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1 lying window

lying window liegendes Fenster n, Querfenster n

English-German dictionary of Architecture and Construction > lying window
2 south

1. noun
1) (the direction to the right of a person facing the rising sun, or any part of the earth lying in that direction: He stood facing towards the south; She lives in the south of France.) syd

2) (one of the four main points of the compass.) syd
2. adjective
1) (in the south: She works on the south coast.) sydlig; syd-

2) (from the direction of the south: a south wind.) sydlig
3. adverb
(towards the south: This window faces south.) mod syd

- southerly
- southern
- southerner
- southernmost
- southward
- southwards
- southward
- southbound
- south-east / south-west 4. adjective
1) (in the south-east or south-west: the south-east coast.) sydøstlig; sydøst-

2) (from the direction of the south-east or south-west: a south-east wind.) sydøstlig
5. adverb
(towards the south-east or south-west: The gateway faces south-west.) mod sydvest

- south-easterly / south-westerly
- south-eastern / south-western
- the South Pole
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1. noun
1) (the direction to the right of a person facing the rising sun, or any part of the earth lying in that direction: He stood facing towards the south; She lives in the south of France.) syd

2) (one of the four main points of the compass.) syd
2. adjective
1) (in the south: She works on the south coast.) sydlig; syd-

2) (from the direction of the south: a south wind.) sydlig
3. adverb
(towards the south: This window faces south.) mod syd

- southerly
- southern
- southerner
- southernmost
- southward
- southwards
- southward
- southbound
- south-east / south-west 4. adjective
1) (in the south-east or south-west: the south-east coast.) sydøstlig; sydøst-

2) (from the direction of the south-east or south-west: a south-east wind.) sydøstlig
5. adverb
(towards the south-east or south-west: The gateway faces south-west.) mod sydvest

- south-easterly / south-westerly
- south-eastern / south-western
- the South Pole

English-Danish dictionary > south
3 South

1. noun
1) (direction) Süden, der

the south — Süd (Met., Seew.)

in/to[wards]/from the south — im/nach/von Süden

to the south of — südlich von; südlich (+ Gen.)

2) usu.

South — (part lying to the south) Süden, der

from the South — aus dem Süden
2. adjective
südlich; Süd[küste, -wind, -grenze, -tor]
3. adverb
südwärts; nach Süden

south of — südlich von; südlich (+ Gen.)

* * *
1. noun
1) (the direction to the right of a person facing the rising sun, or any part of the earth lying in that direction: He stood facing towards the south; She lives in the south of France.) der Süden

2) (one of the four main points of the compass.) der Süden
2. adjective
1) (in the south: She works on the south coast.) südlich

2) (from the direction of the south: a south wind.) Süd-...
3. adverb
(towards the south: This window faces south.) südwärts

- academic.ru/69059/southerly">southerly
- southern
- southerner
- southernmost
- southward
- southwards
- southward
- southbound
- south-east / south-west 4. adjective
1) (in the south-east or south-west: the south-east coast.) südöstlich/-westlich

2) (from the direction of the south-east or south-west: a south-east wind.) Südost/-west
5. adverb
(towards the south-east or south-west: The gateway faces south-west.) südostwärts/-westwärts

- south-easterly / south-westerly
- south-eastern / south-western
- the South Pole
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south

[saʊθ]

I. n no pl

1. (compass direction) Süden m

Munich lies further to the \south München liegt weiter im Süden [o weiter südlich]

to face the \south nach Süden zeigen

the kitchen faces the \south die Küche geht [o liegt] nach Süden

to veer/go to the \south in südliche Richtung [o nach Süden] drehen/gehen

from the \south aus dem Süden; wind aus Süden, aus südlicher Richtung

in the \south im Süden

he lives in the \south of England er lebt in Südengland [o im Süden Englands]

to the \south of... südlich von...

2. (southern part of England)

▪ the S\south der Süden Englands

3.

▪ the S\south (the Third World) die Dritte Welt

4. (southern states of the USA)

▪ the S\south die Südstaaten pl

II. adj

1. (opposite of north) Süd-, südlich

he lives on the \south side of town er lebt im Süden der Stadt

the \south coast/side/wind die Südküste/-seite/der Südwind

due \south direkt [o genau] nach Süden

2. ( fig fam: downwards in terms of quality/quantity) nach unten

I was worth $11 million, 10 years later only $37 — it was a big trip \south ich hatte 11 Millionen Dollar, 10 Jahre später nur noch 37 — das war ein rasanter Absturz

III. adv (toward the south) nach Süden

to face \south nach Süden zeigen; room nach Süden gehen [o liegen]

to drive/go/travel \south nach Süden [o Richtung Süden] fahren/gehen/reisen

\south of... südlich von...

to live/move down \south esp BRIT ( fam) im Süden wohnen/in den Süden ziehen

▶ to go \south AM ( fam) prices fallen

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[saʊɵ]
1. n
Süden m
in the south of — im Süden +gen

to the south of — im Süden or südlich von

from the south — aus dem Süden; (wind) aus Süden

to veer to the south — in südliche Richtung or nach Süden drehen

the wind is in the south — es ist Südwind

the South of France — Südfrankreich nt

which way is south? — in welcher Richtung ist Süden?

down south (be, live) — unten im Süden; go runter in den Süden

2. adj
südlich; (in names) Süd-
South German — süddeutsch

south London — Süd-London nt

South Wales — Südwales nt

the MP for Coventry South — der Abgeordnete für (den Wahlkreis) Coventry Süd

3. adv
im Süden; (= towards the south) nach Süden, gen Süden (liter), südwärts (LITER, NAUT); (MET) in südliche Richtung
to be further south — weiter südlich sein

south of — südlich or im Süden von

south of one million ( US fig ) — weniger als eine Million

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Sth abk South S

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1. noun
1) (direction) Süden, der

the south — Süd (Met., Seew.)

in/to[wards]/from the south — im/nach/von Süden

to the south of — südlich von; südlich (+ Gen.)

2) usu.

South — (part lying to the south) Süden, der

from the South — aus dem Süden
2. adjective
südlich; Süd[küste, -wind, -grenze, -tor]
3. adverb
südwärts; nach Süden

south of — südlich von; südlich (+ Gen.)

* * *

adj.

südlich adj. adv.

nach Süden ausdr. n.

Süd- präfix.

Süden nur sing. m.

English-german dictionary > South
4 south

1. noun
1) (direction) Süden, der

the south — Süd (Met., Seew.)

in/to[wards]/from the south — im/nach/von Süden

to the south of — südlich von; südlich (+ Gen.)

2) usu.

South — (part lying to the south) Süden, der

from the South — aus dem Süden
2. adjective
südlich; Süd[küste, -wind, -grenze, -tor]
3. adverb
südwärts; nach Süden

south of — südlich von; südlich (+ Gen.)

* * *
1. noun
1) (the direction to the right of a person facing the rising sun, or any part of the earth lying in that direction: He stood facing towards the south; She lives in the south of France.) der Süden

2) (one of the four main points of the compass.) der Süden
2. adjective
1) (in the south: She works on the south coast.) südlich

2) (from the direction of the south: a south wind.) Süd-...
3. adverb
(towards the south: This window faces south.) südwärts

- academic.ru/69059/southerly">southerly
- southern
- southerner
- southernmost
- southward
- southwards
- southward
- southbound
- south-east / south-west 4. adjective
1) (in the south-east or south-west: the south-east coast.) südöstlich/-westlich

2) (from the direction of the south-east or south-west: a south-east wind.) Südost/-west
5. adverb
(towards the south-east or south-west: The gateway faces south-west.) südostwärts/-westwärts

- south-easterly / south-westerly
- south-eastern / south-western
- the South Pole
* * *

south

[saʊθ]

I. n no pl

1. (compass direction) Süden m

Munich lies further to the \south München liegt weiter im Süden [o weiter südlich]

to face the \south nach Süden zeigen

the kitchen faces the \south die Küche geht [o liegt] nach Süden

to veer/go to the \south in südliche Richtung [o nach Süden] drehen/gehen

from the \south aus dem Süden; wind aus Süden, aus südlicher Richtung

in the \south im Süden

he lives in the \south of England er lebt in Südengland [o im Süden Englands]

to the \south of... südlich von...

2. (southern part of England)

▪ the S\south der Süden Englands

3.

▪ the S\south (the Third World) die Dritte Welt

4. (southern states of the USA)

▪ the S\south die Südstaaten pl

II. adj

1. (opposite of north) Süd-, südlich

he lives on the \south side of town er lebt im Süden der Stadt

the \south coast/side/wind die Südküste/-seite/der Südwind

due \south direkt [o genau] nach Süden

2. ( fig fam: downwards in terms of quality/quantity) nach unten

I was worth $11 million, 10 years later only $37 — it was a big trip \south ich hatte 11 Millionen Dollar, 10 Jahre später nur noch 37 — das war ein rasanter Absturz

III. adv (toward the south) nach Süden

to face \south nach Süden zeigen; room nach Süden gehen [o liegen]

to drive/go/travel \south nach Süden [o Richtung Süden] fahren/gehen/reisen

\south of... südlich von...

to live/move down \south esp BRIT ( fam) im Süden wohnen/in den Süden ziehen

▶ to go \south AM ( fam) prices fallen

* * *
[saʊɵ]
1. n
Süden m
in the south of — im Süden +gen

to the south of — im Süden or südlich von

from the south — aus dem Süden; (wind) aus Süden

to veer to the south — in südliche Richtung or nach Süden drehen

the wind is in the south — es ist Südwind

the South of France — Südfrankreich nt

which way is south? — in welcher Richtung ist Süden?

down south (be, live) — unten im Süden; go runter in den Süden

2. adj
südlich; (in names) Süd-
South German — süddeutsch

south London — Süd-London nt

South Wales — Südwales nt

the MP for Coventry South — der Abgeordnete für (den Wahlkreis) Coventry Süd

3. adv
im Süden; (= towards the south) nach Süden, gen Süden (liter), südwärts (LITER, NAUT); (MET) in südliche Richtung
to be further south — weiter südlich sein

south of — südlich or im Süden von

south of one million ( US fig ) — weniger als eine Million

* * *

south [saʊθ]

A s

1. Süden m:

in the south of im Süden von (od gen);

to the south of → C 3;

from the south aus dem Süden

2. auch South Süden m, südlicher Landesteil:

the South of Germany Süddeutschland n;

the South

a) Br Südengland n,

b) US der Süden, die Südstaaten

3. poet Süd(wind) m

B adj südlich, Süd…

C adv

1. nach Süden, südwärts:

go south US umg

a) sich verschlechtern (Lage etc),

b) auf dem absteigenden Ast sein (Firma etc),

c) in den Keller gehen (Kurse, Preise)

2. obs aus dem Süden (besonders Wind)

3. south of südlich von (od gen)

S. abk

1. Sabbath

2. Saint Hl.

3. Saturday Sa.

4. Saxon

5. Senate

6. Socialist

7. Society Ges.

8. Socius, Fellow

9. south S

10. southern südl.

11. submarine ( submarines pl)

So. abk

1. south S

2. southern südl.

* * *
1. noun
1) (direction) Süden, der

the south — Süd (Met., Seew.)

in/to[wards]/from the south — im/nach/von Süden

to the south of — südlich von; südlich (+ Gen.)

2) usu.

South — (part lying to the south) Süden, der

from the South — aus dem Süden
2. adjective
südlich; Süd[küste, -wind, -grenze, -tor]
3. adverb
südwärts; nach Süden

south of — südlich von; südlich (+ Gen.)

* * *

adj.

südlich adj. adv.

nach Süden ausdr. n.

Süd- präfix.

Süden nur sing. m.

English-german dictionary > south
5 face

face [feɪs]

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1. noun

2. transitive verb

3. intransitive verb

4. compounds

5. Phrasal Verbs

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1. noun

   a. [of person] visage m

• his face is familiar son visage me dit quelque chose

• injuries to the face blessures fpl au visage

• he won't show his face here again il ne remettra plus les pieds ici

• to go red in the face rougir

• I could never look him in the face again je ne pourrais plus jamais le regarder en face

• you're lying, it's written all over your face! (inf) tu mens, ça se lit sur ton visage !

• in the face of this threat face à cette menace

• it blew up in my face ça m'a explosé à la figure

• he told him so to his face il le lui a dit en face

• to come face to face with [+ person] se trouver nez à nez avec

• get out of my face! (inf!) fous-moi la paix ! (inf !)

   b. ( = front) he was lying face down il était à plat ventre

• he was lying face up il était allongé sur le dos

   c. ( = expression) mine f

• to make faces faire des grimaces

• to put a brave face on things faire bonne contenance

   d. ( = appearance) visage m

• the changing face of Malaysian politics le visage changeant de la politique malaise

• the unacceptable face of capitalism la face inacceptable du capitalisme

► on the face of it à première vue

   e. ( = person) (inf) a familiar face un visage familier

• we need some new faces on the team notre équipe a besoin de sang neuf

   f. [of mountain] face f

   g. ( = surface) [of playing card] face f ; [of clock] cadran m

• it fell face up/down [playing card, photo] elle est tombée face en dessus/en dessous

• to turn sth face up retourner qch

• he vanished off the face of the earth il a complètement disparu

   h. ( = prestige) to lose face (inf) perdre la face

2. transitive verb

   a. ( = look towards) faire face à

• he was facing me il me faisait face

• facing one another l'un en face de l'autre

• he was facing the wall il était face au mur

   b. ( = look out onto) [building] donner sur

   c. ( = confront) two problems faced them ils se trouvaient devant deux problèmes

• the economic difficulties facing the country les difficultés économiques que rencontre le pays

► faced with

• the government, faced with renewed wage demands... le gouvernement, confronté à de nouvelles revendications salariales...

• he was faced with a bill for £100 il se voyait obligé de payer une note de 100 livres

• he was faced with the prospect of doing it himself il risquait d'avoir à le faire lui-même

   d. ( = face up to) [+ problem] affronter ; [+ truth] regarder en face

• she faced the problem at last elle a enfin affronté le problème

• to face the music affronter la tempête

• to face facts se rendre à l'évidence

• she won't face the fact that he's not going to come back elle ne veut pas se rendre à l'évidence et admettre qu'il ne reviendra pas

• let's face it regardons les choses en face

► can't face

• I can't face doing it je n'ai pas le courage de le faire

• I can't face breakfast this morning je ne peux rien avaler ce matin

• I can't face the washing up je n'ai pas le courage de faire la vaisselle

   e. ( = risk incurring) risquer

• many people were facing redundancy beaucoup de gens risquaient d'être licenciés

   f. ( = appear before) affronter

• he seemed quite calm as he faced the press il semblait calme au moment d'affronter la presse

• he was summoned to face the judge il a été convoqué devant le juge

3. intransitive verb

   a. [person] faire face ( towards à)

   b. [house] être orienté

• a window facing south une fenêtre orientée au sud

• a room facing towards the sea une chambre donnant sur la mer

4. compounds

► face card noun (US) figure f

► face cloth noun ≈ gant m de toilette

► face cream noun crème f pour le visage

► face flannel noun (British) ≈ gant m de toilette

► face-lift noun lifting m

• to have a face-lift se faire faire un lifting

• to give a face-lift to [+ house] (exterior) ravaler la façade de ; (interior) retaper ; [+ political party, company] rajeunir l'image de

• the town has been given a face-lift la ville a fait peau neuve ► face mask noun masque m ; (Cosmetics) masque m (de beauté)

► face-off noun (Hockey) remise f en jeu ; (figurative) confrontation f

► face pack noun masque m (de beauté)

► face powder noun poudre f

► face-saving adjective

• it was a face-saving exercise on their part ils l'ont fait pour sauver la face ► face-to-face adjective face à face

► face value noun

• to take a statement at face value prendre une déclaration au pied de la lettre

• to take sb at face value juger qn sur les apparences

5. Phrasal Verbs

► face up to inseparable transitive verb faire face à

• to face up to the fact that... admettre que...

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[feɪs] 1.
noun

1) ( of person) visage m, figure f; ( of animal) face f

to slam the door/laugh in somebody's face — claquer la porte/rire au nez de quelqu'un

I told him to his face that he was lazy — je lui ai dit en face qu'il était paresseux

to be face up/down — [person] être sur le dos/ventre

2) ( expression) air m

to pull ou make a face — faire la grimace

you should have seen their faces! — tu aurais vu la tête qu'ils ont fait! (colloq)

3) fig ( outward appearance)

to change the face of — changer le visage de [industry]

the changing face of Europe — la face changeante de l'Europe

the acceptable face of capitalism — le bon côté du capitalisme

4) ( dignity)

to lose face — perdre la face

to save face — sauver la face

5) ( surface) (of clock, watch) cadran m; (of gem, dice) face f; ( of coin) côté m; ( of planet) surface f; (of cliff, mountain) face f; ( of rock) paroi f; ( of playing card) face f; ( of document) recto m

to disappear ou vanish off the face of the earth — (colloq) disparaître de la circulation

face up/down — à l'endroit/l'envers
2.
transitive verb

1) ( look towards) [person] faire face à; [building, room] donner sur

to face north/south — [person] regarder au nord/sud; [building] être orienté au nord/sud

facing our house, there is... — en face de notre maison, il y a...

2) ( confront) se trouver face à [challenge, crisis]; se voir contraint de payer [fine]; se trouver menacé de [defeat, redundancy]; être contraint de faire [choice]; affronter [attacker, rival, team]

to be faced with — se trouver confronté à [problem, decision]

faced with the prospect of having to resign — devant la perspective d'avoir à démissionner

to face somebody with — confronter quelqu'un à [truth, evidence]

3) ( acknowledge)

face the facts, you're finished! — regarde la réalité en face, tu es fini!

let's face it, nobody's perfect — admettons-le, personne n'est parfait

4) ( tolerate prospect)

I can't face doing — je n'ai pas le courage de faire

he couldn't face the thought of walking/eating — l'idée de marcher/manger lui était insupportable

5) ( run the risk of) risquer [fine, suspension]

6) Construction revêtir [façade, wall] ( with de)

7) ( in printing) [photo etc] être face à [page]
3.
intransitive verb

1)

to face towards — [person, chair] être tourné vers; [building, house] être en face de

to face forward — regarder devant soi

to face backwards — [person] tourner le dos

to be facing forward — [person] être de face

2) Military

about face! — demi-tour!

left face! — à gauche!
4.
in the face of prepositional phrase

1) ( despite) en dépit de [difficulties]

2) ( in confrontation with) face à, devant [opposition, enemy, danger]

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- face up to

••

to set one's face against — s'élever contre

English-French dictionary > face
6 face

face [feɪs]

visage ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (c) figure ⇒ 1 (a) expression ⇒ 1 (b) apparence ⇒ 1 (c) façade ⇒ 1 (d) face ⇒ 1 (d)-(f) surface ⇒ 1 (f) faire face à ⇒ 2 (a)-(d) être menacé de ⇒ 2 (e) se présenter à ⇒ 2 (f) revêtir ⇒ 2 (g) se tourner ⇒ 3 (a) être orienté ⇒ 3 (b)

1 noun

(a) (part of body) visage m, figure f;

∎ a handsome face un beau visage;

∎ injuries to the face blessures fpl à la face ou au visage;

∎ I know that face je connais cette tête-là, cette tête me dit quelque chose;

∎ I have a good memory for faces j'ai une bonne mémoire des visages, je suis très physionomiste;

∎ she was lying face down or downwards elle était étendue à plat ventre ou face contre terre;

∎ she was lying face up or upwards elle était étendue sur le dos;

∎ he told her to her face what he thought of her il lui a dit en face ou sans ambages ce qu'il pensait d'elle;

∎ to look sb in the face regarder qn en face ou dans les yeux;

∎ figurative I'll never be able to look him in the face again! je n'oserai plus jamais le regarder en face!;

∎ familiar to put on one's face (put make-up on) se maquiller^□ ;

∎ familiar humorous he has a face only a mother could love ce n'est pas une beauté

(b) (expression) mine f, expression f;

∎ to make or to pull a face at sb faire une grimace à qn;

∎ to pull a funny face faire des simagrées, faire le singe;

∎ what a grumpy face! quel air renfrogné!;

∎ she put on a brave or bold face elle a fait bon visage ou bonne contenance;

∎ put a good or brave face on it vous n'avez qu'à faire ou faites contre mauvaise fortune bon cœur

(c) (appearance) apparence f, aspect m;

∎ it changed the face of the town cela a changé la physionomie de la ville;

∎ this is the ugly face of capitalism voici l'autre visage ou le mauvais côté du capitalisme;

∎ the face of Britain is changing le visage de la Grande-Bretagne est en train de changer;

∎ Communism with a human face le communisme à visage humain

(d) (front → of building) façade f, devant m; (→ of cliff) paroi f; (→ of mountain) face f

(e) Geometry face f

(f) (of clock, watch) cadran m; (of coin) face f; (of page) recto m; (of playing card) face f, dessous m; (of the earth) surface f; (of bat, golf club, tennis raquet) surface f de frappe; (of crystal) facette f, plan m; (of hammer) plat m;

∎ it fell face down/up (gen) c'est tombé du mauvais/bon côté; (card, coin) c'est tombé face en dessous/en dessus;

∎ figurative she has vanished off the face of the earth elle a complètement disparu de la circulation;

∎ my keys can't just have disappeared off the face of the earth! mes clés n'ont pas pu se volatiliser tout de même!

(g) British familiar (impudence) culot m, toupet m

(h) Mining front m de taille

(i) Typography (typeface) œil m; (font) fonte f

(j) (idioms)

∎ she laughed/shut the door in his face elle lui a ri/fermé la porte au nez;

∎ to lose/to save face perdre/sauver la face;

∎ to suffer a loss of face subir une humiliation;

∎ he set his face against our marriage il s'est élevé contre notre mariage;

∎ he won't show his face here again! il ne risque pas de remettre les pieds ici!;

∎ her plans blew up in her face tous ses projets se sont retournés contre elle;

∎ British familiar to be off one's face (drunk) être pété ou bourré; (on drugs) être défoncé

2 transitive verb

(a) (turn towards) faire face à;

∎ I turned and faced him je me retournai et lui fis face;

∎ face the wall tournez-vous vers le mur

(b) (be turned towards) faire face à, être en face de;

∎ he faced the blackboard il était face au ou faisait face au tableau;

∎ she was facing him elle était en face de lui;

∎ facing one another l'un en face de l'autre, en vis-à-vis;

∎ we were facing one another nous étions face à face, nous nous faisions face;

∎ to face the front regarder devant soi;

∎ a room facing the courtyard une chambre sur cour ou donnant sur la cour;

∎ the house faces south la maison est orientée ou exposée au sud;

∎ my chair faced the window ma chaise était ou faisait face à la fenêtre;

∎ two rows of seats facing one another deux rangées de sièges en vis-à-vis;

∎ facing page 9 en regard ou en face de la page 9

(c) (confront) faire face ou front à, affronter;

∎ he dared not face me il n'a pas osé me rencontrer face à face;

∎ to face sb with sth confronter qn à qch;

∎ to be faced with sth être obligé de faire face à ou être confronté à qch;

∎ I was faced with having to pay for the damage j'ai été obligé ou dans l'obligation de payer les dégâts;

∎ he was faced with a difficult choice il était confronté à un choix difficile;

∎ to be faced with a decision être confronté à une décision;

∎ faced with the evidence devant l'évidence, confronté à l'évidence;

∎ we'll just have to face the music il va falloir affronter la tempête ou faire front

(d) (deal with) faire face à;

∎ to face a problem faire face à ou s'attaquer à un problème;

∎ I can't face telling her je n'ai pas le courage de le lui dire;

∎ we must face facts il faut voir les choses comme elles sont;

∎ they won't face the fact that it's too late ils ne veulent pas se rendre à l'évidence et admettre qu'il est trop tard;

∎ let's face it, we're lost admettons-le, nous sommes perdus;

∎ face it, she's not coming back accepte-le, elle ne reviendra pas

(e) (risk → disaster) être menacé de; (→ defeat, fine, prison) encourir, risquer;

∎ she faces the possibility of having to move elle risque d'être obligée de déménager;

∎ faced with eviction, he paid his rent face à ou devant la perspective d'une expulsion, il a payé son loyer;

∎ thousands face unemployment des milliers de personnes sont menacés de chômage

(f) (of problem, situation) se présenter à;

∎ the problem facing us le problème qui se pose (à nous) ou devant lequel on se trouve;

∎ the difficulties facing the EC les difficultés que rencontre la CEE ou auxquelles la CEE doit faire face

(g) (cover) revêtir ( with de)

3 intransitive verb

(a) (turn) se tourner; (be turned) être tourné;

∎ she was facing towards the camera elle était tournée vers ou elle faisait face à l'appareil photo;

∎ American Military right face! à droite, droite!;

∎ American Military about face! demi-tour!

