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1 crack

kræk
1. verb
1) (to (cause to) break partly without falling to pieces: The window cracked down the middle.) rajarse, resquebrajarse

2) (to break (open): He cracked the peanuts between his finger and thumb.) abrir, romper, cascar

3) (to make a sudden sharp sound of breaking: The twig cracked as I stepped on it.) crujir, chasquear

4) (to make (a joke): He's always cracking jokes.) contar chistes

5) (to open (a safe) by illegal means.) forzar

6) (to solve (a code).) resolver, descifrar

7) (to give in to torture or similar pressures: The spy finally cracked under their questioning and told them everything he knew.) rendirse, rajarse, sucumbir, caer

2. noun
1) (a split or break: There's a crack in this cup.) grieta, hendidura, raja

2) (a narrow opening: The door opened a crack.) rendija

3) (a sudden sharp sound: the crack of whip.) chasquido

4) (a blow: a crack on the jaw.) golpe

5) (a joke: He made a crack about my big feet.) chiste, chanza

6) (a very addictive drug: He died of too much crack with alcohol) crack,cocaína dura

3. adjective
(expert: a crack racing-driver.) as, de primera categoría, experto

- cracked
- crackdown
- cracker
- crackers
- crack a book
- crack down on
- crack down
- get cracking
- have a crack at
- have a crack

crack¹ n

1. grieta / raja / defecto

there's crack in the wall la pared tiene una grieta

2. estallido / chasquido

the crack of a whip el chasquido de un látigo

a crack of thunder un trueno

3. golpe

a crack on the head un golpe en la cabeza

crack² vb agrietar

this glass is cracked esta copa está agrietada

crack sustantivo masculino (pl
◊ cracks) ( droga) crack

crac o crack sustantivo masculino
1 Fin crash
2 (droga) crack ' crack' also found in these entries: Spanish: abertura - agrietar - agrietarse - boquera - cascar - cascarse - chascar - chasquear - chasquido - chorro - crac - despepitarse - grieta - hendidura - mondarse - raja - rajar - rajarse - rendija - resquebrajarse - roer - rotura - trallazo - traquetear - alba - cortar - crujir - introducir - latigazo - partir - paso - quebradura - quebrar - rayar - resquebrajar - resquicio - romper - trizarse English: crack - crack down - crack up - hairline - nut - crash - fill - poke - split - stop

crack

tr[kræk]

transitive verb

1 (break - cup, glass, etc) rajar; (- bone) fracturar, romper

■ she's cracked a bone in her foot se ha fracturado un hueso del pie

2 (break open - safe) forzar; (- egg) cascar, romper; (- nut) cascar, partir; (- bottle) destapar, abrir, descorchar

3 (hit) pegar, golpear

■ he cracked his head on the pavement se golpeó la cabeza contra el suelo

4 (whip) hacer restallar, hacer chasquear; (knuckles) hacer crujir

5 figurative use (solve - problem) solucionar, resolver, dar con la solución de; (- code) descifrar, dar con

6 (tell - joke) contar

intransitive verb

1 (break - cup, glass) rajarse, resquebrarse; (- rock, plaster, paint, skin) agrietarse; (- lips) partirse, agrietarse

2 (whip) restallar, chasquear; (bone) crujir

3 (voice) cascarse, quebrarse

4 (relationship, system) venirse abajo; (person) sufrir una crisis nerviosa; (witness, suspect, spy) no poder contenerse más, perder el control

noun

1 (in cup, glass) raja; (in ice, wall, ground, pavement, etc) grieta

2 (slit, narrow opening) rendija

3 (of whip) restallido, chasquido; (of shot) estallido; (of thunder) estruendo; (of bone) crujido

4 (blow) golpetazo

5 (wisecrack) réplica aguda, comentario socarrón

6 (attempt) intento

7 figurative use (defect) defecto

8 (drug) crack nombre masculino

adjective

1 (troops, regiment, shot) de primera

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

at the crack of dawn al amanecer

not to be all something is cracked up to be no ser tan bueno,-a como se dice

to crack a smile sonreír

to crack the whip figurative use apretar las clavijas, apretar las tuercas

to get cracking (start working) poner manos a la obra 2 (hurry) moverse

to give somebody a fair crack of the whip darle una oportunidad a alguien

to have a crack at something intentar algo

crack ['kræk] vi

1) : chasquear, restallar

the whip cracked: el látigo restalló

2) split: rajarse, resquebrajarse, agrietarse

3) : quebrarse (dícese de la voz)

crack vt

1) : restallar, chasquear (un látigo, etc.)

2) split: rajar, agrietar, resquebrajar

3) break: romper (un huevo), cascar (nueces), forzar (una caja fuerte)

4) solve: resolver, descifrar (un código)

crack adj

first-rate: buenísimo, de primera

crack n

1) : chasquido m, restallido m, estallido m (de un arma de fuego), crujido m (de huesos)

a crack of thunder: un trueno

2) wisecrack: chiste m, ocurrencia f, salida f

3) crevice: raja f, grieta f, fisura f

4) blow: golpe m

5) attempt: intento m

crack

adj.

• de primera adj.

n.

• abertura s.f.

• chasquido s.m.

• chiste s.m.

• cuchufleta s.f.

• estallido s.m.

• grieta s.f.

• hendidura s.f.

• latigazo s.m.

• quiebra s.f.

• raja s.f.

• rajadura s.f.

• rendija s.f.

• resquicio s.m.

• rompimiento s.m.

• traque s.m.

• traquido s.m.

• trique s.m.

• triquitraque s.m.

v.

• agrietar v.

• agrietarse v.

• cascar v.

• castañetear v.

• chascar v.

• chasquear v.

• desdoblar v.

• estallar v.

• grietarse v.

• partir v.

• quebrantar v.

• rajar v.

• resquebrajar v.

• restallar v.

kræk
I

noun

1) c

a) (in ice, wall, pavement) grieta f; (in glass, china) rajadura f

to paper o paste over the cracks — ponerle* parches al problema (or a la situación etc)

b) (chink, slit) rendija f

2) c (sound - of whip, twig) chasquido m; (- of rifle shot) estallido m; (- of thunder) estruendo m; (- of bones) crujido m

to give somebody a fair crack of the whip — (BrE) darle* todas las oportunidades a alguien

3) c ( blow) golpe m

4) ( instant)

at the crack of dawn — al amanecer, al despuntar el día (liter)

5) c ( attempt) (colloq) intento m

to have a crack at something — intentar algo

6) (colloq) ( wisecrack) comentario m socarrón

7) u ( drug) crack m

II

adjective (before n) < shotoops> de primera

III
1.

transitive verb

1) \<\<cup/glass\>\> rajar; \<\<ground/earth\>\> agrietar, resquebrajar; \<\<skin\>\> agrietar

he cracked a rib — se fracturó una costilla

2)

a) ( break open) \<\<egg\>\> cascar*, romper*; \<\<nut\>\> cascar*, partir; \<\<safe\>\> forzar*; \<\<drugs ring/spy ring\>\> desmantelar, desarticular

to crack a book — (AmE colloq) abrir* un libro

to crack open a bottle — (colloq) abrir* or descorchar una botella

to crack a smile — sonreír*

b) (decipher, solve) \<\<code\>\> descifrar, dar* con; \<\<problem\>\> resolver*

I've cracked it! — (colloq) ya lo tengo!

3) ( make cracking sound with) \<\<whip\>\> (hacer*) chasquear or restallar; \<\<finger/knuckle\>\> hacer* crujir; whip I

4) ( hit sharply) pegar*

5) \<\<joke\>\> (colloq) contar*

2.

vi

1)

a) \<\<cup/glass\>\> rajarse; \<\<rock/paint/skin\>\> agrietarse

b) ( make cracking sound) \<\<whip\>\> chasquear, restallar; \<\<bones/twigs\>\> crujir

c) \<\<voice\>\> quebrarse*

d) ( break down)

she cracked under the strain — sufrió una crisis nerviosa a causa de la tensión

2) (be active, busy)

to get cracking — (colloq) poner(se)* manos a la obra

come on, get cracking! — vamos, muévete! (fam)

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- crack down

- crack up

[kræk]
1. N

1) (=fracture) (in plate, glass) raja f ; (in wall, ceiling, ice) grieta f ; (in skin) grieta f ; (fig) (in system, relationship) grieta f

- paper over the cracks

2) (=slight opening) rendija f

I opened the door a crack — abrí un poquito la puerta

3) (=noise) [of twigs] crujido m ; [of whip] chasquido m ; [of rifle] estampido m, estallido m ; [of thunder] estampido m, estruendo m

- get a fair crack of the whip

- give sb a fair crack of the whip

4) (=blow) golpe m

he got a nasty crack on the head — se llevó un buen golpe en la cabeza

5) * (=attempt) intento m

to have or take a crack at sth — intentar algo

he was anxious to have the first crack at it — estaba deseoso de ser el primero en intentarlo

6) * (=joke, insult) comentario m burlón

he made a silly crack about our new car — hizo un chiste tonto sobre nuestro coche nuevo

7) (=drug) crack m

8)

at the crack of dawn — al romper el alba

I'm not getting up at the crack of dawn! * — ¡no me voy a levantar con el canto del gallo! *

9) * (=fun)

it's good crack — es muy divertido

2.

ADJ [team, sportsperson, troops] de primera

he's a crack shot — es un tirador de primera

3. VT

1) (=break) [+ glass, pottery] rajar; [+ wood, ground, wall] agrietar, resquebrajar; [+ ice] resquebrajar; [+ skin] agrietar; (fig) * [+ person] derrotar

to crack sb's resolve — hacerle perder la determinación a algn

2) (=break open) [+ nut] cascar; [+ egg] cascar, romper; [+ safe] forzar; (fig) * [+ market] entrar en, introducirse en; [+ drugs/spy ring] desarticular

to crack (open) a bottle * — abrir una botella
nut 1., 2)
3) (=hit) golpear

he fell and cracked his head on the pavement — se cayó y se golpeó la cabeza con la acera

4) (=cause to sound) [+ whip] chasquear, restallar; [+ finger joints] hacer crujir

- crack the whip

5) * (=tell) [+ joke] contar

to crack jokes — bromear, contar chistes

6) (=solve) [+ problem, case] resolver; [+ code] descifrar

the police think they've cracked it — la policía cree haberlo resuelto

7)

to crack a smile — sonreír

4. VI

1) (=break) [glass, pottery] rajarse; [wall, wood, ground] agrietarse, resquebrajarse; [ice] resquebrajarse; [skin] agrietarse

2) [voice] (with emotion) quebrarse

3) (=yield, break down) [person] desmoronarse

I thought his nerve would crack — creía que iba a perder el valor

to crack under the strain — [person] desmoronarse bajo la presión, sufrir una crisis nerviosa a cause de la presión; [relationship] desmoronarse; [alliance] desmoronarse or quebrantarse bajo la presión

4) (=make noise) [thunder] retumbar; [whip] chasquear; [dry wood, joints] crujir

5)

to get cracking * — poner manos a la obra

you'd better get cracking — más te vale poner manos a la obra

I promised to get cracking on or with the decorating — le prometí que empezaría a pintar inmediatamente

5.

