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it's enough to make one despair

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1 one

one ⇒ Age, The clock, Numbers

❢ When one is used as a personal pronoun it is translated by on when it is the subject of the verb: one never knows = on ne sait jamais. When one is the object of the verb or comes after a preposition it is usually translated by vous: it can make one ill = cela peut vous rendre malade.

For more examples and all other uses, see the entry below.

A det

1 ( single) un/une ; one car une voiture ; one dog un chien ; twenty-one flowers vingt et une fleurs ; to raise one hand lever la main ; no one person can do it alone personne ne peut faire cela tout seul ;

2 (unique, sole) seul ; my one and only tie ma seule et unique cravate ; her one vice/pleasure son seul vice/plaisir ; she' s the one person who can help c'est la seule personne qui puisse nous aider ; the one and only Edith Piaf l'incomparable Edith Piaf ; she's one fine artist US c'est une très grande artiste ; ⇒ hell ;

3 ( same) même ; in the one direction dans la même direction ; at one and the same time en même temps ; to be one and the same thing être exactement la même chose ; they're one and the same person il s'agit de la même personne ; two offers in the one day deux offres dans la même journée ; to be of one mind être d'accord ; it's all one to me ça m'est égal ;

4 ( in expressions of time) one day/evening un jour/soir ; one hot summer's day par une chaude journée d'été ; one of these days un de ces jours ;

5 ( for emphasis) one Simon Richard un certain Simon Richard.

B pron

1 ( indefinite) un/une m/f ; can you lend me one? tu peux m'en prêter un/une? ; one of them ( person) l'un d'eux/l'une d'elles ; ( thing) l'un/l'une m/f ; she's one of my best customers c'est une de mes meilleures clientes ; one after the other l'un/l'une après l'autre ; I can't tell one from the other je ne peux pas les distinguer (l'un de l'autre) ; every one of them was broken ils étaient tous cassés sans exception ; one was grey and the other was pink l'un était gris et l'autre était rose ; two volumes in one deux tomes en un volume ; it's a two-in-one whisk and blender cela fait à la fois batteur et mixeur ; Merry Christmas one and all Joyeux Noël à tous ; she's one of us elle est des nôtres ; ⇒ any ;

2 ( impersonal) ( as subject) on ; ( as object) vous ; one would like to think that on aimerait penser que ; one can't help wondering on ne peut pas s'empêcher de se demander ; if one wanted si on voulait ; it's enough to make one despair cela suffit pour vous démoraliser ;

3 ( referring to a specific person) the advice of one who knows les conseils de quelqu'un qui s'y connaît ; for one who claims to be an expert pour quelqu'un qui prétend être expert ; like one possessed comme un possédé ; I'm not one for doing ce n'est pas mon genre de faire ; she's a great one for doing elle est très douée pour faire ; I'm not one for football je ne suis pas amateur de foot ; he's one for the ladies c'est un homme à femmes ; she's a clever one elle est intelligente ; you're a one ○ ! toi alors! ; I for one think that personnellement or pour ma part je crois que ; ‘who disagrees?’-‘I for one!’ ‘qui n'est pas d'accord?’-‘moi’ ; ⇒ never ;

4 ( demonstrative) the grey one le gris/la grise ; the pink ones les roses ; my friend's one celui/celle de mon ami ; this one celui-ci/celle-ci ; that one celui-là/celle-là ; the one in the corner celui/celle qui est dans le coin ; which one? lequel/laquelle? ; that's the one c'est celui-là/celle-là ; he's the one who c'est lui qui ; buy the smallest one achète le/la plus petit/-e ; my new car is faster than the old one ma nouvelle voiture est plus rapide que l'ancienne ;

5 ( in currency) one-fifty ( in sterling) une livre cinquante ; ( in dollars) un dollar cinquante ;

6 ○ ( drink) he's had one too many il a bu un coup ○ de trop ; a quick one un pot ○ en vitesse ; make mine a large one sers-moi un grand verre ; ⇒ road ;

7 ○ ( joke) that's a good one! elle est bien bonne celle-là! ; have you heard the one about…? est-ce que tu connais l'histoire de…? ;

8 ○ ( blow) to land ou sock sb one en coller une à qn ○ ;

9 ○ (question, problem) that's a tough ou tricky one c'est une colle ○ ; ask me another one pose-moi une autre question ;

10 ( person one is fond of) her loved ou dear ones ceux qui lui sont chers ; to lose a loved one perdre un être cher ; the little ones les petits ;

11 ( in knitting) knit one, purl one une maille à l'endroit, une maille à l'envers ; make one faire une augmentation.

C n ( number) un m ; one, two, three, go! un, deux, trois, partez! ; to throw a one ( on dice) faire un un ; there are three ones in one hundred and eleven il y a trois fois le chiffre un dans cent onze ; one o'clock une heure ; to arrive in ones and twos arriver par petits groupes.

D as one adv phr [rise] comme un seul homme ; [shout, reply] tous ensemble.

E in one adv phr to down a drink in one boire un verre cul sec ○ ; you've got it in one tu as trouvé tout de suite.

F one by one adv phr [pick up, collect, wash] un par un/une par une.

Idioms

to be one up on sb ○ avoir un avantage sur qn ; to be at one with sb être en accord avec qn ; to go one better than sb faire mieux que qn ; to give sb one ◑ se faire qn ◑ ; to be a dictionary and grammar all in one ou all rolled into one être à la fois un dictionnaire et une grammaire ; all for one and one for all un pour tous et tous pour un ; to have a thousand ou million and one things to do avoir un tas de choses à faire.

Big English-French dictionary > one
2 make sb weep

расплакува некого: The music made me weep музиката ме расплака; I could have wept ми дојде да заплачам

2. тече (раната); се влажни (sидот)

3. рони, лие (солзи); weep tears of joy рони солзи радосници; weep tears of f ury/despair плаче од бес/очај

4. enough to make one weep inf. (од ова/тоа) му доаѓа да се расплаче

5. weep unashamedly плаче (ка)ко мало дете

English-Macedonian dictionary > make sb weep
3 het is om moedeloos van te worden

het is om moedeloos van te worden

it's enough to make one despair

Van Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > het is om moedeloos van te worden
4 moedeloos

moedeloos

1 despondent ⇒ dejected

♦voorbeelden:

1   〈 figuurlijk〉 een moedeloos gebaar • a despondent gesture

     dat stemt mij moedeloos • that makes me feel down-hearted/dejected

     het is om moedeloos van te worden • it's enough to make one despair

Van Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > moedeloos
5 Hund

m; -(e)s, -e

1. dog; (Jagdhund) auch hound; ZOOL. canine; junger Hund puppy; streunender Hund stray (dog); bissig 1

2. (Rüde) dog, male

3. umg., fig.: ( gemeiner) Hund pej. (rotten) swine Sl.; er ist ein armer Hund he’s a poor devil; blöder Hund! pej. idiot!, cretin!; so ein blöder Hund! pej. auch what a stupid bastard vulg.; du fauler Hund! you lazy sod!; krummer Hund Zigarre: culebras (cigar); (zwielichtiger Kerl) crafty devil; scharfer oder harter Hund (strenger Lehrer) strict bastard vulg.; (harter Trainer) demanding sod Sl., Am. slavedriver; sturer Hund stubborn bastard vulg.; verrückter Hund crazy sod (Am. bastard) Sl.; kein Hund not a soul

4. ZOOL.: Fliegender Hund flying fox

5. ASTRON.: Großer / Kleiner Hund Great / Little ( oder Lesser) Dog, Canis Major / Minor

6. GASTR.: Kalter Hund cake made out of layers of biscuits (Am. cookies) and chocolate

7. BERGB. tub

8. in Wendungen: auf den Hund bringen / kommen umg. ruin / go to pot; ( ganz) auf dem Hund sein umg. be in a real mess; gesundheitlich: auch be a wreck; mit den Nerven auf dem Hund sein umg. be a nervous wreck; vor die Hunde gehen umg. go to the dogs; da liegt der Hund begraben umg. that’s why; er ist mit allen Hunden gehetzt umg. he knows all the tricks of the trade; er ist bekannt wie ein bunter oder scheckiger Hund everybody knows him; das ist ein dicker Hund! umg. (eine Frechheit) that’s a bit thick!, Am. what nerve!; (grober Fehler) that’s a real boo-boo!; wie ein geprügelter Hund like a whipped cur; frieren wie ein junger Hund umg. be frozen to the core, be chilled to the bone; müde wie ein Hund umg. be dog-tired; wie ein Hund leben umg. live like a dog; wie Hund und Katze leben oder sein umg. fight like cat and dog; damit kann man keinen Hund hinter dem Ofen hervorlocken umg. who’s interested in that?; bei diesem Wetter würde man keinen Hund auf die Straße jagen you wouldn’t turn a dog out in weather like this; von dem nimmt kein Hund einen Bissen oder Brocken etc. Brot umg. no one will have anything to do with him; er wird von ihnen behandelt, dass es ( sogar) einen Hund jammert oder dauert umg. they treat him pitifully badly; da wird ja der Hund in der Pfanne verrückt! umg. it’s unbelievable!; ein getroffener Hund bellt umg. it’s always the guilty party who makes the loudest noise; das ist ja zum Junge-Hunde-Kriegen! umg. it’s enough to drive you to despair; Hunde, die bellen, beißen nicht barking dogs seldom bite; viele Hunde sind des Hasen Tod Sprichw. the one stands little chance against the many; man kann den Hund nicht zum Jagen tragen Sprichw. you can lead a horse to water but you can’t make him drink; letzt... 4, schlafen

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der Hund

dog; hound

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Hụnd [hʊnt]
m -(e)s, -e
[-də]
1) dog; (esp Jagdhund) hound; (inf = Schurke) swine (inf), bastard (sl)

der Große/Kleine Hund (Astron) — Great( er)/Little or Lesser Dog

junger Hund — puppy, pup

die Familie der Hunde — the dog or canine family

Hunde, die (viel) bellen, beißen nicht (Prov) — empty vessels make most noise (Prov)

getroffene Hunde bellen (inf) — if the cap fits, wear it

viele Hunde sind des Hasen Tod (Prov) — there is not much one person can do against many

wie Hund und Katze leben — to live like cat and dog, to lead a cat-and-dog life

ich würde bei diesem Wetter keinen Hund auf die Straße jagen — I wouldn't send a dog out in this weather

damit kann man keinen Hund hinterm Ofen hervorlocken (inf) — that's not going to tempt anybody

müde wie ein Hund sein (inf) — to be dog-tired

er ist bekannt wie ein bunter Hund (inf) — everybody knows him

kein Hund nimmt ein Stück Brot von ihm — everyone avoids him like the plague

das ist ( ja) zum Junge-Hunde-Kriegen (inf) — it's enough to give you kittens

da wird der Hund in der Pfanne verrückt (inf) — it's enough to drive you crazy (inf) or round the twist (Brit inf)

da liegt der Hund begraben (inf) — (so) that's what is/was behind it all; (Haken, Problem etc) that's the problem

er ist mit allen Hunden gehetzt (inf) — he knows all the tricks, there are no flies on him (Brit inf)

er ist ein armer Hund — he's a poor soul or devil (inf)

er ist völlig auf dem Hund (inf) — he's really gone to the dogs (inf)

auf den Hund kommen (inf) — to go to the dogs (inf)

jdn auf den Hund bringen (inf) — to ruin sb; (gesundheitlich) to ruin sb's health

die Weiber haben/der Suff hat ihn auf den Hund gebracht (inf) — women have/drink has been his ruin or downfall

vor die Hunde gehen (inf) — to go to the dogs (inf)

du blöder Hund (inf) — you silly or stupid bastard (sl)

du gemeiner Hund (inf) — you rotten bastard (sl)

du schlauer or gerissener Hund (inf) — you sly or crafty devil or old fox

schlafende Hunde soll man nicht wecken (prov) — let sleeping dogs lie (Prov)

2) (MIN = Förderwagen) truck, tub

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der

(a domestic, meat-eating animal related to the wolf and fox.) dog

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Hund

<-[e]s, -e>

[hʊnt, pl ˈhʊndə]

m

1. (Tier) dog; (Jagdhund) hound

„[Vorsicht,] bissiger \Hund!“ “beware of the dog!”

„\Hunde müssen draußen bleiben“ “no dogs allowed”

zur Familie der \Hunde gehören to be a canine

fliegender \Hund flying fox

junger \Hund puppy

2. (Mensch: mitfühlend) poor devil; (verächtlich) swine, bastard fam!

ein armer \Hund sein (fam) to be a poor soul [or fam devil] [or sl sod]

blöder \Hund! (sl) stupid idiot, dickhead fam!

[du] falscher \Hund! (sl) [you] dirty rat!

[du] gemeiner [o (sl) räudiger] \Hund [you] dirty [or low-down] dog

krummer \Hund (sl) rogue, villain

räudiger \Hund mang[e]y dog

wie ein räudiger \Hund like a mad dog

ein scharfer \Hund sein (fam) to be a tough customer [or cookie]

[du] schlauer [o gerissener] \Hund (sl) [you] sly dog sl [or fam crafty devil

3. ASTROL

der Große/Kleine \Hund Canis Major/Minor, the Great/Little Dog

4.

▶ auf dem \Hund sein (in Notlage) to be in a mess; (gesundheitlich) to be a wreck

▶ jdn wie einen \Hund behandeln (fam) to treat sb like a dog

▶ bekannt sein wie ein bunter \Hund (fam) to be known far and wide

▶ \Hunde, die [viel] bellen, beißen nicht (prov) barking dogs seldom bite

er droht damit, die Sache vor Gericht zu bringen — Hunde die bellen, beißen nicht he threatens with taking the case to court — his bark is worse than his bite

▶ jdn auf den \Hund bringen (fam) to be sb's ruin fam, to bring about sb's downfall

▶ das ist ja ein dicker \Hund (sl) that is absolutely outrageous

▶ vor die \Hunde gehen (sl) to go to the dogs

▶ er ist mit allen \Hunden gehetzt (fam) he knows all the tricks

▶ viele \Hunde sind des Hasen Tod (prov) as one against many you don't stand a chance

▶ wie \Hund und Katze leben (fam) to be at each other's throats, to fight like cats and dogs

▶ auf den \Hund kommen (fam) to go to the dogs

▶ den Letzten beißen die \Hunde the last one [out] has to carry the can BRIT

▶ das ist [ja] zum Junge-\Hunde-Kriegen (fam) that's maddening, that's enough to drive one around the bend [or AM to go off of the deep end]

▶ da liegt der \Hund begraben (fam) that's the crux of the matter, that's what's behind it

▶ kein \Hund nimmt ein Stückchen Brot von ihm (fam) everyone avoids him like the plague

▶ mit etw dat keinen \Hund hinterm Ofen hervorlocken können (fam) to not be able to tempt a single soul with sth

▶ da wird der \Hund in der Pfanne verrückt (fam) it's enough to drive a person mad [or BRIT sb round the twist]

▶ schlafende \Hunde wecken (fam) to wake sleeping dogs

▶ schlafende \Hunde soll man nicht wecken one should let sleeping dogs lie

▶ bei diesem Wetter jagt man keinen \Hund vor die Tür one wouldn't send a dog out in this weather

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der; Hundes, Hunde

1) dog; (JagdHund) hound; dog

bekannt sein wie ein bunter Hund — (ugs.) be a well-known figure

bei diesem Wetter würde man keinen Hund vor die Tür schicken — I wouldn't turn a dog out in weather like this

da liegt der Hund begraben — (fig. ugs.) (Ursache) that's what's causing it; (Grund) that's the real reason

da wird der Hund in der Pfanne verrückt — (salopp) it's quite incredible

Hunde, die bellen, beißen nicht — (Spr.) barking dogs seldom bite

den letzten beißen die Hunde — (fig.) late-comers must expect to be unlucky

ein dicker Hund — (ugs.): (grober Fehler) a real bloomer (Brit. sl.) or (sl.) goof

das ist ein dicker Hund — (ugs.): (Frechheit) that's a bit thick (coll.)

wie Hund und Katze leben — (ugs.) lead a cat-and-dog life

damit kannst du keinen Hund hinter dem Ofen hervorlocken — that won't tempt anybody

auf den Hund kommen — (ugs.) go to the dogs (coll.)

vor die Hunde gehen — (ugs.) go to the dogs (coll.); (sterben) die; kick the bucket (fig. sl.)

2) (salopp): (Mann) bloke (Brit. coll.); (abwertend) bastard (sl.)

so ein blöder Hund! — [what a] stupid bastard!

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Hund m; -(e)s, -e

1. dog; (Jagdhund) auch hound; ZOOL canine;

junger Hund puppy;

streunender Hund stray (dog); → bissig 1

2. (Rüde) dog, male

3. umg, fig:

(gemeiner) Hund pej (rotten) swine sl;

er ist ein armer Hund he’s a poor devil;

blöder Hund! pej idiot!, cretin!;

so ein blöder Hund! pej auch what a stupid bastard vulg;

du fauler Hund! you lazy sod!;

krummer Hund Zigarre: culebras (cigar); (zwielichtiger Kerl) crafty devil;

scharfer oder

harter Hund (strenger Lehrer) strict bastard vulg; (harter Trainer) demanding sod sl, US slavedriver;

sturer Hund stubborn bastard vulg;

verrückter Hund crazy sod (US bastard) sl;

kein Hund not a soul

4. ZOOL:

Fliegender Hund flying fox

5. ASTRON:

Großer/Kleiner Hund Great/Little ( oder Lesser) Dog, Canis Major/Minor

6. GASTR:

Kalter Hund cake made out of layers of biscuits (US cookies) and chocolate

7. BERGB tub

8. in Wendungen:

auf den Hund bringen/kommen umg ruin/go to pot;

(ganz) auf dem Hund sein umg be in a real mess; gesundheitlich: auch be a wreck;

mit den Nerven auf dem Hund sein umg be a nervous wreck;

vor die Hunde gehen umg go to the dogs;

da liegt der Hund begraben umg that’s why;

er ist mit allen Hunden gehetzt umg he knows all the tricks of the trade;

er ist bekannt wie ein bunter oder

scheckiger Hund everybody knows him;

das ist ein dicker Hund! umg (eine Frechheit) that’s a bit thick!, US what nerve!; (grober Fehler) that’s a real boo-boo!;

wie ein geprügelter Hund like a whipped cur;

frieren wie ein junger Hund umg be frozen to the core, be chilled to the bone;

müde wie ein Hund umg be dog-tired;

wie ein Hund leben umg live like a dog;

wie Hund und Katze leben oder

sein umg fight like cat and dog;

damit kann man keinen Hund hinter dem Ofen hervorlocken umg who’s interested in that?;

bei diesem Wetter würde man keinen Hund auf die Straße jagen you wouldn’t turn a dog out in weather like this;

von dem nimmt kein Hund einen Bissen oder

Brocken etc

Brot umg no one will have anything to do with him;

er wird von ihnen behandelt, dass es (sogar) einen Hund jammert oder

dauert umg they treat him pitifully badly;

da wird ja der Hund in der Pfanne verrückt! umg it’s unbelievable!;

ein getroffener Hund bellt umg it’s always the guilty party who makes the loudest noise;

das ist ja zum Junge-Hunde-Kriegen! umg it’s enough to drive you to despair;

Hunde, die bellen, beißen nicht barking dogs seldom bite;

viele Hunde sind des Hasen Tod sprichw the one stands little chance against the many;

man kann den Hund nicht zum Jagen tragen sprichw you can lead a horse to water but you can’t make him drink; → letzt… 4, schlafen

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der; Hundes, Hunde

1) dog; (JagdHund) hound; dog

bekannt sein wie ein bunter Hund — (ugs.) be a well-known figure

bei diesem Wetter würde man keinen Hund vor die Tür schicken — I wouldn't turn a dog out in weather like this

da liegt der Hund begraben — (fig. ugs.) (Ursache) that's what's causing it; (Grund) that's the real reason

da wird der Hund in der Pfanne verrückt — (salopp) it's quite incredible

Hunde, die bellen, beißen nicht — (Spr.) barking dogs seldom bite

den letzten beißen die Hunde — (fig.) late-comers must expect to be unlucky

ein dicker Hund — (ugs.): (grober Fehler) a real bloomer (Brit. sl.) or (sl.) goof

das ist ein dicker Hund — (ugs.): (Frechheit) that's a bit thick (coll.)

wie Hund und Katze leben — (ugs.) lead a cat-and-dog life

damit kannst du keinen Hund hinter dem Ofen hervorlocken — that won't tempt anybody

auf den Hund kommen — (ugs.) go to the dogs (coll.)

vor die Hunde gehen — (ugs.) go to the dogs (coll.); (sterben) die; kick the bucket (fig. sl.)

2) (salopp): (Mann) bloke (Brit. coll.); (abwertend) bastard (sl.)

so ein blöder Hund! — [what a] stupid bastard!

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-e m.

dog n.

hound n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Hund
6 pousser

pousser [puse]

➭ TABLE 1

1. transitive verb

   a. to push ; [+ verrou] to slide ; [+ objet gênant, pion] to move

• pousser une chaise contre le mur to push a chair against the wall

• pousser la porte/la fenêtre to push the door/window shut

• le vent nous poussait vers la côte the wind was blowing us towards the shore

• peux-tu me pousser ? (balançoire, voiture en panne) can you give me a push?

• pousser un peu loin le bouchon to go a bit far

   b. ( = stimuler) [+ élève, employé] to push ; [+ moteur] (techniquement) to soup up ; (en accélérant) to drive hard ; [+ voiture] to drive hard ; [+ feu] to stoke up ; [+ chauffage] to turn up

• c'est l'ambition qui le pousse he is driven by ambition

   c. ( = mettre en valeur) [+ candidat, protégé] to push ; [+ dossier] to help along

   d. pousser qn à faire qch [faim, curiosité] to drive sb to do sth ; [personne] ( = inciter) to press sb to do sth ; ( = persuader) to talk sb into doing sth

• c'est elle qui l'a poussé à acheter cette maison she talked him into buying this house

• pousser qn au désespoir to drive sb to despair

• pousser qn à la consommation to encourage sb to buy (or eat or drink etc)

• pousser qn à la dépense to encourage sb to spend money

   e. ( = poursuivre) [+ études, discussion] to continue ; [+ affaire] to follow up

• pousser l'enquête/les recherches plus loin to carry on with the inquiry/the research

• pousser la curiosité/la plaisanterie un peu (trop) loin to take curiosity/the joke a bit too far

• il a poussé la gentillesse jusqu'à m'y conduire he was kind enough to take me there

• pousser qn à bout to push sb to breaking point

   f. [+ cri, hurlement] to give ; [+ soupir] to heave

• pousser des cris to scream

• pousser des rugissements to roar

2. intransitive verb

   a. [plante] ( = sortir de terre) to sprout ; ( = se développer) to grow ; [barbe, enfant] to grow ; [dent] to come through

• ils font pousser des tomates par ici they grow tomatoes around here

• il se laisse pousser la barbe he's growing a beard

• il a une dent qui pousse he's cutting a tooth

   b. ( = faire un effort) (pour accoucher, aller à la selle) to push

   c. ( = aller) nous allons pousser un peu plus avant we're going to go on a bit further

• pousser jusqu'à Lyon to go on as far as Lyon

   d. ( = exagérer) (inf) to go too far

• tu pousses ! that's going a bit far!