(b) (house, window) être orienté; (look over) faire face à, donner sur;

∎ a terrace facing south une terrasse orientée au sud;

∎ the terrace faces towards the mountain la terrasse donne sur la montagne;

∎ facing forwards (in bus, train) dans le sens de la marche;

∎ facing backwards dans le mauvais sens

4 in the face of preposition

∎ she succeeded in the face of fierce opposition elle a réussi malgré une opposition farouche;

∎ in the face of danger devant le danger;

∎ in the face of adversity face à l'adversité

5 on the face of it adverb

à première vue

6 face to face adverb

face à face;

∎ she brought him face to face with her father elle l'a confronté avec son père;

∎ it brought us face to face with the problem cela nous a mis directement devant le problème

►► American face amount (of bank note, traveller's cheque) valeur f nominale; (of stamp) valeur f faciale;

face card figure f (de jeu de cartes);

face cream crème f pour le visage;

British face flannel ≃ gant m de toilette;

familiar humorous face fungus poils mpl du visage^□ ;

Metallurgy face hardening trempe f superficielle;

face mask (cosmetic) masque m (de beauté); Sport masque m;

face pack masque m (de beauté);

face powder poudre f;

face scrub (cosmetic) exfoliant m;

Television & Cinema face shot plan m de visage;

American face time (meeting) = rencontre en face à face entre deux personnes (par opposition aux contacts par téléphone ou courrier électronique); (on TV) temps m de présence à l'écran;

∎ we need some face time to solve this il faut qu'on se voie pour régler ça;

face towel serviette f de toilette;

face value (of bank note, traveller's cheque) valeur f nominale; (of stamp) valeur f faciale;

∎ figurative I took her remark at face value j'ai pris sa remarque au pied de la lettre ou pour argent comptant;

∎ don't take him at face value ne le jugez pas sur les apparences

➲ face about intransitive verb

Military faire demi-tour

➲ face down separable transitive verb

tenir tête à

➲ face off intransitive verb

American Sport (teams) se rencontrer

➲ face on to inseparable transitive verb

(garden, street) donner sur

➲ face out separable transitive verb

British (problems, difficult situation) surmonter; (person) résister à;

∎ to face it out ne pas broncher

➲ face up to inseparable transitive verb

faire face à, affronter;

∎ he won't face up to the fact that he's getting older il ne veut pas admettre qu'il vieillit

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > face
7 sure

ʃuə
1. adjective
1) ((negative unsure) having no doubt; certain: I'm sure that I gave him the book; I'm not sure where she lives / what her address is; `There's a bus at two o'clock.' `Are you quite sure?'; I thought the idea was good, but now I'm not so sure; I'll help you - you can be sure of that!) seguro; convencido

2) (unlikely to fail (to do or get something): He's sure to win; You're sure of a good dinner if you stay at that hotel.) seguro; convencido

3) (reliable or trustworthy: a sure way to cure hiccups; a safe, sure method; a sure aim with a rifle.) seguro; fiable

2. adverb
((especially American) certainly; of course: Sure I'll help you!; `Would you like to come?' `Sure!') claro, por supuesto

- surely
- sureness
- sure-footed
- as sure as
- be sure to
- be/feel sure of oneself
- for sure
- make sure
- sure enough

sure adj seguro / cierto

I'm sure she told the truth estoy seguro de que dijo la verdad

to make sure asegurarse

make sure you turn the gas off asegúrate de que el gas está cerrado

sure

tr[ʃʊə^SMALLr/SMALL]

adjective

1 (positive, certain) seguro,-a (about/of, de); (convinced) convencido,-a

■ I think so, but I'm not sure creo que sí, pero no estoy seguro

■ I'm quite sure estoy absolutamente seguro

■ are you sure of your facts? ¿estás seguro de lo que dices?

■ I'm not sure about the style el estilo no me convence del todo

■ he felt sure of winning se sentía seguro de que iba a ganar

■ are you sure you won't stay for supper? ¿seguro que no te quedarás a cenar?

■ she's not sure how it works no sabe muy bien cómo funciona

2 (certain, inevitable) seguro,-a

■ one thing is sure... lo que es seguro es que...

■ it's sure to be sunny seguro que hará sol

■ he's sure to win seguro que ganará

3 (reliable) seguro,-a

adverb

1 (of course) claro, por supuesto

■ do you want to come? --sure ¿quieres venir? --claro que sí

2 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL (as intensifier) realmente, de verdad

■ he sure is handsome! ¡qué guapo es!

■ it sure is hot! ¡qué calor hace!

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

as sure as eggs is eggs (tan seguro) como que dos y dos son cuatro

as sure as I'm standing here palabra de honor

for sure seguro

■ we don't know for sure no estamos seguros

■ I can't say for sure no te lo puedo decir seguro

■ that's for sure! ¡de eso no cabe duda!

sure enough efectivamente, en efecto

sure thing claro, por supuesto

to be sure of oneself estar seguro,-a de sí mismo,-a

to be sure of somebody poder confiar en alguien

to be sure to no olvidarse de, no dejar de

■ be sure to lock the door no te olvides de cerrar la puerta con llave

to make sure asegurarse (of, de)

■ make sure that the money's there asegúrate de que el dinero esté allí

■ I'll just make sure voy a asegurarme

sure ['ʃʊr] adv

1) all right: por supuesto, claro

2) (used as an intensifier)

it sure is hot!: ¡hace tanto calor!

she sure is pretty!: ¡qué linda es!

sure adj, surer ; - est : seguro

to be sure about something: estar seguro de algo

a sure sign: una clara señal

for sure: seguro, con seguridad

sure

adj.

• certero, -a adj.

• cierto, -a adj.

• fijo, -a adj.

• puntual adj.

• sano, -a adj.

• seguro, -a adj.

adv.

• realmente adv.

• seguramente adv.

interj.

• claro interj.

I ʃʊr, ʃʊə(r), ʃɔː(r)
adjective surer, surest

1) ( convinced) (pred) seguro

to be sure ABOUT something — estar* seguro de algo

I like it but I'm not too sure about the color — me gusta, pero el color no me convence del todo

I'm not sure I agree with you — no sé si estoy de acuerdo contigo

I'm not sure who/why/what... — no sé muy bien quién/por qué/qué...

he's not sure if he can come — no sabe si va a poder venir

fascinating, I'm sure — (iro) interesantísimo, no cabe duda! (iró)

to be sure OF something/somebody — estar* seguro de algo/alguien

are you sure of your facts? — ¿estás seguro de lo que dices?

I want to be sure of getting there on time — quiero asegurarme de que voy a llegar a tiempo

to be sure of oneself — ( convinced one is right) estar* seguro; ( self-confident) ser* seguro de sí mismo

2) ( certain)

one thing is sure: he's lying — lo que está claro or lo que es seguro es que está mintiendo

it's sure to rain — seguro que llueve

she's sure to be there — seguro que va a estar allí

be sure to let me know — no dejes de avisarme

be sure not to touch it — no lo vayas a tocar

to make sure of something — asegurarse de algo

make sure (that) you're not late — no vayas a llegar tarde

sure thing! — (as interj) (colloq) claro (que sí)!, por supuesto!

3) (accurate, reliable) <remedy/method> seguro; <judgment/aim> certero; < indication> claro; < ground> seguro

4) (in phrases)

for sure: we don't know anything for sure no sabemos nada seguro or con seguridad; we'll win for sure seguro que ganamos; to be sure ( admittedly) (indep) por cierto; it could be improved on, to be sure, but... — se podría mejorar, por cierto, pero...

II

adverb

1) (colloq) (as intensifier)

she sure is clever, she's sure clever — qué lista es!, si será lista!

he sure likes to talk — cómo le gusta hablar!, si le gustará hablar!

he sure could use a bath! — no le vendría mal darse un baño

do you like it? - I sure do! — ¿te gusta? - ya lo creo!

2) ( of course) por supuesto, claro

may I join you? - sure, sit down! — ¿me permites? - claro que sí or no faltaría más or por supuesto, siéntate!

3)

sure enough — efectivamente, en efecto

[ʃʊǝ(r)] ADJ (compar surer) (superl surest)
1. ADJ

1) (=certain)

a) seguro

"do you want to see that film?" - "I'm not sure" — -¿quieres ver esa película? -no sé or no estoy seguro

she seemed honest enough but I had to be sure — parecía bastante sincera, pero tenía que asegurarme or estar seguro

"I know my duty" - "I'm sure you do" — -sé cuál es mi deber -de eso estoy seguro

to be sure that — estar seguro de que

I'm sure that she's right — estoy seguro de que tiene razón

I'm not sure that I can help you — no estoy seguro de que te pueda ayudar, no estoy seguro de poder ayudarte

are you sure you won't have another drink? — ¿seguro que no quieres tomarte otra copa?

I'm quite sure her decision was right — estoy convencido de que or estoy completamente seguro de que su decisión fue correcta

• to be sure about sth — estar seguro de algo

I'm not sure about the date yet — todavía no estoy seguro de la fecha

I like the colour but I'm not sure about the shape — me gusta el color pero la forma no acaba de convencerme

• to be sure what/who — estar seguro de qué/quién

Jane wasn't sure (in her mind) what she thought about abortion — Jane no tenía muy claras las ideas sobre el aborto

• I'm not sure whether... — no estoy seguro (de) si...

b)

• to be sure of sth — estar seguro de algo

you can be sure of our support — puedes estar seguro de nuestro apoyo

Cameroon is sure of a place in the second round — Camerún tiene una plaza asegurada or segura en la segunda ronda

book now to be sure of a place on the course — haga la reserva ahora para tener la plaza en el curso asegurada or segura

we can't be sure of winning — no podemos estar seguros de que vayamos a ganar

to be sure of one's facts — estar seguro de lo que se dice

c)

to be sure of sb: I've always felt very sure of John — siempre he confiado mucho en John

he was not quite sure of Flora — tenía sus dudas acerca de Flora

• to be sure of o.s. — estar seguro de sí mismo

• to be sure of sb — confiar en algn

d) + infin

it is sure to rain — seguro que llueve, seguramente lloverá

she is sure to agree — seguro que está de acuerdo, seguramente estará de acuerdo

be sure to or be sure and close the window — asegúrate de que cierras la ventana

be sure to or be sure and tell me — que no se te olvide contármelo

be sure not to take any weapons — no se te ocurra ir armado

e)

• to make sure (that) — asegurarse (de que)

I knocked on his door to make sure that he was all right — llamé a su puerta para asegurarme de que estaba bien

make sure it doesn't happen again — asegúrate de que no vuelva a ocurrir

her friends made sure that she was never alone — sus amigos se encargaron de que no estuviera nunca sola

please make sure that your children get to school on time — consiga de la forma que sea que sus hijos lleguen a la escuela a tiempo

better get a ticket beforehand, just to make sure — mejor compre el billete de antemano, más que nada para ir sobre seguro or para tener esa seguridad

to make sure to do sth — asegurarse de hacer algo

2) (=reliable) [sign] claro; [way] seguro

one sure way to lose is... — una forma segura de perder es...

she had a sure grasp of the subject — tenía un gran dominio del tema

to do sth in the sure knowledge that — hacer algo sabiendo bien que or con la seguridad de que

3) (in phrases)

• it's a sure bet that he'll come — segurísimo que viene

• for sure * — seguro *

you'll get it tomorrow for sure — lo recibirás mañana seguro

nobody or no one knows for sure — nadie lo sabe con seguridad

I can't say for sure — no puedo decirlo con seguridad

that's for sure, one thing's for sure — una cosa está clara

• sure thing, a month ago, a yes-vote seemed a sure thing — hace un mes, el voto a favor parecía algo seguro

he's a sure thing for president — no cabe la menor duda de que llegará a presidente
(esp US)
"I'd like to hire a car" - "sure thing" — -quiero alquilar un coche -sí, claro

"can I go with you?" - "sure thing" — -¿puedo ir contigo? -claro que sí or por supuesto

"did you like it?" - "sure thing" — -¿te ha gustado? -ya lo creo

• this is a plausible interpretation, to be sure, but... — desde luego que or claro que esta es una interpretación muy verosímil pero...

well, that's bad luck to be sure! — vaya, ¡eso sí que es tener mala suerte!

2. ADV

1) (US)
* (=certainly) (emphatic)
he sure is cute — no veas si es guapo *

I sure am bored — no veas si estoy aburrido *

"know what I mean?" - "sure do" — -sabes, ¿no? -claro que sí or claro que lo sé

• (as) sure as, I'm sure as hell not going to help him — yo sí que no le voy a ayudar

- as sure as eggs is eggs, he did it

2) (esp US) (=of course) claro

"did you tell your uncle about her?" - "oh, sure" — -¿le hablaste a tu tío de ella? -¡claro! or (LAm) -¡cómo no!

"can I go with you?" - "sure" — -¿puedo ir contigo? -¡por supuesto! or -¡claro que sí!

"is that OK?" - "sure!" — -¿está bien así? -¡claro que sí! or (LAm) -¡cómo no!

3) (=true) claro

sure, it's never been done before — claro que no se ha hecho antes

4)

• sure enough — efectivamente, en efecto

he said he'd be here, and sure enough, there he is — dijo que estaría aquí y efectivamente or en efecto, aquí está

* * *

I [ʃʊr, ʃʊə(r), ʃɔː(r)]
adjective surer, surest

1) ( convinced) (pred) seguro

to be sure ABOUT something — estar* seguro de algo

I like it but I'm not too sure about the color — me gusta, pero el color no me convence del todo

I'm not sure I agree with you — no sé si estoy de acuerdo contigo

I'm not sure who/why/what... — no sé muy bien quién/por qué/qué...

he's not sure if he can come — no sabe si va a poder venir

fascinating, I'm sure — (iro) interesantísimo, no cabe duda! (iró)

to be sure OF something/somebody — estar* seguro de algo/alguien

are you sure of your facts? — ¿estás seguro de lo que dices?

I want to be sure of getting there on time — quiero asegurarme de que voy a llegar a tiempo

to be sure of oneself — ( convinced one is right) estar* seguro; ( self-confident) ser* seguro de sí mismo

2) ( certain)

one thing is sure: he's lying — lo que está claro or lo que es seguro es que está mintiendo

it's sure to rain — seguro que llueve

she's sure to be there — seguro que va a estar allí

be sure to let me know — no dejes de avisarme

be sure not to touch it — no lo vayas a tocar

to make sure of something — asegurarse de algo

make sure (that) you're not late — no vayas a llegar tarde

sure thing! — (as interj) (colloq) claro (que sí)!, por supuesto!

3) (accurate, reliable) <remedy/method> seguro; <judgment/aim> certero; < indication> claro; < ground> seguro

4) (in phrases)

for sure: we don't know anything for sure no sabemos nada seguro or con seguridad; we'll win for sure seguro que ganamos; to be sure ( admittedly) (indep) por cierto; it could be improved on, to be sure, but... — se podría mejorar, por cierto, pero...

II

adverb

1) (colloq) (as intensifier)

she sure is clever, she's sure clever — qué lista es!, si será lista!

he sure likes to talk — cómo le gusta hablar!, si le gustará hablar!

he sure could use a bath! — no le vendría mal darse un baño

do you like it? - I sure do! — ¿te gusta? - ya lo creo!

2) ( of course) por supuesto, claro

may I join you? - sure, sit down! — ¿me permites? - claro que sí or no faltaría más or por supuesto, siéntate!

3)

sure enough — efectivamente, en efecto

English-spanish dictionary > sure
8 leave

I noun, no pl.
1) (permission) Erlaubnis, die; (official approval) Genehmigung, die

grant or give somebody leave to do something — jemandem gestatten, etwas zu tun

be absent without leave — sich unerlaubt entfernt haben

get leave from somebody to do something — von jemandem die Erlaubnis bekommen, etwas zu tun

by leave of somebody — mit jemandes Genehmigung

by your leave — (formal) mit Ihrer Erlaubnis

2) (from duty or work) Urlaub, der

leave [of absence] — Beurlaubung, die; Urlaub, der (auch Mil.)

go on leave — in Urlaub gehen

be on leave — Urlaub haben; in Urlaub sein

3)

take one's leave — (say farewell) sich verabschieden; Abschied nehmen (geh.)

he must have taken leave of his senses — er muss von Sinnen sein
II transitive verb,
left

1) (make or let remain, lit. or fig.) hinterlassen

he left a message with me for Mary — er hat bei mir eine Nachricht für Mary hinterlassen

leave somebody to do something — es jemandem überlassen, etwas zu tun

6 from 10 leaves 4 — 10 weniger 6 ist 4; (in will)

leave somebody something, leave something to somebody — jemandem etwas hinterlassen

2) (by mistake) vergessen

I left my gloves in your car — ich habe meine Handschuhe in deinem Auto liegen lassen od. vergessen

3)

be left with — nicht loswerden [Gefühl, Verdacht]; übrig behalten [Geld]; zurückbleiben mit [Schulden, Kind]

I was left with the job of clearing up — es blieb mir überlassen, aufzuräumen

4) (refrain from doing, using, etc., let remain undisturbed) stehen lassen [Abwasch, Essen]; sich (Dat.) entgehen lassen [Gelegenheit]

5) (let remain in given state) lassen

leave the door open/the light on — die Tür offen lassen/das Licht anlassen

leave the book lying on the table — das Buch auf dem Tisch liegen lassen

leave somebody in the dark — (fig.) jemanden im dunkeln lassen

leave one's clothes all over the room — seine Kleider im ganzen Zimmer herumliegen lassen

leave somebody alone — (allow to be alone) jemanden allein lassen; (stop bothering) jemanden in Ruhe lassen

leave something alone — etwas in Ruhe lassen

leave it at that — (coll.) es dabei bewenden lassen

6) (refer, entrust)

leave something to somebody/something — etwas jemandem/einer Sache überlassen

I leave the matter entirely in your hands — ich lege diese Angelegenheit ganz in Ihre Hand/Hände

leave it to me — lass mich nur machen

7) (go away from) verlassen

leave home at 6 a.m. — um 6 Uhr früh von zu Hause weggehen/-fahren

the plane leaves Bonn at 6 p.m. — das Flugzeug fliegt um 18 Uhr von Bonn ab

leave Bonn at 6 p.m. — (by car, in train) um 18 Uhr von Bonn abfahren; (by plane) um 18 Uhr in Bonn abfliegen

leave the road — (crash) von der Fahrbahn abkommen

leave the rails or tracks — entgleisen

the train leaves the station — der Zug rollt aus dem Bahnhof

I left her at the bus stop — (parted from) an der Bushaltestelle haben wir uns getrennt; (set down) ich habe sie an der Bushaltestelle abgesetzt

leave the table — vom Tisch aufstehen; abs.

the train leaves at 8.30 a.m. — der Zug fährt od. geht um 8.30 Uhr

leave for Paris — nach Paris fahren/fliegen

it is time to leave — wir müssen gehen od. aufbrechen

leave on the 8 a.m. train/flight — mit dem Acht-Uhr-Zug fahren/der Acht-Uhr-Maschine fliegen

8) (quit permanently) verlassen

leave school — die Schule verlassen; (prematurely) von der Schule abgehen

leave work — aufhören zu arbeiten

9) (desert) verlassen

leave somebody for another man/woman — jemanden wegen eines anderen Mannes/einer anderen Frau verlassen

he was left for dead — man ließ ihn zurück, weil man ihn für tot hielt

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/42249/leave_aside">leave aside

- leave behind

- leave off

- leave out

- leave over

* * *
I [li:v] past tense, past participle - left; verb
1) (to go away or depart from, often without intending to return: He left the room for a moment; They left at about six o'clock; I have left that job.) verlassen, aufgeben

2) (to go without taking: She left her gloves in the car; He left his children behind when he went to France.) zurücklassen

3) (to allow to remain in a particular state or condition: She left the job half-finished.) lassen

4) (to let (a person or a thing) do something without being helped or attended to: I'll leave the meat to cook for a while.) lassen

5) (to allow to remain for someone to do, make etc: Leave that job to the experts!) überlassen

6) (to make a gift of in one's will: She left all her property to her son.) hinterlassen

•

- leave alone
- leave out
- left over II [li:v] noun
1) (permission to do something, eg to be absent: Have I your leave to go?) die Erlaubnis

2) ((especially of soldiers, sailors etc) a holiday: He is home on leave at the moment.) der Urlaub

•

- take one's leave of
- take one's leave
* * *

leave

[li:v]

I. n no pl

1. (departure) Abreise f

2. (farewell) Abschied m

to take [one's] \leave [of sb] sich akk [von jdm] verabschieden

3. (permission, consent) Erlaubnis f

to ask sb's \leave jdn um Erlaubnis bitten

to get/have sb's \leave [to do sth] jds Erlaubnis bekommen/haben[, etw zu tun]

▪ with/without sb's \leave mit/ohne jds Erlaubnis

absence without \leave unerlaubtes Fernbleiben

without so much as a by your \leave ( iron) ohne auch nur im Mindesten um Erlaubnis zu fragen

4. (vacation time) Urlaub m

maternity \leave Mutterschaftsurlaub m, Karenz f ÖSTERR

sick \leave Genesungsurlaub m, Krankenstand m ÖSTERR

annual \leave Jahresurlaub m

to be/go on \leave in Urlaub sein/gehen

to be on \leave for sth für etw akk beurlaubt sein

to get \leave to do sth freibekommen, um etw zu tun

5.

