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prep.1 of.el coche de mi padre/mis padres my father's/parents' cares de ella it's hersla pata de la mesa the table legLa casa de mi padre The house of my father [My father's house]2 from (procedencia, distancia).salir de casa to leave homesoy de Bilbao I'm from Bilbaode la playa al apartamento hay 100 metros it's 100 meters from the beach to the apartment3 (made) of (materia).un vaso de plástico a plastic cupun reloj de oro a gold watch4 about (asunto).hablábamos de ti we were talking about youlibros de historia history books5 as.trabaja de bombero he works as a fireman6 from (time) (since).trabaja de nueve a cinco she works from nine to fivede madrugada early in the morninga las cuatro de la tarde at four in the afternoontrabaja de noche y duerme de día he works at night and sleeps during the day7 with (causa, modo).morirse de hambre to die of hungerllorar de alegría to cry with joyde una patada with a kickde una sola vez in one gode tres en tres three at a time8 if.de ir a verte, sería este domingo if I do visit you, it'll be this Sundayde no ser por ti, me hubiese hundido if it hadn't been for you, I wouldn't have made it9 to.Está ansiosa de obtener ese trabajo She is anxious to have that job.f.1 letter d.2 SD, standard deviation.3 ED, dose of erythema, erythema dose.* * *de————————de1 (posesión, pertenencia) of2 (procedencia, origen) from3 (descripción) with■ la niña de ojos castaños the girl with dark eyes, the dark-eyed girl4 (tema) of, on, about5 (materia) made of, of6 (contenido) of7 (uso) for8 (oficio) by, as9 (modo) on, in, as10 (tiempo) at, by, in■ de día by day, during the day12 (precio) at13 (medida) measuring14 (causa) with, because of, of15 (agente) by16 (con superlativo) in, of17 (suposición) if18 (en una aposición) of* * *prep.1) of2) from3) in, at4) than5) by* * *PREPOSITION1) [relación] ofla carretera de Valencia — the Valencia road, the road to Valencia
2) [pertenencia]la señora de Pérez — Pérez's wife, Mrs Pérez
3) [característica, material]este modelo es de electricidad — this model uses electricity, this is an electric model
ese tío del sombrero — that chap with o in the hat
4) [contenido]una copa de vino — [llena] a glass of wine; [vacía] a wine glass
5) [origen, distancia, espacio temporal] fromde... a...los de Madrid son los mejores — the ones from Madrid are the best, the Madrid ones are the best
6) [causa]7) [manera]de... en...8) (=respecto de)estar mejor de salud — to be in better health, be better
9) [tema] aboutun libro de biología — a biology book, a book on o about biology
10) [uso]11) [cantidad, medida, valor]12) [con horas y fechas]a las siete de la mañana — at seven o'clock in the morning, at seven a.m.
son las dos de la tarde — it's two o'clock in the afternoon, it's two p.m.
el 3 de mayo — 3 May ( leído May the third {o}2} the third of May)
13) [tiempo]14) [proporción]15) [uso partitivo] of¡había una de gente! — * there were loads of people there! *
16) [autoría] byun libro de Cela — a book by Cela, a book of Cela's
17) [como complemento agente] byel rey entró seguido de su séquito — the king entered, followed by his entourage
18) [en aposición a sustantivos o adjetivos]el bueno/pobre de Pedro — good/poor old Pedro
19) [en comparaciones] thanmás/menos de siete — more/less than seven
más de 500 personas — more than o over 500 people
20) [con superlativos] inel más caro de la tienda/mundo — the most expensive in the shop/world
21) + infinser de ({+ infin}8})sería de desear que actualizaran su información — it would be desirable for them to update their information
22) [dependiente de formas verbales]de esto se deduce que... — from this it can be deduced that...
¿qué esperabas de él? — what did you expect from him?
se sirvió de sus amigos para salir de un mal trago — he turned to his friends to help him through a difficult patch
23) [uso condicional] ifde haberlo sabido no habría venido — if I had known, I wouldn't have come
de no ser así — if it were not so, were it not so
* * *I1) (en relaciones de pertenencia, posesión)la casa de mis padres/de la actriz — my parents'/the actress's house
no es de él/de ella/de ellos — it isn't his/hers/theirs
su padre de usted — (frml) your father
es un amigo de mi hijo/de la familia — he's a friend of my son's/the family
2)a) ( introduciendo un nombre en aposición) ofb) ( con apellidos)[de is also part of certain surnames like de León and de la Peña]Sra. Mónica Ortiz de Arocena — ≈Mrs Mónica Arocena
los señores de Díaz — (frml) Mr and Mrs Díaz
las señoritas de Paz — (frml) the Misses Paz (frml)
c) ( en exclamaciones)ay de mí! — (liter) woe is me! (liter)
3) (expresando procedencia, origen, tiempo) fromes de Bogotá — she's/she comes from Bogotá
la literatura de ese período — the literature of o from that period
de... a... — from... to...
4) (al especificar material, contenido, composición)una inyección de morfina — an injection of morphine, a morphine injection
5) (expresando causa, modo)de dos en dos or (CS) de a dos — two at a time
de a poco/de a uno — (CS) little by little/one by one
6)a) (introduciendo cualidades, características)¿de qué color lo quiere? — what color do you want it?
la chica de azul/del abrigo rojo — the girl in blue/in the red coat
b) ( refiriéndose a una etapa en la vida) as7) (indicando uso, destino, finalidad)¿qué hay de postre? — what's for dessert?
8)a) (al definir, especificar)¿qué tal vamos de tiempo? — how are we doing for time?
es fácil/difícil de pronunciar — it's easy/difficult to pronounce
b) ( sentido partitivo) of¿quién de ustedes fue? — which (one) of you was it?
9) ( con sentido ponderativo)lo encontré de viejo...! — he seemed so old!
qué de coches! — (fam) what a lot of cars!
10)a) ( con cifras)pagan un interés del 15% — they pay 15% interest o interest at 15%
b) ( en comparaciones de cantidad) thancuesta más de £100 — it costs more than o over £100
pesa menos de un kilo — it weighs less than o under a kilo
un número mayor/menor de 29 — a number over/under 29
c) ( con un superlativo)12) ( en calidad de) as13) (en expresiones de estado, actividad)estamos de limpieza general/fiesta — we're spring-cleaning/having a party
14) ( en oraciones pasivas) by15) ( con sentido condicional)a)de + inf: de haberlo sabido, habría venido antes if I had known o had I known, I would have come earlier; de no ser así no será considerada — otherwise it will not be considered
b)ser de + inf — (expresando necesidad, inevitabilidad)
IIes de esperar que... — it is to be hoped that...
* * *= across, in respect for, of, off, out of, from, featuring.Ex. This arrangement may facilitate browsing across different kinds of materials.Ex. The author of a document is the person or organisation responsible for its creation, that is, the writer of a text, the illustrator in respect for illustrations and others responsible for the intellectual content of a work.Ex. These institutes brought together some of the most influential people in the field.Ex. Having entered the next state and a highway off the turnpike, he was amazed by the extraordinary flatness of the land, especially in contrast to the hilly terrain he had grown up with back home.Ex. However, out of the enormous abundance of information produced, only 50% is new while the rest is redundant.Ex. From the analysis of some 5760 questions, Wilkinson and Miller developed a 'step approach' to differentiate reference questions according to how many judgmental steps were required to answer them.Ex. The exhibition also contains a group of ink drawings featuring self-portraits and portraits inspired by classical sculpture.----* abogado de oficio = legal aid.* actuar de otro modo = do + otherwise.* alabanza de boquilla = lip service.* alabar de boquilla = give + lip service.* autorizado de antemano = pre-authorised [pre-authorized, -USA].* cambiar de una vez a otra = change from + time to time, vary + from time to time.* comenzar de nuevo = start + all over again.* de... a = through.* de abajo hacia arriba = bottom-up.* de abolengo = well-born.* de abordo = in-flight.* de absorción = absorptive.* de acá para allá = back and forth, to and fro.* de acceso público = publicly accessible.* de acceso rápido = fast-access.* de acceso restringido = closed access.* de acción = action-centered.* de acompañante = in tow.* de actitud = attitudinal.* de actuación = for action.* de actualidad = topical.* de acuerdo = okay, granted, all right, in concert, in agreement, okeydokey! [okidoki], in consort.* de acuerdo a = according to.* de acuerdo con = according to, as far as + Nombre + be + concerned, consistent with, in harmony with, in accordance with, in concert with, in keeping with, in line with, in step with, in tune with, by, pursuant to, in concurrence with, based on, in agreement with, as far as + Sujeto + Verbo, in consonance with, in accord with, judging by, to judge by, in conformity with, in + Posesivo + view, judging from.* de acuerdo con el tema = thematically.* de acuerdo con este documento = hereunder.* de acuerdo con esto = accordingly.* de acuerdo con la búsqueda de cadenas de caracteres = on a string search basis.* de acuerdo con la estación del año = seasonally.* de acuerdo con la ley = according to law.* de acuerdo con la tendencia hacia = in the trend towards.* de acuerdo con + Nombre = going on + Nombre.* de acuerdo con + Posesivo + opinión = in + Posesivo + view, in + Posesivo + opinion.* de acuerdo con + Posesivo + parecer = in + Posesivo + view, in + Posesivo + opinion.* de acuerdo con + Posesivo + bolsillo = according to + Posesivo + pocket.* de acuerdo con + Pronombre = in + Posesivo + opinion, in + Posesivo + opinion.* de adaptación = adaptive.* de †frica = African.* de Africa occidental = West African.* de agua = water-based.* de aguas profundas = deep-sea.* de ahí = therefrom.* de ahí que = hence.* de ahora en adelante = from now on, from this point on.* de Alaska = Alaskan.* de Albania = Albanian.* de alcance estatal = nationwide [nation-wide].* de alcance nacional = nationwide [nation-wide].* de alcohol = spirit-based.* de alguna forma = in one way or another, one way or another.* de alguna manera = in some sense, in some way, somehow, in any sense, some way.* de alguna otra forma = in any other way.* de algún modo = in any way [in anyway], somehow, after a fashion, in some form, some way.* de algún modo + Adjetivo = otherwise + Adjetivo.* de algún modo u otro = of some sort.* de algún tiempo a esta parte = for some time now.* de algún tipo = of some description.* de algún tipo u otro = of some sort.* de alta alcurnia = well-born.* de alta cuna = well-born.* de alta densidad = high-density.* de alta energía = high energy.* de alta fidelidad = hi-fi.* de alta mar = offshore, sea-going, ocean-going.* de alta potencia = high power.* de alta presión = high-pressured, high-pressure.* de alta productividad = high-performance.* de alta resistencia = heavy-duty.* de alta tecnología = high-tech, high-technology.* de alta tensión = heavy-current.* de alta velocidad = high-speed.* de alto abolengo = well-born.* de alto ahorro energético = energy-saving.* de alto nivel = of a high order, high level [high-level], high-powered.* de alto rango = high-ranking, highly placed.* de alto rendimiento = high-performance, heavy-duty.* de altos vuelos = high-flying, high-powered.* de alto voltaje = high-voltage.* de altura = high, top-notch.* de altura regulable = height-adjustable.* de aluvión = alluvial.* de ámbito estatal = statewide [state-wide].* de amplio alcance = broad in scope.* de antaño = of old, age-old, old-time, of yore, of olden days, of yesteryear, bygone, gone by.* de antemano = in advance (of), beforehand.* de antes de la guerra = pre-war [prewar].* de antigua generación = low-end.* de antiguo = from time immemorial.* de apariencia = cosmetic.* de apariencia engañosa = meretricious.* de aplicación específica = special-purpose.* de aplicación específica a un equipo de ordenador = hardware-based.* de aplicación general = general-purpose, of general application.* de apoyo = enabling, supportive.* de aprovechamiento = exploitative.* de aquel entonces = of that day.* de aquí para allá = back and forth.* de aquí te espero = tremendous, enormous, humongous [humungous], gianormous.* de Arabia Saudí = Saudi Arabian.* de archivo = archival, archive.* de armas tomar = redoubtable.* de arranque = bootable.* de arriba abajo = from top to bottom, from head to toe, from head to foot.* de arriba hacia abajo = top-down.* de ascendencia + Adjetivo = of + Adjetivo + descent.* de asesoramiento = consultative.* de aspecto = looking.* de aspecto antiguo = old-face.* de aspecto complicado = complicated-looking.* de aspecto delgado = lean-looking.* de aspecto digno = dignified.* de aspecto impresionante = impressive-looking.* de aspecto nuevo = new-looking.* de aspecto poco profesional = botched-up.* de aspecto profesional = professional-looking.* de aspecto ruinoso = run-down.* de aspecto solemne = dignified.* de atención básica = preattentive.* de atención primaria = preattentive.* de atrás = rear.* de atrás para adelante = back and forth.* de aupa = royal.* de autodesprecio = self-deprecating.* de autogestión = self-managing.* de autoprotección = self-protective.* de autosuficiencia = self-satisfied.* de baja calidad = poor in detail, low-grade [lowgrade], low-quality, third rate [third-rate], low-end, trashy [trashier -comp., trashiest -sup.].* de baja intensidad = low-intensity [low intensity].* de baja ralea = ignoble.* de bajísima calidad = shoddy.* de bajo consumo = low energy.* de bajo contenido en grasas = low fat.* de bajo crecimiento = low-growing.* de bajo nivel = lower-level, low-level.* de bajo precio = low-priced.* de bajo riesgo = low-risk.* de balde = for free.* de barrio = neighbourhood-based.* de base popular = grassroots [grass-roots].* de bienvenida = salutatory.* de boca en boca = word-of-mouth, by word of mouth.* de bodas = bridal.* de Boole = Boolean.* de bote en bote = packed to capacity, choc-a-block, chock-full, densely packed, packed, packed to the rafters.* de broma = humorously, teasingly.* de bronce = brass.* de buena calidad = good-quality.* de buena disposición = good-natured.* de buena fama = of good repute.* de buena fe = bona fide, in good faith.* de buena manera = good-humouredly, good-humoured.* de buena reputación = of good repute.* de buenas = on good terms.* de buenas a primeras = right off the bat, suddenly, without warning, all of a sudden, just like that.* de buena vecindad = neighbourly [neighborly, -USA].* de buena voluntad = in good faith.* de buen corazón = kind-hearted, good-hearted, big-hearted.* de buen grado = willing, good-humouredly, good-humoured, good-naturedly.* de buen gusto = tasteful.* de buen humor = good-humouredly, good-humoured, in good humour.* de buenos modales = well-mannered.* de buen vecino = neighbourly [neighborly, -USA].* de buen ver = good looking.* de bulla y corriendo = in a rush.* de caballo = huge, humongous [humungous], massive, gianormous.* de cabo a rabo = lock, stock and barrel, from head to toe, from head to foot.* de cachondeo = teasingly.* de cada día = day to day [day-to-day].* de cada + Número + veces + Número = Número + times out of + Número.* de caderas anchas = wide-hipped.* de cajón = no-brainer.* de calidad = authoritative, qualitative, quality, well-made, high-end, quality assured, value-added.* de calidad inferior = low-grade [lowgrade], substandard [sub-standard], low-end.* de calidad superior = best-quality, top quality.* de camino = on the way, while we're at it.* de camino a = en route for, on + Posesivo + way to, en route to.* de campo = free-range.* de campos fijos = fixed-field.* de campus = campus-wide [campuswide].* de capa caída = at a low ebb, in (the) doldrums.* de capa y espada = cloak-and-dagger.* de capital importancia = momentous, of cardinal importance.* de cara a = face-to-face [face to face], facing.* de carácter = in character.* de carácter público = state-owned, government-owned, state-run, government-run, publicly owned [publicly-owned], publicly supported, publicly held.* de carne = meaty [meatier -comp., meatiest -sup.].* de carne y hueso = flesh-and-blood.* de castigo = punitive.* de casualidad = by accident, by a fluke, by chance, accidentally, by a stroke of (good) luck, by luck.* de causas desconocidas = idiopathic.* de cerámica = ceramic.* de cerca = at close range, at close quarters.* de chiripa = by a fluke, by a stroke of (good) luck, by chance, by luck.* de cierto tipo = of a sort, of sorts.* de cinco años = five yearly [five-yearly].* de cinco días de duración = five-day.* de cinco estrellas = 5-star [five-star].* de cinco meses de duración = five-month-long.* de civil = in plain clothes.* de clasificación = classificatory.* de clausura = cloistered.* de clausura de congreso = end-of-conference.* de cobre = cupric.* de cojones = badass.* de colegas = collegial, buddying.* de Colombia = Colombian.* de color = coloured [colored, -USA], non-white [nonwhite], full-colour, in colour.* de color crema = creamy [creamier -comp., creamiest -sup.], creamy [creamier -comp., creamiest -sup.], cream-coloured.* de color de bronce = brassy.* de colores = full-colour, multi-colour [multi-color -USA].* de colores vivos = colourful [colorful, -USA].* de colorines = brightly coloured.* de color marroncillo = brownish tinged.* de color rojo = red-coloured.* de color rosa = rose-coloured.* de color verde botella = bottle green.* de color verde oscuro = bottle green.* de color y textura parecidos al carbón = carbonaceous.* de comienzos de + Expresión Temporal = earliest + Expresión Temporal.* de cómo = as to how.* de compañeros = collegial.* de complicidad = knowing.* de comportamiento = behavioural [behavioral, -USA].* de comportamiento impecable = prim and proper.* de conceptos = concept-based.* de conceptos múltiples = multiple-concept.* de conducta = behavioural [behavioral, -USA].* de confianza = reliable, trusted, trusting, reputable.* de confirmación = confirmatory.* de conformidad con = in compliance with, in keeping with.* de conformidad con eso = accordingly.* de conífera = coniferous.* de construcción básica = brick and frame.* de construcción sólida = solidly-built.* de consulta fácil = scannable.* de consulta mediante órdenes = command-based.* de consumo = consumptive.* de contenido enriquecido = content-enriched.* de contrabando = bootleg.* de contrapunto = contrapuntal.* de Corea = Korean.* de Corea del Sur = South Korean.* de corral = free-range.* de corta duración = short term [short-term].* de corte + Adjetivo = of a + Adjetivo + nature.* de cosecha propia = home-grown [home grown/homegrown].* de costa a costa = coast-to-coast.* de coste cero = zero-cost.* de costumbre = usual, usually.* de creación = authorial.* de crecimiento continuo = steadily growing.* de crecimiento más rápido = fastest-growing.* de crecimiento rápido = fast-growing, fast-evolving.* de cría intensiva = battery-caged.* de crianza intensiva = battery-caged.* de Crimea = Crimean.* de cristal = glass.* de crucial importancia = crucially important.* de cualquier forma = in any event, in any way [in anyway], in any case, in any way at all.* de cualquier forma posible = in any and all ways.* de cualquier manera = anyhow, higgledy-piggledy, willy-nilly, in any way at all, in any way [in anyway].* de cualquier modo = however, either way.* de cualquier tipo = in any way [in anyway], in all forms.* de cuando en cuando = every once in a while, every so often, every now and then, every now and again.* de cuatro días de duración = four-day.* de cuatro estrellas = four-star.* de Cuba = Cuban.* de cuerpo largo = long-bodied.* de deficiente calidad = poor-quality, of poor quality.* de delante hacia atrás = front to back, fore and aft.* de densidad doble = double-density.* de dentro hacia fuera = inside outwards.* de derechas = right-wing.* de derecho = de jure [iure].* de derecho pero no de hecho = in name only.* de desarrollo = developmental.* de desarrollo autónomo = self-evolving.* de desarrollo rápido = fast-evolving.* de descargo = exonerating, exculpatory.* de desconexión = cut-off.* de descubrimiento reciente = newly-discovered.* de desecho = discarded.* de desempate = tie-breaker [tiebreaker], tie-breaking [tiebreaking].* de desguace = written-off.* de despedida = valedictory.* de día = in the daytime, during the daytime, during daytime.* de día a día = from day to day.* de diámetro = in diameter.* de diario = everyday.* de día y de noche = day and night, night and day.* de diesel = diesel-powered.* de diferente modo = differently.* de diferentes niveles = multi-tiered [multitiered], multi-tier [multitier].* de diferentes tonalidades de gris = grey scale [gray scale].* de difícil solución = intractable.* de dinero = well-to-do, well-off.* de dirección = directorial, administrative.* de diseño abierto = open-plan, open-planned.* de diversa índole = kaleidoscopic, of one type or another, of one sort or another, of one kind or another.* de diversos tipos = of one type or another, of one sort or another, of one kind or another.* de diverso tipo = of one type or another, of one sort or another, of one kind or another.* de doble cara = double-hinged, double-sided.* de doble filo = double-edged.* de doble hoja = double-hinged.* de doble sentido = double-edged, two-way.* de doble uso = dual-use.* de dolor = in pain.* de dominio público = publicly owned [publicly-owned].* de donde = whence, whence, from whence.* ¿de dónde si no...? = where else...?, where else...?.* de dos caras = two-sided, two-faced.* de dos días de duración = two-day [2-day].* de dos en dos = two at a time.* de dos letras = two-letter.* de dos niveles = two-tier.* de dos páginas = two-page.* de dos partidos políticos = bipartisan [bi-partisan].* de dos patas = two-legged.* de dos piernas = two-legged.* de dos pies = two-legged.* de dos plantas = two-storey [two-story].* de dos tonalidades = bitonal.* de dos tonos = bitonal.* de dos volúmenes = two-volume.* de duelo = in mourning.* de duración limitada = timebound [time-bound].* de Ecuador = Ecuadorian.* de edad = elderly.* de edad avanzada = over the hill.* de edad escolar = school-age.* de edad mediana = middle-aged.* de edad universitaria = college-age.* de elaboración de políticas = policy-forming.* de ello = thereof, therefrom.* de ellos = theirs.* de embalsamar = embalming.* de emisor a receptor = downstream.* de encaje = lacy.* de enmienda = amendatory.* de ensueño = dream-like [dreamlike], picture-perfect.* de entonces = of the day.* de entreguerras = interwar.* de entre los nuestros = in our ranks.* de entretenimiento = recreational.* de envergadura = heavy lifting.* de época = vintage.* de epopeya = epic.* de esa época = of the period.* de escándalo = outrageous.* de ese modo = in doing so, in this,, thereby.* de eso = thereof.* de espaldas anchas = broad-shouldered.* de especial importancia = of particular note.* de espíritu cívico = public-spirited.* de espíritu comunitario = public-spirited.* de espíritu libre = free-spirited.* de esta forma = in this fashion, in this manner, in this way.* de esta manera = in this fashion, in this manner, in this way.* de este modo = accordingly, by so doing, by this means, in so doing, in this fashion, in this manner, thereby, this way, thus, this way round, in this way, by doing so, in these ways, this is how, in doing so.* de este modo, de esta forma, de esta manera = in this way.* de esto, de lo otro y de lo de más allá = about this and that and everything else.* de Estonia = Estonian.* de esto y de lo otro = about this and that.* de estructura de acero = steel-framed.* de estructura de madera = timber-framed.* de Europa del Este = Eastern European.* de Europa Occidental = Western-European, West European.* de evaluación = evaluative.* de éxito = successful.* de éxito asegurado = sure-fire [surefire].* de éxito garantizado = sure-fire [surefire].* de éxito seguro = sure-fire [surefire].* de expansión = expanded.* de explotación = exploitative.* de extensión = in length.* de extensión normal = standard-length.* de extremada urgencia = serious.* de fabricación casera = homemade.* de fácil acceso = easily available, over the counter, handy.* de fácil alcance para = within easy reach of.* de fácil manejo = liftable.* de facto = de facto.* de fama = of note.* de fama internacional = of international renown.* de fama mundial = world-renowned, internationally renowned, world-renown.* de felpa = plush.* de fiar = legit.* de fichas = card-based.* de fijación de normas = standard(s) setting.* de final de año = end-year.* de final de mes = end-of-the-month.* de finales del siglo XIX y principios del XX = turn-of-the-century.* de fin de año = end of the year.* de fin de milenio = millennial.* de forma = in form.* de forma abrumadora = overwhelmingly.* de forma aceptable = adequately, acceptably.* de forma adecuada = adequately, fitly, appropriately.* de forma alternada = in alternating fashion.* de forma alternativa = alternatively.* de forma anónima = anonymously.* de forma aplastante = overwhelmingly.* de forma apreciable = markedly.* de forma apropiada = properly, fitly, appropriately.* de forma audible = audibly.* de forma autónoma = autonomously.* de forma caprichosa = capriciously.* de formación = formative.* de forma clara = clearly.* de forma cognitiva = cognitively.* de forma colegiada = collegially.* de forma combinada = in combination.* de forma competitiva = competitively.* de forma complemenetaria = complimentarily.* de forma completa = in full.* de forma completa, en su totalidad, completamente, por extenso = in full.* de forma concisa = concisely.* de forma conjunta con = in partnership with.* de forma considerable = considerably.* de forma continuada = continuously.* de forma cuadrada = squarish, square-shaped.* de forma deductiva = deductively.* de forma desastrosa = disastrously.* de forma deshonesta = dishonestly.* de forma diferente = differently shaped.* de forma digital = digitally.* de forma divertida = funnily.* de forma económica = cost-effectively.* de forma errática = erratically.* de forma escandalosa = outrageously.* de forma especulativa = speculatively.* de forma estructurada = in a structured fashion.* de forma exquisita = exquisitely.* de forma extraña = oddly, funnily.* de forma federal = federally.* de forma general = widely, bulk.* de forma global = holistically.* de forma graciosa = funnily.* de forma gratis = on a complimentary basis.* de forma gratuita = on a complimentary basis.* de forma grotesca = grotesquely.* de forma heterogénea = heterogeneously [heterogenously].* de forma heurística = heuristically.* de forma humorística = in a humorous vein.* de forma imaginativa = imaginatively.* de forma indirecta = circuitous route.* de forma inesperada = out of the blue, like a bolt out of the blue, like a bolt from the blue.* de forma innata = innately.* de forma irregular = erratically.* de forma lamentable = miserably.* de forma lógica = in a meaningful way.* de forma mágica = magically.* de forma mecánica = mechanically.* de forma mordaz = pungently.* de forma mordaz, mordazmente, con sarcasmo = pungently.* de forma muy parecida a = in much the same way as.* de forma muy similar a = in much the same way as.* de forma negativa = in a negative light.* de forma neutral = neutrally.* de forma notoria = markedly.* de forma opcional = optionally.* de forma óptima = optimally.* de forma personalizada = on a one-to-one basis.* de forma poco ética = unethically.* de forma poco imaginativa = unimaginatively.* de forma poco profesional = unprofessionally.* de forma poco razonable = unreasonably.* de forma positiva = in a positive light, constructively.* de forma práctica = pragmatically.* de forma precisa = precisely.* de forma provocativa = provocatively.* de forma puntual = occasionally, when necessary.* de forma que = in ways that.* de forma que resulta más fácil de entender = in digestible form.* de forma rara = oddly, funnily.* de forma recíproca = reciprocally.* de forma rentable = cost-effectively.* de forma residual = residually.* de forma ridícula = grotesquely.* de forma saludable = healthily.* de forma sana = healthily.* de forma significativa = to any significant extent, to a significant extent.* de forma sistemática = in a systematic fashion.* de forma sofisticada = sophisticatedly.* de forma subconsciente = subconsciously.* de forma sublime = subliminally.* de forma suscinta = in brief.* de forma terapéutica = therapeutically.* de forma tosca = in crude form.* de forma trágica = tragically.* de fotograma completo = full-frame.* de fotograma doble = half-frame.* de frente = head-on, frontal.* de fuera = outside, off-side.* de fuera de la ciudad = out-of-town.* de fuerza = forceful.* de funcionamiento = operating, operational.* de fundamental importancia = of prime importance, critically important.* de gala = gala.* de Galileo = Galilean.* de Gambia = Gambian.* de gas = gas-powered.* de generación a generación = from generation to generation.* de generación en generación = from generation to generation.* de geofísica = geophysical.* de gestión = managerial, back-office.* de gestión del museo = curatorial.* de Glasgow = Glaswegian.* de golpe = in one lump, all at once, all at once.* de grado básico = junior grade.* de gran ahorro energético = energy-saving.* de gran belleza = scenic.* de gran calibre = high-calibre.* de gran calidad = high-quality, high-grade [high grade], high-calibre.* de gran capacidad = large-capacity, high capacity.* de gran colorido = brightly coloured.* de gran corazón = big-hearted.* de gran efecto = wide-reaching.* de gran éxito comercial = high selling.* de gran formato = oversized, oversize.* de gran impacto = high impact [high-impact].* de gran influencia = seminal.* de granja = free-range.* de gran lucidez = clear-sighted.* de gran lujo = top-class.* de gran potencia = high-powered.* de gran repercusión = far-reaching, wide-reaching, far-ranging.* de gran talento = talented.* de gran valor = highly valued, highly valuable.* de gran valor histórico = of great historical value.* de gran venta = high selling.* de guardia = on duty, duty + Profesión, on call.* de guasa = teasingly.* de habla afrikaans = Afrikaans-speaking.* de habla alemana = German-speaking.* de habla francesa = French-speaking.* de habla inglesa = English-speaking.* de habla portuguesa = Portuguese-speaking.* de hace años = of years ago.* de hace muchos años = long-standing.* de hace mucho tiempo = age-old, long-lost.* de hace siglos = of yore.* de hace varios siglos = centuries-old.* de hasta + Número = of up to + Número.* de hecho = actually, as a matter of fact, as it happened, de facto, in actual fact, in effect, in fact, indeed, in point of fact, in actuality, as it happens, as it is, effectively, for all intents and purposes, to all intents and purposes, for that matter.* de hierbas = herbal.* de hierro = iron, ferric.* de higos a brevas = once in a blue moon.* de hoja caduca = deciduous.* de hoja perenne = evergreen.* de hojas largas = long-leaved.* de Homero = Homeric.* de hongos = fungal.* de horticultura = horticultural.* de hoy = present-day.* de hoy día = of today.* de hoy en adelante = as from today.* de hoy en día = of today.* de huelga = striking.* de humor = funny [funnier -comp., funniest -sup.].* de ida y vuelta = return, round-trip.* de ideas afines = like-minded.* de igual a igual = as a peer.* de igual forma = in like manner, in a like manner, in like fashion, in like vein.* de igual longitud = of equal length.* de igual manera = by the same token, in like fashion, in like manner, in like vein, in equal measure(s).* de igual modo = alike, equally, in like fashion, in like manner, in like vein.* de igual modo que = just as, just as well... as..., along the lines of, on the lines (of).* de igual + Nombre = equally + Adjetivo.* de ilusiones vive el hombre = We are such stuff as dreams are made on.* de imitación = copycat.* de importancia = of note, of consequence.* de importancia creciente = of growing importance.* de importancia crucial = crucially important.* de importancia fundamental = critically important.* de improviso = unawares, spur-of-the-moment, on the spur of the moment, unexpectedly.* de incalculable valor = priceless.* de incógnito = incognito.* de inferior calidad = low-end, sub-par.* de inflexión = inflexional [inflectional].* de inmediato = immediately.* de inspiración = inspirational.* de interés especial = of particular concern, special-interest.* de intereses similares = of like interest.* de interés general = general-interest, of general interest.* de interés humano = human interest.* de interés periodístico = newsworthy.* de investigación = exploratory.* de isótopos = isotopic.* de izquierdas = left-wing, leftist, lefty.* de jabón = soapy [soapier -comp., soapiest -sup.].* de jarana = out on the town, a (late) night out on the town.* de juerga = out on the town, a (late) night out on the town.* de Kenia = Kenyan.* de la "a" a la "zeta" = a to z [a/z o a-z].* de la adolescencia = teenage.* de la alcaldía = mayoral.* de la cabeza a los pies = from head to foot, from head to toe.* de la cara = facial.* de la Ceca a la Meca = from pillar to post.* de la clase blanca, protestante y anglosajona americana = WASPish.* de la cóclea = cochlear.* de la columna vertebral = spinal.* de la comedia = comedic.* de la corteza = crustal, cortical.* de la cría de aves = avicultural.* de la duramadre = dural.* de la edad media = dark-age.* de la embajada = ambassadorial.* de la época = of the time(s), of the day.* de la época isabelina = Elizabethan.* de la época victoriana = Victorian.* de la espina dorsal = spinal.* de la extensión de un libro = book-length.* de la fama al olvido = riches to rags.* de la forma más difícil = the hard way.* de la forma más fácil = the easy way .* de la fortuna a la pobreza = riches to rags.* de la fóvea = foveal.* de la gama alta = high-end.* de la gama baja = low-end.* de la gama inferior = low-end.* de la guerra = wartime [wart-time].* de la hipótesis = hypothesised [hypothesized, -USA].* de la localidad = locally based [locally-based].* de la malaria = malarial.* de la mama = mammary.* de la mandíbula inferior = mandibular.* de la mandíbula superior = maxillar, maxillary.* de la manera normal = in the normal manner.* de la mañana = a.m. (latín - ante meridiam), in the morning.* de la máquina y el hombre = human-machine.* de la marina = marine.* de la mejor forma posible = to the best of + Posesivo + abili.* * *I1) (en relaciones de pertenencia, posesión)la casa de mis padres/de la actriz — my parents'/the actress's house
no es de él/de ella/de ellos — it isn't his/hers/theirs
su padre de usted — (frml) your father
es un amigo de mi hijo/de la familia — he's a friend of my son's/the family
2)a) ( introduciendo un nombre en aposición) ofb) ( con apellidos)[de is also part of certain surnames like de León and de la Peña]Sra. Mónica Ortiz de Arocena — ≈Mrs Mónica Arocena
los señores de Díaz — (frml) Mr and Mrs Díaz
las señoritas de Paz — (frml) the Misses Paz (frml)
c) ( en exclamaciones)ay de mí! — (liter) woe is me! (liter)
3) (expresando procedencia, origen, tiempo) fromes de Bogotá — she's/she comes from Bogotá
la literatura de ese período — the literature of o from that period
de... a... — from... to...
4) (al especificar material, contenido, composición)una inyección de morfina — an injection of morphine, a morphine injection
5) (expresando causa, modo)de dos en dos or (CS) de a dos — two at a time
de a poco/de a uno — (CS) little by little/one by one
6)a) (introduciendo cualidades, características)¿de qué color lo quiere? — what color do you want it?
la chica de azul/del abrigo rojo — the girl in blue/in the red coat
b) ( refiriéndose a una etapa en la vida) as7) (indicando uso, destino, finalidad)¿qué hay de postre? — what's for dessert?
8)a) (al definir, especificar)¿qué tal vamos de tiempo? — how are we doing for time?
es fácil/difícil de pronunciar — it's easy/difficult to pronounce
b) ( sentido partitivo) of¿quién de ustedes fue? — which (one) of you was it?
9) ( con sentido ponderativo)lo encontré de viejo...! — he seemed so old!
qué de coches! — (fam) what a lot of cars!
10)a) ( con cifras)pagan un interés del 15% — they pay 15% interest o interest at 15%
b) ( en comparaciones de cantidad) thancuesta más de £100 — it costs more than o over £100
pesa menos de un kilo — it weighs less than o under a kilo
un número mayor/menor de 29 — a number over/under 29
c) ( con un superlativo)12) ( en calidad de) as13) (en expresiones de estado, actividad)estamos de limpieza general/fiesta — we're spring-cleaning/having a party
14) ( en oraciones pasivas) by15) ( con sentido condicional)a)de + inf: de haberlo sabido, habría venido antes if I had known o had I known, I would have come earlier; de no ser así no será considerada — otherwise it will not be considered
b)ser de + inf — (expresando necesidad, inevitabilidad)
IIes de esperar que... — it is to be hoped that...
* * *= across, in respect for, of, off, out of, from, featuring.Ex: This arrangement may facilitate browsing across different kinds of materials.
Ex: The author of a document is the person or organisation responsible for its creation, that is, the writer of a text, the illustrator in respect for illustrations and others responsible for the intellectual content of a work.Ex: These institutes brought together some of the most influential people in the field.Ex: Having entered the next state and a highway off the turnpike, he was amazed by the extraordinary flatness of the land, especially in contrast to the hilly terrain he had grown up with back home.Ex: However, out of the enormous abundance of information produced, only 50% is new while the rest is redundant.Ex: From the analysis of some 5760 questions, Wilkinson and Miller developed a 'step approach' to differentiate reference questions according to how many judgmental steps were required to answer them.Ex: The exhibition also contains a group of ink drawings featuring self-portraits and portraits inspired by classical sculpture.* abogado de oficio = legal aid.* actuar de otro modo = do + otherwise.* alabanza de boquilla = lip service.* alabar de boquilla = give + lip service.* autorizado de antemano = pre-authorised [pre-authorized, -USA].* cambiar de una vez a otra = change from + time to time, vary + from time to time.* comenzar de nuevo = start + all over again.* de... a = through.* de abajo hacia arriba = bottom-up.* de abolengo = well-born.* de abordo = in-flight.* de absorción = absorptive.* de acá para allá = back and forth, to and fro.* de acceso público = publicly accessible.* de acceso rápido = fast-access.* de acceso restringido = closed access.* de acción = action-centered.* de acompañante = in tow.* de actitud = attitudinal.* de actuación = for action.* de actualidad = topical.* de acuerdo = okay, granted, all right, in concert, in agreement, okeydokey! [okidoki], in consort.* de acuerdo a = according to.* de acuerdo con = according to, as far as + Nombre + be + concerned, consistent with, in harmony with, in accordance with, in concert with, in keeping with, in line with, in step with, in tune with, by, pursuant to, in concurrence with, based on, in agreement with, as far as + Sujeto + Verbo, in consonance with, in accord with, judging by, to judge by, in conformity with, in + Posesivo + view, judging from.* de acuerdo con el tema = thematically.* de acuerdo con este documento = hereunder.* de acuerdo con esto = accordingly.* de acuerdo con la búsqueda de cadenas de caracteres = on a string search basis.* de acuerdo con la estación del año = seasonally.* de acuerdo con la ley = according to law.* de acuerdo con la tendencia hacia = in the trend towards.* de acuerdo con + Nombre = going on + Nombre.* de acuerdo con + Posesivo + opinión = in + Posesivo + view, in + Posesivo + opinion.* de acuerdo con + Posesivo + parecer = in + Posesivo + view, in + Posesivo + opinion.* de acuerdo con + Posesivo + bolsillo = according to + Posesivo + pocket.* de acuerdo con + Pronombre = in + Posesivo + opinion, in + Posesivo + opinion.* de adaptación = adaptive.* de frica = African.* de Africa occidental = West African.* de agua = water-based.* de aguas profundas = deep-sea.* de ahí = therefrom.* de ahí que = hence.* de ahora en adelante = from now on, from this point on.* de Alaska = Alaskan.* de Albania = Albanian.* de alcance estatal = nationwide [nation-wide].* de alcance nacional = nationwide [nation-wide].* de alcohol = spirit-based.* de alguna forma = in one way or another, one way or another.* de alguna manera = in some sense, in some way, somehow, in any sense, some way.* de alguna otra forma = in any other way.* de algún modo = in any way [in anyway], somehow, after a fashion, in some form, some way.* de algún modo + Adjetivo = otherwise + Adjetivo.* de algún modo u otro = of some sort.* de algún tiempo a esta parte = for some time now.* de algún tipo = of some description.* de algún tipo u otro = of some sort.* de alta alcurnia = well-born.* de alta cuna = well-born.* de alta densidad = high-density.* de alta energía = high energy.* de alta fidelidad = hi-fi.* de alta mar = offshore, sea-going, ocean-going.* de alta potencia = high power.* de alta presión = high-pressured, high-pressure.* de alta productividad = high-performance.* de alta resistencia = heavy-duty.* de alta tecnología = high-tech, high-technology.* de alta tensión = heavy-current.* de alta velocidad = high-speed.* de alto abolengo = well-born.* de alto ahorro energético = energy-saving.* de alto nivel = of a high order, high level [high-level], high-powered.* de alto rango = high-ranking, highly placed.* de alto rendimiento = high-performance, heavy-duty.* de altos vuelos = high-flying, high-powered.* de alto voltaje = high-voltage.* de altura = high, top-notch.* de altura regulable = height-adjustable.* de aluvión = alluvial.* de ámbito estatal = statewide [state-wide].* de amplio alcance = broad in scope.* de antaño = of old, age-old, old-time, of yore, of olden days, of yesteryear, bygone, gone by.* de antemano = in advance (of), beforehand.* de antes de la guerra = pre-war [prewar].* de antigua generación = low-end.* de antiguo = from time immemorial.* de apariencia = cosmetic.* de apariencia engañosa = meretricious.* de aplicación específica = special-purpose.* de aplicación específica a un equipo de ordenador = hardware-based.* de aplicación general = general-purpose, of general application.* de apoyo = enabling, supportive.* de aprovechamiento = exploitative.* de aquel entonces = of that day.* de aquí para allá = back and forth.* de aquí te espero = tremendous, enormous, humongous [humungous], gianormous.* de Arabia Saudí = Saudi Arabian.* de archivo = archival, archive.* de armas tomar = redoubtable.* de arranque = bootable.* de arriba abajo = from top to bottom, from head to toe, from head to foot.* de arriba hacia abajo = top-down.* de ascendencia + Adjetivo = of + Adjetivo + descent.* de asesoramiento = consultative.* de aspecto = looking.* de aspecto antiguo = old-face.* de aspecto complicado = complicated-looking.* de aspecto delgado = lean-looking.* de aspecto digno = dignified.* de aspecto impresionante = impressive-looking.* de aspecto nuevo = new-looking.* de aspecto poco profesional = botched-up.* de aspecto profesional = professional-looking.* de aspecto ruinoso = run-down.* de aspecto solemne = dignified.* de atención básica = preattentive.* de atención primaria = preattentive.* de atrás = rear.* de atrás para adelante = back and forth.* de aupa = royal.* de autodesprecio = self-deprecating.* de autogestión = self-managing.* de autoprotección = self-protective.* de autosuficiencia = self-satisfied.* de baja calidad = poor in detail, low-grade [lowgrade], low-quality, third rate [third-rate], low-end, trashy [trashier -comp., trashiest -sup.].* de baja intensidad = low-intensity [low intensity].* de baja ralea = ignoble.* de bajísima calidad = shoddy.* de bajo consumo = low energy.* de bajo contenido en grasas = low fat.* de bajo crecimiento = low-growing.* de bajo nivel = lower-level, low-level.* de bajo precio = low-priced.* de bajo riesgo = low-risk.* de balde = for free.* de barrio = neighbourhood-based.* de base popular = grassroots [grass-roots].* de bienvenida = salutatory.* de boca en boca = word-of-mouth, by word of mouth.* de bodas = bridal.* de Boole = Boolean.* de bote en bote = packed to capacity, choc-a-block, chock-full, densely packed, packed, packed to the rafters.* de broma = humorously, teasingly.* de bronce = brass.* de buena calidad = good-quality.* de buena disposición = good-natured.* de buena fama = of good repute.* de buena fe = bona fide, in good faith.* de buena manera = good-humouredly, good-humoured.* de buena reputación = of good repute.* de buenas = on good terms.* de buenas a primeras = right off the bat, suddenly, without warning, all of a sudden, just like that.* de buena vecindad = neighbourly [neighborly, -USA].* de buena voluntad = in good faith.* de buen corazón = kind-hearted, good-hearted, big-hearted.* de buen grado = willing, good-humouredly, good-humoured, good-naturedly.* de buen gusto = tasteful.* de buen humor = good-humouredly, good-humoured, in good humour.* de buenos modales = well-mannered.* de buen vecino = neighbourly [neighborly, -USA].* de buen ver = good looking.* de bulla y corriendo = in a rush.* de caballo = huge, humongous [humungous], massive, gianormous.* de cabo a rabo = lock, stock and barrel, from head to toe, from head to foot.* de cachondeo = teasingly.* de cada día = day to day [day-to-day].* de cada + Número + veces + Número = Número + times out of + Número.* de caderas anchas = wide-hipped.* de cajón = no-brainer.* de calidad = authoritative, qualitative, quality, well-made, high-end, quality assured, value-added.* de calidad inferior = low-grade [lowgrade], substandard [sub-standard], low-end.* de calidad superior = best-quality, top quality.* de camino = on the way, while we're at it.* de camino a = en route for, on + Posesivo + way to, en route to.* de campo = free-range.* de campos fijos = fixed-field.* de campus = campus-wide [campuswide].* de capa caída = at a low ebb, in (the) doldrums.* de capa y espada = cloak-and-dagger.* de capital importancia = momentous, of cardinal importance.* de cara a = face-to-face [face to face], facing.* de carácter = in character.* de carácter público = state-owned, government-owned, state-run, government-run, publicly owned [publicly-owned], publicly supported, publicly held.* de carne = meaty [meatier -comp., meatiest -sup.].* de carne y hueso = flesh-and-blood.* de castigo = punitive.* de casualidad = by accident, by a fluke, by chance, accidentally, by a stroke of (good) luck, by luck.* de causas desconocidas = idiopathic.* de cerámica = ceramic.* de cerca = at close range, at close quarters.* de chiripa = by a fluke, by a stroke of (good) luck, by chance, by luck.* de cierto tipo = of a sort, of sorts.* de cinco años = five yearly [five-yearly].* de cinco días de duración = five-day.* de cinco estrellas = 5-star [five-star].* de cinco meses de duración = five-month-long.* de civil = in plain clothes.* de clasificación = classificatory.* de clausura = cloistered.* de clausura de congreso = end-of-conference.* de cobre = cupric.* de cojones = badass.* de colegas = collegial, buddying.* de Colombia = Colombian.* de color = coloured [colored, -USA], non-white [nonwhite], full-colour, in colour.* de color crema = creamy [creamier -comp., creamiest -sup.], creamy [creamier -comp., creamiest -sup.], cream-coloured.* de color de bronce = brassy.* de colores = full-colour, multi-colour [multi-color -USA].* de colores vivos = colourful [colorful, -USA].* de colorines = brightly coloured.* de color marroncillo = brownish tinged.* de color rojo = red-coloured.* de color rosa = rose-coloured.* de color verde botella = bottle green.* de color verde oscuro = bottle green.* de color y textura parecidos al carbón = carbonaceous.* de comienzos de + Expresión Temporal = earliest + Expresión Temporal.* de cómo = as to how.* de compañeros = collegial.* de complicidad = knowing.* de comportamiento = behavioural [behavioral, -USA].* de comportamiento impecable = prim and proper.* de conceptos = concept-based.* de conceptos múltiples = multiple-concept.* de conducta = behavioural [behavioral, -USA].* de confianza = reliable, trusted, trusting, reputable.* de confirmación = confirmatory.* de conformidad con = in compliance with, in keeping with.* de conformidad con eso = accordingly.* de conífera = coniferous.* de construcción básica = brick and frame.* de construcción sólida = solidly-built.* de consulta fácil = scannable.* de consulta mediante órdenes = command-based.* de consumo = consumptive.* de contenido enriquecido = content-enriched.* de contrabando = bootleg.* de contrapunto = contrapuntal.* de Corea = Korean.* de Corea del Sur = South Korean.* de corral = free-range.* de corta duración = short term [short-term].* de corte + Adjetivo = of a + Adjetivo + nature.* de cosecha propia = home-grown [home grown/homegrown].* de costa a costa = coast-to-coast.* de coste cero = zero-cost.* de costumbre = usual, usually.* de creación = authorial.* de crecimiento continuo = steadily growing.* de crecimiento más rápido = fastest-growing.* de crecimiento rápido = fast-growing, fast-evolving.* de cría intensiva = battery-caged.* de crianza intensiva = battery-caged.* de Crimea = Crimean.* de cristal = glass.* de crucial importancia = crucially important.* de cualquier forma = in any event, in any way [in anyway], in any case, in any way at all.* de cualquier forma posible = in any and all ways.* de cualquier manera = anyhow, higgledy-piggledy, willy-nilly, in any way at all, in any way [in anyway].* de cualquier modo = however, either way.* de cualquier tipo = in any way [in anyway], in all forms.* de cuando en cuando = every once in a while, every so often, every now and then, every now and again.* de cuatro días de duración = four-day.* de cuatro estrellas = four-star.* de Cuba = Cuban.* de cuerpo largo = long-bodied.* de deficiente calidad = poor-quality, of poor quality.* de delante hacia atrás = front to back, fore and aft.* de densidad doble = double-density.* de dentro hacia fuera = inside outwards.* de derechas = right-wing.* de derecho = de jure [iure].* de derecho pero no de hecho = in name only.* de desarrollo = developmental.* de desarrollo autónomo = self-evolving.* de desarrollo rápido = fast-evolving.* de descargo = exonerating, exculpatory.* de desconexión = cut-off.* de descubrimiento reciente = newly-discovered.* de desecho = discarded.* de desempate = tie-breaker [tiebreaker], tie-breaking [tiebreaking].* de desguace = written-off.* de despedida = valedictory.* de día = in the daytime, during the daytime, during daytime.* de día a día = from day to day.* de diámetro = in diameter.* de diario = everyday.* de día y de noche = day and night, night and day.* de diesel = diesel-powered.* de diferente modo = differently.* de diferentes niveles = multi-tiered [multitiered], multi-tier [multitier].* de diferentes tonalidades de gris = grey scale [gray scale].* de difícil solución = intractable.* de dinero = well-to-do, well-off.* de dirección = directorial, administrative.* de diseño abierto = open-plan, open-planned.* de diversa índole = kaleidoscopic, of one type or another, of one sort or another, of one kind or another.* de diversos tipos = of one type or another, of one sort or another, of one kind or another.* de diverso tipo = of one type or another, of one sort or another, of one kind or another.* de doble cara = double-hinged, double-sided.* de doble filo = double-edged.* de doble hoja = double-hinged.* de doble sentido = double-edged, two-way.* de doble uso = dual-use.* de dolor = in pain.* de dominio público = publicly owned [publicly-owned].* de donde = whence, whence, from whence.* ¿de dónde si no...? = where else...?, where else...?.* de dos caras = two-sided, two-faced.* de dos días de duración = two-day [2-day].* de dos en dos = two at a time.* de dos letras = two-letter.* de dos niveles = two-tier.* de dos páginas = two-page.* de dos partidos políticos = bipartisan [bi-partisan].* de dos patas = two-legged.* de dos piernas = two-legged.* de dos pies = two-legged.* de dos plantas = two-storey [two-story].* de dos tonalidades = bitonal.* de dos tonos = bitonal.* de dos volúmenes = two-volume.* de duelo = in mourning.* de duración limitada = timebound [time-bound].* de Ecuador = Ecuadorian.* de edad = elderly.* de edad avanzada = over the hill.* de edad escolar = school-age.* de edad mediana = middle-aged.* de edad universitaria = college-age.* de elaboración de políticas = policy-forming.* de ello = thereof, therefrom.* de ellos = theirs.* de embalsamar = embalming.* de emisor a receptor = downstream.* de encaje = lacy.* de enmienda = amendatory.* de ensueño = dream-like [dreamlike], picture-perfect.* de entonces = of the day.* de entreguerras = interwar.* de entre los nuestros = in our ranks.* de entretenimiento = recreational.* de envergadura = heavy lifting.* de época = vintage.* de epopeya = epic.* de esa época = of the period.* de escándalo = outrageous.* de ese modo = in doing so, in this,, thereby.* de eso = thereof.* de espaldas anchas = broad-shouldered.* de especial importancia = of particular note.* de espíritu cívico = public-spirited.* de espíritu comunitario = public-spirited.* de espíritu libre = free-spirited.* de esta forma = in this fashion, in this manner, in this way.* de esta manera = in this fashion, in this manner, in this way.* de este modo = accordingly, by so doing, by this means, in so doing, in this fashion, in this manner, thereby, this way, thus, this way round, in this way, by doing so, in these ways, this is how, in doing so.* de este modo, de esta forma, de esta manera = in this way.* de esto, de lo otro y de lo de más allá = about this and that and everything else.* de Estonia = Estonian.* de esto y de lo otro = about this and that.* de estructura de acero = steel-framed.* de estructura de madera = timber-framed.* de Europa del Este = Eastern European.* de Europa Occidental = Western-European, West European.* de evaluación = evaluative.* de éxito = successful.* de éxito asegurado = sure-fire [surefire].* de éxito garantizado = sure-fire [surefire].* de éxito seguro = sure-fire [surefire].* de expansión = expanded.* de explotación = exploitative.* de extensión = in length.* de extensión normal = standard-length.* de extremada urgencia = serious.* de fabricación casera = homemade.* de fácil acceso = easily available, over the counter, handy.* de fácil alcance para = within easy reach of.* de fácil manejo = liftable.* de facto = de facto.* de fama = of note.* de fama internacional = of international renown.* de fama mundial = world-renowned, internationally renowned, world-renown.* de felpa = plush.* de fiar = legit.* de fichas = card-based.* de fijación de normas = standard(s) setting.* de final de año = end-year.* de final de mes = end-of-the-month.* de finales del siglo XIX y principios del XX = turn-of-the-century.* de fin de año = end of the year.* de fin de milenio = millennial.* de forma = in form.* de forma abrumadora = overwhelmingly.* de forma aceptable = adequately, acceptably.* de forma adecuada = adequately, fitly, appropriately.* de forma alternada = in alternating fashion.* de forma alternativa = alternatively.* de forma anónima = anonymously.* de forma aplastante = overwhelmingly.* de forma apreciable = markedly.* de forma apropiada = properly, fitly, appropriately.* de forma audible = audibly.* de forma autónoma = autonomously.* de forma caprichosa = capriciously.* de formación = formative.* de forma clara = clearly.* de forma cognitiva = cognitively.* de forma colegiada = collegially.* de forma combinada = in combination.* de forma competitiva = competitively.* de forma complemenetaria = complimentarily.* de forma completa = in full.* de forma completa, en su totalidad, completamente, por extenso = in full.* de forma concisa = concisely.* de forma conjunta con = in partnership with.* de forma considerable = considerably.* de forma continuada = continuously.* de forma cuadrada = squarish, square-shaped.* de forma deductiva = deductively.* de forma desastrosa = disastrously.* de forma deshonesta = dishonestly.* de forma diferente = differently shaped.* de forma digital = digitally.* de forma divertida = funnily.* de forma económica = cost-effectively.* de forma errática = erratically.* de forma escandalosa = outrageously.* de forma especulativa = speculatively.* de forma estructurada = in a structured fashion.* de forma exquisita = exquisitely.* de forma extraña = oddly, funnily.* de forma federal = federally.* de forma general = widely, bulk.* de forma global = holistically.* de forma graciosa = funnily.* de forma gratis = on a complimentary basis.* de forma gratuita = on a complimentary basis.* de forma grotesca = grotesquely.* de forma heterogénea = heterogeneously [heterogenously].* de forma heurística = heuristically.* de forma humorística = in a humorous vein.* de forma imaginativa = imaginatively.* de forma indirecta = circuitous route.* de forma inesperada = out of the blue, like a bolt out of the blue, like a bolt from the blue.* de forma innata = innately.* de forma irregular = erratically.* de forma lamentable = miserably.* de forma lógica = in a meaningful way.* de forma mágica = magically.* de forma mecánica = mechanically.* de forma mordaz = pungently.* de forma mordaz, mordazmente, con sarcasmo = pungently.* de forma muy parecida a = in much the same way as.* de forma muy similar a = in much the same way as.* de forma negativa = in a negative light.* de forma neutral = neutrally.* de forma notoria = markedly.* de forma opcional = optionally.* de forma óptima = optimally.* de forma personalizada = on a one-to-one basis.* de forma poco ética = unethically.* de forma poco imaginativa = unimaginatively.* de forma poco profesional = unprofessionally.* de forma poco razonable = unreasonably.* de forma positiva = in a positive light, constructively.* de forma práctica = pragmatically.* de forma precisa = precisely.* de forma provocativa = provocatively.* de forma puntual = occasionally, when necessary.* de forma que = in ways that.* de forma que resulta más fácil de entender = in digestible form.* de forma rara = oddly, funnily.* de forma recíproca = reciprocally.* de forma rentable = cost-effectively.* de forma residual = residually.* de forma ridícula = grotesquely.* de forma saludable = healthily.* de forma sana = healthily.* de forma significativa = to any significant extent, to a significant extent.* de forma sistemática = in a systematic fashion.* de forma sofisticada = sophisticatedly.* de forma subconsciente = subconsciously.* de forma sublime = subliminally.* de forma suscinta = in brief.* de forma terapéutica = therapeutically.* de forma tosca = in crude form.* de forma trágica = tragically.* de fotograma completo = full-frame.* de fotograma doble = half-frame.* de frente = head-on, frontal.* de fuera = outside, off-side.* de fuera de la ciudad = out-of-town.* de fuerza = forceful.* de funcionamiento = operating, operational.* de fundamental importancia = of prime importance, critically important.* de gala = gala.* de Galileo = Galilean.* de Gambia = Gambian.* de gas = gas-powered.* de generación a generación = from generation to generation.* de generación en generación = from generation to generation.* de geofísica = geophysical.* de gestión = managerial, back-office.* de gestión del museo = curatorial.* de Glasgow = Glaswegian.* de golpe = in one lump, all at once, all at once.* de grado básico = junior grade.* de gran ahorro energético = energy-saving.* de gran belleza = scenic.* de gran calibre = high-calibre.* de gran calidad = high-quality, high-grade [high grade], high-calibre.* de gran capacidad = large-capacity, high capacity.* de gran colorido = brightly coloured.* de gran corazón = big-hearted.* de gran efecto = wide-reaching.* de gran éxito comercial = high selling.* de gran formato = oversized, oversize.* de gran impacto = high impact [high-impact].* de gran influencia = seminal.* de granja = free-range.* de gran lucidez = clear-sighted.* de gran lujo = top-class.* de gran potencia = high-powered.* de gran repercusión = far-reaching, wide-reaching, far-ranging.* de gran talento = talented.* de gran valor = highly valued, highly valuable.* de gran valor histórico = of great historical value.* de gran venta = high selling.* de guardia = on duty, duty + Profesión, on call.* de guasa = teasingly.* de habla afrikaans = Afrikaans-speaking.* de habla alemana = German-speaking.* de habla francesa = French-speaking.* de habla inglesa = English-speaking.* de habla portuguesa = Portuguese-speaking.* de hace años = of years ago.* de hace muchos años = long-standing.* de hace mucho tiempo = age-old, long-lost.* de hace siglos = of yore.* de hace varios siglos = centuries-old.* de hasta + Número = of up to + Número.* de hecho = actually, as a matter of fact, as it happened, de facto, in actual fact, in effect, in fact, indeed, in point of fact, in actuality, as it happens, as it is, effectively, for all intents and purposes, to all intents and purposes, for that matter.* de hierbas = herbal.* de hierro = iron, ferric.* de higos a brevas = once in a blue moon.* de hoja caduca = deciduous.* de hoja perenne = evergreen.* de hojas largas = long-leaved.* de Homero = Homeric.* de hongos = fungal.* de horticultura = horticultural.* de hoy = present-day.* de hoy día = of today.* de hoy en adelante = as from today.* de hoy en día = of today.* de huelga = striking.* de humor = funny [funnier -comp., funniest -sup.].* de ida y vuelta = return, round-trip.* de ideas afines = like-minded.* de igual a igual = as a peer.* de igual forma = in like manner, in a like manner, in like fashion, in like vein.* de igual longitud = of equal length.* de igual manera = by the same token, in like fashion, in like manner, in like vein, in equal measure(s).* de igual modo = alike, equally, in like fashion, in like manner, in like vein.* de igual modo que = just as, just as well... as..., along the lines of, on the lines (of).* de igual + Nombre = equally + Adjetivo.* de ilusiones vive el hombre = We are such stuff as dreams are made on.* de imitación = copycat.* de importancia = of note, of consequence.* de importancia creciente = of growing importance.* de importancia crucial = crucially important.* de importancia fundamental = critically important.* de improviso = unawares, spur-of-the-moment, on the spur of the moment, unexpectedly.* de incalculable valor = priceless.* de incógnito = incognito.* de inferior calidad = low-end, sub-par.* de inflexión = inflexional [inflectional].* de inmediato = immediately.* de inspiración = inspirational.* de interés especial = of particular concern, special-interest.* de intereses similares = of like interest.* de interés general = general-interest, of general interest.* de interés humano = human interest.* de interés periodístico = newsworthy.* de investigación = exploratory.* de isótopos = isotopic.* de izquierdas = left-wing, leftist, lefty.* de jabón = soapy [soapier -comp., soapiest -sup.].* de jarana = out on the town, a (late) night out on the town.* de juerga = out on the town, a (late) night out on the town.* de Kenia = Kenyan.* de la "a" a la "zeta" = a to z [a/z o a-z].* de la adolescencia = teenage.* de la alcaldía = mayoral.* de la cabeza a los pies = from head to foot, from head to toe.* de la cara = facial.* de la Ceca a la Meca = from pillar to post.* de la clase blanca, protestante y anglosajona americana = WASPish.* de la cóclea = cochlear.* de la columna vertebral = spinal.* de la comedia = comedic.* de la corteza = crustal, cortical.* de la cría de aves = avicultural.* de la duramadre = dural.* de la edad media = dark-age.* de la embajada = ambassadorial.* de la época = of the time(s), of the day.* de la época isabelina = Elizabethan.* de la época victoriana = Victorian.* de la espina dorsal = spinal.* de la extensión de un libro = book-length.* de la fama al olvido = riches to rags.* de la forma más difícil = the hard way.* de la forma más fácil = the easy way.* de la fortuna a la pobreza = riches to rags.* de la fóvea = foveal.* de la gama alta = high-end.* de la gama baja = low-end.* de la gama inferior = low-end.* de la guerra = wartime [wart-time].* de la hipótesis = hypothesised [hypothesized, -USA].* de la localidad = locally based [locally-based].* de la malaria = malarial.* de la mama = mammary.* de la mandíbula inferior = mandibular.* de la mandíbula superior = maxillar, maxillary.* de la manera normal = in the normal manner.* de la mañana = a.m. (latín - ante meridiam), in the morning.* de la máquina y el hombre = human-machine.* de la marina = marine.* de la mejor forma posible = to the best of + Posesivo + abili* * *de1A(en relaciones de pertenencia, posesión): la casa de mi hermano/de mis padres/de la actriz my brother's/my parents'/the actress's houseel rey de Francia the king of Franceel cumpleaños de Luis Luis's birthdayel cumpleaños de la esposa de un compañero a colleague's wife's birthday, the birthday of the wife of one of my colleaguesno es de él/de ella/de ellos it isn't his/hers/theirssu padre de usted ( frml); your fatherun amigo de mi hijo a friend of my son'ses un amigo de la familia he's a friend of the family o a family friendun estudiante de quinto año a fifth-year studentel nieto de los Arteaga the Arteagas' grandsonla mesa de la cocina the kitchen tablela correa del perro the dog's leashun avión de Mexair a Mexair planela tapa de la cacerola the saucepan lidlas calles de la capital the streets of the capital, the capital's streetsla subida de los precios the rise in pricesal término de la reunión at the end of the meetingBla ciudad de Lima the city of Limael aeropuerto de Barajas Barajas airportel mes de enero the month of Januaryel imbécil de tu hermano that stupid brother of yours, your stupid brotherel bueno de Ricardo le aguanta cualquier cosa Ricardo is so good, he puts up with anything from her2(en exclamaciones): ¡pobre de él! poor him!¡triste de quien no conozca ese sentimiento! ( liter); pity the person who has never experienced that feeling! ( liter)C(con apellidos): Sra. Mónica Ortiz de Arocena ≈ Mrs Mónica Arocenalos señores de Rucabado ( frml); Mr and Mrs Rucabadolas señoritas de Paz ( frml); the Misses Paz ( frml) [de is also part of certain surnames like de León and de la Peña]DA1(expresando procedencia, origen): volvía de clase/del banco I was on my way back from my class/from the bankes de Bogotá she's from Bogotá, she comes from Bogotálo saqué de la biblioteca I got it out of the librarylo recogió del suelo she picked it up off the floormis amigos de América my American friends, my friends from Americahe recibido carta de Julia I've had a letter from Juliaun hijo de su primera mujer a son by his first wifeal salir de la tienda as he left the storeDE … A …:de aquí a tu casa from here to your house2 (en el tiempo) fromun amigo de la infancia a childhood frienddata del siglo XVII it dates from the 17th centuryla literatura de ese período the literature of o from that periodlo conozco de cuando estuve en Rosales I know him from when I was in Rosalesde un día para otro from one day to the nextDE … A …:está abierto de nueve a cinco it's open from nine to five o between nine and fivede aquí a que termine tenemos para rato it'll be a while yet before he finishes, he won't be finished for a while yetB(expresando causa): murió de viejo he died of old ageverde de envidia green with envyestaba ronco de tanto gritar he was hoarse from shouting so mucheso es de comer tan poco that's what comes from o of eating so littleA(introduciendo cualidades, características): es de una paciencia increíble he is incredibly patient, he is a man of incredible patienceun chiste de muy mal gusto a joke in very bad tasteobjetos de mucho valor objects of great valueun pez de agua dulce a freshwater fish¿de qué color lo quiere? what color do you want it?tiene cara de aburrido he looks boredese gesto es muy de su madre that gesture is very reminiscent of his mothertienes cosas de niño malcriado sometimes you act like a spoiled childuna botella de un litro a liter bottleun niño de tres meses a three-month-old childdéme de las de 200 pesos el kilo give me some of those o some of the ones at 200 pesos a kilola chica del abrigo rojo the girl with o in the red coatla señora de azul the lady in blueun hombre de pelo largo a man with long hairun anciano de bastón an old man with a stick [de is part of many compounds like cinturón de seguridad, hombre de negocios, válvula de escape, etc ]B(al especificar material, contenido, composición): una mesa de caoba a mahogany tableuna inyección de morfina an injection of morphine, a morphine injectionel complemento ideal de todo plato de pescado the ideal complement to any fish dishson de plástico they're (made of) plasticun curso de secretariado a secretarial coursenos sirvió una copa de champán she gave us a glass of champagneuna colección de sellos a stamp collection, a collection of stampsun millón de dólares a million dollarsC(con sentido ponderativo): ¡lo encontré de viejo …! he seemed so old!¡qué de coches! ( fam); what a lot of cars!D(al definir, especificar): tuvo la suerte de conseguirlo she was lucky enough to get itaprieta el botón de abajo press the bottom buttonE1(con cifras): el número de estudiantes es de 480 the number of students is 480, there are 480 studentspagan un interés del 15% they pay 15% interest o interest at 15%cuesta más de £100 it costs more than o over £100pesa menos de un kilo it weighs less than o under a kiloun número mayor/menor de 29 a number over/under 293(en expresiones de modo): lo tumbó de un golpe he knocked him down with one blowsubió los escalones de dos en dos he went up the stairs two at a timede a poco (CS); little by little, gradually4(CS): de a cuatro/ocho/diez: colócalos de a dos/cuatro put them in twos/foursentraron de a uno they went in one by one o one at a time [de is part of many expressions entered under frente2 m A 2. (↑ frente (2)), improviso, prisa etc]F (en calidad de) asestá de profesor en una academia he's working as a teacher in a private schoolle ofrecieron un puesto de redactor they offered him a job as an editorhace de enanito en la obra he plays (the part of) a dwarf in the playle habló de hombre a hombre he talked to him man to manG1(limitando lo expresado a determinado aspecto): es muy bonita de cara she has a pretty facees corto de talle/ancho de hombros he's short-waisted/broad-shoulderedes sorda de un oído she's deaf in one ear¿qué tal vamos de tiempo? how are we doing for time?tiene dos metros de ancho it's two meters wide2(refiriéndose a una etapa de la vida): de niño as a child, when he was a childH(en expresiones de estado, actividad): estaba de mal humor she was in a bad moodestamos de limpieza general we're spring-cleaning [de is part of many expressions entered under juerga, picnic, obra etc]I(indicando uso, destino, finalidad): el cepillo de la ropa the clothes brushel trapo de limpiar la plata the cloth for cleaning the silverlo sirvió en copas de champán he served it in champagne glassesdales algo de comer give them something to eat¿qué hay de postre? what's for dessert? [de is part of many compounds like cuchara de servir, máquina de coser, saco de dormir, etc]una novela de Goytisolo a novel by Goytisolo, a Goytisolo novelseguidos del resto de la familia followed by the rest of the familyuna casa rodeada de árboles a house surrounded by treesviene acompañado de arroz it is served with riceacompañado de su señora esposa ( frml); accompanied by his wifeA1 (sentido partitivo) of¿quién de ustedes fue? which (one) of you was it?se llevó uno de los míos she took one of mineel mayor de los Rodríguez the eldest of the Rodríguez childrenun cigarrillo de ésos que apestan one of those cigarettes that stink2(con un superlativo): eligió el más caro de todos she chose the most expensive one of allla ciudad más grande del mundo the biggest city in the worldB(refiriéndose a una parte del día): a las once de la mañana/de la noche at eleven in the morning/at nightduerme de día y trabaja de noche she sleeps during the day and works at nightsalieron de madrugada they left very early in the morningA DE + INF:de haberlo sabido, habría venido antes if I had known, I would have come earlier o had I known, I would have come earlierde no ser así no será considerada otherwise it will not be consideredde continuar este estado de cosas if this state of affairs persistsB SER DE + INF(expresando necesidad, inevitabilidad): es de esperar que … it is to be hoped that …, one hopes that …no son de fiar they are not to be trustedes de destacar la actuación de Marta Valverde Marta Valverde's performance is worthy of noteCde2* * *
Del verbo dar: ( conjugate dar)
dé es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
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dar ( conjugate dar) verbo transitivo
1
déme un kilo de peras can I have a kilo of pears?;
See Also→ conocer verbo transitivo 3 b, entender verbo transitivo
2
‹información/idea› to give
3
4 ( conceder) ‹prórroga/permiso› to give;
nos dieron un premio we won o got a prize
5
◊ ¿le diste las gracias? did you thank him?, did you say thank you?;
dales saludos give/send them my regards;
tuve que déle la noticia I was the one who had to break the news to himb) (señalar, indicar): me da ocupado or (Esp) comunicando the line's busy o (BrE) engaged;
1
‹ dividendos› to pay;
b) (AmL) ( alcanzar hasta):◊ da 150 kilómetros por hora it can do o go 150 kilometres an hour;
venía a todo lo que daba it was travelling at full speed;
ponen la radio a todo lo que da they turn the radio on full blast
2 (causar, provocar) ‹placer/susto› to give;
‹ problemas› to cause;
el calor le dio sueño/sed the heat made him sleepy/thirsty
1 ( presentar) ‹ concierto› to give;◊ ¿qué dan esta noche en la tele? what's on TV tonight? (colloq);
¿dónde están dando esa película? where's that film showing?
2
‹baile/banquete› to hold;
‹ discurso› (AmL) to make
ver tb clase 4
( realizar la accion que se indica) ‹ grito› to give;
dame un beso give me a kiss;
ver tb golpe, paseo, vuelta, etc
( considerar) dé algo/a algn por algo:
ese tema lo doy por sabido I'm assuming you've already covered that topic;
¡dalo por hecho! consider it done!
verbo intransitivo
1
[ventana/balcón] to look onto, give onto;
[fachada/frente] to face
2 (ser suficiente, alcanzar) dé para algo/algn to be enough for sth/sb;
dé de sí ‹zapatos/jersey› to stretch
3 ( arrojar un resultado):
¿cuánto da la cuenta? what does it come to?;
a mí me dio 247 I made it (to be) 247
4 ( importar):
¡qué más da! what does it matter!;
¿qué más da? what difference does it make?;
me da igual I don't mind
5 ( en naipes) to deal
1
( como castigo) to smack sb;
el balón dio en el poste the ball hit the post
2 (accionar, mover) déle a algo ‹a botón/tecla› to press sth;
‹ a interruptor› to flick sth;
‹a manivela/volante› to turn sth
3
‹ solución› to hit upon, find;
‹ palabra› to come up with
4 (hablando de manías, ocurrencias) déle a algn por hacer algo ‹por pintar/cocinar› to take to doing sth;◊ le ha dado por decir que … he's started saying that …
5 [sol/luz]:
la luz le daba de lleno en los ojos the light was shining right in his eyes
darse verbo pronominal
1 ( producirse) [fruta/trigo] to grow
2 ( presentarse) [oportunidad/ocasión] to arise
3 ( resultar) (+ me/te/le etc):
◊ dárselas de algo: se las da de valiente/de que sabe mucho he likes to make out he's brave/he knows a lot;
dárselas de listo to act smartb) (golpearse, pegarse):
se dieron contra un árbol they crashed into a tree;
se dio dé un golpe en la rodilla he hit his knee
( considerarse) dése por algo:
ver tb aludir a, enterado 1
de 1 preposición
1a) (pertenencia, posesión):
el rey dé Francia the king of France;
no es dé él it isn't his;
es un amigo dé mi hijo he's a friend of my son's;
un estudiante dé quinto año a fifth-year student;
la tapa dé la cacerola the saucepan lid;
un avión dé Mexair a Mexair plane
el aeropuerto dé Barajas Barajas airport;
el mes dé enero the month of January
2
◊ es dé Bogotá she's/she comes from Bogotá;
una carta dé Julia a letter from Julia;
un amigo dé la infancia a childhood friend;
la literatura dé ese período the literature of o from that period;
dé aquí a tu casa from here to your houseb) (material, contenido, composición):
una mesa dé caoba a mahogany table;
un vaso dé agua a glass of water;
un millón dé dólares a million dollarsc) (causa, modo):
dé tanto gritar from shouting so much;
verde dé envidia green with envy;
temblando dé miedo trembling with fear;
dé memoria by heart;
lo tumbó dé un golpe he knocked him down with one blow
rodeada dé árboles surrounded by trees
3a) (cualidades, características):
objetos dé mucho valor objects of great value;
¿dé qué color lo quiere? what color do you want it?;
tiene cara dé aburrido he looks bored;
una botella dé un litro a liter bottle;
la chica dé azul the girl in blueb) (al definir, especificar):
tiene dos metros dé ancho it's two meters wide;
es fácil de pronunciar it's easy to pronounce;
uno dé los míos one of mine;
el mayor dé los Soto the eldest of the Soto children
4a) ( con cifras):◊ pagan un interés dél 15% they pay 15% interest o interest at 15%
◊ más dé £100 more than o over £100;
pesa menos dé un kilo it weighs less than o under a kilo;
un número mayor/menor dé 29 a number over/under 29c) ( con un superlativo):
la ciudad más grande dél mundo the biggest city in the world
◊ dé día/noche during the day/at night;
dé madrugada early in the morning
5
hace dé rey en la obra he plays (the part of) a king in the playb) (en expresiones de estado, actividad):
estamos dé fiesta we're having a partyc) (indicando uso, destino, finalidad):
copas dé vino wine glasses;
ropa dé cama bed clothes;
dales algo dé comer give them something to eat;
¿qué hay dé postre? what's for dessert?
6 ( con sentido condicional):
dé no ser así otherwise
de 2 sustantivo femenino: name of the letter d
dé see◊ dar
dar
I verbo transitivo
1 to give: dame la mano, hold my hand
2 (conceder) to give: mi padre me dio permiso, my father gave me permission
le doy toda la razón, I think he is quite right
3 (transmitir una noticia) to tell
(un recado, recuerdos) to pass on, give
dar las gracias, to thank
4 (retransmitir u ofrecer un espectáculo) to show, put on
5 (organizar una fiesta) to throw, give
6 (producir lana, miel, etc) to produce, yield
(fruto, flores) to bear
(beneficio, interés) to give, yield
7 (causar un dolor, malestar) dar dolor de cabeza, to give a headache
(un sentimiento) dar pena, to make sad
le da mucha vergüenza, he's very embarrassed
8 (proporcionar) to provide: su empresa da trabajo a cincuenta personas, his factory gives work to fifty people
9 (una conferencia, charla) to give
(impartir clases) to teach
(recibir una clase) to have
US to take
10 (presentir) me da (en la nariz/en el corazón) que eso va a salir bien, I have a feeling that everything is going to turn out well
11 (estropear) to ruin: me dio la noche con sus ronquidos, he spoilt my sleep with his snoring
12 (abrir el paso de la luz) to switch on
(del gas, agua) to turn on
13 (propinar una bofetada, un puntapié, etc) to hit, give
14 (aplicar una mano de pintura, cera) to apply, put on
(un masaje, medicamento) to give
15 (considerar) dar por, to assume, consider: lo dieron por muerto, he was given up for dead
ese dinero lo puedes dar por perdido, you can consider that money lost
dar por supuesto/sabido, to take for granted, to assume
16 (la hora, un reloj) to strike: aún no habían dado las ocho, it was not yet past eight o'clock
17 (realizar la acción que implica el objeto) dar un abrazo/susto, to give a hug/fright
dar un paseo, to go for a walk
dar una voz, to give a shout
II verbo intransitivo
1 (sobrevenir) le dio un ataque de nervios, she had an attack of hysterics
2 dar de comer/cenar, to provide with lunch/dinner 3 dar a, (mirar, estar orientado a) to look out onto, to overlook
(una puerta) to open onto, lead to: esa puerta da al jardín, this door leads out onto the garden 4 dar con, (una persona, objeto) to come across: no fuimos capaces de dar con la contraseña, we couldn't come up with the password
dimos con él, we found him 5 dar de sí, (una camiseta, bañador) to stretch, give 6 dar en, to hit: el sol me daba en los ojos, the sun was (shining) in my eyes 7 dar para, to be enough o sufficient for: ese dinero no me da para nada, this money isn't enough for me
♦ Locuciones: dar a alguien por: le dio por ponerse a cantar, she decided to start singing
le dio por nadar, he got it into his head to go swimming
dar a entender a alguien que..., to make sb understand that...
dar la mano a alguien, to shake hands with sb
dar para: el presupuesto no da para más, the budget will not stretch any further
dar que hablar, to set people talking
dar que pensar: el suceso dio que pensar, the incident gave people food for thought
dar a conocer, (noticia) to release
de preposición
1 (pertenencia, posesión) of
la dirección de mis padres, my parents' address
el teclado de este ordenador, this computer's keyboard
la primera página del libro, the first page of the book
2 (material) of: está hecho de madera, it's made of wood
una pajarita de papel, a paper bird
(contenido) un vaso de vino, a glass of wine
3 (asunto) about, on: sabe mucho de economía, she knows a lot about economics
un curso de inglés, an English course
un libro de arte, a book on art
4 (oficio) as: está/trabaja de enfermera, she is working as a nurse
5 (cualidad) una persona de carácter, a person with character
una rubia de pelo largo, a blonde with long hair
6 (procedencia) from: es de Bilbao, he is o comes from Bilbao
de Madrid a Cáceres, from Madrid to Cáceres
7 (parte) un poco de leche, a little milk
un trozo de carne, a piece of meat
8 (causa) with, because of
llorar de alegría, to cry with joy
morir de hambre, to die of hunger
9 (modo) lo bebió de un trago, she downed it in one
un gesto de satisfacción, an expression of satisfaction
10 (localización) el señor de la camisa azul, the man in the blue shirt
la casa de la esquina, the house on the corner
11 (tiempo) a las cinco de la mañana, at five in the morning
de año en año, year in year out
de día, by day
de noche, at night
de miércoles a viernes, from Wednesday to Friday
de pequeño, as a child
12 (finalidad) jornada de reflexión, eve of polling day
libro de consulta, reference book
máquina de escribir, typewriter
13 (instrumento) derribó la puerta de una patada, he kicked the door down
lo mataron de una puñalada, he was stabbed to death
14 (comparación) el discurso fue más largo de lo esperado, the speech was longer than expected
(con superlativo) in
el coche más caro del mundo, the most expensive car in the world
15 (precio) for
un pantalón de dos mil pesetas, a pair of trousers costing two thousand pesetas 16 una avenida de quince kilómetros, an avenue fifteen kilometres long
una botella de litro, a litre bottle
17 (condicional) de haberlo sabido no le hubiera invitado, if I had known I wouldn't have invited him
de no ser así, if that wasn't o weren't the case
de ser cierto, if it was o were true
18 (reiteración) de puerta en puerta, from door to door
de tres en tres, in threes o three at a time
'dé' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- a. C.
- a.m.
- abajo
- abanderada
- abanderado
- abandonar
- abandonarse
- abandono
- abanico
- abarrotar
- abarrotada
- abarrotado
- abarrotería
- abastecer
- abastecerse
- abastecimiento
- abasto
- abatir
- abatimiento
- abatirse
- abdicar
- abertura
- abierta
- abierto
- abismo
- ablandar
- abogar
- abogacía
- abogada
- abogado
- abominar
- abominable
- abono
- abortar
- abrir
- abridor
- abrigo
- abrupta
- abrupto
- absoluta
- absolutamente
- absoluto
- abstenerse
- abstención
- abstinencia
- abstraerse
- abuelo
- abuhardillada
- abuhardillado
English:
A
- A-level
- a.m.
- AA
- abandon
- ABC
- ability
- ablaze
- aboard
- about
- about-face
- about-turn
- above
- abreast
- abroad
- abrupt
- absence
- absent
- absolve
- absorb
- abstain
- abstract
- abundance
- abuse
- AC
- accepted
- access road
- accident
- accidental
- acclaim
- accommodate
- accommodation
- accomplished
- accomplishment
- accordance
- account
- account for
- accountable
- accumulation
- accuracy
- accurate
- accurately
- accuse
- accused
- accusingly
- accustom
- ache
- Achilles heel
- aching
- acid test
* * *1. [posesión, pertenencia] of;el automóvil de mi padre/mis padres my father's/parents' car;es de ella it's hers;la maleta es de Eva the suitcase is Eva's o belongs to Eva;el padre de la niña the girl's father;el director de la empresa the manager of the company, the company's manager;la boda o [m5] el casamiento de un amigo de mi hermano the wedding of a friend of my brother's, a friend of my brother's wedding;un equipo de segunda división a second division team;la comida del gato the cat's food;el título de la novela the novel's title, the title of the novel;la pata de la mesa the table leg;una subida de precios a price rise;los señores de Navarro Mr and Mrs Navarro2. [procedencia, distancia] from;salir de casa to leave home;soy de Bilbao I'm from Bilbao;no soy de aquí I'm not from round here;de la playa al apartamento hay 100 metros it's 100 metres from the beach to the apartment;estamos a 10 kilómetros de Buenos Aires we're 10 kilometres away from Buenos Aires;el rey de España the king of Spain;tuvo dos hijos de su primera esposa he had two children by his first wife;b de Barcelona [deletreando] b for Barcelona3. [en razonamiento]de su sonrisa se deduce que todo ha ido bien you can tell from o by her smile that it all went well;del resultado del experimento concluyo que la fórmula no funciona I infer from the result of the experiment that the formula doesn't workel túnel del Canal the Channel Tunnel;el signo de tauro the sign of Taurus;el puerto de Cartagena the port of Cartagenala señora de verde the lady in green;el chico de la coleta the boy with the ponytail;una actriz de veinte años a twenty-year-old actress;¿de qué tamaño? what size?;un político de fiar a trustworthy politician6. [materia] (made) of;un vaso de plástico a plastic cup;un reloj de oro a gold watch;una mesa de madera a wooden tableun plato de lentejas a plate of lentils8. [precio]he comprado las peras de 80 céntimos el kilo I bought the pears that were 80 cents a kilo;un sello de 50 céntimos a 50-cent stampropa de deporte sportswear;una máquina de escribir a typewriter;una máquina de coser a sewing machine;esta sartén es la del pescado y ésta la de las tortillas this frying pan's for fish and this one's for omelettes10. [asunto] about;hablábamos de ti we were talking about you;libros de historia history books11. [en calidad de] as;trabaja de bombero he works as a fireman;aparece de cosaco he appears as a Cossack, he plays a Cossack;estás muy guapa de uniforme you look very pretty in uniform;al desfile de carnaval iré de Napoleón I'll go as Napoleon in the carnival parade12. [tiempo] [desde] from;[durante] in;trabaja de nueve a cinco she works from nine to five;vivió en Bolivia de 1975 a 1983 she lived in Bolivia between 1975 and 1983, she lived in Bolivia from 1975 to 1983;de madrugada early in the morning;a las cuatro de la tarde at four in the afternoon;trabaja de noche y duerme de día he works at night and sleeps during the day;es de día it's daytime;de niño solía jugar en la calle as a child I used to play in the street;¿qué quieres ser de mayor? what do you want to be when you grow up?;un compañero del colegio a friend from school;Urugde mañana/tarde in the morning/afternoon;Urugde noche at night;Urugayer salimos de noche we went out last night13. [causa] with;morirse de hambre to die of hunger;llorar de alegría to cry with joy;temblar de miedo to tremble with fear;eso es de fumar tanto that's what comes from smoking so much14. [manera, modo] with;de una patada with a kick;rompió el cristal de una pedrada he shattered the window with a stone;de una sola vez in one go;lo bebió de un trago he drank it down in one go;CSurde fácil manejo user-friendly;ponerse de rodillas to kneel down15. [con valor partitivo] of;uno de los nuestros one of ours;varios de nosotros several of us;¿quién de vosotros sabe la respuesta? which of you knows the answer?17. [en valoración]lo tacharon de vulgar they branded him as vulgar, they accused him of being vulgaryo de Eduardo le pediría perdón if I were Eduardo, I'd say sorry to her19. [en comparaciones][con superlativos]más/menos de… more/less than…;el mejor de todos the best of all;el más importante del mundo the most important in the world;la peor película del año the worst film this year o of the year;la impresora más moderna del mercado the most up-to-date printer on the market20. (antes de infinitivo) [condición] if;de querer ayudarme, lo haría if she wanted to help me, she'd do it;de no ser por ti, me hubiese hundido if it hadn't been for you, I wouldn't have made it;de ir a verte, sería este domingo if I do visit you, it'll be this Sunday21. (después de adjetivo y antes de sustantivo) [enfatiza cualidad]el idiota de tu hermano your stupid brother;la buena de Susana good old Susana;¡pobre de mí! poor me!22. (después de adjetivo y antes de infinitivo)es difícil de creer it's hard to believe;una velada imposible de olvidar an unforgettable eveninghas de gastar menos you should spend less24. (antes de complemento agente)una película de Buñuel a film by Buñuel, a Buñuel film;vino acompañado de su familia he was accompanied by his family25. (antes de adverbio de lugar)la fila de delante the front row♦ de no loc conjAm otherwise;dime la verdad, de no te castigaré tell me the truth, otherwise I'm going to punish you* * *deprp1 origen from;de Nueva York from New York;de … a from … to2 posesión of;el coche de mi amigo my friend’s car3 material (made) of;un anillo de oro a gold ring4 contenido of;un vaso de agua a glass of water5 cualidad:una mujer de 20 años a 20 year old woman6 causa with;temblaba de miedo she was shaking with fear7 hora:de noche at night, by night;de día by daytrabajar de albañil work as a bricklayer;de niño as a child9 agente by;de Goya by Goya10 condición if;de haberlo sabido if I’d known11 en aposición:la ciudad de Lima the city of Lima* * *de prep1) : ofla casa de Pepe: Pepe's houseun niño de tres años: a three-year-old boy2) : fromes de Managua: she's from Managuasalió del edificio: he left the building3) : in, ata las tres de la mañana: at three in the morningsalen de noche: they go out at night4) : thanmás de tres: more than threedé dar* * *de prep1. (posesión de alguien) 's2. (posesión de algo) of3. (materia)4. (contenido) of5. (materia, tema)6. (origen, procedencia) from7. (descripción) with / in8. (agente) by10. (con números, una parte) than / of -
42 quitar
v.1 to remove.quitarle algo a alguien to take something away from somebodyquita tus cosas de en medio clear your things up (out of the way)2 to take away, to relieve.María quita los muebles Mary removes the furniture.el aperitivo me ha quitado el hambre I don't feel hungry after that snack3 to take up (time).me quitan mucho tiempo los niños the children take up a lot of my time4 to take, to steal.me han quitado la cartera someone has taken o stolen my wallet5 to switch off.6 to eliminate, to suppress, to abstract.María quita el reglamento Mary eliminates the rules.* * *1 (separar) to remove, take off3 (apartar) to take away, take off■ si lo comes te quitará el apetito if you eat it, it will spoil your appetite5 (despojar) to take; (robar) to steal6 (restar) to subtract; (descontar) to take off7 (prohibir) to forbid, rule out8 (impedir) to prevent9 (disminuir) to take away10 familiar (radio, agua, etc) to turn off1 (desaparecer) to go away, come out2 quitarse de (del juego, bebida, etc) to give up\¡quita/quítate de ahí! move!, get away!quitando... except...quitar de delante to clear awayquitar el hipo figurado to take one's breath awayquitar importancia a algo to play something downquitar la mesa to clear the tablequitar las ganas a alguien to put somebody offquitarse algo/a alguien de encima to get rid of something/somebodyquitarse años figurado to lie about one's age* * *verb1) to remove2) take off3) clear4) rob•- quitarse- quitarse a alguien
- quitarse algo de encima* * *1. VT1) (=sacar) [gen] to remove; [+ ropa, zapatos] to take off; [+ póster, estantes] to take downle quitaron las vendas — they took her bandages off, they removed her bandages
tardaron dos días en quitar los escombros — it took two days to clear o remove the rubble
quitaron las banderas de los balcones — they took the flags down from the balconies, they removed the flags from the balconies
2) (=arrebatar) [gen] to take away; [para robar] to take, steal; [+ vida] to takele quitaron la cartera en el tren — someone took his wallet on the train, he had his wallet stolen on the train
•
quitar el sitio a algn — to steal sb's place3) (=eliminar) [+ mancha] to remove, get rid of; [+ dolor] to relieve, stop; [+ felicidad, ilusión, ganas] to take away; [+ preocupaciones, temores] to allay•
quitar el hambre, un par de rodajas deben quitar el hambre — a couple of slices should stop you feeling hungryno alimenta mucho, pero quita el hambre — it's not very nutritious, but it's filling
el vino no quita la sed — wine doesn't quench your thirst, wine isn't thirst-quenching
•
quitar el sueño, el café me quita el sueño — coffee stops me sleeping4) (=restar)eso le quita la razón — that shows he's wrong, that proves him wrong
quiero quitar unos cuantos centímetros a mi cintura — I want to lose a few centimetres from around the waist
•
quitar importancia a algo — to play sth down•
quitando el postre comimos bien — apart o aside from the dessert we had a good mealquitando tres o cuatro, van a ir todos — except for three or four (people), everybody is going
5) (=impedir)quitar a algn de hacer algo — to stop o prevent sb (from) doing sth
6) (Mat) to take away, subtract7) [+ golpe] to ward off; (Esgrima) to parry8) ** [+ dinero] to make2.VI¡quita!, ¡quita de ahí! — (=¡aparta!) get out of the way!; (=¡qué va!) get away!, come off it!
eso no quita —
quitaeso no quita para que me ayudes — that doesn't stop o prevent you helping me, that doesn't mean you can't help me
3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) (apartar, retirar)quítalo de aquí! — get o take it out of here!
quitar la mesa — (Esp) to clear the table; (+ me/te/le etc)
b) <prenda/anillo> (+ me/te/le etc) to take off2) (+ me/te/le etc)a) ( de las manos)le quitó la pistola al ladrón — he got o took the gun off the thief
b) ( privar de)c) ( robar)me quitaron la cartera del bolsillo — someone took o stole my wallet from my pocket
3) ( restar) (+ me/te/le etc)le quita valor/credibilidad — it detracts from its value/credibility
4) ( hacer desaparecer) < mancha> to remove, get... out; < dolor> to relieve, get rid of; < sed> to quench; < apetito> to take away; (+ me/te/le etc)5) quitando (ger) (fam) except for2.quitar vi1) (Esp fam)quita ya! eso no se lo cree nadie! — oh come off it, nobody believes that!
