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1 manage

manage

A vtr

1 ( succeed) to manage to do réussir à faire, se débrouiller ○ pour faire ; she managed to find a job/finish the article elle a réussi à trouver un emploi/finir l'article ; how does he manage to save so much money? comment réussit-il à faire tant d'économies? ; how did she manage to spend so much money? comment s'est-elle débrouillée ○ pour dépenser tant d'argent? ; he managed to offend everybody iron il a réussi à froisser tout le monde ; I managed not to dirty my hands j'ai réussi à ne pas me salir les mains ;

2 ( find possible) she managed a smile elle a réussi à sourire ; I can manage a few words in Italian j'arrive à dire quelques mots en italien ; can you manage seven o'clock tomorrow? sept heures demain soir, ça te convient? ; can you manage lunch on Friday? est-ce que tu seras libre pour déjeuner vendredi? ; I couldn't manage another thing! je n'en peux plus ○ ! ; I'm sure you can manage another glass of wine tu prendras bien un autre verre de vin? ; I can't manage more than £30 je ne peux pas dépasser 30 livres sterling ;

3 ( administer) diriger, administrer [project, finances] ; diriger [company, bank, school] ; gérer [business, shop, hotel, estate] ; managed economy économie f dirigée ;

4 ( organize) gérer [money, time] ;

5 ( handle) savoir s'y prendre avec [person, animal] ; manier [tool, boat, oars etc] ; they managed the situation very badly ils s'y sont très mal pris ; he knows how to manage her il sait s'y prendre avec elle.

B vi se débrouiller ○ ; they have to manage on £50 a week ils doivent se débrouiller ○ avec 50 livres sterling par semaine ; can you manage? tu y arrives? ; thank you, I can manage merci, je peux me débrouiller ○.

Big English-French dictionary > manage
2 manage

1. transitive verb
1) (handle, wield) handhaben [Werkzeug, Segel, Boot]; bedienen [Schaltbrett]

2) (conduct, organize) durchführen [Operation, Unternehmen]; erledigen [Angelegenheit]; verwalten [Geld, Grundstück]; leiten [Geschäft, Büro]; führen [Haushalt]

3) (Sport etc.): (be manager of) managen, betreuen [Team, Mannschaft]

4) (cope with) schaffen

I couldn't manage another apple — (coll.) noch einen Apfel schaffe ich nicht

we can manage another person in the car — einer hat noch Platz im Wagen

5) (succeed in achieving) zustandebringen [Lächeln]

6) (contrive)

manage to do something — (also iron.) es fertig bringen, etwas zu tun

he managed to do it — es gelang ihm, es zu tun

I'll manage it somehow — ich werde es schon irgendwie hinkriegen (ugs.)
2. intransitive verb
zurechtkommen

manage without something — ohne etwas auskommen

manage on — zurecht- od. auskommen mit [Geld, Einkommen]

I can manage — es geht

can you manage? — geht's?; geht es?

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['mæni‹]
verb

1) (to be in control or charge of: My lawyer manages all my legal affairs / money.) verwalten

2) (to be manager of: James manages the local football team.) leiten

3) (to deal with, or control: She's good at managing people.) umgehen mit

4) (to be able to do something; to succeed or cope: Will you manage to repair your bicycle?; Can you manage (to eat) some more meat?) zustande bringen

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man·age

[ˈmænɪʤ]

I. vt

1. (run)

▪ to \manage sth etw leiten; (lead)

▪ to \manage sb jdn führen

a director needs to be good at managing people als Direktor sollte man über gute Personalführungskenntnisse verfügen

2.

▪ to \manage sth (control) etw steuern; (administer) etw verwalten; (organize) etw organisieren

some people think television \manages the news instead of just reporting it manche Leute glauben, dass das Fernsehen die Nachrichten manipuliert, anstatt nur zu berichten

to \manage a currency eine Währung steuern

\managed float FIN kontrolliertes Floaten fachspr

\managed fund FIN Investmentfonds m (mit Umschichtung des Wertpapierbestandes)

to \manage money Geld verwalten

to \manage property Immobilienbesitz verwalten

to \manage one's time/resources sich dat seine Zeit/Ressourcen richtig einteilen

3. (promote)

▪ to \manage sb jdn managen

to \manage a pop group/team eine Popgruppe/Mannschaft managen

4.

▪ to \manage sth (accomplish) etw schaffen

don't worry, we'll \manage it somehow mach dir keine Sorgen, das schaffen wir schon irgendwie

can you \manage 8 o'clock? ginge es um 8 Uhr?

somehow he finally \managed to calm down irgendwie gelang es ihm dann doch noch, sich zu beruhigen

only he could \manage to be so dumb! so dumm kann wirklich nur er sein!

you \managed it very well das hast du sehr gut gemacht

to \manage sth with ease/difficulty etw mit Leichtigkeit/Schwierigkeiten bewältigen

to \manage a distance/task eine Entfernung/eine Aufgabe bewältigen

how can you expect the children to \manage a six mile walk? wie bitte sollen die Kinder einen zehn Kilometer Marsch bewältigen?

to \manage a smile ein Lächeln zustande bringen

to \manage [to eat] sth etw bewältigen [o schaffen]

I couldn't \manage [to eat] such a big portion eine derart große Portion kann ich unmöglich bewältigen [o schaffe ich unmöglich]

can you \manage another piece of lasagne? schaffst du noch ein Stück Lasagne?

to \manage [to pay] sth etw aufbringen können

she can't \manage more than $350 per month rent sie kann sich nicht mehr als 350 Dollar Miete pro Monat leisten

5. (cope with)

▪ to \manage sb mit jdm zurechtkommen [o fam fertigwerden]

▪ to \manage sth mit etw dat zurechtkommen [o umgehen können

6. (wield)

▪ to \manage sth etw handhaben; (operate) etw bedienen

II. vi

1. (succeed) es schaffen; (cope, survive) zurechtkommen

can you \manage? — thank you, I can \manage geht's? — danke, es geht schon

I can't \manage on my own ich schaffe es nicht allein

we'll \manage! wir schaffen das schon!

how can you \manage without a car? wie kommst du ohne Auto zurecht?

I just about \manage with my salary ich komme mit meinem Gehalt gerade mal so zurecht

2. (get by)

▪ to \manage on/without sth mit etw dat /ohne etw akk auskommen

if you give up your job, we'll have to \manage on my salary wenn du deinen Job aufgibst, müssen wir mit meinem Gehalt auskommen

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['mnɪdZ]
1. vt

1) company, organization, economy leiten; property verwalten; affairs in Ordnung halten, regeln; time, money, resources einteilen; football team, pop group managen

he managed the election — er war Wahlleiter

the election was managed (pej) — die Wahl war manipuliert

2) (= handle, control) person, child, animal zurechtkommen mit, fertig werden mit; car, ship zurechtkommen mit, handhaben

the car is too big for her to manage — sie kommt mit dem großen Auto nicht zurecht

she can't manage children — sie kann nicht mit Kindern umgehen

I can manage him — mit dem werde ich schon fertig

3) task bewältigen, zurechtkommen mit; another portion bewältigen, schaffen

£50/two hours is the most I can manage — ich kann mir höchstens £ 50 leisten/zwei Stunden erlauben

I'll manage it — das werde ich schon schaffen

he managed it very well — er hat das sehr gut gemacht

you'll manage it next time — nächstes Mal schaffst dus

I'll do that as soon as I can manage it — ich mache das, sobald ich kann or sobald ich es schaffe

he should take some exercise as soon as he can manage it — er sollte sich so bald wie möglich Bewegung verschaffen

can you manage the cases? — kannst du die Koffer (allein) tragen?

thanks, I can manage them — danke, das geht schon

she can't manage the stairs — sie schafft die Treppe nicht

can you manage two more in the car? — kriegst du noch zwei Leute in dein Auto? (inf)

can you manage 8 o'clock? — 8 Uhr, ginge or geht das?

could you manage (to be ready by) 8 o'clock? — kannst du um 8 Uhr fertig sein?

can you manage another cup? —

could you manage another whisky? — schaffst du noch einen Whisky?

I think I could manage another piece of cake — ich glaube, ich könnte noch ein Stück Kuchen vertragen

I couldn't manage another thing — ich könnte keinen Bissen mehr runterbringen

she managed a weak smile — sie brachte ein schwaches Lächeln über sich (acc)

he managed a few words about his visit — er verlor nur ein paar Worte über seinen Besuch

4)

to manage to do sth — es schaffen, etw zu tun

we have managed to reduce our costs — es ist uns gelungen, die Kosten zu senken

do you think you'll manage to do it? — meinen Sie, Sie können or schaffen das?

I hope you'll manage to come —

how did you manage to get a salary increase? — wie hast du es geschafft or angestellt, eine Gehaltserhöhung zu bekommen?

he managed to control himself — es gelang ihm, sich zu beherrschen

he managed not to get his feet wet — es ist ihm gelungen, keine nassen Füße zu bekommen

how did you manage to miss that? — wie konnte Ihnen das nur entgehen?

how could you possibly manage to do that? — wie hast du denn das fertiggebracht?

how could anybody possibly manage to be so stupid? — wie kann ein Mensch nur so dumm sein?

could you possibly manage to close the door? (iro) — wäre es vielleicht möglich, die Tür zuzumachen?

2. vi
zurechtkommen, es schaffen
can you manage? — geht es?

thanks, I can manage — danke, es geht schon or ich komme schon zurecht

I thought I could cope with things, but I can't manage — ich dachte, ich käme zurecht, aber ich schaffe es nicht or ich bringe es nicht fertig

she manages well enough — sie kommt ganz gut zurecht

how do you manage? — wie schaffen or machen Sie das bloß?

to manage without sth — ohne etw auskommen, sich (dat) ohne etw behelfen

we'll just have to manage without — dann müssen wir uns (dat) eben so behelfen, dann müssen wir eben so auskommen

to manage without sb — ohne jdn auskommen or zurechtkommen

I can manage by myself — ich komme (schon) allein zurecht

how do you manage on £20 a week? — wie kommen Sie mit £ 20 pro Woche aus?

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manage [ˈmænıdʒ]

A v/t

1. eine Sache führen, verwalten:

manage one’s own affairs seine eigenen Angelegenheiten erledigen

2. einen Betrieb etc leiten, führen, vorstehen (dat)

3. ein Gut etc bewirtschaften

4. einen Künstler, Sportler etc managen

5. etwas zustande bringen, bewerkstelligen:

they could only manage a 0-0 draw SPORT sie kamen über ein 0:0 nicht hinaus

6. es fertigbringen ( to do zu tun):

he managed to see the general himself es gelang ihm, den General selbst zu sprechen

7. deichseln, einfädeln, managen (alle umg):

manage matters die Sache deichseln

8. umg

a) eine Arbeit, auch ein Essen etc bewältigen, schaffen:

I couldn’t manage another thing ich bringe nichts mehr runter

b) I could manage a drink ich könnte einen Drink brauchen oder vertragen

9. umgehen (können) mit:

a) ein Werkzeug etc handhaben, eine Maschine etc bedienen

b) mit jemandem umzugehen oder jemanden zu behandeln oder zu nehmen wissen

c) mit jemandem, etwas fertig werden:

I can manage him ich werde schon mit ihm fertig;

can you manage the heavy bag? kommst du mit der schweren Tasche zurecht?

d) jemanden herumkriegen umg

10. ein Fahrzeug etc lenken (auch fig)

11. ein Pferd dressieren, zureiten

12. Land bearbeiten

13. umg (durch Schwierigkeiten) (hin)durchbringen, -lavieren

14. obs haushalten mit

B v/i

1. wirtschaften

2. das Geschäft oder den Betrieb etc führen

3. auskommen, sich behelfen ( beide:

with mit;

without ohne):

I think I can manage without him ich glaube, ich kann auf ihn verzichten;

can you manage without your dictionary for an hour? kannst du dein Wörterbuch eine Stunde entbehren?;

they manage on very little money sie kommen mit sehr wenig Geld aus

4. umg

a) es schaffen, durchkommen, zurechtkommen, zu Rande kommen

b) es einrichten oder ermöglichen: can you come this evening? I’m afraid, I can’t manage es geht leider nicht oder es ist mir leider nicht möglich

C s obs

1. Reitschule f, Manege f

2. a) Dressur f (von Pferden)

b) Dressurübungen pl

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1. transitive verb
1) (handle, wield) handhaben [Werkzeug, Segel, Boot]; bedienen [Schaltbrett]

2) (conduct, organize) durchführen [Operation, Unternehmen]; erledigen [Angelegenheit]; verwalten [Geld, Grundstück]; leiten [Geschäft, Büro]; führen [Haushalt]

3) (Sport etc.): (be manager of) managen, betreuen [Team, Mannschaft]

4) (cope with) schaffen

I couldn't manage another apple — (coll.) noch einen Apfel schaffe ich nicht

we can manage another person in the car — einer hat noch Platz im Wagen

5) (succeed in achieving) zustandebringen [Lächeln]

6) (contrive)

manage to do something — (also iron.) es fertig bringen, etwas zu tun

he managed to do it — es gelang ihm, es zu tun

I'll manage it somehow — ich werde es schon irgendwie hinkriegen (ugs.)
2. intransitive verb
zurechtkommen

manage without something — ohne etwas auskommen

manage on — zurecht- od. auskommen mit [Geld, Einkommen]

I can manage — es geht

can you manage? — geht's?; geht es?

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v.

besorgen v.

bewerkstelligen v.

erledigen v.

handhaben v.

leiten v.

verwalten v.

English-german dictionary > manage
3 manage

man·age [ʼmænɪʤ] vt

1) econ ( be in charge of)

to \manage sth company, business, department etw leiten [o führen];

to \manage sb film star, pop group, team jdn managen;

some people think television \manages the news instead of just reporting it manche Leute glauben, dass das Fernsehen die Nachrichten manipuliert, anstatt nur zu berichten;

to \manage money/ property Geld/Eigentum verwalten;

to \manage one's time sich dat seine Zeit richtig einteilen

2) ( control)

to \manage sb mit jdm zurechtkommen [o fertigwerden];

to \manage sth mit etw dat zurechtkommen [o umgehen können];

to \manage sth with ease/ difficulty etw mit Leichtigkeit/Schwierigkeiten bewältigen

3) ( accomplish)

to \manage sth etw bewältigen [o ( fam) schaffen];

I'm so full, I can't \manage any more ich bin so satt, ich kann nicht mehr essen;

she can't \manage more than $350 per month rent sie kann sich nicht mehr als $ 350 Miete pro Monat leisten;

can you \manage 8 o'clock? 8 Uhr, ginge das?;

to \manage a smile/ laugh ein Lächeln/Lachen hinbekommen vi

1) ( succeed) es schaffen, zurechtkommen;

I can't \manage on my own ich schaffe es nicht allein;

we'll \manage! wir kommen schon zurecht!;

how can you \manage without a car? wie kommst du ohne Auto zurecht?;

somehow he \managed to calm down irgendwie schaffte er es, sich zu beruhigen;

only he could \manage to be so dumb nur er konnte so dumm sein

2) ( get by)

to \manage on sth mit etw dat auskommen;

they had to \manage on a small salary sie mussten mit einem kleinen Gehalt auskommen

English-German students dictionary > manage
4 manage

1. I
abs

I can manage, thanks я справлюсь сам, спасибо; he is a difficult person to manage с ним трудно справиться /сладить/
2. II
manage in some manner manage well /all right/ (easily, badly, admirably, etc.) хорошо и т. д. справляться (с делами и т. к.); I shall manage somehow я как-нибудь справлюсь; we could just manage мы еле-еле управились; how are you managing? как у вас идут дела?
3. III
1) manage smth., smb. manage one's work (matters, a plan. the pupils, etc.) справляться со своей работой и т. д.; I think I can manage it мне кажется, что я могу с этим справиться; I don't know how they managed it не знаю, как они ухитрились это сделать; they say he's difficult but I think I can manage him говорят, [что] он трудный человек, но я думаю, что справлюсь с ним; can you manage another bun (a few more cherries, another slice of cake, etc.)? вы справитесь еще с одной булочкой и т. д.?, вы в состоянии съесть еще одну булочку и т. д.?

2) manage smth., smb. a firm (the affairs of a nation, a business, a hotel, a shop, an estate, etc.) руководить /управлять, заведовать/ фермой и т. д., стоять во главе фирмы и т. д., who manages this department? кто [здесь] заведует этим отделом?; he's not capable of managing such a big factory ему не по силам /не под силу/ управлять таким большим заводом; manage a household вести домашнее хозяйство; he manages her affairs он ведет ее дела; manage а саг водить машину; manage a bicycle ездить на велосипеде; manage a tool (a knife, a screwdriver, a gun, etc.) обращаться с /владеть/ инструментом и т. д.; manage a horse выезжать лошадь; manage a sailing boat ходить на яхте; manage an oar править веслом
4. IV
manage smth., smb. in some manner manage smth., smb. well (badly, skilfully, easily, effectively. competently. subtly, tactfully, etc.) хорошо и т. д. справляться с чем-л., кем-л.; he managed it very cleverly он очень ловко с этим справился; he can't manage the boat alone он не может сам управиться с лодкой
5. XI
1) be managed the plan will succeed or not according to how it is managed успех плана зависит от того, как мы за него возьмемся; be managed by smb. he is managed by his wife он под каблуком у жены

2) be managed in some manner the hotel is badly managed хозяйство в гостинице ведется плохо
6. XIII
manage to do smth. manage to get somewhere (to get there in time, to catch the train, to pass one's examinations, to get along, to keep warm, etc.) ухитриться /суметь/ добраться куда-л. и т. д., how did you manage to get these tickets? как вы ухитрились /вам удалось/ получить /достать/ эти билеты?; I managed to see him twice last week на прошлой неделе мне удалось повидать его дважды; she managed to keep her temper она сумела сохранить спокойствие; he manageed to lose the key он умудрился потерять ключ
7. XVI
manage on smth. manage on one's salary (on one's income, on the money you gave me, etc.) обходиться своей зарплатой и т. д.; will you manage on 3 dollars a day? вы справитесь /управитесь/ на три доллара в день?, вы обойдетесь тремя долларами в день?; manage with (without) smth., smb. manage with these tools (with less than 2 per cent, with their help, etc.) справляться при помощи этих инструментов / обходиться этими инструментами/ и т. д.; I'll (I can) manage without your help я обойдусь (могу обойтись) без вашей помощи; how will you manage without your husband? как вы справитесь без мужа?; if I can't borrow the money I shall have to manage without если мне не удастся занять денег, придется обойтись так /без них/; manage by oneself I don't think I can manage by myself по-моему, мне самому не справиться
8. XXI1
manage smth. with smth. manage the situation with delicacy (the stage effects with great skill, etc.) тактично справиться с положением и т. д.; he managed the plot of the story with inventiveness он разработал сюжет этого рассказа с большей изобретательностью; manage smth. by oneself can you manage the car by yourself? вы можете управиться с машиной без посторонней помощи?; can you manage those packages by yourself? вы можете сами справиться с этими пакетами?
9. XXV
manage while... (when..., etc.) who will manage while the boss is away? кто будет управлять /заведовать, руководить/ в отсутствие хозяина?

English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > manage
5 С-11

HE В СВОЙ САНИ HE САДИСЬ (saying other finite forms and infin are also used) do not undertake sth. that is more than you can manage: - don't bite off more than you can chew don't try to do something (things) you're not fit for.
(author's usage) «Я вижу, образование у неё небольшое». -«Какое там образование - грамотёшка! С таким образованием только получку считать, а не казённые деньги. Я ей сколько раз говорил: не лезь не в свои сани. Работать как раз некому было, ее и уговорили» (Распутин 1). uShe doesn't seem to have had much of an education." "Education? You're joking. Can't do much more than count her pay, let alone the till. How many times did I tell her: don't try to do something you're not fit for. But there was nobody else to take the job and they talked her into it" (1a).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > С-11
6 не в свои сани не садись

• НЕ В СВОЙ САНИ НЕ САДИСЬ

[saying; other finite forms and infin are also used]

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⇒ do not undertake sth. that is more than you can manage:

- ≈ don't bite off more than you can chew;

- don't try to do something < things> you're not fit for.

♦ [author's usage] "Я вижу, образование у неё небольшое". - "Какое там образование - грамотёшка! С таким образованием только получку считать, а не казённые деньги. Я ей сколько раз говорил: не лезь не в свои сани. Работать как раз некому было, ее и уговорили" (Распутин 1). "She doesn't seem to have had much of an education." "Education? You're joking. Can't do much more than count her pay, let alone the till. How many times did I tell her: don't try to do something you're not fit for. But there was nobody else to take the job and they talked her into it" (1a).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > не в свои сани не садись
7 dessus

dessus [d(ə)sy]

1. adverb

( = sur) [placer, poser, monter] on top ; [coller, écrire, fixer] on it ; [passer, lancer] over it ; ( = plus haut) above

• mettez votre valise dessus put your suitcase on top

• c'est écrit dessus it's written on it

• montez dessus [+ tabouret, échelle] get up on it

• passez (par) dessus go over it

• il a sauté par dessus he jumped over it

• il lui a tapé/tiré dessus he hit him/shot at him

• il nous sont tombés dessus à l'improviste they dropped in on us unexpectedly

2. masculine noun

a. [d'objet, pied, tête] top

• le dessus du panier ( = les meilleurs) the pick of the bunch ; ( = l'élite sociale) the upper crust

► du dessus [feuille, drap] top

• les voisins du dessus the people upstairs

• à l'étage du dessus on the floor above► au-dessus above ; ( = à l'étage supérieur) upstairs ; ( = posé sur) on top ; ( = plus cher) over

► au-dessus de ( = plus haut que, plus au nord que) above ; ( = sur) on top of ; [+ prix, limite] over ; [+ possibilités] beyond

• les enfants au-dessus de 7 ans paient children over 7 pay

• 20° au-dessus de zéro 20° above zero

• c'est au-dessus de mes moyens (prix) it's more than I can afford ; (capacités) it's more than I can manage

• c'est au-dessus de mes forces it's too much for me

• être au-dessus de tout soupçon to be above suspicion

b. (dans une confrontation) avoir/prendre le dessus to have/get the upper hand

• reprendre le dessus to get over it

3. compounds

► dessus de cheminée ( = tablette) mantelpiece ; ( = bibelots) mantelpiece ornaments

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Note: Lorsque dessus est utilisé avec un verbe d'action tel que marcher, taper, tirer, compter etc on se reportera au verbe correspondant; de même pour certaines expressions telles que mettre la main dessus, avoir le nez dessus etc on se reportera aux entrées main, nez etc. Les usages particuliers sont traités dans l'entrée ci-dessous

I dəsy
adverbe

passe dessus — go over it

tu vois la pile, le livre doit être dessus — you see that pile over there, the book should be on top of it

un gâteau avec du chocolat dessus — a cake with chocolate on top

le prix est marqué dessus — the price is on it

‘ton rapport est fini?’ - ‘non, je travaille or suis dessus’ — ‘is your report finished?’ - ‘no, I'm working on it’

II dəsy
nom masculin invariable ( de chaussure) upper; (de table, tête, panier) top

l'étage du dessus — the floor above

le drap de dessus — the top sheet

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reprendre le dessus — (dans un débat, une lutte) to regain the upper hand; (après une maladie, un chagrin) to get back on one's feet

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d(ə)sy
1. adv

on top

un gâteau avec des bougies dessus — a cake with candles on top

Tu vois la chaise? Pose le colis dessus. — You see that chair? Put the parcel on it.

Il y a un tabouret; monte dessus pour atteindre l'étagère du haut. — There's a stool; climb on it to reach the top shelf.

c'est écrit dessus — it's written on it

il lui a tiré dessus — he shot at him

2. nm

1) (= haut) top

2) (= étage supérieur)

l'appartement du dessus — the upstairs flat

les voisins du dessus — the upstairs neighbours

3) (dans un conflit)

avoir le dessus — to have the upper hand

prendre le dessus — to get the upper hand

reprendre le dessus (psychologiquement) — to get over it

4) (autres locutions)

par-dessus prép — over

Nous avons sauté par-dessus la barrière. — We jumped over the gate., advover it

La barrière? nous avons sauté par-dessus. — The fence? We jumped over it.

en dessus — above

en dessus de — above

au-dessus — above

la taille au-dessus — the size above, the next size up

au-dessus de — above

au-dessus du lit — above the bed

là-dessus (= sur cet objet) — on there, (= ensuite) with that

Tu peux écrire là-dessus. — You can write on there.

"Je démissionne!" Là-dessus, il est parti. — "I resign!" With that, he left.

ci-dessus — above

l'exemple ci-dessus — the example above

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dessus

❢ Lorsque dessus est utilisé avec un verbe d'action tel que marcher, taper, tirer, compter etc on se reportera au verbe correspondant; de même pour certaines expressions telles que mettre la main dessus, avoir le nez dessus etc on se reportera aux entrées main, nez etc. Les usages particuliers sont traités dans l'entrée ci-dessous.

A adv passe dessus go over it; tu vois la pile, le livre doit être dessus you see that pile over there, the book should be on top of it; un gâteau avec du chocolat dessus a cake with chocolate on top; ne mets pas tes doigts dessus gén don't touch it; ( sur une photographie) don't put your fingers on it; le prix est marqué dessus the price is on it; ‘ton rapport est fini?’-‘non, je travaille or suis dessus’ ‘is your report finished?’-‘no, I'm working on it’; il a mis ses meilleurs chercheurs dessus he set his best researchers to work on it; nous n'avons aucune chance d'emporter le marché, le numéro un mondial est déjà dessus we're not likely to corner the market, the world leader is working on it; il y en a deux, prends celui de or du dessus there are two of them, take the top one.

B nm inv ( de chaussure) upper; (de table, tête, panier) top; ( de main) back; les voisins du dessus the people who live on the floor above; l'étage du dessus the floor above; le drap de dessus the top sheet.

Idiomes

avoir or prendre/reprendre le dessus to gain/to regain the upper hand; avec lui, c'est toujours le poète qui prend le dessus his poetic nature always comes to the fore.

[dəsy] adverbe

[placer, monter] on top

[marcher, écrire] on it/them etc.

[passer, sauter] over it/them etc.

ils lui ont tiré/tapé dessus they shot at him/hit him

ne compte pas trop dessus don't count on it too much

je suis dessus depuis un moment

a. [affaire, travail] I've been (working) on it for a while

b. [appartement] I've been looking into it for a while

ça nous est tombé dessus à l'improviste it was like a bolt out of the blue

il a fallu que ça me tombe dessus! it had to be me!

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[dəsy] nom masculin

1. [d'un objet, de la tête, du pied] top

[de la main] back

avoir/prendre le dessus to have/to get the upper hand

reprendre le dessus [gagner] to get back on top (of the situation), to regain the upper hand

elle a bien repris le dessus

a. [après une maladie] she was soon back on her feet again

b. [après une dépression] she got over it quite well

le dessus du panier

a. [personnes] the cream, the elite

b. [choses] the top of the pile ou heap

2. [étage supérieur]

les voisins du dessus the people upstairs, the upstairs neighbours

l'appartement du dessus the flat above

de dessus locution prépositionnelle

enlève ça de dessus la table! take it off the table!

en dessus locution adverbiale

on top

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > dessus
8 compte

compte [kɔ̃t]

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1. masculine noun

2. compounds

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1. <

   a. ( = calcul) faire le compte des erreurs to count the mistakes

• faire le compte des dépenses to calculate the expenditure

• comment as-tu fait ton compte pour arriver si tard ? how did you manage to get here so late?

• prendre qch en compte to take sth into account

   b. ( = nombre exact) right number

• le compte y est (paiement) that's the right amount ; (inventaire) that's the right number

• j'ai ajouté 15 € pour faire le compte I've added 15 euros to make up the full amount

   c. (Accounting) account

• faire ses comptes to do one's accounts

• tenir les comptes to do the accounts

• être laissé pour compte [personne] to be left by the wayside

   d. (Banking) account

• compte en banque bank account

• avoir un compte dans une banque to have an account with a bank

   e. (Computing) account

• compte utilisateur user account

   f. ( = facture) invoice ; [d'hôtel, restaurant] bill (Brit), check (US)

• pourriez-vous me faire mon compte ? would you make out my bill?

• mettez-le sur mon compte put it on my bill

   g. ( = dû) il y a trouvé son compte he did well out of it

• chacun y trouve son compte there's something in it for everybody

• il a son compte (inf) (épuisé, mort) he's had it (inf) ; (ivre) he's had more than he can take

• son compte est bon his number's up (inf)

   h. ( = explication) demander des comptes à qn to ask sb for an explanation

• rendre des comptes à qn to explain o.s. to sb

• je n'ai de comptes à rendre à personne I'm accountable to nobody

• rendre compte de qch à qn to give sb an account of sth

   i. (locutions)

► à ce compte-là ( = dans ce cas) in that case ; ( = à ce train-là) at this rate

► tout compte fait all things considered

► se rendre compte de qch/que ( = réaliser) to realize sth/that

• est-ce que tu te rends compte de ce que tu dis ? do you realize what you are saying?

• il a osé dire ça, tu te rends compte ! he dared say that - can you believe it!► tenir compte de qn/qch to take sb/sth into account

• il n'a pas tenu compte de nos avertissements he didn't take any notice of our warnings► compte tenu de considering

► à son compte

• s'installer à son compte to set up one's own business

• travailler à son compte to be self-employed► pour le compte de qn ( = au nom de) on behalf of sb

► sur le compte de ( = à propos de) about

• on m'en a raconté de belles sur son compte ! I was told a few interesting stories about him!

• verser de l'argent sur le compte de qn to pay money into sb's account

• mettre qch sur le compte de qch ( = attribuer à) to put sth down to sth

2. <

► compte chèque postal post office account

► compte chèques, compte courant current (Brit) or checking (US) account

► compte à rebours countdown

► compte rendu account ; [de livre, film] review ; (sur travaux en cours) progress report

• faire le compte rendu d'une réunion to give an account of a meeting ► compte sur livret deposit account

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kɔ̃t
1.

nom masculin

1) ( calcul) count

faire le compte de quelque chose — to work out [dépenses, recettes]; to count (up) [personnes, objets]

si je fais le compte de ce qu'il me doit — if I work out what he owes me

le compte est bon — that works out right

tenir le compte de quelque chose — to keep count of something

comment fais-tu ton compte pour faire...? — fig how do you manage to do...?

au bout du compte — ( pour constater) in the end

tout compte fait — ( tout bien considéré) all things considered; ( en fait) when all is said and done

en fin de compte — ( pour conclure) at the end of the day

tout compte fait or en fin de compte, c'est lui qui avait raison — when all is said and done, he was right

2) ( résultat) ( d'argent) amount; (d'objets, heures, de personnes) number

le compte y est — ( en argent) that's the right amount; (en objets, personnes) all present and correct

le compte n'y est pas, il n'y a pas le compte — ( en argent) that's not the right amount; (en objets, personnes) that's not the right number

il a son compte — (colloq) ( battu ou tué) he's done for (colloq); ( ivre) he's had a drop too much

nous avons eu notre compte d'ennuis — fig we've had more than our fair share of problems

à ce compte-là — ( dans ces conditions) in that case

3) ( considération)

prendre quelque chose en compte, tenir compte de quelque chose — to take something into account

compte tenu de — considering

4) ( intérêt personnel)

être or travailler à son compte — to be self-employed

se mettre or s'installler or s'établir à son compte — to set up one's own business

prendre des jours de congé à son compte — to take a few days off without pay

pour le compte de quelqu'un — on behalf of somebody

y trouver son compte — to get something out of it

à compte d'auteur — at the author's expense

5) ( en comptabilité) account

tenir les comptes — to keep the accounts

6) Finance account

compte bancaire or en banque — bank account

7) Commerce ( ardoise) account

j'ai un compte chez un libraire — I have an account with a bookshop GB ou bookstore

mettre quelque chose sur le compte de quelqu'un — lit to charge something to somebody's account; fig to put something down to somebody

8) ( somme à payer)

voilà votre compte — here's your money

9) (explication, rapport)

rendre compte de quelque chose à quelqu'un — ( rapporter) to give an account of something to somebody; ( justifier) to account for something to somebody

rendre des comptes à quelqu'un — [responsable] to be answerable to somebody

demander des comptes à quelqu'un — to ask for an explanation from somebody

10) ( notion nette)

se rendre compte de — ( être conscient) to realize; ( remarquer) to notice

11) ( sujet)

je ne sais rien sur leur compte — I don't know anything about them

12) Sport ( en boxe) count

2.

à bon compte locution adverbiale lit ( à peu de frais) [acheter] cheap; [acquérir, voyager] cheaply; fig ( sans difficulté) the easy way

s'en tirer à bon compte — to get off lightly

Phrasal Verbs:

- compte chèques

- compte chèque postal

- compte d'épargne

- compte à rebours

- comptes d'apothicaire

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kɔ̃t
1. nm

1) (= total, montant) count, number

faire le compte de — to count up

Le compte des bulletins de vote prendra du temps. — It will take time to count the voting slips.

Le compte est bon. — That's the right amount.

2) (bancaire) account

ouvrir un compte — to open an account

J'ai déposé le chèque sur mon compte. — I've paid the cheque into my account.

3) (chez un commerçant) account

Mettez-le sur mon compte. — Charge it to my account.

4) (autres locutions)

à ce compte-là (= dans ce cas) — in that case, (= à ce train-là) at that rate

tout compte fait — on the whole

à bon compte; s'en tirer à bon compte — to get off lightly

rendre compte de qch (= relater) — to give an account of sth, (en assumant une responsabilité) to account for sth

rendre compte de qch à qn (= relater) — to give sb an account of sth, (en assumant une responsabilité) to account to sb for sth

tenir compte de [fait, circonstances] — to take into account, [conseils] to take notice of

Ils ont tenu compte de mon expérience. — They took my experience into account.

