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1 secure

[sɪˈkjuə]
1. adjective

1) ( often with against or from) safe; free from danger, loss etc:

Is your house secure against burglary?

He went on holiday, secure in the knowledge that he had done well in the exam.
آمِن، مُؤَمَّن، أمين
2) firm, fastened, or fixed:

Is that door secure?
ثابِت، مُثَبَّت، مُقْفَل
3) definite; not likely to be lost:

She has had a secure offer of a job

He has a secure job.
مُؤَكَّد، مَضْمون
2. verb

1) (with against or from (something bad)) to guarantee or make safe:

Keep your jewellery in the bank to secure it against theft.
يُؤَمِّن
2) to fasten or make firm:

He secured the boat with a rope.
يُثَبِّت

Arabic-English dictionary > secure
2 abschließen

(unreg., trennb., hat -ge-)

I v/t

1. lock (up); (Wertsachen) lock up ( oder away)

2. bes. TECH. seal; luftdicht / hermetisch abschließen make s.th. airtight / seal s.th. hermetically; abgeschlossen II 1

3. (beenden) end, (bring to a) close, conclude, wind up ( mit on oder with); (abrunden) top off; endgültig: settle; (fertigstellen) complete; Ausbildung, Lehre etc.: finish, complete; abgeschlossen II 2

4. WIRTS. (Bücher) close, balance; (Konten, Rechnungen) settle

5. (vereinbaren): einen Handel abschließen make a bargain, close ( oder do oder make oder secure) a deal; einen Vertrag abschließen conclude ( oder sign oder sign) a treaty; eine Versicherung abschließen take out ( oder effect förm.) insurance ( oder an insurance policy); eine Wette abschließen make a bet ( mit with) ( über + Akk on oder that something happens etc.); Rennsport: place a bet ( auf on); einen Vergleich abschließen make a comparison

II v/i

1. end, close, conclude; ( mit folgenden Worten) abschließen end ( oder wind up) (by saying)

2. abgeschlossen haben mit be done (Am. through) with; mit dem Leben abschließen prepare to die, come to terms with the fact that one has to die; er hat mit dem Leben abgeschlossen he’s ready to die; lit. he’s prepared to meet his Maker; ich hatte schon mit dem Leben abgeschlossen in Gefahrensituation: I thought to myself, ‚This is the end’

3. WIRTS. (sich einigen) close the deal; sign (the contract); (Bilanz ziehen) close; mit jemandem abschließen auch come to terms with s.o.; mit Gewinn / Verlust abschließen close on ( oder show) a profit / with a loss

4. gut / schlecht abschließen leistungsmäßig: do well / badly

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(beenden) to finalize; to conclude; to complete; to close;

(zuschließen) to lock; to lock up

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ạb|schlie|ßen sep
1. vt

1) (= zuschließen) to lock; Auto, Raum, Schrank to lock (up)

etw luftdicht abschließen — to put an airtight seal on sth

2) (= beenden) Sitzung, Vortrag etc to conclude, to bring to a close; (mit Verzierung) to finish off; Kursus to complete

sein Studium abschließen — to take one's degree, to graduate

mit abgeschlossenem Studium — with a degree

3) (= vereinbaren) Geschäft to conclude, to transact; Versicherung to take out; Wette to place

einen Vertrag abschließen (Pol) — to conclude a treaty; (Jur, Comm) to conclude a contract

4) (COMM = abrechnen) Bücher to balance; Konto to settle, to balance; Geschäftsjahr to close; Inventur to complete; Rechnung to make up

2. vr
(= sich isolieren) to cut oneself off, to shut oneself away
sich von der Außenwelt abschließen — to cut or shut oneself off from the outside world

See:

→ auch abgeschlossen

3. vi

1) (= zuschließen) to lock up

sieh mal nach, ob auch abgeschlossen ist — will you see if everything's locked?

2) (= enden) to close, to come to a close, to conclude; (mit Verzierung) to be finished off

3) (COMM) (= Vertrag schließen) to conclude the deal; (= Endabrechnung machen) to do the books

4) (= Schluss machen) to finish, to end

mit allem/dem Leben abschließen — to finish with everything/life

mit der Vergangenheit abschließen — to break with the past

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1) (to complete or settle (a business deal).) close

2) (to keep away (from); to make separate (from): He shut himself off from the rest of the world.) shut off

3) (to lock whatever should be locked: He locked up and left the shop about 5.30 p.m.) lock up

4) lock

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ab|schlie·ßen

irreg

I. vt

1. (verschließen)

▪ etw \abschließen to lock sth

ein Auto/einen Schrank/eine Tür \abschließen to lock a car/cupboard/door

2. (isolieren)

▪ etw \abschließen to seal sth

ein Einmachglas/einen Raum \abschließen to seal a jar/room

hermetisch abgeschlossen hermetically sealed

luftdicht \abschließen to put an airtight seal on sth

3. (beenden)

▪ etw [mit etw dat] \abschließen to finish [or complete] sth [with sth]

mit einer Diplomprüfung \abschließen to graduate

ein abgeschlossenes Studium completed studies

eine Diskussion \abschließen to end a discussion

4. (vereinbaren)

▪ etw [mit jdm] \abschließen to agree to sth [with sb]

ein Geschäft \abschließen to close a deal, seal an agreement

eine Versicherung \abschließen to take out insurance [or an insurance policy]

einen Vertrag \abschließen to sign [or conclude] a contract

ein abgeschlossener Vertrag a signed contract

eine Wette \abschließen to place a bet

5. ÖKON

▪ etw \abschließen to settle sth

ein Geschäftsbuch \abschließen to close the accounts

II. vi

1. (zuschließen) to lock up

vergiss das A\abschließen nicht! don't forget to lock up!

2. (einen Vertrag schließen)

▪ [mit jdm] \abschließen to agree a contract [or [the] terms] [with sb]

3. (mit etw enden)

▪ mit etw dat \abschließen to end [or conclude] with sth

der Kurs schließt mit einer schriftlichen Prüfung ab there is a written exam at the end of the course

4. FIN, ÖKON

▪ mit etw dat \abschließen to close [or conclude] with sth

5. (Schluss machen)

▪ mit etw/jdm \abschließen to finish [or be through] with sb/sth, to put sb/sth behind oneself

er hatte mit dem Leben abgeschlossen he no longer wanted to live

mit der Schauspielerei habe ich endgültig abgeschlossen I will never act again

6. (zum Schluss kommen) to close, end

sie schloss ihre Rede mit einem Zitat von Morgenstern ab she ended [or concluded] her speech with a quotation from Morgenstern

III. vr (sich isolieren)

▪ sich akk [von jdm/etw] \abschließen to shut oneself off [or away] [from sb/sth]

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1.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) auch itr. (zuschließen) lock <door, gate, cupboard>; lock [up] < house, flat, room, park>

2) (verschließen) seal

etwas luftdicht abschließen — seal something hermetically

3) (begrenzen) border

4) (zum Abschluss bringen) bring to an end; conclude

sein Studium abschließen — finish one's studies

5) (vereinbaren) strike <bargain, deal>; make < purchase>; enter into < agreement>

Geschäfte abschließen — conclude deals; (im Handel) do business; s. auch Versicherung 2); Wette
2.
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb

1) (begrenzt sein) be bordered ( mit by)

2) (aufhören, enden) end

abschließend sagte er... — in conclusion he said...

mit einem Gewinn/Verlust abschließen — (Kaufmannsspr.) show a profit/deficit

3)

mit jemandem/etwas abgeschlossen haben — have finished with somebody/something

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abschließen (irr, trennb, hat -ge-)

A. v/t

1. lock (up); (Wertsachen) lock up ( oder away)

2. besonders TECH seal;

luftdicht/hermetisch abschließen make sth airtight/seal sth hermetically; → abgeschlossen B 1

3. (beenden) end, (bring to a) close, conclude, wind up (

mit on oder with); (abrunden) top off; endgültig: settle; (fertigstellen) complete; Ausbildung, Lehre etc: finish, complete; → abgeschlossen B 2

4. WIRTSCH (Bücher) close, balance; (Konten, Rechnungen) settle

5. (vereinbaren):

einen Handel abschließen make a bargain, close ( oder do oder make oder secure) a deal;

einen Vertrag abschließen conclude ( oder sign oder sign) a treaty;

eine Versicherung abschließen take out ( oder effect form) insurance ( oder an insurance policy);

eine Wette abschließen make a bet (

mit with) (

über +akk on oder that something happens etc); Rennsport: place a bet (

auf on);

einen Vergleich abschließen make a comparison

B. v/i

1. end, close, conclude;

(mit folgenden Worten) abschließen end ( oder wind up) (by saying)

2.

abgeschlossen haben mit be done (US through) with;

mit dem Leben abschließen prepare to die, come to terms with the fact that one has to die;

er hat mit dem Leben abgeschlossen he’s ready to die; liter he’s prepared to meet his Maker;

ich hatte schon mit dem Leben abgeschlossen in Gefahrensituation: I thought to myself, ‘This is the end’

3. WIRTSCH (sich einigen) close the deal; sign (the contract); (Bilanz ziehen) close;

mit jemandem abschließen auch come to terms with sb;

mit Gewinn/Verlust abschließen close on ( oder show) a profit/with a loss

4.

gut/schlecht abschließen leistungsmäßig: do well/badly

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1.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) auch itr. (zuschließen) lock <door, gate, cupboard>; lock [up] <house, flat, room, park>

2) (verschließen) seal

etwas luftdicht abschließen — seal something hermetically

3) (begrenzen) border

4) (zum Abschluss bringen) bring to an end; conclude

sein Studium abschließen — finish one's studies

5) (vereinbaren) strike <bargain, deal>; make < purchase>; enter into < agreement>

Geschäfte abschließen — conclude deals; (im Handel) do business; s. auch Versicherung 2); Wette
2.
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb

1) (begrenzt sein) be bordered ( mit by)

2) (aufhören, enden) end

abschließend sagte er... — in conclusion he said...

mit einem Gewinn/Verlust abschließen — (Kaufmannsspr.) show a profit/deficit

3)

mit jemandem/etwas abgeschlossen haben — have finished with somebody/something

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v.

to close v.

to conclude v.

to lock v.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > abschließen
3 anschlagen

(unreg., trennb., -ge-)

I v/t (hat)

1. hit, knock (an + Dat against); sich (Dat) den Ellbogen etc. (an etw.) anschlagen knock one’s elbow etc. on ( oder against) s.th.; angeschlagen

2. (befestigen) (an + Dat) fasten (to), fix (onto), nail (to); (Zettel etc.) stick up (to), put up (on), post (on); die Öffnungszeiten sind am Tor angeschlagen the opening times are posted on the door

3. (Tasten, Saiten) hit, strike, touch; (Glocke) sound, ring; (Stunden) strike; den Ton anschlagen give the note; fig. set the tone; den richtigen Ton anschlagen fig. strike the right note; einen frechen ( sarkastischen) Ton anschlagen fig. start to get cheeky (sarcastic)

4. (Gewehr) anschlagen auf (+ Akk) aim at

5. (schätzen) estimate

6. beim Versteckspiel: tag s.o., make s.o. „it“

7. eine schnellere Gangart oder ein schnelleres Tempo anschlagen quicken one’s pace, speed up

8. (befestigen) NAUT. (Leine, Segel) bend ( oder bring to); BERGB. fasten ( oder secure) before hoisting

9. geh. (einschätzen) estimate, assess

10. SPORT: (Ball) hit

11. (Maschen) cast on

II v/i

1. (ist): anschlagen an (+ Akk) hit ( Wellen: break) against; mit dem Kopf an die Wand anschlagen hit one’s head against the wall

2. (hat) Hund: bark

3. (hat) Schwimmen: touch; am Beckenrand anschlagen touch the edge of the pool

4. (hat) Arznei: take effect

5. (hat) (das Gewicht erhöhen) make s.o. put on weight, be fattening; bei mir schlägt jedes Stück Kuchen an every little piece of cake tells with me

6. südd., österr. (Bierfass anstechen) tap ( oder broach) the (first) barrel; angeschlagen

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(Laut geben) to give tongue;

(berühren) to touch; to hit; to strike;

(plakatieren) to post

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ạn|schla|gen sep
1. vt

1) (= befestigen) to fix on (
an +acc to); (mit Nägeln) to nail on ( an +acc to); (= aushängen) Plakat to put up, to post ( an +acc on)
2) Stunde, Taste, Akkord to strike; (= anstimmen) Melodie to strike up; (MUS) to play

eine schnellere Gangart anschlagen (fig) — to strike up a faster pace, to speed up

ein anderes Thema/einen anderen Ton anschlagen (fig) — to change the subject/one's tune

einen weinerlichen/frechen Ton anschlagen — to adopt a tearful tone/cheeky (Brit) or fresh (US) attitude

3) (= beschädigen, verletzen) Geschirr to chip

den Kopf etc anschlagen — to knock one's head etc

See:

→ auch angeschlagen

4) (SPORT) Ball to hit

den Ball seitlich anschlagen — to chip the ball

5) (Aus = anzapfen) Fass to tap

6) (= vormarkieren) Baum to mark (for felling)

7) (= aufnehmen) Maschen to cast on

8) (NAUT) to fasten; Segel, Tau to bend

9) (geh) Kosten etc to estimate

2. vi

1) (Welle) to beat (
an +acc against)
anschlagen — to strike or knock sth against/on sth

2) (SPORT) (TENNIS ETC) to serve; (beim Schwimmen) to touch

3) (Glocke) to ring

4) (= Taste betätigen) to strike the keys

5) (= Laut geben) (Hund) to give a bark; (Vogel) to give a screech

6) (=wirken Arznei etc) to work, to take effect

7) (inf = dick machen)

bei jdm anschlagen — to make sb put on weight

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1) (in knitting, to make the first row of stitches.) cast on

2) (to knock or strike small pieces off: This glass (was) chipped when I knocked it over.) chip

3) (to (make something) sound: He struck a note on the piano/violin; The clock struck twelve.) strike

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an|schla·gen¹

irreg

I. vt Hilfsverb: haben

1. (stoßen, verletzen)

▪ sich dat etw [an etw dat] \anschlagen to knock one's sth [against [or on] sth]

sich dat das Knie/den Kopf an der Wand \anschlagen to knock one's knee/head against [or on] the wall

2. (beschädigen)

▪ etw \anschlagen (Splitter abschlagen) to chip sth; (einen Sprung, Riss verursachen) to crack sth

3. (anbringen, befestigen)

▪ etw [an etw dat] \anschlagen to put up sth sep [on sth]

eine Bekanntmachung [an etw dat] \anschlagen to put up [or post] a notice [on sth]

ein Brett an etw akk \anschlagen to fasten [or nail] a board to sth

ein Plakat/Poster [an etw dat] \anschlagen to put up a poster [on sth]

etw [mit Reißnägeln/Pins] \anschlagen to pin up sth sep

etw [mit Reißnägeln/Pins] an etw dat \anschlagen to pin sth on [or to] sth

4. (niederdrücken)

eine Taste \anschlagen to strike a key

5. MUS (erklingen lassen)

einen Akkord/eine Taste \anschlagen to strike a chord/key

eine Melodie/einen Ton \anschlagen to play a melody [or tune]/a note

6. (durch Klang anzeigen)

die Stunde/halbe Stunde/Viertelstunde \anschlagen to strike the hour/half hour/quarter hour

7. (wechseln zu)

ein anderes Thema/einen anderen Ton \anschlagen to change the subject/one's tune

einen schnelleren Gang [o eine schnellere Gangart] \anschlagen to speed up

8. (zielen)

ein Waffe [auf jdn/etw] \anschlagen to aim [or level] a weapon [at sb/sth]

9. ÖSTERR (anzapfen)

ein Fass \anschlagen to tap a barrel

10. TENNIS

einen Ball \anschlagen to hit a ball; (seitlich) to chip a ball

11. NAUT

ein Segel \anschlagen to fasten a sail

12. FORST

einen Baum \anschlagen to mark a tree for felling

II. vi

1. Hilfsverb: sein (anprallen)

▪ [an etw akk o dat] \anschlagen to knock [or bump] on [or against] sth; (heftiger) to strike on [or against] sth

die Wellen schlugen an die [o der] Kaimauer an the waves beat against the quay wall

2. Hilfsverb: sein (stoßen)

▪ mit etw dat [an etw akk o dat] \anschlagen (verletzen) to knock sth [against [or on] sth]; (beschädigen) to bump into sth with sth

pass auf, dass du mit den Möbeln nicht am Türrahmen anschlägst make sure you don't bump into the doorframe with the furniture

mit dem Kopf an die [o der] Wand \anschlagen to knock one's head against [or on] the wall

3. Hilfsverb: haben SPORT (berühren)

[am Beckenrand] \anschlagen to touch

4. Hilfsverb: haben (läuten) to ring; Glocken to strike, to toll liter

5. Hilfsverb: haben (bellen) Hund to [give a [loud]] bark

an|schla·gen²

vi irreg

1. (wirken)

▪ [bei jdm/etw] \anschlagen to have an effect [on sb/sth]

bei jdm/etw gut/schlecht \anschlagen to have a good/bad effect on sb

2. (fam: dick machen)

▪ bei jdm \anschlagen to make sb put on [weight]

Sahnetorten schlagen bei mir sofort an cream cakes make me put weight on immediately

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1.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) (aushängen) put up, post <notice, announcement, message> (an + Akk. on)

2) (beschädigen) chip
2.
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb mit sein

an etwas (Akk.) anschlagen — knock against something

mit dem Knie/Kopf an etwas (Akk.) anschlagen — knock one's knee/head on something
3.
unregelmäßiges reflexives Verb

sich (Dat.) das Knie usw. anschlagen — knock one's knee etc. (an + Dat. on)

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anschlagen (irr, trennb, -ge-)

A. v/t (hat)

1. hit, knock (

an +dat against);

sich (dat)

den Ellbogen etc

(an etwas) anschlagen knock one’s elbow etc on ( oder against) sth; → angeschlagen

2. (befestigen) (

an +dat) fasten (to), fix( onto), nail (to); (Zettel etc) stick up (to), put up (on), post (on);

die Öffnungszeiten sind am Tor angeschlagen the opening times are posted on the door

3. (Tasten, Saiten) hit, strike, touch; (Glocke) sound, ring; (Stunden) strike;

den Ton anschlagen give the note; fig set the tone;

den richtigen Ton anschlagen fig strike the right note;

einen frechen (sarkastischen) Ton anschlagen fig start to get cheeky (sarcastic)

4. (Gewehr)

anschlagen auf (+akk) aim at

5. (schätzen) estimate

6. beim Versteckspiel: tag sb, make sb “it”

7.

eine schnellere Gangart oder

ein schnelleres Tempo anschlagen quicken one’s pace, speed up

8. (befestigen) SCHIFF (Leine, Segel) bend ( oder bring to); BERGB fasten ( oder secure) before hoisting

9. geh (einschätzen) estimate, assess

10. SPORT: (Ball) hit

11. (Maschen) cast on

B. v/i

1. (ist):

anschlagen an (+akk) hit ( Wellen: break) against;

mit dem Kopf an die Wand anschlagen hit one’s head against the wall

2. (hat) Hund: bark

3. (hat) Schwimmen: touch;

am Beckenrand anschlagen touch the edge of the pool

4. (hat) Arznei: take effect

5. (hat) (das Gewicht erhöhen) make sb put on weight, be fattening;

bei mir schlägt jedes Stück Kuchen an every little piece of cake tells with me

6. südd, österr (Bierfass anstechen) tap ( oder broach) the (first) barrel; → angeschlagen

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1.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) (aushängen) put up, post <notice, announcement, message> (an + Akk. on)

2) (beschädigen) chip
2.
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb mit sein

an etwas (Akk.) anschlagen — knock against something

mit dem Knie/Kopf an etwas (Akk.) anschlagen — knock one's knee/head on something
3.
unregelmäßiges reflexives Verb

sich (Dat.) das Knie usw. anschlagen — knock one's knee etc. (an + Dat. on)

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v.

to bump v.

to chip v.

to hit v.

(§ p.,p.p.: hit)

to put up v.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > anschlagen
4 cauta

căvĕo, cāvi, cautum, (2 d pers. sing. scanned cavĕs, Ter. Ad. 2, 1, 19; imper. cavĕ, Plaut. As. 2, 4, 61; id. Capt. 2, 3, 71; id. Most. 1, 4, 13 et saep.: Cat. 50, 19; Hor. S. 2, 3, 38; Prop. 1, 7, 25; v. Neue, Formenl. 2, p. 435; old sup. CAVĬTVM, C. I. L. 1, 200, 6 sq.), 3, v. n. and a. [root SKOF- or KOF-, to be wary; whence Gr. thuoskoos, akouô, etc.; Lat. causa, cura; cf. also Germ. scheuen; Engl. shy], to be on one ' s guard, either for one's self or (more rarely) for another; hence,
I.
In gen., with and without sibi, to be on one ' s guard, to take care, take heed, beware, guard against, avoid, = phulassomai, and the Fr. se garder, prendre garde, etc.; constr., absol., with ub, and in a course of action with ne or ut (also ellipt. with the simple subj.); or, as in Greek, with acc. (= phulassomai ti); hence also pass. and with inf., and once with cum.
A.
Absol.:
qui consulte, docte, atque astute cavet,
Plaut. Rud. 4, 7, 14:
faciet, nisi caveo,
Ter. Heaut. 4, 4, 8:
ego cavebo,
id. Ad. 4, 2, 12; 1, 1, 45:
erunt (molesti) nisi cavetis. Cautum est, inquit,
Cic. Ac. 2, 29, 93; Quint. 8, 3, 47:
cum animum attendisset ad cavendum,
Nep. Alcib. 5, 2; Suet. Claud. 37:
metues, doctusque cavebis,
Hor. S. 2, 7, 68.—Esp. freq. in the warning cave, look out! be careful! Ter. And. 1, 2, 34; id. Phorm. 2, 3, 51; Hor. C. 1, 14, 16; Ov. M. 2, 89.—
B.
With ab and abl.:
eo mi abs te caveo cautius,
Plaut. Men. 1, 2, 42; id. Ps. 1, 5, 59; 4, 7, 128:
si abs te modo uno caveo,
id. Most. 3, 3, 24; Ter. Eun. 5, 2, 44:
sibi ab eo,
Plaut. Bacch. 4, 4, 87:
navis Aps quă cavendum nobis sane censeo,
id. Men. 2, 2, 70:
pater a me petiit Ut mihi caverem a Pseudolo servo suo,
id. Ps. 3, 2, 108:
a crasso infortunio,
id. Rud. 3, 5, 53:
ille Pompeium monebat, ut meam domum metueret, atque a me ipso caveret,
Cic. Sest. 64, 133:
caveo ab homine impuro,
id. Phil. 12, 10, 25:
a Cassio,
Suet. Calig. 57:
a veneno,
Cic. Fin. 5, 22, 64:
ab insidiis,
Sall. J. 108, 2:
monitum ut sibi ab insidiis Rufini caveret,
App. Mag. 87, p. 329, 16; id. M. 2, p. 117, 3.—
2.
With the simple abl.:
caveo malo,
Plaut. Bacch. 1, 2, 39:
infortunio,
id. Rud. 3, 5, 48: id. Cas. 2, 6, 59; id. Men. 1, 2, 13; id. Pers. 3, 1, 41:
ipsus sibi cavit loco,
i. e. got out of the way, Ter. Eun. 4, 7, 12.—
3.
With cum (rare):
Hercle, mihi tecum cavendum est,
with you, I must look out for myself, Plaut. Most. 5, 2, 21.—
4.
With adversus, Quint. 9, 1, 20. —
C.
Followed by a final clause.
1.
With ne, to take heed that... not, to be on one ' s guard lest: qui cavet ne decipiatur, vix cavet;
cum etiam cavet, etiam cum cavisse ratus est, saepe is cautor captus est,
Plaut. Capt. 2, 2, 5 and 6:
caves, ne videat, etc.,
Ter. Heaut. 2, 2, 6:
ego me scio cavisse, ne ulla merito contumelia Fieri a nobis posset,
id. Hec. 3, 5, 20; Afran. ap. Non. p. 111, 14; Lucr. 4, 1141:
cavete, judices, ne nova... proscriptio instaurata esse videatur,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 53, 153; id. Div. 2, 40, 84; id. Fam. 3, 12, 4; 11, 21, 4; Sall. J. 55, 3; Suet. Tib. 37:
cave, ne,
Cat. 61, 152; Hor. C. 3, 7, 24; id. S. 2, 3, 177; id. Ep. 1, 6, 32; 1, 13, 19; Ov. M. 2, 89; 10, 685:
cave sis, ne,
Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 215:
caveto ne,
Cato, R. R. 5, 6:
caveas, ne,
Hor. S. 2, 1, 80:
caveant, ne,
id. A. P. 244:
cavendum est, ne,
Cic. Off. 1, 39, 140; Quint. 4, 3, 8; 12, 11, 2; Suet. Tib. 67; Quint. 9, 4, 23; 5, 11, 27.—
2.
With ut ne (rare):
quod ut ne accidat cavendum est,
Cic. Lael. 26, 99.—
3.
With a simple subj.; so only imper.: cave or cavete (cf. age), beware of, take care not, etc.:
cave geras,
Plaut. Capt. 2, 3, 79:
dixeris,
Ter. Ad. 3, 4, 12:
faxis cave,
id. And. 4, 4, 14; id. Heaut. 1, 2, 13; Hor. S. 2, 3, 38:
sis,
Ter. Eun. 4, 7, 29:
contingas,
Lucr. 2, 755:
despuas,
Cat. 50, 19:
ignoscas,
Cic. Lig. 5, 14:
existimes,
id. Fam. 9, 24, 4:
putes,
id. ib. 10, 12, 1 al.—Rarely with 1 st pers.:
cave posthac, si me amas, umquam istuc verbum ex te audiam,
Ter. Heaut. 5, 4, 8; cf. id. ib. 5, 4, 9.—With 3 d pers.:
resciscat quisquam,
Ter. Phorm. 5, 1, 37:
te fratrum misereatur,
Cic. Lig. 5, 14:
roget te,
Hor. S. 2, 5, 75:
cave quisquam flocci fecerit,
Plaut. Men. 5, 7, 5:
armis concurrant arma cavete,
Verg. A. 11, 293.—And like age, cave with a verb in plur.:
cave dirumpatis,
Plaut. Poen. prol. 117.—
4.
With ut, to take care that:
cauto opu'st, Ut sobrie hoc agatur,
Plaut. Capt. 2, 1, 29; cf.
D. 2, infra: tertium est, ut caveamus, ut ea, quae, etc.,
Cic. Off. 1, 39, 141:
quaero quid sit, quod... tam accurate caveat et sanciat, ut heredes sui dent, etc.,
id. Fin. 2, 31, 101:
caverat sibi ille adulter omnium ut suorum scelerum socium te adjutoremque praebeas,
id. Pis. 12, 28; Liv. 3, 10, 14; Plin. Pan. 39, 1:
cavebitur ut, etc.,
Col. 2, 8, 3; cf. under II. A.—Very rarely with ut omitted, take care to, be sure to (late Lat.):
sed heus tu... cave regrediare cenā maturius,
App. M. 2, p. 122, 32; 2, p. 124, [p. 306] 35.—
D.
As act.
1.
With acc. of pers. or thing against which warning is given or beed taken, to guard against, to be aware of, to beware of, etc.:
profecto quid nunc primum caveam, nescio,
Plaut. Ps. 3, 2, 104:
tu, quod cavere possis, stultum admittere'st,
Ter. Eun. 4, 6, 23; Lucil. ap. Non. p. 437, 23:
caveamus fulminis ictum,
Lucr. 6, 406: cave canem, Varr. ap. Non. p. 153, 1; Inscr. Orell. 4320;
v. canis: interventum alicujus,
Cic. Att. 16, 11, 1:
omnia,
id. Fam. 11, 21, 4:
me,
id. Dom. 11, 28:
vallum caecum fossasque,
Caes. B. C. 1, 28:
quam sit bellum cavere malum,
Cic. de Or. 1, 58, 247:
vim atque opes,
Tac. A. 11, 1; cf. Suet. Tib. 72:
male praecinctum puerum,
id. Caes. 456:
periculum,
id. ib. 81; id. Galb. 19:
insidias,
id. Caes. 86; Tac. A. 13, 13:
exitum,
Suet. Tib. 83:
annum,
id. Ner. 40:
maculas,
Hor. A. P. 353:
jurgia,
Ov. A. A. 1, 591:
hunc tu caveto,
Hor. S. 1, 4, 85:
proditorem,
Quint. 7, 1, 30:
hoc caverat mens provida Reguli,
had prevented, Hor. C. 3, 5, 13:
cave quicquam,
be a little careful, Plaut. Am. 2, 1, 61.—
2.
Pass.: quid cavendum tibi censere, Lucil. ap. Non. p. 437, 22:
cavenda est etiam gloriae cupiditas,
Cic. Off. 1, 20, 68:
cetera, quae quidem consilio provideri poterunt, cavebuntur,
id. Att. 10, 16, 2; Quint. 8, 2, 2; 9, 4, 143; 11, 3, 27 (cf. id. 6, 5, 2):
in hoc pestifero bello cavendo,
Cic. Fam. 4, 3, 1:
quod multis rationibus caveri potest,
id. Off. 2, 24, 84; Sall. J. 67, 2:
prius quod cautum oportuit, Postquam comedit rem, post rationem putat,
Plaut. Trin. 2, 4, 14:
ego tibi cautum volo,
id. Pers. 3, 1, 41:
satis cautum tibi ad defensionem fore,
Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 35, § 88:
quid quisque vitet, nunquam homini satis Cautum est,
Hor. C. 2, 13, 14:
id modo simul orant ac monent, ut ipsis ab invidiā caveatur,
Liv. 3, 52, 11; cf.
B. 1. supra: cauto opus est,
care must be taken, Plaut. Cist. 2, 1, 64; id. Most. 4, 2, 21; id. Merc. 2, 3, 133.—
3.
With inf.:
in quibus cave vereri ( = noli),
Cic. Att. 3, 17, 3:
caveret id petere a populo Romano, quod, etc.,
Sall. J. 64, 2:
caveto laedere,
Cat. 50, 21:
occursare capro caveto,
Verg. E. 9, 25:
commisisse cavet, quod, etc.,
Hor. A. P. 168:
cave Spem festinando praecipitare meam,
Ov. P. 3, 1, 139:
ut pedes omnino caveant tinguere,
Plin. 8, 42, 68, § 169.
II.
Esp.
A.
Law t. t., to take care for, provide, order something, legally, or (of private relations) to order, decree, dispose of in writing, by will, to stipulate, etc.:
cum ita caverent, si, etc.,
Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 11, § 31:
duae sunt praeterea leges de sepulcris, quarum altera privatorum aedificiis, altera ipsis sepulcris cavet,
id. Leg. 2, 24, 61:
cautum est in Scipionis legibus ne plures essent, etc.,
id. Verr. 2, 2, 50, § 123:
cautum est lege XII. Tab., ut, etc.,
Plin. 16, 5, 6, § 15:
cavebatur ut, etc.,
Suet. Aug. 1;
so,
id. ib. 65; id. Tib. 75:
quae legibus cauta sunt,
Quint. 5, 10, 13:
aliā in lege cautum,
Cic. Inv. 2, 41, 119:
cautum est de numero,
Suet. Caes. 10; cf. id. Aug. 40:
heredi caveri,
Cic. Inv. 2, 41, 120; cf. id. Fam. 7, 6, 2:
si hoc, qui testamentum faciebat, cavere noluisset,
id. Leg. 2, 21, 53:
testamento cavere ut dies natalis ageretur,
id. Fin. 2, 31, 103; cf. Suet. Aug. 59; id. Dom. 9; id. Tib. 50:
sibi se privatim nihil cavere... militibus cavendum, quod apud patres semel plebi, iterum legionibus cautum sit ne fraudi secessio esset,
to make conditions, stipulate, Liv. 7, 41, 2.—
B.
In the lang. of business.
1.
Cavere ab aliquo, to make one ' s self secure, to procure bail or surety:
tibi ego, Brute, non solvam, nisi prius a te cavero, amplius, etc.,
Cic. Brut. 5, 18; id. Verr. 2, 2, 23, § 55; cf. infra 2.; and cautio, II.—So absol.:
quid ita Flavio sibi cavere non venit in mentem,
to take security, Cic. Rosc. Com. 12, 35.—
2.
To make one secure by bail or surety (either written or oral), to give security, to guarantee (cf. supra 1., and cautio;
syn.: spondeo, cautionem praesto),
Cic. Clu. 59, 162; cf. id. Verr. 2, 1, 54, § 142:
pecunia, quam mihi Stichus Titii servus caverat,
Dig. 46, 3, 89:
cavere summam,
ib. 29, 2, 97:
chirographum,
ib. 46, 3, 89:
cautionem,
ib. 46, 8, 6:
civitates obsidibus de pecuniā cavent,
Caes. B. G. 6, 2:
quoniam de obsidibus inter se cavere non possent,
id. ib. 7, 2; cf. Liv. 9, 42; 24, 2:
cavere capite pro re aliquā,
Plin. 34, 7, 17, § 38:
jurejurando et chirographo de eā re,
Suet. Calig. 12:
cavere in duplum,
id. Aug. 41; Tac. A. 6, 17.—Rarely, cavere personae publicae, to give security before a public authority, Just. Inst. 1, 11, 3.—
C.
In boxing, etc., to parry, to ward off a blow:
adversos ictus cavere ac propulsare,
Quint. 9, 1, 20; 5, 13, 54; cf. id. 9, 4, 8; 4, 2, 26.—
D.
Cavere alicui.
1.
To keep something from one, to protect, have a care for, make safe, take care of (cf.:
prohibeo, defendo, provideo): scabiem pecori et jumentis caveto,
Cato, R. R. 5, 7:
melius ei cavere volo, quam ipse aliis solet,
Cic. Fam. 3, 1, 3:
mihi meisque,
id. Top. 1, 4; id. Fam. 7, 6, 2:
veterani, quibus hic ordo diligentissime caverat,
id. Phil. 1, 2, 6; cf.: qui in Oratore tuo caves tibi per Brutum, Caes. ap. Cic. Fam. 6, 7, 4:
quique aliis cavit, non cavet ipsi sibi,
Ov. A. A. 1, 84:
securitati,
Suet. Tit. 6:
concordiae publicae,
Vell. 2, 48, 5; Petr. 133; Sil. 8, 493.—
2.
Affirmatively, to take care for, attend to a thing for a person, provide: Ba. Haec ita me orat sibi qui caveat aliquem ut hominem reperiam... Id, amabo te, huic caveas. Pi. Quid isti caveam? Plaut. Bacch. 1, 1, 8; 1, 1, 10; cf. I. C. 3. supra.—Hence, cautus, a, um, P. a.
A.
Neutr., careful, circumspect, wary, cautious, provident (syn.: providus, prudens;
class. in prose and poetry): ut cautus est, ubi nihil opu'st,
Ter. Phorm. 4, 5, 3:
parum cauti providique,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 40, 117:
cauti in periculis,
id. Agr. 1, 9, 27:
in scribendo,
id. Q. Fr. 3, 9, 3:
in credendo,
id. Att. 10, 9, 3:
in verbis serendis,
Hor. A. P. 46:
mensor,
Ov. M. 1, 136:
mariti,
id. ib. 9, 751:
lupus,
Hor. Ep. 1, 16, 50:
vulpes,
id. ib. 1, 1, 73 et saep.:
quem certi homines monuerunt, ut cautior esset,
Cic. Sest. 18, 41:
dubium cautior an audentior,
Suet. Caes. 58.—Constr. with ad:
ad praesentius malum cautiores,
Liv. 24, 32, 3; Tib. 1, 9, 46; Quint. 6, 1, 20. —With adversus:
parum cautus adversus colloquii fraudem,
Liv. 38, 25, 7.—With erga:
erga bona sua satis cautus,
Curt. 10, 1, 40.—With contra:
contra quam (fortunam) non satis cauta mortalitas est,
Curt. 8, 4, 24.—With inf.:
cautum dignos assumere,
Hor. S. 1, 6, 51.—With gen.:
rei divinae,
Macr. S. 1, 15.—
b.
Transf. to inanimate things:
consilium,
Cic. Phil. 13, 3, 6; Tac. A. 11, 29:
cautissima senectus,
id. H. 2, 76:
pectus,
Prop. 3 (4), 5, 8:
manus,
Ov. F. 2, 336:
terga,
id. Tr. 1, 9, 20:
arma,
Sil. 14, 188:
timor,
Ov. Tr. 3, 4, 65.— Subst.: cauta, ōrum, n.:
legum,
the provisions, Cassiod. Var. 5, 14.—
B.
Pass. (acc. to I. B. 1., and II. B.), made safe, secured:
cautos nominibus rectis expendere nummos,
Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 105:
cautus ab incursu belli,
Luc. 4, 409: quo mulieri esset res cautior ( that her property might be made more secure), curavit, ut, etc., Cic. Caecin. 4, 11.—
2.
Trop., safe, secure (rare):
in eam partem peccare, quae est cautior,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 20, 56:
(civitates) murorum firmitate cautissimae,
Amm. 14, 8, 13.— Adv.: cau-tē.
1.
(Acc. to caveo, I. A.) Cautiously:
caute et cogitate rem tractare,
Plaut. Trin. 2, 2, 46:
pedetentimque dicere,
Cic. Clu. 42, 118:
et cum judicio,
Quint. 10, 2, 3 et saep. — Comp., Cic. Deiot. 6, 18; Quint. 2, 15, 21; 9, 2, 76; Hor. C. 1, 8, 10 al.— Sup., Cic. Att. 15, 26, 3.—
2.
(Acc. to caveo, I. B. 1.) With security, cautiously, Cic. Leg. 2, 21, 53:
aliter nec caute nec jure fieri potest,
id. Att. 15, 17, 1.

