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41 кусок в горло не идёт
кусок в горло (в глотку, в рот) не идёт (не лезет)разг.the food sticks in one's throat; one cannot eat a morsel; the very thought of food sickens him (her, etc.)Но кричать Лариса не стала. Не смогла она и обедать - кусок не шёл в горло, - а всё ходила да ходила по комнате вокруг стола, до полного изнеможения. (А. Коптяева, Дерзание) — But Larissa did not scream. Nor did she have any dinner, the very thought of food sickened her. She walked round and round the table until she was completely exhausted.
Андрей ел неохотно: кусок не шёл ему в горло. Он молча уткнулся в тарелку, стараясь не встречаться взглядами с Виктором. (Б. Горбатов, Донбасс) — Andrei ate little. The food stuck in his throat. He sat bent over his plate, avoiding Victor's eyes.
Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > кусок в горло не идёт
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42 stick
I [stɪk] nпалка, прут, трость, посох, клюка- thick stick- hockey stick II [stɪk] v1) втыкать, вонзать, насаживатьHe stuck his fork into a potato. — Он воткнул вилку в картофелину/подцепил картофелину вилкой.
He stuck his hands into his pockets. — Он засунул руки в карманы.
2) наклеивать, приклеивать, расклеиватьI could not stick the envelope. — У меня не получалось заклеить конверт.
- stick a stamp on the envelope- stick the pieces together3) склеиваться, приклеиватьсяThe piece stuck to my fingers. — Кусочек пристал к моим пальцам.
- stamp won't stick- pages stuck together4) застреватьThe key stuck in the lock. — Ключ застрял в замке.
A fishbone stuck in his throat. — Рыбная косточка застряла у него в горле.
The car stuck in the mud. — Машина застряла в грязи.
5) не отступать, держаться вместе- stick to one's word- stick to one's story
- stick to the point
- stick together
- birds of a feather stick together6) торчать, высовывать, высовыватьсяThe rock sticks out of the water. — Скала высовывается/торчит из воды
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43 giù
down( sotto) below( da basso) downstairsandar giù go downfig non mi va giù it sticks in my throatfig essere giù be down or depresseddi salute be run downmandar giù swallow ( also fig)un po' più in giù a bit lower downsu e giù up and downda Roma in giù south of Rome* * *giù avv.1 (moto, direzione) down; (dabbasso, al piano inferiore) downstairs: puoi venire giù un momento?, can you come down (o downstairs) a moment?; vado giù a prendere il giornale, I'm going down for a newspaper; andate giù in treno o in macchina?, are you going down by train or (by) car?; scendi giù subito da quella scala!, come down from that ladder at once!; metti giù quel coltello!, put that knife down!; devo portare giù le valigie?, shall I bring the cases down (o downstairs)?; buttami giù la chiave per favore!, throw the key down to me, please!; potresti tirarmi giù quel libro dallo scaffale?, could you get that book down from the shelf for me?; l'ho mandato giù in cantina a prendere il vino, I've sent him down to the cellar to get the wine; il vento ha fatto cadere giù l'antenna, the wind has blown the aerial down; non osavo guardare giù da quell'altezza, I didn't dare to look down from that height; la pioggia veniva giù a fiumi, the rain came (o was coming) down in torrents; il prezzo della benzina non accenna ad andare giù, the price of petrol shows no sign of going down // non manda giù un boccone da due giorni, he hasn't eaten a thing (o he hasn't had a bite to eat) for two days // su e giù, up and down; (avanti e indietro) to and fro: correre su e giù per le scale, to run up and down the stairs; camminava nervosamente su e giù per il corridoio, he paced nervously up and down the corridor; è un periodo che continua ad andare su e giù da Roma a Milano, he keeps having to go to and fro between Rome and Milan at the moment // giù per, down: giù per la collina, down the hill; presa dal panico, si precipitò giù per le scale, she rushed downstairs in a panic; i capelli le scendevano (giù) sulle spalle, her hair flowed over her shoulders (o down her back) // Con uso rafforzativo: la pineta si estendeva giù giù fino in fondo valle, the pinewood stretched all the way down to the bottom of the valley; studieremo il pensiero dei maggiori filosofi da Aristotele giù giù fino a Cartesio, we shall study the major philosophers from Aristotle (all the way) down to Descartes2 (posizione, situazione) down (anche fig.); (al piano inferiore) downstairs: il taxi è giù che aspetta, the taxi is waiting for you downstairs (o down below); i bambini sono giù a giocare in giardino, the children are playing down in the garden; c'era un mucchio di gente giù nella piazza, there were heaps of people down in the square; i calzini sono giù nell'ultimo cassetto, the socks are down in the bottom drawer; ''Volete salire?'' ''No, grazie, ti aspettiamo giù'', ''Would you like to come up?'' ''No, thanks, we'll wait for you downstairs''; ''Sa dirmi dov'è la fermata dell'autobus?'' ''é giù in fondo a questa strada'', ''Can you tell me where the bus stop is?'' ''It's down at the end of this street''; qui c'è l'albergo; un po' più giù c'è l'ufficio postale, the hotel's here, and the post office is a bit further down; a causa dello sciopero, molti negozi avevano le saracinesche giù, on account of the strike many of the shops had their shutters down3 in giù, down, downward (s) (anche fig.): guardare in giù, to look down (wards); è caduto a testa in giù, he fell head downward (s); il cadavere giaceva a faccia in giù sul pavimento, the corpse lay face downwards on the floor; era tutto fradicio dalle ginocchia in giù, he was wet through from the knees down (wards); sono tutti ragazzi dai 13 anni in giù, they are all aged from 13 downward (s); il traffico è scorrevole solo da Firenze in giù, the traffic's moving smoothly only from Florence down (wards); la norma si applica a tutto il personale, dal più alto dirigente in giù, the rule applies to all staff, from the managing director down.◆ FRASEOLOGIA: giù!, (a cuccia!) down!; giù le mani!, hands off!; giù la maschera!, come clean! (o tell the truth!) // e giù botte!, what a hiding! // e giù acqua!, (di pioggia a dirotto) what a downpour! // la cosa non mi va giù, non la mando giù, I won't stand for it! // su per giù, giù di lì, more or less: avrà su per giù trent'anni, she must be more or less thirty; saranno state un centinaio di persone o giù di lì, there must have been about a hundred people; da qui alla stazione ci sarà un chilometro o giù di lì, from here to the station it must be about half a mile // giù da quelle parti, somewhere round there // avere giù la voce, to have lost one's voice // essere giù di morale, to be depressed, (fam.) to be down in the dumps // Per andare giù, buttare giù, mandare giù ecc. → anche andare, buttare, mandare ecc.* * *[dʒu]1) (in basso) downtirare giù qcs. — to pull down sth.
2) (sotto) downstairs4) in giù down(wards)a testa in giù — [cadere, tuffarsi] face downwards
5) giù pergiù per la collina, le scale — down the hill, the stairs
6) giù di lì thereabouts, more or less7) su e giù (in alto e in basso) up and down; (avanti e indietro) up and down, to and froandare su e giù per il corridoio — to pace o walk up and down the corridor
••giù le mani o le zampe colloq.! get your hands off me! giù la maschera! no more pretending now! e giù botte then all hell let loose o broke out; essere giù di morale o di corda to feel down o low o down-in-the-mouth; ci va giù deciso — (a parole) he doesn't pull his punches; (coi fatti) he doesn't do things by halves
* * *giù/dʒu/2 (sotto) downstairs; abita un piano più giù he lives a floor below; il vino è giù in cantina the wine is down in the cellar3 (come rafforzativo) dal primo giù giù fino all'ultimo from the first (down) to the last4 in giù down(wards); guardare in giù to look down(wards); dalla vita in giù from the waist down(wards); dai 5 anni in giù from 5 and under; a testa in giù [cadere, tuffarsi] face downwards5 giù per giù per la collina, le scale down the hill, the stairs6 giù di lì thereabouts, more or less; deve avere sessant'anni o giù di lì he must be about sixty7 su e giù (in alto e in basso) up and down; (avanti e indietro) up and down, to and fro; andare su e giù per il corridoio to pace o walk up and down the corridorgiù le mani o le zampe colloq. get your hands off me! giù la maschera! no more pretending now! e giù botte then all hell let loose o broke out; essere giù di morale o di corda to feel down o low o down-in-the-mouth; ci va giù deciso (a parole) he doesn't pull his punches; (coi fatti) he doesn't do things by halves. -
44 dat steekt (hem)
dat steekt (hem)that sticks in one's/(his) throatVan Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > dat steekt (hem)
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45 maag
1 stomach♦voorbeelden:met een lege/volle maag • on an empty/a full stomachop een nuchtere maag • on an empty stomacheen zwakke maag • a weak stomachmet zijn maag sukkelen, het aan zijn maag hebben • suffer from stomach/gastric troubledaar krijg je het van aan je maag • that's bad for your stomach〈 figuurlijk〉 iemand iets in de maag splitsen • 〈 ergens mee opschepen〉 fob/palm something off on someone; 〈 duur verkopen〉 make someone pay through the nose for something〈 figuurlijk〉 ergens mee in zijn maag zitten • 〈 ergens mee verlegen zitten〉 be worried about/troubled by something; 〈 ertegen opzien〉 dread having to do something〈 figuurlijk〉 ze zitten er behoorlijk/lelijk mee in hun maag • they're at their wits' end what to do about ithet toetje lag nogal zwaar op de maag • the dessert was rather fillingals ik paprika eet, krijg ik last van mijn maag • peppers disagree with mevan al dat vette eten raakte zijn maag van streek • all that greasy food upset his stomach -
46 עצם
עֶצֶםm. (b. h.; preced.) ( strength, 1) bone. Tosef.Sabb.VII (VIII), 21 עמד ע׳ בגרונו if a bone sticks in ones throat; Sabb.67a. Pes.VII, 11 השובר את הע׳וכ׳ he who breaks a bone of the Passover sacrifice. Ib. 12 שאין בו משום שבירת הע׳ because the prohibition to break a bone does not apply to it; a. v. fr.Pl. עֲצָמוֹת. Ib. 10. Ib. VIII, 8 והמלקט לו ע׳ he who has the bones (of a parent) collected, v. לָקַט; a. v. fr. 2) substance, essence, self (v. עִיצּוּם). Ab. I, 14 וכשאני לעַצְמִיוכ׳ and if I am (I care) for myself only, what am I? Ib. II, 13 אל תהי רשע בפני עַצְמֶךָ be not a wicked man in thine own sight (despair not of thyself). Ber.43a; Tosef. ib. IV, 8 כל אחד ואחד מברך לעַצְמוֹ each says the blessing for himself. Zeb.VIII, 10 כשהוא בעצמו when it (the addition to, or the diminution from the prescribed action) stands by itself (is clearly visible); R. Hash. 28b; Erub.100a. Sifré Deut. 19 לא מעַצְמִי אניוכ׳ I did not say that of my own accord (as my idea), but at the command of God. Num. R. s. 20; Tanḥ. Bal. 13 בקש לילך לעצמווכ׳ he wanted to go to himself (go home); a. v. fr.Pl. constr. עַצְמֵי. Sifré Deut. 16 לשעבר … עַצְמֵיכֶםוכ׳ in the past you were your own masters, now you are servants and subjects of the community; a. fr. 3) substance, wealth, esp. live stock. Yalk. Gen. 111 (ref. to וַעֲבֻרָּה, Gen. 26:14) וַעֲבָדָהּ כתיב אם אין אדם נעשה כעבד לעַצְמוֹוכ׳ it may be read ‘and he shall serve it, unless a man become like a slave to his stock, he does not own it; Gen. R. s. 64 כמו עבד לעבדו (read לעצמו; cmp. Snh.58b).Pl. as ab. Gen. R. l. c. (ref. to עצמת ממנו, Gen. 26:16) כל אותן ע׳ שעצמת ממני היה לך all these possessions (herds and flocks) which thou hast obtained, are they not from us?; Yalk. l. c. עֲצוּמוֹת. -
47 עֶצֶם
עֶצֶםm. (b. h.; preced.) ( strength, 1) bone. Tosef.Sabb.VII (VIII), 21 עמד ע׳ בגרונו if a bone sticks in ones throat; Sabb.67a. Pes.VII, 11 השובר את הע׳וכ׳ he who breaks a bone of the Passover sacrifice. Ib. 12 שאין בו משום שבירת הע׳ because the prohibition to break a bone does not apply to it; a. v. fr.Pl. עֲצָמוֹת. Ib. 10. Ib. VIII, 8 והמלקט לו ע׳ he who has the bones (of a parent) collected, v. לָקַט; a. v. fr. 2) substance, essence, self (v. עִיצּוּם). Ab. I, 14 וכשאני לעַצְמִיוכ׳ and if I am (I care) for myself only, what am I? Ib. II, 13 אל תהי רשע בפני עַצְמֶךָ be not a wicked man in thine own sight (despair not of thyself). Ber.43a; Tosef. ib. IV, 8 כל אחד ואחד מברך לעַצְמוֹ each says the blessing for himself. Zeb.VIII, 10 כשהוא בעצמו when it (the addition to, or the diminution from the prescribed action) stands by itself (is clearly visible); R. Hash. 28b; Erub.100a. Sifré Deut. 19 לא מעַצְמִי אניוכ׳ I did not say that of my own accord (as my idea), but at the command of God. Num. R. s. 20; Tanḥ. Bal. 13 בקש לילך לעצמווכ׳ he wanted to go to himself (go home); a. v. fr.Pl. constr. עַצְמֵי. Sifré Deut. 16 לשעבר … עַצְמֵיכֶםוכ׳ in the past you were your own masters, now you are servants and subjects of the community; a. fr. 3) substance, wealth, esp. live stock. Yalk. Gen. 111 (ref. to וַעֲבֻרָּה, Gen. 26:14) וַעֲבָדָהּ כתיב אם אין אדם נעשה כעבד לעַצְמוֹוכ׳ it may be read ‘and he shall serve it, unless a man become like a slave to his stock, he does not own it; Gen. R. s. 64 כמו עבד לעבדו (read לעצמו; cmp. Snh.58b).Pl. as ab. Gen. R. l. c. (ref. to עצמת ממנו, Gen. 26:16) כל אותן ע׳ שעצמת ממני היה לך all these possessions (herds and flocks) which thou hast obtained, are they not from us?; Yalk. l. c. עֲצוּמוֹת. -
48 stick
{stik}
I. 1. бода, бодвам, забождам, набождам, пробождам, пронизвам, муша, мушкам, намушвам, ръгам, ръгвам, забивам, забучвам, втиквам, натиквам, затъквам, натиквам, набивам, пъхам, пъхвам, напъхвам, вмъквам, вкарвам
stuck with pins набоден с карфици
2. коля, заколвам
to STICK pigs коля свине, ходя на лов за глигани (на кон и с копие)
3. разг. бутвам, тиквам, мушвам, слагам, поставям, турям, наблъсквам
4. лепя (се), залепвам (се), лепвам, (се)
прилепвам (се), прилепнал съм (to към), лепна, лепкав съм
he STICKs like a bur прен. той е голяма лепка, няма отърване от него
5. забивам се (за игла, стрела и пр.)
набождам се (in, into на)
6. стоя, оставам, сп. държа се, не се предавам
запазвам се (и прен.) to STICK indoors стоя си/кисна вкъщи
to STICK to the mind оставам в ума/съзнанието
7. запирам се, запъвам се, залоствам се
загазвам, затъвам (и to get stuck) заяждам се, закучвам се
to STICK fast загазвам/затъвам здравата, изпащам си
to STICK in someone's throat/craw/gizzard спирам се/затъквам се на гърлото/присядам на/задавям някого, прен. идвам много на/не мога да бъда смлян от/отвращавам някого
8. стърча, подавам се, издавам (се), показвам (се)
9. разг. търпя, изтърпявам, понасям
to STICK it понасям нещо търпеливо
10. озадачавам, затруднявам, смущавам
to be stuck for an answer не зная какво да кажа, затруднявам се да отговоря
11. подпирам с/забивам пръчка до (растение), за да се увива около нея
12. sl. мамя, измамвам, вземам в повече пари/такси и пр. от (някого)
to STICK someone for a fiver измъквам/изкрънквам пет лири от някого
stick about/around разг. стоя наблизо, навъртам се
stick at разг. постоянствувам в/с (работа, занимание и пр.), имам/проявявам скрупули
to STICK at nothing не се спирам пред нищо
stick by разг. прен. подкрепям, оставам верен на/лоялен към
stick down разг. слагам, турям, разг. записвам, написвам, залепвам (етикет, плик и пр.)
stick in лепя, залепвам, налепвам (в албум и пр.), прибавям, вмъквам, бутвам, стоя си вкъщи
to STICK in to stick at
stick on залепвам, крепя се на, оставам някъде, запазвам се
to STICK on to следя отблизо, не изпускам от очи
stuck on влюбен до уши, хлътнал по
to STICK it on взимам високи такси, скубя
stick out подавам (се), издавам се напред, изпъквам, пъча, изпъчвам, протягам (крак и пр.)
изплезвам (език) (at на), издавам (челюст и пр.) напред, очевиден съм
лича отдалеч (обик. to STICK out a mile), настоявам на, поддържам, издържам, изтрайвам
to STICK out for настоявам за, искам настоятелно, изисквам, държа на
stick to залепвам (се) за
the nickname stuck to him прякорът му остана, разг. държа на, придържам се към, не се отклонявам от, оставам верен на
to STICK to the point не се отклонявам/отвличам от въпроса/същината
to STICK to one's business гледам си (добре) работата
to STICK to it упорствувам, твърдя, разг. държа, задържам (обик. незаконно)
some of the money stuck to his fingers той си присвои/сложи част от парите в джоба
stick together залепям, слепвам (се), поддържаме се с, не се делим, не общуваме с другите, държим се настрана
stick up залепям, окачвам (обява и пр.), набучвам, подавам се, стърча нагоре, слагам/окачвам да стърчи/да боде очите/да дразни, нападам с оръжие, обирам (банка и пр.)
STICK'em up! STICK your hands up! sl. горе ръцете! to STICK up for разг. подкрепям, застъпвам се за, защищавам, браня
to STICK up to someone разг. опъвам се/оказвам съпротива на някого
sl. озадачавам, обърквам, сащисвам
to be stuck up суетен/самомнителен/надменен съм
stick with оставам верен на, не изоставям (някого, нещо)
to be/get stuck with не мога да се отърва от, хързулнали/натрапили са ми (задача, отговорност и пр.)
II. 1. пръчка, съчка, клечка, клонче, стрък (че)
прен. мъничко, шушка (of от)
a STICK of celery стрък целина
a STICK of chocolate парче шоколад
a STICK of shaving soap сапун за бръснене
2. бастун, прът, тояга (и прен.)
