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21 mshindo
------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] mshindo[Swahili Plural] mishindo[English Word] bang[English Plural] bangs[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] mshindo[Swahili Plural] mishindo[English Word] blow[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] mshindo[Swahili Plural] mishindo[English Word] crash[English Plural] crashes[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Word] shinda------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] mshindo[Swahili Plural] mishindo[English Word] din[English Plural] dins[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Word] shinda[Swahili Example] mshindo wa watu walio [katika mkutano] mkutanoni[English Example] the noise of people in a crowd.------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] mshindo[Swahili Plural] mishindo[English Word] noise (loud and sudden)[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] shinda[Swahili Example] mshindo wa miguu ya farasi[English Example] the trample of horses.------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] mshindo[Swahili Plural] mishindo[English Word] orgasm[English Plural] orgasms[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Word] shinda[Terminology] physiology------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] mshindo[Swahili Plural] mishindo[English Word] outcry[English Plural] outcries[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Word] shinda------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] mshindo[Swahili Plural] mishindo[English Word] rumble[English Plural] rumbles[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Word] shinda------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] mshindo[Swahili Plural] mishindo[English Word] shouting[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] shinda[Swahili Example] mshindo wa watu walio [katika mkutano] mkutanoni[English Example] the noise of people in a crowd.------------------------------------------------------------ -
22 gros
gros, grosse [gʀo, gʀos]━━━━━━━━━1. adjective4. adverb5. compounds━━━━━━━━━1. <a. (dimension) big, large ; [personne, ventre, bébé] fat ; [lèvres, corde, pull, manteau] thick ; [chaussures, averse] heavyb. ( = important) [travail, problème, ennui, erreur] big ; [somme, entreprise] large ; [soulagement, progrès] great ; [dégâts] extensive ; [fièvre] high ; [rhume] badc. ( = houleux) [mer] roughd. ( = sonore) [soupir] deepf. ( = rude) [drap, laine, vêtement, plaisanterie, traits] coarse• nous dire ça, c'est un peu gros saying that to us was a bit thick (inf)2. <a. ( = personne) fat manb. ( = principal) le gros du travail est fait the bulk of the work is doned. ► en gros• dites-moi, en gros, ce qui s'est passé tell me roughly what happened3. <4. <b. ( = beaucoup) il risque gros he's risking a lot• je donnerais gros pour... I'd give a lot to...• il y a gros à parier que... it's a safe bet that...5. <► grosse caisse ( = instrument) bass drum► gros porteur ( = avion) jumbo jet* * *
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grosse gʀo, gʀos adjectif1) gén big, large2) ( épais) thick3) ( gras) fat4) ( important) big, large5) ( grave) [problème, erreur] serious, big; [déception, défaut] big, major6) ( fort) [rhume] bad; [sanglots] loud; [soupir, voix] deep; [pluie, chute de neige] heavy; [orage] big; [temps, mer] rough; [buveur, fumeur] heavygros malin! — (colloq) you silly fool! (colloq)
7) ( rude) [rire] coarse; [drap, laine] coarse
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nom masculin, féminin fat man/woman
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1) ( en grands caractères) [écrire] big2) ( beaucoup) [miser, perdre] lit a lot of money; fig a lotjouer gros — lit, fig to play for high stakes
il y a gros à parier que... — it's a good bet that...
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nom masculin invariable1) ( plupart)le gros de — the majority ou bulk of [spectateurs, passagers]; the main body of [manifestants, expédition]; the bulk of [travail]; most of [hiver, saison]; most of [déficit]
2) Commerce wholesale tradede gros — [magasin, prix] wholesale
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en gros locution adverbiale1) ( dans les grandes lignes) roughlyen gros je suis d'accord — basically, I agree
2) Commerce [acheter] wholesale3) ( en grands caractères) in big letters•Phrasal Verbs:- gros lot- gros mot- gros sel••en avoir gros sur le cœur or la patate — (colloq) to be very upset
* * *ɡʀo, ɡʀos gros, -se1. adj1) (fruit, maison, paquet) big, large, (câble, trait) thick, heavy2) (personne) fat3) (travaux, dégâts) extensive, (problème, quantité) great4)2. adv1) (= beaucoup)2)3. nm1) COMMERCE2)le gros de (= la majeure partie de) — most of, [travail] the bulk of
Le gros de l'hiver est derrière nous. — The worst of the winter is behind us now.
* * *A adj (before n)4 ( important) [entreprise, exploitation] big, large; [commerçant, producteur, industriel, actionnaire, client] big; [contrat, investissement, marché] big; [dégâts] considerable; [dépense, héritage, somme] big; [récolte, cueillette] big; un de nos plus gros clients/actionnaires one of our major customers/shareholders;6 ( fort) [mensonge, surprise] big; [rhume] bad; [sanglots] loud; [soupir, voix] deep; [câlin, larmes, appétit] big; [pluie, chute de neige] heavy; [orage] big; [temps, mer] rough; [buveur, fumeur] heavy; [mangeur] big; par gros temps in rough weather; avoir une grosse fièvre to have a very high temperature; avoir une grosse faim to be very hungry; d'une grosse voix in a very serious voice; pendant les grosses chaleurs when the weather is at its hottest; gros malin! you silly fool○!; un gros fainéant/porc a real lazybones/dirty pig;B nm,f fat man/woman; un petit gros a small fat man; une bonne grosse a plump old dear; mon gros my old thing; les petits payent pour les gros fig the rich live off the backs of the poor.C adv1 ( en gros caractères) [écrire] big ou in big letters; essaie d'écrire moins/plus gros try to write smaller/bigger;2 ( beaucoup) [miser, risquer, gagner, perdre] lit a lot of money; fig a lot; jouer gros lit, fig to play for high stakes; il y a gros à parier que… it's a good bet that…D nm1 ( plupart) le gros de the majority ou bulk of [spectateurs, lecteurs, passagers]; the main body of [manifestants, troupes, armée, expédition]; the bulk of [travail]; the main part of [effort, dépenses, revenus]; most of [été, hiver, saison]; most of [déficit]; le gros de la troupe a suivi the main body of the group followed;3 Pêche game fish; la pêche au gros game fishing.E en gros loc1 ( dans les grandes lignes) [expliquer, raconter] roughly; en gros, voilà ce qui s'est passé that's roughly what happened; il s'agit, en gros, de savoir si… what's roughly involved is finding out if…; en gros je suis d'accord avec toi basically, I agree with you;3 ( en gros caractères) [écrit, imprimé] in big letters.F grosse nf1 ( copie d'acte) engrossment;2 ( douze douzaines) gross.gros bétail Agric large livestock; gros bonnet○ big wig○ GB, big shot○; gros bras○ strong man; gros coup○ a big deal; réussir un gros coup to pull off a big deal; gros cube○ Aut, Transp big bike○ ou motorbike, big hog○ US; gros cul○ big truck; gros gibier Chasse big game; fig big time criminals (pl); gros lard○ fat slob○; gros linge heavy washing; gros lot Jeux first prize, jackpot; gagner or décrocher le gros lot lit, fig to hit the jackpot; gros morceau○ ( travail) big job; s'attaquer à un gros morceau to tackle a big job; gros mot swearword; dire des gros mots to use bad language, to swear; gros œuvre Constr shell (of a building); nous avons fini le gros œuvre we've finished the shell (of the building); gros plan Cin close-up; en gros plan in close-up; faire un gros plan sur to do a close-up of; gros plein de soupe○ fatso○; gros rouge○ red plonk○ GB, cheap red wine; gros sel Culin coarse salt; gros titre Presse headline; être en gros titres dans les journaux to hit the (newspaper) headlines; grosse caisse Mus bass drum; grosse légume○ = gros bonnet; grosse tête○ brain box○ GB, brain○.faire une grosse tête à qn◑ to give sb a thick ear○ GB, to beat sb upside the head○ US; avoir le cœur gros to have a heavy heart; en avoir gros sur le cœur or la patate○ to be very upset; gros comme le poing as big as my fist; gros comme une tête d'épingle no bigger than a pinhead; c'est un peu gros comme histoire! that's a bit of a tall story!; il dit des bêtises grosses comme lui he says ridiculous foolish things.( féminin grosse) [gro, gros] (devant nom masculin commençant par voyelle ou h muet [groz]) adjectifune grosse boîte de haricots a large ou big can of beansle paquet est/n'est pas (très) gros the parcel is/isn't (very) bigprends-le par le gros bout pick it up by the thick ou thicker endun gros pull a thick ou heavy jumperde grosses jambes fat ou stout legs3. [en intensif]un gros appétit/mangeur a big ou hearty appetite/eaterun gros bruit a loud ou big noiseun gros soupir a big ou heavy sigh4. [abondant] heavyson usine a de gros effectifs his factory employs large numbers of people ou has a large workforce5. [important] bigle gros avantage des supermarchés the big ou major advantage of supermarketsde gros dégâts extensive ou widespread damageune grosse entreprise a large ou big companyavoir de gros moyens to have a large income ou considerable resourcesde gros profits big ou fat profitsun gros rhume a bad ou heavy coldde gros ennuis serious trouble, lots of trouble6. [prospère] big7. [rude]une grosse voix a rough ou gruff voicel'astuce/la supercherie était un peu grosse the trick/the hoax was a bit obvious[exagéré]8. MÉTÉOROLOGIEpar gros temps/grosse mer in heavy weather/seas9. (soutenu) [rempli]————————, grosse [gro, gros] (devant nom masculin commençant par voyelle ou h muet [groz]) nom masculin, nom féminingros nom masculin1. [majorité]2. COMMERCEgros adverbecoûter/gagner gros to cost/to win a lot (of money)elle donnerait gros pour savoir she'd give her right arm ou a lot to find out————————de gros locution adjectivale[commerce, prix] wholesale————————en gros locution adjectivalebulk (modificateur)————————en gros locution adverbiale1. [approximativement] roughly2. [en lettres capitales]————————gros bonnet nom masculin————————grosse légume nom féminin[officier] brass (hat) -
23 gemido
m.moan, groan.past part.past participle of spanish verb: gemir.* * *1 (quejido) groan, moan2 (gimoteo) whimper* * *noun m.groan, moan* * *SM (=quejido) groan, moan; (=lamento) wail, howl; [de animal] whine; [del viento] howling, wailing* * *a) (de dolor, pena) groan, moanb) ( de animal) whinec) (liter) ( del viento) moaning* * *= groan, groaning, whining, whimper, cry, whine, wail, cri de coeur.Ex. Various extremes of excitement and despair ensued: groans, sweating brows, pencils chewed.Ex. Visitors would be surprised by the loud creaking and groaning of the presses as the timbers gave and rubbed against each other.Ex. Electronic, peer review journals provide the clearest examples of the value of the Internet as a medium for serious scholarship, a counterpoint to whinings over digital disinformation and knowledge fragmentation.Ex. The article is entitled 'The WTO deal on basic telecommunications: big bang or little whimper?'.Ex. This is not simply another story of the powerful and comfortable turning a deaf ear to the cries of the sick and poor.Ex. The noise is a high-pitched whine or hiss the machine emits during operation.Ex. He then produced a sound like the deep wail of a bereaved mother which electrified the audience.Ex. It is a cri de coeur on behalf of the oppressed people of Palestine.----* gemidos = wailing.* * *a) (de dolor, pena) groan, moanb) ( de animal) whinec) (liter) ( del viento) moaning* * *= groan, groaning, whining, whimper, cry, whine, wail, cri de coeur.Ex: Various extremes of excitement and despair ensued: groans, sweating brows, pencils chewed.
