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3 low vowel
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4 low
{lou}
I. 1. нисък
LOW dress рокля с голямо деколте
LOW moon залязваща/изгряваща луна
LOW vowel фон. отворена гласна, учленена ниско в устата
2. нисък, тих (за глас, звук), муз. нисък (за тон, нота)
3. слаб (и за пулc, здраве, храна), без сили, отпаднал, мъртъв
4. унил, потиснат
to feel LOW чувствувам се отпаднал/зле, унил съм
5. недостатъчен, оскъден, ограничен (за запас), нисък (за доход и пр.)
in LOW supply дефицитен
to be LOW on food, etc. храната и пр. ни е на привършване
LOW attendance слабо посещение
LOW season мъртъв сезон
6. геогр. близо до екватора
7. нисш (и биол.), обикновен, прост
LOW in one's class между последните в класа (по успех)
of LOW birth/origin който не е знатен/е от скромен произход
8. груб, вулгарен, прост, невъзпитан, непристоен, неприличен
LOW company лоши другари/среда
LOW comedy комедия, достигаща до фарс
9. подъл, низък, долен
10. нецивилизован, некултурен, необразован
11. неблагоприятен, пренебрежителен
to have/hold a LOW opinion of имам лошо мнение за
LOW Sunday църк. Томина неделя
II. 1. ниско равнище
2. метеор. облаcт с ниско атмосферно налягане
3. авт. първа скорост
III. 1. ниско
2. ниско, тихо, слабо
3. муз. ниско
4. оскъдно, бедно, евтино, на ниска цена
to run LOW на изчерпване съм (за запас)
to play LOW играя на/залагам малки суми, играя ниска карта
5. низко, подло, неприлично
to play it LOW on държа се/постъпвам подло с
6. смирено
brought LOW унижен, смирен
the sands are running LOW (in the glass) времето почти изтича, наближава краят (на живота)
IV. v муча
V. n мучене* * *{lou} I. a 1. нисък; low dress рокля с голямо деколте; low moon заляз(2) {lou} adv 1. ниско; 2. ниско, тихо, слабо; 3. муз. ниско; 4. {3} {lou} v муча.{4} {lou} n мучене.* * *унижено; тихо; тих; оскъдно; отчаян; безсилен; долен; неблагоприятен; низш; нисък; низко; ниско; нецивилизован; низък;* * *1. 1 неблагоприятен, пренебрежителен 2. brought low унижен, смирен 3. i. нисък 4. ii. ниско равнище 5. iii. ниско 6. in low supply дефицитен 7. iv. v муча 8. low attendance слабо посещение 9. low comedy комедия, достигаща до фарс 10. low company лоши другари/среда 11. low dress рокля с голямо деколте 12. low in one's class между последните в класа (по успех) 13. low moon залязваща/изгряваща луна 14. low season мъртъв сезон 15. low sunday църк. Томина неделя 16. low vowel фон. отворена гласна, учленена ниско в устата 17. of low birth/origin който не е знатен/е от скромен произход 18. the sands are running low (in the glass) времето почти изтича, наближава краят (на живота) 19. to be low on food, etc. храната и пр. ни е на привършване 20. to feel low чувствувам се отпаднал/зле, унил съм 21. to have/hold a low opinion of имам лошо мнение за 22. to play it low on държа се/постъпвам подло с 23. to play low играя на/залагам малки суми, играя ниска карта 24. to run low на изчерпване съм (за запас) 25. v. n мучене 26. авт. първа скорост 27. геогр. близо до екватора 28. груб, вулгарен, прост, невъзпитан, непристоен, неприличен 29. метеор. облаcт с ниско атмосферно налягане 30. муз. ниско 31. недостатъчен, оскъден, ограничен (за запас), нисък (за доход и пр.) 32. нецивилизован, некултурен, необразован 33. низко, подло, неприлично 34. ниско, тихо, слабо 35. нисш (и биол.), обикновен, прост 36. нисък, тих (за глас, звук), муз. нисък (за тон, нота) 37. оскъдно, бедно, евтино, на ниска цена 38. подъл, низък, долен 39. слаб (и за пулc, здраве, храна), без сили, отпаднал, мъртъв 40. смирено 41. унил, потиснат* * *low [lou] I. adj 1. нисък; a \low bow нисък поклон; a \low brow ( forehead) ниско чело; a \low dress рокля с голямо деколте; a \low moon залязваща или изгряваща луна; \low tide ( water) отлив (в най-ниската си точка); прен. застой; най-ниско ниво; in \low water прен. без пари, материално зле, закъсал; \low vowel гласна, учленена ниско в устата; 2. нисък, тих (за глас, звук); муз. нисък (за тон, нота); a \low whisper тих шепот; 3. слаб (и за пулс, здраве); безсилен; \low pressure 1) ниско налягане; 2) спокоен, неагресивен; \low circulatory efficiency слабо кръвообращение; \low metabolic rate понижена обмяна на веществата; 4. отчаян, меланхоличен; \low spirits понижено настроение; to feel \low чувствам се зле, унил съм; 5. недостатъчен, оскъден, ограничен; беден; изчерпан (за запас); \low pay ниско заплащане; \low supply недостатъчно снабдяване; in \low supply дефицитен; to be \low on salt солта ми е на привършване; 6. низш (и биол.); обикновен, прост; a \low form of life низша форма на живот; high and \low (хората от) елита и низините; of \low birth ( origin) от незнатен (със скромен) произход; 7. геогр. близо до екватора; тропически; 8. груб, вулгарен; прост, невъзпитан; непристоен, неприличен; \low company лоша компания; \low life утайката на обществото; \low comedy комедия, достигаща до фарс; 9. подъл, низък, долен; a \low trick подъл номер; 10. нецивилизован, некултурен, необразован; 11. неблагоприятен, недобър; пренебрежителен; to have ( hold, form) a \low opinion of имам лошо мнение за; 12. ез. отворен (за гласна); • L. Sunday рел. Томина неделя; II. adv 1. ниско; to lie \low лежа опънат, умрял; скрит съм; крия се, мълча си, изчаквам; to lay \low отхвърлям; повелявам; to be laid \low 1) повален (убит) съм; 2) принуден съм да пазя леглото; 2. ниско, тихо, слабо; муз. ниско; speak \lower говори по-тихо; 3. оскъдно, бедно; евтино, на ниска цена; to buy \low купувам евтино; to run \low на изчерпване съм (за запас); the sands are running \low ( in the glass) времето почти изтече; наближава краят на живота; to play \low залагам малки суми (на комар); 4. низко, подло, неприлично; she wouldn't sink as \low as that тя не би паднала толкова ниско; 5. унижено; brought \low унижен; смирен; III. n 1. ниско ниво; 2. област с ниско атмосферно налягане; 3. авт. първа скорост ; IV. low v муча; V. n мучене. -
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1. ləu adjective1) (not at or reaching up to a great distance from the ground, sea-level etc: low hills; a low ceiling; This chair is too low for the child.) bajo2) (making little sound; not loud: She spoke in a low voice.) bajo3) (at the bottom of the range of musical sounds: That note is too low for a female voice.) bajo4) (small: a low price.) bajo5) (not strong; weak or feeble: The fire was very low.) bajo6) (near the bottom in grade, rank, class etc: low temperatures; the lower classes.) bajo
2. adverb(in or to a low position, manner or state: The ball flew low over the net.) bajo- lower- lowly
- lowliness
- low-down
- lowland
- lowlander
- lowlands
- low-lying
- low-tech
3. adjectivelow-tech industries/skills.) (de) baja tecnología- be low on
II ləu verb(to make the noise of cattle; to moo: The cows were lowing.) mugirlow adj1. bajo2. gravetr[ləʊ]1 (in general) bajo,-a; (neckline) escotado,-a2 (battery) gastado,-a3 (depressed) deprimido,-a, abatido,-a4 SMALLMUSIC/SMALL grave1 bajo1 (low level) punto bajo2 SMALLMETEOROLOGY/SMALL área de baja presión\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto keep a low profile ser discreto,-alow comedy farsalow life bajos fondos nombre masculino pluralthe Low Countries los Países Bajos————————tr[ləʊ]1 (moo) mugirlow ['lo:] vi: mugirlow adv: bajo, profundoto aim low: apuntar bajoto lie low: mantenerse escondidoto turn the lights down low: bajar las luces1) : bajoa low building: un edificio bajoa low bow: una profunda reverencia2) soft: bajo, suavein a low voice: en voz baja3) shallow: bajo, poco profundo4) humble: humilde, modesto5) depressed: deprimido, bajo de moral6) inferior: bajo, inferior7) unfavorable: malto have a low opinion of him: tener un mal concepto de él8)to be low on : tener poco de, estar escaso delow n1) : punto m bajoto reach an all-time low: estar más bajo que nunca3) : mugido m (de una vaca)adj.• abatido, -a adj.• bajo, -a adj.• canallesco, -a adj.• deficiente adj.• grave adj.• hondo, -a adj.• humilde adj.• indigno, -a adj.• pequeño, -a adj.• rastrero, -a adj.• reducido, -a adj.adv.• bajo adv.n.• precio mínimo s.m.• punto bajo s.m.v.• berrear v.• mugir v.
I ləʊadjective -er, -est1) ( in height) bajoto fly at low altitude — volar* bajo or a poca altura
2)turn the radio down low — bájale al radio (AmL exc CS), baja la radio (CS, Esp)
b) ( in pitch) <key/note/pitch> grave, bajo3) (in intensity, amount, quality) <pressure/temperature> bajo; <wages/prices> bajo; < proportion> pequeño; <standard/quality> bajo, malo; <number/card> bajocook on a low flame o heat — cocinar a fuego lento
the temperature was in the low sixties — la temperatura apenas pasaba de 60° Fahrenheit
4) ( in short supply)supplies are low — los suministros escasean or están empezando a faltar
to be low ON something: we're rather low on milk — tenemos or nos queda poca leche
5) (in health, spirits)to feel low — ( physically) sentirse* débil; ( emotionally) estar* deprimido
to be in low spirits — estar* bajo de moral or con la moral baja
6)a) ( humble) (liter) bajo, humildeof low birth — de humilde cuna (liter)
b) ( despicable) bajo, mezquinoa low trick — una mala jugada, una mala pasada
II
adverb -er, -est1) bajoto fly low — volar* bajo or a poca altura
to bow low — hacer* una profunda reverencia
I wouldn't sink o stoop so low as to do that — no me rebajaría a hacer una cosa así, nunca caería tan bajo
2)a) (softly, quietly) bajob) ( in pitch) bajo
III
a) ( low point) punto m más bajothe peso has dropped to a new (record) low against the dollar — la cotización del peso ha alcanzado un nuevo mínimo (histórico) con respecto al dólar
relations between the two countries are at an all-time low — las relaciones entre los dos países nunca han sido peores
b) ( Meteo) zona f de bajas presiones
IV
intransitive verb mugir*
I [lǝʊ]1. ADJ(compar lower) (superl lowest)on low ground — a nivel del mar, en tierras bajas
2) (=quiet) [voice, TV, radio] bajo3) (=low-pitched) [voice, musical note] grave, bajo4) [number] bajo; [price, income] reducido, bajo; [stock, supplies] escaso5) (in intensity) [light, rate, speed, temperature] bajo6) (=inferior) [standard, quality] inferior7) (=humble) [rank] humilde; [card] pequeño8) (Aut)in low gear — en primera or segunda
9) [health] débil, malo; [diet] deficienteto feel low, be low in spirits — sentirse deprimido, estar bajo de moral
10) [character, behaviour, opinion] malo; [comedian] grosero; [character] vil; [joke, song] verde; [trick] sucio, malo; tide2. ADV(compar lower) (superl lowest)1) [aim, fly, sing] bajo; [swing] bajo, cerca de la tierra•
to bow low — hacer una reverencia profunda•
a dress cut low in the back — un vestido muy escotado de espalda•
to fall low — (fig) caer bajo•
to be laid low with flu — ser postrado por la gripe•
to lay sb low — derribar a algn, poner a algn fuera de combate•
to sink low — (fig) caer bajo2) [quietly] [say, sing] bajo, en voz baja3)to turn the lights/the volume down low — bajar las luces/el volumen
4) (Cards)3. N1) (Met) área f de baja presión2) (Aut) primera or segunda (marcha) f3) (fig) (=low point) punto m más bajoall-timeto reach a new or an all-time low — estar más bajo que nunca
4.CPDlow beam headlights NPL — (US) luces fpl de cruce
Low Church N — sector de la Iglesia Anglicana de tendencia más protestante
low comedy N — farsa f
Low Latin N — bajo latín m
low season N — (esp Brit) temporada f baja
Low Sunday N — Domingo m de Cuasimodo
low water mark N — línea f de bajamar
II [lǝʊ]1.VI mugir2.N mugido m* * *
I [ləʊ]adjective -er, -est1) ( in height) bajoto fly at low altitude — volar* bajo or a poca altura
2)turn the radio down low — bájale al radio (AmL exc CS), baja la radio (CS, Esp)
b) ( in pitch) <key/note/pitch> grave, bajo3) (in intensity, amount, quality) <pressure/temperature> bajo; <wages/prices> bajo; < proportion> pequeño; <standard/quality> bajo, malo; <number/card> bajocook on a low flame o heat — cocinar a fuego lento
the temperature was in the low sixties — la temperatura apenas pasaba de 60° Fahrenheit
4) ( in short supply)supplies are low — los suministros escasean or están empezando a faltar
to be low ON something: we're rather low on milk — tenemos or nos queda poca leche
5) (in health, spirits)to feel low — ( physically) sentirse* débil; ( emotionally) estar* deprimido
to be in low spirits — estar* bajo de moral or con la moral baja
6)a) ( humble) (liter) bajo, humildeof low birth — de humilde cuna (liter)
b) ( despicable) bajo, mezquinoa low trick — una mala jugada, una mala pasada
II
adverb -er, -est1) bajoto fly low — volar* bajo or a poca altura
to bow low — hacer* una profunda reverencia
I wouldn't sink o stoop so low as to do that — no me rebajaría a hacer una cosa así, nunca caería tan bajo
2)a) (softly, quietly) bajob) ( in pitch) bajo
III
a) ( low point) punto m más bajothe peso has dropped to a new (record) low against the dollar — la cotización del peso ha alcanzado un nuevo mínimo (histórico) con respecto al dólar
relations between the two countries are at an all-time low — las relaciones entre los dos países nunca han sido peores
b) ( Meteo) zona f de bajas presiones
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intransitive verb mugir* -
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̈ɪləu I
1. сущ. мычание, рев( быка, коровы и т. п.) Syn: moo, mumbling
2. гл.
