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101 Front
f; -, -en2. eines Autos etc.: front3. einer angetretenen Truppe: front rank; die Front abschreiten pass along the ranks, inspect the troops4. MIL. (Kampfgebiet) front; (Kampflinie) front line; an der Front at the front; hinter der Front behind the lines; die feindliche Front the enemy front line, the enemy lines Pl.; auf breiter Front on a broad front; an vorderster Front stehen be right in the front line; an zwei Fronten kämpfen auch fig. fight on two fronts; die Fronten abstecken fig. mark out one’s positions; klare Fronten schaffen fig. make a clear stand, make one’s position clear; die Fronten haben sich verhärtet fig. their attitudes have hardened5. POL. Gruppe: front; eine geschlossene Front bilden fig. form a united front, close ranks ( gegen against); Front machen gegen fig. make a stand against, resist; national* * *die Front(Frontlinie) front; battlefront; front line; line;(Vorderseite) front; frontage; façade;(Wetterfront) front* * *Frọnt [frɔnt]f -, -en1) (= Vorderseite) front; (= Vorderansicht) frontagedie hintere Front —
der General schritt die Front der wartenden Truppen ab — the general inspected the waiting troops
2) (= Kampflinie, - gebiet) frontin vorderster Front stehen — to be in the front line
an der Front — at the front
klare Fronten schaffen (fig) — to clarify the/one's position
sich einer geschlossenen Front gegenübersehen — to be faced with a united front
Front gegen jdn/etw machen — to make a stand against sb/sth
5)(SPORT: = Führung)
in Front liegen — to be in the leadin Front gehen — to go into or take the lead
* * *die1) (the foremost part of anything in the direction in which it moves: the front of the ship; ( also adjective) the front seat of the bus.) front2) ((in war) the line of soliers nearest the enemy: They are sending more soldiers to the front.) front3) (a boundary separating two masses of air of different temperatures: A cold front is approaching from the Atlantic.) front* * *<-, -en>[frɔnt]f1. (Vorderseite) Gebäude face, front, frontagedie hintere [o rückwärtige] \Front the back [or rear2. MIL frontauf breiter \Front along a wide frontdie gegnerische \Front the opposing frontin vorderster \Front stehen to be in the front linejdn/etw an die \Front schicken to send sb/sth to the front [lines]3. (politische Opposition) fronteine geschlossene \Front bilden to put up a united front[geschlossen] \Front gegen jdn/etw machen to make a [united] stand against sb/sthin \Front liegen/gehen to be in/go into [or take] the lead6.▶ eine [geschlossene] \Front bilden to form a [continuous] front▶ klare \Fronten schaffen to clarify the/one's position▶ die \Fronten verhärten sich [the] attitudes are hardening* * *die; Front, Fronten1) (GebäudeFront) front; façade2) (Kampfgebiet) front [line]an die Front gehen/an der Front sein — go to the front/fight at the front
3) (Milit.): (vorderste Linie) front linein vorderster Front kämpfen — fight at the very front
die Fronten haben sich verhärtet — (fig.) attitudes have hardened
an zwei Fronten kämpfen — (fig.) fight on two fronts
4) (Milit.): (einer Truppe)die Front abnehmen/abschreiten — inspect the troops/guard of honour etc.
gegen jemanden/etwas Front machen — (fig.) make a stand against somebody/something
5) (Sport)in Front liegen/gehen — be in front or in the lead/go in front
6) (Met.) front* * *1. eines Gebäudes: front, facade;die rückwärtige Front the rear facade2. eines Autos etc: frontdie Front abschreiten pass along the ranks, inspect the troopsan der Front at the front;hinter der Front behind the lines;die feindliche Front the enemy front line, the enemy lines pl;auf breiter Front on a broad front;an vorderster Front stehen be right in the front line;an zwei Fronten kämpfen auch fig fight on two fronts;die Fronten abstecken fig mark out one’s positions;die Fronten haben sich verhärtet fig their attitudes have hardenedeine geschlossene Front bilden fig form a united front, close ranks (gegen against);6. METEO front;die Front eines Islandtiefs the leading edge of a depression over Iceland7. SPORT:in Front gehen take the lead;in Front liegen be in the lead* * *die; Front, Fronten1) (GebäudeFront) front; façade2) (Kampfgebiet) front [line]an die Front gehen/an der Front sein — go to the front/fight at the front
3) (Milit.): (vorderste Linie) front linedie Fronten haben sich verhärtet — (fig.) attitudes have hardened
an zwei Fronten kämpfen — (fig.) fight on two fronts
4) (Milit.): (einer Truppe)die Front abnehmen/abschreiten — inspect the troops/guard of honour etc.
gegen jemanden/etwas Front machen — (fig.) make a stand against somebody/something
5) (Sport)in Front liegen/gehen — be in front or in the lead/go in front
6) (Met.) front* * *-en f.front n. -
102 explain
1. transitive verb, also abs.erklären; erläutern [Grund, Motiv, Gedanken]; darlegen [Absicht, Beweggrund]2. reflexive verbplease explain [yourself] — bitte erklären Sie mir das
he refused to explain — er wollte mir keine Erklärung dafür geben
2) (make one's meaning clear)please explain yourself — bitte erklären Sie das [näher]
Phrasal Verbs:- academic.ru/86823/explain_away">explain away* * *[ik'splein]1) (to make (something) clear or easy to understand: Can you explain the railway timetable to me?; Did she explain why she was late?) erklären, erläutern2) (to give, or be, a reason for: I cannot explain his failure; That explains his silence.) erklären•- explanation- explanatory
- explain away* * *ex·plain[ɪkˈspleɪn, ekˈ-]I. vt1. (make understandable)no one has been able to \explain the accident niemand hat bisher eine Erklärung für den Unfallplease could you \explain why you're so late? könntest du mir bitte erklären, warum du so spät kommst?▪ to \explain that... erklären, dass...3. (make clear)please \explain yourself more clearly bitte drücken Sie sich etwas genauer aus4. (justify)you'd better \explain yourself du solltest mir das erklärenII. vi eine Erklärung gebenI just can't \explain ich kann es mir einfach nicht erklärenlet me \explain lassen Sie es mich erklären* * *[Ik'spleɪn]1. vterklären (to sb jdm); motives, situation, thoughts erläutern, erklären; mystery aufklärenit's all right, I can explain everything — schon gut, ich kann das alles erklären
that is easy to explain, that is easily explained — das lässt sich leicht erklären
he wanted to see me but wouldn't explain why —
2. vr(= justify) sich rechtfertigenhe'd better explain himself —
I think you'd better start explaining yourself — was hast du zu deiner Entschuldigung zu sagen?
explain yourself! — was soll das?, kannst du das erklären?
3. vies erklärenI think you've got some explaining to do — ich glaube, Sie müssen da einiges erklären
* * *explain [ıkˈspleın] v/t1. erklären, erläutern, klarlegen:a) eine einleuchtende Erklärung für etwas finden,b) sich aus etwas herausreden2. erklären, begründen, rechtfertigen:I cannot explain it to myself ich kann es mir selbst nicht erklären;explain o.s.a) sich erklären,b) sich rechtfertigen* * *1. transitive verb, also abs.erklären; erläutern [Grund, Motiv, Gedanken]; darlegen [Absicht, Beweggrund]2. reflexive verbhow do you explain that? — wie erklären Sie sich (Dat.) das?
1) often abs. (justify one's conduct)please explain [yourself] — bitte erklären Sie mir das
please explain yourself — bitte erklären Sie das [näher]
Phrasal Verbs:* * *v.auseinander setzen ausdr.auseinandersetzen (alt.Rechtschreibung) v.begründen (eine Behauptung) v.darlegen v.erklären v.erläutern v.verdeutlichen v. -
103 aclarar
v.1 to rinse (enjuagar). (peninsular Spanish)María aclaró su cabello Mary rinsed her hair.2 to clarify, to explain.aclaremos una cosa let's get one thing clearMaría aclarará los puntos mañMaría Mary will clarify the points tomorrow.3 to make lighter (color).el sol aclara el pelo the sun makes one's hair lighter4 to thin (down) (lo espeso) (chocolate, sopa).Pedro aclara la mezcla para pastel Peter thins the cake mixture.5 to become clear, to become brighter, to brighten, to clear.Aclarará dentro de un rato It will become clear in a while.6 to filter.Mario aclara el destilado Mario filters the distilled liquid.7 to make it clear for, to explain, to make clear for.* * *1 (cabello, color) to lighten, make lighter2 (líquido) to thin (down)3 (enjuagar) to rinse4 (explicar) to explain; (poner en claro) to make clear, clarify■ las zanahorias aclaran la vista carrots improve your eyesight, carrots are good for your eyes1 (mejorar el tiempo) to clear (up)■ hay una tormenta horrible y no parece que vaya a aclarar there's a heavy storm and it doesn't look as if it's going to clear up1 (entender) to understand2 (explicarse) to explain oneself3 (decidirse) to make up one's mind4 (Used only in the 3rd person; it does not take a subject) (el tiempo) to clear (up)\aclarar la voz to clear one's throat* * *verb1) to clarify, explain2) lighten3) rinse•* * *1. VT1) (=explicar) [+ suceso, motivo] to clarify; [+ duda, malentendido] to clear up; [+ misterio] to solveestán tratando de aclarar las circunstancias de su muerte — they are trying to clarify the circumstances surrounding her death
no pudo aclararnos el motivo de su comportamiento — she couldn't explain the reasons for her behaviour
me lo explicó dos veces pero no consiguió aclarármelo — she explained it to me twice but couldn't manage to make it clear
2) Esp [+ ropa, vajilla, pelo] to rinse3) (=diluir) [+ pintura, salsa] to thin, thin down4) (=hacer más claro) [+ color, pelo] to make lighter, lighten5) [+ bosque] to clear2. VI1) (=amanecer) to get light2) (=despejarse las nubes) to clear upen cuanto aclare, saldremos — as soon as it clears up, we'll go out
3) Esp (=enjuagar) to rinse3.See:* * *1.verbo impersonala) ( amanecer)cuando nos levantamos estaba aclarando — dawn o day was breaking when we got up
b) ( escampar) to clear up2.aclarar vib) tiempo/día ( escampar) to clear up3.aclarar vt1) ( quitar color a) to lighten3)a) < salsa> to thinb) <vegetación/bosque> to clear4) (Esp) <ropa/vajilla> to rinse4.aclararse v pron1)2) (Esp fam)a) ( entender) to understanda ver si nos aclaramos — let's see if we can sort things out o get things straight
b) ( decidirse) to make up one's mind* * *= clarify, elucidate, qualify, rinse, sort out, shed + light (on/upon), throw + light on, make + the point that, spell out, explicate, make + explicit, clear up, shed + understanding, cast + light on, bring + clarity (to), get to + the bottom of, unravel, get to + the root of, rinse off.Ex. The examples above should serve also to clarify the relationship between the authority entry and the reference entry.Ex. An abstract may also serve to elucidate an unclear title.Ex. Common facets may be listed anywhere in the schedule order, because they are facets that, although only listed once can be applied anywhere in the citation order, as required to qualify the concept to which they apply.Ex. After treatment with NM2P a drawing is rinsed several times with acetone.Ex. It is true that assignments were being heaped upon him with immense rapidity, but he would be able to sort them out and contrive solutions.Ex. This article aims to cover tools that shed light on what the stakes might be in getting involved with CD-ROM technology = Este artículo intenta analizar las herramientas que nos aclaren cuáles podrían ser los riesgos de involucrarse con la tecnología del CD-ROM.Ex. It may be that a study of such associations might throw further light on the kinds of relationship we need to cater for in our index vocabularies.Ex. However, they do make the very important point that the notation is not an essential part of the scheme.Ex. Certain obligations of public and university libraries and publicly supported library networks often are also spelled out in statutory form.Ex. Sometime around the turn of the century the American library community decided against continuing its analysis of the periodical literature that we find so well explicated in the printed catalogs of Enoch Pratt and other major libraries at that time.Ex. The author stresses the need to distinguish between fact and opinion and to make explicit all sorts of assumptions and vaguenesses that tend to cloud the view.Ex. What they will not do is clear up the foggy area in most cataloguers' minds, the area that leads to an inconsistent application of half-understood principles'.Ex. The author aims to shed a little understanding on the general nature of archives in order to expose certain misconceptions.Ex. The results cast light on the changing nature of information handling in the new environment.Ex. A woman suspected to have lost her virginity is made to undergo a series of medical examinations to bring clarity to her situation.Ex. He does not always get to the bottom of the questions raised in this ambitious study.Ex. Patents abstracting is a special skill, involving not only a technical knowledge, but also a facility for unravelling the special legalistic jargon in which patents abound.Ex. One of them snipped Ben Kline's life short, and Marla's determined to get to the root of a case that's anything but cut and dried.Ex. The only thing that rinsing off baby carrots will do is remove any dirt that might be on the surface -- it won't wash away any bacteria.