(to shake) the big STICK (демонстрирам) сила/мощ, (провеждам) политика на заплаха от военна/политическа интервенция
big STICK policy политика от позиция на силата
to use big STICK methods бия, пердаша
to give someone the STICK бия някого с пръчка
the boy wants the STICK това момче си плаче за бой
just a few STICKs of furniture само няколко найнеобходими обикновени мебели
not a STICK of the house was left standing от (съборената) къща не остана нищо
3. ам. sl. цигара от марихуана
4. печ. компас (и composing STICK)
5. муз. диригентска палка
6. мор. шег. мачта
7. инертен/бездушен/сух/дървен човек
8. бодване, промушване, ръгване
9. ам. разг. гористи пущинаци, отдалечени/затънтени краища
out in the STICKs далеч от същината на нещата
to have/get hold of the wrong end of the STICK разбирам съвършено погрешно, заблуждавам се
10. лост за превключване на скорости* * *{stik} v (stuck {st^k}) 1. бода, бодвам; забождам; набождам;(2) {stik} n 1. пръчка; съчка, клечка, клонче; стрък(че); прен.* * *тояга; ръгам; палка; пробождане; прилепвам; пробождам; придържам се; бодвам; бода; бодване; вмъквам; пръчка; пъхам; залепвам; забучвам; засядам; забождам; клечка; лепя; клонче; набивам;* * *1. (to shake) the big stick (демонстрирам) сила/мощ, (провеждам) политика на заплаха от военна/политическа интервенция 2. 1 sl. мамя, измамвам, вземам в повече пари/такси и пр. от (някого) 3. 1 подпирам с/забивам пръчка до (растение), за да се увива около нея 4. a stick of celery стрък целина 5. a stick of chocolate парче шоколад 6. a stick of shaving soap сапун за бръснене 7. big stick policy политика от позиция на силата 8. he sticks like a bur прен. той е голяма лепка, няма отърване от него 9. i. бода, бодвам, забождам, набождам, пробождам, пронизвам, муша, мушкам, намушвам, ръгам, ръгвам, забивам, забучвам, втиквам, натиквам, затъквам, натиквам, набивам, пъхам, пъхвам, напъхвам, вмъквам, вкарвам 10. ii. пръчка, съчка, клечка, клонче, стрък (че) 11. just a few sticks of furniture само няколко найнеобходими обикновени мебели 12. not a stick of the house was left standing от (съборената) къща не остана нищо 13. out in the sticks далеч от същината на нещата 14. sl. озадачавам, обърквам, сащисвам 15. some of the money stuck to his fingers той си присвои/сложи част от парите в джоба 16. stick about/around разг. стоя наблизо, навъртам се 17. stick at разг. постоянствувам в/с (работа, занимание и пр.), имам/проявявам скрупули 18. stick by разг. прен. подкрепям, оставам верен на/лоялен към 19. stick down разг. слагам, турям, разг. записвам, написвам, залепвам (етикет, плик и пр.) 20. stick in лепя, залепвам, налепвам (в албум и пр.), прибавям, вмъквам, бутвам, стоя си вкъщи 21. stick on залепвам, крепя се на, оставам някъде, запазвам се 22. stick out подавам (се), издавам се напред, изпъквам, пъча, изпъчвам, протягам (крак и пр.) 23. stick to залепвам (се) за 24. stick together залепям, слепвам (се), поддържаме се с, не се делим, не общуваме с другите, държим се настрана 25. stick up залепям, окачвам (обява и пр.), набучвам, подавам се, стърча нагоре, слагам/окачвам да стърчи/да боде очите/да дразни, нападам с оръжие, обирам (банка и пр.) 26. stick with оставам верен на, не изоставям (някого, нещо) 27. stick'em up! stick your hands up! sl. горе ръцете! to stick up for разг. подкрепям, застъпвам се за, защищавам, браня 28. stuck on влюбен до уши, хлътнал по 29. stuck with pins набоден с карфици 30. the boy wants the stick това момче си плаче за бой 31. the nickname stuck to him прякорът му остана, разг. държа на, придържам се към, не се отклонявам от, оставам верен на 32. to be stuck for an answer не зная какво да кажа, затруднявам се да отговоря 33. to be stuck up суетен/самомнителен/надменен съм 34. to be/get stuck with не мога да се отърва от, хързулнали/натрапили са ми (задача, отговорност и пр.) 35. to give someone the stick бия някого с пръчка 36. to have/get hold of the wrong end of the stick разбирам съвършено погрешно, заблуждавам се 37. to stick at nothing не се спирам пред нищо 38. to stick fast загазвам/затъвам здравата, изпащам си 39. to stick in someone's throat/craw/gizzard спирам се/затъквам се на гърлото/присядам на/задавям някого, прен. идвам много на/не мога да бъда смлян от/отвращавам някого 40. to stick in to stick at 41. to stick it on взимам високи такси, скубя 42. to stick it понасям нещо търпеливо 43. to stick on to следя отблизо, не изпускам от очи 44. to stick out for настоявам за, искам настоятелно, изисквам, държа на 45. to stick pigs коля свине, ходя на лов за глигани (на кон и с копие) 46. to stick someone for a fiver измъквам/изкрънквам пет лири от някого 47. to stick to it упорствувам, твърдя, разг. държа, задържам (обик. незаконно) 48. to stick to one's business гледам си (добре) работата 49. to stick to the mind оставам в ума/съзнанието 50. to stick to the point не се отклонявам/отвличам от въпроса/същината 51. to stick up to someone разг. опъвам се/оказвам съпротива на някого 52. to use big stick methods бия, пердаша 53. ам. sl. цигара от марихуана 54. ам. разг. гористи пущинаци, отдалечени/затънтени краища 55. бастун, прът, тояга (и прен.) 56. бодване, промушване, ръгване 57. забивам се (за игла, стрела и пр.) 58. загазвам, затъвам (и to get stuck) заяждам се, закучвам се 59. запазвам се (и прен.) to stick indoors стоя си/кисна вкъщи 60. запирам се, запъвам се, залоствам се 61. изплезвам (език) (at на), издавам (челюст и пр.) напред, очевиден съм 62. инертен/бездушен/сух/дървен човек 63. коля, заколвам 64. лепя (се), залепвам (се), лепвам, (се) 65. лича отдалеч (обик. to stick out a mile), настоявам на, поддържам, издържам, изтрайвам 66. лост за превключване на скорости 67. мор. шег. мачта 68. муз. диригентска палка 69. набождам се (in, into на) 70. озадачавам, затруднявам, смущавам 71. печ. компас (и composing stick) 72. прен. мъничко, шушка (of от) 73. прилепвам (се), прилепнал съм (to към), лепна, лепкав съм 74. разг. бутвам, тиквам, мушвам, слагам, поставям, турям, наблъсквам 75. разг. търпя, изтърпявам, понасям 76. стоя, оставам, сп. държа се, не се предавам 77. стърча, подавам се, издавам (се), показвам (се)* * *stick [stik] I. v ( stuck[stʌk]) 1. бода, боцвам, забождам, набождам, пробождам; нанизвам, пронизвам; мушкам, мушвам, ръгам, наръгвам, забивам, забучвам, натиквам, затъквам, натъквам, набивам; пъхам, напъхвам, вмъквам, вкарвам; to \stick the spurs in забивам шпори; 2. коля, заколвам; to \stick pigs ходя на лов за диви свине (на кон и с копие); 3. разг. бутвам, набутвам, тиквам, мушвам, слагам, поставям; to \stick in a few commas слагам няколко запетаи; to \stick the bag on the bed слагам (небрежно) чантата на леглото; 4. лепя (се), залепвам (се); прилепвам (се), прилепнал съм (to); лепкав съм; to \stick a label on залепвам етикет; the dough \sticks to my hands тестото залепва (се лепи) по ръцете ми; to \stick to the ribs (за храна) приятен съм, вкусен съм, услаждам се; to \stick to s.o.' s fingers бивам откраднат; the nickname stuck to him прякорът му остана; to \stick on a horse разг. държа се здраво върху кон; 5. забивам се (за игла, стрела и под.); набождам се (in, into); 6. стоя, оставам, "кисна"; to \stick to the facts следвам (придържам се към) фактите; to \stick in the mind оставам в съзнанието; 7. заставам, запирам; to \stick fast загазвам (затъвам) здравата; to \stick in the mud затъвам в калта; прен. изоставам от времето си; to \stick in the mire намирам се в неудобно положение; излагам се; изпащам си; to \stick in s.o.'s throat (разг. gizzard, craw) 1) присядам някому, идвам много на; не мога да "смеля"; 2) засядам на гърлото (за думи), не мога да ги изрека; the drawer \sticks чекмеджето заяжда; the lift has stuck асансьорът заседна; 8. стърча, подавам (се), показвам (се); 9. разг. търпя, изтърпявам, понасям; I stuck the full course изкарах целия курс, останах до края на курса; I can't \stick her voice не понасям гласа ѝ; 10. озадачавам, затруднявам, смущавам; 11. подпирам ( растение) с пръчка, забивам пръчка (до растение, за да се увива около нея); 12. печ. набирам; 13. sl мамя, измамвам; to \stick s.o. for a tenner измъквам десет лири (десятък) от някого; • I am sticking отказвам се (при игра на карти); II. n 1. пръчка; съчка, клонче, клечка; стрък, стръкче (of); прът, бастун; a \stick to beat s.o. with журн. оръжие срещу; to give s.o. \stick критикувам, нападам остро; to get ( take) \stick критикуват ме, карат ми се; a \stick of parsley стрък магданоз; a \stick of chocolate блокче шоколад; a \stick of sealing wax парче червен восък; the big \stick сопа, дървен господ; a few \sticks of furniture някой и друг стол; the house was pulled down and not a \stick left standing къщата бе съборена и от нея не остана нищо; to carry ( wield) a big \stick разполагам с голяма власт; to get the short end of the \stick в по-неизгодно положение съм; in a cleft \stick натясно; в затруднено положение; между чука и наковалнята; more ( things) than you can shake a \stick at прекалено много (неща); повече, отколкото ми са нужни; 2. печ. компас (и composing-\stick); 3. муз. диригентска палка; 4. мор., шег. мачта, прът; 5. сух (скучен, скован) човек; poor \stick сиромах, завалия; 6. бодване, пробождане, мушване, промушване, ръгване; • to live in the \sticks разг. живея в затънтено място (далеч от цивилизацията); to get the wrong end of the \stick схващам (тълкувам, разбирам) неправилно. -
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1. (вземам с ръка) take, catch, catch hold of (за by)(здраво) grip(сграбчвам) grasp(внезапно) seize, snatch(грубо) grab(топка и пр.) catchхващам главата си с ръце put o.'s hands to o.'s headхващам някого за ръка take s.o. by the handхващам някого под ръка take s.o.'s armхващам някого за гушата fly at s.o.'s throatхващам някого за яката collar s.o.хващам здраво get/take a good grip of/on; have a strong gripопитвам се да хвана catch at2. (докосвам) touchне хващай чашата, че е гореща don't touch the cup, it's too hot3. (ловя, залавям-лов, престъпник, болест) catch, get(престъпник и) lay hold of, lay hands onхващам на местопрестъплението catch/surprise in the act, catch red-handed, catch with the goods(престъпник) sl. nobbleхващам в лъжа уч. sl. nailхващам в мрежата си прен. netхващат ме в грешка be caught noddingбез да ме хванат without getting caughtхващам в грешка find out; detect in error, catch out in errorсамо да те хвана (като вършиш нещо) let me catch you at it4. (пусната бримка) take/pick up5. (превозно средство) take, catch; get(успявам да хвана) make(радиостанция) get6. (ловя, задържам) catch(за ваксина) takeхващам корен take/strike rootключът не хваща the lock won't catchтози инструмент не хваща that tool has no nipхващам каймак cream overпреждата не хваща боя the yarn won't dye7. (за прожектор и пр.) pick cut8. (някого за работа и пр.) rope in(наемам) hire, engage, employ the services ofхванаха ме да държа реч I've been let in for a speech9. (побирам-за съд и пр.) hold, contain10. (започвам) begin, start, commence; set inтази година зимата хвана рано winter set in/began early this yearтой хвана да вика he started shouting, he set up a yellхващам работа begin workget a jobне хваща работа he never sticks to a job11. (залавям се с) turn o.'s hand toкаквото хване, добре го свършва whatever he turns his hand to he does well12. (прихващам, продавам на някаква цена) chargeхванахте ли лимонадите? (към келнер) did you include the lemonades?скъпо ми хващате брашното you are charging too much for the flour13. (за кибрит и пр.-възпламенява се) take fire(за оръжие) fire, go off14. (измамвам) catchмене не можеш да хванеш you won't catch me15. (подействувам, правя впечатление) get, gripхващам вяра believeхващам гората escape to the forest; become a haidoukхващам кривия път go to the badхващам място fill the bill; come in usefulдумите му хванаха място his words went home, his words workedхваща ме хрома catch a cold (in the head)не мога да му хвана края I can't make nead or tail of itхващам окото catch the eye(за жена) be an eyefulне ми хвана окото it didn't appeal to me, I didn't like/fancy itхващат ме нервите get nervous, get the jittersхващат ме дяволите get furious/mad, fly into a rageхвана ме скука I got boredхваща ме ток get an electric shockхванало ме е слънцето I've got a touch of the sunхваща ме срам become/be ashamedне ме хваща сън I can't sleep, I can 't get a wink of sleepхваща ме виното the wine gets/goes (in)to my headхващам ce16. take hold (за of) get hold of, take/get a grasp ofоттам да се хвана за grasp/catch atхвани се за мене hold on to meхващаме се за ръце join hands17. (за растение) strike/take root(за риба) biteхващам се за главата clutch o.'s head. прен. be* * *хва̀щам,гл.1. ( вземам с ръка) take, catch, catch hold of (за by); ( здраво) grip; ( сграбчвам) grasp; ( внезапно) seize, snatch; (грубо) grab; ( топка и пр.) catch; опитвам се да хвана catch at; \хващам главата си с ръце put o.’s hands to o.’s head; \хващам някого за гушата fly at s.o.’s throat; \хващам някого за яката collar s.o.; \хващам здраво grip/take a good grip of/on; have a strong grip; \хващам някого под ръка take s.o.’s arm;2. ( докосвам) touch;3. ( ловя, залавям лов, престъпник, болест) catch, get; ( престъпник и пр.) lay hold of, lay hands on; \хващам в грешка find out; detect in error, catch out in error; \хващам в лъжа уч. sl. nail; \хващам в мрежата си прен. net; \хващам венерическа болест sl. cop a dose; \хващам на местопрестъплението catch/surprise in the act, catch red-handed, catch with the goods; ( престъпник) sl. nobble; \хващам някого неподготвен catch s.o. nodding/napping/bending/tripping/off their guard/at a bad time;6. ( ловя, задържам) catch; (за ваксина) take; преждата не хваща боя the yarn won’t dye; \хващам каймак cream over; \хващам кора crust over; \хващам корен take/strike root; \хващам ръжда rust;7. (за прожектор и пр.) pick out;10. ( започвам) begin, start, commence; set in; не хваща работа he never sticks to a job;11. ( залавям се с) turn o.’s hand to; каквото хване, добре го свършва whatever he turns his hand to he does well;12. ( прихващам; продавам на някаква цена) charge; скъпо ми хващате брашното you are charging too much for the flour;13. ( подействам, правя впечатление) get, grip; • думите му хванаха място his words went home, his words worked; не ме хваща сън I can’t sleep, I can’t get a wink of sleep; не ми хваща окото it didn’t appeal to me, I didn’t like/fancy it; не мога да му хвана края I can’t make head or tail of it; хванало ме е слънцето I’ve got a touch of the sun; хваща ме виното the wine gets/goes (in)to my head; хваща ме срам become/be ashamed; хваща ме ток get an electric shock; хваща ме хрема catch a cold (in the head); \хващам вяра believe; \хващам гората escape to the forest; become an outlaw; \хващам кривия път go to the bad; \хващам място fill the bill; come in useful; \хващам окото catch the eye; (за жена) be an eyeful; \хващам пътя set off; take to the road; hit the road; хващат ме дяволите get furious/mad, fly into a rage; хващат ме нервите get nervous, get the jitters;\хващам се 1. take hold (за of), get hold of, take/get a grasp of; опитвам да се хвана за grasp/catch at; хвани се за мене hold on to me; хващаме се за ръце join hands;3. ( вярвам) разг. fall for it, be taken in; • няма да се хвана на лъжите ти I am not to be taken in by your lies; хванеш ли се на хорото, трябва да играеш in for a penny, in for a pound; if you dance you must pay the fiddler; you can’t back out; \хващам се в капана fall/walk into a trap/into the net; \хващам се в собствения си капан fall into o.’s own trap; the biter bit; \хващам се за главата clutch o.’s head, прен. be flabbergasted, (не знам какво да правя) be at o.’s wits end; \хващам се за дребни неща be over-particular; \хващам се за работа set to work; \хващам се за сламка clutch at a straw; \хващам се на бас make a bet; \хващам се на въдицата swallow the bait, rise to the bait; \хващам се на работа take a job; \хващам се на хорото join the dance; \хващам се с лоши другари keep bad company.* * *catch: хващам a cold - хващам настинка, хващам a mouse in a trap - хващам мишка в капан, I caught him stealing. - Хванах го да краде.; take: He took her by the hand. - Той я хвана за ръка., He was хващамn captive. - Toй беше хванат за заложник.; grasp (сграбчвам); grip (здраво); grab (сграбчвам); capture (улавям); get (залавям): хващам an electric shock - хваща ме ток; grapple ; gripe (при лов); net (в мрежа); strike (път); (за превозно средство): catch: хващам the bus - хващам автобуса; get (и радиостанция); hire (наемам за работа); (започвам): begin ; start ; set off - хващам пътя; take hold (се); get a grasp of (се)* * *1. (вземам с ръка) take, catch, catch hold of (за by) 2. (внезапно) seize, snatch 3. (грубо) grab 4. (докосвам) touch 5. (за ваксина) take 6. (за жена) be an eyeful 7. (за оръжие) fire, go off 8. (за прожектор и np.) pick cut 9. (за риба) bite 10. (започвам) begin, start, commence;set in 11. (здраво) grip 12. (ловя, задържам) catch 13. (ловя, залавям-лов, престъпник, болест) catch, get 14. (наемам) hire, engage, employ the services of 15. (някого за работа и np.) rope in 16. (побирам- за съд и np.) hold, contain 17. (превозно средство) take, catch;get 18. (престъпник и) lay hold of, lay hands on 19. (престъпник) sl. nobble 20. (пусната бримка) take/pick up 21. (радиостанция) get 22. (сграбчвам) grasp 23. (топка и np.) catch 24. (успявам да хвана) make 25. 1 (за кибрит и np.-възпламенява се) take fire 26. 1 (за растение) strike/take root 27. 1 (залавям се с) turn o.'s hand to 28. 1 (измамвам) catch 29. 1 (подействувам, правя впечатление) get, grip 30. 1 (прихващам 31. 1 take hold (за of) get hold of, take/get a grasp of 32. get а job 33. ХВАЩАМ ce 34. ХВАЩАМ в грешка find out;detect in error, catch out in error 35. ХВАЩАМ в лъжа уч. sl. nail 36. ХВАЩАМ в мрежата си прен. net 37. ХВАЩАМ вяра believe 38. ХВАЩАМ главата си с ръце put o.'s hands to o.'s head 39. ХВАЩАМ гората escape to the forest;become a haidouk 40. ХВАЩАМ здраво get/take a good grip of/on;have a strong grip 41. ХВАЩАМ каймак cream over 42. ХВАЩАМ корен take/strike root 43. ХВАЩАМ кривия път go to the bad 44. ХВАЩАМ място fill the bill;come in useful 45. ХВАЩАМ на местопрестъплението catch/surprise in the act, catch red-handed, catch with the goods 46. ХВАЩАМ някого за гушата fly at s.o.'s throat 47. ХВАЩАМ някого за ръка take s.o. by the hand 48. ХВАЩАМ някого за яката collar s.o. 49. ХВАЩАМ някого под ръка take s.o.'s arm 50. ХВАЩАМ окото catch the eye 51. ХВАЩАМ пътя, ХВАЩАМ дългия set off;take to the road 52. ХВАЩАМ работа begin work 53. ХВАЩАМ ръжда, ХВАЩАМ кора crust over 54. ХВАЩАМ се за главата clutch o.'s head. прен. be 55. ХВАЩАМЕ се за ръце join hands 56. без да ме хванат without getting caught 57. думите му хванаха място his words went home, his words worked 58. каквото хване, добре го свършва whatever he turns his hand to he does well 59. ключът не хваща the lock won't catch 60. мене не можеш да хванеш you won't catch me 61. не ХВАЩАМmiss fire 62. не ме хваща сън I can't sleep, I can 't get a wink of sleep 63. не ми хвана окото it didn't appeal to me, I didn't like/fancy it 64. не мога да му хвана края I can't make nead or tail of it 65. не хваща работа he never sticks to a job 66. не хващай чашата, че е гореща don't touch the cup, it's too hot 67. опитвам се да хвана catch at 68. оттам да се хвана за grasp/catch at 69. преждата не хваща боя the yarn won't dye 70. продавам на някаква цена) charge 71. само да те хвана (като вършиш нещо) let me catch you at it 72. скъпо ми хващате брашното you are charging too much for the flour 73. тази година зимата хвана рано winter set in/began early this year 74. този инструмент не хваща that tool has no nip 75. той хвана да вика he started shouting, he set up a yell 76. хвана ме скука I got bored 77. хванало ме е слънцето I've got a touch of the sun 78. хванаха ме да държа реч I've been let in for a speech 79. хванахте ли лимонадите? (към келнер) did you include the lemonades? 80. хвани се за мене hold on to me 81. хваща ме виното the wine gets/goes (in)to my head 82. хваща ме срам become/be ashamed 83. хваща ме ток get an electric shock 84. хваща ме хрома catch a cold (in the head) 85. хващат ме в грешка be caught nodding 86. хващат ме дяволите get furious/mad, fly into a rage 87. хващат ме нервите get nervous, get the jitters -
50 garganta
f.1 throat (anatomy).lo tengo atravesado en la garganta (figurative) he/it sticks in my gullet2 gorge (desfiladero).3 ravine, water gap, groove.4 ball spunt.* * *1 (cuello) throat2 (desfiladero) gorge, narrow pass3 (voz) voice4 (empeine) instep\tener buena garganta to have a good voicetener a alguien atravesado en la garganta familiar not to be able to stand somebodytener un nudo en la garganta figurado to have a lump in one's throatdolor de garganta sore throat* * *noun f.1) throat2) neck3) defile* * *SF1) (Anat) throat, gullet; (=cuello) neck2) [del pie] instep3) (Mús) singing voice4) [de botella] neck5) (Geog) (=barranco) ravine, gorge; (=desfiladero) narrow pass6) (Arquit) [de columna] shaft* * *I1)a) (Anat) throatb) ( cuello) neck2) ( desfiladero) gorge, ravine; ( entre montañas) narrow passIImasculino y femenino (Per fam) scrounger (colloq)* * *= throat, gorge, gullet.Ex. Self-effacing nervousness causes the epiglottis to tighten, strangling the words in the throat and stiffening the diaphragm so that it is like pulled-out elastic unable to propel anything.Ex. This is the cradle of Shangri-la and one of the deepest river gorges on earth = Ésta es la cuna del Shangrilá y uno de los desfiladeros más profundos de la tierra.Ex. Many people's lives are made miserable by heartburn, a sensation of heaviness at the pit of the stomach and a burning sensation in the gullet.----* dolor de garganta = sore throat.* hacérsele a Uno un nudo en la garganta = get + a lump in + Posesivo + throat.* hacerse un nudo en la garganta = choking emotion + fill.* nudo en la garganta = lump in + Posesivo + throat.* * *I1)a) (Anat) throatb) ( cuello) neck2) ( desfiladero) gorge, ravine; ( entre montañas) narrow passIImasculino y femenino (Per fam) scrounger (colloq)* * *= throat, gorge, gullet.Ex: Self-effacing nervousness causes the epiglottis to tighten, strangling the words in the throat and stiffening the diaphragm so that it is like pulled-out elastic unable to propel anything.