1) а) мычать, реветь( о домашнем скоте) Syn: moo, bellow
2. б) мычать, произносить нечленораздельные звуки (о человеке, тж. с forth) Syn: bellow
2.
2) перен. гудеть, выть, завывать;
отражать эхо( о пещере) Syn: bellow
2., howl
2. II
1. прил.
1) а) низкий, невысокий (физически;
небольшой по высоте;
отстоящий невысоко от земли и т. п.) a low bush (hill, man, fence, ceiling) ≈ низкий куст (холм, человек, забор, потолок) low forehead ≈ низкий лоб low stature ≈ невысокий рост the sun is low ≈ солнце стоит низко low bridge ≈ невысокий мост low obeisance ≈ низкий реверанс Syn: little
1., short
1. handle Ant: tall, high I
1. б) низкий, низменный low relief ≈ низменность
2) мелкий, неглубокий( о воде) low water, low tide ≈ отлив low ebb а) отлив;
б) перен. спад, упадок
3) (об одежде и т. п.) открытый;
низкий low oxfords ≈ невысокие полуботинки low neck ≈ глубокий вырез, декольте low (cut) dress ≈ платье с глубоким вырезом;
декольтированное платье
4) о звуке а) тихий, негромкий in a low voice ≈ тихим голосом, понизив голос б) низкий (о звуке) муз. на полтона ниже A low ≈ ля бемоль Syn: flat I
1. в) низко настроенный( об инструменте)
5) а) слабый, ослабленный (о здоровье, силах и т. п.) to be very low with pneumonia ≈ слечь с пневмонией Syn: weak, prostrate
1. б) упавший духом, безжизненный;
унылый;
подавленный to feel low ≈ быть в депрессии you bring me low ≈ у меня от вас падает настроение a low frame of mind ≈ пессимистический склад характера Syn: depressed
6) а) низкий, ниже желаемого или должного уровня low birth ≈ низкая рождаемость low pressure ≈ низкое давление low visibility ≈ плохая видимость a low level of employment ≈ низкий уровень занятости low prices ≈ низкие цены low wages ≈ низкая заработная плата Syn: substandard, inadequate б) скудный, недостаточный;
истощенный, исчерпанный low supply ≈ недостаточное обеспечение;
недостача, дефицит to run low ≈ истощаться( о запасах) he is in low pocket ≈ разг. он на мели (т. е. у него нет денег) in low circumstances ≈ в стесненных обстоятельствах Syn: short
1., depleted
7) низкий;
низший( по некоторой шкале, в некоторой иерархии и т. п.) low gear ≈ авт. первая передача, первая скорость the thermometer/glass is low ≈ ртутный столбик в термометре/барометре упал low polymer ≈ хим. низший полимер low frequency ≈ радио низкая частота low head ≈ малый напор воды low to paper ≈ мелкий шрифт low vowel ≈ фон. гласный нижнего подъема men low in the social scale ≈ люди, занимающие низшие ступени в общественной иерархии
8) а) заурядный, рядовой;
низкий по развитию low type of intelligence ≈ недостаточно образованный Syn: commonplace
2., mean I б) низкий, вульгарный;
непристойный (о языке, литературном стиле, авторе) Syn: coarse, vulgar
1. в) невоспитанный, грубый, вульгарный a low mannered man ≈ очень невоспитанный человек Syn: coarse, vulgar
1.
9) а) низкого происхождения, сословия of low birth/origin ≈ низкого происхождения Syn: ignoble б) низший, невысокоразвитой;
находящийся на ранних стадиях эволюции (об организмах, обществе и т. д.) low organisms ≈ низшие организмы low races ≈ низшие расы
10) подлый, низкий, низменный ( о поступке, человеке и т. д.) a low trick ≈ подлость, подлый поступок Syn: abject, base II
1., mean I
11) плохой, нелестный;
неприятный( о мнении, отзыве и т. п.) to have a low opinion of smb. ≈ сформировать плохое мнение о ком-л. Syn: unfavorable, disparaging ∙ Low Sunday церк. ≈ Фомино воскресенье (первое после пасхи) to be low in the lay, in low water ≈ ид. сидеть на мели, без копья в кармане lay low
2. нареч.
1) тж. перен. низко;
глубоко at low board ≈ в дальнем конце стола to dance low ≈ танцевать, приподнимая ноги только чуть-чуть to sink low ≈ глубоко погрузиться, утонуть to fall low ≈ перен. низко пасть
2) скромно, по-скромному;
делая что-л. по минимуму;
недостаточно питаясь we lived very low ≈ жили мы в жуткой бедности to burn low ≈ слабо гореть breed (a person) low ≈ плохо воспитать, недоучить ( кого-л.) play low ≈ играть по-мелкому;
не делать крупных ставок Syn: humbly
3) а) негромко, тихо to speak low ≈ говорить тихо Syn: gently, softly б) низко, на низкой ноте to get low ≈ взять низко во время пения
4) о времени недавно;
поздно as low as the time of Pope Alexander the third ≈ до времени самого Папы Римского Александра Третьего
3. сущ.
1) тж. мн. а) низина, ложбина между дюнами б) вода, остающаяся в таких ложбинах после отлива Syn: hollow
1., valley
2) метеор. область низкого барометрического давления
3) минимум, самый низкий уровень чего-л., обычно измеряющегося числами а) ценовой минимум б) статистический минимум (смертности, прироста населения и т. п.) в) низшая температурная отметка (для какой-л. конкретной области) г) спорт самый низкий счет
4) карт. козырная двойка, самый младший козырь
5) первая передача, первая скорость( автомобиля) самый низкий уровень - to reach a new * снова /еще больше/ упасть (о ценах и т. п.) - the pound reached an all-time * курс фунта упал до небывало низкого уровня обыкн. pl низина (метеорология) область низкого барометрического давления;
циклон( карточное) младший козырь фоска (игральная карта от двойки до десятки) (спортивное) самый маленький счет( автомобильное) первая, низшая скорость низкий, невысокий - * wall низкая стена - * range of hills невысокий ряд холмов - * forehead низкий лоб - * latitudes (география) низкие широты - * pressure низкое давление - * frequency (радиотехника) (телевидение) низкая частота - * polymer (химическое) низший полимер - * trajectory( военное) настильная /отлогая/ траектория( полета снаряда) - * head малый напор воды - * cover подрост, нижний ярус (в лесу) - * gear (автомобильное) низшая /первая/ передача - of (a) * stature невысокого роста - the moon was * in the sky луна стояла низко над горизонтом - the glass is * ртуть в барометре опустилась (низко) низкий, низменный - trees growing in *, shady places деревья, растущие в низких тенистых местах низкий, ниже обычного или желаемого уровня - * price низкая цена - * attendance плохая посещаемость - * level of employment низкий уровень занятости, большая безработица - * visibility плохая /слабая, ограниченная, пониженная/ видимость - * tide отлив, малая вода - to get * понижаться, падать - the well is * вода в колодце /в водоеме/ стоит на низком уровне - the river is * река обмелела - we are getting * on sugar у нас остается маловато сахару открытый (об одежде) - * slippers открытые туфли - * dress открытое /декольтированное/ платье - * neck глубокий вырез, декольте тихий, негромкий - * whisper тихий шепот - to speak in a * voice говорить тихим голосом /понизив голос/ низкий (о звуке) низкого происхождения, низкого социального положения - all sorts of people. high and * всякие люди, люди разных классов - a man of * birth /origin/ человек низкого происхождения - to have a * station in life занимать очень скромное положение невысокоразвитый, стоящий на низкой ступени цивилизации - * tribes племена, стоящие на низкой ступени развития (биология) низший - * forms of life низшие формы жизни /живых существ/ - * organisms низшие организмы вульгарный, грубый;
низкий;
невоспитанный - * manners плохие манеры;
вульгарные манеры - * langauge сквернословие - * fellow невоспитанный /грубый/ человек, хам - * conduct низкое поведение, хамство - * tastes грубые вкусы низкий, подлый " * trick подлая выходка - * cunning коварство;
изворотливость - * stunt to pull грязная проделка - * company подозрительная компания;
шпана слабый, пониженный;
небольшой - * pulse слабый пульс - * state of health слабое здоровье - * fever небольшой /несильный/ жар - in a * condition в плохом /жалком/ состоянии слабый, подавленный - to be feeling * чувствовать себя неважно - to be in * spirits быть в подавленном состоянии подавленный, униженный - to bring * подавлять, угнетать;
унижать - to be brought * быть униженным, подвергнуться унижениям плохой, неблагоприятный - * opinion of smb. плохое мнение о ком-л. - * estimate of smth. плохая оценка чего-л.;
неблагоприятный отзыв о чем-л. скудный, недостаточный;
непитательный;
истощенный, исчерпанный - * diet скудное питание;
низкокалорийная диета - in * supply дефицитный - to run * истощаться (о запасах и т. п.) - to be * in pocket остаться без денег - to be in * supply быть дефицитным - oil is in * supply нефти не хватает;
нефть поступает в недостаточном количестве - our stock of coal is very * у нас осталось очень мало угля сравнительно недавний, стоящий ближе к современности (о дате) - * Latin поздняя /народная, средневековая/ латынь (часто L.) (церковное) принадлежащие к низкой церкви > to be * in the lay, to be in * water сидеть без денег /на мели/, страдать от безденежья низко - * at board на (нижнм) конце стола - to bow * низко кланяться;
отвесить низкий поклон - to aim * целить низко - to hang * висеть низко - to sink * in the water глубоко погрузиться в воду - stocks are running * запасы кончаются - I hope I shall never fall as * as that я надеюсь, что никогда не паду так низко - he sank * in my esteem он низко пал в моих глазах - you value yourself too * вы недостаточно /слишком мало/ себя цените тихо, негромко - to speak * говорить тихо на низких нотах - he cannot get so * он не может взять такую низкую ноту дешево, по дешевой цене - to buy * покупать дешево, купить по дешевке - to play * играть по маленькой (в карты, кости и т. п.) скудно;
бедно, в бедности - to live * жить в бедности, скудно питаться слабо - to burn * слабо гореть поздно, недавно - you can find it as * as the 18th century это можно обнаружить еще и в XVIII веке > to lie * припасть к земле, лежать распростертым;
лежать во прахе, быть мертвым;
быть униженным;
притаиться, молчать, выжидать > to lay * опрокинуть;
свалить, повалить;
унизить;
похоронить мычание мычать all-time ~ небывало низкий уровень all-time ~ рекордно низкий уровень ~ небольшой, недостаточный;
low wages низкая заработная плата;
to be in low circumstances быть в стесненных обстоятельствах ~ низко;
to bow low низко кланяться to bring ~ подавлять;
унижать ~ слабо, тихо, чуть;
to speak low говорить тихо;
to burn low гореть слабо ~ по низкой цене, дешево;
to buy low купить дешево;
to play low играть по низкой ставке ~ плохой, скверный;
to form a low opinion (of smb.) составить себе плохое мнение (о ком-л.), быть невысокого мнения( о ком-л.) ~ скудный, непитательный (о диете) ;
истощенный, опустошенный( о запасах, кошельке) ;
low supply недостаточное снабжение;
in low supply дефицитный to lay ~ повалить, опрокинуть to lay ~ похоронить to lay ~ унизить to lie ~ быть униженным to lie ~ лежать мертвым to lie ~ разг. притаиться, выжидать low в бедности;
to live low жить бедно low в бедности;
to live low жить бедно ~ вульгарный, грубый;
низкий, подлый;
непристойный;
low comedy комедия, граничащая с фарсом ~ метео область низкого барометрического давления ~ минимум ~ карт. младший козырь ~ мычание ~ мычать ~ неблагоприятный ~ небольшой, недостаточный;
low wages низкая заработная плата;
to be in low circumstances быть в стесненных обстоятельствах ~ недостаточный ~ низкий, невысокий;
low tide (или water) малая вода;
отлив ~ низкий ~ (самый) низкий уровень ~ низко;
to bow low низко кланяться ~ низкого происхождения ~ биол. низший;
невысокоразвитой ~ первая, низшая передача (автомобиля) ~ плохой, скверный;
to form a low opinion (of smb.) составить себе плохое мнение (о ком-л.), быть невысокого мнения (о ком-л.) ~ по низкой цене, дешево;
to buy low купить дешево;
to play low играть по низкой ставке ~ с глубоким вырезом, с большим декольте (о платье) ~ спорт. самый низкий счет ~ самый низкий уровень ~ скудный, непитательный (о диете) ;
истощенный, опустошенный (о запасах, кошельке) ;
low supply недостаточное снабжение;
in low supply дефицитный ~ слабо, тихо, чуть;
to speak low говорить тихо;
to burn low гореть слабо ~ слабый;
подавленный;
пониженный;
low pulse слабый пульс;
low visibility плохая видимость ~ тихий, негромкий (о голосе) ;
низкий (о ноте) ;
low whisper тихий шепот ~ униженно lower: ~ сравн. ст. от low низший;
нижний;
lower deck нижняя палуба ~ вульгарный, грубый;
низкий, подлый;
непристойный;
low comedy комедия, граничащая с фарсом ~ слабый;
подавленный;
пониженный;
low pulse слабый пульс;
low visibility плохая видимость ~ spirits подавленность, уныние;
to feel low чувствовать себя подавленным Low Sunday церк. Фомино воскресенье (первое после пасхи) ~ скудный, непитательный (о диете) ;
истощенный, опустошенный (о запасах, кошельке) ;
low supply недостаточное снабжение;
in low supply дефицитный ~ низкий, невысокий;
low tide (или water) малая вода;
отлив ~ слабый;
подавленный;
пониженный;
low pulse слабый пульс;
low visibility плохая видимость ~ небольшой, недостаточный;
low wages низкая заработная плата;
to be in low circumstances быть в стесненных обстоятельствах ~ тихий, негромкий (о голосе) ;
низкий (о ноте) ;
low whisper тихий шепот ~ по низкой цене, дешево;
to buy low купить дешево;
to play low играть по низкой ставке price too ~ назначать слишком низкую цену ~ слабо, тихо, чуть;
to speak low говорить тихо;
to burn low гореть слабо -
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[ləu] I 1. сущ.мычание, рёв (быка, коровы)Syn:2. гл.1)а) мычать, реветь ( о домашнем скоте)Syn:б) = low forth мычать, произносить нечленораздельные звуки ( о человеке)Syn:2)а) гудеть, выть, завыватьSyn:б) отражать эхо ( о пещере)II 1. прил.1)а) низкий, невысокийThe sun is low. — Солнце стоит низко.
