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hit [hɪt]

coup ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (b) succès ⇒ 1 (c) hit ⇒ 1 (d) frapper ⇒ 2 (a), 3 (a) heurter ⇒ 2 (b) attaquer ⇒ 2 (c) toucher ⇒ 2 (d) arriver à ⇒ 2 (e) buter sur ⇒ 2 (f) marquer ⇒ 2 (g)

(pt & pp hit, cont hitting)

1 noun

(a) (blow) coup m;

∎ figurative that was a hit at me ça m'était destiné, c'est moi qui étais visé

(b) Sport (in ball game) coup m; (in shooting) tir m réussi; (in fencing, billiards, snooker) touche f; (in baseball) coup m de batte; (in hockey) coup m de crosse;

∎ to score a hit (in shooting) faire mouche, toucher la cible; (in fencing) faire ou marquer une touche;

∎ he got three hits and one miss il a réussi trois tirs et en a manqué un;

∎ it only counts as a hit if the bullet goes inside the red line le tir ne compte que si la balle se trouve à l'intérieur de la ligne rouge;

∎ that was a hit (in fencing) il y a eu touche

(c) (success → record, play, book) succès m; (→ song) succès m, hit m, tube m;

∎ Frank Sinatra's greatest hits les plus grands succès de Frank Sinatra;

∎ to be a big hit (record, play, book, song) faire ou être un grand succès;

∎ a hit with the public/the critics un succès auprès du public/des critiques;

∎ to make a hit with sb (person) conquérir qn;

∎ she's a hit with everyone elle a conquis tout le monde;

∎ I think you've made a hit with him je crois que tu l'as conquis; (romantically) je crois que tu as fait une touche

(d) Computing (visit to website) hit m, accès m; (in search) occurrence f;

∎ this website counted 20,000 hits last week ce site Web a été consulté 20 000 fois la semaine dernière

(e) familiar crime slang (murder) liquidation f;

∎ a hit by the Mafia un meurtre perpétré par la Mafia

(f) familiar drugs slang (of hard drugs) fix m; (of joint) taffe f; (effect of drugs) effet^□ m (procuré par une drogue);

∎ you get a good hit off that grass cette herbe fait rapidement de l'effet

2 transitive verb

(a) (strike with hand, fist, stick etc → person) frapper; (→ ball) frapper ou taper dans; (→ nail) taper sur; Computing (key) appuyer sur;

∎ to hit sb in the face/on the head frapper qn au visage/sur la tête;

∎ they hit him over the head with a baseball bat ils lui ont donné un coup de batte de baseball sur la tête;

∎ to hit a ball over the net envoyer un ballon par-dessus le filet;

∎ figurative to hit sb where it hurts most toucher qn là où ça fait mal;

∎ also figurative to hit a man when he's down frapper un homme quand il est à terre;

∎ figurative to hit the nail on the head mettre le doigt dessus;

∎ figurative he didn't know what had hit him il se demandait ce qui lui était arrivé

(b) (come or bring forcefully into contact with → of ball, stone) heurter; (→ of bullet, arrow) atteindre, toucher;

∎ the bottle hit the wall and smashed la bouteille a heurté le mur et s'est cassée;

∎ the bullet hit him in the shoulder la balle l'a atteint ou touché à l'épaule;

∎ I've been hit! j'ai été touché!;

∎ the boat was hit by a missile le bateau a été touché par un missile;

∎ the windscreen was hit by a stone une pierre a heurté le pare-brise;

∎ he was hit by a stone il a reçu une pierre;

∎ the two cars didn't actually hit each other en fait les deux voitures ne se sont pas heurtées;

∎ to hit the target (with gun, missile etc) toucher la cible;

∎ figurative his comments really hit their target ses remarques ont vraiment fait mouche, il a mis dans le mille avec ses remarques;

∎ the car hit a tree la voiture a heurté ou est rentrée dans un arbre;

∎ the dog was hit by a car le chien a été heurté par une voiture;

∎ to hit one's head/knee (against sth) se cogner la tête/le genou (contre qch);

∎ to hit sb's head against sth frapper ou cogner la tête de qn contre qch;

∎ figurative to hit the ground running être opérationnel immédiatement;

∎ figurative it suddenly hit me that… il m'est soudain venu à l'esprit que…

(c) (attack → enemy) attaquer

(d) (affect) toucher;

∎ the company has been hit by the recession l'entreprise a été touchée par la récession;

∎ how badly did the postal strike hit you? dans quelle mesure avez-vous été touché par la grève des postes?;

∎ the region worst hit by the earthquake la région la plus sévèrement touchée par le tremblement de terre;

∎ the child's death has hit them all very hard la mort de l'enfant les a tous durement touchés ou frappés;

∎ to be hard hit être durement touché;

∎ familiar it hits everyone in the pocket tout le monde en subit financièrement les conséquences^□, tout le monde le sent passer

(e) (reach) arriver à;

∎ familiar the new model can hit 130 mph on the straight le nouveau modèle peut atteindre les 210 km/h en ligne droite;

∎ familiar to hit a problem se heurter à un problème ou une difficulté;

∎ Music to hit a note (singer) chanter une note; (instrumentalist) jouer une note;

∎ to hit the wrong note (singer) chanter faux; (instrumentalist) & figurative faire une fausse note;

∎ I can't hit those high notes any more je n'arrive plus à chanter ces notes aiguës;

∎ familiar the circus hits town tomorrow night le cirque arrive en ville demain soir^□ ;

∎ familiar we'll stop for dinner when we hit town nous nous arrêterons pour dîner quand nous arriverons dans la ville;

∎ familiar let's hit the beach! allons à la plage!^□ ;

∎ familiar when it hits the shops (product) quand il sera mis en vente^□ ;

∎ to hit an all-time high/low (unemployment, morale etc) atteindre son plus haut/bas niveau^□ ;

∎ familiar to hit rock-bottom atteindre son point le plus bas^□

(f) (encounter → problem, difficulty) buter sur;

∎ the tunnellers hit rock les ouvriers qui creusaient le tunnel sont tombés sur de la roche;

∎ you'll hit the rush hour traffic tu vas te retrouver en plein dans la circulation de l'heure de pointe;

∎ we hit a terrible snowstorm nous nous sommes trouvés dans une tempête de neige terrible;

∎ to hit a sticky or bad patch rencontrer des difficultés

(g) Sport (in cricket → runs) marquer; Fencing toucher;

∎ to hit three runs (in cricket) marquer trois points;

∎ to hit a home run (in baseball) faire un tour complet de circuit

(h) familiar crime slang (kill) descendre, liquider

(i) American familiar (borrow money from) taper;

∎ to hit sb for $10 taper qn de 10 dollars;

∎ to hit sb for a loan emprunter de l'argent à qn^□

(j) (idioms) American familiar

∎ to hit the books se mettre à étudier^□ ;

∎ familiar to hit the bottle (drink) picoler; (start to drink) se mettre à picoler;

∎ familiar to hit the ceiling or roof sortir de ses gonds, piquer une colère folle;

∎ American familiar Cars to hit the gas appuyer sur le champignon;

∎ familiar to hit the hay or the sack aller se mettre au pieu, aller se pieuter;

∎ familiar if ever this hits the headlines we're in trouble si jamais cela paraît dans les journaux nous aurons des problèmes^□ ;

∎ to hit home (remark, criticism) faire mouche;

∎ to hit the jackpot gagner le gros lot;

∎ familiar to hit the road se mettre en route^□ ;

∎ familiar hit the road! (go away) fiche le camp!;

∎ familiar that really hits the spot! (of food, drink) c'est juste ce dont j'avais besoin^□

3 intransitive verb

(a) (person, object) frapper, taper;

∎ don't hit so hard, we're only playing ne frappe ou tape pas si fort, ce n'est qu'un jeu;

∎ the door was hitting against the wall la porte cognait contre le mur;

∎ the atoms hit against each other les atomes se heurtent

(b) (inflation, recession) se faire sentir

►► familiar hit list liste f noire;

∎ to be on sb's hit list être sur la liste noire de qn;

familiar hit man tueur m à gages^□ ;

old-fashioned hit parade hit-parade m;

Military hit rate taux m de tirs réussis; figurative taux m de réussite;

hit record (disque m à) succès m;

hit single, hit song succès m, hit m, tube m;

familiar hit squad commando m de tueurs^□ ;

hit tune air m à succès

➲ hit back

1 intransitive verb

(reply forcefully, retaliate) riposter, rendre la pareille;

∎ he hit back with accusations that they were giving bribes il a riposté en les accusant de verser des pots-de-vin;

∎ to hit back at sb/sth (in speech) répondre à qn/qch;

∎ to hit back at the enemy riposter, répondre à l'ennemi;

∎ our army hit back with a missile attack notre armée a riposté en envoyant des missiles

2 separable transitive verb

∎ to hit the ball back renvoyer le ballon;

∎ he hit me back il m'a rendu mon coup

➲ hit off separable transitive verb

(a) (in words) décrire ou dépeindre à la perfection; (in paint) représenter de manière très ressemblante; (in mimicry) imiter à la perfection

(b) familiar (idiom)

∎ to hit it off (get on well) bien s'entendre^□ ;

∎ to hit it off with sb bien s'entendre avec qn^□ ;

∎ we hit it off immediately le courant est tout de suite passé entre nous

➲ hit on inseparable transitive verb

(a) (find → solution, plan etc) trouver

(b) American familiar (try to pick up) draguer

➲ hit out intransitive verb

(a) (physically → once) envoyer un coup; (→ repeatedly) envoyer des coups;

∎ he started hitting out at me il s'est mis à envoyer des coups dans ma direction

(b) (in speech, writing)

∎ to hit out at or against s'en prendre à, attaquer;

∎ he hits out in his new book il lance l'offensive dans son nouveau livre

➲ hit up separable transitive verb

familiar drugs slang

∎ to hit it up se piquer

➲ hit upon inseparable transitive verb

(find → solution, plan etc) trouver

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2 hit

1. transitive verb,
-tt-, hit

1) (strike with blow) schlagen; (strike with missile) treffen; [Geschoss, Ball usw.:] treffen

I've been hit! — (struck by bullet) ich bin getroffen!

I could hit him — (fig. coll.) ich könnte ihm eine runterhauen (ugs.)

hit somebody over the head — jemandem eins überziehen (ugs.)

hit by lightning — vom Blitz getroffen

2) (come forcibly into contact with) [Fahrzeug:] prallen gegen [Mauer usw.]; [Schiff:] laufen gegen [Felsen usw.]

the aircraft hit the ground — das Flugzeug schlug auf den Boden auf

hit the roof or ceiling — (fig. coll.): (become angry) an die Decke od. in die Luft gehen (ugs.)

3) (cause to come into contact) [an]stoßen; [an]schlagen

hit one's head on something — mit dem Kopf gegen etwas stoßen; sich (Dat.) den Kopf an etwas (Dat.) stoßen

4) (fig.): (cause to suffer)

hit badly or hard — schwer treffen

5) (fig.): (affect) treffen

have been hit by frost/rain — etc. durch Frost/Regen usw. gelitten haben

6) (fig.): (light upon) finden; stoßen od. treffen auf (+ Akk.); finden [Bodenschätze]

7) (fig. coll.): (arrive at) erreichen [Höchstform, bestimmten Ort, bestimmte Höhe, bestimmtes Alter usw.]

I think we've hit a snag — ich glaube, jetzt gibt's Probleme

hit town — ankommen; see also academic.ru/1849/all-time">all-time

8) (fig. coll.): (indulge in) zuschlagen bei (+ Dat.) (salopp)

[begin to] hit the bottle — das Trinken anfangen

9) (Cricket) erzielen [Lauf]

hit the ball for six — (Brit.) sechs Läufe auf einmal erzielen

hit somebody for six — (fig.) jemanden übertrumpfen
2. intransitive verb,
-tt-, hit

1) (direct a blow) schlagen

hit hard — fest od. hart zuschlagen

hit at somebody/something — auf jemanden/etwas einschlagen

hit and run — [Autofahrer:] Fahrer- od. Unfallflucht begehen; [Angreifer:] einen Blitzüberfall machen

2) (come into forcible contact)

hit against or upon something — gegen od. auf etwas (Akk.) stoßen
3. noun
1) (blow) Schlag, der

2) (shot or bomb striking target) Treffer, der

3) (success) Erfolg, der; Knüller, der (ugs.); (success in entertainment) Schlager, der; Hit, der (ugs.)

make a hit — gut ankommen

Phrasal Verbs:

- hit back

- hit off

- hit out

- hit upon

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[hit] 1. present participle - hitting; verb
1) (to (cause or allow to) come into hard contact with: The ball hit him on the head; He hit his head on/against a low branch; The car hit a lamp-post; He hit me on the head with a bottle; He was hit by a bullet; That boxer can certainly hit hard!) schlagen, treffen

2) (to make hard contact with (something), and force or cause it to move in some direction: The batsman hit the ball (over the wall).) stoßen

3) (to cause to suffer: The farmers were badly hit by the lack of rain; Her husband's death hit her hard.) treffen

4) (to find; to succeed in reaching: His second arrow hit the bull's-eye; Take the path across the fields and you'll hit the road; She used to be a famous soprano but she cannot hit the high notes now.) treffen
2. noun
1) (the act of hitting: That was a good hit.) der Schlag

2) (a point scored by hitting a target etc: He scored five hits.) der Treffer

3) (something which is popular or successful: The play/record is a hit; ( also adjective) a hit song.) der Hit, Hit-...

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- hit-and-run
- hit-or-miss
- hit back
- hit below the belt
- hit it off
- hit on
- hit out
- make a hit with
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hit

[hɪt]

I. n

1. (blow) Schlag m

to give sb a \hit [on the head] jdm einen Schlag [auf den Kopf] versetzen

2. (verbal blow) Seitenhieb m (at gegen + akk)

3. (shot) Treffer m

to suffer [or take] a direct \hit direkt getroffen werden

the hurricane scored a direct \hit on Miami der Orkan traf Miami mit voller Wucht

4. (collision) Aufprall m

few animals survive a \hit from a speeding car nur wenige Tiere überleben es, wenn sie von einem Auto angefahren werden

5. (success) Hit m fam

to be [or make] a [big] \hit with sb bei jdm gut ankommen

she's trying to make a \hit with my brother sie versucht, bei meinem Bruder zu landen fam

6. (in baseball) Hit m

to score a \hit einen Punkt machen

7. (sl: single dose of drug) Schuss m sl

8. esp AM ( fam: murder)

to score a \hit jdn umlegen fam

9. INET (visit to a web page) Besuch m einer Webseite

10. COMPUT (in database) Treffer m

11.

▶ to get a \hit from doing sth (sl) von etw dat einen Kick kriegen sl

▶ to take a [big] \hit einen [großen] Verlust hinnehmen [müssen]

II. n modifier (CD, musical) Hit-

\hit song Hit m

his musical was a \hit show sein Musical war ein Riesenerfolg

she had a one-\hit wonder five years ago sie hatte vor fünf Jahren einen einzigen Hit

III. vt

<-tt-, hit, hit>

1. (strike)

▪ to \hit sb/an animal jdn/ein Tier schlagen

to \hit sb a blow jdm einen Schlag versetzen

to \hit sb below the belt ( also fig) jdm einen Schlag unter die Gürtellinie versetzen a. fig

to \hit sb on [or over] the head jdn niederschlagen

to \hit sb in the stomach jdm einen Schlag in den Magen versetzen

to \hit sb where it hurts ( fig) jdn an einer empfindlichen Stelle treffen fig

2. (come in contact)

▪ to \hit sb/sth jdn/etw treffen

the house was \hit by lightning in das Haus schlug der Blitz ein

to \hit sb hard jdn schwer treffen

3. (touch, press)

to \hit a button einen Knopf drücken

to \hit a key auf eine Taste drücken

4. (crash into)

▪ to \hit sth gegen etw akk stoßen

their car \hit a tree ihr Auto krachte gegen einen Baum fam

she \hit her head on the edge of the table sie schlug sich den Kopf an der Tischkante an

the glass \hit the floor das Glas fiel zu Boden

to \hit an iceberg mit einem Eisberg kollidieren

5. (with missile)

▪ to be \hit getroffen werden

I've been \hit! mich hat's erwischt! fam

John was \hit in the leg John wurde am Bein getroffen

6. SPORT

to \hit a ball [with a bat] einen Ball [mit einem Schläger] treffen

to \hit sb below the belt jdn unter der Gürtellinie treffen

to \hit a century hundert Punkte erzielen

to \hit a home run einen Homerun erzielen

7. (affect negatively)

▪ to \hit sb/sth jdn/etw treffen

San Francisco was \hit by an earthquake last night San Francisco wurde letzte Nacht von einem Erdbeben erschüttert

to be badly \hit by sth von etw dat hart getroffen werden

production has been badly \hit by the strike die Produktion leidet sehr unter dem Streik

8. ( fam: arrive at)

▪ to \hit sth:

we should \hit the main road after five miles or so wir müssten nach ungefähr fünf Meilen auf die Hauptstraße stoßen

my sister \hit forty last week meine Schwester wurde letzte Woche 40

to \hit the headlines in die Schlagzeilen kommen

to \hit an internet page [or a web site] eine Webseite besuchen

to \hit the market auf den Markt kommen

to \hit the papers in die Zeitungen kommen

to \hit 200 kph 200 Sachen machen fam

to \hit rock bottom [or an all-time low] einen historischen Tiefstand erreichen

to \hit a patch of ice auf Glatteis geraten

to \hit a reef/a sandbank auf ein Riff/eine Sandbank auflaufen

9. ( fam: go to)

we \hit the snack bar for something to eat wir gingen in die Snackbar und kauften uns was zu essen

let's \hit the dance floor lass uns tanzen!

10. (encounter)

to \hit oil auf Öl stoßen

to \hit a bad [or sticky] patch in eine Krise geraten

to \hit a lot of resistance auf heftigen Widerstand stoßen

to \hit the rush hour/a traffic jam in die Stoßzeit/einen Stau geraten

to \hit trouble in Schwierigkeiten geraten

11. (occur to)

▪ to \hit sb jdm aufgehen [o auffallen]

it suddenly \hit me that... mir war plötzlich klar, dass

has it ever \hit you...? ist dir schon mal aufgefallen,...

12. (produce)

to \hit a [wrong] note einen [falschen] Ton treffen

to \hit the right note speech den richtigen Ton treffen fig

13. ( fam: murder)

▪ to \hit sb jdn umlegen fam

14. ( fam: ask for)

▪ to \hit sb [up] for sth jdn nach etw dat fragen

15.

▶ to \hit the books büffeln fam

▶ to \hit the bottle zur Flasche greifen fig

▶ to \hit the ceiling [or roof] an die Decke gehen fig fam

▶ to \hit the deck [or dirt] sich akk zu Boden werfen

\hit the deck! someone's coming! alle Mann runter! da kommt jemand!

▶ sth \hits sb between the eyes etw springt jdm ins Auge fig

▶ to \hit the ground running etw voller Begeisterung angehen fam

▶ to \hit the hay [or sack] in die Falle gehen fig fam

▶ to \hit home:

the full horror of the war only \hit home when we... die Schrecklichkeit des Krieges wurde uns erst so richtig bewusst, als...

his insults really \hit home! seine Beleidigungen saßen! fam

▶ to \hit the jackpot das große Los ziehen

▶ to not know what has \hit one aus allen Wolken fallen fam

▶ to \hit the nail on the head den Nagel auf den Kopf treffen fig

▶ to \hit the road sich akk auf den Weg machen

▶ to \hit sb for six BRIT jdn hart treffen

▶ sth really \hits the spot etw ist genau das Richtige

▶ to \hit one's stride seinen Rhythmus finden

IV. vi

1. (strike)

▪ to \hit [at sb/sth] [nach jdm/etw] schlagen

to \hit hard kräftig zuschlagen

2. (collide)

two cars \hit on the sharp bend zwei Autos stießen in der scharfen Kurve zusammen

3. (attack)

▪ to \hit at sb ( also fig) jdn attackieren a. fig

4. (take effect) wirken

we sat waiting for the alcohol to \hit wir warteten, bis der Alkohol wirkte

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[hɪt] vb: pret, ptp hit
1. n

1) (= blow) Schlag m; (on target, FENCING) Treffer m; (BASEBALL) Schlag m → score

See:

→ score

2) (= success ALSO THEAT) Erfolg m, Knüller m (inf); (= song) Hit m

to be or make a ( big) hit with sb — bei jdm (ausgesprochen) gut ankommen

3) (of sarcasm etc) Spitze f

that's a hit at me — das ist eine Spitze gegen mich; (indirect also) das ist auf mich gemünzt

4) (INTERNET) Hit m; (on home page etc) Abrufzahlen pl

hits counter — Zugriffs- or Besucherzähler m, Counter m

5) (DRUGS inf) (= injection) Schuss m; (= drag) Zug m

6) (inf: murder) Mord m

2. vt

1) (= strike) schlagen; (COMPUT) key drücken

to hit sb a blow — jdm einen Schlag versetzen

he hit him a blow over the head — er gab ihm einen Schlag auf den Kopf

to hit one's head against sth — sich (dat) den Kopf an etw (dat) stoßen

he hit his head on the table — er schlug mit dem Kopf auf dem Tisch auf

the car hit a tree — das Auto fuhr gegen einen Baum

he was hit by a stone —

the house was hit by a shell — das Haus wurde von einer Granate getroffen

the tree was hit by lightning —

to hit one's way out of trouble (Tennis) (Boxing) we're going to hit the enemy as hard as we can — sich freischlagen sich freispielen sich freiboxen wir werden so hart wie möglich gegen den Feind vorgehen

the commandos hit the town at dawn — die Kommandos griffen die Stadt im Morgengrauen an

the hurricane hit Miami last night — der Hurrikan erreichte gestern Abend Miami

the courts will hit drug pushers hard — die Gerichte werden hart gegen Dealer vorgehen

the smell hit me as I entered the room — der Geruch schlug mir entgegen, als ich ins Zimmer kam

he didn't know what had hit him (inf) — er wusste nicht, wie ihm geschah

you won't know what has hit you (inf) — du wirst dein blaues Wunder erleben (inf)

2) (= wound) treffen

he's been hit in the leg —

I've been hit! — ich bin getroffen worden, mich hats erwischt (inf)

3) mark, target treffen

that hit home (fig) — das hat getroffen, das saß (inf)

you've hit it (on the head) (fig) — du hast es (genau) getroffen

4) (= affect adversely) betreffen

the crops were hit by the rain — der Regen hat der Ernte geschadet

to be hard hit by sth — von etw schwer getroffen werden

how will this tax hit you? — wie wird sich diese Steuer auf Sie auswirken?

5) (= achieve, reach) likeness, top C treffen; speed, level, top form etc erreichen

6)

(news, story) to hit the papers — in die Zeitungen kommen

the news hit us/Wall Street like a bombshell — die Nachricht schlug bei uns/in Wall Street wie eine Bombe ein

7)

(= occur to) to hit sb — jdm aufgehen

has it ever hit you how alike they are? — ist dir schon mal aufgefallen, wie ähnlich sie sich sind?

8) (= come to, arrive at) beaches etc erreichen

to hit town (inf) —

we eventually hit the right road — schließlich haben wir den richtigen Weg gefunden or erwischt (inf)

we're going to hit the rush hour — wir geraten or kommen direkt in den Stoßverkehr

the driver hit a patch of ice — der Fahrer geriet auf eine vereiste Stelle

to hit trouble/a problem — auf Schwierigkeiten/ein Problem stoßen

9) (= score) schlagen

to hit a century — hundert Läufe machen

10) (inf: murder) killen (inf), umlegen (inf)

11) (US inf)

to hit sb for 50 dollars — jdn um 50 Dollar anhauen (inf)

12)

(fig inf phrases) to hit the bottle — zur Flasche greifen

to hit the roof — an die Decke or in die Luft gehen (inf)

to hit the deck — sich zu Boden werfen, sich hinwerfen

the vase hit the deck and shattered — die Vase schlug or knallte (inf) auf den Boden und zerschellte

to hit the dance floor —

let's hit the floor — lass uns tanzen

to hit the road — sich auf den Weg or die Socken (inf) machen

in April the candidates will hit the campaign trail — im April werden sich die Kandidaten in den Wahlkampf stürzen

to hit the ground running (person) — sofort alles im Griff haben

3. vi

1) (= strike) schlagen

he hits hard — er schlägt hart zu

2) (= collide) zusammenstoßen

3) (= attack, go in) losschlagen

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hit [hıt]

A s

1. Schlag m, Hieb m

2. auch SPORT und fig Treffer m:

make ( oder score) a hit

a) einen Treffer erzielen,

b) fig gut ankommen ( with bei)

3. Glücksfall m, -treffer m

4. Hit m (Buch, Schlager etc):

it (he) was a big hit es (er) hat groß eingeschlagen

5. a) treffende Bemerkung, guter Einfall

b) Hieb m (at gegen), sarkastische Bemerkung:

that was a hit at me das ging gegen mich

6. TYPO US (Ab)Druck m

7. sl Schuss m (Drogeninjektion):

give o.s. a hit sich einen Schuss setzen oder drücken

8. umg ( von einem hit man ausgeführter) Mord

B v/t prät und pperf hit

1. schlagen, einen Schlag versetzen (dat):

the door hit me in the face ich bekam die Tür ins Gesicht; → hard B 2

2. (auch fig seelisch, finanziell etc) treffen:

he was hit by a bullet (on the head) er wurde von einer Kugel (am Kopf) getroffen;

hit the nail on the head fig den Nagel auf den Kopf treffen;

he’s badly hit ihn hat es schlimm erwischt umg;

hit the ( oder one’s) books US umg büffeln;

hit the bottle umg saufen;

hit it sl sich in die Falle oder Klappe hauen; → brick A 1, ceiling 1, deck A 1, hard B 2, hay¹ A 1, road 1, sack¹ A 6

3. a) AUTO etc jemanden oder etwas anfahren, etwas rammen:

be hit by a car auch von einem Auto erfasst werden;

hit a mine SCHIFF auf eine Mine laufen

b) aufschlagen oder auftreffen auf (akk)

4. hit one’s head against ( oder on) sich den Kopf anschlagen an (dat), mit dem Kopf stoßen gegen

5. hit sb a blow jemandem einen Schlag versetzen

6. besonders fig stoßen oder kommen auf (akk), finden:

hit oil auf Öl stoßen;

hit the right road auf die richtige Straße kommen;

hit the right solution die richtige Lösung finden;

you have hit it! du hast es getroffen!, so ist es!

7. hit sb’s fancy ( oder taste) jemandes Geschmack treffen, jemandem zusagen

8. fig geißeln, scharf kritisieren

9. erreichen, etwas schaffen:

the car hits 100 mph;

prices hit an all-time high die Preise erreichten eine Rekordhöhe; → front page, headline A 1

10. genau treffen oder wiedergeben, treffend nachahmen, überzeugend darstellen oder schildern

11. besonders US umg jemanden anhauen, anpumpen ( beide:

for um)

12. umg ankommen in (dat):

hit town die Stadt erreichen

13. besonders US sl jemanden umlegen (hit man)

C v/i

1. treffen

2. schlagen (at nach):

hit hard einen harten Schlag haben

3. stoßen, schlagen ( beide:

against gegen;

on, upon auf akk)

4. MIL einschlagen (Granate etc)

5. hit (up)on fig → B 6

6. AUTO US umg zünden, laufen:

hit on all four cylinders gut laufen (a. fig)

7. auch hit up sl schießen (Heroin etc spritzen)

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1. transitive verb,
-tt-, hit

1) (strike with blow) schlagen; (strike with missile) treffen; [Geschoss, Ball usw.:] treffen

I've been hit! — (struck by bullet) ich bin getroffen!

I could hit him — (fig. coll.) ich könnte ihm eine runterhauen (ugs.)

hit somebody over the head — jemandem eins überziehen (ugs.)

hit by lightning — vom Blitz getroffen

2) (come forcibly into contact with) [Fahrzeug:] prallen gegen [Mauer usw.]; [Schiff:] laufen gegen [Felsen usw.]

the aircraft hit the ground — das Flugzeug schlug auf den Boden auf

hit the roof or ceiling — (fig. coll.): (become angry) an die Decke od. in die Luft gehen (ugs.)

3) (cause to come into contact) [an]stoßen; [an]schlagen

hit one's head on something — mit dem Kopf gegen etwas stoßen; sich (Dat.) den Kopf an etwas (Dat.) stoßen

4) (fig.): (cause to suffer)

hit badly or hard — schwer treffen

5) (fig.): (affect) treffen

have been hit by frost/rain — etc. durch Frost/Regen usw. gelitten haben

6) (fig.): (light upon) finden; stoßen od. treffen auf (+ Akk.); finden [Bodenschätze]

7) (fig. coll.): (arrive at) erreichen [Höchstform, bestimmten Ort, bestimmte Höhe, bestimmtes Alter usw.]

I think we've hit a snag — ich glaube, jetzt gibt's Probleme

hit town — ankommen; see also all-time

8) (fig. coll.): (indulge in) zuschlagen bei (+ Dat.) (salopp)

[begin to] hit the bottle — das Trinken anfangen

9) (Cricket) erzielen [Lauf]

hit the ball for six — (Brit.) sechs Läufe auf einmal erzielen

hit somebody for six — (fig.) jemanden übertrumpfen
2. intransitive verb,
-tt-, hit

1) (direct a blow) schlagen

hit hard — fest od. hart zuschlagen

hit at somebody/something — auf jemanden/etwas einschlagen

hit and run — [Autofahrer:] Fahrer- od. Unfallflucht begehen; [Angreifer:] einen Blitzüberfall machen

2) (come into forcible contact)

hit against or upon something — gegen od. auf etwas (Akk.) stoßen
3. noun
1) (blow) Schlag, der

2) (shot or bomb striking target) Treffer, der

3) (success) Erfolg, der; Knüller, der (ugs.); (success in entertainment) Schlager, der; Hit, der (ugs.)

make a hit — gut ankommen

Phrasal Verbs:

- hit back

- hit off

- hit out

- hit upon

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n.

Hieb -e m.

Hit -s m.

Stoß ¨-e m.

Treffer - m. v.

(§ p.,p.p.: hit)

= anschlagen v.

aufschlagen v.

schlagen v.

(§ p.,pp.: schlug, geschlagen)

treffen v.

(§ p.,pp.: traf, getroffen)

English-german dictionary > hit
3 alcanzar

v.

1 to catch up with (igualarse con).

¿a que no me alcanzas? bet you can't catch me!

Yo alcanzo a Ricardo I catch up with Richard.

2 to reach (llegar a).

alcanzar la meta to reach the finishing line

lo alcancé con una escalera I used a ladder to reach it

alcanzó la costa a nado he swam to the coast

este coche alcanza los 200 km/h this car can do up to o reach 200 km/h

el desempleo ha alcanzado un máximo histórico unemployment is at o has reached an all-time high

3 to achieve (lograr) (objetivo).

alcanzar la fama/el éxito to achieve fame/success

4 to hit.

le alcanzaron dos disparos he was hit by two shots

5 to reach up to, to reach, to reach at, to get at.

Yo alcanzo el techo I reach up to the ceiling.

6 to have enough.

Me alcanzó la gasolina I had enough gas.

7 to attain, to come to, to achieve, to get.

Alcanzo la felicidad I attain happiness.

8 to get to, to come up to, to come to.

Alcancé la frontera I got to the border.

9 to reach up for, to get.

Yo alcancé la caja sobre el armario I reached up for the box above the armoire.

10 to manage to, to be able to, to get to.

Mario alcanzó ver el ocaso Mario managed to see the sunset.

11 to be enough.

Alcanzó la comida There was enough food.

12 to fit.

Yo alcanzo I fit

13 to pass, to hand, to hand over.

María alcanzó la sal Mary passed the salt.