Ex: Visitors would be surprised by the loud creaking and groaning of the presses as the timbers gave and rubbed against each other.Ex: Electronic, peer review journals provide the clearest examples of the value of the Internet as a medium for serious scholarship, a counterpoint to whinings over digital disinformation and knowledge fragmentation.Ex: The article is entitled 'The WTO deal on basic telecommunications: big bang or little whimper?'.Ex: This is not simply another story of the powerful and comfortable turning a deaf ear to the cries of the sick and poor.Ex: The noise is a high-pitched whine or hiss the machine emits during operation.Ex: He then produced a sound like the deep wail of a bereaved mother which electrified the audience.Ex: It is a cri de coeur on behalf of the oppressed people of Palestine.* gemidos = wailing.* * *1 (de dolor, pena) groan, moanoí sus gemidos I heard her moans o groans o moaning o groaning2 (de un animal) whine3 ( liter) (del viento) moaning* * *
Del verbo gemir: ( conjugate gemir)
gemido es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
gemido
gemir
gemido sustantivo masculino
gemir ( conjugate gemir) verbo intransitivo
gemido sustantivo masculino groan
gemir verbo intransitivo to groan: gemían de dolor, he groaned in pain
' gemido' also found in these entries:
English:
groan
- moan
- ululation
- wail
* * *gemido nm1. [de persona] moan, groan;dar gemidos to groan2. [de animal] whine3. [de viento] moan;los gemidos del viento the moaning of the wind* * *m moan, groan* * *gemido nm: moan, groan, wail* * *gemido n1. (de persona) groan2. (de animal) whine -
24 scream
[skriːm]1. verbto cry or shout in a loud shrill voice because of fear or pain or with laughter; to make a shrill noise:"Look out!" she screamed
يَصْرُخWe screamed with laughter.
2. noun1) a loud, shrill cry or noise.صُراخ، زَعيق2) a cause of laughter:شَيء مُضْحِك جِداًShe's an absolute scream.
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25 snap
[snæp] past tense, past participle snapped1. verb1) ( with at) to make a biting movement, to try to grasp with the teeth:يَعُضThe dog snapped at his ankles.
2) to break with a sudden sharp noise:يَكْسِرThe handle of the cup snapped off.
3) to (cause to) make a sudden sharp noise, in moving etc:يُفَرْقِعThe lid snapped shut.
4) to speak in a sharp especially angry way:يُخاطِب بِسُرْعَه وَغَضَب"Mind your own business!" he snapped.
5) to take a photograph of:يَلْتَقِط صورةً فوتوغرافِيَّهHe snapped the children playing in the garden.
2. noun1) (the noise of) an act of snapping:قَصْم، كَسْرThere was a loud snap as his pencil broke.
2) a photograph; a snapshot:إلتِقاط صورَهHe wanted to show us his holiday snaps.
3) a kind of simple card game:لُعْبَةٌ من ألعاب الوَرَقThey were playing snap.
3. adjectivedone, made etc quickly:إرتِجالي، مُتَسَرِّعa snap decision.
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26 loco
adj.1 crazy, cracked, batty, crazed.2 crazy.m.madman, crackpot, crazy person, head case.* * *► adjetivo1 (gen) mad, crazy, insane2 (muy ocupado) terribly busy3 familiar (asombroso) amazing► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 lunatic, insane person\a lo loco any old howcomo un,-a loco,-a like madestar loco,-a de alegría to be over the moonestar loco,-a por alguien to be mad about somebodyhacer el loco to act wildhacerse el/la loco,-a to pretend to know nothing, act dumb¡ni loco,-a! no way!volver loco,-a a alguien to drive somebody crazy, drive somebody madvolverse loco,-a to go madloco,-a de remate stark raving mad* * *1. (f. - loca)adj.crazy, mad2. (f. - loca)noun* * *loco, -a1. ADJ1) (=no cuerdo) mad, crazy¿estás loco? — are you mad o crazy?
no seas loco, eso es muy arriesgado — don't be stupid, that's very risky
una brújula loca — a compass whose needle no longer points north
estaba loco de alegría — he was mad o wild with joy
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andar o estar loco con algo — (=preocupado) to be worried to death about sth; (=contento) to be crazy about sth•
está loco por algn/algo, está loco por esa chica — he's mad o crazy about that girlanda o está loca por irse a Inglaterra — she's mad keen to go to England
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volver loco a algn — to drive sb mad, drive sb round the bend•
volverse loco — to go insane, go mad2) (=frenético) hectic3) * (=enorme)llevo una prisa loca — I'm in a tremendous o real rush *
2.SM / F lunatic, madman/madwomanel loco de César se ha comprado otro coche — that lunatic o madman César has bought another car
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correr como un loco — to run like mad•
gritar como un loco — to shout like a madman, shout one's head off•
hacerse el loco — to act the fool•
ponerse como un loco — to start acting like a madman/madwoman3.SM Chile abalone, false abalone* * *I- ca adjetivo1)a) (Med, Psic) mad, insaneb) ( chiflado) crazy (colloq), nuts (colloq)este tipo está medio loco — (fam) the guy's not all there (colloq)
no seas loco, te vas a matar — don't be stupid, you'll kill yourself
¿disculparme yo? ni (que estuviera) loco! — what, me apologize? not in a million years!
hacer algo a lo loco — to do something any which way (AmE) o (BrE) any old how (colloq)
estar loco de remate or de atar — (fam) to be completely nuts (colloq)
tener or (Esp) traer loco a alguien — to be driving somebody crazy (colloq)
volver loco a alguien — to drive somebody crazy (colloq)
c) (contento, entusiasmado)están locos con el nieto — they're besotted with their grandchild
está loca por él — she's crazy about him (colloq)
d) (fam) ( ajetreado)2)a) ( indicando gran cantidad)b)IIloco de algo: estaba loca de alegría she was blissfully happy; está loco de celos he's wild with jealousy; estaba loco de dolor he was racked with pain; está loca de amor — she's madly in love
- ca masculino, femenino1) ( enfermo mental) (m) madman; (f) madwomanse puso como un loco — he went crazy o mad
maneja or (Esp) conduce como un loco — he drives like a lunatic
corrimos como locos — (fam) we ran like crazy o mad (colloq)
el loco de Javier se vino a pie — Javier walked here, mad fool that he is
hay mucho loco suelto — (fam) there are a lot of weirdos about (colloq)
cada loco con su tema — (fam) to each his own
hacerse el loco — to act dumb (colloq)
la loca de la casa — (liter) the imagination
2) loco masculino (Zool) abalone* * *= crazy [crazier -comp., craziest -sup.], demented, crazed, daft [dafter -comp., daftest -sup.], bananas, mad, insane, deranged, out of + Posesivo + mind, lunatic, nut, bonkers, wacko, dolally tap, dolally [do-lally], imbecile, berserk, wacky [wackier -comp., wackiest -sup.], madman, nutter, off + Posesivo + nut, kook, daffy [daffier -comp., daffiest -sup.], loony [loonier -comp., looniest -sup], maniac, out of + Posesivo + senses, off + Posesivo + knocker, off + Posesivo + rocker, moonstruck.Ex. Lest it appear that Ms Marshall's committee and a few others of us, notoriously associated with that kind of work, are little more than crazy, fire-breathing radicals, let me add this gloss immediately.Ex. Without the ability to select when faced with these choices we would be like demented dogs chasing every attractive smell that reaches our noses in complete confusion of purpose.Ex. Many of the inhabitants were shot dead or injured by a crazed gunman.Ex. Ranking among the dafter exercises sometimes imposed on children is the one that requires them to describe a screwdriver or a vase or the desks they sit at, or any familiar object.Ex. It is frequently lack of that causes teachers to accuse children of being lazy, uncooperative, insubordinate, rude, or plain bananas.Ex. When J D Brown allowed the public of Islington to have open access to the books in the 1890s he was regarded by many of his colleagues as mad!.Ex. Ramakrishna was deemed holy by his followers but considered insane by many non-Hindus chiefly because of his behavior when interacting with the goddess Kali.Ex. Accessing the web today is like entering a large library, where there is no catalogue but where a deranged janitor has assembled in the lobby a few pages torn from the indexes of randomly selected volumes.Ex. The article ' Out of their minds: legal theory in neural networks' criticises the use of neural networks in law.Ex. This put the matter down to the work of a marginal fringe of hotheads & lunatics.Ex. The ratings war between TV programmes has produced an emphasis on ' nuts, sluts, & perverts' & their victims, & discussion of sexual problems are commonplace on TV talk shows.Ex. This client was bonkers, but believable.Ex. Varieties of bad bosses include disagreeable taskmasters, overly ambitious artists, and outright ' wackos'.Ex. Now I know this country of ours is totally dolally tap!.Ex. The server has gone dolally by the looks of it.Ex. The same evil is done in slaving, tormenting and killing, say, chimpanzees as is done in so injuring human imbeciles.Ex. Today, hyperbolic comic and cartoon imagery is an established movie aesthetic -- a berserk but ironic Pop Art expressionism.Ex. 'Open Season' is a wild and wacky animated comedy set in the town of Timberline.Ex. Since January of 2006 we have had to deal with the raving lunatics and suicidal madmen of the ruling party of Hamas.Ex. Even if we do come up with an alternative to nuclear power, in the future, there will be nutters protesting that as well.Ex. A few years later Stewart went completely off his nut, staged a series of bombings, and wound up in prison after a bizarre kidnapping stunt.Ex. He then ended his affair with Mia, Bram's housekeeper cum lottery winner and daughter of the kook who swears he was abuducted by aliens.Ex. This isn't as daffy as it seems to us as we hustle about on the verge of the third millennium.Ex. Some loud loonies are not dangerous to the library while others may be; the librarian needs to be able to guess which is which.Ex. The novel is a crude barbaric mixture of verse and prose, poetry and realism, crammed with ghosts, corpses, maniacs all very unlike Racine.Ex. He means well for his country, is always an honest man, often a wise one, but sometimes and in some things, absolutely out of his senses.Ex. Every firearm hast its pros and cons and anyone who tells you otherwise is off their knocker.Ex. I find it fascinating how Bradley can be perfectly reasonable one moment, and off his rocker the next.Ex. ' Moonstruck' has all the fun of movies about weddings: a reluctant groom, an overeager bride, and an emotionally distraught family.----* a lo loco = helter-skelter, like there's no tomorrow.