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1) (not difficult: This is an easy job (to do).) fácil2) (free from pain, trouble, anxiety etc: He had an easy day at the office.) tranquilo3) (friendly: an easy manner/smile.) natural4) (relaxed; leisurely: The farmer walked with an easy stride.) tranquiloeasy adj fácilit looks difficult, but actually it's easy parece difícil, pero en realidad es fáciltr['iːzɪ]1 (not difficult) fácil, sencillo■ is it easy to get a bank loan? ¿es fácil conseguir un crédito del banco?2 (comfortable) cómodo,-a, holgado,-a3 (unworried, relaxed) tranquilo,-a4 (readily exploited, cheated) fácil1 con cuidado, con calma■ go easy with that vase, it's valuable ten cuidado con aquel jarrón - es valioso■ easy on the whisky! ¡no te pases con el whisky!\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLeasy on the ear agradable al oídoeasy on the eye agradable a la vistaeasy to please poco exigenteeasy come, easy go así como viene se vaeasy does it poco a poco, con cuidadoit's easier said than done del dicho al hecho hay mucho trechostand easy SMALLMILITARY/SMALL descansentake it easy! ¡tranquilo,-a!to be easy as pie familiar estar chupado,-ato go easy on somebody no reñir tanto a alguiento go easy on something no pasarse con algoto take it easy / take things easy tomar(se) las cosas con calmaeasy chair sillón nombre masculino, butacaeasy game / easy prey presa fácileasy listening música ligeraeasy money dinero fácileasy terms facilidades nombre femenino plural de pago1) : fácil2) lenient: indulgenteadj.• descansado, -a adj.• desembarazado, -a adj.• fácil adj.• holgado, -a adj.• lento, -a adj.
I 'iːzi1) ( not difficult) fácilit's easy to see that... — es fácil ver que...
easy money — dinero m fácil, plata f (AmS fam) fácil or dulce (AmL fam)
that's easy for you to say — se dice muy fácil, es fácil hablar
2) ( undemanding) < life> fácil, desahogadoeasy terms — ( Busn) facilidades de pago
to be easy on the eye/ear — ser* agradable a la vista/al oído
3)a) ( lenient)to be easy on somebody — ser* poco exigente or severo con algn
b) ( without strong opinion) (esp BrE colloq) (pred)I'm easy — me da igual or lo mismo
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1) ( without difficulty)love/money doesn't come easy — el amor/dinero no es fácil de conseguir
easy come, easy go — así como viene se va
2)a) (slowly, calmly) despacio, con calmato take it/things easy — tomárselo/tomarse las cosas con calma
b) ( sparingly)go easy on o with the sugar — no te pases or (Méx) llévatela suave con el azúcar (fam)
c) ( leniently)['iːzɪ]1. ADJ(compar easier) (superl easiest)1) (=not difficult) [task, job, decision, victory] fácilit is easy to see that... — es fácil ver que...
fluorescent jackets are easy to see at night — las chaquetas fluorescentes son fáciles de ver por la noche
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to be far from easy — no ser nada fácil•
that's easy for you to say — para ti es fácil decirlo•
to have it easy — tenerlo fácil•
they made it very easy for us — nos lo pusieron muy fácil"Russian made easy" — "ruso sin esfuerzo"
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it's an easy mistake to make — es un error que se comete fácilmente•
to be none too easy — no ser nada fácil•
to be easy on the eye/ear — ser or resultar agradable a la vista/al oído•
to be within easy reach of sth — estar muy cerca de algo•
to have an easy ride — (fig) tener las cosas fáciles•
that's easier said than done! — ¡eso se dice pronto!, es fácil decirlo, pero hacerlo...I'd love to tell her to get lost but that's easier said than done — me encantaría mandarla al cuerno pero no es tan fácil de hacer
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to buy sth on easy terms — (Comm) comprar algo con facilidades de pago•
to take the easy way out — (fig) optar por el camino más fácil- be on easy street2) (=relaxed) [life] cómodo, relajado; [manners] relajado, natural; [disposition, conversation, conscience] tranquilo; [smile] fácil; [voice, tone, style] natural; [pace] lento, pausado; [movement] suelto, relajadoI'm easy * — (=not particular) me es igual or me da igual
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to feel easy (in one's mind) — sentirse tranquiloI don't feel easy about leaving the children with that woman — no me siento tranquilo dejando a los niños con esa mujer
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he has or enjoys an easy relationship with his stepchildren — tiene una relación muy buena or se lleva muy bien con los hijos de su mujer•
you can rest easy — puedes estar tranquilo•
to be on easy terms with sb — estar en confianza con algn3) (=promiscuous) [woman] fácil•
a woman of easy virtue — † euph una mujer ligera de cascos2.ADV•
we can all breathe easy now — ahora todos podemos respirar tranquilos•
taking orders doesn't come easy to him — no le resulta fácil obedecer órdeneseasy come, easy go — tal y como viene se va
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easy does it! — ¡despacio!, ¡cuidado!, ¡con calma!•
go easy with the sugar — no te pases con el azúcarstand 3., 1)take it easy! * — (=don't worry) ¡cálmete!, ¡no te pongas nervioso!; (=don't rush) ¡despacio!, ¡no corras!
3.CPDeasy chair N — butaca f, sillón m (Sp)
EASY, DIFFICULT, IMPOSSIBLE ► Fácil, difícil and imposible are followed directly by the infinitive when they qualify the action itself:easy touch * N (=person) —
Solving the problem is easy
It's easy to solve the problem Es fácil resolver el problema
It is sometimes difficult/impossible to control oneself En ocasiones es difícil/imposible controlarse ► When the adjective qualifies a noun or pronoun rather than the verb, de is inserted before the infinitive:
The problem is easy to solve El problema es fácil de resolver
That's difficult or hard to believe Eso es difícil de creer
Semtex is impossible to detect El Semtex es imposible de detectar NOTE: Remember in this case to make the adjective agree with the noun or pronoun it describes:
Some of his works are difficult to classify Algunas de sus obras son difíciles de encasillar For further uses and examples, see main entry* * *
I ['iːzi]1) ( not difficult) fácilit's easy to see that... — es fácil ver que...
easy money — dinero m fácil, plata f (AmS fam) fácil or dulce (AmL fam)
that's easy for you to say — se dice muy fácil, es fácil hablar
2) ( undemanding) < life> fácil, desahogadoeasy terms — ( Busn) facilidades de pago
to be easy on the eye/ear — ser* agradable a la vista/al oído
3)a) ( lenient)to be easy on somebody — ser* poco exigente or severo con algn
b) ( without strong opinion) (esp BrE colloq) (pred)I'm easy — me da igual or lo mismo
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1) ( without difficulty)love/money doesn't come easy — el amor/dinero no es fácil de conseguir
easy come, easy go — así como viene se va
2)a) (slowly, calmly) despacio, con calmato take it/things easy — tomárselo/tomarse las cosas con calma
b) ( sparingly)go easy on o with the sugar — no te pases or (Méx) llévatela suave con el azúcar (fam)
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1. adjective1) (not difficult) leichteasy to clean/see — etc. leicht zu reinigen/sehen usw.
it's as easy as anything — (coll.) es ist kinderleicht
it is easy for him to talk — er hat leicht od. gut reden
on easy terms — auf Raten [kaufen]
2) (free from pain, anxiety, etc.) sorglos, angenehm [Leben, Zeit]make it or things easy for somebody — es jemandem leicht machen
3) (free from constraint, strictness, etc.) ungezwungen; unbefangen [Art]he is easy to get on with/work with — mit ihm kann man gut auskommen / zusammenarbeiten
2. adverbI'm easy — (coll.) es ist mir egal
easier said than done — leichter gesagt als getan
easy does it — immer langsam od. sachte
go easy on or with — sparsam umgehen mit
go easy on or with somebody — mit jemandem nachsichtig sein
take it easy! — (calm down!) beruhige dich!
* * *2) (free from pain, trouble, anxiety etc: He had an easy day at the office.) behaglich3) (friendly: an easy manner/smile.) ungezwungen4) (relaxed; leisurely: The farmer walked with an easy stride.) natürlich* * *<-ier, -iest or more \easy, most \easy>[ˈi:zi]I. adj1. (not difficult) leicht, einfachwould a ten o'clock appointment be easier for you? würde Ihnen ein Termin für 10 Uhr besser passen?the house is \easy to find das Haus ist leicht zu findenhe is \easy to get on with mit ihm kann man gut auskommenit's \easy for you to laugh du hast gut lachen\easy access leichter Zugangto be within \easy reach leicht erreichbar sein\easy solution einfache Lösungto be an \easy touch ( fam) leichtgläubig seinto be far from \easy alles andere als leicht seinto be \easy to annoy [or upset] /please leicht erregbar/zufrieden zu stellen seinto be easier said than done ( fam) leichter gesagt als getan seinit is \easy to see that... es ist offensichtlich, dass...; ECON, FINthe loan is repayable in \easy payments das Darlehen ist unter erleichterten Bedingungen zurückzuzahlen2. (effortless) leicht, mühelos\easy walk bequemer Spaziergang\easy life sorgloses [o unbeschwertes] Leben4. (not worried)\easy conscience [or mind] ruhiges Gewissento be \easy in one's mind beruhigt seinI'm \easy mir ist es egal fam6. (relaxed) entspannt▪ to be \easy about sth etw leichtnehmen\easy charm ungezwungener Charmeat an \easy pace in gemütlichem Tempoon \easy terms ECON zu günstigen Bedingungen7. (pleasing) angenehmto be \easy on the ear/eye angenehm für das Ohr/Auge seinshare prices are easier die Aktienpreise sind günstiger; COMM\easy market Käufermarkt m10.II. adv1. (cautiously) vorsichtig, sachtego \easy on the cream nimm nicht so viel Sahne2. (in a relaxed manner)take it \easy! nur keine Aufregung!, immer mit der Ruhe!to take things [or it] \easy ( fam: for one's health) sich akk schonen; (rest) sich dat keinen Stress machen fam3.my car can do 250 kph, \easy! mein Auto fährt locker 250 km/h! sl* * *['iːzɪ]1. adj (+er)finding somewhere to eat is an easy task — es ist leicht or einfach, ein Restaurant zu finden
it's easy to forget that... — man vergisst leicht, dass...
to be far from easy or none too easy — alles andere als leicht sein, nicht gerade leicht sein
it's an easy ( enough) mistake to make — den Fehler kann man leicht machen, das kann einem leicht passieren
to go for the easy option, to take the easy way out — es sich (dat) leicht machen
she is easy to work with/get on with — mit ihr kann man gut arbeiten/auskommen
she opted for the easy life — sie machte sich (dat) das Leben leicht
to have it easy, to have an easy time (of it) — es leicht haben
2)(= not harsh)
to be easy on the eye/ear —he/she is easy on the eye (inf) — er/sie sieht gut aus
3) (= relaxed) temperament, conversation, laugh, smile, voice ungezwungen; relationship unbefangen; tone lässigat an easy pace —
stand easy! ( Brit Mil ) — rührt euch!
4) (pej inf= promiscuous)
she's easy —she wasn't like the easy girls he had known — sie war anders als die leichten Mädchen, die er gekannt hatte
woman of easy virtue ( dated euph = prostitute ) —, = prostitute ) Freudenmädchen nt
2. adv (inf)to go easy on sb — nicht so streng mit jdm sein
to go easy on the brakes/one's liver — die Bremsen/seine Leber schonen
* * *easy [ˈiːzı]A adj (adv → academic.ru/23170/easily">easily)1. leicht, mühelos (Sieg etc):a) eine leichte Beute,b) ein leichtgläubiger Mensch;be easy meat Br umga) eine leichte Beute sein,b) ein leichtgläubiger Mensch sein,c) ein Kinderspiel sein,d) leicht ins Bett zu kriegen sein (Frau);easy of access leicht zugänglich oder erreichbar;it is easy for him to talk er hat gut reden;an easy 200 pounds glatt oder gut 200 Pfundeasy money leicht verdientes Geld ( → A 12 c);easy reading leicht verständliche Lektüre;be easy for sb jemandem leichtfallen;it was not easy for me to ignore his rudeness es fiel mir schwer, seine Unverschämtheit zu ignorieren;4. bequem, leicht, behaglich, angenehm (Leben etc):be easy on the ear (eye) umg nett anzuhören (anzusehen) sein;be easy on the eyes (nerves) die Augen (Nerven) schonen5. beschwerdefrei, schmerzfrei:feel easier sich besser fühlen7. nachsichtig (on mit)8. günstig, erträglich, leicht, mäßig:an easy penalty eine leichte Strafe;on easy terms zu günstigen Bedingungen;be easy on the pocket den Geldbeutel nicht belasten9. nachgiebig, gefügig:I’m easy bes Br umg ich bin mit allem einverstanden, mir ist alles recht10. a) leichtfertig11. ungezwungen, natürlich, frei, unbefangen (Benehmen etc):free and easy (ganz) zwanglos, ohne Formalitäten;he is free and easy er benimmt sich ganz ungezwungen;an easy style ein leichter oder flüssiger Stil12. WIRTSCHa) flau, lustlos (Markt)b) wenig gefragt (Ware)c) billig (Geld)B adv leicht, bequem:easy to dispose of leicht verkäuflich;easy to follow leicht verständlich;easy to use leicht zu handhaben(d), pflegeleicht;a) sich Zeit lassen, langsam tun,b) sich nicht aufregen;a) immer mit der Ruhe!,b) keine Bange!;a) jemanden od etwas sachte anfassen,b) schonen oder sparsam umgehen mit;go easy on the mustard (im Restaurant etc) (bitte) nicht zu viel Senf;go easy on the pocket den Geldbeutel nicht belasten;easy all! (Rudern) halt!;stand easy! MIL rührt euch!;easier said than done leichter gesagt als getan;* * *1. adjective1) (not difficult) leichteasy to clean/see — etc. leicht zu reinigen/sehen usw.
it is easy to see that... — es ist offensichtlich, dass...; man sieht sofort, dass...
it's as easy as anything — (coll.) es ist kinderleicht
it is easy for him to talk — er hat leicht od. gut reden
on easy terms — auf Raten [kaufen]
2) (free from pain, anxiety, etc.) sorglos, angenehm [Leben, Zeit]make it or things easy for somebody — es jemandem leicht machen
3) (free from constraint, strictness, etc.) ungezwungen; unbefangen [Art]he is easy to get on with/work with — mit ihm kann man gut auskommen / zusammenarbeiten
2. adverbI'm easy — (coll.) es ist mir egal
easy does it — immer langsam od. sachte
go easy on or with — sparsam umgehen mit
go easy on or with somebody — mit jemandem nachsichtig sein
take it easy! — (calm down!) beruhige dich!
take it or things or life easy — sich nicht übernehmen
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I ['iːzɪ] adj1) лёгкий, несложный, нетрудныйIt was not easy for him to carry the bag. — Ему не легко было нести мешок.
The problem will be easy for you to solve. — Тебе будет легко решить эту проблему.
It is not very easy for me to tell you this. — Мне не легко тебе все это рассказать.
You won't find him easy to manage. — С ним не так то просто справиться.
He was easy to deal with. — С ним легко было иметь дело.
It is not an easy thing to do. — Это нелегко сделать.
- easy task- easy book
- easy listening
- be easy
- be easy to do smth
- make smth easy for smb2) свободный, непринужденный, спокойный, естественныйHe was easier in mind since his son returned. — У него стало спокойно на душе после возвращения сына.
I'll be never easy in mind if you go alone. — Я буду очень волноваться, если ты пойдешь один.
He was free and easy in his manner. — Он держался свободно и непринужденно.
You can't help feeling easy with such people. — С такими людьми ты не можешь не чувствовать себя свободно/легко.
As easy as apple pie. — ◊ Проще простого. /Проще пареной репы.
It is easy to be wise after the event. — ◊ Задним умом крепок.
All things are difficult before they are easy. — ◊ Сначала все трудно.
•USAGE:(1.) Easy относится к прилагательным, которые часто требуют уточняющих определителей цели, места и т. д. Такое определение стоит после существительного: an easy book to screen книга, которую легко экранизировать. К таким прилагательным кроме easy относятся the best, different, enough, difficult, first, impossible, last, next, the same, second, similar, а также формы сравнительной и превосходной степеней: the best mother in the world самая лучшая в мире мать; not an easy question to answer at once вопрос, на который сразу нелегко ответить; a different life from this one отличная от этой жизнь; the next house to the Post Office следующий дом после почты; the second train on the platform второй поезд на платформе; a difficult problem to solve трудная для решения проблема. (2.) Easy входит в группу прилагательных, которые обычно употребляются с последующим инфинитивом: it is not easy to answer на это нелегко ответить. К таким прилагательным относятся able, afraid, anxious, ashamed, difficult, foolish, frightened, glad, pleased, happy, proud, surprised, right, wrong. (3.) Русскому многозначному прилагательному легкий в значении "нетрудный, несложный" соответствует прилагательное easy, а в значении "нетяжелый, небольшого веса" - прилагательное lightII ['ɪzɪ] advлегко, без труда, спокойноEasier said than done. — Легче сказать, чем сделать.
Take it easy. — Не принимайте это близко к сердцу.
Easy come, easy go. — ◊ Легко нажито, легко прожито.
A friend is easier lost than found. — ◊ Друга легче потерять, чем найти
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1. [ʹi:zı] n 2. [ʹi:zı] a1. лёгкий, нетрудныйeasy country - воен. легкопроходимая местность
easy of access - легкодоступный, достижимый без труда
easy money - деньги, доставшиеся легко, легко нажитые деньги
easy reading series - книги или пособия для начинающих (изучать иностранные языки)
easy book - спец. книга для детей младшего возраста
2. нетрудный, необременительный:to buy [to sell] on easy terms - ком. а) покупать [продавать] на выгодных условиях; б) покупать [продавать] в рассрочку
3. удобный, приятный, покойный4. спокойныйmake your mind easy - не волнуйтесь, успокойтесь
I am much easier since my wound was dressed - после того, как рану перевязали, я чувствую себя гораздо лучше
I don't feel easy on this point - в этом вопросе я не чувствую себя спокойно /уверенно/
5. неторопливыйeasy pace - неторопливый темп /шаг, аллюр/
to travel by easy stages - путешествовать, часто останавливаясь на отдых
6. 1) уживчивый, покладистый, сговорчивыйan easy person to get on with - покладистый /уживчивый/ человек
he is not easy to deal with - с ним нелегко иметь дело /трудно сговориться/
2) снисходительный, терпимыйwe ought to be easy on him because everyone makes mistakes - мы должны отнестись к нему снисходительно, так как ошибки делают все
easy in one's morals - нестрогих правил; ≅ лёгкого поведения
7. непринуждённый, естественныйeasy manners - непринуждённое /естественное/ поведение; непринуждённая манера
8. пологий, плавныйeasy grade - дор. лёгкий подъём
easy curve - спец. плавная кривая, кривая малой кривизны
9. обеспеченный, состоятельный10. австрал. разг. равнодушный, безразличныйI am easy - мне всё равно; меня это не волнует
11. эк.1) вялый, застойный (о рынке и т. п.)2) не имеющий спроса ( о товаре)rubber is easy - спрос на каучук невысок /небольшой/
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easy game /mark/ - лёгкая добыча, легковерный человек; простофиля, простакeasy as pie - амер. разг. не составляющий никакого труда
3. [ʹi:zı] adv разг.easy digging - амер. сл. пустяковое дело; ≅ раз плюнуть
1) легко, без трудаeasier said than done - легче сказать, чем сделать
2) спокойно, неторопливо♢
take it easy - относитесь спокойно, не волнуйтесь; ≅ не принимайте близко к сердцу; не усердствуйтеeasy all! - спорт. легче грести! ( команда)
stand easy! - воен. а) отойти от орудий! ( команда); б) вольно! ( команда)
easy does it! - потихоньку да полегоньку!, не спешите!; тише едешь - дальше будешь!
to go easy on smb. - вести себя с кем-л. тактично /мягко/
to go easy on smth. - не наваливаться на что-л. (на еду и т. п.)
dentists recommend that children go easy on candy - стоматологи рекомендуют детям не злоупотреблять сладким
easy come, easy go - посл. ≅ дёшево досталось - легко потерялось
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m.1 foot.a pie on footprefiero ir a pie I'd rather walk o go on footestar de o en pie to be on one's feet o standingponerse de o en pie to stand upllevamos dos horas de pie we've been on our feet for two hoursperder/no hacer pie to go/to be out of one's depthpie de atleta athlete's footpies de cerdo (pig's) trotterspies planos flat feet2 stand.pie de foto caption3 cue (Teatro).4 leg, central support.5 Computer Science Academic Program.6 pes.pret.indicat.1st person singular (yo) Preterite Indicative of Spanish verb: piar.* * *1 ANATOMÍA foot2 (base - de una lámpara) base; (- de una escultura) plinth3 (de un verso) foot4 (medida de longitud) foot5 (de un documento) foot; (de una fotografía, dibujo) caption\a los pies de la cama at the foot of the beda pie on footal pie de la letra word for wordal pie del cañón familiar hard at it, workingbuscarle los tres pies al gato familiar to split hairscreer algo a pies juntillas familiar to believe something implicitlydar pie a to give occasion forde los pies a la cabeza from head to toeempezar con buen/mal pie to start off on the right/wrong footestar en pie de guerra to be on a war footing 2 figurado to be on the war pathhacer pie to touch the bottomir con pies de plomo to tread very carefullynacer de pie to be born with a silver spoon in one's mouthno dar pie con bola to mess everything up, not get anything rightno tener ni pies ni cabeza to be ludicrous, be absurdpararle los pies a alguien to put somebody in their placeponer los pies en to set foot inponerse de/en pie to get to one's feet, stand upsaber de qué pie cojea alguien to know what somebody's weakness istenerse de pie to keep on one's feetpie de atleta athlete's footpie de imprenta imprintpies planos flat feet* * *noun m.1) foot2) cue* * *SM1) (Anat) footponer el pie en el acelerador — (lit) to step on the gas *; (fig) to speed things up, step up the pace
pies de cerdo — (Culin) (pig's) trotters
2) [locuciones]•
a pie — on footir a pie — to go on foot, walk
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estar de pie — to be standing (up)permanecieron mucho tiempo de pie — they were standing for a long time, they were on their feet a long time
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en pie, llevo en pie desde las cuatro — I've been up since fourmantenerse en pie — [persona] to stay standing o on one's feet; [objeto] to remain upright
ganado en pie — LAm cattle on the hoof
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a pie enjuto — † (lit) dry-shod; (fig) without danger, without any risk•
a pie firme † —•
ponerse de o en pie — to stand up- de a piegente de a pie — common o ordinary folk
soldado de a pie — ( Hist) foot-soldier
se lo llevaron con los pies por delante — he left feet first, he left in a (wooden) box
desde el pasado sábado, mi padre no ha puesto los pies en casa — my father hasn't set foot in the house since last Saturday
- poner los pies en polvorosasin pies ni cabeza —
buscar 1., 1), a)el mensaje no tenía ni pies ni cabeza — the message didn't make any sense at all, I couldn't make head or tail of the message
3) (=base) [de columna, estatua, lámpara] base; [de cama] foot; [de colina, escalera] foot, bottom; [de copa] stem; [de calcetín] footal pie del monte — at the foot o bottom of the mountain
al pie de ese edificio — next to that building, right beside that building
al pie de la obra — (Com) including delivery charges
al pie del cañón —
4) [de página] foot, bottom; [de foto] caption5) (Bot) [de árbol] trunk; [de planta] stem; [de rosa] stock6) (=unidad de medida) foot7) (Teat) cue8) [de vino] sediment9) (=causa)•
dar pie a — to give cause for10) (=posición)•
estar en pie de igualdad — to be on an equal footing ( con with)estar en pie de guerra — (lit) to be on a war footing, be ready to go to war; (fig) to be on the warpath
11) (Literat) foot12) Cono Sur * (=pago) deposit, down payment13)pie de vía — CAm (Aut) indicator, turn signal (EEUU)
* * *I1)a) (Anat) foota sus pies, señora — (frml) at your service, madam (frml)
b) (en locs)¿vamos a pie o en coche? — shall we walk or take the car?