CPD

crack cocaine N — crack m

crack house N — (Drugs) lugar donde se vende crack or cocaína dura

- crack down

- crack on

- crack up

* * *
[kræk]
I

noun

1) c

a) (in ice, wall, pavement) grieta f; (in glass, china) rajadura f

to paper o paste over the cracks — ponerle* parches al problema (or a la situación etc)

b) (chink, slit) rendija f

2) c (sound - of whip, twig) chasquido m; (- of rifle shot) estallido m; (- of thunder) estruendo m; (- of bones) crujido m

to give somebody a fair crack of the whip — (BrE) darle* todas las oportunidades a alguien

3) c ( blow) golpe m

4) ( instant)

at the crack of dawn — al amanecer, al despuntar el día (liter)

5) c ( attempt) (colloq) intento m

to have a crack at something — intentar algo

6) (colloq) ( wisecrack) comentario m socarrón

7) u ( drug) crack m

II

adjective (before n) <shot/troops> de primera

III
1.

transitive verb

1) \<\<cup/glass\>\> rajar; \<\<ground/earth\>\> agrietar, resquebrajar; \<\<skin\>\> agrietar

he cracked a rib — se fracturó una costilla

2)

a) ( break open) \<\<egg\>\> cascar*, romper*; \<\<nut\>\> cascar*, partir; \<\<safe\>\> forzar*; \<\<drugs ring/spy ring\>\> desmantelar, desarticular

to crack a book — (AmE colloq) abrir* un libro

to crack open a bottle — (colloq) abrir* or descorchar una botella

to crack a smile — sonreír*

b) (decipher, solve) \<\<code\>\> descifrar, dar* con; \<\<problem\>\> resolver*

I've cracked it! — (colloq) ya lo tengo!

3) ( make cracking sound with) \<\<whip\>\> (hacer*) chasquear or restallar; \<\<finger/knuckle\>\> hacer* crujir; whip I

4) ( hit sharply) pegar*

5) \<\<joke\>\> (colloq) contar*

2.

vi

1)

a) \<\<cup/glass\>\> rajarse; \<\<rock/paint/skin\>\> agrietarse

b) ( make cracking sound) \<\<whip\>\> chasquear, restallar; \<\<bones/twigs\>\> crujir

c) \<\<voice\>\> quebrarse*

d) ( break down)

she cracked under the strain — sufrió una crisis nerviosa a causa de la tensión

2) (be active, busy)

to get cracking — (colloq) poner(se)* manos a la obra

come on, get cracking! — vamos, muévete! (fam)

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- crack down

- crack up

English-spanish dictionary > crack
2 crack

crack

A n

1 (part of fine network in paint, varnish, cup, ground) craquelure f (in dans) ; (single marked line in wall, cup, mirror, ground, bone) fêlure f (in dans) ; cracks are appearing in the policy/the relationship on commence à déceler des fêlures dans la politique/leurs relations ;

2 ( narrow opening) ( in door) entrebâillement m ; ( in curtains) fente f ; (in rock, wall) fissure f ; to open the door a crack entrebâiller la porte ; leave the door open a crack laisse la porte entrebâillée ;

3 ( drug) ( also crack cocaine) crack m ;

4 (sharp noise of twig, bone, whip, shot) craquement m ;

5 ○ ( attempt) essai m, tentative f ; to have a crack at doing essayer de faire ; to have a crack at essayer de remporter [title] ; essayer de battre [record] ; tenter [gold medal] ; to have a crack at (playing) Hamlet s'essayer à jouer Hamlet ; she wants (to have) a crack at the champion elle veut se mesurer au champion ; it's his third crack at the title c'est sa troisième tentative de remporter le titre ;

6 ○ ( jibe) moquerie f (about à propos de) ; ( joke) plaisanterie f (about à propos de) ; a cheap crack une plaisanterie facile ; to have a crack at sb se moquer de qn ;

7 ○ GB dial (laugh, good time) rigolade f ○.

B adj ( tjrs épith) [player] de première ; [troops, regiment, shot] d'élite.

C vtr

1 ( make a crack in) fêler [mirror, bone, wall, cup] ; ( make fine cracks in) fendiller, faire craqueler [paint, varnish, cup] ;

2 ( break) casser [nut, egg, casing] ; to crack a safe cambrioler un coffre-fort ; to crack sth open ouvrir qch ; let's crack open a bottle of wine ouvrons une bouteille de vin ; to crack one's head open ○ se fendre le crâne ; she didn't crack a book for that class ○ US elle n'a même pas ouvert un livre pour cette matière ; to crack the market percer sur le marché ;

3 ( solve) résoudre [problem, case] ; to crack a code déchiffrer un code ; to crack a spy/crime network démanteler un réseau d'espions/criminel ; I think I've cracked it ○ je crois que j'ai pigé ○ or compris ;

4 ( make cracking sound with) faire claquer [whip] ; faire craquer [knuckles, joints, twig] ; to crack sth over sb's head, to crack sb on the head with sth asséner un coup sur la tête de qn avec qch ; to crack one's head on sth se cogner la tête sur qch ; to crack the whip fig agiter le fouet ;

5 ( overcome) faire craquer [resistance, defences, opposition] ;

6 to crack a joke sortir une blague ○ ;

7 Chem craquer [oil].

D vi

1 ( develop crack(s)) [bone, mirror, cup, wall, ice] se fêler ; [paint, varnish] se craqueler ; [skin] se crevasser ; [ground] ( slightly) se fendiller ; ( severely) se fendre ; the earth cracked in the heat la terre s'est fendillée sous l'effet de la chaleur ;

2 ( cease to resist) [person, opposition] craquer ; to crack under interrogation craquer à la suite d'un interrogatoire ; he tends to crack under pressure il a tendance à craquer quand la pression monte ;

3 ( make sharp sound) [knuckles, joint, twig] craquer ; [whip] claquer ;

4 [voice] se casser ; her voice cracked with emotion sa voix s'est cassée tellement elle était émue ;

5 her face cracked into a smile elle a souri jusqu'aux oreilles.

Idioms

not all ou not as good as it's cracked up to be pas aussi bon qu'on le prétend ; to get cracking s'y mettre ; go on, get cracking! vas-y, remue-toi! ; to get cracking on ou with a job se mettre au travail ; to have a fair crack of the whip avoir sa chance ; to give sb a fair crack of the whip donner sa chance à qn.

Phrasal verbs

■ crack down prendre des mesures énergiques, sévir (on contre).

■ crack up ○:

▶ crack up

1 ( have breakdown) craquer ;

2 ( laugh) rire ;

3 argot des drogués to crack (it) up fumer du crack ;

▶ crack [sb] up faire rire.

Big English-French dictionary > crack
3 crack

crack [kræk]

fêlure ⇒ 1 (a) fissure ⇒ 1 (a) crevasse ⇒ 1 (a) fente ⇒ 1 (b) craquement ⇒ 1 (c) claquement ⇒ 1 (c) coup ⇒ 1 (c), 1 (d) tentative ⇒ 1 (e) blague ⇒ 1 (f) fêler ⇒ 3 (a) fissurer ⇒ 3 (a) crevasser ⇒ 3 (a) casser ⇒ 3 (b) cogner ⇒ 3 (c) faire craquer ⇒ 3 (d) faire claquer ⇒ 3 (d) se fêler ⇒ 4 (a) se fissurer ⇒ 4 (a) se crevasser ⇒ 4 (a) claquer ⇒ 4 (b) craquer ⇒ 4 (b), 4 (c)

1 noun

(a) (in cup, glass, egg) fêlure f; (in ceiling, wall) lézarde f, fissure f; (in rock) fissure f; (in ground) crevasse f; (in varnish, enamel) craquelure f; (in skin) gerçure f, crevasse f; (in bone) fêlure f; figurative (fault → in policy, argument etc) fissure f, faiblesse f;

∎ did you know there was a crack in this glass? avais-tu remarqué que ce verre était fêlé?;

∎ figurative the cracks are beginning to show in their marriage leur mariage commence à battre de l'aile

(b) (small opening or gap → in floorboards, door etc) fente f; (→ in wall) fissure f;

∎ there were some cracks in the wall le mur était fissuré

(c) (noise → of branches, ice etc) craquement m; (→ of whip) claquement m; (→ of thunder) coup m

(d) (blow → on head, knee etc) coup m;

∎ that was a nasty crack you got tu as pris un drôle de mauvais coup;

∎ I gave myself a crack on the head je me suis cogné la tête

(e) familiar (attempt) tentative^□ f;

∎ I'll have a crack (at it), I'll give it a crack je vais tenter le coup, je vais essayer (un coup);

∎ do you want another crack (at it)? tu veux réessayer?^□, tu veux retenter le coup?;

∎ this is her fourth crack at (winning) the title c'est sa quatrième tentative pour gagner le titre^□, c'est la quatrième fois qu'elle tente de gagner le titre^□ ;

∎ to give sb a fair crack of the whip donner sa chance à qn^□ ;

∎ to get a fair crack of the whip avoir l'occasion de montrer de quoi on est capable^□

(f) (joke, witticism) blague f, plaisanterie f;

∎ to make a crack faire une plaisanterie, lancer une vanne;

∎ a cheap crack about short people une plaisanterie facile sur les gens de petite taille

(g) (drug) crack m

(h) Computing (program) = programme permettant de forcer un système informatique

(i) vulgar (woman's genitals) chatte f, con m

(j) vulgar (anus) troufignon m, trou m du cul

(k) (idiom)

∎ at the crack of dawn au point du jour;

∎ I've been up since the crack of dawn je suis debout ou levé depuis l'aube;

∎ old-fashioned humorous we'll be here until the crack of doom on va être ici jusqu'aux calendes grecques

2 adjective

(regiment, team etc) d'élite;

∎ one of their crack players un de leurs meilleurs joueurs

3 transitive verb

(a) (damage → cup, glass, egg) fêler; (→ ice) fendre; (→ ceiling, wall) lézarder, fissurer; (→ ground) crevasser; (→ varnish, enamel) craqueler; (→ skin) gercer, crevasser; (→ bone) fêler

(b) (open → eggs, nuts) casser;

∎ to crack a safe fracturer un coffre-fort;

∎ familiar to crack (open) a bottle ouvrir ou déboucher une bouteille^□ ;

∎ familiar she never cracked a smile the entire evening elle n'a pas souri une seule fois de la soirée^□ ;

∎ American I didn't crack a book all term je n'ai pas ouvert un livre du trimestre^□

(c) (bang, hit → head, knee)

∎ to crack one's head/knee on sth se cogner la tête/le genou contre qch

(d) (make noise with → whip) faire claquer; (→ knuckles) faire craquer;

∎ to crack the whip faire le gendarme;

∎ he's very good at cracking the whip il est très doué pour donner des ordres

(e) (solve)

∎ to crack a code déchiffrer un code;

∎ the police think they have cracked the case la police pense qu'elle a résolu l'affaire;

∎ I think we've cracked it je pense que nous y sommes arrivés

(f) (market) percer sur

(g) Chemistry craquer

(h) Computing craquer, déplomber

(i) familiar (idiom)

∎ to crack a joke sortir une blague;

∎ "got a half-day today?" she cracked "tu t'es pris une demi-journée de congé?" dit-elle en blaguant ou plaisantant

4 intransitive verb

(a) (cup, glass, ice) se fissurer, se fêler; (ceiling, wall) se lézarder, se fissurer; (ground) se crevasser; (varnish, enamel) se craqueler; (skin) se gercer, se crevasser; (bone) se fêler

(b) (make noise → whip) claquer; (→ twigs) craquer;

∎ a rifle cracked and he dropped to the ground un coup de fusil a retenti et il s'est effondré;

∎ the sound of submachine-guns cracking le crépitement des mitraillettes

(c) (give way, collapse → through nervous exhaustion) s'effondrer, craquer; (→ under questioning, surveillance) craquer;

∎ their marriage cracked under the strain leur mariage s'est détérioré sous l'effet du stress;

∎ his voice cracked with emotion sa voix se brisa sous le coup de l'émotion

(d) familiar (idiom)

∎ to get cracking (start work) s'y mettre^□, se mettre au boulot; (get ready, get going) se mettre en route^□ ;

∎ I'll get cracking on dinner/cleaning the windows je vais me mettre à préparer le dîner/nettoyer les vitres^□ ;

∎ get cracking!, let's get cracking! au boulot!

