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it's drawing near Christmas

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1 near

1. adverb
1) (at a short distance) nah[e]

stand/live [quite] near — [ganz] in der Nähe stehen/wohnen

come or draw near/nearer — [Tag, Zeitpunkt:] nahen/näherrücken

get nearer together — näher zusammenrücken

near at hand — in Reichweite (Dat.); [Ort] ganz in der Nähe

be near at hand — [Ereignis:] nahe bevorstehen

so near and yet so far — so nah und doch so fern

2) (closely)

near to = 2 a, b, c; we were near to being drowned — wir wären fast od. beinah[e] ertrunken
2. preposition
1) (in space) (position) nahe an/bei (+ Dat.); (motion) nahe an (+ Akk.); (fig.) nahe (geh.) nachgestellt (+ Dat.); in der Nähe (+ Gen.)

go near the water's edge — nahe ans Ufer gehen

keep near me — halte dich od. bleib in meiner Nähe

near where... — in der Nähe od. unweit der Stelle (Gen.), wo...

move it nearer her — rücke es näher zu ihr

don't stand so near the fire — geh nicht so nahe od. dicht an das Feuer

when we got nearer Oxford — als wir in die Nähe von Oxford kamen

wait till we're nearer home — warte, bis wir nicht mehr so weit von zu Hause weg sind

don't come near me — komm mir nicht zu nahe

it's near here — es ist hier in der Nähe

the man near/nearest you — der Mann, der bei dir/der dir am nächsten steht

2) (in quality)

nobody comes anywhere near him at swimming — im Schwimmen kommt bei weitem keiner an ihn heran

we're no nearer solving the problem — wir sind der Lösung des Problems nicht nähergekommen

3) (in time)

ask me again nearer the time — frag mich, wenn der Zeitpunkt etwas näher gerückt ist, noch einmal

it's drawing near Christmas — es geht auf Weihnachten zu

come back nearer 8 o'clock — komm kurz vor 8 Uhr noch einmal zurück

near the end/the beginning of something — gegen Ende/zu Anfang einer Sache (Gen.)

4) in comb. Beinahe[unfall, -zusammenstoß, -katastrophe]

near-hysterical — fast hysterisch

be in a state of near-collapse — kurz vor dem Zusammenbruch stehen

a near-miracle — fast od. beinahe ein Wunder
3. adjective
1) (in space or time) nahe

in the near future — in nächster Zukunft

the chair is nearer — der Stuhl steht näher

our nearest neighbours — unsere nächsten Nachbarn

2) (closely related) nahe [Verwandte]; eng [Freund]

near and dear — lieb und teuer

3) (in nature) fast richtig [Vermutung]; groß [Ähnlichkeit]

£30 or near/nearest offer — 30 Pfund oder nächstbestes Angebot

this is the nearest equivalent — dies entspricht dem am ehesten

that's the nearest you'll get to an answer — eine weitergehende Antwort wirst du nicht bekommen

near escape — Entkommen mit knapper Not

round it up to the nearest penny — runde es auf den nächsthöheren Pfennigbetrag

be a near miss — [Schuss, Wurf:] knapp danebengehen

that was a near miss — (escape) das war aber knapp!

4)

the near side — (Brit.) (travelling on the left/right) die linke/rechte Seite

5) (direct)

4 miles by the nearest road — 4 Meilen auf dem kürzesten Wege
4. transitive verb
sich nähern (+ Dat.)

the building is nearing completion — das Gebäude steht kurz vor seiner Vollendung

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[niə] 1. adjective
1) (not far away in place or time: The station is quite near; Christmas is getting near.) nahe

2) (not far away in relationship: He is a near relation.) nahe
2. adverb
1) (to or at a short distance from here or the place mentioned: He lives quite near.) nahe

2) ((with to) close to: Don't sit too near to the window.) nahe
3. preposition
(at a very small distance from (in place, time etc): She lives near the church; It was near midnight when they arrived.) nahe
4. verb
(to come near (to): The roads became busier as they neared the town; as evening was nearing.) sich nähren

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- nearness
- nearby
- nearside
- near-sighted
- a near miss
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near

[nɪəʳ, AM nɪr]

I. adj

1. (close in space) nahe, in der Nähe

where's the \nearest phone box? wo ist die nächste Telefonzelle?

in the \near distance [ganz] in der Nähe

2. (close in time) nahe

in the \near future in der nahen Zukunft

3. (most similar)

▪ \nearest am nächsten

walking in these boots is the \nearest thing to floating on air in diesen Stiefeln läuft man fast wie auf Watte

this was the \nearest equivalent to cottage cheese I could find von allem, was ich auftreiben konnte, ist das hier Hüttenkäse am ähnlichsten

he rounded up the sum to the \nearest dollar er rundete die Summe auf den nächsten Dollar auf

4. attr (close to being)

he was in a state of \near despair er war der Verzweiflung nahe

that's a \near certainty/impossibility das ist so gut wie sicher/unmöglich

a \near catastrophe/collision eine Beinahekatastrophe/ein Beinahezusammenstoß m

5. attr (person) nahe, eng

he's a \near neighbour er gehört zu der unmittelbaren Nachbarschaft

\near relative enge[r] [o nahe[r]] Verwandte[r]

his \nearest and dearest ( hum) seine Lieben hum

6. attr BRIT, AUS AUTO, TRANSP (nearside) auf der Beifahrerseite präd, nach n

7.

▶ a \near thing:

that was a \near thing! it could have been a disaster das war aber knapp! es hätte ein Unglück geben können

she won in the end but it was a \near thing am Ende hat sie doch noch gewonnen, aber es war knapp

II. adv

1. (close in space) nahe

do you live somewhere \near? wohnst du hier irgendwo in der Nähe?

I wish we lived \nearer ich wünschte, wir würden näher beieinanderwohnen

I was standing just \near enough to hear what he was saying ich stand gerade nah genug, um zu hören, was er sagte

\near at hand object in [unmittelbarer] Reichweite; place [ganz] in der Nähe

2. (close in time) nahe

to draw [or get] \near näher rücken

the time is drawing \nearer die Zeit rückt näher

3. (almost) beinahe, fast

a \near perfect performance eine fast perfekte Vorstellung

I \near fell out or the chair ich wäre beinahe vom Stuhl gefallen

as \near as:

as \near as he could recall, the burglar had been tall soweit er sich erinnern konnte, war der Einbrecher groß gewesen

I'm as \near certain as can be ich bin mir so gut wie sicher

there were about 60 people at the party, as \near as I could judge ich schätze, es waren so um die 60 Leute auf der Party

\near enough ( fam) fast, beinahe

she's been here 10 years, \near enough sie ist seit 10 Jahren hier, so ungefähr jedenfalls

they're the same age or \near enough sie haben so ungefähr dasselbe Alter

nowhere [or not anywhere] \near bei Weitem nicht

his income is nowhere \near enough to live on sein Einkommen reicht bei Weitem nicht zum Leben [aus]

he's not anywhere \near as [or so] tall as his sister er ist längst nicht so groß wie seine Schwester

4.

▶ as \near as dammit [or damn it] BRIT ( fam)

it will cost £200, or as \near as dammit so Pi mal Daumen gerechnet wird es etwa 200 Pfund kosten

III. prep

1. (in proximity to)

▪ \near [to] nahe [bei] + dat

he stood \near her er stand nahe [o dicht] bei ihr

do you live \near here? wohnen Sie hier in der Nähe?

we live quite \near [to] a school wir wohnen in unmittelbarer Nähe einer Schule

the house was nowhere \near the port das Haus lag nicht mal in der Nähe des Hafens

don't come too \near me, you might catch my cold komm mir nicht zu nahe, du könntest dich mit meiner Erkältung anstecken

which bus stop is \nearest [to] your house? welche Bushaltestelle ist von deinem Haus aus die nächste?

go and sit \nearer [to] the fire komm, setz dich näher ans Feuer

there's a car park \near the factory bei [o in der Nähe] der Fabrik gibt es einen Parkplatz

2. (almost time of)

I shan't be home till some time \near midnight ich werde erst so um Mitternacht zurück sein

it's nowhere \near time for us to leave yet es ist noch längst nicht Zeit für uns zu gehen

I'm nowhere \near finishing the book ich habe das Buch noch längst nicht ausgelesen

details will be given \near the date die Einzelheiten werden kurz vor dem Termin bekanntgegeben

his birthday is very \near Easter er hat kurz vor Ostern Geburtstag

I'll think about it \nearer [to] the time wenn die Zeit reif ist, dann werde ich drüber nachdenken

\near the end of the war gegen Kriegsende

3. (close to a state) nahe

we came \near to being killed wir wären beinahe getötet worden

they came \near to blows over the election results sie hätten sich fast geprügelt wegen der Wahlergebnisse

\near to starvation/dehydration nahe dem Verhungern/Verdursten

\near to tears den Tränen nahe

4. (similar in quantity or quality)

he's \nearer 70 than 60 er ist eher 70 als 60

this colour is \nearest [to] the original diese Farbe kommt dem Original am nächsten

nobody else comes \near him in cooking was das Kochen angeht, da kommt keiner an ihn ran

5. (about ready to)

▪ to be \near to doing sth nahe daran sein, etw akk zu tun

I am \near to losing my temper ich verliere gleich die Geduld

he came \near to punching him er hätte ihn beinahe geschlagen

6. (like)

he felt something \near envy er empfand so etwas wie Neid

what he said was nothing \near the truth was er sagte, entsprach nicht im Entferntesten der Wahrheit

7. (almost amount of) annähernd, fast

it weighed \near to a pound es wog etwas weniger als ein Pfund

temperatures \near 30 degrees Temperaturen von etwas unter 30 Grad

profits fell from £8 million to \nearer £6 million die Gewinne sind von 8 Millionen auf gerade mal 6 Millionen zurückgegangen

IV. vt

▪ to \near sth sich akk etw dat nähern, etw dat näher kommen

we \neared the top of the mountain wir kamen dem Gipfel des Berges immer näher

to \near completion kurz vor der Vollendung stehen

sb \nears his/her end ( liter) jds Ende naht euph

V. vi sich akk nähern, näher kommen [o rücken]

lunchtime is \nearing es ist bald Mittagszeit

as Christmas \neared, little Susan became more and more excited als Weihnachten nahte, wurde die kleine Susan immer aufgeregter

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[nɪə(r)] (+er)
1. ADVERB

1) = close in space or time nahe

he lives quite near — er wohnt ganz in der Nähe

don't sit/stand so near — setzen Sie sich/stehen Sie nicht so nahe (daran)

you live nearer/nearest — du wohnst näher/am nächsten

to move/come nearer — näher kommen

could you move nearer together? — könnten Sie näher or enger zusammenrücken?

that was the nearest I ever got to seeing him — da hätte ich ihn fast gesehen

this is the nearest I can get to solving the problem — besser kann ich das Problem nicht lösen

that's the nearest I ever got to being fired — da hätte nicht viel gefehlt und ich wäre rausgeworfen worden

the nearer it gets to the election, the more they look like losing — je näher die Wahl kommt or rückt, desto mehr sieht es danach aus, dass sie verlieren werden __diams; to be near at hand zur Hand sein; (shops) in der Nähe sein; (help) ganz nahe sein; (event) unmittelbar bevorstehen

2) = closely, accurately genau

as near as I can tell —

the same size as near as dammit (inf) — fast genau die gleiche Größe

(that's) near enough — so gehts ungefähr, das haut so ungefähr hin (inf)

... no, but near enough —... nein, aber es ist nicht weit davon entfernt

there were near enough 60 people at the party — es waren knapp 60 Leute auf der Party

they're the same length or as near as makes no difference — sie sind so gut wie gleich lang

it's as near stopped as makes no difference — es hat so gut wie aufgehört

3) = almost fast, beinahe; impossible nahezu, fast; dead nahezu

he very near succeeded — fast or beinahe wäre es ihm gelungen

4)

in negative statements it's nowhere near enough — das ist bei Weitem nicht genug

it's nowhere near right — das ist weit gefehlt

we're not any nearer (to) solving the problem — wir sind der Lösung des Problems kein bisschen näher gekommen

we're nowhere or not anywhere near finishing the book —

nowhere near as much — lange or bei Weitem nicht so viel

you are nowhere or not anywhere near the truth — das ist weit gefehlt, du bist weit von der Wahrheit entfernt

he is nowhere or not anywhere near as clever as you — er ist lange or bei Weitem nicht so klug wie du

2. PREPOSITION
(also ADV: near to)
1) = close to position nahe an (+dat), nahe (+dat); (with motion) nahe an (+acc); (= in the vicinity of) in der Nähe von or +gen; (with motion) in die Nähe von or +gen

to get near (to) the church — in die Nähe der Kirche kommen

he lives near (to) the border — er wohnt in der Nähe der Grenze or nahe der Grenze

the hotel is very near (to) the station — das Hotel liegt ganz in der Nähe des Bahnhofs

move the chair near/nearer (to) the table — rücken Sie den Stuhl an den/näher an den Tisch

to get near/nearer (to) sb/sth — nahe/näher an jdn/etw herankommen

to stand near/nearer (to) the table — nahe/näher am Tisch stehen

he won't go near anything illegal —

when we got near (to) the house — als wir an das Haus herankamen or in die Nähe des Hauses kamen

when we are nearer home — wenn wir nicht mehr so weit von zu Hause weg sind

keep near me — bleib in meiner Nähe

near here/there — hier/dort in der Nähe

don't come near me — komm mir nicht zu nahe

near (to) where I had seen him — nahe der Stelle, wo ich ihn gesehen hatte

to be nearest to sth — einer Sache (dat) am nächsten sein

take the chair nearest (to) you/the table — nehmen Sie den Stuhl direkt neben Ihnen/dem Tisch

that's nearer it —

the adaptation is very near (to) the original — die Bearbeitung hält sich eng ans Original

to be near (to) sb's heart or sb — jdm am Herzen liegen

to be near (to) the knuckle or bone (joke) — gewagt sein; (remark) hart an der Grenze sein

2) = close in time with time stipulated gegen

near (to) death — dem Tode nahe

she is near her time — es ist bald so weit (bei ihr)

near (to) the appointed time — um die ausgemachte Zeit herum

phone again nearer (to) Christmas — rufen Sie vor Weihnachten noch einmal an

come back nearer (to) 3 o'clock —

on the Wednesday nearest Easter — am Mittwoch (direkt) vor Ostern

to be nearer/nearest (to) sth — einer Sache (dat) zeitlich näher liegen/am nächsten liegen

near (to) the end of my stay/the play/the book — gegen Ende meines Aufenthalts/des Stücks/des Buchs

I'm near (to) the end of the book — ich habe das Buch fast zu Ende gelesen

she's near (to) the end of her stay — ihr Aufenthalt ist fast zu Ende or vorbei

her birthday is near (to) mine — ihr und mein Geburtstag liegen nahe beieinander

the sun was near (to) setting —

it is drawing near (to) Christmas — es geht auf Weihnachten zu

as it drew near/nearer (to) his departure — als seine Abreise heranrückte/näher heranrückte

3)

= on the point of to be near (to) doing sth — nahe daran sein, etw zu tun

to be near (to) tears/despair etc — den Tränen/der Verzweiflung etc nahe sein

she was near (to) laughing out loud — sie hätte beinahe laut gelacht

the project is near/nearer (to) completion —

he came near to ruining his chances — er hätte sich seine Chancen beinahe verdorben, es hätte nicht viel gefehlt, und er hätte sich seine Chancen verdorben

we were near to being drowned — wir waren dem Ertrinken nahe, wir wären beinahe ertrunken

4) = similar to ähnlich (+dat)

German is nearer (to) Dutch than English is — Deutsch ist dem Holländischen ähnlicher als Englisch

it's the same thing or near it —

nobody comes anywhere near him at swimming (inf) — im Schwimmen kann es niemand mit ihm aufnehmen (inf)

3. ADJECTIVE

1) = close in space or time nahe

to be near (person, object) — in der Nähe sein; (danger, end, help) nahe sein; (event, departure, festival) bevorstehen

to be very near — ganz in der Nähe sein; (in time) nahe or unmittelbar bevorstehen; (danger etc) ganz nahe sein

to be nearer/nearest — näher/am nächsten sein; (event etc) zeitlich näher/am nächsten liegen

it looks very near —

our nearest neighbours are 5 miles away — unsere nächsten Nachbarn sind 5 Meilen entfernt

these glasses make things look nearer — diese Brille lässt alles näher erscheinen

his answer was nearer than mine/nearest — seine Antwort traf eher zu als meine/traf die Sachlage am ehesten

when death is so near — wenn man dem Tod nahe ist

these events are still very near —

the hour is near (when...) (old) her hour was near (old) — die Stunde ist nahe(, da...) (old) ihre Stunde war nahe (old)

2) fig escape knapp

a near disaster/accident — beinahe or fast ein Unglück nt/ein Unfall m

his nearest rival — sein schärfster Rivale, seine schärfste Rivalin

our nearest competition — unsere stärkste Konkurrenz

to be in a state of near collapse/hysteria — am Rande eines Zusammenbruchs/der Hysterie sein

round up the figure to the nearest pound — runden Sie die Zahl auf das nächste Pfund auf

£50 or nearest offer (Comm) — Verhandlungsbasis £ 50

we'll sell it for £50, or nearest offer — wir verkaufen es für £ 50 oder das nächstbeste Angebot

the nearest in line to the throne — der unmittelbare Thronfolger

this is the nearest equivalent — das kommt dem am Nächsten

this is the nearest translation you'll get — besser kann man es kaum übersetzen, diese Übersetzung trifft es noch am ehesten

that's the nearest thing you'll get to a compliment/an answer — ein besseres Kompliment/eine bessere Antwort kannst du kaum erwarten

3) = closely related, intimate relation nah; friend nah, vertraut

my nearest and dearest — meine Lieben

a near and dear friend — ein lieber und teurer Freund

4. TRANSITIVE VERB
sich nähern (+dat)
he was nearing his end — sein Leben neigte sich dem Ende zu

to be nearing sth (fig) — auf etw (acc) zugehen

she was nearing fifty — sie ging auf die Fünfzig zu

to near completion — kurz vor dem Abschluss stehen

5. INTRANSITIVE VERB
(time, event) näher rücken
the time is nearing when... — die Zeit rückt näher, da...

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near [nıə(r)]

A adv

1. nahe, (ganz) in der Nähe, dicht dabei

2. nahe (bevorstehend) (Zeitpunkt, Ereignis etc)

3. nahe (heran), näher:

he stepped near

4. nahezu, beinahe, fast:

£1,000 is not anywhere near enough 1000 Pfund sind bei Weitem nicht genug oder sind auch nicht annähernd genug;

not anywhere near as bad as nicht annähernd so schlecht wie, bei Weitem nicht so schlecht wie

5. obs sparsam:

live near sparsam oder kärglich leben

6. fig eng (verwandt, befreundet etc)

7. SCHIFF hart (am Winde):

sail near to the wind

B adj (adv → nearly)

1. nahe (gelegen), in der Nähe:

the nearest place der nächstgelegene Ort

2. kurz, nahe:

the nearest way der kürzeste Weg

3. nahe (Zeitpunkt, Ereignis etc):

Christmas is near;

the near future

4. nahe (verwandt):

the nearest relations die nächsten Verwandten

5. eng (befreundet oder vertraut):

a near friend ein guter oder enger Freund;

my nearest and dearest friend mein bester Freund;

my nearest and dearest meine Lieben

6. knapp:

we had a near escape wir sind mit knapper Not entkommen;

near miss FLUG, AUTO Beinahe-, Fastzusammenstoß m;

be a near miss

a) knapp danebengehen (Schuss etc),

b) fig knapp scheitern;

that was a near thing umg das hätte ins Auge gehen können, das ist gerade noch einmal gut gegangen

7. genau, wörtlich, wortgetreu (Übersetzung etc)

8. umg knaus(e)rig

C präp

1. nahe (dat), in der oder die Nähe von (oder gen), nahe an (dat) oder bei, unweit (gen):

near sb in jemandes Nähe;

a house near the station ein Haus in Bahnhofsnähe;

get near the end of one’s career sich dem Ende seiner Laufbahn nähern;

near completion der Vollendung nahe, nahezu fertiggestellt;

near here

a) nicht weit von hier,

b) hier in der Nähe;

his opinion is very near my own wir sind fast der gleichen Meinung;

be near doing sth nahe daran sein, etwas zu tun; → bone¹ A 1

2. (zeitlich) nahe, nicht weit von

D v/t & v/i sich nähern, näher kommen (dat):

be nearing completion der Vollendung entgegengehenBesondere Redewendungen: near at hand

a) → A 1,

b) → A 2 near by → nearby A;

come ( oder go) near to

a) sich ungefähr belaufen auf (akk),

b) einer Sache sehr nahe oder fast gleichkommen, fast etwas sein she came near to tears sie war den Tränen nahe, sie hätte fast geweint;

come ( oder go) near to doing sth etwas fast oder beinahe tun;

not come near to sth in keinem Verhältnis stehen zu etwas; → draw near, nowhere A 3

nr abk near

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1. adverb
1) (at a short distance) nah[e]

stand/live [quite] near — [ganz] in der Nähe stehen/wohnen

come or draw near/nearer — [Tag, Zeitpunkt:] nahen/näherrücken

get nearer together — näher zusammenrücken

near at hand — in Reichweite (Dat.); [Ort] ganz in der Nähe

be near at hand — [Ereignis:] nahe bevorstehen

so near and yet so far — so nah und doch so fern

2) (closely)

near to = 2 a, b, c; we were near to being drowned — wir wären fast od. beinah[e] ertrunken
2. preposition
1) (in space) (position) nahe an/bei (+ Dat.); (motion) nahe an (+ Akk.); (fig.) nahe (geh.) nachgestellt (+ Dat.); in der Nähe (+ Gen.)

go near the water's edge — nahe ans Ufer gehen

keep near me — halte dich od. bleib in meiner Nähe

near where... — in der Nähe od. unweit der Stelle (Gen.), wo...

move it nearer her — rücke es näher zu ihr

don't stand so near the fire — geh nicht so nahe od. dicht an das Feuer

when we got nearer Oxford — als wir in die Nähe von Oxford kamen

wait till we're nearer home — warte, bis wir nicht mehr so weit von zu Hause weg sind

don't come near me — komm mir nicht zu nahe

it's near here — es ist hier in der Nähe

the man near/nearest you — der Mann, der bei dir/der dir am nächsten steht

2) (in quality)

nobody comes anywhere near him at swimming — im Schwimmen kommt bei weitem keiner an ihn heran

we're no nearer solving the problem — wir sind der Lösung des Problems nicht nähergekommen

3) (in time)

ask me again nearer the time — frag mich, wenn der Zeitpunkt etwas näher gerückt ist, noch einmal

it's drawing near Christmas — es geht auf Weihnachten zu

come back nearer 8 o'clock — komm kurz vor 8 Uhr noch einmal zurück

near the end/the beginning of something — gegen Ende/zu Anfang einer Sache (Gen.)

4) in comb. Beinahe[unfall, -zusammenstoß, -katastrophe]

near-hysterical — fast hysterisch

be in a state of near-collapse — kurz vor dem Zusammenbruch stehen

a near-miracle — fast od. beinahe ein Wunder
3. adjective
1) (in space or time) nahe

in the near future — in nächster Zukunft

the chair is nearer — der Stuhl steht näher

our nearest neighbours — unsere nächsten Nachbarn

2) (closely related) nahe [Verwandte]; eng [Freund]

near and dear — lieb und teuer

3) (in nature) fast richtig [Vermutung]; groß [Ähnlichkeit]

£30 or near/nearest offer — 30 Pfund oder nächstbestes Angebot

this is the nearest equivalent — dies entspricht dem am ehesten

that's the nearest you'll get to an answer — eine weitergehende Antwort wirst du nicht bekommen

near escape — Entkommen mit knapper Not

round it up to the nearest penny — runde es auf den nächsthöheren Pfennigbetrag

be a near miss — [Schuss, Wurf:] knapp danebengehen

that was a near miss — (escape) das war aber knapp!

4)

the near side — (Brit.) (travelling on the left/right) die linke/rechte Seite

5) (direct)

4 miles by the nearest road — 4 Meilen auf dem kürzesten Wege
4. transitive verb
sich nähern (+ Dat.)

the building is nearing completion — das Gebäude steht kurz vor seiner Vollendung

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adj.

nah adj. prep.

nächst präp.

English-german dictionary > near
2 ♦ near

♦ near (1) /nɪə(r)/
A avv.

1 vicino; dappresso: to draw near, avvicinarsi: Easter is drawing near, s'avvicina la Pasqua; Stay somewhere near, resta vicino (nei paraggi)!; far and near, vicino e lontano; da ogni parte; dappertutto

2 ( di solito, nearly) quasi; circa: You are near right, hai quasi ragione; It lasted near a century, è durato circa un secolo

3 (fam.) frugalmente; parsimoniosamente; in ristrettezze: It was a well-to-do family once, but they live very near now, era una famiglia benestante, ma ora vivono in gravi ristrettezze

B prep.

( anche near to) vicino a; presso (a); nei pressi di; accanto a: Come and sit near me, vieni a sederti accanto a me!; My cottage is near the lake, la mia villetta è nei pressi del lago; The sun is near setting, il sole è vicino al tramonto; near to tears, sul punto di piangere; to come near to do (o near doing) st., mancare poco che: Our party came near winning the election, mancò poco che il nostro partito vincesse le elezioni

● near at hand, a portata di mano, sottomano; vicino ( anche nel tempo) □ near upon, quasi: It was near upon midnight, era quasi mezzanotte □ ( slang ingl.) as near as dammit, vicinissimo; a un pelo □ It's very near to Christmas, siamo sotto Natale □ The matter lies near his heart, la faccenda gli sta molto a cuore □ That's nowhere (o not anywhere) near enough, non basta davvero; è tutt'altro che sufficiente.
♦ near (2) /nɪə(r)/
a.

1 vicino (soprattutto come agg. pred.; cfr. nearby); prossimo; ( di parente) stretto; ( d'amico) vicino al cuore, intimo: The school is quite near, la scuola è vicinissima; Easter is near, la Pasqua è vicina; in the near future, nel prossimo futuro; on a near day, uno dei prossimi giorni; a near relation, un parente dei più vicini; un parente stretto; a near friend, un amico intimo

2 (spec. ingl.: di un veicolo, di un cavallo, della strada) di sinistra; sinistro: the near horse, il cavallo di sinistra ( di una pariglia); the near side of the road, il lato sinistro della strada

3 ( di strada, itinerario) diretto; breve: He took the near way, prese la via diretta; Can you tell me the nearest way to the airport?, sai dirmi qual è la strada più breve per l'aeroporto?