Syn:Ant:б) низкий, низменныйlow ground — низина, низменность
2) мелкий, неглубокий ( о воде)low water / tide — отлив
- low ebb3) открытый; низкий (об одежде, обуви)low neck — глубокий вырез, декольте
low (cut) dress — платье с глубоким вырезом; декольтированное платье
4)а) тихийSyn:5)а) слабый, ослабленный (о здоровье, силах)Syn:б) упавший духом, безжизненный; унылый; подавленныйThey bring me low. — У меня от них ухудшается настроение.
Syn:в) подавленный, униженный6)а) низкий, ниже желаемого или должного уровняSyn:б) скудный, недостаточный; истощённый, исчерпанныйlow supply — недостаточное обеспечение; недостача, дефицит
He is in low pocket. — разг. Он на мели. ( без денег)
Syn:7) низкий; низший (по некоторой шкале, в некоторой иерархии)low gear — авто первая передача, первая скорость
low polymer — хим. низший полимер
low frequency — радио низкая частота
low vowel — лингв. гласный нижнего подъёма
men low in the social scale — люди, занимающие низшие ступени в общественной иерархии
The thermometer / glass is low. — Ртутный столбик в термометре / барометре упал.
8)а) заурядный, рядовой; низкий по развитиюSyn:commonplace 2., mean Iб) низкий, вульгарный; непристойный (о языке, литературном стиле, авторе)Syn:в) невоспитанный, грубый, вульгарныйSyn:9)а) низкого происхождения, сословияof low birth / origin — низкого происхождения
Syn:б) низший, невысокоразвитый; находящийся на ранних стадиях эволюции (об организмах, обществе)10) подлый, низкий, низменный (о поступке, человеке)low trick — подлость, подлый поступок
- low action- low actSyn:11) плохой, нелестный; неприятный (о мнении, отзыве)to have a low opinion of smb. — быть плохого мнения о ком-л.
Syn:•Gram:[ref dict="LingvoGrammar (En-Ru)"]low[/ref]••to be low in the lay, to be in low water — сидеть на мели, без копейки в кармане
- lay low2. нареч.1) низко; глубоко прям. и перен.to dance low — танцевать, приподнимая ноги только чуть-чуть
to sink low — глубоко погрузиться, утонуть
2) скудно, бедно, в бедностиWe lived very low. — Жили мы в жуткой бедности.
Syn:3) слабо4)а) негромко, тихоSyn:б) низко, на низкой ноте5) недавно; поздноas low as the time of Pope Alexander the third — до времени самого Папы Римского Александра Третьего
••to breed smb. low — плохо воспитать, недоучить (кого-л.)
3. сущ.to play low — играть по-мелкому; не делать крупных ставок
1) = lowsа) низина, ложбина между дюнамиб) вода, остающаяся в таких ложбинах после отлива•Syn:2) метео область низкого барометрического давления3) самый низкий уровень чего-л., минимум (ценовой, статистический и пр.)4) низшая температурная отметка (для какой-л. конкретной области)5) спорт. самый низкий счёт6) карт. козырная двойка, самый младший козырь7) первая передача, первая скорость ( автомобиля) -
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1) ( in height) niedrig;at a \low altitude in geringer Höhe;\low heels flache [o niedrige] Absätze;\low neckline tiefer Ausschnitt;\low slope flacher Abhang;the dress has a \low waist das Kleid hat eine tief angesetzte Taille2) ( in number) gering, wenig;\low attendance geringe Besucherzahl;\low blood pressure niedriger Blutdruck;\low calibre kleines Kaliber;people of [a] \low calibre ( fig) Leute mit wenig Format;to be \low in calories/ cholesterol kalorien-/cholesterinarm sein;to be \low in funds wenig Geld haben, knapp bei Kasse sein ( fam)to keep sth \low etw niedrig halten3) ( depleted) knapp;\low stocks geringe Vorräte;we were getting \low on supplies unsere Vorräte waren fast erschöpft;the batteries are running \low die Batterien sind fast leer;the bulb was \low die Glühbirne brannte nur noch schwach4) ( not loud) leise;\low groaning verhaltenes Stöhnen;in a \low voice mit leiser [o gedämpfter] Stimme\low pitch tiefe Stimmlage\low frequency Niederfrequenz f;\low heat schwache Hitze;roast the chicken at \low heat braten Sie das Hähnchen bei niedriger Hitze7) ( not good)\low morale schlechte Moral;to have a \low opinion of sb von jdm nicht viel halten;\low quality minderwertige Qualität;to hold sth in \low regard etw gering schätzen;\low self-esteem geringe Selbstachtung;(in tests, etc) niedriges Niveau;\low visibility schlechte Sicht8) ( not important) niedrig, gering;to be a \low priority nicht so wichtig sein9) (unfair, mean) gemein;\low trick gemeiner Trick;to get \low gemein [o niederträchtig] sein;how \low can you get? wie tief willst du noch sinken?in \low spirits niedergeschlagen, in gedrückter Stimmung;to feel \low niedergeschlagen [o deprimiert] sein1) ( in height) niedrig;to be cut \low dress, blouse tief ausgeschnitten sein;to fly \low tief fliegen2) ( to a low level) tief;to turn the music \lower die Musik leiser stellen;turn the oven on \low stell den Ofen auf kleine Hitze3) ( cheap) billig;to buy \low billig [o günstig] einkaufen4) ( not loudly) leise;to speak \low leise sprechen5) ( not high-pitched) tief;to sing \low tief [o mit tiefer Stimme] singen nto be at a \low auf einem Tiefpunkt sein;expected \lows near 0° C today die Tiefstwerte liegen heute vermutlich bei 0C;record \low Rekordtief nt3) auto erster Gang;put the car in \low legen Sie den ersten Gang ein4) (Am);(fig: person)to be in \low schlapp sein ( fam)PHRASES:to be the lowest of the \low ein ganz gemeiner Typ sein ( fam) -
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I 1. adjective1) (not reaching far up) niedrig; niedrig, flach [Absätze, Stirn]; flach [Relief]2) (below normal level) niedrig; tief [Flug]; flach [Welle]; tief ausgeschnitten [Kleid]; tief [Ausschnitt]3) (not elevated) tief liegend [Wiese, Grund, Land]; tiefhängend [Wolke]; tief stehend [Gestirne]; tief [Verbeugung]4) (inferior) niedrig; gering [Intelligenz, Bildung]; gewöhnlich [Geschmack]6) (Cards) niedrig7) (small in degree) niedrig; gering [Sichtweite, Wert]have a low opinion of somebody/something — von jemandem/etwas keine hohe Meinung haben
9) (nearly gone) fast verbraucht od. aufgebraucht2. adverbrun low — allmählich ausgehen od. zu Ende gehen. See also academic.ru/43997/lower">lower II 1.
2) (to a low level)prices have gone too low — die Preise sind zu weit gefallen
4)3. nounlay somebody low — (prostrate) jemanden niederstrecken (geh.)
1) (Meteorol.) Tief, das2) Tiefststand, der; see also all-timeII intransitive verb[Kuh:] muhen* * *I 1. [ləu] adjective1) (not at or reaching up to a great distance from the ground, sea-level etc: low hills; a low ceiling; This chair is too low for the child.) niedrig2) (making little sound; not loud: She spoke in a low voice.) leise3) (at the bottom of the range of musical sounds: That note is too low for a female voice.) tief4) (small: a low price.) niedrig6) (near the bottom in grade, rank, class etc: low temperatures; the lower classes.) niedrig2. adverb(in or to a low position, manner or state: The ball flew low over the net.) niedrig- lower- lowly
- lowliness
- low-down
- lowland
- lowlander
- lowlands
- low-lying
- low-tech 3. adjectivelow-tech industries/skills.)- low tide/water- be low on II [ləu] verb(to make the noise of cattle; to moo: The cows were lowing.) brüllen* * *low1[ləʊ, AM loʊ]I. adj1. (in height) niedrigat a \low altitude in geringer Höhe\low heels flache [o niedrige] Absätze\low neckline tiefer Ausschnitt\low slope flacher Abhangthe dress has a \low waist das Kleid hat eine tief angesetzte Taille2. (in number) gering, wenig\low attendance geringe Besucherzahl\low blood pressure niedriger Blutdruck\low calibre kleines Kaliberto be \low in calories/cholesterol kalorien-/cholesterinarm seinto be \low in funds wenig Geld haben, knapp bei Kasse sein famto keep sth \low etw niedrig halten3. (depleted) knapp\low stocks geringe Vorrätewe were getting \low on supplies unsere Vorräte waren fast erschöpftthe batteries are running \low die Batterien sind fast leerthe bulb was \low die Glühbirne brannte nur noch schwach4. (not loud) leise\low groaning verhaltenes Stöhnenin a \low voice mit leiser [o gedämpfter] Stimme5. (not high-pitched) voice tief\low pitch tiefe Stimmlageon a \low burner [or flame] auf kleiner Flamme\low frequency Niederfrequenz f\low heat schwache Hitzeroast the chicken at \low heat braten Sie das Hähnchen bei niedriger Hitze7. (not good)\low morale schlechte Moralto have a \low opinion of sb von jdm nicht viel halten\low quality minderwertige Qualitätto hold sth in \low regard etw geringschätzen\low self-esteem geringe Selbstachtung\low visibility schlechte Sicht8. (not important) niedrig, geringto be a \low priority nicht so wichtig sein\low trick gemeiner Trickto get \low gemein [o niederträchtig] seinhow \low can you get? wie tief willst du noch sinken?10. (sad)in \low spirits niedergeschlagen, in gedrückter Stimmungto feel \low niedergeschlagen [o deprimiert] seinII. adv1. (in height) niedrigto be cut \low dress, blouse tief ausgeschnitten seinto fly \low tief fliegen2. (to a low level) tiefto turn the music \lower die Musik leiser stellenturn the oven on \low stell den Ofen auf kleine Hitze3. (cheap) billigto buy \low billig [o günstig] einkaufen4. (not loudly) leiseto speak \low leise sprechen5. (not high-pitched) tiefto sing \low tief [o mit tiefer Stimme] singenIII. nto be at a \low auf einem Tiefpunkt seinexpected \lows near 0° C today die Tiefstwerte liegen heute vermutlich bei 0° Crecord \low Rekordtief nt3. AUTO erster Gangput the car in \low legen Sie den ersten Gang ein5.low2[ləʊ, AM loʊ]I. n Muhen nt* * *I [ləʊ]1. adj (+er)1) niedrig; form of life, musical key nieder; bow, note tief; density, intelligence gering; food supplies knapp; pulse schwach; quality gering; light gedämpft, schwach; (pej) minderwertig (pej); (LING) vowel offen; (MATH) denominator kleinthe sun was low in the sky — die Sonne stand tief am Himmel
that punch was a bit low — der Schlag war etwas tief
2)(= not loud or shrill)
to speak in a low voice — leise sprechen3) (= socially inferior, vulgar) birth nieder, niedrig; rank, position untergeordnet, niedrig; character, company schlecht; trick gemeinI really felt low having to tell him that — ich kam mir richtig gemein vor, dass ich ihm das sagen musste
how low can you get! — wie kann man nur so tief sinken!
the patient is rather low today —
to be in low health to be in low spirits — bei schlechter Gesundheit sein in gedrückter Stimmung sein, bedrückt or niedergeschlagen sein
to feel low — sich nicht wohlfühlen or gut fühlen; (emotionally) niedergeschlagen sein
to make sb feel low (events) — jdn mitnehmen, jdm zu schaffen machen; (people) jdn mitnehmen or bedrücken
2. advaim nach unten; speak, sing leise; fly, bow tiefI would never sink so low as to... — so tief würde ich nie sinken, dass ich...
share prices went so low that... —
to lay sb low (Brit) (punch) — jdn zu Boden strecken; (disease) jdn befallen
to play low (Cards) — um einen niedrigen or geringen Einsatz spielen
3. n2) (AUT: low gear) niedriger GangII1. n(of cow) Muh nt2. vimuhen* * *low1 [ləʊ]A adj1. auch fig niedrig (Gebäude, Lohn, Preis, Stirn, Zahl etc):low brook seichter Bach;low speed geringe Geschwindigkeit;low in calories kalorienarm;low in fat fettarm;bring low figa) jemanden demütigen,b) jemanden ruinieren;a) jemanden niederschlagen, -schießen,2. tief gelegen (Land etc)3. tief (Verbeugung etc):5. a) fast leer (Gefäß)b) fast erschöpft, knapp (Vorrat etc):6. schwach, kraftlos, matt:low pulse schwacher Puls7. Kost etc:a) wenig nahrhaftb) einfach8. gedrückt, niedergeschlagen, deprimiert:a) in gedrückter Stimmung sein,of low date (verhältnismäßig) neuen Datums11. minderwertigof low birth von niedriger Geburt;low life das Leben der einfachen Leute13. a) gewöhnlich, niedrig (denkend oder gesinnt):low thinking niedrige Denkungsartb) ordinär, vulgär (Person, Ausdruck etc)c) gemein, niederträchtig (Trick etc):feel low sich gemein vorkommen ( → A 8)14. nieder, primitiv:low forms of life niedere Lebensformen;low race primitive Rasse15. tief (Ton etc)16. leise (Ton, Stimme etc):in a low voice leise17. LING offenB adv1. niedrig:2. tief:3. fig tief:sunk thus low so tief gesunken4. kärglich, dürftig:live low ein kärgliches Leben führen5. niedrig, mit geringem Einsatz:play low niedrig spielen6. tief (klingend):sing low tief singen7. leise:C s2. METEO Tief(druckgebiet) n3. fig Tief(punkt) n(m), -stand m:low2 [ləʊ]B s Brüllen n, Muhen n* * *I 1. adjective1) (not reaching far up) niedrig; niedrig, flach [Absätze, Stirn]; flach [Relief]2) (below normal level) niedrig; tief [Flug]; flach [Welle]; tief ausgeschnitten [Kleid]; tief [Ausschnitt]3) (not elevated) tief liegend [Wiese, Grund, Land]; tiefhängend [Wolke]; tief stehend [Gestirne]; tief [Verbeugung]4) (inferior) niedrig; gering [Intelligenz, Bildung]; gewöhnlich [Geschmack]5) (not fair) gemein6) (Cards) niedrig7) (small in degree) niedrig; gering [Sichtweite, Wert]have a low opinion of somebody/something — von jemandem/etwas keine hohe Meinung haben
8) (in pitch) tief [Ton, Stimme, Lage, Klang]; (in loudness) leise [Ton, Stimme]9) (nearly gone) fast verbraucht od. aufgebraucht2. adverbrun low — allmählich ausgehen od. zu Ende gehen. See also lower II 1.
1) (in or to a low position) tief; niedrig, tief [hängen]; see also high 2. 1)3) (not loudly) leise4)3. nounlay somebody low — (prostrate) jemanden niederstrecken (geh.)