►► crack baby = bébé né dépendant du crack;

crack cocaine crack m;

crack shot tireur(euse) m,f d'élite;

crack troops soldats mpl d'élite

➲ crack down intransitive verb

sévir;

∎ to crack down on sb/sth sévir contre qn/qch

➲ crack open separable transitive verb

(eggs, nuts) casser; familiar (bottle) ouvrir^□, déboucher^□

➲ crack up

1 intransitive verb

(a) (ice) se fissurer; (paint, enamel, make-up) se craqueler; (ground) se crevasser; (skin) se gercer, se crevasser

(b) familiar (through nervous exhaustion) s'effondrer^□, craquer^□ ;

∎ I must be cracking up (going mad) je débloque

(c) British familiar (get angry) péter les plombs

(d) familiar (with laughter) se tordre de rire

2 separable transitive verb

(a) (make laugh)

∎ it really cracked me up when I heard about it je me suis vraiment écroulé de rire quand j'ai entendu parler de ça

(b) (always passive) (say good things about) he's not what he's cracked up to be il n'est pas aussi fantastique qu'on le dit ou prétend;

∎ the play is everything it's cracked up to be la pièce a toutes les qualités qu'on lui vante

(c) familiar (destroy) bousiller

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4 crack

crack [kræk]

1. noun

   a. ( = split, slit) fissure f ; (in glass, pottery, bone) fêlure f ; (in wall) lézarde f ; (in skin) crevasse f

• leave the window open a crack laissez la fenêtre entrouverte

• at the crack of dawn aux aurores (inf)

   b. ( = noise) [of twigs] craquement m ; [of whip] claquement m

   c. ( = sharp blow) to give sb a crack on the head assener un grand coup sur la tête de qn

   d. ( = joke) (inf) plaisanterie f

• that was a crack at your brother ça, c'était pour votre frère

   e. ( = try) (inf) to have a crack at doing sth essayer de faire qch

• to have a crack at [+ title, record] essayer de décrocher (inf)

• let's have a crack at it essayons voir

• I'll have a crack at it je vais essayer

   f. ( = drug) crack m

2. transitive verb

   a. [+ pottery, glass, bone] fêler ; [+ nut] casser

• to crack one's skull se fendre le crâne

• to crack a safe (inf) percer un coffre-fort

   b. [+ whip] faire claquer

   c. to crack a joke (inf) raconter une blague

   d. [+ code] déchiffrer

• to crack a case résoudre une affaire

3. intransitive verb

   a. [pottery, glass] se fêler ; [ground] se fissurer ; [ice] se craqueler

   b. [whip] claquer

   c. [voice] se casser

   d. (British) (inf) to get cracking s'y mettre (inf)

• let's get cracking! au boulot ! (inf)

   e. [person] craquer (inf)

4. adjective

[sportsman, sportswoman] de première classe

• a crack shot un excellent fusil

5. compounds

► crack cocaine noun crack m

► crack house noun crack-house f

► crack-up (inf) noun

(physical) effondrement m ; (mental) dépression f nerveuse

► crack down on inseparable transitive verb

[+ person] sévir contre ; [+ expenditure, sb's actions] mettre un frein à

► crack up (inf)

1. intransitive verb

   a. (mentally) craquer (inf)

• I must be cracking up! (humorous) ça ne tourne plus rond chez moi ! (inf)

   b. (with laughter) se tordre de rire

2. separable transitive verb

   a. ( = distress) foutre en l'air (inf !)

   b. ( = amuse) faire marrer (inf !)

   c. it's not all it's cracked up to be (inf) ce n'est pas aussi sensationnel qu'on le dit

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[kræk] 1.
noun

1) (in varnish, ground) craquelure f (in dans); (single line in wall, cup, mirror, ground, bone) fêlure f (in dans)

2) ( in door) entrebâillement m; ( in curtains) fente f; ( in rock) fissure f

3) ( drug) (also crack cocaine) crack m

4) ( noise) craquement m

5) (colloq) ( attempt) essai m, tentative f

to have a crack at doing — essayer de faire

to have a crack at — essayer de remporter [title]; essayer de battre [record]

6) plaisanterie f ( about à propos de)

a cheap crack — une plaisanterie facile
2.
adjective (tjrs épith) [player] de première; [troops, shot] d'élite
3.
transitive verb

1) ( make a crack in) fêler [mirror, bone, wall, cup]; ( make fine cracks in) fendiller, faire craqueler [varnish]

2) ( break) casser [nut, egg, casing]

to crack a safe — fracturer un coffre-fort

to crack something open — ouvrir quelque chose

to crack one's head open — se fendre le crâne

3) ( solve) résoudre [problem]; déchiffrer [code]

I've cracked it — (colloq) j'ai pigé (colloq) or compris

4) faire claquer [whip]; faire craquer [knuckles]

to crack somebody on the head — asséner un coup sur la tête de quelqu'un

to crack one's head on something — se cogner la tête sur quelque chose

to crack the whip — fig agiter le fouet

5) ( overcome) faire craquer [defences]

6)

to crack a joke — sortir une blague (colloq)
4.
intransitive verb

1) ( develop crack(s)) se fêler; [varnish] se craqueler; [skin] se crevasser; [ground] se fendre

2) ( cease to resist) [person] craquer

to crack under pressure — ne pas tenir le coup

3) ( make sound) [knuckles, twig] craquer; [whip] claquer

4) [voice] se casser

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Phrasal Verbs:

- crack down

- crack up

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not all ou not as good as it's cracked up to be — (colloq) pas aussi bon qu'on le prétend

to get cracking — (colloq) s'y mettre

go on, get cracking! — (colloq) vas-y, remue-toi! (colloq)

to have a fair crack of the whip — avoir sa chance

to give somebody a fair crack of the whip — donner sa chance à quelqu'un

English-French dictionary > crack
5 crack up

crack up coll. а) превозносить; рекламировать б) разбиваться (вдребезги);разрушаться; потерпеть аварию (о самолете); вызвать аварию (самолета) Enginefailure cracked the plane up. John cracked up the car for good in theaccident. в) стареть; слабеть (от старости) г) превозносить He's alwayscracking up the town as very good. his abilities are not what they werecracked up to be д) лопаться от смеха, смеяться до упаду Mary cracked up whenSim walked in wearing his funny clothes.

Англо-русский словарь Мюллера > crack up
6 crack

I 1. [kræk]
nome

1) (in varnish) screpolatura f.; (in wall, cup, mirror, ground) crepa f., incrinatura f. (anche fig.); (in bone) incrinatura f.

2) (narrow opening) (in rock) crepa f., fenditura f.; (in door, curtains) fessura f., spiraglio m.

to open the door a crack — aprire appena la porta

3) (drug) (anche crack cocaine) crack m.

4) (noise) (of twig, bone) scricchiolio m., scrocchio m.; (of whip) schiocco m.; (of shot) schianto m., scoppio m.

5) colloq. (attempt) prova f., tentativo m.

to have a crack at doing — tentare di fare

to have a crack at — fare il tentativo di conquistare [ title]; cercare di battere [ record]

6) colloq. (jibe) battuta f., frecciata f. ( about su); (joke) motto m. di spirito, barzelletta f. ( about su)

a cheap crack — una barzelletta di cattivo gusto
2.
aggettivo attrib. [ player] di prim'ordine, eccellente; [troops, shot] ottimo

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to have a fair crack of the whip — avere un'ottima chance
II 1. [kræk]
verbo transitivo

1) (make a crack in) (fare) incrinare [mirror, bone, wall, cup]; (make fine cracks in) (fare) screpolare [ varnish]

2) (break) schiacciare [ nut]; rompere [egg, casing]

to crack a safe — forzare una cassaforte

to crack sth. open — aprire qcs.

to crack one's head open — colloq. rompersi la testa

3) (solve) risolvere [ problem]; decifrare [ code]

I've cracked it — colloq. ci sono arrivato, ho capito

4) (make cracking sound with) schioccare [ whip]; fare schioccare, fare scrocchiare [ knuckles]

to crack sb. on the head — colpire qcn. alla testa

to crack one's head on sth. — picchiare la testa su qcs.

to crack the whip — fig. farsi sentire

5) (overcome) spezzare, sconfiggere [defences, opposition]

6)

to crack a joke — raccontare una barzelletta, fare una battuta
2.
verbo intransitivo

1) (develop cracks) [ bone] incrinarsi; [mirror, cup, wall, ice] incrinarsi, creparsi, spaccarsi; [ varnish] creparsi, screpolarsi; [ skin] screpolarsi; [ ground] fendersi

2) (cease to resist) [ person] cedere, crollare

he cracks under pressure — crolla se si trova sotto pressione

3) (make sharp sound) [knuckles, twig] schioccare, scrocchiare; [ whip] schioccare

4) [ voice] rompersi, incrinarsi

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- crack down

- crack up

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not all o not as good as it's cracked up to be non così bravo come tutti dicevano; to get cracking — darsi da fare, muoversi

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[kræk] 1. verb
1) (to (cause to) break partly without falling to pieces: The window cracked down the middle.) rompersi, incrinarsi

2) (to break (open): He cracked the peanuts between his finger and thumb.) schiacciare, spaccare

3) (to make a sudden sharp sound of breaking: The twig cracked as I stepped on it.) rompersi

4) (to make (a joke): He's always cracking jokes.) raccontare

5) (to open (a safe) by illegal means.) scassinare

6) (to solve (a code).) decifrare

7) (to give in to torture or similar pressures: The spy finally cracked under their questioning and told them everything he knew.) cedere
2. noun
1) (a split or break: There's a crack in this cup.) incrinatura

2) (a narrow opening: The door opened a crack.) fessura

3) (a sudden sharp sound: the crack of whip.) schiocco

4) (a blow: a crack on the jaw.) colpo, botta

5) (a joke: He made a crack about my big feet.) battuta

6) (a very addictive drug: He died of too much crack with alcohol) crack
3. adjective
(expert: a crack racing-driver.) formidabile

- cracked
- crackdown
- cracker
- crackers
- crack a book
- crack down on
- crack down
- get cracking
- have a crack at
- have a crack
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crack (1) /kræk/
A n.

1 crac; schianto; schiocco; detonazione; colpo: the crack of a whip, lo schiocco d'una frusta

2 fessura; fenditura; incrinatura; crepa; screpolatura: The vase has a crack in it, il vaso ha un'incrinatura; The windscreen of that car is full of cracks, il parabrezza di quella macchina è tutto incrinato; Open the window just a crack, please, per favore, fa' una fessura (o uno spiraglio) alla finestra; a crack in the ice, una crepa nel ghiaccio

3 forte colpo; botta; percossa: He gave me a crack on the head, mi diede una botta sulla testa (o uno scappellotto)

4 [u] il mutare della voce ( per raucedine, emozione, o durante la pubertà): crack-voiced, dalla voce fessa

5 (fam., = wisecrack) battuta (di spirito); frizzo

6 attimo; istante: in a crack, in un attimo

7 (fam., sport, = crack player) asso; campione; fuoriclasse

8 ( slang) effrazione; furto con scasso

9 (solo sing.) ( slang) tentativo; prova: to have (o to take) a crack at st., tentare di fare qc.

10 (metall.) cricca

11 (ipp.) crack; cavallo di prim'ordine

12 [u] ( droga, = crack cocaine) crack

13 (solo sing.) (fam.) opportunità; occasione

14 [u] (fam. irl., anche craic) spasso; divertimento: just for the crack, soltanto per divertirsi; per gioco

15 (dial. scozz.) chiacchierata

16 ( Internet) crack (intrusione illegale in un sistema informatico oppure la disattivazione dei meccanismi di protezione di un software)

B a. (fam.)

1 di prim'ordine; eccellente; ottimo; fuoriclasse; formidabile (fam.): He's a crack shot, è un tiratore formidabile

2 (mil., sport) scelto; speciale: a crack regiment, un reggimento scelto; crack police force, reparto speciale di polizia ( ben addestrato, ecc.)

