bank открыть счет в банке ~ of issue эмиссионный банк

~ ист. клавиатура (органа) ;
bank of keys полигр. клавиатура линотипа

~ нанос;
занос;
bank of snow снежный занос;
сугроб;
bank of clouds гряда облаков

blood ~ донорский пункт blood ~ запас консервированной крови и плазмы для переливания blood ~ запасы консервированной крови для переливания blood ~ хранилище консервированной крови и плазмы

bank карт. банк;
to break the bank сорвать банк

central ~ центральный банк

chartered ~ банк, созданный на основе королевского декрета (Великобритания) chartered ~ банк, созданный на основе Закона о банках (Канада)

clearing ~ банк - член расчетной палаты clearing ~ клиринговый банк

commercial ~ коммерческий банк

consortium ~ консорциальный банк

cooperative ~ кооперативный банк

cooperative credit ~ кооперативный кредитный банк

cooperative savings ~ кооперативный сберегательный банк

correspondent ~ (амер.) банк-корреспондент correspondent ~ банк-корреспондент

credit ~ кредитный банк

data ~ вчт. банк данных data ~ банк данных data ~ вчт. банк данных data ~ вчт. информационный банк data ~ вчт. хранилище данных

development ~ банк развития

district ~ окружной банк district ~ районный банк

domestic ~ внутренний банк domestic ~ местный банк domestic ~ отечественный банк

drawee ~ банк, на который выписан чек drawee ~ банк-трассат

federally chartered ~ федеральный коммерческий банк

foreign ~ иностранный банк

full-service ~ универсальный банк

giro ~ жиробанк

investment ~ инвестиционный банк

issuing ~ банк-эмитент

joint-stock ~ акционерный коммерческий банк

leading ~ ведущий банк leading ~ головной банк

learning element ~ банк учебных материалов;
собрание учебных материалов

lending ~ кредитный банк lending ~ ссудный банк

loan ~ кредитный банк loan ~ ссудный банк

major ~ крупный банк

member ~ банк - член Федеральной резервной системы

memory ~ вчт. банк памяти

merchant ~ коммерческий банк merchant ~ торговый банк

mobile ~ передвижной банк

money-center ~ банк, наиболее активно оперирующий на денежном рынке money-center ~ банк в ведущем финансовом центре

mortgage ~ ипотечный банк

mutual savings ~ взаимно-сберегательный банк (США)

national ~ национальный банк national: ~ государственный;
national anthem государственный гимн;
national bank государственный банк;
national park амер. заповедник;
национальный парк

nationwide ~ государственный банк

note issuing ~ эмиссионнный банк

~ банк;
bank of issue эмиссионный банк;
to open an account in (или with) a bank открыть счет в банке

opening ~ банк, выдающий аккредитив

parent ~ банк, владеющий контрольным пакетом акций другого банка parent ~ родительский банк

paying ~ банк-плательщик

piggy ~ копилка

post office ~ почтово-сберегательный банк

postal savings ~ почтово-сберегательный банк

prime ~ основной банк

principal ~ основной банк

private ~ неакционерный банк private ~ семейный банк private ~ частный банк private ~ частный банкирский дом

private credit ~ частный кредитный банк

provincial ~ провинциальный банк

public ~ государственный банк

public savings ~ государственный сберегательный банк

regional ~ региональный банк

retail ~ розничный банк

satellite ~ банк-спутник

savings ~ сберегательный банк

secondary ~ второстепенный банк

security deposit ~ банк, принимающий на хранение ценные бумаги

state ~ государственный банк

subsidiary ~ филиал банка

syndicated ~ банковский консорциум

term ~ банк терминов

trustee savings ~ доверительно-сберегательный банк (Великобритания)

universal ~ универсальный банк

~ holiday установленные или дополнительные неприсутственные дни для английских служащих;
you can't put it in the bank амер. разг. это ни к чему, от этого толку мало

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