• faut pas pousser ! that's going a bit far!

3. reflexive verb

► se pousser ( = se déplacer) to move

• pousse-toi de là ! shift yourself!

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puse
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( déplacer) to push [vélo, meuble, personne]; ( écarter ce qui gêne) to move, to shift, to push [something] aside [objet]

pousser une porte — ( pour la fermer) to push a door to

pousser un verrou — to push ou slide a bolt home

le vent poussait le bateau vers la côte — the wind was driving the boat toward(s) the shore

pousser les enfants vers la sortie — to hustle the children toward(s) the exit

pousser quelqu'un du coude — to give somebody a dig ou to nudge somebody with one's elbow

2) ( entraîner)

poussé par la pitié — stirred by pity

poussé par le désir de les aider — prompted by a desire to help them

pousser quelqu'un à faire quelque chose — ( encourager) to encourage somebody to do something; ( vivement) to urge somebody to do something; ( contraindre) [faim, désespoir, haine] to drive somebody to do something

pousser quelqu'un au suicide — to drive somebody to suicide

c'est ce qui m'a poussé vers l'enseignement — that's what made me take up teaching

tout me pousse à croire que — everything leads me to believe that

il n'a pas fallu le pousser beaucoup pour qu'il parle — he didn't need much prompting to talk

3) ( faire travailler plus) to push [élève]; to keep [somebody] at it [employé]; to ride [something] hard [monture]; to drive [something] hard [voiture]; to flog (colloq) [moteur]

4) ( promouvoir) to push [produit, protégé]

5) ( porter plus avant) to pursue [recherches, raisonnement]

c'est pousser un peu loin la plaisanterie — that's carrying ou taking the joke a bit far

pousser le perfectionnisme à l'extrême — to be too much of a perfectionist

pousser la bêtise jusqu'à faire — to be stupid enough to do

6) ( émettre) to let out [cri]; to heave [soupir]

pousser un hurlement/miaulement — to howl/to miaow

pousser une gueulante — (colloq) to yell and scream (colloq)

pousser la chansonnette — to sing a song

2.

verbe intransitif

1) ( croître) [enfant, plante, barbe, ongle] to grow; ( apparaître) [plante] to sprout; [dent] to come through; [immeuble, ville] to spring up

je fais pousser des légumes — I grow vegetables

se laisser or se faire pousser les cheveux — to grow one's hair

se laisser or se faire pousser la barbe — to grow a beard

2) ( aller)

pousser plus loin/jusqu'à la ville — to go on further/as far as the town

3) (pour accoucher, aller à la selle) to push

4) (colloq) ( exagérer) to overdo it, to go too far

tu ne crois pas que tu pousses un peu? — don't you think you're overdoing it?

3.

se pousser verbe pronominal ( pour faire de la place) to move over

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à la va comme je te pousse — (colloq) any old how

se pousser du col — (colloq) to push oneself forward, to be pushy (colloq)

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puse
1. vt

1) (= déplacer) to push, [objet qui gêne] to move

Ils ont dû pousser la voiture. — They had to push the car.

Pousse la chaise, si elle te gêne. — Move the chair if it's in your way.

2) (= bousculer) to push

Il m'a poussé. — He pushed me.

Quelqu'un l'a poussé sur la voie. — Somebody pushed him onto the track.

3) (= appuyer sur) [bouton] to press, to push, [interrupteur] to press

4) (= encourager)

pousser qn à faire qch — to urge sb to do sth

Je l'ai poussé à poser sa candidature. — I urged him to apply.

5) (= inciter)

pousser qn à qch [jalousie, ambition] — to drive sb to sth

Cela l'avait poussé à une réévaluation de sa carrrière. — This drove him to re-evaluate his career., This made him re-evaluate his career.

6) (= acculer)

pousser qn à qch [faillite, boisson] — to drive sb to sth

pousser qn à faire — to drive sb to do

7) (= mener)

pousser qch jusqu'à... — to take sth so far as...

Il a poussé le dévouement jusqu'à l'héberger pendant plus d'un mois. — He was so devoted to her that he put her up for more than a month.

8) (forcer) [moteur, voiture] to drive hard

9) (= faire progresser) [personne] to push

Ses parents l'ont beaucoup poussé dans ses études. — His parents have pushed him hard in his studies.

10) (= poursuivre) [discussion, expérience] to pursue

11) (= émettre)

pousser un cri — to shout, to cry out

2. vi

1) (= croître) to grow

Mes cheveux poussent vite. — My hair grows quickly.

faire pousser [plante] — to grow

2) (pour déplacer) to push

Viens m'aider à pousser. — Come and help me push.

3) (= bousculer) to push

Arrêtez de pousser, derrière! — Stop pushing at the back!

4) (= aller)

pousser plus loin — to push on

Si on poussait jusqu'au prochain village? — How about we push on to the next village?

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pousser verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 ( déplacer) to push [brouette, vélo, meuble, personne]; ( écarter ce qui gêne) to move, to shift, to push [sth] aside [objet]; tu m'as poussé! you pushed me!; pousser une voiture en panne to push a broken-down car; pousser le lit contre le mur/vers la gauche to push the bed (up) against the wall/over to the left; pousser une porte ( pour la fermer) to push a door to; ( pour l'ouvrir) to push a door open; pousser un verrou to push ou slide a bolt home; peux-tu pousser ta voiture? elle gêne can you move your car? it's in the way; pousse tes fesses◑! shove over○!; le vent pousse les nuages vers l'est the wind is blowing ou pushing the clouds in an easterly direction; le vent poussait le bateau vers la côte the wind was driving the boat toward(s) the shore; pousser les enfants vers la sortie to hustle the children toward(s) the exit; pousser un ballon du pied ( l'écarter) to kick a ball out of the way; ( le faire avancer) to kick a ball along; pousser qn du coude to give sb a dig ou to nudge sb with one's elbow; ⇒ bouchon, ortie;

2 ( entraîner) c'est la jalousie/l'ambition qui le pousse he's driven by jealousy/ambition; poussé par la pitié stirred by pity; poussé par le désir de les aider prompted by a desire to help them; c'est sa femme qui le pousse à boire it's his wife who drives him to drink; pousser qn à faire qch ( encourager) to encourage sb to do sth; ( vivement) to urge sb to do sth; ( contraindre) [faim, désespoir, haine] to drive sb to do sth; pousser qn à la dépense to encourage sb to spend more money; pousser à la consommation to encourage people to buy more; ( au bar) to encourage people to drink more; son professeur le pousse (à s'orienter) vers la biologie his teacher is encouraging him to do biology; mes amis me poussent à accepter my friends are urging me to accept; pousser qn au désespoir/suicide to drive sb to despair/suicide; c'est ce qui m'a poussé vers l'enseignement/à écrire cette lettre that's what made me take up teaching/write this letter; elle ne voulait pas vendre, on l'y a poussée she didn't want to sell, she was pushed into it; tout me pousse à croire que everything leads me to believe that; il n'a pas fallu le pousser beaucoup pour qu'il parle he didn't need much prompting to talk;

3 ( faire travailler plus) to push [élève]; to keep [sb] at it [employé]; to ride [sth] hard [monture]; to drive [sth] hard [voiture]; to flog○ [moteur]; on ne pousse pas assez les élèves pupils are not pushed hard enough; pousser les feux to stoke up;

4 ( promouvoir) to push [produit, protégé];

5 ( porter plus avant) to pursue [recherches, études, raisonnement]; si l'on pousse plus loin cette logique if we pursue this line of reasoning (further); c'est pousser un peu loin la modestie/la plaisanterie that's carrying ou taking modesty/the joke a bit far; pousser le perfectionnisme à l'extrême to be too much of a perfectionist; pousser le courage jusqu'à la folie to be insanely brave; pousser la bêtise/l'abnégation/la prudence jusqu'à faire to be stupid/self-denying/cautious enough to do; pousser son effort jusqu'aux limites de l'endurance to push oneself to the limit;

6 ( émettre) to let out [cri]; to heave [soupir]; pousser un hurlement/miaulement/rugissement to howl/miaow/roar; pousser une gueulante○ to yell and scream○; pousser la chansonnette or romance, en pousser une○ to sing a song.

B vi

1 ( croître) [enfant, plante, barbe, ongle] to grow; ( apparaître) [plante] to sprout; [dent] to come through; fig [immeuble, ville] to spring up; l'arbre a poussé de 50 cm the tree has grown 50 cm; les radis commencent à pousser the radishes are coming up ou sprouting; sa première dent pousse his/her first tooth is coming through, he's/she's cutting his/her first tooth; les villes nouvelles ont poussé comme des champignons new towns have sprung up like mushrooms; je fais pousser des légumes I grow vegetables; ça fait pousser le gazon/les cheveux it makes the grass/your hair grow; se laisser or se faire pousser les cheveux to grow one's hair; se laisser or se faire pousser la barbe/moustache to grow a beard/moustache GB ou mustache US; et le bébé, ça pousse○? how's your baby doing?; ⇒ aile;

2 ( aller) pousser plus loin/jusqu'à la ville to go on further/as far as the town; on a poussé jusqu'au village suivant we carried on as far as the next village;

3 (pour accoucher, aller à la selle) to push;

4 ( faire pression) le juge a poussé pour qu'on les acquitte the judge pressed the jury for an acquittal;

5 ○( exagérer) to overdo it, to go too far; tu ne crois pas que tu pousses un peu? don't you think you're overdoing it?; cinq euros pièce, faut pas pousser○! five euros each, that's a bit steep○!

C se pousser vpr

1 ( pour faire de la place) to move over;

2 ○( pour réussir) to try to get on in life.

Idiomes

à la va comme je te pousse any old how; se pousser du col○ to push oneself forward, to be pushy; pousser qn au cul● or aux fesses○ to give sb a kick up the backside○.

[puse] verbe transitif

1. [faire avancer - caddie, fauteuil roulant, landau] to push, to wheel (along) ; [ - moto en panne] to push, to walk ; [ - caisse] to push (along) ou forward ; [ - pion] to move forward

on va pousser la voiture

a. [sur une distance] we'll push the car (along)

b. [pour la faire démarrer] we'll push-start the car, we'll give the car a push (to start it)

ils essayaient de pousser les manifestants vers la place they were trying to drive ou to push the demonstrators towards the square

je me sentais irrésistiblement poussé vers elle I was irresistibly attracted to her

2. [enclencher, appuyer sur - bouton, interrupteur] to push (in) (separable), to press on (inseparable)

pousser un levier vers le haut/bas to push a lever up/down

pousser un verrou

a. [pour ouvrir] to slide a bolt out

b. [pour fermer] to slide a bolt in ou home

pousser une porte

a. [doucement, pour l'ouvrir] to push a door open

b. [doucement, pour la fermer] to push a door to ou shut

3. [bousculer] to push, to shove

pousser quelqu'un du coude [pour l'alerter, accidentellement] to nudge somebody with one's elbow

4. [enlever] to push (away), to push ou to shove aside (separable)

pousse ton derrière de là! (familier) shift up! (UK), shove over!

5. [inciter, entraîner - personne] to spur on (separable), to drive

c'est l'orgueil qui le pousse he is spurred on ou driven by pride

on n'a pas eu à le pousser beaucoup pour qu'il accepte he didn't need much pressing ou persuasion to accept

pousser quelqu'un à quelque chose: pousser quelqu'un à la consommation to encourage somebody to buy ou to consume

pousser quelqu'un au désespoir/suicide to drive somebody to despair/suicide

sa curiosité l'a poussé à l'indiscrétion his curiosity made him indiscreet

pousser quelqu'un à faire quelque chose

a. [suj: curiosité, jalousie] to drive somebody to do something

b. [suj: pitié soudaine] to prompt somebody to do something

c. [suj: personne] to incite somebody to do ou to push somebody into doing ou to prompt somebody to do something

pousser quelqu'un à boire to drive somebody to drink

elle le pousse à divorcer [elle l'en persuade] she's talking him into getting a divorce

6. [poursuivre - recherches] to press on ou to carry on with (inseparable) ; [ - discussion, études, analyse] to continue, to carry on (with) ; [ - argumentation] to carry on (with) (inseparable), to push further ; [ - comparaison, interrogatoire] to take further ; [ - avantage] to press home (inseparable)

en poussant plus loin l'examen de leur comptabilité by probing deeper into their accounts

pousser la plaisanterie un peu loin to take ou to carry the joke a bit too far

elle a poussé l'audace jusqu'à... she was bold enough to...

[aux enchères]

pousser un tableau to push up the price of a painting

7. [forcer - moteur] to push ; [ - voiture] to drive hard ou fast ; [ - chauffage] to turn up (separable) ; [ - son] to turn up (separable)

[exiger un effort de - étudiant, employé] to push ; [ - cheval] to urge ou to spur on (separable)

[encourager - candidat, jeune artiste] to push

si tu la pousses un peu sur le sujet, tu verras qu'elle ne sait pas grand-chose if you push her a bit on the subject, you'll see that she doesn't know much about it

8. [émettre]

pousser un cri

a. [personne] to cry, to utter ou to let out a cry

b. [oiseau] to call

pousser un soupir to sigh, to heave a sigh

pousser des cris/hurlements de douleur to scream/to yell with pain

pousser la chansonnette (familier) ou la romance (familier) , en pousser une (familier) to sing a song

9. AGRICULTURE & BOTANIQUE [plante, animal] to force

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[puse] verbe intransitif

1. [grandir - arbre, poil, ongle] to grow ; [ - dent] to come through

les plants de tomates poussent bien the tomato plants are doing well

ses dents commencent à pousser he's cutting his teeth, he's teething

et les enfants, ça pousse? (familier) how're the kids (then), growing ou shooting up?

des tours poussent partout dans mon quartier there are high-rise blocks springing up all over the place where I live

et si tu laissais pousser ta barbe? what about growing ou why don't you grow a beard?

elle a laissé pousser ses cheveux she's let her hair grow

2. [avancer] to push on

poussons un peu plus loin let's go ou push on a bit further

3. (familier) [exagérer]

deux heures de retard, tu pousses! you're two hours late, that's a bit much!

je veux 25 % d'augmentation — tu ne trouves pas que tu pousses un peu? I want a 25% pay rise — don't you think that's pushing it a bit?

faut pas pousser! enough's enough!

4. [bousculer] to push, to shove

ne poussez pas, il y en aura pour tout le monde! stop shoving ou pushing, there's plenty for everyone!

5. [appuyer] to push

pousser sur: pousser sur un bouton to push a button

pousser sur ses pieds/jambes to push with one's feet/legs

‘poussez’ ‘push’

6. PHYSIOLOGIE [à la selle] to strain

[dans l'enfantement] to push

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se pousser verbe pronominal (emploi passif)

to be pushed

la manette se pousse d'un seul doigt the lever can be pushed with a single finger

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se pousser verbe pronominal (emploi réciproque)

les gens se poussaient pour voir arriver le Président people were pushing and shoving to get a look at the President

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se pousser verbe pronominal intransitif

1. [se déplacer] to move

tu peux te pousser un peu?

a. [dans une rangée de chaises] could you move along a bit ou a few places?

b. [sur un canapé, dans un lit] could you move over slightly?

pousse-toi de là, tu vois bien que tu gênes! (familier) move over ou shove over, can't you see you're in the way?

pousse-toi de devant la télé! (familier) stop blocking the TV!

2. (familier) [hiérarchiquement]

se pousser dans une entreprise to make one's way up (the ladder) in a firm

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7 arracher

arracher [aʀa∫e]

➭ TABLE 1

1. transitive verb

   a. [+ légume] to lift ; [+ plante] to pull up ; [+ cheveux, poil, clou] to pull out ; [+ dent] to take out

• je vais me faire arracher une dent I'm going to have a tooth out

• arracher des mauvaises herbes to pull up weeds

   b. ( = enlever) [+ chemise, membre] to tear off ; [+ affiche] to tear down ; [+ feuille, page] to tear out (de of)

• je vais lui arracher les yeux I'll scratch his eyes out

• ça arrache (la gueule) (inf!) [plat] it'll blow your head off! (inf) ; [boisson] it's really rough!

   c. ( = prendre) arracher à qn [+ portefeuille, arme] to snatch from sb

• arracher des larmes/un cri à qn to make sb cry/cry out

• ils ont arraché la victoire à la dernière minute they snatched victory at the last minute

• il lui arracha son sac à main he snatched her handbag from her

• je lui ai arraché cette promesse I dragged this promise out of him

   d. ( = soustraire) arracher qn à [+ famille, pays] to tear sb away from ; [+ passion, vice, soucis] to rescue sb from ; [+ sommeil, rêve] to drag sb out of ; [+ sort, mort] to snatch sb from

2. reflexive verb

► s'arracher

   a.

s'arracher les cheveux to tear one's hair out

   b. on s'arrache leur dernier CD everybody is desperate to get hold of their latest CD

• les cinéastes se l'arrachent film directors are falling over themselves to get him to act in their films

   c. s'arracher de or à [+ pays] to tear o.s. away from ; [+ lit] to drag o.s. from

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aʀaʃe
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( déraciner) [personne] to dig up [légumes]; to dig out [broussailles, souche, poteau]; to uproot [arbre]; [ouragan] to uproot [arbre, poteau]

arracher les mauvaises herbes — to weed

2) ( détacher vivement) [personne] to pull [something] out [poil, dent, ongle, clou] (de from); to tear [something] down [affiche]; to rip [something] out [page]; to tear [something] off [masque] (de from); [vent] to blow [something] off [feuilles]; to rip [something] off [toit] (de from)

l'obus lui a arraché le bras — the shell blew his/her arm off

3) ( ôter de force) to snatch [personne, objet] (de, à from)

arracher quelque chose des mains de quelqu'un — to snatch something out of somebody's hands

elle s'est fait arracher son sac — she had her bag snatched

arracher quelqu'un à la mort — to snatch somebody from the jaws of death

arracher quelqu'un à la misère — to rescue somebody from poverty

arracher quelqu'un à sa famille — to tear somebody from the bosom of his/her family

4) ( tirer brutalement)

arracher quelqu'un à — to rouse somebody from [rêve, torpeur, pensées]; to drag somebody away from [travail]

5) ( soutirer) to force [augmentation, compromis] ( à quelqu'un out of somebody); to extract [secret, précision, consentement] (de, à quelqu'un from somebody); to get [mot, sourire] (de, à quelqu'un from somebody)

ils leur ont arraché la victoire — they snatched victory from them

arracher un nul — Sport to manage to draw GB ou tie

la douleur lui a arraché un cri — he/she cried out in pain

2.

s'arracher verbe pronominal

1) ( s'ôter)

s'arracher les cheveux blancs — to pull out one's grey GB ou gray US hairs

s'arracher les poils du nez — to pluck the hairs from one's nose

2) ( se disputer pour) to fight over [personne, produit]

3) ( se séparer)

s'arracher à — to rouse oneself from [pensées, rêverie]; to tear oneself away from [travail, étreinte]

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arracher les yeux à or de quelqu'un — to scratch somebody's eyes out

c'est à s'arracher les cheveux! — (colloq) ( difficile) it's enough to make you tear your hair out!

s'arracher les yeux — to fight like cat and dog

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aʀaʃe vt
1) [page de livre] to pull out, to tear out, [page de bloc] to tear off, [affiche] to pull down, [masque] to pull off

Arrachez la page. — Tear the page out.

arracher qch à qn — to snatch sth from sb, figto wring sth out of sb, to wrest sth from sb

2) [légume] to lift, [herbe, souche] to pull up

Elle a arraché les mauvaises herbes. — She pulled up the weeds., She did the weeding.

3) [partie du corps] [explosion] to blow off, [accident] to tear off

Le dentiste m'a arraché une dent. — The dentist pulled one of my teeth out.

se faire arracher une dent — to have a tooth out, to have a tooth pulled USA

4) fig

arracher la victoire — to snatch victory

arracher qn à qch [solitude, rêverie] — to drag sb out of sth, [famille] to tear sb away from sth, to wrench sb away from sth

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arracher verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 ( déraciner) [personne] to dig up [légumes]; to dig out [broussailles, souche, poteau]; to uproot [arbre]; [ouragan] to uproot [arbre, poteau]; arracher les mauvaises herbes to weed;

2 ( détacher vivement) [personne] to pull [sth] out [poil, cheveu, dent, ongle, clou] (de from); to tear [sth] down [affiche]; to rip [sth] out [feuillet, page]; to tear [sth] off [bandeau, masque] (de from); [vent] to blow [sth] off [feuilles d'arbre]; to rip [sth] off [toit, tuiles] (de from); la machine/l'obus lui a arraché le bras the machine/the shell ripped his/her arm off;

3 ( ôter de force) to snatch [personne, objet] (de, à from); arracher qch des mains de qn to snatch sth out of sb's hands; elle s'est fait arracher son sac she had her bag snatched; arracher qn à la mort/au désespoir to snatch sb from the jaws of death/from despair; arracher qn à la misère to rescue sb from poverty; arracher qn à sa famille/à son pays to tear sb from the bosom of his/her family/from his/her native land;

4 ( tirer brutalement) arracher qn à to rouse sb from [rêve, torpeur, pensées]; to drag sb away from [travail];

5 ( soutirer) to force [augmentation, compromis] (à qn out of sb); to extract [secret, précision, consentement, confession] (de, à qn from sb); to get [mot, sourire] (de, à qn from sb); ils leur ont arraché la victoire they snatched victory from them; arracher un nul Sport to manage to draw GB ou tie; la douleur lui a arraché un cri he/she cried out in pain; la douleur lui a arraché des larmes the pain brought tears to his/her eyes.

B s'arracher vpr

1 ( ôter à soi-même) s'arracher les cheveux blancs to pull out one's grey GB ou gray US hairs; s'arracher les poils du nez to pluck the hairs from one's nose;

2 ( se disputer pour) to fight over [personne]; to fight over, to scramble for [produit]; on or tout le monde se les arrache everyone is crazy for them;

3 ( se séparer) s'arracher à to rouse oneself from [pensées, rêverie]; to tear oneself away from [travail, occupation, étreinte];

4 ○( partir) s'arracher d'un lieu to tear oneself away from a place ; viens, on s'arrache come on, let's split○.

Idiomes

arracher les yeux à or de qn to scratch sb's eyes out; c'est à s'arracher les cheveux○! ( difficile) it's enough to make you tear your hair out!; s'arracher les cheveux de désespoir to tear one's hair out in despair; s'arracher les yeux to fight like cat and dog.