----* aclarar el pelo = lighten + Posesivo + hair.* aclarar el sentido = clarify + meaning.* aclarar las cosas = set + the record straight.* aclarar las ideas de Uno = clarify + Posesivo + mind.* aclarar lo que sucedió = get + Posesivo + story straight, get + Posesivo + story right.* aclarar los detalles = work out + details.* aclarar lo sucedido = get + Posesivo + story straight, get + Posesivo + story right.* aclararse = become + apparent, get + Posesivo + story straight, get + Posesivo + story right, fall into + place.* aclarar una confusión = unravel + snarl.* aclarar una cuestión = clarify + matter, clarify + issue.* aclarar un asunto = clarify + matter.* aclarar un concepto = clarify + idea, clarify + concept.* aclarar un malentendido = clear up + misunderstanding.* aclarar un misterio = unravel + mystery.* aclarar un objetivo = clarify + objective.* aclarar un problema = clear up + problem.* aclarar un punto = clarify + point.* tiempo + aclararse = weather + clear.* * *1.verbo impersonala) ( amanecer)cuando nos levantamos estaba aclarando — dawn o day was breaking when we got up
b) ( escampar) to clear up2.aclarar vib) tiempo/día ( escampar) to clear up3.aclarar vt1) ( quitar color a) to lighten3)a) < salsa> to thinb) <vegetación/bosque> to clear4) (Esp) <ropa/vajilla> to rinse4.aclararse v pron1)2) (Esp fam)a) ( entender) to understanda ver si nos aclaramos — let's see if we can sort things out o get things straight
b) ( decidirse) to make up one's mind* * *= clarify, elucidate, qualify, rinse, sort out, shed + light (on/upon), throw + light on, make + the point that, spell out, explicate, make + explicit, clear up, shed + understanding, cast + light on, bring + clarity (to), get to + the bottom of, unravel, get to + the root of, rinse off.Ex: The examples above should serve also to clarify the relationship between the authority entry and the reference entry.
Ex: An abstract may also serve to elucidate an unclear title.Ex: Common facets may be listed anywhere in the schedule order, because they are facets that, although only listed once can be applied anywhere in the citation order, as required to qualify the concept to which they apply.Ex: After treatment with NM2P a drawing is rinsed several times with acetone.Ex: It is true that assignments were being heaped upon him with immense rapidity, but he would be able to sort them out and contrive solutions.Ex: This article aims to cover tools that shed light on what the stakes might be in getting involved with CD-ROM technology = Este artículo intenta analizar las herramientas que nos aclaren cuáles podrían ser los riesgos de involucrarse con la tecnología del CD-ROM.Ex: It may be that a study of such associations might throw further light on the kinds of relationship we need to cater for in our index vocabularies.Ex: However, they do make the very important point that the notation is not an essential part of the scheme.Ex: Certain obligations of public and university libraries and publicly supported library networks often are also spelled out in statutory form.Ex: Sometime around the turn of the century the American library community decided against continuing its analysis of the periodical literature that we find so well explicated in the printed catalogs of Enoch Pratt and other major libraries at that time.Ex: The author stresses the need to distinguish between fact and opinion and to make explicit all sorts of assumptions and vaguenesses that tend to cloud the view.Ex: What they will not do is clear up the foggy area in most cataloguers' minds, the area that leads to an inconsistent application of half-understood principles'.Ex: The author aims to shed a little understanding on the general nature of archives in order to expose certain misconceptions.Ex: The results cast light on the changing nature of information handling in the new environment.Ex: A woman suspected to have lost her virginity is made to undergo a series of medical examinations to bring clarity to her situation.Ex: He does not always get to the bottom of the questions raised in this ambitious study.Ex: Patents abstracting is a special skill, involving not only a technical knowledge, but also a facility for unravelling the special legalistic jargon in which patents abound.Ex: One of them snipped Ben Kline's life short, and Marla's determined to get to the root of a case that's anything but cut and dried.Ex: The only thing that rinsing off baby carrots will do is remove any dirt that might be on the surface -- it won't wash away any bacteria.* aclarar el pelo = lighten + Posesivo + hair.* aclarar el sentido = clarify + meaning.* aclarar las cosas = set + the record straight.* aclarar las ideas de Uno = clarify + Posesivo + mind.* aclarar lo que sucedió = get + Posesivo + story straight, get + Posesivo + story right.* aclarar los detalles = work out + details.* aclarar lo sucedido = get + Posesivo + story straight, get + Posesivo + story right.* aclararse = become + apparent, get + Posesivo + story straight, get + Posesivo + story right, fall into + place.* aclarar una confusión = unravel + snarl.* aclarar una cuestión = clarify + matter, clarify + issue.* aclarar un asunto = clarify + matter.* aclarar un concepto = clarify + idea, clarify + concept.* aclarar un malentendido = clear up + misunderstanding.* aclarar un misterio = unravel + mystery.* aclarar un objetivo = clarify + objective.* aclarar un problema = clear up + problem.* aclarar un punto = clarify + point.* tiempo + aclararse = weather + clear.* * *aclarar [A1 ]1(amanecer): cuando nos levantamos estaba aclarando dawn o day was breaking when we got up, it was starting to get light when we got up2 (escampar) to clear upsi aclara, podemos salir if the weather o if it clears up, we can go outvi1 «día» (empezar) to break, dawn2 «día/tiempo» (escampar) to clear up■ aclararvtA ‹color› to lightenB1 ‹duda/problema› to clarifyintentaré aclarárselo I'll try to clarify it for you, I'll try to explain it to youme aclaró varias dudas que tenía she clarified several points I wasn't sure of, she cleared up several queries I hadno pudo aclararme nada sobre el tema she couldn't throw any light on the subjectquiero aclarar que yo no sabía nada sobre el asunto I want to make it clear that I didn't know anything about the matterC1 ‹salsa› to thin2 ‹vegetación/bosque› to clearD ( Esp) (enjuagar) ‹ropa/vajilla› to rinse; ‹pelo› to rinse1 ‹pelo› to lightense aclaraba el pelo she lightened her hair2aclararse la voz to clear one's throat3( Esp fam) «persona»: explícamelo otra vez, sigo sin aclararme explain it to me again, I still haven't got it straight o I still don't understandcomparemos las listas, a ver si nos aclaramos let's compare the lists and see if we can sort things out o get things straightno me aclaro con esta máquina I can't work out how to use this machine, I can't get the hang of this machine ( colloq)lleva una borrachera que no se aclara he's so drunk he doesn't know what's going ontengo un sueño que no me aclaro I'm so tired I can't think straightunos días de descanso para aclararme las ideas a few days' rest to get my ideas straight* * *
aclarar ( conjugate aclarar) v impersa) ( amanecer):
cuando nos levantamos estaba aclarando dawn o day was breaking when we got up
verbo intransitivo
verbo transitivo
1 ( quitar color a) to lighten
2 ‹ ideas› to get … straight;
‹ duda› to clear up, clarify;◊ quiero aclarar que … I want to make it clear that …
3 (Esp) ‹ropa/vajilla› to rinse
aclararse verbo pronominal
1
2 (Esp fam) ( entender) to understand;◊ a ver si nos aclaramos let's see if we can sort things out o get things straight
aclarar
I verbo transitivo
1 (hacer comprensible) to clarify, explain: deberían aclarar las cosas entre ellos, they should clear things up among themselves
2 (suavizar color) to lighten, make lighter
3 (quitar el jabón) to rinse
II v impers Meteor to clear (up)
' aclarar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
despejar
- determinar
- judicialmente
- ir
English:
air
- bleach
- clarify
- clear
- clear up
- elucidate
- explain
- illuminate
- inquest
- lighten
- meaning
- rinse
- straight
- straighten out
- talk over
- sort
- straighten
- thin
* * *♦ vt2. [explicar] to clarify, to explain;aclaremos una cosa let's get one thing clear;eso lo aclara todo that explains everything;¿me podría aclarar ese último punto? could you clarify o explain that last point for me?3. [color] to make lighter;el sol aclara el pelo the sun makes your hair lighter4. [lo espeso] [chocolate, sopa] to thin (down);[bosque] to thin out;aclaró la pintura con un poco de aguarrás she thinned the paint with a little turpentine♦ v impersonalya aclaraba [amanecía] it was getting light;[se despejaba] the sky was clearing;la tarde se fue aclarando it brightened up during the afternoon* * *I v/tII v/i1 de día break, dawn2 de tiempo clear up* * *aclarar vt1) clarificar: to clarify, to explain, to resolve2) : to lighten3)aclarar la voz : to clear one's throataclarar vi1) : to get light, to dawn2) : to clear up* * *aclarar vb2. (dudas) to clear up3. (color) to lighten4. (enjuagar) to rinse5. (mejorar el tiempo) to clear up -
104 festhalten
(unreg., trennb., hat -ge-)I v/t1. hold onto; (stützen) hold; (packen) hold tight, grasp firmly; jemanden am Arm festhalten hold onto ( oder grasp) s.o.’s arm, grasp s.o. by the arm; etw. mit den Zähnen festhalten hold ( oder grip) s.th. with one’s teeth2. (Verdächtigen) hold, detain4. (Brief etc.) withhold, hold back5. fig. (jemandes Blick) catch6. fig. in Wort, Ton: record; bes. Szene, Stimmung: capture; etw. mit der Kamera festhalten capture s.th. on film; etw. schriftlich festhalten put s.th. down in writing; das wollen wir mal festhalten let’s get that straight ( oder make that clear), let there be no doubt about that; ( nur) um das mal festzuhalten... just for the record...II v/i fig.: festhalten an (+ Dat) stick to, cling to; das Festhalten an Traditionen continued adherence ( stärker: clinging) to traditionsIII v/refl: sich festhalten (an + Dat) hold on(to); sich ( krampfhaft) festhalten an (+ Dat) clutch (at); auch fig. cling to; halt dich fest! hold on, hold tight; umg. fig. brace yourself (while I tell you this)* * *das Festhaltenholding; adherence; tenacity; conventionalism* * *fẹst|hal|ten sep1. vt1) (= nicht loslassen) to keep a firm hold on, to keep hold of, to hold on tojdn am Arm/Rockzipfel festhalten — to hold on to sb's arm/the hem of sb's coat
2) (= bemerken) to stress, to emphasize3) (= inhaftieren) to hold, to detain4) (= speichern) to record; Atmosphäre etc to capture2. vifesthalten — to hold or stick (inf) to sth
3. vrto hold on ( an +dat to)halt dich fest! (lit) — hold tight!
