-
41 for
for [fɔ:r]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► When for is an element in a phrasal verb, eg look for, stand for, look up the verb. When it is part of a set combination, eg for sale, noted for, look up the other word.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━a. pour• what's this knife for? à quoi sert ce couteau ?b. ( = going to) pourc. ( = on behalf of) for me/you à ma/ta place• will you go for me? est-ce que vous pouvez y aller à ma place ?d. ( = as in) commee. ( = in exchange for) I'll give you this book for that one je vous échange ce livre contre celui-là• he'll do it for $25 il le fera pour 25 dollars━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• to pay $5 for a ticket payer un billet 5 dollars• I sold it for $20 je l'ai vendu 20 dollarsf. ( = because of) pourg. ( = from) deh. ( = up to) ài. ( = in spite of) malgréj. ( = for a distance of) sur━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► With certain verbs pendant may be omitted.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• I worked/stayed there for three months j'y ai travaillé/j'y suis resté (pendant) trois mois━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► French generally uses the present and imperfect where English uses the perfect and past perfect.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• I have been working here for three months je travaille ici depuis trois mois ça fait trois mois que je travaille ici• I had been working there for three months when... je travaillais là depuis trois mois quand...• he hasn't worked for two years il n'a pas travaillé depuis deux ans ça fait deux ans qu'il ne travaille pas• she hadn't seen him for three months elle ne l'avait pas vu depuis trois mois cela faisait trois mois qu'elle ne l'avait pas vu* * *[fə(r), fɔː(r)] 1.1) ( intended to be used or belong to) pourto buy something for somebody — acheter quelque chose pour or à quelqu'un
2) ( intended to help or benefit) pour3) ( indicating purpose) pourwhat's it for? — c'est pour quoi faire?, ça sert à quoi?
‘I need it’ - ‘what for?’ — ‘j'en ai besoin’ - ‘pourquoi?’
the idea was for you to work it out yourself — le but était que tu trouves (subj) la réponse tout seul
4) (as member, employee of) [work, play] pour; ( as representative) [MP, Minister] de5) ( indicating cause or reason) pourfor this reason, I'd rather... — pour cette raison je préfère...
if it weren't for her... — sans elle...
6) ( indicating consequence) pour que (+ subj)7) ( indicating person's attitude) pour8) ( stressing particular feature) pourfor further information write to... — pour plus de renseignements écrivez à...
9) ( considering) pour10) ( towards) pour11) ( on behalf of) pour12) ( as regards)13) ( taking account of past events) depuis; ( stressing expected duration) pour; ( stressing actual duration) pendantthis is the best show I've seen for years — c'est le meilleur spectacle que j'aie vu depuis des années
14) ( indicating a deadline) pour; ( in negative constructions) avant15) ( on the occasion of) pour16) ( indicating scheduled time) pour17) ( indicating distance) pendant18) ( indicating destination) pour19) (indicating cost, value) pourit was sold for £100 — ça s'est vendu (pour) 100 livres sterling
I'll let you have it for £20 — je vous le laisse à 20 livres sterling
a cheque for £20 — un chèque de 20 livres sterling
20) ( in favour of)21) ( stressing appropriateness)22) ( in support of) en faveur de23) ( indicating availability)24) ( as part of ratio) pour25) ( equivalent to)what's the French for ‘boot’? — comment dit-on ‘boot’ en français?
the technical term for it is ‘chloasma’ — ‘chloasme’ c'est le terme technique
26) ( in explanations)for one thing... and for another... — premièrement... et deuxièmement...
I, for one, agree with her — en tout cas moi, je suis d'accord avec elle
27) ( when introducing clauses)2.conjunction sout car, parce que••I'll be (in) for it if... — (colloq) GB ça va être ma fête si... (colloq)
that's adolescents for you! — que voulez-vous, c'est ça les adolescents!
there's gratitude for you! — c'est comme ça qu'on me/vous etc remercie!