[araʃe] verbe transitif

1. [extraire - clou, cheville] to pull ou to draw out (separable) ; [ - arbuste] to pull ou to root up (separable) ; [ - betterave, laitue] to lift ; [ - mauvaises herbes, liseron] to pull ou to root out (separable) ; [ - poil, cheveu] to pull out (separable) ; [ - dent] to pull out (separable), to draw, to extract

se faire arracher une dent to have a tooth out

il a eu un bras arraché dans l'explosion he had an arm blown off in the explosion

ça arrache la gorge (familier & figuré) it burns your throat

il t'arracherait les yeux s'il savait he'd tear ou scratch your eyes out if he knew

arracher son masque à quelqu'un to unmask somebody

2. [déchirer - papier peint, affiche] to tear ou to rip off (separable) ; [ - page] to tear out (separable), to pull out (separable)

3. [prendre - sac, billet] to snatch, to grab

j'ai réussi à lui arracher le pistolet des mains

a. [très vite] I managed to snatch the gun away ou to grab the gun from him

b. [après une lutte] I managed to wrest the gun from his grip

[obtenir - victoire] to snatch

arracher des aveux/une signature à quelqu'un to wring a confession/signature out of somebody

arracher des larmes à quelqu'un to bring tears to somebody's eyes

arracher un sourire à quelqu'un to force a smile out of somebody

pas moyen de lui arracher le moindre commentaire it's impossible to get him to say anything

4. [enlever - personne]

arracher quelqu'un à son lit to drag somebody out of ou from his bed

comment l'arracher à son ordinateur? how can we get ou drag him away from his computer?

arraché très jeune à sa famille torn from the bosom of his family at an early age (littéraire)

arracher un bébé à sa mère to take a child from its mother

arracher quelqu'un au sommeil to force somebody to wake up

5. [le sauver de]

arracher quelqu'un à to snatch ou to rescue somebody from

arracher quelqu'un à la mort to snatch somebody from (the jaws of) death

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s'arracher verbe pronominal transitif

1. [s'écorcher]

je me suis arraché la peau du genou en tombant I fell over and scraped my knee

c'est à s'arracher les cheveux (familier) it's enough to drive you crazy

s'arracher les yeux to scratch each other's eyes out

2. [se disputer - personne, héritage] to fight over (inseparable)

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s'arracher verbe pronominal intransitif

(très familier)

[partir]

allez, on s'arrache! come on, let's be off!

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s'arracher à verbe pronominal plus préposition,

s'arracher de verbe pronominal plus préposition

to tear oneself away from

s'arracher au sommeil to tear oneself from sleep

s'arracher à ses rêveries to snap out of one's daydreams

s'arracher à son travail/à son ordinateur/de son fauteuil to tear oneself away from one's work/computer/armchair

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8 zum

Präp. + Art.

1. zu1

2. räumlich: es sind 100 Meter ( bis) zum Zoo it’s 100 metres (Am. meters) to the zoo

3. zeitlich, Zeitpunkt: wir ziehen zum 15. ein we’re moving in on the 15th; das Gesetz tritt zum 1. September in Kraft the law will come into force on September 1st

4. Zweck: etw. zum Essen / Spielen s.th. to eat / play with; Platz zum Spielen room to play (in); Papier zum Schreiben writing paper; zum Baden gehen go swimming

5. Folge: es ist zum Lachen it’s laughable; es ist zum Weinen / Verzweifeln it’s enough to make you weep / despair; zum Glühen bringen heat (until) red-hot, make red-hot; nicht zum Nachdenken kommen have no time to think

6. Ergebnis ausdrückend: jemanden zum Präsidenten wählen elect s.o. president; sich (Dat) jemanden zum Feind machen make an enemy of s.o.; jemanden zum Freund / Vater haben have s.o. as a friend / father; sich zum Verwechseln ähnlich sehen look as alike as two peas in a pod

7. Menge, Zahl, Häufigkeit, Verhältnis etc.: in; zum Preis von at a price of

8. vor Ordnungszahlen: for; zum ersten Mal for the first time; zum Ersten, zum Zweiten,... aufzählend: first, second...; bei Versteigerung: going (once), going (twice),...

9. in Namen: Gasthaus zum goldenen Löwen the Golden Lion (Inn); Freiherr von und zum Stein the Freiherr von Stein

10. in Wendungen: zum Abschied küssen etc.: goodbye; ein Glas trinken: on parting; zum Scherz oder Spaß for ( oder in) fun; zum Schluss at the end, to finish with; Beispiel etc.

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zụm [tsʊm] contr
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zum

[tsʊm]

= zu dem s. zu

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Präposition + Art

1)

= zu dem —

2) (räumlich): (Richtung) to the

ein Fenster zum Hof — a window on to or facing the yard

wo geht es zum Stadion? — which is the way to the stadium?

3) (räumlich): (Lage)

etwas zum Fenster hinauswerfen — throw something out of the window

4) (Zusammengehörigkeit, Hinzufügung)

Milch zum Tee/Sahne zum Kuchen nehmen — take milk with [one's] tea/have cream with one's cake

5) (zeitlich) at the

spätestens zum 15. April — by 15 April at the latest

zum Schluss/richtigen Zeitpunkt — at the end/the right moment

6) (Zweck)

ein Gerät zum Schneiden — an instrument for cutting [with]

hol dir was zum Schreiben — get something to write with

zum Spaß/Vergnügen — for fun/pleasure

zum Lesen braucht er eine Brille — he needs glasses for reading

zum Schutz — as or for protection

etwas zum Essen/Lesen — (österr.) something to eat/read

7) (Folge)

zum Ärger/Leidwesen seines Vaters — to the annoyance/sorrow of his father

8)

jemanden zum Direktor ernennen/zum Kanzler wählen — appoint somebody director/elect somebody chancellor

zum Dieb werden — become a thief

9)

zum ersten, zum zweiten, zum dritten! — (bei Versteigerung) going, going, gone!

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zum präp & art

1. → zu¹

2. räumlich:

es sind 100 Meter (bis) zum Zoo it’s 100 metres (US meters) to the zoo

3. zeitlich, Zeitpunkt:

wir ziehen zum 15. ein we’re moving in on the 15th;

das Gesetz tritt zum 1. September in Kraft the law will come into force on September 1st

4. Zweck:

etwas zum Essen/Spielen sth to eat/play with;

Platz zum Spielen room to play (in);

Papier zum Schreiben writing paper;

zum Baden gehen go swimming

5. Folge:

es ist zum Lachen it’s laughable;

es ist zum Weinen/Verzweifeln it’s enough to make you weep/despair;

zum Glühen bringen heat (until) red-hot, make red-hot;

nicht zum Nachdenken kommen have no time to think

6. Ergebnis ausdrückend:

jemanden zum Präsidenten wählen elect sb president;

sich (dat)

jemanden zum Feind machen make an enemy of sb;

jemanden zum Freund/Vater haben have sb as a friend/father;

sich zum Verwechseln ähnlich sehen look as alike as two peas in a pod

7. Menge, Zahl, Häufigkeit, Verhältnis etc: in;

zum Preis von at a price of

8. vor Ordnungszahlen: for;

zum ersten Mal for the first time;

zum Ersten, zum Zweiten, … aufzählend: first, second …; bei Versteigerung: going (once), going (twice), …

9. in Namen:

Gasthaus zum goldenen Löwen the Golden Lion (Inn);

Freiherr von und zum Stein the Freiherr von Stein

10. in Wendungen:

zum Abschied küssen etc: goodbye; ein Glas trinken: on parting;

zum Scherz oder

Spaß for ( oder in) fun;

zum Schluss at the end, to finish with; → Beispiel etc

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Präposition + Art

1)

= zu dem —

2) (räumlich): (Richtung) to the

ein Fenster zum Hof — a window on to or facing the yard

wo geht es zum Stadion? — which is the way to the stadium?

3) (räumlich): (Lage)

etwas zum Fenster hinauswerfen — throw something out of the window

4) (Zusammengehörigkeit, Hinzufügung)

Milch zum Tee/Sahne zum Kuchen nehmen — take milk with [one's] tea/have cream with one's cake

5) (zeitlich) at the

spätestens zum 15. April — by 15 April at the latest

zum Schluss/richtigen Zeitpunkt — at the end/the right moment

6) (Zweck)

ein Gerät zum Schneiden — an instrument for cutting [with]

hol dir was zum Schreiben — get something to write with

zum Spaß/Vergnügen — for fun/pleasure

zum Lesen braucht er eine Brille — he needs glasses for reading

zum Schutz — as or for protection

etwas zum Essen/Lesen — (österr.) something to eat/read

7) (Folge)

zum Ärger/Leidwesen seines Vaters — to the annoyance/sorrow of his father

8)

jemanden zum Direktor ernennen/zum Kanzler wählen — appoint somebody director/elect somebody chancellor

zum Dieb werden — become a thief

9)

zum ersten, zum zweiten, zum dritten! — (bei Versteigerung) going, going, gone!

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v.

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laisser [lese]

➭ TABLE 1

1. transitive verb

to leave

• laisser sa clé au voisin to leave one's key with the neighbour

• laisse-lui du gâteau leave him some cake

• il m'a laissé ce vase pour 100 € he let me have this vase for 100 euros

• laissez, je vais le faire/c'est moi qui paie leave that, I'll do it/I'm paying

• laisse-moi devant la banque leave me at the bank

• laisse-moi ! leave me alone!

• laisser qn dans le doute to leave sb in doubt

• laisser qn debout to keep sb standing

• vous laissez le village sur votre droite you go past the village on your right

• laisser la vie à qn to spare sb's life

• laisser la porte ouverte to leave the door open

• laisser le meilleur pour la fin to leave the best till last

2. auxiliary verb

to let

• laisser qn faire qch to let sb do sth

• laisse-le partir let him go

• laissez-moi rire ! don't make me laugh!

• il n'en a rien laissé voir he showed no sign of it

• laisse-le faire (à sa manière) let him do it his own way

• on ne va pas le laisser faire sans réagir ! we're not going to let him get away with that!

3. reflexive verb

► se laisser

• se laisser persuader to let o.s. be persuaded

• il ne faut pas se laisser décourager you mustn't let yourself become discouraged

• ce petit vin se laisse boire (inf) this wine goes down nicely

• se laisser aller to let o.s. go

• je n'ai pas l'intention de me laisser faire I'm not going to let myself be pushed around

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lese
1.

verbe transitif

1) to leave [parapluie, pourboire, marge, trace]

laisser quelque chose à quelqu'un — to leave somebody something

laisser la liberté à quelqu'un — to let somebody go free

je te laisse — I must go

laisse tes livres et viens te balader — put your books away and come for a stroll

laisser le choix à quelqu'un — to give somebody the choice

laisse ce jouet à ton frère — let your brother have the toy

tu y laisseras ta santé — you'll ruin your health

je ne veux pas y laisser ma peau — (colloq) I don't want it to kill me

laisse-le, ça lui passera — ignore him, he'll get over it

je te laisse à tes occupations — I'll let you get on

cela me laisse sceptique — I'm sceptical

2) ( cesser) liter

cela ne laisse pas d'étonner — it is a continual source of amazement

2.

verbe auxiliaire

laisser quelqu'un/quelque chose faire — to let somebody/something do

laisse-moi faire — ( ne m'aide pas) let me do it; ( je m'en occupe) leave it to me

laisse-la faire! — ( ne t'en mêle pas) let her get on with it!

laisse-la faire, elle reviendra toute seule — just leave her, she'll come back of her own accord

3.

se laisser verbe pronominal

se laisser bercer par les vagues — to be lulled by the waves

il se laisse insulter — he puts up with insults

elle n'est pas du genre à se laisser faire — ( laisser abuser) she won't be pushed around

il ne veut pas se laisser faire — (coiffer, laver etc) he won't let you touch him

se laisser aller — to let oneself go

ça se laisse manger! — (colloq) euph it's quite palatable

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Verbe transitif

laisser verbe transitif se traduit généralement par to leave. On trouvera la traduction des expressions comme laisser la parole à quelqu'un, laisser quelque chose en suspens, laisser à quelqu'un le soin de, laisser quelqu'un pour mort etc sous le nom ou l'adjectif. Attention, to leave verbe transitif ne s'utilise jamais sans complément: laisse, si tu n'as plus faim! = leave it if you've had enough!; laisse, c'est trop lourd pour toi! = leave it, it's too heavy for you!; non merci, je laisse, c'est trop cher = no thank you, I think I'll leave it, it's too expensive

laisser + sujet + infinitif

On trouvera la traduction des expressions comme laisser voir, laisser courir, laisser à penser etc sous le deuxième verbe

Lorsque laisser signifie permettre de ou ne pas empêcher de, on pourra le traduire par to let: vous avez laissé pousser des mauvaises herbes = you've let weeds grow; il ne laisse pas ses enfants regarder la télévision = he doesn't let his children watch television; laisse-le pleurer/critiquer/dormir = let him cry/criticize/sleep; ne laisse pas le chat monter sur le canapé don't let the cat climb on the settee; ne laisse pas brûler la sauce = don't let the sauce burn; quand on laisse le repassage s'accumuler = if you let the ironing mount up. Voir II

se laisser + infinitif

- De façon très générale, le verbe pronominal suivi d'un verbe à l'infinitif peut se traduire par to let oneself: laisse-toi couler jusqu'au fond = let yourself sink to the bottom

- Quand la structure signifie plus précisément accepter l'action d'autrui on traduira par to let somebody do something: il s'est laissé coiffer = he let me/her etc do his hair; il ne se laisse pas caresser = he won't let you stroke him

- Quand se laisser peut-être remplacé par être vous traduirez par to be: se laisser envahir par un sentiment de bien-être = to be overcome by a feeling of well-being. Voir III

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lese
1. vt

1)

laisser qch quelque part — to leave sth somewhere

J'ai laissé mon parapluie à la maison. — I've left my umbrella at home.

laisser qn quelque part — to leave sb somewhere

J'ai laissé les enfants à la garderie. — I left the children at the nursery.

2) [passager]

laisser qn quelque part — to drop sb somewhere, to drop sb off somewhere

Laisse-moi ici, j'en ai pour cinq minutes jusqu'à la gare. — You can drop me off here, it'll only take me five minutes to get to the station.

3) [parent survivant] to leave

Il laisse une femme et deux enfants. — He leaves a wife and two children.

4) (ne pas tout prendre) [gâteau, argent] to leave

Laisse du rôti, tu n'es pas tout seul! — Leave some meat, you are not the only one here!

laisser qch à qn; laisser qch pour qn — to leave sb sth, to leave sth for sb

Laisse du gâteau à ton frère. — Leave your brother some cake., Leave some cake for your brother.

5) (avec un attribut d'objet)

laisser qn tranquille — to leave sb alone

Ne laisse pas ta chambre en désordre. — Don't leave your room in a mess.

6) (= ne pas empêcher)

laisser qn faire qch — to let sb do sth

Laisse-le parler. — Let him speak.

Il les a laissé torturer sans intervenir. — He stood back and let them be tortured.

laisse-le faire! — leave him to it!

7) (= permettre)

rien ne laisse penser que... — there is no reason to think that...

ceci laisse supposer que... — this would lead us to believe that..., this seems to indicate that...

2. vi

ne pas laisser de... (+ infinitif) Cela ne laisse pas de surprendre. — It never ceases to surprise.

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laisser ⇒ Note d'usage verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 to leave [parapluie, pourboire, marge, trace]; laisser qch à qn gén to leave sb sth; ( à sa mort) to leave sb sth; laisser la liberté à qn to let sb go free; laisser la vie à qn to spare sb's life; il laisse une veuve et deux enfants he leaves a wife and two children; laisser qn quelque part ( déposer) to leave sb ou drop sb (off) somewhere; je te laisse ( en sortant d'un bâtiment) I must be off ou go; (en sortant d'une pièce, au téléphone) I must go; ( en fin de lettre) I'll have to stop; laisse tes livres et viens te balader put your books away and come for a stroll; partez en vacances et laissez vos problèmes take a vacation and leave your problems behind; laissons de côté les raisons de son départ let's not go into why he/she left; laissez la rue Palassou sur votre gauche ( dépasser) you'll see rue Palassou on your left;

2 ( confier) to leave (à qn with sb); laisser les clés au gardien to leave the keys with the caretaker; jamais je ne lui laisserais les enfants I would never leave the children with him/her;

3 ( accorder) laisser qch à qn to give sb sth [temps, chance]; laisser le choix à qn to give sb the choice; ( choix peu important) to let sb choose;

4 (céder, prêter, ne pas retirer) laisser qch à qn to let sb have sth; laisse ce jouet à ton frère let your brother have the toy; je vous le laisse pour 100 euros ( céder) I'll let you have it for 100 euros; je te laisse ma voiture pendant 15 jours ( ne pas prendre avec soi) I'll leave you my car for two weeks; ( prêter) I'll let you have my car for two weeks, you can have my car for two weeks; tu devrais laisser ta place à la vieille dame you should let the old lady have your seat;

5 ( perdre) to lose; laisser une jambe à la guerre to lose a leg in the war; tu y laisseras ta santé you'll ruin your health; je ne veux pas y laisser ma peau○ I don't want it to kill me;

6 ( ne pas s'occuper de) to leave; laisse-le, ça lui passera ignore him, he'll get over it; ‘qu'est-ce qui ne va pas?’-‘rien, laisse, ce n'est pas grave’ ‘what's wrong?’-‘nothing really, don't worry’; non, laisse, je te l'offre! no, no, it's my treat!;

7 ( abandonner) to leave; je te laisse à tes occupations I'll let you get on; laisse-le à ses rêves let him dream;

8 ( maintenir) to leave; laisser un animal en liberté to leave an animal in the wild; je ne voulais pas le laisser dans l'ignorance I wanted him to know;

9 ( rendre) to leave; cela l'a laissé froid/sans voix it left him cold/speechless; laisser qn perplexe to puzzle sb; cela me laisse sceptique I'm sceptical;

10 liter ( cesser) cela ne laisse pas d'étonner it is a continual source of amazement.

B v aux laisser qn/qch faire to let sb/sth do; laisser qn parler/pleurer to let sb speak/cry; laisse-moi entrer/sortir/passer let me in/out/through; laisse-moi faire ( ne m'aide pas) let me do it; ( je m'en occupe) leave it to me; laisse-la faire! ( ne t'en mêle pas) let her get on with it!; laisse-la faire, elle reviendra toute seule just leave her, she'll come back of her own accord; ils s'entretuent et on laisse faire they're killing each other and we just sit back and do nothing; laisse faire! ( qu'importe) so what!; laissons faire le temps let things run their course.

C se laisser vpr se laisser bercer par les vagues to be lulled by the waves; il se laisse insulter he puts up with insults; elle n'est pas du genre à se laisser faire ( laisser abuser) she won't be pushed around; c'est parce que tu te laisses faire ( pas assez autoritaire) it's because you're too easy going; il ne veut pas se laisser faire (coiffer, laver etc) he won't let you touch him; laisse-toi faire, c'est un bon coiffeur leave it to him, he's a good hairdresser; s'il veut te l'offrir, laisse-toi faire! if he wants to buy it for you, let him do it; se laisser aller ( tous contextes) to let oneself go; se laisser aller au désespoir to give in to despair; ça se laisse manger○! iron it's quite palatable iron.

Idiomes

‘c'est cher’-‘c'est à prendre ou à laisser’ ‘it's expensive’-‘take it or leave it’; c'est cher mais c'est à prendre ou à laisser it's expensive but that is how it is; il y a à prendre et à laisser dans ce qu'elle dit I'd take what she says with a pinch of salt.

[lɛse] verbe transitif

A.[ABANDONNER]

1. [ne pas prendre, renoncer à] to leave

elle a laissé son dessert she left her pudding (untouched), she didn't touch her pudding

c'est à prendre ou à laisser (it's) take it or leave it

il y a à prendre et à laisser

a. [il y a du bon et du mauvais] you have to pick and choose

b. [il y a du vrai et du faux] you have to be selective

laissez toute espérance, vous qui entrez Dante (allusion) abandon hope all ye who enter here

2. [quitter momentanément - personne, chose] to leave

j'ai laissé mes enfants chez mon frère I left my children at my brother's

j'ai laissé la voiture à la maison I left the car at home

laisse-nous, nous avons à parler leave us (alone), we have things to talk about

je vous laisse

a. [au téléphone] I must hang up ou go now

b. [dans une lettre] that's all for now, I'll leave you now

3. [quitter définitivement] to leave, to abandon

il a laissé femme et enfants he abandoned his wife and children, he walked out on his wife and children

[après sa mort - famille] to leave

il laisse beaucoup de dettes he has left considerable debts (behind him)

elle a laissé une œuvre considérable she left (behind her) a vast body of work

4. [oublier] to leave, to forget

j'ai laissé mon sac à la maison I left my bag at home

5. [perdre - membre, personne, bien matériel] to lose

y laisser la vie ou sa vie to lose one's life

y laisser sa santé to ruin one's health

6. [déposer - trace, marque] to leave

ce vin laisse un arrière-goût désagréable this wine has an unpleasant aftertaste

il laisse un bon/un mauvais souvenir we have good/bad memories of him

elle laisse le souvenir d'une femme énergique she will be remembered as an energetic woman

7. [négliger] to leave

laisse ton livre et viens avec moi put down ou leave your book and come with me

laissez la direction de Paris sur la gauche et tournez à droite go past ou leave the road to Paris on your left and turn right

laisse tes soucis et viens avec nous forget your worries and come with us

8. (littéraire)

ne pas laisser de [ne pas manquer de]: cette réponse ne laisse pas de m'étonner I can't help but be surprised by this answer

B.[DONNER, CÉDER]

1. [accorder] to leave

laisser quelque chose à quelqu'un to leave something for somebody, to leave somebody something

le juge lui a laissé les enfants the judge gave her custody of the children

laissez la priorité à droite give way to the right

laissez le passage à l'ambulance let the ambulance through

laisser sa place à quelqu'un [siège] to give up one's seat to somebody

laisse-nous un peu de place! let us have ou leave us some room!

laisse-lui le temps de le faire leave ou give her time to do it

2. [confier] to leave

laisser des consignes à quelqu'un to leave instructions with somebody, to leave somebody with instructions

laissez les clés chez le gardien drop the keys off at the caretaker's, leave the keys with the caretaker

tu me laisses tout le travail! you're leaving me with all the work!

laisser quelque chose à faire à quelqu'un to leave somebody to do something, to leave something for somebody to do

3. [vendre] to let have

je vous le laisse pour 100 euros I'll let you have it for 100 euros

4. [transmettre]

après l'insurrection, il dut laisser le pouvoir à son fils after the rebellion, he had to hand over power to his son

[après sa mort] to leave, to bequeath (soutenu)

il a laissé d'immenses propriétés à sa famille he left his family vast estates

5. [réserver] to leave

laissez une marge pour les corrections leave a margin for corrections

laisser quelque chose pour la fin to leave something till last ou till the end

6. [suj: chose]

laisser à penser que to make one think ou suppose that, to lead one to believe that

ta lettre laisse à penser que tu ne pourras pas venir your letter implies that you won't be coming

je vous laisse à imaginer s'ils étaient surpris I'll leave you to imagine how surprised they were

(en usage absolu)

elle n'est pas là, cela laisse à penser she's not here, it makes you wonder

C.[DANS UN ÉTAT, UNE SITUATION]

1. [faire demeurer] to leave, to keep

laisse la fenêtre fermée/ouverte leave the window shut/open

laisser un crime impuni to let a crime go unpunished, to leave a crime unpunished

ceci me laisse sceptique I remain sceptical (about it)

cela me laisse froid ou indifférent it leaves me cold ou unmoved

laisser quelqu'un tranquille ou en repos ou en paix to leave somebody alone ou in peace

laisser quelque chose tranquille to leave something alone

laisser quelqu'un dans l'ignorance de quelque chose to let somebody remain ignorant of something, to leave somebody in the dark about something

laissez le nom en blanc leave the name blank, do not write the name in

les corps ont été laissés sans sépulture the bodies remained ou were left unburied

laisser derrière soi (sens propre & figuré) to leave behind

laisser la bride sur le cou à un cheval (sens propre) to give a horse its head

laisser la bride sur le cou à quelqu'un (figuré) to give somebody free rein

2. (en usage absolu) [s'abstenir d'intervenir]

laisse, je vais le faire leave it, I'll do it myself

laisse, je vais me débrouiller, ça va aller I'll be all right

laissez, je vous en prie please don't bother (with that)

laisse, c'est moi qui paie put your money away, I'll pay for this

D.[SUIVI D'UN INFINITIF]

1. [autoriser] to let, to allow, to permit

laisser quelqu'un faire quelque chose to let somebody do something, to allow somebody to do something

2. [ne pas empêcher de] to let, to allow

laisser quelqu'un faire to let somebody do, to leave somebody to do, to allow somebody to do

laisse-le dormir let him sleep, leave him to sleep

laisse-moi le lui dire let me tell her/him (about it)

laisser tomber quelque chose to drop something

laisser voir [montrer] to show, to reveal

son décolleté laissait voir une peau satinée her plunging neckline revealed skin like satin

laisser voir son émotion to show one's emotion

laisser condamner un innocent to allow an innocent man to be punished

laisser échapper un cri de douleur to let out a cry of pain

elle laissa échapper un soupir she gave a sigh

laisser sécher la colle to leave ou to allow the glue to dry

laissez bouillir quelques secondes let it boil for a few seconds

ceci laisse supposer que... this implies that..., this makes one think that...

