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make a brilliant figure

1 make a brilliant figure

Общая лексика: представлять собой великолепную (жалкую) фигуру

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > make a brilliant figure
2 cut/make a brilliant figure

cut/make a brilliant figure

een briljante indruk maken

English-Dutch dictionary > cut/make a brilliant figure
3 figure

{'figə}
I. 1. фигура, човек, тяло, телосложение, външен вид, образ, облик
in FIGURE по телосложение
fine FIGURE of a man хубав/представителен мъж
to cut/make a (brilliant) FIGURE правя силно впечатление, блестя, играя важна роля
to cut a poor/sorry FIGURE жалък съм, не правя никакво впечатление
to cut no FIGURE ам. нямам значение, не важа
person of FIGURE забележителен човек
2. личност, деец
public FIGURE общественик
3. изк. изображение (ни човешка и пр. фигура), образ, фигура, статуя
4. фигура, илюстрация, чертеж, диаграма и пр. (в книга и пр.)
5. геом. фигура, тяло
6. фигура (при танц, кънки)
to cut FIGUREs правя фигури (с кънки)
7. десен (на плат)
8. цифра, число, сума, цена
рl смятане, аритметика
to be quick/smart at FIGUREs умея да смятам, бива ме по аритметика
double FIGUREs двуцифрени числа
his income runs into four/five, etc. FIGUREs доходът му e с хиляди/десетки хиляди и пр
9. лит. реторична фигура, преносен израз, метафора
сравнение (и FIGURE of speech)
10. муз. мотив
II. v l. рисувам, изобразявам, представям графически, чертая, начертавам
обик. pass украсявам с фигури, десенирам
2. представям си, въобразявам си (to oneself)
3. означавам с цифри, (пре) смятам, изчислявам
4. фигурирам, съм, участвувам, явявам се
5. ам. мисля, смятам, преценявам
6. муз. шифрирам (бас)
that/it FIGUREs aм. разг. ясно, така е, вероятно
figure on разчитам на
they FIGUREd on your arriving early разчитаха, че ще пристигнете рано
figure out пресмятам, изчислявам
възлизам (at на), измислям, намислям, разбирам, проумявам

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{'figъ} n 1. фигура; човек; тяло, телосложение; външен вид; об(2) {'figъ} v l. рисувам, изобразявам; представям графически,

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фигура; хороскоп; число; цифра; тяло; телосложение; рисувам; облик; образ; представям; герой; десен; диаграма; деец; илюстрация; личност; начертавам; мотив;

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1. double figures двуцифрени числа 2. figure on разчитам на 3. figure out пресмятам, изчислявам 4. fine figure of a man хубав/представителен мъж 5. his income runs into four/five, etc. figures доходът му e с хиляди/десетки хиляди и пр 6. i. фигура, човек, тяло, телосложение, външен вид, образ, облик 7. ii. v l. рисувам, изобразявам, представям графически, чертая, начертавам 8. in figure по телосложение 9. person of figure забележителен човек 10. pl смятане, аритметика 11. public figure общественик 12. that/it figures aм. разг. ясно, така е, вероятно 13. they figured on your arriving early разчитаха, че ще пристигнете рано 14. to be quick/smart at figures умея да смятам, бива ме по аритметика 15. to cut a poor/sorry figure жалък съм, не правя никакво впечатление 16. to cut figures правя фигури (с кънки) 17. to cut no figure ам. нямам значение, не важа 18. to cut/make a (brilliant) figure правя силно впечатление, блестя, играя важна роля 19. ам. мисля, смятам, преценявам 20. възлизам (at на), измислям, намислям, разбирам, проумявам 21. геом. фигура, тяло 22. десен (на плат) 23. изк. изображение (ни човешка и пр. фигура), образ, фигура, статуя 24. лит. реторична фигура, преносен израз, метафора 25. личност, деец 26. муз. мотив 27. муз. шифрирам (бас) 28. обик. pass украсявам с фигури, десенирам 29. означавам с цифри, (пре) смятам, изчислявам 30. представям си, въобразявам си (to oneself) 31. сравнение (и figure of speech) 32. фигура (при танц, кънки) 33. фигура, илюстрация, чертеж, диаграма и пр. (в книга и пр.) 34. фигурирам, съм, участвувам, явявам се 35. цифра, число, сума, цена
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figure[´figə] I. n 1. фигура, образ, облик, външен вид; човек; тяло; телосложение; to lose o.'s \figure напълнявам, развалям фигурата си; to have a substantial \figure пълен съм; a fine \figure of a man ( woman) хубав (представителен) мъж (жена); a \figure of fun разг. смешна фигура, смешен човек, карикатура; to cut ( make) a \figure имам смешен (жалък) вид; играя важна роля, правя впечатление; to cut a sorry \figure не правя никакво впечатление, жалък съм; a person of \figure забележителен човек; човек, който прави впечатление; to cut no \figure ам. нямам никакво значение, не играя никаква роля; 2. личност; деец; герой, действащо лице (в драма и пр.); a public \figure общественик, обществен деец; 3. изк. изображение (на човешка и пр. фигура), образ, фигура; статуя; a lay \figure модел (на художник); прен. неправдоподобен (схематичен) герой; човек без всякаква индивидуалност, "пионка"; 4. фигура, илюстрация, чертеж, диаграма, таблица (в книга и пр.); 5. мат. фигура, тяло; 6. фигура (при танц, кънки и пр.); to cut \figures правя фигури по леда (с кънки); 7. десен (на плат); 8. астр. хороскоп; to cast a \figure правя хороскоп; 9. цифра; pl смятане, аритметика; сума, цена; double \figure двуцифрено число; in round \figures закръглено; a mistake in \figures грешка при изчислението; to be quick ( smart) at \figures умея да смятам, добър съм (бива ме) в аритметиката; to fetch a high \figure продава се на висока цена; his income runs ino four \figures доходът му е с хиляди; to put a \figure on поставям (определям) цена(та) на; \figures цифрови данни; 10. лит. реторическа фигура; преносен израз; метафора, сравнение (и \figure of speech); 11. муз. мотив; II. v 1. рисувам, изобразявам; представям графически; чертая, начертавам; 2. представям си, въобразявам си (to o.s.); 3. обикн. pass украсявам с фигури; десенирам; 4. означавам с цифри; (пре)смятам, изчислявам; 5. фигурирам, съм, явявам се, участвам; to \figure as s.o. явявам се като някого, правя се на, играя ролята на някого; 6. ам. разг. смятам, преценявам; мисля; 7. муз. цифровам ( бас); 8. ам. подразбира се (that \figures); 9. sl разследвам, проверявам, проучвам;

English-Bulgarian dictionary > figure
4 figure

1. noun
1) (shape) Form, die

2) (Geom.) Figur, die

3) (one's bodily shape) Figur, die

keep one's figure — sich (Dat.) seine Figur bewahren

lose one's figure — dick werden

4) (person as seen) Gestalt, die; (literary figure) Figur, die; (historical etc. figure) Persönlichkeit, die

a fine figure of a man/woman — eine stattliche Erscheinung

5) (simile etc.)

figure [of speech] — Redewendung, die; (Rhet.) Redefigur, die

6) (illustration) Abbildung, die

7) (Dancing, Skating) Figur, die

8) (numerical symbol) Ziffer, die; (number so expressed) Zahl, die; (amount of money) Betrag, der

double figures — zweistellige Zahlen

go or run into three figures — sich auf dreistellige Zahlen belaufen

three-/four-figure — drei-/vierstellig

9) in pl. (accounts, result of calculations) Zahlen Pl.

can you check my figures? — kannst du mal nachrechnen?
2. transitive verb
1) (picture mentally) sich (Dat.) vorstellen

2) (calculate) schätzen
3. intransitive verb
1) vorkommen; erscheinen; (in play) auftreten

children don't figure in her plans for the future — Kinder spielen in ihren Zukunftsplänen keine Rolle

2) (coll.): (be likely, understandable)

that figures — das kann gut sein

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/87018/figure_out">figure out

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['fiɡə, ]( American[) 'fiɡjər] 1. noun
1) (the form or shape of a person: A mysterious figure came towards me; That girl has got a good figure.) die Gestalt, die Figur

2) (a (geometrical) shape: The page was covered with a series of triangles, squares and other geometrical figures.) die Figur

3) (a symbol representing a number: a six-figure telephone number.) die Zahl,...-stellig

4) (a diagram or drawing to explain something: The parts of a flower are shown in figure 3.) die Abbildung
2. verb
1) (to appear (in a story etc): She figures largely in the story.) eine Rolle spielen

2) (to think, estimate or consider: I figured that you would arrive before half past eight.) glauben

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- figurative
- figuratively
- figurehead
- figure of speech
- figure out
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fig·ure

[ˈfɪgəʳ]

I. n

1. (silhouette of body) Gestalt f; (personality) Persönlichkeit f; (in novel) Gestalt f

a \figure of fun [or AM usu ridicule] eine Spottfigur [o pej fam Witzfigur]

to be a mother \figure to sb für jdn die Mutterrolle einnehmen

to cut an elegant/a sorry \figure eine elegante/traurige Figur abgeben

2. (shape of body) Figur f

a fine \figure of a man ( dated or hum) ein Bild nt von einem Mann

a fine \figure of a woman eine stattliche Frau

to be \figure-conscious figurbewusst sein

to get one's \figure back seine alte Figur wiederbekommen

to keep one's \figure schlank bleiben

3. MATH (digit) Ziffer f; (numeral) Zahl f, Wert m

he is good at \figures er ist ein guter Rechner

column of \figures Zahlenreihen pl

to have a head for \figures sich dat Zahlen gut merken können

double/single \figures zweistellige/einstellige Zahlen

to run into double \figures im zweistelligen Bereich liegen

his income runs into five \figures [or he has a five-\figure income] er hat ein fünfstelliges Einkommen

to put a \figure on sth etw in Zahlen ausdrücken

in four/five \figures vier-/fünfstellig

in round \figures gerundet

to work out the \figures Kalkulationen vornehmen

4. (amount of money, cash) Betrag m

a high [or large] \figure ein hoher Preis; amount eine hohe Summe

sales \figures Verkaufszahlen pl, Absatzzahlen pl

5. (bookkeeping, economic data)

▪ the \figures pl Zahlenwerk nt

Ms Smith, could you bring in the \figures for the Miller contract? Frau Schmitt, könnten Sie das Zahlenmaterial für den Miller-Vertrag bringen?

unemployment \figures Arbeitslosenzahlen pl

6. (illustration, representation) Abbildung f; (diagram) Diagramm nt

II. vt

1. esp AM (think, reckon)

▪ to \figure sth (anticipate, envisage) etw voraussehen; (predict) etw voraussagen; (estimate) etw schätzen

2. (comprehend, work out)

▪ to \figure sth/sb etw/jdn verstehen

▪ to \figure why/who/how... verstehen, warum/wer/wie...

can you \figure how to open this box? hast du eine Ahnung, wie der Kasten aufgeht?

III. vi

1. (feature) eine Rolle spielen; (appear) erscheinen, auftauchen

he \figured prominently in my plans er spielte eine bedeutende Rolle in meinen Plänen

where does pity \figure in your scheme of things? welche Rolle spielt Mitleid in deiner Weltordnung?

2. esp AM (count on)

▪ to \figure on sth mit etw dat rechnen

3. (make sense)

that [or it] \figures esp AM das hätte ich mir denken können

it doesn't \figure das passt nicht zusammen

4. ( fam: imagine)

go \figure stell dir vor

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['fɪgə(r)]
1. n

1) (= number) Zahl; (= digit) Ziffer f; (= sum) Summe f

to put a figure on sth — etw konkret in Zahlen angeben

could you put some sort of figure on the salary? — können Sie mir die ungefähre Höhe des Gehaltes mitteilen?

he didn't want to put a figure on it — er wollte keine Zahlen nennen

name your figure — nennen Sie Ihren Preis

he's good at figures —

a mistake in the figures have you seen last year's figures? — eine Unstimmigkeit in den Zahlen haben Sie die Zahlen vom Vorjahr gesehen?

