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1 Stimmung

f

1. (Gemütsverfassung) mood; in guter Stimmung in good spirits, cheerful; (gut gelaunt) in a good mood; in schlechter Stimmung in low spirits, depressed, (schlecht gelaunt) in a bad mood; in der Stimmung sein, etw. zu tun feel like doing s.th., be in the mood for doing s.th. ( oder to do s.th.); nicht in der Stimmung sein, etw. zu tun not feel like doing s.th., not be in the mood for doing s.th.; Stimmungen unterworfen sein be subject to swings ( oder changes) of mood (Am. auch mood swings), be moody

2. (Atmosphäre, Gesamteindruck) atmosphere; das Bild hat Stimmung the picture has atmosphere

3. nur Sg.; von Arbeitern, Truppen etc.: morale; der Öffentlichkeit: public sentiment ( oder opinion), the public mood; WIRTS., Börse: mood, tone; die Stimmung in der Belegschaft ist schlecht morale among the staff is at a low ebb; deutschfeindliche Stimmung anti-German sentiment ( oder feeling); feindselige Stimmung (feeling of) animosity; Stimmung machen für / gegen drum up enthusiasm for / whip up hostile feelings against

4. nur Sg.; (Ausgelassenheit) high spirits Pl.; für Stimmung sorgen, Stimmung machen liven things up (a bit); auf einer Feier: auch put some life into the party; in Stimmung kommen get going; Feier etc.: auch liven up; die Stimmung verderben put a damper on things; gedrückt

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die Stimmung

(Atmosphäre) atmosphere;

(Gemütslage) temper; vein; humour; mood; humor

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Stịm|mung ['ʃtɪmʊŋ]
f -, -en

1) (= Gemütszustand) mood; (= Atmosphäre) atmosphere; (bei der Truppe, unter den Arbeitern) morale

in (guter) Stimmung — in a good mood

in gehobener Stimmung — in high spirits

in schlechter Stimmung — in a bad mood

wir hatten eine tolle Stimmung — we were in a tremendous mood

in Stimmung kommen — to liven up

für Stimmung sorgen — to make sure there is a good atmosphere

in Stimmung sein — to be in a good mood

ich bin nicht in der Stimmung zum Tanzen — I'm not in the mood for dancing

sehr von Stimmungen abhängig sein — to be moody, to be subject to mood swings

Stimmung! — enjoy yourselves!, have a good time!

2) (= Meinung) opinion

Stimmung gegen/für jdn/etw machen — to stir up (public) opinion against/in favour (Brit) or favor (US) of sb/sth

3) (ST EX) mood

4) (MUS) (= das Stimmen) tuning; (= das Gestimmtsein) pitch

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die

1) (mood: Be of good cheer.) cheer

2) (vividness; interest: There's plenty of colour in his stories.) colour

3) (a person's mood: He's in good/high/low spirits (= He's happy / very cheerful / depressed); This news may raise his spirits.) spirits

4) (the state of a person's feelings, temper, mind etc at a particular time: What kind of mood is she in?; I'm in a bad mood today.) mood

5) (a state of mind; a mood or humour: He's in a bad temper.) temper

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Stim·mung

<-, -en>

f

1. (Gemütslage) mood

jdn in \Stimmung akk bringen to get [or put] sb in a good/the right mood

▪ in der \Stimmung [zu etw dat] sein (fam) to be in the mood [for sth]

▪ in der \Stimmung sein, etw zu tun to be in the mood for doing sth

in \Stimmung kommen (fam) to get in the [right] mood, to liven up

2. (Atmosphäre) atmosphere

eine geladene \Stimmung a tense [or charged] atmosphere

3. (öffentliche Einstellung) public opinion no art, no pl

\Stimmung für/gegen jdn/etw machen to stir up [public] opinion for/against sb/sth

4. (geh: Ambiente) atmosphere no pl, ambience no pl liter

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die; Stimmung, Stimmungen

1) mood

in Stimmung sein — be in a good mood

in Stimmung kommen — get in the mood; liven up

jemanden in Stimmung bringen — liven somebody up

2) (Atmosphäre) atmosphere

3) (öffentliche Meinung) opinion

Stimmung für/gegen jemanden/etwas machen — stir up [public] opinion in favour of/against somebody/something

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Stimmung f

1. (Gemütsverfassung) mood;

in guter Stimmung in good spirits, cheerful; (gut gelaunt) in a good mood;

in schlechter Stimmung in low spirits, depressed, (schlecht gelaunt) in a bad mood;

in der Stimmung sein, etwas zu tun feel like doing sth, be in the mood for doing sth ( oder to do sth);

nicht in der Stimmung sein, etwas zu tun not feel like doing sth, not be in the mood for doing sth;

Stimmungen unterworfen sein be subject to swings ( oder changes) of mood (US auch mood swings), be moody

2. (Atmosphäre, Gesamteindruck) atmosphere;

das Bild hat Stimmung the picture has atmosphere

3. nur sg; von Arbeitern, Truppen etc: morale; der Öffentlichkeit: public sentiment ( oder opinion), the public mood; WIRTSCH, BÖRSE mood, tone;

die Stimmung in der Belegschaft ist schlecht morale among the staff is at a low ebb;

deutschfeindliche Stimmung anti-German sentiment ( oder feeling);

feindselige Stimmung (feeling of) animosity;

Stimmung machen für/gegen drum up enthusiasm for/whip up hostile feelings against

4. nur sg; (Ausgelassenheit) high spirits pl;

für Stimmung sorgen, Stimmung machen liven things up (a bit); auf einer Feier: auch put some life into the party;

in Stimmung kommen get going; Feier etc: auch liven up;

die Stimmung verderben put a damper on things; → gedrückt

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die; Stimmung, Stimmungen

1) mood

in Stimmung sein — be in a good mood

in Stimmung kommen — get in the mood; liven up

jemanden in Stimmung bringen — liven somebody up

2) (Atmosphäre) atmosphere

3) (öffentliche Meinung) opinion

Stimmung für/gegen jemanden/etwas machen — stir up [public] opinion in favour of/against somebody/something

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-n f.

ambience n.

mood n.

temper n.

tune n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Stimmung
2 animar

v.

1 to cheer up (gladden) (person).

tu regalo le animó mucho your present really cheered her up

los fans animaban a su equipo the fans were cheering their team on

2 to encourage (to stimulate).

animar a alguien a hacer algo to encourage somebody to do something

Silvia animó a Ricardo a estudiar Silvia encouraged Richard to study.

3 to motivate, to drive (to encourage).

no le anima ningún afán de riqueza she's not driven by any desire to be rich

4 to brighten up, to brighten, to animate, to buoy up.

Ricardo animó la fiesta Richard animated the party.

5 to give life to.

Los primeros auxilios animaron al bebé The first aid gave life to the baby

6 to compere, to act as a compere for.

Ricardo animó el espectáculo Richard compered the show.

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animar

► verbo transitivo

1 (alegrar a alguien) to cheer up

2 (alegrar algo) to brighten up, liven up

3 (alentar) to encourage

► verbo pronominal animarse

1 (persona) to cheer up

2 (fiesta etc) to brighten up, liven up

3 (decidirse) to make up one's mind

■ anímate a venir say that you'll come

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verb

1) to cheer up, brighten up

2) enliven, liven up

3) encourage

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- animarse

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1. VT

1) (=alegrar) [+ persona triste] to cheer up; [+ habitación] to brighten up

unas flores la animarán — some flowers will cheer her up

una sonrisa de ilusión animaba sus ojos — an excited smile brightened the look in her eyes

2) (=entretener) [+ persona aburrida] to liven up; [+ charla, fiesta, reunión] to liven up, enliven

un humorista animó la velada — a comedian livened up o enlivened the evening

3) (=alentar) [+ persona] to encourage; [+ proyecto] to inspire; [+ fuego] to liven up

había pancartas animando al equipo nacional — there were banners cheering on the national team

te estaré animando desde las gradas — I'll be rooting for you o cheering you on from the crowd

animar a algn a hacer o a que haga algo — to encourage sb to do sth

esas noticias nos animaron a pensar que... — that news encouraged us to think that...

ignoramos las razones que lo animaron a dimitir — we are unaware of the reasons for his resignation o the reasons that led him o prompted him to resign

me animan a que siga — they're encouraging o urging me to carry on

4) (Econ) [+ mercado, economía] to stimulate, inject life into

5) (Bio) to animate, give life to

2.

See:

animarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( alentar) to encourage; ( levantar el espíritu) to cheer... up

tu visita lo animó mucho — your visit cheered him up a lot

animar a alguien a + inf or a que + subj — to encourage somebody to + inf

b) <fiesta/reunión> to liven up

los niños animan mucho la casa — the children really liven the house up

el vino empezaba a animarlos — the wine was beginning to liven them up

c) (con luces, colores) to brighten up

2) < programa> to present, host; <club/centro> to organize entertainment in

3) ( impulsar) to inspire

no nos anima el afán de lucro — we are not driven by any desire for profit
2.
animarse v pron

a) (alegrarse, cobrar vida) fiesta/reunión to liven up, warm up; persona to liven up

b) ( cobrar ánimos) to cheer up

se animó mucho al vernos — she cheered up a lot when she saw us

si me animo a salir te llamo — if I feel like going out, I'll call you

c) ( atreverse)

animarse a + inf: ¿quién se anima a decírselo? who's going to be brave enough to tell him?; no me animo a saltar I can't bring myself to jump; al final me animé a confesárselo — I finally plucked up the courage to tell her

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= cheer, spur, spur on, enliven, set + Nombre + off, embolden, set + alight, animate, buoy, enthuse, prod, sparkle, cheer up, take + heart, egg on, perk up, encourage, brighten up, stimulate, pep up, hearten.

Nota: Usado generalmente en la voz pasiva.

Ex. I shall neither cheer nor mourn its passing from the current agenda because to do so would be to demonstrate a partisanship that was not presidential.

Ex. Spurred by press comments on dumping of withdrawn library books in rubbish skips, Birkerd Library requested the Ministry of Culture's permission to sell withdrawn materials.

Ex. The paper-makers, spurred on by the urgent need to increase their supply of raw material, eventually mastered the new technique.

Ex. Children in this state are in a crisis of confidence from which they must be relieved before their set about books can be refreshed and enlivened.

Ex. This local tale could have been used to set me and my classmates off on a search for other similar stories that litter the area up and down the east coast of Britain.

Ex. The spark of warmth had emboldened her.

Ex. However, the spark that really set librarians alight came from outside Australia.

Ex. HotJava animates documents through the use of 'applets': small application programs that can be written to support many different tasks.

Ex. 'Well,' recommenced the young librarian, buoyed up by the director's interest, 'I believe that everybody is a good employee until they prove differently to me'.

Ex. Teachers must enthuse students to library work and its value.

Ex. Science Citation Index (SCI) depends for intellectual content entirely on citations by authors, who are sometimes prodded by editors and referees.

Ex. His talks sparkle with Southern humor and a distinct voice known to mention rednecks, the evil of institutions, and racial reconciliation.

Ex. This novel was written to cheer herself up when she and her baby were trapped inside their freezing cold flat in a blizzard, unable to get to the library.

Ex. But I take heart from something that Bill Frye said when he agreed to outline a national program for preserving millions of books in danger of deterioration = Aunque me fortalezco con algo que Bill Frye dijo cuando aceptó esbozar un programa nacional para la conservación de millones de libros en peligro de deterioro.

Ex. In the novel, residents of the drought-plagued hamlet of Champaner, egged on by a salt-of-the-earth hothead leader, recklessly accept a sporting challenge thrown down by the commander of the local British troops.

Ex. The author presents ideas designed to perk up classroom spirits.

Ex. A common catalogue encourages users to regard the different information carrying media as part of range of media.

Ex. The flowers will really help brighten up the cemetery when they flower in spring.

Ex. An alertness to work in related fields may stimulate creativity in disseminating ideas from one field of study to another, for both the researcher and the manager.

Ex. Soccer ace David Beckham has started wearing mystical hippy beads to pep up his sex life.

Ex. We are heartened by the fact that we are still so far a growth story in the midst of this global challenge.

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* animarse = brighten.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( alentar) to encourage; ( levantar el espíritu) to cheer... up

tu visita lo animó mucho — your visit cheered him up a lot

animar a alguien a + inf or a que + subj — to encourage somebody to + inf

b) <fiesta/reunión> to liven up

los niños animan mucho la casa — the children really liven the house up

el vino empezaba a animarlos — the wine was beginning to liven them up

c) (con luces, colores) to brighten up

2) < programa> to present, host; <club/centro> to organize entertainment in

3) ( impulsar) to inspire

no nos anima el afán de lucro — we are not driven by any desire for profit
2.
animarse v pron

a) (alegrarse, cobrar vida) fiesta/reunión to liven up, warm up; persona to liven up

b) ( cobrar ánimos) to cheer up

se animó mucho al vernos — she cheered up a lot when she saw us

si me animo a salir te llamo — if I feel like going out, I'll call you

c) ( atreverse)

animarse a + inf: ¿quién se anima a decírselo? who's going to be brave enough to tell him?; no me animo a saltar I can't bring myself to jump; al final me animé a confesárselo — I finally plucked up the courage to tell her

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= cheer, spur, spur on, enliven, set + Nombre + off, embolden, set + alight, animate, buoy, enthuse, prod, sparkle, cheer up, take + heart, egg on, perk up, encourage, brighten up, stimulate, pep up, hearten.

Nota: Usado generalmente en la voz pasiva.

Ex: I shall neither cheer nor mourn its passing from the current agenda because to do so would be to demonstrate a partisanship that was not presidential.

Ex: Spurred by press comments on dumping of withdrawn library books in rubbish skips, Birkerd Library requested the Ministry of Culture's permission to sell withdrawn materials.

Ex: The paper-makers, spurred on by the urgent need to increase their supply of raw material, eventually mastered the new technique.

Ex: Children in this state are in a crisis of confidence from which they must be relieved before their set about books can be refreshed and enlivened.

Ex: This local tale could have been used to set me and my classmates off on a search for other similar stories that litter the area up and down the east coast of Britain.

Ex: The spark of warmth had emboldened her.

Ex: However, the spark that really set librarians alight came from outside Australia.

Ex: HotJava animates documents through the use of 'applets': small application programs that can be written to support many different tasks.

Ex: 'Well,' recommenced the young librarian, buoyed up by the director's interest, 'I believe that everybody is a good employee until they prove differently to me'.

Ex: Teachers must enthuse students to library work and its value.

Ex: Science Citation Index (SCI) depends for intellectual content entirely on citations by authors, who are sometimes prodded by editors and referees.

Ex: His talks sparkle with Southern humor and a distinct voice known to mention rednecks, the evil of institutions, and racial reconciliation.

Ex: This novel was written to cheer herself up when she and her baby were trapped inside their freezing cold flat in a blizzard, unable to get to the library.

Ex: But I take heart from something that Bill Frye said when he agreed to outline a national program for preserving millions of books in danger of deterioration = Aunque me fortalezco con algo que Bill Frye dijo cuando aceptó esbozar un programa nacional para la conservación de millones de libros en peligro de deterioro.

Ex: In the novel, residents of the drought-plagued hamlet of Champaner, egged on by a salt-of-the-earth hothead leader, recklessly accept a sporting challenge thrown down by the commander of the local British troops.

Ex: The author presents ideas designed to perk up classroom spirits.

Ex: A common catalogue encourages users to regard the different information carrying media as part of range of media.

Ex: The flowers will really help brighten up the cemetery when they flower in spring.

Ex: An alertness to work in related fields may stimulate creativity in disseminating ideas from one field of study to another, for both the researcher and the manager.

Ex: Soccer ace David Beckham has started wearing mystical hippy beads to pep up his sex life.

Ex: We are heartened by the fact that we are still so far a growth story in the midst of this global challenge.

* animarse = brighten.

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animar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 (alentar) to encourage; (levantar el espíritu) to cheer … up

tu visita lo animó mucho your visit cheered him up a lot o really lifted his spirits

animar a algn A + INF to encourage sb to + INF

me animó a presentarme al concurso he encouraged me to enter the competition

animar a algn A QUE + SUBJ to encourage sb to + INF

traté de animarlo a que continuara I tried to encourage him to carry on

2 (dar vida a, alegrar) ‹fiesta/reunión› to liven up

los niños animan mucho la casa the children really liven the house up; (con luces, colores) to brighten up

el vino empezaba a animarlos the wine was beginning to liven them up o to make them more lively

las luces y los adornos animan las calles en Navidad lights and decorations brighten up the streets at Christmas

B

1 ‹programa› to present, host

2 ‹club/centro› to organize entertainment in

C (impulsar) to inspire

los principios que animaron su ideología the principles which inspired their ideology

no nos anima ningún afán de lucro we are not driven o motivated by any desire for profit

■ animarse

v pron

1 (alegrarse, cobrar vida) «fiesta/reunión» to liven up, warm up, get going; «persona» to liven up, come to life

2 (cobrar ánimos) to cheer up

se animó mucho al vernos she cheered up o brightened up o ( colloq) perked up a lot when she saw us

animarse A + INF:

si me animo a salir te llamo if I decide to go out o if I feel like going out, I'll call you

¿no se anima nadie a ir? doesn't anyone feel like going?, doesn't anyone want to go?

3 (atreverse) animarse A + INF:

¿quién se anima a planteárselo al jefe? who's going to be brave enough o who's going to be the one to tackle the boss about it? ( colloq)

yo no me animo a tirarme del trampolín I can't bring myself to o I don't dare dive off the springboard

a ver si te animas a hacerlo why don't you have a go?

al final me animé a confesárselo I finally plucked up the courage to tell her

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animar ( conjugate animar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( alentar) to encourage;

( levantar el espíritu) to cheer … up;
◊ tu visita lo animó mucho your visit cheered him up a lot;

animar a algn a hacer algo or a que haga algo to encourage sb to do sth
b) ‹fiesta/reunión› to liven up;

◊ el vino empezaba a animarlos the wine was beginning to liven them up

c) (con luces, colores) to brighten up

2 ‹ programa› to present, host
3 ( impulsar) to inspire
animarse verbo pronominal
a) (alegrarse, cobrar vida) [fiesta/reunión] to liven up, warm up;

[ persona] to liven up
b) ( cobrar ánimos) to cheer up;

◊ si me animo a salir te llamo if I feel like going out, I'll call you

c) ( atreverse):

◊ ¿quién se anima a decírselo? who's going to be brave enough to tell him?;

no me animo a saltar I can't bring myself to jump;
al final me animé a confesárselo I finally plucked up the courage to tell her
animar verbo transitivo
1 (alegrar a alguien) to cheer up
(una fiesta, una reunión) to liven up, brighten up
2 (estimular a una persona) to encourage
' animar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
activar
- alegrar
- entusiasmar
- jalear
- motivar
- reanimar
- venga
- ánimo
- empujón
- entonar
- hala
- ir
- órale
English:
animate
- buck up
- buoy up
- cheer
- cheer up
- encourage
- enliven
- hearten
- inspire
- jazz up
- liven
- urge on
- warm up
- brighten
- buoy
- jolly
- liven up
- pep
- root
- urge
- warm

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animar

♦ vt

1. [estimular] to encourage;

los fans animaban a su equipo the fans were cheering their team on;

animar a alguien a hacer algo to encourage sb to do sth;

me animaron a aceptar la oferta they encouraged me to accept the offer;

lo animó a que dejara la bebida she encouraged him to stop drinking

2. [alegrar] to cheer up;

tu regalo la animó mucho your present really cheered her up;

los colores de los participantes animaban el desfile the colourful costumes of the participants brightened up the procession, the costumes of the participants added colour to the procession

3. [fuego, diálogo, fiesta] to liven up;
[comercio] to stimulate;
el tanto del empate animó el partido the equalizer brought the game to life, the game came alive after the equalizer;

las medidas del gobierno pretenden animar la inversión the government's measures are aimed at stimulating o promoting investment

4. [mover]
los artistas animaban los títeres the puppeteers operated the puppets;

han utilizado la tecnología digital para animar las secuencias de acción the action shots are digitally generated

5. [impulsar] to motivate, to drive;

no le anima ningún afán de riqueza she's not driven by any desire to be rich;

no me anima ningún sentimiento de venganza I'm not doing this out of a desire for revenge

♦ See also the pronominal verb animarse

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animar

v/t

1 cheer up

2 ( alentar) encourage

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animar vt

1) alentar: to encourage, to inspire

2) : to animate, to enliven

3) : to brighten up, to cheer up

♦ See also the reflexive verb animarse

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animar vb

1. (persona) to cheer up

hay que animar a los amigos cuando están tristes we should cheer our friends up when they're sad

2. (lugar, situación) to liven up

el payaso animó la fiesta the clown livened the party up

3. (motivar) to encourage

animó a su hijo para que continuara estudiando she encouraged her son to carry on studying

Spanish-English dictionary > animar
3 vie

vie [vi]

feminine noun

a. life

• vie sentimentale love life

• vie conjugale married life

• vie professionnelle professional life

• vie privée private life

• la vie de famille family life

• la vie d'étudiant student life

• mode de vie way of life

• dans la vie courante in everyday life

• vie de bohème Bohemian lifestyle

• mener la vie de château to live a life of luxury

• avoir la vie facile to have an easy life

• mener la vie dure à qn to give sb a hard time

• rendre la vie impossible à qn to make sb's life intolerable

• elle a refait sa vie avec lui she made a new life with him

• c'est la belle vie ! this is the life!

• c'est la vie ! that's life!

• la vie continue life goes on

• faire qch une fois dans sa vie to do sth once in one's life

• tu as la vie devant toi you've got your whole life ahead of you

• donner la vie to give birth

• risquer sa vie pour risk one's life for

• avoir la vie dure [préjugé, superstition] to die hard

• être entre la vie et la mort to be at death's door

• avoir droit de vie et de mort sur qn to have the power of life and death over sb

• passer de vie à trépas to pass on

• sans vie lifeless

• revenir à la vie to come back to life

• être plein de vie to be full of life

• un portrait plein de vie a lively portrait

► à vie for life

• condamné à la prison à vie sentenced to life imprisonment

• cet accident l'a marqué à vie this accident marked him for life

• président (nommé) à vie life president► à la vie à la mort [amitié, fidélité] undying

• amis à la vie à la mort friends for life

• entre nous, c'est à la vie à la mort we are friends for life► en vie alive

• être en vie to be alive

• maintenir qn en vie to keep sb alive► pour la vie for life

• amis pour la vie friends for life

• à Lulu pour la vie (tatouage) Lulu forever

b. (Economics) le coût de la vie the cost of living

• la vie augmente the cost of living is rising

• ils manifestent contre la vie chère they are demonstrating against the high cost of living

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vi
nom féminin

1) gén, Biologie life

rendre la vie à quelqu'un — to bring somebody back to life

sans vie — lifeless

on l'a retrouvé sans vie — they found him dead

donner la vie à quelqu'un — to bring somebody into the world

2) ( période) life

pour la vie — for life

vivre sa vie — to lead one's own life

passer sa vie à faire — gén to spend one's life doing; ( tout le temps) to spend all one's time doing

à vie — [bannir, défigurer, marquer] for life; [bannissement, suspension] lifetime (épith); [emprisonnement, adhésion, président] life (épith)

c'est la chance de ta vie — it's the chance of a lifetime

3) ( activité) life

la vie d'entreprise — corporate life

la vie est chère — the cost of living is high

mode de vie — lifestyle

apprendre la vie — to learn what life is all about

notre vie de couple — our relationship; château

4) ( vitalité) life

prendre vie — to come to life

donner de la vie à une fête — to liven up a party

manquant de vie, sans vie — [personne, lieu] lifeless

5) ( biographie) life

écrire la vie de quelqu'un — to write a life of somebody

6) Technologie ( durabilité) life

vie d'une pile — life of a battery

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ainsi va la vie — that's the way it goes

c'est la belle vie! — this is the life!

avoir la vie dure — [préjugés] to be ingrained

mener la vie dure à quelqu'un — to make life hard for somebody, to give somebody a hard time

faire la vie — (colloq) [enfants] to have a wild time; [adultes] to live it up (colloq)

à la vie, à la mort! — till death us do part!

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vi nf
life

être en vie — to be alive

sans vie — lifeless

à vie — for life

membre à vie — life member

dans la vie courante — in everyday life

double vie — double life

mener une double vie — to lead a double life

avoir la vie dure (= persister) (clichés, habitudes) — to die hard

mener la vie dure à qn — to make sb's life a misery

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vie nf

1 gén, Biol life; sauver la vie de qn to save sb's life; rendre la vie à qn to bring sb back to life; risquer sa vie to risk one's life; sacrifier ou donner sa vie pour qn to give one's life for sb; devoir la vie à qn to owe sb one's life; être en vie to be alive; maintenir qn en vie to keep sb alive; il y a laissé sa vie that was how he lost his life; sans vie lifeless; on l'a retrouvé sans vie they found him dead; donner la vie à qn to bring sb into the world; sauver des vies to save lives; vie végétale/animale/humaine plant/animal/human life; être entre la vie et la mort [malade] to hover between life and death; y a-t-il une vie après la mort? is there life after death?; y a-t-il de la vie sur Mars? is there life on Mars?;

2 ( période) life; avoir une vie dure to have a hard life; pour la vie for life; courte/longue vie short/long life; sur or vers la fin de leur vie toward(s) the end of their lives; la peur/course de ma vie the fright/race of my life; elle a travaillé toute sa vie she worked all her life; je ne vous ai jamais vu de ma vie I've never seen you in my life; pour la première fois de ma vie for the first time in my life; il n'y a pas que le travail/l'amour dans la vie there's more to life than work/love; avoir quelqu'un dans sa vie to have somebody in one's life; partager la vie de qn to share one's life with sb; ce n'est pas la femme de ma vie she's not the love of my life; que feras-tu dans la vie? what are you going to do in life?; faciliter la vie à qn to make life easier for sb; vivre sa vie to lead one's own life; passer sa vie à faire gén to spend one's life doing; ( tout le temps) to spend all one's time doing; à vie [bannir, défigurer, marquer] for life; [bannissement, suspension] lifetime ( épith); [emprisonnement, adhésion, président] life ( épith); œuvre d'une vie work of a lifetime; c'est la chance de ta vie it's the chance of a lifetime; durer toute une vie to last a lifetime; tu as toute la vie devant toi you've got your whole life in front of you;

3 ( activité) life; la vie urbaine/rurale city/country life; la vie culturelle/professionnelle cultural/professional life; la vie moderne/actuelle modern/ present day life; la vie d'entreprise corporate life; mener une vie de luxe to lead a life of luxury; la vie est chère the cost of living is high; avoir une vie active/sédentaire to lead an active/a sedentary life; mode de vie lifestyle; apprendre/connaître la vie to learn/know what life is all about; notre vie de couple our relationship, our life together (as a couple); comment réussir sa vie de couple how to live together and make it work; ⇒ bâton, enterrer;

4 ( vitalité) life; prendre vie to come to life; reprendre vie to come back to life; déborder de vie to be bursting with life; donner de la vie à un personnage to bring a character to life; donner de la vie à une fête to liven up a party; mettre de la vie dans qch to liven sth up; plein de vie [personne, lieu] full of life; manquant de vie, sans vie [personne, lieu] lifeless;

5 ( biographie) life; écrire la vie de qn to write a life of sb; la vie de Mozart the life of Mozart;

6 Tech ( durabilité) life; vie d'un appareil/d'une pile life of a machine/of a battery.

Composés

vie active Sociol working life; vie antérieure former life; vie chère high cost of living; vie éternelle eternal life; vie de famille family life; vie intérieure inner life; vie privée private life; vie quotidienne daily life; vie spirituelle spiritual life.

Idiomes

c'est la vie! that's life!; ça c'est la vie!, c'est la vie d'artiste! this is the life!; ce n'est pas une vie! it's no life!; quelle vie! what a life!; ainsi va la vie that's the way it goes; ils ont la belle vie they have a good life; c'est la belle vie! what a life!; ( en ce moment) this is the life!; une vie de chien○ a dog's life; avoir la vie dure [préjugés] to be ingrained; mener la vie dure à qn to make life hard for sb, to give sb a hard time; faire la vie○ [enfants] to have a wild time; [adultes] to live it up○; à la vie, à la mort! till death us do part!; entre eux c'est à la vie à la mort with them it's for life.

[vi] nom féminin

1. BIOLOGIE life

la vie animale/végétale animal/plant life

durée de vie life span

2. [existence] life

il a eu la vie sauve he has been spared

laisser la vie sauve à quelqu'un to spare somebody's life

donner la vie à un enfant to give birth to a child

mettre sa vie en danger to put one's life in danger

risquer sa vie to risk one's life

ôter la vie à quelqu'un to take somebody's life

revenir à la vie to come back to life

sauver la vie de quelqu'un to save somebody's life

au début de sa vie at the beginning of his life

à la fin de sa vie at the end of his life, late in life

une fois dans sa vie once in a lifetime

de sa vie elle n'avait vu un tel sans-gêne she'd never seen such a complete lack of consideration

l'œuvre de toute une vie a lifetime's work

à Julie, pour la vie to Julie, forever ou for ever

avoir la vie devant soi

a. [ne pas être pressé] to have all the time in the world

b. [être jeune] to have one's whole life in front of one

il a dû être danseur dans une autre vie he must have been a dancer in a previous incarnation

être entre la vie et la mort to be hovering between life and death, to be at death's door

passer de vie à trépas to pass away

la vie continue life goes on

à la vie à la mort for life (and beyond the grave)

3. [personne] life

son rôle est de sauver des vies he is there to save lives

4. [entrain] life

mettre un peu de vie dans to liven up (separable)

plein de vie

a. [ressemblant] true to life, lifelike

b. [énergique] lively, full of life

5. [partie de l'existence] life

vie privée private life

la vie affective/intellectuelle/sexuelle love/intellectual/sex life

entrer dans la vie active to start working

la vie associative community life

6. [façon de vivre - d'une personne, d'une société] life, lifestyle, way of life ; [ - des animaux] life

la vie en Australie the Australian lifestyle ou way of life

dans la vie, l'important c'est de... the important thing in life is to...

faire sa vie avec quelqu'un to settle down with somebody

avoir la vie dure to have a hard life

faire ou mener la vie dure à quelqu'un to make life difficult for somebody

rater sa vie to make a mess of one's life

refaire sa vie to start afresh ou all over again

c'est la vie!, la vie est ainsi faite! such is ou that's life!

mener une vie de bâton de chaise ou de patachon (familier) to lead a riotous life

vie de bohême bohemian life

mener une vie de chanoine to live the life of Riley

une vie de chien (familier) a dog's life

ce n'est pas une vie! I don't call that living!

c'est la belle vie ou la vie de château! this is the life!

faire la vie (familier) to live it up

mener joyeuse vie to lead a merry life

7. [biographie] life

il a écrit une vie de Flaubert he wrote a life ou biography of Flaubert

8. [conditions économiques] (cost of) living

dans ce pays, la vie n'est pas chère prices are very low in this country

le coût de la vie the cost of living

9. RELIGION life

la vie éternelle everlasting life

la vie ici-bas this life

la vie terrestre life on earth

10. TECHNOLOGIE life

à courte vie short-lived

à longue vie long-lived

vie d'un neutron neutron lifetime

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à vie locution adjectivale

for life, life (modificateur)

amis à vie friends for life

membre à vie life member

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en vie locution adjectivale

alive, living

être toujours en vie to be still alive ou breathing

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sans vie locution adjectivale

[corps] lifeless, inert

[œuvre] lifeless, dull

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > vie
4 ánimo

intj.

cheer up, chin up, be of good cheer, go on.

m.

1 temper, frame of mind, spirits, disposition.

2 spirit, encouragement, courage, heart.

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ánimo

► nombre masculino

1 (espiritu) spirit; (mente) mind; (alma) soul

2 (intención) intention, purpose

■ sin ánimo de ofender no offence intended

3 (valor) courage

■ no tengo ánimos de nada I don't feel up to anything

4 (aliento) encouragement

► interjección

1 cheer up!

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FRASEOLOGÍA

con ánimo de with the intention of

dar ánimos a alguien to encourage somebody

hacerse el ánimo de to get used to the idea of, come to terms with

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noun m.

1) spirits

2) encouragement

3) intention

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SM

1) (=moral) spirits pl

tiene mejor ánimo — he is in better spirits

hay que mantener el ánimo arriba — you've got to keep your spirits up

admiro su fortaleza de ánimo — I admire her strength of spirit

• apaciguar o aplacar los ánimos — to calm things down

• estar bajo de ánimo — to be in low spirits

• caer(se) de ánimo — to lose heart, get disheartened

• calmar los ánimos — to calm things down

• dar ánimos a algn — to cheer sb up

• enardecer o encrespar los ánimos — to rouse passions, inflame passions

los ánimos estaban muy encrespados — feelings were running high

• no consigo hacerme el ánimo de levantarme temprano — I can't bring myself to get up early

• levantar el ánimo — to raise one's spirits

• recobrar el ánimo — to pick o.s. up

• estar sin ánimo — to be in low spirits

• no tengo el ánimo para bromas — I'm not in the mood for jokes
disposición, estado
2) (=aliento) encouragement

un mensaje de ánimo — a message of encouragement

¡ánimo! — [para alegrar] come on!, cheer up!; [ante un reto] come on!, go for it!