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alcanzar

Conjugation model [ REALIZAR], like realizar

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to reach

■ no alcanzo el libro I can't reach the book

2 (persona) to catch up, catch up with

■ los alcanzamos en la esquina we'll catch up with them at the corner

3 (pasar) to pass, hand over

■ alcánzame el agua pass me some water

4 (entender) to understand, grasp

5 (conseguir) to attain, achieve

■ alcanzamos los objetivos we achieved the goals

6 (golpear) to hit

■ el tiro la alcanzó en el pie the shot hit her in the foot

7 (afectar) to affect

■ eso no nos alcanza it doesn't affect us

► verbo intransitivo

1 (ser suficiente) to be sufficient ( para, for), be enough ( para, for), suffice ( para, for)

■ eso no alcanza para todos that's not enough for all of us

2 (ser capaz) to manage, succeed

■ no alcanzo a verlo I can't see it

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verb

1) to reach

2) catch up with

3) achieve, attain

4) suffice, be enough

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1. VT

1) [en carrera]

a) [+ persona] (=llegar a la altura de) to catch up (with)

la alcancé cuando salía por la puerta — I caught up with her o I caught her up just as she was going out of the door

están a punto de alcanzar al grupo de cabeza — they are about to catch (up with) the leading group

dentro de poco alcanzará a su padre en altura — he'll soon be as tall as his father

b) [+ ladrón, autobús, tren] to catch

no nos alcanzarán nunca — they'll never catch us

2) (=llegar a) [+ cima, límite, edad] to reach

por fin alcanzaron la cima — they finally reached the summit

alcanzó las cajas con un palo — she reached the boxes with a stick

puede alcanzar una velocidad de 200km/h — it can reach speeds of up to 200km/h

alcanzó el rango de general — he reached the rank of general

la producción ha alcanzado las 20 toneladas — production has reached 20 tons

el libro ha alcanzado ya las seis ediciones — the book is already in its sixth edition

las montañas alcanzan los 5.000m — the mountains rise to 5,000m

el termómetro llegó a alcanzar los cuarenta grados — temperatures rose as high as forty degrees

• alcanzar la mayoría de edad — to come of age

• alcanzó la orilla a nado — he made it to the shore by swimming, he swam back to the shore

• no llegó a alcanzar la pubertad — he never made it as far as puberty

3) (=conseguir) [+ acuerdo] to reach; [+ éxito, objetivo] to achieve

el acuerdo fue alcanzado tras muchos meses de conversaciones — the agreement was reached after many months of talks

las expectativas no se corresponden con los resultados alcanzados — the expectations are out of proportion with the results that have been achieved

• alcanzar la fama — to find fame, become famous

alcanzar la paz — to achieve peace

4) (=afectar) to affect

el cambio nos alcanzará a todos — the change will affect us all

una ley que alcanza sobre todo a los jubilados — a law which mainly affects o hits pensioners

5) [bala] to hit

uno de los dos disparos alcanzó al presidente — the president was hit by one of the two shots

la lancha fue alcanzada por un obús — the launch was hit by a shell

6) esp LAm (=dar) to pass

alcánzame la sal, por favor — could you pass (me) the salt, please?

¿me alcanzas las tijeras? — could you pass me the scissors?

7) * (=entender) to grasp, understand

no alcanza más allá de lo que le han enseñado — he's only capable of understanding what he's been taught

2. VI

1) (=llegar) to reach (a, hasta as far as)

no alcanzo — I can't reach

no alcanzaba al timbre — she couldn't reach (as far as) the doorbell

• hasta donde alcanza la vista — as far as the eye can see

2)

• alcanzar a hacer algo — to manage to do sth

no alcancé a verlo — I didn't manage to see him

no alcanzo a ver cómo pudo suceder — I can't see how it can have happened

no alcanzo a comprender sus razones — I just can't understand her reasons

3) (=ser suficiente) to be enough

• con dos botellas alcanzará para todos — two bottles will be enough for everyone

el sueldo no me alcanza para nada — I can't make ends meet on my salary

¿te alcanza para el tren? — esp LAm have you got enough money for the train?

4) LAm (=ascender)

¿a cuánto alcanza todo? — how much does it all come to?

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) < persona> ( llegar a la altura de) to catch up with, to catch... up (BrE); (pillar, agarrar) to catch

lo alcancé en la curva — I caught up with him on the bend

a que no me alcanzas! — I bet you can't catch me! (colloq)

b) (en tarea, estatura) to catch up with

2) ( llegar a) < lugar> to reach, get to; <temperatura/nivel/edad> to reach

a pesar del tráfico alcancé el avión — despite the traffic I managed to catch the plane

casi no alcanzo el tren — I almost missed the train

lo alcancé con un palo — I used a pole to get at it o reach it

estos árboles alcanzan una gran altura — these trees can reach o grow to a great height

alcanza una velocidad de... — it reaches a speed of...

alcanza enormes distancias — it covers vast distances

alcanzar la mayoría de edad — to come of age

3) (conseguir, obtener) <objetivo/éxito> to achieve; < acuerdo> to reach

se pretende alcanzar los 100 millones de pesos — they are hoping to reach a target of 100 million pesos

4) (acercar, pasar)

alcanzarle algo a alguien — to pass somebody something, to pass something to somebody

¿me alcanzas el libro? — could you pass me the book?

5)

a) bala/misil to hit

fue alcanzado por un misil — it was hit by a missile

b) ( afectar) to affect

la medida ha alcanzado a la clase trabajadora — the measure has affected the working classes
2.
alcanzar vi

1) ( llegar)

está muy alto, no alcanzo — it's too high, I can't reach it

hasta donde alcanzaba la vista — as far as the eye could see

alcanzar a + inf — to manage to + inf

no alcanzó a terminar — she didn't manage to finish

hasta donde alcanzo a ver — as far as I can see

2) ( ser suficiente) comida/provisones to be enough

el sueldo no le alcanza — he can't manage on his salary

me alcanzará hasta final de mes — it will see me through to the end of the month

con una limpiadita, alcanza — just a quick clean will do

* * *

= attain, gain, reach, run to, catch up with, reach for.

Ex. A fully comparative account of recommendations for filing orders is likely to prove confusing until the reader has attained some familiarity with the general problems, and the solutions offered by one code.

Ex. To many, therefore, this emphasis on information can provide a much-needed opportunity to gain the public library new influence and respect.

Ex. This is in part due to the different stages of development reached by different libraries.

Ex. Obviously a book on the chemistry of mercury which runs to 200 pages will give less detail than one which runs to 600 pages.

Ex. The information centre is now catching up with the belief of its 1984 architect that it would be an electronic library.

Ex. She said that a man came in with a ski mask on but that she was able to scare him away when she reached for a baseball bat.

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* alcanzar a ver = glimpse.

* alcanzar + Cantidad = run into + Cantidad.

* alcanzar cotas más altas = raise to + greater heights.

* alcanzar dimensiones épicas = reach + epic proportions.

* alcanzar el culmen de = reach + the pinnacle of, reach + the height of.

* alcanzar el destino de Uno = reach + Posesivo + destination.

* alcanzar el estrellato = rise to + stardom, reach + stardom.

* alcanzar el límite de = reach + the limits of.

* alcanzar el límite de + Posesivo + capacidad = stretch + Nombre + beyond the breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to the limit.

* alcanzar el límite de + Posesivo + posibilidades = reach + the limits of + Posesivo + potential.

* alcanzar el máximo = reach + a head.

* alcanzar el momento cumbre = reach + summit.

* alcanzar el punto crítico = come to + a head.

* alcanzar el punto culminante = climax.

* alcanzar el punto de ebullición = reach + boiling point.

* alcanzar el punto más álgido = peak, come into + full bloom.

* alcanzar la cifra de = total.

* alcanzar la cumbre de = reach + the pinnacle of, reach + the height of.

* alcanzar la cúspide de = reach + the pinnacle of, reach + the height of.

* alcanzar la fama = rise to + stardom, reach + stardom.

* alcanzar la madurez = come to + maturity, bring to + maturity, achieve + maturity, reach + maturity.

* alcanzar la mayoría de edad = come of + age.

* alcanzar la plenitud = come to + full flower.

* alcanzar masa crítica = reach + critical mass, achieve + critical mass.

* alcanzar mayores cotas = rise to + greater heights.

* alcanzar niveles mínimos = reach + a low ebb.

* alcanzar popularidad = catch on.

* alcanzar + Posesivo + apogeo = peak.

* alcanzar + Posesivo + fin = reach + Posesivo + end.

* alcanzar + Posesivo + mejor momento = peak.

* alcanzar + Posesivo + mejor momento demasiado pronto = peak + too early.

* alcanzar + Posesivo + punto álgido = reach + Posesivo + peak.

* alcanzar proporciones alarmantes = reach + alarming proportions.

* alcanzar proporciones catastróficas = reach + catastrophic proportions.

* alcanzar proporciones de crisis = grow to + crisis proportions.

* alcanzar proporciones desmesuradas = reach + epic proportions.

* alcanzar proporciones épicas = reach + epic proportions.

* alcanzar proporciones exageradas = reach + epic proportions.

* alcanzar su auge = reach + Posesivo + height.

* alcanzar una conclusión = reach + conclusion, arrive at + conclusion.

* alcanzar una cota = hit + high.

* alcanzar una coyuntura crítica = reach + a critical juncture.

* alcanzar un acuerdo = reach + agreement, reach + compromise, hammer out + agreement.

* alcanzar una decisión = arrive at + decision.

* alcanzar una meta = accomplish + goal, achieve + goal, meet + Posesivo + goal.

* alcanzar una solución = arrive at + a solution.

* alcanzar un compromiso = reach + agreement.

* alcanzar un objetivo = attain + goal.

* alcanzar un precio = fetch + Dinero.

* hasta donde alcance = to the limits of.

* hasta donde alcanza la vista = as far as the eye can see.

* intentar alcanzar = reach for.

* no alcanzar a + Infinitivo (con mucho) = fall (far) short of + Gerundio.

* un medio para alcanzar un fin = a means to an end.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) < persona> ( llegar a la altura de) to catch up with, to catch... up (BrE); (pillar, agarrar) to catch

lo alcancé en la curva — I caught up with him on the bend

a que no me alcanzas! — I bet you can't catch me! (colloq)

b) (en tarea, estatura) to catch up with

2) ( llegar a) < lugar> to reach, get to; <temperatura/nivel/edad> to reach

a pesar del tráfico alcancé el avión — despite the traffic I managed to catch the plane

casi no alcanzo el tren — I almost missed the train

lo alcancé con un palo — I used a pole to get at it o reach it

estos árboles alcanzan una gran altura — these trees can reach o grow to a great height

alcanza una velocidad de... — it reaches a speed of...

alcanza enormes distancias — it covers vast distances

alcanzar la mayoría de edad — to come of age

3) (conseguir, obtener) <objetivo/éxito> to achieve; < acuerdo> to reach

se pretende alcanzar los 100 millones de pesos — they are hoping to reach a target of 100 million pesos

4) (acercar, pasar)

alcanzarle algo a alguien — to pass somebody something, to pass something to somebody

¿me alcanzas el libro? — could you pass me the book?

5)

a) bala/misil to hit

fue alcanzado por un misil — it was hit by a missile

b) ( afectar) to affect

la medida ha alcanzado a la clase trabajadora — the measure has affected the working classes
2.
alcanzar vi

1) ( llegar)

está muy alto, no alcanzo — it's too high, I can't reach it

hasta donde alcanzaba la vista — as far as the eye could see

alcanzar a + inf — to manage to + inf

no alcanzó a terminar — she didn't manage to finish

hasta donde alcanzo a ver — as far as I can see

2) ( ser suficiente) comida/provisones to be enough

el sueldo no le alcanza — he can't manage on his salary

me alcanzará hasta final de mes — it will see me through to the end of the month

con una limpiadita, alcanza — just a quick clean will do

* * *

= attain, gain, reach, run to, catch up with, reach for.

Ex: A fully comparative account of recommendations for filing orders is likely to prove confusing until the reader has attained some familiarity with the general problems, and the solutions offered by one code.

Ex: To many, therefore, this emphasis on information can provide a much-needed opportunity to gain the public library new influence and respect.

Ex: This is in part due to the different stages of development reached by different libraries.

Ex: Obviously a book on the chemistry of mercury which runs to 200 pages will give less detail than one which runs to 600 pages.

Ex: The information centre is now catching up with the belief of its 1984 architect that it would be an electronic library.

Ex: She said that a man came in with a ski mask on but that she was able to scare him away when she reached for a baseball bat.

* alcanzar a ver = glimpse.

* alcanzar + Cantidad = run into + Cantidad.

* alcanzar cotas más altas = raise to + greater heights.

* alcanzar dimensiones épicas = reach + epic proportions.

* alcanzar el culmen de = reach + the pinnacle of, reach + the height of.

* alcanzar el destino de Uno = reach + Posesivo + destination.

* alcanzar el estrellato = rise to + stardom, reach + stardom.

* alcanzar el límite de = reach + the limits of.

* alcanzar el límite de + Posesivo + capacidad = stretch + Nombre + beyond the breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to the limit.

* alcanzar el límite de + Posesivo + posibilidades = reach + the limits of + Posesivo + potential.

* alcanzar el máximo = reach + a head.

* alcanzar el momento cumbre = reach + summit.

* alcanzar el punto crítico = come to + a head.

* alcanzar el punto culminante = climax.

* alcanzar el punto de ebullición = reach + boiling point.

* alcanzar el punto más álgido = peak, come into + full bloom.

* alcanzar la cifra de = total.

* alcanzar la cumbre de = reach + the pinnacle of, reach + the height of.

* alcanzar la cúspide de = reach + the pinnacle of, reach + the height of.

* alcanzar la fama = rise to + stardom, reach + stardom.

* alcanzar la madurez = come to + maturity, bring to + maturity, achieve + maturity, reach + maturity.

* alcanzar la mayoría de edad = come of + age.

* alcanzar la plenitud = come to + full flower.

* alcanzar masa crítica = reach + critical mass, achieve + critical mass.

* alcanzar mayores cotas = rise to + greater heights.

* alcanzar niveles mínimos = reach + a low ebb.

* alcanzar popularidad = catch on.

* alcanzar + Posesivo + apogeo = peak.

* alcanzar + Posesivo + fin = reach + Posesivo + end.

* alcanzar + Posesivo + mejor momento = peak.

* alcanzar + Posesivo + mejor momento demasiado pronto = peak + too early.

* alcanzar + Posesivo + punto álgido = reach + Posesivo + peak.

* alcanzar proporciones alarmantes = reach + alarming proportions.

* alcanzar proporciones catastróficas = reach + catastrophic proportions.

* alcanzar proporciones de crisis = grow to + crisis proportions.

* alcanzar proporciones desmesuradas = reach + epic proportions.

* alcanzar proporciones épicas = reach + epic proportions.

* alcanzar proporciones exageradas = reach + epic proportions.

* alcanzar su auge = reach + Posesivo + height.

* alcanzar una conclusión = reach + conclusion, arrive at + conclusion.

* alcanzar una cota = hit + high.

* alcanzar una coyuntura crítica = reach + a critical juncture.

* alcanzar un acuerdo = reach + agreement, reach + compromise, hammer out + agreement.

* alcanzar una decisión = arrive at + decision.

* alcanzar una meta = accomplish + goal, achieve + goal, meet + Posesivo + goal.

* alcanzar una solución = arrive at + a solution.

* alcanzar un compromiso = reach + agreement.

* alcanzar un objetivo = attain + goal.

* alcanzar un precio = fetch + Dinero.

* hasta donde alcance = to the limits of.

* hasta donde alcanza la vista = as far as the eye can see.

* intentar alcanzar = reach for.

* no alcanzar a + Infinitivo (con mucho) = fall (far) short of + Gerundio.

* un medio para alcanzar un fin = a means to an end.

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alcanzar [A4 ]

vt

A

1 ‹persona› (llegar a la altura de) to catch up with, to catch … up ( BrE); (pillar, agarrar) to catch

a este paso no los vamos a alcanzar nunca at this rate we'll never catch up with them o catch them up

¡a que no me alcanzas! bet you can't catch me! ( colloq)

2 (en los estudios, en una tarea) to catch … up, to catch up with; (en estatura) to catch up with

empecé después que tú y ya te alcancé I started after you and I've caught up with you already

¡qué alto está! cualquier día alcanzará a su hermano look how tall he's getting! he'll be catching up with his brother soon!

B

1 ‹lugar› to reach, get to

los bomberos habían logrado alcanzar el segundo piso the firemen had managed to reach o get up to the second floor

a pesar del tráfico alcancé el avión/tren despite the traffic I managed to catch the plane/train

lo alcancé con un palo I used a pole to get at it o reach it

2 ‹temperatura› to reach; ‹edad/pubertad› to reach

el termómetro alcanzó los 40 grados the thermometer got up to o reached o registered 40 degrees

estos árboles alcanzan una gran altura these trees can reach o grow to a great height

algunos lagos alcanzan los 300 metros de profundidad some lakes are as deep as 300 meters o reach depths of 300 meters

un libro donde la estupidez alcanza su máxima expresión a book in which stupidity reaches its peak o which is the ultimate in stupidity

el aire expulsado alcanza una velocidad de 120 km/h the air expelled reaches a speed of 120 kph

el proyectil alcanzaba distancias de casi 1.000 metros the projectile could reach distances of o had a range of almost 1,000 meters

alcanzar la mayoría de edad to come of age, to reach the age of majority

3 (conseguir, obtener) ‹objetivo/resultado› to achieve; ‹acuerdo› to reach; ‹fama/éxito› to achieve

alcanzó todas las metas que se propuso en la vida he achieved all the goals he set himself in life

los resultados alcanzados hasta ahora son excelentes the results achieved o attained up to now have been excellent

los acuerdos alcanzados en materia de desarme the agreements reached in the field of disarmament

se pretende alcanzar una recaudación de 100 millones de pesos they are hoping to take in ( AmE) o ( BrE) take as much as 100 million pesos

los candidatos no alcanzaban el nivel requerido the candidates did not reach o meet the required standard

C (acercar, pasar) alcanzarle algo A algn to pass sb sth, to pass sth TO sb

¿me alcanzas ese libro? could you pass me that book?

D

1 «bala/misil» to hit

el número de barcos alcanzados por misiles the number of ships hit by missiles

2

(afectar): la medida ha alcanzado a la clase trabajadora the measure has affected the working classes

■ alcanzar

vi

A

(llegar): está muy alto, no alcanzo it's too high, I can't reach it

hasta donde alcanzaba la vista as far as the eye could see

alcanzar A + INF to manage to + INF

no alcanzó a terminar she didn't manage to finish

hasta donde alcanzo a ver, la situación no tiene arreglo as far as I can see there's no solution

algo que la mente humana no alcanza a entender something which the human mind cannot comprehend

B

(ser suficiente): el pollo no alcanzará para todos there won't be enough chicken for everyone o to go round

el sueldo no le alcanza he can't manage o get by on his salary

me alcanzará hasta final de mes it will see me through to the end of the month

no me alcanza el papel para envolver el regalo I haven't got enough paper to wrap the present in

con que le des una limpiadita, alcanza if you give it a quick clean, that will do o that will be good enough

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alcanzar ( conjugate alcanzar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹ persona› ( llegar a la altura de) to catch up with, to catch … up (BrE);

(pillar, agarrar) to catch;
◊ lo alcancé en la curva I caught up with him on the bend;

¡a que no me alcanzas! I bet you can't catch me! (colloq)
b) (en tarea, estatura) to catch up with

2 ( llegar a) ‹ lugar› to reach, get to;
‹temperatura/nivel/edad› to reach;
◊ casi no alcanzo el tren I almost missed the train;

estos árboles alcanzan una gran altura these trees can reach o grow to a great height;
alcanzar la mayoría de edad to come of age
3 (conseguir, obtener) ‹objetivo/éxito› to achieve;
‹ acuerdo› to reach
4 (acercar, pasar) alcanzarle algo a algn to pass sb sth, to pass sth to sb
verbo intransitivo
1 ( llegar con la mano) to reach;
◊ hasta donde alcanzaba la vista as far as the eye could see;

alcanzar a hacer algo to manage to do sth
2 ( ser suficiente) [comida/provisones] to be enough;
◊ el sueldo no le alcanza he can't manage on his salary

alcanzar
I verbo transitivo
1 to reach
2 (coger a una persona) to catch up with
3 (llegar hasta una cantidad) to be up to: su biblioteca alcanza los tres mil ejemplares, his library is up to three thousand volumes
4 (acercar algo) to pass: alcánzame una silla, pass me a chair
5 (lograr) to attain, achieve
II vi (ser suficiente) to be sufficient: ese dinero no alcanza para un piso, this money isn't enough to buy a flat
' alcanzar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
atinar
- cobrar
- conseguir
- llegar
- situarse
- alargar
- caza
- cumplir
- dar
English:
achieve
- arm-twisting
- attain
- authoritarian
- blossom
- catch up
- come up to
- get at
- last
- means
- reach
- rise
- short
- strike
- catch
- come
- command
- do
- eke out
- elusive
- fulfill
- glimpse
- hit
- level
- manageable
- see
- stretch
- strive

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alcanzar

♦ vt

1. [igualarse con] to catch up with;

si estudias duro, alcanzarás a tu hermana if you study hard you'll catch up with your sister;

¿a que no me alcanzas? bet you can't catch me!;

vayan ustedes delante que ya los alcanzaré you go on ahead, I'll catch you up

2. [llegar a] to reach;
[autobús, tren] to manage to catch;
alcanzar el autobús to catch the bus;

lo alcancé con una escalera I used a ladder to reach it;

los termómetros alcanzarán mañana los 30 grados the temperature tomorrow will reach o go as high as 30 degrees;

alcanzar la mayoría de edad to come of age;

alcanzar la meta to reach the finishing line;

alcanzar un precio alto [en subasta] to sell for o obtain a high price;

alcanzó la costa a nado he swam to the coast;

su sueldo no alcanza el salario mínimo she earns less than the minimum wage;

este coche alcanza los 200 km/h this car can do up to o reach 200 km/h;

el desempleo ha alcanzado un máximo histórico unemployment is at o has reached an all-time high

3. [lograr] to obtain;

alcanzar un objetivo to achieve a goal;

alcanzó su sueño tras años de trabajo after years of work, he achieved his dream;

el equipo alcanzó su segundo campeonato consecutivo the team won o achieved their second championship in a row;

alcanzar la fama/el éxito to achieve fame/success;

alcanzar la madurez to come of age, to reach maturity

4. [entregar] to pass;

alcánzame la sal could you pass me the salt?;

alcánzame ese jarrón, que no llego hasta el estante could you get that vase down for me, I can't reach the shelf

5. [golpear, dar] to hit;

el proyectil alcanzó de lleno el centro de la ciudad the shell exploded right in the centre of the city;

le alcanzaron dos disparos he was hit by two shots;

el árbol fue alcanzado por un rayo the tree was struck by lightning

6. [afectar] to affect;

la epidemia no les alcanzó they were unaffected by the epidemic;

la sequía no alcanza a esta provincia this province has been untouched by the drought

♦ vi

1. [ser suficiente]
alcanzar para algo/alguien to be enough for sth/sb;

el sueldo no me alcanza para llegar a fin de mes my salary isn't enough to make ends meet;

no sé si alcanzará para todos I don't know if there'll be enough for everyone

2. [poder]
alcanzar a hacer algo to manage to do sth;

alcancé a verlo unos segundos I managed to see him for a few seconds;

no alcanzo a comprender por qué I can't begin to understand why;

no alcanzo a ver lo que quieres decir I can't quite see what you mean

3. [llegar]
está tan alto que no alcanzo it's too high for me to reach, it's so high up I can't reach it;

hasta donde alcanza la vista as far as the eye can see;

hasta donde alcanzo a recordar as far back as I can remember

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alcanzar

I v/t a alguien catch up with; lugar reach, get to; en nivel reach; objetivo achieve; cantidad amount to;

alcanzar la cifra de amount to, stand at

II v/i

1 en altura reach

2 en cantidad be enough;

el dinero no alcanza I/we etc can’t afford it

3

:

alcanzar a oír/ver manage to hear/see

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alcanzar {21} vt

1) : to reach

2) : to catch up with

3) lograr: to achieve, to attain

alcanzar vi

1) dar: to suffice, to be enough

2)

alcanzar a : to manage to

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alcanzar vb

1. (en general) to reach

ya alcanza a la estantería she can reach the shelf now

2. (conseguir) to achieve

alcanzó su meta he achieved his goal

3. (pillar) to catch up [pt. & pp. caught]

lo alcancé al final de la calle I caught him up at the end of the street

4. (bastar) to be enough

el pan no alcanza para todos there's not enough bread for everyone

Spanish-English dictionary > alcanzar
4 cruiser

N

1. तीव्रगामी\cruiserयुद्धपोत

A cruiser was hit by a missile

English-Hindi dictionary > cruiser
5 pocisk

m (G pocisku) missile; (artyleryjski) shell; (z pistoletu, karabinu) bullet
- pocisk balistyczny a ballistic missile

- pocisk przeciwpancerny/przeciwlotniczy an anti-tank/anti-aircraft shell

- pocisk zapalający an incendiary bomb

- grad pocisków a hail of shells/bullets

- niedaleko wybuchł pocisk a shell exploded nearby

- pocisk przeleciał nad nami a shell flew overhead

- czołg został trafiony pociskiem armatnim the tank was hit by a shell

- pocisk ugodził go w ramię he was hit by a bullet

- używali kamieni jako pocisków they used stones as missiles

□ pocisk kierowany guided missile

- pocisk odłamkowy (lotniczy) fragmentation bomb; (artyleryjski) artillery shell

- pocisk smugowy tracer bullet

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-ku, -ki; instr sg - kiem; m

( karabinowy) bullet; ( artyleryjski) shell; ( rakietowy) missile

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pocisk

mi

missile; ( strzelecki) shell; (zwł. rakietowy) projectile; pocisk artyleryjski artillery shell; pocisk balistyczny ballistic missile; pocisk dymny smoke shell; pocisk kierowany guided missile; pocisk nuklearny nuclear missile; pocisk odłamkowy shrapnel missile; pocisk przeciwlotniczy air-defence missile; pocisk przeciwpancerny armor-piercing missile, APM; pocisk świetlny star shell; pocisk zapalający flare missile l. shell; grad pocisków volley of fire.

The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > pocisk
6 isabet

,-ti 1. hitting (the mark). 2. saying or doing exactly the right thing. 3. falling by chance to. 4. happy encounter. 5. Well done! - almak to be hit (by a missile). - etmek 1. /a/ to hit (the mark). 2. /a/ to come to (one) (by chance or as one´s share). 3. to do or say just the right thing. - ki It´s good that.../Luckily,.... - oldu. colloq. It was a good thing./It worked out well.

Saja Türkçe - İngilizce Sözlük > isabet
7 shoot

ʃu:t
1. past tense, past participle - shot; verb
1) ((often with at) to send or fire (bullets, arrows etc) from a gun, bow etc: The enemy were shooting at us; He shot an arrow through the air.) disparar, lanzar

2) (to hit or kill with a bullet, arrow etc: He went out to shoot pigeons; He was sentenced to be shot at dawn.) fusilar, matar de un tiro

3) (to direct swiftly and suddenly: She shot them an angry glance.) lanzar

4) (to move swiftly: He shot out of the room; The pain shot up his leg; The force of the explosion shot him across the room.) salir disparado

5) (to take (usually moving) photographs (for a film): That film was shot in Spain; We will start shooting next week.) rodar, filmar

6) (to kick or hit at a goal in order to try to score.) tirar, disparar, chutar

7) (to kill (game birds etc) for sport.) cazar

2. noun
(a new growth on a plant: The deer were eating the young shoots on the trees.) brote, retoño

- shooting-star
- shoot down
- shoot rapids
- shoot up

shoot¹ n brote

a lot of shoots have appeared on the rose bush han aparecido muchos brotes en el rosal

shoot² vb

1. pegar un tiro / disparar

he was shot in the arm recibió un disparo en el brazo

don't shoot! ¡no dispares!

she shot her boss twice le pegó dos tiros a su jefe

2. chutar / disparar / tirar

the forward shot at goal el delantero chutó a portería

3. ir disparado / ir volando

when the cat saw the dog, it shot up a tree cuando el gato vio al perro, subió al árbol volando

to shoot someone dead matar a alguien a tiros

El pasado y participio pasado de shoot es shot

shoot

tr[ʃʊːt]

noun

1 SMALLBOTANY/SMALL (gen) brote nombre masculino, retoño, renuevo; (of vine) sarmiento

2 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL (hunting party) cacería; (land) coto de caza

3 SMALLCINEMA/SMALL rodaje nombre masculino, filmación nombre femenino

transitive verb (pt & pp shot tr[ʃɒt])

1 (person, animal) pegar un tiro a, pegar un balazo a; (hit, wound) herir (de bala); (kill) matar de un tiro, matar a tiros; (by firing squad) fusilar; (hunt) cazar

■ she shot her husband le pegó un tiro a su marido

■ she was shot in the back recibió un balazo en la espalda

■ he was shot dead lo mataron a tiros

2 (fire - missile) lanzar; (- arrow, bullet, weapon) disparar; (- glance) lanzar

■ she can shoot a gun sabe disparar una pistola

■ this gun doesn't shoot real bullets esta pistola no dispara balas de verdad

■ they shot questions at her la bombardearon a preguntas

3 (film) rodar, filmar; (photograph) fotografiar, sacar una foto de

4 (rapids) salvar; (bridge) pasar por debajo de; (traffic lights) saltarse

5 (bolt) echar, correr

6 slang (heroin) chutarse, picarse, pincharse

intransitive verb

1 (fire weapon) disparar (at, a/sobre); (hunt with gun) cazar

■ don't shoot! ¡no disparen!

■ he shot at a rabbit disparó a un conejo

■ we're being shot at! ¡nos están disparando!

2 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (aim at goal) tirar, disparar, chutar

3 (move quickly) pasar volando, salir disparado,-a

■ the car shot past us el coche nos pasó volando

■ the pain shot up my arm el dolor me recorrió todo el brazo

■ he shot out of the room salió disparado de la habitación

■ they shot off somewhere salieron disparados a alguna parte

■ the record shot to the top of the charts el disco subió directamente al número uno de la lista de éxitos

4 SMALLCINEMA/SMALL rodar, filmar

5 SMALLBOTANY/SMALL brotar

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to shoot for the moon pedir la luna

to shoot it out (with somebody) resolverlo a tiros (con alguien), emprenderla a tiros (con alguien)

to shoot pool jugar al billar

to shoot one's mouth off irse de la lengua

to shoot on sight disparar en el acto

to shoot one's bolt echar el resto

to shoot oneself pegarse un tiro

to shoot oneself in the foot salirle a alguien el tiro por la culata

to shoot to kill disparar a matar

shoot ['ʃu:t] v, shot ['ʃɑt] ; shooting vt

1) : disparar, tirar

to shoot a bullet: tirar una bala

2) : pegarle un tiro a, darle un balazo a

he shot her: le pegó un tiro

they shot and killed him: lo mataron a balazos

3) throw: lanzar (una pelota, etc.), echar (una mirada)

4) photograph: fotografiar

5) film: filmar

shoot vi

1) : disparar (con un arma de fuego)

2) dart: ir rápidamente

it shot past: pasó como una bala

shoot n

: brote m, retoño m, vástago m

shoot

n.

• brota s.f.

• brote s.m.

• pimpollo s.m.

• plantón s.m.

• renuevo s.m.

• retoño s.m.

• serpollo s.m.

• tallo s.m.

• tiro s.m.

• vástago s.m. (Film)

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: shot) = rodar v.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: shot) = balear v.

• descargar v.

• disparar v.

• fusilar v.

• herir con arma de fuego v.

• tirar v.

I ʃuːt
noun

1) ( Bot) (bud, young leaf) brote m, retoño m, renuevo m; (from seed, potato) brote m

2) ( shooting expedition) cacería f

3) ( Cin) rodaje m, filmación f

II
1.