hoy ando a pie — (AmL) I'm without wheels today
al pie — (Col) very close, just round the corner
en pie: estoy en pie desde las siete I've been up since seven o'clock; no puedo tenerme en pie I can hardly walk/stand; sólo la iglesia quedó en pie only the church remained standing; queda en pie la cita our date is still on; mi oferta/promesa sigue en pie my offer/promise still stands; ganado en pie (AmL) livestock, cattle on the hoof; andarse con pie(s) de plomo (fam) to tread very carefully o warily; a pie pelado (Chi) barefoot, in one's bare feet; a pie(s) juntillas: seguí a pies juntillas sus indicaciones I followed his instructions to the letter; creerse algo a pies juntillas to blindly believe something; buscarle tres or cinco pies al gato (fam) ( buscar complicaciones) to complicate matters; cojear del mismo pie (fam) to be two of a kind (colloq); con los pies (fam) badly; lleva la empresa con los pies he's making a hash o mess of running the company (colloq); con los pies por or para delante (fam & euf) feet first; con los pies sobre la tierra with one's feet on the ground; con mal pie or con el pie izquierdo: empezó con mal pie she got off to a bad start; hoy me levanté or empecé el día con el pie izquierdo I got up on the wrong side of the bed today (AmE), I got out of bed on the wrong side today (BrE); no le des pie para que te critique don't give him cause o reason to criticize you; dar pie a algo murmuraciones/especulaciones to give rise to something; esto dio pie a una discusión this caused o was the cause of an argument; darle pie a alguien: de a pie common, ordinary; el ciudadano de a pie the man in the street, the average man/person; de la cabeza a los pies or de pies a cabeza from head to foot o toe, from top to toe (colloq); echar pie atrás (Chi) to back down; en pie de guerra on a war footing; en (un) pie de igualdad on an equal footing; estar a pie (Chi fam) to be lost (colloq); estar atado de pies y manos to be bound hand and foot; estar con un pie en el estribo (fam) to be about to leave; estar con un pie en la tumba or la sepultura or el hoyo to have one foot in the grave; hacer pie to be able to touch the bottom; írsele los pies a alguien: cuando empezó la música se me iban los pies once the music began I couldn't keep my feet still; leche al pie de la vaca (AmL) milk fresh from the cow; levantarse/empezar con buen pie or con el pie derecho to get off to a good start; nacer de pie to be born under a lucky star; no doy/da pie con bola (fam) I/he can't get a thing right; no tener ni pies ni cabeza to make no sense whatsoever; un plan sin pies ni cabeza a crazy o an absurd plan; pararle a alguien los pies (Esp) to put somebody in his/her place (colloq); perder pie ( en el agua) to get out of one's depth; ( resbalarse) to lose one's footing; pies de barro feet of clay; poner (los) pies en polvorosa (fam) to take to one's heels (colloq); poner los pies en un lugar to set foot in a place; por mi/tu/su (propio) pie unaided, without any help; saber de qué pie cojea alguien (Esp fam) to know somebody's faults o weak points; ser más viejo que andar a pie — (CS fam) to be as old as the hills (colloq)
2)a) (de calcetín, media) footb) (de lámpara, columna) base; ( de copa - base) base; (- parte vertical) stemc) (de página, escrito) foot, bottomuna nota a or al pie de página — a footnote
al pie or a los pies de la montaña — at the foot of the mountain
al pie del cañón: Ana se quedó al pie del cañón mientras el jefe estaba fuera Ana stayed here to hold the fort while the boss was away; ella es la que está siempre al pie del cañón — she's the one who's always there to keep things going
d) ( de cama) tb3) (Bot) cutting, slip4) ( medida) foot; (Lit) foot•II [pai]masculino (AmL) pie* * *I1)a) (Anat) foota sus pies, señora — (frml) at your service, madam (frml)
b) (en locs)¿vamos a pie o en coche? — shall we walk or take the car?
hoy ando a pie — (AmL) I'm without wheels today
al pie — (Col) very close, just round the corner
en pie: estoy en pie desde las siete I've been up since seven o'clock; no puedo tenerme en pie I can hardly walk/stand; sólo la iglesia quedó en pie only the church remained standing; queda en pie la cita our date is still on; mi oferta/promesa sigue en pie my offer/promise still stands; ganado en pie (AmL) livestock, cattle on the hoof; andarse con pie(s) de plomo (fam) to tread very carefully o warily; a pie pelado (Chi) barefoot, in one's bare feet; a pie(s) juntillas: seguí a pies juntillas sus indicaciones I followed his instructions to the letter; creerse algo a pies juntillas to blindly believe something; buscarle tres or cinco pies al gato (fam) ( buscar complicaciones) to complicate matters; cojear del mismo pie (fam) to be two of a kind (colloq); con los pies (fam) badly; lleva la empresa con los pies he's making a hash o mess of running the company (colloq); con los pies por or para delante (fam & euf) feet first; con los pies sobre la tierra with one's feet on the ground; con mal pie or con el pie izquierdo: empezó con mal pie she got off to a bad start; hoy me levanté or empecé el día con el pie izquierdo I got up on the wrong side of the bed today (AmE), I got out of bed on the wrong side today (BrE); no le des pie para que te critique don't give him cause o reason to criticize you; dar pie a algo murmuraciones/especulaciones to give rise to something; esto dio pie a una discusión this caused o was the cause of an argument; darle pie a alguien: de a pie common, ordinary; el ciudadano de a pie the man in the street, the average man/person; de la cabeza a los pies or de pies a cabeza from head to foot o toe, from top to toe (colloq); echar pie atrás (Chi) to back down; en pie de guerra on a war footing; en (un) pie de igualdad on an equal footing; estar a pie (Chi fam) to be lost (colloq); estar atado de pies y manos to be bound hand and foot; estar con un pie en el estribo (fam) to be about to leave; estar con un pie en la tumba or la sepultura or el hoyo to have one foot in the grave; hacer pie to be able to touch the bottom; írsele los pies a alguien: cuando empezó la música se me iban los pies once the music began I couldn't keep my feet still; leche al pie de la vaca (AmL) milk fresh from the cow; levantarse/empezar con buen pie or con el pie derecho to get off to a good start; nacer de pie to be born under a lucky star; no doy/da pie con bola (fam) I/he can't get a thing right; no tener ni pies ni cabeza to make no sense whatsoever; un plan sin pies ni cabeza a crazy o an absurd plan; pararle a alguien los pies (Esp) to put somebody in his/her place (colloq); perder pie ( en el agua) to get out of one's depth; ( resbalarse) to lose one's footing; pies de barro feet of clay; poner (los) pies en polvorosa (fam) to take to one's heels (colloq); poner los pies en un lugar to set foot in a place; por mi/tu/su (propio) pie unaided, without any help; saber de qué pie cojea alguien (Esp fam) to know somebody's faults o weak points; ser más viejo que andar a pie — (CS fam) to be as old as the hills (colloq)
2)a) (de calcetín, media) footb) (de lámpara, columna) base; ( de copa - base) base; (- parte vertical) stemc) (de página, escrito) foot, bottomuna nota a or al pie de página — a footnote
al pie or a los pies de la montaña — at the foot of the mountain
al pie del cañón: Ana se quedó al pie del cañón mientras el jefe estaba fuera Ana stayed here to hold the fort while the boss was away; ella es la que está siempre al pie del cañón — she's the one who's always there to keep things going
d) ( de cama) tb3) (Bot) cutting, slip4) ( medida) foot; (Lit) foot•II [pai]masculino (AmL) pie* * *pie11 = foot [feet, -pl.], tail, toe.Ex: She was tapping with her foot on the carpet.
Ex: The top and bottom of the book are known as the head and tail respectively, and the front is the fore-edge (rhymes with porridge); similarly the margins round the type on each page are called the head, tail, outer (at the fore-edge), and inner margins.Ex: The platen was lashed up tight to the toe of the spindle by cords which connected hooks at its four corners to another set of hooks at the four lower corners of the hose.* alfombra de pie de cama = bedside rug.* al pie (de) = at the bottom (of), at the foot (of).* al pie de la letra = to the letter.* andar con pies de plomo = tread + warily.* andarse con pies de plomo = walk on + eggshells.* apagar un fuego con los pies = stomp out + fire.* a pie = on foot, afoot, dismounted.* a poca distancia a pie = within an easy walk, within walking distance.* a pocos minutos a pie = within walking distance, within easy walking distance, within an easy walk.* apoyo para los pies = footrest.* arrastrando los pies = shuffling.* arrastrar los pies = drag + Posesivo + feet, drag + Posesivo + heels.* arreglarse los pies = pedicure.* atar de pies y manos = hogtie.* bajo los pies = underfoot.* baño de pies = footbath.* bomba de pie = foot pump.* buscarle cinco pies al gato = split + hairs.* buscarle los tres pies al gato = nitpick.* buscarle tres pies al gato = split + hairs.* caer de pie = land on + Posesivo + (own two) feet.* carrera a pie = foot race.* comenzar Algo con buen pie = start + Nombre + off on the right foot.* comenzar con buen pie = start + Nombre + on the right footing.* con el pie deformado = clubfooted.* con la punta de los pies mirando hacia dentro = pigeon-toed.* con los pies sobre la tierra = down-to-earth.* con notas a pie de página = footnoted.* con pie firme = sure-footed.* con un pie en la tumba = over the hill.* cuidado de los pies = footcare.* dar pie a = spark off, give + rise to, bring about, lead to, cause, open + the door to, give + cause to, give + occasion to.* dedo del pie = toe.* dedo gordo del pie, el = big toe, the.* dedo meñique del pie = pinkie toe.* de dos pies = two-legged.* dejar de pie = leave + standing.* de la cabeza a los pies = from head to foot, from head to toe.* de nuevo en pie = up and about.* de pies a cabeza = from head to toe, from head to foot.* de pies ligeros = swift-footed.* de pies planos = flat-footed.* desde la cabeza hasta los pies = head to toe, from head to toe, from head to foot.* distancia a pie = walking distance.* el ciudadano de a pie = the average Joe.* el mundo está a sus pies = the world is + Posesivo + oyster.* empezar Algo con buen pie = start + Nombre + off on the right foot.* empezar con buen pie = start + Nombre + on the right footing, hit + the ground running.* en pie = up and about.* en pie de guerra = on the warpath.* entrar con buen pie = start + Nombre + off on the right foot.* estar de pie = stand.* estar de pie por encima de = stand over.* freno de pie = foot brake [footbrake].* gente de a pie = ordinary people.* hombre de a pie, el = man-on-the-street, man in the street, the.* ir a pie = leg it.* la ciudadana de a pie = the average Jane.* la gente se puso de pie para aplaudir = standing ovation.* lámpara de pie = standing lamp, floor lamp.* levantarse con el pie izquierdo = wake up on + the wrong side of the bed, get up on + the wrong side of the bed.* mantenerse en pie = hold + Posesivo + own.* no creerse Algo al pie de la letra = take + Nombre + with a pinch of salt.* no encontrar ni el pie ni la cabeza = can't make head(s) or tail(s) of.* nota a pie de página = footnote.* no tener ni pies ni cabeza = can't make head(s) or tail(s) of, be pointless.* no tenerse en pie = Negativo + hold + water.* parte anterior del pie = ball of + Posesivo + foot.* perchero de pie = coat-stand.* perder el pie = lose + Posesivo + footing.* pie de atleta = athlete's foot.* pie de imprenta = edition imprint, imprint statement, imprint.* pie de obra = building site.* pie de página = footer.* pie de página repetido = running foot, footline.* pie de pie = standing.* Pie Grande = Bigfoot, Sasquatch.* pies planos = flat feet, pes planus, fallen arches.* pies sobre la tierra = feet on the ground.* planta del pie = sole.* poner de pie = stand + upright.* poner los pies en alto = put + Posesivo + feet up.* poner los pies en + Posesivo + casa = darken + Posesivo + door.* poner los pies sobre la tierra = come down + to earth.* poner pie en = set + foot (inside/in/on).* ponerse de pie = rise, stand up, get to + Posesivo + feet, rise to + Posesivo + feet.* ponerse en pie de guerra = dig up + the tomahawk, dig up + the hatchet, dig up + the war axe.* retrete de pie = squat toilet, squatty potty, squat loo.* sacar los pies del plato = break out of + the box.* sacar los pies del tiesto = break out of + the box.* salir por pies = take off + running, leg it, take to + Posesivo + heels, run off.* seguir Algo al pie de la letra = follow + Nombre + to the letter.* seguir al pie de la letra = keep + strictly to the letter.* seguir al pie del cañón = soldier on.* seguir en pie = hold + Posesivo + own, hold up.* sin pies ni cabeza = without rhyme or reason.* tener los pies firmemente en el suelo = feet + be + firmly planted on the ground.* tiña del pie = tinea pedis.* uña del pie = toenail.* visita a pie = walking tour.pie22 = foot [feet, -pl.].Ex: Soon, however, the collection outgrew its meagre quarters and a full-fledged library occupying a 40x60 foot area came into being.
* de un pie de grosor = foot-thick.* pie cuadrado = square foot (sq. ft.).* pie lineal = linear foot.pie33 = winter.Nota: En la prensa antigua de madera, travesaño que unía los postes de madera verticales que servían de soporte a toda la prensa por la parte de abajo y que servía de soporte al ensamblaje de transporte carriage assembly.Ex: The chief members of the impression carriage were two upright cheeks about 2 m. high and placed 60-65 cm. apart, carrying between them the winter and, above it, the head, two massive cross timbers mortised into the cheeks which contained the vertical thrust of the impression.
* * *pie1A1 [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] ( Anat) footno arrastres los pies don't drag your feetse rompió un dedo del pie he broke a toetiene (los) pies planos she has flat feet2 ( en locs):a pie on footqueda muy cerca, podemos ir a pie it's very near, we can walk o go on foot¿vamos a pie o en coche? shall we walk or take the car?esta semana ando a pie ( AmL); I'm walking everywhere this weekuna nota a pie de página a note at the foot of the pageviviendas a pie de playa ( Esp); houses with access to the beachoficina a pie de calle ( Esp); office with direct access to the streetuna entrevista a piecalle ( Esp); an interview in the streetexperimentos a pie de aula ( Esp); experiments in the classroomde pie standingestuvimos de pie casi dos horas we were standing (up) o we were on our feet for almost two hourstuvimos que viajar de pie todo el camino we had to stand all the wayponte de pie stand upen pie: estoy en pie desde las siete de la mañana I've been up since seven o'clock this morningya no podía tenerme en pie I could hardly walk/stand, I was ready to dropsólo la pequeña iglesia quedó en pie only the little church remained standingqueda en pie la cita para mañana our date for tomorrow is still onmi oferta/la promesa sigue en pie my offer/the promise still standsganado en pie ( AmL); livestock, cattle on the hoofa pie pelado ( Chi); barefoot, in one's bare feeta pie(s) juntillas: está siguiendo a pies juntillas las indicaciones de sus superiores he's following his bosses' instructions to the letterse cree a pies juntillas todo lo que le dicen he blindly believes every word he's toldbuscarle tres or cinco pies al gato ( fam) (buscar complicaciones) to complicate matters, make life difficult; (exponerse al peligro) to ask for trouble ( colloq)cojear del mismo pie ( fam); to be two of a kind ( colloq), to be tarred with the same brush ( colloq)con buen pieor con el pie derecho: a ver si mañana nos levantamos con el pie derecho I hope things will get off to a better start tomorrowcon los pies ( fam); badlyesta camisa la debes haber planchado con los pies this shirt looks as if you ironed it with your eyes closeduna solicitud escrita con los pies a very poorly written letter of applicationel gerente lleva la empresa con los pies the manager is making a hash o mess of running the company ( colloq)con los pies por or para delante ( fam euf); feet firstde esta casa me sacarán con los pies por delante they'll have to carry me out of this house feet first o in a box ( colloq euph)con los pies sobre la tierra with one's feet on the groundtiene los pies bien puestos sobre la tierra she has her feet firmly on the groundempezó con mal pie she got off to a bad start, she started badlyhoy me levanté or empecé el día con el pie izquierdo I got up on the wrong side of the bed today ( AmE), I got out of bed on the wrong side today ( BrE)con pie(s) de plomo ( fam); very carefully o warilyándate con pies de plomo tread very warily o carefullydar pie a algo to give rise to sthsu conducta dio pie a murmuraciones her behavior gave rise to o sparked off rumorsno quiero que esto dé pie a una discusión I don't want this to cause o to be the cause of an argumentdarle pie a algn: no le des pie para que te siga criticando don't give him cause o reason o grounds to criticize you againde a pie common, ordinaryel ciudadano de a pie the man in the street, the average man/persona mí me gusta hablar con la gente de a pie I like talking to ordinary peoplede la cabeza a los pies or de pies a cabeza from head to foot o toe, from top to toe ( colloq)echar pie atrás ( Chi); to back downen pie de guerra on a war footing, ready for war, on full alerten (un) pie de igualdad on an equal footing, on equal termsestar atado de pies y manos to be bound hand and foot, have one's hands tiedestar con un pie en el estribo ( fam); to be about to leaveme pillas con un pie en el estribo I was just on my way out o about to leaveya están con un pie en el estribo they're all set to goestar con un pie en la tumba or sepultura to have one foot in the gravehacer pie to be able to touch the bottomyo aquí no hago pie I can't touch the bottom here, I'm out of my depth hereírsele los pies a algn: cuando empezó la música se me iban los pies once the music began I couldn't keep my feet stillleche al pie de la vaca ( AmL); milk fresh from the cownacer de pie to be born under a lucky starno doy/da pie con bola ( fam); I/he can't get a thing rightno estirar los pies más de lo que da la frazada ( RPl fam); to cut one's coat according to one's clothno tener ni pies ni cabeza to make no sense whatsoeverel ensayo no tenía ni pies ni cabeza the essay made no sense whatsoever o was totally unintelligibleun plan sin pies ni cabeza a crazy o an absurd planperder pie (en el agua) to get out of one's depth; (resbalarse) to lose one's footing; (confundirse) to slip uppies de barro feet of clayun héroe con pies de barro a hero with feet of clayponer (los) pies en polvorosa ( fam); to take to one's heels, make oneself scarce, hotfoot it ( colloq)poner los pies en un lugar to set foot in a placehoy no he puesto pie en la calle I haven't set foot outside the house todaypor mi/tu/su (propio) pie unaided, without any helpCompuestos:● pie cavohigh instepathlete's foot( Chi) dogtoothclubfootB1 (de un calcetín, una media) foot3 (de una máquina de coser) foot, treadle4 (de una página, un escrito) foot, bottomuna nota a or al pie de página a footnoteremita el cupón que se acompaña al pie send off the coupon belowun pueblo al pieor a los pies de la montaña a village at the foot of the mountainal pie de la letra exactlysigue mis instrucciones al pie de la letra follow my instructions to the letter o exactlyrepetí al pie de la letra lo que me dijiste I repeated word for word o exactly what you told meal pie del cañón workingtodos se habían ido, pero nosotros seguíamos al pie del cañón everyone had left, but we were still hard at it o still working away5 (de una cama) tbCompuestos:little endname and title of signatorycaptionimprintfooterslide gaugeC ( Bot) cutting, slipCompuesto:rootstockD [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] (medida) footocho pies cuadrados eight square feetE ( Lit) footCompuesto:F ( Chi) (depósito) down paymentpie2/pai/( AmL)pie* * *
Del verbo piar: ( conjugate piar)
pié es:
1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
píe es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
piar
pie
piar ( conjugate piar) verbo intransitivo
to chirp, tweet
pie 1 sustantivo masculino
1a) (Anat) foot;
tiene (los) pies planos she has flat feet;
pie de atleta athlete's footb) ( en locs)
ir a pie to go on foot, walk;
hoy ando a pie (AmL) I'm without wheels today;
de pie standing;
ponte de pie stand up;
en pie: estoy en pie desde las siete I've been up since seven o'clock;
no puedo tenerme en pie I can hardly walk/stand;
solo la iglesia quedó en pie only the church remained standing;
mi oferta sigue en pie my offer still stands;
a pie pelado (Chi) barefoot, in one's bare feet;
de a pie common, ordinary;
de la cabeza a los pies or de pies a cabeza from head to foot o toe, from top to toe (colloq);
en pie de guerra on a war footing;
en (un) pie de igualdad on an equal footing;
hacer pie to be able to touch the bottom;
levantarse con el pie derecho to get off to a good start;
no tener ni pies ni cabeza to make no sense whatsoever;
por mi/tu/su (propio) pie unaided, without any help
2
( de copa — base) base;
(— parte vertical) stem;
( de montaña) foot
una nota a or al pie de página a footnote;
al pie de la letra ‹copiar/repetir› word by word, exactly
3
b) (Lit) foot
pie 2 /pai/ sustantivo masculino (AmL) pie
piar vi (pájaro) to chirp, cheep, tweet
pie sustantivo masculino
1 (de una persona) foot
ponerse de pie, to stand up
pies planos, flat feet
2 (de una columna, lámpara, etc) base
3 (de una copa) stem
4 (de una fotografía) caption
5 (de un texto) foot
una nota a pie de página, a footnote
6 (medida) foot
♦ Locuciones: dar pie a, to give cause for
a pies juntillas, blindly
al pie de la letra, to the letter
con buen/mal pie, on the right/wrong footing
con pies de plomo, cautiously
de pie, standing up
de pies a cabeza, from head to foot
' pie' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- bola
- caminar
- cañón
- ciudadana
- ciudadano
- cojear
- compartir
- dedo
- dormirse
- empanada
- enredarse
- excursionista
- flojera
- gráfica
- gráfico
- guerra
- hormiguear
- hormigueo
- lámpara
- letra
- levantarse
- migaja
- nacer
- parada
- parado
- pararse
- pastel
- patear
- patín
- perchero
- planta
- pulgar
- punta
- reloj
- resistir
- sostenerse
- talón
- tenerse
- uña
- vadear
- ver
- zancadilla
- a
- agachar
- amoldar
- bien
- budín
- buscar
- calambre
English:
accused
- athlete's foot
- bare
- base
- bed
- book
- bottom
- caption
- circumscribe
- clubfoot
- custard pie
- dead
- easy
- floor lamp
- foot
- foothold
- footing
- footnote
- ft
- grandfather
- hike
- hill
- impression
- imprint
- instep
- itch
- letter
- man
- meat pie
- mince pie
- on
- pace
- pie
- pie chart
- press
- print
- promenade concert
- rambler
- remain
- rise
- roll out
- salt
- sole
- stamp
- stamp down
- stand
- stand up
- standing
- standing ovation
- standing room
* * *pie nm1. [de persona] foot;estos zapatos me hacen daño en los pies these shoes hurt my feet;a pie on foot;prefiero ir a pie I'd rather walk o go on foot;llevamos dos horas de pie we've been on our feet for two hours;llevo en pie desde las seis de la mañana I've been up and about since six in the morning;la oferta sigue en pie the offer still stands;echar pie a tierra [jinete] to dismount;[pasajero] to alight;se me fueron los pies [resbalé] I slipped, I lost my footing;se me iban los pies con la música my feet were tapping along to the music;perder/no hacer pie [en el agua] to go/to be out of one's depth;Formala sus pies at your service;el ciudadano de a pie the man in the street;en pie de igualdad on an equal footing;en pie de guerra on a war footing;pies de barro: un héroe/líder con (los) pies de barro a hero/leader with feet of clay;Famde pies a cabeza from head to toe;con buen pie: empezar con buen pie to get off to a good start;terminar con buen pie to end on a good note;caer de pie [tener suerte] to land on one's feet;no dar pie con bola to get everything wrong;con el pie derecho: empezar con el pie derecho to get off to a good start;estar con un pie en el estribo to be about to leave;a pies juntillas unquestioningly;levantarse con el pie izquierdo to get out of bed on the wrong side;con mal pie: empezar con mal pie to get off to a bad start;terminar con mal pie to end on a sour note;nacer de pie to be born lucky;pararle los pies a alguien to put sb in their place;Famponer pies en polvorosa: al llegar la policía, puso pies en polvorosa when the police arrived, you couldn't see him for dust o he legged it;Espsaber de qué pie cojea alguien to know sb's weaknesses;Famsalir con los pies por delante to leave feet first o in a box;Esp Famsalir por pies to leg it;no tener ni pies ni cabeza to make no sense at all;tener un pie en la tumba to have one foot in the graveno tenerse en pie: no me tengo en pie I can't stand up a minute longer;esa teoría no se tiene en pie that theory doesn't stand uppie de atleta athlete's foot;pies de cerdo (pig's) trotters;pies planos flat feet2. [base] [de lámpara, micrófono] stand;[de copa] stem; [de montaña, árbol, escalera] foot;al pie de la página at the foot o bottom of the page;al pie de la letra to the letter, word for word;sigue las instrucciones al pie de la letra follow the instructions to the letter;copiar algo al pie de la letra to copy sth word for word;no hace falta que lo interpretes al pie de la letra there's no need to interpret it literally;al pie del cañón: ahí está, siempre al pie del cañón there he is, always hard at workpie de foto caption;pie de imprenta imprint;Informát pie de página footer3. [unidad de medida] foot;mide tres pies de ancho it's three foot o feet wide4. Teatro cue;Figdar pie a [críticas, comentarios] to give rise to;[sospechas] to give cause for; Figdar pie a alguien para que haga algo to give sb cause to do sthpie quebrado = short line of four or five syllables alternating with longer lines* * *m2 de persona foot;a pie on foot;al pie de at the foot of;de pie standing;estar de pie be standing (up);en pie stand up;de pies a cabeza from head to foot;no tiene ni pies ni cabeza it doesn’t make any sense at all, I can’t make head nor tail of it;a pies juntillas creer blindly;levantarse con el pie izquierdo get out of bed on the wrong side;con buen/mal pie empezar get off to a good/bad start;con los pies fig badly;andarse con pies de plomo tread warily;estar en pie be up, be out of bed;estar en pie de guerra be on a war footing;cinco pies al gato fig make things difficult, complicate things;a give rise to, generate;echar pie a tierra go ashore;estar al pie del cañón fig be hard at work;hacer pie touch bottom;no dar pie con bola fam get odo everything wrong;parar los pies a alguien take s.o. down a peg or two fam ;saber de qué pie cojea alguien fig know where s.o. is coming from;poner pies en polvorosa fam take to one’s heels fam ;salir por pies hotfoot it fam, make o.s. scarce;pie de la cama foot of the bed;pies planos flat feet* * *pie nm1) : foota pie: on footde pie: on one's feet, standing2) : base, bottom, stem, footpie de la cama: foot of the bedpie de una lámpera: base of a lamppie de la escalera: bottom of the stairspie de una copa: stem of a glass3) : foot (in measurement)pie cuadrado: square foot4) : cue (in theater)5)dar pie a : to give cause for, to give rise to6)en pie de igualidad : on equal footing* * *pie n2. (de estatua, lámpara, etc) base -
6 easy
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1. прил.