• dar o infundir ánimo(s) a algn — to give encouragement to sb, encourage sb

3) (=fuerza, coraje) courage

hay que afrontar el futuro con mucho ánimo — you have to face the future with great strength o courage

no me encuentro con ánimo de ir al cine — I don't feel up to going to the cinema

4) (=intención) intention

no he venido con ánimo de pelea — I haven't come here to fight o with the intention of fighting

no había ánimo de venganza en lo que dijo — there was nothing vengeful in what he said

no estaba en mi ánimo decir nada ofensivo — I didn't mean to say anything offensive

lo dijo sin ánimo de ofenderte — he meant no offence, he didn't mean to offend you

• una empresa sin ánimo de lucro — a non-profit-making company
presencia
5) (=pensamiento) mind

la idea estaba presente en el ánimo de todos — the idea was uppermost in everyone's thoughts o minds

el suceso dejó una huella profunda en mi ánimo — the incident marked me deeply

6) (=alma) soul, spirit

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masculino

1)

a) ( espíritu)

no estoy con el ánimo para bromas — I'm not in the mood for jokes

tu visita le levantó el ánimo — your visit cheered her up

con el ánimo por el suelo — in very low spirits, feeling very down-hearted

apaciguar or calmar los ánimos — to calm everyone down

hacerse el ánimo de hacer algo — to bring oneself to do something

no me hago el ánimo de estudiar — I can't bring myself to study

tengo que ir, pero no me hago el ánimo — I have to go, but I don't feel up to it

b) (aliento, coraje) encouragement

darle ánimo(s) a alguien — ( animar) to encourage somebody; (con aplausos, gritos) to cheer somebody on

ánimo, que ya falta poco para llegar! — come on! it's not far now!

el equipo cobró ánimo — the team rallied

no tengo ánimo(s) de or para nada — I don't feel up to anything

¿te sientes con ánimo(s) para seguir? — do you feel up to going on?

2)

a) (intención, propósito) intention

con ánimo de calmar las tensiones — with the aim o intention of easing tensions

lo dije sin ánimo de ofender — I meant no offense, no offense intended (colloq)

b) (mente, pensamiento) mind

en el ánimo del jurado — in the minds of the jury

su recuerdo perdura en el ánimo de todos — his memory lives on in everyone's hearts

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= spirit, cheer.

Ex. So, in the bicentennial spirit here's a three-point bill of particulars or grievances (in addition to what was mentioned previously with respect to offensive or unauthentic terms).

Ex. The world is a little worse off than it was before as his talents, good cheer, metered insanity will be missed.

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* ¡ánimo! = chins up!, chins up!.

* ¡ánimo! = go for it!.

* ánimo de lucro = profit motive.

* asamblea para darse ánimo = pep rally.

* con el ánimo de = in the spirit of.

* con mucho ánimo = spiritedly.

* cuando uno se encuentra mejor de ánimo = on the upswing.

* dar ánimos = give + a word of encouragement, hearten.

* estado de ánimo = mood, state of mind, frame of mind, humour [humor, -USA].

* levantar el ánimo = pep up.

* levantar los ánimos = lift + Posesivo + spirits up.

* no perder el ánimo = keep + Posesivo + chin up.

* palabras de ánimo = pep talk.

* perder el ánimo = lose + heart.

* presencia de ánimo = presence of mind.

* que exalta los ánimos = inflammatory.

* que levanta el ánimo = uplifting.

* sin ánimo = despondently.

* sin ánimo de lucro = non-profit [nonprofit], non-profit making, not-for-profit, generously.

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masculino

1)

a) ( espíritu)

no estoy con el ánimo para bromas — I'm not in the mood for jokes

tu visita le levantó el ánimo — your visit cheered her up

con el ánimo por el suelo — in very low spirits, feeling very down-hearted

apaciguar or calmar los ánimos — to calm everyone down

hacerse el ánimo de hacer algo — to bring oneself to do something

no me hago el ánimo de estudiar — I can't bring myself to study

tengo que ir, pero no me hago el ánimo — I have to go, but I don't feel up to it

b) (aliento, coraje) encouragement

darle ánimo(s) a alguien — ( animar) to encourage somebody; (con aplausos, gritos) to cheer somebody on

ánimo, que ya falta poco para llegar! — come on! it's not far now!

el equipo cobró ánimo — the team rallied

no tengo ánimo(s) de or para nada — I don't feel up to anything

¿te sientes con ánimo(s) para seguir? — do you feel up to going on?

2)

a) (intención, propósito) intention

con ánimo de calmar las tensiones — with the aim o intention of easing tensions

lo dije sin ánimo de ofender — I meant no offense, no offense intended (colloq)

b) (mente, pensamiento) mind

en el ánimo del jurado — in the minds of the jury

su recuerdo perdura en el ánimo de todos — his memory lives on in everyone's hearts

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= spirit, cheer.

Ex: So, in the bicentennial spirit here's a three-point bill of particulars or grievances (in addition to what was mentioned previously with respect to offensive or unauthentic terms).

Ex: The world is a little worse off than it was before as his talents, good cheer, metered insanity will be missed.

* ¡ánimo! = chins up!, chins up!.

* ¡ánimo! = go for it!.

* ánimo de lucro = profit motive.

* asamblea para darse ánimo = pep rally.

* con el ánimo de = in the spirit of.

* con mucho ánimo = spiritedly.

* cuando uno se encuentra mejor de ánimo = on the upswing.

* dar ánimos = give + a word of encouragement, hearten.

* estado de ánimo = mood, state of mind, frame of mind, humour [humor, -USA].

* levantar el ánimo = pep up.

* levantar los ánimos = lift + Posesivo + spirits up.

* no perder el ánimo = keep + Posesivo + chin up.

* palabras de ánimo = pep talk.

* perder el ánimo = lose + heart.

* presencia de ánimo = presence of mind.

* que exalta los ánimos = inflammatory.

* que levanta el ánimo = uplifting.

* sin ánimo = despondently.

* sin ánimo de lucro = non-profit [nonprofit], non-profit making, not-for-profit, generously.

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ánimo

masculine

A

1

(espíritu): no estoy con el ánimo para bromas I'm not in the mood for jokes

tu visita le levantó mucho el ánimo your visit really cheered her up o boosted her spirits

la noticia la dejó con el ánimo por el suelo the news left her in very low spirits o feeling very down-hearted, the news left her feeling very down (in the dumps) ( colloq)

su presencia contribuyó a apaciguar or calmar los ánimos his presence helped to calm everyone down

tengo que ir, pero no me siento con ánimo I have to go, but I don't feel up to it

hacerse el ánimo de hacer algo to bring oneself to do sth

no me hago el ánimo de estudiar I can't bring myself to study

2 (aliento, coraje) encouragement

darle ánimo(s) a algn to encourage sb; (con aplausos, gritos) to cheer sb on

¡ánimo, que ya falta poco para llegar! come on! it's not far now!

sus palabras me dieron or me infundieron ánimo(s) her words gave me encouragement o encouraged me o heartened me

el equipo había cobrado ánimo the team had rallied

no tiene ánimo(s) de or para nada she doesn't feel up to anything

ánimo(s) DE or PARA + INF:

¿te sientes con ánimo(s) para seguir? do you feel up to going on?

no entiendo cómo aún le quedan ánimos de volver a intentarlo I don't know how he can still find it in him to try again

B

1 (intención, propósito) intention

es una asociación sin ánimo de lucro it's a non-profit association ( AmE), it's a non-profit-making association ( BrE)

ánimo DE + INF:

con ánimo de calmar las tensiones with the aim o intention of easing tensions

lo dije sin ánimo de ofender I meant no offense, I didn't mean to offend you, no offense intended ( colloq)

2 (mente, pensamiento) mind

en el ánimo del jurado in the minds of the jury

su recuerdo está presente en el ánimo de todos his memory lives on in everyone's hearts

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Del verbo animar: ( conjugate animar)

animo es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

animó es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
animar
ánimo
animar ( conjugate animar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( alentar) to encourage;

( levantar el espíritu) to cheer … up;
◊ tu visita lo animó mucho your visit cheered him up a lot;

ánimo a algn a hacer algo or a que haga algo to encourage sb to do sth
b) ‹fiesta/reunión› to liven up;

◊ el vino empezaba a ánimolos the wine was beginning to liven them up

c) (con luces, colores) to brighten up

2 ‹ programa› to present, host
3 ( impulsar) to inspire
animarse verbo pronominal
a) (alegrarse, cobrar vida) [fiesta/reunión] to liven up, warm up;

[ persona] to liven up
b) ( cobrar ánimos) to cheer up;

◊ si me animo a salir te llamo if I feel like going out, I'll call you

c) ( atreverse):

◊ ¿quién se anima a decírselo? who's going to be brave enough to tell him?;

no me animo a saltar I can't bring myself to jump;
al final me animé a confesárselo I finally plucked up the courage to tell her
ánimo sustantivo masculino
1
a) ( espíritu):

◊ no estoy con el ánimo para bromas I'm not in the mood for jokes;

tu visita le levantó el ánimo your visit cheered her up;
con el ánimo por el suelo in very low spirits, feeling very down-hearted;
apaciguar los ánimos to calm everyone down;
hacerse el ánimo de hacer algo to bring oneself to do sth
b) (aliento, coraje) encouragement;

◊ darle ánimo(s) a algn ( animar) to encourage sb;

(con aplausos, gritos) to cheer sb on;
◊ ¡ánimo, que ya falta poco para llegar! come on! it's not far now!;

no tengo ánimo(s) de or para nada I don't feel up to anything
2
a) (intención, propósito) intention;

◊ lo dije sin ánimo de ofender I meant no offense, no offense intended (colloq)

b) (mente, pensamiento) mind

animar verbo transitivo
1 (alegrar a alguien) to cheer up
(una fiesta, una reunión) to liven up, brighten up
2 (estimular a una persona) to encourage
ánimo
I sustantivo masculino
1 (talante) spirit: no estoy de ánimo para ir allí, I'm not in the mood to go there
tenemos un estado de ánimo ideal para trabajar, we are in the best frame of mind for working
es propensa a frecuentes cambios de ánimo, she is prone to frequent mood changes
2 (estímulo, fuerza) courage: su madre le dio ánimos, his mother encouraged him
3 (intención) intention: lo dijo con ánimo de ofender, she said it with the intention of being offensive
II exclamación ¡ánimo!, cheer up!
' ánimo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aliento
- animada
- animado
- apagada
- apagado
- bajón
- consabida
- consabido
- desfallecer
- desinflarse
- disposición
- espíritu
- estado
- estímulo
- ir
- humor
- impulsar
- levantar
- lucro
- moral
- muchachada
- presencia
- suelo
- talante
- animar
- brío
- decaer
- grandeza
- impacto
- infundir
- mentiroso
English:
agitation
- bear up
- chin
- frame of mind
- life-giving
- lift
- mind
- morale
- muster
- nonprofit
- organization
- pep talk
- pluck
- spirit
- spur
- state
- waver
- buck
- encourage
- encouragement
- frame
- pep
- presence
- rise
- up

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ánimo

♦ nm

1. [valor] courage;

me da muchos ánimos saber que contamos contigo it's comforting to know that we have you with us;

cobrar ánimo to take heart

2. [aliento] encouragement;

dar ánimos a alguien to encourage sb;

tienes que darle ánimos para que deje la bebida you have to encourage him to stop drinking;

iremos al estadio para dar ánimos a nuestros jugadores we'll go to the stadium to support o cheer on our team

3. [energía] energy, vitality;
[humor] disposition;
¡levanta ese ánimo! cheer up!;

los ánimos estaban revueltos feelings were running high;

estoy con el ánimo decaído I'm feeling downhearted o gloomy;

apaciguar o [m5] calmar los ánimos to calm things o people down;

cuando me enteré de su despido, se me cayeron los ánimos al suelo when I heard of her dismissal, my heart sank;

tener ánimos para to be in the mood for, to feel like;

no tiene ánimos para nada she doesn't feel like doing anything;

trabajar con ánimo to work energetically

4. [intención]
con/sin ánimo de with/without the intention of;

lo dijo con ánimo de herir his remark was intended to be hurtful;

han realizado un estudio con ánimo de conocer mejor el problema they've carried out a study with a view to achieving a better understanding of the problem;

sin ánimo de ofenderte, creo que… no offence (intended), but I think…;

lo hice sin ánimo de ofenderte I didn't mean to offend you;

una organización sin ánimo de lucro a Br non-profit-making o US not-for-profit organization

5. [alma] mind

♦ interj
[¡adelante!] come on!; [¡anímate!] cheer up!;
¡ánimo, Zaragoza! Br come on you Zaragoza!, US go Zaragoza!;

¡ánimo, que no ha sido nada! come (on) now, it was nothing

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ánimo

m

1 spirit;

tener ánimos de o

para feel up to

2 ( coraje) encouragement;

dar o

infundir ánimo a alguien give s.o. encouragement;

¡ánimo! cheer up!

3 ( mente)

:

presencia de ánimo presence of mind;

estado de ánimo state of mind

4 ( intención)

:

con ánimo de with the intention of

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ánimo nm

1) alma: spirit, soul

2) : mood, spirits pl

3) : encouragement

4) propósito: intention, purpose

sociedad sin ánimo de lucro: nonprofit organization

5) : energy, vitality

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ánimo n (estado emocional) spirits

su ánimo no decayó ni un momento he never once lost his spirits

no tengo ánimos para salir I don't feel up to going out

¡ánimo! cheer up!

dar ánimos to encourage

Spanish-English dictionary > ánimo
5 Leben

I v/i

1. (am Leben sein) live; (nicht tot sein) be alive; man lebt nur einmal you only have one life to live, you only live once; lebt er noch? is he still alive?; er wird nicht mehr lange leben he hasn’t got much longer to live, his days are numbered; so wahr ich lebe! I swear it; lebst du noch? umg., hum., iro. well, hello stranger; ich habe alles, was ich zum Leben brauche I have all I need to keep body and soul together; wir leben nicht mehr im 19. Jahrhundert iro. this isn’t the 19th century(, you know); wie gehts? - man lebt ( so eben) umg. how are things? - surviving

2. eine bestimmte Lebensweise haben: leben von (Nahrung) live on ( oder off); (Tätigkeit etc.) live from ( oder off), make a living with ( oder by + Ger.), (Verdienst, Rente) live on; vegetarisch leben be a vegetarian; makrobiotisch leben live on macrobiotic food(s); gesund / ungesund leben lead a healthy / an unhealthy life; in gesunden/ungesunden Verhältnissen: live in healthy / unhealthy conditions; sie leben ganz gut they don’t do too badly (for themselves); nach einem Grundsatz leben live in accordance with a principle, stick to a principle; leben und leben lassen live and let live; sie lebt nur für ihre Kunst she only lives for her art

3. (wohnen) live; wie lange leben Sie schon hier? how long have you been living here?; ich träume davon, in Neuseeland zu leben my dream is to (go and) live in New Zealand

4. fig., Andenken etc.: live on; die Statue lebt the statue is very ( oder so) lifelike; das Stück lebt nicht there’s no life in the play

5. es lebe...! three cheers for...!; es lebe der König / die Königin! long live the King / Queen!; leben Sie wohl farewell; Tag1 4 etc.

6. unpers.: es lebt sich ganz angenehm / bequem etc. life’s quite pleasant / comfortable etc.; hier lebt es sich gut it’s not a bad life here, life’s not bad here

II v/t: ein angenehmes / bequemes etc. Leben leben lead a pleasant / comfortable etc. life, have a pleasant / comfortable ( oder an easy) etc. lifestyle; sein Leben noch einmal leben live one’s life (over) again; sein eigenes Leben leben lead an independent life, go one’s own way; seinen Glauben leben geh. live according to one’s faith ( oder beliefs)

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das Leben

existence; life; lifetime

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Le|ben ['leːbn]
nt -s, -

1) life

das Lében — life

das Lében des Menschen/der Tiere etc — the life of man/animals etc

am Lében sein/bleiben — to be/stay alive

das Lében als Milchmann — life as a milkman, a milkman's life

das Lében Hemingways — Hemingway's life, the life of Hemingway

haben — to have one's life ahead of or in front of or before/behind one

solange ich am Lében bin — as long as I live

sich des Lébens freuen, das or sein Lében genießen — to enjoy life

das or sein Lében verlieren — to lose one's life

jdm das Lében retten — to save sb's life

es geht um Lében und Tod, es ist eine Sache auf Lében und Tod — it's a matter of life and death

wenn dir dein Lében lieb ist — if you value your life

ein glückliches etc Lében führen — to lead a happy etc life

mit dem Lében davonkommen — to escape with one's life

mit dem Lében spielen, sein Lében aufs Spiel setzen — to take one's life in one's hands, to dice with death

mit dem Lében abschließen — to prepare for death

seinem Lében ein Ende machen or bereiten — to put an end to one's life

zu neuem Lében verhelfen — to breathe new life into sth, to revitalize sth

etw ins Lében rufen — to bring sth into being

or befördern (inf) — to kill sb, to take sb's life, to take care of sb (inf); (bei Hinrichtung auch) to put sb to death

seines Lébens nicht mehr sicher sein — to fear for one's life

ums Lében kommen — to die, to lose one's life

sein Lében lassen (müssen) — to lose one's life

jdn am Lében lassen — to spare sb's life

um sein Lében laufen or rennen — to run for one's life or for dear life

das Lében nehmen — to take one's (own) life

jdn wieder ins Lében zurückrufen — to bring sb back to life; Bewusstlosen to revive sb, to bring sb round (Brit) or around (US)

was ist das für ein Lében? — what kind of (a) life is that?

der Mann/die Frau meines Lébens — my ideal man/woman

etw für sein Lében gern tun — to love doing sth, to be mad about doing sth (inf)

etw für sein Lében gern essen/trinken — to be mad about sth (inf), to love sth

jdn künstlich am Lében erhalten — to keep sb alive artificially

ein Lében in Frieden/in Armut etc — a life of peace/poverty etc

er hat es nie leicht gehabt im Lében — he has never had an easy life

ein Lében lang — one's whole life (long)

zum ersten Mal or das erste Mal im Lében — for the first time in one's life

ich habe noch nie im or in meinem Lében geraucht — I have never smoked (in) all my life or in my whole life

nie im Lében! — never!

sich durchs Lében schlagen — to struggle through (life)

ins Lében treten — to go out into the world

im Lében stehen — to have some standing in the world

(draußen) im Lében ist das ganz anders — in real life it's very different

ein Roman, den das Lében schrieb — a novel of real life

ein Film nach dem Lében — a film from real life

das Lében geht weiter — life goes on

unser Lében währet siebenzig Jahr... (Bibl) — the days of our years are three score years and ten (Bibl)

so ist das Lében (eben) — that's life, such is life, that's the way the cookie crumbles (inf)

2) (= Betriebsamkeit) life

auf dem Markt herrscht reges Lében — the market is a hive of activity

in dieser Stadt ist wenigstens Lében — at least there is some life in this town

bringen (inf) — to liven or brighten sth up

voller Lében stecken — to be full of life

es war überhaupt kein Lében in seinem Vortrag — there wasn't a spark of life in his lecture

See:

→ Bude

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1) (living and not dead: Queen Victoria was still alive in 1900.) alive

2) ((a way of) life: an uneventful existence.) existence

3) (to stay alive; to continue to live: It is possible to exist on bread and water.) exist

4) (the quality belonging to plants and animals which distinguishes them from rocks, minerals etc and things which are dead: Doctors are fighting to save the child's life.) life

5) (the period between birth and death: He had a long and happy life.) life

6) (liveliness: She was full of life and energy.) life

7) (a manner of living: She lived a life of ease and idleness.) life

8) (the period during which any particular state exists: He had many different jobs during his working life.) life

9) (living things: It is now believed that there may be life on Mars; animal life.) life

10) (to have life; to be alive: This poison is dangerous to everything that lives.) live

11) (to pass (one's life): He lived a life of luxury; She lives in fear of being attacked.) live

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Le·ben

<-s, ->

[ˈle:bn̩]

nt

1. (Lebendigsein) life

sein \Leben aushauchen (geh) to breathe one's last liter

jdn vom \Leben zum Tode befördern (geh) to put sb to death form

etw mit dem [o seinem] \Leben bezahlen (geh) to pay for sth with one's life

am \Leben bleiben/sein to remain [or stay]/be alive

solange er am Leben ist, wird das Haus nicht verkauft as long as he lives the house won't be sold

jdn ums \Leben bringen (geh) to take sb's life

mit dem \Leben davonkommen to escape with one's life

seinem \Leben ein Ende setzen (euph) to take one's life euph

jdn [künstlich] am \Leben erhalten to keep sb alive [artificially]

[bei etw dat/während einer S. gen] ums \Leben kommen to die [in sth/during sth], to lose one's life [in sth/during sth]

jdn das \Leben kosten (geh) to cost sb his/her life

sein \Leben [für jdn/etw] lassen (geh) to give one's life [for sb/sth]

jdn am \Leben lassen to let sb live

um sein \Leben laufen [o rennen] to run for one's life

sich dat das \Leben nehmen (euph) to take one's life euph

jdm das [o jds] \Leben retten to save sb's life

aus dem \Leben scheiden (geh) to depart this world form

jdm das \Leben schenken (geh: jdn gebären) to give birth to sb; (jdn am Leben lassen) to let sb live

mit seinem \Leben spielen to put one's life at risk

[bei etw dat/während einer S. gen] das [o sein] \Leben verlieren to lose one's life [in/during sth]

jdn ins \Leben zurückrufen to revive sb

2. (Existieren) life

das ewige \Leben eternal life

sich akk seines \Lebens freuen to enjoy [one's] life

das \Leben geht weiter life goes on

sein \Leben genießen/verpfuschen to enjoy/ruin one's life

am \Leben hängen to love life

das [o sein] \Leben hinter sich dat haben to have one's life behind one, to have had one's innings fam

das [o sein] \Leben vor sich dat haben to have one's [whole] life before one

ein [o jds] \Leben lang one's [or sb's] whole life

nie im \Leben [o im \Leben nicht] never

jdm/sich das \Leben schwer machen to make life difficult for sb/oneself

so ist das \Leben [eben] that's life, such is life

das [o ein] \Leben nach dem Tod[e] life after death

zeit jds \Lebens as long as sb lives

ich war zeit meines \Lebens noch nie beim Arzt I have never consulted a doctor in all my life

3. (Alltag, Lebensweise) life

ein \Leben in Armut/im Luxus a life of poverty/luxury

ein geruhsames/hektisches \Leben führen to lead a quiet/hectic life

das \Leben Picassos Picasso's life, the life of Picasso

das süße \Leben the life of Riley fam

das tägliche \Leben everyday life

sich akk [mit etw dat] durchs \Leben schlagen to struggle to make a living [doing sth]

das wirkliche \Leben real life

das \Leben zu zweit life as a couple

4. (Lebewesen) life

es gibt kein \Leben auf jenem Planeten there's no life on that planet

5. (Geschehen, Aktivität) life

etw zum [o zu neuem] \Leben erwecken to bring sth back to life, to revive sth

etw ins \Leben rufen to found [or establish] sth

das öffentliche \Leben public life

eine Figur [o Person] des öffentlichen \Lebens a public figure

6. (Lebhaftigkeit) life

der Roman ist ohne \Leben there is no life in the novel

\Leben in etw akk bringen to put some life into sth

voller \Leben sein to be full of life

7. (Lebensinhalt) life

ihr Garten war ihr \Leben her garden was her life

8.

▶ wie das blühende \Leben aussehen to look in the pink hum

▶ \Leben in die Bude bringen (fam) to liven things up

▶ seines \Lebens nicht mehr froh werden to have a rotten life

▶ aus dem Leben gegriffen sein to be a slice of life

▶ es geht um [o ist eine Sache auf] \Leben und Tod it's a matter of life and death

▶ etw für sein \Leben gern tun to love doing sth

ich esse für mein \Leben gern Schokolade I love chocolate

ich würde für mein \Leben gern verreisen I'd love to travel

▶ jds \Leben hängt an einem dünnen [o seidenen] Faden sb's life is hanging by a thread

▶ jdm das \Leben zur Hölle machen to make sb's life hell

▶ wenn dir dein \Leben lieb ist if your life means sth to you

▶ das nackte \Leben retten [o mit dem nackten \Leben davonkommen] to barely escape with one's life

▶ ein Roman den/ein Stück das das \Leben schrieb a novel/a play of real life

▶ seines \Lebens nicht mehr sicher sein (fam) to fear for one's life

▶ [bei etw dat] sein \Leben aufs Spiel setzen to risk one's life [doing sth]

▶ wie das \Leben so spielt (fam) as is the way of the world

▶ jds \Leben steht auf dem Spiel sb's life is at risk

▶ jdm nach dem \Leben trachten to be out to kill sb

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das; Lebens, Leben

1) life

das Leben — life

jemandem das Leben retten — save somebody's life

sich (Dat.) das Leben nehmen — take one's [own] life

am Leben sein/bleiben — be/stay alive

seines Lebens nicht [mehr] sicher sein — not be safe [any more]

um sein Leben rennen — run for one's life

ums Leben kommen — lose one's life

auf Tod und Leben kämpfen — be engaged in a life-and-death struggle

etwas für sein Leben gern essen/tun — love something/doing something

etwas ins Leben rufen — bring something into being

mit dem Leben davonkommen/das nackte Leben retten — escape/barely escape with one's life

jemandem nach dem Leben trachten — try to kill somebody

ein/sein [ganzes] Leben lang — one's whole life long

noch nie im Leben/zum erstenmal im Leben — never in/for the first time in one's life

mit beiden Beinen od. Füßen im Leben stehen — have one's feet firmly on the ground

nie im Leben, im Leben nicht! — (ugs.) not on your life! (coll.); never in your life! (coll.)

ein Leben in Wohlstand — a life of affluence

wie das Leben so spielt — it's funny the way things turn out

im öffentlichen Leben stehen — be in public life

so ist das Leben — such is life; that's the way things go

die Musik ist ihr Leben — music is her [whole] life

2) (Betriebsamkeit)

auf dem Markt herrschte ein reges Leben — the market was bustling with activity

das Leben auf der Straße — the comings and goings in the street

Leben ins Haus bringen — bring some life into the house

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Leben n; -s, -

1. life; (Dasein) auch existence; (Sein) being;

so ist das Leben (nun einmal) that’s life, such is life; umg that’s the way the cookie crumbles;

am Leben sein be alive;

am Leben bleiben stay alive, survive;

mit dem Leben davonkommen survive, escape;

am Leben erhalten keep alive;

er hängt am Leben he really enjoys life, Todkranker: he’s not ready to die yet;

sein Leben teuer verkaufen sell one’s life dearly;

jemandem das Leben schenken spare sb’s life;

einem Kind das Leben schenken geh bring a child into the world;

Leben spendend geh life-giving;

Leben zerstörend geh life-destroying;

sich (dat)

das Leben nehmen take one’s (own) life;

seinem Leben ein Ende machen oder

setzen put an end to one’s life;

(freiwillig) aus dem Leben scheiden geh euph die by one’s own hand;

ums Leben kommen be killed;

es geht um Leben und Tod it’s a matter of life and death;

um sein Leben laufen oder

rennen run for dear life

2. (Lebenszeit) life(time);

das Leben vor/hinter sich (dat)

haben have one’s whole life ahead of one/have done with life;

mein ganzes Leben (lang) all my life;

das Geschäft meines/seines etc

Lebens the best deal I have/he has etc ever done, the deal of a lifetime

3. (Lebensweise) (way of) life, auch pej lifestyle;

das Leben in Australien life in Australia;

ein Leben in Armut/im Überfluss a life of poverty/luxury;

das einfache Leben the simple life;

das süße Leben la dolce vita;

das Leben genießen enjoy life;

das Leben ist schon schwer it’s a hard life;

jemandem das Leben sauer machen make sb’s life a misery;

sich mühsam durchs Leben schlagen have a hard struggle through life;

das Stück ist aus dem Leben gegriffen the play is a slice of life;

ein Stück nach dem Leben a play taken from real life, a slice of life

4. (Lebenskraft, Lebendigkeit) life, vitality; (geschäftiges Treiben) activity, bustle; im Gesichtsausdruck: animation;

Leben in eine Sache bringen put some life into sth;

Leben ins Haus bringen Kinder: liven up the place;

Leben in die Bude bringen umg liven things up;

das Stück hat kein Leben the play lacks vitality, there’s no life in the play;

voll(er) Leben full of life (umg beans); Straßen: full of activity ( oder bustle)

5. (Lebensbeschreibung) life, biography;

Leben des Galilei Titel: The Life of Galileo;

aus seinem Leben erzählen recount stories from one’s life;

Leben und Werk großer Künstler the lives and works of great artists

6. (Geschehen) life;

das wirtschaftliche/kulturelle Leben einer Stadt the business/cultural life of a town;

im öffentlichen Leben stehen be active in public life

7. (Lebewesen pl) life;

auf dem Mond ist kein Leben there’s no life on the moon

8. in Wendungen:

etwas für sein Leben gern tun love doing sth;

ich würde für mein Leben gern dorthin fahren I’d give anything to go there, I’d love to go there;

nie im Leben! umg never; (auf gar keinen Fall) auch not on your life;

je im Leben ever;

ins Leben rufen call into being, start (up);

ins Leben treten step into the big, wide world;

wie das Leben so spielt life is full of surprises;

nicht ums Leben möchte ich das: not for anything (in the world); → abschließen B 2, blühend, erwecken 2, ewig A, froh, lassen C 6; nackt, passieren B, trachten etc

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das; Lebens, Leben

1) life

das Leben — life

jemandem das Leben retten — save somebody's life

sich (Dat.) das Leben nehmen — take one's [own] life

am Leben sein/bleiben — be/stay alive

seines Lebens nicht [mehr] sicher sein — not be safe [any more]

um sein Leben rennen — run for one's life

ums Leben kommen — lose one's life

auf Tod und Leben kämpfen — be engaged in a life-and-death struggle

etwas für sein Leben gern essen/tun — love something/doing something

etwas ins Leben rufen — bring something into being

mit dem Leben davonkommen/das nackte Leben retten — escape/barely escape with one's life

jemandem nach dem Leben trachten — try to kill somebody

ein/sein [ganzes] Leben lang — one's whole life long

noch nie im Leben/zum erstenmal im Leben — never in/for the first time in one's life

mit beiden Beinen od. Füßen im Leben stehen — have one's feet firmly on the ground

nie im Leben, im Leben nicht! — (ugs.) not on your life! (coll.); never in your life! (coll.)

ein Leben in Wohlstand — a life of affluence

wie das Leben so spielt — it's funny the way things turn out

im öffentlichen Leben stehen — be in public life

so ist das Leben — such is life; that's the way things go

die Musik ist ihr Leben — music is her [whole] life

2) (Betriebsamkeit)

auf dem Markt herrschte ein reges Leben — the market was bustling with activity

das Leben auf der Straße — the comings and goings in the street

Leben ins Haus bringen — bring some life into the house

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-- n.

existence n.

life n.

(§ pl.: lives)

lifetime n.

livings n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Leben
6 vida

f.

1 life (existencia).

en vida de during the life o lifetime of

estar con vida to be alive

perder la vida to lose one's life

quitar la vida a alguien to kill somebody

¿qué es de tu vida? how's life?

vida amorosa love life

vida campestre country life

la vida estudiantil student life

vida eterna eternal life

vida de familia family life

vida laboral working life

vida matrimonial married life

vida privada private life

vida sana clean living

vida sentimental love life

vida sexual sex life

vida social social life

vida útil shelf life

2 life span, life span of person, duration.

3 livelihood, subsistence.

4 cost of living.

5 Vida.

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vida

► nombre femenino

1 (gen) life

2 (viveza) liveliness

3 (tiempo) lifetime, life

4 (modo de vivir) life, way of life

5 (medios) living, livelihood

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FRASEOLOGÍA

amargarle la vida a alguien to make somebody's life a misery

¡así es la vida! such is life!, that's life!

cambiar de vida to change one's life style

como si le fuera la vida en ello as if his life depended on it

costarle algo la vida a alguien to pay with one's life

dar la vida por to give one's life for, give one's right arm for

dar vida a (parir) to give birth to 2 (realizar) to bring to life

darse la gran vida / pegarse la gran vida / darse la vida padre familiar to live it up

debatirse entre la vida y la muerte to fight for one's life

de por vida for life

de toda la vida lifelong

■ un amigo de toda la vida a lifelong friend

echarse a la vida familiar to go on the game, become a prostitute

en la flor de la vida in the prime of life

en mi (tu, su, etc) vida never in my (your, his, etc) life

en vida de during the life of

escapar con vida / salir con vida to come out alive, survive

estar con vida / estar sin vida to be alive / be dead

¡esto es vida! / ¡esto sí que es vida! this is the life!

ganarse la vida to earn one's living

hacerle la vida imposible a alguien to make life impossible for somebody

llevar una vida agitada / llevar una vida tranquila to lead a busy life / lead a quiet life

pagar alguien con su vida to pay with one's life

pasar a mejor vida eufemístico to pass away

perder la vida to die

¿qué es de tu vida? how are things?

quitarle la vida a alguien to take somebody's life

¡vida mía! / ¡mi vida! my love!, darling!

la otra vida the next life

señales de vida signs of life

vida de perros dog's life

vida familiar family life

vida íntima private life

vida sentimental love life

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noun f.