(past & past p shot) transitive verb

1)

a) \<\<person/animal\>\> pegarle* un tiro or un balazo a

they shot him three times in the legs — le pegaron tres tiros en las piernas

she was shot in the arm — recibió un balazo en el brazo

they shot him dead they shot him to death (AmE) lo mataron a tiros/de un tiro; to shoot oneself pegarse* un tiro; you'll get me shot! (colloq) me van a matar por tu culpa! (fam); to shoot the breeze o bull — (AmE) darle* a la lengua or a la sinhueso (fam)

b) ( hunt) \<\<duck/rabbit/deer\>\> cazar*

2)

a) ( fire) \<\<bullet\>\> disparar, tirar; \<\<arrow/missile\>\> lanzar*, arrojar; \<\<glance\>\> lanzar*

to shoot questions at somebody — acribillar a alguien a preguntas

b) (eject, propel) lanzar*, despedir*

3) ( pass swiftly)

to shoot the rapids — salvar los rápidos

to shoot the lights — (BrE colloq) saltarse la luz roja or (Méx tb) pasarse los altos

4)

a) ( Sport) \<\<ball/puck\>\> lanzar*; \<\<goal\>\> marcar*, anotar(se) (AmL)

he shot four baskets — encestó cuatro veces

b) ( play) (AmE) jugar* a

to shoot craps/billiards — jugar* a los dados/al billar

5) ( Cin) rodar*, filmar

6) ( inject) (sl) \<\<heroin/cocaine\>\> chutarse (arg), picarse* (arg)

2.

vi

1)

a) ( fire weapon) disparar

don't move or I'll shoot! — no se mueva o disparo!

to shoot to kill — disparar or tirar a matar

to shoot AT somebody/something — dispararle a alguien/a algo

b) ( hunt) cazar*

to go shooting — ir* de caza

c) ( proceed) (colloq)

can I ask you something? - sure, shoot! — ¿te puedo preguntar algo? - claro dispara! or (AmL) pregunta nomás!

2) ( move swiftly)

their record shot straight to number one — su disco subió directamente al número uno

she shoot past — pasó como una bala or como un bólido (fam)

he shot out of his seat — saltó del asiento

3) ( Sport) tirar, disparar, chutar, chutear (CS)

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

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Phrasal Verbs:

- shoot down

- shoot for

- shoot off

- shoot out

- shoot up

III

interjection (AmE colloq) miércoles! (fam & euf), mecachis! (fam & euf)

[ʃuːt] (vb: pt, pp shot)
1. N

1) (Bot) brote m, retoño m

2) (Cine) rodaje m ; (Phot) sesión f fotográfica

3) (=shooting party) cacería f, partida f de caza; (=preserve) coto m de caza, vedado m de caza; (=competition) concurso m de tiro al blanco, certamen m de tiro al blanco

2. VT

1) (=wound) pegar un tiro a; (=kill) matar de un tiro; (more brutally) matar a tiros; (=execute) fusilar; (=hunt) cazar

she shot her husband — pegó un tiro a su marido

you'll get me shot! * — ¡me van a asesinar or matar por tu culpa! *

• he was shot as a spy — lo fusilaron por espía

• to shoot sb dead — matar a algn de un tiro or a tiros

• we often go shooting rabbits at the weekend — solemos ir a cazar conejos los fines de semana

• he was shot in the leg — una bala le hirió en la pierna

• he had been shot through the heart — la bala le había atravesado el corazón

- shoot o.s. in the foot

2) (=launch) [+ bullet, gun, arrow] disparar; [+ missile] lanzar

3) (=propel) [+ object] lanzar (at hacia)

• the impact shot them forward — el impacto hizo que salieran despedidos hacia delante

• the volcano shot lava high into the air — el volcán despidió or arrojó lava por los aires

4) (fig) [+ glance, look] lanzar; [+ smile] dedicar; [+ ray of light] arrojar, lanzar

• she shot me a sideways glance — me lanzó una mirada de reojo, me miró de reojo

• he began shooting questions at her — empezó a acribillarla a preguntas

- shoot the breeze or bull

- shoot a line

- shoot one's mouth off
bolt 1., 1)
5) (Cine) rodar, filmar; (Phot) [+ subject of picture] tomar, sacar

6) (=speed through)

• to shoot the lights — (Aut) * saltarse un semáforo en rojo

• to shoot the rapids — sortear or salvar los rápidos

7) (=close) [+ bolt] correr

8) (=play)

• to shoot dice/ pool — (US) jugar a los dados/al billar

9) * (=inject) [+ drugs] inyectarse, chutarse *, pincharse *

3. VI

1) (with gun) disparar, tirar; (=hunt) cazar

• to shoot at sth/sb — disparar a algo/algn

• to go shooting — ir de caza

• to shoot to kill — disparar a matar, tirar a matar

shoot-to-kill policy — programa m de tirar a matar

2) (in ball games) (gen) tirar; (Ftbl) disparar, chutar

• to shoot at goal — tirar a gol, chutar

• to shoot wide — fallar el tiro, errar el tiro

3) (=move rapidly)

• she shot ahead to take first place — se adelantó rápidamente para ponerse en primer puesto

• the car shot forward — el coche salió disparado hacia delante

• flames shot 100ft into the air — las llamas saltaron por los aires a 100 pies de altura

• he shot out of his chair/ out of bed — salió disparado de la silla/de la cama

• to shoot past or by — pasar como un rayo

the car shot past or by us — el coche pasó como un rayo or una bala

• to shoot to fame/stardom — lanzarse a la fama/al estrellato

• the pain went shooting up his arm — un dolor punzante le subía por el brazo

4) (Bot) (=produce buds) brotar; (=germinate) germinar

5) (Cine) rodar, filmar; (Phot) sacar la foto, disparar

6) (US)
* (in conversation)
shoot! — ¡adelante!, ¡dispara!

4.

EXCL
* euph
oh shoot! — ¡caracoles! *, ¡mecachis! (Sp) *

- shoot away

- shoot back

- shoot down

- shoot off

- shoot out

- shoot up

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I [ʃuːt]
noun

1) ( Bot) (bud, young leaf) brote m, retoño m, renuevo m; (from seed, potato) brote m

2) ( shooting expedition) cacería f

3) ( Cin) rodaje m, filmación f

II
1.

(past & past p shot) transitive verb

1)

a) \<\<person/animal\>\> pegarle* un tiro or un balazo a

they shot him three times in the legs — le pegaron tres tiros en las piernas

she was shot in the arm — recibió un balazo en el brazo

they shot him dead they shot him to death (AmE) lo mataron a tiros/de un tiro; to shoot oneself pegarse* un tiro; you'll get me shot! (colloq) me van a matar por tu culpa! (fam); to shoot the breeze o bull — (AmE) darle* a la lengua or a la sinhueso (fam)

b) ( hunt) \<\<duck/rabbit/deer\>\> cazar*

2)

a) ( fire) \<\<bullet\>\> disparar, tirar; \<\<arrow/missile\>\> lanzar*, arrojar; \<\<glance\>\> lanzar*

to shoot questions at somebody — acribillar a alguien a preguntas

b) (eject, propel) lanzar*, despedir*

3) ( pass swiftly)

to shoot the rapids — salvar los rápidos

to shoot the lights — (BrE colloq) saltarse la luz roja or (Méx tb) pasarse los altos

4)

a) ( Sport) \<\<ball/puck\>\> lanzar*; \<\<goal\>\> marcar*, anotar(se) (AmL)

he shot four baskets — encestó cuatro veces

b) ( play) (AmE) jugar* a

to shoot craps/billiards — jugar* a los dados/al billar

5) ( Cin) rodar*, filmar

6) ( inject) (sl) \<\<heroin/cocaine\>\> chutarse (arg), picarse* (arg)

2.

vi

1)

a) ( fire weapon) disparar

don't move or I'll shoot! — no se mueva o disparo!

to shoot to kill — disparar or tirar a matar

to shoot AT somebody/something — dispararle a alguien/a algo

b) ( hunt) cazar*

to go shooting — ir* de caza

c) ( proceed) (colloq)

can I ask you something? - sure, shoot! — ¿te puedo preguntar algo? - claro dispara! or (AmL) pregunta nomás!

2) ( move swiftly)

their record shot straight to number one — su disco subió directamente al número uno

she shoot past — pasó como una bala or como un bólido (fam)

he shot out of his seat — saltó del asiento

3) ( Sport) tirar, disparar, chutar, chutear (CS)

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

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- shoot down

- shoot for

- shoot off

- shoot out

- shoot up

III

interjection (AmE colloq) miércoles! (fam & euf), mecachis! (fam & euf)

English-spanish dictionary > shoot
8 strike

1. noun
1) (Industry) Streik, der; Ausstand, der

be on/go [out] or come out on strike — in den Streik getreten sein/in den Streik treten

2) (Finance, Mining, Oil Industry) Treffer, der (fig. ugs.)

make a strike — sein Glück machen; (Mining) fündig werden

3) (sudden success)

[lucky] strike — Glückstreffer, der

4) (act of hitting) Schlag, der

5) (Mil.) Angriff, der (at auf + Akk.)
2. transitive verb,
struck, struck or (arch.) stricken

1) (hit) schlagen; [Schlag, Geschoss:] treffen [Ziel]; [Blitz:] [ein]schlagen in (+ Akk.), treffen; (afflict) treffen; [Epidemie, Seuche, Katastrophe usw.:] heimsuchen

strike one's head on or against the wall — mit dem Kopf gegen die Wand schlagen

the car struck a pedestrian — das Auto erfasste einen Fußgänger

the ship struck the rocks — das Schiff lief auf die Felsen

2) (delete) streichen (from, off aus)

3) (deliver)

strike two punches — zweimal zuschlagen

strike somebody a blow — jemandem einen Schlag versetzen

who struck [the] first blow? — wer hat zuerst geschlagen?

strike a blow against somebody/against or to something — (fig.) jemandem/einer Sache einen Schlag versetzen

strike a blow for something — (fig.) eine Lanze für etwas brechen

4) (produce by hitting flint) schlagen [Funken]; (ignite) anzünden [Streichholz]

5) (chime) schlagen

6) (Mus.) anschlagen [Töne auf dem Klavier]; anzupfen, anreißen [Töne auf der Gitarre]; (fig.) anschlagen [Ton]

7) (impress) beeindrucken

strike somebody as [being] silly — jemandem dumm zu sein scheinen od. dumm erscheinen

it strikes somebody that... — es scheint jemandem, dass...

how does it strike you? — was hältst du davon?

8) (occur to) einfallen (+ Dat.)

9) (cause to become)

a heart attack struck him dead — er erlag einem Herzanfall

be struck blind/dumb — erblinden/verstummen

10) (attack) überfallen; (Mil.) angreifen

11) (encounter) begegnen (+ Dat.)

12) (Mining) stoßen auf (+ Akk.)

strike gold — auf Gold stoßen; (fig.) einen Glückstreffer landen (ugs.) (in mit)

13) (reach) stoßen auf (+ Akk.) [Hauptstraße, Weg, Fluss]

14) (adopt) einnehmen [[Geistes]haltung]

15) (take down) einholen [Segel, Flagge]; abbrechen [Zelt, Lager]
3. intransitive verb,
struck, struck or (arch.) stricken

1) (deliver a blow) zuschlagen; [Pfeil:] treffen; [Blitz:] einschlagen; [Unheil, Katastrophe, Krise, Leid:] hereinbrechen (geh.); (collide) zusammenstoßen; (hit) schlagen ( against gegen, [up]on auf + Akk.)

2) (ignite) zünden

3) (chime) schlagen

4) (Industry) streiken

5) (attack; also Mil.) zuschlagen (fig.)

6) (make a find) (Mining) fündig werden

strike lucky — Glück haben

7) (direct course)

strike south — etc. sich nach Süden usw. wenden

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/118652/strike_at">strike at

- strike back

- strike down

- strike off

- strike out

- strike through

- strike up

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1. past tense - struck; verb
1) (to hit, knock or give a blow to: He struck me in the face with his fist; Why did you strike him?; The stone struck me a blow on the side of the head; His head struck the table as he fell; The tower of the church was struck by lightning.) (ein)schlagen

2) (to attack: The enemy troops struck at dawn; We must prevent the disease striking again.) zuschlagen

3) (to produce (sparks or a flame) by rubbing: He struck a match/light; He struck sparks from the stone with his knife.) entzünden, schlagen

4) ((of workers) to stop work as a protest, or in order to force employers to give better pay: The men decided to strike for higher wages.) streiken

5) (to discover or find: After months of prospecting they finally struck gold/oil; If we walk in this direction we may strike the right path.) finden, stoßen auf

6) (to (make something) sound: He struck a note on the piano/violin; The clock struck twelve.) (an)schlagen, spielen

7) (to impress, or give a particular impression to (a person): I was struck by the resemblance between the two men; How does the plan strike you?; It / The thought struck me that she had come to borrow money.) beeindrucken

8) (to mint or manufacture (a coin, medal etc).) schlagen

9) (to go in a certain direction: He left the path and struck (off) across the fields.) den Weg einschlagen

10) (to lower or take down (tents, flags etc).) abbrechen, streichen
2. noun
1) (an act of striking: a miners' strike.) der Streik

2) (a discovery of oil, gold etc: He made a lucky strike.) der Treffer

•

- striker
- striking
- strikingly
- be out on strike
- be on strike
- call a strike
- come out on strike
- come
- be within striking distance of
- strike at
- strike an attitude/pose
- strike a balance
- strike a bargain/agreement
- strike a blow for
- strike down
- strike dumb
- strike fear/terror into
- strike home
- strike it rich
- strike lucky
- strike out
- strike up
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strike¹

[straɪk]

I. n

1. (of labour) Streik m, Ausstand m

sit-down \strike Sitzstreik m

solidarity \strike Solidaritätsstreik m

steel \strike Stahlarbeiterstreik m

sympathy \strike Sympathiestreik m

a wave of \strikes eine Streikwelle

wildcat \strike esp AM wilder Streik

to be [out] on \strike streiken

to be on \strike against sth/sb AM etw/jdn bestreiken

to call a \strike einen Streik ausrufen

to call for a \strike zu einem Streik aufrufen

to go [or come out] on \strike in [den] Streik treten, streiken

2. (occurrence)

one-\strike-and-you're-out policy Politik f des harten Durchgreifens

II. vi streiken, in den Ausstand treten form

▪ to \strike for sth für etw akk streiken

the right to \strike das Recht zu streiken, das Streikrecht

striking workers streikende Arbeiter

strike²

[straɪk]

I. n

1. MIL Angriff m, Schlag m ( against gegen + akk)

air \strike Luftangriff m

military \strike Militärschlag m

missile \strike Raketenangriff m

nuclear \strike Atomschlag m, Atomangriff m

pre-emptive \strike Präventivschlag m; ( fig) vorbeugende Maßnahme

retaliatory \strike Vergeltungsschlag m, Vergeltungsangriff m

surgical \strike gezielter Angriff

to launch a \strike einen Angriff starten, einen Schlag durchführen

2. (discovery) Fund m

gold/oil \strike Gold-/Ölfund m

to make a gold \strike auf Gold stoßen

3. AM ( also fig: conviction) Verurteilung f a. fig

if you're poor and you've been to prison you've already got two \strikes against you ( fig fam) wenn man arm ist und im Gefängnis war, ist man von vornherein doppelt benachteiligt

4. AM (in baseball) Fehlschlag m

5. STOCKEX Basispreis f einer Option

II. vt

<struck, struck or OLD, AM also stricken>

1. (beat)

▪ to \strike sb/an animal [with sth] jdn/ein Tier [mit etw dat] schlagen; (bang against)

▪ to \strike sth [with sth] [mit etw dat] gegen etw akk schlagen; (bang on)

▪ to \strike sth [with sth] [mit etw dat] auf etw akk schlagen

to \strike the door/table with one's fist mit der Faust gegen die Tür/auf den Tisch schlagen

to \strike sb in the face jdn ins Gesicht schlagen

2. (send by hitting)

to \strike a ball einen Ball schlagen/schießen

you struck the ball perfectly! das war ein perfekter Schlag/Schuss!

3. usu passive (reach, damage)

to be struck by a bullet/missile/by lightning von einer Kugel/Rakete/vom Blitz getroffen werden

4. (meet, bump against)

▪ to \strike sth gegen etw akk stoßen; (drive against)

▪ to \strike sth gegen etw akk fahren

▪ to \strike sb jdn anfahren; (sail into)

▪ to \strike sth auf etw akk auflaufen; (collide with)

▪ to \strike sth mit etw dat zusammenstoßen

her head struck the kerb sie schlug mit dem Kopf auf die Bordsteinkante

he was struck by a car er wurde von einem Auto angefahren

5. (knock, hurt)

▪ to \strike sth against/on sth mit etw dat gegen/auf etw akk schlagen

to \strike one's fist against the door/on the table mit der Faust gegen die Tür/auf den Tisch schlagen

to \strike one's elbow/head against [or on] sth mit dem Ellbogen/Kopf gegen etw akk schlagen

6. (inflict)

to \strike a blow zuschlagen

to \strike two blows zweimal zuschlagen

to \strike sb a blow jdm einen Schlag versetzen

to \strike a blow against [or at] sb/sth ( fig) jdm/etw einen Schlag versetzen fig

to \strike a blow for sth ( fig) eine Lanze für etw akk brechen geh

the judge's ruling \strikes a blow for racial equality das Urteil des Richters ist ein wichtiger Sieg im Kampf für die Rassengleichheit

7. (devastate)

▪ to \strike sb/sth jdn/etw heimsuchen

the flood struck Worcester die Flut brach über Worcester herein

8. (give an impression)

▪ to \strike sb as... jdm... scheinen

almost everything he said struck me as absurd fast alles, was er sagte, schien mir ziemlich verworren [o kam mir ziemlich verworren vor]

how does Jimmy \strike you? wie findest du Jimmy?

she doesn't \strike me as [being] very motivated sie scheint mir nicht besonders motiviert [zu sein]

▪ it \strikes sb that... es scheint jdm, dass...

it \strikes me that she's not very motivated es scheint mir, dass sie nicht besonders motiviert ist

9. (impress)

to \strike sb forcibly jdn sehr beeindrucken

▪ to be struck by sth von etw dat beeindruckt sein

to be struck on sb/sth ( fam: be infatuated) sich akk in jdn/etw verguckt haben fam

10. (arouse, induce)

to \strike sb's fancy jds Interesse erregen

to \strike fear [or terror] into sb jdn in Angst versetzen

11. (achieve)

▪ to \strike sth etw erreichen

how can we \strike a balance between economic growth and environmental protection? wie können wir einen Mittelweg zwischen Wirtschaftswachstum und Umweltschutz finden?

one of the tasks of a chairperson is to \strike a balance between the two sides es gehört zu den Aufgaben eines Vorsitzenden, beiden Seiten gerecht zu werden

to \strike a deal [or AM also bargain] with sb mit jdm eine Vereinbarung treffen

12. (manufacture)

to \strike coins/a medal Münzen/eine Medaille prägen

13. (discover)

▪ to \strike sth auf etw akk stoßen

to \strike gold/oil auf Gold/Öl stoßen; ( fig fam) einen Glückstreffer landen fig

to \strike gold ( fig fam: at the Olympics) die Goldmedaille gewinnen

14. (play)

to \strike a chord/note einen Akkord/Ton anschlagen

to \strike the right note den richtigen Ton treffen

15. (adopt)

to \strike an attitude ( pej) sich akk in Szene setzen pej

to \strike a note of warning about sth vor etw dat warnen

to \strike a false [or wrong] note sich akk im Ton vergreifen

to \strike more serious note eine ernstere Tonart [o einen ernsteren Ton] anschlagen

to \strike the right note den richtigen Ton treffen

to \strike a pose eine Pose einnehmen

they have chosen to \strike a pose of resistance ( fig) sie haben sich zu einer ablehnenden Haltung entschieden

16. clock

to \strike midnight/the hour Mitternacht/die [volle] Stunde schlagen

to \strike twelve zwölf schlagen

the clock struck twelve die Uhr schlug zwölf, es schlug zwölf Uhr

17. (occur to)

▪ to \strike sb jdm einfallen

she was suddenly struck by the thought that... plötzlich kam ihr der Gedanke, dass...

has it ever struck you that...? ist dir je der Gedanke gekommen dass...?

it's just struck me that... mir ist gerade eingefallen, dass...

18. (remove)

to \strike camp das Lager abbrechen

to \strike one's flag die Flaggen streichen

to \strike sb/a name off a list jdn/einen Namen von einer Liste streichen

to \strike sth from the record AM LAW etw aus den Aufzeichnungen streichen

to \strike sb off the register jdm die Zulassung entziehen

19. (ignite)

to \strike a match ein Streichholz anzünden

to \strike sparks Funken schlagen

20. (render)

to be struck dumb sprachlos sein

21.

▶ to \strike a chord with sb (memories) bei jdm Erinnerungen wecken; (agreement) bei jdm Anklang finden

to \strike a responsive chord with sb bei jdm auf großes Verständnis stoßen

▶ to \strike a familiar note [with sb] [jdm] bekannt vorkommen

▶ to \strike it lucky ( fam) einen Glückstreffer landen fig

▶ to \strike it rich das große Geld machen fam

III. vi

<struck, struck or OLD, AM also stricken>

1. (reach aim, have impact) treffen; lightning einschlagen

lightning never \strikes in the same place ein Blitz schlägt nie zweimal an derselben Stelle ein

▪ to \strike at sb/sth jdn/etw treffen

the missiles struck at troops based around the city die Raketen trafen Stellungen rund um die Stadt

to \strike at the heart of sth etw vernichtend treffen

we need to \strike at the heart of this problem wir müssen dieses Problem an der Wurzel packen

to \strike at the heart of sb ( fig) jdn ins Herz treffen fig

to \strike home ins Schwarze treffen fig

the message seems to have struck home die Botschaft ist offensichtlich angekommen

2. (act) zuschlagen; (attack) angreifen

the snake \strikes quickly die Schlange beißt schnell zu

the police have warned the public that the killer could \strike again die Polizei hat die Bevölkerung gewarnt, dass der Mörder erneut zuschlagen könnte

▪ to \strike at sb/sth jdn/etw angreifen; hit out nach jdm/etw schlagen

sometimes terrorists \strike at civilians manchmal greifen Terroristen Zivilisten an

3. (cause suffering) illness, disaster ausbrechen; fate zuschlagen

4. clock schlagen

midnight has just struck es hat gerade Mitternacht geschlagen

5. (find)

▪ to \strike on/upon sth etw finden

she has just struck upon an idea ihr ist gerade eine Idee gekommen, sie hatte gerade eine Idee

6.

▶ to \strike while the iron is hot ( prov) das Eisen schmieden, solange es heiß ist prov

▶ to \strike lucky BRIT, AUS ( fam) einen Glückstreffer landen fig

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[straɪk] vb: pret struck, ptp struck or ( old) stricken
1. n

1) Streik m, Ausstand m

official/unofficial strike — offizieller/wilder Streik

to be on strike — streiken, im Ausstand sein

to be on official/unofficial strike — offiziell/wild streiken

to come out on strike, to go on strike — in den Streik or Ausstand treten

to bring sb out on strike — jdn zum Streik veranlassen

See:

→ hunger strike

2) (= discovery of oil, gold etc) Fund m

a big oil strike — ein großer Ölfund

to make a strike — fündig werden

a lucky strike — ein Treffer m, ein Glücksfall m

3) (BASEBALL) verfehlter Schlag; (TENPIN BOWLING) Strike m, alle zehne

to get a strike to have the strike (Cricket) — alle zehne werfen, abräumen (inf) schlagen

three strikes and you're out — wenn du den Ball dreimal verfehlst, bist du draußen

it/she has two strikes against it/her ( esp US inf ) — es/sie hat zwei Nachteile

4) (FISHING)

he got three strikes — drei haben angebissen

5) (MIL: attack) Angriff m

6) (= act of striking) Schlag m

2. vt

1) (= hit) schlagen; door schlagen an or gegen (+acc); nail, table schlagen auf (+acc); metal, hot iron etc hämmern; (stone, blow, bullet etc) treffen; (snake) beißen; (pain) durchzucken, durchfahren; (misfortune, disaster) treffen; (disease) befallen

to strike one's fist on the table, to strike the table with one's fist — mit der Faust auf den Tisch schlagen

to strike sb/sth a blow — jdm/einer Sache einen Schlag versetzen

who struck the first blow? — wer hat zuerst (zu)geschlagen?

to strike a blow for sth (fig) — eine Lanze für etw brechen

to strike a blow (at sth) (fig) — einen Schlag (gegen etw) führen

to be struck by lightning —

he struck his forehead in surprise to strike 38 ( per minute) — er schlug sich (dat) überrascht an die Stirn 38 Ruderschläge (pro Minute) machen

2) (= collide with, meet person) stoßen gegen; (spade) stoßen auf (+acc); (car) fahren gegen; ground aufschlagen or auftreffen auf (+acc); (ship) auflaufen auf (+acc); (sound, light) ears, eyes treffen; (lightning) person treffen; tree einschlagen in (+acc), treffen

to strike one's head against sth — mit dem Kopf gegen etw stoßen, sich (dat) den Kopf an etw (acc) stoßen

to strike problems (fig) —

a terrible sight struck my eyes — plötzlich sah ich etwas Schreckliches

3) (= sound) instrument zu spielen anfangen; string, chord, note anschlagen; (clock) schlagen

to strike the keys (of piano, typewriter) — in die Tasten greifen

to strike the hour — die volle Stunde schlagen

to strike 4 — 4 schlagen

that struck a familiar note — das kam mir/ihm etc bekannt vor

See:

→ note

4) (HORT) cutting schneiden; (plant) roots schlagen

5) (= occur to) in den Sinn kommen (+dat)

to strike sb as cold/unlikely etc — jdm kalt/unwahrscheinlich etc vorkommen

that strikes me as a good idea — das kommt mir sehr vernünftig vor

the funny side of it struck me later — erst später ging mir auf, wie lustig das war

a thought struck me — mir kam plötzlich ein Gedanke

6) (= impress) beeindrucken

to be struck by sth — von etw beeindruckt sein

how does it strike you? — wie finden Sie das?, was halten Sie davon?

how does she strike you? — welchen Eindruck haben Sie von ihr?

she struck me as being very competent — sie machte auf mich einen sehr fähigen Eindruck

See:

→ also struck

7) (= produce, make) coin, medal prägen; (fig) agreement, truce sich einigen auf (+acc), aushandeln; pose einnehmen

to strike a light — Feuer machen

to strike a match —

to strike sparks — Funken schlagen

to be struck blind/deaf/dumb — blind/taub/stumm werden, mit Blindheit/Taubheit/Stummheit geschlagen werden (geh)

to strike fear or terror into sb/sb's heart —

strike a light! (inf) — ach du grüne Neune! (inf), hast du da noch Töne! (inf)

8) (= find) gold, oil, correct path finden, stoßen auf (+acc)

to strike it rich — das große Geld machen

to strike gold (fig) — auf eine Goldgrube stoßen

See:

→ oil

9) (= make) path hauen

10) (= take down) camp, tent abbrechen; (NAUT) flag, sail einholen, streichen; mast kappen, umlegen; (THEAT) set abbauen

11) (= remove) streichen

stricken from a list/the record — von einer Liste/aus dem Protokoll gestrichen werden

3. vi

1) (= hit) treffen; (lightning) einschlagen; (snake) zubeißen; (tiger) die Beute schlagen; (attack, MIL ETC) zuschlagen, angreifen; (disease) zuschlagen; (panic) ausbrechen

to strike against sth — gegen etw stoßen

to strike at sb/sth (lit) — nach jdm/etw schlagen; ( fig : at democracy, existence ) an etw (dat) rütteln

they struck at his weakest point — sie trafen ihn an seinem wundesten Punkt

to strike at the roots of sth — etw an der Wurzel treffen

to be/come within striking distance of sth — einer Sache (dat) nahe sein

to put sb within striking distance of sth — jdn in Reichweite von etw bringen

to come within striking distance of doing sth — nahe daran sein, etw zu tun

they were within striking distance of success —

the snake struck at me — die Schlange fuhr auf mich los

See:

→ home, iron

2) (clock) schlagen

when midnight strikes — wenn es Mitternacht schlägt

3) (workers) streiken

4) (match) zünden, angehen

5) (NAUT: run aground) auflaufen (on auf +acc)

6) (FISHING) anbeißen

7)

inspiration struck — er/sie etc hatte eine Eingebung

to strike on a new idea — eine neue Idee haben, auf eine neue Idee kommen

8) (= take root) Wurzeln schlagen

9)

(= go in a certain direction) to strike across country — querfeldein gehen

to strike into the woods — sich in die Wälder schlagen

the sun struck through the mist — die Sonne brach durch den Dunst

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strike [straık]

A s

1. Schlag m, Hieb m, Stoß m

2. (Glocken) Schlag m

3. Schlag(werk) m(n) (einer Uhr)

4. WIRTSCH Streik m, Ausstand m:

be on strike streiken;

go on strike in (den) Streik oder in den Ausstand treten;

on strike streikend

5. Bowling: Strike m (Abräumen beim 1. Wurf)

6. Angeln:

a) Ruck m mit der Angel

b) Anbeißen n (des Fisches)

7. Münzherstellung: Prägungsmenge f

8. Bergbau:

a) Streichen n (der Schichten)

b) (Streich)Richtung f

9. umg Treffer m, Glücksfall m:

a lucky strike ein Glückstreffer

10. MIL

a) (besonders Luft-) Angriff m

b) (Atom) Schlag m

B v/t prät struck [strʌk], pperf struck, stricken [ˈstrıkən]

1. schlagen, Schläge oder einen Schlag versetzen (dat), allg treffen:

strike sb in the face jemanden ins Gesicht schlagen;

strike together zusammen-, aneinanderschlagen;

she was struck by a stone sie wurde von einem Stein getroffen;

he was struck dead by lightning er wurde vom Blitz erschlagen;

strike me dead! sl so wahr ich hier stehe!