● crack-brain, scemo; matto □ crack-brained, bizzarro, strambo; tocco; picchiatello; pazzesco: a crack-brained plan, un progetto pazzesco □ ( droga) crack cocaine, crack □ crack house, locale dove si può consumare o comprare crack ( la droga) □ (antiq., scherz.) the crack of doom, il giorno del Giudizio Universale □ (fam.) a crack shot, un gran tiratore; un tiratore infallibile □ at the crack of dawn (o of day), all'alba; allo spuntar del giorno □ (fam. GB) a fair crack of the whip, l'opportunità di poter fare qualcosa □ (fig.) to paper over the cracks, coprire (o mascherare) i difetti □ (fam. USA) to slip (o to fall) through the cracks, andare perso; venir trascurato.
crack (2) /kræk/
inter.

crac!; bum!; pum!
♦ (to) crack /kræk/
A v. i.

1 incrinarsi; creparsi; screpolarsi; fendersi; spaccarsi: Suddenly the ice cracked, all'improvviso il ghiaccio s'incrinò; The enamel had cracked, lo smalto si era screpolato; Their marriage is starting to crack, il loro matrimonio si sta incrinando

2 cedere (psicologicamente); crollare: to crack under the strain, crollare per la tensione; The prisoner cracked under torture, messo alla tortura, il prigioniero è crollato

3 crepitare; ( di frusta) schioccare; ( di giunture) scrocchiare: The machine guns were cracking, le mitragliatrici crepitavano

4 urtare, sbattere ( con un rumore secco)

5 ( della voce) incrinarsi; rompersi

6 (fam. USA) andare a una festa senza avere l'invito

7 (chim.) subire la piroscissione

B v. t.

1 rompere; schiacciare: to crack an egg, rompere un uovo; to crack nuts, rompere, schiacciare noci

2 far crollare ( psicologicamente)

3 (far) schioccare; (far) scrocchiare: to crack the whip, schioccare la frusta; to crack one's finger joints, far scrocchiare le dita

4 (far) incrinare; far screpolare; far crepare: to crack a vase, incrinare un vaso; The heat has cracked the paint, il calore ha fatto screpolare la vernice

5 spezzare; sconfiggere: to crack an opponent's resistance, spezzare la resistenza di un avversario

6 urtare, picchiare, sbattere ( con un rumore secco): to crack one's head on the floor, picchiare la testa sul pavimento

7 colpire; picchiare: to crack sb. over his head, colpire q. sulla testa

8 risolvere ( un problema, un caso, ecc.); decifrare ( un codice, ecc.); sbrogliare ( una difficoltà)

9 (fam.) stappare (o aprire) e bere: to crack a beer, aprire una birra; to crack a bottle with sb., bere una bottiglia con q.

10 forzare, scassinare ( una cassaforte)

11 (fam.) riuscire a entrare in; sfondare: ( di libro, disco, ecc.) to crack the top list, piazzarsi fra i primi; sfondare; to crack the most exclusive literary circles in London, riuscire a entrare (o a sfondare) nei circoli letterari più chiusi di Londra

12 (chim.) scindere; sottoporre a piroscissione

13 ( Internet) infrangere la sicurezza, accedere e usare illegalmente ( sistemi o programmi protetti); craccare ( gergo)

● to crack a joke, raccontare una barzelletta; fare una battuta □ (fam.) to crack a smile, aprirsi in un sorriso □ (fam. USA) to crack a book, aprire un libro ( per studiare) □ (fam.) to crack open, aprire; ( anche) demolire ( una tesi, ecc.) □ (fig.) to crack the whip, schioccare la frusta (fig.); farsi sentire (fig.); farsi obbedire □ (fam. USA) to crack wise, fare lo spiritoso; dire spiritosaggini □ (fam.) to get cracking, darsi da fare; muoversi; darsi una mossa; darci dentro; DIALOGO → - Coursework- I need to get cracking on the coursework this weekend, mi devo mettere sotto con il compito nel fine settimana.

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I 1. [kræk]
nome

1) (in varnish) screpolatura f.; (in wall, cup, mirror, ground) crepa f., incrinatura f. (anche fig.); (in bone) incrinatura f.

2) (narrow opening) (in rock) crepa f., fenditura f.; (in door, curtains) fessura f., spiraglio m.

to open the door a crack — aprire appena la porta

3) (drug) (anche crack cocaine) crack m.

4) (noise) (of twig, bone) scricchiolio m., scrocchio m.; (of whip) schiocco m.; (of shot) schianto m., scoppio m.

5) colloq. (attempt) prova f., tentativo m.

to have a crack at doing — tentare di fare

to have a crack at — fare il tentativo di conquistare [ title]; cercare di battere [ record]

6) colloq. (jibe) battuta f., frecciata f. ( about su); (joke) motto m. di spirito, barzelletta f. ( about su)

a cheap crack — una barzelletta di cattivo gusto
2.
aggettivo attrib. [ player] di prim'ordine, eccellente; [troops, shot] ottimo

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to have a fair crack of the whip — avere un'ottima chance
II 1. [kræk]
verbo transitivo

1) (make a crack in) (fare) incrinare [mirror, bone, wall, cup]; (make fine cracks in) (fare) screpolare [ varnish]

2) (break) schiacciare [ nut]; rompere [egg, casing]

to crack a safe — forzare una cassaforte

to crack sth. open — aprire qcs.

to crack one's head open — colloq. rompersi la testa

3) (solve) risolvere [ problem]; decifrare [ code]

I've cracked it — colloq. ci sono arrivato, ho capito

4) (make cracking sound with) schioccare [ whip]; fare schioccare, fare scrocchiare [ knuckles]

to crack sb. on the head — colpire qcn. alla testa

to crack one's head on sth. — picchiare la testa su qcs.

to crack the whip — fig. farsi sentire

5) (overcome) spezzare, sconfiggere [defences, opposition]

6)

to crack a joke — raccontare una barzelletta, fare una battuta
2.
verbo intransitivo

1) (develop cracks) [ bone] incrinarsi; [mirror, cup, wall, ice] incrinarsi, creparsi, spaccarsi; [ varnish] creparsi, screpolarsi; [ skin] screpolarsi; [ ground] fendersi

2) (cease to resist) [ person] cedere, crollare

he cracks under pressure — crolla se si trova sotto pressione

3) (make sharp sound) [knuckles, twig] schioccare, scrocchiare; [ whip] schioccare

4) [ voice] rompersi, incrinarsi

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- crack down

- crack up

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not all o not as good as it's cracked up to be non così bravo come tutti dicevano; to get cracking — darsi da fare, muoversi

English-Italian dictionary > crack
7 crack up

1.
(coll.)intransitive verb [Flugzeug usw.:] auseinander brechen; [Gesellschaft, Person:] zusammenbrechen
2. transitive verb
she/it is not all she/it is cracked up to be — so toll ist sie/es nun auch wieder nicht[, wie sie/es dargestellt wird]

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◆ crack up

I. vi ( fam)

1. (find sth hilarious) lachen müssen

2. (have nervous breakdown) zusammenbrechen; (go crazy) durchdrehen fam, überschnappen fam

II. vt

1. (assert)

▪ to \crack up sth up to be sth etw als etw akk herausstellen

they're always \crack uping it up to be the best but I'm not so sure es wird immer in den Himmel gelobt, aber ich habe so meine Bedenken

this new washing powder is not all it's \crack uped up to be das neue Waschpulver hält nicht alles, was es verspricht

2. (amuse)

▪ sth \crack ups sb up etw bringt jdn zum Lachen

every time I see her wearing that hat it \crack ups me up jedes Mal wenn ich sie mit diesem Hut sehe, könnte ich mich kaputtlachen

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1. vi

1) (= break into pieces) zerbrechen; (road surface, lips) aufspringen, rissig werden; (ice) brechen; (machine, plane) auseinanderbrechen, auseinanderfallen; (make-up) rissig werden

2) (fig inf person) durchdrehen (inf); (under strain) zusammenbrechen; (= have a mental breakdown) einen Nervenzusammenbruch haben; (organization) auseinanderfallen, zusammenbrechen; (= lose ability, strength athlete etc) abbauen

I/he must be cracking up (hum) — so fängts an (inf)

she cracked up in the witness box — sie brach auf der Zeugenbank zusammen

2. vt sep (inf)

he's/it's not all he's/it's cracked up to be — so toll ist er/es dann auch wieder nicht

he's cracked up to be some sort of genius — er wird als eine Art Genie gepriesen

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crack up umg

A v/i

1. (körperlich oder seelisch) zusammenbrechen

2. auseinanderbrechen oder -fallen ( Maschine, auch fig Organisation etc)

3. sich vor Lachen krümmen

B v/t

1. ein Fahrzeug zu Schrott fahren

2. the story cracked them up sie krümmten sich vor Lachen bei der Geschichte

3. hochjubeln:

he’s not as good as he’s cracked up to be so gut ist er auch wieder nicht

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1.
(coll.)intransitive verb [Flugzeug usw.:] auseinander brechen; [Gesellschaft, Person:] zusammenbrechen
2. transitive verb
she/it is not all she/it is cracked up to be — so toll ist sie/es nun auch wieder nicht[, wie sie/es dargestellt wird]

English-german dictionary > crack up
8 crack

N

1. दरार

He opened the window a crack

2. चटकने\crackकी\crackआवाज़

The crack of a whip,could be heard from my house.

3. सनकी

She is a crack.

4. धमाका

There was a loud crack of thunder in the night.

5. करारी\crackचोट

She fell down and got a crack on the head.

6. एक\crackप्रकार\crackकी\crackनशीली\crackदवा

Crack is now freely available in India also.
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VTI

1. चिटकना

The glass cracked when it was heated

2. चिटकाना

The child fell on the ground and cracked her bone.

3. फटना

Her lips were dry and cracked.

4. जोर\crackसे\crackटकराना

She cracked her head on the wall.

5. ज़ोर\crackकी\crackआवाज़\crackकरना

The hunter's rifle cracked and the fox fell dead.

5. गले\crackकी\crackभर्राहट

Loud crying cracked her voice.

6. मनोवैज्ञानिक\crackदवाब\crackमें\crackआजाना

The lawyer questioned her for three hours and she finally cracked.

7. जोर\crackसे\crackपीटना

The teacher cracked the child with a stick.

8. समाधान\crackनिकालना

Our new computer game is a tricky one,but my son finally cracked it.

9. कहना

She is very good at cracking jokes.

English-Hindi dictionary > crack
9 crack the whip

разг.

"щёлкать хлыстом", запугивать, угрозами добиваться согласия, повиновения и т. п.

Would have made a good gangster or lion tamer and could certainly crack the whip - with his eyes. (S. Chaplin, ‘The Day of the Sardine’, ch. II) — Из Трепа вышел бы лихой гангстер или укротитель львов - его взгляд точно бил хлыстом.

He cracks his whip at the hospital workers, telling them to get back to work, and accept the miserable bone he has thrown them. (‘Morning Star’) — Сэр Кит Джозеф пытался прямыми угрозами заставить работников больниц возобновить работу и принять его жалкую подачку.

Large English-Russian phrasebook > crack the whip
10 crack up

фраз. гл.; разг.

1) нахваливать, превозносить; рекламировать

Syn:

praise 2., eulogize

2) разбиваться (вдребезги); разрушаться; терпеть аварию ( о самолёте);

3) разбивать (вдребезги); вызвать аварию ( самолёта)

Engine failure cracked the plane up. — Самолёт потерпел катастрофу из-за отказа двигателя.

John cracked up the car for good in the accident. — Во время этой аварии Джон вдребезги разбил свою машину.

4) стареть; слабеть ( от старости)

Syn:

break down, break up, crock II 2.

5) превозносить

He's always cracking up the town as very good. — Он постоянно превозносит этот город.

His abilities are not what they were cracked up to be. — На самом деле он совсем не такой способный, как про него говорили.

5) лопаться от смеха, смеяться до упаду

Англо-русский современный словарь > crack up
11 give a crack

разг.

(give (have или take) a crack (at smth.) (тж. give it a crack))

попытаться, попробовать силы (в чём-л.); рискнуть, отважиться [первонач. амер.]