2) (en locs)de quita y pon — <funda/etiqueta> removable
3.eso no quita que...: pero eso no quita que se pueda hacer de otra manera but that doesn't mean that there aren't other ways of doing it; ni quitar ni poner (fam): yo aquí ni quito ni pongo I don't count o my opinion doesn't count around here; quien quita y... (Méx fam): quien quita y me saco la lotería maybe I'll even win the lottery; quien quita y lo encontramos — we might still find it
quitarse v pron1) ( desaparecer) mancha to come out; dolor go (away); viento to die down; (+ me/te/le etc)2) (apartarse, retirarse) to get out of the way3) (refl)a) <prenda/alhaja/maquillaje> to take offb) <dolor/resfriado> to get rid of; < miedo> to overcome, get overse quita años or la edad — she lies about her age
quitarse algo DE algo: quítate el dedo de la nariz! stop picking your nose!; quítate las manos de los bolsillos! take your hands out of your pockets!; quitarse algo/a alguien de encima/en medio to get rid of something/somebody; te has quitado veinte años de encima — you look twenty years younger
* * *= remove, take off, take away, strip away, roll back, strip, trim off, strip off, take down, commandeer, get off.Ex. Folders allow a set of papers to be kept together when a set on a given topic is removed from the file.Ex. For example, books close to the door and the circulation desk may be intended for the user who merely wishes to make a swift selection of items to take away and read elsewhere.Ex. Like its predecessor, it wants to strip away the sentimentality surrounding male-female relationships and reveal the ugly, unvarnished truth.Ex. Some Russia specialists say President Putin is rolling back liberal economic and political reforms ushered in by his predecessor.Ex. Pluto, scorned by astronomers who considered it too dinky and distant, was unceremoniously stripped of its status as a planet Thursday.Ex. If you repeatedly deadhead - trim off the spent flowers - the plant goes into overdrive.Ex. They gathered a whole sackful, stripped off the husks, and filled the sack again.Ex. State officials urge people to take down bird feeders after recent reports of sick and dead birds, according to a news release.Ex. He was left without a scratch and pursued the shooter on foot until the gunman commandeered a passing car.Ex. The full-length, two-direction zipper makes it easy to get on and off, and the bottom is easy to unzip for diaper changes.----* de quita y pon = burn-'em-down-build-'em-up, removable.* hablar a calzón quitado = lay + Posesivo + cards on the table, put + Posesivo + cards on the table.* hasta el cuarenta de mayo no te quites el sayo = cast no clout till May is out.* no poder quitarse Algo de la cabeza = can't get it out of my mind.* pala de quitar nieve = snow shovel.* pala para quitar nieve = snow shovel.* poner y quitar = get on and off.* que se puede quitar = detachable, removable.* quita o pon = give or take.* quitar Algo = take + Nombre + out of + Posesivo + hands.* quitar con pala = shovel.* quitar con un cepillo = brush away.* quitar con un golpe = knock off.* quitar de las manos = snap up.* quitar el deseo = suffocate + desire.* quitar el estigma = destigmatise [destigmatize, -USA].* quitar el interés = take + the shine off things.* quitar el mérito a Algo = belittle.* quitar el poder = disempower.* quitar el polvo = dust.* quitar el sufijo a una palabra = strip + suffix.* quitar el valor = render + valueless.* quitar frotando = rub off, rub.* quitar importancia = de-emphasise [de-emphasize, -USA], understate, trivialise [trivialize, -USA], minimise + importance, downplay, gloss over, negate, soft-pedal.* quitar importancia a un problema = trivialise + trouble.* quitar la credibilidad = destroy + credence.* quitar la humedad = dehumidify.* quitar la idea = wipe away + idea.* quitar la marca = unmark.* quitar la mesa = clear away + the things, clear + the table.* quitar las escamas = scale.* quitar las ganas de = kill + the momentum.* quitar las telarañas = dust off + the cobwebs.* quitarle el sentido = render + meaningless.* quitarle importancia a las cosas = make + light of things.* quitarle mérito = obscure + fact.* quitar mérito = detract from.* quitar pintura mediante chorro de arena a presión = sandblast.* quitar puestos de trabajo = shed + jobs, axe + jobs, cut + jobs.* quitarse = take off, doff, take off.* quitarse a Alguien de encima = keep + Nombre + off + Posesivo + back, get + Nombre + off + Posesivo + back.* quitarse de encima = shake off.* quitarse de en medio = take + Nombre + out.* quitarse del medio = run for + cover.* quitarse el sombrero ante = hats off to + Nombre, take + Posesivo + hat off to.* quitar(se) la ropa = undress.* quitarse la vida = take + Posesivo + (own) life.* quitársele a Uno las ganas = put off.* quitarse una mala reputación = clean up + bad reputation.* quitarse un (buen) peso de encima = get + a (real) weight off + Posesivo + chest.* quitarse un peso de encima = take + a weight off + Posesivo + mind, take + a load off + Posesivo + mind.* quitar una preocupación = allay + concern.* quitar un peso de encima = remove + burden from shoulders.* quitar un peso de encima a Alguien = lift + a weight off + Posesivo + shoulders.* quitar valor = devalue, deflate.* tener + que quitarse el sombrero = have to hand it to + Nombre.* ya lo quitas, ya lo pones = burn-'em-down-build-'em-up.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) (apartar, retirar)quítalo de aquí! — get o take it out of here!
quitar la mesa — (Esp) to clear the table; (+ me/te/le etc)
b) <prenda/anillo> (+ me/te/le etc) to take off2) (+ me/te/le etc)a) ( de las manos)le quitó la pistola al ladrón — he got o took the gun off the thief
b) ( privar de)c) ( robar)me quitaron la cartera del bolsillo — someone took o stole my wallet from my pocket
3) ( restar) (+ me/te/le etc)le quita valor/credibilidad — it detracts from its value/credibility
4) ( hacer desaparecer) < mancha> to remove, get... out; < dolor> to relieve, get rid of; < sed> to quench; < apetito> to take away; (+ me/te/le etc)5) quitando (ger) (fam) except for2.quitar vi1) (Esp fam)quita ya! eso no se lo cree nadie! — oh come off it, nobody believes that!
2) (en locs)de quita y pon — <funda/etiqueta> removable
3.eso no quita que...: pero eso no quita que se pueda hacer de otra manera but that doesn't mean that there aren't other ways of doing it; ni quitar ni poner (fam): yo aquí ni quito ni pongo I don't count o my opinion doesn't count around here; quien quita y... (Méx fam): quien quita y me saco la lotería maybe I'll even win the lottery; quien quita y lo encontramos — we might still find it
quitarse v pron1) ( desaparecer) mancha to come out; dolor go (away); viento to die down; (+ me/te/le etc)2) (apartarse, retirarse) to get out of the way3) (refl)a) <prenda/alhaja/maquillaje> to take offb) <dolor/resfriado> to get rid of; < miedo> to overcome, get overse quita años or la edad — she lies about her age
quitarse algo DE algo: quítate el dedo de la nariz! stop picking your nose!; quítate las manos de los bolsillos! take your hands out of your pockets!; quitarse algo/a alguien de encima/en medio to get rid of something/somebody; te has quitado veinte años de encima — you look twenty years younger
* * *= remove, take off, take away, strip away, roll back, strip, trim off, strip off, take down, commandeer, get off.Ex: Folders allow a set of papers to be kept together when a set on a given topic is removed from the file.
Ex: For example, books close to the door and the circulation desk may be intended for the user who merely wishes to make a swift selection of items to take away and read elsewhere.Ex: Like its predecessor, it wants to strip away the sentimentality surrounding male-female relationships and reveal the ugly, unvarnished truth.Ex: Some Russia specialists say President Putin is rolling back liberal economic and political reforms ushered in by his predecessor.Ex: Pluto, scorned by astronomers who considered it too dinky and distant, was unceremoniously stripped of its status as a planet Thursday.Ex: If you repeatedly deadhead - trim off the spent flowers - the plant goes into overdrive.Ex: They gathered a whole sackful, stripped off the husks, and filled the sack again.Ex: State officials urge people to take down bird feeders after recent reports of sick and dead birds, according to a news release.Ex: He was left without a scratch and pursued the shooter on foot until the gunman commandeered a passing car.Ex: The full-length, two-direction zipper makes it easy to get on and off, and the bottom is easy to unzip for diaper changes.* de quita y pon = burn-'em-down-build-'em-up, removable.* hablar a calzón quitado = lay + Posesivo + cards on the table, put + Posesivo + cards on the table.* hasta el cuarenta de mayo no te quites el sayo = cast no clout till May is out.* no poder quitarse Algo de la cabeza = can't get it out of my mind.* pala de quitar nieve = snow shovel.* pala para quitar nieve = snow shovel.* poner y quitar = get on and off.* que se puede quitar = detachable, removable.* quita o pon = give or take.* quitar Algo = take + Nombre + out of + Posesivo + hands.* quitar con pala = shovel.* quitar con un cepillo = brush away.* quitar con un golpe = knock off.* quitar de las manos = snap up.* quitar el deseo = suffocate + desire.* quitar el estigma = destigmatise [destigmatize, -USA].* quitar el interés = take + the shine off things.* quitar el mérito a Algo = belittle.* quitar el poder = disempower.* quitar el polvo = dust.* quitar el sufijo a una palabra = strip + suffix.* quitar el valor = render + valueless.* quitar frotando = rub off, rub.* quitar importancia = de-emphasise [de-emphasize, -USA], understate, trivialise [trivialize, -USA], minimise + importance, downplay, gloss over, negate, soft-pedal.* quitar importancia a un problema = trivialise + trouble.* quitar la credibilidad = destroy + credence.* quitar la humedad = dehumidify.* quitar la idea = wipe away + idea.* quitar la marca = unmark.* quitar la mesa = clear away + the things, clear + the table.* quitar las escamas = scale.* quitar las ganas de = kill + the momentum.* quitar las telarañas = dust off + the cobwebs.* quitarle el sentido = render + meaningless.* quitarle importancia a las cosas = make + light of things.* quitarle mérito = obscure + fact.* quitar mérito = detract from.* quitar pintura mediante chorro de arena a presión = sandblast.* quitar puestos de trabajo = shed + jobs, axe + jobs, cut + jobs.* quitarse = take off, doff, take off.* quitarse a Alguien de encima = keep + Nombre + off + Posesivo + back, get + Nombre + off + Posesivo + back.* quitarse de encima = shake off.* quitarse de en medio = take + Nombre + out.* quitarse del medio = run for + cover.* quitarse el sombrero ante = hats off to + Nombre, take + Posesivo + hat off to.* quitar(se) la ropa = undress.* quitarse la vida = take + Posesivo + (own) life.* quitársele a Uno las ganas = put off.* quitarse una mala reputación = clean up + bad reputation.* quitarse un (buen) peso de encima = get + a (real) weight off + Posesivo + chest.* quitarse un peso de encima = take + a weight off + Posesivo + mind, take + a load off + Posesivo + mind.* quitar una preocupación = allay + concern.* quitar un peso de encima = remove + burden from shoulders.* quitar un peso de encima a Alguien = lift + a weight off + Posesivo + shoulders.* quitar valor = devalue, deflate.* tener + que quitarse el sombrero = have to hand it to + Nombre.* ya lo quitas, ya lo pones = burn-'em-down-build-'em-up.* * *quitar [A1 ]vtA1(apartar, retirar): ¡quita esa silla de en medio! get that chair out of the way!quita tus cosas de mi escritorio take o get your things off my deskquitó todos los obstáculos de mi camino he removed all the obstacles from my pathquitar la mesa ( Esp); to clear the table(+ me/te/le etc): ¡quítame las manos de encima! take o get your hands off me!le quitó la piel al pollo he skinned the chickenme quitó una pelusa del hombro she picked a bit of fluff off my shoulderno le puedo quitar la tapa I can't get the top off2 ‹prenda/anillo› (+ me/te/le etc) to take offquítale los zapatos take his shoes offB ‹juguete/dinero› (+ me/te/le etc):le quité el cuchillo I took the knife (away) from herla policía le quitó el pasaporte the police took his passport awayme quitaron la cartera del bolsillo someone took o stole my wallet from my pocketle quitó la pistola al ladrón he got o took the gun off the thiefse lo quitó de un manotazo she swiped it out of his handC (restar) (+ me/te/le etc):quítale 26 a 84 take 26 away from 84no me quites autoridad delante de los niños don't undermine my authority in front of the childrenlos niños me quitan mucho tiempo the children take up a lot of my timeno es que quiera quitarte la razón pero … I'm not saying you're wrong but …no le quites méritos give him his dueese peinado te quita años that hairstyle takes years off youhay que quitarle un poco de ancho it needs to be taken in a bittrataba de quitarle importancia al asunto he tried to play the matter downle quita valor a la casa it detracts from the value of the houseD (hacer desaparecer) ‹mancha› to remove, get … out; ‹dolor› to relieve, get rid of(+ me/te/le etc): te quita el hambre pero no te alimenta it stops you feeling hungry but it isn't very nourishingte voy a quitar las ganas de volver a mentirme when I've finished with you, you'll think twice about lying to me againa ver si le quitas esa idea de la cabeza why don't you try to get that idea out of his head?el médico me ha quitado la sal/el vino the doctor's told me I mustn't have any salt on my food/I mustn't drink winequitando a los más chicos todos pueden entrar they can all go in except for the very youngest onesquitando que tuvimos que esperar mucho rato apart from the fact that we had to wait a long time■ quitarviA¡quita ya! ¡eso no se lo cree nadie! oh come off it, nobody believes that!B ( en locs):de quita y pon ‹funda/etiqueta› removabletiene una capucha de quita y pon it has a detachable hoodeso no quita que …: yo lo hago así, eso no quita que se pueda hacer de otra manera I do it like this but that doesn't mean that there aren't other ways of doing itni quitar ni poner ( fam): pregúntaselo a él, yo aquí ni quito ni pongo ask him about it, I don't count o my opinion doesn't count around hereen ese asunto él ni quita ni pone he doesn't have any say in that matter■ quitarseA (desaparecer) «mancha» to come out; «dolor» to go, go away; «viento» to die down(+ me/te/le etc): no hay forma de que se me quite este dolor de cabeza I just can't get rid of this headacheya se me han quitado las ganas de ir I don't feel like going any moreB (apartarse, retirarse) to get out of the way¡quítate de mi vista! get out of my sight!he vendido el negocio, quiero quitarme de problemas I've sold the business, I want to be rid of all this trouble o ( colloq) to be shot of all this hassleC ( refl)1 ‹prenda/alhaja/maquillaje› to take offquítate la chaqueta take your jacket off2 (deshacerse de) ‹dolor› to get rid ofse quitaban el frío saltando they jumped up and down to warm themselves up o to get warmme tengo que quitar este miedo ridículo a los aviones I have to overcome o get over this ridiculous fear of flying3 (retirar) quitarse algo DE algo:me tuve que quitar una pestaña del ojo I had to get an eyelash out of my eye¡quítate el dedo de la nariz! stop picking your nose!¡quítate las manos de los bolsillos! take your hands out of your pockets!quitarse a algn de en medio to get rid of sb4 ‹años›te has quitado veinte años de encima you look twenty years youngerse quita años or la edad she lies about her age* * *
quitar ( conjugate quitar) verbo transitivo
1 (apartar, retirar):◊ ¡quítalo de aquí! get it out of here!;
quité la silla de en medio I got the chair out of the way;
quita tus cosas de mi escritorio take your things off my desk;
quitar la mesa (Esp) to clear the table;
¡quítame las manos de encima! take your hands off me!;
no le puedo quitar la tapa I can't get the top off;
le quitó los zapatos she took his shoes off
2 (+ me/te/le etc)a) ( de las manos):◊ le quitó la pistola al ladrón he got o took the gun off the thief;
le quité el cuchillo I took the knife (away) from her
‹asiento/lugar› to take
3 ( restar) (+ me/te/le etc):
quitarle años a algn to take years off sb;
quitarle importancia a algo to play sth down;
le quita valor it detracts from its value
4 ( hacer desaparecer) ‹ mancha› to remove, get … out;
‹ dolor› to relieve, get rid of;
‹ sed› to quench;
‹ apetito› to take away;
(+ me/te/le etc)
hay que quitarle esa idea de la cabeza we must get that idea out of his head
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verbo intransitivo
1 (Esp fam):◊ ¡quita (de ahí)! get out of the way!
2 ( en locs)
eso no quita que … that doesn't mean that …
quitarse verbo pronominal
1 ( desaparecer) [ mancha] to come out;
[ dolor] to go (away);
2 (apartarse, retirarse) to get out of the way;◊ ¡quítate de mi vista! get out of my sight!
3 ( refl)
‹ miedo› to overcome, get over;
quitarse algo/a algn de encima to get rid of sth/sb
quitar
I verbo transitivo
1 (retirar, separar) to remove: quita todas esas cajas de aquí, get all those boxes out of here
quitar la mesa, to clear the table
2 (ropa, gafas, etc) to take off
3 (eliminar) (la sed) to quench
(el hambre) to take away: el té me quita el sueño, tea keeps me awake
4 (una mancha) to remove, get out
5 (el dolor) to relieve
6 (arrebatar, privar de) le quitó el lápiz, he took the pencil away from him
nos quitaron el asiento, they took our seats
(robar) to steal
7 Mat (restar) to substract
figurado quitar importancia a algo, to play sthg down
figurado quitar las ganas a alguien, to put sb off
figurado le quita mucho tiempo, it takes up a lot of her time
II verbo intransitivo ¡quita!, get away
♦ Locuciones: de quita y pon, removable
fam (excepción hecha de) quitando, except for
' quitar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aclarar
- aligerar
- allanar
- careta
- desenmascarar
- desollar
- despejar
- despepitar
- despintar
- despuntar
- hipo
- restar
- sueño
- truco
- alisar
- arrebatar
- aspereza
- coger
- cortar
- desarmar
- descuidar
- espabilar
- espátula
- mancha
- manchar
- minimizar
- polvo
- retirar
- sacar
- soplete
English:
bleach
- bone
- brush off
- clear
- clear away
- clutter
- de-ice
- discourage
- dust
- fillet
- flick
- from
- get off
- get out
- graffiti
- mess
- peel off
- play down
- pull off
- push off
- removable
- remove
- scrub away
- scrub off
- shift
- snatch
- spoil
- strip
- strip off
- sweat off
- table
- take
- take away
- take off
- take out
- trim
- upstage
- wash away
- wash off
- wash out
- whatsit
- whip off
- wipe off
- wrestle
- brush
- clean
- detach
- detachable
- dull
- get
* * *♦ vt1. [retirar, extraer, apartar] to remove;[ropa, zapatos] to take off; Espquitar la mesa [despejar] to clear the table;al quitar la tapa de la olla salió un delicioso olor when she took the lid off the pot, a delicious smell came out;le han quitado un tumor del pecho they've removed a tumour from her breast;quita tus cosas de la cama take your things off the bed;quita tus cosas de en medio clear your things up (out of the way);voy a quitar el polvo de los muebles I'm going to dust the furniture;quitarle algo a alguien [arrebatar, privar de] to take sth away from sb;me quitó la carta de las manos she took the letter from my hands;durante la guerra le quitaron la casa they took her house away from her during the war;le han quitado la custodia de los niños they've taken away custody of the children from her;eso fue lo que dijo, sin quitar ni poner nada that's what he said, word for word;por un quítame allá esas pajas for no reason, over nothing;Méxno quitar el dedo del renglón to keep coming back to the same point2. [eliminar, suprimir] to remove;quité la mancha con jabón I removed the stain o got the stain out with soap;han quitado mi programa favorito de la tele they've taken my favourite programme off the TV;ese ministerio lo han quitado they've done away with o got rid of that ministry;el médico me ha quitado el tabaco [prohibido] the doctor has told me to stop smoking3. [robar] to take, to steal;me han quitado la cartera someone has taken o stolen my wallet;le quitaron el puesto they've taken his job away from him4. [mitigar del todo] [dolor, ansiedad] to take away, to relieve;[sed] to quench;el aperitivo me ha quitado el hambre I don't feel hungry after that snack5. [ocupar] [tiempo, espacio] to take up;me quitan mucho tiempo los niños the children take up a lot of my time;el trabajo me quita tiempo para el deporte my job doesn't leave me much time for sport;el armario va a quitar mucho sitio ahí the wardrobe's going to take up a lot of space there6. [restar] to take away;a esa cifra quítale el 20 por ciento take away 20 percent from that figure;no quiero quitar mérito o [m5] valor a lo que ha hecho I don't want to take away from o detract from what she has done;le quitó importancia al hecho he played it downque me mude de ciudad no quita que nos sigamos viendo just because I'm moving to another city doesn't mean we won't still be able to see each other8. [exceptuar]quitando el queso, me gusta todo apart from cheese, I like everything9. [desconectar] [aparato] to switch off;quita el gas antes de salir turn the gas off before leaving♦ vi1. [apartarse] to get out of the way;¡quita (de ahí), que no veo! get out of the way, I can't see!2.de quita y pon [asa, tapa, capucha] removable¿casarme yo? ¡quita, quita, estoy muy bien como estoy! me, get married? you must be joking, I'm quite happy as I am!;¡quita, yo no me lo creo! pull the other one o come off it, you don't expect me to believe that, do you?* * *quitar el polvo dust;quitar algo a alguien take sth (away) from s.o.;quitar la mesa clear the table;de quita y pon fam removableII v/i:¡quita! get out of the way!* * *quitar vt1) : to remove, to take away2) : to take off (clothes)3) : to get rid of, to relieve* * *quitar vb2. (eliminar manchas) to get out / to remove¿quién me ha cogido el lápiz? who's taken my pencil?¡quita! / ¡quita de ahí! get out of the way! -
43 hacer
v.1 to do (realizar) (estudios, experimento, favor).¿qué haces? what are you doing?tengo mucho que hacer I have a lot to doestoy haciendo segundo I'm in my second year¿qué habré hecho con las llaves? what have I done with the keys?la carretera hace una curva there's a bend in the roadElla hace la tarea She does her work.2 to make.hacer un vestido/planes to make a dress/planshacer un poema/una sinfonía to write a poem/a symphonyhacer una fiesta to have a partypara hacer la carne… to cook the meat…Ricardo hizo una casita Richard made a little house.Le hago estudiar I make him study.Nos hizo un problema He made us a problem (he made a problem for us)3 to make (obtener) (fotocopia).4 to do (arreglar) (casa, colada).5 to build (to build).han hecho un edificio nuevo they've put up a new building6 to make (movimientos, sonidos, gestos).le hice señas I signaled to herhacer ruido to make a noiseel gato hace "miau" cats go "meow"7 to do (practicar) (en general).debes hacer deporte you should start doing some sport8 to cause to look or seem (dar aspecto a).este espejo te hace gordo that mirror makes you look o seem fat9 to play (Cine & Teatro) (papel).hace el papel de la hija del rey she plays (the part of) the king's daughter10 to think, to reckon.a estas horas yo te hacía en París I thought o reckoned you'd be in Paris by now11 to be done to.Se me hizo una injusticia An injustice was done to me.12 to place.Haré una llamada a mi hermana I will place a call to my sister.13 to be made to.Se nos hizo pagar una gran suma We were made to pay a large amount.14 to be made for.Se me hizo una camisa A shirt was made for me.15 to travel, to make.Hicimos dos kilómetros We traveled two kilometers.* * *Present Indicativehago, haces, hace, hacemos, hacéis, hacen.Past IndicativeFuture IndicativeConditionalPresent SubjunctiveImperfect SubjunctiveFuture SubjunctiveImperativePast Participlehecho,-a.* * *verb1) to make2) do3) be•- hacer falta
- hacerse* * *Para las expresiones hacer añicos, hacer gracia, hacerse ilusiones, hacer pedazos, hacerse de rogar, hacer el tonto, hacer las veces de ver la otra entrada.1. VERBO TRANSITIVO1) [indicando actividad en general] to do¿qué haces? — what are you doing?
¿qué haces ahí? — what are you doing there?
¡eso no se hace! — that's not done!
•
hacer el [amor] — to make love•
hacer la [guerra] — to wage warhacer algo por hacer —
no tiene sentido hacer las cosas por hacerlas — there's no point doing things just for the sake of it
2) [en lugar de otro verbo] to do3) (=crear) [+ coche, escultura, juguete, ropa, pastel] to make; [+ casa] to build; [+ dibujo] to do; [+ novela, sinfonía] to write•
le cuesta trabajo hacer [amigos] — he finds it hard to make friends4) (=realizar) [+ apuesta, discurso, objeción] to make; [+ deporte, deberes] to do; [+ caca, pipí] to do; [+ nudo] to tie; [+ pregunta] to ask; [+ visita] to pay; [+ milagros] to do, workel gato hizo miau — the cat went miaow, the cat miaowed
el árbol no hace mucha sombra — the tree isn't very shady, the tree doesn't provide a lot of shade
¿me puedes hacer el nudo de la corbata? — could you knot my tie for me?
•
hacer un [favor] a algn — to do sb a favour•
hacer un [gesto] — [con la cara] to make {o} pull a face; [con la mano] to make a sign•
hacer un [recado] — to do {o} run an errand•
hacer [ruido] — to make a noise•
hacer [sitio] — to make room•
hacer [tiempo] — to kill time5) (=preparar) [+ cama, comida] to makehacer el pelo/las uñas a algn — to do sb's hair/nails
•
hacer las [maletas] — to pack one's bags6) (=dedicarse a)¿qué hace tu padre? — what does your father do?
•
hacer [cine] — to make films•
hacer [teatro] — to act7) (=actuar)hacer un papel — to play a role {o} part
8) (=sumar) to makey cincuenta céntimos, hacen diez euros — and fifty cents change, which makes ten euros
este hace el corredor número 100 en atravesar la meta — he's the 100th runner to cross the finishing line
9) (=cumplir)voy a hacer 30 años la próxima semana — I'm going to be 30 next week, it's my 30th birthday next week
10) (=obligar) + infin to make•
hágale [entrar] — show him in, have him come in•
me lo hizo [saber] — he told me about it, he informed me of it•
hacer [que] + subjun —11) (=mandar)+ infin12) (=transformar) + adj to make13) (=pensar) to thinkyo le hacía más viejo — I thought he was older, I had him down as being older
14) (=acostumbrar)15) (=ejercitar)16)• hacer a algn [con] (=proveer) —
2. VERBO INTRANSITIVO1) (=comportarse)•
hacer [como] que {o} como si — to make as ifhizo como que no se daba cuenta {o} como si no se diera cuenta — he made as if he hadn't noticed, he pretended not to have noticed
2)• [dar que] hacer — to cause trouble
dieron que hacer a la policía — they caused {o} gave the police quite a bit of trouble
3) (=importar)no le hace — LAm it doesn't matter, never mind
4) (=ser apropiado)¿hace? — will it do?, is it all right?; (=¿de acuerdo?) is it a deal?
5) (=apetecer)¿te hace que vayamos a tomar unas copas? — how about going for a drink?, what do you say we go for a drink?
¿te hace un cigarrillo? — how about a cigarette?, do you fancy a cigarette?
6) [seguido de preposición]hacer de (Teat) to play the part of hacer por (=intentar)hacer por hacer algo — to try to do sth, make an effort to do sth
3. VERBO IMPERSONAL1) [con expresiones de tiempo atmosférico] to behace calor/frío — it's hot/cold
¿qué tiempo hace? — what's the weather like?
2) [con expresiones temporales]hace tres años que se fue — he left three years ago, it's three years since he left
hace tres años que no lo veo — I haven't seen him for three years, it's three years since I (last) saw him
¿hace mucho que esperas? — have you been waiting long?
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[desde] hace cuatro años — for four years3) LAm (=haber, tener)4.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( crear) <mueble/vestido> to make; <casa/carretera> to build; < nido> to build, make; < coche> to make, manufacture; < túnel> to make, dig; <dibujo/plano> to do, draw; < lista> to make, draw up; < resumen> to do, make; < película> to make; <nudo/lazo> to tie; <pan/pastel> to make, bake; <vino/café/tortilla> to make; < cerveza> to make, brewme hizo un lugar or sitio en la mesa — he made room o a place for me at the table
2)a) (efectuar, llevar a cabo) < sacrificio> to make; < milagro> to work, perform; <deberes/ejercicios/limpieza> to do; < mandado> to run; <transacción/investigación> to carry out; < experimento> to do, perform; < entrevista> to conduct; <gira/viaje> to do¿me haces un favor? — will you do me a favor?
hicimos un trato — we did o made a deal
b) <cheque/factura> to make out, write out3) (formular, expresar) <declaración/promesa/oferta> to make; <proyecto/plan> to make, draw up; <crítica/comentario> to make, voice; < pregunta> to askhacer caca — (fam) to do a poop (AmE) o (BrE) a pooh (colloq)
hacer pis or pipí — (fam) to have a pee (colloq)
hacer sus necesidades — (euf) to go to the bathroom o toilet (euph)
hice el pescado al horno — I did o cooked the fish in the oven
tengo que hacer la comida — I must make lunch; ver tb comida 2) b)
7)a) (producir, causar) < ruido> to makeb) ( refiriéndose a sonidos onomatopéyicos) to golas vacas hacen `mu' — cows go `moo'
8) ( recorrer) <trayecto/distancia> to do, cover9) (en cálculos, enumeraciones)son 180... y 320 hacen 500 — that's 180... and 320 is o makes 500
10)a) ( ocuparse en actividad) to dohacen una obra de Ibsen — they're doing o putting on a play by Ibsen
deberías hacer ejercicio — you should do o get some exercise
¿hace algún deporte? — do you play o do any sports?
b) (como profesión, ocupación) to doc) ( estudiar) to dohace Derecho — she's doing o studying o reading Law
11)a) (realizar cierta acción, actuar de cierta manera) to doniño, eso no se hace! — you mustn't do that!
qué se le va a hacer! or qué le vamos a hacer! — what can you o (frml) one do?
hacerla — (Méx) (fam) to make it (colloq)
hacerla (buena) — (fam)
ahora sí que la hice! — now I've (really) done it!
hacérsela buena a alguien — (Méx) to keep one's word o promise to somebody
soñé que te sacabas la lotería - házmela buena! — I dreamed you won the lottery - if only!
b) (dar cierto uso, destino, posición) to doy el libro ¿qué lo hice? — (CS, Méx fam) what did I do with the book?
c) ( causar daño)12) (esp Esp) ( actuar como)hacer el tonto — to act o play the fool
13) ( sustituyendo a otro verbo)voy a escribirle - deja, yo lo haré — I'm going to write to him - don't bother, I'll do it
14) (Méx, RPl fam) (afectar, importar)¿qué le hace? — so what? what does it matter?
15) (transformar en, volver) to makete hará hombre, hijo mío — it will make a man of you, my son
16) ( dar apariencia de)17) (inducir a, ser causa de que)hacer algo/a alguien + inf — to make something/somebody + inf
todo hace suponer que... — everything suggests that o leads one to think that...
hacer que algo/alguien + subj — to make something/somebody + inf
18) ( obligar a)hacer + inf a alguien — to make somebody + inf
hacer que alguien + subj — to make somebody + inf
19)hacer hacer algo — to have o get something done/made
hice acortar las cortinas — I had o got the curtains shortened
20) (suponer, imaginar)2.hacer vi1)a) (obrar, actuar)déjame hacer a mí — just let me handle this o take care of this
¿cómo se hace para que te den la beca? — what do you have to do to get the scholarship?
¿cómo hacen para vivir con ese sueldo? — how do they manage to live on that salary?
hacerle a algo — (Chi, Méx fam)
hacer y deshacer — to do as one pleases, do what one likes
b) (+ compl)hiciste bien en decírmelo — you did o were right to tell me
mamá, ya hice! — (esp AmL) Mommy, I've been o I've finished!
hacer de cuerpo or de vientre — (frml) to have a bowel movement (frml)
3) (fingir, simular)hizo como que no me había visto — he made out o pretended he hadn't seen me
haz como si no supieras nada — act as if o pretend you don't know anything about it
4) ( servir)hacer de algo: esta sábana hará de toldo this sheet will do for o as an awning; la escuela hizo de hospital — the school served as o was used as a hospital
5) ( interpretar personaje)hacer de algo/alguien — to play (the part of) something/somebody
hacía de `malo' — he played the bad guy
6) (+ compl) ( sentar) (+ me/te/le etc)la trucha me hizo mal — (AmL) the trout didn't agree with me
7) ( corresponder)8)no le hace — ( no tiene importancia) it doesn't matter; ( no sirve de excusa) that's no excuse
¿no le hace que tire la ceniza aquí? — do you mind if I drop the ash here?
9) (en 3a pers) (frml) (tocar, concernir)por lo que hace a or en cuanto hace a su solicitud — as far as your application is concerned
10) (Esp fam) ( apetecer)3.¿(te) hace una cerveza? — care for a beer?, do you fancy a beer? (BrE colloq)
hacer v impers1)hace frío/calor/sol/viento — it's cold/hot/sunny/windy
b) (fam & hum)hace sed ¿verdad? — it's thirsty weather/work, isn't it?
parece que hace hambre — you/they seem to be hungry
¿cuánto hace que se fue? — how long ago did she leave?
hace poco/un año — a short time/a year ago
4.hacía años que no lo veía — I hadn't seen him for o in years
1) hacerse v pron2) ( producirse)hágase la luz — (Bib) let there be light; (+ me/te/le etc)
se le ha hecho una ampolla — she's got o she has a blister
hacérsele algo a alguien — (Méx)
por fin se le hizo ganar el premio — she finally got to win the award
3)a) (refl) ( hacer para sí) <café/falda> to make oneselfb) (caus) ( hacer que otro haga)4) ( causarse)¿qué te hiciste en el brazo? — what did you do to your arm?
¿te hiciste daño? — did you hurt yourself?
todavía se hace pis/caca — (fam) she still wets/messes herself
6) (refl) ( adquirir) to make7)a) (volverse, convertirse en) to becomehacerse famoso/monja — to become famous/a nun
se están haciendo viejos — they are getting o growing old
b) (impers)se está haciendo tarde — it's getting late; (+ me/te/le etc)
c) ( cocinarse) pescado/guiso to cookd) (AmL) ( pasarle a)¿qué se habrá hecho María? — what can have happened to María?
8) ( resultar)esto se hace muy pesado — this gets very boring; (+ me/te/le etc)
9) ( dar impresión de) (+ me/te/le etc)se me hace que está ofendida — I get the feeling o impression that she's upset
se me hace que va a llover — I think o I have a feeling it's going to rain
hacérsele a alguien — (Chi fam) to back out
10) (caus)hacerse + inf: hazte respetar make people respect you; el desenlace no se hizo esperar the end was not long in coming; un chico que se hace querer a likable kid; se hizo construir una mansión he had a mansion built; hazte ver por un médico — (AmL) go and see a doctor
11) ( acostumbrarse)hacerse a algo/+ inf — to get used to something/-ing
12) ( fingirse)¿éste es bobo o se (lo) hace? — (fam) is this guy stupid or just a good actor? (colloq)
no te hagas el sordo — don't pretend o act as if you didn't hear me
yo me hice — (Méx fam) I pretend not to notice
13) ( moverse) (+ compl) to movehacerse atrás/a un lado — to move back/to one side
14) hacerse con15) hacerse de (AmL)tengo que hacerme de dinero — I must get o lay my hands on some money
* * *= accomplish, design (for/to), be up to, cause, conduct, do, devise, produce, render, compose, make, get (a)round to, make out, get round to, brew.Ex. If a library prefers to simplify records in particular areas, this can usually be accomplished by not entering particular types of information.Ex. In lists designed for international use a symbolic notation instead of textual notes may be used.Ex. When I saw what he was up to, I drew back for a punch and hit him so hard on the nose that he fell on his back and lay there for some time, so that his wife stood over him and cried out 'Mercy! You've done my husband in!'.Ex. As usage of the language causes terms to become anachronistic, or as increases in our level of awareness reveal undesirable connotations, we seek to change subject heading terms.Ex. Obviously, this tagging must be conducted manually.Ex. In all these cases where scientists studied what crafstmen knew how to do the resulting benefits have accrued to science not to technology.Ex. Special classification schemes are generally devised for an application in which no major general scheme is suitable.Ex. The present OCLC system does not produce catalog cards in sets, but if it did it could produce over 6,000 different sets for one title.Ex. So strongly was it felt by proponents of change that just such unconscious biases rendered libraries 'part of the problem, instead of the solution'.Ex. There have never been any attempts to compose a bibliography of US government documents relating to international law.Ex. This concept comes mainly from the military, where a designated number of troops make a squad, a platoon, a regiment, etc..Ex. The article is entitled 'A list of lists of Web sites to check out: getting organized and getting around to it are two different things'.Ex. The cards for those headings should be removed from the index and new cards made out if necessary.Ex. The government have been making noises about it for some time but haven't quite got round to it.Ex. The goddess owned a potent magick cauldron in which she planned to brew a special liquid for her ugly son.----* acceder haciendo clic = click.* acusación + hacer = accusation + level.* aguja de hacer croché = crochet hook, crochet needle.* aguja de hacer ganchillo = crochet hook, crochet needle.* aguja de hacer punto = knitting needle.* algo diverto que hacer = fun thing to do.* Algo que se hace para matar el tiempo = time filler.* al hacer esto = by so doing, in so doing, by doing so, in doing so.* a medio hacer = halfway done, half done.* anunciado desde hace tiempo = long-heralded.* aprender haciendo = learn by + doing.* batir hasta hacer espuma = work up + a lather.* ¡bien hecho! = the way to go!.* buscar una forma de hacer (algo) = develop + way + to make + Nombre.* contenedor para hacer compost = compost bin.* continuar con el buen hacer = keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work.* continuar haciendo algo = get on with + Nombre.* cuando hace frío = in the cold.* cumplido hace tiempo = long overdue.* decidir hacer = spring for.* decidir qué hacer con = make + disposition of.* de hace años = of years ago.* de hace muchos años = long-standing.* de hace mucho tiempo = age-old, long-lost.* de hace siglos = of yore.* de hace varios siglos = centuries-old.* dejar de hacer huelga = cross + the picket line.* dejar que Alguien haga las cosas a su manera = let + Nombre + do things + Posesivo + (own) way.* dejar sin hacer = leave + undone.* desde hace algún tiempo = for some time past, for days.* desde hace años = over the years, for years past, for years.* desde hace la tira (de tiempo) = for yonks, for yonks and yonks.* desde hace muchísimo tiempo = in ages (and ages and ages).* desde hace muchos años = for years.* desde hace mucho tiempo = for ages, long-time [longtime], long since, in ages (and ages and ages).* desde hace siglos = for yonks, for yonks and yonks.* desde hace tanto tiempo = so long.* desde hace tiempo = long [longer -comp., longest -sup.], over the years, for a long time, long since, for some time.* desde hace un montonazo de tiempo = for yonks and yonks.* desde hace un montón de tiempo = for yonks.* desde hace un par de + Tiempo = in these past couple of + Tiempo.* desde hace varios años + Presente = for several years + Pretérito Perfecto.* desde hace ya algún tiempo = for some time now.* desde hace ya años = for years now.* difícil de hacer = hard to do.* donde fueres haz lo que vieres = when in Rome (do as the Romans do).* dos entuertos no hacen un derecho = two wrongs do not make a right.* el que las hace, las paga = you've made your bed, now you must lie in it!.* encargado de hacer el presupuesto = budgetmaker.* esfuerzo + hacer sudar = work up + a lather.* es más fácil decirlo que hacerlo = easier said than done.* esperado hace tiempo = overdue.* esperar sin nada que hacer = kick + Posesivo + heels.* establecido desde hace tiempo = long-established.* estar haciendo = be up to.* estar haciendo Algo = have + Nombre + on the go.* estar haciendo algo que no se debe = be up to no good.* estar sin hacer nada = sit + idle, stand + idle.* existir desde hace años = be around for years.* frotar hasta hacer espuma = lather.* hace algunos años = some years ago.* hace algún tiempo = some time ago, a while back, some while ago, sometime back.* hace años = years ago.* hace demasiado tiempo = too long ago.* hacer huir en batalla = route.* hace la tira (de tiempo) = yonks, yonks and yonks.* hace miles de años = aeons ago.* hace muchas lunas = all those many moons ago, many moons ago.* hace muchísimos años = a great many years ago.* hace muchísimo tiempo = ages (and ages) ago, aeons ago, yonks.* hace muchos años = many years ago.* hace mucho tiempo = long since, all those many moons ago, many moons ago.* hace muy poco tiempo = a short time ago.* hace + Número + años = Número + years ago.* hace poco tiempo = a short time ago.* hacer a Alguien pasar vergüenza = embarrass.* hacer a Alguien precavido = put + Nombre + on + Posesivo + guard.* hacer abono orgánico = compost.* hacer acampada = camp.* hacer accesible a través de = make + available through.* hacer ademanes = flail about, gesticulate.* hacer aflorar = bring to + the surface.* hacer aflorar sentimientos de antagonismo = bring to + the surface + feelings of antagonism.* hacer ágil = limber up.* hacer agua = Negativo + hold + water.* hacer agua(s) = spring + a leak.* hacer a gusto del consumidor = make to + order.* hacer ajustes = make + adjustment.* hacer alarde de = boast, flaunt, brag, show off.* hacer alegaciones = plead.* hacer Algo a hurtadillas = sneak.* hacer algo alocado = do + something footloose and fancy-free.* hacer algo al respecto = do + something about it.* hacer Algo con dificultad = muddle through, plod (along/through).* hacer Algo con mucho esfuerzo = plod (along/through).* hacer algo con respecto a = do + something about.* hacer Algo de cara a la galería = play to + the gallery.* hacer Algo en exceso = push + Nombre + too far.* hacer algo funcionar = make + Nombre + tick.* hacer Algo muy bien = do + an excellent job of, make + an excellent job of.* hacer Algo para la galería = play to + the gallery.* hacer algo poco a poco = eat away at.* hacer algo por amor al arte = labour of love.* hacer Algo por + Posesivo + propia cuenta = make + Posesivo + own arrangements.* hacer Algo posible = make + provision for.* hacer Algo puré = mash.* hacer Algo rápidamente = put together.* hacer Algo realidad = make + Nombre + come true.* hacer Algo sin ser visto = sneak.* hacer Algo sobre la marcha = play + Nombre + by ear.* hacer Algo trocitos = tear + Nombre + to shreds, tear + Nombre + to bits.* hacer algunos comentarios sobre lo que Alguien ha dicho = take + a few cracks at.* hacer alusión a = make + allusion to, make + reference to.* hacer a mano = handcraft.* hacer a medida = custom-make, make to + order.* hacer a medida para satisfacer los requisitos = tailor to + meet the specification.* hacer amigos = win + friends.* hacer amistad = make + friend.* hacer amistad con = make + friends with, befriend.* hacer amistades = friend.* hacer ampollas = blister.* hacer anotaciones = annotate, mark + Nombre + up.* hacer añicos = shatter, blow + Nombre + to bits, smash + Nombre + to bits, tear + Nombre + to bits.* hacer aparecer = cause + display of.* hacer a partir de = make out of.* hacer apología = make + apology.* hacer arreglos florales = arrange + flowers.* hacer artesanalmente = handcraft.* hacer asequible = make + amenable.* hacer atractivo = endear.* hacer a un lado = nudge + Nombre + aside, push aside.* hacer autostop = thumb + a lift, hitch + a ride.* hacer avances = make + headway.* hacer avanzar = nudge + Nombre + forward, push + the frontiers of, nudge + Nombre + along, nudge + Nombre + into, push + the boundaries of.* hacer avanzar el conocimiento = push back + the frontiers of knowledge.* hacer avanzar hacia = nudge + Nombre + toward.* hacer averiguaciones = make + enquiry.* hacer bajar = force down.* hacer balance de = take + stock of.* hacer barrabasadas = play + pranks.* hacer basto = coarsen.* hacer bien = do + good.* hacer borrón y cuenta nueva = start with + a clean slate, cut + Posesivo + losses, turn over + a new leaf.* hacer borroso = blur.* hacer bromas = banter.* hacer bucles = loop.* hacer buenas migas = hit it off.* hacer buen uso de Algo = put to + good use.* hacer bulla = kick up + a stink, kick up + a fuss, raise + a stink, make + a stink (about), make + a racket, make + a row, make + a ruckus, kick up + a row.* hacer bulto = bulge.* hacer búsquedas en = search through.* hacer caca = take + a dump.* hacer caer = oust.* hacer caja = tally up + sales, balance + the cash, reconcile (with), balance + the cash drawer.* hacer caja con = cash in on, ride (on) + Posesivo + coattails.* hacer callar = shush, hush, quieten.* hacer cambiar = swing + Persona.* hacer cambiar las cosas = turn + the tide on.* hacer cambios en la búsqueda = renegotiate + search.* hacer cambios indebidamente = tamper (with).* hacer campaña = campaign, stump, go out on + the road.* hacer cara a = brave.* hacer caso = take + notice, listen (to).* hacer caso a Alguien = take + Posesivo + word for it.* hacer caso (a/de) = pay + attention to.* hacer caso omiso = disregard, brush aside, go + unheeded, fall on + deaf ears, meet + deaf ears, thumb + Posesivo + nose at, dismiss with + the wave of the hand, fly in + the face of, push aside.* hacer caso omiso de = be oblivious of/to.* hacer chanchullos = fiddle.* hacer chatting = chat.* hacer circular = pass around.* hacer circular por = circulate round.* hacer cisco = tear + apart, wipe + the floor with.* hacer coincidir (con) = reconcile (with).* hacer cola = queue up.* hacer colectas = exact + contributions.* hacer comentarios = air + comments.* hacer como el avestruz = bury + Posesivo + head in the sand (like an ostrich), stick + Posesivo + head in the sand.* hacer como si nada = play it + cool.* hacer comparaciones = draw + comparisons, make + comparisons.* hacer comparecer = arraign.* hacer compatible (con) = reconcile (with).* hacer compost = compost.* hacer compras = do + shopping.* hacer comprender = bring + home.* hacer con Alguien lo que Uno quiera = be like putty in + Posesivo + hands.* hacer concesiones = make + allowances.* hacer conjeturas = speculate.* hacer constar = state.* hacer contrabando = smuggle.* hacer copias = make + multiple copies.* hacer copias mediante multicopista por disolvente = spirit duplication.* hacer correr la voz = spread + the word, spread + the good word, pass on + the good word, spread + the news.* hacer cosas = get + things done.* hacer cosquillas = tickle.* hacer creer = lead to + believe, lull + Nombre + into thinking.* hacer crítica = find + fault with.* hacer croché = crochet.* hacer cuadrar (con) = reconcile (with).* hacer cuadrar las cuentas = reconcile + receipts.* hacer cuadras las facturas = reconcile + receipts.* hacer cualquier cosa = do + anything, give + Posesivo + right arm.* hacer cumplir = uphold.* hacer cumplir la disciplina = enforce + discipline.* hacer cumplir la legislación = enforce + legislation.* hacer cumplir la ley = law enforcement, enforce + law, legal enforcement.* hacer cumplir una norma = enforce + standard.* hacer cumplir una política = uphold + policy.* hacer cumplir unas normas = enforce + policy.* hacer daño = do + harm, hurt.* hacer dar vueltas = gyrate.* hacer de = make out of.* hacer de carabina = play + gooseberry.* hacer declamaciones = declaim.* hacer dedo = hitch + a ride, thumb + a lift.* hacer de la noche día = burn + the candle at both ends.* hacer del mismo molde = cast in + the same mould as.* hacer de nuevo = redo [re-do], remake.* hacer de + Posesivo + parte = do + Posesivo + bit.* hacer derretir el hielo = de-ice [deice].* hacer desaparecer = eradicate, dispel, banish.* hacer desaparecer una división = blur + division.* hacer desaparecer un mito = dispel + myth.* hacer descuento = discount.* hacer desfilar = parade.* hacer detonar = detonate.* hacer de tripas corazón = bite + the bullet.* hacer diabluras = play + pranks.* hacer diana = hit + home.* hacer difícil = make + it + difficult, make + difficult.* hacer dinero = make + money.* hacer dudar = make + Nombre + doubt, misgive.* hacer eco = echo, resonate.* hacer eco de = echo.* hacer efectivo = cash in.* hacer efectivo en metálico = pay in + cash.* hacer ejercicio físico = work out.* hacer ejercicios de calentamiento = limber up.* hacer el aire irrespirable = choke + the air.* hacer el amor = make + love.* hacer el avío = get + ready.* hacer el balance de cuentas = balance + the cash, balance + the cash drawer.* hacer el cambio = make + the change.* hacer el chorra = pissing into the wind.* hacer el deber de Uno = do + Posesivo + part.* hacer el dobladillo = hem.* hacer elección = make + choices.* hacer el esfuerzo necesario = pull + Posesivo + (own) weight.* hacer el indio = horse around/about.* hacer el intento = have + a go, give + it a shot, give + Nombre + a try, have + a stab at, take + a stab at, make + a stab at, give + it a whirl, give + it a try.* hacer el mal = do + evil.* hacer el mejor uso de = make + the best of.* hacer el monigote = fool around.* hacer el paripé = keep up + facade, put on + an act.* hacer el pasillo = form + a guard of honour.* hacer el pasillo de honor = form + a guard of honour.* hacer el recorrido normal = make + the rounds.* hacer el ridículo = make + a fool of + Reflexivo, make + an arse of + Reflexivo, make + a spectacle of + Reflexivo.* hacer el testamento = testate.* hacer el tonto = fool around, horse around/about.* hacer el último esfuerzo = go + the last mile, go + the extra mile.* hacer encaje = tat.* hacer encaje de bolillos = do + the impossible, jump through + hoops, double over + backwards.* hacer encaje de bolillos para que cuadre Algo = juggle.* hacer encargos = run + errands.* hacer enemigos = make + enemies.* hacer entender = get across.* hacer erupción = erupt.* hacer escala = stop over.* hacer eses = zigzag.* hacer esperar = cool + Posesivo + heels.* hacer espuma = work up + a lather, froth.* hacer esquina con = form + right angles with.* hacer estallar = spark, ignite, touch off, blow up, let off.* hacer estallar en añicos = blow + sky high.* hacer estallar una bomba = bomb.* hacer estallar un guerra = ignite + war.* hacer esto = go along + this road.* hacer esto y aquello de un modo relajado = mess about, pootle, piddle around.* hacer esto y aquello de un modo relajado = mess around.* hacer esto y aquello sin prisas = pootle.* hacer estragos = lay + waste to, create + havoc, wreak + havoc, cause + havoc, take + Posesivo + toll (on).* hacer estragos en = play + havoc with.* hacer estrías = rifle.* hacer exenciones = make + exemptions.* hacer experimentos = institute + experiments.* hacer explícito = make + explicit.* hacer explotar = blow up.* hacer extensivo + Posesivo + agradecimiento = extend + Posesivo + thanks.* hacer factible = make + feasible.* hacer falta = need, must, have to, it + take.* hacer flexible = limber up.* hacer fortuna = make + Posesivo + fortune, make + a fortune, strike + it rich, strike + gold, hit + the jackpot.* hacer fotocopias = photoduplication [photo-duplication].* hacer fotografía = make + picture.* hacer fracasar = foil, derail.* hacer frente = combat, come to + terms with, contain, address + Nombre + head-on, meet + Nombre + head-on, tackle + Nombre + head-on, face + Nombre + head-on, engage.* hacer frente a = confront, deal with, face, face up to, meet, cope with, wrestle with, stand up to, brave, breast, address.* hacer frente a deudas = meet + debts.* hacer frente a gastos = meet + expenses.* hacer frente a la delincuencia = tackle + crime.* hacer frente a la inflación = combat + inflation.* hacer frente a la realidad = confront + reality, face + (the) facts, face + (up to) the fact that, face + reality.* hacer frente a la realidad (de que) = face + the truth (that).* hacer frente a las diferencias = face + differences.* hacer frente a la situación = tackle + situation.* hacer frente a la vida = cope.* hacer frente al cambio = manage + change.* hacer frente al futuro = face up to + the future.* hacer frente al hecho de que = face + (up to) the fact that.* hacer frente a los elementos = brave + the elements.* hacer frente a los hechos = face + facts.* hacer frente a tiempos difíciles = cope with + difficult times, cope with + difficult times.* hacer frente a una amenaza = address + threat.* hacer frente a una crisis = face + crisis, meet + crisis.* hacer frente a una incertidumbre = meet + uncertainty.* hacer frente a una necesidad = meet + need, serve + need.* hacer frente a una responsabilidad = meet + responsibility, face up to + responsibility.* hacer frente a un cambio = meet + change.* hacer frente a un gasto = meet + cost.* hacer frente a un problema = attack + problem, combat + problem, wrestle with + problem.* hacer frente a un reto = rise (up) to + challenge, confront + challenge, meet + challenge, embrace + challenge.* hacer fresco = be cool.* hacer funcionar = service, do + the trick.* hacer gala de = sport.* hacer gala del conocimiento que uno tiene = air + knowledge.* hacer ganchillo = crochet.* hacer garabatos = scribble, scrawl, doodle.* hacer girar = twiddle, twirl.* hacer gozar = delight.* hacer gracia = tickle + Posesivo + fancy.* hacer grandes esfuerzos por = take + (great) pains to.* hacer grandes progresos = make + great strides.* hacer guardar silencio = shush.* hacer hasta la presente = do + all along.* hacer hidrófugo = render + water-repellent.* hacer hincapié = emphasise [emphasize, -USA].* hacer hincapié en = put + a premium on.* hacer hincapié en una idea = hammer + point.* hacer historia = make + history, history in the making, go down in + history.* hacer honor al nombre de Uno = live up to + Posesivo + name.* hacer horas extraordinarias = work + overtime.* hacer horas extras = work + overtime.* hacer hueco = make + room (for).* hacer huelga = strike.* hacer huella = leave + an impression, touch + Posesivo + life, leave + Posesivo + mark, cut + a swath(e), leave + an imprint, make + an impression.* hacer huir = drive away, chase + Nombre + off.* hacer imaginar = conjure up + an image of, conjure up + a vision of.* hacer impermeable = render + water-repellent.* hacer inalterable = set in + stone, set in + tablets of stone.* hacer incomprensible = render + incomprehensible, garble.* hacer indescifrable = render + indecipherable, garble.* hacer innecesario = obviate + the need for, make + redundant.* hacer insinuaciones = make + innuendoes.* hacer insinuaciones sobre = make + noises about, make + a noise about.* hacer insoluble = render + insoluble.* hacer inutilizable = render + useless.* hacer juego con = go with.* hacer juegos malabares = juggle.* hacer juegos malabares para que cuadre Algo = juggle.* hacer justicia = do + justice.* hacer la cama = make + the bed.* hacer la cuenta = tot up, tote up.* hacer la guerra = make + war.* hacer (la) mona = play + hooky, play + truant, skip + class.* hacer la paz = make + (the) peace.* hacer la pelota = butter + Nombre + up, toady, fawn (on/upon/over).* hacer la pelota a + Alguien = curry + favour with + Alguien.* hacer la pelotilla = toady, butter + Nombre + up.* hacer la prueba = give + it a whirl, give + it a shot, give + it a try.* hacer largos = swim + laps.* hacer las leyes más estrictas = tighten + laws.* hacer las maletas = pack up, pack + Posesivo + belongings, pack + Posesivo + things, pack + Posesivo + suitcases, pack + Posesivo + bags.* hacer las paces = heal + the breach, heal + the rift, bury + the hatchet, make + (the) peace, smoke + the peace pipe, smoke + the pipe of peace, bury + the tomahawk, bury + the war axe.* hacer la transición = make + the transition.* hacer la vida imposible = make + life hell.* hacer la vista gorda = look + the other way, turn + a blind eye to, pretend + not to have seen.* hacerle a Alguien un lavado de cerebro = brainwash.* hacerle las cosas fáciles a Alguien = play into + the hands of.* hacerle la vida más simple a todos = simplify + life for everyone.* hacerle una paja a un muerto = flog + a dead horse, beat + a dead horse, fart + in the wind.* hacerle un bombo a Alguien = knock + Alguien + up.* hacer llamada telefónica = make + telephone call.* hacer llorar = reduce + Nombre + to tears.* hacer llorar de emoción = move + Nombre + to tears.* hacerlo = do so, go ahead.* hacerlo bien = put + matters + right, get + it + right, be right on track.* hacer lo correcto = do + the right thing.* hacerlo de nuevo = go and do it again.* hacerlo difícil de + Infinitivo = make + it + hard to + Infinitivo.* hacer lo imposible = bend over backwards, do + the impossible, lean over + backwards, double over + backwards.* hacer lo imposible para = jump through + hoops.* hacerlo lo mejor que uno pueda = do + Posesivo + utmost, give + Posesivo + utmost, give + Posesivo + best.* hacerlo mal = get + it + (all) wrong.* hacer lo más acertado dadas las circunstancias = do + the best thing in the circumstances.* hacerlo más llevadero = make + life easier.* hacerlo mejor = do + a better job.* hacer lo mejor que Uno pueda = put + Posesivo + best into, give of + Posesivo + best.* hacer lo mejor que Uno puede = try + Posesivo + best, try + Posesivo + heart out.* hacerlo por uno mismo = do + it + on + Posesivo + own.* hacer lo que a Uno le de la gana = get away with + murder.* hacer lo que le corresponde a Uno = do + Posesivo + part.* hacer lo que uno dice que es capaz de hacer = live up to + Posesivo + claim.* hacer lo que Uno quiera = get away with + murder.* hacer los deberes = do + homework.* hacerlo sin la ayuda de nadie = do + it + on + Posesivo + own.* hacerlo solo = do + it + on + Posesivo + own.* hacer los primeros pinitos = take + the first step.* hacerlo todo excepto = stop at + nothing short of.* hacerlo todo menos = stop at + nothing short of.* hacer malabarismos = juggle.* hacer malabarismos para que cuadre Algo = juggle.* hacer mandados = run + errands.* hacer maravillas = work + wonders.* hacer más consciente de Algo = heighten + awareness.* hacer más copias de Algo = produce + additional copies.* hacer más eficiente = streamline.* hacer más estricto = tighten.* hacer más fuerte = toughen.* hacer más inteligente = smarten.* hacer más interesante = spice up, add + spice.* hacer más preciso = tightening up.* hacer más rico = add + richness to.* hacer más riguroso = tighten, tightening up.* hacer más sabroso = pep up.* hacer más sofisticado = dumb up.* hacer mejor = give + Nombre + an edge.* hacer mejoras = make + improvements.* hacer mella = take + Posesivo + toll (on), leave + an impression, touch + Posesivo + life, leave + Posesivo + mark, cut + a swath(e), leave + an imprint, make + an impression, hit + home.* hacer mella en = dent, make + a dent in, take + a bite out of.* hacer mención de/a = make + mention of.* hacer mezcla = mix + cement.* hacer milagros = work + wonders, work + miracles.* hacer mucha ilusión = be thrilled.* hacer mucho = do + much.* hacer mucho dinero = make + good money, earn + good money.* hacer mucho por = go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio.* hacer muchos aspavientos por Algo = make + a song and dance about.* hacer mucho tiempo que Algo ha desaparecido = be long gone.* hacer necesario = render + necessary.* hacer negocio = make + business.* hacer negocios = do + business, transact.* hacer + Nombre + llegar hasta aquí = get + Nombre + this far.* hacer + Nombre + responsable de = put + Nombre + in the driving seat.* hacer notar = bring to + Posesivo + attention, bring to + the attention, mark, note, bring to + notice, bring + attention to, bring to + Posesivo + notice.* hacer notar la presencia de = make + Posesivo + presence felt, make + Posesivo + presence known.* hacer novillos = play + hooky, skip + class, play + truant, bunk off, bunk + classes, skive, bunk + school.* hacer nudos = knot.* hacer objeciones contra = urge against.* hacer observaciones = comment on/upon.* hacer obsoleto = make + redundant.* hacer oídos sordos = turn + a deaf ear to.* hacer ordinario = coarsen.* hacer pagar tributos = exact + tributes.* hacer palmas = clap.* hacer paradas = make + stops.* hacer parecer = make + seem, make + Nombre + out to be.* hacer parecer pequeño = dwarf.* hacer partícipe = engage.* hacer pasajero = render + transitory.* hacer patochadas = fool around.* hacer payasadas = fool around.* hacer pedazos = shatter, smash + Nombre + to bits.* hacer peligrar = place + in jeopardy, imperil, endanger, pose + risk.* hacer pensar = provoke + thought, make to + think, lull + Nombre + into thinking, summon up + image.* hacer pensar en = conjure, conjure up + a picture of, bring to + mind, conjure up + an image of, conjure up, conjure up + a vision of.* hacer pequeños ajustes = tinker + around the edges, tinker with.* hacer perder el conocimiento = knock + Nombre + out, knock + Nombre + unconscious.* hacer perder el entusiasmo = dampen + Posesivo + enthusiasm.* hacer perder el sentido a = make + nonsense of.* hacer perder la agilidad física = stale.* hacer perder la agilidad mental = stale.* hacer perder las esperanzas = dampen + Posesivo + hopes.* hacer permanente = render + permanent.* hacer ping = ping.* hacer pipí = pee.* hacer pis = piss, pee, take + a leak, have + a leak, widdle, piddle.* hacer planes = plan, make + plans.* hacer poca distinción entre... y... = make + little distinction between... and....* hacer poco = do + little.* hacer popular = popularise [popularize, -USA].* hacer por encargo = make to + order.* hacer + Posesivo + agosto = make + a killing.* hacer + Posesivo + necesidades = relieve + Reflexivo, go + potty.* hacer + Posesivo + trabajo = get on with + Posesivo + work, do + Posesivo + business.* hacer posible = enable, provide for, make + possible, provide + a basis for, make + an opportunity.* hacer posible el crecimiento = accommodate + growth.* hacer preguntas = ask + questions, interrogate, air + questions, make + enquiry.* hacer preparativo = make + arrangements.* hacer preso = imprison, jail [gaol, -UK].* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( crear) <mueble/vestido> to make; <casa/carretera> to build; < nido> to build, make; < coche> to make, manufacture; < túnel> to make, dig; <dibujo/plano> to do, draw; < lista> to make, draw up; < resumen> to do, make; < película> to make; <nudo/lazo> to tie; <pan/pastel> to make, bake; <vino/café/tortilla> to make; < cerveza> to make, brewme hizo un lugar or sitio en la mesa — he made room o a place for me at the table
2)a) (efectuar, llevar a cabo) < sacrificio> to make; < milagro> to work, perform; <deberes/ejercicios/limpieza> to do; < mandado> to run; <transacción/investigación> to carry out; < experimento> to do, perform; < entrevista> to conduct; <gira/viaje> to do¿me haces un favor? — will you do me a favor?
hicimos un trato — we did o made a deal
b) <cheque/factura> to make out, write out3) (formular, expresar) <declaración/promesa/oferta> to make; <proyecto/plan> to make, draw up; <crítica/comentario> to make, voice; < pregunta> to askhacer caca — (fam) to do a poop (AmE) o (BrE) a pooh (colloq)
hacer pis or pipí — (fam) to have a pee (colloq)
hacer sus necesidades — (euf) to go to the bathroom o toilet (euph)
hice el pescado al horno — I did o cooked the fish in the oven
tengo que hacer la comida — I must make lunch; ver tb comida 2) b)
7)a) (producir, causar) < ruido> to makeb) ( refiriéndose a sonidos onomatopéyicos) to golas vacas hacen `mu' — cows go `moo'
8) ( recorrer) <trayecto/distancia> to do, cover9) (en cálculos, enumeraciones)son 180... y 320 hacen 500 — that's 180... and 320 is o makes 500
10)a) ( ocuparse en actividad) to dohacen una obra de Ibsen — they're doing o putting on a play by Ibsen
deberías hacer ejercicio — you should do o get some exercise
¿hace algún deporte? — do you play o do any sports?
b) (como profesión, ocupación) to doc) ( estudiar) to dohace Derecho — she's doing o studying o reading Law
11)a) (realizar cierta acción, actuar de cierta manera) to doniño, eso no se hace! — you mustn't do that!
qué se le va a hacer! or qué le vamos a hacer! — what can you o (frml) one do?
hacerla — (Méx) (fam) to make it (colloq)
hacerla (buena) — (fam)
ahora sí que la hice! — now I've (really) done it!
hacérsela buena a alguien — (Méx) to keep one's word o promise to somebody
soñé que te sacabas la lotería - házmela buena! — I dreamed you won the lottery - if only!
b) (dar cierto uso, destino, posición) to doy el libro ¿qué lo hice? — (CS, Méx fam) what did I do with the book?
c) ( causar daño)12) (esp Esp) ( actuar como)hacer el tonto — to act o play the fool
13) ( sustituyendo a otro verbo)voy a escribirle - deja, yo lo haré — I'm going to write to him - don't bother, I'll do it
14) (Méx, RPl fam) (afectar, importar)¿qué le hace? — so what? what does it matter?
15) (transformar en, volver) to makete hará hombre, hijo mío — it will make a man of you, my son
16) ( dar apariencia de)17) (inducir a, ser causa de que)hacer algo/a alguien + inf — to make something/somebody + inf
todo hace suponer que... — everything suggests that o leads one to think that...
hacer que algo/alguien + subj — to make something/somebody + inf
18) ( obligar a)hacer + inf a alguien — to make somebody + inf
hacer que alguien + subj — to make somebody + inf
19)hacer hacer algo — to have o get something done/made
hice acortar las cortinas — I had o got the curtains shortened
20) (suponer, imaginar)2.hacer vi1)a) (obrar, actuar)déjame hacer a mí — just let me handle this o take care of this
¿cómo se hace para que te den la beca? — what do you have to do to get the scholarship?
¿cómo hacen para vivir con ese sueldo? — how do they manage to live on that salary?
hacerle a algo — (Chi, Méx fam)
hacer y deshacer — to do as one pleases, do what one likes
b) (+ compl)hiciste bien en decírmelo — you did o were right to tell me
mamá, ya hice! — (esp AmL) Mommy, I've been o I've finished!
hacer de cuerpo or de vientre — (frml) to have a bowel movement (frml)
3) (fingir, simular)hizo como que no me había visto — he made out o pretended he hadn't seen me
haz como si no supieras nada — act as if o pretend you don't know anything about it
4) ( servir)hacer de algo: esta sábana hará de toldo this sheet will do for o as an awning; la escuela hizo de hospital — the school served as o was used as a hospital
5) ( interpretar personaje)hacer de algo/alguien — to play (the part of) something/somebody
hacía de `malo' — he played the bad guy
6) (+ compl) ( sentar) (+ me/te/le etc)la trucha me hizo mal — (AmL) the trout didn't agree with me
7) ( corresponder)8)no le hace — ( no tiene importancia) it doesn't matter; ( no sirve de excusa) that's no excuse
¿no le hace que tire la ceniza aquí? — do you mind if I drop the ash here?
9) (en 3a pers) (frml) (tocar, concernir)por lo que hace a or en cuanto hace a su solicitud — as far as your application is concerned
10) (Esp fam) ( apetecer)3.¿(te) hace una cerveza? — care for a beer?, do you fancy a beer? (BrE colloq)
hacer v impers1)hace frío/calor/sol/viento — it's cold/hot/sunny/windy
b) (fam & hum)hace sed ¿verdad? — it's thirsty weather/work, isn't it?
parece que hace hambre — you/they seem to be hungry
¿cuánto hace que se fue? — how long ago did she leave?
hace poco/un año — a short time/a year ago
4.hacía años que no lo veía — I hadn't seen him for o in years
1) hacerse v pron2) ( producirse)hágase la luz — (Bib) let there be light; (+ me/te/le etc)
se le ha hecho una ampolla — she's got o she has a blister
hacérsele algo a alguien — (Méx)
por fin se le hizo ganar el premio — she finally got to win the award
3)a) (refl) ( hacer para sí) <café/falda> to make oneselfb) (caus) ( hacer que otro haga)4) ( causarse)¿qué te hiciste en el brazo? — what did you do to your arm?
¿te hiciste daño? — did you hurt yourself?
todavía se hace pis/caca — (fam) she still wets/messes herself
6) (refl) ( adquirir) to make7)a) (volverse, convertirse en) to becomehacerse famoso/monja — to become famous/a nun
se están haciendo viejos — they are getting o growing old
b) (impers)se está haciendo tarde — it's getting late; (+ me/te/le etc)
c) ( cocinarse) pescado/guiso to cookd) (AmL) ( pasarle a)¿qué se habrá hecho María? — what can have happened to María?
8) ( resultar)esto se hace muy pesado — this gets very boring; (+ me/te/le etc)
9) ( dar impresión de) (+ me/te/le etc)se me hace que está ofendida — I get the feeling o impression that she's upset
se me hace que va a llover — I think o I have a feeling it's going to rain
hacérsele a alguien — (Chi fam) to back out
10) (caus)hacerse + inf: hazte respetar make people respect you; el desenlace no se hizo esperar the end was not long in coming; un chico que se hace querer a likable kid; se hizo construir una mansión he had a mansion built; hazte ver por un médico — (AmL) go and see a doctor
11) ( acostumbrarse)hacerse a algo/+ inf — to get used to something/-ing
12) ( fingirse)¿éste es bobo o se (lo) hace? — (fam) is this guy stupid or just a good actor? (colloq)
no te hagas el sordo — don't pretend o act as if you didn't hear me
yo me hice — (Méx fam) I pretend not to notice
13) ( moverse) (+ compl) to movehacerse atrás/a un lado — to move back/to one side
14) hacerse con15) hacerse de (AmL)tengo que hacerme de dinero — I must get o lay my hands on some money
* * *= accomplish, design (for/to), be up to, cause, conduct, do, devise, produce, render, compose, make, get (a)round to, make out, get round to, brew.Ex: If a library prefers to simplify records in particular areas, this can usually be accomplished by not entering particular types of information.