Il n'a pas tenu compte de mes conseils. — He took no notice of my advice.

compte tenu de — taking into account

prendre qch à son compte — to take responsibility for sth

travailler à son compte — to work for oneself

pour le compte de — on behalf of

pour son propre compte — for one's own benefit

sur le compte de qn (= à son sujet) — about sb

mettre qch sur le compte de qn (= le rendre responsable) — to put sth down to sb

en fin de compte fig — when all is said and done, at the end of the day

Le voyage ne s'est pas mal passé, en fin de compte. — The journey wasn't bad, all things considered.

au bout du compte — in the final analysis

avoir son compte fig * — to have had it *

trouver son compte à qch — to do well out of sth

régler un compte (= s'acquitter de qch) — to settle an account, (= se venger) to get one's own back

régler son compte à qn — to eliminate sb

2. comptes nmpl

1) (comptabilité) accounts, books

faire les comptes — to do the accounts, to do the books

tenir les comptes — to keep the accounts

2) (autres locutions)

rendre des comptes à qn — to be answerable to sb

régler ses comptes — to settle one's differences

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compte

A nm

1 ( calcul) count; faire le compte de qch to work out [dépenses, recettes]; to count (up) [personnes, objets]; si je fais le compte de ce qu'il me doit if I work out what he owes me; le compte est bon that works out right; j'ai fait le compte des chocolats qui restaient I counted up how many chocolates were left; tenir le compte de qch to keep count of sth; elle tient un compte précis de ses heures supplémentaires she keeps an exact count of her extra hours; comment fais-tu ton compte pour faire…? fig how do you manage to do…?; au bout du compte ( pour constater) in the end; tout compte fait ( tout bien considéré) all things considered; ( en fait) when all is said and done; en fin de compte ( pour conclure) at the end of the day; tout compte fait or en fin de compte, c'est lui qui avait raison when all is said and done, HE was right;

2 ( résultat) ( d'argent) amount; (d'objets, heures, de personnes) number; le compte y est ( en argent) that's the right amount; (en objets, personnes) all present and correct; le compte n'y est pas, il n'y a pas le compte ( en argent) that's not the right amount; (en objets, personnes) that's not the right number; il y a 28 élèves, le compte y est/n'y est pas there are 28 pupils, everybody's here/somebody's missing ou ( plusieurs personnes) some are missing; il devrait rester 15 pots de confiture, le compte n'y est pas there should be 15 jars of jam left, but they're not all there; faire le compte ( en argent) to come to the right amount; (en personnes, objets) to come to the right number; voici 20 euros, cela devrait faire le compte here's 20 euros, that should be about right; même si chacun ajoute 3 euros cela ne fera pas le compte even if everybody puts in another 3 euros, it still won't come to the right amount; avoir son compte d'heures de sommeil to get the right amount of sleep; il a son compte○ (battu, tué) he's done for○; ( ivre) he's had a drop too much; nous avons eu notre compte d'ennuis fig we've had more than our fair share of problems; à ce compte-là ( dans ces conditions) in that case;

3 ( considération) prendre qch en compte, tenir compte de qch to take sth into account; compte tenu de considering;

4 ( intérêt personnel) être à son compte to be self-employed; travailler à son compte to work for oneself; se mettre or s'installler or s'établir à son compte to set up one's own business; reprendre un commerce à son compte to take over a business in one's own name; prendre des jours de congé à son compte to take a few days off without pay ou to take a few days' unpaid leave; pour le compte de qn on behalf of sb; y trouver son compte to get something out of it; ils ont abandonné l'enquête, beaucoup ont dû y trouver leur compte they abandoned the enquiry GB ou inquiry US, that must have suited a lot of people; faire le compte de qn† to benefit sb; les livres publiés à compte d'auteur books published at the author's expense;

5 Compta account; passer or mettre en compte to place [sth] to account [somme]; être en compte avec qn to have money matters to settle with sb; faire ses comptes [commerçant, ménagère] to do one's accounts; tenir les comptes [commerçant, ménagère, comptable] to keep the accounts; c'est moi qui tiens les comptes à la maison I keep the household accounts; ⇒ ami, ligne;

6 Fin account; compte bancaire or en banque bank account; compte gelé/sans mouvement frozen/dormant account; avoir un compte dans une banque to have an account with a bank; avoir un compte en Suisse to have a Swiss bank account; avoir 1 000 euros sur son compte to have 1,000 euros in one's account; verser de l'argent or faire un versement sur un compte to pay money into an account; retirer de l'argent de son compte to withdraw (some) money from one's account; un compte au nom de… an account in the name of…;

7 Comm ( ardoise) account; j'ai un compte chez un libraire I have an account with a bookshop GB ou bookstore; mettre qch sur le compte de qn lit to charge sth to sb's account; fig to put sth down to sb; il l'a mis sur le compte de la fatigue he put it down to tiredness;

8 ( somme à payer) voilà votre compte here's your money; demander son compte à qn to hand in one's notice to sb; donner son compte à qn to give sb notice; recevoir son compte ( être payé) to be paid; ( être renvoyé) to be given one's notice;

9 (explication, rapport) rendre compte de qch à qn ( rapporter) to give an account of sth to sb; ( justifier) to account for sth to sb; je n'ai pas à te rendre compte de mes actions I don't have to account for my actions to you; rendre des comptes à qn [responsable] to be answerable to sb; je n'ai pas de comptes à te rendre I don't have to answer to you; demander des comptes à qn to ask for an explanation from sb;

10 ( notion nette) se rendre compte de ( être conscient) to realize; ( remarquer) to notice; il ne s'est pas rendu compte du mal qu'il avait fait he didn't realize the harm he had done; tout cela s'est passé si vite que je ne me suis rendu compte de rien it all happened so quickly that I didn't realize what was going on; tu ne te rends pas compte que c'est dangereux! don't you realize how dangerous it is?; je ne me suis pas rendu compte de l'heure I didn't notice the time; se rendre compte de la difficulté d'une tâche to realize how difficult a job is; je ne me suis jamais rendu compte que I never realized that;

11 ( sujet) sur le compte de qn about sb; je ne sais rien sur leur compte I don't know anything about them;

12 Sport ( en boxe) count; pour le compte for the count.

B à bon compte loc adv lit ( à peu de frais) [acheter] cheap; [acquérir, voyager] cheaply; fig ( sans difficulté) the easy way; avoir qch à bon compte to get sth cheap; étudiant qui a obtenu son diplôme à bon compte student who got his degree the easy way; s'en tirer à bon compte to get off lightly; s'en tirer à bon compte avec un bras cassé to get off (lightly) with a broken arm.

Composés

compte d'affectation Compta appropriation account; compte d'amortissement Compta depreciation account; compte de bilan Compta balance sheet; compte bloqué Fin blocked account; compte chèques Fin current account GB, checking account US; compte chèque postal, CCP Fin, Postes post office account; compte client Compta accounts receivable; Fin customer account; compte courant Fin = compte chèques; compte de dépôt Fin deposit account; compte d'épargne Fin savings account; compte d'épargne logement, CEL Fin savings account entitling depositor to cheap mortgage; compte d'exploitation Compta trading account; compte fournisseurs Compta accounts payable, payables US; compte joint Fin joint account; compte sur livret Fin savings account; compte numéroté Fin numbered account; compte de pertes et profits Compta profit and loss account; ce livre a disparu! encore un à mettre au compte des pertes et profits! fig the book has disappeared! another one we can say goodbye to!; compte à rebours countdown; le compte à rebours de la campagne est commencé fig the run-up to the elections has started; compte rémunéré Fin interest-bearing (current GB ou checking US) account; compte de résultat Compta profit and loss account; compte de situation = compte de bilan; compte de soutien Admin, Fin state support fund (à for); compte à vue = compte chèques; comptes d'apothicaire complicated calculations.

[kɔ̃t] nom masculin

A.[CALCUL, SOMME CALCULÉE]

1. [opération] counting

faire le compte (de)

a. [personnes] to count (up)

b. [dépenses] to add up

faites le compte vous-même work it out (for) yourself

quand on fait le compte... when you reckon it all up...

compte à rebours (sens propre & figuré) countdown

2. [résultat] (sum) total

j'ai le compte I've got the right money

je vous remercie, monsieur, le compte est bon ou y est! thank you sir, that's right!

il n'y a pas le compte

a. [personnes] they're not all here ou there, some are missing

b. [dépenses] it doesn't add up

compte rond: cela fait un compte rond that makes it a (nice) round sum ou figure

cela ne fait pas un compte rond it comes to an odd figure

comment fais-tu ton compte pour te tromper à chaque fois/pour que tout le monde soit mécontent? how do you manage to get it wrong every time/manage it so (that) nobody's satisfied?

mais comment a-t-il fait son compte? but how did he make such a mess of it?

3. [avantage]

j'y trouve mon compte I do well out of it, it works out well for me

il n'y trouvait pas son compte, alors il est parti

a. [il ne gagnait pas assez d'argent] he wasn't doing well enough out of it, so he left

b. [dans une relation] he wasn't getting what he wanted out of it, so he left

4. [dû]

demander son compte to ask for one's wages

donner son compte à quelqu'un to give somebody (his) notice

avoir son compte (de) to have more than one's fair share ou more than enough (of)

je n'ai pas mon compte de sommeil I don't get all the sleep I need ou enough sleep

il a déjà son compte (familier) [il a beaucoup bu] he's had quite enough to drink already, he's had a skinful

recevoir son compte

a. (sens propre) to get one's (final) wages

b. (familier, figuré & familier) to get the sack (UK) ou one's marching orders

régler son compte à quelqu'un

a. (sens propre) to pay somebody off

b. (familier, figuré & familier) to give somebody a piece of one's mind

régler ses comptes [mettre en ordre ses affaires] to put one's affairs in order

régler ses comptes avec quelqu'un

a. [le payer] to settle up with somebody

b. [se venger] to settle a score with somebody

son compte est bon (familier) he's had it, he's done for

B.[DANS LE DOMAINE FINANCIER ET COMMERCIAL]

1. [de dépôt, de crédit] account

compte bancaire bank account

compte courant current (UK) ou checking (US) account

compte de dépôt deposit (UK) ou savings (US) account

compte épargne savings account

compte épargne logement savings account (for purchasing a property)

compte joint joint account

compte numéroté numbered account

2. [facture] bill, check (US)

faites-moi ou préparez-moi le compte may I have the bill, please?

3. [bilan]

compte de profits et pertes profit and loss account

C.[LOCUTIONS]

1. [argent]

à mon/son etc. compte: reprendre à son compte

a. [magasin] to take over in one's own name

b. [idée, écrit] to adopt

il a pris le repas à son compte he paid for the meal

être ou travailler à son compte to be self-employed

il est à son compte he's his own boss, he's set up on his own

à compte d'auteur at the author's own expense

en compte: passer ou porter une somme en compte

a. [recette] to credit a sum

b. [dépense] to debit a sum

nous sommes en compte, vous me réglerez tout à la fin as we're doing business together, you may pay me in full at the end

2. [explication, compréhension]

demander des comptes à quelqu'un to ask somebody for an explanation of something, to ask somebody to account for something

rendre des comptes (à quelqu'un) to give ou to offer (somebody) an explanation

je n'ai pas de comptes à vous rendre I don't have to justify myself to you

rendre compte de quelque chose à quelqu'un

a. [s'en expliquer] to justify something to somebody

b. [faire un rapport] to give an account of something to somebody

devoir des comptes à quelqu'un to be responsible ou accountable to somebody

il ne te doit pas de comptes he doesn't owe you any explanations

prendre quelque chose en compte [prendre en considération] to take something into account ou consideration

se rendre compte de quelque chose to realize something

te rends-tu compte de ce que tu fais? do you realize ou really understand what you're doing?

on lui a collé une étiquette dans le dos mais il ne s'en est pas rendu compte somebody stuck a label on his back but he didn't notice

non mais, tu te rends compte! (familier) [indignation] can you believe it?

tenir compte de quelque chose to take account of something, to take something into account

ne tenir aucun compte de quelque chose to disregard something

elle n'a pas tenu compte de mes conseils she took no notice of ou ignored my advice

compte tenu de in view ou in the light of

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comptes nom masculin pluriel

accounts, accounting

faire/tenir les comptes to do/to keep the accounts

faire des comptes d'apothicaire to work things out to the last penny ou cent (US)

les bons comptes font les bons amis (proverbe) pay your debts and you'll keep your friends

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à bon compte locution adverbiale

[acheter] cheap, cheaply

s'en tirer à bon compte

a. [sans frais] to manage to avoid paying a fortune

b. [sans conséquences graves] to get off lightly

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à ce compte locution adverbiale,

à ce compte-là locution adverbiale

[selon ce raisonnement] looking at it ou taking it that way

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pour compte locution adverbiale

laisser quelqu'un pour compte to neglect somebody

laisser des marchandises pour compte to leave goods on a merchant's hands

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pour le compte locution adverbiale

for the count

pour le compte de locution prépositionnelle

for

elle travaille pour le compte d'une grande société she works for a large firm, she freelances for a large firm

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pour mon compte locution adverbiale,

pour son compteetc. locution adverbiale

for my/his etc. part, as for me/him etc.

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sur le compte de locution prépositionnelle

1. [à propos de] on, about, concerning

on a dit bien des bêtises sur son compte people talked a lot of nonsense about him

2. (locution)

mettre quelque chose sur le compte de quelqu'un (sens propre) to put something on somebody's bill

mettre quelque chose sur le compte de quelque chose to put something down to something

tout compte fait locution adverbiale,

tous comptes faits locution adverbiale

[après tout] thinking about it, on second thoughts

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > compte

9 gehen

I v/i; geht, ging, ist gegangen

1. ( zu Fuß) gehen walk, go (on foot, Am. auch by foot); spazieren gehen go for a walk; aufrecht / gebückt gehen walk upright / with a stoop; am Stock gehen walk with a stick (Am. cane); im Schritt / Trab gehen Pferd: walk / trot; wo ich gehe und stehe sehe ich... wherever I go...

2. mit Richtung: gehen in (+ Akk) go into, enter; auf / über die Straße gehen go out into / cross the street; mit jemandem zum Bahnhof etc. gehen see s.o. ( oder go with s.o.) to the station etc.; er geht nie aus dem Haus he never leaves ( oder goes out of) the house; Licht, Seite, Weg etc.

3. (sich irgendwohin begeben) go; schwimmen etc. gehen go swimming etc.; jemanden suchen gehen (go and) look for s.o.; ins oder zu Bett gehen go to bed; ins Ausland / Kino etc. gehen go abroad / to the cinema (Am. to a movie) etc.; aufs Dach gehen go up on the roof; in Deckung gehen take cover; ins Wasser gehen go into the water; auf Reisen gehen go travel(l)ing; unter Menschen gehen mix with people; an / von Bord gehen go on board / leave the ship, plane etc., embark / disembark; zu jemandem gehen (sich hinzugesellen) join s.o.; mit einer Frage etc.: go up to s.o.; (besuchen) go and see s.o.; seit wann bist du unter die Alkoholiker / Sportler gegangen? umg., hum. since when have you been an alcoholic / a sports enthusiast?

4. beruflich etc.: als Putzfrau etc. gehen work as a cleaner; in die Fabrik etc. gehen (dort anfangen) start at the factory etc.; (dort arbeiten) go (in)to the factory; zur Schule / aufs Gymnasium etc. gehen go to school / grammar (Am. high) school; sie geht noch nicht in die oder zur Schule she doesn’t go to ( oder she’s not at, Am. in) school yet; in die Politik / zum Film etc. gehen go into politics / films (Am. motion pictures); zu den oder unter die Soldaten gehen join the army; ins Kloster gehen become a nun; in oder auf Urlaub gehen go on holiday (Am. vacation); in Rente gehen retire

5. umg. (sich kleiden): als Clown etc. gehen im Karneval: go as a clown etc.; in Zivil gehen Soldat: wear civilian clothes; Polizist: wear plainclothes; ganz in Weiß etc. gehen wear white etc., be all in white etc.; sie geht heute im Kleid / mit Hut she’s wearing a dress / hat today; so kannst du nicht gehen! you can’t go (looking) like that!

6. (beginnen): an die Arbeit etc. gehen get down to work etc.; auch unpers.: wenn’s ans Aufräumen / Trinken geht when it comes to clearing up / drinking

7. fig.: an etw. (Akk) gehen umg. ohne Erlaubnis: touch s.th.; Geldbeutel, Handtasche go into s.th.; (nehmen) take s.th.; die Kinder waren mir an das Geld / den Kuchen gegangen the kids had been at (Am. into) my money / cake; geh mir ja nicht an meine Sachen umg. don’t you (dare) touch ( oder interfere with) my things; sie sind auseinander gegangen (haben sich getrennt) they’ve split up; in sich gehen do a bit of soul-searching; mit jemandem gehen umg. (fest befreundet sein) go steady with s.o.

8. (weggehen, auch aus Stellung etc.) go, leave; gehst du schon? are you going already?; jetzt geh schon! ermunternd: go on then; antreibend: get going then; jemanden lieber gehen als kommen sehen be glad to see the back of s.o.; er ist von uns gegangen euph. (ist tot) he has passed away; jemanden gehen lassen let s.o. go; ungestraft: let s.o. off; gehen lassen umg., fig. (Seil etc.) (loslassen) let go; (jemanden, etw.) (in Ruhe lassen) leave alone; sich gehen lassen fig. unmanierlich: let o.s. go; (die Beherrschung verlieren) lose one’s temper; er ist gegangen worden umg., hum. he was sacked (bes. Am. fired); geh! bes. südd., österr., erstaunt: really?; ach, geh oder geh, geh! umg. come on!, go on!; geh mir doch mit deinen faulen Ausreden / dem blöden Kerl ( vom Leib)! umg., fig. I don’t want to hear any of your excuses / see the stupid man; geh mir ( bloß) mit Mallorca! you can keep ( oder I’ve had enough of) your wretched Majorca!

9. Zug etc.: (abfahren) go ( nach to), leave ( oder depart) (for); (verkehren) go, run; wann geht der nächste Zug nach Rom? when does the next train for Rome leave ( oder depart)?; der nächste Bus geht erst in zwei Stunden there isn’t another bus for two hours; hier geht alle zehn Minuten ein Bus there’s a bus every ten minutes here; siehe auch 13

10. allg. Bewegung: ging da nicht gerade eine Tür? wasn’t that a door I heard (going)?; die Schublade geht so schwer the drawer is so difficult to open ( oder shut), the drawer sticks; draußen geht ein kalter Wind there’s a cold wind blowing outside

11. mit Ziel: der Ball ging ins Tor the ball went in; sie ging als Erste durchs Ziel she was the first to cross the finishing line; der Schuss ging mitten ins Herz the shot went clean through the heart; das Foto ging von Hand zu Hand the photo was passed from hand to hand

12. fig.: es geht das Gerücht, dass... there’s a rumo(u)r going around that...; das Erbe ging an ihn the inheritance went to him; das geht auf mich (zahle ich) that’s on me; das geht auf die Leber etc. it’s bad for your liver etc., it takes its toll on your liver etc.; es geht auf oder gegen Mitternacht it’s nearly midnight; sie geht auf die 60 she’s nearly 60; seine Kritik ging dahin, dass... his criticism was to the effect that..., what his criticism boiled down to was that...; ein Aufschrei ging durch die Menge a cry went up from the crowd; der Skandal ging durch die Presse the scandal was in all the papers; das geht gegen mein Gewissen it goes against my conscience; was ich jetzt sage, geht nicht gegen dich is not aimed at you; gehen nach (sich richten nach) go by; nach dem Aussehen kann man nicht gehen you can’t go ( oder judge) by appearances; wenn es nach mir ginge if I had my way; es kann nicht immer alles nach deinem Kopf gehen you can’t get your own way all of the time; was geht hier vor sich? what’s going on here?; wie ist das vor sich gegangen? what happened?

13. Mauer, Weg etc.: go, lead to; Treppe: lead (down / up) to; Leitung etc.: lead; Fenster: face, look out on; Tür: open; gehen durch go ( oder pass) through; wohin geht dieser Weg? where does this path go ( oder lead to)?; wohin geht die Reise? where are you etc. off to?; der Zaun geht bis zum Fluss / um das ganze Grundstück goes as far as the river / around the whole property; das Fenster geht auf die Straße / nach Norden looks out onto the street / faces ( oder looks) north; die Brücke geht über eine Schlucht spans ( oder goes over) a ravine; der Zug, die Strecke geht über Ulm nach Stuttgart goes to Stuttgart via Ulm; zum Zoo geht es die nächste Straße rechts for the zoo, take the next (street on the) right; an der Ampel geht es ( nach) links go left at the lights

14. zur Angabe von Mengen, Grenzen: das Wasser / er geht mir bis ans oder zum Kinn the water / he comes up to my chin; der Rock geht über die Knie the skirt comes to below the knee; eine tief gehende Wunde a deep wound; tief gehender Schmerz deep grief; es gehen 200 Personen in den Saal the hall holds ( oder seats) two hundred people; wie oft geht fünf in neunzig? how many times does five go into ninety?; der Schrank geht nicht durch die Tür the cupboard won’t go through the door; auf einen Zentner gehen 50 Kilogramm 50 kilogram(me)s make a (metric) hundredweight

15. (erreichen) der Schaden geht in die Millionen runs into millions; die Kämpfe gehen in den vierten Tag fighting has entered its fourth day; das Spiel geht in die Verlängerung the game is going into extra time (Am. overtime)

16. (dauern) last; wie lange geht die Sitzung schon / noch? how long has the meeting been going on ( oder been under way) / how much longer is the meeting going to take?; die Ferien gehen vom 10. bis 24. Mai the holidays are ( oder run) from the 10th to the 24th of May (Am. May 10th to 24th); das geht nun schon seit Jahren so that’s been going on for years

17. (übertreffen, übersteigen): das geht über meinen Verstand / meine Kräfte / meine finanziellen Möglichkeiten it’s beyond my understanding / strength / financial capabilities, it’s more than I can grasp / manage / afford; es geht doch nichts über... there’s nothing like...; das / sie geht ihm über alles it / she means everything to him

18. fig.: wie hoch kannst / willst du gehen? beim Kaufen: how much can you afford? / do you want to spend?; beim Wetten, Pokern etc.: how high can you / do you want to go?; das geht zu weit! that’s going too far!; jetzt bist du zu weit gegangen now you’ve gone too far; er ging so weit zu sagen... he went so far as to say...; das ging so weit, dass... it got to the point where..., things went so far that...

19.

a) (in Betrieb sein) Staubsauger, Radio etc.: be on;

b) (klingeln) Klingel, Telefon: ring, go; um 6 Uhr ging mein Wecker my alarm went off at 6 o’clock; das Telefon geht schon den ganzen Tag the phone has been ringing all day;

c) Puls: beat; ihr Puls geht zu schnell / nicht mehr her pulse is too rapid / has stopped

20. (funktionieren) go, work; die Uhr geht nicht has stopped; (ist kaputt) is broken; meine Uhr geht falsch / richtig my watch is wrong / right; keine Angst, das geht ganz leicht don’t worry, it’s quite easy; das Gedicht, Lied geht so goes like this; wie geht das Lied gleich wieder? umg. how does the song go again?; wie soll denn das gehen? (verstehe ich nicht) how do you do it?; (glaube ich nicht) how do you say you do it?

21. (möglich sein) be possible; (gut sein) be all right; geht (es) Mittwoch? is Wednesday OK ( oder all right)?; Mittwoch geht gut Wednesday is fine

22. unpers.; (erlaubt sein) be allowed; ich hätte morgen gern das Auto, geht das? is that OK?; so geht das ( aber) nicht! that won’t do at all!

23. umg. (ausreichen, akzeptabel sein) do; der Mantel muss den Winter noch gehen the coat will have to do for ( oder last) this winter; geht das jetzt so? will it do?, is it all right like that?; der Hunger ging ja noch, aber der Durst ( war nicht auszuhalten)! the hunger we could take, but the thirst (was unbearable)!

24. Entwicklung, Verlauf: gut gehen go well, turn out all right; Geschäfte: do well, go well; schief gehen go wrong; wie gehen die Geschäfte? how’s business?; gut / schlecht gehend Geschäft etc.: flourishing ( oder thriving) / ailing; das konnte nicht gut gehen it was bound to go wrong; das kann ja nicht gut gehen! umg. there’s no way it’s going to work; wenn das nur gut geht! well, let’s just hope for the best; das ist noch einmal gut gegangen that was close ( oder a close thing, Am. a close call), talk about lucky umg.; so geht es, wenn man nicht aufpasst etc.: that’s what comes of (+ Ger.) abwärts, aufwärts, vorwärts

25. Ware: sell ( gut well), go (well); die Stiefel gehen überhaupt nicht nobody’s buying ( oder interested in) the boots, the boots aren’t selling at all

26. unpers.; Befinden: wie geht es Ihnen oder dir? how are you?; zu einem Kranken: how are you feeling?; wie geht’s(, wie steht’s)? umg. how are things?, how’s life (with you)?, how’s life treating you?; mir geht’s gut / schlecht I’m fine / not well; geschäftlich etc.: I’m doing fine / badly; es geht (so) umg. not too bad(ly), (it) could be worse; es sich (Dat) gut gehen lassen have a good time, enjoy o.s.; sonst geht’s dir ( aber schon) gut? iro. are you sure you’re feeling all right?; ihm ist es ( auch) nicht besser gegangen he didn’t do ( oder fare) any better; mir ist es genauso gegangen it was the same for me, same here umg.; wie geht es dir mit diesem Film? what do you think ( oder how do you feel) about this film (Am. auch movie)?; mir geht es genauso I feel exactly the same way, same here umg.; jetzt geht es ihm ans Leben oder an den Kragen etc. umg. he’s really in for it now

27. unpers.; (möglich sein): es geht nicht it can’t be done, it’s impossible, nothing doing umg., no way umg.; es wird schon gehen it’ll be all right; es geht auch so / allein (ohne das/dich) we etc. can manage without it/you; es geht ( eben) nicht anders it can’t be helped(, I’m afraid)

28. unpers.; fig.: es geht um Thema: it’s about; worum geht es in dem Film / bei dem Streit? what’s the film (Am. auch movie)/ quarrel about?; es geht hier um... we’re talking about ( oder looking at)...; worum geht es? (was willst du von mir) what’s the problem?; es geht um den Frieden etc.: peace etc. is at stake; es geht darum zu (+ Inf.) it’s a question ( oder matter) of (+ Ger.) darum geht es hier ( gar) nicht that’s not the point;

d) persönliches Interesse: worum geht es dir eigentlich? what are you really after?; es geht ihm nur ums Geld he’s just interested in the money; mir geht es nicht ums Geld, sondern um... I’m not interested in the money, but...; um das Geld geht’s mir ja gar nicht I’m not the least bit interested in ( oder don’t care about) the money

29. Teig: rise; den Teig gehen lassen let the dough rise

30. als Funktionsverb: zu Bruch oder in die Brüche gehen break, get broken; in Druck gehen go to press; in Erfüllung gehen be fulfilled ( oder realized); in Produktion gehen go into production; offline, online, verloren, vonstatten etc.

II v/t: einen Umweg gehen make a detour; wir gingen die Strecke Altdorf - Neustadt in drei Stunden we walked from Altdorf to Neustadt in three hours; Gang1 3, Weg

III v/refl unpers.: in diesen Schuhen geht es sich gut these shoes are good for walking, these are good walking shoes; auf dem steinigen Boden ging es sich etwas mühsam the going was fairly laborious over the stony ground

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to march; to step; to go; to walk

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Ge|hen
nt -s, no pl
(= Zu-Fuß-Gehen) walking; (= Abschied) leaving; (SPORT) (= Disziplin) walking; (= Wettbewerb) walk
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1) (to walk, travel, move etc: He is going across the field; Go straight ahead; When did he go out?) go

2) (to be sent, passed on etc: Complaints have to go through the proper channels.) go

3) (to visit, to attend: He goes to school every day; I decided not to go to the movie.) go

4) (to move away: I think it is time you were going.) go

5) (to be working etc: I don't think that clock is going.) go

6) (to be acceptable etc: Anything goes in this office.) go

7) (to have a particular tune etc: How does that song go?) go

8) (an act of leaving, moving away etc: the comings and goings of the people in the street.) going

9) (to go: I think I'll go along to that meeting.) go along

10) ((of people or animals) to (cause to) move on foot at a pace slower than running, never having both or all the feet off the ground at once: He walked across the room and sat down; How long will it take to walk to the station?; She walks her dog in the park every morning.) walk

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Ge·hen

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[ˈge:ən]

nt kein pl

1. (Zu-Fuß-Gehen) walking

2. (das Weggehen) going, leaving

schon im \Gehen, wandte sie sich noch einmal um she turned round once more as she left

sein frühes/vorzeitiges \Gehen his early departure

3. SPORT race walking

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das; Gehens

1) walking

er hat Schmerzen beim Gehen — it hurts him to walk

2) (Leichtathletik) walking

der Sieger im 50-km-Gehen — the winner of the 50 km walk

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gehen

A. v/i; geht, ging, ist gegangen

1.

(zu Fuß) gehen walk, go (on foot, US auch by foot);

spazieren gehen go for a walk;

aufrecht/gebückt gehen walk upright/with a stoop;

am Stock gehen walk with a stick (US cane);

im Schritt/Trab gehen Pferd: walk/trot;

wo ich gehe und stehe sehe ich … wherever I go …

2. mit Richtung:

gehen in (+akk) go into, enter;

auf/über die Straße gehen go out into/cross the street;

mit jemandem zum Bahnhof etc

gehen see sb ( oder go with sb) to the station etc;

er geht nie aus dem Haus he never leaves ( oder goes out of) the house; → Licht, Seite, Weg etc

3. (sich irgendwohin begeben) go;

schwimmen etc

gehen go swimming etc;

jemanden suchen gehen (go and) look for sb;

ins oder

zu Bett gehen go to bed;

ins Ausland/Kino etc

gehen go abroad/to the cinema (US to a movie) etc;

aufs Dach gehen go up on the roof;

in Deckung gehen take cover;

ins Wasser gehen go into the water;

auf Reisen gehen go travel(l)ing;

unter Menschen gehen mix with people;

an/von Bord gehen go on board/leave the ship, plane etc, embark/disembark;

zu jemandem gehen (sich hinzugesellen) join sb; mit einer Frage etc: go up to sb; (besuchen) go and see sb;

seit wann bist du unter die Alkoholiker/Sportler gegangen? umg, hum since when have you been an alcoholic/a sports enthusiast?

4. beruflich etc:

als Putzfrau etc

gehen work as a cleaner;

in die Fabrik etc

gehen (dort anfangen) start at the factory etc; (dort arbeiten) go (in)to the factory;

zur Schule/aufs Gymnasium etc

gehen go to school/grammar (US high) school;

sie geht noch nicht in die oder

zur Schule she doesn’t go to ( oder she’s not at, US in) school yet;

in die Politik/zum Film etc

gehen go into politics/films (US motion pictures);

zu den oder

unter die Soldaten gehen join the army;

ins Kloster gehen become a nun;

in oder

auf Urlaub gehen go on holiday (US vacation);

in Rente gehen retire

5. umg (sich kleiden):

als Clown etc

gehen im Karneval: go as a clown etc;

in Zivil gehen Soldat: wear civilian clothes; Polizist: wear plainclothes;

ganz in Weiß etc

gehen wear white etc, be all in white etc;

sie geht heute im Kleid/mit Hut she’s wearing a dress/hat today;

so kannst du nicht gehen! you can’t go (looking) like that!

6. (beginnen):

an die Arbeit etc

gehen get down to work etc; auch unpers:

wenn’s ans Aufräumen/Trinken geht when it comes to clearing up/drinking

7. fig:

an etwas (akk)

gehen umg ohne Erlaubnis: touch sth; Geldbeutel, Handtasche go into sth; (nehmen) take sth;

die Kinder waren mir an das Geld/den Kuchen gegangen the kids had been at (US into) my money/cake;

geh mir ja nicht an meine Sachen umg don’t you (dare) touch ( oder interfere with) my things;

sie sind auseinandergegangen (haben sich getrennt) they’ve split up;

in sich gehen do a bit of soul-searching;

mit jemandem gehen umg (fest befreundet sein) go steady with sb

8. (weggehen, auch aus Stellung etc) go, leave;

gehst du schon? are you going already?;

jetzt geh schon! ermunternd: go on then; antreibend: get going then;

jemanden lieber gehen als kommen sehen be glad to see the back of sb;

er ist von uns gegangen euph (ist tot) he has passed away;

jemanden gehen lassen let sb go; ungestraft: let sb off;

gehen lassen umg, fig (Seil etc) (loslassen) let go; (jemanden, etwas) (in Ruhe lassen) leave alone;

sich gehen lassen fig unmanierlich: let o.s. go; (die Beherrschung verlieren) lose one’s temper;

er ist gegangen worden umg, hum he was sacked (besonders US fired);

geh! besonders südd, österr, erstaunt: really?;

ach, geh oder

geh, geh! umg come on!, go on!;

geh mir doch mit deinen faulen Ausreden/dem blöden Kerl (vom Leib)! umg, fig I don’t want to hear any of your excuses/see the stupid man;

geh mir (bloß) mit Mallorca! you can keep ( oder I’ve had enough of) your wretched Majorca!

9. Zug etc: (abfahren) go (

nach to), leave ( oder depart) (for); (verkehren) go, run;

wann geht der nächste Zug nach Rom? when does the next train for Rome leave ( oder depart)?;

der nächste Bus geht erst in zwei Stunden there isn’t another bus for two hours;

hier geht alle zehn Minuten ein Bus there’s a bus every ten minutes here; → auch 13

10. allg Bewegung:

ging da nicht gerade eine Tür? wasn’t that a door I heard (going)?;

die Schublade geht so schwer the drawer is so difficult to open ( oder shut), the drawer sticks;

draußen geht ein kalter Wind there’s a cold wind blowing outside

11. mit Ziel:

der Ball ging ins Tor the ball went in;

sie ging als Erste durchs Ziel she was the first to cross the finishing line;

der Schuss ging mitten ins Herz the shot went clean through the heart;

das Foto ging von Hand zu Hand the photo was passed from hand to hand

12. fig:

es geht das Gerücht, dass … there’s a rumo(u)r going around that …;

das Erbe ging an ihn the inheritance went to him;

das geht auf mich (zahle ich) that’s on me;

das geht auf die Leber etc it’s bad for your liver etc, it takes its toll on your liver etc;

es geht auf oder

gegen Mitternacht it’s nearly midnight;

sie geht auf die 60 she’s nearly 60;

seine Kritik ging dahin, dass … his criticism was to the effect that …, what his criticism boiled down to was that …;

ein Aufschrei ging durch die Menge a cry went up from the crowd;

der Skandal ging durch die Presse the scandal was in all the papers;

das geht gegen mein Gewissen it goes against my conscience; was ich jetzt sage,

geht nicht gegen dich is not aimed at you;

gehen nach (sich richten nach) go by;

nach dem Aussehen kann man nicht gehen you can’t go ( oder judge) by appearances;

wenn es nach mir ginge if I had my way;

es kann nicht immer alles nach deinem Kopf gehen you can’t get your own way all of the time;

was geht hier vor sich? what’s going on here?;

wie ist das vor sich gegangen? what happened?