-
42 drive
1. past tense - drove; verb1) (to control or guide (a car etc): Do you want to drive (the car), or shall I?) conducir2) (to take, bring etc in a car: My mother is driving me to the airport.) llevar (en coche)3) (to force or urge along: Two men and a dog were driving a herd of cattle across the road.) conducir4) (to hit hard: He drove a nail into the door; He drove a golf-ball from the tee.) hincar, clavar, mandar5) (to cause to work by providing the necessary power: This mill is driven by water.) hacer funcionar, mover, impulsar
2. noun1) (a journey in a car, especially for pleasure: We decided to go for a drive.) paseo en coche2) (a private road leading from a gate to a house etc: The drive is lined with trees.) camino de entrada3) (energy and enthusiasm: I think he has the drive needed for this job.) ímpetu, empuje, dinamismo4) (a special effort: We're having a drive to save electricity.) campaña5) (in sport, a hard stroke (with a golf-club, a cricket bat etc).) drive6) ((computers) a disk drive.) lectura de disquete•- driver- driver's license
- drive-in
- drive-through
- driving licence
- be driving at
- drive off
- drive on
drive1 n1. paseo en coche / vuelta en cocheshall we go for a drive? ¿vamos a dar una vuelta en coche?2. camino de la entradadrive2 vb conducirtr[draɪv]3 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (golf) golpe nombre masculino inicial, tiro de salida; (tennis) golpe nombre masculino fuerte, drive nombre masculino4 (campaign) campaña5 SMALLMILITARY/SMALL ofensiva, avanzada7 (need, compulsion) necesidad nombre femenino, impulso, instinto8 (propulsion system) transmisión nombre femenino, propulsión nombre femenino; (of wheeled vehicle) tracción nombre femenino■ right/left-hand drive con el volante a la derecha/izquierda9 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL (competition, tournament) torneo1 (operate - vehicle) conducir■ what car do you drive? ¿qué coche tienes?2 (take - person) llevar (en coche)■ could you drive me to the airport? ¿podrías llevarme al aeropuerto?3 (cause to move - person) hacer, obligar a; (- animal) arrear4 (of wind - blow) llevar; (of water) llevarse5 (provide power for, keep going) hacer funcionar, mover7 (construct - tunnel) perforar, abrir; (- motorway) construir8 (force, compel to act) forzar, obligar; (cause to be in state) llevar, empujar9 (make work hard, overwork) hacer trabajar1 (vehicle) conducir■ can you drive? ¿sabes conducir?■ don't drive so fast no vayas tan rápido, no corras■ in England, people drive on the left en Inglaterra, la gente conduce por la izquierda2 (of rain, hail, snow) azotar, barrer\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto drive a coach and horses through something saltarse algo a la torerato drive a hard bargain saber cómo conseguir lo que uno,-a quiere, ser buen,-na negociador,-rato drive something home hacer entender algo1) impel: impeler, impulsar2) operate: guiar, conducir, manejar (un vehículo)3) compel: obligar, forzar4) : clavar, hincarto drive a stake: clavar una estaca6)to drive crazy : volver locodrive vi: manejar, conducirdo you know how to drive?: ¿sabes manejar?drive n1) ride: paseo m en coche2) campaign: campaña ffund-raising drive: campaña para recaudar fondos3) driveway: camino m de entrada, entrada f4) transmission: transmisión ffront-wheel drive: tracción delantera5) energy: dinamismo m, energía f6) instinct, need: instinto m, necesidad f básican.• lector s.m.n.• empuje s.m.• mando s.m.• paseo s.m.• paseo en carro s.m.expr.• volverle (a una persona) loca v.v.(§ p.,p.p.: drove, driven) = clavar v.• conducir v.• empujar v.• forzar v.• guiar v.• hostigar v.• impulsar v.• llevar en carro v.• manejar v.• rodar v.
I
1. draɪv1) ( Transp)a) \<\<car/busain\>\> manejar or (Esp) conducir*; \<\<racing car/power boat\>\> pilotar, pilotearb) ( convey in vehicle) llevar en coche2)a) ( cause to move) (+ adv compl)b) ( Sport) \<\<ball\>\> mandar, lanzar*c) (provide power for, operate) hacer* funcionar, mover*3)a) ( make penetrate) \<\<nail\>\> clavar; \<\<stake\>\> hincar*to drive something INTO something — clavar/hincar* algo en algo
b) ( open up) \<\<tunnel/shaft\>\> perforar, abrir*4)a) ( cause to become) volver*imprisonment drove him insane — la prisión lo volvió loco or lo llevó a la locura
he drives me crazy o mad with his incessant chatter — me saca de quicio con su constante cháchara
she drives me wild! — (colloq) me vuelve loco! (fam)
b) ( compel to act)to drive somebody to + INF — llevar or empujar a alguien a + inf
she is driven by ambition — la impulsa or motiva la ambición
c) ( overwork)
2.