1) life

2) lifetime

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SF

1) (=existencia) life

he vivido aquí toda mi vida — I've lived here all my life

está escribiendo la vida de Quevedo — he is writing the life o a life o a biography of Quevedo

¿qué es de tu vida? — what's new?, how's life?

le va la vida en ello — his life depends on it

• con vida — alive

estar con vida — to be still alive

escapar o salir con vida — to escape o come out alive

•en vida de, en vida de mi marido — when my husband was alive, during my husband's lifetime

¡en la o mi vida! — never (in all my life)!

en mi vida he visto semejante cosa — I've never seen such a thing (in all my life)

• vida o muerte, una operación a vida o muerte — a life-or-death operation

es una cuestión de vida o muerte — it's a matter of life and death

estar entre la vida y la muerte — to be at death's door

debatirse entre la vida y la muerte — to be fighting for one's life

• la otra vida — the next life

• perder la vida — to lose one's life

• de por vida — for life

• quitar la vida a algn — to take sb's life

• quitarse la vida — to take one's own life

• rehacer la vida — to start a new life

• sin vida — lifeless

encontró en el suelo el cuerpo sin vida de su marido — she found her husband's lifeless body on the floor

fue hallado sin vida — he was found dead

un cuerpo sin vida — a (dead) body, a corpse

• toda la vida, un amigo de toda la vida — a lifelong friend

ya no hay trabajos para toda la vida — there are no jobs for life nowadays

vida eterna — everlasting life

vida íntima — private life

vida nocturna — nightlife

vida privada — private life

vida sentimental — love-life
esperanza
2) (=forma de vivir) life

llevan una vida muy tranquila — they lead a very quiet life

• la vida airada — (=modo de vida) the criminal life; (=hampa) the underworld

de vida airada — loose-living, immoral

• mujer de vida alegre — loose woman

• vida arrastrada — wretched life

• la vida cotidiana — everyday life

• doble vida — double life

llevar una doble vida — to lead o live a double life

• hacer vida marital — to live together (as man and wife)

hacer una vida normal — to lead a normal life

no hacer vida social — to have no social life

hay que dejarles hacer su vida — you must let them live their own life

• mala vida, echarse a la mala vida — to go astray

llevar mala vida — to have a dissolute lifestyle

mujer de mala vida — loose woman

vida de perros, vida perra — dog's life, wretched life

3) (=sustento)

la vida está muy cara — the cost of living is very high

tienen la vida resuelta — they are set up for life

• coste de la vida — cost of living

• ganarse la vida — to earn o make one's living

se gana la vida haciendo traducciones — he earns o makes his living doing translations

• nivel de vida — standard of living
buscar 3.
4) [de objeto]

la vida de estos edificios es breve — the life of these buildings is short

la media de vida de un televisor — the average lifespan of a television set

vida útil — (Com) lifespan; (Téc) useful life

5)

- amargar la vida a algn

- así es la vida

- ¡por vida del chápiro verde!

- complicarse la vida

contar la vida —

¡no me cuentes tu vida! — I don't want your life story!

costarle la vida a algn —

le costó la vida — it cost him his life

dar vida a algn —

la mujer que me dio la vida — the woman who brought me into the world

dar vida a un personaje — to play a part

- darse buena vida o la vida padre

- estar encantado de la vida

acepté encantada de la vida — I was delighted to accept

- enterrarse en vida

- ¡esto es vida!

- hacer por la vida

- dar mala vida a algn

- meterse en vidas ajenas

- ¡hijo de mi vida!

- la vida y milagros de algn

cuéntame tu vida y milagros — tell me all about yourself

pasarse la vida —

se pasa la vida quejándose — he's forever complaining

pasar la vida a tragos — *to have a miserable life

- pasar a mejor vida

- pegarse la gran vida o la vida padre

- tener siete vidas como los gatos

- vender cara la vida
vivir 2., 1)
6) (=vitalidad)

lleno de vida — [ojos] lively; [persona] full of life

sus ojos sin vida — his lifeless eyes

este sol es la vida — this sunshine is a real tonic

• dar vida a, la música le da vida a estas imágenes — the music brings these images to life

dar vida a una fiesta — to liven up a party

7) (apelativo cariñoso)

¡vida!, ¡vida mía! — my love!, my darling!

8) euf
(=prostitución)
una mujer de la vida — a loose woman

echarse a la vida — to go on the game *

hacer la vida — to be on the game *

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femenino

1)

a) (Biol) life

la vida marina — marine life

a los tres meses de vida — at three months (old)

el derecho a la vida — the right to life

una cuestión de vida o muerte — a matter of life and death

se debate entre la vida y la muerte — she's fighting for her life

140 personas perdieron la vida — (period) 140 people lost their lives (journ)

quitarse la vida — to take one's (own) life (frml)

eso le costó la vida — (period) that cost him his life

como si le fuera la vida en ello — as if his life depended on it

salir con vida — to escape alive

dieron la vida por la patria — they gave o sacrificed their lives for their country

la mujer que te dio la vida — the woman who brought you into this world

mientras hay vida hay esperanza — where there is life there is hope

b) (viveza, vitalidad) life

lleno de vida — full of life

le falta vida — it's/she's/he's not very lively

2) ( extensión de tiempo) life

a lo largo de su vida — throughout his life

toda una vida — a lifetime

en vida de tu padre — when your father was alive

la relación tuvo una vida muy corta — the relationship was very short-lived

la vida de un coche — the life-span of a car

un amigo de toda la vida — a lifelong friend

el hombre de su vida — the man of her dreams

el amor de mi vida — the love of my life

amargarle la vida a alguien — to make somebody's life a misery

amargarse la vida — to make oneself miserable

complicarle la vida a alguien — to make somebody's life difficult

complicarse la vida — to make life difficult for oneself

de por vida — for life

en la/mi vida: en la or en mi vida he visto cosa igual! I've never seen anything like it in my life!; en la or mi vida haría una cosa así! I'd never dream of doing something like that!; hacerle la vida imposible a alguien to make somebody's life impossible; tener siete vidas — to have nine lives

3)

a) (manera de vivir, actividades) life

lleva una vida muy ajetreada — she leads a very busy life

la música es toda su vida — she lives for music

¿qué es de tu vida? — what have you been up to?

hace or vive su vida — he gets on with o lives his own life

esto sí que es vida! — this is the life!

(así) es la vida! — that's life, such is life

qué vida ésta! — what a life!

darse la gran vida — to live the life of Riley (colloq)

estar encantado de la vida — to be thrilled, to be over the moon (colloq)

estar/quedar loco de la vida — (CS fam) to be over the moon (colloq)

la vida y milagros de alguien — (CS fam) somebody's life story

pasar a mejor vida — (hum) persona to kick the bucket (colloq); traje/botas to bite the dust (colloq)

pegarse la vida padre — (fam) to live the life of Riley (colloq)

b) ( en determinado aspecto) life

vida privada — private life

su vida sentimental — his love life

c) ( biografía) life

- vida alegre

- vida de perros

- vida eterna

- vida social

4) ( necesidades materiales)

tiene la vida resuelta — she's set up for life

la vida está carísima — the cost of living is very high

ganarse la vida — to earn one's o a living

buscarse la vida — (fam) to make a living

5) ( como apelativo) darling

mi vida! — (my) darling!

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= life [lives, -pl.], life story, lifeblood, lifetime [life time], living, life's work, lifework, life and limb.

Ex. We are comfortable with the things we know and can do because they give us a sense of control over our lives.

Ex. This study attempts to illustrate and illuminate the life story of a remarkable pioneering woman, Tryn Ras, using pictorial sources.

Ex. Since libraries are the lifeblood of research, it seems only fitting then that the education of librarians should include familiarity with research methodology.

Ex. Bibliography and Library science reflect the changes that took place in Bliss's lifetime.

Ex. They seem to regard literature as a secondary experience, more akin to being a peeping Tom, an impotent voyeur, rather than being one of the healthy, active people who get on with real living.

Ex. Evelyn Bliss devoted his life's work to the study of classification and BC is the results of his efforts.

Ex. This is an eloquent, moving testament to the lifework of a major artist of unimpeachable technique and passion.

Ex. This is a special issue devoted partly to the theme: Life and limb: issues of security and safety.

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* abrirse camino en la vida = get on in + life.

* acabar + Posesivo + vida útil = run towards + the end of + Posesivo + useful life.

* acortar + Posesivo + vida = cut + Posesivo + life short.

* actitud ante la vida = approach to life.

* a favor de la vida humana = pro-life.

* agotar + Posesivo + vida útil = run towards + the end of + Posesivo + useful life.

* ahorros de toda la vida = life-time savings, life savings.

* ahorros de toda una vida = life savings.

* alargar la vida = prolong + life, prolong + longevity.

* alegrar la vida a Alguien = brighten up + Posesivo + life.

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

* amante de la vida al aire libre = outdoor enthusiast.

* apostarse la vida = bet + Posesivo + life.

* aprendizaje a lo largo de la vida = lifelong learning.

* aprendizaje durante toda la vida = lifelong education.

* arreglar + Posesivo + vida = put + Posesivo + (own) house in order.

* arriesgar la vida = risk + life and limb, play + Russian roulette, risk + Posesivo + life.

* arriesgar + Posesivo + vida = put + Posesivo + life on the line.

* aspectos de la vida = sphere of life.

* atentar contra la vida de Alguien = attempt on + Posesivo + life.

* atraído por la promesa de una vida mejor = drawn by the promise of a better life.

* aunque me fuera la vida ene ello = for the life of me.

* autoaprendizaje durante toda la vida = lifelong learning.

* buena vida = good life.

* calidad de vida = quality of life.

* cambiar la vida = change + life.

* cambiar + Posesivo + vida = turn + Posesivo + life around.

* ciencias de la vida = biosciences.

* ciencias de la vida, las = life sciences, the.

* ciencias sobre la vida en el espacio = space life sciences.

* circunstancias de la vida = accident of birth.

* cobrarse la vida de Alguien = claim + life.

* cobrarse muchas vidas = take + a heavy toll of life.

* cobrar vida = come + alive, come to + life.

* comenzar una nueva vida = make + a new life for + Reflexivo.

* como con todo en la vida = as with everything in life.

* como forma de vida = as a way of life.

* como si + Pronombre + fuese la vida en ello = like there's no tomorrow.

* compañero de vida = lifemate.

* compañía aseguradora de vida = life-insurance company.

* compañía de seguros de vida = life-insurance company.

* complicarse la vida = ask for + trouble.

* condicionar la vida = condition + life.

* condiciones de vida = living conditions.

* conocer vida = see + the world.

* contar + Posesivo + propia vida y milagros = spill + Posesivo + guts.

* costar la vida = cost + life.

* coste de la vida = cost of living.

* coste de vidas humanas = human cost.

* crearse una vida = build + life.

* crucial para la vida de una persona = lifesaving.

* cuerpo sin vida = dead body.

* cuestión de vida o muerte = life or death issue.

* culto a la vida = cult of life.

* dar la vida = lay down + Posesivo + life, give + Posesivo + life.

* dar nueva vida = give + Nombre + new life, give + a second life.

* dar + Posesivo + vida = give + Posesivo + all.

* dar sentido a la vida = give + meaning to life.

* dar sentido a + Posesivo + vida = make + sense of + Posesivo + life.

* dar señales de vida = show + signs of life.

* dar una segunda vida = give + a second life.

* dar vida = imbue with + life, animate, bring to + life.

* dar vida a = jazz up, brighten up, give + life to.

* dar vida a Algo = bring + Nombre + to life.

* dedicar la vida a = devote + life to.

* dedicar toda una vida = spend + lifetime.

* defensor de la vida humana = pro-lifer.

* de la vida real = real-life.

* de por vida = lifelong [life-long], lifetime [life-time].

* derecho a la vida = right to live.

* desquiciar + Posesivo + vida = turn + Posesivo + life upside down.

* de toda la vida = lifelong [life-long].

* de vida enclaustrada = cloistered.

* de vida o muerte = lifesaving, life threatening.

* devolver el sentido a la vida = put + meaning + back in + Posesivo + life.

* devolver la vida = bring + Nombre + back to life.

* disfrutar de la vida = sail through + life.

* diversidad de la vida = biodiversity, diversity of life, life-form diversity.

* durante toda la vida = lifelong [life-long].

* durante toda una vida = over a lifetime.

* durar toda una vida = go on + for a lifetime, last + (for) a lifetime.

* el amor de + Posesivo + vida = the love of + Posesivo + life.

* empezar una nueva etapa en la vida = turn over + a new page, turn over + a new leaf.

* encarcelar de por vida = jail for + life.

* en el transcurso normal de + Posesivo + vida(s) = in the normal course of + Posesivo + life/lives.

* enfrentarse a la vida = cope with + life, face + life, cope.

* en la vida real = in real life.

* en los primeros años de vida = early in life.

* en + Posesivo + vida = in + Posesivo + time.

* enriquecer la vida de Alguien = enrich + Posesivo + life.

* entregar + Posesivo + vida, = give + Posesivo + all.

* equipo de mantenimiento artificial de la vida = life-support system.

* esperanza de vida = life expectancy, lifespan [life span].

* estilo de vida = lifestyle [life style/life-style], style of life, way of life.

* estilo de vida alternativo = alternative life-style.

* etapa de la vida = life stage.

* expectativas de vida = life expectancy.

* experiencia de la vida = experience of life.

* facilitarle la vida a todos = simplify + life for everyone.

* filosofía de vida = philosophy of life.

* forma de vida = way of life.

* ganarse la vida = earn + a living, make + a living, earn + income, earn + Posesivo + living, make + Posesivo + living, Verbo + for a living.

* ganarse la vida a duras penas = eke out + a living, scratch (out) + a living, scrape + a living, eke out + an existence.

* habilidades necesarias para la vida cotidiana = life skills.

* hábitos de vida = lifestyle [life style/life-style].

* hacer frente a la vida = cope.

* hacer la vida imposible = make + life hell.

* hacerle la vida más simple a todos = simplify + life for everyone.

* hacer que la vida sea un infierno = make + life hell.

* hacerse un hueco en la vida = get on in + life.

* hacer vida social = socialise [socialize, -USA].

* historia de vida = life history.

* índice del coste de (la) vida = cost of living index.

* índice del costo de (la) vida = cost of living index.

* infundir nueva vida a = breathe + (new) life into.

* inmiscuirse en la vida de Alguien = intrude on + Posesivo + privacy.

* jugarse la vida = play + Russian roulette, risk + Posesivo + life, risk + life and limb, bet + Posesivo + life.

* la oportunidad de + Posesivo + vida = the opportunity of a lifetime.

* la vida continúa = the show must go on.

* la vida + continuar = life + go on.

* la vida es así = life's like that.

* ¡la vida no es un camino de rosas! = the course of true love never did run smooth!.

* la vida + seguir = life + go on.

* ley de vida = fact of life, laws of nature.

* lienzo de la vida, el = canvas of life, the.

* línea de vida = lifeline.

* lisiado de por vida = lamed for life.

* lisiar a Alguien de por vida = lame + Nombre + for life.

* llegar al final de su vida útil = come to + the end of + Posesivo + useful life, reach + the end of + Posesivo + useful life.

* lleno de vida = vibrant, feisty [feistier -comp., feistiest -sup.], spry [spryer comp., spryest -sup.], sprightly [sprightlier -comp., sprightliest -sup.], spirited, teeming with life, vivacious, ebullient, saucy [saucier -comp., sauciest -sup.].

* llevar una vida + Ajetivo = lead + an + Adjetivo + existence.

* llevar una vida arriesgada = live + dangerously, live + dangerously close to the edge.

* llevar una vida de perros = lead + a dog's life.

* llevar una vida miserable = live + wretched existence.

* mantener la vida = sustain + life.

* mantenimiento artificial de la vida = life support.

* mejorar la calidad de vida = improve + living standards, raise + living standards.

* mejorar + Posesivo + calidad de vida = raise + Posesivo + quality of living.

* mejorar + Posesivo + vida = improve + Posesivo + life.

* meterse en la vida de Alguien = intrude on + Posesivo + privacy.

* mientras hay vida hay esperanza = where there's life there's hope.

* modo de vida = way of life.

* modo de vida tradicional = folklife.

* muerto en vida = living dead.

* nada en la vida es gratuito = you cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs.

* nivel de vida = standard of living, living standard.

* no tener vida privada = like being in a (gold)fish bowl.

* nueva vida = greener pastures, pastures new.

* oportunidad única en la vida = chance of a lifetime.

* otra vida, la = afterlife [after-life].

* para toda la vida = lifelong [life-long], for life.

* pasar a mejor vida = bite + the dust, give up + the ghost.

* pasar a vida mejor = lay + Nombre + low.

* perder la vida = lose + Posesivo + life.

* pérdida de vidas = loss of life, toll on life.

* perdonar la vida = spare + life.

* permanecer con vida = stay + alive.

* pletórico de vida = teeming with life.

* poner en peligro la vida = risk + Posesivo + life, risk + life and limb.

* poner la vida en peligro = put + Posesivo + life at risk.

* por toda la vida = lifetime [life-time].

* por toda una vida = lifetime [life-time].

* posteriormente en + Posesivo + vida = in later life.

* problemas de la vida = life problems [life-problems].

* prolongar la vida = prolong + life, prolong + longevity.

* prolongar la vida útil = extend + the useful life, prolong + useful life, increase + useful life.

* que cambia la vida = life-changing, life-altering.

* que da vida = life-giving.

* que mejora la calidad de vida = life-enhancing.

* que pone la vida en peligro = life threatening.

* quitarse la vida = take + Posesivo + (own) life.

* rebosante de vida y energía = all bright-eyed and bushy-tailed.

* reconstruir + Posesivo + vida = rebuild + Posesivo + life.

* reformar + Posesivo + vida = reform + Posesivo + life.

* régimen de vida = lifestyle [life style/life-style].

* rehacer + Posesivo + vida = rebuild + Posesivo + life.

* salir adelante en la vida, = get on in + life.

* salvar la vida = save + life.

* salvar la vida de milagro = have + a close shave with death.

* secreto de la vida, el = secret of life, the.

* seguir con + Posesivo + vida normal = get on with + Posesivo + life.

* seguro de vida = life insurance.

* seguro de vida a término = term life insurance.

* seguro de vida vitalicio = whole life insurance.

* sentido de la vida, el = meaning of life, the.

* sentido de la vida y al muerte, el = meaning of life and death, the.

* ser todo vida = be all life.

* situaciones de la vida = life situations [life-situations].

* soplo de vida = kiss of life.

* tener éxito en la vida = succeed in + life, get on in + life.

* tener una vida larga y próspera = live + long and prosper.

* toda la vida = from the cradle to the grave, whole lifelong, whole life.

* toda una vida = a lifetime.

* toda una vida de experiencia = a lifetime of experience.

* toda una vida de trabajo = a lifetime of work.

* trabajo de toda una vida = life's work, lifework.

* triunfar en la vida = succeed in + life.

* truncar + Posesivo + vida = snip + Posesivo + life short, cut + Posesivo + life short.

* una cuestión de vida o muerte = a matter of life and death.

* una oportunidad única en la vida = once in a lifetime opportunity.

* una vez en la vida = once in a lifetime.

* una vez en + Posesivo + vida = once in + Posesivo + lifetime.

* ver las cosas positivas de la vida = look on + the bright side of life.

* vida acuática = aquatic life.

* vida afectiva = love life.

* vida amorosa = love life.

* vida animal = animal life.

* vida a toda pastilla = life in the fast lane.

* vida + cambiar por completo = turn + Posesivo + life around.

* vida cívica = civic life.

* vida civil = civic life.

* vida como trabajador = working life.

* vida corporativa = corporate life.

* vida cotidiana = daily life, everyday living, daily living.

* vida cotidiana, la = day to day life, the, everyday life.

* vida cultural = cultural life.

* vida + dar un giro de 180 grados = turn + Posesivo + life around.

* vida + dar un vuelco = turn + Posesivo + life upside down.

* vida de archivo = archival life.

* vida de, la = life nerve of, the.

* vida de la ciudad = urban life, city life.

* vida de la comunidad = community life.

* vida del mundo literario = literary life.

* vida de perros = a dog's life.

* vida desenfrenada = life in the fast lane.

* vida desequilibrada = unbalanced life, imbalanced life.

* vida después de la muerte = afterlife [after-life].

* vida diaria = daily life.

* vida diaria, la = everyday life.

* vida dilatada = long life.

* vida disoluta = life in the fast lane, loose life.

* vida doméstica = domestic life, home life.

* vida emocional = emotional life.

* vida en el campo = rural life.

* vida en el entorno familiar = family life.

* vida en el hogar = home life.

* vida en el trabajo = job life.

* vida entera, la = whole lifelong, whole life.

* vida equilibrada = balanced life.

* vida espiritual = spiritual life.

* vida + expirar = life + expire.

* vida extraterrestre = alien life.

* vida fácil = fast living.

* vida familiar = family life.

* vida futura = future life.

* vida humana = human life.

* vida laboral = working life.

* vida literaria = literary life.

* vida marítima = seafaring.

* vida media = half-life.

* vida mejor = better life.

* vida moderna, la = modern life.

* vida nocturna = nightlife, night life.

* vida or muerte = life or death.

* vida pasada = previous life.

* vida + pender + de un hilo = live on + the line.

* vida personal = personal life.

* vida privada = private life.

* vida profesional = professional life.

* vida pública = public life.

* vida real = real life.

* vida rural = rural life.

* vida salvaje = wildlife.

* vida sana = healthy life.

* vida sentimental = love life.

* vida sexual = sex life.

* vida social = social life.

* vida urbana = city life, urban life.

* vida útil = lifetime [life time], life expectancy, lifespan [life span], useful life, shelf life, service life.

* vida útil de un documento = shelf life.

* vida vegetal = plant life.

* vivir la vida al máximo = live + life to the full.

* volver a la vida normal = get (back) into + the swings of things.

* vuelta a la vida = resuscitation, resurrection.

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femenino

1)

a) (Biol) life

la vida marina — marine life

a los tres meses de vida — at three months (old)

el derecho a la vida — the right to life

una cuestión de vida o muerte — a matter of life and death

se debate entre la vida y la muerte — she's fighting for her life

140 personas perdieron la vida — (period) 140 people lost their lives (journ)

quitarse la vida — to take one's (own) life (frml)

eso le costó la vida — (period) that cost him his life

como si le fuera la vida en ello — as if his life depended on it

salir con vida — to escape alive

dieron la vida por la patria — they gave o sacrificed their lives for their country

la mujer que te dio la vida — the woman who brought you into this world

mientras hay vida hay esperanza — where there is life there is hope

b) (viveza, vitalidad) life

lleno de vida — full of life

le falta vida — it's/she's/he's not very lively

2) ( extensión de tiempo) life

a lo largo de su vida — throughout his life

toda una vida — a lifetime

en vida de tu padre — when your father was alive

la relación tuvo una vida muy corta — the relationship was very short-lived

la vida de un coche — the life-span of a car

un amigo de toda la vida — a lifelong friend

el hombre de su vida — the man of her dreams

el amor de mi vida — the love of my life

amargarle la vida a alguien — to make somebody's life a misery

amargarse la vida — to make oneself miserable

complicarle la vida a alguien — to make somebody's life difficult

complicarse la vida — to make life difficult for oneself

de por vida — for life

en la/mi vida: en la or en mi vida he visto cosa igual! I've never seen anything like it in my life!; en la or mi vida haría una cosa así! I'd never dream of doing something like that!; hacerle la vida imposible a alguien to make somebody's life impossible; tener siete vidas — to have nine lives

3)

a) (manera de vivir, actividades) life

lleva una vida muy ajetreada — she leads a very busy life

la música es toda su vida — she lives for music

¿qué es de tu vida? — what have you been up to?

hace or vive su vida — he gets on with o lives his own life

esto sí que es vida! — this is the life!

(así) es la vida! — that's life, such is life

qué vida ésta! — what a life!

darse la gran vida — to live the life of Riley (colloq)

estar encantado de la vida — to be thrilled, to be over the moon (colloq)

estar/quedar loco de la vida — (CS fam) to be over the moon (colloq)

la vida y milagros de alguien — (CS fam) somebody's life story

pasar a mejor vida — (hum) persona to kick the bucket (colloq); traje/botas to bite the dust (colloq)

pegarse la vida padre — (fam) to live the life of Riley (colloq)

b) ( en determinado aspecto) life

vida privada — private life

su vida sentimental — his love life

c) ( biografía) life

- vida alegre

- vida de perros

- vida eterna

- vida social

4) ( necesidades materiales)

tiene la vida resuelta — she's set up for life

la vida está carísima — the cost of living is very high

ganarse la vida — to earn one's o a living

buscarse la vida — (fam) to make a living

5) ( como apelativo) darling

mi vida! — (my) darling!

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= life [lives, -pl.], life story, lifeblood, lifetime [life time], living, life's work, lifework, life and limb.

Ex: We are comfortable with the things we know and can do because they give us a sense of control over our lives.

Ex: This study attempts to illustrate and illuminate the life story of a remarkable pioneering woman, Tryn Ras, using pictorial sources.

Ex: Since libraries are the lifeblood of research, it seems only fitting then that the education of librarians should include familiarity with research methodology.

Ex: Bibliography and Library science reflect the changes that took place in Bliss's lifetime.

Ex: They seem to regard literature as a secondary experience, more akin to being a peeping Tom, an impotent voyeur, rather than being one of the healthy, active people who get on with real living.

Ex: Evelyn Bliss devoted his life's work to the study of classification and BC is the results of his efforts.

Ex: This is an eloquent, moving testament to the lifework of a major artist of unimpeachable technique and passion.

Ex: This is a special issue devoted partly to the theme: Life and limb: issues of security and safety.

* abrirse camino en la vida = get on in + life.

* acabar + Posesivo + vida útil = run towards + the end of + Posesivo + useful life.

* acortar + Posesivo + vida = cut + Posesivo + life short.

* actitud ante la vida = approach to life.

* a favor de la vida humana = pro-life.

* agotar + Posesivo + vida útil = run towards + the end of + Posesivo + useful life.

* ahorros de toda la vida = life-time savings, life savings.

* ahorros de toda una vida = life savings.

* alargar la vida = prolong + life, prolong + longevity.

* alegrar la vida a Alguien = brighten up + Posesivo + life.

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

* amante de la vida al aire libre = outdoor enthusiast.

* apostarse la vida = bet + Posesivo + life.

* aprendizaje a lo largo de la vida = lifelong learning.

* aprendizaje durante toda la vida = lifelong education.

* arreglar + Posesivo + vida = put + Posesivo + (own) house in order.

* arriesgar la vida = risk + life and limb, play + Russian roulette, risk + Posesivo + life.

* arriesgar + Posesivo + vida = put + Posesivo + life on the line.

* aspectos de la vida = sphere of life.

* atentar contra la vida de Alguien = attempt on + Posesivo + life.

* atraído por la promesa de una vida mejor = drawn by the promise of a better life.

* aunque me fuera la vida ene ello = for the life of me.

* autoaprendizaje durante toda la vida = lifelong learning.

* buena vida = good life.

* calidad de vida = quality of life.

* cambiar la vida = change + life.

* cambiar + Posesivo + vida = turn + Posesivo + life around.

* ciencias de la vida = biosciences.

* ciencias de la vida, las = life sciences, the.

* ciencias sobre la vida en el espacio = space life sciences.

* circunstancias de la vida = accident of birth.

* cobrarse la vida de Alguien = claim + life.

* cobrarse muchas vidas = take + a heavy toll of life.

* cobrar vida = come + alive, come to + life.

* comenzar una nueva vida = make + a new life for + Reflexivo.

* como con todo en la vida = as with everything in life.

* como forma de vida = as a way of life.

* como si + Pronombre + fuese la vida en ello = like there's no tomorrow.

* compañero de vida = lifemate.

* compañía aseguradora de vida = life-insurance company.

* compañía de seguros de vida = life-insurance company.

* complicarse la vida = ask for + trouble.

* condicionar la vida = condition + life.

* condiciones de vida = living conditions.

* conocer vida = see + the world.

* contar + Posesivo + propia vida y milagros = spill + Posesivo + guts.

* costar la vida = cost + life.

* coste de la vida = cost of living.

* coste de vidas humanas = human cost.

* crearse una vida = build + life.

* crucial para la vida de una persona = lifesaving.

* cuerpo sin vida = dead body.

* cuestión de vida o muerte = life or death issue.

* culto a la vida = cult of life.

* dar la vida = lay down + Posesivo + life, give + Posesivo + life.

* dar nueva vida = give + Nombre + new life, give + a second life.

* dar + Posesivo + vida = give + Posesivo + all.

* dar sentido a la vida = give + meaning to life.

* dar sentido a + Posesivo + vida = make + sense of + Posesivo + life.

* dar señales de vida = show + signs of life.

* dar una segunda vida = give + a second life.

* dar vida = imbue with + life, animate, bring to + life.

* dar vida a = jazz up, brighten up, give + life to.

* dar vida a Algo = bring + Nombre + to life.

* dedicar la vida a = devote + life to.

* dedicar toda una vida = spend + lifetime.

* defensor de la vida humana = pro-lifer.

* de la vida real = real-life.

* de por vida = lifelong [life-long], lifetime [life-time].

* derecho a la vida = right to live.

* desquiciar + Posesivo + vida = turn + Posesivo + life upside down.

* de toda la vida = lifelong [life-long].

* de vida enclaustrada = cloistered.

* de vida o muerte = lifesaving, life threatening.

* devolver el sentido a la vida = put + meaning + back in + Posesivo + life.

* devolver la vida = bring + Nombre + back to life.

* disfrutar de la vida = sail through + life.

* diversidad de la vida = biodiversity, diversity of life, life-form diversity.

* durante toda la vida = lifelong [life-long].

* durante toda una vida = over a lifetime.

* durar toda una vida = go on + for a lifetime, last + (for) a lifetime.

* el amor de + Posesivo + vida = the love of + Posesivo + life.

* empezar una nueva etapa en la vida = turn over + a new page, turn over + a new leaf.

* encarcelar de por vida = jail for + life.

* en el transcurso normal de + Posesivo + vida(s) = in the normal course of + Posesivo + life/lives.

* enfrentarse a la vida = cope with + life, face + life, cope.

* en la vida real = in real life.

* en los primeros años de vida = early in life.

* en + Posesivo + vida = in + Posesivo + time.

* enriquecer la vida de Alguien = enrich + Posesivo + life.

* entregar + Posesivo + vida, = give + Posesivo + all.

* equipo de mantenimiento artificial de la vida = life-support system.

* esperanza de vida = life expectancy, lifespan [life span].

* estilo de vida = lifestyle [life style/life-style], style of life, way of life.

* estilo de vida alternativo = alternative life-style.

* etapa de la vida = life stage.

* expectativas de vida = life expectancy.

* experiencia de la vida = experience of life.

* facilitarle la vida a todos = simplify + life for everyone.

* filosofía de vida = philosophy of life.

* forma de vida = way of life.

* ganarse la vida = earn + a living, make + a living, earn + income, earn + Posesivo + living, make + Posesivo + living, Verbo + for a living.

* ganarse la vida a duras penas = eke out + a living, scratch (out) + a living, scrape + a living, eke out + an existence.

* habilidades necesarias para la vida cotidiana = life skills.

* hábitos de vida = lifestyle [life style/life-style].

* hacer frente a la vida = cope.

* hacer la vida imposible = make + life hell.

* hacerle la vida más simple a todos = simplify + life for everyone.

* hacer que la vida sea un infierno = make + life hell.

* hacerse un hueco en la vida = get on in + life.

* hacer vida social = socialise [socialize, -USA].

* historia de vida = life history.

* índice del coste de (la) vida = cost of living index.

* índice del costo de (la) vida = cost of living index.

* infundir nueva vida a = breathe + (new) life into.

* inmiscuirse en la vida de Alguien = intrude on + Posesivo + privacy.

* jugarse la vida = play + Russian roulette, risk + Posesivo + life, risk + life and limb, bet + Posesivo + life.

* la oportunidad de + Posesivo + vida = the opportunity of a lifetime.

* la vida continúa = the show must go on.

* la vida + continuar = life + go on.

* la vida es así = life's like that.

* ¡la vida no es un camino de rosas! = the course of true love never did run smooth!.

* la vida + seguir = life + go on.

* ley de vida = fact of life, laws of nature.

* lienzo de la vida, el = canvas of life, the.

* línea de vida = lifeline.

* lisiado de por vida = lamed for life.

* lisiar a Alguien de por vida = lame + Nombre + for life.

* llegar al final de su vida útil = come to + the end of + Posesivo + useful life, reach + the end of + Posesivo + useful life.

* lleno de vida = vibrant, feisty [feistier -comp., feistiest -sup.], spry [spryer comp., spryest -sup.], sprightly [sprightlier -comp., sprightliest -sup.], spirited, teeming with life, vivacious, ebullient, saucy [saucier -comp., sauciest -sup.].

* llevar una vida + Ajetivo = lead + an + Adjetivo + existence.

* llevar una vida arriesgada = live + dangerously, live + dangerously close to the edge.

* llevar una vida de perros = lead + a dog's life.

* llevar una vida miserable = live + wretched existence.

* mantener la vida = sustain + life.

* mantenimiento artificial de la vida = life support.

* mejorar la calidad de vida = improve + living standards, raise + living standards.

* mejorar + Posesivo + calidad de vida = raise + Posesivo + quality of living.

* mejorar + Posesivo + vida = improve + Posesivo + life.

* meterse en la vida de Alguien = intrude on + Posesivo + privacy.

* mientras hay vida hay esperanza = where there's life there's hope.

* modo de vida = way of life.

* modo de vida tradicional = folklife.

* muerto en vida = living dead.

* nada en la vida es gratuito = you cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs.

* nivel de vida = standard of living, living standard.

* no tener vida privada = like being in a (gold)fish bowl.

* nueva vida = greener pastures, pastures new.

* oportunidad única en la vida = chance of a lifetime.

* otra vida, la = afterlife [after-life].

* para toda la vida = lifelong [life-long], for life.

* pasar a mejor vida = bite + the dust, give up + the ghost.

* pasar a vida mejor = lay + Nombre + low.

* perder la vida = lose + Posesivo + life.

* pérdida de vidas = loss of life, toll on life.

* perdonar la vida = spare + life.

* permanecer con vida = stay + alive.

* pletórico de vida = teeming with life.

* poner en peligro la vida = risk + Posesivo + life, risk + life and limb.

* poner la vida en peligro = put + Posesivo + life at risk.

* por toda la vida = lifetime [life-time].

* por toda una vida = lifetime [life-time].

