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1 match day

match day

A n jour m de match.

B modif [alcohol ban, event, parking] pour le jour du match.

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Футбол: игровой день

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > match day
3 match day

игровой день

English-Russian sports dictionary > match day
4 match day

игровой день

English-Russian dictionary of football terms > match day
5 double match day

день, в которой приводятся два матча

English-Russian sports dictionary > double match day
6 double match day

день, в который проводятся два матча

English-Russian dictionary of football terms > double match day
7 match

match [mæt∫]

1. noun

   a. (Sport) match m

• to play a match against sb disputer un match contre qn

• international match rencontre f internationale

   b. (for lighting fire) allumette f

• to strike a match gratter une allumette

• to put a match to sth mettre le feu à qch

   c. ( = equal) égal (e) m(f)

• to meet one's match (in sb) trouver à qui parler (avec qn)

• he's no match for Paul il ne fait pas le poids contre Paul

   d. ( = complement) to be a good match [clothes, colours] aller bien ensemble

   e. ( = marriage) (old-fashioned) mariage m

• he's a good match for her ils vont bien ensemble

2. transitive verb

   a. ( = produce equal to) to match sb's offer faire une offre équivalente à celle de qn

• this is matched only by... cela n'a d'égal que...

   b. [clothes, colours] (intended as a set) être assorti à ; (a good match) aller bien avec

• his tie doesn't match his shirt sa cravate ne va pas avec sa chemise

   c. ( = pair off) she matched her wits against his strength elle opposait son intelligence à sa force

• they are well matched [opponents] ils sont de force égale ; [couple] ils sont bien assortis

3. intransitive verb

   a. [colours] aller bien ensemble ; [socks] faire la paire

• with (a) skirt to match avec (une) jupe assortie

   b. to match up to ( = be equal to) égaler

• she doesn't match up to her sister in intelligence elle n'a pas l'intelligence de sa sœur

• he didn't match up to his father's expectations il n'a pas été à la hauteur des espérances de son père

4. compounds

► match day noun jour m de match

► match-fixing noun

• there were allegations of match-fixing selon certains, le match aurait été truqué ► match point noun balle f de match

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[mætʃ] 1.
noun

1) Sport match m

2) ( for lighting fire) allumette f

to put a match to something — mettre le feu à quelque chose

3) ( equal)

to be a match for somebody — être un adversaire à la mesure de quelqu'un

to be no match for somebody — être trop faible pour quelqu'un

to meet one's match — trouver quelqu'un à sa hauteur

to be more than a match for somebody — surpasser quelqu'un

4) ( thing that harmonizes)

to be a good match for something — [shoes, curtains, colour] aller très bien avec quelque chose

to be an exact match with — correspondre parfaitement à

5) ( marriage) union f, mariage m

to make a good match — épouser un bon parti
2.
transitive verb

1) ( correspond to) [colour, bag] être assorti à; [blood type] correspondre à; [product, supply] répondre à [demand]; [word] correspondre à [definition]

2) ( equal) égaler [record, achievements]

the government will match your donation — le gouvernement donnera la même somme que vous

his wit cannot be matched — il a une intelligence hors pair

she more than matched him in aggression — elle le valait bien sur le plan de l'agressivité

he is to be matched against the champion — on a organisé une rencontre entre lui et le champion

there's nobody to match him — ( disparagingly) il n'y en a pas deux comme lui

3) ( find a match for)

to match trainees with companies — mettre en rapport des stagiaires avec des sociétés
3.
intransitive verb [colours, clothes, curtains] être assortis/-ies; [components] aller ensemble

that button doesn't match — ce bouton n'est pas identique aux autres

with gloves to match — avec des gants assortis

Phrasal Verbs:

- match up

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match [mætʃ]

match ⇒ 1 (a) égal ⇒ 1 (b) couple ⇒ 1 (c) allumette ⇒ 1 (e) mèche ⇒ 1 (f) égaler ⇒ 2 (a), 2 (e) s'assortir à ⇒ 2 (b) opposer ⇒ 2 (d) aller (bien) ensemble ⇒ 3 correspondre ⇒ 3

1 noun

(a) Sport (of football, rugby, baseball, cricket) match m; (of tennis) match m, partie f; (of golf) partie f; (swimming) compétition f;

∎ a rugby/boxing match un match de rugby/de boxe;