Lewis & Short latin dictionary > cauta
5 caveo

căvĕo, cāvi, cautum, (2 d pers. sing. scanned cavĕs, Ter. Ad. 2, 1, 19; imper. cavĕ, Plaut. As. 2, 4, 61; id. Capt. 2, 3, 71; id. Most. 1, 4, 13 et saep.: Cat. 50, 19; Hor. S. 2, 3, 38; Prop. 1, 7, 25; v. Neue, Formenl. 2, p. 435; old sup. CAVĬTVM, C. I. L. 1, 200, 6 sq.), 3, v. n. and a. [root SKOF- or KOF-, to be wary; whence Gr. thuoskoos, akouô, etc.; Lat. causa, cura; cf. also Germ. scheuen; Engl. shy], to be on one ' s guard, either for one's self or (more rarely) for another; hence,
I.
In gen., with and without sibi, to be on one ' s guard, to take care, take heed, beware, guard against, avoid, = phulassomai, and the Fr. se garder, prendre garde, etc.; constr., absol., with ub, and in a course of action with ne or ut (also ellipt. with the simple subj.); or, as in Greek, with acc. (= phulassomai ti); hence also pass. and with inf., and once with cum.
A.
Absol.:
qui consulte, docte, atque astute cavet,
Plaut. Rud. 4, 7, 14:
faciet, nisi caveo,
Ter. Heaut. 4, 4, 8:
ego cavebo,
id. Ad. 4, 2, 12; 1, 1, 45:
erunt (molesti) nisi cavetis. Cautum est, inquit,
Cic. Ac. 2, 29, 93; Quint. 8, 3, 47:
cum animum attendisset ad cavendum,
Nep. Alcib. 5, 2; Suet. Claud. 37:
metues, doctusque cavebis,
Hor. S. 2, 7, 68.—Esp. freq. in the warning cave, look out! be careful! Ter. And. 1, 2, 34; id. Phorm. 2, 3, 51; Hor. C. 1, 14, 16; Ov. M. 2, 89.—
B.
With ab and abl.:
eo mi abs te caveo cautius,
Plaut. Men. 1, 2, 42; id. Ps. 1, 5, 59; 4, 7, 128:
si abs te modo uno caveo,
id. Most. 3, 3, 24; Ter. Eun. 5, 2, 44:
sibi ab eo,
Plaut. Bacch. 4, 4, 87:
navis Aps quă cavendum nobis sane censeo,
id. Men. 2, 2, 70:
pater a me petiit Ut mihi caverem a Pseudolo servo suo,
id. Ps. 3, 2, 108:
a crasso infortunio,
id. Rud. 3, 5, 53:
ille Pompeium monebat, ut meam domum metueret, atque a me ipso caveret,
Cic. Sest. 64, 133:
caveo ab homine impuro,
id. Phil. 12, 10, 25:
a Cassio,
Suet. Calig. 57:
a veneno,
Cic. Fin. 5, 22, 64:
ab insidiis,
Sall. J. 108, 2:
monitum ut sibi ab insidiis Rufini caveret,
App. Mag. 87, p. 329, 16; id. M. 2, p. 117, 3.—
2.
With the simple abl.:
caveo malo,
Plaut. Bacch. 1, 2, 39:
infortunio,
id. Rud. 3, 5, 48: id. Cas. 2, 6, 59; id. Men. 1, 2, 13; id. Pers. 3, 1, 41:
ipsus sibi cavit loco,
i. e. got out of the way, Ter. Eun. 4, 7, 12.—
3.
With cum (rare):
Hercle, mihi tecum cavendum est,
with you, I must look out for myself, Plaut. Most. 5, 2, 21.—
4.
With adversus, Quint. 9, 1, 20. —
C.
Followed by a final clause.
1.
With ne, to take heed that... not, to be on one ' s guard lest: qui cavet ne decipiatur, vix cavet;
cum etiam cavet, etiam cum cavisse ratus est, saepe is cautor captus est,
Plaut. Capt. 2, 2, 5 and 6:
caves, ne videat, etc.,
Ter. Heaut. 2, 2, 6:
ego me scio cavisse, ne ulla merito contumelia Fieri a nobis posset,
id. Hec. 3, 5, 20; Afran. ap. Non. p. 111, 14; Lucr. 4, 1141:
cavete, judices, ne nova... proscriptio instaurata esse videatur,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 53, 153; id. Div. 2, 40, 84; id. Fam. 3, 12, 4; 11, 21, 4; Sall. J. 55, 3; Suet. Tib. 37:
cave, ne,
Cat. 61, 152; Hor. C. 3, 7, 24; id. S. 2, 3, 177; id. Ep. 1, 6, 32; 1, 13, 19; Ov. M. 2, 89; 10, 685:
cave sis, ne,
Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 215:
caveto ne,
Cato, R. R. 5, 6:
caveas, ne,
Hor. S. 2, 1, 80:
caveant, ne,
id. A. P. 244:
cavendum est, ne,
Cic. Off. 1, 39, 140; Quint. 4, 3, 8; 12, 11, 2; Suet. Tib. 67; Quint. 9, 4, 23; 5, 11, 27.—
2.
With ut ne (rare):
quod ut ne accidat cavendum est,
Cic. Lael. 26, 99.—
3.
With a simple subj.; so only imper.: cave or cavete (cf. age), beware of, take care not, etc.:
cave geras,
Plaut. Capt. 2, 3, 79:
dixeris,
Ter. Ad. 3, 4, 12:
faxis cave,
id. And. 4, 4, 14; id. Heaut. 1, 2, 13; Hor. S. 2, 3, 38:
sis,
Ter. Eun. 4, 7, 29:
contingas,
Lucr. 2, 755:
despuas,
Cat. 50, 19:
ignoscas,
Cic. Lig. 5, 14:
existimes,
id. Fam. 9, 24, 4:
putes,
id. ib. 10, 12, 1 al.—Rarely with 1 st pers.:
cave posthac, si me amas, umquam istuc verbum ex te audiam,
Ter. Heaut. 5, 4, 8; cf. id. ib. 5, 4, 9.—With 3 d pers.:
resciscat quisquam,
Ter. Phorm. 5, 1, 37:
te fratrum misereatur,
Cic. Lig. 5, 14:
roget te,
Hor. S. 2, 5, 75:
cave quisquam flocci fecerit,
Plaut. Men. 5, 7, 5:
armis concurrant arma cavete,
Verg. A. 11, 293.—And like age, cave with a verb in plur.:
cave dirumpatis,
Plaut. Poen. prol. 117.—
4.
With ut, to take care that:
cauto opu'st, Ut sobrie hoc agatur,
Plaut. Capt. 2, 1, 29; cf.
D. 2, infra: tertium est, ut caveamus, ut ea, quae, etc.,
Cic. Off. 1, 39, 141:
quaero quid sit, quod... tam accurate caveat et sanciat, ut heredes sui dent, etc.,
id. Fin. 2, 31, 101:
caverat sibi ille adulter omnium ut suorum scelerum socium te adjutoremque praebeas,
id. Pis. 12, 28; Liv. 3, 10, 14; Plin. Pan. 39, 1:
cavebitur ut, etc.,
Col. 2, 8, 3; cf. under II. A.—Very rarely with ut omitted, take care to, be sure to (late Lat.):
sed heus tu... cave regrediare cenā maturius,
App. M. 2, p. 122, 32; 2, p. 124, [p. 306] 35.—
D.
As act.
1.
With acc. of pers. or thing against which warning is given or beed taken, to guard against, to be aware of, to beware of, etc.:
profecto quid nunc primum caveam, nescio,
Plaut. Ps. 3, 2, 104:
tu, quod cavere possis, stultum admittere'st,
Ter. Eun. 4, 6, 23; Lucil. ap. Non. p. 437, 23:
caveamus fulminis ictum,
Lucr. 6, 406: cave canem, Varr. ap. Non. p. 153, 1; Inscr. Orell. 4320;
v. canis: interventum alicujus,
Cic. Att. 16, 11, 1:
omnia,
id. Fam. 11, 21, 4:
me,
id. Dom. 11, 28:
vallum caecum fossasque,
Caes. B. C. 1, 28:
quam sit bellum cavere malum,
Cic. de Or. 1, 58, 247:
vim atque opes,
Tac. A. 11, 1; cf. Suet. Tib. 72:
male praecinctum puerum,
id. Caes. 456:
periculum,
id. ib. 81; id. Galb. 19:
insidias,
id. Caes. 86; Tac. A. 13, 13:
exitum,
Suet. Tib. 83:
annum,
id. Ner. 40:
maculas,
Hor. A. P. 353:
jurgia,
Ov. A. A. 1, 591:
hunc tu caveto,
Hor. S. 1, 4, 85:
proditorem,
Quint. 7, 1, 30:
hoc caverat mens provida Reguli,
had prevented, Hor. C. 3, 5, 13:
cave quicquam,
be a little careful, Plaut. Am. 2, 1, 61.—
2.
Pass.: quid cavendum tibi censere, Lucil. ap. Non. p. 437, 22:
cavenda est etiam gloriae cupiditas,
Cic. Off. 1, 20, 68:
cetera, quae quidem consilio provideri poterunt, cavebuntur,
id. Att. 10, 16, 2; Quint. 8, 2, 2; 9, 4, 143; 11, 3, 27 (cf. id. 6, 5, 2):
in hoc pestifero bello cavendo,
Cic. Fam. 4, 3, 1:
quod multis rationibus caveri potest,
id. Off. 2, 24, 84; Sall. J. 67, 2:
prius quod cautum oportuit, Postquam comedit rem, post rationem putat,
Plaut. Trin. 2, 4, 14:
ego tibi cautum volo,
id. Pers. 3, 1, 41:
satis cautum tibi ad defensionem fore,
Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 35, § 88:
quid quisque vitet, nunquam homini satis Cautum est,
Hor. C. 2, 13, 14:
id modo simul orant ac monent, ut ipsis ab invidiā caveatur,
Liv. 3, 52, 11; cf.
B. 1. supra: cauto opus est,
care must be taken, Plaut. Cist. 2, 1, 64; id. Most. 4, 2, 21; id. Merc. 2, 3, 133.—
3.
With inf.:
in quibus cave vereri ( = noli),
Cic. Att. 3, 17, 3:
caveret id petere a populo Romano, quod, etc.,
Sall. J. 64, 2:
caveto laedere,
Cat. 50, 21:
occursare capro caveto,
Verg. E. 9, 25:
commisisse cavet, quod, etc.,
Hor. A. P. 168:
cave Spem festinando praecipitare meam,
Ov. P. 3, 1, 139:
ut pedes omnino caveant tinguere,
Plin. 8, 42, 68, § 169.
II.
Esp.
A.
Law t. t., to take care for, provide, order something, legally, or (of private relations) to order, decree, dispose of in writing, by will, to stipulate, etc.:
cum ita caverent, si, etc.,
Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 11, § 31:
duae sunt praeterea leges de sepulcris, quarum altera privatorum aedificiis, altera ipsis sepulcris cavet,
id. Leg. 2, 24, 61:
cautum est in Scipionis legibus ne plures essent, etc.,
id. Verr. 2, 2, 50, § 123:
cautum est lege XII. Tab., ut, etc.,
Plin. 16, 5, 6, § 15:
cavebatur ut, etc.,
Suet. Aug. 1;
so,
id. ib. 65; id. Tib. 75:
quae legibus cauta sunt,
Quint. 5, 10, 13:
aliā in lege cautum,
Cic. Inv. 2, 41, 119:
cautum est de numero,
Suet. Caes. 10; cf. id. Aug. 40:
heredi caveri,
Cic. Inv. 2, 41, 120; cf. id. Fam. 7, 6, 2:
si hoc, qui testamentum faciebat, cavere noluisset,
id. Leg. 2, 21, 53:
testamento cavere ut dies natalis ageretur,
id. Fin. 2, 31, 103; cf. Suet. Aug. 59; id. Dom. 9; id. Tib. 50:
sibi se privatim nihil cavere... militibus cavendum, quod apud patres semel plebi, iterum legionibus cautum sit ne fraudi secessio esset,
to make conditions, stipulate, Liv. 7, 41, 2.—
B.
In the lang. of business.
1.
Cavere ab aliquo, to make one ' s self secure, to procure bail or surety:
tibi ego, Brute, non solvam, nisi prius a te cavero, amplius, etc.,
Cic. Brut. 5, 18; id. Verr. 2, 2, 23, § 55; cf. infra 2.; and cautio, II.—So absol.:
quid ita Flavio sibi cavere non venit in mentem,
to take security, Cic. Rosc. Com. 12, 35.—
2.
To make one secure by bail or surety (either written or oral), to give security, to guarantee (cf. supra 1., and cautio;
syn.: spondeo, cautionem praesto),
Cic. Clu. 59, 162; cf. id. Verr. 2, 1, 54, § 142:
pecunia, quam mihi Stichus Titii servus caverat,
Dig. 46, 3, 89:
cavere summam,
ib. 29, 2, 97:
chirographum,
ib. 46, 3, 89:
cautionem,
ib. 46, 8, 6:
civitates obsidibus de pecuniā cavent,
Caes. B. G. 6, 2:
quoniam de obsidibus inter se cavere non possent,
id. ib. 7, 2; cf. Liv. 9, 42; 24, 2:
cavere capite pro re aliquā,
Plin. 34, 7, 17, § 38:
jurejurando et chirographo de eā re,
Suet. Calig. 12:
cavere in duplum,
id. Aug. 41; Tac. A. 6, 17.—Rarely, cavere personae publicae, to give security before a public authority, Just. Inst. 1, 11, 3.—
C.
In boxing, etc., to parry, to ward off a blow:
adversos ictus cavere ac propulsare,
Quint. 9, 1, 20; 5, 13, 54; cf. id. 9, 4, 8; 4, 2, 26.—
D.
Cavere alicui.
1.
To keep something from one, to protect, have a care for, make safe, take care of (cf.:
prohibeo, defendo, provideo): scabiem pecori et jumentis caveto,
Cato, R. R. 5, 7:
melius ei cavere volo, quam ipse aliis solet,
Cic. Fam. 3, 1, 3:
mihi meisque,
id. Top. 1, 4; id. Fam. 7, 6, 2:
veterani, quibus hic ordo diligentissime caverat,
id. Phil. 1, 2, 6; cf.: qui in Oratore tuo caves tibi per Brutum, Caes. ap. Cic. Fam. 6, 7, 4:
quique aliis cavit, non cavet ipsi sibi,
Ov. A. A. 1, 84:
securitati,
Suet. Tit. 6:
concordiae publicae,
Vell. 2, 48, 5; Petr. 133; Sil. 8, 493.—
2.
Affirmatively, to take care for, attend to a thing for a person, provide: Ba. Haec ita me orat sibi qui caveat aliquem ut hominem reperiam... Id, amabo te, huic caveas. Pi. Quid isti caveam? Plaut. Bacch. 1, 1, 8; 1, 1, 10; cf. I. C. 3. supra.—Hence, cautus, a, um, P. a.
A.
Neutr., careful, circumspect, wary, cautious, provident (syn.: providus, prudens;
class. in prose and poetry): ut cautus est, ubi nihil opu'st,
Ter. Phorm. 4, 5, 3:
parum cauti providique,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 40, 117:
cauti in periculis,
id. Agr. 1, 9, 27:
in scribendo,
id. Q. Fr. 3, 9, 3:
in credendo,
id. Att. 10, 9, 3:
in verbis serendis,
Hor. A. P. 46:
mensor,
Ov. M. 1, 136:
mariti,
id. ib. 9, 751:
lupus,
Hor. Ep. 1, 16, 50:
vulpes,
id. ib. 1, 1, 73 et saep.:
quem certi homines monuerunt, ut cautior esset,
Cic. Sest. 18, 41:
dubium cautior an audentior,
Suet. Caes. 58.—Constr. with ad:
ad praesentius malum cautiores,
Liv. 24, 32, 3; Tib. 1, 9, 46; Quint. 6, 1, 20. —With adversus:
parum cautus adversus colloquii fraudem,
Liv. 38, 25, 7.—With erga:
erga bona sua satis cautus,
Curt. 10, 1, 40.—With contra:
contra quam (fortunam) non satis cauta mortalitas est,
Curt. 8, 4, 24.—With inf.:
cautum dignos assumere,
Hor. S. 1, 6, 51.—With gen.:
rei divinae,
Macr. S. 1, 15.—
b.
Transf. to inanimate things:
consilium,
Cic. Phil. 13, 3, 6; Tac. A. 11, 29:
cautissima senectus,
id. H. 2, 76:
pectus,
Prop. 3 (4), 5, 8:
manus,
Ov. F. 2, 336:
terga,
id. Tr. 1, 9, 20:
arma,
Sil. 14, 188:
timor,
Ov. Tr. 3, 4, 65.— Subst.: cauta, ōrum, n.:
legum,
the provisions, Cassiod. Var. 5, 14.—
B.
Pass. (acc. to I. B. 1., and II. B.), made safe, secured:
cautos nominibus rectis expendere nummos,
Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 105:
cautus ab incursu belli,
Luc. 4, 409: quo mulieri esset res cautior ( that her property might be made more secure), curavit, ut, etc., Cic. Caecin. 4, 11.—
2.
Trop., safe, secure (rare):
in eam partem peccare, quae est cautior,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 20, 56:
(civitates) murorum firmitate cautissimae,
Amm. 14, 8, 13.— Adv.: cau-tē.
1.
(Acc. to caveo, I. A.) Cautiously:
caute et cogitate rem tractare,
Plaut. Trin. 2, 2, 46:
pedetentimque dicere,
Cic. Clu. 42, 118:
et cum judicio,
Quint. 10, 2, 3 et saep. — Comp., Cic. Deiot. 6, 18; Quint. 2, 15, 21; 9, 2, 76; Hor. C. 1, 8, 10 al.— Sup., Cic. Att. 15, 26, 3.—
2.
(Acc. to caveo, I. B. 1.) With security, cautiously, Cic. Leg. 2, 21, 53:
aliter nec caute nec jure fieri potest,
id. Att. 15, 17, 1.

Lewis & Short latin dictionary > caveo
6 Stand

Imperf. stehen

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der Stand

(Gesellschaftsschicht) rank; class;

(Marktstand) stall; stand; booth;

(Spielstand) score;

(Standposition) standing position;

(Wasserstand) level;

(Zustand) status; state;

(fester Halt) footing; foothold

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Stạnd [ʃtant]
m -(e)s, -e
['ʃtɛndə]
1) no pl (= das Stehen) standing position; (= Standfläche) place to stand; (für Gegenstand) stand

aus dem Stand — from a standing position

ein Sprung/Start aus dem Stand — a standing jump/start

bei jdm or gegen jdn/bei etw einen schweren Stand haben (fig) — to have a hard time with sb/in sth

aus dem Stand (heraus) (fig inf) — off the cuff

2) (= Marktstand etc) stand; (= Taxistand) stand, rank

3) no pl (= Lage) state; (= Niveau, FIN = Kurs) level; (= Zählerstand, Thermometerstand, Barometerstand etc) reading, level; (= Kassenstand, Kontostand) balance; (von Gestirnen) position; (SPORT = Spielstand) score

beim jetzigen Stand der Dinge — the way things stand or are at the moment

nach letztem Stand der Dinge — from the way things stood or were when we etc last heard

der neueste Stand der Forschung — the latest developments in research

etw auf den neuesten Stand bringen — to bring sth up to date

jdn auf den neuesten Stand bringen — to bring sb up to speed (inf)

auf dem neuesten Stand der Technik sein (Gerät) — to be state-of-the-art technology

im Stand der Sklaverei/Knechtschaft — in a state of slavery/bondage

Stand November 1997 — as at November 1997

See:

= zustande

4) (= soziale Stellung) station, status; (= Klasse) rank, class; (= Beruf, Gewerbe) profession; (= Reichsstand) estate

Name und Stand (old) — name and profession

die niederen/vornehmen or höheren Stände (old) — the lower/upper classes

ein Mann von (hohem) Stand (old) — a man of (high) rank

in den Stand der Ehe treten (geh) — to enter into the state of matrimony

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der

1) (the part of a street etc where a street-seller or entertainer works: He has a pitch on the High Street.) pitch

2) (a small shop or a counter or table on which goods are displayed for sale: He bought a newspaper at the bookstall on the station; traders' stalls.) stall

3) (a stall where goods are displayed for sale or advertisement.) stand

4) (rank or reputation: a diplomat of high standing.) stand

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Stand

<-[e]s, Stände>

[ʃtant, pl ˈʃtɛndə]

m

1. (das Stehen) standing [position]

keinen festen/sicheren \Stand auf der Leiter haben to not have a firm/safe [or secure] foothold on the ladder

aus dem \Stand from a standing position [or start]

den Motor im \Stand laufen lassen to let the engine idle

2. (Verkaufsstand) stand; (Messestand a.) booth; (Marktstand a.) stall BRIT; (Taxenstand) rank

3. (Anzeige) reading

laut \Stand des Barometers according to the barometer [reading]

4. kein pl (Zustand) state, status

der \Stand der Forschung the level of research

der neueste \Stand der Forschung/Technik state of the art

der \Stand der Dinge the [present] state of things [or affairs]

beim gegenwärtigen \Stand der Dinge at the present state of affairs, the way things stand [or are] at the moment

sich akk auf dem neuesten \Stand befinden to be up-to-date

etw auf den neuesten \Stand bringen to bring sth up-to-date

5. BÖRSE, ÖKON (Kurs) rate, quotation

\Stand der Aktiva und Passiva statement of assets and liabilities

6. (Spielstand) score

7. SCHWEIZ (Kanton) canton

8. (Gesellschaftsschicht) station, status; (Klasse) class, rank

der geistliche \Stand the clergy

9.