Ex: In lists designed for international use a symbolic notation instead of textual notes may be used.Ex: When I saw what he was up to, I drew back for a punch and hit him so hard on the nose that he fell on his back and lay there for some time, so that his wife stood over him and cried out 'Mercy! You've done my husband in!'.Ex: As usage of the language causes terms to become anachronistic, or as increases in our level of awareness reveal undesirable connotations, we seek to change subject heading terms.Ex: Obviously, this tagging must be conducted manually.Ex: In all these cases where scientists studied what crafstmen knew how to do the resulting benefits have accrued to science not to technology.Ex: Special classification schemes are generally devised for an application in which no major general scheme is suitable.Ex: The present OCLC system does not produce catalog cards in sets, but if it did it could produce over 6,000 different sets for one title.Ex: So strongly was it felt by proponents of change that just such unconscious biases rendered libraries 'part of the problem, instead of the solution'.Ex: There have never been any attempts to compose a bibliography of US government documents relating to international law.Ex: This concept comes mainly from the military, where a designated number of troops make a squad, a platoon, a regiment, etc..Ex: The article is entitled 'A list of lists of Web sites to check out: getting organized and getting around to it are two different things'.Ex: The cards for those headings should be removed from the index and new cards made out if necessary.Ex: The government have been making noises about it for some time but haven't quite got round to it.Ex: The goddess owned a potent magick cauldron in which she planned to brew a special liquid for her ugly son.* acceder haciendo clic = click.* acusación + hacer = accusation + level.* aguja de hacer croché = crochet hook, crochet needle.* aguja de hacer ganchillo = crochet hook, crochet needle.* aguja de hacer punto = knitting needle.* algo diverto que hacer = fun thing to do.* Algo que se hace para matar el tiempo = time filler.* al hacer esto = by so doing, in so doing, by doing so, in doing so.* a medio hacer = halfway done, half done.* anunciado desde hace tiempo = long-heralded.* aprender haciendo = learn by + doing.* batir hasta hacer espuma = work up + a lather.* ¡bien hecho! = the way to go!.* buscar una forma de hacer (algo) = develop + way + to make + Nombre.* contenedor para hacer compost = compost bin.* continuar con el buen hacer = keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work.* continuar haciendo algo = get on with + Nombre.* cuando hace frío = in the cold.* cumplido hace tiempo = long overdue.* decidir hacer = spring for.* decidir qué hacer con = make + disposition of.* de hace años = of years ago.* de hace muchos años = long-standing.* de hace mucho tiempo = age-old, long-lost.* de hace siglos = of yore.* de hace varios siglos = centuries-old.* dejar de hacer huelga = cross + the picket line.* dejar que Alguien haga las cosas a su manera = let + Nombre + do things + Posesivo + (own) way.* dejar sin hacer = leave + undone.* desde hace algún tiempo = for some time past, for days.* desde hace años = over the years, for years past, for years.* desde hace la tira (de tiempo) = for yonks, for yonks and yonks.* desde hace muchísimo tiempo = in ages (and ages and ages).* desde hace muchos años = for years.* desde hace mucho tiempo = for ages, long-time [longtime], long since, in ages (and ages and ages).* desde hace siglos = for yonks, for yonks and yonks.* desde hace tanto tiempo = so long.* desde hace tiempo = long [longer -comp., longest -sup.], over the years, for a long time, long since, for some time.* desde hace un montonazo de tiempo = for yonks and yonks.* desde hace un montón de tiempo = for yonks.* desde hace un par de + Tiempo = in these past couple of + Tiempo.* desde hace varios años + Presente = for several years + Pretérito Perfecto.* desde hace ya algún tiempo = for some time now.* desde hace ya años = for years now.* difícil de hacer = hard to do.* donde fueres haz lo que vieres = when in Rome (do as the Romans do).* dos entuertos no hacen un derecho = two wrongs do not make a right.* el que las hace, las paga = you've made your bed, now you must lie in it!.* encargado de hacer el presupuesto = budgetmaker.* esfuerzo + hacer sudar = work up + a lather.* es más fácil decirlo que hacerlo = easier said than done.* esperado hace tiempo = overdue.* esperar sin nada que hacer = kick + Posesivo + heels.* establecido desde hace tiempo = long-established.* estar haciendo = be up to.* estar haciendo Algo = have + Nombre + on the go.* estar haciendo algo que no se debe = be up to no good.* estar sin hacer nada = sit + idle, stand + idle.* existir desde hace años = be around for years.* frotar hasta hacer espuma = lather.* hace algunos años = some years ago.* hace algún tiempo = some time ago, a while back, some while ago, sometime back.* hace años = years ago.* hace demasiado tiempo = too long ago.* hacer huir en batalla = route.* hace la tira (de tiempo) = yonks, yonks and yonks.* hace miles de años = aeons ago.* hace muchas lunas = all those many moons ago, many moons ago.* hace muchísimos años = a great many years ago.* hace muchísimo tiempo = ages (and ages) ago, aeons ago, yonks.* hace muchos años = many years ago.* hace mucho tiempo = long since, all those many moons ago, many moons ago.* hace muy poco tiempo = a short time ago.* hace + Número + años = Número + years ago.* hace poco tiempo = a short time ago.* hacer a Alguien pasar vergüenza = embarrass.* hacer a Alguien precavido = put + Nombre + on + Posesivo + guard.* hacer abono orgánico = compost.* hacer acampada = camp.* hacer accesible a través de = make + available through.* hacer ademanes = flail about, gesticulate.* hacer aflorar = bring to + the surface.* hacer aflorar sentimientos de antagonismo = bring to + the surface + feelings of antagonism.* hacer ágil = limber up.* hacer agua = Negativo + hold + water.* hacer agua(s) = spring + a leak.* hacer a gusto del consumidor = make to + order.* hacer ajustes = make + adjustment.* hacer alarde de = boast, flaunt, brag, show off.* hacer alegaciones = plead.* hacer Algo a hurtadillas = sneak.* hacer algo alocado = do + something footloose and fancy-free.* hacer algo al respecto = do + something about it.* hacer Algo con dificultad = muddle through, plod (along/through).* hacer Algo con mucho esfuerzo = plod (along/through).* hacer algo con respecto a = do + something about.* hacer Algo de cara a la galería = play to + the gallery.* hacer Algo en exceso = push + Nombre + too far.* hacer algo funcionar = make + Nombre + tick.* hacer Algo muy bien = do + an excellent job of, make + an excellent job of.* hacer Algo para la galería = play to + the gallery.* hacer algo poco a poco = eat away at.* hacer algo por amor al arte = labour of love.* hacer Algo por + Posesivo + propia cuenta = make + Posesivo + own arrangements.* hacer Algo posible = make + provision for.* hacer Algo puré = mash.* hacer Algo rápidamente = put together.* hacer Algo realidad = make + Nombre + come true.* hacer Algo sin ser visto = sneak.* hacer Algo sobre la marcha = play + Nombre + by ear.* hacer Algo trocitos = tear + Nombre + to shreds, tear + Nombre + to bits.* hacer algunos comentarios sobre lo que Alguien ha dicho = take + a few cracks at.* hacer alusión a = make + allusion to, make + reference to.* hacer a mano = handcraft.* hacer a medida = custom-make, make to + order.* hacer a medida para satisfacer los requisitos = tailor to + meet the specification.* hacer amigos = win + friends.* hacer amistad = make + friend.* hacer amistad con = make + friends with, befriend.* hacer amistades = friend.* hacer ampollas = blister.* hacer anotaciones = annotate, mark + Nombre + up.* hacer añicos = shatter, blow + Nombre + to bits, smash + Nombre + to bits, tear + Nombre + to bits.* hacer aparecer = cause + display of.* hacer a partir de = make out of.* hacer apología = make + apology.* hacer arreglos florales = arrange + flowers.* hacer artesanalmente = handcraft.* hacer asequible = make + amenable.* hacer atractivo = endear.* hacer a un lado = nudge + Nombre + aside, push aside.* hacer autostop = thumb + a lift, hitch + a ride.* hacer avances = make + headway.* hacer avanzar = nudge + Nombre + forward, push + the frontiers of, nudge + Nombre + along, nudge + Nombre + into, push + the boundaries of.* hacer avanzar el conocimiento = push back + the frontiers of knowledge.* hacer avanzar hacia = nudge + Nombre + toward.* hacer averiguaciones = make + enquiry.* hacer bajar = force down.* hacer balance de = take + stock of.* hacer barrabasadas = play + pranks.* hacer basto = coarsen.* hacer bien = do + good.* hacer borrón y cuenta nueva = start with + a clean slate, cut + Posesivo + losses, turn over + a new leaf.* hacer borroso = blur.* hacer bromas = banter.* hacer bucles = loop.* hacer buenas migas = hit it off.* hacer buen uso de Algo = put to + good use.* hacer bulla = kick up + a stink, kick up + a fuss, raise + a stink, make + a stink (about), make + a racket, make + a row, make + a ruckus, kick up + a row.* hacer bulto = bulge.* hacer búsquedas en = search through.* hacer caca = take + a dump.* hacer caer = oust.* hacer caja = tally up + sales, balance + the cash, reconcile (with), balance + the cash drawer.* hacer caja con = cash in on, ride (on) + Posesivo + coattails.* hacer callar = shush, hush, quieten.* hacer cambiar = swing + Persona.* hacer cambiar las cosas = turn + the tide on.* hacer cambios en la búsqueda = renegotiate + search.* hacer cambios indebidamente = tamper (with).* hacer campaña = campaign, stump, go out on + the road.* hacer cara a = brave.* hacer caso = take + notice, listen (to).* hacer caso a Alguien = take + Posesivo + word for it.* hacer caso (a/de) = pay + attention to.* hacer caso omiso = disregard, brush aside, go + unheeded, fall on + deaf ears, meet + deaf ears, thumb + Posesivo + nose at, dismiss with + the wave of the hand, fly in + the face of, push aside.* hacer caso omiso de = be oblivious of/to.* hacer chanchullos = fiddle.* hacer chatting = chat.* hacer circular = pass around.* hacer circular por = circulate round.* hacer cisco = tear + apart, wipe + the floor with.* hacer coincidir (con) = reconcile (with).* hacer cola = queue up.* hacer colectas = exact + contributions.* hacer comentarios = air + comments.* hacer como el avestruz = bury + Posesivo + head in the sand (like an ostrich), stick + Posesivo + head in the sand.* hacer como si nada = play it + cool.* hacer comparaciones = draw + comparisons, make + comparisons.* hacer comparecer = arraign.* hacer compatible (con) = reconcile (with).* hacer compost = compost.* hacer compras = do + shopping.* hacer comprender = bring + home.* hacer con Alguien lo que Uno quiera = be like putty in + Posesivo + hands.* hacer concesiones = make + allowances.* hacer conjeturas = speculate.* hacer constar = state.* hacer contrabando = smuggle.* hacer copias = make + multiple copies.* hacer copias mediante multicopista por disolvente = spirit duplication.* hacer correr la voz = spread + the word, spread + the good word, pass on + the good word, spread + the news.* hacer cosas = get + things done.* hacer cosquillas = tickle.* hacer creer = lead to + believe, lull + Nombre + into thinking.* hacer crítica = find + fault with.* hacer croché = crochet.* hacer cuadrar (con) = reconcile (with).* hacer cuadrar las cuentas = reconcile + receipts.* hacer cuadras las facturas = reconcile + receipts.* hacer cualquier cosa = do + anything, give + Posesivo + right arm.* hacer cumplir = uphold.* hacer cumplir la disciplina = enforce + discipline.* hacer cumplir la legislación = enforce + legislation.* hacer cumplir la ley = law enforcement, enforce + law, legal enforcement.* hacer cumplir una norma = enforce + standard.* hacer cumplir una política = uphold + policy.* hacer cumplir unas normas = enforce + policy.* hacer daño = do + harm, hurt.* hacer dar vueltas = gyrate.* hacer de = make out of.* hacer de carabina = play + gooseberry.* hacer declamaciones = declaim.* hacer dedo = hitch + a ride, thumb + a lift.* hacer de la noche día = burn + the candle at both ends.* hacer del mismo molde = cast in + the same mould as.* hacer de nuevo = redo [re-do], remake.* hacer de + Posesivo + parte = do + Posesivo + bit.* hacer derretir el hielo = de-ice [deice].* hacer desaparecer = eradicate, dispel, banish.* hacer desaparecer una división = blur + division.* hacer desaparecer un mito = dispel + myth.* hacer descuento = discount.* hacer desfilar = parade.* hacer detonar = detonate.* hacer de tripas corazón = bite + the bullet.* hacer diabluras = play + pranks.* hacer diana = hit + home.* hacer difícil = make + it + difficult, make + difficult.* hacer dinero = make + money.* hacer dudar = make + Nombre + doubt, misgive.* hacer eco = echo, resonate.* hacer eco de = echo.* hacer efectivo = cash in.* hacer efectivo en metálico = pay in + cash.* hacer ejercicio físico = work out.* hacer ejercicios de calentamiento = limber up.* hacer el aire irrespirable = choke + the air.* hacer el amor = make + love.* hacer el avío = get + ready.* hacer el balance de cuentas = balance + the cash, balance + the cash drawer.* hacer el cambio = make + the change.* hacer el chorra = pissing into the wind.* hacer el deber de Uno = do + Posesivo + part.* hacer el dobladillo = hem.* hacer elección = make + choices.* hacer el esfuerzo necesario = pull + Posesivo + (own) weight.* hacer el indio = horse around/about.* hacer el intento = have + a go, give + it a shot, give + Nombre + a try, have + a stab at, take + a stab at, make + a stab at, give + it a whirl, give + it a try.* hacer el mal = do + evil.* hacer el mejor uso de = make + the best of.* hacer el monigote = fool around.* hacer el paripé = keep up + facade, put on + an act.* hacer el pasillo = form + a guard of honour.* hacer el pasillo de honor = form + a guard of honour.* hacer el recorrido normal = make + the rounds.* hacer el ridículo = make + a fool of + Reflexivo, make + an arse of + Reflexivo, make + a spectacle of + Reflexivo.* hacer el testamento = testate.* hacer el tonto = fool around, horse around/about.* hacer el último esfuerzo = go + the last mile, go + the extra mile.* hacer encaje = tat.* hacer encaje de bolillos = do + the impossible, jump through + hoops, double over + backwards.* hacer encaje de bolillos para que cuadre Algo = juggle.* hacer encargos = run + errands.* hacer enemigos = make + enemies.* hacer entender = get across.* hacer erupción = erupt.* hacer escala = stop over.* hacer eses = zigzag.* hacer esperar = cool + Posesivo + heels.* hacer espuma = work up + a lather, froth.* hacer esquina con = form + right angles with.* hacer estallar = spark, ignite, touch off, blow up, let off.* hacer estallar en añicos = blow + sky high.* hacer estallar una bomba = bomb.* hacer estallar un guerra = ignite + war.* hacer esto = go along + this road.* hacer esto y aquello de un modo relajado = mess about, pootle, piddle around.* hacer esto y aquello de un modo relajado = mess around.* hacer esto y aquello sin prisas = pootle.* hacer estragos = lay + waste to, create + havoc, wreak + havoc, cause + havoc, take + Posesivo + toll (on).* hacer estragos en = play + havoc with.* hacer estrías = rifle.* hacer exenciones = make + exemptions.* hacer experimentos = institute + experiments.* hacer explícito = make + explicit.* hacer explotar = blow up.* hacer extensivo + Posesivo + agradecimiento = extend + Posesivo + thanks.* hacer factible = make + feasible.* hacer falta = need, must, have to, it + take.* hacer flexible = limber up.* hacer fortuna = make + Posesivo + fortune, make + a fortune, strike + it rich, strike + gold, hit + the jackpot.* hacer fotocopias = photoduplication [photo-duplication].* hacer fotografía = make + picture.* hacer fracasar = foil, derail.* hacer frente = combat, come to + terms with, contain, address + Nombre + head-on, meet + Nombre + head-on, tackle + Nombre + head-on, face + Nombre + head-on, engage.* hacer frente a = confront, deal with, face, face up to, meet, cope with, wrestle with, stand up to, brave, breast, address.* hacer frente a deudas = meet + debts.* hacer frente a gastos = meet + expenses.* hacer frente a la delincuencia = tackle + crime.* hacer frente a la inflación = combat + inflation.* hacer frente a la realidad = confront + reality, face + (the) facts, face + (up to) the fact that, face + reality.* hacer frente a la realidad (de que) = face + the truth (that).* hacer frente a las diferencias = face + differences.* hacer frente a la situación = tackle + situation.* hacer frente a la vida = cope.* hacer frente al cambio = manage + change.* hacer frente al futuro = face up to + the future.* hacer frente al hecho de que = face + (up to) the fact that.* hacer frente a los elementos = brave + the elements.* hacer frente a los hechos = face + facts.* hacer frente a tiempos difíciles = cope with + difficult times, cope with + difficult times.* hacer frente a una amenaza = address + threat.* hacer frente a una crisis = face + crisis, meet + crisis.* hacer frente a una incertidumbre = meet + uncertainty.* hacer frente a una necesidad = meet + need, serve + need.* hacer frente a una responsabilidad = meet + responsibility, face up to + responsibility.* hacer frente a un cambio = meet + change.* hacer frente a un gasto = meet + cost.* hacer frente a un problema = attack + problem, combat + problem, wrestle with + problem.* hacer frente a un reto = rise (up) to + challenge, confront + challenge, meet + challenge, embrace + challenge.* hacer fresco = be cool.* hacer funcionar = service, do + the trick.* hacer gala de = sport.* hacer gala del conocimiento que uno tiene = air + knowledge.* hacer ganchillo = crochet.* hacer garabatos = scribble, scrawl, doodle.* hacer girar = twiddle, twirl.* hacer gozar = delight.* hacer gracia = tickle + Posesivo + fancy.* hacer grandes esfuerzos por = take + (great) pains to.* hacer grandes progresos = make + great strides.* hacer guardar silencio = shush.* hacer hasta la presente = do + all along.* hacer hidrófugo = render + water-repellent.* hacer hincapié = emphasise [emphasize, -USA].* hacer hincapié en = put + a premium on.* hacer hincapié en una idea = hammer + point.* hacer historia = make + history, history in the making, go down in + history.* hacer honor al nombre de Uno = live up to + Posesivo + name.* hacer horas extraordinarias = work + overtime.* hacer horas extras = work + overtime.* hacer hueco = make + room (for).* hacer huelga = strike.* hacer huella = leave + an impression, touch + Posesivo + life, leave + Posesivo + mark, cut + a swath(e), leave + an imprint, make + an impression.* hacer huir = drive away, chase + Nombre + off.* hacer imaginar = conjure up + an image of, conjure up + a vision of.* hacer impermeable = render + water-repellent.* hacer inalterable = set in + stone, set in + tablets of stone.* hacer incomprensible = render + incomprehensible, garble.* hacer indescifrable = render + indecipherable, garble.* hacer innecesario = obviate + the need for, make + redundant.* hacer insinuaciones = make + innuendoes.* hacer insinuaciones sobre = make + noises about, make + a noise about.* hacer insoluble = render + insoluble.* hacer inutilizable = render + useless.* hacer juego con = go with.* hacer juegos malabares = juggle.* hacer juegos malabares para que cuadre Algo = juggle.* hacer justicia = do + justice.* hacer la cama = make + the bed.* hacer la cuenta = tot up, tote up.* hacer la guerra = make + war.* hacer (la) mona = play + hooky, play + truant, skip + class.* hacer la paz = make + (the) peace.* hacer la pelota = butter + Nombre + up, toady, fawn (on/upon/over).* hacer la pelota a + Alguien = curry + favour with + Alguien.* hacer la pelotilla = toady, butter + Nombre + up.* hacer la prueba = give + it a whirl, give + it a shot, give + it a try.* hacer largos = swim + laps.* hacer las leyes más estrictas = tighten + laws.* hacer las maletas = pack up, pack + Posesivo + belongings, pack + Posesivo + things, pack + Posesivo + suitcases, pack + Posesivo + bags.* hacer las paces = heal + the breach, heal + the rift, bury + the hatchet, make + (the) peace, smoke + the peace pipe, smoke + the pipe of peace, bury + the tomahawk, bury + the war axe.* hacer la transición = make + the transition.* hacer la vida imposible = make + life hell.* hacer la vista gorda = look + the other way, turn + a blind eye to, pretend + not to have seen.* hacerle a Alguien un lavado de cerebro = brainwash.* hacerle las cosas fáciles a Alguien = play into + the hands of.* hacerle la vida más simple a todos = simplify + life for everyone.* hacerle una paja a un muerto = flog + a dead horse, beat + a dead horse, fart + in the wind.* hacerle un bombo a Alguien = knock + Alguien + up.* hacer llamada telefónica = make + telephone call.* hacer llorar = reduce + Nombre + to tears.* hacer llorar de emoción = move + Nombre + to tears.* hacerlo = do so, go ahead.* hacerlo bien = put + matters + right, get + it + right, be right on track.* hacer lo correcto = do + the right thing.* hacerlo de nuevo = go and do it again.* hacerlo difícil de + Infinitivo = make + it + hard to + Infinitivo.* hacer lo imposible = bend over backwards, do + the impossible, lean over + backwards, double over + backwards.* hacer lo imposible para = jump through + hoops.* hacerlo lo mejor que uno pueda = do + Posesivo + utmost, give + Posesivo + utmost, give + Posesivo + best.* hacerlo mal = get + it + (all) wrong.* hacer lo más acertado dadas las circunstancias = do + the best thing in the circumstances.* hacerlo más llevadero = make + life easier.* hacerlo mejor = do + a better job.* hacer lo mejor que Uno pueda = put + Posesivo + best into, give of + Posesivo + best.* hacer lo mejor que Uno puede = try + Posesivo + best, try + Posesivo + heart out.* hacerlo por uno mismo = do + it + on + Posesivo + own.* hacer lo que a Uno le de la gana = get away with + murder.* hacer lo que le corresponde a Uno = do + Posesivo + part.* hacer lo que uno dice que es capaz de hacer = live up to + Posesivo + claim.* hacer lo que Uno quiera = get away with + murder.* hacer los deberes = do + homework.* hacerlo sin la ayuda de nadie = do + it + on + Posesivo + own.* hacerlo solo = do + it + on + Posesivo + own.* hacer los primeros pinitos = take + the first step.* hacerlo todo excepto = stop at + nothing short of.* hacerlo todo menos = stop at + nothing short of.* hacer malabarismos = juggle.* hacer malabarismos para que cuadre Algo = juggle.* hacer mandados = run + errands.* hacer maravillas = work + wonders.* hacer más consciente de Algo = heighten + awareness.* hacer más copias de Algo = produce + additional copies.* hacer más eficiente = streamline.* hacer más estricto = tighten.* hacer más fuerte = toughen.* hacer más inteligente = smarten.* hacer más interesante = spice up, add + spice.* hacer más preciso = tightening up.* hacer más rico = add + richness to.* hacer más riguroso = tighten, tightening up.* hacer más sabroso = pep up.* hacer más sofisticado = dumb up.* hacer mejor = give + Nombre + an edge.* hacer mejoras = make + improvements.* hacer mella = take + Posesivo + toll (on), leave + an impression, touch + Posesivo + life, leave + Posesivo + mark, cut + a swath(e), leave + an imprint, make + an impression, hit + home.* hacer mella en = dent, make + a dent in, take + a bite out of.* hacer mención de/a = make + mention of.* hacer mezcla = mix + cement.* hacer milagros = work + wonders, work + miracles.* hacer mucha ilusión = be thrilled.* hacer mucho = do + much.* hacer mucho dinero = make + good money, earn + good money.* hacer mucho por = go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio.* hacer muchos aspavientos por Algo = make + a song and dance about.* hacer mucho tiempo que Algo ha desaparecido = be long gone.* hacer necesario = render + necessary.* hacer negocio = make + business.* hacer negocios = do + business, transact.* hacer + Nombre + llegar hasta aquí = get + Nombre + this far.* hacer + Nombre + responsable de = put + Nombre + in the driving seat.* hacer notar = bring to + Posesivo + attention, bring to + the attention, mark, note, bring to + notice, bring + attention to, bring to + Posesivo + notice.* hacer notar la presencia de = make + Posesivo + presence felt, make + Posesivo + presence known.* hacer novillos = play + hooky, skip + class, play + truant, bunk off, bunk + classes, skive, bunk + school.* hacer nudos = knot.* hacer objeciones contra = urge against.* hacer observaciones = comment on/upon.* hacer obsoleto = make + redundant.* hacer oídos sordos = turn + a deaf ear to.* hacer ordinario = coarsen.* hacer pagar tributos = exact + tributes.* hacer palmas = clap.* hacer paradas = make + stops.* hacer parecer = make + seem, make + Nombre + out to be.* hacer parecer pequeño = dwarf.* hacer partícipe = engage.* hacer pasajero = render + transitory.* hacer patochadas = fool around.* hacer payasadas = fool around.* hacer pedazos = shatter, smash + Nombre + to bits.* hacer peligrar = place + in jeopardy, imperil, endanger, pose + risk.* hacer pensar = provoke + thought, make to + think, lull + Nombre + into thinking, summon up + image.* hacer pensar en = conjure, conjure up + a picture of, bring to + mind, conjure up + an image of, conjure up, conjure up + a vision of.* hacer pequeños ajustes = tinker + around the edges, tinker with.* hacer perder el conocimiento = knock + Nombre + out, knock + Nombre + unconscious.* hacer perder el entusiasmo = dampen + Posesivo + enthusiasm.* hacer perder el sentido a = make + nonsense of.* hacer perder la agilidad física = stale.* hacer perder la agilidad mental = stale.* hacer perder las esperanzas = dampen + Posesivo + hopes.* hacer permanente = render + permanent.* hacer ping = ping.* hacer pipí = pee.* hacer pis = piss, pee, take + a leak, have + a leak, widdle, piddle.* hacer planes = plan, make + plans.* hacer poca distinción entre... y... = make + little distinction between... and....* hacer poco = do + little.* hacer popular = popularise [popularize, -USA].* hacer por encargo = make to + order.* hacer + Posesivo + agosto = make + a killing.* hacer + Posesivo + necesidades = relieve + Reflexivo, go + potty.* hacer + Posesivo + trabajo = get on with + Posesivo + work, do + Posesivo + business.* hacer posible = enable, provide for, make + possible, provide + a basis for, make + an opportunity.* hacer posible el crecimiento = accommodate + growth.* hacer preguntas = ask + questions, interrogate, air + questions, make + enquiry.* hacer preparativo = make + arrangements.* hacer preso = imprison, jail [gaol, -UK].* * *■ hacer (verbo transitivo)A1 crear2 extender: cheque, factura etcB efectuar, llevar a caboC formular, expresarD con las necesidades fisiológicasE adquirir: dinero, amigos etcF preparar, arreglarG1 producir, causar2 refiriéndose a sonidosH recorrerI en cálculos, enumeracionesA1 ocuparse en una actividad2 como profesión, ocupación3 estudiarB1 actuar de cierta manera2 dar cierto uso3 causar dañoC actuar comoD hacer una vidaE sustituyendo a otro verboF afectar, importarA transformar en, volverB dar apariencia deC inducir a, ser la causa de queD obligar aE hacer hacer algoF acostumbrarG suponer, imaginar■ hacer (verbo intransitivo)A1 obrar, actuar2 hacer bien, mal etcB con las necesidades fisiológicasC fingir, simularD intentar, procurarE servirF interpretar un personajeA1 sentarle bien, mal2 quedar, resultarB corresponderC no le haceD en tercera persona: concernirE apetecer■ hacer (verbo impersonal)A1 refiriéndose al tiempo2 familiar humorísticoB expresando el tiempo transcurrido■ hacerse (verbo pronominal)A producirseB1 hacer para sí2 hacer que otro hagaC causarseD con las necesidades fisiológicasE adquirirA1 volverse, convertirse en2 impersonal3 cocinarse4 pasarle (a algn)B resultarC dar la impresión deD causativoE acostumbrarseF fingirseG1 moverse2 colocarseH hacerse conI hacerse devtA1 (crear) ‹mueble› to make; ‹casa/carretera› to build; ‹nido› to build, make; ‹coche› to make, manufacture; ‹dibujo› to do, draw; ‹lista› to make, draw up; ‹resumen› to do, make; ‹película› to make; ‹vestido/cortina› to make; ‹pan/pastel› to make, bake; ‹vino/café/tortilla› to make; ‹cerveza› to make, brewles hace toda la ropa a los niños she makes all the children's clotheshacer un nudo/lazo to tie a knot/bowhazme un plano de la zona do o draw me a map of the areame hizo un lugar or sitio en la mesa he made room o a place for me at the tablele hizo un hijo ( fam); he got her pregnanthacen una pareja preciosa they make a lovely couple2 (extender) ‹cheque/factura/receta› to make out, write out, writeme hizo un cheque she wrote o made me out a checkB (efectuar, llevar a cabo) ‹sacrificio› to make; ‹milagro› to work, perform; ‹deberes/ejercicios› to do; ‹transacción› to carry out; ‹experimento› to do, perform; ‹limpieza› to doestaban haciendo los preparativos para el viaje they were making preparations for o they were preparing for the journeyme hicieron una visita they paid me a visit, they came and visited mehicieron una gira por Europa they went on o did a tour of Europehicimos el viaje sin parar we did the journey without stoppingme hizo un regalo precioso she gave me a beautiful gifttengo que hacer los mandados I have some errands to run¿me haces un favor? will you do me a favor?me hizo señas para que me acercara she motioned to me to come closerhicimos un trato we did o made a dealhago un papel secundario en la obra I have a minor part in the playaún queda mucho por hacer there is still a lot (left) to doC (formular, expresar) ‹declaración/promesa/oferta› to make; ‹proyecto/plan› to make, draw up; ‹crítica/comentario› to make, voice; ‹pregunta› to asknadie hizo ninguna objeción nobody raised any objections, nobody objectednos hizo un relato de sus aventuras he related his adventures to us, he gave us an account of his adventuresD(con las necesidades fisiológicas): hace dos días que no hago caca ( fam); I haven't been for two days ( euph)hacer sus necesidades ( euf); to go to the bathroom o toiletE (adquirir) ‹dinero/fortuna› to make; ‹amigo› to makehicieron muchas amistades en Chile they made a lot of friends in ChileF (preparar, arreglar) ‹cama› to make; ‹maleta› to packtengo que hacer la comida I must get lunch (ready) o cook lunchhice el pescado al horno I did o cooked the fish in the ovenG1 (producir, causar) ‹ruido› to makeeste jabón no hace espuma this soap doesn't latheresos chistes no me hacen gracia I don't find those jokes funnyestos zapatos me hacen daño these shoes hurt my feetlos perros hacen `guau guau' dogs go `bow-wow'el agua hacía glugluglú en los caños the water gurgled o made a gurgling noise in the pipes¿cómo hace el coche del abuelo? how does Grandpa's car go?, what noise does Grandpa's car make?H (recorrer) ‹trayecto/distancia› to dohicimos los 500 kilómetros en cuatro horas we did o covered the 500 kilometers in four hoursI(en cálculos, enumeraciones): son 180 … y 320 hacen 500 that's 180 … and 320 is o makes 500el visitante que hacía el número mil the thousandth visitorhace el número 26 en la lista she is o comes 26th on the listA1 (ocuparse en una actividad) to do¿no tienes nada que hacer? don't you have anything to do?ya terminé ¿qué hago ahora? I've finished, what shall I do now?no hace más que or sino quejarse she does nothing but complain, all she ever does is complainno hice más que or sino cumplir con mi deber I only o merely did my dutyle gustaría hacer teatro she would like to work in the theaterestán haciendo una obra de Ibsen they're doing o putting on a play by Ibsendeberías hacer ejercicio you should exercise, you should do o get some exercise¿hace algún deporte? do you go in for o play o do any sports?no estaba haciendo turismo, sino en viaje de negocios I wasn't there on vacation ( AmE) o ( BrE) on holiday, it was a business trip2 (como profesión, ocupación) to do¿qué hace su novio? — es médico what does her boyfriend do? — he's a doctor3 (estudiar) to dohace Derecho she's doing o studying o reading Lawhizo un curso de contabilidad he did an accountancy coursehizo la carrera de Filosofía she did a degree in philosophy o a philosophy degree, she studied philosophyB1 (actuar de cierta manera, realizar cierta acción) to doyo en tu caso habría hecho lo mismo in your situation I would have done the sameperdona, lo hice sin querer I'm sorry, I didn't do it on purposehaz lo que quieras do what you likeaquí se hace lo que digo yo I'm in charge around here, around here what I say goes¡niño, eso no se hace! you mustn't do that!haré lo posible por hablar con él I'll do all o everything I can to speak to him¡qué se le va a hacer! or ¡qué le vamos a hacer! what can you o ( frml) one do?no puedes aceptar — ¡qué le voy a hacer! no me queda más remedio you can't accept — what else can I do? I've no choicehacerla ( Méx fam): ya la hizo: lo nombraron director now he's really made it: he's been appointed directorsi le gano al sueco ya la hice if I can beat the Swede I'll have it in the bag ( colloq)la hicieron bien y bonita con ese negocio they did really well out of that dealhacerla (buena) ( fam): ¡ahora sí que la hice! me dejé las llaves dentro now I've (really) done it! I've left the keys inside¡ya la hicimos! se pinchó la rueda that's done it! o now, we're in trouble, we've got a flathacérsela buena a algn ( Méx); to keep one's word o promise to sbse la hizo buena y se casó con ella he kept his word o promise and married hersoñé que te sacabas la lotería — ¡házmela buena! I dreamed you won the lottery — if only! o if only it would come true!mañana dejo de fumar — ¡házmela buena! I'm going to give up smoking tomorrow — oh, please! o if only you would!2 (dar cierto uso, destino, posición) to do¿qué vas a hacer con el dinero del premio? what are you going to do with the prize money?no sé qué hice con los recibos I don't know what I did with the receiptsy el libro ¿qué lo hice? (CS fam); what did I do with the book?3(causar daño): hacerle algo a algn to do sth to sbno le tengas miedo al perro, no hace nada don't be frightened of the dog, he won't hurt youyo no le hice nada I didn't touch her o do anything to herno te he contado la última que me hizo I haven't told you the latest thing he did to meC( esp Esp) (actuar como): deja de hacer el tonto/payaso stop acting o playing the fool, stop clowning aroundD(llevar): hacer una vida solitaria/normal to lead a lonely life/normal lifetrata de hacer una vida sana try to lead a healthy lifeE(sustituyendo a otro verbo): toca bien la guitarra — antes lo hacía mejor she plays the guitar well — she used to play o be bettervoy a escribirle — deja, ya lo haré yo I'm going to write to him — don't bother, I'll do itvoy a dimitir — por favor, no lo hagas I'm going to resign — please don't o please, don't do itF( RPl fam) (afectar, importar): la salsa quedó un poco líquida — ¿qué le hace? the sauce came out a bit thin — so what? o what does it matter?eso no le hace nada that doesn't matter at allA (transformar en, volver) to makete hará hombre, hijo mío it will make a man of you, my sonla hizo su mujer he made her his wifeagarró la copa y la hizo añicos contra el suelo he grabbed the glass and smashed it to smithereens on the floorhizo pedazos or trizas la carta she tore the letter into tiny piecesla película que la hizo famosa the movie that made her famouseste hombre me hace la vida imposible this man is making my life impossiblequisiera agradecer a quienes han hecho posible este encuentro I should like to thank (all) those who have made this meeting possiblehacer algo DE algo to turn sth INTO sthhice de mi afición por la cocina una profesión I turned my interest in cooking into a career, I made a career out of my interest in cookinghacer algo DE algn to make sth OF sbquiero hacer de ti un gran actor I want to make a great actor of youB(dar apariencia de): ese vestido te hace más delgada that dress makes you look thinnerel pelo corto te hace más joven short hair makes you look youngerC (inducir a, ser la causa de que) hacer algo/a algn + INF to make sth/sb + INFuna de esas canciones que te hacen llorar one of those songs that make you crytodo hace suponer que fue así everything suggests that o leads one to think that that is what happenedhizo caer al niño he knocked the child overhaga pasar al próximo tell the next person to come in, have the next person come ineso no hizo sino precipitar el desenlace all that did was to hasten the endhacer que algo/algn + SUBJ to make sth/sb + INF¡vas a hacer que pierda la paciencia! you're going to make me lose my temper!esto hace que sus reacciones sean lentas this makes him slow to react, this makes his reactions slowD (obligar a) hacer + INF a algn to make sb + INFme hizo esperar tres horas she kept me waiting for three hoursse lo haré hacer de nuevo I'll make him do it againme hizo abrirla or me la hizo abrir he made me open itme hizo levantar(me) a las cinco she made me get up at fivehacer que algn + SUBJ to make sb + INFhizo que todos se sentaran he made everybody sit downEhacer hacer algo to have o get sth donehice acortar las cortinas I had o got the curtains shortenedle hice hacer un vestido para la boda I had o got a dress made for her for the weddingF (acostumbrar) hacer a algn A algo to get sb used o accustomed TO sthpronto la hizo a su manera de trabajar he soon got her used o accustomed to his way of workingG(suponer, imaginar): te hacía en Buenos Aires I thought you were in Buenos Airestiene 42 años — yo la hacía más joven she's 42 — I thought she was younger¡yo que lo hacía casado y con hijos! I had the idea that he was married with children!■ hacerviA1(obrar, actuar): nadie trató de impedírselo, lo dejaron hacer nobody tried to stop him, they just let him get on with ittú no te preocupes, déjame hacer a mí don't you worry, just let me take care of itdéjalo hacer a él, que sabe qué es lo que conviene let him handle it, he knows what's best¿cómo se hace para que te den la beca? how do you go about getting the grant?¿cómo hay que hacer para ponerlo en funcionamiento? what do you have to do to make it work?no me explico cómo hacen para vivir con ese sueldo I don't know how they manage to live on that salaryhacerle a algo (Chi, Méx fam): Enrique le hace a la electricidad Enrique knows a bit o knows something about electricitytienen una empleada que le hace a todo they have a maid who does a bit of everythingya sabes que yo no le hago a esos menesteres you know I don't go in for o do that sort of thinghacer y deshacer to do as one pleases, do what one likes2 (+ complemento):hiciste bien en decírmelo you did o were right to tell mehaces mal en mentir it's wrong of you to liemejor haría callándose she'd do better to keep quietB( esp AmL) (con las necesidades fisiológicas): ¡mamá, ya hice! Mommy, I've been o I've finished!hagan antes de salir go to the bathroom o toilet before we leave, you'd better go before we leave ( euph)hacer de cuerpo or de vientre ( frml); to move one's bowels ( frml), to have a bowel movement ( frml)C(fingir, simular): hizo (como) que no me había visto he made out o pretended he hadn't seen mecuando entre haz (como) que lees when she comes in, make out o pretend you're reading, when she comes in, pretend to be readinghice (como) que no oía I pretended I couldn't hear, I acted as if I couldn't hearhacer COMO SI + SUBJ:haz como si no supieras nada make out o pretend you don't know anything about it, act as if you don't know anything about itD (intentar, procurar) hacer POR + INF to try to + INFtienes que hacer por corregir ese genio you must try to o ( colloq) try and do something about that temper (of yours)tú no haces por entenderla you don't even try to understand herE (servir) hacer DE algo:esta sábana hará de toldo this sheet will do for o as an awningla escuela hizo de hospital the school served as o was used as a hospitalF (interpretar un personaje) hacer DE algo/algn to play (the part of) sth/sbsiempre hace de `malo' he always plays the bad guyhizo de Hamlet he played (the part of) HamletA (+ compl)1 (sentar) (+ me/te/le etc):le va a hacer bien salir un poco it'll do her good to get out a bit¡me hizo tanto bien su visita …! her visit did me such a lot of good …!los mejillones me hicieron muy mal ( AmL); the mussels made me really ill2B (corresponder) hacerle A algo to fit sthesta tapa no le hace al frasco this lid doesn't fit the jaresta llave no le hace a la cerradura this isn't the right key for the lockCno le hace (no tiene importancia) it doesn't matter; (no sirve de excusa) that's no excuse, don't give me that ( colloq)¿no le hace que tire la ceniza en este florero? do you mind if I drop the ash in this vase?D ( en tercera persona) ( frml)(concernir, tocar): por lo que hace a or en cuanto hace a su solicitud as far as your application is concerned, as regards your applicationE( Esp fam) (apetecer): ¿hace or te hace una cerveza? (do you) feel like a beer?, do you fancy a beer? ( BrE colloq)te invito a cenar a un chino ¿hace? — hace I'll take you out to a Chinese restaurant, how does that grab you? — great idea! ( colloq)■A(refiriéndose al tiempo atmosférico): hace frío/calor/sol/viento it's cold/hot/sunny/windyhace tres grados bajo cero it's three degrees below (zero)nos hizo un tiempo espantoso we had terrible weatherojalá haga buen tiempo or ( esp Esp) bueno I hope the weather's fine o nice, I hope it's nice weather2 ( familiar humorístico):hace sed ¿verdad? it's thirsty weather/work, isn't it?parece que hace hambre you/they seem to be hungry¿hace sueño, niños? are you getting sleepy, children?B(expresando el tiempo transcurrido): hace dos años que murió he died two years ago, he's been dead for two years¿cuándo llegaste? — hace un ratito when did you get here? — a short while ago¿cuánto hace que se fue? how long ago did she leave?, how long is it since she left?lo leí hace poco I read it a short time agolo había visto hacía exactamente un año I had seen him exactly one year before¿hace mucho que esperas? have you been waiting long?hace mucho tiempo que lo conozco or lo conozco desde hace mucho tiempo I've known him for a long timehace años que no lo veo or no lo veo desde hace años I haven't seen him for years o it's years since I saw himhacía años que no lo veía I hadn't seen him for o in years, it had been years since I'd seen himhasta hace poco vivían en Austria they lived in Austria until recently■ hacerseA(+ me/te/le etc): se me ha hecho un nudo en el hilo I've got a knot in the thread, the thread has a knot in itsi no lo revuelves se te hacen grumos if you don't stir it, it goes lumpy o forms lumpsse le ha hecho una ampolla she's got o she has a blisterhacérsele a algn ( Méx): por fin se le hizo ganar un campeonato she finally got to win a championshippor fin se le hizo a Mauricio con ella Mauricio finally made it with her ( colloq)B1 ( refl)(hacer para sí): se hace toda la ropa she makes all her (own) clothesse hicieron una casita they built themselves a little house2 ( caus)(hacer que otro haga): se hace la ropa en Roma she has her clothes made in Romese hicieron una casita they had a little house builtse hizo la cirugía estética she had plastic surgeryvoy a hacerme las manos I'm going to have a manicuretienes que hacerte la barba you must get your beard trimmedC(causarse): me hice un tajo en el dedo I cut my finger¿qué te hiciste en el brazo? what did you do to your arm?¿te hiciste daño? did you hurt yourself?D(con las necesidades fisiológicas): todavía se hace pis/caca ( fam); she still wets herself/messes her pantsse hace pis en la cama ( fam); he wets the bedE ( refl)(adquirir): se ha hecho un nombre en el mundo de la moda she's made a name for herself in the fashion worldsólo conseguirás hacerte enemigos si sigues así you'll only make enemies if you keep on like thatA1 (volverse, convertirse en) to becomese quiere hacer monja she wants to become a nunse hizo famoso he became famousse están haciendo viejos they are getting o growing old2 ( impersonal):en invierno se hace de noche muy pronto in winter it gets dark very earlyvamos, se está haciendo tarde come on, it's getting late(+ me/te/le etc): se nos hizo de noche esperándolo it got dark while we were waiting for him3 (cocinarse) «pescado/guiso» to cookdejar que se haga a fuego lento leave to cook over a low heat4( AmL) (pasarle a): no sé qué se habrá hecho María I don't know what can have happened to María o ( colloq) where María can have got(ten) toB(resultar): se hace muy pesado repetir lo mismo tantas veces it gets very boring having to repeat the same thing over and over again(+ me/te/le etc): la espera se me hizo interminable the wait seemed interminablese me hace difícil creerlo I find it very hard to believeC (dar la impresión de) (+ me/te/le etc):se me hace que aquí pasa algo raro I get the feeling o impression that something strange is going on around herese me hace que va a llover I think o I have a feeling it's going to rainse me hace que esta vez vas a tener suerte something tells me o I have a feeling (that) this time you're going to be luckyD ( causativo) hacerse + INF:tienes que hacerte oír/respetar you have to make people listen to you/respect youel desenlace no se hizo esperar the end was not long in comingcuando era actriz se hacía llamar Mónica Duarte when she was an actress she went by the name of Monica Duarte o she used the name Monica Duartees un chico que se hace querer he's a likable kid o a kid you can't help likingse hizo construir una mansión he had a mansion builthazte ver por un médico ( AmL); go and see a doctorE (acostumbrarse) hacerse A algo to get used TO sthno me hago al clima de este país I can't get used to the weather in this countryno consigo hacerme a la idea I can't get used to the ideahacerse A + INF to get used TO -INGno se hace a vivir solo he hasn't got used to living aloneF(fingirse): no te hagas el inocente don't act all innocentseguro que me vio pero se hizo el loco he must have seen me but he pretended he hadn'tno te hagas el sordo don't pretend o make out you didn't hear mese hizo la que no entendía she pretended o she made out she didn't understandG1 (moverse) (+ compl):hacerse atrás to move backhacerse a un lado to move to one side, to move asidehazte para aquí/para allá move over this way/that way2( Col) (colocarse): ¿quieres salir en la foto? — sí ¿dónde me hago? do you want to be in the photo? — yes, where shall I stand/sit?H hacerse con to takeel ejército se hizo con la ciudad the army took the cityse hizo con una fortuna considerable he amassed a considerable fortunetengo que hacerme con esa información como sea I must get hold of that information somehowse hicieron con la empresa they took over the companylograron hacerse con el control de la compañía they managed to gain o get control of the companyno creo que puedan hacerse con la copa I don't think they can win the cup( AmL): se hicieron de gran fama they became very famoustengo que hacerme de dinero I must get o lay my hands on some moneyse han hecho de muchos amigos allí they've made a lot of friends there* * *
Multiple Entries:
hacer
hacer algo
hacer ( conjugate hacer) verbo transitivo
1
‹casa/carretera› to build;
‹ nido› to build, make;
‹ túnel› to make, dig;
‹dibujo/plano› to do, draw;
‹ lista› to make, draw up;
‹ resumen› to do, make;
‹ película› to make;
‹nudo/lazo› to tie;
‹pan/pastel› to make, bake;
‹vino/café/tortilla› to make;
‹ cerveza› to make, brew;
hacen buena pareja they make a lovely couple
estos zapatos me hacen daño these shoes hurt my feet
2
‹ milagro› to work, perform;
‹deberes/ejercicios/limpieza› to do;
‹ mandado› to run;
‹transacción/investigación› to carry out;
‹ experimento› to do, perform;
‹ entrevista› to conduct;
‹gira/viaje› to do;
‹ regalo› to give;
‹ favor› to do;
‹ trato› to make;
aún queda mucho por hacer there is still a lot (left) to do;
dar que hacer to make a lot of work
3 (formular, expresar) ‹declaración/promesa/oferta› to make;
‹proyecto/plan› to make, draw up;
‹crítica/comentario› to make, voice;
‹ pregunta› to ask;
4
◊ hacer caca (fam) to do a poop (AmE) o (BrE) a pooh (colloq);
hacer pis or pipí (fam) to have a pee (colloq);
hacer sus necesidades (euf) to go to the bathroom o toilet (euph)
◊ las vacas hacen `mu' cows go `moo'
5 ( adquirir) ‹dinero/fortuna› to make;
‹ amigo› to make
6 (preparar, arreglar) ‹ cama› to make;
‹ maleta› to pack;◊ hice el pescado al horno I did o cooked the fish in the oven;
tengo que hacer la comida I must make lunch;
ver tb comida b
7 ( recorrer) ‹trayecto/distancia› to do, cover
8 (en cálculos, enumeraciones):◊ son 180 … y 320 hacen 500 that's 180 … and 320 is o makes 500
1
¿hacemos algo esta noche? shall we do something tonight?;
hacer ejercicio to do (some) exercise;
¿hace algún deporte? do you play o do any sports?;
See Also→ amor 1b
◊ ¿qué hace tu padre? what does your father do?
2 (realizar cierta acción, actuar de cierta manera) to do;◊ ¡eso no se hace! you shouldn't do that!;
¡qué le vamos a hacer! what can you o (frml) one do?;
toca bien el piano — antes lo hacía mejor she plays the piano well — she used to play better;
hacerla buena (fam): ¡ahora sí que la hice! now I've really done it!;
See Also→ tonto sustantivo masculino, femenino
1 (transformar en, volver) to make;
hizo pedazos la carta she tore the letter into tiny pieces;
ese vestido te hace más delgada that dress makes you look thinner;
hacer algo de algo to turn sth into sth;
quiero hacer de ti un gran actor I want to make a great actor of you
2a) (obligar a, ser causa de que)
me hizo abrirla he made me open it;
me hizo llorar it made me cry;
hágalo pasar tell him to come in;
me hizo esperar tres horas she kept me waiting for three hours;
hacer que algo/algn haga algo to make sth/sb do sthb)◊ hacer hacer algo to have o get sth done/made;
hice acortar las cortinas I had o got the curtains shortened
verbo intransitivo
1 (obrar, actuar):◊ déjame hacer a mí just let me handle this o take care of this;
¿cómo se hace para que te den la beca? what do you have to do to get the scholarship?;
hiciste bien en decírmelo you did o were right to tell me;
haces mal en mentir it's wrong of you to lie
2 (fingir, simular):
haz como si no lo conocieras act as if o pretend you don't know him
3 ( servir):◊ esta sábana hará de toldo this sheet will do for o as an awning;
la escuela hizo de hospital the school served as o was used as a hospital
4 ( interpretar personaje) hacer de algo/algn to play (the part of) sth/sb
(+ compl) ( sentar):
(+ me/te/le etc)
la trucha me hizo mal (AmL) the trout didn't agree with me
hacer v impers
1 ( refiriéndose al tiempo atmosférico):◊ hace frío/sol it's cold/sunny;
hace tres grados it's three degrees;
(nos) hizo un tiempo espantoso the weather was terrible
2 ( expresando tiempo transcurrido):
hace mucho que lo conozco I've known him for a long time;
hacía años que no lo veía I hadn't seen him for o in years;
¿cuánto hace que se fue? how long ago did she leave?;
hace poco/un año a short time/a year ago;
hasta hace poco until recently
hacerse verbo pronominal
1 ( producirse) (+ me/te/le etc):
se le hizo una ampolla she got a blister;
hacérsele algo a algn (Méx): por fin se le hizo ganar el premio she finally got to win the award
2
se hizo la cirugía estética she had plastic surgery
3 ( causarse):◊ ¿qué te hiciste en el brazo? what did you do to your arm?;
¿te hiciste daño? did you hurt yourself?
4 ( refiriéndose a necesidades fisiológicas):◊ todavía se hace pis/caca (fam) she still wets/messes herself
5 ( refl) ( adquirir) to make;
1
se están haciendo viejos they are getting o growing oldb) ( resultar):
(+ me/te/le etc)
se me hace difícil creerlo I find it very hard to believec) ( impers):
se está haciendo tarde it's getting late
e) (AmL) ( pasarle a):◊ ¿qué se habrá hecho María? what can have happened to María?
2 ( acostumbrarse) hacerse a algo to get used to sth
3 ( fingirse):
¿es bobo o se (lo) hace? (fam) is he stupid or just a good actor? (colloq);
hacerse pasar por algn (por periodista, doctor) to pass oneself off as sb
4 ( moverse) (+ compl) to move;
5
( de amigos) to make
hacer
I verbo transitivo
1 (crear, fabricar, construir) to make
hacer un jersey, to make a sweater
hacer un puente, to build a bridge
2 (una acción) to do: eso no se hace, it isn't done
haz lo que quieras, do what you want
¿qué estás haciendo?, (en este momento) what are you doing?
(para vivir) what do you do (for a living)?
hace atletismo, he does athletics
hacer una carrera/ medicina, to do a degree/ medicine
3 (amigos, dinero) to make
4 (obligar, forzar) to make: hazle entrar en razón, make him see reason
5 (causar, provocar) to make: ese hombre me hace reír, that man makes me laugh
estos zapatos me hacen daño, these shoes are hurting me
no hagas llorar a tu hermana, don't make your sister cry
6 (arreglar) to make
hacer la cama, to make the bed
hacer la casa, to do the housework
7 Mat (sumar, dar como resultado) to make: y con éste hacen cincuenta, and that makes fifty
8 (producir una impresión) to make... look: ese vestido la hace mayor, that dress makes her look older
9 (en sustitución de otro verbo) to do: cuido mi jardín, me gusta hacerlo, I look after my garden, I like doing it
10 (representar) to play: Juan hizo un papel en Fuenteovejuna, Juan played a part in Fuenteovejuna
11 (actuar como) to play: no hagas el tonto, don't play the fool
12 (suponer) te hacía en casa, I thought you were at home
II verbo intransitivo
1 (en el teatro, etc) to play: hizo de Electra, she played Electra
2 ( hacer por + infinitivo) to try to: hice por ayudar, I tried to help
3 (simular) to pretend: hice como si no lo conociera, I acted as if I didn't know him
4 fam (venir bien, convenir) to be suitable: si te hace, nos vamos a verle mañana, if it's all right for you, we'll visit him tomorrow
III verbo impersonal
1 (tiempo transcurrido) ago: hace mucho (tiempo), a long time ago
hace tres semanas que no veo la televisión, I haven't watched TV for three weeks
hace tres años que comenzaron las obras, the building works started three years ago
2 (condición atmosférica) hacía mucho frío, it was very cold
¿To make o to do?
El significado básico del verbo to make es construir, fabricar algo juntando los componentes (aquí hacen unos pasteles maravillosos, they make marvellous cakes here), obligar (hazle callar, make him shut up) o convertir: Te hará más fuerte. It'll make you stronger. También se emplea en expresiones compuestas por palabras tales como dinero ( money), ruido ( a noise), cama ( the bed), esfuerzo ( an effort), promesa ( a promise), c omentario ( a comment), amor ( love), guerra ( war).
El significado del verbo to do es cumplir o ejecutar una tarea o actividad, especialmente tratándose de los deportes y las tareas domésticas: Hago mis deberes por la noche. I do my homework in the evening. ¿Quién hace la plancha en tu casa? Who does the ironing in your house? También se emplea con palabras tales como deber ( duty), deportes ( sports), examen ( an exam), favor ( a favour), sumas ( sums).
' hacer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abrir
- aclarar
- acopio
- acto
- adelantar
- adelantamiento
- advertir
- alarde
- aliviar
- amagar
- amarrar
- amor
- amortizar
- ampliar
- añicos
- aplanar
- aprecio
- aprender
- aspaviento
- atonía
- autostop
- ayuno
- balance
- broma
- burla
- burrada
- cábala
- caballo
- cabronada
- caca
- cafetera
- caja
- calceta
- calentar
- callar
- calle
- calor
- cama
- capacitar
- capaz
- caso
- castigar
- castillo
- chantaje
- colar
- colada
- colecta
- comecome
- comentar
- como
English:
abort
- abstain
- abuse
- accent
- accentuate
- accepted
- accustom
- act
- advance
- advertise
- afraid
- again
- agitate
- agree
- aim at
- aim to
- air
- all-out
- amenable
- antsy
- apart
- appearance
- arm-twisting
- as
- assert
- attempt
- audition
- authorize
- backup
- bake
- balance
- bandy about
- bed
- begin
- blast
- blind
- blueberry
- blur
- boil
- bonk
- boohoo
- book in
- bounce
- bring in
- bubble
- budget
- bulldoze
- bully
- bundle
- burp
* * *♦ vt1. [elaborar, crear, cocinar] to make;hacer una fiesta to have a party;hacer un vestido/planes to make a dress/plans;hacer un poema/una sinfonía to write a poem/symphony;hacer un nudo to tie a knot;los cristianos creen que Dios hizo al hombre Christians believe that God created mankind;haz un poco más la carne cook the meat a bit longer;Famtu hermano ha hecho una de las suyas your brother has been up to his usual tricks;Fam¡buena la has hecho! you've really gone and done it now!2. [construir] to build;han hecho un edificio nuevo they've put up a new building3. [generar] to produce;el árbol hace sombra the tree gives shade;la carretera hace una curva there's a bend in the road4. [movimientos, sonidos, gestos] to make;le hice señas I signalled to her;hizo un gesto de aprobación con la cabeza she nodded her approval;el gato hace “miau” cats go “miaow”;el reloj hace tic-tac the clock goes tick-tock;hacer ruido to make a noise5. [obtener] [fotocopia] to make;[retrato] to paint; [fotografía] to take6. [realizar] [trabajo, estudios] to do;[viaje] to make; [comunión] to take; [sacrificio] to make; [promesa, oferta] to make; [milagro] to perform; [experimento] to do, to perform; [favor] to do; [pregunta] to ask; [declaración] to make; [crucigrama] to do;hacer una entrevista to do an interview;hacer una entrevista a alguien to interview sb;tengo mucho que hacer I have a lot to do;hoy hace guardia she's on duty today;estoy haciendo segundo I'm in my second year;hago ingeniería I'm doing o studying engineering7. [obrar, realizar una acción] to do;¿qué habré hecho con las llaves? what have I done with the keys?;CSur Famy mis llaves, ¿qué las hice? and my keys, now what did I do with them?;¡le he dicho mil veces que eso no se hace! I've told him time and again that it's wrong to do that!;Famhaz lo que te dé la gana do whatever you want;¿qué haces? vas a romper la bicicleta what are you doing o what do you think you're doing?, you're going to break the bicycle!;¡qué le vamos a hacer! never mind!;8. [practicar] [en general] to do;[tenis, fútbol] to play;debes hacer deporte you should start doing some sport9. [arreglar] [casa, colada] to do;[cama] to make; [maleta] to pack; [uñas] to do; [barba] to trim10. [dar aspecto a] to cause to look o seem;este espejo te hace gordo this mirror makes you look fatla guerra no lo hizo un hombre the war didn't make him (into) a man;hizo pedazos el papel he tore the paper to pieces;hacer de algo/alguien algo to make sth/sb into sth;hizo de ella una buena cantante he made a good singer of herhacer el vándalo to act like a hooligan;hacer el ridículo to make a fool of oneselfme hizo gracia I thought it was funny;un poco de aire fresco le hará bien a bit of fresh air will do her good;Amesos ñoquis me hicieron mal those gnocchi disagreed with me14. Cine & Teatro [papel] to play;[obra] to do, to perform;hace el papel de la hija del rey she plays (the part of) the king's daughter;hoy hacen una obra de Brecht today they're putting on o doing one of Brecht's plays15. [suponer] to think, to reckon;a estas horas yo te hacía en París I thought o reckoned you'd be in Paris by now;te hacía más joven I thought you were younger, I'd have said you were youngerme hizo reír it made me laugh;has hecho que se enfadara you've made him angry;haces que me avergüence you make me ashamed;la tormenta hizo que se cancelara el concierto the storm caused the concert to be called offvoy a hacer teñir este vestido I'm going to have this dress dyed;la hizo callarse he made her shut up19. [cumplir]hizo los cincuenta la semana pasada he was fifty last week, he celebrated his fiftieth birthday last week20. [completar] to make;tres y dos hacen cinco three and two make five;y este huevo hace la docena and this egg makes (it) a dozen;hago el número seis en la lista I'm number six on the list21. [conseguir] to make;hizo una gran fortuna he made a large fortune;hizo muchas amistades en Australia she made a lot of friends in Australia22. [recorrer] to do;¿cuántos kilómetros hiciste ayer? how many kilometres did you do yesterday?;hago dos kilómetros a pie todos los días I walk two kilometres every day23. [referido a necesidades fisiológicas] to do;Euftengo que hacer mis necesidades I have to answer a call of nature;Famlos niños quieren hacer pipí the children want to have a pee24. [sustituyendo a otro verbo] to do;se negó a ir y yo hice lo mismo she refused to go and I did likewise;ya no puedo leer como solía hacerlo I can't read as well as I used to♦ viser el que hace y deshace: en la empresa, él es el que hace y deshace he's the one who calls the shots in the company2.[servir] to serve as, to act as; Cine & Teatro [actuar] to play;hacer de [trabajar] to work as;hace de electricista he's an electrician, he works as an electrician;este tronco hará de asiento this tree trunk will do for somewhere to sit;hace de don Quijote he's playing Don Quixotehaz como que no te importa act as if you don't careharé por verle esta noche I'll try to see him tonighthizo bien dimitiendo she was right to resign;¿cómo hay que hacer para abrir esta caja? how do you open this box?, what do you have to do to open this box?7. Am [necesidades fisiológicas]¿hiciste? have you done anything?;preciso un baño, no hice antes de salir I need to find a bathroom, I didn't go before I came out8. Méx Famhacer(la) buena: [ojalá] [m5]dicen que te sacaste la lotería – ¡házmela buena! they say you've won the lottery – if only!;me ofreció empleo don Paco, voy a ver si me la hace buena Don Paco offered me a job, I'll see if he comes through for mepor las mañanas estudia y en la tarde le hace a la peluquería she studies in the morning and in the afternoon she does hairdressingese tipo le hace a la cocaína that guy does cokele hace al tonto, pero bien que sabe he pretends to be clueless but he knows perfectly well;perdí mi libro – ¡no le hagas! I lost my book – pull the other one! o sure you did!no sé si voy a poder ir – no le hace I don't know if I'll be able to go – it doesn't matter;¿qué le hace? so what?, big deal!♦ v impersonal1. [tiempo meteorológico]hace frío/sol/viento it's cold/sunny/windy;hace un día precioso it's a beautiful day;mañana hará mal tiempo the weather will be bad tomorrowhace mucho a long time ago;hace poco not long ago;hace un rato a short while ago;hace un mes que llegué it's a month since I arrived;no la veo desde hace un año I haven't seen her for a year;¿cuánto hace de eso? how long ago was that?* * *<part hecho>I v/t1 ( realizar) do;¡haz algo! do something!;hacer una pregunta ask a question;tengo que hacer los deberes I have to do my homework; !;no hace más que quejarse all he does is complain;no hay nada que hacer there’s nothing we can do;se hace lo que se puede one does one’s best;¡eso no se hace! that’s just not done!hacer la comida make o cook a meal;hacer que algo ocurra make sth happen3 ( obligar a):hacer que alguien haga algo make s.o. do sth;le hicieron ir they made him go4 ( cumplir):hoy hago veinte años I am twenty today, today is my twentieth birthday5 ( equivaler a):esta botella hace un litro this bottle holds a liter6:¡qué le vamos a hacer! that’s lifeII v/i1:haces bien/mal en ir you are doing the right/wrong thing by going2 ( sentar):me hace mal it’s making me ill3 ( servir de):4 ( fingir):como si act as if5 L.Am.no le hace it doesn’t matter6 L.Am. ( parecer):se me hace que it seems to me that7 ( apetecer):¿hace? fam does that sound good?8:hacer de malo TEA play the villain:hace calor/frío it’s hot/cold;hace tres días three days ago;hace mucho (tiempo) a long time ago, long ago;desde hace un año for a year* * *hacer {40} vt1) : to make2) : to do, to perform3) : to force, to obligelos hice esperar: I made them waithacer vi: to acthaces bien: you're doing the right thinghacer v impershacer frío: to be coldhace viento: it's windy2)hace : agohace mucho tiempo: a long time ago, for a long time3)no le hace : it doesn't matter, it makes no difference4)hacer falta : to be necessary, to be needed* * *hacer vb¿has hecho la cama? have you made your bed?¿qué haces? what are you doing?¿qué hacen tus padres? what do your parents do?¿qué has hecho en el cole hoy? what did you do at school today?¿has hecho los deberes? have you done your homework?¿me haces un favor? can you do me a favour?3. (tiempo meteorológico) to be4. (dar cierto aspecto) to make... look...6. (aparentar) to pretend7. (cumplir años) to be¿hace mucho que esperas? have you been waiting long?hacer el tonto to act the fool / to mess about -
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m.1 time.al poco tiempo soon afterwarda tiempo (de hacer algo) in time (to do something)a un tiempo, al mismo tiempo at the same timecada cierto tiempo every so oftencon el tiempo in timecon tiempo with plenty of time to spare, in good timedar tiempo al tiempo to give things timede un tiempo a esta parte recently, for a while nowen mis tiempos in my day o timeestar a tiempo de to have time totener tiempo de to have time tofuera de tiempo at the wrong momentganar tiempo to save timehace mucho tiempo que no lo veo I haven't seen him for ageshacer tiempo to pass the timematar o engañar el tiempo to kill timeperder el tiempo to waste timeen tiempos de Maricastaña donkey's years agoa tiempo completo full-timea tiempo parcial part-timetiempo de cocción cooking timetiempo libre spare timetiempo de respuesta response time2 long time (periodo largo).hace tiempo que it is a long time sincehace tiempo que no vive aquí he hasn't lived here for some timetomarse uno su tiempo to take one's time3 age.¿qué tiempo tiene? how old is he?4 movement (movimiento).motor de cuatro tiempos four-stroke engine5 weather (clima).hizo buen/mal tiempo the weather was good/badsi el tiempo lo permite o no lo impide weather permittinghace un tiempo de perros it's a foul dayponer a o al mal tiempo buena cara to put a brave face on things6 half (sport).7 tense (grammar).tiempo simple/compuesto simple/composite tense8 time (Music) (compás).9 tempo, beat, rhythmic unit, time.10 turn, time.11 Father Time.12 tempus.* * *1 (gen) time3 METEREOLOGÍA weather■ ¿qué tiempo hace? what's the weather like?4 (edad) age■ ¿qué tiempo tiene el niño? how old is your baby?5 (temporada) season, time6 (momento) moment, time7 MÚSICA tempo, movement9 GRAMÁTICA tense10 TÉCNICA stroke\a su tiempo / a su debido tiempo in due coursea través de los tiempos through the agesa un tiempo at the same timeal mismo tiempo at the same timeal poco tiempo soon afterwardsantes de tiempo too early, too sooncon el tiempo in the course of time, with timecon tiempo in advance¿cuánto tiempo...? how long...?■ ¿cuánto tiempo estuviste allí? how long did you stay there?■ ¿cuánto tiempo llevas aquí en España? how long have you lived in Spain?¿cuánto tiempo hace...? how long ago...?■ ¿cuánto tiempo hace que no vas al cine? how long ago is it since you went to the cinema?dar tiempo to give timedar tiempo al tiempo figurado to let matters take their coursedar tiempo a uno de/para to have enough time to■ si salgo a las cinco me dará tiempo de hacer las compras if I leave at five I'll have enough time to do the shoppingde tiempo en tiempo from time to timede tiempo inmemorial from time immemorialde un tiempo a esta parte for some time nowdemasiado tiempo too longdesde hace tiempo / desde hace mucho tiempo for a long timeel tiempo corre time goes by, time fliesel tiempo es oro figurado time is moneyen mis tiempos in my timeen otro tiempo / en otros tiempos formerlyestar a tiempo de to still have time toganar tiempo to save timehace tiempo a long timehacer buen tiempo / hace mal tiempo the weather is good / the weather is badhacer tiempo / hacer el tiempo to kill timematar (el) tiempo / pasar (el) tiempo to kill timeno hay tiempo que perder there's no time to loseperder el tiempo / perder tiempo to waste time¡qué tiempos aquellos! those were the days!sin perder tiempo at oncetiempo atrás some time ago, time agotomarse tiempo to take one's time¡y si no, al tiempo! time will tell!tiempo de perros familiar lousy weathertiempo libre free timetiempos difíciles hard times* * *noun m.1) time2) period, epoch, age3) weather4) tense5) tempo* * *SM1) [indicando duración] timeel tiempo pasa y no nos damos ni cuenta — time goes by o passes and we don't even realize it
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me llevó bastante tiempo — it took me quite a long time•
¿ cuánto tiempo se va a quedar? — how long is he staying for?¿cuánto tiempo hace de eso? — how long ago was that?
¿cuánto tiempo hace que vives aquí? — how long have you been living here?
¡cuánto tiempo sin verte! — I haven't seen you for ages!
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más tiempo, necesito más tiempo para pensármelo — I need more time o longer to think about it•
mucho tiempo, una costumbre que viene de mucho tiempo atrás — a long-standing custom•
al poco tiempo de — soon afterse acostumbró a la idea en muy poco tiempo — she soon got used to the idea, it didn't take her long to get used to the idea
tiempo de exposición — (Fot) exposure time
tiempo libre — spare time, free time
2) [otras locuciones]•
a tiempo — in time•
cada cierto tiempo — every so often•
con tiempo, llegamos con tiempo de darnos un paseo — we arrived in time to have a walk•
con el tiempo — eventually•
dar tiempo, no da tiempo a terminarlo — there isn't enough time to finish it¿crees que te dará tiempo? — do you think you'll have (enough) time?
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fuera de tiempo — at the wrong time•
ganar tiempo — to save time•
hacer tiempo — to while away the time•
matar el tiempo — to kill time•
pasar el tiempo — to pass time•
perder el tiempo — to waste time¡rápido, no perdamos (el) tiempo! — quick, there's no time to lose!
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sacar tiempo para hacer algo — to find the time to do sth•
tener tiempo para algo — to have time for sth- con el tiempo y una caña hasta las verdes caen3) (=momento) timeal mismo tiempo, a un tiempo — at the same time
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llegamos antes de tiempo — we arrived earlyha nacido antes de tiempo — he was born prematurely, he was premature
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a su debido tiempo — in due course4) (=época) timeen los últimos tiempos — recently, lately, in recent times
en tiempos de Maricastaña —
va vestida como en tiempos de Maricastaña — her clothes went out with the ark, her clothes are really old-fashioned
una receta del tiempo de Maricastaña — an ancient o age-old recipe
5) (=edad) age¿cuánto o qué tiempo tiene el niño? — how old is the baby?
6) (Dep) halftiempo muerto — (lit) time-out; (fig) breather
7) (Mús) [de compás] tempo, time; [de sinfonía] movement8) (Ling) tense9) (Meteo) weather¿qué tiempo hace ahí? — what's the weather like there?
mapa, hombre•
del tiempo, ¿quiere el agua fría o del tiempo? — would you like the water chilled or at room temperature?10) (Inform) time11) (Industria) timetiempo de paro, tiempo inactivo — downtime
12) (Náut) stormy weather13) (Mec) cycle* * *1) ( que transcurre) timeel tiempo pasa — time passes o goes by
cómo pasa el tiempo!/el tiempo vuela! — how time flies!
el tiempo apremia — time is short, time is of the essence (frml)
para ganar tiempo — (in order) to gain time
2)a) (duración, porción de tiempo) time¿cuánto tiempo hace que no lo ves? — how long is it since you last saw him?
ya hace tiempo que se marchó — she left quite some time ago o quite a while ago
¿cada cuánto tiempo? — how often?
un or algún tiempo atrás — some time ago o back
a tiempo completo/parcial — full time/part time
b) (período disponible, tiempo suficiente) timetengo todo el tiempo del mundo — I've got all the time in the world
c) (Dep) ( marca) timed) ( de bebé)¿cuánto tiempo tiene? — how old is he?
3) (en locs)al mismo tiempo or a un tiempo — at the same time
al tiempo que — at the same time as o that
con (el) tiempo y una caña... — everything in good time
hacer tiempo — to while away the time; (Dep) to play for time
matar el tiempo — (fam) to kill time
robarle tiempo al sueño — to burn the candle at both ends
el tiempo es oro — time is precious o money
4)a) ( época)en mi(s) tiempo(s) — in my day o my time
en aquellos tiempos — at that time, in those days
en los tiempos que corren — these days, nowadays
ser del tiempo de Maricastaña — (fam) to have come out of the ark (colloq)
b) ( temporada) seasonc) (momento propio, oportuno)5) (Dep) ( en partido) halfprimer/segundo tiempo — first/second half
6) (Mús) ( compás) tempo, time; ( de sinfonía) movement7) (Ling) tense8) (Meteo) weatherhace buen/mal tiempo — the weather's good/bad
¿qué tal el tiempo por ahí? — what's the weather like over there?
del or (Méx) al tiempo — at room temperature
a mal tiempo, buena cara — I/you/we may as well look on the bright side
* * *1) ( que transcurre) timeel tiempo pasa — time passes o goes by
cómo pasa el tiempo!/el tiempo vuela! — how time flies!
el tiempo apremia — time is short, time is of the essence (frml)
para ganar tiempo — (in order) to gain time
2)a) (duración, porción de tiempo) time¿cuánto tiempo hace que no lo ves? — how long is it since you last saw him?
ya hace tiempo que se marchó — she left quite some time ago o quite a while ago
¿cada cuánto tiempo? — how often?
un or algún tiempo atrás — some time ago o back
a tiempo completo/parcial — full time/part time
b) (período disponible, tiempo suficiente) timetengo todo el tiempo del mundo — I've got all the time in the world
c) (Dep) ( marca) timed) ( de bebé)¿cuánto tiempo tiene? — how old is he?
3) (en locs)al mismo tiempo or a un tiempo — at the same time
al tiempo que — at the same time as o that
con (el) tiempo y una caña... — everything in good time
hacer tiempo — to while away the time; (Dep) to play for time
matar el tiempo — (fam) to kill time
robarle tiempo al sueño — to burn the candle at both ends
el tiempo es oro — time is precious o money
4)a) ( época)en mi(s) tiempo(s) — in my day o my time
en aquellos tiempos — at that time, in those days
en los tiempos que corren — these days, nowadays
ser del tiempo de Maricastaña — (fam) to have come out of the ark (colloq)
b) ( temporada) seasonc) (momento propio, oportuno)5) (Dep) ( en partido) halfprimer/segundo tiempo — first/second half
6) (Mús) ( compás) tempo, time; ( de sinfonía) movement7) (Ling) tense8) (Meteo) weatherhace buen/mal tiempo — the weather's good/bad
¿qué tal el tiempo por ahí? — what's the weather like over there?
del or (Méx) al tiempo — at room temperature
a mal tiempo, buena cara — I/you/we may as well look on the bright side
* * *tiempo11 = time, length of time, period.Ex: Because not all files need to be reorganized at once, but only those which are very full, the time required for this procedure is reduced to a minimum.
Ex: There is a correlation between length of time spent obtaining the book required and loss of interest.Ex: Library use declines during the June-October period when examinations have finished and the students are on vacation.* absorber tiempo = absorb + time.* acabarse el tiempo = time + run out, time + be + up.* acaparar el tiempo de Alguien = monopolise + time.* adaptarse a los tiempos = change with + the times, move with + the times, keep up with + the times, adapt to + the times.* adelantado a su tiempo = ahead of + Posesivo + time(s).* adelantarse a + Posesivo + tiempo = be years ahead of + Posesivo + time.* administración del tiempo = time management.* administrar el tiempo = manage + time.* adquirido con el transcurso del tiempo = time-based.* agotarse el tiempo = time + run out.* ahorrar para cuando lleguen tiempos difíciles = save for + a rainy day.* ahorrar tiempo = save + time.* ahorrar tiempo de escritura = save + typing.* ahorro de tiempo = time-saving [timesaving], economy of time, savings in time.* Algo a lo que hay que dedicar mucho tiempo = time-consuming [time consuming].* Algo que ahorra tiempo = time saver [timesaver].* Algo que lleva mucho tiempo de hacer = time-consuming [time consuming].* Algo que se hace para matar el tiempo = time filler.* Algo que se le va tomando el gusto con el tiempo = acquired taste.* algún tiempo = awhile.* al mismo tiempo = at once, at the same time, concurrently, in the process, simultaneously, contemporaneously, at the same instant, at one and the same time, in parallel, concomitantly, at the one time, all the while.* al mismo tiempo que = in parallel to/with, while, as the same time as, cum, in conjunction with.* al mismo tiempo que + Indicativo = whilst + Gerundio.* a lo largo del tiempo = longitudinal, longitudinally.* alquilar tiempo = buy + time.* 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).* andar (muy) apurado de tiempo = be (hard) pressed for + time.* andar (muy) corto de tiempo = be (hard) pressed for + time.* andar (muy) escaso de tiempo = be (hard) pressed for + time.* andar (muy) falto de tiempo = be (hard) pressed for + time.* anunciado desde hace tiempo = long-heralded.* apurado de tiempo = time-rationed, crunched for time, time-crunched.* a su debido tiempo = in due course, timely, in due time.* a su tiempo = in a timely fashion, in due course, in a timely manner.* a tiempo = in timely fashion, on time, promptly, timely, just in time, in time.* a tiempo completo = full-time.* a tiempo parcial = part-time.* a través del tiempo = over time.* avatares del tiempo, los = vicissitudes of time, the, whims of time, the.* avecinarse tiempos difíciles = tough times ahead, lean times ahead, darker times + lie ahead, hard times ahead.* basado en el tiempo = time-based.* bastante tiempo = ample time.* breve período de tiempo = while.* buenos tiempos = good times.* cada cierto tiempo = episodic, every so often, every now and then, every now and again.* cada tanto tiempo = every so often, every now and again, every once in a while.* cambiar con el paso del tiempo = change over + time.* cambiar con el tiempo = change over + time.* cambiar con el transcurso del tiempo = change over + time.* cantar victoria antes de tiempo = speak too soon.* cantidad de tiempo = length of time.* cápsula del tiempo = time capsule.* carrera contra el tiempo = race against time, race against the clock.* comprar tiempo = buy + time.* con el correr del tiempo = over the years, in the process of time, with the passage of time.* con el decursar del tiempo = with the passage of time, in the process of time.* con el paso del tiempo = over the years, over time, with the passage of time, as time goes by, in due course, over a period of time, in the course of time, over the course of time, in the process of time, as time passed (by), as time passes (by), as time went by.* con el tiempo = in time, over the years, with time, with the passage of time, eventually, in due course, over a period of time, in due time, over time, in the process of time, as time passed (by), as time passes (by), as time goes by, as time went by, by and by.* con el transcurrir del tiempo = with the passage of time, in the process of time, as time passed (by).* con el transcurso del tiempo = over time, with time, with age, as time goes by, in the course of time, over the course of time, as time passes (by), as time went by.* consagrado por el tiempo = time-proven.* conseguir tiempo = buy + time.* considerado desde hace mucho tiempo = long considered.* consumir + Posesivo + tiempo = swallow up + Posesivo + time.* con un plazo de tiempo muy corto = at (a) very short notice.* con un plazo de tiempo tan corto = at such short notice.* cumplido hace tiempo = long overdue.* curso a tiempo completo = full-time course.* dar tiempo = give + time, donate + Posesivo + time.* dar tiempo a Alguien = give + Nombre + some time.* de algún tiempo a esta parte = for some time now.* dedicación de tiempo = expenditure of time.* dedicar algún tiempo a hacer algo = have + a turn at.* dedicar el tiempo y el esfuerzo = take + the time and effort.* dedicar tiempo = spend + time, lend + time, expend + time, devote + time, dedicate + time.* dedicar tiempo a = take + time on.* de hace mucho tiempo = age-old, long-term, long-lost.* dejar tiempo = free up + time.* dejar tiempo libre = free up + time.* demasiado tiempo = too long.* demostrado válido por el tiempo = time-tested.* de otros tiempos = of yore.* de otro tiempo = of yore.* desde el comienzo de los tiempos = since the beginning of time, from the beginning of time, since time began.* desde el principio de los tiempos = since the beginning of time, from the beginning of time, since time began.* desde hace algún tiempo = for some time past, for days.* desde hace la tira (de tiempo) = for yonks and yonks, for yonks.* desde hace muchísimo tiempo = in ages (and ages and ages).* desde hace mucho tiempo = for ages, long-time [longtime], far back in time, for a long time, long since, in ages (and ages and ages).* desde hace tanto tiempo = so long.* desde hace tiempo = long [longer -comp., longest -sup.], over the years, for a long time, long since, for some time.* desde hace un montonazo de tiempo = for yonks and yonks.* desde hace un montón de tiempo = for yonks.* desde hace ya algún tiempo = for some time now.* desde los primeros tiempos = since the earliest of times, from earliest times.* desde los viejos tiempos = since olden times.* desde tiempo inmemorial = since earliest time, since time immemorial, from time immemorial, since time out of mind, from time out of mind.* desde tiempos prehistóricos = since prehistoric times.* desperdiciar tiempo = squander + time.* desperdicio de tiempo = time waster.* deteriorado por el paso del tiempo = timeworn.* de todos los tiempos = all-time, of all time(s).* de un tiempo a esta parte = for some time now.* dispositivo de desconexión automática transcurrido un tiempo determinado = time out mechanism.* donar tiempo = donate + Posesivo + time.* donde el tiempo es de suma importancia = time-critical.* durante algún tiempo = for a while, for some time, for some while, for some time to come, for days.* durante cierto tiempo = over a period of time.* durante cuánto tiempo = how long.* durante demasiado tiempo = for too long.* durante este tiempo = in this time.* durante largos períodos de tiempo = over long periods of time.* durante la tira de tiempo = for donkey's years.* durante muchísimo tiempo = for ages and ages (and ages).* durante mucho tiempo = long [longer -comp., longest -sup.], for generations, long-time [longtime], for a long time to come, for long periods of time, for a long period of time, lastingly, for a very long time, for many long hours, for a long time, in ages (and ages and ages), in ages (and ages and ages).* durante tanto tiempo = for so long, so long.* durante tanto tiempo como sea posible = for as long as possible.* durante un largo período de tiempo = over a long time scale, over a long period of time, for a long period of time, over a long period.* durante un período de tiempo = for a number of years.* durante un periodo de tiempo determinado = over a period of time.* durante un período de tiempo indefinido = over an indefinite period of time, over an indefinite span of time.* durante un porrón de tiempo = for donkey's years.* durar mucho tiempo = last + long.* durar tiempo = take + time, take + long.* el paso del tiempo = the passage of time, the sands of time.* el tiempo de Algo = in season.* el tiempo dirá = time will tell.* el tiempo es oro = time is money.* el tiempo lo dirá = only time will tell.* el tiempo vuela = time flies (by).* el transcurrir del tiempo = the sands of time.* embates del tiempo, los = ravages of time, the.* emplear tiempo = spend + time, expend + time, devote + time.* en aquellos tiempos = at the time, the then + Nombre, by this time, in those days.* encontrar el tiempo = make + an opportunity.* encontrar tiempo = find + time.* encuesta sobre el uso del tiempo = time-use survey.* en estos tiempos = in these times, in this day and age.* en los últimos tiempos = latterly, in recent times, in modern times, in recent memory.* en muy poco tiempo = before long.* en nada de tiempo = at a moment's notice, in next to no time, in no time at all, in no time.* en otros tiempos = in days of yore, in times of yore.* en otro tiempo = in days of yore, in times of yore.* en poco tiempo = before very long, in quite a short time, in a short time, in a short span of time.* en sus buenos tiempos = in + Posesivo + heyday.* en su tiempo = formerly.* en tiempo de carnaval = carnivalistically.* en tiempo de feria = carnivalistically.* en tiempo de guerra = wartime [wart-time].* en tiempo real = real time [real-time], in real time.* en tiempos de = in times of.* en tiempos de adversidad = in times of + adversity.* en tiempos de austeridad = in austere times.* en tiempos de guerra = in time(s) of war.* en tiempos de Maricastaña = in olden days, in olden times.* en tiempos de paz = in peacetime, during peacetime, in peace, in time(s) of peace.* en tiempos de recesión = in recessionary times.* en tiempos de recesión económica = in recessionary times.* en tiempos difíciles = in times of need.* en tiempos más recientes = in more recent times.* en tiempos prehistóricos = in prehistoric times.* en un corto espacio de tiempo = in a short space of time.* en un corto período de tiempo = in a short period of time.* en un tiempo razonable = timely.* en un tiempo relativamente corto = in a relatively short time, in a relatively short span of time.* equivalente a tiempo completo = full-time equivalent (FTE).* esa época ya pasó hace tiempo = that time is long past.* escaso de tiempo = time-strapped, short of time.* esperado durante tiempo y con ansiedad = long-and-expectantly-awaited.* esperado hace tiempo = overdue.* establecido desde hace tiempo = long-established.* estado del tiempo = weather conditions.* estar muy por delante de su tiempo = be years ahead of + Posesivo + time.* estragos del tiempo, los = ravages of time, the.* faceta de tiempo = Time facet.* factor tiempo = time factor.* facturación por tiempo de conexión = metered pricing, metered billing.* falta de tiempo = tightness of scheduling.* falto de tiempo = crunched for time, time-crunched, short of time.* finito en el tiempo = timebound [time-bound].* florecer antes de tiempo = bolt.* frontera del tiempo = time boundary.* fue durante mucho tiempo = long remained.* fuera de onda con los tiempos modernos = out of keeping with the times, out of tune with the times.* ganar tiempo = win + time, buy + time, free up + time.* germinar antes de tiempo = bolt.* gestión del tiempo = time management.* gusto que se adquiere con el tiempo = acquired taste.* hablar antes de tiempo = speak too soon.* hace algún tiempo = some time ago, a while back, some while ago.* hace demasiado tiempo = too long ago.* hace la tira (de tiempo) = yonks and yonks, yonks.* hace muchísimo tiempo = ages (and ages) ago, aeons ago, yonks.* hace mucho tiempo = all those many moons ago, many moons ago.* hace muy poco tiempo = a short time ago.* hace poco tiempo = a short time ago.* hacer algún tiempo = sometime back.* hacer frente a tiempos difíciles = cope with + difficult times.* hacer mucho tiempo que Algo ha desaparecido = be long gone.* hace tiempo = for some time, long ago, once, long since.* hace un montonazo de tiempo = yonks and yonks.* hace un montón de tiempo = yonks.* hace ya mucho tiempo que = gone are the days of.* hace ya tiempo = long since.* hasta el final de los tiempos = till the end of time.* hasta hace relativamente poco tiempo = until relatively recently.* instalaciones para dedicar el tiempo libre = leisure facilities.* intentar ganar tiempo = play for + time, temporise [temporize, -USA].* intervalo de tiempo = date range.* inversión de tiempo = commitment of time.* invertir el tiempo de Uno en = invest + Posesivo + time in.* ir en contra del tiempo = race against + time, race against + the clock.* justo a tiempo = (just) in the nick of time, just in time, not a moment too soon.* la mayoría del tiempo = most of the time.* largos períodos de tiempo = long periods of time.* la tira de tiempo = donkey's years.* liberar tiempo = free up + time.* limitado por el tiempo = time-constrained.* límite de tiempo = time limit.* llegar a tiempo = arrive + in time, arrive + on time.* llevar tiempo = take + time, take + a while, take + long, absorb + time.* llevar tiempo y esfuerzo = take + time and effort.* los buenos tiempos = the good old days.* los viejos tiempos = the good old days.* malos tiempos = bad times.* margen de tiempo = time frame [timeframe].* matar el tiempo = kill + time.* mejoría del tiempo = break in the weather.* muchísimo tiempo después = ages and ages hence.* mucho tiempo = long time, a very long time, long hours, ample time, for a long time.* mucho tiempo antes de (que) = long before.* mucho tiempo después = ages and ages hence.* mucho tiempo después (de que) = long after.* muy apreciado desde hace tiempo = long-revered.* muy a tiempo = in good time.* muy venerado desde hace tiempo = long-revered.* no cantes victoria antes de tiempo = don't count your chickens before they are hatched.* noción del tiempo = notion of time, sense of time.* no hace mucho tiempo = not so long ago.* no pasar mucho tiempo antes de que + Subjuntivo = be not long before + Indicativo.* no tener tiempo de nada = have + not a moment to spare.* nuevos tiempos, los = wind(s) of change, the.* observar atentamente y durante cierto tiempo = maintain + vigil.* ocupar el tiempo = fill in + Posesivo + time.* ocupar tiempo = occupy + time, take up + time.* olvidado desde hace tiempo = long forgotten.* pasar algún tiempo en = have + a turn at.* 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 mucho tiempo antes de que = be a long time before.* pasar tiempo = spend + time.* pasar tiempo haciendo Algo = do + stint at.* perder el tiempo = dawdle, mess around, pissing into the wind, mess about, faff (about/around), pootle, sit + idle, muck around/about, piddle around.* perder la noción del tiempo = lose + track of time, lose + all notion of time, lose + all sense of time.* perder tiempo = waste + time, lose + time.* pérdida de tiempo = time wasting, wild goose chase, waste of time, time-consuming [time consuming], fool's errand.* pérdida de un tiempo precioso = waste of precious time.* perdido hace tiempo = long-lost.* período de tiempo = amount of time, time, time frame [timeframe], time lapse, time period, time span [time-span], time slot, period of time, date range.* permanecer estable con el tiempo = be stable over time.* pero al mismo tiempo = but then again.* plazo de tiempo = timeline [time line].* poco tiempo = short while, short time.* poco tiempo después = shortly afterwards.* poner a mal tiempo buena cara = keep + Posesivo + chin up.* por algún tiempo = for sometime.* por mucho tiempo = for long, for long periods of time.* por un período de tiempo limitado = on a short-term basis.* por un tiempo = for a time.* por un tiempo indefinido = for indefinite time.* postulado desde hace mucho tiempo = long-espoused.* precio calculado según el tiempo de conexión = connect time based pricing.* precio calculado según el tiempo empleado = time-based charge.* preocupado por el tiempo = time-conscious.* programador de tiempo = egg timer.* prolongar el tiempo = prolong + time.* propugnado desde hace mucho tiempo = long-espoused.* que cambia con el tiempo = ever-changing [ever changing], time-variant, ever-shifting.* que consume tiempo = time-consuming [time consuming].* quedar anulado con el paso del tiempo = be overtaken by events.* que depende del tiempo = time-dependent.* que hay que dedicarle mucho tiempo = time-intensive.* que lleva tiempo en cartelera = long-running.* que se percibe desde hace mucho tiempo = long-felt.* que utiliza el tiempo como variable = time-dependent.* recuperar el tiempo perdido = make up for + lost time.* reloj que registra el tiempo de conexión = accounting clock.* remontarse bastante en el tiempo = go back + a long way.* remontarse en el tiempo = extend + far back, stretch + far back in time.* resistir el paso del tiempo = stand + the test of time, withstand + the test of time, survive + the test of time, pass + the test of time.* robarle tiempo al sueño = burn + the candle at both ends.* se avecinan malos tiempos = hard times lie ahead.* sensible al tiempo = time-sensitive [time sensitive].* sentido del tiempo = sense of time, notion of time.* ser una pérdida de tiempo = be idle, beat + a dead horse, fart + in the wind.* ser un pérdida de tiempo = flog + a dead horse.* ser un producto de su tiempo = be a product of + Posesivo + time.* si el tiempo lo permite = weather permitting.* siempre que Uno puede dedicarle el tiempo = in + Posesivo + own time, on + Posesivo + own time.* si hay tiempo = time permitting.* sin importar el tiempo = all-weather.* si no lo impide el tiempo = weather permitting.* sin tiempo que perder = without a minute to spare.* si queda tiempo = time permitting.* sistema de tiempo real = real-time system.* sobrado de tiempo = unpressed for time.* sólo por tiempo limitado = for a limited time only.* subordinado al tiempo = time-dependent.* suficiente tiempo = long enough, ample time.* superar la barrera del tiempo = cross + time barriers.* tanto tiempo = so much time, this long, such a very long time.* tardar tanto tiempo en = take + so long to.* tardar tiempo = take + time, take + long.* tarifa calculada según el tiempo de conexión = connect time based pricing.* tarifa calculada según el tiempo empleado = time-based charge.* tarifa calculada según el tiempo utilizado = time-based tariff.* tener mucho tiempo libre = have + plenty of time to spare.* terminarse el tiempo = time + run out.* tiempo adicional = extra-time.* tiempo agotado = time out.* tiempo + apremiar = time + press, time + be of the essence.* tiempo + avanzar inexorablemente = time + march on.* tiempo de acceso = access time, seek time, access speed.* tiempo de búsqueda = search time.* tiempo de calidad = quality time.* tiempo de carga = loading time.* tiempo de conexión = connect time.* tiempo de conexión en línea = online time.* tiempo de CPU = CPU time.* tiempo de demora = lead time.* tiempo de descarga = download time.* tiempo de descarga de datos = download time, latency.* tiempo de duración = lifespan [life span].* tiempo de emisión = airtime.* tiempo de espera = lead time, wait time, waiting time, waiting period.* tiempo de estudio = study time.* tiempo de inicio = start time.* tiempo de ordenador = computer time, computer time.* tiempo de préstamo = document delivery.* tiempo de proceso = processing time.* tiempo de reacción = reaction time.* tiempo de respuesta = response time, turnaround time, turnabout time, fill time, reaction time.* tiempo durante el cual el ordenador no está disponible al público = down time.* tiempo + estar a favor de Alguien = time + be + on + Posesivo + side.* tiempo estar de lado de Alguien = time + be + on + Posesivo + side.* tiempo familiar = quality time.* tiempo fuera de servicio = downtime.* tiempo futuro = future tense.* tiempo inmemorial = time immemorial.* tiempo libre = leisure, leisure time, free time, idle hours, spare time.* tiempo muerto = downtime, time out.* tiempo + pasar = time + march on.* tiempos alocados = heady days.* tiempos de los romanos = Roman times.* tiempos de paz = peacetime [peace time].* tiempos difíciles = difficult times, tough times, hard times, embattled time(s).* tiempo + seguir su marcha inexorable = time + march on.* tiempos emocionantes = heady days.* tiempo + ser esencial = time + be of the essence.* tiempo + ser + precioso = time + be + precious.* tiempos mejores = better times.* tiempos modernos = modern times.* tiempos turbulentos = embattled time(s).* tiempo transcurrido = elapsed time.* tiempo verbal = tense.* todo al mismo tiempo = all at once.* todo el tiempo = all of the time, left, right and centre, the whole time, all the while.* tomar el tiempo = time.* tomarse el tiempo que Uno necesita = take + Posesivo + time.* tomar tiempo = take + time, take + long.* trabajador a tiempo parcial = part-timer.* trabajar durante un período de tiempo = serve + stint.* trabajo a tiempo parcial = part-time work, part-time employment, part-time job.* transcurrir tiempo = lapse + time.* tratar de ganar tiempo = temporise [temporize, -USA], play for + time.* un porrón de tiempo = donkey's years.* un tiempo = awhile.* usando el tiempo de un modo eficaz = time efficient [time-efficient].* vencido hace tiempo = long overdue.* venir de mucho tiempo atrás = go back + a long way.* viajar hacia atrás en el tiempo = travel back in + time.* viaje a través del tiempo = time travel.* viaje en el tiempo = time travel.* vicisitudes del tiempo, las = vicissitudes of time, the, whims of time, the.* viejos tiempos, los = good old days, the.* ya hace algún tiempo = for quite some time.* ya hace bastante tiempo = for quite a while now.* y al mismo tiempo = and in the process, yet.tiempo22 = weather.Ex: Data Resources Inc., again US-based, covers data bases in economics, finance, energy and weather.