3. (locution)

laisser dire: laissez dire et faites ce que vous avez à faire let them talk and do what you have to do

laisser faire: on n'y peut rien, il faut laisser faire there's nothing we can do (about it), you just have to let things take their course

laisse faire, ça n'est pas grave! don't worry, it doesn't matter!

tu t'imagines que je vais laisser faire ça? do you think I'm just going to stand by and watch while this happens?

laisser faire le temps to let time take its course

laisser tomber (familier) : laisser tomber un ami to drop a friend

tu devrais laisser tomber, ça ne marchera jamais you should give up ou drop it ou forget it, it'll never work

je te dois encore dix euros — laisse tomber I still owe you ten euros — forget it

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se laisser verbe pronominal (emploi passif)

ça se laisse regarder [à la télévision] it's watchable

il se laisse boire, ton petit vin your little wine goes down nicely ou is very drinkable

ça se laisse manger it's rather tasty

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se laisser verbe pronominal intransitif

elle s'est laissé accuser injustement she allowed herself to be ou she let herself be unjustly accused

il s'est laissé séduire he let himself be seduced

il s'est laissé mourir he let himself die, he just gave up living

ils se sont laissé surprendre par la nuit they were caught out by nightfall

se laisser tomber sur une chaise/dans un fauteuil to collapse onto a chair/into an armchair

se laisser aller

a. [se négliger] to let oneself go

b. [se détendre] to let oneself go, to relax

se laisser aller à to go as ou so far as

se laisser dire que to have heard (it said) that

se laisser faire: ne te laisse pas faire! stand up for yourself!, don't let yourself be taken advantage of!

la proposition est tentante, je crois que je vais me laisser faire it's an attractive offer, I think I'll give in to temptation

laisse-toi faire, ça nous fait plaisir de te l'offrir do take it ou come on, we'd love to give it to you

se laisser vivre (familier) to live for the moment, to take life as it comes

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ХОТЬ ВОЛКОМ ВОЙ coll (хоть + VPimpcr Invar predic or subord clause fixed WO
(used to express despair, hopelessness, impotence) (it is) an intolerable, untenable situation

it's enough to make you (a grown man) cry
you could just scream itfs more than one can bear (take).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > В-234
11 Г-242

ХОТЬ ГОЛОВОЙ ОБ СТЕНУ (СТЁНКУ) БЕЙСЯ coll (хоть + VPimpcr these forms only usu. indep. or subord clause) (used to express despair, helplessness, or the inability to find a way out of a difficult, hopeless situation) I feel (he feels etc) desperate and unable to cope
itfs enough to make you (me etc) cry

scream, climb the wall(s))
ift more than one
I etc) can bear (take, stand).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > Г-242
12 П-168

ХОТЬ ПЛАЧЬ coll (хоть + VPimpcr Invar usu. subord clause fixed WO
(used to express despair at one's inability to find a way out of a terrible situation) this is unbearably upsetting, depressing etc

it's enough to make you cry
I (you) could (just) cry I (you) could scream.
«Разное (я) в жизни испытала вашего брата - мужиков -должна бы уж хорошо знать. А вот влюбилась, хоть плачь, хоть головой об стенку...» (Копелев 1). "I've seen a lot in life
I should know you men well by know. But I'm in love
I could cry, beat my head against the wall" (1a).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > П-168
13 хоть волком вой

• ХОТЬ ВОЛКОМ ВОЙ coll

[ хоть + VPimper; Invar; predic or subord clause; fixed WO]

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⇒ (used to express despair, hopelessness, impotence) (it is) an intolerable, untenable situation:

- it's enough to make you (a grown man) cry;

- you could just scream;

- it's more than one can bear (take).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > хоть волком вой
14 хоть головой об стенку бейся

• ХОТЬ ГОЛОВОЙ ОБ СТЕНУ < СТЕНКУ> БЕЙСЯ coll

[ хоть + VPimper; these forms only; usu. indep. or subord clause]

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⇒ (used to express despair, helplessness, or the inability to find a way out of a difficult, hopeless situation) I feel (he feels etc) desperate and unable to cope:

- it's enough to make you <me etc> cry (scream, climb the wall<s>);

- it's more than one <1 etc> can bear <take, stand>.

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > хоть головой об стенку бейся
15 хоть головой об стену бейся

• ХОТЬ ГОЛОВОЙ ОБ СТЕНУ < СТЕНКУ> БЕЙСЯ coll

[ хоть + VPimper; these forms only; usu. indep. or subord clause]

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⇒ (used to express despair, helplessness, or the inability to find a way out of a difficult, hopeless situation) I feel (he feels etc) desperate and unable to cope:

- it's enough to make you <me etc> cry (scream, climb the wall<s>);

- it's more than one <1 etc> can bear <take, stand>.

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > хоть головой об стену бейся
16 хоть плачь

• ХОТЬ ПЛАЧЬ coll

[ хоть + VPimper; Invar; usu. subord clause; fixed WO]

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⇒ (used to express despair at one's inability to find a way out of a terrible situation) this is unbearably upsetting, depressing etc:

- it's enough to make you cry;

- I < you> could (just) cry;

- I < you> could scream.

♦ "Разное [ я] в жизни испытала; вашего брата - мужиков - должна бы уж хорошо знать. А вот влюбилась, хоть плачь, хоть головой об стенку..." (Копелев 1). "I've seen a lot in life; I should know you men well by know. But I'm in love; I could cry, beat my head against the wall" (1a).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > хоть плачь
17 pła|kać

impf (płaczę) vi 1. (wylewać łzy) to cry; to weep książk.
- płakać z rozpaczy/bólu/wściekłości to cry with despair/pain/rage

- płakać z radości to cry a. weep for joy

- płakać ze wzruszenia to be moved to tears

- płakać rzewnymi łzami to cry bitter tears

- płakać jak bóbr to cry like a baby

- płakać nad kimś/czymś to cry over sb/sth

- płakać po kimś a. po stracie kogoś to cry over the loss of sb

- dziecko płakało za matką the baby was crying for his/her mother

- czemu płaczesz? what are you crying about a. for?

- aż serce w niej płakało her heart wept

- płakała z byle powodu everything made her cry

- płakać mi się chce na myśl a. gdy pomyślę o tym it makes me want to cry when I think about it

- sytuacja jest taka, że tylko (u)siąść i płakać the situation’s enough to make you weep

- graliśmy tak, że tylko (u)siąść i płakać it makes you want to weep the way we played
2. przen. (narzekać) to whine; to bemoan książk.
- wszyscy płaczą, że… everyone bemoans the fact that…

- płakać nad własną głupotą to cry over one’s own stupidity przen.

The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > pła|kać
18 bringen

to take home; to bring; to carry; to fetch; to take

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brịn|gen
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1) (to cause to be in a certain condition etc: You'll get me into trouble.) get

2) (to make (something or someone) come (to or towards a place): I'll bring plenty of food with me; Bring him to me!) bring

3) (to result in: This medicine will bring you relief.) bring

4) (to keep (something): They'll hold your luggage at the station until you collect it.) hold

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brin·gen

< brachte, gebracht>

[ˈbrɪŋən]

vt

1. (tragen)

▪ etw \bringen to bring sth; (hinbringen a.) to take sth

den Müll nach draußen \bringen to take/bring out sep the rubbish BRIT [or garbage]

etw in Stellung \bringen to position sth

2. (übergeben)

▪ [jdm] etw \bringen to bring [sb] sth, to bring sth [to sb]; (hinbringen a.) to take [sb] sth, to take sth [to sb]

3. (servieren)

▪ jdm etw \bringen to bring sb sth

sich dat etw \bringen lassen to have sth brought to one

4. (einführen)

etw auf den Markt \bringen to market sth; Neues a. to launch sth

5. (begleiten)

▪ jdn irgendwohin \bringen to take [or see] [or accompany] sb somewhere; (herbringen a.) to bring sb somewhere

6. (befördern)

▪ jdn/etw irgendwohin \bringen to take sb/sth somewhere; (herbringen a.) to bring sb/sth somewhere

das Auto in die Garage \bringen to put the car in the garage

jdn zum Bahnhof/nach Hause/in die Klinik \bringen to take sb to the station/home/to the clinic

die Kinder ins [o zu] Bett \bringen to put the children to bed

7. (lenken)

die Diskussion/das Gespräch auf jdn/etw \bringen to bring the discussion/conversation round [or around] to sb/sth

das Gespräch auf ein anderes Thema \bringen to change the topic of conversation

etw auf eine Umlaufbahn \bringen to put sth into orbit

jdn auf den rechten Weg \bringen to get sb on the straight and narrow

8. (bescheren)

▪ [jdm] etw \bringen:

so ein großer Rasen kann einem schon eine Menge Arbeit \bringen such a large lawn can mean a lot of work for one

der letzte Frühling brachte uns viel Regen last spring saw a lot of rain, there was [or we had] a lot of rain last spring

[jdm] Ärger \bringen to cause [sb] [or to give sb] trouble

[jdm] Glück/Unglück \bringen to bring [sb] [good]/bad luck

[jdm] Nachteile \bringen to be disadvantageous [to sb], to have its drawbacks [for sb]

Stimmung in etw akk \bringen to liven up sth sep

jdm Trost \bringen to comfort [or console] sb

[jdm] Vorteile \bringen to be to sb's advantage, to have its advantages [for sb]

9. (mitteilen)

▪ jdm eine Nachricht \bringen to bring sb news

10. (erarbeiten)

es zu hohem Ansehen \bringen to earn high esteem

es zu etwas/nichts \bringen to get somewhere/nowhere [or not get anywhere]

es auf einem Gebiet/im Leben zu etwas/nichts \bringen to get somewhere/nowhere [or not get anywhere] in a field/in life

es zu nichts weiter als zu etw dat \bringen to not get further than sth

es zum Firmenleiter/Millionär \bringen to become [or make it to] company director/to become a millionaire

es zum Präsidenten \bringen to become [or make] president

es weit \bringen to get far

11. (fam: erreichen)

der Motor brachte es auf 500.000 km the engine kept going for 500,000 km

er brachte es in der Prüfung auf 70 Punkte he got 70 points in the exam

der Wagen bringt es auf 290 km/h this car can do 290 kph

es auf ein gutes Alter \bringen to reach a ripe old age

12. (versetzen)

diese Niederlage bringt uns wieder dahin, wo wir angefangen haben this defeat will take us back to where we started

das bring ich vor das Gremium! I'll take that to the board!

das bringt dich noch in Teufels Küche! you'll get into [or be in] a hell of a mess if you do that! fam

jdn außer sich akk \bringen to exasperate sb

jdn in Bedrängnis \bringen to get sb into trouble

jdn aus der Fassung \bringen to bewilder sb

sich/jdn in Gefahr \bringen to endanger oneself/sb, to expose oneself/sb to danger

jdn ins Gefängnis \bringen to put [or fam land] sb in prison

jdn/etw vor Gericht \bringen to take sb/sth to court

jdn/etw unter seine Gewalt \bringen to gain power over sb/to get sth under one's control

jdn ins Grab \bringen to be the death of sb usu hum

jdn zum Nervenzusammenbruch \bringen to give sb a nervous breakdown

sich akk [nicht] aus der Ruhe \bringen lassen to [not] get worked [or fam het] up

jdn in Schwierigkeiten \bringen to put [or get] sb into a difficult position

jdn zur Verzweiflung \bringen to make sb desperate, to drive sb to despair

jdn zur Wut \bringen to make sb furious, to enrage sb

▪ etw an sich akk \bringen (fam) to get sth; (stehlen) to collar sth fam

▪ etw hinter sich akk \bringen (fam) to get sth over and done with

▪ etw mit sich dat \bringen to cause sth; (zwangsläufig a.) to involve [or entail] sth

▪ etw bringt es mit sich dat, dass jd etw tut sth causes sb to do sth

das bringt es mit sich, dass... that means that...

ihre Krankheit bringt es mit sich, dass... it's because of [or to do with] her illness that...

▪ jd bringt es nicht über sich akk, etw zu tun sb cannot bring himself to do sth

13. (anregen)

etw zum Brennen/Laufen \bringen to get sth to burn/work

jdn dahin [o dazu] [o so weit] \bringen, etw zu tun [o dass jd etw tut] to make sb do sth

mit seinen ständigen Mäkeleien bringt er mich noch dahin, dass ich kündige his incessant carping will make me hand in my notice [one day]

du bringst ihn nie dazu mitzukommen you'll never get him to come along

jdn auf eine Idee \bringen to give sb an idea

jdn zum Laufen/Singen/Sprechen \bringen to make sb run/sing/talk

jdn zum Schweigen \bringen to silence sb

etw zum Stehen \bringen to bring sth to a stop

14. (rauben)

▪ jdn um etw akk \bringen to rob sb of sth; (durch eigene Schuld) to cost sb sth

jdn um seinen guten Ruf/seine Stellung \bringen Folgen to cost sb his reputation/job

jdn um den Schlaf \bringen to keep sb awake; (länger a.) to cause sb sleepless nights

jdn um den Verstand \bringen to drive sb mad

15. (fam: veröffentlichen)

▪ etw \bringen to print [or publish] sth

was bringt die Zeitung darüber? what does it say in the paper?

die Zeitung brachte nichts/einen Artikel darüber there was nothing/an article in the paper about it

alle Zeitungen brachten es auf der ersten Seite all the papers had it on the front page

eine Serie \bringen to run a series

16. (fam: senden)

▪ etw \bringen to broadcast sth; TV to show [or broadcast] sth

das Fernsehen bringt nichts darüber there's nothing on television about it

um elf Uhr \bringen wir Nachrichten the news will be at eleven o'clock

17. (fam: darstellen)

▪ jdn \bringen to act [or play the part of] sb

18. (fam: vorführen)

▪ etw \bringen Kino, Nachtlokal to show sth; Artist, Tänzerin, Sportler to perform sth; Sänger to sing sth

19. (darbringen)

▪ jdm etw \bringen to offer sb sth [or sth to sb]

jdm ein Ständchen \bringen to serenade sb; s.a. Opfer

20. (einbringen)

▪ [jdm] etw \bringen to bring in sth sep [for sb]

das bringt nicht viel Geld that won't bring [us] in much money

die Antiquität brachte 100.000 Euro the antique fetched [or was sold for] €100,000

einen Gewinn \bringen to make a profit

das bringt nichts! (fam) it's not worth it

Zinsen \bringen to earn interest

21. (sl: können)

sie/es bringts she's/it's got what it takes

meinst du, ich bring's? do you think I can do it?

das bringt sie gut she's good at it

das bringt er nicht he's not up to it

na, bringt dein Mann es noch [im Bett]? well, can your husband keep it up [in bed]? fam

der Wagen bringt 290 km/h this car can do 290 kph

der Motor bringts nicht mehr! the engine's had it [or done for] fam

die alte Kiste wird es noch für 'ne Weile \bringen there's still some life left in the old crate fam

dieses Werkzeug bringts doch nicht these tools are no good

wer hier zu wenig bringt, fliegt! if you're not up to form, you're out!

was bringt der Wagen denn so an PS? what's the top HP of this car?

eine Leistung \bringen to do a good job

das bringt nichts (zwecklos) it's pointless, there's no point; (nutzlos) it's useless, that's no use

das bringts nicht that's useless [or no use

22. (fam: bewegen)

▪ etw irgendwohin \bringen to get sth somewhere

alleine bringe ich die schwere Vase nicht von der Stelle I can't move [or shift] this heavy vase alone

23. (fam: machen)

ich bring ihn nicht satt! I can't give him enough to eat!

ich bring das Hemd nicht sauber I can't get the shirt clean

bringst du das Radio wieder in Ordnung? can you get the radio to work?

24.

▶ einen Hammer \bringen (fam) to drop a bombshell

▶ einen Klops \bringen NORDD to put one's foot in it [or one's mouth] fam

▶ das kannst du doch nicht \bringen! you can't [go and] do that!

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unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) (herbringen) bring; (hinbringen) take

sie brachte mir/ich brachte ihr ein Geschenk — she brought me/I took her a present

Unglück/Unheil [über jemanden] bringen — bring misfortune/disaster [upon somebody]

jemandem Glück/Unglück bringen — bring somebody [good] luck/bad luck

jemandem eine Nachricht bringen — bring somebody news

2) (begleiten) take

jemanden nach Hause/zum Bahnhof bringen — take somebody home/to the station

die Kinder ins Bett od. zu Bett bringen — put the children to bed

3)

es zu etwas/nichts bringen — get somewhere/get nowhere or not get anywhere

es bis zum Direktor bringen — make it to director

es weit bringen — get on or do very well

es im Leben weit bringen — go far in life

4)

jemanden ins Gefängnis bringen — <crime, misdeed> land somebody in prison or gaol

eine Sache vor Gericht bringen — take a matter to court

das Gespräch auf etwas/ein anderes Thema bringen — bring the conversation round to something/change the topic of conversation

jemanden wieder auf den rechten Weg bringen — (fig.) get somebody back on the straight and narrow

jemanden zum Lachen/zur Verzweiflung bringen — make somebody laugh/drive somebody to despair

jemanden dazu bringen, etwas zu tun — get somebody to do something

du hast mich auf eine gute Idee gebracht — you have given me a good idea

etwas hinter sich bringen — (ugs.) get something over and done with

es nicht über sich (Akk.) bringen [können], etwas zu tun — not be able to bring oneself to do something

etwas an sich (Akk.) bringen — (ugs.) collar something (sl.)

5)

jemanden um seinen Besitz bringen — do somebody out of his property

jemanden um den Schlaf/Verstand bringen — rob somebody of his/her sleep/drive somebody mad

6) (veröffentlichen) publish

alle Zeitungen brachten Berichte über das Massaker — all the papers carried reports of the massacre

7) (senden) broadcast

das Fernsehen bringt eine Sondersendung — there is a special programme on television

das Fernsehen hat nichts darüber gebracht — there was nothing about it on television

8) (darbringen)

das/ein Opfer bringen — make the/a sacrifice

eine Nummer/ein Ständchen bringen — perform a number/a serenade

das kannst du nicht bringen — (ugs.) you can't do that

9) (erbringen)

einen großen Gewinn/hohe Zinsen bringen — make a large profit/earn high interest

das Gemälde brachte 50 000 Euro — the painting fetched 50,000 euros

das bringt nichts od. bringt's nicht — (ugs.) it's pointless

10)

das bringt es mit sich, dass... — that means that...

11) (verursachen) cause <trouble, confusion>

es kann dir doch nur Vorteile bringen — it can only be to your advantage

12) (salopp): (schaffen, erreichen)

das bringst du doch nicht — you'll never do it

13) (bes. südd.) s. bekommen 1. 2)

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bringen; bringt, brachte, hat gebracht; v/t

1. an diesen Ort (auch fig): bring; (holen) auch get, fetch;

bring doch mal das Salz aus der Küche would you fetch the salt from the kitchen?;

was bringt dich hierher? what brings you here?;

das Essen auf den Tisch bringen serve the food;

die Wolken bringen Regen these clouds bring ( oder mean) rain;

was wird uns morgen bringen? what will tomorrow hold in store (for us)?;

etwas ans Licht oder

an den Tag bringen fig bring sth to the light of day ( oder out into the open);

mit sich bringen involve; (erfordern) require;

die Umstände bringen es mit sich it’s inevitable under the circumstances;

das bringt das Leben so mit sich life is like that, that’s life, that’s the way the cookie crumbles umg

2. an einen anderen Ort (auch fig): take; (tragen) auch carry; (setzen, legen, stellen) put; (begleiten) take, see:

jemanden zur Bahn/nach Hause bringen take ( oder see) sb to the station/home;

bring es ins Haus take ( oder put) it inside;

er wurde ins Krankenhaus gebracht he was taken to (US to the) hospital;

ich brachte ihm Pralinen I took him some chocolates;

die Kinder ins oder

zu Bett bringen put the children to bed;

jemanden ins Gefängnis bringen put sb in prison;

jemanden vor Gericht bringen take sb to court, bring sb up before the court;

das bringt mich in eine peinliche Lage that puts me into an embarrassing situation;

etwas auf den Markt oder

in den Handel bringen bring ( oder introduce) sth onto the market;

etwas in Umlauf bringen introduce sth into circulation

3. (verursachen, zur Folge haben) cause; (verschaffen) bring;

Glück/Unglück bringen bring good/bad luck;

Unglück über jemanden bringen bring sb bad luck;

jemandem Trost bringen comfort sb;

das bringt nur Ärger that’ll cause nothing but trouble;

das Mittel

brachte ihm keine Linderung brought ( oder gave) him no relief

4. (einbringen) (Gewinn etc) bring in;

Zinsen bringen bear ( oder yield) interest;

die Bücher haben auf dem Flohmarkt noch 20 Euro gebracht umg the books fetched 20 euros at the flea market, I got 20 euros for the books at the flea market;

das bringt nichts umg that won’t get you etc anywhere, that’s no use;

es bringt nicht viel, wenn man … one does not get much mileage out of … (+ger)

was bringt das? umg what’s the point

5. (schaffen) do; (erreichen) manage;

welche Leistung bringt der Motor? what can the engine do?;

bringt er, was er verspricht? does he keep his promises?;

es (bis) auf achtzig Jahre bringen live to be eighty;

er brachte es auf acht Punkte in Prüfung etc, auch Sport: he managed eight points;

es zu etwas/nichts bringen go far/get nowhere;

es (bis) zum Major etc

bringen make it to major etc;

es zu Ruhm und Ehre etc

bringen achieve fame and fortune;

er könnte es noch weit bringen he could go far yet;

es dahin bringen, dass manage to (+inf)

jemanden dahin bringen, dass bring sb to (+inf), make sb (+inf) warnend:

du wirst es noch so weit bringen, dass … umg you’d better watch your step or …; → zuwege

6. meist mit präpositionalen obj (etwas, einen Zustand, eine Handlung bewirken)

jemanden in Gefahr/Not/Rage/Schwierigkeiten etc

bringen get sb into danger/trouble/a rage/difficulties;

jemanden aus der Ruhe bringen upset sb;

jemanden aus dem Gleichgewicht bringen throw sb off balance;

sie bringt sich ständig in Schwierigkeiten she keeps getting herself into difficulties ( oder awkward situations);

jemanden außer sich bringen drive sb mad;

etwas in Ordnung oder

ins Lot bringen sort sth out;

in Einklang/Kontakt/Zusammenhang etc

bringen mit harmonize/bring into contact/bring into connection etc with;

jemanden zur Verzweiflung bringen drive sb to despair;

jemanden zum Lachen/Reden/Schweigen etc

bringen make sb laugh/talk/be quiet ( oder shut up umg);

etwas zum Einsturz/zum Explodieren bringen make sth collapse/explode;

sie brachte den Wagen zum Stehen she stopped the car ( oder pulled up);

sie brachte Abwechslung/Leben/Unruhe etc

in mein Leben she brought variety to my life/she gave my life a breath of fresh air/she brought chaos into my life;

wir müssen endlich System in die Sache bringen we have to give it some kind of system

7. (Programm, Film etc) auch show; THEAT bring, stage; MUS perform, play, (Lied) sing; Zeitung etc: bring;

was bringt das 1. Programm heute Abend? what’s on channel one this evening?;

die letzte Ausgabe brachte … the last issue had …;

haben sie schon etwas über das Unglück gebracht? have they already reported on the accident?