▶ aus dem \Stand [heraus] off the cuff

▶ der dritte \Stand the third estate

▶ in den \Stand der Ehe treten (geh) to be joined in matrimony form

▶ einen/keinen festen \Stand unter den Füßen haben to be settled/unsettled

▶ [bei jdm] einen schweren [o keinen leichten] \Stand haben to have a hard time of it [with sb]

▶ aus dem \Stand verreisen to go away on an impromptu journey

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der; Stand[e]s, Stände

1) o. Pl. (das Stehen) standing position

keinen sicheren Stand haben — not have a secure footing

ein Sprung/Start aus dem Stand — a standing jump/start

[bei jemandem od. gegen jemanden] einen schweren Stand haben — (fig.) have a tough time [of it] [with somebody]

etwas aus dem Stand [heraus] beantworten — (ugs.) answer something off the top of one's head (coll.)

2) (Standort) position

3) (VerkaufsStand; Box für ein Pferd) stall; (MesseStand, InformationsStand) stand; (ZeitungsStand) [newspaper] kiosk

4) o. Pl. (erreichte Stufe; Zustand) state

etwas auf den neu[e]sten Stand bringen — bring something up to date or update something

außer Stand[e] — s. außerstande

im Stand[e] — s. imstande

5) (des Wassers, Flusses) level; (des Thermometers, Zählers, Barometers) reading; (der Kasse, Finanzen) state; (eines Himmelskörpers) position

den Stand des Thermometers ablesen — take the thermometer reading

6) o. Pl. (FamilienStand) status

7) (Gesellschaftsschicht) class; (BerufsStand) trade; (Ärzte, Rechtsanwälte) [professional] group

der geistliche Stand — the clergy

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Stand m; -(e)s, Stände

1. nur sg; (aufrechtes Stehen) standing position; (Halt) footing, foothold;

aus dem Stand from a standing position; fig (ohne zu überlegen) off the top of one’s head umg;

Sprung/Start aus dem Stand standing jump/start;

im Stand when standing still; AUTO while stationary; Turnen:

nach dem Abgang (vom Reck) im sicheren Stand landen make a secure landing from the horizontal bar;

keinen (festen) Stand haben Person: have no firm foothold;

einen schweren Stand haben fig be in a difficult position;

bei jemandem einen schweren Stand haben have a hard time of it with sb

2. nur sg; (Zustand) state; (Beschaffenheit) condition; (Lage) situation, position; (Niveau) level, standard; eines Wettkampfes: score;

der Stand der Dinge the present state of affairs, the way things are;

nach dem (jetzigen) Stand der Dinge as matters stand (at the moment);

der neueste Stand (der Technik) the latest developments pl (in technology);

neuester Stand oder

auf dem neuesten Stand (der Technik) sein Gerät etc: be state-of-the-art; Patentwesen:

der Stand der Technik the prior art;

den höchsten Stand erreichen reach its ( oder one’s) peak ( oder highest level);

etwas auf den neuesten Stand bringen update sth, bring sth up to date;

auf dem Stand von 1950 as it was ( oder they were) in 1950;

Stand: Juli 2002 as at July 2002; → außerstande, imstande, instand, zustande

3. SPORT (Spielstand) score;

beim Stande von 2:1 with the score at 2-1

4. (Wasserstand) level; ASTRON position; WIRTSCH, von Kursen, Preisen, des Marktes: level; (Kilometerstand) etwa mileage; auf dem Tacho: speedometer reading; (Zählerstand) reading; (Kontostand) balance

5. (soziale Stellung) social status ( oder position, standing); (Klasse) class; (Rechts-, Familienstand) status; (Beruf) profession;

der geistliche Stand the clergy;

die höheren Stände the upper classes;

der dritte Stand HIST the third estate;

die drei Stände HIST the three orders ( oder estates);

in den (heiligen) Stand der Ehe treten enter the (holy) state of matrimony;

unter/über seinem Stand heiraten marry below/above one’s station

6. (Verkaufsstand) stall; besonders für Zeitungen: kiosk; (Messestand) stand;

eine Pizza am Stand essen eat a pizza at a stand-up stall ( oder kiosk, US auch concession stand)

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der; Stand[e]s, Stände

1) o. Pl. (das Stehen) standing position

keinen sicheren Stand haben — not have a secure footing

ein Sprung/Start aus dem Stand — a standing jump/start

[bei jemandem od. gegen jemanden] einen schweren Stand haben — (fig.) have a tough time [of it] [with somebody]

etwas aus dem Stand [heraus] beantworten — (ugs.) answer something off the top of one's head (coll.)

2) (Standort) position

3) (VerkaufsStand; Box für ein Pferd) stall; (MesseStand, InformationsStand) stand; (ZeitungsStand) [newspaper] kiosk

4) o. Pl. (erreichte Stufe; Zustand) state

etwas auf den neu[e]sten Stand bringen — bring something up to date or update something

außer Stand[e] — s. außerstande

im Stand[e] — s. imstande

5) (des Wassers, Flusses) level; (des Thermometers, Zählers, Barometers) reading; (der Kasse, Finanzen) state; (eines Himmelskörpers) position

den Stand des Thermometers ablesen — take the thermometer reading

6) o. Pl. (FamilienStand) status

7) (Gesellschaftsschicht) class; (BerufsStand) trade; (Ärzte, Rechtsanwälte) [professional] group

der geistliche Stand — the clergy

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¨-e m.

booth n.

class n.

(§ pl.: classes)

level n.

profession n.

rank n.

social standing n.

stall n.

stand n.

standing position n.

state n.

status n.

(§ pl.: statuses)

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Stand
7 einsetzen

(trennb., hat -ge-)

I v/t

1. einsetzen (in + Akk) put in(to); (einpassen) fit in(to); (einfügen) auch insert (in); in ein Formular etc.: enter (in + Akk in); (Pflanzen) plant (in); für ein Wort ein anderes einsetzen insert a word in place of another, replace a word with another, substitute a word; Fische ( in einen Teich) einsetzen put fish in a breeding pool

2. (Sonderzug etc.) put on

3. (anwenden) use, employ; (Gewalt, Kraft etc.) auch apply, exert; fig. (Einfluss, Können) bring to bear

4. (Personen) (beschäftigen) employ, put to work; (Polizei etc.) call in; MIL. put into action; SPORT (aufstellen) play; er wurde beim Länderspiel als Libero eingesetzt in the international he was given the role of sweeper

5. (Ausschuss etc.) set up; (Person) in ein Amt: appoint (in + Akk to); als Präsident, Bischof etc.: install; als Bevollmächtigten, Erben etc.: appoint, name; das Parlament wird einen Untersuchungsausschuss einsetzen Parliament is to set up an investigative committee

6. (Geld) bet; sein Leben einsetzen risk one’s life ( für for), put one’s life at risk (for)

II v/refl

1. (sich anstrengen) do what one can, make an effort; du musst dich mehr einsetzen you must make more of an effort; er setzt sich nicht genug ein he doesn’t make enough of an effort ( oder try hard enough); sich voll einsetzen do one’s utmost, give one’s all

2. sich einsetzen für (unterstützen) support; (plädieren für) speak up for; (verfechten) champion; weitS. do what one can for, do one’s best to help; ich werde mich dafür einsetzen, dass... I will do what I can to see that...; sich für etw. voll einsetzen do all one can ( oder make every effort) to support s.th.; sich bei etw. voll einsetzen put everything one has got into s.th.; sich ( bei jemandem) für jemanden einsetzen put in a good word for s.o. (with s.o.), intercede (with s.o.) on s.o.’s behalf förm.

III v/i

1. MUS. come in

2. (beginnen) start; Fieber, Schlechtwetter etc.: set in; Unwetter: break

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to stow; to vest; to set in; to constitute; to enthrone; to instate; to induct; to insert; to install;

sich einsetzen

to plead

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ein|set|zen sep
1. vt

1) (= einfügen) to put in (
in +acc -to); Maschinenteil to put in ( in +acc -to), to insert ( in +acc into), to fit in ( in +acc -to); Ärmel to set in ( in +acc -to); Stück Stoff to let in ( in +acc -to); (= einschreiben) to enter ( in +acc in), to put in ( in +acc -to); Stiftzahn to put on ( in +acc -to); Gebiss to fit
Fische in einen Teich éínsetzen — to stock a pond with fish

jdm einen Goldzahn éínsetzen — to give sb a gold tooth

eingesetzte Taschen — pockets let or set into the seams

2) (= ernennen, bestimmen) to appoint; Ausschuss to set up, to appoint; Erben, Nachfolger to name

jdn in ein Amt éínsetzen — to appoint sb to an office

jdn als or zum Richter éínsetzen — to appoint sb judge

3) (= verwenden) to use (AUCH SPORT), to employ; Truppen, Polizei, Feuerwehr to deploy, to bring into action; Schlagstöcke to use; Busse, Sonderzüge to put on; (CHESS) König etc to bring into play

etw als or zum Pfand éínsetzen — to give sth as a deposit

4) (beim Glücksspiel) to stake; (geh ) Leben to risk

seine ganze Energie or Kraft für etw éínsetzen — to devote all one's energies to sth

2. vi
(= beginnen) to start, to begin; (MUS) to come in; (am Anfang) to start to play/sing
die Ebbe/Flut setzt um 3 Uhr ein — the tide turns at 3 o'clock, the tide starts to go out/come in at 3 o'clock

kurz vor Spielbeginn setzte leichter Regen ein (Ftbl) — it began to rain lightly shortly before kick-off

gegen Abend setzte stärkeres Fieber ein — the fever increased toward(s) evening

3. vr

1)

sich ( voll) éínsetzen — to show( complete) commitment (
in +dat to)

die Mannschaft setzte sich bis an den Rand ihrer Kraft ein — the team did their absolute utmost

2)

sich für jdn éínsetzen — to fight for sb, to support sb's cause

sie hat sich so sehr für ihn eingesetzt — she did so much for him

sie hat sich voll für die Armen/Verwundeten eingesetzt — she lent her aid unreservedly to the poor/wounded

sich für etw éínsetzen — to support sth

ich werde mich dafür éínsetzen, dass... — I will do what I can to see that...

er setzte sich für die Freilassung seines Bruders ein — he did what he could to secure the release of his brother

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1) (to add or put in (whatever is needed to make something complete): to fill in the details.) fill in

2) (to establish (a person) officially in a position of authority etc: The governor will be invested next week.) invest

3) (to begin or become established: Boredom soon set in among the children.) set in

4) (to provide (eg transport): They always put on extra buses between 8.00 and 9.00 a.m.) put on

5) (to begin to play a tune etc: The band struck up (with) `The Red Flag'.) strike up

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Ein·set·zen

<-s>

nt kein pl

1. (Hinzufügen) insertion

\Einsetzen einer Klausel JUR insertion of a clause

2. (Ernennen) nomination, appointment

\Einsetzen eines Begünstigten nomination of a beneficiary

testamentarisches \Einsetzen appointment by will

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1.
transitives Verb

1) (hineinsetzen) put in; put in, fit < window>; insert, put in <tooth, piece of fabric, value, word>

etwas in etwas (Akk.) einsetzen — put/fit/insert something into something

2) (Verkehrsw.) put on < special train etc.>

3) (ernennen, in eine Position setzen) appoint

jemanden in ein Amt einsetzen — appoint somebody to an office

4) (in Aktion treten lassen) use <weapon, machine, strength>; bring into action, use <troops, police>; bring on, use < reserve player>

5) (aufs Spiel setzen) stake < money>

6) (riskieren) risk <life, reputation>
2.
intransitives Verb start; begin; < storm> break

mit etwas einsetzen — start or begin something
3.
reflexives Verb

1) (sich engagieren)

ich werde mich dafür einsetzen, dass... — I shall do what I can to see that...

der Schüler/Minister setzt sich nicht genug ein — the pupil is lacking application/the minister is lacking in commitment

2) (Fürsprache einlegen)

sich für jemanden einsetzen — support somebody's cause

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einsetzen (trennb, hat -ge-)

A. v/t

1.

einsetzen (

in +akk) put in(to); (einpassen) fit in(to); (einfügen) auch insert (in); in ein Formular etc: enter (

in +akk in); (Pflanzen) plant (in);

für ein Wort ein anderes einsetzen insert a word in place of another, replace a word with another, substitute a word;

Fische (in einen Teich) einsetzen put fish in a breeding pool

2. (Sonderzug etc) put on

3. (anwenden) use, employ; (Gewalt, Kraft etc) auch apply, exert; fig (Einfluss, Können) bring to bear

4. (Personen) (beschäftigen) employ, put to work; (Polizei etc) call in; MIL put into action; SPORT (aufstellen) play;

er wurde beim Länderspiel als Libero eingesetzt in the international he was given the role of sweeper

5. (Ausschuss etc) set up; (Person) in ein Amt: appoint (

in +akk to); als Präsident, Bischof etc: install; als Bevollmächtigten, Erben etc: appoint, name;

das Parlament wird einen Untersuchungsausschuss einsetzen Parliament is to set up an investigative committee

6. (Geld) bet;

sein Leben einsetzen risk one’s life (

für for), put one’s life at risk (for)

B. v/r

1. (sich anstrengen) do what one can, make an effort;

du musst dich mehr einsetzen you must make more of an effort;

er setzt sich nicht genug ein he doesn’t make enough of an effort ( oder try hard enough);

sich voll einsetzen do one’s utmost, give one’s all

2.

sich einsetzen für (unterstützen) support; (plädieren für) speak up for; (verfechten) champion; weitS. do what one can for, do one’s best to help;

ich werde mich dafür einsetzen, dass … I will do what I can to see that …;

sich für etwas voll einsetzen do all one can ( oder make every effort) to support sth;

sich bei etwas voll einsetzen put everything one has got into sth;

sich (bei jemandem) für jemanden einsetzen put in a good word for sb (with sb), intercede (with sb) on sb’s behalf form

C. v/i

1. MUS come in

2. (beginnen) start; Fieber, Schlechtwetter etc: set in; Unwetter: break

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1.
transitives Verb

1) (hineinsetzen) put in; put in, fit < window>; insert, put in <tooth, piece of fabric, value, word>

etwas in etwas (Akk.) einsetzen — put/fit/insert something into something

2) (Verkehrsw.) put on <special train etc.>

3) (ernennen, in eine Position setzen) appoint

jemanden in ein Amt einsetzen — appoint somebody to an office

4) (in Aktion treten lassen) use <weapon, machine, strength>; bring into action, use <troops, police>; bring on, use < reserve player>

5) (aufs Spiel setzen) stake < money>

6) (riskieren) risk <life, reputation>
2.
intransitives Verb start; begin; < storm> break

mit etwas einsetzen — start or begin something
3.
reflexives Verb

1) (sich engagieren)

ich werde mich dafür einsetzen, dass... — I shall do what I can to see that...

der Schüler/Minister setzt sich nicht genug ein — the pupil is lacking application/the minister is lacking in commitment

2) (Fürsprache einlegen)

sich für jemanden einsetzen — support somebody's cause

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v.

to constitute v.

to deploy v.

to enthrone v.

to implant v.

to insert v.

to instate v.

to introduce v.

to patch v.

to reinsert v.

to set in v.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > einsetzen
8 rentabiliser

rentabiliser [ʀɑ̃tabilize]

➭ TABLE 1 transitive verb

[+ entreprise, activité] to make profitable ; [+ investissements] to secure a return on ; [+ équipements] to make cost-effective

• notre investissement a été très vite rentabilisé we got a quick return on our investment

• rentabiliser son temps to make the best use of one's time

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ʀɑ̃tabilize
verbe transitif to secure a return on [investissement]; to make a profit on [produit]; to make [something] profitable [affaire]

l'isolation de ma maison sera vite rentabilisée — my home insulation will soon pay for itself

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ʀɑ̃tabilize vt
[capitaux, production] to make profitable

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rentabiliser verb table: aimer vtr to secure a return on [investissement]; to make a profit on [produit]; to make [sth] profitable [affaire]; rentabiliser la recherche to make research pay; les gros investissements sont parfois longs à rentabiliser large-scale investment is sometimes slow to yield a profit; l'isolation de ma maison sera vite rentabilisée my home insulation will soon pay for itself.

[rɑ̃tabilize] verbe transitif

to make profitable

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9 enlever

enlever [ɑ̃l(ə)ve]

➭ TABLE 5

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

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > enlever
10 sağlam

"1. healthy, strong. 2. strong, sound, secure; well-built, well-made; in good condition, undamaged. 3. trustworthy, reliable, dependable. 4. colloq. most certainly, without a doubt. - ayakkabı değil. colloq. He´s unreliable. (bir işi) - kazığa/-a bağlamak to ensure that nothing goes wrong; to make (something) sure, certain, or safe. - kaba kotarmak /ı/ to reorganize (something) so that it becomes profitable or beneficial, make (something) a going concern. - rüzgâr steady wind. "

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11 temin

"1. assurance, making (someone) feel sure, confident, or certain; inspiring (someone) with confidence. 2. guaranteeing, promising. 3. ensuring, making sure or certain. 4. securing, achieving, bringing about. 5. obtaining, getting, procuring. - etmek 1. /ı/ to assure, make (someone) feel sure, confident, or certain, inspire (someone) with confidence. 2. /ı, a/ to assure (someone) of (something). 3. /ı/ to ensure, make (something) sure or certain. 4. /ı/ to secure, achieve, bring about. 5. /ı/ to obtain, get, procure. "

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12 précariser

précariser [pʀekaʀize]

➭ TABLE 1 transitive verb

[+ situation, statut] to jeopardize ; [+ emploi] to make insecure

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prekaʀize
1.

verbe transitif

précariser l'emploi — to casualize labour [BrE]

précariser la situation de quelqu'un — to make somebody's position insecure

2.

se précariser verbe pronominal [emploi] to become insecure

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précariser verb table: aimer

A vtr précariser l'emploi to casualize labour^GB; précariser la situation de qn to make sb's position insecure.

B se précariser vpr [emploi] to become insecure.

[prekarize] verbe transitif

to make (something) less secure ou stable

précariser l'emploi to threaten job security

la crise a précarisé leur situation the recession has made them more vulnerable

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > précariser
13 tespit

,-ti 1. fixing, making (something) fast, stable, or secure. 2. fixing, setting (prices). 3. setting (a bone). 4. establishing, determining. 5. determining the nature of (a crime). 6. mil. holding (the enemy), keeping (the enemy) busy (with a small force while the main force is on the move). - banyosu phot. fixing bath. - davası law declaratory action. - etmek /ı/ 1. to fix, make (something) fast. 2. to fix, set (prices). 3. to set (a bone). 4. to establish, determine. 5. to determine the nature of (a crime). 6. mil. (for a small force) to hold or keep (the enemy) busy (while the main force is on the move). - kuşağı tie rod, tie bar.

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14 sikre

secure

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vb make sure,

F ensure ( fx that it is done properly);

( garantere) guarantee ( fx guarantee them regular employment (, a living wage)),

F ensure ( fx ensure them a say in the matter);

( få fat i, skaffe) get,

F secure ( fx secure them good seats);

( beskytte) protect ( imod against, from, fx attack, bombs,

exploitation),

F secure ( imod against, from, fx secure the house against burglars, secure them from being disturbed), (safe)guard ( imod from, against);

( hindre i at bevæge sig) fasten,

F secure ( fx the doors, the windows);

[ sikre en noget]

(dvs garantere) guarantee (, ensure) somebody something, ensure something for somebody;

( skaffe) get (, secure) somebody something, get (, secure) something for somebody;

[ sikre sig]

(dvs skaffe sig) secure (oneself) ( fx a good seat);

( forvisse sig om) make sure,

F ensure ( fx that all the doors are locked);

[ sikre sig imod]

( træffe foranstaltninger) provide against ( fx a new oil crisis), guard against ( fx illness, suspicion, mistakes),

( beskytte sig imod) protect oneself against ( fx attack);

[ sikret imod] safe (el. secure) from,

( stærkere) immune from (el. against) ( fx attack, criticism, persecution).

Danish-English dictionary > sikre
15 assurer

assurer [asyʀe]

➭ TABLE 1

1. transitive verb

   a. ( = affirmer) to assure

• assurer à qn que... to assure sb that...

• cela vaut la peine, je vous assure it's worth it, I assure you

• je t'assure ! really!

• assurer qn de qch to assure sb of sth

• sa participation nous est assurée we have been assured he will take part

   b. (par contrat) to insure

• assurer qn sur la vie to give sb life insurance

• faire assurer qch to insure sth

• être assuré to be insured

   c. ( = garantir) to ensure ; [+ avenir, fortune] to secure ; [+ revenu] to provide

• ce but leur a assuré la victoire this goal ensured their victory

   d. ( = effectuer) [+ contrôles, travaux] to carry out

• l'avion qui assure la liaison entre Genève et Aberdeen the plane that operates between Geneva and Aberdeen

• assurer sa propre défense (au tribunal) to conduct one's own defence

• assurer la direction d'un service to be in charge of a department

   e. [+ alpiniste] to belay

2. intransitive verb

( = être à la hauteur) (inf) to be very good

• ne pas assurer to be no good (inf)

• je n'assure pas du tout en allemand I'm absolutely useless (inf) at German

3. reflexive verb

► s'assurer

   a. ( = vérifier)

s'assurer que/de qch to make sure that/of sth

• assure-toi qu'on n'a rien volé make sure nothing has been stolen

• je vais m'en assurer I'll make sure

   b. ( = contracter une assurance) to insure o.s.

• s'assurer sur la vie to take out life insurance

   c. ( = obtenir) to secure

• s'assurer le contrôle de to take control of

   d. [alpiniste] to belay o.s.

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asyʀe
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( affirmer)

assurer à quelqu'un que — to assure somebody that

ce n'est pas drôle, je t'assure — believe me, it's no joke

qu'est-ce que tu es maladroit, je t'assure! — (colloq) you really are clumsy!

2) ( faire part à)

assurer quelqu'un de — to assure somebody of [affection, soutien]

3) ( protéger) to insure [biens] ( contre against)

4) ( effectuer) to carry out [maintenance, tâche]; to provide [service]; ( prendre en charge) to see to [livraison]

le service ne sera pas assuré demain — there will be no service tomorrow

assurer la liaison entre — [train, car] to run between; [ferry] to sail between; [compagnie] to operate between

assurer la gestion de — to manage

assurer sa propre défense — Droit to conduct one's own defence [BrE]

assurer les fonctions de directeur — to be director

5) ( garantir) to ensure [bonheur, gloire]; to ensure, to secure [victoire, paix, promotion]; to give [monopole, revenu]; (par des efforts, une intervention) to secure [droit, poste] ( à quelqu'un for somebody); to assure [position, avenir]; to protect [frontière]

il veut leur assurer une vieillesse paisible — he wants to give them a peaceful old age

l'exposition devrait assurer 800 emplois — the exhibition ought to create 800 jobs

assurer ses vieux jours — to provide for one's old age

6) ( rendre stable) to steady [escabeau]; ( fixer) to secure [corde]; to fasten [volet]

7) ( ne pas risquer)

assurer une balle — to play a safe ball

8) ( en alpinisme) to belay [grimpeur]

2.

verbe intransitif

1) (colloq) ( être à la hauteur) to be up to the mark (colloq)

assurer en chimie — to be good at chemistry

assurer avec les filles — to have a way with the girls

2) Sport to play it safe

3.

s'assurer verbe pronominal

1) ( vérifier)

s'assurer de quelque chose — to make sure of something, to check on something

s'assurer que — to make sure that, to check that

2) ( se procurer) to secure [avantage, aide]

s'assurer une bonne retraite — to arrange to get a good pension

s'assurer une position de repli — to make sure one has a fall-back position

3) ( prendre une assurance) to take out insurance

s'assurer contre l'incendie/sur la vie — to take out fire/life insurance

4) ( se prémunir)

s'assurer contre — to insure against [éventualité, risque]

5) ( en alpinisme) to belay oneself

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asyʀe
1. vt

1) COMMERCE (contre accidents ou dégâts) to insure

La maison est assurée. — The house is insured.

être assuré contre qch — to be insured against sth

2) (= exécuter, faire fonctionner) [service, garde] to provide, to operate

Ils assurent de nouveau la liaison Paris-Glasgow. — The Paris-Glasgow flight is operating again.

Nous ne pourrons pas assurer de permanence le week-end prochain. — The service will not operate next weekend., We will be closed next weekend.

3) (= certifier) to assure

assurer qch à qn — to assure sb of sth

assurer à qn que — to assure sb that

Je vous assure que non. — I assure you that is not the case.

Je vous assure que si. — I assure you that is the case.

Je t'assure que c'est vrai! — I assure you it's true!

4) (= confirmer)

assurer qn de — to assure sb of

Nous vous assurons de notre soutien. — You can be assured of our support., We can assure you of our support.

5) (= garantir) [victoire, résultat] to ensure, to make certain

assurer qch à qn — to guarantee sth for sb

assurer à qn une vieillesse à l'abri du besoin — to ensure sb is provided for in their old age

6) (= protéger) [frontières, pouvoir] to make secure

assurer ses arrières fig — to be sure one has something to fall back on

7) (= stabiliser) to steady, to stabilize

8) ALPINISME to belay

2. vi

* (= être à la hauteur) to be great *

En maths il est nul, mais en physique, il assure! — He's useless at maths, but at physics, he's great!

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assurer verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 ( affirmer) assurer à qn que to assure sb that; cela marchera, m'assura-t-il he assured me it would work; le journal assure qu'il est mort the paper claims that he's dead; ce n'est pas drôle, je t'assure believe me, it's no joke; qu'est-ce que tu es maladroit, je t'assure○! you really are clumsy!;

2 ( faire part à) assurer qn de to assure sb of [affection, soutien];

3 Assur to insure [biens] (contre against); assurer sa voiture contre le vol/qn sur la vie to insure one's car against theft/sb's life;

4 ( effectuer) to carry out [maintenance, tâche]; to provide [service]; ( prendre en charge) to see to [livraison]; ils n'assurent que les réparations urgentes they only carry out urgent repairs; le service après-vente est assuré par nos soins we provide the after-sales service; assurer l'approvisionnement en eau d'une ville to supply a town with water; le service ne sera pas assuré demain there will be no service tomorrow; sa propulsion est assurée par deux turboréacteurs it is propelled by two turbojets; le centre assure la conservation des embryons the centre^GB stores embryos; assurer la liaison entre [train, car] to run between; [ferry] to sail between; [compagnie] to operate between; un vol quotidien assure la liaison entre les capitales a daily flight links the two capitals; assurer la gestion/défense/sauvegarde de to manage/to defend/to safeguard; assurer sa propre défense Jur to conduct one's own defence^GB; assurer les fonctions de directeur/président to be director/chairman;

5 ( garantir) to ensure [bonheur, gloire]; to ensure, to secure [victoire, paix, promotion]; to give [monopole, revenu]; (par des efforts, une intervention) to secure [droit, situation] (à qn for sb); to assure [position, avenir]; to protect [frontière]; pour assurer le succès commercial (in order) to ensure commercial success; cela ne suffira pas à assurer son élection that won't get him/her elected; il est là pour assurer la bonne marche du projet his role is to make sure ou to ensure that the project runs smoothly; assurer sa qualification en finale to get into the final; ce rachat assure à l'entreprise le monopole the takeover gives the company a guaranteed monopoly; il veut leur assurer une vieillesse paisible he wants to give them a peaceful old age; mon travail m'assure un revenu confortable my job provides me with ou gives me a comfortable income; il assure une rente à son fils he gives his son an allowance; le soutien de la gauche lui a assuré la victoire the support of the left secured his/her victory; il a réussi à leur assurer un poste he managed to secure a position for them; l'exposition devrait assurer 800 emplois the exhibition ought to create 800 jobs; assurer ses vieux jours to provide for one's old age;

6 ( rendre stable) to steady [escabeau]; ( fixer) to secure [corde]; to fasten [volet]; assurer son pas to steady oneself;

7 Sport ( ne pas risquer) assurer une balle/un service to play a safe ball/service;

8 Sport ( en alpinisme) to belay [grimpeur].

B vi

1 ○( être à la hauteur) to be up to the mark○, to be up to snuff○ US; assurer en chimie to be good at chemistry; assurer avec les filles to have a way with the girls;

2 Sport to play it safe.

C s'assurer vpr

1 ( vérifier) s'assurer de qch to make sure of sth, to check on sth; s'assurer que to make sure that, to check that; il vaut mieux s'assurer de leur présence we had better check that they're there; je vais m'en assurer I'll make sure, I'll check;

2 ( se procurer) to secure [avantage, bien, aide, monopole]; s'assurer les services de to enlist the services of; s'assurer une bonne retraite to arrange to get a good pension; s'assurer une position de repli to make sure one has a fall-back position;

3 Assur to take out insurance (contre against); s'assurer contre l'incendie/sur la vie to take out fire/life insurance;

4 ( se prémunir) s'assurer contre to insure against [éventualité, risque];

5 ( se stabiliser) [voix] to steady; [personne] to steady oneself; s'assurer en selle Équit to steady oneself in the saddle;

6 Sport ( en alpinisme) to belay oneself;

7 †( se rendre sûr de) s'assurer de qn/de qch to make sure of sb/about sth.