* a tontas y locas = like there's no tomorrow, without rhyme or reason.* buscando como loco = in hot pursuit of.* casa de locos = lunatic asylum, madhouse, bedlam.* casa de los locos = asylum, mental asylum, madhouse.* chillar como un loco = shout + Posesivo + head off, scream + Posesivo + head off, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + head, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, scream like + a banshee, wail like + a banshee.* como loco = like hell, like crazy, like mad, like a lunatic, like a madman.* como un loco = like crazy, like crazy, like mad, like a lunatic, madly, like a madman.* estar loco = be off + Posesivo + rocker.* estar loco de alegría = be chuffed to bits, thrill + Nombre + to bits, be tickled pink.* estar loco de contento = be beside + Reflexivo + with joy, be over the moon.* estar loco de remate = be a real nutter.* estar loco por = have + a crush on.* gritar como un loco = shout + Posesivo + head off, scream + Posesivo + head off, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + head, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, scream like + a banshee, wail like + a banshee.* hacerse el loco = act + dumb, turn + a blind eye to, pretend + not to have heard, pretend + not to have seen, turn + a deaf ear to.* idea loca = wild thought.* loco como una cabra = raving lunatic.* loco de alegría = chuffed to bits.* loco de atar = stark raving mad, raving mad, raving lunatic, stir-crazy.* loco de contento = chuffed to bits.* loco del deporte = sports freak.* loco de remate = barking mad, certified madman.* loco perdido = stark raving mad, raving mad, raving lunatic.* ¡ni loco! = Not on your life!, You won't catch me doing it.* parecer loco = sound + crazy.* ponerse como loco = get + (all) worked up (about), get + hot under the collar.* ponerse loco = go + berserk, go + postal, work up + a lather.* sine loco (s.l.) = s.l. (sine loco).* trabajar como un loco = work off + Posesivo + shoes.* volver a Alguien loco = drive + Alguien + up a wall, drive + Alguien + to despair, drive + Alguien + mad, drive + Alguien + insane, drive + Alguien + crazy, drive + Alguien + nuts, drive + Alguien + potty.* volver loco = drive + Alguien + (a)round the bend, piss + Nombre + off.* volver loco a Alguien = have + Nombre + jump through the hoops, push + Alguien + over the edge.* volverse loco = go + bananas, take + leave of + Posesivo + senses, go + mad, run + amok, lose + Posesivo + marbles, go + bonkers, go + berserk, go + postal, go + wild, go + crazy, go + nuts, go + potty, get + a buzz from, go out of + Posesivo + mind, throw + a wobbly, go off + the rails, throw + a wobbler, go + haywire, go off + Posesivo + rocker.* volverse loco de alegría = thrill + Nombre + to bits, be chuffed to bits, be tickled pink.* volverse loco por = sweep + Nombre + off + Posesivo + feet, go + gaga (over).* * *I- ca adjetivo1)a) (Med, Psic) mad, insaneb) ( chiflado) crazy (colloq), nuts (colloq)este tipo está medio loco — (fam) the guy's not all there (colloq)
no seas loco, te vas a matar — don't be stupid, you'll kill yourself
¿disculparme yo? ni (que estuviera) loco! — what, me apologize? not in a million years!
hacer algo a lo loco — to do something any which way (AmE) o (BrE) any old how (colloq)
estar loco de remate or de atar — (fam) to be completely nuts (colloq)
tener or (Esp) traer loco a alguien — to be driving somebody crazy (colloq)
volver loco a alguien — to drive somebody crazy (colloq)
c) (contento, entusiasmado)están locos con el nieto — they're besotted with their grandchild
está loca por él — she's crazy about him (colloq)
d) (fam) ( ajetreado)2)a) ( indicando gran cantidad)b)IIloco de algo: estaba loca de alegría she was blissfully happy; está loco de celos he's wild with jealousy; estaba loco de dolor he was racked with pain; está loca de amor — she's madly in love
- ca masculino, femenino1) ( enfermo mental) (m) madman; (f) madwomanse puso como un loco — he went crazy o mad
maneja or (Esp) conduce como un loco — he drives like a lunatic
corrimos como locos — (fam) we ran like crazy o mad (colloq)
el loco de Javier se vino a pie — Javier walked here, mad fool that he is
hay mucho loco suelto — (fam) there are a lot of weirdos about (colloq)
cada loco con su tema — (fam) to each his own
hacerse el loco — to act dumb (colloq)
la loca de la casa — (liter) the imagination
2) loco masculino (Zool) abalone* * *= crazy [crazier -comp., craziest -sup.], demented, crazed, daft [dafter -comp., daftest -sup.], bananas, mad, insane, deranged, out of + Posesivo + mind, lunatic, nut, bonkers, wacko, dolally tap, dolally [do-lally], imbecile, berserk, wacky [wackier -comp., wackiest -sup.], madman, nutter, off + Posesivo + nut, kook, daffy [daffier -comp., daffiest -sup.], loony [loonier -comp., looniest -sup], maniac, out of + Posesivo + senses, off + Posesivo + knocker, off + Posesivo + rocker, moonstruck.Ex: Lest it appear that Ms Marshall's committee and a few others of us, notoriously associated with that kind of work, are little more than crazy, fire-breathing radicals, let me add this gloss immediately.
Ex: Without the ability to select when faced with these choices we would be like demented dogs chasing every attractive smell that reaches our noses in complete confusion of purpose.Ex: Many of the inhabitants were shot dead or injured by a crazed gunman.Ex: Ranking among the dafter exercises sometimes imposed on children is the one that requires them to describe a screwdriver or a vase or the desks they sit at, or any familiar object.Ex: It is frequently lack of that causes teachers to accuse children of being lazy, uncooperative, insubordinate, rude, or plain bananas.Ex: When J D Brown allowed the public of Islington to have open access to the books in the 1890s he was regarded by many of his colleagues as mad!.Ex: Ramakrishna was deemed holy by his followers but considered insane by many non-Hindus chiefly because of his behavior when interacting with the goddess Kali.Ex: Accessing the web today is like entering a large library, where there is no catalogue but where a deranged janitor has assembled in the lobby a few pages torn from the indexes of randomly selected volumes.Ex: The article ' Out of their minds: legal theory in neural networks' criticises the use of neural networks in law.Ex: This put the matter down to the work of a marginal fringe of hotheads & lunatics.Ex: The ratings war between TV programmes has produced an emphasis on ' nuts, sluts, & perverts' & their victims, & discussion of sexual problems are commonplace on TV talk shows.Ex: This client was bonkers, but believable.Ex: Varieties of bad bosses include disagreeable taskmasters, overly ambitious artists, and outright ' wackos'.Ex: Now I know this country of ours is totally dolally tap!.Ex: The server has gone dolally by the looks of it.Ex: The same evil is done in slaving, tormenting and killing, say, chimpanzees as is done in so injuring human imbeciles.Ex: Today, hyperbolic comic and cartoon imagery is an established movie aesthetic -- a berserk but ironic Pop Art expressionism.Ex: 'Open Season' is a wild and wacky animated comedy set in the town of Timberline.Ex: Since January of 2006 we have had to deal with the raving lunatics and suicidal madmen of the ruling party of Hamas.Ex: Even if we do come up with an alternative to nuclear power, in the future, there will be nutters protesting that as well.Ex: A few years later Stewart went completely off his nut, staged a series of bombings, and wound up in prison after a bizarre kidnapping stunt.Ex: He then ended his affair with Mia, Bram's housekeeper cum lottery winner and daughter of the kook who swears he was abuducted by aliens.Ex: This isn't as daffy as it seems to us as we hustle about on the verge of the third millennium.Ex: Some loud loonies are not dangerous to the library while others may be; the librarian needs to be able to guess which is which.Ex: The novel is a crude barbaric mixture of verse and prose, poetry and realism, crammed with ghosts, corpses, maniacs all very unlike Racine.Ex: He means well for his country, is always an honest man, often a wise one, but sometimes and in some things, absolutely out of his senses.Ex: Every firearm hast its pros and cons and anyone who tells you otherwise is off their knocker.Ex: I find it fascinating how Bradley can be perfectly reasonable one moment, and off his rocker the next.Ex: ' Moonstruck' has all the fun of movies about weddings: a reluctant groom, an overeager bride, and an emotionally distraught family.* a lo loco = helter-skelter, like there's no tomorrow.* a tontas y locas = like there's no tomorrow, without rhyme or reason.* buscando como loco = in hot pursuit of.* casa de locos = lunatic asylum, madhouse, bedlam.* casa de los locos = asylum, mental asylum, madhouse.* chillar como un loco = shout + Posesivo + head off, scream + Posesivo + head off, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + head, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, scream like + a banshee, wail like + a banshee.* como loco = like hell, like crazy, like mad, like a lunatic, like a madman.* como un loco = like crazy, like crazy, like mad, like a lunatic, madly, like a madman.* estar loco = be off + Posesivo + rocker.* estar loco de alegría = be chuffed to bits, thrill + Nombre + to bits, be tickled pink.* estar loco de contento = be beside + Reflexivo + with joy, be over the moon.* estar loco de remate = be a real nutter.* estar loco por = have + a crush on.* gritar como un loco = shout + Posesivo + head off, scream + Posesivo + head off, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + head, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, scream like + a banshee, wail like + a banshee.* hacerse el loco = act + dumb, turn + a blind eye to, pretend + not to have heard, pretend + not to have seen, turn + a deaf ear to.* idea loca = wild thought.* loco como una cabra = raving lunatic.* loco de alegría = chuffed to bits.* loco de atar = stark raving mad, raving mad, raving lunatic, stir-crazy.* loco de contento = chuffed to bits.* loco del deporte = sports freak.* loco de remate = barking mad, certified madman.* loco perdido = stark raving mad, raving mad, raving lunatic.* ¡ni loco! = Not on your life!, You won't catch me doing it.* parecer loco = sound + crazy.* ponerse como loco = get + (all) worked up (about), get + hot under the collar.* ponerse loco = go + berserk, go + postal, work up + a lather.* sine loco (s.l.) = s.l. (sine loco).* trabajar como un loco = work off + Posesivo + shoes.