▶ to do sth by one's own \leave ( dated) etw tun, ohne überhaupt zu fragen

▶ to have taken [complete] \leave of one's senses [völlig] übergeschnappt sein fam

have you taken \leave of your senses? that's a very dangerous animal! bist du noch bei Trost? das ist ein sehr gefährliches Tier! fam

II. vt

<left, left>

1. (depart from)

▪ to \leave sth place etw verlassen

the train \leaves the station in five minutes der Zug fährt in fünf Minuten vom Bahnhof ab

he left them and came over to speak with us er ließ sie stehen und kam herüber, um mit uns zu sprechen

2. (go away permanently)

to \leave home von zu Hause weggehen [o fortgehen]

to \leave one's husband/wife seinen Ehemann/seine Ehefrau verlassen

to \leave a job eine Stelle aufgeben

to \leave school/university die Schule/Universität beenden

to \leave work aufhören zu arbeiten

3. (not take away with)

▪ to \leave sth etw zurücklassen

I'll \leave my winter coat — I won't need it ich lasse meinen Wintermantel da — ich werde ihn nicht brauchen

to \leave a message/note [for sb] [jdm] eine Nachricht/ein paar Zeilen hinterlassen

▪ to \leave sb/sth with sb jdn/etw bei jdm lassen

4. (forget to take)

▪ to \leave sth etw vergessen

5. (let traces remain)

to \leave footprints/stains Fußabdrücke/Flecken hinterlassen

the incident left a feeling of resentment der Vorfall hinterließ einen unangenehmen Nachgeschmack

6. (cause to remain)

▪ to \leave sth etw übrig lassen

five from twelve \leaves seven zwölf weniger fünf macht sieben

▪ to \leave sb sth [or to \leave sth for sb] jdm etw übrig lassen

if you take two, then that \leaves me three wenn du zwei nimmst, bleiben drei für mich übrig

we were left with five pieces that we couldn't fit into the jigsaw uns blieben am Ende fünf Teile übrig, die wir nicht in das Puzzle einfügen konnten

7. (cause to remain in a certain state)

to \leave sb/an animal alone jdn/ein Tier alleine lassen

to \leave sb better/worse off jdn in einer besseren/schlechteren Situation zurücklassen

to be left homeless obdachlos sein

to \leave sth on/open etw eingeschaltet/offen lassen

▪ to \leave sb/sth doing sth:

I left the children watching television ich ließ die Kinder vor dem Fernseher zurück

he left the engine running er ließ den Motor laufen

8. (not change)

▪ to \leave sth etw lassen

\leave that, I'll take care of it later lass das, ich kümmere mich später darum

9. (not eat)

▪ to \leave sth etw übrig lassen

10. (bequeath)

▪ to \leave sth etw hinterlassen

to \leave sb sth in one's will jdm etw testamentarisch vermachen

11. (be survived by)

▪ to \leave sb jdn hinterlassen

he \leaves a wife and two young children er hinterlässt eine Frau und zwei kleine Kinder

12. (put off doing)

▪ to \leave sth etw lassen

I'll \leave the rest of the work for tomorrow ich hebe mir den Rest der Arbeit für morgen auf

don't \leave it too late! schieb es nicht zu lange auf!

you've left it too late to apply again du hast damit zu lange gewartet, um dich nochmal bewerben zu können

do you always \leave doing things till the very last possible minute? schiebst du immer alles bis zur allerletzten Minute auf?

13. (not discuss further)

to \leave a question/subject eine Frage/ein Thema lassen

let's \leave it at that lassen wir es dabei bewenden

14. (assign)

▪ to \leave sth to sb decision jdm etw überlassen

I left making the important decisions to Martha ich überließ es Martha, die wichtigen Entscheidungen zu treffen

▪ to \leave sb to do sth:

I left her to make the decision ich ließ sie die Entscheidung treffen

▪ to \leave it to sb [to do sth] es jdm überlassen[, etw zu tun]

15.

▶ to \leave sth up in the air etw offenlassen

▶ to \leave sb alone jdn in Ruhe lassen

▶ \leave well [enough] alone! lass die Finger davon!

▶ to \leave sb be jdn in Ruhe lassen

▶ just \leave it be lass es gut sein

▶ to \leave a bad [or sour] [or unpleasant] taste [in one's mouth] einen unangenehmen Nachgeschmack hinterlassen fig

▶ to \leave nothing/sth to chance nichts/etw dem Zufall überlassen

▶ to \leave sb cold jdn kaltlassen

▶ to \leave sb out in the cold jdn ignorieren

everyone else had been invited, only he had been left out in the cold alle anderen waren eingeladen worden, nur ihn hatte man übergangen

the new taxation system \leaves single mothers out in the cold das neue Steuersystem lässt allein erziehende Mütter im Regen stehen

▶ to \leave sb to their own devices jdn sich dat selbst überlassen

▶ \leave it to sb to do sth du kannst darauf zählen, dass jd etw tut

\leave it to John to forget the keys! natürlich hat John wieder die Schlüssel vergessen!

▶ to \leave the door open to sth etw begünstigen

this will \leave the door open to domestic companies to compete for international business dies wird es inländischen Firmen erleichtern, sich um internationale Aufträge zu bewerben

▶ to \leave go [or hold] of sb/sth jdn/etw loslassen

▶ to \leave sb holding the baby [or AM bag] ( fam) jdn die Suppe auslöffeln lassen fam

▶ to \leave a lot to be desired viel zu wünschen übrig lassen

▶ to \leave sb in the lurch jdn im Stich [o fam hängen] lassen

▶ to \leave sb on the sidelines, to \leave sb standing jdn ausstechen

▶ to \leave no stone unturned nichts unversucht lassen

▶ to \leave oneself wide open sich dat eine Blöße geben

III. vi

<left, left>

[weg]gehen; vehicle abfahren; plane abfliegen

our train is leaving in five minutes unser Zug fährt in fünf Minuten ab

we are leaving for Paris wir fahren nach Paris

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[liːv] vb: pret, ptp left
1. n

1) (= permission) Erlaubnis f

by your leave (form) — mit Ihrer (gütigen) Erlaubnis (form)

to ask sb's leave to do sth — jdn um Erlaubnis bitten, etw zu tun

he borrowed my car without so much as a by your leave — er hat sich (dat) einfach so mein Auto geliehen

2) (= permission to be absent MIL) Urlaub m

to be on leave — auf Urlaub sein, Urlaub haben

to be on leave from sth — von etw beurlaubt sein

I've got leave to attend the conference — ich habe freibekommen, um an der Konferenz teilzunehmen

a two-day leave — zwei Tage Urlaub

leave of absence — Beurlaubung f

to be on leave of absence — beurlaubt sein

3)

to take one's leave — sich verabschieden

to take leave of sb — sich von jdm verabschieden

to take leave of one's senses — den Verstand verlieren

2. vt

1) (= depart from, quit) place, person verlassen

the train left the station — der Zug fuhr aus dem Bahnhof

when the plane left Rome — als das Flugzeug von Rom abflog

when he left Rome — als er von Rom wegging/wegfuhr/abflog etc

would you leave us, please? — würden Sie uns bitte allein lassen?

please sir, may I leave the room? — Herr X, darf ich mal raus?

to leave the country — das Land verlassen; (permanently) auswandern

to leave home — von zu Hause weggehen/wegfahren; (permanently) von zu Hause weggehen

she left her parents' home — sie verließ ihr Elternhaus

to leave school — die Schule verlassen; (prematurely also) (von der Schule) abgehen

to leave the table — vom Tisch aufstehen

to leave one's job — seine Stelle aufgeben

to leave the rails — entgleisen

the rocket left the ground — die Rakete hob( vom Boden) ab

I'll leave you at the station — am Bahnhof trennen wir uns dann; (in car) ich setze dich am Bahnhof ab

he left her for another woman — er verließ sie wegen einer anderen

2) (= allow or cause to remain) lassen; bad taste, dirty mark, message, scar, impression hinterlassen

I'll leave my address with you — ich lasse Ihnen meine Adresse da

or neighbors (US) — ich hinterlege or lasse den Schlüssel bei den Nachbarn

to leave one's supper — sein Abendessen stehen lassen

left three letters for you —

they were left to die — man ließ sie sterben

3) (= leave in a certain condition) lassen

who left the window open? — wer hat das Fenster offen gelassen?

to leave two pages blank — zwei Seiten frei lassen

this leaves me free for the afternoon/free to go shopping — dadurch habe ich den Nachmittag frei/Zeit zum Einkaufen

this new development leaves us with a problem — diese neue Entwicklung stellt uns vor ein Problem

the death of her uncle left her with no financial worries — nach dem Tod ihres Onkels hatte sie keine finanziellen Probleme mehr

leave the dog alone — lass den Hund in Ruhe

leave me alone! — lass mich (in Ruhe)!

to leave well alone — die Finger davonlassen (inf)

to leave sb to do sth — es jdm überlassen, etw zu tun

I'll leave you to it — ich lasse Sie jetzt allein weitermachen

to leave sb to himself — jdn allein lassen

to leave go of sb/sth — jdn/etw loslassen

let's leave it at that —

if we leave it so that he'll contact us — wenn wir dabei verbleiben, dass er sich mit uns in Verbindung setzt

how did he leave things at the last meeting? — wobei hat er es beim letzten Treffen belassen?

to leave sth to the last minute — mit etw bis zur letzten Minute warten

4) (= forget) liegen lassen, stehen lassen

5) (after death) person, money hinterlassen

he left his wife very badly off — er ließ seine Frau fast mittellos zurück

6)

all I have left — alles, was ich noch habe

I've (got) £6 left — ich habe noch 6 Pfund (übrig)

how many are there left? — wie viele sind noch da or übrig?

3 from 10 leaves 7 —

what does that leave? (Math) — wie viel bleibt übrig? wie viel gibt or ist das?

there was nothing left for me to do but to sell it — mir blieb nichts anderes übrig, als es zu verkaufen

7) (= entrust) überlassen (up to sb jdm)

leave it to me —

I leave it to you to judge — es bleibt dir überlassen, zu urteilen

to leave sth to chance — etw dem Zufall überlassen

8)

(= stop) let's leave this now — lassen wir das jetzt mal

3. vi
(person) (weg)gehen; (in vehicle) abfahren; (in plane) abfliegen; (train, bus, ship) abfahren
we leave for Sweden tomorrow — wir fahren morgen nach Schweden

which flight did he leave on? —

his girlfriend has already left — seine Freundin ist schon gegangen

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leave¹ [liːv] prät und pperf left [left]

A v/t

1. verlassen:

a) von jemandem oder einem Ort etc fort-, weggehen:

the car left the road der Wagen kam von der Straße ab; → home A 1

b) abreisen, abfahren etc von ( for nach)

c) von der Schule abgehen

d) jemanden oder etwas im Stich lassen, etwas aufgeben:

she left him for another man sie verließ ihn wegen eines anderen Mannes;

get left umg im Stich gelassen werden

e) aus einem Verein etc austreten

2. lassen:

leave sth about ( oder around) the room etwas im Zimmer herumliegen lassen umg;

leave sth to cool etwas auskühlen lassen;

leave it at that es dabei belassen oder (bewenden) lassen;

leave things as they are die Dinge so lassen, wie sie sind;

leave alone

a) allein lassen,

b) auch leave be jemanden, etwas in Ruhe lassen

c) auch leave be etwas auf sich beruhen lassen;

leave him alone! auch du sollst ihn in Ruhe lassen!;

leave sb to themselves jemanden sich selbst überlassen;

leave sth until the last minute sich etwas bis zur letzten Minute aufheben; → cold A 4 d, device 7, lurch², severely 1

3. (übrig) lassen:

6 from 8 leaves 2 8 minus 6 ist 2;

be left übrig bleiben oder übrig sein;

there is plenty of wine left es ist noch viel Wein übrig;

there’s nothing left for us but to go uns bleibt nichts (anderes) übrig als zu gehen;

“to be left till called for” „postlagernd“;

with ten minutes left zehn Minuten vor Schluss;

he’s got a lot left umg er hat noch eine Menge drauf; → desire A 1, stone C 1, undone 1

4. eine Narbe etc zurücklassen (on sb’s face in jemandes Gesicht), einen Eindruck, eine Nachricht, eine Spur etc hinterlassen:

leave sb wondering whether … jemanden im Zweifel darüber lassen, ob …;

be left with sitzen bleiben auf (dat) umg;

the accident left his face disfigured nach dem Unfall war sein Gesicht entstellt; → impression 6, mark¹ A 15

5. hängen oder liegen oder stehen lassen, vergessen:

he left his umbrella at the restaurant

6. überlassen, anheimstellen ( beide:

to sb jemandem):

leave it to sb to do sth es jemandem überlassen oder anheimstellen, etwas zu tun;

I leave it to you to decide ich überlasse die Entscheidung Ihnen; → chance A 1

7. (nach dem Tode) hinterlassen:

he leaves a widow and five children er hinterlässt eine Frau und fünf Kinder;

he left his family well off er ließ seine Familie in gesicherten Verhältnissen zurück

8. vermachen, -erben:

she left him a small fortune

9. (auf der Fahrt) links oder rechts liegen lassen:

leave the village on the left

10. aufhören mit, einstellen, (unter)lassen

B v/i

1. (fort-, weg)gehen, abreisen, abfahren ( alle:

for nach):

the train leaves at six der Zug fährt um 6 (Uhr) ab oder geht um 6

2. gehen (die Stellung aufgeben):

our cook has threatened to leave

leave² [liːv] s

1. Erlaubnis f, Genehmigung f:

ask leave of sb, ask sb’s leave jemanden um Erlaubnis bitten;

give sb leave to do sth jemandem die Erlaubnis geben, etwas zu tun; jemandem gestatten, etwas zu tun;

take leave to say sich zu sagen erlauben;

by leave of mit Genehmigung (gen);

by your leave mit Ihrer Erlaubnis, iron mit Ihrer gütigen Erlaubnis;

without so much as a ‘by your leave’ umg ohne auch nur zu fragen; → absence 2, absent A 1, beg A 1

2. Urlaub m:

leave from the front MIL Fronturlaub;

(go) on leave auf Urlaub (gehen);

a man on leave ein Urlauber;

leave pay Urlaubsgeld n; → absence 2

3. Abschied m:

take (one’s) leave sich verabschieden, Abschied nehmen ( beide:

of sb von jemandem); → sense A 2

leave³ [liːv] → leaf B 1

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I noun, no pl.
1) (permission) Erlaubnis, die; (official approval) Genehmigung, die

grant or give somebody leave to do something — jemandem gestatten, etwas zu tun

be absent without leave — sich unerlaubt entfernt haben

get leave from somebody to do something — von jemandem die Erlaubnis bekommen, etwas zu tun

by leave of somebody — mit jemandes Genehmigung

by your leave — (formal) mit Ihrer Erlaubnis

2) (from duty or work) Urlaub, der

leave [of absence] — Beurlaubung, die; Urlaub, der (auch Mil.)

go on leave — in Urlaub gehen

be on leave — Urlaub haben; in Urlaub sein

3)

take one's leave — (say farewell) sich verabschieden; Abschied nehmen (geh.)

he must have taken leave of his senses — er muss von Sinnen sein
II transitive verb,
left

1) (make or let remain, lit. or fig.) hinterlassen

he left a message with me for Mary — er hat bei mir eine Nachricht für Mary hinterlassen

leave somebody to do something — es jemandem überlassen, etwas zu tun

6 from 10 leaves 4 — 10 weniger 6 ist 4; (in will)

leave somebody something, leave something to somebody — jemandem etwas hinterlassen

2) (by mistake) vergessen

I left my gloves in your car — ich habe meine Handschuhe in deinem Auto liegen lassen od. vergessen

3)

be left with — nicht loswerden [Gefühl, Verdacht]; übrig behalten [Geld]; zurückbleiben mit [Schulden, Kind]

I was left with the job of clearing up — es blieb mir überlassen, aufzuräumen

4) (refrain from doing, using, etc., let remain undisturbed) stehen lassen [Abwasch, Essen]; sich (Dat.) entgehen lassen [Gelegenheit]

5) (let remain in given state) lassen

leave the door open/the light on — die Tür offen lassen/das Licht anlassen

leave the book lying on the table — das Buch auf dem Tisch liegen lassen

leave somebody in the dark — (fig.) jemanden im dunkeln lassen

leave one's clothes all over the room — seine Kleider im ganzen Zimmer herumliegen lassen

leave somebody alone — (allow to be alone) jemanden allein lassen; (stop bothering) jemanden in Ruhe lassen

leave something alone — etwas in Ruhe lassen

leave it at that — (coll.) es dabei bewenden lassen

6) (refer, entrust)

leave something to somebody/something — etwas jemandem/einer Sache überlassen

I leave the matter entirely in your hands — ich lege diese Angelegenheit ganz in Ihre Hand/Hände

leave it to me — lass mich nur machen

7) (go away from) verlassen

leave home at 6 a.m. — um 6 Uhr früh von zu Hause weggehen/-fahren

the plane leaves Bonn at 6 p.m. — das Flugzeug fliegt um 18 Uhr von Bonn ab

leave Bonn at 6 p.m. — (by car, in train) um 18 Uhr von Bonn abfahren; (by plane) um 18 Uhr in Bonn abfliegen

leave the road — (crash) von der Fahrbahn abkommen

leave the rails or tracks — entgleisen

the train leaves the station — der Zug rollt aus dem Bahnhof

I left her at the bus stop — (parted from) an der Bushaltestelle haben wir uns getrennt; (set down) ich habe sie an der Bushaltestelle abgesetzt

leave the table — vom Tisch aufstehen; abs.

the train leaves at 8.30 a.m. — der Zug fährt od. geht um 8.30 Uhr

leave for Paris — nach Paris fahren/fliegen

it is time to leave — wir müssen gehen od. aufbrechen

leave on the 8 a.m. train/flight — mit dem Acht-Uhr-Zug fahren/der Acht-Uhr-Maschine fliegen

8) (quit permanently) verlassen

leave school — die Schule verlassen; (prematurely) von der Schule abgehen

leave work — aufhören zu arbeiten

9) (desert) verlassen

leave somebody for another man/woman — jemanden wegen eines anderen Mannes/einer anderen Frau verlassen

he was left for dead — man ließ ihn zurück, weil man ihn für tot hielt

Phrasal Verbs:

- leave aside

- leave behind

- leave off

- leave out

- leave over

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n.

Abschied -e m.

Urlaub -e m. (the country) v.

ausreisen v. v.

(§ p.,p.p.: left)

= abfahren v.

aufhören v.

hinterlassen v.

verlassen v.

zurücklassen v.

überlassen v.

übriglassen v.

English-german dictionary > leave
9 look

look [lʊk]

coup d'œil ⇒ 1 (a) regard ⇒ 1 (c) air ⇒ 1 (d) mode ⇒ 1 (e) regarder ⇒ 2 (a), 3 (a) chercher ⇒ 3 (b) écouter ⇒ 3 (c) avoir l'air ⇒ 3 (d) chercher à ⇒ 3 (f) beauté ⇒ 4

1 noun

(a) (gen) coup m d'œil;

∎ to have or to take a look (at sth) jeter un coup d'œil (sur ou à qch), regarder (qch);

∎ familiar let's have a look (show me) fais voir;

∎ would you like a look through my binoculars? voulez-vous regarder avec mes jumelles?;

∎ one look at him is enough to know he's a crook on voit au premier coup d'œil que c'est un escroc;

∎ it's worth a quick look ça vaut le coup d'œil;

∎ we need to take a long hard look at our image abroad il est temps que nous examinions de près notre image de marque à l'étranger;

∎ did you get a good look at him? vous l'avez vu clairement?;

∎ did the mechanic have a proper look at the car? est-ce que le mécanicien a bien regardé la voiture?;

∎ and now a look ahead to next week's programmes et maintenant, un aperçu des programmes de la semaine prochaine;

∎ do you mind if I take a look around? ça vous gêne si je jette un coup d'œil?;

∎ we'll just have a quick look round the garden nous allons jeter un coup d'œil dans le jardin;

∎ we had a look round the town nous avons fait un tour dans la ville;

∎ I took a quick look through the drawers j'ai jeté un rapide coup d'œil dans les tiroirs

(b) (search)

∎ to have a look for sth chercher qch;

∎ have you had a good look for it? est-ce que tu as bien cherché?;

∎ have another look cherche encore

(c) (glance) regard m;

∎ a suspicious/nasty/angry look un regard soupçonneux/mauvais/méchant;

∎ she gave me a dirty look elle m'a jeté un regard mauvais;

∎ you should have seen the looks we got from passers-by! si tu avais vu la façon dont les passants nous regardaient!;

∎ we were getting some very odd looks on nous regardait d'un drôle d'air;

∎ he didn't say anything, but if looks could kill! il n'a pas dit un mot, mais il y a des regards qui tuent!

(d) (appearance, air) air m;

∎ he had a strange look in his eyes (expression) il avait un drôle de regard;

∎ the old house has a neglected look la vieille maison a l'air négligé;

∎ she has the look of a troublemaker elle a une tête à faire des histoires;

∎ she has the look of someone who's going places elle a l'air de quelqu'un qui réussira dans la vie;

∎ by the look or looks of her, I'd say she failed the exam à la voir ou rien qu'en la voyant, je dirais qu'elle a raté son examen;

∎ it has the look of a successful marriage cela a l'air d'un mariage heureux;

∎ there's trouble brewing by the look of it or things on dirait que quelque chose se trame;

∎ I quite like the look of the next candidate j'aime assez le profil du prochain candidat;

∎ I don't like the look of it ça ne me dit rien de bon ou rien qui vaille;

∎ I didn't like the look of her at all son allure ne m'a pas du tout plu;

∎ I don't like the look of the weather le temps a l'air inquiétant

(e) (fashion) mode f, look m;

∎ the sporty/punk look le look sportif/punk

2 transitive verb

(a) (in imperative)

∎ look who's coming! regarde qui arrive!;

∎ look who's talking! tu peux parler, toi!;

∎ look what you've done/where you're going! regarde un peu ce que tu as fait/où tu vas!

(b) (idioms)

∎ to look one's last on sth jeter un dernier regard à qch;

∎ to look sb up and down regarder qn de haut en bas, toiser qn du regard;

∎ to look sb (full or straight) in the face regarder qn (bien) en face ou dans les yeux;

∎ I can never look her in the face again je ne pourrai plus jamais la regarder en face

3 intransitive verb

(a) (gen) regarder;

∎ look, there's Brian! regarde, voilà Brian!;

∎ what's happening outside? let me look qu'est-ce qui se passe dehors? laissez-moi voir;

∎ have you cut yourself? let me look tu t'es coupé? montre-moi ou laisse-moi voir;

∎ go on, nobody's looking vas-y, personne ne regarde;

∎ they crept up on me while I wasn't looking ils se sont approchés de moi pendant que j'avais le dos tourné;

∎ I'm just looking (in shop) je regarde;

∎ look and see if there's anyone there regarde voir s'il y a quelqu'un;

∎ if you look very carefully you can see a tiny crack in it si tu regardes bien, tu verras une toute petite fissure;

∎ look this way regardez par ici;

∎ to look into sb's eyes regarder qn dans les yeux;

∎ she looked along the row/down the list elle a parcouru la rangée/la liste du regard;

∎ he was looking out of the window/over the wall/up the chimney il regardait par la fenêtre/par-dessus le mur/dans la cheminée;

∎ to look on the bright side voir les choses du bon côté;

∎ to look over sb's shoulder regarder par-dessus l'épaule de qn; figurative surveiller ce que fait qn;

∎ to look the other way détourner les yeux; figurative fermer les yeux;

∎ proverb look before you leap = il faut réfléchir deux fois avant d'agir

(b) (search) chercher;

∎ you can't have looked hard enough tu n'as pas dû beaucoup chercher

(c) (in imperative → listen, pay attention) écouter;

∎ look, I can't pay you back just yet écoute, je ne peux pas te rembourser tout de suite;

∎ now look, Paul, I've had enough of this! bon écoute, Paul, ça suffit maintenant!;

∎ look here! dites donc!