[asyre] verbe transitif

1. [certifier] to assure

il m'a assuré qu'il viendrait he assured me he'd come

mais si, je t'assure! yes, I swear!

il faut de la patience avec elle, je t'assure! you need a lot of patience when dealing with her, I'm telling you!

2. [rendre sûr] to assure

laissez-moi vous assurer de ma reconnaissance let me assure you of my gratitude

3. [procurer] to maintain, to provide

assurer le ravitaillement des populations sinistrées to provide disaster victims with supplies

une permanence est assurée le samedi après-midi there is someone on duty on Saturday afternoons

pour mieux assurer la sécurité de tous to ensure greater safety for all

assurer une liaison aérienne/ferroviaire to operate an air/a rail link

assurer quelque chose à quelqu'un: assurer à quelqu'un un bon salaire to secure a good salary for somebody

4. [mettre à l'abri] to ensure, to secure

assurer l'avenir to make provision ou provide for the future

assurer ses arrières

a. MILITAIRE to protect one's rear

b. (figuré) to leave oneself a way out ou something to fall back on

5. [arrimer] to secure, to steady

6. COMMERCE to insure

j'ai fait assurer mes bijoux I had my jewels insured

être mal assuré contre le vol to be under-insured in case of theft

7. SPORT to belay

8. NAUTIQUE [bout] to belay, to make fast

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[asyre] verbe intransitif

(familier)

il assure en physique/anglais he's good at physics/English

elle a beau être nouvelle au bureau, elle assure bien she may be new to the job but she certainly copes (well)

les femmes d'aujourd'hui, elles assurent! modern women can do anything!

il va falloir assurer! we'll have to show that we're up to it!

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s'assurer verbe pronominal (emploi réfléchi)

COMMERCE to insure oneself

s'assurer contre le vol/l'incendie to insure oneself against theft/fire

il est obligatoire pour un automobiliste de s'assurer by law, a driver must be insured

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s'assurer verbe pronominal intransitif

[s'affermir] to steady oneself

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s'assurer verbe pronominal transitif

[se fournir - revenu] to secure, to ensure

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s'assurer de verbe pronominal plus préposition

[contrôler]

assurez-vous de la validité de votre passeport make sure your passport is valid

je vais m'en assurer immédiatement I'll check right away

s'assurer que to make sure (that), to check (that)

assure-toi que tout va bien make sure everything's OK

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > assurer
16 befestigen

v/t

1. (festmachen) fix (an + Dat onto), attach (to); mit Nadel etc.: fasten ([on]to); mit Klebstoff: stick (onto); (loses Brett etc.) secure, make secure; ein Boot an einem Pfahl befestigen moor a boat to a post

2. (haltbar machen) (Straße etc.) surface; (pflastern) pave; (Mauer, Deich etc.) reinforce; (Ufer) protect

3. fig. (Landesgrenze etc.) secure; (Herrschaft) secure, consolidate; (festigen) (Freundschaft etc.) cement

4. MIL. fortify

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das Befestigen

fixing

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be|fẹs|ti|gen ptp befe\#stigt
1. vt

1) (an +dat to) (= anbringen) to fasten; Boot to tie up

etw durch Nähen/Kleben etc befestigen — to sew/glue etc sth

etw an der Wand/Tür befestigen — to attach or fix sth to the wall/door

die beiden Enden/Teile werden (aneinander) befestigt — the two ends/parts are fastened together

die Wäsche mit Klammern an der Leine befestigen — to peg the washing on the line

ein loses Brett befestigen — to fasten down or secure a loose board

2) (= fest, haltbar machen) Böschung, Deich to reinforce; Fahrbahn, Straße to make up

eine Straße gut befestigen — to make up a road with good foundations

3) (MIL = mit Festungsanlagen versehen) to fortify

2. vr (FIN)
Preis, Börsenkurs to stabilize
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1) (to attach (something) to an object etc: Affix the stamp to the envelope.) affix

2) (to fasten or join: I attached a label to my bag.) attach

3) fasten

4) (to make firm or steady: He fixed the post firmly in the ground; He fixed his eyes on the door.) fix

5) (to prepare (a building, city etc) for an attack by strengthening and arming it: The king fortified the castle against the attacking armies.) fortify

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be·fes·ti·gen *

vt

1. (anbringen)

▪ etw [an etw dat] \befestigen to fasten [or attach] [or fix] sth [to sth]

ein Boot an etw dat \befestigen to tie up [or moor] a boat to sth

2. BAU

eine Fahrbahn [o Straße] \befestigen to make up [or pave] a road

eine Böschung \befestigen to stabilize an embankment

einen Damm/Deich \befestigen to reinforce a dam/dyke

3. MIL

▪ etw \befestigen to fortify sth

eine Grenze \befestigen to strengthen a border

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transitives Verb

1) fix

etwas mit Stecknadeln/Bindfaden befestigen — fasten something with pins/string

etwas mit Schrauben/Leim befestigen — fasten or fix something with screws/fix or stick something with glue

etwas an der Wand befestigen — fix something to the wall

einen Anhänger an einem Koffer befestigen — attach or fasten a label to a case

2) (haltbar machen) stabilize < bank, embankment>; make up <road, path, etc.>

3) (sichern) fortify <town etc.>; strengthen < border>

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befestigen v/t

1. (festmachen) fix (

an +dat onto), attach (to); mit Nadel etc: fasten ([on]to); mit Klebstoff: stick (onto); (loses Brett etc) secure, make secure;

ein Boot an einem Pfahl befestigen moor a boat to a post

2. (haltbar machen) (Straße etc) surface; (pflastern) pave; (Mauer, Deich etc) reinforce; (Ufer) protect

3. fig (Landesgrenze etc) secure; (Herrschaft) secure, consolidate; (festigen) (Freundschaft etc) cement

4. MIL fortify

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transitives Verb

1) fix

etwas mit Stecknadeln/Bindfaden befestigen — fasten something with pins/string

etwas mit Schrauben/Leim befestigen — fasten or fix something with screws/fix or stick something with glue

etwas an der Wand befestigen — fix something to the wall

einen Anhänger an einem Koffer befestigen — attach or fasten a label to a case

2) (haltbar machen) stabilize <bank, embankment>; make up <road, path, etc.>

3) (sichern) fortify <town etc.>; strengthen < border>

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(an) v.

to attach (to) v.

to fasten (to) v. v.

to attach v.

to brace v.

to clamp v.

to fasten v.

to fix v.

to fixate v.

to fortify v.

to mount v.

to pin v.

to secure v.

to stick v.

(§ p.,p.p.: stuck)

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > befestigen
17 asegurar

v.

1 to secure.

María aseguró el barco en el muelle Mary secured the boat at the dock.

Silvia aseguró su posición Silvia secured her position.

2 to assure.

te lo aseguro I assure you

asegurar a alguien que… to assure somebody that…

el gobierno aseguró que no subiría los impuestos the government promised it would not increase taxes

¿y quién me asegura que no me está mintiendo? and what guarantee do I have he isn't lying to me?

Alicia asegura su declaración Alice assures her declaration.

Ella le asegura a Ricardo su regreso She assures Richard her return.

3 to insure (contra riesgos).

asegurar algo a todo riesgo to take out comprehensive insurance on something

asegurar algo en to insure something for (cantidad)

Ricardo aseguró su auto Richard insured his automobile.

4 to guarantee, to ensure.

Mario asegura el pago íntegro Mario guarantees the payment in whole.

5 to promise to, to guarantee to.

Ricardo le aseguró cumplir con su palabra Richard promised him to keep his word.

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asegurar

► verbo transitivo

1 (fijar) to secure

2 COMERCIO to insure

3 (garantizar) to assure, guarantee

■ te aseguro que lo haré I assure you that I'll do it

► verbo pronominal asegurarse

1 (cerciorarse) to make sure

■ asegúrate de cerrar la ventana make sure you close the window

2 COMERCIO to insure oneself

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verb

1) to assure, ensure

2) secure

3) insure

•

- asegurarse

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1. VT

1) (=sujetar) to secure

unos cables aseguran la carpa — the marquee is held in place o secured by cables

hay que asegurar mejor el cuadro a la pared — the painting needs to be more firmly fixed o secured to the wall

asegurar algo con algo — to secure sth with sth

aseguró con cola las patas del armario — he secured the legs of the wardrobe with glue

aseguraron los fardos con cuerdas — they fastened o secured the bundles with rope

2) (=proteger) [+ zona, edificio] to make secure ( contra against)

3) (=garantizar) [+ derecho] to guarantee

eso asegura el cumplimiento de los acuerdos — that ensures o guarantees that the agreements will be fulfilled

si quieres asegurarte el aprobado, tienes que estudiar más — if you want to be certain of passing, you'll have to study more

es posible, pero no lo aseguro — it's possible, but I can't tell you for sure

es verdad, se lo aseguro — it's true, take my word for it o I assure you

asegurar a algn que — to assure sb that

nos aseguraron que no habría retrasos — they assured us that there would not be any delays

4) (=declarar) to maintain

asegura que no salió de casa — he maintains that he didn't leave the house

asegura no saber nada del asunto — he maintains o affirms that he knew nothing about the matter

asegura estar dispuesto a ayudarnos — he says that he is willing to help us

5) (Com, Econ) [+ vehículo, vivienda] to insure (de, contra against) (en for)

han asegurado los cuadros en más de seis mil millones — the paintings have been insured for more than six thousand million

deberías asegurar el coche a todo riesgo — you should have your car fully insured, you should take out a comprehensive insurance policy on your car

2.

See:

asegurarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) (afirmar, prometer) to assure

le aseguro que... — I assure you that...

asegura no haberlo visto — she maintains that she did not see

b) ( garantizar) <funcionamiento/servicio> to guarantee

tendremos buen tiempo asegurado — we'll be guaranteed good weather

2) (Com, Fin) <persona/casa> to insure

aseguró el coche a or contra todo riesgo — she took out fully comprehensive insurance for o on the car

3)

a) (sujetar, fijar) <puerta/estante> to secure

lo aseguraron con una cuerda — they secured it with a rope

aseguró bien el pie en la roca — she got a firm foothold in the rock

b) <edificio/entrada> to secure, make... secure
2.
asegurarse v pron

1)

a) ( cerciorarse) to make sure

asegúrate de que no falta nada — make sure there's nothing missing

b) (garantizarse, procurarse)

con ese gol se aseguraron el triunfo — by scoring that goal they guaranteed themselves victory

2) (Com, Fin) to insure oneself

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= affirm, assure, ensure [insure, -USA], reassure, secure, lock in + place, brace, asseverate.

Ex. This move has probably affirmed the future of DC.

Ex. They have some very distinct advantages over more usual indexing techniques, and these are likely to assure citation indexes a place in the information market.

Ex. The acquisition policy's purpose is to ensure that the library has the right sort of material for its particular needs, and in the right quantities.

Ex. The student might be reassured to recognize that this type of fundamental analysis of a subject need be conducted only once for each subject entering the indexing system.

Ex. They are responsible for putting together advertisements, securing proofs, procuring the matrices, electrotypes, and other duplicate plates needed for insertion in publications.

Ex. Most card catalogues are equipped with rods which lock the cards in place and prevent unauthorized removal of entries.

Ex. The cheeks were braced from their tops to the ceiling, to prevent the press from twisting or shifting about in use.

Ex. Junctionville is not a 'Cadillac' town, they asseverated.

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* asegurar el éxito = ensure + success.

* asegurar que = vouch + for the fact that.

* asegurarse = be sure, check to make sure, make + sure, make + certain.

* asegurarse contra = self-insure for.

* te lo aseguro = take it from me.

* volver a asegurar = reinsure.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) (afirmar, prometer) to assure

le aseguro que... — I assure you that...

asegura no haberlo visto — she maintains that she did not see

b) ( garantizar) <funcionamiento/servicio> to guarantee

tendremos buen tiempo asegurado — we'll be guaranteed good weather

2) (Com, Fin) <persona/casa> to insure

aseguró el coche a or contra todo riesgo — she took out fully comprehensive insurance for o on the car

3)

a) (sujetar, fijar) <puerta/estante> to secure

lo aseguraron con una cuerda — they secured it with a rope

aseguró bien el pie en la roca — she got a firm foothold in the rock

b) <edificio/entrada> to secure, make... secure
2.
asegurarse v pron

1)

a) ( cerciorarse) to make sure

asegúrate de que no falta nada — make sure there's nothing missing

b) (garantizarse, procurarse)

con ese gol se aseguraron el triunfo — by scoring that goal they guaranteed themselves victory

2) (Com, Fin) to insure oneself

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= affirm, assure, ensure [insure, -USA], reassure, secure, lock in + place, brace, asseverate.

Ex: This move has probably affirmed the future of DC.

Ex: They have some very distinct advantages over more usual indexing techniques, and these are likely to assure citation indexes a place in the information market.

Ex: The acquisition policy's purpose is to ensure that the library has the right sort of material for its particular needs, and in the right quantities.

Ex: The student might be reassured to recognize that this type of fundamental analysis of a subject need be conducted only once for each subject entering the indexing system.

Ex: They are responsible for putting together advertisements, securing proofs, procuring the matrices, electrotypes, and other duplicate plates needed for insertion in publications.

Ex: Most card catalogues are equipped with rods which lock the cards in place and prevent unauthorized removal of entries.

Ex: The cheeks were braced from their tops to the ceiling, to prevent the press from twisting or shifting about in use.

Ex: Junctionville is not a 'Cadillac' town, they asseverated.

* asegurar el éxito = ensure + success.

* asegurar que = vouch + for the fact that.

* asegurarse = be sure, check to make sure, make + sure, make + certain.

* asegurarse contra = self-insure for.

* te lo aseguro = take it from me.

* volver a asegurar = reinsure.

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asegurar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 (afirmar, prometer) to assure

le aseguro que no habrá ningún problema I assure you that there will be no problem

me aseguró que vendría she assured me that she would come

vale la pena, te lo aseguro it's worth it, I assure you o I promise you

asegura no haber visto nada she maintains o says that she did not see anything

2 (garantizar) ‹funcionamiento/servicio› to guarantee

el gol que les aseguró el partido the goal that guaranteed them victory, the goal that sewed the game up o that ensured victory

la herencia le aseguró una vida desahogada the inheritance guaranteed him a comfortable life

al menos tendremos buen tiempo asegurado at least we'll be assured of o guaranteed good weather

B ( Com, Fin) ‹persona/casa› to insure

aseguró el coche a or contra todo riesgo she took out fully comprehensive insurance for o on the car

C

1 (sujetar, fijar) ‹puerta/estante› to secure

lo aseguraron con una cuerda they secured it o made it fast with a rope

aseguró bien el pie en la roca she got a firm foothold in the rock

aseguró el poste colocando piedras alrededor de su base he fixed the post in position by putting stones around the base

lo aseguraron con tornillos they held it in place o fixed it o secured it with screws

2 ‹edificio/entrada› to secure, make … secure

D ( Méx)

1 (decomisar) to seize

2 (capturar) ‹delincuente/asaltante› to capture

■ asegurarse

v pron

A

1 (cerciorarse) to make sure

asegúrate de que no falta nada make sure there's nothing missing

2

(garantizarse, procurarse): con esas medidas se aseguraron el triunfo with those measures they guaranteed themselves victory o they made sure of victory, those measures assured them of o guaranteed them victory

B ( Com, Fin) to insure oneself

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asegurar ( conjugate asegurar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( prometer) to assure;

◊ te lo aseguro I assure you;

asegura no haberlo visto she maintains that she did not see
b) ( garantizar) ‹funcionamiento/servicio› to guarantee

2 (Com, Fin) ‹persona/casa› to insure;
◊ aseguró el coche a todo riesgo she took out fully comprehensive insurance for o on the car

3
a) (sujetar, fijar) ‹puerta/estante› to secure

b) ‹edificio/entrada› to secure, make … secure

asegurarse verbo pronominal
1
a) ( cerciorarse) to make sure

b) (garantizarse, procurarse):

◊ con ese gol se aseguraron el triunfo by scoring that goal they guaranteed themselves victory

2 (Com, Fin) to insure oneself
asegurar verbo transitivo
1 to insure
2 (garantizar) asegurar el éxito de una empresa, to ensure the success of a project
te aseguro que..., I assure you that...
3 (afianzar, sujetar) to fasten, tighten up
' asegurar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
base
- garantizar
English:
assure
- attach
- ensure
- guarantee
- insure
- loop
- reassure
- indemnify
- nail
- peg
- secure
- under

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asegurar

♦ vt

1. [fijar] to secure;

asegúralo con una cuerda secure it with a rope;

asegura las piezas con pegamento fix the pieces together with glue;

aseguró la puerta con el cerrojo she bolted the door (shut)

2. [garantizar] to assure;

te lo aseguro I assure you;

asegurar a alguien que… to assure sb that…;

el gobierno aseguró que no subiría los impuestos the government promised it would not increase taxes;

¿y quién me asegura que no me está mintiendo? and what guarantee do I have he isn't lying to me?;

con él de coordinador el conflicto está asegurado with him as co-ordinator, conflict is assured o a certainty;

tienes que trabajar más si quieres asegurar tu ascenso you'll have to work harder if you want to make certain you get promoted

3. [contra riesgos] to insure ( contra against);
asegurar algo a todo riesgo to take out comprehensive insurance on sth;

asegurar en [cantidad] to insure sth for

4. Méx [decomisar] to confiscate, to seize

♦ See also the pronominal verb asegurarse

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asegurar

v/t

1 ( afianzar) secure

2 ( prometer) assure;

te lo aseguro I assure you

3 ( garantizar) guarantee

4 COM insure;

asegurar algo contra incendios insure sth against fire, take out fire insurance on sth

* * *

asegurar vt

1) : to assure

2) : to secure

3) : to insure

♦ See also the reflexive verb asegurarse

* * *

asegurar vb

1. (afirmar) to assure

me aseguró que no tuvo nada que ver con el robo he assured me that he had nothing to do with the robbery

2. (garantizar) to ensure

sus notas le aseguraban una plaza en la universidad his grades ensured him of a place at university

3. (coche, casa, etc) to insure

hemos asegurado el coche contra robo we've insured the car against theft

Spanish-English dictionary > asegurar
18 obtener

v.

1 to get (beca, cargo, puntos).

2 to obtain, to gain, to get, to acquire.

Ricardo ganó reconocimiento Richard gained renown.

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obtener

Conjugation model [ TENER], like link=tener tener

► verbo transitivo

1 (beca, resultados) to get, obtain; (premio) to win; (ganancias) to make

■ obtener el perdón to be pardoned

► verbo pronominal obtenerse

1 to get, be obtained

■ con este detergente se obtienen resultados sorprendentes with this detergent you get surprising results

■ la energía se obtiene de la descomposición del átomo energy is obtained by splitting the atom

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verb

1) to obtain, get

2) attain

* * *

VT [+ resultado, información, permiso] to get, obtain; [+ mayoría, votos] to win, obtain; [+ premio, medalla, victoria] to win; [+ apoyo] to gain, get, obtain; [+ beneficios] to make

esperamos obtener mejores resultados este año — we are hoping to get o obtain o achieve better results this year

los socialistas obtuvieron la mayoría absoluta — the socialists won o obtained an absolute majority

ambos obtuvieron el premio Nobel en 1993 — they both won the Nobel prize in 1993

el equipo español confía en obtener la victoria — the Spanish team is confident of victory

la empresa está obteniendo grandes beneficios — the company is making large profits

con la venta de los derechos la editorial obtuvo varios millones de dólares — the publishers got several million dollars from the sale of the copyright

nunca obtuvo respuesta — he never got o received a reply

el acusado obtuvo la libertad provisional — the accused was granted bail

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verbo transitivo < premio> to win, receive; <resultado/autorización> to obtain; < calificación> to obtain, set

* * *

= derive, gain, generate, get, obtain, procure, secure, yield, spin off, elicit, reap, receive, come by, acquire.

Ex. The scheme was designed for the Library of Congress and many of the features of the scheme derived from this fact.

Ex. To many, therefore, this emphasis on information can provide a much-needed opportunity to gain the public library new influence and respect.

Ex. Human indexers sometimes make inappropriate judgements, misinterpret ideas, have lapses of memory or concentration, and generate omissions and inconsistencies in their indexing.

Ex. DOBIS/LIBIS does not get a new document number, but reserves this document for you, so that no one else can change it while you are working on it.

Ex. In the event that the position in the matrix contains more than 32 entries, it is necessary for the user to interact with the system to obtain the miniature catalog that will contain the entry s/he seeks.

Ex. They are responsible for putting together advertisements, securing proofs, procuring the matrices, electrotypes, and other duplicate plates needed for insertion in publications.

Ex. They are responsible for putting together advertisements, securing proofs, procuring the matrices, electrotypes, and other duplicate plates needed for insertion in publications.

Ex. This mixture of approaches is designed to yield maximum retrieval for as many users as possible by combining the different strengths of controlled and natural language indexing.

Ex. A computerized search facility has been spun off from the basic work.

Ex. This article looks at ways in which librarians in leadership roles can elicit the motivation, commitment, and personal investment of members of the organisation.

Ex. Women suffragists reaped an unexpected publicity bonanza when the 1913 national suffrage parade in Washington was broken up by a drunken mob.

Ex. If you receive a large number of titles on you initial search, you can narrow your search by using qualifiers.

Ex. This article shows how teachers came by such information and the use they made it of in their work.

Ex. Many libraries have special collections of foreign, unpublished or unusual materials which include items unlikely to be acquired by other libraries.

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* difícil de obtener = difficult to come by.

* fácil de obtener = easy to come by.

* obtener acceso = gain + access, gain + admittance.

* obtener algo de = get + something out of.

* obtener beneficios = gain + benefit, make + a profit, realise + benefits, derive + benefit, reap + rewards, reap + benefits, reap + returns, make + profit.

* obtener conocimiento = gain + an understanding.

* obtener credibilidad = attain + credibility.

* obtener de = get out of.

* obtener el derecho para = win + the right to.

* obtener el enunciado del problema = elicit + problem statement.

* obtener el máximo beneficio = reap + full potential.

* obtener el mayor rendimiento posible = maximise + opportunities.

* obtener éxito = achieve + success.

* obtener éxitos y fracasos = experience + problems and successes.

* obtener fondos de = derive + finances from.

* obtener ganancia = gain + benefit.

* obtener gratificación = obtain + gratification.

* obtener gratis = obtain + free.

* obtener indicios sobre = get + an indication of.

* obtener información = obtain + information, glean + information, gain + information, pick up + information, secure + information.

* obtener información de = elicit + information from.

* obtener la aprobación = meet with + approval.

* obtener partido de = capitalise on/upon [capitalize, -USA].

* obtener perspectiva de = gain + perspective on.

* obtener pistas sobre = get + an indication of.

* obtener placer = take + pleasure, obtain + pleasure from, derive + pleasure.

* obtener placer de = get + pleasure from.

* obtener + Posesivo + aprobación = meet + Posesivo + approval.

* obtener promoción = arrive at + promotion.

* obtener provecho = get + Posesivo + money's worth out of.

* obtener reconocimiento = gain + recognition.

* obtener resultado = obtain + result.

* obtener resultados = get + things done.

* obtener satisfacción = derive + satisfaction, gain + satisfaction, derive + gratification, obtain + satisfaction.

* obtenerse = accrue.

* obtenerse de = flow from.

* obtener titulación = receive + degree.

* obtener + Título = earn + Título.

* obtener una categoría = gain + status.

* obtener una cita bibliográfica = glean + citation.

* obtener una idea = get + a sense of, gain + a sense of.

* obtener una idea de = get + a taste of.

* obtener una impresión = gain + picture.

* obtener una perspectiva = gather + perspective.

* obtener una referencia = glean + reference.

* obtener un estatus = gain + status.

* obtener un premio = earn + an award, win + award, win + prize.

* obtener un puesto de trabajo = obtain + position.

* obtener un título = gain + a degree in.

* obtener ventaja = gain + advantage.

* obtener ventajas = reap + advantages.

* se obtendrá algo de provecho = something is bound to come of it.

* * *

verbo transitivo < premio> to win, receive; <resultado/autorización> to obtain; < calificación> to obtain, set

* * *

= derive, gain, generate, get, obtain, procure, secure, yield, spin off, elicit, reap, receive, come by, acquire.

Ex: The scheme was designed for the Library of Congress and many of the features of the scheme derived from this fact.

Ex: To many, therefore, this emphasis on information can provide a much-needed opportunity to gain the public library new influence and respect.

Ex: Human indexers sometimes make inappropriate judgements, misinterpret ideas, have lapses of memory or concentration, and generate omissions and inconsistencies in their indexing.

Ex: DOBIS/LIBIS does not get a new document number, but reserves this document for you, so that no one else can change it while you are working on it.

Ex: In the event that the position in the matrix contains more than 32 entries, it is necessary for the user to interact with the system to obtain the miniature catalog that will contain the entry s/he seeks.

Ex: They are responsible for putting together advertisements, securing proofs, procuring the matrices, electrotypes, and other duplicate plates needed for insertion in publications.

Ex: They are responsible for putting together advertisements, securing proofs, procuring the matrices, electrotypes, and other duplicate plates needed for insertion in publications.

Ex: This mixture of approaches is designed to yield maximum retrieval for as many users as possible by combining the different strengths of controlled and natural language indexing.

Ex: A computerized search facility has been spun off from the basic work.

Ex: This article looks at ways in which librarians in leadership roles can elicit the motivation, commitment, and personal investment of members of the organisation.

Ex: Women suffragists reaped an unexpected publicity bonanza when the 1913 national suffrage parade in Washington was broken up by a drunken mob.

Ex: If you receive a large number of titles on you initial search, you can narrow your search by using qualifiers.

Ex: This article shows how teachers came by such information and the use they made it of in their work.

Ex: Many libraries have special collections of foreign, unpublished or unusual materials which include items unlikely to be acquired by other libraries.

* difícil de obtener = difficult to come by.

* fácil de obtener = easy to come by.

* obtener acceso = gain + access, gain + admittance.

* obtener algo de = get + something out of.

* obtener beneficios = gain + benefit, make + a profit, realise + benefits, derive + benefit, reap + rewards, reap + benefits, reap + returns, make + profit.

* obtener conocimiento = gain + an understanding.

* obtener credibilidad = attain + credibility.

* obtener de = get out of.

* obtener el derecho para = win + the right to.

* obtener el enunciado del problema = elicit + problem statement.

* obtener el máximo beneficio = reap + full potential.

* obtener el mayor rendimiento posible = maximise + opportunities.

* obtener éxito = achieve + success.

* obtener éxitos y fracasos = experience + problems and successes.

* obtener fondos de = derive + finances from.

* obtener ganancia = gain + benefit.

* obtener gratificación = obtain + gratification.

* obtener gratis = obtain + free.

* obtener indicios sobre = get + an indication of.

* obtener información = obtain + information, glean + information, gain + information, pick up + information, secure + information.

* obtener información de = elicit + information from.

* obtener la aprobación = meet with + approval.

* obtener partido de = capitalise on/upon [capitalize, -USA].

* obtener perspectiva de = gain + perspective on.

* obtener pistas sobre = get + an indication of.

* obtener placer = take + pleasure, obtain + pleasure from, derive + pleasure.

* obtener placer de = get + pleasure from.

* obtener + Posesivo + aprobación = meet + Posesivo + approval.

* obtener promoción = arrive at + promotion.

* obtener provecho = get + Posesivo + money's worth out of.

* obtener reconocimiento = gain + recognition.

* obtener resultado = obtain + result.

* obtener resultados = get + things done.

* obtener satisfacción = derive + satisfaction, gain + satisfaction, derive + gratification, obtain + satisfaction.

* obtenerse = accrue.

* obtenerse de = flow from.

* obtener titulación = receive + degree.

* obtener + Título = earn + Título.

* obtener una categoría = gain + status.

* obtener una cita bibliográfica = glean + citation.