Miss Jones, could you bring in the figures for the Fotheringham contract? — Fräulein Jones, könnten Sie das Zahlenmaterial zum Fotheringham-Vertrag bringen?

to reach double figures — in die zweistelligen Zahlen gehen

a three-figure sum — eine dreistellige Summe

to sell for a high figure — für eine hohe Summe verkauft werden

he earns well into six figures —

government figures show that... — die Zahlen der Regierung zeigen, dass...

the figures work (inf) — es rechnet sich (inf)

2) (in geometry, dancing, skating) Figur f

figure (of) eight — Acht f

3) (= human form) Gestalt f

4) (= shapeliness) Figur f

she has a good figure —

I'm dieting to keep my figure — ich lebe Diät, um meine Figur zu behalten

to lose one's figure — seine Figur verlieren

to get one's figure back —

what a figure! — (was für) eine tolle Figur!

she's a fine figure of a woman — sie ist eine stattliche Frau

he's a fine figure of a man — er ist ein Bild von einem Mann

5) (= personality) Persönlichkeit f; (= character in novel etc) Gestalt f

the great figures of history — die Großen der Geschichte

a key public figure — eine Schlüsselfigur des öffentlichen Lebens

figure of fun — Witzfigur f, lächerliche Erscheinung

6) (= statuette, model etc) Figur f

7) (LITER)

figure of speech — Redensart f, Redewendung f

it's just a figure of speech — das ist doch nur eine (leere) Redensart, das sagt man doch nur so

8) (MUS) Figur f, Phrase f; (= notation) Ziffer f

9) (= illustration) Abbildung f

2. vt

1) (= decorate) silk etc bemalen, mustern

figured velvet — bedruckter Samt

2) (MUS) bass beziffern; melody verzieren

3) (= imagine) sich (dat) vorstellen, sich (dat) denken

4) (esp US inf = think, reckon) glauben, schätzen (inf)

5) (US inf = figure out) schlau werden aus, begreifen

3. vi

1) (= appear) erscheinen, auftauchen

where does pity figure in your scheme of things? — wo rangiert Mitleid in deiner Weltordnung?

he figured in a play — er trat in einem Stück auf

he figured prominently in my plans — er spielte eine bedeutende Rolle in meinen Plänen

2) (inf: make sense) hinkommen (inf), hinhauen (inf)

that figures — das hätte ich mir denken können

it doesn't figure — das passt or stimmt nicht zusammen

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figure [ˈfıɡə; US ˈfıɡjər]

A s

1. Zahl(zeichen) f(n), Ziffer f:

he is good at figures er ist ein guter Rechner, er kann gut rechnen;

the cost runs into three figures die Kosten gehen in die Hunderte;

his income is in five figures, he has a five-figure income er hat ein fünfstelliges Einkommen; → double figures

2. a) Preis m, Betrag m, Summe f

b) Zahl f:

at a low (high) figure billig (teuer);

put a figure on etwas beziffern

3. Figur f:

keep one’s figure schlank bleiben;

lose one’s figure dick werden

4. Gestalt f (nur undeutlich wahrgenommener Mensch)

5. fig Figur f, bemerkenswerte Erscheinung, wichtige Person, Persönlichkeit f:

figure of fun komische Figur, pej Witzfigur;

cut ( oder make) a poor figure eine traurige Figur abgeben;

make a brilliant figure eine hervorragende Rolle spielen; → public A a

6. Darstellung f (des menschlichen Körpers), Bild n, Statue f

7. Symbol n

8. auch figure of speech Redefigur f, rhetorische Figur

9. (Stoff) Muster n

10. Tanz, Eiskunstlauf etc: Figur f:

figure (of) eight

a) (Kunstflug) Acht f,

b) (Eis-, Rollkunstlauf) Achter m

11. MUS

a) Figur f

b) (Bass) Bezifferung f

12. Figur f, Diagramm n, Zeichnung f

13. Illustration f (im Buch)

14. Logik: Schlussfigur f

15. PHYS Krümmung f (einer Linse), besonders Spiegel m (eines Teleskops)

B v/t

1. formen, gestalten

2. abbilden, bildlich darstellen

3. oft figure to o.s. sich etwas vorstellen oder ausmalen

4. verzieren, MUS auch figurieren

5. Stoff mustern

6. MUS beziffern

7. figure out umg

a) ausrechnen,

b) ausknobeln, rauskriegen, ein Problem lösen,

c) kapieren, verstehen:

I can’t figure him out ich werd’ aus ihm nicht klug oder schlau

8. figure up zusammenzählen

9. US umg meinen, glauben ( beide:

that dass):

I figure him (to be) honest ich halte ihn für ehrlich

C v/i

1. rechnen:

figure out at sich belaufen auf (akk)

2. figure on bes US umg

a) rechnen mit

b) sich verlassen auf (akk):

figure on sb to do sth sich darauf verlassen, dass jemand etwas tut

c) beabsichtigen ( doing etwas zu tun)

3. erscheinen, auftauchen, vorkommen:

figure in a play in einem Stück auftreten;

figure large eine große Rolle spielen;

figure on a list auf einer Liste stehen

4. umg hinhauen, (genau) passen:

that figures!

a) das wundert mich gar nicht,

b) völlig klar!;

it figures that he didn’t come es ist typisch für ihn, dass er nicht kam

fig abk

1. figurative (figuratively)

2. figure ( figures pl)

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1. noun
1) (shape) Form, die

2) (Geom.) Figur, die

3) (one's bodily shape) Figur, die

keep one's figure — sich (Dat.) seine Figur bewahren

lose one's figure — dick werden

4) (person as seen) Gestalt, die; (literary figure) Figur, die; (historical etc. figure) Persönlichkeit, die

a fine figure of a man/woman — eine stattliche Erscheinung

5) (simile etc.)

figure [of speech] — Redewendung, die; (Rhet.) Redefigur, die

6) (illustration) Abbildung, die

7) (Dancing, Skating) Figur, die

8) (numerical symbol) Ziffer, die; (number so expressed) Zahl, die; (amount of money) Betrag, der

double figures — zweistellige Zahlen

go or run into three figures — sich auf dreistellige Zahlen belaufen

three-/four-figure — drei-/vierstellig

9) in pl. (accounts, result of calculations) Zahlen Pl.

can you check my figures? — kannst du mal nachrechnen?
2. transitive verb
1) (picture mentally) sich (Dat.) vorstellen

2) (calculate) schätzen
3. intransitive verb
1) vorkommen; erscheinen; (in play) auftreten

children don't figure in her plans for the future — Kinder spielen in ihren Zukunftsplänen keine Rolle

2) (coll.): (be likely, understandable)

that figures — das kann gut sein

Phrasal Verbs:

- figure out

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n.

Bild -er n.

Figur -en f.

Gestalt -en f.

Statur -en f.

Zahl -en f.

Zeichen - n.

Ziffer -n (Mathematik) f.

Ziffer -n f. v.

beziffern v.

eine Rolle spielen ausdr.

English-german dictionary > figure
5 brilliant

adj. briljant; schitterend

brilliant¹

[ brilliənt] 〈 zelfstandig naamwoord〉

1 briljant(je)

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brilliant²

〈 bijvoeglijk naamwoord〉

1 stralend ⇒ fonkelend, glinsterend

2 briljant ⇒ magnifiek, geniaal

♦voorbeelden:

1   brilliant stars • fonkelende sterren

     brilliant red • hoogrood

2   cut/make a brilliant figure • een briljante indruk maken

English-Dutch dictionary > brilliant
6 figure

/'figə/ * danh từ - hình dáng =to keep one's figure+ giữ được dáng người thon - (toán học) hình - hình ảnh, hình vẽ minh hoạ ((viết tắt) fig); vật tượng trưng, vật điển hình, vật giống - nhân vật =a person of figure+ nhân vật nổi tiếng =an important figure+ nhân vật quan trọng - sơ đồ - lá số tử vi =to cast a figure+ lấy số tử vi - con số =double figures+ những số gồm hai con số - (số nhiều) số học; sự tính toán bằng con số =to have a poor head for figures+ rất dốt số học, rất dốt tính - số tiền =to get something at a low figure+ mua cái gì rẻ =to get something at a high figure+ mua cái gì đắt - (ngôn ngữ học) hình thái tu từ - (triết học) giả thiết - (âm nhạc) hình nhịp điệu - hình múa (trong điệu nhảy, trượt băng...) !a figure of fan - người lố lăng !to make (cut) a brilliant figure - gây cảm tưởng rất tốt; chói lọi !to make (cut) a poor figure - gây cảm tưởng xoàng * ngoại động từ - hình dung, miêu tả (bằng sơ đồ, bằng nét vẽ); mường tượng, tưởng tượng =to figure something to oneself+ tưởng tượng ra điều gì - tưởng tượng, làm điển hình cho - trang trí hình vẽ - đánh số, ghi giá * nội động từ - tính toán =to figure out at 45d+ tính ra là 45 đồng - có tên tuổi, có vai vế = Nguyen Van Troi figures in history+ Nguyễn Văn Trỗi nay có tên trong lịch sử - làm tính !to figure as - được coi như là; đóng vai trò của !to figure on - trông đợi ở (cái gì) - tính toán !to figure out - tính toán - hiểu, quan niệm - đoán, tìm hiểu, luận ra !to figure up - tổng cộng, tính số lượng (cái gì) !I figure it like this - (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ), (thông tục) theo tôi hiểu điều đó là như thế này

English-Vietnamese dictionary > figure
7 figure

I

[΄figə] n թիվ, թվանշան. double figures երկանիշ թվեր. exact/official ճշգրիտ/պաշտո նական թվեր. in round figures կլոր թվերով. figures թվաբանություն. be good at figures թվա բա նությունից ուժեղ լինել a high figure մեծ գումար. (պատկեր, ձև) figure skating ձևավոր չմշկասահք. (գծագիր) See figure 2 on page 5 Տե՛ս գծագիր /պատկեր 2, էջ

5. (իրան, մարմին, կազմ վածք) beautiful/graceful/slim գեղեցիկ/վայելուչ/նրբագեղ կազմվածք. shapeless/ lithe/clumsy /flawed/ lean figure տձև/ ճկուն/ ծան րաշարժ, անշնորհք/թերակազմ, դեֆեկ տա վոր/նիհար կազմվածք. slight/neat/ bony/ plump/slender/stocky figure փխրուն/նրբագեղ/ոսկրոտ/թմբլիկ/բարեկազմ/ թիկ նավետ, ամուր կազմվածք. keep/watch one’s figure պահպանել կազմվածքը. հետևել կազմվածքին. a figure in the dark կերպարանք մթու թյան մեջ. (անձնավորություն, ակա նավոր դեմք) an outstanding/important figure ար տակարգ/կարևոր անձնավորություն/դեմք. public figure հասարակական գործիչ. historic(al) figure պատ մական դեմք. a figure of speech փոխ ա բերություն, պատկերավոր արտահայտություն. հռետորական դարձված. cut a figure տպավորություն թողնել. make a brilliant/poor figure հոյակապ/խղճուկ տեսք ունենալ

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[΄figə] v պատկերացնել. համարել, մտա ծել, հասկանալ. I can’t figure it out Ես դա չեմ կարող հասկանալ. That’s what we figured Մենք հենց այդպես էլ կարծում էինք. (հաշվել) figure out expenses ծախսերը հաշվել. figure on the list ցուցակում հանդես գալ/հի շատակ վել. (հույս ունենալ/կապել) figure on one’s arrival մեկի գալու հետ հույսեր կապել

English-Armenian dictionary > figure
8 представлять собой великолепную (жалкую) фигуру

General subject: cut a brilliant figure, make a brilliant figure

Универсальный русско-английский словарь > представлять собой великолепную (жалкую) фигуру
9 представлять собой великолепную фигуру

General subject: (жалкую) cut a brilliant figure, (жалкую) make a brilliant figure

Универсальный русско-английский словарь > представлять собой великолепную фигуру
10 figurona

figurona s.f. figurone s.m. brilliant figure, superb figure: farai un figurona, you'll cut a very fine figure (o you'll make a very good impression).

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[figu'rona]
sostantivo femminile

fare un figurona — to cut a dashing figure

all'esame ha fatto un figurona — he did very well in the exam

con questo vestito fa un figurona — she looks great in this dress

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figurona

/figu'rona/

sostantivo f.

fare un figurona to cut a dashing figure; all'esame ha fatto un figurona he did very well in the exam; con questo vestito fa un figurona she looks great in this dress.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > figurona
11 cifra sf

['tʃifra]
1) (numero) figure, numeral

un numero di 5 cifre — a five-figure number

scrivere un numero in cifre — to write a number in figures

fare cifra tonda — to make a round figure

una cifra — (fam : molto) loads

di questi ne abbiamo venduti una cifra — we've sold loads of these

ci siamo divertiti una cifra — we had a brilliant time

2) (somma di denaro) figure, sum

è una cifra astronomica — it's an astronomical figure

mi è costato una cifra fam — it cost me a fortune

l'ha pagato una bella cifra — he paid a lot for it

3)

cifre sfpl — (monogramma) initials, monogram sg

4) (codice) code, cipher

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > cifra sf
12 cifra

sf ['tʃifra]
1) (numero) figure, numeral

un numero di 5 cifre — a five-figure number

scrivere un numero in cifre — to write a number in figures

fare cifra tonda — to make a round figure

una cifra — (fam : molto) loads

di questi ne abbiamo venduti una cifra — we've sold loads of these

ci siamo divertiti una cifra — we had a brilliant time

2) (somma di denaro) figure, sum

è una cifra astronomica — it's an astronomical figure

mi è costato una cifra fam — it cost me a fortune

l'ha pagato una bella cifra — he paid a lot for it

3)

cifre sfpl — (monogramma) initials, monogram sg

4) (codice) code, cipher

Nuovo dizionario Italiano-Inglese > cifra
13 causar una magnífica impresión

• cut a brilliant figure

• make a brilliant impression

Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > causar una magnífica impresión
14 shine

ʃaɪn
1. сущ.
1) а) сияние;
свет;
блеск, блистание the shine of stars ≈ свет/сияние звезд б) глянец, лоск ∙ Syn: brilliance, lustre I, radiance
2) перен. блеск, великолепие Syn: lordliness, magnificence, pomp, radiance, splendour
3) амер.;
разг. а) обыкн. мн. шум, скандал;
глупая выходка, проделка б) расположение, симпатия to take a shine to ≈ почувствовать симпатию
2. гл.
1) а) светить, освещать( чем-л.) б) светиться;
блестеть, сиять, сверкать His face shone with sweat. ≈ Его лицо блестело от пота. His face shone with happiness. ≈ Его лицо сияло от счастья. Syn: glitter;
flash;
sparkle;
make a brilliant display
2) перен. блистать, выделяться
3) разг. придавать блеск, полировать;
чистить to shine metal ≈ чистить металл ∙ shine at shine down shine out shine through shine up свет, сияние - the * of the sun свет солнца - the * of a lamp свет лампы - the bright * of the fire яркий свет огня солнечный день - rain or * в дождь или ведро, в любую погоду - * or dark впотьмах или при свете блеск - the * of gold блеск золота блеск, свет - the * of wisdom свет мудрости - the * of eloquence блеск красноречия - to take the * out of smth. лишить что-либо блеска;
затмить что-либо - to take the * out of smb. лишить бодрости, измотать кого-либо - the cares of the world took the * out of him жизнь его основательно потрепала - to take the * out of smb. сбить спесь с кого-либо глянец, лоск - to give one's shoes a * навести на туфли глянец - to get a * почистить туфли (у чистильщика) - to give smb. a * (разговорное) почистить кому-либо обувь (американизм) симпатия, влечение - to take a * to привязаться, почувствовать симпатию - he has taken a * to you вы ему понравились - to take a * to пристраститься( разговорное) шум, скандал;
возня( разговорное) (американизм) выходки, проказы (фотографическое) световой блик > to cut a * заноситься;
преуспевать, быть на виду светить, сиять;
озарять - the sun *s светит солнце - it *s светит солнце - a lamp *s светит лампа - a light shone upon his figure through the window из окна на него падал свет - the sun shone down upon meadow солнце озаряло луг - the sun shone forth внезапно показалось солнце светить, освещать (чем-либо) - he *s his lantern он светит фонарем - * the torch over here посвети здесь факелом (обыкн. with) блестеть, сверкать - a diamond *s in the sun алмаз блестит на солнце - his face shone with sweat его лицо блестело от пота - the floor *s with polishing пол натерт до блеска светиться, сиять - to * with happiness сиять от счастья - to * with excitement гореть от возбуждения - their faces shone with gratitude их лица светились благодарностью - his face *s with health его лицо пышет здоровьем блистать, выделяться - to * at a ball блистать на балу - to * as an orator быть блестящим оратором - to * supreme as a historian как историк быть на голову выше всех - he doesn't * at mathematics в математике он не блещет (разговорное) полировать, придавать блеск, наводить лоск, глянец;
чистить, начищать - to * shoes чистить сапоги - *, sir? почистить сэр? ~ блеск, глянец, лоск;
to get a shine почистить сапоги (у чистильщика) ~ амер. разг. расположение;
he took a shine to you вы ему понравились shine блеск, великолепие ~ блеск, глянец, лоск;
to get a shine почистить сапоги (у чистильщика) ~ блистать (в обществе, разговоре) ~ (обыкн. pl) амер. разг. глупая выходка, проделка ~ (амер. past & p. p. shined) разг. придавать блеск, полировать;
чистить (обувь, металл и т. п.) ~ амер. разг. расположение;
he took a shine to you вы ему понравились ~ (shone) светить(ся) ;
сиять, блестеть ~ сияние;
(солнечный, лунный) свет to take the ~ out (of smth.) лишить (что-л.) блеска, новизны;
to take the shine out (of smb.) затмить, превзойти( кого-л.) to take the ~ out (of smth.) лишить (что-л.) блеска, новизны;
to take the shine out (of smb.) затмить, превзойти (кого-л.) to take the ~ out (of smth.) снять, удалить блеск, глянец (с чего-л.)