Ex: This is the cradle of Shangri-la and one of the deepest river gorges on earth = Ésta es la cuna del Shangrilá y uno de los desfiladeros más profundos de la tierra.Ex: Many people's lives are made miserable by heartburn, a sensation of heaviness at the pit of the stomach and a burning sensation in the gullet.* dolor de garganta = sore throat.* hacérsele a Uno un nudo en la garganta = get + a lump in + Posesivo + throat.* hacerse un nudo en la garganta = choking emotion + fill.* nudo en la garganta = lump in + Posesivo + throat.* * *1 ( Anat) throatme dolía la garganta I had a sore throattiene una buena garganta she has a good (singing) voiceC ( Arquit) neck* * *
garganta sustantivo femenino
1a) (Anat) throat;
2 ( desfiladero) gorge, ravine;
( entre montañas) narrow pass
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino (Per fam) scrounger (colloq)
garganta sustantivo femenino
1 (de persona, animal) throat: me dolía la garganta, I had a sore throat
le puso la navaja en la garganta, he put the knife to his neck
2 (entre montañas) gorge, narrow pass
' garganta' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
anudar
- nudo
- nuez
- angina
- atorar
- atravesar
- carrasposo
- doler
- dolor
- gaznate
- guargüero
- irritar
- raspar
- reseco
- seco
English:
lump
- sore
- throat
- gullet
* * *garganta nf1. [conducto interno] throat;me duele la garganta I've got a sore throat;Famlo tengo atravesado en la garganta he/it sticks in my gullet o throat2. [cuello] neck3. [voz] (singing) voice;tiene buena garganta he has a good (singing) voice4. [desfiladero] gorge* * *f1 ANAT throat2 GEOG gorge* * *garganta nf1) : throat2) : neck (of a person or a bottle)3) : ravine, narrow pass* * *garganta n1. (cuello) throat2. (en geografía) gorge -
51 stick
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] defensive knobbed stick[English Plural] sticks[Swahili Word] rungu[Swahili Plural] marungu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] flexible stick used to capture burrowing nearshore worms for bait[English Plural] flexible sticks[Swahili Word] telewa[Swahili Plural] telewa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Dialect] Kimvita[Terminology] marine------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] forked stick[English Plural] forked sticks[Swahili Word] kongwa[Swahili Plural] makongwa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] get stuck[Swahili Word] -ama[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hockey stick[English Plural] hockey sticks[Swahili Word] gongo[Swahili Plural] magongo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hooked stick (used to pull down branches in fruit-picking)[English Plural] hooked sticks[Swahili Word] chogoe[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] hooked stick for pulling down fruit[English Plural] hooked sticks[Swahili Word] upembo[Swahili Plural] pembo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 11/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] large hooked stick[English Plural] large hooked sticks[Swahili Word] ngoe[Swahili Plural] ngoe[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] make (legs) stick in[Swahili Word] -topeza[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] topea V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] piece of stick used for twisting the rope tightening firewood[Swahili Word] mlio[Swahili Plural] milio[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pointed stick[English Plural] pointed sticks[Swahili Word] mchokoo[Swahili Plural] michokoo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Word] -chokoa V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pointed stick[English Plural] pointed sticks[Swahili Word] mkonjo[Swahili Plural] mikonjo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Word] konzo------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pointed stick[English Plural] pointed sticks[Swahili Word] mkonzo[Swahili Plural] mikonzo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Word] konzo------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pointed stick used for opening coconuts[English Plural] pointed sticks[Swahili Word] chuo[Swahili Plural] vyuo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] short thick stick[English Plural] short thick sticks[Swahili Word] kibarango[Swahili Plural] vibarango[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Related Words] mbarango------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] short, thick stick (made from the wood of the mpweke tree)[English Plural] short, thick sticks[Swahili Word] mpweke[Swahili Plural] mipweke[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Word] mpweke N (type of tree)------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick[English Plural] sticks[Swahili Word] bakora[Swahili Plural] bakora[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Swahili Example] bakora ya kiskofu[Note] rel. crozier.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick[English Plural] sticks[Swahili Word] fimbo[Swahili Plural] fimbo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[English Example] a stick that you don't have in hand won't kill a snake (proverb)[Swahili Example] fimbo ya mbali hayiuwi nyoka (methali)------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick[English Plural] sticks[Swahili Word] kijiti[Swahili Plural] vijiti[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] mti[English Example] he stops his arms, as though he had been stuck with a stick in his eye[Swahili Example] anasimamisha mikono, kama aliyechomwa kijiti machoni [Ma]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick[English Plural] sticks[Swahili Word] konjo[Swahili Plural] makonjo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick[English Plural] sticks[Swahili Word] konzo[Swahili Plural] makonzo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick[English Plural] sticks[Swahili Word] mbarango[Swahili Plural] mibarango[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick[English Plural] sticks[Swahili Word] mkongojo[Swahili Plural] mikongojo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Word] konga V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick[English Plural] sticks[Swahili Word] ukongojo[Swahili Plural] kongojo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 11/10[Derived Word] konga------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick[English Plural] sticks[Swahili Word] njiti[Swahili Plural] njiti[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick[English Plural] sticks[Swahili Word] ufito[Swahili Plural] fito[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 11/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick[Swahili Word] -ama[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick[Swahili Word] -choma[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick[Swahili Word] -kokorocha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick[Swahili Word] -korocha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick[Swahili Word] -korochakorocha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick[Swahili Word] -nata[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick[Swahili Word] -sagama[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick[Swahili Word] -tofoa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick[Swahili Word] -tofua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick (for digging holes)[English Plural] sticks[Swahili Word] mshamo[Swahili Plural] mishamo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick (stout)[English Plural] sticks[Swahili Word] kiwi[Swahili Plural] viwi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick (to a frying pan)[Swahili Word] -ungua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick (to the ground)[Swahili Word] -jikaza[Part of Speech] verb[Class] reflexive[Swahili Example] ki-Asumini kilijikaza chini ya mihogo [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick (together)[Swahili Word] -ambata[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] amba------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick (used by weavers to tighten thread)[English Plural] sticks[Swahili Word] mladi[Swahili Plural] miladi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick (with a hardened tip used as a hunting weapon or in pit traps)[English Plural] sticks[Swahili Word] ukonjo[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick (with a hardened tip used as a hunting weapon or in pit traps)[English Plural] sticks[Swahili Word] ukonzo[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick (with hardened tip used for hunting)[English Plural] sticks[Swahili Word] konzo[Swahili Plural] makonzo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick between two things[Swahili Word] -pachika[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick fast[Swahili Word] -ganda[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick fast[Swahili Word] -kwama[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick fast[Swahili Word] -zinda[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick for sitting on when picking cloves[English Plural] sticks[Swahili Word] parago[Swahili Plural] maparago[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] paraga V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick in[Swahili Word] -pachika[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] fasten a knife-blade in the handle.[Swahili Example] pachika kisu kipinini------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick in (belt etc.)[Swahili Word] -futika[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -futa[Related Words] -futua------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick in the throat[Swahili Word] -sama[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick of wood[English Plural] sticks[Swahili Word] banzi[Swahili Plural] mabanzi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick on[Swahili Word] -bandika[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick on which one props oneself when picking cloves[English Plural] sticks[Swahili Word] parago[Swahili Plural] maparago[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick out[Swahili Word] -benua[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] -benulia, -benusha, mbenuko, mbinu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick set against a door to hold it shut[English Plural] sticks[Swahili Word] kiwi[Swahili Plural] viwi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick to[Swahili Word] -gandamia[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick together[Swahili Word] -amba[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] ambata, ambo, ambua, ambukizo, chamba, chambo, cahambua, gamba, ngambi, uambukizo, wamba, wambiso[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick together[Swahili Word] -ambatana[Part of Speech] verb[Class] reciprocal[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] ambata[English Example] the cloth has stuck to the wound[Swahili Example] nguo imeambatana na kidonda------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick together[Swahili Word] -shikamana[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] the rice stuck together after being cooked[Swahili Example] Wali ulishikamana baada ya kupikwa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick used for knocking down fruit[English Plural] sticks[Swahili Word] pikipiki[Swahili Plural] mapikipiki[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -piga[Swahili Definition] fimbo ndogo ya kutupia mtini ili kuangusha matunda------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick used in rope-making[English Plural] sticks[Swahili Word] kileti[Swahili Plural] vileti[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick used to remove fish from larger basket type fish traps[English Plural] sticks[Swahili Word] palio[Swahili Plural] palio[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Dialect] Kimvita[Terminology] marine------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick with iron tip (for digging stones)[English Plural] sticks[Swahili Word] muo[Swahili Plural] miuo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stick with something[Swahili Word] -gandama na[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] sticking together[Swahili Word] mnato[Swahili Plural] minato[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Word] nata V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] sticks (bunch of), laid inside a cooking-pot to keep the food from burning[English Plural] sticks (bunches of)[Swahili Word] nyalio[Swahili Plural] nyalio[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] sticks or laths used to fill up the spaces in the framework of a house prior to plastering[Swahili Word] wasa[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] sticks used for fortune-telling[Swahili Word] wano[Swahili Plural] mawano[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] thick stick[English Plural] thick sticks[Swahili Word] gongo[Swahili Plural] magongo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Language] Swahili[English Example] he plays hockey with a thick stick[Swahili Example] anacheza hoki kwa gongo [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] walking stick with the handle shaped like the bill of a hornbill[English Plural] walking sticks[Swahili Word] domo la kwembe[Swahili Plural] madomo ya kwembe[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------ -
52 ♦ stick
♦ stick /stɪk/n.1 bastone, bacchetta ( anche fig.): The old man walks with a stick, il vecchio cammina col bastone; walking stick, bastone da passeggio; (fig.) the stick and the carrot, il bastone e la carota; to get the stick, assaggiare il bastone; ( anche fig.) essere bacchettato2 bastoncino; ( cosmesi) stick; candelotto; stecca ( di cioccolata, ecc.); ( cucina) gambo: a stick of chalk, un pezzetto di gesso; a celery stick, un gambo di sedano; an incense stick, un bastoncino d'incenso; a stick of dynamite, un candelotto di dinamite; a stick of sealing wax, una stecca di ceralacca3 bastoncello; legnetto; stecco: Let's look for dry sticks to build a fire, cerchiamo degli stecchi asciutti per fare il fuoco; The bird built its nest with sticks, l'uccello s'è fatto il nido con degli stecchi8 (aeron.) barra di comando; cloche9 (autom.) leva del cambio10 [u] (fam. ingl.) aspri rimproveri; dure critiche; severa punizione: to take a lot of stick, ricevere molte aspre critiche; ricevere una bella lezione (fig.); to give sb. ( the) stick about st., dare a q. una bella lezione per qc.; rimproverare (o criticare) q. aspramente13 (fam., = stick of furniture) mobile: There were only a few sticks of furniture, c'erano solo quattro mobili in croce15 (fam.) tipo; tizio; individuo; uomo: a dry (o dull) old stick, un vecchio babbeo (o barboso); He's quite a good old stick, è proprio un buon uomo16 (pl.) bacchetti, stecchi, legna minuta: An old woman was gathering sticks, una vecchia raccoglieva la legna18 (equit.) frustino19 (pl.) (fam.) zona rurale; campagna: They live way out in the sticks, abitano in mezzo alla campagna (o in un posto sperduto)21 (volg.) verga; pene● (autom., ecc.) stick gauge, asta indicatrice di livello □ (zool.) stick insect, insetto stecco ( che somiglia a uno stecco) □ ( cucina) a stick of asparagus, un asparago □ ( USA) stick of butter, panetto di burro (da 4 once = 113 gr) □ (fam., autom.) stick shift, cambio a mano (o manuale): stick-shift car, vettura con il cambio manuale □ (fig.) to get the short (o the dirty, the rough) end of the stick, restare con il cerino acceso (fig.); essere fregato; restare buggerato (pop.) □ (fig.) to get hold of the wrong end of the stick, fraintendere; prendere un abbaglio; prendere lucciole per lanterne □ (fam.) to be in a cleft stick, essere tra due fuochi (fig.); non sapere che pesci prendere □ to take a stick to sb., prendere q. a bacchettate.♦ (to) stick (1) /stɪk/(pass. e p. p. stuck)A v. t.1 conficcare; ficcare; cacciare; infilare; infilzare; piantare; pungere; trafiggere; trapassare; colpire ( con un pugnale, ecc.): to stick a pin under one's skin, conficcarsi uno spillo sotto la pelle; to stick a bayonet into sb., infilzare q. con la baionetta; to stick insect specimens, infilzare esemplari d'insetti ( o fissarli con spilli); He stuck the knife in the tree, ha piantato il coltello nell'albero; Stick a thumbtack in the board, pianta una puntina da disegno sul cartellone!; to stick sb. in the back, colpire q. alla schiena ( con un coltello e sim.)2 attaccare; affiggere; appiccicare; incollare; ingommare: to stick a stamp on a letter, attaccare un francobollo a una lettera; Stick the poster on the wall, affiggi il manifesto sul muro!; to stick pictures in an album, incollare fotografie su un album3 (fam.) mettere; porre; cacciare; posare; piazzare: He stuck the rose in his buttonhole, si è messo la rosa all'occhiello; He stuck the pencil behind his ear, si è messo la matita dietro l'orecchio; Stick it in your pocket, cacciatelo in tasca!; ( calcio, ecc.) to stick a man up front, piazzare un giocatore sotto rete4 (fam.) resistere a; sopportare: I can't stick this darn job any longer, non riesco più a sopportare questo maledetto lavoro5 (fam.) spennare (fig.); fregare; rifilare; far pagare a: He stuck me for ( o with) all the drinks, mi ha rifilato il conto di tutto quello che avevamo bevuto7 (volg.) mettere (qc. ) in quel posto (eufem.): Tell him he can stick his invitation!, digli che il suo invito se lo metta in quel posto!B v. i.1 conficcarsi; infilzarsi; piantarsi; restare conficcato (o infisso): The sliver stuck in my finger, la scheggia mi si è conficcata in un dito; The arrow stuck in the bull's-eye, la freccia si è conficcata nel centro del bersaglio; The car stuck in the mud, l'automobile si è piantata nel fango2 attaccarsi; aderire; appiccicarsi; restare attaccato (o appiccicato); tenere: These stamps won't stick, questi francobolli non si attaccano; The nickname stuck to him, il nomignolo gli è rimasto appiccicato; This glue won't stick, questa colla non tiene3 (fam.) restare; rimanere: They stick at home, restano sempre a casa; non si muovono mai; Friends should stick together, gli amici dovrebbero restare uniti5 ( in genere) arrestarsi; fermarsi: He got up to the third form, and there he stuck, arrivò fino alla terza classe e poi si fermò6 (fam.) reggere ( in tribunale); portare un'incriminazione; stare in piedi (fig.): The charge against him won't stick, l'accusa che gli muovono non sta in piedi● to stick in sb. 's mind, rimanere impresso nella mente a q. □ (fig.) to stick in one's throat (o craw), ( di parole) rimanere in gola, non venire fuori; (fig.) non andare giù; essere difficile da mandar giù □ to stick like a burr (o like a leech), stare attaccato come una lappola (o come una sanguisuga); (fig.) stare appiccicato, essere appiccicaticcio □ to stick one's nose into st., ficcare il naso in qc. □ to stick a pig, ammazzare un maiale ( trafiggendolo alla gola) □ to stick through thick and thin, resistere nella buona e nell'avversa sorte; tener duro □ a coat stuck with medals, una giubba coperta di medaglie □ «Stick no bills!» ( cartello), «divieto d'affissione!».(to) stick (2) /stɪk/(pass. e p. p. sticked)A v. t.3 ( hockey su ghiaccio) colpire, spingere ( il disco) con il bastone; effettuare, eseguire ( tiri): He sticked home several shots, ha effettuato vari tiri in portaB v. i.● to go sticking, andare a fare legna minuta. -