* volver a Alguien loco = drive + Alguien + up a wall, drive + Alguien + to despair, drive + Alguien + mad, drive + Alguien + insane, drive + Alguien + crazy, drive + Alguien + nuts, drive + Alguien + potty.* volver loco = drive + Alguien + (a)round the bend, piss + Nombre + off.* volver loco a Alguien = have + Nombre + jump through the hoops, push + Alguien + over the edge.* volverse loco = go + bananas, take + leave of + Posesivo + senses, go + mad, run + amok, lose + Posesivo + marbles, go + bonkers, go + berserk, go + postal, go + wild, go + crazy, go + nuts, go + potty, get + a buzz from, go out of + Posesivo + mind, throw + a wobbly, go off + the rails, throw + a wobbler, go + haywire, go off + Posesivo + rocker.* volverse loco de alegría = thrill + Nombre + to bits, be chuffed to bits, be tickled pink.* volverse loco por = sweep + Nombre + off + Posesivo + feet, go + gaga (over).* * *Aeste tipo está medio loco ( fam); this guy's not all there ( colloq), this guy's a bit cracked ( colloq)¡pero ustedes están or ( AmL) son locos! you must be crazy o mad o insane o out of your mind! ( colloq)no seas loco, te vas a matar don't be so stupid o foolish, you'll kill yourselfeso no lo hago (pero) ni loco there's no way I'd do that, nothing in the world would make me do that o induce me to do that¿disculparme yo? ¡ni (que estuviera) loco! what, me apologize? not in a million years o no way o never!llenó el formulario a lo loco she completed the form any which way ( AmE) o ( BrE) any old how ( colloq)gasta dinero a lo loco he spends money like water o like there's no tomorrowestar loco de remate or de atar ( fam); to be stark raving o stark staring mad, to be nutty as a fruitcake ( colloq), to be completely nuts ( colloq), to be mad as a hatter ( BrE)traer or tener loco a algn ( Esp); to be driving sb mad o crazy o up the wall o round the bend ( colloq)volver loco a algn to drive sb mad o crazy ( colloq)vuelve locos a los hombres she drives men wild ( colloq)el chocolate me vuelve loca I adore chocolate, I'm a chocolate addict ( colloq)volverse loco to go madeste desorden es para volverse loco this mess is enough to drive you crazy ( colloq)3(contento, entusiasmado): están locos con el nieto they're besotted with o crazy about their grandchildestá loca por él she's mad o crazy o wild about him ( colloq)está loco por verla/por que le presenten a Laura he's dying o ( BrE) mad keen to see her/to be introduced to Laura ( colloq)anda (como) loco con las pruebas he's worried sick about the testsB1(indicando gran cantidad): tengo unas ganas locas de verla I'm really looking forward to seeing her, I'm dying to see her ( colloq)tuvo una suerte loca she was incredibly luckyla obra tuvo un éxito loco the play was hugely successfultienen la guita loca ( RPl arg); they're rolling in it ( colloq), they're absolutely loaded ( colloq)2 loco DE algo:está loco de ira/celos he's wild with anger/jealousyestaba loco de dolor he was racked with painestá loca de amor por él she's madly in love with him3(CS fam) (indicando poca cantidad): por cuatro clientes locos que puedan venir, no vamos a abrir it's not worth opening up just for a few odd customersmasculine, femininese puso como un loco al oír la noticia he went crazy o mad when he heard the newsmaneja or ( Esp) conduce como un loco he drives like a madman o lunaticcorrimos como locos para alcanzar el autobús ( fam); we ran like crazy o mad to catch the bus ( colloq)gritaba como una loca she was shouting like a madwoman, she was shouting her head off ( colloq)¡qué desorganización, esto es de locos! what chaos! this is pure o sheer madness!el loco de Javier se ha venido a pie Javier walked here, madman that he ishoy en día hay mucho loco suelto ( fam); there are a lot of loonies o nutcases o weirdos about these days ( colloq)ahora le ha dado por el budismo — cada loco con su tema she's into Buddhism now — oh well, each to his own o ( colloq) whatever turns you onhacerse el loco to act dumb ( colloq)no te hagas el loco don't act dumb, don't pretend you haven't seen/heardla loca de la casa ( liter); the imaginationBC* * *
loco 1◊ -ca adjetivo
◊ este tipo está medio loco (fam) the guy's not all there (colloq);
eso no lo hago (pero) ni loco there's no way I'd do that;
hacer algo a lo loco to do sth any which way (AmE) o (BrE) any old how (colloq);
estar loco de remate (fam) to be completely nuts (colloq);
tener or (Esp) traer loco a algn to be driving sb crazy (colloq);
volver loco a algn to drive sb crazy (colloq);
volverse loco to go madc) ( entusiasmado):◊ está loca por él she's crazy about him (colloq);
está loco por volver he's dying to come back (colloq)d) (fam) ( ajetreado):
e) ( indicando gran cantidad):◊ tengo unas ganas locas de verla I'm dying to see her (colloq);
tuvo una suerte loca she was incredibly luckyf) estar loco de algo: ‹de entusiasmo/furia/celos› to be wild with sth;
‹de dolor/remordimiento› to be racked with sth;
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino ( enfermo mental) (m) madman;
(f) madwoman;◊ se puso como un loco he went crazy o mad;
corrimos como locos (fam) we ran like crazy o mad (colloq);
hacerse el loco to act dumb (colloq)
loco 2 sustantivo masculino (Chi) (Zool) abalone
loco,-a
I adjetivo
1 mad, crazy
volverse loco, to lose one's mind o to go mad
2 (deseoso) estoy loco por ir a París, I'm eager to travel to Paris
3 (entusiasmado) está loca de alegría, she's thrilled
está loco por las motos, he's crazy about motorbikes
II m,f (hombre) madman, (mujer) madwoman
♦ Locuciones: hacerse el loco, to act the fool
familiar ¡ni loco!, I'd sooner die!
familiar traer/volver loco a alguien, to drive sb crazy
a lo loco, crazily
' loco' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
atar
- chiflada
- chiflado
- conforme
- enajenar
- enajenarse
- estragos
- hormigueo
- ida
- ido
- loc. cit.
- loca
- tema
- tocada
- tocado
- trastocarse
- trastornar
- volver
- volverse
- carro
- maniaco
- perdido
- poner
- rayado
- rayar
- rematado
English:
amok
- away
- bend
- berserk
- beside
- bit
- bonkers
- certifiable
- change over
- cracker
- crazy
- cuckoo
- delirious
- demented
- drive
- gaga
- head
- hijack
- insane
- loony
- lunatic
- mad
- madly
- madman
- maniac
- mind
- moon
- nut
- nuts
- nutter
- nutty
- parched
- potshot
- rampage
- raving
- roadhog
- send
- some
- something
- stark
- wall
- wild
- wildly
- wind up
- wit
- bumper car
- cracked
- fear
- flap
- go
* * *loco, -a♦ adj1. [demente] mad, crazy;volver loco a alguien [enajenar, aturdir] to drive sb mad;esos martillazos en la pared me van a volver loco that hammering on the wall is driving me mad;el dolor lo volvía loco the pain was driving him mad;volverse loco to go mad;este niño me trae loco this child is driving me mad;¡ni loco! (absolutely) no way!;¡no lo haría ni loco! there's no way you'd get me doing that!2. [insensato] mad, crazy;no seas loca, es muy peligroso don't be (so) stupid, it's very dangerous;está medio loco pero es muy simpático he's a bit crazy, but he's very nice with it;a lo loco [sin pensar] hastily;[temerariamente] wildly;3. [apasionado, entusiasmado] mad, crazy;la abuela está loca con su nieto the grandmother's mad o crazy about her grandson;estar loco de contento/pasión to be wild with joy/passion;estar loco de amor to be madly in love;estar loco de celos to be wildly o insanely jealous;estar loco de ira to be raging mad;está loca por conocerte she's dying to meet you;está (como) loco por que lleguen los invitados he's desperate for the guests to arrive, he can't wait for the guests to arrive;le vuelve loco el fútbol he's mad about soccer o Br football, he's soccer-crazy o Br football-crazy;la vuelve loca la paella she absolutely adores paella4. [muy ajetreado] mad, hectic;llevamos una semana loca it's been a mad week for ustuvimos una suerte loca we were extraordinarily o amazingly lucky;RP Famtener la guita loca to be rolling in it6. RP Fam [insignificante]sólo van a venir tres o cuatro invitados locos only a handful of guests will show up;no nos vamos a pelear por dos pesos locos let's not quarrel over a few measly pesos♦ nm,f1. [enfermo] [hombre] lunatic, madman;[mujer] lunatic, madwoman;corrimos como locos we ran like mad o crazy;el loco de tu marido se puso a chillar that madman husband of yours started shouting;ponerse como un loco [enfadarse] to go mad;sería de locos empezar de nuevo todo el trabajo it would be crazy o madness to start the whole job over again;Fam¡deja de hacer el loco! stop messing around!;cada loco con su tema: ya está otra vez Santi con lo del yoga, cada loco con su tema Santi's going on about yoga again, the man's obsessed!;Famhacerse el loco to play dumb, to pretend not to understandloco, vení para acá come over here, Br mate o US buddy* * *I adj mad, crazy;es para volverse loco it’s enough to drive you mad o crazy;remate completely mad;estar loco de alegría be insanely happy;estar loco por alguien be mad o crazy about s.o.II m1 madman;cada loco con su tema each to his own;hacer el loco make a fool of o.s.2 Rpl famguy;loco, ayudame help me, pal* * *loco, -ca adj1) demente: crazy, insane, mad2)a lo loco : wildly, recklessly3)volverse loco : to go madloco, -ca n1) : crazy person, lunatic2)hacerse el loco : to act the fool* * *loco2 n lunatic -
27 brouhaha
brouhaha [bʀuaa]masculine noun( = tintamarre) hubbub* * *bʀuaanom masculin hubbub* * *bʀuaa nm* * *brouhaha nm hubbub; un grand brouhaha a loud hubbub.[bruaa] nom masculin -
28 msondo
------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] msondo[Swahili Plural] misondo[English Word] boom[English Plural] booms[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] msondo[Swahili Plural] misondo[English Word] dance performed at the initiation rites for girls[English Plural] dances[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] msondo[Swahili Plural] misondo[English Word] fez (tall kind formerly worn by police)[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] msondo[Swahili Plural] misondo[English Word] loud, booming noise (of a drum, canon)[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------ -
29 cri
cri [kʀi]masculine nouna. ( = éclat de voix) [de personne] cry ; (très fort) scream ; (ton aigu) shriek ; (de douleur, de peur) cry• pousser des cris (de joie/triomphe) to cry out (in joy/triumph)• cri aigu or perçant piercing cry* * *kʀinom masculin1) ( de personne) cry; ( plus fort) shout; ( aigu) screamun cri de douleur/surprise — a cry of pain/surprise
pousser des cris de douleur/plaisir — to cry out in pain/pleasure
••pousser or jeter les hauts cris — to protest loudly
* * *kʀi nm1) (d'appel) cry, shout, (de peur, de surprise) screamJ'ai entendu un cri. — I heard a scream.