1) а) удобный (о вещи, о человеке) It was a green and easy world as she took it. ≈ Она видела мир добрым, светлым. - easy chair Syn: comfortable, luxurious, quiet б) излишне уступчивый, чересчур податливый, доверчивый( о человеке) You are too easy on the children. ≈ Ты слишком балуешь детей. I'm easy. ≈ Мне все равно, мне наплевать. woman of easy virtue Syn: compliant, credulous в) беспечный, безрассудный They mark out for their prey the easy colonists. ≈ Добычей они себе выбирают беспечных колонистов. Syn: careless, thoughtless, unconcerned ∙ easy mark ≈ объект для насмешек (о человеке)
2) а) легкий, нетрудный, незатруднительный The colors and scents make the flowers more easy to find. ≈ Цвета и запахи помогают легче отыскивать цветы. You mount by six easy steps. ≈ Подымаешься по шести невысоким ступенькам. It is easy to make a solitude and call it peace. ≈ Очень легко создать себе одиночество и называть его "благодатью". easy of access easy listening Syn: simple, lenient Ant: difficult б) естественный, свободный, непринужденный( о человеке, поведении, письме и т.п.) The light, elegant, and easy prose of his novels. ≈ Его легкая, элегантная, гладкая проза. easy manners Syn: smooth, flowing
3) а) покладистый, слушающийся б) спокойный( в разных смыслах) ;
спокойный, хорошо себя чувствующий I made her easy on that point. ≈ Я успокоил ее на этот счет. After an opiate he became easier. ≈ После введения морфия он несколько успокоился, ему стало лучше. - take it easy в) терпимый, снисходительный be easy on smb. be easy on smth.
4) а) неторопливый, легкий ( о шаге, ветре) The donkeys are like large dogs, and of easy motion. ≈ Ослы - они как большие собаки, двигаются неторопливо. Easy fire was glowing. ≈ Мирно горел огонь. be easy! б) спокойный (о реке, воде, течении) Ant: rapid, swift, turbulent в) коммерч. вялый, застойный( о рынке) г) коммерч. плохо идущий, плохо продающийся, не ходкий( о товаре)
5) обеспеченный, состоятельный The easy classes will contrive to furnish the governing classes of the country. ≈ Богатые люди будут пытаться занимать руководящие посты в стране. easy circumstances easy money easy street
6) пологий( о склоне, спуске и т.п.) Syn: gradual Ant: steep
7) дешевый, недорогой An easy fee of one shilling. ≈ И стоит всего-то один шиллинг.
8) свободный, не в обтяжку( об одежде) ∙ as easy as falling off a log as easy as ABC easy to look at easy on the eye easy rider honours easy
2. нареч.
1) легко, без труда All the easier led away by bad example. ≈ И только легче поддаться дурному примеру. easy-clean
2) а) спокойно;
аккуратно, не спеша - take it easy break the news easy б) неторопливо
3) свободно, имея некую степень свободы
4) а) удобно б) легко, несурово let one off easy ∙ easy all! easy! easy ahead! stand easy easy does it посл. ≈ тише едешь, дальше будешь;
с наскока не возьмешь;
поспешишь людей насмешишь easy come, easy go ≈ как нажито, так и прожито easier said than done ≈ легче сказать, чем сделать передышка (гребля) легкий, нетрудный - * task легкое задание - * path удобная тропа - * country (военное) легкопроходимая местность - it's an * place to get to туда легко добраться - * of access легкодоступный, достижимый без труда - * money деньги, доставшиеся легко, легко нажитые деньги - * reading series книги или пособия для начинающих (изучать иностранные языки) - * book (специальное) книга для детей младшего возраста нетрудный, необременительный - on * terms на легких условиях - to buy on * terms( коммерческое) покупать на выгодных условиях;
покупать в рассрочку удобный, приятный, покойный - * coat просторный пиджак - * cushions мягкие подушки спокойный - * conscience спокойная совесть - make your mind * не волнуйтесь, успокойтесь - the patient became easier больному стало легче - I am much easier since my wound was dressed после того, как рану перевязали, я чувствую себя гораздо лучше - I don't feel * on this point в этом вопросе я не чувствую себя спокойно /уверенно/ - I made him * я его успокоил неторопливый - * pace неторопливый темп /шаг, аллюр/ - to travel by * stages путешествовать, часто останавливаясь на отдых уживчивый, покладистый, сговорчивый - * disposition покладистый характер - an * person to get on with покладистый /уживчивый/ человек - he is not * to deal with с ним нелегко иметь дело /трудно сговориться/ снисходительный, терпимый - he is * on his subordinates он не требователен к подчиненным - an * master нетребовательный хозяин - we ought to be * on him because everyone makes mistakes мы должны отнестись к нему снисходительно, так как ошибки делают все - * in one's morals нестрогих правил;
легкого поведения непринужденный, естественный - * manners непринужденное /естественное/ поведение;
непринужденная манера - * conversation непринужденная беседа пологий, плавный - * slopes пологие откосы - * grade (дорожностроительное) легкий подъем - * curve( специальное) плавная кривая, кривая малой кривизны обеспеченный, состоятельный - * circumstances материальная обеспеченность( австралийское) (разговорное) равнодушный, безразличный - I am * мне все равно;
меня это не волнует (экономика) вялый, застойный (о рынке и т. п.) (экономика) не имеющий спроса( о товаре) - rubber is * спрос на каучук невысок /небольшой/ > * game /mark/ легкая добыча, легковерный человек;
простофиля, простак > * as pie (американизм) (разговорное) не составляющий никакого труда > * digging( американизм) (сленг) пустяковое дело;
раз плюнуть > woman of * virtue женщина не строгих правил (разговорное) легко, без труда - easier said than done легче сказать, чем сделать ( разговорное) спокойно, неторопливо > take it * относитесь спокойно, не волнуйтесь;
не принимайте близко к сердцу;
не усердствуйте > * all! (спортивное) легче грести! (команда) > stand *! (военное) отойти от орудий! (команда) ;
вольно!( команда) > * does it! потихоньку да полегоньку!, не спешите!;
тише едешь - дальше будешь! > to go * on smb. вести себя с кем-л. тактично /мягко/ > to go * on smth. не наваливаться на что-л. (на еду и т. п.) > dentists recommend that children go * on candy стоматологи рекомендуют детям не злоупотреблять сладким > * come, * go (пословица) дешево досталось - легко потерялось ~ пологий (о скате) ;
easy street богатство;
to be on easy street процветать;
as easy as falling off a log (или as ABC) очень легко ~ неторопливый;
at an easy pace не спеша ~ покладистый;
терпимый;
to be easy on (smb., smth.) относиться снисходительно (к кому-л., чему-л.) ~ пологий (о скате) ;
easy street богатство;
to be on easy street процветать;
as easy as falling off a log (или as ABC) очень легко to break the news ~ сообщить о случившемся осторожно или деликатно;
easy all! мор. суши весла!( команда) ~ does it посл. = тише едешь, дальше будешь;
easy come, easy go = как нажито, так и прожито;
easier said than done легче сказать, чем сделать easy выгодный ~ вялый ~ застойный ~ излишне уступчивый;
чересчур податливый;
of easy virtue не (слишком) строгих правил ~ легкий, нетрудный;
easy of access доступный;
easy money шальные деньги ~ легкий, легко ~ легкий ~ легко ~ эк. не имеющий спроса( о товаре) ;
вялый, застойный (о рынке и т. п.) ~ не имеющий спроса ~ непринужденный, свободный, естественный;
easy manners непринужденные манеры ~ неторопливый;
at an easy pace не спеша ~ нетрудный ~ обеспеченный, состоятельный;
easy circumstances достаток ~ покладистый;
терпимый;
to be easy on (smb., smth.) относиться снисходительно (к кому-л., чему-л.) ~ пологий (о скате) ;
easy street богатство;
to be on easy street процветать;
as easy as falling off a log (или as ABC) очень легко ~ спокойно;
неторопливо ~ спокойный;
make your mind easy успокойтесь ~ удобный;
easy coat просторное пальто to break the news ~ сообщить о случившемся осторожно или деликатно;
easy all! мор. суши весла! (команда) ~ обеспеченный, состоятельный;
easy circumstances достаток ~ удобный;
easy coat просторное пальто ~ does it посл. = тише едешь, дальше будешь;
easy come, easy go = как нажито, так и прожито;
easier said than done легче сказать, чем сделать ~ does it посл. = тише едешь, дальше будешь;
easy come, easy go = как нажито, так и прожито;
easier said than done легче сказать, чем сделать ~ does it посл. = тише едешь, дальше будешь;
easy come, easy go = как нажито, так и прожито;
easier said than done легче сказать, чем сделать ~ непринужденный, свободный, естественный;
easy manners непринужденные манеры ~ легкий, нетрудный;
easy of access доступный;
easy money шальные деньги ~ легкий, нетрудный;
easy of access доступный;
easy money шальные деньги ~ пологий (о скате) ;
easy street богатство;
to be on easy street процветать;
as easy as falling off a log (или as ABC) очень легко ~ to grasp легкий для понимания ~ спокойный;
make your mind easy успокойтесь ~ излишне уступчивый;
чересчур податливый;
of easy virtue не (слишком) строгих правил to take it ~ не торопиться, не усердствовать to take it ~ относиться спокойно -
7 santo
m.1 saint, saintly man.2 tip.3 Santo.* * *► adjetivo1 (gen) holy, sacred2 (persona) holy, saintly3 familiar (para enfatizar) hell of a, real, right■ recibió una santa bofetada he got a hell of a whack, he got a right whack4 (como título) saint► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 saint1 (imagen) image of a saint3 (onomástica) saint's day\¿a santo de qué? familiar why on earth?desnudar a un santo para vestir a otro figurado to rob Peter to pay Paulhacer su santa voluntad to do as one damn well pleasesírsele a uno el santo al cielo familiar to slip one's mindllegar y besar el santo familiar as easy as pie, a piece of cakeno es santo de mi devoción familiar I'm not too fond of him, he's not my cup of tea¡por todos los santos! familiar for heaven's sake!quedarse para vestir santos familiar to be left on the shelfel día de Todos los Santos All Saints' DaySanto Oficio Holy Officesanto y seña password————————1 (imagen) image of a saint3 (onomástica) saint's day* * *1. (f. - santa)noun2. (f. - santa)adj.1) holy2) saint* * *santo, -a1. ADJ1) (Rel) [vida, persona] holy; [tierra] consecrated; [persona] saintly; [mártir] blessedsemana2) [remedio] wonderful, miraculous3) [enfático] blessed2. SM / F1) (Rel) saintsanto/a patrón/ona, santo/a titular — patron saint
2)- ¿a santo de qué?- ¿a qué santo?¡que se te va el santo al cielo! — you're miles away!
3) (=persona) saint3. SM1) (=onomástica) saint's daymañana es mi santo — tomorrow is my name day o saint's day
2) [en libro] picture3)santo y seña — (Mil) password
4) Cono Sur (Cos) patch, darnSANTO As well as celebrating their birthday, many Spaniards and Latin Americans celebrate their santo or onomástica. This is the day when the saint whose name they have is honoured in the Christian calendar. It used to be relatively common for newborn babies to be named after the saint on whose day they were born. So a boy born on 25 July (Saint James's day) stood a good chance of being christened "Santiago". The tradition may be dying out now that parents are no longer restricted to names from the Christian calendar. In Spain, as with birthdays, the person whose santo it is normally buys the drinks if they go out with friends.* * *I- ta adjetivo1) (Relig)a) <lugar/mujer/vida> holyb) ( con nombre propio) St, SaintSanto Domingo — Saint Dominic; ver tb San
2) (fam) ( uso enfático)II- ta masculino, femenino1) ( persona) saintpor todos los santos! — for Heaven's o goodness' sake!
¿a santo de qué? — (fam) why on earth? (colloq)
darse de santos — (Méx fam) to think oneself lucky (colloq)
desnudar a un santo para vestir a otro — to rob Peter to pay Paul
no es santo de mi/tu/su devoción — he/she is not my/your/his favorite person
quedarse para vestir santos — to be left on the shelf
se me/le fue el santo al cielo — it went right out of my/his head
ser llegar y besar el santo — (fam) ( ser rápido) to be incredibly quick; ( ser fácil)
•• Cultural note:no te creas que fue llegar y besar el santo — don't think it was just handed to me/him on a plate
Most first names in Spanish-speaking countries are those of saints. A person's santo, (also known as onomástico in Latin America and onomástica in Spain) is the saint's day of the saint that they are named for. Children were once usually named for the saint whose day they were born on, but this is less common now* * *I- ta adjetivo1) (Relig)a) <lugar/mujer/vida> holyb) ( con nombre propio) St, SaintSanto Domingo — Saint Dominic; ver tb San
2) (fam) ( uso enfático)II- ta masculino, femenino1) ( persona) saintpor todos los santos! — for Heaven's o goodness' sake!
¿a santo de qué? — (fam) why on earth? (colloq)
darse de santos — (Méx fam) to think oneself lucky (colloq)
desnudar a un santo para vestir a otro — to rob Peter to pay Paul
no es santo de mi/tu/su devoción — he/she is not my/your/his favorite person
quedarse para vestir santos — to be left on the shelf
se me/le fue el santo al cielo — it went right out of my/his head
ser llegar y besar el santo — (fam) ( ser rápido) to be incredibly quick; ( ser fácil)
•• Cultural note:no te creas que fue llegar y besar el santo — don't think it was just handed to me/him on a plate
Most first names in Spanish-speaking countries are those of saints. A person's santo, (also known as onomástico in Latin America and onomástica in Spain) is the saint's day of the saint that they are named for. Children were once usually named for the saint whose day they were born on, but this is less common now* * *santo11 = saint.Ex: The same person cannot be both a man and a woman, a saint and a sinner, a stay-at-home and an explorer, an ancient Roman and a modern Russian.
* acabar con la paciencia de un santo = test + the patience of a saint, try + the patience of a saint.* adoración de los santos = saint worship.* desvestir a un santo para vestir a otro = rob Peter to pay Paul.* Día de Todos los Santos = All Saints' Day.* día de un santo = saint's day.* efecto del santo = halo effect.* írsele a Uno el santo al cielo = it + go + right/straight out of + Posesivo + mind.* írsele a Uno el santo al cielo = lose + track of time.* poner a prueba la paciencia de un santo = try + the patience of a saint.* poner a prueba la paciencia de un santo = test + the patience of a saint.* Posesivo + santo = Posesivo + saint's day.* santo Job = Saint Job.* santo y seña = shibboleth.* tener la paciencia del santo Job = have + the patience of Job.* tener la paciencia de un santo = have + the patience of a saint.* tener más paciencia que el santo Job = have + the patience of Job.* tener más paciencia que un santo = have + the patience of a saint.santo22 = holy [holier -comp., holiest -sup.], saintly [saintlier -comp., santiliest -sup,].Ex: The title of the article is 'More holy men than learned: impressions from Indian manuscript libraries'.
Ex: All people, regardless of how saintly or naughty, merited a notice of their important contributions or personal characteristics.* ¡Cielo Santo! = Good heavens!.* Día de los (Santos) Inocentes, el = April Fools' Day.* hombre santo = holy man.* Jueves Santo = Maundy Thursday, Holy Thursday.* Sábado Santo = Holy Saturday.* Sábana Santa de Turín, la = Shroud of Turin, the.* Sábana Santa, la = Shroud, the, Holy Shroud, the.* Santa Claus = Father Christmas, Santa Claus.* Santa Hermandad, la = Holy Order, the.* Santa Sede = Holy See.* ¡Santo Cielo! = Good heavens!.* ¡Santo Dios! = goodness gracious.* Santo Domingo = Santo Domingo.* santo grial = holy grail.* santo patrón = patron saint.* Santo Sepulcro, el = Holy Sepulchre, the.* santo varón = holy man.* todo el santo día = all day long.* Viernes Santo = Good Friday.* * *A ( Relig)1 ‹lugar/mujer/vida› holyla santa misa holy massla Santa Madre Iglesia the Holy Mother Churchlos santos mártires the blessed martyrstu abuelo, que fue un santo varón your grandfather, who was a saintly man o a saintfue un hombre santo y bueno he was a good and saintly man2 (con nombre propio) St, SaintSanta Teresa/Rosa Saint Theresa/RosaSanto Domingo/Tomás Saint Dominic/ThomasCompuestos:feminine Holy Alliancela Santoa Sede the Holy Seemasculine Blessed Sacramentmasculine Second Comingesperar a algn/algo como al Santo Advenimiento to wait impatiently for sb/sthmasculine Holy Grailmasculine Holy Officemasculine Holy Fathermasculine patron saintmpl Holy Innocents (pl)mpl holy places (pl)mpl holy oils (pl)B ( fam)siempre tenemos que hacer su santa voluntad we always have to do what he wantsmasculine, femininesanto (↑ santo a1)A (persona) saintimágenes de santos images of saintsse ha portado como una santa she's been a little angelno te hagas el santo don't act o come over all virtuousse necesita una paciencia de santo para ese trabajo you need the patience of a saint to do that kind of worktu madre es una santa your mother's a saintla fiesta de todos los Santos All Saints' (Day)¡por todos los santos! for Heaven's o goodness' sake!¿a qué santo tuviste que ir a decírselo? why on earth did you have to go and tell him?cada uno or cada cual para su santo ( fam): nada de pagar tú todo, cada uno para su santo you're not footing the bill, everyone can pay for themselves o pay their sharetrabaja cada cual para su santo everyone is just working for themselvescomerse los santos ( fam); to be very holycon el santo de espaldas ill-starred, unluckydesnudar or desvestir a un santo para vestir a otro to rob Peter to pay Paulni tanto que queme al santo, ni tanto que no lo alumbre ( Col); try to strike a happy mediumno es santo de mi/tu/su devoción he/she is not my/your/his favorite personquedarse para vestir santos to be left on the shelfse me/le fue el santo al cielo it went right out of my/his headser llegar y besar el santo ( fam): no te creas que fue llegar y besar el santo don't think it was just handed to me/him on a plate o that it just fell into my/his lapte/le sienta como a un santo un par de pistolas ( fam hum); it looks awful on you/him o it doesn't suit you/him at allCompuesto:passwordBMost first names in Spanish-speaking countries are those of saints. A person's santo, (also known as onomástico in Latin America and onomástica in Spain) is the saint's day of the saint that they are named for. Children were once usually named for the saint whose day they were born on, but this is less common now.* * *
Multiple Entries:
S.