* obtener una idea = get + a sense of, gain + a sense of.

* obtener una idea de = get + a taste of.

* obtener una impresión = gain + picture.

* obtener una perspectiva = gather + perspective.

* obtener una referencia = glean + reference.

* obtener un estatus = gain + status.

* obtener un premio = earn + an award, win + award, win + prize.

* obtener un puesto de trabajo = obtain + position.

* obtener un título = gain + a degree in.

* obtener ventaja = gain + advantage.

* obtener ventajas = reap + advantages.

* se obtendrá algo de provecho = something is bound to come of it.

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obtener [ E27 ]

vt

‹premio› to win, receive; ‹resultado› to obtain, achieve; ‹calificación/autorización/préstamo› to obtain, get

se han obtenido importantes mejoras significant improvements have been obtained o achieved

obtuvimos los fondos necesarios del banco we got o obtained o ( frml) secured the necessary funding from the bank

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obtener ( conjugate obtener) verbo transitivo ‹ premio› to win, receive;
‹resultado/autorización› to obtain;
‹ calificación› to obtain, set
obtener vtr (conseguir) to obtain, get
' obtener' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
conseguir
- sigilo
- abastecer
- alcanzar
- apuntar
- capacitar
- coger
- diplomarse
- ello
- obtuve
- sacar
English:
bid
- blank
- clear
- derive
- elicit
- extort
- get
- get in
- obtain
- poll
- procure
- profit
- qualify
- raise
- secure
- access
- achieve
- cream
- drum
- gain
- hope
- length
- lobby
- process

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obtener vt
[beca, cargo, puntos, información] to get, to obtain; [resultado] to obtain, to achieve; [premio, victoria] to win; [ganancias] to make; [satisfacción, ventaja] to gain, to obtain;
obtuvieron dos millones de beneficio de la venta de su casa they made a profit of two million from the sale of their house;

la sidra se obtiene de las manzanas cider is obtained o made from apples

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obtener

<part obtuvo> v/t get, obtain fml

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obtener {80} vt

: to obtain, to secure, to get

♦ obtenible adj

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obtener vb

1. (conseguir en general) to get / to obtain

Rosa ha obtenido el puesto Rosa has got the job

de esta mina se obtiene potasio we get potassium from this mine

2. (conseguir premios, medallas, etc) to win [pt. & pp. won]

ha obtenido el primer premio he has won first prize

Spanish-English dictionary > obtener
19 ir

v.

1 to go.

ir hacia el sur/al cine to go south/to the cinema

ir en autobús/coche to go by bus/car

ir andando to go on foot, to walk

¡vamos! let's go!

2 to be gradually.

ir haciendo algo to be (gradually) doing something

va anocheciendo it's getting dark

3 to go.

le va bien en su nuevo trabajo things are going well for him in his new job

su negocio va mal his business is going badly

¿cómo te va? how are you doing?

4 to go.

estas tazas van con estos platos these cups go with these saucers

5 to go, to belong.

esto no va ahí that doesn't go o belong there

6 to go, to leave (marcharse).

irse a to go to

¡vete! go away!

El bus va por el camino The bus goes down the road.

7 to go (to search).

ir (a) por algo/alguien to go and get something/somebody, to go and fetch something/somebody (peninsular Spanish)

8 to go (to consume, to disappear).

se ha ido la luz there's been a power cut

9 to be going (intención).

ir a hacer algo to be going to do something

te voy a echar de menos I'm going to miss you

10 to get (to change).

ir a mejor/peor to get better/worse

11 to work.

la manivela va floja the crank is loose

la televisión no va the television isn't working

12 to be meant (comentario, indirecta).

ir por alguien to be meant for somebody, to be aimed at somebody

13 to suit (clothes).

irle (bien) a alguien to suit somebody

esta camisa no va con esos pantalones this shirt doesn't go with these trousers

14 to do (tratamiento).

irle bien a alguien to do somebody good

15 to like, to care.

no me va el pop I don't like pop music (peninsular Spanish)

ni me va ni me viene I don't care one way or the other

16 to attend.

Ricardo va en las tardes Richard attends in the afternoons.

17 to be doing, to make out.

Me va bien I am doing well.

18 to keep on, to keep.

Ir caminando Keep on walking.

19 to go for.

Me va bien el negocio The business goes well for me

20 to match.

Estas medias van These socks match.

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IR

CONJUGACIÓN

Present Indicative

voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van.

Imperfect Subjunctive

iba, ibas, iba, íbamos, ibais, iban.

Past Indicative

fui, fuiste, fue, fuimos, fuisteis, fueron.

Present Subjunctive

vaya, vayas, vaya, vayamos, vayáis, vayan.

Imperfect Subjunctive

fuera, fueras, fuera, fuéramos, fuerais, fueran;

fuese, fueses, fuese, fuésemos, fueseis, fuesen.

Future Subjunctive

fuere, fueres, fuere, fuéremos, fuereis, fueren.

Imperative

ve (tú), vaya (él/Vd.), vayamos (nos.), id (vos.), vayan (ellos/Vds.).

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verb

1) to go

2) get on

3) extend

•

- ir a
- ir a pie
- irse
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Para las expresiones ir de vacaciones, ir de veras, ir dado, irse de la lengua, ver la otra entrada.
1. VERBO INTRANSITIVO

1) (=marchar)

a) [indicando movimiento, acción] to go

anoche fuimos al cine — we went to the cinema last night

¿has ido alguna vez a Quito? — have you ever been to Quito?

¿a qué colegio vas? — what school do you go to?

esta carretera va a Huesca — this road goes to Huesca, this is the road to Huesca

íbamos hacia Sevilla — we were going towards Seville

ir hasta León — to go as far as León

ir despacio — to go slow(ly)

ir con tiento — to go carefully {o} cautiously

¡ya voy!, ¡ahora voy! — coming!, I'll be right there!

vamos a casa — let's go home

¿quién va? — (Mil) who goes there?

b) [indicando la forma de transporte]

• ir [andando] — to walk, go on foot

tuvimos que ir andando — we had to walk {o} go on foot

¿vas a ir andando o en autobús? — are you walking or going by bus?

• ir en [avión] — to fly

• ir en [bicicleta] — to ride

• ir a [caballo] — to ride

• fui en [coche] — I went by car, I drove

• ir a [pie] — to walk, go on foot

• fui en [tren] — I went by train {o} rail

c) [con complemento]

iba muy bien vestido — he was very well dressed

este reloj va atrasado — this clock is slow

iban muertos de risa por la calle — they were killing themselves laughing as they went down the street

d)

• ir (a) [por] — to go and get

voy (a) por el paraguas — I'll go and get the umbrella

voy por el médico — I'll go and fetch {o} get the doctor

voy a por él — [a buscarle] I'll go and get him; [a atacarle] I'm going to get him

solo van a por las pelas — * they're only in it for the money

2) [indicando proceso]

a) [persona]

¿cómo va el paciente? — how's the patient doing?

el enfermo va mejor — the patient is improving {o} doing better

el enfermo va peor — the patient has got worse

b) [acción, obra] to go

¿cómo va el ensayo? — how's the essay going?, how are you getting on with the essay?

¿cómo va el partido? — what's the score?

¿cómo va eso? — how are things (going)?

todo va bien — everything's fine, everything's going well

los resultados van a mejor — the results are improving {o} getting better

c)

• ir [por], ¿te has leído ya el libro? ¿por dónde vas? — have you read the book yet? whereabouts are you? {o} how far have you got?

ir por la mitad de algo — to be halfway through sth

la película ya va por la mitad — it's already half way through the film

íbamos por la mitad de nuestro viaje — we were half way there

3) [indicando manera, posición]

ese cuadro debería ir encima del sofá — that picture should go over the sofa

lo que te dijo iba en serio — he meant what he said (to you)

4) (=extenderse) to go, stretch

la pradera va desde la montaña hasta el mar — the grasslands go {o} stretch from the mountains to the sea

• [en lo que] va de año — so far this year

en lo que va de semana hemos recibido cientos de llamadas — we've had hundreds of calls so far this week

en lo que va desde 1950 hasta nuestros días — from 1950 up until now

5) [indicando distancia, diferencia]

va mucho de uno a otro — there's a lot of difference between them

¡lo que va del padre al hijo! — what a difference there is between father and son!, father and son are nothing like each other!

de 7 a 9 van 2 — the difference between 7 and 9 is 2; [en resta] 7 from 9 leaves 2

6) [indicando acumulación]

con este van 30 — that makes 30 (with this one)

van ya tres llamadas y no contesta — we've called him three times and he doesn't answer

7) [en apuestas]

van cinco pesos a que no lo haces — I bet you five pesos you won't do it

¿cuánto va? — how much do you bet?

8) (=vestir)

ir con pantalones — to be wearing trousers

¿con qué ropa {o} cómo fuiste a la boda? — what did you wear to the wedding?

iba de rojo — she was dressed in red, she was wearing red

la que va de negro — the girl in black
etiqueta 2)
9)

irle a algn —

a) [indicando importancia]

nos va mucho en esto — we have a lot riding on this

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

- ni me va ni me viene

b) [indicando situación]

¿cómo te va? — how are things?, how are you doing?

¿cómo te va en los estudios? — how are you getting on with your studies?

¡que te vaya bien! — take care!

c) (=sentar) to suit

¿me va bien esto? — does this suit me?

no le va bien el sombrero — the hat doesn't suit her

d) * (=gustar)

no me va nada ese rollo — I'm not into that sort of thing *

ese tipo de gente no me va — I don't get on with that type of people

le va al Cruz Azul — Méx (Dep) he supports Cruz Azul

10) [seguido de preposición]
ir con (=acompañar, combinar) to go with
no quería ir con ella a ninguna parte — I didn't want to go anywhere with her

iba con su madre — he was with his mother

esta fotocopia debe ir con la carta — this photocopy has to go (in) with the letter

yo voy con el Real Madrid — I support Real Madrid

el marrón no va bien con el azul — brown and blue don't go together

eso de ser famosa no va con ella — being famous doesn't agree with her
ir de
¿de qué va la película? — what's the film about?

la película va nada más que de sexo — the film is all sex

no sabe de qué va el rollo — * he doesn't know what it's all about

va de intelectual por la vida — * he acts the intellectual all the time

¿de qué vas? — * what are you on about? *
ir para
va para los 40 — he's getting on for 40, he's knocking on 40

va para viejo — he's getting old

va para arquitecto — he's going to be an architect

va para cinco años que entré en la Universidad — it's getting on for five years since I started University
ir por [indicando intención]
eso no va por usted — I wasn't referring to you, that wasn't meant for you

¡va por los novios! — (here's) to the bride and groom!
ir tras to go after
se dio cuenta de que iban tras él — he realized they were after him

ir tras una chica — to chase (after) a girl

11) [otras locuciones]

• [a lo que] iba — as I was saying

• ir a algn [con] algo, siempre le iba con sus problemas — he always went to her with his problems

• [¿dónde] vas?, -¿le regalamos un equipo de música? -¿dónde vas? con un libro tiene bastante — "shall we give him a stereo?" - "what do you mean? a book is fine"

-¿le pido disculpas? -¿dónde vas? deja que sea él quien se disculpe — "shall I apologize?" - "what are you talking about? let him be the one to apologize"

• si vamos a [eso] — for that matter

a eso voy — I'm coming to that

pues, a eso voy — that's what I mean, that's what I'm getting at

• es el [no] va más — * it's the ultimate

• ir de mal en [peor] — to go from bad to worse

• ir a lo [suyo] — to do one's own thing; pey to look after Number One

aquí cada uno va a lo suyo — everyone does their own thing here

• ir y [venir], era un constante ir y venir de ambulancias — ambulances were constantly coming and going

llevo todo el día yendo y viniendo de un lado al otro de la ciudad — I've spent all day going from one end of town to the other

cuando tú vas, yo ya he venido — I've been there before, I've seen it all before

• ir [y], ahora va y me dice que no viene — now he goes and tells me he's not coming

fue y se marchó — Méx * he just upped and left *
lejos 1., 1)
12) [exclamaciones]
¡vaya! [indicando sorpresa] well!; [indicando enfado] damn!
¡vaya! ¿qué haces tú por aquí? — well, what a surprise! what are you doing here?

¡vaya, vaya! — well I'm blowed! *

¡vaya coche! — what a car!, that's some car!

¡vaya susto que me pegué! — I got such a fright!, what a fright I got!

¡vaya con el niño! — that damn kid! *
¡vamos! [dando ánimos] come on!; [para ponerse en marcha] let's go!
¡vamos! ¡di algo! — come on! say something!

vamos, no es difícil — come on, it's not difficult

una chica, vamos, una mujer — a girl, well, a woman

es molesto, pero ¡vamos! — it's a nuisance, but there it is
¡qué va!
-¿no me vas a echar la bronca? -no, qué va — "you're not going to tell me off, are you?" - "of course I'm not"

¿perder la liga? ¡qué va, hombre! — lose the league? you must be joking!

2.

VERBO AUXILIAR
ir a ({+ infin}) to go
fui a verle — I went to see him

vamos a hacerlo — [afirmando] we are going to do it; [exhortando] let's do it

tras muchas vueltas fuimos a dar con la calle Serrano — after driving round for ages we eventually found Serrano Street

¿cómo lo iba a tener? — how could he have had it?

¡no lo va a saber! — of course he knows!

¿no irás a decirme que no lo sabías? — you're not going to tell me you didn't know?

¿no irá a soplar? — ** I hope he's not going to split on us *

• no vaya a [ser] que..., no salgas no vaya a ser que venga — don't go out in case she comes
ir ({+ gerund})
iba anocheciendo — it was getting dark

iban fumando — they were smoking

¿quién va ganando? — who's winning?

fueron hablando todo el camino — they talked the whole way there

como iba diciendo — as I was saying

¡voy corriendo! — I'll be right there!

id pensando en el tema que queréis tratar — be {o} start thinking about the subject you want to deal with

hemos ido consiguiendo lo que queríamos — we found what we wanted eventually

voy comprendiendo que... — I am beginning to see that...
ir ({+ participio})
van escritas tres cartas — that's three letters I've written

va vendido todo — everything has been sold

3.

See:

irse

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1.
verbo intransitivo

Sentido I

1)

a) (trasladarse, desplazarse) to go

ir en taxi — to go by taxi

iban a caballo/a pie — they were on horseback/on foot

ir por mar — to go by sea

Fernando! - voy! — Fernando! - (just) coming! o I'll be right there!

lo oía ir y venir por la habitación — I could hear him pacing up and down the room

el ir y venir de los invitados — the coming and going of the guests

no hago más que ir y venir de un lado para otro — I do nothing but run around

voy al mercado — I'm going to the market, I'm off to the market (colloq)

vamos a casa — let's go home

¿adónde va este tren? — where's this train going (to)?

¿tú vas a misa? — do you go to church?

ir de compras/de caza — to go shopping/hunting

ya vamos para allá — we're on our way

¿por dónde se va a...? — how do you get to...?

a eso voy — I'm just coming o getting to that

¿dónde vas/va/van? — (Esp fam) ( frente a una exageración)

¿dónde vas con tanto pan? — what are you doing with all that bread?

¿dejamos 500 de propina? - dónde vas! — shall we leave 500 as a tip? - you must be joking o kidding!

ir a dar a un lugar — ver parar

ir a por alguien — (Esp)

ha ido a por su madre — he's gone to get his mother, he's gone to pick his mother up

ten cuidado, que va a por ti — watch out, he's out to get you o he's after you

el perro fue a por él — the dog went for him

ir por or (Esp) a por algo: voy (a) por pan I'm going to get some bread; no irla con algo (RPl fam): no la voy con tanta liberalidad I don't go along with all this liberalism; no me/le va ni me/le viene (fam) (no me, le concierne) it's none of my/his/her business; (ne me, le afecta) it doesn't affect me/him/her; allí donde fueres haz lo que vieres — when in Rome, do as the Romans do

b) ( asistir) to go to

voy a clases nocturnas — I go to evening classes

ya va al colegio/a la universidad — she's already at school/university

2) ( expresando propósito)

ir a + inf: ¿has ido a verla? have you been to see her?; ve a ayudarla — go and help her; ver tb v aux I

3)

irle a alguien con algo: no le vayas con tus problemas don't bother him with your problems; le fue a la maestra con el chisme — she went and told the story to the teacher

4)

a) (al arrojar algo, arrojarse)

tírame la llave - allá va! — throw me the key - here you are o there you go!

tírate del trampolín - allá voy! — jump off the board! - here I go/come!

b) (Jueg)

ahí van otros $2.000 — there's another $2,000

no va más! — no more bets!

ahí va! — (Esp fam)

ahí va! me he olvidado el dinero — oh no! I've forgotten the money

ganó 20 millones en la lotería - ahí va! — he won 20 million in the lottery - wow o (AmE) gee whiz! (colloq)

5) comentario

no iba con mala intención — it wasn't meant unkindly

eso va por ti también — that goes for you too o and the same goes for you

6) ( estar en juego) (+ me/te/le etc)

le iba la vida en ello — her life depended on it o was at stake

7) (fam) (hablando de acciones imprevistas, sorprendentes)

fue y le dio un puñetazo — she went and punched him

y la tonta va y se lo cree — and like an idiot she believed him

Sentido II

8) (+ compl) ( sin énfasis en el movimiento)

iban cantando por el camino — they sang as they went along

¿van cómodos? — are you comfortable?

¿irán bien aquí los vasos? — will the glasses be safe here?

íbamos sentados — we were sitting down

vas que pareces un pordiosero — you look like some sort of beggar

iba con miedo — she was afraid

vas muy cargada — you have a lot to carry

yo iba a la cabeza — I was in the lead

hay que ir con los ojos bien abiertos — you have to keep your eyes open

va de chasco en chasco — he's had one disappointment after another

9) ( refiriéndose al atuendo)

ir de algo: iban de largo they wore long dresses; voy a ir de Drácula I'm going to go as Dracula; iba de verde — she was dressed in green

10) ( en calidad de)

ir de algo — to go (along) as something

yo fui de intérprete — I went along as interpreter

¿de qué vas, tía? ¿te crees que somos tontos o qué? — (Esp arg) hey, what are you playing at? do you think we're stupid or something?

va de guapo/genio por la vida — (Esp arg) he really thinks he's good-looking/clever

11) (Esp fam) ( tratar)

¿de qué va la novela? — what's the novel about?

Sentido III

12) camino/sendero ( llevar)

ir a algo — to lead to something, to go to something

13) (extenderse, abarcar)

la autopista va desde Madrid hasta Valencia — the highway goes from Madrid to Valencia

el período que va desde la Edad Media hasta el Renacimiento — the period from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance

Sentido IV

14) (marchar, desarrollarse)

¿cómo va el enfermo/el nuevo trabajo? — how's the patient doing/the new job going?

va de mal en peor — it's going from bad to worse;; (+ me/te/le etc)

¿cómo te va? — how's it going?, how are things? (colloq), what's up? (AmE colloq)

¿cómo les fue en Italia? — how was Italy?, how did you get on in Italy?

me fue mal/bien en el examen/la entrevista — I did badly/well in the exam/the interview

que te vaya bien! — all the best! o take care!

que te vaya bien (en) el examen! — good luck in the exam

¿cómo le va con el novio? — how's she getting on with her boyfriend?

15) (en juegos, competiciones)

¿cómo van? - 3-1 — what's the score? - 3-1

voy ganando yo — I'm ahead, I'm winning

16) ( en el desarrollo de algo)

ir por algo: ¿por dónde van en historia? where have you got (up) to in history?; ¿todavía vas por la página 20? — are you still on page 20?

17) ( estar en camino)

ir para algo: vamos para viejos! we're getting on o old!; va para los cincuenta she's going on fifty; ya va para dos años que... — it's getting on for two years since...

18) (sumar, hacer)

ya van tres veces que te lo digo — this is the third time I've told you

con éste van seis — six, counting this one

ya van tres pasteles que se come — that makes three cakes he's eaten now

19) ( haber transcurrido)

en lo que va del or (Esp) de año/mes — so far this year/month

20) ( haber diferencia)

de tres a ocho van cinco — eight minus three is five

lo que va de un hermano a otro! — (fam) it's amazing the difference between the two brothers! (colloq)

21) (CS) (depender, radicar)

ir en algo — to depend on something

no sé en qué vá — I don't know what it depends on

Sentido V

22)

a) ( deber colocarse) to go

¿dónde van las toallas? — where do the towels go?

qué va! — (fam)

¿has terminado? - qué va! — have you finished? - you must be joking!

¿se disgustó? - qué va! — did she get upset? - not at all!

vamos a perder el avión - qué va! — we're going to miss the plane - nonsense!

b) ( deber escribirse)

¿va con mayúscula? — is it written with a capital letter?

¿va con acento? — does it have an accent?

c) (RPl) ( estar incluido)

todo esto va para el examen — all of this will be included in the exam

23)

a) ( combinar)

ir con algo — to go with something

b) (sentar, convenir) (+ me/te/le etc)

el negro no te va bien — black doesn't suit you

te irá bien un descanso — a rest will do you good

c)

ir en contra de algo — to go against something

24) (Esp arg) ( gustar) (+ me/te/le etc)

esa música no me va — that music does nothing for me o leaves me cold

25) (Méx) (tomar partido por, apoyar)

irle a algo/alguien — to support something/somebody

le va al equipo peruano — he supports the Peruvian team

Sentido VI

26) vamos

a) (expresando incredulidad, fastidio)

vamos! ¿eso quién se lo va a creer? — come off it o come on! who do you think's going to believe that?

b) (intentando tranquilizar, animar, dar prisa)

vamos, mujer, dile algo — go on, say something to him

vamos, date prisa! — come on, hurry up!

dar el vamos a algo — (Chi) to inaugurate something

desde el vamos — (RPl fam) from the word go

c) (al aclarar, resumir)

eso sería un disparate, vamos, digo yo — that would be a stupid thing to do, well, that's what I think anyway

vamos, que no es una persona de fiar — basically, he's not very trustworthy

es mejor que el otro, vamos — it's better than the other one, anyway

27) vaya

a) (expresando sorpresa, contrariedad)

vaya! tú por aquí! — what a surprise! what are you doing here?

vaya! se me ha vuelto a caer! — oh no o (colloq) damn! it's fallen over again!

b) (Esp) ( para enfatizar)

vaya cochazo! — that's some car!

vaya (que) si la conozco! — you bet I know her!

c) (al aclarar, resumir)

vaya, que los hay peores — well, I mean there are plenty worse
2.
ir v aux

Sentido I

1)

ir a + inf —

2)

a) (para expresar tiempo futuro, propósito) to be going to + inf

te vas a caer! — you're going to fall!

voy a estudiar medicina — I'm going to study medicine

va a hacer dos años que... — it's getting on for two years since...

esto no te va a gustar — you're not going to like this

te voy a pegar — I'm going to smack you

b) (en propuestas, sugerencias)

vamos a ver ¿cómo dices que te llamas? — now then, what did you say your name was?

bueno, vamos a trabajar — all right, let's get to work

3)

a) (al prevenir, hacer recomendaciones)

que no se te vaya a caer — make sure you don't drop it

cuidado, no te vayas a caer — mind you don't fall (colloq)

lleva el paraguas, no vaya a ser que llueva — take the umbrella in case it rains

b) ( expresando un deseo)

que te vaya bien! — all the best!

4) ( expresando inevitabilidad)

qué le iba a decir! — what else could I tell her?

¿qué iba a pensar el pobre? — what was the poor man supposed o meant to think?

¿quién iba a ser si no? — who else could it have been?

¿no irá a hacer alguna tontería? — you don't think she'll go and do something stupid, do you?

5) ( expresando incredulidad)

no irás a darle la razón a él! — surely you're not going to say he was right!

6)

a) ( en afirmaciones enfáticas)

¿te acuerdas? - no me voy a acordar! — do you remember - of course I do o how could I forget?

b) ( al contradecir)

¿dormiste bien? - qué voy a dormir! — did you sleep well?- how could I?

cómo iba a saberlo! — how was I supposed to know?

¿por qué la voy a ayudar? — why should I help her?

Sentido II

7) ( expresando un proceso paulatino)

ir + ger: poco a poco irá aprendiendo she'll learn little by little; a medida que va subiendo as it rises; tú puedes ir comiendo you can start eating; ya puedes ir haciéndote a la idea you'd better get used to the idea; la situación ha ido empeorando — the situation has been getting worse and worse
3.
irse v pron

1) ( marcharse) to leave

¿por qué te vas tan temprano? — why are you leaving o going so soon?

vámonos — let's go

bueno, me voy — right then, I'm taking off (AmE) o (BrE) I'm off

no te vayas — don't go

vete a la cama — go to bed

se fue de casa — she left home

vete de aquí — get out of here

se fue de la empresa — she left the company

se han ido de viaje — they're away, they've gone away

anda, vete por ahí — (fam) get lost! (colloq); (+ me/te/le etc)

se nos fué a vivir a Florida — he went (off) to live in Florida

no te me vayas, quiero hablar contigo — (fam) don't run away, I want to talk to you (colloq)

2) (consumirse, gastarse)

cómo se va el dinero! — I don't know where the money goes!; (+ me/te/le etc)

se me va medio sueldo en el alquiler — half my salary goes on the rent

qué rápido se me ha ido la tarde! — hasn't the evening gone quickly?

3) ( desaparecer) mancha/dolor to go

se ha ido la luz — the electricity's gone off; (+ me/te/le etc)

¿se te ha ido el dolor de cabeza? — has your headache gone?

4) (salirse, escaparse) líquido/gas to escape; (+ me/te/le etc)

se le está yendo el aire al globo — the balloon's losing air o going down

5) (euf) ( morirse) to slip away (euph)

6) (caerse, perder el equilibrio) (+ compl)

irse de boca/espaldas — to fall flat on one's face/back

me iba para atrás — I was falling backwards

frenó y nos fuimos todos para adelante — he braked and we all went flying forwards

7) (andarse, actuar) (+ compl)

vete con cuidado/tacto — be careful/tactful

8)

a) (CS) ( en naipes) to go out

b) (RPl) ( en una asignatura) tb

irse a examen — to have to take an exam

9) (Andes, Ven) medias to run

se me fueron las medias — my tights have run

* * *

= attend, go, run, go over, saunter, come, go forth.

Ex. He was awarded the bachelor's degree, magna cum laude, from Harvard University, and he attended Rutgers Library School where he graduated first in his class.

Ex. It was 'exceedingly inconvenient' because the books were entered in it 'where no person who goes to consult the catalogue would expect to find them'.

Ex. Arabic numerals are used to denote further divisions, in an integral manner, running from 1 to 9999, as necessary.

Ex. Compassion shadowed the trustee's face -- she could see he was desperate -- and compassion was in her voice as she answered: 'All right, I'll go over this afternoon'.

Ex. She sauntered back to her desk, intending to work, and was a little perturbed to find that she could not work.

Ex. This article urges children's librarians to attack 'aliteracy' (lack of a desire to read) as well as illiteracy by taking programmes, e.g. story hours, to children who do not come to libraries.

Ex. Finally six men agreed to go forth in their underclothes and nooses around their necks in hopeful expectation that their sacrifice would satisfy the king's bloodlust and he would spare the rest of the citizens.

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* algo va mal = something is amiss.

* ¡allá voy! = here I come!.

* a punto de irse a pique = on the rocks.

* cosas + ir bien = things + go well.

* descanso para ir al baño = bathroom break.

* despedirse de Alguien deseándole que todo vaya bien = wish + well.

* donde fueres haz lo que vieres = when in Rome (do as the Romans do).

* el no va más = the be all and end all.

* empezar a ir bien = fall into + place.

* empezar a irse al garete = be on the skids.

* empezar a irse al garete, empezar a empeorar = hit + the skids.

* grupo de usuarios al que va dirigido = target user group.

* ir a = get to, turn to, refer to, be out to, head for, come to, take + a trip to, go to.

* ir a casa de = make + house calls.

* ir acompañado de = come with.

* ir a continuación de = follow in + the footsteps of.

* ir a contra reloj = race against + time, race against + the clock.

* ir a cuestas de = piggyback [piggy-back].

* ir a dar un paseo = go for + a stroll.

* ir a + Infinitivo = be to + Infinitivo.

* ir a jucio = stand + trial, stand for + trial.

* ir a jucio, ser juzgado, ser procesado = stand for + trial.

* ir a la baja = be down.

* ir a la bancarrota = go + belly up.

* ir a la cárcel = serve + time.

* ir a la escuela = go to + school.

* ir a la guerra = go to + war.

* ir a la par = proceed + in parallel.

* ir a la par con = go + hand in hand (with), go + hand in glove with.

* ir a las mil maravillas = go + great guns, go from + strength to strength, grow from + strength to strength, be fine and dandy.

* ir a la zaga = trail, trail behind, lag + behind.

* ir al centro = go + downtown.

* ir al cine = go to + the cinema, movie-going.

* ir al grano = cut to + the chase.

* ir a lo seguro = play it + safe.

* ir al pub = go to + the pub.

* ir al teatro = go to + the theatre, theatre-going.

* ir a + Lugar = trot off + Lugar.

* ir al unísono = be hand in hand.