halt dich fest und hör dir das an! (inf) — brace yourself and listen to this!
* * *1) ((often with to) to hold: Hang on to that rope.) hang on2) cling3) (to keep (a person) in some place or in one's power: The police are holding a man for questioning in connection with the murder; He was held captive.) hold4) ((with to) to force (a person) to do something he has promised to do: I intend to hold him to his promises.) hold5) ((often with to) to keep (a grip on) (something): She held on to me to stop herself slipping; I couldn't hold on any longer, so I let go of the rope.) hold on* * *fest|hal·tenI. vt1. (fest ergreifen)er hielt sie am Ärmel fest he grabbed her by the sleeve2. (gefangen halten)▪ jdn \festhalten to detain [or hold] sb3. (konstatieren)▪ \festhalten, dass... to record the fact that...▪ etw \festhalten to record [or make a note of] sthdiesen Punkt sollten wir unbedingt \festhalten we should certainly make a note of this pointII. viIII. vr* * *1.unregelmäßiges transitives Verb4) (aufzeichnen, fixieren) record; capture5) (konstatieren) record2.unregelmäßiges reflexives Verb (sich anklammern)sich an jemandem/etwas festhalten — hold on to somebody/something
3.halt dich fest! — hold tight!; (fig. ugs.) brace yourself!
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verban jemandem/etwas festhalten — stand by somebody/something
* * *festhalten (irr, trennb, hat -ge-)A. v/tetwas mit den Zähnen festhalten hold ( oder grip) sth with one’s teeth2. (Verdächtigen) hold, detain4. (Brief etc) withhold, hold back5. fig (jemandes Blick) catch6. fig in Wort, Ton: record; besonders Szene, Stimmung: capture;etwas mit der Kamera festhalten capture sth on film;etwas schriftlich festhalten put sth down in writing;das wollen wir mal festhalten let’s get that straight ( oder make that clear), let there be no doubt about that;B. v/i fig:festhalten an (+dat) stick to, cling to;das Festhalten an Traditionen continued adherence ( stärker: clinging) to traditionsC. v/r:an +dat) hold on(to);halt dich fest! hold on, hold tight; umg fig brace yourself (while I tell you this)* * *1.unregelmäßiges transitives Verb1) (halten, packen) hold on to2) (nicht weiterleiten) withhold <letter, parcel, etc.>3) (verhaftet haben) hold, detain < suspect>4) (aufzeichnen, fixieren) record; capture5) (konstatieren) record2.unregelmäßiges reflexives Verb (sich anklammern)sich an jemandem/etwas festhalten — hold on to somebody/something
3.halt dich fest! — hold tight!; (fig. ugs.) brace yourself!
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verban jemandem/etwas festhalten — stand by somebody/something
* * *n.adherence n.conventionalism n. -
105 klarstellen
v/t (trennb., hat -ge-): etw. klarstellen get s.th. straight* * *to clarify* * *klar|stel|lenvt sep(= klären) to clear up, to clarify; (= klarmachen) to make clearich möchte klárstellen, dass... — I would like to make it clear that...
* * *klar|stel·lenvt▪ \klarstellen, dass to make clear that* * *transitives Verb clear up; clarifyich möchte klarstellen, dass... — I should like to make it clear that...
* * *klarstellen v/t (trennb, hat -ge-):etwas klarstellen get sth straight* * *transitives Verb clear up; clarifyich möchte klarstellen, dass... — I should like to make it clear that...
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106 zarabiać
1. (-am, -asz); perf; zarobić; vtto earn, ( ciasto) to knead2. vi( osiągać zysk) to make a profit; ( pracować za pieniądze) to earnzarabiać na czymś — to make money lub a profit on sth
zarabiać na siebie — to support o.s.
* * *ipf.1. (= pracować zarobkowo) earn; zarabiać na życie earn one's living/daily bread, make a living, win one's bread ( robiąc coś doing sth); zarabiać piórem earn one's living by writing; zarabiać na kogoś maintain sb; zarabiać na utrzymanie rodziny bring home the bacon; zarabiać na chleb earn a crust.2. (= uzyskiwać dochody) earn, gain, make money; (o filmie, książce) be a moneymaker; uczciwie zarabiać na życie earn an honest living, turn l. make an honest penny; zarabiać w nieuczciwy sposób live by l. on one's wits; zarobić kupę forsy make a packet, make a fast l. quick l. an easy buck; zarobić na czysto take home, clear, make a clear profit of sth; zarabiać średnio 30 tys. dolarów rocznie average $30,000 a year; ile tam zarabiasz? how much are you making there?; zarobić na czymś make a profit of sth, make money on sth; dobrze zarabiać make good money; zarabiać na siebie ( o narzędziu pracy) earn one's keep; osoba mało/średnio/dużo zarabiająca low/average/high earner.3. (= zagniatać ciasto) knead.4. pot. (= dostawać) ( złe stopnie) get, earn.5. pot. (= łapać uszkodzenia w dzianinie) knit up, darn, mend.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > zarabiać
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107 evidencia
f.1 evidence, proof (prueba).2 obviousness.poner algo en evidencia to demonstrate somethingponer a alguien en evidencia to show somebody up3 certainty, obviousness, flagrancy, palpability.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: evidenciar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: evidenciar.* * *1 (claridad) obviousness, clearness; (certeza) certainty\poner algo en evidencia to demonstrate somethingponer a alguien en evidencia to make a fool of somebody, show somebody upponerse en evidencia to show oneself up* * *SF1) (=obviedad) evidenceante la evidencia de los hechos, se confesó culpable — faced with the evidence, he pleaded guilty
2) (=ridículo)dejar o poner algo/a algn en evidencia — to show sth/sb up
ponerse en evidencia — to show o.s. up
* * *a) ( pruebas) evidence, proofnegar la evidencia — to deny the obvious o the facts
rendirse ante la evidencia — to bow to the evidence
b) ( cualidad) obviousnessdejar or poner a alguien en evidencia — to show somebody up
ponerse o quedar en evidencia — to show oneself up
* * *= evidence.Ex. Among the documents that are worthy of consideration for abstracting are final reports, or other reports well supported by sound methodology and convincing evidence.----* aducir como evidencia = adduce as + evidence.* basado en la evidence = evidence based [evidence-based].* basado en la evidencia empírica = evidence based [evidence-based].* dar evidencia = furnish with + evidence.* dejar en evidencia = call + Posesivo + bluff.* encontrar evidencias = find + evidence.* evidencia + apuntar a = evidence + points towards.* evidencia convincente = convincing evidence.* evidencia + demostrar = evidence + show.* evidencia documental = documentary evidence.* evidencia empírica = empirical evidence.* evidencia escrita = written evidence.* evidencia + indicar = evidence + suggest, evidence + indicate.* evidencia oral = oral evidence.* evidencias anteriores = prior art.* evidencia + ser + escasa = evidence + be + slight.* evidencia tangible = tangible evidence.* la evidencia = the writing on the wall.* poner en evidencia = make + it + clear, underline, bring to + light, put + Nombre + to shame, bring to + the fore.* poner en videncia = call + Posesivo + bluff.* poseer evidencias = have + evidence.* presentar evidencia a favor de = present + case for.* recoger evidencia = collect + evidence.* relacionado con la presentación de evidencias = evidentiary.* suministrar evidencia = furnish with + evidence.* * *a) ( pruebas) evidence, proofnegar la evidencia — to deny the obvious o the facts
rendirse ante la evidencia — to bow to the evidence
b) ( cualidad) obviousnessdejar or poner a alguien en evidencia — to show somebody up
ponerse o quedar en evidencia — to show oneself up
* * *= evidence.Ex: Among the documents that are worthy of consideration for abstracting are final reports, or other reports well supported by sound methodology and convincing evidence.