Sto.
santo
S. (◊ santo) St
Sto. (Santo) St
santo -ta adjetivo
1 (Relig)
ver tb San
2 (fam) ( uso enfático) blessed;
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
1 ( persona) saint;
no te hagas el santo don't come over all virtuous;
santo y seña password
2
( cumpleaños) (esp AmL) birthday
santo,-a
I adjetivo
1 Rel (lugar, hecho, vida, etc) holy
2 (persona canonizada) Saint
Santo Tomás, Saint Thomas
3 acabó haciendo su santa voluntad, he ended up doing just as he wanted
familiar todo el santo día, the whole blessed day
II m,f (persona muy buena) saint
III sustantivo masculino (onomástica) es mi santo, it's my saint's day o name day
♦ Locuciones: se me/le fue el santo al cielo, it went straight out of my/his head
quedarse para vestir santos, familiar to be left on the shelf
tener/no tener el santo de cara, to be very lucky/unlucky
¿a santo de qué?, why on earth?
Mil ¡santo y seña!, password
familiar (conseguir algo a la primera) llegar y besar el santo, to pull sthg off at the first attempt
' santo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bendita
- bendito
- cielo
- devoción
- espíritu
- jueves
- S.
- sábado
- san
- santa
- santidad
- santificar
- Santo Domingo
- veladora
- dios
- San
- Sto.
- viernes
English:
Friday
- god
- good
- Good Friday
- grief
- holy
- mile
- patron saint
- rob
- saint
- saintly
- shrine
- tea
- watchword
- gracious
- inquisition
* * *santo, -a♦ adj1. [sagrado] holyel Santo Advenimiento the Second Coming; Hist la Santa Alianza the Holy Alliance;la santa cena the Last Supper;el Santo Grial the Holy Grail;los Santos Inocentes the Holy Innocents;los santos lugares the holy places;la Santa Madre Iglesia the Holy Mother Church;el Santo Oficio the Holy Office;el Santo Padre the Holy Father;Am santo patrono patron saint;los santos sacramentos the Sacraments;la Santa Sede the Holy See2. [virtuoso] saintly;su padre era un santo varón her father was a saintly manMéx, Ven Santa Clos Santa Claus;Santa María Saint Mary;Santo Tomás Saint ThomasSanta Elena Saint Helena;Santo Tomé São Tomé;Santo Tomé y Príncipe São Tomé and Príncipetodo el santo día all day long;no paró de nevar en todo el santo día it went on snowing all day long;el teléfono lleva sonando toda la santa mañana the damn phone hasn't stopped ringing all morning;él siempre hace su santa voluntad he always does whatever he damn well likesesta infusión es cosa santa this herbal tea works wonders♦ nm,fsaint;su madre era una santa her mother was a saintsanto patrón patron saint;santa patrona patron saint♦ nm1. [onomástica] saint's day;hoy es su santo it's his saint's day today5. Comp¿a santo de qué? why on earth?, for what earthly reason?;¿a santo de qué me llamas a casa? why on earth are you calling me at home?;desnudar a un santo para vestir a otro to rob Peter to pay Paul;se le fue el santo al cielo he completely forgot;llegar y besar el santo: fue llegar y besar el santo, nos dieron el permiso a los dos días it couldn't have been easier, we got the licence within two days;fue llegar y besar el santo, marcó a los dos minutos de su debut he was an instant success, he scored within two minutes of his debut;no es santo de mi devoción he's not my cup of tea;¡por todos los santos! for heaven's sake!;quedarse para vestir santos to be left on the shelf;tener el santo de cara to have luck on one's side* * *I adj holyII m, santa f saint;¿a santo de qué? fam what on earth for? fam ;no es santo de mi devoción fam I don’t like him very much, he isn’t my favorite o Brfavourite person;quedarse para vestir santos fam be left on the shelf;tener el santo de cara be incredibly lucky, have the luck of the devil;tener el santo de espaldas have no luck at all;fue llegar y besar el santo fam everything fell into his lap;se me ha ido el santo al cielo fam it has gone right out of my head;dormir como un santo sleep like a baby o a log;Todos los Santos All Saints’ (Day)III m ( onomástica) saint’s day* * *santo, -ta adj1) : holy, saintlyel Santo Padre: the Holy Fatheruna vida santa: a saintly life2)Santa Clara: Saint ClaireSanto Tomás: Saint ThomasSan Francisco: Saint Francissanto, -ta n: saintsanto nm1) : saint's day2) cumpleaños: birthday* * *santo1 adj2. (antes de nombre) Saintsanto2 n1. (persona) saint2. (día) saint's day -
8 cantar
m.1 poem (literature).eso es otro cantar that's another story2 song, lay.Su cantar era muy original His song was very original.v.1 to sing.Elsa canta canciones de cuna Elsa sings lullabies.Elsa canta en la ducha Elsa sings in the shower.2 to sing (persona, ave).3 to call (out).4 to talk (informal) (confesar).5 to stink (informal) (apestar). (peninsular Spanish)le cantan los pies he has smelly feet6 to stick out like a sore thumb (informal). (peninsular Spanish)7 to sing to.María le canta al bebé Mary sings to the baby.* * *1 to sing4 (en juegos de naipes) to call■ el hombre cantó todo lo que sabía sobre el asesinato a la policía the man told the police everything he knew about the murder1 to sing2 (pájaros) to sing, chirp; (insectos) to chirp3 familiar (confesar) to spill the beans, talk, confess4 familiar (oler mal) to stink1 song\cantar como una almeja familiar to stick out like a sore thumbcantarlas claras familiar to tell somebody straightcantarle a alguien las cuarenta familiar to give somebody a piece of one's mindcantarle a alguien las verdades figurado to give somebody a piece of one's minden menos que canta un gallo familiar in a flash, before you could say Jack Robinson¡eso es otro cantar! familiar that's a totally different thing, that's a different kettle of fishser coser y cantar familiar to be as easy as pie, be child's playcantar de gesta chanson de gesteCantar de los Cantares Song of Songs, Song of Solomon* * *verb* * *1. VI1) (Mús) to singen esa región hablan cantando — (fig) they talk in a singsong way in that region
voz 2), b)los monjes cantaban en la abadía — the monks chanted o sang in the abbey
2) [pájaro] to sing; [gallo] to crow; [cigarra, grillo] to chirp3) liter (=alabar) to sing of, sing the praises oflos poetas que le cantan a la mar — the poets who sing of o sing the praises of the sea
4) ** (=revelar) to spill the beans *; [a la policía] to squeal *5) ** (=oler mal) to stink *, reekte cantan los pies — your feet really stink * o reek
2. VT1) [+ canción] to sing; [+ mantra, canto gregoriano] to chant; [+ misa] to sing, say; [+ número de lotería] to call out- cantar a algn las cuarentasu madre le cantó las cuarenta cuando llegó a casa — his mother gave him a piece of her mind when he got home *
cantar victoria —
es muy pronto para cantar victoria, la crisis política continúa — it is too early to claim victory, the political crisis continues
- creo que ya está solucionado -no cantes victoria — "I think it's sorted out" - "don't speak too soon" o "don't count your chickens (before they're hatched)"
2) liter [+ mérito, belleza] to praise, eulogize3) (=revelar) to confess3. SM1) (=canción) song; (Rel) chant2) (Literat)gallo I, 1)cantar de gesta — chanson de geste, epic poem
* * *I 1.verbo transitivo1)a) < canción> to singcantárselas claras a alguien — (fam)
se las canté claras — I gave it to her o told her straight (colloq)
b) ( en béisbol) to call2) (liter) ( ensalzar) to sing the praises of, extol the virtues of3) (RPl fam) ( pedirse)2.canto la cama de arriba — bags I o bags the top bunk (colloq)
cantar vi1)a) (Mús) to sing2)a) (fam) ( confesar) to talk (colloq)b) (Jueg) to declarec) (anunciar, pregonar)3) (Esp fam) ( apestar) to stink (colloq)IImasculino poem ( gen set to music)eso es otro cantar! — that's another matter, that's a different kettle of fish
* * *= chant, sing.Ex. Finally, add the mass confusion wrought by the sudden appearance of a new technology in the library, with its practitioners chanting acronymic prayers, seemingly derived from a mushroom ritual.Ex. It is hoped that by the year 2000 there will not be a chorus of unemployed librarians singing 'Where have all the libraries gone?'.----* cantar a grito pelado = belt out.* cantar a pleno pulmón = belt out.* cantar las alabanzas = sing + Posesivo + praises.* cantarlas claras = call + a spade a spade.* cantar victoria = claim + victory, speak too soon.* cantar victoria antes de tiempo = speak too soon.* coser y cantar = plain sailing, walkover.* no cantes victoria antes de tiempo = don't count your chickens before they are hatched.* ser otro cantar = be a different kettle of fish.* tan fácil como coser y cantar = as simple as ABC.* * *I 1.verbo transitivo1)a) < canción> to singcantárselas claras a alguien — (fam)
se las canté claras — I gave it to her o told her straight (colloq)
b) ( en béisbol) to call2) (liter) ( ensalzar) to sing the praises of, extol the virtues of3) (RPl fam) ( pedirse)2.canto la cama de arriba — bags I o bags the top bunk (colloq)
cantar vi1)a) (Mús) to sing2)a) (fam) ( confesar) to talk (colloq)b) (Jueg) to declarec) (anunciar, pregonar)3) (Esp fam) ( apestar) to stink (colloq)IImasculino poem ( gen set to music)eso es otro cantar! — that's another matter, that's a different kettle of fish
* * *= chant, sing.Ex: Finally, add the mass confusion wrought by the sudden appearance of a new technology in the library, with its practitioners chanting acronymic prayers, seemingly derived from a mushroom ritual.
Ex: It is hoped that by the year 2000 there will not be a chorus of unemployed librarians singing 'Where have all the libraries gone?'.* cantar a grito pelado = belt out.* cantar a pleno pulmón = belt out.* cantar las alabanzas = sing + Posesivo + praises.* cantarlas claras = call + a spade a spade.* cantar victoria = claim + victory, speak too soon.* cantar victoria antes de tiempo = speak too soon.* coser y cantar = plain sailing, walkover.* no cantes victoria antes de tiempo = don't count your chickens before they are hatched.* ser otro cantar = be a different kettle of fish.* tan fácil como coser y cantar = as simple as ABC.* * *vtA1 ‹canción› to sing2(anunciar, pregonar): los niños cantaban las tablas de multiplicar the children were reciting o chanting their times tablescántame las cifras read o shout the figures out to me ( colloq)3 (en béisbol) to callB ( liter) (ensalzar) to sing the praises of, extol the virtues ofel tan cantado mar the oft-praised sea ( liter)C ( fam) (delatar, descubrir) to give away¿te dejó plantada? — te lo canté he stood you up? — what did I tell you? o I warned youel Cantar de los Cantares the Song of Songs o of Solomonel Cantar del Mío Cid the ballad of El Cidcantárselas claras a algn ( fam): se las canté claras I gave it to her o told her straight ( colloq)E■ cantarviA1 ( Mús) to singhabla cantando she has a singsong voice o a lilt in her voice3 «agua/fuente» to babbleB2 ( Jueg) to declare3(anunciar, pregonar): canta, que yo anoto read it out, I'll write it downlas cifras cantan por sí solas the figures speak for themselvespoem ( gen set to music)¡eso es otro cantar! that's another o a different matter, that's a different kettle of fishCompuesto:chanson de geste* * *
cantar ( conjugate cantar) verbo transitivo ‹ canción› to sing
verbo intransitivo
1a) (Mús) to sing
[ gallo] to crow;
[cigarra/grillo] to chirp, chirrup
2 (fam) ( confesar) to talk (colloq)
■ sustantivo masculino
poem ( gen set to music)
cantar 1 verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo
1 Mús to sing: me gusta cantar, I like singing
2 familiar (tener mal olor) to stink
3 (llamar la atención) to attract attention
4 familiar (saltar a la vista, ser evidente) to be clear
5 argot (confesar) to sing, spill the beans
♦ Locuciones: cantarle a alguien las cuarenta, to give sb a good telling off
en menos que canta un gallo, in a flash
cantar 2 sustantivo masculino
1 song, chant
2 Lit poem
un cantar de gesta, an epic poem
♦ Locuciones: familiar ser algo otro cantar, to be a totally different thing
' cantar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
berrear
- cante
- canto
- coger
- coser
- dar
- desgarrada
- desgarrado
- determinada
- determinado
- embargar
- infinitud
- misa
- permitirse
- victoria
- bajo
- bien
- coro
- estupendo
- lindo
- mal
- público
English:
also
- as
- belt out
- burst into
- chant
- crow
- gurgle
- horn
- hum
- innate
- sailing
- sharp
- sing
- sing along
- sing out
- sing up
- singing
- song
- soon
- teach
- away
- burst
- harmonize
- perform
- squeal
- to
- yodel
* * *cantar1 nmpoem;Fameso es otro cantar that's another storyel Cantar de los Cantares [en la Biblia] the Song of Songs;cantar de gesta chanson de geste, = medieval heroic narrative poem (e.g. “El Cid”)♦ vt1. [canción] to sing2. [bingo, línea, el gordo] to call (out);cántame los números y yo los escribo you call out the numbers and I'll write them down;RP Famte canté que tu madre no te dejaría ir I TOLD you your mother wouldn't let you go;Famcantar las cuarenta a alguien to give sb a piece of one's mind;RP Famcantar la justa a alguien to give it to sb straight up;cantar victoria to claim victory4. [alabar] to praise;no se cansa de cantar la belleza del lugar he never tires of singing the praises of the beauty of the place♦ vi1. [persona] to sing2. [ave] to sing;[gallo] to crow; [insecto] to chirpcantar de plano to make a full confessionle cantan los pies he has smelly feetese traje rojo canta mucho that red suit really draws attention to you;canta un montón que estás nervioso it's really obvious that you're nervous;Carlos y yo cantábamos en una fiesta tan elegante Carlos and I really stood out at that posh party6. Esp Fam [portero]les metieron un gol porque el portero cantó they conceded a goal because the goalkeeper blundered8. Am Fam [escoger]¡canté primero para la ducha! Br bags I get the first shower!, US dibs on the first shower!* * *I v/i1 sing2 popde delincuente squeal popII v/t singIII m:ése es otro cantar fig fam that’s a different story* * *cantar v: to singcantar nm: song, ballad* * *cantar vb2. (insecto, pájaro pequeño) to chirp -
9 ser coser y cantar
familiar to be as easy as pie, be child's play -
10 dziecinnie
adv. [zachowywać się, pytać] childishly- wygląda bardzo dziecinnie she looks very childish* * *adv.(= w sposób właściwy dzieciom) in a childlike manner; (= naiwnie) childishly; dziecinnie łatwe pytanie simple question; zachowywać się dziecinnie behave like a child.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > dziecinnie
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11 fleur
fleur [flœʀ]1. feminine nouna. flower ; [d'arbre] blossom• « ni fleurs ni couronnes » "no flowers by request"c. ( = le meilleur) la fleur de the flower ofd. (locutions) comme une fleur (inf) ( = sans effort) without trying ; ( = sans prévenir) unexpectedly2. compounds► fleur de lys ( = symbole) fleur-de-lis* * *flœʀ1) Botanique flowerêtre en fleurs — [jardin] to be full of flowers; [camélia] to be in bloom ou flowering; [poirier, lilas] to be in blossom
2) ( le meilleur)3) ( niveau)à fleur d'eau — [rocher] just above the water
4) ( de cuir) grain•Phrasal Verbs:••être fleur bleue — to be starry-eyed ou romantic
envoyer des fleurs à quelqu'un — (colloq) to pat somebody on the back
faire une fleur à quelqu'un — (colloq) to do somebody a favour [BrE]
arriver or s'amener (colloq) comme une fleur — to turn up just like that
* * *flœʀ nf1) (= plante) flower2) (= motif) flowertissu à fleurs — flowered fabric, flowery fabric
3) [arbre] blossomêtre en fleur [arbre] — to be in bloom
4) (locutions)être fleur bleue — to be soppy, to be sentimental
faire une fleur à qn — to do sb a favour Grande-Bretagne to do sb a favor USA
* * *fleur nf1 Bot gén flower; Hort bloom; être en fleurs [jardin] to be full of flowers; [camélia] to be in bloom ou flowering; [poirier, lilas] to be in blossom; jeune fille en fleur liter girl in the first flower of womanhood littér; à fleurs [tissu] floral, flowery; [papier peint, chemise] flower-patterned, flowery; chapeau à fleurs flowery hat; prés parsemés de fleurs flowery meadows; ‘ni fleurs ni couronnes’ ‘no flowers by request’;2 liter ( le meilleur) la (fine) fleur de la chevalerie/des arts the flower of chivalry/of the art world; être/mourir dans la fleur de l'âge to be/die in the prime of life;4 ( de cuir) grain; côté fleur grain layer.fleur artificielle artificial flower; fleur des champs wild flower; fleur composée composite flower; fleur de farine superfine white flour; fleur de lys fleur-de-lis, heraldic lily; fleur d'oranger ( fleurs) orange blossom; ( arôme) orange flower water; fleur de sel Culin fine sea salt (from salt pans); fleur de soufre flower of sulphurGB.être fleur bleue to be starry-eyed ou romantic; être belle comme une fleur to be as pretty as a picture; avoir une sensibilité à fleur de peau to be hypersensitive; avoir les nerfs à fleur de peau to be a bundle of nerves; couvrir qn de fleurs to shower sb with compliments; envoyer des fleurs à qn○ to pat sb on the back; faire une fleur à qn○ to do sb a favourGB; vous ne lui avez pas fait de fleur en le nommant à ce poste○ you haven't done him any favoursGB in giving him that job; arriver or s'amener○ comme une fleur to turn up just like that.[flɶr] nom féminin[d'un arbre] blossomune robe à fleurs a flowery dress, a dress with a flower motifa. [fleur] orange flowerb. [essence] orange flower water2. (figuré)3. BIOLOGIEfleur de vin/vinaigre flower of wine/vinegar4. HÉRALDIQUEfleur de lis ou lys fleur-de-lis6. (locution)————————fleurs nom féminin pluriel1. LITTÉRATUREfleurs de rhétorique flowers of rhetoric, rhetorical flourishes2. [louanges]s'envoyer ou se jeter des fleursa. (familier) [mutuellement] to sing one another's praises, to pat one another on the backb. [à soi-même] to pat oneself on the back————————à fleur de locution prépositionnelle————————en fleur(s) locution adjectivale————————fleur bleue locution adjectivale -
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aller [ale]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━➭ TABLE 9━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. <• où vas-tu ? where are you going?• vas-y ! go on!• allons-y ! let's go!━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► aller se traduit souvent par un verbe plus spécifique en anglais.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► aller + préposition• je vais sur or vers Lille (en direction de) I'm going towards Lille ; (but du voyage) I'm going to Lille━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Lorsque être allé à/en signifie avoir visité, il se traduit par to have been to.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• étiez-vous déjà allés en Sicile ? had you been to Sicily before?• plus ça va, plus les gens s'inquiètent people are getting more and more worried• plus ça va, plus je me dis que j'ai eu tort the more I think about it, the more I realize how wrong I was► aller en + participe présentd. (état, santé) comment allez-vous ? how are you?• comment ça va ? -- ça va how are you doing? -- fine• comment vont les affaires ? -- elles vont bien how's business? -- finee. ( = convenir) ça ira comme ça ? is it all right like that?• aller bien ensemble [couleurs, styles] to go well together• ils vont bien ensemble [personnes] they make a nice couple• cette robe te va très bien (couleur, style) that dress really suits you ; (taille) that dress fits you perfectlyf. (exclamations) allons !• allez ! go on!• allez la France ! come on France!• allons, allons, il ne faut pas pleurer come on, don't cry• ce n'est pas grave, allez ! come on, it's not so bad!• va donc, eh crétin ! you stupid idiot! (inf)• allez-y, c'est votre tour go on, it's your turn• allez-y, vous ne risquez rien go on, you've nothing to lose• non mais vas-y, insulte-moi ! (inf) go on, insult me!► allons bon !• allons bon ! qu'est-ce qui t'est encore arrivé ? now what's happened?• allons bon, j'ai oublié mon sac ! oh dear, I've left my bag behind!► ça va ! (inf) ( = assez) that's enough! ; ( = d'accord) OK, OK! (inf)• tes remarques désobligeantes, ça va comme ça ! I've had just about enough of your nasty comments!• ça fait dix fois que je te le dis -- ça va, je vais le faire ! I've told you ten times -- look, I'll do it, OK? (inf)► va pour (inf)va pour 30 € ! OK, 30 euros then!• j'aimerais aller à Tokyo -- alors va pour Tokyo ! I'd like to go to Tokyo -- Tokyo it is then!2. <• ça y va le whisky chez eux ! they certainly get through a lot of whisky!• ça y allait les insultes ! you should have heard the abuse!3. <► aller + infinitifa. (futur)━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Lorsque aller + infinitif sert à exprimer le futur, il se traduit par will + infinitif ; will est souvent abrégé en 'll.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► La forme du futur to be going to s'utilise pour mettre qn en garde.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━b. (intention) il est allé se renseigner he's gone to get some information ; (a obtenu les informations) he went and got some informationc. (locutions) n'allez pas vous imaginer que... don't you go imagining that...• allez savoir ! (inf) who knows?• va lui expliquer ça, toi ! you try explaining that to him!4. <a. ( = partir) to go• bon, je m'en vais right, I'm going• va-t'en ! go away!5. <b. ( = trajet) outward journey• l'aller et retour Paris-New York coûte 2 500 € Paris-New York is 2,500 euros return (Brit) or round-trip (US)• j'ai fait plusieurs allers et retours entre chez moi et la pharmacie I made several trips to the chemist's• le dossier a fait plusieurs allers et retours entre nos services the file has been shuttled between departments* * *
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1. aleverbe auxiliaire1) ( marque le futur)ça va aller mal — (colloq) there'll be trouble
3) ( marque le mouvement)aller atterrir (colloq) sur mon bureau — to end up on my desk
4) ( marque l'inclination)5) ( marque l'évolution)
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verbe intransitif1) (se porter, se dérouler, fonctionner)comment vas-tu, comment ça va? — how are you?
bois ça, ça ira mieux — drink this, you'll feel better
ça ne va pas très fort — ( ma santé) I'm not feeling very well; ( la vie) things aren't too good; ( le moral) I'm feeling a bit low
ne pas aller sans peine or mal — not to be easy
ça va de soi or sans dire — it goes without saying
ça va tout seul — ( c'est facile) it's a doddle (colloq) GB, it's easy as pie
on fait aller — (colloq) struggling on (colloq)
ça peut aller — (colloq)
ça ira — (colloq) could be worse (colloq)
ça va pas, non (colloq) or la tête? — (colloq) are you mad (colloq) GB ou crazy? (colloq)
2) ( se déplacer) to goaller et venir — ( dans une pièce) to pace up and down; ( d'un lieu à l'autre) to run in and out
où vas-tu? — where are you going?, where are you off (colloq) to?
aller en Pologne/au marché — to go to Poland/to the market
aller sur or vers Paris — to head for Paris
j'y vais — ( je m'en occupe) I'll get it; ( je pars) (colloq) I'm going, I'm off (colloq)
où va-t-il? — where is he off to? (colloq)
où va-t-on? — (colloq)
où allons-nous? — (colloq) fig what are things coming to?, what's the world coming to?
aller au pain — (colloq) to go and get the bread
aller aux courses (colloq) or commissions — (colloq) to go shopping
4) ( s'étendre dans l'espace)5) ( convenir)ma robe, ça va? — is my dress all right?