∎ game, set and match (in tennis) jeu, set et match;

∎ to play a match jouer un match;

∎ British I haven't reached full match fitness yet je n'ai pas encore retrouvé ma forme (pour jouer)

(b) (equal) égal(e) m,f;

∎ he's found or met his match (in Heather) il a trouvé à qui parler (avec Heather);

∎ he's a match for her any day il est de taille à lui faire face;

∎ David is no match for Andrew David ne fait pas le poids contre Andrew;

∎ they were more than a match for us nous ne faisions pas le poids contre eux

(c) (couple) couple m; (marriage) mariage m;

∎ to make a good match faire un bon mariage;

∎ they are or make a good match ils vont bien ensemble;

∎ he's a good match c'est un bon ou un excellent parti

(d) (combination)

∎ these colours are a good match ces couleurs se marient bien ou vont bien ensemble;

∎ the new paint's not quite a perfect match la nouvelle peinture n'est pas exactement de la même couleur que la précédente;

∎ to find a match for a wallpaper (find curtains etc in suitable colour) assortir un papier peint; (find the same) réassortir un papier peint

(e) (for lighting) allumette f;

∎ to light or to strike a match frotter ou craquer une allumette;

∎ to put or to set a match to sth mettre le feu à qch;

∎ a box/book of matches une boîte/une pochette d'allumettes

(f) (fuse) mèche f

2 transitive verb

(a) (be equal to) être l'égal de, égaler;

∎ his arrogance is matched only by that of his father son arrogance n'a d'égale que celle de son père;

∎ will their deeds match their words? est-ce que leurs actes seront à la hauteur de leurs paroles?;

∎ there's nobody to match him il n'a pas son pareil

(b) (go with → of clothes, colour) s'assortir à, aller (bien) avec, se marier (harmonieusement) avec;

∎ the gloves match the scarf les gants sont assortis à l'écharpe;

∎ his jacket doesn't match his trousers sa veste ne va pas avec son pantalon;

∎ the music didn't match her mood la musique ne correspondait pas à son humeur

(c) (coordinate)

∎ I'm trying to match this paint je cherche une peinture identique à celle-ci;

∎ can you match the names with the photographs? pouvez-vous attribuer à chaque photo le nom qui lui correspond?;

∎ I tried to match my gestures to theirs j'ai essayé d'imiter leurs gestes;

∎ he and his wife are well matched lui et sa femme vont bien ensemble

(d) (oppose)

∎ to match sb against sb opposer qn à qn;

∎ he matched his skill against the champion's il mesura son habileté à celle du champion;

∎ the two teams are well matched les deux équipes sont de force égale

(e) (find equal to) égaler;

∎ to match an offer égaler une offre;

∎ we can't match their prices nous ne pouvons pas rivaliser avec leurs prix;

∎ this restaurant can't be matched for quality ce restaurant n'a pas son pareil pour ce qui est de la qualité

3 intransitive verb

(colours etc) aller (bien) ensemble, être bien assorti; (fingerprints, descriptions etc) correspondre;

∎ these colours don't match ces couleurs ne vont pas très bien ensemble;

∎ a red hat with a scarf to match un chapeau rouge avec un foulard assorti;

∎ I can't find two socks that match je ne parviens pas à trouver deux chaussettes identiques;

∎ none of the glasses matched les verres étaient tous dépareillés

►► Golf match play match-play m, partie f par trous;

Sport match point (in tennis) balle f de match

➲ match up

1 separable transitive verb

faire correspondre;

∎ to match up the names with the faces faire correspondre les noms et les visages;

∎ to match up two colours harmoniser ou assortir deux couleurs;

∎ I want to match up this colour (find exact match) j'aimerais trouver exactement la même couleur

2 intransitive verb

(dates, figures) correspondre; (clothes, colours) aller (bien) ensemble, être bien assorti;

∎ the descriptions didn't match up les descriptions ne correspondaient pas;

∎ the suit jacket and trousers don't match up la veste et le pantalon ne vont pas ensemble

➲ match up to inseparable transitive verb

valoir;

∎ his jokes don't match up to Mark's ses plaisanteries ne valent pas celles de Mark;

∎ the hotel didn't match up to our expectations l'hôtel nous a déçus ou ne répondait pas à notre attente