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > shine
15 voll

I Adj.

1. räumlich: full; (voll besetzt) full (up); (gefüllt) full (up), filled; Straßen: full of traffic; ein Koffer / eine Kiste etc. voll Bücher a caseful / boxful etc. of books; das volle Korn auf den Feldern the ripe corn (Am. grain) in the fields

2. umg. (betrunken) plastered, tight Sl.; umg. (satt) full; voll wie d’ Sau Dial. pissed as a newt, Am. drunk as a skunk

3. (füllig, prall) full (auch Figur); sie ist voller geworden she has filled out a bit

4. (rund, glatt) full, whole; voller Betrag full ( oder whole) amount ( oder sum); eine volle Stunde a full ( oder whole, solid) hour; zu jeder vollen Stunde every hour on the hour; zu jeder vollen Stunde schlagen Uhr: strike the full hour; es schlägt gleich voll umg. it’s just about to strike the hour; der Bus fährt immer fünf vor voll umg. the bus always leaves at five to (the hour); sechs volle Tage six whole days; ein volles Dutzend a full ( oder whole) dozen

5. (bedeckt) covered; voll(er), voll von full of; Negativem: rife with; voller Flecke(n) / Staub etc. covered with marks / dust etc.; alles war voll(er) Blut everything was covered with blood

6. (vollständig) full, complete; volle Beschäftigung full ( ganztägige: full-time) employment; bei voller Besinnung fully conscious; er hat es bei voller Besinnung gesagt he was fully aware of what he was saying

7. fig., in Wendungen: aus voller Brust oder vollem Halse at the top of one’s voice; volle Einzelheiten full details; ein voller Erfolg a complete success; die volle Wahrheit the whole truth; weitS. the full story; aus dem Vollen schöpfen draw on plentiful resources; in die Vollen gehen umg. go the whole hog; jemanden nicht für voll nehmen not take s.o. seriously; Fahrt, Hand1 2 Hand2, Mund, Pulle, Recht 1, Strandhaubitze etc.

II Adv.

1. (vollständig) fully; voll gesperrt Straße etc.: completely closed off; wieder voll befahrbar completely reopened to traffic

2. oft umg., verstärkend: voll zuschlagen etc. really go for it etc.; voll bremsen stand on the brakes, brake hard; voll und ganz fully, completely; unterstützen: wholeheartedly; etw. voll ausnützen use to (one’s) full advantage; eine Kurve ( nicht) voll durchfahren SPORT (not) take a curve at top speed; jemanden voll erwischen (treffen) hit s.o.; fig., mit Frage etc.: really catch s.o. out; ihn hat es voll erwischt Grippe etc.: he’s got it bad; (er hat sich verliebt) he’s got it bad; voll dabei sein be completely involved; voll mit drinstecken be completely up to one’s ears in it too; ich war nicht voll da I wasn’t quite with it; voll nett / witzig etc. really nice / funny etc.; voll die Krise kriegen get really worked up; das bringt’s voll! it’s brilliant!; das ist voll die Härte that’s really asking a bit much; hier ist voll die geile Party Sl. this really is a shit-hot (Am. totally cool) party; der Song etc. ist voll krass the song etc. is really wicked (bes. Am. totally cool); siehe auch völlig, vollkommen

3. mit Verben: sich voll dröhnen umg. get totally high; sich voll essen eat one’s fill; sich voll fressen umg. stuff o.s.; ich habe mich so voll gefressen I think I’m going to burst; voll füllen fill s.th. up; voll gießen fill (up); sich (Dat) das Hemd etc. (mit etw.) voll gießen umg. spill s.th. all over one’s shirt etc.; jemandem die Hucke voll hauen umg. bash s.o.’s head in; voll kotzen Sl. (Zimmer) spew all over; voll kriegen manage to fill s.th. (up); er kriegt den Hals nicht voll he (just) can’t get enough; voll kritzeln umg. scribble all over s.th.; jemanden voll labern umg. bend s.o.’s ear; voll laden (Auto, Kofferraum etc.) load up (to the top); voll laufen fill up; etw. voll laufen lassen fill s.th. up; sich voll laufen lassen umg. get tanked up; voll machen (füllen) fill (up); (beschmutzen) ( auch sich [Dat] etw. voll machen) dirty, mess up; (Tisch, Boden etc.) auch make a mess on; sich voll machen oder die Hosen voll machen fill one’s pants; sich (Dat) die Finger mit Marmelade voll machen get jam all over one’s fingers; voll malen cover with paint; voll packen pack s.th. full ( mit of); voll pfropfen cram s.th. full; voll pumpen (Reifen etc.) pump s.th. up (completely), pump s.th. full; sich (Dat) die Lungen voll pumpen fill one’s lungs (with fresh air); sich mit etw. voll pumpen mit Medikamenten: load o.s. up with s.th.; sich voll pumpen umg. (sich betrinken) tank up, get tight Sl.; mit Drogen: get completely high ( oder doped up); voll qualmen umg. (Zimmer etc.) smoke up; sich voll saufen umg. get tight Sl.; sich voll saugen Insekt etc.: suck itself full ( mit of); Schwamm: soak itself full (of); Stoff etc.: become saturated (with); voll schenken fill (up); sich (Dat) ( den Bauch) voll schlagen umg. make a (real) pig of o.s.; das Boot schlug voll the boat became swamped; voll schmieren umg. smear all over s.th.; (Kleid) mess up; etw. mit etw. voll schmieren smear s.th. all over s.th.; sich voll schmieren get o.s. dirty, get food etc. all over o.s.; voll schreiben fill (with writing); drei Seiten voll schreiben write three full pages; voll schütten fill (up); voll spritzen spatter; mit Wasser: spray, get s.o. oder s.th. all wet; etw. mit etw. voll spritzen spatter s.th. all over s.th.; sich voll spritzen spatter o.s.; (sich nass machen) get o.s. wet; voll stellen cram ( mit with); ein Zimmer etc. voll stellen auch put things all over a room etc.; das Schlafzimmer mit alten Möbeln etc. voll stellen auch stuff the bedroom with old furniture etc. umg.; voll stopfen stuff, cram; sich (Dat) ( den Bauch) voll stopfen umg. stuff o.s.; voll tanken fill up; umg., fig. (sich betrinken) get tanked up; bitte voll tanken MOT. fill her up, please

4. mit Part. Perf.: voll beladen fully laden; voll bepackt loaded down with luggage, (absolutely) loaded umg.; voll besetzt (completely) full; Hotel: auch fully-booked; voll entwickelt fully developed; Persönlichkeit etc.: auch full-blown; total voll gedröhnt sein Sl. be drugged up to one’s eyeballs; voll geladen loaded (to the top); Auto etc.: loaded down; voll gepackt oder gepfropft oder gestopft crammed (full), packed, jam-packed umg., chock-a-block umg.

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full; total

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vọll [fɔl]
1. adj

1) (= gefüllt) full

voller... — full of...

voll (von or mit) etw — full of sth

voll des Lobes — full of praise

voller Widersprüche sein — to be full of contradictions

mit vollem Mund — with one's mouth full

aus dem Vollen leben — to live a life of luxury, to live in the lap of luxury

aus dem Vollen schöpfen — to draw on unlimited resources

2) (= ganz) full; Satz, Service, Erfolg complete; Woche, Jahr full, whole; Wahrheit whole

ein volles Dutzend — a full or whole dozen

volle drei Jahre/Tage — three whole years/days, fully three years/days

volle neuneinhalb Stunden schlafen — to sleep a solid nine and a half hours

die Uhr schlägt nur die volle Stunde — the clock only strikes the full hour

mehr Nachrichten zur vollen Stunde — more news at the top of the hour

die Zahl ist voll — the numbers are complete

die volle Summe bezahlen — to pay the full sum, to pay the sum in full

in voller Fahrt/vollem Galopp/vollem Lauf — at full speed/gallop/speed

in voller Größe (Bild) — life-size; (bei plötzlicher Erscheinung etc) large as life

sich zu voller Größe aufrichten — to draw oneself up to one's full height

im vollen Tageslicht — in full daylight

in voller Uniform — in full dress or uniform

jdn nicht für voll nehmen — not to take sb seriously

aus vollem Halse or voller Kehle or Brust singen — to sing at the top of one's voice

etw mit vollem Recht tun — to be perfectly right to do sth

mit dem vollen Namen unterschreiben — to sign one's full name, to sign one's name in full

3)

voll wie ein Sack or eine Strandhaubitze or tausend Mann — absolutely plastered (inf), roaring drunk (Brit inf)

4) (= üppig) Gesicht, Busen etc full; Wangen chubby; Haar thick

voller werden — to fill out

5) Stimme, Ton full, rich; Farbton rich

2. adv
fully; (= vollkommen auch) completely; (sl = total) dead (Brit inf real (US inf)
voll und ganz — completely, wholly

die Straße ist voll gesperrt — the road is completely closed

die Straße ist wieder voll befahrbar — the road is completely free again

jdn voll ansehen — to look sb straight in the face

eine Rechnung voll bezahlen — to pay a bill in full

voll hinter jdm/etw stehen — to be or stand fully behind sb/sth

den Mund recht or ganz schön voll nehmen (fig) — to exaggerate greatly, to overdo it

jdn/etw voll treffen (mit Stein, Bombe etc) — to score a direct hit on sb/sth; (ins Gesicht) to hit sb full in the face

etw voll ausnützen — to take full advantage of sth

voll zuschlagen (inf) — to lam out (Brit inf), to hit out

voll durcharbeiten (inf) — to work solidly (throughout)

voll drinstecken (inf) (bei Arbeit) — to be in the middle of it; (in unangenehmer Situation) to be right in it

voll (Stoff) gegen etw fahren (inf) — to run full tilt or slap-bang (inf) into sth

nicht voll da sein (inf) — to be not quite with it (inf)

voll dabei sein (inf) — to be totally involved

See:

→ vollnehmen

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1) (holding or containing as much as possible: My basket is full.) full

2) (quite; at least: It will take fully three days.) fully

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voll

[fɔl]

I. adj

1. (gefüllt, bedeckt) full

mit \vollem Munde spricht man nicht! don't speak with your mouth full!

achte darauf, dass die Gläser nicht zu \voll werden mind that the glasses don't get too full

ein \volles Arschloch (derb) a fat arsehole [or AM asshole]

\voll [mit etw dat] sein to be full [of sth]

das Glas ist \voll Wasser the glass is full of water

das Haus ist \voll von [o mit] unnützen Dingen the house is full of useless things

die Regale sind ganz \voll Staub the shelves are covered in [or full of] dust

eine Kiste \voll Bücher a boxful of books

eine Hand \voll Reis a handful of rice

beide Hände \voll haben to have both hands full

\voll sein (fam: satt) to be full up fam; s.a. gerammelt, gerüttelt

2. (ganz, vollständig) full, whole

ich musste ein \volles Jahr warten I had to wait a whole year

es ist ja kein \voller Monat mehr bis Weihnachten there is less than a month till Christmas

nun warte ich schon \volle 20 Minuten I've been waiting a full twenty minutes

der Intercity nach München fährt jede \volle Stunde the intercity to Munich runs every hour on the hour

den Verteidigern lagen drei Divisionen in \voller Ausrüstung gegenüber the defenders faced three fully equipped divisions

das \volle Ausmaß der Katastrophe the full extent of the disaster

bei \voller Besinnung sein to be fully conscious

\voller Börsenschluss BÖRSE full [or even] lot

aus \voller Brust singen to sing at the top of one's voice

ein \voller Erfolg a total success

in \voller Gala in full evening dress

in \vollem Galopp/Lauf at full gallop/speed

in \voller Größe full-size

mit \vollem Namen unterschreiben to sign one's full name [or name in full]

den \vollen Preis bezahlen to pay the full price

etw mit \vollem Recht tun to be perfectly right to do sth

\voller Satz HANDEL full set

\volle Summe whole sum

die \volle Wahrheit the absolute truth

etw in \vollen Zügen genießen to enjoy sth to the full

3. (prall, rundlich)

du hast zugenommen, du bist deutlich \voller geworden you've put on weight, you've distinctly filled out

ein \volles Gesicht a full face

ein \voller Busen an ample bosom

ein \voller Hintern/ \volle Hüften a well-rounded bottom/well-rounded hips

\volle Wangen chubby cheeks

4. (kräftig) Geschmack, Klang full; Stimme, Farbton rich

der \volle Geschmack the real flavour

5. (dicht) thick

\volles Haar thick hair

ein \voller Bart a thick beard

6. (sl: betrunken)

▪ \voll sein to be plastered fam, to be well tanked up sl

du warst ja gestern Abend ganz schön \voll! you were pretty drunk yesterday evening!