* posteriormente en + Posesivo + vida = in later life.

* problemas de la vida = life problems [life-problems].

* prolongar la vida = prolong + life, prolong + longevity.

* prolongar la vida útil = extend + the useful life, prolong + useful life, increase + useful life.

* que cambia la vida = life-changing, life-altering.

* que da vida = life-giving.

* que mejora la calidad de vida = life-enhancing.

* que pone la vida en peligro = life threatening.

* quitarse la vida = take + Posesivo + (own) life.

* rebosante de vida y energía = all bright-eyed and bushy-tailed.

* reconstruir + Posesivo + vida = rebuild + Posesivo + life.

* reformar + Posesivo + vida = reform + Posesivo + life.

* régimen de vida = lifestyle [life style/life-style].

* rehacer + Posesivo + vida = rebuild + Posesivo + life.

* salir adelante en la vida, = get on in + life.

* salvar la vida = save + life.

* salvar la vida de milagro = have + a close shave with death.

* secreto de la vida, el = secret of life, the.

* seguir con + Posesivo + vida normal = get on with + Posesivo + life.

* seguro de vida = life insurance.

* seguro de vida a término = term life insurance.

* seguro de vida vitalicio = whole life insurance.

* sentido de la vida, el = meaning of life, the.

* sentido de la vida y al muerte, el = meaning of life and death, the.

* ser todo vida = be all life.

* situaciones de la vida = life situations [life-situations].

* soplo de vida = kiss of life.

* tener éxito en la vida = succeed in + life, get on in + life.

* tener una vida larga y próspera = live + long and prosper.

* toda la vida = from the cradle to the grave, whole lifelong, whole life.

* toda una vida = a lifetime.

* toda una vida de experiencia = a lifetime of experience.

* toda una vida de trabajo = a lifetime of work.

* trabajo de toda una vida = life's work, lifework.

* triunfar en la vida = succeed in + life.

* truncar + Posesivo + vida = snip + Posesivo + life short, cut + Posesivo + life short.

* una cuestión de vida o muerte = a matter of life and death.

* una oportunidad única en la vida = once in a lifetime opportunity.

* una vez en la vida = once in a lifetime.

* una vez en + Posesivo + vida = once in + Posesivo + lifetime.

* ver las cosas positivas de la vida = look on + the bright side of life.

* vida acuática = aquatic life.

* vida afectiva = love life.

* vida amorosa = love life.

* vida animal = animal life.

* vida a toda pastilla = life in the fast lane.

* vida + cambiar por completo = turn + Posesivo + life around.

* vida cívica = civic life.

* vida civil = civic life.

* vida como trabajador = working life.

* vida corporativa = corporate life.

* vida cotidiana = daily life, everyday living, daily living.

* vida cotidiana, la = day to day life, the, everyday life.

* vida cultural = cultural life.

* vida + dar un giro de 180 grados = turn + Posesivo + life around.

* vida + dar un vuelco = turn + Posesivo + life upside down.

* vida de archivo = archival life.

* vida de, la = life nerve of, the.

* vida de la ciudad = urban life, city life.

* vida de la comunidad = community life.

* vida del mundo literario = literary life.

* vida de perros = a dog's life.

* vida desenfrenada = life in the fast lane.

* vida desequilibrada = unbalanced life, imbalanced life.

* vida después de la muerte = afterlife [after-life].

* vida diaria = daily life.

* vida diaria, la = everyday life.

* vida dilatada = long life.

* vida disoluta = life in the fast lane, loose life.

* vida doméstica = domestic life, home life.

* vida emocional = emotional life.

* vida en el campo = rural life.

* vida en el entorno familiar = family life.

* vida en el hogar = home life.

* vida en el trabajo = job life.

* vida entera, la = whole lifelong, whole life.

* vida equilibrada = balanced life.

* vida espiritual = spiritual life.

* vida + expirar = life + expire.

* vida extraterrestre = alien life.

* vida fácil = fast living.

* vida familiar = family life.

* vida futura = future life.

* vida humana = human life.

* vida laboral = working life.

* vida literaria = literary life.

* vida marítima = seafaring.

* vida media = half-life.

* vida mejor = better life.

* vida moderna, la = modern life.

* vida nocturna = nightlife, night life.

* vida or muerte = life or death.

* vida pasada = previous life.

* vida + pender + de un hilo = live on + the line.

* vida personal = personal life.

* vida privada = private life.

* vida profesional = professional life.

* vida pública = public life.

* vida real = real life.

* vida rural = rural life.

* vida salvaje = wildlife.

* vida sana = healthy life.

* vida sentimental = love life.

* vida sexual = sex life.

* vida social = social life.

* vida urbana = city life, urban life.

* vida útil = lifetime [life time], life expectancy, lifespan [life span], useful life, shelf life, service life.

* vida útil de un documento = shelf life.

* vida vegetal = plant life.

* vivir la vida al máximo = live + life to the full.

* volver a la vida normal = get (back) into + the swings of things.

* vuelta a la vida = resuscitation, resurrection.

* * *

vida

feminine

A

1 ( Biol) life

la vida marina marine life

a los tres meses de vida at three months (old)

el derecho a la vida the right to life

no pudieron salvarle la vida they were unable to save his life

era una cuestión de vida o muerte it was a matter of life and death

se debate entre la vida y la muerte she's fighting for her life

140 personas perdieron la vida en el accidente ( period); 140 people lost their lives in the accident ( journ)

quitarse la vida to take one's (own) life ( frml)

el accidente que le costó la vida ( period); the accident that cost him his life

jugarse la vida to risk one's life

se puso como si le fuera la vida en ello he behaved as if his life depended on it

sólo tres personas lograron salir con vida only three people escaped alive, there were only three survivors

encontraron su cuerpo sin vida junto al río ( period); his body was found by the river

el cuerpo sin vida de su amada ( liter); the lifeless body of his beloved ( liter)

dieron la vida por la patria they gave o sacrificed their lives for their country

la mujer que te dio la vida the woman who brought you into this world

el actor que da vida al personaje de Napoleón the actor who plays o portrays Napoleon

con la vida en un hilo or pendiente de un hilo: estuvo un mes entero con la vida en un hilo his life hung by a thread for a whole month

real como la vida misma true, true-life

es una historia real como la vida misma it's a true o true-life story

mientras hay vida hay esperanza where there is life there is hope

2 (viveza, vitalidad) life

es un niño sano, lleno de vida he's a healthy child, full of life

la ciudad es bonita, pero le falta vida it's a nice city but it's not very lively o it doesn't have much life

unas cortinas amarillas le darían vida a la habitación yellow curtains would liven up o brighten up the room

B (extensión de tiempo) life

se pasa la vida viendo la televisión he spends his life watching television

toda una vida dedicada a la enseñanza a lifetime dedicated to teaching

a lo largo de su vida throughout his life

en vida de tu padre when your father was alive

la corta vida del último gobierno the short life of the last government

la relación tuvo una vida muy corta the relationship was very short-lived

la vida de un coche/electrodoméstico the life-span of a car/an electrical appliance

cuando encuentres al hombre de tu vida when you find the man of your dreams o your Mr Right

es el amor de mi vida she's the love of my life

amargarle la vida a algn to make sb's life a misery

amargarse la vida to make oneself miserable

complicarle la vida a algn to make sb's life difficult

complicarse la vida to make life difficult for oneself

de por vida for life

de toda la vida loc adj/adv (desde siempre) lifelong

se conocen de toda la vida they know each other from way back

un programa/una medicina de toda la vida a run-of-the-mill program*/medicine

un amigo/votante de toda la vida a lifelong friend/voter

en la/mi vida: ¡en la or en mi vida he visto cosa igual! I've never seen anything like it in my life!

¡en la or mi vida haría una cosa así! I'd never dream of doing something like that!

en mi perra vida lo he visto (CS fam); I've never seen him in my life

enterrarse en vida to cut oneself off from the world

hacerle la vida imposible a algn to make sb's life impossible

tener siete vidas como los gatos to have nine lives

C

1 (manera de vivir, actividades) life

lleva una vida muy ajetreada she leads a very busy life

la medicina/pintura es toda su vida she lives for medicine/painting

¿qué tal? ¿qué es de tu vida? how are you? what have you been up to?

déjalo que haga or viva su vida let him get on with o let him live his own life

¡esto sí que es vida! this is the life!

¡(así) es la vida! that's life, such is life

la vida le sonríe fortune has smiled on her

hacen vida de casados or marital they live together

comparten la casa pero no hacen vida en común they share the house but they lead separate lives o they live separately

¡qué vida ésta! what a life!

¡qué vida más cruel! ( hum); it's a hard life! ( hum)

darse or pegarse una or la gran vida to have an easy life ( colloq), to live the life of Riley ( colloq)

estar encantado de la vida to be thrilled, to be thrilled to bits ( colloq), to be over the moon ( colloq)

está encantada de la vida con el nuevo trabajo she's thrilled to bits o she's over the moon with her new job

¿podríamos hacer la fiesta en tu casa? — por mí, encantado de la vida could we have the party at your house? — I'd be delighted to o that's absolutely fine by me

estar/quedar loco de la vida (CS fam); to be over the moon ( colloq), to be thrilled

la vida y milagros or ( RPI) la vida, obra y misterios ( fam); life story

se sabe la vida y milagros de todo el mundo he knows everybody's life story

pasar a mejor vida ( hum) «persona» to kick the bucket ( colloq), to croak ( colloq);

«vestido/zapatos» to bite the dust ( colloq)

pegarse la vida padre ( fam); to have an easy life

2 (en determinado aspecto) life

vida privada/militar private/military life

su vida sentimental or amorosa his love life

3 (biografía) life

la vida y obra de Cervantes the life and works of Cervantes

las vidas de los santos the lives of the saints

Compuestos:

● vida alegre

( euf):

ser de vida alegre to be in the profession o the life ( AmE), to be on the game ( BrE colloq)

● vida contemplativa

life of contemplation

● vida de perros

( fam); dog's life

tuvo una vida de perros she led a dog's life

● vida eterna or perdurable

la vida eterna or perdurable eternal o everlasting life

● vida nocturna

nightlife

● vida social

social life

no hacen mucha vida social they don't socialize much, they don't have much social life

D

(necesidades materiales): con ese dinero tiene la vida resuelta with that money she's set up for life

la vida está carísima everything is so expensive, the cost of living is very high

ganarse la vida to earn one's o a living

buscarse la vida ( fam): me busco la vida como puedo one way or another I get by o I make a living

¡pues, ahora que se busque la vida! well, now he'll have to stand on his own two feet o get by on his own!

E (como apelativo) darling

¡mi vida! or ¡vida mía! my darling!, darling!

pero hija de mi vida ¿cómo se te ocurrió hacer eso? but my dear, what made you do that?

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vida sustantivo femenino
1
a) (Biol) life;

◊ la vida marina marine life;

una cuestión de vida o muerte a matter of life and death;
quitarse la vida to take one's (own) life (frml);
salir con vida to escape alive
b) (viveza, vitalidad) life;

◊ lleno de vida full of life;

le falta vida it's/she's/he's not very lively
2 ( extensión de tiempo, existencia) life;
◊ a lo largo de su vida throughout his life;

toda una vida a lifetime;
la vida de un coche the life-span of a car;
un amigo de toda la vida a lifelong friend;
amargarle la vida a algn to make sb's life a misery;
complicarse la vida to make life difficult for oneself;
de por vida for life;
hacerle la vida imposible a algn to make sb's life impossible
3 (manera de vivir, actividades) life;
◊ lleva una vida muy ajetreada she leads a very busy life;

¿qué es de tu vida? what have you been up to?;
hace or vive su vida he lives his own life;
¡esto sí que es vida! this is the life!;
¡(así) es la vida! that's life, such is life;
vida privada private life;
su vida sentimental his love life;
una mujer de vida alegre a woman of easy virtue;
¡qué vida de perros! it's a dog's life;
hacer vida social to socialize;
estar encantado de la vida to be thrilled, to be over the moon (colloq)
4 ( necesidades materiales):
◊ la vida está carísima the cost of living is very high;

ganarse la vida to earn one's o a living;
tiene la vida resuelta he's set up for life
5 ( como apelativo) darling;
◊ ¡mi vida! (my) darling!

vida sustantivo femenino
1 (existencia) life: no hay vida en Marte, there is no life on Mars
estar con vida, to be alive
quitarse la vida, to take one's own life
2 (periodo vital) life: toda la vida ha sido socialista, he's been a socialist all his life
de corta vida, short-lived
toda una vida, a lifetime
3 (modo de vida) ¿cómo te va la vida?, how's life?
la literatura es su vida, he lives for literature o literature is his life
lleva una vida muy desordenada, she lives o leads a very chaotic life
♦ Locuciones: familiar ¡esto es vida!, this is the life (situación muy agradable, placentera) ¡esto es vida!, todo el día tumbado sin tener que trabajar, this is the life! lazing around all day without having to work
fam (resolver un asunto, problema) buscarse la vida: no tengo dinero, - me da igual, ¡búscate la vida!, I haven't got any money, - I couldn't care less, go and sort your own problems out
figurado Lit Cine Teat (representar un personaje) dar vida: en esa película el actor da vida a Napoleón, in that film the actor plays the part of Napoleon
dar la vida, to sacrifice o give one's life
ganarse la vida, to earn one's living
fig fam (morir) pasar a mejor vida, to pass away
(independencia) tener/vivir su (propia) vida alguien: ya no está con sus padres, tiene su propia vida, he isn't with his parents anymore, he's living his own life
a vida o muerte, (situación de alto riesgo) le tuvieron que operar a vida o muerte, it was a life or death operation
de mi/tu/su... vida: el amor de mi vida, the love of my life
de por vida, for life
de toda la vida, lifelong
en la vida, never in one's life
Rel la otra vida, the next life
familiar vida de perros, dog's life
fam (hechos y anécdotas de un personaje o persona) vida y milagros de alguien, the full details about sb
' vida' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
agitada
- agitado
- amargarse
- andar
- atentar
- comentar
- complicarse
- constante
- contemplativa
- contemplativo
- convivencia
- conyugal
- cosa
- crepúsculo
- cruzarse
- delante
- descansada
- descansado
- desengañarse
- desgraciada
- desgraciado
- encarrilar
- episodio
- ser
- ermitaña
- ermitaño
- esperanza
- flor
- ir
- ganarse
- hipótesis
- ilusión
- indigna
- indigno
- inerte
- intrepidez
- jamás
- juego
- jugar
- martirio
- muerta
- muerto
- mujer
- normalización
- oportunidad
- padecer
- padre
- pajolera
- pajolero
- pantalla
English:
abundance
- account
- active
- afterlife
- alive
- amenities
- assurance
- attempt
- bang up
- battle
- bread
- breeding ground
- bright
- busy
- carp
- chapter
- clean
- conception
- cost
- cost of living
- crossroads
- dead
- dear
- dedicate
- destroy
- dodge
- dog
- domestic
- earn
- easy
- eccentric
- emigrate
- existence
- fascination
- flat
- give up
- gracious
- greed
- greediness
- hell
- herself
- high life
- himself
- hurdle
- impossible
- index-linked
- insurance
- lead
- life
- life expectancy

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vida nf

1. [estado fisiológico, hecho de existir] life;

¿hay vida en otros planetas? is there life on other planets?;

el cuerpo sin vida de un soldado the lifeless body of a soldier;

el conflicto se cobró muchas vidas many lives were lost in the conflict;

aquello le costó la vida that cost him his life;

dar la vida por to give one's life for;

estar con vida to be alive;

va a ser una operación a vida o muerte the operation may save his life but it may also kill him;

estar entre la vida y la muerte to be at death's door;

perder la vida to lose one's life;

quitar la vida a alguien to kill sb;

quitarse la vida to take one's (own) life;

salir con vida to come out alive;

como si la vida le fuera en ello as if his/her life depended on it;

ser una cuestión o [m5] un asunto de vida o muerte to be a matter of life and death;

Comp

enterrarse en vida to forsake the world;

Comp

pasar a mejor vida Euf [persona] to pass away;
[prenda, aparato, utensilio] to have had it;
Comp

la otra vida the next life;

Comp

tenía la vida pendiente de un hilo her life was hanging by a thread;

Comp

tener siete vidas (como los gatos) to have nine lives;

Prov

mientras hay vida hay esperanza hope springs eternal

Comp
vida artificial artificial life;
la vida eterna eternal life;

vida extraterrestre extraterrestrial life;

vida intrauterina intrauterine life

2. [periodo de existencia] life;

trabajó toda su vida he worked all his life;

una vida plagada de éxitos a lifetime of success;

de mi/tu/ etc[m5] vida of my/your/ etc life;

el amor/la oportunidad de su vida the love/chance of his life;

un amigo de toda la vida a lifelong friend;

le conozco de toda la vida I've known him all my life;

de toda la vida las novias van de blanco brides have worn white since time immemorial, brides have always worn white;

de por vida for life;

en vida de during the life o lifetime of;

eso no lo hubieras dicho en vida de tu padre you would never have said that while your father was alive;

así no vas a aprobar en la o [m5] tu vida you'll never pass like that;

¡en mi o [m5] la vida vi cosa igual! I'd never seen such a thing in all my life!;

pasarse la vida haciendo algo to spend one's life doing sth;

se pasa la vida quejándose he does nothing but complain all the time;

Comp

hacer la vida imposible a alguien to make sb's life impossible;

Comp
Am
toda la vida: [sin duda] [m5]¿prefieres África a Europa? – ¡toda la vida! do you prefer Africa to Europe? – every time! o you bet!;

Comp

la vida da muchas vueltas you never know what life has got in store for you;

Comp

la vida y milagros de alguien sb's life story

3. Com [de maquinaria, aparato, automóvil] life;

tiene una vida útil de veinte años it has a useful life of twenty years, it's designed to last for twenty years

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vida en estantería shelf life;
vida media average life, mean lifetime

4. [forma de vivir, faceta cotidiana] life;

su vida es el teatro the theatre is her life;

¿cómo es tu vida diaria? what would be a typical day in your life?;

la vida política del país the country's political life;

¿no te gustaría cambiar de vida? wouldn't you like to change your life o the way you live?;

yo hago o [m5] vivo mi vida como todo el mundo I just get on with my life like everyone else;

lleva una vida muy tranquila she leads o lives a very peaceful life;

¡así es la vida! that's life!, such is life!;

¡esto (sí que) es vida! this is the life!;

una mujer de vida alegre a loose woman;

¿qué es de tu vida? how's life?;

¡qué vida ésta! what a life!;

la buena vida the good life;

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darse o [m5]pegarse la gran vida, darse o [m5] pegarse la vida padre to live the life of Riley;

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llevar una vida de perros to lead a dog's life

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vida amorosa love life;
vida de familia family life;

vida privada private life;

vida pública public life;

vida sentimental love life;

vida sexual sex life;

vida social social life;

hacer vida social (con) to socialize (with)

5. [animación] life;

este pueblo tiene mucha vida this town is very lively;

estar lleno de vida to be full of life;

Brando da vida al personaje del padre Brando plays the father

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vida nocturna nightlife
6. [necesidades materiales]
la vida está muy cara en Japón the cost of living is very high in Japan;
Fam
está la vida muy achuchada money's very tight;

ganarse la vida to earn a living;

con este trabajo me gano bien la vida I make a good living from this job

7. [apelativo cariñoso] darling;

¡mi vida!, ¡vida mía! my darling!

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vida

f life; esp
TÉC life span;
de por vida for life;

toda la vida all one’s life;

somos amigos de toda la vida we have been friends all our lives;

en mi vida never (in my life);

en vida in his/ her etc lifetime;

¿qué es de tu vida? how are things?;

ganarse la vida earn a living;

vivir su vida live one’s own life;

hacer la vida imposible a alguien make s.o.’s life impossible;

a vida o muerte life-or-death;

estar entre la vida y la muerte be hovering between life and death, be fighting for life;

darse buena vida o

la gran vida live high on the hog fam, live the life of Riley fam ;

pasar a mejor vida pass away;

quitarse la vida take one’s own life, kill o.s.;

perder la vida lose one’s life;

salir con vida come out alive;

sin vida lifeless;

la vida y milagros de alguien s.o.’s life story;

vida en pareja married life, life together;

vida familiar/sentimental family/love life;

vida interior inner self;

así es la vida that’s life;

vida mía my love;

mujer de la vida loose woman;

dar vida a TEA play the part of

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vida nf

1) : life

la vida cotidiana: everyday life

2) : life span, lifetime

3) biografía: biography, life

4) : way of life, lifestyle

5) : livelihood

ganarse la vida: to earn one's living

6) viveza: liveliness

7)

media vida : half-life

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vida n

1. (en general) life [pl. lives]

lleva una vida muy interesante she leads a very interesting life

2. (sustento) living

se gana la vida como escritor he earns a living as a writer

de toda la vida all one's life

lo conozco de toda la vida I've known him all my life

en la vida never

en la vida había visto algo así I've never seen anything like it

estar con vida to be alive

Spanish-English dictionary > vida
7 alegrar

v.

1 to cheer up, to make happy (person).

le alegró mucho su visita his visit really cheered her up

me alegró el día it made my day

Los confites alegran a Ricardo Candy makes Richard happy.

2 to brighten up.

Sus imitaciones alegran la fiesta His impersonations brighten the party.

Estos colores alegran el cuarto These colors brighten up the room.

3 to make tipsy.

4 to be happy about.

5 to be happy to.

Me alegra saber eso I am happy to know that.

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alegrar

► verbo transitivo

1 (causar alegría) to make happy, make glad, cheer up

■ la fiesta me alegró mucho the party cheered me up

2 figurado (avivar) to brighten (up), enliven

3 familiar (achispar) to make tipsy

► verbo pronominal alegrarse

1 to be pleased, be glad

■ me alegro mucho de que hayas venido I am very pleased that you have come

2 familiar (achisparse) to get tipsy

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verb

1) to cheer up, make happy

2) liven up

•

- alegrarse

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1. VT

1) (=poner contento) to cheer up

le mandamos flores para alegrarla un poco — we sent her some flowers to cheer her up a bit

me alegra que me preguntes eso — I'm glad you asked me that

nos alegra saber que ha aprobado — we're pleased to hear that you passed

2) (=animar) [+ fiesta, reunión] to liven up; [+ casa, cuarto] to brighten up, cheer up

el rojo te alegra la cara — red gives your face a bit of colour

¡alegra esa cara! — cheer up!

los niños alegran el hogar con sus risas — the children liven up o cheer up the house with their laughter

3) [+ fuego] to poke

4) [+ toro] to excite, stir up

5) (Náut) [+ cuerda] to slacken

2.

See:

alegrarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) ( hacer feliz) < persona> to make... happy

los nietos alegraron su vejez — his grandchildren brought happiness to his old age

me alegra saberlo — I'm glad o pleased to hear it

b) ( animar) < persona> to cheer up; < fiesta> to liven up

alegra esa cara! — cheer up!

unas flores alegrarían la habitación — some flowers would brighten up the room

c) (Taur) to excite
2.
alegrarse v pron

a) (ponerse feliz, contento)

me alegro mucho por ti — I'm really happy for you

se alegró muchísimo cuando lo vio — she was really happy when she saw him

cuánto me alegro! — I'm so happy o pleased!

está mucho mejor - me alegro — she's much better - I'm glad (to hear that)

alegrarse de/con algo — to be glad o pleased about something

se alegró mucho con la noticia — she was very pleased to hear the news

alegrarse de + inf — to be pleased to + inf

me alegro de verte — it's good o nice to see you

¿no te alegras de haber venido? — aren't you glad o pleased you came?

me alegro de que todo haya salido bien — I'm glad o pleased that everything went well

b) ( animarse) to cheer up

c) ( por el alcohol) to get tipsy (colloq)

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= jazz up, brighten up.

Ex. After jazzing up her appearance with a new blonde hairdo, she turns up in his office and talks him into taking her out for a meal.

Ex. The flowers will really help brighten up the cemetery when they flower in spring.

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* alegrar la vida a Alguien = brighten up + Posesivo + life.

* alegrarle el día a Alguien = brighten up + Posesivo + day, make + Posesivo + day.

* alegrarse = feel + elated, brighten.

* alegrarse de = be glad (to), rejoice in.

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) ( hacer feliz) < persona> to make... happy

los nietos alegraron su vejez — his grandchildren brought happiness to his old age

me alegra saberlo — I'm glad o pleased to hear it

b) ( animar) < persona> to cheer up; < fiesta> to liven up

alegra esa cara! — cheer up!

unas flores alegrarían la habitación — some flowers would brighten up the room

c) (Taur) to excite
2.
alegrarse v pron

a) (ponerse feliz, contento)

me alegro mucho por ti — I'm really happy for you

se alegró muchísimo cuando lo vio — she was really happy when she saw him

cuánto me alegro! — I'm so happy o pleased!

está mucho mejor - me alegro — she's much better - I'm glad (to hear that)

alegrarse de/con algo — to be glad o pleased about something

se alegró mucho con la noticia — she was very pleased to hear the news

alegrarse de + inf — to be pleased to + inf

me alegro de verte — it's good o nice to see you

¿no te alegras de haber venido? — aren't you glad o pleased you came?

me alegro de que todo haya salido bien — I'm glad o pleased that everything went well

b) ( animarse) to cheer up

c) ( por el alcohol) to get tipsy (colloq)

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= jazz up, brighten up.

Ex: After jazzing up her appearance with a new blonde hairdo, she turns up in his office and talks him into taking her out for a meal.

Ex: The flowers will really help brighten up the cemetery when they flower in spring.

* alegrar la vida a Alguien = brighten up + Posesivo + life.

* alegrarle el día a Alguien = brighten up + Posesivo + day, make + Posesivo + day.

* alegrarse = feel + elated, brighten.

* alegrarse de = be glad (to), rejoice in.

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alegrar [A1 ]

vt

1 (hacer feliz) ‹persona› to make … happy

me alegró mucho su visita her visit made me very happy

los nietos alegraron su vejez his grandchildren brought happiness to o brightened up his old age

me alegra saber que todo salió bien I'm glad o pleased to hear that everything turned out all right

2

(animar): ¡alegra esa cara! don't look so glum!, cheer up!

con sus bromas alegró la fiesta she livened up the party with her jokes

unas flores alegrarían la habitación some flowers would brighten up the room

3 ( Taur) to excite

■ alegrarse

v pron

1

(ponerse feliz, contento): me alegro tanto por ti I'm so happy for you; está mucho mejor — me alegro, déle saludos míos she's much better — that's good o I'm glad, give her my best wishes

se alegró muchísimo cuando lo vio she was really happy when she saw him

¡cuánto me alegro! I'm so happy o pleased!

nos alegramos tanto con la noticia we were so pleased at the news

alegrarse DE algo to be glad o pleased ABOUT sth

se alegró de nuestra victoria she was glad o pleased about our win o that we had won

se alegran de las desgracias ajenas they take pleasure in other people's misfortunes

alegrarse DE + INF to be pleased to + INF

se alegró de recibir la carta she was pleased o glad to get the letter

me alegro de verte it's good o nice to see you

¿no te alegras de haber venido? aren't you glad o pleased you came?

alegrarse DE QUE + SUBJ:

me alegro de que todo haya salido bien I'm glad o pleased that everything went well

2 (animarse) to cheer up

¡vamos! ¡alégrate! si no es para tanto come on, cheer up! it's not that bad

3 (por el alcohol) to get tipsy ( colloq), to get merry ( BrE colloq)

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alegrar ( conjugate alegrar) verbo transitivo
a) ( hacer feliz) ‹ persona› to make … happy;

◊ me alegra saberlo I'm glad o pleased to hear it

b) ( animar) ‹ persona› to cheer up;

‹ fiesta› to liven up;
‹ habitación› to brighten up;
◊ ¡alegra esa cara! cheer up!

alegrarse verbo pronominal
a) (ponerse feliz, contento):

◊ me alegro mucho por ti I'm really happy for you;

se alegró muchísimo cuando lo vio she was really happy when she saw him;
¡cuánto me alegro! I'm so happy o pleased!;
está mucho mejor — me alegro she's much better — I'm glad (to hear that);
alegrarse con algo to be glad o pleased about sth;
me alegro de verte it's good o nice to see you;
me alegro de que todo haya salido bien I'm glad o pleased that everything went well
b) ( animarse) to cheer up

c) ( por el alcohol) to get tipsy (colloq)

alegrar verbo transitivo
1 (contentar, satisfacer) to make happy o glad: me alegra que me haga esa pregunta, I'm glad you asked that
2 fig (animar) to enliven, brighten up
' alegrar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
animar
- contentar
English:
brighten up
- exhilarate
- jazz up
- lighten
- brighten
- jazz

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alegrar

♦ vt

1. [persona] to cheer up, to make happy;
[fiesta] to liven up;
me alegró el día it made my day;

le alegró mucho su visita his visit really cheered her up;

esas plantas alegran la vista those plants brighten up the view;

¡alegra esa cara! cheer up!, give us a smile!

2. [habitación, decoración] to brighten up

3. [emborrachar] to make tipsy

4. Taurom
alegrar la embestida al toro to incite the bull to charge

♦ See also the pronominal verb alegrarse

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alegrar

v/t

1 make happy

2 ( animar) cheer up

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alegrar vt

: to make happy, to cheer up

♦ See also the reflexive verb alegrarse

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alegrar vb

1. (causar alegría) to make happy

Normalmente se traduce como to be glad o to be pleased

me alegró recibir la postal I was pleased to get your postcard

me alegra de que te encuentres mejor I'm glad you're feeling better

2. (animar persona) to cheer up

me llevó al ballet para alegrarme he took me to the ballet to cheer me up

3. (animar habitación, etc) to brighten up

estas flores alegran la habitación these flowers brighten the room up

alegrarle el día a alguien to make somebody's day

Spanish-English dictionary > alegrar
8 leben

I v/i

1. (am Leben sein) live; (nicht tot sein) be alive; man lebt nur einmal you only have one life to live, you only live once; lebt er noch? is he still alive?; er wird nicht mehr lange leben he hasn’t got much longer to live, his days are numbered; so wahr ich lebe! I swear it; lebst du noch? umg., hum., iro. well, hello stranger; ich habe alles, was ich zum Leben brauche I have all I need to keep body and soul together; wir leben nicht mehr im 19. Jahrhundert iro. this isn’t the 19th century(, you know); wie gehts? - man lebt ( so eben) umg. how are things? - surviving

2. eine bestimmte Lebensweise haben: leben von (Nahrung) live on ( oder off); (Tätigkeit etc.) live from ( oder off), make a living with ( oder by + Ger.), (Verdienst, Rente) live on; vegetarisch leben be a vegetarian; makrobiotisch leben live on macrobiotic food(s); gesund / ungesund leben lead a healthy / an unhealthy life; in gesunden/ungesunden Verhältnissen: live in healthy / unhealthy conditions; sie leben ganz gut they don’t do too badly (for themselves); nach einem Grundsatz leben live in accordance with a principle, stick to a principle; leben und leben lassen live and let live; sie lebt nur für ihre Kunst she only lives for her art

3. (wohnen) live; wie lange leben Sie schon hier? how long have you been living here?; ich träume davon, in Neuseeland zu leben my dream is to (go and) live in New Zealand

4. fig., Andenken etc.: live on; die Statue lebt the statue is very ( oder so) lifelike; das Stück lebt nicht there’s no life in the play

5. es lebe...! three cheers for...!; es lebe der König / die Königin! long live the King / Queen!; leben Sie wohl farewell; Tag1 4 etc.