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9 match

̈ɪmætʃ I сущ.
1) воен. огнепровод;
запальный фитиль
2) спичка to light, put, set, strike a match ≈ зажечь спичку safety match ≈ (безопасная) спичка book, box of matches, match-box ≈ коробок спичек have you got a match/a light? ≈ у вас огоньку не найдется?, не дадите ли прикурить? to put /to set/ a match to smth. ≈ зажечь что-л., поджечь что-л. ∙ (to shatter) into matches ≈ (разбиться) вдребезги II
1. сущ.
1) а) равный по силам противник, достойный соперник more than a match for smb. ≈ соперник по зубам кому-л. to be matches ≈ редк. быть достойными друг друга противниками to have no match ≈ не иметь равного себе to meet/find one's match ≈ встретить достойного соперника he has met his match ≈ ид. нашла коса на камень б) пара, ровня (человек, подходящий кому-л., составляющий с ним пару) she's a perfect match for him ≈ она ему идеально подходит they are no good match ≈ они совсем не подходят друг другу в) вещь или предмет, подходящие к другой или составляющие с ней пару (по виду, форме, цвету и т. п.) a perfect match of shape and sound ≈ гармонично подобраны форма и звук this carpet and this sofa are/make a perfect match ≈ этот ковер очень подходит софе;
эти ковер и софа удачно сочетаются two pictures which are a match ≈ парные картины I am looking for a match for my new shoes ≈ я ищу что-нибудь подходящее к своим новым туфлям the horses are a good match ≈ эти лошади хорошо подобраны
2) а) (обык. удачная) партия;
пара (при женитьбе) he (she) is a good match ≈ он (она) хорошая партия to make a match ≈ жениться;
выйти замуж (обычно по принуждению или расчету) б) брак;
бракосочетание by match ≈ уст. после бракосочетания, в законном браке;
как муж и жена
3) матч, соревнование, состязание (between;
with) crucial match ≈ решающий матч to promote a match, stage a match ≈ устраивать матч boxing match ≈ матч по боксу cricket match ≈ крикетный матч championship match ≈ матч за звание чемпиона football match ≈ футбольный матч fencing match ≈ соревнования по фехтованию golf match ≈ матч по гольфу hockey match ≈ хоккейный матч polo match ≈ матч по поло return match ≈ ответный матч tennis match ≈ теннисный матч test match ≈ международный матч по крикету wrestling match ≈ соревнование по борьбе play-off match
4) уст. а) сговор б) пари to make a match держать пари, биться об заклад {см. тж. 3,
1) } ≈ (it is) a match! ≈ идет!, по рукам!
2. гл.
1) а) состязаться на равных( с кем-л.) ;
быть достойным соперником, противником (кому-л. в чем-л.) (against, with;
in, for) no one can match him in shooting ≈ никто не может соперничать с ним в стрельбе;
в стрельбе ему нет равных In his youth, he was matched against some of the most famous fighters of his day. ≈ В юности он на равных состязался с несколькими наиболее знаменитыми боксерами того времени. б) противопоставлять( кому-л., чему-л. against, with) ;
меряться (силами и т. п.) she matched her wits against his strength ≈ его силе она противопоставила свою хитрость no one would match his own self against the crazy bastard ≈ никто бы не стал тягаться с этим безумцем They matched their best horse against my poor Dopey in a race. ≈ Они выставили свою лучшую лошадь против моей бедной Доупи на скачках.
2) а) сватать(ся) ;
женить или выдавать замуж( обычно с учетом удачности партии) (with) I should be pleased to match my daughter with your son, so that we could become even closer friends. ≈ Я был бы счастлив выдать мою дочь замуж за вашего сына, так что мы могли бы стать еще более близкими друзьями. б) редк. случать, спаривать( животных to, unto, with) Syn: couple
2., mate II
2.
3) а) часто тж. страд. подбирать( под пару, под стать;
по цвету, форме и т. п.) ;
сочетать to be well/ill matched ≈ быть хорошо/плохо подобранным;
хорошо/плохо сочетаться tastelessly matched clothes ≈ безвкусно подобранная одежда two pictures badly matched ≈ плохо сочетающиеся картины б) подходить, соответствовать( под пару;
по цвету, форме и т. п.) the colours that don't match ≈ плохо сочетающиеся, не гармоничные цвета a dress with a hat to match ≈ платье с удачно подобранной шляпкой)
4) а) находить соответствие;
приводить в соответствие, согласовывать( разные вещи) we try to match your desires with our possibilities ≈ мы стараемся согласовать ваши пожелания с нашими возможностями б) тех. выравнивать;
подгонять, пригонять Syn: dovetail
2.
5) играть в орлянку (подбрасывать в воздух монету - для принятия решения, решения спора и т. п.) Syn: flip
2.,toss
2. coins спичка - safety * обыкновенная спичка - paraffin * парафиновая спичка - to strike /to light/ a * зажечь спичку - have you got a *? у вас есть спички /огонек/?, не дадите ли прикурить? - to put /to set/ a * to smth. зажечь что-л., поджечь что-л. (военное) запальный фитиль;
огнепровод окуривать( в виноделии) человек, подходящий под пару;
ровня;
пара - he's no * for her он ей не пара - they are a good * они подходят друг другу равный по силам противник, соперник - to be a * for smb. быть достойным противником кого-л. - he has no * ему нет равного - he's a * for anybody он с кем угодно справится - you are no * for him ты с ним не справишься;
нечего тебе с ним тягаться - to find one's * найти достойного противника /соперника/ - he has met his * он встретил равного себе противника;
нашла коса на камень вещь, подходящая под пару (по виду, форме, цвету и т. п.) - a perfect * of colours отлично /прекрасно/ подобранные цвета;