7.

▶ in die V\vollen gehen to go to any lengths

▶ aus dem V\vollen leben [o wirtschaften] to live in the lap of luxury

▶ jdn nicht für \voll nehmen not to take sb seriously

▶ aus dem V\vollen schöpfen to draw on plentiful resources; s.a. Lob

II. adv

1. (vollkommen) completely

durch die Operation wurde ihr Sehvermögen wieder \voll hergestellt as a result of the operation her sight was completely restored

\voll bezahlen müssen to have to pay in full

\voll in der Arbeit stecken (fam) to be in the middle of a job

\voll in Problemen stecken (fam) to be right in it fam

2. (uneingeschränkt) fully

die Mehrheit der Delegierten stand \voll hinter dieser Entscheidung the majority of the delegates were fully behind this decision

ich kann den Antrag nicht \voll unterstützen I cannot fully support the application

etw \voll ausnutzen to take full advantage of sth

\voll und ganz totally

nicht \voll da sein (fam) to not be quite with it sl

3. (sl: total) really

die Band finde ich \voll gut I think the band is brilliant

die haben wir \voll angelabert we really chatted her up fam

4. (fam: mit aller Wucht) right, smack fam

der Wagen war \voll gegen den Pfeiler geprallt the car ran smack into the pillar

er ist \voll mit dem Hinterkopf auf der Bordsteinkante aufgeschlagen the back of his head slammed onto the edge of the curb

seine Faust traf \voll das Kinn seines Gegners he hit his opponent full on the chin with his fist

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1.
Adjektiv

1) full

der Saal ist voll Menschen — the room is full of people

voll von od. mit etwas sein — be full of something

das Glas ist halb voll — the glass is half full

jemanden/etwas voll spritzen — splash water etc. all over somebody/something; (mit Schlauch usw.) spray water etc. all over somebody/something

etwas voll füllen — fill something up

etwas voll gießen — fill something [up]

etwas voll packen — pack something full

etwas voll stopfen — (ugs.) stuff or cram something full

einen Reifen voll pumpen — pump up a tyre

einen Behälter voll pumpen — fill up a reservoir

etwas voll tanken — fill something up

bitte voll tanken — fill it up, please

sich voll saugen — < leech> suck itself full; < sponge> become saturated ( mit with)

etwas voll machen — (ugs.): (füllen) fill something up; (ugs.): (beschmutzen) get or make something dirty

sich (Dat.) die Hosen/Windeln vollmachen — mess one's pants/nappy

um das Maß voll zu machen — (fig.) to crown or cap it all

etwas voll schmieren — (ugs.): (beschmutzen) smear something; (ugs. abwertend): (beschreiben, bemalen) scrawl/draw all over something

etwas voll schreiben — fill something [with writing]

jeder bekam einen Korb voll — everybody received a basketful

mit vollen Backen kauen — eat with bulging cheeks

aus dem vollen schöpfen — draw on abundant or plentiful resources

volle Pulle od. voll[es] Rohr — (salopp) < drive> flat out; s. auch Mund

2) (salopp): (betrunken) plastered (sl.); canned (Brit. sl.)

3) (üppig) full <figure, face, lip>; thick < hair>; ample < bosom>

4) (ganz, vollständig) full; complete <seriousness, success>

etwas mit vollem Recht tun — be quite right to do something

in voller Fahrt — at full speed

in vollem Gange sein — be in full swing

die voll Wahrheit — the full or whole truth

mit dem vollen Namen unterschreiben — sign one's full name or one's name in full

das Dutzend ist voll — it's a round dozen

jemanden nicht für voll nehmen — not take somebody seriously

etwas voll machen — (komplettieren) complete something

s. auch Hals b —

5) (kräftig) full, rich <taste, aroma>; rich < voice>
2.
adverbial fully

voll und ganz — completely

etwas voll auslasten — make full use of something

voll verantwortlich für etwas sein — be wholly responsible or bear full responsibility for something

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voll

A. adj

1. räumlich: full; (voll besetzt) full (up); (gefüllt) full (up), filled; Straßen: full of traffic;

ein Koffer/eine Kiste etc

voll Bücher a caseful/boxful etc of books;

das volle Korn auf den Feldern the ripe corn (US grain) in the fields

2. umg (betrunken) plastered, tight sl; umg (satt) full;

voll wie d’ Sau dial pissed as a newt, US drunk as a skunk

3. (füllig, prall) full (auch Figur);

sie ist voller geworden she has filled out a bit

4. (rund, glatt) full, whole;

voller Betrag full ( oder whole) amount ( oder sum);

eine volle Stunde a full ( oder whole, solid) hour;

zu jeder vollen Stunde every hour on the hour;

zu jeder vollen Stunde schlagen Uhr: strike the full hour;

es schlägt gleich voll umg it’s just about to strike the hour;

der Bus fährt immer fünf vor voll umg the bus always leaves at five to (the hour);

sechs volle Tage six whole days;

ein volles Dutzend a full ( oder whole) dozen

5. (bedeckt) covered;

voll(er), voll von full of; Negativem: rife with;

voller Flecke(n)/Staub etc covered with marks/dust etc;

alles war voll(er) Blut everything was covered with blood

6. (vollständig) full, complete;

volle Beschäftigung full ( ganztägige: full-time) employment;

bei voller Besinnung fully conscious;

er hat es bei voller Besinnung gesagt he was fully aware of what he was saying

7. fig, in Wendungen:

aus voller Brust oder

vollem Halse at the top of one’s voice;

volle Einzelheiten full details;

ein voller Erfolg a complete success;

die volle Wahrheit the whole truth; weitS. the full story;

aus dem Vollen schöpfen draw on plentiful resources;

in die Vollen gehen umg go the whole hog;

jemanden nicht für voll nehmen not take sb seriously; → Fahrt, Hand¹ 2, Hand², Mund, Pulle, Recht 1, Strandhaubitze etc

B. adv

1. (vollständig) fully;

voll gesperrt Straße etc: completely closed off;

wieder voll befahrbar completely reopened to traffic

2. oft umg, verstärkend:

voll zuschlagen etc really go for it etc;

voll bremsen stand on the brakes, brake hard;

voll und ganz fully, completely; unterstützen: wholeheartedly;

etwas

voll ausnützen use to (one’s) full advantage;

eine Kurve (nicht) voll durchfahren SPORT (not) take a curve at top speed;

jemanden voll erwischen (treffen) hit sb; fig, mit Frage etc: really catch sb out;

ihn hat es voll erwischt Grippe etc: he’s got it bad; (er hat sich verliebt) he’s got it bad;

voll dabei sein be completely involved;

voll mit drinstecken be completely up to one’s ears in it too;

ich war nicht voll da I wasn’t quite with it;

voll nett/witzig etc really nice/funny etc;

voll die Krise kriegen get really worked up;

das bringt’s voll! it’s brilliant!;

das ist voll die Härte that’s really asking a bit much;

hier ist voll die geile Party sl this really is a shit-hot (US totally cool) party;

der Song etc

ist voll krass the song etc is really wicked (besonders US totally cool); → auch völlig, vollkommen

3. mit pperf:

voll automatisiert fully automated;

voll beladen fully laden;

voll bepackt loaded down with luggage, (absolutely) loaded umg;

voll besetzt (completely) full; Hotel: auch fully-booked;

voll entwickelt fully developed; Persönlichkeit etc: auch full-blown;

voll klimatisiert fully air-conditioned;

voll mechanisiert fully mechanized;

voll synchronisiert fully synchronized;

voll transistorisiert fully transistorized;

voll transistorisiertes Radio auch solid-state radio

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1.
Adjektiv

1) full

der Saal ist voll Menschen — the room is full of people

voll von od. mit etwas sein — be full of something

das Glas ist halb voll — the glass is half full

jemanden/etwas voll spritzen — splash water etc. all over somebody/something; (mit Schlauch usw.) spray water etc. all over somebody/something

etwas voll füllen — fill something up

etwas voll gießen — fill something [up]

etwas voll packen — pack something full

etwas voll stopfen — (ugs.) stuff or cram something full

einen Reifen voll pumpen — pump up a tyre

einen Behälter voll pumpen — fill up a reservoir

etwas voll tanken — fill something up

bitte voll tanken — fill it up, please

sich voll saugen — < leech> suck itself full; < sponge> become saturated ( mit with)

etwas voll machen — (ugs.): (füllen) fill something up; (ugs.): (beschmutzen) get or make something dirty

sich (Dat.) die Hosen/Windeln vollmachen — mess one's pants/nappy

um das Maß voll zu machen — (fig.) to crown or cap it all

etwas voll schmieren — (ugs.): (beschmutzen) smear something; (ugs. abwertend): (beschreiben, bemalen) scrawl/draw all over something

etwas voll schreiben — fill something [with writing]

jeder bekam einen Korb voll — everybody received a basketful

mit vollen Backen kauen — eat with bulging cheeks

aus dem vollen schöpfen — draw on abundant or plentiful resources

volle Pulle od. voll[es] Rohr — (salopp) < drive> flat out; s. auch Mund

2) (salopp): (betrunken) plastered (sl.); canned (Brit. sl.)

3) (üppig) full <figure, face, lip>; thick < hair>; ample < bosom>

4) (ganz, vollständig) full; complete <seriousness, success>

etwas mit vollem Recht tun — be quite right to do something

in voller Fahrt — at full speed

in vollem Gange sein — be in full swing

die voll Wahrheit — the full or whole truth

mit dem vollen Namen unterschreiben — sign one's full name or one's name in full

das Dutzend ist voll — it's a round dozen

jemanden nicht für voll nehmen — not take somebody seriously

etwas voll machen — (komplettieren) complete something

s. auch Hals b —

5) (kräftig) full, rich <taste, aroma>; rich < voice>
2.
adverbial fully

voll und ganz — completely

etwas voll auslasten — make full use of something

voll verantwortlich für etwas sein — be wholly responsible or bear full responsibility for something

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adj.

brimful adj.

crowded adj.

fraught adj.

full adj.

plenteous adj.

replete adj. adv.

plenteously adv.

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16 enlever

enlever [ɑ̃l(ə)ve]

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1. transitive verb

   a. to remove

• enlève tes mains de tes poches/de là take your hands out of your pockets/off there

• enlever le couvert to clear the table

• enlève tes coudes de la table take your elbows off the table

   b. enlever à qn [+ objet, argent] to take (away) from sb

• on lui a enlevé la garde de l'enfant the child was taken from his care

• ça n'enlève rien à son mérite that doesn't in any way detract from his worth

• enlève-toi cette idée de la tête get that idea out of your head

• ça lui a enlevé tout espoir it made him lose all hope

   c. ( = emporter) [+ objet, meuble] to take away ; [+ ordures] to collect ; [+ voiture en infraction] to tow away

   d. ( = kidnapper) to kidnap

2. reflexive verb

► s'enlever [tache, peinture, peau, écorce] to come off

• enlève-toi de là (inf) get out of the way (inf)

• comment est-ce que ça s'enlève ? [étiquette, housse] how do you remove it? ; [vêtement] how do you take it off?

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ɑ̃lve
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( ôter) gén to remove; to take [something] down [rideaux]; to take [something] off [vêtement]; to move [véhicule] (de from)

enlève tes affaires de là/tes pieds du fauteuil — get (colloq) your things out of here/your feet off the armchair

2) ( supprimer) to remove (de from)

3) ( priver de) to take [somebody/something] away [personnes, objet] (à from)

enlever à quelqu'un l'envie de faire — to put somebody off doing

enlever toute signification à quelque chose — to make something totally meaningless

cela n'enlève rien à l'estime que j'ai pour elle — it doesn't make me think any the less of her

4) ( ravir) to kidnap; [amant] to carry [somebody] off [bien -aimée]

5) ( gagner) to carry [something] off [coupe, prix]; to capture [marché]

6) ( avec brio) to give a brilliant rendering of [morceau de musique]

2.

s'enlever verbe pronominal

1) ( disparaître) [vernis, papier peint] to come off; [tache] to come out

2) ( être séparable) [pièce] to be detachable

ça s'enlève comment? — [vêtement] how do you take it off?

3) (colloq) ( partir)

enlève-toi de là — get off (colloq)

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ɑ̃l(ə)ve vt
1) [meuble d'une pièce, article d'une liste] to remove

2) [tache, furoncle] to remove

3) MÉDECINE, [organe] to remove

4) [clou, vis] to remove, to take out

5) [vêtement, lunettes] to take off

Enlève donc ton manteau! — Take your coat off!

6) [ordures, choses à emporter] to collect, to take away

7)

enlever qch à qn [privilège] — to take sth away from sb, [espoir] to rob sb of sth

Cette nouvelle nous a enlevé tout espoir. — This news robbed us of all hope.

la maladie qui nous l'a enlevé euphémisme — the illness which took him from us

8) (= kidnapper) to kidnap, to abduct

Un groupe terroriste a enlevé la femme de l'ambassadeur. — A terrorist group has kidnapped the ambassador's wife.