13. Mauer, Weg etc: go, lead to; Treppe: lead (down/up) to; Leitung etc: lead; Fenster: face, look out on; Tür: open;

gehen durch go ( oder pass) through;

wohin geht dieser Weg? where does this path go ( oder lead to)?;

wohin geht die Reise? where are you etc off to?;

der Zaun

geht bis zum Fluss/um das ganze Grundstück goes as far as the river/around the whole property;

das Fenster

geht auf die Straße/nach Norden looks out onto the street/faces ( oder looks) north;

die Brücke

geht über eine Schlucht spans ( oder goes over) a ravine;

der Zug, die Strecke

geht über Ulm nach Stuttgart goes to Stuttgart via Ulm;

zum Zoo geht es die nächste Straße rechts for the zoo, take the next (street on the) right;

an der Ampel geht es (nach) links go left at the lights

14. zur Angabe von Mengen, Grenzen:

das Wasser/er geht mir bis ans oder

zum Kinn the water/he comes up to my chin;

der Rock geht über die Knie the skirt comes to below the knee;

eine tief gehende Wunde a deep wound;

tief gehender Schmerz deep grief;

es gehen 200 Personen in den Saal the hall holds ( oder seats) two hundred people;

wie oft geht fünf in neunzig? how many times does five go into ninety?;

der Schrank geht nicht durch die Tür the cupboard won’t go through the door;

auf einen Zentner gehen 50 Kilogramm 50 kilogram(me)s make a (metric) hundredweight

15. (erreichen) der Schaden

geht in die Millionen runs into millions;

die Kämpfe gehen in den vierten Tag fighting has entered its fourth day;

das Spiel geht in die Verlängerung the game is going into extra time (US overtime)

16. (dauern) last;

wie lange geht die Sitzung schon/noch? how long has the meeting been going on ( oder been under way)/how much longer is the meeting going to take?;

die Ferien gehen vom 10. bis 24. Mai the holidays are ( oder run) from the 10^th to the 24^th of May (US May 10^th to 24^th);

das geht nun schon seit Jahren so that’s been going on for years

17. (übertreffen, übersteigen):

das geht über meinen Verstand/meine Kräfte/meine finanziellen Möglichkeiten it’s beyond my understanding/strength/financial capabilities, it’s more than I can grasp/manage/afford;

es geht doch nichts über … there’s nothing like …;

das/sie geht ihm über alles it/she means everything to him

18. fig:

wie hoch kannst/willst du gehen? beim Kaufen: how much can you afford?/do you want to spend?; beim Wetten, Pokern etc: how high can you/do you want to go?;

das geht zu weit! that’s going too far!;

jetzt bist du zu weit gegangen now you’ve gone too far;

er ging so weit zu sagen … he went so far as to say …;

das ging so weit, dass … it got to the point where …, things went so far that …

19. (in Betrieb sein) Staubsauger, Radio etc: be on; (klingeln) Klingel, Telefon: ring, go;

um 6 Uhr ging mein Wecker my alarm went off at 6 o’clock;

das Telefon geht schon den ganzen Tag the phone has been ringing all day; Puls: beat;

ihr Puls geht zu schnell/nicht mehr her pulse is too rapid/has stopped

20. (funktionieren) go, work;

die Uhr

geht nicht has stopped; (ist kaputt) is broken;

meine Uhr geht falsch/richtig my watch is wrong/right;

keine Angst, das geht ganz leicht don’t worry, it’s quite easy;

das Gedicht, Lied

geht so goes like this;

wie geht das Lied gleich wieder? umg how does the song go again?;

wie soll denn das gehen? (verstehe ich nicht) how do you do it?; (glaube ich nicht) how do you say you do it?

21. (möglich sein) be possible; (gut sein) be all right;

geht (es) Mittwoch? is Wednesday OK ( oder all right)?;

Mittwoch geht gut Wednesday is fine

22. unpers; (erlaubt sein) be allowed; ich hätte morgen gern das Auto,

geht das? is that OK?;

so geht das (aber) nicht! that won’t do at all!

23. umg (ausreichen, akzeptabel sein) do;

der Mantel muss den Winter noch gehen the coat will have to do for ( oder last) this winter;

geht das jetzt so? will it do?, is it all right like that?;

der Hunger ging ja noch, aber der Durst (war nicht auszuhalten)! the hunger we could take, but the thirst (was unbearable)!

24. Entwicklung, Verlauf:

gut gehen go well, turn out all right; Geschäfte: do well, go well;

wie gehen die Geschäfte? how’s business?;

gut/schlecht gehend Geschäft etc: flourishing ( oder thriving)/ailing;

das konnte nicht gut gehen it was bound to go wrong;

das kann ja nicht gut gehen! umg there’s no way it’s going to work;

wenn das nur gut geht! well, let’s just hope for the best;

das ist noch einmal gut gegangen that was close ( oder a close thing, US a close call), talk about lucky umg;

so geht es, wenn man nicht aufpasst etc: that’s what comes of (+ger); → schiefgehen

25. Ware: sell (

gut well), go (well);

die Stiefel gehen überhaupt nicht nobody’s buying ( oder interested in) the boots, the boots aren’t selling at all

26. unpers; Befinden:

wie geht es Ihnen oder

dir? how are you?; zu einem Kranken: how are you feeling?;

wie geht’s(, wie steht’s)? umg how are things?, how’s life (with you)?, how’s life treating you?;

mir geht’s gut/schlecht I’m fine/not well; geschäftlich etc: I’m doing fine/badly;

es geht (so) umg not too bad(ly), (it) could be worse;

es sich (dat)

gut gehen lassen have a good time, enjoy o.s.;

sonst geht’s dir( aber schon) gut? iron are you sure you’re feeling all right?;

ihm ist es (auch) nicht besser gegangen he didn’t do ( oder fare) any better;

mir ist es genauso gegangen it was the same for me, same here umg;

wie geht es dir mit diesem Film? what do you think ( oder how do you feel) about this film (US auch movie)?;

mir geht es genauso I feel exactly the same way, same here umg;

jetzt geht es ihm ans Leben oder

an den Kragen etc umg he’s really in for it now

27. unpers; (möglich sein):

es geht nicht it can’t be done, it’s impossible, nothing doing umg, no way umg;

es wird schon gehen it’ll be all right;

es geht auch so/allein (ohne das/dich) we etc can manage without it/you;

es geht (eben) nicht anders it can’t be helped(, I’m afraid)

28. unpers; fig:

es geht um Thema: it’s about;

worum geht es in dem Film/bei dem Streit? what’s the film (US auch movie)/quarrel about?;

es geht hier um … we’re talking about ( oder looking at) …;

worum geht es? (was willst du von mir) what’s the problem?;

es geht um den Frieden etc: peace etc is at stake;

es geht darum zu (+inf) it’s a question ( oder matter) of (+ger)

darum geht es hier (gar) nicht that’s not the point; persönliches Interesse:

worum geht es dir eigentlich? what are you really after?;

es geht ihm nur ums Geld he’s just interested in the money;

mir geht es nicht ums Geld, sondern um … I’m not interested in the money, but …;

um das Geld geht’s mir ja gar nicht I’m not the least bit interested in ( oder don’t care about) the money

29. Teig: rise;

den Teig gehen lassen let the dough rise

30. als Funktionsverb:

zu Bruch oder

in die Brüche gehen break, get broken;

in Druck gehen go to press;

in Erfüllung gehen be fulfilled ( oder realized);

in Produktion gehen go into production; → offline, online, verloren, vonstattengehen etc

B. v/t:

einen Umweg gehen make a detour;

wir gingen die Strecke Altdorf - Neustadt in drei Stunden we walked from Altdorf to Neustadt in three hours; → Gang¹ 3, Weg

C. v/r unpers:

in diesen Schuhen geht es sich gut these shoes are good for walking, these are good walking shoes;

auf dem steinigen Boden ging es sich etwas mühsam the going was fairly laborious over the stony ground

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das; Gehens

1) walking

er hat Schmerzen beim Gehen — it hurts him to walk

2) (Leichtathletik) walking

der Sieger im 50-km-Gehen — the winner of the 50 km walk

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nur sing. n.

going n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > gehen

10 cope

[kəʊp]
verbo intransitivo

1) (manage practically) [ person] farcela, sbrogliarsela; [police, system] farcela, essere all'altezza

to learn to cope alone — imparare a cavarsela da solo

to cope with — [ person] occuparsi di [person, work]; [police, system] far fronte a, affrontare [demand, disaster, inquiries]

it's more than I can cope with — è più di quanto possa fare

2) (manage financially) tirare avanti

to cope on Ј 60 a week — tirare avanti con 60 sterline alla settimana

to cope with a mortgage — farcela a pagare un mutuo

3) (manage emotionally)

to cope with — affrontare, sopportare [bereavement, depression]

to cope with sb. — tenere testa a qcn.

if you left me, I couldn't cope — se mi lasciassi, non potrei sopportarlo

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[koup]
verb

(to manage; to deal with successfully: I can't cope with all this work.) far fronte, essere all'altezza

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cope /kəʊp/
n.

1 (relig.) piviale

2 (fig. poet.) manto, cappa

3 ( fonderia) coperchio; staffa superiore

4 (edil.) cimasa, copertina ( d'un muro).
(to) cope (1) /kəʊp/
A v. t.

1 (relig.) mettere il piviale a ( un vescovo)

2 (edil.) coprire ( un muro) con una cimasa

B v. i.

– to cope over, sporgere ( a guisa di cimasa).
♦ (to) cope (2) /kəʊp/
v. i.

1 cavarsela; farcela; tirare avanti; essere all'altezza: to cope well under pressure, cavarsela (o reagire) bene sotto pressione; to cope on one's own, cavarsela (o farcela) da solo; to cope on £50 a week, tirare avanti con cinquanta sterline alla settimana; I felt I couldn't cope any longer, sentii che non ce la facevo più

2 – to cope with, affrontare; far fronte a; tener testa a; sostenere; sopportare: to cope with the demands of a large family, far fronte alle esigenze di una famiglia numerosa; This off-road vehicle can cope with almost any climb, questo fuoristrada è in grado di affrontare qualsiasi salita o quasi; to cope with bereavement, sopportare un lutto.

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[kəʊp]
verbo intransitivo

1) (manage practically) [ person] farcela, sbrogliarsela; [police, system] farcela, essere all'altezza

to learn to cope alone — imparare a cavarsela da solo

to cope with — [ person] occuparsi di [person, work]; [police, system] far fronte a, affrontare [demand, disaster, inquiries]

it's more than I can cope with — è più di quanto possa fare

2) (manage financially) tirare avanti

to cope on Ј 60 a week — tirare avanti con 60 sterline alla settimana

to cope with a mortgage — farcela a pagare un mutuo

3) (manage emotionally)

to cope with — affrontare, sopportare [bereavement, depression]

to cope with sb. — tenere testa a qcn.

if you left me, I couldn't cope — se mi lasciassi, non potrei sopportarlo

English-Italian dictionary > cope

11 sortir

sortir [sɔʀtiʀ]

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1. intransitive verb

2. transitive verb

3. reflexive verb

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► sortir is conjugated with être, unless it has an object, when the auxiliary is avoir.

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   a. to go or come out

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► sortir dans le sens de partir se traduit par to go out ou par to come out, suivant que le locuteur se trouve ou non à l'endroit en question.

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• sortir acheter du pain to go out to buy some bread

• on est en train de faire un bonhomme de neige, tu devrais sortir ! we're making a snowman, come out!

• mon père est sorti, puis-je prendre un message ? my father is out, can I take a message?

• sortir de chez qn to go or come out of sb's house

• le train sort du tunnel the train is coming out of the tunnel

• sors (d'ici) ! get out (of here)!

• sortir en courant to run out

• sortir en mer to put out to sea

• sortir de prison to come out of prison

• je sors à 6 heures (du bureau, du lycée) I finish at 6

• sortir de l'eau to come out of the water

• sortir du lit to get out of bed

• sortir de son lit [fleuve] to overflow its banks

• sortir de la récession to get out of the recession

• ça m'est sorti de l'esprit it slipped my mind

• ça m'est sorti de la tête it went right out of my head

• laisser sortir qn (de) to let sb out (of)

• ne laissez sortir personne don't let anybody out

• une épaisse fumée sortait par les fenêtres thick smoke was pouring out of the windows

• ça me sort par les oreilles (inf) I've had more than I can take

► d'où sort ?

• d'où sort cette revue ? where has this magazine come from?

• mais d'où sort-il ? (inf) ( = il est tout sale) where has he been! ; ( = il est mal élevé) where was he brought up? ; ( = il est bête) where did they find him?

   b. ( = quitter) sortir de to leave

• sortir d'un pays to leave a country

• tout ce qui sort du pays doit être déclaré everything leaving the country must be declared

• les voiliers sortaient du port the sailing boats were leaving the harbour

• faites sortir ces gens make these people leave

• sortir de table to leave the table

• Madame, est-ce que je peux sortir ? (en classe) Miss, can I be excused please?

• la voiture est sortie de la route the car left or came off the road

• c'est confidentiel, ça ne doit pas sortir d'ici it's confidential, it must not leave this room

• on n'est pas sortis de l'auberge (inf) we're not out of the woods yet (inf)

   c. (Computing) sortir de [+ fichier, application] to exit

   d. (Theatre) « la servante sort » "exit the maid"

• « les 3 gardes sortent » "exeunt the 3 guards"

   e. (pour se distraire) to go out

• sortir dîner to go out for dinner

• ils sortent beaucoup they go out a lot

• ils ne sortent pas beaucoup they don't go out much

   f. (relation amoureuse) sortir avec qn ( = fréquenter) to go out with sb

• ils sortent ensemble depuis 3 ans they have been going out for 3 years

   g. (marquant le passé immédiat) on sortait de l'hiver it was getting near the end of winter

• il sort d'ici he's just left

• il sort du lit he's just got out of bed

• il sort d'une bronchite he's just had a chest infection

• je sors de lui parler (inf) I've just been talking to him

   h. ( = dépasser) to stick out ; [dent] to come through ; [bouton] to appear

• sortir de terre [plante] to come up

   i. ( = être fabriqué, publié) to come out ; [disque, film] to be released

• le film sort sur les écrans le 2 mai the film is on general release from 2 May

   j. (par hasard) [numéro, couleur, sujet d'examen] to come up

   k. ( = s'écarter) sortir du sujet to get off the subject

• sortir de la légalité to go outside the law

• sortir des limites de to go beyond the bounds of

• sortir (du jeu) [balle, ballon] to go out (of play)

• sortir en touche [ballon] to go into touch

• la balle est sortie (Tennis) the ball is out

   l. ( = être issu) il sort de l'université de Perpignan he went to the University of Perpignan

• pas besoin de sortir de Polytechnique pour comprendre ça (inf) you don't need a PhD to understand that

   m. ( = résulter) sortir de to come of

• il n'est rien sorti de nos recherches nothing came of our research

• que va-t-il sortir de tout cela ? what will come of all this?

   n. ( = être dit) [propos, remarque] c'est sorti tout seul it just came out (inf)

• il fallait que ça sorte I (or he etc) just had to say it

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   a. to take out ; [+ train d'atterrissage] to lower ; ( = expulser) to throw out

• sortez-le ! get him out of here!

• sortir des vêtements d'une armoire/la voiture du garage to take clothes out of a wardrobe/the car out of the garage

• sortons les fauteuils dans le jardin let's take the armchairs out into the garden

• ils ont réussi à sortir le car du ravin they managed to get the coach out of the ravine

• il a sorti un mouchoir de sa poche he took a handkerchief out of his pocket

• sortir les mains de ses poches to take one's hands out of one's pockets

• sortir des marchandises en fraude to smuggle goods out

• il faut le sortir de là (d'un lieu) we must get him out of there ; (d'une situation difficile) we must get him out of it

   b. ( = mettre en vente) [+ produit] to bring out

   c. ( = dire) (inf) to come out with (inf)

• il vous sort de ces réflexions ! the things he comes out with! (inf)

• elle en a sorti une bien bonne she came out with a good one (inf)

• qu'est-ce qu'il va encore nous sortir ? what will he come out with next? (inf)

   d. ( = éliminer) [+ concurrent, adversaire] (inf) to knock out

• il s'est fait sortir dès le premier match he was knocked out in the first match

3. <

► se sortir

• se sortir d'une situation difficile to manage to get out of a difficult situation► s'en sortir

• il s'en est sorti sans une égratignure he came out of it without a scratch

• tu crois qu'il va s'en sortir ? (il est malade) do you think he'll pull through? ; (il est surchargé de travail) do you think he'll ever see the end of it? ; (il est en situation difficile) do you think he'll come through all right?

• avec son salaire, il ne peut pas s'en sortir he can't get by on what he earns

• va l'aider, il ne s'en sort pas go and help him, he can't cope

• bravo, tu t'en es très bien sorti ! you've done really well!

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1. sɔʀtiʀ
verbe transitif

1) ( promener) to take [somebody/something] out [personne, chien, cheval]

j'y vais moi-même, ça me sortira — I'll go myself, it'll give me a chance to get out

2) (colloq) ( inviter) to take [somebody] out [personne]

3) (colloq) ( expulser) to throw [somebody] out, to chuck (colloq) [somebody] out [personne] (de of); to send [somebody] out [élève]

se faire sortir en quart de finale — to be knocked out in the quarterfinal

4) ( mettre à l'extérieur) to get [somebody/something] out (de of)

sortir quelqu'un du lit — to get somebody out of bed

sortir sa voiture en marche arrière — to reverse one's car out

sortir les mains de ses poches — to take one's hands out of one's pockets

sortir un revolver — to pull out a revolver

sortir la poubelle — to put the bin out

sortir sa langue — to stick one's tongue out

sortir une carte — to bring out a card

5) ( délivrer)

sortir quelqu'un de — to get somebody out of

sortir une entreprise de ses difficultés — to get a company out of difficulties

sortir quelqu'un de sa léthargie — to shake somebody out of his/her lethargy

6) ( commercialiser) to bring out [livre, disque, modèle]; to release [film]; to show [collection]

7) ( produire) to turn out [livre, disque, film, produit]

8) ( imprimer) to bring [something] out [exemplaire, numéro, journal]

9) (colloq) ( dire) to come out with (colloq) [remarques]

sortir une blague — to crack a joke

2.

verbe intransitif (+ v être)

1) ( aller dehors) [personne, animal] to go out; ( venir dehors) [personne, animal] to come out (de of)

sortir par la fenêtre — to go out through the window

sortir dans la rue/sur le balcon — to go out into the street/on the balcony

sortir faire un tour — ( à pied) to go out for a walk

sortir faire des courses — to go out shopping

sortir déjeuner — to go out for lunch

être sorti — to be out

sortir discrètement — to slip out (de of)

sortir en courant — to run out

sortir en trombe de sa chambre — to burst out of one's room

faire sortir quelqu'un — to get somebody outside

laisser sortir quelqu'un — to allow somebody out

empêcher de sortir — to keep [somebody/something] in

sortir dans l'espace — to space-walk

2) ( passer du temps dehors) to go out

sortir au restaurant — to go out to a restaurant

sortir avec quelqu'un — to go out with somebody

inviter quelqu'un à sortir — to ask somebody out

3) ( quitter un lieu)

sortir de — to leave

sortir de chez quelqu'un — to leave somebody's house

sortir d'une réunion — to leave a meeting

sortir du port — [navire] to leave port

sortir du pays — [personne, marchandise] to leave the country

sortir de chez soi — to go out

sortir de la pièce — to walk out of the room

sortez d'ici/de là! — get out of here/of there!

sortir de la route — [véhicule] to leave the road

sortir de la famille — [bijou, tableau] to go out of the family

sortir tout chaud du four — to be hot from the oven

4) ( venir d'un lieu)

sortir de — to come out of

sortir de chez le médecin — to come out of the doctor's

5) (quitter un état, une situation)

sortir d'un profond sommeil — to wake up from a deep sleep

sortir de son mutisme or silence — to break one's silence

sortir de l'adolescence — to leave adolescence behind

sortir de la récession — to pull out of the recession

6) ( venir de quitter un état)

sortir à peine de l'enfance — to be just emerging from childhood

sortir de maladie — to be recovering from an illness

sortir d'une guerre — to emerge from a war

7) ( émerger) to come out

elle est sortie de sa dépression très affaiblie — after her depression she was a mere shadow of her former self

8) ( s'échapper) [eau, air, étincelle, fumée] to come out (de of; par through)

faire sortir — to squeeze [something] out [pâte, colle, eau, jus] (de of); to eject [cassette] (de from)

sortir en masse — [personnes] to pour out

9) ( pousser) [bourgeon, insecte] to come out; [dent] to come through

sortir de terre — [plante] to come through; [bâtiment] to rise from the ground

10) ( dépasser) to stick out

il y a un clou qui sort — there's a nail sticking out

11) ( être commercialisé) [film, disque, livre, nouveau modèle] to come out

sortir tous les jours — [journal] to be published daily

12) ( provenir) [personne, produit] to come from

sortir de Berkeley — Université to have graduated from Berkeley

d'où sors-tu à cette heure? — (colloq) where have you been?

d'où il sort celui-là? — (colloq) where's he been living? (colloq)

13) ( être en dehors)

sortir du sujet — [personne] to wander off the subject; [remarque] to be beside the point

14) ( être tiré) [numéro, sujet] to come up

15) Informatique to exit

3.

se sortir verbe pronominal

1) ( échapper)

se sortir d'une situation difficile — to get out of a predicament

s'en sortir — ( situation difficile) to get out of it; ( maladie) to get over it

s'en sortir vivant — to escape with one's life

2) ( se débrouiller)

s'en sortir — gén to pull through; ( financièrement) to cope; (intellectuellement, manuellement, physiquement) to manage

tu t'en sors? — can you manage?

s'en sortir à peine — ( financièrement) to scrape a living

II sɔʀtiʀ
nom masculin

au sortir de — at the end of

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sɔʀtiʀ
1. vi

1) (= partir) to go out

Il est sorti sans rien dire. — He went out without saying a word.

Il est sorti acheter le journal. — He's gone out to buy the newspaper.

2) (= aller au spectacle) to go out

J'aime sortir. — I like going out.

sortir avec qn (relation amoureuse) — to be going out with sb, to be seeing sb

Tu sors avec lui? — Are you going out with him?, Are you seeing him?

3) [produit] to come out

Ce modèle vient juste de sortir. — This model has just come out.

4) [plante, numéro] to come up

5)

sortir de (= quitter) — to leave, (en allant) to go out of, (en venant) to come out of, (= jaillir) to come out of, [maladie, mauvaise passe] to get over, [cadre, compétence] to be outside

Elle sort de l'hôpital demain. — She's coming out of hospital tomorrow.

Je l'ai rencontré en sortant de la pharmacie. — I met him coming out of the chemist's.

sortir de table — to leave the table

sortir du système INFORMATIQUE — to log out

sortir de ses gonds — to fly off the handle

2. vt

1) (= déplacer) to take out

sortir qch de qch — to take sth out of sth

Elle a sorti son porte-monnaie de son sac. — She took her purse out of her bag.

Je vais sortir la voiture du garage. — I'll get the car out of the garage.

sortir qn d'embarras — to get sb out of trouble

2) * (= expulser) to throw out

3) COMMERCE, [produit] to bring out

4) * (= dire) to come out with

5) INFORMATIQUE, [résultats] to output, (sur papier) to print out

3. nm

au sortir de l'hiver — as winter nears its end

au sortir de l'enfance — at the end of childhood

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sortir verb table: partir

A nm au sortir de at the end of; au sortir de l'adolescence/mes études at the end of adolescence/my studies.

B vtr

1 ( promener) to take [sb/sth] out [personne, chien, cheval]; sortir un malade/son caniche to take a patient/one's poodle out; j'y vais moi-même, ça me sortira I'll go myself, it'll give me a chance to get outside;

2 ○( inviter) to take [sb] out [personne]; sortir sa petite amie to take one's girlfriend out;

3 ○( expulser) to throw [sb] out, to chuck○ [sb] out [personne] (de of); to send [sb] out [élève]; se faire sortir en quart de finale to be knocked out in the quarterfinal;

4 ( mettre à l'extérieur) to get [sb/sth] out [personne, papiers, parapluie, meubles de jardin, voiture, vêtements] (de of); sortir l'argenterie to get out the silverware; sortir qn du lit to get sb out of bed; sortir une bille de sa poche to take a marble out of one's pocket; sortir sa voiture en marche arrière to reverse one's car out; sortir les mains de ses poches to take one's hands out of one's pockets; sortir un couteau/revolver to pull out a knife/revolver; sortir le drapeau to hang out the flag; sortir les draps pour les aérer to put out the sheets to air; sortir du pus to squeeze out pus; sortir un point noir to squeeze a blackhead; sortir la poubelle/les ordures to put the bin/the rubbish GB ou garbage US out; sortir sa tête/langue to poke one's head/tongue out; sortir une carte to bring out a card;

5 ( délivrer) sortir qn de to get sb out of; sortir un ami de prison to get a friend out of jail; sortir un ami de sa dépression to pull a friend out of his depression; sortir une entreprise de ses difficultés to get a company out of difficulties; sortir qn de sa léthargie to shake sb out of his/her lethargy;

6 ( commercialiser) to bring out [livre, disque, modèle, nouveau produit, nouveau journal]; to release [film]; to present [collection];

7 ( produire) to turn out [livre, disque, film, produit]; sortir mille téléviseurs par jour to turn out one thousand televisions a day;

8 Imprim to bring [sth] out [exemplaire, numéro, journal];

9 Ordinat [ordinateur] to output [données, résultats];

10 ( exporter) ( légalement) to export [marchandises] (de from); ( illégalement) to smuggle [sth] out [marchandises] (de of);

11 ○( dire) to come out with○ [paroles]; sortir des énormités/insultes/âneries to come out with rubbish/insults/nonsense; il (nous) sort toujours des excuses he's always coming out ou up with excuses; sortir une blague to crack a joke.

C vi (+ v être)

1 ( aller dehors) [personne, animal] to go out; ( venir dehors) [personne, animal] to come out (de of); sortir par la fenêtre/la porte de derrière to go out through the window/the back door; sortir dans la rue/sur le balcon to go out in the streets/on the balcony; sortir faire un tour ( à pied) to go out for a walk; (à vélo, cheval) to go out for a ride; ( en voiture) to go out for a drive; sortir faire des courses to go out shopping; sortir déjeuner to go out for lunch; être sorti to be out; sortez les mains en l'air! come out with your hands up!; sortez et ne revenez pas! get out and don't come back!; sortir discrètement to slip out (de of); sortir en vitesse to rush out; sortir en courant to run out; sortir en trombe de sa chambre to burst out of one's room; faire sortir qn to get sb outside; faire sortir son chien to take one's dog out; laisser sortir qn to allow sb out; laisser sortir les élèves ( à la fin de la classe) to dismiss the class; empêcher de sortir to keep [sb/sth] in [personne, animal]; sortir dans l'espace to space walk; sortir de scène to leave the stage; Figaro sort exit Figaro; Figaro et Almaviva sortent exeunt Figaro and Almaviva; ⇒ devant, œil;

2 ( passer du temps dehors) to go out; sortir tous les soirs/avec des amis to go out every night/with friends; sortir au restaurant to go out to a restaurant; sortir avec qn to go out with sb; inviter qn à sortir to ask sb out; sortir en ville to go out on the town;

3 ( quitter un lieu) sortir de to leave; sortir de chez qn to leave sb's house; sortir d'une réunion to leave a meeting; sortir du port [navire] to leave port; sortir du pays [personne, marchandise] to leave the country; sortir de chez soi to go out; sortir de la pièce to walk out of the room; sortez d'ici/de là! get out of here/of there!; sortir de son lit/son bain [personne] to get out of bed/the bath; sortir de la route [véhicule] to leave the road; sortir de la famille [bijou, tableau] to go out of the family; sortir tout chaud du four to be hot from the oven; ⇒ loup;

4 ( venir d'un lieu) sortir de to come out of; sortir de chez le médecin to come out of the doctor's; sortir de sa chambre en chemise de nuit to come out of one's room in one's nightgown;

5 (quitter un état, une situation) sortir d'un profond sommeil/d'un rêve to wake up from a deep sleep/from a dream; sortir de son mutisme or silence to break one's silence; sortir de l'adolescence to come out of adolescence; sortir de la récession to pull out of the recession; sortir d'un cercle vicieux to break out of a vicious circle; sortir de soi to lose control of oneself; sortir de l'hiver to reach the end of winter; on n'en sort jamais○ there's no end to it; on n'en sortira jamais! ( problème) we'll never see the end of it!; ( embouteillage) we'll never get out of it!; il refuse d'en sortir○ ( changer d'avis) he won't budge an inch○; il n'y a pas à sortir de là○ there's no two ways about it○;

6 ( venir de quitter un état) sortir à peine de l'enfance to be just emerging from childhood; sortir de maladie/d'une dépression to be recovering from an illness/from a bout of depression; sortir d'une crise/guerre to emerge from a crisis/war;

7 ( émerger) to come out; sortir différent/désenchanté/déçu to come out different/disenchanted/disappointed; elle est sortie de sa dépression très affaiblie after her depression she was a mere shadow of her former self;

8 ( s'échapper) [eau, air, étincelle, fumée] to come out (de of; par through); le bouchon ne sort pas the cork won't come out; l'eau sort du robinet the water comes out of the tap GB ou faucet US; une odeur sort de la pièce there's a smell coming from the room; faire sortir to squeeze [sth] out [pâte, colle, eau, jus] (de of); to eject [cassette] (de from); sortir en masse [personnes] to pour out; ⇒ vérité;

9 ( pousser) [plante, insecte] to come out; [dent] to come through; les bourgeons sortent the buds are coming out; sortir de terre [plante] to spring up; [bâtiment] to rise from the ground; il lui est sorti une dent he/she's cut a tooth;

10 ( dépasser) to stick out; il y a un clou qui sort there's a nail sticking out; sortir de l'eau à marée basse [roche] to stick out of the water at low tide;

11 ( être commercialisé) [film, disque, livre, nouveau modèle, nouveau produit, collection] to come out; Le Monde sort l'après-midi Le Monde goes on sale in the afternoon; sortir tous les jours/toutes les semaines/tous les mois [journal, périodique] to be published daily/weekly/monthly; sortir de la chaîne [produit industriel] to come off the production line; sortir des presses [journal, livre] to come off the press; ça sort tout juste des presses it's hot off the press;

12 ( provenir) [personne, produit] to come from; sortir d'un milieu intellectuel/d'une famille de banquiers to come from an intellectual background/from a family of bankers; sortir de Berkeley Univ to have graduated from Berkeley; sortir de chez Hachette to have been with Hachette previously; d'où sors-tu à cette heure○? where have you been?; d'où sors-tu comme ça○? what have you been doing to look like that?; d'où sort-il celui-là○? what planet's he from○?;

13 ( être en dehors) sortir du sujet [personne] to wander off the subject; [remarque] to be beside the point; cela sort de ma compétence/de mes fonctions that's not in my brief/within my authority;

14 ( être tiré) [numéro, sujet] to come up; c'est le 17 qui est sorti it was (number) 17 that came up;

15 Ordinat to exit.

D se sortir vpr

1 ( échapper) se sortir d'une situation difficile to get out of a predicament; se sortir de la pauvreté to escape from poverty; se sortir d'une dépression to come out of a bout of depression; se sortir d'une épreuve to come through an ordeal; s'en sortir ( situation difficile) to get out of it; ( maladie) to get over it; s'en sortir vivant to escape with one's life;

2 ( se débrouiller) s'en sortir gén to pull through; ( financièrement) to cope; (intellectuellement, manuellement, physiquement) to manage; tu t'en sors? can you manage?; s'en sortir tant bien que mal to struggle through; s'en sortir à peine ( financièrement) to scrape a living.

Idiome

sortir par les trous de nez○ to get up one's nose○.

I

[sɔrtir] nom masculin

(littéraire) [fin]

dès le sortir de l'enfance, il dut apprendre à se défendre he was barely out of his childhood when he had to learn to fend for himself

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au sortir de locution prépositionnelle

1. [dans le temps]

au sortir de l'hiver as winter draws to a close

au sortir de la guerre towards the end of the war

2. [dans l'espace]

je vis la cabane au sortir du bois as I was coming out of the woods, I saw the hut

II

[sɔrtir] verbe intransitif (aux être)

1. [quitter un lieu - vu de l'intérieur] to go out ; [ - vu de l'extérieur] to come out

vous trouverez la boîte aux lettres en sortant you'll find the letter box on your way out

sortir par la fenêtre to get out ou to leave by the window

sors! get out (of here)!

fais sortir la guêpe get the wasp out (of here)

Madame, je peux sortir? please Miss, may I leave the room?

une méchante grippe l'empêche de sortir a bad bout of flu is keeping him indoors ou at home

vivement que je puisse sortir! I can't wait to get out!

elle est sortie déjeuner/se promener she's gone (out) for lunch/for a walk

si elle se présente, dites-lui que je suis sorti if she calls, tell her I'm out ou I've gone out ou I'm not in

il était si mauvais que le public est sorti he was so bad that the audience walked out (on him)

sortir de: sortir d'une pièce to leave a room

sortir d'une voiture to get out of a car

je l'ai vu qui sortait de l'hôpital/l'école vers 16 h I saw him coming out of the hospital/school at about 4 pm

fais sortir ce chien de la voiture get that dog out of the car

faites-les sortir! send them out!

sortir du lit to get out of bed

il est sorti de sa vie he's out of her life

ça me sort par les yeux (familier) I'm sick and tired of it, I've had it up to here

2. [marquant la fin d'une activité, d'une période]

sortir de table to leave the table

elle sort de l'hôpital demain she's coming out of hospital tomorrow

sortir de l'école/du bureau [finir sa journée] to finish school/work

sortir de prison to come out of ou to be released from prison

3. [pour se distraire]

je sors très peu I hardly ever go out

sortir avec quelqu'un to go out with somebody

ils sortent ensemble depuis trois ans (familier) they've been going out together for three years

4. [apparaître - dent, bouton] to come through ; [ - pousse] to come up, to peep through

5. [se répandre] to come out

le son sort par là the sound comes out here

c'est pour que la fumée sorte it's to let the smoke out ou for the smoke to escape

6. [s'échapper] to get out

sortir de: aucun dossier ne doit sortir de l'ambassade no file may be taken out of ou leave the embassy

faire sortir quelqu'un/des marchandises d'un pays to smuggle somebody/goods out of a country

je vais te confier quelque chose, mais cela ne doit pas sortir d'ici I'm going to tell you something, but it mustn't go any further than these four walls

7. [être mis en vente - disque, film] to be released, to come out ; [ - livre] to be published, to come out

ça vient de sortir! it's just (come) out!, it's (brand) new!