2. ein Messer etc stoßen ( into in akk)

3. einen Schlag führen: → blow² 1

4. MUS einen Ton, auch eine Glocke, Saite, Taste anschlagen: → chord¹ 2, note A 9, A 11

5. a) ein Streichholz anzünden, ein Feuer machen

b) Funken schlagen

6. mit dem Kopf, Fuß etc stoßen oder schlagen ( against gegen)

7. stoßen oder schlagen gegen oder auf (akk), zusammenstoßen mit, SCHIFF auflaufen auf (akk), einschlagen in (akk) (Geschoss, Blitz)

8. fallen auf (akk) (Licht), auftreffen auf (akk), das Auge oder Ohr treffen:

a sound struck his ear ein Laut schlug an sein Ohr;

strike sb’s eye jemandem ins Auge fallen

9. fig jemandem einfallen oder in den Sinn kommen:

an idea struck him ihm kam oder er hatte eine Idee

10. jemandem auffallen:

what struck me was … was mir auffiel oder worüber ich staunte, war …

11. Eindruck machen auf (akk), jemanden beeindrucken:

be struck by beeindruckt oder hingerissen sein von;

be struck on a girl umg in ein Mädchen verknallt sein

12. jemandem gut etc vorkommen:

how does it strike you? was hältst du davon?;

it struck her as ridiculous es kam ihr lächerlich vor

13. stoßen auf (akk), (zufällig) treffen oder entdecken, Gold etc finden: → oil A 1, rich A 7

14. Wurzeln schlagen: → root¹ A 1

15. THEAT Kulissen etc abbauen

16. ein Zelt etc abbrechen: → camp¹ A 1

17. SCHIFF

a) die Flagge, Segel streichen

b) (weg)fieren: → flag¹ A 1, A 2, sail A 1

18. den Fisch mit einem Ruck (der Angel) auf den Haken spießen

19. a) seine Beute schlagen (Habicht etc)

b) die Giftzähne schlagen in (akk) (Schlange)

20. TECH glatt streichen

21. a) MATH den Durchschnitt, das Mittel nehmen

b) WIRTSCH die Bilanz, den Saldo ziehen

c) WIRTSCH eine Dividende ausschütten: → balance A 7, mean³ B 1, B 2

22. streichen ( off von einer Liste etc): → Medical Register, roll A 2, strike off 2, strike through

23. eine Münze, Medaille schlagen, prägen

24. die Stunde etc schlagen (Uhr): → twelve A

25. fig jemanden schlagen, heimsuchen, treffen (Unglück, Not etc), befallen (Krankheit)

26. jemanden erfüllen ( with mit Schrecken, Schmerz etc)

27. jemanden blind, taub etc machen: → dumb A 3

28. ein Tempo, eine Gangart anschlagen

29. eine Haltung oder Pose an-, einnehmen

30. WIRTSCH einen Handel abschließen: → bargain Bes Redew

31. strike work

a) WIRTSCH die Arbeit niederlegen,

b) Feierabend machen

C v/i

1. a) (zu)schlagen, (-)stoßen: → iron A 1

b) fig zuschlagen:

the killer has struck again

2. schlagen, treffen:

strike at

a) jemanden oder nach jemandem schlagen,

b) fig zielen auf (akk): → root¹ A 1

3. fig zuschlagen, angreifen

4. zubeißen (Schlange)

5. (on)

a) schlagen, stoßen (an akk, gegen)

b) SCHIFF auflaufen (auf akk), (auf Grund) stoßen

6. fallen (Licht), auftreffen (Lichtstrahl, Schall etc) (on auf akk)

7. strike on auf Öl, Erz etc stoßen ( → B 13)

8. schlagen (Uhr): → hour 3

9. sich entzünden (Streichholz)

10. ELEK sich (plötzlich) entladen (Funke): → strike across

11. einschlagen, treffen (Blitz, Geschoss)

12. BOT Wurzeln schlagen

13. den Weg einschlagen, sich (plötzlich) wenden ( beide:

to the right, etc nach rechts etc):

strike for home umg heimgehen;

strike into

a) einbiegen in (akk), einen Weg einschlagen,

b) fig plötzlich verfallen in (akk), etwas beginnen;

strike into a gallop in Galopp verfallen;

strike into a subject sich einem Thema zuwenden

14. WIRTSCH streiken ( for um; against gegen)

15. SCHIFF die Flagge streichen (to vor dat) (auch fig)

16. GEOL streichen (Schicht)

17. Angeln:

a) anbeißen (Fisch)

b) den Fisch mit einem Ruck (der Angel) auf den Haken spießen

18. (durch)dringen (to zu; into in akk; through durch) (Kälte etc)

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1. noun
1) (Industry) Streik, der; Ausstand, der

be on/go [out] or come out on strike — in den Streik getreten sein/in den Streik treten

2) (Finance, Mining, Oil Industry) Treffer, der (fig. ugs.)

make a strike — sein Glück machen; (Mining) fündig werden

3) (sudden success)

[lucky] strike — Glückstreffer, der

4) (act of hitting) Schlag, der

5) (Mil.) Angriff, der (at auf + Akk.)
2. transitive verb,
struck, struck or (arch.) stricken

1) (hit) schlagen; [Schlag, Geschoss:] treffen [Ziel]; [Blitz:] [ein]schlagen in (+ Akk.), treffen; (afflict) treffen; [Epidemie, Seuche, Katastrophe usw.:] heimsuchen

strike one's head on or against the wall — mit dem Kopf gegen die Wand schlagen

the car struck a pedestrian — das Auto erfasste einen Fußgänger

the ship struck the rocks — das Schiff lief auf die Felsen

2) (delete) streichen (from, off aus)

3) (deliver)

strike two punches — zweimal zuschlagen

strike somebody a blow — jemandem einen Schlag versetzen

who struck [the] first blow? — wer hat zuerst geschlagen?

strike a blow against somebody/against or to something — (fig.) jemandem/einer Sache einen Schlag versetzen

strike a blow for something — (fig.) eine Lanze für etwas brechen

4) (produce by hitting flint) schlagen [Funken]; (ignite) anzünden [Streichholz]

5) (chime) schlagen

6) (Mus.) anschlagen [Töne auf dem Klavier]; anzupfen, anreißen [Töne auf der Gitarre]; (fig.) anschlagen [Ton]

7) (impress) beeindrucken

strike somebody as [being] silly — jemandem dumm zu sein scheinen od. dumm erscheinen

it strikes somebody that... — es scheint jemandem, dass...

how does it strike you? — was hältst du davon?

8) (occur to) einfallen (+ Dat.)

9) (cause to become)

a heart attack struck him dead — er erlag einem Herzanfall

be struck blind/dumb — erblinden/verstummen

10) (attack) überfallen; (Mil.) angreifen

11) (encounter) begegnen (+ Dat.)

12) (Mining) stoßen auf (+ Akk.)

strike gold — auf Gold stoßen; (fig.) einen Glückstreffer landen (ugs.) (in mit)

13) (reach) stoßen auf (+ Akk.) [Hauptstraße, Weg, Fluss]

14) (adopt) einnehmen [[Geistes]haltung]

15) (take down) einholen [Segel, Flagge]; abbrechen [Zelt, Lager]
3. intransitive verb,
struck, struck or (arch.) stricken

1) (deliver a blow) zuschlagen; [Pfeil:] treffen; [Blitz:] einschlagen; [Unheil, Katastrophe, Krise, Leid:] hereinbrechen (geh.); (collide) zusammenstoßen; (hit) schlagen ( against gegen, [up]on auf + Akk.)

2) (ignite) zünden

3) (chime) schlagen

4) (Industry) streiken

5) (attack; also Mil.) zuschlagen (fig.)

6) (make a find) (Mining) fündig werden

strike lucky — Glück haben

7) (direct course)

strike south — etc. sich nach Süden usw. wenden

Phrasal Verbs:

- strike at

- strike back

- strike down

- strike off

- strike out

- strike through

- strike up

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n.

Stoß ¨-e m.

Streik -s m.

Treffer - m. v.

(§ p.,p.p.: struck)

or p.p.: stricken•) = anzünden v.

auffallen v.

drücken v.

schlagen v.

(§ p.,pp.: schlug, geschlagen)

stoßen v.

(§ p.,pp.: stieß, gestossen)

streiken v.

treffen v.

(§ p.,pp.: traf, getroffen)

English-german dictionary > strike
9 impactar

v.

1 to have an impact on.

2 to hit (bala).

3 to impact, to impinge on.

El misil impacta los edificios The missile impacts the buildings.

4 to have impact on, to impinge upon, to impact, to impinge on.

El anuncio impacta a los jóvenes The ad has impact on young people.

5 to cause impact, to cause a sensation, to cause commotion, to impact.

El nuevo anuncio impacta The new ad causes impact.

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impactar

► verbo transitivo

1 (físicamente) to hit

■ el misil impactó en el blanco the missile hit its target

2 (impresionar) to make an impression on

■ esa escena me impactó mucho that scene made a deep impression on me

3 (influir, afectar) to affect

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1.

VT to impress, have an impact on

2. VI

1) (=chocar) to crash ( contra against) (en into)

2) (=afectar)

impactar en — to affect

3.

See:

impactarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) ( golpear) to hit

b) ( impresionar) to have a profound impact on
2.
impactar vi

a) ( impresionar) to shock

se viste así para impactar — she dresses like that to shock people

b) ( chocar) to hit, strike

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= impact, make + impact, shock, touch + Posesivo + life, cast + an impact.

Ex. Factors that might adversely impact the ethical behaviour of the publishing, vending and librarianship community are examined, and the need for professionalism and vigilance of the community is emphasised.

Ex. Audiovisual materials have made an enormous impact on all societies.

Ex. The gush of water could serve many purposes and was prescribed to soothe, to refrigerate, to stop a swelling, to widen pores, to shock the patient.

Ex. Despite his faults, he still manages to change and touch many people's lives through his infectious laughter.

Ex. An interest-rate increase is a weapon to fight inflation which will cast an impact on all industries.

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) ( golpear) to hit

b) ( impresionar) to have a profound impact on
2.
impactar vi

a) ( impresionar) to shock

se viste así para impactar — she dresses like that to shock people

b) ( chocar) to hit, strike

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= impact, make + impact, shock, touch + Posesivo + life, cast + an impact.

Ex: Factors that might adversely impact the ethical behaviour of the publishing, vending and librarianship community are examined, and the need for professionalism and vigilance of the community is emphasised.

Ex: Audiovisual materials have made an enormous impact on all societies.

Ex: The gush of water could serve many purposes and was prescribed to soothe, to refrigerate, to stop a swelling, to widen pores, to shock the patient.

Ex: Despite his faults, he still manages to change and touch many people's lives through his infectious laughter.

Ex: An interest-rate increase is a weapon to fight inflation which will cast an impact on all industries.

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impactar [A1 ]

vt

1 (golpear) to hit

2 (impresionar) to have a profound impact on

■ impactar

vi

1 (impresionar) to shock

se viste así para impactar she dresses like that to shock people

2 (chocar) to hit, strike

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impactar ( conjugate impactar) verbo transitivo
a) ( golpear) to hit

b) ( impresionar) to have a profound impact on

verbo intransitivo
a) ( impresionar) to shock

b) ( chocar) to hit, strike

impactar verbo transitivo to shock, stun
' impactar' also found in these entries:
English:
set out

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impactar

♦ vt

1. [impresionar] to have an impact on;

me impactó oírle hablar de esa manera it made a real impression on me to hear him talk like that;

la noticia de su asesinato nos impactó a todos the news of her murder shocked us all

2. [golpear]
le impactó un ladrillo en la cara he was struck in the face by a brick

♦ vi
[bala] to hit
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impactar

v/t

1 hit

2 ( impresionar) have an impact on

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impactar vt

1) golpear: to hit

2) impresionar: to impact, to affect

♦ See also the reflexive verb impactarse

Spanish-English dictionary > impactar
10 direct

direct [dɪ'rekt]

diriger ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (d), 1 (g), 2 (a), 2 (b) réaliser ⇒ 1 (b) adresser ⇒ 1 (c) ordonner ⇒ 1 (e) instruire ⇒ 1 (f) faire de la réalisation ⇒ 2 (c) direct ⇒ 3 (a)-(c), 3 (e) exact ⇒ 3 (d) directement ⇒ 4

1 transitive verb

(a) (supervise → business) diriger, gérer, mener; (→ office, work) diriger; (→ movements) guider; (→ traffic) régler

(b) Cinema, Radio & Television (film, programme) réaliser; (actors) diriger; Theatre (play) mettre en scène;

∎ directed by Danny Boyle Cinema, Radio & Television réalisation Danny Boyle; Theatre mise f en scène Danny Boyle

(c) (address) adresser;

∎ please direct your remarks to the chairperson veuillez adresser vos observations au président;

∎ the accusation was directed at him l'accusation le visait;

∎ he directed my attention to the map il a attiré mon attention sur la carte;

∎ we should direct all our efforts towards improving our education service nous devrions consacrer tous nos efforts à améliorer notre système scolaire

(d) (point) diriger;

∎ I directed my steps homewards je me suis dirigé vers la maison;

∎ can you direct me to the train station? pourriez-vous m'indiquer le chemin de la gare?

(e) (instruct) ordonner;

∎ he directed them to leave at once il leur a donné l'ordre de partir immédiatement;

∎ she directed him to take control of the project elle l'a chargé de prendre en main le projet;

∎ I did as I was directed j'ai fait comme on m'avait dit ou comme on m'en avait donné l'ordre;

∎ take as directed (on drugs packaging) se conformer à la prescription du médecin

(f) Law

∎ to direct the jury instruire le jury;

∎ the judge directed the jury to bring in a verdict of guilty le juge incita le jury à rendre un verdict de culpabilité;

∎ American directed verdict = verdict rendu par le jury sur la recommandation du juge

(g) American Music diriger

2 intransitive verb

(a) (command) diriger, commander

(b) American Music diriger

(c) Cinema, Radio & Television faire de la réalisation; Theatre faire de la mise en scène;

∎ it's her first chance to direct Cinema, Radio & Television c'est la première fois qu'elle a l'occasion de faire de la réalisation; Theatre c'est la première fois qu'elle a l'occasion de faire de la mise en scène;

∎ he's never directed before il n'a jamais fait de mise en scène

3 adjective

(a) (straight) direct;

∎ direct flight/route vol m/chemin m direct;

∎ direct heating/lighting chauffage m/éclairage m direct

(b) (immediate → cause, effect) direct, immédiat;

∎ she has direct control over the finances les questions financières relèvent directement de sa responsabilité;

∎ he's a direct descendant of the King il descend du roi en ligne directe;

∎ keep out of direct sunlight (on packaging) évitez l'exposition directe au soleil;

∎ you're not in direct danger of catching the disease vous ne courez pas de risque immédiat d'attraper cette maladie

(c) (frank) franc (franche), direct; (denial, refusal) catégorique, absolu;

∎ he was always very direct with us il nous a toujours parlé très franchement;

∎ she asked some very direct questions elle a posé des questions parfois très directes

(d) (exact) exact, précis;

∎ direct quotation citation f exacte;

∎ it's the direct opposite of what I said c'est exactement le contraire de ce que j'ai dit

(e) Astronomy & Grammar direct

4 adverb

(go) directement, tout droit;

∎ to travel direct from London to Edinburgh prendre un train/un vol/ etc direct de Londres à Edimbourg;

∎ to dispatch goods direct to sb expédier des marchandises directement à qn;

∎ the concert will be broadcast direct from Paris ce concert sera transmis en direct de Paris

►► Computing direct access accès m direct;

direct action action f directe;

direct advertising publicité f directe;

direct banking banque f à distance;

Telecommunications direct broadcast satellite satellite m de télédiffusion directe;

direct costs charges fpl directes, frais mpl directs;

direct cost accounting (méthode f de) comptabilité f des coûts variables;

direct costing méthode f des coûts variables ou proportionnels;

Electricity direct current courant m continu;

British Banking & Finance direct debit prélèvement m automatique;

∎ to pay by direct debit payer par prélèvement automatique;

British Banking & Finance direct debit advice avis m de prélèvement;

British Banking & Finance direct debit mandate autorisation f de prélèvement;

Telecommunications direct dialling automatique m;

American Grammar direct discourse discours m ou style m direct;

direct fixed costs coûts mpl fixes directs ou attribuables;

direct hit coup m au but;

∎ to score a direct hit on sth (of bomber) toucher qch en plein dans le mille; (of bomb) tomber en plein dans qch;

∎ the missile made a direct hit le missile a atteint son objectif;

∎ the palace is built to withstand a direct hit le palais a été construit pour résister à une bombe lâché d'un avion ou à un missile;

∎ the ship suffered two direct hits from missiles le bateau a été touché par deux missiles;

direct investment investissement m direct;

direct labour main-d'œuvre f directe;

direct labour cost prix m de la main-d'œuvre directe;

Telecommunications direct line ligne f directe;

Commerce & Marketing direct mail publipostage m;

direct mail advertising publicité f directe, publicité f par publipostage;

direct mail campaign campagne f de publicité directe;

direct marketing marketing m direct;

Computing direct memory access accès m direct à la mémoire;

Grammar direct object complément m (d'objet) direct;

American Politics direct primary élections fpl primaires directes, primaires fpl directes;

direct purchasing achats mpl directs;

Grammar direct question question f au style direct;

Politics direct rule = contrôle direct du maintien de l'ordre par le gouvernement britannique en Irlande du Nord imposé en 1972;

direct selling vente f directe;

British Grammar direct speech discours m ou style m direct;

Finance direct tax impôt m direct;

Finance direct taxation imposition f directe

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11 atinar

v.

1 to guess correctly.

atinar a hacer algo to succeed in doing something

atinar con to hit upon

2 to guess right, to guess, to make a good guess.

María atinó y ganó un premio Mary guessed right and got a prize.

3 to hit.

María le atinó al vidrio Mary hit the glass.

4 to guess right for, to get right, to hit upon the correct, to hit upon the right.

Silvia acierta las respuestas siempre Silvia guesses the answers always.

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atinar

► verbo intransitivo

1 (dar con) to hit upon, find

■ si no atinas con la calle, llámame if you can't find the street, call me

2 (acertar) to get it right, be right, succeed

■ nadie ha atinado a presentar un programa político coherente nobody has managed to present a coherent political programme

■ atiné en el blanco I hit the target

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1. VI

1) (=acertar) to be right

siempre atina — he always gets it right, he always hits the nail on the head

el médico no le atina — the doctor doesn't know what's wrong with him, the doctor can't find out what's wrong with him

atinar a o con o en — to hit upon, find

atinar al blanco — to hit the mark

2) (=conseguir)

atinar a hacer algo — to succeed in doing sth

2.

VT [+ solución] to hit upon, find; (=acertar) to guess right; (=encontrar) to succeed in finding

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verbo intransitivo

atinar en el blanco — to hit the target

atinaste! — you're dead right!

atinar a + inf: no atino a enhebrar la aguja I can't (seem to) get the needle threaded; no atiné a decir nada I couldn't say a word; por suerte atinó a agarrarla de un brazo luckily he managed to grab hold of her arm; atinar con algo <con solución/respuesta> to hit on o upon something, come up with something; atiné con la talla I got the size right; atinaste con el regalo the gift you got him/her was perfect; no atinaba con la calle I couldn't find the street; los médicos no atinan con el diagnóstico — the doctors can't work out what's wrong with her

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= strike + home, hit + the nail on the head.

Ex. Among many observations in this widely bruited report, one in particular struck home: fewer books had been translated into Arabic in a millennium than were translated into Spanish in a year.

Ex. One ISO team member hit the nail on the head by saying that the ISO certificate would mean a lot for our customers.

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* atinar con = put + Posesivo + finger on.

* atinar en el blanco = hit + the bull's eye.

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verbo intransitivo

atinar en el blanco — to hit the target

atinaste! — you're dead right!

atinar a + inf: no atino a enhebrar la aguja I can't (seem to) get the needle threaded; no atiné a decir nada I couldn't say a word; por suerte atinó a agarrarla de un brazo luckily he managed to grab hold of her arm; atinar con algo <con solución/respuesta> to hit on o upon something, come up with something; atiné con la talla I got the size right; atinaste con el regalo the gift you got him/her was perfect; no atinaba con la calle I couldn't find the street; los médicos no atinan con el diagnóstico — the doctors can't work out what's wrong with her

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= strike + home, hit + the nail on the head.

Ex: Among many observations in this widely bruited report, one in particular struck home: fewer books had been translated into Arabic in a millennium than were translated into Spanish in a year.

Ex: One ISO team member hit the nail on the head by saying that the ISO certificate would mean a lot for our customers.

* atinar con = put + Posesivo + finger on.

* atinar en el blanco = hit + the bull's eye.

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atinar [A1 ]

vi

1 (acertar, dar) atinar CON algo ‹con una solución, respuesta› to hit ON o UPON sth, come up WITH sth, find sth

al final atinó con la calle que buscaba she finally found o succeeded in finding the street she was looking for

los médicos no atinan con el diagnóstico the doctors can't work out what's wrong with her

2 (lograr) atinar A + INF:

no atino a enhebrar la aguja I can't (seem to) get the needle threaded

estaba tan emocionado que no atiné a decir palabra I was so overcome, I couldn't say a word o get a single word out

por suerte atinó a agarrarla de un brazo luckily he managed to grab hold of her arm

atinar en el blanco to hit the target

¡atinaste! you're dead right! ( colloq)

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atinar ( conjugate atinar) verbo intransitivo:
◊ atinar en el blanco to hit the target;

¡atinaste! you're dead right!;
no atiné a decir nada I couldn't say a word;
atinar con algo ‹con solución/respuesta› to hit on o upon sth, come up with sth;
atinaste con el regalo the gift you got him/her was perfect;
no atinaba con la calle I couldn't find the street
atinar verbo intransitivo
1 (dar en, alcanzar) to hit [en, -]
2 (dar con algo, encontrar) (una calle, un objeto) to find [con, -]
(una solución, una respuesta) to get [con, -]
3 (acertar a, ser capaz de) atinó a decir unas palabras, she was able to say some words
no atino a comprenderlo, I can't understand it

' atinar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acertar
English:
guess

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atinar vi

1. [adivinar] to guess correctly;

atinaron en sus previsiones their predictions turned out to be correct

2. [golpear]
atinar en: la flecha atinó en el blanco the arrow hit the target;

el misil atinó en el puente the missile made a direct hit on the bridge

3. [encontrar]
atinar con: atinó con el libro que buscaba she found the book she had been looking for;

siguió revisando el texto hasta atinar con las palabras exactas he continued to revise the text until he hit on exactly the right words

4. [conseguir, lograr]
atinar a hacer algo: no atinaba a abrir la cerradura she couldn't manage to open the lock;

sólo atinaba a mirarla boquiabierto all he could do was stare at her in astonishment;

cuando la veía no atinaba a decir palabra when he saw her he could never manage to say anything

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atinar

v/i

1 manage (a to)

2

:

no atinó con la respuesta correcta she couldn’t come up with the right answer;

atinar en el blanco hit the bull’s eye

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atinar vi

acertar: to be accurate, to be on target

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atinar vb

1. (dar con) to manage to do

atiné con la calle en seguida I managed to find the street straightaway

2. (acertar) to be right

no sé si atiné al decir eso I don't know if I was right to say that

3. (dar en un punto) to hit [pt. & pp. hit]

atinó en el blanco he hit the target

Spanish-English dictionary > atinar
12 shoot

I [ʃuːt]
nome

1) bot. (young growth) getto m.; (offshoot) germoglio m.

2) BE (in hunting) (meeting) partita f. di caccia

3) cinem. ripresa f.
II 1. [ʃuːt]
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. shot)

1) (fire) sparare [ bullet]; lanciare [ missile]; tirare, scoccare [ arrow]

2) (hit with gun) sparare a [person, animal]; (kill) uccidere [person, animal]

to be shot in the back — essere colpito o ferito alla schiena

to shoot sb. for desertion — fucilare qcn. per diserzione

to shoot sb. dead — colpire qcn. a morte

to be shot to pieces — colloq. essere crivellato di colpi; fig. essere fatto a pezzi

3) (direct) lanciare, scoccare [ look] (at a)

to shoot questions at sb. — bombardare qcn. di domande

4) cinem. fot. (film) girare [film, scene]; riprendere [ subject]

5) (push) tirare, spingere [ bolt]

6) (in canoeing) scendere [ rapids]

7) (in golf)

to shoot 75 — fare 75 punti

8) AE giocare a [pool, craps]

9) (in hunting) andare a caccia di [ game]

10) colloq. (inject) shoot up
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. shot)

1) (fire a gun) sparare (at a, contro)

2) (move suddenly)

to shoot forward — scagliarsi in avanti

the car shot past — la macchina sfrecciò a tutta velocità

to shoot to fame — fig. sfondare

3) cinem. girare

4) sport (in football etc.) [ player] tirare

5) (in hunting) [ person] andare a caccia
3.
verbo riflessivo (pass., p.pass. shot)

to shoot oneself — spararsi

- shoot down

- shoot out

- shoot up

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to shoot a line — colloq. spararla grossa

to shoot oneself in the foot — colloq. darsi la zappa sui piedi

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[ʃu:t] 1. past tense, past participle - shot; verb
1) ((often with at) to send or fire (bullets, arrows etc) from a gun, bow etc: The enemy were shooting at us; He shot an arrow through the air.) sparare; scoccare

2) (to hit or kill with a bullet, arrow etc: He went out to shoot pigeons; He was sentenced to be shot at dawn.) sparare, fucilare

3) (to direct swiftly and suddenly: She shot them an angry glance.) lanciare

4) (to move swiftly: He shot out of the room; The pain shot up his leg; The force of the explosion shot him across the room.) lanciarsi; sbalzare

5) (to take (usually moving) photographs (for a film): That film was shot in Spain; We will start shooting next week.) girare

6) (to kick or hit at a goal in order to try to score.) tirare

7) (to kill (game birds etc) for sport.) cacciare
2. noun
(a new growth on a plant: The deer were eating the young shoots on the trees.) germoglio, getto

- shooting-star
- shoot down
- shoot rapids
- shoot up
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shoot /ʃu:t/
n.

1 (bot.) germoglio; getto; virgulto; pollone; ( anche) parte aerea (di una pianta)

2 partita di caccia; battuta; riserva di caccia

3 gara di tiro (al bersaglio)

4 rapida ( di fiume)

5 getto d'acqua; zampillo

6 scivolo: a coal shoot, uno scivolo per il carbone

7 fitta; puntura ( di dolore)

8 (ind. min.) filone

9 (edil.) spinta ( di un arco)

10 ( sport) gara di tiro a segno

● ( sport) shoot-off, spareggio ( nel tiro) □ shoot-out, conflitto (o scontro) a fuoco; sparatoria; regolamento di conti ( tra due bande); (spec. calcio) i rigori ( dopo i tempi supplementari finiti in pareggio) □ (bot.) shoot production, germogliazione □ ( slang) shoot-up, buco (pop.); iniezione di droga.
♦ (to) shoot /ʃu:t/
(pass. e p. p. shot)

A v. t.

1 sparare; sparare a (o con); tirare; scaricare ( un'arma da fuoco); ( di un fucile, ecc.) to shoot real bullets, sparare proiettili veri ( non a salve); sparare sul serio; to shoot a gun, sparare con la pistola (o con il cannone); to shoot one's rifle, scaricare il fucile; to shoot sb. dead, sparare a q. uccidendolo; He shot a pheasant and killed it, ha sparato (o ha tirato) a un fagiano e lo ha ucciso; Don't shoot this revolver: it's rusty, non sparare con questa rivoltella: è arrugginita

2 andare a caccia di, cacciare, abbattere ( col fucile): He's in Kenya shooting buffaloes [big game], è in Kenya a caccia di bufali [a caccia grossa]

3 colpire, ferire, uccidere ( con un'arma da fuoco); ( caccia) cacciare, abbattere: He shot a deer, ha ucciso un cervo; The soldier was shot in the leg, il soldato è stato ferito (o colpito) alla gamba; The killer was shot by the police, il killer è stato abbattuto dalla polizia; to be shot dead, essere ucciso da un colpo d'arma da fuoco

4 (mil.) fucilare: The spy was shot at dawn, la spia è stata fucilata all'alba

5 (ind. min.) brillare, sparare ( una mina)

6 gettare; lanciare; scagliare; sbalzare; proiettare: to shoot dice, gettare i dadi; to shoot the anchor [a net], gettare l'ancora [una rete]; to shoot sb. a glance, lanciare un'occhiata a q.; to shoot a stone from a sling, lanciare una pietra con la fionda; The driver was shot over the fence, il conducente è stato sbalzato al di là della siepe; The elevator shot me to the top of the skyscraper, l'ascensore mi proiettò in cima al grattacielo

7 scoccare: to shoot an arrow from one's bow, scoccare una freccia (dall'arco)

8 buttare giù lungo uno scivolo; scaricare (fig.); sbattere: to shoot coal into the cellar, scaricare il carbone in cantina; to shoot rubbish, scaricare l'immondizia

9 (bot.) mettere ( foglie); buttare fuori ( germogli)

10 (fotogr., cinem., TV) riprendere; girare; filmare: to shoot a film, girare un film; to shoot a scene, riprendere una scena

11 ( sport nautici) superare, scendere rapidamente: to shoot a bridge, superare un ponte ( passandovi sotto in barca); The canoe shot the rapids safely, la canoa ha superato le rapide indenne

12 attraversare velocemente; bruciare (fam.): to shoot the lights, bruciare il semaforo; passare con il rosso

13 (astron.) determinare l'altezza di ( un astro)

14 (al passivo) striare; (fig.) intridere: The ocean was a deep blue shot with violet, l'oceano era di un blu cupo con striature viola; The «Canterbury Tales» are shot with humour, i Racconti di Canterbury sono intrisi di umorismo

15 (falegn.) piallare a misura; piallare bene: shot edges, margini piallati bene

16 (mecc.) fare scorrere; azionare; tirare: to shoot the bolt, tirare il catenaccio

17 (fam.) fulminare

18 ( sport: calcio, ecc.) fare, segnare, mettere a segno, realizzare ( una rete, punti, ecc.): to shoot twenty baskets, fare venti canestri; Jones shot the winning goal, Jones ha segnato il gol della vittoria

19 ( slang) iniettarsi ( droga): to shoot heroin, iniettarsi eroina

20 ( USA) fare una partita di ( biliardo)

B v. i.

1 sparare; tirare ( con un'arma da fuoco): This gun won't shoot, questo fucile non spara; Don't shoot!, non sparate!; He shoots indifferently, spara così e così; è un mediocre tiratore; to shoot on sight, sparare a vista; to shoot to kill, sparare sul serio; sparare per uccidere; to shoot straight, sparare diritto; tirare bene

2 andare a caccia ( col fucile): He's shooting in the Highlands, è a caccia nelle Highland

3 (fig. fam.) sparare; parlare: «I must talk to you» «Shoot!», «Devo parlarti» «Spara!»; Shoot!, fuori!; sputa il rospo!

4 (cinem., TV) girare: When will they begin to shoot?, quando cominciano a girare?

5 (bot.: di piante) mettere le foglie; germogliare; ( di germogli) spuntare

6 (fam.) andare a rotta di collo; passare velocemente; saettare; sfrecciare; balzare: The rocket shot across the sky, il razzo ha attraversato il cielo a tutta velocità; An ambulance shot past us, un'ambulanza ci sfrecciò accanto; A squirrel shot into the air, uno scoiattolo è balzato in aria

7 ( sport) tirare in porta (o a rete); tirare a canestro

8 ( slang USA) rigettare; vomitare

9 (volg.) eiaculare

● (fam. USA) to shoot the breeze (o the bull), parlare del più e del meno; fare quattro chiacchiere □ to shoot from the hip, ( di un pistolero) sparare dall'anca ( senza mirare); (fig.) agire (o parlare) per impulso; reagire (o rispondere) di scatto □ (fig.) to shoot one's last arrow, sparare l'ultima cartuccia; usare l'ultima risorsa □ to shoot oneself, spararsi: He shot himself in the head, si è sparato alla testa (o un colpo in testa) □ (fig. fam.) to shoot oneself in the foot, darsi la zappa sui piedi (fig.) □ ( di un disco, un album, ecc.) to shoot to the top of the charts, balzare (o schizzare) in testa alla classifica □ ( slang USA) Shoot, accidenti!; caspita!; porca miseria! □ I'll be shot if…, ch'io possa essere impiccato se… □ (fam.) to have shot one's bolt ( USA: one's wad), avere sparato tutte le cartucce (fig.); (volg.) essere venuto □ The sun is shooting its rays on the plain, il sole dardeggia la pianura.

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I [ʃuːt]
nome

1) bot. (young growth) getto m.; (offshoot) germoglio m.

2) BE (in hunting) (meeting) partita f. di caccia

3) cinem. ripresa f.
II 1. [ʃuːt]
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. shot)

1) (fire) sparare [ bullet]; lanciare [ missile]; tirare, scoccare [ arrow]

2) (hit with gun) sparare a [person, animal]; (kill) uccidere [person, animal]

to be shot in the back — essere colpito o ferito alla schiena

to shoot sb. for desertion — fucilare qcn. per diserzione

to shoot sb. dead — colpire qcn. a morte

to be shot to pieces — colloq. essere crivellato di colpi; fig. essere fatto a pezzi

3) (direct) lanciare, scoccare [ look] (at a)

to shoot questions at sb. — bombardare qcn. di domande

4) cinem. fot. (film) girare [film, scene]; riprendere [ subject]

5) (push) tirare, spingere [ bolt]

6) (in canoeing) scendere [ rapids]

7) (in golf)

to shoot 75 — fare 75 punti

8) AE giocare a [pool, craps]

9) (in hunting) andare a caccia di [ game]

10) colloq. (inject) shoot up
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. shot)

1) (fire a gun) sparare (at a, contro)

2) (move suddenly)

to shoot forward — scagliarsi in avanti

the car shot past — la macchina sfrecciò a tutta velocità

to shoot to fame — fig. sfondare

3) cinem. girare

4) sport (in football etc.) [ player] tirare

5) (in hunting) [ person] andare a caccia
3.
verbo riflessivo (pass., p.pass. shot)

to shoot oneself — spararsi

- shoot down

- shoot out

- shoot up

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to shoot a line — colloq. spararla grossa

to shoot oneself in the foot — colloq. darsi la zappa sui piedi

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13 strike

I 1. [straɪk]
nome

1) sciopero m.

to be on strike — essere in o fare sciopero

to come out on strike — entrare o mettersi in sciopero

2) (attack) attacco m. (on, against contro) (anche mil.)