vi manejar or (Esp) conducir*to drive on the right/left — manejar or (Esp) conducir* por la derecha/izquierda
Phrasal Verbs:- drive at- drive on- drive up
II
1) c ( in vehicle)to go for a drive — ir* a dar un paseo or una vuelta en coche
2) ca) ( leading to house) camino m, avenida f ( que lleva hasta una casa)b) ( in front of house) entrada f ( para coches)3) c (in golf, tennis) golpe m fuerte4)a) u ( energy) empuje m, dinamismo m5) ca) ( organized effort) campaña fb) ( attacking move) ( Mil) ofensiva f, avanzada fc) ( in US football) ataque m6)a) u c ( propulsion system) transmisión f, propulsión fb) u ( Auto)front-wheel/rear-wheel drive — tracción f delanteraasera
[draɪv] (vb: pt drove) (pp driven)right-/left-hand drive — con el volante a la derecha/a la izquierda
1. N1) (=journey, outing)test 4.to go for a drive — ir a dar una vuelta or un paseo en coche
2) (=private road) (in front of garage) entrada f ; (to large house) camino m (de acceso), avenida f3) (Tennis) golpe m directo, drive m ; (Golf) drive m4) (=energy, motivation) empuje m, dinamismo m•
to have drive — tener empuje or dinamismo•
to lack drive — no tener empuje or dinamismo5) (Psych) (=impulse) impulso m, instinto mto have a high/low sex drive — tener la libido or líbido alta/baja, tener mucho/poco apetito sexual
6) (=campaign, effort) campaña f7) (Tech) (=power transmission system) transmisión f, propulsión f(Aut)•
a left-hand/ right-hand drive car — un coche con el volante a la izquierda/derecha8) (=gear position in automatic car) marcha f9) (Comput) (also: disk drive) unidad f de discoCD-ROM drive — unidad f de CD-ROM
10) (=tournament)whist drive — certamen m de whist
11) (Mil) (=attack) ofensiva f2. VT1) (=operate) [+ car, bus, train] conducir, manejar (LAm); [+ racing car, speedboat] pilotar2) (=carry) [+ passenger] llevar (en coche)3) (=power) [+ machine, vehicle] hacer funcionar4) (=cause to move)a strong wind was driving the clouds across the sky — un viento fuerte arrastraba las nubes por el cielo
troops drove the demonstrators off the streets — las tropas obligaron a los manifestantes a abandonar las calles
home 2., 2)to drive a post into the ground — clavar or hincar un poste en el suelo
6) (=excavate) [+ tunnel] abrir, construir; [+ hole] perforar; [+ furrow] hacer7) (=force)high prices are driving local people out of the area — el que los precios sean tan altos está haciendo que la gente se vaya a vivir a otras zonas
•
to drive sb to drink, his worries drove him to drink — sus problemas le llevaron a la bebidabargain 1., 1), home 2., 2)it's enough to drive you to drink — hum te crispa los nervios
8) (=impel, motivate) empujar, moverhe was driven by greed/ambition — lo empujaba or movía la avaricia/ambición
to drive sb to do sth, drive sb into doing sth — empujar or llevar a algn a hacer algo
depression drove him to attempt suicide — la depresión le empujó or llevó a intentar suicidarse
what drove you to write this book? — ¿qué le empujó or llevó a escribir este libro?
9) (=overwork)10) (Sport) [+ ball] mandar3. VI1) (=operate vehicle) conducir, manejar (LAm)can you drive? — ¿sabes conducir or (LAm) manejar?
2) (=go)•
to drive at 50km an hour — ir (en un coche) a 50km por hora•
we'll drive down in the car this weekend — este fin de semana bajaremos en coche•
he drove into a wall — chocó con un muro•
to drive to London — ir a Londres en coche3) (=handle) conducirse, manejarse (LAm)the new Ford drives really well — el nuevo Ford se conduce or (LAm) se maneja muy bien
4) (=beat)4.CPDdrive shaft N — (Aut) árbol m motor
- drive at- drive on- drive up* * *
I
1. [draɪv]1) ( Transp)a) \<\<car/bus/train\>\> manejar or (Esp) conducir*; \<\<racing car/power boat\>\> pilotar, pilotearb) ( convey in vehicle) llevar en coche2)a) ( cause to move) (+ adv compl)b) ( Sport) \<\<ball\>\> mandar, lanzar*c) (provide power for, operate) hacer* funcionar, mover*3)a) ( make penetrate) \<\<nail\>\> clavar; \<\<stake\>\> hincar*to drive something INTO something — clavar/hincar* algo en algo
b) ( open up) \<\<tunnel/shaft\>\> perforar, abrir*4)a) ( cause to become) volver*imprisonment drove him insane — la prisión lo volvió loco or lo llevó a la locura
he drives me crazy o mad with his incessant chatter — me saca de quicio con su constante cháchara
she drives me wild! — (colloq) me vuelve loco! (fam)
b) ( compel to act)to drive somebody to + INF — llevar or empujar a alguien a + inf
she is driven by ambition — la impulsa or motiva la ambición
c) ( overwork)
2.