8. [être révélé au public - sujet d'examen] to come up ; [ - numéro de loterie] to be drawn ; [ - numéro à la roulette] to turn ou to come up ; [ - tarif, barème] to be out

9. (familier) [être dit] to come out

il fallait que ça sorte! it had to come out ou to be said!

10. INFORMATIQUE

sortir (d'un système) to exit (from a system)

11. NAUTIQUE & AÉRONAUTIQUE

sortir du port to leave harbour

sortir en mer to put out to sea

aujourd'hui, les avions/bateaux ne sont pas sortis the planes were grounded/the boats stayed in port today

12. SPORT [balle] to go out

le ballon est sorti en corner/touche the ball went out for a corner/went into touch

on a fait sortir le joueur (du terrain)

a. [pour faute] the player was sent off

b. [il est blessé] the player had to go off because of injury

13. THÉÂTRE

le roi sort exit the King

les sorcières sortent exeunt (the) witches

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[sɔrtir] verbe transitif (aux avoir)

1. [mener dehors - pour se promener, se divertir] to take out (separable)

il faut sortir les chiens régulièrement dogs have to be walked regularly

viens avec nous au concert, ça te sortira come with us to the concert, that'll get you out (of the house)

2. [mettre dehors - vu de l'intérieur] to put out ou outside ; [ - vu de l'extérieur] to bring out ou outside (separable)

sortir la poubelle to take out the rubbish bin (UK) ou the trash (US)

3. [présenter - crayon, outil] to take out (separable) ; [ - pistolet] to pull out ; [ - papiers d'identité] to produce

on va bientôt pouvoir sortir les vêtements d'été we'll soon be able to get out our summer clothes

il a toujours du mal à les sortir (familier) he's never too keen to put his hand in his pocket

4. [extraire]

sortir quelque chose de to take ou to get something out of

des mesures ont été prises pour sortir le pays de la crise measures have been taken in order to get the country out of ou to rescue the country from the present crisis

sortir quelqu'un de to get ou to pull somebody out of

j'ai eu du mal à le sortir de son lit [le faire lever] I had trouble getting him out of bed

je vais te sortir d'affaire ou d'embarras ou de là I'll get you out of it

5. (familier) [expulser] to get ou to throw out (separable)

sortez-le ou je fais un malheur! get him out of here before I do something I'll regret!

elle a sorti la Suédoise en trois sets she disposed of ou beat the Swedish player in three sets

6. [mettre sur le marché] to launch, to bring out

sortir un disque/film

a. [auteur] to bring out a record/film

b. [distributeur] to release a record/film

sortir un livre to bring out ou to publish a book

7. (familier) [dire] to say, to come out with

tu sais ce qu'elle m'a sorti? you know what she came out with?

il m'a sorti que j'étais trop vieille! he told me I was too old, just like that!

8. [roue, train d'atterrissage] to drop

[volet] to raise

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sortir de verbe plus préposition

1. [emplacement, position] to come out of, to come off

sortir des rails to go off ou to jump the rails

sortir de la piste

a. [voiture] to come off ou to leave the track

b. [skieur] to come off the piste

ça m'était complètement sorti de la tête ou de l'esprit it had gone right out of my head ou mind

l'incident est sorti de ma mémoire ou m'est sorti de la mémoire I've forgotten the incident

2. [venir récemment de] to have (just) come from

elle sort de chez moi she's just left my place

d'où sors-tu? (familier) where have you been?

je sors d'une grippe I'm just recovering from a bout of flu

sortir de faire quelque chose (familier) to have just done something

je sors d'en prendre (familier) I've had quite enough of that, thank you

3. [venir à bout de] to come out of

nous avons eu une période difficile mais heureusement nous en sortons we've had a difficult time but fortunately we're now emerging from it ou we're seeing the end of it now

est-ce qu'on va enfin en sortir? (familier) when are we going to see an end to all this?

4. [se tirer de, se dégager de]

elle est sortie indemne de l'accident she came out of the accident unscathed

qui sortira victorieux de ce match? who will win this match?

sortir de sa rêverie to emerge from one's reverie

lorsqu'on sort de l'adolescence pour entrer dans l'âge adulte when one leaves adolescence (behind) to become an adult

5. [se départir de]

il est sorti de sa réserve après quelques verres de vin he opened ou loosened up after a few glasses of wine

elle est sortie de son silence pour écrire son second roman she broke her silence to write her second novel

6. [s'écarter de]

attention à ne pas sortir du sujet! be careful not to get off ou to stray from the subject!

sortir de l'ordinaire to be out of the ordinary

il ne veut pas sortir ou il ne sort pas de là he won't budge

il n'y a pas à sortir de là [c'est inévitable] there's no way round it, there's no getting away from it

7. [être issu de]

sortir d'une bonne famille to come from ou to be of a good family

pour ceux qui sortent des grandes écoles for those who have studied at ou are the products of the grandes écoles

il ne faut pas être sorti de Polytechnique pour savoir ça you don't need a PhD to know that

mais d'où sors-tu?

a. [tu es mal élevé] where did you learn such manners?, where were you brought up?

b. [tu ne connais rien] where have you been all this time?

8. [être produit par] to come from

la veste sortait de chez un grand couturier the jacket was made by a famous designer

9. (tournure impersonnelle) [résulter de]

que sortira-t-il de tout cela? what will come of all this?

il n'est rien sorti de son interrogatoire his interrogation revealed nothing

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se sortir de verbe pronominal plus préposition

to get out of

se sortir d'une situation embarrassante to get (oneself) out of ou (soutenu) to extricate oneself from an embarrassing situation

s'en sortir (familier) : aide-moi à finir, je ne m'en sortirai jamais seul! give me a hand, I'll never get this finished on my own

donne-lui une fourchette, il ne s'en sort pas avec des baguettes give him a fork, he can't manage with chopsticks

tu t'en es très bien sorti you did very well

elle s'en est sortie avec quelques bleus she got away with a few bruises

il s'en est finalement sorti

a. [il a survécu] he pulled through in the end

b. [il a réussi] he won through in the end

on ne s'en sort pas avec une seule paie it's impossible to manage on ou to get by on a single wage

malgré les allocations, on ne s'en sort pas in spite of the benefit, we're not making ends meet

s'en sortir pour (familier) [avoir à payer] to be stung for

tu t'en es sorti pour combien? how much were you stung for?

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > sortir

12 прекарвам

1. (пренасям, прехвърлям) carry, take, transport, drive; get/take/carry across

(с каруца) cart

прекарвам говеда през мост drive cattle over a bridge

прекарвам някого през гората lead/take s.o. through the forest

(през река) ferry over

2. (промушвам и пр.) pass; run; put; shove; force; drive (through)

прекарайте въжето под колата pass the rope under the cart

прекарайте го още веднаж през машината run/put it through the machine once again

прекарвам през сито sieve

прекарвам пране през преса mangle

прекарвам ръка през косата си run o.'s hand/fingers through o.'s hair

3. (водо-провод, инсталация и пр.) make; build

прекарвам водопровод build an aqueduct, ( в къщи) join the water-supply system

в селото бе прекарано електричество the village joined the grid

4. (начертавам) draw

прекарвам линия draw a line

5. (време) spend, pass

(преминавам, преживявам) go through, undergo; experience

(болест) have

(справям се) manage

много съм прекарал I've been through a lot of trials/difficulties; I've seen hard times

прекарвам изпитания pass through trials

той прекара една криза he went through a crisis, ( благополучно) he pulled through (a crisis)

прекарвам без много пари do/manage with little money

прекарвам времето си в безделие idle/while away o.'s time; waste o.'s time

прекарахте ли добре? did you have a good/nice/pleasant time? did you enjoy yourself?

прекарахме чудесно we had the time of our lives, we had a lovely/wonderful time

прекарахме лятото на село we spent the summer in the country

болният прекара нощта спокойно the patient had a quiet night

6. (прекалявам с ядене и пиене) have too much to eat and drink

прекарал е малко (препил е) he has had a drop more than he can carry

прекарвам през ума си go over/revolve in o.'s mind; meditate on/over, ponder over

прекарвам под нож put to the sword

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прека̀рвам,

гл.

1. ( пренасям, прехвърлям) carry, take, transport, drive; get/take/carry across; (с каруца) cart; ( през река) ferry over;

2. ( промушвам и пр.) pass; run; put; shove; force; drive (through); \прекарвам през сито sieve; \прекарвам ръка през косата си run o.’s hand/fingers through o.’s hair;

3. ( водопровод, инсталация и пр.) make; build; \прекарвам водопровод ( вкъщи) join the water-supply system;

4. ( начертавам) draw;

5. ( време) spend, pass; ( преминавам, преживявам) go through, undergo; experience; ( болест) have; ( справям се) manage; прекарахме чудесно we had the time of our lives, we had a lovely/wonderful/roaring/spanking time; \прекарвам времето си в безделие idle/while away o.’s time; waste o.’s time; \прекарвам изпитания pass through trials; той прекара една криза ( благополучно) he pulled through (a crisis);

6. ( изпързалвам) take (s.o.) for a ride, do (s.o.) down, sl. do the dirty on; • \прекарвам под нож put to the sword; \прекарвам през ума си go over/revolve in o.’s mind; meditate on/over, ponder over.

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bring through (през): One of the natives brought us through the desert. - Един от местните ни прекара през пустинята.; convey; pass{pa;s}; pass through (през); run{rXn}; spend (време): He spent a few years abroad. - Той прекара няколко години в чужбина.; build (инсталация): прекарвам an aqueduct - прекарвам водопровод; have (болест): прекарвам a flue - прекарвам грип

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1. (болест) have 2. (водо-провод, инсталация и np.) make;build 3. (време) spend, pass 4. (начертавам) draw 5. (през река) ferry over 6. (прекалявам с ядене и пиене) have too much to eat and drink 7. (преминавам, преживявам) go through, undergo;experience 8. (пренасям, прехвърлям) carry, take, transport, drive;get/take/carry across 9. (промушвам и np.) pass;run;put;shove;force;drive (through) 10. (с каруца) cart 11. (справям се) manage 12. -ПРЕКАРВАМ някого през гората lead/take s.o. through the forest 13. ПРЕКАРВАМ без много пари do/manage with little money 14. ПРЕКАРВАМ водопровод build an aqueduct, (в къщи) join the water-supply system 15. ПРЕКАРВАМ времето си в безделие idle/while away o.'s time;waste o.'s time 16. ПРЕКАРВАМ говеда през мост drive cattle over a bridge 17. ПРЕКАРВАМ изпитания pass through trials 18. ПРЕКАРВАМ линия draw a line 19. ПРЕКАРВАМ под нож put to the sword 20. ПРЕКАРВАМ пране през преса mangle 21. ПРЕКАРВАМ през сито sieve 22. ПРЕКАРВАМ през ума си go over/revolve in o.'s mind;meditate on/ over, ponder over 23. ПРЕКАРВАМ ръка през косата си run o.'s hand/fingers through o.'s hair 24. болният прекара нощта спокойно the patient had a quiet night 25. в селото бе прекарано електричество the village joined the grid 26. много съм прекарал I've been through a lot of trials/difficulties;I've seen hard times 27. прекарайте въжето под колата pass the rope under the cart 28. прекарайте го още веднаж през машината run/put it through the machine once again 29. прекарал е малко (препил е) he has had a drop more than he can carry 30. прекарахме лятото на село we spent the summer in the country 31. прекарахме чудесно we had the time of our lives, we had a lovely/wonderful time 32. прекарахте ли добре? did you have a good/nice/pleasant time?did you enjoy yourself? 33. той прекара една криза he went through a crisis, (благополучно) he pulled through (a crisis)

Български-английски речник > прекарвам

13 stick

I stik past tense, past participle - stuck; verb
1) (to push (something sharp or pointed) into or through something: She stuck a pin through the papers to hold them together; Stop sticking your elbow into me!)

2) ((of something pointed) to be pushed into or through something: Two arrows were sticking in his back.)

3) (to fasten or be fastened (by glue, gum etc): He licked the flap of the envelope and stuck it down; These labels don't stick very well; He stuck (the broken pieces of) the vase together again; His brothers used to call him Bonzo and the name has stuck.)

4) (to (cause to) become fixed and unable to move or progress: The car stuck in the mud; The cupboard door has stuck; I'll help you with your arithmetic if you're stuck.)

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- sticker
- sticky
- stickily
- stickiness
- sticking-plaster
- stick-in-the-mud
- come to a sticky end
- stick at
- stick by
- stick it out
- stick out
- stick one's neck out
- stick to/with
- stick together
- stick up for
II stik noun
1) (a branch or twig from a tree: They were sent to find sticks for firewood.) ramita

2) (a long thin piece of wood etc shaped for a special purpose: She always walks with a stick nowadays; a walking-stick / hockey-stick; a drumstick.) bastón

3) (a long piece: a stick of rhubarb.) palo, vara

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- get hold of the wrong end of the stick
- get the wrong end of the stick

stick¹ n

1. palo

he hit him with a stick le pegó con un palo

2. bastón

he walks with a stick camina con un bastón

stick² vb

1. pegar

I stick my stamps in my album pego los sellos en mi álbum

stir the sauce before to stop it sticking remueve la salsa para evitar que se pegue

2. clavar

she stuck a needle in my arm me clavó una aguja en el brazo

3. atascarse

the lorry stuck in the snow el camión se quedó atascado en la nieve

El pasado y participio pasado de stick es stuck; el gerundio se escribe sticking

stick

tr[stɪk]

noun

1 (piece of wood) trozo de madera, palo; (twig) ramita; (for punishment) palo, vara

2 (for walking) bastón nombre masculino

3 (for plants) rodrigón nombre masculino, tutor nombre masculino

4 SMALLMUSIC/SMALL (baton) batuta; (drumstick) palillo

5 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (for hockey) palo

6 (of celery) rama; (of rhubarb) tallo; (of licorice, rock) barrita, tira; (of dynamite) cartucho; (of wax, of soap) barra

■ a stick of chalk una tiza

■ a stick of chewing gum un chicle

7 (of furniture) mueble nombre masculino

8 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL familiar (person) tipo,-a

plural noun sticks

1 (for fire) astillas nombre femenino plural, leña f sing

1 (remote area) lugar m sing apartado

■ they live out in the sticks viven en el quinto pino

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be in a cleft stick estar en una encrucijada

to get hold of the wrong end of the stick coger el rábano por las hojas

to give somebody stick (criticize) criticar severamente a alguien 2 (make fun of) burlarse de alguien, cachondearse de alguien

■ we gave him some stick about his new girlfriend nos cachondeamos de él por su nueva novia

■ the government has come in for a lot of stick el gobierno ha sido objeto de duras críticas

stick figure figura de palotes

stick insect insecto palo

the big stick SMALLPOLITICS/SMALL mano nombre femenino dura

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stick

tr[stɪk]

transitive verb (pt & pp stuck tr[stʌk])

1 (insert pointed object) clavar, hincar

■ she stuck the fork into the sausage clavó el tenedor en la salchicha

■ he stuck the needle in his finger se clavó la aguja en el dedo

2 familiar poner, meter

■ stick it over there ponlo allí

■ he stuck the letter in his pocket metió la carta en el bolsillo

■ stick my name down apúntame, apunta mi nombre

■ he stuck his head out the window asomó la cabeza por la ventana

■ she's always sticking her nose in siempre anda metiendo la nariz

3 (fix) colocar, fijar; (with glue) pegar, fijar

■ he stuck the stamp on the envelope fijó el sello en el sobre

■ they stick their photos in an album pegan sus fotos en un álbum

■ she's stuck posters all over her wall ha colocado pósters por toda la pared

4 familiar (bear) aguantar, soportar

■ I can't stick her no la aguanto

■ I don't know how you stick this heat no sé cómo aguantas este calor

intransitive verb

1 (penetrate) clavarse

■ there was a drawing pin sticking in the tyre había una chincheta clavada en el neumático

■ your elbow's sticking in me! ¡me estás clavando el codo!

2 (fix, become attached) pegarse

■ this stamp won't stick este sello no pega

■ this glue sticks to your hands esta cola se pega a las manos

■ the omelette stuck to the pan la tortilla se pegó a la sartén

3 (jam - drawer, key in lock) atascarse; (- machine part, lock) atrancarse, encasquillarse; (- vehicle in mud) atascarse, atollarse

■ the car horn stuck el claxon se atascó

■ the bone stuck in her throat se le atravesó la espina en la garganta

4 (remain) quedarse

■ the phrase stuck in my mind la frase se me quedó grabada en la memoria

■ and the name just stuck y me quedé con el nombre

5 (in cards) plantarse

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to make stick (accusation, charge) probar

■ do you think they'll be able to make the murder charge stick? ¿crees que podrán probar que es culpable del asesinato?

to get stuck into something meterse de lleno en algo

to stick at nothing no pararse en barras

to stick one's neck out jugarse el tipo

to stick out a mile / stick out like a sore thumb saltar a la vista

to stick to one's guns mantenerse en sus trece

stick ['stɪk] v, stuck ['stʌk] ; sticking vt

1) stab: clavar

2) attach: pegar

3) put: poner

4)

to stick out : sacar (la lengua, etc.), extender (la mano)

stick vi

1) adhere: pegarse, adherirse

2) jam: atascarse

3)

to stick around : quedarse

4)

to stick out project: sobresalir (de una superficie), asomar (por detrás o debajo de algo)

5)

to stick to : no abandonar

stick to your guns: manténgase firme

6)

to stick up : estar parado (dícese del pelo, etc.), sobresalir (de una superficie)

7)

to stick with : serle fiel a (una persona), seguir con (una cosa)

I'll stick with what I know: prefiero lo conocido

stick n

1) branch, twig: ramita f

2) : palo m, vara f

a walking stick: un bastón

stick

n.

• bastón s.m.

• palo s.m.

• porra s.f.

• vara s.f.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: stuck) = adherir v.

• adherirse (Pegarse) v.

• agarrarse v.

• encolar v.

• pegar v.

• pegarse (Adherirse) v.

• picar v.

• sujetar v.

stɪk
I

noun

1) c ( of wood) palo m, vara f; ( twig) ramita f; ( for fire) astilla f

more than you can shake a stick at — (esp AmE colloq)

they get more tourists than you can shake a stick at — reciben turistas a montones (fam)

to be in a cleft stick — estar* metido en un aprieto or un apuro

to get (hold of) the wrong end of the stick — (colloq) entenderlo* todo al revés, tomar el rábano por las hojas

2) c

a) ( walking stick) bastón m

b) ( drumstick) palillo m, baqueta f (Méx)

c) ( hockey stick) palo m

3) c (of celery, rhubarb) rama f, penca f; ( of dynamite) cartucho m; (of rock, candy) palo m; ( of sealing wax) barra f

a stick of cinnamon — un pedazo de canela en rama

a stick of chalk — una tiza

a stick of chewing gum — un chicle

4) u (BrE) (criticism, punishment) (colloq)

to get/take stick from somebody — recibir/aguantar (los) palos de alguien (fam)

to give somebody/something stick — darle* palos or un palo a alguien/algo (fam)

5) sticks pl

the sticks — (colloq)

to live out in the sticks — vivir en la Cochinchina or (Esp tb) en las Batuecas

II
1.

(past & past p stuck) transitive verb

1) (attach, glue) pegar*

I stuck a patch over the hole — puse un parche encima del agujero

I stuck the handle (back) on with glue — pegué el asa con cola

I'll stick the pieces together — voy a pegar los pedazos

2)

a) ( thrust) \<\<needle/knife/sword\>\> clavar

I stuck the needle in my finger — me clavé la aguja en el dedo

b) ( impale)

to stick something ON something — clavar algo en algo

3) (put, place) (colloq) poner*

stick it in the oven — ponlo or mételo en el horno

stick your head out of the window — asoma or saca la cabeza por la ventana

I stuck it back in my pocket — me lo metí de nuevo en el bolsillo

stick it there! — (AmE) choca esa mano!, chócala! (fam)

she knows where she can stick her offer! — (colloq) ella sabe muy bien dónde se puede meter esa oferta! (fam)

to stick it to somebody — (AmE colloq) ( castigate) darle* duro or con todo a alguien; ( swindle) aprovecharse de alguien

4) ( tolerate) (esp BrE colloq) aguantar, soportar

I don't know how you stick him — no sé cómo lo aguantas or soportas

2.

vi

1) ( adhere) \<\<glue\>\> pegar*; \<\<food\>\> pegarse*

these labels won't stick (on) — estas etiquetas no (se) pegan

to stick TO something — pegarse* or (frml) adherirse* a algo

the two pages have stuck together — las dos páginas se han pegado

they'll never make the charge stick — nunca van a poder probar que es culpable

the song stuck in my mind — la canción se me quedó grabada

2) ( become jammed) atascarse*

the car stuck in the mud — el coche se atascó en el barro

the words stuck in my throat — no me salían las palabras

to stick in somebody's gullet o throat: what sticks in my gullet o throat is that... — lo que me indigna or (fam) lo que tengo atravesado es que...

3) ( in card games) plantarse; see also stuck

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Phrasal Verbs:

- stick around

- stick at

- stick by

- stick out

- stick to

- stick together

- stick up

- stick up for

- stick with

I [stɪk]
1. N

1) (=length of wood) (trozo m de) madera f; (shaped) palo m, vara f; (as weapon) palo m, porra f; (=walking stick) bastón m; (Aer) (=joystick) palanca f de mando; (Hockey, Ice hockey etc) palo m; (=drumstick) palillo m; (Mus) * (=baton) batuta f

stick of furniture — mueble m

to give sb the stick, take the stick to sb — dar palo a algn

- use or wield the big stick

- policy of the big stick

- policy of the stick and carrot

- a stick to beat sb with
cleft 2., end 1., 1)
2) [of wax, gum, shaving soap] barra f; [of celery] rama f; [of dynamite] cartucho m; [of bombs] grupo m

3) (esp Brit)
* (=criticism)
the critics gave him a lot of stick — los críticos le dieron una buena paliza *

to get or take a lot of stick — recibir una buena paliza *, tener que aguantar mucho

4)

old stick — (Brit) † * tío * m

he's a funny old stick — es un tío raro or divertido *

5) sticks

a) (for the fire) astillas fpl, leña f

b) (Horse racing) * (=hurdles) obstáculos mpl

c)

- live in the sticks

- up sticks

2.

CPD

stick insect N — insecto m palo

stick shift N — (US) (Aut) palanca f de marchas

II [stɪk] (vb: pt, pp stuck)
1. VT

1) (with glue etc) pegar, encolar

he was sticking stamps into his album — pegaba sellos en su álbum

to stick a poster on the wall — pegar un póster a la pared

stick no bills — prohibido fijar carteles

he tried to stick the crime on his brother * — trató de colgar el crimen a su hermano *

2) (=thrust, poke) meter; (=stab) [+ sth pointed] clavar, hincar

he stuck his hand in his pocket — metió la mano en el bolsillo

to stick a knife into a table — clavar un cuchillo en una mesa

I've stuck the needle into my finger — me he clavado la aguja en el dedo
nose 1., 1)
3) (=pierce) picar

to stick sb with a bayonet — herir a algn con bayoneta, clavar la bayoneta a algn

- squeal like a stuck pig

4) * (=place, put) poner; (=insert) meter

stick it on the shelf — ponlo en el estante

stick it in your case — mételo en la maleta

we'll stick an advert in the paper — pondremos un anuncio en el periódico

they stuck him on the committee — lo metieron en el comité

- you know where you can stick that!

she told him he could stick his job ** — le dijo que se metiera el trabajo donde le cupiera **

5) (esp Brit) * (=tolerate) aguantar

I can't stick him — no lo aguanto

I can't stick it any longer — no aguanto más

6)

to be stuck —

a) (=jammed) estar atascado, estar atorado (esp LAm); (in mud etc) estar atascado; [sth pointed] estar clavado

the mechanism was stuck — el mecanismo estaba atascado or bloqueado

the window is stuck — se ha atrancado la ventana

the lift is stuck at the ninth floor — el ascensor se ha quedado parado or colgado or atrancado en el piso nueve

to be stuck fast — (=jammed) estar totalmente atascado or atorado; (in mud etc) estar totalmente atascado; [sth pointed] estar bien clavado

b) (=trapped)

to be stuck in the lift — quedarse atrapado en el ascensor

the car was stuck between two trucks — el coche estaba atrapado entre dos camiones

the train was stuck at the station — el tren se quedó parado en la estación

I'm stuck at home all day — estoy metida en casa todo el día

we're stuck here for the night — tendremos que pasar aquí la noche

he's stuck in France — sigue en Francia sin poder moverse

he's stuck in a boring job — tiene un trabajo muy aburrido (y no puede buscarse otro)

c) * (=have a problem) estar en un apuro or aprieto

I'm stuck — (in crossword puzzle, guessing game, essay etc) estoy atascado

he's never stuck for an answer — no le falta nunca una respuesta

the problem had them all stuck — el problema los tenía a todos perplejos

d)

to be stuck with sth/sb * — tener que aguantar algo/a algn

I was stuck with him for two hours * — tuve que soportar su compañía durante dos horas

and now we're stuck with it * — y ahora no lo podemos quitar de encima, y ahora no hay manera de deshacernos de eso

e)

to be stuck on sb * — estar enamorado de algn

7)

to get stuck —

a)

to get stuck in the snow — quedar sin poderse mover en la nieve

a bone got stuck in my throat — se me había clavado una espina en la garganta

to get stuck fast — (=jammed) atascarse totalmente, atorarse totalmente (esp LAm); (in mud etc) atascarse totalmente; [sth pointed] clavarse bien

b)

we got stuck with this problem * — nos quedamos con este problema

2. VI

1) (=adhere) [glue, sticky object etc] pegarse

this stamp won't stick — este sello no se pega

it stuck to the wall — quedó pegado a la pared

the name seems to have stuck — el apodo se le pegó

the charge seems to have stuck — la acusación no ha sido olvidada nunca

to make a charge stick — hacer que una acusación tenga efecto

2) (=get jammed) atascarse, atorarse (esp LAm); (in mud etc) atascarse; [sth pointed] quedar clavado, clavarse

to stick fast in the mud — quedar clavado en el barro

the door sticks in wet weather — en tiempo de lluvia la puerta se pega

the bidding stuck at £100 — la puja no subió de las 100 libras

- that really sticks in my throat

the word "thanks" seems to stick in her throat — la palabra "gracias" no le sale de la boca

3) (=extend, protrude)

the nail was sticking through the plank — el clavo sobresalía del tablón

4) (=be embedded)

he had a knife sticking into his back — tenía una navaja clavada en la espalda

5) (fig) (with prep or adv)

• just stick at it and I'm sure you'll manage it — no te amedrentes y al fin llegarás

• we'll all stick by you — (=support you) te apoyaremos todos; (=stay with you) no te abandonaremos

• to stick close to sb — pegarse a algn, no separarse de algn

• it stuck in my mind — se me quedó grabado

• to stick to one's principles — seguir fiel a sus principios, aferrarse a sus principios

to stick to a promise — cumplir una promesa

she stuck to her decision — se plantó en su decisión

decide what you're going to do, then stick to it — ¡decídete y no te dejes desviar!

he stuck to his story — se mantuvo firme en su versión de los hechos

let's stick to the matter in hand — ciñámonos al asunto, no perdamos de vista el tema principal

I'd better stick to fruit juice — creo que seguiré con el zumo de frutas

if I stick to a saltless diet, I'm fine — mientras siga una dieta sin sal voy bien

let's stick to the main roads — vamos a seguir por carreteras principales

• stick with us and you'll be all right — quédate con nosotros y todo saldrá bien

I'll stick with the job for another few months — seguiré con el trabajo unos meses más

you'll have to stick with it — tendrás que seguir del mismo modo

- stick to sb like a limpet or leech
gun 1., 1)
6) (=balk)

she will stick at nothing to get what she wants — no se para en barras para conseguir lo que quiere

he wouldn't stick at murder — hasta cometería un asesinato, no se arredraría ante el homicidio

that's where I stick — yo de ahí no paso

7) (Cards)

I stick, I'm sticking — me planto

- stick around

- stick back

- stick down

- stick in

- stick on

- stick out

- stick to

- stick together

- stick up

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[stɪk]
I

noun

1) c ( of wood) palo m, vara f; ( twig) ramita f; ( for fire) astilla f

more than you can shake a stick at — (esp AmE colloq)

they get more tourists than you can shake a stick at — reciben turistas a montones (fam)

to be in a cleft stick — estar* metido en un aprieto or un apuro

to get (hold of) the wrong end of the stick — (colloq) entenderlo* todo al revés, tomar el rábano por las hojas

2) c

a) ( walking stick) bastón m

b) ( drumstick) palillo m, baqueta f (Méx)

c) ( hockey stick) palo m

3) c (of celery, rhubarb) rama f, penca f; ( of dynamite) cartucho m; (of rock, candy) palo m; ( of sealing wax) barra f

a stick of cinnamon — un pedazo de canela en rama

a stick of chalk — una tiza

a stick of chewing gum — un chicle

4) u (BrE) (criticism, punishment) (colloq)

to get/take stick from somebody — recibir/aguantar (los) palos de alguien (fam)

to give somebody/something stick — darle* palos or un palo a alguien/algo (fam)

5) sticks pl

the sticks — (colloq)

to live out in the sticks — vivir en la Cochinchina or (Esp tb) en las Batuecas

II
1.

(past & past p stuck) transitive verb

1) (attach, glue) pegar*

I stuck a patch over the hole — puse un parche encima del agujero

I stuck the handle (back) on with glue — pegué el asa con cola

I'll stick the pieces together — voy a pegar los pedazos

2)

a) ( thrust) \<\<needle/knife/sword\>\> clavar

I stuck the needle in my finger — me clavé la aguja en el dedo

b) ( impale)

to stick something ON something — clavar algo en algo

3) (put, place) (colloq) poner*

stick it in the oven — ponlo or mételo en el horno

stick your head out of the window — asoma or saca la cabeza por la ventana

I stuck it back in my pocket — me lo metí de nuevo en el bolsillo

stick it there! — (AmE) choca esa mano!, chócala! (fam)

she knows where she can stick her offer! — (colloq) ella sabe muy bien dónde se puede meter esa oferta! (fam)

to stick it to somebody — (AmE colloq) ( castigate) darle* duro or con todo a alguien; ( swindle) aprovecharse de alguien

4) ( tolerate) (esp BrE colloq) aguantar, soportar

I don't know how you stick him — no sé cómo lo aguantas or soportas

2.

vi

1) ( adhere) \<\<glue\>\> pegar*; \<\<food\>\> pegarse*

these labels won't stick (on) — estas etiquetas no (se) pegan

to stick TO something — pegarse* or (frml) adherirse* a algo

the two pages have stuck together — las dos páginas se han pegado

they'll never make the charge stick — nunca van a poder probar que es culpable

the song stuck in my mind — la canción se me quedó grabada

2) ( become jammed) atascarse*

the car stuck in the mud — el coche se atascó en el barro

the words stuck in my throat — no me salían las palabras

to stick in somebody's gullet o throat: what sticks in my gullet o throat is that... — lo que me indigna or (fam) lo que tengo atravesado es que...

3) ( in card games) plantarse; see also stuck

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Phrasal Verbs:

- stick around

- stick at

- stick by

- stick out

- stick to

- stick together

- stick up

- stick up for

- stick with

English-spanish dictionary > stick

14 aushalten

(unreg., trennb., hat -ge-)

I v/t

1. put up with, endure; bes. bei Verneinung: stand, take; (standhalten) bear up under; (überstehen) stand up to; TECH. (Belastung) tolerate, take; den Vergleich mit jemandem / etw. aushalten stand comparison with s.o. / s.th.; es nicht mehr aushalten vor ( lauter) Angst, Schmerzen, Hitze etc. be so scared, hurt, hot etc. that one cannot take (it) any more; nicht auszuhalten oder zum Aushalten unbearable; so lässt es sich aushalten hum. I could get used to this ( oder come to like this); ich halt’s nicht mehr aus I can’t stand ( oder take) it any longer, I can’t take any more of this; ich halt’s hier nicht mehr aus I can’t stand this place any longer, I’ve (just) got to get out of this place; ich weiß nicht, wie sie es aushalten zu (+ Inf.) I don’t know how they can stand (+ Ger.) wie hältst du es nur bei ihm aus? how (on earth) do you put up with him?; hält er’s bis zur nächsten Raststätte aus? can he hold out ( oder will he last out) till the next service station?; das hältste ja im Kopf nicht aus umg. it’s enough to drive you (a)round the bend

2. umg., pej. (Liebhaber etc.) keep; er lässt sich von ihr aushalten he’s her kept man, he lives off her

3. MUS. (Note, Ton) hold

II v/i (ausdauern) hold out; er hält nirgends lange aus he never lasts long in any place

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das Aushalten

perseverance

* * *
aus|hal|ten sep
1. vt

1) (= ertragen können) to bear, to stand, to endure; (= standhalten) Gewicht etc to bear; Druck to stand, to withstand; jds Blick to return

den Vergleich mit etw áúshalten — to bear comparison with sth

es lässt sich áúshalten — it's bearable

hier lässt es sich áúshalten — this is not a bad place

das ist nicht auszuhalten or zum Aushalten — it's unbearable

ich halte es vor Hitze/zu Hause nicht mehr aus — I can't stand the heat/being at home any longer

er hält es in keiner Stellung lange aus — he never stays in one job for long

wie kann man es bei der Firma bloß áúshalten? — how can anyone stand working for that firm?

es bis zum Ende áúshalten (auf Party etc) — to stay until the end

hältst dus noch bis zur nächsten Tankstelle aus? (inf) — can you hold out till the next garage?

er hält viel aus — he can take a lot

er hält nicht viel aus — he can't take much

ein Stoff, der viel áúshalten muss — a material which has to take a lot of wear (and tear)

2) Ton to hold

3) (inf = unterhalten) to keep

sich von jdm áúshalten lassen — to be kept by sb

2. vi

1) (= durchhalten) to hold out

hältst du noch aus? — can you hold out( any longer)?