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1. v/i go( funzionare) workandare via ( partire) leavedi macchia come outandare bene suittaglia fitandare a cavallo rideandare a passeggio walkandare a male go offandare a finire turn outandare in bicicletta cyclecome va? how are you?, how are things?non mi va di vestito it doesn't fit menon mi va di venire I don't feel like coming2. m: coll'andare del tempo with the passage of timea lungo andare in the long run* * *andare1 v. intr.1 to go*; ( in auto) to drive*; ( a piedi) to walk: andiamo a lavorare tutti i giorni, we go to work every day; è appena andato a scuola, he's just gone to school; vado da mia zia domani, I'm going to my auntie's tomorrow; andiamo, è tardi!, let's go, it's late!; va a Londra questo treno?, is this train going to London?; questa nave va in Australia, this ship is going to (o is bound for o is sailing to) Australia; dovrò per forza andarci in auto, I've no option but to drive there; è una bella giornata, perché non ci vai a piedi?, it's a nice day, why don't you walk there?; andò col pensiero ai giorni della sua infanzia, he thought back to when he was a child; andò con lo sguardo al gruppo di persone davanti all'ingresso, he glanced over (o across) at the people in front of the entrance; dove va il sale?, where does the salt go?; le sedie vanno in cucina, the chairs go in the kitchen // queste banconote non vanno più, these banknotes are no longer in circulation; andare in treno, per nave, in autobus, to go by train, by boat, by bus; andare in aereo, to go by plane (o to fly); andare in bicicletta, to go by bicycle (o by bike), to cycle (o to bike); sai andare in bicicletta?, can you ride a bicycle?; andare a cavallo, to go on horseback (o to ride) // andare all'estero, to go abroad; andare in campagna, to go to the country; andare in città, to go to town; andare in vacanza, to go on holiday; andare al cinema, to go to the pictures; andare a mangiare, to go to eat; andare a dormire, to go to bed; andare in campeggio, to go camping; andare a nuotare, to go swimming; andare a fare un giro in bicicletta, in automobile, to go for a ride, for a drive; andare a fare una passeggiata, to go for a walk; andare a cavalcare, to go riding; andare a giocare a tennis, a football, to go to play tennis, football // andare avanti, to go on; ( avanzare) to advance; ( precedere) to go ahead // andare avanti e indietro, to go backwards and forwards, to go to and fro // andare dentro, to go inside; ( in prigione) to be sent to prison (o to go inside) // andare dentro e fuori, to go in and out // andare fuori, to go out // andare dietro a qlcu., to follow s.o.; ( corteggiare) to run after s.o. // andare oltre, to go beyond (o to go over); (fig.) to go too far (o to exaggerate); andare troppo oltre, troppo in là, (anche fig.) to go too far // andare su, giù, to go up, down // andare lontano, to go far; (fig.) to distinguish oneself; to be successful // andare per le lunghe, to go on and on2 ( funzionare) to work: il mio computer va bene, my computer works well; il riscaldamento va ancora?, is the heating still working? // andare bene, male, ( di orologio) to be right, wrong; andare avanti, indietro, ( di orologio) to be fast, slow3 ( procedere) to go*; to get* on: come va l'inglese?, how are you getting on with your English?; come vanno gli affari?, how is business going?; la ditta è andata proprio bene, male l'anno scorso, the firm did well, badly last year; ''Come va la vita?'' ''Va'', ''How is life treating you?'' ''Not too badly'' // così va il mondo!, that's the way of the world! // andare di bene in meglio, to go better and better; andare di male in peggio, to go from bad to worse // far andare le cose per il verso giusto, to get things to go properly4 ( succedere) to happen: come va che sei sempre stanco?, how come you're always so tired?; vada come vada!, whatever happens!5 ( convenire, confarsi) to suit: ci andrebbe bene il treno delle cinque, the five o'clock train would suit us; ti andrebbe bene per domani sera?, would tomorrow evening suit you (o be all right for you)?6 (andar bene, di indumento) to fit: queste scarpe non mi vanno più, these shoes don't fit me any more; è così cresciuto che non gli va più niente, he has outgrown all his clothes7 ( occorrere) to need: vanno tanti soldi per una vacanza come quella, a holiday like that would cost a lot of money; per un abito così ci vanno tre metri di stoffa, you'll need three metres of material for a dress like that; ti andrebbe bene una bella dormita, what you need is a good sleep8 ( piacere) to like (costr. pers.); ( sentirsi di) to feel* like (costr. pers.): ti andrebbe qlco. da bere?; would you like sthg. to drink?; il tuo comportamento non mi va affatto, I don't like your behaviour at all; non mi va di uscire stasera, I don't feel like going out this evening9 ( essere di moda) to be in (fashion): quel tipo di scarpe non va più, shoes like that aren't in any more (o are out); va molto il nero quest'anno, black is in (fashion) this year // andare per la maggiore, to be very fashionable10 ( essere venduto) to sell*: il suo ultimo romanzo è andato a ruba, his latest novel sold like hot cakes11 (essere, sentirsi) to be, to feel*: va molto orgoglioso della sua nuova casa, he's very proud of his new house12 ( avvicinarsi) to be about: la spesa andrà sui 100.000 euro, the cost will be about 100,000 euros // andare per, to be almost: va per i 15 ( anni), he is almost fifteen // va per la pensione, he is almost retired13 andare a, ( con idea di futuro) to be going to, to be about: lo spettacolo andava a incominciare, the show was about (o was going) to begin14 ( dover essere) to have to be; must be: questa pianta va tenuta all'ombra, this plant has (o is) to be kept in the shade; questo interruttore non va toccato, this switch mustn't be touched15 ( con valore ausiliare di 'essere') to be, to get*: rischia di andare perduto, it's likely to get lost; se non vado errato, if I'm not mistaken16 (seguito da ger. per indicare la continuità di un'azione) to be + -ing: va peggiorando ogni giorno, he is getting worse every day; vanno dicendo che è partito, they are saying he's left17 ( con valore pleonastico o rafforzativo): dove sei andato a cacciarti?, where have you been hiding?; andare a finire bene, to end well; andare a finire male, to come to a bad end; è andato a finire nel lago, it ended up in the lake; andare in scena, to be put on // ( radio, tv) andare in onda, to be on (o broadcast) // (sport): andare a canestro, to score a point; andare a rete, to score a goal; andare al tappeto, ( di pugile) to be knocked out // (tip.) andare in macchina, to go to press // andare all'asta, to be auctioned off // andare alla deriva, to go adrift, to drift; (fig.) to drift with the tide // andare a picco, a fondo, to sink; andare a fondo di qlco., to dig into sthg.; andare fino in fondo, to carry on to the end // andare a gambe all'aria, to tumble // andare all'altro mondo, al Creatore, (fam.) to kick the bucket // andare all'inferno, in paradiso, to go to hell, to heaven // andare per la propria strada, per i fatti propri, to go one's own way // andare fuori strada, to leave the road // andare in cerca di guai, to look for trouble // andare a male, ( di cibo) to go off (o to go bad) // andare a monte, to fall through // andare per il sottile, to split hairs (o to be very particular); non andare per il sottile, to be rather rough // andare per le lunghe, to go on and on // lasciar andare un pugno, uno schiaffo a qlcu., to let fly a punch, a slap at s.o.; lascia andare!, forget it!; lasciarsi andare, to let oneself go // ma va là, andiamo!, oh, come on (o come off it)!; andiamo, coraggio!, cheer up! // va da sé che hai torto, it goes without saying, you're wrong // va' al diavolo!, go to hell!; va' a morire ammazzato!, drop dead!, go to hell!; va' in malora!, go to the devil! // andare a Canossa, to eat humble pie // andare in brodo di giuggiole, to be ecstatic; andare in visibilio per qlco., to go crazy about sthg. // è andata!, ( è finita), it's over and done with!, ( ha avuto successo) it's gone off well! // se la va, la va!, we'll be lucky if it works // e vada per questa volta, we'll let it pass for this time // andare a donne, to womanize // andare a letto con qlcu., to go to bed with s.o. // andare di corpo, to empty one's bowels.◘ andarsene v.intr.pron.1 to go* (away), to leave*: se ne è andato appena finito il concerto, he left as soon as the concert ended; te ne vai di già?, are you going already; vattene, non ti voglio più vedere!, go away, I don't want to see you again! // se ne è andato l'anno scorso ( è morto), he passed away last year2 ( di macchia) to come* off.andare2 s.m.1 a lungo andare, in the long run // a tutt'andare, (anche fig.) without ceasing // con l'andare del tempo, with the passing of time; c'era tutto un andare e venire, there was a continual coming and going // di quest'andare finirà presto i suoi soldi, at this rate he'll soon get through his money2 ( andatura) gait, walk.* * *[an'dare]1) (gen) to gova (messa) questa vite? — where does this screw go?andrò all' università l'anno prossimo — I'm going to university next year
2)ne
va della nostra vita — our lives are at stakenon va trascurato il fatto che... — we shouldn't forget o overlook the fact that...
3)(salute, situazione)
come va? — bene grazie — how are you? — fine thanksva bene — (d'accordo) all right, O.K fam
andata? — how did it go?va (la salute)? — va bene — how are you? — I'm fineva la scuola? — how's school?vai a scuola? — how are you getting on at school?4) (funzionare) to worknon riesco a far andare la macchina — I can't start the car
la lavatrice non va — the washing machine won't work
5)andare a qn — (calzare: scarpe, vestito) to fit sb
quest'idea non mi va — I don't like this ideaquesti jeans non mi vanno più — these jeans don't fit me any more
ti
va il cioccolato? — do you like chocolate?ti
va di andare al cinema? — do you feel like going to the cinema?ti
va (bene) se ci vediamo alle 5? — is it ok if we meet at 5?6) (essere venduto) to sell, (essere di moda) to be fashionable7)8)va là che ti conosco bene — come off it, I know you too wellvai a quel paese! fam — get lost!
chi va piano va sano e va lontano — (Proverbio) more haste less speed
va da sé — (è naturale) it goes without saying
per questa volta vada — let's say no more about it this time
andiamo! — let's go!, (coraggio!) come on!
9)me ne vado — I'm off, I'm going
10) (+ avverbio, preposizione)See:2. sma lungo andare — in time, in the long run
racconta storie a tutto andare — she's forever talking rubbish
* * *I 1. [an'dare]1) (spostarsi, muoversi) to go*andare a Roma, negli Stati Uniti, in Spagna — to go to Rome, to the (United) States, to Spain
andare in città, in campagna, al mare — to go to town, to the country, to the seaside
andare verso casa, verso sud — to go o head homeward(s), south
andare in treno, aereo — to go by train, plane
andare a piedi — to walk, to go on foot
andare in macchina — to drive, to go by car
non so andare in bicicletta I can't ride a bicycle; andare a cavallo to ride (a horse); andando al mercato... on the way to the market...; vado e torno I'll be back in a minute o right back; vado io! — (a rispondere alla porta) I'll get it!
2) (andare via, partire) to go*devo andare — I must go o be going
andare a scuola, al lavoro — to go to school, work
andare a pesca, a sciare — to go fishing, skiing
andare dal dottore, dal parrucchiere — to go to the doctor's, hairdresser's
andare in o all'ospedale — to go to hospital BE o the hospital AE
4) (seguito da a + infinito)va' a dirle che... — go and tell her that...
andare a fare spese — to go shopping; (enfatico)
andare veloce, a 50 km/h — to drive fast, to travel at 50 km/h
6) (portare) [strada, corridoio] to go*, to lead* (a to); [treno, ecc.] to go* (a to), to be* bound (a for)andare a sud — [ strada] to head o bear south
7) (finire)andare in terra — to fall on the floor o to the ground
andare fuori strada — to go o swerve off the road
8) (procedere)cosa c'è che non va? — what's wrong o the matter? (stare)
9) (funzionare) to go*, to work10) (vendersi)il libro sta andando bene — the book is selling (well); (essere di moda)
11) (piacere)ti va un gelato? — do you feel like o do you fancy an ice cream?
12) (calzare)13) (dover essere collocato) to go*dove vanno questi piatti? — where do these plates go? (essere utilizzabile)
14) (di età)andare migliorando — to be getting better o improving
l'esercizio va fatto — the exercise must be done; (essere, risultare)
17) andarciandarci piano con — to go easy o light on [ alcolici]
vacci piano, è delicato — be careful, it's delicate
andarci pesante — (essere severo) to come on strong
andarci pesante con — to be heavy on [ ingrediente]
18) andare avanti (avanzare) to go* ahead, to go* along; (proseguire) to go* on, to keep* going; [ orologio] to run* fast, to be* fast19) andare bene (essere appropriato) to suit, to be* OK, to be* all righthai visto qualcosa che possa andare bene? — did you see anything suitable? (essere gradito, stare bene)
va benissimo! — that's great! (essere accettabile)
quello che dice lui, va bene — what he says goes
qualsiasi scusa andrà bene — any excuse will do; (calzare)
quel vestito non mi va bene — that dress doesn't fit me; (essere adatto)
la chiave va bene per questa serratura — the key fits this lock; (abbinarsi)
andare bene insieme — [colori, mobili] to go together, to be a good match
andare bene con — [colore, mobile] to go with; (svolgersi positivamente) [festa, operazione] to go well
se tutto va bene — if all goes well, all being well
mi è andata bene — I was lucky, it worked out well for me
gli è andata bene che — it was just as well for him that; (riuscire)
andare bene a scuola — to do well at school o in one's schoolwork
andare bene in matematica — to be good at o to do well in maths
andare contro le convinzioni di qcn. — to go against sb.'s beliefs
21) andare a finire (avere un certo esito) to finish up, to wind* up colloq.va a finire che si fanno male — they'll end up hurting themselves; (venire a trovarsi)
22) andare fuori to go* outandare a cena fuori — to dine out, to go out for dinner
23) andare giù to go* down, to get* down; [ azioni] to go* down, to come* downnon mi va giù — it sticks in my craw o throat (anche fig.)
24) andare indietro to go* back, to get* back; [ orologio] to be* slow, to run* slow25) andare male (svolgersi negativamente) [affari, esame, colloquio] to go* badly; (non riuscire)andare male a scuola — to do badly o poorly at school
26) andare su (salire) to go* up; (aumentare) [temperatura, prezzi] to go* up, to rise*27) andare via (partire) to go* away, to get* away, to leave*; (sparire)2.verbo pronominale andarsene1) (andare via, partire) to go* away, to get* away, to leave*, to go* off2) (sparire)3) eufem. (morire) to go*, to pass away3.••andiamo! — (dai, muoviamoci) let's go! (su, suvvia) come on!
va bene — (it's) all right, alright, good, OK, that's fine
così va il mondo — that's how o the way it goes! that's the way the cookie crumbles colloq.
••va' al diavolo! o all'inferno! colloq. go to the devil o to hell! va' a farti fottere! volg. fuck you! o la va o la spacca! sink or swim! do or die! dimmi con chi vai e ti dirò chi sei — prov. you can tell a man by the company he keeps
Note:Oltre ai molti significati e usi idiomatici del verbo andare, ampiamente trattati nella voce qui sotto, vanno sottolineate le differenze tra inglese e italiano quando andare è seguito da un altro verbo. - Andare + a + infinito è reso in inglese con to go seguito da un sintagma preposizionale ( andare a fare una passeggiata = to go for a walk), da to + infinito ( è andata a prendere del vino = she's gone to get some wine), dal gerundio ( andare a sciare = to go skiing) oppure da un verbo coordinato con and ( andai a rispondere al telefono = I went and answered the phone). - Quando andare è seguito in italiano da un verbo al gerundio, va reso con to be o to get: la mia salute va migliorando = my health is getting better, i nemici si andavano avvicinando = the enemies were approaching. - Quando andare è seguito da un verbo al participio passato, esso va reso con il passivo di dovere o con un semplice passivo: va fatto subito = it must be done immediately, le tasse vanno pagate = taxes must be payed, i miei bagagli andarono perduti all'aeroporto = my luggage was lost at the airportII [an'dare]sostantivo maschiletutto questo andare e venire — all this toing and froing, all these comings and goings
con l'andare del tempo — as time goes by, with the passing of time
a lungo andare — in the long run o term
a tutto andare — (a tutta velocità) at top speed
fa errori a tutto andare — (a tutto spiano) he makes one mistake after another