...Dave Nelson and Denis Langevin went together, making the fourth team to take a crack at the blocked drift. (D. Carter, ‘Fatherless Sons’, part III, ch. 30) —...Дейв Нельсон и Дени Ланжевен пошли вместе - четвертая партия, пытавшаяся пробить ход в заваленный штрек.

‘Care for a dance?’ ‘I am not much good, but I don't mind having a crack if you don't mind.’ — - Может быть, потанцуем? - Я плохой танцор, но готов рискнуть, если вы не против.

Large English-Russian phrasebook > give a crack
12 fair crack of the whip

To crack the whip — взмахнуть хлыстом, подстегнуть плетью. To give someone a fair crack of the whip — дать кому-либо справедливую, долгожданную возможность раскрыть, выразить себя в чём-либо, в каком-либо деле, работе. Во времена извозчиков и конных повозок тот, кто держал плеть, тот и погонял и, следовательно, являлся главным и ответственным лицом.
John is a very capable manager, but he has never been given any opportunity to show how good he is. He ought to be given a fair crack of the whip. — Джон — очень способный руководитель, но у него никогда не было возможности проявить свой талант. Ему нужно дать возможность «взмахнуть хлыстом».

English-Russian dictionary of expressions > fair crack of the whip
13 a crack hand at smth.

(a crack (good, great или rare) hand at (или with) smth.)

мастер своего дела; умелец, искусник; ≈ золотые руки; см. тж. a bad hand at smth.

I am a great hand at inventing things. (L. Carroll, ‘Through the Looking-Glass’, ch. VIII) — я большой любитель изобретать разные вещи.

Michael, at the age of fourteen, was a rare hand with the pencil. (S. O'Casey, ‘I Knock at the Door’, ‘R.I.P.’) — Уже в четырнадцать лет Майкл прекрасно рисовал.

You're a great hand at taking long chances - take a chance on luck staying with us. (M. Wilson, ‘My Brother, My Enemy’, ch. 11) — Ты мастер брать дальние прицелы - вот и рискни сейчас остаться с нами.

‘They tell me You're a good hand with a truck,’ said Tom. (J. Steinbeck, ‘The Grapes of Wrath’, ch. VIII) — - Говорят, ты здорово водишь машину, - сказал Том.

Large English-Russian phrasebook > a crack hand at smth.
14 golpe

m.

1 blow (impacto).

me di un golpe en la rodilla I banged my knee

tengo un golpe en el brazo I've banged my arm

el coche tiene un golpe en la puerta the car door has a dent in it

moler a alguien a golpes to beat somebody up

un golpe bajo (sport) a blow below the belt; a low blow (figurative)

golpe de castigo penalty (kick) (en rugby)

golpe franco free kick

2 blow (disgusto).

3 raid, job (holdup).

dar un golpe to do a job

4 witticism (ocurrencia).

5 shot.

6 ictus.

7 coup.

8 pocket, hill drop.

* * *

golpe

► nombre masculino

1 blow, knock (puñetazo) punch

■ le dio un golpe he hit him

2 (de coche) collision; (fuerte) bang; (ligero) bump

3 figurado (desgracia) blow, misfortune

■ su muerte fue un duro golpe para nosotros his death was a great blow to us

4 (gracia) witticism, sally

■ aunque parece serio tiene golpes muy buenos he may seem rather serious, but he's really good crack

5 familiar (robo) hold-up, robbery

6 (militar) coup

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a golpes by force

al primer golpe de vista at first glance

de golpe / de golpe y porrazo suddenly, all of a sudden

de un golpe all at once, in one go

errar el golpe to miss

no dar golpe / no pegar ni golpe familiar not to lift a finger, not do a blessed thing

parar el golpe to soften the blow

golpe bajo figurado punch below the belt

golpe de efecto dramatic move

golpe de Estado coup, coup d'état

golpe de fortuna stroke of luck

golpe de gracia coup de grâce

golpe de mano surprise attack

golpe de vista quick glance

golpe franco (fútbol) free kick

golpe maestro masterstroke

golpe mortal death blow, fatal blow

* * *

noun m.

1) blow

2) knock

3) stroke

•

- de golpe
- golpe de estado
* * *

SM

1) (=impacto) hit, knock; (=choque) shock, clash; (=encuentro) bump; [con un remo] stroke; [del corazón] beat, throb

oímos un golpe a la puerta — we heard a knock at the door

en cuanto compras un coche nuevo tienes un golpe — as soon as you buy a new car it gets a knock

tras el golpe contra el muro tuvo que abandonar la carrera — after crashing into the wall he had to abandon the race

• dar un golpe, el coche de atrás nos dio un golpe — the car behind ran into us

dar golpes en la puerta — to hammer at the door

• darse un golpe, se dio un golpe en la cabeza — he got a bump on his head, he banged his head

se dio un golpe contra la pared — he hit the wall

darse golpes de pecho — to beat one's breast

• errar el golpe — to fail in an attempt

- no dar golpe

- a golpe dado no hay quite

2) [dado por una persona a otra] blow

le dio un golpe con un palo — he gave him a blow with his stick, he hit him with his stick

• a golpes, la emprendieron a golpes contra él — they began to beat him

le mataron a golpes — they beat him to death

les molieron a golpes — they beat them up

los sacaron de la cama a golpes — they were beaten from their beds

• descargar golpes sobre algn — to rain blows on sb

golpe aplastante — crushing blow, knockout blow

golpe bien dado — hit, well-aimed blow

golpe de gracia — coup de grâce

golpe mortal — death blow

3) (Med) (=cardenal) bruise

4) [en deportes] (Ftbl) kick; (Boxeo) [gen] blow; (=puñetazo) punch

con un total de 280 golpes — (Golf) with a total of 280 strokes

preparar el golpe — (Golf) to address the ball

golpe bajo — (Boxeo) low punch, punch below the belt

aquello fue un golpe bajo — that was below the belt

golpe de acercamiento — (Golf) approach shot

golpe de castigo — (Ftbl etc) penalty kick

golpe de martillo — (Tenis) smash

golpe de penalidad — (Golf) penalty stroke

golpe de salida — (Golf) drive, drive-off

golpe franco, golpe libre — (Ftbl) free kick

golpe libre indirecto — indirect free kick

5) (Téc) stroke

golpe de émbolo — piston stroke

6) (=desgracia) blow

mi ingreso en la cárcel fue un duro golpe para la familia — my imprisonment was a harsh blow to the family

ha sufrido un duro golpe — he has had a hard knock, he has suffered a severe blow

la policía ha asestado un duro golpe al narcotráfico — the police have dealt a serious blow to drug traffickers

acusar el golpe — to suffer the consequences

7) (=sorpresa) surprise

• dar el golpe con algo — to cause a sensation with sth

8) * (=atraco) job *, heist (EEUU)

dieron un golpe en un banco — they did a bank job *

preparaba su primer golpe — he was planning his first job *

9) (=salida) witticism, sally

¡qué golpe! — how very clever!, good one!

el libro tiene unos golpes buenísimos — the book's got some great lines in it

10) (Pol) coup

golpe blanco — bloodless coup

golpe de estado — coup d'état

golpe de mano — rising, sudden attack

golpe de palacio — palace coup

11) [otras expresiones]

• a golpe de, abrir paso a golpe de machete — to hack out a path with a machete

lo consiguieron a golpe de talonario — they got it through chequebook power

• al golpe — Caribe instantly

• de golpe, la puerta se abrió de golpe — the door flew open

cerrar una puerta de golpe — to slam a door (shut)

la puerta se cerró de golpe — the door slammed shut

de golpe decidió dejar el trabajo — he suddenly decided to give up work

• de un golpe — in one go

- ir a golpe de calcetín o de alpargata

- de golpe y porrazo

golpe de agua — heavy fall of rain

golpe de calor — heatstroke

golpe de efecto — coup de théâtre

golpe de fortuna — stroke of luck

golpe de gente — crowd of people

golpe de mar — heavy sea, surge

golpe de sol — sunstroke

golpe de suerte — stroke of luck

golpe de teatro — coup de théâtre

golpe de teléfono — telephone call

golpe de timón — change of direction

golpe de tos — fit of coughing

golpe de viento — gust of wind

golpe de vista, al primer golpe de vista — at first glance

golpe maestro — master stroke, stroke of genius

12) (Cos) (=adorno) pocket flap; Col (=vuelta) facing

13) Méx (=mazo) sledgehammer

14) Caribe * (=trago) swig *, slug * ( of liquor)

* * *

masculino

1) (choque, impacto) knock

se dio un golpe contra la pared — she knocked into the wall

me di un golpe en la cabeza — I hit my head

te vas a dar un golpe — you'll hurt yourself

cerró el libro de un golpe — she snapped o slammed the book shut

me dio un golpe en la espalda — he slapped me on the back

dio unos golpes en la mesa — he tapped on the table; ( más fuerte) he knocked on the table; ( aún más fuerte) he banged on the table

a golpe de — (Ven) around

de golpe — ( repentinamente) suddenly; ( quizás) (Col fam) maybe, perhaps

la puerta se abrió/cerró de golpe — the door flew open/slammed shut

de golpe y porrazo — (fam) ( de repente) suddenly

de un golpe — ( de una vez) all at once; ( de un trago) in one go o gulp

2)

a) ( al pegarle a alguien) blow

le dio or pegó un golpe en la cabeza — she hit him on the head

casi lo matan a golpes — they almost beat him to death

siempre andan a golpes — they're always fighting

b) ( marca) bruise, mark

3) (Dep) ( en golf) stroke; ( en tenis) shot

4) (desgracia, contratiempo) blow

5) (fam) (atraco, timo) job (colloq)

dar el golpe — to do the job

6) (fam) (ocurrencia, salida) funny o witty remark

dar el golpe con algo — (fam)

con esa indumentaria seguro que das el golpe — you'll be a sensation o a knockout in that outfit

•

- golpe bajo

- golpe de efecto

- golpe de estado

- golpe de gracia

- golpe de suerte

- golpe de vista

- golpe franco

- golpe maestro

* * *

masculino

1) (choque, impacto) knock

se dio un golpe contra la pared — she knocked into the wall

me di un golpe en la cabeza — I hit my head

te vas a dar un golpe — you'll hurt yourself

cerró el libro de un golpe — she snapped o slammed the book shut

me dio un golpe en la espalda — he slapped me on the back

dio unos golpes en la mesa — he tapped on the table; ( más fuerte) he knocked on the table; ( aún más fuerte) he banged on the table

a golpe de — (Ven) around

de golpe — ( repentinamente) suddenly; ( quizás) (Col fam) maybe, perhaps

la puerta se abrió/cerró de golpe — the door flew open/slammed shut

de golpe y porrazo — (fam) ( de repente) suddenly

de un golpe — ( de una vez) all at once; ( de un trago) in one go o gulp

2)

a) ( al pegarle a alguien) blow

le dio or pegó un golpe en la cabeza — she hit him on the head

casi lo matan a golpes — they almost beat him to death

siempre andan a golpes — they're always fighting

b) ( marca) bruise, mark

3) (Dep) ( en golf) stroke; ( en tenis) shot

4) (desgracia, contratiempo) blow

5) (fam) (atraco, timo) job (colloq)

dar el golpe — to do the job

6) (fam) (ocurrencia, salida) funny o witty remark

dar el golpe con algo — (fam)

con esa indumentaria seguro que das el golpe — you'll be a sensation o a knockout in that outfit

•

- golpe bajo

- golpe de efecto

- golpe de estado

- golpe de gracia

- golpe de suerte

- golpe de vista

- golpe franco

- golpe maestro

* * *

golpe¹

¹ = punch, coup, blow, rap, knocking, beat, knock, swipe, hit, bang.

Ex: When I saw what he was up to, I drew back for a punch and hit him so hard on the nose that he fell on his back and lay there for some time, so that his wife stood over him and cried out 'Mercy! You've done my husband in!'.