прекрасное сочетание цветов - to be a good * подходить, сочетаться, гармонировать - two pictures which are a * парные картины - I am looking for a * for these curtains я ищу что-нибудь подходящее к этим занавесям - I can't find a * for this glove я не могу подобрать пару к этой перчатке - her purse and shoes were a good * ее сумка и туфли подходили друг к другу /гармонировали друг с другом/ - the horses are a good * эти лошади хорошо подобраны матч, состязание, соревнование - football * футбольный матч - wrestling * соревнование по борьбе - chess * шахматный турнир - international * международная встреча - a singles * одиночная игра (теннис) - a doubles * парная игра( теннис) - to play a * against the French team выступать в соревнованиях против французской команды, играть матч с французской командой - to win the * выиграть состязание /встречу/ - we lost all our away *es мы проиграли все игры /матчи/ на чужом поле - the * was drawn игра кончилась вничью брак - to make a * жениться;
выйти змуж;
вступить в брак;
сосватать, поженить, устроить брак - they decided to make a * of it они решили пожениться - she made a good * она хорошо вышла замуж;
она сделала хорошую партию - by * (устаревшее) в результате женитьбы партия - he is a good * он хорошая партия (устаревшее) сговор (устаревшее) пари - to make a * держать пари, биться об заклад - (it is) a *! идет!, по рукам! (тж. * up) подходить под пару, под стать;
соответствовать - to * well точно соответствовать;
гармонировать - his books * his character его внешность /облик/ соответствует его характеру - the carpets and wall-paper * well ковры и обои хорошо гармонируют - these colours don't * эти цвета плохо сочетаются /не гармонируют/ - a brown dress with hat and gloves to * коричневое платье с подобранными к нему (в тон) шляпкой и перчатками - the weather didn't * (up) to our hopes погода не оправдала наших надежд - the poet's power lies in *ing a mood талант поэта заключается в умении выразить настроение подбирать под пару, под стать;
сочетать - to * colours подбирать цвета - I want smth. to * this cloth мне нужно что-л. подходящее к этому материалу - can you * this button? можете ли вы подобрать такую же пуговицу? - the contestants were well *ed участники соревнования /состязания/ были удачно подобраны согласовывать, приводить в соответствие - we try to * the jobs with the applicants мы стараемся подобрать подходящую работу тем, кто подал заявление( техническое) подгонять, пригонять, выравнивать противостоять;
состязаться;
быть равным по силе, ловкости и т. п. - no one can * him in archery никто не может состязаться /соперничать/ с ним в стрельбе из лука - no one can * him for speed никто не может сравниться с ним в скорости противопоставлять - to * smb. against smb. противопоставлять кого-л. кому-л. - to * strength with /against/ smb. помериться с кем-л. силами - she *ed her wits against his strength его силе она противопоставила свою хитрость - no one was willing to * themselves against him никто не хотел вступать с ним в единоборство - he *ed his dog against his neighbours' in a race он выставил своего пса против соседского на собачьих бегах женить;
выдавать замуж;
(со) сватать (устаревшее) жениться;
выйти замуж подбрасывать монету( для решения спора и т. п.) ;
играть в орлянку (строительство) шпунтовать( редкое) спаривать, случать away ~ матч, игра на чужом поле a bonnet with ribbons to ~ шляпа с подобранными к ней (в тон) лентами constitute a ~ вчт. давать совпадение ~ человек или вещь, подходящие под пару;
ровня;
пара;
he has no match ему нет равного match брак, партия;
he (she) is a good match он (она) хорошая партия;
to make a match жениться;
выйти замуж ~ равносильный, достойный противник;
he is more than a match for me он сильнее (искуснее и т. п.) меня match брак, партия;
he (she) is a good match он (она) хорошая партия;
to make a match жениться;
выйти замуж match брак, партия;
he (she) is a good match он (она) хорошая партия;
to make a match жениться;
выйти замуж ~ выравнивать цены ~ две противоположные операции, совпадающие по размерам и срокам ~ женить;
выдавать замуж;
(со) сватать ~ воен. запальный фитиль;
огнепровод ~ подбирать под пару, под стать;
сочетать;
a well (an ill) matched couple хорошая (плохая) пара ~ тех. подгонять;
выравнивать ~ подходить (под пару), соответствовать;
these colours don't match эти цвета плохо сочетаются, не гармонируют ~ подходить по качеству ~ подходить под пару ~ приводить в соответствие ~ противопоставлять;
to match one's strength against somebody else's помериться силами (с кем-л.) ~ противопоставлять ~ противостоять;
состязаться ~ противостоять ~ равносильный, достойный противник;
he is more than a match for me он сильнее (искуснее и т. п.) меня ~ сличать с переписными листами ~ вчт. совпадение ~ соответствовать ~ вчт. сопоставлять ~ состязание, матч ~ состязаться ~ редк. спаривать, случать ~ спичка;
to strike a match зажечь спичку ~ человек или вещь, подходящие под пару;
ровня;
пара;
he has no match ему нет равного ~ противопоставлять;
to match one's strength against somebody else's помериться силами (с кем-л.) to meet (или to find) one's ~ встретить достойного противника safety ~ (безопасная) спичка ~ спичка;
to strike a match зажечь спичку strike: ~ высекать( огонь) ;
зажигать(ся) ;
to strike a match чиркнуть спичкой, зажечь спичку;
the match won't strike спичка не зажигается ~ подходить (под пару), соответствовать;
these colours don't match эти цвета плохо сочетаются, не гармонируют ~ подбирать под пару, под стать;
сочетать;
a well (an ill) matched couple хорошая (плохая) пара