2)

auf einem Ton áúshalten — to hold a note

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1) (to bear patiently; to tolerate: She endures her troubles bravely; I can endure her rudeness no longer.) endure

2) ((also hold the line) (of a person who is making a telephone call) to wait: Mr Brown is busy at the moment - will you hold or would you like him to call you back?) hold

3) (to go on resisting or to refuse to yield: The garrison stood out (against the besieging army) as long as possible.) stand out

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aus|hal·ten

irreg

I. vt

1. (ertragen können)

▪ es \aushalten to bear [or stand] [or endure] it

er hält es in keiner Stellung lange aus he never stays in one job for long

hältst du es noch eine Stunde aus? can you hold out [or manage] another hour?

hält ein Mensch das überhaupt aus? is it humanly possible?

man kann es wochenlang ohne Essen \aushalten you can go without food for weeks

hier lässt es sich \aushalten it's not a bad place

mit ihm lässt es sich \aushalten he's OK really fam

▪ etw \aushalten to stand [or bear] sth

die Kälte \aushalten to endure the cold

jds Blick \aushalten to return sb's stare

sie ist nicht zum A\aushalten! she's awful!

2. (standhalten)

▪ etw \aushalten to be resistant to sth

eine hohe Temperatur \aushalten to withstand a high temperature

viel \aushalten to take a lot; Stoff to take a lot of wear [and tear]

eine hohe Last \aushalten to bear a heavy load

den Druck \aushalten to [with]stand the pressure; s.a. Vergleich

3. (fam: Unterhalt leisten)

▪ jdn \aushalten to keep [or support] sb

II. vi to hold out

hältst du noch aus? can you hold out [any longer]?

* * *
1.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) stand, bear, endure <pain, suffering, hunger, blow, noise, misery, heat, etc.>; withstand <attack, pressure, load, test, wear and tear>; stand up to <strain, operation>

er konnte es zu Hause nicht mehr aushalten — he couldn't stand it at home any more

den Vergleich mit jemandem/etwas aushalten — stand comparison with somebody/something

es lässt sich aushalten — it's bearable; I can put up with it

es ist nicht/nicht mehr zum Aushalten — it is/has become unbearable or more than anyone can bear

2) (ugs. abwertend): (jemandes Unterhalt bezahlen) keep

er lässt sich von seiner Freundin aushalten — he gets his girlfriend to keep him
2.
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb (durchhalten) hold out

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aushalten (irr, trennb, hat -ge-)

A. v/t

1. put up with, endure; besonders bei Verneinung: stand, take; (standhalten) bear up under; (überstehen) stand up to; TECH (Belastung) tolerate, take;

den Vergleich mit jemandem/etwas aushalten stand comparison with sb/sth;

es nicht mehr aushalten vor (lauter) Angst, Schmerzen, Hitze etc be so scared, hurt, hot etc that one cannot take (it) any more;

nicht auszuhalten oder

zum Aushalten unbearable;

so lässt es sich aushalten hum I could get used to this ( oder come to like this);

ich halt’s nicht mehr aus I can’t stand ( oder take) it any longer, I can’t take any more of this;

ich halt’s hier nicht mehr aus I can’t stand this place any longer, I’ve (just) got to get out of this place;

ich weiß nicht, wie sie es aushalten zu (+inf) I don’t know how they can stand (+ger)

wie hältst du es nur bei ihm aus? how (on earth) do you put up with him?;

hält er’s bis zur nächsten Raststätte aus? can he hold out ( oder will he last out) till the next service station?;

das hältste ja im Kopf nicht aus umg it’s enough to drive you (a)round the bend

2. umg, pej (Liebhaber etc) keep;

er lässt sich von ihr aushalten he’s her kept man, he lives off her

3. MUS (Note, Ton) hold

B. v/i (ausdauern) hold out;

er hält nirgends lange aus he never lasts long in any place

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1.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) stand, bear, endure <pain, suffering, hunger, blow, noise, misery, heat, etc.>; withstand <attack, pressure, load, test, wear and tear>; stand up to <strain, operation>

er konnte es zu Hause nicht mehr aushalten — he couldn't stand it at home any more

den Vergleich mit jemandem/etwas aushalten — stand comparison with somebody/something

es lässt sich aushalten — it's bearable; I can put up with it

es ist nicht/nicht mehr zum Aushalten — it is/has become unbearable or more than anyone can bear

2) (ugs. abwertend): (jemandes Unterhalt bezahlen) keep

er lässt sich von seiner Freundin aushalten — he gets his girlfriend to keep him
2.
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb (durchhalten) hold out

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v.

to bear v.

(§ p.,p.p.: bore, borne)

to endure v.

to hold out v.

to sustain v.

to withstand v.

(§ p.,p.p.: withstood)

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > aushalten

15 Gehen

I v/i; geht, ging, ist gegangen

1. ( zu Fuß) gehen walk, go (on foot, Am. auch by foot); spazieren gehen go for a walk; aufrecht / gebückt gehen walk upright / with a stoop; am Stock gehen walk with a stick (Am. cane); im Schritt / Trab gehen Pferd: walk / trot; wo ich gehe und stehe sehe ich... wherever I go...

2. mit Richtung: gehen in (+ Akk) go into, enter; auf / über die Straße gehen go out into / cross the street; mit jemandem zum Bahnhof etc. gehen see s.o. ( oder go with s.o.) to the station etc.; er geht nie aus dem Haus he never leaves ( oder goes out of) the house; Licht, Seite, Weg etc.

3. (sich irgendwohin begeben) go; schwimmen etc. gehen go swimming etc.; jemanden suchen gehen (go and) look for s.o.; ins oder zu Bett gehen go to bed; ins Ausland / Kino etc. gehen go abroad / to the cinema (Am. to a movie) etc.; aufs Dach gehen go up on the roof; in Deckung gehen take cover; ins Wasser gehen go into the water; auf Reisen gehen go travel(l)ing; unter Menschen gehen mix with people; an / von Bord gehen go on board / leave the ship, plane etc., embark / disembark; zu jemandem gehen (sich hinzugesellen) join s.o.; mit einer Frage etc.: go up to s.o.; (besuchen) go and see s.o.; seit wann bist du unter die Alkoholiker / Sportler gegangen? umg., hum. since when have you been an alcoholic / a sports enthusiast?

4. beruflich etc.: als Putzfrau etc. gehen work as a cleaner; in die Fabrik etc. gehen (dort anfangen) start at the factory etc.; (dort arbeiten) go (in)to the factory; zur Schule / aufs Gymnasium etc. gehen go to school / grammar (Am. high) school; sie geht noch nicht in die oder zur Schule she doesn’t go to ( oder she’s not at, Am. in) school yet; in die Politik / zum Film etc. gehen go into politics / films (Am. motion pictures); zu den oder unter die Soldaten gehen join the army; ins Kloster gehen become a nun; in oder auf Urlaub gehen go on holiday (Am. vacation); in Rente gehen retire

5. umg. (sich kleiden): als Clown etc. gehen im Karneval: go as a clown etc.; in Zivil gehen Soldat: wear civilian clothes; Polizist: wear plainclothes; ganz in Weiß etc. gehen wear white etc., be all in white etc.; sie geht heute im Kleid / mit Hut she’s wearing a dress / hat today; so kannst du nicht gehen! you can’t go (looking) like that!

6. (beginnen): an die Arbeit etc. gehen get down to work etc.; auch unpers.: wenn’s ans Aufräumen / Trinken geht when it comes to clearing up / drinking

7. fig.: an etw. (Akk) gehen umg. ohne Erlaubnis: touch s.th.; Geldbeutel, Handtasche go into s.th.; (nehmen) take s.th.; die Kinder waren mir an das Geld / den Kuchen gegangen the kids had been at (Am. into) my money / cake; geh mir ja nicht an meine Sachen umg. don’t you (dare) touch ( oder interfere with) my things; sie sind auseinander gegangen (haben sich getrennt) they’ve split up; in sich gehen do a bit of soul-searching; mit jemandem gehen umg. (fest befreundet sein) go steady with s.o.

8. (weggehen, auch aus Stellung etc.) go, leave; gehst du schon? are you going already?; jetzt geh schon! ermunternd: go on then; antreibend: get going then; jemanden lieber gehen als kommen sehen be glad to see the back of s.o.; er ist von uns gegangen euph. (ist tot) he has passed away; jemanden gehen lassen let s.o. go; ungestraft: let s.o. off; gehen lassen umg., fig. (Seil etc.) (loslassen) let go; (jemanden, etw.) (in Ruhe lassen) leave alone; sich gehen lassen fig. unmanierlich: let o.s. go; (die Beherrschung verlieren) lose one’s temper; er ist gegangen worden umg., hum. he was sacked (bes. Am. fired); geh! bes. südd., österr., erstaunt: really?; ach, geh oder geh, geh! umg. come on!, go on!; geh mir doch mit deinen faulen Ausreden / dem blöden Kerl ( vom Leib)! umg., fig. I don’t want to hear any of your excuses / see the stupid man; geh mir ( bloß) mit Mallorca! you can keep ( oder I’ve had enough of) your wretched Majorca!

9. Zug etc.: (abfahren) go ( nach to), leave ( oder depart) (for); (verkehren) go, run; wann geht der nächste Zug nach Rom? when does the next train for Rome leave ( oder depart)?; der nächste Bus geht erst in zwei Stunden there isn’t another bus for two hours; hier geht alle zehn Minuten ein Bus there’s a bus every ten minutes here; siehe auch 13

10. allg. Bewegung: ging da nicht gerade eine Tür? wasn’t that a door I heard (going)?; die Schublade geht so schwer the drawer is so difficult to open ( oder shut), the drawer sticks; draußen geht ein kalter Wind there’s a cold wind blowing outside

11. mit Ziel: der Ball ging ins Tor the ball went in; sie ging als Erste durchs Ziel she was the first to cross the finishing line; der Schuss ging mitten ins Herz the shot went clean through the heart; das Foto ging von Hand zu Hand the photo was passed from hand to hand

12. fig.: es geht das Gerücht, dass... there’s a rumo(u)r going around that...; das Erbe ging an ihn the inheritance went to him; das geht auf mich (zahle ich) that’s on me; das geht auf die Leber etc. it’s bad for your liver etc., it takes its toll on your liver etc.; es geht auf oder gegen Mitternacht it’s nearly midnight; sie geht auf die 60 she’s nearly 60; seine Kritik ging dahin, dass... his criticism was to the effect that..., what his criticism boiled down to was that...; ein Aufschrei ging durch die Menge a cry went up from the crowd; der Skandal ging durch die Presse the scandal was in all the papers; das geht gegen mein Gewissen it goes against my conscience; was ich jetzt sage, geht nicht gegen dich is not aimed at you; gehen nach (sich richten nach) go by; nach dem Aussehen kann man nicht gehen you can’t go ( oder judge) by appearances; wenn es nach mir ginge if I had my way; es kann nicht immer alles nach deinem Kopf gehen you can’t get your own way all of the time; was geht hier vor sich? what’s going on here?; wie ist das vor sich gegangen? what happened?

13. Mauer, Weg etc.: go, lead to; Treppe: lead (down / up) to; Leitung etc.: lead; Fenster: face, look out on; Tür: open; gehen durch go ( oder pass) through; wohin geht dieser Weg? where does this path go ( oder lead to)?; wohin geht die Reise? where are you etc. off to?; der Zaun geht bis zum Fluss / um das ganze Grundstück goes as far as the river / around the whole property; das Fenster geht auf die Straße / nach Norden looks out onto the street / faces ( oder looks) north; die Brücke geht über eine Schlucht spans ( oder goes over) a ravine; der Zug, die Strecke geht über Ulm nach Stuttgart goes to Stuttgart via Ulm; zum Zoo geht es die nächste Straße rechts for the zoo, take the next (street on the) right; an der Ampel geht es ( nach) links go left at the lights

14. zur Angabe von Mengen, Grenzen: das Wasser / er geht mir bis ans oder zum Kinn the water / he comes up to my chin; der Rock geht über die Knie the skirt comes to below the knee; eine tief gehende Wunde a deep wound; tief gehender Schmerz deep grief; es gehen 200 Personen in den Saal the hall holds ( oder seats) two hundred people; wie oft geht fünf in neunzig? how many times does five go into ninety?; der Schrank geht nicht durch die Tür the cupboard won’t go through the door; auf einen Zentner gehen 50 Kilogramm 50 kilogram(me)s make a (metric) hundredweight

15. (erreichen) der Schaden geht in die Millionen runs into millions; die Kämpfe gehen in den vierten Tag fighting has entered its fourth day; das Spiel geht in die Verlängerung the game is going into extra time (Am. overtime)

16. (dauern) last; wie lange geht die Sitzung schon / noch? how long has the meeting been going on ( oder been under way) / how much longer is the meeting going to take?; die Ferien gehen vom 10. bis 24. Mai the holidays are ( oder run) from the 10th to the 24th of May (Am. May 10th to 24th); das geht nun schon seit Jahren so that’s been going on for years

17. (übertreffen, übersteigen): das geht über meinen Verstand / meine Kräfte / meine finanziellen Möglichkeiten it’s beyond my understanding / strength / financial capabilities, it’s more than I can grasp / manage / afford; es geht doch nichts über... there’s nothing like...; das / sie geht ihm über alles it / she means everything to him

18. fig.: wie hoch kannst / willst du gehen? beim Kaufen: how much can you afford? / do you want to spend?; beim Wetten, Pokern etc.: how high can you / do you want to go?; das geht zu weit! that’s going too far!; jetzt bist du zu weit gegangen now you’ve gone too far; er ging so weit zu sagen... he went so far as to say...; das ging so weit, dass... it got to the point where..., things went so far that...

19.

a) (in Betrieb sein) Staubsauger, Radio etc.: be on;

b) (klingeln) Klingel, Telefon: ring, go; um 6 Uhr ging mein Wecker my alarm went off at 6 o’clock; das Telefon geht schon den ganzen Tag the phone has been ringing all day;

c) Puls: beat; ihr Puls geht zu schnell / nicht mehr her pulse is too rapid / has stopped

20. (funktionieren) go, work; die Uhr geht nicht has stopped; (ist kaputt) is broken; meine Uhr geht falsch / richtig my watch is wrong / right; keine Angst, das geht ganz leicht don’t worry, it’s quite easy; das Gedicht, Lied geht so goes like this; wie geht das Lied gleich wieder? umg. how does the song go again?; wie soll denn das gehen? (verstehe ich nicht) how do you do it?; (glaube ich nicht) how do you say you do it?

21. (möglich sein) be possible; (gut sein) be all right; geht (es) Mittwoch? is Wednesday OK ( oder all right)?; Mittwoch geht gut Wednesday is fine

22. unpers.; (erlaubt sein) be allowed; ich hätte morgen gern das Auto, geht das? is that OK?; so geht das ( aber) nicht! that won’t do at all!

23. umg. (ausreichen, akzeptabel sein) do; der Mantel muss den Winter noch gehen the coat will have to do for ( oder last) this winter; geht das jetzt so? will it do?, is it all right like that?; der Hunger ging ja noch, aber der Durst ( war nicht auszuhalten)! the hunger we could take, but the thirst (was unbearable)!

24. Entwicklung, Verlauf: gut gehen go well, turn out all right; Geschäfte: do well, go well; schief gehen go wrong; wie gehen die Geschäfte? how’s business?; gut / schlecht gehend Geschäft etc.: flourishing ( oder thriving) / ailing; das konnte nicht gut gehen it was bound to go wrong; das kann ja nicht gut gehen! umg. there’s no way it’s going to work; wenn das nur gut geht! well, let’s just hope for the best; das ist noch einmal gut gegangen that was close ( oder a close thing, Am. a close call), talk about lucky umg.; so geht es, wenn man nicht aufpasst etc.: that’s what comes of (+ Ger.) abwärts, aufwärts, vorwärts

25. Ware: sell ( gut well), go (well); die Stiefel gehen überhaupt nicht nobody’s buying ( oder interested in) the boots, the boots aren’t selling at all

26. unpers.; Befinden: wie geht es Ihnen oder dir? how are you?; zu einem Kranken: how are you feeling?; wie geht’s(, wie steht’s)? umg. how are things?, how’s life (with you)?, how’s life treating you?; mir geht’s gut / schlecht I’m fine / not well; geschäftlich etc.: I’m doing fine / badly; es geht (so) umg. not too bad(ly), (it) could be worse; es sich (Dat) gut gehen lassen have a good time, enjoy o.s.; sonst geht’s dir ( aber schon) gut? iro. are you sure you’re feeling all right?; ihm ist es ( auch) nicht besser gegangen he didn’t do ( oder fare) any better; mir ist es genauso gegangen it was the same for me, same here umg.; wie geht es dir mit diesem Film? what do you think ( oder how do you feel) about this film (Am. auch movie)?; mir geht es genauso I feel exactly the same way, same here umg.; jetzt geht es ihm ans Leben oder an den Kragen etc. umg. he’s really in for it now

27. unpers.; (möglich sein): es geht nicht it can’t be done, it’s impossible, nothing doing umg., no way umg.; es wird schon gehen it’ll be all right; es geht auch so / allein (ohne das/dich) we etc. can manage without it/you; es geht ( eben) nicht anders it can’t be helped(, I’m afraid)

28. unpers.; fig.: es geht um Thema: it’s about; worum geht es in dem Film / bei dem Streit? what’s the film (Am. auch movie)/ quarrel about?; es geht hier um... we’re talking about ( oder looking at)...; worum geht es? (was willst du von mir) what’s the problem?; es geht um den Frieden etc.: peace etc. is at stake; es geht darum zu (+ Inf.) it’s a question ( oder matter) of (+ Ger.) darum geht es hier ( gar) nicht that’s not the point;

d) persönliches Interesse: worum geht es dir eigentlich? what are you really after?; es geht ihm nur ums Geld he’s just interested in the money; mir geht es nicht ums Geld, sondern um... I’m not interested in the money, but...; um das Geld geht’s mir ja gar nicht I’m not the least bit interested in ( oder don’t care about) the money

29. Teig: rise; den Teig gehen lassen let the dough rise

30. als Funktionsverb: zu Bruch oder in die Brüche gehen break, get broken; in Druck gehen go to press; in Erfüllung gehen be fulfilled ( oder realized); in Produktion gehen go into production; offline, online, verloren, vonstatten etc.

II v/t: einen Umweg gehen make a detour; wir gingen die Strecke Altdorf - Neustadt in drei Stunden we walked from Altdorf to Neustadt in three hours; Gang1 3, Weg

III v/refl unpers.: in diesen Schuhen geht es sich gut these shoes are good for walking, these are good walking shoes; auf dem steinigen Boden ging es sich etwas mühsam the going was fairly laborious over the stony ground

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to march; to step; to go; to walk

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Ge|hen
nt -s, no pl
(= Zu-Fuß-Gehen) walking; (= Abschied) leaving; (SPORT) (= Disziplin) walking; (= Wettbewerb) walk
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1) (to walk, travel, move etc: He is going across the field; Go straight ahead; When did he go out?) go

2) (to be sent, passed on etc: Complaints have to go through the proper channels.) go

3) (to visit, to attend: He goes to school every day; I decided not to go to the movie.) go

4) (to move away: I think it is time you were going.) go

5) (to be working etc: I don't think that clock is going.) go

6) (to be acceptable etc: Anything goes in this office.) go

7) (to have a particular tune etc: How does that song go?) go

8) (an act of leaving, moving away etc: the comings and goings of the people in the street.) going

9) (to go: I think I'll go along to that meeting.) go along

10) ((of people or animals) to (cause to) move on foot at a pace slower than running, never having both or all the feet off the ground at once: He walked across the room and sat down; How long will it take to walk to the station?; She walks her dog in the park every morning.) walk

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Ge·hen

<-s>

[ˈge:ən]

nt kein pl

1. (Zu-Fuß-Gehen) walking

2. (das Weggehen) going, leaving

schon im \Gehen, wandte sie sich noch einmal um she turned round once more as she left

sein frühes/vorzeitiges \Gehen his early departure

3. SPORT race walking

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das; Gehens

1) walking

er hat Schmerzen beim Gehen — it hurts him to walk

2) (Leichtathletik) walking

der Sieger im 50-km-Gehen — the winner of the 50 km walk

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Gehen n; -s, kein pl

1. walking;

das Gehen fällt ihm schwer he finds it hard to walk

2. SPORT, Disziplin: walking; Wettkampf: walk

3.

zum Gehen bringen (Gerät etc) get sth going

4. fig (Abschied) leaving

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das; Gehens

1) walking

er hat Schmerzen beim Gehen — it hurts him to walk

2) (Leichtathletik) walking

der Sieger im 50-km-Gehen — the winner of the 50 km walk

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nur sing. n.

going n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Gehen

16 cope

cope [kəʊp]

intransitive verb

se débrouiller

• can you cope? vous arriverez à vous débrouiller ?

• he's coping pretty well il ne se débrouille pas mal

• she just can't cope any more ( = she's overworked) elle ne s'en sort plus ; ( = work is too difficult for her) elle est complètement dépassée

► cope with inseparable transitive verb

   a. ( = deal with) [+ task, person] se charger de ; [+ situation] faire face à ; [+ difficulties, problems] ( = tackle) affronter ; ( = solve) venir à bout de

• he's got a lot to cope with (work) il a du pain sur la planche (inf) ; (problems) il a pas mal de problèmes à résoudre

   b. ( = manage) s'en sortir avec

• we can't cope with all this work avec tout ce travail nous ne pouvons plus en sortir

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[kəʊp]
intransitive verb

1) ( manage practically) [person] s'en sortir (colloq), se débrouiller; [police, services, system] faire face

to cope with — [person] s'occuper de [person, correspondence, work]; [government, police, system] faire face à [demand, disaster, inquiries]

to learn to cope alone — apprendre à se débrouiller tout seul

it's more than I can cope with — je ne m'en sors plus

the organization can't cope — l'organisation ne s'en sort plus or ne peut pas faire face

2) ( manage financially) s'en sortir

to cope on £60 a week — s'en sortir avec 60 livres sterling par semaine

to cope with a loan — arriver à rembourser un prêt

3) ( manage emotionally)

to cope with — supporter [bereavement, depression]

to cope with somebody — supporter quelqu'un

if you left me, I couldn't cope — si tu me quittais, je ne pourrais pas le supporter

English-French dictionary > cope

17 З-188

HE ПО ЗУБАМ кому highly coll PrepP Invar subj-compl with copula)
1. ( subj: a noun denoting food) sth. is very tough, difficult for s.o. to chew

X Y-y не по зубам - X is too hard (for Y to chew)
Y can't chew X X can't manage Y.
"...Вот здесь хороший кусочек оленьего мяса. Правда, мне он не по зубам. Он немножко жилистый...» (Гинзбург 2). "Here's a nice bit of venison for you. The fact is I can't manage it. It's too stringy for me" (2a).

2. ( subj: abstr) sth. is too difficult, complicated for s.o. to cope with

X Y-y не по зубам = X is over Y's head
X is too much for Y (to handle) X is more than Y can handle (manage) Y doesn't have what it takes (to do X).
He давай детям эту задачу. Она слишком трудная, им не по зубам. Don't give the kids this problem. It's too hard, it will be over their heads.

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > З-188

18 не по зубам

• НЕ ПО ЗУБАМ кому highly coll

[PrepP; Invar; subj-compl with copula]

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1. [subj: a noun denoting food]

⇒ sth. is very tough, difficult for s.o. to chew:

- X Y-y не по зубам≈ X is too hard (for Y to chew);

- Y can't chew X;

- X can't manage Y.

     ♦ "...Вот здесь хороший кусочек оленьего мяса. Правда, мне он не по зубам. Он немножко жилистый..." (Гинзбург 2). "Here's a nice bit of venison for you. The fact is I can't manage it. It's too stringy for me" (2a).

2. [subj: abstr]

⇒ sth. is too difficult, complicated for s.o. to cope with:

- X Y-y не по зубам≈ X is over Y's head;

- X is too much for Y (to handle);

- X is more than Y can handle (manage);

- Y doesn't have what it takes (to do X).

     ♦ Не давай детям эту задачу. Она слишком трудная, им не по зубам. Don't give the kids this problem. It's too hard, it will be over their heads.

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > не по зубам

19 cope

cope

A n ( cloak) chape f.

B vtr Constr chaperonner [wall].

C vi

1 ( manage practically) [person] s'en sortir ○, se débrouiller ; [government, police, services, system] faire face ; to cope with [person] s'occuper de [person, correspondence, work] ; [government, police, industry, system] faire face à [demand, disaster, inflation, inquiries] ; to learn to cope alone apprendre à se débrouiller tout seul ; how do you cope, with all those kids? comment t'en sors-tu, avec tous ces gosses ○ ? ; it's more than I can cope with je ne m'en sors plus ; the organization can't cope l'organisation ne s'en sort plus or ne peut pas faire face ;

2 ( manage financially) s'en sortir ; to cope on £60 a week s'en sortir avec 60 livres sterling par semaine ; to cope with a loan/mortgage arriver à rembourser un prêt/prêt immobilier ;

3 ( manage emotionally) to cope with supporter [bereavement, depression] ; to cope with sb supporter qn ; if you left me, I couldn't cope si tu me quittais, je ne pourrais pas le supporter.

Big English-French dictionary > cope

20 pasar

v.

1 to pass.

¿me pasas la sal? would you pass me the salt?

le paso (con él) I'll put you through (to him) (al teléfono)

pasar algo por to pass something through (filtrar)

Pasaron dos horas Two hours went by.

Yo paso a María I pass Mary (I overtake Mary)

Un carro pasa A car goes by

Me pasó una cuchara He=she passed me a spoon (She passed a spoon to me)

Por fin pasé! I passed at last!

2 to cross.

pasar la calle to cross the road

pasé el río a nado I swam across the river

3 to go through.

pasar un semáforo en rojo to go through a red light

4 to pass, to go.

pasó por mi lado he passed by my side

el autobús pasa por mi casa the bus goes past o passes in front of my house

el Manzanares pasa por Madrid the Manzanares goes o passes through Madrid

he pasado por tu calle I went down your street

pasar de… a… to go o pass from… to…

pasar de largo to go by

5 to go/come in.

pasen por aquí, por favor come this way, please

¡pase! come in!

6 to go.

por ahí no pasa it won't go through there

7 to go by.

pasaron tres meses three months went by

8 to go through, to experience.

pasar frío/miedo to be cold/scared

pasarlo bien to enjoy oneself, to have a good time

pasarlo mal to have a hard time of it

pasarlas canutas (informal) to have a rough time

Pasé un gran susto I experienced a great scare.

9 to show in (llevar adentro).

el criado nos pasó al salón the butler showed us into the living room

10 to show (Cine).

11 to spend (time).

pasó dos años en Roma he spent two years in Rome

¿dónde vas a pasar las vacaciones? where are you going on holiday?, where are you going to spend your holidays?

Yo paso las horas cantando I pass the hours away singing (spend the time...)

12 to pop in (ir un momento).

pasaré por mi oficina/por tu casa I'll pop into my office/round to your place

13 to happen.

¿qué pasa aquí? what's going on here?

¿qué pasa? what's the matter?

¿qué le pasa? what's wrong with him?, what's the matter with him?

pase lo que pase whatever happens, come what may

Algo pasó Something happened=came to pass.

14 to be over.

ya ha pasado lo peor the worst is over now

pasó la Navidad Christmas is over

Pasé muy feliz en la fiesta I was very happy at the party.

15 to be all right, to be usable.

puede pasar it'll do

16 to go away.

Pasó el mal tiempo the bad weather went away.

17 to come in, to step in.

El policía pasó The policeman came in.

18 to happen to, to occur to.

Me pasó algo cómico Something funny happened to me..

19 to keep on, to keep, to carry on.

Ella pasa bailando todo el tiempo She keeps on dancing all the time.

20 to skip, to pass.

Pase ese capítulo Skip that chapter,.

21 to blow over, to blow itself out, to calm down.

La tormenta pasó The storm blew over.

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pasar

► verbo intransitivo

1 (ir) to pass, pass by, go

■ pasaba por ahí cuando sucedió el accidente I was just passing by when the accident happened

■ todos los cables y tuberías pasan por debajo del suelo all the wires and pipes go under the floor

■ pasa de un idioma a otro sin darse cuenta he goes from one language to another without realizing

2 (tiempo) to pass, go by

■ ¡cómo pasa el tiempo! doesn't time fly!

■ yo lo hago por pasar el tiempo I do it to pass the time

3 (entrar) to come in, go in

■ pasa, está abierto come in, it's not locked

■ me dijeron que pasara sin llamar they told me to go in without knocking

4 (cesar) to pass, cease

■ en cuanto pase la tormenta salimos we'll go out when the storm has passed

■ si no se te pasa el dolor, llámame if the pain doesn't go away, call me

■ tranquila, que ya ha pasado todo don't worry, it's all over now

5 (límite) to exceed (de, -)

6 (ocurrir) to happen

7 (sufrir) to suffer

► verbo transitivo

1 (trasladar) to move, transfer

■ pasa este documento al otro disquete move this file to the other diskette

■ lo han pasado al departamento de ventas he has been transferred to the sales department

2 (comunicar, dar) to give

■ pásale el informe al jefe give this report to the boss

■ mi hijo me ha pasado la gripe my son has given me the flu

3 (cruzar) to cross

■ pasamos la frontera ayer we crossed the border yesterday

4 (alcanzar) to pass, reach

■ pásame la sal, por favor pass me the salt, please

5 (aventajar) to surpass, be better than

■ tu hermano ya te pasa en matemáticas your brother is better than you at maths

6 (adelantar) to overtake

■ me pasó un deportivo rojo en una curva a red sports car overtook me on a bend

7 (deslizar) to run

■ pasó el dedo por el estante he ran his finger along the shelf

■ la etiqueta se pasa por aquí y el precio sale en la pantalla you run the tag through here and the price comes up on the screen

8 (tolerar) to overlook

■ esta vez te la paso, pero que no se repita I'll overlook it this time, but don't let it happen again

9 (aprobar) to pass

■ pasé el examen a la primera I passed my test first time

10 (proyectar) to show

■ pasaron unas diapositivas y luego una película they showed some slides and then a film

11 (tiempo - estar) to spend; (- disfrutar, padecer) to have

■ pasaremos el verano en Sada we're spending the summer in Sada

■ he pasado una noche fatal I've had a terrible night

■ pasamos unas vacaciones estupendas we had a wonderful holiday

► verbo pronominal pasarse

1 (desertar) to pass over (a, to)

■ se ha pasado al otro bando she's gone over to the other side

2 (pudrirse) to go off

3 (olvidarse) to forget

■ se me pasó la fecha de entrega I forgot about the deadline

4 (ir) to go by ( por, -), call in ( por, at)

■ pásate por casa cuando quieras pop in any time

5 familiar (excederse) to overdo it; (ir demasiado lejos) to go too far (de, -)

■ te has pasado de sincero you were too honest

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FRASEOLOGÍA

pasar de algo familiar not to be bothered about something

■ paso de hacer cola I can't be bothered to queue up

■ pasa de todo he couldn't care less about anything, he doesn't give a damn about anything

pasar de largo to go past

pasar la página to turn the page

pasar por to pass for

pasar por alto to ignore

pasar por encima de alguien to go over somebody's head

pasarlo bien to have a good time

¿qué pasa? what's the matter?, what's wrong?

pasar sin to do without

pasarse de la raya to go too far, overstep the mark

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verb

1) to happen

2) pass

3) come in, enter

4) surpass

5) cross

6) give

7) undergo, suffer

8) omit

•

- pasar de largo
- pasar por alto
- pasarlo bien
- pasarlo mal
- pasarse
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Para las expresiones pasar lista, pasar de moda, pasar desapercibido, pasarse de rosca etc, ver la otra entrada
1. VERBO INTRANSITIVO

1) (=ocurrir)

a) [suceso] to happen

¿qué pasó? — what happened?

¿pasa algo? — is anything up?, is anything wrong?, is anything the matter?

como si no hubiese pasado nada — as if nothing had happened

aquí pasa algo misterioso — there's something odd going on here

siempre pasa igual {o} lo mismo — it's always the same

¿qué pasa? — what's happening?, what's going on?, what's up?; [como saludo] how's things? *

¿qué pasa que no entra? — why doesn't she come in?

¿qué pasa contigo? — what's up with you?; [como saludo] * how's it going? *

¿qué ha pasado con ella? — what's become of her?

• [lo que] pasa es que... — well, you see..., the thing is that...

pase lo que pase — whatever happens, come what may

b)

pasarle a algn: nunca me pasa nada — nothing ever happens to me

no me ha pasado otra (igual) en la vida — nothing like this has ever happened to me before

siempre me pasa lo mismo, lo pierdo todo — it's always the same, I keep losing things

tuvo un accidente, pero por suerte no le pasó nada — he had an accident, but fortunately he wasn't hurt

esto te pasa por no hacerme caso — this is what comes of not listening to me, this wouldn't have happened (to you) if you'd listened to me

¿qué te pasa? — what's the matter?

¿qué le pasa a ese? — what's the matter with him?