9) (= obtenir) [trophée, contrat] to win

enlever la victoire — to win

10) MILITAIRE, [position] to take

11) [morceau de piano, figure acrobatique] to execute with spirit

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enlever verb table: lever

A vtr

1 ( ôter) to take [sth] away, to remove [meuble, livre, vase]; to take [sth] down, to remove [rideaux, tableau, tuiles]; to take [sth] off [vêtement, chapeau, bijou]; to move, to remove [véhicule] (de from); enlève tes affaires de là/les mains de tes poches/tes pieds du fauteuil get your things out of here/your hands out of your pockets/your feet off the armchair;

2 ( supprimer) to remove [tache, vernis, peinture] (de from); to remove [pépins, tumeur, amygdales];

3 ( priver de) to take [sb/sth] away [personnes, objet, avantage, souci] (à from); enlever à qn l'envie de faire to put sb off doing; enlever toute signification à qch to make sth totally meaningless; cela n'enlève rien à leurs qualités it doesn't take away from their good qualities in any way; cela n'enlève rien à l'estime que j'ai pour elle it doesn't make me think any the less of her; la tuberculose nous l'a enlevé à 20 ans euph tuberculosis took him from us at 20; ⇒ pain;

4 ( ravir) [criminel] to kidnap, to abduct [otage]; liter [amant] to carry [sb] off [bien-aimée];

5 ( gagner) to carry [sth] off [coupe, prix, titre]; to capture [marché, place forte];

6 ( avec brio) to give a brilliant rendering of [morceau de musique].

B s'enlever vpr

1 ( disparaître) [vernis, papier peint] to come off; [tache] to come out; les taches s'enlèvent plus facilement à l'eau tiède/avec du savon stains come out more easily with warm water/with soap;

2 ( être séparable) [pièce] to be detachable; le miroir peut s'enlever the mirror can be removed; les pépins s'enlèvent? do you take out ou remove the pips?; la peau s'enlève? do you peel it?; ça s'enlève comment? [vêtements, parure] how do you take ou get it off?;

3 ( partir) enlève-toi de là○ get off○.

[ɑ̃lve] verbe transitif

1. [ôter - couvercle, housse, vêtement] to remove, to take off (separable) ; [ - étagère] to remove, to take down (separable)

enlève ton manteau, mets-toi à l'aise take your coat off and make yourself comfortable

enlever les pépins to take the pips out

ils ont enlevé le reste des meubles ce matin they took away ou collected what was left of the furniture this morning

2. [arracher] to remove, to pull out

enlever un clou avec des tenailles to prise (UK) ou to pry (US) a nail out with a pair of pliers

3. [faire disparaître] to remove

enlever une tache

a. [généralement] to remove a stain

b. [en lavant] to wash out a stain

c. [en frottant] to rub out a stain

d. [à l'eau de Javel] to bleach out a stain

4. MÉDECINE [dentisterie]

se faire enlever une dent to have a tooth pulled out ou extracted

se faire enlever un grain de beauté to have a mole removed

5. [soustraire]

enlever quelque chose à quelqu'un to take something away from somebody, to deprive somebody of something

ça m'enlève mes scrupules it dispels ou allays (soutenu) my misgivings

j'ai peur qu'on ne m'enlève la garde de mon enfant I'm afraid they'll take my child away from me

ne m'enlevez pas tous mes espoirs don't deprive ou rob me of all hope

6. [obtenir - récompense] to carry off (separable), to win

il a enlevé la victoire he ran away with the victory

enlever un marché to get ou to secure a deal

7. [soulever] to lift

enlever 10 kilos sans effort to lift 10 kilos easily

8. (littéraire) [faire mourir] to carry off (separable)

c'est un cancer qui nous l'a enlevé cancer took him from us

9. MILITAIRE to carry, to seize

10. [exécuter vite - sonate, chanson] to dash off (separable)

11. [kidnapper] to abduct, to kidnap, to snatch

il a été enlevé à son domicile he was snatched from his home

se faire enlever to be kidnapped

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s'enlever verbe pronominal (emploi passif)

1. [vêtement, étiquette] to come off

[écharde] to come out

le costume s'enlève par le haut/par le bas you slip the costume off over your head/step out of the costume

comment ça s'enlève? how do you take it off?

2. [s'effacer - tache] to come out ou off

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s'enlever verbe pronominal transitif

s'enlever une écharde du doigt to pull a splinter out of one's finger

s'enlever une épine du pied (figuré) to get rid of a niggling problem

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17 pied

pied [pje]

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1. masculine noun

2. compounds

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1. <

   a. [de personne, animal] foot

• avoir de petits pieds to have small feet

• j'ai mal au pied droit my right foot is hurting

• avoir pied [nageur] to be able to touch the bottom

• je n'ai plus pied I'm out of my depth

• perdre pied to be out of one's depth

• avoir bon pied bon œil to be as fit as a fiddle

• avoir le pied marin to be a good sailor

• avoir les pieds sur terre to have one's feet firmly on the ground

• faire le pied de grue (inf) to stand about waiting

• faire des pieds et des mains pour obtenir qch (inf) to move heaven and earth to get sth

• ça lui fera les pieds (inf) that'll teach him (inf)

• mettre les pieds chez qn to set foot in sb's house

• mettre les pieds dans le plat (inf) to put one's foot in it

• partir du bon pied to get off to a good start

• je ne sais pas sur quel pied danser I don't know what to do

• « au pied ! » (à un chien) "heel!"

► coup de pied kick

• un coup de pied au derrière (inf) a kick up the backside (inf)

• donner un coup de pied à or dans to kick► à pied on foot

• aller à pied to walk

• aller à Chamonix à pied to walk to Chamonix

• faire de la marche à pied to go walking

• faire de la course à pied to go running► à pied sec without getting one's feet wet

► sauter à pieds joints to jump with one's feet together

• sauter à pieds joints dans qch to jump into sth with both feet

   b. ( = partie inférieure) [d'arbre, colline, échelle, lit, mur] foot ; [de table] leg ; [d'appareil photo] tripod ; [de lampe] base ; [de verre] stem

• être au pied du mur (figurative) to have one's back to the wall

   c. (Agriculture) [de salade, tomate] plant

• pied de vigne vine

   d. (Butchery) pied de porc pig's trotter

   e. (mesure, en poésie) foot

   f. ( = plaisir) (inf!) prendre son pied ( = s'amuser) to have fun (inf)

• c'est le pied ! it's brilliant! (inf)

• ce n'est pas le pied it's no picnic (inf)

   g. (locutions)

► pied à pied [se défendre, lutter] every inch of the way

► à pied d'œuvre ready to get down to the job

► au pied levé

• remplacer qn au pied levé to stand in for sb at a moment's notice► au pied de la lettre literally

► comme un pied (inf)

jouer comme un pied to be a useless (inf) player

• il conduit comme un pied he's a lousy (inf!) driver► de pied ferme resolutely

► en pied

• un portrait en pied a full-length portrait► sur pied

• être sur pied [personne, malade] to be up and about

• mettre qch sur pied to set sth up► sur le pied de guerre ready for action

► sur un pied d'égalité [être, mettre] on an equal footing ; [traiter] as equals

2. <

► pied de lit footboard

► pied de nez

• faire un pied de nez à qn to thumb one's nose at sb

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pje
nom masculin

1) gén foot

marcher avec les pieds tournés en dedans/en dehors — to be pigeon-toed/splay-footed

être pieds nus — to be barefoot(ed)

il était pieds nus dans ses chaussures — his feet were bare inside his shoes

sauter à pieds joints — lit to jump with one's feet together; fig to jump in with both feet

coup de pied — kick

donner un coup de pied à quelqu'un — to kick somebody

casser quelque chose à coups de pied — to kick something to pieces

écarter quelque chose d'un coup de pied — to kick something aside

à pied — gén on foot

promenade à pied — walk

randonnée à pied — ramble

bottes aux pieds — wearing boots

traîner les pieds — lit, fig to drag one's feet

ne plus tenir sur ses pieds — to be about to keel over

taper du pied — ( de colère) to stamp one's foot; ( d'impatience) to tap one's foot

mettre pied à terre — to dismount

de la tête aux pieds, des pieds à la tête, de pied en cap — from head to foot, from top to toe

portrait en pied — full-length portrait

statue en pied — standing figure

avoir un pied (colloq) dans l'édition — to have a foothold in publishing

avoir conscience de là où on met les pieds — (colloq) fig to be aware of what one is letting oneself in for

sur un pied d'égalité — on an equal footing

2) ( d'animal) gén foot; ( de cheval) hoof; Culinaire trotter

animaux sur pied — livestock [U] on the hoof

3) (de colline, d'escalier) foot, bottom; ( de colonne) foot, base

4) ( de meuble) ( totalité) leg; ( extrémité) foot; ( de verre) stem; ( de lampe) base; ( d'appareil photo) gén stand; ( trépied) tripod; ( de champignon) stalk

5) ( plant) head

pied de vigne — vine

récolte sur pied — standing crop

6) ( unité de longueur) foot

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Phrasal Verbs:

- pied à coulisse

- pied de lit

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pied à pied — inch by inch

être sur pied — [personne] to be up and about; [affaires] to be up and running

mettre quelque chose sur pied — to set something up

j'ai pied — I can touch the bottom

je n'ai plus pied — I'm out of my depth

perdre pied — lit to go out of one's depth; fig to lose ground

être à pied d'œuvre — to be ready to get down to work

je me suis débrouillé comme un pied — (colloq) I've made a mess of it

elle joue au tennis comme un pied — (colloq) she's hopeless at tennis

faire un pied de nez à quelqu'un — to thumb one's nose at somebody

faire un pied de nez aux conventions — to cock a snook at conventions

faire du pied à quelqu'un — to play footsy with somebody (colloq)

faire des pieds et des mains (colloq) pour obtenir quelque chose — to work really hard at getting something

ça lui fera les pieds — (colloq) that will teach him/her a lesson

c'est le pied — (sl) ( très bien) that's terrific (colloq)

c'est pas le pied aujourd'hui — (sl) things aren't so hot today (colloq)

prendre son pied — (sl) to have a good time

mettre à pied — ( mesure disciplinaire) to suspend; ( mesure économique) to lay [somebody] off

lever le pied — (colloq) ( aller moins vite) to slow down; ( s'arrêter) to stop

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pje nm
1) [personne] foot

J'ai mal aux pieds. — My feet are hurting.

pieds nus — barefoot

à pied — on foot

à pied sec — without getting one's feet wet

de pied en cap — from head to foot

mettre les pieds quelque part — to set foot somewhere

2) [montagne, colline] foot

au pied de — at the foot of

3) [verre] stem, [table] leg, [lampe] base

4) (= plante) plant

pied de laitue — lettuce plant

5) (autres locutions)

à pied d'œuvre — ready to start work

au pied de la lettre — literally

au pied levé — at a moment's notice

mettre à pied [militaire, fonctionnaire] — to suspend, [employé] to lay off

mettre qn au pied du mur [homme] — to get sb with his back to the wall, [femme] to get sb with her back to the wall

en pied (portrait) — full-length

sur pied AGRICULTURE — on the stalk, uncut, (= debout, rétabli) up and about

mettre sur pied [entreprise] — to set up

sur le pied de guerre — on a war footing

sur un pied d'égalité — on an equal footing

sur pied d'intervention — on stand-by

avoir pied — to be able to touch the bottom

Justine n'aime pas nager là où elle n'a pas pied. — Justine doesn't like to swim out of her depth.

perdre pied — to get out of one's depth

avoir le pied marin — to have one's sea legs, to be a good sailor

faire du pied à qn — to play footsie with sb

faire des pieds et des mains — to move heaven and earth, to pull out all the stops

se lever du bon pied — to get out of bed on the right side

se lever du pied gauche — to get out of bed on the wrong side

c'est le pied! * — it's wicked! *

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pied nm

1 ⇒ Le corps humain Anat foot; avoir les pieds plats to have flat feet; avoir les pieds cambrés to have high-arched feet ou high arches; marcher avec les pieds tournés en dedans/en dehors to be pigeon-toed/splay-footed; être pieds nus to have bare feet, to be barefoot(ed); il était pieds nus dans ses chaussures his feet were bare inside his shoes; aimer rester (les) pieds nus to like to go barefoot(ed); marcher/courir (les) pieds nus to walk about/to run around bare-foot(ed); sauter à pieds joints lit to jump with one's feet together; fig to jump in with both feet; il a sauté à pieds joints dans le piège he jumped into the trap with both feet; coup de pied kick; donner un coup de pied à qn to kick sb; donner un coup de pied dans qch to kick sth; tuer qn à coups de pied to kick sb to death; casser qch à coups de pied to kick sth to pieces; écarter qch d'un coup de pied to kick sth aside; je lui ai mis mon pied aux fesses◑/au cul● I kicked him up the backside○/arse● GB ou ass◑ US; à pied gén on foot; être à pied to be on foot; aller quelque part à pied to go somewhere on foot; promenade à pied walk; randonnée à pied ramble; être aux pieds de qn lit, fig to be at sb's feet; se jeter aux pieds de qn to throw oneself at sb's feet; son chien au pied with his dog at his heels; au pied! ( ordre à un chien) heel!; bottes aux pieds wearing boots; ne plus pouvoir mettre un pied devant l'autre to be unable to go another step ou to put one foot in front of the other; traîner les pieds lit, fig to drag one's feet; ne plus tenir sur ses pieds to be about to keel over; taper du pied ( de colère) to stamp one's foot; ( d'impatience) to tap one's foot; repousser qch du pied to push sth away with one's foot; mettre pied à terre ( de cheval) to dismount; ( de camion) to get out; (de moto, bicyclette) to dismount, to get off; avoir le pied alerte to have a spring in one's step; de la tête aux pieds, des pieds à la tête, de pied en cap from head to foot, from top to toe; portrait en pied full-length portrait; statue en pied standing figure; je n'ai jamais mis les pieds chez elle I've never set foot in her house; avoir un pied dans l'édition to have a foothold in publishing; avoir conscience de là où on met les pieds○ fig to be aware of what one is letting oneself in for;

2 ( d'animal) Zool gén foot; ( de cheval) hoof; Culin trotter; pieds de porc/de mouton pig's/sheep's trotters; animaux sur pied livestock on the hoof;

3 (de collant, chaussette) foot;

4 ( base) (de colline, falaise, d'escalier) foot, bottom; (de mât, colonne) foot, base; habiter au pied des montagnes to live at the foot of the mountains; au pied de l'arbre at the foot of the tree;

5 ( de meuble) ( pris dans sa totalité) leg; ( extrémité) foot; ( de verre) stem; ( de lampe) base; ( d'appareil photo) gén stand; ( trépied) tripod; table à trois pieds three-legged table; pied de table table-leg; pied de lampe lampstand; au pied du lit ( opposé à la tête) at the foot of the bed;

6 ( de champignon) stalk;

7 ( plant) (de céleri, salade) head; pied de vigne vine; récolte sur pied standing crop;

8 ⇒ Les mesures de longueur Mes ( anglais) foot (0,3048 metres^GB); ( autrefois) foot (0,3248 metres^GB); ⇒ six;

9 Littérat ( en métrique) foot;

10 ( niveau) sur un pied d'égalité on an equal footing; sur le même pied on the same level.