4 (fig. fam.) di manica stretta (fig.); avaro; gretto; meschino; tirchio

● (econ.) near banking, attività parabancaria □ a near collision, una collisione evitata per poco □ (geogr.) the Near East, il Vicino Oriente; il Medio Oriente □ a near miss, un colpo (un proiettile, ecc.) per poco non andato a segno; ( per estens.) un incontro (un incidente, un progetto, un successo, ecc.) mancato per poco: That was a near miss, ho (hai, ecc.) mancato il colpo per poco; c'è mancato poco che facessi centro; ( anche) per poco non l'ho incontrato □ near miss, colpo (proiettile, ecc.) che manca il bersaglio di poco; incidente mancato per un pelo □ near escape = It was a near escape ► sotto □ (econ.) near money, quasi moneta □ (econ.) near monopoly, quasi monopolio □ a near resemblance, una somiglianza quasi perfetta □ near shave = It was a near escape ► sotto □ the near side, il lato più vicino, il lato in vista ( di un oggetto) □ the near term, il breve termine □ near thing = It was a near escape ► sotto □ a near translation, una traduzione letterale (o aderente al testo) □ (med.) near vision chart, carta ottometrica □ to give a near guess, indovinare o quasi; indovinare pressappoco □ in the near distance, in secondo piano ( d'un quadro, ecc.) □ ( sport) near winner, secondo arrivato □ It was a near escape (o a near thing, a near shave), ce l'abbiamo (ce l'avete, ecc.) fatta per un pelo; ce la siamo (ve la siete, ecc.) cavata per il rotto della cuffia: It was a near thing!, c'è mancato poco!; per un soffio!; per un pelo! □ Come nearer!, avvicinati! □ ( sport) one's nearest rival, l'avversario diretto □ (fam.) one's nearest and dearest, i parenti più prossimi; i familiari.
near (3) /nɪə(r)/
a. e avv. (nei composti:)

1 quasi: a near-perfect description, una descrizione quasi perfetta

2 strettamente; molto: two near-related terms, due termini strettamente connessi

● ( sport) a near-capacity crowd, uno stadio quasi pieno □ near-dead with fright, mezzo morto dalla paura □ in a state of near-war, in uno stato che rasenta la guerra □ a near-red colour, un colore che tira al rosso.
(to) near /nɪə(r)/
A v. t.

avvicinarsi a; accostarsi a: The ship was nearing the dock, la nave si accostava alla banchina

B v. i.

avvicinarsi: The soccer season is nearing, s'avvicina l'inizio della stagione calcistica.

English-Italian dictionary > ♦ near
3 near

near

A adv

1 ( nearby) to live/work quite near habiter/travailler tout près ; to move ou draw near approcher (to de) ; to move ou draw nearer s'approcher davantage (to de) ; to bring sth nearer approcher qch ;

2 ( close in time) the exams are drawing near les examens approchent ; the time is near when… dans peu de temps,… ; how near are they in age? combien ont-ils de différence d'âge? ;

3 ( nearly) as near perfect as it could be aussi proche de la perfection que possible ; nowhere near finished/ready loin d'être fini/prêt ; he's not anywhere near as bright as her il est loin d'être aussi intelligent qu'elle.

B near enough adv phr

1 ( approximately) à peu près ; there were 20 yachts near enough il y avait à peu près 20 yachts ;

2 ( sufficiently close) that's near enough ( not any closer) tu es assez près ; ( acceptable as quantity) ça ira ; to be near enough/come near enough to do être assez près/s'approcher suffisamment pour faire.

C prep

1 ( in space) près de [place, person, object] ; near here/there près d'ici/de là ; don't go near the fire ne t'approche pas trop du feu ; don't come near me ne t'approche pas de moi ;

2 ( in time) nearer the time quand la date approchera ; it's getting near Christmas Noël approche ; on or near the 12th autour du 12 ; their anniversary is near ours leur anniversaire de mariage est à quelques jours du nôtre ; nearer 40 than 30 plus proche or plus près de 40 ans que de 30 ;

3 ( in degree) proche de ; nearer the truth plus proche de la vérité ; nearer this colour than that plus proche de cette couleur-ci que de celle-là ; nearer what I'm looking for plus proche de ce que je cherche ; near the beginning/end of the article presque au début/à la fin de l'article ; near the climax of the play à l'approche du point culminant de la pièce ; I'm no nearer (finding) a solution than I was yesterday je n'ai pas plus de solution que je n'en avais hier ; he's no nearer (making) a decision il n'est pas plus décidé ; she's nowhere near finishing elle est loin d'avoir fini ; £400? it cost nearer £600 400 livres? je dirais plutôt 600 ; nobody comes anywhere near her fig personne ne lui arrive à la cheville.

D near to prep phr

1 ( in space) près de [place, person, object] ; near to where près de l'endroit où ; nearer to plus près de ; how near are we to Dijon? à quelle distance sommes-nous de Dijon? ;

2 ( on point of) au bord de [tears, hysteria, collapse] ; to be near to doing être sur le point de faire ; how near are you to completing…? est-ce que vous êtes sur le point de finir…? ;

3 ( in degree) to come nearest to s'approcher le plus de [ideal, conception] ; to come near to doing faillir faire ; he came near to giving up il a failli abandonner.

E adj

1 (close in distance, time) proche ; the nearest tree l'arbre le plus proche ; our nearest neighbours nos voisins les plus proches ; in the near future dans un avenir proche ;

2 ( in degree) in the near darkness dans la pénombre ; he's the nearest thing to an accountant we've got c'est lui qui a le plus de connaissances en comptabilité parmi nos employés ; it's the nearest thing (to article, colour required) c'est ça le plus approchant ; to calculate sth to the near whole number Math arrondir un résultat ;

3 ( short) the nearest route le chemin le plus court.

F near+ (dans composés) presque ; a near-catastrophic blunder une gaffe presque catastrophique ; a near-perfect exam paper un examen presque parfait or proche de la perfection.

G vtr

1 ( draw close to) approcher de [place] ; as we neared the city/the harbour comme nous approchions de la ville/du port ;

2 fig approcher de [peak, record high] ; to near the end of approcher de la fin de [season, term] ; to near the end of one's life lit, fig approcher de sa fin ; to near completion [project, book] toucher à sa fin ; to near retirement partir bientôt à la retraite.

Big English-French dictionary > near
4 near

niə
1. adjective
1) (not far away in place or time: The station is quite near; Christmas is getting near.) cerca

2) (not far away in relationship: He is a near relation.) próximo

2. adverb
1) (to or at a short distance from here or the place mentioned: He lives quite near.) cerca

2) ((with to) close to: Don't sit too near to the window.) cerca

3. preposition
(at a very small distance from (in place, time etc): She lives near the church; It was near midnight when they arrived.) cerca de

4. verb
(to come near (to): The roads became busier as they neared the town; as evening was nearing.) acercarse a

- nearly
- nearness
- nearby
- nearside
- near-sighted
- a near miss

near adj adv cerca

is the station near here? ¿está cerca la estación?

there's a café near my house hay una cafetería cerca de mi casa

near

tr[nɪə^SMALLr/SMALL]

adjective

1 cercano,-a

■ where is the nearest bank? ¿dónde está el banco más cercano?

■ Barclays is quite near Barclays queda bastante cerca

2 (relations) cercano,-a

■ a near relative un pariente cercano

■ one's nearest and dearest los más queridos

3 (time) próximo,-a

■ in the near future en un futuro próximo

4 (similar) parecido,-a

■ this is the nearest we have, I'm afraid lo siento, pero esto es lo más parecido que tenemos

adverb

1 cerca

■ I live quite near (by) vivo bastante cerca

preposition

1 cerca de

■ it's near the market está cerca del mercado

■ near the end of the book hacia el final del libro

1 (Also near to) a punto de

■ she was near to crying estuvo a punto de llorar

transitive verb

1 acercarse a

■ we are nearing the day when... nos acercamos al día en que...

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to come near acercarse

to come near to doing something estar en un tris de hacer algo

to draw near acercarse

near miss (shot) tiro que no da en el blanco por poco 2 (situation) situación que no se produce por poco

■ it was a near miss falló por poco

■ the lorry almost hit us, it was a near miss por poco nos da el camión, nos escapamos por los pelos

near ['nɪr] vt

1) : acercarse a

the ship is nearing port: el barco se está acercando al puerto

2) : estar a punto de

she is nearing graduation: está a punto de graduarse

near adv

1) close: cerca

my family lives quite near: mi familia vive muy cerca

2) nearly: casi

I came near to finishing: casi terminé

near adj

1) close: cercano, próximo

2) similar: parecido, semejante

near prep

: cerca de

near

adj.

• afín adj.

• allegado, -a adj.

• aproximado, -a adj.

• cerca adj.

• cercano, -a adj.

• estrecho, -a adj.

• inmediato, -a adj.

• propincuo, -a adj.

• próximo (Cercano) adj.

• vecino, -a adj.

• íntimo, -a adj.

adv.

• cerca adv.

prep.

• cerca de prep.

• hacia prep.

• sobre prep.

v.

• acercarse v.

I nɪr, nɪə(r)
adjective -er, -est

1)

a) ( in position) cercano, próximo

the nearest store — la tienda más cercana

b) ( in time) cercano, próximo

c) ( in approximation) parecido

that's the nearest thing to an apology you can expect from him — eso es lo más parecido a una disculpa que se puede esperar de él

d) < relative> cercano

2) ( virtual) (before n)

there was near panic when the alarms sounded — casi se produjo el pánico cuando sonaron las alarmas

in a state of near exhaustion — prácticamente en estado de agotamiento

3) (BrE Auto, Equ) izquierdo

II

adverb -er, -est

1)

a) ( in position) cerca

don't go any nearer to the edge — no te acerques más al borde

from near and far — de todas partes

b) ( in time)

we're getting near to Christmas — ya falta poco para Navidad

c) ( in approximation)

the total will be nearer to $1,000 than $500 — el total va a estar más cerca de 1.000 que de 500 dólares

d) ( on the verge of)

near to something/-ing: she was near to tears estaba al borde de las lágrimas or a punto de echarse a llorar; I came very near to hitting him — estuve a punto de pegarle, por poco le pego

2) ( nearly) casi

I'm nowhere near finished — me falta mucho or (colloq) un montón para terminar

that's nowhere near enough — (colloq) con eso no alcanza, ni mucho menos

it'll cost $1,000, near enough — (colloq) costará 1.000 dólares, o por ahí (fam)

III

preposition -er, -est

a) ( in position) cerca de

the room nearest the entrance — la habitación que está más cerca de la entrada

don't go too near the fire — no te acerques demasiado al fuego

b) ( in time)

we're getting very near Christmas — falta muy poco para Navidad

c) ( in approximation)

damage was estimated at somewhere near $2,000 — los daños se calcularon en cerca de 2.000 dólares

I'd say he's nearer 70 than 60 — yo diría que está más cerca de los 70 que de los 60

no one comes near her in stamina — los deja a todos muy atrás en resistencia

d) ( on the verge of)

the project is now near completion — el proyecto está a punto de acabarse

IV

transitive verb acercarse* a

we are nearing our destination — nos estamos acercando a nuestro destino

he must be nearing his 80th birthday — debe faltarle poco para cumplir los 80

the project is nearing completion — el proyecto se está por acabar

[nɪǝ(r)]
1. ADV

1) (in place) cerca

he lives quite near — vive bastante cerca

don't come any nearer! — ¡no te acerques más!

• so near and yet so far, the shore was so near and yet so far — la orilla estaba al alcance de la mano pero llegar a ella era imposible

victory was so near and yet so far — la victoria parecía estar asegurada pero ese último esfuerzo para obtenerla les resultó imposible

2) (in time)

• the agreement brings peace a little nearer — este acuerdo nos acerca un poco más a la paz

• winter is drawing near — el invierno se acerca

• the nearer it gets to the election the more they look like losing — a medida que se acercan las elecciones mayor parece la posibilidad de que pierdan

• to be near at hand — [object] estar al alcance de la mano; [event, season] estar a la vuelta de la esquina

3) (in level, degree)

• the nearest I ever came to feeling that was when... — la única vez que llegué a sentir algo parecido fue cuando...

• you as near as dammit killed me * — no me mataste, pero por un pelo *

• that's near enough — (numbers) no merece la pena precisar más; (amount) con eso vale

• you won't get any nearer than that to what you want — no vas a encontrar otra cosa que se aproxime más a lo que buscas

the nearest I ever got to winning — lo más cerca que estuve de ganar

• it's nowhere near enough * — con eso no basta ni mucho menos

"have you finished it yet?" - "nowhere near" — -¿has terminado ya? -qué va, me falta muchísimo

• as near as I can recall — que yo recuerde

4) (=almost) casi

• I came near to telling her everything — llegué casi a decírselo todo

• near on 3,000 people — casi 3.000 personas

• it's in near perfect condition — está casi en perfectas condiciones

• I could hardly see it in the near total darkness — apenas lo veía en la oscuridad que era casi total

2. PREP
(also: near to)
1) (of place) cerca de

I live near Liverpool — vivo cerca de Liverpool

is there a bank near here? — ¿hay algún banco por aquí cerca?

I sat near the fire — me senté cerca de la chimenea

the schools near where I live — los colegios de mi barrio

the person nearest the door — la persona que está más cerca de la puerta

he won't let anyone near his toys — no deja que nadie se acerque a sus juguetes

• we don't live anywhere near Lincoln — vivimos bastante or muy lejos de Lincoln

• if you come near me I'll kill you — como te me acerques, te mato

nobody comes anywhere near him at swimming — en natación nadie le llega ni a la suela del zapato

• the passage is near the end of the book — el trozo viene hacia el final del libro

• don't go near the edge — no te acerques al borde

• we were nowhere near the station — estábamos bastante or muy lejos de la estación

2) (in time)

her birthday is near mine — su cumpleaños cae cerca del mío

near the end of the century — hacia fines del siglo

3) (=almost)

the sun was near to setting — el sol estaba a punto de ponerse

we were near to being drowned — por poco nos morimos ahogados

• she was near death — estaba al borde de la muerte, tocaba a su fin liter

• near to tears — a punto de llorar

3. ADJ

1) (in place) cercano

my house is near enough to walk — mi casa está muy cerca, se puede ir andando

where's the nearest service station? — ¿dónde está la gasolinera más cercana?

these glasses make things look nearer — con estas gafas todo parece estar más cerca

• £250 or nearest offer — 250 libras o precio a discutir

• calculate to the nearest decimal place — para el cálculo solo utilicen el primer decimal

• he calculated the price to the nearest pound — redondeó el precio a la libra entera

2) (in time) próximo

• in the near future — en un futuro cercano

• the time is near when... — falta poco cuando...

3) (in level, degree)

it's the nearest thing to heaven I can think of — para mí esto es como estar en el séptimo cielo

that's the nearest thing to a compliment you'll get from him — iro eso es lo más parecido a un elogio que vas a conseguir de él

a near thing —

she won, but it was a near thing — ganó, pero por los pelos

4) [relative] cercano

your nearest and dearest — tus seres más allegados y queridos

4. VT

1) (in space) acercarse a

2) (in time)

it was nearing lunchtime — faltaba poco para la hora de comer

I'm nearing the end of my contract — falta poco para que venza mi contrato

he is nearing 50 — frisa en los 50, tiene casi 50 años

3) (in level, degree)

the building is nearing completion — el edificio está casi terminado

the country is nearing total anarchy — el país está al borde de la anarquía total

5.

VI acercarse

6.

CPD

the Near East N — el Cercano Oriente

near miss N — [of planes] casi colisión f ; (when aiming) casi acierto m ; (in competition) (=near-victory) casi victoria f

he had a near miss — (Aer) no se estrelló por poco; (Aut) no chocó por poco

it was a near miss — (target) no dio en el blanco por poco

near money N — (Comm) activos mpl realizables

* * *

I [nɪr, nɪə(r)]
adjective -er, -est

1)

a) ( in position) cercano, próximo

the nearest store — la tienda más cercana

b) ( in time) cercano, próximo

c) ( in approximation) parecido

that's the nearest thing to an apology you can expect from him — eso es lo más parecido a una disculpa que se puede esperar de él

d) < relative> cercano

2) ( virtual) (before n)

there was near panic when the alarms sounded — casi se produjo el pánico cuando sonaron las alarmas

in a state of near exhaustion — prácticamente en estado de agotamiento

3) (BrE Auto, Equ) izquierdo

II

adverb -er, -est

1)

a) ( in position) cerca

don't go any nearer to the edge — no te acerques más al borde

from near and far — de todas partes

b) ( in time)

we're getting near to Christmas — ya falta poco para Navidad

c) ( in approximation)

the total will be nearer to $1,000 than $500 — el total va a estar más cerca de 1.000 que de 500 dólares

d) ( on the verge of)

near to something/-ing: she was near to tears estaba al borde de las lágrimas or a punto de echarse a llorar; I came very near to hitting him — estuve a punto de pegarle, por poco le pego

2) ( nearly) casi

I'm nowhere near finished — me falta mucho or (colloq) un montón para terminar

that's nowhere near enough — (colloq) con eso no alcanza, ni mucho menos

it'll cost $1,000, near enough — (colloq) costará 1.000 dólares, o por ahí (fam)

III

preposition -er, -est

a) ( in position) cerca de

the room nearest the entrance — la habitación que está más cerca de la entrada

don't go too near the fire — no te acerques demasiado al fuego

b) ( in time)

we're getting very near Christmas — falta muy poco para Navidad

c) ( in approximation)

damage was estimated at somewhere near $2,000 — los daños se calcularon en cerca de 2.000 dólares

I'd say he's nearer 70 than 60 — yo diría que está más cerca de los 70 que de los 60

no one comes near her in stamina — los deja a todos muy atrás en resistencia

d) ( on the verge of)

the project is now near completion — el proyecto está a punto de acabarse

IV

transitive verb acercarse* a

we are nearing our destination — nos estamos acercando a nuestro destino

he must be nearing his 80th birthday — debe faltarle poco para cumplir los 80

the project is nearing completion — el proyecto se está por acabar

English-spanish dictionary > near
5 near

niə 1. adjective
1) (not far away in place or time: The station is quite near; Christmas is getting near.) nær, like ved, i nærheten

2) (not far away in relationship: He is a near relation.) nær
2. adverb
1) (to or at a short distance from here or the place mentioned: He lives quite near.) i nærheten, like ved

2) ((with to) close to: Don't sit too near to the window.) nær
3. preposition
(at a very small distance from (in place, time etc): She lives near the church; It was near midnight when they arrived.) nær, like ved, i nærheten av
4. verb
(to come near (to): The roads became busier as they neared the town; as evening was nearing.) nærme seg

- nearly
- nearness
- nearby
- nearside
- near-sighted
- a near miss

nesten
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nær

I
verb \/nɪə\/

nærme seg

• as the ship neared land, the weather cleared up

da skipet nærmet seg land, klarnet det opp

• the baseball season is nearing

baseballsesongen nærmer seg
II
adj. \/nɪə\/

1) nær

• we are close friends

vi er nære venner

2) nærliggende

3) nærstående

4) nær forestående

5) som nært berører en

• this subject is a near concern to me

dette emnet berører meg nært

6) kunst-, imitert, simile-, halv-, -lignende

7) nesten (fullstendig), nesten-

• they live in near poverty

de lever i nesten fullstendig fattigdom

• it was a near disaster

det var en nesten-katastrofe

8) hitterst

9) ( ved ridning og kjøring med hest) venstre

• the near side of the horse

venstre side på hesten

10) ( gammeldags) gjerrig, påholden

• he is a near old fellow

han er en gammel gjerrigknark

a near escape\/thing nære på, på hengende håret

a near miss rett ved målet ( overført) en halv suksess

in the near future i nær fremtid, snart

near-antique halvantikk ( om eldre) nesten utbrukt, svært gammel

the near distance ( teater) hitterste\/fremste del av scenen

the Near East Det nære Østen

near leather kunstskinn

near resemblance stor likhet

a near smile antydning til et smil

a near translation en nøye\/teksttro oversettelse
III
adv. \/nɪə\/

1) nær, nær ved

• don't go too near

ikke gå for nær

2) nøye, nøyaktig

• he copied the drawing near

han lagde en nøyaktig kopi av tegningen

3) ( gammeldags) sparsommelig

• he lives near

han lever sparsommelig

as near as (could be) så nært som (mulig) på nippet, så godt som

• he was as near as could be to being run over

det var på nippet at han ble kjørt over

• 5 pounds as near as makes no difference

5 pund gjør så godt som ingen forskjell

come\/get near nærme seg, komme i nærheten av ( overført) nesten gå\/komme opp til

come\/get near to something nærme seg noe

draw near nærme seg, være i anmarsj

be near være nær

• I came near doing it

jeg var nær ved å gjøre det

( overført) stå for døren

• Christmas is near

julen står for døren

near at hand nærliggende, i nærheten, nært forestående, stå for døren

• I have the book near at hand

jeg har boken i nærheten

near here her i nærheten

near (up)on nær, nesten, bort imot

• it was near upon 2 o'clock

klokken var nesten to

near to nær (inntil), i nærheten av

• keep near to me

hold deg i nærheten av meg

be near (and dear) to somebody ( overført) stå noen nær

be near with one's money være gjerrig, være sparsommelig
IV
prep. \/nɪə\/

1) nær, nesten

• it was near midnight

det var nesten midnatt

2) i nærheten av, ved siden av, nær

• it lies near my heart

det ligger meg varmt om hjertet

• come and sit near me

kom og sett deg ved siden av meg

• I wouldn't go anywhere near the place

jeg ville ikke engang komme i nærheten av det stedet

English-Norwegian dictionary > near
6 draw near

фраз. гл.

1) подходить, подъезжать

I was half-frightened when I saw him drawing nearer to myself. — Я немного испугался, когда увидел, что он приближается ко мне.

2) приближаться

Christmas is drawing near. — Приближается Рождество.

Англо-русский современный словарь > draw near
7 approcher

approcher [apʀɔ∫e]

➭ TABLE 1

1. transitive verb

a. [+ objet] to bring nearer

• approcher une table d'une fenêtre to move a table near to a window

• approche ta chaise bring your chair nearer

b. [+ personne] to approach

► approcher de [+ lieu] to approach

• nous approchons du but we're getting there

• il approche de la cinquantaine he's getting on for (Brit) or going on (US) fifty

2. intransitive verb

to approach

• le jour approche où... the day is near when...

• approchez, approchez ! come closer!

3. reflexive verb

► s'approcher to approach

• il s'est approché pour me parler he came up to speak to me

• l'enfant s'approcha de moi the child came up to me

• ne t'approche pas de moi don't come near me

• approche-toi ! come here!

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apʀɔʃe
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( déplacer)

approche ta chaise — pull up your chair

approcher le verre de ses lèvres — to raise the glass to one's lips

2) ( contacter) to approach [personne]

ne m'approche pas — don't come near me

on ne peut pas les approcher — ( occupés) you can never get to see them; ( trop distants) they're unapproachable

2.

approcher de verbe transitif indirect

approcher de — to be (getting) close to

nous approchons du but — we're nearly there

3.

verbe intransitif to approach

sentir la mort approcher — to feel death drawing near

l'heure du départ approchait — it was nearly time to leave

approche — come here

la nuit approche — it's getting dark

les examens approchent — the exams are coming up

4.

s'approcher verbe pronominal

s'approcher de quelqu'un/quelque chose — ( aller) to go near somebody/something; ( venir) to come near somebody/something

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apʀɔʃe
1. vi

1) [personne, véhicule] to approach, to come up

approcher de — to approach

Nous approchons de Paris. — We are approaching Paris.

2) [événement, période] to approach

Noël approche. — Christmas is getting close., Christmas is approaching.

3) (approximation)

approcher de [quantité, niveau] — to be close to

2. vt

1) [personnalité] to come close to, to approach

2) [animal dangereux] to go near

3) (= rapprocher) [objet, chaise] to bring closer, to move closer

approcher qch de qch — to bring sth closer to sth, to move sth closer to sth

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approcher verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 ( déplacer) approcher qch de qch ( placer près de) to move ou bring sth close to sth; ( placer plus près de) to move ou bring sth closer to sth; approcher les lits l'un de l'autre to push the beds closer together; approcher le bureau de la fenêtre to move ou bring the desk close ou closer to the window; approche une chaise du lit bring ou draw a chair up to the bed; il approcha ses lèvres des siennes he moved his lips close to hers; approche ta chaise pull up your chair, bring your chair closer; approcher la cuillère/le verre de ses lèvres to raise the spoon/the glass to one's lips;

2 ( aller près de) to go up to [personne]; ( venir près de) to come up to [personne]; fig ( aborder) to approach [personne] (au sujet de about); ne les approche pas don't go near them, keep away from them; ne m'approche pas don't come near me, keep away from me; on ne peut pas les approcher ( occupés) you can never get to see them; ( trop distants) they're unapproachable; dans ce travail, on approche des gens importants in this job, you come into contact ou you rub shoulders with important people.

B approcher de vtr ind to near, to get near [endroit]; to be (getting) close to [but, solution]; to be close to [vérité, perfection]; nous approchons du but lit, fig we're nearly there; il approche de la soixantaine he's getting on for sixty, he's close to sixty; nous approchons du marché unique the single market will soon be with us; la température approche du zéro the temperature is near zero; j'approchais du 100 km à l'heure I was going at nearly 100 km an hour.

C vi [saison, date, événement] to approach, to draw near; [personne, avion, orage] to approach, to come nearer; sentir la mort approcher to feel death drawing near; l'heure du départ approchait it was nearly time to leave; approche, que je te voie come closer ou nearer, so I can see you; la nuit approche it's getting dark.

D s'approcher vpr

1 s'approcher de qn/qch ( aller) to go up to sb/sth; ( venir) to come up to sb/sth; il s'approcha pour mieux m'examiner he came up to me to get a better look at me; l'ennemi s'approchait the enemy was approaching; ne t'approche pas du bord ( ne va pas) don't go near the edge; ( ne viens pas) don't come near the edge;

2 ( ressembler) ça s'approche de la vérité it's close to ou not far from the truth;

3 ( être imminent) [saison, date, événement] to approach, to draw near.