* * *andare1/an'dare/ [6]Oltre ai molti significati e usi idiomatici del verbo andare, ampiamente trattati nella voce qui sotto, vanno sottolineate le differenze tra inglese e italiano quando andare è seguito da un altro verbo. - Andare + a + infinito è reso in inglese con to go seguito da un sintagma preposizionale ( andare a fare una passeggiata = to go for a walk), da to + infinito ( è andata a prendere del vino = she's gone to get some wine), dal gerundio ( andare a sciare = to go skiing) oppure da un verbo coordinato con and ( andai a rispondere al telefono = I went and answered the phone). - Quando andare è seguito in italiano da un verbo al gerundio, va reso con to be o to get: la mia salute va migliorando = my health is getting better, i nemici si andavano avvicinando = the enemies were approaching. - Quando andare è seguito da un verbo al participio passato, esso va reso con il passivo di dovere o con un semplice passivo: va fatto subito = it must be done immediately, le tasse vanno pagate = taxes must be payed, i miei bagagli andarono perduti all'aeroporto = my luggage was lost at the airport.(aus. essere)1 (spostarsi, muoversi) to go*; dove vai? where are you going? where are you off to? andare a Roma, negli Stati Uniti, in Spagna to go to Rome, to the (United) States, to Spain; andare in città, in campagna, al mare to go to town, to the country, to the seaside; andare a casa to go home; andare verso casa, verso sud to go o head homeward(s), south; andare in treno, aereo to go by train, plane; andare a piedi to walk, to go on foot; andare in macchina to drive, to go by car; non so andare in bicicletta I can't ride a bicycle; andare a cavallo to ride (a horse); andando al mercato... on the way to the market...; vado e torno I'll be back in a minute o right back; vado io! (a rispondere alla porta) I'll get it!2 (andare via, partire) to go*; devo andare I must go o be going; andare in vacanza to go on holiday3 (per indicare attività svolte regolarmente) andare a scuola, al lavoro to go to school, work; andare a pesca, a sciare to go fishing, skiing; andare dal dottore, dal parrucchiere to go to the doctor's, hairdresser's; andare in o all'ospedale to go to hospital BE o the hospital AE4 (seguito da a + infinito) andare a fare una passeggiata to go for a walk; andare a fare un viaggio to go on a journey; è andato a prendere del vino he's gone to get some wine; va' a dirle che... go and tell her that...; andare a fare spese to go shopping; (enfatico) è andato a dirlo a tutti! he's gone and told everybody! va' a sapere! don't ask me! who knows? va' a capirci qualcosa! just try and work that out!5 (procedere con un veicolo) andare veloce, a 50 km/h to drive fast, to travel at 50 km/h6 (portare) [strada, corridoio] to go*, to lead* (a to); [treno, ecc.] to go* (a to), to be* bound (a for); andare a sud [ strada] to head o bear south7 (finire) andare in terra to fall on the floor o to the ground; andare fuori strada to go o swerve off the road8 (procedere) com'è andata la serata? how did the evening go? come vanno gli affari? how's business? come va la scuola? how are things at school? cosa c'è che non va? what's wrong o the matter? (stare) come va il piede? how's your foot?9 (funzionare) to go*, to work; la sua macchina ha qualcosa che non va there's something wrong with her car; andare a benzina to run on petrol10 (vendersi) il libro sta andando bene the book is selling (well); (essere di moda) quest'inverno vanno (di moda) i cappotti lunghi the fashion is for long coats this winter11 (piacere) ti va un gelato? do you feel like o do you fancy an ice cream? oggi non mi va di studiare today I don't feel like studying12 (calzare) questa gonna mi va stretta this skirt is a tight fit13 (dover essere collocato) to go*; dove vanno questi piatti? where do these plates go? (essere utilizzabile) il piatto non va in forno the dish is not ovenproof14 (di età) va per i quaranta he's going on forty15 (con il gerundio) andare migliorando to be getting better o improving; la situazione va complicandosi the situation is getting more and more complicated16 (seguito da participio passato) (dover essere) l'esercizio va fatto the exercise must be done; (essere, risultare) i bagagli andarono perduti the luggage was lost17 andarci andarci piano con to go easy o light on [ alcolici]; vacci piano, è delicato be careful, it's delicate; vacci piano! easy does it! andarci pesante (essere severo) to come on strong; andarci pesante con to be heavy on [ ingrediente]18 andare avanti (avanzare) to go* ahead, to go* along; (proseguire) to go* on, to keep* going; [ orologio] to run* fast, to be* fast; non si può andare avanti così! this really won't do!19 andare bene (essere appropriato) to suit, to be* OK, to be* all right; non va per niente bene that's not good at all; hai visto qualcosa che possa andare bene? did you see anything suitable? (essere gradito, stare bene) lunedì (ti) va bene? does Monday suit you? mi va bene it suits me fine; va benissimo! that's great! (essere accettabile) quello che dice lui, va bene what he says goes; qualsiasi scusa andrà bene any excuse will do; (calzare) quel vestito non mi va bene that dress doesn't fit me; (essere adatto) la chiave va bene per questa serratura the key fits this lock; (abbinarsi) andare bene insieme [colori, mobili] to go together, to be a good match; andare bene con [colore, mobile] to go with; (svolgersi positivamente) [festa, operazione] to go well; va tutto bene? is everything all right? are you OK? se tutto va bene if all goes well, all being well; mi è andata bene I was lucky, it worked out well for me; gli è andata bene che it was just as well for him that; (riuscire) andare bene a scuola to do well at school o in one's schoolwork; andare bene in matematica to be good at o to do well in maths20 andare contro (infrangere) andare contro la legge to break the law; andare contro le convinzioni di qcn. to go against sb.'s beliefs21 andare a finire (avere un certo esito) to finish up, to wind* up colloq.; andare a finire bene to turn out well; va a finire che si fanno male they'll end up hurting themselves; (venire a trovarsi) dov'è andata a finire la mia penna? where has my pen got to? where did my pen go? non so dove vanno a finire tutti i miei soldi! I don't know where all my money goes (to)!22 andare fuori to go* out; andare a cena fuori to dine out, to go out for dinner23 andare giù to go* down, to get* down; [ azioni] to go* down, to come* down; non mi va giù it sticks in my craw o throat (anche fig.)24 andare indietro to go* back, to get* back; [ orologio] to be* slow, to run* slow25 andare male (svolgersi negativamente) [affari, esame, colloquio] to go* badly; (non riuscire) andare male a scuola to do badly o poorly at school; andare male in matematica to be bad at maths27 andare via (partire) to go* away, to get* away, to leave*; (sparire) la macchia non va via the stain won't come outII andarsene verbo pronominale1 (andare via, partire) to go* away, to get* away, to leave*, to go* off; vattene! get out! go away!2 (sparire) ecco che se ne vanno le mie possibilità di vittoria! there go my chances of winning! questo raffreddore non vuole andare this cold just won't go away3 eufem. (morire) to go*, to pass awayIII andarne verbo impersonale(essere in gioco) ne va della mia reputazione my reputation is at stakema va' là! you don't say! andiamo! (dai, muoviamoci) let's go! (su, suvvia) come on! comunque vada whatever happens; vada come vada whatever! come va la vita? how's life (treating you)? va bene (it's) all right, alright, good, OK, that's fine; va da sé it goes without saying; così va il mondo that's how o the way it goes! that's the way the cookie crumbles colloq.; va' a quel paese drop dead! get lost! va' al diavolo! o all'inferno! colloq. go to the devil o to hell! va' a farti fottere! volg. fuck you! o la va o la spacca! sink or swim! do or die! dimmi con chi vai e ti dirò chi sei prov. you can tell a man by the company he keeps.————————andare2/an'dare/sostantivo m.tutto questo andare e venire all this toing and froing, all these comings and goings; con l'andare del tempo as time goes by, with the passing of time; a lungo andare in the long run o term; a tutto andare (a tutta velocità) at top speed; fa errori a tutto andare (a tutto spiano) he makes one mistake after another. -
54 sore
1. adjective1) weh; (inflamed or injured) wundsomebody has a sore back/foot/arm — etc. jemandem tut der Rücken/Fuß/Arm usw. weh
sore point or spot — (fig.) wunder Punkt
2) (irritated) verärgert; sauer (ugs.)2. noun* * *[so:] 1. adjective2) (suffering pain: I am still a bit sore after my operation.) empfindlich2. noun(a painful, injured or diseased spot on the skin: His hands were covered with horrible sores.) die Wunde- academic.ru/68922/sorely">sorely- soreness* * *[sɔ:ʳ, AM sɔ:r]I. adjall the dust has made my eyes \sore von dem ganzen Staub brennen mir die Augen\sore muscles Muskelkater m\sore nipples wunde Brustwarzen\sore point ( fig) wunder Punktto be a \sore point with sb jds wunder Punkt sein\sore loser schlechter Verlierer/schlechte Verliererin4.II. n wunde Stellerunning \sore eiternde [o nässende] Wunde; ( fig) offener Skandal, ständiges Ärgernis* * *[sɔː(r)]1. adj (+er)my eyes are sore — mir tun die Augen weh
my wrist feels sore — mein Handgelenk schmerzt (geh) or tut weh
to have a sore head (esp US, Scot) — Kopfschmerzen haben
I've got sore feet after all that walking — meine Füße tun nach all dem Wandern weh
where are you sore? —
to be sore at heart (liter) her heart was sore (liter) — betrübt sein (geh) ihr war weh ums Herz (liter)
2) (fig)now don't get sore at me — werd doch nicht gleich sauer! (inf)
4)(= great)
to be in sore need of sth —in sore distress (liter) — in arger Not (liter)
2. adv(obs: greatly) arg (old), gar sehr (obs)and when they saw the angel they were sore afraid (Bibl) — und als sie den Engel sahen, fürchteten sie sich sehr
3. n (MED)wunde Stelle; (caused by friction) wunde or wund gescheuerte Stelle* * *1. weh, wund (Füße etc):2. entzündet, schlimm, böse (Finger etc):a sore throat eine Halsentzündung;4. fig heikel (Thema etc)5. obs oder poet schlimm, arg, groß:B s Wunde f, Entzündung f, wunde Stelle:a) eine offene Wunde (a. fig),b) fig ein altes Übel, ein ständiges ÄrgernisC adv obs oder poet sehr, arg, schlimm* * *1. adjective1) weh; (inflamed or injured) wundsomebody has a sore back/foot/arm — etc. jemandem tut der Rücken/Fuß/Arm usw. weh
sore point or spot — (fig.) wunder Punkt
2) (irritated) verärgert; sauer (ugs.)2. noun* * *adj.schlimm adj.wund adj. -
55 stick
I[stik] n փայտ. փայտիկ, ձողիկ. մահակ, գավազան. կոթ. walking stick ձեռնափայտ. a stick of chewing gum ծամոնի մի շերտ. policy of the big stick մեծ մահակի քաղաքականություն. the sticks մրզ. խոչընդոտներ. have smn in a cleft stick մեկին ծուղակի/փակուղու մեջ գցել. a funny old stick պառավ քաֆթառ. cut one’s stick փախ չել, ծլկել. any stick to beat the dog բոլոր միջոցները՝ լավII[stik] v խրել, մխել. stick a nail into the door դռան մեջ մեխ խրել. stick a knife into smb’s back մեջքը դանակ խրել. stick meat on skewers շամփուրի վրա միս անցկացնել. (սոսնձել, կպցնել) stick a stamp on the envelope ծրարին նամականիշ փակցնել. The stamp won’t stick Նամականիշը չի կպչում. stick the pieces together կտորները իրար կպցնել. խսկց. (խոթել) stick the hands in the pockets ձեռքերը գրպանները խոթել. stick the hat on the head գլխարկը գլուխը մտցնել. stick smn on the jury ժյուրիում նստեցնել. stick in one’s throat կոկորդում մնալ. stick indoors all day ամբողջ օրը տանը մնալ. stick at համառել, համառորեն շարունակել. stick at nothing ոչ մի բանի առաջ կանգ չառնել. stick fast ամուր կպչել. be stuck խրվել, չկար ողանալ դուրս գալ. The car was stuck in the mud Մեքենան խրվել էր ցեխի մեջ. I was stuck in London Ես լռվել էի Լոնդոնում. We are stuck with debts Մենք խրված ենք պարտքերի մեջ. (տանել, դիմանալ) I can’t stick him Տանել չեմ կարող նրան. He can’t stick the climate Նա չի դիմանում այս կլիմային. (կպչել, չպոկվել) The plate stuck to the table Ափսեն կպել էր սեղանից. stick to one’s story իր պատմությանը/պատմածին կառչել. stick to the point բուն նյութին հավատարիմ մնալ. (մնալ) The words stuck in my throat Բառերը կոկորդումս մնացին. stick upon one’s memory հի շողության մեջ տպավորվել. stick down գրան ցել, գրառել. stick in ներդնել, մտցնել. stick out. (դուրս հանել). stick out the tongue լեզուն դուրս հանել. Don’t stick your head out of the window Գլուխդ պատուհանից դուրս մի հանիր. (վեր ցցվել, դուրս պրծնել). His teeth stick out Նրա ատամները դուրս են ցցված. It sticks out a mile that … Մի մղոն հեռավորությունից երևում է, որ… stick up ցցվել. stick up a notice հայտա րարություն փակցնել. The rock sticks up Ժայռը դուրս է ցցվել -
56 stick ****
[stɪk] stuck vb: pt, pp1. n(gen) bastone m, (twig) ramoscello, (support for plants) asticella, bastoncino, (of celery, rhubarb) gambo, (of shaving soap) stick m inv, (of dynamite) candelottoa few sticks of furniture — pochi mobili mpl sgangherati
2. vt1) (with glue etc) incollare2) (thrust, poke: hand etc) ficcare, (sth pointed: pin, needle) conficcare, piantare3) (fam: place, put) metterestick it in your case — mettilo or ficcalo nella borsa
he picked up the papers and stuck them in his briefcase — ha raccolto i documenti e li ha ficcati nella valigetta
4) (fam: tolerate) sopportare5)to be stuck — (door, window) essere bloccato (-a), (knife, screw) essere incastrato (-a)
to be stuck with sb/sth fam — doversi sorbire qn/qc, dover sopportare qn/qc
3. vi(glue, sticky object etc) attaccarsi, appiccicarsi, (food, sauce) attaccarsi, (get jammed: door, lift) bloccarsi, (lock) incepparsi, (in mud etc) impantanarsi, (sth pointed) conficcarsithe nickname seems to have stuck fam — sembra che il soprannome gli (or le etc) sia rimasto
to stick to sb's wheel — (Cycling) incollarsi alla ruota di qn
•- stick by- stick in- stick on- stick to- stick up -
57 cut
1. present participle - cutting; verb1) (to make an opening in, usually with something with a sharp edge: He cut the paper with a pair of scissors.)2) (to separate or divide by cutting: She cut a slice of bread; The child cut out the pictures; She cut up the meat into small pieces.)3) (to make by cutting: She cut a hole in the cloth.)4) (to shorten by cutting; to trim: to cut hair; I'll cut the grass.)5) (to reduce: They cut my wages by ten per cent.)6) (to remove: They cut several passages from the film.)7) (to wound or hurt by breaking the skin (of): I cut my hand on a piece of glass.)8) (to divide (a pack of cards).)9) (to stop: When the actress said the wrong words, the director ordered `Cut!')10) (to take a short route or way: He cut through/across the park on his way to the office; A van cut in in front of me on the motorway.)11) (to meet and cross (a line or geometrical figure): An axis cuts a circle in two places.)12) (to stay away from (a class, lecture etc): He cut school and went to the cinema.)13) ((also cut dead) to ignore completely: She cut me dead in the High Street.)2. noun1) (the result of an act of cutting: a cut on the head; a power-cut (= stoppage of electrical power); a haircut; a cut in prices.) rez; prekinitev; striženje; znižanje2) (the way in which something is tailored, fashioned etc: the cut of the jacket.) kroj3) (a piece of meat cut from an animal: a cut of beef.) kos•- cutter- cutting 3. adjective(insulting or offending: a cutting remark.) žaljiv- cut-price
- cut-throat 4. adjective(fierce; ruthless: cut-throat business competition.) neusmiljen- cut and dried
- cut back
- cut both ways
- cut a dash
- cut down
- cut in
- cut it fine
- cut no ice
- cut off
- cut one's losses
- cut one's teeth
- cut out
- cut short* * *I [kʌt]nounkroj, rez, izrez, vrez; reženj, kos, odrezek; znižanje, zmanjšanje, odtegnitev; privzdignjenje (kart); udarec (pri tenisu ipd.); ignoriranje, prezir; American predor, tunel; slang delež; kanal; grafika; gravura; American izostanek iz predavanjato give s.o. the cut — pretrgati stike s komthe cut of one's jib ( —ali rig) — obraz, zunanjostfiguratively to make a cut in — zmanjšati, zreduciratiII [kʌt]1.transitive verb(od)rezati, (od)sekati, (pri)striči, rezbariti, (po)kositi, (po)žeti; (na)brusiti; gravirati, vrezovati; (pri)krojiti; skopiti, kastrirati; zbosti, zbadati; prizadeti; tepsti, bičati; figuratively izogniti, izogibati se, ne pozdraviti; zmanjšati, znižati; odložiti; izpustiti, opustiti;2.intransitive verbrezati, sekati; zbadati; žeti, kositi; slang zbežati, ucvreti, pobrisati jo; privzdigniti (karte)to cut after s.o. — letati za komto cut at s.o. — udariti koga (z mečem); figuratively prizadeti kogafiguratively to cut one's cable — umretito cut capers ( —ali didoes) — prevračati kozolce; smešne uganjati, norce britito cut s.o.'s claws — pristriči komu krempljeto cut (dead) — ne pozdraviti, ignoriratito cut a figure ( —ali splash, show, flash) — imeti vlogo, postavljati se na vidno mestoto cut it fine — premalo časa si vzeti; natanko preračunatifiguratively to cut one's fingers — opeči seto cut the ground under s.o.'s feet — pokvariti komu načrteslang to cut no ice — ne imeti vplivato cut it ( —ali the matter) short — na kratko, skratkacut it! — molči(te)!figuratively to cut the knot — odločno rešiti vprašanjeto cut a loss — odreči se, sprijazniti se z izguboto cut one's wisdom teeth ( —ali eyeteeth) — spametovati, izučiti seIII [kʌt]preterite & past participleod cutIV [kʌt]adjectivenarezan; skrajšan, zmanjšan, zreduciran; brušen; skopljen; ostrižencut and dried — pripravljen; dolgočasen, šablonskicut out for s.th. — ustvarjen za kajto have one's work cut out — s trudom izvršiti; imeti mnogo dela -
58 Halten
n; -s, kein Pl.: zum Halten bringen stop, bring to a halt ( oder stop); Halten verboten! no stopping; da gab es kein Halten mehr there was no holding them etc. (back)* * *das Halten(Besitzen) keeping;(Festhalten) holding* * *hạl|ten ['haltn] pret hielt [hiːlt] ptp geha\#lten [gə'haltn]1. TRANSITIVES VERB1) = festhalten to holdjdm etw halten — to hold sth for sb
jdm den Mantel halten — to hold sb's coat (for him/her)
den Kopf/Bauch halten — to hold one's head/stomach
2)= in eine bestimmte Position bringen
etw gegen das Licht halten — to hold sth up to the light3)= tragen
die drei Pfeiler halten die Brücke — the three piers support the bridgemeinst du, der kleine Nagel hält das schwere Ölbild? — do you think this small nail will take the weight of the heavy oil painting?
nur zwei morsche Bretter hielten den Balkon noch — there were only two rotten boards holding the balcony up
zwei Schlaufen halten den Vorhang an der Seite — two loops hold back the curtain
4) = zurückhalten, aufhalten to hold; (SPORT) to savedie Wärme/Feuchtigkeit halten — to retain heat/moisture
das ist ein toller Torwart, der hält jeden Ball! — he's a great goalkeeper, he makes great saves!
ich konnte ihn/es gerade noch halten — I just managed to grab hold of him/it
haltet den Dieb! — stop thief!
sie ist nicht zu halten (fig) — there's no holding her back
den Schnabel or Mund halten (inf) — to keep one's mouth shut (inf)
eine Perserkatze/einen Hausfreund halten — to have a Persian cat/a live-in lover
wir können uns kein Auto halten —
(
sich dat) eine Zeitung/Zeitschrift halten — to get a paper/magazine7) = einhalten, erfüllen to keepman muss halten, was man verspricht — a promise is a promise
der Film hält nicht, was er/der Titel verspricht — the film doesn't live up to expectations/its title
8) = beibehalten, aufrechterhalten Niveau to keep up, to maintain; Tempo, Disziplin, Temperatur to maintain; Kurs to keep to, to holddie These lässt sich nicht länger halten or ist nicht länger zu halten — this hypothesis is no longer tenable
(mit jdm) Verbindung halten — to keep in touch( with sb)
viel Sport hält jung/schlank — doing a lot of sport keeps you young/slim
wenn es neblig ist, sollten Sie den Abstand immer so groß wie möglich halten — if it's foggy you should always stay as far as possible from the car in front
9) = behandeln to treatdie Gefangenen werden in diesen Gefängnissen wie Tiere gehalten — the prisoners are treated like animals in these prisons
10)= handhaben, verfahren mit
das kannst du (so) halten, wie du willst — that's entirely up to youwie halten Sie es mit Ihrer Steuererklärung? — how do you deal with your tax return?
er hält es nicht so sehr mit der Sauberkeit — he's not over-concerned about cleanliness
es mehr or lieber mit jdm/etw halten — to prefer sb/sth
11)= gestalten
ein in Brauntönen gehaltener Raum — a room done in different shades of browndas Kleid ist in dunklen Tönen gehalten — it is a dark-coloured (Brit) or dark-colored (US) dress
das Mobiliar ist in einem hellen Holz gehalten — the furniture is made of a light wood
12) = veranstalten, abhalten Fest, Pressekonferenz to give; Rede to make; Gottesdienst, Zwiesprache to hold; Wache to keepSelbstgespräche halten — to talk to oneself
Mittagsschlaf halten — to have an afternoon nap
13) = einschätzen, denkendiams; jdn/etw für etw halten to think sb/sth sthetw für angebracht/schön halten — to think or consider sth appropriate/beautiful
jdn für ehrlich halten — to think or consider sb honest
ich habe ihn ( irrtümlich) für seinen Bruder gehalten — I (mis)took him for his brother
ich halte es für Unsinn, alles noch einmal abzuschreiben — I think it's silly to copy everything out againdiams; etw von jdm/etw halten to think sth of sb/sth
nicht viel von jdm/etw halten — not to think much of sb/sth
nicht viel vom Beten/Sparen halten — not to be a great one for praying/saving (inf)
ich halte nichts davon, das zu tun — I'm not in favour (Brit) or favor (US) of (doing) thatdiams; etwas/viel auf etw (acc) halten to consider sth important/very important
der Chef hält viel auf Pünktlichkeit — the boss attaches a lot of importance to punctuality
14)See:→ gehalten2. INTRANSITIVES VERBkann der denn ( gut) halten? — is he a good goalkeeper?
2) = bestehen bleiben, haltbar sein to last; (Konserven) to keep; (Wetter) to last, to hold; (Frisur, COMM Preise) to hold; (Stoff) to be hard-wearingder Waffenstillstand hält nun schon drei Wochen — the truce has now held for three weeks
Rosen halten länger, wenn man ein Aspirin ins Wasser tut — roses last longer if you put an aspirin in the water
dieser Stoff hält lange — this material is hard-wearing
3) = stehen bleiben, anhalten to stophalten lassen (Mil) — to call a halt
halt mal, stop! (hum) — hang on (inf) or hold on a minute!