Composés

pied de col collarstand; pied à coulisse calliper rule; pied de lit footboard; pied tendre tenderfoot.

Idiomes

pied à pied [céder, se défendre] inch by inch; être sur pied [personne] to be up and about; [affaires] to be up and running; mettre qch sur pied to set sth up; mise sur pied setting up; remettre qch sur pied [pays, affaire] to get sth back on its feet again; j'ai pied I can touch the bottom; je n'ai plus pied I'm out of my depth; perdre pied lit to go out of one's depth; fig to lose ground; lâcher pied to give up; prendre pied quelque part to get a foothold somewhere; ne pas mettre les pieds dehors not to set foot outside; avoir toujours un pied en l'air to be always on the go; être à pied d'œuvre to be ready to get down to work; je me suis débrouillé comme un pied○ I've made a mess of it; elle joue au tennis comme un pied○ she's hopeless at tennis; faire un pied de nez à qn to thumb one's nose at sb; faire un pied de nez à la tradition/aux conventions to cock a snook at tradition/at conventions; faire du pied à qn to play footsy with sb○; faire des pieds et des mains pour obtenir qch to work really hard at getting sth; ça lui fera les pieds○ that will teach him a lesson; c'est le pied○ ( très bien) that's terrific○; c'est pas le pied aujourd'hui○ things aren't so hot today○; prendre son pied○ gén to have a good time; ( au lit) to have it away◑; sortir les pieds devant to leave feet first; partir du bon/mauvais pied to get off on the right/wrong foot; mettre à pied ( mesure disciplinaire) to suspend; ( mesure économique) to lay [sb] off; lever le pied○ ( aller moins vite) to slow down; ( s'arrêter) to stop.

[pje] nom masculin

1. ANATOMIE & ZOOLOGIE foot

pieds nus barefoot (adverbe)

marcher/être pieds nus to walk/to be barefoot

avoir ou marcher les pieds en dedans to be pigeon-toed, to walk with one's feet turned in

avoir ou marcher les pieds en dehors to be splay-footed ou duck-toed (US), to walk with one's feet turned out

sauter à pieds joints to make a standing jump

le pied m'a manqué my foot slipped, I lost my footing

mettre le pied (en plein) dans quelque chose to step right in something

je vais lui mettre mon pied quelque part (euphémisme) I'll kick him ou give him a kick up the backside

mettre pied à terre [à cheval, à moto] to dismount

lorsqu'ils mirent le pied sur le sol de France when they set foot on French soil

je n'ai pas mis les pieds dehors/à l'église depuis longtemps (familier) I haven't been out/to church for a long time

je ne mettrai ou remettrai plus jamais les pieds là-bas I'll never set foot there again

avoir les pieds plats to have flat feet (sens propre), to be flat-footed (sens propre)

ni pied ni patte (familier) : il ne remuait ou bougeait ni pied ni patte he stood stock-still ou didn't move a muscle

aller ou avancer ou marcher d'un bon pied to go apace

aller ou marcher d'un pied léger to tread light-heartedly ou lightly

avoir bon pied bon œil to be fit as a fiddle ou hale and hearty

partir du bon/mauvais pied to start off (in) the right/wrong way

avoir le pied marin to be a good sailor

je n'ai pas le pied marin to have one's feet (firmly) on the ground ou one's head screwed on (the right way)

avoir pied to touch bottom

au secours, je n'ai plus pied! help, I'm out of my depth ou I've lost my footing!

avoir un pied dans: j'ai déjà un pied dans la place/l'entreprise I've got a foot in the door/a foothold in the company already

avoir un pied dans la tombe to have one foot in the grave

elle n'a pas les deux pieds dans le même sabot there are no flies on her

bien fait pour tes/ses pieds (familier) , ça te/lui fera les pieds (familier) serves you/him right!

je suis pieds et poings liés my hands are tied

faire des pieds et des mains pour to bend over backwards ou to pull out all the stops in order to

faire du pied à quelqu'un

a. [flirter] to play footsie with somebody

b. [avertir] to kick somebody (under the table)

faire le pied de grue to cool ou to kick (UK) one's heels

elle en est partie les pieds devant she left there feet first ou in a box

avoir le pied au plancher [accélérer] to have one's foot down

lever le pied

a. [ralentir] to ease off (on the accelerator), to slow down

b. [partir subrepticement] to slip off

mettre le pied à l'étrier to get into the saddle

il a fallu lui mettre le pied à l'étrier he had to be given a leg up (figuré)

mettre les pieds dans le plat (familier) to put one's foot in it

mettre quelque chose sur pied to set something up

il ne peut plus mettre un pied devant l'autre

a. [ivre] he can't walk in a straight line any more

b. [fatigué] his legs won't carry him any further

reprendre pied to get ou to find one's footing again

retomber sur ses pieds (sens propre & figuré) to fall ou to land on one's feet

ne pas savoir sur quel pied danser to be at a loss to know what to do

se jeter ou se traîner aux pieds de quelqu'un to throw oneself at somebody's feet, to get down on one's knees to somebody

se lever du pied gauche to get out of the wrong side of the bed

comme un pied (familier) [très mal]: je cuisine comme un pied I'm a useless cook, I can't cook an egg

on s'est débrouillés comme des pieds we went about it the wrong ou in a cack-handed (UK) way

prendre son pied (familier) [s'amuser] to get one's kicks

il prend son pied en faisant du jazz! he gets a real kick out of playing jazz!

quel pied! (familier) : on a passé dix jours à Hawaï, quel pied! we really had a ball ou we had the time of our lives during our ten days in Hawaï!

ce n'est pas le pied! (familier) : les cours d'anglais, ce n'est pas le pied! the English class isn't much fun!

2. [d'un mur, d'un lit] foot

[d'une table, d'une chaise] leg

[d'une lampe, d'une colonne] base

[d'un verre] stem

[d'un micro, d'un appareil photo] stand, tripod

3. IMPRIMERIE [d'une lettre] bottom, foot

4. BOTANIQUE plant

[de champignon] foot

pied de laitue lettuce plant

pied mère stool

pied de vigne vine (plant), vinestock

5. [mesure] foot

le mur fait six pieds de haut the wall is six-feet high

un mur de six pieds de haut a six-foot high wall

6. TECHNOLOGIE

pied de bielle AUTOMOBILE end of connecting rod

pied à coulisse calliper rule

pied de roi (Québec) folding ruler

7. LITTÉRATURE foot

vers de 12 pieds 12-foot verse ou line

8. CUISINE

pied de cochon pig's trotter (UK) ou foot (US)

pieds paquets stuffed mutton tripe dish (from Marseilles)

9. [d'un bas, d'une chaussette] foot

10. MUSIQUE foot

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à pied locution adverbiale

1. [en marchant] on foot

on ira au stade à pied we'll walk to the stadium

2. [au chômage]

mettre quelqu'un à pied

a. [mesure disciplinaire] to suspend somebody

b. [mesure économique] to lay somebody off, to make somebody redundant (UK)

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à pied d'œuvre locution adjectivale

être à pied d'œuvre to be ready to get down to the job

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à pied sec locution adverbiale

on dry land, without getting one's feet wet

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au pied de locution prépositionnelle

at the foot ou bottom of

au pied des Alpes in the foothills of the Alps

au pied du mur: être au pied du mur to be faced with no alternative

mettre quelqu'un au pied du mur to get somebody with his/her back to the wall, to leave somebody with no alternative

au pied de la lettre locution adverbiale

literally

suivre des instructions au pied de la lettre to follow instructions to the letter

au pied levé locution adverbiale

at a moment's notice

il faut que tu sois prêt à le faire au pied levé you must be ready to drop everything and do it

de pied en cap locution adverbiale

en vert de pied en cap dressed in green from top ou head to toe

habillé de pied en cap par un couturier japonais wearing a complete outfit by a Japanese designer

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de pied ferme locution adverbiale

resolutely

je t'attends de pied ferme I'll definitely be waiting for you

des pieds à la tête locution adverbiale

from top to toe ou head to foot

couvert de peinture des pieds à la tête covered in paint from head to foot

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en pied locution adjectivale

[photo, portrait] full-length

[statue] full-size standing

pied à pied locution adverbiale

inch by inch

lutter ou se battre pied à pied to fight every inch of the way

sur le pied de guerre locution adverbiale

MILITAIRE on a war footing

(humoristique) ready (for action)

dans la cuisine, tout le monde était sur le pied de guerre it was action stations in the kitchen

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sur pied locution adjectivale

[récolte] uncut, standing

[bétail] on the hoof

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sur pied locution adverbiale

être sur pied [en bonne santé] to be up and about

remettre quelqu'un sur pied to put somebody on his/her feet again, to make somebody better

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sur un pied d'égalité locution adverbiale

on an equal footing

être sur un pied d'égalité avec to stand on equal terms with

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > pied

18 einsam

Adj.

1. Person: lonely; (zurückgezogen) auch Leben: solitary; sich einsam fühlen auch feel (very) isolated

2. (abgelegen) Haus, Gegend etc.: lonely, isolated, secluded; Straße, Strand etc.: lonely; (menschenleer) empty, deserted; einsame Insel lonely ( unbewohnt: uninhabited) island; tropische: auch desert island

3. (einzeln) Baum etc.: solitary, lone

4. umg.: einsame Spitze oder Klasse sein be absolutely brilliant ( stärker: sensational)

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isolated; solitary; lonely; alone; lonesome; desolate; secluded; lone

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ein|sam ['ainzaːm]
1. adj

1) Mensch, Leben, Gefühl (= allein, verlassen) lonely; (= einzeln) solitary

sich éínsam fühlen — to feel lonely or lonesome (esp US)

ein éínsames Boot — a lone or solitary boat

ein éínsamer Schwimmer — a lone or solitary swimmer

um sie wird es éínsam — she is becoming a lonely figure

2) (= abgelegen) Haus, Insel secluded; Dorf isolated; (= menschenleer) empty; Strände lonely, empty

3) (inf = hervorragend)

éínsame Klasse or Spitze — absolutely fantastic (inf), really great (inf)

2. adv

1) (= allein) lonely

éínsam leben — to live a lonely/solitary life

éínsam überragt dieser Gipfel die anderen — this peak towers over the others in solitary grandeur

2) (= abgelegen) isolated

éínsam liegen — to be secluded/isolated

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1) (lacking or wanting companionship: Aren't you lonely, living by yourself?) lonely

2) ((of a place) far away from busy places, having few people: a lonely island.) lonely

3) ((especially American) lonely; solitary: She feels lonesome when her brothers are at school.) lonesome

4) (solitary, without companions, by itself etc: a lone figure on the beach.) lone

5) (alone; without companions: a solitary traveller.) solitary

6) (living or being alone, by habit or preference: She was a solitary person.) solitary

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ein·sam

[ˈainza:m]

I. adj

1. (verlassen) lonely, AM also lonesome

ein \einsames Leben a solitary life

\einsam und verlassen lonely and forlorn

ein \einsames Gefühl a feeling of loneliness

▪ \einsam sein to be lonely

es wird \einsam um jdn sb's becoming isolated fig, people are distancing themselves from sb fig

2. (allein getroffen)

einen \einsamen Entschluss fassen [o treffen] to make a decision on one's own [or without consultation

3. (vereinzelt) single, lone, solitary

4. (abgelegen) isolated, remote

siehst du dort das \einsame Haus? you see that house standing alone?

5. (menschenleer) deserted, lonely, desolate pej

eine \einsame Insel a desert island

6. (fam: absolut) absolute, outright

es war \einsame Spitze! it was absolutely fantastic!

sie ist \einsame Klasse she's in a class of her own

II. adv (abgelegen)

\einsam leben to live a solitary life

\einsam liegen to be situated in a remote [or isolated] place

dieser Gasthof liegt doch etwas \einsam this pub is right off the beaten track [or very remote]

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Adjektiv

1) (verlassen) lonely <person, decision>

einsam leben — live a lonely or solitary life

2) (einzeln) solitary < rock, tree, wanderer>

3) (abgelegen) isolated

einsam liegen — be situated miles from anywhere

4) (menschenleer) empty; deserted

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einsam adj

1. Person: lonely; (zurückgezogen) auch Leben: solitary;

sich einsam fühlen auch feel (very) isolated

2. (abgelegen) Haus, Gegend etc: lonely, isolated, secluded; Straße, Strand etc: lonely; (menschenleer) empty, deserted;

einsame Insel lonely ( unbewohnt: uninhabited) island; tropische: auch desert island

3. (einzeln) Baum etc: solitary, lone

4. umg:

einsame Spitze oder

Klasse sein be absolutely brilliant ( stärker: sensational)

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Adjektiv

1) (verlassen) lonely <person, decision>

einsam leben — live a lonely or solitary life

2) (einzeln) solitary <rock, tree, wanderer>

3) (abgelegen) isolated

einsam liegen — be situated miles from anywhere

4) (menschenleer) empty; deserted

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adj.

alone adj.

lone adj.

lonely n.

lonesome adj.

solitary adj. adv.

lonesomely adv.

solitarily adv.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > einsam

19 padre

adj.

1 incredible, tremendous (informal). (peninsular Spanish)

se armó el lío padre there was a terrible o huge fuss

fue el cachondeo padre it was a great laugh

2 great. (Mexican Spanish)

está muy padre it's really great o fantastic

3 parent.

4 neat, super.

m.

1 father (man).

de padre y muy señor mío (informal) incredible, tremendous

hacer padre a alguien (informal) to make somebody a happy man (peninsular Spanish)

padre de familia head of the family

padre político father-in-law

2 father (religion).