à grands cris [réclamer, s'indigner, dénoncer] — at the top of one's voice
2) [animal] cry, callIl sait reconnaître les cris des oiseaux. — He can identify the calls of birds.
c'est le dernier cri fig — it's the latest fashion, it's the in thing
Ces chaussures sont du dernier cri. — These shoes are the latest fashion., These shoes are the in thing.
* * *cri nm1 ( de personne) cry; ( plus fort) shout; ( aigu) scream; un cri de douleur/d'effroi/de surprise a cry of pain/of fright/of surprise; un cri de détresse a cry for help; des cris de joie/protestation cries of joy/protest; un cri déchirant a heart-rending cry; un cri perçant a piercing scream; un cri aigu a shriek; au cri de ‘vive la révolution’ shouting ‘long live the revolution’; à grands cris [réclamer, protester] loudly; un cri d'amour a passionate declaration of love; pousser un cri to scream (de in); pousser un grand cri to scream loudly; pousser des cris de douleur/plaisir to cry out in pain/pleasure; ⇒ dernier;2 ( d'animal) gén cry; ( d'oiseau) call; la pauvre bête poussait des cris lamentables the poor creature was crying out pitifully; comment s'appelle le cri du renard/paon? what noise does the fox/peacock make?cri d'alarme cry of alarm; cri du cœur cry from the heart, cri de cœur; cri de guerre lit, fig war cry; cri primal Psych primal scream.pousser or jeter les hauts cris to protest loudly.[kri] nom masculincri de douleur cry ou scream of paincri de joie cry ou shout of joycri d'indignation cry ou scream of indignationcri d'horreur shriek ou scream of horrorjeter ou pousser un cri to cry outpousser un cri de joie/douleur to cry out with joy/in paina. (sens propre) to cry out, to shoutjeter ou pousser des hauts cris to raise the roof, to raise a hue and cry, to kick up a fuss[d'un petit oiseau] chirp[d'une chouette, d'un paon, d'un singe] screech[d'une mouette] cry[d'un dindon] gobble[d'un perroquet] squawk[d'un canard] quack[d'une oie] honk[d'une souris] squeak[d'un porc] squeal3. [parole] cryjeter ou lancer un cri d'alarme to warn against the dangerdéfiler au cri de "des subventions!" to march chanting "subsidies!"cri du cœur cri de coeur, cry from the heart————————à grands cris locution adverbialedemander ou réclamer quelque chose à grands cris to cry out ou to clamour for something————————dernier cri locution adjectivale[voiture, vidéo] state-of-the-art————————dernier cri nom masculin invariablea. [vêtement] it's the (very) latest vogue ou fashion ou thingb. [machine, vidéo] it's state-of-the-art -
30 dire
dire [diʀ]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━➭ TABLE 371. <━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► to say se construit, comme dire, avec un complément d'objet direct et un complément d'objet indirect: to say sth to sb, alors que to tell se construit avec deux compléments d'objet directs: to tell sb sth ; to tell ne peut pas s'employer sans objet.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• qu'est-ce que vous avez dit ? what did you say?• comment dit-on ça en anglais ? how do you say that in English?• vous nous dites dans votre lettre que... you say in your letter that...• je vous l'avais bien dit ! I told you so!• fais ce qu'on te dit ! do as you are told!• on dit que... people say that...• il faut bien dire que... ( = admettre) I must say that...• Jean-François ne sait pas ce qu'il dit ( = il déraisonne) Jean-François doesn't know what he's saying• venez bientôt, disons demain come soon, let's say tomorrow• je ne vous le fais pas dire ! you said it!• laisse dire ! let them talk!• qu'est-ce qui me dit que c'est vrai ? how do I know it's the truth?• je me suis laissé dire que... I heard that...• ça suffit, j'ai dit ! I said that's enough!b. ( = penser) to think• qu'est-ce que tu dis de ça ? what do you think about that?• que diriez-vous d'une promenade ? how about a walk?• on dirait qu'il le fait exprès ! you'd almost think he does it on purpose!c. ( = objecter) je n'ai rien à dire sur son travail I can't complain about his work• rien à dire ! you can't argue with that!• c'est pas pour dire, mais il n'est pas très sympathique I don't want to go on about him, but he's not very niced. ( = évoquer) ce nom me dit quelque chose the name rings a bell• Lucien Josse ? ça ne me dit rien du tout Lucien Josse? I've never heard of hime. ( = plaire) ça vous dit de sortir ? do you feel like going out?f. (locutions) dis Papa, quand est-ce qu'on part ? when are we going, daddy?• dites donc ! ( = à propos) by the way ; ( = holà) hey!• ça lui a rapporté 100 000 € -- ben dis donc ! (inf) that earned him 100,000 euros -- goodness me!• que tu dis ! (inf) that's your story!• à qui le dites-vous ! you're telling me! (inf)• qui dit mieux ? any advance?► vouloir dire ( = signifier) to mean• qu'est-ce que ça veut dire ? what does that mean?• que veux-tu dire par là ? what do you mean?• ça veut tout dire ! that says it all!► comment dirais-je ? how shall I put it?2. <► se direa. ( = penser) to think to o.s.• il faut bien se dire que... one has to realize that...b. ( = se prétendre) to claim to be• comment ça se dit en français ? how do you say that in French?3. <* * *
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1. diʀ1) ( faire entendre) to say [mots, prière]; to tell [histoire, blague]‘entrez’ dit-elle — ‘come in,’ she said
2) ( faire savoir) to tellje me suis laissé dire que... — I heard that...
c'est moi qui vous le dis — (colloq) I'm telling you
permets-moi de te dire que tu vas le regretter! — (colloq) you'll regret this, I can tell you!
je ne te dis que ça — (colloq) I'll say no more
c'est pas pour dire, mais — (colloq) I don't want to make a big deal of it, but... (colloq)
à qui le dites-vous! — (colloq) don't I know it!
je ne vous le fais pas dire! — (colloq) you don't need to tell me!
ne pas se le faire dire deux fois — (colloq) not to need to be told twice
dis, tu me crois? — (colloq) tell me, do you believe me?
dis donc, où tu te crois? — (colloq) hey! where do you think you are?
ne fais pas attention, il ne sait pas ce qu'il dit — don't mind him, he doesn't know what he's talking about
on dit que... — it is said that...
autant dire que — you might as well say that, in other words
disons, demain — let's say tomorrow
tu l'as dit! — (colloq)
comme tu dis! — (colloq) you said it! (colloq)
4) ( formuler)lent, pour ne pas dire ennuyeux — slow, not to say boring
comme dirait l'autre — (colloq) as they say
qu'est-ce que ça veut dire tout ce bruit? — (colloq) what's the meaning of all this noise?
6) ( demander)7) ( objecter)il n'y a pas à dire (colloq), elle est belle — you have to admit, she's beautiful
il n'y a rien à dire, tout est en ordre — I have no complaint, everything's fine
tu n'as rien à dire! — ( ne te plains pas) don't complain!; ( tais-toi) don't say a word!
8) ( penser) to think9) ( inspirer)
2.
se dire verbe pronominalil faut (bien) se dire que... — one must realize that...
il faut te dire que... — you must understand that...
2) ( échanger) to exchange [insultes, mots doux]3) ( se prétendre) to claim to be4) ( se déclarer)il s'est dit favorable à — he says he's in favour [BrE] of
5) ( être exprimé)
3.
se dire verbe impersonnel
II
1. diʀnom masculin
2.
dires nom masculin pluriel statements* * *diʀ1. nm2. vt1) (= exprimer) to say, [secret, mensonge] to tellElle m'a dit la vérité. — She told me the truth.
dire qch à qn — to tell sb sth, to say sth to sb
Qu'est-ce qu'il t'a dit? — What did he tell you?, What did he say to you?
Dites-moi ce que vous pensez. — Tell me what you think.
dire à qn qu'il fasse; dire à qn de faire — to tell sb to do
Il nous a dit de regarder cette émission. — He told us to watch this programme.
dire que — to say, to say that
Il a dit qu'il ne viendrait pas. — He said he wouldn't come.
2) (= prétendre)On le dit malade. — They say he's ill., He's said to be ill.
3) (= plaire)dire à qn [idée, proposition] Si cela lui dit. — If he feels like it.
Cela ne me dit rien. — That doesn't appeal to me.
4) (= penser)que dites-vous de...? — what do you think of...?
on dit que — they say, they say that
On dit que la nourriture y est excellente. — They say that the food there is excellent.
on dirait que (il semble que) — it looks like, it looks as if
On dirait qu'il va pleuvoir. — It looks like it's going to rain., It looks as if it's going to rain.
dis donc!; dites donc! (pour attirer l'attention) — hey!, (= au fait) by the way
Il a drôlement changé, dis donc! — Hey, he's really changed!
et dire que... — and to think that...
ceci dit; cela dit — that being said
Cela dit, je n'aimerais pas être à sa place. — That being said, I wouldn't like to be in his place.
c'est dire si... — that just shows that...