vi manejar or (Esp) conducir*to drive on the right/left — manejar or (Esp) conducir* por la derecha/izquierda
Phrasal Verbs:- drive at- drive on- drive up
II
1) c ( in vehicle)to go for a drive — ir* a dar un paseo or una vuelta en coche
2) ca) ( leading to house) camino m, avenida f ( que lleva hasta una casa)b) ( in front of house) entrada f ( para coches)3) c (in golf, tennis) golpe m fuerte4)a) u ( energy) empuje m, dinamismo m5) ca) ( organized effort) campaña fb) ( attacking move) ( Mil) ofensiva f, avanzada fc) ( in US football) ataque m6)a) u c ( propulsion system) transmisión f, propulsión fb) u ( Auto)front-wheel/rear-wheel drive — tracción f delantera/trasera
right-/left-hand drive — con el volante a la derecha/a la izquierda
-
43 reach
reach [ri:tʃ]portée ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (e) extension ⇒ 1 (b) arriver à ⇒ 2 (a), 2 (c), 2 (d) atteindre ⇒ 2 (a)-(c) parvenir à ⇒ 2 (a), 2 (d) passer ⇒ 2 (e) joindre ⇒ 2 (f) tendre la main ⇒ 3 (a) s'étendre ⇒ 3 (b)1 noun∎ within (arm's) reach à portée de la main;∎ within reach of à la portée de; (of place) à proximité de, proche de;∎ the house is within easy reach of the shops la maison est à proximité des magasins;∎ within everyone's reach (affordable by all) à la portée de toutes les bourses;∎ out of or beyond reach hors de portée;∎ out of reach of hors de (la) portée de;∎ keep out of the reach of children (on packaging) ne pas laisser à la portée des enfants;∎ nuclear physics is beyond my reach la physique nucléaire, ça me dépasse complètement;∎ beyond the reach of the authorities à l'abri des ou hors de la portée des autorités∎ a good or long reach une bonne allonge∎ she made a reach for the gun elle étendit la main pour prendre le revolver∎ we'll never reach Las Vegas by nightfall nous n'arriverons jamais à Las Vegas avant la tombée de la nuit;∎ they reached port ils arrivèrent au ou gagnèrent le port;∎ to reach the end of one's journey arriver au bout de son voyage;∎ easy/difficult to reach facile/difficile d'accès;∎ which page have you reached? à quelle page en es-tu?;∎ I've reached the end of chapter one je suis arrivé à la fin du premier chapitre;∎ the letter hasn't reached him yet la lettre ne lui est pas encore parvenue;∎ it has reached my ears that… j'ai entendu dire ou appris que… + indicative;∎ the sound of laughter reached their ears des rires parvenaient à leurs oreilles(b) (get as far as → age, goal, point, level) atteindre;∎ to reach the age of eighty atteindre l'âge de quatre-vingts ans;∎ to reach the semi-finals atteindre les demi-finales;∎ contributions have reached the million-pound mark le montant des contributions a atteint un million de livres;∎ inflation has reached record levels l'inflation a atteint des niveaux record;∎ production has reached rock bottom or an all time low la production est descendue à son niveau le plus bas;∎ to reach a ceiling (imports, wages) plafonner;∎ to reach a younger/wider audience toucher un public plus jeune/large∎ the water reached my knees l'eau m'arrivait aux genoux;∎ she reaches his shoulders elle lui arrive à l'épaule;∎ can you reach the top shelf? est-ce que tu peux atteindre la dernière étagère?;∎ the ladder doesn't quite reach the roof l'échelle n'atteint pas tout à fait le toit;∎ are the curtains long enough to reach the floor? est-ce que les rideaux sont suffisamment longs pour descendre jusqu'au sol?;∎ his feet don't reach the floor ses pieds ne touchent pas par terre(d) (come to → agreement, decision, conclusion) arriver à, parvenir à; (→ compromise) arriver à, aboutir à; (→ verdict) parvenir à(e) (pass, hand) passer;∎ could you reach me that book? pourriez-vous me passer ce livre?∎ to reach sb by telephone joindre qn par ou au téléphone;∎ you can always reach me at this number vous pouvez toujours me joindre à ce numéro∎ to reach for sth or to get sth tendre la main pour prendre qch;∎ she reached for her glass elle tendit la main pour prendre son verre;∎ he reached across the table for the mustard il allongea le bras par-dessus la table pour prendre la moutarde;∎ the policeman reached for his gun l'agent de police mit la main sur son revolver;∎ to reach into sth (for sth) mettre la main dans qch (pour prendre qch);∎ reach for the sky! haut les mains!;∎ to reach for the stars viser haut∎ it won't reach ce n'est pas assez longétendue f;∎ vast reaches of water/moorland de vastes étendues fpl d'eau/de lande;∎ the upper/the lower reaches of a river l'amont m/l'aval m d'une rivière;∎ the upper reaches of society les échelons mpl supérieurs de la societé;∎ in the further reaches of the empire au fin fond de l'empire(in time) remonter;∎ a family reaching back to the 16th century une famille qui remonte au XVIème siècledescendre;∎ can you reach me down that saucepan? est-ce que tu peux me passer la casserole là-haut?(a) (coat, hair) descendre;∎ her skirt reached down to her ankles sa jupe lui descendait jusqu'aux chevilles(arm, hand) tendre, étendre;∎ he reached out his hand and took the money il étendit la main et prit l'argenttendre ou étendre le bras;∎ to reach out to people in need venir en aide aux nécessiteux;∎ reach out for Jesus! tendez la main vers le Seigneur!(b) (rise → water, snow)∎ to reach up to arriver à;∎ the water reached up to my waist l'eau m'arrivait à la taille;∎ her boots reached halfway up her legs ses bottes lui montaient à mi-jambe -
44 pitch
I 1. noun1) (Brit.): (usual place) [Stand]platz, der; (stand) Stand, der; (Sport): (playing area) Feld, das; Platz, der3) (slope) Neigung, die2. transitive verbreach such a pitch that... — sich so zuspitzen, dass...