[aprɔʃe] verbe transitif

1. [mettre plus près - lampe, chaise] to move ou to draw nearer, to move ou to draw closer

approche la table du mur move ou draw the table closer to the wall

approcher une tasse de ses lèvres to lift ou to raise a cup to one's lips

n'approche pas ta main de la flamme don't put your hand near the flame

2. [se mettre près de] to go ou to come near

ne l'approchez/m'approchez surtout pas! please don't go near him/come near me!

3. [côtoyer - personnalité] to approach

il n'est pas facile de l'approcher she's not very approachable

4. [établir un contact avec] to approach

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[aprɔʃe] verbe intransitif

1. [dans l'espace] to come ou to get nearer, to approach

toi, approche! you, come over here!

on approche de Paris we're getting near to ou we're nearing Paris

(figuré) to be close

enfin nous approchons du but! at last we're nearing our goal!

approcher de la perfection to be ou to come close to perfection

2. [dans le temps - nuit, aube] to draw near ; [ - événement, saison] to approach, to draw near

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s'approcher verbe pronominal intransitif

approche-toi come here ou closer

elle le tira par la manche pour le faire s'approcher she took him by the sleeve and pulled him closer

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s'approcher de verbe pronominal plus préposition

1. [se mettre plus près de]

s'approcher d'une ville to approach ou to near a town

s'approcher de quelqu'un to come close to somebody, to come up to somebody

s'approcher de quelque chose to go near something

2. [correspondre à] to be ou to come close to

vos descriptions ne s'approchent pas du tout de la réalité your descriptions bear no resemblance to the facts

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > approcher
8 acercar

v.

1 to bring nearer.

acerca la mesa a la pared move the table closer to the wall; (sin tocar la pared) push o move the table up against the wall (tocando la pared)

acércame el pan could you pass me the bread?

2 to bring near, to put near, to bring close, to approximate.

Pull that chair over Acerca esa silla.

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acercar

Conjugation model [ SACAR], like link=sacar sacar

► verbo transitivo

1 to bring near, bring nearer, draw up

■ acércate come closer

■ ¿me acercas el agua? can you pass the water?

■ nos acercó a casa she gave us a lift home

2 figurado to bring together

► verbo pronominal acercarse

1 (aproximarse) to be near

■ se acerca el verano summer is near

2 (ir) to go

■ acércate a la esquina go to the corner

3 (visitar) to drop in, drop by

■ se acercó a vernos he dropped by to see us

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verb

1) to bring closer

2) take

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- acercarse

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1. VT

1) (=aproximar) [gen] to move closer; [al hablante] to bring closer

acerca la silla a la mesa — move your chair closer to the table

acercó la cámara a uno de los actores — he moved the camera up to one of the actors

acerca un poco la silla — bring your chair a bit closer

acercó sus labios a los míos — he brought his lips close to mine

un intento de acercar la cultura al pueblo — an attempt to bring culture to the people

2) (=dar) [sin moverse] to pass; [desde más lejos] to bring over

acércame las tijeras — pass the scissors

¿puedes acercarme aquel paquete? — can you bring me over that parcel?

3) (=llevar en coche) to take

¿me puedes acercar a casa? — can you take me home?

¿quieres que te acerque al aeropuerto? — do you want me to take you to the airport?

4) (=unir) [+ culturas, países, puntos de vistas] to bring closer (together)

hay intereses comunes que nos acercan — there are common interests that bring us closer (together)

van a celebrar una nueva reunión para intentar acercar posturas — they are having another meeting to try and bring the two sides closer (together)

2.

See:

acercarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( aproximar) to bring... closer o nearer

acercaron la mesa a la puerta — they moved the table closer o nearer to the door

acercó la silla a la mesa — she drew her chair up to the table

acercó las manos al fuego — he held his hands closer to the fire

¿puedes acercarme ese libro? — can you pass o give me that book?

b) ( unir) <posturas/países> to bring... closer

su primer hijo los acercó mucho — their first child brought them much closer together

2) ( llevar)

me acercó a la parada — she gave me a ride (AmE) o (BrE) lift to the bus stop
2.
acercarse v pron

1)

a) ( aproximarse) to approach, to get closer o nearer

acércate más — ( acercándose al hablante) come o get closer o nearer; ( alejándose del hablante) go o get closer o nearer

no te acerques! — keep away!

acercarse a algo/alguien — to approach something/somebody

se le acercaron dos policías — two policemen came up to o approached him

b) amigos/países to draw o come closer together

c) hora/momento to draw near, approach

ahora que se acercan las Navidades — now that Christmas is coming

d) postura/ideas ( asemejarse)

acercarse a algo — to lean o tend toward(s) something

2) (ir, pasar)

acércate una tarde a tomar café — come around for coffee some afternoon

me acerqué a la oficina a saludarlo — I dropped by his office to say hello

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= bring into + proximity, approximate, build + bridges.

Ex. The order of classes should bring related subjects into proximity.

Ex. This is a proposal for a directive to approximate the laws relating to guarantees and indemnities.

Ex. This article describes attempts to build bridges across the professions to encourage the exchange of knowledge between curators and conservators.

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* acercarse = loom, wander up, go up, near, come up to, lie + ahead, get + closer, come down + the pike, come by, close in on.

* acercarse (a) = approach, get + anywhere near, move into, move toward(s), move + closer to, reach out to, come nigh (to).

* acercarse al final = draw to + an end, draw to + a close, come to + an end.

* acercarse amenazadoramente = loom up.

* acercarse aun más = bring + closer together, come closer together, draw + closer together.

* acercarse gradualmente (a) = edge (toward(s)).

* acercarse la hora de = come up for.

* acercarse más aun = bring + closer together, come closer together, draw + closer together.

* acercarse poco a poco (a) = edge (toward(s)).

* acercarse por = mosey.

* acercarse sin ser visto = sidle up to.

* acercar un poco más = bring + Nombre + a step closer.

* no acercarse a = stay away from, steer + clear of, give + Nombre + a wide berth, steer away from.

* no acercarse a Algo ni muerto = would not touch + Nombre + with a barge pole.

* que se acerca = oncoming.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( aproximar) to bring... closer o nearer

acercaron la mesa a la puerta — they moved the table closer o nearer to the door

acercó la silla a la mesa — she drew her chair up to the table

acercó las manos al fuego — he held his hands closer to the fire

¿puedes acercarme ese libro? — can you pass o give me that book?

b) ( unir) <posturas/países> to bring... closer

su primer hijo los acercó mucho — their first child brought them much closer together

2) ( llevar)

me acercó a la parada — she gave me a ride (AmE) o (BrE) lift to the bus stop
2.
acercarse v pron

1)

a) ( aproximarse) to approach, to get closer o nearer

acércate más — ( acercándose al hablante) come o get closer o nearer; ( alejándose del hablante) go o get closer o nearer

no te acerques! — keep away!

acercarse a algo/alguien — to approach something/somebody

se le acercaron dos policías — two policemen came up to o approached him

b) amigos/países to draw o come closer together

c) hora/momento to draw near, approach

ahora que se acercan las Navidades — now that Christmas is coming

d) postura/ideas ( asemejarse)

acercarse a algo — to lean o tend toward(s) something

2) (ir, pasar)

acércate una tarde a tomar café — come around for coffee some afternoon

me acerqué a la oficina a saludarlo — I dropped by his office to say hello

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= bring into + proximity, approximate, build + bridges.

Ex: The order of classes should bring related subjects into proximity.

Ex: This is a proposal for a directive to approximate the laws relating to guarantees and indemnities.

Ex: This article describes attempts to build bridges across the professions to encourage the exchange of knowledge between curators and conservators.

* acercarse = loom, wander up, go up, near, come up to, lie + ahead, get + closer, come down + the pike, come by, close in on.

* acercarse (a) = approach, get + anywhere near, move into, move toward(s), move + closer to, reach out to, come nigh (to).

* acercarse al final = draw to + an end, draw to + a close, come to + an end.

* acercarse amenazadoramente = loom up.

* acercarse aun más = bring + closer together, come closer together, draw + closer together.

* acercarse gradualmente (a) = edge (toward(s)).

* acercarse la hora de = come up for.

* acercarse más aun = bring + closer together, come closer together, draw + closer together.

* acercarse poco a poco (a) = edge (toward(s)).

* acercarse por = mosey.

* acercarse sin ser visto = sidle up to.

* acercar un poco más = bring + Nombre + a step closer.

* no acercarse a = stay away from, steer + clear of, give + Nombre + a wide berth, steer away from.

* no acercarse a Algo ni muerto = would not touch + Nombre + with a barge pole.

* que se acerca = oncoming.

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acercar [A2 ]

vt

A

1

(aproximar): acerca la lámpara un poco más bring the lamp a little closer o nearer

intentaron acercar la mesa a la puerta they tried to move ( o pull etc) the table closer o nearer to the door

acercó la silla a la mesa she drew her chair up to the table

acercó las manos al fuego he held his hands closer to the fire

¿puedes acercarme ese libro? can you pass o give me that book?

2 (unir) ‹posturas/países› to bring … closer

su primer hijo los acercó mucho their first child brought them much closer together

B

(llevar): mi madre nos acercó a la parada my mother gave us a lift to o dropped us at the bus stop

¿te acerco a la estación? do you want a lift to o can I give you a lift to the station?

esta tarde te acerco los libros I'll bring the books round this afternoon

■ acercarse

v pron

A

1 (aproximarse) to approach, to come/go/get closer o nearer

acércate más (acercándose al hablante) come closer o nearer; (alejándose del hablante) go o get closer o nearer

¡no te acerques! keep away!, don't come/go any closer o nearer!

acercarse A algo/algn to approach sth/sb, to come/go/get closer TO sth/sb

según nos acercábamos a la ciudad as we got closer to o approached the city, as we drew near to the city

no te acerques tanto al micrófono don't get so close to the microphone

se le acercaron dos policías two policemen came up to o approached him

se están acercando a una solución they are getting close to o edging towards a solution

2 «amigos/países» to draw o come closer together

3 «hora/momento» to draw near, approach

se acercaba la fecha de su partida the day of her departure was drawing near o approaching

ahora que se acercan las Navidades now that Christmas is coming

B

(ir, pasar): acércate una tarde a tomar café come around for coffee some afternoon

ya que estaba en Londres me acerqué a la oficina a saludarlo as I was in London I went round to his office o ( AmE) I dropped by his office to say hello

C «postura/ideas» (asemejarse) acercarse A algo; to lean o tend TOWARD(S) sth

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acercar ( conjugate acercar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( aproximar) to bring … closer o nearer;

◊ acercaron la mesa a la puerta they moved the table closer o nearer to the door;

acercó las manos al fuego he held his hands closer to the fire;
¿puedes acercarme ese libro? can you pass o give me that book?
b) ( unir) ‹posturas/países› to bring … closer

2 ( llevar):
◊ me acercó a la parada she gave me a ride (AmE) o (BrE) lift to the bus stop

acercarse verbo pronominal
a) ( aproximarse) to approach, to get closer o nearer;

◊ acércate más ( acercándose al hablante) come o get closer o nearer;

( alejándose del hablante) go o get closer o nearer;
◊ se le acercaron dos policías two policemen came up to o approached him

b) [amigos/países] to draw o come closer together

c) [hora/momento] to draw near, approach;

◊ ahora que se acerca la Navidad now that Christmas is coming

acercar verbo transitivo
1 to bring near o nearer, bring (over)
2 fig (unir, armonizar) to bring together: sindicato y patronal acercaron sus posturas, management and unions began to see eye to eye o management and unions reduced the gap between their postures
3 (llevar) to give a lift to: si quieres te acerco a tu casa, I'll give you a lift home if you want
' acercar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alcanzar
- aproximar
- arrimar
- jalar
English:
pull
- pull up
- draw
- zoom

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acercar

♦ vt

1. [aproximar] to bring nearer;

acerca la mesa a la pared [sin tocar la pared] move the table closer to the wall;
[tocando la pared] push o move the table up against the wall;
acércame el pan could you pass me the bread?

2. [llevar]
la acercó a la estación en moto he gave her a Br lift o US ride to the station on his bike;

¿te importaría acercarme a mi casa? would you mind giving me a Br lift o US ride home?;

te acercaré el cortacésped mañana I'll bring you the lawnmower over tomorrow

3. [personas, posturas]
la desgracia común los acercó shared misfortune brought them together;

han acercado posturas tras dos semanas de negociaciones after two weeks of negotiations the two sides are now closer to each other

♦ See also the pronominal verb acercarse

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acercar

v/t

1 bring closer

2

:

acercar a alguien a un lugar give s.o. a ride o lift somewhere

3 ( pasar)

:

acércame el pan pass me the bread

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acercar {72} vt

aproximar, arrimar: to bring near, to bring closer

♦ See also the reflexive verb acercarse

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acercar vb

1. (aproximar) to bring closer [pt. & pp. brought]

acerca la silla a la mesa bring the chair closer to the table

2. (dar) to pass

¿me acercas el agua, por favor? can you pass me the water, please?

3. (llevar en coche) to give a lift [pt. gave; pp. given]

os acercaré en mi coche I'll give you a lift in my car

Spanish-English dictionary > acercar
9 próximo

adj.

1 next, coming, forthcoming, upcoming.

2 nearby, near, nearest, neighboring.

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próximo

► adjetivo

1 (cerca) near

2 (siguiente) next

■ el mes próximo next month

■ en los próximos días in the next few days

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(f. - próxima)

adj.

1) next, forthcoming

2) near

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ADJ

1) (=cercano) near, close; [pariente] close

un lugar próximo a la costa — a place near the coast

vivimos muy próximos — we live very close by

en fecha próxima — soon, at an early date

estar próximo a algo — to be close to sth, be near sth

estar próximo a hacer algo — to be on the point of doing sth, be about to do sth

2) (=siguiente) next

el mes próximo — next month

el próximo 5 de junio — on 5th June next

se bajarán en la próxima parada — they will get off at the next stop

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- ma adjetivo

1)

a) ( siguiente) next

el próximo jueves — next Thursday

b) (como pron)

esto lo dejamos para la próxima — we'll leave this for next time

tome la próxima a la derecha — take the next (on the) right

me bajo en la próxima — I'm getting off at the next stop

2) [ESTAR] ( cercano)

a) ( en el tiempo) close, near

la fecha ya está próxima — the day is close o is drawing near

en fecha próxima — in the near future

estar próximo A + INF — to be close to + ing, to be about to + inf

estaba próximo a morir — he was close o near to death

b) ( en el espacio) near, close

próximo A algo — close o near to something

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= adjacent, adjoining, close [closer -comp., closest -sup.], forthcoming, immediate, next + Expresión Temporal, sorrounding, neighbour [neighbor, -USA], coming, near-side, in sight, over the horizon, on the horizon, proximate.

Ex. Before him there are the two items to be joined, projected onto adjacent viewing positions.

Ex. The library is poorly sited outside the shopping centre and on the brow of a hill, and faces competition from adjoining libraries.

Ex. Superior cataloguing may result, since more consistency and closer adherence to standard codes are likely to emerge with cataloguers who spend all of their time cataloguing, than with a librarian who tackles cataloguing as one of various professional tasks.

Ex. Following internal discussion, it was agreed that a new library should be given the University's top priority in any forthcoming capital building project.

Ex. This system offers immediate access when required by users and staff, preferably several users at the same time.

Ex. And then the young librarian, as in a dream, heard from the lips of her supervisor the words, 'Jeanne, please let bygones be bygones and put this year's evaluation behind you. I'll try to make it up to you next year'.

Ex. It examines the role that small university libraries can play in their surrounding communities and the benefits to be gained by both parties.

Ex. The command 'neighbour' lists the terms around the base term alphabetically forwards or backwards.

Ex. I have myself seen, in a northern market, a bookstall where the stall-holder had over a dozen old shoeboxes under the counter in which each month the ten new titles were placed so that the customers could buy the whole new range gradually over the coming month.

Ex. The near-side press point was placed further in towards the middle of the tympan (and of the sheet) than the off-side point.

Ex. The trend is definitely towards the electronic submission, but the point where this method will entirely supplant the others is not yet in sight.

Ex. This article surveys the changes which have already occurred and those which are just over the horizon.

Ex. The author concludes with descriptions of advances in the technology currently on the horizon.

Ex. For example, Literature and Language should be proximate, as should Commerce and Economics and Business, Psychology and Medicine, and so on.

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* acontecimiento próximo = coming event.

* año próximo, el = coming year, the.

* de próxima publicación = about to be published.

* durante el próximo año = over the next year.

* el año próximo = the year ahead.

* en el año próximo = in the coming year, in the coming year.

* en el próximo año = in the year ahead, in the coming year.

* en las próximas semanas = over the next few weeks.

* en los próximos años = in the next few years.

* en los próximos días = in the next few days, over the next few days.

* estar próximo = be at hand.

* lado más próximo, el = near side, the.

* la próxima moda = the next hot thing.

* mes próximo, el = next month.

* para el año próximo = for the year ahead.

* próxima apertura = opening soon.

* próximo a = adjacent to, in the vicinity of, in the proximity of.

* próximos años, los = years ahead, the, next few years, the.

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- ma adjetivo

1)

a) ( siguiente) next

el próximo jueves — next Thursday

b) (como pron)

esto lo dejamos para la próxima — we'll leave this for next time

tome la próxima a la derecha — take the next (on the) right

me bajo en la próxima — I'm getting off at the next stop

2) [ESTAR] ( cercano)

a) ( en el tiempo) close, near

la fecha ya está próxima — the day is close o is drawing near

en fecha próxima — in the near future

estar próximo A + INF — to be close to + ing, to be about to + inf

estaba próximo a morir — he was close o near to death

b) ( en el espacio) near, close

próximo A algo — close o near to something

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= adjacent, adjoining, close [closer -comp., closest -sup.], forthcoming, immediate, next + Expresión Temporal, sorrounding, neighbour [neighbor, -USA], coming, near-side, in sight, over the horizon, on the horizon, proximate.

Ex: Before him there are the two items to be joined, projected onto adjacent viewing positions.

Ex: The library is poorly sited outside the shopping centre and on the brow of a hill, and faces competition from adjoining libraries.

Ex: Superior cataloguing may result, since more consistency and closer adherence to standard codes are likely to emerge with cataloguers who spend all of their time cataloguing, than with a librarian who tackles cataloguing as one of various professional tasks.

Ex: Following internal discussion, it was agreed that a new library should be given the University's top priority in any forthcoming capital building project.

Ex: This system offers immediate access when required by users and staff, preferably several users at the same time.

Ex: And then the young librarian, as in a dream, heard from the lips of her supervisor the words, 'Jeanne, please let bygones be bygones and put this year's evaluation behind you. I'll try to make it up to you next year'.

Ex: It examines the role that small university libraries can play in their surrounding communities and the benefits to be gained by both parties.

Ex: The command 'neighbour' lists the terms around the base term alphabetically forwards or backwards.

Ex: I have myself seen, in a northern market, a bookstall where the stall-holder had over a dozen old shoeboxes under the counter in which each month the ten new titles were placed so that the customers could buy the whole new range gradually over the coming month.

Ex: The near-side press point was placed further in towards the middle of the tympan (and of the sheet) than the off-side point.

Ex: The trend is definitely towards the electronic submission, but the point where this method will entirely supplant the others is not yet in sight.

Ex: This article surveys the changes which have already occurred and those which are just over the horizon.

Ex: The author concludes with descriptions of advances in the technology currently on the horizon.

Ex: For example, Literature and Language should be proximate, as should Commerce and Economics and Business, Psychology and Medicine, and so on.

* acontecimiento próximo = coming event.

* año próximo, el = coming year, the.

* de próxima publicación = about to be published.

* durante el próximo año = over the next year.

* el año próximo = the year ahead.

* en el año próximo = in the coming year, in the coming year.

* en el próximo año = in the year ahead, in the coming year.

* en las próximas semanas = over the next few weeks.

* en los próximos años = in the next few years.

* en los próximos días = in the next few days, over the next few days.

* estar próximo = be at hand.

* lado más próximo, el = near side, the.

* la próxima moda = the next hot thing.

* mes próximo, el = next month.

* para el año próximo = for the year ahead.

* próxima apertura = opening soon.

* próximo a = adjacent to, in the vicinity of, in the proximity of.

* próximos años, los = years ahead, the, next few years, the.

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próximo -ma

adjective

A

1 (siguiente) next

en la próxima estación at the next station

el próximo jueves vamos al cine (esta semana) we're going to the movies this Thursday o on Thursday; (la siguiente) we're going to the movies next Thursday

el mes/año próximo next month/year

2 ( como pron):

esto lo dejamos para la próxima we'll leave this for next time

tome la próxima a la derecha take the next right, take the next on the right

nos bajamos en la próxima we are getting off at the next stop

B [ ESTAR] (cercano)

1 (en el tiempo) close, near

la fecha ya está próxima the day is close o is drawing near

el verano está próximo summer's nearly here

el programa se emitirá en fecha próxima the program will be transmitted in the near future

próximo A + INF close TO + ING

estaba próximo a morir he was close o near to death

ya estaba próximo a graduarse he was close to graduating o he had nearly finished school o he was about to graduate

2 (en el espacio) near, close próximo A algo close o near TO sth

un hotel próximo a la playa a hotel close to o near the beach

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próximo
◊ -ma adjetivo

1
a) ( siguiente) next;

◊ el próximo jueves next Thursday

b) ( como pron):

◊ esto lo dejamos para la próxima we'll leave this for next time;

tome la próxima a la derecha take the next (on the) right
2 [ESTAR] ( cercano)
a) ( en el tiempo) close;

◊ la fecha ya está próxima the day is close;

en fecha próxima in the near future
b) ( en el espacio) near, close;

próximo A algo close o near to sth
próximo,-a adjetivo
1 (cercano) near, close
una calle próxima, a nearby street
en fechas próximas, soon o in the near future
2 (siguiente) next: me bajo en la próxima (parada), I get off at the next stop
el próximo verano iremos a Berlín, next summer we're going to Berlin
' próximo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cara
- cerca
- concejo
- cónclave
- inmediata
- inmediato
- mes
- novilunio
- pegar
- próxima
- salida
- tomar
- vecina
- vecino
- entrante
- futuro
- lunes
- oriente
- plazo
- proyecto
English:
beside
- bring in
- call
- coming
- forthcoming
- four-door
- kin
- move
- near
- Near East
- next
- operational
- proximate
- close
- dealer
- due
- fare
- Monday
- pending
- start
- tide
- up

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próximo, -a adj

1. [en el tiempo] near, close;

en fecha próxima shortly;

las vacaciones están próximas the holidays are nearly here

2. [en el espacio] near, close;

una casa próxima al río a house near the river;

el colegio está muy próximo al centro the school is very near to Br the centre o US downtown

3. [en número] close;

un número de muertos próximo al centenar a death toll approaching one hundred

4. [siguiente] next;

el próximo año next year;

el próximo domingo next Sunday;

la próxima vez next time;

me bajo en la próxima I'm getting off at the next stop;

gira en la próxima a la derecha take the next right

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próximo

adj

1 ( siguiente) next;

el próximo año next year;

¡hasta la próxima! see you next time!

2 ( cercano) near, close (a to)

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próximo, -ma adj

1) : near, close

la Navidad está próxima: Christmas is almost here

2) siguiente: next, following

la próxima semana: the following week

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próximo adj

1. (siguiente) next

bajo en la próxima parada I get off at the next stop

la semana próxima next week

2. (cercano) near

una cafetería próxima al hospital a café near the hospital

Si algo está próximo en el tiempo, se usa el adverbio nearly o soon

está próximo el verano it's nearly summer / it will soon be summer

Spanish-English dictionary > próximo
10 prossimità

f invar proximity

in prossimità di near, close to

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prossimità s.f. closeness (anche mat.); nearness, proximity: la prossimità della partenza non gli permise di accettare il mio invito, the closeness (o imminence) of his departure prevented him from accepting my invitation; uno dei vantaggi di questo albergo è la sua prossimità al mare, one of the hotel's advantages is its closeness (o nearness) to the sea // in prossimità di, in proximity to (o near): in prossimità della stazione, near (o in proximity to) the station; in prossimità delle montagne, near the mountains; siamo in prossimità delle vacanze, the holidays are near (o approaching o coming up); in prossimità della visita del presidente il centro sarà chiuso al traffico, shortly before the president's visit the centre will be closed to traffic.

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[prossimi'ta]
sostantivo femminile invariabile

1) (di persona, oggetto, luogo) nearness, proximity

in prossimità di — near, in the proximity of

2) (di evento) closeness, nearness

siamo in prossimità di Natale — Christmas is drawing near

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prossimità

/prossimi'ta/

f.inv.

1 (di persona, oggetto, luogo) nearness, proximity; in prossimità di near, in the proximity of

2 (di evento) closeness, nearness; siamo in prossimità di Natale Christmas is drawing near.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > prossimità
11 vicino

"contiguous;

Benachbart;

vizinho"

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1. adj near, close

vicino a near, close to

( accanto a) next to

da vicino esaminare closely

visto close up

2. adv nearby, close by

3. m, vicina f neighbo(u)r

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vicino agg.

1 ( nello spazio e nel tempo) near (by), close; near at hand (pred.): siamo vicini a casa, we're near (o close to) home; fermiamoci all'albergo più vicino, let's stop at the nearest hotel; ''é lontana la fermata del tram?'' ''No, è vicinissima'', ''Is the tram stop a long way off?'' ''No, it's very near (o it's nearby)''; Natale è ormai vicino, Christmas is near at hand // un uomo più vicino ai cinquanta che ai quaranta, a man closer to fifty (years of age) than forty // l'inverno era ormai vicino, winter was drawing near // gli esami sono vicini, it's almost exam time (o the exams are almost on top of us) // state vicini, altrimenti vi perdete, keep close together, or you'll lose one another // siamo molto vicini di età, there isn't much between us (o we're very close together in age)

2 ( limitrofo) neighbouring (attr.); ( adiacente) adjoining, adjacent; next: il villaggio vicino, the neighbouring village; abita nella casa vicina, he lives next door; la biblioteca è nella stanza vicina, the library is in the adjoining (o adjacent o next) room; i due appartamenti sono vicini ( tra loro), the two flats are adjoining (o adjacent) (o are next to each other) // il vicino Oriente, the Near East

3 (fig.) ( riferito a rapporti di parentela o amicizia) close: è un mio vicino parente, he is a close relative of mine // mi è stato vicino in quel momento difficile, he stood by me (o he was close to me) at that difficult time

4 (fig.) ( simile, affine) close: è un colore più vicino al rosso che al viola, it's (a colour) closer to red than purple; le nostre idee sono molto vicine alle vostre, our ideas are very close to yours

◆ s.m. neighbour: i nostri vicini di casa, our neighbours; essere vicini di casa, to be next-door neighbours; il mio vicino di tavolo, the person sitting next to me at table.

vicino avv. near (by), close, near by, close by: abitiamo vicino, we live near (o close) by; lavoro qui vicino, I work nearby (o near here); è successo lì vicino, it happened near (o close to) there; sta' vicino!, keep close!; venite più vicino, come closer; non ha indovinato, ma c'è andato vicino, he didn't guess right, but he was close // da vicino, (from) close up: vedi bene da vicino?, can you see well from close up?; fatti vedere da vicino, let me see you (from) close up; la foto è presa troppo da vicino, the photo was taken (from) too close up; guardare, esaminare qlco. da vicino, più da vicino, to look at, to examine sthg. from close up, from closer (o to give a close, closer look at sthg.); conoscere qlcu. da vicino, to know s.o. well.