ça va, ça peut aller — (colloq) ( en quantité) that'll do; ( en qualité) it'll do
une soupe, ça (te) va? — how about some soup?
va pour une soupe — (colloq) soup is okay (colloq)
si le contrat ne te va pas, ne le signe pas — don't sign the contract if you're not happy with it
si ça va pour toi, ça va pour moi — (colloq) if it's okay by you, it's okay by me (colloq)
ça te va bien de faire la morale — (colloq) iron you're hardly the person to preach
6) (être de la bonne taille, de la bonne forme)7) (flatter, mettre en valeur)je trouve que ta sœur et son petit ami vont très bien ensemble — I think your sister and her boyfriend are ideally suited
8) ( se ranger) to go9) ( faculté)10) ( dans une évaluation)la voiture peut aller jusqu'à 200 km/h — the car can do up to 200 kph
certains modèles peuvent aller jusqu'à 1000 francs — some models can cost up to 1,000 francs
11) ( en arriver à)12) ( dans le temps)13) (agir, raisonner)vas-y doucement, le tissu est fragile — careful, the fabric is delicate
vas-y, demande-leur! — ( incitation) go on, ask them!
vas-y, dis-le! — ( provocation) come on, out with it!
allons, allez! — (pour encourager, inciter) come on!
si tu vas par là, rien n'est entièrement vrai — if you take that line, nothing is entirely true
14) ( contribuer)15) (colloq) ( se succéder)16) ( servir)17) ( enfreindre)aller contre la loi — [personne] to break the law; [acte] to be against the law
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s'en aller verbe pronominal1) (partir, se rendre)il faut que je m'en aille — I must go ou leave
2) ( disparaître)avec le temps, tout s'en va — everything fades with time
4) (avoir l'intention de, essayer)
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verbe impersonnel1) ( être en jeu)2) ( se passer)3) Mathématique
II alenom masculin1) ( trajet)j'ai pris le bus à l'aller — ( en allant là) I took the bus there; ( en venant ici) I took the bus here
il n'arrête pas de faire des allers et retours entre chez lui et son bureau — he keeps running to and fro from his house to the office
billet aller — gén single ticket GB, one-way ticket US; ( d'avion) one-way ticket
billet aller (et) retour — return ticket GB, round trip (ticket) US
2) ( ticket)aller (simple) — single (ticket) GB, one-way ticket ( pour to)
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Lorsque aller fait partie d'une expression figée comme aller dans le sens de, aller de pair avec etc, l'expression est traitée sous l'entrée sens, pair etcOn notera les différentes traductions de aller verbe de mouvement indiquant: un déplacement unique dans le temps: je vais au théâtre ce soir = I'm going to the theatre [BrE] this evening; ou une habitude: je vais au théâtre tous les lundis = I go to the theatre [BrE] every Mondayaller + infinitifla traduction dépend du temps: je vais apprendre l'italien = I'm going to learn Italian; il est allé voir l'exposition = he went to see the exhibition; j'allais me marier quand la guerre a éclaté = I was going to get married when the war broke out; va voir = go and see; va leur parler = go and speak to them; j'irai voir l'exposition demain = I'll go and see the exhibition tomorrow; je vais souvent m'asseoir au bord de la rivière = I often go and sit by the river; il ne va jamais voir une exposition = he never goes to see exhibitionsOn notera que pour les activités sportives on peut avoir: aller nager/faire du vélo = to go swimming/cycling ou to go for a swim/on a bike rideOn trouvera ci-dessous des exemples et des exceptions illustrant aller dans ses différentes fonctions verbales* * *ale1. nm1) (= trajet) outward journeyL'aller nous a pris trois heures. — The journey there took us three hours., The outward journey took us three hours.
2) (= billet) single Grande-Bretagne ticket, one-way ticketJe voudrais un aller pour Angers. — I'd like a single to Angers.
2. vi1) (déplacement) to goJe suis allé à Londres. — I went to London.
Elle ira le voir. — She'll go and see him.
La boulangerie? Je dois justement y aller. — The baker's? That's just where I need to go.
2) (= convenir)aller à qn [couleur, style] — to suit sb, [forme, pointure] to fit sb, [dispositions, date] to suit sb
cela me va [couleur, vêtement] — it suits me, (pointure, taille) it fits me, [projet, dispositions] it suits me, that's OK by me
Cette robe te va bien. — That dress suits you.
aller avec qch [couleurs, style] — to go with sth
3) (= se sentir)"Comment allez-vous? " - - "Je vais bien." — "How are you?" - - "I'm fine."
Il va bien. — He's fine.
Il va mal. — He's not well.
4) (= marcher, se passer)comment ça va? — how are you?, how are things?
"ça va?" - - "oui ça va!" — "how are things?" - - "fine!"
allez! (encouragement) — go on!, (avec impatience) come on!
Allez! Dépêche-toi! — Come on, hurry up!
allez, au revoir — OK then, bye-bye
y aller; allons-y! — let's go!
Je dois y aller. — I've got to go.
Tu y vas un peu fort. — You're going a bit too far., You're going a bit far.
Nous sommes allés jusqu'à Angers. — We went as far as Angers.
J'irais jusqu'à dire qu'il est trop tard. — I would go so far as to say that it's too late.
se laisser aller — to let o.s. go
ça va de soi; ça va sans dire — that goes without saying
ça va comme ça (= c'est suffisant) — that's fine, (impatience) that's enough
3. vb auxJe vais le faire. — I'm going to do it.
Je vais me fâcher. — I'm going to get angry.
Je vais écrire à mes cousins. — I'm going to write to my cousins.
* * *I.aller ⇒ Note d'usage verb table: allerA v aux1 ( marque le futur) je vais partir I'm leaving; je vais rentrer chez moi/me coucher I'm going home/to bed; j'allais partir I was just leaving; j'allais partir quand il est arrivé I was about to leave when he arrived; l'homme qui allait inventer la bombe atomique the man who was to invent the atomic bomb; il allait le regretter he was to regret it; il va le regretter he'll regret it; elle va avoir un an she'll soon be one; il va faire nuit it'll soon be dark; ça va aller mal○ there'll be trouble; tu vas me laisser tranquille? will you please leave me alone!;2 ( marque le futur programmé) je vais leur dire ce que je pense I'm going to tell them what I think; elle va peindre sa cuisine en bleu she's going to paint her kitchen blue; j'allais te le dire I was just going to tell you;3 ( marque le mouvement) aller rouler de l'autre côté de la rue to go rolling across the street; aller valser○ à l'autre bout de la pièce to go flying across the room; aller atterrir○ en plein champ/sur mon bureau to end up in the middle of a field/on my desk;4 (marque l'inclination, l'initiative) qu'est-ce que tu vas imaginer là? what a ridiculous idea!; va savoir! who knows?; va or allez (donc) savoir ce qui s'est passé who knows what happened?; qu'es-tu allé te mettre en tête? where did you pick up that idea?; qui irait le soupçonner? who would suspect him?; vous n'iriez pas leur dire ça? you're not going to go and say that, are you?; pourquoi es-tu allé faire ça? why did you have to go and do that?; n'allez pas croire une chose pareille! ( pour réfuter) don't you believe it!; ( pour tempérer l'enthousiasme) don't get carried away!; allez y comprendre quelque chose! just try and work that out!;5 ( marque l'évolution) la situation va (en) se compliquant the situation is getting more and more complicated; aller (en) s'améliorant/s'aggravant to be improving/getting worse; la tristesse ira (en) s'atténuant the grief will diminish.B vi1 (se porter, se dérouler, fonctionner) comment vas-tu, comment ça va? how are you?; ça va (bien) I'm fine; les enfants vont bien? are the children all right?; et ta femme/ton épaule, comment ça va? how's your wife/your shoulder?; comment va la santé? how are you keeping?; ça va la vie○? how's life○?; ça va les amours○? how's the love life going?; aller beaucoup mieux to be much better; bois ça, ça ira mieux drink this, you'll feel better; tout va bien pour toi? is everything going all right?; si tout va bien if everything goes all right; vous êtes sûr que ça va? are you sure you're all right?; les affaires vont bien/mal business is good/bad; ça va l'école? how are things at school?; ça ne va pas très fort or bien ( ma santé) I'm not feeling very well; ( la vie) things aren't too good; ( le moral) I'm feeling a bit low; ça pourrait aller mieux, ça va plus ou moins ( réponse) so-so; ça va mal entre eux things aren't too good between them; qu'est-ce qui ne va pas? what's the matter?; la voiture a quelque chose qui ne va pas there's something wrong with the car; tout va pour le mieux everything's fine; tout est allé si vite! it all happened so quickly!; ne pas aller sans peine or mal not to be easy; ne pas aller sans hésitations to take some thinking about; ça va de soi or sans dire it goes without saying; ça devrait aller de soi it should be obvious; ainsi vont les choses that's the way it goes; ainsi va le monde that's the way of the world; ainsi allait la France this was the state of affairs in France; l'amour ne va jamais de soi love is never straightforward; ça va tout seul ( c'est facile) it's a doddle○ GB, it's as easy as pie; ça ne va pas tout seul it's not that easy, it's no picnic○; les choses vont très vite things are moving fast; on fait aller○ struggling on○; ça peut aller○, ça ira○ could be worse○; ça va pas, non○ or la tête○? are you mad○ GB ou crazy○?; ça va pas, non, de crier or gesticuler comme ça○? what's the matter with you, carrying on like that○?; ⇒ pis;2 ( se déplacer) to go; tu vas trop vite you're going too fast; allez tout droit go straight ahead; aller et venir ( dans une pièce) to pace up and down; ( d'un lieu à l'autre) to run in and out; la liberté d'aller et venir the freedom to come and go at will; je préfère aller à pied/en avion I'd rather walk/fly; les nouvelles vont vite news travels fast; aller d'un pas rapide to walk quickly; je sais aller à bicyclette/cheval I can ride a bike/horse; où vas-tu? where are you going?, where are you off○ to?; je vais en Pologne I'm going to Poland; aller au marché/en ville to go to the market/into town; aller chez le médecin/dentiste to go to the doctor's/dentist's; va dans ta chambre go to your room; je suis allé de Bruxelles à Anvers I went from Brussels to Antwerp; je suis allé jusqu'en Chine/au marché ( et pas plus loin) I went as far as China/the market; ( et c'était loin) I went all the way to China/the market; je préfère ne pas y aller I'd rather not go; allons-y! let's go!; je l'ai rencontré en allant au marché I met him on the way to the market; aller vers le nord to head north; j'y vais ( je m'en occupe) I'll get it; ( je pars)○ I'm going, I'm off○; où va-t-il encore? where is he off to now○?; aller sur or vers Paris to head for Paris; où va-t-on○?, où allons-nous○? fig what are things coming to?, what's the world coming to?; va donc, eh, abruti○! get lost○, you idiot!; ⇒ cruche;3 (pour se livrer à une activité, chercher un produit) aller à l'école/au travail to go to school/to work; aller à la chasse/pêche to go hunting/fishing; allez-vous à la piscine? do you go to the swimming pool?; il est allé au golf/tennis he's gone to play golf/tennis; aller aux champignons/framboises to go mushroom-/raspberry-picking; aller au pain○ to go and get the bread; dans quelle boulangerie allez-vous? which bakery do you go to?; aller aux courses○ or commissions○ to go shopping; aller au ravitaillement to go and stock up; aller aux nouvelles or informations to go and see if there's any news;4 ( s'étendre dans l'espace) la route va au village the road leads to the village; la rue va de la gare à l'église the street goes from the station to the church;5 ( convenir) ma robe/la traduction, ça va? is my dress/the translation all right?; ça va, ça ira○, ça peut aller○ ( en quantité) that'll do; ( en qualité) it'll do; ça va comme ça it's all right as it is; ça ne va pas du tout that's no good at all; ça ne va pas du tout, tu dois mettre une cravate you can't go like that, you have to wear a tie; la traduction n'allait pas the translation was no good; lundi ça (te) va? would Monday suit you ou be okay○?; une soupe, ça (te) va? how about some soup?; va pour une soupe○ soup is okay○; ça irait si on se voyait demain? would it it be all right if we met tomorrow?; ça va si je porte un jean? can I wear jeans?; si le contrat ne te va pas, ne le signe pas don't sign the contract if you're not happy with it; si ça va pour toi, ça va pour moi○ or ça me va○ if it's okay by you, it's okay by me○; ça n'irait pas du tout ( inacceptable) that would never do; ma scie ne va pas pour le métal my saw is no good for metal; ça te va bien de faire la morale/parler comme ça○ iron you're hardly the person to preach/make that sort of remark;6 (être de la bonne taille, de la bonne forme) aller à qn to fit sb; tes chaussures sont trop grandes, elles ne me vont pas your shoes are too big, they don't fit me; cette vis/clé ne va pas this screw/key doesn't fit;7 (flatter, mettre en valeur) aller à qn to suit sb; le rouge ne me va pas or me va mal red doesn't suit me; sa robe lui allait (très) bien her dress really suited her; le rôle t'irait parfaitement the part would suit you perfectly; ta cravate ne va pas avec ta chemise your tie doesn't go with your shirt; les tapis vont bien ensemble the rugs go together well; les meubles vont bien ensemble the furniture all matches; je trouve que ta sœur et son petit ami vont très bien ensemble I think your sister and her boyfriend are ideally suited;8 ( se ranger) to go; les assiettes vont dans le placard the plates go in the cupboard; la chaise pliante va derrière la porte de la cuisine the folding chair goes behind the kitchen door;9 ( faculté) pouvoir aller dans l'eau to be waterproof; le plat ne va pas au four the dish is not ovenproof;10 ( dans une évaluation) la voiture peut aller jusqu'à 200 km/h the car can do up to 200 km/h; certains modèles peuvent aller jusqu'à 1 000 euros some models can cost up to 1,000 euros; une peine allant jusqu'à cinq ans de prison a sentence of up to five years in prison;11 ( en arriver à) aller jusqu'au président to take it right up to the president; aller jusqu'à mentir/tuer to go as far as to lie/kill; leur amour est allé jusqu'à la folie their love bordered on madness;12 ( dans le temps) aller jusqu'en 1914 to go up to 1914; pendant la période qui va du 8 février au 13 mars between 8 February and 13 March; la période qui va de 1918 à 1939 the period between 1918 and 1939; l'offre va jusqu'à jeudi the offer lasts until Thursday; le contrat allait jusqu'en 1997 the contract ran until 1997; va-t-on vers une nouvelle guerre? are we heading for another war?; aller sur ses 17 ans to be going on 17;13 (agir, raisonner) vas-y doucement or gentiment, le tissu est fragile careful, the fabric is delicate; ils n'y sont pas allés doucement avec les meubles○ they were rather rough with the furniture; tu vas trop vite you're going too fast; vas-y, demande-leur! ( incitation) go on, ask them!; vas-y, dis-le! ( provocation) come on, out with it!; allons, allez! (pour encourager, inciter) come on!; j'y vais○ ( je vais agir) here we go!; si tu vas par là or comme ça, rien n'est entièrement vrai if you take that line, nothing is entirely true;14 ( contribuer) y aller de sa petite larme to shed a little tear; y aller de sa petite chanson to do one's party piece; y aller de ses économies to dip into one's savings; y aller de sa personne to pitch in; y aller de 100 euros Jeux to put in 100 euros;15 ○( se succéder) ça y va la vodka avec lui he certainly gets through the vodka; ça y allait les coups the fur was flying○;16 ( servir) où est allé l'argent? where has the money gone?; l'argent ira à la réparation de l'église the money will go toward(s) repairing the church; l'argent est allé dans leurs poches they pocketed the money;17 ( enfreindre) aller contre la loi [personne] to break the law; [acte] to be against the law; je ne peux pas aller contre ce qu'il a décidé I can't go against his decision.C s'en aller vpr1 (partir, se rendre) il faut que je m'en aille I must go ou leave; je m'en vais en Italie cet été I'm going to Italy this summer; je m'en vais du Japon l'année prochaine I'll be leaving Japan next year; va-t'en! go away!; s'en aller faire les courses/en vacances/au travail to go off to do the shopping/on vacation/to work; ils s'en allaient chantant† they went off singing;2 ( disparaître) les nuages vont s'en aller the clouds will clear away; la tache ne s'en va pas the stain won't come out; avec le temps, tout s'en va everything fades with time; les années s'en vont the years go by;4 (avoir l'intention de, essayer) je m'en vais leur dire ce que je pense I'm going to tell them what I think; ne t'en va pas imaginer une chose pareille ( pour réfuter) don't you believe it!; ( pour tempérer l'enthousiasme) don't get carried away!; va-t'en savoir ce qu'il a voulu dire! who knows what he meant?D v impers1 ( être en jeu) il y va de ma réputation my reputation is at stake; il y va de ta santé your health is at stake, you're putting your health at risk;2 ( se passer) il en va souvent ainsi that's often what happens; tout le monde doit aider et il en va de même pour toi everyone must help, and that goes for you too; il en ira de même pour eux the same goes for them; il en va autrement en Corée things are different in Korea; il en ira de lui comme de ses prédécesseurs he'll go the same way as his predecessors;3 Math 40 divisé par 12 il y va 3 fois et il reste 4 12 into 40 goes 3 times with 4 left over.II.aller nm1 ( trajet) j'ai fait une escale à l'aller I made a stopover on the way out; j'ai pris le bus à l'aller ( en allant là) I took the bus there; ( en venant ici) I took the bus here; l'aller a pris trois heures the journey there took three hours; il n'arrête pas de faire des allers et retours entre chez lui et son bureau he keeps running to and fro from his house to the office; je suis pressé, je ne fais que l'aller et le retour○ I'm in a hurry, I've just popped in○; billet aller gén single ticket GB, one-way ticket US; ( d'avion) one-way ticket; billet aller (et) retour return ticket GB, round trip (ticket) US;2 ( ticket) aller (simple) single (ticket); deux allers (pour) Lille two singles to Lille; aller (et) retour return ticket;I[ale] nom masculin1. [voyage] outward journeyfaire des allers et retours [personne, document] to go back and forth, to shuttle back and forthne faire qu'un ou que l'aller et retour: je vais à la banque mais je ne fais qu'un aller et retour I'm going to the bank, but I'll be right back2. [billet]3. (familier)aller et retour [gifle] slapII[ale] verbe auxiliaire1. (suivi de l'infinitif) [exprime le futur proche] to be going ou about totu vas tomber! you're going to fall!, you'll fall!attendez-le, il va arriver wait for him, he'll be here any minute nowj'allais justement te téléphoner I was just going to phone you, I was on the point of phoning you[pour donner un ordre]tu vas faire ce que je te dis, oui ou non? will you do as I say or won't you?2. (suivi de l'infinitif) [en intensif] to gone va pas croire/penser que... don't go and believe/think that...tu ne vas pas me faire croire que tu ne savais rien! you can't fool me into thinking that you didn't know anything!allez expliquer ça à un enfant de 5 ans! try and explain ou try explaining that to a 5-year-old!3. [exprime la continuité] (suivi du gérondif)a. [tension] to be risingb. [nombre] to be rising ou increasing————————[ale] verbe intransitifA.[EXPRIME LE MOUVEMENT]1. [se déplacer] to goa. hurry up!b. [à un enfant] run along (now)!vous alliez à plus de 90 km/h [en voiture] you were driving at ou doing more than 90 km/ha. [de long en large] to pace up and downb. [entre deux destinations] to come and go, to go to and fro2. [se rendre - personne]aller à la mer/à la montagne to go to the seaside/mountainsa. [bâtiment] to go to the universityb. [institution] to go to university ou collegealler à la chasse/pêche to go hunting/fishingj'irai en avion/voiture I'll fly/drive, I'll go by plane/cartu n'iras plus chez eux, tu m'entends? you will not visit them again, do you hear me?aller en haut/bas to go up/down3. (suivi de l'infinitif) [pour se livrer à une activité]va te faire voir (très familier) ou te faire foutre! (vulgaire) get lost! ou (UK) stuffed! (très familier), go to hell!4. [mener - véhicule, chemin] to go7. [être remis]l'argent collecté ira à une œuvre the collection will go ou be given to a charityB.[S'ÉTENDRE]1. [dans l'espace]aller de... à...: leur propriété va de la rivière à la côte their land stretches from the river to the coasta. [vers le haut] to go ou to reach up tob. [vers le bas] to go ou to reach down toc. [en largeur, en longueur] to go to, to stretch as far as2. [dans le temps]aller de... à... to go from... to...aller jusqu'à [bail, contrat] to run till3. [dans une série]aller de... à... to go ou to range from... to...C.[PROGRESSER]1. [se dérouler]aller vite/lentement to go fast/slowplus ça va...: plus ça va, moins je comprends la politique the more I see of politics, the less I understand itplus ça va, plus je l'aime I love her more each day2. [personne]aller jusqu'à: j'irai jusqu'à 1.000 euros pour le fauteuil I'll pay ou go up to 1,000 euros for the armchairj'irais même jusqu'à dire que... I would even go so far as to say that...aller sur ou vers [approcher de]: il va sur ou vers la cinquantaine he's getting on for ou going on 50elle va sur ses cinq ans she's nearly ou almost five, she'll be five soonaller à la faillite/l'échec to be heading for bankruptcy/failureoù va-t-on ou allons-nous s'il faut se barricader chez soi? what's the world coming to if people have to lock themselves in nowadays?D.[ÊTRE DANS TELLE OU TELLE SITUATION]1. [en parlant de l'état de santé]bonjour, comment ça va? — ça va hello, how are you? — all rightça va? [après un choc] are you all right?2. [se passer]les choses vont ou ça va mal things aren't too good ou aren't going too wellcomment ça va dans ton nouveau service? how are you getting on ou how are things in the new department?quelque chose ne va pas? is there anything wrong ou the matter?ça ne va pas tout seul ou sans problème it's not an ou it's no easy jobE.[EXPRIME L'ADÉQUATION]1. [être seyant]a. [taille d'un vêtement] to fit somebodyb. [style d'un vêtement] to suit somebodyle bleu lui va blue suits her, she looks good in bluecela te va à ravir ou à merveille that looks wonderful on you, you look wonderful in that2. [être en harmonie]j'ai acheté un chapeau pour aller avec ma veste I bought a hat to go with ou to match my jacketa. [couleurs, styles] to go well together, to matchb. [éléments d'une paire] to belong togetherils vont bien ensemble, ces deux-là! those two make quite a pair!je trouve qu'ils vont très mal ensemble I think (that) they're an ill-matched couple ou they make a very odd pair3. [convenir]tu veux de l'aide? — non, ça ira! do you want a hand? — no, I'll manage ou it's OK!tu ne rajoutes pas de crème? — ça ira comme ça don't you want to add some cream? — that'll do (as it is) ou it's fine like thisça ira pour aujourd'hui that'll be all for today, let's call it a dayaller à quelqu'un: on dînera après le spectacle — ça me va we'll go for dinner after the show — that's all right ou fine by me ou that suits me (fine)F.[LOCUTIONS]allez, un petit effort come on, put some effort into itallez, je m'en vais! right, I'm going now!zut, j'ai cassé un verre! — et allez (donc), le troisième en un mois! damn! I've broken a glass! — well done, that's the third in a month!allez-y! go on!, off you go!allons bon, j'ai perdu ma clef maintenant! oh no, now I've lost my key!allons bon, voilà qu'il recommence à pleurer! here we go, he's crying again!c'est mieux comme ça, va! it's better that way, you know!je t'aurai prévenu! — ça va, ça va! don't say I didn't warn you! — OK, OK!ça va comme ça hein, j'en ai assez de tes jérémiades! just shut up will you, I'm fed up with your moaning!y aller (familier) : une fois que tu es sur le plongeoir, il faut y aller! once you're on the diving board, you've got to jump!quand faut y aller, faut y aller when you've got to go, you've got to gocomme tu y vas (familier) /vous y allez (familier) : j'en veux 30 euros — comme tu y vas! I want 30 euros for it — isn't that a bit much?ça y va: (familier) ça y va, les billets de 10 euros! 10 euro notes are going as if there was no tomorrow!y aller de: aux réunions de famille, il y va toujours d'une ou de sa chansonnette every time there's a family gathering, he sings a little songil ou cela ou ça va de soi (que) it goes without saying (that)il ou cela ou ça va sans dire (que) it goes without saying (that)il en va de... comme de...: il en va de la littérature comme de la peinture it's the same with literature as with paintingil en va autrement: il en irait autrement si ta mère était encore là things would be very different if your mother was still heretout le monde est égoïste, si tu vas par là! everybody's selfish, if you look at it like that!————————s'en aller verbe pronominal intransitif1. [partir - personne] to go2. [se défaire, se détacher] to come undone4. [disparaître - tache] to come off, to go (away) ; [ - son] to fade away ; [ - forces] to fail ; [ - jeunesse] to pass ; [ - lumière, soleil, couleur] to fade (away) ; [ - peinture, vernis] to come offça s'en ira au lavage/avec du savon it'll come off in the wash/with soap5. (suivi de l'infinitif) [en intensif] -
13 facile
facile [fasil]1. adjectivea. ( = aisé) easy• c'est or il est facile de... it's easy to...• c'est facile à dire ! that's easy to say!b. [caractère] easy-goingc. (pejorative) [femme] loose2. adverb( = facilement) (inf!) easily ; ( = au moins) (inf!) at least* * *fasil
1.