1) (erect) aufschlagen [Zelt]pitch camp — ein/das Lager aufschlagen
2) (throw) werfenthe horse pitched its rider over its head — das Pferd warf den Reiter vornüber
pitch somebody out of something — jemanden aus etwas hinauswerfen
3) (Mus.) anstimmen [Melodie]; stimmen [Instrument]4) (fig.)5)3. intransitive verbpitched battle — offene [Feld]schlacht
(fall) [kopfüber] stürzen; [Schiff, Fahrzeug, Flugzeug:] mit einem Ruck nach vorn kippen; (repeatedly) [Schiff:] stampfenPhrasal Verbs:- academic.ru/90132/pitch_in">pitch inII noun(substance) Pech, das* * *I 1. [pi ] verb2) (to throw: He pitched the stone into the river.) werfen3) (to (cause to) fall heavily: He pitched forward.) stürzen4) ((of a ship) to rise and fall violently: The boat pitched up and down on the rough sea.) stampfen5) (to set (a note or tune) at a particular level: He pitched the tune too high for my voice.) anstimmen2. noun1) (the field or ground for certain games: a cricket-pitch; a football pitch.) das Feld2) (the degree of highness or lowness of a musical note, voice etc.) die Tonhöhe3) (an extreme point or intensity: His anger reached such a pitch that he hit her.) der Grad4) (the part of a street etc where a street-seller or entertainer works: He has a pitch on the High Street.) der Stand5) (the act of pitching or throwing or the distance something is pitched: That was a long pitch.) der Wurf6) ((of a ship) the act of pitching.) das Stampfen•- -pitched- pitcher
- pitched battle
- pitchfork II [pi ] noun(a thick black substance obtained from tar: as black as pitch.) das Pech- pitch-black- pitch-dark* * *pitch1npitch2[pɪtʃ]pitch3[pɪtʃ]I. n<pl -es>baseball/hockey \pitch Baseball-/Hockeyfeld ntfootball \pitch Fußballfeld nt, Fußballplatz m3. no pl (tone) Tonhöhe f; (of a voice) Stimmlage f; (of an instrument) Tonlage f; (volume) Lautstärke fthe noise [had] reached such a \pitch that the neighbours complained der Lärm war so laut, dass sich die Nachbarn beschwertenperfect \pitch absolutes Gehörto be at fever \pitch (worked-up) [furchtbar] aufgeregt sein; children [völlig] aufgedreht [o ÖSTERR überdreht] sein[sales] \pitch [Verkaufs]gerede nt a. pej fam, [Verkaufs]sprüche pl a. pej famhe gave me his usual [sales] \pitch about quality and reliability er spulte seine üblichen Sprüche über Qualität und Zuverlässigkeit ab famthe city made a \pitch to stage the competition die Stadt bemühte sich um die Austragung der Wettkämpfelow/steep \pitch flache/steile Neigungto have a low \pitch flach geneigt seinto have a steep \pitch steil [geneigt] seinII. vt1. (throw)▪ to \pitch sb/sth jdn/etw werfenhis constant criticism had \pitched him into trouble with his boss seine ständige Kritik hatte ihm Ärger mit seinem Chef eingebrachtbad luck had \pitched him into a life of crime bedingt durch widrige Umstände, rutschte er in die Kriminalität abto be \pitched [headlong] into despair in [eine] tiefe Verzweiflung gestürzt werden2. (set up)▪ to \pitch sth etw aufstellento \pitch camp das Lager aufschlagento \pitch a tent ein Zelt aufbauen [o aufschlagen3. SPORThe has \pitched the last 3 innings er spielte in den letzten 3 Runden den Werferto \pitch a ball einen Ball werfento \pitch a curve ball den Ball anschneiden4. MUSthe tune was \pitched [too] high/low die Melodie war [zu] hoch/tief5. (target)▪ to be \pitched at sb book, film sich an jdn richtenthe film is \pitched at adults between 20 and 30 der Film richtet sich an Erwachsene [o an die Zielgruppe] zwischen zwanzig und dreißig6. (set)you have to \pitch the course at beginners' level der Kurs sollte auf Anfänger ausrichtet seinto be \pitched too high/low zu hoch/niedrig angesetzt seinyour aspirations/expectations are \pitched too high deine Ziele/Erwartungen sind zu hochgestecktto be \pitched at 30° eine Neigung von 30° haben [o aufweisen]\pitched roof Schrägdach nt8. (advertise)▪ to \pitch sth etw propagieren [o sl pushen]III. vi2. (fall)to \pitch headlong to the ground kopfüber zu Boden fallento \pitch into a hole in ein Loch stürzento \pitch forward vornüberstürzenthe passengers \pitched forward die Passagiere wurden nach vorne geschleudertthe footpath \pitches down to the river der Fußweg führt zum Fluss hinunter6. (aim)▪ to \pitch for sth etw anstrebenhe's \pitching for the government to use its influence er versucht die Regierung dazu zu bewegen, ihren Einfluss geltend zu machen7. (attack)▪ to \pitch into sb jdn angreifen8. (start)▪ to \pitch into sth etw [entschlossen] angehen [o anpacken]* * *I [pɪtʃ]nPech nt II1. n1) (= throw) Wurf m4) (Brit for doing one's business, in market, outside theatre etc) Stand m; (fig = usual place on beach etc) Platz mkeep off my pitch! (fig) — komm mir nicht ins Gehege!