(d) (seem, appear) avoir l'air;

∎ to look old avoir l'air ou faire vieux;

∎ to look ill avoir l'air malade, avoir mauvaise mine;

∎ to look well (person) avoir bonne mine;

∎ that looks delicious! ça a l'air délicieux!;

∎ you look or are looking better today tu as l'air (d'aller) mieux aujourd'hui;

∎ how do I look? comment tu me trouves?;

∎ you look absolutely stunning in that dress tu es vraiment ravissante dans cette robe;

∎ it makes him look ten years older/younger ça le vieillit/rajeunit de dix ans;

∎ he's 70, but he doesn't look it il a 70 ans mais il n'en a pas l'air ou mais il ne les fait pas;

∎ I can't hang the picture there, it just doesn't look right je ne peux pas mettre le tableau là, ça ne va pas;

∎ it looks all right to me moi, je trouve ça bien;

∎ how does the situation look to you? que pensez-vous de la situation?;

∎ that's not how it looks to the man in the street ce n'est pas comme ça que l'homme de la rue voit les choses;

∎ things will look very different when you leave school les choses te sembleront très différentes quand tu quitteras l'école;

∎ it'll look bad if I don't contribute ça fera mauvaise impression si je ne contribue pas;

∎ things are looking black for the economy les perspectives économiques sont assez sombres;

∎ the crops look promising la récolte s'annonce bien;

∎ she's not as stupid as she looks elle est moins bête qu'elle n'en a l'air;

∎ I must have looked a fool j'ai dû passer pour un imbécile;

∎ to make sb look a fool or an idiot tourner qn en ridicule;

∎ he makes the rest of the cast look very ordinary à côté de lui, les autres acteurs ont l'air vraiment quelconques;

∎ to look like sb/sth (resemble) ressembler à qn/qch;

∎ she looks like her mother elle ressemble à sa mère;

∎ what does she look like? (describe her) comment est-elle?; (she looks a mess) non mais, à quoi elle ressemble!;

∎ it looks like an oil refinery ça ressemble à une raffinerie de pétrole, on dirait une raffinerie de pétrole;

∎ I don't know what it is, but it looks like blood je ne sais pas ce que c'est, mais on dirait ou ça ressemble à du sang;

∎ it looks like rain on dirait qu'il va pleuvoir;

∎ it looks (to me) like he was lying j'ai l'impression qu'il mentait;

∎ is this our room? - it looks like it c'est notre chambre? - ça m'en a tout l'air;

∎ the meeting looked like going on all day la réunion avait l'air d'être partie pour durer toute la journée;

∎ you look as if you've seen a ghost on dirait que tu as vu un revenant;

∎ it looks as if Natalie's going to resign Natalie a l'air de vouloir démissionner;

∎ it looks as if he didn't want to go il semble qu'il ne veuille pas y aller;

∎ it doesn't look as if they're coming on dirait qu'ils ne vont pas venir;

∎ you're looking good tu as l'air en forme;

∎ he looks good in jeans les jeans lui vont bien;

∎ that hat looks very good on you ce chapeau te va très bien;

∎ it'll look good on your CV ça fera bien sur ton curriculum ou CV;

∎ things are looking pretty good here les choses ont l'air de se présenter plutôt bien ici

(e) (face → house, window)

∎ to look (out) onto a park donner sur un parc;

∎ to look north/west être exposé au nord/à l'ouest

(f) (intend)

∎ to be looking to do sth chercher à faire qch;

∎ she'll be looking to improve on her previous best time elle cherchera à améliorer son meilleur temps;

∎ we're looking to expand our export business nous cherchons à développer nos exportations;

∎ I'm not looking to cause any trouble je ne veux pas causer de problèmes

4 looks plural noun

∎ (beauty) she's got everything - looks, intelligence, youth... elle a tout pour elle, elle est belle, intelligente, jeune...;

∎ he's kept his looks il est resté beau;

∎ looks don't matter l'apparence ne compte pas;

∎ she's got her mother's looks elle a la beauté de sa mère;

∎ he's lost his looks il n'est plus aussi beau qu'avant

➲ look after inseparable transitive verb

(a) (take care of) s'occuper de;

∎ my mother's looking after the kids/the cat this weekend ma mère va s'occuper des enfants/du chat ce week-end;

∎ she has a sick mother to look after elle a une mère malade à charge;

∎ you should look after your clothes more carefully tu devrais prendre plus grand soin de tes vêtements;

∎ he helps me to look after the garden il m'aide à m'occuper du jardin;

∎ figurative look after yourself! fais bien attention à toi!;

∎ you're well looked after on s'occupe bien de vous;

∎ the car has been well looked after la voiture est bien entretenue;

∎ don't worry, he can look after himself ne t'inquiète pas, il est capable de se débrouiller tout seul

(b) (be responsible for) s'occuper de;

∎ they look after our interests in Europe ils s'occupent de nos affaires en Europe

(c) (watch over) surveiller;

∎ can you look after my bag for a couple of minutes? tu peux surveiller mon sac deux minutes?

➲ look ahead intransitive verb

regarder vers l'avenir;

∎ looking ahead three or four years dans trois ou quatre ans;

∎ let's look ahead to the next century/to next month's meeting pensons au siècle prochain/à la réunion du mois prochain

➲ look around = look round

➲ look at inseparable transitive verb

(a) (gen) regarder;

∎ she looked at herself in the mirror elle se regarda dans la glace;

∎ they looked at each other ils ont échangé un regard;

∎ oh dear, look at the time! oh là là, regardez l'heure!;

∎ just look at you! (you look awful) mais regarde-toi donc!;

∎ it's not much to look at ça ne paie pas de mine;

∎ she's not much to look at ce n'est pas une beauté;

∎ he's not much to look at il n'est pas très beau;

∎ you wouldn't think, to look at him, that he's a multi-millionaire à le voir on ne croirait pas avoir affaire à un multi-millionnaire;

∎ I haven't looked at another woman in the last forty years en quarante ans, je n'ai pas regardé une autre femme;

∎ just look at the mess we're in! regarde les ennuis qu'on a!

(b) (consider) considérer;

∎ look at the problem from my point of view considérez le problème de mon point de vue;

∎ that's not the way I look at it ce n'est pas comme ça que je vois les choses;

∎ they won't even look at the idea ils refusent même de prendre cette idée en considération;

∎ if you don't have money, he won't even look at you si vous n'avez pas d'argent, il ne vous regardera même pas;

∎ familiar my brother can't even look at an egg mon frère ne supporte pas ou déteste les œufs

(c) (check) vérifier, regarder;

∎ could you look at the tyres? pouvez-vous regarder les pneus?;

∎ to have one's teeth looked at se faire examiner les dents;

∎ familiar you need your head looking at! ça va pas, la tête?

➲ look away intransitive verb

détourner les yeux

➲ look back intransitive verb

(a) (in space) regarder derrière soi;

∎ she walked away without looking back elle est partie sans se retourner

(b) (in time) regarder en arrière;

∎ there's no point in looking back ça ne sert à rien de regarder en arrière;

∎ the author looks back on the war years l'auteur revient sur les années de guerre;

∎ it seems funny now we look back on it ça semble drôle quand on y pense aujourd'hui;

∎ we can look back on some happy times nous avons connu de bons moments;

∎ figurative after she got her first job she never looked back à partir du moment où elle a trouvé son premier emploi, tout lui a réussi

➲ look down intransitive verb

regarder en bas; (in embarrassment) baisser les yeux;

∎ we looked down on or at the valley nous regardions la vallée en dessous

➲ look down on inseparable transitive verb

(despise) mépriser

➲ look for inseparable transitive verb

(a) (seek) chercher;

∎ go and look for him allez le chercher;

∎ she's still looking for a job elle est toujours à la recherche d'un emploi;

∎ are you looking for a fight? tu cherches la bagarre?

(b) (expect) attendre;

∎ it's not the result we were looking for ce n'est pas le résultat que nous attendions

➲ look forward intransitive verb

(to the future) regarder vers l'avenir

➲ look forward to inseparable transitive verb

attendre avec impatience;

∎ we're looking forward to the end of term nous attendons la fin du trimestre avec impatience;

∎ I'm looking forward to the weekend vivement le week-end!;

∎ to look forward to doing sth être impatient de faire qch;

∎ I'm looking forward to seeing her again (eager) il me tarde de la revoir; (polite formula) je serai heureux de la revoir;

∎ I look forward to meeting you je serai heureux de faire votre connaissance;

∎ see you on Saturday - right, I'll look forward to it à samedi alors - oui, c'est entendu;

∎ I'm not exactly looking forward to going je n'ai pas vraiment envie d'y aller;

∎ they had been looking forward to this moment for months cela faisait des mois qu'ils attendaient cet instant;

∎ I look forward to hearing from you soon (in letter) dans l'attente de votre réponse;

∎ I'm not looking forward to the operation la perspective de cette opération ne m'enchante guère

➲ look in intransitive verb

(a) (inside) regarder à l'intérieur

(b) (pay a visit) passer;

∎ to look in on sb rendre visite à ou passer voir qn;

∎ I'll look in again tomorrow je repasserai demain;

∎ he looked in at the pub on the way home il s'est arrêté au pub en rentrant chez lui

(c) (watch TV) regarder la télévision

➲ look into inseparable transitive verb

examiner, étudier;

∎ it's a problem that needs looking into c'est un problème qu'il faut examiner ou sur lequel il faut se pencher

➲ look on

1 inseparable transitive verb

considérer;

∎ I look on him as my brother je le considère comme mon frère;

∎ to look on sb/sth with favour/disfavour voir qn/qch d'un œil favorable/défavorable

2 intransitive verb

regarder;

∎ the passers-by just looked on les passants se sont contentés de regarder

➲ look out

1 separable transitive verb

∎ British I'll look that book out for you je te chercherai ce livre;

∎ have you looked out those photos to give me? est-ce que tu as trouvé les photos que tu devais me donner?

2 intransitive verb

(a) (person) regarder dehors

(b) (room, window)

∎ the bedroom looks out on or over the garden la chambre donne sur le jardin

(c) (be careful) faire attention;

∎ look out, it's hot! attention, c'est chaud!;

∎ you'll be in trouble if you don't look out tu vas t'attirer des ennuis si tu ne fais pas attention

➲ look out after inseparable transitive verb

American (take care of) prendre soin de

➲ look out for inseparable transitive verb

(a) (be on watch for) guetter;

∎ I'll look out for you at the station je te guetterai à la gare;

∎ look out for the sign to Dover guettez le panneau pour Douvres;

∎ she's always looking out for bargains elle est toujours à la recherche ou à l'affût d'une bonne affaire;

∎ you have to look out for snakes il faut faire attention ou se méfier, il y a des serpents

(b) familiar (idioms)

∎ to look out for oneself penser à soi;

∎ you've got to look out for number one! chacun pour soi!

➲ look over inseparable transitive verb

(glance over) jeter un coup d'œil sur; (examine) examiner, étudier

➲ look round

1 inseparable transitive verb

(museum, cathedral, factory) visiter; (shop, room) jeter un coup d'œil dans

2 intransitive verb

(a) (look at surroundings) regarder (autour de soi);

∎ I'm just looking round (in shop) je regarde;

∎ I'd rather look round on my own than take the guided tour je préférerais faire le tour moi-même plutôt que de suivre la visite guidée;

∎ I looked round for an exit j'ai cherché une sortie

(b) (look back) regarder derrière soi, se retourner

➲ look through inseparable transitive verb

(a) (window, screen) regarder à travers

(b) (book, report) jeter un coup d'œil sur ou à, regarder

(c) figurative (person)

∎ he looked straight through me il m'a regardé comme si je n'étais pas là

➲ look to inseparable transitive verb

(a) (turn to) se tourner vers;

∎ it's best to look to an expert il est préférable de consulter un expert ou de demander l'avis d'un expert;

∎ don't look to her for help ne compte pas sur elle pour t'aider;

∎ they are looking to us to find a solution to this problem ils comptent sur nous pour trouver une solution à ce problème

(b) formal (attend to) veiller à;

∎ he should look to his reputation il devrait veiller à sa réputation;

∎ look to it that discipline is properly maintained veillez à ce que la discipline soit bien maintenue

➲ look up

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (in reference work, directory etc) chercher;

∎ look the word up in the dictionary cherche le mot dans le dictionnaire

(b) (visit) passer voir, rendre visite à;

∎ look us up when you're in New York passe nous voir quand tu seras à New York

2 intransitive verb

(a) (raise one's eyes) lever les yeux

(b) (improve) s'améliorer;

∎ things are looking up for the economy les perspectives économiques semblent meilleures

➲ look upon inseparable transitive verb

considérer

➲ look up to inseparable transitive verb

respecter, avoir du respect pour

✾ Book ✾ Film 'Don't look now' Du Maurier, Roeg 'Ne vous retournez pas'

✾ Play ✾ Film 'Look back in Anger' Osborne, Richardson 'La Paix du dimanche' (pièce), 'Les Corps sauvages' (film)

ⓘ Here's looking at you kid Ce sont les mots que prononce Rick Blaine, le personnage incarné par Humphrey Bogart dans le film Casablanca (1942), lorsqu'il dit adieu à la femme qu'il aime, jouée par Ingrid Bergman. Aujourd'hui on utilise souvent cette phrase en référence au film lorsque l'on porte un toast à quelqu'un.

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > look
10 south

1. noun
1) (the direction to the right of a person facing the rising sun, or any part of the earth lying in that direction: He stood facing towards the south; She lives in the south of France.) sur

2) (one of the four main points of the compass.) sur

2. adjective
1) (in the south: She works on the south coast.) sur, meridional

2) (from the direction of the south: a south wind.) del sur

3. adverb
(towards the south: This window faces south.) hacia el sur

- southerly
- southern
- southerner
- southernmost
- southward
- southwards
- southward
- southbound
- south-east / south-west
4. adjective
1) (in the south-east or south-west: the south-east coast.) sudeste; sudoeste

2) (from the direction of the south-east or south-west: a south-east wind.) sudeste; sudoeste

5. adverb
(towards the south-east or south-west: The gateway faces south-west.) hacia el sudeste; hacia el sudoeste

- south-easterly / south-westerly
- south-eastern / south-western
- the South Pole

south n adj adv sur

Málaga is in the south of Spain Málaga está en el sur de España

they live on the south coast viven en la costa sur

some birds fly south in winter en invierno algunos pájaros vuelan hacia el sur

south

tr[saʊɵ]

noun

1 sur nombre masculino

■ in the south en el sur

■ to the south of al sur de

adjective

1 sur, del sur, meridional

■ south coast costa sur

■ south wind viento del sur

adverb

1 (direction) hacia el sur; (location) al sur

■ birds fly south los pájaros vuelan hacia el sur

■ the house faces south la casa está orientada al sur

■ it's south of the river está al sur del río

noun the South

1 el Sur nombre masculino, el sur nombre masculino

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

down south (location) al sur 2 (direction) hacia el sur

South American sudamericano,-a

the South Pacific el Pacífico Sur

the South Pole el Polo Sur

the South Seas los mares del Sur

South Wales Gales del Sur

south ['saʊɵ] adv

: al sur, hacia el sur

the window looks south: la ventana mira al sur

she continued south: continuó hacia el sur

south adj

: sur, del sur

the south entrance: la entrada sur

South America: Sudamérica, América del Sur

south n

: sur m

south

adj.

• del sur adj.

• meridional adj.

• sur adj.

adv.

• al sur adv.

• hacia el sur adv.

n.

• mediodía s.m.

• sud s.m.

• sur s.m.

I saʊθ
mass noun

1)

a) (point of the compass, direction) sur m

the south, the South — el sur, el Sur

to the south of the city — al sur de la ciudad

south-southeast — sursudeste

south-southwest — sursudoeste

b) ( region)

the south, the South — el sur

a town in the south of Texas — una ciudad del sur or en el sur de Texas

2)

the South — ( in US history) el Sur, los estados sudistas

3)

South — ( in bridge) Sur m

II

adjective (before n) <wall/face> sur adj inv, meridional; < wind> del sur

III

adverb al sur

the house faces south — la casa da or mira al sur

he headed south — se dirigió hacia el sur

south of something — al sur de algo

down south: they live down south viven en el sur; let's go down south — vayamos al sur

[saʊθ]
1.

N (=direction) sur m ; (=region) sur m, mediodía m

the South of France — el sur de Francia, el mediodía francés, la Francia meridional

in the south of England — al sur or en el sur de Inglaterra

to live in the south — vivir en el sur

to the south of — al sur de

the wind is from the or in the south — el viento sopla or viene del sur

in the south of the country — al sur or en el sur del país

2.

ADJ del sur, sureño, meridional

3.

ADV (=southward) hacia el sur; (=in the south) al sur, en el sur

to travel south — viajar hacia el sur

this house faces south — esta casa mira al sur or tiene vista hacia el sur

my window faces south — mi ventana da al sur

south of the border — al sur de la frontera

it's south of London — está al sur de Londres

to sail due south — (Naut) ir proa al sur, navegar rumbo al sur

4.

CPD

South Africa N — Suráfrica f, Sudáfrica f
South African
South America N — América f del Sur, Sudamérica f ; South American

South Atlantic N — Atlántico m Sur

South Australia N — Australia f del Sur

South Carolina N — Carolina f del Sur

South Dakota N — Dakota f del Sur

South Georgia N — Georgia f del Sur

South Korea N — Corea f del Sur; South Korean

South Pacific N — Pacífico m Sur

the South Pole N — el Polo sur

the South Sea Islands NPL — las islas de los mares del Sur

the South Seas NPL — los mares del Sur, el mar austral

South Vietnam N — Vietnam m del Sur
South Vietnamese
South Wales N — Gales m del Sur

South West Africa N — África f del Suroeste

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I [saʊθ]
mass noun

1)

a) (point of the compass, direction) sur m

the south, the South — el sur, el Sur

to the south of the city — al sur de la ciudad

south-southeast — sursudeste

south-southwest — sursudoeste

b) ( region)

the south, the South — el sur

a town in the south of Texas — una ciudad del sur or en el sur de Texas

2)

the South — ( in US history) el Sur, los estados sudistas

3)

South — ( in bridge) Sur m

II

adjective (before n) <wall/face> sur adj inv, meridional; < wind> del sur

III

adverb al sur

the house faces south — la casa da or mira al sur

he headed south — se dirigió hacia el sur

south of something — al sur de algo

down south: they live down south viven en el sur; let's go down south — vayamos al sur

English-spanish dictionary > south
11 stand

stænd
1. past tense, past participle - stood; verb
1) (to be in an upright position, not sitting or lying: His leg was so painful that he could hardly stand; After the storm, few trees were left standing.)

2) ((often with up) to rise to the feet: He pushed back his chair and stood up; Some people like to stand (up) when the National Anthem is played.)

3) (to remain motionless: The train stood for an hour outside Newcastle.)

4) (to remain unchanged: This law still stands.)

5) (to be in or have a particular place: There is now a factory where our house once stood.)

6) (to be in a particular state, condition or situation: As matters stand, we can do nothing to help; How do you stand financially?)

7) (to accept or offer oneself for a particular position etc: He is standing as Parliamentary candidate for our district.)

8) (to put in a particular position, especially upright: He picked up the fallen chair and stood it beside the table.)

9) (to undergo or endure: He will stand (his) trial for murder; I can't stand her rudeness any longer.)

10) (to pay for (a meal etc) for (a person): Let me stand you a drink!)

2. noun
1) (a position or place in which to stand ready to fight etc, or an act of fighting etc: The guard took up his stand at the gate; I shall make a stand for what I believe is right.)

2) (an object, especially a piece of furniture, for holding or supporting something: a coat-stand; The sculpture had been removed from its stand for cleaning.)

3) (a stall where goods are displayed for sale or advertisement.)

4) (a large structure beside a football pitch, race course etc with rows of seats for spectators: The stand was crowded.)

5) ((American) a witness box in a law court.)

•

- take the stand
- standing
3. noun
1) (time of lasting: an agreement of long standing.)

2) (rank or reputation: a diplomat of high standing.)

•

- stand-by

4. adjective
((of an airline passenger or ticket) costing or paying less than the usual fare, as the passenger does not book a seat for a particular flight, but waits for the first available seat.)

5. adverb
(travelling in this way: It costs a lot less to travel stand-by.)

- stand-in
- standing-room
- make someone's hair stand on end
- stand aside
- stand back
- stand by
- stand down
- stand fast/firm
- stand for
- stand in
- stand on one's own two feet
- stand on one's own feet
- stand out
- stand over
- stand up for
- stand up to

stand¹ n tribuna / gradería

we had a good view from our seats in the stand veíamos bien desde nuestras localidades en la tribuna

stand² vb

1. estar de pie

there were no seats so I had to stand no había asientos así que tuve que estar de pie

2. ponerse de pie / levantarse

everyone stood when the headmaster came in al entrar el director, todo el mundo se puso de pie

3. estar

the church stands on a hill la iglesia está en una colina

they were standing on the corner estaban en la esquina

4. poner

stand over there in the corner ponte allí en el rincón

5. aguantar / soportar

I can't stand spiders no soporto las arañas

stand still! ¡estáte quieto! / ¡no te muevas!

El pasado y participio pasado de stand es stood

stand m (pl stands) Com stand ' stand' also found in these entries: Spanish: abordaje - aguantar - arisca - arisco - así - atragantarse - atravesarse - atril - banquillo - brazo - campar - cara - caseta - condescendencia - contemplación - convoy - cruzarse - cuadrarse - desorganizada - desorganizado - despuntar - destacar - destacarse - distinguirse - dominar - elevarse - erguirse - erizar - erizarse - estrado - expositor - expositora - flojera - frente - fritura - gorda - gordo - imponer - intríngulis - levantarse - obstaculizar - pabellón - parar - parada - parado - paragüero - pararse - paripé - perchero - pie English: angular - bear - booth - chance - end - fast - hair - humour - hypocrite - leg - news-stand - one-night - pace - stand - stand about - stand around - stand aside - stand back - stand by - stand down - stand for - stand in - stand out - stand over - stand up - stand-in - stand-off - stand-offishness - stand-to - stand-up comic - standby ticket - still - stood - taxi stand - wastefulness - whereas - witness stand - attention - band - bristle - clear - coat - crowd - ease - freeze - get - grand - ground - hand - head

stand

tr[stænd]

noun

1 (position) lugar nombre masculino, sitio; (attitude, opinion) posición nombre femenino, postura; (defence, resistence) resistencia

■ she took up her stand by the window se colocó en su sitio al lado de la ventana

■ we took a stand against the proposal adoptamos una postura contraria a la propuesta

■ Custer's last stand la última batalla de Custer

2 (of lamp, sculpture, etc) pie nombre masculino, pedestal nombre masculino, base nombre femenino

3 (stall - in market) puesto, tenderete nombre masculino; (- at exhibition) stand nombre masculino; (- at fair) caseta, barraca

4 (for taxis) parada

5 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (in stadium) tribuna

6 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL (witness box) estrado

■ he took the stand subió al estrado

intransitive verb (pt & pp stood tr[stʊd])

1 (person - be on one's feet) estar de pie, estar; (- get up) ponerse de pie, levantarse; (- remain on one's feet) quedarse de pie; (- take up position) ponerse

■ stand still! ¡estáte quieto,-a!, ¡no te muevas!

■ stand over there ponte allí

■ she was standing in the queue estaba en la cola

■ they were standing at the bar estaban en la barra

■ he was too weak to stand estaba demasiado débil para tenerse en pie

■ there were no seats and we had to stand no quedaban asientos y tuvimos que quedarnos de pie

■ don't just stand there! ¡no te quedes allí parado!

2 (measure - height) medir; (- value, level) marcar, alcanzar

■ he stands six feet mide dos metros

■ the building stands over 40 metres high el edificio mide 40 metros de altura

■ inflation stands at 6% la inflación alcanza el 6%

■ the score stands at 2-0 el marcador señala 2-0

3 (thing - be situated) estar, encontrarse, haber

■ a temple once stood here antes aquí había un templo

■ in the corner stands a grand piano hay un piano de cola en el rincón

■ the train standing at platform one el tren que está en el andén número uno

■ the car has stood in the garage for years el coche lleva años en el garaje

■ few buildings were left standing pocos edificios quedaban en pie

4 (remain valid) seguir en pie, seguir vigente

■ my offer still stands mi oferta sigue en pie

■ what I said still stands lo que dije sigue siendo válido

■ the court ruling stands el fallo es válido

5 (be in a certain condition) estar

■ that house has stood empty for ages hace mucho tiempo que esa casa está vacía

■ the machines stand idle las máquinas están paradas

■ I stand corrected tienes (toda la) razón

■ he stands high in their opinion tienen muy buena opinión de él, le tienen mucho respeto

■ I stand accused of murder se me acusa de asesinato

6 (be in particular situation) estar

■ how do things stand between you and your boss? ¿cómo están las cosas entre tu jefe y tú?

■ as things stand tal (y) como están las cosas

7 (take attitude, policy) adoptar una postura

■ where do you stand on abortion? ¿cuál es tu posición sobre el aborto?