Ex: Nearly 1500 delegates from 67 countries attended the conference which was dominated by the 3 day coup designed to restore Communist party influence.

Ex: The Great War of 1914-18 was a heavy blow for the Bulletin, from which it never really recovered, and in the 1920s it gradually sank under its own weight, helped by a forced move from its previous quarters to make room for a trade fair.

Ex: There was also a spot from which, if you struck the floor with a hard rap of your heel, you could almost count the reverberations as the sound bounced from floor to ceiling to walls to floor.

Ex: It seems to me that the Dewey engine is still ticking over, though there's an occasional knocking and it could no doubt do with a good tuning.

Ex: Immediately after the recognition of a cardiac cycle the program calculates mean values over a given time or a given number of beats.

Ex: After a few knocks, it was clear that no one was going to answer.

Ex: In fact it is an exaltation of the Kyoto protocol and a thinly disguised swipe at those countries who have not signed up.

Ex: Nothing is more unrealistic that seeing the hero take in an unlikely number of hits without turning a hair.

Ex: This is how the world ends, not with a bang, but with a whimper.

* aguantar un golpe = take + a hit.

* amortiguar el golpe = soften + the blow.

* aprender Algo a fuerza de golpes = learn + Nombre + the hard way.

* asestar el golpe de gracia = administer + the coup de grace, deliver + the coup de grace.

* asestar un golpe = give + a blow, bash, deal + a blow, strike + a blow.

* asestar un golpe mortal = deal + the death blow.

* atizar un golpe = deal + a blow.

* cerrar de golpe = slam.

* dar el golpe de gracia = administer + the coup de grace, deliver + the coup de grace.

* dar golpes = pound.

* darse golpes de pecho = beat + Posesivo + breast.

* darse golpes en el pecho = beat + Posesivo + breast.

* dar un golpe = knock.

* dar un golpe por detrás = rear-end.

* de golpe = in one lump, all at once, all at once.

* derribar a Alguien de un golpe = knock + Nombre + to the ground, knock + Nombre + to the floor.

* de un golpe = at one blow, at one whack, at one pull, in one shot, in one lump, in one action, in one go, in one fell swoop, at one fell swoop.

* duro golpe = cruel blow.

* eliminar de un golpe = eliminate + at a stroke.

* emprenderla(s) a golpes con = lam into, lay into.

* encajar el golpe = take it on + the chin.

* golpe de estado = coup d'etat, putsch.

* golpe de gracia = coup de grace, kiss of death, killer blow, death blow.

* golpe de mala suerte = stroke of misfortune.

* golpe de suerte = stroke of luck.

* golpe fuerte = whack.

* golpe fulminante = crushing blow.

* golpe mortal = mortal blow, killer blow, death blow.

* golpe por detrás = rear end.

* golpe seco = flop.

* intento de golpe de estado = attempted coup, coup attempt.

* introducir a golpes = hammer into.

* quitar con un golpe = knock off.

* recibir un golpe = take + a hit.

* recobrarse de un golpe = lick + Posesivo + wounds.

* sacar a golpes = punch out.

* tentativa de golpe de estado = attempted coup, coup attempt.

* tirar a Alguien al suelo de un golpe = knock + Nombre + to the floor, knock + Nombre + to the ground.

* todo de (un) golpe = all at once.

* tumbar a Alguien al suelo de un golpe = knock + Nombre + to the floor, knock + Nombre + to the ground.

* vivir sin dar golpe = live off + the fat of the land.

golpe²

² = witticism, witty remark, quip.

Ex: It uses humor rather than witticisms, and self-deprecation rather than deprecation of the professional field.

Ex: Youll never be short on a witty remark with a database of almost 180000 jokes.

Ex: His genius is sometimes most evident in his quips.

* * *

golpe

masculine

A (choque, impacto) knock

se dio un golpe contra la pared she banged o knocked into the wall

me di un golpe en la cabeza I hit o banged my head

te vas a pegar un golpe you'll hurt yourself

¿ha recibido algún golpe en la cabeza? have you hit your head?, have you received a blow to the head? ( frml)

cerró el libro de un golpe she snapped o slammed the book shut

la ventana se cerró de un golpe the window slammed shut

me dio un golpe en la espalda he slapped me on the back

le di un golpecito en el hombro I tapped him on the shoulder

dale un golpe a ver si se arregla hit it o bang it o give it a bang, that might make it work

dio unos golpes en la mesa he tapped on the table; (más fuerte) he knocked on the table; (aún más fuerte) he banged on the table

nos dieron un golpe por detrás they ran into us from behind, they ran into the back of us

se oían los golpes del martillo one could hear the hammering

a golpe de ( Ven); around, about ( BrE)

dar el golpe ( Méx) (aspirar) to inhale

de golpe (repentinamente) suddenly;

(Col, Ven fam) (quizás) maybe, perhaps

no se lo puedes decir así, de golpe you can't just spring it on him o tell him suddenly like that

de golpe y porrazo ( fam) (de repente) suddenly

es una decisión que no puede tomarse de golpe y porrazo it's not a decision that can be made on the spot o just like that

de un golpe (de una vez) all at once

se lo bebió de un golpe he drank it down in one go o gulp

no dar or pegar (ni) golpe ( fam): ¡cómo va a aprobar, si no da ni golpe! how can he expect to pass, he never does a lick ( AmE) o ( BrE) stroke of work ( colloq)

no pega ni golpe en casa he doesn't do a thing o lift a finger around the house ( colloq)

a golpe de ratón ( Inf) at a mouse click, at the click of a mouse

toda la programación a golpe de ratón the whole program at a mouse click

B

1 (al pegarle a algn) blow

le dio or pegó un golpe en la cabeza she hit him on the head

empezaron a darle golpes they started hitting her

casi lo matan a golpes they almost beat him to death

parece que no entienden sino a (los) golpes hitting them seems to be the only way to make them understand

le asestó un golpe con el atizador he dealt o struck him a blow with the poker

me llevé un golpe en la cabeza I got a blow o I got hit on the head

el golpe lo agarró de sorpresa the blow took him by surprise

siempre andan a golpes they're always fighting

lo cogieron a golpes they beat him up

2 (marca) bruise, mark

C ( Dep) (en golf) stroke; (en tenis) shot

sigue en primer lugar con seis golpes bajo par she is still in first place at six (strokes) under par

D (desgracia, contratiempo) blow

fue un golpe durísimo it came as a terrible blow

esta vez sí que ha acusado el golpe he's really taken it hard o taken a bad knock this time

E ( fam) (robo, timo) job ( colloq)

¿cuándo vamos a dar el golpe? when are we going to do the job?

F ( fam) (ocurrencia, salida) funny o witty remark

¡tiene cada golpe! he comes out with o makes some really witty remarks, some of the things he comes out with are so funny o witty

la película tiene unos golpes muy buenos the movie has some really funny moments in it

dar el golpe ( fam): con esa indumentaria seguro que das el golpe you'll be a sensation o you'll look a knockout in that outfit

G ( Mús) (en Ven) folk dance/music similar to the joropo

Compuestos:

● golpe bajo

(en boxeo) punch below the belt

fue un golpe bajo mencionarlo delante de todos that was below the belt o a low trick mentioning it in front of everyone

● golpe de adrenalina

adrenaline rush

● golpe de calor

(insolación) sunstroke; (en la temperatura) corporal heatstroke

● golpe de castigo

penalty

● golpe de efecto

su dimisión no causó el golpe de efecto que esperaba his resignation did not create the dramatic effect he had hoped for

● golpe de estado

coup, coup d'état

● golpe de fortuna

stroke of luck

● golpe de gracia

coup de grâce

● golpe de mano

sudden attack

● golpe de mar

large wave

● golpe de sol

sunstroke

● golpe de suerte

stroke of luck

● golpe de tambor

( Ven) performance of Venezuelan Caribbean music

● golpe de timón

change of direction

● golpe de tos

coughing fit

● golpe de vista

glance, look

● golpe franco

(en fútbol) free kick; (en hockey) free hit

● golpe maestro

masterstroke

● golpe mortal

death blow, coup de grâce

● golpes de pecho

mpl:

darse golpes de pecho to beat one's breast, wear sackcloth and ashes

* * *

golpe sustantivo masculino
1 (choque, impacto) knock;
◊ me di un golpe en la cabeza I got a knock on the head, I hit o banged my head;

darse un golpe contra algo to bang o knock into sth;
dio unos golpes en la mesa he tapped on the table;

( más fuerte) he knocked on the table;
( aún más fuerte) he banged on the table;
◊ a golpe de (Ven) around;

de golpe (y porrazo) suddenly;
se abrió/cerró de golpe it flew open/slammed shut;
de un golpe ( de una vez) all at once;

( de un trago) in one go o gulp
2
a) ( al pegarle a algn) blow;

◊ lo derribó de un golpe he knocked him down with one blow;

casi lo matan a golpes they almost beat him to death;
siempre andan a golpes they're always fighting
b) ( marca) bruise, mark

3 (Dep) stroke
4
a) ( desgracia) blow

b)

◊ golpe de suerte stroke of luck

5 (fam) (atraco, timo) job (colloq);
◊ dar el golpe to do the job

6 (Pol) tb
◊ golpe de estado coup (d'état)

golpe sustantivo masculino
1 (que se da o que da alguien) blow
(en una fruta) bruise
(en una puerta) knock
golpe (de Estado), coup (d'état)
golpe de suerte, stroke of luck
2 Auto bump
3 (contratiempo, disgusto) blow: ha sido un duro golpe para ella, it's been a great blow to her
4 (ocurrencia) witticism: en la comedia de ayer había unos golpes buenísimos, yesterday's comedy had a lot of funny lines
5 (robo) robbery
dar un golpe, to rob
6 (ataque) fit: le dio un golpe de tos y no pudo seguir hablando, he had a sudden coughing fit and couldn't continue talking
♦ Locuciones: no dar ni golpe, not to lift a finger
al primer golpe de vista, at a glance
de golpe, all of a sudden
golpe de efecto, a dramatic effect: su dimisión en aquel momento fue un tremendo golpe de efecto, his resignation at that time had a great impact
golpe de mar, large wave: un golpe de mar le tiró por la borda, a large wave washed him overboard
golpe de pecho, breast-beating: había mucho golpe de pecho pero a mí no me engañaron, there was a lot of breast-beating, but they couldn't fool me
' golpe' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acusar
- amoratada
- amoratado
- amortiguar
- arrear
- atizar
- azote
- batatazo
- bocanada
- cacharrazo
- canto
- cardenal
- choque
- codazo
- contundente
- descargar
- desviar
- dolerse
- encajar
- encima
- enérgica
- enérgico
- errar
- esquivar
- galleta
- herida
- hostia
- leche
- menuda
- menudo
- mollera
- nada
- palo
- panzada
- pedrada
- pelotazo
- producir
- recibir
- resentirse
- resistir
- ruda
- rudo
- seca
- seco
- señalada
- señalado
- sorda
- sordo
- tacada
- testarada
English:
absorb
- accurate
- avert
- bang
- bash
- blow
- bowl over
- break
- bump
- butt
- come round
- come to
- coup
- crack
- crushing
- deal
- death blow
- deliver
- dodge
- drive
- elude
- fell
- fend off
- flick
- follow through
- forehand
- glancing
- hard
- heavy
- hit
- hit back
- jab
- knock
- lash
- low
- lucky
- lump
- mark
- miss
- on
- pow
- punch
- rap
- shot
- sidestep
- slam
- slam to
- smack
- snap
- soften

* * *

golpe

♦ nm

1. [impacto] blow;
[en puerta] knock; [entre coches] bump;
se oyó un golpe en el piso de arriba something went bump upstairs;

no le des tantos golpes a la fotocopiadora stop hitting o banging the photocopier like that;

me di un golpe en la rodilla I banged my knee;

la ventana estaba dando golpes the window was banging;

el golpe me lo dieron cuando estaba detenido en un semáforo they hit me o bumped into me when I was stopped at a traffic light;

el niño daba golpes en la pared the child was banging on the wall;

darse golpes de pecho to beat one's breast;

cerrar la puerta de golpe to slam the door;

devolver un golpe to strike back;

errar o [m5] fallar el golpe to miss the mark;

golpe seco thud;