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > match
10 match

[mæʧ] I сущ.
1) спичка

safety match — безопасная спичка

book / box of matches — коробок спичек

to light / put / set / strike a match — зажечь спичку

to put / set a match to smth. — зажечь что-л., поджечь что-л.

Have you got a match / light? — У вас огоньку не найдётся?, Не дадите прикурить?

2) воен. запальный фитиль

••

(to shatter) into matches — (разбиться) вдребезги
II 1. сущ.
1) равный по силам противник, достойный соперник

more than a match for smb. — соперник по зубам кому-л.

to have no match — не иметь равного себе

to meet / find one's match — встретить достойного соперника

He has met his match. — Нашла коса на камень.

2) вещь или предмет, подходящие к другой или составляющие с ней пару

I am looking for a match for my new shoes. — Я ищу что-нибудь подходящее к своим новым туфлям.

3) пара (предметов, людей)

He bought two pictures which are a match. — Он купил парные картины.

They are no good match. — Они совсем не подходят друг другу.

4)

а) партия; пара ( при женитьбе)

She's a perfect match for him. — Она ему идеально подходит.

б) брак; бракосочетание

by match — уст. после бракосочетания, в законном браке; как муж и жена

to make a match — жениться; выйти замуж ( обычно по принуждению или расчёту)

5) сочетание

perfect match of shape and sound — гармоничное сочетание формы и звука

This carpet and this sofa are / make a perfect match. — Эти ковёр и софа удачно сочетаются.

6) матч, соревнование, состязание

crucial match — решающий матч

to promote / stage a match — устраивать матч

boxing match — матч по боксу

cricket match — крикетный матч

championship match — матч за звание чемпиона

football match — футбольный матч

fencing match — соревнования по фехтованию

golf match — матч по гольфу

hockey match — хоккейный матч

polo match — матч по поло

tennis match — теннисный матч

wrestling match — соревнование по борьбе

- play-off match

- test match

7) уст.