8. umg, meist jugendspr (schaffen)

das bring ich nicht! I (just) can’t do it;

ich weiß nicht, ob ich das bringe I’m not sure I can manage it;

es bringen umg make it; (zuwege bringen) pull it off;

(tun)

das kannst du doch nicht bringen! you can’t possibly do that!, that’s not on!;

du glaubst nicht, was sie heute wieder gebracht hat! you’ll never believe what she did today!;

(gut/schlecht sein)

es (nicht) bringen have a/no point, (not) cut the mustard;

Drogen bringens nicht drugs are no good;

das bringt’s (voll) umg that’s (really) excellent ( oder brilliant)

9. umg (kriegen) get sb/sth somewhere;

ich bring das Ding nicht in die Schachtel I can’t get the thing into the box;

ich bring den Schmutz nicht von den Schuhen I can’t get the dirt off these shoes

10. (lenken)

das Gespräch oder

die Rede oder

die Sprache auf etwas (akk)

bringen change the subject to sth;

jemanden auf etwas (akk)

bringen (erinnern) remind sb about sth; (anregen) make sb think about, do etc sth;

du bringst mich auf etwas now that you mention it;

jemanden auf die schiefe Bahn/den richtigen Weg bringen lead sb off/onto the straight and narrow;

etwas auf den Punkt bringen sum sth up

11. mit präp:

an sich/in seinen Besitz bringen acquire, take possession of;

hinter sich bringen get it over with;

ich kann es nicht über mich ( oder

übers Herz)

bringen I can’t bring myself to do it;

jemanden um etwas bringen deprive sb of sth; (betrügen) do sb out of sth umg

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unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) (herbringen) bring; (hinbringen) take

sie brachte mir/ich brachte ihr ein Geschenk — she brought me/I took her a present

Unglück/Unheil [über jemanden] bringen — bring misfortune/disaster [upon somebody]

jemandem Glück/Unglück bringen — bring somebody [good] luck/bad luck

jemandem eine Nachricht bringen — bring somebody news

2) (begleiten) take

jemanden nach Hause/zum Bahnhof bringen — take somebody home/to the station

die Kinder ins Bett od. zu Bett bringen — put the children to bed

3)

es zu etwas/nichts bringen — get somewhere/get nowhere or not get anywhere

es bis zum Direktor bringen — make it to director

es weit bringen — get on or do very well

es im Leben weit bringen — go far in life

4)

jemanden ins Gefängnis bringen — <crime, misdeed> land somebody in prison or gaol

eine Sache vor Gericht bringen — take a matter to court

das Gespräch auf etwas/ein anderes Thema bringen — bring the conversation round to something/change the topic of conversation

jemanden wieder auf den rechten Weg bringen — (fig.) get somebody back on the straight and narrow

jemanden zum Lachen/zur Verzweiflung bringen — make somebody laugh/drive somebody to despair

jemanden dazu bringen, etwas zu tun — get somebody to do something

du hast mich auf eine gute Idee gebracht — you have given me a good idea

etwas hinter sich bringen — (ugs.) get something over and done with

es nicht über sich (Akk.) bringen [können], etwas zu tun — not be able to bring oneself to do something

etwas an sich (Akk.) bringen — (ugs.) collar something (sl.)

5)

jemanden um seinen Besitz bringen — do somebody out of his property

jemanden um den Schlaf/Verstand bringen — rob somebody of his/her sleep/drive somebody mad

6) (veröffentlichen) publish

alle Zeitungen brachten Berichte über das Massaker — all the papers carried reports of the massacre

7) (senden) broadcast

das Fernsehen bringt eine Sondersendung — there is a special programme on television

das Fernsehen hat nichts darüber gebracht — there was nothing about it on television

8) (darbringen)

das/ein Opfer bringen — make the/a sacrifice

eine Nummer/ein Ständchen bringen — perform a number/a serenade

das kannst du nicht bringen — (ugs.) you can't do that

9) (erbringen)

einen großen Gewinn/hohe Zinsen bringen — make a large profit/earn high interest

das Gemälde brachte 50 000 Euro — the painting fetched 50,000 euros

das bringt nichts od. bringt's nicht — (ugs.) it's pointless

10)

das bringt es mit sich, dass... — that means that...

11) (verursachen) cause <trouble, confusion>

es kann dir doch nur Vorteile bringen — it can only be to your advantage

12) (salopp): (schaffen, erreichen)

das bringst du doch nicht — you'll never do it

13) (bes. südd.) s. bekommen 1. 2)

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v.

(§ p.,pp.: brachte, gebracht)

= to bring v.

(§ p.,p.p.: brought)

to get v.

(§ p.,p.p.: got)

or p.p.: gotten•)

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > bringen
19 sacar

v.

1 to take out.

sacar algo de to take something out of

sacó la mano/la cabeza por la ventanilla he stuck his hand/head out of the window

nos sacaron algo de comer they gave us something to eat

Ellos sacaron a los perros They took out the dogs.

2 to remove.

el dentista me sacó una muela I had a tooth out at the dentist's

3 to get (obtener) (carné, entradas, buenas notas).

¿qué sacaste en el examen de inglés? what did you get for o in your English exam?

sacar dinero del banco to get o take some money out of the bank

la sidra se saca de las manzanas cider is made from apples

¿y qué sacamos con reñirle? what do we gain by telling him off?, what's the point in telling him off?

Ella saca provecho She gets benefits.

4 to take (realizar) (foto).

siempre me sacan fatal en las fotos I always look terrible in photos

5 to bring out (al mercado) (nuevo producto, modelo).

6 to work out, to do.

sacar la cuenta/la solución to work out the total/the answer

sacar una conclusión to come to a conclusion

7 to gather, to understand.

lo leí tres veces, pero no saqué nada en claro o limpio I read it three times, but I couldn't make much sense of it

8 to let out (item of clothing) (de ancho). (peninsular Spanish)

9 to take off. ( Latin American Spanish)

sácale la ropa al niño get the child undressed

10 to throw in (sport) (con la mano).

11 to put the ball into play (sport).

sacar de banda/de esquina/de puerta to take a throw-in/corner/goal kick

12 to stick out, to put out one's, to put out, to show.

María saca la lengua Mary sticks out her tongue.

13 to serve the ball.

Ricardo saca Richard serves the ball.

14 to be obtained from.

Se te saca información Information is obtained from you.

15 to be extracted from, to be removed from.

Se me sacó una muela A molar was extracted from me.

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SACAR

CONJUGACIÓN

(c changes to qu before e)

Past Indicative

saqué, sacaste, sacó, sacamos, sacasteis, sacaron.

Present Subjunctive

saque, saques, saque, saquemos, saquéis, saquen.

Imperative

saca (tú), saque (él/Vd.), saquemos (nos.), sacad (vos.), saquen (ellos/Vds.).

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verb

1) to take out

2) get, obtain

3) get out

4) produce, invent

5) introduce

6) take (a photo)

7) release (a book, a disc, a film)

8) make (a copy)

9) stick out (one's tongue)

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Para las expresiones sacar adelante, sacar brillo, sacar algo en claro, sacar los colores a algn, sacar faltas a algo, sacar algo en limpio, sacar provecho, sacar a relucir, ver la otra entrada.
1. VERBO TRANSITIVO

1) (=poner fuera) to take out, get out

sacó el revólver y disparó — he drew his revolver and fired, he took {o} got his revolver out and fired

he sacado las toallas al sol — I've put the towels out to dry in the sun

saca la basura, por favor — please put {o} take the rubbish out

sacaron a los rehenes por la ventana — they got the hostages out through the window

• sacar a algn a [bailar] — to get sb up for a dance

• sacar algo/a algn [de], sacó toda su ropa del armario — she took all his clothes out of the wardrobe, she removed all his clothes from the wardrobe

sacó el regalo del paquete — he removed the present from its wrapping

voy a sacar dinero del cajero — I'm going to take {o} get some money out of the machine

quiero sacar un libro de la biblioteca — I want to get a book out of the library

¡sacadme de aquí! — get me out of here!

nunca saca a su mujer de casa — he never takes his wife out

mañana sacan a dos terroristas de cárcel — tomorrow two terrorists will be released from jail

• sacar a [pasear] a algn — to take sb (out) for a walk

saqué al perro a pasear — I took the dog (out) for a walk

- sacar a algn de sí

2) [de una persona] [+ diente] to take out

me han sacado una muela — I've had a tooth (taken) out

¡deja ese palo, que me vas a sacar un ojo! — stop playing with that stick, you're going to poke my eye out!

• sacar [sangre] a algn — to take blood from sb

3) [con partes del cuerpo] to stick out

saca la lengua — stick your tongue out

sacar la lengua a alguien — to stick one's tongue out at sb

sacar la barbilla — to stick one's chin out

saca la mano si vas a aparcar — stick your hand out if you're going to park
pecho I, 1)
4) (=obtener)

a) [+ notas, diputados] to get

siempre saca buenas notas — he always gets good marks

han sacado 35 diputados — they have had 35 members (elected)

¿y tú qué sacas con denunciarlo a la policía? — and what do you get out of {o} gain from reporting him to the police?

no consiguió sacar todos los exámenes en junio Esp — she didn't manage to pass {o} get all her exams in June

sacó un seis — [con dados] he threw a six

b) [+ dinero]

lo hago para sacar unos euros — I do it to earn {o} make a bit of money

sacó el premio gordo — he got {o} won the jackpot

sacamos una ganancia de... — we made a profit of...

c) [+ puesto] to get

sacó la plaza de enfermera — she got the nursing post

d) [+ información] to get

los datos están sacados de dos libros — the statistics are taken {o} come from two books

¿de dónde has sacado esa idea? — where did you get that idea?

¿de dónde has sacado esa chica tan guapa? — where did you get {o} find such a beautiful girlfriend?

e)

sacar algo de — [+ fruto, material] to extract sth from

sacan aceite de las almendras — they extract oil from the almonds

han sacado petróleo del desierto del Sáhara — they have extracted oil from the Sahara desert

f)

sacar algo a algn — to get sth out of sb

no conseguirán sacarle nada — they won't get anything out of him

le sacaron millones a base de chantajes — they got millions out of him by blackmailing him

le sacaron toda la información que necesitaban — they got all the information they needed from {o} out of him

g) [+ conclusión] to draw

¿qué conclusión se puede sacar de todo esto? — what can be concluded from all of this?, what conclusion can be drawn from all of this?

lo que se saca de todo esto es que... — the conclusion to be drawn from all this is that...

h) [+ característica]

ha sacado el pelo rubio de su abuela — she gets her blonde hair from her grandmother

5) (=comprar) [+ entradas] to get

yo sacaré los billetes — I'll get the tickets

6) (=lanzar) [+ modelo nuevo] to bring out; [+ libro] to bring out, publish; [+ disco] to release; [+ moda] to create

han sacado sus nuevos productos al mercado — they have brought out their new product range

ya han sacado las nuevas monedas de dos euros — the new two-euro coins are out

7) (=hacer) [+ foto] to take; [+ copia] to make

te voy a sacar una foto — I'm going to take a photo of you

esta cámara saca buenas fotos — this camera takes good photos

8) (=resolver)

no conseguí sacar el problema — I couldn't solve the problem

9) (=mostrar)

le han sacado en el periódico — he was in the paper

los sacaron en la tele — they were on TV

no me sacó en la foto — he missed me out of the photo

estamos sacando anuncios en TV — we're running some adverts on TV

10) (=mencionar)

no me saques ahora eso — don't come to me with that now

11) esp LAm (=quitar) [+ ropa] to take off; [+ mancha] to get out {o} off, remove frm

sacar la funda a un fusil — to take the cover off a rifle

12) (=aventajar en)

al terminar la carrera le sacaba 10 metros al adversario — he finished the race 10 metres ahead of his rival

le saca 10cm a su hermano — he is 10cm taller than his brother

13) (=salvar) to get out

nos sacó de esa penosa situación — she got us out of that difficult situation
apuro 1)
14) (=poner) [+ apodo, mote] to give

15) (Dep)

a) (Tenis) to serve

b) (Ftbl)

saca el balón Kiko — [en saque de banda] the throw-in is taken by Kiko; [en falta] Kiko takes the free kick

sacar una falta — to take a free kick

16) (Cos) [+ prenda de vestir] (=ensanchar) to let out; (=alargar) to let down

17) (Naipes) to play

2. VERBO INTRANSITIVO

1) (Tenis) to serve

2) (Ftbl) [en córner, tiro libre] to take the kick; [en saque de banda] to take the throw-in

después de marcar un gol, saca el contrario — after a goal has been scored, the opposing team kicks off

3.

See:

sacarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

Sentido I

1) ( extraer)

a) <billetera/lápiz> to take out, get out; <pistola/espada> to draw

sacar algo DE algo — to take something out of something

lo saqué del cajón — I took o got it out of the drawer

sacaron agua del pozo — they drew water from the well

b) < muela> to pull out, take out; <riñón/cálculo> to remove

me sacaron sangre — they took some blood

c) <diamantes/cobre> to extract, mine

sacar petróleo de debajo del mar — to get oil o (frml) extract petroleum from under the sea

d) <carta/ficha> to draw

2) (poner, llevar fuera)

a) <maceta/mesa/basura> to take out

saca las plantas al balcón — put the plants out on the balcony

sácalo aquí al sol — bring it out here into the sun

tuvimos que sacarlo por la ventana — we had to get it out through the window

sacar el perro a pasear — to take the dog out for a walk

los saqué a dar una vuelta en coche — I took them out for a ride (in the car)

sacar algo/a alguien DE algo — to get something/somebody out of something

sacar el coche del garaje — to get the car out of the garage

sáquenme de aquí! — get me out of here!

b) ( invitar)

el marido no la saca nunca — her husband never takes her out

sacar a alguien a bailar — to ask somebody to dance

c) < parte del cuerpo> to put out

me sacó la lengua — he stuck o put his tongue out at me

no saques la cabeza por la ventanilla — don't put your head out of the window

3) ( retirar) to take out

sacar dinero del banco — to take out o withdraw money from the bank

sólo puede sacar tres libros — you can only take out o borrow three books

4) ( de una situación difícil)

sacar a alguien DE algo — to get somebody out of something

me sacó de un apuro — he got me out of a tight spot

aquel dinero los sacó de la miseria — that money released them from their life of poverty

5) (Esp) < dobladillo> to let down; <pantalón/falda> ( alargar) to let down; ( ensanchar) to let out

Sentido II

6) ( obtener)

<pasaporte/permiso> to get; < entrada> to get, buy

ya saqué el pasaje or (Esp) he sacado el billete — I've already bought the ticket o got my ticket

7)

a) <calificación/nota> to get

saqué un cinco en química — I got five out of ten in chemistry

b) <votos/puntos> to get

c) ( en juegos de azar) < premio> to get, win

tiró los dados y sacó un seis — she threw the dice and got a six

d) < conclusión> to draw

e) <suma/cuenta> to do, work out

8) < beneficio> to get; < ganancia> to make

no vas a sacar nada hablándole así — you won't get anywhere talking to him like that

¿qué sacas con eso? — what do you gain by doing that?

saco $3.000 mensuales — I take home $3,000 a month

le sacó diez segundos (de ventaja) a Martínez — he took a ten-second lead over Martínez

el hijo ya le saca 10 centímetros — (fam) his son is already 10 centimeters taller than he is

sacar algo DE algo: sacaron mucho dinero de la venta they made a lot of money from the sale; no ha sacado ningún provecho del curso — she hasn't got anything out of the course

9)

sacar algo DE algo — <idea/información> to get something from something; <porciones/unidades> to get something out of something

sacarle algo A alguien — <dinero/información> to get something out of somebody

10) < brillo> to bring out

sacarle brillo a algo — to polish something to a shine

Sentido III

11)

a) < libro> to publish, bring out; < disco> to bring out, release; <modelo/producto> to bring out

sacaron el reportaje en primera plana — the report appeared on the front page

b) < tema> to bring up

c) < foto> to take; < copia> to make, take; < apuntes> to make, take

d) (Esp) <defecto/falta> (+ me/te/le etc) to find

a todo le tiene que sacar faltas — he always has to find fault with everything

12)

sacar adelante — < proyecto> ( poner en marcha) to get something off the ground; ( salvar de la crisis) to keep something going

luché tanto para sacar adelante a mis hijos — I fought so hard to give my children a good start in life

13) (Dep) <tiro libre/falta> to take

Sentido IV

14) ( quitar)

(esp AmL)

a)

sacarle algo A alguien — <botas/gorro> to take something off somebody; <juguetes/plata> (RPl) to take something from somebody

no se lo saques, que es suyo — don't take it (away) from him, it's his

¿cuánto te sacan en impuestos? — how much do they take off in taxes?

b)

sacarle algo a algo — <tapa/cubierta> to take something off something

c) ( retirar)

saca esto de aquí — take this away

saquen los libros de la mesa — take the books off the table

15) (esp AmL) ( hacer desaparecer) < mancha> to remove, get... out

me sacas un peso de encima — you've taken a great weight off my mind
2.
sacar vi (Dep) (en tenis, vóleibol) to serve; ( en fútbol) to kick off

sacar de puerta/de esquina — to take the goal kick/to take the corner

sacar de banda — to take the throw-in
3.
sacarse v pron (refl)

1) ( extraer)

ten cuidado, te vas a sacar un ojo — be careful or you'll poke o take your eye out

me saqué la astilla con unas pinzas — I got the splinter out with a pair of tweezers

me tengo que sacar una muela — (caus) I have to have a tooth out

sacarse algo DE algo — to take something out of something

sácate las manos de los bolsillos — take your hands out of your pockets

2) (AmL) ( quitarse) <ropa/zapatos> to take off; < maquillaje> to remove, take off

sácate el pelo de la cara — get o take your hair out of your eyes

no pudimos sacárnoslo de encima — we just couldn't get rid of him

3)

a) (caus) < foto>

tengo que sacarme una foto — I have to get a photo taken

b) (AmL) <calificación/nota> to get

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= draw from, pull out, remove, take out, withdraw, draw, pull from, put out, scoop (out), pull off, ferret out, winkle out.

Ex. These headings may be drawn from an alphabetical list of subject headings or from a classification scheme.

Ex. We go to that record, pull it out, change the item's priority and upgrade it so it gets out to you quickly.

Ex. Folders allow a set of papers to be kept together when a set on a given topic is removed from the file.

Ex. A borrower may sometimes wish to take out a book which has already been loaned out.

Ex. Thus, all cards corresponding to documents covering 'Curricula' are withdrawn from the pack.

Ex. The 'Root Thesaurus' presents other refinements which permit the part of the hierarchy from which a term is drawn to be specified.

Ex. The data is pulled directly from all the bibliographic data bases on DIALOG that have a JN field.

Ex. Naturally people will handle books before they decide to buy them, which means that no more than a couple of copies of each title should be put out so that reserve stock is prevented from getting grubby.

Ex. This service will be useful for end users and for scooping out the availability of information on STN for a variety of search topics.

Ex. The ionisation in the air pulls off massive, if random charges so the speed of lightning is actually less than that of the speed of light.

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Ex. Small business operators can be easy prey for scamsters trying to winkle out money for unsolicited - and unneeded - 'services'.

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* cría cuervos y te sacarán y los ojos = you've made your bed, now you must lie in it!.

* sacando provecho de = on the coattails of.

* sacar a Alguien de quicio = get on + Posesivo + nerves, drive + Alguien + up a wall, drive + Alguien + to despair, drive + Alguien + mad, drive + Alguien + insane, drive + Alguien + crazy, drive + Alguien + nuts, drive + Alguien + potty.

* sacar acciones al mercado = go + public.

* sacar a colación = bring + Nombre + up.

* sacar a colación una cuestión = bring up + matter, bring up + issue, bring up + point.

* sacar a colación una idea = bring up + idea.

* sacar a colación un problema = bring + problem up.

* sacar a colación un tema = bring up + topic, bring up + subject.

* sacar a concurso = tender for, tender out.

* sacar a concurso público = bid, bid + Posesivo + business, tender for, tender out.

* sacar a convocatoria pública = tender for, tender out, bid.

* sacar a flote = get + Nombre + back on + Posesivo + feet.

* sacar a golpes = punch out.

* sacar a la luz = bring to + light, dredge up.

* sacar Algo a relucir = bring + Nombre + to the surface.

* sacar Algo de = take + Nombre + out of.

* sacar a licitación = tender for, tender out.

* sacar al mercado = bring to + market.

* sacar a relucir = bring to + the surface, bring to + light, bring to + the fore.

* sacar a relucir diferencias = turn up + differences.

* sacar a relucir las mejores cualidades de = bring out + the best in.

* sacar a relucir lo peor de = bring out + the worst in.

* sacar a relucir los trapos sucios delante de otros = wash + dirty linen in front of others.

* sacar a relucir los trapos sucios en público = air + dirty linen in public.

* sacar arrastrando = haul out.

* sacar brillo = polish.

* sacar brillo a = buff, buff up.

* sacar conclusiones = draw + implications.

* sacar conclusiones generales = generalise [generalize, -USA].

* sacar conclusiones precipitadas = jump to + conclusions.

* sacar con sifón = siphon out.

* sacar con una bomba = pump out.

* sacar de = carry out of, wretch from, tilt + Nombre + out of, take from, catapult + Nombre + out of.

* sacar de apuros = bail out, bale out.

* sacar de contrabando = smuggle out.

* sacar de la inactividad = take + Nombre + out of the doldrums.

* sacar de las casillas = piss + Nombre + off.

* sacar del mismo molde = cast in + the same mould as.

* sacar de + Posesivo + casillas = drive + Alguien + (a)round the bend.

* sacar de quicio = drive + Alguien + (a)round the bend, exasperate, grind on + Posesivo + nerves, piss + Nombre + off.

* sacar dinero = draw + cash, draw out + cash.

* sacar el abrebotellas = pull out + the corks.