6. unpers.: es lebt sich ganz angenehm / bequem etc. life’s quite pleasant / comfortable etc.; hier lebt es sich gut it’s not a bad life here, life’s not bad here

II v/t: ein angenehmes / bequemes etc. Leben leben lead a pleasant / comfortable etc. life, have a pleasant / comfortable ( oder an easy) etc. lifestyle; sein Leben noch einmal leben live one’s life (over) again; sein eigenes Leben leben lead an independent life, go one’s own way; seinen Glauben leben geh. live according to one’s faith ( oder beliefs)

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das Leben

existence; life; lifetime

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Le|ben ['leːbn]
nt -s, -

1) life

das Lében — life

das Lében des Menschen/der Tiere etc — the life of man/animals etc

am Lében sein/bleiben — to be/stay alive

das Lében als Milchmann — life as a milkman, a milkman's life

das Lében Hemingways — Hemingway's life, the life of Hemingway

haben — to have one's life ahead of or in front of or before/behind one

solange ich am Lében bin — as long as I live

sich des Lébens freuen, das or sein Lében genießen — to enjoy life

das or sein Lében verlieren — to lose one's life

jdm das Lében retten — to save sb's life

es geht um Lében und Tod, es ist eine Sache auf Lében und Tod — it's a matter of life and death

wenn dir dein Lében lieb ist — if you value your life

ein glückliches etc Lében führen — to lead a happy etc life

mit dem Lében davonkommen — to escape with one's life

mit dem Lében spielen, sein Lében aufs Spiel setzen — to take one's life in one's hands, to dice with death

mit dem Lében abschließen — to prepare for death

seinem Lében ein Ende machen or bereiten — to put an end to one's life

zu neuem Lében verhelfen — to breathe new life into sth, to revitalize sth

etw ins Lében rufen — to bring sth into being

or befördern (inf) — to kill sb, to take sb's life, to take care of sb (inf); (bei Hinrichtung auch) to put sb to death

seines Lébens nicht mehr sicher sein — to fear for one's life

ums Lében kommen — to die, to lose one's life

sein Lében lassen (müssen) — to lose one's life

jdn am Lében lassen — to spare sb's life

um sein Lében laufen or rennen — to run for one's life or for dear life

das Lében nehmen — to take one's (own) life

jdn wieder ins Lében zurückrufen — to bring sb back to life; Bewusstlosen to revive sb, to bring sb round (Brit) or around (US)

was ist das für ein Lében? — what kind of (a) life is that?

der Mann/die Frau meines Lébens — my ideal man/woman

etw für sein Lében gern tun — to love doing sth, to be mad about doing sth (inf)

etw für sein Lében gern essen/trinken — to be mad about sth (inf), to love sth

jdn künstlich am Lében erhalten — to keep sb alive artificially

ein Lében in Frieden/in Armut etc — a life of peace/poverty etc

er hat es nie leicht gehabt im Lében — he has never had an easy life

ein Lében lang — one's whole life (long)

zum ersten Mal or das erste Mal im Lében — for the first time in one's life

ich habe noch nie im or in meinem Lében geraucht — I have never smoked (in) all my life or in my whole life

nie im Lében! — never!

sich durchs Lében schlagen — to struggle through (life)

ins Lében treten — to go out into the world

im Lében stehen — to have some standing in the world

(draußen) im Lében ist das ganz anders — in real life it's very different

ein Roman, den das Lében schrieb — a novel of real life

ein Film nach dem Lében — a film from real life

das Lében geht weiter — life goes on

unser Lében währet siebenzig Jahr... (Bibl) — the days of our years are three score years and ten (Bibl)

so ist das Lében (eben) — that's life, such is life, that's the way the cookie crumbles (inf)

2) (= Betriebsamkeit) life

auf dem Markt herrscht reges Lében — the market is a hive of activity

in dieser Stadt ist wenigstens Lében — at least there is some life in this town

bringen (inf) — to liven or brighten sth up

voller Lében stecken — to be full of life

es war überhaupt kein Lében in seinem Vortrag — there wasn't a spark of life in his lecture

See:

→ Bude

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1) (living and not dead: Queen Victoria was still alive in 1900.) alive

2) ((a way of) life: an uneventful existence.) existence

3) (to stay alive; to continue to live: It is possible to exist on bread and water.) exist

4) (the quality belonging to plants and animals which distinguishes them from rocks, minerals etc and things which are dead: Doctors are fighting to save the child's life.) life

5) (the period between birth and death: He had a long and happy life.) life

6) (liveliness: She was full of life and energy.) life

7) (a manner of living: She lived a life of ease and idleness.) life

8) (the period during which any particular state exists: He had many different jobs during his working life.) life

9) (living things: It is now believed that there may be life on Mars; animal life.) life

10) (to have life; to be alive: This poison is dangerous to everything that lives.) live

11) (to pass (one's life): He lived a life of luxury; She lives in fear of being attacked.) live

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Le·ben

<-s, ->

[ˈle:bn̩]

nt

1. (Lebendigsein) life

sein \Leben aushauchen (geh) to breathe one's last liter

jdn vom \Leben zum Tode befördern (geh) to put sb to death form

etw mit dem [o seinem] \Leben bezahlen (geh) to pay for sth with one's life

am \Leben bleiben/sein to remain [or stay]/be alive

solange er am Leben ist, wird das Haus nicht verkauft as long as he lives the house won't be sold

jdn ums \Leben bringen (geh) to take sb's life

mit dem \Leben davonkommen to escape with one's life

seinem \Leben ein Ende setzen (euph) to take one's life euph

jdn [künstlich] am \Leben erhalten to keep sb alive [artificially]

[bei etw dat/während einer S. gen] ums \Leben kommen to die [in sth/during sth], to lose one's life [in sth/during sth]

jdn das \Leben kosten (geh) to cost sb his/her life

sein \Leben [für jdn/etw] lassen (geh) to give one's life [for sb/sth]

jdn am \Leben lassen to let sb live

um sein \Leben laufen [o rennen] to run for one's life

sich dat das \Leben nehmen (euph) to take one's life euph

jdm das [o jds] \Leben retten to save sb's life

aus dem \Leben scheiden (geh) to depart this world form

jdm das \Leben schenken (geh: jdn gebären) to give birth to sb; (jdn am Leben lassen) to let sb live

mit seinem \Leben spielen to put one's life at risk

[bei etw dat/während einer S. gen] das [o sein] \Leben verlieren to lose one's life [in/during sth]

jdn ins \Leben zurückrufen to revive sb

2. (Existieren) life

das ewige \Leben eternal life

sich akk seines \Lebens freuen to enjoy [one's] life

das \Leben geht weiter life goes on

sein \Leben genießen/verpfuschen to enjoy/ruin one's life

am \Leben hängen to love life

das [o sein] \Leben hinter sich dat haben to have one's life behind one, to have had one's innings fam

das [o sein] \Leben vor sich dat haben to have one's [whole] life before one

ein [o jds] \Leben lang one's [or sb's] whole life

nie im \Leben [o im \Leben nicht] never

jdm/sich das \Leben schwer machen to make life difficult for sb/oneself

so ist das \Leben [eben] that's life, such is life

das [o ein] \Leben nach dem Tod[e] life after death

zeit jds \Lebens as long as sb lives

ich war zeit meines \Lebens noch nie beim Arzt I have never consulted a doctor in all my life

3. (Alltag, Lebensweise) life

ein \Leben in Armut/im Luxus a life of poverty/luxury

ein geruhsames/hektisches \Leben führen to lead a quiet/hectic life

das \Leben Picassos Picasso's life, the life of Picasso

das süße \Leben the life of Riley fam

das tägliche \Leben everyday life

sich akk [mit etw dat] durchs \Leben schlagen to struggle to make a living [doing sth]

das wirkliche \Leben real life

das \Leben zu zweit life as a couple

4. (Lebewesen) life

es gibt kein \Leben auf jenem Planeten there's no life on that planet

5. (Geschehen, Aktivität) life

etw zum [o zu neuem] \Leben erwecken to bring sth back to life, to revive sth

etw ins \Leben rufen to found [or establish] sth

das öffentliche \Leben public life

eine Figur [o Person] des öffentlichen \Lebens a public figure

6. (Lebhaftigkeit) life

der Roman ist ohne \Leben there is no life in the novel

\Leben in etw akk bringen to put some life into sth

voller \Leben sein to be full of life

7. (Lebensinhalt) life

ihr Garten war ihr \Leben her garden was her life

8.

▶ wie das blühende \Leben aussehen to look in the pink hum

▶ \Leben in die Bude bringen (fam) to liven things up

▶ seines \Lebens nicht mehr froh werden to have a rotten life

▶ aus dem Leben gegriffen sein to be a slice of life

▶ es geht um [o ist eine Sache auf] \Leben und Tod it's a matter of life and death

▶ etw für sein \Leben gern tun to love doing sth

ich esse für mein \Leben gern Schokolade I love chocolate

ich würde für mein \Leben gern verreisen I'd love to travel

▶ jds \Leben hängt an einem dünnen [o seidenen] Faden sb's life is hanging by a thread

▶ jdm das \Leben zur Hölle machen to make sb's life hell

▶ wenn dir dein \Leben lieb ist if your life means sth to you

▶ das nackte \Leben retten [o mit dem nackten \Leben davonkommen] to barely escape with one's life

▶ ein Roman den/ein Stück das das \Leben schrieb a novel/a play of real life

▶ seines \Lebens nicht mehr sicher sein (fam) to fear for one's life

▶ [bei etw dat] sein \Leben aufs Spiel setzen to risk one's life [doing sth]

▶ wie das \Leben so spielt (fam) as is the way of the world

▶ jds \Leben steht auf dem Spiel sb's life is at risk

▶ jdm nach dem \Leben trachten to be out to kill sb

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das; Lebens, Leben

1) life

das Leben — life

jemandem das Leben retten — save somebody's life

sich (Dat.) das Leben nehmen — take one's [own] life

am Leben sein/bleiben — be/stay alive

seines Lebens nicht [mehr] sicher sein — not be safe [any more]

um sein Leben rennen — run for one's life

ums Leben kommen — lose one's life

auf Tod und Leben kämpfen — be engaged in a life-and-death struggle

etwas für sein Leben gern essen/tun — love something/doing something

etwas ins Leben rufen — bring something into being

mit dem Leben davonkommen/das nackte Leben retten — escape/barely escape with one's life

jemandem nach dem Leben trachten — try to kill somebody

ein/sein [ganzes] Leben lang — one's whole life long

noch nie im Leben/zum erstenmal im Leben — never in/for the first time in one's life

mit beiden Beinen od. Füßen im Leben stehen — have one's feet firmly on the ground

nie im Leben, im Leben nicht! — (ugs.) not on your life! (coll.); never in your life! (coll.)

ein Leben in Wohlstand — a life of affluence

wie das Leben so spielt — it's funny the way things turn out

im öffentlichen Leben stehen — be in public life

so ist das Leben — such is life; that's the way things go

die Musik ist ihr Leben — music is her [whole] life

2) (Betriebsamkeit)

auf dem Markt herrschte ein reges Leben — the market was bustling with activity

das Leben auf der Straße — the comings and goings in the street

Leben ins Haus bringen — bring some life into the house

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leben

A. v/i

1. (am Leben sein) live; (nicht tot sein) be alive;

man lebt nur einmal you only have one life to live, you only live once;

lebt er noch? is he still alive?;

er wird nicht mehr lange leben he hasn’t got much longer to live, his days are numbered;

so wahr ich lebe! I swear it;

lebst du noch? umg, hum, iron well, hello stranger;

ich habe alles, was ich zum Leben brauche I have all I need to keep body and soul together;

wir leben nicht mehr im 19. Jahrhundert iron this isn’t the 19th century(, you know);

wie gehts? - man lebt (so eben) umg how are things? - surviving

2. eine bestimmte Lebensweise haben:

leben von (Nahrung) live on ( oder off); (Tätigkeit etc) live from ( oder off), make a living with ( oder by +ger), (Verdienst, Rente) live on;

vegetarisch leben be a vegetarian;

makrobiotisch leben live on macrobiotic food(s);

gesund/ungesund leben lead a healthy/an unhealthy life; in gesunden/ungesunden Verhältnissen: live in healthy/unhealthy conditions;

sie leben ganz gut they don’t do too badly (for themselves);

nach einem Grundsatz leben live in accordance with a principle, stick to a principle;

leben und leben lassen live and let live;

sie lebt nur für ihre Kunst she only lives for her art

3. (wohnen) live;

wie lange leben Sie schon hier? how long have you been living here?;

ich träume davon, in Neuseeland zu leben my dream is to (go and) live in New Zealand

4. fig, Andenken etc: live on;

die Statue lebt the statue is very ( oder so) lifelike;

das Stück lebt nicht there’s no life in the play

5.

es lebe …! three cheers for …!;

es lebe der König/die Königin! long live the King/Queen!;

leben Sie wohl farewell; → Tag¹ 4 etc

6. unpers:

es lebt sich ganz angenehm/bequem etc life’s quite pleasant/comfortable etc;

hier lebt es sich gut it’s not a bad life here, life’s not bad here

B. v/t:

ein angenehmes/bequemes etc

Leben leben lead a pleasant/comfortable etc life, have a pleasant/comfortable ( oder an easy) etc lifestyle;

sein Leben noch einmal leben live one’s life (over) again;

sein eigenes Leben leben lead an independent life, go one’s own way;

seinen Glauben leben geh live according to one’s faith ( oder beliefs)

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das; Lebens, Leben

1) life

das Leben — life

jemandem das Leben retten — save somebody's life

sich (Dat.) das Leben nehmen — take one's [own] life

am Leben sein/bleiben — be/stay alive

seines Lebens nicht [mehr] sicher sein — not be safe [any more]

um sein Leben rennen — run for one's life

ums Leben kommen — lose one's life

auf Tod und Leben kämpfen — be engaged in a life-and-death struggle

etwas für sein Leben gern essen/tun — love something/doing something

etwas ins Leben rufen — bring something into being

mit dem Leben davonkommen/das nackte Leben retten — escape/barely escape with one's life

jemandem nach dem Leben trachten — try to kill somebody

ein/sein [ganzes] Leben lang — one's whole life long

noch nie im Leben/zum erstenmal im Leben — never in/for the first time in one's life

mit beiden Beinen od. Füßen im Leben stehen — have one's feet firmly on the ground

nie im Leben, im Leben nicht! — (ugs.) not on your life! (coll.); never in your life! (coll.)

ein Leben in Wohlstand — a life of affluence

wie das Leben so spielt — it's funny the way things turn out

im öffentlichen Leben stehen — be in public life

so ist das Leben — such is life; that's the way things go

die Musik ist ihr Leben — music is her [whole] life

2) (Betriebsamkeit)

auf dem Markt herrschte ein reges Leben — the market was bustling with activity

das Leben auf der Straße — the comings and goings in the street

Leben ins Haus bringen — bring some life into the house

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-- n.

existence n.

life n.

(§ pl.: lives)

lifetime n.

livings n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > leben
9 ambiente

adj.

ambient.

m.

1 atmosphere (entorno).

se respira una enorme tensión en el ambiente the tension (in the atmosphere) is palpable

abre la ventana, el ambiente está muy cargado open the window, it's very stuffy in here

2 life, atmosphere.

en esta discoteca no hay ambiente there's no atmosphere in this disco

3 room. (Andean Spanish (Bolivia, Chilean Spanish, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru), River Plate)

4 environment, atmosphere, surroundings, nature's background.

pres.subj.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: ambientar.

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ambiente

► nombre masculino

1 (aire) air, atmosphere

2 (entorno) environment, atmosphere

■ ambiente familiar family environment

■ en este pub hay un ambiente muy bueno this pub has a really good atmosphere

■ no hay mucho ambiente de noche there is not much going on at night

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FRASEOLOGÍA

cambiar de ambiente to have a change of scene

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noun m.

1) atmosphere

2) environment

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1.

ADJ INV

• medio ambiente — environment

• ruido ambiente — environmental noise

trabajamos con 120 decibelios de ruido ambiente — we work at a noise level of 120 decibels

• temperatura ambiente — room temperature

"sírvase a temperatura ambiente" — "serve at room temperature"

2. SM

1) (=aire)

el ambiente de la sala estaba muy cargado de humo — there was a very smoky atmosphere in the room, the air was really smoky in the room

habrá ambiente soleado en la costa — it will be sunny on the coast, there will be sunny weather on the coast

ambiente artificial — air conditioning

2) [creado por el entorno, la decoración] atmosphere

en medio de un ambiente festivo — amid a festive atmosphere

la madera da un ambiente cálido al despacho — wood gives a warm feeling to o creates a warm atmosphere in the study

no había un buen ambiente en la oficina — there wasn't a good atmosphere in the office

se respiraba un ambiente de tensión — there was a feeling of tension

• cambiar de ambiente — to have a change of scene

• crónica de ambiente — background report

• micrófono de ambiente — field microphone
música
3) (=animación)

¡qué ambientazo había en la plaza de toros! — what a great atmosphere there was in the bullring!

el espléndido ambiente cultural de París — the wonderful cultural life o ambience of Paris

4) (=entorno) environment

con su familia se siente en su ambiente — with her family, she really feels in her element

• ambiente familiar — home environment

• ambiente laboral — work environment

5) pl ambientes (=grupo social) circles

en ambientes universitarios — in the university world, in university circles

6) **
(tb: ambiente homosexual)
• el ambiente — the gay scene, the scene **

• de ambiente — [bar, discoteca] gay antes de s

7) Cono Sur (=habitación) room

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masculino

1)

a) (entorno físico, social) environment

la contaminación del ambiente — environmental pollution

el ambiente de diálogo — the atmosphere of dialogue

se encuentra realmente en su ambiente — he's really in his element

no me vendría nada mal cambiar de ambiente — I wouldn't mind a change of scene

un ambiente de camaradería/de fiesta — a friendly/festive atmosphere

había una cierta tensión en el ambiente — there was a feeling of tension in the air

hacerle buen ambiente a alguien — (Col) to put somebody at their ease

hacerle mal ambiente a alguien — (AmS) to make somebody feel uncomfortable

b) (creado por la decoración, arquitectura) atmosphere

un ambiente acogedor — a welcoming o friendly atmosphere

c) ( animación) life

no había nada de ambiente en la fiesta — the party was really dead, the party had no life

2) (CS) ( habitación) room

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= atmosphere, ambience [ambiance], ambient, ambiance [ambience].

Nota: Escrito también ambience.

Ex. Above all, we specified an atmosphere in all public areas appropriate for study without the need for oppressive silence.

Ex. The current ambience is such that we are facing a new crisis in cataloging.

Ex. This article studies monumental wall paintings and mosaics, focusing on the disposition of narratives in relation to their architectural ambients.

Ex. People like to browse the books and magazines, take in the ambiance, and be seen and perceived as a patron of the arts and literature.

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* Agencia de Protección del Medio Ambiente (EPA) = Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

* ambiente agradable = congenial atmosphere.

* ambiente cargado = charged atmosphere.

* ambiente hostil = icy wind.

* ambiente tenso = charged atmosphere.

* a temperatura ambiente = at room temperature.

* cambiar de ambiente = change + scenery.

* cambio de ambiente = change of scenery, change of air and scene, change of air, change of scene.

* contaminación del medio ambiente = environmental pollution.

* del medio ambiente = environmental.

* desde el punto de vista del medio ambiente = environmentally.

* especialista en medio ambiente = environmentalist.

* estudio de impacto en el medio ambiente = environmental impact study.

* estudios del medio ambiente = environmental studies.

* gestión del medio ambiente = environmental management.

* medio ambiente marino = marine environment.

* Ministerio del Medio Ambiente = Department of the Environment.

* peligro para el medio ambiente = environmental hazard.

* preocupación por el medio ambiente = environmentalism.

* protección del medio ambiente = environmental protection.

* que no daña el medio ambiente = environmentally sound, environmentally friendly, eco-friendly.

* que no perjudica el medio ambiente = environmentally sound, environmentally friendly, eco-friendly.

* relacionado con el medio ambiente = environmentally related.

* temperatura ambiente = room temperature, air temperature.

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masculino

1)

a) (entorno físico, social) environment

la contaminación del ambiente — environmental pollution

el ambiente de diálogo — the atmosphere of dialogue

se encuentra realmente en su ambiente — he's really in his element

no me vendría nada mal cambiar de ambiente — I wouldn't mind a change of scene

un ambiente de camaradería/de fiesta — a friendly/festive atmosphere

había una cierta tensión en el ambiente — there was a feeling of tension in the air

hacerle buen ambiente a alguien — (Col) to put somebody at their ease

hacerle mal ambiente a alguien — (AmS) to make somebody feel uncomfortable

b) (creado por la decoración, arquitectura) atmosphere

un ambiente acogedor — a welcoming o friendly atmosphere

c) ( animación) life

no había nada de ambiente en la fiesta — the party was really dead, the party had no life

2) (CS) ( habitación) room

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= atmosphere, ambience [ambiance], ambient, ambiance [ambience].

Nota: Escrito también ambience.

Ex: Above all, we specified an atmosphere in all public areas appropriate for study without the need for oppressive silence.

Ex: The current ambience is such that we are facing a new crisis in cataloging.

Ex: This article studies monumental wall paintings and mosaics, focusing on the disposition of narratives in relation to their architectural ambients.

Ex: People like to browse the books and magazines, take in the ambiance, and be seen and perceived as a patron of the arts and literature.

* Agencia de Protección del Medio Ambiente (EPA) = Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

* ambiente agradable = congenial atmosphere.

* ambiente cargado = charged atmosphere.

* ambiente hostil = icy wind.

* ambiente tenso = charged atmosphere.

* a temperatura ambiente = at room temperature.

* cambiar de ambiente = change + scenery.

* cambio de ambiente = change of scenery, change of air and scene, change of air, change of scene.

* contaminación del medio ambiente = environmental pollution.

* del medio ambiente = environmental.

* desde el punto de vista del medio ambiente = environmentally.

* especialista en medio ambiente = environmentalist.

* estudio de impacto en el medio ambiente = environmental impact study.

* estudios del medio ambiente = environmental studies.

* gestión del medio ambiente = environmental management.

* medio ambiente marino = marine environment.

* Ministerio del Medio Ambiente = Department of the Environment.

* peligro para el medio ambiente = environmental hazard.

* preocupación por el medio ambiente = environmentalism.

* protección del medio ambiente = environmental protection.

* que no daña el medio ambiente = environmentally sound, environmentally friendly, eco-friendly.

* que no perjudica el medio ambiente = environmentally sound, environmentally friendly, eco-friendly.

* relacionado con el medio ambiente = environmentally related.

* temperatura ambiente = room temperature, air temperature.

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ambiente¹

adjective

medio³ m E 2. (↑ medio (3)), temperatura

ambiente²

masculine

A

1 (entorno físico) environment

la contaminación del ambiente environmental pollution

no sé cómo puedes trabajar en ese ambiente tan cargado I don't know how you can work in such a smoky atmosphere o environment

2 (entorno social, cultural) environment

crecí en un ambiente rural I grew up in a rural environment

el ambiente de diálogo the atmosphere of dialogue

hay muy mal ambiente en el barrio donde viven it's a pretty rough area where they live

un club con un ambiente muy selecto a very exclusive club

se encuentra realmente en su ambiente he's really in his element

no me vendría nada mal cambiar de ambiente I wouldn't mind a change of scene

en la oficina hay un ambiente de gran camaradería the office has a really friendly atmosphere, there's a really friendly atmosphere in the office

se respiraba una cierta tensión en el ambiente there was a feeling of tension in the air

había ambiente de fiesta there was a festive atmosphere

el ambiente homosexual the gay scene

hacerle buen ambiente a algn ( Col); to put sb at their ease

hacerle mal ambiente a algn ( AmS); to make sb feel uncomfortable

3 (creado por la decoración, arquitectura) atmosphere

los tonos cálidos crean un ambiente acogedor warm tones create a welcoming o friendly atmosphere

la ciudad conserva su ambiente colonial the city retains its colonial atmosphere

la obra recrea el ambiente de la época the play recreates the atmosphere of the period

4 (animación) life

no había nada de ambiente en la fiesta the party was really dead, the party had no life o atmosphere

para darle más ambiente a la cosa colgaron unas cuantas serpentinas they hung up a few streamers to liven up o brighten up the place

ambientazo ante el Barcelona-Real Madrid an electric o a tremendous atmosphere for the Barcelona-Real Madrid game

B (CS) (habitación) room

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Del verbo ambientar: ( conjugate ambientar)

ambienté es:

1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo

ambiente es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
ambientar
ambiente
ambientar ( conjugate ambientar) verbo transitivo
a) ‹obra/película› to set

b) ‹fiesta/local› to give … some atmosphere

ambientarse verbo pronominal
to adjust, adapt
ambiente sustantivo masculino
a) (entorno físico, social, cultural) environment;

◊ crecí en un ambiente rural I grew up in a rural environment;

se encuentra realmente en su ambiente he's really in his element;
había una cierta tensión en el ambiente there was a feeling of tension in the air
b) (creado por la decoración, arquitectura, la gente) atmosphere;

◊ un ambiente de camaradería/de fiesta a friendly/festive atmosphere

c) ( animación) life

ambientar verbo transitivo
1 (bar, etc) to liven up
2 Cine Teat to set: la película estaba ambientada en la Edad Media, the movie was set in the Middle Ages
ambiente
I sustantivo masculino
1 (atmósfera, entorno físico) environment
2 (medio social) environment, milieu
ambiente familiar, home environment
3 (animación, situación) atmosphere, air
(efecto creado por la decoración) atmosphere
II adjetivo environmental
medio ambiente, environment
temperatura ambiente, room temperature
' ambiente' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acogedor
- acogedora
- ahumada
- ahumado
- asfixiante
- coralina
- coralino
- encajar
- encresparse
- festiva
- festivo
- hogareña
- hogareño
- humedad
- infundio
- intercambio
- palpar
- reinante
- rollo
- rústica
- rústico
- sosegada
- sosegado
- temperatura
- tibieza
- tiempo
- viciar
- ajeno
- animado
- bullanguero
- cambio
- cargado
- clima
- colosal
- cordial
- destruir
- en
- enrarecido
- fúnebre
- informal
- intimidad
- íntimo
- mágico
- marcha
- marchoso
- medio
- natural
- primaveral
- refrescar
- relajar
English:
agreeable
- ambience
- atmosphere
- backdrop
- capture
- catch
- clammy
- close
- cosy
- cozy
- damp
- environment
- environmentalist
- feel
- fraught
- friendly
- homely
- hospitable
- informal
- informality
- intoxicating
- oppressive
- relaxed
- room temperature
- smoky
- sour
- spirit
- steamy
- stimulate
- strained
- suffocating
- surrounding
- vibrant
- warm up
- working environment
- conservation
- eco-friendly
- environmental
- environment-friendly
- expectation
- medium
- room
- stuffy
- surroundings

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ambiente

♦ adj

ambient;

temperatura ambiente room temperature

♦ nm

1. [aire] air, atmosphere;

el ambiente de la capital es irrespirable you can't breathe the air in the capital;

en el ambiente había un olor desagradable there was an unpleasant smell (in the air);

abre la ventana, el ambiente está muy cargado open the window, it's very stuffy in here;

el ambiente está enrarecido [cargado] it's very stuffy;
[con tensión] the atmosphere is highly charged; Fig
se respira una enorme tensión en el ambiente the tension (in the atmosphere) is palpable

2. [entorno] atmosphere;
[profesional, universitario] world, circles;
en su última película no consigue recrear el ambiente de la época in his latest film, he fails to recreate the atmosphere of the period;

esta lámpara crea un ambiente muy íntimo this lamp creates a very intimate atmosphere;

un buen ambiente de trabajo a good working environment;

creo que no iré a la fiesta, no me van esos ambientes I don't think I'll go to the party, it's not my sort of crowd o it's not my scene;

entre viejos manuscritos Julián se encuentra en su ambiente Julián is in his element when he's surrounded by old manuscripts, Julián is never happier than when he's surrounded by old manuscripts

3. [actitud] atmosphere;

en esta oficina no hay ambiente para trabajar the atmosphere in this office is not conducive to work;

su cese ha creado muy mal ambiente entre el personal her dismissal has created a very bad atmosphere amongst the staff;

4. [animación] life, atmosphere;

en esta discoteca no hay ambiente there's no atmosphere in this disco;

un ambiente espectacular rodeó la celebración de los Juegos Olímpicos the atmosphere during the Olympic Games was amazing;

los monarcas fueron recibidos con un ambiente de gala the monarchs were received with great pomp

5. Esp Fam
el ambiente [homosexual] the gay scene;

bar de ambiente gay bar

6. Andes, RP [habitación] room;

alquila un apartamento de un ambiente she's renting a studio Br flat o US apartment;

tres ambientes, baño y cocina two bedrooms, living-room, bathroom and kitchen

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ambiente

I adj

:

medio ambiente environment;

temperatura ambiente room temperature

II m

1 ( entorno) environment

2 ( situación) atmosphere;

crear ambiente create an atmosphere

3 Andes, Rpl ( habitación) room

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ambiente nm

1) : atmosphere

2) : environment

3) : surroundings pl

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ambiente n

1. (en general) atmosphere

el ambiente en la biblioteca es propicio para el estudio the atmosphere in the library is conducive to study

el ambiente está muy cargado de humo it's very smoky in here

hay mucha humedad en el ambiente it's very humid

2. (situación agradable) life / activity [pl. activities]

en este barrio hay mucho ambiente this neighbourhood is very lively / there's a lot going on in this neighbourhood

3. (entorno) environment

los niños necesitan un ambiente familiar feliz children need a happy home environment

Spanish-English dictionary > ambiente
10 égayer

égayer [egeje]

➭ TABLE 8 transitive verb

[+ personne] to cheer up ; [+ pièce] to brighten up ; [+ conversation] to enliven

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egeje
verbe transitif to enliven [conversation, soirée]; to cheer [somebody] up [malade]; to amuse [convives, assemblée]; to brighten [something] up [maison, robe]; to lighten [ouvrage, style]; to brighten [journée, vie]

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eɡeje vt
[invités] to amuse, [personne déprimée] to cheer up, [endroit] to brighten up, [récit] to liven up

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égayer verb table: payer

A vtr to enliven [conversation, soirée]; to cheer [sb] up [malade]; to amuse [convives, assemblée]; to brighten [sth] up [maison, robe]; to lighten [ouvrage, style]; to brighten [journée, vie].

B s'égayer vpr [malade] to cheer up; [convives] to liven up; s'égayer aux dépens de qn to amuse oneself at sb's expense; s'égayer à voir qch to be amused at the sight of sth.

[egeje] verbe transitif

[convives] to cheer up (separable)

[chambre, robe, vie] to brighten up (separable)

[ambiance, récit] to brighten up (separable), to liven up (separable), to enliven

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s'égayer verbe pronominal intransitif

(soutenu)

s'égayer aux dépens de quelqu'un to have fun at somebody's expense

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > égayer
11 bringen

to take home; to bring; to carry; to fetch; to take

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brịn|gen
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1) (to cause to be in a certain condition etc: You'll get me into trouble.) get

2) (to make (something or someone) come (to or towards a place): I'll bring plenty of food with me; Bring him to me!) bring

3) (to result in: This medicine will bring you relief.) bring

4) (to keep (something): They'll hold your luggage at the station until you collect it.) hold

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brin·gen

< brachte, gebracht>

[ˈbrɪŋən]

vt

1. (tragen)

▪ etw \bringen to bring sth; (hinbringen a.) to take sth

den Müll nach draußen \bringen to take/bring out sep the rubbish BRIT [or garbage]

etw in Stellung \bringen to position sth

2. (übergeben)

▪ [jdm] etw \bringen to bring [sb] sth, to bring sth [to sb]; (hinbringen a.) to take [sb] sth, to take sth [to sb]

3. (servieren)

▪ jdm etw \bringen to bring sb sth

sich dat etw \bringen lassen to have sth brought to one

4. (einführen)

etw auf den Markt \bringen to market sth; Neues a. to launch sth

5. (begleiten)

▪ jdn irgendwohin \bringen to take [or see] [or accompany] sb somewhere; (herbringen a.) to bring sb somewhere

6. (befördern)

▪ jdn/etw irgendwohin \bringen to take sb/sth somewhere; (herbringen a.) to bring sb/sth somewhere

das Auto in die Garage \bringen to put the car in the garage

jdn zum Bahnhof/nach Hause/in die Klinik \bringen to take sb to the station/home/to the clinic

die Kinder ins [o zu] Bett \bringen to put the children to bed

7. (lenken)

die Diskussion/das Gespräch auf jdn/etw \bringen to bring the discussion/conversation round [or around] to sb/sth

das Gespräch auf ein anderes Thema \bringen to change the topic of conversation

etw auf eine Umlaufbahn \bringen to put sth into orbit

jdn auf den rechten Weg \bringen to get sb on the straight and narrow

8. (bescheren)

▪ [jdm] etw \bringen:

so ein großer Rasen kann einem schon eine Menge Arbeit \bringen such a large lawn can mean a lot of work for one

der letzte Frühling brachte uns viel Regen last spring saw a lot of rain, there was [or we had] a lot of rain last spring

[jdm] Ärger \bringen to cause [sb] [or to give sb] trouble

[jdm] Glück/Unglück \bringen to bring [sb] [good]/bad luck

[jdm] Nachteile \bringen to be disadvantageous [to sb], to have its drawbacks [for sb]

Stimmung in etw akk \bringen to liven up sth sep

jdm Trost \bringen to comfort [or console] sb

[jdm] Vorteile \bringen to be to sb's advantage, to have its advantages [for sb]

9. (mitteilen)

▪ jdm eine Nachricht \bringen to bring sb news

10. (erarbeiten)

es zu hohem Ansehen \bringen to earn high esteem

es zu etwas/nichts \bringen to get somewhere/nowhere [or not get anywhere]

es auf einem Gebiet/im Leben zu etwas/nichts \bringen to get somewhere/nowhere [or not get anywhere] in a field/in life

es zu nichts weiter als zu etw dat \bringen to not get further than sth

es zum Firmenleiter/Millionär \bringen to become [or make it to] company director/to become a millionaire

es zum Präsidenten \bringen to become [or make] president

es weit \bringen to get far

11. (fam: erreichen)

der Motor brachte es auf 500.000 km the engine kept going for 500,000 km

er brachte es in der Prüfung auf 70 Punkte he got 70 points in the exam

der Wagen bringt es auf 290 km/h this car can do 290 kph

es auf ein gutes Alter \bringen to reach a ripe old age

12. (versetzen)

diese Niederlage bringt uns wieder dahin, wo wir angefangen haben this defeat will take us back to where we started

das bring ich vor das Gremium! I'll take that to the board!

das bringt dich noch in Teufels Küche! you'll get into [or be in] a hell of a mess if you do that! fam

jdn außer sich akk \bringen to exasperate sb

jdn in Bedrängnis \bringen to get sb into trouble

jdn aus der Fassung \bringen to bewilder sb

sich/jdn in Gefahr \bringen to endanger oneself/sb, to expose oneself/sb to danger

jdn ins Gefängnis \bringen to put [or fam land] sb in prison

jdn/etw vor Gericht \bringen to take sb/sth to court

jdn/etw unter seine Gewalt \bringen to gain power over sb/to get sth under one's control

jdn ins Grab \bringen to be the death of sb usu hum

jdn zum Nervenzusammenbruch \bringen to give sb a nervous breakdown

sich akk [nicht] aus der Ruhe \bringen lassen to [not] get worked [or fam het] up

jdn in Schwierigkeiten \bringen to put [or get] sb into a difficult position

jdn zur Verzweiflung \bringen to make sb desperate, to drive sb to despair

jdn zur Wut \bringen to make sb furious, to enrage sb

▪ etw an sich akk \bringen (fam) to get sth; (stehlen) to collar sth fam

▪ etw hinter sich akk \bringen (fam) to get sth over and done with

▪ etw mit sich dat \bringen to cause sth; (zwangsläufig a.) to involve [or entail] sth

▪ etw bringt es mit sich dat, dass jd etw tut sth causes sb to do sth

das bringt es mit sich, dass... that means that...

ihre Krankheit bringt es mit sich, dass... it's because of [or to do with] her illness that...