а) сговор

It is a match! — Идёт!, По рукам!

б) пари

to make a match — держать пари, биться об заклад
2. гл.
1) (match against / with)

а) состязаться на равных с (кем-л.); быть достойным соперником, противником (кому-л.); мериться (силами) (с кем-л.)

No one can match him in shooting. — В стрельбе ему нет равных.

In his youth, he was matched against some of the most famous fighters of his day. — В юности он на равных состязался с несколькими наиболее знаменитыми боксёрами того времени.

б) противопоставлять (кому-л. / чему-л.)

She matched her wits against his strength. — Его силе она противопоставила свою хитрость.

No one would match his own self against the crazy bastard. — Никто бы не стал тягаться с этим безумцем.

They matched their best horse against my poor Dopey in a race. — Они выставили свою лучшую лошадь против моей бедной Доупи на скачках.

2) уст.

а) ( match with) женить на (ком-л.); выдавать замуж за (кого-л.)

I should be pleased to match my daughter with your son, so that we could become even closer friends. — Я был бы счастлив выдать мою дочь замуж за Вашего сына, так что мы могли бы стать ещё более близкими друзьями.

б) жениться

3)

а) подбирать (под пару, под стать; по цвету, форме)

to be well / ill matched — быть хорошо / плохо подобранным; хорошо / плохо сочетаться

tastelessly matched clothes — безвкусно подобранная одежда

two pictures badly matched — плохо сочетающиеся картины

б) подходить, соответствовать (под пару; по цвету, форме)

dress with a hat to match — платье с удачно подобранной шляпкой

These colours don't match. — Эти цвета плохо сочетаются.

4)

а) приводить в соответствие, согласовывать

We try to match your desires with our possibilities. — Мы стараемся согласовать ваши пожелания с нашими возможностями.

б) тех. выравнивать; подгонять, пригонять

Syn:

dovetail 2.

5)

а) играть в орлянку

б) подбрасывать в воздух монету для принятия решения, разрешения спора

Англо-русский современный словарь > match
11 one-day

one-day

adjective

d'une journée

►► one-day match (of cricket) = match de cricket joué sur une journée

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > one-day
12 clear as day

((as) clear as day (daylight, реже noonday))

ясно как день, совершенно ясно; см. тж. clear as mud

‘I can't make head or tail of this,’ said Dr. Livesay. ‘The thing is as clear as noonday,’ cried the squire. (R. L. Stevenson, ‘Treasure Island’, ch. VI) — - Я ничего не могу понять, - сказал доктор Ливси. - А между тем все ясно как день! - воскликнул сквайр.

He stopped under Pasiance's window and swayed the match over the ground. Clear as daylight were the marks of someone who had jumped or fallen. (J. Galsworthy, ‘Caravan’, ‘A Man of Devon’) — Дэн остановился под окном Пейшнс и посветил спичкой. Чьи-то следы, то ли от прыжка, то ли от падения, были явственно видны.

I see what I have to do, clear as day! (D. Carter, ‘Fatherless Sons’, part III, ch. 29) — Сейчас я знаю, что надо делать, - это мне совершенно ясно!

Large English-Russian phrasebook > clear as day
13 eventful event·ful adj

[ɪ'vɛntfʊl]
(life) ricco (-a) di avvenimenti, (match, day) movimentato (-a), denso (-a) di eventi

English-Italian dictionary > eventful event·ful adj
14 strenuous strenu·ous adj

['strɛnjʊəs]
(denial, attempt) energico (-a), vigoroso (-a), (game, match, day) faticoso (-a), (opposition, efforts, resistance) accanito (-a)

strenuous exercise — esercizi mpl pesanti

you mustn't do anything too strenuous — devi evitare di fare troppi sforzi

English-Italian dictionary > strenuous strenu·ous adj
15 draw

draw

A n

1 ( raffle) tirage m (au sort) ; to win (sth in) a draw gagner (qch) dans une loterie ;

2 ( tie) ( in match) match m nul ; it was a draw ( in match) ils ont fait match nul ; ( in race) ils sont arrivés ex aequo ;

3 ( attraction) (person, film, event, place) attraction f ; Bob Dylan was the big draw Bob Dylan était la grande attraction ;