3) min. (discovery) scoperta f. (di un giacimento)

lucky strike — fig. colpo di fortuna
2.
modificatore [committee, notice] di sciopero; [ leader] degli scioperanti
II 1. [straɪk]
verbo transitivo (pass. struck; p.pass. struck, stricken)

1) (hit) [person, stick] colpire [person, object, ball]; [ missile] colpire, centrare [ target]; [ship, car] colpire, urtare [rock, tree]

to strike sth. with — battere qcs. con [stick, hammer]

he struck his head on the table — ha dato una testata sul tavolo

to be struck by lightning — [tree, person] essere colpito da un fulmine

to strike sb. a blow — dare un colpo a qcn.

to strike sb. dead — [ lightning] fulminare qcn.

to be struck dumb with amazement — ammutolire per lo stupore

2) (afflict) [disease, storm, disaster] abbattersi su, colpire [area, people]

to strike terror into sb. o sb.'s heart — terrorizzare qcn

3) (make impression on) [idea, thought] venire in mente a; [ resemblance] colpire

it strikes me as funny that — mi sembra divertente che

to strike sb. as odd — sembrare o parere strano a qcn.

how does the idea strike you? — che cosa ne pensi o te ne pare di questa idea?

how did he strike you? — che impressione ti ha fatto?

it strikes me (that) — mi colpisce (il fatto che)

I was struck with him — colloq. mi ha colpito

4) (discover) scoprire, trovare [ gold]; finire su, trovare [ road]

5) (achieve) concludere [ bargain]

to strike a balance — trovare il giusto equilibrio

6) (ignite) accendere [ match]

7) [ clock] battere [ time]

it had just struck two — erano appena suonate le due

8) (delete) cancellare [word, sentence]

9) (dismantle) smontare [ tent]

to strike camp — levare il campo, togliere le tende

10) econ. (mint) battere [ coin]
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass. struck; p.pass. struck, stricken)

1) (deliver blow) colpire

my head struck against a beam — ho sbattuto la testa contro una trave

to strike at — attaccare

2) (attack) [army, animal] attaccare; [ killer] aggredire; [disease, storm] colpire

disaster struck — è successo un disastro

Henry strikes again! — colloq. scherz. Henry colpisce o ha colpito ancora!

3) [ worker] scioperare, fare sciopero

4) [ match] accendersi

5) [ clock] battere, suonare

6) (proceed)

to strike north — dirigersi a nord

to strike across — prendere per [ field]; attraversare [ country]

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- strike back

- strike down

- strike off

- strike out

- strike up

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1. past tense - struck; verb
1) (to hit, knock or give a blow to: He struck me in the face with his fist; Why did you strike him?; The stone struck me a blow on the side of the head; His head struck the table as he fell; The tower of the church was struck by lightning.) battere, colpire

2) (to attack: The enemy troops struck at dawn; We must prevent the disease striking again.) attaccare

3) (to produce (sparks or a flame) by rubbing: He struck a match/light; He struck sparks from the stone with his knife.) accendere, far sprizzare

4) ((of workers) to stop work as a protest, or in order to force employers to give better pay: The men decided to strike for higher wages.) scioperare

5) (to discover or find: After months of prospecting they finally struck gold/oil; If we walk in this direction we may strike the right path.) trovare

6) (to (make something) sound: He struck a note on the piano/violin; The clock struck twelve.) suonare

7) (to impress, or give a particular impression to (a person): I was struck by the resemblance between the two men; How does the plan strike you?; It / The thought struck me that she had come to borrow money.) colpire, impressionare

8) (to mint or manufacture (a coin, medal etc).) coniare

9) (to go in a certain direction: He left the path and struck (off) across the fields.) prendere, tagliare

10) (to lower or take down (tents, flags etc).) abbassare; levare
2. noun
1) (an act of striking: a miners' strike.) sciopero

2) (a discovery of oil, gold etc: He made a lucky strike.) scoperta

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- striker
- striking
- strikingly
- be out on strike
- be on strike
- call a strike
- come out on strike
- come
- be within striking distance of
- strike at
- strike an attitude/pose
- strike a balance
- strike a bargain/agreement
- strike a blow for
- strike down
- strike dumb
- strike fear/terror into
- strike home
- strike it rich
- strike lucky
- strike out
- strike up
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strike /straɪk/
n.

1 (econ.) sciopero: to be on strike, essere in sciopero; to go on strike, scendere in sciopero; scioperare; to call a strike, proclamare uno sciopero; general strike, sciopero generale; dock strike, sciopero dei portuali; strike to the last, sciopero a oltranza; a wave of strikes, un'ondata di scioperi; unofficial strike, sciopero non dichiarato (o spontaneo)

2 rasiera ( per cereali)

3 (ind. min.) scoperta di un giacimento ( minerario); (fig.) colpo di fortuna, buon colpo ( anche in Borsa, ecc.)

4 (mil.) attacco; (spec.) attacco aereo, incursione

5 (geol.) direzione ( di uno strato, di una vena)

6 ( baseball) ‘strike’: Three strikes put the batter out, dopo tre strike il battitore viene eliminato

7 ( bowling) ‘strike’ ( abbattimento di tutti i birilli al primo colpo)

8 ( calcio) tiro a rete (o in porta); botta, staffilata, stangata, zampata, mazzata (fig.); gol di prepotenza

9 ( calcio, ecc.) attacco; incursione; percussione

10 ( canottaggio, nuoto) battuta ( il battere con i remi o con le gambe)

11 ( golf) tentativo di colpo

12 ( rugby) ‘strike’ ( l'impossessarsi del pallone nel corso di una mischia)

13 ( pesca) strappo ( dato dal pescatore alla lenza): I just got a strike, ho dato soltanto uno strappo ( ma il pesce non ha abboccato)

● (mil.) strike aircraft, aereo da combattimento □ all-out strike, sciopero totale □ strike ban, proibizione di scioperare; precettazione □ strike benefit = strike pay ► sotto □ strike call, proclamazione d'uno sciopero □ strike epidemics, conflittualità permanente □ (geol.) strike fault, faglia longitudinale □ strike force, (mil.) forza d'urto; ( calcio, ecc.) capacità di percussione, potenza d'attacco □ strike pay, sussidio ( pagato dai sindacati) durante uno sciopero □ (geol.) strike-slip fault, faglia trascorrente □ (fam. USA, dal baseball) to have two strikes against one, avere due punti a sfavore (o due handicap); ( anche) avere già subìto due gravi condanne: I have two strikes against me for getting the job: I don't have much experience and I haven't finished school, vorrei ottenere questo lavoro ma ho due punti a sfavore, la poca esperienza e la mancanza di un diploma; (polit., leg. USA) Three strikes and you're out, alla terza condanna, ti becchi l'ergastolo NOTE DI CULTURA: three strikes: in alcuni Stati americani alla terza condanna per reati commessi con la violenza è obbligatorio l'ergastolo. Il nome popolare di queste leggi, three strikes and you're out oppure la three-strikes law, è ripreso dal baseball, nel quale alla terza palla sbagliata ( strike) il battitore viene eliminato.
♦ (to) strike /straɪk/
(pass. struck, p. p. struck, raro stricken)

A v. t.

1 battere; colpire; percuotere; picchiare; (fig.) impressionare: to strike a nail with the hammer, battere un chiodo col martello; He struck his fist on the desk, batté il pugno sulla scrivania; The tree was struck by lightning, l'albero è stato colpito dal fulmine; What struck me was her generosity, ciò che mi colpì (o mi fece impressione) fu la sua generosità

2 assestare; appioppare: I struck him a violent blow, gli assestai (o diedi) un forte colpo

3 sbattere; urtare: to strike one's foot against a stone, sbattere un piede contro un sasso; inciampare in un sasso; I struck my elbow against the table, urtai la tavola col gomito

4 battere, suonare ( le ore): The tower clock was striking midnight, l'orologio della torre batteva la mezzanotte

5 coniare; stampare; (fin.) battere: to strike a new coin [a medal], coniare una moneta nuova [una medaglia]; The Royal Mint strikes coins, la Zecca Reale batte moneta

6 accendere; strofinare; far sprizzare ( battendo o strofinando): to strike a match, accendere (strofinare) un fiammifero; to strike a light, accendere una luce; far luce ( con una candela, lampada, ecc.); to strike fire out of flint, accendere il fuoco battendo sulla pietra focaia

7 arrivare a; raggiungere: I struck the highway late in the morning, nel tardo mattino arrivai alla strada maestra

8 (spec. ind. min.) scoprire; trovare: to strike a coal seam, scoprire uno strato di carbone; to strike gold [water], trovare l'oro [l'acqua]

9 (mil., naut.) abbassare; ammainare: to strike one's flag, ammainare la bandiera; (fig.) arrendersi; to strike sails, ammainare le vele

10 abbattere; levare; togliere: to strike the tents, levar le tende

11 investire; urtare contro; (naut.) urtare ( uno scoglio, ecc.) con la chiglia: The car struck a lamppost, l'automobile ha urtato contro un lampione; The landing plane struck the tree-tops, l'aereo in atterraggio ha urtato contro le cime degli alberi

12 configgere; conficcare; infiggere; piantare

13 venire in mente, passare per la testa a (q.): A doubt struck me, mi è venuto un dubbio; Suddenly it struck me that he had left no message for me, all'improvviso mi venne fatto di pensare che non aveva lasciato alcun messaggio per me

14 fare una certa impressione a (q.); sembrare, parere a (q.) (impers.): Her plan struck me as extremely complicated, il suo piano mi parve assai complicato; How does that strike you?, che impressione ti fa?; che ne pensi?; How does the idea strike you?, che te ne pare dell'idea?

15 pareggiare ( cereali, ecc.) con la rasiera; rasierare

16 (mus.) toccare ( un tasto); pizzicare ( una corda)

17 ( calcio, ecc.) colpire, calciare (il pallone); battere ( una punizione, un rigore)

18 ( baseball, cricket) battere ( la palla)

19 ( tennis, ecc.) colpire ( la palla)

20 ( slang USA) rivolgersi a (q.)

B v. i.

1 assestar colpi; menar botte

2 (mil.) attaccare: The enemy struck at dawn, il nemico ha attaccato all'alba

3 batter le ore; suonare: The clock is striking, l'orologio batte l'ora; Four o'clock had just struck, erano appena suonate le quattro

4 colpire; cozzare; urtare; sbattere contro: The ball struck against the wall [the goalpost], la palla ha colpito il muro [il palo della porta]

5 ( di fiammiferi e sim.) accendersi; prendere fuoco: This match won't strike, questo fiammifero non si accende

6 (econ.) scioperare: The railwaymen have been striking for two weeks, i ferrovieri scioperano da due settimane; to strike for higher wages, scioperare per ottenere un aumento di salario

7 filtrare; infiltrarsi; penetrare; inoltrarsi: We struck into the forests of the interior, ci siamo inoltrati nei boschi dell'interno

8 prendere ( una direzione); dirigersi, volgere i passi; voltare; uscire: to strike for the borderline, dirigersi verso il confine; Go straight on and then strike to the right, va' dritto e poi volta a destra!

9 (mil.) ammainare la bandiera; (fig.) arrendersi

10 ( di pianta) attecchire; mettere radici

11 (naut.) andare in secco; incagliarsi

12 ( sport) dare una bracciata (o un colpo di gambe; nuotando)

13 ( canottaggio) fare ( un certo numero di battute) al minuto: Oxford were striking 38, l'armo di Oxford stava facendo 38 battute al minuto

14 (geol.) essere orientato verso

● to strike an attitude, assumere un atteggiamento □ to strike an average, fare una media □ (rag.) to strike a balance, (rag.) fare il bilancio, far quadrare i conti; (fig.) raggiungere un accordo, fare un compromesso □ to strike a bargain, concludere un affare; fare un buon affare □ to strike sb. blind, accecare q. ( con un colpo o fig.) □ to strike blows, assestare (o portare) colpi □ (fig.) to strike ( a blow) for freedom, combattere (una battaglia) per la libertà; battersi per la libertà □ (naut.) to strike the bottom, arenarsi; incagliarsi □ (mil., ecc.) to strike camp, levare il campo □ (agric.) to strike a cutting, piantare una talea □ to strike sb. dead, fulminare q.; fare schiattare q. □ to strike sb. deaf, assordare q. ( con un colpo o di colpo) □ to strike a deal, concludere (o fare) un affare; raggiungere un accordo; fare un patto (o un compromesso) □ ( boxe e fig.) to strike the decisive blow, assestare il colpo decisivo □ to strike sb. for his (o her) autograph, chiedere un autografo a q. □ ( di un atleta, ecc.) to strike form, entrare in piena forma □ to strike st. from sb. 's hand, far saltar qc. di mano a q. (con un sol colpo); strappare qc. a q. □ (fig.) to strike it rich, arricchire di colpo; trovare l'America (fig.) □ (fam. ingl.) to strike it lucky, avere un colpo di fortuna □ (leg.) to strike a jury, formare una giuria ( cancellando nomi, ecc.) □ (fig.) to strike a note of caution, far squillare il campanello d'allarme □ to strike oil, trovare il petrolio; (fig.) arricchire di colpo, trovare l'America □ to strike a pose, assumere una posa □ ( anche fig.) to strike the right track, trovare la pista buona (o la strada giusta) □ (bot. e fig.) to strike root(s), attecchire; metter radici □ (naut.) to strike soundings, fare degli scandagli □ (mus.) to strike a tone, far vibrare una nota □ (fig.) to strike a warning note, far squillare il campanello d'allarme □ ( pesca) to strike a whale, colpire (o arpionare) una balena □ ( calcio, ecc.) to strike the woodwork, colpire il legno ( della porta); colpire un palo (o la traversa) □ (fam.) to be struck all of a heap, rimanere sbigottito; restar di sale □ to be struck dumb, ammutolire; restare senza parola □ (fam.) to be struck on sb., essere (innamorato) cotto di q. □ (fig.) to be struck with, esser colpito da; ricevere una forte impressione da □ to be struck with dizziness, avere un improvviso capogiro □ The wind struck cold, tirava un vento freddo e tagliente □ ( anche fig.) The hour has struck, l'ora è suonata □ ( slang) Strike me dead!, peste mi colga; mi venga un accidente! possa morire ( se non è vero, ecc.) □ (prov.) Strike while the iron is hot, bisogna battere il ferro finché è caldo.

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I 1. [straɪk]
nome

1) sciopero m.

to be on strike — essere in o fare sciopero

to come out on strike — entrare o mettersi in sciopero

2) (attack) attacco m. (on, against contro) (anche mil.)

3) min. (discovery) scoperta f. (di un giacimento)

lucky strike — fig. colpo di fortuna
2.
modificatore [committee, notice] di sciopero; [ leader] degli scioperanti
II 1. [straɪk]
verbo transitivo (pass. struck; p.pass. struck, stricken)

1) (hit) [person, stick] colpire [person, object, ball]; [ missile] colpire, centrare [ target]; [ship, car] colpire, urtare [rock, tree]

to strike sth. with — battere qcs. con [stick, hammer]

he struck his head on the table — ha dato una testata sul tavolo

to be struck by lightning — [tree, person] essere colpito da un fulmine

to strike sb. a blow — dare un colpo a qcn.

to strike sb. dead — [ lightning] fulminare qcn.

to be struck dumb with amazement — ammutolire per lo stupore

2) (afflict) [disease, storm, disaster] abbattersi su, colpire [area, people]

to strike terror into sb. o sb.'s heart — terrorizzare qcn

3) (make impression on) [idea, thought] venire in mente a; [ resemblance] colpire

it strikes me as funny that — mi sembra divertente che

to strike sb. as odd — sembrare o parere strano a qcn.

how does the idea strike you? — che cosa ne pensi o te ne pare di questa idea?

how did he strike you? — che impressione ti ha fatto?

it strikes me (that) — mi colpisce (il fatto che)

I was struck with him — colloq. mi ha colpito

4) (discover) scoprire, trovare [ gold]; finire su, trovare [ road]

5) (achieve) concludere [ bargain]

to strike a balance — trovare il giusto equilibrio

6) (ignite) accendere [ match]

7) [ clock] battere [ time]

it had just struck two — erano appena suonate le due

8) (delete) cancellare [word, sentence]

9) (dismantle) smontare [ tent]

to strike camp — levare il campo, togliere le tende

10) econ. (mint) battere [ coin]
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass. struck; p.pass. struck, stricken)

1) (deliver blow) colpire

my head struck against a beam — ho sbattuto la testa contro una trave

to strike at — attaccare

2) (attack) [army, animal] attaccare; [ killer] aggredire; [disease, storm] colpire

disaster struck — è successo un disastro

Henry strikes again! — colloq. scherz. Henry colpisce o ha colpito ancora!

3) [ worker] scioperare, fare sciopero

4) [ match] accendersi

5) [ clock] battere, suonare

6) (proceed)

to strike north — dirigersi a nord

to strike across — prendere per [ field]; attraversare [ country]

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- strike back

- strike down

- strike off

- strike out

- strike up

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14 tête

tête [tεt]

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1. feminine noun

2. compounds

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   a. [de personne, animal] head

• être tête nue to be bareheaded

• avoir mal à la tête to have a headache

• j'ai la tête lourde my head feels heavy

• tomber la tête la première to fall headfirst

• se laver la tête to wash one's hair

• c'est à se cogner la tête contre les murs it's enough to drive you up the wall (inf)

• j'en donnerais ma tête à couper I would stake my life on it

• des têtes vont tomber heads will roll

• faire la tête au carré à qn (inf!) to smash sb's face in (inf!)

• tenir tête à qn/qch to stand up to sb/sth

• réclamer la tête de qn to demand sb's head

• jurer sur la tête de qn to swear on sb's life

• risquer sa tête to risk one's neck

• sauver sa tête to save one's neck

• gagner d'une tête [cheval] to win by a head

• garder la tête froide to keep a cool head

• avoir la tête dure ( = têtu) to be stubborn

• être une tête de mule (inf) to be as stubborn as a mule

   b. ( = visage, expression) face

• il a une tête sympathique he has a nice face

• il a une tête sinistre he has a sinister look about him

• il a une bonne tête he looks a decent sort

• quand il a appris la nouvelle il a fait une drôle de tête ! you should have seen his face when he heard the news!

• il en fait une tête ! just look at his face!

• faire la tête to sulk

• c'est une tête à claques (inf) he has got the sort of face you'd love to smack

• c'est à la tête du client (inf) it depends on the person

• avoir ses têtes (inf) to have one's favourites

   c. ( = personne) head

• de nouvelles têtes new faces

• le repas coûtera 150 € par tête de pipe (inf!) the meal will cost 150 euros a head

   d. ( = partie supérieure) [de clou, marteau] head ; [d'arbre] top

• tête d'ail head of garlic

• tête d'épingle pinhead

   e. ( = partie antérieure) head

• l'équipe conserve la tête du classement the team retains its lead

• prendre la tête to take the lead

   f. ( = facultés mentales) avoir toute sa tête to have all one's faculties

• n'avoir rien dans la tête to be empty-headed

• où ai-je la tête ? whatever am I thinking of?

• avoir une petite tête to be dim-witted

• avoir une tête de linotte to be a scatterbrain

• être tête en l'air to be a scatterbrain

• c'est une tête (inf) he's really brainy (inf)

• c'est une tête en maths he's (or she's) really good at maths

• avoir la tête sur les épaules to be level-headed

• calculer qch de tête to work sth out in one's head

• chercher qch dans sa tête to search one's memory for sth

• fourrer qch dans la tête de qn (inf) to put sth into sb's head

• se mettre dans la tête que to get it into one's head that

• avoir la tête à ce que l'on fait to have one's mind on what one is doing

• avoir la tête ailleurs to have one's mind on other matters

• n'en faire qu'à sa tête to do as one pleases

• se prendre la tête to get in(to) a state (inf)

• il me prend la tête (inf) he drives me nuts (inf)

• la géométrie, ça me prend la tête (inf) geometry does my head in (inf)

• j'y réfléchirai à tête reposée I'll think about it when I've got a quiet moment

   g. (Football) header

• faire une tête to head the ball

   h. (locutions)

► tête baissée

• foncer or se jeter tête baissée dans to rush headlong into► la tête haute

• marcher la tête haute to walk with one's head held high► coup de tête head-butt ; (figurative) sudden impulse

• donner un coup de tête à qn to head-butt sb

• agir sur un coup de tête to act on impulse► à la tête de

• à la tête du cortège at the head of the procession

• être à la tête d'un mouvement/d'une affaire ( = diriger) to head a movement/a business

• se trouver à la tête d'une petite fortune to find o.s. the owner of a small fortune► de la tête aux pieds from head to foot

► en tête

• je n'ai plus le nom en tête I can't recall the name

• se mettre en tête de faire qch to take it into one's head to do sth

• on monte en tête ou en queue ? shall we get on at the front or the back?

• être en tête to be in the lead

• dans les sondages, il arrive largement en tête he's well ahead in the polls

• en tête de phrase at the beginning of the sentence

• être en tête de liste to come at the top of the list

• il arrive en tête du scrutin he's leading in the elections

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► tête d'affiche top of the bill

• être la tête d'affiche to be top of the bill ► tête brûlée ( = baroudeur) desperado

► tête d'enregistrement recording head

► tête de lecture [de magnétophone, magnétoscope] play-back head ; (Computing) reading head

► tête de ligne terminus

► tête de liste (Politics) chief candidate (in list system of voting)

► tête de lit bedhead

► tête de mort ( = emblème) death's-head ; (sur pavillon) skull and crossbones

► tête de nœud (vulg!) dickhead (vulg!)

► tête nucléaire nuclear warhead

► tête de série (Tennis) seeded player

• il est tête de série numéro 2 he's the number 2 seed ► tête de Turc whipping boy

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tɛt
nom féminin

1) gén head

la tête basse — ( humblement) with one's head bowed

la tête haute — ( dignement) with one's head held high

tête baissée — [se lancer, foncer] headlong

la tête en bas — [être suspendu, se retrouver] upside down

au-dessus de nos têtes — ( en l'air) overhead

sans tête — headless

coup de tête — headbutt

donner un coup de tête à quelqu'un — to headbutt somebody

être tombé sur la tête — (colloq) fig to have gone off one's rocker (colloq)

2) ( dessus du crâne) head

se laver la tête — to wash one's hair

j'ai la tête toute mouillée — my hair's all wet

3) ( visage) face

une bonne/sale tête — a nice/nasty face

tu en fais une tête! — what a face!, why the long face?

ne fais pas cette tête-là! — don't pull such a face!

quelle tête va-t-il faire? — how's he going to react?

il (me) fait la tête — he's sulking

ne fais pas ta mauvaise tête — don't be so difficult

elle fait sa mauvaise tête — she's being difficult

il a une tête à tricher — he looks like a cheat

tu as une tête à faire peur, aujourd'hui! — you look dreadful today!

4) ( esprit) mind

de tête — [citer, réciter] from memory; [calculer] in one's head

tu n'as pas de tête! — you have a mind like a sieve!

je n'ai pas la référence en tête — I can't recall the reference

où avais-je la tête? — whatever was I thinking of?

ça (ne) va pas, la tête? — (colloq) are you out of your mind or what?

j'avais la tête ailleurs — I was thinking of something else

n'avoir rien dans la tête — to be empty-headed

c'est lui qui t'a mis ça dans la tête! — you got that idea from him!

mets-lui ça dans la tête — drum it into him/her

se mettre dans la or en tête de faire — to take it into one's head to do

monter la tête à Pierre contre Paul — to turn Pierre against Paul

monter à la tête de quelqu'un, faire tourner la tête de quelqu'un — [alcool, succès] to go to somebody's head

elle t'a fait tourner la tête — she's turned your head

il n'est pas bien dans sa tête — (colloq) he isn't right in the head

il a encore toute sa tête (à lui) — he's still got all his faculties

n'en faire qu'à sa tête — to go one's own way

tenir tête à quelqu'un — to stand up to somebody

sur un coup de tête — on an impulse

5) ( personne) face

avoir ses têtes — to have one's favourites [BrE]

en tête à tête — [être, dîner] alone together

rencontrer quelqu'un en tête à tête — to have a meeting with somebody in private

un dîner en tête à tête — an intimate dinner for two

6) ( mesure de longueur) head

avoir une tête de plus que quelqu'un — to be a head taller than somebody

gagner d'une courte tête — [personne] to win by a narrow margin; [cheval] to win by a short head

avoir une tête d'avance sur quelqu'un — to be a short length in front of somebody

7) ( unité de troupeau) head (inv)

8) ( individu)

par tête — gén a head, each; ( dans des statistiques) per capita

par tête de pipe — (colloq) each

9) ( vie) head

vouloir la tête de quelqu'un — ( mort) to want somebody's head; ( disgrâce) to be after somebody's head

risquer sa tête — to risk one's neck (colloq)

des têtes vont tomber — fig heads will roll

10) ( direction)

le groupe de tête — the leading group

c'est lui la tête pensante du mouvement — he's the brains behind the movement

il restera à la tête du groupe — he will stay on as head of the group

prendre la tête du parti — to become leader of the party

prendre la tête des opérations — to take charge of operations

être à la tête d'une immense fortune — to be the possessor of a huge fortune

11) ( premières places) top

être en tête — (de liste, classement) to be at the top; (d'élection, de course, sondage) to be in the lead

venir en tête — to come first

marcher en tête — to walk at the front

marcher en tête d'un cortège — to head a procession

le gouvernement, le premier ministre en tête, a décidé que... — the government, led by the Prime Minister, has decided that...

des tas de gens viendront, ta femme en tête — heaps of people are coming, your wife to begin with

en tête de phrase — at the beginning of a sentence

12) ( extrémité) ( de train) front; (de convoi, cortège) head; (d'arbre, de mât) top; (de vis, rivet, clou) head

une place en tête de train — a seat at the front of the train

en tête de file — first in line

13) Sport ( au football) header

faire une tête — to head the ball

14) Armée ( d'engin) warhead

15) ( en électronique) (d'enregistrement, effacement) head; ( d'électrophone) cartridge

tête de lecture — (de magnétophone, magnétoscope) head

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Phrasal Verbs:

- tête d'affiche

- tête en l'air

- tête brûlée

- tête de chapitre

- tête à claques

- tête de cochon

- tête d'épingle

- tête de lard

- tête de linotte

- tête de liste

- tête de lit

- tête de mort

- tête de mule

- tête d'oiseau

- tête de pioche

- tête de série

- tête de Turc

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j'en mettrais ma tête à couper or sur le billot — I'd swear to it

en avoir par-dessus la tête — (colloq) to be fed up to the back teeth (colloq)

se prendre la tête à deux mains — (colloq) ( pour réfléchir) to rack one's brains (colloq)

prendre la tête — (colloq) to be a drag (colloq)

se prendre la tête — (colloq) to do one's head in (colloq)

te prends pas la tête pour ça! — don't worry about it!