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[vi'tʃino] vicino (-a)
1. agg

1) (a poca distanza) near, nearby, (paese) neighbouring Brit, neighboring Am, nearby

vicino a — near, close to

un paese vicino — a nearby village

l'interruttore della luce è vicino alla porta — the light switch is near the door

la stazione è vicina — the station is near, the station is close (by)

dov'è il ristorante più vicino? — where is the nearest restaurant?

quei quadri sono troppo vicini — those pictures are too close (together o to each other)

mi sono stati molto vicini fig — they were very supportive towards me

2) (accanto) next

la mia stanza è vicina alla tua — my room is next to yours

3) (nel tempo) near, close at hand

la fine è vicina — the end is near o imminent

siamo vicini alla fine — we've almost o nearly finished

le vacanze sono vicine — the holidays are Brit o the vacation is Am approaching

è vicina ai trent'anni — she's almost thirty

2. avv

1) (a poca distanza) near, nearby, close (by), (nel tempo) near, close

vieni più vicino — come closer

abitiamo qui vicino — we live near here

stai vicino! — stay close to me!

2)

da vicino — close to, (esaminare, seguire) closely, (sparare) at close quarters

guardare qc da vicino — to take a close look at sth

guardalo da vicino! — take a close look at it!

da vicino è più bella — she's much prettier when you see her close up

fai la fotografia da vicino — take the photograph close up

3)

vicino a — close to, near (to), (accanto a) beside, next to

vivono vicino al mare — they live close to o near the sea

era seduto vicino a me — he was sitting near me, (accanto a) he was sitting next to o beside me

state vicino a vostro padre (anche) fig — stay close to your father

ci sono andato vicino — (fig : quasi indovinato) I almost got it

3. sm/f

neighbour Brit, neighbor Am

i nostri vicini di casa — our next-door neighbo(u)rs

il mio vicino di banco — the person at the desk next to mine, my neighbo(u)r

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[vi'tʃino] 1.
aggettivo

1) (nello spazio) near mai attrib., close mai attrib., nearby attrib.; (confinante) neighbouring attrib. BE, neighboring attrib. AE

le scrivanie sono molto -e — the desks are close together

in una città -a — in a neighbouring town

dov'è l'ospedale più vicino? — where is the nearest hospital?

la nostra meta è -a — fig. our goal is in sight

2) (nel tempo) (imminente) [data, evento] close, near (at hand)

le vacanze sono -e — holidays are near at hand o are getting close

l'estate è ormai -a — summer is drawing near now

essere vicino alla pensione — to be approaching retirement

non si è ancora -i a una soluzione — there's no solution in sight

3) (simile) [idee, risultati, valori, significati] similar

4) (sul piano affettivo) [ persona] close (a to)
2.
sostantivo maschile (f. -a)

1) (di casa) neighbour BE, neighbor AE

il gatto, il giardino dei -i — next door's cat, garden

2) (che si trova accanto)

il mio vicino di tavolo — the man o person next to me at table
3.
avverbio

1) near, close

abitare vicino — to live close(ly)

vieni più vicino — come closer

qui vicino — near here

2) da vicino

seguire da vicino — to follow closely

esaminare qcs. da vicino — to have a close look at sth.

visto da vicino è brutto — seen at close quarters, he's ugly

3) vicino a near, close to

abito vicino a Torino — I live near Turin

sedere vicino al finestrino — to sit at o by the window

sedeva vicino a lui — she was sitting next to o beside him

una casa vicino al mare — a house by the sea

non ho vinto ma ci sono andato vicino — I didn't win but I came close

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vicino

/vi't∫ino/

Per scegliere il corretto equivalente inglese dell'italiano vicino tra near, nearby, close, next to, beside, by, around, neighbouring, neighbour ecc., bisogna prima stabilire se vicino è usato come aggettivo, avverbio, nella locuzione prepositiva vicino a oppure come sostantivo, e se dal punto di vista semantico si riferisce allo spazio, al tempo o ad altro, e se è inteso in senso proprio o figurato. La struttura della voce qui sotto e gli esempi aiuteranno nella scelta. - Si noti in particolare l'uso di close e near: quando questi aggettivi si riferiscono a una vicinanza nello spazio compaiono solo nella locuzione preposizionale vicino a ( il mio ufficio è vicino alla chiesa = my office is close to / near the church) o in funzione predicativa ( il mio ufficio è molto vicino = my office is quite near / close), mentre in funzione attributiva davanti a un nome si deve usare nearby ( il vicino ristorante = the nearby restaurant) o la forma al superlativo the nearest ( il ristorante più vicino = the nearest restaurant).

I aggettivo

1 (nello spazio) near mai attrib., close mai attrib., nearby attrib.; (confinante) neighbouring attrib. BE, neighboring attrib. AE; le scrivanie sono molto -e the desks are close together; in una città -a in a neighbouring town; dov'è l'ospedale più vicino? where is the nearest hospital? la nostra meta è -a fig. our goal is in sight

2 (nel tempo) (imminente) [data, evento] close, near (at hand); le vacanze sono -e holidays are near at hand o are getting close; l'estate è ormai -a summer is drawing near now; essere vicino alla pensione to be approaching retirement; non si è ancora -i a una soluzione there's no solution in sight

3 (simile) [idee, risultati, valori, significati] similar

4 (sul piano affettivo) [ persona] close (a to)

II sostantivo maschile

(f. -a)

1 (di casa) neighbour BE, neighbor AE; il gatto, il giardino dei -i next door's cat, garden

2 (che si trova accanto) il mio vicino di tavolo the man o person next to me at table

III avverbio

1 near, close; abitare vicino to live close(ly); vieni più vicino come closer; qui vicino near here

2 da vicino seguire da vicino to follow closely; esaminare qcs. da vicino to have a close look at sth.; visto da vicino è brutto seen at close quarters, he's ugly

3 vicino a near, close to; abito vicino a Torino I live near Turin; sedere vicino al finestrino to sit at o by the window; sedeva vicino a lui she was sitting next to o beside him; una casa vicino al mare a house by the sea; non ho vinto ma ci sono andato vicino I didn't win but I came close.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > vicino
12 draw

I [drɔː]
nome

1) (raffle) sorteggio m., estrazione f. (di lotteria)

2) (tie) (in match) pareggio m., pari m.

it was a draw — (in match) hanno pareggiato; (in race) sono arrivati ex aequo o a pari merito

3) (attraction) attrazione f.

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to be quick, slow on the draw — colloq. (in understanding) essere pronto, lento a capire; (in replying) avere, non avere la battuta pronta; [ cowboy] essere veloce, lento nell'estrarre (l'arma)
II 1. [drɔː]
verbo transitivo (pass. drew; p.pass. drawn)

1) fare, disegnare [picture, plan]; disegnare [person, object]; tracciare [ line]

2) fig. rappresentare, tratteggiare [character, picture]; tracciare [ comparison]

3) (pull) [animal, engine] tirare, trainare [cart, plough]; tirare [ rope]; [machine, suction] aspirare [liquid, gas]

he drew the child towards him — tirò a sé il bambino

to draw the curtains — tirare le tende

he drew his finger along the shelf — passò un dito lungo lo scaffale

to draw a handkerchief across one's forehead — passarsi un fazzoletto sulla fronte

to draw a pint of beer — spillare una pinta di birra

to draw blood — cavare sangue

4) (derive) trarre, tirare [ conclusion] ( from da); trarre [ inspiration] ( from da)

he drew hope from this — ciò gli ha dato speranza

to be drawn from — [energy, information] essere ricavato o ottenuto da

5) (cause to talk) fare parlare [ person] (about, on di)

to draw sth. from o out of sb. — ottenere da qcn., carpire a qcn. [ information]; strappare a qcn. [truth, smile]

6) (attract) attirare [crowd, person] (to verso); suscitare [reaction, interest]

his speech drew great applause — il suo discorso ricevette molti applausi

to draw sb.'s attention to sth. — attirare o richiamare l'attenzione di qcn. su qcs.

to draw sb. into — coinvolgere qcn. in [conversation, argument]; attirare qcn. in [ battle]

they were drawn together by their love of animals — li avvicinò il comune amore per gli animali

to draw the enemy fire — offrire un bersaglio al fuoco nemico

7) econ. (take out) prelevare [ money] ( from da); emettere [ cheque] (on su); (receive) ritirare, ricevere [wages, pension]

8) gioc. (choose at random) tirare a sorte, estrarre [ticket, winner]

Italy has been drawn against Spain o to play Spain — l'Italia è stata sorteggiata per giocare contro la Spagna

9) sport

to draw a match — pareggiare, terminare l'incontro con un pareggio

10) (remove, pull out) togliere, estrarre [tooth, thorn] ( from da); togliere [ cork] ( from a); estrarre, sguainare [ sword]; estrarre [knife, gun]; prendere, estrarre [ card]

11) (disembowel) eviscerare [ chicken]
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass. drew; p.pass. drawn)

1) (make picture) disegnare

2) (move)

to draw ahead (of sth., sb.) — superare (qcs., qcn.)

to draw alongside — [ boat] accostare

the car drew alongside the lorry — l'automobile si accostò al camion

to draw close o near [ time] avvicinarsi; they drew nearer to listen si avvicinarono per ascoltare; to draw into [ bus] arrivare in [ station]; [ train] entrare in [ station]; to draw level pareggiare, raggiungere (gli altri); to draw over [ vehicle] accostare; the lorry drew over to the right-hand side of the road il camion accostò a destra; to draw to one side [ person] scostarsi; to draw round o around [ people] avvicinarsi; to draw to a halt fermarsi; to draw to a close o an end — [day, event] avvicinarsi alla fine, volgere al termine

3) sport (in match) [ teams] pareggiare; (in race) [ runners] arrivare ex aequo; (finish with same points) terminare ex aequo, con gli stessi punti, a pari merito

4) (choose at random)

to draw for sth. — tirare, estrarre a sorte qcs

5) [chimney, pipe] tirare

6) [ tea] essere, stare in infusione

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- draw apart

- draw aside

- draw away

- draw back

- draw down

- draw in

- draw off

- draw on

- draw out

- draw up

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to draw the line — porre un limite

to draw the line at doing — rifiutarsi di fare

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[dro:] 1. past tense - drew; verb
1) (to make a picture or pictures (of), usually with a pencil, crayons etc: During his stay in hospital he drew a great deal; Shall I draw a cow?) disegnare

2) (to pull along, out or towards oneself: She drew the child towards her; He drew a gun suddenly and fired; All water had to be drawn from a well; The cart was drawn by a pony.) tirare, trainare; estrarre

3) (to move (towards or away from someone or something): The car drew away from the kerb; Christmas is drawing closer.) allontanarsi; avvicinarsi

4) (to play (a game) in which neither side wins: The match was drawn / We drew at 1-1.) pareggiare

5) (to obtain (money) from a fund, bank etc: to draw a pension / an allowance.) ritirare, prelevare

6) (to open or close (curtains).) tirare

7) (to attract: She was trying to draw my attention to something.) attirare
2. noun
1) (a drawn game: The match ended in a draw.) pareggio

2) (an attraction: The acrobats' act should be a real draw.) attrazione

3) (the selecting of winning tickets in a raffle, lottery etc: a prize draw.) estrazione

4) (an act of drawing, especially a gun: He's quick on the draw.) (l'estrarre la pistola)

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- drawing
- drawn
- drawback
- drawbridge
- drawing-pin
- drawstring
- draw a blank
- draw a conclusion from
- draw in
- draw the line
- draw/cast lots
- draw off
- draw on1
- draw on2
- draw out
- draw up
- long drawn out
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draw /drɔ:/
n.

1 ( sport) pareggio, patta: The match ended in a draw, la partita è finita con un pareggio; an away draw, un pareggio fuori casa (o in trasferta); a goalless draw, un pareggio zero a zero

2 estrazione, sorteggio ( anche sport); ( anche) numeri estratti, lettere estratte: a prize draw, un'estrazione di premi; The draw for the raffle will take place at the end of the evening, l'estrazione dei premi della lotteria avrà luogo al termine della serata; the draw for the first round of the Champions League, il sorteggio per il primo turno della Champions League

3 attrazione, richiamo: Her name on a film poster was a great draw, il suo nome sulla locandina di un film era un potente richiamo

4 boccata, tirata ( di sigaretta, ecc.)

5 strattone; tirata

6 (ind. costr.) ala di ponte levatoio

7 (metall.) cricca di ritiro

8 (fig. USA) vantaggio

9 ( slang ingl.) marijuana, erba (pop.): to smoke draw, fumare l'erba; to be high on draw, essere fatto di marijuana

10 ( USA) burroncello; valletta

● (metall.) draw-bench, trafilatrice; banco di trafilatura □ (metall.) draw piece, pezzo trafilato; profilato □ (metall.) draw-plate, trafila □ (tecn.) draw-point, punta per tracciare □ draw poker, poker in cui si prendono carte ( dopo la prima distribuzione) □ to be quick on the draw, essere rapido nell'estrarre la pistola; (fig.) essere pronto a replicare (o a rimbeccare); avere la risposta pronta □ draw table (o draw-top table), tavolo allungabile □ That's the luck of the draw!, così ha voluto la sorte!; la fortuna è cieca!
♦ (to) draw /drɔ:/
(pass. drew, p. p. drawn)

A v. t.

1 tracciare, disegnare: to draw a line, tracciare una riga; He drew a line through her name [under the title], ha tracciato una riga sul suo nome [sotto il titolo]; to draw a circle, disegnare un cerchio; to draw a picture, disegnare un quadro; (fig.) descrivere una scena; I'll draw you a map, ti disegno una piantina

2 tirare: to draw the curtains, tirare le tende ( per aprirle o per chiuderle); to draw the blinds, tirare ( su o giù) le tendine; The oxen draw the plough, i buoi tirano l'aratro; to draw a bow, tendere un arco; to draw a breath, tirare un respiro; He drew a deep breath, ha tirato un profondo respiro

3 (seguito da una prep. o da un avv., quali across, close, aside, ecc.) passare, avvicinare, scostare, ecc.: She drew a hand across her eyes, si è passata una mano sugli occhi; He drew his chair closer to the table, ha avvicinato la sedia al tavolo; She drew the curtains aside, ha scostato le tende; He drew her aside and asked her a few questions, l'ha presa da parte e le ha fatto alcune domande

4 estrarre, cavare: to draw a tooth, cavare (o estrarre) un dente; to draw a weapon, estrarre un'arma; to draw a sword, estrarre (o sguainare) una spada; to draw nails from a board, estrarre chiodi da un'asse; to draw water from a well, attingere acqua da un pozzo; He put his hand in his pocket and drew out a wallet, si è messo la mano in tasca e ha tirato fuori un portafoglio

5 attirare; attrarre: to draw sb. 's eye, attirare lo sguardo di q.; The event drew large crowds, l'evento ha attirato una gran folla; to draw sb.'s attention [gaze o eye], attirare l'attenzione [lo sguardo] di q.; to draw tears [applause], strappare le lacrime [gli applausi]

6 ottenere; ricevere; trarre: to draw a refusal [a response], ottenere un rifiuto [una reazione]; to draw praise [criticism], ricevere (o attirare) lodi [critiche]; The band drew whistles from the crowd, il gruppo ha ricevuto fischi dalla folla; He draws his evidence from a number of sources, trae le sue prove da numerose fonti; Walter Scott drew his inspiration from history, Walter Scott traeva ispirazione dalla storia; to draw a conclusion [a moral], trarre una conclusione [una morale]; We drew a great deal of encouragement from the preliminary results, abbiamo ricevuto molto incoraggiamento dai risultati preliminari; to draw a pension [a salary, a benefit], percepire (o prendere) una pensione [uno stipendio, un sussidio]; ( USA) to draw disability, prendere la pensione di invalidità

7 stabilire; tracciare: to draw a comparison [a parallel, an analogy] with st., tracciare un confronto [un parallelo, un'analogia] con qc.

8 (fig.: seguito da un avv., quale together, closer ecc.) avvicinare: The tragedy drew them together, la tragedia li ha avvicinati; The incident drew them even closer, l'incidente li ha ulteriormente avvicinati

9 (di solito al passivo) selezionare, ricevere (q.): Our students are drawn from all corners of the globe, riceviamo studenti da ogni angolo del mondo; They draw their recruits from the most disaffected groups in society, trovano nuovi adepti nei gruppi più scontenti della società

10 ( banca, = to draw out) prelevare ( denaro): to draw money from a bank, prelevare denaro in banca; I drew out £50 yesterday, ho prelevato ieri 50 sterline

11 (comm.) emettere; spiccare ( una tratta): to draw a cheque, emettere (fam.: staccare) un assegno; to draw a bill of exchange, spiccare una tratta (o una cambiale)

12 (di solito al passivo) indurre a parlare: They bombarded her with questions, but she refused to be drawn, l'hanno bombardata di domande, ma non si è lasciata indurre a parlare; to draw sb. on st., indurre q. a parlare di qc.; He tried to draw his opponent on the subject of tax cuts, ha cercato di indurre il suo avversario a parlare dei tagli fiscali

13 (metall.) rinvenire

14 (mecc.) imbutire; ( anche) trafilare ( un metallo): to draw gold [silver], trafilare l'oro [l'argento]

15 (chim.) estrarre

16 (med.) eliminare: to draw poison from a wound, eliminare il veleno da una ferita

17 pescare ( una carta da gioco, un biglietto della lotteria, ecc.): to draw a card from the pack, pescare una carta dal mazzo; ( poker) to draw cards, prendere carte: The mayor was asked to draw the winning ticket, hanno chiesto al sindaco di pescare il biglietto vincente

18 ( sport) pareggiare, chiudere con un pareggio: ( un incontro, una partita): to draw a game [a match], chiudere una partita con un pareggio; In the end they drew the match 2 all, alla fine, hanno pareggiato due a due

19 ( sport: di solito al passivo) sorteggiare: England were drawn in group three, l'Inghilterra è stata sorteggiata nel gruppo 3; He was drawn against Roddick, è stato sorteggiato contro Roddick

20 (stor.) sbudellare ( un condannato da vivo): He was hanged, drawn and quartered, fu impiccato; sbudellato e squartato

21 ( cucina) pulire, sventrare ( un pollo, ecc.)

22 ( nella caccia) battere ( un terreno) per fare alzare la selvaggina

23 ( nella caccia) stanare

24 spillare ( un liquido): to draw beer from a barrel, spillare birra da un barile

25 (ind. min.) estrarre, portare a giorno ( minerali, ecc.)

26 (ind. min.) disarmare ( una galleria)

27 (ind. tess.) stirare

28 (naut.: di un'imbarcazione) pescare: The boat draws two feet of water, la barca pesca due piedi

29 ( boxe) attirare ( l'avversario)

B v. i.

1 disegnare: I can't draw, non so disegnare; Jim is very good at drawing, Jim è molto bravo a disegnare

2 ( sport) fare un pareggio, pareggiare: The two teams drew, le due squadre hanno pareggiato

3 (seguito da una prep. o da un avv., quali to, near, away from ecc.) muoversi verso, avvicinarsi a, allontanarsi da, ecc.: The speaker was drawing towards a conclusion, l'oratore si avviava alla conclusione; The holidays are drawing near, le vacanze si avvicinano; As we drew nearer, I could see that the building was badly damaged, man mano che ci avvicinavamo, ho potuto notare che l'edificio era seriamente danneggiato; They drew aside to let him pass, si sono scostati per lasciarlo passare; They drew apart as she entered the room, si sono allontanati l'uno dall'altra quando è entrata nella stanza; As the years went by, they were drawing even further apart, con il passare degli anni, si sono allontanati sempre di più l'uno dall'altra; At last we drew level with them, alla fine li abbiamo raggiunti; A car drew alongside, un'auto si è accostata; He drew ahead of the other runners [of his competitors], ha superato gli altri corridori [i suoi concorrenti]

4 (comm.) trarre (o spiccare) una tratta; emettere un assegno ( su una banca)

5 estrarre (o tirare) a sorte: to draw for who will go first, tirare a sorte per decidere chi sarà il primo

6 sguainare la spada

7 estrarre la pistola

8 ( di un camino, ecc.) tirare; ( del fuoco) prendere: This flue doesn't draw well, questa canna (fumaria) non tira bene

9 ( del tè) essere in infusione

10 ( nella caccia) battere il terreno ( per fare alzare la selvaggina)

● (antiq.) to draw a bath, far scorrere l'acqua per il bagno; riempire la vasca □ (fig.) to draw a blank, far fiasco; restare con un pugno di mosche; ( USA) avere un vuoto di memoria □ to draw blood, far sanguinare; (fig.) dar del filo da torcere: The dog bit her, but didn't draw blood, il cane l'ha morsa, ma non l'ha fatta sanguinare; The opposition has yet to draw blood on this issue, l'opposizione deve ancora dare del filo da torcere su questa questione □ to draw breath, prendere fiato; fermarsi per riposare □ to draw the cork from a bottle, stappare una bottiglia □ to draw a distinction (o a line), fare una distinzione: We have to draw a line between acts that are criminal and acts that are unethical, dobbiamo fare una distinzione tra atti criminali e atti contrari all'etica □ to draw one's first breath, emettere il primo vagito; nascere □ ( a carte) to draw for partners, tirare a sorte per formare le coppie di giocatori □ to draw sb. 's fire, attirare il fuoco di q.; (fig.) attirare le critiche di q. □ (pitt.) to draw from memory, disegnare a memoria □ to draw one's last breath, dare l'ultimo respiro; esalare l'anima □ (fig.) to draw a line, porre un limite; dire basta (fig.); rifiutarsi di andare oltre (fig.) □ (fam. ingl.) to draw a line under st., mettere una pietra sopra a qc. □ to draw the line at, non voler arrivare a ( un certo punto); rifiutarsi di: I don't mind helping him with his studies but I draw the line at writing his essay for him, lo aiuto volentieri nei suoi studi, ma mi rifiuto di scrivergli il tema □ to draw lots, tirare a sorte □ to draw a prize, vincere un premio (per es., alla lotteria); tirar su un numero vincente □ (mil.) to draw rations, ritirare le razioni di viveri □ (fig.) to draw the short straw –: I drew the short straw, mi è toccato il compito più ingrato □ ( cricket) to draw stumps, estrarre i paletti del wicket; smontare il wicket; chiudere la partita □ to draw to a halt (o to a stop), fermarsi: The train drew to a halt just outside the station, il treno si è fermato appena fuori dalla stazione □ to draw to a close (o to an end), avviarsi al termine: The evening drew to a close, la serata si avviava al termine; His period in office was drawing to an end, il suo periodo in ufficio si avviava al termine □ ( a carte) to draw trumps, tirare giù tutte le briscole (o tutti gli atout) di un avversario.

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I [drɔː]
nome

1) (raffle) sorteggio m., estrazione f. (di lotteria)

2) (tie) (in match) pareggio m., pari m.

it was a draw — (in match) hanno pareggiato; (in race) sono arrivati ex aequo o a pari merito

3) (attraction) attrazione f.