4 (on cigarette, pipe) bouffée f ;

5 US ( hand of cards) main f.

B vtr ( prét drew, pp drawn)

1 ( on paper etc) faire [picture, plan, portrait, sketch, cartoon] ; dessiner [person, face, object, diagram] ; tracer [line, circle, square] ; to draw a picture lit faire un dessin, dessiner ; to draw (a picture of) a boat dessiner un bateau ; to draw a map ( giving directions) faire un plan ; ( in school) dessiner une carte ; to draw sb sth, to draw sth for sb faire qch à qn [picture, plan, cartoon, sketch] ; dessiner qch à qn [person, face, object, diagram] ;

2 fig dépeindre [character, picture] ; faire [analogy, comparison, distinction, parallel] ;

3 ( pull) [animal, car, engine] tirer [object, cart, rope, plough] ; [machine, suction] aspirer [liquid, gas] ; to draw a plough along tirer une charrue ; the water is drawn along the pipe l'eau est aspirée dans le tuyau ; I drew the book towards me j'ai tiré le livre vers moi ; he drew the child towards him il a attiré l'enfant vers lui ; to draw a bolt/the curtains tirer un verrou/les rideaux ; I drew the string as tight as I could j'ai tiré sur la ficelle aussi fort que j'ai pu ; she drew a ten pound note from her purse elle a tiré un billet de dix livres de son porte-monnaie ; he drew his finger along the shelf il a passé un doigt sur l'étagère ; to draw a handkerchief across one's forehead/a comb through ones' hair se passer un mouchoir sur le front/un peigne dans les cheveux ; she drew his arm through hers elle a passé son bras sous le sien ; she drew her shawl round her shoulders elle a resserré son châle autour de ses épaules ; to draw water from a well tirer de l'eau d'un puits ; to draw a pint of beer ≈ tirer un demi-litre de bière à la pression ; to draw blood lit provoquer un saignement ; to draw a bow bander un arc ;

4 ( derive) tirer [conclusion] (from de) ; I drew comfort from the fact that/from doing cela m'a un peu réconforté de savoir que/de faire ; to draw a lesson/a moral from sth tirer une leçon/une morale de qch ; to draw inspiration from sth puiser de l'inspiration dans qch ; he drew hope/encouragement from this cela lui a donné de l'espoir/du courage ; to be drawn from [energy, information] provenir de ; his friends/our readers are drawn from all walks of life ses amis/nos lecteurs viennent de tous les horizons ;

5 ( cause to talk) faire parler [person] (about, on de) ; I'd hoped she'd tell me, but she wouldn't be drawn ou she refused to be drawn j'avais espéré qu'elle me le dirait, mais elle a refusé de parler ; to draw sth from ou out of sb obtenir qch de qn [information] ; faire dire or arracher qch à qn [truth] ; she drew tears of laughter from the audience elle a fait rire son public aux larmes ; I managed to draw a smile from him j'ai réussi à lui arracher un sourire ;

6 ( attract) [person, event, film] attirer [crowd, person] (to vers) ; susciter [reaction, criticism, praise, interest] ; the idea drew much criticism from both sides/from the experts l'idée a suscité de nombreuses critiques des deux côtés/chez les experts ; the course draws students from all over the world le cours attire des étudiants du monde entier ; his speech drew great applause son discours a soulevé des applaudissements ; to draw sb's attention to sth attirer l'attention de qn sur qch ; to draw attention to oneself attirer l'attention sur soi ; to feel drawn to sb se sentir attiré vers qn ; to draw sb to attirer qn vers [person, religion] ; pousser qn vers [profession] ; the sound of the explosion drew her to the window le bruit de l'explosion l'a attirée à la fenêtre ; to draw sb into mêler qn à [conversation] ; entraîner qn dans [argument, battle] ; I'm not going to be drawn into an argument with you je ne vais pas me laisser entraîner dans une dispute avec toi ; they were drawn together by their love of animals leur amour des animaux les a rapprochés ; to draw the enemy fire offrir un cible au feu ennemi ; I'll draw their fire je ferai diversion ;

7 Fin ( take out) retirer [money] (from de) ; tirer [cheque, bill of exchange, promissory note] (on sur) ; ( receive) toucher [wages, pension] ;