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tɛt nf
1) [personne, animal] head

de la tête aux pieds — from head to toe

la tête en bas — with one's head down

la tête la première [tomber] — head first

se laver la tête — to wash one's hair

gagner d'une (courte) tête — to win by a (short) head

2) (= visage, expression) face

faire la tête — to sulk

3) FOOTBALL header

faire une tête — to head the ball, to do a header

4) (= position)

wagon de tête — front carriage

en tête SPORT — in the lead, (d'un cortège) at the front, at the head

en tête de SPORT — leading, [cortège] leading

en tête de la course — in the lead

en tête des meilleures ventes — at the top of the best-seller list

à la tête de [organisation] — at the head of, in charge of

prendre la tête de [peloton, course] — to take the lead in, [organisation, société] to become the head of

5) (autres locutions)

calculer qch de tête — to work sth out in one's head, to do a mental calculation of sth

avoir la tête dure — to be thickheaded

perdre la tête (= s'affoler) — to lose one's head, (= devenir fou) to go off one's head

ça ne va pas, la tête? * — are you crazy?

se mettre en tête que — to get it into one's head that

se mettre en tête de faire — to take it into one's head to do

une forte tête — a rebel

la tête basse — hanging one's head

par tête — per head

tenir tête à qn — to stand up to sb, to defy sb

en avoir par-dessus la tête — to be fed up

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tête ⇒ Le corps humain nf

1 gén (d'animal, insecte, de personne, plante) head; bouger la tête to move one's head; dessiner une tête de femme to draw a woman's head; statue à tête de chien statue with a dog's head; en pleine tête (right) in the head; blessure à la tête head injury; frapper qn à la tête to hit sb on the head; la tête la première [tomber, plonger] head first; la tête basse ( humblement) with one's head bowed; la tête haute ( dignement) with one's head held high; garder la tête haute fig to hold one's head high; tête baissée [se lancer, foncer] headlong; la tête en bas [être suspendu, se retrouver] upside down; au-dessus de nos têtes ( en l'air) overhead; sans tête [corps, cadavre] headless; coup de tête headbutt; donner un coup de tête à qn to headbutt sb; tomber sur la tête lit to fall on one's head; être tombé sur la tête○ fig to have gone off one's rocker○; salut, p’tite tête○! hello, bonehead○!; ⇒ bille, coûter, donner, gros;

2 ( dessus du crâne) head; se couvrir/se gratter la tête to cover/to scratch one's head; avoir la tête rasée to have a shaven head; sortir tête nue or sans rien sur la tête to go out bareheaded; se laver la tête to wash one's hair; j'ai la tête toute mouillée my hair's all wet;

3 ( visage) face; une bonne/sale tête a nice/nasty face; il a une belle tête he's got a nice face; si tu avais vu ta tête! you should have seen your face!; t'as vu la tête qu'il a tirée○? did you see his face?; tu en fais une tête! what a face you're pulling!; ne fais pas cette tête-là! don't pull such a face!; faire une tête longue comme ça○ to look miserable; il a fait une drôle de tête quand il m'a vu he pulled a face when he saw me; quelle tête va-t-il faire? how's he going to react?; faire une tête de circonstance to assume a suitable expression; à cette nouvelle, il a changé de tête on hearing this, his face fell; il (me) fait la tête he's sulking; ne fais pas ta mauvaise tête don't be so difficult; elle fait sa mauvaise tête she's being difficult; il a une tête à tricher he looks like a cheat; elle a une tête à être du quartier she looks like a local; tu as une tête à faire peur, aujourd'hui! you look dreadful today!; se faire la or une tête de Pierrot to make oneself up as (a) Pierrot; ⇒ six;

4 ( esprit) de tête [citer, réciter] from memory; [calculer] in one's head; tu n'as pas de tête! you have a mind like a sieve!; avoir en tête de faire to have it in mind to do; avoir qch en tête to have sth in mind; j'ai bien d'autres choses en tête pour le moment I've got a lot of other things on my mind at the moment; je n'ai pas la référence en tête I can't recall the reference; où avais-je la tête? whatever was I thinking of?; ça (ne) va pas, la tête○? are you feeling all right?; j'ai la tête vide my mind is a blank; j'avais la tête ailleurs I was dreaming, I was thinking of something else; elle n'a pas la tête à ce qu'elle fait her mind isn't on what she's doing; avoir la tête pleine de projets, avoir des projets plein la tête to have one's head full of plans; quand il a quelque chose dans la or en tête, il ne l'a pas ailleurs○ once he's got GB ou gotten US something into his head, he can't think of anything else; n'avoir rien dans la tête to be empty-headed, to be an airhead○; c'est lui qui t'a mis ça dans la tête! you got that idea from him!; mets-lui ça dans la tête drum it into him/her; se mettre dans la or en tête que to get it into one's head that; se mettre dans la or en tête de faire to take it into one's head to do; mets-toi bien ça dans la tête! get it into your head once and for all!; mettez-vous dans la tête que je ne signerai pas get it into your head that I won't sign; passer par la tête de qn [idée] to cross sb's mind; on ne sait jamais ce qui leur passe par la tête you never know what's going through their minds; passer au-dessus de la tête de qn to be ou go (right) over sb's head; sortir de la tête de qn to slip sb's mind; ça m'est sorti de la tête it slipped my mind; cette fille lui a fait perdre la tête he's lost his head over that girl; monter la tête à Pierre contre Paul to turn Pierre against Paul; j'ai la tête qui tourne my head's spinning; ça me fait tourner la tête it's making my head spin; monter à la tête, faire tourner la tête de qn [alcool, succès] to go to sb's head; elle t'a fait tourner la tête she's turned your head; il n'est pas bien dans sa tête○ he isn't right in the head; il a encore toute sa tête (à lui) he's still got all his faculties ou marbles○; il n'a plus sa tête à lui he's no longer in possession of all his faculties, he's lost his marbles○; n'en faire qu'à sa tête to go one's own way; tenir tête à qn to stand up to sb; sur un coup de tête on an impulse; ⇒ fort;

5 ( personne) face; j'ai déjà vu cette tête-là quelque part I've seen that face somewhere before; voir de nouvelles têtes to see new faces; avoir ses têtes to have one's favourites^GB; en tête à tête [être, rester, dîner] alone together; être (en) tête à tête avec qn to be alone with sb; rencontrer qn en tête à tête to have a meeting with sb in private; un dîner en tête à tête an intimate dinner for two;

6 ( mesure de longueur) head; avoir une tête de plus que qn, dépasser qn d'une tête to be a head taller than sb; gagner d'une courte tête [personne] to win by a narrow margin; [cheval] to win by a short head; avoir une tête d'avance sur qn to be a short length in front of sb;

7 ( unité de troupeau) head ( inv); 30 têtes de bétail 30 head of cattle; un troupeau de 500 têtes a herd of 500 head;

8 ( individu) par tête gén a head, each; Stat per capita; par tête de pipe○ each; ça fera 100 euros par tête it'll be 100 euros each ou a head; le PNB par tête the per capita GNP;

9 ( vie) head; ma tête est mise à prix there's a price on my head; vouloir la tête de qn ( mort) to want sb's head; ( disgrâce) to be after sb's head; risquer sa tête to risk one's neck○; des têtes vont tomber fig heads will roll;

10 ( direction) frapper une révolte à la tête to go for the leaders of an uprising; le groupe de tête the leading group; c'est lui la tête pensante du projet/mouvement/gang he's the brains behind the project/movement/gang; être à la tête d'un mouvement/parti to be at the head of a movement/party; il restera à la tête du groupe he will stay on as head of the group; il a été nommé à la tête du groupe he was appointed head of the group; on l'a rappelé à la tête de l'équipe he was called back to head up ou lead the team; prendre la tête du parti to become leader of the party; prendre la tête des opérations to take charge of operations; être à la tête d'une immense fortune to be the possessor of a huge fortune;

11 ( premières places) top; les él èves qui forment la tête de la classe the pupils at the top of the class; les candidats en tête de liste the candidates at the top of the list; être en tête (de liste, classement) to be at the top; (d'élection, de course, sondage) to be in the lead; venir en tête to come first; marcher en tête to walk at the front; à la tête d'un cortège at the head of a procession; marcher en tête d'un cortège to head ou lead a procession; il est en tête au premier tour Pol he's in the lead after the first round; il est en tête dans les sondages he's leading in the polls; l'équipe de tête au championnat the leading team in the championship; arriver en tête [coureur] to come in first; [candidat] to come first; le gouvernement, le premier ministre en tête, a décidé que… the government, led by the Prime Minister, has decided that…; des tas de gens viendront, ta femme en tête heaps of people are coming, your wife to begin with; en tête de phrase at the beginning of a sentence;

12 ( extrémité) ( de train) front; (de convoi, cortège) head; (d'arbre, de mât) top; (de vis, rivet, clou) head; les wagons de tête the front carriages GB ou cars US; une place en tête de train a seat at the front of the train; je préfère m'asseoir en tête I prefer to sit at the front; la tête du convoi s'est engagée sur le pont the head of the convoy went onto the bridge; l'avion a rasé la tête des arbres the plane clipped the tops of the trees ou the treetops; en tête de file first in line; ⇒ queue;

13 Sport ( au football) header; faire une tête to head the ball;

14 Mil ( d'engin) warhead; tête chimique/nucléaire chemical/nuclear warhead; missile à têtes multiples multiple-warhead missile;

15 Électron (d'enregistrement, effacement) head; ( d'électrophone) cartridge; tête de lecture (de magnétophone, magnétoscope) head.

Composés

tête d'affiche Cin, Théât top of the bill; tête d'ail Bot, Culin head of garlic; tête en l'air scatterbrain; être tête en l'air to be scatterbrained; tête blonde ( enfant) little one; nos chères têtes blondes hum our little darlings; tête brûlée daredevil; tête de chapitre chapter heading; tête chercheuse Mil homing device; missile à tête chercheuse homing missile; tête à claques○ pain○; quelle tête à claques, ce type! he's somebody you could cheerfully punch in the face; tête de cochon○ = tête de lard; tête couronnée crowned head; tête de delco® Aut distributor cap; tête d'écriture Ordinat write ou writing head; tête d'effacement Ordinat erase ou erasing head; tête d'épingle lit, fig pinhead; tête flottante Ordinat floating head; tête de lard○ péj ( têtu) mule; ( mauvais caractère) grouch; tête de ligne Transp end of the line; tête de linotte scatterbrain; tête de liste Pol chief candidate; tête de lit bedhead GB, headboard; tête magnétique magnetic head; tête de mort ( crâne) skull; ( symbole de mort) death's head; ( emblème de pirates) skull and crossbones (+ v sg); tête de mule○ mule; être une vraie tête de mule to be as stubborn as a mule; tête de nègre Culin chocolate marshmallow; tête de nœud● offensive prick●; tête d'oiseau○ péj featherbrain; tête de pioche○ = tête de mule; tête de pont Mil bridgehead; tête de série Sport seeded player; tête de série numéro deux number two seed; tête de Turc○ whipping boy; être la tête de Turc de qn to be sb's whipping boy; tête de veau Culin calf's head.

Idiomes

j'en mettrais ma tête à couper or sur le billot I'd put my head on the block; en avoir par-dessus la tête to be fed up to the back teeth○ (de with); se prendre la tête à deux mains ( pour réfléchir)○ to rack one's brains○; prendre la tête○, être une (vraie) prise de tête○ to be a drag○.

[tɛt] nom féminin

A.[PARTIE DU CORPS]

1. ANATOMIE head

la tête haute with (one's) head held high

la tête la première head first

de la tête aux pieds from head to foot ou toe

avoir mal à la tête to have a headache

avoir la tête lourde to have a thick head (UK), to feel fuzzy

j'ai la tête qui tourne [malaise] my head is spinning

ne tourne pas la tête, elle nous regarde don't look round, she's watching us

dès qu'il m'a vu, il a tourné la tête as soon as he saw me, he looked away

en avoir par-dessus la tête (familier) to be sick (and tired) of it

avoir la tête sur les épaules to have a good head on one's shoulders

faire une grosse tête (familier) ou la tête au carré (familier) à quelqu'un to smash somebody's head ou face in

j'en donnerais ou j'en mettrais ma tête à couper I'd stake my life on it

être tombé sur la tête (familier) to have a screw loose

il ne réfléchit jamais, il fonce tête baissée he always charges in ou ahead without thinking

se cogner ou se taper la tête contre les murs to bang one's head against a (brick) wall

se jeter à la tête de quelqu'un to throw oneself at somebody

2. [en référence à la chevelure, à la coiffure]

se laver la tête to wash one's hair

tête nue bareheaded

nos chères têtes blondes [les enfants] our little darlings

3. [visage, expression] face

avoir une bonne tête to look like a nice person

ne fais pas cette tête! don't pull (UK) ou make such a long face!

il a fait une de ces têtes quand je lui ai dit! you should have seen his face when I told him!

elle n'a pas une tête à se laisser faire she doesn't look the sort to be pushed around

il a ou c'est une tête à claques (familier) you just want to smack him in the mouth

tête de nœud (vulgaire) dickhead (vulgaire)

faire la tête to sulk

faire la tête à quelqu'un to ignore somebody

avec lui, c'est à la tête du client

a. [restaurant] he charges what he feels like

b. [professeur] he gives you a good mark if he likes your face

4. [mesure] head

il a une tête de plus que son frère he's a head taller than his brother

5. CUISINE head

tête pressée (Belgique) [fromage de tête] pork brawn (UK), headcheese (US)

6. SPORT header

B.[SIÈGE DE LA PENSÉE]

1. [siège des pensées, de l'imagination, de la mémoire] mind, head

il a des rêves plein la tête he's a dreamer

une drôle d'idée m'est passée par la tête I had a strange idea

se mettre dans la tête que to get it into one's head that

se mettre dans la tête ou en tête de faire quelque chose to make up one's mind to do something

une tête bien faite Montaigne (allusion) a good mind

avoir la grosse tête (familier) to be big-headed

avoir toute sa tête to have all one's faculties

faire sa mauvaise tête to dig one's heels in

avoir la tête chaude, avoir la tête près du bonnet to be quick-tempered

monter la tête à quelqu'un to give somebody (big) ideas

monter à la tête de quelqu'un

a. [succès] to go to somebody's head

b. [chagrin] to unbalance somebody

se monter la tête to get carried away

tourner la tête à quelqu'un to turn somebody's head

avoir la tête vide/dure to be empty-headed/stubborn

il est tête en l'air he's got his head in the clouds

excuse-moi, j'avais la tête ailleurs sorry, I was thinking about something else ou I was miles away

il n'a pas de tête [il est étourdi] he is scatterbrained ou a scatterbrain

ça m'est sorti de la tête I forgot, it slipped my mind

il ne sait plus où donner de la tête he doesn't know whether he's coming or going

n'en faire qu'à sa tête to do exactly as one pleases

je le lirai à tête reposée I'll take the time to read it in a quiet moment

2. [sang-froid, présence d'esprit] head

avoir ou garder la tête froide to keep a cool head

C.[PERSONNE, ANIMAL]

1. [individu] person

plusieurs têtes connues several familiar faces

prendre une assurance sur la tête de quelqu'un to take out an insurance policy on somebody

être une tête de lard ou de mule to be as stubborn as a mule, to be pig-headed

tête de linotte ou d'oiseau ou sans cervelle scatterbrain

tête de cochon bloody-minded individual

tête couronnée crowned head

forte tête rebel

une grosse tête (familier) a brain

petite tête (familier) pinhead

avoir ses têtes (familier) to have one's favourites

2. [vie d'une personne] head, neck

le procureur réclame la tête de l'accusé the prosecution is demanding the prisoner's execution

jouer ou risquer sa tête to risk one's skin

sauver sa tête to save one's skin ou neck

3. [meneur, leader] head, leader

les têtes pensantes du comité the brains of the committee

4. [animal d'un troupeau] head (invariable)

D.[PARTIE HAUTE, PARTIE AVANT, DÉBUT]

1. [faîte] top

la tête d'un arbre a treetop

2. [partie avant] front end

la tête du train the front of the train

tête de lit bedhead

mets la tête du lit vers le nord turn the head of the bed towards the north

prendre la tête du défilé to head ou to lead the procession

prendre la tête

a. [marcher au premier rang] to take the lead

b. [commander, diriger] to take over

tête de ligne

a. [généralement] terminus, end of the line

b. RAIL railhead

3. [début]

faites ressortir les têtes de chapitres make the chapter headings stand out

4. [dans un classement] top, head

les dix élèves qui forment la tête de la classe the ten best pupils in the class

tête d'affiche top of the bill

tête de série SPORT seeded player

tête de série numéro huit number eight seed

5. [extrémité - d'un objet, d'un organe] head ; [ - d'un os] head, caput

tête d'ail head of garlic

tête de bielle big end

tête d'épingle pinhead

gros comme une tête d'épingle the size of a pinhead

6. ACOUSTIQUE head

tête d'effacement erase head

tête de lecture head

7. IMPRIMERIE head, top

8. INFORMATIQUE head

9. MILITAIRE head

tête de pont

a. [sur rivière] bridgehead

b. [sur plage] beachhead

10. PHYSIQUE NUCLÉAIRE head

tête chercheuse homing device

tête nucléaire nuclear warhead

à la tête de locution prépositionnelle

1. [en possession de]

elle s'est trouvée à la tête d'une grosse fortune she found herself in possession of a great fortune

2. [au premier rang de] at the head ou front of

à la tête d'un groupe de mécontents heading a group of protesters

3. [à la direction de] in charge of, at the head of

être à la tête d'une société to head a company

il est à la tête d'un cabinet d'assurances he runs an insurance firm

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de tête locution adjectivale

1. [femme, homme] able

2. [convoi, voiture] front (avant nom)

3. IMPRIMERIE head (modificateur)

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de tête locution adverbiale

[calculer] in one's head

de tête, je dirais que nous étions vingt at a guess I'd say there were twenty of us

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en tête locution adverbiale

1. [devant]

monter en tête to go to the front

être en tête

a. [généralement] to be at the front

b. [dans une course, une compétition] to (be in the) lead

2. [à l'esprit]

avoir quelque chose en tête to have something in mind

je ne l'ai plus en tête I can't remember it

en tête à tête locution adverbiale

alone together

dîner en tête à tête avec quelqu'un to have a quiet dinner (alone) with somebody

en tête de locution prépositionnelle

1. [au début de] at the beginning ou start of

tous les mots placés en tête de phrase the first word of every sentence

2. [à l'avant de] at the head ou front of

les dirigeants syndicaux marchent en tête du défilé the union leaders are marching at the head of the procession

3. [au premier rang de] at the top of

en tête des sondages leading the polls

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par tête locution adverbiale

per head, a head, apiece

ça coûtera 40 euros par tête it'll cost 40 euros a head ou per head ou apiece

par tête de pipe (familier)

→ link=parpar tête

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sur la tête de locution prépositionnelle

1. [sur la personne de]

le mécontentement populaire s'est répercuté sur la tête du Premier ministre popular discontent turned towards the Prime Minister

2. [au nom de] in the name of

3. [en prêtant serment]

je le jure sur la tête de mes enfants I swear on my mother's grave

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tête brûlée nom féminin

hothead

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tête de mort nom féminin

1. [crâne] skull

2. [emblème] death's head, skull and crossbones

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tête de nègre

→ link=tête-de-nègretête-de-nègre (nom féminin)

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tête de Turc nom féminin

whipping boy, scapegoat

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > tête

15 cota

f.

altitude, height above sea level (altura).

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: cotar.

imperat.

2^nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: cotar.

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cota

► nombre femenino

1 (altura) height above sea level

■ la cota mil one thousand metres above sea level

2 (número en mapa) spot height

3 figurado (nivel) level

■ la xenofobia está llegando a cotas muy altas xenophobia is showing an alarming increase

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cota

► nombre femenino

1 (traje) tabard

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

cota de malla coat of mail

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I
SF

1) ( Hist)

cota de malla — coat of mail

2) Caribe (=blusa) blouse
II
SF

1) (Geog) height above sea level; (=altura) height, level

misil de baja cota — low-flying missile

volar a baja cota — to fly low

2) (=cifra) number, figure

cota de popularidad — level of popularity

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femenino

1) ( altura) height above sea level

misil de baja cota — low-level missile

2) (grado, cifra)

la delincuencia ha alcanzado cotas alarmantes — crime has reached alarming levels

quiere alcanzar cotas más altas en su carrera — she wants to scale greater heights in her career

3) (Indum) doublet

•

- cota de mallas

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= plateau [plateaux, -pl.], contour line.

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Ex. In cartography elevation is the height of the earth's surface above sea level, which can be shown by colour, by contour lines, etc..

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* alcanzar cotas más altas = raise to + greater heights.

* alcanzar mayores cotas = rise to + greater heights.

* alcanzar una cota = hit + high.

* llevar a cotas más altas = raise to + greater heights, take + Nombre + to greater heights.

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femenino

1) ( altura) height above sea level

misil de baja cota — low-level missile

2) (grado, cifra)

la delincuencia ha alcanzado cotas alarmantes — crime has reached alarming levels

quiere alcanzar cotas más altas en su carrera — she wants to scale greater heights in her career

3) (Indum) doublet

•

- cota de mallas

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= plateau [plateaux, -pl.], contour line.

Ex: With the advent of both library on-line public access catalogue and end-user searching of on-line and CD-ROM data bases, the need for improved instruction in library use approaches a new plateau.

Ex: In cartography elevation is the height of the earth's surface above sea level, which can be shown by colour, by contour lines, etc..

* alcanzar cotas más altas = raise to + greater heights.

* alcanzar mayores cotas = rise to + greater heights.

* alcanzar una cota = hit + high.

* llevar a cotas más altas = raise to + greater heights, take + Nombre + to greater heights.

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cota

feminine

A

1 (altura) height above sea level

misil de baja cota low-level missile

2 (en un mapa — punto) spot height; (— línea) contour

B

(grado, cifra): la delincuencia ha alcanzado cotas alarmantes crime has reached alarming levels

alcanzó la cota histórica de 2.500 it reached the historic 2,500 mark o level

quiere alcanzar cotas más altas en su carrera she wants to scale greater heights in her career

C ( Indum) doublet

Compuestos:

● cota de mallas

coat of mail

● cota de nieve

height at which snow settles

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cota sustantivo femenino
1 Geography elevation: descansaremos cuando rebasemos la cota de 1.500 metros, we'll rest when we reach an elevation of 1,500 meters
2 figurado level, height: su imaginación ha alcanzado nuevas cotas, her imagination has reached new heights
' cota' also found in these entries:
English:
chain mail
- contour

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cota nf

1. [altura] altitude, height above sea level;

volar a baja cota to fly low;

la expedición ha alcanzado la cota de los 8.000 metros the expedition has reached an altitude of 8,000 metres

2. [en mapa] spot height

3. [nivel]
alcanzar altas cotas de popularidad to become very popular;

la participación alcanzó la cota del 90 por ciento there was a 90 percent turnout

4. [armadura] cota de malla(s) coat of mail

5. Mat bound

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cota

f height above sea level;

cota de nieve snow level

Spanish-English dictionary > cota

16 Schießen

n; -s, kein Pl.; (Wettschießen) shooting match; es geht aus wie das Hornberger Schießen umg. it’ll all come to nothing; es / er ist zum Schießen umg. it’s / he’s a (real) scream

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das Schießen

shooting; firing

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schie|ßen ['ʃiːsn] pret scho\#ss [ʃɔs] ptp gescho\#ssen [gə'ʃɔsn]
1. vt
to shoot; Kugel, Rakete to fire (auf jdn/etw at sb/sth); (FTBL ETC) to kick; Tor to score; (mit Stock, Schläger) to hit
jdn in den Kopf schíéßen — to shoot sb in the head

etw an der Schießbude schíéßen — to win sth at the shooting gallery

ein paar Bilder schíéßen (Phot inf) — to shoot a few pictures, to take a few shots

eine Filmszene schíéßen (inf) — to shoot a film scene

sie hat ihn zum Krüppel geschossen — she shot and crippled him

2. vi

1) (mit Waffe, Ball) to shoot

auf jdn/etw schíéßen — to shoot at sb/sth

nach etw schíéßen — to shoot at sth

aufs Tor/ins Netz schíéßen — to shoot or kick at goal/into the net

es wurde scharf geschossen — there was shooting with live ammunition

das ist zum Schießen (inf) — that's a scream (inf)

2) aux sein (= in die Höhe schießen) to shoot up; (BOT = Samenstand entwickeln) to run (Brit) or go to seed

die Pflanzen/Kinder sind in die Höhe geschossen — the plants/children have shot up

die Preise schossen in die Höhe — prices rocketed

(wie Pilze) aus dem Boden schíéßen (lit, fig) — to spring or sprout up

See:

→ Kraut

3) aux sein inf = sich schnell bewegen) to shoot

er ist or kam um die Ecke geschossen — he shot round the corner

jdm durch den Kopf schíéßen (fig) — to flash through sb's mind

4) aux sein (Flüssigkeit) to shoot; (= spritzen) to spurt

das Blut schoss ihm ins Gesicht — blood rushed or shot to his face

die Tränen schossen ihr in die Augen — tears flooded her eyes

5) aux sein S Ger, Aus = verbleichen) to fade

3. vr
to have a shoot-out
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1) ((often with at) to send or fire (bullets, arrows etc) from a gun, bow etc: The enemy were shooting at us; He shot an arrow through the air.) shoot

2) (to move swiftly: He shot out of the room; The pain shot up his leg; The force of the explosion shot him across the room.) shoot

3) (to kick or hit at a goal in order to try to score.) shoot

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schie·ßen

<schoss, geschossen>

[ˈʃi:sn̩]

I. vi

1. Hilfsverb: haben (feuern)

▪ [mit etw dat] \schießen to shoot [with sth]

▪ auf jdn/etw \schießen to shoot at sb/sth

\schießen [o zum S\schießen] gehen to go shooting

2. Hilfsverb: haben FBALL

▪ [an etw akk/auf etw akk/in etw akk] \schießen to shoot [at/into sth]

daneben, genau an die Latte geschossen! missed, it hit the crossbar!

aufs Tor \schießen to shoot [for goal]

neben das Tor \schießen to miss the goal

3. Hilfsverb: sein BOT to shoot; (zu schnell sprießen) to bolt; s.a. Höhe, Kraut

4. Hilfsverb: sein (fam) to shoot, to come flying fam

das Auto kam um die Ecke geschossen the car came flying round the corner

jdm durch den Kopf \schießen to flash through sb's mind

5. Hilfsverb: sein (spritzen) to shoot

das Blut schoss aus der Wunde the blood shot out of the wound

6.

▶ wie das Hornberger S\schießen ausgehen to come to nothing

▶ [das ist] zum S\schießen (fam) [that's] crazy fam

II. vt Hilfsverb: haben

1. (etw feuern)

▪ etw \schießen to shoot sth

2. FBALL

▪ etw [irgendwohin] \schießen to shoot sth [somewhere]

den Ball ins Netz \schießen to put the ball in the net

den Ball ins Tor \schießen to score [or shoot] a goal; s.a. Krüppel

III. vr

▪ sich akk \schießen to have a shoot-out

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1.
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb

1) shoot; <pistol, rifle> shoot, fire

auf jemanden/etwas schießen — shoot/fire at somebody/something

gut/schlecht schießen — < person> be a good/bad shot

2) (Fußball) shoot

3) mit sein (ugs.): (schnellen) shoot

ein Gedanke schoß ihr durch den Kopf — (fig.) a thought flashed through her mind

zum Schießen sein — (ugs.) be a scream (coll.)

4) mit sein (fließen, herausschießen) gush; (spritzen) spurt

ich spürte, wie mir das Blut in den Kopf schoß — I felt the blood rush to my head

5) mit sein (schnell wachsen) shoot up

die Preise schießen in die Höhe — prices are shooting up or rocketing
2.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) shoot; fire <bullet, missile, rocket>

jemanden zum Krüppel schießen — shoot and maim somebody

2) (Fußball) score < goal>

den Ball ins Netz schießen — put the ball in the net

das 3:2 schießen — make it 3-2

3) (ugs.): (fotografieren)

einige Aufnahmen schießen — take a few snaps

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Schießen n; -s, kein pl; (Wettschießen) shooting match;

es geht aus wie das Hornberger Schießen umg it’ll all come to nothing;

es/er ist zum Schießen umg it’s/he’s a (real) scream

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1.
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb

1) shoot; <pistol, rifle> shoot, fire

auf jemanden/etwas schießen — shoot/fire at somebody/something

gut/schlecht schießen — < person> be a good/bad shot

2) (Fußball) shoot

3) mit sein (ugs.): (schnellen) shoot

ein Gedanke schoß ihr durch den Kopf — (fig.) a thought flashed through her mind

zum Schießen sein — (ugs.) be a scream (coll.)

4) mit sein (fließen, herausschießen) gush; (spritzen) spurt

ich spürte, wie mir das Blut in den Kopf schoß — I felt the blood rush to my head

5) mit sein (schnell wachsen) shoot up

die Preise schießen in die Höhe — prices are shooting up or rocketing
2.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) shoot; fire <bullet, missile, rocket>

jemanden zum Krüppel schießen — shoot and maim somebody

2) (Fußball) score < goal>

den Ball ins Netz schießen — put the ball in the net

das 3:2 schießen — make it 3-2

3) (ugs.): (fotografieren)

einige Aufnahmen schießen — take a few snaps

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(nach) v.

to shoot (at) v. v.

(§ p.,pp.: schoß, geschossen)

= to fire v.

to shoot v.

(§ p.,p.p.: shot)

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Schießen

17 schießen

n; -s, kein Pl.; (Wettschießen) shooting match; es geht aus wie das Hornberger Schießen umg. it’ll all come to nothing; es / er ist zum Schießen umg. it’s / he’s a (real) scream

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das Schießen

shooting; firing

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schie|ßen ['ʃiːsn] pret scho\#ss [ʃɔs] ptp gescho\#ssen [gə'ʃɔsn]
1. vt
to shoot; Kugel, Rakete to fire (auf jdn/etw at sb/sth); (FTBL ETC) to kick; Tor to score; (mit Stock, Schläger) to hit
jdn in den Kopf schíéßen — to shoot sb in the head

etw an der Schießbude schíéßen — to win sth at the shooting gallery

ein paar Bilder schíéßen (Phot inf) — to shoot a few pictures, to take a few shots

eine Filmszene schíéßen (inf) — to shoot a film scene

sie hat ihn zum Krüppel geschossen — she shot and crippled him

2. vi

1) (mit Waffe, Ball) to shoot

auf jdn/etw schíéßen — to shoot at sb/sth

nach etw schíéßen — to shoot at sth

aufs Tor/ins Netz schíéßen — to shoot or kick at goal/into the net

es wurde scharf geschossen — there was shooting with live ammunition

das ist zum Schießen (inf) — that's a scream (inf)

2) aux sein (= in die Höhe schießen) to shoot up; (BOT = Samenstand entwickeln) to run (Brit) or go to seed

die Pflanzen/Kinder sind in die Höhe geschossen — the plants/children have shot up

die Preise schossen in die Höhe — prices rocketed

(wie Pilze) aus dem Boden schíéßen (lit, fig) — to spring or sprout up

See:

→ Kraut

3) aux sein inf = sich schnell bewegen) to shoot

er ist or kam um die Ecke geschossen — he shot round the corner

jdm durch den Kopf schíéßen (fig) — to flash through sb's mind

4) aux sein (Flüssigkeit) to shoot; (= spritzen) to spurt

das Blut schoss ihm ins Gesicht — blood rushed or shot to his face

die Tränen schossen ihr in die Augen — tears flooded her eyes

5) aux sein S Ger, Aus = verbleichen) to fade

3. vr
to have a shoot-out
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1) ((often with at) to send or fire (bullets, arrows etc) from a gun, bow etc: The enemy were shooting at us; He shot an arrow through the air.) shoot

2) (to move swiftly: He shot out of the room; The pain shot up his leg; The force of the explosion shot him across the room.) shoot

3) (to kick or hit at a goal in order to try to score.) shoot

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schie·ßen

<schoss, geschossen>

[ˈʃi:sn̩]

I. vi

1. Hilfsverb: haben (feuern)

▪ [mit etw dat] \schießen to shoot [with sth]

▪ auf jdn/etw \schießen to shoot at sb/sth

\schießen [o zum S\schießen] gehen to go shooting

2. Hilfsverb: haben FBALL

▪ [an etw akk/auf etw akk/in etw akk] \schießen to shoot [at/into sth]

daneben, genau an die Latte geschossen! missed, it hit the crossbar!

aufs Tor \schießen to shoot [for goal]

neben das Tor \schießen to miss the goal

3. Hilfsverb: sein BOT to shoot; (zu schnell sprießen) to bolt; s.a. Höhe, Kraut

4. Hilfsverb: sein (fam) to shoot, to come flying fam

das Auto kam um die Ecke geschossen the car came flying round the corner

jdm durch den Kopf \schießen to flash through sb's mind

5. Hilfsverb: sein (spritzen) to shoot

das Blut schoss aus der Wunde the blood shot out of the wound

6.

▶ wie das Hornberger S\schießen ausgehen to come to nothing

▶ [das ist] zum S\schießen (fam) [that's] crazy fam

II. vt Hilfsverb: haben

1. (etw feuern)

▪ etw \schießen to shoot sth

2. FBALL

▪ etw [irgendwohin] \schießen to shoot sth [somewhere]

den Ball ins Netz \schießen to put the ball in the net

den Ball ins Tor \schießen to score [or shoot] a goal; s.a. Krüppel

III. vr

▪ sich akk \schießen to have a shoot-out

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1.
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb

1) shoot; <pistol, rifle> shoot, fire

auf jemanden/etwas schießen — shoot/fire at somebody/something

gut/schlecht schießen — < person> be a good/bad shot

2) (Fußball) shoot

3) mit sein (ugs.): (schnellen) shoot

ein Gedanke schoß ihr durch den Kopf — (fig.) a thought flashed through her mind

zum Schießen sein — (ugs.) be a scream (coll.)

4) mit sein (fließen, herausschießen) gush; (spritzen) spurt

ich spürte, wie mir das Blut in den Kopf schoß — I felt the blood rush to my head

5) mit sein (schnell wachsen) shoot up

die Preise schießen in die Höhe — prices are shooting up or rocketing
2.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) shoot; fire <bullet, missile, rocket>

jemanden zum Krüppel schießen — shoot and maim somebody

2) (Fußball) score < goal>

den Ball ins Netz schießen — put the ball in the net

das 3:2 schießen — make it 3-2

3) (ugs.): (fotografieren)

einige Aufnahmen schießen — take a few snaps

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schießen; schießt, schoss, hat oder ist geschossen

A. v/i

1. (hat) (feuern) shoot, fire; (das Feuer eröffnen) open fire;

schießen auf (+akk) shoot ( oder fire) at;

gut schießen Person: be a good shot; Waffe: shoot well;

scharf schießen shoot with live ammunition;

wild um sich schießen shoot out wildly in all directions;

Hände hoch/stehen bleiben, oder ich schieße! hands up,/stop (right there), or I’ll shoot;

gegen jemanden schießen umg, fig have a go at sb; → Pistole

2. (hat) bei Ballspielen: shoot;

aufs Tor schießen shoot at goal, take a shot at goal;

er kann gut schießen he’s got a good shot on him;

links schießen normalerweise: be a left-footer ( oder left-hander); in diesem Fall: take a left-foot ( oder left-hand) shot

3. (ist) (sausen) shoot;

schießen durch Schmerz: shoot through;

plötzlich schoss mir der Gedanke durch den Kopf the thought suddenly occurred to me ( oder flashed across my mind);

schießen aus Blut, Wasser: shoot ( oder gush) from ( oder out of);

das Blut schoss ihr ins Gesicht the blood rushed to her face;

er kam um die Ecke geschossen umg he shot (a)round the corner; mit dem Auto: auch he came zooming (a)round the corner;

in die Höhe schießen Pflanze, Kind etc: shoot up;

schieß in den Wind! umg scram!; → Boden, Kraut, Pilz

4. umg:

schießen lassen (Pläne etc) ditch, Br scupper;

lass den Typ doch schießen! can’t you ditch that guy?