* aducir como evidencia = adduce as + evidence.* basado en la evidence = evidence based [evidence-based].* basado en la evidencia empírica = evidence based [evidence-based].* dar evidencia = furnish with + evidence.* dejar en evidencia = call + Posesivo + bluff.* encontrar evidencias = find + evidence.* evidencia + apuntar a = evidence + points towards.* evidencia convincente = convincing evidence.* evidencia + demostrar = evidence + show.* evidencia documental = documentary evidence.* evidencia empírica = empirical evidence.* evidencia escrita = written evidence.* evidencia + indicar = evidence + suggest, evidence + indicate.* evidencia oral = oral evidence.* evidencias anteriores = prior art.* evidencia + ser + escasa = evidence + be + slight.* evidencia tangible = tangible evidence.* la evidencia = the writing on the wall.* poner en evidencia = make + it + clear, underline, bring to + light, put + Nombre + to shame, bring to + the fore.* poner en videncia = call + Posesivo + bluff.* poseer evidencias = have + evidence.* presentar evidencia a favor de = present + case for.* recoger evidencia = collect + evidence.* relacionado con la presentación de evidencias = evidentiary.* suministrar evidencia = furnish with + evidence.* * *1 (pruebas) evidence, proofnegar la evidencia to deny the obvious o the factsrendirse ante la evidencia to bow to the evidence2 (cualidad) obviousnesssu carta estaba bien en evidencia sobre la mesa her letter was lying on the table for all to seedejar or poner a algn en evidencia to show sb upponer algo en evidencia to demonstrate sthponerse en evidencia to show oneself upquedar en evidencia: ¡la pobre quedó tan en evidencia cuando él dijo eso! poor girl! his saying that really showed her up o the poor girl was made to look awful ( o silly etc) when he said that* * *
Del verbo evidenciar: ( conjugate evidenciar)
evidencia es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
evidencia
evidenciar
evidencia sustantivo femenino
◊ negar la evidencia to deny the obvious o the facts
dejar or poner a algn en evidencia to show sb up
evidencia sustantivo femenino
1 obviousness: la evidencia de su amor por Eva nos hizo sonrojar, we were embarrassed by the evidence of his love for Eva
2 (de un crimen, teoría) evidence, facts
♦ Locuciones: poner a alguien en evidencia, to make a fool of sb o to show sb up
evidenciar verbo transitivo show, make clear, prove: tu alegría ante la noticia evidencia tu falta de escrúpulos, the fact that you're happy about the news proves just how unscrupulous you are
' evidencia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
evidenciar
- poner
- rendirse
- terminante
English:
body
- conclusive
- conflicting
- confront
- damning
- evidence
- inconclusive
- material
- produce
- scanty
- show up
- submit
- trump up
- truthful
- witness
- bluff
- expose
* * *evidencia nf1. [claridad] obviousness;ante la evidencia de las pruebas, tuvo que admitir su culpa in the face of such undeniable evidence, he had to admit his guilt;poner algo en evidencia to demonstrate sth;poner a alguien en evidencia to show sb up;quedar en evidencia to be shown up;me hiciste quedar en evidencia delante de todo el mundo you showed me up in front of everyone2. [prueba] evidence, proof;no hay evidencias de culpabilidad there is no evidence of guilt* * *f1 evidence, proof;poner en evidencia demonstrate2:poner a alguien en evidencia show s.o. up* * *evidencia nf1) : evidence, proof2)poner en evidencia : to demonstrate, to make clear -
108 expliquer
expliquer [εksplike]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verba. to explainb. ( = élève) [+ texte] to analyse2. reflexive verba. ( = donner des précisions) to explain o.s.b. ( = comprendre) to understandc. ( = être compréhensible) leur attitude s'explique: ils n'ont pas reçu notre lettre that explains their attitude: they didn't get our letter• tout s'explique ! it's all clear now!d. ( = parler clairement) s'expliquer bien/mal to express o.s. well/badlye. s'expliquer avec qn ( = discuter) to have a talk with sb ; ( = se disputer, se battre) to have it out with sb (inf)* * *ɛksplike
1.
1) ( enseigner) to explain (à to)2) ( être la raison) to account for3) École to analyze [passage]
2.
s'expliquer verbe pronominal1) ( comprendre)2) ( être compréhensible) to be understandable3) ( exposer sa pensée)4) ( se justifier) to explain (oneself) (auprès de, devant to)5) ( résoudre un conflit)* * *ɛksplike vtIl m'a expliqué comment faire. — He explained to me how to do it.
* * *expliquer verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( enseigner) to explain; explique-leur comment marche le chauffage explain to them how the heating works;2 ( donner la raison) to explain; je vais tout t'expliquer I'll explain everything;3 ( être la raison) to account for; le hasard n'explique pas tout chance doesn't account for everything;4 Scol to comment on, to analyze [passage].B s'expliquer vpr1 ( comprendre) s'expliquer qch to understand sth; je m'explique/ne m'explique pas pourquoi il a menti I understand ou see/I can't understand ou see why he lied; je m'explique qu'elle veuille rester I can quite see that she might want to stay;2 ( être compréhensible) to be understandable; leur amertume s'explique their bitterness is understandable; tout s'explique par le fait que les habitudes ont changé it's understandable, because times have changed; tout finira par s'expliquer everything will become clear; la chose s'explique d'elle-même it is self-explanatory;3 ( exposer sa pensée) je m'explique let me explain; elle s'explique bien/mal she expresses herself well/badly; sans doute me suis-je mal expliqué perhaps I didn't make myself clear; expliquez-vous sur ce point what do you mean exactly?;4 ( se justifier) to explain (oneself) (auprès de, devant to); le secrétaire devra s'expliquer auprès du comité the secretary will have to explain himself to the committee; s'expliquer sur son retard to explain one's late arrival;5 ( résoudre un conflit) ils se sont expliqués they talked things through; allez vous expliquer ailleurs go and sort it out somewhere else; s'expliquer à coups de poings to fight it out; s'expliquer à coups de revolver to shoot it out.[ɛksplike] verbe transitif1. [faire comprendre - événement, réaction, fonctionnement, etc..] to explainje me suis fait expliquer la procédure I asked ou got someone to explain the procedure to me3. ÉDUCATION & UNIVERSITÉ [texte] to analyse, to make a critical analysis of, to comment on (inseparable)————————s'expliquer verbe pronominal (emploi passif)————————s'expliquer verbe pronominal (emploi réciproque)————————s'expliquer verbe pronominal intransitifs'expliquer sur [éclaircir]: s'expliquer sur ses intentions to make plain ou to explain one's intentions————————s'expliquer verbe pronominal transitif[comprendre] to understand————————s'expliquer avec verbe pronominal plus préposition1. [avoir une discussion avec] to talk things over with2. [se disputer avec] to have it out with -
109 claro
claro 1
◊ -ra adjetivo‹ piel› fair;◊ tiene los ojos claros she has blue/green/gray eyes‹ideas/explicación/instrucciones› clear; ‹situación/postura› clear; ¿está claro? is that clear?; quiero dejar (en) claro que … I want to make it clear that …; sacar algo en claro de algo to make sense of sth◊ está claro que … it is clear o obvious that …;a no ser, claro está, que esté mintiendo unless, of course, he's lying
claro 2 adverbio 1 ‹ ver› clearly;◊ voy a hablarte claro I'm not going to beat around o about the bush;me lo dijo muy claro he made it very quite clear (to me) 2 ( indep) ( en exclamaciones de asentimiento) of course ■ sustantivo masculino (en pelo, barba) bald patchb) (Meteo) sunny spell o period
claro,-a
I adjetivo
1 (despejado, evidente) clear: tengo muy claro que no va a volver, I'm quite sure she won't come back
un asunto poco claro, a shady deal
2 (poco espeso) thin
3 (color) light
II sustantivo masculino
1 (de un bosque) clearing
2 (entre las nubes) break in the clouds
3 claro de luna, moonlight
III adverbio clearly: deberías hablar claro, you must speak clearly
IV exclamación of course!
¡claro que puedo!, of course I can! Locuciones: a las claras, clearly
dejar algo claro, to make something clear
lo lleva claro si piensa que voy a tolerarlo, she can be quite sure that i?m not going to put up with it
sacar algo en claro, to draw a conclusion: después de tanta discusión, no sacamos nada en claro, we were back to square one after hours of discussion ' claro' also found in these entries: Spanish: clara - escarceo - estar - hombre - nebulosa - nebuloso - nítida - nítido - notoria - notorio - patente - poca - poco - precisa - preciso - pues - rondar - sacar - salvaje - agua - celeste - color - constar - hablar - lavado - neto - oscuro - palpable - que - quedar - visto English: ale - apparent - articulate - break - broad - clean-cut - clear - clear-cut - clearing - confusing - crystal-clear - decided - distinct - enough - fuzzy - good - ice-blue - indistinct - let - light - lucid - mousy - mud - neat - obscure - outset - pale - plain - precise - sharp - speak out - spell out - straight - surely - tenuous - then - thin - transparently - unclear - unequivocal - why - blur - by - certainly - clearly - course - crystal - flash - increasingly - more -
110 disimpegnare
disimpegnare v.tr.1 to redeem, to take* out of pawn: disimpegnare l'orologio, to redeem one's watch (o to take one's watch out of pawn)2 ( liberare da un impegno) to release, to disengage; to excuse: non posso disimpegnarvi dal venire domani, I cannot excuse you from coming tomorrow; disimpegnare qlcu. da un giuramento, to release s.o. from an oath3 ( compiere) to perform, to carry out, to do*: disimpegnare bene un incarico, to perform a task well; disimpegnare il proprio dovere, to do one's duty4 ( rendere indipendente) to provide access to (sthg.), to make* independent: il corridoio disimpegna le camere, the corridor gives access to the bedrooms6 (mil.) to disengage7 (sport) to clear.◘ disimpegnarsi v.intr.pron.1 to free oneself; to release oneself: non so come disimpegnarmi da quella promessa, I do not know how to free myself from that promise2 ( cavarsela) to manage; to extricate oneself, to get* out of (sthg.): saprai disimpegnarti senza aiuto?, will you be able to manage without help?; sono sicuro che saprà disimpegnare da questa situazione difficile, I am sure he will be able to get out of (o extricate himself from) this difficult situation.* * *[dizimpeɲ'ɲare]1. vt1)(persona: da obblighi)
disimpegnare da — to release (from), (àncora) to clear2) (oggetto in pegno) to redeem, get out of pawn2. vr (disimpegnarsi)disimpegnarsi da — (obblighi) to release o.s. from, free o.s. from
* * *[dizimpeɲ'ɲare] 1.verbo transitivo1) (liberare)disimpegnare qcn. da una promessa — to release sb. from a promise
disimpegnare qcs. — to get [sth.] out of pawn, to redeem [ oggetto]
3) (rendere indipendente) to make* [sth.] independent [ stanza]4) mil. to disengage2.verbo pronominale disimpegnarsi1) (liberarsi da un impegno) to free oneself2) (cavarsela) to manage* * *disimpegnare/dizimpeŋ'ŋare/ [1]1 (liberare) disimpegnare qcn. da una promessa to release sb. from a promise3 (rendere indipendente) to make* [sth.] independent [ stanza]4 mil. to disengageII disimpegnarsi verbo pronominale1 (liberarsi da un impegno) to free oneself2 (cavarsela) to manage. -
111 spiegare
( stendere) spread( chiarire) explain* * *spiegare v.tr.1 ( svolgere) to unfold, to spread* out; to lay* out: spiegò la coperta per mostrarmi il disegno, he spread out the blanket to show me its pattern; spiegare le ali, to spread one's wings; spiegare le vele, to unfurl the sails // spiegare la voce, to sing full-throated3 ( far comprendere) to explain, to expound; ( interpretare) to interpret: spiegami come lo fai, explain to (o tell) me how you do it; spiegami perché l'hai fatto, explain to me why you did it; spiegare un problema, il significato di qlco., to explain (o to expound) a problem, the meaning of sthg.; cercai di spiegarle le mie ragioni, I tried to explain my reasons to her; oggi spiegherò la forma passiva, today I will explain the passive voice; spiegò Dante, he did a lesson on Dante // non so spiegarmi questo silenzio, I don't understand why it is so quiet // spiegare una sciarada, to explain a charade.◘ spiegarsi v.rifl. to explain oneself, to make* oneself understood: si spiega bene in inglese, he can make himself understood in English; non sapevo spiegarmi, I did not know how to explain myself // mi spiego?, do you see what I mean? (o have I made myself clear?) // non so se mi spiego!, I do not know if you see what I mean!◆ v.intr.pron. ( svolgersi) to unfold, to spread* out; ( aprirsi) to open out: le bandiere si spiegavano al vento, the flags were waving in the wind; una vista meravigliosa si spiegò davanti ai suoi occhi, a wonderful view unfolded before his eyes◆ v.rifl.rec. ( venire a un chiarimento) to clear up: hanno litigato, ma poi si sono spiegati, they had an argument, but later they cleared it up; spieghiamoci!, let's get it straight!* * *[spje'ɡare]1. vt1) (significato, mistero) to explainfarsi spiegare qc — to get o have sth explained
2) (tovaglia) to unfold, (vele) to unfurl3) Mil to deploy2. vr (spiegarsi)(farsi capire) to explain o.s., make o.s. clear, (capire) to understandera così agitato che non riusciva a spiegarsi — he was so upset that he couldn't make himself understood
mi spiego? — do I make myself clear?, do you understand?
non mi spiego come... — I can't understand how...