* * *dire verb table: médireA nm au dire de according to; au dire des experts according to the experts; au dire de tous by all accounts.B dires nmpl statements; leurs dires ne concordent pas their statements do not agree; selon les dires de ta sœur according to your sister.C vtr1 ( faire entendre) to say [mots, prière]; to recite [poème]; to read [leçon]; to tell [histoire, blague]; dire non to say no; dites quelque chose de drôle say something funny; ‘entrez’ dit-elle ‘come in,’ she said; j'ai quelque chose à dire là-dessus I've got something to say about that; sans mot dire without saying a word; ce n'est pas une chose à dire you don't say that sort of thing; dire des bêtises or inepties to talk nonsense; dire qch à voix basse to whisper sth; dire qch entre ses dents to mutter sth; ne plus savoir que dire to be at a loss for words; avoir son mot à dire to have one's say; dire ce qu'on a à dire to say one's piece;2 ( faire savoir) to tell; dire des mensonges/la vérité/l'avenir to tell lies/the truth/the future; dire qch à qn to tell sb sth; dites-moi votre nom tell me your name; je le leur dirai I'll tell them; dis-le à ton frère tell your brother; je vous l'avais bien dit! I told you so!; dites-moi, vous aimez l'opéra? tell me, do you like opera?; c'est ce qu'on m'a dit so I've been told; dis-leur que tu es occupé tell them you're busy; je dois vous dire que… I have to tell you that…; faire dire à qn que to let sb know that…; faites dire à ma femme que je serai en retard let my wife know that I will be late; dire ses projets to describe one's plans; dire son opinion/sa satisfaction to express one's opinion/one's satisfaction; je me suis laissé dire que… I heard that…; tenez-vous le pour dit! I don't want to have to tell you again!; c'est moi qui vous le dis○ I'm telling you; permets-moi de te dire que tu vas le regretter○! you'll regret this, I can tell you!; je ne te dis que ça○ I'll say no more; c'est pas pour dire, mais○ I don't want to make a big deal of it, but○…; à qui le dites-vous○! don't I know it!; vous m'en direz tant○! you don't say!; je ne vous le fais pas dire○! you don't need to tell me!; ne pas se le faire dire deux fois○ not to need to be told twice; dis, tu me crois○? tell me, do you believe me?; dis donc, où tu te crois○? hey! where do you think you are?; dites-donc, il n'est pas valable, votre ticket! here-did you know your ticket's not valid?; à vous de dire Jeux your bid; ⇒ vérité;3 ( affirmer) to say (que that); elle dit pouvoir le faire she says she can do it; dire ce qu'on pense to say what one thinks; dire tout haut ce que d'autres pensent tout bas to say out loud what other people are thinking; ne fais pas attention, il ne sait pas ce qu'il dit don't mind him, he doesn't know what he's talking about ou he's talking through his hat; on dit que… it is said that…; on le dit marié/veuf he is said to be married/a widower; j'irai jusqu'à dire que I'd go as far as to say that; c'est le moins qu'on puisse dire that's the least one can say; le moins qu'on puisse dire c'est que… the least one can say is that…; si l'on peut dire if one might say so; si je puis dire if I may put it like that; on peut dire qu'elle a du toupet celle-là! she's really got a nerve○!; on ne peut pas dire qu'il se soit fatigué! he certainly didn't overtax himself; autant dire que you might as well say that, in other words; et que dire de…? to say nothing of…; j'ose dire que… I'm not afraid to say that…; si j'ose dire if I may say so; ce n'est pas à moi de le dire it's not for me to say; cela va sans dire it goes without saying; ce n'est pas peu dire that's saying a lot; il faut dire que one should say that; c'est (tout) dire! need I say more?; cela dit having said that; c'est vous qui le dites! that's what you say!; tu peux le dire○! you can say that again○!; disons, demain let's say tomorrow; c'est difficile à dire it's hard to tell; je sais ce que je dis I know what I'm talking about; à ce qu'il dit according to him; vous dites? pardon?; à vrai dire actually; entre nous soit dit between you and me; soit dit en passant incidentally; pour tout dire all in all; c'est dire si j'ai raison it just goes to show I'm right; c'est beaucoup dire that's going a bit far; c'est peu dire that's an understatement; c'est vite dit that's easy for you to say; ce n'est pas dit I'm not that sure; tout n'est pas dit that's not the end of the story; c'est plus facile à dire qu'à faire it's easier said than done; il est dit que je ne partirai jamais I'm destined never to leave; tu l'as dit○!, comme tu dis○! you said it○!; que tu dis○! says you○!; ⇒ envoyer, fontaine;4 ( formuler) dire qch poliment/effrontément to say sth politely/cheekily; voilà qui est bien dit! well said!; il l'a mal dit, mais j'ai compris he put it badly but I understood; comment dire?, comment dirais-je? how shall I put it?; tu ne crois pas si bien dire you don't know how true that is; pour ainsi dire, comme qui dirait○ so to speak; autrement dit in other words; lent, pour ne pas dire ennuyeux slow, not to say boring; comme dirait l'autre○ as they say; disons que je suis préoccupé let's say I'm worried; un livre, disons un ‘texte’, comme dirait Adam a book, or let's say a ‘text’, as Adam would have it; un lien disons social a link which we could call social;5 ( indiquer) [loi] to state (que that); [appareil de mesure] to show (que that); [sourire] to express (que that); ma calculatrice dit l'heure my calculator shows the time; que dit ta montre? what time is it by your watch?; vouloir dire to mean; qu'est-ce que tu crois qu'il a voulu dire? what do you think he meant?; quelque chose me dit que something tells me that; qu'est-ce que ça veut dire tout ce bruit○? what's the meaning of all this noise?; qu'est-ce que ça veut dire de téléphoner à une heure pareille○? what do you mean by calling me at this time?; qu'est-ce à dire†? what is the meaning of this?; est-ce à dire que…? does this mean that…?; ⇒ doigt;6 ( demander) dire à qn de faire to tell sb to do; dites-leur de venir tell them to come; je vous avais dit d'être prudent I told you to be careful; qui vous a dit de partir? who told you to go?; fais ce qu'on te dit! do as you're told!; faites dire au médecin de venir have somebody call the doctor;7 ( objecter) qu'avez-vous à dire à cela? what have you got to say to that?; j'ai beaucoup à dire sur ton travail I've quite a lot to say about your work; je n'ai rien à dire no comment; il n'y a pas à dire○, elle est belle you have to admit, she's beautiful; il n'y a rien à dire, tout est en ordre nothing to report, everything's fine; tu n'as rien à dire! ( ne te plains pas) don't complain!; ( tais-toi) don't say a word!;8 ( penser) to think; qu'en dites-vous? what do you think?; que dis-tu de mon nouveau sac? what do you think of my new bag?; que diriez- vous d'une promenade/d'aller au marché? how about a walk/going to the market?; on dirait qu'il va pleuvoir/neiger it looks as if it's going to rain/to snow, it looks like rain/snow; on dirait que le vent se lève the wind seems to be picking up; on dirait qu'elle me déteste you'd think she hated me; on dirait un fou you'd think he was mad; on aurait dit qu'elle était déçue you'd have thought she was disappointed; on dirait de l'estragon ( à la vue) it looks like tarragon; ( au goût) it tastes like tarragon; on dirait du Bach it sounds like Bach; dire qu'hier encore il était parmi nous! it's odd to think (that) he was still with us yesterday!; dire que demain à la même heure je serai chez moi it's odd to think that this time tomorrow I'll be home;9 ( inspirer) ça ne me/leur dit rien de faire I /they don't feel like doing; notre nouveau jardinier ne me dit rien (qui vaille) I don't think much of our new gardener;10 Ling il faut dire ‘excusez-moi’ et non ‘je m'excuse’ one should say ‘excusez-moi’, not ‘je m'excuse’; tu dirais ‘une professeur’, toi? would you say ‘une professeur’?; comment dis-tu ça en italien? how do you say that in Italian?D se dire vpr1 ( penser) to tell oneself (que that); je me suis dit qu'il était trop tard I told myself that it was too late; il faut (bien) se dire que… one must realize that…; il faut te dire que… you must understand that…;2 ( échanger des paroles) se dire des insultes/des mots doux to exchange insults/sweet nothings; se dire adieu to say goodbye to each other;3 ( se prétendre) to claim to be, to say one is; il se dit intelligent/innocent/ingénieur he claims to be intelligent/innocent/an engineer; elle se dit incapable de marcher she claims to be unable to walk;4 ( se déclarer) il s'est dit prêt à participer à la conférence he said that he was prepared to take part in the conference; ils se sont dits favorables à cette mesure they said that they were in favourGB of this measure; elle s'est dite persuadée que… she said that she was convinced that…;5 Ling comment se dit ‘voiture’ en espagnol? how do you say ‘car’ in Spanish?; ‘surprise-party’ ne se dit plus people don't say ‘surprise-party’ any more; ça ne se dit pas you can't say that;6 ( être dit) il ne s'est rien dit d'intéressant à la réunion nothing of interest was said during the meeting.bien faire et laisser dire Prov do right and fear no man Prov; dis-moi qui tu hantes, je te dirai qui tu es you're known by the company you keep; dis-moi ce que tu manges, je te dirai qui tu es you are what you eat.I[dir] nom masculin————————dires nom masculin plurield'après ou selon les dires de son père according to his father ou to what his father saidau dire de locution prépositionnelleau dire de son professeur according to his teacher ou to what his teacher saysII[dir] verbe transitifA.