5. (hat) sl (Rauschgift spritzen) shoot (up), mainline

B. v/t (hat)

1. shoot; (Rakete, Kugel) fire;

sich eine Kugel durch den Kopf schießen put a bullet through one’s head;

jemanden zum Krüppel schießen shoot and maim sb;

einen Teddybären schießen shoot o.s. a teddy bear;

einen Satelliten in die Umlaufbahn schießen launch a satellite into orbit;

Blicke auf jemanden schießen fig look daggers at sb;

jemandem eine schießen umg, fig sock sb one

2. Fußball etc: (Ball) kick, shoot;

ein Tor schießen score a goal

C. v/r:

sich mit jemandem schießen (duellieren) have a shoot-out with sb

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1.
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb

1) shoot; <pistol, rifle> shoot, fire

auf jemanden/etwas schießen — shoot/fire at somebody/something

gut/schlecht schießen — < person> be a good/bad shot

2) (Fußball) shoot

3) mit sein (ugs.): (schnellen) shoot

ein Gedanke schoß ihr durch den Kopf — (fig.) a thought flashed through her mind

zum Schießen sein — (ugs.) be a scream (coll.)

4) mit sein (fließen, herausschießen) gush; (spritzen) spurt

ich spürte, wie mir das Blut in den Kopf schoß — I felt the blood rush to my head

5) mit sein (schnell wachsen) shoot up

die Preise schießen in die Höhe — prices are shooting up or rocketing
2.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) shoot; fire <bullet, missile, rocket>

jemanden zum Krüppel schießen — shoot and maim somebody

2) (Fußball) score < goal>

den Ball ins Netz schießen — put the ball in the net

das 3:2 schießen — make it 3-2

3) (ugs.): (fotografieren)

einige Aufnahmen schießen — take a few snaps

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(nach) v.

to shoot (at) v. v.

(§ p.,pp.: schoß, geschossen)

= to fire v.

to shoot v.

(§ p.,p.p.: shot)

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18 direct

1. transitive verb
1) (turn) richten (to[wards] auf + Akk.)

direct somebody's attention to something — jemandes Aufmerksamkeit auf etwas (Akk.) lenken

the remark was directed at you — die Bemerkung galt dir

the bomb/missile was directed at — die Bombe/das Geschoss galt (+ Dat.)

direct somebody to a place — jemandem den Weg zu einem Ort weisen od. sagen

2) (control) leiten; beaufsichtigen [Arbeitskräfte, Arbeitsablauf]; regeln, dirigieren [Verkehr]

3) (order) anweisen

direct somebody to do something — jemanden anweisen, etwas zu tun

as directed [by the doctor] — wie [vom Arzt] verordnet

4) (Theatre, Cinemat., Telev., Radio) Regie führen bei
2. adjective
1) direkt; durchgehend [Zug]; unmittelbar [Ursache, Gefahr, Auswirkung]; (immediate) unmittelbar, persönlich [Erfahrung, Verantwortung, Beteiligung]

2) (diametrical) genau [Gegenteil]; direkt [Widerspruch]; diametral [Gegensatz]

3) (frank) direkt; offen; glatt [Absage]
3. adverb
direkt

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[di'rekt] 1. adjective
1) (straight; following the quickest and shortest way: Is this the most direct route?)

2) ((of manner etc) straightforward and honest: a direct answer.) direkt

3) (occurring as an immediate result: His dismissal was a direct result of his rudeness to the manager.) unmittelbar

4) (exact; complete: Her opinions are the direct opposite of his.) gerade

5) (in an unbroken line of descent from father to son etc: He is a direct descendant of Napoleon.) unmittelbar
2. verb
1) (to point, aim or turn in a particular direction: He directed my attention towards the notice.) lenken

2) (to show the way to: She directed him to the station.) den Weg zeigen

3) (to order or instruct: We will do as you direct.) befehlen

4) (to control or organize: A policeman was directing the traffic; to direct a film.) leiten

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di·rect

[dɪˈrekt]

I. adj

1. (without interruption) direkt

\direct flight Direktflug m

a \direct train ein durchgehender Zug; (without detour)

\direct route kürzester Weg

2. (without intervention) unmittelbar, direkt

\direct link Direktverbindung f

\direct negotiations Direktverhandlungen pl

3. (frank) offen, direkt

I'll be \direct with you... wenn ich ehrlich bin,...

\direct manner direkte Art

\direct question direkte [o unverblümte] Frage

4. (lineal) direkt

she is a \direct descendant of Queen Victoria sie stammt in direkter Linie von Königin Victoria ab

5. (exact) genau, glatt fam

the \direct opposite of sth das genaue [o komplette] Gegenteil von etw dat

6. ASTRON rechtläufig

7. LAW

\direct evidence unmittelbarer Beweis

\direct examination Befragung f eines Zeugen durch die benennende Partei

II. adv

1. (with no intermediary) direkt

to dial \direct selbst wählen, durchwählen

2. (via direct route) direkt, geradewegs

this train goes \direct to Rome dieser Zug fährt ohne Halt bis nach Rom durch

to fly \direct to a city ohne Zwischenlandung nach einer Stadt fliegen

III. vt

1. (control)

▪ to \direct sth etw leiten [o führen]

to \direct the traffic den Verkehr regeln [o dirigieren

2. (order)

▪ to \direct sb to do sth jdn anweisen, etw zu tun

3. (aim)

▪ to \direct sth against sb etw gegen jdn richten

▪ to \direct sth at/to sb etw an jdn richten

was that remark \directed at me? galt diese Bemerkung mir?

their efforts were \directed towards helping the homeless mit ihrem Engagement wollten sie den Obdachlosen helfen

to \direct sb's attention at sth jds Aufmerksamkeit auf etw akk lenken

to \direct a blow at sb nach jdm schlagen

to \direct a letter to sb einen Brief an jdn adressieren

4. (threaten with weapon)

▪ to \direct sth at sth/sb etw auf etw/jdn richten

5. (give directions)

▪ to \direct sb to sth jdm den Weg zu etw dat zeigen [o sagen]

could you please \direct me to the train station? könnten Sie mir bitte den Weg zum Bahnhof zeigen?

6. THEAT, FILM

▪ to \direct sth bei etw dat Regie führen; MUS etw dirigieren

IV. vi THEAT, FILM Regie führen; MUS dirigieren

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[daɪ'rekt]
1. adj

1) direkt; link, result, heir, contact direkt, unmittelbar; responsibility, cause, danger unmittelbar; train durchgehend; opposite genau

as a direct result of — als eine unmittelbare Folge von

direct line of descent — Abstammung f in direkter Linie

to be a direct descendant of sb — von jdm in direkter Linie abstammen, ein direkter Nachkomme von jdm sein

or deposit (US) — per Einzugsauftrag bezahlen

to impose direct rule ( on the Irish/from London) — (Irland/von London aus) direkt regieren

direct-grant school (Brit) — Privatschule mit staatlicher Unterstützung

avoid direct sunlight — direkte Sonneneinstrahlung meiden

to take a direct hit — einen Volltreffer einstecken

they are willing to hold direct talks with the government — sie sind bereit, mit der Regierung direkt zu verhandeln

2) (= blunt) person, remark direkt, offen; refusal, denial glatt

3) (GRAM)

or discourse (US) — direkte Rede

2. vt

1) (= address, aim) remark, letter richten (to an +acc); efforts, look richten (towards auf +acc); anger auslassen (towards an +acc); money zufließen lassen (
to +dat)
the violence was directed against the police — die Gewalttätigkeiten richteten sich gegen die Polizei

to direct sb's attention to sb/sth — jds Aufmerksamkeit auf jdn/etw lenken

can you direct me to the town hall? — können Sie mir den Weg zum Rathaus sagen?

2) (= supervise, control) person's work, business leiten, lenken; traffic regeln

3) (= order) anweisen (sb to do sth jdn, etw zu tun); (JUR) jury Rechtsbelehrung erteilen (+dat)

to direct that sth ( should) be done — anordnen, dass etw getan wird

the judge directed the jury to... — der Richter belehrte die Schöffen darüber, dass...

to be taken as directed by your doctor (Med) — nach ärztlicher Verordnung einzunehmen

4) film, play Regie führen bei; group of actors dirigieren; radio/TV programme leiten

3. adv
direkt
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direct [dıˈrekt; daı-]

A v/t

1. seine Aufmerksamkeit etc richten, lenken ( beide:

to, toward[s] auf akk):

a method directed to doing sth ein Verfahren, das darauf abzielt, etwas zu tun;

be directed against sich richten gegen;

direct away jemanden, etwas ablenken ( from von)

2. ein Fahrzeug lenken

3. einen Betrieb etc führen, leiten, lenken

4. Worte richten (to an akk):

this remark was directed at you diese Bemerkung war an deine Adresse gerichtet

5. einen Brief etc adressieren, richten ( beide:

to an akk)

6. anweisen, beauftragen, jemandem Anweisung geben ( alle:

to do zu tun):

direct the jury as to the law JUR den Geschworenen Rechtsbelehrung erteilen

7. anordnen, verfügen, bestimmen:

direct sth to be done etwas anordnen; anordnen, dass etwas geschieht;

as directed laut Verfügung, nach Vorschrift

8. a) jemandem den Weg zeigen oder sagen (to zu, nach)

b) fig jemanden verweisen (to an akk)

9. a) ein Orchester dirigieren

b) Regie bei einem Film oder Stück führen:

directed by unter der Regie von

B v/i

1. befehlen, bestimmen

2. a) MUS besonders US dirigieren

b) THEAT etc Regie führen:

directing debut Regiedebüt n

C adj (adv → directly A)

1. direkt, gerade

2. direkt, unmittelbar (Steuern etc):

direct descent geradlinige Abstammung;

direct elimination (Fechten) Direktausscheidung f;

direct flight Direktflug m;

direct labo(u)r Fertigungslöhne pl;

direct mail US Postwurfsendung f;

direct primary POL US Vorwahl f durch direkte Wahl;

direct selling WIRTSCH Direktverkauf m;

direct train BAHN durchgehender Zug;

direct voting POL direkte Wahl; → descendant 1, direct method

3. unmittelbar, persönlich (Verantwortung etc)

4. WIRTSCH spezifisch, direkt:

direct costs direkte Kosten, Einzelkosten

5. a) klar, unzwei-, eindeutig

b) offen, ehrlich (Antwort etc)

6. direkt, genau:

the direct contrary das genaue Gegenteil

7. LING direkt:

direct speech (bes US discourse) direkte Rede;

direct object Akkusativobjekt n

8. ASTRON rechtläufig

9. ELEK

a) Gleichstrom…

b) Gleich…

D adv direkt, unmittelbar:

I wrote to him direct ich schrieb ihm direkt;

the next flight goes direct to London der nächste Flug geht direkt nach London; → dial C

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1. transitive verb
1) (turn) richten (to[wards] auf + Akk.)

direct somebody's attention to something — jemandes Aufmerksamkeit auf etwas (Akk.) lenken

the remark was directed at you — die Bemerkung galt dir

the bomb/missile was directed at — die Bombe/das Geschoss galt (+ Dat.)

direct somebody to a place — jemandem den Weg zu einem Ort weisen od. sagen

2) (control) leiten; beaufsichtigen [Arbeitskräfte, Arbeitsablauf]; regeln, dirigieren [Verkehr]

3) (order) anweisen

direct somebody to do something — jemanden anweisen, etwas zu tun

as directed [by the doctor] — wie [vom Arzt] verordnet

4) (Theatre, Cinemat., Telev., Radio) Regie führen bei
2. adjective
1) direkt; durchgehend [Zug]; unmittelbar [Ursache, Gefahr, Auswirkung]; (immediate) unmittelbar, persönlich [Erfahrung, Verantwortung, Beteiligung]

2) (diametrical) genau [Gegenteil]; direkt [Widerspruch]; diametral [Gegensatz]

3) (frank) direkt; offen; glatt [Absage]
3. adverb
direkt

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adj.

direkt adj.

gerade adj.

lenken adj.

unmittelbar adj. (something) v.

Regie führen (bei etwas) ausdr. (to, at) v.

anweisen (auf) v.

regeln v.

richten (nach, auf) v.

English-german dictionary > direct

19 home

1. noun
1) Heim, das; (flat) Wohnung, die; (house) Haus, das; (household) [Eltern]haus, das

my home is in Leeds — ich bin in Leeds zu Hause od. wohne in Leeds

a home of one's own — ein eigenes Zuhause

leave/have left home — aus dem Haus gehen/sein

live at home — im Elternhaus wohnen

they had no home/homes [of their own] — sie hatten kein Zuhause

at home — zu Hause; (not abroad) im Inland

be/feel at home — (fig.) sich wohl fühlen

make somebody feel at home — es jemandem behaglich machen

make yourself at home — fühl dich wie zu Hause

he is quite at home in French — er ist im Französischen ganz gut zu Hause

home from home — zweites Zuhause

2) (fig.)

to take an example nearer home,... — um ein Beispiel zu nehmen, das uns näher liegt,...

3) (native country) die Heimat

at home — zu Hause; in der Heimat

4) (institution) Heim, das; (coll.): (mental home) Anstalt, die (salopp)
2. adjective
1) (connected with home) Haus-; Haushalts[gerät usw.]

2) (done at home) häuslich; Selbst[backen, homebrauen usw.]

3) (in the neighbourhood of home) nahe gelegen

4) (Sport) Heim[spiel, -sieg, -mannschaft]; [Anhänger, Spieler] der Heimmannschaft

home ground — eigener Platz

5) (not foreign) [ein]heimisch; inländisch
3. adverb
1) (to home) nach Hause

on one's way home — auf dem Weg nach Hause od. Nachhauseweg

he takes home £200 a week after tax — er verdient 200 Pfund netto in der Woche

nothing to write home about — (coll.) nichts Besonderes od. Aufregendes

2) (arrived at home) zu Hause

be home and dry — (fig.) aus dem Schneider sein (ugs.)

3) (as far as possible)

push home — [ganz] hineinschieben [Schublade]; ausnutzen [Vorteil]

press home — [ganz] hinunterdrücken [Hebel]; forcieren [Angriff]; [voll] ausnutzen [Vorteil]

drive home — [ganz] einschlagen [Nagel]

4)

come or get home to somebody — (become fully realized) jemandem in vollem Ausmaß bewusst werden; see also academic.ru/62935/roost">roost 1.
4. intransitive verb
1) [Vogel usw.:] zurückkehren

2) (be guided)

these missiles home [in] on their targets — diese Flugkörper suchen sich (Dat.) ihr Ziel

3)

home in/on something — (fig.) etwas herausgreifen

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[həum] 1. noun
1) (the house, town, country etc where a person etc usually lives: I work in London but my home is in Bournemouth; When I retire, I'll make my home in Bournemouth; Africa is the home of the lion; We'll have to find a home for the kitten.) die Heimat

2) (the place from which a person, thing etc comes originally: America is the home of jazz.) die Heimat

3) (a place where children without parents, old people, people who are ill etc live and are looked after: an old folk's home; a nursing home.) das Heim

4) (a place where people stay while they are working: a nurses' home.) das Heim

5) (a house: Crumpy Construction build fine homes for fine people; He invited me round to his home.) die Wohnung
2. adjective
1) (of a person's home or family: home comforts.) häuslich

2) (of the country etc where a person lives: home produce.) einheimisch

3) ((in football) playing or played on a team's own ground: the home team; a home game.) Heim-...
3. adverb
1) (to a person's home: I'm going home now; Hallo - I'm home!) nach, zu Hause

2) (completely; to the place, position etc a thing is intended to be: He drove the nail home; Few of his punches went home; These photographs of the war brought home to me the suffering of the soldiers.) bis ans Ziel, jemandem etwas klarmachen

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- homeless
- homely
- homeliness
- homing
- home-coming
- home-grown
- homeland
- home-made
- home rule
- homesick
- homesickness
- homestead
- home truth
- homeward
- homewards
- homeward
- homework
- at home
- be/feel at home
- home in on
- leave home
- make oneself at home
- nothing to write home about
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home

[həʊm, AM hoʊm]

I. n

1. (abode) Zuhause nt

haven't you got a \home to go to? ( iron) hast du [denn] kein Zuhause? iron

away from \home auswärts

to be away from \home von zu Hause weg sein

to come straight from \home direkt von zu Hause kommen

to be a \home from [or AM, AUS away from] \home ein zweites Zuhause sein

to be \home to sb/sth:

the city is \home to about 700 refugees in der Stadt wohnen ca. 700 Flüchtlinge

the museum is \home to a large collection of manuscripts das Museum besitzt eine große Manuskriptensammlung

to be not at \home to sb für jdn nicht zu sprechen sein

to give sb/an animal a \home jdm/einem Tier ein Zuhause geben

to leave \home ausziehen; child das Elternhaus verlassen, von zu Hause ausziehen

to make a country/town one's \home sich in einer Stadt/einem Land niederlassen

to make oneself at \home es sich dat gemütlich machen

to set up \home sich akk häuslich niederlassen

to work from \home zu Hause [o von zu Hause aus] arbeiten

at \home, in one's [own] \home, in the \home zu Hause, zuhause ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ

2. (house) Haus nt; (flat) Wohnung f

luxury \home Luxusheim nt

starter \home erstes eigenes Heim

to move \home umziehen

3. (family) Zuhause nt kein pl

to come from a broken \home aus zerrütteten Familienverhältnissen stammen, aus einem kaputten Zuhause kommen fam

to come from a good \home aus gutem Hause kommen geh

happy \home glückliches Zuhause

4. (institute) Heim nt

old people's \home Altersheim nt

5. (place of origin) Heimat f; (of people also) Zuhause nt kein pl

England feels like \home to me now ich fühle mich inzwischen in England zu Hause

at \home in der Heimat, zu Hause

at \home and abroad im In- und Ausland

6. SPORT (home ground)

to loose/win away from \home auswärts verlieren/gewinnen

to play at \home zu Hause spielen

7. (finish) Ziel nt

8. (win) Heimsieg m

9. no pl COMPUT (for the cursor) Ausgangsstellung f; (on the key)

“\home” „Pos. 1“

10.

▶ who's he/she when he's/she's at \home? ( fam) wer, bitteschön, ist er/sie [denn] überhaupt?

▶ charity begins at \home ( prov) man muss zuerst an die eigene Familie denken

▶ to be close [or near] to \home:

that remark was close to \home das hat richtig gesessen fam

▶ to eat sb out of house and \home ( fam) jdm die Haare vom Kopf fressen fam

▶ an Englishman's \home is his castle ( prov) dem Engländer bedeutet sein Zuhause sehr viel

▶ to be [or feel] at \home with sb sich akk bei jdm wohl fühlen

▶ \home is where the heart is ( prov) Zuhause ist, wo das Herz zu Hause ist

▶ there's no place like \home ( prov) daheim ist's doch am schönsten

▶ \home sweet \home ( saying) trautes Heim, Glück allein

II. adv inv

1. (at one's abode) zu Hause, zuhause ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ, daheim bes SÜDD, ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ; (to one's abode) nach Hause, nachhause ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ

are you \home this afternoon? bist du heute Nachmittag zu Hause?

hello! I'm \home! hallo! ich bin wieder da!

on my way \home auf dem Nachhauseweg

to come/go \home nach Hause kommen/gehen

2. (to one's origin)

to go/return \home in seine Heimat zurückgehen/zurückkehren

to send sb \home jdn zurück in die [o seine] Heimat schicken

3. (to sb's understanding)

the danger really came \home to me when I... die Gefahr wurde mir erst richtig bewusst, als ich...

to bring sth \home [to sb] [jdm] etw klarmachen

to drive [or hammer] [or ram] it \home that... unmissverständlich klarmachen, dass...

she really drove \home the message that we need to economize sie machte uns unmissverständlich klar, dass wir sparen müssen

sth hit [or went] \home etw hat gesessen fam

her remarks really hit \home ihre Bemerkungen haben echt gesessen! fam

to push [or press] \home ⇆ sth etw dat [besonderen] Nachdruck verleihen

4. (to a larger extent)

she pressed \home her attack on his bishop sie verstärkte den Angriff auf seinen Läufer

to push \home an advantage [or an advantage \home] einen Vorteil ausnutzen

5. (to its final position)

to push the bolt \home den Türriegel vorschieben

to hit [or strike] \home missile das Ziel treffen

to press/screw sth \home etw gut festdrücken/festschrauben

6. SPORT (finish)

to get \home das Ziel erreichen

7.

▶ to bring \home the bacon ( fam) die Brötchen verdienen fam

▶ until [or till] the cows come \home ( fam) bis in alle Ewigkeit

I could drink this wine till the cows come \home diesen Wein könnte ich endlos weitertrinken fam

▶ to be \home and dry [or AUS hosed], AM to be \home free seine Schäfchen ins Trockene gebracht haben fig fam

▶ it's nothing to write \home about es ist nicht gerade umwerfend [o haut einen nicht gerade vom Hocker] fam

▶ \home, James[, and don't spare the horses]! ( dated or hum) so schnell wie nur möglich nach Hause!

III. vi ( fam)

1. (find its aim) [selbstständig] sein Ziel finden; (move) sein Ziel ansteuern

▪ to \home in on sth (find its aim) sich [selbstständig] auf etw akk ausrichten; (move) genau auf etw akk zusteuern

2. (focus)

▪ to \home in on sth [sich dat] etw herausgreifen

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[həʊm]
1. n

1) (= where one lives) Zuhause nt, Heim nt; (= house) Haus nt; (= country, area etc) Heimat f

a loving/good home — ein liebevolles/gutes Zuhause

gifts for the home — Geschenke pl für das Haus or die Wohnung

a useful gadget to have in your home — ein sehr praktisches Gerät für den Haushalt

his home is in Brussels — er ist in Brüssel zu Hause

Bournemouth is his second home — Bournemouth ist seine zweite Heimat (geworden)

haven't you got a home to go to? — hast du kein Zuhause?

he invited us round to his home — er hat uns zu sich (nach Hause) eingeladen

away from home — von zu Hause weg

a long way from home — weit von zu Hause weg or entfernt; (in different country also) weit von der Heimat entfernt

to live away from home — nicht zu Hause wohnen

he worked away from home — er hat auswärts gearbeitet

let's concentrate on problems closer to home — wir sollten uns auf unsere eigenen Probleme konzentrieren

to have a home of one's own — ein eigenes Heim or Zuhause haben

to find a home for sb/an animal — ein Zuhause für jdn/ein Tier finden

does this hammer have a home? (hum) —

I'll give that picture a home — bei mir wird das Bild einen guten Platz finden or haben

it's a home from home — es ist wie zu Hause

at home — zu Hause; (Comm) im Inland; (Sport) auf eigenem Platz

the next match will be at home —

Miss Hooper is not at home today Miss Hooper is not at home to anyone today — Frau Hooper ist heute nicht zu Hause or nicht da Frau Hooper ist heute für niemanden zu Hause or zu sprechen

who's he when he's at home? (inf) — wer in aller Welt ist er?

to be or feel at home with sb — sich in jds Gegenwart (dat) wohlfühlen

he doesn't feel at home with English — er fühlt sich im Englischen nicht sicher or zu Hause

I don't feel at home with this new theory yet — ich komme mit dieser neuen Theorie noch nicht ganz zurecht

to make oneself at home — es sich (dat) gemütlich or bequem machen

to make sb feel at home — es jdm gemütlich machen

to leave home — von zu Hause weggehen

Scotland is the home of the haggis — Schottland ist die Heimat des Haggis, das Haggis ist in Schottland zu Hause

the city/this building is home to some 1,500 students — in dieser Stadt/diesem Gebäude wohnen etwa 1.500 Studenten or sind etwa 1.500 Studenten zu Hause

there's no place like home (Prov) — daheim ist daheim (prov), eigener Herd ist Goldes wert (Prov)

home sweet home (Prov) — trautes Heim, Glück allein (Prov)

2) (= institution) Heim nt; (for orphans) Waisenhaus nt, Heim nt; (for blind) Heim nt, Anstalt f → nursing home

See:

→ nursing home

3) (ZOOL, BOT) Heimat f

4) (SPORT) (= base) Mal nt; (RACING) Ziel nt

2. adv

1) (position) zu Hause, zuhause (Aus, Sw), daheim; (with verb of motion) nach Hause, nachhause (Aus, Sw), heim

to go home (to house) — nach Hause or (Aus, Sw) nachhause gehen/fahren; (to country) heimfahren

on the way home —

the first runner home — der Erste, der durchs Ziel geht

the first runner home was Fred — Fred ging als Erster durchs Ziel

to get home — nach Hause or (Aus, Sw) nachhause kommen, heimkommen; (in race) durchs Ziel gehen

I have to get home before ten — ich muss vor zehn zu Hause or (Aus, Sw) zuhause or daheim sein

to return home from abroad — aus dem Ausland zurückkommen

2)

(= to the mark) to drive a nail home — einen Nagel einschlagen

he nudged the ball home (Ftbl) — er schob den Ball ins Tor

to bring or get sth home to sb — jdm etw klarmachen or beibringen

it came home to him that... — es wurde ihm klar, dass...

to strike home (torpedo etc) — treffen; ( fig : remark ) ins Schwarze treffen, sitzen (inf)

See:

→ drive home, hammer home, hit, press, push

3. vi
(pigeons) heimkehren
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home [həʊm]

A s

1. Heim n:

a) Haus n, (eigene) Wohnung

b) Zuhause n, Daheim n

c) Elternhaus n:

at home zu Hause, daheim (beide, auch SPORT)( → A 2);

at home in ( oder on, with) zu Hause in (einem Fachgebiet etc), bewandert in (dat), vertraut mit;

be at home in London in London zu Hause sein;

not be at home (to sb) nicht zu sprechen sein (für jemanden);

feel at home sich wie zu Hause fühlen;

make o.s. at home es sich bequem machen; tun, als ob man zu Hause wäre;

he made his home at er ließ sich in (dat) nieder;

leave home von zu Hause fortgehen;

work from home von zu Hause aus arbeiten;

away from home abwesend, verreist, besonders SPORT auswärts;

a home from home, US a home away from home ein Ort, an dem man sich wie zu Hause fühlt;

pleasures of home häusliche Freuden

2. Heimat f ( auch BOT, ZOOL und fig), Geburts-, Vaterland n:

the US is the home of baseball die USA sind die Heimat des Baseball;

at home

a) im Lande, in der Heimat,

b) im Inland, daheim,

c) im (englischen) Mutterland ( → A 1);

at home and abroad im In- und Ausland;

Paris is his second home Paris ist seine zweite Heimat;

a letter from home ein Brief aus der Heimat oder von zu Hause

3. (ständiger oder jetziger) Wohnort, Heimatort m:

he has made London his home er hat sich in London niedergelassen

4. Zufluchtsort m:

last ( oder long) home letzte Ruhestätte

5. Heim n:

home for the aged Alters-, Altenheim;

home for the blind Blindenheim, -anstalt f; → children, orphan A

6. SPORT Ziel n

7. SPORT

a) Heimspiel n

b) Heimsieg m

B adj

1. Heim…:

a) häuslich

b) zu Haus ausgeübt:

home banking COMPUT etc Homebanking n (Abwicklung von Bankgeschäften von zu Hause aus);

home circle Familienkreis m;

home computer Homecomputer m (kleinerer Computer für den häuslichen Anwendungsbereich);

home cooking das Kochen zu Hause;

home difficulties häusliche Schwierigkeiten;

home life häusliches Leben, Familienleben n;

home mechanic Bastler(in), Heimwerker(in);

home remedy Hausmittel n

2. Heimat…:

home city;

home port;

home address Heimat- oder Privatanschrift f;

home fleet SCHIFF Flotte f in Heimatgewässern;

home forces MIL im Heimatland stationierte Streitkräfte;

home waters SCHIFF heimatliche Gewässer

3. einheimisch, inländisch, Inlands…, Binnen…:

home affairs POL innere Angelegenheiten, Innenpolitik f;

home demand WIRTSCH Inlandsbedarf m;

home market WIRTSCH Inlands-, Binnenmarkt m;

home trade WIRTSCH Binnenhandel m

4. SPORT

a) Heim…:

home advantage (defeat, game, team, win, etc);

home record Heimbilanz f;

home strength Heimstärke f;

home weakness Heimschwäche f

b) Ziel…: → home straight

5. TECH Normal…:

home position

6. Rück…:

home freight

7. a) gezielt, wirkungsvoll (Schlag etc)

b) fig treffend, beißend (Bemerkung etc):

home question gezielte oder peinliche Frage; → home thrust, home truth

C adv

1. heim, nach Hause:

the way home der Heimweg;

go home heimgehen, nach Hause gehen ( → C 3);

take home netto verdienen oder bekommen;

that’s nothing to write home about umg das ist nichts Besonderes oder nicht so toll oder nicht gerade berauschend, darauf brauchst du dir nichts einzubilden; → come home, get C 1

2. zu Hause, daheim:

welcome home!;

be home and dry Br umg

a) in Sicherheit sein,

b) hundertprozentig sicher sein

3. fig

a) ins Ziel oder Schwarze

b) im Ziel, im Schwarzen

c) bis zum Ausgangspunkt

d) so weit wie möglich, ganz:

bring ( oder drive) sth home to sb jemandem etwas klarmachen oder beibringen oder zum Bewusstsein bringen oder vor Augen führen;

bring a charge home to sb jemanden überführen;

drive a nail home einen Nagel fest einschlagen;

go ( oder get, strike) home sitzen umg, treffen, seine Wirkung tun ( → C 1);

the thrust went home der Hieb saß

D v/i

1. besonders ZOOL zurückkehren

2. FLUG

a) (mittels Leitstrahl) das Ziel anfliegen:

home on ( oder in) a beam einem Leitstrahl folgen

b) automatisch auf ein Ziel zusteuern (Rakete):

home in on ein Ziel automatisch ansteuern, fig sich sofort etwas herausgreifen

E v/t ein Flugzeug (mittels Radar) einweisen, herunterholen umg

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1. noun
1) Heim, das; (flat) Wohnung, die; (house) Haus, das; (household) [Eltern]haus, das

my home is in Leeds — ich bin in Leeds zu Hause od. wohne in Leeds

a home of one's own — ein eigenes Zuhause

leave/have left home — aus dem Haus gehen/sein

live at home — im Elternhaus wohnen

they had no home/homes [of their own] — sie hatten kein Zuhause

at home — zu Hause; (not abroad) im Inland

be/feel at home — (fig.) sich wohl fühlen

make somebody feel at home — es jemandem behaglich machen

make yourself at home — fühl dich wie zu Hause

he is quite at home in French — er ist im Französischen ganz gut zu Hause

home from home — zweites Zuhause

2) (fig.)

to take an example nearer home,... — um ein Beispiel zu nehmen, das uns näher liegt,...

3) (native country) die Heimat

at home — zu Hause; in der Heimat

4) (institution) Heim, das; (coll.): (mental home) Anstalt, die (salopp)
2. adjective
1) (connected with home) Haus-; Haushalts[gerät usw.]

2) (done at home) häuslich; Selbst[backen, homebrauen usw.]

3) (in the neighbourhood of home) nahe gelegen

4) (Sport) Heim[spiel, -sieg, -mannschaft]; [Anhänger, Spieler] der Heimmannschaft

home ground — eigener Platz

5) (not foreign) [ein]heimisch; inländisch
3. adverb
1) (to home) nach Hause

on one's way home — auf dem Weg nach Hause od. Nachhauseweg

he takes home £200 a week after tax — er verdient 200 Pfund netto in der Woche

nothing to write home about — (coll.) nichts Besonderes od. Aufregendes

2) (arrived at home) zu Hause

be home and dry — (fig.) aus dem Schneider sein (ugs.)

3) (as far as possible)

push home — [ganz] hineinschieben [Schublade]; ausnutzen [Vorteil]

press home — [ganz] hinunterdrücken [Hebel]; forcieren [Angriff]; [voll] ausnutzen [Vorteil]

drive home — [ganz] einschlagen [Nagel]

4)

come or get home to somebody — (become fully realized) jemandem in vollem Ausmaß bewusst werden; see also roost 1.
4. intransitive verb
1) [Vogel usw.:] zurückkehren

2) (be guided)

these missiles home [in] on their targets — diese Flugkörper suchen sich (Dat.) ihr Ziel

3)

home in/on something — (fig.) etwas herausgreifen

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adj.

heimwärts adj.

nach Hause ausdr. adv.

nach Hause ausdr. n.