1) (Meteorol.) Tief, das2) Tiefststand, der; see also all-timeII intransitive verb[Kuh:] muhen* * *adj.leise (Stimme) adj.nieder adj.niedrig adj.tief adj. v.blöken (Rind) v.muhen v. -
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12 samogłos|ka
f Jęz. vowel- □ samogłoska ciemna dark vowel- samogłoska czysta pure vowel- samogłoska długa long (vowel)- samogłoska jasna bright vowel- samogłoska krótka short (vowel)- samogłoska niska low vowel- samogłoska nosowa nasal (vowel)- samogłoska okrągła a. zaokrąglona round(ed) vowel- samogłoska płaska unrounded a. flat vowel- samogłoska przednia front vowel- samogłoska ścieśniona a. pochylona close vowel- samogłoska tylna back vowel- samogłoska ustna oral vowel- samogłoska wysoka high vowel- samogłoski zredukowane reduced vowelsThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > samogłos|ka
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low, hushedполугласен звук фон. semivowel* * *полугла̀сен,прил., -на, -но, -ни low, hushed; \полугласенен звук фон. semi-vowel.* * *1. low, hushed 2. ПОЛУГЛАСЕН звук фон. semivowel -
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- ki; -ki; dat sg -ce; gen pl; -ek; f* * *f.fon. vowel; samogłoska długa/krótka long/short vowel; samogłoska niska/wysoka/średnia low/high/mid vowel; samogłoska przednia/tylna front/back vowel; samogłoska okrągła/płaska round/non-round vowel; samogłoska ustna/nosowa oral/nasal vowel.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > samogłoska
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15 acabar
v.1 to finish, to end.hemos acabado el trabajo we've finished the workacabó sus días en el exilio he ended his days in exileel asunto acabó mal the affair finished o ended badlycuando acabes, avísame tell me when you've finishedacabar de trabajar/comer to finish working/eatingel cuchillo acaba en punta the knife ends in a point¡acabáramos! (informal) at last!, about time!La película acabó The film finished.Ya terminé I already finishedAcabé mi trabajo I finished my job.2 to end up (tener un fin determinado).acabar loco to end up (going) madese acabará en la cárcel he'll end up in jailAcabé muy cansado I ended up exhausted.Ella acabó cantando en un club nocturno She ended up singing in a nightclub.3 to finish with, to destroy, to be someone's ruin, to cause someone's ruin.La mafia acabó con Ricardo The Mafia finished with Richard.4 to tire out.El esfuerzo lo acabó The effort tired him out.5 to have an orgasm, to come.María acabó al hacer el amor Mary had an orgasm when making love.* * *1 (gen) to finish, finish off; (completar) to complete2 (consumir) to use up1 to end, finish, come to an end (no quedar) to run out\acabar bien to have a happy ending■ la revolución acabó con los privilegios de los aristócratas the revolution put an end to the privileges of the aristocrats■ ¡este chico acabará conmigo! this boy will be the death of me!acabar de + inf to have just + past participle■ no lo toques, acabo de pintarlo ahora mismo don't touch it, I've just painted it¡acabáramos! familiar at last!no acabar de...¡se acabó! that's it!* * *verbto finish, complete, end- acabarse- acabar de* * *1. VT1) (=terminar) [+ actividad, trabajo] [gen] to finish; (=dar el toque final a) to finish off¿habéis acabado la instalación de la antena? — have you finished installing the aerial?
me quedan solo un par de horas para acabar este cuadro — it'll only take me another couple of hours to finish off this painting
2) (=consumir) to finishya hemos acabado el aceite — we've used up o finished the oil
3) LAm (=hablar mal de)2. VI1) (=terminar) to finish, end¿te falta mucho para acabar? — are you nearly finished?, have you got long to go?
la crisis lleva años y no acaba — the recession has been going on for years and there's no sign of it ending
acabáramos —
cuento I, 1), rosario 1)acabáramos, ¿así que se trata de tu hijo? — oh, I see, so it's your son, then?
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acabar con —a) [+ comida] to finish off; [+ injusticia] to put an end to, stop; [+ relación] to end; [+ reservas] to exhaust, use up; [+ esperanzas] to put paid to¿todavía no has acabado con la carta? — haven't you finished the letter yet?
hemos acabado con todas las provisiones — we've exhausted o used up all our supplies
b) [+ persona] (=atender) to finish with; (=matar) to do away withcuando acabe con ella, te lavo la cabeza — when I'm done o finished with her, I'll wash your hair
¡acabemos con él! — let's do away with him! *
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acabar de hacer algo —a) [cuando se ha terminado]b) [cuando se está haciendo]para acabar de arreglarlo —
para acabar de arreglarlo, se fue sin despedirse — on top of everything, she left without even saying goodbye
- ¡acaba de parir!c)• no acabo de entender por qué lo hizo — I just can't understand why she did it
4) [con complemento de modo]la palabra acaba con o por "z" — the word ends in a "z"
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acabar en algo — to end in sthdespués de tanto hablar, todo acabó en nada — after all that talk, it all came to nothing
5)6) [en una relación] to finish, split uphemos acabado — we've finished, we've split up
¿cuánto hace que acabaste con ella? — how long is it since you split up with o finished with her?
7) LAm *** (=eyacular) to come ***3.See:* * *1.verbo intransitivo1)acabáramos! — (fam) now I get it! (colloq)
b) (en un estado, situación) to end up¿cómo acabó lo de anoche? — how did things end up last night?
acabó en la cárcel — he ended up in jail; (+ compl)
esto puede acabar mal — things could turn nasty o get ugly
acabar + ger o acabar por + inf — to end up -ing
acabarán aceptándolo o por aceptarlo — they'll end up accepting it
acabé por convencerme de que... — in the end I became convinced that...
c) ( rematar)2) acabar cona)acabar con algo — ( terminar) con libro/tarea to finish with something; con bombones/bebidas to finish off something; con salud/carrera to ruin something; con sueldo/herencia to fritter away something; con abuso/problema to put an end to something
b) (fam)acabar con alguien — ( pelearse) to finish with somebody; ( matar) to do away with somebody (colloq)
3) acabar dea) ( terminar)acabar de + inf — to finish -ing
para acabar de arreglarlo se puso a llover — to top o cap it all it started to rain
acabar de + inf: acaba de salir she's just gone out; acababa de meterme en la cama cuando... — I had just got into bed when...
c) ( llegar a)2.acabar de + inf: no acabo de entenderlo I just don't understand; no acababa de gustarle/convencerla — she wasn't totally happy about it/totally convinced
acabar vt1) <trabajo/libro> to finish; <curso/carrera> to finish, complete2) ( destrozar)3.acabarse v pron1) ( terminarse) provisiones/comida to run out; problema to be over; reunión/fiesta to endes un trabajo que no se acaba nunca — it's a never-ending o an endless task
y (san) se acabó — (fam) and that's that
2)a) (liter) ( morir)b) (Méx) ( quedar destrozado)3) (enf) ( comer) to finish (up)* * *= end, end up, see through + to its completion, finish up, finish, wind up (in/at), curtain + fall, call it quits, lay + Nombre + to rest, wrap up, break up, finish off, top + Nombre + off, be over.Ex. But if you have a certain feeling about language, then language ends up becoming very, very important.Ex. I would like to thank all those who at various times throughout the course of the project assisted so ably in seeing the work through to its completion.Ex. In trying to get the best of both worlds, we may have finished up with the worst.Ex. Activities can be plotted to allow the librarian to determine the most expeditious route that can be taken to finish the event.Ex. Besides, winding up in an exclusive arrangement with a distributor that has rotten customer service ruins any advantage.Ex. The third act is of course the denouement, when everything is made clear, all the loose ends are tied up, and the curtain falls.Ex. 'Professional people don't live by the clock: you wouldn't tell a doctor or a lawyer that he couldn't make a decision to call it quits on a particular day'.Ex. A New Orleans style funeral provided a humorous backdrop for library staff to relive the tragedies and successes of the old system as it was laid to rest.Ex. The article is entitled 'ACRL wraps up year 1 of Academic Library Statistics Project'.Ex. Tom Hernandez tried not to show how sad he felt about his friends' leaving, and managed to keep up a cheerful facade until the party broke up.Ex. His statement is a serious threat to the cooperative sector and was aimed at finishing off the movement.Ex. Top it off with spicy yacamole and it's worth the nosh.Ex. Alternatively, the loan policy may be changed to make documents due when the vacation is over.----* acabar cargando con Algo = wind up with + Nombre.* acabar con = put + paid to, quell, put to + rest, snuff out, stamp out, kill off, eat + Posesivo + way through.* acabar con Algo = be done with it.* acabar con el sufrimiento de Alguien = put + Nombre + out of + Posesivo + misery.* acabar con la paciencia de Alguien = try + Nombre + patience.* acabar con la paciencia de un santo = test + the patience of a saint, try + the patience of a saint.* acabar con mejor cara = end up on + a high note.* acabar con una nota de optimismo = end + Nombre + on a high (note).* acabar con un broche de oro = end + Nombre + on a high (note).* acabar de forma positiva = end + Nombre + on a high (note).* acabar de + Infinitivo = have + just + Participio Pasado.* acabar de salir de = be fresh out of.* acabar de trabajar = clock off + work.* acabar en = result (in), land in.* acabar mal = come to + a bad end.* acabar mejor de lo que + empezar = end up on + a high note.* acabar paulatinamente = wind + Nombre + down.* acabar + Posesivo + días en = end up + Posesivo + days in.* acabar + Posesivo + vida útil = run towards + the end of + Posesivo + useful life.* acabar repentinamente = come to + a swift end, come to + an abrupt end.* acabarse = draw to + a close, peter out, run out, be gone, come to + an end, run out of, draw to + an end, wind down, be all gone.* acabarse el entusiasmo = run out of + steam.* acabarse el espacio = run out of + space.* acabarse el tiempo = time + run out, time + be + up.* acabarse la buena racha = the good times + run out.* acabarse la (buena) suerte = run out of + luck, luck + run out.* acabar teniendo = end up with.* como si se acabara el mundo = like there's no tomorrow.* como si se fuese a acabar el mundo = like there's no tomorrow.* empezar a acabarse = run + low (on).* estar acabando con = eat away at.* estar acabándose = be on the way out, be on + Posesivo + last legs.* nada se acaba hasta que no se acaba = nothing is done until it's done.* ¡se te acabó el cuento! = the jig's up!.* sin acabar = unfinished.* tumulto + acabar = tumult + die.* * *1.verbo intransitivo1)acabáramos! — (fam) now I get it! (colloq)
b) (en un estado, situación) to end up¿cómo acabó lo de anoche? — how did things end up last night?
acabó en la cárcel — he ended up in jail; (+ compl)
esto puede acabar mal — things could turn nasty o get ugly
acabar + ger o acabar por + inf — to end up -ing
acabarán aceptándolo o por aceptarlo — they'll end up accepting it
acabé por convencerme de que... — in the end I became convinced that...
c) ( rematar)2) acabar cona)acabar con algo — ( terminar) con libro/tarea to finish with something; con bombones/bebidas to finish off something; con salud/carrera to ruin something; con sueldo/herencia to fritter away something; con abuso/problema to put an end to something
b) (fam)acabar con alguien — ( pelearse) to finish with somebody; ( matar) to do away with somebody (colloq)
3) acabar dea) ( terminar)acabar de + inf — to finish -ing
para acabar de arreglarlo se puso a llover — to top o cap it all it started to rain
acabar de + inf: acaba de salir she's just gone out; acababa de meterme en la cama cuando... — I had just got into bed when...