▪ jd bringt es nicht über sich akk, etw zu tun sb cannot bring himself to do sth

13. (anregen)

etw zum Brennen/Laufen \bringen to get sth to burn/work

jdn dahin [o dazu] [o so weit] \bringen, etw zu tun [o dass jd etw tut] to make sb do sth

mit seinen ständigen Mäkeleien bringt er mich noch dahin, dass ich kündige his incessant carping will make me hand in my notice [one day]

du bringst ihn nie dazu mitzukommen you'll never get him to come along

jdn auf eine Idee \bringen to give sb an idea

jdn zum Laufen/Singen/Sprechen \bringen to make sb run/sing/talk

jdn zum Schweigen \bringen to silence sb

etw zum Stehen \bringen to bring sth to a stop

14. (rauben)

▪ jdn um etw akk \bringen to rob sb of sth; (durch eigene Schuld) to cost sb sth

jdn um seinen guten Ruf/seine Stellung \bringen Folgen to cost sb his reputation/job

jdn um den Schlaf \bringen to keep sb awake; (länger a.) to cause sb sleepless nights

jdn um den Verstand \bringen to drive sb mad

15. (fam: veröffentlichen)

▪ etw \bringen to print [or publish] sth

was bringt die Zeitung darüber? what does it say in the paper?

die Zeitung brachte nichts/einen Artikel darüber there was nothing/an article in the paper about it

alle Zeitungen brachten es auf der ersten Seite all the papers had it on the front page

eine Serie \bringen to run a series

16. (fam: senden)

▪ etw \bringen to broadcast sth; TV to show [or broadcast] sth

das Fernsehen bringt nichts darüber there's nothing on television about it

um elf Uhr \bringen wir Nachrichten the news will be at eleven o'clock

17. (fam: darstellen)

▪ jdn \bringen to act [or play the part of] sb

18. (fam: vorführen)

▪ etw \bringen Kino, Nachtlokal to show sth; Artist, Tänzerin, Sportler to perform sth; Sänger to sing sth

19. (darbringen)

▪ jdm etw \bringen to offer sb sth [or sth to sb]

jdm ein Ständchen \bringen to serenade sb; s.a. Opfer

20. (einbringen)

▪ [jdm] etw \bringen to bring in sth sep [for sb]

das bringt nicht viel Geld that won't bring [us] in much money

die Antiquität brachte 100.000 Euro the antique fetched [or was sold for] €100,000

einen Gewinn \bringen to make a profit

das bringt nichts! (fam) it's not worth it

Zinsen \bringen to earn interest

21. (sl: können)

sie/es bringts she's/it's got what it takes

meinst du, ich bring's? do you think I can do it?

das bringt sie gut she's good at it

das bringt er nicht he's not up to it

na, bringt dein Mann es noch [im Bett]? well, can your husband keep it up [in bed]? fam

der Wagen bringt 290 km/h this car can do 290 kph

der Motor bringts nicht mehr! the engine's had it [or done for] fam

die alte Kiste wird es noch für 'ne Weile \bringen there's still some life left in the old crate fam

dieses Werkzeug bringts doch nicht these tools are no good

wer hier zu wenig bringt, fliegt! if you're not up to form, you're out!

was bringt der Wagen denn so an PS? what's the top HP of this car?

eine Leistung \bringen to do a good job

das bringt nichts (zwecklos) it's pointless, there's no point; (nutzlos) it's useless, that's no use

das bringts nicht that's useless [or no use

22. (fam: bewegen)

▪ etw irgendwohin \bringen to get sth somewhere

alleine bringe ich die schwere Vase nicht von der Stelle I can't move [or shift] this heavy vase alone

23. (fam: machen)

ich bring ihn nicht satt! I can't give him enough to eat!

ich bring das Hemd nicht sauber I can't get the shirt clean

bringst du das Radio wieder in Ordnung? can you get the radio to work?

24.

▶ einen Hammer \bringen (fam) to drop a bombshell

▶ einen Klops \bringen NORDD to put one's foot in it [or one's mouth] fam

▶ das kannst du doch nicht \bringen! you can't [go and] do that!

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unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) (herbringen) bring; (hinbringen) take

sie brachte mir/ich brachte ihr ein Geschenk — she brought me/I took her a present

Unglück/Unheil [über jemanden] bringen — bring misfortune/disaster [upon somebody]

jemandem Glück/Unglück bringen — bring somebody [good] luck/bad luck

jemandem eine Nachricht bringen — bring somebody news

2) (begleiten) take

jemanden nach Hause/zum Bahnhof bringen — take somebody home/to the station

die Kinder ins Bett od. zu Bett bringen — put the children to bed

3)

es zu etwas/nichts bringen — get somewhere/get nowhere or not get anywhere

es bis zum Direktor bringen — make it to director

es weit bringen — get on or do very well

es im Leben weit bringen — go far in life

4)

jemanden ins Gefängnis bringen — <crime, misdeed> land somebody in prison or gaol

eine Sache vor Gericht bringen — take a matter to court

das Gespräch auf etwas/ein anderes Thema bringen — bring the conversation round to something/change the topic of conversation

jemanden wieder auf den rechten Weg bringen — (fig.) get somebody back on the straight and narrow

jemanden zum Lachen/zur Verzweiflung bringen — make somebody laugh/drive somebody to despair

jemanden dazu bringen, etwas zu tun — get somebody to do something

du hast mich auf eine gute Idee gebracht — you have given me a good idea

etwas hinter sich bringen — (ugs.) get something over and done with

es nicht über sich (Akk.) bringen [können], etwas zu tun — not be able to bring oneself to do something

etwas an sich (Akk.) bringen — (ugs.) collar something (sl.)

5)

jemanden um seinen Besitz bringen — do somebody out of his property

jemanden um den Schlaf/Verstand bringen — rob somebody of his/her sleep/drive somebody mad

6) (veröffentlichen) publish

alle Zeitungen brachten Berichte über das Massaker — all the papers carried reports of the massacre

7) (senden) broadcast

das Fernsehen bringt eine Sondersendung — there is a special programme on television

das Fernsehen hat nichts darüber gebracht — there was nothing about it on television

8) (darbringen)

das/ein Opfer bringen — make the/a sacrifice

eine Nummer/ein Ständchen bringen — perform a number/a serenade

das kannst du nicht bringen — (ugs.) you can't do that

9) (erbringen)

einen großen Gewinn/hohe Zinsen bringen — make a large profit/earn high interest

das Gemälde brachte 50 000 Euro — the painting fetched 50,000 euros

das bringt nichts od. bringt's nicht — (ugs.) it's pointless

10)

das bringt es mit sich, dass... — that means that...

11) (verursachen) cause <trouble, confusion>

es kann dir doch nur Vorteile bringen — it can only be to your advantage

12) (salopp): (schaffen, erreichen)

das bringst du doch nicht — you'll never do it

13) (bes. südd.) s. bekommen 1. 2)

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bringen; bringt, brachte, hat gebracht; v/t

1. an diesen Ort (auch fig): bring; (holen) auch get, fetch;

bring doch mal das Salz aus der Küche would you fetch the salt from the kitchen?;

was bringt dich hierher? what brings you here?;

das Essen auf den Tisch bringen serve the food;

die Wolken bringen Regen these clouds bring ( oder mean) rain;

was wird uns morgen bringen? what will tomorrow hold in store (for us)?;

etwas ans Licht oder

an den Tag bringen fig bring sth to the light of day ( oder out into the open);

mit sich bringen involve; (erfordern) require;

die Umstände bringen es mit sich it’s inevitable under the circumstances;

das bringt das Leben so mit sich life is like that, that’s life, that’s the way the cookie crumbles umg

2. an einen anderen Ort (auch fig): take; (tragen) auch carry; (setzen, legen, stellen) put; (begleiten) take, see:

jemanden zur Bahn/nach Hause bringen take ( oder see) sb to the station/home;

bring es ins Haus take ( oder put) it inside;

er wurde ins Krankenhaus gebracht he was taken to (US to the) hospital;

ich brachte ihm Pralinen I took him some chocolates;

die Kinder ins oder

zu Bett bringen put the children to bed;

jemanden ins Gefängnis bringen put sb in prison;

jemanden vor Gericht bringen take sb to court, bring sb up before the court;

das bringt mich in eine peinliche Lage that puts me into an embarrassing situation;

etwas auf den Markt oder

in den Handel bringen bring ( oder introduce) sth onto the market;

etwas in Umlauf bringen introduce sth into circulation

3. (verursachen, zur Folge haben) cause; (verschaffen) bring;

Glück/Unglück bringen bring good/bad luck;

Unglück über jemanden bringen bring sb bad luck;

jemandem Trost bringen comfort sb;

das bringt nur Ärger that’ll cause nothing but trouble;

das Mittel

brachte ihm keine Linderung brought ( oder gave) him no relief

4. (einbringen) (Gewinn etc) bring in;

Zinsen bringen bear ( oder yield) interest;

die Bücher haben auf dem Flohmarkt noch 20 Euro gebracht umg the books fetched 20 euros at the flea market, I got 20 euros for the books at the flea market;

das bringt nichts umg that won’t get you etc anywhere, that’s no use;

es bringt nicht viel, wenn man … one does not get much mileage out of … (+ger)

was bringt das? umg what’s the point

5. (schaffen) do; (erreichen) manage;

welche Leistung bringt der Motor? what can the engine do?;

bringt er, was er verspricht? does he keep his promises?;

es (bis) auf achtzig Jahre bringen live to be eighty;

er brachte es auf acht Punkte in Prüfung etc, auch Sport: he managed eight points;

es zu etwas/nichts bringen go far/get nowhere;

es (bis) zum Major etc

bringen make it to major etc;

es zu Ruhm und Ehre etc

bringen achieve fame and fortune;

er könnte es noch weit bringen he could go far yet;

es dahin bringen, dass manage to (+inf)

jemanden dahin bringen, dass bring sb to (+inf), make sb (+inf) warnend:

du wirst es noch so weit bringen, dass … umg you’d better watch your step or …; → zuwege

6. meist mit präpositionalen obj (etwas, einen Zustand, eine Handlung bewirken)

jemanden in Gefahr/Not/Rage/Schwierigkeiten etc

bringen get sb into danger/trouble/a rage/difficulties;

jemanden aus der Ruhe bringen upset sb;

jemanden aus dem Gleichgewicht bringen throw sb off balance;

sie bringt sich ständig in Schwierigkeiten she keeps getting herself into difficulties ( oder awkward situations);

jemanden außer sich bringen drive sb mad;

etwas in Ordnung oder

ins Lot bringen sort sth out;

in Einklang/Kontakt/Zusammenhang etc

bringen mit harmonize/bring into contact/bring into connection etc with;

jemanden zur Verzweiflung bringen drive sb to despair;

jemanden zum Lachen/Reden/Schweigen etc

bringen make sb laugh/talk/be quiet ( oder shut up umg);

etwas zum Einsturz/zum Explodieren bringen make sth collapse/explode;

sie brachte den Wagen zum Stehen she stopped the car ( oder pulled up);

sie brachte Abwechslung/Leben/Unruhe etc

in mein Leben she brought variety to my life/she gave my life a breath of fresh air/she brought chaos into my life;

wir müssen endlich System in die Sache bringen we have to give it some kind of system

7. (Programm, Film etc) auch show; THEAT bring, stage; MUS perform, play, (Lied) sing; Zeitung etc: bring;

was bringt das 1. Programm heute Abend? what’s on channel one this evening?;

die letzte Ausgabe brachte … the last issue had …;

haben sie schon etwas über das Unglück gebracht? have they already reported on the accident?

8. umg, meist jugendspr (schaffen)

das bring ich nicht! I (just) can’t do it;

ich weiß nicht, ob ich das bringe I’m not sure I can manage it;

es bringen umg make it; (zuwege bringen) pull it off;

(tun)

das kannst du doch nicht bringen! you can’t possibly do that!, that’s not on!;

du glaubst nicht, was sie heute wieder gebracht hat! you’ll never believe what she did today!;

(gut/schlecht sein)

es (nicht) bringen have a/no point, (not) cut the mustard;

Drogen bringens nicht drugs are no good;

das bringt’s (voll) umg that’s (really) excellent ( oder brilliant)

9. umg (kriegen) get sb/sth somewhere;

ich bring das Ding nicht in die Schachtel I can’t get the thing into the box;

ich bring den Schmutz nicht von den Schuhen I can’t get the dirt off these shoes

10. (lenken)

das Gespräch oder

die Rede oder

die Sprache auf etwas (akk)

bringen change the subject to sth;

jemanden auf etwas (akk)

bringen (erinnern) remind sb about sth; (anregen) make sb think about, do etc sth;

du bringst mich auf etwas now that you mention it;

jemanden auf die schiefe Bahn/den richtigen Weg bringen lead sb off/onto the straight and narrow;

etwas auf den Punkt bringen sum sth up

11. mit präp:

an sich/in seinen Besitz bringen acquire, take possession of;

hinter sich bringen get it over with;

ich kann es nicht über mich ( oder

übers Herz)

bringen I can’t bring myself to do it;

jemanden um etwas bringen deprive sb of sth; (betrügen) do sb out of sth umg

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unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) (herbringen) bring; (hinbringen) take

sie brachte mir/ich brachte ihr ein Geschenk — she brought me/I took her a present

Unglück/Unheil [über jemanden] bringen — bring misfortune/disaster [upon somebody]

jemandem Glück/Unglück bringen — bring somebody [good] luck/bad luck

jemandem eine Nachricht bringen — bring somebody news

2) (begleiten) take

jemanden nach Hause/zum Bahnhof bringen — take somebody home/to the station

die Kinder ins Bett od. zu Bett bringen — put the children to bed

3)

es zu etwas/nichts bringen — get somewhere/get nowhere or not get anywhere

es bis zum Direktor bringen — make it to director

es weit bringen — get on or do very well

es im Leben weit bringen — go far in life

4)

jemanden ins Gefängnis bringen — <crime, misdeed> land somebody in prison or gaol

eine Sache vor Gericht bringen — take a matter to court

das Gespräch auf etwas/ein anderes Thema bringen — bring the conversation round to something/change the topic of conversation

jemanden wieder auf den rechten Weg bringen — (fig.) get somebody back on the straight and narrow

jemanden zum Lachen/zur Verzweiflung bringen — make somebody laugh/drive somebody to despair

jemanden dazu bringen, etwas zu tun — get somebody to do something

du hast mich auf eine gute Idee gebracht — you have given me a good idea

etwas hinter sich bringen — (ugs.) get something over and done with

es nicht über sich (Akk.) bringen [können], etwas zu tun — not be able to bring oneself to do something

etwas an sich (Akk.) bringen — (ugs.) collar something (sl.)

5)

jemanden um seinen Besitz bringen — do somebody out of his property

jemanden um den Schlaf/Verstand bringen — rob somebody of his/her sleep/drive somebody mad

6) (veröffentlichen) publish

alle Zeitungen brachten Berichte über das Massaker — all the papers carried reports of the massacre

7) (senden) broadcast

das Fernsehen bringt eine Sondersendung — there is a special programme on television

das Fernsehen hat nichts darüber gebracht — there was nothing about it on television

8) (darbringen)

das/ein Opfer bringen — make the/a sacrifice

eine Nummer/ein Ständchen bringen — perform a number/a serenade

das kannst du nicht bringen — (ugs.) you can't do that

9) (erbringen)

einen großen Gewinn/hohe Zinsen bringen — make a large profit/earn high interest

das Gemälde brachte 50 000 Euro — the painting fetched 50,000 euros

das bringt nichts od. bringt's nicht — (ugs.) it's pointless

10)

das bringt es mit sich, dass... — that means that...

11) (verursachen) cause <trouble, confusion>

es kann dir doch nur Vorteile bringen — it can only be to your advantage

12) (salopp): (schaffen, erreichen)

das bringst du doch nicht — you'll never do it

13) (bes. südd.) s. bekommen 1. 2)

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v.

(§ p.,pp.: brachte, gebracht)

= to bring v.

(§ p.,p.p.: brought)

to get v.

(§ p.,p.p.: got)

or p.p.: gotten•)

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > bringen
12 lebendig

I Adj.

1. (lebend) living, präd. alive; bei lebendigem Leibe oder lebendigen Leibes verbrannt werden be burnt alive; wieder lebendig machen / werden bring / come back to life; lebendig bleiben Erinnerung etc.: be kept alive, survive; lebendiges Museum working museum

2. fig. (lebhaft) lively; Schilderung: auch vivid; Geist: alert; Fantasie: lively; Farbe: cheerful; Glaube etc.: living; lebendig werden come to life, liven up

II Adv.

1. (lebend) alive; hier fühlt er sich wie lebendig begraben it’s like being buried alive ( oder like a living death) for him here; sehr lebendig wirken be very lifelike

2. (lebhaft) in a lively manner; schildern: vividly; sehr lebendig berichten give a very vivid report; siehe auch lebend

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vivid; animated; lively; animate; sprightly; alive; live; racy; living

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le|bẹn|dig [le'bɛndɪç]
1. adj

1) (= nicht tot) live attr, alive pred; Wesen living

lebendige Junge — live young

lebendige Junge gebären — to bear one's young live

die Lebendigen und die Toten (Bibl) — the Quick and the Dead (Bibl)

jdn bei lebendigem Leibe verbrennen, jdn lebendigen Leibes verbrennen (liter) — to burn sb alive

wieder lebendig werden — to come back to life

er nimmts von den Lebendigen (hum inf) — he'll have the shirt off your back (inf), it's daylight robbery (Brit) or highway robbery what he charges (inf)

2) (fig = lebhaft) lively no adv; Darstellung, Bild, Erinnerung lively, vivid; Glaube fervent

2. adv

1) (= lebend) alive

er ist dort lebendig begraben (fig inf) — it's a living death for him there

2) (fig = lebhaft) vividly

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1) (having life; being alive: a living creature; The aim of the project was to discover if there was anything living on Mars.) living

2) (having life; not dead: a live mouse.) live

3) (lively and energetic: a vital person/personality.) vital

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le·ben·dig

[leˈbɛndɪç]

I. adj

1. (lebend) living

▪ \lebendig sein to be alive

2. (anschaulich, lebhaft) vivid

\lebendig werden/wirken to come to life/appear lifelike

ein \lebendiges Kind a lively child

3. (noch praktiziert) alive pred

wieder \lebendig werden to come alive again

4.

▶ es von den L\lebendigen nehmen (hum fam) to be daylight robbery hum fam; s.a. Leib

II. adv

1. (lebend) alive

2. (lebhaft)

etw \lebendig gestalten/schildern to organize sth in a lively way/give a lively description of sth

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1.
Adjektiv

1) (auch fig.) living

jemanden lebendig od. bei lebendigem Leibe verbrennen — burn somebody alive

man fühlt sich hier wie lebendig begraben — being stuck here is like being buried alive (coll.)

die Erinnerung daran wurde in ihm wieder lebendig — the memory of it came back to him vividly

2) (lebhaft) lively < account, imagination, child, etc.>; gay, bright < colours>
2.
adverbial (lebhaft) in a lively fashion or way

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lebendig

A. adj

1. (lebend) living, präd alive;

bei lebendigem Leibe oder

lebendigen Leibes verbrannt werden be burnt alive;

wieder lebendig machen/werden bring/come back to life;

lebendig bleiben Erinnerung etc: be kept alive, survive;

lebendiges Museum working museum

2. fig (lebhaft) lively; Schilderung: auch vivid; Geist: alert; Fantasie: lively; Farbe: cheerful; Glaube etc: living;

lebendig werden come to life, liven up

B. adv

1. (lebend) alive;

hier fühlt er sich wie lebendig begraben it’s like being buried alive ( oder like a living death) for him here;

sehr lebendig wirken be very lifelike

2. (lebhaft) in a lively manner; schildern: vividly;

sehr lebendig berichten give a very vivid report; → auch lebend

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1.
Adjektiv

1) (auch fig.) living

jemanden lebendig od. bei lebendigem Leibe verbrennen — burn somebody alive

man fühlt sich hier wie lebendig begraben — being stuck here is like being buried alive (coll.)

die Erinnerung daran wurde in ihm wieder lebendig — the memory of it came back to him vividly

2) (lebhaft) lively <account, imagination, child, etc.>; gay, bright < colours>
2.
adverbial (lebhaft) in a lively fashion or way

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adj.

alive adj.

live adj.

lively adj.

living adj.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > lebendig
13 lugar

m.

1 place.

en algún lugar somewhere

no lo veo por ningún lugar I can't see it anywhere

vuelve a ponerlo todo en su lugar put everything back where it belongs

yo en tu lugar if I were you

fuera de lugar (figurative) out of place

lugar de encuentro meeting place

lugar de trabajo place of work

2 place, town.

las gentes del lugar the local people

lugar de nacimiento place of birth

3 position (post).

en primer/segundo lugar in the first/second place, firstly/secondly

4 room, space.

aquí ya no hay lugar para más gente there's no room for anyone else here

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lugar

► nombre masculino

1 (sitio, ciudad) place

■ tiene que aparecer por algún lugar it has to be somewhere

■ he descubierto el lugar más idílico del mundo I've discovered the most idyllic place in the world

■ la iglesia no es lugar para bailar the church is no place to dance

2 (posición, situación) place, position

■ tú ponte en mi lugar y lo entenderás put yourself in my position and you'll understand

■ ¿qué lugar ocupa en la empresa? what's her position in the company?

3 (espacio) room, space

■ ya no hay lugar para más muebles there's no room for any more furniture

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

dar lugar a to give rise to

dejar a alguien en mal lugar to make somebody look foolish, show somebody up

en lugar de instead of

en primer lugar firstly

fuera de lugar (descolocado) out of place 2 (inoportuno) inappropriate

hacer lugar to make room

no ha lugar la protesta objection overruled

sin lugar a dudas undoubtedly

tener lugar to take place

lugar común commonplace

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noun m.

1) place

2) position

3) space

•

- en lugar de
- tener lugar
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SM

1) (=sitio) place

dejó las joyas en lugar seguro — she left the jewels in a safe place

es un lugar muy bonito — it is a lovely spot o place

devolver un libro a su lugar — to put a book back in its place

el concierto será en un lugar cerrado — the concert will take place indoors o at an indoor venue

el lugar del crimen — the scene of the crime

• algún lugar — somewhere

una emisión desde algún lugar de Europa — a broadcast from somewhere in Europe

lo escondió en algún lugar de la casa — she hid it somewhere around the house

• los Santos Lugares — the Holy Places

- poner las cosas en su lugar

lugar común — cliché, commonplace

lugar de encuentro — meeting-place

lugar geométrico — locus
composición 3)
2) (=posición)

a) [en lista, carrera, trabajo]

ocupa un buen lugar en la empresa — she has a good position o post at the company

ocupar el lugar de algn — to take sb's place

llegó en último lugar — he came last

• en primer lugar, se han clasificado en primer lugar — they have qualified in first place

en primer lugar, me gustaría agradecer la invitación — first of all o firstly, I would like to thank you for inviting me

b) (=situación)

yo, en tu lugar, no iría — I wouldn't go if I were you

usted póngase en mi lugar — put yourself in my place o shoes

en su lugar, ¡descanso! — (Mil) stand easy!

• dejar a algn en buen/mal lugar — [comportamiento] to reflect well/badly on sb; [persona] to make sb look good/bad

• estar fuera de lugar — to be out of place

sentirse fuera de lugar — to feel out of place

- encontrar un lugar bajo el sol

c)

• en lugar de — instead of

vino el portavoz en lugar del ministro — the spokesman came instead of the minister, the spokesman came in the minister's place

¿puedo asistir yo en su lugar? — can I go instead?

en lugar de escribir, me llamó por teléfono — instead of writing, he called me

en lugar de ir a la piscina, ¿por qué no vamos a la playa? — why don't we go to the beach instead of the swimming pool?

3) (=ocasión) opportunity, chance

si se me da el lugar — if I have the opportunity o chance

no hubo lugar para decir lo que pensaba — there was no opportunity to say what I thought

no hay lugar para preocupaciones — there is no cause for concern

• dar lugar a algo — to give rise to sth, lead to sth

• dejar lugar a algo — to leave room for sth

los datos no dejan lugar a dudas — the figures leave no room for doubt

la situación no dejaba lugar al optimismo — the situation left little room for o gave few grounds for optimism

• sin lugar a dudas — without doubt, undoubtedly

• no ha lugar, una reacción tan fuerte, francamente no ha lugar — there is no need for such a violent response

-¡protesto! -no ha lugar — (Jur) "objection!" - "overruled"

• tener lugar — to take place, happen, occur

- a como dé o diera lugar

4) (=espacio) room, space

no hay lugar para escribir nada más — there's no room o space to write any more

¿hay lugar? — is there any room?

hacer lugar para algo — to make room for sth

5) (=localidad) place

En un lugar de la Mancha... — Somewhere in La Mancha...

del lugar — local

un vino del lugar — a local wine

las gentes del lugar — the local people, the locals

lugar de nacimiento — [gen] birthplace; [en impreso] place of birth

lugar de trabajo — workplace

* * *

masculino

1) ( sitio) place

no es éste el lugar — this is not the place

en cualquier otro lugar — anywhere else

cambiar los muebles de lugar — to move the furniture around

en algún lugar — somewhere

consérvese en lugar fresco — keep in a cool place

el lugar del suceso — the scene of the incident

2) (localidad, región)

los habitantes del lugar — the local people

lugar y fecha de nacimiento — place and date of birth

3)

a) ( espacio libre) room

hacer lugar para alguien/algo — to make room o space for somebody/something

b) ( asiento) seat

4)

a) ( situación) place

yo en tu lugar... — if I were you...

ponte en mi lugar — put yourself in my place

b) (en organización, jerarquía) place

nadie puede ocupar el lugar de la madre — nobody can take a mother's place

según el lugar que ocupan en la lista — according to their position on the list

se clasificó en primer/quinto lugar — she finished in first/fifth place

5)

dar lugar a — (a una disputa, a comentarios) to provoke, give rise to

han dado lugar a que la gente hable — their behavior has set people talking

6) (Der)

no ha lugar la protesta — the objection is overruled

7) (en locs)

en lugar de — instead of

ella firmó en mi lugar — she signed on my behalf

en primer lugar: se tratarán en primer lugar they will be dealt with first; en primer lugar porque... first of all o firstly because...; en último lugar: y en último lugar... and finally o lastly...; a como dé/diera lugar (AmL): se trata de venderlo a como dé lugar the idea is to sell it any way we can; a como diera lugar yo iba a entrar one way or another I was going to get in; dejar a alguien en mal lugar to put somebody in an awkward position; poner a alguien en su lugar to put somebody in her/his place; sin lugar a dudas without doubt, undoubtedly; tener lugar — to take place

•

- lugar común

* * *

= area, locality, location, place, locus [loci, -pl.], site, spot, slot.

Ex. The area in which standards for bibliographic description have had the most impact is in catalogues and catalogue record data bases.

Ex. To overcome these problems users must think of all the various names that might have been applied, and must understand something of the geography and administration of the locality concerned.

Ex. Having been alerted to the existence of a document, the user needs information concerning the actual location of the document, in order that the document may be read.

Ex. Period and place can also be added to any heading, though there are restrictions on the latter: in certain subjects place takes preference over subject.

Ex. The locus of government policy making has been shifted to the Ministry of Research and Technology.

Ex. Here, families from many different communities were up-rooted and resettled on greenfield sites, many miles away from relatives and friends.

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

Ex. These frames are of different types and have slots also of different types, which can be filled by other frames.

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* asignar un lugar = give + Nombre + a place in.

* auxiliares de lugar = area table.

* cambiar de lugar = relocate, resite [re-site].

* cambio de lugar = relocation.

* cambio + tener lugar = change + take place.

* colocación fuera de lugar = misplacement.

* colocado en lugar erróneo = misplaced.

* colocar en el lugar donde = put in + the place where.

* colocar en su lugar = drop into + place.

* colocar en un lugar = put into + place.

* colocar en un lugar erróneo = misplace.

* confinado a un lugar concreto = site-bound.

* conseguir ocupar un lugar específico = secure + a niche.

* Consejo Internacional de Museos y Lugares de Interés (ICOMS) = International Council of Museums and Sites (ICOMOS).

* curso que tiene lugar fuera de la universidad = extension course, off-campus course.

* dar lugar = produce.

* dar lugar a = cause, generate, give + rise to, mean, result (in), leave + room for, bring about, lead to, cause, open + the door to, give + cause to, give + occasion to.

* dar lugar a la reflexión = provide + food for thought.

* dar lugar a problemas = give + rise to problems.

* dar lugar a queja = evoke + complaint.

* dar lugar a rumores = fuel + rumours, give + rise to rumours.

* de lugares más distantes = from further afield.

* demostrar sin lugar a dudas = prove + conclusively.

* desplazarse de un lugar a otro = move from + place to place.

* distribuido en varios lugares = multilocationed.

* el lugar que le corresponde a = the due place of.

* emplazado en un lugar lejano = outstation.

* en algún lugar = somewhere, at some point.

* en algún lugar (de por ahí) = somewhere out there.

* encontrarse fuera de lugar = be out of + Posesivo + element, be out of place.

* en cualquier lugar = everywhere, anywhere.

* en cualquier otro lougar = everywhere else.

* en cualquier otro lugar = anywhere else.

* en cuarto lugar = fourthly.

* en el lugar del accidente = at the scene of the accident.

* en el lugar de los hechos = at the scene.

* en lugar de = as opposed to, in place of, instead of, rather than, in lieu of.

* en lugar del accidente = at the scene.

* en lugar de otro = vicariously.

* en lugares cerrados = indoors.

* en ningún lugar = nowhere.

* en otro lugar = elsewhere, off-site [offsite].

* en primer lugar = firstly, in the first place, in the first instance, first and foremost, first off.

* en quinto lugar = fifthly.

* en segundo lugar = secondly, second-best [2nd-best], in the second place.

* en su lugar = instead, in + Posesivo + stead.

* en tercer lugar = thirdly, on the third hand.

* en un lugar central = centrally located.

* en un lugar céntrico = centrally located.

* en un lugar diferente de = somewhere other than.

* en un lugar distinto a = somewhere other than.

* en un lugar seguro = in a safe place, in safekeeping.

* estar en el lugar adecuado en el momento adecuado = be in the right place at the right time.

* estar en el lugar indicado en el momento indicado = be in the right place at the right time.

* estar en el lugar oportuno en el momento oportuno = be in the right place at the right time.

* estar fuera de lugar = be out of place, be out of order.

* fuera de lugar = out of place, uncalled-for.

* gallito del lugar, el = cock-of-the-walk.

* ganarse un lugar en el corazón de Alguien = win + a place in + heart.

* habitante del lugar = local, local resident.

* hacerse un lugar = carve out + a place.

* hacer una marca para indicar el lugar donde uno se ha quedado leyendo = mark + Posesivo + place.

* lugar acogedor = welcoming place.

* lugar aglomerado = crowded quarter.

* lugar ameno = locus amoenus.

* lugar atrasado = backwater.

* lugar común de alimentación = feeding ground.

* lugar común de encuentro = meeting ground.

* lugar cultural = cultural site.

* lugar de acampada = campsite [camp site], camping site, campground.

* lugar de aterrizaje = landing site, landing area.

* lugar de celebración = venue.

* lugar de celebración del congreso = conference venue.

* lugar de cita = meeting ground.

* lugar de cría = breeding ground, breeding area.

* lugar de descanso = resting place.

* lugar de diversión = playground.

* lugar de encuentro = meeting place, meeting point, gathering place, tryst.

* lugar de entretenimiento nocturno = night spot.

* lugar de honor = pride of place.

* lugar de impresión = place of printing.

* lugar de interés = attraction, sight.

* lugar del crimen = scene of the crime.

* lugar de nacimiento = birthplace, place of birth.

* lugar de origen = locality of origin.

* lugar de parada = halting place.

* lugar de pasto = feeding ground.

* lugar de prueba alfa = alpha test site, alpha site.

* lugar de prueba beta = beta test site.

* lugar de pruebas = test site.

* lugar de publicación = place of publication.

* lugar de recogida = pick-up location, pick-up point, drop-off point.

* lugar de residencia = place of residence.

* lugar destacado = prime space.

* lugar de trabajo = affiliation, institutional affiliation, working environment, workplace, work setting, place of work, worksite [work site], home institution.

* lugar de trabajo del autor = author affiliation.

* lugar de vacaciones = tourist destination.

* lugar donde las aves pasan la noche = roost.

* lugar donde pasar el rato = hang out.

* lugar en el mercado de venta = market niche.

* lugar en la ordenación = filing position.

* lugar escondido = secluded spot.

* lugares de interés = sights.

* lugar específico = niche.

* lugar físico = physical place.

* lugar frecuentado = hang out.

* lugar histórico = historic site, historical site.

* lugar interesante = hot spot.

* lugar oculto = hidden storage place, secret storage location, secret storage place, secret holding location, secret cell.

* lugar para comer = eating facility.

* lugar pintoresco = beauty spot.

* lugar privilegiado = place in the sun.

* lugar protegido = safe haven, safe harbour.

* lugar público = public place.

* lugar que le corresponde = Posesivo + rightful place.

* lugar que nos corresponde = place in the sun.

* lugar remoto = secluded spot.

* lugar resguardado del viento y soleado = suntrap.

* lugar seguro = safe haven, safe place.

* lugar visible = prime space.

* nombre de lugar = place name.

* no tener lugar = fall through.

* ocasión + dar lugar a = occasion + give rise to.

* ocupar el lugar de = take + the place of.

* ocupar el lugar de Alguien = take + Posesivo + place.