* * *[spje'gare] 1.verbo transitivo1) (distendere) to fold out, to unfold, to lay* out [giornale, cartina]; to spread*, to stretch [ ali]2) (insegnare) to explainspiegare a qcn. come fare — to tell sb. how to do
3) (chiarire)4) (indicare) to show* [ strada]5) mil. to array, to deploy [ truppe]2.verbo pronominale spiegarsi1) (comprendere) to understand*mi spiego perché ha mentito — I understand o can see why he lied
3) (esprimersi) to explain oneself, to clarify4) (distendersi) [ ali] to spread* out* * *spiegare/spje'gare/ [1]1 (distendere) to fold out, to unfold, to lay* out [giornale, cartina]; to spread*, to stretch [ ali]2 (insegnare) to explain; spiegare a qcn. come fare to tell sb. how to do3 (chiarire) questo spiega tutto! that explains it!4 (indicare) to show* [ strada]5 mil. to array, to deploy [ truppe]II spiegarsi verbo pronominale2 (essere comprensibile) ora tutto si spiega everything makes sense now3 (esprimersi) to explain oneself, to clarify; mi sono spiegato? have I made myself clear? non so se mi spiego do you get my point? need I say more?4 (distendersi) [ ali] to spread* out. -
112 aufhellen
(trennb., hat -ge-)I v/t1. (Farbe, Haar) lighten, make s.th. lighter; FOT. (Schatten) light(en) upII v/refl1. Farbe, Haar: get ( oder turn) lighter; Miene: brighten; Himmel: brighten up, clear (up); cheer up umg.2. fig. Problem etc.: be cleared up, become clearIII v/i FOT. light(en) up the shadows* * *to brighten; to lighten;sich aufhellen(Wetter) to clear* * *auf|hel|len ['aufhɛlən] sep1. vtto brighten ( up); Haare to lighten; (fig = klären) to throw or shed light upon2. vr(Himmel, Wetter fig Miene) to brighten (up); (fig Sinn) to become clear* * *auf|hel·lenI. vt▪ etw \aufhellen1. (blonder, heller machen) to lighten sth2. (klarer machen) to throw [or shed] light upon sthII. vr1. (sonniger werden) to brighten [up]* * *1.transitives Verb1) brighten; lighten <hair, shadow, darkness>2) (klären) shed or cast or throw light on2.reflexives Verb <sky, face, expression> brighten; < hair> turn or go lighter; <day, weather> brighten [up]* * *aufhellen (trennb, hat -ge-)A. v/tB. v/r1. Farbe, Haar: get ( oder turn) lighter; Miene: brighten; Himmel: brighten up, clear (up); cheer up umgC. v/i FOTO light(en) up the shadows* * *1.transitives Verb1) brighten; lighten <hair, shadow, darkness>2) (klären) shed or cast or throw light on2.reflexives Verb <sky, face, expression> brighten; < hair> turn or go lighter; <day, weather> brighten [up]* * *v.to brighten v.to clear v. -
113 obstáculo
m.obstacle, drag, snag, balk.* * *1 (barrera) obstacle■ las escaleras pueden ser un insuperable obstáculo para el minusválido stairs can be an unsurmountable obstacle for a disabled person2 (inconveniente) objection■ no vamos a avanzar si sigues poniendo obstáculos we won't get anywhere if you keep raising objections3 (valla) fence, jump\salvar un obstáculo to overcome an obstacle* * *noun m.* * *SM1) [físico] obstaclecarrera 2)2) (=dificultad) obstacle, hindranceno es obstáculo para que yo lo haga — that does not prevent me (from) o stop me doing it
poner obstáculos a algo/algn — to hinder sth/sb
* * *masculino obstaclesuperar or salvar un obstáculo — to overcome an obstacle
no fue obstáculo para que ganara — it did not stop o prevent him (from) winning
* * *= encumbrance, handicap, hurdle, impairment, impediment, rough spot, wall, barrier, bottleneck, hindrance, obstacle, inhibition, obstruction, stumbling block, bar, blockage, roadblock, block.Ex. Meanwhile we are asked to accept encumbrances that will needlessly impair the effectiveness of our catalogs for an indefinite time to come.Ex. A high exhaustivity of indexing, then, is beneficial where a thorough search is required, but may be a handicap when only a few highly relevant documents are sought.Ex. Schoolchildren, students, and other whose native language is written in a non-Roman script may find alphabetical order according to Roman characters an almost insurmountable hurdle in the use of catalogues and indexes.Ex. A well-designed multimodal application can be used by people with a wide variety of impairments.Ex. It may be decided that the practical impediments to the distribution and assignment of such numbers outweigh their potential usefulness.Ex. But despite the many catalog worlds, and herein lies the rub -- or at least a rough spot -- we have been proceeding on the assumption that the catalog exists in the form of the data distributed by the Library of Congress.Ex. In the map library, the electronic medium is shaking the foundations of cartographic communication and threatening the bring the walls crashing down.Ex. While the number of projects proposed was innumerable, 3 barriers remain: red tape; hard currency; and Western barriers to providing high technology to the Eastern bloc.Ex. A number of research groups have investigated the use of knowledge-based systems as a means of avoiding this bottleneck.Ex. The overall effect of the labels and signs is not so much help but hindrance through information overload.Ex. Conversely, an unsympathetic principal can be the greatest obstacle to library development within a school.Ex. This has been a major source of inhibition to the development of British efforts to create a bank of microcopy versions of theses accepted.Ex. Harmonization of technical standards is one of the Community's principal goals in creating a common market devoid of obstructions to the free movement of goods.Ex. These stumbling blocks can often be bypassed in the initial stages of OSI implementation by choosing applications that do not require close integration with existing library systems.Ex. Publications describing or revealing an invention can be a bar to issuance of a patent.Ex. The problem in relation to communication is probably the most difficult of them all, as the blockage lies in people rather than with the library.Ex. The roadblock to increasing book translations into English is not that there is insufficient funding but that few publishers know about grant schemes that are available.Ex. Emotional blocks to reading can be formed by an unsatisfactory relationship with a teacher.----* ayudar a eliminar obstáculos = clear + the path, clear + the way.* carrera de obstáculos = steeplechase.* constituir un obstáculo = constitute + an obstacle.* creación de obstáculos = fence building.* eliminar obstáculos = clear + the path, clear + the way.* eliminar un obstáculo = remove + barrier, sweep away + obstacle.* encontrarse con un obstáculo = face + obstacle.* enfrentarse a un obstáculo = address + barrier.* obstáculo insalvable = insurmountable obstacle.* obstáculos = logjam [log-jam].* poner obstáculos = cramp.* preparación del terreno eliminando todo tipo de obstáculos = land-clearing.* presentar un obstáculo = pose + obstacle.* que pone obstáculos = obstructive.* reducir un obstáculo = lower + barrier.* remover un obstáculo = remove + barrier.* remover un obstáculo, eliminar un obstáculo = remove + obstacle.* ser un obstáculo = stand in + the way (of).* sin obstáculos = unchecked, unhindered, unimpeded.* sin obstáculos de por medio = uncluttered.* sin obstáculos, sin obstrucciones = unobstructed.* superar un obstáculo = overcome + obstacle, jump over + hurdle, overcome + barrier, conquer + barrier.* vencer un obstáculo = surmount + obstacle, conquer + barrier.* * *masculino obstaclesuperar or salvar un obstáculo — to overcome an obstacle
no fue obstáculo para que ganara — it did not stop o prevent him (from) winning
* * *= encumbrance, handicap, hurdle, impairment, impediment, rough spot, wall, barrier, bottleneck, hindrance, obstacle, inhibition, obstruction, stumbling block, bar, blockage, roadblock, block.Ex: Meanwhile we are asked to accept encumbrances that will needlessly impair the effectiveness of our catalogs for an indefinite time to come.