See:→ queerhe gave us his pitch about the need to change our policy — er hielt uns (wieder einmal) einen Vortrag über die Notwendigkeit, unsere Politik zu ändern
to have perfect pitch — das absolute Gehör haben
8) (fig= degree)
he roused the mob to such a pitch that... — er brachte die Massen so sehr auf, dass...the tension/their frustration had reached such a pitch that... — die Spannung/ihre Frustration hatte einen derartigen Grad erreicht, dass...
matters had reached such a pitch that... — die Sache hatte sich derart zugespitzt, dass...
at its highest pitch —
we can't keep on working at this pitch much longer — wir können dieses Arbeitstempo nicht mehr lange durchhalten
See:→ fever9) (US inf)what's the pitch? — wie siehts aus?, was liegt an? (inf), was geht? (sl)
2. vtas soon as he got the job he was pitched into a departmental battle — kaum hatte er die Stelle, wurde er schon in einen Abteilungskrieg verwickelt
2) (MUS) song anstimmen; note (= give) angeben; (= hit) treffen; instrument stimmen; (inf by DJ) pitchen3) (fig)the prices of these cars are pitched extremely competitively — diese Autos haben sehr attraktive Preise
the production must be pitched at the right level for London audiences — das Stück muss auf das Niveau des Londoner Publikums abgestimmt werden
she pitched the plan to business leaders —
3. vi1) (= fall) fallen, stürzenhe pitched off his horse —
he pitched forward as the bus braked — er fiel nach vorn, als der Bus bremste
2) (NAUT) stampfen; (AVIAT) absackenhe's in there pitching ( US fig inf ) — er schuftet wie ein Ochse (inf)
* * *pitch1 [pıtʃ]A s2. BOT (rohes Terpentin-)Harzpitched thread Pechdraht mpitch2 [pıtʃ]A v/t1. ein Zelt, ein Lager, einen Verkaufsstand etc aufschlagen, -stellen, eine Leiter etc anlegen, ein Lager etc errichten:pitch one’s tent fig seine Zelte aufschlagen2. einen Pfosten etc einrammen, -schlagen, befestigen3. einen Speer etc werfen, schleudern:pitch a coin eine Münze hochwerfen (zum Losen etc)4. Heu etc (auf)laden, (-)gabeln5. MIL, HIST in Schlachtordnung aufstellen:a) regelrechte oder offene (Feld)Schlacht,b) fig knallharte Auseinandersetzung6. (der Höhe oder dem Wert etc nach) festsetzen, -legen:pitch one’s expectations too high seine Erwartungen zu hoch schrauben, zu viel erwarten;pitch one’s hopes too high seine Hoffnungen zu hoch stecken8. MUSa) ein Instrument (auf eine bestimmte Tonhöhe) stimmenb) ein Lied etc (in bestimmter Tonhöhe) anstimmen oder singen oder spielen, die Tonhöhe für ein Lied etc festsetzen oder anschlagen:pitch the voice high hoch anstimmen oder singen;his voice was well pitched er hatte eine gute Stimmlage9. Golf: den Ball pitchen10. fig den Sinn etc richten (toward[s] auf akk)11. eine Straße (be)schottern, (mit unbehauenen Steinen) pflastern, eine Böschung (mit unbehauenen Steinen) verpacken12. Kartenspiel: eine Farbe durch Ausspielen zum Trumpf machen, die Trumpffarbe durch Ausspielen festlegen13. Warea) zum Verkauf anbieten, ausstellenb) anpreisenB v/i1. (besonders kopfüber) (hin)stürzen, hinschlagen2. aufschlagen, -prallen (Ball etc)3. taumeln5. werfen7. sich neigen (Dach etc)8. a) ein Zelt oder Lager aufschlagen, (sich) lagernb) einen (Verkaufs)Stand aufschlagena) sich (tüchtig) ins Zeug legen, loslegen, sich ranmachen,b) tüchtig zulangen (essen),c) einspringen, aushelfen ( beide:with mit),d) mit anpacken ( with bei)b) sich (mit Schwung) an die Arbeit machen12. umga) SPORT allg spielenb) fig kämpfenC swhat’s the pitch? US sl was ist los?;I get the pitch US sl ich kapiere2. SCHIFF Stampfen n3. Neigung f, Gefälle n (eines Daches etc)4. Höhe f5. MUS Tonhöhe f:pitch name absoluter Notenname;pitch number Schwingungszahl f (eines Tones)6. MUSb) richtige Tonhöhe (in der Ausführung):above (below) pitch zu hoch (tief);sing true to pitch tonrein singen9. Grad m, Stufe f, Höhe f (auch fig):pitch of an arch Bogenhöhe;fly a high pitch hoch fliegento the highest pitch aufs Äußerste11. besonders Bra) Stand m (eines Straßenhändlers