* ocupar un lugar = hold + a place, occupy + place.

* ocupar un lugar destacado para + Pronombre = stand + high on + Posesivo + list.

* ocupar un lugar en una clasificación = rank.

* ocupar un lugar importante = take + pride of place.

* ocupar un lugar prioritario en los intereses de Alguien = rank + high on + Posesivo + agenda.

* ocupar un lugar privilegiado = have + pride of place.

* ocupar un primer lugar = stand + first.

* ponerse en el lugar de = place + Reflexivo + in the position of, put + Reflexivo + in the position of.

* ponerse en el lugar de Alguien = put + Reflexivo + in + Nombre/Posesivo + shoes, wear + Posesivo + shoes, walk in + Posesivo + shoes.

* ponerse en lugar de Alguien = stand in + Posesivo + shoes.

* primer lugar de consulta = first stop.

* que huele a lugar cerrado = fusty.

* que no aparece en primer lugar = nonfirst [non-first].

* que tiene lugar una vez a la semana = once-weekly.

* residente del lugar = local resident.

* sentimiento de pertenecer a un lugar = sense of belonging.

* sentirse fuera de lugar = feel + inadequate.

* sin lugar a dudas = conclusively, undeniably, unquestionably, without any doubt, by all accounts, no mistake, no doubt, without a shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt, to be sure.

* sistema en el que el documento aparece representado en un único lugar del ín = one-place system.

* situado en primer lugar = top-rated.

* situado en un lugar céntrico = centrally located.

* situado en un lugar lejano = outstation.

* tener lugar = take + place, go on, come to + pass.

* TIP (El Lugar de Información) = TIP (The Information Place).

* UF (úsese en lugar de) = UF (use for).

* un buen lugar de partida = a good place to start.

* variar de lugar a lugar = differ + from place to place.

* variar de un lugar a otro = vary + from place to place.

* visita con conferencia a varios lugares de un país = lecture tour.

* zona central de un lugar = heartland.

* * *

masculino

1) ( sitio) place

no es éste el lugar — this is not the place

en cualquier otro lugar — anywhere else

cambiar los muebles de lugar — to move the furniture around

en algún lugar — somewhere

consérvese en lugar fresco — keep in a cool place

el lugar del suceso — the scene of the incident

2) (localidad, región)

los habitantes del lugar — the local people

lugar y fecha de nacimiento — place and date of birth

3)

a) ( espacio libre) room

hacer lugar para alguien/algo — to make room o space for somebody/something

b) ( asiento) seat

4)

a) ( situación) place

yo en tu lugar... — if I were you...

ponte en mi lugar — put yourself in my place

b) (en organización, jerarquía) place

nadie puede ocupar el lugar de la madre — nobody can take a mother's place

según el lugar que ocupan en la lista — according to their position on the list

se clasificó en primer/quinto lugar — she finished in first/fifth place

5)

dar lugar a — (a una disputa, a comentarios) to provoke, give rise to

han dado lugar a que la gente hable — their behavior has set people talking

6) (Der)

no ha lugar la protesta — the objection is overruled

7) (en locs)

en lugar de — instead of

ella firmó en mi lugar — she signed on my behalf

en primer lugar: se tratarán en primer lugar they will be dealt with first; en primer lugar porque... first of all o firstly because...; en último lugar: y en último lugar... and finally o lastly...; a como dé/diera lugar (AmL): se trata de venderlo a como dé lugar the idea is to sell it any way we can; a como diera lugar yo iba a entrar one way or another I was going to get in; dejar a alguien en mal lugar to put somebody in an awkward position; poner a alguien en su lugar to put somebody in her/his place; sin lugar a dudas without doubt, undoubtedly; tener lugar — to take place

•

- lugar común

* * *

= area, locality, location, place, locus [loci, -pl.], site, spot, slot.

Ex: The area in which standards for bibliographic description have had the most impact is in catalogues and catalogue record data bases.

Ex: To overcome these problems users must think of all the various names that might have been applied, and must understand something of the geography and administration of the locality concerned.

Ex: Having been alerted to the existence of a document, the user needs information concerning the actual location of the document, in order that the document may be read.

Ex: Period and place can also be added to any heading, though there are restrictions on the latter: in certain subjects place takes preference over subject.

Ex: The locus of government policy making has been shifted to the Ministry of Research and Technology.

Ex: Here, families from many different communities were up-rooted and resettled on greenfield sites, many miles away from relatives and friends.

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

Ex: These frames are of different types and have slots also of different types, which can be filled by other frames.

* asignar un lugar = give + Nombre + a place in.

* auxiliares de lugar = area table.

* cambiar de lugar = relocate, resite [re-site].

* cambio de lugar = relocation.

* cambio + tener lugar = change + take place.

* colocación fuera de lugar = misplacement.

* colocado en lugar erróneo = misplaced.

* colocar en el lugar donde = put in + the place where.

* colocar en su lugar = drop into + place.

* colocar en un lugar = put into + place.

* colocar en un lugar erróneo = misplace.

* confinado a un lugar concreto = site-bound.

* conseguir ocupar un lugar específico = secure + a niche.

* Consejo Internacional de Museos y Lugares de Interés (ICOMS) = International Council of Museums and Sites (ICOMOS).

* curso que tiene lugar fuera de la universidad = extension course, off-campus course.

* dar lugar = produce.

* dar lugar a = cause, generate, give + rise to, mean, result (in), leave + room for, bring about, lead to, cause, open + the door to, give + cause to, give + occasion to.

* dar lugar a la reflexión = provide + food for thought.

* dar lugar a problemas = give + rise to problems.

* dar lugar a queja = evoke + complaint.

* dar lugar a rumores = fuel + rumours, give + rise to rumours.

* de lugares más distantes = from further afield.

* demostrar sin lugar a dudas = prove + conclusively.

* desplazarse de un lugar a otro = move from + place to place.

* distribuido en varios lugares = multilocationed.

* el lugar que le corresponde a = the due place of.

* emplazado en un lugar lejano = outstation.

* en algún lugar = somewhere, at some point.

* en algún lugar (de por ahí) = somewhere out there.

* encontrarse fuera de lugar = be out of + Posesivo + element, be out of place.

* en cualquier lugar = everywhere, anywhere.

* en cualquier otro lougar = everywhere else.

* en cualquier otro lugar = anywhere else.

* en cuarto lugar = fourthly.

* en el lugar del accidente = at the scene of the accident.

* en el lugar de los hechos = at the scene.

* en lugar de = as opposed to, in place of, instead of, rather than, in lieu of.

* en lugar del accidente = at the scene.

* en lugar de otro = vicariously.

* en lugares cerrados = indoors.

* en ningún lugar = nowhere.

* en otro lugar = elsewhere, off-site [offsite].

* en primer lugar = firstly, in the first place, in the first instance, first and foremost, first off.

* en quinto lugar = fifthly.

* en segundo lugar = secondly, second-best [2nd-best], in the second place.

* en su lugar = instead, in + Posesivo + stead.

* en tercer lugar = thirdly, on the third hand.

* en un lugar central = centrally located.

* en un lugar céntrico = centrally located.

* en un lugar diferente de = somewhere other than.

* en un lugar distinto a = somewhere other than.

* en un lugar seguro = in a safe place, in safekeeping.

* estar en el lugar adecuado en el momento adecuado = be in the right place at the right time.

* estar en el lugar indicado en el momento indicado = be in the right place at the right time.

* estar en el lugar oportuno en el momento oportuno = be in the right place at the right time.

* estar fuera de lugar = be out of place, be out of order.

* fuera de lugar = out of place, uncalled-for.

* gallito del lugar, el = cock-of-the-walk.

* ganarse un lugar en el corazón de Alguien = win + a place in + heart.

* habitante del lugar = local, local resident.

* hacerse un lugar = carve out + a place.

* hacer una marca para indicar el lugar donde uno se ha quedado leyendo = mark + Posesivo + place.

* lugar acogedor = welcoming place.

* lugar aglomerado = crowded quarter.

* lugar ameno = locus amoenus.

* lugar atrasado = backwater.

* lugar común de alimentación = feeding ground.

* lugar común de encuentro = meeting ground.

* lugar cultural = cultural site.

* lugar de acampada = campsite [camp site], camping site, campground.

* lugar de aterrizaje = landing site, landing area.

* lugar de celebración = venue.

* lugar de celebración del congreso = conference venue.

* lugar de cita = meeting ground.

* lugar de cría = breeding ground, breeding area.

* lugar de descanso = resting place.

* lugar de diversión = playground.

* lugar de encuentro = meeting place, meeting point, gathering place, tryst.

* lugar de entretenimiento nocturno = night spot.

* lugar de honor = pride of place.

* lugar de impresión = place of printing.

* lugar de interés = attraction, sight.

* lugar del crimen = scene of the crime.

* lugar de nacimiento = birthplace, place of birth.

* lugar de origen = locality of origin.

* lugar de parada = halting place.

* lugar de pasto = feeding ground.

* lugar de prueba alfa = alpha test site, alpha site.

* lugar de prueba beta = beta test site.

* lugar de pruebas = test site.

* lugar de publicación = place of publication.

* lugar de recogida = pick-up location, pick-up point, drop-off point.

* lugar de residencia = place of residence.

* lugar destacado = prime space.

* lugar de trabajo = affiliation, institutional affiliation, working environment, workplace, work setting, place of work, worksite [work site], home institution.

* lugar de trabajo del autor = author affiliation.

* lugar de vacaciones = tourist destination.

* lugar donde las aves pasan la noche = roost.

* lugar donde pasar el rato = hang out.

* lugar en el mercado de venta = market niche.

* lugar en la ordenación = filing position.

* lugar escondido = secluded spot.

* lugares de interés = sights.

* lugar específico = niche.

* lugar físico = physical place.

* lugar frecuentado = hang out.

* lugar histórico = historic site, historical site.

* lugar interesante = hot spot.

* lugar oculto = hidden storage place, secret storage location, secret storage place, secret holding location, secret cell.

* lugar para comer = eating facility.

* lugar pintoresco = beauty spot.

* lugar privilegiado = place in the sun.

* lugar protegido = safe haven, safe harbour.

* lugar público = public place.

* lugar que le corresponde = Posesivo + rightful place.

* lugar que nos corresponde = place in the sun.

* lugar remoto = secluded spot.

* lugar resguardado del viento y soleado = suntrap.

* lugar seguro = safe haven, safe place.

* lugar visible = prime space.

* nombre de lugar = place name.

* no tener lugar = fall through.

* ocasión + dar lugar a = occasion + give rise to.

* ocupar el lugar de = take + the place of.

* ocupar el lugar de Alguien = take + Posesivo + place.

* ocupar un lugar = hold + a place, occupy + place.

* ocupar un lugar destacado para + Pronombre = stand + high on + Posesivo + list.

* ocupar un lugar en una clasificación = rank.

* ocupar un lugar importante = take + pride of place.

* ocupar un lugar prioritario en los intereses de Alguien = rank + high on + Posesivo + agenda.

* ocupar un lugar privilegiado = have + pride of place.

* ocupar un primer lugar = stand + first.

* ponerse en el lugar de = place + Reflexivo + in the position of, put + Reflexivo + in the position of.

* ponerse en el lugar de Alguien = put + Reflexivo + in + Nombre/Posesivo + shoes, wear + Posesivo + shoes, walk in + Posesivo + shoes.

* ponerse en lugar de Alguien = stand in + Posesivo + shoes.

* primer lugar de consulta = first stop.

* que huele a lugar cerrado = fusty.

* que no aparece en primer lugar = nonfirst [non-first].

* que tiene lugar una vez a la semana = once-weekly.

* residente del lugar = local resident.

* sentimiento de pertenecer a un lugar = sense of belonging.

* sentirse fuera de lugar = feel + inadequate.

* sin lugar a dudas = conclusively, undeniably, unquestionably, without any doubt, by all accounts, no mistake, no doubt, without a shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt, to be sure.

* sistema en el que el documento aparece representado en un único lugar del ín = one-place system.

* situado en primer lugar = top-rated.

* situado en un lugar céntrico = centrally located.

* situado en un lugar lejano = outstation.

* tener lugar = take + place, go on, come to + pass.

* TIP (El Lugar de Información) = TIP (The Information Place).

* UF (úsese en lugar de) = UF (use for).

* un buen lugar de partida = a good place to start.

* variar de lugar a lugar = differ + from place to place.

* variar de un lugar a otro = vary + from place to place.

* visita con conferencia a varios lugares de un país = lecture tour.

* zona central de un lugar = heartland.

* * *

lugar

masculine

A (sitio) place

no es éste el lugar ni el momento oportuno para hablar de ello this is neither the time nor the place to discuss it

esto no está en su lugar this is not in its place, this is not where it should be o in the right place o where it belongs

en cualquier otro lugar la gente se hubiera echado a la calle anywhere else o in any other country, people would have taken to the streets

hemos cambiado los muebles de lugar we've moved the furniture around

tiene que estar en algún lugar it must be somewhere

guárdalo en un lugar seguro keep it in a safe place

[ S ] consérvese en lugar fresco keep in a cool place

se trasladaron al lugar del suceso they went to the scene of the incident

¿se te ocurre un lugar por aquí cerca donde podamos ir a comer? can you think of anywhere around here where we can go and eat?

B

(localidad, región): visité varios lugares I visited several places

los habitantes del lugar the local inhabitants o people

en un lugar de África somewhere in Africa

lugar y fecha de nacimiento place and date of birth

C

1

(espacio libre): ¿podrían hacer lugar para alguien más? could you make room o space for one more?

no hay lugar para nada más there's no room for anything else

aquí te dejé un lugar para que pongas tus cosas I left you some space here for you to put your things

2 (asiento) seat

D

1 (situación) place

ponte en mi lugar put yourself in my place

yo en tu lugar no se lo diría I wouldn't tell her if I were you

¡ya quisiera verte en mi lugar! I'd like to see what you'd do in my place o position o ( colloq) shoes

2 (en una organización, jerarquía) place

el lugar que le corresponde her rightful place o position

nadie puede ocupar el lugar de una madre nobody can take a mother's place

según el lugar que ocupan en la lista according to their position on the list

en quinto lugar se clasificó el equipo australiano the Australian team finished fifth o in fifth place o in fifth position

E

dar lugar a (a una disputa) to provoke, give rise to, spark off; (a comentarios) to give rise to, provoke

han dado lugar a que la gente hable their behavior has got o set people talking

F ( Der):

no ha lugar la protesta the objection is overruled

G ( en locs):

en lugar de instead of

fue él en lugar de su hermano he went instead of his brother o in his brother's place

en lugar de hablar tanto podrías ayudar un poco instead of talking so much you might help a bit

¿puede firmar ella en mi lugar? can she sign for me o on my behalf

¿y si en lugar de ir nosotros viene él aquí? and how about him coming here rather than us going there?

en primer/segundo/último lugar: los temas que serán tratados en primer lugar the topics which will be dealt with first

no estoy de acuerdo, en primer lugar porque … I don't agree, first of all o firstly because …

y en último lugar, hablaremos de las posibles soluciones and finally o lastly, we will discuss possible solutions

a como dé/diera lugar ( AmL): se trata de venderlo a como dé lugar the idea is to sell it however possible o however they can

a como diera lugar yo iba a entrar al concierto one way or another I was going to get into the concert

dejar a algn en mal lugar to put sb in an awkward position

hacerse un lugar (en la vida) to get on in life

no dejar lugar a dudas: lo dijo con tal convicción que no dejó lugar a dudas sobre su sinceridad she said it with such conviction that there could be no doubt about her sincerity

poner a algn en su lugar to put sb in her/his place

sin lugar a dudas without doubt, undoubtedly

tener lugar to take place

un lugar para cada cosa y cada cosa en su lugar a place for everything and everything in its place

Compuestos:

● lugar común

cliché, commonplace

● lugar geométrico

locus

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lugar sustantivo masculino
1 ( en general) place;
◊ este es el lugar this is the place;

en cualquier otro lugar anywhere else;
en algún lugar somewhere;
cambiar los muebles de lugar to move the furniture around;
el lugar del suceso the scene of the incident;
yo en tu lugar … if I were you …;
ponte en mi lugar put yourself in my place;
se clasificó en primer lugar she finished in first place
2 (localidad, región):
◊ los habitantes del lugar the local people;

lugar y fecha de nacimiento place and date of birth
3
a) ( espacio libre) room;

◊ hacer lugar para algn/algo to make room o space for sb/sth;

me hizo un lugar he made me some room
b) ( asiento) seat

4
◊ dar lugar a (a disputa, comentarios) to provoke, give rise to

5 ( en locs)
◊ en lugar de instead of;

ella firmó en mi lugar she signed on my behalf;
en primer lugar ( antes que nada) first of all, firstly;
en último lugar ( finalmente) finally, lastly;
sin lugar a dudas without doubt, undoubtedly;
tener lugar to take place
lugar sustantivo masculino
1 place
la gente del lugar, the local people
en algún lugar del cuerpo/libro, in some part of the body/book
2 (ocasión) time: no hubo lugar para ello, there was no occasion for it
3 (motivo) occasion: dio lugar a un malentendido, it gave rise to a misunderstanding
♦ Locuciones: sentirse fuera de lugar to feel out of place
tener lugar, to take place
en lugar de, instead of
en mi/tu/su lugar..., if I/you/he were me/you/him...
en primer lugar, in the first place, firstly
sin lugar a dudas, without a doubt
' lugar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abandonada
- abandonado
- abandono
- abrigo
- acogedor
- acogedora
- acuartelamiento
- acudir
- airear
- alejada
- alejado
- allá
- allí
- antesala
- apartada
- apartado
- aquí
- archivo
- arena
- atrás
- baja
- bajo
- botar
- cabida
- caer
- celebrarse
- colocarse
- continuar
- damnificada
- damnificado
- darse
- definitivamente
- dejar
- delante
- dentro
- deprimida
- deprimido
- derecha
- desalojo
- desamparada
- desamparado
- desarrollarse
- desencadenar
- desencajada
- desencajado
- desentonar
- desfilar
- designar
- deslizarse
- despacho
English:
abroad
- agree
- be
- beauty spot
- birthplace
- breeding ground
- burial
- celebrate
- change
- climb
- come off
- commonplace
- commuter
- dental surgery
- designate
- desolation
- divert
- drive-through
- elsewhere
- equatorial
- erect
- everyplace
- ex
- first
- firstly
- foremost
- haunt
- high
- homeland
- in-service
- inch
- innermost
- innocent
- instead
- introduction
- landmark
- last
- lie
- lieu
- live in
- liven
- location
- lookout
- Mecca
- midterm
- misplaced
- mournful
- move back
- occupy
- palace

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lugar

♦ nm

1. [sitio] place;
[del crimen, accidente] scene; [para acampar, merendar] spot;
encontraron una pistola en el lugar de los hechos they found a gun at the crime scene o scene of the crime;

¿en qué lugar habré metido las tijeras? where can I have put the scissors?;

en algún lugar somewhere;

no lo veo por ningún lugar I can't see it anywhere;

vuelve a ponerlo todo en su lugar put everything back where it belongs;

he cambiado el televisor de lugar I've moved the television;

estoy buscando un lugar donde pasar la noche I'm looking for somewhere to spend the night;

éste no es (el) lugar para discutir eso this is not the place to discuss that

Comp
lugar de anidación nesting site;
lugar de encuentro meeting place;

lugar de interés place of interest;

lugar de reunión meeting place;

lugar sagrado sanctum;

lugar de trabajo workplace

2. [localidad] place, town;

las gentes del lugar the local people;

ni los más viejos del lugar recuerdan algo semejante not even the oldest people there can remember anything like it

Comp
lugar de nacimiento [en biografía] birthplace; [en formulario, impreso] place of birth;
lugar de residencia [en formulario, impreso] place of residence;

lugar turístico Br holiday o US vacation resort;

lugar de veraneo summer resort

3. [puesto] position;

ocupa un lugar importante en la empresa she has an important position in the company, she is high up in the company;

¿puedes ir tú en mi lugar? can you go in my place?;

en primer/segundo lugar, quiero decir… in the first/second place, I would like to say…, firstly/secondly, I would like to say…;

llegó en primer/segundo lugar she finished o came first/second;

en último lugar, quiero decir… lastly o last, I would like to say…;

llegó en último lugar she came last;

ponte en mi lugar put yourself in my place;

yo en tu lugar if I were you

4. [espacio libre] room, space;

esta mesa ocupa mucho lugar this table takes up a lot of room o space;

aquí ya no hay lugar para más gente there's no room for anyone else here;

hacerle lugar a algo/alguien to make room o some space for sth/sb

5. lugar común platitude, commonplace

6. [ocasión]
dar lugar a [rumores, comentarios, debate, disputa] to give rise to;
[polémica] to spark off, to give rise to; [catástrofe] to lead to, to cause; [explosión, escape] to cause; Am
a como dé lugar whatever the cost, whatever it takes;
Der
no ha lugar objection overruled;

no hay lugar a duda there's no (room for) doubt;

sin lugar a dudas without doubt, undoubtedly

7.
tener lugar to take place;

la recepción tendrá lugar en los jardines del palacio the reception will be held in the palace gardens

8. Comp

dejar en buen lugar: el cantante mexicano dejó en buen lugar a su país the Mexican singer did his country proud;

dejar en mal lugar: no nos dejes en mal lugar y pórtate bien be good and don't show us up;

estar fuera de lugar to be out of place;

poner a alguien en su lugar to put sb in his/her place;

poner las cosas en su lugar to set things straight

♦ en lugar de loc prep

instead of;

acudió en lugar de mí she came in my place o instead of me;

en lugar de la sopa, tomaré pasta I'll have the pasta instead of the soup;

en lugar de mirar, podrías echarnos una mano you could give us a hand rather than o instead of just standing/sitting there watching

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lugar

m place;

en lugar de instead of;

en primer lugar in the first place, first(ly);

fuera de lugar out of place;

yo en tu lugar if I were you, (if I were) in your place;

ponte en mi lugar put yourself in my place;

dar lugar a give rise to;

tener lugar take place;

lugar de destino posting;

sin lugar a dudas without a doubt

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lugar nm

1) : place, position

se llevó el primer lugar en su división: she took first place in her division

2) espacio: space, room

3)

dar lugar a : to give rise to, to lead to

4)

en lugar de : instead of

5)

lugar común : cliché, platitude

6)

tener lugar : to take place

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lugar n place

es un lugar muy tranquilo it's a very quiet place

llegó en quinto lugar he finished in fifth place

un lugar donde sentarse a place to sit / somewhere to sit

dar lugar a to give rise to [pt. gave; pp. given]

en lugar de instead of

en primer lugar firstly / first of all

estar fuera de lugar (incómodo) out of place (inoportuno) inappropriate

tener lugar to take place

Spanish-English dictionary > lugar
14 liv

sg - livet, pl - liv

жизнь ж

det dáglige liv — бу́дни мн

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colour, life, lifetime, way of life

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(et -) life (pl lives);

( klædningsstykke) bodice;

( midje) waist;

[ livet]

(i alm) life ( fx life is wonderful; enjoy life);

( ens eget liv) one's life ( fx lose one's life);

[ livet er andet end arbejde] there's more to life than just working;

[ hele livet] all one's life;

[ sådan er livet] that's life;

[ det er mit livs store chance] it's the chance of a lifetime;

[ jeg fik mit livs forskrækkelse] I got the fright of my life;

[ det gælder livet] it is a matter of life and death;

[ holde fast som om det gjaldt livet] hold on like grim death;

[ løbe som om det gjaldt livet] run for dear life;

[ jeg kunne ikke gøre det om det så gjaldt livet] I couldn't do it to save my life;

[ hårdt liv]

(med.) constipation;

[ så længe der er liv er der håb] while there's life there's hope;

[ i moders liv] in the womb;

[ sætte liv i]

( gøre mere aktiv) put life into,

F vitalize;

( gøre mere munter) liven up,

F enliven ( fx a party);

[ sætte nyt liv i]

F revitalize ( fx the shipbuilding industry);

(se også klud);

[ tage livet af én] kill somebody;

(fig) be the death of somebody;

[ tage livet af et rygte] stamp out (el. kill) a rumour;

[ tage livet af sig] take one's own life, commit suicide;

(se også II. lade, leve, nyde, offentlig, opretholde, II. plage, skræmme);

[ med præp:]

[ for ( hele) livet] for (the whole of one's) life;

[ liv for liv] a life for a life;

[ løbe for livet] run for dear life;

[ holde en tre skridt fra livet] keep somebody at arm's length (el. at a distance);

[ i live] alive;

[ aldrig i livet] never in my life;

[ arbejde med liv og lyst] work with a will;

[ han gik op i sit arbejde med liv og sjæl] he devoted himself to his work heart and soul;

[ have et skærf om livet] have a sash round one's waist;

[ de gik med hinanden om livet] they walked with their arms round each other('s waists);

[ tage en om livet] put an arm round somebody's waist;

[ det er vel ikke livet om at gøre] is it all that desperately urgent?

[ kamp på liv og død] life-and-death struggle;

[ rykke ind på livet af én] close in on somebody;

[ vandet gik ham til midt på livet] he was waist-deep in water;

[ kalde til live] call into existence (el. being);

[ kalde til live igen] revive,

F resuscitate;

[ komme til livs] get at,

( et onde) put down ( fx drug pushing), stamp out ( fx a

disease);

[ sætte til livs] devour,

T put away;

[ ville en til livs]

T have it in for somebody, have one's knife into somebody;

(se også vække).

Danish-English dictionary > liv
15 color

m.

1 color (que se ve).

¿de qué color? what color?

es de color azul it's blue

a todo color in full color

de colores colorful

televisión en color color television

colores complementarios complementary colors

color primario primary color

2 tone (aspecto).

no tienes muy buen color you look a bit off-color

3 paint.

colores colored pencils (lápices)

4 suit.

5 color (raza).

sin distinción de credo ni color regardless of creed or color

de color colored (persona)

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color

► nombre masculino

1 colour (US color)

■ es de color verde it's green

2 formal figurado (carácter) character

3 figurado (tendencia) tendency

► nombre masculino & nombre femenino

1 (del rostro) colour (US color), complexion

► nombre masculino plural colores

1 (bandera) colours (US colors), flag sing; (equipo) team sing

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

dar color (colorear) to colour (US color) 2 figurado to liven up

de color (en color) in colour (US color), coloured (US colored) 2 (persona) coloured (US colored)

en color / en colores (cine, foto) in colour (US color)

coger color (cebolla) to turn brown 2 (hojas etc) to turn yellow, turn brown

no haber color to be no comparison

■ entre tu coche y el mío no hay color, porque el mío es mucho mejor your car isn't a patch on mine

sacarle a alguien los colores familiar to make somebody blush

subido,-a de color figurado risqué

tener color to be lively

verlo todo de color de rosa figurado to see life through rose-coloured (US rose-colored) spectacles

color local figurado local colour (US color)

color sólido fast colour (US color)

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noun m.

color

* * *

SM
[a veces] SF
1) (=coloración) colour, color (EEUU)

los colores del arco iris — the colours of the rainbow

el color azul — blue

¿de qué color es? — what colour is it?

¿de qué color tiene los ojos? — what colour are her eyes?, what colour eyes does she have?

es de color verde — it's green

una falda (de) color rojo — a red skirt

un traje (de) color canela — a cinnamon-coloured suit

lo quisiera en color verde — I'd like it in green

• a color — colour antes de s, color antes de s (EEUU)

fotocopias a color — colour photocopying

a todo color — full-colour

• dar color a algo — to colour sth in

le dio color al dibujo — he coloured in the drawing

• de color, ropa de color — coloured o (EEUU) colored clothes

viste de color — she wears coloured clothes

• en color — colour antes de s

película en color — colour film

televisión en color — colour television

• tomar o coger color, esa tela no ha tomado o cogido bien el color — that material has not dyed at all well

cuando la cebolla haya tomado color — when the onion has gone o turned golden brown

el proyecto empieza a tomar o coger color — the project is starting to take shape

color apagado — subdued colour

color pastel — pastel colour

color primario — primary colour

2) [de la cara] colour, color (EEUU)

tener buen color — to have good colour

tener mal color — to look off colour

- ponerse de mil colores

- sacar los colores a algn

- le salieron los colores

3) (=raza) colour, color (EEUU)

sin distinción de sexo o color — regardless of sex or colour

persona de color — coloured person

4) (=tipismo)

la feria ha perdido el color de antaño — the festival has lost the flavour o (EEUU) flavor o feel it used to have

color local — local colour

5)

de color de rosa —

lo describió todo de color de rosa — she described it all in very rosy terms

verlo todo de color de rosa — to see everything through rose-tinted o rose-coloured spectacles

- la vida no es de color de rosa

- no hay color

- subido de color

6) pl colores (tb: lápices de colores) coloured pencils, crayons

una caja de colores — a box of coloured pencils o crayons

7) pl colores (Dep) colours

una bufanda con los colores del Barcelona — a scarf with the Barcelona colours

los colores nacionales — the national colours

8) (=cosmético) blusher, rouge

ponerse color — to put on blusher o rouge

9) (=interés) colour

el partido no tuvo color — the game lacked colour

10) ††

so color de — under pretext of

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masculino

1)

a) color*

ha cambiado de color — it has changed color

¿de qué color es? — what color is it?

un sombrero de un color oscuro/claro — a dark/light hat

las banderitas de color amarillo/verde — the yellow/green flags

una blusa (de) color carne — a flesh-colored blouse

ilustraciones a todo color — full color illustrations

papeles de colores — pieces of colored paper

cintas de colores — colored ribbons

globos de todos los colores or (CS, Méx) de todos colores — balloons of all different colors

televisión en colores or (Esp) en color or (Andes, Méx) a color — color television

fotos en colores or (Esp) en color — color photos

dar color a algo — to add color* to something

color de hormiga — (AmL)

la cosa se puso color de hormiga — things started looking pretty grim o black

no hay color — (Esp) there's no comparison

ponerse de mil colores or de todos los colores — to blush to the roots of one's hair

subido de color — ( chiste) risqué

subírsele el color or los colores a alguien — ( por esfuerzo) to flush, become flushed; ( por vergüenza) to blush, turn red, go red (BrE)

b)

tomar or (esp AmL) agarrar or (esp Esp) coger color — pollo to brown; cebolla frita/pastel to turn golden-brown; fruta to ripen; piel to become tanned

c) ( tintura) color*, dye

d) colores masculino plural ( lápices) colored* pencils (pl), crayons (pl)

e) colores masculino plural ( señal distintiva) colors* (pl)

los colores nacionales — the national colors

correr con colores propios — (Chi, Ven) to act on one's own initiative

- color complementario/primario

2) ( raza) color*

sin distinción de credo ni color — regardless of creed or color

una chica de color — (euf) a colored girl (dated)

3) (colorido de relato, de fiesta) color*

una celebración de gran color — a celebration full of color

4) ( cúrcuma) turmeric

* * *

= colour [color, -USA], hue.

Ex. This indicated whether a work is illustrated, whether the illustrations are coloured o black and white, and the type of illustrations to be found in the work, for example maps.

Ex. The store was gutted and rebuilt, according to his specifications, into a beautiful, modern facility, decorated in vibrant hues and furnished with the latest Herman Miller offerings.

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* a color = multi-colour [multi-color -USA].

* a todo color = full-colour, in full colour.

* barras de color = colour bar.

* carta de barras de color = colour bar.

* codificación mediante colores = colour coding.

* color caoba = bole colour.

* color ciruela = plum-coloured.

* colores distintivos = livery.

* color hueso = off-white.

* color primario = primary colour, true colour.

* color puro = true colour.

* color que se corre = running colour.

* color secundario = secondary colour.

* color verde = green.

* combinación de colores = colour pattern, colour scheme.

* de color = coloured [colored, -USA], non-white [nonwhite], full-colour, in colour.

* de color crema = creamy [creamier -comp., creamiest -sup.], cream-coloured.

* de color de bronce = brassy.

* de colores = full-colour, multi-colour [multi-color -USA].

* de colores vivos = colourful [colorful, -USA].

* de color marroncillo = brownish tinged.

* de color rojo = red-coloured.

* de color rosa = rose-coloured.

* de color verde botella = bottle green.

* de color verde oscuro = bottle green.

* de color y textura parecidos al carbón = carbonaceous.

* de todos los colores = of all stripes, a rainbow of.

* de varios colores = multi-coloured [multicoloured], multi-colour [multi-color -USA].

* diferenciación mediante colores = colour coding.

* diferenciado con colores = colour-coded.

* discusiones sobre gustos y colores = flame war.

* en color = coloured [colored, -USA], full-colour.

* fijar un color = fix + colour.

* gama de colores = colour space, palette, palette of colours.

* gente de color = coloured people.

* hacer que un color no se corra = fix + colour.

* hombre de color = coloured man.

* ilustración en color = coloured illustration.

* imagen en color = colour image.

* impresión a color = colour printing.

* indicado con colores = colour-coded.

* juego de colores = colour scheme.

* marcado con colores = colour-coded.

* menú de colores = palette menu, palette, palette of colours.

* mujer de color = coloured woman.

* multicolor = rainbow.

* paleta de colores = palette, palette of colours.

* papel de colores = coloured paper.

* parcheado de colores = dappled.

* perder el color = fade.

* persona de color = non-white [nonwhite], coloured man, coloured woman, coloured [colored, -USA].

* personas de color = coloured people.

* pez de colores = goldfish, tropical fish.

* piedra litográfica de color = colour stone.

* ponerse de mil colores = go + bright red.

* ropa de color = coloureds [coloreds, -USA].

* salpicado de colores = dappled.

* según el color del cristal con que se mire = in the eye of the beholder.

* seleccionar en pantalla usando el contraste de colores = highlight.

* sistema de televisión en color = colour system.

* subírsele los colores = go + bright red.