c) ( llegar a)2.acabar de + inf: no acabo de entenderlo I just don't understand; no acababa de gustarle/convencerla — she wasn't totally happy about it/totally convinced
acabar vt1) <trabajo/libro> to finish; <curso/carrera> to finish, complete2) ( destrozar)3.acabarse v pron1) ( terminarse) provisiones/comida to run out; problema to be over; reunión/fiesta to endes un trabajo que no se acaba nunca — it's a never-ending o an endless task
y (san) se acabó — (fam) and that's that
2)a) (liter) ( morir)b) (Méx) ( quedar destrozado)3) (enf) ( comer) to finish (up)* * *= end, end up, see through + to its completion, finish up, finish, wind up (in/at), curtain + fall, call it quits, lay + Nombre + to rest, wrap up, break up, finish off, top + Nombre + off, be over.Ex: But if you have a certain feeling about language, then language ends up becoming very, very important.Ex: I would like to thank all those who at various times throughout the course of the project assisted so ably in seeing the work through to its completion.Ex: In trying to get the best of both worlds, we may have finished up with the worst.Ex: Activities can be plotted to allow the librarian to determine the most expeditious route that can be taken to finish the event.Ex: Besides, winding up in an exclusive arrangement with a distributor that has rotten customer service ruins any advantage.Ex: The third act is of course the denouement, when everything is made clear, all the loose ends are tied up, and the curtain falls.Ex: 'Professional people don't live by the clock: you wouldn't tell a doctor or a lawyer that he couldn't make a decision to call it quits on a particular day'.Ex: A New Orleans style funeral provided a humorous backdrop for library staff to relive the tragedies and successes of the old system as it was laid to rest.Ex: The article is entitled 'ACRL wraps up year 1 of Academic Library Statistics Project'.Ex: Tom Hernandez tried not to show how sad he felt about his friends' leaving, and managed to keep up a cheerful facade until the party broke up.Ex: His statement is a serious threat to the cooperative sector and was aimed at finishing off the movement.Ex: Top it off with spicy yacamole and it's worth the nosh.Ex: Alternatively, the loan policy may be changed to make documents due when the vacation is over.* acabar cargando con Algo = wind up with + Nombre.* acabar con = put + paid to, quell, put to + rest, snuff out, stamp out, kill off, eat + Posesivo + way through.* acabar con Algo = be done with it.* acabar con el sufrimiento de Alguien = put + Nombre + out of + Posesivo + misery.* acabar con la paciencia de Alguien = try + Nombre + patience.* acabar con la paciencia de un santo = test + the patience of a saint, try + the patience of a saint.* acabar con mejor cara = end up on + a high note.* acabar con una nota de optimismo = end + Nombre + on a high (note).* acabar con un broche de oro = end + Nombre + on a high (note).* acabar de forma positiva = end + Nombre + on a high (note).* acabar de + Infinitivo = have + just + Participio Pasado.* acabar de salir de = be fresh out of.* acabar de trabajar = clock off + work.* acabar en = result (in), land in.* acabar mal = come to + a bad end.* acabar mejor de lo que + empezar = end up on + a high note.* acabar paulatinamente = wind + Nombre + down.* acabar + Posesivo + días en = end up + Posesivo + days in.* acabar + Posesivo + vida útil = run towards + the end of + Posesivo + useful life.* acabar repentinamente = come to + a swift end, come to + an abrupt end.* acabarse = draw to + a close, peter out, run out, be gone, come to + an end, run out of, draw to + an end, wind down, be all gone.* acabarse el entusiasmo = run out of + steam.* acabarse el espacio = run out of + space.* acabarse el tiempo = time + run out, time + be + up.* acabarse la buena racha = the good times + run out.* acabarse la (buena) suerte = run out of + luck, luck + run out.* acabar teniendo = end up with.* como si se acabara el mundo = like there's no tomorrow.* como si se fuese a acabar el mundo = like there's no tomorrow.* empezar a acabarse = run + low (on).* estar acabando con = eat away at.* estar acabándose = be on the way out, be on + Posesivo + last legs.* nada se acaba hasta que no se acaba = nothing is done until it's done.* ¡se te acabó el cuento! = the jig's up!.* sin acabar = unfinished.* tumulto + acabar = tumult + die.* * *acabar [A1 ]viA1 (terminar) «reunión/partido/película» to finish, end¿te falta mucho? — no, ya casi acabo do you have much to do? — no, I've nearly finishedtodavía no he acabado I haven't finished yet, I'm not through yet ( colloq)2 acabar CON algo/algn to finish WITH sth/sb¿has acabado con esto? have you finished with this?ven cuando acabes con lo que estás haciendo come as soon as you've finished what you're doingespera, que todavía no he acabado contigo wait a minute, I haven't finished with you yetcuando acabes con Cristina ¿me puedes atender a mí? when you've finished with o ( colloq) when you're through with Cristina, can you help me?3 «novios» to split up, break up acabar CON algn to break up o split up WITH sb, finish WITH sbhe acabado con ella I've broken up with o split up with o finished with her, I'm through with her ( colloq)4 acabar DE + INF:cuando acabes de leer el libro me lo pasas ¿vale? will you lend me the book when you've finished (reading) it?todavía no he acabado de pagar la casa I still haven't finished paying for the housepara acabar de arreglarlo, se puso a llover and to top it all o cap it all o make matters worse, it began to rain¡acabáramos! así que lo que quería era dinero now I get it! it was money he was afteres que vivió siete años en Tokio — ¡acabáramos! con razón habla tan bien japonés she lived in Tokyo for seven years, you know — oh, I see! that's why she speaks Japanese so well5 acabar + GER or acabar POR + INF to end up -INGacabarán por aceptarlo or aceptándolo they'll end up accepting it, they'll accept it in the endB (+ compl):la palabra acaba en or por `r' the word ends in `r'por este lado acaba en punta this side ends in a pointacabamos cansadísimos by the end we were dead tired¿en qué acabó lo de anoche? how did things end up last night?tanta historia para acabar en nada all that fuss for nothingsiempre decía que ese chico iba a acabar mal I always said that boy would come to no goodno te metas que esto puede acabar mal don't get involved, things could turn nasty o get uglyla película acabó bien the movie had a happy ending(terminar, destruir): acabó con todos los bombones he finished off o ( colloq) polished off all the chocolatesen dos años acabó con la herencia he went through his inheritance in two yearssi tratas así los zapatos vas a acabar con ellos en dos días if you treat your shoes like that, they'll be ruined o you'll wear them out in a couple of daysestás acabando con mi paciencia you're trying my patience, I'm running out of patience with youeste escándalo puede acabar con su carrera this scandal could ruin o finish his careerhay que acabar con este tipo de discriminaciones this sort of discrimination must be eliminated o eradicated, we/they must do away with o put an end to o put a stop to this sort of discriminationB ( fam)(matar): sabe demasiado, hay que acabar con él he knows too much, we're going to have to eliminate him o ( colloq) get rid of himeste clima/niño va a acabar conmigo this weather/child will be the death of meA (para referirse a una acción reciente) acabar DE + INF:acaba de salir she's just gone outacababa de meterme en la cama cuando sonó el teléfono I had just got into bed when the telephone rangacabo de comer I've just eatenB no acabar DE + INF:no acaba de convencerme la idea I'm not totally convinced by the ideano acabo de entenderlo I just don't understandel color no me acaba de gustar or ( Esp fam) no me acaba I'm not too sure I like the color, I'm not too sure about the color■ acabarvtA ‹trabajo› to finishya acabé el libro I've finished the bookno logró acabar el curso he didn't manage to finish o complete the courseiré cuando acabe lo que estoy haciendo I'll go when I've finished what I'm doingB(destrozar): el esfuerzo lo acabó y tuvo que abandonar la carrera he was exhausted by the effort and had to drop out of the racela tragedia la acabó the tragedy destroyed o killed her■ acabarseA(terminarse): se nos ha acabado el café we've run out of coffee, the coffee's run out, we're out of coffee ( colloq)se le acabaron las fuerzas he ran out of energy o ( colloq) steamse me está acabando la paciencia I'm running out of patienceel trabajo de la casa no se acaba nunca housework is a never-ending o an endless jobse fue él y se acabaron los problemas as soon as he left, the problems ended¡esto se acabó! no lo aguanto más that's it! I can't take any morey (san) se acabó ( fam); and that's thatle dices que no quieres y (san) se acabó tell him you don't want to and that's thatte he dicho que no vas y (san) se acabó I've told you you're not going and that's all there is to it! o and that's that! o and let that be an end to it!B1 ( liter)(morir): se fue acabando poco a poco she slowly slipped away, her life's breath slowly ebbed away ( liter)2( Méx) (quedar destrozado): se acabó en ese trabajo that job finished him off o did for him ( colloq)acábate todas las lentejas finish (up) all the lentils* * *
acabar ( conjugate acabar) verbo intransitivo
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[ persona] to finish;
[ novios] to split up;
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ese chico va a acabar mal that boy will come to no good;
la película acabó bien the movie had a happy ending;
acabarán aceptándolo o por aceptarlo they'll end up accepting it;
acabar de algo to end up as sth;
acabó de camarero he ended up (working) as a waiterc) ( rematar) acabar en algo to end in sth
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‹con bombones/bebidas› to finish off sth;
‹con salud/carrera› to ruin sth;
‹con sueldo/herencia› to fritter away sth;
‹con abuso/problema› to put an end to sthb) (fam) acabar con algn ( pelearse) to finish with sb;
( matar) to do away with sb (colloq);
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acababa de meterme en la cama cuando … I had just got into bed when …c) ( llegar a):
no acababa de gustarle she wasn't totally happy about it
verbo transitivo ‹trabajo/libro› to finish;
‹curso/carrera› to finish, complete
acabarse verbo pronominal
1 ( terminarse) [provisiones/comida] to run out;
[ problema] to be over;
[reunión/fiesta/curso] to end;
[ proyecto] to finish, come to an end;
[ año] to come to an end;
se le acabaron las fuerzas he ran out of energy;
un trabajo que no se acaba nunca a never-ending o an endless task;
¡esto se acabó! that's it!
2 ( enf) ( comer) to finish (up)
acabar
I verbo transitivo
1 to finish (off) ➣ Ver nota en finish 2 (completar) to complete
II verbo intransitivo
1 to finish, end: todo acabó bien, it all ended happily 2 acabar con (agotar las existencias) to finish something
figurado estás acabando con mi paciencia, I'm losing my patience with you
(romper algo) to break something
(matar) to kill: la droga está acabando con él, he's killing himself with drugs
(destruir, eliminar) to destroy something: hay que acabar con la tortura, we must get rid of torture
figurado las presiones acabaron con su carrera política, the overwhelming pressure finished off his political career 3 acabar de: acaba de llegar de Río, he's just arrived from Río
no acaba de decidirse, she hasn't made up her mind yet 4 acabar en: el partido de fútbol acabó en tragedia, the football match ended in tragedy 5 acabar por/acabar + gerundio acabé creyendo/por creer que estaba loca, I ended up thinking she was mad
' acabar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apurar
- finiquitar
- incompleta
- incompleto
- levantarse
- paciencia
- temblar
- terminar
- tabla
English:
barrier
- break
- break down
- burial
- complete
- distance
- drag on
- end
- end up
- fade
- finish
- finish up
- get over
- get through
- grief
- illiteracy
- it
- paid
- racism
- round off
- settle
- sink
- stamp out
- there
- time-wasting
- use up
- wind up
- destroy
- do
- finished
- get
- kill
- near
- smash
- stop
- wind
- wipe
* * *♦ vt[terminar] to finish;hemos acabado el trabajo we've finished the work;todavía no ha acabado el primer plato he still hasn't finished his first course;acabamos el viaje en Canadá our journey ended in Canada;la bufanda está sin acabar the scarf isn't finished yet;RP Fam¡acabala! that's enough!♦ vi1. [terminar] to finish, to end;el cuchillo acaba en punta the knife ends in a point;detesto las películas que acaban bien I hate films that have a happy ending;acabó sus días en el exilio he ended his days in exile;ése acabará en la cárcel he'll end up in jail;cuando acabes, avísame tell me when you've finished;acabar de hacer algo to finish doing sth;acabar de trabajar/comer to finish working/eating;acabar con algo to finish with sth;¿has acabado con el martillo? have o are you finished with the hammer?;acabar por hacer algo, acabar haciendo algo to end up doing sth;para acabar de arreglarlo to cap it all;Fam¡acabáramos! so that's what it was!acabo de llegar I've just arrived3.[salud] to ruin; [violencia, crimen] to put an end to;acabar con [destruir] [enemigo] to destroy;acabar con la paciencia de alguien to exhaust sb's patience;está acabando con mi paciencia she's trying my patience;acabaron con todas las provisiones they used up all the provisions;la droga acabó con él drugs killed him;¡ese niño va a acabar conmigo! that boy will be the death of me!4. [volverse] to end up;acabar loco to end up (going) madno acaba de parecerme bien I don't really think it's a very good idea;no acaba de gustarme del todo I just don't really like it;el plan no me acaba de convencer I'm not totally convinced by the plan7. Compde nunca acabar never-ending;este proyecto es el cuento de nunca acabar this project just seems to go on and on* * *I v/t1 finish2:acabé haciéndolo yo I ended up doing it myselfII v/iacabar en end in;acabar en punta end in a point;acabar bien/mal end well/badly;to a bad end;acabó por comprender in the end he understood;no acabo de comprender I still don’t understand;acabar con sus huesos en end up in;es cosa de nunca acabar it’s never-ending;¡acabáramos! now I get it!;¡acaba ya! hurry up and finish!;la cosa no acaba aquí and that’s not all, and there’s worse2:acabar de hacer algo have just done sth;acabo de escribirlo I’ve just written it* * *acabar vi1) terminar: to finish, to end2)acabar de : to have just (done something)acabo de ver a tu hermano: I just saw your brother3)acabar con : to put an end to, to stamp outacabar vtterminar: to finish* * *acabar vb1. (terminar) to finish2. (acción, objeto) to end -
16 short
ʃo:t
1. adjective1) (not long: You look nice with your hair short; Do you think my dress is too short?) corto2) (not tall; smaller than usual: a short man.) bajo3) (not lasting long; brief: a short film; in a very short time; I've a very short memory for details.) breve, corto4) (not as much as it should be: When I checked my change, I found it was 20 cents short.) de menos5) ((with of) not having enough (money etc): Most of us are short of money these days.) corto de6) ((of pastry) made so that it is crisp and crumbles easily.) quebradizo
2. adverb1) (suddenly; abruptly: He stopped short when he saw me.) bruscamente, en seco2) (not as far as intended: The shot fell short.) sin alcanzar•- shortage
- shorten
- shortening
- shortly
- shorts
- shortbread
- short-change
- short circuit
- shortcoming
- shortcut
- shorthand
- short-handed
- short-list
3. verb(to put on a short-list: We've short-listed three of the twenty applicants.) seleccionar- short-range
- short-sighted
- short-sightedly
- short-sightedness
- short-tempered
- short-term
- by a short head
- for short
- go short
- in short
- in short supply
- make short work of
- run short
- short and sweet
- short for
- short of
short adj1. corto2. bajoto be short of something tener poco de algo / andar escaso de algo
short m Tex (pantalón corto) shorts ' short' also found in these entries: Spanish: abreviar - antes - apremiar - aprovechar - atar - baja - bajo - chaquetón - china - chupa - corta - cortar - corto - cortocircuito - cortometraje - cuadro - cuenta - cuento - cursillo - definitiva - definitivo - dinero - entremés - escapada - escasa - escaso - exposición - flor - focal - gargantilla - guayabera - historieta - inspector - inspectora - irascible - manga - miope - miopía - onda - pantalón - pasada - pasado - pequeña - pequeño - poca - poco - rapar - ras - repecho - resumen English: circuit - compare - cord - cut - forge - in - intro - notice - run - short - short-change - short-circuit - short-haired - short-list - short-lived - short-range - short-sighted - short-sightedness - short-sleeved - short-staffed - short-stay - short-tempered - short-term - short-winded - shorts - shrift - story - straw - supply - term - thick - time - anyway - be - boot - break - closely - curtail - fit - fuse - instant - low - minute - pack - premium - side - sprint - tract - verse - waytr[ʃɔːt]1 (not long) corto,-a; (not tall) bajo,-a2 (brief - of time) breve, corto,-a3 (deficient) escaso,-a■ we're still £50 short todavía nos faltan £50■ he collapsed two miles short of the finishing line sufrió un colapso cuando faltaban dos millas para llegar a la meta4 (curt) seco,-a, brusco,-a, cortante5 SMALLCOOKERY/SMALL (pastry) quebradizo,-a6 SMALLFINANCE/SMALL (bill, exchange) a corto plazo7 SMALLLINGUISTICS/SMALL breve1 (abruptly) bruscamente1 (drink) copa, chupito2 SMALLCINEMA/SMALL cortometraje nombre masculino, corto3 SMALLELECTRICITY/SMALL cortocircuito1 SMALLELECTRICITY/SMALL familiar provocar un cortocircuito1 SMALLELECTRICITY/SMALL familiar tener un cortocircuito\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLat short notice con poca antelaciónfor short para abreviarin short en pocas palabrasin the short term a corto plazoshort and sweet cortito,-ashort of a menos que, salvo que■ short of calling a strike... a menos que convoquemos una huelga...to be caught short / be taken short entrarle ganas a alguien de ir al lavaboto be in short supply haber escasez de, escasearto be short of something andar escaso,-a de algo, estar falto,-a de algo■ I'm a bit short of money ando algo escaso de dinero, tengo poco dinero■ he was short of breath le faltaba la respiración, le faltaba el alientoto be short on something tener poco,-a de algo■ he's short on tact tiene poco tacto, le falta tactoto cut somebody short interrumpir a alguiento cut something short acortar algo, abreviar algoto fall short of something no alcanzar algo, estar por debajo de algo■ the number of jobs created falls short of the government's target el número de puestos de trabajo creados está por debajo del objetivo del gobiernoto get somebody by the short hairs/short and curlies pillar a alguiento have somebody by the short hairs/short and curlies tener a alguien bien agarradoto give somebody short measure/weight no dar el peso exactoto go short (of something) pasarse sin (algo), faltarle a uno (algo)■ we were poor, but we never went short of food éramos pobres, pero nunca nos faltó comidato run short of something acabarse algoshort circuit cortocircuitoshort list lista de preseleccionadosshort order SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL comida rápidashort story cuentoshort time jornada reducidashort wave onda cortashort ['ʃɔrt] adv1) abruptly: repentinamente, súbitamentethe car stopped short: el carro se paró en seco2)to fall short : no alcanzar, quedarse cortoshort adj1) : corto (de medida), bajo (de estatura)2) brief: cortoshort and sweet: corto y buenoa short time ago: hace poco3) curt: brusco, cortante, seco4) : corto (de tiempo, de dinero)I'm one dollar short: me falta un dólarshort n1) shorts npl: shorts mpl, pantalones mpl cortosn.• cortocircuito s.m. (Film)n.• cortometraje s.m.adj.• bajo, -a adj.• breve adj.• conciso, -a adj.• corto (Electricidad) adj.• falto, -a adj.• pequeño, -a adj.adv.• brevemente adv.• de menos adv.n.• chaparro s.m.• cruce s.m.• pantalones cortos s.m.pl.ʃɔːrt, ʃɔːt
I
adjective -er, -est1) (of length, height, distance) <hair/skirt/grass> corto; < person> bajothey only live a short way off o away — viven muy cerca
2)a) ( brief) <visit/vacationip> cortoa short while ago — hace poco rato, hace un ratito (fam)
to have a short memory — tener* mala memoria
the short answer to that is no — en una palabra: no
short and sweet — (set phrase)
her visit was short and sweet — su visita fue corta: lo bueno si breve dos veces bueno
b) ( Ling) <vowel/syllable> brevec)3) (brusque, impatient) < manner> brusco, cortante4) (inadequate, deficient) escasotime is getting short — queda poco tiempo, se está acabando el tiempo
we're/they're still short six people (AmE) o (BrE) six people short — todavía nos/les faltan seis personas
(to be) short OF something/somebody: we're very short of time estamos muy cortos or escasos de tiempo; they were short of staff no tenían suficiente personal; do you get short of breath? ¿se queda sin aliento?; we're still a long way short of our target estamos todavía muy lejos de nuestro objetivo; he's just short of six feet tall mide poco menos de seis pies; nothing short of a miracle can save us now — sólo un milagro nos puede salvar
II
1) (suddenly, abruptly)to be caught short — ( need toilet) (colloq)
I was caught short at the station — me entraron unas ganas terribles de ir al baño or al servicio en la estación
2) (below target, requirement)to fall short — \<\<shell/arrow\>\> quedarse corto
to fall short OF something: we fell short of our target no alcanzamos nuestro objetivo; to fall... short OF something: the arrow fell several meters short of its target la flecha cayó a varios metros del blanco; to go short (OF something): we never went short of food nunca nos faltó la comida; my patience is running short — se me está acabando or agotando la paciencia
III
1) ( Elec) cortocircuito m, corto m2) ( Cin) cortometraje m, corto m3) ( drink) (BrE) copa de bebida alcohólica de las que se sirven en pequeñas cantidades, como el whisky o el coñac4) shorts pla) ( short trousers) shorts mpl, pantalones mpl cortosbathing shorts — traje m de baño, bañador m (Esp)
b) ( men's underwear) (AmE) calzoncillos mpl
IV
1.