Ex: A high exhaustivity of indexing, then, is beneficial where a thorough search is required, but may be a handicap when only a few highly relevant documents are sought.Ex: Schoolchildren, students, and other whose native language is written in a non-Roman script may find alphabetical order according to Roman characters an almost insurmountable hurdle in the use of catalogues and indexes.Ex: A well-designed multimodal application can be used by people with a wide variety of impairments.Ex: It may be decided that the practical impediments to the distribution and assignment of such numbers outweigh their potential usefulness.Ex: But despite the many catalog worlds, and herein lies the rub -- or at least a rough spot -- we have been proceeding on the assumption that the catalog exists in the form of the data distributed by the Library of Congress.Ex: In the map library, the electronic medium is shaking the foundations of cartographic communication and threatening the bring the walls crashing down.Ex: While the number of projects proposed was innumerable, 3 barriers remain: red tape; hard currency; and Western barriers to providing high technology to the Eastern bloc.Ex: A number of research groups have investigated the use of knowledge-based systems as a means of avoiding this bottleneck.Ex: The overall effect of the labels and signs is not so much help but hindrance through information overload.Ex: Conversely, an unsympathetic principal can be the greatest obstacle to library development within a school.Ex: This has been a major source of inhibition to the development of British efforts to create a bank of microcopy versions of theses accepted.Ex: Harmonization of technical standards is one of the Community's principal goals in creating a common market devoid of obstructions to the free movement of goods.Ex: These stumbling blocks can often be bypassed in the initial stages of OSI implementation by choosing applications that do not require close integration with existing library systems.Ex: Publications describing or revealing an invention can be a bar to issuance of a patent.Ex: The problem in relation to communication is probably the most difficult of them all, as the blockage lies in people rather than with the library.Ex: The roadblock to increasing book translations into English is not that there is insufficient funding but that few publishers know about grant schemes that are available.Ex: Emotional blocks to reading can be formed by an unsatisfactory relationship with a teacher.* ayudar a eliminar obstáculos = clear + the path, clear + the way.* carrera de obstáculos = steeplechase.* constituir un obstáculo = constitute + an obstacle.* creación de obstáculos = fence building.* eliminar obstáculos = clear + the path, clear + the way.* eliminar un obstáculo = remove + barrier, sweep away + obstacle.* encontrarse con un obstáculo = face + obstacle.* enfrentarse a un obstáculo = address + barrier.* obstáculo insalvable = insurmountable obstacle.* obstáculos = logjam [log-jam].* poner obstáculos = cramp.* preparación del terreno eliminando todo tipo de obstáculos = land-clearing.* presentar un obstáculo = pose + obstacle.* que pone obstáculos = obstructive.* reducir un obstáculo = lower + barrier.* remover un obstáculo = remove + barrier.* remover un obstáculo, eliminar un obstáculo = remove + obstacle.* ser un obstáculo = stand in + the way (of).* sin obstáculos = unchecked, unhindered, unimpeded.* sin obstáculos de por medio = uncluttered.* sin obstáculos, sin obstrucciones = unobstructed.* superar un obstáculo = overcome + obstacle, jump over + hurdle, overcome + barrier, conquer + barrier.* vencer un obstáculo = surmount + obstacle, conquer + barrier.* * *obstaclequitaron los obstáculos del camino they cleared the obstacles from the road, they cleared the road of obstaclessuperar or salvar un obstáculo to overcome an obstacleno fue obstáculo para que ganara it did not stop o prevent him (from) winningme puso muchos obstáculos he put many obstacles in my pathel único obstáculo entre nosotros y la victoria the only obstacle between us and victory, the only thing that stands/stood between us and victoryun obstáculo para el éxito del proyecto an obstacle to the success of the project* * *
obstáculo sustantivo masculino
obstacle
obstáculo sustantivo masculino
1 (dificultad) handicap: no hay ningún obstáculo para que estudies Derecho, there's nothing stopping you from studying Law
2 (en un camino, etc) obstacle
una carrera de obstáculos, an obstacle race
' obstáculo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
escollo
- esquivar
- estorbo
- franquear
- insalvable
- remover
- salvar
- sortear
- vencer
- allanar
- apartar
- brincar
- chocar
- eliminar
- encontrar
- saltar
- subsanar
English:
bar
- barrier
- block
- chief
- clash
- clear
- get across
- get over
- get past
- hazard
- hurdle
- impassable
- impediment
- jump
- negotiate
- obstacle
- obstruction
- pitfall
* * *obstáculo nm1. [impedimento] obstacle ( para to);poner obstáculos a algo/alguien to put obstacles in the way of sth/sb2. [en una carrera] hurdle* * *m obstacle;carrera de obstáculos obstacle race;ponerle obstáculos a alguien make things difficult for s.o.;ponerle obstáculos a algo make sth difficult* * *obstáculo nmimpedimento: obstacle* * *obstáculo n obstacle -
114 abundantly
adverb* * *adverb reichlich* * *abun·dant·ly[əˈbʌndəntli]1. (plentifully) reichlichsth is \abundantly available etw gibt es reichlich2. (extremely)to be \abundantly clear that... mehr als klar sein, dass...to make sth \abundantly clear etw mehr als deutlich zu verstehen geben* * *[ə'bʌndəntlɪ]advreichlich; grow in Hülle und Fülle, üppigto make it abundantly clear that... — mehr als deutlich zu verstehen geben, dass...
it was abundantly clear ( to me) that... — es war( mir) mehr als klar, dass...
* * *abundantly adv reichlich, in reichem Maße:it is abundantly clear to me es ist mir völlig oder vollkommen klar;make it abundantly clear that … überdeutlich zu verstehen geben, dass …* * *adverbI made it abundantly clear that... — ich habe es überdeutlich zum Ausdruck gebracht, dass...
* * *adv.reichlich adv. -
115 Arbeit
f; -, -en1. allg.: work; (schwere Arbeit) hard work; geistige Arbeit brainwork; körperliche Arbeit physical work ( oder labo[u]r); Arbeiten work Sing. (an + Dat on); (Aufgabe) task, job; eine undankbare Arbeit a thankless task; an oder bei der Arbeit at work; an die Arbeit gehen, sich an die Arbeit machen start work, get (down) to work; los, an die Arbeit! right, (get) to work!; seine Arbeit tun oder seiner Arbeit nachgehen go about one’s work; ich hab mit dem Garten viel Arbeit the garden’s a lot of work; ganze oder gute etc. Arbeit leisten do a good job (auch fig.); immer nur halbe Arbeit machen never do things ( oder finish things off) properly; etw. in Arbeit haben / nehmen be / start working on s.th.; etw. in Arbeit geben have s.th. done ( oder made); etw. ist in Arbeit work has started ( oder is in progress) on s.th.; Ihr Kaffee ist in Arbeit umg. your coffee is on its way ( oder in the works); Ihre Arbeit besteht darin zu (+ Inf.) your job consists of (+ Ger.) erst die Arbeit, dann das Vergnügen! business before pleasure; er hat die Arbeit nicht erfunden iro. he’s a born skiver (Am. slacker) umg.; Arbeit macht das Leben süß Sprichw. no gain without pain, no sweet without sweat; Arbeit schändet nicht Sprichw. hard work is nothing to be ashamed of, an honest day’s work never did anyone any harm; getan, Hand1 4 2. (Mühe) trouble; (Anstrengung) effort, exertion; er lebt von seiner Hände Arbeit he lives by the labo(u)r of his hands; unsere ganze Arbeit war umsonst all our labo(u)r has been in vain; viel Arbeit kosten be ( oder create) a lot of work; die tägliche Arbeit im Haus the household chores; ich hoffe, es macht Ihnen nicht zu viel Arbeit I hope it’s not too much trouble for you; es war viel Arbeit, sie zu überzeugen convincing her was hard work3. nur Sg. (bezahlte Arbeit, Beschäftigung) work, employment; Arbeit haben have a job; ohne Arbeit unemployed, out of work, jobless; Arbeit suchen look for a job, seek employment geh.; die Arbeit verlieren lose one’s job; zur (umg. auf) Arbeit gehen go to work; ( bei jemandem) in Arbeit stehen be employed by s.o., be in the employ of s.o. förm.; einer ( geregelten) Arbeit nachgehen be in (steady) employment, have a (steady) job; sie versteht i-e Arbeit she knows her job4. Produkt: (piece of) work; (schriftliche, wissenschaftliche Arbeit) paper; längere: treatise; künstlerische Arbeit work of art; gute / erstklassige Arbeit! als Lob: good / excellent work!5. (schriftliche Prüfung) test, exam; eine Arbeit schreiben sit ( oder take) a test; Arbeiten korrigieren mark ( oder grade) test papers6. POL. labo(u)r; Tag der Arbeit Labo(u)r Day (GB: 1 May; USA, Kanada: first Monday in September; Neuseeland: first Monday in October)7. PHYS. work* * *die Arbeitlabour; work; job; labor* * *Ạr|beit ['arbait]f -, -enArbeit und Kapital — capital and labour (Brit) or labor (US)
Tag der Arbeit — Labour (Brit) or Labor (US) Day
die Arbeiten am Stadium — the work on the stadium
Arbeit sparend — labour-saving (Brit), labor-saving (US)
viel Arbeit machen — to be a lot of work (jdm for sb)
das ist/kostet viel Arbeit — it's a lot of work, it's a big job
an or bei der Arbeit sein — to be working
sich an die Arbeit machen, an die Arbeit gehen — to get down to work, to start working
jdm bei der Arbeit zusehen — to watch sb working
etw ist in Arbeit — work on sth has started, work on sth is in progress
etw in Arbeit nehmen — to undertake to do or (manuelle Arbeit) make sth
etw in Arbeit geben — to have sth done/made
jdm etw in Arbeit geben — to get sb to do/make sth
die Arbeit läuft dir nicht davon (hum) — the work will still be there when you get back
erst die Arbeit, dann das Vergnügen (prov) — business before pleasure (prov)
Arbeit schändet nicht (Prov) — work is no disgrace
2) no pl (= Ausführung) workgute or ganze or gründliche Arbeit leisten (lit, fig iro) — to do a good job
3) no pl (= Mühe) trouble, botherjdm Arbeit machen — to put sb to trouble
machen Sie sich keine Arbeit! — don't go to any trouble or bother
das war vielleicht eine Arbeit! — what hard work that was!, what a job that was!
4) (= Berufstätigkeit, inf: = Arbeitsplatz, Arbeitsstelle, Arbeitszeit) work no indef art; (= Arbeitsverhältnis) employment; (= Position) job(eine) Arbeit suchen/finden — to look for/find work or a job
Arbeit suchend — looking for work or a job, seeking employment
ohne Arbeit sein — to be out of work, to be unemployed
auf Arbeit sein (inf) — to be at work
von der Arbeit kommen — to come back from work
5) (= Aufgabe) jobseine Arbeit besteht darin, zu... — his job is to...