1) ( sans difficulté) easy2) ( spontané)3) ( docile) easy-going4) ( médiocre) facile
2.
(colloq) adverbe ( facilement) easily* * *fasil adj1) (= aisé) (tâche, victoire) easyfacile à faire (recette) — easy to make, (dessin) easy to do
facile d'emploi (appareil, produit) — easy to use
2)3) (femme, fille) of easy virtue* * *A adj1 ( sans difficulté) easy; travail/examen/argent facile easy job/examination/money; rien de plus facile (que) nothing could be easier (than); c'est tout ce qu'il y a de facile it's the easiest thing in the world; assez facile easy enough; facile comme tout as easy as pie; avoir une or la vie facile to have an easy life; un travail facile à faire an easy job to do; une erreur/comparaison facile à faire an easy mistake/comparison to make; une personne facile à vivre an easy-going person; il n'est pas facile à vivre he's not very easy-going; facile à casser/définir/éviter easy to break/define/avoid; il est or c'est facile de faire it is easy to do; ce n'est pas facile de la croire it is not easy to believe her; c'est facile à comprendre it's easy to understand; il m'est/leur est facile de faire it is easy for me/them to do; il ne m'a pas été facile de les rencontrer it was not easy for me to meet them; c'est facile à dire it's easy for you/her etc to say; c'est plus facile à dire qu'à faire that's easier said than done;2 ( spontané) avoir le rire/le verbe/la larme facile to be quick to laugh/talk/cry;3 ( docile) [personne, enfant, caractère] easy-going; [victime, bouc émissaire] easy; femme facile péj loose woman;B ○adv ( facilement) easily; il a soixante ans facile he's easily sixty; je peux y aller facile I can go there easily.[fasil] adjectif1. [aisé] easyfacile à faire easy to do, easily donec'est facile à dire (mais moins facile à faire), c'est plus facile à dire qu'à faire easier said than donefacile d'accès easy to reach, easily reached, readily accessible2. [spontané, naturel]elle a la parole/plume facile speaking/writing comes easily to her4. (péjoratif) [libertin]une femme facile ou de mœurs faciles a woman of easy virtue————————[fasil] adverbeje te fais ça en deux heures facile I can have it done for you in two hours, no problemd'ici à la maison, il reste trente kilomètres facile from here to the house, there's still a good thirty kilometres -
14 Wunder
n; -s, -1. übernatürlich: miracle; erstaunlich: auch wonder; bewundernswert: marvel; ein Wunder der Natur / Technik a miracle of nature / engineering; Wunder wirken oder tun perform miracles; fig. work wonders; es grenzt an ein Wunder it’s a near-miracle; auf ein Wunder hoffen be hoping for a miracle; wenn nicht ein Wunder geschieht barring a miracle; wie durch ein Wunder miraculously; ( es ist) kein Wunder(, dass...) (it’s) no wonder (that...); ist es ein Wunder, dass... oder was Wunder, wenn...? is it any wonder that...?; er ist ein Wunder an Ausdauer he’s got amazing stamina; er wird sein blaues Wunder erleben umg. he’s got a surprise coming, he’s in for a (big) surprise; oh Wunder oder Wunder über Wunder! iro. wonders will never cease!2. umg.: Wunder was / wer etc. something / someone absolutely fantastic, the greatest thing since sliced bread; sie glaubt Wunder was sie getan hat she thinks what she’s done is absolutely fantastic; er glaubt, er sei Wunder wer auch he thinks he’s the bee’s knees; Wunder wie klug / schön etc. ever so clever (Am. smart)/ beautiful etc., as clever (Am. smart)/ beautiful etc. as anything; das stellte sie sich Wunder wie einfach vor she thought it was going to be ever so easy ( oder as easy as anything oder as easy as pie)* * *das Wunderportent; wonder; miracle* * *Wụn|der ['vʊndɐ]nt -s, -1) (=übernatürliches Ereignis AUCH REL) miracle; (= wunderbare Erscheinung) wonder; (= Leistung) marvel, miracle; (= erstaunlicher Mensch) marveldas grenzt an ein Wunder — it verges on the miraculous, it's almost a miracle
die Wunder der Natur/dieser Welt — the wonders of nature/this world
2)meine Eltern denken Wunder was passiert ist/Wunder was über mein Privatleben — my parents think goodness knows what has happened/goodness knows what about my private life
er glaubt, Wunder wer zu sein/Wunder was geleistet zu haben — he thinks he's marvellous (Brit) or marvelous (US)/done something marvel(l)ous
er meint, Wunder wie schön das sei — he thinks it's fantastic
3)(= überraschendes Ereignis)
Wunder tun or wirken — to do wonderses ist ein/kein Wunder, dass... — it's a wonder/no wonder or small wonder that...
ist es ein Wunder, dass er dick ist? — is it any wonder that he's fat?
was Wunder, wenn... — it's no wonder or surprise if...
See:→ blau* * *das1) (something or someone astonishing or wonderful: the marvels of the circus; She's a marvel at producing delicious meals.) marvel2) (something which man is not normally capable of making happen and which is therefore thought to be done by a god or God: Christ's turning of water into wine was a miracle.) miracle3) (a fortunate happening that has no obvious natural cause or explanation: It's a miracle he wasn't killed in the plane crash.) miracle4) (something strange and wonderful: A very clever child is sometimes called a child prodigy; prodigies of nature.) prodigy5) (the quality of being strange or unexpected: The wonder of the discovery is that it was only made ten years ago.) wonder* * *Wun·der<-s, ->[ˈvʊndɐ]nt (übernatürliches Ereignis) miracle\Wunder was/wer/wie (fam) who knows what/who/hower möchte \Wunder was erreichen goodness knows what he wants to achievedas hat er sich \Wunder wie einfach vorgestellt he imagined it would be ever so easyan ein \Wunder grenzen to be almost a miracleein/kein \Wunder sein, dass... (fam) to be a/no wonder, that...ist es ein \Wunder, dass ich mich so aufrege? (fig fam) is it any wonder that I'm so upset?es ist kein \Wunder, dass... (fam) it's no [or little] [or small] wonder that...wie durch ein \Wunder miraculously\Wunder über \Wunder (fam) wonders will never ceaseer kann nur durch ein \Wunder gerettet werden only a miracle can save himwas \Wunder[, dass] no wonderwas \Wunder, dass sie jetzt eingeschnappt ist no wonder she's in a huff; (Phänomen) wonderdas \Wunder des Lebens the miracle of lifedie \Wunder der Natur the wonders of naturediese Uhr ist ein \Wunder an Präzision this watch is a miracle of precision* * *das; Wunders, Wunder1) miracleWunder wirken — (fig. ugs.) work wonders
ein/kein Wunder sein — (ugs.) be a/no wonder
was Wunder, wenn...? — small or no wonder that...
er wird sein blaues Wunder erleben — (ugs.) he's in for a nasty shock
2) (etwas Erstaunliches) wonderein Wunder an... — (Dat.) a miracle of...
* * *ein Wunder der Natur/Technik a miracle of nature/engineering;tun perform miracles; fig work wonders;es grenzt an ein Wunder it’s a near-miracle;auf ein Wunder hoffen be hoping for a miracle;wenn nicht ein Wunder geschieht barring a miracle;wie durch ein Wunder miraculously;(es ist) kein Wunder(, dass …) (it’s) no wonder (that …);ist es ein Wunder, dass … oderwas Wunder, wenn …? is it any wonder that …?;er ist ein Wunder an Ausdauer he’s got amazing stamina;er wird sein blaues Wunder erleben umg he’s got a surprise coming, he’s in for a (big) surprise;Wunder über Wunder! iron wonders will never cease!2. umg:Wunder was/wer etc something/someone absolutely fantastic, the greatest thing since sliced bread;sie glaubt, Wunder was sie getan hat she thinks what she’s done is absolutely fantastic;er glaubt, er sei Wunder wer auch he thinks he’s the bee’s knees;Wunder wie klug/schön etc ever so clever (US smart)/beautiful etc, as clever (US smart)/beautiful etc as anything;das stellte sie sich Wunder wie einfach vor she thought it was going to be ever so easy ( oder as easy as anything oder as easy as pie)* * *das; Wunders, Wunder1) miracleWunder wirken — (fig. ugs.) work wonders
ein/kein Wunder sein — (ugs.) be a/no wonder
was Wunder, wenn...? — small or no wonder that...
er wird sein blaues Wunder erleben — (ugs.) he's in for a nasty shock
2) (etwas Erstaunliches) wonderein Wunder an... — (Dat.) a miracle of...
* * *- n.marvel n.miracle n.wonder n. -
15 Hand
f; -, Hände1. hand; feuchte Hände haben have wet hands; auf / mit der flachen Hand in / with the palm of one’s hand; in der hohlen Hand in the hollow of one’s hand; mit ruhiger / sicherer Hand with a steady / sure hand; keine Hand frei haben not have a hand free; Hände hoch ( oder ich schieße)! hands up (or I’ll shoot)!; Hände weg! hands off!; an der / jemandes Hand gehen walk holding hands / holding s.o.’s hand; sie hatte ihr Kind an der Hand she was holding her child’s hand, she had her child by the hand; jemanden an die oder bei der Hand nehmen take s.o.’s hand; auf Händen und Füßen kriechen on all fours, on one’s hands and knees; aus der Hand legen oder geben put aside; jemandem aus der Hand lesen read s.o.’s hand; bei der Hand oder zur Hand at hand, handy; durch ( Heben der) Hand abstimmen by a show of hands; in Händen halten geh. hold in one’s hands; Hand in Hand gehen walk hand in hand; in die oder zur Hand nehmen pick s.th. up; mit Händen und Füßen reden gesticulate, talk with one’s hands; sich mit Händen und Füßen wehren umg. auch fig. fight tooth and nail; mit der Hand machen etc.: by hand; mit der oder von Hand gemacht / gemalt etc. handmade / handpainted etc.; zu Händen auf Brief: c / o (= care of); amtlich: att., Attention; zur linken / rechten oder linker / rechter Hand on the left-hand / right-hand side; Hand anlegen (an + Akk) take s.th. in hand; ( mit) Hand anlegen lend a hand; Hand an sich (Akk) legen euph. commit suicide; letzte Hand an etw. (Akk) legen add the finishing touches to; jemandem die Hand auflegen segnend: lay one’s hand on s.o.; jemandem die Hand geben oder reichen oder schütteln shake hands with s.o.; ( gib mir die) Hand drauf! (let’s) shake on it!; es war so dunkel, dass man die Hand nicht vor den Augen sehen konnte it was so dark you couldn’t see your hand in front of your face2. fig. Wendungen, mit Adj.: die öffentliche Hand the authorities, the state; jemandes rechte Hand s.o.’s right-hand man ( oder woman); die Tote Hand JUR. mortmain; aus bester Hand on good authority; aus erster Hand first-hand; ich hab’s aus erster Hand I got it straight from the horse’s mouth; aus privater Hand privately; aus zweiter Hand kaufen etc.: second-hand; Erlebnis, erleben: vicarious(ly); eine feste Hand brauchen need a firm hand; sie ist in festen Händen umg. she’s accounted for, she’s booked; jemandem freie Hand lassen give s.o. a free hand; in guten Händen sein be in good hands; eine glückliche oder geschickte Hand haben have the right touch ( mit for); sie hat eine ( glückliche) Hand mit she knows how to handle; mit Menschen, Pflanzen etc.: she has a way with; besser als in die hohle Hand geschissen vulg. better than a poke in the eye (with a burnt [Am. sharp] stick), better than nothing; alle oder beide Hände voll zu tun haben umg. generell: have a lot on one’s plate; mit jemandem/etw.: have one’s hands full with s.o./s.th.; mit beiden Händen zugreifen jump at the chance; von langer Hand long beforehand; mit leeren Händen dastehen / weggehen be left / go away empty-handed; jemandem etw. zu treuen Händen geben geh. give s.th. to s.o. for safekeeping; ( aber) zu treuen Händen! geh. hum. (but) I want it etc. back!; mit vollen Händen liberally; sein Geld mit vollen Händen ausgeben throw one’s money about (Am. around); hinter vorgehaltener Hand sprechen etc.: off the record; link... 13. fig. Wendungen, mit Präp.: jemandem etw. an die Hand geben (Argumente, Informationen etc.) hand s.o. s.th., pass s.th. on to s.o., make s.th. available to s.o.; an der Hand haben umg. know of, know where to find, be able to get hold of; (Person) auch have contacts with s.o.; ( bar) auf die Hand cash in hand; es liegt ( klar) auf der Hand it’s (so) obvious; jemanden auf Händen tragen wait on s.o. hand and foot; Hand aufs Herz! (ich lüge nicht) cross my heart; (sei ehrlich) be honest; jemandem aus der Hand fressen umg. eat out of s.o.’s hand; aus der Hand geben part with; (Posten etc.) auch give up; er gibt oder lässt es nicht aus der Hand auch he won’t let go of it, he won’t let anyone else have it ( oder take it from him); mit Kritik ist er immer schnell bei der Hand umg. he’s always very quick to criticize; durch jemandes Hände gehen go through s.o.’s hands; schon durch viele Hände gegangen sein have been through several hands; Hand in Hand arbeiten work together, cooperate (closely); das geht Hand in Hand mit... it goes hand in hand with..., it goes together with...; jemandem in die Hände arbeiten play into s.o.’s hands; in die Hände bekommen (etw., jemanden) get one’s hands on; jemandem in die Hände fallen fall into s.o.’s hands; jemanden in der Hand haben have s.o. in one’s grip; etw. gegen jemanden in der Hand haben have s.th. on s.o.; sich in der Hand haben have everything under control, have a firm grip on o.s.; wir haben die Lage in der Hand we’ve got the situation under control; du hast es in der Hand oder es liegt in deiner Hand it’s up to you; in jemandes Hand sein Person: be in s.o.’s hands, be up to s.o.; das Restaurant ist in griechischer Hand the restaurant is run by a Greek landlord; unser Hotel war fest in italienischer Hand the vast majority of guests in our hotel were Italians; in die Hände spucken umg., fig. roll up one’s sleeves; jemandem etw. in die Hand versprechen promise s.o. s.th. ( oder s.th. to s.o.); seine Hand ins Feuer legen für put one’s hand into the fire for; die Hände in den Schoß legen (nicht arbeiten) take it easy; (sich untätig verhalten) sit on one’s hands; seine Hand oder Hände im Spiel haben have a hand in it; etw. in die Hand nehmen Aufgabe etc.: take charge of s.th.; die Sache in die Hand nehmen take the initiative; jemandem (etw.) in die Hände spielen play (s.th.) into s.o.’s hands; es ist mit Händen zu greifen it sticks out a mile ( oder like a sore thumb) umg.; seine Hand ( schützend) über jemanden halten take s.o. under one’s wing, shield ( oder protect) s.o.; die Hände über dem Kopf zusammenschlagen umg. throw up one’s hands in horror; um jemandes Hand anhalten oder bitten ask for s.o.’s hand; unter der Hand (nicht offiziell) unofficially; (privat) kaufen etc.: privately; (heimlich, illegal) under the counter; (nebenbei) on the side; jemandem unter den Händen zerrinnen Geld etc.: go through s.o.’s fingers like water; die Arbeit geht ihm flott von der Hand he’s a fast worker; von der Hand in den Mund leben live from hand to mouth; von der Hand weisen (verwerfen, abtun) dismiss; (leugnen) deny; es ist nicht von der Hand zu weisen it can’t be denied, there’s no denying ( oder getting away from) it; von jemandes Hand sterben etc. geh. die by s.o.’s hand; von Hand zu Hand gehen go ( oder be passed) from hand to hand; jemandem zur oder an die Hand gehen lend s.o. a hand; sie hat immer eine Antwort zur Hand auch she’s always got an answer pat (Am. ready), she’s never at a loss for words; anhand, wegsterben4. fig. sonstige Wendungen: Hand und Fuß haben Plan etc.: make sense, hold water; was er macht, hat Hand und Fuß he doesn’t do things in ( oder by) half measures; ich würde mir für ihn die Hand abhacken lassen umg. I’d cut off my right arm for him; die Hand aufhalten oder hinhalten umg., meist pej. hold out one’s hand; einander die Hand geben Ereignisse etc.: follow hard on each other’s heels, happen in close succession; die Ereignisse gaben einander die Hand auch one thing led to another; jemandem die Hand ( fürs Leben) reichen marry s.o.; jemandem die Hand zur Versöhnung reichen offer s.o. one’s hand as a sign of reconciliation; die beiden können einander die Hand reichen they’re two of a kind; im negativen Sinne: auch they’re as bad as each other, one’s as bad as the other; (sie sind in der gleichen Lage) they’re in the same boat; von seiner Hände Arbeit leben live by the work of one’s hands; sich (Dat) die Hände reiben vor heimlicher Freude: rub one’s hands; eine Hand wäscht die andere Sprichwort you scratch my back and I’ll scratch yours, one hand washes the other altm.; ich wasche meine Hände in Unschuld geh. I wash my hands in innocence; ausrutschen, gebunden II 2, küssen5. (Schrift) hand6. Kartenspiel: hand; eine gute / schlechte Hand a good / bad (od. poor) hand; auf der Hand in one’s hand; aus der Hand spielen nicht vom Tisch, Dummy: play from one’s hand; ( aus der) Hand spielen Skat: play from one’s hand (without picking up the discard)—f; -, - oder Hände; Maßangabe: zwei Hand breit etwa a foot wide; eine Hand voll konkret: a handful; (wenige) a handful* * *die Handhand* * *Hạnd* * *(the part of the body at the end of the arm.) hand* * *<-, Hände>[hant, pl ˈhɛndə]f1. ANAT handmit seiner Hände Arbeit (geh) with one's own handsjdm die \Hand auflegen to lay one's hands on sbman kann die \Hand nicht vor den Augen sehen one can't see one's hand in front of one's facejdm aus der \Hand fressen Tier to eat out of sb's handjdm rutscht die \Hand aus (fam) sb hits out in angerjdm die \Hand drücken/schütteln to press/shake sb's handjdm etw in die \Hand drücken to slip sth into sb's handdie \Hand zur Faust ballen to clench one's fistmit der flachen \Hand with the flat [or palm] of one's handkeine \Hand frei haben to have both hands fullsie reichten sich zur Begrüßung/Versöhnung die Hand [o Hände] they greeted each other/made peace by shaking handsetw in der Hand [o in [den] Händen] halten [o haben] to have sth [in one's hands]Hände hoch [oder ich schieße]! hands up [or I'll shoot]!eine hohle \Hand machen to cup one's handsaus der hohlen \Hand from one's cupped hands\Hand in \Hand hand in handin die Hände klatschen to clap [one's hands]; (Beifall) to applaudjdm die \Hand küssen to kiss sb's handküss die \Hand! ÖSTERR (o veraltet) your servant old; (guten Tag) how do you do? form; (auf Wiedersehen) good dayetw aus der \Hand legen to put down sth sepjdm aus der \Hand lesen to read sb's palm [or hand]jdm die Zukunft aus der \Hand lesen to tell sb's future [by reading sb's palm [or hand]]linker/rechter \Hand on the left/rightzur linken/rechten \Hand on the left-hand/right-hand sidemit der \Hand by handjdn an die \Hand nehmen to take sb by the hand [or sb's hand]jdm etw aus der \Hand/den Händen nehmen to take sth from [or off] sb, to take sth out of sb's hand/handssie nahm ihrem Kind das Messer aus der \Hand she took the knife away from her childjdn bei der \Hand nehmen [o fassen] to take hold of sb's handetw in die [o zur] \Hand nehmen to pick up sth sepeine ruhige [o sichere] \Hand a steady hand; (fig) a sure handmit sanfter \Hand with a gentle handjdm etw aus der \Hand schlagen to knock sth out of sb's handdie Hände in die Seiten stemmen to put one's hands on one's hipszu vier Händen spielen to play a [piano] duetvon \Hand by hand; bedienen a. manuallyvon \Hand genäht/geschrieben hand-sewn/handwritten2.(Maß)eine \Hand breit Wein im Fass six inches of wine in the barrel▪ Hände handsder Besitz gelang in fremde Hände the property passed into foreign handsin jds Hände übergehen to pass into sb's handsin fremde Hände übergehen to change hands4. POLdie öffentliche \Hand, die öffentlichen Hände (der Staat) the government, central government; (die Gemeinde) local governmentdurch die öffentliche \Hand finanziert financed by the public sector5. JURdie Tote \Hand mortmain specetw an die Tote \Hand veräußern to amortize sth histder Schiedsrichter erkannte auf \Hand the referee blew for handball\Hand machen to handle the ball10.