* sacar el máximo partido = exploit + full potential, take + full advantage (of), take + the best advantage.

* sacar el máximo partido a = get + the most out of.

* sacar el máximo partido a Algo = reach + the full potential of.

* sacar el máximo partido de = harness + the power of, make + the best of.

* sacar el máximo partido de Algo = make + the most of.

* sacar el máximo provecho de = get + the most out of.

* sacar el máximo provecho de Algo = make + the most of.

* sacar el mayor partido al dinero de uno = get + the most for + Posesivo + money.

* sacar el mejor partido de = get + the best out of.

* sacar el mejor partido de Algo = make + the best advantage of, make + the best use of, make + the best possible use of.

* sacar el mejor partido posible = get + the best of both worlds, get + the best of all worlds.

* sacar en préstamo = charge out, check out.

* sacar extractos de = excerpt.

* sacar faltas = find + fault with.

* sacar haciendo palanca = pry + Nombre + out, prise + Nombre + out.

* sacar haciendo sifón = siphon out.

* sacar ilegalmente = smuggle out.

* sacar la basura = take out + the garbage.

* sacar las castañas del fuego = sort out + the mess, pick up + the pieces.

* sacar las cosas de quicio = blow + things (up) out of (all) proportion.

* sacar lecciones de = draw + lessons from.

* sacarle defectos a todo = nitpick.

* sacarle dinero a Alguien = wrestle + money from.

* sacarle faltas a todo = nitpick.

* sacarle las castañas del fuego a Alguien = pull + Posesivo + chestnuts out of the fire.

* sacarle partido a = make + an opportunity (out) of.

* sacarle un bocado a = take + a bite out of.

* sacar libro en préstamo = borrow + book.

* sacar los pies del plato = break out of + the box.

* sacar los pies del tiesto = break out of + the box.

* sacar más partido = get + more for + Posesivo + money.

* sacar mayor partido a = squeeze + more life out of.

* sacar mayor provecho = stretch + further.

* sacar mejor partido = get + more for + Posesivo + money.

* sacar + Nombre + de = extricate + Nombre + from.

* sacar partido = take + advantage (of), exploit + benefits.

* sacar partido a una oportunidad = capitalise on + opportunity.

* sacar perforando = drill out.

* sacar poco a poco = tease out.

* sacar por impresora = print + off-line, print out + off-line.

* sacar provecho a una oportunidad = capitalise on + opportunity.

* sacar provecho de = capitalise on/upon [capitalize, -USA], cash in on, ride (on) + Posesivo + coattails.

* sacar punta = sharpen.

* sacar rápidamente = whip out.

* sacarse los mocos = pick + Posesivo + nose.

* sacar tirando = haul out.

* sacar una conclusión = draw + conclusion.

* sacar una deducción = draw + inference.

* sacar una foto = take + a shot.

* sacar una fotografía = take + picture.

* sacar una impresión = gain + picture.

* sacar una prueba = pull + a proof.

* sacar unas notazas = pass with + flying colours.

* sacar un diez = score + an A.

* sacar un ojo = gouge + eye out.

* sacar ventaja = gain + one-upmanship.

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1.
verbo transitivo

Sentido I

1) ( extraer)

a) <billetera/lápiz> to take out, get out; <pistola/espada> to draw

sacar algo DE algo — to take something out of something

lo saqué del cajón — I took o got it out of the drawer

sacaron agua del pozo — they drew water from the well

b) < muela> to pull out, take out; <riñón/cálculo> to remove

me sacaron sangre — they took some blood

c) <diamantes/cobre> to extract, mine

sacar petróleo de debajo del mar — to get oil o (frml) extract petroleum from under the sea

d) <carta/ficha> to draw

2) (poner, llevar fuera)

a) <maceta/mesa/basura> to take out

saca las plantas al balcón — put the plants out on the balcony

sácalo aquí al sol — bring it out here into the sun

tuvimos que sacarlo por la ventana — we had to get it out through the window

sacar el perro a pasear — to take the dog out for a walk

los saqué a dar una vuelta en coche — I took them out for a ride (in the car)

sacar algo/a alguien DE algo — to get something/somebody out of something

sacar el coche del garaje — to get the car out of the garage

sáquenme de aquí! — get me out of here!

b) ( invitar)

el marido no la saca nunca — her husband never takes her out

sacar a alguien a bailar — to ask somebody to dance

c) < parte del cuerpo> to put out

me sacó la lengua — he stuck o put his tongue out at me

no saques la cabeza por la ventanilla — don't put your head out of the window

3) ( retirar) to take out

sacar dinero del banco — to take out o withdraw money from the bank

sólo puede sacar tres libros — you can only take out o borrow three books

4) ( de una situación difícil)

sacar a alguien DE algo — to get somebody out of something

me sacó de un apuro — he got me out of a tight spot

aquel dinero los sacó de la miseria — that money released them from their life of poverty

5) (Esp) < dobladillo> to let down; <pantalón/falda> ( alargar) to let down; ( ensanchar) to let out

Sentido II

6) ( obtener)

<pasaporte/permiso> to get; < entrada> to get, buy

ya saqué el pasaje or (Esp) he sacado el billete — I've already bought the ticket o got my ticket

7)

a) <calificación/nota> to get

saqué un cinco en química — I got five out of ten in chemistry

b) <votos/puntos> to get

c) ( en juegos de azar) < premio> to get, win

tiró los dados y sacó un seis — she threw the dice and got a six

d) < conclusión> to draw

e) <suma/cuenta> to do, work out

8) < beneficio> to get; < ganancia> to make

no vas a sacar nada hablándole así — you won't get anywhere talking to him like that

¿qué sacas con eso? — what do you gain by doing that?

saco $3.000 mensuales — I take home $3,000 a month

le sacó diez segundos (de ventaja) a Martínez — he took a ten-second lead over Martínez

el hijo ya le saca 10 centímetros — (fam) his son is already 10 centimeters taller than he is

sacar algo DE algo: sacaron mucho dinero de la venta they made a lot of money from the sale; no ha sacado ningún provecho del curso — she hasn't got anything out of the course

9)

sacar algo DE algo — <idea/información> to get something from something; <porciones/unidades> to get something out of something

sacarle algo A alguien — <dinero/información> to get something out of somebody

10) < brillo> to bring out

sacarle brillo a algo — to polish something to a shine

Sentido III

11)

a) < libro> to publish, bring out; < disco> to bring out, release; <modelo/producto> to bring out

sacaron el reportaje en primera plana — the report appeared on the front page

b) < tema> to bring up

c) < foto> to take; < copia> to make, take; < apuntes> to make, take

d) (Esp) <defecto/falta> (+ me/te/le etc) to find

a todo le tiene que sacar faltas — he always has to find fault with everything

12)

sacar adelante — < proyecto> ( poner en marcha) to get something off the ground; ( salvar de la crisis) to keep something going

luché tanto para sacar adelante a mis hijos — I fought so hard to give my children a good start in life

13) (Dep) <tiro libre/falta> to take

Sentido IV

14) ( quitar)

(esp AmL)

a)

sacarle algo A alguien — <botas/gorro> to take something off somebody; <juguetes/plata> (RPl) to take something from somebody

no se lo saques, que es suyo — don't take it (away) from him, it's his

¿cuánto te sacan en impuestos? — how much do they take off in taxes?

b)

sacarle algo a algo — <tapa/cubierta> to take something off something

c) ( retirar)

saca esto de aquí — take this away

saquen los libros de la mesa — take the books off the table

15) (esp AmL) ( hacer desaparecer) < mancha> to remove, get... out

me sacas un peso de encima — you've taken a great weight off my mind
2.
sacar vi (Dep) (en tenis, vóleibol) to serve; ( en fútbol) to kick off

sacar de puerta/de esquina — to take the goal kick/to take the corner

sacar de banda — to take the throw-in
3.
sacarse v pron (refl)

1) ( extraer)

ten cuidado, te vas a sacar un ojo — be careful or you'll poke o take your eye out

me saqué la astilla con unas pinzas — I got the splinter out with a pair of tweezers

me tengo que sacar una muela — (caus) I have to have a tooth out

sacarse algo DE algo — to take something out of something

sácate las manos de los bolsillos — take your hands out of your pockets

2) (AmL) ( quitarse) <ropa/zapatos> to take off; < maquillaje> to remove, take off

sácate el pelo de la cara — get o take your hair out of your eyes

no pudimos sacárnoslo de encima — we just couldn't get rid of him

3)

a) (caus) < foto>

tengo que sacarme una foto — I have to get a photo taken

b) (AmL) <calificación/nota> to get

* * *

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* cría cuervos y te sacarán y los ojos = you've made your bed, now you must lie in it!.

* sacando provecho de = on the coattails of.

* sacar a Alguien de quicio = get on + Posesivo + nerves, drive + Alguien + up a wall, drive + Alguien + to despair, drive + Alguien + mad, drive + Alguien + insane, drive + Alguien + crazy, drive + Alguien + nuts, drive + Alguien + potty.

* sacar acciones al mercado = go + public.

* sacar a colación = bring + Nombre + up.

* sacar a colación una cuestión = bring up + matter, bring up + issue, bring up + point.

* sacar a colación una idea = bring up + idea.

* sacar a colación un problema = bring + problem up.

* sacar a colación un tema = bring up + topic, bring up + subject.

* sacar a concurso = tender for, tender out.

* sacar a concurso público = bid, bid + Posesivo + business, tender for, tender out.

* sacar a convocatoria pública = tender for, tender out, bid.

* sacar a flote = get + Nombre + back on + Posesivo + feet.

* sacar a golpes = punch out.

* sacar a la luz = bring to + light, dredge up.

* sacar Algo a relucir = bring + Nombre + to the surface.

* sacar Algo de = take + Nombre + out of.

* sacar a licitación = tender for, tender out.

* sacar al mercado = bring to + market.

* sacar a relucir = bring to + the surface, bring to + light, bring to + the fore.

* sacar a relucir diferencias = turn up + differences.

* sacar a relucir las mejores cualidades de = bring out + the best in.

* sacar a relucir lo peor de = bring out + the worst in.

* sacar a relucir los trapos sucios delante de otros = wash + dirty linen in front of others.

* sacar a relucir los trapos sucios en público = air + dirty linen in public.

* sacar arrastrando = haul out.

* sacar brillo = polish.

* sacar brillo a = buff, buff up.

* sacar conclusiones = draw + implications.

* sacar conclusiones generales = generalise [generalize, -USA].

* sacar conclusiones precipitadas = jump to + conclusions.

* sacar con sifón = siphon out.

* sacar con una bomba = pump out.

* sacar de = carry out of, wretch from, tilt + Nombre + out of, take from, catapult + Nombre + out of.

* sacar de apuros = bail out, bale out.

* sacar de contrabando = smuggle out.

* sacar de la inactividad = take + Nombre + out of the doldrums.

* sacar de las casillas = piss + Nombre + off.

* sacar del mismo molde = cast in + the same mould as.

* sacar de + Posesivo + casillas = drive + Alguien + (a)round the bend.

* sacar de quicio = drive + Alguien + (a)round the bend, exasperate, grind on + Posesivo + nerves, piss + Nombre + off.

* sacar dinero = draw + cash, draw out + cash.

* sacar el abrebotellas = pull out + the corks.

* sacar el máximo partido = exploit + full potential, take + full advantage (of), take + the best advantage.

* sacar el máximo partido a = get + the most out of.

* sacar el máximo partido a Algo = reach + the full potential of.

* sacar el máximo partido de = harness + the power of, make + the best of.

* sacar el máximo partido de Algo = make + the most of.

* sacar el máximo provecho de = get + the most out of.

* sacar el máximo provecho de Algo = make + the most of.

* sacar el mayor partido al dinero de uno = get + the most for + Posesivo + money.

* sacar el mejor partido de = get + the best out of.

* sacar el mejor partido de Algo = make + the best advantage of, make + the best use of, make + the best possible use of.

* sacar el mejor partido posible = get + the best of both worlds, get + the best of all worlds.

* sacar en préstamo = charge out, check out.

* sacar extractos de = excerpt.

* sacar faltas = find + fault with.

* sacar haciendo palanca = pry + Nombre + out, prise + Nombre + out.

* sacar haciendo sifón = siphon out.

* sacar ilegalmente = smuggle out.

* sacar la basura = take out + the garbage.

* sacar las castañas del fuego = sort out + the mess, pick up + the pieces.

* sacar las cosas de quicio = blow + things (up) out of (all) proportion.

* sacar lecciones de = draw + lessons from.

* sacarle defectos a todo = nitpick.

* sacarle dinero a Alguien = wrestle + money from.

* sacarle faltas a todo = nitpick.

* sacarle las castañas del fuego a Alguien = pull + Posesivo + chestnuts out of the fire.

* sacarle partido a = make + an opportunity (out) of.

* sacarle un bocado a = take + a bite out of.

* sacar libro en préstamo = borrow + book.

* sacar los pies del plato = break out of + the box.

* sacar los pies del tiesto = break out of + the box.

* sacar más partido = get + more for + Posesivo + money.

* sacar mayor partido a = squeeze + more life out of.

* sacar mayor provecho = stretch + further.

* sacar mejor partido = get + more for + Posesivo + money.

* sacar + Nombre + de = extricate + Nombre + from.

* sacar partido = take + advantage (of), exploit + benefits.

* sacar partido a una oportunidad = capitalise on + opportunity.

* sacar perforando = drill out.

* sacar poco a poco = tease out.

* sacar por impresora = print + off-line, print out + off-line.

* sacar provecho a una oportunidad = capitalise on + opportunity.

* sacar provecho de = capitalise on/upon [capitalize, -USA], cash in on, ride (on) + Posesivo + coattails.

* sacar punta = sharpen.

* sacar rápidamente = whip out.

* sacarse los mocos = pick + Posesivo + nose.

* sacar tirando = haul out.

* sacar una conclusión = draw + conclusion.

* sacar una deducción = draw + inference.

* sacar una foto = take + a shot.

* sacar una fotografía = take + picture.

* sacar una impresión = gain + picture.

* sacar una prueba = pull + a proof.

* sacar unas notazas = pass with + flying colours.

* sacar un diez = score + an A.

* sacar un ojo = gouge + eye out.

* sacar ventaja = gain + one-upmanship.

* * *

sacar [A2 ]

vt

Sentido I

A (extraer)

1 ‹cartera/dinero/lápiz› to take out, get out; ‹pistola› to draw, get out; ‹espada› to draw sacar algo DE algo to take sth OUT OF sth

lo saqué del cajón I took o got it out of the drawer

sacar el pollo del horno take the chicken out of the oven, remove the chicken from the oven ( frml)

sacaron agua del pozo they drew water from the well

2 ‹muela› to pull out, take out; ‹riñón/cálculo› to remove

me sacaron sangre para hacer los análisis they took some blood to do the tests

saqué la astilla con unas pinzas I got the splinter out with a pair of tweezers

deja que te saque esa espinilla let me squeeze that pimple for you

me vas a sacar un ojo con ese paraguas you'll have o poke my eye out with that umbrella!

3 ‹diamantes/cobre› to extract, mine

sacamos petróleo de debajo del mar we get oil o ( frml) extract petroleum from under the sea

4 ‹conclusión› to draw

¿sacaste algo en limpio de todo eso? did you (manage to) make anything of all that?

primero tienes que sacar la raíz cuadrada first you have to find o extract the square root

B (de una situación) sacar a algn DE algo:

aquel dinero los sacó de la miseria that money released them from their life of poverty

¿quién lo va a sacar de su error? who's going to tell him he's wrong o put him right?

me sacó de una situación muy difícil she got me out of a really tight spot

pagaron la fianza y la sacaron de la cárcel they put up bail and got her out of prison

¿por qué lo sacaron del colegio? why did they take him out of o take him away from the school?

C (de una cuenta, un fondo) to take out, get out ( colloq)

tengo que sacar dinero del banco/de la otra cuenta I have to get o draw some money out of the bank/draw o take some money out of the other account

sólo puede sacar tres libros you can only take out o borrow three books

D ‹cuenta/suma/ecuación› to do, work out; ‹adivinanza› to work out

saca la cuenta y dime cuánto te debo work it out and tell me how much I owe you

E (poner, llevar fuera)

1 ‹maceta/mesa› to take out

saca las plantas al balcón put the plants out on the balcony, take the plants out onto the balcony

¿has sacado la basura? have you put o taken the garbage ( AmE) o ( BrE) rubbish out?

sácalo aquí al sol bring it out here into the sun

sacaron el sofá por la ventana they got the sofa out through the window

sacar algo DE algo to take o get sth OUT OF sth

no puedo sacar el coche del garaje I can't get the car out of the garage

2 ‹persona/perro›

los saqué a dar una vuelta en coche I took them out for a ride (in the car)

lo tuvimos que sacar por la ventana we had to get him out through the window

la sacaron en brazos they carried her out

saca el perro a pasear take the dog out for a walk

sacar a algn DE algo to get sb OUT OF sth

¡socorro! ¡sáquenme de aquí! help! get me out of here!

su marido no la saca nunca de casa her husband never takes her out

lo sacaron de allí a patadas they kicked him out of there

3

sacar a algn a bailar to ask sb to dance

4 ‹parte del cuerpo›

saca (el) pecho stick your chest out

me sacó la lengua he stuck o put his tongue out at me

no saques la cabeza por la ventanilla don't put your head out of the window

F (poner en juego) ‹carta› to play, put down; ‹pieza/ficha› to bring out

G ‹dobladillo› to let down ‹pantalón/falda› (alargar) to let down; (ensanchar) to let out

Sentido II

A ‹pasaporte/permiso› to get; ‹entrada› to get, buy

ya he sacado el pasaje or ( Esp) billete I've already bought the ticket o got my ticket

¿sacaste hora para la peluquería? did you make an appointment at the hairdresser's?

he sacado número para la consulta de mañana I've made an appointment with the doctor tomorrow

sacar una reserva to make a reservation, to book

¡qué tipo más buen mozo! ¿de dónde lo habrá sacado? wow, he's good-looking! where do you think she got hold of o found him? ( colloq)

B

1 sacar algo DE algo ‹idea/información› to get sth FROM sth

saqué los datos del informe oficial I got o took the information from the official report

2 sacarle algo A algn ‹dinero/información› to get sth OUT OF sb

no le pude sacar ni un peso para la colecta I couldn't get a penny out of him for the collection

le sacaron el nombre de su cómplice they got the name of his accomplice out of him, they extracted the name of his accomplice from him

a ver si le sacas quién se lo dijo see if you can find out who told her, try and get out of her who it was who told her

C

1 ‹calificación/nota› to get

saqué un cinco en química I got five out of ten in chemistry

2 ‹votos/puntos› to get

el partido sacó tres escaños the party got o won three seats

3 (en juegos de azar) ‹premio› to get, win

cuando saque la lotería when I win the lottery

tiró los dados y sacó un seis she threw the dice and got a six

saqué la pajita más corta I drew the short straw

4 ( Esp) ‹examen/asignatura› to pass

no creo que saque la física en junio I don't think I'll pass o get through physics in June

D ‹brillo› to bring out

frotar para sacarle brillo rub to bring out the shine o to make it shine

esa caminata le sacó los colores that walk brought the color to her cheeks

punta² (↑ punta (2))

E ‹beneficio› to get

no vas a sacar nada hablándole así you won't get anywhere talking to him like that

¿qué sacas con amargarle la vida? what do you gain by making his life a misery?

le sacó mucho partido a la situación he took full advantage of the situation

con este trabajito saco (lo suficiente) para mis vicios I earn a little pocket money with this job

saqué unas £200 en limpio I made a clear £200

le sacó diez segundos (de ventaja) a Martínez he took a ten-second lead over Martínez

el hijo ya le saca 10 centímetros ( fam); his son is already 10 centimeters taller than he is

sacar algo DE algo:

no ha sacado ningún provecho del cursillo she hasn't got anything out of o ( frml) hasn't derived any benefit from the course

tienes que aprender a sacar partido de estas situaciones you have to learn to take advantage of these situations

no sacaron mucho dinero de la venta they didn't make much money on o out of o from the sale

F sacar algo DE algo ‹porciones/unidades› to get sth OUT OF sth

de esa masa puedes sacar dos pasteles there's enough pastry there to make o for two pies, you can get two pies out of that amount of pastry

G

(heredar): ha sacado los ojos verdes de la madre he's got his mother's green eyes, he gets his green eyes from his mother

Sentido III

A

1 ‹libro› to publish, bring out; ‹película/disco› to bring out, release; ‹modelo/producto› to bring out

han vuelto a sacar la moda de la minifalda the miniskirt is back in fashion

sacaron el reportaje en primera plana the report was published o printed o the report appeared on the front page

2 ‹tema› to bring up

3 ( Esp) ‹defecto/falta› (+ me/te/le etc) to find

a todo le tiene que sacar faltas he always has to find fault with everything

4 ( Esp) ‹apodo› to give

B

sacar adelante: gracias a su empeño sacaron adelante el proyecto thanks to her determination they managed to get the project off the ground/keep the project going

luché tanto para sacar adelante a mis hijos I fought so hard to give my children a good start in life

tengo que sacar adelante la misión que me fue encomendada I have to carry out the mission that has been entrusted to me

C

1 ‹foto› to take

2 ‹copia› to make, take

3 ‹apuntes› to make, take

D ( Dep) ‹tiro libre/falta› to take

Sentido IV (quitar)

A ( esp AmL)

1 ‹botas/gorro/tapa› sacarle algo A algn/algo to take sth OFF sb/sth

¿me sacas las botas? can you pull o take my boots off?

tengo que sacarles el polvo a los muebles I have to dust the furniture

2

(apartar): saca esto de aquí que estorba take this away, it's in the way

saquen los libros de la mesa take the books off the table

mejor sacarlo de en medio ahora we'd better get it out of the way now

3 ‹programa› to switch off; ‹disco› to take off

B

( RPl) ‹pertenencia› sacarle algo a algn to take sth from sb

no se lo saques, que es suyo don't take it (away) from him, it's his

¿cuánto te sacan en impuestos? how much do they take off in taxes?, how much do you get deducted o ( AmE) withheld in taxes?

no me saques la silla don't take o ( BrE colloq) pinch my seat

C ( esp AmL) (hacer desaparecer) ‹mancha› to remove, get … out; ‹dolor› to get rid of

es una idea descabellada, a ver si se la podemos sacar de la cabeza it's a crazy idea, we should try to talk him out of it

me sacas un peso de encima you've taken a great weight off my mind

tenemos que sacarle esa costumbre we have to break him of that habit

■ sacar

vi

1 (en tenis, vóleibol) to serve

2 (en fútbol) to kick off

sacó de puerta/de esquina he took the goal kick/corner

saca de banda he takes the throw-in

■ sacarse

v pron

( refl)

A

(extraer): ten cuidado, te vas a sacar un ojo be careful or you'll poke o take your eye out

me tengo que sacar una muela ( caus) I have to have a tooth out

sacarse algo DE algo to take sth OUT OF sth

sácate las manos de los bolsillos take your hands out of your pockets

sácate el dedo de la nariz don't pick your nose

B ( esp AmL)