Comp
Fam
dar el golpe to cause a sensation, to be a hit;

con ese vestido seguro que das el golpe en la fiesta in that dress, you're bound to be a hit at the party;

Comp
Fam
no dio o [m5] pegó golpe he didn't lift a finger, he didn't do a stroke of work;

Comp

de golpe suddenly;

Comp
Fam
de golpe y porrazo without warning, just like that;

Comp

de un golpe at one fell swoop, all at once

Comp
golpe de efecto:
hacer algo para dar un golpe de efecto to do sth for effect;

golpe de fortuna stroke of luck;

golpe de gracia coup de grâce;

golpe maestro masterstroke;

golpe de mar huge wave;

golpe de suerte stroke of luck;
Fig golpe de timón change of course;
golpe de tos coughing fit;

golpe de viento gust of wind;

golpe de vista glance;

al primer golpe de vista at a glance

2. [bofetada] smack;
[puñetazo, en boxeo] punch;
a golpes by force;
Fig in fits and starts;
moler a alguien a golpes to beat sb up

Comp
golpe bajo blow below the belt;
fue un golpe bajo that was a bit below the belt

3. [de corazón] beat;

los golpes de su corazón her heartbeat

4. [efecto]
mira qué golpe tengo en el brazo look, I banged my arm;

el coche tiene un golpe en la puerta the car door has a dent in it

5. [en tenis, golf] shot;

dos golpes por encima/debajo two shots ahead/behind;

dos golpes bajo par two under par

Comp
golpe de castigo [en rugby] penalty;
golpe franco free kick;

golpe liftado [en tenis] topspin drive;

golpe de penalización [en golf] penalty stroke;

golpe de salida [en golf] tee shot, drive;

golpe de talón back heel

6. [disgusto] blow;

la muerte de su madre fue un golpe muy duro para ella her mother's death hit her very hard

7. [atraco] raid, job, US heist;

dar un golpe to do a job

8. Pol
golpe (de Estado) coup (d'état)

Comp
golpe de mano surprise attack;
golpe de palacio palace coup

9. [ocurrencia] witticism;

¡tienes unos golpes buenísimos! you really come out with some witty remarks!

10. [pestillo] spring lock

11. Méx [mazo] sledgehammer

♦ a golpe de loc prep
[a base de] through, by dint of;
aprenderá a golpe de fracasos he'll learn from his mistakes;

a golpe de talonario: no se puede crear un equipo a golpe de talonario you can't just build a team by throwing money at it;

salió de la cárcel a golpe de talonario he used his wealth to buy his way out of prison

♦ al golpe loc adv
Cuba instantly
* * *

golpe

m

1 knock, blow;

un duro golpe fig a heavy blow;

no da golpe fam she doesn’t do a thing, she doesn’t lift a finger

2

:

de golpe suddenly;

de golpe y porrazo suddenly

* * *

golpe nm

1) : blow

caerle a golpes a alguien: to give someone a beating

2) : knock

3)

de golpe : suddenly

4)

de un golpe : all at once, in one fell swoop

5)

golpe de estado : coup, coup d'etat

6)

golpe de suerte : stroke of luck

* * *

golpe n

1. (choque) blow

Aunque la traducción literal de golpe es blow, el inglés prefiere emplear un verbo

se dio un golpe en la frente he bumped his forehead

me di un golpe en la rodilla con la mesa I banged my knee on the table

2. (ruido) knock / bang

dio un golpe fuerte en la puerta she banged on the door

la puerta se cerró con un fuerte golpe the door slammed shut

3. (desgracia) blow

ha sido un golpe duro it was a terrible blow

dar golpes to bang

de golpe (y porrazo) suddenly

de un golpe all at once / in one go

no dar golpe not to do a thing / to be bone idle

golpe de estado coup

golpe de suerte stroke of luck

Spanish-English dictionary > golpe
15 стрелок

муж. marksman, shot;
rifleman воен.;
gunner авиац.

м.
1. marksman*;
хороший, отличный ~ good/crack shot;

2. воен. infantryman*;
ав. gunner;

3. спорт. shooter.

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > стрелок
16 as

adj. ace, very good, crack, excellent
--------
n. ace, expert; ermine, stoat

* * *
1. Ace 2. ace 3. hang 4. string up 5. hanging (v.) 6. hanged (v.) 7. hung (v.)

Turkish-English dictionary > as
17 aş

adj. ace, very good, crack, excellent
--------
n. ace, expert; ermine, stoat

* * *
1. go beyond 2. gone beyond 3. overshoot 4. went beyond

Turkish-English dictionary > aş
18 стрелок

м

shot; воен rifleman

хоро́ший стрело́к — good/crack shot, expert marksman

плохо́й стрело́к — poor shot

Русско-английский учебный словарь > стрелок
19 cracking

crack·ing

[ˈkrækɪŋ]

adj BRIT ( fam)

1. (excellent) toll fam, super sl

to be in \cracking form in Topform sein

2. (very fast)

at a \cracking pace in einem atemberaubenden Tempo, mit einem Affenzahn fam

* * *
['krkɪŋ]
adj (inf)
pace scharf; (dated = good) novel klasse inv (inf), fantastisch, phantastisch
* * *

cracking [ˈkrækıŋ]

A s

1. TECH Cracking n, Krackverfahren n (für Öl)

2. TECH Haarrissbildung f

B adj & adv umg prima, fabelhaft:

cracking good fantastisch

* * *

n.

Brennriss m.

English-german dictionary > cracking
20 al

al

(Contraction of a + el)

► contracción

1→ link=a a

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

al + inf on + gerund

■ me lo encontré al salir de casa I met him when I was leaving, I met him on leaving

■ al quedarse sin dinero, tuvo que ponerse a trabajar when he ran out of money, he had to get down to work

está al caer it's about to happen

————————

al

on + gerund

■ me lo encontré al salir de casa I met him when I was leaving, I met him on leaving

■ al quedarse sin dinero, tuvo que ponerse a trabajar when he ran out of money, he had to get down to work

* * *

cont.

(See a. Contraction of a and el)

* * *

ver a

* * *

contraction of a and el

* * *

----

* al abrigo de = on the lee side of.

* al actuar de este modo = by so doing, in so doing, by doing so.

* al agua = water-based, overboard.

* al aire libre = open-air, outdoors, in the open, out of doors.

* al alcance = within reach, within easy reach, within sight, within gunshot, within range.

* al alcance de = available at the fingertips of.

* al alcance de cualquiera = within anyone's reach, within anybody's reach.

* al alcance de la mano = within arm's reach, within easy reach.

* al alcance del oído = within earshot of.

* al alcance de todos = within everybody's reach, within everyone's reach, accessible to everyone, accessible to everybody.

* al amanecer = at the crack of dawn.

* al amor de la lumbre = round-the-fireside.

* al amparo de la noche = under cover of night.

* al amparo de la oscuridad = under cover of darkness.

* al analizar Algo más detenidamente = on closer examination, on closer inspection.

* al anochecer = at twilight, at nightfall.

* al año = per annum, per year.

* al arrancar = at startup.

* al atardecer = at twilight.

* al azar = at random, by chance, haphazardly, indiscriminate, indiscriminately, random, randomly, pot luck, hit (and/or) miss, odd, by a fluke, by luck, by a stroke of (good) luck.

* al borde de = on the verge of, on the brink of, at the side of, on the edge of.

* al borde de la carretera = at the roadside, at the roadside.

* al borde de la extinción = on the verge of extinction, on the edge of extinction.

* al borde de la ley = on the edge of the law.

* al borde del camino = at the roadside.

* al borde del mar = at the seaside.

* al caer la noche = at nightfall.

* al calor de la lumbre = round-the-fireside.

* al chi cuadrado = chi-squared.

* al comenzar = at startup.

* al comienzo = early on, at the outset, to start with, at startup.

* al comienzo de = at the start (of), in the early days (of), at the outbreak of, at the onset of, early in.

* al compás de = in tandem with, in unison with.

* al contado = cash value.

* al contrapunto = contrapuntal.

* al contrario = vice versa, to the contrary, contrariwise, quite the opposite, quite the contrary, quite the reverse.

* al corriente = in step, au courant, paid-up, in good standing.

* al corriente de = in step with.

* al cumplir la fecha = at term.

* al descubierto = exposed, wide open.

* al despuntar el alba = at the crack of dawn.

* al despuntar el día = at the crack of dawn.

* al día = in step, paid-up, in good standing.

* al día de = in step with.

* al día de hoy = as of today.

* al día siguiente = the next day.

* al dorso = overleaf.

* al empezar = first off.

* al entrar = on entry.

* al escuchar = at the sound of.

* al este de = east of.

* al estilo de = a la, along the lines, in the mould of.

* al estilo de los índices de materia = subject-type.

* al estilo de + Nombre = in a + Nombre + sort of way.

* al estilo militar = military-style.

* al estudiar Algo más detenidamente = on closer examination, on closer inspection.

* al examinar Algo de cerca = on closer examination, on closer inspection.

* al + Expresión Temporal = a + Expresión Temporal.

* al extremo = to the extreme.

* al filo de = on the brink of, on the edge of, on the verge of.

* al filo de la acera = kerbside [curbside, -USA], curbside [kerbside, -UK].

* al fin = at last, at long last.

* al final = in the end, eventually, in the final count, terminally, ultimately, at the end of the day.

* al final (de) = at the end (of).

* al final de cuentas = when all is said and done, after all is said and done.

* al final del día = at the end of the day, at the close of the day.

* al final de su mandato = lame duck.

* al final resultó que = in the event.

* al fin y al cabo = in the end, after all, all in all, after all is said and done, when all is said and done.

* al fondo (de) = at the bottom (of).

* al frente de = in the forefront of/in, at the forefront of.

* al frente (de) = in charge (of).

* al hacer esto = by so doing, in so doing, by doing so.

* al igual que = as with, like, in common with, much as, equalling that, after the fashion of, so too, similar to, much like.

* al igual que con todo en la vida = as with everything in life.

* al igual que + Nombre = not unlike + Nombre.

* al incluirse en = on admission to.

* al + Infinitive = by + Gerundio.

* al + Infinitivo = in + Gerundio, on + Gerundio, when + Gerundio, while + Gerundio, on + Nombre, upon + Gerundio, as + Nombre + Verbo, as + Sujeto + Verbo.

* al infinito = ad infinitum.

* al inicio = at startup.

* al instante = on-the-fly, instantly, on the spot, straight away, on the double, in no time at all, in next to no time, in no time, while-you-wait [while-u-wait], right away, at once.

* al intentar + Infinitivo = in the attempt to.

* al lado de = beside, at the side of, by the side of.

* al llegar = on arrival.

* al loro = in the know.

* al mando = in the saddle.

* al mando (de) = at the helm (of), in charge (of).

* al margen = on the sidelines, tangential.

* al margen de = divorced from, untouched, outside the purview of, other than, in spite of, despite, although, despite the fact that, in spite of the fact that.

* al margen de la ley = extra-judicial.

* al máximo = to the full, to the utmost, to the hilt, to the extreme, at full stretch.

* al mediodía = at midday, at high noon.

* al mejor precio = at the best price.

* al mejor precio posible = at the best possible price.

* al menos = at least, at the very least.

* al mes = per month.

* al mismo nivel de = flush with.

* al mismo nivel que = on a par with, in the same league as.

* al mismo tiempo = at once, at the same time, concurrently, in the process, simultaneously, contemporaneously, at the same instant, in parallel, concomitantly, at the one time, all the while.

* al mismo tiempo que = in parallel to/with, while, as the same time as, cum, in conjunction with.