▶ die \Hand in anderer [o fremder] Leute Tasche haben to live in other people's pockets▶ um jds \Hand anhalten [o bitten] (veraltend geh) to request [or ask for] sb's hand in marriage dated▶ [mit jdm] \Hand in \Hand arbeiten to work hand in hand [with sb]; (geheim) to work hand in glove [with sb]100 Euro auf die \Hand [bekommen/gezahlt] €100 [paid] in cash▶ aus der \Hand offhandaus der \Hand weiß ich nicht genau I don't know exactly offhand▶ jd kann etw an beiden Händen abzählen [o abfingern] (fam) sb can do sth with one hand [tied] behind their back▶ jdn/etw in die \Hand [o Hände] bekommen [o (fam) kriegen] to get one's hands on sb/sth; (zufällig) to come across sb/sth▶ besser als in die hohle Hand gespuckt (fam) [o (derb) geschissen] better than a slap in the face with a wet fish hum▶ bei jdm in besten Händen sein to be in safe hands with sbbei ihr sind Sie damit in besten Händen you're in safe hands with her as far as that is concerned▶ aus erster/zweiter \Hand first-hand/second-hand; (vom ersten/zweiten Eigentümer) with one previous owner/two previous ownersInformationen aus zweiter \Hand second-hand informationetw aus erster \Hand wissen to have first-hand knowledge of sth▶ jdm in die Hände fallen to fall into sb's handsschaut mal, was mir zufällig in die Hände gefallen ist! look what I came across by chance!▶ freie \Hand haben to have a free hand▶ jdm freie \Hand lassen to give sb a free handbei der Regelung dieser Angelegenheit lassen wir Ihnen freie \Hand we give you free rein in settling this matter▶ von fremder \Hand from a strangerdie Unterschrift stammt von fremder \Hand this is a stranger's signature▶ \Hand und Fuß haben to be well thought out▶ weder \Hand noch Fuß haben to have no rhyme or reason, to make no sensedieser Plan hat weder \Hand noch Fuß there's no rhyme or reason to this planetw mit Händen und Füßen erklären to use gestures to explain sth▶ jdm etw an die \Hand geben to provide sb with sth, to make sth available to sbjdm die \Hand darauf geben, dass... to promise sb [faithfully] that...▶ etw aus der \Hand geben (weggeben) to let sth out of one's hands; (leihen) to lend sth; (verzichten) to relinquish sth▶ durch jds Hände [o \Hand] gehen to pass through sb's handsam Computer gehen einem viele Textarbeiten leicht von der \Hand working with texts is easy on a computer▶ von \Hand zu \Hand gehen to pass from hand to hand▶ jdm zur \Hand gehen to lend sb a [helping] hand▶ bei/in etw dat eine glückliche \Hand haben [o beweisen] [o zeigen] (richtig handeln) to know the right thing to do with sth; (Gewinn erzielen) to have the Midas touch with sth; (Geschick aufweisen) to have a [natural] flair for sthfür Autoreparaturen habe ich jemand an der \Hand I've got someone on hand who can fix cars▶ etw in der \Hand haben to have sth in one's handsich habe diese Entscheidung nicht in der \Hand this decision is not in [or is out of] my hands▶ etw gegen jdn in der \Hand haben to have sth on sb▶ jdn [fest] in der \Hand haben to have sb [well] in hand▶ etw unter den Händen haben to be working on sthdie \Hand auf der Tasche halten (fam: kontrollieren) to hold the purse strings; (geizen) to be tight-fisted fam▶ \Hand aufs Herz! (versprochen!) cross my/your heart [and hope to die], [give me your/I give you my] word of honour BRIT [or AM honor]; (ehrlich!) honest/be honest!▶ in jds Händen sein to be in sb's hands▶ [bei jdm] in guten/richtigen/sicheren Händen sein to be in good/the right/safe hands [with sb]▶ von langer \Hand well in advance▶ mit leeren Händen empty-handed▶ mit leichter \Hand effortlessly, with ease▶ eine milde [o offene] \Hand haben to give generously, to be open-handed▶ von der \Hand in den Mund leben to live from hand to mouth▶ jdm etw aus der \Hand nehmen to relieve sb of sth▶ etw in die \Hand nehmen (sich darum kümmern) to attend to [or take care of] sth; (übernehmen) to take sth in hand [oneself]etw allein [o selbst] in die [eigene] \Hand nehmen to take sth into one's own hands„aus privater \Hand abzugeben“ “private sale”▶ jds rechte \Hand sein to be sb's right-hand man▶ die Hände in den Schoß legen [o in die Taschen stecken] to sit back and do nothing▶ in jds \Hand sein to be in sb's handsdieses Geschäft ist in türkischer \Hand this business is owned by Turks▶ [bei etw dat] die Hand [o seine Hand] [o seine Hände] [mit] im Spiel haben to have a hand in sth; Eifersucht, Motiv to have a part to play in sthüberall seine Hand [o Hände] im Spiel haben to have a [or one's] finger in every pie▶ jdm etw zu treuen Händen übergeben (usu hum geh) to give sth to sb for safekeeping, to entrust sth to sbetw unter der \Hand erfahren to hear sth through the grapevineetw unter der \Hand kaufen/verkaufen to buy/sell sth under the counter [or table]▶ jdm etw in die \Hand versprechen to promise sb sth [faithfully]das [o sein] Geld mit vollen Händen ausgeben to spend one's money left, right and centre [or AM center] [or fam hand over fist]▶ hinter vorgehaltener \Hand in confidence, off the record▶ etw von der \Hand weisen to deny sth▶ etw lässt sich akk nicht von der \Hand weisen, etw ist nicht von der \Hand zu weisen sth cannot be deniedes lässt sich nicht von der \Hand weisen there's no denying it▶ jdm unter den Händen zerrinnen [o schmelzen] to slip through sb's fingerszu Händen [von] Herrn Weissner For the attention of Mr Weissner, Attn: Mr Weissner▶ etw zur \Hand haben to have sth handy [or to hand]▶ zur \Hand sein to be at hand▶ zwei linke Hände haben (fam) to have two left hands fam, BRIT fam also to be all fingers and thumbs* * *die; Hand, Hände1) handmit der rechten/linken Hand — with one's right/left hand
jemandem die Hand geben od. (geh.) reichen — shake somebody's hand; shake somebody by the hand
jemandem die Hand drücken/schütteln — press/shake somebody's hand
jemanden an die od. (geh.) bei der Hand nehmen — take somebody by the hand
jemandem etwas aus der Hand nehmen — take something out of somebody's hand/hands
etwas in die/zur Hand nehmen — pick something up
etwas in der Hand/den Händen haben od. (geh.) halten — have got or hold something in one's hand/hands
etwas mit der Hand schreiben/nähen — write/sew something by hand
Hand in Hand gehen — go or walk hand-in-hand
2) o. Pl. (Fußball) handballwas hältst du davon - Hand aufs Herz! — what do you think? - be honest
Hand und Fuß/weder Hand noch Fuß haben — (ugs.) make sense/no sense
[bei etwas selbst mit] Hand anlegen — lend a hand [with something]; die od
seine Hand aufhalten — (ugs.) hold out one's hand
letzte Hand an etwas (Akk.) legen — put the finishing touches pl. to something
sich (Dat.) od. (geh.) alle od. beide Hände damit voll haben, etwas zu tun — (ugs.) have one's hands full doing something
bei etwas die od. seine Hände [mit] im Spiel haben — have a hand in something
zwei linke Hände haben — (ugs.) have two left hands (coll.)
eine lockere od. lose Hand haben — (ugs.) hit out at the slightest provocation
linker/rechter Hand — on or to the left/right
[klar] auf der Hand liegen — (ugs.) be obvious
jemanden auf Händen tragen — lavish every kind of care and attention on somebody
ein Auto/Möbel aus erster Hand — a car/furniture which has/had had one [previous] owner
etwas aus erster Hand wissen — know something at first hand; have first-hand knowledge of something
etwas aus der Hand geben — (weggeben) let something out of one's hands; (aufgeben) give something up
etwas bei der Hand haben — (greifbar haben) have something handy; (parat haben) have something ready
mit etwas schnell od. rasch bei der Hand sein — (ugs.) be ready [with something]
hinter vorgehaltener Hand — off the record
in die Hände spucken — spit on one's hands; (fig. ugs.) roll up one's sleeves (fig.)
jemanden/etwas in die Hand od. Hände bekommen — lay or get one's hands on somebody/get one's hands on something
jemanden in der Hand haben — have or hold somebody in the palm of one's hand
in jemandes Hand (Dat.) sein od. (geh.) liegen — be in somebody's hands
in sicheren od. guten Händen sein — be in safe or good hands
sich mit Händen und Füßen gegen etwas sträuben od. wehren — (ugs.) fight tooth and nail against something
um jemandes Hand anhalten od. bitten — (geh. veralt.) ask for somebody's hand [in marriage]
unter der Hand — (fig.) on the quiet
das geht ihm gut/leicht von der Hand — he finds that no trouble
etwas von langer Hand vorbereiten — plan something well in advance
die Nachteile/seine Argumente sind nicht von der Hand zu weisen — the disadvantages cannot be denied/his arguments cannot [simply] be dismissed
zu Händen [von] Herrn Müller — for the attention of Herr Müller; attention Herr Müller; s. auch öffentlich 1.
4)an Hand — s. anhand
* * *Hand1 f; -, Hände1. hand;feuchte Hände haben have wet hands;auf/mit der flachen Hand in/with the palm of one’s hand;in der hohlen Hand in the hollow of one’s hand;mit ruhiger/sicherer Hand with a steady/sure hand;keine Hand frei haben not have a hand free;Hände weg! hands off!;an der/jemandes Hand gehen walk holding hands/holding sb’s hand;sie hatte ihr Kind an der Hand she was holding her child’s hand, she had her child by the hand;bei der Hand nehmen take sb’s hand;auf Händen und Füßen kriechen on all fours, on one’s hands and knees;geben put aside;jemandem aus der Hand lesen read sb’s hand;zur Hand at hand, handy;in Händen halten geh hold in one’s hands;Hand in Hand gehen walk hand in hand;zur Hand nehmen pick sth up;mit Händen und Füßen reden gesticulate, talk with one’s hands;sich mit Händen und Füßen wehren umg auch fig fight tooth and nail;mit der Hand machen etc: by hand;von Hand gemacht/gemalt etc handmade/handpainted etc;zur linken/rechten oderlinker/rechter Hand on the left-hand/right-hand side;an +akk) take sth in hand;(mit) Hand anlegen lend a hand;Hand an sich (akk)legen euph commit suicide;letzte Hand an etwas (akk)legen add the finishing touches to;jemandem die Hand auflegen segnend: lay one’s hand on sb;schütteln shake hands with sb;(gib mir die) Hand drauf! (let’s) shake on it!;es war so dunkel, dass man die Hand nicht vor den Augen sehen konnte it was so dark you couldn’t see your hand in front of your face2. fig Wendungen, mit adj:die öffentliche Hand the authorities, the state;jemandes rechte Hand sb’s right-hand man ( oder woman);die Tote Hand JUR mortmain;aus bester Hand on good authority;aus erster Hand first-hand;ich hab’s aus erster Hand I got it straight from the horse’s mouth;aus privater Hand privately;eine feste Hand brauchen need a firm hand;sie ist in festen Händen umg she’s accounted for, she’s booked;jemandem freie Hand lassen give sb a free hand;in guten Händen sein be in good hands;geschickte Hand haben have the right touch (mit for);sie hat eine (glückliche) Hand mit she knows how to handle; mit Menschen, Pflanzen etc: she has a way with;besser als in die hohle Hand geschissen vulg better than a poke in the eye (with a burnt [US sharp] stick), better than nothing;beide Hände voll zu tun haben umg generell: have a lot on one’s plate; mit jemandem/etwas: have one’s hands full with sb/sth;mit beiden Händen zugreifen jump at the chance;von langer Hand long beforehand;mit leeren Händen dastehen/weggehen be left/go away empty-handed;jemandem etwas zu treuen Händen geben geh give sth to sb for safekeeping;mit vollen Händen liberally;sein Geld mit vollen Händen ausgeben throw one’s money about (US around);3. fig Wendungen, mit präp:jemandem etwas an die Hand geben (Argumente, Informationen etc) hand sb sth, pass sth on to sb, make sth available to sb;an der Hand haben umg know of, know where to find, be able to get hold of; (Person) auch have contacts with sb;(bar) auf die Hand cash in hand;jemanden auf Händen tragen wait on sb hand and foot;jemandem aus der Hand fressen umg eat out of sb’s hand;aus der Hand geben part with; (Posten etc) auch give up;lässt es nicht aus der Hand auch he won’t let go of it, he won’t let anyone else have it ( oder take it from him);mit Kritik ist er immer schnell bei der Hand umg he’s always very quick to criticize;durch jemandes Hände gehen go through sb’s hands;schon durch viele Hände gegangen sein have been through several hands;Hand in Hand arbeiten work together, cooperate (closely);das geht Hand in Hand mit … it goes hand in hand with …, it goes together with …;jemandem in die Hände arbeiten play into sb’s hands;in die Hände bekommen (etwas, jemanden) get one’s hands on;jemandem in die Hände fallen fall into sb’s hands;jemanden in der Hand haben have sb in one’s grip;etwas gegen jemanden in der Hand haben have sth on sb;sich in der Hand haben have everything under control, have a firm grip on o.s.;wir haben die Lage in der Hand we’ve got the situation under control;es liegt in deiner Hand it’s up to you;in jemandes Hand sein Person: be in sb’s hands, be up to sb;das Restaurant ist in griechischer Hand the restaurant is run by a Greek landlord;unser Hotel war fest in italienischer Hand the vast majority of guests in our hotel were Italians;in die Hände spucken umg, fig roll up one’s sleeves;jemandem etwas in die Hand versprechen promise sb sth ( oder sth to sb);seine Hand ins Feuer legen für put one’s hand into the fire for;die Hände in den Schoß legen (nicht arbeiten) take it easy; (sich untätig verhalten) sit on one’s hands;Hände im Spiel haben have a hand in it;die Sache in die Hand nehmen take the initiative;jemandem (etwas) in die Hände spielen play (sth) into sb’s hands;bitten ask for sb’s hand;unter der Hand (nicht offiziell) unofficially; (privat) kaufen etc: privately; (heimlich, illegal) under the counter; (nebenbei) on the side;jemandem unter den Händen zerrinnen Geld etc: go through sb’s fingers like water;die Arbeit geht ihm flott von der Hand he’s a fast worker;von der Hand in den Mund leben live from hand to mouth;es ist nicht von der Hand zu weisen it can’t be denied, there’s no denying ( oder getting away from) it;von jemandes Hand sterben etc geh die by sb’s hand;von Hand zu Hand gehen go ( oder be passed) from hand to hand;an die Hand gehen lend sb a hand;sie hat immer eine Antwort zur Hand auch she’s always got an answer pat (US ready), she’s never at a loss for words; → anhand, wegsterben4. fig sonstige Wendungen:hinhalten umg, meist pej hold out one’s hand;einander die Hand geben Ereignisse etc: follow hard on each other’s heels, happen in close succession;die Ereignisse gaben einander die Hand auch one thing led to another;jemandem die Hand (fürs Leben) reichen marry sb;jemandem die Hand zur Versöhnung reichen offer sb one’s hand as a sign of reconciliation;die beiden können einander die Hand reichen they’re two of a kind; im negativen Sinne: auch they’re as bad as each other, one’s as bad as the other; (sie sind in der gleichen Lage) they’re in the same boat;von seiner Hände Arbeit leben live by the work of one’s hands;sich (dat)die Hände reiben vor heimlicher Freude: rub one’s hands;eine Hand wäscht die andere Sprichwort you scratch my back and I’ll scratch yours, one hand washes the other obs;ich wasche meine Hände in Unschuld geh I wash my hands in innocence; → ausrutschen, gebunden B 2, küssen5. (Schrift) hand6. Kartenspiel: hand;eine gute/schlechte Hand a good/bad ( oder poor) hand;auf der Hand in one’s hand;aus der Hand spielen nicht vom Tisch, Dummy: play from one’s hand;(aus der) Hand spielen Skat: play from one’s hand (without picking up the discard)7. Fußball:(das war) Hand! handball!zwei Hand breit etwa a foot wide;* * *die; Hand, Hände1) handmit der rechten/linken Hand — with one's right/left hand
jemandem die Hand geben od. (geh.) reichen — shake somebody's hand; shake somebody by the hand
jemandem die Hand drücken/schütteln — press/shake somebody's hand
jemanden an die od. (geh.) bei der Hand nehmen — take somebody by the hand
jemandem etwas aus der Hand nehmen — take something out of somebody's hand/hands
etwas in die/zur Hand nehmen — pick something up
etwas in der Hand/den Händen haben od. (geh.) halten — have got or hold something in one's hand/hands
etwas mit der Hand schreiben/nähen — write/sew something by hand
Hand in Hand gehen — go or walk hand-in-hand
2) o. Pl. (Fußball) handballHand und Fuß/weder Hand noch Fuß haben — (ugs.) make sense/no sense
[bei etwas selbst mit] Hand anlegen — lend a hand [with something]; die od
seine Hand aufhalten — (ugs.) hold out one's hand
letzte Hand an etwas (Akk.) legen — put the finishing touches pl. to something
sich (Dat.) od. (geh.) alle od. beide Hände damit voll haben, etwas zu tun — (ugs.) have one's hands full doing something
bei etwas die od. seine Hände [mit] im Spiel haben — have a hand in something
die Hände über dem Kopf zusammenschlagen — (ugs.) throw up one's hands in horror
zwei linke Hände haben — (ugs.) have two left hands (coll.)
eine lockere od. lose Hand haben — (ugs.) hit out at the slightest provocation
linker/rechter Hand — on or to the left/right
[klar] auf der Hand liegen — (ugs.) be obvious
ein Auto/Möbel aus erster Hand — a car/furniture which has/had had one [previous] owner
etwas aus erster Hand wissen — know something at first hand; have first-hand knowledge of something
etwas aus der Hand geben — (weggeben) let something out of one's hands; (aufgeben) give something up
etwas bei der Hand haben — (greifbar haben) have something handy; (parat haben) have something ready
mit etwas schnell od. rasch bei der Hand sein — (ugs.) be ready [with something]
in die Hände spucken — spit on one's hands; (fig. ugs.) roll up one's sleeves (fig.)
jemanden/etwas in die Hand od. Hände bekommen — lay or get one's hands on somebody/get one's hands on something
jemanden in der Hand haben — have or hold somebody in the palm of one's hand
in jemandes Hand (Dat.) sein od. (geh.) liegen — be in somebody's hands
in sicheren od. guten Händen sein — be in safe or good hands
sich mit Händen und Füßen gegen etwas sträuben od. wehren — (ugs.) fight tooth and nail against something
um jemandes Hand anhalten od. bitten — (geh. veralt.) ask for somebody's hand [in marriage]
unter der Hand — (fig.) on the quiet
das geht ihm gut/leicht von der Hand — he finds that no trouble
die Nachteile/seine Argumente sind nicht von der Hand zu weisen — the disadvantages cannot be denied/his arguments cannot [simply] be dismissed
zu Händen [von] Herrn Müller — for the attention of Herr Müller; attention Herr Müller; s. auch öffentlich 1.
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16 coser
v.1 to sew.coser un botón to sew on a buttonElla pega botones She sews on buttons.2 to staple (together).3 to be easy. (informal figurative)ser coser y cantar to be child's play o a piece of cake* * *2 MEDICINA to stitch up3 (grapar) to staple together5 figurado (atravesar) to pierce\coser a puñaladas familiar to cut to pieceseso es coser y cantar familiar it's plain sailing, it's a piece of cake, it's child's play* * *verb1) to sew2) stitch* * *1. VT1) [+ vestido] to sew, sew up; [+ botón] to sew on, stitch ones cosa de coser y cantar — it's easy as pie *, it's as simple as ABC *
2) (Med) to stitch, stitch up; (Náut) to lash3) (=unir) to unite, join closely ( con to)4)2.VI to sew3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) (Indum, Tex) < dobladillo> to sew; < botón> to sew on; < agujero> to sew (up)cóselo a máquina — sew o do it on the machine
ser coser y cantar — to be as easy as pie
b) < herida> to stitch2.coser vi to sew* * *= stitch, sew (together), stitch together.Ex. At the other end of the scale, controversial pamphlets, and such things as single poems, plays, or sermons were normally sold stitched.Ex. The codex book was originally a group of leaves folded and gathered into quires which were then stitched together and to other quires as necessary.----* coser el dobladillo = hem.* coser y cantar = plain sailing, walkover.* máquina de coser = sewing machine.* máquina de coser libros = book-sewing machine.* tan fácil como coser y cantar = as simple as ABC.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) (Indum, Tex) < dobladillo> to sew; < botón> to sew on; < agujero> to sew (up)cóselo a máquina — sew o do it on the machine
ser coser y cantar — to be as easy as pie
b) < herida> to stitch2.coser vi to sew* * *= stitch, sew (together), stitch together.Ex: At the other end of the scale, controversial pamphlets, and such things as single poems, plays, or sermons were normally sold stitched.