2) (=cambiar de lugar)

a) [objeto]

la cuerda pasa de un lado a otro de la calle — the rope goes from one side of the street to the other

cuando muera la empresa pasará al hijo — when he dies the company will go to his son

• la foto fue pasando de mano en [mano] — the photo was passed around

pasó de mis manos a las suyas — it passed from my hands into his

b) [persona] to go

pasar a un cuarto contiguo — to go into an adjoining room

pasar de Inglaterra al Canadá — to go from England to Canada

3) (=entrar)

¡pase! — come in!; [cediendo el paso] after you!

no se puede pasar — you can't go through, you can't go in

pasamos directamente a ver al jefe — we went straight in to see the boss

los moros pasaron a España — the Moors crossed over into Spain

• [hacer] pasar a algn — to show sb in

4) (=transitar)

pasó una bicicleta — a bicycle went past

¿a qué hora pasa el cartero? — what time does the postman come?

ya ha pasado el tren de las cinco — (=sin hacer parada) the five o'clock train has already gone by; (=haciendo parada) the five o'clock train has already been and gone

¿ha pasado ya el camión de la basura? — have the dustmen been?

• pasar [de largo] — to go {o} pass by

• pasar [por], el autobús pasa por delante de nuestra casa — the bus goes past our house

ese autobús no pasa por aquí — that bus doesn't come this way

5) (=acercarse a)

• tengo que pasar [por] el banco — I've got to go to the bank

pasaré por la tienda mañana — I'll go {o} pop into the shop tomorrow

tendrá que pasar por mi despacho — he'll have to come to my office

pase por caja — please pay at the cash desk

pasaré por tu casa — I'll drop in
pasar a ({+ infin})
te pasaré a buscar a las ocho — I'll pick you up at eight

pasa a verme cuando quieras — come round whenever you like

6) (=cambiar de situación) to go

el equipo ha pasado a primera división — the team has gone up to the first division

y luego pasaron a otra cosa — and then they went on to something else

ha pasado de ser tímida a no tenerle miedo a nada — she has gone from being shy to fearing nothing

pasar de teniente a general — to go from lieutenant to general

• pasar a [ser] — to become

en muy poco tiempo ha pasado a ser un gran profesional — he has become a real professional in a very short space of time

7) (=transcurrir) [tiempo] to pass, go by

han pasado cuatro años — four years have passed {o} gone by

el tiempo pasa deprisa — time passes {o} goes so quickly

¡cómo pasa el tiempo! — how time flies!

ya ha pasado una hora — it's been an hour already

8) (=acabar) [problema, situación] to be over; [efectos] to wear off

ha pasado la crisis — the crisis is over

ya pasó aquello — that's all over (and done with) now

9) (=aceptarse)

puede pasar — it's passable, it's OK

por esta vez pase — I'll let it go this time

que me llames carroza, pase, pero fascista, no — you can call me an old fuddy-duddy if you like, but not a fascist

10) pasar por

a) (=atravesar, caber) to go through

el hilo pasa por el agujero — the thread goes through the hole

pasamos por un túnel muy largo — we went through a very long tunnel

no pasamos por el pueblo — we didn't go through the village

el río pasa por la ciudad — the river flows {o} goes through the city

pasar por la aduana — to go through customs

está pasando por un mal momento — he's going through a bad patch

no creo que el sofá pase por esa puerta — I don't think the settee will go through the door

b) (=depender de) to depend on

el futuro de la empresa pasa por este acuerdo — the company's future depends on {o} hangs on this agreement

c) (=ser considerado) to pass as

podrían perfectamente pasar por gemelos — they could easily pass as twins

Juan pasa por francés — most people think Juan is French

• [hacerse] pasar por — to pass o.s. off as

se hace pasar por médico — he passes himself off as a doctor

11) [otras formas preposicionales]
pasar a ({+ infin}) (=empezar)
paso ahora a explicar mi postura — I will now go on to explain my position

pasar a decir algo — to go on to say sth

ya va siendo hora de pasar a la acción — it is time for action
pasar de (=exceder)
pasa ya de los 70 — he's over 70

esto pasa de ser una broma — this is beyond a joke

no pasa de ser un jugador mediocre — he's no more than an average player

no pasan de 60 los que lo tienen — those who have it do not number more than 60, fewer than 60 people have it

• yo de [ahí] no paso — that's as far as I'm prepared to go

• de [ésta] no pasa — this is the very last time

• de [hoy] no pasa que le escriba — I'll write to him this very day
pasar sin
tendrá que pasar sin coche — he'll have to get by {o} manage without a car

no puede pasar sin ella — he can't manage without her

12) (Naipes) to pass

yo paso — pass

13) esp Esp
* (=mostrarse indiferente)
yo paso — count me out

• pasar [de] algo/algn, yo paso de política — I'm not into politics

paso de todo — I couldn't care less

pasa olímpicamente de todo lo que le dicen — he doesn't take the blindest bit of notice of anything they say to him

paso de ti, chaval — I couldn't care less about you, pal

2. VERBO TRANSITIVO

1) (=dar, entregar) [gen] to pass; [en una serie] to pass on

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

le pasó el sobre — he handed {o} passed her the envelope

pásale una nota con disimulo — slip him a note

cuando termines pásasela a Isabel — when you've finished pass it on to Isabel

2) (=traspasar) [+ río, frontera] to cross; [+ límite] to go beyond

el túnel pasa la montaña — the tunnel goes right through the mountain

esto pasa los límites de lo razonable — this goes beyond the realm of what is reasonable

3) (=llevar)

nos pasaron a ver al director — they took us to see the manager

nos pasaron a otra habitación — they moved us into another room

he pasado mi despacho al dormitorio — I've moved my office into the bedroom

4) (=hacer atravesar)

pasa el alambre por este agujero — put the wire through this hole

pasó el hilo por el ojo de la aguja — she threaded the thread through the eye of the needle

5) (=colar) to strain

pasar el café por el colador — to strain the coffee

6) (=introducir) [+ moneda falsa] to pass (off); [+ contrabando] to smuggle

han pasado billetes falsos — they've passed (off) forged notes

han pasado un alijo de cocaína por la frontera — a consignment of cocaine has been smuggled across the border

7) (=hacer deslizar)

voy a pasarle un trapo — I'm going to wipe it down

pasar la mano por algo — to run one's hand over sth

pasar el cepillo por el pelo — to run a brush through one's hair

pasar la aspiradora por la alfombra — to vacuum the carpet, run the vacuum cleaner over the carpet

pasar la aspiradora — to do the vacuuming

8) (=deslizar) to slip

le pasó el brazo por los hombros/la cintura — she slipped {o} put her arm around his shoulders/waist

9) (=contagiar) to give

me has pasado tu catarro — you've given me your cold

10) (=volver) [+ página] to turn

- pasar página

11) (=escribir)

• pasar algo a [limpio] — to make a neat {o} fair {o} clean copy of sth

• pasar algo a [máquina] — to type sth up

12) (=tragar) (lit) to swallow; (fig) to bear, stand

no puedo pasar esta pastilla — I can't swallow this pill, I can't get this pill down

no puedo pasar a ese hombre — I can't bear {o} stand that man

13) (=tolerar)

se lo pasan todo — they let him get away with anything

no te voy a pasar más — I'm not going to indulge you any more

14) (=aprobar) [+ examen] to pass

15) (=proyectar) [+ película, programa] to show, screen

16) (=poner en contacto)

te paso con Pedro — [al mismo teléfono] I'll put you on to Pedro; [a distinto teléfono] I'll put you through to Pedro

17) (=realizar)

• pasa [consulta] {o} [visita] a unas 700 personas diarias — he sees 700 patients a day
revista 3)
18) (=superar)

los pasa a todos en inteligencia — she's more intelligent than any of them

para ganar debes pasar a muchos contrincantes — to win you have to beat a lot of opponents

me pasa ya 3cm — he's already 3cm taller than I am

19) (Aut) to pass, overtake

20) (=omitir)

• pasar algo por [alto] — to overlook sth

pasar por alto un detalle — to overlook a detail

21) [+ tiempo] to spend

pasar las vacaciones — to spend one's holidays

voy a pasar el fin de semana con ella — I'm going to spend the weekend with her

fuimos a pasar el día en la playa — we went to the seaside for the day

lo pasaremos tan ricamente — we'll have such a good time
pasarlo ({+ adv})
pasarlo bien — to have a good time

¡que lo pases bien! — have a good time!, enjoy yourself!

pasarlo mal — to have a bad time

lo pasamos muy mal — we had an awful time

22) (=dejar atrás)

hemos pasado el aniversario — the anniversary has passed, the anniversary is behind us

ya hemos pasado lo peor — we're over the worst now, the worst is behind us now

23) (=sufrir)

ha pasado una mala racha — she's been through a bad patch

ha pasado muchas enfermedades — he's had a lot of illnesses

pasar frío — to be cold

pasar hambre — to be hungry

24) Cono Sur * (=engañar) to cheat, swindle

3.

See:

pasarse
PASAR En expresiones temporales ► Se traduce por spend cuando pasar tiene un uso transitivo y queremos indicar un período de tiempo concreto, seguido de la actividad que en ese tiempo se desarrolla, o del lugar: Me pasé la tarde escribiendo cartas I spent the evening writing letters Ha pasado toda su vida en el campo He has spent his whole life in the country ► En cambio, cuando se describe la forma en que se pasa el tiempo mediante un adjetivo, se debe emplear en inglés la construcción have + (a) + ((adjetivo)) + ((sustantivo)): Pasamos una tarde entretenida We had a lovely afternoon Pasamos un rato estupendo jugando al squash We had a fantastic time playing squash la expresión pasar el rato se traduce por pass the time: No sé qué hacer para pasar el rato I don't know what to do to pass the time ► Cuando el uso es intransitivo, pasar se traduce por pass {o} go by. A medida que pasaba el tiempo se deprimía cada vez más As time passed o went by, he became more and more depressed Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada
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1.
verbo intransitivo

Sentido I

1)

a) ( ir por un lugar) to come/go past

no ha pasado ni un taxi — not one taxi has come/gone past

¿a qué hora pasa el lechero? — what time does the milkman come?

los otros coches no podían pasar — the other cars weren't able to get past

no dejan pasar a nadie — they're not letting anyone through

no dejes pasar esta oportunidad — don't miss this opportunity

pasar de largo — to go right o straight past

pasar POR algo — to go through something

al pasar por la aduana — when you go through customs

el Tajo pasa por Aranjuez — the Tagus flows through Aranjuez

es un vuelo directo, no pasa por Miami — it's a direct flight, it doesn't go via Miami

¿este autobús pasa por el museo? — does this bus go past the museum?

¿el 45 pasa por aquí? — does the number 45 come this way?

pasamos por delante de su casa — we went past her house

pasaba por aquí y... — I was just passing by o I was in the area and...

ni me pasó por la imaginación — it didn't even occur to me, it didn't even cross my mind

b) ( deteniéndose en un lugar)

pasar POR algo: ¿podríamos pasar por el banco? can we stop off at the bank?; pase usted por caja please go over to the cashier; pasa un día por casa why don't you drop o come by the house sometime?; pasar A + INF: puede pasar a recogerlo mañana you can come and pick it up tomorrow; pasaremos a verlos — we'll call in o drop in and see them

c) ( atravesar) to cross

pasar de un lado a otro — to go o cross from one side to the other

pasaron de Chile a Argentina a pie — they crossed over from Chile to Argentina on foot

la humedad pasó a la otra habitación — the damp went through to the other room

d) (caber, entrar)

no pasará por la puerta — it won't go through the door

esta camiseta no me pasa por la cabeza — I can't get this T-shirt over my head

2)

a) (transmitirse, transferirse) corona/título to pass

una tradición que pasa de padres a hijos — a tradition that is handed o passed down from generation to generation

pasó de mano en mano — it was passed around (to everyone)

b) ( comunicar)

te paso con Javier — ( en el mismo teléfono) I'll hand o pass you over to Javier; ( en otro teléfono) I'll put you through to Javier

3) ( entrar - acercándose al hablante) to come in; (- alejándose del hablante) to go in

pase, por favor — please, do come in

que pase el siguiente! — next, please!

haga pasar al Sr Díaz — show Mr Díaz in please

no pasarán! — (fr hecha) they shall not pass!

pasaron al comedor — they went through into the dining room

¿puedo pasar al baño? — may I use the bathroom please?

¿quién quiere pasar al pizarrón? — (AmL) who's going to come up to the blackboard?

4)

a) (cambiar de estado, actividad, tema)

pasar (DE algo) A algo — to go (from something) to something

pasó del quinto al séptimo lugar — she went o dropped from fifth to seventh place

ahora pasa a tercera — (Auto) now change into third

pasando a otra cosa... — anyway, to change the subject...

pasan a ocupar el primer puesto — they move into first place

pasó a tratar el problema — he went on to deal with the problem

pasamos a informar de otras noticias — now, the rest of the news

b) (Educ) to pass

¿pasaste? — did you pass?

pasar de curso — to get through o pass one's end-of-year exams

c) ( ser aceptable)

no está perfecto, pero puede pasar — it's not perfect, but it'll do

por esta vez (que) pase — I'll let it pass o go this time

5) ( exceder un límite)

pasar DE algo: no pases de 100 don't go over 100; no pasó de un desacuerdo it was nothing more than a disagreement; está muy grave, no creo que pase de hoy he's very ill, I don't think he'll last another day; no pasa de los 30 he's not more than 30; no pasamos de nueve empleados — they're only nine of us working there/here

6) pasar por

a) ( ser tenido por)

pasa por tonto, pero no lo es — he might look stupid, but he isn't

podrían pasar por hermanas — they could pass for sisters

se hacía pasar por médico — he passed himself off as a doctor

se hizo pasar por mi padre — he pretended to be my father

b) (Esp) ( implicar)

la solución pasa por una reforma política — the solution lies in a political reform

Sentido II

7) ( transcurrir) tiempo to pass

pasaron muchos años — many years went by o passed

ya han pasado dos horas — it's been two hours now

cómo pasa el tiempo! — doesn't time fly!

por ti no pasan los años — you look as young as ever

pasaban las horas y no llegaba — the hours went by o passed and still he didn't come

8) ( cesar) crisis/mal momento to be over; efecto to wear off; dolor to go away

menos mal que el invierno ya ha pasado — thank goodness winter's over

9) ( arreglárselas) to manage, get by

sin electricidad podemos pasar — we can manage o get by without electricity

Sentido III

10) ( suceder) to happen

cuéntame lo que pasó — tell me what happened

lo que pasa es que... — the thing o the problem is...

pase lo que pase — whatever happens, come what may

¿qué pasó con lo del reloj? — what happened about the watch?

...y aquí no ha pasado nada —...and let's just forget the whole thing

en este pueblo nunca pasa nada — nothing ever happens in this town

siempre pasa igual or lo mismo — it's always the same

¿pasa algo? — is something the matter?

¿qué pasa? — what's the matter?, what's up? (colloq)

hola, Carlos! ¿qué pasa? — (fam) hi, Carlos! how's things o how's it going? (colloq)

son cosas que pasan — these things happen; (+ me/te/le etc)

¿qué te pasa? — what's the matter with you?

¿qué te pasó en el ojo? — what happened to your eye?

¿qué le pasa a la tele? — what's wrong with the TV?

eso le pasa a cualquiera — that can happen to anybody

por suerte a él no le pasó nada — fortunately, nothing happened to him

11) ( experimentar)

pasar POR algo — por crisis/mala racha to go through something

Sentido IV

12)

a) (en naipes, juegos) to pass

b) (fam) ( rechazando algo)

¿vas a tomar postre? - no, yo paso — are you going to have a dessert? - no, I think I'll give it a miss

paso de salir, estoy muy cansada — I don't feel like going out, I'm very tired (colloq)

c) (fam) ( expresando indiferencia)

que se las arreglen, yo paso — they can sort it out themselves, it's not my problem

pasa ampliamente de lo que diga la gente — she couldn't care less what people say (colloq)

paso de él — (esp Esp) I don't give a damn o I couldn't care less what he does (colloq)
2.
pasar vt

Sentido I

1)

a) ( hacer atravesar)

pasar algo POR algo — to put something through something

pasar la salsa por un tamiz — to put the sauce through a sieve

pasa el cordón por este agujero — thread the string through this hole

b) ( por la aduana -legalmente) to take through; (- ilegalmente) to smuggle

c) ( hacer deslizar)

pásale un trapo al piso — give the floor a quick wipe

pasarlo primero por harina — first dip it in flour

a esto hay que pasarle una plancha — this needs a quick iron o run over with the iron

2) (exhibir, mostrar) <película/anuncio> to show

3)

a) (cruzar, atravesar) < frontera> to cross; <pueblo/ciudad> to go through

pasaron el río a nado — they swam across the river

b) ( dejar atrás) <edificio/calle> to go past

todavía no hemos pasado lo peor — the worst is yet to come

c) (adelantar, sobrepasar) to overtake

pasar A algo — to overtake something, to get past something

está altísimo, ya pasa a su padre — he's really tall, he's already overtaken his father

4) <examen/prueba> to pass

5) <página/hoja> to turn

6) (fam) ( tolerar)

esto no te lo paso — I'm not letting you get away with this

no te deja pasar ni una — he doesn't let you get away with anything

a ese tipo no lo paso — I can't stand o take that guy (colloq)

no podía pasar aquella sopa — I couldn't stomach o eat that soup

pasar por alto — <falta/error> to overlook, forget about; tema/punto to leave out, omit

7) ( transcribir)

tendré que pasar la carta — I'll have to write o copy the letter out again

¿me pasas esto a máquina? — could you type this for me?

Sentido II

8) (entregar, hacer llegar)

pásaselo a Miguel — pass it on to Miguel

¿me pasas el martillo? — can you pass me the hammer?

le pasó el balón a Gómez — he passed the ball to Gómez

el padre le pasa una mensualidad — she gets a monthly allowance from her father

9) <gripe/resfriado> to give

me lo pasó a mí — he gave it to me, he passed it on to me

Sentido III

10)

a) < tiempo> to spend

pasamos las Navidades en casa — we spent Christmas at home

fuimos a Toledo a pasar el día — we went to Toledo for the day

b) ( con idea de continuidad)

pasé toda la noche en vela — I was awake all night

puede pasar días sin comer — he can go for days without eating

11)

a) (sufrir, padecer) penalidades/desgracias to go through, to suffer

está pasando una mala racha — he's going through bad times o (BrE) a bad patch

no sabes las que pasé — you've no idea what I went through

pasé mucho miedo/frío — I was very frightened/cold

b)

pasarlo or pasarla bien — to have a good time

¿qué tal lo pasaste en la fiesta? — did you have a good time at the party?, did you enjoy the party?

lo pasé mal — I didn't enjoy myself

lo pasa muy mal con los exámenes — he gets very nervous about exams
3.
1) pasarse v pron

Sentido I

2) ( cambiarse)

pasarse al enemigo — to go over to the enemy

queremos pasarnos a la otra oficina — we want to move to the other office

3)

a) ( ir demasiado lejos)

nos pasamos, el banco está más arriba — we've gone too far, the bank isn't as far down as this

nos pasamos de estación — we went past our station

b) (fam) ( excederse) to go too far

esta vez te has pasado — you've gone too far this time

se pasaron con los precios — the prices they charged were way over the top (colloq)

se pasó con la sal — he overdid the salt (colloq)

te pasaste con el regalo — that was a really nice present you gave me

se pasó de listo — he tried to be too clever (colloq)

te pasas de bueno — you're too kind for your own good

c) (CS fam) ( lucirse)

te pasaste! esto está riquísimo — you've excelled yourself! this is really delicious (colloq)

4)

a) peras/tomates to go bad, get overripe; carne/pescado to go off, go bad; leche to go off, go sour

b) (recocerse): arroz/pasta to get overcooked

no le dejes pasarse de punto — don't let it overcook

Sentido II

5)

a) ( desaparecer) efecto to wear off; dolor to go away; (+ me/te/le etc)

ya se me pasó el dolor — the pain's gone o eased now

espera a que se le pase el enojo — wait until he's calmed o cooled down

hasta que se le pase la fiebre — until her temperature goes down

b) ( transcurrir)

el año se ha pasado muy rápido — this year has gone very quickly; (+ me/te/le etc)

sus clases se me pasan volando — her classes seem to go so quickly

6) (+ me/te/le etc)

a) ( olvidarse)

se me pasó totalmente — I completely forgot

se me pasó su cumpleaños — I forgot his birthday

b) ( dejar de notar)

se le pasaron varios errores — he overlooked several mistakes

no se le pasó ese detalle — this detail didn't escape his attention

c) ( dejar escapar)

se me pasó la oportunidad — I missed the opportunity

Sentido III

7) (enf) ( estar)

se pasa el día al teléfono — she spends all day on the phone

me pasé toda la noche estudiando — I was up all night studying

se pasó el domingo durmiendo — he spent the whole of Sunday evening sleeping; ver tb pasar verbo transitivo III 1b y 2b

8) (enf) (fam) (ir)

pásate por casa — come round

¿podrías pasarte por el mercado? — could you go down to the market?

9) (refl)

se pasó la mano por el pelo — he ran his fingers through his hair

pasarse un peine — to run a comb through one's hair

* * *

= hand (over), pass, pass by, pass on, transfer, transmit, turn over + page, hand on, spend, transpire, pass out, turn over, slide over, pass along, get through, can't/couldn't be bothered, go + past, pass down, roll on, pass out, blow over, make + the cut, wear off, hand down.

Ex. Eventually, teachers should be able to ' hand the chalk over to the students' and take a back seat.

Ex. Examination reveals positions on the cards where the light passes through all the cards in a stack.

Ex. The days of needing to change into carpet slippers before going to such an area have thankfully passed by.

Ex. If ignored, the problems are only passed on to all the users of the catalog: the public, the reference department, the acquisitions department, and naturally the cataloging department.

Ex. Scope notes, on the order hand, may be present in a thesaurus but are unlikely to be transferred to an index.

Ex. The system permits the requester to specify up to five potential lending libraries, and the system transmits the requests to these libraries one at a time.

Ex. Turn over the page and you will find suggested analyses against which you can check your solution.

Ex. Some experts have expressed grave doubts about the durability of contemporary literary and artistic works on paper and hence the possibility of handing on works of culture to future generations.

Ex. Any funeral scene in a story inevitably conjures in myself memories of my childhood spent as the son of an undertaker.

Ex. The 2nd is the fact that most information seeking transpires with little help from librarians, who have consistently failed to establish themselves as primary information professionals.

Ex. At the Closing Session Danish flags were suddenly produced and passed out among the crowd who began waving them enthusiastically.

Ex. Then he picked up about 2 cm. of type from the right-hand end of the uppermost line (i.e. the last word or two of the last line) with the thumb and forefinger of his right hand, read it, and dropped the pieces of type one by one into their proper boxes, turning over the old house.

Ex. He had greeted her courteously, as was his wont, and had inquired if she minded his smoking; she told him to go ahead and slid over an ashtray.

Ex. If the head of reference services does not pass along the information to the staff the reference librarians, by being uninformed, will undoubtedly not make as good an impression on the important city managers.

Ex. I think that the so-called average person often exhibits a great deal of heroism in getting through an ordinary day.

Ex. Consider for example, a teacher who doesn't change his password (ever!) or can't be bothered to log out, all the firewalls and antivirus programs in the world will not protect a school's network.

Ex. Unfortunately, its conclusions are completely pedestrian, rarely going past the fact that there were old people in England in the late Middle Ages.

Ex. The knowledge that has been passed down from generation to generation by sentient beings on this planet for aeons and aeons is quite impossible to fully comprehend.

Ex. But to make matters worse, and as the drought rolls on, it is very likely that it won't rain again until October or November.

Ex. Put a set of premises into such a device and turn the crank, and it will readily pass out conclusion after conclusion.

Ex. During the bulk of that time, your liberal leaders grandly sat, waiting for various things to blow over.

Ex. Naturally, the recruiters whose people were not chosen for the job wanted feedback as to why their candidates did not make the cut.

Ex. We're all familiar with the idea of novelty value and how it wears off with time.

Ex. A hunting guide while still in his teens, he learned his woodcraft first hand, absorbing lore handed down to him from his father.

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* a medida que pasaba el tiempo = as time passed (by), as time went by.

* a medida que pasa el tiempo = as time goes by, as time passes (by).

* a medida que pasa + Expresión Temporal = as + Expresión Temporal + go by.

* a medida que + pasar + el año = as the year + wear on.

* a medida que + pasar + el día = as the day + wear on.

* ayudar a pasar por = get + Nombre + through.

* cada día que pasa = each passing day.

* conforme + pasar + el año = as the year + wear on.

* conforme + pasar + el día = as the day + wear on.

* dejar pasar = pass up, forego [forgo], let through.

* dejar pasar a Alguien = let + Alguien + by.

* dejar pasar Algo = put + Nombre + behind.

* dejar pasar una oportunidad = forego + opportunity, miss + opportunity, pass up + opportunity, miss + chance.

* desde..., pasando por..., hasta... = from..., through..., to....

* día que pasa = passing day.

* esa época ya pasó hace tiempo = that time is long past.

* haber pasado por aquí antes = have been down this road before.

* hacer a Alguien pasar vergüenza = embarrass.

* hacer que Alguien las pase canutas = give + Nombre + a run for + Posesivo + money.

* hacérselas pasar canutas a Alguien = have + Nombre + jump through the hoops.

* hacérselas pasarlas canutas a Alguien = push + Nombre + to the edge.

* hacérselas pasar negras a Alguien = have + Nombre + jump through the hoops.

* hacerse pasar por = masquerade as, impersonate.

* las cosas no pasan así como así = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).

* las cosas no pasan así porque sí = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).

* las cosas sólo pasan una vez = lightning never strikes twice.

* lo que tenga que pasar, que pase = que sera sera, what's meant to be, will be, whatever will be, will be.

* lugar donde pasar el rato = hang out.

* no dejar pasar = keep out.

* no dejar pasar la oportunidad = ride + the wave.

* no pasar mucho tiempo antes de que + Subjuntivo = be not long before + Indicativo.

* pasando a = moving on to.

* pasar a = go on to, move on to, proceed to, shunt into, switch over, switch to, step onto, spill over into.

* pasar a Alguien lo mismo que a = suffer + the fate of.

* pasar a Alguien lo que a = suffer + the fate of.

* pasar a cosas más agradables = on a happier note.

* pasar a la clandestinidad = go into + hiding.

* pasar a la era de = move into + the age of.

* pasar a la historia = history in the making, go down in + history.

* pasar a la historia como = go down as, go down in + history as, go down in + the history books as, go down in + the annals of history as.

* pasar a la página + Número = turn to + page + Número.

* pasar a la posteridad = go down to + posterity.

* pasar a la posteridad como = go down to + posterity as.

* pasar Algo a Alguien = turn + Algo + over to + Alguien.

* pasar algo inesperado = things + take a turn for the unexpected.

* pasar algún tiempo en = have + a turn at.

* pasar al olvido = blow over.

* pasar a los anales de la historia = go down in + history.

* pasar a los anales de la historia como = go down in + history as, go down in + the history books as, go down in + the annals of history as.

* pasar al primer plano = take + centre stage.

* pasar al siguiente año fiscal = roll over.

* pasar al siguiente nivel = move it up + a gear, take it up + a gear, notch it up + a gear, take it up + a notch, crank it up + a notch, crank it up + a gear, move it up + a notch.

* pasar a mejor vida = bite + the dust, give up + the ghost.

* pasar año(s) antes de que = be year(s) before.

* pasar a ocupar el puesto de Alguien = step into + the shoes of, stand in + Posesivo + shoes.

* pasar aprietos = feel + the pinch.

* pasar apuros = struggle, pass through + adversity, have + a thin time, be under strain, bear + hardship, be hard pressed, feel + the pinch, have + a hard time, the wolves + be + at the door, have + a tough time.

* pasar apuros económicos = lead + a precarious existence.

* pasar a ser = become, develop into.

* pasar a ser el centro de atención = come into + focus, take + centre stage.

* pasar a ser inconcebible = render + inconceivable.

* pasar a toda velocidad = whiz.

* pasar a una situación económica más confortable = improve + Posesivo + lot.

* pasar a vida mejor = lay + Nombre + low.

* pasar casi rozando = skim.

* pasar como una bala = whiz.

* pasar de = get beyond.

* pasar de... a... = proceed from... to..., move from... to....

* pasar de... a = switch from... to..., go from... to..., swing between... and..., grow from... into/to.

* pasar de contrabando = smuggle.

* pasar de generación en generación = pass down from + generation to generation.

* pasar de largo = bypass [by-pass].

* pasar de largo rápidamente = race + past.

* pasar de moda = drop out of + vogue, go out of + fashion, go out of + favour, go out of + date, go out of + vogue, fall out of + vogue, go out of + style, pass away, obsolesce, drop out of + circulation.

* pasar desapercibido = be unnoticeable, go + unnoticed, lie + unnoticed, remain + unnoticed, slip by + unnoticed, become + unnoticeable, go + unrecognised, be an invisible fly on the wall, go + unnoted, lie + forgotten, sneak under + the radar.

* pasar de una persona a otra = pass around.

* pasar de uno a otro = change back and forth.

* pasar de un sitio a otro = travel.

* pasar dificultades = struggle, be under strain, bear + hardship, have + a difficult time, experience + difficult times, pass through + difficult times, face + difficult times.

* pasar el invierno = winter, overwinter.

* pasar el mochuelo = pass + the bucket.

* pasar el muerto = pass + the bucket.

* pasar el platillo = pass + the bucket (around).

* pasar el rato = hang out.

* pasar el rato con = kick + it with.

* pasar el rato con los amigos = hang out with + Posesivo + friends.

* pasar el relevo a = hand + the reins over to.

* pasar el testigo = pass (on) + the torch, pass (on) + the baton.

* pasar el tiempo = pass + the time, hang around, spend + Posesivo + days, hang about, hang out.

* pasar el tiempo libre = spend + Posesivo + leisure, spend + Posesivo + leisure time.

* pasar + Expresión Temporal = elapse + Expresión Temporal, go by + Expresión Temporal.

* pasar hambre = suffer from + hunger, go + hungry, starve.

* pasar hojas = page (through), turn + pages, flip + pages.

* pasar hojas hacia atrás = page + backward.

* pasar hojas hacia delante = page + forward.

* pasar inadvertidamente = slip, creep + past, sneak + past.

* pasar inadvertido = be unnoticeable, escape + notice, go + unnoticed, lie + unnoticed, remain + unnoticed, slip by + unnoticed, become + unnoticeable, go + unrecognised, go + unnoted, sneak under + the radar.

* pasar la antorcha = hand over + the torch.

* pasar la luna de miel = honeymoon.

* pasar la noche = spend + the night, stay overnight.

* pasar la página = turn over + page.

* pasar la pantalla = scroll.

* pasar la pelota = pass + the buck.

* pasar la prueba = pass + muster.

* pasarlas canutas = jump through + hoops, have + a devil of a time, be to hell and back.

* pasarlas negras = jump through + hoops, have + a devil of a time.

* pasarlas putas = jump through + hoops, be to hell and back.

* pasar las riendas del poder a = hand + the reins over to.

* pasar las vacaciones = vacation.

* pasar llevando = take through.

* pasarlo a lo grande = have + a ball, have + a whale of a time.

* pasarlo bien = have + fun, be a great time.

* pasarlo bomba = be a great time, have + a whale of a time.

* pasarlo canutas intentando Hacer Algo = have + a heck of a time + trying.

* pasarlo en grande = have + a ball, have + a whale of a time.

* pasarlo genial = have + a whale of a time.

* pasarlo mal = have + a thin time, have + a difficult time, experience + difficult times, pass through + difficult times, face + difficult times.

* pasarlo muy mal = have + a tough time, have + a hard time.

* pasarlo pipa = have + a whale of a time.

* pasar los días = spend + Posesivo + days.

* pasar miseria = the wolves + be + at the door.

* pasar mucho tiempo antes de que = be a long time before.

* pasar + Nombre + a = turn + Nombre + over to.

* pasar penurias = suffer from + deprivation.

* pasar poco a poco = slide into.

* pasar por = cross, pass through, reach down, step through, go by, go through, pass for, pass across, run + Nombre + through + Nombre, make + Posesivo + way through, run through.

* pasar por alto = bypass [by-pass], gloss over, miss, obviate, overlook, short-circuit [shortcircuit], skip over, leapfrog, pass + Nombre/Pronombre + by, flout, close + the door on, skip.

* pasar por alto la autoridad de Alguien = go over + Posesivo + head.

* pasar por alto rápidamente = race + past.

* pasar por aquí = come by.

* pasar por delante de = make + Posesivo + way past.

* pasar por el acoso de = run + the gauntlet of.

* pasar por el infierno = be to hell and back.

* pasar por el lado de = make + Posesivo + way past.

* pasar por encima = pass over.

* pasar por encima de la cabeza = go over + Posesivo + head.

* pasar por la mitad de = cut through.

* pasar por muchas dificultades = be to hell and back.

* pasar por un período de = go through + a period of.

* pasar por un proceso de = go through + a process of.

* pasar privaciones = suffer from + deprivation.

* pasar rápidamente = run through, sweep by, sweep, flash across.

* pasar rápidamente a = snap to.

* pasar rápidamente por encima de = sweep across, swing over.

* pasar registros a disco = transfer + records + to disc.

* pasar revista = review.

* pasarse = come by, drop in, overshoot, step over + the edge, go + overboard, go + too far.

* pasarse Algo por el culo = not give a shit.

* pasarse Algo por el forro = flout.

* pasarse Algo por la entrepierna = not give a shit.

* pasarse con = act + fresh with.

* pasar sed = go + thirsty.

* pasarse de = overstep.

* pasarse de + Adjetivo = be too + Adjetivo + by half.

* pasarse de la raya = cross + the line.

* pasarse del límite = overrun [over-run].

* pasárselo bien = have + a good time, have + a great time.

* pasárselo en grande = enjoy + every minute of, love + every minute of it.

* pasárselo fabuloso = have + a good time, have + a great time, have + a whale of a time.

* pasárselo la mar de bien = have + a whale of a time, have + a great time.

* pasárselo pipa = have + a great time.

* pasarse por = drop by, stop by, mosey.

* pasar sin = get along without, forego [forgo], do without, live without.