intransitive verb ( Elec) hacer* un cortocircuito
2.
vt provocar* un cortocircuito enPhrasal Verbs:[ʃɔːt]1. ADJ(compar shorter) (superl shortest)1) (in length, distance, duration) [message, journey, hair, skirt] corto; [person] bajo, chaparro (CAm, Mex); [vowel, syllable] breve; [memory] malo, flacoit was a great holiday, but too short — fueron unas vacaciones estupendas, pero demasiado cortas
•
the short answer is that... — en pocas palabras la razón es que...•
the days are getting shorter — los días se vuelven más cortos•
to win by a short head — (Racing) ganar por una cabeza escasa•
in short order — en breve, en seguida•
a short time ago — hace pocoto work short time, be on short time — (Ind) trabajar una jornada reducida
•
a short way off — a poca distancia, no muy lejos- make short work of sth2) (=insufficient) escasoI'm £3 short — me faltan 3 libras
bananas are very short — escasean los plátanos, casi no hay plátanos
I'm a bit short at the moment * — en este momento ando un poco corto or escaso de dinero
to be short of sth — andar falto or escaso de algo
we're not short of volunteers — se han ofrecido muchos voluntarios, no andamos escasos de voluntarios
•
to give short measure to sb — dar de menos a algn•
gold is in short supply — escasea el oro, hay escasez de oro3)• short of (=less than) —
short of blowing it up — a menos que lo volemos, a no ser que lo volemos
not far short of £100 — poco menos de 100 libras
nothing short of a miracle can save him — solo un milagro le puede salvar, se necesitaría un milagro para salvarle
4) (=concise) corto, breve•
"Pat" is short for "Patricia" — "Patricia" se abrevia en "Pat"Rosemary is called "Rose" for short — a Rosemary le dicen "Rose" para abreviar
"TV" is short for "television" — "TV" es abreviatura de "televisión"
•
in short — en pocas palabras, en resumenlong I, 3., 1)in short, the answer is no — en una palabra, la respuesta es no
5) (=curt) [reply, manner] brusco, seco•
to have a short temper — ser de mal genio, tener mal genio or mal carácter or corto de genio•
to be short with sb — tratar a algn con sequedad6) [pastry] quebradizo2. ADV1) (=suddenly, abruptly) en secoto stop short, pull up short — pararse en seco
•
to come short of — no alcanzar•
to cut sth short — suspender algo•
to fall short of — no alcanzarto fall short of the target — no alcanzar el blanco, no llegar al blanco
•
to go short of — pasarse sin•
we're running short of bread — tenemos poco pan, se nos acaba el pan (LAm)we ran short of petrol — se nos acabó la gasolina, quedamos sin gasolina
•
to sell short — vender al descubiertoto sell sb short — (lit) engañar a algn en un negocio; (fig) menospreciar a algn
•
to stop short of — (lit) detenerse antes de llegar aI'd stop short of murder — (fig) menos matar, haría lo que fuera
•
to be taken short — necesitar urgentemente ir al wáter3) (=except)short of apologizing... — fuera de pedirle perdón...
3. N1) (Elec) = short-circuit 1.2) (Brit) * (=drink) bebida f corta3) (Cine) cortometraje m ; shorts4.VT, VI(Elec) = short-circuit 2.5.CPDshort list N — lista f de candidatos preseleccionados
short message service N, short message system N — SMS m
short sight N — miopía f
to have short sight — ser miope, ser corto de vista
short story N — cuento m
short story writer — escritor(a) m / f de cuentos
short wave N — (Rad) onda f corta
* * *[ʃɔːrt, ʃɔːt]
I
adjective -er, -est1) (of length, height, distance) <hair/skirt/grass> corto; < person> bajothey only live a short way off o away — viven muy cerca
2)a) ( brief) <visit/vacation/trip> cortoa short while ago — hace poco rato, hace un ratito (fam)
to have a short memory — tener* mala memoria
the short answer to that is no — en una palabra: no
short and sweet — (set phrase)
her visit was short and sweet — su visita fue corta: lo bueno si breve dos veces bueno
b) ( Ling) <vowel/syllable> brevec)3) (brusque, impatient) < manner> brusco, cortante4) (inadequate, deficient) escasotime is getting short — queda poco tiempo, se está acabando el tiempo
we're/they're still short six people (AmE) o (BrE) six people short — todavía nos/les faltan seis personas
(to be) short OF something/somebody: we're very short of time estamos muy cortos or escasos de tiempo; they were short of staff no tenían suficiente personal; do you get short of breath? ¿se queda sin aliento?; we're still a long way short of our target estamos todavía muy lejos de nuestro objetivo; he's just short of six feet tall mide poco menos de seis pies; nothing short of a miracle can save us now — sólo un milagro nos puede salvar
II
1) (suddenly, abruptly)to be caught short — ( need toilet) (colloq)
I was caught short at the station — me entraron unas ganas terribles de ir al baño or al servicio en la estación
2) (below target, requirement)to fall short — \<\<shell/arrow\>\> quedarse corto
to fall short OF something: we fell short of our target no alcanzamos nuestro objetivo; to fall... short OF something: the arrow fell several meters short of its target la flecha cayó a varios metros del blanco; to go short (OF something): we never went short of food nunca nos faltó la comida; my patience is running short — se me está acabando or agotando la paciencia
III
1) ( Elec) cortocircuito m, corto m2) ( Cin) cortometraje m, corto m3) ( drink) (BrE) copa de bebida alcohólica de las que se sirven en pequeñas cantidades, como el whisky o el coñac4) shorts pla) ( short trousers) shorts mpl, pantalones mpl cortosbathing shorts — traje m de baño, bañador m (Esp)
b) ( men's underwear) (AmE) calzoncillos mpl
IV
1.
intransitive verb ( Elec) hacer* un cortocircuito
2.
vt provocar* un cortocircuito enPhrasal Verbs: -
17 high
1. adjective1) hoch [Berg, Gebäude, Mauer]2) (above normal level) hoch [Stiefel]the river/water is high — der Fluss/das Wasser steht hoch
be left high and dry — (fig.) auf dem trock[e]nen sitzen (ugs.)
3) (far above ground or sea level) hoch [Gipfel, Punkt]; groß [Höhe]4) (to or from far above the ground) hoch [Aufstieg, Sprung]high diving — Turmspringen, das; see also academic.ru/5412/bar">bar 1. 2)
5) (of exalted rank) hoch [Beamter, Amt, Gericht]high and mighty — (coll.): (highhanded) selbstherrlich; (coll.): (superior) hochnäsig (ugs.)
be born or destined for higher things — zu Höherem geboren od. bestimmt sein
those in high places — die Oberen
be held in high regard/esteem — hohes Ansehen/hohe Wertschätzung genießen
high blood pressure — Bluthochdruck, der
have a high opinion of somebody/something — eine hohe Meinung von jemandem/etwas haben (geh.); viel von jemandem/etwas halten
of high birth — von hoher Geburt (geh.)
it is high time you left — es ist od. wird höchste Zeit, dass du gehst
high summer — Hochsommer, der
9) (luxurious, extravagant) üppig [Leben]10) (enjoyable)have a high [old] time — sich bestens amüsieren
get high on — sich anturnen mit (ugs.) [Haschisch, LSD usw.]