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to be quick, slow on the draw — colloq. (in understanding) essere pronto, lento a capire; (in replying) avere, non avere la battuta pronta; [ cowboy] essere veloce, lento nell'estrarre (l'arma)
II 1. [drɔː]
verbo transitivo (pass. drew; p.pass. drawn)

1) fare, disegnare [picture, plan]; disegnare [person, object]; tracciare [ line]

2) fig. rappresentare, tratteggiare [character, picture]; tracciare [ comparison]

3) (pull) [animal, engine] tirare, trainare [cart, plough]; tirare [ rope]; [machine, suction] aspirare [liquid, gas]

he drew the child towards him — tirò a sé il bambino

to draw the curtains — tirare le tende

he drew his finger along the shelf — passò un dito lungo lo scaffale

to draw a handkerchief across one's forehead — passarsi un fazzoletto sulla fronte

to draw a pint of beer — spillare una pinta di birra

to draw blood — cavare sangue

4) (derive) trarre, tirare [ conclusion] ( from da); trarre [ inspiration] ( from da)

he drew hope from this — ciò gli ha dato speranza

to be drawn from — [energy, information] essere ricavato o ottenuto da

5) (cause to talk) fare parlare [ person] (about, on di)

to draw sth. from o out of sb. — ottenere da qcn., carpire a qcn. [ information]; strappare a qcn. [truth, smile]

6) (attract) attirare [crowd, person] (to verso); suscitare [reaction, interest]

his speech drew great applause — il suo discorso ricevette molti applausi

to draw sb.'s attention to sth. — attirare o richiamare l'attenzione di qcn. su qcs.

to draw sb. into — coinvolgere qcn. in [conversation, argument]; attirare qcn. in [ battle]

they were drawn together by their love of animals — li avvicinò il comune amore per gli animali

to draw the enemy fire — offrire un bersaglio al fuoco nemico

7) econ. (take out) prelevare [ money] ( from da); emettere [ cheque] (on su); (receive) ritirare, ricevere [wages, pension]

8) gioc. (choose at random) tirare a sorte, estrarre [ticket, winner]

Italy has been drawn against Spain o to play Spain — l'Italia è stata sorteggiata per giocare contro la Spagna

9) sport

to draw a match — pareggiare, terminare l'incontro con un pareggio

10) (remove, pull out) togliere, estrarre [tooth, thorn] ( from da); togliere [ cork] ( from a); estrarre, sguainare [ sword]; estrarre [knife, gun]; prendere, estrarre [ card]

11) (disembowel) eviscerare [ chicken]
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass. drew; p.pass. drawn)

1) (make picture) disegnare

2) (move)

to draw ahead (of sth., sb.) — superare (qcs., qcn.)

to draw alongside — [ boat] accostare

the car drew alongside the lorry — l'automobile si accostò al camion

to draw close o near [ time] avvicinarsi; they drew nearer to listen si avvicinarono per ascoltare; to draw into [ bus] arrivare in [ station]; [ train] entrare in [ station]; to draw level pareggiare, raggiungere (gli altri); to draw over [ vehicle] accostare; the lorry drew over to the right-hand side of the road il camion accostò a destra; to draw to one side [ person] scostarsi; to draw round o around [ people] avvicinarsi; to draw to a halt fermarsi; to draw to a close o an end — [day, event] avvicinarsi alla fine, volgere al termine

3) sport (in match) [ teams] pareggiare; (in race) [ runners] arrivare ex aequo; (finish with same points) terminare ex aequo, con gli stessi punti, a pari merito

4) (choose at random)

to draw for sth. — tirare, estrarre a sorte qcs

5) [chimney, pipe] tirare

6) [ tea] essere, stare in infusione

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- draw apart

- draw aside

- draw away

- draw back

- draw down

- draw in

- draw off

- draw on

- draw out

- draw up

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to draw the line — porre un limite

to draw the line at doing — rifiutarsi di fare

English-Italian dictionary > draw
13 proche

proche [pʀɔ∫]

1. adjective

   a. (dans l'espace) [village] nearby before n

• être (tout) proche to be (very) near

• le magasin le plus proche the nearest shop

► de proche en proche step by step

   b. ( = imminent) [mort, départ] imminent

• dans un proche avenir in the near future

• être proche [fin, but] to be drawing near

• être proche de [+ fin, victoire] to be nearing ; [+ dénouement] to be reaching

   c. [ami, parent] close

• mes plus proches parents my closest relatives

• je me sens très proche d'elle I feel very close to her

• les proches collaborateurs du président the president's closest associates

   d. proche de ( = avoisinant) close to ; ( = parent de) closely related to

• l'italien est proche du latin Italian is closely related to Latin

• selon des sources proches de l'ONU according to sources close to the UN

2. masculine noun

close relation

• les proches close relations

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pʀɔʃ
1.

adjectif

1) ( dans l'espace) [bâtiment, maison, rue] nearby (épith)

proche de — close to, near

le plus proche — the nearest

assez proche — not far away

les bureaux sont très proches les uns des autres — the desks are very close together

2) ( dans le futur) [événement] imminent

la victoire est proche — victory is at hand

la fin est proche — the end is (drawing) near

3) ( récent) [événement] recent; [souvenir] real, vivid

4) ( voisin) gén similar; [langues] closely related

proche de — [chiffre, langue] close to; [idée, conclusion, parti] similar to; [attitude] verging on

5) ( sur le plan affectif) [personnes] close (de to); Administration ( sur un formulaire)

(plus) proche parent — next of kin

2.

de proche en proche locution adverbiale little by little, gradually

3.

nom masculin ( parent) close relative; ( ami) close friend; (collègue, associé) close associate

un proche du président — a close aide to the president

mes proches — my nearest and dearest

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pʀɔʃ
1. adj

1) (dans l'espace) nearby

Il habitait dans un village proche. — He lived in a nearby village.

être proche — to be near, to be nearby

être proche de — to be near

La cathédrale est proche du château. — The cathedral is near the castle.

Les magasins les plus proches étaient à trois kilomètres. — The nearest shops were 3 kilometres away.

2) (dans le temps) (date) imminent, (dénouement, découverte) close at hand

Les vacances sont proches. — It's nearly the holidays.

dans un proche avenir — in the near future

3) (parent, ami) close

un ami proche — a close friend

2. nm

1) (= ami) close friend

l'un de ses proches — one of his close friends, one of her close friends

2) (= parent) close relative

Les proches n'ont pas encore été prévenus. — The next of kin haven't been informed yet.

3) (autre locution)

de proche en proche — gradually

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proche

A adj

1 ( dans l'espace) [bâtiment, maison, rue] nearby ( épith); proche de close to, near; c'est tout proche it's very close; dans une maison toute proche in a nearby house; le plus proche the nearest; c'est notre plus proche voisin he's our nearest neighbour^GB; ce n'est pas très proche it's quite a way (off); assez proche not far away; un village assez proche a village not far away; les bureaux sont très proches les uns des autres the desks are very close together;

2 ( dans le futur) [moment, départ, événement] imminent; [souvenir] real, vivid; la nuit est proche it'll soon be dark; le temps est proche où the time will soon come when; la victoire est proche victory is at hand; la mort est proche death is imminent; être proche de la mort to be near ou close to death; la fin est proche the end is (drawing) near;

3 ( récent) [événement] recent; c'est encore trop proche it's still too recent;

4 ( voisin) [chiffres, valeurs, taux] similar; [langues] closely related; [sens, idées, théories, résultats, partis] similar; ces deux mots sont de sens très proches these two words mean much the same; proche de [chiffre, valeur, taux, inflation, langue] close to; [idée, théorie] close ou similar to; [résultat, conclusion, parti, mouvement] similar to; [attitude, comportement] verging on; une ignorance proche de la bêtise ignorance bordering ou verging on stupidity;

5 ( sur le plan affectif) [personnes] close (de to); Admin ( sur un formulaire) (plus) proche parent next of kin.

B de proche en proche loc adv little by little, gradually.

C nm ( parent) close relative; ( ami) close friend; (collègue, associé) close associate; un proche du président a close aide to the president; mes proches my nearest and dearest.

[prɔʃ] adjectif

1. [avoisinant] nearby

le bureau est tout proche the office is close at hand ou very near

le village le plus proche est Pigny Pigny's the nearest village

2. [dans l'avenir] near, imminent

[dans le passé] in the recent past

dans un avenir proche in the near future

le dénouement est proche the end is in sight

Noël est proche we're getting close to Christmas

la fin du monde est proche the end of the world is nigh

3. [cousin, parent] close

adresse de votre plus proche parent address of your next of kin

4. [intime] close

l'un des proches conseillers du président one of the president's trusted ou close advisors

5. [semblable] similar

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[prɔʃ] nom masculin

close relative ou relation

ses proches his friends and relatives

de proche en proche locution adverbiale

[petit à petit] gradually, step by step

de proche en proche, j'ai fini par reconstituer les événements step by step, I finally reconstructed the events

proche de locution prépositionnelle

1. [dans l'espace] near (to), close to, not far from

plus proche de chez lui closer to his home

2. [dans le temps] close

la guerre est encore proche de nous the war is still close to us

3. [en contact avec] close to

il est resté proche de son père he remained close to his father

être proche de la nature to be close to ou in touch with nature

d'après des sources proches de la Maison-Blanche according to sources close to the White House

4. [semblable à - langage, espèce animale] closely related to ; [ - style, solution] similar to

la haine est proche de l'amour hatred is akin to love

portrait proche de la réalité accurate ou lifelike portrait

une obsession proche de la névrose an obsession verging on the neurotic

ils sont proches de nous par la religion et la culture religiously and culturally they have a lot in common with us

5. [sans différence de rang, d'âge avec] close to

mes frères et moi sommes proches les uns des autres my brothers and I are close together (in age)

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > proche
14 time

1. noun
1) no pl., no art. Zeit, die

the greatest composer of all time — der größte Komponist aller Zeiten

for all time — für immer [und ewig]

past/present/future time — Vergangenheit, die/Gegenwart, die/Zukunft, die

stand the test of time — die Zeit überdauern; sich bewähren

in [the course of] time, as time goes on/went on — mit der Zeit; im Laufe der Zeit

as old as time — uralt

time will tell or show — die Zukunft wird es zeigen

at this point or moment in time — zum gegenwärtigen Zeitpunkt

time flies — die Zeit vergeht [wie] im Fluge

work against time — unter Zeitdruck arbeiten

in time, with time — (sooner or later) mit der Zeit

2) (interval, available or allotted period) Zeit, die

in a week's/month's/year's time — in einer Woche/in einem Monat/Jahr

there is time for that — dafür ist od. haben wir noch Zeit

it takes me all my time to do it — es beansprucht meine ganze Zeit, es zu tun

give one's time to something — einer Sache (Dat.) seine Zeit opfern

waste of time — Zeitverschwendung, die

spend [most of one's/a lot of] time on something/[in] doing something — [die meiste/viel] Zeit mit etwas zubringen/damit verbringen, etwas zu tun

I have been waiting for some/a long time — ich warte schon seit einiger Zeit/schon lange

she will be there for [quite] some time — sie wird ziemlich lange dort sein

be pressed for time — keine Zeit haben; (have to finish quickly) in Zeitnot sein

pass the time — sich (Dat.) die Zeit vertreiben

length of time — Zeit[dauer], die

make time for somebody/something — sich (Dat.) für jemanden/etwas Zeit nehmen

a short time ago — vor kurzem

that's a long time ago — das ist schon lange her

in one's own time — in seiner Freizeit; (whenever one wishes) wann man will

take one's time [over something] — sich (Dat.) [für etwas] Zeit lassen; (be slow) sich (Dat.) Zeit [mit etwas] lassen

time is money — (prov.) Zeit ist Geld (Spr.)

in [good] time — (not late) rechtzeitig

all the or this time — die ganze Zeit; (without ceasing) ständig

in [less than or next to] no time — innerhalb kürzester Zeit; im Nu od. Handumdrehen

in half the time — in der Hälfte der Zeit

half the time — (coll.): (as often as not) fast immer

it will take [some] time — es wird einige Zeit dauern

have the/no time — Zeit/keine Zeit haben

have no time for somebody/something — für jemanden/etwas ist einem seine Zeit zu schade

there is no time to lose or be lost — es ist keine Zeit zu verlieren

lose no time in doing something — (not delay) etwas unverzüglich tun

do time — (coll.) eine Strafe absitzen (ugs.)

in my time — (heyday) zu meiner Zeit (ugs.); (in the course of my life) im Laufe meines Lebens

in my time — (period at a place) zu meiner Zeit (ugs.)

time off or out — freie Zeit

get/take time off — frei bekommen/sich (Dat.) frei nehmen (ugs.)

Time! — (Boxing) Stop!; Time!; (Brit.): (in pub) Feierabend!

have a lot of time for somebody — (fig.) für jemandem viel übrig haben

3) no pl. (moment or period destined for purpose) Zeit, die

harvest/Christmas time — Ernte-/Weihnachtszeit, die

there is a time and place for everything — alles zu seiner Zeit

now is the time to do it — jetzt ist die richtige Zeit, es zu tun

time for lunch — Zeit zum Mittagessen

it is time to go — es wird Zeit zu gehen

and not before time — und es wurde auch Zeit

when the time comes/came — wenn es so weit ist/als es so weit war

on time — (punctually) pünktlich

ahead of time — zu früh [ankommen]; vorzeitig [fertig werden]

all in good time — alles zu seiner Zeit; see also academic.ru/5926/be">be 2. 1)

4) in sing. or pl. (circumstances) Zeit, die

times are good/bad/have changed — die Zeiten sind gut/schlecht/haben sich verändert

have a good time — Spaß haben (ugs.); sich amüsieren

have a hard time [of it] — eine schwere Zeit durchmachen

5) (associated with events or person[s]) Zeit, die

in time of peace/war — in Friedens-/Kriegszeiten

in Tudor/ancient times — zur Zeit der Tudors/der Antike

in former/modern times — früher/heutzutage

ahead of or before one's/its time — seiner Zeit voraus

at one time — (previously) früher

6) (occasion) Mal, das

for the first time — zum ersten Mal

next time you come — wenn du das nächste Mal kommst

ten/a hundred/a thousand times — zehn- / hundert- / tausendmal

many times — sehr oft

many's the time [that]..., many a time... — viele Male...

at all times — jederzeit

at times — gelegentlich

from time to time — von Zeit zu Zeit

at other times — sonst

at one time or another — irgendwann einmal

at a time like this/that — unter diesen/solchen Umständen

at the or that time — (in the past) damals

at one time, at [one and] the same time — (simultaneously) gleichzeitig

at the same time — (nevertheless) gleichwohl

between times — zwischendurch

time and [time] again, time after time — immer [und immer] wieder

pay somebody £6 a time — jemandem für jedes Mal 6 Pfund zahlen

one at a time — einzeln

two at a time — jeweils zwei

for hours/weeks at a time — stundenlang/wochenlang [ohne Unterbrechung]

7) (point in day etc.) [Uhr]zeit, die

at the same time every morning — jeden Morgen um dieselbe Zeit

what time is it?, what is the time? — wie spät ist es?

have you [got] the time? — kannst du mir sagen, wie spät es ist?

tell the time — (read a clock) die Uhr lesen

time of day — Tageszeit, die

[at this] time of [the] year — [um diese] Jahreszeit

at this time of [the] night — zu dieser Nachtstunde

pass the time of day — (coll.) ein paar Worte wechseln

by this/that time — inzwischen

by the time [that] we arrived — bis wir hinkamen

[by] this time tomorrow — morgen um diese Zeit

keep good time — [Uhr:] genau od. richtig gehen

8) (amount) Zeit, die

make good time — gut vorwärts kommen

[your] time's up! — deine Zeit ist um (ugs.) od. abgelaufen

9) (multiplication) mal

three times four — drei mal vier

four times the size of/higher than something — viermal so groß wie/höher als etwas

10) (Mus.) (duration of note) Zeitdauer, die; (measure) Takt, der

in three-four time — im Dreivierteltakt

keep in time with the music — den Takt halten

out of time/in time — aus dem/im Takt

keep time with something — bei etwas den Takt [ein]halten
2. transitive verb
1) (do at correct time) zeitlich abstimmen

be well/ill timed — zur richtigen/falschen Zeit kommen

2) (set to operate at correct time) justieren (Technik); einstellen

3) (arrange time of arrival/departure of)

the bus is timed to connect with the train — der Bus hat einen direkten Anschluss an den Zug

be timed to take 90 minutes — fahrplanmäßig 90 Minuten dauern

4) (measure time taken by) stoppen

time an egg — auf die richtige Kochdauer für ein Ei achten
•• Cultural note:
Times - The Times

Eine britische überregionale Tageszeitung, deren Pendant am Sonntag The Sunday Times ist. Sie ist eine broadsheet-Zeitung und zählt zur seriösen Presse. Sie ist politisch unabhängig, wird jedoch gemeinhin als konservativ angesehen. Sie ist die älteste Zeitung in England und wurde erstmals 1785 veröffentlicht

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1. noun
1) (the hour of the day: What time is it?; Can your child tell the time yet?) die Zeit

2) (the passage of days, years, events etc: time and space; Time will tell.) die Zeit

3) (a point at which, or period during which, something happens: at the time of his wedding; breakfast-time.)

4) (the quantity of minutes, hours, days etc, eg spent in, or available for, a particular activity etc: This won't take much time to do; I enjoyed the time I spent in Paris; At the end of the exam, the supervisor called `Your time is up!') die Zeit

5) (a suitable moment or period: Now is the time to ask him.) der Zeitpunkt

6) (one of a number occasions: He's been to France four times.) das Mal

7) (a period characterized by a particular quality in a person's life, experience etc: He went through an unhappy time when she died; We had some good times together.) die Zeiten (pl.)

8) (the speed at which a piece of music should be played; tempo: in slow time.) das Tempo
2. verb
1) (to measure the time taken by (a happening, event etc) or by (a person, in doing something): He timed the journey.) Zeit messen von

2) (to choose a particular time for: You timed your arrival beautifully!) den Zeitpunkt wählen

•

- timeless
- timelessly
- timelessness
- timely
- timeliness
- timer
- times
- timing
- time bomb
- time-consuming
- time limit
- time off
- time out
- timetable
- all in good time
- all the time
- at times
- be behind time
- for the time being
- from time to time
- in good time
- in time
- no time at all
- no time
- one
- two at a time
- on time
- save
- waste time
- take one's time
- time and time again
- time and again
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time

[taɪm]

I. NOUN

1. no pl (considered as a whole) Zeit f

\time stood still die Zeit stand still

\time marches [or moves] on die Zeit bleibt nicht stehen

the best player of all \time der bester Spieler aller Zeiten

in the course of \time mit der Zeit

over the course of \time im Lauf[e] der Zeit

to be a matter [or question] of \time eine Frage der Zeit sein

\time is on sb's side die Zeit arbeitet für jdn

as \time goes by [or on] im Lauf[e] der Zeit

to kill \time die Zeit totschlagen

to make \time for sth sich dat die Zeit für etw akk nehmen

\time-tested [alt]bewährt

for all \time für immer [o alle Zeit]

in \time mit der Zeit

over [or with] \time im Lauf[e] der Zeit

2. no pl (period, duration) Zeit f

\time's up ( fam) die Zeit ist um

we spent part of the \time in Florence, and part of the \time in Rome wir verbrachten unsere Zeit teils in Florenz und teils in Rom

you'll forget her, given \time mit der Zeit wirst du sie vergessen

it will take some \time es wird eine Weile dauern

sorry, folks, we're [all] out of \time now AM, AUS ( fam) tut mir leid Leute, aber wir sind schon über der Zeit

I haven't seen one of those in a long \time so etwas habe ich schon lange nicht mehr gesehen

half the \time, he misses class er fehlt die halbe Zeit

the \time is ripe die Zeit ist reif

we talked about old \times wir sprachen über alte Zeiten

breakfast/holiday \time Frühstücks-/Urlaubszeit f

extra \time SPORT Verlängerung f

they played extra \time sie mussten in die Verlängerung

three minutes into extra \time, Ricardo scored the decisive goal nach drei Minuten Verlängerung erzielte Ricardo das entscheidende Tor

free [or spare] \time Freizeit f

future \time Zukunft f

injury \time BRIT SPORT Nachspielzeit f

to have \time on one's hands viel Zeit zur Verfügung haben

at this moment in \time zum gegenwärtigen Zeitpunkt

period of \time Zeitraum m

for a prolonged period of \time über einen längeren Zeitraum

running \time FILM Spielzeit f

past \time Vergangenheit f

present \time Gegenwart f

in one week's \time in einer Woche

in one's own \time in seiner Freizeit

a short \time later kurz darauf

some/a long \time ago vor einiger/langer Zeit

most of the \time meistens

to do sth for a \time etw eine Zeit lang tun

to find [the] \time to do sth Zeit finden, etw zu tun

to gain/lose \time Zeit gewinnen/verlieren

there's no \time to lose [or to be lost] wir dürfen [jetzt] keine Zeit verlieren, es ist höchste Zeit

to give sb a hard \time ( fam) jdm zusetzen

to have the \time of one's life sich akk großartig amüsieren

to have all the \time in the world alle Zeit der Welt haben

to have an easy/hard \time with sth keine Probleme/Probleme mit etw dat haben

to make \time for sb/sth sich dat Zeit für jdn/etw nehmen

to pass the \time sich dat die Zeit vertreiben

to be pressed for \time in Zeitnot sein

to run out of \time nicht genügend Zeit haben

to save \time Zeit sparen

to spend [a lot of] \time [in] doing sth [viel] Zeit damit verbringen, etw zu tun

to take [a long/short] \time [lange/nicht lange] dauern

to take one's \time sich dat Zeit lassen

to take the \time and trouble to do sth sich dat die Mühe machen, etw zu tun

to waste \time Zeit vergeuden [o verschwenden]

to waste sb's \time jds Zeit vergeuden

after a \time nach einer gewissen Zeit

all the [or this] \time die ganze Zeit; (always) immer

for a \time eine Zeit lang

for a long/short \time [für] lange/kurze Zeit

for the \time being vorläufig

leave the ironing for the \time being - I'll do it later lass das Bügeln einst mal - ich mach's später

in no [or next to no] [or less than no] \time [at all] im Nu

3. (pertaining to clocks)

have you got the \time? können Sie mir sagen, wie spät es ist?

what's the \time? [or what \time is it?] wie spät ist es?

excuse me, have you got the \time [on you]? Entschuldigung, haben Sie eine Uhr?

can you already tell the \time? na, kannst du denn schon die Uhr lesen?

oh dear, is that the right \time? oh je, ist es denn wirklich schon so spät/noch so früh?

the \time is 8.30 es ist 8.30 Uhr

to keep bad/good \time watch, clock falsch/richtig gehen

to gain/lose \time watch, clock vor-/nachgehen

4. (specific time or hour) Zeit f

the \time is drawing near when we'll have to make a decision der Zeitpunkt, zu dem wir uns entscheiden müssen, rückt immer näher

he recalled the \time when they had met er erinnerte sich daran, wie sie sich kennengelernt hatten

do you remember the \time Alistair fell into the river? erinnerst du dich noch daran, wie Alistair in den Fluss fiel?

we always have dinner at the same \time wir essen immer um dieselbe Zeit zu Abend

I was exhausted by the \time I got home ich war erschöpft, als ich zu Hause ankam

I'll call you ahead of \time esp AM ich rufe dich noch davor an

at this \time of day/year zu dieser Tages-/Jahreszeit

for this \time of day/year für diese Tages-/Jahreszeit

what are you doing here at this \time of the day [or night]? was machst du um diese Uhrzeit hier?

this \time tomorrow/next month morgen/nächsten Monat um diese Zeit

5. (occasion) Mal nt

the last \time we went to Paris,... das letzte Mal, als wir nach Paris fuhren,...

I'll know better next \time das nächste Mal bin ich schlauer

there are \times when I... es gibt Augenblicke, in denen ich...

sometimes I enjoy doing it, but at other \times I hate it manchmal mache ich es gerne, dann wiederum gibt es Momente, in denen ich es hasse

every [or each] \time jedes Mal

for the first \time zum ersten Mal

some other \time ein andermal

one/two at a \time jeweils eine(r, s)/zwei; persons jeweils einzeln/zu zweit

at \times manchmal

at all \times immer, jederzeit

at any [given] [or [any] one] \time immer, jederzeit

at the \time damals

at the best of \times im besten [o günstigen] Fall[e]

he can't read a map at the best of \times er kann nicht mal unter normalen Umständen eine Karte lesen

at the present [or AM this] \time im Moment

from \time to \time gelegentlich, ab und zu

6. (frequency) Mal nt

the \times I've told you... [or how many \times have I told you...] wie oft habe ich dir schon gesagt...

these shares are selling at 10 \time earnings diese Aktien werden mit einem Kurs-Gewinn-Verhältnis von 10 verkauft

\time and [\time] again immer [und immer] wieder

three/four \times a week/in a row drei/vier Mal in der Woche/hintereinander

three \times champion BRIT, AUS [or AM three \time champion] dreimaliger Meister/dreimalige Meisterin

three \times as much dreimal so viel

for the hundredth/thousandth/umpteenth \time zum hundertsten/tausendsten/x-ten Mal

lots of [or many] \times oft, viele Male

7. no pl (correct moment)

it's \time for bed es ist Zeit, ins Bett zu gehen

the \time has come to... es ist an der Zeit,...

it's \time [that] I was leaving es wird Zeit, dass ich gehe

[and] about \time [too] BRIT, AUS (yet to be accomplished) wird aber auch [langsam] Zeit!; (already accomplished) wurde aber auch [langsam] Zeit!

it's high \time that she was leaving höchste Zeit, dass sie geht!; (already gone) das war aber auch höchste Zeit, dass sie endlich geht!

we finished two weeks ahead of \time wir sind zwei Wochen früher fertig geworden

we arrived in good \time for the start of the match wir sind rechtzeitig zum Spielbeginn angekommen

to do sth dead [or exactly] [or right] on \time ( fam) etw pünktlich machen fam

the bus arrived dead on \time der Bus kam auf die Minute genau

in \time rechtzeitig

on \time pünktlich; (as scheduled) termingerecht

8. often pl (era, lifetime) Zeit f

\times are difficult [or hard] die Zeiten sind hart

at the \time of the Russian Revolution zur Zeit der Russischen Revolution

in Victorian \times im Viktorianischen Zeitalter

she is one of the best writers of modern \times sie ist eine der besten Schriftstellerinnen dieser Tage [o unserer Zeit]

at one \time, George Eliot lived here George Eliot lebte einmal hier

this was before my \time das war vor meiner Zeit

she has grown old before her \time sie ist vorzeitig gealtert

my grandmother has seen a few things in her \time meine Großmutter hat in ihrem Leben einiges gesehen

\time was when you could... es gab Zeiten, da konnte man...

if one had one's \time over again wenn man noch einmal von vorne anfangen könnte

at his \time of life in seinem Alter

the best.... of all \time der/die beste... aller Zeiten

to keep up [or AM change] with the \times mit der Zeit gehen

to be ahead of [or esp BRIT before] one's \time seiner Zeit voraus sein

to be behind the \times seiner Zeit hinterherhinken

from [or since] \time immemorial [or esp BRIT out of mind] seit undenklichen Zeiten

in [or during] former/medieval \times früher/im Mittelalter

in \times gone by früher

in my \time zu meiner Zeit

in our grandparents' \time zu Zeiten unserer Großeltern

in \times past in der Vergangenheit, früher

9. TRANSP (schedule)

arrival/departure \time Ankunfts-/Abfahrtszeit f

10. (hour registration method)

daylight saving \time Sommerzeit f

Greenwich Mean T\time Greenwicher Zeit f

11. SPORT Zeit f

record \time Rekordzeit f

he won the 100 metres in record \time er gewann das 100-Meter-Rennen in einer neuen Rekordzeit

12. (multiplied)

two \times five is ten zwei mal fünf ist zehn

ten \times bigger than... zehnmal so groß wie...

13. no pl MUS Takt m

to be/play out of \time aus dem Takt sein

to beat \time den Rhythmus schlagen

to get out of \time aus dem Takt kommen

to keep \time den Takt halten

in three-four \time im Dreivierteltakt

14. (remunerated work)

part \time Teilzeit f

short \time BRIT Kurzarbeit f

to have \time off frei haben

to take \time off sich dat freinehmen

\time off arbeitsfreie Zeit

to be paid double \time den doppelten Stundensatz [o 100% Zuschlag] bezahlt bekommen

to work [or be on] short \time BRIT kurzarbeiten

15. BRIT (end of pub hours)

“\time [please]!” „Feierabend!“ (wenn ein Pub abends schließt)

16. ([not] like)

to not give sb the \time of day jdn ignorieren

to not have much \time for sb jdn nicht mögen

to have a lot of \time for sb großen Respekt vor jdm haben

17.

▶ \times are changing die Zeiten ändern sich

▶ to do [or serve] \time ( fam) sitzen fig fam

▶ \time is of the essence die Zeit drängt

▶ \time flies [when you're having fun] ( saying) wie die Zeit vergeht!