* pasar sin Alguien = spare + Nombre Personal.

* pasar sin comodidades = rough it.

* pasar sin ser visto = sneak + past, sneak through, sneak under + the radar, go + unnoticed.

* pasar + Tiempo = spend + time, spend + Tiempo.

* pasar tiempo haciendo Algo = do + stint at.

* pasar una crisis = face + crisis.

* pasar una prueba = endure + ordeal, pass + a test, stand up.

* pasar una prueba de sobra = pass with + flying colours.

* pasar una tarjeta por un lector electrónico = swipe.

* pasar un buen rato = disport + Reflexivo.

* pasar un cuestionario = administer + questionnaire, carry out + questionnaire.

* pasar un rato = say + hi.

* pasar zumbando = whiz.

* pase lo que pase = come what may, come rain or shine, rain or shine, come hell or high water.

* por pasar el rato = (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.

* ¿Qué pasa? = What's up?.

* que pasaba = passing.

* que pasa desapercibido = inconspicuous.

* ¿qué pasa si... ? = what if... ?.

* que pase lo que tenga que pasar = que sera sera, whatever will be, will be, what's meant to be, will be.

* quien no malgasta no pasa necesidades = waste not, want not.

* sin haber pasado por la calandria = uncalendered.

* ¡tener + que pasar por encima de + Posesivo + cadáver! = over + Posesivo + dead body.

* tiempo + pasar = time + march on.

* todavía no ha pasado lo mejor = the best is yet to come.

* tratar de pasar desapercibido = keep + a low profile, lie + low.

* tratar de pasar inadvertido = keep + a low profile, lie + low.

* ver lo que pasa = take it from there/here.

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1.
verbo intransitivo

Sentido I

1)

a) ( ir por un lugar) to come/go past

no ha pasado ni un taxi — not one taxi has come/gone past

¿a qué hora pasa el lechero? — what time does the milkman come?

los otros coches no podían pasar — the other cars weren't able to get past

no dejan pasar a nadie — they're not letting anyone through

no dejes pasar esta oportunidad — don't miss this opportunity

pasar de largo — to go right o straight past

pasar POR algo — to go through something

al pasar por la aduana — when you go through customs

el Tajo pasa por Aranjuez — the Tagus flows through Aranjuez

es un vuelo directo, no pasa por Miami — it's a direct flight, it doesn't go via Miami

¿este autobús pasa por el museo? — does this bus go past the museum?

¿el 45 pasa por aquí? — does the number 45 come this way?

pasamos por delante de su casa — we went past her house

pasaba por aquí y... — I was just passing by o I was in the area and...

ni me pasó por la imaginación — it didn't even occur to me, it didn't even cross my mind

b) ( deteniéndose en un lugar)

pasar POR algo: ¿podríamos pasar por el banco? can we stop off at the bank?; pase usted por caja please go over to the cashier; pasa un día por casa why don't you drop o come by the house sometime?; pasar A + INF: puede pasar a recogerlo mañana you can come and pick it up tomorrow; pasaremos a verlos — we'll call in o drop in and see them

c) ( atravesar) to cross

pasar de un lado a otro — to go o cross from one side to the other

pasaron de Chile a Argentina a pie — they crossed over from Chile to Argentina on foot

la humedad pasó a la otra habitación — the damp went through to the other room

d) (caber, entrar)

no pasará por la puerta — it won't go through the door

esta camiseta no me pasa por la cabeza — I can't get this T-shirt over my head

2)

a) (transmitirse, transferirse) corona/título to pass

una tradición que pasa de padres a hijos — a tradition that is handed o passed down from generation to generation

pasó de mano en mano — it was passed around (to everyone)

b) ( comunicar)

te paso con Javier — ( en el mismo teléfono) I'll hand o pass you over to Javier; ( en otro teléfono) I'll put you through to Javier

3) ( entrar - acercándose al hablante) to come in; (- alejándose del hablante) to go in

pase, por favor — please, do come in

que pase el siguiente! — next, please!

haga pasar al Sr Díaz — show Mr Díaz in please

no pasarán! — (fr hecha) they shall not pass!

pasaron al comedor — they went through into the dining room

¿puedo pasar al baño? — may I use the bathroom please?

¿quién quiere pasar al pizarrón? — (AmL) who's going to come up to the blackboard?

4)

a) (cambiar de estado, actividad, tema)

pasar (DE algo) A algo — to go (from something) to something

pasó del quinto al séptimo lugar — she went o dropped from fifth to seventh place

ahora pasa a tercera — (Auto) now change into third

pasando a otra cosa... — anyway, to change the subject...

pasan a ocupar el primer puesto — they move into first place

pasó a tratar el problema — he went on to deal with the problem

pasamos a informar de otras noticias — now, the rest of the news

b) (Educ) to pass

¿pasaste? — did you pass?

pasar de curso — to get through o pass one's end-of-year exams

c) ( ser aceptable)

no está perfecto, pero puede pasar — it's not perfect, but it'll do

por esta vez (que) pase — I'll let it pass o go this time

5) ( exceder un límite)

pasar DE algo: no pases de 100 don't go over 100; no pasó de un desacuerdo it was nothing more than a disagreement; está muy grave, no creo que pase de hoy he's very ill, I don't think he'll last another day; no pasa de los 30 he's not more than 30; no pasamos de nueve empleados — they're only nine of us working there/here

6) pasar por

a) ( ser tenido por)

pasa por tonto, pero no lo es — he might look stupid, but he isn't

podrían pasar por hermanas — they could pass for sisters

se hacía pasar por médico — he passed himself off as a doctor

se hizo pasar por mi padre — he pretended to be my father

b) (Esp) ( implicar)

la solución pasa por una reforma política — the solution lies in a political reform

Sentido II

7) ( transcurrir) tiempo to pass

pasaron muchos años — many years went by o passed

ya han pasado dos horas — it's been two hours now

cómo pasa el tiempo! — doesn't time fly!

por ti no pasan los años — you look as young as ever

pasaban las horas y no llegaba — the hours went by o passed and still he didn't come

8) ( cesar) crisis/mal momento to be over; efecto to wear off; dolor to go away

menos mal que el invierno ya ha pasado — thank goodness winter's over

9) ( arreglárselas) to manage, get by

sin electricidad podemos pasar — we can manage o get by without electricity

Sentido III

10) ( suceder) to happen

cuéntame lo que pasó — tell me what happened

lo que pasa es que... — the thing o the problem is...

pase lo que pase — whatever happens, come what may

¿qué pasó con lo del reloj? — what happened about the watch?

...y aquí no ha pasado nada —...and let's just forget the whole thing

en este pueblo nunca pasa nada — nothing ever happens in this town

siempre pasa igual or lo mismo — it's always the same

¿pasa algo? — is something the matter?

¿qué pasa? — what's the matter?, what's up? (colloq)

hola, Carlos! ¿qué pasa? — (fam) hi, Carlos! how's things o how's it going? (colloq)

son cosas que pasan — these things happen; (+ me/te/le etc)

¿qué te pasa? — what's the matter with you?

¿qué te pasó en el ojo? — what happened to your eye?

¿qué le pasa a la tele? — what's wrong with the TV?

eso le pasa a cualquiera — that can happen to anybody

por suerte a él no le pasó nada — fortunately, nothing happened to him

11) ( experimentar)

pasar POR algo — por crisis/mala racha to go through something

Sentido IV

12)

a) (en naipes, juegos) to pass

b) (fam) ( rechazando algo)

¿vas a tomar postre? - no, yo paso — are you going to have a dessert? - no, I think I'll give it a miss

paso de salir, estoy muy cansada — I don't feel like going out, I'm very tired (colloq)

c) (fam) ( expresando indiferencia)

que se las arreglen, yo paso — they can sort it out themselves, it's not my problem

pasa ampliamente de lo que diga la gente — she couldn't care less what people say (colloq)

paso de él — (esp Esp) I don't give a damn o I couldn't care less what he does (colloq)
2.
pasar vt

Sentido I

1)

a) ( hacer atravesar)

pasar algo POR algo — to put something through something

pasar la salsa por un tamiz — to put the sauce through a sieve

pasa el cordón por este agujero — thread the string through this hole

b) ( por la aduana -legalmente) to take through; (- ilegalmente) to smuggle

c) ( hacer deslizar)

pásale un trapo al piso — give the floor a quick wipe

pasarlo primero por harina — first dip it in flour

a esto hay que pasarle una plancha — this needs a quick iron o run over with the iron

2) (exhibir, mostrar) <película/anuncio> to show

3)

a) (cruzar, atravesar) < frontera> to cross; <pueblo/ciudad> to go through

pasaron el río a nado — they swam across the river

b) ( dejar atrás) <edificio/calle> to go past

todavía no hemos pasado lo peor — the worst is yet to come

c) (adelantar, sobrepasar) to overtake

pasar A algo — to overtake something, to get past something

está altísimo, ya pasa a su padre — he's really tall, he's already overtaken his father

4) <examen/prueba> to pass

5) <página/hoja> to turn

6) (fam) ( tolerar)

esto no te lo paso — I'm not letting you get away with this

no te deja pasar ni una — he doesn't let you get away with anything

a ese tipo no lo paso — I can't stand o take that guy (colloq)

no podía pasar aquella sopa — I couldn't stomach o eat that soup

pasar por alto — <falta/error> to overlook, forget about; tema/punto to leave out, omit

7) ( transcribir)

tendré que pasar la carta — I'll have to write o copy the letter out again

¿me pasas esto a máquina? — could you type this for me?

Sentido II

8) (entregar, hacer llegar)

pásaselo a Miguel — pass it on to Miguel

¿me pasas el martillo? — can you pass me the hammer?

le pasó el balón a Gómez — he passed the ball to Gómez

el padre le pasa una mensualidad — she gets a monthly allowance from her father

9) <gripe/resfriado> to give

me lo pasó a mí — he gave it to me, he passed it on to me

Sentido III

10)

a) < tiempo> to spend

pasamos las Navidades en casa — we spent Christmas at home

fuimos a Toledo a pasar el día — we went to Toledo for the day

b) ( con idea de continuidad)

pasé toda la noche en vela — I was awake all night

puede pasar días sin comer — he can go for days without eating

11)

a) (sufrir, padecer) penalidades/desgracias to go through, to suffer

está pasando una mala racha — he's going through bad times o (BrE) a bad patch

no sabes las que pasé — you've no idea what I went through

pasé mucho miedo/frío — I was very frightened/cold

b)

pasarlo or pasarla bien — to have a good time

¿qué tal lo pasaste en la fiesta? — did you have a good time at the party?, did you enjoy the party?

lo pasé mal — I didn't enjoy myself

lo pasa muy mal con los exámenes — he gets very nervous about exams
3.
1) pasarse v pron

Sentido I

2) ( cambiarse)

pasarse al enemigo — to go over to the enemy

queremos pasarnos a la otra oficina — we want to move to the other office

3)

a) ( ir demasiado lejos)

nos pasamos, el banco está más arriba — we've gone too far, the bank isn't as far down as this

nos pasamos de estación — we went past our station

b) (fam) ( excederse) to go too far

esta vez te has pasado — you've gone too far this time

se pasaron con los precios — the prices they charged were way over the top (colloq)

se pasó con la sal — he overdid the salt (colloq)

te pasaste con el regalo — that was a really nice present you gave me

se pasó de listo — he tried to be too clever (colloq)

te pasas de bueno — you're too kind for your own good

c) (CS fam) ( lucirse)

te pasaste! esto está riquísimo — you've excelled yourself! this is really delicious (colloq)

4)

a) peras/tomates to go bad, get overripe; carne/pescado to go off, go bad; leche to go off, go sour

b) (recocerse): arroz/pasta to get overcooked

no le dejes pasarse de punto — don't let it overcook

Sentido II

5)

a) ( desaparecer) efecto to wear off; dolor to go away; (+ me/te/le etc)

ya se me pasó el dolor — the pain's gone o eased now

espera a que se le pase el enojo — wait until he's calmed o cooled down

hasta que se le pase la fiebre — until her temperature goes down

b) ( transcurrir)

el año se ha pasado muy rápido — this year has gone very quickly; (+ me/te/le etc)

sus clases se me pasan volando — her classes seem to go so quickly

6) (+ me/te/le etc)

a) ( olvidarse)

se me pasó totalmente — I completely forgot

se me pasó su cumpleaños — I forgot his birthday

b) ( dejar de notar)

se le pasaron varios errores — he overlooked several mistakes

no se le pasó ese detalle — this detail didn't escape his attention

c) ( dejar escapar)

se me pasó la oportunidad — I missed the opportunity

Sentido III

7) (enf) ( estar)

se pasa el día al teléfono — she spends all day on the phone

me pasé toda la noche estudiando — I was up all night studying

se pasó el domingo durmiendo — he spent the whole of Sunday evening sleeping; ver tb pasar verbo transitivo III 1b y 2b

8) (enf) (fam) (ir)

pásate por casa — come round

¿podrías pasarte por el mercado? — could you go down to the market?

9) (refl)

se pasó la mano por el pelo — he ran his fingers through his hair

pasarse un peine — to run a comb through one's hair

* * *

= hand (over), pass, pass by, pass on, transfer, transmit, turn over + page, hand on, spend, transpire, pass out, turn over, slide over, pass along, get through, can't/couldn't be bothered, go + past, pass down, roll on, pass out, blow over, make + the cut, wear off, hand down.

Ex: Eventually, teachers should be able to ' hand the chalk over to the students' and take a back seat.

Ex: Examination reveals positions on the cards where the light passes through all the cards in a stack.

Ex: The days of needing to change into carpet slippers before going to such an area have thankfully passed by.

Ex: If ignored, the problems are only passed on to all the users of the catalog: the public, the reference department, the acquisitions department, and naturally the cataloging department.

Ex: Scope notes, on the order hand, may be present in a thesaurus but are unlikely to be transferred to an index.

Ex: The system permits the requester to specify up to five potential lending libraries, and the system transmits the requests to these libraries one at a time.

Ex: Turn over the page and you will find suggested analyses against which you can check your solution.

Ex: Some experts have expressed grave doubts about the durability of contemporary literary and artistic works on paper and hence the possibility of handing on works of culture to future generations.

Ex: Any funeral scene in a story inevitably conjures in myself memories of my childhood spent as the son of an undertaker.

Ex: The 2nd is the fact that most information seeking transpires with little help from librarians, who have consistently failed to establish themselves as primary information professionals.

Ex: At the Closing Session Danish flags were suddenly produced and passed out among the crowd who began waving them enthusiastically.

Ex: Then he picked up about 2 cm. of type from the right-hand end of the uppermost line (i.e. the last word or two of the last line) with the thumb and forefinger of his right hand, read it, and dropped the pieces of type one by one into their proper boxes, turning over the old house.

Ex: He had greeted her courteously, as was his wont, and had inquired if she minded his smoking; she told him to go ahead and slid over an ashtray.

Ex: If the head of reference services does not pass along the information to the staff the reference librarians, by being uninformed, will undoubtedly not make as good an impression on the important city managers.

Ex: I think that the so-called average person often exhibits a great deal of heroism in getting through an ordinary day.

Ex: Consider for example, a teacher who doesn't change his password (ever!) or can't be bothered to log out, all the firewalls and antivirus programs in the world will not protect a school's network.

Ex: Unfortunately, its conclusions are completely pedestrian, rarely going past the fact that there were old people in England in the late Middle Ages.

Ex: The knowledge that has been passed down from generation to generation by sentient beings on this planet for aeons and aeons is quite impossible to fully comprehend.

Ex: But to make matters worse, and as the drought rolls on, it is very likely that it won't rain again until October or November.

Ex: Put a set of premises into such a device and turn the crank, and it will readily pass out conclusion after conclusion.

Ex: During the bulk of that time, your liberal leaders grandly sat, waiting for various things to blow over.

Ex: Naturally, the recruiters whose people were not chosen for the job wanted feedback as to why their candidates did not make the cut.

Ex: We're all familiar with the idea of novelty value and how it wears off with time.

Ex: A hunting guide while still in his teens, he learned his woodcraft first hand, absorbing lore handed down to him from his father.

* a medida que pasaba el tiempo = as time passed (by), as time went by.

* a medida que pasa el tiempo = as time goes by, as time passes (by).

* a medida que pasa + Expresión Temporal = as + Expresión Temporal + go by.

* a medida que + pasar + el año = as the year + wear on.

* a medida que + pasar + el día = as the day + wear on.

* ayudar a pasar por = get + Nombre + through.

* cada día que pasa = each passing day.

* conforme + pasar + el año = as the year + wear on.

* conforme + pasar + el día = as the day + wear on.

* dejar pasar = pass up, forego [forgo], let through.

* dejar pasar a Alguien = let + Alguien + by.

* dejar pasar Algo = put + Nombre + behind.

* dejar pasar una oportunidad = forego + opportunity, miss + opportunity, pass up + opportunity, miss + chance.

* desde..., pasando por..., hasta... = from..., through..., to....

* día que pasa = passing day.

* esa época ya pasó hace tiempo = that time is long past.

* haber pasado por aquí antes = have been down this road before.

* hacer a Alguien pasar vergüenza = embarrass.

* hacer que Alguien las pase canutas = give + Nombre + a run for + Posesivo + money.

* hacérselas pasar canutas a Alguien = have + Nombre + jump through the hoops.

* hacérselas pasarlas canutas a Alguien = push + Nombre + to the edge.

* hacérselas pasar negras a Alguien = have + Nombre + jump through the hoops.

* hacerse pasar por = masquerade as, impersonate.

* las cosas no pasan así como así = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).

* las cosas no pasan así porque sí = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).

* las cosas sólo pasan una vez = lightning never strikes twice.

* lo que tenga que pasar, que pase = que sera sera, what's meant to be, will be, whatever will be, will be.

* lugar donde pasar el rato = hang out.

* no dejar pasar = keep out.

* no dejar pasar la oportunidad = ride + the wave.

* no pasar mucho tiempo antes de que + Subjuntivo = be not long before + Indicativo.

* pasando a = moving on to.

* pasar a = go on to, move on to, proceed to, shunt into, switch over, switch to, step onto, spill over into.

* pasar a Alguien lo mismo que a = suffer + the fate of.

* pasar a Alguien lo que a = suffer + the fate of.

* pasar a cosas más agradables = on a happier note.

* pasar a la clandestinidad = go into + hiding.

* pasar a la era de = move into + the age of.

* pasar a la historia = history in the making, go down in + history.

* pasar a la historia como = go down as, go down in + history as, go down in + the history books as, go down in + the annals of history as.

* pasar a la página + Número = turn to + page + Número.

* pasar a la posteridad = go down to + posterity.

* pasar a la posteridad como = go down to + posterity as.

* pasar Algo a Alguien = turn + Algo + over to + Alguien.

* pasar algo inesperado = things + take a turn for the unexpected.

* pasar algún tiempo en = have + a turn at.

* pasar al olvido = blow over.

* pasar a los anales de la historia = go down in + history.

* pasar a los anales de la historia como = go down in + history as, go down in + the history books as, go down in + the annals of history as.

* pasar al primer plano = take + centre stage.

* pasar al siguiente año fiscal = roll over.

* pasar al siguiente nivel = move it up + a gear, take it up + a gear, notch it up + a gear, take it up + a notch, crank it up + a notch, crank it up + a gear, move it up + a notch.

* pasar a mejor vida = bite + the dust, give up + the ghost.

* pasar año(s) antes de que = be year(s) before.

* pasar a ocupar el puesto de Alguien = step into + the shoes of, stand in + Posesivo + shoes.

* pasar aprietos = feel + the pinch.

* pasar apuros = struggle, pass through + adversity, have + a thin time, be under strain, bear + hardship, be hard pressed, feel + the pinch, have + a hard time, the wolves + be + at the door, have + a tough time.

* pasar apuros económicos = lead + a precarious existence.

* pasar a ser = become, develop into.

* pasar a ser el centro de atención = come into + focus, take + centre stage.

* pasar a ser inconcebible = render + inconceivable.

* pasar a toda velocidad = whiz.

* pasar a una situación económica más confortable = improve + Posesivo + lot.

* pasar a vida mejor = lay + Nombre + low.

* pasar casi rozando = skim.

* pasar como una bala = whiz.

* pasar de = get beyond.

* pasar de... a... = proceed from... to..., move from... to....

* pasar de... a = switch from... to..., go from... to..., swing between... and..., grow from... into/to.

* pasar de contrabando = smuggle.

* pasar de generación en generación = pass down from + generation to generation.

* pasar de largo = bypass [by-pass].

* pasar de largo rápidamente = race + past.

* pasar de moda = drop out of + vogue, go out of + fashion, go out of + favour, go out of + date, go out of + vogue, fall out of + vogue, go out of + style, pass away, obsolesce, drop out of + circulation.

* pasar desapercibido = be unnoticeable, go + unnoticed, lie + unnoticed, remain + unnoticed, slip by + unnoticed, become + unnoticeable, go + unrecognised, be an invisible fly on the wall, go + unnoted, lie + forgotten, sneak under + the radar.

* pasar de una persona a otra = pass around.

* pasar de uno a otro = change back and forth.

* pasar de un sitio a otro = travel.

* pasar dificultades = struggle, be under strain, bear + hardship, have + a difficult time, experience + difficult times, pass through + difficult times, face + difficult times.

* pasar el invierno = winter, overwinter.

* pasar el mochuelo = pass + the bucket.

* pasar el muerto = pass + the bucket.

* pasar el platillo = pass + the bucket (around).

* pasar el rato = hang out.

* pasar el rato con = kick + it with.

* pasar el rato con los amigos = hang out with + Posesivo + friends.

* pasar el relevo a = hand + the reins over to.

* pasar el testigo = pass (on) + the torch, pass (on) + the baton.

* pasar el tiempo = pass + the time, hang around, spend + Posesivo + days, hang about, hang out.

* pasar el tiempo libre = spend + Posesivo + leisure, spend + Posesivo + leisure time.

* pasar + Expresión Temporal = elapse + Expresión Temporal, go by + Expresión Temporal.

* pasar hambre = suffer from + hunger, go + hungry, starve.

* pasar hojas = page (through), turn + pages, flip + pages.

* pasar hojas hacia atrás = page + backward.

* pasar hojas hacia delante = page + forward.

* pasar inadvertidamente = slip, creep + past, sneak + past.

* pasar inadvertido = be unnoticeable, escape + notice, go + unnoticed, lie + unnoticed, remain + unnoticed, slip by + unnoticed, become + unnoticeable, go + unrecognised, go + unnoted, sneak under + the radar.

* pasar la antorcha = hand over + the torch.

* pasar la luna de miel = honeymoon.

* pasar la noche = spend + the night, stay overnight.

* pasar la página = turn over + page.

* pasar la pantalla = scroll.

* pasar la pelota = pass + the buck.

* pasar la prueba = pass + muster.

* pasarlas canutas = jump through + hoops, have + a devil of a time, be to hell and back.

* pasarlas negras = jump through + hoops, have + a devil of a time.

* pasarlas putas = jump through + hoops, be to hell and back.

* pasar las riendas del poder a = hand + the reins over to.

* pasar las vacaciones = vacation.

* pasar llevando = take through.

* pasarlo a lo grande = have + a ball, have + a whale of a time.

* pasarlo bien = have + fun, be a great time.

* pasarlo bomba = be a great time, have + a whale of a time.

* pasarlo canutas intentando Hacer Algo = have + a heck of a time + trying.

* pasarlo en grande = have + a ball, have + a whale of a time.

* pasarlo genial = have + a whale of a time.

* pasarlo mal = have + a thin time, have + a difficult time, experience + difficult times, pass through + difficult times, face + difficult times.

* pasarlo muy mal = have + a tough time, have + a hard time.

* pasarlo pipa = have + a whale of a time.

* pasar los días = spend + Posesivo + days.

* pasar miseria = the wolves + be + at the door.

* pasar mucho tiempo antes de que = be a long time before.

* pasar + Nombre + a = turn + Nombre + over to.

* pasar penurias = suffer from + deprivation.

* pasar poco a poco = slide into.

* pasar por = cross, pass through, reach down, step through, go by, go through, pass for, pass across, run + Nombre + through + Nombre, make + Posesivo + way through, run through.

* pasar por alto = bypass [by-pass], gloss over, miss, obviate, overlook, short-circuit [shortcircuit], skip over, leapfrog, pass + Nombre/Pronombre + by, flout, close + the door on, skip.

* pasar por alto la autoridad de Alguien = go over + Posesivo + head.

* pasar por alto rápidamente = race + past.

* pasar por aquí = come by.

* pasar por delante de = make + Posesivo + way past.

* pasar por el acoso de = run + the gauntlet of.

* pasar por el infierno = be to hell and back.

* pasar por el lado de = make + Posesivo + way past.

* pasar por encima = pass over.

* pasar por encima de la cabeza = go over + Posesivo + head.

* pasar por la mitad de = cut through.

* pasar por muchas dificultades = be to hell and back.

* pasar por un período de = go through + a period of.

* pasar por un proceso de = go through + a process of.

* pasar privaciones = suffer from + deprivation.

* pasar rápidamente = run through, sweep by, sweep, flash across.

* pasar rápidamente a = snap to.

* pasar rápidamente por encima de = sweep across, swing over.

* pasar registros a disco = transfer + records + to disc.

* pasar revista = review.

* pasarse = come by, drop in, overshoot, step over + the edge, go + overboard, go + too far.

* pasarse Algo por el culo = not give a shit.

* pasarse Algo por el forro = flout.

* pasarse Algo por la entrepierna = not give a shit.

* pasarse con = act + fresh with.

* pasar sed = go + thirsty.

* pasarse de = overstep.

* pasarse de + Adjetivo = be too + Adjetivo + by half.

* pasarse de la raya = cross + the line.

* pasarse del límite = overrun [over-run].

* pasárselo bien = have + a good time, have + a great time.

* pasárselo en grande = enjoy + every minute of, love + every minute of it.

* pasárselo fabuloso = have + a good time, have + a great time, have + a whale of a time.

* pasárselo la mar de bien = have + a whale of a time, have + a great time.

* pasárselo pipa = have + a great time.

* pasarse por = drop by, stop by, mosey.

* pasar sin = get along without, forego [forgo], do without, live without.

* pasar sin Alguien = spare + Nombre Personal.

* pasar sin comodidades = rough it.

* pasar sin ser visto = sneak + past, sneak through, sneak under + the radar, go + unnoticed.

* pasar + Tiempo = spend + time, spend + Tiempo.

* pasar tiempo haciendo Algo = do + stint at.

* pasar una crisis = face + crisis.

* pasar una prueba = endure + ordeal, pass + a test, stand up.

* pasar una prueba de sobra = pass with + flying colours.

* pasar una tarjeta por un lector electrónico = swipe.

* pasar un buen rato = disport + Reflexivo.

* pasar un cuestionario = administer + questionnaire, carry out + questionnaire.

* pasar un rato = say + hi.

* pasar zumbando = whiz.

* pase lo que pase = come what may, come rain or shine, rain or shine, come hell or high water.

* por pasar el rato = (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.

* ¿Qué pasa? = What's up?.

* que pasaba = passing.

* que pasa desapercibido = inconspicuous.

* ¿qué pasa si... ? = what if... ?.

* que pase lo que tenga que pasar = que sera sera, whatever will be, will be, what's meant to be, will be.

* quien no malgasta no pasa necesidades = waste not, want not.

* sin haber pasado por la calandria = uncalendered.

* ¡tener + que pasar por encima de + Posesivo + cadáver! = over + Posesivo + dead body.

* tiempo + pasar = time + march on.

* todavía no ha pasado lo mejor = the best is yet to come.

* tratar de pasar desapercibido = keep + a low profile, lie + low.

* tratar de pasar inadvertido = keep + a low profile, lie + low.

* ver lo que pasa = take it from there/here.

* * *

pasar [A1 ]

GUIA DE BUSQUEDA

■ pasar (verbo intransitivo)

Sentido I

A

1 por un lugar

2 deteniéndose en un lugar

3 caber, entrar

B

1 transmitirse, transferirse

2 comunicar

C entrar

D

1 cambiar de estado, actividad, tema

2 Educación

3 indicando aceptabilidad

E exceder un límite

F

1 pasar por: ser tenido por

2 pasar por: implicar

Sentido II

A

1 transcurrir

2 terminar

B arreglárselas

Sentido III ocurrir, suceder

Sentido IV

A

1 en naipes, juegos

2 rechazando una invitación

B expresando indiferencia

■ pasar (verbo transitivo)

Sentido I

A

1 hacer atravesar

2 pasar por la aduana

3 hacer recorrer

B exhibir, mostrar

C

1 cruzar, atravesar

2 adelantar, sobrepasar

D aprobar: examen

E dar la vuelta a

F tolerar, admitir

G transcribir

H engañar

Sentido II

A entregar, hacer llegar

B contagiar

Sentido III

A pasar: tiempo, día etc

B

1 sufrir, padecer

2 pasarlo bien/mal

■ pasarse (verbo pronominal)

Sentido I

A cambiarse

B

1 ir demasiado lejos

2 excederse

3 lucirse

C

1 pasarse: comestibles

2 Cocina

Sentido II

A desaparecer

B «tiempo»

C olvidarse

Sentido III

A enfático: con idea de continuidad

B enfático: ir

C reflexivo

vi

Sentido I

A

1 (por un lugar) to come/go past

no ha pasado ni un taxi not one taxi has come/gone by o come/gone past

pasó un coche a toda velocidad a car passed at top speed, a car came/went past at top speed, a car shot o sped past

¿a qué hora pasa el lechero? what time does the milkman come?

no aparques aquí, que no pueden pasar otros coches don't park here, other cars won't be able to get past

no dejan pasar a nadie they're not letting anyone through

no dejes pasar esta oportunidad don't miss this chance

pasar de largo to go right o straight past

el autobús venía completo y pasó de largo the bus was full and didn't stop o went right o straight past without stopping

pasó de largo sin siquiera saludar she went right o straight past o ( colloq) she sailed past without even saying hello

pasar POR algo to go THROUGH sth

al pasar por la aduana when you go through customs

prefiero no pasar por el centro I'd rather not go through the city center

el Tajo pasa por Aranjuez the Tagus flows through Aranjuez

hay un vuelo directo, no hace falta pasar por Miami there's a direct flight so you don't have to go via Miami

¿este autobús pasa por el museo? does this bus go past the museum?

¿el 45 pasa por aquí? does the number 45 come this way/stop here?

pasamos justo por delante de su casa we went right past her house

pasaba por aquí y se me ocurrió hacerte una visita I was just passing by o I was in the area and I thought I'd drop in and see you

ni me pasó por la imaginación que fuese a hacerlo it didn't even occur to me o it didn't even cross my mind that she would do it

el país está pasando por momentos difíciles these are difficult times for the country

2 (deteniéndose en un lugar) pasar POR:

¿podríamos pasar por el supermercado? can we stop off at the supermarket?

de camino tengo que pasar por la oficina I have to drop in at o stop by the office on the way

pase usted por caja please go over to the cashier

pasa un día por casa why don't you drop o come by the house sometime?

pasar A + INF:

puede pasar a recogerlo mañana you can come and pick it up tomorrow

pasaremos a verlos de camino a casa we'll drop by o stop by and see them on the way home, we'll call in o drop in and see them on the way home

3

(caber, entrar): no creo que pase por la puerta, es demasiado ancho I don't think it'll go through o I don't think we'll get it through the door, it's too wide

esta camiseta no me pasa por la cabeza I can't get this T-shirt over my head

B

1

(transmitirse, transferirse): la humedad ha pasado a la habitación de al lado the damp has gone through to the room next door

el título pasa al hijo mayor the title passes o goes to the eldest son

la carta ha ido pasando de mano en mano the letter has been passed around (to everyone)

2

(comunicar): te paso con Javier (en el mismo teléfono) I'll let you speak to Javier, I'll hand o pass you over to Javier; (en otro teléfono) I'll put you through to Javier

C (entrar — acercándose al hablante) to come in; (— alejándose del hablante) to go in

pasa, no te quedes en la puerta come (on) in, don't stand there in the doorway

¿se puede? — pase may I come in? — yes, please do

¡que pase el siguiente! next, please!

ha llegado el señor Díaz — hágalo pasar Mr Díaz is here — show him in please

¡no pasarán! ( fr hecha); they shall not pass!

pueden pasar al comedor you may go through into the dining room

¿puedo pasar al baño? may I use the bathroom please?

¿quién quiere pasar al pizarrón? ( AmL); who's going to come up to the blackboard?