* alerta del tiempo = weather warning.* artífice del tiempo = weather-maker, rainmaker.* buen tiempo = fair weather.* cuando el tiempo lo permita = when the weather permits.* del tiempo = room temperature.* el cielo rojo al atardecer augura buen tiempo, el cielo rojo al amanecer aug = red sky at night, (shepherd/sailor)'s delight, red sky in the morning, (shepherd/sailor)'s warning.* hombre del tiempo = weatherman.* justo a tiempo = not a minute too soon.* mapa del tiempo = weather map.* muy mal tiempo = severe weather.* para todo tipo de tiempo = all-weather.* si hace buen tiempo = weather permitting.* tiempo + aclararse = weather + clear.* tiempo de invierno = winter weather.* tiempo de verano = summer weather.* tiempo estival = summer weather.* tiempo inclemente = intemperate weather.* tiempo invernal = winter weather.* tiempo muy malo = severe weather.* * *A (como algo que transcurre) timeya ha pasado mucho tiempo desde aquello that all happened a long time ago o a lot of water has flowed under the bridge since thenel tiempo va pasando y las cosas no mejoran time passes o goes by and things don't get any better¡cómo pasa or corre el tiempo! how time flies!, doesn't time go quickly!ya te acostumbrarás con el tiempo you'll get used to it in timeel tiempo dirá time will tellel tiempo apremia time is short, I'm/we're pressed for time, time is of the essence ( frml)¡el tiempo vuela! how time flies!a ver si dejas de perder el tiempo why don't you stop wasting time?¡qué manera de perder el tiempo! what a waste of time!no pierdas tiempo con eso don't waste time with o on that¡deprisa, no hay tiempo que perder! quick, there's no time to lose!sin perder tiempo without wasting a moment, without further adohay que recuperar el tiempo perdido we must make up for lost timetodas las advertencias fueron tiempo perdido all our warnings were a waste of timees una pérdida de tiempo it's a waste of timepara ganar tiempo, ve metiendo las cartas en los sobres to save time, start putting the letters into the envelopesles contó una historia para ganar tiempo to gain time she told them a story, she played for time by telling them a storycreo que si vamos por aquí ganamos tiempo I think we'll save time if we go this wayCompuestos:time-sharingreal timeuniversal time, Greenwich Mean TimeB1 (duración, porción de tiempo) timeluego de todo este tiempo after all this time¿cuánto tiempo hace que no lo ves? how long is it since you last saw him?¿cuánto tiempo hace que vives aquí? how long have you lived o been living here?de esto que te cuento ya hace mucho tiempo all this happened a long time ago now¡cuánto tiempo sin verte! I haven't seen you for ages o it's been ages since I last saw you o ( colloq) long time, no seehace demasiado tiempo, no creo que se acuerde it was too long ago, I don't think she'll rememberhace mucho tiempo que no sé nada de ellos I haven't heard from them for a long time o ( colloq) for agestodavía falta or queda mucho tiempo para su boda it's still a long time till their weddingtodo este tiempo me ha estado mintiendo he's been lying to me all this timese ha pasado todo el tiempo hablando she's done nothing but talk the whole timepasaba la mayor parte del tiempo leyendo he spent most of the time readingtómate el tiempo que te haga falta take as long as you needdentro de muy poco tiempo very soon o very shortly¿cada cuánto tiempo conviene hacerse un chequeo? how often should one have a check-up?cada cierto tiempo every so oftende tiempo en tiempo from time to time¿cuánto tiempo van a pasar en Los Ángeles? how much time o how long are you going to spend in Los Angeles?me llevó mucho tiempo preparar la tarta it took me a long time o ( colloq) ages to make the cakeno pude quedarme (por) más tiempo I couldn't stay any longer¿por qué tardaste tanto tiempo en contestarme? why did you take such a long time o so long to answer me?ya hace algún or un tiempo que no se le ve por aquí he hasn't been around here for some time o for quite a time o for quite a while nowqueremos quedarnos (por) un tiempo we want to stay for a while o for a timeun or algún tiempo atrás some time ago o backuna costumbre que viene de mucho tiempo atrás a custom that dates back a long waypoco tiempo después or al poco tiempo se volvieron a encontrar a short time later they met again o they met again not long afterward(s)de un tiempo a esta parte se ha vuelto muy agresivo he's been very aggressive recently o ( frml) of latetrabajar a tiempo completo/parcial to work full time/part time2(mucho tiempo): hacía tiempo que no lo veíamos we hadn't seen him for a long time o for quite a while o ( colloq) for agesya hace tiempo que se marchó she left quite some time ago o quite a while ago¡mira que yo lo venía diciendo desde hacía tiempo! haven't I been saying so for a long time o ( colloq) for ages?3(período disponible, tiempo suficiente): no he tenido tiempo de terminarlo I haven't had time to finish ithay tiempo de sobra para eso there's plenty of time for thatno tenemos mucho tiempo we don't have much timetengo todo el tiempo del mundo I've got all the time in the worldno sé de dónde voy a sacar el tiempo I don't know where I'm going to find the timeno tengo tiempo ni para respirar I hardly have time to breatheno he tenido tiempo material para hacerlo I haven't had a moment to do it o I just haven't had the time to do itme va a faltar tiempo para terminarlo I'm not going to have enough time to finish itno me ha dado tiempo a or de acabarlo I haven't had time to finish itno da tiempo de hacerlo todo there isn't (enough) time to do it alldame un poco de tiempo give me a bit of o a little timeno me dieron suficiente tiempo they didn't give me enough time¿qué tiempo hizo Espinosa? what was Espinosa's time?lo hizo en un tiempo récord she did it in record time5(de un bebé): ¿cuánto tiempo tiene? how old is he?Compuestos:uptimespare time, free timeC ( en locs):a tiempo in timeno vamos a llegar a tiempo we won't get there in timellegas justo a tiempo de echarnos una mano you're just in time to give us a handtodavía estamos a tiempo de coger el tren si vamos en taxi we can still catch o we still have time to catch the train if we take a taxipiénsatelo, todavía estás a tiempo think about it, there's still timecon tiempo in good timele gusta llegar con tiempo she likes to arrive with time to spare o in good timeavísame con tiempo let me know in advance o in good timesi llegan con tiempo pueden ver la galería antes if you arrive early, you can have a look at the gallery beforehandal mismo tiempo or a un tiempo at the same timeno hablen todos al mismo tiempo don't all talk at once o at the same timellegaron al mismo tiempo they arrived at the same timeal tiempo que at the same time as o thatcon el tiempo y una caña … everything in good timedar(le) tiempo al tiempo to be patientseguro que va a mejorar, tú dale tiempo al tiempo I'm sure she's going to get better, you just have to be patient o to give it timeno debemos precipitarnos, hay que dar tiempo al tiempo let's not rush into this, we must be patienthacerse tiempo (CS); to make timehacer tiempo (mientras se espera algo) to while away the time, to kill time; (para hacer algo) to make time;( Dep) to play for timematar el tiempo ( fam); to kill timerobarle tiempo al sueño to have less sleep than one needs, to burn the candle at both endsy si no ¡al tiempo! just you wait and see!, mark my words!el tiempo es oro time is precious, time is moneyel tiempo todo lo cura time is a great healertodo tiempo pasado fue mejor the past always looks betterD1(época): en mi(s) tiempo(s) esas cosas no pasaban things like that didn't use to happen in my day o my timeeran otros tiempos things were different then¡qué tiempos aquellos! those were the days!esa música es del tiempo de mi abuela that music is from my grandmother's timeen aquellos tiempos un helado costaba una peseta at that time o back then o in those days an ice cream used to cost one pesetalos problemas de nuestro tiempo the problems of our time o ageen los tiempos que corren these days, nowadaysdesde tiempos inmemoriales from o since time immemorialaquéllos eran tiempos difíciles those were difficult timesen tiempos de paz in times of peace, in peacetimeestamos viviendo tiempos de crisis we are living in extremely difficult timesse ha adelantado a su tiempo he is ahead of his timehubo un tiempo en que yo pensaba igual there was a time when I thought the sameese peinado es del tiempo de Maricastaña ( fam); that hairstyle looks as if it came out of the ark ( colloq), that hairstyle looks really old-fashioned o out-of-date2 (temporada) seasontodavía no ha llegado el tiempo de las naranjas oranges aren't in season yetfruta del tiempo fresh fruit, seasonal fruit3(momento propio, oportuno): eso lo trataremos a su (debido) tiempo we'll deal with o discuss that in due coursecada cosa a su tiempo everything in (its own) good timelo sacó del fuego antes de tiempo she took it off the heat before it was readynació antes de tiempo he was premature, he was born prematurelyCompuesto:EastertideE1 ( Dep)(en un partido): primer/segundo tiempo first/second half2 ( Mec):un motor de dos/cuatro tiempos a two-stroke/four-stroke engine3 (de una sinfonía) movementCompuestos:time outF (compás) tempo, timeG ( Ling) tensetiempo simple/compuesto simple/compound tensehace buen tiempo the weather's good o fine, it's good o fine weather, it's fineel mal tiempo reinante the prevailing o current bad weathernos hizo un tiempo estupendo/asqueroso we had wonderful/terrible weatherel pronóstico del tiempo the weather forecast¿qué tal el tiempo por ahí? what's the weather like over there?del or ( Méx) al tiempo at room temperatureun vaso de leche del tiempo a glass of milk at room temperaturea mal tiempo, buena cara I/you/we may as well look on the bright side* * *
tiempo sustantivo masculino
1
◊ ¡cómo pasa el tiempo! how time flies!;
te acostumbrarás con el tiempo you'll get used to it in time;
perder el tiempo to waste time;
¡no hay tiempo que perder! there's no time to lose!;
para ganar tiempo (in order) to gain time;
tiempo libre spare time, free time;
¿cuánto tiempo hace que no lo ves? how long is it since you last saw him?;
hace tiempo que no sé de él I haven't heard from him for a long time;
ya hace tiempo que se marchó she left quite some time ago;
¡cuánto tiempo sin verte! I haven't seen you for ages;
la mayor parte del tiempo most of the time;
me llevó mucho tiempo it took me a long time;
no pude quedarme más tiempo I couldn't stay any longer;
poco tiempo después a short time after;
de un tiempo a esta parte for some time (now);
a tiempo completo/parcial full time/part time;
no vamos a llegar a tiempo we won't get there in time;
al mismo tiempo at the same time;
avísame con tiempo let me know in good time;
¡qué tiempos aquellos! those were the days!;
en aquellos tiempos at that time, in those days
c) (momento propio, oportuno):
cada cosa a su tiempo everything in (its own) good timed) ( edad de bebé):◊ ¿cuánto tiempo tiene? how old is he?
2 (Dep) ( en partido) half;
3 (Mús) ( compás) tempo, time;
( de sinfonía) movement
4 (Ling) tense
5 (Meteo) weather;◊ hace buen/mal tiempo the weather's good/bad;
del or (Méx) al tiempo ‹ bebida› at room temperature
tiempo sustantivo masculino
1 (indeterminado) time: llegó a tiempo para ver el espectáculo, he got there in time to see the show
hace mucho tiempo, a long time ago
me llevó mucho tiempo, it took me a long time
la vi poco tiempo después, I saw her a short time after o soon afterwards
¿cuánto tiempo tienes para acabarlo?, how long have you got to finish it?
es tiempo perdido, it's a waste of time
tómate tu tiempo, take your time
no puedo quedarme más tiempo, I can't stay any longer
a su (debido) tiempo, in due course
a un tiempo/al mismo tiempo, at the same time
de tiempo en tiempo, from time to time
tiempo libre, free time
2 (de un bebé) age: ¿cuánto o qué tiempo tiene?, how old is she?
3 (época) en mis tiempos de estudiante, in my student days
nació en tiempos de Luis XIV, he was born in the time of Louis XIV
malos tiempos o fig tiempo de vacas flacas, hard times o rainy days
4 Meteor weather
hace buen tiempo, the weather is good
tiempo tormentoso, stormy weather
5 Mús tempo
6 Dep half
primer tiempo, first half
tiempo muerto, time out
7 Ling tense 8 del tiempo, (temperatura ambiente) póngame un refresco del tiempo, no lo quiero con hielo, could I have a non-refrigerated soft drink, please
9 Auto (motor) de dos/cuatro tiempos, two-cycle/four-cycle
♦ Locuciones: dar tiempo al tiempo, to let matters take their course
hacer tiempo, to while away the time
matar el tiempo, to kill time
Lab a tiempo parcial/completo, part/full time
con el tiempo, in the course of time
de un tiempo a esta parte, lately
' tiempo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- acá
- achuchar
- adelanto
- alborotada
- alborotado
- alborotarse
- allá
- andar
- anquilosarse
- antes
- anticiclónica
- anticiclónico
- anticiparse
- apremiar
- aprovechada
- aprovechado
- apurada
- apurado
- aquí
- áspera
- áspero
- atonía
- atrás
- avenida
- avenido
- bizantina
- bizantino
- bochorno
- cargada
- cargado
- cerca
- coincidir
- conceder
- congraciarse
- contrarreloj
- contrato
- corta
- corto
- costar
- cuando
- cuanta
- cuanto
- cundir
- de
- debida
- debido
- dedicar
- descontar
- desde
English:
absorb
- accomplice
- accustom
- administration
- advance
- advantage
- after
- age
- ago
- ahead
- allow
- as
- at
- barring
- be
- beautiful
- before
- begin
- behind
- best
- between
- beyond
- bitter
- bleak
- boiling
- breezy
- brighten up
- brisk
- busy
- by
- bygone
- calm
- catch up
- change
- clear up
- clock
- concurrently
- corner
- course
- dawdle
- demand
- depend
- dilly-dally
- distant
- drag
- dull
- early
- encroach
- end
- enough
* * *tiempo nm1. [transcurso, rato, momento] time;es una tarea que lleva mucho tiempo it's a very time-consuming task;¡cómo pasa el tiempo! time flies!;todo el tiempo all the time;estuvo todo el tiempo de pie he was standing up the whole time;al mismo tiempo at the same time;al poco tiempo, poco tiempo después soon after(wards);podríamos discutirlo al tiempo que comemos we could discuss it while we eat;antes de tiempo [nacer] prematurely;[florecer, celebrar] early;muchos llegaron antes de tiempo a lot of people arrived early;a tiempo completo full-time;a tiempo parcial part-time;a su (debido) tiempo in due course;cada cosa a su tiempo everything in due course o in good time;a un tiempo at the same time;empujaron todos a un tiempo they all pushed together o at the same time;cada cierto tiempo every so often;¿cada cuánto tiempo tiene que tomarlo? how often o frequently does he have to take it?;con el tiempo in time;de tiempo en tiempo from time to time, now and then;de un tiempo a esta parte recently, for a while now;dar tiempo al tiempo to give things time;el tiempo lo dirá time will tell;ganar tiempo to save time;hacer tiempo to pass the time;RPhacerse tiempo to make time, to find time;matar el tiempo to kill time;perder el tiempo to waste time;no hay tiempo que perder there's no time to lose;el tiempo es oro time is money;el tiempo todo lo cura time is a great healerInformát tiempo de acceso access time; Informát tiempo de búsqueda search time;tiempo de cocción cooking time;Fot tiempo de exposición exposure time;te dan tiempo libre para asuntos personales they give you time off for personal matters;tiempo muerto idle time;tiempo de ocio leisure time;Informát tiempo real real time; Informát tiempo de respuesta response time;tiempo universal coordinado Coordinated Universal Time2. [periodo disponible, suficiente] time;¡se acabó el tiempo! pueden ir entregando los exámenes time's up, start handing in your papers!;a tiempo (para algo/de hacer algo) in time (for sth/to do sth);no llegamos a tiempo de ver el principio we didn't arrive in time to see o for the beginning;estar a tiempo de hacer algo to be in time to do sth;si quieres apuntarte, aún estás a tiempo if you want to join in, you still have time o it's not too late;con tiempo (de sobra) with plenty of time to spare, in good time;¿nos dará tiempo? will we have (enough) time?;dame tiempo y yo mismo lo haré give me (a bit of) time and I'll do it myself;me faltó tiempo para terminarlo I didn't have (enough) time to finish it;Fam Irónicole faltó tiempo para ir y contárselo a todo el mundo she wasted no time in telling everyone about it;sacar tiempo para hacer algo to find (the) time to do sth;¿tienes tiempo para tomar algo? do you have time for a drink?;tenemos todo el tiempo del mundo we have all the time in the world3. [periodo largo] long time;¿cuánto tiempo hace (de eso)? how long ago (was that)?;¿cuánto tiempo hace que no vas al teatro? how long is it since you went to the theatre?;¡cuánto tiempo sin verte! it's been ages since I saw you!, I haven't seen you for ages!;hace tiempo que it is a long time since;hace tiempo que no vive aquí he hasn't lived here for some time;hace mucho tiempo que no lo veo I haven't seen him for ages;tiempo atrás some time ago;Méxtener tiempo de algo: tiene tiempo de estudiar lingüística she's been studying linguistics for a long time;tómate tu tiempo (para hacerlo) take your time (over it o to do it)4. [época] time;aquél fue un tiempo de paz y felicidad those were peaceful and happy times, it was a time of peace and happiness;corren o [m5] son malos tiempos para el estudio del latín it isn't a good time to be studying Latin;en estos tiempos que corren these days;del tiempo [fruta] of the season;las ideas de nuestro tiempo the ideas of our time o day;el hombre de nuestro tiempo modern man;el mejor boxeador de todos los tiempos the greatest ever boxer, the greatest boxer of all time;mi álbum favorito de todos los tiempos my all-time favourite album, my favourite ever album;en aquellos tiempos, por aquel tiempo in those days, back then, at that time;en los buenos tiempos in the good old days;en mis tiempos in my day o time;Johnson, en otro tiempo plusmarquista mundial,… Johnson, once the world record-holder o the former world record-holder,…;en tiempo(s) de Napoleón in Napoleon's time o day;eran otros tiempos (entonces) things were different (back) then;¡qué tiempos aquellos! those were the days!;en tiempos [antiguamente] in former times;en tiempos de Maricastaña donkey's years ago;5. [edad] age;¿qué tiempo tiene? how old is he?6. [clima] weather;¿qué tal está el tiempo?, ¿qué tal tiempo hace? what's the weather like?;buen/mal tiempo good/bad weather;hizo buen/mal tiempo the weather was good/bad;nos hizo un tiempo horrible we had terrible weather;estas cervezas están del tiempo these beers aren't cold o haven't been chilled;hace un tiempo de perros it's a foul day;poner al mal tiempo buena cara to put a brave face on things[cuarto] quarter;primer/segundo tiempo first/second halftiempo añadido injury o stoppage time;tiempo de descuento injury o stoppage time;tiempo muerto time-out;tiempo reglamentario normal time8. [marca] [en carreras] time;consiguió un tiempo excelente his time was excellent;lograron clasificarse por tiempos they qualified as fastest loserstiempo intermedio split time [at halfway point];tiempo parcial split time;tiempo récord record time;en un tiempo récord in record time9. [movimiento] movement;levantó las pesas en dos tiempos he lifted the weights in two movements;motor de cuatro tiempos four-stroke engine10. Gram tensetiempo compuesto compound tense;tiempo simple simple tense[movimiento] movement; [compás] time* * *m1 time;a tiempo in time;a un tiempo, al mismo tiempo at the same time;a su (debido) tiempo in due course;cada cosa a su tiempo all in good time;con tiempo in good time, early;dar tiempo al tiempo give things time;hacer tiempo while away the time;desde hace mucho tiempo for a long time;hace mucho tiempo a long time ago;de tiempo en tiempo from time to time;de un tiempo a esta parte for some time now;durante algún tiempo for some time;por poco tiempo for a short time;hace tanto tiempo it’s so long ago;el tiempo es oro time is money;con el tiempo, andando el tiempo with time, in time;trabajar a tiempo completo/parcial work full/part time;le faltó tiempo para … fig he couldn’t wait to…;poner al mal tiempo buena cara fig look on the bright side;volver el tiempo atrás fig turn the clock back2 ( época):en mis tiempos in my day3 ( clima) weather;hace buen/mal tiempo the weather’s fine/bad4 GRAM tensemedio tiempo half time6 ( edad):* * *tiempo nm1) : timejusto a tiempo: just in timeperder tiempo: to waste timetiempo libre: spare time2) : period, ageen los tiempos que corren: nowadays3) : season, momentantes de tiempo: prematurely4) : weatherhace buen tiempo: the weather is fine, it's nice outside5) : tempo (in music)6) : half (in sports)7) : tense (in grammar)* * *tiempo n1. (período, momento) time2. (período largo) long time / ages3. (estado atmosférico) weather5. (de un bebé) age¿cuánto tiempo tiene tu bebé? how old is your baby?6. (verbal) tense¿cuánto tiempo hace que...? how long...?¿cuánto tiempo hace que conoces a Susana? how long have you known Susana?¡cuánto tiempo sin verte! it's been ages since I saw you!tiempo libre free time / spare time -
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v.1 to speak.hablar en voz alta/baja to speak loudly/softlyhablar claro to speak clearlyElla habla la verdad She speaks the truth.2 to talk.necesito hablar contigo I need to talk o speak to you, we need to talkhablar con alguien por teléfono to speak to somebody on the phonehablar de algo to talk about somethingLa viejita habla mucho The little old lady talks a lot.3 to talk.4 to speak (idioma).5 to discuss (asunto).es mejor que lo hables con él it would be better if you talked to him about it6 to talk to, to speak to.Ella le habla a Ricardo She talks to Richard.* * *1 (gen) to speak, talk2 (mencionar) to talk, mention3 (murmurar) to talk4 (dar un tratamiento) to call (de, -)1 (idioma) to speak2 (tratar) to talk over, discuss1 (uso recíproco) to speak, talk\es como hablar a la pared figurado it's like talking to a brick walleso es hablar now you're talkingestar hablando (cuadro etc) to be almost alivehablar a solas to talk to oneselfhablar alto to speak loud■ ¿puedes hablar más alto? can you speak up, please?hablar bajo to speak softlyhablar bien de alguien to speak well of somebodyhablar claro to speak plainlyhablar como un libro (expresarse muy bien) to speak very well, express oneself very clearly 2 (hablar con afectación) to speak affectedlyhablar con el corazón to speak from the hearthablar en broma to be jokinghablar en cristiano familiar to talk plainlyhablar en nombre de alguien to speak on somebody's behalfhablar mal de alguien to speak badly of somebodyhablar por hablar to talk for the sake of talkinghablar por los codos familiar to be a chatterboxno hablarse con alguien not to be on speaking terms with somebodyno hay más que hablar there's nothing more to be saidno se hable más de ello and that's that¡quién fue a hablar! look who's talking!se habla de que... it is said that...'Se habla inglés' "English spoken"sin hablar de not to mentionsin hablar palabra without saying a word* * *verb1) to speak2) talk* * *1.VI to speak, talk (a, con to) (de about, of)necesito hablar contigo — I need to talk o speak to you
acabamos de hablar del premio — we were just talking o speaking about the prize
¡mira quién fue a hablar! — look who's talking!
que hable él — let him speak, let him have his say
¡hable!, ¡puede hablar! — (Telec) you're through!, go ahead! (EEUU)
¿quién habla? — (Telec) who's calling?, who is it?
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hablar claro — (fig) to speak plainly o bluntly•
dar que hablar a la gente — to make people talk, cause tongues to wag•
hablaba en broma — she was joking¿hablas en serio? — are you serious?
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hacer hablar a algn — to make sb talk•
hablar por hablar — to talk for talking's sake, talk for the sake of ithablamos por teléfono todos los días — we speak on the phone every day, we phone each other every day
¡ni hablar! —
cristiano, plata-¿vas a ayudarle en la mudanza? -¡ni hablar! — "are you going to help him with the move?" - "no way!" o - "you must be joking!"
2. VT1) [+ idioma] to speakhabla bien el portugués — he speaks good Portuguese, he speaks Portuguese well
"se habla inglés" — "English spoken"
2) (=tratar de)•
no hay más que hablar — there's nothing more to be said about itme gustan las películas de vaqueros y no hay más que hablar — I happen to like westerns and I don't see why I should have to justify it
3) Méx (Telec) to (tele)phone3.See:HABLAR ¿"Speak" o "talk"? ► Se traduce por speak cuando hablar tiene un sentido general, es decir, hace referencia a la emisión de sonidos articulados: Estaba tan conmocionado que no podía hablar He was so shocked that he was unable to speak Su padre antes tartamudeaba al hablar Her father used to stutter when he spoke ► También se emplea speak cuando nos referimos a la capacidad de hablar un idioma: Habla francés y alemán She speaks French and German ► Cuando hablar implica la participación de más de una persona, es decir, se trata de una conversación, una charla, o un comentario, entonces se traduce por talk. Es una de esas personas que no para de hablar He's one of those people who won't stop talking ► Para traducir la construcción hablar con alguien podemos utilizar talk to ( talk with en el inglés de EE.UU.) o, si el uso es más formal, se puede emplear speak to ( speak with en el inglés de EE.UU.): Vi a Manolo hablando animadamente con un grupo de turistas I saw Manolo talking o speaking animatedly to o with a group of tourists ► Si queremos especificar el idioma en que se desarrolla la conversación, se puede emplear tanto talk como speak, aunque este último se usa en un lenguaje más formal: Me sorprendió bastante verla hablar en francés con tanta soltura I was surprised to see her talking o speaking (in) French so fluently Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada* * *1.verbo intransitivo1) ( articular palabras) to speakhablar en voz baja — to speak o talk quietly
aún no sabe hablar — he hasn't started to talk yet o isn't talking yet
2) ( expresarse) to speakdéjalo hablar — let him speak, let him have his say (colloq)
hablar claro — ( claramente) to speak clearly; ( francamente) to speak frankly
mira quién habla or quién fue a hablar — (fam) look o hark who's talking (colloq)
hablar por hablar — to talk for the sake of it
quien mucho habla mucho yerra — the more you talk, the more mistakes you'll make
3)a) ( conversar) to talkse pasaron toda la noche hablando — they spent the whole night talking o (colloq) chatting
tengo que hablarte or que hablar contigo — I need to speak to you o have a word with you
hablando se entiende la gente — (fr hecha) the way to work things out is by talking
hablar con alguien — to speak o talk to somebody
ni hablar: de eso ni hablar that's totally out of the question; ni hablar! no way! (colloq), no chance! (colloq); nos castigaron por hablar en clase — we were punished for talking in class
b) ( murmurar) to talkdar que hablar — to start people talking
c) ( al teléfono)¿quién habla? — who's speaking o calling?
¿con quién hablo? — who am I speaking with (AmE) o (BrE) speaking to?
4) (tratar, referirse a)hablar de algo/alguien — to talk about something/somebody
tú y yo no tenemos nada de que hablar — you and I have nothing to say to each other o nothing to discuss
hablar de negocios — to talk (about) o discuss business
lo dejamos en 10.000 y no se hable más (de ello) — let's say 10,000 and be done with it
el viaje en tren sale caro, y no hablemos ya del avión — going by train is expensive, and as for flying...
hablar sobre or acerca de algo — to talk about something
5) ( bajo coacción) to talk6)a) ( dar discurso) to speakel rey habló a la nación — the king spoke to o addressed the nation
b) ( dirigirse a) to speakháblale de tú — use the `tú' form with him
7)a) ( anunciar propósito)hablar de + inf — to talk of -ing, talk about -ing
mucho hablar de ahorrar y va y se compra esto — all this talk of saving and he goes and buys this! (colloq)
b) ( rumorear)se habla de que va a renunciar — it is said o rumored that she's going to resign
8) (Méx) ( por teléfono) to call, phone2.hablar vt1) < idioma> to speak2) ( tratar)ya lo hablaremos más adelante — we'll talk about o discuss that later
háblalo con ella — speak o talk to her about it
3) (fam) ( decir)3.no hables disparates or tonterías — don't talk nonsense
hablarse v pronno se habla con ella — he's not speaking o talking to her, he's not on speaking terms with her
* * *= speak, talk, share + Posesivo + view, speak up, chat.Ex. If, however, you wish to speak another language with DOBIS/LIBIS, enter the name of that language in this field by typing over the language displayed.Ex. The philosophy was that every computer on the network would talk, as a peer, with any other computer.Ex. The aim is to encourage children to read more and to share their views on the books they read.Ex. 'When you've been here a while, you'll see that it's hard to avoid run-ins with her,' Lehmann spoke up.Ex. The guest might be better employed seeing small groups half a dozen or so for quarter of an hour, when they could chat about anything that crops up.----* conseguir hablar con = catch up with.* dar de qué hablar = raise + eyebrows, fuel + rumours, give + rise to rumours.* dar que hablar = fuel + rumours, give + rise to rumours, raise + eyebrows.* del que estamos hablando = in question.* empezar a hablar de = make + noises about, make + a noise about.* estar hablando del tema = be on the topic.* estrictamente hablando = strictly speaking.* extasiarse hablando de Algo = wax + lyrical, wax + rapturous.* forma de hablar = manner of speaking.* hablando de Roma, por la puerta asoma = speak of the devil, talk of the devil.* hablando en plata = crudely put.* hablando en términos muy generales = crudely put.* hablando figuradamente = figuratively speaking.* hablando por teléfono = on the line.* hablando sinceramente = straight talk.* hablando sin rodeos = crudely put.* hablando sin tapujos = straight talk.* hablar a = speak to.* hablar a calzón quitado = lay + Posesivo + cards on the table, put + Posesivo + cards on the table.* hablar a favor de = speak up for.* hablar alto = be loud.* hablar al unísono = speak with + one voice.* hablar antes de tiempo = speak too soon.* hablar bajo = speak + low.* hablar ceceando = lisp.* hablar claro = lay + Posesivo + cards on the table, put + Posesivo + cards on the table.* hablar como una cotorra = talk + Posesivo + socks off.* hablar con = check with, speak with, talk with, speak to.* hablar con diplomacia = say + the right thing.* hablar con entusiasmo = gush about.* hablar con la boca llena = speak with + Posesivo + mouth full, talk with + Posesivo + mouth full.* hablar con la nariz = talk through + Posesivo + nose.* hablar con lengua de serpiente = talk with + a twisted tongue, speak with + a twisted tongue, speak with + a split tongue, speak with + a forked tongue.* hablar con ritmo y rima = rap about.* hablar de = be on about, talk about, tell of.* hablar de boquilla = pay + lip service.* hablar del asunto con = take + the matter + up with.* hablar del mismo modo = talk + alike.* hablar del trabajo = talk + shop.* hablar despectivamente = speak + disparagingly.* hablar efusivamente = gush about.* hablar emotivamente y con efusividad = gush about.* hablar en contra de = speak against.* hablar en falso = speak with + a split tongue, speak with + a forked tongue, speak with + a twisted tongue.* hablar en favor de = put + a word in for.* hablar en lengua desconocida = speak in + tongues, talk in + tongues.* hablar en plata = put + it crudely.* hablar en público = public speaking, speak in + public.* hablar entre dientes = mumble, mutter.* hablar entre dientes sin ser entendido = mumble.* hablar en voz alta = talk in + a loud voice.* hablar en voz baja = whisper, speak + low.* hablar explícitamente = speak out.* hablar hasta por los codos = talk + Posesivo + socks off.* hablar hasta reventar = talk + Reflexivo + blue in the face.* hablar incoherentmente = babble.* hablar mal de = speak against, speak out against, speak + ill of, say + nasty things about, slag + Nombre + off, slate, diss.* hablar maravillas de = praise.* hablar más de la cuenta = shoot + Posesivo + mouth off.* hablar muy bien de = rave about, rant and rave.* hablar pestes = trash, call + Nombre + all the names under the sun, say + nasty things about, slag + Nombre + off, cut + Nombre + up, tear + Nombre + down, rubbish.* hablar por hablar = waffle, talk through + Posesivo + hat.* hablar por la nariz = talk through + Posesivo + nose.* hablar por los codos = talk + Posesivo + socks off, talk + Reflexivo + blue in the face.* hablar por Uno mismo = speak for + Reflexivo.* hablarse = on speaking terms.* hablarse bien de Algo o Alguien = be well spoken of.* hablar sin decir nada = waffle.* hablar sin parar = burble on.* hablar sin pensar = shoot from + the hip.* hablar sin ser entendido = speak in + tongues, talk in + tongues.* hablar sin ton ni son = talk through + Posesivo + hat.* llevar a hablar de una cuestión = bring up + issue.* loro viejo no aprende a hablar = you can't teach an old dog new tricks, you can't teach an old dog new tricks.* ¡mira quién habla! = look who's talking!.* ¡ni hablar! = no dice!.* ¡ni hablar del caso! = no dice!.* persona que sólo habla una lengua = monoglot.* que habla en voz baja = quietly spoken.* saber de lo que Uno estar hablando = know + Posesivo + stuff.* ser como hablar con la pared = be like talking to a brick wall.* volver a hablar innecesariamente = belabour [belabor, -USA].* ya hemos hablado bastante de = so much for.* * *1.verbo intransitivo1) ( articular palabras) to speakhablar en voz baja — to speak o talk quietly
aún no sabe hablar — he hasn't started to talk yet o isn't talking yet
2) ( expresarse) to speakdéjalo hablar — let him speak, let him have his say (colloq)
hablar claro — ( claramente) to speak clearly; ( francamente) to speak frankly
mira quién habla or quién fue a hablar — (fam) look o hark who's talking (colloq)
hablar por hablar — to talk for the sake of it
quien mucho habla mucho yerra — the more you talk, the more mistakes you'll make
3)a) ( conversar) to talkse pasaron toda la noche hablando — they spent the whole night talking o (colloq) chatting
tengo que hablarte or que hablar contigo — I need to speak to you o have a word with you
hablando se entiende la gente — (fr hecha) the way to work things out is by talking
hablar con alguien — to speak o talk to somebody
ni hablar: de eso ni hablar that's totally out of the question; ni hablar! no way! (colloq), no chance! (colloq); nos castigaron por hablar en clase — we were punished for talking in class
b) ( murmurar) to talkdar que hablar — to start people talking
c) ( al teléfono)¿quién habla? — who's speaking o calling?
¿con quién hablo? — who am I speaking with (AmE) o (BrE) speaking to?
4) (tratar, referirse a)hablar de algo/alguien — to talk about something/somebody
tú y yo no tenemos nada de que hablar — you and I have nothing to say to each other o nothing to discuss
hablar de negocios — to talk (about) o discuss business
lo dejamos en 10.000 y no se hable más (de ello) — let's say 10,000 and be done with it
el viaje en tren sale caro, y no hablemos ya del avión — going by train is expensive, and as for flying...
hablar sobre or acerca de algo — to talk about something
5) ( bajo coacción) to talk6)a) ( dar discurso) to speakel rey habló a la nación — the king spoke to o addressed the nation
b) ( dirigirse a) to speakháblale de tú — use the `tú' form with him
7)a) ( anunciar propósito)hablar de + inf — to talk of -ing, talk about -ing
mucho hablar de ahorrar y va y se compra esto — all this talk of saving and he goes and buys this! (colloq)
b) ( rumorear)se habla de que va a renunciar — it is said o rumored that she's going to resign
8) (Méx) ( por teléfono) to call, phone2.hablar vt1) < idioma> to speak2) ( tratar)ya lo hablaremos más adelante — we'll talk about o discuss that later
háblalo con ella — speak o talk to her about it
3) (fam) ( decir)3.no hables disparates or tonterías — don't talk nonsense
hablarse v pronno se habla con ella — he's not speaking o talking to her, he's not on speaking terms with her
* * *= speak, talk, share + Posesivo + view, speak up, chat.Ex: If, however, you wish to speak another language with DOBIS/LIBIS, enter the name of that language in this field by typing over the language displayed.
Ex: The philosophy was that every computer on the network would talk, as a peer, with any other computer.Ex: The aim is to encourage children to read more and to share their views on the books they read.Ex: 'When you've been here a while, you'll see that it's hard to avoid run-ins with her,' Lehmann spoke up.Ex: The guest might be better employed seeing small groups half a dozen or so for quarter of an hour, when they could chat about anything that crops up.* conseguir hablar con = catch up with.* dar de qué hablar = raise + eyebrows, fuel + rumours, give + rise to rumours.* dar que hablar = fuel + rumours, give + rise to rumours, raise + eyebrows.* del que estamos hablando = in question.* empezar a hablar de = make + noises about, make + a noise about.* estar hablando del tema = be on the topic.* estrictamente hablando = strictly speaking.* extasiarse hablando de Algo = wax + lyrical, wax + rapturous.* forma de hablar = manner of speaking.* hablando de Roma, por la puerta asoma = speak of the devil, talk of the devil.* hablando en plata = crudely put.* hablando en términos muy generales = crudely put.* hablando figuradamente = figuratively speaking.* hablando por teléfono = on the line.* hablando sinceramente = straight talk.* hablando sin rodeos = crudely put.* hablando sin tapujos = straight talk.* hablar a = speak to.* hablar a calzón quitado = lay + Posesivo + cards on the table, put + Posesivo + cards on the table.* hablar a favor de = speak up for.* hablar alto = be loud.* hablar al unísono = speak with + one voice.* hablar antes de tiempo = speak too soon.* hablar bajo = speak + low.* hablar ceceando = lisp.* hablar claro = lay + Posesivo + cards on the table, put + Posesivo + cards on the table.* hablar como una cotorra = talk + Posesivo + socks off.* hablar con = check with, speak with, talk with, speak to.* hablar con diplomacia = say + the right thing.* hablar con entusiasmo = gush about.* hablar con la boca llena = speak with + Posesivo + mouth full, talk with + Posesivo + mouth full.* hablar con la nariz = talk through + Posesivo + nose.* hablar con lengua de serpiente = talk with + a twisted tongue, speak with + a twisted tongue, speak with + a split tongue, speak with + a forked tongue.* hablar con ritmo y rima = rap about.* hablar de = be on about, talk about, tell of.* hablar de boquilla = pay + lip service.* hablar del asunto con = take + the matter + up with.* hablar del mismo modo = talk + alike.* hablar del trabajo = talk + shop.* hablar despectivamente = speak + disparagingly.* hablar efusivamente = gush about.* hablar emotivamente y con efusividad = gush about.* hablar en contra de = speak against.* hablar en falso = speak with + a split tongue, speak with + a forked tongue, speak with + a twisted tongue.* hablar en favor de = put + a word in for.* hablar en lengua desconocida = speak in + tongues, talk in + tongues.* hablar en plata = put + it crudely.* hablar en público = public speaking, speak in + public.* hablar entre dientes = mumble, mutter.* hablar entre dientes sin ser entendido = mumble.* hablar en voz alta = talk in + a loud voice.* hablar en voz baja = whisper, speak + low.* hablar explícitamente = speak out.* hablar hasta por los codos = talk + Posesivo + socks off.* hablar hasta reventar = talk + Reflexivo + blue in the face.* hablar incoherentmente = babble.* hablar mal de = speak against, speak out against, speak + ill of, say + nasty things about, slag + Nombre + off, slate, diss.* hablar maravillas de = praise.* hablar más de la cuenta = shoot + Posesivo + mouth off.* hablar muy bien de = rave about, rant and rave.* hablar pestes = trash, call + Nombre + all the names under the sun, say + nasty things about, slag + Nombre + off, cut + Nombre + up, tear + Nombre + down, rubbish.* hablar por hablar = waffle, talk through + Posesivo + hat.* hablar por la nariz = talk through + Posesivo + nose.* hablar por los codos = talk + Posesivo + socks off, talk + Reflexivo + blue in the face.* hablar por Uno mismo = speak for + Reflexivo.* hablarse = on speaking terms.* hablarse bien de Algo o Alguien = be well spoken of.* hablar sin decir nada = waffle.* hablar sin parar = burble on.* hablar sin pensar = shoot from + the hip.* hablar sin ser entendido = speak in + tongues, talk in + tongues.* hablar sin ton ni son = talk through + Posesivo + hat.* llevar a hablar de una cuestión = bring up + issue.* loro viejo no aprende a hablar = you can't teach an old dog new tricks, you can't teach an old dog new tricks.* ¡mira quién habla! = look who's talking!.* ¡ni hablar! = no dice!.* ¡ni hablar del caso! = no dice!.* persona que sólo habla una lengua = monoglot.* que habla en voz baja = quietly spoken.* saber de lo que Uno estar hablando = know + Posesivo + stuff.* ser como hablar con la pared = be like talking to a brick wall.* volver a hablar innecesariamente = belabour [belabor, -USA].* ya hemos hablado bastante de = so much for.* * *hablar [A1 ]■ hablar (verbo intransitivo)A articular palabrasB1 expresarse2 hablar + complementoC1 conversar2 charlar3 murmurar4 en conversaciones telefónicasD tratar, referirse aE bajo coacciónF1 dar un discurso2 dirigirse aG1 anunciar un propósito2 rumorearH recordarI tener relacionesJ México: por teléfono■ hablar (verbo transitivo)A hablar: idiomaB tratar, consultarC decir■ hablarse (verbo pronominal)viA (articular palabras) to speakhablar en voz baja to speak o talk quietly, to speak o talk in a low voicehabla más alto speak uphabla más bajo don't speak so loudly, keep your voice downhabla con un deje andaluz she speaks with a slight Andalusian accent, she has a slight Andalusian accentquítate la mano de la boca y habla claro take your hand away from your mouth and speak clearlyes muy pequeño, todavía no sabe hablar he's still a baby, he hasn't started to talk yet o he isn't talking yetno hables con la boca llena don't talk with your mouth fullhablar por la nariz to have a nasal voice, to talk through one's nosees una réplica perfecta, sólo le falta hablar it's a perfect likeness, you almost expect it to start talkingB1 (expresarse) to speakdéjalo hablar a él ahora let him speak now, let him have his say now ( colloq)no hables hasta que no se te pregunte don't speak until you're spoken tohabla claro ¿cuánto quieres? tell me straight, how much do you want? ( colloq)ha hablado la voz de la experiencia there speaks the voice of experience, he speaks from experiencelas cifras hablan por sí solas the figures speak for themselvesno sabe de qué va el tema, el caso es hablar he doesn't know what it's all about but he just has to have his sayen fin, mejor no hablar anyway, I'd better keep my mouth shut¡así se habla! that's what I like to hear!hablo en mi nombre y en el de mis compañeros I speak for myself and for my colleaguestú no hables or no hace falta que hables ( fam); you're a fine one to talk! ( colloq), you've got no room to talk! ( colloq), you can talk! ( colloq)hablar por hablar: no sabe nada del tema, habla por hablar he doesn't know anything about the subject, he just likes the sound of his own voice o he just talks for the sake of ithacer hablar a algn: ve a hacerte la cama y no me hagas hablar go and make your bed, and don't let me have to tell you twice o tell you againquien mucho habla mucho yerra the more you talk, the more mistakes you'll make2 (+ complemento) to speak¿en qué idioma hablan en casa? what language do you speak at home?hablar por señas to use sign languageno sabe hablar en público she's no good at speaking in publicaunque no coincido con sus ideas, reconozco que habla muy bien even though I do not share his views, I accept that he is a very good speaker(el) hablar bien no cuesta dinero being polite never hurt anybodyC1 (conversar) to talkestá hablando con el vecino de arriba he's talking o speaking to the man from upstairsse pasaron toda la noche hablando they spent the whole night talking o ( colloq) chattingestaba hablando conmigo mismo I was talking to myselflo conozco de vista, pero nunca he hablado con él I know him by sight, but I've never actually spoken to himtú y yo tenemos que hablar you and I must have a talk, you and I have to talk¿podemos hablar a solas un momento? can I have a word with you in private?, can I talk to you alone for a moment?no te vayas, tengo que hablarte or tengo que hablar contigo don't go, I need to speak to you o have a word with youpara hablar con el director hay que solicitar entrevista you have to get an appointment if you want to speak to o see the directorhabla tú con él, quizás a ti te escuche you talk to him, maybe he'll listen to youes como si estuviera hablando con las paredes it's like talking to a brick wallhablar por teléfono/por el celular ( AmL) or el móvil ( Esp) to talk on the phone/cell phone ( AmE) o mobile ( BrE)hablando se entiende la gente ( fr hecha); if you/they talk it over you'll/they'll sort it outni hablar: pretende que cargue con su trabajo y de eso ni hablar he wants me to do his work but there's no way that I'm going to¿estarías dispuesto a hacerlo? — ¡ni hablar! would you be willing to do it? — no way o not likely o no chance! ( colloq)2 (charlar) to talknos castigaron por hablar en clase we were punished for talking in classse pasó el día habla que te habla she talked nonstop the whole day ( colloq)3 (murmurar) to talkno hagas caso, a la gente le gusta mucho hablar don't take any notice, people just like to talk o gossipdar que hablar: si sigues actuando de esa manera, vas a dar que hablar if you carry on like that, people will start talking o tongues will start to wag4(en conversaciones telefónicas): ¿quién habla? who's speaking o calling?D (tratar, referirse a) hablar DE algo/algn to talk ABOUT sth/sb¿de qué están hablando? what are you talking about?hay muchas cosas de las que no puedo hablar con ella there are a lot of things I can't talk to her abouttú y yo no tenemos nada de que hablar you and I have nothing to say to each other o nothing to discussse pasaron toda la tarde hablando de negocios they spent the whole evening talking (about) o discussing businessprecisamente hablábamos de ti we were just talking about youestaban hablando de él a sus espaldas they were talking about him behind his backsiempre está hablando mal de su suegra he never has anything good o a good word to say about his mother-in-lawlo dejamos en 10.000 y no se hable más (de ello) let's say 10,000 and be done with itel viaje en tren sale caro, y no hablemos ya del avión going by train is expensive, and as for flying …en su libro habla de un tiempo futuro en el que … in his book he writes about o speaks of a time in the future when …hablar SOBREor ACERCA de algo to talk ABOUT sthya hablaremos sobre ese tema en el momento oportuno we'll talk about that when the time comeshablar DE algo/algn to talk ABOUT sth/sbtengo que hablarte de algo importante there's something important I have to talk to you aboutháblame de tus planes para el futuro tell me about your plans for the futureno sé de qué me estás hablando I don't know what you're talking aboutme han hablado mucho de ese restaurante I've heard a lot about that restaurantme han hablado muy bien de él people speak very highly of him, I've heard a lot of nice o good things about himLaura me ha hablado mucho de ti Laura's told me a lot about youhablemos de usted let's talk about youle he hablado al director de tu caso I've mentioned your case to the director, I've spoken to the director about your caseE (bajo coacción) to talkno lograron hacerlo hablar they couldn't get him to talkF1 (dar un discurso) to speakesta noche hablará por la radio he will speak on the radio tonightel rey habló a la nación the king spoke to o addressed the nation2 (dirigirse a) to speakhaz el favor de no hablarme en ese tono please don't talk o speak to me in that tone of voice, please don't use that tone of voice with me¿qué manera es ésa de hablarle a tu madre? that's no way to speak to your mother!no le hables de tú don't use the `tu' form with o to himdíselo tú porque a mí no me habla you tell him because he isn't talking o speaking to melleva una semana sin hablarme he hasn't spoken to me for a weekG1 (anunciar un propósito) hablar DE + INF to talk OF -ING, talk ABOUT -INGse está hablando de construir una carretera nueva they're talking of o about building a new road, there's talk of a new road being builtmucho hablar de ahorrar y va y se compra esto all this talk of saving and he goes and buys this!2 (rumorear) hablar DE algo:se habla ya de miles de víctimas there is already talk of thousands of casualtiesse habla de que va a renunciar it is said o rumored that she's going to resign, they say o people say that she's going to resignH ( liter) (recordar) hablar DE algo:unos monumentos que hablan de la grandeza de aquella época monuments which tell of o reflect the grandeur of that erate habló Laura Laura called o phoned o ( BrE) rang■ hablarvtA ‹idioma› to speakhabla el idioma con mucha soltura he speaks the language fluently[ S ] se habla español Spanish spokenB (tratar, consultar) to talk about, discussháblalo con tu padre speak o talk to your father about iteso ya lo hablaremos más adelante we'll talk about that o discuss that lateresto vamos a tener que hablarlo con más tiempo we're going to have to talk about o discuss this when we have more timeya está todo resuelto, no hay (nada) más que hablar it's all settled, there's nothing more to discuss o sayC ( fam)(decir): no hables disparates or tonterías don't talk nonsense, don't talk garbage ( AmE colloq), don't talk rubbish ( BrE colloq)no habló ni una palabra en toda la reunión he didn't say a word throughout the whole meeting■ hablarse( recíproco):llevan meses sin hablarse they haven't spoken to each other for months¿piensas seguir toda la vida sin hablarte con ella? are you never going to speak to her again?, aren't you ever going to talk to her again?* * *
hablar ( conjugate hablar) verbo intransitivo
1
habla más bajo keep your voice down
( francamente) to speak frankly;
un político que habla muy bien a politician who is a very good speaker;
hablar por hablar to talk for the sake of it
2
tenemos que hablar we must (have a) talk;
hablar con algn to speak o talk to sb;
tengo que hablarte or que hablar contigo I need to speak to you o have a word with you;
está hablando por teléfono he's on the phone;
¡ni hablar! no way! (colloq), no chance! (colloq)
◊ dar que hablar to start people talkingd) ( rumorear):
se habla de que va a renunciar it is said o rumored that she's going to resigne) ( al teléfono):◊ ¿con quién hablo? who am I speaking with (AmE) o (BrE) speaking to?
3a) (tratar, referirse a) hablar de algo/algn to talk about sth/sb;◊ hablar de negocios to talk (about) o discuss business;
siempre habla mal de ella he never has a good word to say about her;
hablan muy bien de él people speak very highly of him;
me ha hablado mucho de ti she's told me a lot about you;
en tren sale caro, y no hablemos ya del avión going by train is expensive, and as for flying …;
háblame de tus planes tell me about your plans;
hablar sobre or acerca de algo to talk about sth
háblale de tú use the `tú' form with himc) ( anunciar propósito) hablar de hacer algo to talk of doing sth;
4 (Méx) ( por teléfono) to call, phone
verbo transitivo
1 ‹ idioma› to speak
2 ( tratar):
ya lo hablaremos más adelante we'll talk about o discuss that later
hablarse verbo pronominal:
no se habla con ella he's not speaking o talking to her, he's not on speaking terms with her
hablar
I verbo intransitivo
1 to speak, talk: estaba hablando con Jorge, I was speaking to Jorge
habla muy mal de su marido, she speaks badly of her husband
2 (charlar) to talk, chat: le encanta hablar por teléfono, he loves chatting on the phone
3 (tratar, versar) to talk about: este artículo habla de los extraterrestres, this article deals with aliens
4 (referirse) no hablaba de ella, I wasn't talking about her
habla de él como si de un dios se tratara, you would have thought she was talking about a god from the way she spoke about him
II verbo transitivo
1 (una lengua) to speak: habla francés, he speaks French
2 (discutir, tratar) to talk over, discuss: háblalo con tu madre, talk it over with your mother
no tengo nada que hablar contigo, I've nothing to say to you
3 (decir) habla maravillas de su nuevo coche, he's raving on about his new car
♦ Locuciones: hablar en broma, to be joking
familiar ¡mira tú quién fue a hablar!, look who's talking!
ni hablar, certainly not
' hablar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abominar
- acento
- alquilar
- alta
- alto
- ancha
- ancho
- balbucear
- broma
- caldo
- callar
- carrete
- cascar
- cerrada
- cerrado
- cerrarse
- chistar
- clara
- claro
- codo
- como
- contigo
- correr
- costar
- dar
- dejar
- deshora
- despepitarse
- dialéctica
- embalarse
- en
- enrollarse
- extenderse
- fanfarronear
- gachó
- gangosa
- gangoso
- habla
- hablarse
- impertinencia
- imprudencia
- íntima
- íntimo
- maravilla
- murmurar
- ni
- palabra
- parar
- peluquín
- permitir
English:
about
- abruptly
- admire
- afraid
- age
- alone
- approachable
- babble
- bitterly
- blunt
- bone
- break off
- breath
- breathe
- captivate
- confidence
- crack
- croak
- curt
- delegation
- directly
- discuss
- do
- dog
- drawl
- drone
- easy
- evenly
- fear
- female
- fluent
- go on
- gush
- harp on
- hear of
- hot air
- jabber
- jaw
- likely
- male-dominated
- mimic
- mouth
- mutter
- nasally
- need
- nelly
- nice
- nonstop
- oneself
- pipe up
* * *♦ vi1. [emitir palabras] to speak;hablar en voz alta/baja to speak loudly/softly;el bebé ya habla the baby is talking already2. [expresarse, comunicarse] to speak;hablar claro to speak clearly;hablar en español/inglés to speak in Spanish/English;hablar por señas to use sign language;dejar hablar a alguien to let sb speak;déjame hablar a mí [como representante] let me do the talking;[en discusión] let me get a word in;hacer hablar a alguien [a tímido] to get sb talking;[en interrogatorio] to get sb to talk;hablar solo to talk to oneself;estos detalles hablan mucho del tipo de persona que es these small points say a lot about the sort of person she is;sus actos hablan por sí solos his actions speak for themselves;¡así se habla! hear, hear!;¡qué bien habla este político! this politician's a really good speaker;hablar por hablar to talk for the sake of talking;3. [conversar] to talk ( con o Am a to), to speak ( con o Am a to);estaba hablando en broma I was only joking;¿podemos hablar un momento? could I have a word with you?;estuvimos toda la noche hablando we talked all night, we spent all night talking;no debes hablar en clase you mustn't talk in class;necesito hablar contigo I need to talk o speak to you, we need to talk;hablé con ella ayer por la noche I spoke to her last night;¿has hablado con él alguna vez? have you ever talked o spoken to him?;hablé con él por teléfono I spoke to him on the phone;está hablando por teléfono he's on the phone;¡(de eso) ni hablar! no way!;hablando se entiende la gente it's good to talk4. [tratar]hablar de algo/alguien to talk o speak about sth/sb;hablar bien/mal de to speak well/badly of;háblame de ti tell me about yourself;me han hablado muy bien de este restaurante I've heard a lot of good things about this restaurant, I've heard people speak very highly of this restaurant;mi hermano me ha hablado mucho de ti my brother's told me a lot about you;es mejor no hablar del tema it would be best if we didn't mention the subject;tenemos muy buenos tenistas, y no hablemos de futbolistas… we have very good tennis players, and as for footballers…5. [murmurar] to talk;hablar mal de alguien to criticize sb, to run sb down;siempre va hablando de los demás she's always going around saying things about o talking about other people;dar que hablar to make people talk6. [pronunciar un discurso] to speak;el presidente habló a las masas the president spoke to o addressed the masses7. [confesar] to talk;lo torturaron y al final habló they tortured him and in the end he talked¡a mí no me hables así! don't you speak to me like that!♦ vt1. [idioma] to speak;habla danés y sueco she can speak o she speaks Danish and Swedish;habla muy bien el portugués he speaks very good Portuguese2. [asunto] to discuss ( con with);es mejor que lo hables con el jefe it would be better if you talked to the boss about it;vamos a ir, y no hay nada más que hablar we're going, and that's that* * *v/i1 speak;hablar alto/bajo speak loudly/softly;hablar claro fig say what one means;hablar por sí solo fig speak for o.s.2 ( conversar) talk;hablar con alguien talk to s.o., talk with s.o.3:4:¡ni hablar! no way!;hablar por hablar talk for the sake of it;¡mira quién habla! look who’s talking!;no me hagas hablar más I don’t want to have to say this again!;no se hable más (del asunto) I don’t want to hear anything more about it;por no hablar de … not to mention …* * *hablar vi1) : to speak, to talkhablar en broma: to be joking2)hablar de : to mention, to talk about3)dar que hablar : to make people talkhablar vt1) : to speak (a language)2) : to talk about, to discussháblalo con tu jefe: discuss it with your boss* * *hablar vb¿hablas inglés? do you speak English?¿puedo hablar con Javi? can I speak to Javi?2. (conversar) to talk¡ni hablar! no way! -
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faire [fεʀ]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━➭ TABLE 60━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Lorsque faire est suivi d'un nom dans une locution comme faire une faute, se faire des idées, reportez-vous à l'autre mot.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. <━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Lorsque faire est utilisé pour parler d'une activité non précisée, ou qu'il remplace un verbe plus spécifique, il se traduit par to do. Lorsque faire veut dire créer, préparer, fabriquer, il se traduit souvent par to make.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• que fais-tu ce soir ? what are you doing tonight?• que voulez-vous qu'on y fasse ? what can be done about it?• faire 100 km/h to do 100km/h• je n'en ferai rien ! I'll do nothing of the sort!► faire de ( = utiliser) to do with• qu'avez-vous fait de votre sac ? what have you done with your bag?► ne faire quec. ( = créer, préparer, fabriquer) to maked. ( = constituer) c'est ce qui fait tout son charme that's what makes him so charming• faire du piano/du violon to play the piano/the violing. (Medicine) [+ diabète, attaque] to haveh. ( = chercher dans) il a fait toute la ville pour en trouver he's been all over town looking for somei. ( = vendre) nous ne faisons pas cette marque we don't stock that make• je vous le fais à 700 € I'll let you have it for 700 eurosj. ( = mesurer, peser, coûter) to be• combien fait cette chaise ? how much is this chair?• ça fait 130 € that's 130 euros• cela fait combien en tout ? how much is that altogether?k. ( = agir sur, importer) ils ne peuvent rien me faire they can't do anything to me• on ne me la fait pas à moi ! (inf) I wasn't born yesterday!• qu'est-ce que cela peut bien te faire ? what's it to you?• cela ne vous ferait rien de sortir ? would you mind leaving the room?• ne fais pas l'enfant/l'idiot don't be so childish/so stupid• tu fais l'arbitre ? will you be referee?• quel imbécile je fais ! what a fool I am!n. ( = dire) to say• « vraiment ? » fit-il "really?" he saido. (Grammar) « canal » fait »canaux » au pluriel the plural of "canal" is "canaux"2. <• as-tu payé la note ? -- non, c'est lui qui l'a fait did you pay the bill? -- no, he did• puis-je téléphoner ? -- faites, je vous en prie could I use the phone? -- yes, of courseb. ( = agir) faire vite to act quickly• faites vite ! be quick!c. ( = paraître) to look3. <► il fait━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► cela or ça fait... que• cela fait très longtemps que je ne l'ai pas vu I haven't seen him for a very long time it's a long time since I saw him• ça fait que... that means...4. <a. ( = pousser à) to make• faire faire qch par qn to get sth made (or done) by sb• faire faire qch à qn to get sb to do (or to make) sth ; (en le forçant) to make sb do (or make) sthc. ( = laisser) faire entrer qn (qn que l'on attendait) to let sb in ; (qn que l'on n'attendait pas) to ask sb in5. <► se fairea. (pour soi)b. ( = être fait) si ça doit se faire, ça se fera sans moi if it's going to happen, it'll happen without mec. ( = être convenable, courant) ça se fait d'offrir des fleurs à un homme ? is it OK to give flowers to a man?d. (locutions)• se faire beau to make o.s. look nice• sa voix se fit plus douce his voice became softer► se faire + infinitif• faut se le faire ! (inf!) he's a real pain in the neck! (inf)► se faire à ( = s'habituer à) to get used to• il ne s'en fait pas ! he's got a nerve!► il se fait que• comment se fait-il qu'il soit absent ? how come he's not here? (inf)* * *fɛʀ
1.
1) ( produire) to make2) ( façonner) to shape [histoire, période]3) ( étudier) to do [licence, sujet]faire du violon — to study ou play the violin
4) ( préparer) to make [soupe, thé]; to prepare [salade]5) ( nettoyer) to do, to clean [vitres]; to clean, to polish [chaussures]7) ( cultiver)faire des céréales — [personne] to grow ou do cereals; [région] to produce cereals
8) ( se fournir en)faire de l'eau — Nautisme, Chemin de Fer to take on water
faire (de) l'essence — (colloq) Automobile to get petrol GB ou gas US
9) ( parcourir) to do [distance, trajet]; to go round [magasins, agences]; ( visiter) to do (colloq) [région, musées]10) ( souffrir de) to have [diabète, tension, complexe]11) ( demander un prix)faire quelque chose à 30 francs — to sell something for 30 francs, to charge 30 francs for something
12) ( servir de) to serve as13) (user, disposer de) to doje n'en ai rien à faire — (colloq) I couldn't care less
14) ( avoir un effet)que veux-tu que j'y fasse? — what do you want me to do about it?, what am I supposed to do about it?
ça y fait — (colloq) it has an effect
pour ce que ça fait! — (colloq) for all the good it does!
qu'est-ce que ça peut bien te faire? — (colloq) what is it to you?
15) (entraîner, causer)l'explosion a fait 12 morts — the explosion killed 12 people, the explosion left 12 people dead
ça ne fait rien! — ( pas grave) it doesn't matter!
ça fait ou ce qui fait que j'ai oublié — (colloq) as a result I forgot
16) ( transformer) to makefaire d'un garage un atelier — to make ou turn a garage into a workshop
17) ( proclamer)18) ( imiter)19) ( tenir le rôle de) to be20) ( dans un souhait)mon Dieu, faites qu'il réussisse! — God, please let him succeed!
21) (colloq) ( tromper)22) ( dire) to say‘bien sûr,’ fit-elle — ‘of course,’ she said
le canard fait ‘coin-coin’ — the duck says ou goes ‘quack’
2.
verbe intransitif1) ( agir) to do, to actvas-y, mais fais vite! — go, but be quick about it!
fais comme chez toi — lit, iron make yourself at home
2) ( paraître) to look3) (colloq) ( être) to be4) ( durer) to last5) ( valoir)6) ( pour les besoins naturels) to go7) (colloq)faire avec — ( se contenter de) to make do with; ( supporter) to put up with
3.
se faire verbe pronominal1)combien se fait-il (colloq) par mois? — how much does he make a month?
2) ( devenir) to get, to become3) ( se rendre)4) ( s'inquiéter)il ne s'en fait pas! — ( sans inquiétude) he's not the sort of person to worry about things!; ( pas gêné) he's got a nerve!
5) ( s'habituer)se faire à — to get used to [lieu, situation, idée]
6) ( être d'usage)7) ( être à la mode) to be in (fashion)ça ne se fait plus — it's no longer fashionable, it's out of fashion
8) ( être produit)9) ( emploi impersonnel)comment se fait-il que...? — how is it that...?
10) [fromage] to ripen; [vin] to mature11) (colloq)il faut se le faire, son copain! — his/her mate is a real pain! (colloq)
12) ( avec infinitif)
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Un très grand nombre de tournures et locutions contenant ce verbe sont traitées ailleurs, généralement sous le terme qui suit faire, en particulier- les expressions décrivant les tâches domestiques, agricoles (faire la cuisine/moisson), les occupations manuelles (faire du tricot/bricolage), les activités professionnelles ou de loisir (faire du théâtre/de la photo), les types d'études ( faire médecine). Pour ce qui est des jeux, sports et loisirs, voir également la note d'usage correspondante- les locutions décrivant un mouvement, l'expression, un comportement (faire un geste/une grimace/le pitre)- les expressions dans lesquelles faire signifie ‘formuler’ (faire une promesse/offre etc)- les expressions décrivant la qualité de la lumière (il fait jour/sombre) ou l'état du temps- les expressions contenant une mesure (faire 20 mètres de long/15 kilos/20°/15 kilomètres à l'heure etc) pour lesquelles on consultera les notes d'usage- les expressions décrivant une démarche de l'esprit (se faire une opinion/du souci etc)- les expressions indiquant l'effet produit (faire peur/mal/plaisir/du tort etc, faire cuire/sécher/tomber etc)- les locutions telles que faire semblant/exprès, se faire avoir etc- une activité sportive (faire du tennis/de la marche/du parapente)la consultation des notes d'usage vous fournira des traductions utiles. Voir la listeEn outre, certaines entrées telles que combien, ce, que, comment, laisser, rien, mieux, bien etc fourniront également des traductions utilesTo make ou to do?Les principales traductions de faire sont to make et to do mais elles ne sont pas interchangeablesto make traduit faire + objet dénotant ce qui est créé, confectionné, composé, réalisé, obtenu; l'objet est le résultat de l'action: faire son lit/des confitures = to make one's bed/jam; faire un discours/une faute/un bénéfice = to make a speech/a mistake/a profit; je me suis fait un café = I made myself a coffeeto do a le sens plus vague de se livrer à une activité, s'occuper à quelque chose; l'objet peut préciser la nature de l'activité: faire de la recherche/un exercice/une réparation = to do research/an exercise/a repair job; faire son devoir = to do one's dutyou bien la nature de l'activité reste indéterminée: que fait-il (dans la vie)? = what does he do in life?; qu'est-ce que tu fais ce soir? = what are you doing tonight?; la science peut tout faire = science can do anything; j'ai à faire = I have things to doou encore le contexte suggère la nature de l'activité: faire une pièce = to do a room, peut vouloir dire la nettoyer, la ranger, la peindreSi faire remplace un verbe plus précis, on traduira fréquemment par celui-ci: faire une maison/un nid = to build a house/a nest; faire une lettre = to write a letter; faire une visite = to pay a visit; faire un numéro de téléphone = to dial a numberLes périphrases verbales sont parfois rendues par un seul verbe: faire voir (= montrer) = to show; faire du tissage (= tisser) = to weave, mais faire un peu de tissage = to do a bit of weavingFaire + infinitif + quelqu'unfaire + infinitive + quelqu'un, c'est-à-dire obtenir de quelqu'un qu'il agisse d'une certaine manière, se traduit selon le sens de faire, par: to make somebody do something (forcer, être cause que): fais-la lever = make her get up; ça m'a fait rire = it made me laugh; ça fait dormir = it makes you sleep; par to get somebody to do something (inciter): fais-leur prendre un rendez-vous = get them to make an appointment; par to help somebody to do something (aider): faire traverser la rue à un vieillard = to help an old man across the street; mais faire manger un bébé = to feed a child. Dans l'exemple ça fait dormir on notera qu'en anglais le sujet du verbe est toujours exprimé, ce qui n'est pas le cas en français(se) faire faire quelque chose (par quelqu'un) se traduit par to have something done ou made (by somebody), ou, dans une langue plus familière, to get something done ou made (by somebody): (se) faire construire une maison = to have a house built; faire réparer sa voiture = to have ou get one's car repaired; c'est la table qu'il a fait faire = it's the table he had made; elle fait exécuter les travaux par un ami = she's having the work done by a friendexprime soit la continuité: il ne fait que pleuvoir = it never stops raining, it rains all the timesoit la restriction: je ne fais qu'obéir aux ordres = I'm only obeying ordersDans ce cas il sera généralement traduit par to do: ‘je peux regarder? ’ - ‘faites ou faites je vous en prie ’ = ‘may I look?’ - ‘please do’; il souffla, comme il avait vu faire son père = he blew, as he had seen his father do; on veut que je parte, mais je n'en ferai rien = they want me to leave, but I'll do nothing of the sort* * *fɛʀ1. vt1) (= fabriquer) to makeIls font trop de bruit. — They're making too much noise.
2) (= effectuer) to dofaire la vaisselle — to do the dishes, to do the washing up
3) [études, sujet] to doIl fait de l'italien. — He's doing Italian.
4) (pratiquer régulièrement) [musique, rugby] to playIl fait du piano. — He plays the piano.
6) (= visiter)faire l'Europe — to tour Europe, to do Europe
7) (= imiter)8) (= mesurer, totaliser) to be, to make2 et 2 font 4. — 2 and 2 are 4., 2 and 2 make 4.
Ça fait 10 m. — It's 10 m.
Ça fait 15 euros. — It's 15 euros.
Ça fait cinquante-trois euros en tout. — That's fifty-three euros all together., That makes fifty-three euros all together.
Je vous le fais 10 euros. — I'll let you have it for 10 euros.
9) (= dire) to go"Vraiment?" fit-il. — "Really?" he goes.
10) (= souffrir de) [diabète, eczéma] to haveIl regrettait ce qu'il avait fait à son frère. — He was sorry for what he had done to his brother.
faire que (= impliquer que) — to mean that
ce qui fait que... — which means that...
ne faire que (= ne pas arrêter de) Il ne fait que critiquer. — All he ever does is criticize.
2. vi1) (= agir) to actIl faut faire vite. — We must act quickly., It's important to act quickly.
2) (= s'y prendre)comment a-t-il fait pour...? — how did he manage to...?
3) (= paraître) (avec adjectif) to lookTu fais jeune dans cette robe. — That dress makes you look younger.
4) (remplaçant autre verbe) to doNe le casse pas comme je l'ai fait. — Don't break it like I did.
Remets-le en place. - Je viens de le faire. — Put it back in its place.- I just did.
3. vb aux(suivi d'un infinitif) to makefaire tomber qch — to make sth fall, to knock sth over
Le chat a fait tomber le vase. — The cat knocked over the vase.
faire travailler les enfants — to make the children work, to get the children to work
faire réparer qch — to get sth repaired, to have sth repaired
Je dois faire réparer ma voiture. — I've got to get my car repaired.
Elle fait faire des travaux dans sa maison. — She's having some work done on her house.
Il a fait faire son portrait. — He's had his portrait done.
Cela fait faire des économies au consommateur. — This saves the consumer money.
4. vb impers (temps)to beEspérons qu'il fera beau demain. — Let's hope it'll be nice weather tomorrow.
1) (durée)ça fait trois ans qu'ils habitent à Paris — they've lived in Paris for three years, they've been living in Paris for three years
il fait bon; Il fait bon se promener dans cette région. — It's nice to go walking in this area.
Il ne fait pas bon traîner ici le soir. — It's not a good idea to hang around here at night.
* * *faire ⇒ Note d'usage verb table: faireA vtr1 (donner, émettre, produire) to make; le raisin fera un vin excellent the grapes will make ou produce (an) excellent wine; cet arbre fait des fleurs/baies this tree produces flowers/berries; le garage ferait une belle pièce the garage would make a nice room; ils font un beau couple they make a handsome couple; il fera un bon médecin he'll make a good doctor; les qualités qui font un champion the qualities which make a champion; trois et deux font cinq three and two make five; ça fait deux chacun that makes two each; combien font 13 fois 13? what's 13 times 13?; œil fait yeux au pluriel œil is yeux in the plural;2 fig ( façonner) to shape [période]; les événements qui font l'histoire events which shape history;3 ( étudier) to do [licence, diplôme]; on a fait la Chine en géographie we did China in geography; faire du violon to study ou play the violin; tu as fait ton piano? have you practised your piano?; faire une école de commerce/les Beaux-Arts to go to business school/art college;4 ( préparer) to make [sauce, soupe, thé]; to prepare [salade]; faire du poulet to do ou cook a chicken; qu'est-ce que je fais pour le déjeuner? what shall I cook ou prepare for lunch?;6 ( proposer) Comm to do [service, marque]; ( vendre) to do, to sell [article]; ils ne font pas le petit déjeuner/les réparations they don't do breakfast/repairs; je fais beaucoup ce modèle en ce moment I'm selling a lot of this particular model at the moment; l'hôtel fait-il restaurant? does the hotel do meals, does the hotel have a restaurant?;7 (cultiver, produire) Agric faire des céréales [personne] to grow ou do cereals; [région] to produce cereals;8 ( se fournir en) faire de l'eau Naut, Rail to take on water; faire (de) l'essence○ Aut to get petrol GB ou gas US; faire du bois dans la forêt to gather wood in the forest; faire de l'herbe pour les bêtes to cut grass for the animals;9 ( parcourir) to do [distance, trajet]; to go round [magasins, agences]; ( visiter) to do○ [région, ville, musées]; faire 200 kilomètres to do 200 kilometresGB; faire Rome-Nice en avion to do the Rome-Nice journey by plane; représentant qui fait○ la région parisienne rep○ who does the Paris area; j'ai dû faire toute la ville/toutes les boutiques pour trouver ça I had to go all over town/round GB ou around US all the shops to find this; faire la vallée de la Loire to do○ the Loire Valley; faire l'Écosse to visit Scotland; j'ai fait tous les tiroirs mais je ne l'ai pas trouvé I went through all the drawers but I couldn't find it;10 ( dans le domaine de la santé) to have [diabète, tension, complexe]; faire une crise cardiaque to have a heart attack; faire de la fièvre○ to have ou run a temperature; faire de l'angine de poitrine to get angina; elle m'a encore fait une otite○! she's had another ear-infection!;11 ( demander un prix) faire qch à 30 euros to sell sth for 30 euros, to charge 30 euros for sth; il me l'a fait à 500 euros he charged me ou sold it to me for 500 euros;12 ( servir de) to serve as; ce coin fera bureau this corner will serve as a study;13 (user, disposer de) to do; que vais-je faire des bagages/enfants? what am I going to do with the luggage/children?; qu'as-tu fait du billet? what have you done with the ticket?; pour ce qu'elle en fait! for all she does with it/them!; pour quoi faire? what for?; je n'ai que faire de I have no need for; je n'en ai rien à faire it's nothing to do with me;14 ( avoir un effet) faire plus de mal que de bien to do more harm than good; qu'as-tu fait à ta sœur? what have you done to your sister?; que veux-tu que j'y fasse? what do you want me to do about it?, what am I supposed to do about it?; le cachet ne m'a rien fait the tablet didn't do anything, the tablet had no effect; ça y fait it has an effect; leur départ ne m'a rien fait their departure didn't affect me at all, their departure left me cold; ça me fait quelque chose de la voir dans cet état it upsets me to see her in that state; ça fait quelque chose pour la grippe? is it any good for flu?; pour ce que ça fait! for all the good it does!; ça ne vous fait rien que je fume? do you mind ou does it bother you if I smoke?; ça ne fait rien à la chose it doesn't alter ou change anything, it makes no difference; qu'est-ce que ça peut bien te faire? what is it to you?;15 (entraîner, causer) faire des jaloux to make some people jealous; ça a fait leur fortune it made them rich; l'explosion a fait 12 morts the explosion killed 12 people, the explosion left 12 people dead; ne t'inquiète pas, ça ne fait rien! don't worry, it doesn't matter!; ça fait ou ce qui fait que j'ai oublié○ as a result I forgot; ‘qu'est-ce que j'ai fait?’-‘tu as fait que tu as menti○’ ‘what have I done?’-‘you lied, that's what you've done’; faites que tout se passe bien make sure that all goes well;16 ( transformer) to make; l'armée en a fait un homme the army made a man of him; ils veulent en faire un avocat they want to make a lawyer of him; elle en a fait sa confidente she's made her her confidante; ça a fait de lui un révolté it turned him into a rebel, it made him a rebel; j'en ai fait un principe I made it a principle; faire d'un garage un atelier to make ou turn a garage into a workshop; faire sien qch to make sth one's own;17 ( proclamer) faire qn duc/général to make sb a duke/general; la presse l'a fait diplomate ( à tort) the press made him out to be a diplomat; ne le fais pas pire qu'il n'est! don't make him out to be worse than he is!, don't paint him blacker than he is!;18 ( imiter) faire le malade/le courageux to pretend to be ill/brave; faire l'ignorant or celui qui ne sait rien to pretend not to know; faire le dictateur to act the dictator;19 ( tenir le rôle de) to be; quel plaisantin vous faites! what a joker you are!; vous ferez les voleurs! Jeux you be the robbers!; l'acteur qui fait le roi○ Cin, Théât the actor who plays the part of the king, the actor who is the king;20 ( dans un souhait) mon Dieu, faites qu'il réussisse! God, please let him succeed!; Dieu or le ciel fasse qu'il ne leur arrive rien! may God ou Heaven protect them!;21 ○( tromper) il me l'a fait au baratin/chantage he talked/blackmailed me into it; on ne me la fait pas! I'm not a fool!, I wasn't born yesterday!B vi1 (agir, procéder) to do, to act; je n'ai pas pu faire autrement I couldn't do otherwise; fais comme tu veux do as you like; elle peut faire mieux she can do better; dans ces situations, il faut faire vite in that sort of situation, one must act quickly; vas-y, mais fais vite! go, but be quick about it!; fais comme chez toi lit, iron make yourself at home;2 ( paraître) to look; faire jeune/son âge to look young/one's age; ça fait bien avec du bleu it looks nice with blue; tes lunettes font très distingué your glasses make you look very distinguished; il croit que ça fait chic de dire ça he thinks it's chic to say that;3 ( être) to be; il veut faire pompier he wants to be a fireman;4 ( dire) to say; ‘bien sûr,’ fit-elle ‘of course,’ she said; le canard fait ‘coin-coin’ the duck says ou goes ‘quack’; faire plouf/aïe etc to go plop/ouch etc;5 ( durer) to last; sa robe lui a fait deux ans her dress lasted her two years;6 (+ adverbe de quantité) ça fait cher/grand/trop etc it is expensive/big/too much etc;7 ( pour les besoins naturels) to go; tu as fait? have you been?; faire dans sa culotte ( déféquer) to dirty one's pants; ( uriner) to wet one's pants; fig to wet oneself;8 ○ faire avec ( se contenter de) to make do with [personne, objet, quantité]; ( supporter) to put up with [personne, situation]; elle est là, et il faudra faire avec she's here, and we'll have to put up with her.C se faire vpr1 (confectionner, exécuter, obtenir pour soi) se faire un café to make oneself a coffee; se faire de l'argent/des amis to make money/friends; se faire ses vêtements to make one's own clothes; se faire la cuisine soi-même to do one's own cooking; combien se fait-il par mois? how much does he make a month? ; se faire un mec◑ to have◑ a man;2 ( devenir) (+ adjectif attribut) to get, to become; (+ nom attribut) to become; il se fait vieux he's getting old; il se fait tard it's getting late; sa voix se fit dure his/her voice hardened ou became hard; se faire avocat to become a lawyer;3 ( se rendre) se faire belle/tout petit to make oneself beautiful/very small;4 ( s'inquiéter) s'en faire to worry; il ne s'en fait pas! ( sans inquiétude) he's not the sort of person to worry about things!; ( pas gêné) he's got a nerve!;5 ( s'habituer) se faire à to get used to [lieu, situation, idée]; je ne m'y fais pas I can't get used to it;6 ( être d'usage) ça se fait encore ici it's still done here; ça ne se fait pas de manger avec les doigts it's not the done thing ou it's not polite to eat with one's fingers;7 ( être à la mode) [couleur, style] to be in (fashion); le tweed se fait beaucoup cette année tweed is very much in this year; ça ne se fait plus it's no longer fashionable, it's out of fashion;8 ( être produit ou accompli) c'est ce qui se fait de mieux it's the best there is; le mariage s'est fait à Paris the wedding took place in Paris; le pont se fera bien un jour the bridge will be built one day; souhaitons que la paix se fasse let's hope there'll be peace;9 ( emploi impersonnel) il se fit que it (so) happened that; il se fit un grand silence there was complete silence; il s'est fait un déclic dans mon esprit something clicked in my mind; il pourrait se faire que je parte I might leave; comment se fait-il que…? how is it that…?;10 ( mûrir) [fromage] to ripen; [vin] to mature;11 ○( supporter) to put up with, to endure [importun]; il faut se le faire, son copain! his/her mate is a real pain○!;12 ( avec infinitif) se faire couler un bain to run oneself a bath; se faire comprendre to make oneself understood; se faire agresser to get mugged; tu vas te faire écraser! you'll get run over![fɛr] verbe transitifA.[FABRIQUER, RÉALISER]1. [confectionner - objet, vêtement] to make ; [ - construction] to build ; [ - tableau] to paint ; [ - film] to make ; [ - repas, café] to make, to prepare ; [ - gâteau, pain] to make, to bake ; [ - vin] to make ; [ - bière] to brew[concevoir - thèse, dissertation] to dogrand-mère est super — oui, on n'en fait plus des comme ça! (familier) grandma's great — yes, they broke the mould when they made her!2. [produire, vendre]faire du blé/de la vigne to grow wheat/grapesfaire une marque/un produit to stock a make/an articleje vous fais les deux à 350 euros (familier) you can have both for 350 euros, I'll take 350 euros for both3. [obtenir, gagner - bénéfices] to makefaire de l'argent to earn ou to make money4. [mettre au monde]5. PHYSIOLOGIEB.[ACCOMPLIR, EXÉCUTER]1. [effectuer - mouvement, signe] to make[saut périlleux, roue] to do2. [accomplir - choix, erreur, réforme, proposition] to make ; [ - inventaire] to do ; [ - discours] to deliver, to make, to give ; [ - conférence] to give ; [ - exercice] to do ; [ - recherches] to do, to carry out (separable) ; [ - enquête] to carry out (separable)on me l'a déjà faite, celle-là I know that one already[suivre les cours de]4. [pratiquer]faire de la flûte/du violon to play the flute/the violinfaire de l'équitation/de la natation/de la voile to go horseriding/swimming/sailingfaire du basket/du tennis to play basketball/tennis6. [dire] to sayil fit oui/non de la tête he nodded/he shook his head"non", fit-elle "no", she saidla vache fait "meuh!" the cow goes "moo!"8. [action non précisée] to dofaire quelque chose de quelqu'un/quelque chose: qu'ai-je fait de mes clefs ? what have I done with ou where did I put my keys ?donne-le moi! — non, rien à faire! give it to me! — nothing doing ou no way!tu lui as parlé ? — oui, mais rien à faire, il ne cédera pas did you talk to him ? — yes, but it's no use, he won't give inje vais vous raccompagner — n'en faites rien! (soutenu) I'll take you back — there's really no need!j'apprécie peu sa façon de travailler mais il faut bien faire avec! I don't like the way he works but I suppose I'll just have to put up with it!autant que faire se peut if possible, as far as possiblemais bien sûr, tu n'as que faire de ma carrière! but of course, my career matters very little to you! ou you don't care about my career!C.[AVEC IDÉE DE DÉPLACEMENT]1. [se déplacer à la vitesse de]le train peut faire jusqu'à 400 km/h the train can do 400 km/h2. [couvrir - distance]le Concorde fait Paris-New York en moins de quatre heures Concorde goes ou flies from Paris to New York in less than fours hours[inspecter, passer au crible]a. [j'y suis allé] I did ou went to ou tried every hotel in townb. [j'ai téléphoné] I called ou did ou tried every hotel in townD.[AVEC IDÉE DE TRANSFORMATION]1. [nommer]elle l'a fait baron she gave him the title of Baron, she made him a baron2. [transformer en]faire quelque chose de quelqu'un/quelque chose: des rats, la fée fit des laquais the fairy changed the rats into footmengarde les restes, j'en ferai une soupe keep the leftovers, I'll make a soup with themc'était un tyran et votre livre en fait un héros! he was a tyrant, and your book shows ou presents him as a hero!3. [devenir]"cheval" fait "chevaux" au pluriel the plural of "cheval" is "chevaux"4. [servir de]une fois plié, le billard fait table the billiard table, when folded, can be used ou can serve as a normal table5. [remplir un rôle, une fonction]il fera un bon mari he'll make ou be a good husbandE.[INDIQUE UN RÉSULTAT]1. [provoquer]ça va faire une marque/une auréole it will leave a mark/a ringl'accident a fait cinq morts the accident left five dead ou claimed five livesfaire quelque chose à quelqu'un [l'émouvoir] to move somebody, to affect somebodyla vue du sang ne me fait rien I don't mind the sight of blood, the sight of blood doesn't bother mefaire que: la gravitation, force qui fait que les objets s'attirent gravitation, the force which causes objects to be attracted towards each other[pour exprimer un souhait]2. [importer]qu'est-ce que cela peut faire? what does it matter ?, so what?cela ne fait rien it doesn't matter, never mindF.[INDIQUE UNE QUALITÉ, UNE FORME, UNE MESURE]1. [former]on a dix euros, ça ne fait pas assez we've got ten euros, that's not enough4. [mesurer][taille, pointure][peser]je fais 56 kg I weigh ou am 56 kg5. [indique la durée, le temps]elle a téléphoné, cela fait bien une heure she phoned at least an hour agoG.[VERBE ATTRIBUTIF]1. [paraître]la broche fait bien ou joli ou jolie sur ta robe the brooch looks nice on your dresselle parle avec un léger accent, il paraît que ça fait bien! she talks with a slight accent, it's supposed to be smart!ça fait comment ou quoi de voir son nom sur une affiche? what's it like to see your name on a poster ?2. (familier) [devenir, embrasser la carrière de] to beH.[VERBE DE SUBSTITUTION] (toujours en rappel du verbe utilisé)vous le lui expliquerez mieux que je ne saurais le faire you'll explain it to her better than I couldtu lui écriras ? — oui, je le ferai will you write to him ? — yes I willpuis-je prendre cette chaise ? — (mais) faites donc! (soutenu) may I take this chair ? — please do ou by all means!————————[fɛr] verbe intransitif[agir] to dofais comme chez toi [à l'arrivée de quelqu'un] make yourself at homefais comme tu veux! [ton irrité] suit yourself!je le lui ai rendu — tu as bien fait! I gave it back to him — you did the right thing ou you did right!pourquoi l'as-tu acheté ? — je croyais bien faire! why did you buy it ? — I thought it was a good idea!tu ferais bien d'y réfléchir you'd do well to ou you should ou you'd better think about it!pour bien faire, il faudrait réserver aujourd'hui the best thing would be to book today, ideally we should book today————————[fɛr] verbe impersonnel1. MÉTÉOROLOGIEil fait chaud/froid it's hot/cold2. (locution)————————[fɛr] verbe auxiliaire1. [provoquer une réaction]ça me fait dormir it puts ou sends me to sleepa. [pour qu'il s'impatiente] let him waitb. [en lui demandant] ask him to waitn'essaie pas de me faire croire que... don't try to make ou to have me believe that...3. [commander de]fairefaire quelque chose par quelqu'un to have somebody do ou make something, to have something done ou made by somebody————————faire dans verbe plus préposition————————se faire verbe pronominal (emploi réfléchi)1. [réussir]2. [se forcer à]se faire pleurer/vomir to make oneselfcry/vomit————————se faire verbe pronominal (emploi réciproque)————————se faire verbe pronominal (emploi passif)2. [être convenable]ça ne se fait pas de demander son âge à une femme it's rude ou it's not done to ask a woman her age3. [être réalisé]je dois signer un nouveau contrat, mais je ne sais pas quand cela va se faire I'm going to sign a new contract, but I don't know when that will betu pourrais me prêter 1 500 euros ? — ça pourrait se faire could you lend me 1,500 euros ? — that should be possiblecomment se fait-il que... ? how come ou how is it that... ?il pourrait se faire que... it might ou may be that..., it's possible that...————————se faire verbe pronominal intransitif1. [se former]3. [devenir] to becomes'il arrive à l'heure, je veux bien me faire nonne! (familier) if he arrives on time, I'll eat my hat!————————se faire verbe pronominal transitif1. [fabriquer]2. [effectuer sur soi][se maquiller]3. (familier) [gagner]elle se fait 4000 euros par mois she earns 4,000 euros per month, she gets 4,000 euros every month4. (familier) [s'accorder]on se fait un film/un petit café ? what about going to see a film/going for a coffee ?5. (familier) [supporter][agresser] to beat up————————se faire à verbe pronominal plus préposition————————s'en faire verbe pronominal intransitifelle s'en souviendra, ne t'en fais pas! she'll remember, don't you worry!encore au lit ? tu ne t'en fais pas! still in bed ? you're taking it easy, aren't you ? -
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( trasportare) carry( accompagnare) take( avere adosso) wear( condurre) leadportare via take awaymi ha portato un regalo he brought me a presentportale un regalo take her a presentportare in tavola serveessere portato per qualcosa/per fare qualcosa have a gift for something/for doing somethingportare fortuna be luckyporta bene i propri anni he doesn't look his age* * *portare v.tr.1 (verso chi parla, ascolta) to bring*; ( andare a prendere) to fetch: portami un bicchier d'acqua, bring me a glass of water; portami i libri che ho lasciato sul tavolo, fetch me the books I left on the table; questo vento porterà pioggia, this wind will bring rain; spero mi porterai buone notizie, I hope you'll bring me good news; ti porto una tazza di tè?, shall I bring you a cup of tea?; portare dentro, fuori, su, giù, to bring in, out, up, down // devo portare in tavola?, shall I serve the dinner?2 ( lontano da chi parla; accompagnare) to take*: mi porti al cinema questa sera?, will you take me to the pictures tonight?; porta questa lettera a mio fratello, alla posta, take this letter to my brother, to the post; porta questo vassoio in camera sua, take this tray to his room; il suo cappello fu portato via dal vento, his hat blew off; ti porterò a casa in automobile, I'll drive you home; ti porterò a passeggio, I'll take you for a walk; portare dentro, fuori, su, giù, to take in, out, up, down // portare via, ( togliere) to take away; ( rubare) to steal; ( far morire) to carry off: mi fai il piacere di portare via la tua roba?, will you please take your stuff away?; in autobus mi hanno portato via il portafoglio, they stole my wallet on the bus; una polmonite l'ha portato via in pochi giorni, he was carried off by pneumonia within a few days; è un lavoro che porta via molto tempo, it's a job that takes a long time // che il diavolo ti porti!, go to the devil!3 ( portare con fatica, sostenere; portare d'abitudine) to carry: porta di sopra questo baule, carry this trunk upstairs; non porto mai l'ombrello, I never carry an umbrella; i poliziotti in Inghilterra non portano armi, the police in Britain don't carry guns; porta sempre molto denaro contante con sé, he always carries a lot of cash on him; portare qlcu. in trionfo, to carry s.o. in triumph; portare una valigia sulle spalle, to carry a suitcase on one's shoulders // ognuno ha la propria croce da portare, everyone has his own cross to bear; portare qlcu. in palmo di mano, to hold s.o. in great esteem (o to have a high opinion of s.o.) // quell'uomo porta bene i suoi anni, that man doesn't look his age // portare vasi a Samo, acqua al mare, to carry coals to Newcastle4 portare avanti, to maintain, to carry out: ha sempre portato avanti una linea politica coraggiosa, he always carried out (o maintained) a courageous policy; portò avanti per tutta la vita un discorso di culturizzazione delle masse, throughout his life he carried out the task of promoting mass education; ha sempre portato avanti le sue battaglie in prima persona, he has always fought his own battles; (dir.) portare avanti un'azione legale, to maintain a legal action; portare fra le braccia qlcu., to carry s.o. in one's arms5 ( portare con sé) to bring*, to take*: hai portato il costume da bagno?, did you bring your bathing costume?; porta con te un po' di dollari, take some dollars with you; porta con te tuo fratello, take your brother with you6 ( condurre) to lead*: questa strada porta all'albergo, this road leads to the hotel; il benessere sociale portò a questa situazione, social affluence led to this situation // portare un piano a compimento, to carry out a plan // portare qlcu. a conoscenza di qlco., to bring sthg. to s.o.'s knowledge // tutte le strade portano a Roma, (prov.) all roads lead to Rome7 ( indurre) to induce: tutto porta a credere alla sua innocenza, everything induces (o leads) one to believe in his innocence // portare qlcu. alla disperazione, to drive s.o. to despair8 ( guidare, condurre) to drive*; to pilot: non sa portare l'auto, he can't drive (a car); portare la nave in porto, to pilot the ship into port9 ( indossare, avere) to wear*, to have on, to be dressed in (sthg.): portava un paio di scarpe bianche, she was wearing a pair of white shoes; portare i capelli lunghi, corti, to wear one's hair long, short (o to have long, short hair); portare un fiore all'occhiello, to wear a flower in one's button hole; portare occhiali, gioielli, to wear glasses, jewels; portare un soprabito, un cappello, to wear an overcoat, a hat; portare il lutto, to wear mourning10 ( nutrire) to nourish, to bear*: portare odio, to nourish feelings of hatred; portare rancore verso qlcu., to bear s.o. a grudge; portare speranze, to nourish hopes // portare rispetto a qlcu., to have respect for s.o.11 ( causare) to cause, to bring forth: questo cattivo tempo porterà molte malattie, this bad weather will cause a lot of illness; la sua assenza mi ha portato molto danno, his absence has done me a lot of harm; portare fortuna, to bring luck12 ( produrre) to bear*, to bring* forth, to yield, to produce: il melo non porterà nessun frutto quest'anno, the apple tree will not bear any fruit this year13 ( avere) to bear*, to have*: questa lettera porta una data sbagliata, this letter is wrongly dated; questo documento porta una firma falsa, this document bears a false signature; il suo libro porta uno strano titolo, his book has a strange title14 ( sopportare) to bear*, to endure: porta la sua pena con molto coraggio, he bears his pain very bravely15 ( addurre) to bring forward, to put forward: portare prove, buone ragioni, un esempio, to bring (o to put) forward proofs, good reasons, an example; portò delle scuse ridicole, he made some absurd excuses17 (di cannone ecc.) ( aver una portata di) to have a range of (sthg.)◘ portarsi v.rifl. o intr.pron.2 ( andare) to go*; ( venire) to come*: cercherò di portarmi a Roma al più presto, I'll try to come, to go to Rome as soon as possible; dovresti portarti in città verso mezzogiorno, you should be in town around noon* * *[por'tare]1. vt1) (sostenere, sorreggere: peso, bambino, pacco) to carryportare via — to take away, (rubare) to take
porta bene i suoi anni — he's wearing well, he doesn't look his age
2)(consegnare, recare)
portare qc (a qn) — to take (o bring) sth (to sb)porta il libro in cucina! — (vicino a chi parla) bring the book into the kitchen!, (lontano da chi parla) take the book into the kitchen!
posso portarli a casa? — can I bring (o take) them home?
portare qc alla bocca — to lift o put sth to one's lips
portare fortuna/sfortuna a qn — to bring (good) luck/bad luck to sb
3) (condurre) to take, (sogg : strada) to take, lead(
fig : indurre) portare qn a (fare) qc — to lead sb to (do) sthdove porta questa strada? — where does this road lead?, where does this road take you?