■ we want to know how you stand on this issue queremos saber cuál es tu postura sobre este tema

8 (be likely to) poder

■ we stand to win a lot of money podríamos ganar mucho dinero

■ he stands to lose a fortune podría llegar a perder una fortuna

9 (liquid) estancar; (mixture) reposar

■ the water lay standing in pools había charcos de agua

■ leave the mixture to stand dejar reposar la mezcla

10 SMALLPOLITICS/SMALL (run) presentarse

■ she's going to stand for election va a presentarse como candidata

transitive verb

1 (place) poner, colocar

■ she stood the photo on the mantelpiece colocó la foto en la repisa

■ I stood the boy on a box so he could see the procession puso el niño encima de un caja para que viera el desfile

■ stand it against the wall ponlo contra la pared

2 familiar (bear, tolerate) aguantar, soportar; (endure, withstand) soportar, resistir

■ I can't stand the sight of him no puedo ni verlo

■ she couldn't stand the noise any longer no podía aguantar más el ruido

■ my nerves won't take much more mis nervios no aguantarán mucho más

■ he can't stand opera no soporta la opera

■ I can't stand being made to wait no soporto que me hagan esperar

■ will it stand the test of time? ¿resistirá el paso del tiempo?

■ it won't stand close examination no resistirá un examen minucioso

3 familiar (invite) invitar

■ I'll stand you a drink te invitaré a una copa

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

'No standing' SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL "Prohibido estacionarse"

'Stand and deliver!' "La bolsa o la vida"

to do something standing on one's head hacer algo con los ojos cerrados

to know where one stands saber a qué atenerse

to make a stand against (gen) oponer resistencia a 2 (mil) resistir a

not to stand a chance no tener ni la más remota posibilidad

to stand bail (for somebody) salir fiador,-ra (por alguien)

to stand clear (of something) apartarse (de algo)

■ stand clear of the doors! ¡apártense de las puertas!

to stand fast / stand firm mantenerse firme

to stand guard over vigilar

to stand in the way of impedir, obstaculizar, poner trabas a

■ we don't want to stand in the way of progress no queremos impedir el progreso

to stand on ceremony ser muy ceremonioso,-a

to stand one's ground mantenerse firme, seguir en sus trece

to stand on one's head hacer el pino

to stand on one's own two feet apañárselas solo,-a

to stand out a mile saltar a la vista

to stand somebody in good stead resultarle muy útil a alguien

to stand something on its head dar la vuelta a algo, poner algo patas arriba

to stand to attention estar firmes, cuadrarse

to stand to reason ser lógico,-a

to stand trial ser procesado,-a

to stand up and be counted dar la cara por sus principios

cake stand bandeja para pasteles

coat stand / hat stand perchero

newspaper stand quiosco

stand ['stænd] v, stood ['stʊd] ; standing vi

1) : estar de pie, estar parado

I was standing on the corner: estaba parada en la esquina

2) or to stand up : levantarse, pararse, ponerse de pie

3) (indicating a specified position or location)

they stand third in the country: ocupan el tercer lugar en el país

the machines are standing idle: las máquinas están paradas

4) (referring to an opinion)

how does he stand on the matter?: ¿cuál es su postura respecto al asunto?

5) be: estar

the house stands on a hill: la casa está en una colina

6) continue: seguir

the order still stands: el mandato sigue vigente

stand vt

1) place, set: poner, colocar

he stood them in a row: los colocó en hilera

2) tolerate: aguantar, soportar

he can't stand her: no la puede tragar

3)

to stand firm : mantenerse firme

4)

to stand guard : hacer la guardia

stand n

1) resistance: resistencia f

to make a stand against: resistir a

2) booth, stall: stand m, puesto m, kiosko m (para vender periódicos, etc)

3) base: pie m, base f

4) : grupo m (de árboles, etc.)

5) position: posición f, postura f

6) stands npl

grandstand: tribuna f

stand

n.

• apostadero s.m.

• banca s.f.

• caseta s.f.

• etapa s.f.

• parada s.f.

• pedestal s.m.

• pie s.m.

• posición s.f.

• postura s.f.

• puesto s.m.

• quiosco s.m.

• soporte s.m.

• tarima s.f. (Election, UK)

v.

• presentarse (E lección) (•Gobierno•) v.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: stood) = estar v.

(§pres: estoy, estás...) pret: estuv-•)

• resistir v.

• soportar v.

stænd
I

noun

1)

a) ( position) lugar m, sitio m

b) ( attitude) postura f, posición f

to take a stand on something — adoptar una postura or posición (con) respecto a algo

c) ( resistance) resistencia f

to make a stand against something — oponer* resistencia a algo

Custer's Last Stand — la última batalla de Custer

2)

a) (pedestal, base) pie m, base f

b) ( for sheet music) atril m

c) (for coats, hats) perchero m

3) (at fair, exhibition) stand m, caseta f; ( larger) pabellón m

newspaper stand — puesto m de periódicos

a hot-dog stand — (esp AmE) un puesto de perritos calientes

4) ( for spectators) (often pl) tribuna f

5) ( witness box) (AmE) estrado m

to take the stand — subir al estrado

II
1.

(past & past p stood) intransitive verb

1)

a) (be, remain upright) \<\<person\>\> estar* de pie, estar* parado (AmL)

I was so tired I could hardly stand — estaba tan cansado que apenas podía tenerme en pie

I've been standing here for hours — llevo horas aquí de pie or (AmL) aquí parado

she was standing at the window — estaba junto a la ventana

b) ( rise) levantarse, ponerse* de pie, pararse (AmL)

her hair stood on end — se le pusieron los pelos de punta, se le pararon los pelos (AmL); see also stand up

c) ( in height)

the tower stands 30 meters high — la torre tiene or mide 30 metros de altura

2) (move, take up position) ponerse*, pararse (AmL)

stand over there — ponte or (AmL tb) párate allí

stand clear! — apártense!

he stood on a chair — se subió a or (AmL tb) se paró en una silla

to stand aside — hacerse* a un lado, apartarse

can you stand on your head? — ¿sabes pararte de cabeza or (Esp) hacer el pino?

you stood on my toe! — me pisaste!

3)

a) (be situated, located)

the chapel stands on the site of a pagan temple — la capilla ocupa el lugar de un antiguo templo pagano

a church stood here long ago — hace mucho tiempo aquí había una iglesia

I won't stand in your way — no seré yo quien te lo impida

b) ( hold position)

where do you stand on this issue? — ¿cuál es tu posición en cuanto a este problema?

he stands high in their esteem — lo tienen en mucha estima

you never know where you stand with him — con él uno nunca sabe a qué atenerse

c) (be mounted, fixed)

a hut standing on wooden piles — una choza construida or que descansa sobre pilotes de madera

4)

a) (stop, remain still) \<\<person\>\>

they stood and stared — se quedaron mirando

don't just stand there! — no te quedes ahí parado!

I was left standing there looking like a fool — me dejaron allí plantado como un tonto

can't you stand still for two minutes? — ¿no puedes estarte quieto un minuto?

time stood still — el tiempo se detuvo

the train standing at platform five — el tren que está en el andén número cinco

no standing — (AmE) estacionamiento prohibido, prohibido estacionarse

to stand firm o fast — mantenerse* firme

to leave somebody standing — dejar muy atrás a alguien

b) ( remain undisturbed) \<\<batter/water\>\>

leave to stand — dejar reposar

water stood in puddles on the floor — había charcos de agua en el suelo

c) (survive, last)

these walls have stood for centuries — estas paredes tienen cientos de años

the tower is still standing — la torre sigue en pie

5) (remain unchanged, valid) \<\<law/agreement\>\> seguir* vigente or en vigor

the offer still stands — la oferta sigue en pie

what I said still stands — lo que dije sigue siendo válido

his argument stands or falls on this point — todo su argumento depende de este punto

6)

a) (be)

the house stands empty — la casa está vacía

he stands accused of treason — se lo acusa de traición

I stand corrected — tienes razón

b) ( be currently)

as things stand — tal (y) como están las cosas

to stand AT something: unemployment stands at 17% el desempleo alcanza el 17%; receipts stand at $150,000 — el total recaudado asciende a 150.000 dólares

c) ( be likely to)

to stand to + INF: he stands to lose a fortune puede llegar a perder una fortuna; what does she stand to gain out of this? — ¿qué es lo que puede ganar con esto ?

7) (for office, election) (BrE) presentarse (como candidato)

to stand FOR something: she is standing for the presidency — se va a presentar como candidata a la presidencia

2.

vt

1) ( place) poner*; (carefully, precisely) colocar*

he stood the ladder against the wall — puso or colocó or apoyó la escalera contra la pared

he stood himself near the door — se puso cerca de la puerta

2)

a) (tolerate, bear) (with can, can't, won't) \<\<pain/noise\>\> aguantar, soportar

I can't stand him — no lo aguanto or soporto, no lo trago (fam)

I can't stand the sight of him — no lo puedo ni ver

I can't stand it any longer! — no puedo más!, no aguanto más!

to stand -ING: she can't stand being interrupted — no soporta or no tolera que la interrumpan

b) ( withstand) \<\<heat/strain\>\> soportar, resistir

the chair won't stand his weight — la silla no le va a aguantar su peso

to stand the test of time — resistir el paso del tiempo

3) ( pay for) \<\<drink/dinner\>\> invitar a

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Phrasal Verbs:

- stand apart

- stand back

- stand by

- stand down

- stand for

- stand in

- stand out

- stand over

- stand up

- stand up for

- stand up to

[stænd] (vb: pt, pp stood)
1. N

1) (=position) posición f, puesto m

to take up a stand near the door — colocarse cerca de la puerta

2) (fig) (=stance) actitud f, postura f

to take a stand on an issue — adoptar una actitud hacia una cuestión

to take a firm stand — adoptar una actitud firme

3) (Mil)

the stand of the Australians at Tobruk — la resistencia de los australianos en Tobruk

Custer's last stand — la última batalla del General Custer

- make a stand

to make or take a stand against sth — oponer resistencia a algo
one-night stand
4) (for taxis) parada f (de taxis)

5) (=lamp stand) pie m; (=music stand) atril m; (=hallstand) perchero m

6) (=newspaper stand) quiosco m, puesto m (esp LAm); (=market stall) puesto m; (in shop) estante m, puesto m; (at exhibition) caseta f, stand m; (=bandstand) quiosco m

7) (Sport) (=grandstand) tribuna f

8) (Jur) estrado m

to take the stand — (esp US) (=go into witness box) subir a la tribuna de los testigos; (=give evidence) prestar declaración

9) [of trees] hilera f, grupo m

10) *** (=erection) empalme *** m

11) = standstill

2. VT

1) (=place) poner, colocar

to stand sth against the wall — apoyar algo en la pared

to stand a vase on a table — poner un florero sobre una mesa

2) (=withstand) resistir

it won't stand serious examination — no resistirá un examen detallado

it won't stand the cold — no resiste el or al frío

his heart couldn't stand the shock — su corazón no resistió el or al choque

- stand one's ground

- if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen

3) (=tolerate) aguantar

I can stand anything but that — lo aguanto todo menos eso

I can't stand it any longer! — ¡no aguanto más!

I can't stand Debussy — no aguanto a Debussy

I can't stand (the sight of) him — no lo aguanto, no lo puedo tragar

I can't stand waiting for people — no aguanto or soporto que me hagan esperar
chance 1., 3)
4) * (=pay for)

to stand sb a drink/meal — invitar a algn a una copa/a comer

he stood me lunch — me pagó la comida

the company will have to stand the loss — la compañía tendrá que encargarse de las pérdidas

3. VI

1) (=be upright) estar de pie or derecho, estar parado (LAm)

he could hardly stand — hasta tenía problemas para ponerse de pie

the house is still standing — la casa sigue en pie

we must stand together — (fig) debemos unirnos or ser solidarios

- stand on one's own two feet

- stand tall
ease 1., 4)
2) (=get up) levantarse, pararse (LAm)

all stand! — ¡levántense!

3) (=stay, stand still)

they were standing at the bar — estaban juntos al bar

to stand in the doorway — estar en la puerta

don't just stand there, do something! — ¡no te quedes ahí parado, haz algo!

they stood patiently in the rain — se quedaron esperando pacientemente bajo la lluvia

to stand talking — seguir hablando, quedarse a hablar

we stood chatting for half an hour — charlamos durante media hora, pasamos media hora charlando

stand and deliver! — ¡la bolsa o la vida!

- he left the others standing

4) (=tread)

to stand on sth — pisar algo

you're standing on my foot — me estás pisando

he stood on the beetle — pisó el escarabajo

he stood on the brakes — (Aut) * pisó el freno a fondo

5) (=measure) medir

he stands a good six feet — mide seis pies largos

the tower stands 50m high — la torre tiene 50m de alta

the mountain stands 3,000m high — la montaña tiene una altura de 3.000m

6) (=have reached)

the thermometer stands at 40° — el termómetro marca 40 grados

the record stands at ten minutes — el record está en diez minutos, el tiempo récord sigue siendo de diez minutos

sales are currently standing at two million — las ventas ya han alcanzado los dos millones

sales stand at five per cent more than last year — las ventas han aumentado en un cinco por cien en relación con el año pasado

7) (=be situated) encontrarse, ubicarse (LAm)

it stands beside the town hall — está junto al ayuntamiento

8) (=be mounted, based) apoyarse

9) (=remain valid) [offer, argument, decision] seguir en pie or vigente

my objection still stands — mis reservas siguen en pie

the contract stands — el contrato sigue en vigor

the theory stands or falls on this — de allí depende la teoría entera

it has stood for 200 years — ha durado 200 años ya, lleva ya 200 años de vida

10) (fig) (=be placed) estar, encontrarse

as things stand, as it stands — tal como están las cosas

I'd like to know where I stand — quisiera saber a qué atenerme

how do we stand? — ¿cómo estamos?

where do you stand with him? — ¿cuáles son tus relaciones con él?

nothing stands between us — nada nos separa

nothing stands between you and success — no tienes ningún obstáculo en el camino al éxito

11) (=be in a position)

to stand to do sth — arriesgar hacer algo

he stands to gain a great deal — tiene la posibilidad de ganar mucho

what do we stand to gain by it? — ¿qué posibilidades hay para nosotros de ganar algo?, ¿qué ventaja nos daría esto?

we stand to lose a lot — para nosotros supondría una pérdida importante, estamos en peligro de perder bastante

12) (=be)

she stands in need of a friend — lo que necesita es un amigo

to stand accused of murder — estar acusado de asesinato

he stands alone in this matter — no tiene ningún apoyo en este caso

to stand (as) security for sb — (Econ) salir fiador de algn; (fig) salir por algn

it stands to reason that... — es evidente que..., no cabe duda de que...
clear 2., 3), correct 2., 1)
13) (=remain undisturbed) estar

to allow a liquid to stand — dejar estar un líquido

let it stand for three days — déjelo reposar durante tres días

don't let the tea stand — no dejes que se pase el té

to let sth stand in the sun — poner algo al sol, dejar algo al sol

the car has been standing in the sun — el coche ha estado expuesto al sol

14) (Brit) (Pol) presentarse (como candidato)

• to stand against sb in an election — presentarse como oponente a algn en unas elecciones

• to stand as a candidate — presentarse como candidato

• to stand for Parliament — presentarse como candidato a diputado

to stand for president — presentarse como candidato a la presidencia

he stood for Castroforte — fue uno de los candidatos en Castroforte

he stood for Labour — fue candidato laborista

15) (Econ)

there is £50 standing to your credit — usted tiene 50 libras en el haber

- stand about

- stand aside

- stand back

- stand by

- stand down

- stand for

- stand in

- stand off

- stand out

- stand over

- stand to

- stand up

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[stænd]
I

noun

1)

a) ( position) lugar m, sitio m

b) ( attitude) postura f, posición f

to take a stand on something — adoptar una postura or posición (con) respecto a algo

c) ( resistance) resistencia f

to make a stand against something — oponer* resistencia a algo

Custer's Last Stand — la última batalla de Custer

2)

a) (pedestal, base) pie m, base f

b) ( for sheet music) atril m

c) (for coats, hats) perchero m

3) (at fair, exhibition) stand m, caseta f; ( larger) pabellón m

newspaper stand — puesto m de periódicos

a hot-dog stand — (esp AmE) un puesto de perritos calientes

4) ( for spectators) (often pl) tribuna f

5) ( witness box) (AmE) estrado m

to take the stand — subir al estrado

II
1.

(past & past p stood) intransitive verb

1)

a) (be, remain upright) \<\<person\>\> estar* de pie, estar* parado (AmL)

I was so tired I could hardly stand — estaba tan cansado que apenas podía tenerme en pie

I've been standing here for hours — llevo horas aquí de pie or (AmL) aquí parado

she was standing at the window — estaba junto a la ventana

b) ( rise) levantarse, ponerse* de pie, pararse (AmL)

her hair stood on end — se le pusieron los pelos de punta, se le pararon los pelos (AmL); see also stand up

c) ( in height)

the tower stands 30 meters high — la torre tiene or mide 30 metros de altura

2) (move, take up position) ponerse*, pararse (AmL)

stand over there — ponte or (AmL tb) párate allí

stand clear! — apártense!

he stood on a chair — se subió a or (AmL tb) se paró en una silla

to stand aside — hacerse* a un lado, apartarse

can you stand on your head? — ¿sabes pararte de cabeza or (Esp) hacer el pino?

you stood on my toe! — me pisaste!

3)

a) (be situated, located)

the chapel stands on the site of a pagan temple — la capilla ocupa el lugar de un antiguo templo pagano

a church stood here long ago — hace mucho tiempo aquí había una iglesia

I won't stand in your way — no seré yo quien te lo impida

b) ( hold position)

where do you stand on this issue? — ¿cuál es tu posición en cuanto a este problema?

he stands high in their esteem — lo tienen en mucha estima

you never know where you stand with him — con él uno nunca sabe a qué atenerse

c) (be mounted, fixed)

a hut standing on wooden piles — una choza construida or que descansa sobre pilotes de madera

4)

a) (stop, remain still) \<\<person\>\>

they stood and stared — se quedaron mirando

don't just stand there! — no te quedes ahí parado!

I was left standing there looking like a fool — me dejaron allí plantado como un tonto

can't you stand still for two minutes? — ¿no puedes estarte quieto un minuto?

time stood still — el tiempo se detuvo

the train standing at platform five — el tren que está en el andén número cinco

no standing — (AmE) estacionamiento prohibido, prohibido estacionarse

to stand firm o fast — mantenerse* firme

to leave somebody standing — dejar muy atrás a alguien

b) ( remain undisturbed) \<\<batter/water\>\>

leave to stand — dejar reposar

water stood in puddles on the floor — había charcos de agua en el suelo

c) (survive, last)

these walls have stood for centuries — estas paredes tienen cientos de años

the tower is still standing — la torre sigue en pie

5) (remain unchanged, valid) \<\<law/agreement\>\> seguir* vigente or en vigor

the offer still stands — la oferta sigue en pie

what I said still stands — lo que dije sigue siendo válido

his argument stands or falls on this point — todo su argumento depende de este punto

6)

a) (be)

the house stands empty — la casa está vacía

he stands accused of treason — se lo acusa de traición

I stand corrected — tienes razón

b) ( be currently)

as things stand — tal (y) como están las cosas

to stand AT something: unemployment stands at 17% el desempleo alcanza el 17%; receipts stand at $150,000 — el total recaudado asciende a 150.000 dólares

c) ( be likely to)

to stand to + INF: he stands to lose a fortune puede llegar a perder una fortuna; what does she stand to gain out of this? — ¿qué es lo que puede ganar con esto ?

7) (for office, election) (BrE) presentarse (como candidato)

to stand FOR something: she is standing for the presidency — se va a presentar como candidata a la presidencia

2.

vt

1) ( place) poner*; (carefully, precisely) colocar*

he stood the ladder against the wall — puso or colocó or apoyó la escalera contra la pared

he stood himself near the door — se puso cerca de la puerta

2)

a) (tolerate, bear) (with can, can't, won't) \<\<pain/noise\>\> aguantar, soportar

I can't stand him — no lo aguanto or soporto, no lo trago (fam)

I can't stand the sight of him — no lo puedo ni ver

I can't stand it any longer! — no puedo más!, no aguanto más!

to stand -ING: she can't stand being interrupted — no soporta or no tolera que la interrumpan

b) ( withstand) \<\<heat/strain\>\> soportar, resistir

the chair won't stand his weight — la silla no le va a aguantar su peso

to stand the test of time — resistir el paso del tiempo

3) ( pay for) \<\<drink/dinner\>\> invitar a

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Phrasal Verbs:

- stand apart

- stand back

- stand by

- stand down

- stand for

- stand in

- stand out

- stand over

- stand up

- stand up for

- stand up to

English-spanish dictionary > stand
12 leave

I li:v past tense, past participle - left; verb
1) (to go away or depart from, often without intending to return: He left the room for a moment; They left at about six o'clock; I have left that job.) irse, marcharse

2) (to go without taking: She left her gloves in the car; He left his children behind when he went to France.) dejar, abandonar

3) (to allow to remain in a particular state or condition: She left the job half-finished.) dejar

4) (to let (a person or a thing) do something without being helped or attended to: I'll leave the meat to cook for a while.) dejar

5) (to allow to remain for someone to do, make etc: Leave that job to the experts!) dejar

6) (to make a gift of in one's will: She left all her property to her son.) dejar

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- leave alone
- leave out
- left over
II li:v noun
1) (permission to do something, eg to be absent: Have I your leave to go?) permiso

2) ((especially of soldiers, sailors etc) a holiday: He is home on leave at the moment.) permiso

•

- take one's leave of
- take one's leave

leave¹ n permiso

the captain's on leave el capitán está de permiso

leave² vb

1. irse / marchar

what time are you leaving? ¿a qué hora marchas?

2. salir / partir

the bus leaves at four el autobús sale a las cuatro

3. dejar

he left his wife dejó a su mujer

we can leave that until tomorrow eso lo podemos dejar hasta mañana

4. dejar / legar

my father left me a lot of money when he died mi padre me dejó mucho dinero cuando murió

5. dejarse / olvidar

I've left my book at home me he olvidado el libro en casa

to leave alone dejar en paz / no molestar / no tocar

leave me alone! ¡déjame en paz!

El pasado y participio pasado de leave es left; el gerundio se escribe leaving

leave

tr[liːv]

noun

1 (time off) permiso

2 (permission) permiso

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be on leave SMALLMILITARY/SMALL estar de permiso

to go on sick leave tener la baja por enfermedad

to take French leave despedirse a la francesa

to take leave of one's senses perder la razón

to take one's leave of somebody despedirse de alguien

leave of absence excedencia

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leave

tr[liːv]

transitive verb (pt & pp left, ger leaving)

1 (go away from) dejar, abandonar; (go out of) salir de

■ she left home when she was 16 se marchó de casa a los 16 años

2 (stop being with) irse de, marcharse de

■ when I left New York cuando me fui de Nueva York

3 (forget) dejarse, olvidar, olvidarse

■ yesterday I left my handbag on the train ayer me dejé el bolso en el tren

4 (allow to remain) dejar

■ let's leave that until tomorrow dejemos eso para mañana

■ please leave the door open por favor, deja la puerta abierta

■ shall I leave him a message? ¿quiere que le dé algún recado?

■ leave the washing up to me deja que yo lave los platos

■ let's leave it at that! ¡dejémoslo así!