etc)b) (Stand)Platz m:queer sb’s pitch umg jemandem die Tour vermasseln, jemandem einen Strich durch die Rechnung machen12. WIRTSCH Br (Waren)Angebot n13. sla) Anpreisung fb) Verkaufsgespräch nc) Werbeanzeige f14. sl Platte f, Masche f (beide pej)15. SPORT Spielfeld n:pitch inspection Platzbesichtigung f17. TECHa) Teilung f (eines Gewindes, Zahnrads etc)b) FLUG (Blatt)Steigung f (einer Luftschraube)c) Schränkung f (einer Säge)18. a) Lochabstand m (beim Film)b) Rillenabstand m (der Schallplatte)* * *I 1. noun1) (Brit.): (usual place) [Stand]platz, der; (stand) Stand, der; (Sport): (playing area) Feld, das; Platz, der3) (slope) Neigung, die4) (fig.): (degree, intensity)2. transitive verbreach such a pitch that... — sich so zuspitzen, dass...
1) (erect) aufschlagen [Zelt]pitch camp — ein/das Lager aufschlagen
2) (throw) werfen3) (Mus.) anstimmen [Melodie]; stimmen [Instrument]4) (fig.)5)3. intransitive verbpitched battle — offene [Feld]schlacht
(fall) [kopfüber] stürzen; [Schiff, Fahrzeug, Flugzeug:] mit einem Ruck nach vorn kippen; (repeatedly) [Schiff:] stampfenPhrasal Verbs:- pitch inII noun(substance) Pech, das* * *(sound) n.Tonhöhe -n f.Tonlage -n f. n.Abstand -¨e m.Pech nur sing. n.Stufe -n f. v.errichten v.festsetzen v.werfen v.(§ p.,pp.: warf, geworfen) -
45 decir
decir 1 sustantivo masculino:◊ ¿cientos de personas? — bueno, es un decir hundreds of people? — well, figuratively speaking
decir 2 ( conjugate decir) verbo transitivo 1 ‹mentira/verdad› to tell; para ejemplos con complemento indirecto ver división 2 ¿eso lo dices por mí? are you referring to me?; ¡no lo dirás en serio! you can't be serious!; dijo que sí con la cabeza he nodded; no se dice `andé', se dice `anduve' it isn't `andé', it's `anduve'; ¡eso no se dice! you mustn't say that!; ¿cómo se dice `amor' en ruso? how do you say `love' in Russian?; ¿lo encontró? — dice que sí/no did he find it? — he says he did/he didn'tb)2 decirle algo a algn to tell sb sth;◊ voy a decirle a papá que … I'm going to tell Dad …;¡ya te lo decía yo! I told you so! 3a) (expresando órdenes, deseos, advertencias):◊ ¡porque lo digo yo! because I say so!;harás lo que yo diga you'll do as I say; dice que llames cuando llegues she says (you are) to phone when you get there; dijo que tuviéramos cuidado she said to be careful; diles que empiecen tell them to start; le dije que no lo hiciera I told him not to do itb)4◊ ¿y los padres qué dicen? what do her parents think of it?, how do her parents feel about it?;¡quién lo hubiera dicho! who would have thought o believed it?; es muy fácil — si tú lo dices … it's very easy — if you say so …b) (sugerir, comunicar):¿te dice algo ese nombre? does that name mean anything to you? 5 ¿qué quieres decir con eso? what do you mean by that? 6 ( en locs) como quien dice so to speak; es decir that is; ¡he dicho! that's that o final!; ni que decir tiene que … it goes without saying that …; ¡no me digas! no!, you're kidding o joking! (colloq); por así decirlo so to speak; el qué dirán (fam) what other people (might) think; ver tb dicho 1
verbo intransitivoa) ( invitando a hablar):quería pedirle un favor — usted dirá I wanted to ask you a favor — certainly, go ahead decirse verbo pronominal
decir
I m (dicho, sentencia) saying: es sólo un decir, it's just a manner of speaking
II verbo transitivo
1 to say: está diciendo una mentira/la verdad, she's telling a lie/the truth
no dijo nada, he said nothing
2 (con complemento indirecto) to tell: no le dije mi opinión, I didn't tell him my opinion
les dijo que esperaran un rato, she told them to wait for a while
3 (opinar, afirmar, proponer) ¿qué me dices de mi nuevo corte de pelo?, what do you think of my new haircut?, te digo que es una extravagancia, I think it's quite weird
yo digo que vayamos a Cuenca, I suggest going to Cuenca
4 (suscitar interés, una idea) to mean, appeal: ese libro no me dice nada, that book doesn't appeal to me
¿le dice algo esta cara?, does this face mean anything to you?