* ir al unísono con = go + hand in hand (with), go + hand in glove with.

* ir a otro sitio = go + elsewhere.

* ir a pie = leg it.

* ir a por = go for.

* ir a por todas = go for + broke, shoot (for) + the moon.

* ir a tientas y a ciegas = bump around + in the dark, fumble.

* ir a toda velocidad = hurtle.

* ir a un Lugar en coche = drive out to.

* ir aun más lejos = go + a/one step further.

* ir a un Sitio sin prisa = mosey.

* ir a ver = drop in on, check out.

* ir a ver a Alguien = say + hi.

* ir a ver a Alguien a su casa = home-visiting.

* ir bien = go + well, do + well, go + strong.

* ir bien encaminado = be on the right track.

* ir cada vez mejor = go from + strength to strength, grow from + strength to strength, go + great guns.

* ir con = go with, come with.

* ir con la corriente = go with + the flow, go along with + the flow.

* ir con la nueva ola = ride + wave.

* ir con mucho ojo = keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned, keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open.

* ir con retraso con respecto a = lag + behind.

* ir contracorriente = go against + the flow.

* ir corriendo = hot-foot it to.

* ir corriendo a = dash off to, run off to.

* ir cuesta abajo = go + downhill.

* ir de... a... = proceed from... to....

* ir de... a = make + transition from... to..., range from... to..., go from... to..., work from... to, stretch from... to..., ricochet from... to.

* ir de acampada = camp.

* ir de aquí a allá = go out and about.

* ir de aquí para allá = ply, bustle, jump, live out of + a suitcase, run + here and there.

* ir de aquí para allá sin rumbo fijo = freewheel.

* ir de compras = go + shopping.

* ir de copas = go for + a drink.

* ir de + Dirección = work from + Dirección.

* ir de excursión = hike.

* ir de excursión por la montaña = go + tracking.

* ir de la mano = go + hand in hand (with), be hand in hand.

* ir delante = lead + the way.

* ir de mal en peor = go from + bad to worse.

* ir demasiado lejos = overstate + case, go + too far.

* ir de paquete = pillion riding, ride + pillion .

* ir de perlas = come up + a treat, work + a treat, go down + a treat.

* ir de putas = whoring.

* ir descaminado = be on the wrong track, be headed down the wrong track.

* ir de tranqui = play it + cool.

* ir detrás de = chase after, lag + behind.

* ir de un sitio a otro = shunt between.

* ir de un sitio para otro = run around.

* ir de vacaciones = go on + vacation, go on + holidays.

* ir de viaje de novios = honeymoon.

* ir dirigido a = be geared to, target, aim at.

* ir en = ride.

* ir en aumento = be on the increase.

* ir en bici = bike.

* ir en bicicleta = cycle.

* ir encaminado hacia = be on + Posesivo + way to.

* ir en caravana = go in + (a) convoy, drive in + (a) convoy.

* ir en contra de = contravene, fly in + the face of, go against, militate against, stand in + contrast to, tell against, be at odds with, work at + cross purposes, be at cross purposes, turn against, play against, be contrary to, run up against, work against, set against, run + counter to, run + contrary to, be at loggerheads with, argue against, stand in + sharp contrast to, speak against, run + afoul of, fall + afoul of.

* ir en contra de la corriente = go against + the flow.

* ir en contra de la ley = be against the law.

* ir en contra del reloj = race against + time, race against + the clock.

* ir en contra del sentido común = violate + common sense.

* ir en contra del sistema = buck + the system.

* ir en contra del tiempo = race against + time, race against + the clock.

* ir en contra de todos + Posesivo + principios = violate + principle.

* ir en detrimento de los intereses = prejudice + interests.

* ir en el asiento trasero = pillion riding, ride + pillion .

* ir en moto = bike.

* ir en paralelo con = run + parallel to.

* ir entre = go between.

* ir hacia = head for.

* ir hacia atrás = page + backward.

* ir hacia delante = page + forward.

* ir hecho un desastre = look like + drag + through a hedge backwards, look like + the wreck of the Hesperus.

* irle Algo a Alguien = fare.

* irle a Uno = make out.

* ir mal = go + wrong.

* ir mal encaminado = be on the wrong track, be headed down the wrong track.

* ir marcha atrás = back up.

* ir más allá = go + one stage further.

* ir más allá de = go beyond, go + deeper than, transcend, get beyond, go far beyond, move + beyond, take + Nombre + a/one step further/farther, go + past.

* ir más allá de las posibilidades de Alguien = be beyond + Posesivo + capabilities.

* ir más despacio = slow down, slow up.

* ir más lejos = go + one stage further.

* ir montado en + Vehículo = ride + Vehículo.

* ir muy atrasado = be way behind schedule.

* ir muy por detrás de = be far behind.

* ir pegado a = hug.

* ir poco más allá de + Infinitivo = go little further than + Gerundio.

* ir por ahí = go + (a)round, be out and about, get out and about.

* ir por buen camino = be on the right track.

* ir por detrás = be behind, trail, trail behind, lag.

* ir por detrás de = lag + behind.

* ir por el buen camino = be right on track.

* ir por mal camino = be on the wrong track, be headed down the wrong track.

* ir primero = lead + the way.

* ir rápido = fly.

* ir retrasado con el trabajo = be behind in + Posesivo + work.

* ir rumbo a = be on the road to.

* irse = depart, make + departure, quit + Lugar, take + departure, go off, wend + Posesivo + way, leave, go away, take + Posesivo + leave, be gone, head off, walk out, make + a quick getaway.

* irse a casa = go + home.

* irse a freír espárragos = naff off.

* irse a la cama = retire + at night.

* irse a la mierda = naff off.

* irse a la porra = go + pear-shaped, go down + the tube, go down + the drain.

* irse al carajo = go + pear-shaped, go to + shit.

* irse al cuerno = naff off.

* irse al diablo = naff off.

* irse al garete = go + kaput, be kaput, be up the spout.

* irse al traste = come + unstuck, go + kaput, be kaput, go down + the tube, go down + the drain, go to + shit, be up the spout.

* irse al trasto = go + pear-shaped.

* irse a paseo = naff off.

* irse a pique = founder, bite + the dust, give up + the ghost, come + unstuck, go + pear-shaped, go + kaput, be kaput, go + haywire, go down + the tube, go down + the drain, be up the spout.

* irse a tomar por culo = naff off.

* irse corriendo = dash off, shoot off.

* irse de casa = leave + home.

* irse de jarana = paint + the town red, go out on + the town.

* irse de juerga = paint + the town red, go out on + the town.

* irse de la lengua = spill + the beans, shoot + Posesivo + mouth off, let + the cat out of the bag, blow + the gaff.

* irse de marcha = paint + the town red, go out on + the town.

* irse de parranda = paint + the town red, go out on + the town.

* irse de picos pardos = paint + the town red, go out on + the town.

* irse derecho a = make + a beeline for.

* irse de vacaciones = vacation.

* irse enojado dando zapatazos = stomp away.

* irse inadvertidamente = slip away.

* irse la cabeza = go + bananas.

* írsele a Uno Algo de las manos = get out of + hand.

* írsele a Uno el santo al cielo = lose + track of time, it + go + right/straight out of + Posesivo + mind.

* írsele la cabeza = go off + Posesivo + head.

* írsele la mano a Uno = overplay + Posesivo + hand.

* irse para siempre = go + forever.

* irse por las ramas = go off + the track, get off + the track, go off on + another track, fly off on + a tangent, go off on + a tangent, wander off + track, wander off + topic, go off at + a tangent.

* irse por la tangente = wander off + track, wander off + topic, go off on + a tangent, go off at + a tangent, go off + the track, get off + the track, fly off on + a tangent.

* ir sobre ruedas = go off without + a hitch.

* ir sobre seguro = be on secure ground, play it + safe.

* ir tirando = get along + in the world, shuffle along, tick over, muddle along, keep + the wolves from the door.

* ir todavía más lejos = go + a/one step further.

* ir todo bien = be fine.

* ir todo de maravilla = come up + roses.

* ir unido a = go with + the territory (of), come with + the territory (of).

* ir viento en popa = go from + strength to strength, grow from + strength to strength, go + great guns.

* ir volando = hurtle, hot-foot it to.

* ir y venir = come and go.

* ir zumbando = whiz.

* no tener que ir muy lejos = not have to look far.

* no voy a aguantarlo más = not going to take it any more.

* para que vayamos pensando = food for thought.

* partido de ida = away game.

* pendiente de ir a la última moda = fashion-conscious.

* persona que va al cine = moviegoer [movie-goer].

* público al que va dirigido = intended audience, subject audience, target audience, targeted audience.

* que van dirigidos hacia el exterior = outbound.

* quién iba a decir entonces que... = little did + Verbo + then that....

* ser hora de irse = be time to go.

* ser lo que a Uno le va = be (right) up + Posesivo + alley.

* situación + irse de las manos = things + get out of hand.

* si vamos a eso = for that matter.

* todo ir bien = all + be + well with the world.

* va a = gonna [going to].

* vete a la mierda = fuck off.

* véte al carajo = drop dead!.

* véte al cuerno = drop dead!.

* vete a tomar por culo = fuck off.

* ya ir siendo hora de que = be high time (that/to/for), be about time (that).

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1.
verbo intransitivo

Sentido I

1)

a) (trasladarse, desplazarse) to go

ir en taxi — to go by taxi

iban a caballo/a pie — they were on horseback/on foot

ir por mar — to go by sea

Fernando! - voy! — Fernando! - (just) coming! o I'll be right there!

lo oía ir y venir por la habitación — I could hear him pacing up and down the room

el ir y venir de los invitados — the coming and going of the guests

no hago más que ir y venir de un lado para otro — I do nothing but run around

voy al mercado — I'm going to the market, I'm off to the market (colloq)

vamos a casa — let's go home

¿adónde va este tren? — where's this train going (to)?

¿tú vas a misa? — do you go to church?

ir de compras/de caza — to go shopping/hunting

ya vamos para allá — we're on our way

¿por dónde se va a...? — how do you get to...?

a eso voy — I'm just coming o getting to that

¿dónde vas/va/van? — (Esp fam) ( frente a una exageración)

¿dónde vas con tanto pan? — what are you doing with all that bread?

¿dejamos 500 de propina? - dónde vas! — shall we leave 500 as a tip? - you must be joking o kidding!

ir a dar a un lugar — ver parar

ir a por alguien — (Esp)

ha ido a por su madre — he's gone to get his mother, he's gone to pick his mother up

ten cuidado, que va a por ti — watch out, he's out to get you o he's after you

el perro fue a por él — the dog went for him

ir por or (Esp) a por algo: voy (a) por pan I'm going to get some bread; no irla con algo (RPl fam): no la voy con tanta liberalidad I don't go along with all this liberalism; no me/le va ni me/le viene (fam) (no me, le concierne) it's none of my/his/her business; (ne me, le afecta) it doesn't affect me/him/her; allí donde fueres haz lo que vieres — when in Rome, do as the Romans do

b) ( asistir) to go to

voy a clases nocturnas — I go to evening classes

ya va al colegio/a la universidad — she's already at school/university

2) ( expresando propósito)

ir a + inf: ¿has ido a verla? have you been to see her?; ve a ayudarla — go and help her; ver tb v aux I

3)

irle a alguien con algo: no le vayas con tus problemas don't bother him with your problems; le fue a la maestra con el chisme — she went and told the story to the teacher

4)

a) (al arrojar algo, arrojarse)

tírame la llave - allá va! — throw me the key - here you are o there you go!

tírate del trampolín - allá voy! — jump off the board! - here I go/come!

b) (Jueg)

ahí van otros $2.000 — there's another $2,000

no va más! — no more bets!

ahí va! — (Esp fam)

ahí va! me he olvidado el dinero — oh no! I've forgotten the money

ganó 20 millones en la lotería - ahí va! — he won 20 million in the lottery - wow o (AmE) gee whiz! (colloq)

5) comentario

no iba con mala intención — it wasn't meant unkindly

eso va por ti también — that goes for you too o and the same goes for you

6) ( estar en juego) (+ me/te/le etc)

le iba la vida en ello — her life depended on it o was at stake

7) (fam) (hablando de acciones imprevistas, sorprendentes)

fue y le dio un puñetazo — she went and punched him

y la tonta va y se lo cree — and like an idiot she believed him

Sentido II

8) (+ compl) ( sin énfasis en el movimiento)

iban cantando por el camino — they sang as they went along

¿van cómodos? — are you comfortable?

¿irán bien aquí los vasos? — will the glasses be safe here?

íbamos sentados — we were sitting down

vas que pareces un pordiosero — you look like some sort of beggar

iba con miedo — she was afraid

vas muy cargada — you have a lot to carry

yo iba a la cabeza — I was in the lead

hay que ir con los ojos bien abiertos — you have to keep your eyes open

va de chasco en chasco — he's had one disappointment after another

9) ( refiriéndose al atuendo)

ir de algo: iban de largo they wore long dresses; voy a ir de Drácula I'm going to go as Dracula; iba de verde — she was dressed in green

10) ( en calidad de)

ir de algo — to go (along) as something

yo fui de intérprete — I went along as interpreter

¿de qué vas, tía? ¿te crees que somos tontos o qué? — (Esp arg) hey, what are you playing at? do you think we're stupid or something?

va de guapo/genio por la vida — (Esp arg) he really thinks he's good-looking/clever

11) (Esp fam) ( tratar)

¿de qué va la novela? — what's the novel about?

Sentido III

12) camino/sendero ( llevar)

ir a algo — to lead to something, to go to something

13) (extenderse, abarcar)

la autopista va desde Madrid hasta Valencia — the highway goes from Madrid to Valencia

el período que va desde la Edad Media hasta el Renacimiento — the period from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance

Sentido IV

14) (marchar, desarrollarse)

¿cómo va el enfermo/el nuevo trabajo? — how's the patient doing/the new job going?

va de mal en peor — it's going from bad to worse;; (+ me/te/le etc)

¿cómo te va? — how's it going?, how are things? (colloq), what's up? (AmE colloq)

¿cómo les fue en Italia? — how was Italy?, how did you get on in Italy?

me fue mal/bien en el examen/la entrevista — I did badly/well in the exam/the interview

que te vaya bien! — all the best! o take care!

que te vaya bien (en) el examen! — good luck in the exam

¿cómo le va con el novio? — how's she getting on with her boyfriend?

15) (en juegos, competiciones)

¿cómo van? - 3-1 — what's the score? - 3-1

voy ganando yo — I'm ahead, I'm winning

16) ( en el desarrollo de algo)

ir por algo: ¿por dónde van en historia? where have you got (up) to in history?; ¿todavía vas por la página 20? — are you still on page 20?

17) ( estar en camino)

ir para algo: vamos para viejos! we're getting on o old!; va para los cincuenta she's going on fifty; ya va para dos años que... — it's getting on for two years since...

18) (sumar, hacer)

ya van tres veces que te lo digo — this is the third time I've told you

con éste van seis — six, counting this one

ya van tres pasteles que se come — that makes three cakes he's eaten now

19) ( haber transcurrido)

en lo que va del or (Esp) de año/mes — so far this year/month

20) ( haber diferencia)

de tres a ocho van cinco — eight minus three is five

lo que va de un hermano a otro! — (fam) it's amazing the difference between the two brothers! (colloq)

21) (CS) (depender, radicar)

ir en algo — to depend on something

no sé en qué vá — I don't know what it depends on

Sentido V

22)

a) ( deber colocarse) to go

¿dónde van las toallas? — where do the towels go?

qué va! — (fam)

¿has terminado? - qué va! — have you finished? - you must be joking!

¿se disgustó? - qué va! — did she get upset? - not at all!

vamos a perder el avión - qué va! — we're going to miss the plane - nonsense!

b) ( deber escribirse)

¿va con mayúscula? — is it written with a capital letter?

¿va con acento? — does it have an accent?

c) (RPl) ( estar incluido)

todo esto va para el examen — all of this will be included in the exam

23)

a) ( combinar)

ir con algo — to go with something

b) (sentar, convenir) (+ me/te/le etc)

el negro no te va bien — black doesn't suit you

te irá bien un descanso — a rest will do you good

c)

ir en contra de algo — to go against something

24) (Esp arg) ( gustar) (+ me/te/le etc)

esa música no me va — that music does nothing for me o leaves me cold

25) (Méx) (tomar partido por, apoyar)

irle a algo/alguien — to support something/somebody

le va al equipo peruano — he supports the Peruvian team

Sentido VI

26) vamos

a) (expresando incredulidad, fastidio)

vamos! ¿eso quién se lo va a creer? — come off it o come on! who do you think's going to believe that?

b) (intentando tranquilizar, animar, dar prisa)

vamos, mujer, dile algo — go on, say something to him

vamos, date prisa! — come on, hurry up!

dar el vamos a algo — (Chi) to inaugurate something

desde el vamos — (RPl fam) from the word go

c) (al aclarar, resumir)

eso sería un disparate, vamos, digo yo — that would be a stupid thing to do, well, that's what I think anyway

vamos, que no es una persona de fiar — basically, he's not very trustworthy

es mejor que el otro, vamos — it's better than the other one, anyway

27) vaya

a) (expresando sorpresa, contrariedad)

vaya! tú por aquí! — what a surprise! what are you doing here?

vaya! se me ha vuelto a caer! — oh no o (colloq) damn! it's fallen over again!

b) (Esp) ( para enfatizar)

vaya cochazo! — that's some car!

vaya (que) si la conozco! — you bet I know her!

c) (al aclarar, resumir)

vaya, que los hay peores — well, I mean there are plenty worse
2.
ir v aux

Sentido I

1)

ir a + inf —

2)

a) (para expresar tiempo futuro, propósito) to be going to + inf

te vas a caer! — you're going to fall!

voy a estudiar medicina — I'm going to study medicine

va a hacer dos años que... — it's getting on for two years since...

esto no te va a gustar — you're not going to like this

te voy a pegar — I'm going to smack you

b) (en propuestas, sugerencias)

vamos a ver ¿cómo dices que te llamas? — now then, what did you say your name was?

bueno, vamos a trabajar — all right, let's get to work

3)

a) (al prevenir, hacer recomendaciones)

que no se te vaya a caer — make sure you don't drop it

cuidado, no te vayas a caer — mind you don't fall (colloq)

lleva el paraguas, no vaya a ser que llueva — take the umbrella in case it rains

b) ( expresando un deseo)

que te vaya bien! — all the best!

4) ( expresando inevitabilidad)

qué le iba a decir! — what else could I tell her?

¿qué iba a pensar el pobre? — what was the poor man supposed o meant to think?

¿quién iba a ser si no? — who else could it have been?

¿no irá a hacer alguna tontería? — you don't think she'll go and do something stupid, do you?

5) ( expresando incredulidad)

no irás a darle la razón a él! — surely you're not going to say he was right!

6)

a) ( en afirmaciones enfáticas)

¿te acuerdas? - no me voy a acordar! — do you remember - of course I do o how could I forget?

b) ( al contradecir)

¿dormiste bien? - qué voy a dormir! — did you sleep well?- how could I?

cómo iba a saberlo! — how was I supposed to know?

¿por qué la voy a ayudar? — why should I help her?

Sentido II

7) ( expresando un proceso paulatino)

ir + ger: poco a poco irá aprendiendo she'll learn little by little; a medida que va subiendo as it rises; tú puedes ir comiendo you can start eating; ya puedes ir haciéndote a la idea you'd better get used to the idea; la situación ha ido empeorando — the situation has been getting worse and worse
3.
irse v pron

1) ( marcharse) to leave

¿por qué te vas tan temprano? — why are you leaving o going so soon?

vámonos — let's go

bueno, me voy — right then, I'm taking off (AmE) o (BrE) I'm off

no te vayas — don't go

vete a la cama — go to bed

se fue de casa — she left home

vete de aquí — get out of here

se fue de la empresa — she left the company

se han ido de viaje — they're away, they've gone away

anda, vete por ahí — (fam) get lost! (colloq); (+ me/te/le etc)

se nos fué a vivir a Florida — he went (off) to live in Florida

no te me vayas, quiero hablar contigo — (fam) don't run away, I want to talk to you (colloq)

2) (consumirse, gastarse)

cómo se va el dinero! — I don't know where the money goes!; (+ me/te/le etc)

se me va medio sueldo en el alquiler — half my salary goes on the rent

qué rápido se me ha ido la tarde! — hasn't the evening gone quickly?

3) ( desaparecer) mancha/dolor to go

se ha ido la luz — the electricity's gone off; (+ me/te/le etc)

¿se te ha ido el dolor de cabeza? — has your headache gone?

4) (salirse, escaparse) líquido/gas to escape; (+ me/te/le etc)

se le está yendo el aire al globo — the balloon's losing air o going down

5) (euf) ( morirse) to slip away (euph)

6) (caerse, perder el equilibrio) (+ compl)

irse de boca/espaldas — to fall flat on one's face/back

me iba para atrás — I was falling backwards

frenó y nos fuimos todos para adelante — he braked and we all went flying forwards

7) (andarse, actuar) (+ compl)

vete con cuidado/tacto — be careful/tactful

8)

a) (CS) ( en naipes) to go out

b) (RPl) ( en una asignatura) tb

irse a examen — to have to take an exam

9) (Andes, Ven) medias to run

se me fueron las medias — my tights have run

* * *

= attend, go, run, go over, saunter, come, go forth.

Ex: He was awarded the bachelor's degree, magna cum laude, from Harvard University, and he attended Rutgers Library School where he graduated first in his class.

Ex: It was 'exceedingly inconvenient' because the books were entered in it 'where no person who goes to consult the catalogue would expect to find them'.

Ex: Arabic numerals are used to denote further divisions, in an integral manner, running from 1 to 9999, as necessary.

Ex: Compassion shadowed the trustee's face -- she could see he was desperate -- and compassion was in her voice as she answered: 'All right, I'll go over this afternoon'.

Ex: She sauntered back to her desk, intending to work, and was a little perturbed to find that she could not work.

Ex: This article urges children's librarians to attack 'aliteracy' (lack of a desire to read) as well as illiteracy by taking programmes, e.g. story hours, to children who do not come to libraries.

Ex: Finally six men agreed to go forth in their underclothes and nooses around their necks in hopeful expectation that their sacrifice would satisfy the king's bloodlust and he would spare the rest of the citizens.

* algo va mal = something is amiss.

* ¡allá voy! = here I come!.

* a punto de irse a pique = on the rocks.

* cosas + ir bien = things + go well.

* descanso para ir al baño = bathroom break.

* despedirse de Alguien deseándole que todo vaya bien = wish + well.

* donde fueres haz lo que vieres = when in Rome (do as the Romans do).

* el no va más = the be all and end all.

* empezar a ir bien = fall into + place.

* empezar a irse al garete = be on the skids.

* empezar a irse al garete, empezar a empeorar = hit + the skids.

* grupo de usuarios al que va dirigido = target user group.

* ir a = get to, turn to, refer to, be out to, head for, come to, take + a trip to, go to.

* ir a casa de = make + house calls.

* ir acompañado de = come with.

* ir a continuación de = follow in + the footsteps of.

* ir a contra reloj = race against + time, race against + the clock.

* ir a cuestas de = piggyback [piggy-back].

* ir a dar un paseo = go for + a stroll.

* ir a + Infinitivo = be to + Infinitivo.

* ir a jucio = stand + trial, stand for + trial.

* ir a jucio, ser juzgado, ser procesado = stand for + trial.

* ir a la baja = be down.

* ir a la bancarrota = go + belly up.

* ir a la cárcel = serve + time.

* ir a la escuela = go to + school.

* ir a la guerra = go to + war.

* ir a la par = proceed + in parallel.

* ir a la par con = go + hand in hand (with), go + hand in glove with.

* ir a las mil maravillas = go + great guns, go from + strength to strength, grow from + strength to strength, be fine and dandy.

* ir a la zaga = trail, trail behind, lag + behind.

* ir al centro = go + downtown.

* ir al cine = go to + the cinema, movie-going.

* ir al grano = cut to + the chase.

* ir a lo seguro = play it + safe.

* ir al pub = go to + the pub.

* ir al teatro = go to + the theatre, theatre-going.

* ir a + Lugar = trot off + Lugar.

* ir al unísono = be hand in hand.

* ir al unísono con = go + hand in hand (with), go + hand in glove with.

* ir a otro sitio = go + elsewhere.

* ir a pie = leg it.

* ir a por = go for.

* ir a por todas = go for + broke, shoot (for) + the moon.

* ir a tientas y a ciegas = bump around + in the dark, fumble.

* ir a toda velocidad = hurtle.

* ir a un Lugar en coche = drive out to.

* ir aun más lejos = go + a/one step further.

* ir a un Sitio sin prisa = mosey.

* ir a ver = drop in on, check out.

* ir a ver a Alguien = say + hi.

* ir a ver a Alguien a su casa = home-visiting.

* ir bien = go + well, do + well, go + strong.

* ir bien encaminado = be on the right track.

* ir cada vez mejor = go from + strength to strength, grow from + strength to strength, go + great guns.

* ir con = go with, come with.

* ir con la corriente = go with + the flow, go along with + the flow.

* ir con la nueva ola = ride + wave.

* ir con mucho ojo = keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned, keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open.

* ir con retraso con respecto a = lag + behind.

* ir contracorriente = go against + the flow.

* ir corriendo = hot-foot it to.

* ir corriendo a = dash off to, run off to.

* ir cuesta abajo = go + downhill.

* ir de... a... = proceed from... to....

* ir de... a = make + transition from... to..., range from... to..., go from... to..., work from... to, stretch from... to..., ricochet from... to.

* ir de acampada = camp.

* ir de aquí a allá = go out and about.

* ir de aquí para allá = ply, bustle, jump, live out of + a suitcase, run + here and there.

* ir de aquí para allá sin rumbo fijo = freewheel.

* ir de compras = go + shopping.

* ir de copas = go for + a drink.

* ir de + Dirección = work from + Dirección.

* ir de excursión = hike.

* ir de excursión por la montaña = go + tracking.

* ir de la mano = go + hand in hand (with), be hand in hand.

* ir delante = lead + the way.

* ir de mal en peor = go from + bad to worse.

* ir demasiado lejos = overstate + case, go + too far.

* ir de paquete = pillion riding, ride + pillion.

* ir de perlas = come up + a treat, work + a treat, go down + a treat.

* ir de putas = whoring.

* ir descaminado = be on the wrong track, be headed down the wrong track.

* ir de tranqui = play it + cool.

* ir detrás de = chase after, lag + behind.

* ir de un sitio a otro = shunt between.

* ir de un sitio para otro = run around.

* ir de vacaciones = go on + vacation, go on + holidays.

* ir de viaje de novios = honeymoon.

* ir dirigido a = be geared to, target, aim at.

* ir en = ride.

* ir en aumento = be on the increase.

* ir en bici = bike.

* ir en bicicleta = cycle.

* ir encaminado hacia = be on + Posesivo + way to.

* ir en caravana = go in + (a) convoy, drive in + (a) convoy.

* ir en contra de = contravene, fly in + the face of, go against, militate against, stand in + contrast to, tell against, be at odds with, work at + cross purposes, be at cross purposes, turn against, play against, be contrary to, run up against, work against, set against, run + counter to, run + contrary to, be at loggerheads with, argue against, stand in + sharp contrast to, speak against, run + afoul of, fall + afoul of.

* ir en contra de la corriente = go against + the flow.

* ir en contra de la ley = be against the law.

* ir en contra del reloj = race against + time, race against + the clock.

* ir en contra del sentido común = violate + common sense.

* ir en contra del sistema = buck + the system.

* ir en contra del tiempo = race against + time, race against + the clock.

* ir en contra de todos + Posesivo + principios = violate + principle.

* ir en detrimento de los intereses = prejudice + interests.

* ir en el asiento trasero = pillion riding, ride + pillion.

* ir en moto = bike.

* ir en paralelo con = run + parallel to.

* ir entre = go between.

* ir hacia = head for.

* ir hacia atrás = page + backward.

* ir hacia delante = page + forward.

* ir hecho un desastre = look like + drag + through a hedge backwards, look like + the wreck of the Hesperus.

* irle Algo a Alguien = fare.

* irle a Uno = make out.

* ir mal = go + wrong.

* ir mal encaminado = be on the wrong track, be headed down the wrong track.

* ir marcha atrás = back up.

* ir más allá = go + one stage further.

* ir más allá de = go beyond, go + deeper than, transcend, get beyond, go far beyond, move + beyond, take + Nombre + a/one step further/farther, go + past.

* ir más allá de las posibilidades de Alguien = be beyond + Posesivo + capabilities.

* ir más despacio = slow down, slow up.

* ir más lejos = go + one stage further.

* ir montado en + Vehículo = ride + Vehículo.

* ir muy atrasado = be way behind schedule.

* ir muy por detrás de = be far behind.

* ir pegado a = hug.

* ir poco más allá de + Infinitivo = go little further than + Gerundio.

* ir por ahí = go + (a)round, be out and about, get out and about.

* ir por buen camino = be on the right track.

* ir por detrás = be behind, trail, trail behind, lag.

* ir por detrás de = lag + behind.

* ir por el buen camino = be right on track.

* ir por mal camino = be on the wrong track, be headed down the wrong track.