5 (cause to remain) dejar

■ the glass left a ring on the table el vaso dejó un cerco en la mesa

6 (be survived by) dejar

7 (bequeath) dejar, legar

8 SMALLMATHEMATICS/SMALL dar

■ two from six leaves four seis menos dos dan cuatro

intransitive verb

1 marcharse, irse, partir

■ I'm leaving in five minutes me voy dentro de cinco minutos

■ he left for Rome this morning esta mañana salió hacia Roma

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

leave it out! SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL slang ¡venga ya!, ¡déjalo ya!

to leave behind dejar atrás

to leave go of something / hold of something soltar algo

to leave somebody alone / leave somebody be dejar a alguien en paz

to leave somebody cold dejar frío,-a a alguien, dejar indiferente a alguien

to leave somebody to themself / leave somebody to their own devices dejar que alguien se las apañe solo,-a

to leave something about dejar algo tirado

to leave standing (in race) dejar clavado,-a

to leave well enough alone dejar las cosas tal como están

leave ['li:v] v, left ['lɛft] ; leaving vt

1) bequeath: dejar, legar

2) depart: dejar, salir(se) de

3) abandon: abandonar, dejar

4) forget: dejar, olvidarse de

I left the books at the library: dejé los libros en la biblioteca

5)

to be left : quedar

it's all I have left: es todo lo que me queda

6)

to be left over : sobrar

7)

to leave out : omitir, excluir

leave vi

: irse, salir, partir, marcharse

she left yesterday morning: se fue ayer por la mañana

leave n

1) permission: permiso m

by your leave: con su permiso

2) or leave of absence : permiso m, licencia f

maternity leave: licencia por maternidad

3)

to take one's leave : despedirse

leave

n.

• despedida s.f.

• despedido s.m.

• excedencia s.f.

• excedente s.m.

• licencia s.f.

• permiso s.m.

• vacaciones s.f.pl.

• venia s.f.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: left) = abandonar v.

• ceder v.

• dejar v.

• desalojar v.

• ir v.

(§pres: voy, vas...), subj: vay-, imp: ib-, pret: fu-•)

• irse v.

• legar v.

• marchar v.

• marcharse v.

• salir v.

(§pres: salgo, sales...) fut/c: saldr-•)

• salir de v.

liːv
I

noun

1) u c ( authorized absence) permiso m, licencia f (esp AmL); ( Mil) licencia f, permiso m

one year's leave of absence — un año de permiso or (esp AmL) de licencia or (Esp) de excedencia

to be/go on leave — estar*/salir* de permiso or (esp AmL) de licencia

2) u ( permission) (frml) permiso m

without so much as a by your leave — (colloq) sin ni siquiera pedir permiso

3) u ( departure) (frml)

to take leave of somebody — despedirse* de alguien

have you taken leave of your senses? — ¿te has vuelto loco?

II
1.

(past & past p left) transitive verb

1)

a) ( go away from)

she leaves home/the office at 6 — sale de casa/de la oficina a las 6

I left her reading a book — la dejé leyendo un libro

may I leave the table? — ¿puedo levantarme de la mesa?

what are you going to do when you leave school? — ¿qué vas a hacer cuando termines el colegio?

he left school at 16 — dejó or abandonó los estudios a los 16 años

she left home at the age of 17 — se fue de casa a los 17 años

b) ( withdraw from) \<\<profession/organization/politics\>\> dejar

to leave something FOR something — dejar algo por algo

2) ( abandon) dejar

she left her husband for another man — dejó a su marido por otro (hombre)

he was left for dead — lo dieron por muerto

they left him to die in the desert — lo abandonaron a su suerte en el desierto

3)

a) ( deposit in specified place) dejar

leave your key at the desk — deje la llave en recepción

to leave something FOR somebody — dejarle algo a alguien

b) ( not take - deliberately) dejar; (- inadvertently) olvidarse de, dejarse

c) ( not eat) \<\<food\>\> dejar

4) (allow, cause to remain) dejar

please leave the window open — por favor dejen la ventana abierta

she left her meal untouched — no probó la comida

some things are better left unsaid — es mejor callar or no decir ciertas cosas

let's leave it at that — dejémoslo así

5) ( have as aftereffect) \<\<stain/scar\>\> dejar

the hurricane left a trail of devastation — el huracán dejó la mayor desolación a su paso

6)

a) (not attend to, postpone) dejar

leave the dishes for later — deja los platos para más tarde

b) ( not disturb or interfere) dejar

leave me alone/in peace! — déjame tranquilo/en paz!

I was about to start cooking - I'll leave you to it, then — iba a ponerme a cocinar - bueno, pues te dejo

to leave something/somebody to + INF — dejar algo/a alguien + inf or que (+ subj)

leave her to finish on her own — déjala terminar or que termine sola; alone I b)

7)

a) ( entrust)

to leave something TO somebody/something: leave it to me! déjalo por mi cuenta!; we must leave nothing to chance — no debemos dejar nada (librado) al azar

b) (allow, cause somebody to do) dejar

the teacher left us with a lot to do — el profesor nos dejó mucho trabajo

to leave somebody to + INF — dejar que alguien (+ subj)

he left his secretary to make the arrangements — dejó que su secretaria hiciera los preparativos

8)

a) ( Math)

6 from 10 leaves 4 — si a 10 le quitamos 6, quedan 4

b) (after deduction, elimination)

that only leaves you and me — con eso sólo quedamos tú y yo

there isn't much time left — no queda mucho tiempo

c) ( make available) dejar

leave a space — deja un espacio

there's nothing left for it but to give in — no queda más remedio que ceder

9)

a) ( bequeath)

to leave something TO somebody/something — \<\<money/property\>\> dejar(le) algo a alguien/algo

b) ( after bereavement) dejar

he leaves a wife and two sons — deja esposa y dos hijos

2.

vi irse*, marcharse (esp Esp)

the train leaves at 5 o'clock — el tren sale a las 5 en punto

he's already left for the airport — ya ha salido para el aeropuerto

Phrasal Verbs:

- leave aside

- leave behind

- leave in

- leave off

- leave on

- leave out

- leave over

[liːv] (vb: pt, pp left)
1. N

1) frm (=permission) permiso m

• to ask leave to do sth — pedir permiso para hacer algo

• by your leave — † con permiso de usted

without so much as a "by your leave" — sin pedir permiso a nadie

• I take leave to doubt it — me permito dudarlo

2) (=permission to be absent) permiso m ; (Mil) (brief) permiso m ; (lengthy, compassionate) licencia f

• leave of absence — permiso m para ausentarse

• to be on leave — estar de permiso or (S. Cone) licenciado

3) (=departure)

to take (one's) leave (of sb) — despedirse (de algn)

• to take leave of one's senses — perder el juicio

have you taken leave of your senses? — ¿te has vuelto loco?

2. VT

1) (=go away from) dejar, marcharse de; [+ room] salir de, abandonar; [+ hospital] salir de; [+ person] abandonar, dejar

I'll leave you at the station — te dejo en la estación

I must leave you — tengo que despedirme or marcharme

you may leave us — frm puede retirarse frm

• she leaves home at 8am — sale de casa a las ocho

he left home when he was 18 — se fue de casa a los 18 años

• to leave one's post — (improperly) abandonar su puesto

• to leave the rails — descarrilar, salirse de las vías

• the car left the road — el coche se salió de la carretera

• to leave school — (=finish studies) terminar el colegio

• to leave the table — levantarse de la mesa

• he has left his wife — ha dejado or abandonado a su mujer

2) (=forget) dejar, olvidar

3) (=bequeath) dejar, legar

4) (=allow to remain) dejar

to leave two pages blank — dejar dos páginas en blanco

to leave things lying about — dejar las cosas de cualquier modo

• it's best to leave him alone — es mejor dejarlo solo

to leave sb alone or in peace — dejar a algn en paz

• let's leave it at that — dejémoslo así, ¡ya está bien (así)!

• this left me free for the afternoon — eso me dejó la tarde libre

• to leave one's greens — no comer las verduras

• to leave a good impression on sb — producir a algn una buena impresión

• it leaves much to be desired — deja mucho que desear

• to leave one's supper — dejar la cena sin comer

• take it or leave it — lo tomas o lo dejas

• leave it to me! — ¡yo me encargo!, ¡tú, déjamelo a mí!

I'll leave it up to you — lo dejo a tu criterio

I leave it to you to judge — júzguelo usted

• he leaves a wife and a child — le sobreviven su viuda y un hijo, deja mujer y un hijo

• to leave sth with sb — dejar algo en manos de algn, entregar algo a algn

I left the children with my mother — dejé los niños con mi madre

leave it with me — yo me encargaré del asunto

5)

• to be left — (=remain) quedar

there's nothing left — no queda nada

how many are (there) left? — ¿cuántos quedan?

we were left with four — quedamos con cuatro, nos quedaron cuatro

nothing was left for me but to sell it — no tuve más remedio que venderlo

there are three left over — sobran tres

• all the money I have left — todo el dinero que me queda

6) (Math)

three from ten leaves seven — diez menos tres son siete, de tres a diez van siete

3.

VI (go out) salir; (go away) [person] irse, marcharse, partir; [train, bus] salir

the train is leaving in ten minutes — el tren sale dentro de diez minutos

- leave about

- leave aside

- leave behind

- leave in

- leave off

- leave on

- leave out

- leave over

* * *
[liːv]
I

noun

1) u c ( authorized absence) permiso m, licencia f (esp AmL); ( Mil) licencia f, permiso m

one year's leave of absence — un año de permiso or (esp AmL) de licencia or (Esp) de excedencia

to be/go on leave — estar*/salir* de permiso or (esp AmL) de licencia

2) u ( permission) (frml) permiso m

without so much as a by your leave — (colloq) sin ni siquiera pedir permiso

3) u ( departure) (frml)

to take leave of somebody — despedirse* de alguien

have you taken leave of your senses? — ¿te has vuelto loco?

II
1.

(past & past p left) transitive verb

1)

a) ( go away from)

she leaves home/the office at 6 — sale de casa/de la oficina a las 6

I left her reading a book — la dejé leyendo un libro

may I leave the table? — ¿puedo levantarme de la mesa?

what are you going to do when you leave school? — ¿qué vas a hacer cuando termines el colegio?

he left school at 16 — dejó or abandonó los estudios a los 16 años

she left home at the age of 17 — se fue de casa a los 17 años

b) ( withdraw from) \<\<profession/organization/politics\>\> dejar

to leave something FOR something — dejar algo por algo

2) ( abandon) dejar

she left her husband for another man — dejó a su marido por otro (hombre)

he was left for dead — lo dieron por muerto

they left him to die in the desert — lo abandonaron a su suerte en el desierto

3)

a) ( deposit in specified place) dejar

leave your key at the desk — deje la llave en recepción

to leave something FOR somebody — dejarle algo a alguien

b) ( not take - deliberately) dejar; (- inadvertently) olvidarse de, dejarse

c) ( not eat) \<\<food\>\> dejar

4) (allow, cause to remain) dejar

please leave the window open — por favor dejen la ventana abierta

she left her meal untouched — no probó la comida

some things are better left unsaid — es mejor callar or no decir ciertas cosas

let's leave it at that — dejémoslo así

5) ( have as aftereffect) \<\<stain/scar\>\> dejar

the hurricane left a trail of devastation — el huracán dejó la mayor desolación a su paso

6)

a) (not attend to, postpone) dejar

leave the dishes for later — deja los platos para más tarde

b) ( not disturb or interfere) dejar

leave me alone/in peace! — déjame tranquilo/en paz!

I was about to start cooking - I'll leave you to it, then — iba a ponerme a cocinar - bueno, pues te dejo

to leave something/somebody to + INF — dejar algo/a alguien + inf or que (+ subj)

leave her to finish on her own — déjala terminar or que termine sola; alone I b)

7)

a) ( entrust)

to leave something TO somebody/something: leave it to me! déjalo por mi cuenta!; we must leave nothing to chance — no debemos dejar nada (librado) al azar

b) (allow, cause somebody to do) dejar

the teacher left us with a lot to do — el profesor nos dejó mucho trabajo

to leave somebody to + INF — dejar que alguien (+ subj)

he left his secretary to make the arrangements — dejó que su secretaria hiciera los preparativos

8)

a) ( Math)

6 from 10 leaves 4 — si a 10 le quitamos 6, quedan 4

b) (after deduction, elimination)

that only leaves you and me — con eso sólo quedamos tú y yo

there isn't much time left — no queda mucho tiempo

c) ( make available) dejar

leave a space — deja un espacio

there's nothing left for it but to give in — no queda más remedio que ceder

9)

a) ( bequeath)

to leave something TO somebody/something — \<\<money/property\>\> dejar(le) algo a alguien/algo

b) ( after bereavement) dejar

he leaves a wife and two sons — deja esposa y dos hijos

2.

vi irse*, marcharse (esp Esp)

the train leaves at 5 o'clock — el tren sale a las 5 en punto

he's already left for the airport — ya ha salido para el aeropuerto

Phrasal Verbs:

- leave aside

- leave behind

- leave in

- leave off

- leave on

- leave out

- leave over

English-spanish dictionary > leave
13 picture

'pik ə
1. noun
1) (a painting or drawing: This is a picture of my mother.) pintura, cuadro, retrato

2) (a photograph: I took a lot of pictures when I was on holiday.) fotografía

3) (a cinema film: There's a good picture on at the cinema tonight.) película, filme

4) ((with the) a symbol or perfect example (of something): She looked the picture of health/happiness.) imagen

5) ((with a) a beautiful sight: She looked a picture in her new dress.) (estar) guapísimo/precioso

6) (a clear description: He gave me a good picture of what was happening.) descripción

2. verb
(to imagine: I can picture the scene.) imaginar, figurarse

- put someone / be in the picture
- put / be in the picture
- the pictures

picture¹ n dibujo / retrato / cuadro / ilustración

he painted a picture of his mother hizo un retrato de su madre

to take a picture hacer una foto

picture² vb imaginarse

how do you picture life in the future? ¿cómo te imaginas la vida en el futuro?

El gerundio de picture se escribe picturing

picture

tr['pɪkʧə^SMALLr/SMALL]

noun

1 (painting) pintura, cuadro; (portrait) retrato; (drawing) dibujo, grabado; (illustration) ilustración nombre femenino, lámina; (photograph) fotografía, foto nombre femenino

■ she drew a picture of the church hizo un dibujo de la iglesia

■ he painted her picture la retrató

■ I took a picture of them les saqué una foto

2 (account, description) descripción nombre femenino; (mental picture) imagen nombre femenino, idea, impresión nombre femenino

3 SMALLTELEVISION/SMALL (quality of image) imagen nombre femenino

4 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL (film) película

transitive verb

1 (imagine) imaginarse, verse

■ I can't picture them married no me los imagino casados

2 (paint) pintar; (draw) dibujar

plural noun the pictures

1 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL el cine

■ we went to the pictures fuimos al cine

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be a picture of health rebosar salud

to be (as pretty as) a picture ser precioso,-a

to be pictured (in press) aparecer en la foto

to get the picture entender, enterarse

to put somebody in the picture poner a alguien al corriente

picture book libro ilustrado

picture frame marco

picture postcard tarjeta postal

picture window ventanal nombre masculino

picture ['pɪkʧər] vt, - tured ; - turing

1) depict: representar

2) imagine: imaginarse

can you picture it?: ¿te lo puedes imaginar?

picture n

1) : cuadro m (pintado o dibujado), ilustración f, fotografía f

2) description: descripción f

3) image: imagen f

he's the picture of his father: es la viva imagen de su padre

4) movie: película f

picture

n.

• cuadro s.m.

• escena s.f.

• fotografía s.f.

• grabado s.m.

• gráfico s.m.

• ilustración s.f.

• imagen s.f.

• película s.f.

• pintura s.f.

• retrato s.m.

v.

• dibujar v.

• pintar v.

I 'pɪktʃər, 'pɪktʃə(r)
noun

1)

a) ( illustration) ilustración f; ( drawing) dibujo m; ( painting) cuadro m, pintura f; ( print) cuadro m, lámina f; ( portrait) retrato m

to draw a picture of something — hacer* un dibujo de algo, dibujar algo

to paint a picture of something/somebody — pintar algo/a alguien

the book paints a gloomy picture of... — el libro pinta un cuadro sombrío de...

to be as pretty as a picture — ser* precioso: (before n)

picture frame — marco m

picture gallery — ( museum) pinacoteca f, museo m; ( shop) galería f de arte

b) ( photo) foto f

to take a picture of something/somebody — sacarle* or tomarle or (Esp tb) hacerle* una foto a algo/alguien

2) ( situation) panorama m

that's not the whole picture — ésa es una visión parcial del asunto

to get the picture — (colloq)

you're not welcome here, get the picture? — aquí no eres bienvenido ¿entiendes or te enteras?

to put somebody in the picture — poner* a alguien al tanto (de la situación)

3) ( idea) idea f

you get a very different picture from these figures — estas cifras te dan una idea muy distinta

4) (TV) imagen f

5) ( Cin)

a) ( movie) película f

b) pictures pl ( cinema) (BrE dated)

the pictures — el cine

6)

a) ( embodiment) imagen f

he looks the very picture of health — es la viva imagen de la salud

b) ( beautiful sight) espectáculo m

doesn't she look a picture? — ¿no está preciosa?

II

transitive verb

a) ( imagine) imaginarse

I can't picture myself with a baby — no me veo con un niño

b) ( depict) (usu pass)

the minister, pictured here next to... — el ministro, que aparece en la foto junto a...

['pɪktʃǝ(r)]
1. N

1) (Art) (=print, engraving) cuadro m; (=drawing) dibujo m; (=painting) cuadro m, pintura f; (=portrait) retrato m

• to draw a picture (of sth/sb) — hacer un dibujo (de algo/algn)

• to paint a picture (of sth/sb) — pintar un cuadro (de algo/algn)

he painted a black picture of the future — nos pintó un cuadro muy negro del porvenir

to paint sb's picture — pintar un retrato de algn, pintar a algn

- every picture tells a story

- a picture is worth a thousand words
pretty 1., 1)
2) (=photo) foto f, fotografía f

• to take a picture of sth/sb — hacer or (esp LAm) sacar una foto a algo/algn

we all had our pictures taken — todos nos hicimos or (esp LAm) sacamos fotos

3) (=illustration) (in book) ilustración f; (in magazine) ilustración f, foto f

4) (=personification)

he looked the picture of health — era la salud personificada

5) (=wonderful sight)

the garden is a picture in June — el jardín es una preciosidad en junio

his face was a picture — ¡vaya cara que puso!, ¡vieras or hubieras visto su cara! (LAm)

6) (=situation) panorama m

the overall picture is encouraging — el panorama general es alentador

you have to look at the whole picture — tienes que considerar la situación or el panorama en conjunto

• where do I come or fit into the picture? * — ¿qué pinto yo or dónde encajo yo en todo esto? *, ¿cuál es mi papel en todo esto?

• to get the picture * — comprender

I get the picture — ya comprendo

do you get the picture? — ¿te enteras? *, ¿lo captas? *

he was a bit unsure in the job at first but he soon got the picture — al principio no se sentía muy seguro de cómo hacer su trabajo pero pronto le cogió el truco *

• to put sb in the picture (about sth) — poner a algn al corriente or al tanto (de algo)

7) (=idea)

these figures give the general picture — estas cifras ofrecen una idea general or una visión de conjunto

I have a picture in my mind of how I want it to look — tengo una imagen mental del aspecto que quiero que tenga

8) (TV) imagen f

9) (esp US) (Cine) película f
(Brit) †
the pictures — el cine

to go to the pictures — ir al cine
motion 4.
2. VT

1) (=imagine) imaginarse

I never pictured you as a family man — nunca te imaginé or te vi como hombre de familia

picture the scene — figuraos la escena

picture yourself lying on the beach — imagínate que estás tumbado en la playa

2) (=portray) (in painting, film, novel) representar
(in photograph)
his wife, pictured with him above — su mujer, que figura con él en la foto de arriba

the documentary pictured the police as good-natured fools — el documental pintaba a la policía como si fueran un hatajo de tontos con buen corazón, el documental representaba a la policía como un hatajo de tontos con buen corazón

3.

CPD

picture book N — libro m ilustrado

picture frame N — marco m

picture gallery N — (=shop) galería f de arte; (=museum) museo m de pintura, pinacoteca f; (in stately home) galería f de cuadros

picture hat N — pamela f

picture house † N — cine m

picture library N — biblioteca f fotográfica

picture message N — mensaje m con foto

picture messaging N — (envío m de) mensajes mpl con foto

picture palace † N — cine m

picture phone N — teléfono m con cámara

picture postcard N — (tarjeta f) postal f

picture rail N — moldura para colgar cuadros

picture tube N — (TV) tubo m de imagen

picture window N — ventanal m

* * *

I ['pɪktʃər, 'pɪktʃə(r)]
noun

1)

a) ( illustration) ilustración f; ( drawing) dibujo m; ( painting) cuadro m, pintura f; ( print) cuadro m, lámina f; ( portrait) retrato m

to draw a picture of something — hacer* un dibujo de algo, dibujar algo

to paint a picture of something/somebody — pintar algo/a alguien

the book paints a gloomy picture of... — el libro pinta un cuadro sombrío de...

to be as pretty as a picture — ser* precioso: (before n)

picture frame — marco m

picture gallery — ( museum) pinacoteca f, museo m; ( shop) galería f de arte

b) ( photo) foto f

to take a picture of something/somebody — sacarle* or tomarle or (Esp tb) hacerle* una foto a algo/alguien

2) ( situation) panorama m

that's not the whole picture — ésa es una visión parcial del asunto

to get the picture — (colloq)

you're not welcome here, get the picture? — aquí no eres bienvenido ¿entiendes or te enteras?

to put somebody in the picture — poner* a alguien al tanto (de la situación)

3) ( idea) idea f

you get a very different picture from these figures — estas cifras te dan una idea muy distinta

4) (TV) imagen f

5) ( Cin)

a) ( movie) película f

b) pictures pl ( cinema) (BrE dated)

the pictures — el cine

6)

a) ( embodiment) imagen f

he looks the very picture of health — es la viva imagen de la salud

b) ( beautiful sight) espectáculo m

doesn't she look a picture? — ¿no está preciosa?

II

transitive verb

a) ( imagine) imaginarse

I can't picture myself with a baby — no me veo con un niño

b) ( depict) (usu pass)

the minister, pictured here next to... — el ministro, que aparece en la foto junto a...