Ex: The codex book was originally a group of leaves folded and gathered into quires which were then stitched together and to other quires as necessary.* coser el dobladillo = hem.* coser y cantar = plain sailing, walkover.* máquina de coser = sewing machine.* máquina de coser libros = book-sewing machine.* tan fácil como coser y cantar = as simple as ABC.* * *coser [E1 ]vtcoser un dobladillo to sew a hem¿me coses este botón? will you sew this button on for me?zapatos de suela cosida shoes with stitched solescosió la falda a mano she made the skirt by handcóselo a máquina use the machine to sew it, sew o do it on the machineser coser y cantar to be as easy as falling off a log, to be child's play2 ‹herida› to stitch■ coservito sewles cose a los hijos she makes her children's clothes* * *
coser ( conjugate coser) verbo transitivo
‹ botón› to sew on;
‹ agujero› to sew (up);
verbo intransitivo
to sew
coser verbo transitivo
1 to sew
2 Med to stitch up
♦ Locuciones: familiar es coser y cantar, it's a piece of cake
' coser' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
esto
- liarse
- máquina
- pegar
- aguja
- hilvanar
- labor
- molde
English:
burr
- machine
- sailing
- sew
- sew on
- sew up
- sewing machine
- stitch
- cotton
- mend
- sewing
- splice
* * *♦ vt1. [ropa, vestido] to sew;coser un botón to sew on a button2. [herida] to stitch (up)3. [con grapas] to staple (together)4. Compcoser a alguien a balazos to riddle sb with bullets;coser a alguien a cuchilladas to stab sb repeatedly♦ vito sew;Famser coser y cantar to be child's play o a piece of cake* * *v/t sew;ser coser y cantar fam be dead easy fam ;coser a tiros riddle with bullets* * *coser vt1) : to sew2) : to stitch upcoser vi: to sew* * *coser vb¿sabes coser? can you sew?2. (botón) to sew on3. (herida) to stitch -
17 П-584
ПРОЩЕ ПРОСТОГО coll AdjP Invar subj-compl with copula ( subj: usu infin or это) fixed WOdoing sth. is very easy, very simple: этоit's (doing X is) as easy as one, two, three (as can be) nothing could be simpler (easier) than doing X it's (doing X is) the easiest (simplest) thing in the world (on earth).«Дураку понятно, Сивого засудить проще простого:...у (его) мамаши сумку потерпевшей изъяли...» (Черненок 2). "Even a fool can see that it's as easy as pie to put Vasya Sivy away:. the victims purse was found at his mother's " (2a)«Ну, с талантами, знаете ли, расправляться проще простого» (Войнович 4). "But, you know, nothing could be simpler than making short work of talented people" (4a)Она не посмела отпроситься у брата. В другое бы время проще простого: сбегаю на часик в клуб, ладно? А сегодня язык не поворачивается (Абрамов I)....She could not get up the courage to ask her brothers permission At any other time it would be the simplest thing in the world I'm going over to the club for an hour, okay9 But today she could not work up the nerve (1a)Была для Митьки несложна и пряма жизнь... Голоден - можно и должно украсть... износились сапоги -проще простого разуть пленного немца... (Шолохов 3). For Mitka life was straight and uncomplicated.If he was hungry, he could and should steal...if his boots were worn out, the simplest thing on earth was to take a pair off a German prisoner. (3a) -
18 проще простого
• ПРОЩЕ ПРОСТОГО coll[AdjP; Invar; subj-compl with copula (subj: usu infin or это); fixed WO]=====⇒ doing sth. is very easy, very simple:- это < сделать X> - - it's as easy as pie (to do X);- it's < doing X is> as easy as one, two, three (as can be);- it's (doing X is) the easiest (simplest) thing in the world (on earth).♦ "Дураку понятно, Сивого засудить проще простого:...у [ его] мамаши сумку потерпевшей изъяли..." (Черненок 2). "Even a fool can see that it's as easy as pie to put Vasya Sivy away:. the victims purse was found at his mother's " (2a)♦ "Ну, с талантами, знаете ли, расправляться проще простого" (Войнович 4). "But, you know, nothing could be simpler than making short work of talented people" (4a)♦...Она не посмела отпроситься у брата. В другое бы время проще простого: сбегаю на часик в клуб, ладно? А сегодня язык не поворачивается (Абрамов I)....She could not get up the courage to ask her brothers permission At any other time it would be the simplest thing in the world I'm going over to the club for an hour, okay? But today she could not work up the nerve (1a)♦ Была для Митьки несложна и пряма жизнь... Голоден - можно и должно украсть...; износились сапоги - проще простого разуть пленного немца... (Шолохов 3). For Mitka life was straight and uncomplicated.If he was hungry, he could and should steal...; if his boots were worn out, the simplest thing on earth was to take a pair off a German prisoner. (3a)Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > проще простого
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19 Gang
Adj.: gang und gäbe sein be quite usual, be the usual thing; das ist ( hier) gang und gäbe auch that’s nothing unusual (around here)* * *der Gang(Anatomie) canal;(Auto) gear;(Bewegungsablauf) walk; gait;(Korridor) passage; hallway; corridor;(Spaziergang) ambulation; walk; stroll;(Speisefolge) course;(Stuhlreihe) corridor; aisle; gangway* * *Gạng [gaŋ]m -(e)s, ordm;e['gɛŋə]einen leichten Gang haben — to be light on one's feet, to walk lightly
einen schnellen Gang haben — to be a fast walker
jdn an seinem or am Gang erkennen — to recognize sb's walk or sb by the way he walks
jdn am aufrechten Gang erkennen — to recognize sb from his upright carriage
in aufrechtem Gang (fig) — with one's head held high
2) (= Besorgung) errand; (= Spaziergang) walkeinen Gang machen or tun — to go on an errand/for a walk
einen Gang zum Anwalt/zur Bank machen — to go to one's lawyer/the bank, to pay a visit to one's lawyer/the bank
einen schweren Gang tun — to do something difficult
das war für ihn immer ein schwerer Gang — it was always hard for him
sein erster Gang war... — the first thing he did was...
der Gang an die Börse — flotation (on the stock exchange)
3) (no pl) (Bewegung eines Motors) running; (einer Maschine) running, operation; (= Ablauf) course; (eines Dramas) developmentder Gang der Ereignisse/der Dinge — the course of events/things
seinen (gewohnten) Gang gehen (fig) — to run its usual course
etw in Gang bringen or setzen — to get or set sth going; (fig auch) to get sth off the ground or under way
etw in Gang halten (lit, fig) — to keep sth going; Maschine, Motor auch to keep sth running
in Gang kommen — to get going; (fig auch) to get off the ground or under way
in Gang sein — to be going; (Maschine auch) to be in operation, to be running; (Motor auch) to be running; (fig) to be off the ground or under way
es ist etwas im Gang(e) (inf) — something's up (inf)
See:→ tot4) (= Arbeitsgang) operation; (eines Essens) course; (FECHTEN, im Zweikampf) bout; (beim Rennen) heat5) (= Verbindungsgang) passage(way); (RAIL, in Gebäuden) corridor; (= Hausflur) (offen) passage(way), close (Scot); (hinter Eingangstür) hallway; (im oberen Stock) landing; (zwischen Sitzreihen, in Geschäft) aisle; (= Tunnel in Stadion, zu Flugzeug) gangway; (= Säulengang) colonnade, passage; (= Bogengang) arcade, passage; (= Wandelgang) walk; (in einem Bergwerk) tunnel, gallery; (= Durchgang zwischen Häusern) passage(way); (ANAT) duct; (= Gehörgang) meatus; (MIN = Erzgang) vein; (TECH eines Gewindes) threadauf or in den dritten Gang schalten — to change (Brit) or shift (US) into third (gear)
* * *der1) (a passage between rows of seats etc in a church, cinema etc.) aisle2) (a division or part of a meal: Now we've had the soup, what's (for) the next course?) course3) (a passageway, especially one off which rooms open: Go along the corridor and up the stairs.) corridor5) (a combination of these wheels, eg in a car: The car is in first gear.) gear6) (a way or manner of walking: I recognised her walk.) walk* * *Gang1<-[e]s, Gänge>[ˈgaŋ, pl ˈgɛŋə]mich erkenne ihn schon am \Gang I recognize him from the way he walksaufrechter \Gang upright carriageseinen \Gang beschleunigen to quicken one's pace, to speed upeinen federnden \Gang haben to have a spring in one's stepeinen schnellen/hinkenden \Gang haben to walk quickly/with a limpeinen unsicheren \Gang haben to be unsteady on one's feetseinen \Gang verlangsamen to slow down2. (Weg zu einem Ort) walksein erster \Gang war der zum Frühstückstisch the first thing he did was to go to the breakfast tablemein erster \Gang führte mich in das Büro des Chefs the first place I went to was the bosses officeihr erster \Gang führte sie zu mir the first person she went to was meich traf sie auf dem \Gang zum Arzt I bumped into her on the way to the doctor'sder \Gang nach Canossa HIST the pilgrimage to Canossaeinen schweren \Gang tun [müssen] to [have to] do something difficult3. (Besorgung) errandjdm einen \Gang abnehmen to do an errand for sbeinen \Gang machen [o tun] to go on an errandich habe heute in der Stadt noch einige Gänge zu machen I must do [or go on] a few errands in town todaykönntest du für mich einen \Gang zur Bank machen? could you go to the bank for me?die Uhr hat einen gleichmäßigen \Gang the clock operates smoothlyder Motor hat einen ruhigen \Gang the engine runs quietlymit diesem Schalter wird die Anlage in \Gang gesetzt this switch starts up the plantkannst du den Motor wieder in \Gang bringen? can you get the engine going [or running] again?sein Angebot hat die Verhandlungen wieder in \Gang gebracht his offer got the negotiations going againetw in \Gang halten (a. fig) to keep sth going a. figden Motor in \Gang halten to keep the engine runningin \Gang kommen (a. fig) to get going a. figendlich sind die Verhandlungen in \Gang gekommen finally the negotiations have got goingdie Vorbereitungen sind endlich in \Gang gekommen the preparations are finally underwayer verfolgte den \Gang der Geschäfte he followed the company's developmentder \Gang der Dinge the course of eventsseinen gewohnten [o alten] \Gang gehen to run its usual coursealles geht wieder seinen gewohnten \Gang everything is proceeding as normalin [vollem] \Gang sein to be well underway; Feier to be in full swing7. TECH, AUTO gear; (beim Fahrrad a.) speedhast du den zweiten \Gang drin? (fam) are you in second gear?einen \Gang einlegen to engage a gearvorsichtig den ersten \Gang einlegen! carefully engage first gear!den \Gang herausnehmen to put the car into neutral, to engage neutralin den 2. \Gang schalten to change into 2nd gear8. (Korridor) corridor; (Hausflur) [entrance] hall; (Durch-, Verbindungsgang) passage[way], corridor; (im Flugzeug, Theater, Zug, in der Kirche) aisle, gangway BRIT; (Säulengang) colonnade, passage; (in einem Bergwerk) tunnel, gallerybitte warten Sie draußen auf dem \Gang please wait outside in the corridorlass die Schuhe bitte draußen im \Gang stehen please leave your shoes outside in the hallkönnte ich einen Platz am \Gang haben? could I have an aisle seat?rings um das Atrium führte ein überdachter \Gang there was a covered walkway all around the atrium13.er braucht 6 Tassen Kaffee, um morgens in die Gänge zu kommen he needs 6 cups of coffee to get going in the morning▶ im \Gange sein to be going onda ist etwas im \Gange something's upgegen jdn ist etwas im \Gang[e] moves are being made against sbgegen sie scheint eine Verschwörung im \Gang[e] zu sein there seems to be a conspiracy against herGang2<-, -s>[gɛŋ]f gang* * *Ider; Gang[e]s, Gänge1) (Gehweise) walk; gaitjemanden am Gang erkennen — recognise somebody by the way he/she walks
einen schweren Gang tun od. gehen [müssen] — (fig.) [have to] do a difficult thing
3) (Besorgung) errand4) o. Pl. (Bewegung) runningetwas in Gang bringen od. setzen/halten — get/keep something going
in Gang sein — be going; (Maschine) be running
in Gang kommen — get going; get off the ground
5) o. Pl. (Verlauf) courseseinen [gewohnten] Gang gehen — go on as usual
im Gang[e] sein — be in progress
6) (Technik) gearin den ersten Gang [zurück]schalten — change [down] into first gear
einen Gang zulegen — (fig. ugs.) get a move on (coll.)
7) (Flur) (in Zügen, Gebäuden usw.) corridor; (VerbindungsGang) passage[-way]; (im Theater, Kino, Flugzeug) aisle9) (Kochk.) courseIIdie; Gang, Gangs (Bande) gang* * *Gang1 m; -(e)s, Gängegemächlicher/schleppender Gang amble/shuffle;seinen Gang beschleunigen/verlangsamen quicken/slow one’s pace ( oder step);er hatte einen unsicheren Gang he wasn’t very steady on his feet, he walked with an unsteady stepletzter Gang geh fig last journey;Gang nach Canossa HIST journey to Canossa; geh fig (act of) eating humble pie, act of self-abasement;auf dem Gang zu on the ( oder one’s) way to;einen Gang machen go ( oder be) on an errand;einen Gang machen zu go to;einen kleinen Gang machen take ( oder go for) a short walk;Gänge besorgen run errands;das war ein schwerer Gang that wasn’t easy, that was no easy business ( oder matter);ihr erster Gang war … the first thing she did was (to) (+inf)3. nur sg; TECH etc fig (Ggs Stillstand) operation; einer Maschine etc: running, working; (Wirkungsweise) action; fig (Fortschritt) progress; (Verlauf) course (+gen of);einen leisen Gang haben TECH run quietly;außer Gang setzen TECH put out of operation;in Gang halten/kommen keep/get going;in vollem Gang fig in full swing;seinen Gang gehen fig take its course;5. unterirdisch oder in Tierbau: tunnel; Bergwerk: auch gallery; im Freien, mit Bogen: arcade; mit Säulen: colonnade; mit Bäumen etc: walk, alley; (Durchgang) passage(-way); zwischen Sitzreihen: aisle; in Bus, Flugzeug: auch gangwayerster Gang first ( oder bottom) gear;zweiter Gang second gear;den Gang wechseln change (besonders US shift) gears;den Gang herausnehmen change (besonders US shift) into neutral;schalten change (besonders US shift) into second (gear);durch die Gänge jagen run through the gears;leg mal einen Gang zu! umg, fig step it up a gear!, US pick up the pace!;etwas kommt in die Gänge umg, fig (in Schwung, geht los) sth is starting to get going ( oder is really getting under way);morgens habe ich immer Probleme, in die Gänge zu kommen I always have problems getting going in the morning7. GASTR course;Essen mit drei Gängen three-course mealich habe heute vier Gänge gemacht in der Sauna: I had four sessions today9. ANAT duct, canal, passage10. GEOL veinGang2 [ɡɛŋ] f; -, -s; umg gang* * *Ider; Gang[e]s, Gänge1) (Gehweise) walk; gaitjemanden am Gang erkennen — recognise somebody by the way he/she walks
einen schweren Gang tun od. gehen [müssen] — (fig.) [have to] do a difficult thing
3) (Besorgung) errand4) o. Pl. (Bewegung) runningetwas in Gang bringen od. setzen/halten — get/keep something going
in Gang sein — be going; (Maschine) be running
in Gang kommen — get going; get off the ground
5) o. Pl. (Verlauf) courseseinen [gewohnten] Gang gehen — go on as usual
im Gang[e] sein — be in progress
6) (Technik) gearin den ersten Gang [zurück]schalten — change [down] into first gear
einen Gang zulegen — (fig. ugs.) get a move on (coll.)
7) (Flur) (in Zügen, Gebäuden usw.) corridor; (VerbindungsGang) passage[-way]; (im Theater, Kino, Flugzeug) aisle9) (Kochk.) courseIIdie; Gang, Gangs (Bande) gang* * *¨-e (anatomisch) m.duct n. ¨-e (beim Essen) m.course n. ¨-e m.action n.corridor n.errand n.gait n.gangway n.gear n.hallway n.operation n.passage n.passageway n.running n.speed (gearbox) n.visit n.walk n.walkway n.way n.working n. -
20 bête
bête [bεt]1. feminine nouna. ( = animal) animal ; ( = insecte) insect• c'est une brave or une bonne bête ! (humorous) he's a good-natured chap2. adjectivea. ( = stupide) [personne, idée, sourire] stupid• ce qu'il peut être bête ! he's such a fool!• il est plus bête que méchant he's not really nasty, just stupid• lui, pas si bête, est parti à temps he's no fool, so he left in time• c'est bête, on n'a pas ce qu'il faut pour faire des crêpes it's too bad we haven't got the ingredients for making pancakes• que je suis bête ! how stupid of me!3. compounds• ils nous ont regardés comme des bêtes curieuses they looked at us as if we were two-headed monsters ► bête féroce wild animal• c'est ma bête noire (chose) that's my pet hate ; (personne) I just can't stand him ► bête sauvage wild animal* * *bɛt
1.
adjectif [personne, air, idée, question] stupid; [problème] simple; [accident] sillyc'est bête, je ne peux pas venir — it's a shame I can't come
2.
nom féminin gén creature; ( quadrupède) animalPhrasal Verbs:••il est bête comme ses pieds (colloq) or à manger du foin — (colloq) he's (as) thick as two short planks (colloq) GB, he's as dumb as can be
chercher la petite bête — (colloq) to nit-pick (colloq)
reprendre du poil de la bête — (colloq) to perk up
travailler comme une bête — (colloq) to work like crazy (colloq)
* * *bɛt1. nf1) (tout animal) animalcomme une bête [travailler] — like a dog
2) (= bestiole) insect, creature3)2. adjstupid, silly* * *A adj1 ( pas intelligent) [personne, air, idée, question] stupid; ce que tu peux être bête! you can be so stupid sometimes!; il est loin d'être bête he's far from stupid; il n'est pas bête he's no fool; tiens ce n'est pas bête ça! hey that's not a bad idea!; suis-je bête! how stupid of me!; c'est bête à pleurer it's too stupid for words; tu es bien bête d'avoir accepté it was really stupid of you to accept; je suis restée toute bête I was dumbfounded; bête et méchant [personne, plaisanterie] nasty; il est bête et discipliné he just does as he's told;2 ( très simple) [problème, objet] simple; j'ai une question toute bête I have a very simple question; c'est tout bête it's quite simple; tu prends une boîte toute bête you just take an ordinary box;3 ( regrettable) [accident] silly; c'est (trop) bête d'échouer/d'en arriver là it's (such) a shame to fail/that things should come to this; c'est bête, je ne peux pas venir it's (such) a shame I can't come.B nf1 Zool ( quadrupède) animal; ( insecte) insect, bug; la sale bête m'a mordue the wretched animal bit me; on n'est pas des bêtes! we're not animals!; la Belle et la bête Beauty and the beast; nos amis les bêtes our four-legged friends;2 Agric ( vache) cow; ( taureau) bull; il a une cinquantaine de bêtes he has around 50 head of cattle;4 ○( personne talentueuse) au tennis/en musique c'est une (vraie) bête! he's/she's (really) brilliant at tennis/music; une bête de scène/du rock a brilliant actor/rock star; une bête de travail a workaholic.bête à bon Dieu Zool ladybird GB, ladybug US; bête à concours○ exam fiend○; bête à cornes Zool horned animal; bête curieuse freak; regarder qn comme une bête curieuse to look at sb as if he/she were a freak; bête féroce Zool ferocious animal; bête noire bête noire GB, pet hate, pet peeve US; être la bête noire de qn [personne, sujet, problème] to be sb's bête noire GB ou pet hate; bête sauvage Zool wild animal; bête de somme Zool beast of burden.il est bête comme ses pieds○ or une oie he's (as) thick as two short planks○ GB; elle est bête à manger du foin○ or de la paille○ she's got nothing between her ears; bon et bête commencent par la même lettre kind souls are easily duped; chercher la petite bête○ to nit-pick○; reprendre du poil de la bête○ to perk up; travailler comme une bête○ to work like crazy○.[bɛt] adjectifil est plus bête que méchant he's not wicked, just (plain) stupidmais non, cela ne me dérange pas, ce que tu peux être bête! of course you're not putting me out, how silly (can you be ou of you)!c'est encore moi qui vais payer, je suis bien bête, tiens! I'll end up paying again, like an idiot!mais oui, je me souviens maintenant, suis-je bête! ah, now I remember, how stupid of me!je ne suis pas bête au point de... I know better than to...pas si bête, j'ai pris mes précautions I took some precautions, since I'm not a complete idiotêtre bête comme ses pieds ou comme une cruche ou comme une oie ou à manger du foin to be as thick as two short planks (UK), to be as dumb as the day is long (US)je suis bête et discipliné, moi, je fais ce qu'on me dit de faire! I'm just carrying out orders!2. [regrettable]je n'ai pas su le retenir, comme c'est bête! I didn't know how to keep him, what a pity ou waste!c'est bête de ne pas y avoir pensé it's silly ou stupid not to have thought of itce serait trop bête de laisser passer l'occasion it would be a pity not to take advantage of the occasion3. [simple]c'est tout bête, il suffisait d'y penser! it's so simple, we should have thought of it before!ce n'est pas bête, ton idée! that's quite a good idea you've got there!c'est bête comme tout ou chou (familier) it's simplicity itself ou easy as pie ou easy as falling off a log4. [stupéfait]en être ou rester tout bête to be struck dumb ou dumbfounded————————[bɛt] nom féminina. [généralement] wild animal ou beastb. [félin] big catbête féroce ou sauvage wild animal ou beastbête de somme ou de charge beast of burdenje ne veux pas être la bête de somme du service I don't want to do all the dirty work in this department2. [personne]grosse bête, va! you silly fool!c'est une bonne ou brave bêtea. (familier) [généralementéreux] he's a good sortb. [dupe] he's a bit of a suckersa/ma bête noire his/my bugbearle latin, c'était ma bête noire Latin was my pet hatebête de scène/télévision great live/television performerse payer ou se servir sur la bête to get one's payment in kind (by docking it off a man's pay, or by demanding a woman's sexual favours)3. RELIGION
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