12) (in pitch) hoch [Ton, Stimme, Lage, Klang usw.]13) (slightly decomposed) angegangen (landsch.) [Fleisch]14) (Cards) hoch2. adverbsearch or hunt or look high and low — überall suchen
2) (to a high level) hoch3. nounI'll go as high as two thousand pounds — ich gehe bis zweitausend Pfund
1) (highest level/figure) Höchststand, der; see also all-time3) (Meteorol.) Hoch, das* * *1. adjective1) (at, from, or reaching up to, a great distance from ground-level, sea-level etc: a high mountain; a high dive; a dive from the high diving-board.) hoch2) (having a particular height: This building is about 20 metres high; My horse is fifteen hands high.) hoch3) (great; large; considerable: The car was travelling at high speed; He has a high opinion of her work; They charge high prices; high hopes; The child has a high fever/temperature.) hoch4) (most important; very important: the high altar in a church; Important criminal trials are held at the High Court; a high official.) Haupt-...5) (noble; good: high ideals.) hoch8) ((of voices) like a child's voice (rather than like a man's): He still speaks in a high voice.) hoch9) ((of food, especially meat) beginning to go bad.) angegangen10) (having great value: Aces and kings are high cards.) hoch2. adverb(at, or to, a great distance from ground-level, sea-level etc: The plane was flying high in the sky; He'll rise high in his profession.) hoch- highly- highness
- high-chair
- high-class
- higher education
- high fidelity
- high-handed
- high-handedly
- high-handedness
- high jump
- highlands
- high-level
- highlight 3. verb- highly-strung- high-minded
- high-mindedness
- high-pitched
- high-powered
- high-rise
- highroad
- high school
- high-spirited
- high spirits
- high street
- high-tech 4. adjective((also hi-tech): high-tech industries.)- high tide- high treason
- high water
- highway
- Highway Code
- highwayman
- high wire
- high and dry
- high and low
- high and mighty
- the high seas
- it is high time* * *[haɪ]I. adjhe lives on the \highest floor er wohnt im obersten StockwerkI knew him when he was only so \high ich kannte ihn schon als kleines Kindthe river is \high der Fluss führt Hochwassershe wore a dress with a \high neckline sie trug ein hochgeschlossenes Kleidto fly at a \high altitude in großer Höhe fliegenthe rooms in our flat have \high ceilings unsere Wohnung hat hohe Räumethirty centimetres/one metre \high dreißig Zentimeter/ein Meter hoch\high cheekbones hohe Wangenknochento do a \high dive einen Kopfsprung aus großer Höhe machen\high forehead hohe Stirn\high latitude GEOG hohe Breiteshe got very \high marks sie bekam sehr gute Notenthe job demands a \high level of concentration die Tätigkeit erfordert hohe Konzentrationto have \high hopes sich dat große Hoffnungen machento have \high hopes for sb für jdn große Pläne habento have a \high IQ einen hohen IQ habena \high-scoring match ein Match nt mit vielen Treffernto have a \high opinion of sb von jdm eine hohe Meinung habento be full of \high praise [for sb/sth] [für jdn/etw] voll des Lobes seinto drive at \high speed mit hoher Geschwindigkeit fahrento demand \high standards from sb/sth hohe Ansprüche [o Anforderungen] an jdn/etw stellen3. (of large numerical value)the casualty toll from the explosion was \high die Explosion forderte viele Opferthe \highest common denominator der größte gemeinsame Nenner\high number hohe [o große] Zahl4. (important)safety is \high on my list of priorities Sicherheit steht weit oben auf meiner Prioritätenliste\high crimes schwere Vergehento hold/resign from \high office ein hohes Amt innehaben/niederlegento have friends in \high places wichtige Freunde habenof \high rank hochrangig5. (noble)to be of \high birth adliger Abstammung seinto have \high principles hohe Prinzipien habento be \high and mighty ( pej) herablassend sein7. (intense)to have a \high complexion ein gerötetes Gesicht habento be \high drama hochdramatisch sein\high wind starker Wind8. MED\high blood-pressure hoher Blutdruck\high fever hohes Fieber\high in calories kalorienreichto be \high in calcium/iron viel Kalzium/Eisen enthaltento be \high on drugs mit Drogen vollgepumpt sein11. (shrill)to sing in a \high key in einer hohen Tonlage singena \high note ein hoher Tona \high voice eine schrille Stimme12. LING\high vowel hoher Vokal14.▶ with one's head held \high hoch erhobenen Hauptes▶ come hell or \high water um jeden Preiscome hell or \high water, I'm going to get this finished by midnight und wenn die Welt untergeht, bis Mitternacht habe ich das fertig▶ to leave sb \high and dry jdn auf dem Trockenen sitzen lassen▶ to stink to \high heaven (smell awful) wie die Pest stinken sl; (be very suspicious) zum Himmel stinken fig sl▶ \high time höchste ZeitII. adv1. (position) hochyou have to throw the ball \high du musst den Ball in die Höhe werfen▪ \high up hoch oben2. (amount) hochthe prices are running \high die Preise liegen hochhe said he would go as \high as 500 dollars er meinte, er würde maximal 500 Dollar ausgeben3. (intensity)the sea was running \high das Meer tobte; ( fig)feelings were running \high die Gemüter erhitzten sich4.▶ to hold one's head \high stolz sein▶ \high and low überallIII. nto reach an all-time [or a record] \high einen historischen Höchststand erreichen3. (exhilaration)\highs and lows Höhen und Tiefen figto be on a \high high sein sl4. (heaven)on \high im Himmel, in der Höhe poetGod looked down from on \high Gott blickte vom Himmel herab; ( hum fig fam)the orders came from on \high die Befehle kamen von höchster Stelle5. AUTO höchster Gangto move into \high den höchsten Gang einlegen* * *[haɪ]1. adj (+er)a high dive — ein Kopfsprung m aus großer Höhe
he left her high and dry with four young children — er hat sie mit vier kleinen Kindern sitzen lassen
I knew him when he was only so high — ich kannte ihn, als er nur SO groß war or noch so klein war
See:→ also high ground3) (= considerable, extreme, great) opinion, speed, temperature, fever, pressure, salary, price, rate, density, sea hoch pred, hohe(r, s) attr; reputation ausgezeichnet, hervorragend; altitude groß; wind stark; complexion, colour (hoch)rot/quality — von bestem Format/bester Qualität
casualties were high — es gab viele Opfer; (Mil) es gab hohe Verluste
the temperature was in the high twenties — die Temperatur lag bei fast 30 Grad
to put a high value on sth —
to have high expectations of sb/sth — hohe Erwartungen an jdn/etw stellen
in (very) high spirits — in Hochstimmung, in äußerst guter Laune
to have a high old time (inf) — sich prächtig amüsieren, mächtig Spaß haben (inf)
5)high noon — zwölf Uhr mittagsit's high time you went home — es ist or wird höchste Zeit, dass du nach Hause gehst
6) sound, note hoch; (= shrill) schrill8) meat angegangen2. adv (+er)1) hochhigh up (position) — hoch oben; (motion) hoch hinauf
birds circling very high up — Vögel, die ganz weit oben kreisen
higher up the hill was a small farm — etwas weiter oben am Berg lag ein kleiner Bauernhof
2)to go as high as £200 — bis zu £ 200 (hoch) gehen
inflation is climbing higher and higher —
3. n1)2)unemployment/the pound has reached a new high — die Arbeitslosenzahlen haben/das Pfund hat einen neuen Höchststand erreicht
the highs and lows of my career — die Höhen und Tiefen pl meiner Laufbahn
4) (US AUT= top gear)
in high —* * *high [haı]1. hoch:ten feet high zehn Fuß hoch;2. hoch (gelegen):High Asia Hochasien nhigh latitude hohe Breite4. hoch (Grad):high expectations große oder hohe Erwartungen;high favo(u)r hohe Gunst;high hopes große Hoffnungen;high praise großes Lob;keep the pace high SPORT das Tempo hoch halten;a) hohe Geschwindigkeit,b) SCHIFF hohe Fahrt, äußerste Kraft;high starting number SPORT hohe Startnummer;be high in calories viele Kalorien haben;5. stark, heftig:high passion wilde Leidenschaft;high wind starker Wind;high words heftige oder scharfe Worte6. hoch (im Rang), Hoch…, Ober…, Haupt…:a high official ein hoher Beamter;the Most High der Allerhöchste (Gott)7. bedeutend, hoch, wichtig:high aims hohe Ziele;high politics pl (oft als sg konstruiert) hohe Politik8. hoch (Stellung), vornehm, edel:of high birth von hoher oder edler Geburt, hochgeboren;9. hoch, erhaben, edel:high spirit erhabener Geist10. hoch, gut, erstklassig (Qualität etc):high performance hohe Leistung11. hoch, Hoch… (auf dem Höhepunkt stehend):high period Glanzzeit f (eines Künstlers etc)12. hoch, fortgeschritten (Zeit):high summer Hochsommer m;13. (zeitlich) fern, tief:in high antiquity tief im Altertum14. LINGa) Hoch… (Sprache)b) hoch (Laut):high tone Hochton m15. hoch (im Kurs), teuer:land is high Land ist teuer17. extrem, eifrig (Sozialdemokrat etc)18. a) hoch, hell (Ton etc)b) schrill, laut (Stimme etc)19. lebhaft (Farben):high complexion rosiger Teint20. erregend, spannend (Abenteuer etc)on auf akk)be high Hautgout haben24. SCHIFF hoch am WindB adv1. hoch:lift high in die Höhe heben, hochheben;a) hochgehen (See, Wellen),feelings ran high die Gemüter erhitzten sich;search high and low überall suchen, etwas wie eine Stecknadel suchen2. stark, heftig, in hohem Grad oder Maß3. teuer:pay high teuer bezahlen4. hoch, mit hohem Einsatz:5. üppig:live high in Saus und Braus leben6. SCHIFF hoch am WindC s1. (An)Höhe f, hoch gelegener Ort:a) hoch oben, droben,b) hoch hinauf,c) im oder zum Himmel;a) von oben,b) vom Himmel2. METEO Hoch(druckgebiet) n3. TECHb) höchster Gang:4. fig Höchststand m:his life was full of highs and lows sein Leben war voller Höhen und Tiefen* * *1. adjective1) hoch [Berg, Gebäude, Mauer]2) (above normal level) hoch [Stiefel]the river/water is high — der Fluss/das Wasser steht hoch
be left high and dry — (fig.) auf dem trock[e]nen sitzen (ugs.)
3) (far above ground or sea level) hoch [Gipfel, Punkt]; groß [Höhe]4) (to or from far above the ground) hoch [Aufstieg, Sprung]high diving — Turmspringen, das; see also bar 1. 2)
5) (of exalted rank) hoch [Beamter, Amt, Gericht]high and mighty — (coll.): (highhanded) selbstherrlich; (coll.): (superior) hochnäsig (ugs.)
be born or destined for higher things — zu Höherem geboren od. bestimmt sein
6) (great in degree) hoch; groß [Gefallen, Bedeutung]; stark [Wind]be held in high regard/esteem — hohes Ansehen/hohe Wertschätzung genießen
high blood pressure — Bluthochdruck, der
have a high opinion of somebody/something — eine hohe Meinung von jemandem/etwas haben (geh.); viel von jemandem/etwas halten
7) (noble, virtuous) hoch [Ideal, Ziel, Prinzip, Berufung]; edel [Charakter]of high birth — von hoher Geburt (geh.)
8) (of time, season)it is high time you left — es ist od. wird höchste Zeit, dass du gehst
high summer — Hochsommer, der
9) (luxurious, extravagant) üppig [Leben]10) (enjoyable)have a high [old] time — sich bestens amüsieren
get high on — sich anturnen mit (ugs.) [Haschisch, LSD usw.]
12) (in pitch) hoch [Ton, Stimme, Lage, Klang usw.]13) (slightly decomposed) angegangen (landsch.) [Fleisch]14) (Cards) hoch2. adverb1) (in or to a high position) hochsearch or hunt or look high and low — überall suchen
2) (to a high level) hoch3. nounon high — hoch oben od. (geh., südd., österr.) droben; (in heaven) im Himmel
3) (Meteorol.) Hoch, das* * *adj.hoch adj.hoh adj. n.Hoch nur sing. n.Höchststand m. -
18 vieux
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. adjectivea. old• vieux comme le monde or Hérode (humorous) as old as the hills• c'est déjà vieux tout ça ! that's all old hat! (inf)c. (avant le nom) ( = de naguère, précédent) old• ma vieille voiture était plus confortable que la nouvelle my old car was more comfortable than the one I've got now2. masculine nouna. ( = personne) old man• mon or le vieux (inf!) ( = père) the old man (inf!)• ils m'ont augmenté de 500 € -- ben mon vieux ! they've given me a 500 euro rise -- well I never!b. ► coup de vieux (inf)3. feminine noun• ma or la vieille (inf!) ( = mère) the old woman (inf!)• comment ça va, ma vieille ? (inf)how's it going, old girl? (inf)4. adverb5. compounds• des habitudes de vieux garçon bachelor ways ► vieux jeu invariable adjective [idées] outmoded ; [personne, vêtement] old-fashioned* * *
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nom masculin, féminin1) ( personne âgée) old person2) (colloq) ( camarade)salut, vieux! — hello, mate! (colloq) GB, hi, pal! (colloq) US
ça va, ma vieille? — how are you, dear?
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le vieux — old things (pl)
Phrasal Verbs:••vieux comme le monde, vieux comme Hérode or Mathusalem — as old as the hills
c'est un vieux de la vieille — (colloq) ( vétéran) he's an old hand
* * *vjø, vjɛj (vieille) vieil (devant un nom masculin commençant par une voyelle ou un h muet)1. adjIl fait plus vieux que son âge. — He looks older than he is.
2. nm/f1) * (= personne âgée) (= homme) old man, (= femme) old woman2) * (à un ami)Eh bien, mon vieux... — Well, old man...
Eh bien, ma vieille... — Well, old girl..., Well, my dear...
3. nmpl1) * (= personnes âgées)les vieux — the old, old people
2) * (= parents)* * *A adj1 ( d'âge avancé) [personne, couple, animal] old; vieil imbécile old fool; être vieux avant l'âge to be old before one's time; je me fais vieille I'm getting old; pour/sur mes vieux jours for/in my old age; ⇒ os, singe;2 ( d'un âge relatif) être plus vieux que qn/qch to be older than sb/sth; être moins vieux que qn to be younger than sb; être moins vieux que qch not to be as old as sth; la plus vieille église the oldest church; chatons vieux de quelques jours kittens only a few days old; une institution vieille de 100 ans a 100-year-old institution; vieux de plus de 100 ans over 100 years old;3 ( ancien) old; dans la vieille ville in the old town; le vieux Nîmes the old part of Nîmes; le vieux continent the old world; une vieille connaissance an old acquaintance; au bon vieux temps in the good old days; mes bonnes vieilles pantoufles my dear old slippers; mon nouveau et mon vieux vélo my new bike and my old one; c'est un vieux rêve à moi it has always been my dream; c'est de la vieille histoire that's ancient history; une vieille amitié/rivalité a long-standing friendship/rivalry; il est très vieille France he's a gentleman of the old school; des habitudes vieille France formal manners; des prénoms qui font vieille France first names which are full of old-world charm; ⇒ école, métier.B nm,f1 ( personne âgée) old person; un petit vieux a little old man; une petite vieille a little old woman; les vieux old people; c'est un vieux he's old; mes vieux○ ( parents) my parents; mon vieux○ ( père) my old man○; ma vieille○ my old woman○;2 ( vétéran) c'est une vieille, elle est ici depuis deux ans she's an old hand, she's been here two years;3 ○( camarade) salut, vieux! hello, mate○! GB, hi, pal○! US; mon pauvre vieux you poor old thing; ça va, ma vieille? how are you, dear?C adv vivre vieux to live to a ripe old age; un chignon, ça fait vieux a bun makes you look old; il s'habille vieux he dresses like an old man; ta sœur fait vieux your sister looks old.D nm ( choses anciennes) le vieux old things (pl); prendre un coup de vieux to age; faire du neuf avec du vieux to revamp things.vieil or old gold; vieille barbe○ old bore; vieille branche○ old thing†; vieille fille old maid; vieille garde old guard; vieille noix○ = vieille branche; vieille peau pej old bag○ péj; vieux beau ageing Romeo; vieux clou○ ( véhicule) old crock○; vieux croûton○ pej old duffer○; vieux garçon old bachelor; vieux jeton○ old fuddy-duddy○; vieux jeu old-fashioned; vieux renard old fox; vieux rose dusty pink, old rose; vieux routier old stager; vieux schnock○ pej fuddy-duddy○.vieux comme le monde, vieux comme Hérode or Mathusalem as old as the hills; c'est un vieux de la vieille○ ( vétéran) he's an old hand; ( ami) he's a very old friend.( féminin vieille) [vjø, vjɛj] (devant nom masculin commençant par voyelle ou h muet vieil [vjɛj]) adjectif1. [âgé] oldsa vieille mère her old ou aged motherun vieil homme an old ou elderly manles vieilles gens old people, elderly people, the elderlydevenir vieux to grow old, to get oldvivre vieux [personne, animal] to live to be old, to live to a ripe old agese faire vieux to be getting on (in years), to be getting oldle plus vieux des deux the older ou elder (of the two)le plus vieux des trois the eldest ou oldest of the three2. (avant le nom) [de longue date - admirateur, camarade, complicité, passion] old, long-standing ; [ - famille, tradition] old, ancient ; [ - dicton, recette] old ; [ - continent, montagne] old3. [désuet - instrument, méthode] oldc'est un tissu un peu vieux pour une robe de fillette this material is a bit old-fashioned for a little girl's dressa. [qui n'est plus usitée] an obsolete turn of phraseb. [surannée] an old-fashioned turn of phrase[usé, fané] oldun vieux numéro [de magazine] a back issue4. [précédent] old5. (familier) [à valeur affectueuse]alors, mon vieux chien? how's my old doggie then?[à valeur dépréciative]t'aurais pas une vieille enveloppe? got an envelope (,any old one will do)?[à valeur intensive]————————nom masculin1. (familier & péjoratif) [homme âgé] old mana. [soldat de Napoléon] an old veteran of Napoleon's guardb. [personne d'expérience] an old hand2. (très familier) [père]mon/son vieux my/his old man3. (familier) [à valeur affective - entre adultes][pour exprimer la surprise]j'en ai eu pour 1 000 euros — ben mon vieux! it cost me 1,000 euros — good heavens!4. [ce qui est ancien] old thingsle vin sent le ou a un goût de vieux the wine tastes as though it's past its best5. (familier & locution)————————adverbe————————nom masculin pluriel1. (familier) [personnes âgées]2. (très familier) [parents]————————vieille nom féminin1. (familier & péjoratif) [femme âgée] old woman ou girl2. (très familier) [mère]la vieille, ma/ta vieille my/your old lady3. (familier) [à valeur affective - entre adultes]salut, ma vieille! hi there!il est trop tard, ma vieille! it's too late, darling![exprime l'indignation]t'es gonflée, ma vieille! you've got some nerve, you!————————————————[qui date de]vieille fille nom féminin————————vieux garçon nom masculin(vieilli & péjoratif) bachelorrester vieux garçon to remain single ou a bachelorvieux jeu locution adjectivale[personne, attitude] old-fashioned -
19 sordo
adj.1 deaf, unhearing.2 dull, low-frequency, low-sounding.3 mute, unvoiced, voiceless, surd.Una vocal sorda A mute vowel.m.deaf person.* * *► adjetivo1 (persona) deaf2 (sonido, dolor, golpe) dull3 LINGÚÍSTICA voiceless, unvoiced► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (persona) deaf person\a lo sordo familiar silently, on the quietestar sordo,-a como una tapia figurado to be stone-deaf, be as deaf as a postpermanecer sordo,-a a... figurado to remain deaf to...quedarse sordo,-a to go deaf* * *(f. - sorda)adj.* * *sordo, -a1. ADJ1) [persona] deafmostrarse sordo a, permanecer sordo a — to be deaf to
se mostró sordo a sus súplicas — he was deaf to her entreaties, her entreaties fell on deaf ears
2) (=insonoro) [ruido] dull, muffled; [dolor] dull; [emoción, ira] suppressed3) (Ling) voiceless2.SM / F deaf personhacerse el sordo — to pretend not to hear, turn a deaf ear
* * *I- da adjetivo1) (Med) deaf2) <ruido/golpe> dull, muffled; < dolor> dull; (Ling) voicelessII- da masculino, femenino deaf personhacerse el sordo — to pretend not to hear
* * *= deaf.Ex. Contrary to popular belief, people who have been deaf from birth are not indifferent to aesthetic literature.----* caer en oídos sordos = fall on + deaf ears, meet + deaf ears.* con un ruido sordo = plump.* hacer oídos sordos = turn + a deaf ear to.* hacerse el sordo = turn + a deaf ear to, pretend + not to have heard, turn + a blind eye to.* más sordo que una tapia = as deaf as a post.* oídos sordos = deaf ears.* ruido sordo = thud.* servicios bibliotecarios para los sordos = library services for the deaf.* sordos, los = deaf, the, deafened people.* tan sordo como una tapia = as deaf as a post.* * *I- da adjetivo1) (Med) deaf2) <ruido/golpe> dull, muffled; < dolor> dull; (Ling) voicelessII- da masculino, femenino deaf personhacerse el sordo — to pretend not to hear
* * *= deaf.Ex: Contrary to popular belief, people who have been deaf from birth are not indifferent to aesthetic literature.