* tabla de colores = palette, palette of colours.

* variedad de colores = variegation.

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masculino

1)

a) color*

ha cambiado de color — it has changed color

¿de qué color es? — what color is it?

un sombrero de un color oscuro/claro — a dark/light hat

las banderitas de color amarillo/verde — the yellow/green flags

una blusa (de) color carne — a flesh-colored blouse

ilustraciones a todo color — full color illustrations

papeles de colores — pieces of colored paper

cintas de colores — colored ribbons

globos de todos los colores or (CS, Méx) de todos colores — balloons of all different colors

televisión en colores or (Esp) en color or (Andes, Méx) a color — color television

fotos en colores or (Esp) en color — color photos

dar color a algo — to add color* to something

color de hormiga — (AmL)

la cosa se puso color de hormiga — things started looking pretty grim o black

no hay color — (Esp) there's no comparison

ponerse de mil colores or de todos los colores — to blush to the roots of one's hair

subido de color — ( chiste) risqué

subírsele el color or los colores a alguien — ( por esfuerzo) to flush, become flushed; ( por vergüenza) to blush, turn red, go red (BrE)

b)

tomar or (esp AmL) agarrar or (esp Esp) coger color — pollo to brown; cebolla frita/pastel to turn golden-brown; fruta to ripen; piel to become tanned

c) ( tintura) color*, dye

d) colores masculino plural ( lápices) colored* pencils (pl), crayons (pl)

e) colores masculino plural ( señal distintiva) colors* (pl)

los colores nacionales — the national colors

correr con colores propios — (Chi, Ven) to act on one's own initiative

- color complementario/primario

2) ( raza) color*

sin distinción de credo ni color — regardless of creed or color

una chica de color — (euf) a colored girl (dated)

3) (colorido de relato, de fiesta) color*

una celebración de gran color — a celebration full of color

4) ( cúrcuma) turmeric

* * *

= colour [color, -USA], hue.

Ex: This indicated whether a work is illustrated, whether the illustrations are coloured o black and white, and the type of illustrations to be found in the work, for example maps.

Ex: The store was gutted and rebuilt, according to his specifications, into a beautiful, modern facility, decorated in vibrant hues and furnished with the latest Herman Miller offerings.

* a color = multi-colour [multi-color -USA].

* a todo color = full-colour, in full colour.

* barras de color = colour bar.

* carta de barras de color = colour bar.

* codificación mediante colores = colour coding.

* color caoba = bole colour.

* color ciruela = plum-coloured.

* colores distintivos = livery.

* color hueso = off-white.

* color primario = primary colour, true colour.

* color puro = true colour.

* color que se corre = running colour.

* color secundario = secondary colour.

* color verde = green.

* combinación de colores = colour pattern, colour scheme.

* de color = coloured [colored, -USA], non-white [nonwhite], full-colour, in colour.

* de color crema = creamy [creamier -comp., creamiest -sup.], cream-coloured.

* de color de bronce = brassy.

* de colores = full-colour, multi-colour [multi-color -USA].

* de colores vivos = colourful [colorful, -USA].

* de color marroncillo = brownish tinged.

* de color rojo = red-coloured.

* de color rosa = rose-coloured.

* de color verde botella = bottle green.

* de color verde oscuro = bottle green.

* de color y textura parecidos al carbón = carbonaceous.

* de todos los colores = of all stripes, a rainbow of.

* de varios colores = multi-coloured [multicoloured], multi-colour [multi-color -USA].

* diferenciación mediante colores = colour coding.

* diferenciado con colores = colour-coded.

* discusiones sobre gustos y colores = flame war.

* en color = coloured [colored, -USA], full-colour.

* fijar un color = fix + colour.

* gama de colores = colour space, palette, palette of colours.

* gente de color = coloured people.

* hacer que un color no se corra = fix + colour.

* hombre de color = coloured man.

* ilustración en color = coloured illustration.

* imagen en color = colour image.

* impresión a color = colour printing.

* indicado con colores = colour-coded.

* juego de colores = colour scheme.

* marcado con colores = colour-coded.

* menú de colores = palette menu, palette, palette of colours.

* mujer de color = coloured woman.

* multicolor = rainbow.

* paleta de colores = palette, palette of colours.

* papel de colores = coloured paper.

* parcheado de colores = dappled.

* perder el color = fade.

* persona de color = non-white [nonwhite], coloured man, coloured woman, coloured [colored, -USA].

* personas de color = coloured people.

* pez de colores = goldfish, tropical fish.

* piedra litográfica de color = colour stone.

* ponerse de mil colores = go + bright red.

* ropa de color = coloureds [coloreds, -USA].

* salpicado de colores = dappled.

* según el color del cristal con que se mire = in the eye of the beholder.

* seleccionar en pantalla usando el contraste de colores = highlight.

* sistema de televisión en color = colour system.

* subírsele los colores = go + bright red.

* tabla de colores = palette, palette of colours.

* variedad de colores = variegation.

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color¹

masculine

A

1 color*

¿de qué color vas a pintar la puerta? what color are you going to paint the door?

ha cambiado de color it has changed color

¿de qué color es? what color is it?

colores fríos/cálidos/vivos/apagados cold/warm/bright/subdued colors

un sombrero de un color oscuro/claro a dark/light hat

colores pastel pastel colors o shades

las banderitas de color amarillo/verde the yellow/green flags

una blusa (de) color carne/salmón a flesh-colored/salmon blouse

encaje (de) color crudo écru lace

es del color de la sangre/del trigo maduro it is blood red/the color of ripened wheat

ilustraciones a todo color full color illustrations

dejó el luto y empezó a comprarse ropa de color she came out of mourning and began buying clothes in different colors

no lo laves con la ropa de color don't wash it with the colored things o coloreds

una chica de color ( euf); a colored girl ( dated)

lápices/cintas de colores colored pencils/ribbons

había globos de todos los colores or (CS) de todos colores there were balloons of all different colors

un globo de todos los colores or (CS) de todos colores a multicolored balloon

fotos en colores or ( Esp) en color color photos

película en colores or ( Esp) en color color film, film for color photos

televisión en colores or ( Esp) en color or ( Andes) a color color television

pintó la situación con colores trágicos she painted a very tragic picture of the situation

color de hormiga ( AmL): la cosa se puso color de hormiga things started looking pretty grim o black

correr con colores propios (Chi, Ven); to act alone o off one's own bat o on one's own initiative

ponerse de mil colores or de todos los colores to blush to the roots of one's hair, turn o ( BrE) go bright red

subir de color «discusión» to become o get heated

un chiste subido de color a risqué joke

subírsele el color or los colores a algn (por un esfuerzo) to flush, become flushed; (por vergüenza) to blush, turn red, go red ( BrE)

rosa² (↑ rosa (2))

2

tomar or ( esp AmL) agarrar or ( esp Esp) coger color «pollo» to brown;

«cebolla frita/pastel» to turn golden-brown; «fruta» to ripen, turn red ( o yellow etc); «piel» to become tanned

3 (pintura) color*; (tintura) color*, dye

mezcló los colores en la paleta he mixed the colors on his palette

las telas sintéticas no agarran or ( Esp) cogen bien el color synthetic fabrics do not dye well o take dye well

4 colores mpl (lápices) colored* pencils (pl), crayons (pl)

5 colores mpl (señal distintiva) colors* (pl)

los colores nacionales the national colors

vistió los colores nacionales por primera vez en 1990 he first represented his country in 1990, he first played ( o ran etc) for his country o for the national team in 1990

Compuestos:

● color complementario

complementary color*

● color fundamental or primario

primary color*

● color secundario

secondary color*

B (raza) color*

sin distinción de credo ni color regardless of creed or color

C (colorido — de un relato) color*; (— de una fiesta) color*

una celebración de gran color local a celebration full of local color

D (cúrcuma) turmeric

E

1

( Ven fam) (tamaño): se le pusieron los ojos de este color his eyes popped out of his head ( colloq)

tiene las manos de este color he has hands this big ( colloq)

2 ( Ven fam) (expresión de cariño) honey ( AmE colloq), darling ( BrE colloq)

color²

feminine

(Chi, Ven fam)

comerle la color a algn to be unfaithful to sb, cheat on sb ( colloq)

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color sustantivo masculino
a) color^{( conjugate color)};

◊ ¿de qué color es? what color is it?;

cambiar de color to change color;
un sombrero de un color oscuro/claro a dark/light hat;
las de color amarillo the yellow ones;
ilustraciones a todo color full color illustrations;
cintas de colores colored ribbons;
fotos en colores or (Esp) en color color photos;
sin distinción de credo ni color regardless of creed or color;
una chica de color (euf) a colored girl (dated);
tomar color [ pollo] to brown;

[cebolla frita/pastel] to turn golden-brown;
[ fruta] to ripen;
[ piel] to become tanned;
◊ ponerse color de hormiga (AmL) to start looking pretty grim;

subido de color ( chiste) risqué
b)

◊ colores sustantivo masculino plural ( lápices) colored^{( conjugate colored)} pencils (pl), crayons (pl)

color sustantivo masculino
1 colour, US color
2 frml euf persona de color, coloured person
♦ Locuciones: a todo color, full- colour
de colores, multicoloured
de color de rosa, in glowing colours
en color, in colour
no hay color, there's no comparison
' color' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- a.m.
- abajeña
- abajeño
- abajo
- abalanzarse
- abalorio
- abanderar
- abanderada
- abanderado
- abandonar
- abandonada
- abandonado
- abandonarse
- abandono
- abanicar
- abanicarse
- abanico
- abarcar
- abaratar
- abarquillada
- abarquillado
- abarquillar
- abarquillarse
- abarrotar
- abarrotada
- abarrotado
- abarrotería
- abastecer
- abastecerse
- abatir
- abate
- abatible
- abatida
- abatido
- abatimiento
- abatirse
- abdicar
- abdomen
- abdominal
- abecé
- aberración
- aberrante
- abertura
- abierta
- abierto
- abigarrada
- abigarrado
- abigarrar
- abismal
English:
A
- AA
- aback
- abandon
- abandoned
- abate
- abbey
- abbot
- abbreviate
- abbreviation
- ABC
- abdicate
- abdication
- abdomen
- abduct
- aberration
- abhor
- abide by
- abiding
- ability
- abject
- ablaze
- able
- abnormal
- abnormally
- aboard
- abolish
- abolition
- abominable
- aborigine
- abort
- about
- above
- above-board
- above-mentioned
- abrasive
- abreast
- abroad
- abrupt
- abruptly
- absence
- absent
- absent-minded
- absent-mindedly
- absentee
- absently
- absolute
- absolutely
- absolve
- absorb

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color nm

1. [que se ve] colour;

lápices de colores coloured pencils;

un vestido de colores a colourful o brightly coloured dress;

¿de qué color? what colour?;

color azul blue;

color rojo red;

es de color azul it's blue;

pintó las sillas de color verde she painted the chairs green;

a todo color in full colour;

nos dieron un folleto con fotos a todo color they gave us a full-colour brochure;

ha agarrado un color muy bueno durante sus vacaciones she got a nice tan on her Br holiday o US vacation;

cambiar o [m5] mudar de color to change colour;
Fig [palidecer] to turn pale; Fig [sonrojarse] to blush;
dar color a algo to colour sth in;
Fig to brighten o liven sth up;
de color [persona] coloured;

voy a hacer una colada con ropa de color I'm going to wash the coloureds;

fotos en color colour photos;

televisión en color colour television;

deja el pollo en el horno hasta que comience a tomar color leave the chicken in the oven until it starts to brown

Comp
Imprenta color aditivo additive colour;
colores complementarios complementary colours;
Imprenta color directo spot colour; Imprenta color plano spot colour;
color primario primary colour;

color sólido fast colour

2. [para pintar] paint;

colores [lápices] coloured pencils;

le gusta darse un poco de color en la cara antes de salir she likes to put a bit of colour o rouge on her cheeks before going out

3. [aspecto] tone;

no tienes muy buen color you look a bit off-colour;

la situación adquirió un color trágico the situation took on tragic overtones

4. [ideología]
se le nota su color político you can tell his political persuasion;

la televisión pública tiene un claro color gubernamental the state-run television channels are clearly biased in favour of the government

5. [raza] colour;

sin distinción de credo ni color regardless of creed or colour

6. [animación] colour;

las fiestas de mi pueblo han ido perdiendo color the festivals in my home town have lost a lot of their colour;

el carnaval es una fiesta llena de color carnival is a colourful festival

Comp
color local local colour
7. [en los naipes] suit

8. [bandera, camiseta]
los colores nacionales the national colours;

defender los colores del Académico [el equipo] to play for Académico;

el equipo defendió con orgullo sus colores the players showed great pride in fighting for their team

9. Formal [pretexto]
so color de under the pretext of

10. Comp
Esp
no hay color it's no contest;

entre tu modelo y el mío, no hay color there's no comparison between my model and yours;
Fam
ponerse de mil colores: le descubrieron copiando y se puso de mil colores she went bright red o as red as a beetroot when they caught her copying;

sacar los colores (a la cara) a alguien to make sb blush;

subido de color [chiste etc] risqué, esp US off-colour;

ver las cosas de color de rosa to see things through rose-coloured o rose-tinted spectacles

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color

m color, Br

colour;

de color black, colored, Br coloured;

sacarle a alguien los colores embarrass s.o., make s.o. blush;

salirle a alguien los color flush, blush;

se puso de mil colores he turned bright red;

subido de color risqué;

mudar o

cambiar de color fig change color, go pale

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color nm

1) : color

2) : paint, dye

3) colores nmpl

: colored pencils

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color n

1. (en general) colour

¿de qué color es el coche de tu madre? what colour is your mother's car?

tengo una camisa de color amarillo I've got a yellow shirt

2. (lápiz) coloured pencil / crayon

en color colour

una televisión en color a colour television

color avellana hazel

color púrpura purple

Spanish-English dictionary > color
16 piristää

yks.nom. piristää; yks.gen. piristän; yks.part. piristi; yks.ill. piristäisi; mon.gen. piristäköön; mon.part. piristänyt; mon.ill. piristettiin

brace (verb)

cheer up (verb)

enliven (verb)

liven up (verb)

refresh (verb)

stimulate (verb)

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• freshen up

• animate

• brighten up

• buck up

• cheer up

• cheer

• energise

• excite

• activate

• freshen

• ginger up

• jazz up

• jolly somebody along

• liven up

• refresh

• rouse

• stimulate

• stir

• enliven

• brace

Suomi-Englanti sanakirja > piristää
17 ermuntern

v/t

1. encourage (zu + Inf. to + Inf.); (anregen) stimulate (to + Inf.)

2. (beleben) get s.o. going (again)

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to encourage

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er|mụn|tern [ɛɐ'mʊntɐn] ptp ermu\#ntert
1. vt
(= ermutigen) to encourage (jdn zu etw sb to do sth); (= beleben, erfrischen) to liven up, to stimulate, to invigorate; (= aufmuntern) to cheer up
seine Gegenwart wirkt ermunternd auf mich — his presence has an enlivening effect on me, his presence stimulates me

2. vr (rare)
to wake up, to rouse oneself
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er·mun·tern *

[ɛɐ̯ˈmʊntɐn]

vt

1. (ermutigen)

▪ jdn [zu etw dat] \ermuntern to encourage sb [to do sth]

dieser Erfolg ermunterte ihn zu weiteren Versuchen this success encouraged him to make further attempts

2. (beleben)

▪ jdn \ermuntern to perk sb up

sich akk ermuntert fühlen to feel perked up

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transitives Verb encourage

jemanden zu etwas ermuntern, jemanden [dazu] ermuntern, etwas zu tun — encourage somebody to do something

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ermuntern v/t

1. encourage (

zu +inf to +inf); (anregen) stimulate (to +inf)

2. (beleben) get sb going (again)

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transitives Verb encourage

jemanden zu etwas ermuntern, jemanden [dazu] ermuntern, etwas zu tun — encourage somebody to do something

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > ermuntern
18 lustig

I Adj. (komisch) funny; (unterhaltend) amusing; (fröhlich) jolly; es war sehr lustig it was great fun; ein lustiger Abend / Film a jolly (umg. fun) evening / a funny film; er ist ein lustiger Typ he’s good (bes. Am. a lot of) fun; das ist ja lustig! (merkwürdig) that’s funny; das kann ja lustig werden! iro., umg. it looks like we’re in for some fun and games; du bist lustig! iro., umg. you’re a right one (Am. a case); bei naiver Bemerkung: umg. don’t make me laugh; sich lustig machen über (+ Akk) laugh at; offen: auch make fun of; ihr fällt immer etwas Lustiges ein she always comes up with a fun idea

II Adv.

1. (komisch) funnily; (unterhaltend) amusingly; (fröhlich) merrily; lustig erzählen tell amusing stories; hier gehts ja lustig zu! everyone seems to be having a good time; iro. we’re having a good time, aren’t we?; die Fahnen flatterten lustig im Wind the flags were fluttering merrily in the wind

2. (sorglos) blithely; er spielte lustig weiter (unbekümmert) he carried on playing as if nothing had happened; lustig drauflossingen / draufloshämmern etc. sing / hammer etc. away

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gay; drolly; cheerful; jocund; comic; funny; droll; merry; jolly

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lụs|tig ['lʊstɪç]
1. adj
(= munter) merry, jolly; Mensch auch jovial; (= humorvoll) funny, amusing; (= emsig) happy, merry, cheerful
es wurde lustig — things got quite merry

seid lustig! — liven up and have a bit of fun

Lustige Person (Theat) — clown, fool, buffoon

Die Lustige Witwe — the Merry Widow

Bruder Lustig (old) — jolly or merry fellow (dated)

das finde ich aber lustig! (iro) — (that's) very or most amusing (iro)

das kann ja lustig werden! (iro) — that's going to be fun (iro)

das kannst du tun, solang[e] du lustig bist (inf) — you can do that as long as you like or please

sich über jdn/etw lustig machen — to make fun of sb/sth

2. adv

1)

(= fröhlich) sich lustig unterhalten — to have a lot of fun

auf ihren Partys geht es lustig zu —

schau doch ein bisschen lustiger — come on, cheer up

2) (= humorvoll) amusingly

3) (inf = unbekümmert) happily

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1) merrily

2) (cheerful; noisily or laughingly lively etc: merry children; a merry party.) merry

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lus·tig

[ˈlʊstɪç]

adj

1. (fröhlich) cheerful, jolly

ein \lustiger Abend a fun evening

ein \lustiges Gesicht machen to make a funny face

\lustige Farben cheerful colours [or AM -ors]

du bist/Sie sind [vielleicht] \lustig! (iron fam) what do you think you're playing at?, you're really amusing iron

das ist ja \lustig! (iron) that [really] takes the biscuit! [or AM cake!]

sich akk über jdn/etw \lustig machen to make fun [or BRIT a. take the mick[ey] out] of sb [or fam! take the piss out]

solange/wie/wozu jd \lustig ist (fam) as long as/whenever sb wants

er kam und ging wie er \lustig war he came and went as he pleased

2. (fam: unbekümmert) happily, merrily

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1.
Adjektiv

1) (vergnügt) merry; jolly; merry, jolly, jovial < person>; happy, enjoyable < time>

das kann ja lustig werden! — (ugs. iron.) this/that is going to be fun!

sich über jemanden/etwas lustig machen — make fun of somebody/something

2) (komisch) funny; amusing
2.
adverbial

1) (vergnügt) <laugh, play> merrily, happily

2) (komisch) funnily; amusingly

sie kann so lustig erzählen — she can tell such funny or amusing stories

3) (unbekümmert) gaily

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lustig

A. adj (komisch) funny; (unterhaltend) amusing; (fröhlich) jolly;

es war sehr lustig it was great fun;

ein lustiger Abend/Film a jolly (umg fun) evening/a funny film;

er ist ein lustiger Typ he’s good (besonders US a lot of) fun;

das ist ja lustig! (merkwürdig) that’s funny;

das kann ja lustig werden! iron, umg it looks like we’re in for some fun and games;

du bist lustig! iron, umg you’re a right one (US a case); bei naiver Bemerkung: umg don’t make me laugh;

sich lustig machen über (+akk) laugh at; offen: auch make fun of;

ihr fällt immer etwas Lustiges ein she always comes up with a fun idea

B. adv

1. (komisch) funnily; (unterhaltend) amusingly; (fröhlich) merrily;

lustig erzählen tell amusing stories;

hier gehts ja lustig zu! everyone seems to be having a good time; iron we’re having a good time, aren’t we?;

die Fahnen flatterten lustig im Wind the flags were fluttering merrily in the wind

2. (sorglos) blithely;

er spielte lustig weiter (unbekümmert) he carried on playing as if nothing had happened;

lustig drauflossingen/draufloshämmern etc sing/hammer etc away

…lustig im adj fond of …; (eifrig) eager to …;

aggressionslustig eager to seek confrontation, confrontational;

schreiblustig fond of writing;

trinklustig fond of drinking

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1.
Adjektiv

1) (vergnügt) merry; jolly; merry, jolly, jovial < person>; happy, enjoyable < time>

das kann ja lustig werden! — (ugs. iron.) this/that is going to be fun!

sich über jemanden/etwas lustig machen — make fun of somebody/something

2) (komisch) funny; amusing
2.
adverbial

1) (vergnügt) <laugh, play> merrily, happily

2) (komisch) funnily; amusingly

sie kann so lustig erzählen — she can tell such funny or amusing stories

3) (unbekümmert) gaily

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adj.

blithe adj.

droll adj.

frolicsome adj.

gay adj.

jocular adj.

jocund adj.

jolly adj.

lazy adj.

merry adj. adv.

drolly adv.

jocularly adv.

jocundly adv.

merrily adv.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > lustig
19 proporcionar

v.

1 to provide, to furnish, to give, to supply.

El negocio procura ganancias The business yields utilities.

2 to proportion, to proportionate, to put in proportion, to fit.

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proporcionar

► verbo transitivo

1 (ayuda, dinero) to supply; (consejo) to give

2 (dibujo) to proportion

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verb

to provide, supply

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VT

1) (=dar) to supply, provide

proporcionar dinero a algn — to supply sb with money

esto le proporciona una renta anual de... — this brings him in a yearly income of...

esto proporciona mucho encanto a la narración — this lends o gives great charm to the story

su tío le proporcionó el puesto — his uncle found him the job, his uncle helped him into o helped him get the job

2) (=adaptar) to adjust, adapt (a to)

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verbo transitivo <materiales/información/comida> to provide

proporcionar algo a alguien — to provide somebody with something

les proporcionó un buen disgusto — it caused them great distress

* * *

= give, issue, provide, furnish (with), produce, dispense, offer, serve up.

Ex. An abstract of a bibliography can be expected to note whether author affiliations are given = Es de esperar que el resumen de una bibliografía indique si se incluyen los lugares de trabajo de los autores.

Ex. Once a user is registered, a password will be issued which provides access to all or most of the data bases offered by the host as and when the user wishes.

Ex. To start with, most catalogues, indexes, data bases and bibliographies provide access to information or documents.

Ex. One of the definitions of 'organise' is to furnish with organs, make organic, make into living being or tissue.

Ex. The perfect librarian may be defined as one who produces the information a reader requires as soon as the reader asks for it.

Ex. This paper describes the role of the federal government in dispensing aid to public libraries as part of the combat against the Great Depression of the 1930s.

Ex. Thus some current awareness services can be purchased from external vendors, whilst others may be offered by a library or information unit to its particular group of users.

Ex. A watering hole in Spain is serving up free beer and tapas to recession-weary customers who insult its bartenders as a way to let off steam.

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* proporcionar apoyo = provide + support, support.

* proporcionar asesoramiento = dispense + advice.

* proporcionar conocimientos técnicos = supply + know-how.

* proporcionar el + Nombre + adecuado al + Nombre + adecuado en el moment = provide + the right + Nombre + to the right + Nombre + at the right time.

* proporcionar información = release + information.

* proporcionar los medios para = provide + the material for.

* proporcionar pruebas = provide + evidence.

* proporcionar una respuesta = furnish + answer.

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verbo transitivo <materiales/información/comida> to provide

proporcionar algo a alguien — to provide somebody with something

les proporcionó un buen disgusto — it caused them great distress

* * *

= give, issue, provide, furnish (with), produce, dispense, offer, serve up.

Ex: An abstract of a bibliography can be expected to note whether author affiliations are given = Es de esperar que el resumen de una bibliografía indique si se incluyen los lugares de trabajo de los autores.

Ex: Once a user is registered, a password will be issued which provides access to all or most of the data bases offered by the host as and when the user wishes.

Ex: To start with, most catalogues, indexes, data bases and bibliographies provide access to information or documents.

Ex: One of the definitions of 'organise' is to furnish with organs, make organic, make into living being or tissue.

Ex: The perfect librarian may be defined as one who produces the information a reader requires as soon as the reader asks for it.

Ex: This paper describes the role of the federal government in dispensing aid to public libraries as part of the combat against the Great Depression of the 1930s.

Ex: Thus some current awareness services can be purchased from external vendors, whilst others may be offered by a library or information unit to its particular group of users.

Ex: A watering hole in Spain is serving up free beer and tapas to recession-weary customers who insult its bartenders as a way to let off steam.

* proporcionar apoyo = provide + support, support.

* proporcionar asesoramiento = dispense + advice.

* proporcionar conocimientos técnicos = supply + know-how.

* proporcionar el + Nombre + adecuado al + Nombre + adecuado en el moment = provide + the right + Nombre + to the right + Nombre + at the right time.

* proporcionar información = release + information.

* proporcionar los medios para = provide + the material for.

* proporcionar pruebas = provide + evidence.

* proporcionar una respuesta = furnish + answer.

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proporcionar [A1 ]

vt

si tú haces el trabajo yo puedo proporcionar los materiales if you do the work I can provide o supply the materials

me proporcionó toda la información necesaria she provided me with o gave me all the necessary information

los jóvenes siempre proporcionan un ambiente más alegre en casa young people always liven things up o create a livelier atmosphere in the house

esto proporcionó un buen disgusto a su familia this greatly upset his family, this caused his family great distress

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proporcionar ( conjugate proporcionar) verbo transitivo ‹materiales/información/comida› to provide;
proporcionar algo a algn to provide sb with sth
proporcionar verbo transitivo
1 (comida, etc) to provide with, supply
2 (placer, preocupaciones, etc) to give: salió adelante gracias al apoyo proporcionado por sus amigos, she got ahead thanks to her friends' help
' proporcionar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
consagrar
- dar
- procurar
- brindar
- facilitar
- vestir
English:
afford
- lay on
- provide
- supply
- furnish
- issue

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proporcionar vt

1. [facilitar]
proporcionar algo a alguien to provide sb with sth;

las autoridades proporcionaron alojamiento a todos los refugiados the authorities provided all the refugees with accommodation;

proporcionamos el material necesario a los alumnos we provide o supply students with the necessary materials

2. [ajustar]
proporcionar algo a algo to adapt sth to sth;

deben proporcionar los gastos a los ingresos they ought to adjust their spending to their income

3. [producir]
esta empresa sólo proporciona disgustos this company causes nothing but trouble;

esta música proporciona paz y tranquilidad this music produces a sensation of peace and tranquillity

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proporcionar

v/t ( suministrar) provide, supply; satisfacción give

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proporcionar vt

1) : to provide, to give

2) : to proportion, to adapt

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proporcionar vb to provide with

le proporcionaron un coche they provided him with a car

Spanish-English dictionary > proporcionar
20 relieve

transitive verb

1) (lessen, mitigate) lindern; verringern [Dampfdruck, Anspannung]; unterbrechen [Eintönigkeit]; erleichtern [Gewissen]; (remove) abbauen [Anspannung]; stillen [Schmerzen]; (remove or lessen monotony of) auflockern

I am relieved to hear that... — es erleichtert mich zu hören, dass...

2) (release from duty) ablösen [Wache, Truppen]

3)

relieve somebody — (of task, duty) jemanden entbinden (of von); (of responsibility, load) jemandem abnehmen (of Akk.); (from debt) jemandem erlassen ( from Akk.); (of burden, duty; from sorrow, worry) jemanden befreien (of, from von)

4)

relieve oneself — (empty the bladder or bowels) sich erleichtern (verhüll.)

5) (release from a post) entbinden (of, from von); (dismiss) entheben (geh.) (of, from Gen.)

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[-v]

verb

1) (to lessen or stop (pain, worry etc): The doctor gave him some drugs to relieve the pain; to relieve the hardship of the refugees.) erleichtern

2) (to take over a job or task from: You guard the door first, and I'll relieve you in two hours.) ablösen

3) (to dismiss (a person) from his job or position: He was relieved of his post/duties.) entlassen

4) (to take (something heavy, difficult etc) from someone: May I relieve you of that heavy case?; The new gardener relieved the old man of the burden of cutting the grass.) entlasten

5) (to come to the help of (a town etc which is under siege or attack).) befreien

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re·lieve

[rɪˈli:v]

vt

1. (assist)

▪ to \relieve sb jdm [in einer Notsituation] helfen

▪ to \relieve sth etw lindern

to \relieve the famine die Hungersnot lindern

2. (take burden from)

▪ to \relieve sb of sth jdm etw abnehmen; ( hum: steal) jdn um etw akk erleichtern hum

she was \relieved of financial pressures sie war von finanziellen Sorgen befreit

3. (take over)

▪ to \relieve sb jdn ablösen

to \relieve sb of a position jdn eines Amtes entheben geh

4. MIL (break a siege)

to \relieve a city eine Stadt befreien [o fachspr entsetzen

5. (weaken negative feelings)

▪ to \relieve sth etw erträglicher machen

to \relieve one's anxiety seine Angst [teilweise] überwinden

the good news \relieved my anxiety die guten Nachrichten beruhigten mich

to \relieve boredom gegen die Langeweile angehen

to \relieve one's feeling[s] of frustration seiner Enttäuschung Luft machen

to \relieve the pressure den Druck verringern

to \relieve the tension die Spannung abbauen

6. (alleviate)

to \relieve the pain/the suffering den Schmerz/das Leid lindern

7. (improve)

▪ to \relieve sth etw bessern

to \relieve pressure on sth etw entlasten

8. ( euph dated: urinate)

to \relieve oneself sich akk erleichtern euph

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[rɪ'liːv]
vt

1) person erleichtern; (of pain) befreien von

to feel relieved — erleichtert sein

to be relieved at sth — bei etw erleichtert aufatmen

he was relieved to learn that — er war erleichtert, als er das hörte

to relieve sb's mind — jdn beruhigen

2)

to relieve sb of sth (of burden, pain) — jdn von etw befreien; of duty, post, command jdn einer Sache (gen) entheben (geh); of coat, suitcase jdm etw abnehmen; (hum) of wallet, purse etc jdn um etw erleichtern (hum)

3) (= mitigate) anxiety mildern, schwächen; pain lindern; (completely) stillen; tension, stress abbauen; pressure, symptoms abschwächen; monotony (= interrupt) unterbrechen; (= liven things up) beleben; poverty erleichtern; (MED) congestion abhelfen (+dat); (completely) beheben

to relieve one's feelings the black of her dress was relieved by a white collar — seinen Gefühlen Luft machen das Schwarz ihres Kleides wurde durch einen weißen Kragen etwas aufgelockert

the new road relieves peak-hour congestion — die neue Straße entlastet den Berufsverkehr

to relieve oneself (euph) — sich erleichtern

4) (= help) stricken country, refugees etc helfen (+dat)

5) (= take over from ALSO MIL) ablösen

6) (MIL) town entsetzen, befreien

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relieve [rıˈliːv]

A v/t

1. Schmerzen, Not etc lindern, das Gewissen erleichtern:

relieve one’s feelings seinen Gefühlen Luft machen;

relieve o.s. ( oder nature) sich erleichtern, seine Notdurft verrichten

2. jemanden entlasten:

relieve sb of jemandem ein schweres Gepäckstück, eine Arbeit etc abnehmen, jemanden von einer Pflicht etc entbinden, jemanden einer Verantwortung etc entheben, jemanden von etwas befreien;

relieve sb’s mind of all doubt jemandem jeden Zweifel nehmen;

relieve sb of sth hum jemanden um etwas erleichtern (jemandem etwas stehlen)

3. jemanden erleichtern, beruhigen:

be relieved at ( oder with) erleichtert sein über (akk);

she was relieved to hear that … sie war erleichtert, als sie hörte, dass …

4. Bedürftige unterstützen

5. MIL

a) einen belagerten Platz entsetzen

b) eine Kampftruppe entlasten

c) einen Posten, eine Einheit, auch allg ablösen

6. einer Sache abhelfen

7. jemandem Recht verschaffen

8. etwas Eintöniges beleben, Abwechslung bringen in (akk)

9. TECH

a) entlasten ( auch ARCH), eine Feder entspannen

b) hinterdrehen

10. ab-, hervorheben

B v/i sich abheben ( against gegen; from von)

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transitive verb

1) (lessen, mitigate) lindern; verringern [Dampfdruck, Anspannung]; unterbrechen [Eintönigkeit]; erleichtern [Gewissen]; (remove) abbauen [Anspannung]; stillen [Schmerzen]; (remove or lessen monotony of) auflockern

I am relieved to hear that... — es erleichtert mich zu hören, dass...

2) (release from duty) ablösen [Wache, Truppen]

3)

relieve somebody — (of task, duty) jemanden entbinden (of von); (of responsibility, load) jemandem abnehmen (of Akk.); (from debt) jemandem erlassen ( from Akk.); (of burden, duty; from sorrow, worry) jemanden befreien (of, from von)

4)

relieve oneself — (empty the bladder or bowels) sich erleichtern (verhüll.)

5) (release from a post) entbinden (of, from von); (dismiss) entheben (geh.) (of, from Gen.)

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v.

ablösen (Wache) v.

befreien v.

erleichtern v.

unterstützen v.

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