Santo padre Holy Father, Pope

padre espiritual confessor

Padres de la Iglesia Fathers of the Christian Church

3 priest, father.

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padre

► nombre masculino

1 father

2 RELIGIÓN (sacerdote) father

3 Padre RELIGIÓN Father

► nombre masculino plural padres

1 parents

► adjetivo

1 familiar (fenomenal) terrific

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FRASEOLOGÍA

de padre y muy señor mío familiar almighty

no tener ni padre, ni madre, ni perrito que le ladre to be all alone in the world

ser cada uno de su padre y su madre to be an odd mixture

¡su (tu etc) padre! familiar and the same to you!

padre de familia head of the family

padre espiritual confessor

padre político father-in-law

el Santo Padre the Holy Father, the Pope

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noun m.

father

- padres

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1. SM

1) (=progenitor) father; (Zool) father, sire

lo quiero como a un padre — I love him as you would a father

su señor padre — your father

Gutiérrez padre — Gutiérrez senior, the elder Gutiérrez

de padre y muy señor mío —

una paliza de padre y muy señor mío — an almighty thrashing, the father and mother of a thrashing

- no tiene padre ni madre, ni perrito que le ladre

padre de familia — family man; (Jur) head of a household

padre político — father-in-law

padre soltero — single father

2) pl padres (=padre y madre) parents

3) (Rel) father

el Padre Las Casas — Father Las Casas

padre espiritual — confessor

Padre Nuestro — Lord's Prayer, Our Father

Padre Santo — Holy Father

padres de la Iglesia — Church Fathers

4) [de disciplina] father

es el padre de la lingüística moderna — he is the father of modern linguistics

5) *

¡mi padre! — you don't say! *

¡tu padre! — up yours! **

¡eres mi padre! — you're a marvel!

2.

ADJ * (=enorme) huge

un éxito padre — a huge success

se armó un lío padre — there was an almighty row

darse una vida padre — to live the life of Riley *

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adjetivo

a) (fam) ( grande) terrible (colloq)

me di or me llevé un susto padre — I got a hell of a fright (colloq)

un escándalo padre — an almighty o a terrible fuss

b) [estar] (Méx fam) <coche/persona> great (colloq), fantastic

qué padre! — great!
II
masculino

1) ( pariente) father

mis padres — my parents

de padre y (muy) señor mío — terrible (colloq)

no tener padre ni madre, ni perrito que le ladre — to be all alone in the world

- padre de familia

- padre de la patria

2) (Relig) ( sacerdote) father

el padre Miguel — Father Miguel

- padre espiritual

3) Padre ( Dios)

el Padre — the Father

Dios Padre — God the Father

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= father, dad.

Ex. A patronymic is the name derived from the given name of the father, often by the addition of a suffix.

Ex. Tuan is his new father figure after his real dad sadly died after being poorly for a long time.

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* Asociación de Madres y Padres de Alumnos (AMPA) = Parent-Teacher Association (PTA).

* asociación de padres = parents' association.

* asociación de padres de alumnos = Parent-Teacher Association (PTA).

* de los padres = parental.

* día del padre, el = Father's Day.

* el padre de = the father of.

* familia en la que los dos padres trabajan = dual-income family.

* formación de padres = parenting, parenting education.

* madre o padre adoptivo = foster parent.

* madre o padre biológico = biological parent.

* madre o padre de nacimiento = birth parent.

* madre o padre natural = birth parent.

* madre or padre adoptivo = adoptive parent.

* padre adoptivo = foster father, adoptive father.

* padre biológico = biological father.

* padre de familia = pater familias, family man.

* padre de nacimiento = birth father.

* padre fundador = founding father.

* padre natural = birth father.

* padres = parents.

* padres adoptivos = adopted parents.

* padres biológicos = biological parents.

* padre soltero = single father.

* reunión a la que los padres acuden con sus bebés = lapsit.

* sueño de los padres = hand-me-down dream.

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adjetivo

a) (fam) ( grande) terrible (colloq)

me di or me llevé un susto padre — I got a hell of a fright (colloq)

un escándalo padre — an almighty o a terrible fuss

b) [estar] (Méx fam) <coche/persona> great (colloq), fantastic

qué padre! — great!
II
masculino

1) ( pariente) father

mis padres — my parents

de padre y (muy) señor mío — terrible (colloq)

no tener padre ni madre, ni perrito que le ladre — to be all alone in the world

- padre de familia

- padre de la patria

2) (Relig) ( sacerdote) father

el padre Miguel — Father Miguel

- padre espiritual

3) Padre ( Dios)

el Padre — the Father

Dios Padre — God the Father

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= father, dad.

Ex: A patronymic is the name derived from the given name of the father, often by the addition of a suffix.

Ex: Tuan is his new father figure after his real dad sadly died after being poorly for a long time.

* Asociación de Madres y Padres de Alumnos (AMPA) = Parent-Teacher Association (PTA).

* asociación de padres = parents' association.

* asociación de padres de alumnos = Parent-Teacher Association (PTA).

* de los padres = parental.

* día del padre, el = Father's Day.

* el padre de = the father of.

* familia en la que los dos padres trabajan = dual-income family.

* formación de padres = parenting, parenting education.

* madre o padre adoptivo = foster parent.

* madre o padre biológico = biological parent.

* madre o padre de nacimiento = birth parent.

* madre o padre natural = birth parent.

* madre or padre adoptivo = adoptive parent.

* padre adoptivo = foster father, adoptive father.

* padre biológico = biological father.

* padre de familia = pater familias, family man.

* padre de nacimiento = birth father.

* padre fundador = founding father.

* padre natural = birth father.

* padres = parents.

* padres adoptivos = adopted parents.

* padres biológicos = biological parents.

* padre soltero = single father.

* reunión a la que los padres acuden con sus bebés = lapsit.

* sueño de los padres = hand-me-down dream.

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padre¹

adjective

1 ( fam) (grande) terrible ( colloq)

nos dimos or nos llevamos un susto padre we got a hell of a o a terrible fright ( colloq)

se armó un escándalo padre there was an almighty o a terrible fuss

2 [ ESTAR] ( Méx fam); ‹coche/película/persona› great ( colloq), fantastic

¡qué padre! great!

padre²

masculine

A (pariente) father

mis padres my parents

cada uno es/era de su padre y de su madre they are/were all different

de padre y (muy) señor mío terrible ( colloq)

le pegó una paliza de padre y (muy) señor mío he gave him the thrashing of his life, he gave him a terrible o an almighty beating

un dolor de cabeza de padre y (muy) señor mío a terrible o an almighty o ( colloq) a splitting headache

no tener padre ni madre, ni perrito que le ladre to be all alone in the world

Compuestos:

● padre de familia

father, family man

● padre de la patria

( Hist) hero of the nation

los padres de la patria (fundadores) the founding fathers, the founders of the nation

veo que los padres de la patria acaban de votarse otro aumento ( iró) (diputados) I see our esteemed leaders have awarded themselves another salary increase ( iro)

B ( Relig) (sacerdote) father

el padre Miguel Father Miguel

Compuesto:

padre espiritual

confessor

C

Padre (Dios): el Padre the Father

Dios Padre God the Father

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padre sustantivo masculino
1 ( pariente) father;
◊ mis padres my parents;

padre de familia father, family man
2 (Relig) ( sacerdote) father
■ adjetivo
a) (fam) ( grande) terrible (colloq)

b) [estar] (Méx fam) ‹coche/persona› great (colloq), fantastic

padre
I sustantivo masculino
1 father
(creador, inventor) el padre de la nueva ciencia, the father of modern science
2 Rel father
II adj fam huge: le cayó una bronca padre, he got a tremendous telling-off
♦ Locuciones: darse/pegarse la vida padre, to live like a king
Recuerda que el plural de father se refiere únicamente al sexo masculino. Para referirnos al padre y a la madre de alguien hay que usar la palabra parent. Por tanto, la pregunta ¿qué tal tus padres? debe traducirse por how are your parents?
' padre' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aciaga
- aciago
- acordarse
- adoptiva
- adoptivo
- afectar
- aire
- algo
- balanza
- cargar
- clavada
- clavado
- como
- como quiera
- comoquiera
- conectar
- contabilidad
- creer
- dar
- deferencia
- derrumbarse
- desastre
- descalificar
- descubrir
- detalle
- devoción
- difunta
- difunto
- espíritu
- estibador
- estibadora
- falsificar
- gafar
- gaita
- heredar
- igual
- imagen
- impresionar
- introducir
- llevarse
- mal
- negocio
- nuestra
- nuestro
- oriunda
- oriundo
- parecerse
- progenitor
- progenitora
- reciente
English:
abuse
- ageing
- anathema
- and
- appendicitis
- assignment
- born
- borrow
- brass
- cover
- day
- disobey
- father
- fatherless
- fracture
- image
- interfere
- late
- let
- over
- parent
- resemblance
- reverend
- senior
- single parent
- take after
- who
- admission
- aware
- bidding
- fit
- go
- her
- his
- just
- look
- man
- my
- neat
- our
- papa
- parenthood
- paternal
- single
- take
- their
- -to-be
- vaguely
- your

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padre

♦ nm

1. [pariente] father;

Cervantes es el padre de la novela moderna Cervantes is the father of the modern novel;

Emilio padre Emilio senior;

Comp
Fam
cada uno es de su padre y de su madre each one is different;

Comp
Fam
de padre y muy señor mío incredible, tremendous;

Comp
Esp Fam
hacer padre a alguien to make sb a happy man

Comp
Fam
¡tu padre! sod you!;

Comp
Fam Hum
no tener padre ni madre ni perrito que le ladre to be without o not to have a friend in the world

Comp
padre de familia head of the family;
padre de la patria founding father;

padre político father-in-law;

padre soltero single parent

2. [sacerdote] father

Comp
padre espiritual confessor; Rel Padres de la Iglesia Fathers of the Christian Church; Rel padre nuestro Lord's Prayer
3. Rel
el Padre the Father

♦ adj inv
Fam
1. Esp [tremendo] incredible, tremendous;

se armó el lío padre there was a terrible o huge fuss;

fue el cachondeo padre it was a great laugh

2. Méx [genial] great, fantastic;

esa canción está muy padre that song is really great o fantastic;

¡ay qué padre! hey, that's great o fantastic!

♦ padres nmpl

1. [padre y madre] parents

2. [antepasados] forefathers, ancestors;

las tradiciones de nuestros padres the traditions of our forefathers o ancestors

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padre

m father;
REL el Padre Martin Father Martin;
padres pl parents;

de padre y muy señor mío terrible;

¡qué padre! Méx brilliant!

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padre adj, Mex fam : fantastic, great

padre nm

1) : father

2) padres nmpl

: parents

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padre n father

el padre de María María's father

La palabra más familiar es dad ( papá)

Spanish-English dictionary > padre

20 jeu

jeu (plural jeux) [ʒø]

1. masculine noun

   a. (avec règles) game

• jeu d'adresse game of skill

• jeu de cartes card game

• jeu d'échecs chess set

• jeu de boules bowls set

• jeu de 52 cartes pack (Brit) or deck (US) of 52 cards

• jeu à 13 rugby league

• jeu à 15 rugby union

• ce n'est pas du jeu (inf) that's not fair

• le jeu n'en vaut pas la chandelle(PROV) the game is not worth the candle

• jeu, set, et match game, set and match

• faire jeu égal avec qn to be evenly matched

• j'ai compris son petit jeu ! I know his little game!

• à quel jeu joues-tu ? what are you playing at?

• entrer dans le jeu de qn to play along with sb

• faire le jeu de qn to play into sb's hands

• il s'est piqué au jeu he got hooked (inf)

   b. ( = fait de jouer) le jeu play

• c'est un jeu d'enfant it's child's play

• par jeu for fun

   c. (Casino) gambling

• il a perdu toute sa fortune au jeu he has gambled away his entire fortune

• faites vos jeux place your bets

• les jeux sont faits (figurative) the die is cast

   d. ( = cartes) hand

• je n'ai jamais de jeu I never have a good hand

• il a beau jeu de protester maintenant it's easy for him to complain now

   e. ( = façon de jouer) [d'acteur] acting ; [de sportif] game ; [de musicien] technique

   f. ( = fonctionnement) working

• le jeu des pistons the action of the pistons

• le jeu des alliances the interplay of alliances

   g. ( = espace) play

• donner du jeu à qch to loosen sth up a bit

• la vis a du jeu the screw has worked loose

• la porte ne ferme pas bien, il y a du jeu the door isn't a tight fit

   h. [de clés, aiguilles] set

   i. ► en jeu (Sport) in play

• mettre en jeu [+ balle] to throw in ; (en action) to bring into play

• mise en jeu (Tennis) serve ; (Hockey) bully-off ; (sur glace) face-off

• remettre en jeu [+ balle] to throw in

• les forces en jeu the forces at work

• entrer en jeu to come into play

• mettre en jeu to bring into play

• être en jeu ( = en cause) to be at stake

• les intérêts en jeu sont considérables there are considerable interests at stake

2. compounds

► jeu d'arcade video game

► jeu d'argent game played for money

► jeu pour console console game

► jeu de construction building set

► jeu décisif (Tennis) tie-break

► jeux d'eau fountains

► jeu électronique electronic game

► jeu de hasard game of chance

► jeu de jambes footwork

► jeux de lumière (artificiels) lighting effects ; (naturels) play of light uncount

► jeu de massacre (à la foire) Aunt Sally ; (figurative) wholesale massacre

► jeu de mots play on words

• sans jeu de mots ! no pun intended! ► jeu de l'oie ≈ snakes and ladders

► Jeux olympiques Olympic Games

• les Jeux olympiques d'hiver the Winter Olympics

• les Jeux olympiques handisports the Paralympics ► jeu de patience puzzle

► jeu de piste treasure hunt

► jeu radiophonique radio game

► jeu en réseau (Computing) multiplayer (online) game

► jeu de rôles role play

► jeu de société parlour game ; (avec dés, pions) board game

► jeu télévisé television game ; (avec questions) quiz show

► jeu vidéo video game

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pl jeux ʒø nom masculin

1) Jeux, Sport ( activité)

le jeu — gén play [U]; ( avec de l'argent) gambling [U]; ( type)

un jeu — a game

on va faire un jeu — let's play a game

jouer (un) double jeu — fig to be guilty of double dealing

à quel jeu joue-t-il? — fig what's his game?

il fait ça par jeu — he does it for fun

ton avenir est en jeu — your future is at stake

entrer en jeu — fig to come into the picture

d'entrée de jeu — right from the start

se prendre or se piquer au jeu — to get hooked

mettre en jeu — to bring [something] into play [éléments]; to stake [somme, titre, honneur]

remise en jeu — (au football, après une touche) throw; (au hockey, après un but) face-off

être hors jeu — ( au football) to be offside

ils ont beau jeu de me critiquer — it's easy for them to criticize me

2) Jeux, Sport ( manche) game

il a gagné (par) trois jeux à deux — he won by three games to two

3) Jeux ( main aux cartes) hand

cacher bien son jeu — fig to keep it quiet

4) Commerce, Jeux ( matériel) (d'échecs, de dames) set; ( de cartes) deck; ( de société) game

5) ( manière de jouer) ( d'acteur) acting [U]; ( de musicien) playing [U]; (de footballeur, joueur de tennis) game

6) ( série) set

jeu de clés — set of keys

7) ( effet) (de reflets, vagues, d'ombres) play; (de forces, d'alliances) interplay

8) Technologie ( possibilité de mouvement) play

donner du jeu à — to loosen

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Phrasal Verbs:

- jeu d'adresse

- jeu d'argent

- jeu de caractères

- jeu de construction

- jeu d'éveil

- jeu de hasard

- jeu de jambes

- jeu de massacre

- jeu de mots

- jeu de l'oie

- jeu radiophonique

- jeu de rôles

- jeu de société

- jeu télévisé

- jeu vidéo

- jeux Olympiques

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jouer le jeu — to play the game

jouer le grand jeu — to pull all the stops out (colloq)

c'est pas de or du jeu! — (colloq) that's not fair!