4) andere Redewendungendiams; auf etw (acc) halten (= zielen) to aim at sth; (= steuern) to head for sth; (= Wert legen auf) to attach importance to sthich musste an mich halten, um nicht in schallendes Gelächter auszubrechen — I had to control myself so as not to burst into fits of laughter
3. REFLEXIVES VERB1) diams; sich halten= sich festhalten to hold on (an +dat to)er konnte sich gerade noch an dem Griff halten, als der Zug mit einem scharfen Ruck anfuhr — he just managed to grab hold of the strap when the train suddenly jolted forward
sie konnte sich auf dem glatten Abhang nicht halten — she couldn't keep her footing on the slippery slope
er konnte sich auf dem wilden Mustang nur drei Sekunden halten — he could only stay on the wild mustang three seconds
2) = eine bestimmte Körperhaltung haben to carry or hold oneselfsich an die Tatsachen/den Text halten — to keep or stick to the facts/text
3) = sich nicht verändern Lebensmittel, Blumen to keep; (Wetter) to last, to hold; (Geruch, Rauch) to linger; (Preise) to hold; (Brauch, Sitte) to continue4) = seine Position behaupten to hold on; (in Kampf) to hold outer hat sich im erbarmungslosen Wettbewerb prächtig gehalten — he held on amazingly in the cut-throat competition
das Geschäft kann sich in dieser Straße nicht halten — the shop can't continue to stay open in this streetdiams; sich gut halten (in Prüfung, Spiel etc) to do well
sie hat sich in der schweren Prüfung unerwartet gut gehalten — she did unexpectedly well in the difficult exam
5) = sich beherrschen to control oneself6)andere Wendungendiams; sich halten an (+acc)
ich halte mich lieber an den Wein — I'd rather keep or stick to wineer hält sich für einen Spezialisten/für besonders klug — he thinks he's a specialist/very clever
* * *1) (to (cause to) stop walking, marching, running etc: The driver halted the train; The train halted at the signals.) halt2) (to give: He delivered a long speech.) deliver3) ((of a car etc) to stop: We drew up outside their house.) draw up4) (to have in one's hand(s) or between one's hands: He was holding a knife; Hold that dish with both hands; He held the little boy's hand; He held the mouse by its tail.) hold5) (to have in a part, or between parts, of the body, or between parts of a tool etc: He held the pencil in his teeth; She was holding a pile of books in her arms; Hold the stamp with tweezers.) hold6) (to support or keep from moving, running away, falling etc: What holds that shelf up?; He held the door closed by leaning against it; Hold your hands above your head; Hold his arms so that he can't struggle.) hold7) (to remain in position, fixed etc when under strain: I've tied the two pieces of string together, but I'm not sure the knot will hold; Will the anchor hold in a storm?) hold8) (to keep (oneself), or to be, in a particular state or condition: We'll hold ourselves in readiness in case you send for us; She holds herself very erect.) hold9) (to look after or care for: She keeps the garden beautifully; I think they keep hens.) keep10) (to act in the way demanded by: She kept her promise.) keep11) (to stand up to use: This material doesn't wear very well.) wear12) (having the body in a state of tension and readiness to act: The animal was poised ready to leap.) poised13) (to suppose or think (that something is the case): Do you take me for an idiot?) take* * *hal·ten[ˈhaltn̩]1.<hielt, gehalten>▪ [jdm] jdn/etw \halten to hold sb/sth [for sb]du musst das Seil ganz fest \halten you must keep a tight grip on the ropehältst du bitte kurz meine Tasche? would you please hold my bag for a moment?jdn/etw im Arm \halten to hold sb/sth in one's armsjdm den Mantel \halten to hold sb's coat [for him/her]2.<hielt, gehalten>▪ jdn \halten to stop sbhaltet den Dieb! stop the thief!es hält dich niemand nobody's stopping youwenn sie etwas von Sahnetorte hört, ist sie nicht mehr zu \halten if she hears cream gateau mentioned there's no holding her!3.<hielt, gehalten>▪ jdn \halten to keep sbwarum bleibst du noch bei dieser Firma, was hält dich noch da? why do you stay with the firm, what's keeping you there?mich hält hier nichts [mehr] there's nothing to keep me here [any more]4.<hielt, gehalten>(in eine bestimmte Position bringen)▪ etw irgendwohin/irgendwie \halten to put sth somewhere/in a certain positioner hielt die Hand in die Höhe he put his hand updie Hand vor den Mund \halten to put one's hand in front of one's mouthetw gegen das Licht \halten to hold sth up to the lightdie Hand ins Wasser \halten to put one's hand into the water5.<hielt, gehalten>▪ etw \halten to hold sthnur wenige Pfeiler \halten die alte Brücke just a few pillars support the old bridgeihre Haare wurden von einer Schleife nach hinten ge\halten her hair was held back by a ribbondas Regal wird von zwei Haken ge\halten the shelf is held up by two hooks6.<hielt, gehalten>▪ etw \halten to hold sthich konnte die Tränen nicht \halten I couldn't hold back my tearsdas Ventil konnte den Überdruck nicht mehr \halten the valve could no longer contain the excess pressureer konnte das Wasser nicht mehr \halten he couldn't hold his waterWärme/Feuchtigkeit \halten to retain heat/moisture7.<hielt, gehalten>einen Ball \halten to stop a ballder Tormann konnte den Ball nicht \halten the goalkeeper couldn't stop the balleinen Elfmeter \halten to save a penalty8.<hielt, gehalten>sie hält sich einen Chauffeur she employs a chauffeur; (fig)er hält sich eine Geliebte he has a mistress9.<hielt, gehalten>er hält sich ein Privatflugzeug, eine Segeljacht und ein Rennpferd he keeps a private aircraft, a yacht and a racehorseein Auto \halten to run a carwir können uns kein Auto \halten we can't afford a carHühner/einen Hund \halten to keep chickens/a dog10.<hielt, gehalten>eine Zeitung \halten to take a paper form11.<hielt, gehalten>▪ jdn irgendwie \halten to treat sb in a certain wayer hält seine Kinder sehr streng he is very strict with his children12.<hielt, gehalten>(beibehalten, aufrechterhalten)▪ etw \halten to keep sthdie Balance [o das Gleichgewicht] \halten to keep one's balanceFrieden \halten to keep the peacedie Geschwindigkeit \halten to keep up speedmit jdm Kontakt \halten to keep in touch [or contact] with sbden Kurs \halten to stay on courseOrdnung \halten to keep ordereine Position nicht \halten können to not be able to hold a positioneinen Rekord \halten to hold a recordRuhe \halten to keep quietden Takt \halten to keep timedie Temperatur \halten to maintain the temperatureden Ton \halten to stay in tunezu jdm die Verbindung \halten to keep in touch [or contact] with sbdiese Behauptung lässt sich nicht \halten this statement is not tenablehoffentlich kann ich den Weltrekord noch \halten hopefully I can still hold on to the world record13.<hielt, gehalten>MIL (erfolgreich verteidigen)▪ etw \halten to hold sthdie Verteidiger hielten ihre Stellungen weiterhin the defenders continued to hold their positionseine Festung \halten to hold a fortress14.<hielt, gehalten>(nicht aufgeben)ein Geschäft \halten to keep a business going15.<hielt, gehalten>(in einem Zustand erhalten)▪ etw irgendwie \halten to keep sth in a certain conditiondie Fußböden hält sie immer peinlich sauber she always keeps the floors scrupulously cleanden Abstand gleich \halten to keep the distance the samejdn in Atem/in Bewegung/bei Laune \halten to keep sb in suspense/on the go/happyfür jdn das Essen warm \halten to keep sb's meal hotdie Getränke kalt \halten to keep the drinks chilledjdn jung/fit \halten to keep sb young/fit16.<hielt, gehalten>das Haus war innen und außen ganz in Weiß ge\halten the house was completely white inside and outdas Wohnzimmer ist in Blau ge\halten the living room is decorated in blueihr Schlafzimmer ist in ganz in Kirschbaum ge\halten her bedroom is furnished entirely in cherrywooddie Rede war sehr allgemein ge\halten the speech was very generaleinen Brief kurz \halten to keep a letter shortetw schlicht \halten to keep sth simple17.<hielt, gehalten>(abhalten)▪ etw \halten to give sther hielt eine kurze Rede he made a short speechDiät \halten to keep to a dieteinen Gottesdienst \halten to hold a serviceseinen Mittagsschlaf \halten to have an afternoon napeine Rede \halten to give [or make] a speechein Referat \halten to give [or present] a paperSelbstgespräche \halten to talk to oneselfeine Unterrichtsstunde \halten to give a lessonUnterricht \halten to teacheinen Vortrag \halten to give a talkseinen Winterschlaf \halten to hibernate18.<hielt, gehalten>(einhalten, erfüllen)▪ etw \halten to keep sthder Film hält nicht, was der Titel verspricht the film doesn't live up to its titleman muss \halten, was man verspricht a promise is a promisesein Wort/Versprechen \halten to keep one's word/a promise19.<hielt, gehalten>▪ jdn/etw für jdn/etw \halten to take sb/sth for [or to be] sb/sthich habe ihn für seinen Bruder ge\halten I mistook him for his brotherdas halte ich nicht für möglich I don't think that is possiblewofür \halten Sie mich? what do you take me for?jdn für ehrlich/reich \halten to think sb is [or consider sb to be] honest/rich20.<hielt, gehalten>(denken über)▪ etw von jdm/etw \halten to think sth of sb/sthich halte nichts davon, das zu tun I don't think much of doing thater hält nichts vom Beten/Sparen he's not a great one for praying/saving famich halte es für das beste/möglich/meine Pflicht I think it best/possible/my dutynichts/viel/wenig von jdm/etw \halten to think nothing/a lot/not think much of sb/sth21.<hielt, gehalten>etwas/viel auf jdn \halten to think quite a bit/a lot of sbwenn man etwas auf sich hält... if you think you're somebody...; 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Stück22.1. (festhalten) to holdkannst du mal einen Moment \halten? can you hold that for a second?2.<hielt, gehalten>(haltbar sein) to keepwie lange hält der Fisch noch? how much longer will the fish keep?die Schuhe sollten noch bis nächstes Jahr \halten these shoes should last till next year3.<hielt, gehalten>(dauerhaft sein) to holdder das Seil hält nicht mehr länger the rope won't hold much longerdie Tapete hält nicht the wallpaper won't stay ondiese Freundschaft hält schon lange this friendship has been lasting longdie Tür wird jetzt \halten now the door will holddas Regal hält nicht an der Wand the shelf keeps falling off the wall4.<hielt, gehalten>(stehen bleiben, anhalten) to stop\halten Sie bitte an der Ecke! stop at the corner, pleaseetw zum H\halten bringen to bring sth to a stop [or standstill]ein \haltendes Fahrzeug a stationary vehicle5.<hielt, gehalten>SPORT to make a saveunser Tormann hat heute wieder großartig ge\halten our goalkeeper made some great saves todaykann Peters denn gut \halten? is Peters a good goalkeeper?6.<hielt, gehalten>du musst mehr nach rechts \halten you must aim more to the right7.<hielt, gehalten>(sich beherrschen)ich musste an mich \halten, um nicht zu lachen I had to force myself not to laugh8.<hielt, gehalten>(Wert legen auf)[sehr] auf Ordnung \halten to attach [a lot of] importance to tidiness9.<hielt, gehalten>(jdm beistehen)▪ zu jdm \halten to stand [or stick] by sbich werde immer zu dir \halten I will always stand by youich halte zu Manchester United, und du? I support Manchester United, what about you?10.<hielt, gehalten>Sport hält jung sport keeps you youngAlufolie hält frisch aluminium foil keeps things fresh11.<hielt, gehalten>halte mehr nach links keep more to the leftnach Norden \halten to head north12.▶ halt mal,... hang [or hold] on,...du solltest ein bisschen mehr auf dich \halten (auf das Aussehen achten) you should take more [a] pride in yourself; (selbstbewusst sein) you should be more self-confidentIII. REFLEXIVES VERB1.<hielt, gehalten>der Kletterer rutschte aus und konnte sich nicht mehr \halten the climber slipped and lost his grip2.<hielt, gehalten>(nicht verderben)im Kühlschrank hält sich Milch gut drei Tage milk keeps for a good three days in the fridge3.<hielt, gehalten>für seine 50 Jahre hat er sich gut ge\halten he has worn well for a 50-year-old4.<hielt, gehalten>halte dich tapfer be brave5.<hielt, gehalten>(nicht verschwinden)manchmal kann der Nebel sich bis in die späten Vormittagsstunden \halten sometimes the fog can last until the late morning6.<hielt, gehalten>ich halte mich an die alte Methode I'll stick to [or stay with] the old methodich halte mich lieber an Mineralwasser I prefer to stay with mineral water7.<hielt, gehalten>(irgendwo bleiben)8.<hielt, gehalten>(eine Richtung beibehalten)\halten Sie sich immer in Richtung Stadtmitte keep going towards the centreder Autofahrer hielt sich ganz rechts the driver kept to the right9.<hielt, gehalten>er hält sich immer an die Vorschriften he always sticks to the rulesder Film hat sich nicht an die Romanvorlage gehalten the film didn't keep [or stick] to the book10.<hielt, gehalten>(sich behaupten)trotz der hauchdünnen Mehrheit hielt sich die Regierung noch über ein Jahr despite its wafer-thin majority the government lasted [or kept going for] over a year11.<hielt, gehalten>(bestehen)die Firma wird sich nicht \halten können the company won't keep going [for long]12.<hielt, gehalten>(eine bestimmte Körperhaltung haben)es ist nicht leicht, sich im Gleichgewicht zu \halten it's not easy to keep one's balance13.<hielt, gehalten>er hält sich für besonders klug/einen Fachmann he thinks he's very clever/a specialist14.<hielt, gehalten>ich konnte mich nicht \halten vor Lachen bei dem Anblick I couldn't help laughing at this sight15.▶ sich akk an jdn \halten (sich an jdn wenden) to refer to sb, to ask sb; (jds Nähe suchen) to stick with sb1.<hielt, gehalten>wir \halten es ähnlich we do things in a similar wayes mit einer Sache so/anders \halten to handle [or deal with] sth like this/differentlywie hältst du es in diesem Jahr mit Weihnachten? what are you doing about Christmas this year?wie hältst du's mit der Kirche? what's your attitude towards the church?das kannst du \halten wie du willst that's completely up to you2.<hielt, gehalten>(Neigung haben für)es [mehr [o lieber]] mit jdm/etw halten to prefer sb/sthsie hält es mehr mit ihrer Mutter she gets on better with her motherer hält es nicht so mit der Sauberkeit he's not a great one for cleanliness* * *1.unregelmäßiges transitives Verb1) (auch Milit.) holdjemanden an od. bei der Hand halten — hold somebody's hand; hold somebody by the hand
die Hand vor den Mund halten — put one's hand in front of one's mouth
etwas ins Licht/gegen das Licht halten — hold something to/up to the light
2) (Ballspiele) save <shot, penalty, etc.>3) (bewahren) keep; (beibehalten, aufrechterhalten) keep up < speed etc.>; maintain <temperature, equilibrium>einen Ton halten — stay in tune; (lange anhalten) sustain a note
Ordnung/Frieden halten — keep order/the peace
4) (erfüllen) keepsein Wort/ein Versprechen halten — keep one's word/a promise
5) (besitzen, beschäftigen, beziehen) keep <chickens etc.>; take <newspaper, magazine, etc.>jemanden für reich/ehrlich halten — think somebody is or consider somebody to be rich/honest
ich halte es für das beste/möglich/meine Pflicht — I think it best/possible/my duty
viel/nichts/wenig von jemandem/etwas halten — think a lot/nothing/not think much of somebody/something
Unterricht halten — give lessons; teach
seinen Mittagsschlaf halten — have one's or an afternoon nap
8) (Halt geben) hold up, support < bridge etc.>; hold back <curtain, hair>; fasten < dress>9) (zurückhalten) keep11) (nicht aufgeben)ein Geschäft usw. halten — keep a business etc. going
12) (behandeln) treat13) (vorziehen)es mehr od. lieber mit jemandem/etwas halten — prefer somebody/something
14) (verfahren)es mit einer Sache so/anders halten — deal with or handle something like this/differently
15) (gestalten)2.unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb1) (stehen bleiben) stop2) (unverändert, an seinem Platz bleiben) lastder Nagel/das Seil hält nicht mehr länger — the nail/rope won't hold much longer
diese Freundschaft hält nicht [lange] — (fig.) this friendship won't last [long]
3) (Sport) save4) (beistehen)zu jemandem halten — stand or stick by somebody
5) (zielen) aim (auf + Akk. at)6) (Seemannsspr.) headauf etwas (Akk.) halten — head for or towards something
an sich (Akk.) halten — control oneself
8) (achten)3.1) (sich durchsetzen, behaupten)das Geschäft wird sich nicht halten können — the shop won't keep going [for long]
sich gut halten — do well; make a good showing
sich schlecht/gerade/aufrecht halten — hold or carry oneself badly/straight/erect
5) (bleiben)sich auf den Beinen/im Sattel halten — stay on one's feet/in the saddle
sich links/rechts halten — keep [to the] left/right
sich an jemandes Seite (Dat.) /hinter jemandem halten — stay or keep next to/behind somebody
7) (befolgen)sich an etwas (Akk.) halten — keep to or follow something
9) (ugs.): (jung, gesund bleiben)* * *zum Halten bringen stop, bring to a halt ( oder stop);Halten verboten! no stopping;da gab es kein Halten mehr there was no holding them etc (back)* * *1.unregelmäßiges transitives Verb1) (auch Milit.) holdsich (Dat.) den Kopf/den Bauch halten — hold one's head/stomach
jemanden an od. bei der Hand halten — hold somebody's hand; hold somebody by the hand
etwas ins Licht/gegen das Licht halten — hold something to/up to the light
2) (Ballspiele) save <shot, penalty, etc.>3) (bewahren) keep; (beibehalten, aufrechterhalten) keep up <speed etc.>; maintain <temperature, equilibrium>einen Ton halten — stay in tune; (lange anhalten) sustain a note
Ordnung/Frieden halten — keep order/the peace
4) (erfüllen) keepsein Wort/ein Versprechen halten — keep one's word/a promise
5) (besitzen, beschäftigen, beziehen) keep <chickens etc.>; take <newspaper, magazine, etc.>jemanden für reich/ehrlich halten — think somebody is or consider somebody to be rich/honest
ich halte es für das beste/möglich/meine Pflicht — I think it best/possible/my duty
viel/nichts/wenig von jemandem/etwas halten — think a lot/nothing/not think much of somebody/something
Unterricht halten — give lessons; teach
seinen Mittagsschlaf halten — have one's or an afternoon nap
8) (Halt geben) hold up, support <bridge etc.>; hold back <curtain, hair>; fasten < dress>9) (zurückhalten) keep11) (nicht aufgeben)ein Geschäft usw. halten — keep a business etc. going
12) (behandeln) treat13) (vorziehen)es mehr od. lieber mit jemandem/etwas halten — prefer somebody/something
14) (verfahren)es mit einer Sache so/anders halten — deal with or handle something like this/differently
15) (gestalten)2.unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb1) (stehen bleiben) stop2) (unverändert, an seinem Platz bleiben) lastder Nagel/das Seil hält nicht mehr länger — the nail/rope won't hold much longer
diese Freundschaft hält nicht [lange] — (fig.) this friendship won't last [long]
3) (Sport) save4) (beistehen)zu jemandem halten — stand or stick by somebody
5) (zielen) aim (auf + Akk. at)6) (Seemannsspr.) headauf etwas (Akk.) halten — head for or towards something
an sich (Akk.) halten — control oneself
8) (achten)3.1) (sich durchsetzen, behaupten)das Geschäft wird sich nicht halten können — the shop won't keep going [for long]
sich gut halten — do well; make a good showing
sich schlecht/gerade/aufrecht halten — hold or carry oneself badly/straight/erect
5) (bleiben)sich auf den Beinen/im Sattel halten — stay on one's feet/in the saddle
6) (gehen, bleiben)sich links/rechts halten — keep [to the] left/right
sich an jemandes Seite (Dat.) /hinter jemandem halten — stay or keep next to/behind somebody
7) (befolgen)sich an etwas (Akk.) halten — keep to or follow something
9) (ugs.): (jung, gesund bleiben)* * *v.(§ p.,pp.: hielt, gehalten)= to bear v.(§ p.,p.p.: bore, borne)to clamp v.to halt v.to hold v.(§ p.,p.p.: held)to keep v.(§ p.,p.p.: kept)to retain v.to uphold v.(§ p.,p.p.: upheld) -
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n; -s, kein Pl.: zum Halten bringen stop, bring to a halt ( oder stop); Halten verboten! no stopping; da gab es kein Halten mehr there was no holding them etc. (back)* * *das Halten(Besitzen) keeping;(Festhalten) holding* * *hạl|ten ['haltn] pret hielt [hiːlt] ptp geha\#lten [gə'haltn]1. TRANSITIVES VERB1) = festhalten to holdjdm etw halten — to hold sth for sb
jdm den Mantel halten — to hold sb's coat (for him/her)
den Kopf/Bauch halten — to hold one's head/stomach
2)= in eine bestimmte Position bringen
etw gegen das Licht halten — to hold sth up to the light3)= tragen
die drei Pfeiler halten die Brücke — the three piers support the bridgemeinst du, der kleine Nagel hält das schwere Ölbild? — do you think this small nail will take the weight of the heavy oil painting?
nur zwei morsche Bretter hielten den Balkon noch — there were only two rotten boards holding the balcony up
zwei Schlaufen halten den Vorhang an der Seite — two loops hold back the curtain
4) = zurückhalten, aufhalten to hold; (SPORT) to savedie Wärme/Feuchtigkeit halten — to retain heat/moisture
das ist ein toller Torwart, der hält jeden Ball! — he's a great goalkeeper, he makes great saves!