* al mismo tiempo que + Indicativo = whilst + Gerundio.

* al modo de = a la.

* al momento = while-you-wait [while-u-wait].

* al nacer = at birth.

* al norte de = north of.

* al oeste de = west of.

* al oír = at the sound of.

* al óleo = oil-based.

* al otro extremo = at the receiving end.

* al otro lado de = across.

* al otro lado de la barrera = on the other side of the fence.

* al otro lado de la ciudad = cross-town.

* al otro lado del mundo = half way (a)round the world.

* al parecer = apparently, apparently, it seems that..., supposedly, allegedly, it appeared that....

* al pie (de) = at the bottom (of), at the foot (of).

* al pie de la letra = to the letter.

* al pisar = underfoot.

* al por mayor = in bulk.

* al principio = at first, at the outset, early [earlier -comp., earliest -sup.], in the early years, originally, to start with, early on, at startup.

* al principio de = at the beginning (of), at the dawn of, at the onset of, early in.

* al principio de la imprenta = early printing.

* al principio y al final = both ends.

* al principio y al final de = at each end of.

* al propio ritmo de Uno = in + Posesivo + own time, at + Posesivo + own pace.

* al pulsar un botón = at the push of a button.

* al que no se puede dejar de faltar = unmissable.

* al que pertenece = parent.

* al que se le hado mucha publicidad = heavily promoted.

* al rayar el alba = at the crack of dawn.

* al recibir = upon + receipt.

* al respecto = in this connection, in this respect.

* al revés = vice versa, in reverse, mirror-fashion, wrong way round, the, inside-out.

* al romper el día = at the crack of dawn.

* al servicio de = at the service of.

* al servicio de la nación = uniformed.

* al sol = in the sun.

* al sur de = south of.

* al tacto = to the touch.

* al tanto = au fait, in the know, in step.

* al tanto de = on the lookout for, on the alert for, in step with.

* al teléfono = on the line.

* al timón = in the saddle, at the wheel.

* al timón (de) = at the helm (of).

* al trasluz = against the light.

* al unísono = in concert, unison, with one voice, in unison.

* al unísono con = in unison with.

* al usarse = in use.

* al vapor = steamed.

* al ver = at the sight of.

* al volante = at the wheel.

* al vuelo = on-the-fly.

* * *

contraction of a and el

* * *

* al abrigo de = on the lee side of.

* al actuar de este modo = by so doing, in so doing, by doing so.

* al agua = water-based, overboard.

* al aire libre = open-air, outdoors, in the open, out of doors.

* al alcance = within reach, within easy reach, within sight, within gunshot, within range.

* al alcance de = available at the fingertips of.

* al alcance de cualquiera = within anyone's reach, within anybody's reach.

* al alcance de la mano = within arm's reach, within easy reach.

* al alcance del oído = within earshot of.

* al alcance de todos = within everybody's reach, within everyone's reach, accessible to everyone, accessible to everybody.

* al amanecer = at the crack of dawn.

* al amor de la lumbre = round-the-fireside.

* al amparo de la noche = under cover of night.

* al amparo de la oscuridad = under cover of darkness.

* al analizar Algo más detenidamente = on closer examination, on closer inspection.

* al anochecer = at twilight, at nightfall.

* al año = per annum, per year.

* al arrancar = at startup.

* al atardecer = at twilight.

* al azar = at random, by chance, haphazardly, indiscriminate, indiscriminately, random, randomly, pot luck, hit (and/or) miss, odd, by a fluke, by luck, by a stroke of (good) luck.

* al borde de = on the verge of, on the brink of, at the side of, on the edge of.

* al borde de la carretera = at the roadside, at the roadside.

* al borde de la extinción = on the verge of extinction, on the edge of extinction.

* al borde de la ley = on the edge of the law.

* al borde del camino = at the roadside.

* al borde del mar = at the seaside.

* al caer la noche = at nightfall.

* al calor de la lumbre = round-the-fireside.

* al chi cuadrado = chi-squared.

* al comenzar = at startup.

* al comienzo = early on, at the outset, to start with, at startup.

* al comienzo de = at the start (of), in the early days (of), at the outbreak of, at the onset of, early in.

* al compás de = in tandem with, in unison with.

* al contado = cash value.

* al contrapunto = contrapuntal.

* al contrario = vice versa, to the contrary, contrariwise, quite the opposite, quite the contrary, quite the reverse.

* al corriente = in step, au courant, paid-up, in good standing.

* al corriente de = in step with.

* al cumplir la fecha = at term.

* al descubierto = exposed, wide open.

* al despuntar el alba = at the crack of dawn.

* al despuntar el día = at the crack of dawn.

* al día = in step, paid-up, in good standing.

* al día de = in step with.

* al día de hoy = as of today.

* al día siguiente = the next day.

* al dorso = overleaf.

* al empezar = first off.

* al entrar = on entry.

* al escuchar = at the sound of.

* al este de = east of.

* al estilo de = a la, along the lines, in the mould of.

* al estilo de los índices de materia = subject-type.

* al estilo de + Nombre = in a + Nombre + sort of way.

* al estilo militar = military-style.

* al estudiar Algo más detenidamente = on closer examination, on closer inspection.

* al examinar Algo de cerca = on closer examination, on closer inspection.

* al + Expresión Temporal = a + Expresión Temporal.

* al extremo = to the extreme.

* al filo de = on the brink of, on the edge of, on the verge of.

* al filo de la acera = kerbside [curbside, -USA], curbside [kerbside, -UK].

* al fin = at last, at long last.

* al final = in the end, eventually, in the final count, terminally, ultimately, at the end of the day.

* al final (de) = at the end (of).

* al final de cuentas = when all is said and done, after all is said and done.

* al final del día = at the end of the day, at the close of the day.

* al final de su mandato = lame duck.

* al final resultó que = in the event.

* al fin y al cabo = in the end, after all, all in all, after all is said and done, when all is said and done.

* al fondo (de) = at the bottom (of).

* al frente de = in the forefront of/in, at the forefront of.

* al frente (de) = in charge (of).

* al hacer esto = by so doing, in so doing, by doing so.

* al igual que = as with, like, in common with, much as, equalling that, after the fashion of, so too, similar to, much like.

* al igual que con todo en la vida = as with everything in life.

* al igual que + Nombre = not unlike + Nombre.

* al incluirse en = on admission to.

* al + Infinitive = by + Gerundio.

* al + Infinitivo = in + Gerundio, on + Gerundio, when + Gerundio, while + Gerundio, on + Nombre, upon + Gerundio, as + Nombre + Verbo, as + Sujeto + Verbo.

* al infinito = ad infinitum.

* al inicio = at startup.

* al instante = on-the-fly, instantly, on the spot, straight away, on the double, in no time at all, in next to no time, in no time, while-you-wait [while-u-wait], right away, at once.

* al intentar + Infinitivo = in the attempt to.

* al lado de = beside, at the side of, by the side of.

* al llegar = on arrival.

* al loro = in the know.

* al mando = in the saddle.

* al mando (de) = at the helm (of), in charge (of).

* al margen = on the sidelines, tangential.

* al margen de = divorced from, untouched, outside the purview of, other than, in spite of, despite, although, despite the fact that, in spite of the fact that.

* al margen de la ley = extra-judicial.

* al máximo = to the full, to the utmost, to the hilt, to the extreme, at full stretch.

* al mediodía = at midday, at high noon.

* al mejor precio = at the best price.

* al mejor precio posible = at the best possible price.

* al menos = at least, at the very least.

* al mes = per month.

* al mismo nivel de = flush with.

* al mismo nivel que = on a par with, in the same league as.

* al mismo tiempo = at once, at the same time, concurrently, in the process, simultaneously, contemporaneously, at the same instant, in parallel, concomitantly, at the one time, all the while.

* al mismo tiempo que = in parallel to/with, while, as the same time as, cum, in conjunction with.

* al mismo tiempo que + Indicativo = whilst + Gerundio.

* al modo de = a la.

* al momento = while-you-wait [while-u-wait].

* al nacer = at birth.

* al norte de = north of.

* al oeste de = west of.

* al oír = at the sound of.

* al óleo = oil-based.

* al otro extremo = at the receiving end.

* al otro lado de = across.

* al otro lado de la barrera = on the other side of the fence.

* al otro lado de la ciudad = cross-town.

* al otro lado del mundo = half way (a)round the world.

* al parecer = apparently, apparently, it seems that..., supposedly, allegedly, it appeared that....

* al pie (de) = at the bottom (of), at the foot (of).

* al pie de la letra = to the letter.

* al pisar = underfoot.

* al por mayor = in bulk.

* al principio = at first, at the outset, early [earlier -comp., earliest -sup.], in the early years, originally, to start with, early on, at startup.

* al principio de = at the beginning (of), at the dawn of, at the onset of, early in.

* al principio de la imprenta = early printing.

* al principio y al final = both ends.

* al principio y al final de = at each end of.

* al propio ritmo de Uno = in + Posesivo + own time, at + Posesivo + own pace.

* al pulsar un botón = at the push of a button.

* al que no se puede dejar de faltar = unmissable.

* al que pertenece = parent.

* al que se le hado mucha publicidad = heavily promoted.

* al rayar el alba = at the crack of dawn.

* al recibir = upon + receipt.

* al respecto = in this connection, in this respect.

* al revés = vice versa, in reverse, mirror-fashion, wrong way round, the, inside-out.

* al romper el día = at the crack of dawn.

* al servicio de = at the service of.

* al servicio de la nación = uniformed.

* al sol = in the sun.

* al sur de = south of.

* al tacto = to the touch.

* al tanto = au fait, in the know, in step.

* al tanto de = on the lookout for, on the alert for, in step with.

* al teléfono = on the line.

* al timón = in the saddle, at the wheel.

* al timón (de) = at the helm (of).

* al trasluz = against the light.

* al unísono = in concert, unison, with one voice, in unison.

* al unísono con = in unison with.

* al usarse = in use.

* al vapor = steamed.

* al ver = at the sight of.

* al volante = at the wheel.

* al vuelo = on-the-fly.

* * *

al

contraction of a (↑ a 3) and el

* * *

al contraction of a and el
al (contracción de a & el)
1 ➣ a
2 (+ infinitivo) los invitados están al caer, the guests are about to arrive
cierren la puerta al salir, close the door on leaving
al parecer, apparently
'al' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- abandonarse
- abierta
- abierto
- abismo
- abogada
- abogado
- abordaje
- abrigar
- abrigo
- acalorada
- acalorado
- acceder
- acecho
- acertada
- acertado
- acomodar
- acosar
- acre
- actual
- adaptar
- adicta
- adicto
- adiós
- adscribir
- adscribirse
- agua
- aire
- ajillo
- alcance
- aleatoria
- aleatorio
- alimón
- almacén
- alquilar
- alta
- altar
- alteza
- alto
- amanecer
- amor
- amparo
- ancha
- ancho
- anochecer
- antojarse
- aparato
- apercibirse
- aprieto
- arriar
English:
A
- aboard
- abreast
- abroad
- absolve
- accessible
- accompany
- accustom
- acquaint
- across
- address
- adrift
- advise
- after
- afterwards
- agree
- aim at
- alarm
- all
- allocate
- alongside
- also
- amenable
- amends
- analytic
- analytical
- anchor
- another
- antisocial
- anyhow
- appeal
- applicant
- appointment
- apprehend
- arm
- Armageddon
- arouse
- as
- ascend
- aside
- assume
- asymmetric
- asymmetrical
- at
- attendant
- augment
- authenticity
- authoritarian
- available
- average

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al ver a, el

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al

prp a y art el;

al entrar on coming in, when we/they etc came in

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al contraction of a and el art

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al prep

1. (justo después) when

cierra la puerta al salir close the door when you leave

se enfadó al enterarse she was annoyed when she found out

2. (al mismo tiempo) as

al salir me encontré con unos amigos I met some friends as I was leaving

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