[ARTICULER, PRONONCER]1. [énoncer] to sayquel nom dis-tu? Castagnel? what name did you say ou what's the name again? Castagnel?vous avez dit "démocratie"? "democracy", did you say?a. (très familier) [pour porter bonheur] break a leg!b. [pour insulter] get lost!je ne dirais pas qu'il est distant, je dirais plutôt effarouché I wouldn't say he's haughty, rather that he's been frightened offune honte, que dis-je, une infamie!, une honte, pour ne pas dire une infamie! a shame, not to say an infamy!qui dit... dit...: en ce temps-là, qui disait vol disait galère in those days, theft meant the gallowssi (l')on peut dire in a way, so to speakdisons-le, disons le mot let's not mince wordsdire non to say no, to refusea. [généralement] to say yesb. [à une proposition] to acceptc. [au mariage] to say I do2. [réciter - prière, table de multiplication] to say ; [ - texte] to say, to recite, to read ; [ - rôle] to speakdire la/une messe to say mass/a massdire des vers to recite verse, to give a recitationB.[EXPRIMER]1. [oralement] to sayque dis-tu là? what did you say?, what was that you said?j'ai l'habitude de dire ce que je pense I always speak my mind ou say what I thinkbon, bon, je n'ai rien dit! OK, sorry I spoke!pourquoi ne m'as-tu rien dit de tout cela? why didn't you speak to me ou tell me about any of this?je suis un raté? tu sais ce qu'il te dit, le raté? (familier) so I'm a loser, am I? well, do you want to hear what this loser's got to say to you?j'ai failli faire tout rater! — ça, tu peux le dire! I nearly messed everything up — you can say that again!j'ai une surprise — dis vite! I have a surprise — let's hear it ou do tell!comment dire ou dirais-je? how shall I put it ou say?dites donc, pour demain, on y va en voiture? by the way, are we driving there tomorrow?je peux y aller, dis? can I go, please?vous lui parlerez de moi, dites? you will talk to her about me, won't you?tu es bien habillé, ce soir, dis donc! my word, aren't you smart tonight!il nous faut, disons, deux secrétaires we need, (let's) say, two secretariesce disant with these words, so sayingc'est (te/vous) dire s'il est riche! that gives you an idea how wealthy he is!il ne m'a même pas répondu, c'est tout dire he never even answered me, that says it allpour tout dire in fact, to be honestje ne te/vous le fais pas dire how right you are, I couldn't have put it better myselfil va sans dire que... needless to say (that)...ce n'est pas pour dire, mais à sa place j'aurais réussi (familier) though I say it myself, if I'd been him I'd have succeededil en est incapable, enfin (moi), ce que j'en dis... he's not capable of it, at least that's what I'd say...voici une confiture maison, je ne te dis que ça here's some homemade jam that's out of this worldil y avait un monde, je te dis pas! you wouldn't have believed the crowds!vouloir dire [signifier] to meanun haussement d'épaules dans ce cas-là, ça dit bien ce que ça veut dire in a situation like that, a shrug (of the shoulders) speaks volumesvous partez, madame, qu'est-ce à dire? Madam, what mean you by leaving?3. [écrire] to saydans sa lettre, elle dit que... in her letter she says that...4. [annoncer - nom, prix] to givele général vous fait dire qu'il vous attend the general has sent me to tell you he's waiting for youtu vas le regretter, moi je (familier) ou c'est moi qui (familier) te le dis! you'll be sorry for this, let me tell you ou mark my words!6. [ordonner] to tell[conseiller] to telltu me dis d'oublier, mais... you tell me I must forget, but...toi, on ne peut jamais rien te dire! you can't take the slightest criticism!mais, me direz-vous, il n'est pas majeur but, you will object ou I hear you say, he's not of agej'aurais des choses à dire sur l'organisation du service I have a few things to say ou some comments to make about the organization of the departmentPierre n'est pas d'accord — il n'a rien à dire Pierre doesn't agree — he's in no position to make any objectionselle est maligne, il n'y a pas à ou on ne peut pas dire (le contraire) (familier) she's shrewd, there's no denying it ou and no mistakesi c'est vous qui le dites, si vous le dites, du moment que vous le dites if you say sopuisque je vous le dis! I'm telling you!, you can take it from me!c'est le bon train? — je te dis que oui! is it the right train? — yes it is! ou I'm telling you it is!il va neiger — la météo a dit que non it looks like it's going to snow — the weather forecast said it wouldn'ttu étais content, ne me dis pas le contraire! you were pleased, don't deny it ou don't tell me you weren't!on dit qu'il a un autre fils rumour has it that ou it's rumoured that ou it's said that he has another sonloin des yeux, loin du cœur, dit-on out of sight, out of mind, so the saying goes ou so they sayon le disait lâche he was said ou alleged ou reputed to be a cowardelle trouvera bien une place — qu'elle dit (familier) she'll find a job, no problem — that's what she thinks!on dira ce qu'on voudra, mais l'amour ça passe avant tout whatever people say, love comes before everything elseon ne dira jamais assez l'importance d'un régime alimentaire équilibré I cannot emphasize enough the importance of a balanced dietelle disait ne pas savoir qui le lui avait donné she claimed ou alleged that she didn't know who'd given it to her[dans des jeux d'enfants]je dois dire qu'elle est jolie I must say ou admit she's prettyil faut bien dire qu'il n'est plus tout jeune he's not young any more, let's face itil faut dire qu'elle a des excuses (to) give her her due, there are mitigating circumstancesdisons que... let's say (that)...11. [décider]il est dit que... fate has decreed that...il ne sera pas dit que... let it not be said that...a. [décidé] nothing's been decided yetb. [prévisible] nothing's for certain (yet)a. [il n'y a plus à discuter] the matter is closedb. [l'avenir est arrêté] the die is castaussitôt dit, aussitôt fait no sooner said than doneC.[PENSER, CROIRE]et comme dessert? — que dirais-tu d'une mousse au chocolat? and to follow? — what would you say to ou how about a chocolate mousse?dire que... to think that...2. [croire]a. [au goût] it tastes like teab. [à l'odeur] it smells like teac. [d'apparence] it looks like teaon dirait de la laine [au toucher] it feels like woolon dirait que je te fais peur you behave as if ou as though you were scared of me[exprime une probabilité]on dirait sa fille, au premier rang it looks like her daughter there in the front rowD.[INDIQUER, DONNER DES SIGNES DE]mon intuition ou quelque chose me dit qu'il reviendra I have a feeling (that) he'll be back2. [stipuler par écrit] to sayque dit la Bible/le dictionnaire à ce sujet? what does the Bible/dictionary say about this?3. [faire penser à]dire quelque chose: son visage me dit quelque chose I've seen her face before, her face seems familiarLambert, cela ne vous dit rien? Lambert, does that mean anything to you?4. [tenter]tu viens? — ça ne me dit rien are you coming? — I'm not in the mood ou I don't feel like it————————se dire verbe pronominal (emploi réciproque)[échanger - secrets, paroles] to tell each other ou one another————————se dire verbe pronominal (emploi passif)1. [être formulé]comment se dit "bonsoir" en japonais? how do you say "goodnight" in Japanese?, what's the Japanese for "goodnight"?il est vraiment hideux — peut-être, mais ça ne se dit pas he's really hideous — maybe, but it's not the sort of thing you sayse dit de [pour définir un terme] (is) said of, (is) used for, describes————————se dire verbe pronominal transitifmaintenant, je me dis que j'aurais dû accepter now I think I should have accepteddis-toi bien que je ne serai pas toujours là pour t'aider you must realize that ou get it into your head that I won't always be here to help you————————se dire verbe pronominal intransitif[estimer être] to sayil se dit flatté de l'intérêt que je lui porte he says he's ou he claims to be flattered by my interest in himils se disent attachés à la démocratie they claim to ou (that) they care about democracy -
31 screech
[skriːtʃ]1. verbto make a harsh, shrill cry, shout or noise:يُطْلِقُ صَرْخَةً عالِيَهThe car screeched to a halt.
2. nouna loud, shrill cry or noise:صَرْخَه، صَيْحَهa screech of brakes.
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32 whistle
[ˈwɪsl]1. verb1) to make a shrill, often musical, sound by forcing one's breath between the lips or teeth:Can you whistle?
يَصْفُرHe whistled a happy tune.
2) to make such a sound with a device designed for this:يُسْمِعُ صَوْتا كالصَّفيرThe referee whistled for half-time.
3) to make a shrill sound in passing through the air:يَئِزُّ الرَّصاصThe bullet whistled past his head.
4) (of the wind) to blow with a shrill sound.تَصْفُر الرّيح2. noun1) the sound made by whistling:صَفير، صَفْرَهHe gave a loud whistle to his friend across the road.
2) a musical pipe designed to make a whistling noise.صَفير الآلَةِ الموسيقيَّه3) an instrument used by policemen, referees etc to make a whistling noise:صُفّارة الشُّرْطي أو الحَكَم الرِّياضيThe referee blew his whistle at the end of the game.
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33 zoom
[zuːm]1. nouna loud, low-pitched buzzing noise:صَوْت إرتِفاع الطّائِرَة المُفاجئthe zoom of (an) aircraft.
2. verbto move very quickly with this kind of noise:يَمُرُّ بِسُرْعَهThe motorbike zoomed past us.