6) (= Produkt) work; (handwerkliche) piece of work; (= Prüfungsarbeit) (examination) paper; (wissenschaftliche) paper; (= Buch, Kunstwerk) workArbeiten korrigieren — to mark test papers
eine Arbeit schreiben/schreiben lassen — to do/set a test
* * *die1) (a person's daily work or employment: She has a job as a bank-clerk; Some of the unemployed men have been out of a job for four years.) job2) (hard work: The building of the cathedral involved considerable labour over two centuries; People engaged in manual labour are often badly paid.) labour3) (a turn (at work): Shortly afterwards I did another spell at the machine.) spell4) (effort made in order to achieve or make something: He has done a lot of work on this project) work5) (employment: I cannot find work in this town.) work7) (the product or result of a person's labours: His work has shown a great improvement lately.) work8) (one's place of employment: He left (his) work at 5.30 p.m.; I don't think I'll go to work tomorrow.) work* * *Ar·beit<-, -en>[ˈarbait]fdie \Arbeit mit Schwerbehinderten ist äußerst befriedigend working with the disabled is extremely fulfillingan [o bei] der \Arbeit sein to be workingdie \Arbeit einstellen to stop [or cease] workganze [o gründliche] \Arbeit leisten to do a good jobgeistige/körperliche \Arbeit brainwork/physical workgute/schlechte \Arbeit leisten to do a good/bad jobetw [bei jdm] in \Arbeit geben to have sth done [at sb's [or by sb]]an die \Arbeit! get to work!zur \Arbeit gehen to go to worketw in \Arbeit haben to be working on sthetw ist in \Arbeit work is in progress on sthIhr Pils ist in \Arbeit! your Pils is on its way!\Arbeit und Kapital labour [or AM -or] and capitaljdm [viel] \Arbeit machen to make [a lot of] work for sb2. kein pl (Erwerbstätigkeit, Arbeitsplatz) work no pl, no indef art; (Job) job; (Beschäftigung) employment no pl, no indef artbeeil dich, sonst kommst du zu spät zur \Arbeit! hurry up, or you'll be late for work!er fand \Arbeit als Kranfahrer he got a job as a crane driverzur \Arbeit gehen to go to workich gehe heute nicht zur \Arbeit I'm not going [in]to work todayeiner [geregelten] \Arbeit nachgehen (geh) to have a [steady] job\Arbeit suchen to be looking for a job, to be seeking employmentdieser Schreibtisch ist eine saubere \Arbeit! this bureau is an excellent bit of [handi]work!seine \Arbeiten ausstellen to exhibit one's worknur halbe \Arbeit machen to do a half-hearted jobwissenschaftliche \Arbeit scientific papersie büffelten für die anstehende \Arbeit in Mathe they were swotting for the upcoming maths test\Arbeiten korrigieren to mark test paperseine \Arbeit schreiben to do [or sit] a testdas Geld ist für die \Arbeit, die Sie hatten! the money is for your troubles [or efforts]!mit kleinen Kindern haben Eltern immer viel \Arbeit small children are always a lot of work for parentsmachen Sie sich keine \Arbeit, ich schaffe das schon alleine! don't go to any trouble, I'll manage on my own!viel \Arbeit sein [o kosten] to take a lot of work [or effort6. (Aufgabe) job, choreEinkaufen ist für sie eine mühselige \Arbeit she finds shopping a tedious chore8.* * *die; Arbeit, Arbeiten1) work no indef. art.die Arbeit[en] am Staudamm — [the] work on the dam
an die Arbeit gehen, sich an die Arbeit machen — get down to work
viel Arbeit haben — have a lot of work [to do]
[wieder] an die Arbeit! — [back] to work!
erst die Arbeit, dann das Vergnügen — business before pleasure
2) o. Pl. (Mühe) troubleArbeit machen — cause bother or trouble
sich (Dat.) Arbeit [mit etwas] machen — take trouble [over something]
eine Arbeit suchen/finden — look for/find work or a job
eine Arbeit als... — work or a job as...
zur od. (ugs.) auf Arbeit gehen — go to work
auf Arbeit sein — (ugs.) be at work
vor/nach der Arbeit — before/after work
4) (Aufgabe) job6) (Schulw.): (KlassenArbeit) testeine Arbeit schreiben/schreiben lassen — do/set a test
* * *geistige Arbeit brainwork;körperliche Arbeit physical work ( oder labo[u]r);Arbeiten work sg (eine undankbare Arbeit a thankless task;an oderbei der Arbeit at work;an die Arbeit gehen, sich an die Arbeit machen start work, get (down) to work;los, an die Arbeit! right, (get) to work!;seiner Arbeit nachgehen go about one’s work;ich hab mit dem Garten viel Arbeit the garden’s a lot of work;gute etcArbeit leisten do a good job (auch fig);immer nur halbe Arbeit machen never do things ( oder finish things off) properly;etwas in Arbeit haben/nehmen be/start working on sth;etwas in Arbeit geben have sth done ( oder made);etwas ist in Arbeit work has started ( oder is in progress) on sth;erst die Arbeit, dann das Vergnügen! business before pleasure;Arbeit macht das Leben süß sprichw no gain without pain, no sweet without sweat;Arbeit schändet nicht sprichw hard work is nothing to be ashamed of, an honest day’s work never did anyone any harm; → getan, Handarbeiter lebt von seiner Hände Arbeit he lives by the labo(u)r of his hands;unsere ganze Arbeit war umsonst all our labo(u)r has been in vain;viel Arbeit kosten be ( oder create) a lot of work;die tägliche Arbeit im Haus the household chores;ich hoffe, es macht Ihnen nicht zu viel Arbeit I hope it’s not too much trouble for you;es war viel Arbeit, sie zu überzeugen convincing her was hard work3. nur sg (bezahlte Arbeit, Beschäftigung) work, employment;Arbeit haben have a job;ohne Arbeit unemployed, out of work, jobless;Arbeit suchen look for a job, seek employment geh;Arbeit Suchende job-seeker;die Arbeit verlieren lose one’s job;zur (umgauf)Arbeit gehen go to work;(bei jemandem) in Arbeit stehen be employed by sb, be in the employ of sb form;einer (geregelten) Arbeit nachgehen be in (steady) employment, have a (steady) job;sie versteht i-e Arbeit she knows her jobkünstlerische Arbeit work of art;gute/erstklassige Arbeit! als Lob: good/excellent work!5. (schriftliche Prüfung) test, exam;eine Arbeit schreiben sit ( oder take) a test;Arbeiten korrigieren mark ( oder grade) test papers6. POL labo(u)r;Tag der Arbeit Labo(u)r Day (GB: 1 May; USA, Kanada: first Monday in September; Neuseeland: first Monday in October)7. PHYS workan +dat oder* * *die; Arbeit, Arbeiten1) work no indef. art.die Arbeit[en] am Staudamm — [the] work on the dam
an die Arbeit gehen, sich an die Arbeit machen — get down to work
viel Arbeit haben — have a lot of work [to do]
[wieder] an die Arbeit! — [back] to work!
erst die Arbeit, dann das Vergnügen — business before pleasure
2) o. Pl. (Mühe) troubleArbeit machen — cause bother or trouble
sich (Dat.) Arbeit [mit etwas] machen — take trouble [over something]
eine Arbeit suchen/finden — look for/find work or a job
eine Arbeit als... — work or a job as...
zur od. (ugs.) auf Arbeit gehen — go to work
auf Arbeit sein — (ugs.) be at work
vor/nach der Arbeit — before/after work
4) (Aufgabe) job6) (Schulw.): (KlassenArbeit) testeine Arbeit schreiben/schreiben lassen — do/set a test
* * *-en f.assignment n.chore n.job n.labor (US) n.labour (UK) n.work n. -
116 begreifen
(unreg.)I v/t1. understand; intellektuell: auch grasp; (Metaphysisches etc.) auch apprehend; hast du das endlich begriffen? have you got that into your head?; hast du mich begriffen? do I make myself clear?; begreif doch endlich, was hier gespielt wird! just try to understand what’s going on here!; ich begann zu begreifen, dass... I began to realize that...; es ist kaum zu begreifen it’s almost incomprehensible; das kann ich eben nicht begreifen that’s what I can’t understand; das begreife, wer will it makes no sense to me2. (ansehen) see; jemanden / etw. als etw. begreifen see s.o. / s.th. as s.th., view s.o. / s.th. as s.th.4. Dial. (anfassen) touchII v/i understand, catch on umg.; schnell / langsam begreifen be quick / slow on the uptake* * *das Begreifenconception; uptake* * *be|grei|fen ptp begri\#ffen [bə'grɪfn] irreg1. vt1) (= verstehen) to understand; Aufgabe, Problemstellung, Zusammenhang to understand, to grasp, to comprehend; jdn, jds Handlung or Haltung to understand, to comprehend; Sinn, Notwendigkeit, (Schwierigkeit einer) Lage auch to see, to appreciateer begriff nicht, worum es ging — he didn't understand or comprehend what it was about
es ist kaum zu begréífen — it's almost incomprehensible
wie kann man Gott/die Unendlichkeit begréífen? — how can one comprehend God/infinity?