1 ‹ropa/zapatos› to take off

se sacó el reloj she took off her watch

2

(apartar, hacer desaparecer): sácate el pelo de la cara get o take your hair out of your eyes

sacarse el maquillaje to remove o take off one's makeup

no me puedo sacar el dolor con nada no matter what I do I can't seem to get rid of the pain

no pudimos sacárnoslo de encima we just couldn't get rid of him

C (Chi, Méx) ‹calificación/nota› to get

me saqué un 6 en español I got 6 out of 10 in Spanish

* * *

sacar ( conjugate sacar) verbo transitivo
1 ( extraer)
a) ‹billetera/lápiz› to take out, get out;

‹pistola/espada› to draw;
sacar algo DE algo to take o get sth out of sth;
◊ lo saqué del cajón I took o got it out of the drawer

b) ‹ muela› to pull out, take out;

‹riñón/cálculo› to remove;
◊ me sacaron sangre they took some blood

c) ‹diamantes/cobre/petróleo› to extract

d) ‹carta/ficha› to draw

2 (poner, llevar fuera)
a) ‹maceta/mesa/basura› to take out;

◊ sácalo aquí al sol bring it out here into the sun;

tuvimos que sacarlo por la ventana we had to get it out through the window;
sacar el perro a pasear to take the dog out for a walk;
sacar el coche del garaje to get the car out of the garage
b) ( invitar):

◊ el marido no la saca nunca her husband never takes her out;

sacar a algn a bailar to ask sb to dance
c) ‹ parte del cuerpo› to put out;

◊ me sacó la lengua he stuck o put his tongue out at me

3 ( retirar) to take out;
◊ sacar dinero del banco to take out o withdraw money from the bank

4 ( de una situación difícil) sacar a algn DE algo ‹de apuro/atolladero› to get sb out of sth
5 (Esp) ‹ dobladillo› to let down;
‹pantalón/falda› ( alargar) to let down;
( ensanchar) to let out
( obtener)
1 ‹pasaporte/permiso› to get;
‹entrada/billete› to get, buy
2
a) ‹votos/puntos/calificación› to get

b) ‹ premio› to get, win

c) ‹ conclusión› to draw

d) ‹suma/cuenta› to do, work out

3 ‹ beneficio› to get;
‹ ganancia› to make;
◊ ¿qué sacas con eso? what do you gain by doing that?;

no sacó ningún provecho del curso she didn't get anything out of the course
4 sacar algo DE algo ‹idea/información› to get sth from sth;
‹porciones/unidades› to get sth out of sth;
sacarle algo A algn ‹dinero/información› to get sth out of sb
5 ‹ brillo› to bring out;
◊ sacarle brillo a algo to polish sth to a shine

1
a) ‹ libro› to publish, bring out;

‹ disco› to bring out, release;
‹modelo/producto› to bring out
b) ‹ tema› to bring up

c) ‹ foto› to take;

‹ copia› to make, take;
‹ apuntes› to make, take;
◊ sacarle una foto a algn to take a photo of sb

d) (Esp) ‹defecto/falta› (+ me/te/le etc) to find;

◊ a todo le tiene que sacar faltas he always has to find fault with everything

2
◊ sacar adelante ‹ proyecto› ( poner en marcha) to get sth off the ground;

( salvar de la crisis) to keep sth going;
◊ luché tanto para sacar adelante a mis hijos I fought so hard to give my children a good start in life

3 (Dep) ‹tiro libre/falta› to take
( quitar) (esp AmL)
a) sacarle algo A algn ‹botas/gorro› to take sth off sb

b) sacarle algo a algo ‹tapa/cubierta› to take sth off sth

c) ( retirar):

◊ saca esto de aquí take this away;

saquen los libros de la mesa take the books off the table
d) ( hacer desaparecer) ‹ mancha› to remove, get … out

verbo intransitivo (Dep) (en tenis, vóleibol) to serve;
( en fútbol) to kick off
sacarse verbo pronominal ( refl)
1 ( extraer) ‹astilla/púa› to take … out;
‹ ojo› to poke … out;
◊ me tengo que sacar una muela ( caus) I have to have a tooth out;

sacarse algo DE algo to take sth out of sth;
sácate las manos de los bolsillos take your hands out of your pockets
2 (AmL) ( quitarse) ‹ropa/zapatos› to take off;
‹ maquillaje› to remove, take off
3
a) ( caus) ‹ foto›:

◊ tengo que sacarme una foto I have to have my photo taken

b) (AmL) ‹calificación/nota› to get

sacar
I verbo transitivo
1 (de un sitio) to take out
sacar la cabeza por la ventana, to stick one's head out of the window
sacar dinero del banco, to withdraw money from the bank
2 (un beneficio, etc) to get
3 (extraer una cosa de otra) to extract, get: de la uva se saca vino, you get wine from grapes
4 (una solución) to work out
sacar conclusiones, to draw conclusions
5 (descubrir, resolver) no consigo sacar esta ecuación, I can't resolve this equation
6 (un documento) to get
7 (una entrada, un billete) to buy, get
8 (de una mala situación) sacar a alguien de algo, to get sb out of sthg
sacar de la pobreza, to save from poverty
9 (manifestar, dar a conocer) de repente, sacó su malhumor, he got into a strop all of a sudden
10 (una novedad) han sacado un nuevo modelo de televisor, they've brought out a new television model again
11 (poner en circulación) to bring out, release
12 familiar (producir) esa máquina saca más de 2.500 piezas a la hora, this machine can produce more than 2,500 parts an hour
(una fotografía, una copia) to take
13 familiar (aparecer alguien o algo en un medio de comunicación) lo sacaron por la tele, it was on television
14 familiar (superar a alguien en algo) ha crecido mucho, ya le saca la cabeza a su padre, he's grown a lot o he's already taller than his father
15 (un jugador una carta o una ficha) to draw
16 (una mancha) to get out
17 Cost (de largo) to let down
(de ancho) to let out
II vi Dep (en tenis) to serve
(en fútbol, baloncesto, etc) to kick off
♦ Locuciones: sacar a alguien a bailar, to ask sb to dance
sacar a relucir, to point out
sacar adelante, to keep going
sacar en claro o limpio, to make sense of
sacar la lengua, to stick one's tongue out
sacar pecho, to thrust one's chest out
' sacar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
achicar
- basura
- bota
- brillo
- cara
- casilla
- chupar
- clara
- claro
- colación
- concurso
- contrarreloj
- descargar
- desorbitar
- destripar
- espaldarazo
- estárter
- exigible
- flote
- fuego
- invertir
- jugo
- liberar
- listada
- listado
- moldear
- noria
- pegote
- penetrar
- provecho
- punta
- quicio
- relucir
- sacacorchos
- sangrar
- subastar
- tajada
- trapo
- varar
- ajustar
- apunte
- billete
- carné
- cuenta
- desengañar
- esquina
- limpio
- luz
- músculo
- nota
English:
assign
- back
- bail out
- bash out
- benefit
- book
- bring out
- capital
- capitalize
- carry
- carry through
- centre
- cheese
- dig out
- dig up
- dislodge
- draw
- draw out
- dredge up
- exercise
- extricate
- find
- float
- from
- get out
- get round to
- gouge out
- jam
- job
- jump
- out
- photograph
- poke out
- polish
- polish up
- produce
- profit
- pull
- pull out
- pump out
- put out
- reel in
- release
- responsible
- run off
- scoop
- scoop out
- score
- serve
- sharpen

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sacar

♦ vt

1. [poner fuera, hacer salir, extraer] to take out;
[pistola, navaja, espada] to draw; [naipe, ficha] to play; [carbón, oro, petróleo] to extract;
sacar agua de un pozo to draw water from a well;

sacó la lengua she stuck her tongue out;

¡saca las manos de los bolsillos! take your hands out of your pockets!;

sacó la mano/la cabeza por la ventanilla he stuck his hand/head out of the window;

habrá que sacar los zapatos a la terraza we'll have to put our shoes out on the balcony;

¿de qué carpeta has sacado estos papeles? which folder did you take these papers out of?;

¿cómo lo vamos a sacar de ahí? how are we going to get him out of there?;

me sacaron de allí/a la calle por la fuerza they threw me out of there/into the street by force;

sacar a alguien a bailar to ask sb to dance;

sacar a pasear al perro to walk the dog, to take the dog for a walk;

nos sacaron algo de comer they gave us something to eat;

Comp
Ven Fam
sacar la piedra a alguien to make sb mad

2. [quitar] to remove (de from); [manchas] to get out, to remove (de from); [espinas] to get o pull out (de from);
el dentista me sacó una muela I had a tooth out at the dentist's;

sacarle sangre a alguien to draw blood from sb;
RP
¿quién me sacó el diccionario? who's taken my dictionary?

3. [obtener] [carné, certificado, buenas notas] to get;
[entradas, billetes, pasajes] to get, to buy; [datos, información] to get, to obtain; [premio] to win;
¿qué sacaste en el examen de inglés? what did you get for o in your English exam?;

saqué un ocho I got eight out of ten;

sacar beneficios (a o [m5] de un negocio) to make a profit (from a business);

sacar dinero del banco to get o take some money out of the bank;

¿de dónde has sacado esa idea? where did you get that idea (from)?;

lo que sigue está sacado de la Constitución the following is an extract from the Constitution;

la sidra se saca de las manzanas cider is made from apples;

de esta pizza no sacas más de seis raciones you won't get more than six portions from this pizza;

¿y qué sacamos con reñirle? what do we gain by telling him off?, what's the point in telling him off?;

¿y yo qué saco? what's in it for me?

4. [librar, salvar]
sacar a alguien de algo to get sb out of sth;

gracias por sacarme del apuro thanks for getting me out of trouble;

5.000 pesos no nos van a sacar de pobres 5.000 pesos isn't exactly enough for us never to have to work again

5. [realizar] [foto] to take;
[fotocopia] to make; RP [apuntes, notas] to take;
siempre me sacan fatal en las fotos I always look terrible in photos;

juntaos, que no os saco a todos move closer together, I can't fit you all in the photo like that

6. [sonsacar]
sacar algo a alguien to get sth out of sb;

no me sacarán nada they won't get anything out of me

7. [nuevo producto, modelo, libro] to bring out;
[disco] to release;
ha sacado un nuevo disco/una nueva novela he has a new record/novel out

8. [manifestar]
sacar (a relucir) algo to bring sth up;

yo no fui el que sacó el tema it wasn't me who brought the matter up in the first place;

sacó su mal humor a relucir he let his bad temper show

9. [resolver, encontrar] to do, to work out;
[crucigrama] to do, to solve;
sacar la cuenta/la solución to work out the total/the answer;

sacar la respuesta correcta to get the right answer;

siempre está sacando defectos a la gente she's always finding fault with people

10. [deducir] to gather, to understand;

sacar una conclusión to come to a conclusion;

sacar algo en consecuencia de algo to conclude o deduce sth from sth;

lo leí tres veces, pero no saqué nada en claro o [m5] limpio I read it three times, but I couldn't make much sense of it

11. [aventajar en]
sacó tres minutos a su rival he was three minutes ahead of his rival;

mi hijo ya me saca la cabeza my son's already a head taller than me

12. [en medios de comunicación] to show;

sacaron imágenes en el telediario they showed pictures on the news;

sacaron imágenes en el periódico they printed pictures in the newspaper;

la sacaron en o [m5] por televisión she was on television

13. Esp [prenda] [de ancho] to let out;
[de largo] to let down
14. Am [camisa, zapatos] to take off;

sácale la ropa al niño get the child undressed

15. [en deportes] [en tenis, voleibol] to serve;

sacar un córner/una falta to take a corner/free kick

16.
sacar adelante [hijos] to provide for;
[negocio, proyecto] to make a go of;
sacó sus estudios adelante she successfully completed her studies;

no sé cómo vamos a sacar adelante la empresa I don't know how we're going to keep the company going;

saca adelante a su familia con un mísero salario he supports his family on a miserable salary

♦ vi
[en fútbol, baloncesto, hockey] to put the ball into play; [en tenis, voleibol] to serve;
sacar de banda/de esquina/de puerta to take a throw-in/corner/goal kick

♦ See also the pronominal verb sacarse

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sacar

v/t

1 take out;

sacar de paseo take for a walk;

sacar a alguien a bailar ask s.o. to dance

2 mancha take out, remove

3 disco, libro bring out

4 fotocopias make;

le sacó bien PINT, FOT that’s a good picture of you

5 ( conseguir) get;

sacar información get information;

¿de dónde has sacado el dinero? where did you get the money from?;

sacar un buen sueldo make good money

6

:

sacar a alguien de sí drive s.o. mad;

sacar algo en claro ( entender) make sense of sth;

me saca dos años he is two years older than me

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sacar {72} vt

1) : to pull out, to take out

saca el pollo del congelador: take the chicken out of the freezer

2) : to get, to obtain

saqué un 100 en el examen: I got 100 on the exam

3) : to get out, to extract

le saqué la información: I got the information from him

4) : to stick out

sacar la lengua: to stick out one's tongue

5) : to bring out, to introduce

sacar un libro: to publish a book

sacaron una moda nueva: they introduced a new style

6) : to take (photos)

7) : to make (copies)

sacar vi

1) : to kick off (in soccer or football)

2) : to serve (in sports)

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sacar vb

1. (extraer) to take out [pt. took; pp. taken]

fui al dentista para que me sacara una muela I went to the dentist to have a tooth out

sacó el dinero de la cartera he took the money out of his wallet

saca el perro a pasear take the dog out for a walk

2. (conseguir) to get

he sacado buenas notas en los exámenes I got good marks in the exams

3. (arrancar) to get out

le he sacado la información I got the information out of him

4. (adquirir) to buy [pt. & pp. bought] / to get

he sacado las entradas para el concierto I've bought the tickets for the concert

5. (poner en circulación) to bring out [pt. & pp. brought]

Mónica Limón ha sacado un nuevo disco Mónica Limón has brought out a new record

6. (hacer una foto) to take [pt. took; pp. taken]

sácame una foto take a photo of me

7. (parte del cuerpo) to stick out [pt. & pp. stuck]

no me saques la lengua don't stick your tongue out at me

8. (producir) to make

el vino se saca de la uva wine is made from grapes

9. (invitar) to ask

no me sacó nadie a bailar no one asked me to dance

10. (en tenis) to serve

11. (en fútbol para empezar) to kick off

12. (aventajar) to get ahead of

Induráin sacó cinco minutos de ventaja a Zulle Induráin took a five minute lead over Zulle

mi hermano me saca tres centímetros my brother is three centimetres taller than me

sacar brillo to polish

sacar punta to sharpen

Spanish-English dictionary > sacar
20 Kopf

m; -(e)s, Köpfe

1. head (auch von Sachen und TECH.); (Briefkopf) letterhead; einer Seite etc.: top; einer Pfeife: bowl; Kopf an Kopf closely packed; beim Rennen etc.: neck and neck; Kopf stehen stand on one’s head; FLUG. nose over; umg., fig. go mad (bes. Am. crazy) ( wegen over); es steht auf dem Kopf it’s upside down; etw. auf den Kopf stellen turn s.th. upside down; die Bude auf den Kopf stellen umg. (durchsuchen, in Unordnung bringen) turn the place upside down; (ausgelassen feiern) have a wild fling; die Tatsachen auf den Kopf stellen turn the facts on their head, twist things ( oder the facts); und wenn du dich auf den Kopf stellst umg. you can do what you like, you can talk until you’re blue in the face; von Kopf bis Fuß from head to foot, from top to toe; den Kopf hängen lassen hang one’s head; den Kopf oben behalten umg. keep one’s chin (Brit. auch pecker) up; Kopf hoch! umg. chin up!; einen dicken oder schweren Kopf haben umg. have a headache; umg. have a thick head; vom Alkohol: have a hangover; einen roten Kopf bekommen go red, blush; jemandem den Kopf waschen wash s.o.’s hair; umg., fig. give s.o. a piece of one’s mind; Fisch 1

2. (Sinn, Verstand, Urteil) head, mind; (Willen) head; (Gedächtnis) memory; aus dem Kopf aufsagen: from memory, by heart; im Kopf ausrechnen work out in one’s head; ich habe andere Dinge im Kopf I’ve got other things on my mind ( oder to think about); er hat nur Fußball im Kopf all he ever thinks about is football; er ist nicht ganz richtig im Kopf umg. he’s got a screw loose; wo hatte ich nur meinen Kopf? what was I thinking of?; den Kopf voll haben have a lot ( oder too much) on one’s mind; das kannst du dir aus dem Kopf schlagen you can forget (about) that; das will mir nicht aus dem Kopf I can’t get it out of my mind; das hältste ja im Kopf nicht aus umg. it’s enough to drive you (a)round the bend; sich (Dat) etw. durch den Kopf gehen lassen think s.th. over; jemandem im Kopf herumgehen go (a)round and (a)round in s.o.’s mind; er hat es sich in den Kopf gesetzt, es zu tun he’s determined to do it; umg. he’s dead set on doing it; geht das nicht in deinen Kopf? can’t you get that into your head?; jemandem in den Kopf oder zu Kopf steigen go to s.o.’s head; sich (Dat) den Kopf zerbrechen rack one’s brains; seinen eigenen Kopf haben have a mind of one’s own; es kann nicht immer alles nach deinem Kopf gehen you can’t get your own way all of the time; mir steht der Kopf nicht danach I don’t really feel like it; einen kühlen Kopf bewahren keep a cool head; (nicht zornig werden) keep one’s cool umg.

3. fig. (Geist, Denker) (great) thinker; (Führer) head, leader; (treibende Kraft) mastermind, driving force; ein fähiger / kluger Kopf a capable / intelligent person; der Kopf von etw. sein mastermind s.th.

4. (einzelne Person) person, head; (Stück) piece; pro Kopf a head, per person, each

5. fig. (Leben) seinen Kopf retten save one’s skin; Kopf und Kragen riskieren risk one’s neck; das wird ihn den Kopf kosten! it’ll cost him his life; das kann den Kopf nicht kosten it can’t cost the earth

6. sonstige Wendungen: er wird dir schon nicht gleich den Kopf abreißen he won’t bite your head off; den Kopf in den Sand stecken hide one’s head in the sand; den Kopf ( nicht) verlieren (not) lose one’s head; den Kopf aus der Schlinge ziehen wriggle out of it, bes. Am. auch beat the rap umg.; sich (Dat) einen Kopf machen umg. worry; darüber mach ich mir keinen Kopf umg. I’m not going to worry about that; er ist nicht auf den Kopf gefallen umg. he’s no fool; ich weiß nicht, wo mir der Kopf steht umg. I don’t know whether I’m coming or going; jemandem den Kopf verdrehen umg. turn s.o.’s head; jemandem den Kopf zurechtrücken umg. bring s.o. to his ( oder her) senses, sort s.o. out; sein Geld auf den Kopf hauen umg. blow one’s money; immer mit dem Kopf durch die Wand wollen umg. be pigheaded; bis über den Kopf in Schulden stecken be up to one’s neck (umg. eyeballs) in debt; jemandem über den Kopf wachsen umg. outgrow s.o.; Arbeit etc.: get too much for s.o.; über seinen Kopf hinweg over his head, without consulting him; jemanden vor den Kopf stoßen umg. put s.o.’s nose out of joint; jemandem Beleidigungen an den Kopf werfen hurl insults at s.o.; wie vor den Kopf geschlagen speechless; Köpfe werden rollen heads will roll; da fasst man sich doch an den Kopf it really makes you wonder; was man nicht im Kopf hat, muss man in den Beinen haben a short memory makes work for the legs; Kopf oder Zahl? heads or tails?

7. ein Kopf Salat / Blumenkohl a (head of) lettuce / cauliflower

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der Kopf

head

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Kọpf
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der

1) (a clever person: He's one of the best brains in the country.) brain

2) (the top part of the human body, containing the eyes, mouth, brain etc; the same part of an animal's body: The stone hit him on the head; He scratched his head in amazement.) head

3) (a person's mind: An idea came into my head last night.) head

4) (anything that is like a head in shape or position: the head of a pin; The boy knocked the heads off the flowers.) head

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Kopf

<-[e]s, Köpfe>

[kɔpf, pl ˈkœpfə]

m

1. (Haupt) head

\Kopf runter! duck!