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34 lio
------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] lio[Swahili Plural] malio[English Word] noise[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] lia V------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] lio[Swahili Plural] malio[English Word] loud sound[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] lia V------------------------------------------------------------ -
35 dubwasha
[Swahili Word] dubwasha[English Word] loud (dull or reverberating) sound (i.e. report of a shotgun or noise of an ax striking wood etc.)[Part of Speech] noun[Note] lnd.------------------------------------------------------------ -
36 shindo
------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -enda kwa shindo[English Word] trot (of horses)[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] shinda V[Swahili Example] enda kwa shindo [Rec][English Example] trot (of horses)------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -weka shindo upande[English Word] be upset[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] weka V, shingo N, -pande adv------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] shindo[Swahili Plural] mashindo[English Word] noise (loud and sudden)[English Plural] noises[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------ -
37 pájaro
m.bird.* * *1 (animal) bird\más vale pájaro en mano que ciento volando a bird in the hand is worth two in the bushmatar dos pájaros de un tiro to kill two birds with one stonetener la cabeza llena de pájaros to be scatterbrainedpájaro bobo penguinpájaro carpintero woodpeckerpájaro de cuenta familiar slybootspájaro de mal agüero bird of ill omen* * *noun m.* * *1. SM1) (Orn) birdpájaro cantarín, pájaro cantor — songbird
pájaro mosca — Esp hummingbird
2) * (=astuto) clever fellow, sharp sortpájaro bravo — Ven * smart Alec *
pájaro de cuenta — (=importante) big shot *, big noise *; (=de cuidado) nasty piece of work; (=taimado) wily bird
3) *** (=pene) prick ***4) Caribe ** (=homosexual) queer **, poof **, fag (EEUU) **2. ADJ1) Cono Sur (=atolondrado) scatty, featherbrained2) Cono Sur (=sospechoso) shady, dubious3) Cono Sur (=chillón) loud, flashy4) Caribe ** (=afeminado) poofy **, queer **5) Cono Sur (=distraído) vague, distracted* * *1) (Zool) birdmatar dos pájaros de un tiro — to kill two birds with one stone
ser pájaro de mal agüero — to be a prophet of doom o a Jeremiah
tener pájaros en la cabeza — (fam) to be scatterbrained (colloq)
más vale pájaro en mano que cien or ciento volando — a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
2) (fam) ( granuja) nasty piece of work (colloq)ser un pájaro de cuenta — (fam) to be a nasty piece of work (colloq)
3) (Col) (Hist) ( asesino) hired killer ( in the pay of landowners)* * *= bird.Ex. For example, the child doing a project about birds will require books to give him background information, a record or cassette to let him hear a bird-song, and a film to help him to appreciate bird flight.----* aves y pájaros = bird life.* a vista de pájaro = bird's eye view.* bandada de pájaros = flock of birds.* cabeza llena de pájaros = head in the clouds.* canto de los pájaros = bird-song.* canto de los pájaros al amanecer = morning chorus, dawn chorus.* comedero para pájaros = bird feeder [birdfeeder].* comida para pájaros = bird seed.* coro del alba de los pájaros = morning chorus, dawn chorus.* coro matinal de los pájaros = morning chorus, dawn chorus.* jaula grande para pájaros = aviary.* más vale pájaro en mano que ciento volando = a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.* observación de aves y pájaros = birdwatching [bird-watching], birding.* observador de aves y pájaros = birder, birdwatcher [bird-watcher].* pájaro cantor = songbird.* pájaro de cuidado = nasty piece of work.* pájaro de presa = bird of prey.* pájaro migrador = snowbird.* pájaro migratorio = migratory bird.* tabla comedero para pájaros = bird table.* trino de los pájaros al amanecer, coro matin = morning chorus, dawn chorus.* vista a ojo de pájaro = bird's eye view.* * *1) (Zool) birdmatar dos pájaros de un tiro — to kill two birds with one stone
ser pájaro de mal agüero — to be a prophet of doom o a Jeremiah
tener pájaros en la cabeza — (fam) to be scatterbrained (colloq)
más vale pájaro en mano que cien or ciento volando — a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
2) (fam) ( granuja) nasty piece of work (colloq)ser un pájaro de cuenta — (fam) to be a nasty piece of work (colloq)
3) (Col) (Hist) ( asesino) hired killer ( in the pay of landowners)* * *= bird.Ex: For example, the child doing a project about birds will require books to give him background information, a record or cassette to let him hear a bird-song, and a film to help him to appreciate bird flight.
* aves y pájaros = bird life.* a vista de pájaro = bird's eye view.* bandada de pájaros = flock of birds.* cabeza llena de pájaros = head in the clouds.* canto de los pájaros = bird-song.* canto de los pájaros al amanecer = morning chorus, dawn chorus.* comedero para pájaros = bird feeder [birdfeeder].* comida para pájaros = bird seed.* coro del alba de los pájaros = morning chorus, dawn chorus.* coro matinal de los pájaros = morning chorus, dawn chorus.* jaula grande para pájaros = aviary.* más vale pájaro en mano que ciento volando = a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.* observación de aves y pájaros = birdwatching [bird-watching], birding.* observador de aves y pájaros = birder, birdwatcher [bird-watcher].* pájaro cantor = songbird.* pájaro de cuidado = nasty piece of work.* pájaro de presa = bird of prey.* pájaro migrador = snowbird.* pájaro migratorio = migratory bird.* tabla comedero para pájaros = bird table.* trino de los pájaros al amanecer, coro matin = morning chorus, dawn chorus.* vista a ojo de pájaro = bird's eye view.* * *A ( Zool) birdcon los pájaros volados ( RPl); in a bad moodmatar dos pájaros de un tiro to kill two birds with one stoneser pájaro de mal agüero to be a prophet of doom o a Jeremiahmás vale pájaro en mano que cien or ciento volando a bird in the hand is worth two in the bushpájaro que comió, voló ( RPl); said of or by a person who eats and then rushes offCompuestos:penguinwoodpeckerhummingbirdser un pájaro de cuenta ( fam); to be a nasty piece of work o a bad lot o an unpleasant character ( colloq)* * *
pájaro sustantivo masculino
1 (Zool) bird;
más vale pájaro en mano que cien or ciento volando a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
2 (fam) ( granuja) nasty piece of work (colloq)
pájaro sustantivo masculino
1 Zool bird
pájaro bobo, penguin
2 (granuja) crook
♦ Locuciones: familiar matar dos pájaros de un tiro, to kill two birds with one stone
tener la cabeza llena de pájaros, to be scatterbrained
' pájaro' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
corva
- corvo
- pájara
- piar
- picotazo
- torda
- tordo
- trinar
- trino
- abatir
- aletear
- cantar
- canto
- chillar
- chincol
- enjaular
- espantar
- gorjear
- grito
- pajarito
- picada
- pico
- posar
- reclamo
- remontar
- revolotear
- volar
- vuelo
English:
beak
- bill
- bird
- bird's-eye view
- chatter
- doom
- flap
- flight
- flutter
- fly
- frighten away
- frighten off
- hen
- hover
- kind
- leg
- omen
- out of
- peep
- perch
- sail
- settle
- skim
- song
- trill
- twitter
- wheel
- woodpecker
- wood
* * *pájaro nm1. [ave] bird;¡mira al pájaro! [al tomar una foto] watch the birdie!;RP Famtener pájaros en la cabeza to be scatterbrained o empty-headed;más vale pájaro en mano que ciento volando a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush;RPpájaro que comió, voló I've got to love you and leave you [said when one has to leave immediately after eating]pájaro bobo penguin;pájaro bobo real king penguin;pájaro carpintero woodpecker;pájaro del diablo European coot;pájaro de mal agüero bird of ill omen;pájaro mosca hummingbird;pájaro moscón penduline tit;pájaro moscón verde verdin¡menudo pájaro es ese! he's a crafty devil!;* * *m1 bird;matar dos pájaros de un tiro kill two birds with one stone;más vale pájaro en mano que ciento volando a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush2 fig ( granuja) ugly customer fam, nasty piece of work fam* * *pájaro nm: birdpájaro cantor: songbirdpájaro bobo: penguinpájaro carpintero: woodpecker* * *pájaro n bird -
38 vent
vent [vɑ̃]masculine nouna. wind• vent du nord/d'ouest North/West wind• il y a or il fait du vent it's windyb. ( = tendance) un vent de panique a wave of panicc. ( = gaz intestinal) lâcher un vent to break wind• vent debout or contraire headwind• quel bon vent vous amène ? what brings you here?* * *vɑ̃nom propre masculin* * *vɑ̃ nm1) (= souffle, brise) wind* * *vent nm1 Météo wind; vent d'est/du nord east/north wind; vent du large seaward wind; grand vent strong wind; vent de côté crosswind; il fait or il y a du vent it's windy, there's a wind blowing; le vent tourne lit, fig the wind is turning; voir de quel côté souffle le vent lit, fig to see which way the wind is blowing; coup or rafale de vent gust of wind; emporté par le vent blown away by the wind; flotter or claquer au vent to flap in the wind; nez au vent nose in the air; cheveux au vent hair flying in the wind; exposé/ouvert à tous les vents exposed/open to all weathers; en plein vent lit exposed to the wind; ( dehors) in the open; passer en coup de vent fig to rush through; elle était coiffée en coup de vent her hair was tousled; faire du vent ( avec éventail) to create a breeze; hum ( en s'activant) to flap around; ⇒ semer, décorner, quatre;2 Naut vent favorable, bon vent favourableGB wind, fair wind; vent mauvais unfavourableGB wind; vent arrière following wind; vent debout or contraire headwind; naviguer (par) vent arrière or sous le vent to sail before the wind; naviguer (par) vent debout or contre le vent to sail into the wind; avoir le vent en poupe lit to sail ou run before the wind; fig to have the wind in one's sails; vent frais strong breeze; coup de vent fresh gale; fort coup de vent strong gale; côté sous le vent leeward side; côté du vent winward side;3 Chasse prendre le vent [chien] to pick up the scent; [personne] to get the feel of things;4 ( impulsion) un vent de liberté/révolte a wind of freedom/revolt; un vent de folie soufflait dans le pays a wave of madness swept through the country; le vent du changement the wind of change;vent alizé trade wind; vent coulis draught GB ou draft US; vent de sable desert wind; vent solaire solar wind.filer or aller ou courir comme le vent to be as swift as the wind; c'est du vent! fig it's just hot air!; du vent○! ( partez) get lost○!; bon vent○! good riddance!; quel bon vent vous amène? to what do I ou we owe the pleasure (of your visit)?; être dans le vent to be trendy; avoir vent de qch to get wind of sth; contre vents et marées [faire] come hell or high water; [avoir fait] against all odds.[vɑ̃] nom masculin1. MÉTÉOROLOGIE windun vent du nord/nord-est a North/North-East windle vent souffle/tourne the wind is blowing/changingle vent tombe/se lève the wind is dropping/risingil y a ou il fait du vent it's windy ou breezyvent de terre/mer land/sea breezeil fait un vent à décorner les bœufs there is a fierce wind blowing, it's a blustery day2. NAUTIQUE & AÉRONAUTIQUEavoir le vent en poupe to be up-and-coming, to be going places(éparpillés) à tous les vents ou à tout vent (scattered) far and wide3. [courant d'air]a. [de l'air] some air, a breezeb. [des paroles vaines] hot airc. [des actes vains] empty posturing4. MÉDECINE & PHYSIOLOGIEelle a eu vent de l'affaire she heard about ou she got wind of the story6. [atmosphère]prendre le vent to test the water, to gauge the situationsentir ou voir d'où vient le vent to see which way the wind blows ou how the land liessentir le vent tourner to feel the wind change, to realize that the tide is turning7. ASTRONOMIE8. GÉOGRAPHIE————————vents nom masculin plurieldans le vent locution adjectivale————————en plein vent locution adjectivale[exposé] exposed (to the wind)————————en plein vent locution adverbiale[dehors] in the open (air) -
39 cicada
[sɪˈkaːdə] nounan insect that makes a loud chirping noise.زيزٌ -
40 din
[dɪn] nouna loud continuous noise:ضَجَّه، ضَجيجWhat a terrible din that machine makes!
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