4) (indossare: scarpe, vestito, occhiali) to wear, have onporta i capelli lunghi — he wears his hair long, he has long hair
5) (avere: nome, titolo, firma) to have, bear, (fig : sentimenti) to bearil documento porta la tua firma — the document has o bears your signature
2. vip (portarsi)(recarsi) to goportarsi al tiro Calcio, Basket — to move into a scoring position
* * *[por'tare] 1.verbo transitivo1) (verso chi parla) to bring*; (andare a prendere) to fetch2) (lontano da chi parla) to take*portare qcs. a qcn. — to take sb. sth., to take sth. to sb.
3) (trasportare) to carryportare qcs. sulle spalle — to carry sth. on one's back
essere portato dal vento — to be blown along by the wind, to be borne on the wind
4) (prendere con sé) to take*, to bring* [ oggetto]5) (accompagnare) to take*; (condurre con sé) to bring* [amico, cane]portare qcn. a scuola, all'ospedale — to take sb. to school, to the hospital
portare qcn. a ballare — to take sb. dancing
6) (condurre) to bring*, to lead* (anche fig.)questa discussione non ci sta portando da nessuna parte — fig. this discussion is leading o getting us nowhere
portare qcn. alla follia, alla disperazione — fig. to drive sb. to madness, despair
7) (causare)portare danno — to cause o do harm
portare fortuna, sfortuna a qcn. — to bring sb. good, bad luck
porta bene, male fare — it's good, bad luck to do
8) (indurre)tutto porta a credere che — there is every indication that, all the indications are that
9) (avere) to wear* [barba, capelli]10) (indossare) to wear*, to have* on [ vestito]; to wear* [gioiello, occhiali, lenti a contatto]; to take* [ taglia]11) (avere) to bear*, to have* [nome, titolo]portare i segni di — to bear the marks o signs of
ne porta ancora i segni — fig. he still bears the scars
12) (reggere, sostenere) [colonna, struttura] to bear*, to hold*, to support [tetto, peso]; [persona, animale] to bear* [ peso]13) (nutrire un sentimento) to bear*, to nourish [amore, rancore]portare rispetto a qcn. — to have respect for sb.
14) (addurre) to adduce, to put* forward [ragione, motivazioni]; to bring* forward, to produce [ prove]15) (comunicare, riferire)16) mat. colloq.scrivo 3, porto 2 — I put down 3 and carry 2
17) portare via (prendere con sé) to take* away, to carry away"due hamburger da portare via" — "two hamburgers to take away BE o to go AE "; (rubare) to steal*, to take*; (trasportare) [ acqua] to bear* away, to carry away [persona, barca]; [ vento] to blow* off, to blow* away [ cappello]; (richiedere) to take* (up) [ tempo]
18) portare avanti (proseguire) to follow through, to pursue [idea, teoria]; to carry out [campagna, indagine]; (mettere avanti) to put* forward, to put* on [ orologio]19) portare indietro to take* back, to return [ merce]; (mettere indietro) to put* back, to turn back [ orologio]20) portare su to carry up; (al piano di sopra) to take* upstairs; (far aumentare) to force up [ prezzi]21) portare giù, sotto to bring* down; (al piano di sotto) to take* downstairs22) portare dentro to bring* inside, to fetch in23) portare fuori to carry out, to fetch out2.portare fuori il cane — to take the dog for a walk, to walk the dog
1) (condurre) to lead*2) arm.3.verbo pronominale portarsi1) (andare) to go*; (venire) to come*; (spostarsi) to move2) (con sé) to bring* along3) portarsi dietro to bring* along* * *portare/por'tare/ [1]Tra i verbi inglesi che traducono l'italiano portare, to bring e to take sottolineano il movimento e la direzione verso cui si porta qualcosa: to bring implica l'idea di venire verso chi parla o ascolta, to take l'idea di allontanarsi da chi parla o ascolta (cameriere, mi porti il conto per favore! = waiter, bring me the bill, please!; prenditi l'ombrello! = take your umbrella with you!). Il verbo to carry, invece, non implica alcuna direzione ma piuttosto l'idea di trasportare qualcosa, o portare qualcosa con sé: mi porti tu questi libri, per favore? = will you carry these books for me, please? non porto mai molti soldi con me = I never carry much money with me. Tra gli equivalenti più specifici di portare, tutti elencati nella voce qui sotto, si noti in particolare to wear, cioè indossare.1 (verso chi parla) to bring*; (andare a prendere) to fetch; portami quella sedia bring me that chair; ci ha portato dei regali dal suo viaggio he brought us back presents from his trip; portami qualcosa da bere get me something to drink; te ne porto un altro I'll fetch you another one2 (lontano da chi parla) to take*; portare qcs. a qcn. to take sb. sth., to take sth. to sb.; portare delle sedie in giardino to take chairs into the garden; portare la macchina dal meccanico to take the car to the garage3 (trasportare) to carry; portare una valigia to carry a suitcase; portare qcs. sulle spalle to carry sth. on one's back; portare in braccio un bambino to hold a baby in one's arms; essere portato dal vento to be blown along by the wind, to be borne on the wind4 (prendere con sé) to take*, to bring* [ oggetto]; non dimenticare di portare un ombrello don't forget to take an umbrella5 (accompagnare) to take*; (condurre con sé) to bring* [amico, cane]; portare qcn. a scuola, all'ospedale to take sb. to school, to the hospital; ti porto a casa I'll take you home; portare qcn. a ballare to take sb. dancing6 (condurre) to bring*, to lead* (anche fig.); un autobus ti porterà in albergo a bus will take you to the hotel; cosa ti ha portato qui? what brought you here? questa discussione non ci sta portando da nessuna parte fig. this discussion is leading o getting us nowhere; portare qcn. alla follia, alla disperazione fig. to drive sb. to madness, despair7 (causare) portare danno to cause o do harm; portare fortuna, sfortuna a qcn. to bring sb. good, bad luck; porta bene, male fare it's good, bad luck to do; portare frutti to bear fruit8 (indurre) tutto porta a credere che there is every indication that, all the indications are that; questo ci porta alla conclusione che this leads us to the conclusion that9 (avere) to wear* [barba, capelli]; porta i capelli lunghi she wears her hair long10 ⇒ 35 (indossare) to wear*, to have* on [ vestito]; to wear* [gioiello, occhiali, lenti a contatto]; to take* [ taglia]; che numero porti di scarpe? what size shoes do you take? porto il 40 di scarpe I take size 40 shoes11 (avere) to bear*, to have* [nome, titolo]; porto il nome di mia nonna I'm named after my grandmother; portare i segni di to bear the marks o signs of; ne porta ancora i segni fig. he still bears the scars12 (reggere, sostenere) [colonna, struttura] to bear*, to hold*, to support [tetto, peso]; [persona, animale] to bear* [ peso]13 (nutrire un sentimento) to bear*, to nourish [amore, rancore]; portare rispetto a qcn. to have respect for sb.; porta pazienza! be patient! have some patience!14 (addurre) to adduce, to put* forward [ragione, motivazioni]; to bring* forward, to produce [ prove]15 (comunicare, riferire) porta loro i miei saluti send them my regards16 mat. colloq. scrivo 3, porto 2 I put down 3 and carry 217 portare via (prendere con sé) to take* away, to carry away; portare via la spazzatura to clear away the rubbish; "due hamburger da portare via" "two hamburgers to take away BE o to go AE "; (rubare) to steal*, to take*; (trasportare) [ acqua] to bear* away, to carry away [persona, barca]; [ vento] to blow* off, to blow* away [ cappello]; (richiedere) to take* (up) [ tempo]18 portare avanti (proseguire) to follow through, to pursue [idea, teoria]; to carry out [campagna, indagine]; (mettere avanti) to put* forward, to put* on [ orologio]19 portare indietro to take* back, to return [ merce]; (mettere indietro) to put* back, to turn back [ orologio]20 portare su to carry up; (al piano di sopra) to take* upstairs; (far aumentare) to force up [ prezzi]22 portare dentro to bring* inside, to fetch in23 portare fuori to carry out, to fetch out; portare fuori il cane to take the dog for a walk, to walk the dog; portare fuori l'immondizia to put the garbage out(aus. avere)1 (condurre) to lead*; questa strada porta alla chiesa this road leads to the church2 arm. un cannone che porta a 2500 metri a cannon with a range of 2500 metresIII portarsi verbo pronominale1 (andare) to go*; (venire) to come*; (spostarsi) to move; - rsi in testa alla classifica to get to first place2 (con sé) to bring* along; - rsi il lavoro a casa to take one's work home3 portarsi dietro to bring* along; un'abitudine che ci si porta dietro dall'infanzia a habit that is carried over from childhood -
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parler [paʀle]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━➭ TABLE 11. <a. to speak• parlez plus fort ! speak up!• parle pour toi ! speak for yourself!• n'en parlons plus ! let's forget about it!• sans parler de... not to mention...• tu parles d'une brute ! talk about a brute!b. ( = faire la conversation) to talk• les enfants commencent à parler au cours de leur seconde année babies start talking in their second year• faire parler de soi to get o.s. talked about• de quoi ça parle, ton livre ? what is your book about?► parler de faire qch to talk about doing sthc. ( = révéler des faits) to talk2. <a. [+ langue] to speak3. <a. (à soi-même) to talk to o.s.4. <a. ( = manière de parler) speechb. ( = langue régionale) dialect* * *
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1. paʀle1) ( savoir manier) to speak [langue]2) ( discuter)parler affaires/politique — to talk (about) business/politics
parler littérature/cinéma — to talk (about) books/films
2.
parler à verbe transitif indirectparler à — ( s'adresser) to talk ou speak to; ( ne pas être brouillé) to be on speaking terms with
trouver à qui parler — fig to meet one's match
moi qui vous parle, je n'aurais jamais cru ça! — (colloq) I'm telling you, I'd never have believed it!
3.
parler de verbe transitif indirect1) ( discuter)parler de — to talk about; ( mentionner)
parler de tout et de rien, parler de choses et d'autres — to talk about this and that ou one thing and another
faire parler de soi — gén to get oneself talked about; ( dans les médias) to make the news
tu parles d'une aubaine! — (colloq) talk about a bargain! (colloq)
ta promesse/son travail, parlons-en! — some promise/work!
n'en parlons plus! — ( ça suffit) let's drop it; (c'est oublié, pardonné) that's the end of it
finis-le, comme ça on n'en parle plus — finish it, then it's done
2) ( traiter) [article, film, livre]3) ( s'entretenir)parler de quelque chose/quelqu'un avec quelqu'un — to talk to somebody about something/somebody
parler de quelque chose/quelqu'un à quelqu'un — ( l'entretenir de) to talk to somebody about something/somebody, to tell somebody about something/somebody
4.
verbe intransitif1) ( articuler des mots) [enfant, perroquet, poupée] to talk; ( d'une certaine façon) to speak, to talkparler vite/fort/en russe — to speak ou talk fast/loudly/in Russian
parler du nez/avec un accent — to speak with a nasal twang/with an accent
2) ( s'exprimer) to speakparle, on t'écoute — come on ou speak up, we're listening
une prime? tu parles! — (colloq) a bonus? you must be joking! (colloq)
tu parles si je viens! — (colloq) ( bien sûr) you bet I'm coming! (colloq)
3) ( bavarder) to talkparler avec quelqu'un — to talk ou speak to somebody (de about)
4) ( faire des aveux) to talk
5.
se parler verbe pronominal1) ( communiquer) to talk ou speak (to each other)2) ( ne pas être brouillés) to be on speaking terms3) ( être utilisé) [langue] to be spoken
II paʀlenom masculin1) ( manière de s'exprimer) way of talking; ( langage) speech2) Linguistique dialect* * *paʀle1. nm1) [individu] speech, way of speaking2) [région] dialect2. vi1) (être capable de parole) to talk, to speakIl ne pouvait plus parler. — He could no longer speak.
2) (= s'exprimer) to speak, to talkparler à qn — to speak to sb, to talk to sb
parler de qch — to talk about sth, (conférence) to speak about sth
Il m'a parlé de sa nouvelle voiture. — He told me about his new car.
un homme qui a beaucoup fait parler de lui cette année — a man who has been much talked about this year
parler pour qn (= intercéder) — to speak for sb
3) (= discuter) to talkNous étions en train de parler quand le directeur est entré. — We were talking when the headmaster came in.
Je parlais justement avec lui. — I was just talking to him.
4) (= avouer) to talk3. vt1) [langue] to speakIl parle dix langues. — He speaks ten languages.
2)* * *parler verb table: aimerA nm1 ( manière de s'exprimer) way of talking; ( langage) speech; elle a un parler vulgaire she has a common way of talking; parler négligé/soigné sloppy/polished speech; un parler vrai qui ne plaît pas à tous an outspokenness that some people don't like;2 Ling dialect.B vtr2 ( discuter) parler affaires/politique to talk (about) business/politics; parler littérature/cinéma to talk books/films; parler boulot○ or boutique○ to talk shop○.C parler à vtr ind ( s'adresser) parler à qn to talk ou speak to sb; ( ne pas être brouillé avec) to be on speaking terms with sb; j'ai à vous parler I must talk ou speak to you; il ne leur parle plus he's no longer on speaking terms with them; c'est parler à un mur it's like talking to a brick wall; trouver à qui parler fig to meet one's match; moi qui vous parle, je n'aurais jamais cru ça○! I'm telling you, I'd never have believed it!; ça parle au cœur it has a strong emotional appeal; ça parle à l'imagination it fires the imagination.D parler de vtr ind1 ( discuter) parler de qch/qn to talk about sth/sb; ( mentionner) to mention sth/sb; parler de tout et de rien, parler de choses et d'autres to talk about one thing and another; ils parlent encore de politique they're talking (about) politics again; on ne parle que de ça everybody is talking about it; toute la ville en parle it's the talk of the town; faire parler de soi gén to get oneself talked about; ( dans les médias) to make the news; la France et l'Italie, pour ne parler que des pays de la CEE France and Italy, to mention only EC countries; j'ai tous les soucis, sans parler des frais I have all the worry, not to mention the expense; c'est d'épidémie qu'il faut parler we're talking about an epidemic here; le spécialiste parle d'une opération/d'opérer the consultant is talking of an operation/of operating; on parle d'un gymnase/de construire un gymnase there's talk of a gymnasium/of building a gymnasium; on en parle there's talk of it; on parle d'un écologiste pour ce poste they're talking of giving the job to an ecologist; qui parle de vous expulser? who said anything about throwing you out?; parler mal de qn to badmouth○, to speak ill of sb; tu parles d'une aubaine○! (admiratif, iron) talk about a bargain○!; ta promesse/son travail, parlons-en! iron some promise/work!; n'en parlons plus! ( ça suffit) let's drop it; (c'est oublié, pardonné) that's the end of it; finis-le, comme ça on n'en parle plus finish it, then it's done; ‘c'était dur?’-‘n'en parlons pas○!’ ‘was it hard?’-‘unbelievable○!’;2 ( traiter) [article, film, livre] parler de to be about; de quoi ça parle○? what' s it about?; les journaux en ont parlé it was in the papers;3 ( s'entretenir) parler de qch/qn avec qn to talk to sb about sth/sb; on peut parler de tout avec eux you can talk to them about anything; il faut que j'en parle avec mes collègues I must talk to my colleagues about it; parler de qch/qn à qn ( l'entretenir de) to talk to sb about sth/sb, to tell sb about sth/sb; ( lui souffler mot de) to mention sth/sb to sb; il va parler de toi à son chef he'll put in a word for you with his boss; de quoi va-t-il nous parler? what is he going to talk to us about?; il nous a parlé de vous he's told us about you; parle-moi de tes projets/amis tell me about your plans/friends; ne leur en parle pas don't tell them about it, don't mention it to them; il ne m'a jamais parlé de sa famille he's never mentioned his family to me; on m'a beaucoup parlé de vous I've heard a lot about you; ne m'en parlez pas! don't talk to me about it!; je ne veux pas qu'on m'en parle I don't want to hear about it, I don't want to know; avec le café, parlez-moi d'un bon cognac with coffee, a good brandy is just the thing○; la lecture? parle-lui plutôt de football! books? he would rather hear about football GB ou soccer!E vi1 ( articuler des mots) [enfant, perroquet, poupée] to talk; ( d'une certaine façon) to speak, to talk; elle a parlé à 14 mois she started to talk at 14 months; parler vite/fort/en russe to speak ou talk fast/loudly/in Russian; parle plus fort speak up, speak louder; parler du nez/avec un accent to speak with a nasal twang/with an accent, to have a nasal twang/an accent; parler entre ses dents to mumble;2 ( s'exprimer) to speak; parler en public to speak in public; laisse-le parler let him speak, let him have his say; parler pour qn ( en son nom) to speak for sb; ( en sa faveur) to speak up on sb's behalf; parle pour toi! speak for yourself!; c'est à vous de parler ( dans débat) it's your turn to speak; ( aux cartes) it's your bid; parle, on t'écoute come on ou speak up, we're listening; écologiquement/économiquement parlant ecologically/economically speaking; parler sincèrement to speak sincerely; les faits parlent d'eux-mêmes the facts speak for themselves; laisser parler son cœur fig to speak from the heart; parler avec les mains hum to gesticulate a great deal, to talk with one's hands; parler par gestes to communicate by means of gestures; les muets parlent par signes the speech-impaired use sign language; tu parles sérieusement? are you serious?; si l'on peut parler ainsi if one can put it like that; parler en connaissance de cause to know what one is talking about; bien parlé! well said!; elle n'a qu'à parler, il obéit he obeys her every word; une prime? tu parles○! a bonus? you must be joking○!; tu parles si je viens○! ( bien sûr) you bet I'm coming○!; faire parler la poudre ( dans une bagarre) to start shooting; ( entrer en guerre) to go to war;3 ( bavarder) to talk; parler avec qn to talk ou speak to sb (de about); parler pour ne rien dire to talk for the sake of talking, to talk drivel; parler à tort et à travers to talk through one's hat○; il s'écoute parler he loves the sound of his own voice; parlons peu et parlons bien let's get down to business; ⇒ nuire;4 ( faire des aveux) to talk, to blab○; ( dénoncer) to grass○ GB, to squeal; faire parler qn to make sb talk.F se parler vpr1 ( communiquer) to talk ou speak (to each other); ils se sont parlé au téléphone they spoke on the telephone; on s'est parlé deux minutes we spoke ou talked for a couple of minutes;2 ( ne pas être brouillés) to be on speaking terms; ils ne se parlent pas they're not on speaking terms;3 ( être utilisé) [langue, dialecte] to be spoken.I[parle] nom masculinII[parle] verbe intransitifA.[FAIRE UN ÉNONCÉ]parler bas ou à voix basse to speak softly ou in a low voiceparler haut ou à voix haute to speak loudly ou in a loud voiceparle plus fort speak louder ou upparlez moins fort keep your voice down, don't speak so loudparler par gestes ou signes to use sign languageje n'ai pas l'habitude de parler en public I'm not used to speaking in public ou to public speakingil parle mal [improprement] he doesn't talk correctlytu parles en nouveaux francs? are you talking in ou do you mean new francs?il a fait parler l'adolescent he drew the adolescent out of himself, he got the adolescent to talkparler pour ou à la place de quelqu'un to speak for somebody ou on somebody's behalfparler contre/pour to speak against/forpolitiquement/artistiquement parlant politically/artistically speakingparler à quelqu'un [lui manifester ses sentiments] to talk to ou to speak to ou to have a word with somebodyparler à quelqu'un [s'adresser à quelqu'un] to talk ou to speak to somebodyje ne leur parle plus I'm not on speaking terms with them any more, I don't speak to them any morepuis-je parler à Virginie? [au téléphone] may I speak to Virginie?parler à quelqu'un [l'émouvoir, le toucher] to speak ou to appeal to somebody3. [discuter] to talkassez parlé, allons-y! that's enough chat, let's go!parler de quelque chose/quelqu'un to talk ou to speak about something/somebodytiens, en parlant de vacances, Luc a une villa à louer hey, talking of holidays, Luc has a villa to letparler de quelqu'un/quelque chose [le mentionner]: le livre parle de la guerre the book is about ou deals with the warparler (de) religion/(de) littérature to talk religion/literatureparler de faire quelque chose to talk about ou of doing somethingparler de quelque chose/quelqu'un comme de: on parle d'elle comme d'une candidate possible she's being talked about ou billed as a possible candidateon m'en avait parlé comme d'une femme austère I'd been told she was ou she'd been described to me as a stern sort of womanaprès ça, qu'on ne vienne plus me parler de solidarité after that, I don't want to hear any more about solidarityparlez-moi un peu de vous/de ce que vous avez ressenti tell me something about yourself/what you feltje cherche un travail, alors, si vous pouviez lui parler de moi I'm looking for a job, so if you could have a word with her about me[jaser] to talkb. [dans la presse] to get one's name in the papers4. [avouer] to talkfaire parler quelqu'un to make somebody talk, to get somebody to talk5. [être éloquent] to speak volumesles chiffres/faits parlent d'eux-mêmes the figures/facts speak for themselves6. JEUXB.[LOCUTIONS] (langage familier)a. [bien sûr] did you like it? — you bet!b. [pas du tout] did you like it? — you must be joking!a. [je vais lui rendre] you bet I'll give it back to him!b. [je ne vais pas lui rendre] there's no way I'm giving it back to him!tu parles de, vous parlez de: tu parles d'une déception! talk about a letdown!, it was such a letdown!ne m'en parle pas, m'en parle pas: c'est difficile — ne m'en parle pas! it's difficult — don't tell me ou you're telling me ou you don't say!parlons-en: laisse faire la justice — ah, parlons-en, de leur justice! let justice take its course — justice indeed ou some justice!sa timidité? parlons-en! her shyness? that's a good one ou you must be joking!n'en parlons pas: l'échéance d'avril, n'en parlons pas let's not even talk about ou mention the April deadlinen'en parlons plus let's not mention it again, let's say no more about it————————[parle] verbe transitif[langue] to speakparler affaires/politique to talk business/politics————————se parler verbe pronominal(emploi réciproque) to talk to one another ou each other————————se parler verbe pronominal————————se parler verbe pronominal————————sans parler de locution prépositionnellesans parler du fait que... to say nothing of..., without mentioning the fact that... -
49 correr
v.1 to run (persona, animal).me gusta correr todas las mañanas I like to go for a run every morning¡corre a pedir ayuda! run for help!a todo correr at full speed o peltMaría corrió hacia la casa Mary ran towards the house.El agua corre libremente Water runs free.Ellos corren riesgos They run risks.Pedro corre el programa en su computadora Peter runs the program on his...2 to drive fast.3 to flow.4 to pass, to go by (time).esta última semana ha pasado corriendo this last week has flown by5 to spread (noticia).corre el rumor de que… there's a rumor that…Los rumores corren sin tregua Rumors circulate relentlessly.6 to cover (recorrer) (una distancia).corrió los 100 metros he ran the 100 meters7 to move or pull up (mover) (mesa, silla).corre la cabeza, que no veo move your head out of the way, I can't seeRicardo corrió los muebles Richard moved the furniture.8 to run (informal) (computing) (programa, aplicación).9 to operate, to run.Los programas corren sin problema The programs run without a problem.10 to fire, to dismiss, to boot out.María corrió al jardinero Mary fired the gardener.11 to expand, to propagate, to spread.El fuego corrió por toda la selva The fire spread throughout the jungle.* * *1 (gen) to run2 (darse prisa) to rush, hurry■ ¡corre, es tarde! hurry up, it's late!3 (viento) to blow4 (agua) to flow, run5 (tiempo) to pass, fly6 (noticias) to spread, circulate7 (conductor) to drive fast8 (coche) to go fast9 (sueldo, interés) to be payable10 (puerta, ventana) to slide11 (moneda) to be legal tender1 (distancia) to cover; (país) to travel through4 (mover) to pull up, move, draw up5 (estar expuesto) to run6 (aventura) to have7 (avergonzar) to make ashamed8 (turbar) to make embarrassed2 (color, tinta) to run3 (media) to ladder4 (avergonzarse) to blush, go red5 tabú (tener orgasmo) to come\a todo correr at full speedcorrer con algo to be responsible for somethingcorrer con los gastos to foot the billcorre la voz de que... rumour has it that...correr mundo to be a globe-trottercorrer un peligro to be in dangerdejar correr algo to let something drop, let something ridedeprisa y corriendo in a hurryel mes que corre the current month* * *verb1) to run,2) rush3) flow* * *1. VI1) (=ir deprisa) [persona, animal] to run; [vehículo] to go fast¡cómo corre este coche! — this car's really fast!, this car can really go some!
no corras tanto, que hay hielo en la carretera — don't go so fast, the road's icy
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echar a correr — to start running, break into a run2) (=darse prisa) to hurry, rush¡corre! — hurry (up)!
me voy corriendo, que sale el tren dentro de diez minutos — I must dash, the train leaves in ten minutes
llega el jefe, más vale que te vayas corriendo — the boss is coming so you'd better get out of here
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hacer algo a todo correr — to do sth as fast as one can3) (=fluir) [agua] to run, flow; [aire] to flow; [grifo, fuente] to runcorre mucho viento — there's a strong wind blowing, it's very windy
voy a cerrar la ventana porque corre un poco de aire — I'm going to shut the window because there's a bit of a draught o draft (EEUU)
el camino corre por un paisaje pintoresco — the road runs o goes through picturesque countryside
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correr paralelo a, una cadena montañosa que corre paralela a la costa — a chain of mountains that runs parallel to the coastla historia de los ordenadores corre paralela a los adelantos en materia de semiconductores — the history of computers runs parallel to advances in semiconductor technology
4) [tiempo]el tiempo corre — time is getting on o pressing
¡cómo corre el tiempo! — time flies!
el mes que corre — the current month, the present month
al o con el correr del tiempo — over the years
en estos o los tiempos que corren — nowadays, these days
en los tiempos que corren es difícil encontrar personas tan honradas — it's hard to find people as honest as him these days o nowadays
5) (=moverse) [rumor] to go round; [creencia] to be widespread6) (=hacerse cargo)•
correr a cargo de algn, eso corre a cargo de la empresa — the company will take care of thatla entrega del premio corrió a cargo del ministro de Cultura — the prize was presented by the Minister for Culture
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correr con algo, correr con los gastos — to meet o bear the expensescorrer con la casa — to run the house, manage the house
7) (Econ) [sueldo] to be payable; [moneda] to be validsu sueldo correrá desde el primer día del mes — his salary will be payable from the first of the month
8)correr a o por — (=venderse) to sell at
2. VT1) (Dep) [+ distancia] to run; [+ prueba] to compete inCarl Lewis ha decidido no correr los 100 metros — Carl Lewis has decided not to run (in) o compete in the 100 metres
2) (=desplazar) [+ objeto] to move along; [+ silla] to move; [+ balanza] to tip; [+ nudo] to adjust; [+ vela] to unfurlvelo 1)3) (=hacer correr) [+ caballo] to run, race; [+ caza] to chase, pursuecorrer un toro — to run in front of and avoid being gored by a charging bull for sport
4) (=tener) [+ riesgo] to run; [+ suerte] to suffer, undergoprisano quería correr la misma suerte de su amigo — he didn't want to suffer o undergo the same fate as his friend
5) (=extender)6) (Mil) (=invadir) to raid; (=destruir) to lay waste7) (Com) to auction8) (=abochornar) to embarrass9) esp LAm * (=expulsar) to chuck out *lo corrieron de la casa con gritos y patadas — they chucked him kicking and screaming out of the house *
10)correrla — * (=ir de juerga) to live it up *
3.See:* * *1.verbo intransitivo1)a) to runbajó/subió las escaleras corriendo — she ran down/up the stairs
echó a correr — he started to run, he broke into a run
salió a todo correr — he went/came shooting out
c) (Auto, Dep) piloto/conductor to race2)a) ( apresurarse)corre, ponte los zapatos! — hurry o quick, put your shoes on!
no corras tanto que te equivocarás — don't rush it o don't do it so quickly, you'll only make mistakes
corrí a llamarte/a escribirte — I rushed to call you/write to you
b) (fam) (ir, moverse) (+ compl) vehículo/conductorcorre mucho — he drives too/very fast
esa moto corre mucho — that motorcycle is o goes really fast
3)a) (+ compl) cordillera/carretera to run; río to run, flowdejar correr algo — to let something go
c) rumorcorre el rumor de que... — there is a rumor going around that..., rumor has it that...
corrió la voz de que... — there was a rumor that...
la cremallera no corre — the zipper (AmE) o (BrE) zip is stuck
el pestillo no corre — I can't bolt/unbolt the door
4) tiempoa) (pasar, transcurrir)corría el año 1939 cuando... — it was in 1939 that...
con el correr de los años — as time went/goes by
b) ( pasar de prisa) to fly5) sueldo/alquiler to be payable6) ( hacerse cargo)2.correr con algo — < con gastos> to pay something; < con organización> to be responsible for something
correr vt1)a) (Dep) < maratón> to runcorrió los 1.500 metros — he ran the 1,500 meters
b) (Auto, Dep) <prueba/gran premio> to race in2)a) (fam) (echar, expulsar) to kick... out (colloq), to chuck... out (colloq)b) (fam) ( perseguir) to run after3)a) ( exponerse a)b) ( experimentar)4) ( mover)a) <botón/ficha/silla> to movec) (Inf) < texto> to scroll3.correrse v pron1) ( moverse)a) silla/cama to move; pieza/carga to shiftb) (fam) persona to move up o over2)a) tinta to run; rímel/maquillaje to run, smudge; (+ me/te/le etc)b) (AmL) media to ladder3) (Esp arg) ( llegar al orgasmo) to come (colloq)* * *= flow, race, running, jogging, course.Ex. At this disclosure, a flush flowed from Leforte's cheeks to her neck.Ex. These companies have been racing to define the information superhighway for themselves, and to stake a claim in what they view as the economic engine of the information age.Ex. Thus in games, manipulatory skills are often exercised and extended, as for example in games that involve running, climbing or making objects -- bows and arrows, catapults, clothes for dolls, and so on.Ex. Major risk factors for cardiovascular disease are discussed, as well as how development of coronary disease can be attenuated or arrested by a prolonged routine of jogging.Ex. The disease is called temporal arteritis because the temporal arteries, which course along the sides of the head just in front of the ears (to the temples), often become inflamed.----* con el correr del tiempo = over the years, in the process of time, with the passage of time.* corre el rumor de que = rumour has it that.* corre la voz de que = rumour has it that.* correr a cargo de = be the responsibility of.* correr a toda velocidad = sprint.* correr como alma que lleva el diablo = run for + Posesivo + life.* correr con los gastos = bear + the cost(s), pick up + the tab, pay + the piper.* correr de acá para allá = rush around.* correr de aquí para allá = rush around, run + here and there.* correr de la cuenta de Alguien = be on + Pronombre.* correr desaforadamente = run for + Posesivo + life.* correr de un sitio para otro = rush around.* correr el peligro de = be in danger (of), run + the danger of.* correr el riesgo = risk, face + the risk, chance, take + Posesivo + chances.* correr la impresión = slur + impression.* correr la voz = spread + the news, spread + the word.* correr más deprisa que = outrun [out-run].* correr mundo = see + life, see + the world.* correr peligro = be at risk.* correr que se las pela = run for + Posesivo + life.* correr ríos de tinta = spill + vast quantities of ink, a lot + be written about, much + be written about.* correrse = come.* correrse dormido = wet dream.* correrse una juerga = have + a ball, have + a great time.* correr un gran riesgo = play (for) + high stakes.* correr un riesgo = run + risk, take + risks, take + chances (on).* correr un tupido velo sobre = draw + a veil over.* correr un velo sobre las cosas = sweep + things under the rug.* corría el rumor de que = rumour had it that.* corría la voz de que = rumour had it that.* corriendo con los gastos = at + Posesivo + own expense.* de bulla y corriendo = in a rush.* dejar el agua correr = let bygones be bygones.* echar a correr = bolt, make + a bolt for, take off + running, take to + Posesivo + heels, run off.* entrar y salir corriendo = run in and out.* gastos + correr a cuenta de = bear + the cost(s).* hacer correr la voz = spread + the word, spread + the good word, pass on + the good word, spread + the news.* ir corriendo = hot-foot it to.* ir corriendo a = dash off to, run off to.* irse corriendo = dash off, shoot off.* llevar al hospital de bulla y corriendo = rush + Nombre + to hospital.* máquina de andar o correr estática = treadmill.* no correr prisa = there + be + no hurry.* salir corriendo = leg it, run off, run away, bolt, make + a bolt for, dash off, take off, shoot off, take off + running, take to + Posesivo + heels.* salir corriendo a la calle = run into + the street.* volver corriendo = scurry back.* zapatilla de correr = running shoe.* * *1.verbo intransitivo1)a) to runbajó/subió las escaleras corriendo — she ran down/up the stairs
echó a correr — he started to run, he broke into a run
salió a todo correr — he went/came shooting out
c) (Auto, Dep) piloto/conductor to race2)a) ( apresurarse)corre, ponte los zapatos! — hurry o quick, put your shoes on!
no corras tanto que te equivocarás — don't rush it o don't do it so quickly, you'll only make mistakes
corrí a llamarte/a escribirte — I rushed to call you/write to you
b) (fam) (ir, moverse) (+ compl) vehículo/conductorcorre mucho — he drives too/very fast
esa moto corre mucho — that motorcycle is o goes really fast
3)a) (+ compl) cordillera/carretera to run; río to run, flowdejar correr algo — to let something go
c) rumorcorre el rumor de que... — there is a rumor going around that..., rumor has it that...
corrió la voz de que... — there was a rumor that...
la cremallera no corre — the zipper (AmE) o (BrE) zip is stuck
el pestillo no corre — I can't bolt/unbolt the door
4) tiempoa) (pasar, transcurrir)corría el año 1939 cuando... — it was in 1939 that...
con el correr de los años — as time went/goes by
b) ( pasar de prisa) to fly5) sueldo/alquiler to be payable6) ( hacerse cargo)2.correr con algo — < con gastos> to pay something; < con organización> to be responsible for something
correr vt1)a) (Dep) < maratón> to runcorrió los 1.500 metros — he ran the 1,500 meters
b) (Auto, Dep) <prueba/gran premio> to race in2)a) (fam) (echar, expulsar) to kick... out (colloq), to chuck... out (colloq)b) (fam) ( perseguir) to run after3)a) ( exponerse a)b) ( experimentar)4) ( mover)a) <botón/ficha/silla> to movec) (Inf) < texto> to scroll3.correrse v pron1) ( moverse)a) silla/cama to move; pieza/carga to shiftb) (fam) persona to move up o over2)a) tinta to run; rímel/maquillaje to run, smudge; (+ me/te/le etc)b) (AmL) media to ladder3) (Esp arg) ( llegar al orgasmo) to come (colloq)* * *= flow, race, running, jogging, course.Ex: At this disclosure, a flush flowed from Leforte's cheeks to her neck.
Ex: These companies have been racing to define the information superhighway for themselves, and to stake a claim in what they view as the economic engine of the information age.Ex: Thus in games, manipulatory skills are often exercised and extended, as for example in games that involve running, climbing or making objects -- bows and arrows, catapults, clothes for dolls, and so on.Ex: Major risk factors for cardiovascular disease are discussed, as well as how development of coronary disease can be attenuated or arrested by a prolonged routine of jogging.Ex: The disease is called temporal arteritis because the temporal arteries, which course along the sides of the head just in front of the ears (to the temples), often become inflamed.* con el correr del tiempo = over the years, in the process of time, with the passage of time.* corre el rumor de que = rumour has it that.* corre la voz de que = rumour has it that.* correr a cargo de = be the responsibility of.* correr a toda velocidad = sprint.* correr como alma que lleva el diablo = run for + Posesivo + life.* correr con los gastos = bear + the cost(s), pick up + the tab, pay + the piper.* correr de acá para allá = rush around.* correr de aquí para allá = rush around, run + here and there.* correr de la cuenta de Alguien = be on + Pronombre.* correr desaforadamente = run for + Posesivo + life.* correr de un sitio para otro = rush around.* correr el peligro de = be in danger (of), run + the danger of.* correr el riesgo = risk, face + the risk, chance, take + Posesivo + chances.* correr la impresión = slur + impression.* correr la voz = spread + the news, spread + the word.* correr más deprisa que = outrun [out-run].* correr mundo = see + life, see + the world.* correr peligro = be at risk.* correr que se las pela = run for + Posesivo + life.* correr ríos de tinta = spill + vast quantities of ink, a lot + be written about, much + be written about.* correrse = come.* correrse dormido = wet dream.* correrse una juerga = have + a ball, have + a great time.* correr un gran riesgo = play (for) + high stakes.* correr un riesgo = run + risk, take + risks, take + chances (on).* correr un tupido velo sobre = draw + a veil over.* correr un velo sobre las cosas = sweep + things under the rug.* corría el rumor de que = rumour had it that.* corría la voz de que = rumour had it that.* corriendo con los gastos = at + Posesivo + own expense.* de bulla y corriendo = in a rush.* dejar el agua correr = let bygones be bygones.* echar a correr = bolt, make + a bolt for, take off + running, take to + Posesivo + heels, run off.* entrar y salir corriendo = run in and out.* gastos + correr a cuenta de = bear + the cost(s).* hacer correr la voz = spread + the word, spread + the good word, pass on + the good word, spread + the news.* ir corriendo = hot-foot it to.* ir corriendo a = dash off to, run off to.* irse corriendo = dash off, shoot off.* llevar al hospital de bulla y corriendo = rush + Nombre + to hospital.* máquina de andar o correr estática = treadmill.* no correr prisa = there + be + no hurry.* salir corriendo = leg it, run off, run away, bolt, make + a bolt for, dash off, take off, shoot off, take off + running, take to + Posesivo + heels.* salir corriendo a la calle = run into + the street.* volver corriendo = scurry back.* zapatilla de correr = running shoe.* * *correr [E1 ]viA1 to runtuve que correr para no perder el tren I had to run or I'd have missed the trainbajó las escaleras corriendo she ran down the stairslos atracadores salieron corriendo del banco the robbers ran out of the bankiba corriendo y se cayó she was running and she fell overcorrían tras el ladrón they were running after the thiefechó a correr he started to run, he broke into a runcuando lo vio corrió a su encuentro when she saw him she rushed o ran to meet hima todo correr at top speed, as fast as I/he couldsalió a todo correr he went/came shooting outcorre que te corre: se fueron, corre que te corre, para la playa they went tearing o racing off to the beachel que no corre vuela you have to be quick off the mark2 ( Dep) «atleta» to run; «caballo» to runsale a correr todas las mañanas she goes out running o jogging every morning, she goes for a run every morningcorre en la maratón he's running in the marathoncorre con una escudería italiana he races o drives for an Italian teamB1(apresurarse): llevo todo el día corriendo de un lado para otro I've been rushing around all day long, I've been on the go all day long ( colloq)¡corre, ponte los zapatos! hurry o quick, put your shoes on!no corras tanto que te equivocarás don't rush it o don't do it so quickly, you'll only make mistakesen cuanto me enteré corrí a llamarte/a escribirle as soon as I heard, I rushed to call you/write to himvino pero se fue corriendo he came but he rushed off o raced off againse fueron corriendo al hospital they rushed to the hospitalcorre mucho he drives too/very fastesa moto corre mucho that motorcycle is o goes really fastC1 (+ compl) «cordillera/carretera» to run; «río» to run, flowcorre paralela a la costa it runs parallel to the coastel río corre por un valle abrupto the river runs o flows through a steep-sided valley2 «agua» to flow, run; «sangre» to flowcorría una brisa suave there was a gentle breeze, a gentle breeze was blowingcorre mucho viento hoy it's very windy todayel champán corría como agua the champagne flowed like water3«rumor»: corre el rumor de que … there is a rumor going around that …, word o rumor has it that …corrió la voz de que se había fugado there was a rumor that she had escaped4 «polea» to runel pestillo no corre I can't bolt/unbolt the door, the bolt won't move o slideD «días/meses/años»1(pasar, transcurrir): corren tiempos difíciles these are difficult timescorría el año 1939 cuando … it was in 1939 that …con el correr de los años as time went/goes by, as years passed/passel mes que corre this month, in the current month ( frml)2 (pasar de prisa) to fly¡cómo corre el tiempo! how time flies!los días pasan corriendo the days fly by o go by in a flashE1 «sueldo/alquiler» to be payable2 (ser válido) to be validlas nuevas tarifas empezarán a correr a partir de mañana the new rates come into effect from tomorrowya sabes que esas excusas aquí no corren (CS); you know you can't get away with excuses like that here, you know excuses like that won't wash with me/us ( colloq)estos bonos ya no corren these vouchers are no longer valid3 (venderse) correr A or POR algo to sell AT o FOR sthF correr con ‹gastos› to payla empresa corrió con los gastos de la mudanza the firm paid the removal expenses o the moving expenses o met the cost of the removalel Ayuntamiento corrió con la organización del certamen the town council organized o was responsible for organizing the competition■ corrervtA1 ( Dep) ‹maratón› to runcorrió los 1.500 metros he ran the 1,500 metersBlo corrieron del pueblo they ran him out of town2 ( fam) (perseguir) to chase, run afteracaba de salir, si la corres, la alcanzas (Col, RPl); she's just gone out, if you run you'll catch her (up)C1(exponerse a): quiero estar seguro, no quiero correr riesgos I want to be sure, I don't want to take any riskscorres el riesgo de perderlo/de que te lo roben you run the risk of o you risk losing it/having it stolenaquí no corres peligro you're safe here o you're not in any danger here2(experimentar): ambos corrieron parecida suerte they both suffered a similar fatejuntos corrimos grandes aventuras we lived through o had great adventures togetherD (mover)1 ‹botón/ficha/silla› to move2 ‹cortina› to drawcorre el cerrojo bolt the door, slide the bolt across/backcorra la pesa hasta que se equilibre slide the weight along until it balances3 ( Inf) ‹texto› to scrollE ( ant); ‹territorio› to raidFles corrió balas a todos he sprayed them all with bullets■ correrse1 «pieza» to shift, move; «carga» to shiftB1 «tinta» to run; «rímel/maquillaje» (+ me/te/le etc) to run, smudge2 ( AmL) «media» to ladder, runse me corrió un punto del suéter I pulled a thread in my sweater and it ran* * *
correr ( conjugate correr) verbo intransitivo
1
◊ bajó/subió las escaleras corriendo she ran down/up the stairs;
salieron corriendo del banco they ran out of the bank;
echó a correr he started to run
2a) ( apresurarse):◊ ¡corre, ponte los zapatos! hurry o quick, put your shoes on!;
no corras tanto que te equivocarás don't do it so quickly, you'll only make mistakes ;
corrí a llamarte I rushed to call you;
me tengo que ir corriendo I have to rush off
[ conductor] to drive fast
3
[ agua] to run;
[ sangre] to flow;
b) [ rumor]:◊ corre el rumor/la voz de que … there is a rumor going around that …
4 (pasar, transcurrir):◊ corría el año 1973 cuando … it was 1973 when …;
con el correr de los años as time went/goes by;
¡cómo corre el tiempo! how time flies!
5 ( hacerse cargo) correr con algo ‹ con gastos› to pay sth;
‹ con organización› to be responsible for sth
verbo transitivo
1
2 ( exponerse a):
aquí no corres peligro you're safe here
3
‹ cortina› ( cerrar) to draw, close;
( abrir) to open, pull back;
correrse verbo pronominal
1
[pieza/carga] to shift
2
[rímel/maquillaje] to run, smudge;
correr
I verbo intransitivo
1 to run
(ir deprisa) to go fast
(al conducir) to drive fast
2 (el viento) to blow
(un río) to flow
3 (darse prisa) to hurry: corre, que no llegamos, hurry up or we'll be late
figurado corrí a hablar con él, I rushed to talk to him
4 (estar en situación de) correr peligro, to be in danger
correr prisa, to be urgent
II verbo transitivo
1 (estar expuesto a) to have
correr el riesgo, to run the risk
2 (una cortina) to draw
(un cerrojo) to close
3 (un mueble) to pull up, draw up
♦ Locuciones: corre a mi cargo, I'll take care of it
correr con los gastos, to foot the bill
' correr' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bola
- cargo
- colorada
- colorado
- echar
- liebre
- pareja
- parejo
- pestillo
- prisa
- riesgo
- tinta
- velo
- voz
- Y
- agua
- condenado
- condición
- corretear
- dejar
- desaforado
- desplazar
- peligro
- soler
- tropezar
- viento
English:
about
- afford
- bear
- charge
- danger
- dash
- draw
- gamble
- go about
- meet
- outrun
- pelt
- pound
- pour
- pull
- race
- race along
- ride
- risk
- run
- run with
- running
- rush
- rush around
- scurry
- streak
- tear along
- trickle
- unleash
- as
- budge
- caper
- cover
- flow
- fly
- go
- hell
- jog
- like
- mad
- move
- put
- shift
- slide
- smudge
- spread
- sweep
- throw
- wind
* * *♦ vi1. [persona, animal] to run;me gusta correr todas las mañanas I like to go for a run every morning;se fue corriendo he ran off o away;miles de fans corrieron al encuentro del cantante thousands of fans ran to greet o meet the singer;¡corre a pedir ayuda! run for help!;varias personas corrieron tras el asaltante several people ran after the robber;echar a correr to start running;Famcorre que se las pela she runs like the wind;Famel que no corre, vuela you've got to be on your toes o quick around here2. [apresurarse]¡corre, que vamos a perder el autobús! hurry up, we're going to miss the bus!;no corras, que te vas a equivocar don't rush yourself, or you'll make a mistake;cuando me enteré del accidente, corrí a visitarla when I heard about the accident I went to visit her as soon as I could o I rushed to visit her;estoy agotado, toda la mañana corriendo de aquí para allá I'm exhausted, I've been rushing o running around all morning;corre, que va a empezar la película quick, the film's about to start;a todo correr: hay que acabar este trabajo a todo correr we have to finish this job as quickly as possible;cuando se enteró de la noticia, vino a todo correr when she heard the news she came as quickly as she could3. [competir] [atleta, caballo] to run;[ciclista] to ride;corre con una moto japonesa he rides a Japanese motorbike;corre con un coche italiano he drives an Italian car4. [conductor] to drive fast;no corras tanto, que vamos a tener un accidente slow down o stop driving so fast, we're going to have an accidentesta moto no corre nada this motorbike can't go very fast at all6. [fluido] [río] to flow;[agua del grifo] to run;la sangre corre por las venas blood flows through the veins;7. [viento] to blow;corría una ligera brisa there was a gentle breeze, a gentle breeze was blowing8. [el tiempo, las horas] to pass, to go by;esta última semana ha pasado corriendo this last week has flown by9. [transcurrir]corría el principio de siglo cuando… it was around the turn of the century when…;en los tiempos que corren nadie tiene un trabajo seguro no one is safe in their job these days o in this day and age10. [noticia] to spread;corre el rumor de que… there's a rumour going about that…[la cuenta] to pay;la organización de la cumbre corrió a cargo de las Naciones Unidas the United Nations organized the summit, the United Nations took care of the organization of the summit;la comida corre a cargo de la empresa the meal is on the company;esta ronda corre de mi cuenta this round is on me, this is my round12. [sueldo, renta] to be payable;el alquiler corre desde principios de cada mes the rent is payable at the beginning of each month13. [venderse] to sell;este vino corre a diez euros la botella this wine sells for ten euros a bottleel nuevo sistema operativo no correrá en modelos antiguos the new operating system won't run on older models♦ vt1. [prueba, carrera] [a pie, a caballo] to run;[en coche, moto] to take part in;corrió los 100 metros he ran the 100 metres;correrá el Tour de Francia he will be riding in the Tour de France2. [mover] [mesa, silla] to move o pull up;corre la cabeza, que no veo move your head out of the way, I can't see3. [cerrar] [cortinas] to draw, to close;[llave] to turn;4. [abrir] [cortinas] to draw, to opencorrer peligro to be in danger;si dejas la caja ahí, corre el peligro de que alguien tropiece con ella if you leave the box there, (there's a danger o risk that) someone might trip over it;correr el riesgo de (hacer) algo to run the risk of (doing) sth;no quiero correr ningún riesgo I don't want to take any risks;no sabemos la suerte que correrá el proyecto we don't know what is to become of the project, we don't know what the project's fate will be;no se sabe todavía qué suerte han corrido los desaparecidos the fate of the people who are missing is still unknown6. [noticia] to spread;corrieron el rumor sobre su dimisión they spread the rumour of her resignation;correr la voz to pass it onno consigo correr este programa I can't get this program to run properly9. Com to auction, to sell at auctionlas ideas progresistas allá no corren progressive ideas don't get much of a hearing there13. Am [perseguir] to chase (after);los perros iban corriendo a la liebre the dogs chased after the hare14. Méx, Ven [funcionar] to be running;hoy no corren los trenes the trains aren't running today15. CompFamcorrerla to go out on the town;RP Famcorrer la coneja to scrimp and save* * *I v/i1 run;a todo correr at top speed2 ( apresurarse) rush3 de tiempo pass4 de agua run, flow5 fig:correr con los gastos pay the expenses;correr con algo meet the cost of sth;correr a cargo de alguien be s.o.’s responsibility, be down to s.o. fam II v/t1 run3:correr la misma suerte suffer the same fate* * *correr vi1) : to run, to race2) : to rush3) : to flowcorrer vt1) : to travel over, to cover2) : to move, to slide, to roll, to draw (curtains)3)correr un riesgo : to run a risk* * *correr vb¡corre! hurry up!3. (vehículo) to go fast¡cómo corre este coche! this car goes really fast!5. (noticia, etc) to go round6. (mover) to move7. (participar en una carrera) to compete¿correrás la carrera? will you compete in the race?correr el pestillo / correr el cerrojo to bolt the door -
50 mucho
adj.a lot of, too much, much, plenty of.adv.1 a lot, much, very much, a great deal.2 very often, too often.m.a great deal, quite much, much, a lot.* * *► adjetivo1 (singular - en afirmativas) a lot of; (- en negativas, interrogativas) a lot of, much■ no tiene mucho dinero he hasn't got a lot of/much money■ ¿nos queda mucha gasolina? have we got a lot of/much petrol left?2 (plural - en afirmativas) a lot of, lots of; (- en negativas, interrogativas) a lot of, many■ no hay muchas copas there aren't a lot of/many glasses■ ¿tienes muchos libros? have you got a lot of/many books?■ hace mucho calor/frío it's very hot/cold■ tengo mucha hambre/sed I'm very hungry/thirsty3 (demasiado - singular) too much; (- plural) too many1 (singular) a lot, much; (plural) a lot, many► adverbio1 (de cantidad) a lot, much■ mucho mejor/peor much better/worse■ ¿te ha gustado la película? --sí, mucho did you like the film? --yes, very much■ ¿estaba buena la comida? --sí, mucho was the food good? --yes, very good■ mucho antes/después much earlier/later3 (de frecuencia) often\como mucho at the mostcon mucho by farni con mucho nowhere near asni mucho menos far frompor mucho que however much* * *1. (f. - mucha)adj.many, much, a lot of, plenty of2. adv.much, a lot- con mucho
- mucho tiempo 3. (f. - mucha)pron.many, much, a lot* * *1. ADJ1) [en singular] [en oraciones afirmativas] a lot of, lots of; [en oraciones interrogativas y negativas] a lot of, muchtengo mucho dinero — I have a lot of o lots of money
había mucha gente — there were a lot of o lots of people there
¿tienes mucho trabajo? — do you have a lot of o much work?
no tengo mucho dinero — I don't have a lot of o much money
2) [en plural] [en oraciones afirmativas] a lot of, lots of; [en oraciones interrogativas y negativas] a lot of, manytiene muchas plantas — he has got a lot of o lots of plants
muchas personas creen que no — a lot of o lots of people don't think so
se lo he dicho muchas veces — I've told him many o lots of times
¿había muchos niños en el parque? — were there a lot of o many children in the park?
no había muchos patos en el lago — there weren't a lot of o many ducks on the lake
3) * [con singular colectivo]había mucho borracho — there were a lot of o lots of drunks there
hay mucho tonto suelto — there are a lot of o lots of idiots around
mucho beso, pero luego me critica por la espalda — she's all kisses, but then she criticizes me behind my back
4) (=demasiado)es mucha mujer para ti — * that woman is too much for you
esta es mucha casa para nosotros — * this house is too big for us
2. PRON1) [en singular]a) [en frases afirmativas] a lot, lots; [en frases interrogativas y negativas] a lot, muchtengo mucho que hacer — I have a lot o lots to do
tiene la culpa de mucho de lo que pasa — he's to blame for a lot of o much of what has happened
¿has aprendido mucho en este trabajo? — have you learnt a lot o much from this job?
no tengo mucho que hacer — I haven't got a lot o much to do
-¿cuánto vino queda? -mucho — "how much wine is left?" - "a lot" o "lots"
b) [referido a tiempo] long¿te vas a quedar mucho? — are you staying long?
¿falta mucho para llegar? — will it be long till we arrive?
-¿cuánto nos queda para acabar? -mucho — "how long till we finish?" - "ages"
hace mucho que no salgo a bailar — it's a long time o ages since I went out dancing
2) [en plural] [en frases afirmativas] a lot, lots; [en frases interrogativas y negativas] a lot, manysomos muchos — there are a lot of o lots of us
son muchos los que no quieren — there are a lot o lots who don't want to
muchos dicen que... — a lot of o lots of o many people say that...
muchos de los ausentes — many of o a lot of those absent
-¿hay manzanas? -sí, pero no muchas — "are there any apples?" - "yes, but not many o not a lot"
¿vinieron muchos? — did many o a lot of people come?
-¿cuántos había? -muchos — "how many were there?" - "a lot" o "lots"
3. ADV1) (=en gran cantidad) a lotte quiero mucho — I love you very much o a lot
viene mucho — he comes often o a lot
me gusta mucho el jazz — I really like jazz, I like jazz a lot
sí señor, me gusta y mucho — I do indeed like it and I like it a lot
- son 75 euros -es mucho — "that will be 75 euros" - "that's a lot"
lo siento mucho — I'm very o really sorry
¡mucho lo sientes tú! — * a fat lot you care! *
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muy mucho, se guardará muy mucho de hacerlo — * he'll jolly well be careful not to do it *•
pensárselo mucho, se lo pensó mucho antes de contestar — he thought long and hard about it before replying2) [en respuestas]-¿estás cansado? -¡mucho! — "are you tired?" - "I certainly am!"
-¿te gusta? -no mucho — "do you like it?" - "not really"
3) [otras locuciones]•
como mucho — at (the) most•
con mucho — by far, far and awayfue, con mucho, el mejor — he was by far the best, he was far and away the best
no se puede comparar, ni con mucho, a ninguna de nuestras ideas — it bears no comparison at all o you can't begin to compare it with any of our ideas
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cuando mucho — frm at (the) most•
tener a algn en mucho — to think highly of sb•
ni mucho menos, Juan no es ni mucho menos el que era — Juan is nothing like the man he wasmi intención no era insultarte, ni mucho menos — I in no way intended to insult you, I didn't intend to insult you, far from it
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por mucho que, por mucho que estudies — however hard you studypor mucho que lo quieras no debes mimarlo — no matter how much you love him, you shouldn't spoil him
* * *Ia) <salir/ayudar> a lotme gusta muchísimo — I like it/her/him very much o a lot
funciona mucho mejor — it works much o a lot better
¿llueve mucho? — is it raining hard?
b) ( en respuestas)¿estás preocupado? - mucho — are you worried? - (yes, I am,) very
II¿te gusta? - sí, mucho — do you like it? - yes, very much; para locs ver mucho III 3)
- cha adjetivo1)a) (sing) a lot of; ( en negativas e interrogativas) much, a lot of¿tienes mucha hambre? — are you very hungry?
b) (pl) a lot of; ( en negativas e interrogativas) many, a lot of¿recibiste muchos regalos? — did you get many o a lot of presents?
2) (sing)a) (fam) ( con valor plural)mucho elogio pero no me lo van a publicar — they're full of praise but they're not going to publish it
b) (fam) ( con valor ponderativo)III- cha pronombre1) (refiriéndose a cantidad, número)mucho de lo que ha dicho — much o a lot of what he has said
muchos creen que... — many (people) believe that...
2) mucho ( refiriéndose a tiempo) a long time¿falta mucho para llegar? — are we nearly there?
¿tuviste que esperar mucho? — did you have to wait long?
3) (en locs)con mucho — by far, easily
no es un buen pianista ni mucho menos — he isn't a good pianist, far from it
* * *= heavily, much, widely, a great deal, eminent + Nombre, utmost, vitally + Verbo, plenty, to any great degree, severely, lots of, rather a lot, numerable, a whole lot (of), a great deal of, a good deal of, greatly, wide [wider -comp., widest -sup.], broad [broader -comp., broadest -sup.], extensively, a barrel/barrow load of monkeys, bags of.Ex. Regular overhaul of guiding is important, especially for the new user who may rely heavily upon it.Ex. Although the 1949 code was much longer than its predecessor, the 1908 code, it only contained rules pertaining to headings.Ex. An aggressive approach is made to publicity, with posters and leaflets distributed widely, visits to local shops, post offices, doctors surgeries etc, to drum up business, and the use of volunteers to hand out leaflets at street corners = Se inicia una campaña de publicidad enérgica, distribuyendo de forma general folletos y pósteres, visitando las tiendas, oficinas de correos y consultorías médicas de la localidad, etc., para promocionar el negocio, además de utilizar voluntarios para distribuir prospectos por las esquinas de las calles.Ex. Thus charwomen and porters in a university work in an institution where books are used a great deal but they themselves are highly unlikely to use them.Ex. 'I think it makes eminent sense, for the reasons I've outlined,' he said and started toward the door.Ex. Indeed, he must take the utmost care never to jump to conclusions.Ex. Though the reference librarian cannot enter the reference process until he receives the question from the enquirer he is vitally concerned about all of its stages.Ex. One of the great glories of books is that there are plenty to suit everybody, no matter what our taste, our mood, our intellectual ability, age or living experience.Ex. Consumer advice centres were not used to any great degree by the working classes or those groups most at risk as consumers -- the elderly, divorced, widowed and separated.Ex. Pressure on space will create the desire on the part of the editor to limit severely the length any paper being published.Ex. Though reference work is the backbone of their task, they do lots of things that are not reference work.Ex. Carlyle has been dead nearly a hundred years, but many an academic would like to agree with Carlyle even if, perhaps, universities have changed rather a lot since his day.Ex. During the past decade both groups have developed numerable measures to assess creative potential.Ex. For the libraries in Belgium CD-ROM offers a new range of possibilities and a whole lot of reference works will be searchable and much more used.Ex. As earlier sections amply demonstrate, there is a great deal of choice with regards to data bases.Ex. There is a good deal of scope for users and novice cataloguers to find difficulty in identifying the appropriate heading for many of the works which are the responsibility of corporate bodies.Ex. The computer can greatly assist in thesaurus compilation and updating.Ex. The method is sufficiently flexible to allow for wide modifications.Ex. In 'upper town' streets are broad, quiet, and tree-shaded; the homes are tall and heavy and look like battleships, each anchored in its private sea of grass.Ex. Fiction classifications are used extensively in public libraries.Ex. The landlord is as mad as a barrel load of monkeys, but a fine man and ex-soldier.Ex. His colleagues would say he's as daft as a brush, has bags of energy and enthusiasm but gets the job done.----* a costa de mucho = at (a) great expense.* afectar mucho = hit + hard.* Algo a lo que hay que dedicar mucho tiempo = time-consuming [time consuming].* Algo que lleva mucho tiempo de hacer = time-consuming [time consuming].* a muchos niveles = many-levelled [many-leveled, -USA].* andarse con mucho cuidado = walk on + eggshells, tread + the thin line between... and.* andarse con mucho ojo = keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned, keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open.* arriesgar mucho = play (for) + high stakes.* avanzar mucho = travel + a long way down the road.* bajar mucho = go + way down.* beber mucho = drink + heavily.* bebida alcohólica con muchos grados = hard drink, hard liquor.* cada vez mucho mayor = fast-increasing, exploding.* causar muchas víctimas = take + a toll on life.* como mucho = at best, at most, if at all, at the most, at the very latest.* conceder mucha importancia a = lay + great store on.* con mucha antelación = far in advance.* con mucha ceremonia = ceremoniously.* con mucha diferencia = by far.* con mucha energía = high energy.* con mucha frecuencia = very often.* con mucha información = populated.* con mucha labia = glibly, smooth-talking.* con mucha palabrería = glibly.* con mucha población = heavily populated.* con mucha pompa = ceremoniously.* con mucha prisa = without a minute to spare.* con muchas actividades = event-filled.* con muchas deudas = heavily indebted.* con muchas ilustraciones = copiously illustrated.* con muchas imágenes = image intensive.* con muchas prestaciones = feature-filled, multifacility.* con mucha vitalidad = lively [livelier -comp., liveliest -sup.].* con mucho = very much, far + Verbo, grossly, by far, by a long shot, by a long way, hands down.* con mucho ánimo = spiritedly.* con mucho bombo = ceremoniously.* con mucho contenido = information packed [information-packed].* con mucho esfuerzo = painfully.* con mucho éxito = with a wide appeal.* con mucho protocolo = ceremoniously.* con mucho público = well attended [well-attended].* con muchos acontecimientos = event-filled.* con muchos detalles = elaborately.* con muchos eventos = event-filled.* con muchos huesos y poca carne = bony [bonier -comp., boniest -sup.].* con muchos lectores = with a wide appeal.* con muchos miramientos = ceremoniously.* con mucho trabajo = painfully.* conseguir mucho = do + much.* contener mucho = be high in.* costar mucho trabajo = have + a tough time, have + a hard time.* dar mucha importancia = put + a premium on.* dar mucho en qué pensar = give + Nombre + much to think about, give + Nombre + a lot to think about.* dar mucho valor a Algo = value + Nombre + highly.* darse (muchos) aires = give + Reflexivo + such airs, aggrandise + Reflexivo.* decir mucho de Algo = speak + volumes.* de hace muchos años = long-standing.* de hace mucho tiempo = age-old, long-term, long-lost.* dejar mucho que desear = fall (far) short of + ideal, leave + a lot to be desired, leave + much to be desired.* demandar mucho esfuerzo por parte de Alguien = tax + Posesivo + imagination.* de muchas formas = in more ways than one.* de muchas maneras = in every way.* de mucho arraigo = long-established.* de mucho beneficio = high-payoff.* de mucho cuidado = badass.* de mucho provecho = high-payoff.* de muchos usos = all-purpose.* desde hace muchos años = for years.* desde hace mucho tiempo = for ages, long-time [longtime], far back in time, for a long time, long since, in ages (and ages and ages).* desear mucha suerte a Alguien = wish + Nombre + the (very) best of luck.* desempeñando muchas funciones = in many capacities.* destacar con mucho sobre = stand out + head and shoulders (above/over), be head and shoulder (above/over).* día de mucho calor = scorcher.* donde cabe mucho también cabe poco = what holds a lot will hold a little.* durante el transcurso de muchos años = over many years.* durante muchas horas = for many long hours.* durante muchos años = for many years, for years to come, for many years to come, over many years, for years and years (and years).* durante mucho tiempo = long [longer -comp., longest -sup.], for generations, long-time [longtime], for a long time to come, for long periods of time, for a long period of time, lastingly, for a very long time, for many long hours, for a long time, in ages (and ages and ages).* durar mucho = last + long.* durar mucho rato = take + a long time.* durar mucho tiempo = last + long.* echar muchas horas al día = work + long hours.* echar mucho de menos = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.* echar mucho en falta = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.* el que mucho abarca poco aprieta = jack of all trades, master of none.* en muchos aspectos = in most respects.* en muchos casos = in many instances.* en muchos grupos = in many quarters.* en muchos grupos de la población = in many quarters.* en muchos sectores = in many quarters.* en muchos sectores de la población = in many quarters.* en muchos sentidos = in many ways, in many respects, in most respects, in more ways than one.* escribir mucho sobre Algo = a lot + be written about, much + be written about.* existen de muchos tipos = come in + many guises.* existir mucha diferencia entre... y... = be a far cry from... to....* faltar mucho = be a long way off.* faltar mucho (para) = there + be + a long way to go (before), have + a long way to go (before).* fue durante mucho tiempo = long remained.* ganar mucho dinero = make + good money, earn + good money.* guardar con mucho cariño = treasure.* guardar muchas esperanzas = get + Posesivo + hopes up.* gustar mucho = come up + a treat, go down + a treat.* gustar mucho las mujeres = womanise [womanize, -USA].* gustar mucho lo dulce = have + a sweet tooth.* haber de muchos tipos = come in + all/many (sorts of) shapes and sizes.* haber recorrido mucho mundo = be well-travelled.* haber viajado mucho = be well-travelled.* hace muchas lunas = all those many moons ago, many moons ago.* hace muchos años = many years ago.* hace mucho tiempo = long since, all those many moons ago, many moons ago.* hacer mucho = do + much.* hacer mucho dinero = make + good money, earn + good money.* hacer mucho por = go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio.* hacer muchos aspavientos por Algo = make + a song and dance about.* hace ya mucho tiempo que = gone are the days of.* hombre que tiene mucho mundo = a man of the world.* ir con mucho ojo = keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned, keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open.* la mayoría con mucho = the vast majority of.* llenar mucho = be filling.* lo mucho que = how extensively.* mucha gente + esperar que = be widely expected.* muchas ganancias = high return.* Muchas gracias = Thank you very much.* muchas horas = long hours.* muchas otras cosas = much else.* muchas otras cosas más = much else besides.* mucha suerte = best of luck.* muchas veces = multiple times.* mucho + Adjetivo = very much + Adjetivo, significantly + Adjetivo.* mucho antes = early on.* mucho antes de = well before.* mucho + Comparativo = a good deal + Comparativo.* mucho dinero = big bucks.* mucho esfuerzo = hard work.* mucho interés = keen interest.* mucho más = order of magnitude, much more, much more so, a lot more, lots more.* mucho más + Adjetivo = all the more + Adjetivo, far + Adjetivo Comparativo.* mucho más + Adverbio/Adjetivo = far more + Adverbio/Adjetivo, far more + Adverbio/Adjetivo.* mucho más allá de = far beyond.* mucho más cerca = far closer.* mucho más de = well over + Expresión Numérica.* mucho más rápido = far faster.* mucho mayor = far greater, far larger, very much greater.* mucho mejor = far better.* mucho mejor que = far superior to.* mucho menos = a great deal less, let alone, far less.* mucho menos + Adjetivo = far + Adjetivo Comparativo.* mucho + Nombre = a lot of + Nombre, bleeding + Adjetivo/Nombre.* mucho peor = far worse.* mucho que + Infinitivo = a lot + Infinitivo.* mucho ruido y pocas nueces = much ado about nothing, storm in a teacup, Posesivo + bark is worse than + Posesivo + bite.* muchos = many, good many, many a(n).* muchos beneficios = high return.* muchos jefes y pocos trabajadores = too many chiefs and not enough Indians.* muchos más = a great many more.* muchos + Nombre = a lot of + Nombre.* mucho tiempo = long time, long periods of time, a very long time, long hours, ample time, for a long time.* mucho tiempo antes de (que) = long before.* mucho tiempo después = ages and ages hence.* mucho tiempo después (de que) = long after.* mucho trabajo = hard graft.* ni con mucho = not by a long shot.* ni mucho menos = by any stretch (of the imagination), by any means, not by a long shot.* no estar finalizado (con mucho) = fall (far) short of + completeness.* no existir muchos indicios de que = there + be + little sign of.* no haber muchas señales de que = there + be + little sign of.* no hace mucho = in the recent past.* no hace mucho tiempo = not so long ago.* Nombre + no tardará mucho en = it won't be long before + Nombre.* Nombre + no tardó mucho en = it wasn't long before + Nombre.* no mucho después = not long after.* no parar mucho en un sitio = live out of + a suitcase.* no pasar mucho tiempo antes de que + Subjuntivo = be not long before + Indicativo.* no perderse mucho = be no great loss.* pasar mucho tiempo antes de que = be a long time before.* pasar por muchas dificultades = be to hell and back.* persona con mucha ambición = social climber.* persona que ha viajado mucho = seasoned traveller.* poner mucho ahínco = try + Posesivo + heart out.* poner mucho ahínco en = put + Posesivo + heart into.* poner mucho empe = put + Posesivo + heart into.* poner mucho empeño = try + Posesivo + heart out.* poner mucho empeño en + Verbo = be at pains to + Infinitivo.* poner mucho empeño por = take + (great) pains to.* poner mucho esmero por = take + (great) pains to.* por muchas razones = in many ways.* por mucho que lo + intentar = try as + Pronombre + might.* por mucho que lo intento = for the life of me.* por mucho tiempo = for long, for long periods of time.* prometer mucho = promise + great possibilities, bode + well.* que consume mucha CPU = CPU intensive.* que consume mucha energía = energy-intensive.* que contiene muchas imágenes = image intensive.* quedar mucho más por hacer = much more needs to be done.* quedar mucho (para) = have + a long way to go (before), there + be + a long way to go (before).* quedar mucho por conocer = there + be + a great deal yet to be learned, there + be + still a great deal to be learned.* quedar mucho por hacer = more needs to be done, have + a long way to go.* quedar mucho por saber = there + be + a great deal yet to be learned, there + be + still a great deal to be learned.* que deja mucho al azar = hit-or-miss.* que hay que dar muchas vueltas = circuitous.* que hay que dedicarle mucho tiempo = time-intensive.* que ocupa mucho espacio = space-consuming.* que se percibe desde hace mucho tiempo = long-felt.* que utiliza muchos recursos = resource-intensive.* quien mucho abarca poco aprieta = bite off more than + Pronombre + can chew.* resaltar con mucho sobre = stand out + head and shoulders (above/over), be head and shoulder (above/over).* saber un poco de todo y mucho de nada = jack of all trades, master of none.* ser de mucho uso = take + Nombre + a long way.* ser mucho = be a mouthful.* ser mucho más = be all the more.* ser mucho más que = be far more than.* sin mucha antelación = at short notice.* sin mucha anticipación = at short notice.* sin mucha dificultad = painlessly.* sin muchas contemplaciones = unceremoniously.* sin muchos inconvenientes = without much grudging.* sin pensarlo mucho = off the top of + Posesivo + head.* sorprenderse mucho = eyes + pop (out), Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + head, Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + socket.* tener mucha distancia que recorrer = have + a long way to go.* tener mucha personalidad = be full of character.* tener mucho camino que recorrer = have + a long way to go.* tener mucho carácter = be full of character.* tener mucho cuidado = be extra vigilant.* tener mucho éxito = hit + a home run, hit it out of + the park, knock it out of + the park.* tener mucho interés en = have + a high stake in.* tener mucho interés por = be keen to.* tener mucho que ver con = have + a great deal to do with.* tener mucho tiempo libre = have + plenty of time to spare.* trabajando mucho = hard at work.* trabajar muchas horas al día = work + long hours.* trabajar mucho = work + hard.* usuario que hace mucho uso del préstamo = heavy borrower.* venir de mucho tiempo atrás = go back + a long way.* Verbo + mucho = Verbo + hard.* y cuanto mucho menos = much less.* y mucho más = and much more.* y mucho menos = much less, least of all.* y mucho(s) más = and more.* * *Ia) <salir/ayudar> a lotme gusta muchísimo — I like it/her/him very much o a lot
funciona mucho mejor — it works much o a lot better
¿llueve mucho? — is it raining hard?
b) ( en respuestas)¿estás preocupado? - mucho — are you worried? - (yes, I am,) very
II¿te gusta? - sí, mucho — do you like it? - yes, very much; para locs ver mucho III 3)
- cha adjetivo1)a) (sing) a lot of; ( en negativas e interrogativas) much, a lot of¿tienes mucha hambre? — are you very hungry?
b) (pl) a lot of; ( en negativas e interrogativas) many, a lot of¿recibiste muchos regalos? — did you get many o a lot of presents?
2) (sing)a) (fam) ( con valor plural)mucho elogio pero no me lo van a publicar — they're full of praise but they're not going to publish it
b) (fam) ( con valor ponderativo)III- cha pronombre1) (refiriéndose a cantidad, número)mucho de lo que ha dicho — much o a lot of what he has said
muchos creen que... — many (people) believe that...
2) mucho ( refiriéndose a tiempo) a long time¿falta mucho para llegar? — are we nearly there?
¿tuviste que esperar mucho? — did you have to wait long?
3) (en locs)con mucho — by far, easily
no es un buen pianista ni mucho menos — he isn't a good pianist, far from it
* * *= heavily, much, widely, a great deal, eminent + Nombre, utmost, vitally + Verbo, plenty, to any great degree, severely, lots of, rather a lot, numerable, a whole lot (of), a great deal of, a good deal of, greatly, wide [wider -comp., widest -sup.], broad [broader -comp., broadest -sup.], extensively, a barrel/barrow load of monkeys, bags of.Ex: Regular overhaul of guiding is important, especially for the new user who may rely heavily upon it.
Ex: Although the 1949 code was much longer than its predecessor, the 1908 code, it only contained rules pertaining to headings.Ex: An aggressive approach is made to publicity, with posters and leaflets distributed widely, visits to local shops, post offices, doctors surgeries etc, to drum up business, and the use of volunteers to hand out leaflets at street corners = Se inicia una campaña de publicidad enérgica, distribuyendo de forma general folletos y pósteres, visitando las tiendas, oficinas de correos y consultorías médicas de la localidad, etc., para promocionar el negocio, además de utilizar voluntarios para distribuir prospectos por las esquinas de las calles.Ex: Thus charwomen and porters in a university work in an institution where books are used a great deal but they themselves are highly unlikely to use them.Ex: 'I think it makes eminent sense, for the reasons I've outlined,' he said and started toward the door.Ex: Indeed, he must take the utmost care never to jump to conclusions.Ex: Though the reference librarian cannot enter the reference process until he receives the question from the enquirer he is vitally concerned about all of its stages.Ex: One of the great glories of books is that there are plenty to suit everybody, no matter what our taste, our mood, our intellectual ability, age or living experience.Ex: Consumer advice centres were not used to any great degree by the working classes or those groups most at risk as consumers -- the elderly, divorced, widowed and separated.Ex: Pressure on space will create the desire on the part of the editor to limit severely the length any paper being published.Ex: Though reference work is the backbone of their task, they do lots of things that are not reference work.Ex: Carlyle has been dead nearly a hundred years, but many an academic would like to agree with Carlyle even if, perhaps, universities have changed rather a lot since his day.Ex: During the past decade both groups have developed numerable measures to assess creative potential.Ex: For the libraries in Belgium CD-ROM offers a new range of possibilities and a whole lot of reference works will be searchable and much more used.Ex: As earlier sections amply demonstrate, there is a great deal of choice with regards to data bases.Ex: There is a good deal of scope for users and novice cataloguers to find difficulty in identifying the appropriate heading for many of the works which are the responsibility of corporate bodies.Ex: The computer can greatly assist in thesaurus compilation and updating.Ex: The method is sufficiently flexible to allow for wide modifications.Ex: In 'upper town' streets are broad, quiet, and tree-shaded; the homes are tall and heavy and look like battleships, each anchored in its private sea of grass.Ex: Fiction classifications are used extensively in public libraries.Ex: The landlord is as mad as a barrel load of monkeys, but a fine man and ex-soldier.Ex: His colleagues would say he's as daft as a brush, has bags of energy and enthusiasm but gets the job done.* a costa de mucho = at (a) great expense.* afectar mucho = hit + hard.* Algo a lo que hay que dedicar mucho tiempo = time-consuming [time consuming].* Algo que lleva mucho tiempo de hacer = time-consuming [time consuming].* a muchos niveles = many-levelled [many-leveled, -USA].* andarse con mucho cuidado = walk on + eggshells, tread + the thin line between... and.* andarse con mucho ojo = keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned, keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open.* arriesgar mucho = play (for) + high stakes.* avanzar mucho = travel + a long way down the road.* bajar mucho = go + way down.* beber mucho = drink + heavily.* bebida alcohólica con muchos grados = hard drink, hard liquor.* cada vez mucho mayor = fast-increasing, exploding.* causar muchas víctimas = take + a toll on life.* como mucho = at best, at most, if at all, at the most, at the very latest.* conceder mucha importancia a = lay + great store on.* con mucha antelación = far in advance.* con mucha ceremonia = ceremoniously.* con mucha diferencia = by far.* con mucha energía = high energy.* con mucha frecuencia = very often.* con mucha información = populated.* con mucha labia = glibly, smooth-talking.* con mucha palabrería = glibly.* con mucha población = heavily populated.* con mucha pompa = ceremoniously.* con mucha prisa = without a minute to spare.* con muchas actividades = event-filled.* con muchas deudas = heavily indebted.* con muchas ilustraciones = copiously illustrated.* con muchas imágenes = image intensive.* con muchas prestaciones = feature-filled, multifacility.* con mucha vitalidad = lively [livelier -comp., liveliest -sup.].* con mucho = very much, far + Verbo, grossly, by far, by a long shot, by a long way, hands down.* con mucho ánimo = spiritedly.* con mucho bombo = ceremoniously.* con mucho contenido = information packed [information-packed].* con mucho esfuerzo = painfully.* con mucho éxito = with a wide appeal.* con mucho protocolo = ceremoniously.* con mucho público = well attended [well-attended].* con muchos acontecimientos = event-filled.* con muchos detalles = elaborately.* con muchos eventos = event-filled.* con muchos huesos y poca carne = bony [bonier -comp., boniest -sup.].* con muchos lectores = with a wide appeal.* con muchos miramientos = ceremoniously.* con mucho trabajo = painfully.* conseguir mucho = do + much.* contener mucho = be high in.* costar mucho trabajo = have + a tough time, have + a hard time.* dar mucha importancia = put + a premium on.* dar mucho en qué pensar = give + Nombre + much to think about, give + Nombre + a lot to think about.* dar mucho valor a Algo = value + Nombre + highly.* darse (muchos) aires = give + Reflexivo + such airs, aggrandise + Reflexivo.* decir mucho de Algo = speak + volumes.* de hace muchos años = long-standing.* de hace mucho tiempo = age-old, long-term, long-lost.* dejar mucho que desear = fall (far) short of + ideal, leave + a lot to be desired, leave + much to be desired.* demandar mucho esfuerzo por parte de Alguien = tax + Posesivo + imagination.* de muchas formas = in more ways than one.* de muchas maneras = in every way.* de mucho arraigo = long-established.* de mucho beneficio = high-payoff.* de mucho cuidado = badass.* de mucho provecho = high-payoff.* de muchos usos = all-purpose.* desde hace muchos años = for years.* desde hace mucho tiempo = for ages, long-time [longtime], far back in time, for a long time, long since, in ages (and ages and ages).* desear mucha suerte a Alguien = wish + Nombre + the (very) best of luck.* desempeñando muchas funciones = in many capacities.* destacar con mucho sobre = stand out + head and shoulders (above/over), be head and shoulder (above/over).* día de mucho calor = scorcher.* donde cabe mucho también cabe poco = what holds a lot will hold a little.* durante el transcurso de muchos años = over many years.* durante muchas horas = for many long hours.* durante muchos años = for many years, for years to come, for many years to come, over many years, for years and years (and years).* durante mucho tiempo = long [longer -comp., longest -sup.], for generations, long-time [longtime], for a long time to come, for long periods of time, for a long period of time, lastingly, for a very long time, for many long hours, for a long time, in ages (and ages and ages).* durar mucho = last + long.* durar mucho rato = take + a long time.* durar mucho tiempo = last + long.* echar muchas horas al día = work + long hours.* echar mucho de menos = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.* echar mucho en falta = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.* el que mucho abarca poco aprieta = jack of all trades, master of none.* en muchos aspectos = in most respects.* en muchos casos = in many instances.* en muchos grupos = in many quarters.* en muchos grupos de la población = in many quarters.* en muchos sectores = in many quarters.* en muchos sectores de la población = in many quarters.* en muchos sentidos = in many ways, in many respects, in most respects, in more ways than one.* escribir mucho sobre Algo = a lot + be written about, much + be written about.* existen de muchos tipos = come in + many guises.* existir mucha diferencia entre... y... = be a far cry from... to....* faltar mucho = be a long way off.* faltar mucho (para) = there + be + a long way to go (before), have + a long way to go (before).* fue durante mucho tiempo = long remained.* ganar mucho dinero = make + good money, earn + good money.* guardar con mucho cariño = treasure.* guardar muchas esperanzas = get + Posesivo + hopes up.* gustar mucho = come up + a treat, go down + a treat.* gustar mucho las mujeres = womanise [womanize, -USA].* gustar mucho lo dulce = have + a sweet tooth.* haber de muchos tipos = come in + all/many (sorts of) shapes and sizes.* haber recorrido mucho mundo = be well-travelled.* haber viajado mucho = be well-travelled.* hace muchas lunas = all those many moons ago, many moons ago.* hace muchos años = many years ago.* hace mucho tiempo = long since, all those many moons ago, many moons ago.* hacer mucho = do + much.* hacer mucho dinero = make + good money, earn + good money.* hacer mucho por = go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio.* hacer muchos aspavientos por Algo = make + a song and dance about.* hace ya mucho tiempo que = gone are the days of.* hombre que tiene mucho mundo = a man of the world.* ir con mucho ojo = keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned, keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open.* la mayoría con mucho = the vast majority of.* llenar mucho = be filling.* lo mucho que = how extensively.* mucha gente + esperar que = be widely expected.* muchas ganancias = high return.* Muchas gracias = Thank you very much.* muchas horas = long hours.* muchas otras cosas = much else.* muchas otras cosas más = much else besides.* mucha suerte = best of luck.* muchas veces = multiple times.* mucho + Adjetivo = very much + Adjetivo, significantly + Adjetivo.* mucho antes = early on.* mucho antes de = well before.* mucho + Comparativo = a good deal + Comparativo.* mucho dinero = big bucks.* mucho esfuerzo = hard work.* mucho interés = keen interest.* mucho más = order of magnitude, much more, much more so, a lot more, lots more.* mucho más + Adjetivo = all the more + Adjetivo, far + Adjetivo Comparativo.* mucho más + Adverbio/Adjetivo = far more + Adverbio/Adjetivo, far more + Adverbio/Adjetivo.* mucho más allá de = far beyond.* mucho más cerca = far closer.* mucho más de = well over + Expresión Numérica.* mucho más rápido = far faster.* mucho mayor = far greater, far larger, very much greater.* mucho mejor = far better.* mucho mejor que = far superior to.* mucho menos = a great deal less, let alone, far less.* mucho menos + Adjetivo = far + Adjetivo Comparativo.* mucho + Nombre = a lot of + Nombre, bleeding + Adjetivo/Nombre.* mucho peor = far worse.* mucho que + Infinitivo = a lot + Infinitivo.* mucho ruido y pocas nueces = much ado about nothing, storm in a teacup, Posesivo + bark is worse than + Posesivo + bite.* muchos = many, good many, many a(n).* muchos beneficios = high return.* muchos jefes y pocos trabajadores = too many chiefs and not enough Indians.* muchos más = a great many more.* muchos + Nombre = a lot of + Nombre.* mucho tiempo = long time, long periods of time, a very long time, long hours, ample time, for a long time.* mucho tiempo antes de (que) = long before.* mucho tiempo después = ages and ages hence.* mucho tiempo después (de que) = long after.* mucho trabajo = hard graft.* ni con mucho = not by a long shot.* ni mucho menos = by any stretch (of the imagination), by any means, not by a long shot.* no estar finalizado (con mucho) = fall (far) short of + completeness.* no existir muchos indicios de que = there + be + little sign of.* no haber muchas señales de que = there + be + little sign of.* no hace mucho = in the recent past.* no hace mucho tiempo = not so long ago.* Nombre + no tardará mucho en = it won't be long before + Nombre.* Nombre + no tardó mucho en = it wasn't long before + Nombre.* no mucho después = not long after.* no parar mucho en un sitio = live out of + a suitcase.* no pasar mucho tiempo antes de que + Subjuntivo = be not long before + Indicativo.* no perderse mucho = be no great loss.* pasar mucho tiempo antes de que = be a long time before.* pasar por muchas dificultades = be to hell and back.* persona con mucha ambición = social climber.* persona que ha viajado mucho = seasoned traveller.* poner mucho ahínco = try + Posesivo + heart out.* poner mucho ahínco en = put + Posesivo + heart into.* poner mucho empe = put + Posesivo + heart into.* poner mucho empeño = try + Posesivo + heart out.* poner mucho empeño en + Verbo = be at pains to + Infinitivo.* poner mucho empeño por = take + (great) pains to.* poner mucho esmero por = take + (great) pains to.* por muchas razones = in many ways.* por mucho que lo + intentar = try as + Pronombre + might.* por mucho que lo intento = for the life of me.* por mucho tiempo = for long, for long periods of time.* prometer mucho = promise + great possibilities, bode + well.* que consume mucha CPU = CPU intensive.* que consume mucha energía = energy-intensive.* que contiene muchas imágenes = image intensive.* quedar mucho más por hacer = much more needs to be done.* quedar mucho (para) = have + a long way to go (before), there + be + a long way to go (before).* quedar mucho por conocer = there + be + a great deal yet to be learned, there + be + still a great deal to be learned.* quedar mucho por hacer = more needs to be done, have + a long way to go.* quedar mucho por saber = there + be + a great deal yet to be learned, there + be + still a great deal to be learned.* que deja mucho al azar = hit-or-miss.* que hay que dar muchas vueltas = circuitous.* que hay que dedicarle mucho tiempo = time-intensive.* que ocupa mucho espacio = space-consuming.* que se percibe desde hace mucho tiempo = long-felt.* que utiliza muchos recursos = resource-intensive.* quien mucho abarca poco aprieta = bite off more than + Pronombre + can chew.* resaltar con mucho sobre = stand out + head and shoulders (above/over), be head and shoulder (above/over).* saber un poco de todo y mucho de nada = jack of all trades, master of none.* ser de mucho uso = take + Nombre + a long way.* ser mucho = be a mouthful.* ser mucho más = be all the more.* ser mucho más que = be far more than.* sin mucha antelación = at short notice.* sin mucha anticipación = at short notice.* sin mucha dificultad = painlessly.* sin muchas contemplaciones = unceremoniously.* sin muchos inconvenientes = without much grudging.* sin pensarlo mucho = off the top of + Posesivo + head.* sorprenderse mucho = eyes + pop (out), Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + head, Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + socket.* tener mucha distancia que recorrer = have + a long way to go.* tener mucha personalidad = be full of character.* tener mucho camino que recorrer = have + a long way to go.* tener mucho carácter = be full of character.* tener mucho cuidado = be extra vigilant.* tener mucho éxito = hit + a home run, hit it out of + the park, knock it out of + the park.* tener mucho interés en = have + a high stake in.* tener mucho interés por = be keen to.* tener mucho que ver con = have + a great deal to do with.* tener mucho tiempo libre = have + plenty of time to spare.* trabajando mucho = hard at work.* trabajar muchas horas al día = work + long hours.* trabajar mucho = work + hard.* usuario que hace mucho uso del préstamo = heavy borrower.* venir de mucho tiempo atrás = go back + a long way.* Verbo + mucho = Verbo + hard.* y cuanto mucho menos = much less.* y mucho más = and much more.* y mucho menos = much less, least of all.* y mucho(s) más = and more.* * *1salen mucho they go out a lotno salen mucho they don't go out much o a lot¿salen mucho? do they go out much o a lot?me ayudaron muchísimo they really helped me a lotahora funciona mucho mejor it works much o a lot better nowesto preocupa, y mucho, a los ecologistas this is a matter of great concern to ecologiststrabaja mucho he works very hard¿llueve mucho? is it raining hard?me gusta muchísimo I like it a lot o very muchpor mucho que insistas, no te va a hacer caso no matter how much you insist o however much you insist he won't listen to youpor mucho que le grites no te oye you can shout as much as you like but he won't hear youdespués de mucho discutir llegaron a un acuerdo after long discussions, they reached an agreementmucho criticar a los demás pero ella tampoco hace nada por ayudar she's forever o always criticizing others but she doesn't do anything to help either2(en respuestas): ¿estás preocupado? — mucho are you worried? — (yes, I am,) very¿te gusta? — sí, mucho do you like it? — yes, very muchA1 ( sing) a lot of; (en negativas e interrogativas) much, a lot oftiene mucha vitamina C it contains a lot of vitamin Cno le tienen mucho respeto they don't have much o a lot of respect for himhabía mucha gente there were lots of o a lot of people theresucedió hace mucho tiempo it happened a long time ago¿tienes mucha hambre? are you very hungry?una ciudad con mucha vida nocturna a city with plenty of night life2 (pl) a lot of; (en negativas e interrogativas) many, a lot of¿recibiste muchos regalos? did you get many o a lot of presents?sus muchas obligaciones le impidieron asistir his many commitments prevented him from attendingmuchos niños pasan hambre many children go hungryseis hijos son muchos six children's a lotsomos muchos there are a lot of usB ( sing)1 ( fam)(con valor plural): mucho elogio, mucho cumplido pero no me lo van a publicar they're full of praise and compliments but they're not going to publish ithoy día hay mucho sinvergüenza por ahí these days there are a lot of rogues around2 ( fam)(con valor ponderativo): era mucho jugador para un equipo tan mediocre he was much too good a player for a mediocre team like thatA(refiriéndose a cantidad, número): mucho de lo que ha dicho es falso much o a lot of what he has said is untruetengo mucho que hacer I have a lot to dosi no es mucho pedir if it's not too much to askmuchos creen que … many (people) believe that …muchos son los llamados pero pocos los elegidos ( Bib) many are called but few are chosenBmucho (refiriéndose a tiempo) a long timehace mucho que no vamos al teatro we haven't been to the theater for a long time o for ages¿falta mucho para llegar? are we nearly there?, is it much further?¿tuviste que esperar mucho? did you have to wait long?mucho antes de conocerte long o a long time before I met youC ( en locs):como mucho at (the) mostcostará unos 30 dólares como mucho it probably costs about 30 dollars at (the) mostcon mucho by far, easilyfue, con mucho, la mejor de la clase she was by far o easily the best in the class, she was the best in the class, by farcuando mucho at (the) mostni mucho menos: no pretendo aconsejarte ni mucho menos I'm in no way trying to give you adviceno es un buen pianista ni mucho menos he isn't a good pianist, far from it* * *
mucho 1 adverbio
‹ trabajar› hard;◊ no salen mucho they don't go out much o a lot;
me gusta muchísimo I like it very much o a lot;
mucho mejor a lot better;
por mucho que insistas no matter how much you insist;
después de mucho discutir after much discussionb) ( en respuestas):◊ ¿estás preocupado? — mucho are you worried? — (yes, I am,) very;
¿te gusta? — sí, mucho do you like it? — yes, very much
mucho 2◊ - cha adjetivo
(en oraciones negativas, interrogativas) much, a lot of;
no gano mucho dinero I don't earn much o a lot of money;
¿ves mucha televisión? do you watch much o a lot of television;
tiene mucha hambre he's very hungryb) (pl) many, a lot of;◊ había muchos extranjeros/muchas personas allí there were many o a lot of foreigners/people there;
hace muchos años many years ago
■ pronombre
1 ( referido a cantidad)
( en oraciones negativas) much;
tengo mucho que hacer I have a lot to do;
eso no es mucho that's not much;
no queda mucha there isn't much left
◊ muchos creen que … many (people) believe that …;
muchos de nosotros many of us
2◊ muchoa) ( referido a tiempo):
¿te falta mucho para terminar? will it take you long to finish?;
mucho antes long before;
¿tuviste que esperar mucho? did you have to wait long?b) ( en locs)
con mucho by far, easily;
ni mucho menos far from it;
por mucho que … however much …
mucho,-a
I adj indef
1 (abundante, numeroso) (en frases afirmativas) a lot of, lots of
mucha comida, a lot of food
muchos animales, lots of animals
(en frases negativas) much, many pl: no queda mucho azúcar, there isn't much sugar left
no conozco muchos sitios, I don't know many places
2 (intenso) very: tengo mucho calor/miedo, I'm very hot/scared
hizo mucho esfuerzo, he made a great effort
3 (demasiado) es mucha responsabilidad, it's too much responsibility
II pron
1 a lot, a great deal, many: muchos fuimos al baile, many/lots of us went to the dance
muchos de nosotros/vosotros, many of us/you
de ésos tengo muchos, I've got lots of those
III adverbio
1 (cantidad) a lot, very much: me arrepentí mucho, I was very sorry
2 (tiempo) hace mucho que desapareció, he went missing a long time ago
hace mucho que estamos aquí, we have been here for a long time
(a menudo) often: vamos mucho al cine, we go to the cinema quite often
♦ Locuciones: como mucho, at the most
con mucho, by far
¡ni mucho menos!, no way!
por mucho (que), however much
Recuerda que el singular es much, el plural es many, y que estas dos palabras se suelen usar en frases negativas (no tengo demasiado tiempo, I haven't got much time), mientras que a lot (of) y lots (of) se encuentran en frases afirmativas: Tengo mucho dinero. I've got a lot of/lots of money. En frases interrogativas se usa tanto much y many como a lot o lots of: ¿Tienes mucho dinero?, Have you got much/ a lot of/lots of money? Sin embargo, en preguntas que empiezan por how sólo puedes emplear much o many: ¿Cuánto dinero tienes?, How much money have you got?