Haus Häuser n.

Heim -e n.

Zuhause n.

English-german dictionary > home

20 tirer

tirer [tiʀe]

➭ TABLE 1

1. transitive verb

   a. ( = amener vers soi) [+ pièce mobile, poignée, corde] to pull ; (vers le bas) to pull down ; (vers le haut) to pull up ; [+ rideaux] to draw ; [+ tiroir] to pull open ; [+ verrou] ( = fermer) to slide to ; ( = ouvrir) to draw

• tire la porte pull the door to

• as-tu tiré le verrou ? have you bolted the door?

• tirer les cheveux à qn to pull sb's hair

• tirer qn par le bras to pull sb by the arm

• tirer qn par la manche to tug sb's sleeve

• tirer qn à l'écart to draw sb aside

► tirer sur [+ corde, poignée, rênes] to pull on ; [+ pipe, cigarette, cigare] to puff at

• tirer sur la ficelle or la corde (inf: inf) (figurative) to push one's luck (inf)

• un vert qui tire sur le bleu a bluish green

• il tire sur la soixantaine he's going on sixty

   b. ( = remorquer) [+ véhicule, charge] to pull ; [+ navire, remorque] to tow

   c. ( = sortir) [+ épée, couteau, vin, cidre] to draw

• tirer un son d'un instrument to get a sound out of an instrument

• tirer qn du sommeil to arouse sb from sleep

• tirer qn du lit to get sb out of bed

• tirer qn de son travail to take sb away from his work

• ce bruit le tira de sa rêverie the noise brought him out of his daydream

• tirer des larmes à qn to make sb cry

   d. ( = obtenir) [+ conclusion, idée, plaisir, satisfaction] to draw (de from)

• tirer de l'argent d'une activité to make money from an activity

• il a tiré 4 000 € de sa vieille voiture he managed to get 4,000 euros for his old car

• tirer de l'argent de qn to get money out of sb

• on ne peut rien en tirer (enfant têtu) you can't do anything with him ; (personne qui refuse de parler) you can't get anything out of him

   e. ( = délivrer) tirer qn de prison/d'une situation dangereuse to get sb out of prison/of a dangerous situation

• tirer qn du doute to dispel sb's doubts

• tirer qn de la misère to rescue sb from poverty

• il faut le tirer de là we'll have to help him out

   f. (indiquant l'origine) mots tirés du latin words taken from Latin

• tirer son nom de to take one's name from

• pièce tirée d'un roman play taken from a novel

• l'opium est tiré du pavot opium is obtained from poppies

• tirer une substance d'une matière première to extract a substance from a raw material

   g. (Games) [+ billet, numéro, loterie] to draw ; [+ carte] to pick

• tirer les cartes to give a reading

• tirer qch au sort to draw lots for sth

• tirer les rois (à l'Épiphanie) to cut the Twelfth Night cake

• tirer la fève to win the charm

   h. (Photography, typography) to print

• ce journal est tiré à 100 000 exemplaires this paper has a circulation of 100,000

• tirer un roman à 8 000 exemplaires to print 8,000 copies of a novel

   i. ( = tracer) [+ ligne, trait] to draw ; [+ plan] to draw up

   j. [+ coup de feu, balle] to fire ; [+ flèche, gibier] to shoot ; [+ feu d'artifice] to set off

• il a tiré plusieurs coups de revolver sur l'agent he fired several shots at the policeman

• tirer un coup (vulg!) to have it off (vulg!)

   k. (Football) to shoot

• tirer un corner/un penalty to take a corner/a penalty

   l. [+ chèque, lettre de change] to draw

• tirer de l'argent sur son compte to draw money out of one's account

• prête-moi ta carte bleue pour que j'aille tirer de l'argent lend me your credit card so that I can go and get some money out

   m. (Nautical) tirer 6 mètres to draw 6 metres of water

   n. ( = passer) (inf) to get through

• encore une heure/un mois à tirer another hour/month to get through

• tirer deux ans de prison to do two years in prison

• voilà une semaine de tirée that's one week over with

   o. ( = voler) (inf!) to pinch (inf)

• il s'est fait tirer son blouson he got his jacket pinched (inf)

2. intransitive verb

   a. to pull

• tirez ici pull here

   b. ( = faire feu) to fire ; ( = se servir d'une arme à feu, viser) to shoot

• il leur a donné l'ordre de tirer he gave the order for them to fire

• apprendre à tirer to learn to shoot

• tirer sur qn/qch to shoot at sb/sth

• il m'a tiré dessus he shot at me

• tirer à la carabine to shoot with a rifle

• tirer en l'air to fire into the air

• tirer à vue to shoot on sight

• il lui a tiré dans le dos he shot him in the back ; (figurative) he stabbed him in the back

• tirer dans les pattes de qn (inf) to make life difficult for sb

   c. (Sport, football) to shoot

• tirer au but to take a shot at goal

   d. (Press) tirer à 10 000 exemplaires to have a circulation of 10,000

   e. [cheminée, poêle] to draw

• la cheminée tire bien the chimney draws well

   f. [moteur, voiture] to pull

• le moteur tire bien en côte the engine pulls well on hills

   g. [points de suture, sparadrap] to pull

• le matin, j'ai la peau qui tire my skin feels tight in the morning

   h. (locutions)

► tirer à sa fin [journée] to be drawing to a close ; [épreuve] to be nearly over ; [provisions] to be nearly finished

► tirer au flanc (inf) to skive (inf) (Brit) to shirk

3. reflexive verb

► se tirer

   a.

se tirer de [+ danger, situation] to get o.s. out of

• il s'est tiré sans dommage de l'accident he came out of the accident unharmed

• sa voiture était en mille morceaux mais lui s'en est tiré his car was smashed to pieces but he escaped unharmed

• il est très malade mais je crois qu'il va s'en tirer he's very ill but I think he'll pull through

• cette fois il ne va pas s'en tirer si facilement he won't get off so lightly this time

• il s'en est tiré avec une amende he got off with a fine

• il s'en est tiré avec une jambe cassée he got out of it with a broken leg

   b. bien/mal se tirer de qch [+ tâche] to handle sth well/badly

• comment va-t-il se tirer de ce sujet/travail ? how will he cope with this subject/job?

• les questions étaient difficiles mais il s'en est bien tiré the questions were difficult but he handled them well

• on s'en tire tout juste we just scrape by

   c. ( = déguerpir) (inf!) to clear off (inf)

• allez, on se tire come on, let's be off

• il s'est tiré he's gone

• il s'est tiré avec la caisse he ran off with the money

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tiʀe
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( déplacer) to pull [véhicule]; to pull up [chaise]; to pull away [tapis]

tirer la tête en arrière — to toss one's head back

2) ( exercer une traction) ( avec une force régulière) to pull [cheveux]; to pull on [corde]; ( par à-coups) to tug at

tirer quelqu'un par le bras — to pull somebody's arm

3) ( tendre)

tirer ses bas — to pull up one's stockings

tirer sa chemise — to straighten one's shirt

avoir les traits tirés — to look drawn

4) ( fermer) to draw [verrou, rideau]; to pull down [store]; to close [porte, volet]

5) ( avec une arme) to fire off [balle, obus, grenade]; to fire [missile]; to shoot [flèche]

6) Sport ( de ballon)

tirer un corner/penalty — to take a corner/penalty

7) ( choisir au hasard)

tirer (au sort) — to draw [carte, loterie, nom]; to draw for [partenaire]

tirer les cartes à quelqu'un — to tell the cards for somebody

se faire tirer les cartes — to have one's fortune told with cards

8) ( prendre) to draw [vin, électricité, argent] (de, sur from)

9) ( sortir)

tirer un stylo de son sac — to take a pen out of one's bag

tirer un enfant de l'eau — to pull a child out of the water

tirer quelque chose de sa poche — to pull something out of one's pocket

10) ( faire sortir)

tirer le pays de la récession — to get the country out of recession

tire-moi de là! — get me out of this!

tirer quelqu'un d'une maladie — to pull somebody through an illness

tu l'as tirée de son silence — you drew her out of her silence

11) ( obtenir)

tirer de quelqu'un — to get [something] from somebody [renseignement, aveu]

tirer de quelque chose — to draw [something] from something [force, ressources]; to derive [something] from something [orgueil, satisfaction]; to make [something] out of something [argent]

tu ne tireras pas grand-chose de cette voiture — ( comme argent) you won't get much for this car; ( comme service) you won't get much out of this car

tirer le maximum de la situation — to make the most of the situation

tirer un son d'un instrument — to get a note out of an instrument

12) ( dériver)

le film est tiré du roman — the film is based on the novel

la guillotine tire son nom de son inventeur — the guillotine gets its name from its inventor

le mot est tiré de l'anglais — the word comes from the English

13) ( extraire)

texte tiré de Zola — text taken from Zola

le médicament est tiré d'une plante — the drug comes from a plant

14) ( faire un tirage) to print [livre, négatif]; to run off [épreuve, exemplaire]

journal tiré à dix mille exemplaires — newspaper with a circulation of ten thousand

tiré à part — [texte] off-printed

15) ( tracer) to draw [ligne, trait]

tirer un chèque — to draw a cheque GB ou check US

tirer des plans — fig to draw up plans

16) (colloq) ( passer)

plus qu'une heure/semaine à tirer — only one more hour/week to go

tirer quelques années en prison — to spend a few years in prison

2.

verbe intransitif

1) ( exercer une traction) to pull

tirer sur quelque chose — to pull on something; ( d'un coup ou par à-coups) to tug at something

tire fort! — pull hard!

2) ( utiliser une arme) gén to shoot ( sur at); ( à feu) to fire ( sur at)

tirer à la carabine — to shoot with a rifle

tirer au fusil — to fire a gun

elle lui a tiré dans la jambe — she shot him/her in the leg

3) ( au football) to shoot; (au handball, basket-ball) to take a shot

4) ( choisir au hasard)

tirer (au sort) — to draw lots

5) ( prendre)

tirer sur — to draw on

tirer sur son compte — to draw on one's account

6) ( aspirer)

la cheminée tire bien — the chimney draws well

7) ( être imprimé)

tirer à mille exemplaires — [périodique] to have a circulation of one thousand

8) ( aller vers)

tirer sur le jaune/l'orangé — [couleur] to be yellowish/orangy

tirer sur la cinquantaine — [personne] to be pushing fifty

tirer à gauche/droite — [voiture] to pull to the left/right

3.

se tirer verbe pronominal

1) ( sortir)

se tirer de — to come through [situation, difficultés]

2) (sl) ( partir) to push off (colloq)

3) ( avec une arme)

se tirer une balle — to shoot oneself ( dans in)

se tirer dessus — ( l'un l'autre) lit to shoot at one another

4) (colloq) ( se débrouiller)

s'en tirer — to cope, to manage

5) (colloq) ( échapper)

s'en tirer — ( à un accident) to escape; ( à une maladie) to pull through; ( à une punition) to get away with it (colloq)

s'en tirer à bon prix — to get off lightly

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tiʀe
1. vt

1) (pour arracher, amener à soi) to pull

Il m'a tiré les cheveux. — He pulled my hair.

tiré par les cheveux fig (histoire, intrigue, explications) — far-fetched

2) (= fermer) [volet, porte, trappe] to pull to, to close, [rideau] to draw

tirer les rideaux — to draw the curtains

3) (= extraire)

tirer qch de qch — to take sth from sth, to pull sth out of sth, [fruit, sol] to extract sth from sth

Elle a tiré un mouchoir de son sac. — She took a handkerchief from her bag., She pulled a handkerchief out of her bag.

tirer son nom de — to take one's name from, to get one's name from

tirer qch de qn — to get sth out of sb

tirer qn de qch [embarras] — to help sb out of sth, to get sb out of sth

tirer qn d'embarras — to get sb out of an awkward situation

tirer qn d'un mauvais pas — to get sb out of a fix

4) (= sortir)

tirer la langue — to stick out one's tongue

5) (avec une arme) [balle, coup de feu] to fire, [animal] to shoot

Il a tiré plusieurs coups de feu. — He fired several shots.

6) [chèque] to draw

7) (= tracer) to draw, to trace

tirer un trait — to draw a line

tirer un trait sur qch fig — to draw a line under sth

tirer un trait sur son passé — to draw a line under one's past

8) (= imprimer) [journal, livre, photo] to print

9) (= choisir) [carte] to draw

tirer les cartes — to read the cards, to tell the cards

tirer au sort — to draw lots

tirer des conclusions — to draw conclusions

10) FOOTBALL, [corner] to take

11) NAVIGATION

tirer 6 mètres — to draw 6 metres of water

2. vi

1)

"Tirer" — "Pull"

tirer sur qch [corde, poignée] — to pull on sth, to pull at sth, [pipe] to draw on sth

2) (avec arme) to shoot, (= faire feu) to shoot, to fire

tirer à l'arc — to shoot with a bow and arrow

tirer à la carabine — to shoot with a rifle, to fire with a rifle

tirer sur qn (= faire feu sur) — to shoot at sb, to fire on sb

Il a tiré sur les policiers. — He shot at police officers., He fired on police officers.

3) FOOTBALL to shoot

4) [cheminée] to draw

5)

tirer à sa fin — to be drawing to an end

tirer en longueur — to drag on

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tirer verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 ( déplacer) [personne, animal, véhicule] to pull [véhicule]; [personne] to pull up [fauteuil, chaise]; [personne] to pull away [tapis]; tirer la tête en arrière to toss one's head back; ⇒ chapeau, couverture;

2 ( exercer une traction) ( avec une force régulière) to pull [cheveux]; to pull on [corde]; ( par à-coups) to tug at [cordelette, manette, sonnette]; tirer qn par le bras to pull sb's arm; tirer les cheveux à qn to pull sb's hair; tirer qn par la manche to tug at sb's sleeve;

3 ( tendre) tirer ses cheveux en arrière to pull back one's hair; tirer ses bas to pull up one's stockings; tirer sa chemise/jupe to straighten one's shirt/skirt; ⇒ épingle; se faire tirer la peau○ Cosmét to have a face-lift; la peau/ça me tire○ my skin/it feels tight;

4 ( fermer) to draw [verrou, rideau]; to pull down [store]; to close [porte, volet];

5 Mil to fire off [balle, obus, grenade]; to fire [missile]; tirer un coup de feu to fire a shot; tirer le canon ( pour honorer) to fire a salute; tirer vingt et un coups de canon to fire a twenty-one gun salute;

6 ( propulser) to shoot [balle, flèche] (sur at); elle lui a tiré (une balle) dans le dos she shot him in the back;

7 ( viser) tirer le canard/faisan/gibier to shoot duck/pheasant/game;

8 Sport ( de ballon) tirer un corner/penalty to take a corner/penalty; tirer un coup franc ( au football) to take a free kick; (au handball, basket-ball) to take a free throw;

9 ( choisir au hasard) tirer (au sort) to draw [carte, loterie, nom, gagnant, adversaire]; to draw for [partenaire]; tirer les blancs to draw white; tirer une bonne carte to draw a strong card;

10 Jeux ( aux cartes) tirer ses atouts to draw trumps;

11 Astrol tirer les cartes à qn to tell the cards for sb; se faire tirer les cartes to have one's fortune told with cards;

12 ( prendre) to draw [vin, bière, eau, électricité, argent] (de, sur from); tirer de l'eau du puits to draw water from the well; tirer de l'argent sur un compte to draw money from an account; ⇒ vin;

13 ( sortir) tirer de qch to take [sth] out of sth [objet]; to pull [sb] out of sth [personne]; tirer un stylo de son sac/d'un tiroir to take a pen out of one's bag/out of a drawer; tirer un enfant de l'eau/des flammes to pull a child out of the water/out of the flames; tirer qch de sa poche to pull sth out of one's pocket; tirer une bouffée de sa cigarette/pipe to take a puff at ou on one's cigarette/pipe; ⇒ épingle, marron, ver;

14 ( faire sortir) tirer de qch to get [sb/sth] out of sth [personne, pays, entreprise]; tirer le pays de la récession to get the country out of recession; tire-moi de là! get me out of this!; tirer qn d'une maladie to pull sb through an illness; tu l'as tirée de son silence/sa mélancolie you drew her out of her silence/her melancholy;

15 ( obtenir) tirer de qn to get [sth] from sb [renseignement, aveu]; tirer de qch to draw [sth] from sth [force, ressources]; to derive [sth] from sth [orgueil, satisfaction]; to make [sth] out of sth [argent]; tu ne tireras pas grand-chose de cette voiture ( comme argent) you won't get much for this car; ( comme service) you won't get much out of this car; tu ne tireras pas grand-chose de lui (comme argent, renseignements, preuve d'intelligence) you won't get much out of him; tirer le maximum de la situation to make the most of the situation; tirer un son d'un instrument to get a note out of an instrument;

16 ( dériver) tirer de qch to base [sth] on sth [récit, film]; to get [sth] from sth [nom]; le film est tiré du roman the film is based on the novel; la guillotine tire son nom de son inventeur the guillotine gets its name from its inventor; le mot est tiré de l'anglais the word comes from the English;

17 ( extraire) tirer de qn/qch to take [sth] from sb/sth [texte]; to derive [sth] from sth [substance]; texte tiré de Zola/la Bible text taken from Zola/the Bible; le médicament est tiré d'une plante the drug comes from a plant;

18 ( faire un tirage) to print [livre, tract, texte, négatif]; to run off [épreuve, exemplaire]; journal tiré à dix mille exemplaires newspaper with a circulation of ten thousand;

19 ( tracer) to draw [ligne, trait]; tirer un chèque Fin to draw a cheque GB ou check US (sur on); tirer des plans fig to draw up plans; ⇒ comète;

20 ○( passer) plus qu'une heure/semaine à tirer only one more hour/week to go; tirer quelques années en prison to spend a few years in prison.

B vi

1 ( exercer une traction) to pull; tirer sur qch ( avec une force régulière) to pull on sth; ( d'un coup ou par à-coups) to tug at sth; tire fort! pull hard!; tirer sur les rames to pull on the oars; tirer de toutes ses forces to heave with all one's might; le moteur tire bien/tire mal○ the engine is pulling well/isn't pulling properly; ⇒ corde;

2 ( utiliser une arme) to shoot (sur at); ( à feu) to fire (sur at); tirer à l'arc to shoot with a bow and arrow; tirer à la carabine/à l'arbalète to shoot with a rifle/with a crossbow; tirer pour tuer to shoot to kill; tirer au fusil/en l'air/à balles réelles to fire a gun/into the air/with live ammunition; tirer le premier to fire first, to shoot first; se faire tirer dessus to come under fire, to be shot at; ⇒ boulet; elle lui a tiré dans la jambe she shot him in the leg;

3 Sport ( au football) to shoot; (au handball, basket-ball) to take a shot; tirer au but ( au football) to take a shot at goal;

4 ( choisir au hasard) tirer (au sort) to draw lots; on n'a qu'à tirer let's just draw lots; ⇒ paille;

5 ( prendre) tirer sur to draw on; tirer sur son compte/ses réserves to draw on one's account/one's reserves;

6 ( aspirer) la cheminée tire bien/tire mal the chimney draws well/doesn't draw well; tirer sur sa cigarette/pipe to draw on one's cigarette/pipe;

7 Imprim, Presse tirer à mille exemplaires [périodique] to have a circulation of a thousand; à combien tire la revue? what's the circulation of the magazine?;

8 ( avoir une nuance) tirer sur le jaune/le bleu/le vert/le violet/l'orangé to be yellowish/bluish/greenish/purplish/orangy; être d'un bleu tirant sur le vert to be greenish-blue;

9 ( se rapprocher) tirer sur la cinquantaine ( âge) to be pushing fifty;

10 ( dévier) [voiture]tirer à gauche/droite to pull to the left/right; Équit tirer à la main [cheval] to pull.

C se tirer vpr

1 ( sortir) se tirer de to come through [situation, difficultés]; se tirer de ses ennuis to come through one's troubles; ⇒ pas;

2 ◑( partir) je me tire I'm off○ GB, I'm splitting○; tire-toi get lost○; je me suis tiré de chez lui I cleared from his place; je me suis tiré de chez mes parents I left home; je vais me tirer à Montréal I'm going off to Montreal;

3 ( se servir d'une arme) se tirer une balle to shoot oneself (dans in); se tirer une balle dans la tête to blow one's brains out; se tirer dessus ( l'un l'autre) lit to shoot at one another;

4 ( exercer une traction) se tirer la moustache to pull at one's moustache;

5 ○( se débrouiller) s'en tirer to cope; il s'en tire mal ( forte contrainte) he's finding it hard to cope; ( travail délicat) he doesn't do very well; comment est-ce que vous vous en tirez? how do you cope?; elle s'en tire mieux que lui ( épreuve de résistance) she is coping better than he is; ( épreuve d'habileté) she is doing better than him; elle s'en tire tout juste she just gets by;

6 ○( échapper) s'en tirer ( à un accident) to escape; ( à une maladie) to pull through; ( à une punition) to get away with it○; je m'en suis tiré avec quelques égratignures I escaped with a few scratches; son médecin pense qu'elle s'en tirera her doctor thinks (that) she will pull through; sans diplôme, il ne s'en tirera jamais without a degree, he'll never get by; il ne s'en tirera pas comme ça he's not going to get away with it; s'en tirer à bon prix to get off lightly; ⇒ compte.

[tire] verbe transitif

A.[DÉPLACER]

1. [traîner - avec ou sans effort] to pull, to drag ; [ - en remorquant] to draw, to tow

tire la table au milieu de la pièce pull the table out into the centre of the room

tiré par un cheval horse-drawn

tirer quelqu'un par le bras/les cheveux/les pieds to drag somebody by the arm/hair/feet

2. [amener à soi] to pull

[étirer - vers le haut] to pull (up) ; [ - vers le bas] to pull (down)

je sentis que quelqu'un tirait ma veste I felt a tug at my jacket

elle me tira doucement par la manche she tugged ou pulled at my sleeve

tirer les cheveux à quelqu'un to pull somebody's hair

tirer ses cheveux en arrière to draw ou to pull one's hair back

tire bien le drap stretch the sheet (taut)

tirer un fil

a. [accidentellement] to pull a thread

b. [pour faire un jour] to draw a thread

tirer la couverture à soi

a. [s'attribuer le mérite] to take all the credit

b. [s'attribuer le profit] to take the lion's share

3. [pour actionner - cordon d'appel, élastique] to pull ; [ - tiroir] to pull (open ou out)

tirer les rideaux to pull ou to draw the curtains

tire le portail derrière toi close the gates behind you, pull the gates to

tirer un verrou

a. [pour ouvrir] to slide a bolt open

b. [pour fermer] to slide a bolt to, to shoot a bolt

tirer la chasse d'eau to flush the toilet

4. NAUTIQUE to draw

B.[EXTRAIRE, OBTENIR]

1. [faire sortir]

tirer quelque chose de to pull ou to draw something out of

tirer le vin/cidre (du tonneau) to draw wine/cider (off from the barrel)

tirer quelqu'un de [le faire sortir de] to get somebody out of

tirer quelqu'un d'un cauchemar (figuré) to rouse somebody from a nightmare

tirer quelqu'un du sommeil to wake somebody up

tirer quelqu'un du coma to pull somebody out of a coma

tirer quelqu'un de son silence to draw somebody out (of his/her silence)

tirer une œuvre de l'oubli to rescue a work from oblivion

tire-moi de là help me out

2. [fabriquer]

tirer quelque chose de to derive ou to get ou to make something from

les produits que l'on tire du pétrole oil-based products

tirer des sons d'un instrument to get ou to draw sounds from an instrument

tirer un film d'une pièce de théâtre to adapt a play for the screen

photos tirées d'un film movie stills

3. [percevoir - argent]

elle tire sa fortune de ses terres she makes her money from her land

tu ne tireras pas grand-chose de ta vieille montre you won't get much (money) for your old watch

[retirer - chèque, argent liquide] to draw

tirer de l'argent d'un compte to draw money out of ou to withdraw money from an account

4. [extraire, dégager]

tirer la morale/un enseignement de quelque chose to learn a lesson from something

ce vers est tiré d'un poème de Villon this line is (taken) from a poem by Villon

ce que j'ai tiré de ce livre/cet article what I got out of this book/article

ce roman tire son titre d'une chanson populaire the title of this novel is taken from a popular song

tirer satisfaction de to derive satisfaction from

tirer vanité de to be proud of

tirer vengeance de quelque chose to avenge something

5. [obtenir, soutirer]

tirer quelque chose de: tirer de l'argent de quelqu'un to extract money from somebody, to get money out of somebody

la police n'a rien pu tirer de lui the police couldn't get anything out of him

tu auras du mal à lui tirer des remerciements you'll get no thanks from her

tirer des larmes à quelqu'un to make somebody cry

on n'en tirera jamais rien, de ce gosse

a. (familier) [il n'est bon à rien] we'll never make anything out of this kid

b. [il ne parlera pas] we'll never get this kid to talk, we'll never get anything out of this kid

je n'ai pas pu en tirer davantage I couldn't get any more out of her

6. (familier) [voler]

je me suis fait tirer mon portefeuille au cinéma! somebody nicked (UK) ou swiped (US) my wallet at the cinema!

7. JEUX [billet, numéro] to draw, to pick

[loterie] to draw, to carry out the draw for

[carte] to draw, to take

tirez une carte postale au hasard pick any postcard

qui va tirer le nom du gagnant? who will draw (out) the name of the winner?

le gagnant sera tiré au sort there will be a draw to decide the winner

C.[PROJETER]

1. ARMEMENT [coup de fusil, missile] to fire

[balle, flèche] to shoot

tirer un coup de feu to fire a shot

2. [feu d'artifice] to set off

ce soir, on tirera un feu d'artifice there will be a fireworks display tonight

3. CHASSE [lapin, faisan] to shoot

4. [à la pétanque, boule en main] to throw

[boule placée] to knock out (separable)

FOOTBALL to take

tirer un corner to take a corner

le penalty va être tiré par le capitaine the penalty will be taken by the captain

TENNIS [passing-shot, volée] to hit

[en haltérophilie] to lift

ESCRIME

tirer des armes to fence

5. (locution)

tirer un coup avec quelqu'un (vulgaire) to have it off with somebody (très familier)

D. (familier) [PASSER] (familier) to spend, to do, to get through (inseparable)

j'ai encore trois semaines à tirer avant mon congé I've another three weeks to go before my leave

E.[TRACER, IMPRIMER]

1. [dessiner - ligne] to draw ; [ - plan] to draw up (separable)

tirez deux traits sous les verbes underline the verbs twice

2. PHOTOGRAPHIE to print

je voudrais que cette photo soit tirée sur du papier mat I'd like a matt print of this picture

3. IMPRIMERIE [livre] to print

[estampe, lithographie] to print, to draw

[tract] to print, to run

[gravure] to strike, to pull, to print

ce magazine est tiré à plus de 200 000 exemplaires this magazine has a print run ou a circulation of 200,000

bon à tirer ‘passed for press’

un bon à tirer [épreuve] a press proof

4. (Belgique & locution)

tu es assez grand, tu tires ton plan you're old enough to look after yourself

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[tire] verbe intransitif

1. MILITAIRE [faire feu] to fire, to shoot

ne tirez pas, je me rends! don't shoot, I surrender!

tirez dans les jambes shoot at ou aim at the legs

il tire mal he's a bad shot

tirer à balles/à blanc to fire bullets/blanks

tirer sur quelqu'un to take a shot ou to shoot ou to fire at somebody

ils ont l'ordre de tirer sur tout ce qui bouge they've been ordered to shoot ou to fire at anything that moves

on m'a tiré dessus I was fired ou shot at

2. ARMEMENT & SPORT

tirer à l'arc/l'arbalète

a. [activité sportive] to do archery/crossbow archery

b. [action ponctuelle] to shoot a bow/crossbow

tirer à la carabine/au pistolet

a. [activité sportive] to do rifle/pistol shooting

b. [action ponctuelle] to shoot with a rifle/pistol

3. FOOTBALL [au golf] to shoot

il a tiré dans le mur/petit filet he sent the ball against the wall/into the side netting

ESCRIME to fence

4. [exercer une traction] to pull

tire! pull!, heave!

ça tire dans les genoux à la montée (familier) going up is tough on the knees

elle tire bien, ta voiture! (familier) it goes well, your car!

la moto tire à droite the motorbike pulls to the right

ne tire pas sur ton gilet don't pull your cardigan out of shape

il tira violemment sur le fil du téléphone he gave the phone wire a sharp pull

tirer sur (figuré) [délais, budget] to stretch

tirer sur la ficelle to go a bit far

5. [aspirer - fumeur]

tirer sur une pipe to draw on ou to pull at a pipe

tirer sur une cigarette to puff at ou to draw on a cigarette

6. [avoir un bon tirage - cheminée, poêle]

tirer (bien) to draw (well)

la cheminée/pipe tire mal the fireplace/pipe doesn't draw properly

7. [peau] to feel tight

[points de suture] to pull

ma peau me tire (familier) my skin feels tight

aïe, ça tire! ouch, it's pulling!

8. JEUX

tirer au sort to draw ou to cast lots

9. IMPRIMERIE

tirer à 50 000 exemplaires to have a circulation of ou to have a (print) run of 50,000 (copies)

à combien le journal tire-t-il? what are the paper's circulation figures?

10. (locution, Belgique & Suisse)

ça tire there's a draught

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tirer à verbe plus préposition

1. PRESSE

tirer à la ligne to pad out an article (because it is being paid by the line)

2. NAUTIQUE

tirer au large to make for the open sea

3. (locution)

tirer à sa fin to come to an end

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tirer sur verbe plus préposition

[couleur] to verge ou to border on

ses cheveux tirent sur le roux his hair is reddish ou almost red

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se tirer verbe pronominal (emploi passif)

le store se tire avec un cordon the blind pulls down with a cord

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se tirer verbe pronominal intransitif

(familier)

1. [partir, quitter un endroit] to clear off, to make tracks

[s'enfuir] to beat it, to clear off

s'il n'est pas là dans 5 minutes, je me tire if he's not here in 5 minutes I'm going

tire-toi! [ton menaçant] beat it!, clear ou push off!

il s'est tiré de chez lui he's left home

dès que je peux, je me tire de cette boîte as soon as I can, I'll get out of this dump

2. [toucher à sa fin - emprisonnement, service militaire] to draw to a close

plus qu'une semaine, ça se tire quand même! only a week to go, it's nearly over after all!

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se tirer de verbe pronominal plus préposition

[se sortir de] to get out of

il s'est bien/mal tiré de l'entrevue he did well/badly at the interview

s'en tirer (familier) [s'en sortir]: avec son culot, elle s'en tirera toujours with her cheek, she'll always come out on top

si tu ne m'avais pas aidé à finir la maquette, je ne m'en serais jamais tiré if you hadn't given me a hand with the model, I'd never have managed

rien à faire, je ne m'en tire pas! [financièrement] it's impossible, I just can't make ends meet!

il y a peu de chances qu'il s'en tire [qu'il survive] the odds are against him pulling through

tu ne t'en tireras pas avec de simples excuses [être quitte] you won't get away ou off with just a few words of apology

je m'en suis tiré avec une suspension de permis I got away with my licence being suspended

s'en tirer à ou avec ou pour [devoir payer] to have to pay

à quatre, on ne s'en tirera pas à moins de 150 euros le repas the meal will cost at least 150 euros for the four of us

il ne s'en tirera pas comme ça he won't get off so lightly, he won't get away with it

on n'a encaissé qu'un seul but, on ne s'en est pas trop mal tirés they scored only one goal against us, we didn't do too badly

je n'aime pas faire de discours — tu t'en es très bien tiré I don't like to make speeches — you did very well

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