ich konnte ihn/es gerade noch halten — I just managed to grab hold of him/it
haltet den Dieb! — stop thief!
sie ist nicht zu halten (fig) — there's no holding her back
den Schnabel or Mund halten (inf) — to keep one's mouth shut (inf)
eine Perserkatze/einen Hausfreund halten — to have a Persian cat/a live-in lover
wir können uns kein Auto halten —
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sich dat) eine Zeitung/Zeitschrift halten — to get a paper/magazine7) = einhalten, erfüllen to keepman muss halten, was man verspricht — a promise is a promise
der Film hält nicht, was er/der Titel verspricht — the film doesn't live up to expectations/its title
8) = beibehalten, aufrechterhalten Niveau to keep up, to maintain; Tempo, Disziplin, Temperatur to maintain; Kurs to keep to, to holddie These lässt sich nicht länger halten or ist nicht länger zu halten — this hypothesis is no longer tenable
(mit jdm) Verbindung halten — to keep in touch( with sb)
viel Sport hält jung/schlank — doing a lot of sport keeps you young/slim
wenn es neblig ist, sollten Sie den Abstand immer so groß wie möglich halten — if it's foggy you should always stay as far as possible from the car in front
9) = behandeln to treatdie Gefangenen werden in diesen Gefängnissen wie Tiere gehalten — the prisoners are treated like animals in these prisons
10)= handhaben, verfahren mit
das kannst du (so) halten, wie du willst — that's entirely up to youwie halten Sie es mit Ihrer Steuererklärung? — how do you deal with your tax return?
er hält es nicht so sehr mit der Sauberkeit — he's not over-concerned about cleanliness
es mehr or lieber mit jdm/etw halten — to prefer sb/sth
11)= gestalten
ein in Brauntönen gehaltener Raum — a room done in different shades of browndas Kleid ist in dunklen Tönen gehalten — it is a dark-coloured (Brit) or dark-colored (US) dress
das Mobiliar ist in einem hellen Holz gehalten — the furniture is made of a light wood
12) = veranstalten, abhalten Fest, Pressekonferenz to give; Rede to make; Gottesdienst, Zwiesprache to hold; Wache to keepSelbstgespräche halten — to talk to oneself
Mittagsschlaf halten — to have an afternoon nap
13) = einschätzen, denkendiams; jdn/etw für etw halten to think sb/sth sthetw für angebracht/schön halten — to think or consider sth appropriate/beautiful
jdn für ehrlich halten — to think or consider sb honest
ich habe ihn ( irrtümlich) für seinen Bruder gehalten — I (mis)took him for his brother
ich halte es für Unsinn, alles noch einmal abzuschreiben — I think it's silly to copy everything out againdiams; etw von jdm/etw halten to think sth of sb/sth
nicht viel von jdm/etw halten — not to think much of sb/sth
nicht viel vom Beten/Sparen halten — not to be a great one for praying/saving (inf)
ich halte nichts davon, das zu tun — I'm not in favour (Brit) or favor (US) of (doing) thatdiams; etwas/viel auf etw (acc) halten to consider sth important/very important
der Chef hält viel auf Pünktlichkeit — the boss attaches a lot of importance to punctuality
14)See:→ gehalten2. INTRANSITIVES VERBkann der denn ( gut) halten? — is he a good goalkeeper?
2) = bestehen bleiben, haltbar sein to last; (Konserven) to keep; (Wetter) to last, to hold; (Frisur, COMM Preise) to hold; (Stoff) to be hard-wearingder Waffenstillstand hält nun schon drei Wochen — the truce has now held for three weeks
Rosen halten länger, wenn man ein Aspirin ins Wasser tut — roses last longer if you put an aspirin in the water
dieser Stoff hält lange — this material is hard-wearing
3) = stehen bleiben, anhalten to stophalten lassen (Mil) — to call a halt
halt mal, stop! (hum) — hang on (inf) or hold on a minute!
4) andere Redewendungendiams; auf etw (acc) halten (= zielen) to aim at sth; (= steuern) to head for sth; (= Wert legen auf) to attach importance to sthich musste an mich halten, um nicht in schallendes Gelächter auszubrechen — I had to control myself so as not to burst into fits of laughter
3. REFLEXIVES VERB1) diams; sich halten= sich festhalten to hold on (an +dat to)er konnte sich gerade noch an dem Griff halten, als der Zug mit einem scharfen Ruck anfuhr — he just managed to grab hold of the strap when the train suddenly jolted forward
sie konnte sich auf dem glatten Abhang nicht halten — she couldn't keep her footing on the slippery slope
er konnte sich auf dem wilden Mustang nur drei Sekunden halten — he could only stay on the wild mustang three seconds
2) = eine bestimmte Körperhaltung haben to carry or hold oneselfsich an die Tatsachen/den Text halten — to keep or stick to the facts/text
3) = sich nicht verändern Lebensmittel, Blumen to keep; (Wetter) to last, to hold; (Geruch, Rauch) to linger; (Preise) to hold; (Brauch, Sitte) to continue4) = seine Position behaupten to hold on; (in Kampf) to hold outer hat sich im erbarmungslosen Wettbewerb prächtig gehalten — he held on amazingly in the cut-throat competition
das Geschäft kann sich in dieser Straße nicht halten — the shop can't continue to stay open in this streetdiams; sich gut halten (in Prüfung, Spiel etc) to do well
sie hat sich in der schweren Prüfung unerwartet gut gehalten — she did unexpectedly well in the difficult exam
5) = sich beherrschen to control oneself6)andere Wendungendiams; sich halten an (+acc)
ich halte mich lieber an den Wein — I'd rather keep or stick to wineer hält sich für einen Spezialisten/für besonders klug — he thinks he's a specialist/very clever
* * *1) (to (cause to) stop walking, marching, running etc: The driver halted the train; The train halted at the signals.) halt2) (to give: He delivered a long speech.) deliver3) ((of a car etc) to stop: We drew up outside their house.) draw up4) (to have in one's hand(s) or between one's hands: He was holding a knife; Hold that dish with both hands; He held the little boy's hand; He held the mouse by its tail.) hold5) (to have in a part, or between parts, of the body, or between parts of a tool etc: He held the pencil in his teeth; She was holding a pile of books in her arms; Hold the stamp with tweezers.) hold6) (to support or keep from moving, running away, falling etc: What holds that shelf up?; He held the door closed by leaning against it; Hold your hands above your head; Hold his arms so that he can't struggle.) hold7) (to remain in position, fixed etc when under strain: I've tied the two pieces of string together, but I'm not sure the knot will hold; Will the anchor hold in a storm?) hold8) (to keep (oneself), or to be, in a particular state or condition: We'll hold ourselves in readiness in case you send for us; She holds herself very erect.) hold9) (to look after or care for: She keeps the garden beautifully; I think they keep hens.) keep10) (to act in the way demanded by: She kept her promise.) keep11) (to stand up to use: This material doesn't wear very well.) wear12) (having the body in a state of tension and readiness to act: The animal was poised ready to leap.) poised13) (to suppose or think (that something is the case): Do you take me for an idiot?) take* * *hal·ten[ˈhaltn̩]1.<hielt, gehalten>▪ [jdm] jdn/etw \halten to hold sb/sth [for sb]du musst das Seil ganz fest \halten you must keep a tight grip on the ropehältst du bitte kurz meine Tasche? would you please hold my bag for a moment?jdn/etw im Arm \halten to hold sb/sth in one's armsjdm den Mantel \halten to hold sb's coat [for him/her]2.<hielt, gehalten>▪ jdn \halten to stop sbhaltet den Dieb! stop the thief!es hält dich niemand nobody's stopping youwenn sie etwas von Sahnetorte hört, ist sie nicht mehr zu \halten if she hears cream gateau mentioned there's no holding her!3.<hielt, gehalten>▪ jdn \halten to keep sbwarum bleibst du noch bei dieser Firma, was hält dich noch da? why do you stay with the firm, what's keeping you there?mich hält hier nichts [mehr] there's nothing to keep me here [any more]4.<hielt, gehalten>(in eine bestimmte Position bringen)▪ etw irgendwohin/irgendwie \halten to put sth somewhere/in a certain positioner hielt die Hand in die Höhe he put his hand updie Hand vor den Mund \halten to put one's hand in front of one's mouthetw gegen das Licht \halten to hold sth up to the lightdie Hand ins Wasser \halten to put one's hand into the water5.<hielt, gehalten>▪ etw \halten to hold sthnur wenige Pfeiler \halten die alte Brücke just a few pillars support the old bridgeihre Haare wurden von einer Schleife nach hinten ge\halten her hair was held back by a ribbondas Regal wird von zwei Haken ge\halten the shelf is held up by two hooks6.<hielt, gehalten>▪ etw \halten to hold sthich konnte die Tränen nicht \halten I couldn't hold back my tearsdas Ventil konnte den Überdruck nicht mehr \halten the valve could no longer contain the excess pressureer konnte das Wasser nicht mehr \halten he couldn't hold his waterWärme/Feuchtigkeit \halten to retain heat/moisture7.<hielt, gehalten>einen Ball \halten to stop a ballder Tormann konnte den Ball nicht \halten the goalkeeper couldn't stop the balleinen Elfmeter \halten to save a penalty8.<hielt, gehalten>sie hält sich einen Chauffeur she employs a chauffeur; (fig)er hält sich eine Geliebte he has a mistress9.<hielt, gehalten>er hält sich ein Privatflugzeug, eine Segeljacht und ein Rennpferd he keeps a private aircraft, a yacht and a racehorseein Auto \halten to run a carwir können uns kein Auto \halten we can't afford a carHühner/einen Hund \halten to keep chickens/a dog10.<hielt, gehalten>eine Zeitung \halten to take a paper form11.<hielt, gehalten>▪ jdn irgendwie \halten to treat sb in a certain wayer hält seine Kinder sehr streng he is very strict with his children12.<hielt, gehalten>(beibehalten, aufrechterhalten)▪ etw \halten to keep sthdie Balance [o das Gleichgewicht] \halten to keep one's balanceFrieden \halten to keep the peacedie Geschwindigkeit \halten to keep up speedmit jdm Kontakt \halten to keep in touch [or contact] with sbden Kurs \halten to stay on courseOrdnung \halten to keep ordereine Position nicht \halten können to not be able to hold a positioneinen Rekord \halten to hold a recordRuhe \halten to keep quietden Takt \halten to keep timedie Temperatur \halten to maintain the temperatureden Ton \halten to stay in tunezu jdm die Verbindung \halten to keep in touch [or contact] with sbdiese Behauptung lässt sich nicht \halten this statement is not tenablehoffentlich kann ich den Weltrekord noch \halten hopefully I can still hold on to the world record13.<hielt, gehalten>MIL (erfolgreich verteidigen)▪ etw \halten to hold sthdie Verteidiger hielten ihre Stellungen weiterhin the defenders continued to hold their positionseine Festung \halten to hold a fortress14.<hielt, gehalten>(nicht aufgeben)ein Geschäft \halten to keep a business going15.<hielt, gehalten>(in einem Zustand erhalten)▪ etw irgendwie \halten to keep sth in a certain conditiondie Fußböden hält sie immer peinlich sauber she always keeps the floors scrupulously cleanden Abstand gleich \halten to keep the distance the samejdn in Atem/in Bewegung/bei Laune \halten to keep sb in suspense/on the go/happyfür jdn das Essen warm \halten to keep sb's meal hotdie Getränke kalt \halten to keep the drinks chilledjdn jung/fit \halten to keep sb young/fit16.<hielt, gehalten>das Haus war innen und außen ganz in Weiß ge\halten the house was completely white inside and outdas Wohnzimmer ist in Blau ge\halten the living room is decorated in blueihr Schlafzimmer ist in ganz in Kirschbaum ge\halten her bedroom is furnished entirely in cherrywooddie Rede war sehr allgemein ge\halten the speech was very generaleinen Brief kurz \halten to keep a letter shortetw schlicht \halten to keep sth simple17.<hielt, gehalten>(abhalten)▪ etw \halten to give sther hielt eine kurze Rede he made a short speechDiät \halten to keep to a dieteinen Gottesdienst \halten to hold a serviceseinen Mittagsschlaf \halten to have an afternoon napeine Rede \halten to give [or make] a speechein Referat \halten to give [or present] a paperSelbstgespräche \halten to talk to oneselfeine Unterrichtsstunde \halten to give a lessonUnterricht \halten to teacheinen Vortrag \halten to give a talkseinen Winterschlaf \halten to hibernate18.<hielt, gehalten>(einhalten, erfüllen)▪ etw \halten to keep sthder Film hält nicht, was der Titel verspricht the film doesn't live up to its titleman muss \halten, was man verspricht a promise is a promisesein Wort/Versprechen \halten to keep one's word/a promise19.<hielt, gehalten>▪ jdn/etw für jdn/etw \halten to take sb/sth for [or to be] sb/sthich habe ihn für seinen Bruder ge\halten I mistook him for his brotherdas halte ich nicht für möglich I don't think that is possiblewofür \halten Sie mich? what do you take me for?jdn für ehrlich/reich \halten to think sb is [or consider sb to be] honest/rich20.<hielt, gehalten>(denken über)▪ etw von jdm/etw \halten to think sth of sb/sthich halte nichts davon, das zu tun I don't think much of doing thater hält nichts vom Beten/Sparen he's not a great one for praying/saving famich halte es für das beste/möglich/meine Pflicht I think it best/possible/my dutynichts/viel/wenig von jdm/etw \halten to think nothing/a lot/not think much of sb/sth21.<hielt, gehalten>etwas/viel auf jdn \halten to think quite a bit/a lot of sbwenn man etwas auf sich hält... if you think you're somebody...; 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Stück22.1. (festhalten) to holdkannst du mal einen Moment \halten? can you hold that for a second?2.<hielt, gehalten>(haltbar sein) to keepwie lange hält der Fisch noch? how much longer will the fish keep?die Schuhe sollten noch bis nächstes Jahr \halten these shoes should last till next year3.<hielt, gehalten>(dauerhaft sein) to holdder das Seil hält nicht mehr länger the rope won't hold much longerdie Tapete hält nicht the wallpaper won't stay ondiese Freundschaft hält schon lange this friendship has been lasting longdie Tür wird jetzt \halten now the door will holddas Regal hält nicht an der Wand the shelf keeps falling off the wall4.<hielt, gehalten>(stehen bleiben, anhalten) to stop\halten Sie bitte an der Ecke! stop at the corner, pleaseetw zum H\halten bringen to bring sth to a stop [or standstill]ein \haltendes Fahrzeug a stationary vehicle5.<hielt, gehalten>SPORT to make a saveunser Tormann hat heute wieder großartig ge\halten our goalkeeper made some great saves todaykann Peters denn gut \halten? is Peters a good goalkeeper?6.<hielt, gehalten>du musst mehr nach rechts \halten you must aim more to the right7.<hielt, gehalten>(sich beherrschen)ich musste an mich \halten, um nicht zu lachen I had to force myself not to laugh8.<hielt, gehalten>(Wert legen auf)[sehr] auf Ordnung \halten to attach [a lot of] importance to tidiness9.<hielt, gehalten>(jdm beistehen)▪ zu jdm \halten to stand [or stick] by sbich werde immer zu dir \halten I will always stand by youich halte zu Manchester United, und du? I support Manchester United, what about you?10.<hielt, gehalten>Sport hält jung sport keeps you youngAlufolie hält frisch aluminium foil keeps things fresh11.<hielt, gehalten>halte mehr nach links keep more to the leftnach Norden \halten to head north12.▶ halt mal,... hang [or hold] on,...du solltest ein bisschen mehr auf dich \halten (auf das Aussehen achten) you should take more [a] pride in yourself; (selbstbewusst sein) you should be more self-confidentIII. REFLEXIVES VERB1.<hielt, gehalten>der Kletterer rutschte aus und konnte sich nicht mehr \halten the climber slipped and lost his grip2.<hielt, gehalten>(nicht verderben)im Kühlschrank hält sich Milch gut drei Tage milk keeps for a good three days in the fridge3.<hielt, gehalten>für seine 50 Jahre hat er sich gut ge\halten he has worn well for a 50-year-old4.<hielt, gehalten>halte dich tapfer be brave5.<hielt, gehalten>(nicht verschwinden)manchmal kann der Nebel sich bis in die späten Vormittagsstunden \halten sometimes the fog can last until the late morning6.<hielt, gehalten>ich halte mich an die alte Methode I'll stick to [or stay with] the old methodich halte mich lieber an Mineralwasser I prefer to stay with mineral water7.<hielt, gehalten>(irgendwo bleiben)8.<hielt, gehalten>(eine Richtung beibehalten)\halten Sie sich immer in Richtung Stadtmitte keep going towards the centreder Autofahrer hielt sich ganz rechts the driver kept to the right9.<hielt, gehalten>er hält sich immer an die Vorschriften he always sticks to the rulesder Film hat sich nicht an die Romanvorlage gehalten the film didn't keep [or stick] to the book10.<hielt, gehalten>(sich behaupten)trotz der hauchdünnen Mehrheit hielt sich die Regierung noch über ein Jahr despite its wafer-thin majority the government lasted [or kept going for] over a year11.<hielt, gehalten>(bestehen)die Firma wird sich nicht \halten können the company won't keep going [for long]12.<hielt, gehalten>(eine bestimmte Körperhaltung haben)es ist nicht leicht, sich im Gleichgewicht zu \halten it's not easy to keep one's balance13.<hielt, gehalten>er hält sich für besonders klug/einen Fachmann he thinks he's very clever/a specialist14.<hielt, gehalten>ich konnte mich nicht \halten vor Lachen bei dem Anblick I couldn't help laughing at this sight15.▶ sich akk an jdn \halten (sich an jdn wenden) to refer to sb, to ask sb; (jds Nähe suchen) to stick with sb1.<hielt, gehalten>wir \halten es ähnlich we do things in a similar wayes mit einer Sache so/anders \halten to handle [or deal with] sth like this/differentlywie hältst du es in diesem Jahr mit Weihnachten? what are you doing about Christmas this year?wie hältst du's mit der Kirche? what's your attitude towards the church?das kannst du \halten wie du willst that's completely up to you2.<hielt, gehalten>(Neigung haben für)es [mehr [o lieber]] mit jdm/etw halten to prefer sb/sthsie hält es mehr mit ihrer Mutter she gets on better with her motherer hält es nicht so mit der Sauberkeit he's not a great one for cleanliness* * *1.unregelmäßiges transitives Verb1) (auch Milit.) holdjemanden an od. bei der Hand halten — hold somebody's hand; hold somebody by the hand
die Hand vor den Mund halten — put one's hand in front of one's mouth
etwas ins Licht/gegen das Licht halten — hold something to/up to the light
2) (Ballspiele) save <shot, penalty, etc.>3) (bewahren) keep; (beibehalten, aufrechterhalten) keep up < speed etc.>; maintain <temperature, equilibrium>einen Ton halten — stay in tune; (lange anhalten) sustain a note
Ordnung/Frieden halten — keep order/the peace
4) (erfüllen) keepsein Wort/ein Versprechen halten — keep one's word/a promise
5) (besitzen, beschäftigen, beziehen) keep <chickens etc.>; take <newspaper, magazine, etc.>jemanden für reich/ehrlich halten — think somebody is or consider somebody to be rich/honest
ich halte es für das beste/möglich/meine Pflicht — I think it best/possible/my duty
viel/nichts/wenig von jemandem/etwas halten — think a lot/nothing/not think much of somebody/something
Unterricht halten — give lessons; teach
seinen Mittagsschlaf halten — have one's or an afternoon nap
8) (Halt geben) hold up, support < bridge etc.>; hold back <curtain, hair>; fasten < dress>9) (zurückhalten) keep11) (nicht aufgeben)ein Geschäft usw. halten — keep a business etc. going
12) (behandeln) treat13) (vorziehen)es mehr od. lieber mit jemandem/etwas halten — prefer somebody/something