▶ all good things in all good \time alles zu seiner Zeit

▶ \time is a great healer, \time heals all wounds ( prov) die Zeit heilt alle Wunden prov

▶ \time hangs heavy die Zeit steht still

▶ \time is money ( prov) Zeit ist Geld prov

▶ to know the \time of the day sich akk auskennen

▶ \time moves on [or passes] die Zeit rast

▶ there's a \time and a place [for everything] ( prov) alles zu seiner Zeit

▶ there's no \time like the present ( saying) was du heute kannst besorgen, das verschiebe nicht auf morgen prov

▶ [only] \time can [or will] tell ( saying) erst die Zukunft wird es zeigen

▶ \time and tide wait for no man [or no one] ( prov) man muss die Gelegenheit beim Schopf[e] packen

▶ a week is a long \time in politics ( saying) eine Woche ist lang in der Politik

II. TRANSITIVE VERB

1. (measure duration)

▪ to \time sb over 100 metres jds Zeit beim 100-Meter-Lauf nehmen

the winning team was \timed at 5 minutes 26 seconds die Siegermannschaft wurde mit 5 Minuten und 26 Sekunden gestoppt

to \time an egg darauf achten, dass man fürs Eierkochen die richtige Zeit einhält

2. (choose best moment for)

▪ to \time sth für etw akk den richtigen Zeitpunkt wählen

to be ill/well \timed zum genau falschen/richtigen Zeitpunkt kommen

3. (arrange when sth should happen)

▪ to \time sth to... etw so planen, dass...

we \timed our trip to coincide with her wedding wir legten unsere Reise so, dass sie mit ihrer Hochzeit zusammenfiel

to \time a bomb to explode at... eine Bombe so einstellen, dass sie um... explodiert

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[taɪm]
1. NOUN

1) Zeit f

how time flies! — wie die Zeit vergeht!

only time will tell whether... — es muss sich erst herausstellen, ob...

it takes time to do that — das erfordert or braucht (seine) Zeit

to take (one's) time (over sth) — sich (dat) (bei etw) Zeit lassen

it took me all my time to finish — ich bin gerade noch fertig geworden

in (the course of) time — mit der Zeit

in ( next to or less than) no time — im Nu, im Handumdrehen

at this ( present) point or moment in time — zu diesem or zum gegenwärtigen Zeitpunkt

to have a lot of/no time for sb/sth — viel/keine Zeit für jdn/etw haben; ( fig

to find time (for sb/sth) — Zeit (für jdn/etw) finden

to make time (for sb/sth) — sich (dat) Zeit (für jdn/etw) nehmen

time is on our side — die Zeit arbeitet für uns

he lost no time in telling her —

there is no time to lose — es gibt keine Zeit (mehr) zu verlieren

my time is my own — ich kann frei über meine Zeit verfügen

in or given time — mit der Zeit

in one's own/the company's time — in or während der Freizeit/Arbeitszeit

don't rush, do it in your own time — nur keine Hast, tun Sie es, wie Sie es können

time is money (prov) — Zeit ist Geld (prov)

time and tide wait for no man (Prov) — das Rad der Zeit hält niemand auf (Prov)

for some time past — seit einiger Zeit

I don't know what she's saying half the time (inf) — meistens verstehe ich gar nicht, was sie sagt

in two weeks' time — in zwei Wochen

for a time — eine Zeit lang

not before time (Brit) — das wurde auch (langsam) Zeit

to do time ( inf, in prison ) — sitzen (inf)

I get them mixed up all the time I knew that all the time — ich verwechsle sie immer das wusste ich die ganze Zeit

to be in good time — rechtzeitig dran sein

let me know in good time — sagen Sie mir rechtzeitig Bescheid

all in good time — alles zu seiner Zeit

he'll let you know in his own good time — er wird Ihnen Bescheid sagen, wenn er so weit ist

he does everything in his own good time — er lässt sich bei nichts hetzen

(for) a long time — lange

I'm going away for a long time — ich fahre für or auf längere Zeit weg

it's a long time ( since...) — es ist schon lange her(, seit...)

what a (long) time you have been! — du hast( aber) lange gebraucht!

(for) a short time — kurz

a short time later — kurz darauf

a short time ago — vor Kurzem

in a short time they were all gone — nach kurzer Zeit waren alle gegangen

to have time on one's hands —

too many people who have time on their hands — zu viele Leute, die zu viel freie Zeit haben

having time on my hands I went into a café — da ich (noch) Zeit hatte, ging ich ins Café

2)

by clock what time is it?, what's the time? — wie spät ist es?, wie viel Uhr ist es?

what time do you make it? — wie spät haben Sies?

my watch keeps good time — meine Uhr geht genau

the time is 2.30 — es ist 2.30 Uhr, die Zeit: 2.30 Uhr

it's 2 o'clock local time — es ist 2.00 Uhr Ortszeit

what was his time? (in race) — welche Zeit hatte er?

the winning time was... — die Zeit des Siegers war...

it's time (for me/us etc) to go, it's time I was/we were etc going, it's time I/we etc went — es wird Zeit, dass ich gehe/wir gehen etc

it's time for tea — es ist Teezeit

time gentlemen please! — Feierabend! (inf), bitte, trinken Sie aus, wir schließen gleich

to pass the time of day (with sb) — (mit jdm) über Belanglosigkeiten reden

I wouldn't even give him the time of day — ich würde ihm nicht einmal guten or Guten Tag sagen __diams; to tell the time (person) die Uhr kennen; (instrument) die Uhrzeit anzeigen

can you tell the time? — kennst du die Uhr? __diams; to make good time gut or schnell vorankommen

if we get to Birmingham by 3 we'll be making good time — wenn wir um 3 Uhr in Birmingham sind, sind wir ziemlich schnell

it's about time he was here (he has arrived) — es wird (aber) auch Zeit, dass er kommt; (he has not arrived) es wird langsam Zeit, dass er kommt

(and) about time too! — das wird aber auch Zeit! __diams; ahead of time zu früh

we are ahead of time — wir sind früh dran __diams; behind time zu spät

we are behind time — wir sind spät dran

at any time during the day — zu jeder Tageszeit

not at this time of night! — nicht zu dieser nachtschlafenden Zeit or Stunde!

at one time — früher, einmal

at any time — jederzeit

come (at) any time — du kannst jederzeit kommen

at no time — niemals

at the same time (lit) — gleichzeitig

they arrived at the same time as us — sie kamen zur gleichen Zeit an wie wir

but at the same time, you must admit that... — aber andererseits müssen Sie zugeben, dass...

it was hard, but at the same time you could have tried — es war schwierig, aber Sie hätten es trotzdem versuchen können __diams; in/on time rechtzeitig

to be in time for sth — rechtzeitig zu etw kommen

on time — pünktlich

the trains are on time — die Züge fahren pünktlich

the trains are running to time — die Züge fahren pünktlich

3) = moment, season Zeit f

there's a time and a place for everything — alles zu seiner Zeit

this is hardly the time or the place to... — dies ist wohl kaum die rechte Zeit oder der rechte Ort, um...

this is no time for quarrelling or to quarrel — jetzt ist nicht die Zeit, sich zu streiten

well, this is a fine time to tell me that (iro) — Sie haben sich (dat) wahrhaftig eine gute Zeit ausgesucht, um mir das zu sagen

there are times when... — es gibt Augenblicke, wo or da (geh)...

at the or that time — damals, zu der Zeit, seinerzeit

at this (particular) time, at the present time — zurzeit

sometimes..., (at) other times... —

from that time on since that time — von der Zeit an, von da an seit der Zeit

this time last year/week — letztes Jahr/letzte Woche um diese Zeit

to choose or pick one's time — sich (dat) einen günstigen Zeitpunkt aussuchen

to die before one's time — zu früh sterben

my time is ( almost) up — meine or die Zeit ist (gleich) um

the time has come (to do sth) — es ist an der Zeit(, etw zu tun)

the time has come for us to leave — es ist Zeit für uns zu gehen

when the time comes — wenn es so weit ist

when her time comes (of pregnant woman) — wenn es (mit dem Baby) so weit ist

when the time comes for you to be the leader — wenn Sie an der Reihe sind, die Führung zu übernehmen __diams; at + times manchmal

at all times — jederzeit, immer

at various times in the past — schon verschiedene Male or verschiedentlich __diams; between times (inf) zwischendurch

by the time it had finished — als es zu Ende war

by the time we arrive, there's not going to be anything left — bis wir ankommen, ist nichts mehr übrig

by that time we knew — da or inzwischen wussten wir es

by that time we'll know — dann or bis dahin wissen wir es __diams; by this time inzwischen

by this time next year/tomorrow — nächstes Jahr/morgen um diese Zeit __diams; from time to time, (US) time to time dann und wann, von Zeit zu Zeit

until such time as... — so lange bis...

until such time as you apologize — solange du dich nicht entschuldigst, bis du dich entschuldigst

this time of the day/year — diese Tages-/Jahreszeit

at this time of the week/month — zu diesem Zeitpunkt der Woche/des Monats

now's the time to do it —

now's my/your etc time to do it — jetzt habe ich/hast du etc Gelegenheit, es zu tun

4)

= occasion this time — diesmal, dieses Mal

every or each time... — jedes Mal, wenn...

many a time, many times — viele Male

many's the time I have heard him say... — ich habe ihn schon oft sagen hören...

for the last time — zum letzten Mal

and he's not very bright at the best of times — und er ist ohnehin or sowieso nicht sehr intelligent

the time before — das letzte or vorige Mal

the time before last — das vorletzte Mal

time and (time) again, time after time — immer wieder, wieder und wieder (geh)

I've told you a dozen times... — ich habe dir schon x-mal gesagt...

nine times out of ten... — neun von zehn Malen...

she comes three times a week — sie kommt dreimal pro Woche or in der Woche

they came in one/three etc at a time — sie kamen einzeln/immer zu dritt etc herein

four at a time — vier auf einmal

for weeks at a time — wochenlang __diams; a time

he pays me £10 a time — er zahlt mir jedes Mal £ 10

rides on the roundabout cost £2 a time — eine Fahrt auf dem Karussell kostet £ 2 __diams; (the) next time

(the) next time I see you — wenn ich dich nächstes Mal or das nächste Mal sehe

(the) last time he was here — letztes Mal or das letzte Mal, als er hier war

5) MATH

2 times 3 is 6 — 2 mal 3 ist 6

it was ten times as big as or ten times the size of... —

our profits are rising four times faster than our competitors' — unsere Gewinne steigen viermal so schnell wie die unserer Konkurrenten

6)

= rate Sunday is (paid) double time/time and a half — sonntags gibt es 100%/50% Zuschlag

7) = era Zeit f

this is the greatest problem of our time — das ist das größte Problem unserer Zeit

in my time — zu meiner Zeit

it happened before my time — das war vor meiner Zeit

of all time — aller Zeiten

time was when... — es gab Zeiten, da...

he is ahead of his time or before his time — er ist seiner Zeit (weit) voraus

in Victorian times — im Viktorianischen Zeitalter

in olden times — in alten Zeiten

times are hard — die Zeiten sind hart or schwer

when times are hard —

times change — die Zeiten ändern sich

times are changing — es kommen andere Zeiten

times are changing for the better/worse — es kommen bessere/schlechtere Zeiten

times have changed for the better/worse — die Zeiten haben sich gebessert/verschlechtert

to be behind the times — rückständig sein, hinter dem Mond leben (inf)

to keep up with the times — mit der Zeit gehen

8)

= experience to have the time of one's life — eine herrliche Zeit verbringen, sich glänzend amüsieren

what a time we had or that was! —

what times we had!, what times they were! — das waren (noch) Zeiten!

to have an easy/a hard time — es leicht/schwer haben

we had an easy/a hard time getting to the finals — es war leicht für uns/wir hatten Schwierigkeiten, in die Endrunde zu kommen

was it difficult? – no, we had an easy time (of it) —

he didn't have an easy time of it in the operating theatre — er war im Operationssaal schlimm dran

to have a bad/rough time — viel mitmachen

to give sb a bad/rough etc time (of it) — jdm das Leben schwer machen

we had such a bad time with the travel agency —

the goalkeeper had a rough time — der Torwart hatte schwer zu kämpfen

we had a good time — es war (sehr) schön, es hat uns (dat)

he doesn't look as though he's having a good time — es scheint ihm hier nicht besonders gut zu gefallen

have a good time! — viel Vergnügen or Spaß!

to show sb a good time — jdn ausführen

she'll give you a good time for £30 — bei ihr kannst du dich für £ 30 amüsieren

9) = rhythm Takt m

(to be) in time (with) — im Takt (sein) (mit)

(to be) out of time — aus dem Takt (sein)

you're singing out of time (with the others) — du singst nicht im Takt (mit den anderen)

3/4 time — Dreivierteltakt m

2. TRANSITIVE VERB

1)

= choose time of to time sth perfectly — genau den richtigen Zeitpunkt für etw wählen

you must learn to time your requests a little more tactfully — du musst lernen, deine Forderungen zu einem geeigneteren Zeitpunkt vorzubringen

he timed his arrival to coincide with... —

you timed that well — du hast dir den richtigen Zeitpunkt (dafür) ausgesucht

the bomb is timed to explode at... — die Bombe ist so eingestellt, dass sie um... explodiert

2) = measure time of with stopwatch stoppen; speed messen

to time sb (over 1000 metres) — jdn (auf 1000 Meter) stoppen, jds Zeit (auf or über 1000 Meter) nehmen

time how long it takes you, time yourself — sieh auf die Uhr, wie lange du brauchst; (with stopwatch) stopp, wie lange du brauchst

to time an egg — auf die Uhr sehen, wenn man ein Ei kocht

a computer that times its operator — ein Computer, der die Zeit misst, die sein Operator braucht

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time [taım]

A s

1. Zeit f:

time past, present, and to come Vergangenheit, Gegenwart und Zukunft;

for all time für alle Zeiten;

as time went on im Laufe der Zeit;

time will show die Zeit wird es lehren;

Father Time die Zeit (personifiziert);

(as) old as time uralt;

time is money (Sprichwort) Zeit ist Geld

2. (endliche oder irdische) Zeit (Ggs Ewigkeit)

3. ASTRON Zeit f:

astronomical time

4. Zeit f, Uhr(zeit) f:

what’s the time?, what time is it? wie viel Uhr ist es?, wie spät ist es?;

what time? um wie viel Uhr?;

the time is half past three es ist jetzt halb vier;

at this time of day

a) zu dieser (späten) Tageszeit, zu so später Stunde,

b) fig so spät, in diesem späten Stadium;

can you tell me the time of day?, have you got the time? können Sie mir sagen, wie spät es ist?;

pass the time of day

a) sich Gesellschaft leisten,

b) (kurz) miteinander plaudern;

pass the time of day with sb

a) jemandem Gesellschaft leisten,

b) (kurz) mit jemandem plaudern;

know the time of day umg wissen, was es geschlagen hat;

so that’s the time of day! umg so stehts also!;

some time about noon etwa um Mittag;

this time tomorrow morgen um diese Zeit;

this time twelve months heute übers Jahr;

keep good time richtig oder genau gehen (Uhr)

5. Zeit(dauer) f, Zeitabschnitt m, ( auch PHYS Fall- etc) Dauer f, WIRTSCH auch Arbeitszeit f (im Herstellungsprozess etc):

a long time lange Zeit;

that was a long time ago das ist schon lange her;

some time longer noch einige Zeit;

be a long time in doing sth lange (Zeit) dazu brauchen, etwas zu tun;

long time no hear (see) umg wir haben ja schon seit einer Ewigkeit nichts mehr voneinander gehört (wir haben uns ja schon seit einer Ewigkeit nicht mehr gesehen);

time of a draft WIRTSCH Laufzeit f eines Wechsels;

in times of war in Kriegszeiten; → all A 1, hard A 10, no¹ C 1, probation 3

6. Zeit(punkt) f(m):

time of arrival Ankunftszeit;

an unfortunate time ein unglücklicher Zeitpunkt;

at the time

a) zu dieser Zeit, damals,

b) gerade;

at the present time derzeit, gegenwärtig;

at the same time

a) gleichzeitig, zur selben Zeit,

b) trotzdem;

at that time zu der Zeit;

at this time of the year zu dieser Jahreszeit;

at one time einst, früher (einmal);

at some time irgendwann (einmal);

for the time für den Augenblick;

for the time being

a) vorläufig, fürs Erste,

b) unter den gegenwärtigen Umständen;

in three weeks’ time in oder binnen drei Wochen; → about A 2, departure 2

7. meist pl Zeit(alter) f(n), Zeiten pl, Epoche f:

at ( oder in) the time of Queen Anne zur Zeit der Königin Anna;

in our time in unserer Zeit;

she was a legend in her own time sie war schon zu Lebzeiten eine Legende;

other times, other manners (Sprichwort) andere Zeiten, andere Sitten; → old A 4

8. pl Zeiten pl, Zeitverhältnisse pl

9. the times pl die Zeit: → move B 2

10. Frist f, (zugemessene) Zeit:

time of delivery WIRTSCH Lieferfrist, -zeit;

time for payment Zahlungsfrist;

ask time WIRTSCH um Frist(verlängerung) bitten;

you must give me time Sie müssen mir Zeit geben oder lassen

11. (verfügbare) Zeit:

buy a little time etwas Zeit schinden, eine kleine Galgenfrist gewinnen;

I can never call my time my own ich kann nie frei über meine Zeit verfügen;

have no time keine Zeit haben;

have no time for sb fig nichts übrighaben für jemanden;

have all the time in the world umg jede Menge Zeit haben;

take (the) time sich die Zeit nehmen ( to do zu tun);

take one’s time sich Zeit lassen;

take your time auch es eilt nicht, überleg es dir in aller Ruhe;

time is up! die Zeit ist um oder abgelaufen!; → forelock¹

12. ( oft schöne) Zeit, Erlebnis n:

have the time of one’s life

a) sich großartig amüsieren,

b) leben wie ein Fürst

13. unangenehme Zeit, Unannehmlichkeit f

14. (Zeit-)Lohn m, besonders Stundenlohn m

15. umg (Zeit f im) Knast m:

do time (im Gefängnis) sitzen ( for wegen)

16. Lehrzeit f, -jahre pl

17. (bestimmte oder passende) Zeit:

the time has come for sth to happen es ist an der Zeit, dass etwas geschieht;

there is a time for everything, all in good time alles zu seiner Zeit;

it’s time for bed es ist Zeit, ins oder zu Bett zu gehen;

it’s time for breakfast es ist Zeit zum Frühstück(en); → high time

18. a) (natürliche oder normale) Zeit

b) (Lebens)Zeit f:

time of life Alter n;

his time is drawing near seine Zeit ist gekommen, sein Tod naht heran;

the time was not yet die Zeit war noch nicht gekommen

19. a) Schwangerschaft f

b) Niederkunft f:

she is far on in her time sie ist hochschwanger;

she is near her time sie steht kurz vor der Entbindung

20. (günstige) Zeit:

now is the time jetzt ist die passende Gelegenheit, jetzt gilt es ( beide:

to do zu tun);

at such times bei solchen Gelegenheiten

21. Mal n:

the first time das erste Mal;

for the first time zum ersten Mal;

each time that … jedes Mal, wenn …;

time and again, time after time immer wieder;

at some other time, another time ein andermal;

at a time auf einmal, zusammen, zugleich, jeweils;

one at a time einzeln, immer eine(r, s);

two at a time zu zweit, paarweise, jeweils zwei; → every Bes Redew, lucky 1

22. pl mal, …mal:

three times four is twelve drei mal vier ist zwölf;

twenty times zwanzigmal;

three times the population of Coventry dreimal so viele Einwohner wie Coventry;

four times the size of yours viermal so groß wie deines;

six times the amount die sechsfache Menge;

several times mehrmals

23. besonders SPORT (erzielte, gestoppte) Zeit:

the winner’s time is 2.50 minutes

24. Einheit f der Zeit (im Drama)

25. LIT metrische Einheit, besonders Mora f (kleinste metrische Einheit im Verstakt)

26. Tempo n, Zeitmaß n

27. MUS

a) → time value

b) Tempo n, Zeitmaß n

c) Rhythmus m, Takt(bewegung) m(f)

d) Takt (-art f) m:

time variation Tempoveränderung f;

in time to the music im Takt zur Musik;

beat (keep) time den Takt schlagen (halten)

28. MIL Marschtempo n, Schritt m: → mark¹ B 1

B v/t

1. (mit der Uhr) messen, (ab-)stoppen, die Zeit messen von (oder gen)

2. timen ( auch SPORT), die Zeit oder den richtigen Zeitpunkt wählen oder bestimmen für, zur rechten Zeit tun

3. zeitlich abstimmen

4. die Zeit festsetzen für, (zeitlich) legen:

the train is timed to leave at 7 der Zug soll um 7 abfahren;

he timed the test at 30 minutes er setzte für den Test 30 Minuten an

5. eine Uhr richten, stellen:

the alarm clock is timed to ring at six der Wecker ist auf sechs gestellt

6. zeitlich regeln (to nach), TECH den Zündpunkt etc einstellen, (elektronisch etc) steuern

7. das Tempo oder den Takt angeben für

C v/i

1. Takt halten

2. zeitlich zusammen- oder übereinstimmen ( with mit)Besondere Redewendungen: against time gegen die Zeit oder Uhr, mit größter Eile;

be ahead of time zu früh (daran) sein;

be (well) ahead of ( oder in advance of) one’s time seiner Zeit (weit) voraus sein;

be behind time zu spät daran sein, Verspätung haben;

be 10 minutes behind time 10 Minuten Verspätung haben;

be behind one’s time rückständig sein;

between times in den Zwischenzeiten;

five minutes from time SPORT fünf Minuten vor Schluss;

from time to time von Zeit zu Zeit;

in time

a) rechtzeitig ( to do um zu tun),

b) mit der Zeit,

c) im (richtigen) Takt in time of in Zeiten von (od gen);

on time

a) pünktlich,

b) bes US für eine (bestimmte) Zeit,

c) WIRTSCH US auf Zeit, besonders auf Raten out of time

a) zur Unzeit, unzeitig,

b) vorzeitig,

c) zu spät,

d) aus dem Takt oder Schritt till such time as … so lange, bis …;

with time mit der Zeit;

time was, when … die Zeit ist vorüber, als …;

time has been when … es gab eine Zeit, da …; → any A 2, no¹ C 1

t. abk

1. teaspoon (teaspoonful) TL

2. temperature

3. tempore, in the time of

4. LING tense

5. time

6. ton ( tons pl) t

7. LING transitive

T. abk

1. teaspoon (teaspoonful) TL

2. territory

3. Thursday Do.

4. time

5. Tuesday Di.

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1. noun
1) no pl., no art. Zeit, die

the greatest composer of all time — der größte Komponist aller Zeiten

for all time — für immer [und ewig]

past/present/future time — Vergangenheit, die/Gegenwart, die/Zukunft, die

stand the test of time — die Zeit überdauern; sich bewähren

in [the course of] time, as time goes on/went on — mit der Zeit; im Laufe der Zeit

as old as time — uralt

time will tell or show — die Zukunft wird es zeigen

at this point or moment in time — zum gegenwärtigen Zeitpunkt

time flies — die Zeit vergeht [wie] im Fluge

work against time — unter Zeitdruck arbeiten

in time, with time — (sooner or later) mit der Zeit

2) (interval, available or allotted period) Zeit, die

in a week's/month's/year's time — in einer Woche/in einem Monat/Jahr

there is time for that — dafür ist od. haben wir noch Zeit

it takes me all my time to do it — es beansprucht meine ganze Zeit, es zu tun

give one's time to something — einer Sache (Dat.) seine Zeit opfern

waste of time — Zeitverschwendung, die

spend [most of one's/a lot of] time on something/[in] doing something — [die meiste/viel] Zeit mit etwas zubringen/damit verbringen, etwas zu tun

I have been waiting for some/a long time — ich warte schon seit einiger Zeit/schon lange

she will be there for [quite] some time — sie wird ziemlich lange dort sein

be pressed for time — keine Zeit haben; (have to finish quickly) in Zeitnot sein

pass the time — sich (Dat.) die Zeit vertreiben

length of time — Zeit[dauer], die

make time for somebody/something — sich (Dat.) für jemanden/etwas Zeit nehmen

a short time ago — vor kurzem

that's a long time ago — das ist schon lange her

in one's own time — in seiner Freizeit; (whenever one wishes) wann man will

take one's time [over something] — sich (Dat.) [für etwas] Zeit lassen; (be slow) sich (Dat.) Zeit [mit etwas] lassen

time is money — (prov.) Zeit ist Geld (Spr.)

in [good] time — (not late) rechtzeitig

all the or this time — die ganze Zeit; (without ceasing) ständig

in [less than or next to] no time — innerhalb kürzester Zeit; im Nu od. Handumdrehen

in half the time — in der Hälfte der Zeit

half the time — (coll.): (as often as not) fast immer

it will take [some] time — es wird einige Zeit dauern

have the/no time — Zeit/keine Zeit haben

have no time for somebody/something — für jemanden/etwas ist einem seine Zeit zu schade

there is no time to lose or be lost — es ist keine Zeit zu verlieren

lose no time in doing something — (not delay) etwas unverzüglich tun

do time — (coll.) eine Strafe absitzen (ugs.)

in my time — (heyday) zu meiner Zeit (ugs.); (in the course of my life) im Laufe meines Lebens

in my time — (period at a place) zu meiner Zeit (ugs.)

time off or out — freie Zeit

get/take time off — frei bekommen/sich (Dat.) frei nehmen (ugs.)