' mucho' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abandonarse
- abrigar
- abultar
- achicharrar
- achicharrarse
- acoger
- adelantar
- adentro
- adorar
- afear
- afecta
- afectar
- afecto
- agradecer
- alejarse
- antes
- aparato
- aprecio
- aprovechar
- ascendiente
- avejentarse
- avenida
- avenido
- bailar
- bastante
- boato
- bombo
- brío
- cacarear
- caché
- cachet
- calor
- carácter
- cariño
- carrete
- cascar
- cervical
- chapar
- chiflar
- cocerse
- coco
- comer
- contraponer
- costar
- cuando
- de
- deber
- decaer
- decir
- defraudar
English:
ability
- ado
- afraid
- age
- ago
- agony
- all-out
- alone
- anywhere
- around
- as
- attract
- attuned to
- backlog
- badly
- bake
- balance
- be
- best
- booze
- bulky
- busywork
- capital
- cautious
- chalk
- challenging
- charisma
- come along
- come into
- commotion
- concern
- deal
- dear
- demand
- devoted
- difficult
- do
- dog days
- doing
- easily
- emotional
- enthusiastic
- esteem
- exhilarate
- experience
- extravagant
- fancy
- far
- fat
- few
* * *mucho, -a♦ adj1. [gran cantidad de] a lot of;comemos mucho pescado/mucha verdura we eat a lot of fish/vegetables;había mucha gente there were a lot of people there;producen muchos residuos they produce a lot of waste;tengo muchos más/menos amigos que tú I've got a lot more/fewer friends than you;no tengo mucho tiempo I haven't got much o a lot of time;no nos quedan muchas entradas we haven't got many o a lot of tickets left;¿hay muchas cosas que hacer? are there a lot of things to do?, is there much to do?;no tengo muchas ganas de ir I don't really o much feel like going;tengo mucho sueño I'm very sleepy;hoy hace mucho calor it's very hot today;hace mucho tiempo a long time ago;¡mucha suerte! the best of luck!;¡muchas gracias! thank you very much!mucha sal me parece que le estás echando I think you're overdoing the salt a bit, I think you're adding a bit too much salt;ésta es mucha casa para mí this house is much too big for me;Fames mucho hombre he's a real man;es mucho coche para un conductor novato it's far too powerful a car for an inexperienced driver;es mucha mujer para ti she's out of your league!;Fammucho lujo y mucho camarero trajeado pero la comida es horrible it's all very luxurious and full of smartly dressed waiters, but the food's terrible♦ pron(singular) a lot;* * *I adjmuch;mucho tiempo a lot of time;no tengo mucho tiempo I don’t have a lot of time o much time;tengo mucho frío I am very cold;es mucho coche para mí this car’s too much for memany;muchos amigos a lot of friends;no tengo muchos amigos I don’t have a lot of friends o many friendsII pronmuch;no tengo mucho I don’t have much o a lotmany;no tengo muchos I don’t have many o a lot;muchos creen que … a lot of people o many people think that …III advmuch;¿cuesta mucho? does it cost a lot o much?;nos vemos mucho we see each other often o a lot;hace mucho que no te veo I haven’t seen you for a long time;¿dura/tarda mucho? does it last/take long?2:como mucho at the most;dan mucho de sí you can do a lot in 10 months;no es ni con mucho he is far from being …;ni mucho menos far from it;por mucho que however much* * *mucho adv1) : much, a lotmucho más: much morele gusta mucho: he likes it a lot2) : long, a long timetardó mucho en venir: he was a long time getting here3)por mucho que : no matter how much1) : a lot of, many, muchmucha gente: a lot of peoplehace mucho tiempo que no lo veo: I haven't seen him in ages2)muchas veces : often1) : a lot, many, muchhay mucho que hacer: there is a lot to domuchas no vinieron: many didn't come2)cuando mucho orcomo mucho : at most3)con mucho : by far4)ni mucho menos : not at all, far from it* * *mucho1 adj1. (en general) a lot of / lots oflee muchos libros he reads a lot of books lots of es lo mismo que a lot of, pero un poco más familiarcomo mucho queso I eat lots of cheese Much es singular y suele sustituir a lot of en frases negativas e interrogativas¿ganas mucho dinero? do you earn much money? many es plural y suele sustituir a lot of en frases negativas e interrogativas¿marcaste muchos goles? did you score many goals?2. (otras expresiones) verymucho2 adv1. (en general) a lotlo siento mucho I'm very sorry / I'm really sorry2. (comparaciones) much3. (mucho tiempo) a long timeno está acabado, ni mucho menos it is far from finishedmucho3 pron1. (en singular frases afirmativas) a lot2. (en singular frases negativas e interrogativas) much / a lot3. (con plurales) many / a lot -
51 être
être [εtʀ]━━━━━━━━━1. linking verb━━━━━━━━━➭ TABLE 61━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Pour les locutions comme être en colère, c'est dommage, reportez-vous à l'autre mot.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. <a. to be• soyez sages ! be good!► être de• serez-vous des nôtres demain ? will you be coming tomorrow?2. <• être fabriqué par... to be made by...━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Les temps composés français ne se traduisent pas toujours par des temps composés anglais: le passé composé français peut se traduire soit par le prétérit, soit par le parfait anglais, selon le contexte.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• est-il déjà passé ? has he been already?3. <a. to be• où étais-tu ? where were you?b. ( = aller)━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Lorsque avoir été décrit un déplacement, il est rendu le plus souvent par to go ; lorsqu'il exprime le fait de s'être trouvé quelque part, il se traduit par to be.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• as-tu déjà été à l'étranger ? -- oui j'ai été en Italie l'an dernier have you ever been abroad? -- yes I went to Italy last year4. <a. ► il est + adjectif it is• il est étrange que... it's odd that...• quelle heure est-il ? what time is it?• il est un pays où... there is a country where...• il est des gens qui... there are people who...• il était une fois... once upon a time there was...d. ► c'est, ce sont + nom ou pronom━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► En anglais, to be se met au temps de l'action décrite.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Notez l'emploi possible d'un auxiliaire en anglais pour traduire les propositions tronquées.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• qui a crié ? -- c'est lui who shouted? -- he did or it was hime. ► c'est + adjectif it is• ça c'est vrai ! that's true!• un hôtel pas cher, c'est difficile à trouver it's not easy to find a cheap hotel• voler, c'est quelque chose que je ne ferai jamais stealing is something I'll never dof. (locutions)► c'est... qui• c'est eux or ce sont eux qui mentaient they are the ones who were lying• c'est toi qui le dis ! that's what you say!• c'est moi qu'on attendait it was me they were waiting for► c'est... que• ne partez pas, c'est à vous que je veux parler don't go, it's you I want to talk to► c'est que (pour expliquer)quand il écrit, c'est qu'il a besoin d'argent when he writes, it's because he needs money• c'est que je le connais bien ! I know him so well!• c'est qu'elle n'a pas d'argent it's because she has no money ; (exclamatif) but she has no money!► ce n'est pas que• ce n'est pas qu'il soit beau ! it's not that he's good-looking!► est-ce que ?• est-ce que c'est vrai ? is it true?• est-ce que vous saviez ? did you know?• est-ce que tu m'entends ? can you hear me?• est-ce que c'est toi qui l'as battu ? was it you who beat him?• quand est-ce que ce sera réparé ? when will it be fixed?• où est-ce que tu l'as mis ? where have you put it?► n'est-ce pas ? → n'est-ce pas5. <a. ( = créature) beingb. ( = individu) person* * *
I ɛtʀverbe intransitif (+ v avoir)1)voilà ce qu'il en est — ( présentation) this is how it is; ( conclusion) that's how it is
qu'en est-il de...? — what's the news on...?
2)je suis à vous tout de suite/dans un instant — I'll be with you right away/in a minute
3)il n'est plus — euph he's no longer with us
fût-il duc/en cristal — even if he were a duke/it were made of crystal
••on ne peut pas être et avoir été — Proverbe you can't stay young forever
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Dans la plupart des situations exprimant l'existence, l'identité, la localisation, la qualité, être sera traduit par to be: je pense donc je suis = I think therefore I am; le soleil est une étoile = the sun is a star; j'étais chez moi = I was at home; l'eau est froide = the water is coldLes locutions figées contenant être sont traitées sous l'entrée appropriée. Ainsi être en train de/sur le point de/hors de soi etc sont respectivement sous train, point, hors etc; comme si de rien n'était et quoi qu'il en soit sous comme et quoi. De même, les expressions avec si et les questions commençant par que sont traitées sous si et que, à part qu'est-ce à dire?, que l'on trouvera sous dire. Selon le même principe, l'emploi facultatif de étant après considérer comme et présenter comme est traité sous ces verbes; étant donné (que) et étant entendu que sont sous donné et entendu. La plupart des autres emplois de étant se traduisent par being: cela (ou ceci) étant = this being so. En revanche, c'est-à-dire, n'est-ce pas, peut-être et soit sont des entrées à part entière, traitées à leur place dans le dictionnairePar ailleurs, on consultera utilement les notes d'usage répertoriées, notamment pour l'expression de l'heure, la date, les nationalités, les professions, les nombres etcêtre = verbe auxiliaireêtre auxiliaire de la voix passive se traduit par to be. On notera l'emploi des divers temps en anglaisau présent: où sont les épreuves? elles sont révisées par le traducteur = where are the proofs? they are being revised by the translator; votre voiture est réparée = your car has been repaired; les portes sont repeintes chaque année = the doors are repainted every yearau passé: les épreuves ont été révisées en juin = the proofs were revised in June; les épreuves ont été révisées plusieurs fois = the proofs have been revised several times; les épreuves ont été révisées bien avant ma démission = the proofs had been revised long before I resignedêtre se traduit par to have si le temps est également composé en anglais - ce qui est beaucoup moins fréquent qu'en français (voir ci-dessus) - sauf avec naître. Dans certains contextes, on peut avoir: elles sont tombées = they have fallen; ils se sont enfuis = they have escaped; elle s'était vengée = she had taken her revengeLes verbes traduits par une construction passive ou attributive en anglais ( se vendre = to be sold; s'indigner = to be indignant) suivent les mêmes règles au passé: tous les livres se sont vendus = all the books have been sold; elle se serait indignée = she would have been indignantNoter que la forme pronominale à valeur passive est souvent mieux rendue en anglais par une forme intransitive: les livres se sont bien vendus = the books have sold wellêtre = allerLorsqu'il signifie aller, être se traduit par to be en anglais, mais seulement s'il est directement suivi d'un complément de lieu: je n'ai jamais été en Chine = I've never been to China. Suivi d'un infinitif, il se rend par to go to: il a été voir son ami = he's gone to see his friend; j'ai été manger au restaurant = I went to eat in the restaurantDans le sens de s'en aller, on notera les tournures recherchées: ils s'en furent au théâtre = they went to the theatre; ils s'en furent (déçus) = they left (disappointed)est-ce, ou sa variante plus familière c'est, se traduit généralement par is it: est-ce leur fils/voiture? = is it their son/car?; c'est grave? = is it serious?; c'est toi ou ton frère? = is it you or your brother?Quand ce garde sa valeur démonstrative, l'anglais précise la référence: est-ce clair? = is that clear?; qui est-ce? ( en montrant une personne) = who is he/she?; et aussi = who is that?; mais, en parlant de quelqu'un qui vous appelle au téléphone, ou à quelqu'un qui frappe à la porte: = who is it?est-ce n'est généralement pas traduit dans les tournures emphatiques ou permettant d'éviter l'inversion du sujet: est-ce que tu parles russe? = do you speak Russian?; est-ce leur fils, ce garçon? is this boy their son?; qui est-ce qui l'a fait? = who did it?; qui est-ce que tu as rencontré? = who did you meet?; quand/où est-ce que tu manges? = when/where do you eat?; qu'est-ce que c'est? = what is it?, ou, comme vu plus haut, = what is this/that? selon qu'on montre un objet proche ou éloignéNéanmoins, la tournure emphatique est également possible en anglais dans certaines expressions: qu'est-ce que j'entends? = what's this I hear?; est-ce bien ce qu'il a voulu dire? = is that what he really meant?c'est se traduit, selon les contextes, it is ( it's), this is, that is ( that's): c'est facile ( de critiquer) = it's easy; (ce que tu me demandes, ce travail) = that's easy; c'est moi (réponse à ‘qui est-ce?’) = it's me; (réponse à ‘qui le fait?’) = I do; (réponse à ‘qui l'a fait?’) = I did; (pour me désigner sur une photo, ou comme étant le personnage dont il est question) = that's me ( traduit également ça, c'est moi); c'est Mme Fox (qui téléphone, réponse à ‘qui est-ce?’) = it's Mrs Fox; (réponse à ‘qui le fait?’) = Mrs Fox ou Mrs Fox does; (réponse à ‘qui l'a fait?’) = Mrs Fox did; (que je montre, dont vous voulez parler) = that's Mrs Fox; c'est eux, ce sont eux (qui sont là-bas, que je montre) = it's them; ( qui le font) = they do; ( qui l'ont fait) = they did; ( qui arrivent) = here they are; ce sont mes enfants ( que je vous présente) = these are my children; ( qui sont là-bas) = they are my children; c'est cela = that's right; c'est ça! tu crois que je vais faire le travail tout seul? = what's this! do you think I'm going to do the work all by myself?Lorsqu'il reprend un nom, un infinitif ou une proposition qui le précède c'est se traduit seulement par is: une étoile, c'est un réacteur nucléaire = a star is a nuclear reactor; réussir, c'est une question de volonté = to succeed is a question of will; sortir par ce temps, c'est de la folie = going out in this weather is sheer madness; eux, ce sont mes amis = they are my friendsDe même, lorsque c'est que reprend un groupe nominal ou une proposition, il se traduit simplement par is that: le comique, c'est que... = the funny thing is that... On trouvera en général cette tournure sous l'entrée appropriée, comme comique, fort, importer etcLorsque c'est que sert à donner une explication il se rend généralement, et selon le temps, par it is that, it was that, mais aussi, pour insister sur l'explication, par it is/was because: si j'ai fait ça, c'est que je ne pouvais pas faire autrement = if I did that, it was because I couldn't do otherwise. ce n'est pas que se traduit la plupart du temps it is/was not that (la contraction est it's not plutôt que it isn't): ce n'est pas qu'il soit bête, mais... = it's not that he is stupid, but...En corrélation avec un pronom relatif, c'est peut soit garder sa valeur de présentatif (voir plus haut) et se rendre par that's: c'est le journaliste qui m'a interviewé/que nous avons rencontré/dont je te parlais = that's the journalist who interviewed me/(that) we met/I was telling you about; c'est le château où je suis né = that's the castle where I was born; c'est ce qui me fait croire que... = that's what makes me think that...; c'est justement ce que je disais = that's exactly what I was saying; soit constituer une tournure emphatique qui se rend en anglais selon la nuance: c'est de la même femme que nous parlons = we're talking about the same woman; c'était d'en parler devant elle qui me gênait = talking about it in front of her was what made me feel uneasy ou what made me feel uneasy was talking about it in front of her; c'est lui/Paul qui l'a cassé ( je le dénonce) = he/Paul broke it; ( je l'accuse) = he/Paul is the one who broke it; c'est mon frère qui l'a écrit = it was my brother who wrote it ou my brother's the one who wrote it; c'est de ta soeur que je parlais, pas de toi = it was your sister I was talking about, not you; c'est cette voiture qui m'intéresse = this is the car (that) I am interested in; c'est lui le coupable = he is the culprit; ce sont eux les meurtriers = they are the murderersc'est à suivi d'un infinitif se traduit parfois par it is suivi de l'adjectif correspondant si cette même transformation est possible en français ( c'est à désespérer = c'est désespérant = it's hopeless), mais c'est rare, et il est conseillé de se reporter à l'infinitif en question ou à l'un des autres termes obtenus à partir de transformations semblablesc'est à... de faire (ou parfois à faire) se traduira de deux manières: c'est à Pierre/lui de choisir ( c'est son tour) it's Pierre's/his turn to choose; ( c'est sa responsabilité) it's up to Pierre/to him to chooseLa notion de rivalité contenue dans c'est à qui suivi du futur doit être rendue explicite en anglais: c'est à qui proposera le plus de réformes = each is trying to suggest more reforms than the other; c'était à qui des deux aurait le dernier mot = they were each trying to get in the last word; c'était à qui trouverait le plus d'erreurs dans le texte = they were vying with each other to find the most mistakes in the textc'est, équivalent de ça fait dans le compte d'une somme, se rend par it is: c'est 200 francs = it's 200 francs; c'est combien? = how much is it?ce sera avec valeur modale de ce doit être se traduit it must be: ce sera mon professeur de piano = it must be my piano teacherêtre = verbe impersonnelil est facile de critiquer = it is easy to criticize; il serait nécessaire de faire = it would be necessary to do; il est des gens bizarres = there are some strange people; il n'est pas de jour/d'heure sans qu'il se plaigne = not a day/an hour goes by without him complainingOn se référera par ailleurs aux notes d'usage concernant l'heure et la date; voir aussi les entrées temps et foisil est à suivi d'un infinitif se rend différemment, selon les nuances qu'imposent le contexte, par it must be, it has to be, it should be, it can be suivis du participe passé. Pour plus de sûreté, on se reportera à l'infinitif en question, où cette construction est généralement traitéeil est de suivi d'un substantif ou d'un groupe nominal se rend souvent par it is suivi directement d'un adjectif ou d'un substantif précédé d'un déterminant (article, pronom): il est de coutume de faire (ou qu'on fasse) = it is customary ou the custom to do; il est de notre responsabilité de faire = it is our responsibility to do; mais ce n'est pas une règle absolue, et il est préférable de consulter des entrées telles que goût, règle, notoriété etc pour avoir des traductions adéquates. Voir également 1 Voir également 1 ci-dessous pour des exemples supplémentairesCertains cas sont traités sous la rubrique ‘être = verbe impersonnel’; d'autres, expressions figées, le sont sous l'entrée appropriée; voir par exemple poche et frais pour en être de sa poche/pour ses frais. Enfin, quand l'antéc édent de en est exprimé dans la phrase, l'expression est traitée plus bas sous être de: où en étais-je? = where was I?; je ne sais plus où j'en suis = I'm lost; où en es-tu de tes recherches? - j'en suis à mi-chemin/au début = how far have you got in your research? - I'm halfway through/at the beginning; elle a eu plusieurs amants/accidents: elle en est à son quatrième = she has had several lovers/accidents: this is her fourth; j'en suis à me demander si... = I'm beginning to wonder whether...; j'en étais à ne pouvoir distinguer le vrai du faux = I got to the point where I couldn't distinguish between truth and falsehoodSuivie d'un substantif représentant un vêtement, l'expression peut être traduite to be in, mais on consultera l'entrée appropriée pour s'en assurer. Si l'on dit to be in uniform ou éventuellement to be wearing a uniform pour être en uniforme, l'anglais préfère généralement to be wearing a suit à to be in a suit pour être en costume (de même pour robe, tailleur etc). Dans le cas d'un déguisement, on a to be dressed up as: être en pirate = to be dressed up as a piratej'y suis ( je vous comprends) = I'm with you; ( plus général mais un peu familier) = I get it; je n'y suis pas ( je ne comprends pas) = I don't get it; vous y êtes? (vous comprenez?) = are you with me?; (vous êtes prêt(e)?) = are you ready?; 20000 francs? vous n'y êtes pas! = 20,000 francs? you're a long way out!; tu n'y es pas, c'est plus compliqué que ça = you don't realize, it's a lot more complicated than that. Voir aussi les entrées y, adverbe de lieu, et pourêtre + prépositionsLa plupart des cas ( être dans, sur, devant, pour, après, avec etc) sont traités sous la préposition correspondante. Ne sont retenus ici que les cas particuliers de être à et être deLes cas où l'on peut faire l'ellipse de être ou le remplacer par un autre verbe sont traités sous la préposition à; ceux de en être à sous la rubrique ‘en être’, et ceux de c'est à sous la rubrique ‘c'est’Les emplois de être à suivi d'un groupe nominal et signifiant ‘tendre vers’ sont généralement traités sous le substantif approprié, comme temps, hausse, agonie etc dans les expressions le temps est à la pluie, être à la hausse, être à l'agonie. De même, quand être à signifie un état, c'est sous le substantif ou adjectif approprié, comme bout, disposition, quai, vif etc, qu'on trouvera la ou les traductions de l'expression correspondanteSuivi d'un infinitif et signifiant devoir être, être à peut généralement se traduire, en observant les mêmes nuances qu'avec devoir, par must be, have to be ou should be suivi du participe passé du verbe anglais. Il reste conseillé de consulter l'infinitif en question, comme plaindre, prendre etc. On en trouve également un traitement succint sous les rubriques ‘être = verbe impersonnel' et ‘c'est'Au sens de appartenir à, l'anglais utilise to be suivi du cas possessif quand le possesseur est un être animé ou d'un pronom possessif si celui-ci est représent é par un pronom objet. Si le cas possessif n'est pas d'usage, on utilise de préférence to belong to: ce livre est à moi/à mon frère = this book is mine/my brother's; ces dictionnaires sont au service de traduction = these dictionaries belong to the translation department; à qui est ce chien? = who does this dog belong to? ou whose dog is this? Voir 2 ci-dessous pour des exemples supplémentairesQuand elle exprime un état ou une situation, la tournure être de suivie d'un substantif sans déterminant est traduite sous le substantif en question, notamment avis, garde, service etc. De même, certaines expressions où la présence de déterminant est variable, comme dans être de mauvaise foi/d'une incroyable mauvaise foi sont traitées sous l'entrée appropriée, en l'occurrence, foi; voir aussi humeur, massacrante, poil etcLa construction être d'un/d'une suivie d'un adjectif substantivé ou d'un substantif exprimant une qualité ou un défaut peut généralement être rendue par to be so suivi de l'adjectif correspondant en anglais, si le substantif est seul: elle est d'un ridicule/d'une prétention! = she's so ridiculous/so pretentious!; si le substantif est qualifié, l'adjectif devient généralement un adverbe en anglais: il est d'une exquise courtoisie/d'une incompétence rare = he's exquisitely courteous/exceptionally incompetent; mais il n'est pas inutile de vérifier les traductions des adjectifs et substantifs à leur entrée avant de rendre cette constructionAu sens de participer à, faire partie de, la tournure être de se traduit de façon très variable (voir aussi partie): il est des nôtres ( il vient avec nous) = he's with us; (il est de notre clan, agit et pense comme nous) = he's one of us; serez-vous des nôtres? = will you be (coming) with us?; êtes-vous des nôtres? = are you coming with us? (ici, coming est nécessaire, pour éviter l'ambiguïté de are you with us?); les journalistes ne sont pas/ne seront pas du voyage = the journalists aren't coming/won't be coming on the trip; ils ont organisé une expédition mais je n'en étais pas = they organized an expedition but I wasn't part of it; il y avait un congrès mais il n'en était pas = there was a congress but he didn't take partSuivi d'un infinitif et précédé de noms abstraits avec l'article défini ( l'idéal, l'essentiel etc) ou de superlatifs ( le plus simple), être de se traduit généralement par to be suivi de l'infinitif avec to: le plus simple serait de tout recommencer = the simplest thing to do would be to start all over again
II ɛtʀnom masculin1) ( organisme vivant) beingun être sans défense — a defenceless [BrE] creature
2) ( personne) personun être cher or aimé — a loved one
3) ( nature intime) being4) Philosophie
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Dans la plupart des situations exprimant l'existence, l'identité, la localisation, la qualité, être sera traduit par to be: je pense donc je suis = I think therefore I am; le soleil est une étoile = the sun is a star; j'étais chez moi = I was at home; l'eau est froide = the water is coldLes locutions figées contenant être sont traitées sous l'entrée appropriée. Ainsi être en train de/sur le point de/hors de soi etc sont respectivement sous train, point, hors etc; comme si de rien n'était et quoi qu'il en soit sous comme et quoi. De même, les expressions avec si et les questions commençant par que sont traitées sous si et que, à part qu'est-ce à dire?, que l'on trouvera sous dire. Selon le même principe, l'emploi facultatif de étant après considérer comme et présenter comme est traité sous ces verbes; étant donné (que) et étant entendu que sont sous donné et entendu. La plupart des autres emplois de étant se traduisent par being: cela (ou ceci) étant = this being so. En revanche, c'est-à-dire, n'est-ce pas, peut-être et soit sont des entrées à part entière, traitées à leur place dans le dictionnairePar ailleurs, on consultera utilement les notes d'usage répertoriées, notamment pour l'expression de l'heure, la date, les nationalités, les professions, les nombres etcêtre = verbe auxiliaireêtre auxiliaire de la voix passive se traduit par to be. On notera l'emploi des divers temps en anglaisau présent: où sont les épreuves? elles sont révisées par le traducteur = where are the proofs? they are being revised by the translator; votre voiture est réparée = your car has been repaired; les portes sont repeintes chaque année = the doors are repainted every yearau passé: les épreuves ont été révisées en juin = the proofs were revised in June; les épreuves ont été révisées plusieurs fois = the proofs have been revised several times; les épreuves ont été révisées bien avant ma démission = the proofs had been revised long before I resignedêtre se traduit par to have si le temps est également composé en anglais - ce qui est beaucoup moins fréquent qu'en français (voir ci-dessus) - sauf avec naître. Dans certains contextes, on peut avoir: elles sont tombées = they have fallen; ils se sont enfuis = they have escaped; elle s'était vengée = she had taken her revengeLes verbes traduits par une construction passive ou attributive en anglais ( se vendre = to be sold; s'indigner = to be indignant) suivent les mêmes règles au passé: tous les livres se sont vendus = all the books have been sold; elle se serait indignée = she would have been indignantNoter que la forme pronominale à valeur passive est souvent mieux rendue en anglais par une forme intransitive: les livres se sont bien vendus = the books have sold wellêtre = allerLorsqu'il signifie aller, être se traduit par to be en anglais, mais seulement s'il est directement suivi d'un complément de lieu: je n'ai jamais été en Chine = I've never been to China. Suivi d'un infinitif, il se rend par to go to: il a été voir son ami = he's gone to see his friend; j'ai été manger au restaurant = I went to eat in the restaurantDans le sens de s'en aller, on notera les tournures recherchées: ils s'en furent au théâtre = they went to the theatre; ils s'en furent (déçus) = they left (disappointed)est-ce, ou sa variante plus familière c'est, se traduit généralement par is it: est-ce leur fils/voiture? = is it their son/car?; c'est grave? = is it serious?; c'est toi ou ton frère? = is it you or your brother?Quand ce garde sa valeur démonstrative, l'anglais précise la référence: est-ce clair? = is that clear?; qui est-ce? ( en montrant une personne) = who is he/she?; et aussi = who is that?; mais, en parlant de quelqu'un qui vous appelle au téléphone, ou à quelqu'un qui frappe à la porte: = who is it?est-ce n'est généralement pas traduit dans les tournures emphatiques ou permettant d'éviter l'inversion du sujet: est-ce que tu parles russe? = do you speak Russian?; est-ce leur fils, ce garçon? is this boy their son?; qui est-ce qui l'a fait? = who did it?; qui est-ce que tu as rencontré? = who did you meet?; quand/où est-ce que tu manges? = when/where do you eat?; qu'est-ce que c'est? = what is it?, ou, comme vu plus haut, = what is this/that? selon qu'on montre un objet proche ou éloignéNéanmoins, la tournure emphatique est également possible en anglais dans certaines expressions: qu'est-ce que j'entends? = what's this I hear?; est-ce bien ce qu'il a voulu dire? = is that what he really meant?c'est se traduit, selon les contextes, it is ( it's), this is, that is ( that's): c'est facile ( de critiquer) = it's easy; (ce que tu me demandes, ce travail) = that's easy; c'est moi (réponse à ‘qui est-ce?’) = it's me; (réponse à ‘qui le fait?’) = I do; (réponse à ‘qui l'a fait?’) = I did; (pour me désigner sur une photo, ou comme étant le personnage dont il est question) = that's me ( traduit également ça, c'est moi); c'est Mme Fox (qui téléphone, réponse à ‘qui est-ce?’) = it's Mrs Fox; (réponse à ‘qui le fait?’) = Mrs Fox ou Mrs Fox does; (réponse à ‘qui l'a fait?’) = Mrs Fox did; (que je montre, dont vous voulez parler) = that's Mrs Fox; c'est eux, ce sont eux (qui sont là-bas, que je montre) = it's them; ( qui le font) = they do; ( qui l'ont fait) = they did; ( qui arrivent) = here they are; ce sont mes enfants ( que je vous présente) = these are my children; ( qui sont là-bas) = they are my children; c'est cela = that's right; c'est ça! tu crois que je vais faire le travail tout seul? = what's this! do you think I'm going to do the work all by myself?Lorsqu'il reprend un nom, un infinitif ou une proposition qui le précède c'est se traduit seulement par is: une étoile, c'est un réacteur nucléaire = a star is a nuclear reactor; réussir, c'est une question de volonté = to succeed is a question of will; sortir par ce temps, c'est de la folie = going out in this weather is sheer madness; eux, ce sont mes amis = they are my friendsDe même, lorsque c'est que reprend un groupe nominal ou une proposition, il se traduit simplement par is that: le comique, c'est que... = the funny thing is that... On trouvera en général cette tournure sous l'entrée appropriée, comme comique, fort, importer etcLorsque c'est que sert à donner une explication il se rend généralement, et selon le temps, par it is that, it was that, mais aussi, pour insister sur l'explication, par it is/was because: si j'ai fait ça, c'est que je ne pouvais pas faire autrement = if I did that, it was because I couldn't do otherwise. ce n'est pas que se traduit la plupart du temps it is/was not that (la contraction est it's not plutôt que it isn't): ce n'est pas qu'il soit bête, mais... = it's not that he is stupid, but...En corrélation avec un pronom relatif, c'est peut soit garder sa valeur de présentatif (voir plus haut) et se rendre par that's: c'est le journaliste qui m'a interviewé/que nous avons rencontré/dont je te parlais = that's the journalist who interviewed me/(that) we met/I was telling you about; c'est le château où je suis né = that's the castle where I was born; c'est ce qui me fait croire que... = that's what makes me think that...; c'est justement ce que je disais = that's exactly what I was saying; soit constituer une tournure emphatique qui se rend en anglais selon la nuance: c'est de la même femme que nous parlons = we're talking about the same woman; c'était d'en parler devant elle qui me gênait = talking about it in front of her was what made me feel uneasy ou what made me feel uneasy was talking about it in front of her; c'est lui/Paul qui l'a cassé ( je le dénonce) = he/Paul broke it; ( je l'accuse) = he/Paul is the one who broke it; c'est mon frère qui l'a écrit = it was my brother who wrote it ou my brother's the one who wrote it; c'est de ta soeur que je parlais, pas de toi = it was your sister I was talking about, not you; c'est cette voiture qui m'intéresse = this is the car (that) I am interested in; c'est lui le coupable = he is the culprit; ce sont eux les meurtriers = they are the murderersc'est à suivi d'un infinitif se traduit parfois par it is suivi de l'adjectif correspondant si cette même transformation est possible en français ( c'est à désespérer = c'est désespérant = it's hopeless), mais c'est rare, et il est conseillé de se reporter à l'infinitif en question ou à l'un des autres termes obtenus à partir de transformations semblablesc'est à... de faire (ou parfois à faire) se traduira de deux manières: c'est à Pierre/lui de choisir ( c'est son tour) it's Pierre's/his turn to choose; ( c'est sa responsabilité) it's up to Pierre/to him to chooseLa notion de rivalité contenue dans c'est à qui suivi du futur doit être rendue explicite en anglais: c'est à qui proposera le plus de réformes = each is trying to suggest more reforms than the other; c'était à qui des deux aurait le dernier mot = they were each trying to get in the last word; c'était à qui trouverait le plus d'erreurs dans le texte = they were vying with each other to find the most mistakes in the textc'est, équivalent de ça fait dans le compte d'une somme, se rend par it is: c'est 200 francs = it's 200 francs; c'est combien? = how much is it?ce sera avec valeur modale de ce doit être se traduit it must be: ce sera mon professeur de piano = it must be my piano teacherêtre = verbe impersonnelil est facile de critiquer = it is easy to criticize; il serait nécessaire de faire = it would be necessary to do; il est des gens bizarres = there are some strange people; il n'est pas de jour/d'heure sans qu'il se plaigne = not a day/an hour goes by without him complainingOn se référera par ailleurs aux notes d'usage concernant l'heure et la date; voir aussi les entrées temps et foisil est à suivi d'un infinitif se rend différemment, selon les nuances qu'imposent le contexte, par it must be, it has to be, it should be, it can be suivis du participe passé. Pour plus de sûreté, on se reportera à l'infinitif en question, où cette construction est généralement traitéeil est de suivi d'un substantif ou d'un groupe nominal se rend souvent par it is suivi directement d'un adjectif ou d'un substantif précédé d'un déterminant (article, pronom): il est de coutume de faire (ou qu'on fasse) = it is customary ou the custom to do; il est de notre responsabilité de faire = it is our responsibility to do; mais ce n'est pas une règle absolue, et il est préférable de consulter des entrées telles que goût, règle, notoriété etc pour avoir des traductions adéquates. Voir également 1 Voir également 1 ci-dessous pour des exemples supplémentairesCertains cas sont traités sous la rubrique ‘être = verbe impersonnel’; d'autres, expressions figées, le sont sous l'entrée appropriée; voir par exemple poche et frais pour en être de sa poche/pour ses frais. Enfin, quand l'antéc édent de en est exprimé dans la phrase, l'expression est traitée plus bas sous être de: où en étais-je? = where was I?; je ne sais plus où j'en suis = I'm lost; où en es-tu de tes recherches? - j'en suis à mi-chemin/au début = how far have you got in your research? - I'm halfway through/at the beginning; elle a eu plusieurs amants/accidents: elle en est à son quatrième = she has had several lovers/accidents: this is her fourth; j'en suis à me demander si... = I'm beginning to wonder whether...; j'en étais à ne pouvoir distinguer le vrai du faux = I got to the point where I couldn't distinguish between truth and falsehoodSuivie d'un substantif représentant un vêtement, l'expression peut être traduite to be in, mais on consultera l'entrée appropriée pour s'en assurer. Si l'on dit to be in uniform ou éventuellement to be wearing a uniform pour être en uniforme, l'anglais préfère généralement to be wearing a suit à to be in a suit pour être en costume (de même pour robe, tailleur etc). Dans le cas d'un déguisement, on a to be dressed up as: être en pirate = to be dressed up as a piratej'y suis ( je vous comprends) = I'm with you; ( plus général mais un peu familier) = I get it; je n'y suis pas ( je ne comprends pas) = I don't get it; vous y êtes? (vous comprenez?) = are you with me?; (vous êtes prêt(e)?) = are you ready?; 20000 francs? vous n'y êtes pas! = 20,000 francs? you're a long way out!; tu n'y es pas, c'est plus compliqué que ça = you don't realize, it's a lot more complicated than that. Voir aussi les entrées y, adverbe de lieu, et pourêtre + prépositionsLa plupart des cas ( être dans, sur, devant, pour, après, avec etc) sont traités sous la préposition correspondante. Ne sont retenus ici que les cas particuliers de être à et être deLes cas où l'on peut faire l'ellipse de être ou le remplacer par un autre verbe sont traités sous la préposition à; ceux de en être à sous la rubrique ‘en être’, et ceux de c'est à sous la rubrique ‘c'est’Les emplois de être à suivi d'un groupe nominal et signifiant ‘tendre vers’ sont généralement traités sous le substantif approprié, comme temps, hausse, agonie etc dans les expressions le temps est à la pluie, être à la hausse, être à l'agonie. De même, quand être à signifie un état, c'est sous le substantif ou adjectif approprié, comme bout, disposition, quai, vif etc, qu'on trouvera la ou les traductions de l'expression correspondanteSuivi d'un infinitif et signifiant devoir être, être à peut généralement se traduire, en observant les mêmes nuances qu'avec devoir, par must be, have to be ou should be suivi du participe passé du verbe anglais. Il reste conseillé de consulter l'infinitif en question, comme plaindre, prendre etc. On en trouve également un traitement succint sous les rubriques ‘être = verbe impersonnel' et ‘c'est'Au sens de appartenir à, l'anglais utilise to be suivi du cas possessif quand le possesseur est un être animé ou d'un pronom possessif si celui-ci est représent é par un pronom objet. Si le cas possessif n'est pas d'usage, on utilise de préférence to belong to: ce livre est à moi/à mon frère = this book is mine/my brother's; ces dictionnaires sont au service de traduction = these dictionaries belong to the translation department; à qui est ce chien? = who does this dog belong to? ou whose dog is this? Voir 2 ci-dessous pour des exemples supplémentairesQuand elle exprime un état ou une situation, la tournure être de suivie d'un substantif sans déterminant est traduite sous le substantif en question, notamment avis, garde, service etc. De même, certaines expressions où la présence de déterminant est variable, comme dans être de mauvaise foi/d'une incroyable mauvaise foi sont traitées sous l'entrée appropriée, en l'occurrence, foi; voir aussi humeur, massacrante, poil etcLa construction être d'un/d'une suivie d'un adjectif substantivé ou d'un substantif exprimant une qualité ou un défaut peut généralement être rendue par to be so suivi de l'adjectif correspondant en anglais, si le substantif est seul: elle est d'un ridicule/d'une prétention! = she's so ridiculous/so pretentious!; si le substantif est qualifié, l'adjectif devient généralement un adverbe en anglais: il est d'une exquise courtoisie/d'une incompétence rare = he's exquisitely courteous/exceptionally incompetent; mais il n'est pas inutile de vérifier les traductions des adjectifs et substantifs à leur entrée avant de rendre cette constructionAu sens de participer à, faire partie de, la tournure être de se traduit de façon très variable (voir aussi partie): il est des nôtres ( il vient avec nous) = he's with us; (il est de notre clan, agit et pense comme nous) = he's one of us; serez-vous des nôtres? = will you be (coming) with us?; êtes-vous des nôtres? = are you coming with us? (ici, coming est nécessaire, pour éviter l'ambiguïté de are you with us?); les journalistes ne sont pas/ne seront pas du voyage = the journalists aren't coming/won't be coming on the trip; ils ont organisé une expédition mais je n'en étais pas = they organized an expedition but I wasn't part of it; il y avait un congrès mais il n'en était pas = there was a congress but he didn't take partSuivi d'un infinitif et précédé de noms abstraits avec l'article défini ( l'idéal, l'essentiel etc) ou de superlatifs ( le plus simple), être de se traduit généralement par to be suivi de l'infinitif avec to: le plus simple serait de tout recommencer = the simplest thing to do would be to start all over again* * *ɛtʀ1. nm2. vb (avec attribut)1) (état, description) to beIl est instituteur. — He's a teacher.
Vous êtes grand. — You're tall.
Vous êtes fatigué. — You're tired.
Je suis heureux. — I'm happy.
être à qn — to be sb's, to belong to sb
Ce livre est à Paul. — This book is Paul's., This book belongs to Paul.
C'est à moi. — It's mine.
C'est à eux. — It's theirs.
C'est à lui de le faire. — It's up to him to do it.
3) (origine)Il est de Paris. — He is from Paris.
Il est des nôtres. — He is one of us.
4) (obligation, but)être à (+ infinitif) C'est à réparer. — It needs repairing.
C'est à essayer. — You should try it.
Il est à espérer que... — It is to be hoped that...
3. vi1) (= se trouver) to beJe ne serai pas ici demain. — I won't be here tomorrow.
2) (date)Nous sommes le 10 janvier. — It's the 10th of January., Today is the 10th of January.
3) (= faire partie) to beêtre de ceux qui... — to be one of those who...
Il voulait en être. — He wanted to be part of it.
4) (= exister) to beêtre ou ne pas être... — to be or not to be...
en être à qch (= avoir atteint) — to have got to sth, to have got as far as sth, (= être réduit à) to be reduced to sth
Nous en étions au dessert. — We had got to the dessert., We had got as far as dessert.
Il en est à faire des ménages pour vivre. — He's been reduced to doing cleaning jobs to earn a living.
4. vb aux1) (dans verbes composés) to haveIl est parti. — He has left., He has gone.
Il n'est pas encore arrivé. — He hasn't arrived yet.
2) (forme passive) to beIl a été promu. — He has been promoted.
5. vb impersil est... — it is...
Il est impossible de le faire. — It's impossible to do it.
Il est 10 heures. — It's 10 o'clock.
See:* * *I.être ⇒ Note d'usage verb table: être vi1 il n'est pas jusqu'à l'Antarctique qui ne soit pollué even the Antarctic is polluted; il en est de Pierre comme de Paul it is the same with Pierre as with Paul; voilà ce qu'il en est ( présentation) this is how it is; ( conclusion) that's how it is; il n'en est rien this isn't at all the case; il en sera toujours ainsi it will always be so; il en a été de même it was the same; qu'en est-il de…? what's the news on…?;2 je suis à vous tout de suite/dans un instant I'll be with you right away/in a minute; je suis à vous I'm all yours; être à ce qu'on fait to have one's mind on what one is doing; elle est toujours à se plaindre she's always complaining;3 il n'est plus euph he's no longer with us; ce temps n'est plus those days are gone; ces traditions ne sont plus these traditions are things of the past; fût-il duc/en cristal even if he were a duke/it were made of crystal, even were he a duke/were it made of crystal; n'était leur grand âge were it not for their advanced age, if it were not for their advanced age; ne serait-ce qu'en faisant if only by doing; ne fût-ce que pour la soulager/qu'un instant if only to relieve her/for a moment; fût-ce pour des raisons humanitaires if only on humanitarian grounds.on ne peut pas être et avoir été Prov you can't stay young forever.II.être nm1 ( organisme vivant) being; être humain/vivant/surnaturel human/living/supernatural being; les êtres animés et inanimés animate and inanimate things; les êtres et les choses living things and objects; un être sans défense a defencelessGB creature; ces plantes sont des êtres inférieurs these plants are inferior life-forms;2 ( personne) person; un être d'exception an exceptional person; un être faible et timoré a weak and timorous person; les êtres qui doutent people who doubt; l'amitié entre deux êtres friendship between two people; un être cher or aimé a loved one; ce sont des êtres simples they're simple beings ou souls; son mari est un être sensible her husband is a sensitive soul;3 ( nature intime) being; de tout son être [détester, souhaiter] with one's whole being; au fond de son être, elle savait que in the core of her being, she knew that; blessé au plus profond de son être hurt to the core; les êtres contradictoires qui vous habitent the conflicting selves within you;I[ɛtr] nom masculin2. RELIGIONl'être éternel ou infini ou suprême the Supreme Being3. [personne] personII[ɛtr] verbe intransitifA.[EXPRIME L'EXISTENCE, LA RÉALITÉ]B.[RELIE L'ATTRIBUT, LE COMPLÉMENT AU SUJET]1. [suivi d'un attribut] to beje ne te le prêterai pas! — comment ou comme tu es! (familier) I won't lend it to you! — you see what you're like!Bruno/ce rôle est tout pour moi Bruno/this part means everything to me2. [suivi d'une préposition]j'y suis, j'y reste here I am and here I staya. [à la maison] I'm not at home for anyoneb. [au bureau] I won't see anybodyje suis à vous [je vous écoute] I'm all yourstout le monde est à la page 15/au chapitre 9? is everybody at page 15/chapter 9?vous êtes (bien) au 01.40.06.24.08 this is 01 40 06 24 08être de [provenir de] to be from, to come fromBruno est de sa famille Bruno is a member of her family ou is a relative of hersêtre de [participer à]: je suis de mariage le mois prochain I've got (to go to) a wedding next monthj'en suis au moment où il découvre le trésor I've got to the part ou the bit where he discovers the treasureoù en étais-je? [après une interruption dans une conversation] where was I ?tu en es encore à lui chercher des excuses! — oh non, je n'en suis plus là! you're still trying to find excuses for him! — oh no, I'm past that!ne plus savoir où l'on en est: je ne sais plus du tout où j'en suis dans tous ces calculs I don't know where I am any more with all these calculationsj'ai besoin de faire le point, je ne sais plus où j'en suis I've got to take stock, I've completely lost track of everythingy être [comprendre]: tu te souviens bien de Marie, une petite brune! — ah, oui, j'y suis maintenant! but you must remember Marie, a brunette! — oh yes, I'm with you now!mais non, vous n'y êtes pas du tout! you don't understand!3. [dans l'expression du temps] to benous sommes le 8/jeudi today is the 8th/ThursdayC.[SUBSTITUT DE ALLER, PARTIR] to go————————[ɛtr] verbe impersonnel1. [exister]il était une fois un prince... once (upon a time) there was a prince...2. [pour exprimer l'heure]3. (soutenu & locution)on a dit que vous vouliez démissionner — il n'en est rien it was rumoured you wanted to resign — that's not trueil n'est que de: il n'est que de lire les journaux pour s'en rendre compte you only have to read the newspapers to be aware of it————————[ɛtr] verbe auxiliaire1. [sert à former les temps composés]je suis/j'étais descendu I came/had come down2. [sert à former le passif]3. [sert à exprimer une obligation]cela étant locution adverbiale[dans ces circonstances] things being what they are[cela dit] having said that -
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1. adj how muchcon nomi plurali how manytutto quanto il libro the whole booktutti quanti pl every single one sgquanti ne abbiamo oggi? what is the date today?, what is today's date?2. adv: quanto dura ancora? how long will it go on for?quanto a me as for mequanto costa? how much is it?quanto prima as soon as possiblein quanto since, becauseper quanto ne sappia as far as I know3. m: teoria f dei quanti quantum theory* * *quanto1 agg.interr.1 how much; pl. how many: quanto zucchero metti nel caffè?, how much sugar do you put in your coffee?; quanto denaro vi occorre?, how much money do you need?; quanti dischi hai?, how many records have you got?; quante lezioni comprende il corso?, how many lessons does the course consist of?; quanti giorni starai via?, how many days will you be away?; sai quanti spettatori c'erano allo stadio?, do you know how many spectators there were at the ground?; non so quante settimane durerà la mostra, I don't know how many weeks (o how long) the exhibition will last; dimmi quanto pane devo comprare, tell me how much bread I am to get // quanti anni hai?, how old are you?2 quanto tempo, how long: quanto tempo ci vuole per arrivare alla stazione?, how long does it take to get to the station?; non so quanto tempo mi fermerò qui, I don't know how long I'll stay here // In espressioni ellittiche: quanto è che non lo vedi?, how long is it since you saw him?; da quanto mi aspetti?, how long have you been waiting for me?; quanto dovrai lavorare ancora?, how much longer have you got to work?; di quanto sono in ritardo?, how late am I?; fra quanto saremo a Roma?, how long before we get to Rome?; ogni quanto passa l'autobus?, how often (o how frequently) does the bus run?3 ( in espressioni ellittiche non di tempo): quanto costa?, how much is it?; quanto ha di febbre?, what's his temperature?; quanti ne abbiamo oggi?, what's the date today?; quanto c'è da qui alla stazione?, how far is it to the station?; non so quanto valga questo anello, I don't know how much this ring is worth◆ agg.escl. what (a lot of); how: quanto gasolio abbiamo consumato quest'anno!, what a lot of oil we've used this year!; quanto tempo ci hai messo!, what a long time you've been!; quanto freddo abbiamo patito!, how cold it was!; quanto interesse ha suscitato!, what a lot of interest it roused!; quanti giorni sono passati!, how long it's been!; quante me ne ha dette!, how he insulted me! // In espressioni ellittiche: quanto tempo sprecato!, what a lot of time wasted!; quante parole inutili!, what a load of rubbish!; quanti complimenti!, what a lot of fuss!◆ agg.rel. ( tutto quello che) as... as...: lo puoi tenere quanto tempo vuoi, you can keep it as long as you like; prendi pure quanto denaro ti occorre, take as much money as you need.quanto1 avv.1 interr. (con un agg.) how; (con un v.) how much: quanto è largo?, how wide is it?; quanto è lontana la chiesa?, how far is the church?; quanto bevi di solito?, how much do you usually drink?; quanto sei alto?, how tall are you?; gli chiesi quanto si fosse divertito, I asked him how much he had enjoyed himself; non so quanto l'abbia apprezzato, I don't know how much he appreciated it; chiedono molto per quella casa, ma non ti so dire quanto, they are asking a great deal for that house, but I can't tell you how much // si è pentito e Dio sa quanto!, God only knows how much he regretted it!2 escl. (con un agg.) how; (con un v.) how (much): quanto è bello!, how beautiful it is!; quanto sono felice di rivederti!, how happy I am to see you again!; quanto mi piace!, how I love it!; chissà quanto desiderava di ritornare!, goodness knows how much he longed to return!; non sai quanto ti ho pensato!, you don't know how much I thought about you!; hanno riso, e quanto!, how they laughed!3 (in corr. con tanto) as: è ( tanto) studioso quanto intelligente, he is as studious as he is intelligent; è ( tanto) affabile quanto lui, she is as friendly as he is; ho lavorato ( tanto) quanto lui, I worked as hard as he did (o as him); non è ( tanto) facile quanto tu credi, it isn't as (o so) easy as you think; è ( tanto) curioso quanto una scimmia, he's as curious as a cat // quanto più... tanto più, meno → più, meno avv. // tanto... quanto, (sia... sia) both... and: tanto io quanto mio fratello, both my brother and I; si è venduto tanto la casa quanto l'automobile, he sold both his house and his car // non tanto per... quanto per, not so much for... but (o as) for: non è stato tanto per negligenza quanto per ingenuità, it wasn't so much for negligence as for naïvety4 (in frasi comparative o per rafforzare un superl.): è stimato più di quanto meriti, he's more admired than he deserves; sono arrivato prima di quanto pensassi, I arrived sooner than I expected; si doveva intervenire quanto più rapidamente possibile, it was necessary to intervene as quickly (o as fast) as possible // quanto mai, extremely, very much indeed: mi sono divertito quanto mai, I enjoyed myself very much indeed (o fam. I had a whale of a time); è una persona quanto mai garbata, he's an extremely courteous person // quanto prima → prima // quanto meno → meno avv. // quant'è vero Dio!, as God's my judge!; quant'è vero che mi chiamo..., as sure as my name is...◆ FRASEOLOGIA: quanto a, as for; ( circa) as to: quanto a te, as for you; quanto agli altri, non ne so nulla, I don't know anything as to the others; quanto a fermarmi una settimana, dovrò pensarci su, as to staying a week, I'll have to think about it // in quanto ( che), ( poiché) since (o as); ( per il fatto che) because: in quanto minorenne, non ha diritto di voto, since (o as) he is under age, he can't vote; non ti ho telefonato in quanto ( che) credevo che non fossi in casa, I didn't phone you, as I thought you weren't in // in quanto, ( in qualità di) as: solo lui, in quanto medico, fu autorizzato a vedere il paziente, only he, as a doctor, was allowed to see the patient // per quanto (con agg. e avv.) however; ( con verbi) although: per quanto indaffarato sia..., however busy you are...; per quanto camminassi in fretta, non riuscii a raggiungerli, although I walked fast I was unable to catch up with them; per quanto, è pur sempre un affare, it's still a bargain, however // tanto quanto, tanto o quanto, ( pressappoco) more or less: ''Sarà costato qualche milione'' ''Sì, tanto quanto'', ''It must have cost a few million'' ''Yes, more or less'' // oggi non gli si può parlare, da quanto è nervoso, (fam.) you can't say a word to him today as he is so uptight.quanto1 pron.interr. how much; pl. how many: quanto ne vuoi?, how much do you want (of it)?; quanti ne hai presi?, how many did you get (of them)?; quanti hanno accettato?, how many have they accepted?; quanti di voi sono d'accordo?, how many of you agree?; non so quanti aderirono alla proposta, I don't know how many agreed to the proposal // quanto c'è di vero in quello che dice?, how much truth is there in what he says?◆ pron.escl. what a lot (of): quanto ne hai consumato!, what a lot you've used!; che bei fiori, e quanti!, what a lot of lovely flowers!; quanti sono intervenuti alla cerimonia!, what a lot of people came to the ceremony!◆ pron.rel.1 ( ciò che) what; ( tutto ciò che) all (that): ho quanto mi occorre, I have what (o all) I need; ha fatto quanto ha potuto, he did what he could; quanto ho è a tua disposizione, what (o all) I have is at your disposal; non credere a quanto ti dicono, don't believe what they tell you; c'è molto di vero in quanto afferma, there's a lot of truth in what he says; non dire a nessuno quanto ti ho confidato, don't tell anyone what I let you in on; lo deduco da quanto mi avete detto voi, I guess it from what you told me // quanto di meglio, di peggio, the best, the worst: è quanto di meglio si possa trovare sul mercato in fatto di computer, it's the best computer you can find on the market // in risposta a quanto sopra, in reply to the above // quanto basta, ( con riferimento a dosaggio) sufficient... (to) // per quanto io ne sappia, as far as I know // per quanto si sforzi, non riesce a rendersi simpatica, however hard she tries, she isn't very likable // a quanto dicono..., according to what they say... // questo è quanto, that's all (o that's it)2 pl. ( tutti coloro che) all those (who), whoever (con costr. sing.): quanti desiderano iscriversi, possono farne richiesta, all those wishing to register can apply to do so; era sempre pronto a dare un consiglio a quanti glielo chiedevano, he was always ready to give advice to whoever asked him for any3 ( in correlazione con tanto) as: ha speso ( tanto) quanto ha guadagnato, he spent as much as he earned; ''Quanti moduli occorrono?'' ''Tanti quanti sono i candidati'', ''How many forms are needed?'' ''As many as there are candidates''4 ( in correlazione con tanto) as: possiede tanto denaro quanto tu non immagini, he has as much money as you could ever imagine; non ho tanta pazienza quanta ne ha lei, I haven't got as much patience as she has; c'erano tanti posti quanti erano gli invitati, there were as many seats as there were guests; ha tante preoccupazioni quante ne abbiamo noi, he has as many worries as we have; non ho tanti amici quanti ne hai tu, I haven't as many friends as you have // sono partiti tutti quanti, everyone has left; ha perso tutto quanto, he lost everything; si è sporcato tutto quanto, he got all dirty5 ( in frasi comparative) than: abbiamo ottenuto più, meno di quanto pensassimo, we got more, less than we expected.quanto2 s.m.* * *['kwanto] I quanto (-a)1. agg1) (interrogativo: quantità) how much, (numero) how many2)quante storie! — what a fuss!3) (relativo: quantità) as much as, (numero) as many asti darò quanto denaro ti serve — I'll give you as much money as you need
prendi quanti libri vuoi — take as many books as you want
fermati quanto tempo vuoi — stay as long as you want
2. pron1) (interrogativo: quantità) how much, (numero) how manyquanto credi costerà? — how much do you think it will cost?
quanto è da qui al negozio? — how far is it from here to the shop?
quanti di loro? — how many of them?
quanto ci hai messo a farlo? — how long did it take you to do it?
quanti ne desidera? — how many do you want?
quanti ne abbiamo oggi? — what's the date today?
so che devo prendere del pane, ma non so quanto — I know I must get some bread, but I don't know how much
quant'è? — how much is it?
2)vedi quanti hanno accettato! — see how many have accepted!quante me ne ha dette! — (insulti) the way he insulted me!, (bugie) the number of lies he told me!
3) (relativo: quantità) as much as, (numero) as many asgli darò quanto chiede — I'll give him what o as much as he asks for
in risposta a quanto esposto nella sua lettera... — in answer to the points raised in your letter...
saranno scelti quanti hanno fatto domanda in tempo — all (those) whose applications arrived in time will be selected
quanto ne so — as far as I knowfaremo quanto potremo per aiutarti — we'll do all we can o as much as we can to help you
II ['kwanto] avvspende tanto denaro quanto ne guadagna — he spends all that o every penny he earns, he spends as much as he earns
1) (quantità) how much, (numero) how manysapessi quanto abbiamo camminato! — if you knew how far we have walked!
Dio solo sa quanto mi sono arrabbiato! — God only knows how angry I was!
quanto sono felice! — how happy I am!
2) (nella misura o quantità che) as much asaggiungere brodo quanto basta — add sufficient o enough stock, add as much stock as is necessary
strillava quanto poteva — she was shouting at the top of her voice o as loud as she could
3)mi sono riposato quanto mai in questi ultimi tempi — I've had more rest than ever recently
è una ragazza quanto mai spontanea — she's a very natural girl
è famoso non tanto per i romanzi quanto per le poesie — he's famous not so much for his novels as for his poetry
è tanto sciocco quanto cafone — he is as stupid as he is rude, he is both stupid and rude
4)in
quanto insegnante — as a teachernon ho suonato in quanto temevo di svegliarti — I didn't ring as o since I was afraid I would wake you
in
quanto a — (per ciò che riguarda) as forin
quanto ai soldi che mi devi... — as for the money you owe me..., as far as the money you owe me is concerned...5)quanto si sforzi, non riesce — however hard he tries he can't do itquanto sembri complicato — however complicated it may seemcercherò di fare qualcosa per lui, per quanto non se lo meriti — I'll try and do something for him although o even though he doesn't deserve it
6)quanto più mi sforzo di ricordare tanto meno ci riesco — the harder o the more I try to remember the less I succeed
IIIverrò quanto prima — I'll come as soon o as early as possible
smFis quantum* * *I 1. ['kwanto] 2.pronome interrogativo how much; pl. how manya quanto ammontano le perdite? — how much o what do the losses come to?
quanto manca ancora? — (di tempo) how much longer is it? (di spazio) how much further is it?
3.- i ne abbiamo oggi? — what's the date today o today's date?
aggettivo esclamativo4. 5.- i regali! -a gente! — what a lot of gifts, people!
aggettivo relativo1)6.per -i problemi possano avere,... — how ever many problems they may have
pronome relativo what-i — (coloro che) those who
tutti -i — everybody, one and all
7.per quanto ne so — for all I know, as far as I'm aware, to my knowledge
1) (in frasi interrogative) how muchquanto costa? — how much o what does it cost?
mi piacerebbe sapere quanto lo ha pagato — I'd like to know how much o what he paid for it
era più lontano di quanto non ricordassi — it was further away than I remembered; (con verbo)
aggiungere sale quanto basta — add salt to taste; (con avverbio)
5) quanto piùquanto più guadagna, tanto più spende — the more he earns, the more he spends
6) quanto menoquanto meno si allena, tanto più ingrassa — the less he trains, the more weight he puts on
per quanto io l'ammiri — however much I admire him, much as I admire him
per quanto ci provi non riesco a farlo — try as I might, I can't do it
8) in quanto (poiché) because; (in qualità di) as9) (in) quanto a as for, concerning, regardingII ['kwanto]non mi ha detto niente quanto all'ora della riunione — he didn't say anything to me concerning o about the time of the meeting
sostantivo maschile fis. quantum** * *quanto1/'kwanto/(con nomi non numerabili) how much; (con nomi plurali) how many; quanto zucchero vuoi? how much sugar would you like? quanto tempo è rimasto? how much time is there left? quanto tempo ci hai messo per venire? how long did you take to come? -i giorni occorrono per andarci? how many days does it take to get there? -i anni hai? how old are you? fra quanto tempo arriviamo? when will we get there?how much; pl. how many; -i siete? how many of you are there? non so -i partiranno I don't know how many (people) will be leaving; a quanto andava la macchina? how fast was the car going? a quanto ammontano le perdite? how much o what do the losses come to? quanto manca ancora? (di tempo) how much longer is it? (di spazio) how much further is it? quanto c'è da qui al mare? how far is it to the sea? quanto dura il film? how long is the film? how long does the film last? per quanto ne hai? how long will you be? da quanto abiti qui? how long have you been living here? fra quanto potrai uscire? when will you be able to get away? quanto dista casa tua? how far is your house? -i ne abbiamo oggi? what's the date today o today's date?-i regali! -a gente! what a lot of gifts, people! quanto tempo ci abbiamo messo! what a long time we took!quanto ci sarebbe ancora da dire! a lot more could be said (about that)!1 prendi quanto denaro ti occorre take as much money as you need2 (preceduto da preposizione) hai notato con -a cattiveria gli ha risposto? did you notice how snappily she answered him? per -i problemi possano avere,... how ever many problems they may have,...what; ho quanto occorre I have what I need; non credo a quanto mi ha detto I don't believe what he told me; tutto quanto everything; questo è quanto that's it; -i (coloro che) those who; tutti -i everybody, one and all; è quanto di meglio si possa trovare this is the best that could be found; a quanto dicono if they're to be believed; da quanto ho capito as I understand it; per quanto ne so for all I know, as far as I'm aware, to my knowledge; per quanto mi riguarda as far as I'm concernedVII avverbio1 (in frasi interrogative) how much; quanto costa? how much o what does it cost? quanto fa? how much is it? mi piacerebbe sapere quanto lo ha pagato I'd like to know how much o what he paid for it; quanto è grande il giardino? how big is the garden? quanto sei alto? how tall are you? what's your height? quanto pesi? how heavy are you? how much do you weigh?2 (in che misura) vedi quanto le cose sono cambiate you can see how much things have changed3 (in frasi esclamative) quant'è brutto! how ugly it is! è stupefacente quanto ti assomigli! it's amazing how much he looks like you! quanto lo odio! how I hate him! quanto mi dispiace! how sorry I am! ma quanto sei carina! how nice you look!4 (in un comparativo) (con aggettivo) è bravo quanto lui he's as good as him; è tanto bella quanto intelligente she's just as pretty as she is intelligent; era più lontano di quanto non ricordassi it was further away than I remembered; (con verbo) rimani pure quanto vuoi stay as long as you like; lavoro tanto quanto te I work as much as you do; ti aiuterò quanto è possibile I'll help you insofar as I can; ho fatto quanto è possibile I did as much as possible; grande quanto basta big enough ( per to); quanto basta per due just about enough for two; aggiungere sale quanto basta add salt to taste; (con avverbio) quanto prima as soon as possible5 quanto più quanto più guadagna, tanto più spende the more he earns, the more he spends6 quanto meno quanto meno si allena, tanto più ingrassa the less he trains, the more weight he puts on7 per quanto (sebbene) per quanto io l'ammiri however much I admire him, much as I admire him; per quanto ci provi non riesco a farlo try as I might, I can't do it8 in quanto (poiché) because; (in qualità di) as; in quanto insegnante as a teacher; in quanto tale as such9 (in) quanto a as for, concerning, regarding; in quanto a voi as for you; non mi ha detto niente quanto all'ora della riunione he didn't say anything to me concerning o about the time of the meeting.————————quanto2/'kwanto/sostantivo m.fis. quantum*. -
53 gagner
gagner [gaɲe]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verba. ( = acquérir par le travail) to earnb. ( = mériter) to earnc. ( = acquérir par le hasard) [+ prix] to wind. ( = obtenir) to gain ; [+ parts de marché] to win• chercher à gagner du temps ( = temporiser) to play for time• c'est toujours ça de gagné ! that's always something!e. ( = augmenter de) gagner dix centimètres [plante, enfant] to grow ten centimetresf. ( = être vainqueur de) to wing. ( = se concilier) [+ gardiens, témoins] to win overh. ( = envahir) to spread toi. ( = atteindre) to reach2. intransitive verba. ( = être vainqueur) to winb. ( = trouver un avantage) vous y gagnez it's in your interest• qu'est-ce que j'y gagne ? what do I get out of it?• tu aurais gagné à te taire ! you would have done better to keep quiet!c. ( = s'améliorer) gagner en hauteur to increase in heightd. ( = s'étendre) [incendie, épidémie] to spread* * *gaɲe
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1) ( remporter) to win [compétition, guerre, procès]pour lui, rien n'est encore gagné — fig he's not there yet, he's still got a long way to go
c'est gagné! — lit we've done it!; iron well done!
2) (percevoir, mériter) to earngagner 10000 francs par mois — to earn 10,000 francs a month
c'est toujours ça de gagné! — well, that's something anyway!
3) ( acquérir) to gain [réputation, avantage]gagner du temps — ( atermoyer) to gain time
gagner du terrain — [personne, armée, idées] to gain ground ( sur on); [incendie] to spread
4) ( économiser) to save [temps]5) ( attirer) to win [somebody] over (à to)6) ( atteindre) [voyageur, véhicule] to reach, to get to [lieu]7) ( atteindre) [incendie, maladie, troubles, chômage] to spread to [lieu]8) ( s'emparer de) [peur, émotion, découragement] to overcome [personne]9) ( battre)
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verbe intransitif1) ( réussir) to win2) ( tirer avantage)3) ( acquérir plus) to gain (en in)4) ( être bénéficiaire)* * *ɡaɲe1. vt1) [concours, procès, pari] to win2) [prix, somme] (à un concours) to winIl a gagné un million à la loterie. — He won a million on the lottery.
3) [salaire, revenu] to earnIl gagne bien sa vie. — He makes a good living.
4) [avantage] to gain, to getIl y gagne un meilleur poste. — He gets a better job out of it.
Dans une économie mondialisée, les Européens ont tout à gagner à travailler ensemble. — In a global economy, Europeans have everything to gain from working together.
5) (= aller vers, atteindre) [rivage, frontière] to reach6) (= envahir) [peur, émotion] to overcome, [feu, panique] to spread togagner du terrain lit fig — to gain ground
7) (= économiser) to saveSi on fait comme ça, on gagne une heure. — If we do it this way, we save an hour.
Si on fait comme ça, on gagne 2 mètres. — If we do it like this, we gain 2 metres.
8) (= convaincre)9) (= l'emporter sur)gagner qn de vitesse lit fig — to outstrip sb
2. vi1) (dans un concours, un jeu) to win2) (= trouver avantage)Il y gagne. — It's in his interest., It's to his advantage.
3) (= s'étendre) [feu, épidémie] to spread* * *gagner verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( remporter) to win [compétition, prix, guerre, procès, voix]; gagner une voiture à un concours to win a car in a competition; le numéro 123 gagne 500 euros number 123 wins 500 euros; gagner aux points to win on points; gagner d'une longueur/d'une tête to win by a length/by a head; pour lui, rien n'est encore gagné fig he's not there yet, he's still got a long way to go; c'est gagné! lit we've done it!; iron well done!; à tous les coups l'on gagne! every one a winner!;2 (percevoir, mériter) to earn; gagner 3 000 euros par mois to earn 3,000 euros a month; gagner tout juste de quoi vivre to earn just enough to live on; gagner sa vie en faisant to earn one's living (by) doing; il gagne bien/très largement sa vie he makes a good/a very good living; ta prime, tu l'as bien gagnée you've certainly earned your bonus; tu as bien gagné ton repos you've certainly earned your rest; un repos bien gagné a well-earned rest; il a gagné 500 euros/une fortune sur la vente du tableau he made 500 euros/a fortune from the sale of the picture; les sommes gagnées au jeu gambling gains; c'est toujours ça de gagné! well, that's something anyway!;3 ( acquérir) to gain [réputation, avantage]; gagner deux points en Bourse to gain two points on the stock market; il a perdu une collègue mais gagné une amie he's lost a colleague but gained a friend; nous avons tout à gagner de cette réforme we have everything to gain from this reform; tu ne gagneras rien à t'obstiner you'll gain nothing by being stubborn; gagner du temps ( atermoyer) to gain time; gagner du terrain [personne, armée, voiture, idées] to gain ground (sur on); [incendie] to spread; gagner de la vitesse to gather speed; il a gagné de l'assurance he has gained ou grown in self-confidence; elle a gagné 5 cm en un an she's grown 5 cm in a year; il a gagné 9 kilos he's put on 9 kilos; l'équipe a gagné trois places the team has moved up three places;4 ( économiser) to save [temps]; par l'autoroute on gagne une heure going by the motorway GB ou freeway US saves an hour; gagner de la place en faisant to make more room by doing;5 ( attirer) to win [sb] over (à to); gagner qn à sa cause to win sb over to one's cause; il a su gagner quelques opposants he managed to win a few dissenters over; gagner l'estime/l'amitié/le cœur de qn to win sb's esteem/friendship/heart;6 ( atteindre) [voyageur, véhicule] to reach, to get to [lieu];7 ( se propager) [incendie, maladie, troubles, chômage] to spread to [lieu];8 ( s'emparer de) [peur, angoisse, émotion, découragement] to overcome [personne]; le rire/la fatigue me gagnait peu à peu I was gradually overcome with laughter/fatigue; le sommeil la gagna sleep overcame her; je sentais le froid me gagner I started to feel cold;9 ( battre) to beat [personne] (à at); gagner qn aux échecs to beat sb at chess; gagner qn de vitesse to outstrip sb.B vi1 ( réussir) to win (à at); tu ne gagneras pas à ce petit jeu you won't win at this little game; bon, tu as gagné, on reste à la maison all right, you win, we'll stay at home; gagner aux courses/à la roulette to win at the races/at roulette; le candidat qui a gagné aux élections the candidate who won the election; il a gagné sur ce point, mais… he won on this point, but…;2 ( tirer avantage) ce vin gagne à être bu un peu frais this wine is best drunk ou is at its best when drunk slightly chilled; le film gagne à être vu en version originale the film is best seen in the original version; vous gagneriez à diversifier vos produits it would be to your advantage to diversify; elle gagne à être connue she improves on acquaintance;3 ( acquérir plus) to gain (en in); les entreprises ont gagné en productivité firms have improved their productivity; vin qui gagne en arôme avec l'âge wine whose aroma improves with age;5 ( recouvrir) [mer] to encroach (sur on).[gaɲe] verbe transitif1. [partie, match, élection, prix] to winà tous les coups l'on ou on gagne! everyone's a winner!2. [argent - comme rémunération] to earn, to make ; [ - comme récompense] to earn ; [ - dans une transaction] to make a profit of, to makeallez, prends, tu l'as bien gagné! go on, take it, you've earned it!gagner sa vie ou son pain ou son bifteck (familier) ou sa croûte (familier) to earn a living ou one's daily bread3. [avantage] to gainil y a tout à gagner à faire cette démarche there's everything to gain ou to be gained from making this moveet si j'accepte, qu'est-ce que j'y gagne? and if I accept, what do I get out of it?c'est toujours ça de gagné! that's something, anyway!4. [économiser] to savea. [en allant très vite] to save timeb. [en atermoyant] to play for timel'indice a gagné deux points the index has gone up by ou has gained two pointsgagner l'amitié/l'appui de quelqu'un to win somebody's friendship/support7. [suj: sentiment, sensation] to overcomeje sentais la panique me gagner I could feel panic coming ou creeping over me[suj: épidémie, feu, nuages] to spread tos'ils se laissent gagner par le froid, ils sont perdus if they allow the cold to take a grip of ou to get to them, they are finishedle ferry gagna le port/le large the ferry reached port/got out into the open sea————————[gaɲe] verbe intransitif1. [l'emporter] to winon a gagné (par) 3 buts à 2 we won (by) 3 goals to 2, we won 3-2à ce petit jeu, ce n'est pas toi qui gagneras you're not going to beat me at that little game2. [avancer - incendie, érosion] to gain groundgagner sur to gain ou to advance ongagner en to increase ou to gain ingagner en longueur to increase in length, to grow longer————————gagner à verbe plus prépositionvin qui gagne à vieillir wine for laying down ou which improves with ageaccepte, tu y gagnes ou tu gagnes au change say yes, it's to your advantage————————se gagner verbe pronominal (emploi passif)————————se gagner verbe pronominal transitif -
54 llegar
v.1 to arrive (to a place).llegar a un hotel/una ciudad to arrive at a hotel/in a cityllegar a casa to get home¿falta mucho para llegar o para que lleguemos? is there far to go?llegaré pronto I'll be there soonEllos llegan tarde They arrive late.2 to come (time).cuando llegue el momento te enterarás you'll find out when the time comesha llegado el invierno winter has arrivedLa oportunidad llegó The opportunity came.3 to be enough.4 to receive, to get, to be handed.Te llegó un carta You received a letter.5 to be the host for.Nos llegó mucha gente We were the host for a lot of people.6 to come to, to filter through to.Nos llegó la noticia The news filtered through to us.* * *(g changes to gu before e)Past Indicativellegué, llegaste, llegó, llegamos, llegasteis, llegaron.Present SubjunctiveImperative* * *verb1) to arrive2) appear3) come4) suffice•* * *Para las expresiones llegar al alma, llegar lejos, llegar a las manos, ver la otra entrada.1. VERBO INTRANSITIVO1) [movimiento, destino, procedencia] to arriveavíseme cuando llegue — tell me when he arrives {o} comes
el vuelo llegará a las 14:15 — the flight gets in at 14:15
llegará en tren/autobús — he will come by train/bus
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llegar [a], cuando llegamos a Bilbao estaba lloviendo — when we got to {o} arrived in Bilbao it was raining¿a qué hora llegaste a casa? — what time did you get home?
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llegarle [a alguien], ¿te ha llegado ya el paquete? — have you got the parcel yet?•
[estar] al llegar, Carlos debe de estar al llegar — Carlos should be arriving any minute now•
[hacer] llegar algo a algn, hacer llegar una carta a algn — to send sb a letter¿le puedes hacer llegar este recado? — could you give her this message?
¿le has hecho llegar el dinero? — did you get the money to her?
- me llegasanto2) (=alcanzar)a) [con las manos] to reach¿me puedes quitar la cortina? yo no llego — could you take the curtain down for me? I can't reach
b) [indicando distancia, nivel]esta cuerda no llega — this rope isn't long enough, this rope won't reach
el tema de la película no me llega — the subject of the film does nothing for me {o} leaves me cold
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llegar [a] {o} [hasta] — to come up toel vestido le llega hasta los pies — the dress comes {o} goes down to her feet
la cola llegaba hasta la puerta — the queue went {o} reached back as far as the door
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me llega al [corazón] ver tanto sufrimiento — seeing so much suffering touches me to the hearta tanto no llego —
soy bastante inteligente pero a tanto no llego — I'm reasonably clever, but not enough to do that
camisa 1), suela 1)podría dejarle un millón, pero dos no, a tanto no llego — I might let her have a million, but not two, I'm not prepared to go as far as that
c) [indicando duración] to lastel pobrecito no llegará a las Navidades — the poor thing won't make it to {o} last till Christmas
le falta un año para llegar a la jubilación — he has a year to go till {o} before he retires
3) llegar a ({+ sustantivo})a) (=conseguir) [+ acuerdo, conclusión] to reach, come to¿cómo has conseguido llegar a la fama? — how did you manage to achieve fame {o} become famous?
le costó pero llegó a arquitecto — it wasn't easy, but he eventually managed to become an architect
b) [con cantidades] to come tolos gastos totales llegaron a 1.000 euros — the total expenditure came to 1,000 euros
la audiencia de este programa ha llegado a cinco millones — (Radio) as many as five million people have listened to this programme; (TV) the viewing figures for this programme have been as high as five million
4) llegar a ({+ infin})a) (=conseguir)llegó a conocer a varios directores de cine — she met {o} got to know several film directors
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si lo llego a [saber] — if I had known•
llegar a [ser] famoso/el jefe — to become famous/the boss•
llegar a [ver], no llegó a ver la película terminada — he never saw the film finishedtemí no llegar a ver el año nuevo — I feared I wouldn't live to see the new year, I feared I wouldn't make it to the new year
b) [como algo extremo]llegué a estar tan mal, que casi no podía moverme — I got so bad, I could hardly move
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puede llegar a [alcanzar] los 300km/h — it can reach speeds of up to 300km/hla popularidad que un actor puede llegar a alcanzar a través de la televisión — the popularity an actor can come to attain from being on television
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¿llegó a [creer] que sería campeón del mundo? — did you ever believe you'd be world champion?yo había llegado a creer que estábamos en el camino de superar ese problema — I had really started to believe that we were on the way to overcoming that problem
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llegó al [punto] de robarle — he even went so far as to rob her5) (=bastar) to be enough•
[hacer] llegar el sueldo a fin de mes — to make ends meet6) [momento, acontecimiento] to come2.VERBO TRANSITIVO (=acercar) to bring up, bring over3.See:LLEGAR Llegar a A la hora de traducir llegar a al inglés, tenemos que diferenciar entre arrive in y arrive at. ► Empleamos arrive in con países, ciudades, pueblos {etc}: Esperamos llegar a Italia el día 11 de junio We expect to arrive in Italy on 11 June Llegaremos a Córdoba dentro de dos horas We'll be arriving in Cordoba in two hours' time ► En cambio, se traduce por arrive at cuando nos referimos a lugares más pequeños, como aeropuertos, estaciones, {etc}. La expresión llegar a casa es una excepción, ya que se traduce por arrive/ get home, es decir, sin preposición: Llegamos al aeropuerto con cuatro horas de retraso We arrived at the airport four hours late Llegué a casa completamente agotada I arrived home completely exhausted Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada* * *1.verbo intransitivo1) persona/tren/carta to arrivetienen que estar por or al llegar — they'll be arriving any minute now
¿falta mucho para llegar? — is it much further (to go)?
llegar a — a país/ciudad to arrive in; a edificio to arrive at
llegar a casa — to arrive o get home
¿adónde quieres llegar? — what do you mean?
2)a) camino/ruta ( extenderse)llegar hasta — to go all the way to, go as far as
b) (ir)llegar a or hasta: este tren no llega hasta or a Lima this train doesn't go as far as o all the way to Lima; sólo llega al tercer piso — it only goes (up) to the third floor
3) día/invierno to come, arriveha llegado el momento de... — the time has come to...