5 (mostrar, indicar) to say, show: lo que hizo dice mucho en su favor, what he did says a lot for him
su cara de decepción lo dice todo, his long face says it all Locuciones: Tel Esp diga o dígame, hello?
digamos, let's say
digo yo, in my opinion
el qué dirán, what people will say
es decir, that is (to say)
ni que decir tiene, needless to say
no decir esta boca es mía, not to say a word
¡no me digas!, really!
por así decirlo, as it were o so to speak
querer decir, to mean
¡y que lo digas!, you bet! ➣ Ver nota en mean ¿To tell o to say?
Observa que to tell menciona a la persona a la cual va dirigida una frase: Dime tu nombre. Tell me your name. Les dijo que se fueran. He told them to go away.
Por el contrario, to say se centra en el contenido del mensaje, sin importarnos a quién va dirigido: ¿Qué has dicho? What did you say? Dijo que sí. He said yes. ➣ Ver nota en tell.
' decir' also found in these entries: Spanish: A - amén - amohinarse - año - apéndice - atinar - bala - barbaridad - bastante - burrada - callar - chorrada - colmo - comenzar - confiar - cosa - declarar - delirar - descargo - despedirse - dilucidar - disparate - entender - excusada - excusado - flexible - fluir - ir - haber - hablar - holgar - honestamente - hoy - lengua - maravilla - mu - nada - obviedad - pelagatos - pío - precisamente - puño - querer - rezar - restar - rey - saciedad - señor - significar - soltar English: ablaze - abuse - afraid - anything - bid - bite back - blurt out - buzz off - caller - clear off - dash off - devil - dinner - distinctly - drone - enjoy - eventual - ever - few - flatter - flounder - fortune - gasp out - get - get at - go - go on - hand - heart - hotly - i.e. - keep in - know - lip - loss - mean - mention - mildly - mind - miserably - mouth - move - need - needless - neither - no - nonsense - O - occasion - oops!
См. также в других словарях:
Keep the Aspidistra Flying — … Wikipedia
Dream Chronicles: The Book of Water — Official steam header for The Book of Water Developer(s) KatGames … Wikipedia
Dream Chronicles: The Book of Air — Official steam header for The Book of Air Developer(s) KatGames … Wikipedia
The KLF — Infobox musical artist Name = The KLF Img capt = Img size = Landscape = Background = group or band Alias = The Justified Ancients of Mu Mu, The JAMs, The Timelords Origin = London, England Years active = 1987–1992, 1995, 1997 Label = KLF, Arista … Wikipedia
The Well of Loneliness — infobox Book | name = The Well of Loneliness title orig = translator = image caption = Cover of the first edition author = Radclyffe Hall cover artist = country = United Kingdom language = English publisher = Jonathan Cape genre = Novel release… … Wikipedia
The Swing — This article is about the INXS s album. For the Fragonard s painting, see The Swing (painting). For the song by James Bonamy, see The Swing (song). The Swing Studio album by INXS … Wikipedia
The Seal of Confession — The Law of the Seal of Confession † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Law of the Seal of Confession In the Decretum of the Gratian who compiled the edicts of previous councils and the principles of Church law which he published about 1151,… … Catholic encyclopedia
The Sims 3 — Developer(s) The Sims Studio Publisher(s) Electronic Arts … Wikipedia
The Sacrament of Penance — The Sacrament of Penance † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Sacrament of Penance Penance is a sacrament of the New Law instituted by Christ in which forgiveness of sins committed after baptism is granted through the priest s absolution to… … Catholic encyclopedia
The Urantia Book — Cover of the … Wikipedia
The Millionaire Next Door — The book The Millionaire Next Door: The Surprising Secrets of America s Wealthy (1996, ISBN 0 671 01520 6) is by Thomas J. Stanley and William D. Danko. This book is a compilation of research done by the two authors in the profiles of… … Wikipedia