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ʒø
jeux pl nm

1) (= divertissement) play

Le jeu est une activité essentielle pour les enfants. — Play is an essential activity for children.

C'est un jeu d'enfant! fig — It's child's play!

par jeu — for fun

2) (défini par des règles) game

un nouveau jeu — a new game

les règles du jeu — the rules of the game

entrer dans le jeu de qn fig — to play sb's game

se piquer au jeu; se prendre au jeu — to get into it

3) TENNIS game

Il mène par deux sets à un et trois jeux à deux. — He's leading by two sets to one and three games to two.

4) (= façon de jouer) [équipe] game

Ils pratiquent un jeu offensif. — They play an attacking game.

5) [pianiste] touch

le jeu velouté de ce pianiste — this pianist's velvet touch

6) THÉÂTRE acting

7) TECHNIQUE (d'une pièce, entre des éléments) play

8) (= fonctionnement)

le libre jeu de qch — the free play of sth

le libre jeu des forces du marché — the free play of market forces

entrer en jeu — to come into play

mettre en jeu — to bring into play

9) (série d'objets) set

deux jeux de clés — two sets of keys

jeu de construction — building set

jeu d'échecs — chess set

10) CARTES hand

cacher son jeu fig — to keep one's cards hidden, to conceal one's hand

11) (d'argent)

le jeu — gambling

jouer gros jeu — to play for high stakes

12) (autres locutions)

être en jeu [vies] — to be at stake

Des vies humaines sont en jeu. — Human lives are at stake., [facteurs, forces] at work

remise en jeu FOOTBALL — throw-in

d'entrée de jeu — from the outset

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jeu, pl jeux ⇒ Les jeux et les sports nm

1 Jeux, Sport ( activité) le jeu gén play ¢; ( avec de l'argent) gambling ¢; ( type) un jeu a game; le jeu est nécessaire au développement de l'enfant play is necessary to a child's development; apprendre par le jeu to learn through play; perdre une fortune au jeu to lose a fortune in gambling; on va faire un jeu let's play a game; les règles du jeu the rules of the game; ce n'était qu'un jeu it was only a game; jouer (un) double jeu fig to play a double game; à quel jeu joue-t-il? fig what's his game?; il y a une part de jeu dans leur attitude they're never completely serious about things; il fait ça par jeu he does it for fun; je lui ai dit ça par jeu mais elle m'a cru I told her that for fun but she believed me; ils se livrent déjà au petit jeu de deviner qui le remplacera they're already having fun trying to guess who will replace him; ce fut un jeu (d'enfant) pour lui de résoudre cette énigme it was child's play for him to solve this enigma; ton avenir est en jeu your future is at stake; entrer en jeu fig to come into the picture; d'entrée de jeu right from the start; se prendre or se piquer au jeu to get hooked; il s'est pris au jeu de la politique he got hooked on politics; se laisser prendre au (petit) jeu de qn to fall for sb's (little) game; être pris or se prendre à son propre jeu to be caught at one's own game; battre qn à son propre jeu to beat sb at his/her own game; mettre en jeu to put [sth] into play [ballon, balle]; to bring [sth] into play [éléments, facteurs, do!nnées]; to stake [somme, objet, titre, honneur]; remettre la balle en jeu to put the ball back into play; remise en jeu (au football, après une touche) throw; (au hockey, après un but) face-off; mettre tout en jeu pour faire to go all out to do; être hors jeu ( au football) to be offside; ils ont beau jeu de me critiquer it's easy for them to criticize me;

2 Jeux, Sport ( manche) game; il a gagné (par) trois jeux à deux he won by three games to two;

3 Jeux ( main aux cartes) hand; avoir un bon or beau jeu to have a good hand; avoir du jeu to have a good hand; montrer/cacher son jeu lit to show/conceal one's hand; fig to show/not to show one's hand;

4 Comm, Jeux ( matériel) (d'échecs, de dame!s) set; ( de cartes) deck; ( de société) game;

5 ( manière de jouer) ( d'acteur) acting ¢; ( de musicien) playing ¢; (de footballeur, joueur de tennis) game; jeu sobre/brillant ( d'acteur) restrained/brilliant acting; jeu défensif or fermé defensive game; jeu d'attaque or ouvert attacking game;

6 ( série) set; jeu de clés/tournevis set of keys/screwdrivers; jeu d'épreuves Imprim set of proofs;

7 (interaction, effet) (de reflets, vagues, d'ombres) play; (de rapprochements, forces, d'alliances) interplay; le libre jeu des associations/de l'imagination the free play of associations/of the imagination; effet spécial obtenu par un jeu de miroirs special effect obtained by mirrors;

8 ( possibilité de mouvement) Mécan play; Anat free movement; le jeu des pistons the play of the pistons; le jeu des articulations/muscles the free movement of joints/muscles; il n'y a pas assez de jeu there's not enough play; il y a du or trop de jeu there's too much play; donner du jeu à to loosen; ⇒ chandelle, épingle, heureux, quille, vieux, vilain.

Composés

jeu d'adresse Jeux game of skill; jeu d'argent Jeux, Turf game played for money; jouer à des jeu d'argent to gamble; jeu de caractères Ordinat character set; jeu codé Ordinat coded set; jeu de construction Jeux ( activité) construction game; ( pièces) construction set; jeu d'écritures Compta juggling ¢ the books; grâce à un jeu d'écritures by juggling the books; jeu éducatif Jeux educational game; jeu d'équipe Sport team game; jeu d'éveil Jeux early-learning game; jeu d'extérieur Jeux outdoor game; jeu de hasard Jeux game of chance; la vie est un jeu de hasard fig life is a lottery; jeu d'initialisation Ordinat initialization deck; jeu d'intérieur Jeux indoor game; jeu de jambes Sport footwork; jeu de massacre Jeux ≈ coconut shy GB; fig massacre; jeu de mots Ling pun; jeu de l'oie Jeux ≈ snakes and ladders GB; jeu d'orgue Mus organ stop; jeu de paume Sport ( activité) real tennis; ( terrain) real tennis court; jeu de piste Jeux treasure hunt; jeu radiophonique Radio radio game show; jeu de rôles Scol role playing ¢; jeu de scène Théât stage business; jeu de société Jeux (échecs, monopoly® etc) board game; ( charades etc) party game; jeu télévisé TV (TV) game show; jeu vidéo Vidéo video game; jeu à XIII Sport rugby league; jeux de grattage Jeux scratchcards; Jeux Olympiques, JO Sport Olympic Games, Olympics; Jeux Olympiques d'été/d'hiver Summer/Winter Olympics.

Idiomes

jouer le jeu to play the game; jouer le grand jeu to pull all the stops out○; c'est pas de or du jeu○! that's not fair!; faire le jeu de qn to play into sb!'s hands; ‘faites vos jeux’ ( au casino) ‘faites vos jeux’; ‘les jeux sont faits’ ( au casino) ‘les jeux sont faits’; fig ‘the die is cast’.

( pluriel jeux) [ʒø] nom masculin

1. LOISIRS game

ce n'est qu'un jeu! it's only a game!, it's only for fun!

c'est le jeu! it's fair (play)!

ce n'est pas de ou du jeu! that's not fair!

le jeu [activité] play

par jeu for fun, in play

jeu d'adresse/de hasard game of skill/of chance

jeu électronique/vidéo electronic/video game

jeu radiophonique/télévisé radio/TV quiz (game)

jeu éducatif educational game

jeu d'entreprise management simulation (game)

le Jeu des mille francs former famous radio quiz

jeu de l'oie ≃ snakes and ladders

jeu de plein air outdoor game

jeu de rôle role play

jeu de société board game

jeu de stratégie game of strategy

c'est un jeu d'enfant! this is child's play!

se faire un jeu de to make light work of

2. [cartes] hand

avoir du jeu ou un bon jeu to have a good hand

étaler son jeu to lay down one's hand ou cards

elle nous a joué le grand jeu she pulled out all the stops for us

avoir beau jeu (de faire quelque chose) to have no trouble (doing something), to find it easy (to do something)

il a bien caché son jeu he played his cards very close to his chest! (figuré)

3. [ensemble de pièces] set

jeu de (32)/52 cartes pack (UK) ou deck (US) of (32)/52 cards

un jeu de dames/d'échecs/de quilles a draughts/chess/skittles set

un jeu de clés/tournevis a set of keys/screwdrivers

jeu de caractères INFORMATIQUE character set

jeu d'essai INFORMATIQUE sample data ou deck

jeu d'orgue MUSIQUE organ stop

4. [manigances] game

qu'est-ce que c'est que ce petit jeu? [ton irrité] what are you playing at?, what's your (little) game?

entrer dans le jeu de quelqu'un to play somebody at their own game

faire le jeu de quelqu'un to play into somebody's hands

être pris à son propre jeu to be caught at one's own game

se (laisser) prendre au jeu to get caught up ou involved in what's going on

voir clair ou lire dans le jeu de quelqu'un to see through somebody's little game, to see what somebody is up to

‘le Jeu de l'amour et du hasard’ Marivaux ‘The Game of Love and Chance’

5. SPORT [activité] game

le jeu à XIII Rugby League

[action] play

il y a eu du beau jeu there was some very good play

[partie] game

faire jeu égal to be evenly matched

il a fait jeu égal avec le champion the champion met his match in him

[au tennis] game

jeu Mériel! game to Mériel!

deux jeux partout two games all

jeu blanc love game

‘jeu de ballon interdits’ ‘no ball games’

6. [terrain]

la balle est sortie du jeu the ball has gone out (of play)

jeu de boules

a. [sur gazon] bowling green

b. [de pétanque] ground (for playing boules)

jeu de quilles skittle alley

7. [style d'un sportif] game, way of playing

il a un jeu défensif/offensif he plays a defensive/an attacking game

avoir un bon jeu de jambes to move well

il a un bon jeu de volée he's a good volleyer, he volleys well

[interprêtation - d'un acteur] acting ; [ - d'un musicien] playing

8. [activité du parieur]

le jeu gambling

elle a tout perdu au jeu she gambled her entire fortune away, she lost her whole fortune (at) gambling

9. [effet] play

jeu d'eau fountain

jeu de mots play on words, pun

des jeux de lumière

a. [naturels] play of light

b. [artificiels] lighting effects

10. [espace]

la vis a ou prend du jeu the screw is loose

il y a du jeu there's a bit of play ou of a gap

donner du jeu à quelque chose to loosen something up

11. [action] play

c'est un jeu de ton imagination/ta mémoire it's a trick of your imagination/your memory

laisser faire le jeu de la concurrence to allow the free play of competition

il n'a obtenu le siège que par le jeu des alliances électorales he won the seat only through the interplay ou working of electoral alliances

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jeux nom masculin pluriel

1. [mise]

faites vos jeux(, rien ne va plus) faites vos jeux (rien ne va plus)

les jeux sont faits

a. (sens propre) les jeux sont faits

b. (figuré) the die is cast, there's no going back now

2. SPORT

les jeux (Olympiques) the (Olympic) Games

les jeux (Olympiques) d'hiver the Winter Olympics

les jeux Olympiques pour handicapés the Paralympic Games

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en jeu locution adjectivale

1. [en question] at stake

l'avenir de l'entreprise n'est pas en jeu the company's future is not at stake ou at risk ou in jeopardy

2. [en action] at play

les forces en jeu sur le marché the competing forces ou the forces at play ou the forces at work on the market

3. [parié] at stake

la somme en jeu the money at stake ou which has been staked

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en jeu locution adverbiale

1. SPORT

mettre le ballon en jeu FOOTBALL to throw in the ball

2. [en marche]

les disjoncteurs ont été mis en jeu par le programmateur the circuit breakers were activated by the programmer

3. [en pariant]

mettre une somme en jeu to place a bet

mettre quelque chose en jeu [risquer quelque chose] to put something at stake

entrer en jeu [intervenir] to come into play

jeu de massacre nom masculin

Aunt Sally

le débat s'est transformé en jeu de massacre (figuré) the debate turned into a demolition session

LE JEU DES MILLE EUROS

This radio programme formerly called jeu des mille francs was originally broadcast in the 1950s and has become a national institution. The quiz, whose top prize was originally one thousand francs, consists of a series of questions sent in by listeners.

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