4)a) ( alcanzar) to reachllegar a algo — a acuerdo to reach something
llegué a la conclusión de que... — I reached o came to the conclusion that...
b) (Esp) dinero/materiales ( ser suficiente) to be enoughc) (alcanzar a medir, costar, etc)d) ( expresando logro)llegará lejos — she'll go far o a long way
e) ( en el tiempo)¿llegó a saberlo? — did she ever find out?
5) llegar a + infa) ( a un extremo)llegué a pensar que... — I even began to think that...
las cosas han llegado a tal punto que... — things have reached such a point that...
si lo llego a saber, no vengo — if I'd known, I wouldn't have come
si llego a enterarme de algo, te aviso — if I happen to hear anything, I'll let you know
6) estilo/música (ser entendido, aceptado)su estilo no llega a la gente — people can't relate to o understand his style
2.un lenguaje que llega a la juventud — language that gets through to o means something to young people
llegarse v pron (fam)* * *= arrive, drop, turn up, come in, come, come to + Posesivo + attention, come with, roll in.Ex. The time has arrived when it is more appropriate to ask why cataloguing is still conducted on a manual basis, rather than to seek to justify the use of computers in cataloguing.Ex. The search profile will only be modified periodically as the quality of the set of notifications output from the search drops to unacceptable levels.Ex. Results showed that many users turn up at the library with only a sketcky idea of what they would like and spend much time browsing.Ex. Their duty is to come in before school each morning and check that the book checking system is in order and that the library is tidy and presentable.Ex. This article urges children's librarians to attack 'aliteracy' (lack of a desire to read) as well as illiteracy by taking programmes, e.g. story hours, to children who do not come to libraries.Ex. Information vital to certain people might not come to their attention if such people must rely only upon regular scanning of large numbers of periodicals.Ex. The problem comes with ideographic languages.Ex. With the summer rolling in, many of you might be looking for instructions on how to make fresh iced tea.----* al llegar = on arrival.* cortar llegando al hueso = cut to + the bone.* cuando llegue la hora = when the time comes.* día + estar por llegar = day + be + yet to come.* estar aún por llegar = be yet to come.* haber llegado = be upon us.* hacer + Nombre + llegar hasta aquí = get + Nombre + this far.* hasta donde llegue = to the limits of.* llegar a = come to, reach, reach out to, find + Posesivo + way to, get through to, come up to, pull into, strike + a chord with.* llegar a acuerdo = make + arrangements.* llegar a casa = get + home.* llegar a esperar = come to + expect.* llegar a final de mes = make + ends meet.* llegar a formar parte de = find + Posesivo + way into/onto.* llegar a + Infinitivo = come to + Infinitivo.* llegar a + Infinitivo + se = come to be + Participio Pasado.* llegar a la conclusión = conclude, form + impression.* llegar a la conclusión de que = come to + the conclusion that, come up with + the conclusion that, get + the idea that.* llegar al corazón de = go to + the heart of.* llegar al extremo de = get to + the point of, go to + the extreme of.* llegar al extremo de + Infinitivo = go + (as/so) far as + Infinitivo.* llegar al final de = come to + the end of, get through.* llegar al final de su vida útil = come to + the end of + Posesivo + useful life, reach + the end of + Posesivo + useful life.* llegar al fondo de la cuestión = see to the + bottom of things.* llegar al fondo de una Cuestión = get to + the bottom of.* llegar al fondo de una Cuestión = get to + the root of.* llegar al límite = reach + the breaking point.* llegar al límite de + Posesivo + capacidad = stretch + Nombre + beyond the breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to the limit.* llegar al meollo de la cuestión = arrive at + the heart of the matter.* llegar al punto álgido = reach + a head.* llegar al punto crítico = come to + a head.* llegar al punto de = be at the point of.* llegar al punto de + Infinitivo = go + (as/so) far as + Infinitivo.* llegar al quid de la cuestión = arrive at + the heart of the matter.* llegar a + Lugar = make + it + to + Lugar.* llegar andando pausadamente = stroll into + view.* llegar a ser = become, develop into.* llegar a ser conocido como = become + known as.* llegar a su fin = wind down, draw to + a close, draw to + an end.* llegar a tiempo = arrive + in time, arrive + on time.* llegar a todas partes = reach + far and wide, extend + far and wide, stretch + far and wide.* llegar a todos lados = extend + far and wide, reach + far and wide, stretch + far and wide.* llegar a una conclusión = draw + conclusion, make + deduction, reach + conclusion, arrive at + conclusion.* llegar a un acuerdo = conclude + agreement, reach + agreement, make + an undertaking, make + bargain, come to + consensus, reach + understanding, have + meeting of the minds, reach + consensus, hammer out + agreement, develop + compromise, work out + agreement, strike + deal, conclude + deal.* llegar a una decisión = arrive at + decision.* llegar a una definición = hammer out + definition.* llegar a una etapa = reach + point.* llegar a una solución = arrive at + a solution.* llegar a una solución intermedia = meet + Nombre + halfway.* llegar a un compromiso = reach + agreement, meet + Nombre + halfway.* llegar a un consenso = come to + consensus, reach + consensus.* llegar a un consenso sobre = get + a consensus on.* llegar a un extremo = reach + epic proportions.* llegar a un momento importante en su historia = reach + milestone.* llegar a un punto crítico = reach + turning point.* llegar a un veredicto = reach + verdict.* llegar demasiado lejos = go + too far.* llegar el momento en el que = reach + the point where.* llegar la hora de = time + come.* llegar lejos = get + far.* llegar más lejos = stretch + further.* llegar muy lejos = go + a long way, come + a long way.* llegar noticias = come to + Posesivo + notice.* llegar poco a poco = dribble in.* llegar tarde = arrive + late, run + late.* llegar tarde (a) = be late (for).* llegar tarde a casa = stay out + late.* llegar tarde al trabajo = be late for work.* lo mejor está aún por llegar = the best is yet to come.* momento + llegar = time + approach.* no haber llegado todavía = be yet to come.* no llegar a = stop + short of, fall + short of.* no llegar a entender = miss + the mark, miss + the point.* no llegar a + Infinitivo (con mucho) = fall (far) short of + Gerundio.* no llegar a un ideal = fall + short of ideal.* por fin llegó la hora (de) = it's about time (that).* recesión + llegar = recession + set in.* ser un medio para llegar a un fin = be the means to an end.* si se llega a un acuerdo = subject to + agreement.* un medio para llegar a fin = a means to an end.* * *1.verbo intransitivo1) persona/tren/carta to arrivetienen que estar por or al llegar — they'll be arriving any minute now
¿falta mucho para llegar? — is it much further (to go)?
llegar a — a país/ciudad to arrive in; a edificio to arrive at
llegar a casa — to arrive o get home
¿adónde quieres llegar? — what do you mean?
2)a) camino/ruta ( extenderse)llegar hasta — to go all the way to, go as far as
b) (ir)llegar a or hasta: este tren no llega hasta or a Lima this train doesn't go as far as o all the way to Lima; sólo llega al tercer piso — it only goes (up) to the third floor
3) día/invierno to come, arriveha llegado el momento de... — the time has come to...
4)a) ( alcanzar) to reachllegar a algo — a acuerdo to reach something
llegué a la conclusión de que... — I reached o came to the conclusion that...
b) (Esp) dinero/materiales ( ser suficiente) to be enoughc) (alcanzar a medir, costar, etc)d) ( expresando logro)llegará lejos — she'll go far o a long way
e) ( en el tiempo)¿llegó a saberlo? — did she ever find out?
5) llegar a + infa) ( a un extremo)llegué a pensar que... — I even began to think that...
las cosas han llegado a tal punto que... — things have reached such a point that...
si lo llego a saber, no vengo — if I'd known, I wouldn't have come
si llego a enterarme de algo, te aviso — if I happen to hear anything, I'll let you know
6) estilo/música (ser entendido, aceptado)su estilo no llega a la gente — people can't relate to o understand his style
2.un lenguaje que llega a la juventud — language that gets through to o means something to young people
llegarse v pron (fam)* * *= arrive, drop, turn up, come in, come, come to + Posesivo + attention, come with, roll in.Ex: The time has arrived when it is more appropriate to ask why cataloguing is still conducted on a manual basis, rather than to seek to justify the use of computers in cataloguing.
Ex: The search profile will only be modified periodically as the quality of the set of notifications output from the search drops to unacceptable levels.Ex: Results showed that many users turn up at the library with only a sketcky idea of what they would like and spend much time browsing.Ex: Their duty is to come in before school each morning and check that the book checking system is in order and that the library is tidy and presentable.Ex: This article urges children's librarians to attack 'aliteracy' (lack of a desire to read) as well as illiteracy by taking programmes, e.g. story hours, to children who do not come to libraries.Ex: Information vital to certain people might not come to their attention if such people must rely only upon regular scanning of large numbers of periodicals.Ex: The problem comes with ideographic languages.Ex: With the summer rolling in, many of you might be looking for instructions on how to make fresh iced tea.* al llegar = on arrival.* cortar llegando al hueso = cut to + the bone.* cuando llegue la hora = when the time comes.* día + estar por llegar = day + be + yet to come.* estar aún por llegar = be yet to come.* haber llegado = be upon us.* hacer + Nombre + llegar hasta aquí = get + Nombre + this far.* hasta donde llegue = to the limits of.* llegar a = come to, reach, reach out to, find + Posesivo + way to, get through to, come up to, pull into, strike + a chord with.* llegar a acuerdo = make + arrangements.* llegar a casa = get + home.* llegar a esperar = come to + expect.* llegar a final de mes = make + ends meet.* llegar a formar parte de = find + Posesivo + way into/onto.* llegar a + Infinitivo = come to + Infinitivo.* llegar a + Infinitivo + se = come to be + Participio Pasado.* llegar a la conclusión = conclude, form + impression.* llegar a la conclusión de que = come to + the conclusion that, come up with + the conclusion that, get + the idea that.* llegar al corazón de = go to + the heart of.* llegar al extremo de = get to + the point of, go to + the extreme of.* llegar al extremo de + Infinitivo = go + (as/so) far as + Infinitivo.* llegar al final de = come to + the end of, get through.* llegar al final de su vida útil = come to + the end of + Posesivo + useful life, reach + the end of + Posesivo + useful life.* llegar al fondo de la cuestión = see to the + bottom of things.* llegar al fondo de una Cuestión = get to + the bottom of.* llegar al fondo de una Cuestión = get to + the root of.* llegar al límite = reach + the breaking point.* llegar al límite de + Posesivo + capacidad = stretch + Nombre + beyond the breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to the limit.* llegar al meollo de la cuestión = arrive at + the heart of the matter.* llegar al punto álgido = reach + a head.* llegar al punto crítico = come to + a head.* llegar al punto de = be at the point of.* llegar al punto de + Infinitivo = go + (as/so) far as + Infinitivo.* llegar al quid de la cuestión = arrive at + the heart of the matter.* llegar a + Lugar = make + it + to + Lugar.* llegar andando pausadamente = stroll into + view.* llegar a ser = become, develop into.* llegar a ser conocido como = become + known as.* llegar a su fin = wind down, draw to + a close, draw to + an end.* llegar a tiempo = arrive + in time, arrive + on time.* llegar a todas partes = reach + far and wide, extend + far and wide, stretch + far and wide.* llegar a todos lados = extend + far and wide, reach + far and wide, stretch + far and wide.* llegar a una conclusión = draw + conclusion, make + deduction, reach + conclusion, arrive at + conclusion.* llegar a un acuerdo = conclude + agreement, reach + agreement, make + an undertaking, make + bargain, come to + consensus, reach + understanding, have + meeting of the minds, reach + consensus, hammer out + agreement, develop + compromise, work out + agreement, strike + deal, conclude + deal.* llegar a una decisión = arrive at + decision.* llegar a una definición = hammer out + definition.* llegar a una etapa = reach + point.* llegar a una solución = arrive at + a solution.* llegar a una solución intermedia = meet + Nombre + halfway.* llegar a un compromiso = reach + agreement, meet + Nombre + halfway.* llegar a un consenso = come to + consensus, reach + consensus.* llegar a un consenso sobre = get + a consensus on.* llegar a un extremo = reach + epic proportions.* llegar a un momento importante en su historia = reach + milestone.* llegar a un punto crítico = reach + turning point.* llegar a un veredicto = reach + verdict.* llegar demasiado lejos = go + too far.* llegar el momento en el que = reach + the point where.* llegar la hora de = time + come.* llegar lejos = get + far.* llegar más lejos = stretch + further.* llegar muy lejos = go + a long way, come + a long way.* llegar noticias = come to + Posesivo + notice.* llegar poco a poco = dribble in.* llegar tarde = arrive + late, run + late.* llegar tarde (a) = be late (for).* llegar tarde a casa = stay out + late.* llegar tarde al trabajo = be late for work.* lo mejor está aún por llegar = the best is yet to come.* momento + llegar = time + approach.* no haber llegado todavía = be yet to come.* no llegar a = stop + short of, fall + short of.* no llegar a entender = miss + the mark, miss + the point.* no llegar a + Infinitivo (con mucho) = fall (far) short of + Gerundio.* no llegar a un ideal = fall + short of ideal.* por fin llegó la hora (de) = it's about time (that).* recesión + llegar = recession + set in.* ser un medio para llegar a un fin = be the means to an end.* si se llega a un acuerdo = subject to + agreement.* un medio para llegar a fin = a means to an end.* * *llegar [A3 ]viA «persona/tren/carta» to arrivetienen que estar al llegar they'll be arriving any minute now¿cuándo llegan tus primos? when are your cousins arriving?, when do your cousins arrive?¿falta mucho para llegar? is it much further (to go)?¿a qué hora llega el avión? what time does the plane arrive o get in?siempre llega tarde he's always latellegó (el) primero/(el) último he was the first/the last to arrive, he arrived first/lastllegaron cansadísimos they were exhausted when they arrivedno me llegó el telegrama I didn't get the telegram, the telegram didn't get to me o didn't reach menos llega una noticia de última hora we have a late news itemme hizo llegar un mensaje he got a message to mesus palabras me llegaban con mucho ruido de fondo there was a lot of background noise when I was talking to himllegó a Bogotá en un vuelo de Avianca he arrived in Bogotá on an Avianca flightllegó al aeropuerto a las dos she arrived at o got to the airport at two o'clockel primer corredor que llegó a la meta the first runner to cross o reach the finishing linellegamos a casa a las dos we got o arrived home at two o'clockllegué a su casa de noche I got to o reached his house at nightla carta nunca llegó a mis manos the letter never reached meel rumor llegó a oídos del alcalde the rumor reached the mayor¿adónde quieres llegar con tantas preguntas? what are you getting at o driving at with all these questions?llegar DE to arrive fromacaba de llegar de Hamburgo he's just arrived from o got(ten) ( o flown etc) in from HamburgB1 «camino/ruta» (extenderse) llegar HASTA; to go all the way to, go as far asahora la carretera llega hasta San Pedro the road goes all the way to o goes as far as San Pedro now2 (ir) llegar A/ HASTA:este autobús no llega hasta or a Las Torres this bus doesn't go as far as o all the way to Las Torressólo llega al tercer piso it only goes (up) to the third floorC «día/invierno» to come, arriveel invierno llegó temprano winter came earlycuando llegue la estación de las lluvias when the rainy season startsha llegado el momento de tomar una decisión the time has come to make a decisionpensé que nunca llegaría este momento I thought this moment would never come o arrivellegará el día en que se dé cuenta de su error the day will come when he'll realize his mistakecuando llegó la noche todavía estaban lejos when night fell o at nightfall they were still a long way awayD1 (alcanzar) to reachno llego ni con la escalera I can't even reach with the ladderllegar A algo to reach sthtiene que subirse a una silla para llegar al estante he has to stand on a chair to reach the shelflas cosas han llegado a tal punto, que … things have got to o have reached such a point that …los pies no le llegan al suelo her feet don't touch the flooresa cuerda no llega al otro lado that rope won't reach to the other sidela falda le llegaba a los tobillos her skirt came down to o reached her anklessu voz llegaba al fondo del teatro her voice carried to the back of the theaterel agua le llegaba al cuello the water came up to her neckpor ambos métodos llegamos al mismo resultado both methods lead us to the same result, we arrive at o reach the same result by both methodsllegué a la conclusión de que me habías mentido I reached o came to the conclusion that you had been lying to meno se llegó a ningún acuerdo no agreement was reachedsé algo de electrónica, pero a tanto no llego I know something about electronics but not that much o but my knowledge doesn't extend that far2 «dinero/materiales» (ser suficiente) to be enoughcon un kilo llega para todos a kilo's enough o a kilo will do for all of usno me llega el dinero I don't have enough money3(alcanzar a medir, costar, etc): este trozo de tela no llega a los dos metros this piece of material is less than two metersme sorprendería si llegara a tanto I'd be surprised if it came to that much o if it was as much as thatno llegaban a 500 personas there weren't even 500 people there4(expresando logro): llegará lejos she'll go far o a long waycomo sigas así no vas a llegar a ningún lado if you carry on like this, you'll never get anywhereno creo que llegues a convencerme I don't think you'll manage to convince mequiero que llegues a ser alguien I want you to be someone o to make something of yourselfnunca llegó a (ser) director he never became director, he never made it to director ( colloq)5(en el tiempo): este gobierno no llegará a las próximas elecciones this government won't survive till the next electionscomo sigas fumando así no llegarás a viejo if you go on smoking like that you won't live to old agecon los años llegué a conocerlo mejor I got to know him better over the years¿llegaste a verlo? did you manage o did you get to see it?¿llegó a saber quién era su padre? did she ever find out who her father was?el invento puede llegar a ser de gran utilidad the invention could prove to be very usefulE1 (como intensificador) llegar A + INF:llegó a amenazarme con el despido she even threatened to fire me, she went so far as to threaten to fire mellegué a pensar que me engañaba I even began to think he was deceiving meno llegó a pegarme, pero … he didn't actually hit me, but …llegó a aburrirme con sus constantes quejas I grew tired of o I got bored with his constant complainingpuede incluso llegar a ganarle he might even beat him2(en oraciones condicionales): si lo llego a saber, no vengo if I'd known, I wouldn't have comesi llego a enterarme de algo, te aviso if I happen to hear anything, I'll let you knowsi lo llegas a perder, te mato if you lose it, I'll kill you, if you go and lose it o if you manage to lose it, I'll kill you ( colloq)F«estilo/música» (ser entendido, aceptado): tiene un estilo que no llega a la gente people can't relate to o understand his styleemplea un lenguaje que llega a la juventud he uses language that gets through to o means something to young people■ llegarse( fam):llégate hasta su casa y dale este paquete run over to her house and give her this parcel ( colloq)llégate a la tienda y trae algo de beber run out o over to the store and get something to drink, nip o pop out to the shop and get something to drink ( BrE colloq)* * *
llegar ( conjugate llegar) verbo intransitivo
1 [persona/tren/carta] to arrive;
tienen que estar por or al llegar they'll be arriving any minute now;
¿falta mucho para llegar? is it much further (to go)?;
siempre llega tarde he's always late;
no me llegó el telegrama I didn't get the telegram;
llegar a algo ‹a país/ciudad› to arrive in sth;
‹ a edificio› to arrive at sth;◊ llegar a casa to arrive o get home;
el rumor llegó a oídos del alcalde the rumor reached the mayor
2 [camino/ruta/tren] (ir) llegar a or hasta to go all the way to, go as far as;
3 [día/invierno] to come, arrive;◊ ha llegado el momento de … the time has come to …
4
llegar a algo ‹a acuerdo/conclusión› to reach sth, come to sth;
‹a estante/techo› to reach;◊ llegué a la conclusión de que… I reached o came to the conclusion that …;
los pies no le llegan al suelo her feet don't touch the floor;
la falda le llegaba a los tobillos her skirt came down to her ankles;
el agua le llegaba al cuello the water came up to her neck;
las cosas llegaron a tal punto que … things reached such a point that …b) ( expresando logro):◊ llegará lejos she'll go far o a long way;
así no vas a llegar a ningún lado you'll never get anywhere like that;
llegó a (ser) director he became director;
llegar a viejo to live to old age;
llegué a conocerlo mejor I got to know him better
5 llegar a + infa) ( al extremo de):
no llegó a pegarme he didn't actually hit meb) ( en oraciones condicionales):◊ si lo llego a saber, no vengo if I'd known, I wouldn't have come;
si llego a enterarme de algo, te aviso if I happen to hear anything, I'll let you know
llegar verbo intransitivo
1 to arrive: llegué la última, I arrived last
está al llegar, she's about to arrive
llegar a la ciudad, to arrive at the town
2 (momento, acontecimiento) llegó la hora de..., the time has come to...
llegaron las heladas, the frosts came
3 (alcanzar) to reach: no llego al último estante, I can't reach the top shelf
(una meta) llegar a la cumbre, he reached the peak
4 (ser suficiente) to be enough
5 ( llegar a + infinitivo) to go so far as to: llegué a creerlo, I even believed it
llegaron a insultarnos, they went so far as to abuse us
figurado llegar a las manos, to come to blows
llegar a ser, to become
♦ Locuciones: estar al llegar, to be about to arrive
llegar a buen puerto, to reach a satisfactory conclusion o to arrive safely
no llegar la sangre al río, to not have serious consequences
no llegar a la suela del zapato, not to be able to hold a candle to
' llegar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acabar
- achantarse
- alcanzar
- anticiparse
- apercibirse
- atrasarse
- aviar
- caer
- concesión
- dialogar
- dirigir
- excusa
- lejos
- moderar
- odisea
- oído
- plantarse
- puerto
- retrasar
- retrasarse
- sangre
- santa
- santo
- seguir
- sentir
- suela
- última
- último
- vadear
- venir
- acuerdo
- ánimo
- antes
- aparecer
- atrasar
- bueno
- cuánto
- cuestión
- culminar
- demorar
- erigir
- improviso
- indicación
- indicar
- instrucción
- junto
- lujo
- mano
- mayoría
- novedad
English:
accessible
- age
- agree
- agreement
- amount to
- arrive
- bear
- bottom
- call
- check in
- close
- come
- come in
- come through
- come to
- come up to
- compromise
- deal
- decide
- decision
- draw in
- end
- fail
- filter out
- filter through
- first
- fog
- gallop up
- get
- get in
- get into
- get up to
- grip
- half-way
- head
- home
- hope
- in
- just
- late
- leak out I
- make
- master
- only
- place
- power
- pull in
- reach
- roll in
- roll up
* * *♦ vi1. [persona, vehículo, medio de transporte] to arrive (de from);llegar a un hotel/al aeropuerto to arrive at a hotel/at the airport;llegar a una ciudad/a un país to arrive in a city/in a country;llegar a casa to get home;llegar a la meta to cross the finishing line;cuando llegué a esta empresa… when I arrived at o first came to this company…;llegaremos a la estación de Caracas a las dos we will be arriving at Caracas station at two o'clock;el atleta cubano llegó primero the Cuban athlete came first;llegaban muy contentos they were very happy when they arrived, they arrived very happy;llegaré pronto I'll be there early;este avión llega tarde this plane is late;estar al llegar: deben de estar al llegar they must be about to arrive, they're bound to arrive any minute now;los Juegos Olímpicos están al llegar the Olympics are coming up soon;así no llegarás a ninguna parte you'll never get anywhere like that;Figllegará lejos she'll go far2. [carta, recado, mensaje] to arrive;llegarle a alguien: no me ha llegado aún el paquete the parcel still hasn't arrived, I still haven't received the parcel;ayer me llegó un mensaje suyo por correo electrónico I got o received an e-mail from him yesterday;si llega a oídos de ella… if she gets to hear about this…3. [tiempo, noche, momento] to come;cuando llegue el momento te enterarás you'll find out when the time comes;ha llegado el invierno winter has come o arrivedno llego al techo I can't reach the ceiling;el barro me llegaba a las rodillas the mud came up to my knees, I was up to my knees in mud;quiero una chaqueta que me llegue por debajo de la cintura I want a jacket that comes down to below my waist;llegar a un acuerdo to come to o reach an agreement;llegamos a la conclusión de que era inútil seguir we came to o reached the conclusion that it wasn't worth continuing;llegar hasta to reach up to;esta carretera sólo llega hasta Veracruz this road only goes as far as Veracruz;el ascensor no llega a o [m5] hasta la última planta the Br lift o US elevator doesn't go up to the top floor5. [ascender]el importe total de la reparación no llega a 5.000 pesos the total cost of the repairs is less than o below 5,000 pesos;los espectadores no llegaban ni siquiera a mil there weren't even as many as a thousand spectators there6. [ser suficiente] to be enough ( para for);el dinero no me llega para comprarme una casa the money isn't enough for me to buy a housellegó a ser campeón de Europa he became European champion;llegar a hacer algo to manage to do sth;pesaba mucho, pero al final llegué a levantarlo it was very heavy, but I managed to lift it up in the end;nunca llegó a (entrar en) las listas de éxitos she never made it into the charts;nunca llegué a conocerlo I never actually met him;si llego a saberlo… [en el futuro] if I happen to find out…;[en el pasado] if I had known…8. [al extremo de]llegó a decirme… he went as far as to say to me…;hemos llegado a pagar 4.000 euros at times we've had to pay as much as 4,000 euros;cuesta llegar a creerlo it's very hard to believe it;9. [causar impresión, interesar]tiene una imagen que no llega al electorado she fails to project a strong image to the electorate;son canciones sencillas que llegan a la gente they are simple songs that mean something to people;lo que dijo me llegó al alma her words really struck homeeste año las rebajas llegarán hasta bien entrado febrero the sales this year will last until well into February;está muy enferma, no creo que llegue a las Navidades she's very ill, I doubt whether she'll make it to Christmas¡llégale! [no hay problema] no problem!, don't worry!* * *v/i1 arrive;ha llegado la primavera spring is here, spring has arrived;está al llegar he’ll arrive momentarily, he’s about to arrive2 ( alcanzar) reach;me llega hasta las rodillas it comes down to my knees;el agua me llegaba a la cintura the water came up to my waist;no llego a comprender por qué … I don’t understand why …;la comida no llegó para todos there wasn’t enough food for everyone;¡hasta ahí podíamos llegar! fam that’s going too far!, that’s a bit much! fam ;llegar a saber find out;llegar a ser get to be;llegar a viejo live to a ripe old age;llegar a presidente get to be president, become president* * *llegar {52} vi1) : to arrive, to come2)llegar a : to arrive at, to reach, to amount to3)llegar a : to manage tollegó a terminar la novela: she managed to finish the novel4)llegar a ser : to becomellegó a ser un miembro permanente: he became a permanent member* * *llegar vb1. (en general) to arrive / to getacabo de llegar I've just arrived / I've just got here¿a qué hora llegaréis a Londres? what time will you arrive in London?cuando lleguemos a Tudela, cenaremos we'll have dinner when we get to Tudela2. (alcanzar) to reach¿llegas? can you reach?llegará el momento en el que tengamos que decidir qué hacemos the time will come when we have to decide what to do¡ha llegado la primavera! spring is here!4. (altura) to come5. (alcanzar una cantidad) to come to6. (ser suficiente) to be enough -
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v.1 to put in.meter algo/a alguien en algo to put something/somebody in somethingmeter la llave en la cerradura to get the key into the lockmeter dinero en el banco to put money in the bankhe metido mis ahorros en esa empresa I've put all my savings into this venturele metieron en la cárcel they put him in prisonno consigo meterle en la cabeza (que…) (informal) I can't get it into his head (that…)2 to give (informal) (asestar).le metió un puñetazo he gave him a punch3 to give (informal) (echar, soltar).meter una bronca a alguien to tell somebody offme metió un rollo sobre la disciplina militar he gave me this routine about military discipline4 to take in (prenda, ropa).meter el bajo de una falda to take up a skirt5 to score (en deportes) (anotar).nos metieron dos goles they scored two goals against us6 to introduce, to get in, to get inside, to stick.Ella mete la caja She takes the box inside.7 to cause, to make, to create.Ese chico mete problemas That boy causes problems.8 to drive in.9 to take inside.* * *1 (introducir) to put2 (implicar) to put into (en, -), get into (en, -), involve in (en, -)4 (hacer) to make5 (ropa - acortar) to take up; (- estrechar) to take in7 DEPORTE to score1 (introducirse en) to get in■ se metió en el coche rápidamente he got quickly into the car, he jumped into the car2 (tomar parte - negocio) to go into (en, -); (involucrarse en) to get involved (en, in/with), get mixed up (en, in/with)3 (introducirse) to get involved (en, in)■ siempre te estás metiendo donde no te llaman you're always sticking your nose in where you're not wanted4 (ir) to go■ ¿dónde se habrá metido? where can he have got to?5 (provocar) to pick ( con, on)■ no te metas con él que es más fuerte que tú don't pick on him, he's stronger than you6 (dedicarse) to go (en, into)\a todo meter at full blastmeterse alguien donde no le llaman to poke one's nose into others' affairsmeterse alguien en lo que no le importa to stick one's nose into others' businessmeterse en todo to be a meddler, stick one's nose into everythingno meterse en nada not to get involved¡métetelo donde te quepa! tabú you can stuff it!* * *verb1) to put (in)2) insert, introduce3) place4) cause5) make•- meterse
- meterse a
- meterse con* * *1. VT1) (=poner, introducir) to put¿dónde has metido las llaves? — where have you put the keys?
metió el palo por el aro — she stuck o put the stick through the ring
mete las hamacas que está lloviendo — bring the hammocks in, it's raining
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meter algo en algo — to put sth in(to) sthmetió el dedo en la sopa — he dipped o put his finger in the soup
tienes que meter la pieza en su sitio — you have to fit o put the part in the correct place
consiguió meter toda la ropa en la maleta — she managed to get o fit all the clothes in(to) the suitcase
¿quién le metió esas ideas en la cabeza? — who gave him those ideas?
está lloviendo a todo meter — it's pelting with rain, it's pelting down
2) (Dep) to score3) (Cos) [para estrechar] to take in; [para acortar] to take upmétele la falda que le queda larga — take her skirt up a bit, it's too long
4) (Aut) [+ marcha] to go into¡mete el acelerador! — put your foot down!
5) (=internar)lo metieron en un colegio privado — they put him in o sent him to a private school
6) [en una profesión]lo metieron a o de fontanero — they apprenticed him to a plumber
7) (=implicar)no metas a mi madre en esto — don't drag o bring my mother into this
8) (=ocasionar)•
meter miedo a algn — to scare o frighten sb•
meter prisa a algn — to hurry sb, make sb get a move ontenemos que meterle prisa a Adela — we need to hurry Adela, we need to make Adela get a move on
¡no me metas prisa! — don't rush me!
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meter un susto a algn — to give sb a fright9) * (=dar)10) * (=endosar)11) * (=aplicar)le quedaba largo el traje y le metió las tijeras — her dress was too long, so she took the scissors to it
12) * (=hacer entender)no hay quien le meta que aquello era mentira — nobody seems able to make him understand that it was a lie, nobody is able to get it into his head that it was a lie
13)2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) (introducir, poner) to putb) ( hacer entrar)meter a alguien en algo: puedo meter cuatro personas en mi coche I can get o fit four people in my car; lo metieron en la cárcel they put him in prison; lo metió interno en un colegio she sent him to (a) boarding school; consiguió meterlo en la empresa she managed to get him a job in the company; meter a alguien de algo: lo metieron de aprendiz — they got him a job as an apprentice
c) ( involucrar)meter a alguien en algo — to involve somebody in something, get somebody involved in something
2)a) ( invertir) to putb) <tanto/gol> to scorec) ( en costura) < dobladillo> to turn upmeterle tijera/sierra a algo — to set to with the scissors/saw on something
d) (Auto) < cambio>3)a) (provocar, crear)meterle miedo a alguien — to frighten o scare somebody
a todo meter — (fam) <conducir/correr/estudiar> flat out
meterle — (AmL) to get a move on (colloq)
b) (fam) (encajar, endilgar)2.me metieron una multa — I got a ticket (colloq)
meter vi (Col arg) ( consumir marihuana) to smoke (dope)3.meterse v pron1)a) ( entrar)meterse en algo: me metí en el agua ( en la playa) I went into the water; ( en la piscina) I got into the water; nos metimos en un museo we went into a museum; se metió en la cama he got into bed; no sabía dónde meterse de la vergüenza she was so embarrassed she didn't know what to do with herself; ¿dónde se habrá metido el perro? where can the dog have got to?; (+ me/te/le etc) se me metió algo en el ojo — I got something in my eye
b) ( introducirse)meterse en algo: me metí el dedo en el ojo I stuck my finger in my eye; se metió el dinero en el bolsillo he put the money in(to) his pocket; que se lo meta ahí mismo! or que se lo meta por dónde le quepa! (vulg) she can stuff it! (sl); ya sabes dónde te lo puedes meter — (vulg) you know where you can stuff it (vulg)
c) (fam) <comida/bebida> to put away (colloq)2)a) ( en trabajo)meterse de or a cura/monja — to become a priest/nun
b) ( involucrarse)c) ( entrometerse) to get involvedmeterse con alguien — (fam) to pick on somebody
* * *= pack up, embroil, sandwich, dip, shove, bung + Nombe + in, put in, take in.Ex. Unless the distance was short, the books travelled in sheets, unbound, packed up in chests or barrels.Ex. By the time the weeding was finished in Nov 86, the Society had become embroiled in a major controversy over the handling of this project.Ex. The paper that is to be examined is simply sandwiched between a sheet of Perspex impregnated with carbon-14 and an unexposed photographic film, and left in the dark for a few hours.Ex. Two sheets were made each time the two-sheet mould was dipped by the maker into the vat, and they were turned out together on to a single felt by the coucher.Ex. Meanwhile the journeymen, who had just gone to bed, hearing the row quickly got up again, came downstairs and then shoved me out of the door.Ex. Instead of bunging it in the washing machine, clean it carefully by hand using lukewarm water.Ex. For those of you who are not familiar with OCLC and the way we work the data base is not a vast receptacle into which we throw any kind of record that anybody wants to put in.Ex. Don't worry about it being too loose around your waist, have a someone take the shirt in where it is too baggy.----* a todo meter = full steam ahead, at full stretch, at full speed, at full blast, at top speed, at full throttle.* avanzar a todo meter = go + full steam ahead.* ¡En qué lío cada vez más complicado nos metemos al mentir! = O what a tangled web we weave when first we practise to deceive!.* meter a Alguien de lleno en lo más difícil = throw in + at the deep end.* meter a Alguien en la cárcel = put + Nombre + behind bars.* meter a la fuerza de un modo desordenado = stuff.* meter a presión = wedge.* meter bulla = make + a racket, hurry up, rush, rattle + Posesivo + dags, get + a wiggle on, make + a row, make + a ruckus, kick up + a row, get + a move on.* meter cisco = make + trouble.* meter con dificultad = squeeze in/into.* meter con un calzador = shoehorn.* meter de ancho = take in.* meter de largo = take up.* meter el dobladillo = hem.* meter el estómago = hold + Posesivo + stomach in.* meter el lobo en el redil = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.* meter en = cram into.* meter en bolsas = bag.* meter en ceja y ceja = get it into + Posesivo + head.* meter en la cabeza = get it into + Posesivo + head.* meter en la cárcel = imprison, jail [gaol, -UK].* meter en la mollera = get it into + Posesivo + head.* meter en una jaula = cage.* meter la nariz en = snoop about/(a)round/into/in.* meter la pata = bark up + the wrong tree, be caught out, put + Posesivo + foot in it, put + Posesivo + foot in + Posesivo + mouth, shoot + Reflexivo + in the foot, stick + Posesivo + foot in it, screw up, make + a bloomer, slip up, make + a blunder, drop + a clanger, drop + a bollock, blunder.* meter las manos en todos = have + a finger in every pie.* meter las narices en = snoop about/(a)round/into/in, poke about/(a)round/into/in, nose about/(a)round/into/in, pry (into).* meterle caña a = get + stuck into.* meterle mano a = get + stuck into.* meter mano = grope.* meter miedo = frighten, scare.* meter presionando = snap into.* meter preso = imprison.* meter prisa = hustle.* meterse = meddle (in/with), lodge, get + Posesivo + feet wet.* meterse + Algo = slip + Nombre + on.* meterse con = needle, pick on, tease, twit, taunt, jeer, lam, have + a go at, roast, give + Nombre + a good roasting.* meterse de lleno en = get + Posesivo + teeth into.* meterse de lleno en lo más difícil = swim in + the deep end, jump in at + the deep end.* meterse de lleno en lo más difícil = plunge in at + the deep end.* meterse el dedo en la nariz = pick + Posesivo + nose.* meterse en = get into, step into.* meterse en el juego = get in + the game.* meterse en follones = get into + trouble.* meterse en la boca del lobo = come into + the lion's den.* meterse en la vida de Alguien = intrude on + Posesivo + privacy.* meterse en líos = get into + trouble.* meterse en los asuntos de = have + a leg in the camp of.* meterse en + Número + cosas a la vez = have + a foot in + Número + camps.* meterse en problemas = get into + trouble.* meterse en todos los fregados = have + a finger in every pie.* meterse en un aprieto = get into + a predicament.* meterse en un apuro = get into + a predicament.* meterse en una situación embarazosa = put + Reflexivo + into + position.* meterse en un berenjenal = get into + a predicament.* meterse en un lío = be in trouble, get into + a predicament.* meterse la camisa = tuck in + Posesivo + shirt.* meterse mano = snog, pet.* meter una pifia = drop + a bollock, drop + a clanger, make + a blunder, make + a bloomer, blunder.* meter un litro en un recipiente de medio = squeeze a quart into a pint pot.* meter un pifiaso = drop + a bollock, drop + a clanger, make + a blunder, make + a bloomer, blunder.* no saber dónde meterse de vergüenza = squirm with + embarrassment.* salir de Guatemala para meterse en Guatapeor = out of the fire and into the frying pan.* sin meternos en el hecho de que = to say nothing of.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) (introducir, poner) to putb) ( hacer entrar)meter a alguien en algo: puedo meter cuatro personas en mi coche I can get o fit four people in my car; lo metieron en la cárcel they put him in prison; lo metió interno en un colegio she sent him to (a) boarding school; consiguió meterlo en la empresa she managed to get him a job in the company; meter a alguien de algo: lo metieron de aprendiz — they got him a job as an apprentice
c) ( involucrar)meter a alguien en algo — to involve somebody in something, get somebody involved in something
2)a) ( invertir) to putb) <tanto/gol> to scorec) ( en costura) < dobladillo> to turn upmeterle tijera/sierra a algo — to set to with the scissors/saw on something
d) (Auto) < cambio>3)a) (provocar, crear)meterle miedo a alguien — to frighten o scare somebody
a todo meter — (fam) <conducir/correr/estudiar> flat out
meterle — (AmL) to get a move on (colloq)
b) (fam) (encajar, endilgar)2.me metieron una multa — I got a ticket (colloq)
meter vi (Col arg) ( consumir marihuana) to smoke (dope)3.meterse v pron1)a) ( entrar)meterse en algo: me metí en el agua ( en la playa) I went into the water; ( en la piscina) I got into the water; nos metimos en un museo we went into a museum; se metió en la cama he got into bed; no sabía dónde meterse de la vergüenza she was so embarrassed she didn't know what to do with herself; ¿dónde se habrá metido el perro? where can the dog have got to?; (+ me/te/le etc) se me metió algo en el ojo — I got something in my eye
b) ( introducirse)meterse en algo: me metí el dedo en el ojo I stuck my finger in my eye; se metió el dinero en el bolsillo he put the money in(to) his pocket; que se lo meta ahí mismo! or que se lo meta por dónde le quepa! (vulg) she can stuff it! (sl); ya sabes dónde te lo puedes meter — (vulg) you know where you can stuff it (vulg)
c) (fam) <comida/bebida> to put away (colloq)2)a) ( en trabajo)meterse de or a cura/monja — to become a priest/nun
b) ( involucrarse)c) ( entrometerse) to get involvedmeterse con alguien — (fam) to pick on somebody
* * *= pack up, embroil, sandwich, dip, shove, bung + Nombe + in, put in, take in.Ex: Unless the distance was short, the books travelled in sheets, unbound, packed up in chests or barrels.
Ex: By the time the weeding was finished in Nov 86, the Society had become embroiled in a major controversy over the handling of this project.Ex: The paper that is to be examined is simply sandwiched between a sheet of Perspex impregnated with carbon-14 and an unexposed photographic film, and left in the dark for a few hours.Ex: Two sheets were made each time the two-sheet mould was dipped by the maker into the vat, and they were turned out together on to a single felt by the coucher.Ex: Meanwhile the journeymen, who had just gone to bed, hearing the row quickly got up again, came downstairs and then shoved me out of the door.Ex: Instead of bunging it in the washing machine, clean it carefully by hand using lukewarm water.Ex: For those of you who are not familiar with OCLC and the way we work the data base is not a vast receptacle into which we throw any kind of record that anybody wants to put in.Ex: Don't worry about it being too loose around your waist, have a someone take the shirt in where it is too baggy.* a todo meter = full steam ahead, at full stretch, at full speed, at full blast, at top speed, at full throttle.* avanzar a todo meter = go + full steam ahead.* ¡En qué lío cada vez más complicado nos metemos al mentir! = O what a tangled web we weave when first we practise to deceive!.* meter a Alguien de lleno en lo más difícil = throw in + at the deep end.* meter a Alguien en la cárcel = put + Nombre + behind bars.* meter a la fuerza de un modo desordenado = stuff.* meter a presión = wedge.* meter bulla = make + a racket, hurry up, rush, rattle + Posesivo + dags, get + a wiggle on, make + a row, make + a ruckus, kick up + a row, get + a move on.* meter cisco = make + trouble.* meter con dificultad = squeeze in/into.* meter con un calzador = shoehorn.* meter de ancho = take in.* meter de largo = take up.* meter el dobladillo = hem.* meter el estómago = hold + Posesivo + stomach in.* meter el lobo en el redil = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.* meter en = cram into.* meter en bolsas = bag.* meter en ceja y ceja = get it into + Posesivo + head.* meter en la cabeza = get it into + Posesivo + head.* meter en la cárcel = imprison, jail [gaol, -UK].* meter en la mollera = get it into + Posesivo + head.* meter en una jaula = cage.* meter la nariz en = snoop about/(a)round/into/in.* meter la pata = bark up + the wrong tree, be caught out, put + Posesivo + foot in it, put + Posesivo + foot in + Posesivo + mouth, shoot + Reflexivo + in the foot, stick + Posesivo + foot in it, screw up, make + a bloomer, slip up, make + a blunder, drop + a clanger, drop + a bollock, blunder.* meter las manos en todos = have + a finger in every pie.* meter las narices en = snoop about/(a)round/into/in, poke about/(a)round/into/in, nose about/(a)round/into/in, pry (into).* meterle caña a = get + stuck into.* meterle mano a = get + stuck into.* meter mano = grope.* meter miedo = frighten, scare.* meter presionando = snap into.* meter preso = imprison.* meter prisa = hustle.* meterse = meddle (in/with), lodge, get + Posesivo + feet wet.* meterse + Algo = slip + Nombre + on.* meterse con = needle, pick on, tease, twit, taunt, jeer, lam, have + a go at, roast, give + Nombre + a good roasting.* meterse de lleno en = get + Posesivo + teeth into.* meterse de lleno en lo más difícil = swim in + the deep end, jump in at + the deep end.* meterse de lleno en lo más difícil = plunge in at + the deep end.* meterse el dedo en la nariz = pick + Posesivo + nose.* meterse en = get into, step into.* meterse en el juego = get in + the game.* meterse en follones = get into + trouble.* meterse en la boca del lobo = come into + the lion's den.* meterse en la vida de Alguien = intrude on + Posesivo + privacy.* meterse en líos = get into + trouble.* meterse en los asuntos de = have + a leg in the camp of.* meterse en + Número + cosas a la vez = have + a foot in + Número + camps.* meterse en problemas = get into + trouble.* meterse en todos los fregados = have + a finger in every pie.* meterse en un aprieto = get into + a predicament.* meterse en un apuro = get into + a predicament.* meterse en una situación embarazosa = put + Reflexivo + into + position.* meterse en un berenjenal = get into + a predicament.* meterse en un lío = be in trouble, get into + a predicament.* meterse la camisa = tuck in + Posesivo + shirt.* meterse mano = snog, pet.* meter una pifia = drop + a bollock, drop + a clanger, make + a blunder, make + a bloomer, blunder.* meter un litro en un recipiente de medio = squeeze a quart into a pint pot.* meter un pifiaso = drop + a bollock, drop + a clanger, make + a blunder, make + a bloomer, blunder.* no saber dónde meterse de vergüenza = squirm with + embarrassment.* salir de Guatemala para meterse en Guatapeor = out of the fire and into the frying pan.* sin meternos en el hecho de que = to say nothing of.* * *meter [E1 ]vtA1 (introducir, poner) to putle metieron un tubo por la nariz they put o ( colloq) stuck a tube up her nose¿dónde habré metido su carta? where can I have put his letter?meter algo EN algo:metí la tarjeta en un sobre I put the card in(to) an envelopeno lograba meter la llave en la cerradura she couldn't get the key into the lockmetió el pie en el agua he put his foot in(to) the watera ver si consigo meter todo esto en un folio I wonder if I can get o fit all of this onto one sheetno le metas esas ideas en la cabeza a la niña don't put ideas like that into her head, don't go giving her ideas like that2 (hacer entrar) meter a algn EN algo:no puedo meter más de cuatro personas en mi coche I can't get o fit more than four people in my carlo metieron en la cárcel they put him in prisonmetió a su hijo interno en un colegio he sent his son to (a) boarding school3 (colocar, emplear) meter a algn EN algo:consiguió meter a su amigo en la empresa she managed to get her friend a job with o in the companymeter a algn DE algo:lo metieron de aprendiz de carpintero they apprenticed him to a carpenter, they got him a job as a carpenter's apprenticela metieron de sirvienta en la ciudad they sent her to work as a maid in the city4 (involucrar) meter a algn EN algo to involve sb IN sth, get sb involved IN sthno quiero que metas a mi hijo en negocios sucios I don't want you involving my son o getting my son involved in any dirty businessno la metas a ella en esto don't bring o drag her into thisB1 (invertir) to putvoy a meter mis ahorros en el banco I'm going to put my savings in the bankmetió todo su capital en el negocio she put all her capital into the business2 ‹tanto/gol› to score3 (en costura) ‹dobladillo› to turn upmétele un poco en las costuras take it in a bit at the seams4meterle tijera/sierra a algo to set to with the scissors/saw on sth5 ( Auto) ‹marcha/cambio›mete (la) primera/tercera put it into first/third (gear)en este coche es muy difícil meter la marcha atrás it's very difficult to get into reverse in this carC1(provocar, crear): no metas ruido que estoy estudiando keep the noise down, I'm studyingno trates de meterme miedo don't try to frighten o scare menos están metiendo prisa en el trabajo we're under a lot of pressure to do things faster at worka todo meter ( fam); ‹ir/conducir› flat outlleva una semana estudiando a todo meter he's been studying flat out for a week¡métanle, que no llegamos! step on it o get a move on, or we won't get there in time!le metimos con todo we did our utmost, we pulled out all the stops, we did everything we could2 ( fam)(encajar, endilgar): me metieron una multa por exceso de velocidad I got a ticket for speeding ( colloq)no me metas más mentiras don't tell me any more lies, don't give me any more of your lies ( colloq)nos metió una de sus historias she spun us one of her yarns■ metervi■ meterseA1 (entrar) meterse EN algo:nos metimos en un museo we went into a museumse metió en la cama he got into bedmétete por esa calle go down that streetquise meterme bajo tierra I just wanted the ground to swallow me upno sabía dónde meterse de la vergüenza que le dio she was so embarrassed she didn't know what to do with herself o where to put herself¿dónde se habrá metido el perro? where can the dog have got to?, where can the dog be?(+ me/te/le etc): se me metió algo en el ojo I got something in my eyecuando se le mete una idea en la cabeza … when he gets an idea into his head …2 (introducirse) meterse algo EN algo:me metí el dedo en el ojo I stuck my finger in my eyese metió el dinero en el bolsillo he put the money in(to) his pocketno te metas los dedos en la nariz don't pick your nose¡que se lo meta ahí mismo! or ¡que se lo meta por dónde le quepa! ( vulg); she can stuff it! (sl)B1(en un trabajo): se metió de secretaria she got a job as a secretarymeterse de or a cura/monja to become a priest/nun2 (involucrarse) meterse EN algo to get involved IN sthno quiero meterme en una discusión I don't want to get into o to get involved in an argumentte has metido en un buen lío you've got yourself into a fine messno te metas en gastos don't go spending a lot of moneyse había metido en un asunto muy turbio she had got involved in o mixed up in a very shady affair3 (entrometerse) to get involvedno te metas en lo que no te importa mind your own business, don't get involved in o don't meddle in things that don't concern youtodo iba bien hasta que ella se metió por medio things were going fine until she started interferingmeterse con algn ( fam): no te metas conmigo que yo no te he hecho nada don't go picking a fight with me, I haven't done anything to youno te metas conmigo que hoy no estoy para bromas leave me alone, I'm in no mood for jokes todaytú métete con los de tu edad/tamaño why don't you pick on someone your own age/size?con su hijo no te metas, que es sagrado ( iró); don't say a word against her son, she worships himmeterse donde no lo llaman to poke one's nose into other people's business ( colloq)¡no te metas donde no te llaman! mind your own business!* * *
meter ( conjugate meter) verbo transitivo
1
meter algo en algo to put sth in(to) sth;
logró meter todo en la maleta he managed to fit everything into the suitcaseb) ( hacer entrar):
consiguió meterlo en la empresa she managed to get him a job in the companyc) ( involucrar) meter a algn en algo to involve sb in sth, get sb involved in sth
2
d) (Auto):
meter la marcha atrás to get into reverse
3 (provocar, crear):
meterle miedo a algn to frighten o scare sb;
no metas ruido keep the noise down
meterse verbo pronominal
1a) ( entrar):
( en la piscina) I got into the water;
meterse en la cama/la ducha to get into bed/the shower;
¿dónde se habrá metido el perro? where can the dog have got to?;
se me metió algo en el ojo I got something in my eyeb) ( introducirse):
se metió el dinero en el bolsillo he put the money in(to) his pocket
2a) ( en trabajo):
meterse de or a cura/monja to become a priest/nunb) ( involucrarse) meterse en algo to get involved in sth;
no te metas en lo que no te importa mind your own business;
meterse con algn (fam) to pick on sb;
meterse por medio to interfere
meter verbo transitivo
1 to put [en, in]
(en colegio, cárcel) to put: la metieron en un psiquiátrico, they put her in a mental hospital
(dinero) metimos el dinero en el banco, we paid the money into our bank
2 (invertir) to put: mételo en acciones, put it in shares
3 (involucrar) to involve [en, in], to get mixed up [en, in]
4 fam (causar) no le metas miedo al niño, don't frighten the child
5 (hacer) to make
meter jaleo, to make a noise
♦ Locuciones: familiar a todo meter, at full speed, in a flash
meter en el mismo saco, to lump together: son completamente distintos, no los puedes meter en el mismo saco, they're totally different, you can't lump them together as if they were the same
' meter' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apremiar
- baza
- cazo
- cizaña
- colarse
- contador
- cuezo
- embotellar
- follón
- fotómetro
- gamba
- hocico
- indicador
- indicadora
- introducir
- lectura
- M
- mano
- métrica
- metro
- nada
- nariz
- pata
- patinar
- prisa
- resbalar
- ruido
- saco
- sobre
- taxímetro
- venga
- altura
- apresurar
- apurar
- bandera
- bulla
- canasta
- compás
- distancia
- el
- encajar
- entrar
- gol
- lado
- m
- marcha
- medidor
- menos
- parquímetro
- por
English:
bake
- blunder
- boob
- brick
- bully
- bungle
- change up
- clanger
- dip
- engage
- enter
- fetch in
- finger
- flub
- foot
- get in
- grope
- hurry
- hustle
- insert
- inset
- jam
- let in
- meter
- mix up
- outdistance
- pad out
- parking meter
- postage meter
- push
- put
- quart
- round
- speed up
- squash in
- stick
- stick in
- taxi-meter
- trip up
- tuck
- tuck in
- unstuck
- waffle
- water meter
- wedge
- back
- cram
- deep
- fit
- get
* * *♦ vt1. [introducir] to put in;meter algo/a alguien en algo to put sth/sb in sth;metió las manos en los bolsillos she put her hands in her pockets;no puedo meter la llave en la cerradura I can't get the key in the lock;lo metieron en la cárcel they put him in prison;su padre lo metió de conserje en la empresa his father got him a job in the company as a porter;meter dinero en el banco to put money in the bank;he metido todos mis ahorros en este proyecto I've put all my savings into this project;¿podrás meter todo en un solo disquete? will you be able to get o fit it all on one disk?;Fammeterle ideas a alguien en la cabeza to put ideas into sb's head;Famno consigo meterle en la cabeza (que…) I can't get it into his head (that…);Fammete la tijera todo lo que quieras cut off as much as you like¡en buen lío nos has metido! this is a fine mess you've got o gotten us into!me dieron un trapo y me metieron a limpiar el polvo they gave me a cloth and set me dusting4. [causar]meter prisa/miedo a alguien to rush/scare sb;meter ruido to make a noise5. [en automóvil]meter la primera/la marcha atrás to go into first gear/reverse;meter el freno to brake6. [en deportes] [anotar] to score;nos metieron dos goles they scored two goals against usle metió un puñetazo she gave him a punchmeter una bronca a alguien to tell sb off;me metió un rollo sobre la disciplina militar he gave me this routine about military discipline;te han metido un billete falso they've given you a forged banknote9. [prenda, ropa] to take in;hay que meter los pantalones de cintura the trousers need taking in at the waist;meter el bajo de una falda to take up a skirt10. Fam [dedicar, destinar]sabe jugar muy bien al billar porque le ha metido muchas horas he plays billiards really well because he's put the hours in o spent hours practising¡métele, que empieza la película! get a move on o hurry up, the movie's starting!♦ vi2. CompFama todo meter at full pelt* * *v/t1 put (en in, into)2 gol score3 ( involucrar) involve (en in);meter a alguien en un lío get s.o. into a mess;a todo meter at full speed* * *meter vt1) : to put (in)metieron su dinero en el banco: they put their money in the bank2) : to fit, to squeezepuedes meter dos líneas más en esa página: you can fit two more lines on that page3) : to place (in a job)lo metieron de barrendero: they got him a job as a street sweeper4) : to involvelo metió en un buen lío: she got him in an awful mess5) : to make, to causemeten demasiado ruido: they make too much noise6) : to spread (a rumor)7) : to strike (a blow)8) : to take up, to take in (clothing)9)a todo meter : at top speed* * *meter vb¿dónde has metido el abrelatas? where have you put the tin opener?2. (empleo) to get a job3. (implicar) to involve -
56 poder
m.1 power (mando, competencia).estar en/hacerse con el poder to be in/to seize powerpoder adquisitivo purchasing powerpoder calorífico calorific valuepoder de convicción persuasive powerstener poder de convocatoria to be a crowd-pullerel poder ejecutivo/legislativo/judicial the executive/legislature/judiciary (personas)poderes fácticos the church, military and presspoderes públicos public authoritiesEl poder corrompe a los indecisos Power corrupts the undecided.2 power, authorization.dar poderes a alguien para que haga algo to authorize somebody to do somethingpor poderes by proxypoder notarial power of attorney3 faculty.4 proxy, letter of delegation, power of attorney, letter of attorney.Ella se casó usando un poder She married using a proxy.v.1 can, to be able to.no puedo decírtelo I can't tell you, I'm unable to tell you2 can, may (tener permiso).no puedo salir por la noche I'm not allowed to o I can't go out at night¿puedo fumar aquí? may I smoke here?¿se puede? may I come in?3 can (ser capaz moralmente).no podemos portarnos así con él we can't treat him like that4 may, can (tener posibilidad, ser posible).puede estallar la guerra war could o may break outpodías haber ido en tren you could have gone by train¡podría habernos invitado! she could o might have invited us! (expresa enfado)puede que llueva it may o might rain¿vendrás mañana? — puede will you come tomorrow? — I may dopuede ser perhaps, maybe5 to be stronger than.tú eres más alto, pero yo te puedo you may be taller than me, but I could still beat you up6 to can, to may, to be able to, to be apt to.Ella puede correr She is able to run.7 to might, to stand to.Ella podría surgir She might rise above.8 to be capable.* * *Present IndicativePast IndicativeFuture IndicativeConditionalPresent SubjunctiveImperfect SubjunctiveFuture SubjunctiveImperative* * *1. verb1) can2) to be able3) may2. noun m.1) power2) control3) possession4) strength, force* * *1. VERBO AUXILIAR1) (=tener la posibilidad o capacidad de)puedo hacerlo solo — I can do it on my own o by myself
¿se puede llamar por teléfono desde aquí? — can you phone from here?
no puede venir — he can't o cannot come
no ha podido venir — he couldn't come, he was unable to come
2) (=tener permiso para)puedes irte — you can o may go
¿puedo usar tu teléfono? — can o may I use your phone?
¿puedo abrir la ventana? — can o may I open the window?
aquí no se puede fumar — you aren't allowed to smoke here, you can't smoke here
3) [en peticiones]¿puedes/puede darme un vaso de agua? — can I/may I have a glass of water please?
¿me puede usted decir cuándo sale el autobús? — can o could you tell me when the bus leaves?
4) [indicando eventualidad]puede o podría estar en cualquier sitio — it could o might be anywhere
¡cuidado, te puedes hacer daño! — careful, you could o might hurt yourself!
podías haberte roto una pierna — you could o might have broken your leg
5) [indicando obligación moral]¡no pueden tratarnos así! — they can't treat us like this!
6) [en cálculos, aproximaciones]¿qué edad puede tener? — I wonder what age he is?, how old do you reckon he is?
7) [en sugerencias]8) [en reproches]¡podías habérmelo dicho! — you could o might have told me!
habría podido ser más amable — she could o might have been a bit nicer
¡al menos podrías disculparte! — you could at least say sorry!
2. VERBO INTRANSITIVO1) (=tener la posibilidad o capacidad)¡no puedo más! — (=estoy agotado) I can't go on!; (=estoy desesperado) I can't cope any more!; (=he comido mucho) I can't eat another thing!
2) (=tener permiso)¿se puede? — may I come in?
¿puedo? — may I?
3) (=tener dominio, influencia)los que pueden — those who can, those who are able
el dinero puede mucho — money can do almost anything, money talks
poder conpoder a algn: yo le puedo — I'm a match for him; [entre niños] I could have him *
¿puedes con la maleta? — can you manage the suitcase?
no puedo con él — (=no puedo controlarle) I can't handle him; (=pesa mucho) he's too heavy for me
4) [en locuciones]•
a más no poder, es tonto a más no poder — he's as stupid as they come•
no poder por menos que, no pude por menos que decirle lo que pensaba de él — I just had to tell him what I thought of himsu actitud me pudo — his attitude annoyed me o got on my nerves
3.VERBO IMPERSONALpuede (ser) (=es posible) maybe, it may be so, perhapspuede (ser) que ({+ subjun}9})¡no puede ser! — that can't be!, that's impossible!
puede (ser) que esté en la biblioteca — he could o may be in the library, perhaps he's in the library
puede (ser) que tenga uno ya — he may o might have one already
puede (ser) que no venga — he may o might not come
puede (ser) que tenga razón — she may o could be right
4. SUSTANTIVO MASCULINO1) (=capacidad, facultad) powerpoder de convocatoria, tienen un gran poder de convocatoria — they really pull in the crowds, they're real crowd-pullers *
2) (=autoridad, influencia) powerejercen un poder enorme sobre la juventud — they have a lot of power o influence over young people
no tienen poder para oponerse a estas medidas — they are not powerful enough to oppose these measures
3) (Pol)¡el pueblo al poder! — power to the people!
¡Herrera al poder! — Herrera for leader!
•
bajo el poder de algn, estar en el poder, ocupar el poder — to be in power•
el cuarto poder — the fourth estate4) (=fuerza, eficacia)este medicamento no tiene poder contra la tuberculosis — this drug is ineffective o isn't effective against tuberculosis
5) (=potestad)pl poderes powersles dieron amplios poderes para dirigir la empresa — they were given wide-ranging powers to run the company
tiene plenos poderes para intervenir en el asunto — he has full authority to intervene in the matter
6) (Jur)7) (=posesión) possessionesa información está u obra en poder de la juez — that information is in the hands of the judge, that information is in the judge's possession
•
pasar a poder de algn — to pass to sb, pass into sb's possession8) (Fís, Mec) power9) LAm (=persona) drug pusher* * *Iverbo auxiliar¿cuándo podrá darme una respuesta? — when will you be able to o when can you give me an answer?
no pudo asistir a la reunión — he was unable to o he couldn't attend the meeting
¿pudiste hacerlo sola? — were you able to do it on your own?
¿puedo servirme otro? — can o may I have another one?
¿le puedo hacer una sugerencia? — may I make a suggestion?
¿podría irme un poco más temprano hoy? — could I leave a little earlier today?
¿se puede? - adelante! — may I? - come in
3) ( expresando derecho moral)4)a) (en quejas, reproches)¿cómo pudiste hacer una cosa así? — how could you do such a thing?
podías or podrías haberme avisado — you could o might have warned me!
b) ( en sugerencias)c) ( solicitando un favor)¿puedes bajar un momento? — can you come down for a moment?
¿podrías hacerme un favor? — could you do me a favor?
poder con algo/alguien: ¿puedes con todo eso? can you manage all that?; no puedo con esta maleta I can't manage this suitcase; no pudo con el alemán y lo dejó he couldn't get to grips with German and he gave up; con este niño no hay quien pueda! this child is just impossible!; podérsela con algo — (Chi fam) to cope with something
6) (en locs)a más no poder: comió a más no poder he ate until he was fit to burst; corrimos a más no poder we ran as fast as we could; es feo a más no poder he's as ugly as they come; no poder más: estoy que no puedo más ( cansado) I'm exhausted; ( lleno) I can't eat anything else; ya no puedo más con este niño I'm at the end of my tether with this child; ya no puedo más, me está desquiciando I can't go on like this, it's driving me mad; no poder (por) menos que: no pude menos que sentirme halagado I couldn't help feeling flattered; no pudo menos que reconocer — she had no alternative but to admit
7) (fam) (+ me, te, le etc)a) ( ganar)él es más alto, pero tú le puedes — he's taller than you but you can beat him
b) (Méx) ( doler)8) (con idea de eventualidad, posibilidad)te podrías or podías haber matado — you could have killed yourself!
9) (en 3a pers)no puede ser que no lo sepa — he must know
no puede ser que ya haya terminado — he can't have finished already
si puede ser or (Esp) a poder ser — if possible
puede (ser) que tengas razón — you may o could be right
II- puede que sí, puede que no — maybe, maybe not
1)a) (control, influencia) powertiene mucho poder en el pueblo — he has a great deal of power o influence in the village
estamos/nos tiene en su poder — we are/she has us in her power
caer en poder de alguien — ciudad/país to fall to somebody
b) (Pol)tomar el poder — to take o seize power
detenta el poder desde hace 20 años — (frml) he has held power for 20 years
2) ( posesión)la carta está en poder de... — the letter is in the hands of...
obra en su poder la copia del acta — (frml) you have in your possession a copy of the minutes
3)a) (derecho, atribución)tener amplios/plenos poderes para hacer algo — to have wide-ranging powers/full authority to do something
b) (Der) ( documento) letter of authorization; ( hecho ante notario) power of attorneycasarse por poder (AmL) or (Esp) por poderes — to get married by proxy
4)a) (capacidad, facultad) powerb) (de motor, aparato) power•* * *Iverbo auxiliar¿cuándo podrá darme una respuesta? — when will you be able to o when can you give me an answer?
no pudo asistir a la reunión — he was unable to o he couldn't attend the meeting
¿pudiste hacerlo sola? — were you able to do it on your own?
¿puedo servirme otro? — can o may I have another one?
¿le puedo hacer una sugerencia? — may I make a suggestion?
¿podría irme un poco más temprano hoy? — could I leave a little earlier today?
¿se puede? - adelante! — may I? - come in
3) ( expresando derecho moral)4)a) (en quejas, reproches)¿cómo pudiste hacer una cosa así? — how could you do such a thing?
podías or podrías haberme avisado — you could o might have warned me!
b) ( en sugerencias)c) ( solicitando un favor)¿puedes bajar un momento? — can you come down for a moment?
¿podrías hacerme un favor? — could you do me a favor?
poder con algo/alguien: ¿puedes con todo eso? can you manage all that?; no puedo con esta maleta I can't manage this suitcase; no pudo con el alemán y lo dejó he couldn't get to grips with German and he gave up; con este niño no hay quien pueda! this child is just impossible!; podérsela con algo — (Chi fam) to cope with something
6) (en locs)a más no poder: comió a más no poder he ate until he was fit to burst; corrimos a más no poder we ran as fast as we could; es feo a más no poder he's as ugly as they come; no poder más: estoy que no puedo más ( cansado) I'm exhausted; ( lleno) I can't eat anything else; ya no puedo más con este niño I'm at the end of my tether with this child; ya no puedo más, me está desquiciando I can't go on like this, it's driving me mad; no poder (por) menos que: no pude menos que sentirme halagado I couldn't help feeling flattered; no pudo menos que reconocer — she had no alternative but to admit
7) (fam) (+ me, te, le etc)a) ( ganar)él es más alto, pero tú le puedes — he's taller than you but you can beat him
b) (Méx) ( doler)8) (con idea de eventualidad, posibilidad)te podrías or podías haber matado — you could have killed yourself!
9) (en 3a pers)no puede ser que no lo sepa — he must know
no puede ser que ya haya terminado — he can't have finished already
si puede ser or (Esp) a poder ser — if possible
puede (ser) que tengas razón — you may o could be right
II- puede que sí, puede que no — maybe, maybe not
1)a) (control, influencia) powertiene mucho poder en el pueblo — he has a great deal of power o influence in the village
estamos/nos tiene en su poder — we are/she has us in her power
caer en poder de alguien — ciudad/país to fall to somebody
b) (Pol)tomar el poder — to take o seize power
detenta el poder desde hace 20 años — (frml) he has held power for 20 years
2) ( posesión)la carta está en poder de... — the letter is in the hands of...
obra en su poder la copia del acta — (frml) you have in your possession a copy of the minutes
3)a) (derecho, atribución)tener amplios/plenos poderes para hacer algo — to have wide-ranging powers/full authority to do something
b) (Der) ( documento) letter of authorization; ( hecho ante notario) power of attorneycasarse por poder (AmL) or (Esp) por poderes — to get married by proxy
4)a) (capacidad, facultad) powerb) (de motor, aparato) power•* * *poder11 = force, strength, power, leverage, authority, clout, might, muscle power, power of attorney, sway.Ex: Her reason admitted the force of his arguments, but her instinct opposed it.
Ex: The strength of the acetone rinsing on the strength of the paper is investigated, and its efficiency in removing NM2P is also examined using gas liquid chromatography.Ex: She added that she felt sorry for the assistant because he had so little power.Ex: At certain times, dubious interpretations of the rules have even been used as leverage in gaining ground on matters of dispute between Community partners.Ex: One of the great virtues of networking is that it democratizes access to information and access to authority.Ex: IT executives would like to see their role in the organization elevated, giving them more ' clout', stature and visibility.Ex: Gradually many of these conquerors came to realize that, although military might was necessary to gain control over an area, sheer force of arms was not sufficient to govern effectively.Ex: Their development, particularly for replacing human muscle power, has been in parallel with that of information technology, but largely independent of it.Ex: A power of attorney is a legal instrument that is used to delegate legal authority to another.Ex: During this period Africa was influenced by external forces as the Islamic states of the north extended their sway south.* abusar del poder = lord over, lord it over.* abuso de poder = abuse of power.* altas esferas del poder, las = echelons of power, the.* ansioso de poder = power-hungry.* asumir poder = assume + power.* ceder las riendas del poder = hand over + the reins of power.* círculo de poder = circle of power.* con ansias de poder = power-hungry.* conceder poderes = give + powers.* con hambre de poder = power-hungry.* con poder = powerful.* con sed de poder = power-hungry.* control del poder = hold on power.* dar poderes = give + powers.* dejar sin poder = disempower.* división de poderes = division of powers.* ejercer poder = wield + power, exercise + power.* en el poder = in office.* equilibrio de poder = balance of power.* estructura de poder = power structure.* frecuentar los pasillos del poder = stalk + the corridors of power.* gente de poder = wielders of power, powerful people.* gobierno en el poder = ruling government.* grupo de poder = power group.* hambriento de poder = power-hungry.* igualdad de poder = parity of power.* inversión de poderes = power reversal.* jerarquía de poder = scalar chain.* llevar al poder = bring + Nombre + to power.* los poderes fáticos = the powers-that-be.* los que detentan el poder = the powers-that-be.* lucha de poderes = power struggle.* lucha por el poder = power struggle.* luchar de poderes = battle of wills.* partido en el poder, el = ruling party, the.* pasar las riendas del poder a = hand + the reins over to.* pasillos del poder, los = corridors of power, the.* perder poder = lose + power.* pérdida de poder = disempowerment.* poder adquisitivo = spending power, purchasing power, buying power.* poder colectivo = collective power.* poder curativo = healing power.* poder de atracción = drawing power.* poder de curación = healing power.* poder de discriminación = discretion.* poder de enganche = holding power.* poder del estado = state power.* poder de negociación = bargaining power.* poder de representación = power of representation.* poder de retención = holding power.* poder divino = divine power.* poder económico = economic leverage.* poder ejecutivo = chief executive, executive arm, executive power.* poder ejecutivo, el = Executive, the.* poder estatal = state power.* poder imperial = imperial power.* poder judicial = judicial arm, judicial system.* poder judicial, el = judiciary, the.* poder legal = statutory power.* poder legislativo = legislative power, legislative arm.* poder mágico = magical power, magic power.* poder notarial = power of attorney.* poder político = political power.* poder presidencial = presidential power.* poder público = public power, public authority.* poder remunerativo = earning power, earning capacity.* poder sobrenatural = supernatural power.* política del poder = power politics.* por poderes = by proxy.* posición de poder = position power.* quitar el poder = disempower.* relación de poder = power relationship.* relaciones de poder = power relations.* sediento de poder = power-hungry.* subida al poder = seizure of power.* subir al poder = rise to + power.* tener el poder = be the boss, call + the shots, call + the tune, rule + the roost.* tener el poder de = have + the power to.* tener las riendas del poder = hold + the reins of power.* tomar el poder = take + power.* tomar las riendas del poder = take + the reins of power.poder22 = be able to, be capable of, can, have + the opportunity, may, qualify for, manage to.Ex: Thus the electronic journal (e-journal) is a concept where scientists are able to input ideas and text to a computer data base for their colleagues to view, and similarly to view the work of others.
Ex: Main classes are thus only capable of precise definition in the contexts of particular classification schemes.Ex: When used by skilled abstractors this mixture of styles can achieve the maximum transmission of information, within a minimum length.Ex: Every librarian, regardless of his government's policy, has the opportunity, if he has the courage, to open the avenues of books and ideas a little wider.Ex: My second point may be a slightly tangential, but I hope it is a concrete reaction to the general tenor of Mr. Lubetzky's remarks and the general subject posed.Ex: FIAC has drawn up a list of criteria to determine whether an advice centre qualifies for membership of the Federation.Ex: Tom Hernandez tried not to show how sad he felt about his friends' leaving, and managed to keep up a cheerful facade until the party broke up.* Algo por lo que se puede cobrar = billable.* al que no se puede dejar de faltar = unmissable.* como mejor + poder = as best + Pronombre + can.* cuando antes pueda = at + Posesivo + earliest convenience.* de modo que + poder + oír = within earshot of.* en el que se puede buscar = searchable.* estar tan bueno que no se puede dejar de comer = moreish, moreish.* hacerlo lo mejor que Uno pueda = do + Posesivo + utmost.* hacer lo mejor que Uno pueda = put + Posesivo + best into.* hacer lo mejor que Uno puede = try + Posesivo + heart out.* hacer todo lo que Uno pueda = do + Posesivo + best, do + the best + Nombre + may, do + the best + Nombre + can.* hacer todo lo que Uno pueda (dado) = do + the best possible (with).* lo suficientemente lejos como para no poder oír = out of earshot.* muy bien + podría + Verbo = might + well + Verbo.* muy bien + puede + Verbo = may well + Verbo.* nada puede estar más apartado de la realidad = nothing can be further from the truth.* noche sin poder dormir = sleepless night.* no poder = be unable to, cannot, can't [cannot].* no poder aguantar a Alguien = have + it in for + Nombre.* no poder conciliar el sueño = have + trouble sleeping.* no poder dejar de mencionar = cannot but notice.* no poder dejar de recalcar la importancia de Algo = the importance of + Nombre + cannot be stressed too strongly, cannot + give + too much emphasis + to the importance of.* no poder dormir = sleeplessness.* no poder estarse quieto = have + the fidgets, fidget.* no poder evitar + Infinitivo = cannot help + Gerundio, cannot help but + Verbo.* no poder evitar mencionar = cannot but notice.* no poder hacer más que = do + little more than.* no poder permitirse = ill afford.* no poder permitirse el lujo de = ill afford.* no poder quitarse Algo de la cabeza = can't get it out of my mind.* no poderse buscar = be unsearchable.* no poderse negar que = there + be + no denying that.* no poder ver a Alguien = have + it in for + Nombre.* no poder ver Algo o Alguien = can't stand + sight.* no pude evitar notar que = couldn't help but notice (that).* no puedo aguantarlo = can't take it.* no puedo comprender = I can't get over.* No se le puede pedir peras al olmo = You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.* no se puede dejar de recalcar el + Nombre + de = the + Nombre + of + Nombre + cannot be overemphasised.* no se puede dejar de recalcar el + Nombre + of = the + Nombre + of + Nombre + cannot be overstated.* no se puede dejar de recalcar la importancia de Algo = the importance of + Nombre + cannot be overemphasised, the importance of + Nombre + cannot be overstated.* personas que no pueden salir de casa = homebound, the.* poder contar con = be there for + Pronombre, be there for + Pronombre.* poder + Infinitivo = succeed in + Gerundio.* poderse afirmar que = it + be + safe to say that.* poderse contestar = be answerable.* poderse integrar en = be integrable in.* poderse localizar = be locatable.* poder utilizarse = be usable.* por el que se puede cobrar = chargeable.* puede muy bien ser = could well be.* puede muy bien ser que = it may well be that.* puede que = maybe.* puede que al final sea para bien = be a blessing in disguise.* ¿Puede repetir? = I beg your pardon?, I beg your pardon?.* que no se le puede dar un nombre = unnameable.* que no se puede conseguir = unobtainable.* que no se puede entregar = undeliverable.* que no se puede hacer cumplir = unenforceable.* que no se puede identificar con un término = unnameable.* que no se puede uno perder = unmissable.* que puede causar detención = arrestable.* que puede demostrarse = demonstrably.* que puede salir en préstamo = loanable.* que puede ser apilado = stacking.* que puede ser usado a través de la web = web-compliant.* querer es poder = where there's a will there's a way.* que se le puede dar un nombre = nameable.* que se puede arreglar = fixable.* que se puede buscar = searchable.* que se puede cambiar de tamaño = resizeable [re-sizeable].* que se puede escuchar = playable.* que se puede hacer cumplir = enforceable.* que se puede identificar con un término = nameable.* que se puede imprimir = printable.* que se puede quitar = detachable.* que se puede separar = detachable.* que se puede visualizar = viewable.* sálvese el que pueda = free-for-all.* sálvese quien pueda = the devil take the hindmost, every man for himself, let battle commence.* se puede = is to be.* siempre que uno puede dedicarle el tiempo = in + Posesivo + own time.* sin poder contenerse = helplessly.* sin poder dormir = sleepless.* sin poder extinguirlo = inextinguishably.* sin poder hacer nada = helplessly.* tan sorprendente como pueda parecer = as amazing as it seems.* todavía + poderse + escuchar los ecos de = echo + still resound from.* * *A tener la capacidad deB expresando idea de permisoC expresando un derecho moralD1 en quejas, reproches2 en sugerencias3 solicitando un favorA1 poder con algo/alguien2 el dinero lo puede todoB en locucionesC1 vencer, ganar2 dolerA con idea de eventualidadB en tercera personaA(tener la capacidad o posibilidad de): ven en cuanto puedas come as soon as you canno puedo pagar tanto I can't pay that much¿cómo que no puedes? what do you mean, you can't do it ( o you can't come etc)?no podía dejar de reír I couldn't stop laughingno va a poder venir he won't be able to come¿cuándo podrá darme una respuesta definitiva? when will you be able to o when can you give me a firm answer?no pude convencerla I couldn't persuade herno pudo asistir a la reunión he was unable to o he couldn't attend the meeting¿pudiste hacerlo sola? did you manage to do it o were you able to do it on your own?hicimos todo lo que pudimos por ayudarlos we did everything in our power o everything we could to help themno se puede valer por sí mismo he can't manage by himselfno habría podido hacerlo sin tu ayuda I wouldn't have been able to do it o I couldn't have done it without your helpno debe (de) haber podido encontrarlo she obviously couldn't find it o can't have found it¡este niño no se puede estar quieto ni un minuto! this child just won't o can't keep still for a minute!con aquel ruido no se podía trabajar it was impossible to work o you couldn't work with that noise going on¿sabes que se han prometido? — ¡no te (lo) puedo creer! do you know they're engaged? — you're joking! o I don't believe it!B(expresando idea de permiso): ¿puedo servirme otro? can o may I have another one?ya pueden volver la hoja you may turn the page over now¿me puedo ir? — ¡no señor! can o may I go? — no, you cannot o may not!¿sales a jugar? — no puedo, estoy castigada are you coming out to play? — I can't, I'm being kept in¿puedo pasar? may I come in?¿le puedo hacer una sugerencia? may I make a suggestion?¿podría irme un poco más temprano hoy? could I leave a little earlier today?por mí, puedes hacer lo que quieras as far as I'm concerned, you can do whatever you likeno puede comer sal he isn't allowed to eat salt¿quién te lo dijo, si se puede saber? who told you, may I ask?¿se puede? — ¡adelante! may I? — come inaquí no se puede fumar smoking is not allowed here, you can't smoke hereC(expresando un derecho moral): no podemos hacerle eso we can't do that to herdespués de lo que has trabajado, bien puedes tomarte un descanso you're entitled to o you deserve a rest after all the work you've donees lo menos que puedes hacer it's the least you can doD1(en quejas, reproches): ¿cómo pudiste hacer una cosa así? how could you do such a thing?¿cómo puedes ser tan ingrato? how can you be so ungrateful?podías or podrías haberme avisado you could o might have warned me!2(en sugerencias): podrías or podías pedírselo tú, a ti siempre te hace caso why don't you ask him? he always listens to youya te puedes ir haciendo a la idea you'd better start getting used to the idea3(solicitando un favor): ¿puedes bajar un momento? can you come down for a moment?¿podrías hacerme un favor? could you do me a favor?¿no puedes irte a jugar a otra parte? can't you go and play somewhere else?A1 poder CON algo/algn:¿tú puedes con todo eso? can you manage all that?no puedo con esta maleta I can't manage this suitcaseyo no puedo solo con la casa, los niños y la tienda I can't do the housework, look after the children and run the store all on my own, I can't cope with the house, the children and the store all on my ownno pudo con el alemán y lo dejó he couldn't get o come to grips with German and he gave up¡con este niño no hay quien pueda! this child is just impossible!no se la puede con el trabajo he can't cope with the job o manage the job2el dinero lo puede todo money talks, you can do anything if you have moneyB ( en locuciones):a más no poder: comió a más no poder he ate until he was fit to burstgana dinero a más no poder she's making pots of money ( colloq), she's making money hand over fistes feo a más no poder he's as ugly as they comecorrimos a más no poder we ran for all we were worth o as fast as we couldno poder más: estoy que no puedo más (de cansancio) I'm exhausteda mí no me des postre que ya no puedo más don't serve me any dessert, I can't eat anything elseya no puedo más con este niño I'm at the end of my tether with this childno podía más, y ese estúpido que no salía del cuarto de baño I was desperate o I was bursting to go and that idiot wouldn't come out of the bathroom ( colloq)ya no puedo más, me está desquiciando I can't go on like this, it's driving me madno poder (por) menos que: uno no puede menos que sentirse halagado one can't help feeling flatteredno puedo menos que expresar mi profunda decepción I feel I must say how deeply disappointed I amno pudo menos que reconocer que teníamos razón she had no alternative but to admit that we were rightC1 ( fam)(vencer, ganar): él es más alto pero tú le puedes he's taller than you but you can beat himtu papá no le puede al mío your dad's not as strong as minea gracioso no hay quien le pueda as a comic, there's no-one to beat him o he's unbeatable2( Méx fam) (doler): tu desprecio le puede mucho she's very hurt by your disdainful attitude, your disdainful attitude hurts her deeplynos pudo mucho la muerte de Julio we were greatly saddened o terribly upset by Julio's deathA(con idea de eventualidad, posibilidad): puede aparecer en cualquier momento he may turn up at any momentde él se puede esperar cualquier cosa anything's possible with himno sé dónde lo puedo haber puesto I don't know where I can have put itno hagas nada que pueda resultar sospechoso don't do anything that might look suspiciouspuede haber venido mientras no estábamos he may have come while we were outhace horas que están reunidos ¿de qué pueden estar hablando? they've been in that meeting for hours, what can they be talking about?te podrías or podías haber matado you could have killed yourself!un error así puede costar millones a mistake like that could cost millionsno podía haber estado más amable she couldn't have been kinderllaman a la puerta — ¿quién podrá ser a estas horas? there's someone at the door — who can o could it be at this time?podría volver a ocurrir it could happen againPilar no pudo haber sido it couldn't have been PilarB ( en tercera persona):¿nos habrá mentido? — no sé, puede ser do you think he lied to us? — I don't know, he may have done o it's possibleno puede ser que no lo sepa he must knowno puede ser que ya haya terminado he can't have finished alreadysi puede ser or ( Esp) a poder ser preferiría la cuarta fila if possible, I'd prefer row fourme habría gustado verlo pero no pudo ser I would have liked to see him but it wasn't possible o it wasn't to bepuede (ser) que tengas razón you may o could be rightpuede (ser) que no nos haya visto he may not have seen us¿vas a votar para ella? — puede que sí or puede are you going to vote for her? — maybe o I may¿lo vas a aceptar? — puede que sí, puede que no are you going to accept it? — maybe, maybe notA1 (control, influencia) powerel poder de la prensa the power of the presstiene mucho poder en el pueblo he has a great deal of power o influence o he is a very powerful man in the villagela Familia Real no tiene ningún poder the Royal Family has no powerConstantinopla cayó en poder de los turcos Constantinople fell to the Turksestamos/nos tiene en su poder we are/she has us in her power2 ( Pol):el poder powerestar en el poder to be in powertomar el poder to take o seize powerasumir el poder to assume powerdetenta el poder desde hace 20 años ( frml); he has held power for 20 yearslleva cuatro años en el poder he has been in power for four yearstoda la vida buscó el poder y la gloria all her life she sought power and fameel poder en la sombra the power behind the throneel poder corrompe power corruptsB(posesión): la carta está en poder de las autoridades the letter is in the hands of the authoritieshay que evitar que llegue a su poder we have to stop it falling into his handsobra en su poder la copia del acta ( frml); you have in your possession a copy of the minutesla solicitud ya pasó a poder de la oficina central the application has already been passed to our head officeC1(derecho, atribución): tiene amplios/plenos poderes para investigar el asunto he has wide-ranging powers/full authority to investigate the matterla entrega or transmisión de poderes the handing over o transmission of powerlos poderes de la junta son ilimitados the junta has unlimited powerslos poderes que le han sido conferidos the powers which have been vested in himla separación de poderes entre la Iglesia y el Estado the division o separation of power between the Church and the StateD1 (capacidad, facultad) powersu poder de convicción or de persuasión her power of persuasionel poder del amor/de la sugestión the power of love/of suggestiontiene poderes extrasensoriales he has extrasensory powers2 (de un motor, aparato) powerCompuestos:masculine absolute powermasculine (de una divisa, un sueldo) purchasing power, buying power; (de una persona, un grupo) purchasing power, spending powermasculine divine powerel poder ejecutivo the executivempl power of attorneympl:los poderes públicos the authoritiesel poder judicial the judiciaryel poder legislativo the legislature* * *
poder 1 ( conjugate poder) v aux
1 ( tener la capacidad o posibilidad de):
no puedo pagar tanto I can't pay that much;
no podía dormir I couldn't sleep;
no va a poder venir he won't be able to come;
no pudo asistir he was unable to o he couldn't attend;
¿pudiste hacerlo sola? were you able to do it on your own?
2a) ( expresando idea de permiso):◊ ¿puedo servirme otro? can o may I have another one?;
¿podría irme más temprano hoy? could I leave earlier today?;
puedes hacer lo que quieras you can do whatever you like;
no puede comer sal he isn't allowed to eat salt;
¿se puede? — ¡adelante! may I? — come in;
aquí no se puede fumar smoking is not allowed hereb) ( solicitando un favor):◊ ¿puedes bajar un momento? can you come down for a moment?;
¿podrías hacerme un favor? could you do me a favor?
3 ( expresando derecho moral):
4 (en quejas, reproches): podías or podrías haberme avisado you could o might have warned me!
( con idea de esfuerzo)
1 poder con algo/algn:◊ ¿puedes con todo eso? can you manage all that?;
no puedo con este niño I can't cope with this child;
estoy que no puedo más ( cansado) I'm exhausted;
( lleno) I can't eat anything else;
2 (con idea de eventualidad, posibilidad): te podrías or podías haber matado you could have killed yourself!;
podría volver a ocurrir it could happen again;
no pudo ser it wasn't possible;
puede (ser) que tengas razón you may o could be right;
puede que sí, puede que no maybe, maybe not
3 (Méx) ( doler):
poder 2 sustantivo masculino
1
estamos en su poder we are in her powerb) (Pol)
estar en el poder to be in power;
tomar el poder to take o seize power
2 ( posesión):◊ la carta está en poder de … the letter is in the hands of …
3
( hecho ante notario) power of attorney;
casarse por poder (AmL) or (Esp) por poderes to get married by proxy
4
poder adquisitivo purchasing power
poder 1 sustantivo masculino power
Jur por poderes, by proxy
Econ poder adquisitivo, purchasing power
poder 2
I verbo transitivo
1 (tener capacidad) to be able to, can: no puedo evitarlo, I can't help it
podías habernos avisado, you could/ might have warned us
2 (tener derecho o autorización) may, might, can
¿puedo repetir?, may I have a second helping?
no puede tomar carne de cerdo, he can't eat pork
las mujeres ya pueden votar, women can already vote
3 (uso impers) may, might: puede que la vea luego, I might see her later
puede que sí, puede que no, maybe, maybe not
II verbo intransitivo
1 to cope [con, with]: no puedo con todo, I can't cope
2 (vencer, tener más fuerza) to be stronger than
En el presente, can y to be able to son sinónimos. Sin embargo, en el pasado could significa que podías hacer algo, mientras que was o were able to significa que, además de poder hacerlo, lo hiciste: I could tell him the truth. Podía decirle la verdad (no sabemos si lo hice). I was able to tell him the truth. Fui capaz de decirle la verdad (lo hice). En el futuro solo podemos emplear to be able to: I will be able to do it tomorrow. Podré hacerlo mañana.