English-spanish dictionary > picture
14 por

por preposición 1 ( causa) because of;
◊ por falta de dinero because of o owing to lack of money;
por naturaleza by nature; por necesidad out of necessity; por eso no dije nada that's why I didn't say anything; fue por eso que no te llamé that was why I didn't call you; si no fuera por mi hijo … if it wasn't for my son …; me pidió perdón por haberme mentido he apologized for lying o for having lied to me 2 ( en locs)
◊ por qué why;
no dijo por qué he didn't say why; ¿por qué no vienes conmigo? why don't you come with me?; por si in case; por si no entiende in case he doesn't understand; See Also→ acaso 2, mosca 3 ( en expresiones concesivas):
◊ por más que me esfuerzo however hard o no matter how hard I try;
por (muy) fácil que sea however easy o no matter how easy it is 4
a) ( modo):

◊ colócalos por orden de tamaño put them in order of size;
por adelantado in advance; por escrito in writing
b) ( medio):

◊ se lo comunicaron por teléfono they told him over the phone;
lo dijeron por la radio they said it on the radio; por avión by air; la conocí por la voz I recognized her by her voice; me enteré por un amigo I heard from o through a friend 5
a) ( proporción):

◊ cobra $30 por clase he charges $30 a o per class;
120 kilómetros por hora 120 kilometers an o per hour; por metro/docena by the meter/dozen; tú comes por tres you eat enough for three people; tiene tres metros de largo por uno de ancho it's three meters long by one meter wide; uno por uno one by one; See Also→ ciento sustantivo masculino b
b) ( en multiplicaciones):

◊ tres por cuatro (son) doce three times four is twelve, three fours are twelve
6
a) ( sustitución) for;

◊ su secretaria firmó por él his secretary signed for him o on his behalf;
pasa por inglesa she passes for an Englishwoman
b) ( como):

◊ por ejemplo for example
7 ( introduciendo el agente) by;
◊ compuesto por Mozart composed by Mozart
1 (finalidad, objetivo):
◊ pelearse por algo to fight over sth;
lo hace por el dinero he does it for the money; no entré por no molestarlo I didn't go in because I didn't want to disturb him; por que + subj (here por que can also be written porque): estaba ansioso por que lo escucharan he was eager for them to listen to him 2 (indicando inclinación, elección):
◊ su amor por la música her love of music;
no siento nada por él I don't feel anything for him; votó por ella he voted for her 3 ( en busca de): salió/fue por or (Esp) a por pan he went (out) for some bread, he went (out) to get some bread 4 ( en lo que respecta a):
◊ por mí que haga lo que quiera as far as I'm concerned, he can do what he likes
5 (esp AmL) estar por + inf ( estar a punto de) to be about to + inf;
◊ está por terminar he's about to finish;
deben (de) estar por llegar they should be arriving any minute 1
a) ( lugar):

◊ entró por la ventana he came in through the window;
sal por aquí go out this way; se cayó por la escalera he fell down the stairs; ¿el 121 va por (la) Avenida Rosas? does the 121 go along Rosas Avenue?; ¿por dónde has venido? which way did you come?; está por ahí he's over there somewhere; ¿por dónde está el hotel? whereabouts is the hotel?; viven por mi barrio they live around my area; voy por la página 15 I'm up to o I'm on page 15; empieza por el principio start at the beginning; agárralo por el mango hold it by the handle
b) ( indicando extensión): por todos lados or por todas partes everywhere;

◊ viajamos por el norte de Francia we traveled around o in the North of France;
ver tb dentro, fuera, encima, etc 2 ( tiempo) for;
◊ por un mes for a month;
por el momento or por ahora for the time being, for now; ver tb mañana, tarde, noche 3 (Esp) ( ocasión) for;
◊ me lo regaló por mi cumpleaños she gave it to me for my birthday

por preposición
1 (autoría) by: está escrito por mí, it was written by me
2 (camino, lugar) through: viajamos por Castilla, we travelled round Castilla
3 (medio) lo enviaron por avión, they sent it by plane
me enteré por el periódico, I read about it in the newspaper
4 (motivo, causa) because of
por tu culpa, because of you (en favor de) for: hazlo por ellos, do it for their sake
por la libertad, for freedom
5 (en torno a) por San Juan, near Saint John's Day
6 (durante) por la mañana/noche, in the morning/at night
por el momento, for the time being
7 (a través) entramos por la puerta, we got in through the door
miramos por la ventana, we looked out (of) the window
pasamos por la ciudad, we went through the town
8 (sobre, por encima de) cruzaremos por el puente, we'll cross the bridge
9 (delante de) paso todos los días por tu casa, I go by your house every day
10 (a cambio de) for: te doy mi helado por tu yogur, I'll swap you my ice-cream for your yoghurt
11 (en una distribución, cálculo) por cabeza, a head, per person
mil pesetas por hora, a thousand pesetas per hour
dos mil revoluciones por minuto, two thousand revolutions per minute
12 (en una multiplicación) dos por dos, cuatro, two times two is four
un diez por ciento, ten per cent
13 (con infinitivo) in order to, so as to
trabajar por trabajar, to work for the sake of it Locuciones: por así decirlo, so to speak
por más/mucho que..., no matter how...
por qué, why ' por' also found in these entries: Spanish: A - abogar - abonar - abonarse - abotargada - abotargado - abuelo - acabar - acaso - accidente - acercarse - acertar - aclamación - acomplejada - acomplejado - acomplejarse - acoquinar - acostumbrar - actual - adelantada - adelantado - adivinar - admitir - adoración - aérea - aéreo - afanarse - afectada I - afectado - afición - agradecer - aguantar - ahí - ahogada - ahogado - ahora - ahorcarse - ahorrar - aire - alegrarse - algo - allá - allí - almacén - alquiler - alta - alto - aludida - aludido - amarga English: A - aback - ablaze - about - above - absence - absorb - accident - accidentally - acclaim - accompany - accord - accordingly - account - accustom - actual - actually - add to - advocate - after - afternoon - again - against - air - airmail - alert - allowance - alone - alphabetically - alternately - amble - amends - amok - angry - annihilate - annoy - answer for - answering service - antipathy - anxious - anywhere - apologetic - apologize - appal - appall - apparently - appearance - appease - appointment - appreciate

English-spanish dictionary > por
15 south

1. noun
1) (the direction to the right of a person facing the rising sun, or any part of the earth lying in that direction: He stood facing towards the south; She lives in the south of France.) sul

2) (one of the four main points of the compass.) sul
2. adjective
1) (in the south: She works on the south coast.) sul

2) (from the direction of the south: a south wind.) sul
3. adverb
(towards the south: This window faces south.) para o sul

- southerly
- southern
- southerner
- southernmost
- southward
- southwards
- southward
- southbound
- south-east / south-west 4. adjective
1) (in the south-east or south-west: the south-east coast.) (do) sudeste, sudoeste

2) (from the direction of the south-east or south-west: a south-east wind.) de sudeste, sudoeste
5. adverb
(towards the south-east or south-west: The gateway faces south-west.) para sudeste, sudoeste

- south-easterly / south-westerly
- south-eastern / south-western
- the South Pole
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[sauθ] n 1 sul, direção sul. the window faces south / a janela dá para o sul. 2 (também South) parte sul. 3 ( South) parte sul dos EUA, estados do sul dos EUA. • adj 1 sul. 2 do sul, meridional. 3 ( South) na parte sul, meridional. • adv 1 para o sul, vindo do sul. 2 no sul. down south no sul, para o sul. to the south of London ao sul de Londres.

English-Portuguese dictionary > south
16 flat

I 1. [flæt]
aggettivo

1) (level, not rounded) [ surface] piatto, piano; [roof, face] piatto; [ nose] schiacciato, camuso; (shallow) [ dish] piano

2) (deflated) [ ball] sgonfio; [ tyre] a terra

3) (pressed close)

her feet flat on the floor — con i piedi che appoggiavano bene a terra

4) (low) [shoes, heels] basso

5) (absolute) [refusal, denial] netto, secco, deciso

you're not going and that's flat! — non ci vai, e basta!

6) (standard) [fare, fee] fisso, forfettario; [ charge] fisso

7) (monotonous) [voice, tone] piatto, monotono; (unexciting) [performance, style] noioso, piatto

8) (not fizzy) [ drink] sgassato

9) (depressed)

to feel flat — sentirsi a terra o giù di corda

10) BE el. aut. [ battery] scarico

11) comm. econ. (slow) [market, trade] inattivo, in ristagno; [ profits] ristagnante

12) mus. [ note] bemolle; (off key) [voice, instrument] stonato
2.
avverbio

1) (horizontally) [ lay] disteso; [ fall] (lungo) disteso

to knock sb. flat — atterrare qcn.

to lie flat — [ person] giacere (lungo) disteso; [hair, pleat] essere piatto

to fall flat on one's face — cadere lungo disteso; fig. rompersi il collo

2) (in close contact)

she pressed her nose flat against the window — incollò il naso alla finestra

3) (exactly)

in 10 minutes flat — in dieci minuti esatti

4) colloq. (absolutely) decisamente, seccamente

he told me flat that — mi ha detto chiaro e tondo che

to turn [sth.] down flat — rifiutare recisamente [ offer]

5) mus. [sing, play] in tono più basso (del dovuto), in modo stonato

••

to fall flat — [ play] fare fiasco; [ joke] cadere nel vuoto; [party, plan] essere un fiasco
II 1. [flæt]
nome

1) (level part)

the flat of — il palmo di [ hand]; il piatto di [ sword]

on the flat — BE [walk, park] in piano

2) colloq. (tyre) gomma f. a terra

3) mus. bemolle m.

4) teatr. fondale m.
2.
nome plurale flats

1) AE colloq. (shoes) scarpe f. basse

2) geogr. (marshland) terreno m.sing. basso, palude f.sing.
III [flæt]
nome BE (apartment) appartamento m.

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[flæt] 1. adjective
1) (level; without rise or fall: a flat surface.) piatto

2) (dull; without interest: She spent a very flat weekend.) noioso

3) ((of something said, decided etc) definite; emphatic: a flat denial.) netto

4) ((of a tyre) not inflated, having lost most of its air: His car had a flat tyre.) sgonfio, a terra

5) ((of drinks) no longer fizzy: flat lemonade; ( also adverb) My beer has gone flat.) sgassato

6) (slightly lower than a musical note should be: That last note was flat; ( also adverb) The choir went very flat.) abbassato di tono; in tono più basso
2. adverb
(stretched out: She was lying flat on her back.) disteso
3. noun
1) ((American apartment) a set of rooms on one floor, with kitchen and bathroom, in a larger building or block: Do you live in a house or a flat?) appartamento

2) ((in musical notation) a sign (♭) which makes a note a semitone lower.) bemolle

3) (a level, even part: the flat of her hand.) palmo

4) ((usually in plural) an area of flat land, especially beside the sea, a river etc: mud flats.) piano; pantano

•

- flatly
- flatten
- flat rate
- flat out
* * *
I 1. [flæt]
aggettivo

1) (level, not rounded) [ surface] piatto, piano; [roof, face] piatto; [ nose] schiacciato, camuso; (shallow) [ dish] piano

2) (deflated) [ ball] sgonfio; [ tyre] a terra

3) (pressed close)

her feet flat on the floor — con i piedi che appoggiavano bene a terra

4) (low) [shoes, heels] basso

5) (absolute) [refusal, denial] netto, secco, deciso

you're not going and that's flat! — non ci vai, e basta!

6) (standard) [fare, fee] fisso, forfettario; [ charge] fisso

7) (monotonous) [voice, tone] piatto, monotono; (unexciting) [performance, style] noioso, piatto

8) (not fizzy) [ drink] sgassato

9) (depressed)

to feel flat — sentirsi a terra o giù di corda

10) BE el. aut. [ battery] scarico

11) comm. econ. (slow) [market, trade] inattivo, in ristagno; [ profits] ristagnante

12) mus. [ note] bemolle; (off key) [voice, instrument] stonato
2.
avverbio

1) (horizontally) [ lay] disteso; [ fall] (lungo) disteso

to knock sb. flat — atterrare qcn.

to lie flat — [ person] giacere (lungo) disteso; [hair, pleat] essere piatto

to fall flat on one's face — cadere lungo disteso; fig. rompersi il collo

2) (in close contact)

she pressed her nose flat against the window — incollò il naso alla finestra

3) (exactly)

in 10 minutes flat — in dieci minuti esatti

4) colloq. (absolutely) decisamente, seccamente

he told me flat that — mi ha detto chiaro e tondo che

to turn [sth.] down flat — rifiutare recisamente [ offer]

5) mus. [sing, play] in tono più basso (del dovuto), in modo stonato

••

to fall flat — [ play] fare fiasco; [ joke] cadere nel vuoto; [party, plan] essere un fiasco
II 1. [flæt]
nome

1) (level part)

the flat of — il palmo di [ hand]; il piatto di [ sword]

on the flat — BE [walk, park] in piano

2) colloq. (tyre) gomma f. a terra

3) mus. bemolle m.

4) teatr. fondale m.
2.
nome plurale flats

1) AE colloq. (shoes) scarpe f. basse

2) geogr. (marshland) terreno m.sing. basso, palude f.sing.
III [flæt]
nome BE (apartment) appartamento m.

English-Italian dictionary > flat
17 drive

1. I
abs

1) learn [how] to drive научиться водить машину; who is going to drive кто поведет машину?, кто сядет за руль?

2) shall we walk or drive? пойдем пешком или поедем?
2. II
drive in some manner drive well (tirelessly, recklessly, cautiously, slowly, quickly, etc.) хорошо и т.д. водить машину /ездить/; drive at some time drive at night ездить ночью;
3. III
1) drive smth. drive a taxi (a railway engine, a tractor, etc.) водить такси и т.д..; can you drive a truck (a car)? вы умеете править грузовиком (машиной) /водить грузовик (машину)/?

2) drive smb. I never walk now he always drives me я теперь совсем пешком не хожу, он меня всюду возит [на машине]

3) drive smb., smth. drive a horse (a pair, a donkey, etc.) ехать на лошади и т.д. или погонять лошадь и т.д..; drive a carriage and pair ездить в карете, запряженной парой лошадей

4) drive smth. drive a pump (machinery, an engine, etc.) приводить в действие насос и т.д. || drive a bargain заключать сделку; he drives a hard bargain с ним трудно сговориться /сторговаться/
4. IV
drive smb. in some manner drive smb. hard загонять кого-л., перегрузить кого-л. работой
5. VI
drive smb. to some state drive smb. mad /insane, crazy, wild/ сводить кого-л. с ума
6. VII
drive smb. to do smth. drive smb. to leave (to resign, to beg, etc.) заставить /вынудить/ кого-л. уйти и т.д.
7. XI
1) be driven by smb. the car was driven by a woman за рулем сидела /машиной управляла, машину вела/ женщина

2) be driven by smth. this machine is driven by steam эта машина работает при помощи пара /на паре/

3) be driven to do smth. he was driven to steal он был вынужден воровать; be driven (in)to doing smth. he was driven (in)to stealing by hunger голод толкнул его на воровство
8. XVI
1) drive in smth. drive in a car (in a taxi, in a carriage, etc.) ездить в машине и т.д..; drive to (through, at, etc.) smth. drive to the station (through London, into the country. etc.) ехать на вокзал и т.д..; drive in the right direction ехать [на машине] в правильном направлении; drive at a great speed ехать /мчаться/ [на машине] с большой скоростью

2) drive over smb., smth. drive over a dog (over a bird, over a ditch, etc.) переехать /задавить/ собаку и т.д.

3) drive across (on, over, etc.) smth. the ship drove swiftly across (on) the waves корабль быстро несся по волнам: the clouds drove across the sky (over the city, etc.) тучи неслись по небу и т.д.

4) drive on (in, etc.) smth. the ship drove on the rocks корабль наскочил на скалы; the rain (the wind) was driving in our faces дождь (ветер) бил /хлестал/ [нам] в лицо

5) drive at smth. I don't know what you are driving at я не знаю, что вы этим хотите сказать /к чему вы клоните/
9. XXI1
1) drive smb. (in)to smth. drive smb. to the station (into the country, to the farm, etc.) (отвозить кого-л. на станцию и т.д..; my friend drove me to his house in his new car мой приятель отвез меня к себе домой на своей новой машине: drive some distance from smth. drive ten miles from the station проехать /отъехать/ десять миль от станции

2) drive smb., smth. to (up, out of, etc.) smth. drive the cows to pasture (one's cattle to market) гнать коров на пастбище (скот на базар); drive a horse (a donkey) up the hill гнать лошадь (осла) в гору; drive the свешу out of the town (out of their positions) выбить противника из города (с занятых им позиций); drive the prisoners into the enclosure загонять пленных за ограду; drive dry leaves along the paths (sand down the beach, etc.) гнать сухие листья по дорожкам и т.д.., the wind was driving the rain against the window-panes был сильный ветер, и дождь хлестал по стеклам окон; the gale drove the ship on to the rocks буря гнала корабль на скалы || drive a good (bad) bargain with smb. заключить выгодную (невыгодную) сделку с кем-л. id drive smth. home to smb. доводить что-л. до чьего-л. сознания; drive the point (the fact, an argument, etc.) home to smb. довести какую-л. мысль и т.д. до чьего-л. сознания; drive smb. into a corner загнать кого-л. в угол, припереть кого-л. к стенке

3) drive smth. through (into, etc.) smth. drive a tunnel through a mountain (a railway through a desert, a road through a hilly district, etc.) прокладывать тоннель в горах и т.д..; drive a nail into a wall (into а, board, into a plank, etc.) забить /загнать/ гвоздь в стену и т.д..; drive a knife into smb.'s back всадить нож кому-л. в спину; drive one's sword through smb.'s body вонзить саблю в кого-л.; drive one's fist through the window-pane разбить кулаком окно || drive smth. into smb.'s head вбивать что-л. кому-л. в голову

4) drive smb. to smth. drive smb. to despair /to desperation/ доводить кого-л. до отчаяния; drive smb. to extreme measures вынудить кого-л. принять крайние меры; she drove him to angry words она его так разозлила, что он начал ругаться; drive smb. to suicide толкать кого-л. на самоубийство; you're driving me to my wits' end ума не приложу, что с тобой делать; drive smb. out of smth. drive smb. out of his senses сводить кого-л. с ума
10. XXII
drive smb. into doing smth. drive smb. into lying (into resigning, into going away, etc.) заставлять /вынуждать/ кого-л. лгать и т.д..; she drove him into leaving her она так себя вела, что он вынужден был уйти от нее

English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > drive
18 stick

1. I
abs

1) the machine (the door, the lift, the lock, the lid, etc.) sticks машину и т.д. заедает /заклинивает/; the wheels have stuck колеса увязли; the drawer sticks ящик не выдвигается; I got up to the fourth form (through some ten lines, etc.) and there stuck я дошел до четвертого класса и т.д. и на этом застрял; here I am and here I stick с этого места я никуда не уйду /не сдвинусь/; the nickname will stick это прозвище пристанет /прилипнет/

2) the envelope will not stick конверт не заклеивается; this stamp won't stick эта марка не приклеивается; these stamps (these pages, etc.) have stuck эти марки и т.д. слиплись; the tar sticks смола липкая
2. II
1) stick somewhere stick here (there, indoors, right where you are, etc.) coll. оставаться здесь и т.д., не уходить отсюда и т.д.; are you going to stick in all day? вы собираетесь проторчать /просидеть/ дома весь день?

2) stick in some manner stick together слипаться, прилипать; these pages stuck together эти странички слиплись; the envelope sticks fast конверт хорошо /крепко/ заклеивается; let's stick together давайте будем держаться вместе /друг друга/; stick somewhere her zipper stuck halfway up у нее молния застряла /молнию заело/ на середине
3. III
1) stick smth. stick bills (pictures, notices, advertisements, etc.) расклеивать афиши и т.д.

2) stick smb. stick pigs резать /колоть/ свиней; the pin is sticking me булавка колется; stick butterflies (bugs) накалывать бабочек (жуков) (для коллекции)

3) stick smb., smth. coll. usually in the negative and interrogative I can't stick this man (his children, etc.) терпеть не могу /не выношу/ этого человека и т.д.; she can't stick his manner она не выносит того, как он себя держит; he won't stick this work он не выдержит этой работы
4. IV
1) stick smth. in some manner stick broken pieces (things, two sheets of paper, etc.) together склеивать сломанные куска и т.д.

2) stick smth. somewhere stick some photographs in вклеить фотографии; stick in a few commas вставить несколько запятых; stick the spurs in пришпорить коня

3) stick smb., smth. for some time usually in the negative and interrogative I can't stick this man another minute я больше ни одной минуты не могу терпеть /не выдержу/ этого человека; I can't stick this climate long мне в этом климате долго не выдержать; he couldn't stick the job more than three days на этой работе его хватило всего на три дня
5. VI
|| stick smth. full of smth. заполнить что-л. чем-л.; stick a pincushion full of pins утыкать подушечку /игольник/ булавками; stick shelves full of knicknacks уставить полку безделушками
6. XI
1) be stuck if you're stuck, I'll help you a) если ты застрял, я тебе помогу; б) если у тебя дело не ладится, я тебе помогу; get (be) stuck in (on, for) smth. the cars (the buses, the carriages. etc.) got stuck in the mud (in the bog, on a sandbank, etc.) машины и т.д. застряли /увязли/ в грязи и т.д.; the ball was stuck on the roof (on the tree) мяч залетел на крышу (застрял на дереве); here I am stuck in hospital for six weeks меня упрятали в больницу на шесть недель; I'm stuck on this problem я никак не могу решить эту проблему; I was stuck on the first chapter я застрял на первой главе; I was stuck for an answer я замешкался с ответом; be stuck by smth. he was stuck by the very first problem on the test первая же задача в контрольной поставила его в тупик, он застрял /сел/ на первой же задаче в контрольной; our work was stuck by the breakdown of the machinery поломка механизма застопорила работу; be stuck with smb., smth. I was stuck with him all morning я все утро с ним провозился; 1 was stuck, with the job of cleaning up вся уборка свалилась на меня; now we are stuck with his debts теперь нам платить его долги

2) be (get) stuck to smth. be (get) stuck to a paper (to a wall, to one's hands, etc.) пристать /прилипнуть/ к бумаге и т.д.; the mud was stuck to my shoes к ботинкам пристала грязь; а notice was stuck to the door к двери было приклеено объявление; be stuck with smth. be stuck with labels (with pictures, with newspaper ads, etc.) быть обклеенным этикетками и т.д.; а coat stuck with medals пиджак, увешанный медалями

3) be stuck in smth. the arrow was stuck in the tree стрела вонзилась в дерево; the nail was stuck in the tire гвоздь проколол шину [и застрял в ней] || the cushion was stuck full of pins подушечка была вся утыкана булавками
7. XVI
1) stick in smth. stick in the mud (in a lock, in a bog, etc.) застревать в грязи и т.д.; stick fast in a bog (in the mud, in the sand, in the snow, etc.) [основательно] увязнуть в болоте и т.д.; а bone stuck in my throat у меня застряла косточка в горле; stick in the mind (in smb.'s memory) запомниться, засесть в мозгу (надолго сохраниться в памяти); the words stuck in my throat слова застряли у меня в горле, lies seemed to stick in his throat он, казалось, никак не мог выдавить из себя /произнести/ эти лживые слова; his proposal sticks in my throat мне претят его предложение; stick in the middle of one's speech (in the middle of one's recitation, in the middle of the play, etc.) остановиться в середине речи и т.д. || stick at home торчать дома

2) stick to (in, at, etc.) smth. stick to smb.'s clothes (to feathers, to paper, to the envelope, etc) приставать /прилипать/ к одежде и т.д.; the glue (the paper, this stuff, etc.) sticks to his fingers клей и т.д. пристает /липнет/ к его пальцам /к рукам/; the vegetables have stuck stick to the pan овощи пристали к сковородке; his shirt stuck to his back рубашка прилипла к его спине; my tongue stuck to my throat у меня язык [во рту] не поворачивался /язык прилип к гортани/; stick to /at/ one's work (to business, at a task, to a job until it is finished, etc.) не отрываться от работы и т.д.; he sticks at his table [for] six hours a day он не отрываясь сидит за столом по шесть часов в день; he sticks to his room (in the house, etc.) он никуда не выходит из комнаты и т.д.; stick to smb. the name (the nickname) stuck to him за ним так и осталось /закрепилось/ это имя (прозвище)

3) stick to /by/ smb., smth. stick close to one's friends (to one's chief, by me, by one's husband, by one another, etc.) быть /оставаться/ верным своем друзьям и т.д., не оставлять /не бросать, не покидать/ своих друзей и т.д.; the boy stuck to his mother's heels мальчик ходил за матерью по пятам; stick to one's word (to one's opinion, to one's resolve, to one's duty, to one's decision, to one's resolution, to the programme), to the theory, to the original, etc.) не отступать от своего слова и т.д.; stick firm to one's principles стоять за свои убеждения; stick to one's story /to what one said/ упорно повторять одно и то же, не сбиваться; stick to the point не отклоняться (от темы разговора), держаться ближе к делу

4) stick with smth. stick with a needle проколоть /проткнуть/ иглой; stick in smth. the needle stuck in smb.'s finger игла вонзилась /впилась/ кому-л. в палец; the knife stuck in the ground and we couldn't pull it out нож глубоко вошел в землю, и мы не могли его вытащить

5) stick out of (in) smth. stick out of the window (out of the bag, out of your pocket, etc.) торчать /высовываться/ из окна и т.д.; а dagger was sticking in the corpse в трупе торчал кинжал

6) stick at smth. usually in the negative (not to) stick at trifles (at a difficulty, etc.) (не) останавливаться перед мелочами и т.д.; stick at nothing to get one's own way /to gain one's ends/ не останавливаться ни перед чем /не гнушаться никакими средствами/, чтобы добиться своего /своей цели/
8. XVII
stick at doing smth. usually in the negative not to stick at lying (at betraying one's friends, at killing a man, etc.) не останавливаться перед ложью и т.д.
9. XIX1
stick like smth. stick like glue (like a leech, like a bur, like pitch, etc.) липнуть как клей и т.д., приставать как банный лист и т.д.
10. XXI1
1) stick smth. on (in, against, etc.) smth. stick a stamp on a letter (a stamp on an envelope, a label on smb.'s luggage, a notice on the wall, etc.) приклеить марку на письмо и т.д.; stick the picture in your book вклеить картинку в вашу книгу; stick a torch against the wall прикрепить /приладить/ факел к стене; stick a hat on one's head надеть /нацепить, нахлобучить/ шляпу [на голову]; stick smth. with smth. stick a placard with glue приклеить плакат клеем

2) stick some time in some place stick a whole summer in town (a whole day in the house, a whole month in bed, etc.) coll. околачиваться /торчать/ все лето в городе и т.д.