\Kopf weg! (fam) out the way! fam

\Kopf an \Kopf shoulder to shoulder; (bei Wettrennen) neck and neck

bis zu den letzten hundert Metern lagen sie \Kopf an \Kopf they were neck and neck until the last hundred metres

mit besoffenem \Kopf (sl) pissed out of one's head sl

bis über den \Kopf above one's head; (fig) up to one's neck [or ears]

mit bloßem \Kopf bareheaded

jdm brummt der \Kopf (fam) sb's head is thumping fam

einen dicken [o schweren] \Kopf haben (fam) to have a sore head fam

den \Kopf einziehen to lower one's head

jds \Kopf fordern (a. fig) to demand sb's head a. fig

wir fordern seinen \Kopf! off with his head!

von \Kopf bis Fuß from head to foot [or top to toe]

einen [halben] \Kopf größer/kleiner als jd sein to be [half a] head taller/smaller than sb

den \Kopf in die Hände stützen to rest one's head in one's hands

den \Kopf hängen lassen (a. fig) to hang one's head a. fig

jdn den \Kopf kosten to cost sb their head; (fig) to cost sb their job; (Amt) to cost sb their position; (Karriere) to cost sb their career

den \Kopf in den Nacken werfen to throw one's head back

mit dem \Kopf nicken to nod one's head

einen [ganz] roten \Kopf bekommen to go red in the face; (vor Scham a.) to blush

den \Kopf schütteln to shake one's head

jdm schwindelt der \Kopf, jds \Kopf schwindelt sb's head is spinning

den \Kopf sinken lassen to lower one's head

auf dem \Kopf stehen to stand on one's head

jdm über den \Kopf wachsen to grow taller than sb; (fig) to be too much for sb

sich dat den \Kopf waschen to wash one's hair

die Köpfe zusammenstecken (fam) to huddle together fam

[mit dem] \Kopf voraus [o voran] headfirst, headlong AM

2. (oberer, vorderer Teil) head; (Briefkopf) [letter]head; einer Pfeife bowl; eines Plattenspielers head

\Kopf oder Zahl? heads or tails?

die Blumen lassen schon die Köpfe [o den \Kopf] hängen the flowers are already drooping

am \Kopf der Tafel sitzen to sit at the head of the table

auf dem \Kopf stehen to be upside down

3. HORT head

ein \Kopf Kohl/Salat a head of cabbage/lettuce

4. kein pl (Gedanken) head, mind; (Erinnerung) memory

aus dem \Kopf from memory, by heart

sie kann das Gedicht aus dem \Kopf hersagen she can recite the poem from memory [or by heart]

etw geht jdm durch den \Kopf sb is thinking about sth

mir geht so viel durch den \Kopf! there is so much going through my mind!

sich dat etw durch den \Kopf gehen lassen to consider sth, to mull sth over

den \Kopf voll [mit etw dat] haben (fam) to be preoccupied [with sth]

ich habe den \Kopf so voll, dass ich mich kaum konzentrieren kann I've got so much on my mind I find it difficult to concentrate

ich habe den \Kopf schon voll genug! I've got enough on my mind!

im \Kopf in one's head

etw im \Kopf behalten to keep sth in one's memory

die Einzelheiten kann ich nicht alle im \Kopf behalten I can't remember all the details

etw im \Kopf haben (sich erinnern) to have made a mental note of sth; (sich mit etw beschäftigen) to be thinking about sth

anderes [o andere Dinge] im \Kopf haben to have other things to worry about

nur [o nichts als] Arbeit/Fußball im \Kopf haben to think of nothing but work/football

die Melodie im \Kopf haben to remember the tune

etw im \Kopf rechnen to calculate sth in one's head

in den Köpfen [der Menschen] spuken to haunt people's thoughts

diese Vorstellung spukt noch immer in den Köpfen vieler Menschen this idea still haunts many people's thoughts

jdm kommt etw in den \Kopf sb remembers sth

mir ist neulich in den \Kopf gekommen, dass... it crossed my mind the other day, that...

sich dat keinen \Kopf machen (fam) to not worry

etw schießt jdm durch den \Kopf sth flashes through sb's mind

jdm schwirrt der \Kopf (fam) sb's head is buzzing

jdm durch den \Kopf schwirren (fam) to buzz around sb's head

nicht [o kaum] wissen, wo einem der \Kopf steht (fam) to not know whether one is coming or going fam

etw will jdm nicht aus dem \Kopf sb can't get sth out of their head

sich dat [über etw akk] den \Kopf zerbrechen (fam) to rack one's brains [over sth] fam

5. kein pl (Verstand, Intellekt) mind

du hast wohl was am \Kopf! (sl) you're not quite right in the head! fam

ein heller [o kluger] [o schlauer] \Kopf sein (fam) to have a good head on one's shoulders, to be clever

du bist ein kluger \Kopf! you are a clever boy/girl! fam

einen klaren \Kopf behalten to keep a clear head

einen kühlen \Kopf bewahren [o behalten] to keep a cool head

nicht auf den \Kopf gefallen sein to be no fool

jdm den \Kopf verdrehen (fam) to turn sb's head

den \Kopf verlieren (fam) to lose one's head

jdm den \Kopf zurechtsetzen [o zurechtrücken] (fam) to make sb see sense

nicht ganz richtig [o klar] im \Kopf sein (fam) to be not quite right in the head fam

etw im \Kopf nicht aushalten (fam) to not be able to bear sth

etw geht [o will] jdm nicht in den \Kopf (fam) sb just can't understand sth

will dir das denn nicht in den \Kopf? can't you get that into your head?

es im \Kopf haben (fam) to have [got] brains fam

dafür muss man's im \Kopf haben you need brains for that fam

6. kein pl (Wille) mind

seinen \Kopf durchsetzen to get one's way

nach jds \Kopf gehen to go [or be] the way sb wants

seinen eigenen \Kopf haben (fam) to have a mind of one's own

über jds \Kopf hinweg over sb's head

sich dat etw aus dem \Kopf schlagen to get sth out of one's head

sich dat in den \Kopf setzen, etw zu tun to get it into one's head to do sth

sie hat es sich in den \Kopf gesetzt, Schauspielerin zu werden she's got it into her head to become an actress

jdm steht der \Kopf nicht nach etw dat sb doesn't feel like sth

7. kein pl (Person) head, person

eine Belohnung [o Summe] auf jds \Kopf aussetzen to put a price on sb's head

auf den \Kopf dieses Mörders waren 500 Dollar Belohnung ausgesetzt a reward of $500 had been offered for the murderer's capture

eine hundert \Kopf starke Gruppe a group of hundred people

pro \Kopf per head [or form capita

8. (Führer) leader; (Denker) brains pl, mastermind

die besten Köpfe arbeiten für uns the best brains are working for us

▪ der \Kopf einer S. gen the person behind sth

9.

▶ jdm nicht [gleich] den \Kopf abreißen (fam) to not bite sb's head off fam

▶ was man nicht im \Kopf hat, [das] muss man in den Beinen haben (prov) bad memory means a lot of legwork fam

▶ sich [gegenseitig] die Köpfe einschlagen (fam) to be at each other's throats fam

▶ sich dat an den \Kopf fassen [o greifen] to shake one's head in disbelief fig

▶ etw vom \Kopf auf die Füße stellen (fam) to set sth right [or straight]

▶ jd ist nicht auf den \Kopf gefallen (fam) sb wasn't born yesterday fig fam

▶ wie vor den \Kopf geschlagen sein (fam) to be dumbstruck

▶ etw auf den \Kopf hauen (fam) to spend all of sth

▶ sich die Köpfe heißreden (fam) to talk oneself into a frenzy

▶ jdm auf dem \Kopf herumtanzen (fam) to do as one likes with sb

▶ den \Kopf [für jdn/etw] hinhalten (fam) to take the blame [for sb/sth]

▶ \Kopf hoch! [keep your] chin up! fig

▶ den \Kopf hoch tragen to keep one's head held high

▶ sich akk um \Kopf und Kragen reden to talk oneself into trouble

▶ \Kopf und Kragen riskieren (Leben, Gesundheit) to risk life and limb; (Existenz, Job) to risk one's neck fig

▶ jdn einen \Kopf kürzer machen (sl) to chop sb's head off fig sl

▶ sich einen \Kopf [über etw] machen to ponder sth, to not be able to stop thinking about sth

▶ den \Kopf oben behalten to keep one's chin up, to not loose heart

halt den \Kopf oben, Junge (fam) chin up, kid fam

▶ jdm raucht der \Kopf (fam) sb's head is spinning

▶ Köpfe werden rollen heads will roll

▶ den \Kopf in den Sand stecken to bury one's head in the sand fig

▶ den \Kopf aus der Schlinge ziehen to dodge danger

▶ bis über den \Kopf in Schwierigkeiten stecken to be up to one's neck in problems fam

▶ jdm auf den \Kopf spucken können (fam) to be head and shoulders above sb fam

▶ sich dat nicht auf den \Kopf spucken lassen (sl) to not let people walk all over one

▶ jdm in den \Kopf [o zu Kopf[e]] steigen to go to sb's head

▶ etw auf den \Kopf stellen (durchsuchen) to turn sth upside down [or inside out]; (ins Gegenteil verkehren) to turn sth on its head fig

▶ du kannst dich auf den \Kopf stellen, [aber]... (fam)

▶ und wenn du dich auf den \Kopf stellst,... (fam) you can talk until you're blue in the face, [but]... fam

▶ jdn vor den \Kopf stoßen to offend sb

▶ jd vergisst noch mal seinen \Kopf (fam) sb would forget their head if it wasn't screwed on fam

▶ mit dem \Kopf durch die Wand [rennen] wollen (fam) to be determined to get one's way

▶ jdm den \Kopf waschen to give sb a telling-off

▶ seinen \Kopf darauf wetten, dass... (fam) to bet one's bottom dollar that... fam

▶ jdm etw an den \Kopf werfen [o (fam) schmeißen] to chuck [or sling] sth at sb fam

jdm Beleidigungen an den \Kopf werfen to hurl insults at sb

▶ jdm etw auf den \Kopf zusagen to tell sb sth to their face

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der; Kopf[e]s, Köpfe

1) head

jemandem den Kopf waschen — wash somebody's hair; (fig. ugs.): (jemanden zurechtweisen) give somebody a good talking-to (sl.); give somebody what for (sl.)

[um] einen ganzen/halben Kopf größer sein — be a good head/a few inches taller

die Köpfe zusammenstecken — go into a huddle

sie haben sich die Köpfe heiß geredet — the conversation/debate became heated

Kopf an Kopf — (im Wettlauf) neck and neck

den Kopf einziehen — duck; (fig.): (sich einschüchtern lassen) be intimidated

und wenn du dich auf den Kopf stellst — you can talk until you're blue in the face

ich werde/er wird dir nicht gleich den Kopf abreißen — (ugs.) I'm/he's not going to bite your head off

jemandem schwirrt/raucht der Kopf — somebody's head is spinning

nicht wissen, wo einem der Kopf steht — not know whether one is coming or going

einen dicken Kopf haben — (vom Alkohol) have a thick head (coll.) or a hangover

jemandem od. jemanden den Kopf kosten — cost somebody dearly; (jemanden das Leben kosten) cost somebody his/her life

Kopf hoch! — chin up!

den Kopf hängen lassen — become disheartened

Kopf und Kragen riskieren — risk one's neck

den Kopf hinhalten [müssen] — (ugs.) [have to] face the music; [have to] take the blame or (coll.) rap

den Kopf aus der Schlinge ziehen — avoid any adverse consequences or (coll.) the rap

den Kopf in den Sand stecken — bury one's head in the sand

den Kopf hoch tragen — hold one's head high

jemandem den Kopf zurechtrücken — (ugs.) bring somebody to his/her senses

sich [gegenseitig] die Köpfe einschlagen — be at each other's throats

sich (Dat.) an den Kopf fassen od. greifen — (ugs.) throw up one's hands in despair

jemandem Beleidigungen an den Kopf werfen — hurl insults at somebody

sein Geld auf den Kopf hauen — (ugs.) blow one's money (coll.)

etwas auf den Kopf stellen — (ugs.) turn something upside down

auf dem Kopf stehen — (ugs.) be upside down

Kopf stehen — stand on one's head; (ugs.): (überrascht sein) be bowled over

den Ablauf der Ereignisse auf den Kopf stellen — get the order of events completely or entirely wrong

jemandem auf dem Kopf herumtanzen — (ugs.) treat somebody just as one likes; do what one likes with somebody

jemandem auf den Kopf spucken können — (salopp scherzh.) be head and shoulders taller than somebody

er ist nicht auf den Kopf gefallen — (ugs.) there are no flies on him (fig. coll.)

jemandem etwas auf den Kopf zusagen — say something to somebody's face

jemandem in den od. zu Kopf steigen — go to somebody's head

mit dem Kopf durch die Wand wollen (ugs.) /sich (Dat.) den Kopf einrennen — beat or run one's head against a brick wall

etwas über jemandes Kopf [hin]weg entscheiden/über jemandes Kopf hinwegreden — decide something/talk over somebody's head

jemandem über den Kopf wachsen — (ugs.) outgrow somebody; (jemanden überfordern) become too much for somebody

bis über den Kopf in etwas stecken — (ugs.) be up to one's ears in something

es geht um Kopf und Kragen — (ugs.) it's a matter of life and death

sich um Kopf und Kragen reden — (ugs.) risk one's neck with careless talk

von Kopf bis Fuß — from head to toe or foot

jemanden vor den Kopf stoßen — (ugs.) offend somebody; s. auch Hand 3)

2) (Person) person

ein kluger/fähiger Kopf sein — be a clever/able man/woman

pro Kopf — per head or person

3) (geistige Leitung)

er ist der Kopf der Firma — he's the brains of the firm

die führenden Köpfe der Wirtschaft — the leading minds in the field of economics

4) (Wille)

seinen Kopf durchsetzen — make somebody do what one wants

muss es immer nach deinem Kopf gehen? — why must 'you always decide?

5) (Verstand) mind; head

er hat die Zahlen im Kopf — (ugs.) he has the figures in his head

er hat nur Autos im Kopf — (ugs.) all he ever thinks about is cars

was wohl in ihrem Kopf vorgeht? — what's going on in her mind?

sie ist nicht ganz richtig im Kopf — (ugs.) she's not quite right in the head

einen klaren/kühlen Kopf bewahren od. behalten — keep a cool head; keep one's head

ich habe den Kopf voll mit anderen Dingen — I've got a lot of other things on my mind

den Kopf verlieren — lose one's head

jemandem den Kopf verdrehen — (ugs.) steal somebody's heart [away]

sich (Dat.) den Kopf zerbrechen — (ugs.) rack one's brains (über + Akk. over); (sich Sorgen machen) worry (über + Akk. about)

aus dem Kopf — (aus dem Gedächtnis) off the top of one's head

das geht od. will ihm nicht aus dem Kopf — he can't get it out of his mind

sich (Dat.) etwas aus dem Kopf schlagen — put something out of one's head

sich (Dat.) etwas durch den Kopf gehen lassen — think something over

jemandem im Kopf herumgehen — (ugs.) go round and round in somebody's mind

jemandem/sich etwas in den Kopf setzen — put something into somebody's head/get something into one's head

etwas im Kopf [aus]rechnen — work something out in one's head

was man nicht im Kopf hat, muss man in den Beinen haben — a short memory makes work for the legs

jemandem geht od. will etwas nicht in den Kopf [hinein] — (ugs.) somebody can't get something into his/her head

6) (von Nadeln, Nägeln, Blumen) head; (von Pfeifen) bowl

7)

ein Kopf Salat/Blumenkohl/Rotkohl — a lettuce/cauliflower/red cabbage

8) (oberer Teil) head

9) (auf Münzen)

Kopf [oder Zahl?] — heads [or tails?]

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Kopf m; -(e)s, Köpfe

1. head ( auch von Sachen und TECH); (Briefkopf) letterhead; einer Seite etc: top; einer Pfeife: bowl;

Kopf an Kopf closely packed; beim Rennen etc: neck and neck;

Kopf stehen → kopfstehen;

es steht auf dem Kopf it’s upside down;

etwas auf den Kopf stellen turn sth upside down;

die Bude auf den Kopf stellen umg (durchsuchen, in Unordnung bringen) turn the place upside down; (ausgelassen feiern) have a wild fling;

die Tatsachen auf den Kopf stellen turn the facts on their head, twist things ( oder the facts);

und wenn du dich auf den Kopf stellst umg you can do what you like, you can talk until you’re blue in the face;

von Kopf bis Fuß from head to foot, from top to toe;

den Kopf hängen lassen hang one’s head;

den Kopf oben behalten umg keep one’s chin (Br auch pecker) up;

Kopf hoch! umg chin up!;

einen dicken oder

schweren Kopf haben umg have a headache; umg have a thick head; vom Alkohol: have a hangover;

einen roten Kopf bekommen go red, blush;

jemandem den Kopf waschen wash sb’s hair; umg, fig give sb a piece of one’s mind; → Fisch 1

2. (Sinn, Verstand, Urteil) head, mind; (Willen) head; (Gedächtnis) memory;

aus dem Kopf aufsagen: from memory, by heart;

im Kopf ausrechnen work out in one’s head;

ich habe andere Dinge im Kopf I’ve got other things on my mind ( oder to think about);

er hat nur Fußball im Kopf all he ever thinks about is football;

er ist nicht ganz richtig im Kopf umg he’s got a screw loose;

wo hatte ich nur meinen Kopf? what was I thinking of?;

den Kopf vollhaben have a lot ( oder too much) on one’s mind;

das kannst du dir aus dem Kopf schlagen you can forget (about) that;

das will mir nicht aus dem Kopf I can’t get it out of my mind;

das hältste ja im Kopf nicht aus umg it’s enough to drive you (a)round the bend;

sich (dat)

etwas durch den Kopf gehen lassen think sth over;

jemandem im Kopf herumgehen go (a)round and (a)round in sb’s mind;

er hat es sich in den Kopf gesetzt, es zu tun he’s determined to do it; umg he’s dead set on doing it;

geht das nicht in deinen Kopf? can’t you get that into your head?;

jemandem in den Kopf oder

zu Kopf steigen go to sb’s head;

sich (dat)

den Kopf zerbrechen rack one’s brains;

seinen eigenen Kopf haben have a mind of one’s own;

es kann nicht immer alles nach deinem Kopf gehen you can’t get your own way all of the time;

mir steht der Kopf nicht danach I don’t really feel like it;

einen kühlen Kopf bewahren keep a cool head; (nicht zornig werden) keep one’s cool umg

3. fig (Geist, Denker) (great) thinker; (Führer) head, leader; (treibende Kraft) mastermind, driving force;

ein fähiger/kluger Kopf a capable/intelligent person;

der Kopf von etwas sein mastermind sth

4. (einzelne Person) person, head; (Stück) piece;

pro Kopf a head, per person, each

5. fig (Leben)

seinen Kopf retten save one’s skin;

Kopf und Kragen riskieren risk one’s neck;

das wird ihn den Kopf kosten! it’ll cost him his life;

das kann den Kopf nicht kosten it can’t cost the earth

6. sonstige Wendungen:

er wird dir schon nicht gleich den Kopf abreißen he won’t bite your head off;

den Kopf in den Sand stecken hide one’s head in the sand;

den Kopf (nicht) verlieren (not) lose one’s head;

den Kopf aus der Schlinge ziehen wriggle out of it, besonders US auch beat the rap umg;

sich (dat)

einen Kopf machen umg worry;

darüber mach ich mir keinen Kopf umg I’m not going to worry about that;

er ist nicht auf den Kopf gefallen umg he’s no fool;

ich weiß nicht, wo mir der Kopf steht umg I don’t know whether I’m coming or going;

jemandem den Kopf verdrehen umg turn sb’s head;

jemandem den Kopf zurechtrücken umg bring sb to his ( oder her) senses, sort sb out;

sein Geld auf den Kopf hauen umg blow one’s money;

immer mit dem Kopf durch die Wand wollen umg be pigheaded;

bis über den Kopf in Schulden stecken be up to one’s neck (umg eyeballs) in debt;

jemandem über den Kopf wachsen umg outgrow sb; Arbeit etc: get too much for sb;

über seinen Kopf hinweg over his head, without consulting him;

jemanden vor den Kopf stoßen umg put sb’s nose out of joint;

jemandem Beleidigungen an den Kopf werfen hurl insults at sb;

wie vor den Kopf geschlagen speechless;

Köpfe werden rollen heads will roll;

da fasst man sich doch an den Kopf it really makes you wonder;

was man nicht im Kopf hat, muss man in den Beinen haben a short memory makes work for the legs;

Kopf oder Zahl? heads or tails?

7.

ein Kopf Salat/Blumenkohl a (head of) lettuce/cauliflower

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der; Kopf[e]s, Köpfe

1) head

jemandem den Kopf waschen — wash somebody's hair; (fig. ugs.): (jemanden zurechtweisen) give somebody a good talking-to (sl.); give somebody what for (sl.)

[um] einen ganzen/halben Kopf größer sein — be a good head/a few inches taller

die Köpfe zusammenstecken — go into a huddle

sie haben sich die Köpfe heiß geredet — the conversation/debate became heated

Kopf an Kopf — (im Wettlauf) neck and neck

den Kopf einziehen — duck; (fig.): (sich einschüchtern lassen) be intimidated

und wenn du dich auf den Kopf stellst — you can talk until you're blue in the face

ich werde/er wird dir nicht gleich den Kopf abreißen — (ugs.) I'm/he's not going to bite your head off

jemandem schwirrt/raucht der Kopf — somebody's head is spinning

nicht wissen, wo einem der Kopf steht — not know whether one is coming or going

einen dicken Kopf haben — (vom Alkohol) have a thick head (coll.) or a hangover

jemandem od. jemanden den Kopf kosten — cost somebody dearly; (jemanden das Leben kosten) cost somebody his/her life

Kopf hoch! — chin up!

den Kopf hängen lassen — become disheartened

Kopf und Kragen riskieren — risk one's neck

den Kopf hinhalten [müssen] — (ugs.) [have to] face the music; [have to] take the blame or (coll.) rap

den Kopf aus der Schlinge ziehen — avoid any adverse consequences or (coll.) the rap

den Kopf in den Sand stecken — bury one's head in the sand

den Kopf hoch tragen — hold one's head high

jemandem den Kopf zurechtrücken — (ugs.) bring somebody to his/her senses

sich [gegenseitig] die Köpfe einschlagen — be at each other's throats

sich (Dat.) an den Kopf fassen od. greifen — (ugs.) throw up one's hands in despair

jemandem Beleidigungen an den Kopf werfen — hurl insults at somebody

sein Geld auf den Kopf hauen — (ugs.) blow one's money (coll.)

etwas auf den Kopf stellen — (ugs.) turn something upside down

auf dem Kopf stehen — (ugs.) be upside down

Kopf stehen — stand on one's head; (ugs.): (überrascht sein) be bowled over

den Ablauf der Ereignisse auf den Kopf stellen — get the order of events completely or entirely wrong

jemandem auf dem Kopf herumtanzen — (ugs.) treat somebody just as one likes; do what one likes with somebody

jemandem auf den Kopf spucken können — (salopp scherzh.) be head and shoulders taller than somebody

er ist nicht auf den Kopf gefallen — (ugs.) there are no flies on him (fig. coll.)

jemandem etwas auf den Kopf zusagen — say something to somebody's face

jemandem in den od. zu Kopf steigen — go to somebody's head

mit dem Kopf durch die Wand wollen (ugs.) /sich (Dat.) den Kopf einrennen — beat or run one's head against a brick wall

etwas über jemandes Kopf [hin]weg entscheiden/über jemandes Kopf hinwegreden — decide something/talk over somebody's head

jemandem über den Kopf wachsen — (ugs.) outgrow somebody; (jemanden überfordern) become too much for somebody

bis über den Kopf in etwas stecken — (ugs.) be up to one's ears in something

es geht um Kopf und Kragen — (ugs.) it's a matter of life and death

sich um Kopf und Kragen reden — (ugs.) risk one's neck with careless talk

von Kopf bis Fuß — from head to toe or foot

jemanden vor den Kopf stoßen — (ugs.) offend somebody; s. auch Hand 3)

2) (Person) person

ein kluger/fähiger Kopf sein — be a clever/able man/woman

pro Kopf — per head or person

3) (geistige Leitung)

er ist der Kopf der Firma — he's the brains of the firm

die führenden Köpfe der Wirtschaft — the leading minds in the field of economics

4) (Wille)

seinen Kopf durchsetzen — make somebody do what one wants

muss es immer nach deinem Kopf gehen? — why must 'you always decide?

5) (Verstand) mind; head

er hat die Zahlen im Kopf — (ugs.) he has the figures in his head

er hat nur Autos im Kopf — (ugs.) all he ever thinks about is cars

was wohl in ihrem Kopf vorgeht? — what's going on in her mind?

sie ist nicht ganz richtig im Kopf — (ugs.) she's not quite right in the head

einen klaren/kühlen Kopf bewahren od. behalten — keep a cool head; keep one's head

ich habe den Kopf voll mit anderen Dingen — I've got a lot of other things on my mind

den Kopf verlieren — lose one's head

jemandem den Kopf verdrehen — (ugs.) steal somebody's heart [away]

sich (Dat.) den Kopf zerbrechen — (ugs.) rack one's brains (über + Akk. over); (sich Sorgen machen) worry (über + Akk. about)

aus dem Kopf — (aus dem Gedächtnis) off the top of one's head

das geht od. will ihm nicht aus dem Kopf — he can't get it out of his mind

sich (Dat.) etwas aus dem Kopf schlagen — put something out of one's head

sich (Dat.) etwas durch den Kopf gehen lassen — think something over

jemandem im Kopf herumgehen — (ugs.) go round and round in somebody's mind

jemandem/sich etwas in den Kopf setzen — put something into somebody's head/get something into one's head

etwas im Kopf [aus]rechnen — work something out in one's head

was man nicht im Kopf hat, muss man in den Beinen haben — a short memory makes work for the legs

jemandem geht od. will etwas nicht in den Kopf [hinein] — (ugs.) somebody can't get something into his/her head

6) (von Nadeln, Nägeln, Blumen) head; (von Pfeifen) bowl

7)

ein Kopf Salat/Blumenkohl/Rotkohl — a lettuce/cauliflower/red cabbage

8) (oberer Teil) head

9) (auf Münzen)

Kopf [oder Zahl?] — heads [or tails?]

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head n.

heading n.

pate n.

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