14) (verfahren)es mit einer Sache so/anders halten — deal with or handle something like this/differently
15) (gestalten)2.unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb1) (stehen bleiben) stop2) (unverändert, an seinem Platz bleiben) lastder Nagel/das Seil hält nicht mehr länger — the nail/rope won't hold much longer
diese Freundschaft hält nicht [lange] — (fig.) this friendship won't last [long]
3) (Sport) save4) (beistehen)zu jemandem halten — stand or stick by somebody
5) (zielen) aim (auf + Akk. at)6) (Seemannsspr.) headauf etwas (Akk.) halten — head for or towards something
an sich (Akk.) halten — control oneself
8) (achten)3.1) (sich durchsetzen, behaupten)das Geschäft wird sich nicht halten können — the shop won't keep going [for long]
sich gut halten — do well; make a good showing
sich schlecht/gerade/aufrecht halten — hold or carry oneself badly/straight/erect
5) (bleiben)sich auf den Beinen/im Sattel halten — stay on one's feet/in the saddle
sich links/rechts halten — keep [to the] left/right
sich an jemandes Seite (Dat.) /hinter jemandem halten — stay or keep next to/behind somebody
7) (befolgen)sich an etwas (Akk.) halten — keep to or follow something
9) (ugs.): (jung, gesund bleiben)* * *halten; hält, hielt, gehaltenA. v/t1. (festhalten) hold;bei der Hand halten hold sb’s hand;in der Hand/im Arm halten hold in one’s hand/in one’s arms;jemandem den Mantel halten (damit er die Hände frei hat) hold sb’s coat; (ihm hineinhelfen) hold sb’s coat, help sb on with their coat;2. (stützen) hold (up), support;das Bild wird von zwei Nägeln gehalten the picture is held up by two nails;das Seil hat nicht viel zu halten (wird wenig belastet) there isn’t very much weight on the rope3. in einer Lage: hold;ans Licht halten hold to the light;die Hand ins/unters Wasser halten put one’s hand in the water/hold one’s hand under the tap (US auch faucet);sich (dat)beim Gähnen die Hand vor den Mund halten put one’s hand in front of one’s mouth when yawning;er hielt sich das Buch dicht vors Gesicht he was holding the book right in front of his face4. in einem Zustand: keep;frisch/warm halten keep fresh/warm;besetzt/verschlossen halten keep occupied/locked;in Gang halten keep sth going;in Ordnung halten keep in order;das Fass hält 20 Liter the barrel holds 20 litres (US -ers)6. (zurückhalten, behalten) keep, hold; (Festung, Stellung, Rekord, Titel) hold; (aufhalten) stop; SPORT (Schuss) hold, stop, save;das Haus hält die Wärme gut/schlecht the house retains the heat/lets the heat out;das Wasser nicht halten können be incontinent, not be able to hold one’s water ( oder control one’s bladder);den Ball in den eigenen Reihen halten hold onto the ball, keep possession (of the ball);seinen Vorsprung halten können retain one’s lead;er war nicht zu halten there was no stopping ( oder holding) him, you couldn’t hold him back;was hält mich hier noch? what is there to keep me here?;7. (Geschwindigkeit, Kurs, Niveau, Preise etc) hold, maintain; (Richtung) continue in, keep going in; MUS (Ton) lange: hold; (nicht abweichen) keep to;Ordnung halten keep order;Kontakt halten keep in contact (zu with);haltet jetzt bitte Ruhe/Frieden umg keep quiet now, please/no more arguing, please;diese Theorie lässt sich nicht halten this theory is untenable8. (Versprechen, sein Wort etc) keep;was ich verspreche, halte ich auch my word is my bond;das Buch hält (nicht), was es verspricht the book doesn’t live up to its promises9. (sie hält sich einen Chauffeur/Liebhaber she keeps a chauffeur/loverdie Kinder knapp/streng halten not give the children much money/be strict with the children11. (Sitzung, Versammlung etc) hold; (Hochzeit, Messe) auch celebrate; (Mahlzeit, Schläfchen etc) have, take; (Rede, Vortrag etc) give;Winterschlaf halten hibernate12.sie hält ihn für den Besitzer meist she thinks he’s the owner;ich halte es für richtig, dass er absagt I think he’s right to refuse, I think it’s right that he should refuse;tu, was du für richtig hältst do what you think is right;ich hielte es für gut, wenn wir gingen I think we should go, I think it would be a good idea if we went;für wie alt hältst du ihn? how old do ( oder would) you think he is?;wofür halten Sie mich/sich (eigentlich)? who do you think I am/you are?13.halten von think of;viel/wenig halten von think highly ( stärker: the world)/not think much of;was hältst du von …? what do you think of …?; auffordernd: how about …?;was hältst du davon? what do you think (of it)?;ich halte nicht viel davon I don’t think much of it; von Idee, Gemälde etc: auch I’m not keen on it;sie hält nichts vom Sparen she doesn’t believe in saving14. unpers:wie hältst du es mit …? what do you usually do about …?; (was denkst du über …?) what do you think of ( oder about) …?;so haben wir es immer gehalten we’ve always done it that way;das kannst du halten, wie du willst please (besonders US suit) yourself;ich halte es mit meinem Lehrer, der immer sagte … I go by what my teacher always used to say …; → gehaltenB. v/i1. (fest sein) Knoten, Schnur, Schraube etc: hold; Eis: be (frozen) solid enough to walk on; Brücke: stand the weight of sth/sb; (kleben bleiben) stickder Zug hält hier zehn Minuten the train stops here for ten minutes;hält der Bus am Schlossplatz? does the bus stop at the Schlossplatz?;4. SPORT, Torwart etc: save;sie hält gut she’s good in goal, she’s a good goalkeeper5. in Zustand:das hält gesund/jung! it keeps you healthy/young6. Richtung, mit Waffe: aim (nach for;7.an sich (akk)halten control o.s.;ich musste an mich halten, um nicht zu (+inf) it took great self-control not to (+inf), I could hardly stop ( oder keep) myself (from) (+ger)8.zu jemandem halten stand by sb; Partei nehmend: side with sbC. v/t & v/i1.(viel/wenig) halten auf (+akk) (achten auf) pay (a lot of/little) attention to; (Wert legen auf) set (great/little) store by;wir halten nicht sehr auf Formen we don’t stand on ceremony2.etwas/viel auf sich (akk)halten take pride/a lot of pride in o.s.; äußerlich: be particular/very particular about one’s appearance; gesundheitlich: look after/take great care of one’s health;jeder/kein Handwerker, der (etwas) auf sich hält any/no self-respecting craftsmanD. v/r1. Lebensmittel etc: keep; Schuhe etc: last; Wetter: hold; Preis, Kurs etc: hold; Geschäft, Mode, Restaurant etc: last;sich gut halten Lebensmittel etc: keep well;sie hat sich gut gehalten (ist wenig gealtert) she looks good for her age, she’s well preservedsich in Form halten keep in form; körperlich: auch keep fit;versteckt halten remain hidden ( oder in hiding)3. (standhalten) hold out;wacker halten hold one’s own (gegen against), do well;sich halten als maintain one’s position as;4.sich an das Gesetz halten comply with ( oder abide by) the law;der Film hält sich eng an die Vorlage the film keeps very close to the original; möchten Sie einen Sherry? - nein,ich halte mich lieber an alkoholfreie Getränke I’d rather stick to ( oder with) something non-alcoholic;heute werde ich mich mal an den Tee halten I’m going to stick to tea today5. Haltung, Lage, Richtung:sich links/rechts halten keep to the left/right;sich südlich halten keep on south, keep going in a southerly direction;aufrecht halten hold o.s. very straight ( oder erect);sich kaum noch auf den Beinen halten können hardly be able to stand;sich oft abseits halten often keep (o.s.) to o.s.;halt dich immer dicht hinter mir keep very close behind me6. (beherrschen):kaum mehr halten können not be able to contain o.s.;kaum mehr halten können vor Freude/Zorn etc be so happy/angry etc that one can no longer contain o.s.;sich (vor Lachen) nicht mehr halten können umg not be able to keep a straight face, not be able to stop o.s. ( oder keep from) laughing7.sie hält sich mal wieder für besonders schlau she thinks she’s been terribly clever again; → auch A 12, bereithalten* * *1.unregelmäßiges transitives Verb1) (auch Milit.) holdsich (Dat.) den Kopf/den Bauch halten — hold one's head/stomach
jemanden an od. bei der Hand halten — hold somebody's hand; hold somebody by the hand
etwas ins Licht/gegen das Licht halten — hold something to/up to the light
2) (Ballspiele) save <shot, penalty, etc.>3) (bewahren) keep; (beibehalten, aufrechterhalten) keep up <speed etc.>; maintain <temperature, equilibrium>einen Ton halten — stay in tune; (lange anhalten) sustain a note
Ordnung/Frieden halten — keep order/the peace
4) (erfüllen) keepsein Wort/ein Versprechen halten — keep one's word/a promise
5) (besitzen, beschäftigen, beziehen) keep <chickens etc.>; take <newspaper, magazine, etc.>jemanden für reich/ehrlich halten — think somebody is or consider somebody to be rich/honest
ich halte es für das beste/möglich/meine Pflicht — I think it best/possible/my duty
viel/nichts/wenig von jemandem/etwas halten — think a lot/nothing/not think much of somebody/something
Unterricht halten — give lessons; teach
seinen Mittagsschlaf halten — have one's or an afternoon nap
8) (Halt geben) hold up, support <bridge etc.>; hold back <curtain, hair>; fasten < dress>9) (zurückhalten) keep11) (nicht aufgeben)ein Geschäft usw. halten — keep a business etc. going
12) (behandeln) treat13) (vorziehen)es mehr od. lieber mit jemandem/etwas halten — prefer somebody/something
14) (verfahren)es mit einer Sache so/anders halten — deal with or handle something like this/differently
15) (gestalten)2.unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb1) (stehen bleiben) stop2) (unverändert, an seinem Platz bleiben) lastder Nagel/das Seil hält nicht mehr länger — the nail/rope won't hold much longer
diese Freundschaft hält nicht [lange] — (fig.) this friendship won't last [long]
3) (Sport) save4) (beistehen)zu jemandem halten — stand or stick by somebody
5) (zielen) aim (auf + Akk. at)6) (Seemannsspr.) headauf etwas (Akk.) halten — head for or towards something
an sich (Akk.) halten — control oneself
8) (achten)3.1) (sich durchsetzen, behaupten)das Geschäft wird sich nicht halten können — the shop won't keep going [for long]
sich gut halten — do well; make a good showing
sich schlecht/gerade/aufrecht halten — hold or carry oneself badly/straight/erect
5) (bleiben)sich auf den Beinen/im Sattel halten — stay on one's feet/in the saddle
6) (gehen, bleiben)sich links/rechts halten — keep [to the] left/right
sich an jemandes Seite (Dat.) /hinter jemandem halten — stay or keep next to/behind somebody
7) (befolgen)sich an etwas (Akk.) halten — keep to or follow something
9) (ugs.): (jung, gesund bleiben)* * *v.(§ p.,pp.: hielt, gehalten)= to bear v.(§ p.,p.p.: bore, borne)to clamp v.to halt v.to hold v.(§ p.,p.p.: held)to keep v.(§ p.,p.p.: kept)to retain v.to uphold v.(§ p.,p.p.: upheld) -
60 gallo
m.1 cock, cockerel (ave).gallo de pelea fighting cock2 false note.3 John Dory (fish).4 rooster, cock.5 taco.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: gallar.* * *1 cock, rooster2 (pez) John Dory5 familiar (presumido, bravucón) cocky person, tough guy\alzar el gallo familiar to get on one's high horsebajar el gallo familiar to get off one's high horseen menos que canta un gallo in a flashestar como gallo en gallinero familiar to strut about like a cockotro gallo me (te, le, etc) cantara familiar things would have turned out differentlytener mucho gallo familiar to be very cockygallo de pelea fighting cock, gamecockgallo lira black grousegallo silvestre capercaillie, woodgrouse* * *noun m.* * *ISM1) (=ave) cock, rooster ( esp EEUU); [más pequeño] cockerelgallo de pelea, gallo de riña — gamecock, fighting cock
pata 1., 1), b), pelea, peso 7), c)gallo pinto — CAm (Culin) beans and rice
2) (=pez) john dory3) [en la voz] false notesoltó un gallo — [al cantar] he sang a false note; [al hablar] his voice cracked
5) (Pesca) cork float7) Méx (=serenata) street serenade8) Méx * (=ropa usada) hand-me-down, cast-offlo visten con los gallos del hermano mayor — they dress him in his brother's hand-me-downs o cast-offs
9) And (=flecha) dart10) Col, Méx (Dep) shuttlecock11) And [de bomberos] hose truckIIgallo, -aSM / F Chile guy * /girl¡qué galla tan antipática! — she is so unfriendly!
* * *I II1) (Zool) ( ave) cockerel; ( más grande) roostercomer gallo — (Méx fam) to get up on the wrong side of the bed (AmE colloq), to get out of the bed on the wrong side (BrE colloq)
dormírsele el gallo a alguien — (Méx fam)
entre gallos y medianoche — (Arg) on the spur of the moment
gallo duro de pelar — (Méx fam)
levantarse al cantar el gallo — to be up with the lark
mamarle gallo a alguien — (Col, Ven fam) to pull somebody's leg (colloq)
matarle el gallo a alguien — (Méx fam) to shut somebody up (colloq)
otro gallo cantaría or otro gallo me/te/nos cantara — (fam) things would be very different
pelar gallo — (Méx fam) ( huir) to leg it (colloq); ( morirse) to kick the bucket (colloq)
ser el (mejor) gallo de alguien — (Méx fam) to be somebody's best bet (colloq)
2) (Méx fam) ( bravucón) macho, tough guy (colloq)3) (fam) ( de un cantante) false note; ( de adolescente) (AmL)4) (Méx) ( serenata) serenadeIII- lla (Chi fam) (m) guy (colloq); (f) womanhola gallo — hi, buddy (AmE) o (BrE) mate (colloq)
* * *= cock, rooster, cockerel.Ex. And outside, a cock crowed, for it was now dawn.Ex. Without fail, every time the roosters crowed in the morning, the sun rose afterwards.Ex. The eggs a chicken lays without the help of a cockerel are not fertilised and will therefore never hatch.* * *I II1) (Zool) ( ave) cockerel; ( más grande) roostercomer gallo — (Méx fam) to get up on the wrong side of the bed (AmE colloq), to get out of the bed on the wrong side (BrE colloq)
dormírsele el gallo a alguien — (Méx fam)
entre gallos y medianoche — (Arg) on the spur of the moment
gallo duro de pelar — (Méx fam)
levantarse al cantar el gallo — to be up with the lark
mamarle gallo a alguien — (Col, Ven fam) to pull somebody's leg (colloq)
matarle el gallo a alguien — (Méx fam) to shut somebody up (colloq)
otro gallo cantaría or otro gallo me/te/nos cantara — (fam) things would be very different
pelar gallo — (Méx fam) ( huir) to leg it (colloq); ( morirse) to kick the bucket (colloq)
ser el (mejor) gallo de alguien — (Méx fam) to be somebody's best bet (colloq)
2) (Méx fam) ( bravucón) macho, tough guy (colloq)3) (fam) ( de un cantante) false note; ( de adolescente) (AmL)4) (Méx) ( serenata) serenadeIII- lla (Chi fam) (m) guy (colloq); (f) womanhola gallo — hi, buddy (AmE) o (BrE) mate (colloq)
* * *= cock, rooster, cockerel.Ex: And outside, a cock crowed, for it was now dawn.
Ex: Without fail, every time the roosters crowed in the morning, the sun rose afterwards.Ex: The eggs a chicken lays without the help of a cockerel are not fertilised and will therefore never hatch.* * *sólo los muy gallos se atreven only the real tough nuts dare to do it ( colloq)pelea de gallos cockfightcomer gallo ( Méx fam): hoy parece que comiste gallo you must have got out of bed the wrong side this morning ( colloq), you're a real bear today ( AmE colloq), you're like a bear with a sore head today ( BrE colloq)dormírsele el gallo a algn ( Méx fam): que no se te duerma el gallo, que otro se ganará el ascenso you can't afford to rest on your laurels; if you do, someone else will get the promotionse me durmió el gallo y venció el plazo I forgot about it and missed the closing dateen menos (de lo) que canta un gallo in no time at all, in a flashentre gallos y medianoche ( Arg); on the spur of the moment, hastilygallo difícil or duro de pelar ( Méx fam): resultaron gallos difíciles de pelar they proved to be tough oppositionlevantarse al cantar el gallo to be up with the lark, get up at crack of dawnmamarle gallo a algn (Col, Ven fam); to pull sb's leg ( colloq), to put sb on ( AmE colloq), to have sb on ( BrE colloq)cuando el otro le dijo que era policía, le mató el gallo he soon shut up when the other guy told him he was a policeman ( colloq)otro gallo cantaría or otro gallo me/te/nos cantara things would be very differentpelar gallo ( Méx fam) (huir) to leg it ( colloq), to hightail it ( AmE colloq) (morirse) to kick the bucket ( colloq), to snuff it ( BrE colloq)pelaron gallo del mitin político antes de los cocolazos they legged it o hightailed it out of the meeting before the fighting began ( colloq)ser el (mejor) gallo de algn ( Méx fam): los Pumas son su mejor gallo para las finales the Pumas are your best bet for the finals ( colloq), I'd put my money on the Pumas for the finals ( colloq)Compuestos:fighting o game cockC ( fam) (de un cantante) false note(de un adolescente): soltó un gallo or ( Col) se echó un gallo or ( Ven) se le fue el gallo his voice cracked o went squeakyD (pez) John DoryE ( Méx) (serenata) serenadele llevaron gallo a la novia they serenaded the brideFse viste de puros gallos all her clothes are hand-me-downs ( colloq), everything she wears is secondhandmasculine, feminine* * *
gallo 1 sustantivo masculino
1 (Zool) ( ave) cockerel;
gallo de pelea or (AmS) de riña fighting o game cock;
( más grande) rooster;
otro gallo cantaría or otro gallo me/te/nos cantara (fam) things would be very different
2 (Méx fam) ( bravucón) macho, tough guy (colloq)
3 (fam)
b) ( de adolescente):
4 (Méx) ( serenata) serenade
gallo 2
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino (Chi fam) (m) guy (colloq);
(f) woman;◊ hola gallo hi, buddy (AmE) o (BrE) mate (colloq)
gallo sustantivo masculino
1 Zool cock, rooster
gallo de pelea, fighting cock
2 (lenguado) sole
3 Mús fam off-key note
(adolescente) Manuel está cambiando la voz y le salen muchos gallos, Manuel's voice is changing and it's gone all squeaky
♦ Locuciones: fam fig otro gallo nos/me/te cantara, things would be quite different
en menos que canta un gallo, in an instant
' gallo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cantar
- pata
- cacarear
- canto
- capón
- cresta
- misa
English:
cock
- cockcrow
- crest
- crow
- crow's-feet
- hounds-tooth
- rooster
- crow's feet
- man
* * *♦ nmMéx Famser gallo duro de pelar to be a tough nut to crack;Famen menos (de lo) que canta un gallo in no time at all;al canto del gallo at daybreak;Méx Famse le durmió el gallo he let the chance go by;RPentre gallos y medianoche on the fly;Méx Famhaber comido gallo to have got out of bed on the wrong side;Col, Ven Fammamar gallo a alguien to pull sb's leg;Méx Fammatarle el gallo a alguien to shut sb up;Méx Fampelar gallo to kick the bucketgallo lira black grouse;gallo de pelea fighting cock;Carib, Nic gallo pinto rice and beans; Andes, RP gallo de riña fighting cock2. [al cantar] false note;[al hablar] squeak;está cambiando la voz y le salen gallos de vez en cuando his voice is breaking so it goes squeaky sometimes3. [pez] John Dory5. [en boxeo] bantamweight;peso gallo bantamweightesta noche le va a llevar gallo he's going to serenade her tonight♦ adj mFam [bravucón] cocky, full of oneself* * *m1 ZO rooster, Brcock;en menos que canta un gallo in an instant, in no time at all;otro gallo le cantaría si it would be different if;alzar olevantar el gallo fig get on one’s high horse2:soltó un gallo fam his voice cracked* * *gallo nm1) : rooster, cock4)gallo de pelea : gamecock* * *gallo n1. (ave) cock2. (al cantar) false note
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