2) (= auffassen, interpretieren) to view, to see3)(
geh: = einschließen) begréífen — to encompass or include sth4) (dial = anfassen) to touch2. vito understand, to comprehendleicht or schnell begréífen — to be quick on the uptake
schwer or langsam begréífen — to be slow on the uptake
3. vrto be understandableeine solche Tat lässt sich nicht leicht begréífen — such an action cannot be easily understood
See:→ auch begriffen* * *1) (to understand.) apprehend2) (to understand.) comprehend3) (to imagine: I can't conceive why you did that.) conceive4) (to understand: I can't grasp what he's getting at.) grasp* * *be·grei·fen *I. vt1. (verstehen)hast du es endlich begriffen? have you grasped it [or fam got the hang of it] at last?kaum zu \begreifen sein to be incomprehensibleich begreife nicht ganz, was du damit meinst I don't quite get what you're driving atich begreife nicht, wie man so dumm sein kann I don't understand how someone can be so stupid▪ \begreifen, dass... to realize that...begreifst du denn nicht, dass das keinen Sinn hat? don't you realize [or can't you see] there's no sense in that?er begriff langsam, dass sie ihn verlassen hatte he began to comprehend [or it began to sink in] that she had left him2. (Verständnis haben)▪ jdn/etw \begreifen to understand sbbegreife das, wer will! that's [or it's] beyond [or that beats] me!3. (für etw halten)▪ etw als etw \begreifen to regard [or see] [or view] sth as sthbegriffen? understood?, got it? famlangsam/schnell \begreifen to be slow/quick on the uptakeIII. vr1. (verstehen)ich begreife mich selbst nicht, wie konnte ich das nur zulassen? it is incomprehensible to me how I could have allowed that* * *1.unregelmäßiges transitives Verb1) understand; understand, grasp, comprehend <connection, problem, meaning>er konnte nicht begreifen, was geschehen war — he could not grasp what had happened
2.das begreife, wer will — it's beyond me
intransitives Verb understandschnell od. leicht/langsam od. schwer begreifen — be quick/ slow on the uptake; be quick/slow to grasp things
* * *begreifen (irr)A. v/t1. understand; intellektuell: auch grasp; (Metaphysisches etc) auch apprehend;hast du das endlich begriffen? have you got that into your head?;hast du mich begriffen? do I make myself clear?;begreif doch endlich, was hier gespielt wird! just try to understand what’s going on here!;ich begann zu begreifen, dass … I began to realize that …;es ist kaum zu begreifen it’s almost incomprehensible;das kann ich eben nicht begreifen that’s what I can’t understand;das begreife, wer will it makes no sense to me2. (ansehen) see;jemanden/etwas als etwas begreifen see sb/sth as sth, view sb/sth as sth3. geh, obs (einschließen) include;etwas in sich (dat)begreifen include sth4. dial (anfassen) touchB. v/i understand, catch on umg;schnell/langsam begreifen be quick/slow on the uptakeC. v/r:sich als jemanden/etwas begreifen see o.s. as sb/sth* * *1.unregelmäßiges transitives Verb1) understand; understand, grasp, comprehend <connection, problem, meaning>er konnte nicht begreifen, was geschehen war — he could not grasp what had happened
2.das begreife, wer will — it's beyond me
intransitives Verb understandschnell od. leicht/langsam od. schwer begreifen — be quick/ slow on the uptake; be quick/slow to grasp things
* * *n.comprehension n. -
117 verständlich
ver·ständ·lich [fɛɐ̭ʼʃtɛntlɪç] adj1) ( begreiflich) understandable;etw ist jdm \verständlich sb understands sth;jdm etw \verständlich machen to make sb understand sth [or sth clear to sb];sich \verständlich machen to make oneself understood [or clear];2) ( gut zu hören) clear, intelligible;sich \verständlich machen to make oneself understood [or heard];1) ( vernehmbar) clearly2) ( verstehbar) in a comprehensible way, comprehensibly -
118 نظف
نَظَّفَ \ bathe: to wash (a wound, etc.). clean: to make sth. free from dirt: Clean your shoes.. clear: to make clear; free from anything that gets in the way: Please clear the table. \ نَظَّفَ \ sponge: to wash with a wet sponge. \ See Also غَسَلَ بالإسفنج \ نَظَّفَ \ brush: to clean or smooth with a brush: Brush your hair. \ See Also مَلَّسَ بالفرشاة \ نَظَّفَ (بالمَسْح) \ wipe: to clean or dry (sth.) by rubbing it with a cloth: She wiped the table clean. Please wipe the dirt off that window. \ See Also نشف (نَشَّفَ) \ نَظَّفَ بالدَّعك أو الفَرْك \ scrub: to rub hard with a wet brush; clean by rubbing with soap and water: She scrubbed the floor. \ نَظَّفَ بدَفْق الماء \ flush: to wash with a quick rush of water: The pipes seem to be blocked; try flushing them. \ نَظَّفَ بالغَسْل \ wash: to clean with water and often soap: Wash your face. Wash the dirt off it. \ نَظَّفَ بكرّاكة \ dredge: to keep (a harbour or waterway) deep enough for boats, by taking up mud and sand. \ نَظَّفَ بالكَنْس \ sweep: to clear or clean (the floor, a path, a chimney, etc.) with a brush; to remove or gather (dust, dead leaves, etc.) with a brush: Have you swept the stairs? Please sweep the snow off the path. \ See Also كنس (كَنَسَ) \ نَظَّفَ بالمِمْسحة \ mop: to clean with a mop or a rough piece of cloth. \ See Also مسح (مَسَحَ) \ نَظَّفَ على البُخار \ dry-clean: to clean (clothes) with chemicals, not with water. \ نَظَّفَ ما بداخل الشيء \ clean out: to clean the inside of sth. thoroughly: Clean out those cooking pots. \ نَظَّفَ ورَتَّبَ \ clean up: to make things clean; put things in order: Clean up in here before you leave. \ نَظَّفَ وصَقَلَ \ scour: to clean thoroughly: to scour pots. \ نَظْم \ verse: poetry. \ See Also شعر (شِعْر) \ نَظْم \ regulation. \ See Also تنظيم( تنظيم) -
119 disparaître
disparaître° [dispaʀεtʀ]➭ TABLE 57 intransitive verba. ( = ne plus être visible) to disappear ; ( = mourir) [personne] to die ; [race, civilisation] to die outb. faire disparaître [prestidigitateur] to make disappear ; [+ document] to get rid of ; [+ tache, trace, obstacle, difficulté] to remove ; [+ personne] to eliminate ; [+ crainte] to dispel* * *dispaʀɛtʀverbe intransitif1) ( devenir invisible) to disappearfaire disparaître tout un gâteau — to gobble up (colloq) a whole cake
2) ( devenir introuvable) [objet, personne] to disappear; ( soudainement) to vanish3) ( être supprimé) [douleur, odeur] to go; [tache] to come out; [difficulté] to disappear; [craintes] to vanish; [fièvre] to subsidefaire disparaître — to get rid of [douleur, pellicules, pauvreté, trouble]; to remove [tache]; to make [something] extinct [espèce]
faire disparaître quelqu'un — euph to get rid of somebody
voir disparaître — to witness the end of [civilisation, culture]
* * *dispaʀɛtʀ vi1) (= ne plus donner signe de vie) to disappear2) (à la vue) to disappear, to vanish, (être voilé) to be hidden, to be concealed3) (= être manquant) to disappearTrois fourchettes en argent ont disparu. — Three silver forks have disappeared.
4) (= se perdre) [traditions] to die out5) (= décéder) to pass awayfaire disparaître [objet, tache, trace] — to remove, to get rid of, [personne, documents] to get rid of, (tour de magie) to make disappear
Ils ont fait disparaître tous les documents compromettants. — They got rid of all the incriminating documents.
* * *disparaître verb table: connaître vi1 ( devenir invisible) to disappear; disparaître de la scène politique to disappear from the political scene; disparaissez! out of my sight!; le soleil disparaît à l'horizon the sun is dipping below the horizon; le village disparaissait sous la neige the village was hidden by the snow; faire disparaître tout un gâteau to gobble down○ a whole cake;2 ( devenir introuvable) [objet, personne] to disappear; ( soudainement) to vanish; l'avion a disparu au-dessus de l'Atlantique the plane disappeared somewhere over the Atlantic; disparaître sans laisser de traces to disappear without trace; des centaines de personnes disparaissent chaque année hundreds of people go missing every year; faire disparaître qch to remove sth [objet];3 ( être supprimé) [douleur, odeur] to go; [tache] to come out; [difficulté] to disappear; [craintes] to vanish; [enflure] to go down; [fièvre] to subside; faire disparaître to get rid of [douleur, symptôme, trouble]; to remove [tache]; to dispel [crainte]; to make [sth] go down [enflure]; to make [sth] extinct [espèce]; to clear [pellicules, acné]; to eradicate [pauvreté, criminalité];4 euph ( mourir) to die, to go euph; ( cesser d'exister) [civilisation] to die out; [espèce] to become extinct; faire disparaître qn euph to get rid of sb; voir disparaître qch to witness the end of sth [civilisation, culture]; quand j'aurai disparu when I'm gone; disparaître en mer to be lost at sea; disparaître corps et bien gén to be lost without trace; Naut to sink without trace.[disparɛtr] verbe intransitif1. [se dissiper - peur, joie] to evaporate, to fade, to disappear ; [ - douleur, problème, odeur] to disappear ; [ - bruit] to stop, to subside ; [ - brouillard] to clear, to vanisha. [généralement] to remove somethingb. [supprimer] to get rid of something‘tout doit disparaître’ ‘everything must go’faire disparaître quelqu'un/quelque chose to conceal somebody/something4. [ne plus exister - espèce, race] to die out, to become extinct ; [ - langue, coutume] to die out, to disappear -
120 front
f; -, -en2. eines Autos etc.: front3. einer angetretenen Truppe: front rank; die Front abschreiten pass along the ranks, inspect the troops4. MIL. (Kampfgebiet) front; (Kampflinie) front line; an der Front at the front; hinter der Front behind the lines; die feindliche Front the enemy front line, the enemy lines Pl.; auf breiter Front on a broad front; an vorderster Front stehen be right in the front line; an zwei Fronten kämpfen auch fig. fight on two fronts; die Fronten abstecken fig. mark out one’s positions; klare Fronten schaffen fig. make a clear stand, make one’s position clear; die Fronten haben sich verhärtet fig. their attitudes have hardened5. POL. Gruppe: front; eine geschlossene Front bilden fig. form a united front, close ranks ( gegen against); Front machen gegen fig. make a stand against, resist; national* * *die Front(Frontlinie) front; battlefront; front line; line;(Vorderseite) front; frontage; façade;(Wetterfront) front* * *Frọnt [frɔnt]f -, -en1) (= Vorderseite) front; (= Vorderansicht) frontagedie hintere Front —
der General schritt die Front der wartenden Truppen ab — the general inspected the waiting troops
2) (= Kampflinie, - gebiet) frontin vorderster Front stehen — to be in the front line
an der Front — at the front
klare Fronten schaffen (fig) — to clarify the/one's position
sich einer geschlossenen Front gegenübersehen — to be faced with a united front
Front gegen jdn/etw machen — to make a stand against sb/sth
5)(SPORT: = Führung)
in Front liegen — to be in the leadin Front gehen — to go into or take the lead
* * *die1) (the foremost part of anything in the direction in which it moves: the front of the ship; ( also adjective) the front seat of the bus.) front2) ((in war) the line of soliers nearest the enemy: They are sending more soldiers to the front.) front3) (a boundary separating two masses of air of different temperatures: A cold front is approaching from the Atlantic.) front* * *<-, -en>[frɔnt]f1. (Vorderseite) Gebäude face, front, frontagedie hintere [o rückwärtige] \Front the back [or rear2. MIL frontauf breiter \Front along a wide frontdie gegnerische \Front the opposing frontin vorderster \Front stehen to be in the front linejdn/etw an die \Front schicken to send sb/sth to the front [lines]3. (politische Opposition) fronteine geschlossene \Front bilden to put up a united front[geschlossen] \Front gegen jdn/etw machen to make a [united] stand against sb/sthin \Front liegen/gehen to be in/go into [or take] the lead6.▶ eine [geschlossene] \Front bilden to form a [continuous] front▶ klare \Fronten schaffen to clarify the/one's position▶ die \Fronten verhärten sich [the] attitudes are hardening* * *die; Front, Fronten1) (GebäudeFront) front; façade2) (Kampfgebiet) front [line]an die Front gehen/an der Front sein — go to the front/fight at the front
3) (Milit.): (vorderste Linie) front linein vorderster Front kämpfen — fight at the very front
die Fronten haben sich verhärtet — (fig.) attitudes have hardened
an zwei Fronten kämpfen — (fig.) fight on two fronts
4) (Milit.): (einer Truppe)die Front abnehmen/abschreiten — inspect the troops/guard of honour etc.
gegen jemanden/etwas Front machen — (fig.) make a stand against somebody/something
5) (Sport)in Front liegen/gehen — be in front or in the lead/go in front
6) (Met.) front* * *…front f; im subst front; Branche, Sektor: sector;Bildungsfront education sector;Heiratsfront wedding front;Urlaubsfront holiday (US vacation) front* * *die; Front, Fronten1) (GebäudeFront) front; façade2) (Kampfgebiet) front [line]an die Front gehen/an der Front sein — go to the front/fight at the front
3) (Milit.): (vorderste Linie) front linedie Fronten haben sich verhärtet — (fig.) attitudes have hardened
an zwei Fronten kämpfen — (fig.) fight on two fronts
4) (Milit.): (einer Truppe)die Front abnehmen/abschreiten — inspect the troops/guard of honour etc.
gegen jemanden/etwas Front machen — (fig.) make a stand against somebody/something
5) (Sport)in Front liegen/gehen — be in front or in the lead/go in front
6) (Met.) front* * *-en f.front n.
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