* ir primero = lead + the way.

* ir rápido = fly.

* ir retrasado con el trabajo = be behind in + Posesivo + work.

* ir rumbo a = be on the road to.

* irse = depart, make + departure, quit + Lugar, take + departure, go off, wend + Posesivo + way, leave, go away, take + Posesivo + leave, be gone, head off, walk out, make + a quick getaway.

* irse a casa = go + home.

* irse a freír espárragos = naff off.

* irse a la cama = retire + at night.

* irse a la mierda = naff off.

* irse a la porra = go + pear-shaped, go down + the tube, go down + the drain.

* irse al carajo = go + pear-shaped, go to + shit.

* irse al cuerno = naff off.

* irse al diablo = naff off.

* irse al garete = go + kaput, be kaput, be up the spout.

* irse al traste = come + unstuck, go + kaput, be kaput, go down + the tube, go down + the drain, go to + shit, be up the spout.

* irse al trasto = go + pear-shaped.

* irse a paseo = naff off.

* irse a pique = founder, bite + the dust, give up + the ghost, come + unstuck, go + pear-shaped, go + kaput, be kaput, go + haywire, go down + the tube, go down + the drain, be up the spout.

* irse a tomar por culo = naff off.

* irse corriendo = dash off, shoot off.

* irse de casa = leave + home.

* irse de jarana = paint + the town red, go out on + the town.

* irse de juerga = paint + the town red, go out on + the town.

* irse de la lengua = spill + the beans, shoot + Posesivo + mouth off, let + the cat out of the bag, blow + the gaff.

* irse de marcha = paint + the town red, go out on + the town.

* irse de parranda = paint + the town red, go out on + the town.

* irse de picos pardos = paint + the town red, go out on + the town.

* irse derecho a = make + a beeline for.

* irse de vacaciones = vacation.

* irse enojado dando zapatazos = stomp away.

* irse inadvertidamente = slip away.

* irse la cabeza = go + bananas.

* írsele a Uno Algo de las manos = get out of + hand.

* írsele a Uno el santo al cielo = lose + track of time, it + go + right/straight out of + Posesivo + mind.

* írsele la cabeza = go off + Posesivo + head.

* írsele la mano a Uno = overplay + Posesivo + hand.

* irse para siempre = go + forever.

* irse por las ramas = go off + the track, get off + the track, go off on + another track, fly off on + a tangent, go off on + a tangent, wander off + track, wander off + topic, go off at + a tangent.

* irse por la tangente = wander off + track, wander off + topic, go off on + a tangent, go off at + a tangent, go off + the track, get off + the track, fly off on + a tangent.

* ir sobre ruedas = go off without + a hitch.

* ir sobre seguro = be on secure ground, play it + safe.

* ir tirando = get along + in the world, shuffle along, tick over, muddle along, keep + the wolves from the door.

* ir todavía más lejos = go + a/one step further.

* ir todo bien = be fine.

* ir todo de maravilla = come up + roses.

* ir unido a = go with + the territory (of), come with + the territory (of).

* ir viento en popa = go from + strength to strength, grow from + strength to strength, go + great guns.

* ir volando = hurtle, hot-foot it to.

* ir y venir = come and go.

* ir zumbando = whiz.

* no tener que ir muy lejos = not have to look far.

* no voy a aguantarlo más = not going to take it any more.

* para que vayamos pensando = food for thought.

* partido de ida = away game.

* pendiente de ir a la última moda = fashion-conscious.

* persona que va al cine = moviegoer [movie-goer].

* público al que va dirigido = intended audience, subject audience, target audience, targeted audience.

* que van dirigidos hacia el exterior = outbound.

* quién iba a decir entonces que... = little did + Verbo + then that....

* ser hora de irse = be time to go.

* ser lo que a Uno le va = be (right) up + Posesivo + alley.

* situación + irse de las manos = things + get out of hand.

* si vamos a eso = for that matter.

* todo ir bien = all + be + well with the world.

* va a = gonna [going to].

* vete a la mierda = fuck off.

* véte al carajo = drop dead!.

* véte al cuerno = drop dead!.

* vete a tomar por culo = fuck off.

* ya ir siendo hora de que = be high time (that/to/for), be about time (that).

* * *

ir [ I27 ]

GUIA DE BUSQUEDA

■ ir (verbo intransitivo)

Sentido I

A trasladarse, desplazarse

B expresando propósito

C irle a alguien con algo

D

1 al arrojar algo, arrojarse

2 Juegos

E con comentarios

F estar en juego

G hablando de acciones imprevistas

Sentido II

A ir + complemento

B refiriéndose al atuendo

C en calidad de

D tratar

Sentido III

A llevar a

B extenderse, abarcar

Sentido IV

A marchar, desarrollarse

B en juegos, competiciones

C en el desarrollo de algo

D estar en camino

E sumar, hacer

F haber transcurrido

G haber una diferencia

H depender, radicar

Sentido V

A

1 deber colocarse

2 deber escribirse

3 estar incluido

B

1 combinar

2 sentar, convenir

3 ir en contra de algo

C gustar

D tomar partido por, apoyar

Sentido VI

A

1 expresando incredulidad etc

2 intentando tranquilizar, animar

3 al aclarar, resumir

B

1 expresando sorpresa, contrariedad

2 para enfatizar

3 al aclarar, resumir

■ ir (verbo auxiliar)

Sentido I

A

1 para expresar tiempo futuro

2 expresando intención, propósito

3 en propuestas, sugerencias

B al prevenir, hacer recomendaciones

C expresando inevitabilidad

D expresando incredulidad

E

1 en afirmaciones enfáticas

2 al contradecir

Sentido II expresando un proceso paulatino

■ irse (verbo pronominal)

A marcharse

B consumirse, gastarse

C desaparecer: mancha, dolor

D salirse, escaparse

E morirse

F caerse, perder el equilibrio

G andarse, actuar

H

1 en naipes

2 en una asignatura

I las medias

vi

Sentido I

A (trasladarse, desplazarse) to go

¿vamos en taxi? shall we go by taxi?

iban a caballo/a pie they were on horseback/on foot

ir por mar to go by sea

¡Fernando! — ¡voy! Fernando! — (just) coming! o I'll be right with you! o I'll be with you right away!

es la tercera vez que te llamo — ¡ya va or voy! this is the third time I've called you — alright, alright, I'm (just) coming!

¿quién va? who goes there?

lo oía ir y venir por la habitación I could hear him pacing up and down the room

el ir y venir de la gente por la avenida the to-ing and fro-ing of people along the avenue

el ir y venir de los invitados the coming and going of the guests

no he hecho más que ir y venir de un lado para otro sin conseguir nada I've done nothing but run around without getting anything done

voy al mercado I'm going to the market, I'm off to the market ( colloq)

vamos a casa let's go home

¿adónde va este tren? where's this train going (to)?

¿tú vas a misa? do you go to church?

nunca va a clase he never goes to o attends class

ir de compras/de caza to go shopping/hunting

juerga, etc

ya vamos para allá we're on our way

¿para dónde vas? where are you headed (for)?, where are you heading (for)? ( BrE)

¿por dónde se va a la estación? how do you get to the station?

fuimos por el camino de la costa we went along o took the coastal route

no vayas por ese lado, es más largo don't go that way, it's longer

a eso voy/vamos I'm/we're just coming o getting to that

¿dónde vas/va/van? (frente a una exageración) ( fam): ¿dónde vas con tanto pan? what are you doing with all that bread?

¿dejamos 500 de propina? — ¡dónde vas! con 100 hay de sobra shall we leave 500 as a tip? — you must be joking o kidding! 100 will be more than enough

¡eh, dónde vas! te dije un poquito steady on o easy! I said I wanted a little bit

ir a dar a un lugar: ¿quién sabe dónde fue a dar la pelota? who knows where the ball got to o went?

nos tomamos un tren equivocado y fuimos a dar a Maroñas we took the wrong train and ended up in Maroñas

ir a por algn ( Esp): ha ido a por su madre he's gone to get o fetch his mother, he's gone to pick his mother up

ten cuidado, que va a por ti watch out, he's out to get you o he's after you

el perro fue a por él the dog went for him

ir por or ( Esp) a por algo: voy (a) por pan I'm going to get some bread, I'm off to get some bread ( colloq)

no irla con algo ( RPl fam): no la voy con tanta liberalidad I don't hold with o I don't go along with all this liberalism

no me/le va ni me/le viene ( fam); I'm/he's not in the least bit bothered, I don't/he doesn't mind at all

allí donde fueres haz lo que vieres when in Rome, do as the Romans do

B (expresando propósito) ir A + INF:

¿has ido a verla? have you been to see her?

ve a ayudarla go and help her

fue a ayudarla he went to help her

¿me irías a comprar el pan? would you go and buy the bread for me?

ver tb ir v aux Sense I.

C

irle a algn con algo: no le vayas con tus problemas don't bother him with your problems

a la maestra no le gusta que le vayan con chismes the teacher doesn't like people telling on each other o people coming to her with tales

D

1

(al arrojar algo, arrojarse): tírame la llave — ¡allá va! throw me the key — here it comes o there you go!

tírate del trampolín — bueno ¡allá voy! jump off the board! — here I go/come!

2 ( Juegos):

ahí van otros $2.000 there's another $2,000

¡no va más! no more bets!

ver tb no¹ (↑ no (1))

¡ahí va! ( Esp fam): ¡ahí va! me he olvidado el dinero oh no! I've forgotten the money

David ganó 20 millones en la lotería — ¡ahí va! David won 20 million in the lottery — wow o ( AmE) gee whiz! ( colloq)

E

«comentario»: no iba con mala intención it wasn't meant unkindly, I didn't mean it nastily

ten cuidado con él, que esta vez va en serio be careful, this time he's serious o he means business

ir POR algn:

y eso va por ti también and that goes for you too o and the same goes for you o and I'm referring to you too

F (estar en juego) (+ me/te/le etc):

se puso como si le fuera la vida en ello she acted as if her life depended on it o was at stake

le va el trabajo en esto his job depends on this, his job is on the line

G ( fam)

(hablando de acciones imprevistas, sorprendentes): fue y le dio un puñetazo she went and o she upped and punched him

y la tonta va y se lo cree and like an idiot she believed him, and the idiot went and believed him ( BrE colloq)

fueron y se sentaron justo donde estaba recién pintado they went and sat down right where it had just been painted

Sentido II

A (+ complemento)

(sin énfasis en el movimiento): los caminantes iban cantando por el camino the walkers sang as they went along

¿van cómodos allí atrás? are you comfortable back there?

¿irán bien aquí los vasos? will the glasses be safe here?

ella iba dormida en el asiento de atrás she was asleep in the back seat

por lo menos íbamos sentados at least we were sitting down

el niño iba sentado en el manillar the child was sitting o riding on the handlebars

iba por la calle hablando solo he talked to himself as he walked along the street

vas que pareces un pordiosero you look like some sort of beggar

se notaba que iba con miedo you could see that she was afraid

el tren iba llenísimo the train was packed

déjame que te ayude que vas muy cargada you have a lot to carry, let me help you

el ciclista colombiano va a la cabeza the Colombian cyclist is in the lead

no vayas tan rápido, que te vas a equivocar don't do it o go so fast or you'll make a mistake

hay que ir con los ojos bien abiertos you have to keep your eyes open

va de chasco en chasco he's had one disappointment after another, he seems to lurch from one disappointment to another

B (refiriéndose al atuendo) ir DE algo:

iban de largo they wore long dresses

voy a ir de Drácula I'm going to go as Dracula

iba de verde she was dressed in green, she was wearing green

C (en calidad de) ir DE algo to go (along) AS sth

yo fui de intérprete, porque él no habla inglés I went along as an interpreter, because he doesn't speak English

¿de qué vas, tía? ¿te crees que somos tontos o qué? ( Esp arg); hey, what are you playing at? do you think we're stupid or something?

va de guapo por la vida ( Esp arg); he really thinks he's something special, he really fancies himself ( BrE colloq)

D

( Esp fam) (tratar) ir DE algo: no me voy a presentar al examen, no sé ni de qué va I'm not going to sit the exam, I don't even know what it's on

¿de qué va la novela? what's the novel about?

Sentido III

A «camino» (llevar a) ir A algo; to lead TO sth, to go TO sth

el camino que va a la playa the road that goes down to o leads to the beach

B

(extenderse, abarcar): la autopista va desde Madrid hasta Valencia the highway goes o stretches from Madrid to Valencia

lo que hay que traducir va de la página 82 a la 90 the part to be translated starts on page 82 and ends on page 90, the part to be translated is from page 82 to page 90

el período que va desde la Edad Media hasta el Renacimiento the period from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance

estados de ánimo que van de la excitación desmedida a la abulia moods ranging from over-excitement to complete lethargy

Sentido IV

A

(marchar, desarrollarse): ¿cómo va el nuevo trabajo? how's the new job going?

el negocio va de mal en peor the business is going from bad to worse

¿qué tal va la tesis? how's the thesis coming along o going?

¿cómo va el enfermo? how's the patient doing?

(+ me/te/le etc): ¿cómo te va? how's it going?, how are things? ( colloq), what's up? ( AmE colloq)

¿cómo les fue en Italia? how did you get on in Italy?, how was Italy?

me fue mal en el examen the exam went badly, I did badly in the exam

¡adiós! ¡que te vaya bien! bye! all the best! o take care!

¡que te vaya bien (en) el examen! good luck in the exam, I hope the exam goes well

¿cómo le va con el novio? how's she getting on with her boyfriend?, how are things going between her and her boyfriend?

B

(en juegos, competiciones): ¿cómo van? — 3-1 what's the score? — 3-1

voy ganando yo I'm ahead o I'm winning o I'm in the lead

ya va perdiendo casi $8.000 he's already lost almost $8,000

C (en el desarrollo de algo) ir POR algo:

¿por dónde van en el programa de historia? how far have you got in the history syllabus?, where have you got (up) to in history?

¿todavía vas por la página 20? are you still on page 20?

estoy por terminar, ya voy por las mangas I've nearly finished, I'm just doing the sleeves now

D (estar en camino) ir PARA algo:

¿qué quieres? ¡vamos para viejos! what do you expect? we're getting on! o we're getting old!

ya va para los cincuenta she's going on fifty, she's not far off fifty

ya va para dos años que no lo veo it's getting on for two years since I last saw him

iba para médico he was going to be a doctor

E

(sumar, hacer): ya van tres veces que te lo digo this is the third time I've told you

¿cuántos has leído? — con éste van seis how many have you read? — six, counting this one o six, including this one o this one makes six o this is the sixth one

ya van tres pasteles que se come that makes three cakes he's eaten now

F

(haber transcurrido): en lo que va del or ( Esp) de año/mes so far this year/month

G

(haber una diferencia): de tres a ocho van cinco eight minus three is five

¡lo que va de un hermano a otro! ( fam); it's amazing the difference between the two brothers! ( colloq)

H (CS) (depender, radicar) ir EN algo; to depend ON sth

no sé en qué irá I don't know what it depends on

eso va en gustos that's a question of taste

Sentido V

A

1 (deber colocarse) to go

¿sabes dónde va esta pieza? do you know where this piece goes?

¿dónde van las toallas? where do the towels go?

¡qué va! ( fam): ¿has terminado? — ¡qué va! todavía tengo para rato have you finished? — you must be joking! I still have a while to go yet

¿se disgustó? — ¡qué va! todo lo contrario did she get upset? — not at all! quite the opposite in fact

vamos a perder el avión — ¡qué va! ¡si hay tiempo de sobra! we're going to miss the plane — nonsense! we have more than enough time

2

(deber escribirse): ¿va con mayúscula? is it written with a capital letter?

¿va con acento? does it have an accent?

3

( RPl) (estar incluido): todo esto va para el examen all of this will be included in the exam

B

1 (combinar) ir CON algo to go WITH sth

esos zapatos no van (bien) con esa falda those shoes don't go with that skirt

2 (sentar, convenir) (+ me/te/le etc):

el negro no te va bien black doesn't suit you

te irá bien una semanita de vacaciones a week's vacation will do you good

3

ir en contra de algo to go against sth

esto va en contra de sus principios this goes against her principles

C

( Esp arg) (gustar) (+ me/te/le etc): a mí esa música no me va that music does nothing for me o leaves me cold

marcha f H. (↑ marcha)

D ( Méx) (tomar partido por, apoyar) irle A algo/algn; to support sth/sb

mucha gente le va al equipo peruano a lot of people support o are backing o are rooting for the Peruvian team

Sentido VI vamos

A

1

(expresando incredulidad, fastidio): ¡vamos! ¿eso quién se lo va a creer? come off it o come on! who do you think's going to believe that?

¿cómo que le vas a ganar? ¡vamos! what do you mean you're going to beat him? come off it!

2

(intentando tranquilizar, animar, dar prisa): vamos, mujer, dile algo, no seas vergonzosa go on, say something to him, don't be shy

¡vamos! ¡ánimo, que falta poco! come on! keep going! it's not far now!

¡vamos, date prisa! come on, hurry up!

¡vamos, vamos! ¡circulen! OK o come on, move along now please!

dar el vamos a algo ( Chi); to inaugurate sth

desde el vamos ( RPl fam); from the word go

3

(al aclarar, resumir): eso sería un disparate, vamos, digo yo that would be a stupid thing to do, well, at least that's what I think anyway

podrías haberte disculpado, vamos, no habría sido mucho pedir you could have apologized, I mean that's not much to ask

vamos, que no es una persona de fiar basically, he's not very trustworthy

es mejor que el otro, vamos it's better than the other one, anyway

B vaya

1

(expresando sorpresa, contrariedad): ¡vaya! ¡tú por aquí! what a surprise! what are you doing here?, well! fancy seeing you here! ( BrE)

¡vaya! ¡se ha vuelto a caer! oh no! it's fallen over again!

¡vaya! nos quedamos sin saber cómo termina la película damn! now we won't know how the film ends ( colloq)

2

(para enfatizar): ¡vaya cochazo se ha comprado! that's some car he's bought himself!

¡vaya contigo! ¡no hay manera de hablarte! what on earth's the matter with you? you're so touchy!

¿vaya día! what a day!

¡vaya película me has traído a ver! ( iró); this is a really great movie you've brought me to see ( iro)

¡vaya si le voy a decir lo que pienso! you bet I'm going to tell him what I think!

¡vaya (que) si la conozco! you bet I know her!

3

(al aclarar, resumir): tampoco es tan torpe, vaya, los hay peores he isn't totally stupid, well, I mean there are plenty worse

■

v aux

Sentido I ir A + INF

A

1

(para expresar tiempo futuro): ¡te vas a caer! you're going to fall!

a este paso no van a terminar nunca they'll never finish at this rate

el barco va a zarpar the boat's about to set sail

dijo que lo iba a pensar she said she was going to think it over

ya van a ser las cuatro it's almost o nearly four o'clock

va a hacer dos años que no nos vemos we haven't seen each other for nearly two years, it's getting on for two years since we saw each other

esto no te va a gustar you're not going to like this

no te preocupes, ya se va a solucionar don't worry, it'll sort itself out

tenía miedo de que se fuera a olvidar I was afraid he'd forget

2

(expresando intención, propósito): se lo voy a decir I'm going to tell him

lo voy a conseguir, sea como sea I'll get it one way or another

me voy a tomar unos días libres en abril I'm going to take a few days off in April

vamos a ir a verla esta tarde we're going to go and see her this evening

3

(en propuestas, sugerencias): vamos a ver ¿cómo dices que te llamas? now then, what did you say your name was?

siéntate, vamos a discutir el asunto have a seat and let's discuss the matter

bueno, vamos a trabajar all right, let's get to work

B

(al prevenir, hacer recomendaciones): que no se te vaya a escapar delante de ella make sure you don't blurt it out in front of her

ten cuidado, no te vayas a caer mind you don't fall ( colloq), be careful or you'll fall

lleva el paraguas, no vaya a ser que llueva take the umbrella in case it rains

C

(expresando inevitabilidad): ¡qué voy a hacer! what else can I do?

¡qué le iba a decir! what else could I tell her?

¿qué iba a pensar el pobre hombre? what was the poor man supposed o meant to think?

¿seguro que fue ella? — ¿quién iba a ser si no? are you sure it was her? — who else could it have been?

D

(expresando incredulidad): ¡no irás a darle la razón a él! surely you're not going to say he was right!

está muy deprimida — ¿no irá a hacer alguna tontería? she's really depressed — you don't think she'll go and do something stupid, do you?

E

1

(en afirmaciones enfáticas): ¿te acuerdas de él? — ¡no me voy a acordar! do you remember him — of course I do o how could I forget?

2

(al contradecir): ¿dormiste bien? — ¡qué voy a dormir! did you sleep well?— how could I?

¡cómo iba a saberlo, si nadie me dijo nada! how was I supposed to know? no one told me anything

¿por qué lo voy a ayudar? ¡si él a mí nunca me ayuda! why should I help him? he never helps me!

Sentido II (expresando un proceso paulatino) ir + GER:

poco a poco va a ir aprendiendo she'll learn little by little

a medida que va subiendo el nivel del agua as the water level rises

ha ido cambiando con el tiempo he's changed as time has passed

tú puedes ir pelando las cebollas you could start peeling the onions

ahora les toca a ustedes, vayan preparándose it's your turn now, so start getting ready

como te iba diciendo as I was saying

ya puedes ir haciéndote a la idea you can start o you'd better start getting used to the idea, you'd better get used to the idea

la voz parecía irse alejando cada vez más the voice seemed to grow more and more distant

la situación ha ido empeorando the situation has been getting worse and worse

■ irse

v pron

A

(marcharse): ¿por qué te vas tan temprano? why are you leaving o going so soon?

vámonos, que se hace tarde let's go, it's getting late

bueno, me voy right then, I'm taking off ( AmE) o ( BrE) I'm off

el tren ya se ha ido the train's already gone

se quiere ir a vivir a Escocia she wants to go (off) and live in Scotland

se han ido todos a la plaza everybody's gone down to the square

vete a la cama go to bed

se fue de casa she left home

vete de aquí get out of here

se ha ido de la empresa she's left the company

se han ido de viaje they're away, they've gone away

anda, vete por ahí ( fam); get lost! ( colloq)

(+ me/te/le etc): la mayor se nos ha ido a vivir a Florida our eldest daughter's gone (off) to live in Florida

no te me vayas, quiero hablar contigo ( fam); don't run away, I want to talk to you ( colloq)

B

(consumirse, gastarse): ¡cómo se va el dinero! I don't know where the money goes!, the money just disappears!, we get through money so quickly

(+ me/te/le etc): se me va medio sueldo en el alquiler half my salary goes on the rent

se nos ha ido el día en tonterías we've spent o wasted the whole day messing around

¿te das cuenta de lo rápido que se nos ha ido la tarde? hasn't the evening gone quickly?

C (desaparecer) «mancha/dolor» to go

se ha ido la luz the electricity's gone off

(+ me/te/le etc): no se me va el mareo I'm still feeling queasy

¿se te ha ido el dolor de cabeza? has your headache gone?

D (salirse, escaparse) «líquido/gas» to escape

(+ me/te/le etc): se le está yendo el aire al globo the balloon's losing air o going down

que no se te vaya la leche por el fuego don't let the milk boil over

tápalo para que no se le vaya la fuerza put the top on so that the fizz doesn't go out of it o so that it doesn't lose its fizz

cuando empezó la música se me iban los pies once the music began I couldn't stop my feet tapping o I couldn't keep my feet still

lengua, mano¹ (↑ mano (1))

E ( euf) (morirse) to slip away ( euph)

creo que se nos va I think he's slipping away, I think we're losing him

F (caerse, perder el equilibrio) (+ compl):

irse de boca/espaldas to fall flat on one's face/back

me daba la impresión de que me iba para atrás I felt as if I was falling backwards

frenó y nos fuimos todos para adelante he braked and we all went flying forwards

G (andarse, actuar) (+ compl):

vete con cuidado/tacto be careful/tactful

H

1 (CS) (en naipes) to go out

2

( RPl) (en una asignatura) tb irse a examen to have to take an exam

I ( Col) «medias» to run

* * *

ir ( conjugate ir) verbo intransitivo
1
a) (trasladarse, desplazarse) to go;

◊ ir en taxi to go by taxi;

iban a caballo/a pie they were on horseback/on foot;
ir por mar to go by sea;
¡Fernando! — ¡voy! Fernando! — (just) coming! o I'll be right there!;
el ir y venir de los invitados the coming and going of the guests;
vamos a casa let's go home;
¿adónde va este tren? where's this train going (to)?;
ir de compras/de caza to go shopping/hunting;
ya vamos para allá we're on our way;
¿por dónde se va a …? how do you get to …?;
ir por or (Esp) a por algo/algn to go to get sth/sb;
voy (a) por pan I'm going to get some bread
b) ( asistir) to go to;

◊ voy a clases nocturnas I go to evening classes;

ya va al colegio she's already at school
2 ( expresando propósito) ir a + inf:
◊ ¿has ido a verla? have you been to see her?;

ve a ayudarla go and help her;
ver tb ir v aux 1
3 (al arrojar algo, arrojarse):
◊ tírame la llave — ¡allá va! throw me the key — here you are o there you go!;

tírate del trampolín — ¡allá voy! jump off the board! — here I go/come!
4 [ comentario]:
◊ no iba con mala intención it wasn't meant unkindly;

eso va por ti también that goes for you too, and the same goes for you
1 (+ compl) ( sin énfasis en el movimiento):
◊ iban cantando por el camino they sang as they went along;

¿van cómodos? are you comfortable?;
íbamos sentados we were sitting down;
vas muy cargada you have a lot to carry;
yo iba a la cabeza I was in the lead
2 ( refiriéndose al atuendo):
◊ iban de largo they wore long dresses;

voy a ir de Drácula I'm going to go as Dracula;
iba de verde she was dressed in green
3 ( en calidad de) ir de algo to go (along) as sth;
◊ yo fui de intérprete I went along as interpreter

1 [camino/sendero] ( llevar) ir a algo to lead to sth, to go to sth
2 (extenderse, abarcar):
◊ la autopista va desde Madrid hasta Valencia the highway goes from Madrid to Valencia;

el período que va desde … hasta … the period from … to …
1 (marchar, desarrollarse):
◊ ¿cómo va el nuevo trabajo? how's the new job going?;

va de mal en peor it's going from bad to worse;
¿cómo te va? how's it going?, how are things? (colloq), what's up? (AmE colloq);
¿cómo les fue en Italia? how was Italy?, how did you get on in Italy?;
me fue mal/bien en el examen I did badly/well in the exam;
¡que te vaya bien! all the best!, take care!;
¡que te vaya bien (en) el examen! good luck in the exam
2 ( en competiciones):
◊ ¿cómo van? — 3-1 what's the score? — 3-1;

voy ganando yo I'm ahead, I'm winning
3 ( en el desarrollo de algo):
◊ ¿por dónde van en historia? where have you got (up) to in history?;

¿todavía vas por la página 20? are you still on page 20?
4 ( estar en camino):
◊ ¡vamos para viejos! we're getting on o old!;

va para los cincuenta she's going on fifty;
ya va para dos años que … it's getting on for two years since …
5 (sumar, hacer):
◊ ya van tres veces que te lo digo this is the third time I've told you;

con este van seis six, counting this one
6 ( haber transcurrido): en lo que va del or (Esp) de año/mes so far this year/month
1 ( deber colocarse) to go;
◊ ¿dónde van las toallas? where do the towels go?;

¡qué va! (fam): ¿has terminado? — ¡qué va! have you finished? — you must be joking!;
¿se disgustó? — ¡qué va! did she get upset? — not at all!;
vamos a perder el avión — ¡qué va! we're going to miss the plane — no way!
2
a) ( combinar) ir con algo to go with sth

b) (sentar bien, convenir) (+ me/te/le etc):

◊ el negro no te va bien black doesn't suit you;

te irá bien un descanso a rest will do you good
3 (Méx) (tomar partido por, apoyar) irle a algo/algn to support sth/sb;
◊ le va al equipo peruano he supports the Peruvian team

1
◊ vamos

a) (expresando incredulidad, fastidio):

◊ ¡vamos! ¿eso quién se lo va a creer? come off it o come on! who do you think's going to believe that?

b) (intentando tranquilizar, animar, dar prisa):

◊ vamos, mujer, dile algo go on, say something to him;

¡vamos, date prisa! come on, hurry up!
c) (al aclarar, resumir):

◊ eso sería un disparate, vamos, digo yo that would be a stupid thing to do, well, that's what I think anyway;

vamos, que no es una persona de fiar basically, he's not very trustworthy;
es mejor que el otro, vamos it's better than the other one, anyway
2
◊ vaya

a) (expresando sorpresa, contrariedad):

◊ ¡vaya! ¡tú por aquí! what a surprise! what are you doing here?;

¡vaya! ¡se ha vuelto a caer! oh no o (colloq) damn! it's fallen over again!
b) (Esp) ( para enfatizar):

◊ ¡vaya cochazo! what a car!

ir v aux ir a + inf:
1
a) (para expresar tiempo futuro, propósito) to be going to + inf;

◊ voy a estudiar medicina I'm going to study medicine;

va a hacer dos años que … it's getting on for two years since …
b) (en propuestas, sugerencias):

◊ vamos a ver ¿cómo dices que te llamas? now then, what did you say your name was?;

bueno, vamos a trabajar all right, let's get to work
2 (al prevenir, hacer recomendaciones):
◊ que no se te vaya a caer make sure you don't drop it;

cuidado, no te vayas a caer mind you don't fall (colloq);
lleva el paraguas, no vaya a ser que llueva take the umbrella, in case it rains
3 ( expresando un proceso paulatino):
◊ poco a poco irá aprendiendo she'll learn little by little;

ya puedes ir haciéndote a la idea you'd better get used to the idea;
la situación ha ido empeorando the situation has been getting worse and worse
irse verbo pronominal
1 ( marcharse) to leave;
◊ ¿por qué te vas tan temprano? why are you leaving o going so soon?;

vámonos let's go;
bueno, me voy right then, I'm taking off (AmE) o (BrE) I'm off;
no te vayas don't go;
vete a la cama go to bed;
se fue de casa/de la empresa she left home/the company;
vete de aquí get out of here;
se han ido de viaje they're away, they've gone away
2 (consumirse, gastarse):
◊ ¡cómo se va el dinero! I don't know where the money goes!;

se me va medio sueldo en el alquiler half my salary goes on the rent
3 ( desaparecer) [mancha/dolor] to go;
◊ se ha ido la luz the electricity's gone off;

(+ me/te/le etc)
◊ ¿se te ha ido el dolor de cabeza? has your headache gone?