Time! — (Boxing) Stop!; Time!; (Brit.): (in pub) Feierabend!

have a lot of time for somebody — (fig.) für jemandem viel übrig haben

3) no pl. (moment or period destined for purpose) Zeit, die

harvest/Christmas time — Ernte-/Weihnachtszeit, die

there is a time and place for everything — alles zu seiner Zeit

now is the time to do it — jetzt ist die richtige Zeit, es zu tun

time for lunch — Zeit zum Mittagessen

it is time to go — es wird Zeit zu gehen

and not before time — und es wurde auch Zeit

when the time comes/came — wenn es so weit ist/als es so weit war

on time — (punctually) pünktlich

ahead of time — zu früh [ankommen]; vorzeitig [fertig werden]

all in good time — alles zu seiner Zeit; see also be 2. 1)

4) in sing. or pl. (circumstances) Zeit, die

times are good/bad/have changed — die Zeiten sind gut/schlecht/haben sich verändert

have a good time — Spaß haben (ugs.); sich amüsieren

have a hard time [of it] — eine schwere Zeit durchmachen

5) (associated with events or person[s]) Zeit, die

in time of peace/war — in Friedens-/Kriegszeiten

in Tudor/ancient times — zur Zeit der Tudors/der Antike

in former/modern times — früher/heutzutage

ahead of or before one's/its time — seiner Zeit voraus

at one time — (previously) früher

6) (occasion) Mal, das

for the first time — zum ersten Mal

next time you come — wenn du das nächste Mal kommst

ten/a hundred/a thousand times — zehn- / hundert- / tausendmal

many times — sehr oft

many's the time [that]..., many a time... — viele Male...

at all times — jederzeit

at times — gelegentlich

from time to time — von Zeit zu Zeit

at other times — sonst

at one time or another — irgendwann einmal

at a time like this/that — unter diesen/solchen Umständen

at the or that time — (in the past) damals

at one time, at [one and] the same time — (simultaneously) gleichzeitig

at the same time — (nevertheless) gleichwohl

between times — zwischendurch

time and [time] again, time after time — immer [und immer] wieder

pay somebody £6 a time — jemandem für jedes Mal 6 Pfund zahlen

one at a time — einzeln

two at a time — jeweils zwei

for hours/weeks at a time — stundenlang/wochenlang [ohne Unterbrechung]

7) (point in day etc.) [Uhr]zeit, die

at the same time every morning — jeden Morgen um dieselbe Zeit

what time is it?, what is the time? — wie spät ist es?

have you [got] the time? — kannst du mir sagen, wie spät es ist?

tell the time — (read a clock) die Uhr lesen

time of day — Tageszeit, die

[at this] time of [the] year — [um diese] Jahreszeit

at this time of [the] night — zu dieser Nachtstunde

pass the time of day — (coll.) ein paar Worte wechseln

by this/that time — inzwischen

by the time [that] we arrived — bis wir hinkamen

[by] this time tomorrow — morgen um diese Zeit

keep good time — [Uhr:] genau od. richtig gehen

8) (amount) Zeit, die

make good time — gut vorwärts kommen

[your] time's up! — deine Zeit ist um (ugs.) od. abgelaufen

9) (multiplication) mal

three times four — drei mal vier

four times the size of/higher than something — viermal so groß wie/höher als etwas

10) (Mus.) (duration of note) Zeitdauer, die; (measure) Takt, der

in three-four time — im Dreivierteltakt

keep in time with the music — den Takt halten

out of time/in time — aus dem/im Takt

keep time with something — bei etwas den Takt [ein]halten
2. transitive verb
1) (do at correct time) zeitlich abstimmen

be well/ill timed — zur richtigen/falschen Zeit kommen

2) (set to operate at correct time) justieren (Technik); einstellen

3) (arrange time of arrival/departure of)

the bus is timed to connect with the train — der Bus hat einen direkten Anschluss an den Zug

be timed to take 90 minutes — fahrplanmäßig 90 Minuten dauern

4) (measure time taken by) stoppen

time an egg — auf die richtige Kochdauer für ein Ei achten
•• Cultural note:
Times - The Times

Eine britische überregionale Tageszeitung, deren Pendant am Sonntag The Sunday Times ist. Sie ist eine broadsheet-Zeitung und zählt zur seriösen Presse. Sie ist politisch unabhängig, wird jedoch gemeinhin als konservativ angesehen. Sie ist die älteste Zeitung in England und wurde erstmals 1785 veröffentlicht

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adj.

zeitlich adj. n.

Tempo -s n.

Zeit -en f.

English-german dictionary > time
15 approach

ə'prəu
1. verb
(to come near (to): The car approached (the traffic lights) at top speed; Christmas is approaching.) acercarse, aproximarse

2. noun
1) (the act of coming near: The boys ran off at the approach of a policeman.) aproximación, acercamiento

2) (a road, path etc leading to a place: All the approaches to the village were blocked by fallen rock.) acceso

3) (an attempt to obtain or attract a person's help, interest etc: They have made an approach to the government for help; That fellow makes approaches to (= he tries to become friendly with) every woman he meets.) propuesta, proposición

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- approachable
- approaching

approach¹ n

1. acercamiento / llegada

the approach of the World Cup el acercamiento del Mundial

2. acceso / entrada

the approach to the monastery el acceso al monasterio

3. enfoque

a different approach was required hacía falta un enfoque distinto

approach² vb

1. acercarse / aproximarse

she is approaching 40 se acerca a los 40 años

2. dirigirse a / hablar con

do not approach this man: he is very dangerous no se dirijan a este hombre: es muy peligroso

3. abordar / enfocar

we can approach this problem in several ways podemos enfocar este problema de varias maneras

approach

tr[ə'prəʊʧ]

noun

1 (coming near) aproximación nombre femenino, acercamiento; (arrival) llegada

2 (way in) acceso, entrada

3 (to problem) enfoque nombre masculino

■ we have to try a different approach to the problem deberíamos intentar un enfoque diferente del problema

intransitive verb

1 (come near) acercarse, aproximarse

transitive verb

1 (come near) acercarse a, aproximarse a

2 (tackle - problem) enfocar, abordar; (- person) dirigirse a

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to make approaches to somebody hacer propuestas a alguien

approach road vía de acceso

approach [ə'pro:ʧ] vt

1) near: acercarse a

2) approximate: aproximarse a

3) : abordar, dirigirse a

I approached my boss with the proposal: me dirigí a mi jefe con la propuesta

4) tackle: abordar, enfocar, considerar

approach vi

: acercarse, aproximarse

approach n

1) nearing: acercamiento m, aproximación f

2) position: enfoque m, planteamiento m

3) offer: propuesta f, oferta f

4) access: acceso m, vía f de acceso

approach

n.

(§ pl.: approaches) = acceso s.m.

• acercamiento s.m.

• acudimiento s.m.

• aproximación s.f.

• enfoque s.m.

• método s.m.

• planteamiento s.m.

• proposición s.f.

v.

• abordar v.

• acercarse v.

• allegar v.

• apropincuarse v.

• aproximar v.

• aproximarse v.

• arrimar v.

• llegar v.

I
1. ə'prəʊtʃ
intransitive verb acercarse*, aproximarse

the time is fast approaching when... — se acerca rápidamente el momento en que...

2.

vt

a) ( draw near to) aproximarse or acercarse* a

he was approaching 50 — se acercaba a los 50

something approaching half a kilo — casi medio kilo

b) ( talk to)

have you approached her about it? — ¿ya se lo ha planteado?, ¿ya ha hablado con ella del asunto?

he approached me for a loan — se dirigió a mí para pedirme un préstamo

several companies approached us — varias compañías se pusieron en contacto con nosotros

to be easy/difficult to approach — ser*/no ser* muy accesible

c) ( tackle) \<\<problem/question\>\> enfocar*, abordar

II

noun

1) c (method, outlook) enfoque m

approach to something: to adopt a new approach to something dar un nuevo enfoque a algo; let's try a different approach to the problem — enfoquemos el problema de otra manera

2) c ( overture - offering something) propuesta f; (- requesting something) solicitud f, petición f, pedido m (AmL)

to make approaches o an approach to somebody — hacerle* una propuesta (or una solicitud etc) a alguien

3) u ( drawing near)

he looked up at my approach — levantó la vista cuando me acerqué

at the approach of winter — al acercarse el invierno

the pilot made his approach — el piloto efectuó las maniobras de aproximación

4) c ( means of entering) acceso m; (before n)

approach road — (BrE) camino m de acceso

[ǝ'prǝʊtʃ]
1. VT

1) (=come near) [+ place] acercarse a, aproximarse a; [+ person] abordar, dirigirse a

he approached the house — se acercó or aproximó a la casa

a man approached me in the street — un hombre me abordó en la calle

2) (with request etc) dirigirse a; (=speak to) hablar con

have you tried approaching the mayor? — ¿has probado a dirigirte al alcalde?

have you approached your bank manager about the loan? — ¿has hablado con el gerente del banco sobre el préstamo?

he is difficult to approach — no es fácil abordarle

3) (=tackle) [+ subject, problem, job] abordar

we must approach the matter with care — tenemos que abordar el asunto con mucho cuidado

I approach it with an open mind — me lo planteo sin ningún prejuicio

it all depends on how we approach it — depende de cómo lo enfoquemos

4) (=approximate to) (in quality) aproximarse a; (in appearance) parecerse a

here the colour approaches blue — aquí el color tira a azul

it was approaching midnight — era casi medianoche

the performance approached perfection — la interpretación rayaba en la perfección

he's approaching 50 — se acerca a los 50

no other painter approaches him — (fig) no hay otro pintor que se le pueda comparar

2.

VI acercarse

3. N

1) (=act) acercamiento m, aproximación f

at the approach of the enemy — al acercarse or aproximarse el enemigo

at the approach of Easter — al acercarse la Pascua

at the approach of night — al caer la noche

we observed his approach — lo vimos acercarse

2) (to problem, subject) enfoque m, planteamiento m

a new approach to maths — un nuevo enfoque or planteamiento sobre las matemáticas

I don't like your approach to this matter — no me gusta tu modo de enfocar esta cuestión

we must think of a new approach — tenemos que idear otro método

3) (=offer) oferta f, propuesta f ; (=proposal) proposición f, propuesta f

to make approaches to sb — dirigirse a algn

to make amorous approaches to sb — liter requerir de amores a algn

4) (=access) acceso m (to a); (=road) vía f de acceso, camino m de acceso

approaches — accesos mpl ; (Mil) aproches mpl

the northern approaches of the city — los accesos or las vías de acceso a la ciudad por el norte

5) (Golf) aproximación f, golpe m de aproximación

4.

CPD

approach light N — (Aer) baliza f de aproximación

approach road N — vía f de acceso, entrada f

approach shot N — (Golf) golpe m de aproximación

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I
1. [ə'prəʊtʃ]
intransitive verb acercarse*, aproximarse

the time is fast approaching when... — se acerca rápidamente el momento en que...

2.

vt

a) ( draw near to) aproximarse or acercarse* a

he was approaching 50 — se acercaba a los 50

something approaching half a kilo — casi medio kilo

b) ( talk to)

have you approached her about it? — ¿ya se lo ha planteado?, ¿ya ha hablado con ella del asunto?

he approached me for a loan — se dirigió a mí para pedirme un préstamo

several companies approached us — varias compañías se pusieron en contacto con nosotros

to be easy/difficult to approach — ser*/no ser* muy accesible

c) ( tackle) \<\<problem/question\>\> enfocar*, abordar

II

noun

1) c (method, outlook) enfoque m

approach to something: to adopt a new approach to something dar un nuevo enfoque a algo; let's try a different approach to the problem — enfoquemos el problema de otra manera

2) c ( overture - offering something) propuesta f; (- requesting something) solicitud f, petición f, pedido m (AmL)

to make approaches o an approach to somebody — hacerle* una propuesta (or una solicitud etc) a alguien

3) u ( drawing near)

he looked up at my approach — levantó la vista cuando me acerqué

at the approach of winter — al acercarse el invierno

the pilot made his approach — el piloto efectuó las maniobras de aproximación

4) c ( means of entering) acceso m; (before n)

approach road — (BrE) camino m de acceso

English-spanish dictionary > approach
16 approach

1. intransitive verb
(in space) sich nähern; näher kommen; [Sturm usw.:] aufziehen; (in time) nahen

the train now approaching platform 1 — der auf Gleis 1 einfahrende Zug

the time is fast approaching when you will have to... — es wird nicht mehr lange dauern und du musst...
2. transitive verb
1) (come near to) sich nähern (+ Dat.); (set about) herangehen an (+ Akk.); angehen [Problem, Aufgabe, Thema]

2) (be similar to) verwandt sein (+ Dat.)

3) (approximate to) nahe kommen (+ Dat.)

the temperature/weight approaches 100 °C/50 kg — die Temperatur/das Gewicht beträgt nahezu 100 °C/50 kg

4) (appeal to) sich wenden an (+ Akk.)
3. noun
1) [Heran]nahen, das; (treatment) Ansatz, der (to zu); (attitude) Einstellung, die (to gegenüber)

2) (appeal) Herantreten, das (to an + Akk.)

make an approach to somebody concerning something — sich wegen etwas an jemanden wenden

3) (advance) Annäherungsversuche

make approaches to somebody — Annäherungsversuche bei jemandem machen

4) (access) Zugang, der; (road) Zufahrtsstraße, die; (fig.) Zugang, der

5) (Aeronaut.) Landeanflug, der; Approach, der

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[ə'prəu ] 1. verb
(to come near (to): The car approached (the traffic lights) at top speed; Christmas is approaching.) sich nähern
2. noun
1) (the act of coming near: The boys ran off at the approach of a policeman.) das Herannahen

2) (a road, path etc leading to a place: All the approaches to the village were blocked by fallen rock.) der Zugang

3) (an attempt to obtain or attract a person's help, interest etc: They have made an approach to the government for help; That fellow makes approaches to (= he tries to become friendly with) every woman he meets.) die Annäherungsversuche

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- academic.ru/3291/approachable">approachable
- approaching
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ap·proach

[əˈprəʊtʃ, AM -ˈproʊ-]

I. vt

1. (come closer)

▪ to \approach sb/sth sich akk jdm/etw nähern; (come towards) auf jdn/etw zukommen

you can only \approach this area by air dieses Gebiet kann man nur auf dem Luftweg erreichen

2. (of amount, time)

▪ to \approach sth:

the total amount is \approaching $1000 die Gesamtsumme nähert sich der 1000-Dollar-Marke

my grandfather is \approaching 80 mein Großvater wird bald 80

it's \approaching lunchtime es geht auf Mittag zu

3. (of quality)

▪ to \approach sb/sth an jdn/etw heranreichen

the service here doesn't even \approach a decent standard der Service hier ist unter allem Standard

4. (ask)

▪ to \approach sb an jdn herantreten

she hasn't \approached him about it yet sie hat ihn noch nicht deswegen angesprochen

▪ to \approach sb for sth jdn um etw akk bitten

5. (handle)

▪ to \approach sth etw in Angriff nehmen

II. vi sich akk nähern

III. n

1. (coming) Nähern nt kein pl

\approach of dusk Einbruch m der Dämmerung

at the \approach of winter... wenn der Winter naht,...

2. (preparation to land) [Lande]anflug m

3. (access) Zugang m

the southern \approaches to Manchester die südlichen Zufahrtsstraßen nach Manchester

the \approaches to this island... die Seewege zu dieser Insel...

\approach road Zufahrtsstraße f

4. (appeal) Herantreten nt

to make an \approach to sb an jdn herantreten

5. (proposal) Vorstoß m

to make an \approach to sb sich akk an jdn wenden

6. usu pl ( dated: sexual advance) Annäherungsversuch m

to make \approaches to sb bei jdm Annäherungsversuche machen

7. (methodology) Ansatz m

8. ( fig)

that was the closest \approach to an apology that you'll ever get! mehr als das wirst du als Entschuldigung nie [zu hören] bekommen

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[ə'prəʊtʃ]
1. vi
(physically) sich nähern, näher kommen; (date, summer etc) nahen
2. vt

1) (= come near) sich nähern (+dat); (AVIAT) anfliegen; (in figures, temperature, time) zugehen auf (+acc), sich nähern (+dat); (in quality, stature) herankommen an (+acc); (fig) heranreichen an (+acc)

to approach thirty — auf die dreißig zugehen

to approach adolescence/manhood — ins Pubertätsalter/Mannesalter kommen

the train is now approaching platform 3 — der Zug hat Einfahrt auf Gleis 3

something approaching a festive atmosphere — eine annähernd festliche Stimmung

2) (= make an approach to) person, committee, organization herantreten an (+acc) (about wegen), angehen (about um), ansprechen (about wegen, auf +acc hin)

I haven't approached him yet — ich habe ihn daraufhin noch nicht angesprochen, ich bin damit noch nicht an ihn herangetreten

he is easy/difficult to approach — er ist leicht/nicht leicht ansprechbar

3) (= tackle) question, problem, task angehen, herangehen an (+acc), anpacken

3. n

1) (= drawing near) (Heran)nahen nt; (of troops) Heranrücken nt; (of night) Einbruch m; (AVIAT) Anflug m (to an +acc)

at the approach of Easter — als das Osterfest nahte/wenn das Osterfest naht

2) (to person, committee, organization) Herantreten nt

to make approaches/an approach to sb (with request) — an jdn herantreten; (man to woman) Annäherungsversuche machen

3) (= way of tackling, attitude) Ansatz m (to zu)

a positive approach to mathematics/teaching — eine positive Einstellung zu Mathematik/zum Unterrichten

his approach to the problem — seine Art or Methode, an das Problem heranzugehen, sein Problemansatz

you've chosen the wrong approach — du gehst die Sache falsch an

try a different approach —

new approaches in psychology — neue Ansätze in der Psychologie

4) (= access) Zugang m, Weg m; (= road) Zufahrt(sstraße) f

5) (= approximation) Annäherung f (to an +acc)

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approach [əˈprəʊtʃ]

A v/i

1. sich nähern, näherkommen, herannahen, -rücken, nahen

2. fig (to) nahekommen, ähnlich oder fast gleich sein (dat), grenzen (an akk)

3. Golf: einen Annäherungsschlag machen

B v/t

1. sich nähern (dat):

approach the city;

approach the end;

approach a limit MATH sich einem Grenzwert nähern

2. FLUG anfliegen

3. fig nahekommen (dat), (fast) erreichen:

approach a certain standard;

he’s approaching 60 er geht auf die 60 zu

4. herangehen an (akk), eine Aufgabe etc anpacken

5. a) an jemanden herantreten, sich an jemanden wenden:

approach sb about ( oder on) jemanden auf (akk) … hin ansprechen;

approach sb for a loan jemanden um ein Darlehen bitten oder angehen

b) besonders pej sich an ein Mädchen etc heranmachen

6. zu sprechen kommen auf (akk), ein Thema etc anschneiden

7. näher bringen, (an)nähern

C s

1. (Heran)Nahen n (auch eines Zeitpunkts), (Her)Anrücken n, Annäherung f, Anmarsch m ( auch MIL), FLUG Anflug m:

the approach of winter der herannahende Winter;

approach flight Zielanflug m;

approach lights pl Anflugbefeuerung f;

approach path Anflugweg m;

approach (shot) (Golf) Annäherungsschlag m

2. a) Zugang m, Ein-, Zu-, Auffahrt f

b) auch approach road Zufahrtsstraße f

3. fig Annäherung f (to an akk), Nahekommen n:

a fair approach to accuracy ziemliche Genauigkeit;

an approach to truth annähernd die Wahrheit

4. Ähnlichkeit f (to mit):

an approach to a smile der Versuch eines Lächelns

5. pl MIL

a) Laufgräben pl

b) Vormarschstraße f

6. fig erster Schritt (to zu)

7. meist pl fig Annäherung f, Herantreten n ( beide:

to sb an jemanden):

approaches Annäherungsversuch(e) m(pl);

make approaches to sb an jemanden herantreten, sich an jemanden wenden ( beide:

concerning wegen)

8. auch method ( oder line) of approach (to)

a) Art f und Weise f (etwas) anzupacken, Methode f, Verfahren n:

a new approach is made to the problem das Problem wird neu angegangen;

have a scientific approach to sth etwas wissenschaftlich angehen

b) Auffassung f (gen), Betrachtungsweise f (gen), Einstellung f (zu), Verhalten n (gegenüber):

have a wrong approach to sth eine falsche Einstellung zu etwas haben

c) Behandlung f (eines Themas etc)

d) PHIL etc Ansatz m

9. fig (to) Einführung f (in akk), Weg m, Zugang m (zu)

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1. intransitive verb
(in space) sich nähern; näher kommen; [Sturm usw.:] aufziehen; (in time) nahen

the train now approaching platform 1 — der auf Gleis 1 einfahrende Zug

the time is fast approaching when you will have to... — es wird nicht mehr lange dauern und du musst...
2. transitive verb
1) (come near to) sich nähern (+ Dat.); (set about) herangehen an (+ Akk.); angehen [Problem, Aufgabe, Thema]

2) (be similar to) verwandt sein (+ Dat.)

3) (approximate to) nahe kommen (+ Dat.)

the temperature/weight approaches 100 °C/50 kg — die Temperatur/das Gewicht beträgt nahezu 100 °C/50 kg

4) (appeal to) sich wenden an (+ Akk.)
3. noun
1) [Heran]nahen, das; (treatment) Ansatz, der (to zu); (attitude) Einstellung, die (to gegenüber)

2) (appeal) Herantreten, das (to an + Akk.)

make an approach to somebody concerning something — sich wegen etwas an jemanden wenden

3) (advance) Annäherungsversuche

make approaches to somebody — Annäherungsversuche bei jemandem machen

4) (access) Zugang, der; (road) Zufahrtsstraße, die; (fig.) Zugang, der

5) (Aeronaut.) Landeanflug, der; Approach, der

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(to) n.

Betrachtungsweise f. n.

(§ pl.: approaches)

= Annäherung f.

Ansatz -e m.

Einführung f.

Einstellung f.

Haltung -en f.

Herannahen n.

Lösungsvorschlag m.

Näherung -en f.

Stellungnahme (zu) f.

Verfahrensweise f.

Versuch -e m.

Zugang -¨e m.

Zutritt -e m.

erster Schritt (zu) m. (to ask for sth.) v.

bitten v.

(§ p.,pp.: bat, gebeten)

jemanden angehen ausdr.

sich an jemanden wenden (um, wegen) ausdr. (a topic, etc.) v.

auf etwas zu sprechen kommen ausdr. (aeronautic) v.

sich anfliegen (Luftfahrt) v. v.

annähern v.

bevorstehen v.

einfliegen v.

herannahen v.

nahekommen v.

nahen v.

sich nähern v.

ähnlich sein ausdr.

English-german dictionary > approach
17 ormai

by now

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ormai avv.

1 ( a quest'ora) (by) now, by this time; ( con riferimento al passato) by then, by that time, by the time...: ormai è tardi, riprenderemo il discorso domani, it's late now, we'll go on with the subject tomorrow; non sei più in tempo, ormai è scaduto il termine per l'iscrizione, you're too late, the enrolment date has passed by now; ormai non si può fare più niente per lui, by now it's too late to do anything for him; ormai dovresti averlo capito, you should have realized by now; ormai non vale più la pena di tentare, it's no use trying any more (now); è tempo che metta giudizio, sei grande ormai!, it's time you had more sense, you're a big boy now!; è passato troppo tempo ormai, it's too long ago now; quando lo portarono all'ospedale, era ormai troppo tardi, by the time they got him to hospital it was too late; a quest'ora saranno ormai andati via tutti, everyone will have left by now (o by this time); ormai avevano perso ogni speranza di trovarlo vivo, by then they had given up hope of finding him alive

2 ( quasi) almost, nearly: ormai è Natale, it's almost Christmas; coraggio, stiamo per arrivare ormai, come on, we're nearly there.

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[or'mai]
avverbio

1) (adesso) now; (a questo punto) by this time, by now; (a quel punto) by that time, by then

l'estate è ormai vicina — summer is drawing near now

ormai dovrebbe avere finito — he should be finished by now

quando arrivammo era ormai buio — when we arrived it was already dark

ormai era tardi — by then it was too late

2) (quasi) almost

ormai siamo arrivati — we're almost arrived

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ormai

/or'mai/

avverbio

1 (adesso) now; (a questo punto) by this time, by now; (a quel punto) by that time, by then; l'estate è ormai vicina summer is drawing near now; ormai dovrebbe avere finito he should be finished by now; quando arrivammo era ormai buio when we arrived it was already dark; ormai era tardi by then it was too late

2 (quasi) almost; ormai siamo arrivati we're almost arrived.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > ormai
18 nærme

vb bring nearer to;

[ nærme sig] approach; come nearer (el. closer) (to); draw near ( fx

Christmas is approaching (el. drawing near));

[ pågåenhed som nærmer sig uforskammethed] forwardness that verges on insolence.

Danish-English dictionary > nærme
19 siamo in prossimità di Natale

siamo in prossimità di Natale

Christmas is drawing near.