D

1 (cambiar de estado, actividad, tema) pasar ( DE algo) A algo:

en poco tiempo ha pasado del anonimato a la fama in a very short space of time she's gone o shot from obscurity to fame

pasó del quinto al séptimo lugar she went o dropped from fifth to seventh place

ahora pasa a tercera ( Auto) now change into third

pasa a la página 98 continued on page 98

pasando a otra cosa … anyway, to change the subject …

pasar A + INF:

el equipo pasa a ocupar el primer puesto the team moves into first place

pasó a formar parte del equipo en julio she joined the team in July

más tarde pasó a tratar la cuestión de los impuestos later he went on to deal with the question of taxes

pasamos a informar de otras noticias de interés now, the rest of the news

2 ( Educación):

Daniel ya pasa a tercero Daniel will be starting third grade next semester ( AmE), Daniel will be going into the third year next term ( BrE)

si pasas de curso te compro una bicicleta if you get through o pass your end-of-year exams, I'll buy you a bicycle

3

(indicando aceptabilidad): no está perfecto, pero puede pasar it's not perfect, but it'll do

por esta vez (que) pase, pero que no se repita I'll let it pass o go this time, but don't let it happen again

E (exceder un límite) pasar DE algo:

no pases de 100 don't go over 100

fue un pequeño desacuerdo pero no pasó de eso it was nothing more than a slight disagreement, we/they had a slight disagreement, but it was nothing more than that

estuvo muy cortés conmigo pero no pasó de eso he was very polite, but no more

tengo que escribirle, de hoy no pasa I must write to him today without fail

está muy grave, no creo que pase de hoy he's very ill, I don't think he'll last another day

yo diría que no pasa de los 30 I wouldn't say he was more than 30

al principio no pasábamos de nueve empleados there were only nine of us working there/here at the beginning

no pasan de ser palabras vacías they are still nothing but empty words o still only empty words

F pasar por

1

(ser tenido por): pasa por tonto, pero no lo es he might look stupid, but he isn't

podrían pasar por hermanas they could pass for sisters

se hacía pasar por médico he passed himself off as a doctor

se hizo pasar por mi padre he pretended to be my father

2 (implicar) to lie in

la solución pasa por la racionalización de la industria the solution lies in the rationalization of the industry

Sentido II

A «tiempo»

1

(transcurrir): ya han pasado dos horas y aún no ha vuelto it's been two hours now and she still hasn't come back

¡cómo pasa el tiempo! doesn't time fly!

por ti no pasan los años you look as young as ever

pasaban las horas y no llegaba the hours went by o passed and still he didn't come

2

(terminar): menos mal que el invierno ya ha pasado thank goodness winter's over

ya ha pasado lo peor the worst is over now

no llores, ya pasó don't cry, it's all right now o it's all over now

B

(arreglárselas): ¿compro más o podemos pasar con esto? shall I buy some more or can we get by on o make do with this?

sin electricidad podemos pasar, pero sin agua no we can manage o do without electricity but not without water

Sentido III (ocurrir, suceder) to happen

déjame que te cuente lo que pasó let me tell you what happened

claro que me gustaría ir, lo que pasa es que estoy cansada of course I'd like to go, only I'm really tired o it's just that I'm really tired

lo que pasa es que el jueves no voy a estar the thing is o the problem is I won't be here on Thursday

iré pase lo que pase I'm going whatever happens o come what may

¿qué pasó con lo del reloj? what happened about the watch?

ahora se dan la mano y aquí no ha pasado nada now just shake hands and let's forget the whole thing

en este pueblo nunca pasa nada nothing ever happens in this town

siempre pasa igual or lo mismo it's always the same

¿qué pasa? ¿por qué estás tan serio? what's up o what's the matter? why are you looking so serious?

se lo dije yo ¿pasa algo? I told him, what of it o what's it to you? ( colloq), I told him, do you have a problem with that? ( colloq)

¡hola, Carlos! ¿qué pasa? ( fam); hi, Carlos! how's things o how's it going? ( colloq)

no te hagas mala sangre, son cosas que pasan don't get upset about it, these things happen

(+ me/te/le etc): ¿qué te ha pasado en el ojo? what have you done to your eye?, what's happened to your eye?

¿qué le pasará a Ricardo que tiene tan mala cara? I wonder what's up with o what's the matter with Ricardo? he looks terrible ( colloq)

¿qué te pasa que estás tan callado? why are you so quiet?

¿qué le pasa a la lavadora que no centrifuga? why isn't the washing machine spinning?

no sé qué me pasa I don't know what's wrong o what's the matter with me

eso le pasa a cualquiera that can happen to anybody

el coche quedó destrozado pero a él no le pasó nada the car was wrecked but he escaped unhurt

Sentido IV

A

1 (en naipes, juegos) to pass

paso, no tengo tréboles pass o I can't go, I don't have any clubs

2 ( fam)

(rechazando una invitación, una oportunidad): tómate otra — no, gracias, esta vez paso have another one — no thanks, I'll skip this one o I'll pass on this round ( colloq)

¿vas a tomar postre? — no, yo paso are you going to have a dessert? — no, I think I'll give it a miss o no, I couldn't

pasar DE algo:

esta noche paso de salir, estoy muy cansada I don't feel like going out tonight, I'm very tired ( colloq)

B ( fam)

(expresando indiferencia): que se las arreglen, yo paso they can sort it out themselves, it's not my problem o I don't want anything to do with it

pasar DE algo:

pasa ampliamente de lo que diga la gente she couldn't give a damn about o she couldn't care less what people say ( colloq)

paso mucho de política I couldn't give a damn about politics ( colloq)

pasar DE algn

( esp Esp): paso de él I don't give a damn what he does/what happens to him ( colloq)

mis padres pasan de mí my parents couldn't care less what I do/what happens to me

■ pasar

vt

Sentido I

A

1 (hacer atravesar) pasar algo POR algo:

pasar la salsa por un tamiz put the sauce through a sieve, sieve the sauce

pasé la piña por la licuadora I put the pineapple through the blender, I liquidized o blended the pineapple

pasa el cordón por este agujero thread the shoelace through this hole

2

(por la aduana): ¿cuántas botellas de vino se puede pasar? how many bottles of wine are you allowed to take through?

los pillaron intentando pasar armas they were caught trying to smuggle o bring in arms

3

(hacer recorrer): pasé la aspiradora por el cuarto I vacuumed o ( BrE) tb hoovered the room

ven aquí, que te voy a pasar un peine come here and let me give your hair a quick comb o let me put a comb through your hair

pásale un trapo al piso give the floor a quick wipe, wipe the floor down

pasarlo primero por harina first dip it in flour

a esto hay que pasarle una plancha this needs a quick iron o ( colloq) a quick once-over o run over with the iron

B (exhibir, mostrar) ‹película/anuncio› to show

las chicas que pasaron los modelos the girls who modeled the dresses

C

1 (cruzar, atravesar) ‹frontera› to cross

pasaron el río a nado they swam across the river

esa calle la pasamos hace rato we went past o we passed that street a while back

¿ya hemos pasado Flores? have we been through Flores yet?

2 (adelantar, sobrepasar) to overtake

a ver si podemos pasar a este camión why don't we overtake o get past o pass this truck?

está altísimo, ya pasa a su padre he's really tall, he's already overtaken his father

D (aprobar) ‹examen/prueba› to pass

E (dar la vuelta a) ‹página/hoja› to turn

F ( fam)

(tolerar, admitir): esto no te lo paso I'm not letting you get away with this

el profesor no te deja pasar ni una the teacher doesn't let you get away with anything

a ese tipo no lo paso or no lo puedo pasar I can't stand o take that guy ( colloq)

yo el Roquefort no lo paso I can't stand Roquefort, I hate Roquefort

no podía pasar aquella sopa grasienta I couldn't stomach o eat that greasy soup

pasar por alto ‹falta/error› to overlook, forget about; (olvidar, omitir) to forget, leave out, omit, overlook

G

(transcribir): tendré que pasar la carta I'll have to write o copy the letter out again

¿me pasas esto a máquina? could you type this for me?

limpio¹ adj A 3. (↑ limpio (1))

H ( AmL) (engañar) to put one over on ( colloq)

se cree que me va a pasar a mí he thinks he can put one over on me

Sentido II

A

(entregar, hacer llegar): cuando termines el libro, pásaselo a Miguel when you finish the book, pass it on to Miguel

¿me pasas el martillo? can you pass me the hammer?

¿han pasado ya la factura? have they sent the bill yet?, have they billed you/us yet?

le pasó el balón a Gómez he passed the ball to Gómez

el padre le pasa una mensualidad she gets a monthly allowance from her father, her father gives her a monthly allowance

B (contagiar) ‹gripe/resfriado› to give

se lo pasé a toda la familia I gave it to o passed it on to the whole family

Sentido III

A ‹tiempo› to spend

vamos a pasar las Navidades en casa we are going to spend Christmas at home

fuimos a Toledo a pasar el día we went to Toledo for the day

B

1

(sufrir, padecer): pasaron muchas penalidades they went through o suffered a lot of hardship

pasé mucho miedo I was very frightened

¿pasaste frío anoche? were you cold last night?

pasamos hambre en la posguerra we went hungry after the war

está pasando una mala racha he's going through bad times o ( BrE) a bad patch ( colloq)

no sabes las que pasé yo con ese hombre you've no idea what I went through with that man

2

pasarlo or pasarla bien/mal: lo pasa muy mal con los exámenes he gets very nervous o ( colloq) gets in a real state about exams

¿qué tal lo pasaste en la fiesta? did you have a good time at the party?, did you enjoy the party?

Caín, negro¹ (↑ negro (1)), pipa, etc

■ pasarse

v pron

Sentido I

A

(cambiarse): pasarse al enemigo/al bando contrario to go over to the enemy/to the other side

queremos pasarnos a la otra oficina we want to move to the other office

B

1

(ir demasiado lejos): nos hemos pasado, el banco está más arriba we've gone too far, the bank isn't as far down as this

nos pasamos de estación/parada we missed o went past our station/stop

2 ( fam) (excederse) to go too far

esta vez te has pasado you've gone too far this time

no te pases que no estoy para bromas that's enough o don't push your luck ( colloq), I'm not in the mood for jokes

se pasaron con los precios they charged exorbitant prices, the prices they charged were way over the top o way out of line ( colloq)

se pasó con la sal he put too much salt in it, he overdid the salt ( colloq)

pasarse DE algo:

se pasó de listo he tried to be too clever ( colloq)

te pasas de bueno you're too kind for your own good

3

(CS fam) (lucirse): ¡te pasaste! esto está riquísimo you've excelled yourself! this is really delicious ( colloq)

se pasó con ese gol that was a fantastic goal he scored ( colloq)

C

1 «peras/tomates» to go bad, get overripe; «carne/pescado» to go off, go bad; «leche» to go off, go sour

estos plátanos se están pasando these bananas are starting to go bad o to get overripe

2 ( Cocina):

se va a pasar el arroz the rice is going to spoil o get overcooked

no lo dejes pasar de punto don't let it overcook

Sentido II (+ me/te/le etc)

A

(desaparecer): ya se me pasó el dolor the pain's gone o eased now

espera a que se le pase el enojo wait until he's calmed o cooled down

hasta que se le pase la fiebre until her temperature goes down

B

«tiempo»: sus clases se me pasan volando her classes seem to go so quickly

se me pasaron las tres horas casi sin enterarme the three hours flew by almost without my realizing

C

(olvidarse): lo siento, se me pasó totalmente I'm sorry, I completely forgot o it completely slipped my mind

se me pasó su cumpleaños I forgot his birthday

Sentido III

A ( enfático)

(con idea de continuidad): se pasa meses sin ver a su mujer he goes for months at a time o he goes months without seeing his wife, he doesn't see his wife for months on end

se pasa hablando por teléfono ( AmL); he's always on the telephone

me pasé toda la noche estudiando I was up all night studying

es capaz de pasarse el día entero sin probar bocado he can quite easily go the whole day without having a thing to eat

pasárselo bien/mal, etc pasar vt Sense III B 2.

B ( enfático) ( fam)

(ir): pásate por casa y te la presento come round and I'll introduce you to her ( colloq)

¿podrías pasarte por el mercado? could you go down to the market?, could you pop o nip down to the market? ( BrE colloq)

C ( reflexivo):

se pasó la mano por el pelo he ran his fingers through his hair

ni siquiera tuve tiempo de pasarme un peine I didn't even have time to run a comb through my hair o ( BrE) to give my hair a comb

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pasar ( conjugate pasar) verbo intransitivo
1
a) ( ir por un lugar) to come/go past;

◊ no ha pasado ni un taxi not one taxi has come/gone past;

los otros coches no podían pasar the other cars weren't able to get past;
no dejan pasar a nadie they're not letting anyone through;
pasar de largo to go right o straight past;
pasar por la aduana to go through customs;
es un vuelo directo, no pasa por Miami it's a direct flight, it doesn't go via Miami;
¿este autobús pasa por el museo? does this bus go past the museum?;
pasamos por delante de su casa we went past her house;
pasaba por aquí y … I was just passing by o I was in the area and …
b) ( deteniéndose en un lugar):

◊ ¿podríamos pasar por el banco? can we stop off at the bank?;

pasa un día por casa why don't you drop o come by the house sometime?;
puede pasar a recogerlo mañana you can come and pick it up tomorrow
c) ( atravesar) to cross;

◊ pasar de un lado a otro [persona/barco] to go o cross from one side to the other;

[ humedad] to go through from one side to the other
d) ( caber):

◊ no pasará por la puerta it won't go through the door

2 ( entrar — acercándose al hablante) to come in;
(— alejándose del hablante) to go in;
◊ pase, por favor please, do come in;

¡que pase el siguiente! next, please!;
haga pasar al Sr Díaz show Mr Díaz in please
3
a) (transmitirse, transferirse) [corona/título] to pass;

◊ pasó de mano en mano it was passed around (to everyone)

b) ( comunicar):

◊ te paso con Javier ( en el mismo teléfono) I'll hand o pass you over to Javier;

( en otro teléfono) I'll put you through to Javier
4
a) (Educ) to pass;

◊ pasar de curso to get through o pass one's end-of-year exams

b) ( ser aceptable):

◊ no está perfecto, pero puede pasar it's not perfect, but it'll do;

por esta vez, (que) pase I'll let it pass o go this time
5
◊ pasar por

a) ( ser tenido por):

◊ podrían pasar por hermanas they could pass for sisters;

ver tb hacerse II 3
b) ( experimentar) to go through;

◊ pasar por una crisis to go through a crisis

( suceder) to happen;
◊ cuéntame lo que pasó tell me what happened;

lo que pasa es que… the thing o the problem is …;
pase lo que pase whatever happens, come what may;
siempre pasa igual or lo mismo it's always the same;
¿qué pasa? what's the matter?, what's up? (colloq);
¿qué te pasa? what's the matter with you?;
¿qué te pasó en el ojo? what happened to your eye?;
¿qué le pasa a la tele? what's wrong with the TV?;
eso le pasa a cualquiera that can happen to anybody;
no le pasó nada nothing happened to him
1 ( transcurrir) [tiempo/años] to pass, go by;
◊ pasaron muchos años many years went by o passed;

ya han pasado dos horas it's been two hours now;
un año pasa muy rápido a year goes very quickly;
¡cómo pasa el tiempo! doesn't time fly!
2 ( cesar) [crisis/mal momento] to be over;
[ efecto] to wear off;
[ dolor] to go away
3 ( arreglárselas) pasar sin algo to manage without sth
verbo transitivo
1
a) (cruzar, atravesar) ‹ frontera› to cross;

‹pueblo/ciudad› to go through
b) ( dejar atrás) ‹edificio/calle› to go past

c) (adelantar, sobrepasar) to overtake

2
a) ( hacer atravesar) pasar algo POR algo to put sth through sth;

◊ pasar la salsa por un tamiz to put the sauce through a sieve

b) (por la aduana —legalmente) to take through;

(— ilegalmente) to smuggle
3 ( hacer recorrer):
◊ pasar la aspiradora to vacuum, to hoover (BrE);

pásale un trapo al piso give the floor a quick wipe;
hay que pasarle una plancha it needs a quick iron
4 (exhibir, mostrar) ‹película/anuncio› to show
5 ‹examen/prueba› to pass
6 ‹página/hoja› to turn;
◊ pasar por alto ‹falta/error› to overlook;

‹tema/punto› to leave out, omit
1 (entregar, hacer llegar):
◊ pásaselo a Miguel pass it on to Miguel;

¿me pasas el martillo? can you pass me the hammer?
2 ( contagiar) to give, to pass on
1
a) ‹ tiempo› to spend;

◊ pasamos las Navidades en casa we spent Christmas at home;

fuimos a Toledo a pasar el día we went to Toledo for the day
b) ( con idea de continuidad):

◊ pasé toda la noche en vela I was awake all night;

pasa todo el día al teléfono she spends all day on the phone
c) pasarlo or pasarla bien to have a good time;

◊ ¿qué tal lo pasaste en la fiesta? did you have a good time at the party?, did you enjoy the party?;

lo pasé mal I didn't enjoy myself
2 (sufrir, padecer) ‹penalidades/desgracias› to go through, to suffer;
◊ pasé mucho miedo/frío I was very frightened/cold

pasarse verbo pronominal
1 ( cambiarse):
◊ pasarse al enemigo to go over to the enemy

2
a) ( ir demasiado lejos) to go too far;

◊ nos pasamos de estación we went past our station;

esta vez te has pasado (fam) you've gone too far this time
b) ( enf) (fam) (ir):

◊ pásate por casa come round;

¿podrías pasarte por el mercado? could you go down to the market?
3
a) [peras/tomates] to go bad, get overripe;

[carne/pescado] to go off, go bad;
[ leche] to go off, go sour
b) (recocerse) [arroz/pasta] to get overcooked

1
a) ( desaparecer) [ efecto] to wear off;

[ dolor] to go away;
(+ me/te/le etc)
◊ ya se me pasó el dolor the pain's gone o eased now;

espera a que se le pase el enojo wait until he's calmed o cooled down
b) ( transcurrir):

◊ el año se ha pasado muy rápido this year has gone very quickly;

ver tb pasar verbo transitivo III 1
2 (+ me/te/le etc)
a) ( olvidarse):

◊ se me pasó su cumpleaños I forgot his birthday

b) ( dejar escapar):

◊ se me pasó la oportunidad I missed the opportunity

pasar
I verbo transitivo
1 to pass
2 (trasladar) to move
3 (dar) to pass, give: no me pasó el recado, he didn't give me the message
4 (hojas de libro) to turn
5 (el tiempo, la vida) to spend, pass
6 (soportar, sufrir) to suffer, endure: está pasando una crisis personal, she's going through a personal crisis
pasamos sed y calor, we suffered thirst and heat
7 (río, calle, frontera) to cross
8 (tragar) to swallow
9 (tolerar, aguantar) to bear
10 (introducir) to insert, put through
11 (un examen, una eliminatoria) to pass
12 Cine to run, show: este sábado pasan Ben Hur, they're putting Ben Hur on this Saturday
II verbo intransitivo
1 to pass: ¿a qué hora pasa el tren?, what time does the train pass?
Cervantes pasó por aquí, Cervantes passed this way
ya pasó, it has already passed
pasar de largo, to go by (without stopping)
2 (entrar) to come in
3 (ser tolerable) to be acceptable: no está mal, puede pasar, it isn't bad, it will do
4 (exceder) to surpass: no pases de los 70 km/h, don't exceed 70 km/h
5 (a otro asunto) to go on to
pasar a ser, to become
6 (tiempo) to pass, go by
7 (arreglarse, apañarse) pasar sin, to do without: puedo pasar sin coche, I can manage without a car
8 fam (no tener interés, prescindir) pasa de lo que digan, don't mind what they say
paso de ir al cine, I'll give the cinema a miss
9 (suceder) to happen: ¿qué pasa?, what's going on?
¿qué le pasa?, what's the matter with him?
pase lo que pase, whatever happens o come what may
♦ Locuciones: pasar algo a limpio, to make a fair copy of sthg
pasarlo bien/mal, to have a good/difficult time
pasar por, to put up with: paso por que me digas que estoy gorda, pero no pienso tolerar que me amargues cada comida, I can handle you calling me fat, but I'm not having you ruin every single meal for me
pasar por alto, to overlook: pasaré por alto esa observación, I'll just ignore that remark
' pasar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
achicharrarse
- ahorrar
- amarga
- amargo
- aro
- blanca
- blanco
- bondad
- cabalgata
- cadáver
- calor
- cocerse
- colar
- desapercibida
- desapercibido
- desfilar
- deslizar
- entretenerse
- historia
- inadvertida
- inadvertido
- inri
- mayor
- meneo
- noche
- penalidad
- posibilidad
- privación
- rato
- relámpago
- revista
- rozar
- salvar
- suceder
- superar
- suplantar
- suprimir
- tamiz
- tener
- tesorería
- tirarse
- torniquete
- trago
- verter
- vestidura
- vicaría
- vida
- vivir
- adiós
- alcanzar
English:
ask in
- bootleg
- bring in
- brush
- buck
- by
- call
- clamber
- clear
- come
- come by
- come on to
- decide on
- discount
- do without
- drag
- dread
- drive-through
- elapse
- embarrassment
- envisage
- envision
- fashion
- fill in
- fly
- fore
- gallop past
- get by
- get on to
- get onto
- get past
- get through
- gloss over
- go
- go along
- go by
- go on
- go out
- go through
- go under
- graze
- hand on
- hang out
- happen
- have
- hibernate
- hideous
- holiday
- Hoover
- hungry

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pasar

♦ vt

1. [dar, transmitir] to pass;
[noticia, aviso] to pass on;
¿me pasas la sal? would you pass me the salt?;

pásame toda la información que tengas give me o let me have all the information you've got;

no se preocupe, yo le paso el recado don't worry, I'll pass on the message to him;

páseme con el encargado [al teléfono] could you put me through to o could I speak to the person in charge?;

le paso (con él) [al teléfono] I'll put you through (to him);

Valdez pasó el balón al portero Valdez passed the ball (back) to the keeper;

pasan sus conocimientos de generación en generación they pass down their knowledge from one generation to the next;

el Estado le pasa una pensión she gets a pension from the State;

pasar harina por un cedazo to sieve flour;

pasar leche por el colador to strain milk;

pasa la cuerda por ese agujero pass the rope through this hole;

hay que pasar las maletas por la máquina de rayos X your luggage has to go through the X-ray machine;

pase las croquetas por huevo coat the croquettes with egg;

pasar el cepillo por el suelo to scrub the floor;

pasa un paño por la mesa give the table a wipe with a cloth;

unas vacaciones pasadas por agua a Br holiday o US vacation when it rained the whole time;

se dedican a pasar tabaco de contrabando/inmigrantes ilegales por la frontera they smuggle tobacco/illegal immigrants across the border

2. [contagiar]
pasar algo a alguien to give sb sth, to give sth to sb;

me has pasado el resfriado you've given me your cold

3. [cruzar] to cross;

pasar la calle/la frontera to cross the road/border;

pasé el río a nado I swam across the river

4. [rebasar, sobrepasar] [en el espacio, tiempo] to go through;

¿hemos pasado ya la frontera? have we gone past o crossed the border yet?;

pasar un semáforo en rojo to go through a red light;

al pasar el parque gire a su izquierda once you're past the park, turn left, turn left after the park;

cuando el automóvil pase los primeros cinco años debe ir a revisión the car should be serviced after five years;

ya ha pasado los veinticinco he's over twenty-five now;

mi hijo me pasa ya dos centímetros my son is already two centimetres taller than me

5. [adelantar] [corredores, vehículos] to overtake;

pasa a esa furgoneta en cuanto puedas overtake that van as soon as you can

6. [trasladar]
pasar algo a to move sth to;

hay que pasar todos estos libros al estudio we have to take all these books through to the study, we have to move all these books to the study

7. [conducir adentro] to show in;

el criado nos pasó al salón the butler showed us into the living-room

8. [hacer avanzar] [páginas de libro] to turn;
[hojas sueltas] to turn over;
Comp

pasar página to make a fresh start

9. [mostrar] [película, diapositivas, reportaje] to show

10. [emplear] [tiempo] to spend;

pasó dos años en Roma he spent two years in Rome;

¿dónde vas a pasar las vacaciones? where are you going on holiday o US vacation?, where are you going to spend your holidays o US vacation?;

pasé la noche trabajando I worked all night, I spent the whole night working;

he pasado muy buenos ratos con él I've had some very good times with him

11. [experimentar] to go through, to experience;

hemos pasado una racha muy mala we've gone o been through a very bad spell o Br patch;

pasar frío/miedo to be cold/scared;

¿has pasado la varicela? have you had chickenpox?;

¿qué tal lo has pasado? did you have a nice time?, did you enjoy yourselves?;

pasarlo bien to enjoy oneself, to have a good time;

¡que lo pases bien! have a nice time!, enjoy yourself!;

lo hemos pasado muy mal últimamente we've had a hard time of it recently;

Comp
Fam
pasarlas canutas to have a rough time

12. [superar] to pass;

muy pocos pasaron el examen/la prueba very few people passed the exam/test;

hay que pasar un reconocimiento médico you have to pass a medical;

no pasamos la eliminatoria we didn't get through the tie

13. [consentir]
pasar algo a alguien to let sb get away with sth;

que me engañes no te lo paso I'm not going to let you get away with cheating me;

este profesor no te deja pasar (ni) una you can't get away with anything with this teacher;

pasar algo por alto [adrede] to pass over sth;
[sin querer] to miss sth out
14. [transcribir]
pasar algo a limpio to make a fair copy of sth, to write sth out neatly;

yo te lo paso a máquina I'll type it up for you;

pasar un documento Esp [m5] al ordenador o Am [m5] a la computadora to type o key a document (up) on the computer

15. RP Fam [engañar] to diddle;

están siempre tratando de pasarte con el vuelto they always try to short-change you o diddle you over the change

♦ vi

1. [ir, moverse] to pass, to go;

vimos pasar a un hombre corriendo we saw a man run past;

¿cuándo pasa el camión de la basura? when do the Br dustmen o US garbage collectors come?;

deja pasar a la ambulancia let the ambulance past;

¿me deja pasar, por favor? may I come past, please?;

pasó por mi lado he passed by my side;

he pasado por tu calle I went down your street;

el autobús pasa por mi casa the bus passes in front of o goes past my house;

¿qué autobuses pasan por aquí? which buses go past here?, which buses can you catch from here?;

el Támesis pasa por Londres the Thames flows through London;

yo sólo pasaba por aquí I was just passing by;

pasaba por allí y entré a saludar I was in the area, so I stopped by to say hello;

pasar de largo to go straight by

2. [entrar] to go/come in;

pasen por aquí, por favor come this way, please;

lo siento, no se puede pasar sorry, you can't go in there/come in here;

pasamos a un salón muy grande we entered a very large living-room;

¿puedo pasar? may I come in?;

¿puedo pasar al cuarto de baño? can I use the bathroom?;

¡pase!, Méx [m5]¡pásale/pásele! come in!;

hazlos pasar show them in;
RP
pasar al pizarrón to go/come to the blackboard

3. [caber] to go ( por through);
por ahí no pasa este armario this wardrobe won't go through there

4. [acercarse, ir un momento] to pop in;

pasaré por mi oficina/por tu casa I'll pop into my office/round to your place;

pasa por la farmacia y compra aspirinas pop into the Br chemist's o US pharmacy and buy some aspirin;

pasé a verla al hospital I dropped in at the hospital to see her;

pase a por el vestido o [m5] a recoger el vestido el lunes you can come and pick the dress up on Monday

5. [suceder] to happen;

¿qué pasa aquí? what's going on here?;

¿qué pasa? [¿qué ocurre?] what's the matter?;
Fam [al saludar a alguien] how's it going?; Méx Fam
¿qué pasó? [¿qué tal?] how's it going?;

¿qué pasa con esas cervezas? where have those beers got to?, what's happened to those beers?;

no te preocupes, no pasa nada don't worry, it's OK;

aquí nunca pasa nada nothing ever happens here;

¿qué le pasa? what's wrong with him?, what's the matter with him?;

¿le pasó algo al niño? did something happen to the child?;

¿qué te pasa en la pierna? what's wrong with your leg?;

eso te pasa por mentir that's what you get for lying;

lo que pasa es que… the thing is…;

pase lo que pase whatever happens, come what may;

siempre pasa lo mismo, pasa lo de siempre it's always the same;

dense la mano y aquí no ha pasado nada shake hands and just forget the whole thing (as if it had never happened)

6. [terminar] to be over;

pasó la Navidad Christmas is over;

ya ha pasado lo peor the worst is over now;

cuando pase el dolor when the pain passes o stops;

la tormenta ya ha pasado the storm is over now;

el efecto de estos fármacos pasa enseguida these drugs wear off quickly

7. [transcurrir] to go by;

pasaron tres meses three months went by;

cuando pase un rato te tomas esta pastilla take this tablet after a little while;

¡cómo pasa el tiempo! time flies!

8. [cambiar]
pasar de… a… [de lugar, estado, propietario] to go o pass from… to…;

pasamos del último puesto al décimo we went (up) from last place to tenth;

pasa de la depresión a la euforia she goes from depression to euphoria;

pasó a formar parte del nuevo equipo he joined the new team;

pasar a [nueva actividad, nuevo tema] to move on to;

pasemos a otra cosa let's move on to something else;

ahora pasaré a explicarles cómo funciona esta máquina now I'm going to explain to you how this machine works;

Alicia pasa a (ser) jefa de personal Alicia will become personnel manager;

pasar de curso o [m5] al siguiente curso = to pass one's end-of-year exams and move up a year

9. [ir más allá, sobrepasar]
si pasas de 160, vibra el volante if you go faster than 160, the steering wheel starts to vibrate;

yo creo que no pasa de los cuarenta años I doubt she's older than forty;

no pasó de ser un aparatoso accidente sin consecuencias the accident was spectacular but no-one was hurt

10. [conformarse, apañarse]
pasar (con/sin algo) to make do (with/without sth);

tendrá que pasar sin coche she'll have to make do without a car;

¿cómo puedes pasar toda la mañana sólo con un café? how can you last all morning on just a cup of coffee?;

no sabe pasar sin su familia he can't cope without his family

11. [experimentar]
hemos pasado por situaciones de alto riesgo we have been in some highly dangerous situations

12. [tolerar]
pasar por algo to put up with sth;

¡yo por ahí no paso! I draw the line at that!

13. [ser considerado]
pasa por ser uno de los mejores tenistas del momento he is considered to be one of the best tennis players around at the moment;

hacerse pasar por alguien/algo to pretend to be sb/sth, to pass oneself off as sb/sth

14. Fam [prescindir]
pasar de algo/alguien to want nothing to do with sth/sb;

paso de política I'm not into politics;

¡ése pasa de todo! he couldn't care less about anything!;

paso de ir al cine hoy I can't be bothered going to o Br I don't fancy the cinema today;

paso olímpicamente o [m5] ampliamente de hacerlo I'm damned if I'm going to do it

15. [en naipes] to pass

16. [servir, valer]
puede pasar it'll do;

por esta vez pase, pero que no vuelva a ocurrir I'll overlook it this time, but I don't want it to happen again

17. Méx Fam [gustar]
me pasa ese cantante I think that singer's great

♦ See also the pronominal verb pasarse

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pasar

I v/t

1 pass;

pasar la mano por run one’s hand through

2 el tiempo spend;

para pasar el tiempo (in order) to pass the time;

pasarlo bien have a good time;

¡que lo pases bien!, ¡a pasarlo bien! enjoy yourself!, have fun o a good time!

3 un lugar pass, go past; frontera cross

4 problemas, dificultades experience

5 AUTO ( adelantar) pass, Br

overtake

6 una película show

7 TELEC

:

le paso al Sr. Galvez I’ll put you through to Mr. Galvez

8

:

pasar algo a máquina type sth

II v/i

1 ( suceder) happen;

¿qué ha pasado? what’s happened?;

¿qué pasa? what’s happening?, what’s going on?;

¿qué te pasa? what’s the matter?;

pase lo que pase whatever happens, come what may;

ya ha pasado lo peor the worst is over;

en el viaje nos pasó de todo fam just about everything happened on that trip, it was a very eventful trip

2 en juegos pass

3

:

¡pasa!, ¡pase usted! come in!;

pasé a visitarla I dropped by to see her;

pasar por go by;

pasa por aquí come this way;

pasé por la tienda I stopped off at the shop;

pasaré por tu casa I’ll drop by your house

4

:

dejar pasar oportunidad miss

5 fam

:

pasar de alguien not want anything to do with s.o.;

paso de ir al gimnasio I can’t be bothered to go to the gym

6

:

pasar de los 60 años be over 60 (years old);

pasar de moda go out of fashion;

hacerse pasar por pass o.s. off as;

poder pasar sin algo be able to get by o to manage without sth;

puede pasar it’s OK, it’ll do

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pasar vi

1) : to pass, to go by, to come by

2) : to come in, to enter

¿se puede pasar?: may we come in?

3) : to happen

¿qué pasa?: what's happening?, what's going on?

4) : to manage, to get by

5) : to be over, to end

6)

pasar de : to exceed, to go beyond

7)

pasar por : to pretend to be

pasar vt

1) : to pass, to give

¿me pasas la sal?: would you pass me the salt?

2) : to pass (a test)

3) : to go over, to cross

4) : to spend (time)

5) : to tolerate

6) : to go through, to suffer

7) : to show (a movie, etc.)

8) : to overtake, to pass, to surpass

9) : to pass over, to wipe up

10)

pasarlo bien or

pasarla bien : to have a good time

11)

pasarlo mal or

pasarla mal : to have a bad time, to have a hard time

12)

pasar por alto : to overlook, to omit

♦ See also the reflexive verb pasarse

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pasar vb

1. (entrar) to go in / to come in [pt. came; pp. come]

pasó sin llamar he went in without knocking

¡pase! come in!

2. (transcurrir) to pass / to go by

la tarde pasó lentamente the afternoon went by slowly

3. (ocupar un tiempo) to spend [pt. & pp. spent]

pasamos el día juntos we spent the day together

4. (andar, moverse) to pass / to go past

pasó por delante del restaurante she went past the restaurant

¿por dónde pasa el autobús? which way does the bus go?

por mi pueblo pasa un río a river runs through my village

¿a qué hora pasa el tren? what time's the train?

5. (ir, visitar) to go / to stop by [pt. & pp. stopped] / to go

pasaré por la tienda mañana I'll go to the shop tomorrow

pasaré por tu casa I'll stop by your house

6. (cruzar) to cross

cuidado al pasar la calle be careful when you cross the road

7. (dar, hacer llegar) to pass / to give [pt. gave; pp. given]

¿me pasas la sal? can you pass the salt?

8. (llevar, mover) to move

pasaron los muebles a la otra habitación they moved the furniture into the other room

9. (sufrir) to be / to have

pasamos mucho frío we were very cold

todos hemos pasado la gripe we've all had the flu

10. (aprobar) to pass

pasó el examen de conducir he passed his driving test

11. (deslizar)

pasó la mano por el pelo de la niña she stroked the little girl's hair

pasa este trapo por los muebles give the furniture a wipe with this cloth

12. (terminar) to be over

ya ha pasado el calor the hot weather is over now

13. (arreglárselas) to manage / to get by

podemos pasar con muy poco we can manage with very little

no puede pasar sin el teléfono móvil she can't manage without her mobile phone

14. (ocurrir) to happen

¿qué te ha pasado? what happened to you?

¿qué pasa? what's going on? / what's the matter?

15. (cambiar) to change / to go

ha pasado de ser jugador a entrenador he's gone from being a player to manager

16. (exceder) to be over

pasa ya de los sesenta he's over seventy

pasar / pasar de algo not to care / not to be bothered

paso de comer I can't be bothered to eat

pasa de la política he couldn't care less about politics

pasarlo bien to have a good time

pasarlo mal to have a hard time

pasar por alto to overlook

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