3) stick smth. in (to) (on, through, etc.) smth., smb. stick a knife into smb.'s back (a spear into the deer, a bayonet into the enemy, etc.) вонзать нож кому-л. в спину и т.д.; stick a fork in (to) a potato (a skewer into meat, a needle into the cushion, a candle in a bottle, a stick into the hole, a spade into the ground, a pin into a piece of paper, etc.) воткнуть вилку в картошку и т.д.; stick a needle into a blister проколоть волдырь иголкой; stick a feather in one's cap воткнуть перо в шляпу; stick a flower into one's buttonhole всунуть /воткнуть, вдеть/ цветок в петлицу; stick a gun in one's belt заткнуть револьвер за пояс; stick one's hands in one's pockets засунуть руки в карманы; stick a finger in one's ear заткнуть ухо пальцем; stick a badge on smb.'s coat приколоть значок к пиджаку; don't stick your nose into other people's business не суйте нос не в свое дело; stick a bayonet through smb.'s breast (a spear through a man's body, a knife right through the partition, etc.) проткнуть кому-л. грудь штыком и т.д.; stick smb., smth. with (on) smth. stick smb. with a bayonet проткнуть кого-л. штыком; stick one's finger with a needle уколоть палец иголкой; stick a potato on a fork (an apple with a stick, etc.) подцепить картошку вилкой и т.д.

4) stick smth. on (in, out of, round, behind, etc.) smth. stick the book on the shelf запихнуть книгу на полку; stick the chair in the corner задвинуть стул в угол; stick it on the table бросьте это на стол; stick one's head out of the window высовываться из окна; stick one's head round the door просунуть голову в дверь, высунуть голову из-за двери; stick а реп (а cigarette) behind one's ear заложить /засунуть/ ручку (сигарету) за ухо

5) stick smb. with smth. coll. stick smb. with a car (with a counterfeit coin, with fund collection, etc.) навязать /всучить/ кому-л. машину и т.д.; stick smb. for smth. stick smb. for the drinks (for money, for the cost of the fare, etc.) выставлять кого-л. на выпивку и т.д.

English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > stick
19 up

up [ʌp] (pt & pp upped, cont upping)

1 adverb

A.

(a) (towards a higher position or level) en haut;

∎ all the way up, the whole way up, right up (to the top) (of stairs, hill) jusqu'en haut;

∎ he's on his way up il monte;

∎ they had coffee sent up ils ont fait monter du café;

∎ hang it higher up accrochez-le plus haut;

∎ wait till the moon comes up attends que la lune se lève;

∎ familiar he doesn't have very much up top c'est pas une lumière, il a pas inventé l'eau chaude ou le fil à couper le beurre;

∎ familiar she's got plenty up top elle en a dans le ciboulot

(b) (in a higher position, at a higher level)

∎ she wears her hair up elle porte ses cheveux relevés;

∎ hold your head up high! redressez la tête!;

∎ heads up! attention!;

∎ up above au-dessus;

∎ the glasses are up above the plates les verres sont au-dessus des assiettes;

∎ up in the air en l'air;

∎ look at the kite up in the sky regardez le cerf-volant (là-haut) dans le ciel;

∎ I live eight floors up j'habite au huitième (étage);

∎ she lives three floors up from us elle habite trois étages au-dessus de chez nous;

∎ she's up in her room elle est en haut dans sa chambre;

∎ we spend our holidays up in the mountains nous passons nos vacances à la montagne;

∎ from up on the mountain du haut de la montagne;

∎ do you see her up on that hill? la voyez-vous en haut de ou sur cette colline?;

∎ what are you doing up there? qu'est-ce que vous faites là-haut?;

∎ the captain is up on deck le capitaine est en haut sur le pont;

∎ have you ever been up in a plane? avez-vous déjà pris l'avion?;

∎ up the top tout en haut;

∎ it's up on top of the wardrobe c'est sur le dessus de l'armoire;

∎ figurative she's up there with the best (of them) elle est parmi ou dans les meilleurs

(c) (in a raised position) levé;

∎ Charles has his hand up Charles a la main levée;

∎ wind the window up (in car) remontez la vitre;

∎ put your hood up relève ou mets ta capuche;

∎ she turned her collar up elle a relevé son col

(d) (into an upright position) debout;

∎ up you get! debout!;

∎ he helped me up il m'a aidé à me lever ou à me mettre debout;

∎ sit up straight! tiens-toi droit!;

∎ the trunk was standing up on end la malle était debout;

∎ familiar up and at them! grouillez-vous!

(e) (out of bed)

∎ get up! debout!;

∎ she got up late this morning elle s'est levée tard ce matin;

∎ she's always up and doing elle n'arrête jamais

(f) (facing upwards)

∎ the body was lying face up le corps était couché sur le dos;

∎ I turned the poster right side up j'ai mis l'affiche dans le bon sens ou à l'endroit;

∎ put it the other way up retournez-le;

∎ he turned his hand palm up il a tourné la main paume vers le haut;

∎ fragile - this way up (on packaging) fragile - haut;

∎ familiar figurative he doesn't know which end is up il est bête comme ses pieds

(g) (erected, installed)

∎ they're putting up a new hotel there ils construisent un nouvel hôtel là-bas;

∎ help me get the curtains/the pictures up aide-moi à accrocher les rideaux/les tableaux

(h) (on wall)

∎ up on the blackboard au tableau;

∎ I saw an announcement up about it je l'ai vu sur une affiche

(i) (removed)

∎ careful, we've got some of the floorboards up attention au plancher, il manque des lattes;

∎ when we've got the carpet up… quand nous aurons enlevé la moquette…

B.

(a) (towards north)

∎ they came up for the weekend ils sont venus pour le week-end;

∎ it's cold up here il fait froid ici;

∎ up there là-bas;

∎ up north dans le nord

(b) (in, to or from a larger place)

∎ up in Madrid à Madrid;

∎ she's up in Maine for the week elle passe une semaine dans le Maine;

∎ we're up from Munich nous venons ou arrivons de Munich;

∎ he was on his way up to town il allait en ville

(c) British (at university)

∎ he's up at Oxford il est à Oxford

(d) (further)

∎ there's a café up ahead il y a un café plus loin;

∎ the sign up ahead says 10 miles la pancarte là-bas indique 10 miles

(e) (in phrasal verbs)

∎ the clerk came up to him le vendeur s'est approché de lui ou est venu vers lui;

∎ a car drew up at the petrol pump une voiture s'est arrêtée à la pompe à essence;

∎ up came a small, blonde child un petit enfant blond s'est approché

(f) (close to)

∎ up close de près;

∎ I like to sit up front j'aime bien m'asseoir devant;

∎ when you get right up to her quand vous la voyez de près;

∎ they stood up close to one another ils se tenaient l'un contre l'autre ou tout près l'un de l'autre

C.

(a) (towards a higher level)

∎ prices have gone up by 10 percent les prix ont augmenté ou monté de 10 pour cent;

∎ bread has gone up again le pain a encore augmenté;

∎ the temperature soared up into the thirties la température est montée au-dessus de trente degrés;

∎ they can cost anything from £750 up ils coûtent au moins 750 livres, on en trouve à partir de 750 livres;

∎ suitable for children aged seven and up convient aux enfants âgés de sept ans et plus;

∎ all ranks from sergeant up tous les rangs à partir de celui de sergent

(b) (more loudly, intensely) plus fort;

∎ speak up parlez plus fort;

∎ he turned the radio up il a mis la radio plus fort

D.

(a) (indicating completion)

∎ drink up! finissez vos verres!;

∎ eat up your greens finis tes légumes;

∎ the river had dried up la rivière s'était asséchée

(b) (into small pieces)

∎ he ripped the shirt up il a mis la chemise en lambeaux;

∎ I tore up the letter j'ai déchiré la lettre (en petits morceaux)

(c) (together)

∎ add these figures up additionnez ces chiffres;

∎ the teacher gathered up his notes le professeur a ramassé ses notes

E.

(a) (before an authority)

∎ he came up before the judge for rape il a comparu devant le juge pour viol;

∎ the murder case came up before the court today le meutre a été jugé aujourd'hui;

∎ she comes up before the board tomorrow elle paraît devant le conseil demain

(b) familiar (indicating support)

∎ up (with) the Revolution! vive la Révolution!;

∎ Sport up the Lakers! allez les Lakers!

2 adjective

A.

(a) (at or moving towards higher level) haut;

∎ the river is up le fleuve est en crue;

∎ the tide is up la marée est haute;

∎ before the sun was up avant le lever du soleil;

∎ prices are up on last year les prix ont augmenté par rapport à l'année dernière;

∎ the temperature is up in the twenties la température a dépassé les vingt degrés

(b) (in a raised position) levé;

∎ the blinds are up les stores sont levés;

∎ keep the windows up (in car) n'ouvrez pas les fenêtres;

∎ her hair was up (in a bun) elle avait un chignon;

∎ her hood was up so I couldn't see her face sa capuche était relevée, si bien que je ne voyais pas sa figure;

∎ figurative his defences were up il était sur ses gardes

(c) (in an upwards direction)

∎ the up escalator l'escalier roulant qui monte

(d) British Railways (heading for a larger city)

∎ the up train le train qui va en ville;

∎ the up platform le quai où l'on prend le train qui va en ville

(e) (out of bed)

∎ is she up yet? est-elle déjà levée ou debout?;

∎ we're normally up at 6 d'habitude nous nous levons à 6 heures;

∎ she was up late last night elle s'est couchée ou elle a veillé tard hier soir;

∎ they were up all night ils ne se sont pas couchés de la nuit, ils ont passé une nuit blanche

(f) (in tennis)

∎ was the ball up? la balle était-elle bonne?

B.

(a) (road) en travaux;

∎ road up (sign) travaux

(b) (erected, installed)

∎ these buildings haven't been up long ça ne fait pas longtemps que ces immeubles ont été construits;

∎ are the new curtains up yet? les nouveaux rideaux ont-ils été posés?;

∎ when the tent's up quand la tente sera montée

(c) (on wall)

∎ are the results up yet? les résultats sont-ils déjà affichés?

C.

(a) (finished, at an end) terminé;

∎ time is up! (on exam, visit) c'est l'heure!; (in game, on meter) le temps est écoulé!;

∎ when the month was up he left à la fin du mois, il est parti

(b) (ahead) Sport

∎ Madrid was two goals up Madrid menait de deux buts;

∎ Sport Georgetown was 13 points up on Baltimore Georgetown avait 13 points d'avance sur Baltimore;

∎ Golf to be one hole up avoir un trou d'avance;

∎ familiar I'm $50 up on you j'ai 50 dollars de plus que vous^□ ;

∎ familiar to be one up on sb avoir un avantage sur qn^□

(c) familiar (ready) prêt^□ ;

∎ dinner's up le dîner est prêt

(d) (in operation)

∎ the computer's up again l'ordinateur fonctionne à nouveau

D.

(a) familiar (cheerful) gai^□ ;

∎ he seemed very up when I saw him il avait l'air en pleine forme quand je l'ai vu

(b) (well-informed)

∎ to be up on sth être au fait de qch^□ ;

∎ he's really up on history il est fort ou calé en histoire^□ ;

∎ she's always up with the latest trends elle est toujours au courant de la dernière mode^□

E.

(a) to be up (before an authority) comparaître;

∎ to be up before a court/a judge comparaître devant un tribunal/un juge;

∎ she's up before the board tomorrow elle comparaît devant le conseil demain

(b) familiar (idioms)

∎ something's up (happening) il se passe quelque chose^□ ; (wrong) quelque chose ne va pas^□ ;

∎ what's up? (happening) qu'est-ce qui se passe?^□ ; (wrong) qu'est-ce qu'il y a?^□ ; American (as greeting) quoi de neuf?;

∎ what's up with you? (happening) quoi de neuf?; (wrong) qu'est-ce que tu as?^□ ;

∎ do you know what's up? est-ce que tu sais ce qui se passe?^□ ;

∎ something's up with Mum il y a quelque chose qui ne va pas chez maman^□, maman a quelque chose^□ ;

∎ there's something up with the TV la télé débloque

3 preposition

(a) (indicating motion to a higher place or level)

∎ we carried our suitcases up the stairs nous avons monté nos valises;

∎ he ran up the stairs il a monté l'escalier en courant;

∎ she was up and down stairs all day elle montait et descendait les escaliers toute la journée;

∎ I climbed up the ladder je suis monté à l'échelle;

∎ the cat climbed up the tree le chat a grimpé dans l'arbre;

∎ the smoke went up my nose la fumée m'est montée par le nez;

∎ the gas goes up this pipe le gaz monte par ce tuyau;

∎ further up the wall plus haut sur le mur;

∎ literary up hill and down dale par monts et par vaux

(b) (at or to the top of)

∎ her flat is up those stairs son appartement est en haut de cet escalier;

∎ the cat is up a tree le chat est (perché) sur un arbre;

∎ we walked up the street nous avons monté la rue;

∎ she pointed up the street elle a montré le haut de la rue;

∎ she lives up this street elle habite dans cette rue;

∎ the café is just up the road le café se trouve plus loin ou plus haut dans la rue

(c) (towards the source of)

∎ up the river en amont;

∎ a voyage up the Amazon une remontée de l'Amazone

(d) British familiar (at, to) à^□ ;

∎ he's up the pub il est au pub;

∎ I'm going up the shops je vais faire les courses^□

(e) (idiom) very familiar

∎ up yours! va te faire voir!

4 transitive verb

(a) (increase) augmenter;

∎ they have upped their prices by 25 percent ils ont augmenté leurs prix de 25 pour cent;

∎ also figurative to up the stakes monter la mise

(b) (promote) lever, relever;

∎ the boss upped him to district manager le patron l'a bombardé directeur régional

(c) (idiom)

∎ to up sticks plier bagages

5 intransitive verb

∎ familiar she upped and left elle a fichu le camp;

∎ he just upped and hit him tout à coup il (s'est levé et) l'a frappé;

∎ he upped and married her en moins de deux, il l'a épousée

6 noun

(a) (high point) haut m;

∎ ups and downs (in land, road) accidents mpl; (of market) fluctuations fpl;

∎ I've had a lot of ups and downs in my life j'ai connu des hauts et des bas;

∎ we all have our ups and downs nous avons tous des hauts et des bas

(b) (increase)

∎ the market is on the up le marché est à la hausse;

∎ prices are on the up les prix sont en hausse

(c) familiar (drug) amphet f, amphé f

7 up against preposition

(a) (touching) contre;

∎ lean the ladder up against the window appuyez l'échelle contre la fenêtre

(b) (in competition or conflict with)

∎ you're up against some good candidates vous êtes en compétition avec de bons candidats;

∎ they don't know what they're up against! ils ne se rendent pas compte de ce qui les attend!;

∎ to be up against the law être dans l'illégalité;

∎ familiar to be up against it être dans le pétrin

8 up and about, up and around adjective

∎ I've been up and about since 7 o'clock (gen) je suis levé depuis 7 heures;

∎ so you're up and about again? (after illness) alors tu n'es plus alité?

9 up and down

1 adverb

(a) (upwards and downwards)

∎ he was jumping up and down il sautait sur place;

∎ she looked us up and down elle nous a regardés de haut en bas;

∎ the bottle bobbed up and down on the waves la bouteille montait et descendait sur les vagues;

∎ I was up and down all night (in and out of bed) je n'ai pas arrêté de me lever la nuit dernière

(b) (to and fro) de long en large;

∎ I could hear him walking up and down je l'entendais faire les cent pas ou marcher de long en large;

∎ she walked up and down the platform elle faisait les cent pas sur le quai

(c) (in all parts of)

∎ up and down the country dans tout le pays

2 adjective

∎ she's been very up and down lately elle a eu beaucoup de hauts et de bas ces derniers temps

10 up for preposition

(a) (under consideration, about to undergo) à;

∎ the house is up for sale la maison est à vendre;

∎ the project is up for discussion on va discuter du projet;

∎ she's up for election elle est candidate ou elle se présente aux élections

(b) (due to be tried for)

∎ he's up for murder/speeding il va être jugé pour meurtre/excès de vitesse

(c) familiar (interested in, ready for)

∎ are you still up for supper tonight? tu veux toujours qu'on dîne ensemble ce soir?^□ ;

∎ he's up for anything il est toujours partant^□ ;

∎ was she up for it? (willing to have sex) elle a bien voulu coucher?

11 up to preposition

(a) (as far as) jusqu'à;

∎ he can count up to 100 il sait compter jusqu'à 100;

∎ the river is up to 25 feet wide le fleuve a jusqu'à 25 pieds de largeur;

∎ the bus can take up to 50 passengers le bus peut accueillir jusqu'à 50 passagers;

∎ I'm up to page 120 j'en suis à la page 120;

∎ up to and including Saturday jusqu'à samedi inclus;

∎ up to here jusqu'ici;

∎ up to or up until now jusqu'à maintenant, jusqu'ici;

∎ up to or up until then jusqu'alors, jusque-là;

∎ we were up to our knees in mud nous avions de la boue jusqu'aux genoux

(b) (the responsibility of)

∎ should he attend the meeting? - that's up to him est-ce qu'il doit assister à la réunion? - il fait ce qu'il veut ou c'est à lui de voir;

∎ which film do you fancy? - it's up to you quel film est-ce que tu veux voir? - c'est comme tu veux;

∎ it's entirely up to you whether you go or not il ne tient qu'à toi de rester ou de partir;

∎ if it were up to me… si c'était moi qui décidais ou à moi de décider…;

∎ it's up to them to pay damages c'est à eux ou il leur appartient de payer les dégâts

(c) (capable of)

∎ to be up to doing sth être capable de faire qch;

∎ he's not up to heading the team il n'est pas capable de diriger l'équipe;

∎ my German is not up to translating novels mon niveau d'allemand ne me permet pas de traduire des romans;

∎ he's not up to it (not good enough) il n'est pas capable de le faire;

∎ are you going out tonight? - no, I don't feel up to it tu sors ce soir? - non, je n'en ai pas tellement envie;

∎ he's not up to the journey il n'est pas à même de faire le voyage;

∎ are you up to working or to work? êtes-vous capable de ou en état de travailler?;

∎ I'm not up to going back to work je ne suis pas encore en état de reprendre le travail;

∎ familiar the football team isn't up to much l'équipe de foot ne vaut pas grand-chose;

∎ familiar I don't feel up to much je ne me sens pas en super forme

(d) (as good as)

∎ his work is not up to his normal standard son travail n'est pas aussi bon que d'habitude;

∎ the levels are up to standard les niveaux sont conformes aux normes;

∎ I don't feel up to par je ne me sens pas en forme

(e) (engaged in, busy with)

∎ let's see what she's up to allons voir ce qu'elle fait ou fabrique;

∎ what have you been up to lately? qu'est-ce que tu deviens?;

∎ what's he been up to now? qu'est-ce qu'il a encore inventé?;

∎ what's he up to with that ladder? qu'est-ce qu'il fabrique avec cette échelle?;

∎ what are you up to with my girlfriend? qu'est-ce que tu lui veux à ma copine?;

∎ they're up to something ils manigancent quelque chose;

∎ she's up to no good elle prépare un mauvais coup;

∎ the things we got up to in our youth! qu'est-ce qu'on ou ce qu'on ne faisait pas quand on était jeunes!

►► Computing up arrow flèche f vers le haut;

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несовер. - бросать;
совер. - бросить( кого-л./что-л.)
1) (кидать) throw;
hurl, fling (швырять) ;
throw about (небрежно) ;
chuck разг.;
cast, dart, fling, hurl перен. бросать якорь ≈ to cast/drop anchor бросать на произвол судьбы (кого-л.) ≈ to leave to the mercy of fate бросать взгляд ≈ (на кого-л./что-л.) to cast a glance (at) ;
to dart/shoot a glance (at), to fling one's eyes (at, over) (о быстром взгляде) бросать якорь ≈ to cast/drop anchor бросать обвинение ≈ to hurl an accusation бросать перчатку ≈ to throw down the gauntlet бросать свет ≈ (на кем-л./чем-л.) to shed/throw light (on) бросать в тюрьму ≈ to throw into prison
2) (срочно направлять) бросать войска( куда-л.) ≈ to send troops( to a place)
3) (оставлять) abandon, forsake, desert, relinquish бросать семью бросать работу
4) (что-л. делать что-л.) (переставать) give up, quit, leave off он все бросал курить ≈ he was always trying to give up smoking
5) безл. break into, be seized with его бросает то в жар, то в холод ≈ he keeps going hot and cold ∙ %% бросать в жар ≈ fever %% бросать оружие бросать тень бросать деньги бросать на ветер брось!

брос|ать -, бросить
1. (вн., тв.) throw* (smth.) ;
(швырять) fling* (smth.) ;
(опускать) drop (smth.), cast (smth.) ;
~ гранату throw* a grenade;
~ снежками в окно throw* snowballs at a window;
~ якорь drop anchor;
перен. тж. find* a haven;

2. обыкн. безл. (сильно качать) throw*, bump;
(на море) toss;
машину ~ало из стороны в сторону the car was thrown from side to side;

3. (вн.;
быстро перемещать) send* (smb., smth.) ;

4. в сочет. с сущ.: ~ тень cast* a shadow;
~ луч cast* a beam;
~ взгляд на кого-л. cast* a rapid glance at smb. ;
dart/shoot* a glance at smb. ;

5. (вн.;
выкидывать) throw* away( smth.) ;
(класть небрежно) leave* (smth.) in a muddle, leave* (smth.) lying about;

6. (вн.;
покидать) leave* (smb., smth.) ;
(в беде и т. п.) abandon (smb., smth.), desert (smb., smth.) ;

7. (вн. + инф.;
прекращать) give* up (smth. + - ing) ;
leave off (smth. + -ing), stop( smth. + -ing) ;
~ курить, курение give* up smoking;
~ работу throw* up a job;
quit амер. ;
брось(те) эти глупости! stop that nonsense!;

8. безл.: его ~ало то в жар, то в холод he went hot and cold by turns;
его бросило в жар he felt hot all over;
его бросило в пот he broke out into a sweat;
~ грязью в кого-л. fling* mud/dirt at smb. ;
~ оружие lay* down one`s arms;
~ вызов кому-л. challenge smb. ;
~ обвинения кому-л. hurl accusations at smb. ;
~аться, броситься
9. (тв.) throw* (smth.), fling* (smth.) ;

10. (устремляться) throw* oneself, rush;
(на вн.;
нападать) rush (at), dash (at) ;
~аться на помощь кому-л. rush to smb.`s help/aid;
rush to the rescue;
собака ~ается на чужих the dog will attack strangers;
~аться на колени fall* on one`s knees;
~аться друг другу в объятия rush into one another`s arms;
~аться бегом start running;

11. (прыгать) jump;
~аться в воду jump into the water;
~аться вплавь jump in and start swimming;
~аться деньгами throw* one`s money about/away;
~аться словами use words lightly;
~аться в глаза be* conspicuous/obvious;
leap* to the eye;
кровь бросилась ему в лицо, в голову the blood rushed to his face, to his head.

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