* caer en oídos sordos = fall on + deaf ears, meet + deaf ears.* con un ruido sordo = plump.* hacer oídos sordos = turn + a deaf ear to.* hacerse el sordo = turn + a deaf ear to, pretend + not to have heard, turn + a blind eye to.* más sordo que una tapia = as deaf as a post.* oídos sordos = deaf ears.* ruido sordo = thud.* servicios bibliotecarios para los sordos = library services for the deaf.* sordos, los = deaf, the, deafened people.* tan sordo como una tapia = as deaf as a post.* * *A ( Med) deafse quedó sordo he went deafes sordo de nacimiento he was born deafno me grites que no soy or ( esp Esp) no estoy sordo don't shout, I'm not deafpermaneció sordo a or ante mis súplicas my pleas fell on deaf ears, he remained deaf to my pleasB1 ‹ruido/golpe› dull, muffled2 ( Ling) voiceless3 ‹dolor› dull4 ‹cólera/rabia› supressed, pent-upmasculine, femininedeaf personuna escuela para sordos a school for the deafa lo sordo on the quiethacerse el sordo to pretend not to hearno hay peor sordo que el que no quiere oír there are none so deaf as those who will not hear* * *
sordo◊ -da adjetivo
1 (Med) deaf;
es sordo de nacimiento he was born deaf
2 ‹ruido/golpe› dull, muffled;
‹ dolor› dull;
(Ling) voiceless
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
deaf person;◊ hacerse el sordo to pretend not to hear
sordo,-a
I adjetivo
1 (que no puede oír) deaf
2 (golpe, ruido) dull, low
(dolor) dull
3 (insensible a los consejos, súplicas) deaf
4 Ling voiceless, un sonido sordo, an unvoiced sound
II sustantivo masculino y femenino deaf person
los sordos, the deaf pl
♦ Locuciones: fam fig hacerse el sordo, to turn a deaf ear
' sordo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ensordecer
- hacerse
- sorda
- tapia
English:
can
- deaf
- dull
- go
- muffled
- muted
- rumble
- rumbling
- stone-deaf
- thud
- thump
- unvoiced
- what
- ache
- heavy
- stone
* * *sordo, -a♦ adj1. [que no oye] deaf;quedarse sordo to go deaf;¡no chilles, que no estoy sordo! there's no need to shout, I'm not deaf!;estar sordo como una tapia, estar más sordo que una tapia to be (as) deaf as a post;2. [pasos] quiet, muffled3. [ruido, dolor] dull4. Gram voiceless, unvoiced♦ nm,f[persona] deaf person;los sordos the deaf;hacerse el sordo to turn a deaf ear;el jefe se hacía el sordo cuando oía hablar de aumentos de sueldo the boss pretended not to hear when people mentioned pay Br rises o US raises* * *I adj1 deaf2 sonido dullII m, sorda f deaf person;hacerse el sordo turn a deaf ear;los sordos the deaf pl* * *sordo, -da adj1) : deaf2) : muted, muffled* * *sordo1 adj1. (persona) deaf2. (ruido) low / dullsordo2 n deaf person -
20 लघु _laghu
लघु a. (-घु orघ्वी f.) [लङ्घेः कुः, नलोपश्च Uṇ.1.29]1 Light, not heavy; तृणदपि लघुस्तूलस्तूलादपि च याचकः Subhās.; रिक्तः सर्वो भवति हि लघुः पूर्णता गौरवाय Me.2 (where the word means 'contemptible' also); R.9. 62.-2 Little, small, diminutive; धर्मो$यं गृहमेधिनां निगदितः स्मार्तैर्लघुः स्वर्गदः Pt.1.253; Śi.9.38,78.-3 Short, brief, concise; लघुसंदेशपदा सरस्वती R.8.77.-4 Trifling, trivial, insignificant, unimportant; कायस्थ इति लघ्वी मात्रा Mu.1.-5 Low, mean, despicable, contemptible; Śi.9.23; Pt.1.16; कथं प्रत्याख्यानलघुर्मित्रावसुः पुनरपि मन्त्रयते Nāg.2. 1/11.-6 Weak, feeble.-7 Wretched, frivolous.-8 Active, light, nimble, agile; लघु भवत्युत्थानयोग्यं वपुः Ś.2.5.-9 Swift, quick, rapid; किंचित् पश्चाद् व्रज लघुगतिः Me.16; R.5.45.-1 Easy, not difficult; महार्णवपरिक्षेपं लङ्कायाः परिखालघुम् (मेने) R.12.66.-11 Easy to be diges- ted, light (as food)-12 Short (as a vowel in prosody).-13 Soft, low, gentle.-14 Pleasant, agreeable, desirable; दर्शनेन लघुना यथा तयोः प्रीतिमापुरुभयो- स्तपस्विनः R.11.12,8.-15 Lovely, handsome, beauti- ful.-16 Pure, clean.-17 Sapless, pithless.-18 Yo- ung, younger; दीव्यत्युच्चैर्लघुरघुपतिः किं नु वा स्यात् किमन्यत् Mv.6.53.-19 Without attendance or retinue; अनोकशायी लघुरल्पप्रचारश्चरन् देशानेकचरः स भिक्षुः Mb.1.91.5. -m. N. of the Nakṣatras Hasta, Puṣya, and Aśvinī. -n.1 A particular measure of time (= 15 Kāṣthas).-2 Agal- lochum, or a particular variety of it. -ind.1 Lightly, meanly, contemptuously; लघु मन् 'to think lightly of, despise, slight'; प्रथमोपकृतं मरुत्वतः प्रतिपत्त्या लघु मन्यते भवान् Ś.7.1.-2 Quickly, swiftly; लघु लघूत्थिता Ś.4 'risen early'.-Com. -आशिन्, -आहार a. eating little, moderate in diet, abstemious.-उक्तिः f. a brief mode of expression; Kull. on Ms.5.64.-उत्थान, -समुत्थान a. working actively, doing work rapidly.-काय a. light-bodied. (-यः) a goat.-कोष्ठ a.1 having a light stomach.-2 having little in the stomach.-कौमुदी N. of an epitome of the सिद्धान्तकौमुदी by Varada-rāja.-क्रम a. having a quick step, going quickly.-खट्विका a small bedstead.-गर्गः a kind of fish.-गोधूमः a small kind of wheat.-चित्त, -चेतस्, -मनस्, -हृदय a.1 light-minded, low-hearted, little-minded, mean-hearted; अयं निजः परो वेति गणना लघुचेतसाम् Mb.-2 frivolous.-3 fickle, unsteady.-चिर्भिटा colocynth.-जङ्गलः a kind of quail (लावक).-तालः (in music) a kind of measure.-दुन्दुभिः a kind of drum.-द्राक्षा a small stoneless grape.-द्राविन् a. melting easily.-नामन् m. agallochum.-नालिका a musket.-पत्रिका the Rochanā plant.-पर्णी, -कर्णी N. of a plant (Mar. मोरवेल).-पाक, -पाकिन् a. easily digested.-पाकः digestibility.-पुष्पः a kind of Kadamba.-प्रमाण a. short.-प्रयत्न a.1 pronounced with slight articulation (as a letter).-2 indolent, lazy.-बदरः, -बदरी f. a kind of jujube.-भवः humble birth or origin.-भावः ease, facility.-भोजनम् a light repast.-मांसः a kind of partridge.-मात्र a. having small property.-मूलम् the lesser root of an equation.-मूलकम् a radish.-मेरुः (in music) a kind of measure.-लयम् a kind of fragrant root (वीरणमूल).-राशि a. composed of fewer terms (as the side of an equation)-वासस् a. wearing light or pure clothes; Ms.2.7.-विक्रम a. having a quick step, quick-footed.-वृत्ति a.1 ill-behaved, low, vile.-2 light, frivolous.-3 mismanaged, ill-done.-वेधिन् a. making a clever hit.-शेखरः (in music) a kind of measure.-सत्त्व a. weak or fickle-minded.-समुत्थान a.1 rising quickly.-2 swift of foot; अलघुना लघुसमुत्थानेन सैन्यचक्रेणाभ्यसरम् Dk.2.3.-सार a. worthless, insignificant.-हस्त a.1 light-handed, clever, dex- terous, expert; शिक्षाविशेषलघुहस्ततया निमेषात् तूणीचकार शरपूरितवक्त्ररन्ध्रान् R.9.63.-2 active, agile. (-स्तः) an expert or skilful archer.
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Vowel — In phonetics, a vowel is a sound in spoken language, such as English ah! IPA| [ɑː] or oh! IPA| [oʊ] , pronounced with an open vocal tract so that there is no build up of air pressure at any point above the glottis. This contrasts with consonants … Wikipedia
vowel — vowelless, adj. vowellike, adj. vowely, vowelly, adv. /vow euhl/, n. 1. Phonet. a. (in English articulation) a speech sound produced without occluding, diverting, or obstructing the flow of air from the lungs (opposed to consonant). b. (in a… … Universalium
low — I. intransitive verb Etymology: Middle English loowen, from Old English hlōwan; akin to Old High German hluoen to moo, Latin calare to call, summon, Greek kalein Date: before 12th century moo II. noun Date: 1549 the deep sustained sound… … New Collegiate Dictionary
low — I. /loʊ / (say loh) adjective 1. situated or occurring not far above the ground, floor, or base: a low shelf. 2. not far above the horizon, as a heavenly body. 3. lying or being below the general level: low ground. 4. Printing (of type or blocks) …
Low German — Low Saxon Spoken in Germany, Denmark, Netherlands, United States, Canada Native speakers ≈5 million (date missing) Language fam … Wikipedia
Low — (l[=o]), a. [Compar. {Lower} (l[=o] [ e]r); superl. {Lowest}.] [OE. low, louh, lah, Icel. l[=a]gr; akin to Sw. l[*a]g, Dan. lav, D. laag, and E. lie. See {Lie} to be prostrate.] [1913 Webster] 1. Occupying an inferior position or place; not high… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Low Church — Low Low (l[=o]), a. [Compar. {Lower} (l[=o] [ e]r); superl. {Lowest}.] [OE. low, louh, lah, Icel. l[=a]gr; akin to Sw. l[*a]g, Dan. lav, D. laag, and E. lie. See {Lie} to be prostrate.] [1913 Webster] 1. Occupying an inferior position or place;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Low Countries — Low Low (l[=o]), a. [Compar. {Lower} (l[=o] [ e]r); superl. {Lowest}.] [OE. low, louh, lah, Icel. l[=a]gr; akin to Sw. l[*a]g, Dan. lav, D. laag, and E. lie. See {Lie} to be prostrate.] [1913 Webster] 1. Occupying an inferior position or place;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Low German — Low Low (l[=o]), a. [Compar. {Lower} (l[=o] [ e]r); superl. {Lowest}.] [OE. low, louh, lah, Icel. l[=a]gr; akin to Sw. l[*a]g, Dan. lav, D. laag, and E. lie. See {Lie} to be prostrate.] [1913 Webster] 1. Occupying an inferior position or place;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Low Latin — Low Low (l[=o]), a. [Compar. {Lower} (l[=o] [ e]r); superl. {Lowest}.] [OE. low, louh, lah, Icel. l[=a]gr; akin to Sw. l[*a]g, Dan. lav, D. laag, and E. lie. See {Lie} to be prostrate.] [1913 Webster] 1. Occupying an inferior position or place;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Low life — Low Low (l[=o]), a. [Compar. {Lower} (l[=o] [ e]r); superl. {Lowest}.] [OE. low, louh, lah, Icel. l[=a]gr; akin to Sw. l[*a]g, Dan. lav, D. laag, and E. lie. See {Lie} to be prostrate.] [1913 Webster] 1. Occupying an inferior position or place;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