\

→ prossimità

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > siamo in prossimità di Natale
20 draw

1.
[drɔː]transitive verb, drew [druː], drawn [drɔːn]

1) (pull) ziehen

draw the curtains/blinds — (open) die Vorhänge aufziehen/die Jalousien hochziehen; (close) die Vorhänge zuziehen/die Jalousien herunterlassen

draw the bolt — (unfasten) den Riegel zurückschieben

2) (attract, take in) anlocken [Publikum, Menge, Kunden]

be drawn to somebody — von jemandem angezogen werden

he refused to be drawn — er ließ sich nichts entlocken

3) (take out) herausziehen; ziehen ( from aus)

draw money from the bank/one's account — Geld bei der Bank holen/von seinem Konto abheben

draw water from a well — Wasser an einem Brunnen holen od. schöpfen

4) (derive, elicit) finden

draw comfort from something — Trost in etwas (Dat.) finden

draw reassurance/encouragement from something — Zuversicht/Mut aus etwas schöpfen

5) (get as one's due) erhalten; bekommen; beziehen [Gehalt, Rente, Arbeitslosenunterstützung]

6) (select at random)

draw straws — Lose ziehen

draw cards from a pack — Karten von einem Haufen abheben

draw a winner — ein Gewinnlos ziehen

7) (trace) ziehen [Strich]; zeichnen [geometrische Figur, Bild]

draw the line at something — (fig.) bei etwas nicht mehr mitmachen

8) (formulate) ziehen [Parallele, Vergleich]; herstellen [Analogie]; herausstellen [Unterschied]

9) (end with neither side winner) unentschieden beenden [Spiel]

the match was drawn — das Spiel ging unentschieden aus
2. intransitive verb,
drew, drawn

1) (make one's way, move) [Person:] gehen; [Fahrzeug:] fahren

draw into something — [Zug:] in etwas (Akk.) einfahren; [Schiff:] in etwas (Akk.) einlaufen

draw towards something — sich einer Sache (Dat.) nähern

draw to an end — zu Ende gehen

2) (draw lots) ziehen; losen

draw [for partners] — [die Partner] auslosen
3. noun
1) (raffle) Tombola, die; (for matches, contests) Auslosung, die; (of lottery) Ziehung, die

2) ([result of] drawn game) Unentschieden, das

end in a draw — mit einem Unentschieden enden

3) Attraktion, die; (film, play) Publikumserfolg, der

4)

be quick/slow on the draw — den Finger schnell/zu langsam am Abzug haben

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/22261/draw_aside">draw aside

- draw away

- draw back

- draw in

- draw on

- draw out

- draw up

- draw upon

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[dro:] 1. past tense - drew; verb
1) (to make a picture or pictures (of), usually with a pencil, crayons etc: During his stay in hospital he drew a great deal; Shall I draw a cow?) zeichnen

2) (to pull along, out or towards oneself: She drew the child towards her; He drew a gun suddenly and fired; All water had to be drawn from a well; The cart was drawn by a pony.) ziehen

3) (to move (towards or away from someone or something): The car drew away from the kerb; Christmas is drawing closer.) sich entfernen, sich nähern

4) (to play (a game) in which neither side wins: The match was drawn / We drew at 1-1.) unentschieden spielen

5) (to obtain (money) from a fund, bank etc: to draw a pension / an allowance.) in Anspruch nehmen

6) (to open or close (curtains).) zu-, aufziehen

7) (to attract: She was trying to draw my attention to something.) fesseln
2. noun
1) (a drawn game: The match ended in a draw.) das Unentschieden

2) (an attraction: The acrobats' act should be a real draw.) die Attraktion

3) (the selecting of winning tickets in a raffle, lottery etc: a prize draw.) die Ziehung

4) (an act of drawing, especially a gun: He's quick on the draw.) das Zeichnen

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- drawing
- drawn
- drawback
- drawbridge
- drawing-pin
- drawstring
- draw a blank
- draw a conclusion from
- draw in
- draw the line
- draw/cast lots
- draw off
- draw on1
- draw on2
- draw out
- draw up
- long drawn out
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draw

[drɔ:, AM also drɑ:]

I. NOUN

1. (celebrity) Publikumsmagnet m, Attraktion f; (popular film, play, etc.) Kassenschlager m, Publikumserfolg m

2. (power) Anziehungskraft f, Attraktivität f

an auction has more \draw than a jumble sale eine Versteigerung lockt mehr Menschen an als ein Flohmarkt

3. (drawn contest) Unentschieden nt

to end in a \draw unentschieden enden [o ausgehen

4. (drawing lots) Verlosung f, Tombola f

it's just the luck of the \draw man muss es eben so nehmen, wie es kommt

5. (drawing gun) Ziehen nt

to be quick on the \draw schnell ziehen können; ( fig) schlagfertig sein

6. (inhalation) Zug m

he had a quick \draw on his cigarette and tossed it away er zog noch einmal kurz an seiner Zigarette und warf sie dann weg

II. TRANSITIVE VERB

<drew, -n>

1. (make a picture)

▪ to \draw sb/sth jdn/etw zeichnen

to \draw a line einen Strich [o eine Linie] ziehen

I \draw the line there ( fig) da ist bei mir Schluss

to \draw a map/sketch eine Karte/Skizze anfertigen

to \draw a picture of sth ( fig) das Bild einer S. gen zeichnen fig

to \draw sth to scale etw maßstabsgetreu zeichnen

2. (depict)

▪ to \draw sth etw darstellen [o beschreiben]

the plot is exciting, but the characters haven't been very well \drawn die Handlung ist spannend, aber die Charaktere sind nicht gut herausgearbeitet

3. (pull)

▪ to \draw sth etw ziehen

he drew his coat tightly around his shoulders er zog sich den Mantel fest um die Schultern

the little boat was \drawn into the whirlpool das kleine Boot wurde in den Strudel hineingezogen

he drew her into a tender embrace er zog sie mit einer zärtlichen Umarmung an sich

to \draw the blinds [or AM also shades] (open) die Jalousien [o Rollläden] [o SCHWEIZ Storen] hochziehen; (close) die Jalousien [o Rollläden] [o SCHWEIZ Storen] herunterlassen

to \draw the curtains (pull together) die Vorhänge zuziehen; (pull apart) die Vorhänge aufziehen

to \draw sb aside [or to one side] jdn beiseitenehmen

to \draw sb into [an] ambush jdn in einen Hinterhalt locken

4. (attract)

▪ to \draw sb jdn anlocken [o anziehen]

▪ to \draw sth etw auf sich akk ziehen [o lenken]

you're \drawing a lot of curious looks in that hat mit diesem Hut ziehst du eine Menge neugieriger Blicke auf dich

to \draw [sb's] attention [to sb/sth] [jds] Aufmerksamkeit [auf jdn/etw] lenken

she waved at him to \draw his attention sie winkte ihm zu, um ihn auf sich aufmerksam zu machen

to \draw attention to oneself Aufmerksamkeit erregen

to \draw a cheer from the crowd die Menge zum Jubeln bringen

to \draw sb's fire jds Kritik auf sich akk ziehen

▪ to feel \drawn to [or toward[s]] sb sich akk zu jdm hingezogen fühlen

her eyes were immediately \drawn to the tall blond man der große Blonde zog sofort ihre Blicke auf sich

5. (involve in)

▪ to \draw sb into sth jdn in etw akk hineinziehen [o verwickeln]

to \draw sb into an argument/a discussion jdn in eine Auseinandersetzung/Diskussion hineinziehen

to \draw sb into a conversation jdn in eine Unterhaltung verwickeln

6. (attract)

▪ to \draw sth etw hervorrufen

her speech drew an angry response ihre Rede hat für Verärgerung gesorgt

to \draw applause Beifall ernten

to \draw criticism Kritik erregen [o hervorrufen]

▪ to \draw sth from sb jdn zu etw dat veranlassen

his performance drew a gasp of amazement from the audience bei seiner Darbietung verschlug es dem Publikum den Atem

to \draw a confession from sb jdm ein Geständnis entlocken

7. (formulate)

to \draw an analogy eine Parallele ziehen [o geh Analogie herstellen]

to \draw a comparison einen Vergleich anstellen

you can't really \draw a comparison between the two cases man kann die beiden Fälle wirklich nicht miteinander vergleichen

to \draw a conclusion [or an inference] einen Schluss ziehen, zu einer Schlussfolgerung kommen

to \draw a distinction [between sth] etw auseinanderhalten [o voneinander unterscheiden]

to \draw a parallel eine Parallele ziehen

8. (pull out)

to \draw a weapon eine Waffe ziehen

I couldn't believe it when she drew a knife on me ich war völlig perplex, als sie ein Messer zückte fam

9. MED (extract)

to \draw blood Blut fließen lassen

he bit me so hard that it drew blood er biss mich so fest, dass ich blutete

to \draw first blood den ersten Treffer erzielen a. fig

to \draw a tooth ( dated) einen Zahn ziehen

10. CARDS

to \draw a card [from the deck] eine Karte [vom Stapel] abheben [o ziehen

11. (get from source)

▪ to \draw sth [from sb/sth] etw [von jdm/etw] beziehen [o erhalten] [o bekommen]

he drew much of his inspiration from his travels einen Großteil seiner Anregungen holte er sich auf seinen Reisen

the university \draws its students from all 50 states die Studenten der Universität kommen aus allen 50 Bundesstaaten

12. (earn)

▪ to \draw sth etw beziehen; (receive) etw bekommen [o erhalten]

this investment will \draw 10% interest diese Investition bringt 10 % Zinsen

to \draw pay [or a salary] ein Gehalt beziehen

to \draw a pension Rente [o ÖSTERR eine Pension] bekommen [o beziehen]

to \draw unemployment benefit/a wage Arbeitslosengeld/einen Lohn bekommen [o erhalten

13. (select by chance)

▪ to \draw sth etw ziehen [o auslosen]

we're about to \draw the winning card wir ziehen jetzt gleich den Hauptgewinn

Real Madrid has \drawn Juventus in the football quarter finals als Gegner von Real Madrid im Fußballviertelfinale wurde Juventus Turin ausgelost

to \draw lots for sth um etw akk losen, etw auslosen

they drew lots for it sie losten darum

14. (obtain water)

to \draw water Wasser holen

she drew water from the well sie schöpfte Wasser aus dem Brunnen

to \draw sb's bath jds Badewasser [o SCHWEIZ Badwasser] einlassen

15. (pour)

to \draw a beer ein Bier zapfen

16. FIN (withdraw)

to \draw money/£500 from one's account Geld/500 Pfund von seinem Konto abheben

to \draw a cheque on sb/sth einen Scheck auf jdn/etw ausstellen

17. (inhale)

to \draw a breath Luft [o Atem] holen

she drew a deep breath sie holte [einmal] tief Luft

to \draw breath ( fig) verschnaufen, eine Verschnaufpause einlegen

18. NAUT

the ship \draws 20 feet of water das Schiff hat sechs Meter Tiefgang

19. SPORT (stretch a bow)

to \draw a bow einen Bogen spannen

20. (disembowel)

to \draw fowl/game (at butcher's) ein Tier ausnehmen; (after hunt) ein Tier ausweiden

21.

▶ to \draw a bead on sb/sth auf jdn/etw zielen

▶ to \draw a blank eine Niete ziehen, kein Glück haben

she had spent all morning searching but had \drawn a blank sie hatte den ganzen Morgen gesucht — doch ohne Erfolg

▶ to \draw the line at sth bei etw dat die Grenze ziehen

I \draw the line there da ist bei mir Schluss

▶ \drawn and quartered ( hist) gestreckt und gevierteilt

▶ to \draw a veil over sth über etw akk den Mantel des Schweigens breiten

III. INTRANSITIVE VERB

<drew, -n>

1. (make pictures) zeichnen

2. (proceed) sich akk bewegen; vehicle, ship fahren

the train slowly drew into the station der Zug fuhr langsam in den Bahnhof ein

to \draw alongside sth mit etw dat gleichziehen, an etw akk herankommen

as we drew alongside the black Fiat I recognized the driver als wir mit dem schwarzen Fiat auf gleicher Höhe waren, erkannte ich den Fahrer

to \draw apart sich akk voneinander trennen

the embracing couple drew apart das eng umschlungene Pärchen löste sich voneinander

to \draw away wegfahren

to \draw away from sth BRIT sich akk von etw dat entfernen

she drew away from him whenever he put his arm around her sie wich jedes Mal von ihm zurück, als er den Arm um sie legte

to \draw level with sb/sth mit jdm/etw gleichziehen

slowly Paul drew level with the BMW allmählich holte Paul den BMW ein

3. (approach [in time])

to \draw to a close [or an end] sich akk seinem Ende nähern, zu Ende gehen

to \draw near [or nearer] näher rücken [o kommen]

Christmas is \drawing nearer Weihnachten rückt [immer] näher

4. (make use of)

▪ to \draw on sb auf jdn zurückkommen, jdn in Anspruch nehmen

▪ to \draw on sth auf etw akk zurückgreifen, von etw dat Gebrauch machen, etw in Anspruch nehmen

like most writers, she \draws on personal experience in her work wie die meisten Schriftsteller schöpft sie bei ihrer Arbeit aus persönlichen Erfahrungen

to \draw on funds auf [Geld]mittel zurückgreifen

to \draw on sb's knowledge jdn als Kenner zurate ziehen, sich dat jds Wissen zunutze machen

5. (inhale)

to \draw on one's cigarette/pipe an seiner Zigarette/Pfeife ziehen

6. (draw lots) losen, das Los entscheiden lassen

▪ to \draw for sth um etw akk losen, etw durch das Los entscheiden lassen

7. SPORT (tie) unentschieden spielen

Coventry drew 1—1 with Manchester United in the semi-finals im Halbfinale trennten sich Coventry und Manchester United 1:1 unentschieden

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I [drɔː] pret drew, ptp drawn
1. vt (lit, fig)
zeichnen; line ziehen
we must draw the line somewhere (fig) — irgendwo muss Schluss sein

I draw the line at cheating (personally) — Mogeln kommt für mich nicht infrage; (in others) beim Mogeln hörts bei mir auf

some people just don't know where to draw the line (fig) — manche Leute wissen einfach nicht, wie weit sie gehen können

to draw a line between (fig) — einen Unterschied machen zwischen

2. vi
zeichnen II [drɔː] vb: pret drew, ptp drawn
1. TRANSITIVE VERB

1) = move by pulling ziehen; bolt zurückschieben; bow spannen; curtains (= open) aufziehen; (= shut) zuziehen

he drew his chair nearer the fire — er rückte seinen Stuhl näher an den Kamin heran

he drew her close to him —

he drew his finger along the edge of the table he drew the smoke into his lungs — er fuhr mit dem Finger die Tischkante entlang er machte einen (tiefen) Lungenzug

2) = move by pulling behind coach, cart ziehen

3) = bring bringen

her shouts drew me to the scene — ihr Rufen brachte mich an den Ort des Geschehens

to draw sth to a close — etw zu Ende bringen, etw beenden

4) = extract teeth, sword, gun ziehen; knife ziehen, zücken; cork herausziehen

with drawn sword — mit gezogenem or gezücktem Schwert

it was like drawing teeth (fig) — es war Schwerstarbeit

5) = take holen; wine (from barrel) zapfen

to draw water from a well — Wasser aus einem Brunnen holen

to draw a (deep) breath —

to draw a long breath — einmal tief Luft holen

to draw inspiration from sb/sth/somewhere — sich von jdm/von etw/von irgendwas inspirieren lassen

to draw strength from sth — Kraft aus etw schöpfen

to draw comfort from sth — sich mit etw trösten

he's bitten her – has he drawn blood? — er hat sie gebissen – blutet sie?

to draw money from the bank — Geld (vom Konto) abheben

to draw the dole/a big salary — Arbeitslosenunterstützung/ein großes Gehalt beziehen

to draw one's pension — seine Rente bekommen

6)

= elicit her singing drew tears from the audience — ihr Singen rührte die Zuhörer zu Tränen

her singing drew tremendous applause from the audience — ihr Singen rief brausenden Beifall hervor

the play has drawn a lot of criticism — das Theaterstück hat viel Kritik auf sich (acc) gezogen

to draw a smile/a laugh from sb — jdm ein Lächeln/ein Lachen entlocken

my letter drew an angry reply from him — auf meinen Brief reagierte er mit einer ungehaltenen Antwort __diams; to be drawn

I won't be drawn on that issue — zu dem Thema möchte ich mich nicht äußern

7) = attract interest erregen; customer, crowd anlocken

to draw fire (lit, fig) — unter Feuer genommen werden

to feel drawn toward(s) sb — sich zu jdm hingezogen fühlen

to draw sb into sth — jdn in etw (acc) hineinziehen or verwickeln

to draw sb away from sb/sth — jdn von jdm/etw weglocken

8) = formulate conclusion, comparison ziehen; distinction treffen

you can draw whatever conclusion you like — du kannst daraus schließen, was du willst

9) NAUT

the boat draws 4 metres — das Boot hat 4 Meter Tiefgang

10)

= tie SPORT to draw a match — sich unentschieden trennen, unentschieden spielen

11) = choose at random ziehen

the first correct entry drawn from the hat — die erste richtige Einsendung, die gezogen wird

we've been drawn (to play) away/at home —

France has been drawn against Scotland — Frankreich ist für ein Spiel gegen Schottland gezogen worden

to draw a raffle — eine Auslosung vornehmen

12) CARDS

to draw a card from the pack — eine Karte vom Haufen abheben or nehmen

to draw trumps — Trümpfe herauszwingen

13) COOK fowl ausnehmen → hang

14) HUNT fox aufstöbern

to draw a covert — ein Tier aus seinem Versteck aufstöbern or aufjagen

2. INTRANSITIVE VERB

1) = move person, time, event kommen

he drew to one side — er ging/fuhr zur Seite

to draw round the table — sich um den Tisch versammeln

to draw to an end or to a close — zu Ende gehen

he drew ahead of the other runners — er zog den anderen Läufern davon

the two horses drew level — die beiden Pferde zogen gleich __diams; to draw near herankommen (to an +acc )

he drew nearer or closer (to it) — er kam (immer) näher (heran)

Christmas is drawing nearer — Weihnachten rückt näher

2) = allow airflow chimney, pipe ziehen

3) = tie SPORT unentschieden spielen

they drew 2-2 — sie trennten sich or sie spielten 2:2 unentschieden

the teams drew for second place —

Scotland drew with Ireland — Schottland und Irland trennten sich or spielten unentschieden

4) CARDS

to draw for partners — die Partner durch Kartenziehen bestimmen

5) = infuse tea ziehen

3. NOUN

1) = random selection = lottery Ziehung f, Ausspielung f; (for sports competitions) Auslosung f, Ziehung f → luck

2) = tie SPORT Unentschieden nt

the match ended in a draw — das Spiel endete unentschieden or mit einem Unentschieden

the team had five wins and two draws — die Mannschaft hat fünfmal gewonnen und zweimal unentschieden gespielt

3) = attraction play, film etc (Kassen)schlager m, Knüller m (inf); (person) Attraktion f

the pay was the big draw of the job — die Bezahlung war das Attraktive an der Stelle

4)

in shooting __diams; the draw to be quick on the draw (lit) — schnell mit der Pistole sein, schnell (den Revolver) ziehen; (fig) schlagfertig sein

to beat sb to the draw — schneller sein als jd; ( lit : cowboy etc ) schneller ziehen als jd

* * *

draw [drɔː]

A s

1. Ziehen n:

quick ( oder fast) on the draw

a) schnell (mit der Pistole),

b) fig schlagfertig, fix umg

2. Zug m ( auch on the pipe, etc an der Pfeife etc)

3. fig Zug-, Anziehungskraft f

4. fig Attraktion f (auch Person), besonders Zugstück n, Schlager m

5. Ziehen n (eines Loses etc)

6. a) Auslosen n, Verlosen n

b) Verlosung f, Ziehung f

7. gezogene Spielkarte(n pl)

8. abgehobener Betrag

9. US Aufzug m (einer Zugbrücke)

10. SPORT Unentschieden n:

end in ( oder be) a draw unentschieden ausgehen oder enden

11. umg Vorteil m:

have the draw over im Vorteil sein gegenüber

12. → draw poker

13. TECH

a) (Draht) Ziehen n

b) Walzen n

c) Verjüngung f

B v/t prät drew [druː], pperf drawn [drɔːn]

1. ziehen, zerren:

draw sb into fig jemanden hineinziehen in (akk);

draw sb into talk jemanden ins Gespräch ziehen

2. ab-, an-, auf-, fort-, herab-, wegziehen:

draw a drawbridge eine Zugbrücke aufziehen;

draw the nets die Netze einziehen oder -holen;

draw rein die Zügel anziehen (a. fig); → curtain A 1, A 3

3. einen Bogen spannen

4. nach sich ziehen, bewirken, zur Folge haben

5. bringen (on, upon über akk):

draw sb’s anger on o.s. sich jemandes Zorn zuziehen;

draw ruin upon o.s. sich ins Unglück stürzen

6. Atem holen:

draw a sigh aufseufzen; → breath 1

7. (heraus)ziehen:

draw a tooth einen Zahn ziehen; → fang A 1 a, tooth A 1

8. Karten

a) (vom Geber) erhalten

b) abheben, ziehen

c) herausholen:

draw the opponent’s trumps dem Gegner die Trümpfe herausholen

9. eine Waffe ziehen

10. a) Lose ziehen

b) (durch Los) gewinnen, einen Preis erhalten

c) auslosen:

draw bonds WIRTSCH Obligationen auslosen;

be drawn with SPORT ausgelost werden gegen

11. Wasser heraufpumpen, -holen, schöpfen, ein Bad einlaufen lassen

12. Bier etc abziehen, abzapfen ( beide:

from von, aus)

13. MED Blut entnehmen ( from dat)

14. Tränen

a) hervorlocken

b) auch ein Lächeln etc entlocken ( from sb jemandem)

15. Tee ziehen lassen

16. fig anziehen, an sich ziehen, fesseln:

feel drawn to ( oder toward[s]) sb sich zu jemandem hingezogen fühlen

17. Kunden etc anziehen, anlocken:

draw a full house THEAT das Haus füllen

18. besonders Fußball: den Torhüter herauslocken

19. jemandes Aufmerksamkeit lenken (to auf akk)

20. jemanden (dazu) bewegen ( to do sth etwas zu tun)

21. eine Linie, Grenze etc ziehen: → line¹ A 12

22. die Finger, Feder etc gleiten lassen ( across über akk)

23. zeichnen, malen, entwerfen ( alle:

from nach)

24. (in Worten) schildern, beschreiben, zeichnen:

draw it fine umg es ganz genau nehmen;

draw it mild umg mach mal halblang!, du übertreibst!

25. auch draw up ein Schriftstück ab-, verfassen, aufsetzen

26. einen Vergleich anstellen, auch eine Parallele etc ziehen

27. einen Schluss, eine Lehre ziehen:

draw one’s own conclusions seine eigenen Schlüsse ziehen

28. Zinsen etc einbringen, abwerfen:

draw a good price einen guten Preis erzielen

29. WIRTSCH Geld abheben ( from von einem Konto)

30. WIRTSCH einen Wechsel etc ziehen, trassieren, ausstellen:

draw a bill of exchange on sb einen Wechsel auf jemanden ziehen;

draw a check (Br cheque) einen Scheck ausstellen

31. ein Gehalt etc, auch Nachrichten etc beziehen, bekommen

32. fig entlocken ( from dat):

draw applause Beifall hervorrufen;

draw applause from an audience einem Publikum Beifall abringen;

draw (information from) sb jemanden ausholen, -fragen, -horchen;

draw no reply from sb aus jemandem keine Antwort herausbringen

33. umg jemanden aus seiner Reserve herauslocken

34. entnehmen ( from dat):

draw consolation from Trost schöpfen aus; → advantage A 2, inspiration 1

35. ein geschlachtetes Tier ausnehmen, ein erlegtes Tier auch ausweiden

36. ein Gewässer

a) trockenlegen

b) (mit dem Netz) abfischen

37. a) JAGD ein Dickicht (nach Wild) durchstöbern oder -suchen

b) Wild aufstöbern

38. TECH

a) Draht, Röhren, Kerzen ziehen

b) Blech etc auswalzen, (st)recken, ziehen

39. das Gesicht verziehen:

his face was drawn with pain sein Gesicht war schmerzverzerrt

40. einem den Mund zusammenziehen:

lemons draw the mouth

41. MED ein Geschwür etc ausziehen, -trocknen

42. SCHIFF einen Tiefgang haben von:

the ship draws eight feet

43. SPORT to draw the match unentschieden spielen, sich unentschieden trennen;

the game was drawn 5-5 das Spiel endete unentschieden 5:5

44. Golf: den Ball nach links verziehen

C v/i

1. ziehen ( auch on the pipe, etc an der Pfeife etc)

2. fig ziehen (Theaterstück etc)

3. (sein Schwert etc) ziehen (on gegen)

4. sich leicht etc ziehen lassen, laufen:

the wag(g)on draws easily

5. fahren, sich bewegen:

draw into the station BAHN (in den Bahnhof) einfahren

6. (to) sich nähern (dat), herankommen (an akk): → close C 1, end Bes Redew

7. sich versammeln (round, about um)

8. sich zusammenziehen, (ein)schrumpfen ( beide:

into zu)

9. sich (aus)dehnen

10. SCHIFF schwellen (Segel)

11. ziehen (Tee, auch MED Pflaster, Salbe etc)

12. ziehen, Zug haben (Kamin etc)

13. zeichnen, malen

14. (on, upon) in Anspruch nehmen (akk), Gebrauch machen (von), heranziehen (akk), (sein Kapital, seine Vorräte etc) angreifen:

draw on sb

a) WIRTSCH jemandem eine Zahlungsaufforderung zukommen lassen,

b) WIRTSCH auf jemanden (einen Wechsel) ziehen,

c) fig jemanden oder jemandes Kräfte in Anspruch nehmen;

draw on sb’s generosity jemandes Großzügigkeit ausnützen;

draw on one’s imagination sich etwas einfallen lassen oder ausdenken

15. SPORT (with) unentschieden kämpfen oder spielen (gegen), sich unentschieden trennen (von)

16. losen ( for um)

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1.
[drɔː]transitive verb, drew [druː], drawn [drɔːn]

1) (pull) ziehen

draw the curtains/blinds — (open) die Vorhänge aufziehen/die Jalousien hochziehen; (close) die Vorhänge zuziehen/die Jalousien herunterlassen

draw the bolt — (unfasten) den Riegel zurückschieben

2) (attract, take in) anlocken [Publikum, Menge, Kunden]

be drawn to somebody — von jemandem angezogen werden

he refused to be drawn — er ließ sich nichts entlocken

3) (take out) herausziehen; ziehen ( from aus)

draw money from the bank/one's account — Geld bei der Bank holen/von seinem Konto abheben

draw water from a well — Wasser an einem Brunnen holen od. schöpfen

4) (derive, elicit) finden

draw comfort from something — Trost in etwas (Dat.) finden

draw reassurance/encouragement from something — Zuversicht/Mut aus etwas schöpfen

5) (get as one's due) erhalten; bekommen; beziehen [Gehalt, Rente, Arbeitslosenunterstützung]

6) (select at random)

draw straws — Lose ziehen

draw cards from a pack — Karten von einem Haufen abheben

draw a winner — ein Gewinnlos ziehen

7) (trace) ziehen [Strich]; zeichnen [geometrische Figur, Bild]

draw the line at something — (fig.) bei etwas nicht mehr mitmachen

8) (formulate) ziehen [Parallele, Vergleich]; herstellen [Analogie]; herausstellen [Unterschied]

9) (end with neither side winner) unentschieden beenden [Spiel]

the match was drawn — das Spiel ging unentschieden aus
2. intransitive verb,
drew, drawn

1) (make one's way, move) [Person:] gehen; [Fahrzeug:] fahren

draw into something — [Zug:] in etwas (Akk.) einfahren; [Schiff:] in etwas (Akk.) einlaufen

draw towards something — sich einer Sache (Dat.) nähern

draw to an end — zu Ende gehen

2) (draw lots) ziehen; losen

draw [for partners] — [die Partner] auslosen
3. noun
1) (raffle) Tombola, die; (for matches, contests) Auslosung, die; (of lottery) Ziehung, die

2) ([result of] drawn game) Unentschieden, das

end in a draw — mit einem Unentschieden enden

3) Attraktion, die; (film, play) Publikumserfolg, der

4)

be quick/slow on the draw — den Finger schnell/zu langsam am Abzug haben

Phrasal Verbs:

- draw aside

- draw away

- draw back

- draw in

- draw on

- draw out

- draw up

- draw upon

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n.

Remis -- (Schach) n. v.

(§ p.,p.p.: drew, drawn)

= zeichnen v.

ziehen v.

(§ p.,pp.: zog, ist/hat gezogen)

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