4 (salirse, escaparse) [líquido/gas] to escape;
◊ se le está yendo el aire al globo the balloon's losing air o going down

5 (caerse, perder el equilibrio) (+ compl):
◊ irse de boca/espaldas to fall flat on one's face/back;

me iba para atrás I was falling backwards;
frenó y nos fuimos todos para adelante he braked and we all went flying forwards
ir
I verbo intransitivo
1 (dirigirse a un lugar) to go: ¡vamos!, let's go!
voy a París, I'm going to Paris ➣ Ver nota en go
2 (acudir regularmente) to go: va al colegio, he goes to school
van a misa, they go to church
3 (conducir a) to lead, go to: el sendero va a la mina, the path goes to the mine
esta carretera va a Londres, this road leads to London
4 (abarcar) to cover: la finca va desde la alambrada al camino, the estate extends from the wire fence to the path
las lecciones que van desde la página 1 a la 53, the lessons on pages 1 to 53
5 (guardarse habitualmente) va al lado de éste, it goes beside this one
6 (mantener una posición) to be: va el primero, he's in first place
7 (tener un estado de ánimo, una apariencia) to be: iba furioso/radiante, he was furious/radiant
vas muy guapa, you look very smart o pretty
8 (desenvolverse) ¿cómo te va?, how are things? o how are you doing?
¿cómo te va en el nuevo trabajo?, how are you getting on in your new job?
9 (funcionar) to work (properly): el reloj no va, the clock doesn't go o work
10 (sentar bien) to suit: ese corte de pelo no te va nada, that haircut doesn't suit you at all
11 (combinar) to match, go: el rojo no va con el celeste, red doesn't go with pale blue
12 (vestir) to wear
ir con abrigo, to wear a coat
ir de negro/de uniforme, to be dressed in black/in uniform
la niña irá de enfermera, the little girl will dress up as a nurse
13 fam (importar, concernir) to concern: eso va por ti también, and the same goes for you
ni me va ni me viene, I don't care one way or the other
14 (apostar) to bet: va un café a que no viene, I bet a coffee that he won't come
15 (ir + de) fam (comportarse de cierto modo) to act
ir de listo por la vida, to be a smart ass
(tratar) to be about: ¿de qué va la película?, what's the film about?
16 (ir + detrás de) to be looking for: hace tiempo que voy detrás de un facsímil de esa edición, I've been after a facsimile of that edition for a long time
17 (ir + por) ir por la derecha, to keep (to the) right
(ir a buscar) ve por agua, go and fetch some water
(haber llegado) voy por la página noventa, I've got as far as page ninety
18 (ir + para) (tener casi, estar cercano a) va para los cuarenta, she's getting on for forty
ya voy para viejo, I'm getting old
(encaminarse a) iba para ingeniero, she was studying to be an engineer
este niño va para médico, this boy's going to become a doctor
II verbo auxiliar
1 (ir + gerundio) va mejorando, he's improving
ir caminando, to go on foot
2 (ir + pp) ya van estrenadas tres películas de Almodóvar, three films by Almodovar have already been released
3 ( ir a + infinitivo) iba a decir que, I was going to say that
va a esquiar, she goes skiing
va a nevar, it's going to snow
vas a caerte, you'll fall
♦ Locuciones: a eso iba, I was coming to that
¡ahí va!, catch!
en lo que va de año, so far this year
¡qué va!, of course not! o nothing of the sort!
¡vamos a ver!, let's see!
van a lo suyo, they look after their own interests
¡vaya!, fancy that
¡vaya cochazo!, what a car!
ir a parar, to end up
'ir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- acudir
- andurriales
- ánimo
- antojarse
- avión
- avivar
- bajar
- bordear
- brazo
- busca
- caer
- calcular
- camino
- caza
- cien
- cine
- coche
- compra
- comprensible
- convenir
- correr
- corriente
- danzar
- deformación
- deriva
- descaminada
- descaminado
- descender
- desgracia
- deteriorarse
- disposición
- empecinada
- empecinado
- encaminada
- encaminado
- entrar
- excursión
- flojear
- funesta
- funesto
- gaita
- gatas
- grano
- gratis
- gustar
- haber
- huevo
- idea
- ilusión
English:
afford
- after
- ahead
- appealing
- back
- back up
- be
- beeline
- bluster
- bristle
- camping
- canter
- career
- catch
- charge off
- chase
- check off
- clean up after
- cling
- coast
- collapse
- come
- come to
- commute
- consider
- court
- cross
- cross-country
- crowd
- cycle
- cycling
- defensive
- delay
- dentist
- deserve
- detest
- die off
- dismiss
- do
- down
- downhill
- drag
- drift
- ease off
- ease up
- either
- even
- excursion
- exercise
- face

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ir

♦ vi

1. [desplazarse, dirigirse, acudir] to go;

fuimos a caballo we went on horseback, we rode there;

iremos andando we'll go on foot, we'll walk there;

ir en autobús to go by bus, to take the bus;

ir en automóvil to go by car, to drive;

ir en taxi to go by taxi, to catch o take a taxi;

ir en barco to go by boat;

ir en avión to go by plane, to fly;

ir por carretera/mar to go by road/sea;

ir a casa/a la iglesia/al cine to go home/to church/to the cinema;

ir a la escuela/al trabajo to go to school/work;

los niños no tienen que ir a clase hoy children don't have to go to school today;

me voy a clase, nos veremos luego I'm going to my lecture, see you later;

ir de compras/de pesca to go shopping/fishing;

ir de vacaciones to go on Br holiday o US vacation;

ir hacia el sur/norte to go south/north;

¿adónde va este autocar? where's this coach going?;

este tren va a o [m5] para Guadalajara this train is going to Guadalajara, this is the Guadalajara train;

todas las mañanas voy de la estación a o [m5] hasta la fábrica every morning I go from the station to the factory;

¿para dónde vas? where are you heading (for)?;

ahora mismo voy para allá I'm on my way there right now;

¿por dónde o [m5] cómo se va a la playa? how do you get to the beach from here?, could you tell me the way to the beach?;

no vayas por ahí que hay mucho barro don't go that way, it's muddy;

¿eres alumno oficial? – no, sólo voy de oyente are you an official student? – no, I'm just sitting in on classes;

fue a la zona como emisario de la ONU he travelled to the area on behalf of the UN;

¡ahí o [m5] allá va! [al lanzar una cosa] there you go;

ahí va el informe que me pediste here's the report you asked for;

¡allá voy! [al lanzarse uno mismo] here goes!, here we go!;
Anticuado
¿quién va? who goes there?;

¡Sergio, te llaman por teléfono! – ¡voy! Sergio, there's a phone call for you! – (I'm) coming!;

¡ya voy!, ¡ya va! [cuando llaman a la puerta] (I'm) coming!;

ir a alguien con algo [contar] to go to sb with sth;

todos le van con sus problemas everyone goes to her with their problems;

el autocar se salió de la calzada y fue a dar o [m5] a parar a un lago the coach came off the road and ended up in a lake;

estuvimos de paseo y fuimos a dar a una bonita plaza we were out walking when we came across a beautiful square;
Fam Fig
¿dónde vas con tantos aperitivos? luego no podremos con la comida steady on with the snacks or we won't be able to manage our dinner!;
Fam Fig
les habrá costado unas 100.000 – ¡dónde vas! mucho menos, hombre it must have cost them about 100,000 – what are you talking about, it was much less!;

Prov

(allá) donde fueres haz lo que vieres when in Rome, do as the Romans do

2. [conducir] [camino, calle, carretera] to lead, to go;

esta es la calle que va al museo this is the road (that leads o goes) to the museum;

esta calle va a dar al puerto this road leads to the harbour;

el camino va desde el pueblo hasta la cima de la montaña the path leads o goes from the village to the top of the mountain

3. [abarcar]
la zona de fumadores va del asiento 24 al 28 the smoking area is between seats 24 and 28;

el examen de arte va desde el Barroco hasta el Romanticismo the art exam will cover the Baroque period to the Romantic period;

la mancha iba de un lado a otro del techo the stain stretched from one side of the ceiling to the other;

las películas seleccionadas van desde la comedia urbana hasta el clásico western the films that have been selected range from urban comedies to classic westerns

4. Esp [buscar]
ir (a) por algo/alguien to go and get sth/sb, to go and fetch sth/sb;

fui (a) por él al aeropuerto I went to meet him at the airport, I went to pick him up from the airport;

ha ido (a) por leche a la tienda she's gone to the shop to get o for some milk;

el perro fue a por él the dog went for him;

tendrás que esconderte porque van a por ti you'll have to hide because they're (coming) after you;

a eso voy/iba [al relatar] I am/was just getting to that

5. [expresa estado, situación, posición]
fue muy callada todo el camino she was very quiet throughout the journey;

con esta bufanda irás calentito this scarf will keep you warm;

el precio va impreso en la contraportada the price is printed on the back cover;

la manivela va floja the crank is loose;

iba tiritando de frío she was shivering with cold;

ir a lo suyo to look out for oneself, to look after number one;

iba en el tren pensando en sus cosas she was travelling on the train lost in thought;

los niños iban armando jaleo en el asiento de atrás the children were kicking up a row in the back seat;

ve con cuidado, es un barrio peligroso be careful, it's a dangerous area;

tu caballo va tercero/en cabeza your horse is third/in the lead

6. [expresa apoyo o rechazo]
ir con to support;

voy con el Real Madrid I support Real Madrid;

ir contra algo, ir en contra de algo to be opposed to sth, to be against sth;

ir en contra de la violencia to be opposed to violence, to be against violence;

esta ley va contra la Constitución this act goes against o contravenes the Constitution;

ir en beneficio de alguien to be to sb's benefit, to be in sb's interest;

ir en perjuicio de alguien to be detrimental to o against sb's interests

7. [vestir]
ir con/en to wear;

iba en camisa y corbata he was wearing a shirt and tie;

aquí la gente va con o [m5] en bañador a todas partes people here go around in their swimsuits;

ir de azul to be dressed in blue;

ir de uniforme to be in uniform;

iré (disfrazado) de Superman a la fiesta I'm going to the party (dressed up) as Superman;

iba hecho un pordiosero he looked like a beggar

8. [marchar, evolucionar] to go;

le va bien en su nuevo trabajo things are going well for him in his new job;

el niño va muy bien en la escuela the child's doing very well at school;

¿cómo va el negocio? how's business?;

su negocio va mal, el negocio le va mal his business is going badly;

¿cómo te va? how are you doing?;

¿cómo te va en la universidad? how's university?, how are you getting on at university?;

¿cómo van? [en partido] what's the score?;
[en carrera, juego] who's winning?;
van empate a cero it's Br nil-nil o US zero-zero;

vamos perdiendo we're losing;

¿qué tal te va con tus nuevos alumnos? how are you getting on with your new pupils?;

¿qué tal va esa paella? how's that paella coming along?;

¡hasta pronto! ¡que te vaya bien! see you later, take care!;

¡que te vaya muy bien con el nuevo empleo! I hope things go well for you in your new job!, the best of luck with your new job!

9. [cambiar, encaminarse]
ir a mejor/peor to get better/worse;

el partido fue a más en la segunda parte the game improved o got better in the second half;

como sigamos así, vamos a la ruina if we carry on like this we'll be heading for disaster;

voy para viejo I'm getting old;

esta chica va para cantante this girl has all the makings of a singer;

va para un mes que no llueve it's getting on for o almost a month now since it last rained

10. [alcanzar]
va por el cuarto vaso de vino he's already on his fourth glass of wine;

vamos por la mitad de la asignatura we've covered about half the subject;

¿por qué parte de la novela vas? which bit in the novel are you at?;

aún voy por el primer capítulo I'm still on the first chapter

11. [expresa cantidades, diferencias]
con éste van cinco ministros destituidos por el escándalo that makes five ministers who have now lost their job as a result of the scandal;

ya van dos veces que me tuerzo el tobillo that's the second time I've twisted my ankle;

van varios días que no lo veo it's several days since I (last) saw him;

en lo que va del o Esp [m5] de mes he ido tres veces al médico so far this month I've been to the doctor three times, I've already been to the doctor three times this month;

de dos a cinco van tres the difference between two and five is three;

va mucho de un apartamento a una casa there's a big difference between Br a flat o US an apartment and a house

12. [corresponder] to go;

estas tazas van con estos platos these cups go with these saucers;

¿con qué clase de tornillos va esta tuerca? what sort of screw does this nut take?

13. [colocarse] to go, to belong;

esto no va ahí that doesn't go o belong there;

¿en qué cajón van los calcetines? which drawer do the socks go in?

14. [escribirse]
“Edimburgo” va con “m” “Edimburgo” is written o spelt with an “m”;

toda la oración va entre paréntesis the whole sentence goes in brackets;

el “solo” adjetivo no va con acento “solo” doesn't have an accent when used as an adjective

15. [sentar] [ropa]
irle (bien) a alguien to suit sb;

¡qué bien te van los abrigos largos! long coats really suit you!;

ir con algo to go with sth;

esta camisa no va con esa falda this shirt doesn't go with this skirt

16. [sentar] [vacaciones, tratamiento]
irle bien a alguien to do sb good;

esa infusión me ha ido muy bien that herbal tea did me a lot of good

17. [funcionar] to work;

la televisión no va the television isn't working;

una radio que va a o [m5] con pilas a radio that uses batteries, a battery-powered radio;

estas impresoras antiguas van muy lentas these old printers are very slow

18. [depender]
en aquel negocio le iba su futuro como director de la empresa his future as manager of the company depended on that deal;

todos corrieron como si les fuera la vida en ello everyone ran as if their life depended on it;

esto de la ropa va en gustos clothes are a matter of taste;
CSur
¿es fácil aprobar? – va en el profesor is it easy to pass? – it depends on the teacher

19. [comentario, indirecta]
ir con o [m5] por alguien to be meant for sb, to be aimed at sb;

y eso va por ti también and that goes for you too;

hizo como si no fuera con él he acted as if he didn't realize she was referring to him;

lo que digo va por todos what I'm saying applies to o goes for all of you;

va o [m5]voy en serio, no me gustan estas bromas I'm serious, I don't like this sort of joke

20. Esp Fam [gustar]
no me va el pop I'm not a big fan of pop music;

a mí lo que me va es la cocina I'm really into cooking;

ni me va ni me viene I don't care one way or the other

21. Fam [costar]
ir a to be, to cost;

¿a cómo o [m5] cuánto va el kilo de tomates? how much is a kilo of tomatoes?

22. Esp Fam [tratar] [conferencia, película, novela]
ir de to be about;

¿de qué va “1984”? what's “1984” about?

23. Fam Esp
ir de, RP [m5] irla de [dárselas] [persona] to think oneself;
Esp
va de inteligente, RP [m5] la va de inteligente he thinks he's clever;
Esp
¿de qué vas?, RP [m5]¿de qué la vas? just who do you think you are?

24. Fam [apostarse]
¿va una cerveza a que llevo razón? I bet you a beer I'm right

25. [en frases] Fam
fue y dijo que… he went and said that…;

y de repente va y se echa a reír and suddenly she just goes and bursts out laughing;
Fam
fue y se marchó sin mediar palabra she upped and went without a word;
Fam
¡ahí va! ¡qué paisaje tan bonito! wow, what beautiful scenery!;
Fam
¡ahí va! me he dejado el paraguas en casa oh no, I've left my umbrella at home!;

¡qué va! [por supuesto que no] not in the least!, not at all!;
[me temo que no] I'm afraid not; [no digas tonterías] don't be ridiculous!;
¡no va más! [en el casino] no more bets!;

Comp
Esp
ser el no va más to be the ultimate;

este gimnasio es el no va más this gym is the ultimate;

Comp
RP Fam
desde el vamos [desde el principio] from the word go;

me cayó mal desde el vamos I didn't like him from the word go;

Comp
Fam
¡dónde va a parar! there's no comparison!;

Comp

sin ir más lejos: tu madre, sin ir más lejos we need look no further than your mother;

sin ir más lejos, nos vimos ayer we saw each other only yesterday

♦ v aux

1. [con gerundio] [expresa acción lenta o gradual]
ir haciendo algo to be (gradually) doing sth;

va anocheciendo it's getting dark;

me voy haciendo viejo I'm getting old;

voy mejorando mi estilo I'm gradually improving my style;

su cine ha ido mejorando últimamente her movies o Br films have been getting better recently;

fui metiendo las cajas en el almacén I began putting the crates in the warehouse;

iremos aprendiendo de nuestros errores we'll learn from our mistakes;

ve deshaciendo las maletas mientras preparo la cena you can be unpacking the suitcases while I get dinner;

vete haciéndote a la idea you'd better start getting used to the idea;

como iba diciendo… as I was saying…

2. [con a + infinitivo] [expresa acción próxima, intención, situación futura]
ir a hacer algo to be going to do sth;

voy a hacerle una visita [ahora mismo] I'm about to go and visit him;
[en un futuro próximo] I'm going to visit him;
iré a echarte una mano en cuanto pueda I'll come along and give you a hand as soon as I can;

¡vamos a comer, tengo hambre! let's have lunch, I'm hungry!;

el tren con destino a Buenos Aires va a efectuar su salida en el andén 3 the train for Buenos Aires is about to depart from platform 3;

van a dar las dos it is nearly two o'clock;

va a hacer una semana que se fue it's coming up to o nearly a week since she left;

voy a decírselo a tu padre I'm going to tell your father;

¿no irás a salir así a la calle? surely you're not going to go out like that?;

he ido a comprar pero ya habían cerrado I had intended to go shopping, but they were shut;

te voy a echar de menos I'm going to miss you;

vas a hacerte daño como no tengas cuidado you'll hurt yourself if you're not careful;

todo va a arreglarse, ya verás it'll all sort itself out, you'll see;

¿qué van a pensar los vecinos? what will the neighbours think?;

no le quise decir nada, no fuera a enfadarse conmigo I didn't want to say anything in case she got angry with me

3. [con a + infinitivo] [en exclamaciones que expresan consecuencia lógica, negación]
¿qué voy a pensar si llevas tres días fuera de casa? what do you expect me to think if you don't come home for three days?;

¿la del sombrero es tu hermana? – ¿quién va a ser? ¡pues claro! is the woman with the hat your sister? – of course she is, who else could she be?;

y ¿dónde fuiste? – ¿dónde iba a ir? ¡a la policía! and where did you go? – where do you think? to the police, of course!;

¡cómo voy a concentrarme con tanto ruido! how am I supposed to concentrate with all that noise?;

¡cómo voy a pagarte si estoy sin dinero! how do you expect me to pay you if I haven't got any money?;

¡cómo no me voy a reír con las cosas que dices! how can I fail to laugh o how can you expect me not to laugh when you say things like that!;

¿te ha gustado? – ¡qué me va a gustar! did you like it? – like it? you must be joking!

♦ vt
Méx
irle a to support;

le va al Nexaca he supports Nexaca

♦ See also the pronominal verb irse

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ir

<part ido>

I v/i

1 go (a to);

ir a pie walk, go on foot;

ir en avión fly;

ir en coche/en tren go by car/train;

ir a por algo go and fetch sth;

¡ya voy! I’m coming!;

¿quién va? who goes there?

2 ( vestir)

:

iba de amarillo/de uniforme she was wearing yellow/a uniform

3

:

van dos a dos DEP the score is two all

4 ( tratar)

:

¿de qué va la película? what’s the movie about?;

el libro va de vampiros the book’s about vampires

5 ( agradar)

:

el clima no me va the climate doesn’t suit me, I don’t like the climate;

ella no me va she’s not my kind of person;

no me va ni me viene I’m not bothered, I don’t care one way or the other

6 ( marchar, evolucionar) go;

ir bien/mal go well/badly

7 ( abarcar)

:

va de la página 12 a la 16 it goes from page 12 to page 16

8

:

¡qué va! you must be joking!;

¡vamos! come on!;

¡vaya! well!;

¿ha dicho eso? – ¡vamos! he said that? – no way!;

¡vaya una sorpresa! irón what a surprise!;

a eso voy I’m just getting to that;

eso va por ti también that goes for you too

II v/aux

1 con referencia al futuro

:

va a llover it’s going to rain;

va para abogado he’s going to be a lawyer

2 expresando proceso

:

ya voy comprendiendo I’m beginning to understand;

ir para viejo be getting old;

ya va anocheciendo it’s getting dark

3 con referencia al pasado

:

ya va para dos años it’s been almost two years now;

van tirados 3.000 3,000 have been printed

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ir {43} vi

1) : to go

ir a pie: to go on foot, to walk

ir a caballo: to ride horseback

ir a casa: to go home

2) : to lead, to extend, to stretch

el camino va de Cali a Bogotá: the road goes from Cali to Bogotá

3) funcionar: to work, to function

esta computadora ya no va: this computer doesn't work anymore

4) : to get on, to get along

¿cómo te va?: how are you?, how's it going?

el negocio no va bien: the business isn't doing well

5) : to suit

ese vestido te va bien: that dress really suits you

6)

ir con : to be

ir con prisa: to be in a hurry

7)

ir por : to follow, to go along

fueron por la costa: they followed the shoreline

8)

dejarse ir : to let oneself go

9)

ir a parar : to end up

10)

vamos a ver : let's see

ir v aux

1) (with present participle)

ir caminando: to walk

¡voy corriendo!: I'll be right there!

2)

ir a : to be going to

voy a hacerlo: I'm going to do it

el avión va a despegar: the plane is about to take off

♦ See also the reflexive verb irse

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ir vb

1. (en general) to go [pt. went; pp. gone]

¿adónde vas? where are you going?

fuimos a Madrid en tren we went to Madrid by train

no puedo ir a la fiesta I can't go to the party

ha ido a recoger a su hermano she's gone to pick her brother up

2. (marchar) to be / to get on / to go

¿cómo te va? how are you? / how's it going? / how are things?

¿cómo te va en el nuevo trabajo? how are you getting on in your new job?

¿cómo te fue en el examen? how did your exam go? / how did you get on in your exam?

3. (estar) to be

iba de broma I was joking

va en serio he's serious

mi reloj va atrasado my watch is slow

vas demasiado elegante you're too dressed up

4. (sentar bien) to suit

ese peinado te va muy bien that hairstyle really suits you

5. (gustar) to like / to be into

no me va la música rap I don't like rap music

6. (convenir) to do

te irá bien descansar un poco it'll do you good to get some rest

7. (funcionar) to work

el ascensor no va the lift's not working

ir + a + infinitivo to be going to do something

voy a decírselo I'm going to tell him

te iba a llamar I was going to phone you

ir + gerundio

vas mejorando you're getting better

va anocheciendo it's getting dark

¡vamos caminando! let's walk!

fuimos corriendo we ran

a ti ni te va ni te viene that's nothing to do with you

¿cómo van? (en un partido) what's the score?

ir a parar to end up

fue a parar a la cárcel he ended up in prison

ir con to go with / to match

esa blusa no va con ese pantalón that blouse doesn't go with those trousers

ir de (persona) to wear [pt. wore; pp. worn] (libro, película) to be about

va de uniforme he's wearing a uniform

la que va de negro the one in black

¿de qué va la película? what's the film about?

ir por to go and get

voy por el coche I'm going to get the car

ve por los niños go and get the children

ir tirando to get by / to manage

vamos tirando we get by / we're managing

¡qué va! no way! / not at all!

¡vamos a...! let's...!

¡vamos a bailar! let's dance!

¡vaya! well!

¡ya voy! I'm coming!

Spanish-English dictionary > ir
20 sichern

I v/t

1. (gewährleisten) safeguard ( vor + Dat, gegen against); (schützen) auch protect (from); (Arbeitsplätze, Existenz) auch make secure; (Bergsteiger, Tür) secure

2. EDV (Datei etc.) save

3. (verschaffen) (Beweise, Spuren etc.) secure; (Karten etc.) auch get hold of; sich (Dat) die besten Plätze sichern get hold of the best seats; sich (Dat) den Sieg / einen Vorsprung sichern secure victory / a lead

4. (Schusswaffe) put the safety catch on; gesichert

II v/refl: sich sichern vor oder gegen protect o.s. from, guard against,

III v/i Jägerspr. scent, test the wind

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to secure; to save; to back up; to ensure; to safeguard

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sị|chern ['zɪçɐn]
1. vt

1) (gegen, vor +dat against) to safeguard; (= absichern) to protect; (= sicher machen) Tür, Wagen, Fahrrad, Unfallstelle to secure; Bergsteiger etc to belay, to secure; (MIL) to protect, to cover; (COMPUT ) Daten to save, (mittels Sicherungskopie) to back up

eine Feuerwaffe sichern — to put the safety catch of a firearm on

den Frieden sichern — to maintain the peace

2)

jdm/sich etw sichern — to get or secure sth for sb/oneself

diese beiden Flaschen habe ich extra für mich gesichert — I've made sure of or I've set aside these two bottles for myself

2. vr
to protect oneself; (Bergsteigen) to belay or secure oneself
or gegen etw sichern — to protect oneself against sth, to guard against sth

3. vi (HUNT)
to scent
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1) (to fasten or make firm: He secured the boat with a rope.) secure

2) (to protect: Put a good lock on your door to safeguard your property.) safe

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si·chern

[ˈzɪçɐn]

vt

1. (schützen)

▪ etw [durch etw akk [o mit etw dat]] [gegen etw akk] \sichern to safeguard sth [with sth] [from sth]

die Grenzen/den Staat \sichern to safeguard the borders/state

2. (mit der Sicherung versehen)

eine Schusswaffe \sichern to put on a safety catch on a firearm

die Tür/Fenster \sichern to secure the door/windows

3. (absichern)

▪ jdn/etw \sichern to protect sb/sth

▪ sich akk [durch etw akk] [gegen etw akk] \sichern to protect oneself [with sth] [against sth]

einen Bergsteiger mit einem Seil \sichern to secure [or belay] a climber with a rope

den Tatort \sichern to secure the scene of the crime

▪ gesichert sein to be protected

4. (sicherstellen, verschaffen)

▪ etw \sichern to secure sth

ein Vorkaufsrecht \sichern to secure an option to buy

einen Sieg \sichern to secure a victory

5. INFORM

▪ etw \sichern to save sth

Daten \sichern to save data

6. (sicherstellen, garantieren)

▪ [jdm/sich] etw \sichern to secure sth [for sb/oneself]

die Verfassung sichert allen Bürgern die Menschenrechte the constitution guarantees all citizens human rights

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transitives Verb

1) make <door etc.> secure; (garantieren) safeguard <rights, peace>; (schützen) protect <rights etc.>

2) (verschaffen; polizeilich ermitteln) secure <ticket, clue, etc.>

sich (Dat.) etwas sichern — secure something

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sichern

A. v/t

1. (gewährleisten) safeguard (

vor +dat,

gegen against); (schützen) auch protect (from); (Arbeitsplätze, Existenz) auch make secure; (Bergsteiger, Tür) secure

2. IT (Datei etc) save

3. (verschaffen) (Beweise, Spuren etc) secure; (Karten etc) auch get hold of;

sich (dat)

die besten Plätze sichern get hold of the best seats;

sich (dat)

den Sieg/einen Vorsprung sichern secure victory/a lead

4. (Schusswaffe) put the safety catch on; → gesichert

B. v/r:

sich sichern vor oder

gegen protect o.s. from, guard against,

C. v/i JAGD scent, test the wind

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transitives Verb

1) make <door etc.> secure; (garantieren) safeguard <rights, peace>; (schützen) protect <rights etc.>

2) (verschaffen; polizeilich ermitteln) secure <ticket, clue, etc.>

sich (Dat.) etwas sichern — secure something

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v.

to assure v.

to back up v.

to backup v.

to fuse v.

to protect (from) v.

to protect v.

to safeguard v.

to save v.

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