Para expresar posibilidad puedes usar may, could o might. La diferencia consiste en el grado de probabilidad que sugieren. Recuerda que may se refiere a hechos más probables que might o could: Puede que llueva mañana. It may rain tomorrow (crees que es posible). It might/ could rain tomorrow (crees que la posibilidad es más remota).
' poder' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
absoluta
- absoluto
- abusar
- abuso
- adquisitiva
- adquisitivo
- ámbito
- caber
- CGPJ
- concentrar
- continuismo
- desgaste
- desperdicio
- destronar
- desvelarse
- dominio
- entregar
- erótica
- excedente
- garra
- grabar
- grandeza
- idea
- informal
- judicial
- legislativa
- legislativo
- manifestarse
- mano
- obrar
- parcela
- remediar
- respirar
- sátrapa
- sed
- seducción
- someterse
- sugestión
- usurpar
- ver
- acumular
- anhelar
- ansia
- ansiar
- atribuir
- autoridad
- ávido
- ceder
- clavar
- confiar
English:
able
- abuse
- afford
- anything
- assume
- assumption
- can
- conform
- cope
- encroach
- fold
- form
- foursome
- get
- glad
- greed
- greediness
- greedy
- handle
- hungry
- lust
- make
- manage
- may
- might
- office
- out
- power
- power of attorney
- proxy
- purchasing power
- seize
- seizure
- spending power
- stick
- stranglehold
- take aside
- takeover
- unable
- use
- utmost
- whichever
- zenith
- could
- executive
- height
- helplessly
- judiciary
- lie
- peace
* * *poder1 nm1. [mando, autoridad] power;la gente con más poder en la organización the most powerful people in the organization;estar en el poder to be in power;perder el poder to lose power;el poder corrompe power corrupts;la separación de poderes the separation of powers;de poder a poder: un enfrentamiento de poder a poder a heavyweight contest;el partido se disputó de poder a poder it was a close contest between two excellent sidespoder absoluto absolute power;el poder ejecutivo [el gobierno] the executive;los poderes fácticos the centres of power in society;el poder judicial [los jueces] the judiciary;el poder legislativo [las cortes] the legislature;poderes públicos (public) authoritiesobra en su poder un documento comprometedor she has in her possession a compromising document;tienen en su poder a varios rehenes they have taken a number of hostages;el pueblo cayó en poder del enemigo the town fell to the enemy;la casa pasó a poder del banco ownership of the house was transferred to the bank3. [capacidad] power;un producto con gran poder de limpieza a very powerful cleaning product;tener poderes (paranormales) to be psychic, to have psychic powerspoder adquisitivo [de salario] purchasing o buying power; [de persona] disposable income;poder calorífico calorific value;poder de convicción persuasive powers;poder de convocatoria: [m5] tener poder de convocatoria to be a crowd-puller;Mil poder de disuasión deterrent force; Mil poder disuasorio deterrent force4. [autorización] power, authorization;[documento] power of attorney;dar poderes a alguien para que haga algo to authorize sb to do sth;tener plenos poderes para hacer algo to be fully authorized to do sth;por poderes by proxy;poder notarial power of attorney [witnessed by a notary]♦ vi1. [tener facultad, capacidad] can, to be able to;no puedo decírtelo I can't tell you, I'm unable to tell you;ahora mismo no podemos atenderle, llame más tarde we can't o we are unable to take your call right now, please call later;¿puede correrse un poco, por favor? could you move up a bit, please?;al final pudo salir de allí in the end she managed to get out of there;¡así no se puede hacer nada! we'll never get anywhere like this!;de poder ir, sería a partir de las siete if I manage to o can make it, it will be after seven;en cuanto pueda as soon as possible;si puedo, te llamaré I'll call you if I get the chance2. [tener permiso] can, may;no puedo salir por la noche I'm not allowed to o I can't go out at night;¿podríamos ir contigo? could we go with you?;¿podría hablar un momento con usted? could I have a word with you?;¿se pueden hacer fotos? can we o are we allowed to take photos?;¿puedo fumar aquí? may o can I smoke here?;no se puede fumar you're not allowed to smoke;¿se puede? may I come in?;¿se puede saber dónde te habías metido? might I know o would you mind telling me where you were?3. [ser capaz moralmente] can;no podemos portarnos así con él we can't treat him like that;¿cómo puedes decir una cosa así? how can you say such a thing?4. [tener posibilidad, ser posible] may, can;puede volver de un momento a otro she could come back any moment;puedo haberlo perdido I may have lost it;podías haber cogido el tren you could have caught the train;puede estallar la guerra war could o may break out;¡habría podido invitarnos!, ¡podría habernos invitado! [expresa enfado] she could o might have invited us!;[tarea, problema] to be able to cope with;¿puedes con todas las bolsas? can you manage all those bags?;no puedo con este baúl, ¿me ayudas a levantarlo? I can't lift this trunk on my own, can you give me a hand?;no poder con algo/alguien [no soportar] not to be able to stand sth/sb;no puedo con la hipocresía I can't stand hypocrisy;¡contigo no hay quien pueda! you're impossible!es avaro a más no poder he's as miserly as can be;llovía a más no poder it was absolutely pouring down;la pierna me dolía a más no poder you can't imagine how much my leg was hurting;no poder más [estar cansado] to be too tired to carry on;[estar harto de comer] to be full (up); [estar enfadado, harto] to have had enough;no pude por menos que reírme I had to laugh, I couldn't help but laugh;Fam¡ya podrás, con una máquina como esa! anyone could do it with a machine like that!;no puedo con mi alma I'm ready to drop♦ v impersonal[ser posible] may;puede que llueva it may o might rain;puede que se haya equivocado she may be wrong;¿vendrás mañana? – puede will you come tomorrow? – I may do;puede que sí o puede que no maybe, maybe not;puede ser perhaps, maybe;si puede ser, a poder ser if (at all) possible;lo siento, pero no va a poder ser I'm sorry, but it's not going to be possible;puede ser que no lo sepa she may not know;¡no puede ser que sea ya tan tarde! surely it can't be that late already!♦ vt1. [ser más fuerte que] to be stronger than;tú eres más alto, pero yo te puedo you may be taller than me, but I could still beat you up;mi coche le puede al tuyo my car is faster than yours any dayle pudo su derrota, todavía no se repone losing really got to her, she still hasn't got over it* * *I v/aux1 capacidad can, be able to;no pude hablar con ella I wasn’t able to talk to her2 permiso can, be allowed to;¿puedo ir contigo? can o may I come with you?3 posibilidad may, might;¡podías habérselo dicho! you could have o you might have told himII v/i:me puede he can beat me;es franco a más no poder fam he’s as frank as they come fam ;comimos a más no poder fam we ate to bursting point fam ;no puedo más I can’t take any more, I’ve had enough;a poder ser if possible;puede ser perhaps, maybe;¡no puede ser! it can’t be!, that can’t be right!;puede que perhaps, maybe;puede ser que no lo sepa maybe o perhaps he doesn’t know;¿se puede? can I come in?, do you mind if I come in?;no pude menos de insultarle insulting him was the least I could doen poder de alguien in s.o.’s hands;plenos poderes pl full authority sg ;por poderes, L.Am.los poder es públicos the authorities* * *poder {58} v aux1) : to be able to, canno puede hablar: he can't speakpuede llover: it may rain at any moment¿cómo puede ser?: how can that be?¿puedo ir a la fiesta?: can I go to the party?¿se puede?: may I come in?poder vi1) : to beat, to defeatcree que le puede a cualquiera: he thinks he can beat anyone2) : to be possible¿crees que vendrán? - puede (que sí): do you think they'll come? - maybe3)poder con : to cope with, to manage¡no puedo con estos niños!: I can't handle these children!4)no poder más : to have had enoughno puede más: she can't take anymore5)no poder menos que : to not be able to helpno pudo menos que asombrarse: she couldn't help but be amazedpoder nm1) : control, powerpoder adquisitivo: purchasing power2) : authorityel poder legislativo: the legislature3) : possessionestá en mi poder: it's in my hands4) : strength, forcepoder militar: military might* * *poder1 n (en general) powerpoder2 vb1. (capacidad, posibilidad) can / could / to be able to¿puedo echarte una mano? can I give you a hand?¿qué podemos comprarle? what can we buy her?¿cuándo podrás venir? when will you be able to come?2. (permiso) can / may¿puedo hablar con el jefe? can I speak to the boss?¿se puede pasar? can I come in?3. (probabilidad) may / could / mightpuede que venga, puede que no he might come, he might notpoder con to manage / to cope with -
57 soltar
v.1 to let go of.¡suéltame! let me go!, let go of me!2 to release (dejar ir) (preso, animales, freno).si yo pillo un trabajo así, no lo suelto (informal) if I got a job like that I wouldn't let go of it o I'd make sure I hung on to itElla suelta su mano She releases his hand.3 to let or pay out (desenrollar) (cable, cuerda).4 to give (risotada, grito, suspiro).soltar una patada a alguien to give somebody a kick, to kick somebodysoltar un puñetazo a alguien to punch somebody5 to come out with (decir bruscamente).6 to give off (desprender) (calor, olor, gas).estas hamburguesas sueltan mucha grasa a lot of fat comes out of these burgers when you fry them7 to unfasten, to loosen, to unloose, to untie.El chico soltó al perro The boy untied the dog.8 to let free, to let go, to let off, to release.El guarda soltó al pillo The guard released the rascal.El diario soltó la información The newspaper let off the information.9 to give forth, to burst out.Soltar un grito Give forth a cry.10 to give out, to fork out, to fork up, to fork over.Miguel suelta mucho dinero Mike gives out a lot of money.11 to lose hold.12 to pay out, to let go, to pay away, to run out.El marinero suelta la cuerda The sailor pays out the rope.* * *1 (desasir) to let go of, release, drop■ ¡suelta el arma! drop the weapon!■ ¡suéltame! let me go!3 (preso) to release, free, set free5 (humo, olor) to give off6 (puntos) to drop7 (de vientre) to loosen1 (desatarse) to come untied, come unfastened2 (desprenderse) to come off3 (tornillo etc) to come loose4 (animal) to get loose, break loose5 (puntos) to come undone6 (vientre) to loosen7 figurado (adquirir habilidad) to become proficient, get the knack8 figurado (desenvolverse) to become self-confident, loosen up\soltar amarras to cast offsoltar la lengua to speak freelysoltar la pasta familiar to cough upsoltar un taco to swearsoltarse a + inf to begin + inf, start + inf / -ingsoltarse a su gusto familiar to let off steam* * *verb1) to release2) loosen* * *1. VT1) (=dejar de agarrar) to let go of; (=dejar caer) to drop¡suéltenme! — let go of me!, let me go!
2) [+ amarras] to cast off; [+ nudo, cinturón] (=quitar) to untie, undo; (=aflojar) to loosen3) (Aut) [+ embrague] to let out, release, disengage frm; [+ freno] to release4) (=dejar libre) [+ preso, animal] to release, set free; [+ agua] to let out, run off5) (=emitir) [+ gas, olor] to give off; [+ grito] to let outsolté un suspiro de alivio — I let out o heaved a sigh of relief
6) (=asestar)7) [al hablar] [+ noticia] to break; [+ indirecta] to drop; [+ blasfemia] to come out with, let fly¡suéltalo ya! — out with it!, spit it out! *
soltó un par de palabrotas — he came out with a couple of rude words, he let fly a couple of obscenities
8) * (=perder) [+ puesto, privilegio] to give up; [+ dinero] to cough up *9) [serpiente] [+ piel] to shed10) (=resolver) [+ dificultad] to solve; [+ duda] to resolve; [+ objeción] to satisfy, deal with11) And (=ceder) to cede, give, hand over2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( dejar ir) to releasesoltaron varios toros en las fiestas — during the festivities they let several bulls loose in the streets
2) ( dejar de tener agarrado) to let gosoltó el dinero y huyó — he dropped/let go of the money and ran
suéltame, que me haces daño — let (me) go o let go of me, you're hurting me
3)a) ( desatar) <cuerda/cable> to undo, untieb) ( aflojar)suelta la cuerda poco a poco — let o pay out the rope gradually
d) ( desatascar) <cable/cuerda> to free; < tuerca> to ondo, get... undone4) ( desprender) <calor/vapor> to give off; < pelo> to shed; < jugo>5)a) < carcajada> to let out; <palabrotas/disparates> to come out with; < grito> to let out, giveno soltó palabra — he didn't say o utter a word
siempre suelta el mismo rollo — (fam) she always comes out with the same old stuff (colloq)
b) ( dar) (+ me/te/le etc)le solté un tortazo — I clobbered him (colloq)
6) (fam) < vientre> (+ me/te/le etc)2.soltarse v pron1) (refl) persona/animal ( desasirse)2) ( desatarse) nudo to come undone, come loose; ( aflojarse) nudo to loosen, come loose; tornillo to work loose3) ( adquirir desenvoltura)* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( dejar ir) to releasesoltaron varios toros en las fiestas — during the festivities they let several bulls loose in the streets
2) ( dejar de tener agarrado) to let gosoltó el dinero y huyó — he dropped/let go of the money and ran
suéltame, que me haces daño — let (me) go o let go of me, you're hurting me
3)a) ( desatar) <cuerda/cable> to undo, untieb) ( aflojar)suelta la cuerda poco a poco — let o pay out the rope gradually
d) ( desatascar) <cable/cuerda> to free; < tuerca> to ondo, get... undone4) ( desprender) <calor/vapor> to give off; < pelo> to shed; < jugo>5)a) < carcajada> to let out; <palabrotas/disparates> to come out with; < grito> to let out, giveno soltó palabra — he didn't say o utter a word
siempre suelta el mismo rollo — (fam) she always comes out with the same old stuff (colloq)
b) ( dar) (+ me/te/le etc)le solté un tortazo — I clobbered him (colloq)
6) (fam) < vientre> (+ me/te/le etc)2.soltarse v pron1) (refl) persona/animal ( desasirse)2) ( desatarse) nudo to come undone, come loose; ( aflojarse) nudo to loosen, come loose; tornillo to work loose3) ( adquirir desenvoltura)* * *soltar11 = dump, release, disengage, loosen, let + go, put down, drop off, let + go of, untie.Ex: The books may simply be laid before the librarian as they are found, ' dumped in his lap', as one writer puts it.
Ex: If you press the shift key again to return the keyboard to the unshifted (lowercase) condition, the lock is then released.Ex: The ribbon must be disengaged so that the metal typefaces strike the wax sheet directly.Ex: Reader use, exhibitions and reproductions, age, pigment damages, and the dry air caused by the radiators, often cause the layer of pigment in the miniatures of old manuscripts to loosen or flake off.Ex: Suddenly she piped triumphantly, almost getting to her feet: 'We could let the student assistants go!'.Ex: The implication is that these are books to be picked up, looked at, leafed through and put down again.Ex: That they received regular visits from people who dropped off packages on a regular basis along with money.Ex: For one, large areas of city were in the hands of the Mafia, who was not eager to let got of their vested interests.Ex: Bridling a horse safely starts with untying the horse.* no soltar = keep + a tight hold on.* soltar amarras = set + sail, cast off.* soltar la guita = cough up + money, cough up + cash.* soltar la pasta = pony up, cough up + money, cough up + cash.* soltar pasta = shell out + money, shell out.* soltarse = work + loose, come + loose, come off.* soltarse de = break + loose from.* soltarse la melena = let + Posesivo + hair down.* soltarse la melena cuando joven = sow + Posesivo + wild oats.* soltar semillas = go to + seed.soltar22 = give off, spout.Ex: Once the fronds have given off their spores, they die and can be cut back.
Ex: The weather cleared enough that we could get in to the volcanic islands (still spouting plumes of smoke) by copter in safety.* soltar chispas = emit + sparks.* soltar una carcajada = emit + laugh, let out + a laugh.* soltar una lágrima = shed + tears.* soltar vapor = blow off + steam, let off + steam.soltar33 = blurt out, spit out, fire off.Ex: Then something compelled her to blurt out: 'Are you interested in the job?' 'We haven't frightened you off, have we?' ejaculated another, with a nervous laugh.
Ex: He stared coldly at her for a moment, then spat out: 'Bah! You're in charge'.Ex: Incredible though it may seem, the youngster didn't fire off a volley of cheerful curses, but silently obeyed.* soltársele a Uno la lengua = tongue + be unloosed.* soltar una indirecta = drop + a hint.* * *vtA (dejar ir) to releaselo soltaron porque no tenían pruebas they released him o they let him go because they had no evidencesoltaron varios toros en las fiestas during the festivities they let several bulls loose in the streetssoltó al perro para que corriese he let the dog off the leash to give it a runvete o te suelto el perro go away or I'll set the dog on youB(dejar de tener cogido): aguanta esto y no lo sueltes hold this and don't let go of it¡suelta la pistola! drop the gun!¿dónde puedo soltar estos paquetes? where can I put down o ( colloq) drop these packages?soltó el dinero y salió corriendo he dropped/let go of the money and ran outsuéltame que me haces daño let (me) go o let go of me, you're hurting mesi no sueltas lo que me debes ( fam); if you don't give me o hand over o ( colloq) cough up what you owe mees muy tacaño y no suelta un duro he's so tightfisted you can't get a penny out of himno pienso soltar este puesto I've no intention of giving up this positionC1 (desatar) ‹cuerda/cable› to undo, untiesoltar amarras to cast off2(aflojar): suelta la cuerda poco a poco let o pay out the rope gradually3 ‹freno› to release; ‹embrague› to let out4 (desatascar) ‹cable/cuerda› to freeconsiguió soltar la tuerca he managed to get the nut undone o to undo the nutD (desprender) ‹piel› to shed; ‹calor/humo/vapor› to give offesperar a que las verduras suelten el jugo sweat the vegetableseste suéter suelta mucho pelo this sweater sheds a lot of hairE1 ‹carcajada› to let out; ‹tacos/disparates› to come out withsoltó un grito de dolor she let out o gave a cry of painno soltó palabra he didn't say o utter a wordsiempre suelta el mismo rollo ( fam); she always comes out with o gives us the same old stuff ( colloq)soltó varios estornudos he sneezed several times2 ‹bofetada/golpe› (+ me/te/le etc):cállate o te suelto un tortazo shut up or I'll clobber you ( colloq)F ( fam) ‹vientre› (+ me/te/le etc):te suelta el vientre it loosens your bowels■ soltarvi12(dejar de tener cogido): ¡suelta! let go!, let go of it!■ soltarseA ( refl)«persona/animal» (desasirse): no te sueltes (de la mano) don't let go of my hand, hold on to my handel perro se soltó the dog got loose, the dog slipped its lead ( o collar etc)no pude soltarme I couldn't get awayel prisionero consiguió soltarse the prisoner managed to free himself o get freeB «nudo» (desatarse) to come undone, come loose; (aflojarse) to loosen, come loosela cuerda se soltó y me caí the rope came loose o undone and I felllos tornillos se están soltando the screws are working o coming loosesuéltate el pelo let your hair downpara que no se suelte la costura so that the seam doesn't come unstitched o undoneC(adquirir desenvoltura): necesita práctica para soltarse she needs practice to gain confidenceen Francia se soltó en el francés his French became more fluent when he was in Francesoltarse A + INF to start to + INF, to start -INGse soltó a andar/hablar al año she started walking/talking at the age of one* * *
soltar ( conjugate soltar) verbo transitivo
1 ( dejar ir) ‹ persona› to release, to let … go;
2 ( dejar de tener agarrado) to let go of;
soltó el dinero y huyó he dropped/let go of the money and ran;
¡suelta la pistola! drop the gun!
3
b) ( aflojar):◊ suelta la cuerda poco a poco let o pay out the rope gradually
‹ embrague› to let out
‹ tuerca› to undo, get … undone
4 ( desprender) ‹calor/vapor› to give off;
‹ pelo› to shed
5 ‹ carcajada› to let out;
‹palabrotas/disparates› to come out with;
‹ grito› to let out
soltarse verbo pronominal
1 ( refl) [ perro] to get loose;
2 ( desatarse) [ nudo] to come undone, come loose;
( aflojarse) [ nudo] to loosen, come loose;
[ tornillo] to come loose
soltar verbo transitivo
1 (dejar en libertad) to release
2 (desasir) to let go off: soltó el perro por la finca, he let the dog run loose around the estate
¡suéltale!, let him go!, suelta esa cuerda, undo that rope
3 (despedir) to give off: suelta un olor pestilente, it stinks
(un líquido) to ooze
4 (decir inopinadamente) me soltó una fresca, he answered me back
soltó una tontería, he made a silly remark
5 (dar de pronto) to give: me soltó una patada, he gave me a kick
(una carcajada, un estornudo) to let out
' soltar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aflojar
- amarra
- carcajada
- escurrirse
- prenda
- rollo
- desprender
- indirecta
- largar
- suelta
- taco
English:
cast off
- cough up
- disengage
- drop
- free
- give
- go
- hint
- let out
- loose
- release
- shell out
- spout
- swear
- unclench
- cast
- cough
- crack
- drag
- laugh
- let
- loosen
- scream
- unleash
- untie
* * *♦ vt1. [desasir] to let go of;soltó la maleta sobre la cama she dropped the suitcase onto the bed;¡suéltame! let me go!, let go of me!2. [dejar ir, liberar] [preso, animales] to release;[freno] to release; [acelerador] to take one's foot off;han soltado a los presos the prisoners have been released;no sueltes al perro don't let the dog off the leash;ve soltando el embrague poco a poco let the clutch out gradually;Fam Famsi yo pillo un trabajo así, no lo suelto if I got a job like that I wouldn't let go of it o I'd make sure I hung on to it3. [desatar] [cierre] to unfasten;[enganche] to unhook; [nudo, cuerda] to untie; [hebilla, cordones] to undo; [tornillo, tuerca] to unscrew4. [aflojar] [nudo, cordones, tornillo] to loosen5. [desenrollar] [cable, cuerda] to let o pay out;ve soltando cuerda hasta que yo te diga keep letting out o paying out more rope until I tell you to stop6. [desprender] [calor, olor, gas] to give off;este tubo de escape suelta demasiado humo this exhaust pipe is letting out a lot of smoke;estas hamburguesas sueltan mucha grasa a lot of fat comes out of these burgers when you fry them;este gato suelta mucho pelo this cat loses a lot of hair7. [dar] [golpe] to give;[risotada, grito, suspiro] to give, to let out;soltar una patada a alguien to give sb a kick, to kick sb;soltar un puñetazo a alguien to punch sb;¡a que te suelto un bofetón! watch it or I'll smack you in the face!8. [decir bruscamente] to come out with;me soltó que me fuera al infierno he turned round and told me to go to hell;Fam¡venga, suelta lo que sepas! come on out with it!;Famnos soltó un sermón sobre la paternidad responsable she gave us o came out with this lecture about responsible parenting* * *v/t1 let go of2 ( librar) release, let go3 olor give off5 famdiscurso launch into6:soltar una bofetada a alguien clobber s.o.* * *soltar {19} vt1) : to let go of, to drop2) : to release, to set free3) aflojar: to loosen, to slacken* * *soltar vb¡suéltame! let go of me!¡va, suelta la pasta! come on, pay up! -
58 Zeit
Präp. (+ Gen): zeit seines etc. Lebens gesamt: his etc. whole life long; (von da an) for the rest of his etc. life; zeitlebens* * *die Zeit(Ablauf) time;(Grammatik) tense;(Uhrzeit) hour; time;(Zeitalter) age; era* * *[tsait]f -, -en1) time; (= Epoche) agedie gute alte Zéít — the good old days
es erinnerte ihn an alte Zéíten — it reminded him of the old days
das waren noch Zéíten! — those were the days
die Zéíten sind schlecht — times are bad
die Zéíten haben sich geändert — times have changed
die Zéít Goethes — the age of Goethe
die damalige Zéít machte die Einführung neuer Methoden erforderlich — the situation at the time required the introduction of new methods
wenn Zéít und Umstände es erfordern — if circumstances demand it, if the situation requires it
die jetzigen Zéíten erfordern,... — the present situation requires...
für alle Zéíten — for ever, for all time (liter)
etw für alle Zéíten entscheiden — to decide sth once and for all
in seiner/ihrer besten Zéít — at his/her peak
mit der Zéít gehen — to move with the times
vor der Zéít alt werden — to get old before one's time
Zéít — before sb's time
die Zéít ist knapp bemessen — time is short
die Zéít verging wie im Flug — time flew by
die Zéít wurde mir lang — time hung heavy on my hands
eine lange Zéít her sein or zurückliegen, dass... — to be a long time (ago or back) since...
eine Stunde Zéít haben — to have an hour (to spare)
Fräulein Glück, haben Sie vielleicht einen Augenblick Zéít? — Miss Glück, do you have a moment?
für jdn/etw Zéít nehmen — to devote time to sb/sth
sich Zéít füreinander nehmen — to make time for one another
dafür muss ich mir mehr Zéít nehmen — I need more time for that
die Zéít nehmen, etw zu tun — to take the time to do sth
du hast dir aber reichlich Zéít gelassen — you certainly took your time
hier bin ich die längste Zéít gewesen — it's about time or it's high time I was going
keine Zéít verlieren — to lose no time
damit hat es noch Zéít — there's no rush or hurry, there's plenty of time
das hat Zéít bis morgen — that can wait until tomorrow
lass dir Zéít — take your time
... aller Zéíten —... of all time,... ever
auf bestimmte Zéít — for a certain length of time
auf unbestimmte Zéít — for an indefinite period
in letzter Zéít — recently
die ganze Zéít über — the whole time
eine Zéít lang — a while, a time
wir sind eine Zéít lang dortgeblieben — we stayed there (for) a while or for a time
eine Zéít lang ist das ganz schön — for a while or time it's quite nice
mit der Zéít — gradually, in time
nach Zéít bezahlt werden — to be paid by the hour
die Zéít heilt alle Wunden (Prov) — time is a great healer (prov)
auf Zéít spielen (Sport, fig) — to play for time
es wird langsam Zéít, dass... — it's about time that...
für dich wird es langsam Zéít, dass... — it's about time that you...
seine Zéít ist gekommen — his time has come
hast du (die) genaue Zéít? — do you have the exact time?
in der Zéít von 10 bis 12 — between 10 and 12 (o'clock)
es ist an der Zéít, dass... — it is about time or it's high time (that)...
Vertrag auf Zéít — fixed-term contract
Beamter auf Zéít — ≈ nonpermanent civil servant
Soldat auf Zéít — soldier serving for a set time
seit dieser Zéít — since then
zur Zéít or zu Zéíten Königin Viktorias — in Queen Victoria's time
zu der Zéít, als... — (at the time) when...
alles zu seiner Zéít (prov) — all in good time
von Zéít zu Zéít — from time to time
See:→ kommenin welcher Zéít steht das Verb? — what tense is the verb in?
* * *die1) (a period of time during which something lasts: a spell of bad health.) spell2) (the hour of the day: What time is it?; Can your child tell the time yet?) time3) (the passage of days, years, events etc: time and space; Time will tell.) time4) (the quantity of minutes, hours, days etc, eg spent in, or available for, a particular activity etc: This won't take much time to do; I enjoyed the time I spent in Paris; At the end of the exam, the supervisor called `Your time is up!') time* * *<-, -en>[tsait]f1. (Ablauf) timewie doch die \Zeit vergeht! how time flies!die \Zeit stand still time stood stillim Lauf der [o mit der] \Zeit in time, graduallymit der \Zeit erholte er sich von seiner Krankheit as time passed, he recovered from his illnessmit der \Zeit wird sie darüber hinwegkommen she'll get over it in time2. (Zeitraum) [period of] time▪ eine \Zeit lang for a while [or a time]die \Zeit ist knapp time is shortes ist erst kurze \Zeit her, dass... it's only a short time ago since...Beamter auf \Zeit non-permanent civil servantVertrag auf \Zeit fixed-term contractjdn auf \Zeit beschäftigen [o einstellen] to employ sb on a temporary basisauf \Zeit kaufen BÖRSE to buy forwardetw auf \Zeit mieten to rent sth temporarilyauf bestimmte \Zeit for a certain length of timeauf unabsehbare \Zeit for an unforeseeable period, unforeseeablyauf unbestimmte \Zeit for an indefinite period, indefinitelyeine ganze/einige/längere \Zeit dauern to take quite some/some/a long timedie ganze \Zeit [über] the whole time\Zeit gewinnen to gain time[keine] \Zeit haben to [not] have time\Zeit haben, etw zu tun to have the time to do sthzehn Minuten/zwei Tage \Zeit haben[, etw zu tun] to have ten minutes/two days [to do sth]haben Sie einen Augenblick \Zeit? have you got a moment to spare?das hat [o damit hat es] noch \Zeit that can wait, there's no rush [or hurry]in kurzer \Zeit very quicklyin kürzester \Zeit in no timejdm wird die \Zeit lang sb is boredjdm \Zeit lassen to give sb timein letzter \Zeit latelyin nächster \Zeit in the near futurein der \Zeit vom... bis... in the time between... and...nach \Zeit bezahlt werden to be paid by the hour\Zeit raubend time-consumingdurch die \Zeit reisen to travel through time\Zeit sparend time-savingjdm die \Zeit stehlen (fam) to waste sb's timekeine \Zeit verlieren to not lose any more timevor langer \Zeit long [or a long time] agodie \Zeit vor Weihnachten the period before Christmas3. (Zeitpunkt) timees ist höchste \Zeit, dass wir die Tickets kaufen it's high time we bought the ticketses ist jetzt nicht die \Zeit, Entscheidungen zu treffen it's not the right time to make decisionses wird [für jdn] \Zeit, dass... it's about time that [sb]...wenn es an der \Zeit ist when the time is rightfeste \Zeiten haben to have set timeszu gegebener \Zeit in due coursezur gleichen \Zeit at the same timenächste Woche um diese \Zeit this time next weekzu nachtschlafender \Zeit in the middle of the nightseit dieser [o der] \Zeit since thenvon \Zeit zu \Zeit from time to timevor der \Zeit prematurelyvor seiner \Zeit alt werden/sterben to get old/die before one's timezu jeder \Zeit at any timezur rechten \Zeit at the right time4. (Uhrzeit) timejdn nach der \Zeit fragen to ask sb for the timedie genaue \Zeit the exact timemitteleuropäische/westeuropäische \Zeit Central European/Greenwich Mean Timedas waren noch \Zeiten those were the daysdie \Zeiten ändern sich times are changingdas war die schönste \Zeit meines Lebens those were the best years of my life... aller \Zeiten... of all timesdie \Zeit der Aufklärung the age of enlightenmentin jds bester \Zeit at sb's peakfür alle \Zeiten for ever, for all time literich wollte das für alle \Zeiten klarstellen I wanted to make that clear once and for allmit der \Zeit gehen to move with the timesdie gute alte \Zeit the good old daysin guten/schlechten \Zeiten in good/bad timesfür kommende \Zeiten for times to comefür schlechte \Zeiten sparen to save money for a rainy dayseit uralten [o ewigen] \Zeiten since/from time immemorialvor \Zeiten (liter) a long time agoetw war vor jds \Zeit sth was before sb's timejd ist seiner \Zeit voraus sb is ahead of his timezu jener \Zeit at that timezur \Zeit [o zu \Zeiten] Goethes in Goethe's day [or times7. SPORT timeeine gute \Zeit laufen to run a good timeauf \Zeit spielen to play for time8.▶ alle \Zeit der Welt haben to have all the time in the world▶ alles zu seiner \Zeit all in good time▶ die \Zeit drängt time presses▶ \Zeit ist Geld time is money▶ wer nicht kommt zur rechten \Zeit, der muss nehmen, was übrig bleibt (prov) the early bird catches the worm prov* * *die; Zeit, Zeiten1) o. Pl. time no art.mit der Zeit — with time; in time; (allmählich) gradually
die Zeit arbeitet für/gegen jemanden — time is on somebody's side/is against somebody
die Zeit drängt — time is pressing; there is [precious] little time
sich (Dat.) die Zeit [mit etwas] vertreiben — pass the time [with/doing something]
jemandem Zeit/drei Tage usw. Zeit lassen — give somebody time/three days etc.
sich (Dat.) Zeit lassen — take one's time
sich (Dat.) für jemanden/etwas Zeit nehmen — make time for somebody/something
eine Zeit lang — for a while or a time
2) (Zeitpunkt) timeseit der od. dieser Zeit — since that time
vor der Zeit — prematurely; early
zur Zeit — at the moment; at present
3) (Zeitabschnitt, Lebensabschnitt) time; period; (Geschichtsabschnitt) age; period4) (Sport) timeüber die Zeit kommen — (Boxen) go the distance
5) (Sprachw.) tense* * *1. nur sg time;auf Zeit Vertrag etc: fixed-term …;Beamter/Soldat auf Zeit civil servant (appointed) on a fixed-term contract/soldier serving for a specified period of time;eine Zeit lang for a while;für alle Zeit obs forever;(für) einige Zeit for a time;es wird noch einige Zeit dauern, bis … it’ll be some time before …;in meiner etcfreien Zeit in my etc free time;die ganze Zeit hindurch the whole time;sie hat es die ganze Zeit gewusst she knew all along ( oder all the time);in kürzester Zeit in no time;lange Zeit a long time;vor langer Zeit long ago, a long time ago;die längste Zeit umg long enough;der letzten Zeit lately, recently;der nächsten Zeit soon, presently;mit der Zeit in the course of time; Vergangenheit: auch as time went on;die Zeit schien stillzustehen time seemed to stand still;wie doch die Zeit vergeht! how time flies!;einige Zeit verstreichen lassen, bevor … wait a while before (+ger)mir wird die Zeit nie lang I’ve got plenty to keep me occupied;das dauert seine Zeit it takes time;mir fehlt die Zeit I (just) haven’t got the time;ich gebe dir Zeit bis morgen/5 Minuten Zeit I’ll give you till tomorrow/five minutes;mit der Zeit gehen move ( oder keep up) with the times;Zeit gewinnen gain time;hast du ein paar Stunden Zeit? can you spare a couple of hours?;sie hat nie Zeit für mich she never has any time for me;wenn Sie Zeit haben whenever you have (the) time; (falls) if you have (the) time;das hat Zeit (bis morgen) that can wait (till oder until tomorrow);lass dir Zeit! there’s no hurry ( oder rush), take your time;jemandem Zeit lassen give sb time;sich (dat)Zeit lassen take one’s time (dazu over it);sich (dat)er nimmt sich kaum Zeit zum Essen he hardly takes any time off to eat;eine (viel) Zeit sparende Lösung a solution that will save (a lot of) time;auf Zeit spielen play for time, temporize;sich (dat)die Zeit vertreiben while away the time;die Zeit arbeitet für/gegen uns time is on our side/not on our side;(die) Zeit heilt alle Wunden sprichw time is the great healer;Zeit ist Geld sprichw time is money;ach du liebe Zeit! umg goodness (me)!;in der Zeit vom … bis … in the time between … and …;zur Zeit Goethes in Goethe’s day ( oder time);das war vor meiner Zeit that was before my time;zu meiner Zeit in my time; an der Uni etc: auch when I was at university (besonders US in college) etc;seiner Zeit voraus sein be ahead of one’s time;das waren noch Zeiten! those were the days;die Zeiten sind vorbei, wo … time was when …;die Zeit des Barock the baroque age ( oder era, period);die Zeit vor dem zweiten Weltkrieg the period before the Second World War (besonders US World War II);aller Zeiten the best player etc of all time;für alle Zeiten for ever, for good;ein Märchen aus alten Zeiten a tale from days of yore;in alten oder litervor Zeiten in the olden days;andere Zeiten, andere Sitten sprichw times have changed; auf vergangenen Zeitraum bezogen: things were very different in those days;sie hat bessere Zeiten gesehen she’s seen better days;seine beste Zeit hinter sich haben have had one’s day;seit ewigen Zeiten for ages;die gute alte Zeit the good old days;für kommende Zeiten ist gesorgt we’re well prepared for the future;schwere Zeiten hard times;für schlechte Zeiten sparen save for a rainy day;das war die schönste Zeit meines Lebens those were the best years of my life;vor undenklichen Zeiten an unimaginably long time ago, (a)eons ago;seit undenklichen Zeiten from ( oder since) time immemorial, ever since I can remember; weitS. for ages;die heutige Zeit this ( oder the present) day and agewelche Zeit haben wir? what’s the time?;feste Zeiten fixed times;Zeit und Ort festlegen fix a ( oder the) time and place;es ist (an der) Zeit it’s time;wird (höchste) Zeit, dass er nach Hause kommt it’s (high) time he came home;außer der Zeit at an unusual time, outside the usual hours;seit der Zeit since then ( oder that time), ever since (then);auf die Zeit achten keep an eye on the time ( oder clock);ich habe mich in der Zeit geirrt I got the time wrong;in der Zeit richte ich mich nach dir you suggest a time;jemanden nach der Zeit fragen ask sb for the time;morgen etcum diese Zeit this time tomorrow etc;von Zeit zu Zeit from time to time, now and then;vor der Zeit prematurely; sterben: auch before one’s time;zu bestimmten Zeiten at certain ( oder particular) times;zu jeder Zeit (at) any time;zur gleichen/rechten Zeit at the same/right time;alles zu seiner Zeit there’s a time for everything; beruhigend: one thing after another;wer nicht kommt zur rechten Zeit, muss nehmen oderessen, was übrig bleibt sprichw first come, first served;kommt Zeit, kommt Rat sprichw don’t worry, it’ll sort itself out4. SPORT time;eine gute/schlechte Zeit fahren etc clock up a good/bad time;über die Zeit kommen Boxen: go the distance5. LING tense;zusammengesetzte Zeit compound tense;in welcher Zeit steht der Satz? what is the tense of that sentence?6. (Zeitrechnung):im Jahre 400 vor unserer Zeit in 400 BC7.* * *die; Zeit, Zeiten1) o. Pl. time no art.mit der Zeit — with time; in time; (allmählich) gradually
die Zeit arbeitet für/gegen jemanden — time is on somebody's side/is against somebody
die Zeit drängt — time is pressing; there is [precious] little time
sich (Dat.) die Zeit [mit etwas] vertreiben — pass the time [with/doing something]
jemandem Zeit/drei Tage usw. Zeit lassen — give somebody time/three days etc.
sich (Dat.) Zeit lassen — take one's time
sich (Dat.) für jemanden/etwas Zeit nehmen — make time for somebody/something
eine Zeit lang — for a while or a time
2) (Zeitpunkt) timeseit der od. dieser Zeit — since that time
vor der Zeit — prematurely; early
zur Zeit — at the moment; at present
3) (Zeitabschnitt, Lebensabschnitt) time; period; (Geschichtsabschnitt) age; period4) (Sport) timeüber die Zeit kommen — (Boxen) go the distance
5) (Sprachw.) tense* * *-en f.hours n.terms n.time n. -
59 luz
f.1 light.apagar la luz to switch off the lightestas farolas dan poca luz these streetlights don't shine very brightly o aren't very brighta la luz de in the light ofa plena luz del día in the full light of dayarrojar luz sobre to shed light ona todas luces whichever way you look at itdar a luz (un niño) to give birth (to a child)dar luz verde to give the green light o the go-aheadsacar a la luz to bring to light2 electricity.cortar la luz to cut off the electricity supplyse ha ido la luz the lights have gone outpagar (el recibo de) la luz to pay the electricity (bill)3 gap.4 luz.5 airway.* * *► nombre femenino (pl luces)1 (gen) light2 familiar (electricidad) electricity3 (iluminación) lighting4 ARQUITECTURA span5 (modelo) torch\a la luz del día in daylighta plena luz del día in broad daylighta todas luces obviously, clearlydar a luz to give birthdar luz verde a to give the green light tosacar a la luz to bring to lightsalir a la luz to come outluces de cruce dipped headlightsluces de posición sidelightsluces cortas dipped headlightsluces de carretera full beamluz del día daylightluz del sol sunlightluces largas full beam* * *noun f.1) light2) electricity3) span•* * *SF1) (=claridad) lightuna casa con mucha luz — a very bright house, a house that gets a lot of light
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a media luz, la habitación estaba a media luz — the room was in half-darkness•
a primera luz — at first lightaparta de ahí, que me quitas o tapas la luz — get out of the way, you're in my light
estar entre dos luces — * (=borracho) to be mellow, be tipsy
- ver la luz al final del túnelluz del día, se despierta con la luz del día — she wakes up when it gets light o liter at first light
con la luz del día lo veremos de otra manera — we'll see things differently in the cold light of day
luz de (la) luna, a la luz de la luna — by the light of the moon, by moonlight
luz de las velas, a la luz de las velas — by candlelight
brillarluz y sonido, un espectáculo de luz y sonido — a son et lumière show
2) (=lámpara, foco) light•
apagar la luz — to switch o turn o put the light offluces altas — Chile full-beam headlights (Brit), high beams (EEUU)
luces cortas — dipped headlights, low beams (EEUU)
poner las luces cortas o Chile bajas — to dip one's headlights, dim one's headlights (EEUU)
luces de aterrizaje — (Aer) landing lights
luces de balización — (Aer) runway lights
luces de carretera — full-beam headlights (Brit), high beams (EEUU)
poner las luces de carretera — to put one's headlights on full beam o (EEUU) high beam
poner las luces de cruce — to dip one's headlights, dim one's headlights (EEUU)
luces de frenado, luces de freno — brake lights
luces largas — = luces de carretera
luces traseras — rear lights, tail lamps
luz de Bengala — (Mil) flare, star-shell; LAm (=fuego de artificio) sparkler
luz de cortesía — courtesy light; CAm sidelight
luz de situación — sidelight, parking light
luz piloto — sidelight, parking light
luz relámpago — (Fot) flashlight
dar luz verde a un proyecto — to give a project the go-ahead o the green light
recibir luz verde — to get the go-ahead o the green light
traje IIluz vuelta — Méx direction indicator
3) (=suministro de electricidad) electricity¿cuánto has pagado de luz este mes? — how much was your electricity bill this month?
4) (tb: luz pública)ver la luz — [libro, disco] to appear, come out
5) (Med)6) Cono Sur (=ventaja)7) (=aclaración) lightarrojar luz sobre algo — to cast o shed o throw light on sth
8) (Arquit) [de puerta, hueco] span; [de edificio] window, opening; [de puente] spancorto de luces, de pocas luces — dim, stupid
10) ( Hist, Literat)12) And ** dough **, money* * *1)a) ( claridad) lightluces y sombras — (Art) light and shade
entre dos luces — (liter) ( al amanecer) at daybreak (liter); ( al anochecer) at twilight (liter)
sacar algo a la luz — <secreto/escándalo> to bring something to light; < publicación> to bring out
salir a la luz — secreto/escándalo to come to light; publicación to come out
tener pocas luces — (fam) to be dim-witted
ver la luz — (liter) persona to come into the world (liter); publicación to be published ( for the first time)
a todas luces: esto es, a todas luces, una injusticia — whichever way you look at it, this is an injustice
2) (fam) ( electricidad) electricityse fue la luz — ( en una casa) the electricity went off; ( en una zona) there was a power cut
3) ( dispositivo) lightencender or (AmL) prender la luz — to turn on o switch on the light
apagar la luz — to turn off o switch off the light
comerse una or la luz — (Ven fam) to go through a red light
dar luz verde a algo — to give something the green light
4) (Arquit, Ing) span* * *= illumination, light, power, light fitting, light fixture, lighting fixture.Ex. Also if the illumination is uneven, comfort conditions can be impaired.Ex. Examination reveals positions on the cards where the light passes through all the cards in a stack.Ex. This article covers requirements of space, power, environment, security and alarm systems, and data and telecommunications.Ex. During the war, all of the light fittings on the bridge were screened as a blackout measure.Ex. By replacing the five most frequently used light fixtures in your home with energy-saving models, you can save more than $65 each year.Ex. Deuxville's main downtown library was beautifully decorated in rare woods and marbles, bronze lighting fixtures and stained glass.----* a años luz de = light years away from.* a la luz de = in light of, in the light of.* a la luz de la luna = by moonlight, in the moonlight, moonlit.* a la luz de las estrellas = by starlight.* a la luz de las velas = by candlelight, candlelight, candlelit.* a la luz del día = in the light of day.* a la luz de una lámpara de gas = by gaslight.* a la velocidad de la luz = at the speed of light.* año luz = light year.* apagar la luz = turn + the light off.* apagón de luz = electrical power blackout.* a plena luz del día = in broad daylight.* araña de luces = chandelier.* arrojar luz = shed + light (on/upon), shed + understanding.* arrojar luz sobre = throw + light on, cast + light on.* a todas luces = patently.* bombilla de la luz = light bulb.* con poca luz = badly-lit.* contador de la luz = electric meter, electricity meter.* corte de luz = power outage, power failure, outage, disruption in the flow of electricity, power cut.* corto de luces = dim [dimmer -comp., dimmest -sup.], dim-witted [dimwitted].* dar a luz = birth, deliver.* dar a luz a = give + birth to.* dar luz verde = give + green light, give + the go-ahead.* de pocas luces = dim [dimmer -comp., dimmest -sup.], dim-witted [dimwitted].* desvanecerse la luz = light + fail.* emisor de luz = light-emitting.* emitir luz = emit + light.* encender la luz = turn + the light on.* enchufe de la luz = light socket.* epilepsia causada por la luz = photosensitive epilepsy.* epilético sensible a la luz = photosensitive epileptic.* exponer a la luz = expose to + light.* exponer a la luz del día = expose to + daylight.* exponer a la luz del sol = expose to + sunlight.* fuente de luz = light source.* hacer que se encienda una luz = activate + light.* haz de luz = beam.* inducido por la luz = light-induced.* LED [diodo emisor de luz] = LED [light-emitting diode].* llenar de luz = flood with + light, brighten up.* luces de emergencia = blackout facilities, hazard lights.* luz + apagarse = light + go out.* luz artificial = artificial light.* luz cálida = warm white light.* luz cegadora = blinding light.* luz de aviso = warning light.* luz débil = glimmer.* luz de emergencia = emergency warning light.* luz de frenado = brake light, stoplamp, stoplight.* luz de freno = brake light, stoplamp, stoplight.* luz de la luna = moonlight.* luz delantera = headlight, headlamp.* luz de las estrellas = starlight.* luz del día = daylight.* luz del sol = sunlight, sunshine.* luz de mesa = table light.* luz de mesita de noche = bedside lamp.* luz descendente = downlight.* luz deslumbradora = glare.* luz embutida = recessed light, recessed downlight, downlight.* luz empotrada = recessed light, recessed downlight, downlight.* luz guía = beacon light.* luz natural = daylight, natural daylight, natural light.* luz piloto = pilot light.* luz posterior = tail light.* luz roja = red light.* luz tenue = glimmer.* luz trasera = tail light.* luz ultravioleta = UV light.* luz verde = green light, go-ahead.* luz y guía = lodestar.* media luz = half-light.* noche de luz de luna = moonlight night.* no expuesto a la luz = unexposed.* no tener pocas luces = as daft as a brush.* plantear a la luz de = discuss + in the light of.* poste de la luz = lamppost, light pole.* punto de luz = power point, electrical outlet, socket outlet, outlet.* rayo de luz = light beam, light ray, ray of light.* reflejar la luz = trap + light.* sacar a la luz = bring to + light, dredge up.* salir a la luz = come to + light, go + live.* sensible a la luz = light-sensitive.* Siglo de las Luces, el = Enlightenment, the, Age of Enlightenment, the.* sin luz de luna = moonless.* tener pocas luces = as thick as a brick, as thick as two (short) planks, knucklehead.* toma de luz = outlet, power point, socket, socket outlet.* toques de luz = highlights.* un rayo de luz esperanzador = a faint glimmer of light.* velocidad de la luz, la = speed of light, the.* ver la luz = see + the light.* ver la luz al final del túnel = see + the light at the end of the tunnel.* ver la luz del día = see + the light of day.* * *1)a) ( claridad) lightluces y sombras — (Art) light and shade
entre dos luces — (liter) ( al amanecer) at daybreak (liter); ( al anochecer) at twilight (liter)
sacar algo a la luz — <secreto/escándalo> to bring something to light; < publicación> to bring out
salir a la luz — secreto/escándalo to come to light; publicación to come out
tener pocas luces — (fam) to be dim-witted
ver la luz — (liter) persona to come into the world (liter); publicación to be published ( for the first time)
a todas luces: esto es, a todas luces, una injusticia — whichever way you look at it, this is an injustice
2) (fam) ( electricidad) electricityse fue la luz — ( en una casa) the electricity went off; ( en una zona) there was a power cut
3) ( dispositivo) lightencender or (AmL) prender la luz — to turn on o switch on the light
apagar la luz — to turn off o switch off the light
comerse una or la luz — (Ven fam) to go through a red light
dar luz verde a algo — to give something the green light
4) (Arquit, Ing) span* * *= illumination, light, power, light fitting, light fixture, lighting fixture.Ex: Also if the illumination is uneven, comfort conditions can be impaired.
Ex: Examination reveals positions on the cards where the light passes through all the cards in a stack.Ex: This article covers requirements of space, power, environment, security and alarm systems, and data and telecommunications.Ex: During the war, all of the light fittings on the bridge were screened as a blackout measure.Ex: By replacing the five most frequently used light fixtures in your home with energy-saving models, you can save more than $65 each year.Ex: Deuxville's main downtown library was beautifully decorated in rare woods and marbles, bronze lighting fixtures and stained glass.* a años luz de = light years away from.* a la luz de = in light of, in the light of.* a la luz de la luna = by moonlight, in the moonlight, moonlit.* a la luz de las estrellas = by starlight.* a la luz de las velas = by candlelight, candlelight, candlelit.* a la luz del día = in the light of day.* a la luz de una lámpara de gas = by gaslight.* a la velocidad de la luz = at the speed of light.* año luz = light year.* apagar la luz = turn + the light off.* apagón de luz = electrical power blackout.* a plena luz del día = in broad daylight.* araña de luces = chandelier.* arrojar luz = shed + light (on/upon), shed + understanding.* arrojar luz sobre = throw + light on, cast + light on.* a todas luces = patently.* bombilla de la luz = light bulb.* con poca luz = badly-lit.* contador de la luz = electric meter, electricity meter.* corte de luz = power outage, power failure, outage, disruption in the flow of electricity, power cut.* corto de luces = dim [dimmer -comp., dimmest -sup.], dim-witted [dimwitted].* dar a luz = birth, deliver.* dar a luz a = give + birth to.* dar luz verde = give + green light, give + the go-ahead.* de pocas luces = dim [dimmer -comp., dimmest -sup.], dim-witted [dimwitted].* desvanecerse la luz = light + fail.* emisor de luz = light-emitting.* emitir luz = emit + light.* encender la luz = turn + the light on.* enchufe de la luz = light socket.* epilepsia causada por la luz = photosensitive epilepsy.* epilético sensible a la luz = photosensitive epileptic.* exponer a la luz = expose to + light.* exponer a la luz del día = expose to + daylight.* exponer a la luz del sol = expose to + sunlight.* fuente de luz = light source.* hacer que se encienda una luz = activate + light.* haz de luz = beam.* inducido por la luz = light-induced.* LED [diodo emisor de luz] = LED [light-emitting diode].* llenar de luz = flood with + light, brighten up.* luces de emergencia = blackout facilities, hazard lights.* luz + apagarse = light + go out.* luz artificial = artificial light.* luz cálida = warm white light.* luz cegadora = blinding light.* luz de aviso = warning light.* luz débil = glimmer.* luz de emergencia = emergency warning light.* luz de frenado = brake light, stoplamp, stoplight.* luz de freno = brake light, stoplamp, stoplight.* luz de la luna = moonlight.* luz delantera = headlight, headlamp.* luz de las estrellas = starlight.* luz del día = daylight.* luz del sol = sunlight, sunshine.* luz de mesa = table light.* luz de mesita de noche = bedside lamp.* luz descendente = downlight.* luz deslumbradora = glare.* luz embutida = recessed light, recessed downlight, downlight.* luz empotrada = recessed light, recessed downlight, downlight.* luz guía = beacon light.* luz natural = daylight, natural daylight, natural light.* luz piloto = pilot light.* luz posterior = tail light.* luz roja = red light.* luz tenue = glimmer.* luz trasera = tail light.* luz ultravioleta = UV light.* luz verde = green light, go-ahead.* luz y guía = lodestar.* media luz = half-light.* noche de luz de luna = moonlight night.* no expuesto a la luz = unexposed.* no tener pocas luces = as daft as a brush.* plantear a la luz de = discuss + in the light of.* poste de la luz = lamppost, light pole.* punto de luz = power point, electrical outlet, socket outlet, outlet.* rayo de luz = light beam, light ray, ray of light.* reflejar la luz = trap + light.* sacar a la luz = bring to + light, dredge up.* salir a la luz = come to + light, go + live.* sensible a la luz = light-sensitive.* Siglo de las Luces, el = Enlightenment, the, Age of Enlightenment, the.* sin luz de luna = moonless.* tener pocas luces = as thick as a brick, as thick as two (short) planks, knucklehead.* toma de luz = outlet, power point, socket, socket outlet.* toques de luz = highlights.* un rayo de luz esperanzador = a faint glimmer of light.* velocidad de la luz, la = speed of light, the.* ver la luz = see + the light.* ver la luz al final del túnel = see + the light at the end of the tunnel.* ver la luz del día = see + the light of day.* * *A1 (claridad) lightla luz del sol the sunlighta las 10 de la noche todavía hay luz it's still light at 10 o'clock at nightla habitación tiene mucha luz it's a very light room, the room gets a lot of lightme está dando la luz en los ojos the light's in my eyesa plena luz del día in broad daylightesta bombilla da muy poca luz this bulb isn't very bright o doesn't give off much lightno leas con tan poca luz don't read in such poor lightla habitación estaba a media luz the room was in semi-darkness/half-lightesta planta necesita mucha luz this plant needs a lot of lightme estás tapando or quitando la luz you're in my light, you're blocking the lightclaro como la luz del día: fue él, eso está claro como la luz del día it was him, that's patently obvious, it was him, it's as plain as daylightbueno ¿te ha quedado claro? — como la luz del día right, is that clear then? — crystal cleardar a luz to give birthdio a luz (a) un precioso bebé she gave birth to a beautiful baby boyentre dos luces ( liter) (al amanecer) at daybreak ( liter), at first light ( liter), at dawn; (al anochecer) at twilight ( liter), at dusksacar algo a la luz ‹secreto/escándalo› to bring sth to light;‹publicación› to bring outsalir a la luz «secreto/escándalo» to come to light;«publicación» to come outel diario salió a la luz en 1951 the newspaper first came out o was first published in 1951el segundo número nunca salió a la luz the second issue never saw the light of day o was never publishedtiene pocas luces he's a bit dim-witted o dim, he's not very brightser una luz ( Arg); to be as bright as a button«publicación» to be published ( for the first time)2(que permite la comprensión): a la luz de los últimos acontecimientos in the light of recent eventsarrojar or echar luz sobre algo to throw o cast o shed light on stha todas luces: esto es, a todas luces, una injusticia whichever way o however o no matter how you look at it, this is an injusticehacérsele la luz a algn: entonces se me hizo la luz then it became clear to meCompuestos:artificial lightwhite lightoverhead lightnatural lightblack lightB ( fam) (electricidad) electricityles cortaron la luz their electricity was cut offel recibo de la luz the electricity billse fue la luz (en la casa) the power went off, the electricity went (off); (en toda la calle, zona) there was a power cutC (dispositivo) lightse ha fundido la luz del cuarto de baño the bathroom light's fused o goneencender or ( AmL) prender la luz to turn on o switch on the lightda la luzor dale a la luz ( Esp); turn on o switch on the lightapagar la luz to turn off o switch off the light¿qué haces todavía con la luz encendida or ( AmL) prendida? what are you doing with the light still on?las luces de la ciudad the city lightsdejó la luz de la mesita encendida he left the table lamp oncruzó con la luz roja she crossed when the lights were redbrillar con luces propias: un discípulo suyo que ya brilla con luces propias a student of his who has now become a great scholar ( o performer etc) in his own right, a student of his who has now become famous in his own rightdar luz verde a algo to give sth the green light o the go-aheadCompuestos:fpl dipped headlights (pl)fpl warning lights (pl)fpl landing lights (pl)fpl parking lights (pl)fpl colored* lights (pl)fpl dipped headlights (pl)fpl clearance lights (pl)fpl navigation lights (pl)fpl runway lightsfpl:pon las luces largas put the headlights on main o full beamA ( Art) light and shadeB (aspectos buenos y malos) the good and the badluces y sombras en el balance del gobierno the good and bad aspects of the government’s performancecourtesy lightcourtesy lightstoplight, brake light ( BrE)( Arg) indicatormercury vapor* lampneon lightsodium vapor* lamppilot lightson et lumièreD ( Taur):siempre había soñado con vestirse de luces he had always dreamed of becoming a bullfightertraje de luces (↑ traje (1))* * *
luz sustantivo femenino
1 ( en general) light;
me da la luz en los ojos the light's in my eyes;
a plena luz del día in broad daylight;
este reflector da mucha luz this spotlight is very bright;
leer con poca luz to read in poor light;
a la luz de los últimos acontecimientos in the light of recent events;
a todas luces: whichever way you look at it;
dar a luz to give birth;
sacar algo a la luz ‹secreto/escándalo› to bring sth to light;
‹ publicación› to bring out;◊ salir a la luz [secreto/escándalo] to come to light;
[ publicación] to come out
2
se fue la luz ( en una casa) the electricity went off;
( en una zona) there was a power cut
encender or (AmL) prender or (Esp) dar la luz to turn on o switch on the light;◊ apagar la luz to turn off o switch off the light;
cruzar con la luz roja to cross when the lights are red;
luces de estacionamiento or (Esp) de situación parking lights (pl) (AmE), sidelights (pl) (BrE);
luces de cruce or cortas or (AmL) bajas dipped headlights (pl);
poner las luces largas or altas to put the headlights on high (AmE) o (BrE) full beam;
luz de frenado stoplight, brake light (BrE);
luz de giro (Arg) indicator
luz sustantivo femenino
1 light
luz natural, sunlight
2 (foco) light: apaga las luces, por favor, put out the lights, please
3 (electricidad) me cortaron la luz, my electricity has been cut off
4 Auto light
luz larga, headlights pl; luces de cruce, dipped headlights
luces de posición, sidelights 5 luces, (entendimiento) intelligence sing; tener pocas luces, to be dim-witted 6 traje de luces, bullfighter's costume
♦ Locuciones: figurado dar a luz, (parir) to give birth to
figurado dar luz verde a, to give the green light to
a la luz de, in the light of
a todas luces, obviously
' luz' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
amortiguar
- ancha
- ancho
- año
- apagar
- apagada
- apagado
- aviso
- brillar
- brillo
- buena
- bueno
- cañón
- cegador
- cegadora
- cobrador
- cobradora
- contador
- corta
- cortar
- corto
- dar
- débil
- desconectar
- deslumbrar
- día
- divisar
- domiciliar
- encenderse
- enchufar
- enfocar
- escasa
- escaso
- gasto
- haz
- interruptor
- irradiar
- linterna
- oscilar
- oscuras
- oscuridad
- piloto
- precisa
- preciso
- proyectar
- proyector
- ráfaga
- rayo
- reflector
- reflectora
English:
beam
- birth
- blaze
- blind
- blink
- board
- bright
- brilliance
- brownout
- burn
- candlelight
- cast
- catch
- chink
- come through
- cut out
- dark
- day
- daylight
- deflect
- die
- diffuse
- dim
- disconnect
- dull
- electricity bill
- emit
- exposure
- fade
- flash
- flicker
- fluorescent light
- fuel
- give off
- glare
- glaring
- glimmer
- glow
- glowing
- go off
- go on
- go out
- go-ahead
- infrared
- lay on
- leave on
- light
- light year
- moonlight
- nod
* * *luz nf1. [foco, energía, luminosidad] light;[destello] flash (of light);se veía una luz a lo lejos a light could be seen in the distance;estas farolas dan poca luz these streetlights don't shine very brightly o aren't very bright;esta habitación tiene mucha luz you get a lot of sunlight in this room;ya no hay luz a esas horas it's no longer light at that time of day, the light has gone by that time of day;apagar la luz to switch off the light;la habitación estaba a media luz [con luz natural] it was almost dark in the room;[con luz artificial] the room was dimly lit;ponlo a la luz, que lo veamos mejor hold it up to the light so we can see it better;con las primeras luces [al amanecer] at first light;quitarle la luz a alguien [ponerse en medio] to block sb's light;leer a la luz de una vela to read by the light of a candle;una cena a la luz de las velas a candlelit dinner;Figa la luz de [los hechos, los acontecimientos] in the light of;a plena luz del día in the full light of day;arrojar luz sobre to shed light on;a todas luces whichever way you look at it;dar a luz (un niño) to give birth (to a child);con luz y taquígrafos with absolute transparency;dar luz verde (a) to give the green light o the go-ahead (to);Literario [entre la noche y el día] at first light; Fam Fig [achispado] tipsy;sacar algo a la luz [revelar] to bring sth to light;[publicar] to bring sth out, to publish sth;salir a la luz [descubrirse] to come to light;[publicarse] to come out; RP Famser una luz to be a bright spark;ver la luz [publicación, informe] to see the light of day;[tras penalidades] to see the light at the end of the tunnel luz blanca white light;luz cenital light from above;luz del día daylight;luz de discoteca strobe light;luz eléctrica electric light;luz de luna moonlight;RP luz mala will-o'-the-wisp;luz natural [del sol] natural light;luz de neón neon light;luz del sol sunlight;luz solar sunlight2. [electricidad] electricity;cortar la luz a alguien to cut off sb's electricity supply;se ha ido la luz the lights have gone out;pagar (el recibo de) la luz to pay the electricity (bill)3.luces [de automóvil] lights;darle las luces a alguien to flash (one's lights) at sb;dejarse las luces del coche puestas to leave one's lights onAm luces altas: Am luces bajas Br dipped headlights, US low beams;luces de carretera: [m5] poner las luces de carretera to put one's headlights on Br full o US high beam;luces de frenado brake lights;luces de freno brake lights;luces de gálibo clearance lights;Arg luz de giro Br indicator, US turn signal;luz de marcha atrás reversing light;luces de navegación navigation lights;luces de niebla fog lamps o lights;luces de posición sidelights;luces de señalización traffic lights;luces de situación sidelights;luces de tráfico traffic lights;4.[ancho de ventana] spanluces [inteligencia] intelligence;* * *f light;a la luz del día in daylight;dar la luz turn on the light;arrojar luz sobre algo fig shed light on s.th.;dar a luz give birth to;sacar a la luz fig bring to light;salir a la luz fig come to light;a todas luces evidently, clearly;de pocas luces fig fam dim fam, not very bright* * *1) : light2) : lighting4) : window, opening5) : light, lamp6) : span, spread (between supports)7)a la luz de : in light of8)dar a luz : to give birth9)traje de luces : matador's costume* * *luz n1. (en general) light2. (electricidad) electricity -
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dire [diʀ]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━➭ TABLE 371. <━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► to say se construit, comme dire, avec un complément d'objet direct et un complément d'objet indirect: to say sth to sb, alors que to tell se construit avec deux compléments d'objet directs: to tell sb sth ; to tell ne peut pas s'employer sans objet.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• qu'est-ce que vous avez dit ? what did you say?• comment dit-on ça en anglais ? how do you say that in English?• vous nous dites dans votre lettre que... you say in your letter that...• je vous l'avais bien dit ! I told you so!• fais ce qu'on te dit ! do as you are told!• on dit que... people say that...• il faut bien dire que... ( = admettre) I must say that...• Jean-François ne sait pas ce qu'il dit ( = il déraisonne) Jean-François doesn't know what he's saying• venez bientôt, disons demain come soon, let's say tomorrow• je ne vous le fais pas dire ! you said it!• laisse dire ! let them talk!• qu'est-ce qui me dit que c'est vrai ? how do I know it's the truth?• je me suis laissé dire que... I heard that...• ça suffit, j'ai dit ! I said that's enough!b. ( = penser) to think• qu'est-ce que tu dis de ça ? what do you think about that?• que diriez-vous d'une promenade ? how about a walk?• on dirait qu'il le fait exprès ! you'd almost think he does it on purpose!c. ( = objecter) je n'ai rien à dire sur son travail I can't complain about his work• rien à dire ! you can't argue with that!• c'est pas pour dire, mais il n'est pas très sympathique I don't want to go on about him, but he's not very niced. ( = évoquer) ce nom me dit quelque chose the name rings a bell• Lucien Josse ? ça ne me dit rien du tout Lucien Josse? I've never heard of hime. ( = plaire) ça vous dit de sortir ? do you feel like going out?f. (locutions) dis Papa, quand est-ce qu'on part ? when are we going, daddy?• dites donc ! ( = à propos) by the way ; ( = holà) hey!• ça lui a rapporté 100 000 € -- ben dis donc ! (inf) that earned him 100,000 euros -- goodness me!• que tu dis ! (inf) that's your story!• à qui le dites-vous ! you're telling me! (inf)• qui dit mieux ? any advance?► vouloir dire ( = signifier) to mean• qu'est-ce que ça veut dire ? what does that mean?• que veux-tu dire par là ? what do you mean?• ça veut tout dire ! that says it all!► comment dirais-je ? how shall I put it?2. <► se direa. ( = penser) to think to o.s.• il faut bien se dire que... one has to realize that...b. ( = se prétendre) to claim to be• comment ça se dit en français ? how do you say that in French?3. <* * *
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1. diʀ1) ( faire entendre) to say [mots, prière]; to tell [histoire, blague]‘entrez’ dit-elle — ‘come in,’ she said
2) ( faire savoir) to tellje me suis laissé dire que... — I heard that...
c'est moi qui vous le dis — (colloq) I'm telling you
permets-moi de te dire que tu vas le regretter! — (colloq) you'll regret this, I can tell you!
je ne te dis que ça — (colloq) I'll say no more
c'est pas pour dire, mais — (colloq) I don't want to make a big deal of it, but... (colloq)
à qui le dites-vous! — (colloq) don't I know it!
je ne vous le fais pas dire! — (colloq) you don't need to tell me!
ne pas se le faire dire deux fois — (colloq) not to need to be told twice
dis, tu me crois? — (colloq) tell me, do you believe me?
dis donc, où tu te crois? — (colloq) hey! where do you think you are?
ne fais pas attention, il ne sait pas ce qu'il dit — don't mind him, he doesn't know what he's talking about
on dit que... — it is said that...
autant dire que — you might as well say that, in other words
disons, demain — let's say tomorrow
tu l'as dit! — (colloq)
comme tu dis! — (colloq) you said it! (colloq)
4) ( formuler)lent, pour ne pas dire ennuyeux — slow, not to say boring
comme dirait l'autre — (colloq) as they say
qu'est-ce que ça veut dire tout ce bruit? — (colloq) what's the meaning of all this noise?
6) ( demander)7) ( objecter)il n'y a pas à dire (colloq), elle est belle — you have to admit, she's beautiful
il n'y a rien à dire, tout est en ordre — I have no complaint, everything's fine
tu n'as rien à dire! — ( ne te plains pas) don't complain!; ( tais-toi) don't say a word!
8) ( penser) to think9) ( inspirer)
2.
se dire verbe pronominalil faut (bien) se dire que... — one must realize that...
il faut te dire que... — you must understand that...
2) ( échanger) to exchange [insultes, mots doux]3) ( se prétendre) to claim to be4) ( se déclarer)il s'est dit favorable à — he says he's in favour [BrE] of
5) ( être exprimé)
3.
se dire verbe impersonnel
II
1. diʀnom masculin
2.
dires nom masculin pluriel statements* * *diʀ1. nm2. vt1) (= exprimer) to say, [secret, mensonge] to tellElle m'a dit la vérité. — She told me the truth.
dire qch à qn — to tell sb sth, to say sth to sb
Qu'est-ce qu'il t'a dit? — What did he tell you?, What did he say to you?
Dites-moi ce que vous pensez. — Tell me what you think.
dire à qn qu'il fasse; dire à qn de faire — to tell sb to do
Il nous a dit de regarder cette émission. — He told us to watch this programme.
dire que — to say, to say that
Il a dit qu'il ne viendrait pas. — He said he wouldn't come.
2) (= prétendre)On le dit malade. — They say he's ill., He's said to be ill.
3) (= plaire)dire à qn [idée, proposition] Si cela lui dit. — If he feels like it.
Cela ne me dit rien. — That doesn't appeal to me.
4) (= penser)que dites-vous de...? — what do you think of...?
on dit que — they say, they say that
On dit que la nourriture y est excellente. — They say that the food there is excellent.
on dirait que (il semble que) — it looks like, it looks as if
On dirait qu'il va pleuvoir. — It looks like it's going to rain., It looks as if it's going to rain.
dis donc!; dites donc! (pour attirer l'attention) — hey!, (= au fait) by the way
Il a drôlement changé, dis donc! — Hey, he's really changed!
et dire que... — and to think that...
ceci dit; cela dit — that being said
Cela dit, je n'aimerais pas être à sa place. — That being said, I wouldn't like to be in his place.
c'est dire si... — that just shows that...
* * *dire verb table: médireA nm au dire de according to; au dire des experts according to the experts; au dire de tous by all accounts.B dires nmpl statements; leurs dires ne concordent pas their statements do not agree; selon les dires de ta sœur according to your sister.C vtr1 ( faire entendre) to say [mots, prière]; to recite [poème]; to read [leçon]; to tell [histoire, blague]; dire non to say no; dites quelque chose de drôle say something funny; ‘entrez’ dit-elle ‘come in,’ she said; j'ai quelque chose à dire là-dessus I've got something to say about that; sans mot dire without saying a word; ce n'est pas une chose à dire you don't say that sort of thing; dire des bêtises or inepties to talk nonsense; dire qch à voix basse to whisper sth; dire qch entre ses dents to mutter sth; ne plus savoir que dire to be at a loss for words; avoir son mot à dire to have one's say; dire ce qu'on a à dire to say one's piece;2 ( faire savoir) to tell; dire des mensonges/la vérité/l'avenir to tell lies/the truth/the future; dire qch à qn to tell sb sth; dites-moi votre nom tell me your name; je le leur dirai I'll tell them; dis-le à ton frère tell your brother; je vous l'avais bien dit! I told you so!; dites-moi, vous aimez l'opéra? tell me, do you like opera?; c'est ce qu'on m'a dit so I've been told; dis-leur que tu es occupé tell them you're busy; je dois vous dire que… I have to tell you that…; faire dire à qn que to let sb know that…; faites dire à ma femme que je serai en retard let my wife know that I will be late; dire ses projets to describe one's plans; dire son opinion/sa satisfaction to express one's opinion/one's satisfaction; je me suis laissé dire que… I heard that…; tenez-vous le pour dit! I don't want to have to tell you again!; c'est moi qui vous le dis○ I'm telling you; permets-moi de te dire que tu vas le regretter○! you'll regret this, I can tell you!; je ne te dis que ça○ I'll say no more; c'est pas pour dire, mais○ I don't want to make a big deal of it, but○…; à qui le dites-vous○! don't I know it!; vous m'en direz tant○! you don't say!; je ne vous le fais pas dire○! you don't need to tell me!; ne pas se le faire dire deux fois○ not to need to be told twice; dis, tu me crois○? tell me, do you believe me?; dis donc, où tu te crois○? hey! where do you think you are?; dites-donc, il n'est pas valable, votre ticket! here-did you know your ticket's not valid?; à vous de dire Jeux your bid; ⇒ vérité;3 ( affirmer) to say (que that); elle dit pouvoir le faire she says she can do it; dire ce qu'on pense to say what one thinks; dire tout haut ce que d'autres pensent tout bas to say out loud what other people are thinking; ne fais pas attention, il ne sait pas ce qu'il dit don't mind him, he doesn't know what he's talking about ou he's talking through his hat; on dit que… it is said that…; on le dit marié/veuf he is said to be married/a widower; j'irai jusqu'à dire que I'd go as far as to say that; c'est le moins qu'on puisse dire that's the least one can say; le moins qu'on puisse dire c'est que… the least one can say is that…; si l'on peut dire if one might say so; si je puis dire if I may put it like that; on peut dire qu'elle a du toupet celle-là! she's really got a nerve○!; on ne peut pas dire qu'il se soit fatigué! he certainly didn't overtax himself; autant dire que you might as well say that, in other words; et que dire de…? to say nothing of…; j'ose dire que… I'm not afraid to say that…; si j'ose dire if I may say so; ce n'est pas à moi de le dire it's not for me to say; cela va sans dire it goes without saying; ce n'est pas peu dire that's saying a lot; il faut dire que one should say that; c'est (tout) dire! need I say more?; cela dit having said that; c'est vous qui le dites! that's what you say!; tu peux le dire○! you can say that again○!; disons, demain let's say tomorrow; c'est difficile à dire it's hard to tell; je sais ce que je dis I know what I'm talking about; à ce qu'il dit according to him; vous dites? pardon?; à vrai dire actually; entre nous soit dit between you and me; soit dit en passant incidentally; pour tout dire all in all; c'est dire si j'ai raison it just goes to show I'm right; c'est beaucoup dire that's going a bit far; c'est peu dire that's an understatement; c'est vite dit that's easy for you to say; ce n'est pas dit I'm not that sure; tout n'est pas dit that's not the end of the story; c'est plus facile à dire qu'à faire it's easier said than done; il est dit que je ne partirai jamais I'm destined never to leave; tu l'as dit○!, comme tu dis○! you said it○!; que tu dis○! says you○!; ⇒ envoyer, fontaine;4 ( formuler) dire qch poliment/effrontément to say sth politely/cheekily; voilà qui est bien dit! well said!; il l'a mal dit, mais j'ai compris he put it badly but I understood; comment dire?, comment dirais-je? how shall I put it?; tu ne crois pas si bien dire you don't know how true that is; pour ainsi dire, comme qui dirait○ so to speak; autrement dit in other words; lent, pour ne pas dire ennuyeux slow, not to say boring; comme dirait l'autre○ as they say; disons que je suis préoccupé let's say I'm worried; un livre, disons un ‘texte’, comme dirait Adam a book, or let's say a ‘text’, as Adam would have it; un lien disons social a link which we could call social;5 ( indiquer) [loi] to state (que that); [appareil de mesure] to show (que that); [sourire] to express (que that); ma calculatrice dit l'heure my calculator shows the time; que dit ta montre? what time is it by your watch?; vouloir dire to mean; qu'est-ce que tu crois qu'il a voulu dire? what do you think he meant?; quelque chose me dit que something tells me that; qu'est-ce que ça veut dire tout ce bruit○? what's the meaning of all this noise?; qu'est-ce que ça veut dire de téléphoner à une heure pareille○? what do you mean by calling me at this time?; qu'est-ce à dire†? what is the meaning of this?; est-ce à dire que…? does this mean that…?; ⇒ doigt;6 ( demander) dire à qn de faire to tell sb to do; dites-leur de venir tell them to come; je vous avais dit d'être prudent I told you to be careful; qui vous a dit de partir? who told you to go?; fais ce qu'on te dit! do as you're told!; faites dire au médecin de venir have somebody call the doctor;7 ( objecter) qu'avez-vous à dire à cela? what have you got to say to that?; j'ai beaucoup à dire sur ton travail I've quite a lot to say about your work; je n'ai rien à dire no comment; il n'y a pas à dire○, elle est belle you have to admit, she's beautiful; il n'y a rien à dire, tout est en ordre nothing to report, everything's fine; tu n'as rien à dire! ( ne te plains pas) don't complain!; ( tais-toi) don't say a word!;8 ( penser) to think; qu'en dites-vous? what do you think?; que dis-tu de mon nouveau sac? what do you think of my new bag?; que diriez- vous d'une promenade/d'aller au marché? how about a walk/going to the market?; on dirait qu'il va pleuvoir/neiger it looks as if it's going to rain/to snow, it looks like rain/snow; on dirait que le vent se lève the wind seems to be picking up; on dirait qu'elle me déteste you'd think she hated me; on dirait un fou you'd think he was mad; on aurait dit qu'elle était déçue you'd have thought she was disappointed; on dirait de l'estragon ( à la vue) it looks like tarragon; ( au goût) it tastes like tarragon; on dirait du Bach it sounds like Bach; dire qu'hier encore il était parmi nous! it's odd to think (that) he was still with us yesterday!; dire que demain à la même heure je serai chez moi it's odd to think that this time tomorrow I'll be home;9 ( inspirer) ça ne me/leur dit rien de faire I /they don't feel like doing; notre nouveau jardinier ne me dit rien (qui vaille) I don't think much of our new gardener;10 Ling il faut dire ‘excusez-moi’ et non ‘je m'excuse’ one should say ‘excusez-moi’, not ‘je m'excuse’; tu dirais ‘une professeur’, toi? would you say ‘une professeur’?; comment dis-tu ça en italien? how do you say that in Italian?D se dire vpr1 ( penser) to tell oneself (que that); je me suis dit qu'il était trop tard I told myself that it was too late; il faut (bien) se dire que… one must realize that…; il faut te dire que… you must understand that…;2 ( échanger des paroles) se dire des insultes/des mots doux to exchange insults/sweet nothings; se dire adieu to say goodbye to each other;3 ( se prétendre) to claim to be, to say one is; il se dit intelligent/innocent/ingénieur he claims to be intelligent/innocent/an engineer; elle se dit incapable de marcher she claims to be unable to walk;4 ( se déclarer) il s'est dit prêt à participer à la conférence he said that he was prepared to take part in the conference; ils se sont dits favorables à cette mesure they said that they were in favourGB of this measure; elle s'est dite persuadée que… she said that she was convinced that…;5 Ling comment se dit ‘voiture’ en espagnol? how do you say ‘car’ in Spanish?; ‘surprise-party’ ne se dit plus people don't say ‘surprise-party’ any more; ça ne se dit pas you can't say that;6 ( être dit) il ne s'est rien dit d'intéressant à la réunion nothing of interest was said during the meeting.bien faire et laisser dire Prov do right and fear no man Prov; dis-moi qui tu hantes, je te dirai qui tu es you're known by the company you keep; dis-moi ce que tu manges, je te dirai qui tu es you are what you eat.I[dir] nom masculin————————dires nom masculin plurield'après ou selon les dires de son père according to his father ou to what his father saidau dire de locution prépositionnelleau dire de son professeur according to his teacher ou to what his teacher saysII[dir] verbe transitifA.[ARTICULER, PRONONCER]1. [énoncer] to sayquel nom dis-tu? Castagnel? what name did you say ou what's the name again? Castagnel?vous avez dit "démocratie"? "democracy", did you say?a. (très familier) [pour porter bonheur] break a leg!b. [pour insulter] get lost!je ne dirais pas qu'il est distant, je dirais plutôt effarouché I wouldn't say he's haughty, rather that he's been frightened offune honte, que dis-je, une infamie!, une honte, pour ne pas dire une infamie! a shame, not to say an infamy!qui dit... dit...: en ce temps-là, qui disait vol disait galère in those days, theft meant the gallowssi (l')on peut dire in a way, so to speakdisons-le, disons le mot let's not mince wordsdire non to say no, to refusea. [généralement] to say yesb. [à une proposition] to acceptc. [au mariage] to say I do2. [réciter - prière, table de multiplication] to say ; [ - texte] to say, to recite, to read ; [ - rôle] to speakdire la/une messe to say mass/a massdire des vers to recite verse, to give a recitationB.[EXPRIMER]1. [oralement] to sayque dis-tu là? what did you say?, what was that you said?j'ai l'habitude de dire ce que je pense I always speak my mind ou say what I thinkbon, bon, je n'ai rien dit! OK, sorry I spoke!pourquoi ne m'as-tu rien dit de tout cela? why didn't you speak to me ou tell me about any of this?je suis un raté? tu sais ce qu'il te dit, le raté? (familier) so I'm a loser, am I? well, do you want to hear what this loser's got to say to you?j'ai failli faire tout rater! — ça, tu peux le dire! I nearly messed everything up — you can say that again!j'ai une surprise — dis vite! I have a surprise — let's hear it ou do tell!comment dire ou dirais-je? how shall I put it ou say?dites donc, pour demain, on y va en voiture? by the way, are we driving there tomorrow?je peux y aller, dis? can I go, please?vous lui parlerez de moi, dites? you will talk to her about me, won't you?tu es bien habillé, ce soir, dis donc! my word, aren't you smart tonight!il nous faut, disons, deux secrétaires we need, (let's) say, two secretariesce disant with these words, so sayingc'est (te/vous) dire s'il est riche! that gives you an idea how wealthy he is!il ne m'a même pas répondu, c'est tout dire he never even answered me, that says it allpour tout dire in fact, to be honestje ne te/vous le fais pas dire how right you are, I couldn't have put it better myselfil va sans dire que... needless to say (that)...ce n'est pas pour dire, mais à sa place j'aurais réussi (familier) though I say it myself, if I'd been him I'd have succeededil en est incapable, enfin (moi), ce que j'en dis... he's not capable of it, at least that's what I'd say...voici une confiture maison, je ne te dis que ça here's some homemade jam that's out of this worldil y avait un monde, je te dis pas! you wouldn't have believed the crowds!vouloir dire [signifier] to meanun haussement d'épaules dans ce cas-là, ça dit bien ce que ça veut dire in a situation like that, a shrug (of the shoulders) speaks volumesvous partez, madame, qu'est-ce à dire? Madam, what mean you by leaving?3. [écrire] to saydans sa lettre, elle dit que... in her letter she says that...4. [annoncer - nom, prix] to givele général vous fait dire qu'il vous attend the general has sent me to tell you he's waiting for youtu vas le regretter, moi je (familier) ou c'est moi qui (familier) te le dis! you'll be sorry for this, let me tell you ou mark my words!6. [ordonner] to tell[conseiller] to telltu me dis d'oublier, mais... you tell me I must forget, but...toi, on ne peut jamais rien te dire! you can't take the slightest criticism!mais, me direz-vous, il n'est pas majeur but, you will object ou I hear you say, he's not of agej'aurais des choses à dire sur l'organisation du service I have a few things to say ou some comments to make about the organization of the departmentPierre n'est pas d'accord — il n'a rien à dire Pierre doesn't agree — he's in no position to make any objectionselle est maligne, il n'y a pas à ou on ne peut pas dire (le contraire) (familier) she's shrewd, there's no denying it ou and no mistakesi c'est vous qui le dites, si vous le dites, du moment que vous le dites if you say sopuisque je vous le dis! I'm telling you!, you can take it from me!c'est le bon train? — je te dis que oui! is it the right train? — yes it is! ou I'm telling you it is!il va neiger — la météo a dit que non it looks like it's going to snow — the weather forecast said it wouldn'ttu étais content, ne me dis pas le contraire! you were pleased, don't deny it ou don't tell me you weren't!on dit qu'il a un autre fils rumour has it that ou it's rumoured that ou it's said that he has another sonloin des yeux, loin du cœur, dit-on out of sight, out of mind, so the saying goes ou so they sayon le disait lâche he was said ou alleged ou reputed to be a cowardelle trouvera bien une place — qu'elle dit (familier) she'll find a job, no problem — that's what she thinks!on dira ce qu'on voudra, mais l'amour ça passe avant tout whatever people say, love comes before everything elseon ne dira jamais assez l'importance d'un régime alimentaire équilibré I cannot emphasize enough the importance of a balanced dietelle disait ne pas savoir qui le lui avait donné she claimed ou alleged that she didn't know who'd given it to her[dans des jeux d'enfants]je dois dire qu'elle est jolie I must say ou admit she's prettyil faut bien dire qu'il n'est plus tout jeune he's not young any more, let's face itil faut dire qu'elle a des excuses (to) give her her due, there are mitigating circumstancesdisons que... let's say (that)...11. [décider]il est dit que... fate has decreed that...il ne sera pas dit que... let it not be said that...a. [décidé] nothing's been decided yetb. [prévisible] nothing's for certain (yet)a. [il n'y a plus à discuter] the matter is closedb. [l'avenir est arrêté] the die is castaussitôt dit, aussitôt fait no sooner said than doneC.[PENSER, CROIRE]et comme dessert? — que dirais-tu d'une mousse au chocolat? and to follow? — what would you say to ou how about a chocolate mousse?dire que... to think that...2. [croire]a. [au goût] it tastes like teab. [à l'odeur] it smells like teac. [d'apparence] it looks like teaon dirait de la laine [au toucher] it feels like woolon dirait que je te fais peur you behave as if ou as though you were scared of me[exprime une probabilité]on dirait sa fille, au premier rang it looks like her daughter there in the front rowD.[INDIQUER, DONNER DES SIGNES DE]mon intuition ou quelque chose me dit qu'il reviendra I have a feeling (that) he'll be back2. [stipuler par écrit] to sayque dit la Bible/le dictionnaire à ce sujet? what does the Bible/dictionary say about this?3. [faire penser à]dire quelque chose: son visage me dit quelque chose I've seen her face before, her face seems familiarLambert, cela ne vous dit rien? Lambert, does that mean anything to you?4. [tenter]tu viens? — ça ne me dit rien are you coming? — I'm not in the mood ou I don't feel like it————————se dire verbe pronominal (emploi réciproque)[échanger - secrets, paroles] to tell each other ou one another————————se dire verbe pronominal (emploi passif)1. [être formulé]comment se dit "bonsoir" en japonais? how do you say "goodnight" in Japanese?, what's the Japanese for "goodnight"?il est vraiment hideux — peut-être, mais ça ne se dit pas he's really hideous — maybe, but it's not the sort of thing you sayse dit de [pour définir un terme] (is) said of, (is) used for, describes————————se dire verbe pronominal transitifmaintenant, je me dis que j'aurais dû accepter now I think I should have accepteddis-toi bien que je ne serai pas toujours là pour t'aider you must realize that ou get it into your head that I won't always be here to help you————————se dire verbe pronominal intransitif[estimer être] to sayil se dit flatté de l'intérêt que je lui porte he says he's ou he claims to be flattered by my interest in himils se disent attachés à la démocratie they claim to ou (that) they care about democracy
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