8 Games ( choose at random) tirer [qch] au sort [name, ticket, winner] ; they asked him to draw the winner (out of the hat) ils lui ont demandé de tirer au sort le gagnant ; to draw a winning ticket [competitor] tirer un billet gagnant ; Italy has been drawn against Spain ou to play Spain le tirage au sort a désigné l'Italie comme adversaire de l'Espagne ; Jones drew Smith in the first round le tirage au sort a désigné Smith comme adversaire de Jones au premier tour ;

9 Sport to draw a match faire match nul ;

10 (remove, pull out) extraire [tooth] ; retirer, enlever [thorn, splinter, sting] (from de) ; retirer [cork] (from de) ; dégainer, sortir [sword, dagger] ; sortir [knife, gun] ; tirer [card] ; to draw a gun on sb sortir un pistolet et le braquer sur qn ; to draw a knife on sb sortir un couteau pour en menacer qn ; with drawn sword l'épée dégainée ;

11 ( disembowel) vider [chicken, turkey, goose] ; Hist étriper [prisoner] ;

12 Hunt suivre la voie de [animal] ;

13 Games to draw trumps tirer ses atouts ;

14 Tech étirer [wire, metal, glass] ;

15 Naut the ship draws six metres le navire a un tirant d'eau de six mètres ;

16 † ( run) faire couler [bath].

C vi ( prét drew, pp drawn)

1 ( make picture) dessiner ; he draws very well il dessine très bien ; to draw round ou around sth dessiner en suivant les contours de [hand, template] ;

2 ( move) to draw ahead (of sth/sb) lit [vehicle, person] gagner du terrain (sur qch/qn) ; fig [person, company] prendre de l'avance (sur qch/qn) ; to draw alongside [boat] accoster ; the car drew alongside the lorry la voiture s'est mise à côté du camion ; to draw close ou near [time, date, ordeal] approcher ; the time/day is drawing close when… l'heure/le jour approche où… ; they drew nearer to listen ils se sont rapprochés pour écouter ; to draw into [bus] arriver à [station] ; the train drew into the station le train est entré en gare ; to draw level se retrouver au même niveau ; to draw level with the other athletes ( in score) se retrouver au même niveau que les autres athlètes ; ( in race) rattraper les autres athlètes ; to draw over [vehicle] ( stop) se ranger ; ( still moving) se rabattre vers le bas-côté ; the lorry drew over to the right-hand side of the road le camion s'est rangé sur la voie de droite ; to draw to one side [person] s'écarter ; to draw round ou around [people] se rassembler ; they drew round the teacher ils se sont rassemblés autour du professeur ; to draw to a halt s'arrêter ; to draw to a close ou an end [day, event, life] toucher à sa fin ;

3 gen, Sport ( in match) [teams] faire match nul ; ( finish at same time in race) [runners, racers] arriver ex aequo ; (finish equal, with same points) se retrouver ex aequo ; they drew for second place ils sont arrivés deuxièmes ex aequo ; X drew with Y ( in match) X a fait match nul avec Y ; ( in race) X est arrivé ex aequo avec Y ;

4 ( choose at random) to draw for sth tirer qch (au sort) ; they drew for partners ils ont tiré leurs partenaires (au sort) ;

5 [chimney, pipe] tirer ; [pump, vacuum cleaner] aspirer ; to draw on ou at one's pipe/cigarette tirer sur sa pipe/sa cigarette ;

6 [tea] infuser.

Idioms

to be quick/slow on the draw ○ ( in understanding) avoir l'esprit vif/lent ; ( in replying) avoir/ne pas avoir la repartie facile ; [cowboy] dégainer/ne pas dégainer vite ; to beat sb to the draw [rival, competitor] devancer qn ; [cowboy] dégainer plus vite que qn ; to draw the line fixer des limites ; you've got to draw the line somewhere il faut savoir fixer des limites ; to draw the line at doing se refuser à faire ; she drew the line at blackmail elle se refusait à faire du chantage ; I draw the line at violence je n'irai pas jusqu'à la violence ; the union agreed to longer working hours but drew the line at wage cuts le syndicat a accepté une augmentation des heures de travail mais a refusé une baisse des salaires.

Phrasal verbs

■ draw apart:

▶ draw apart [two people] se séparer ; the land masses drew apart les masses de terre se sont éloignées les unes des autres.

■ draw aside:

▶ draw [sth] aside, draw aside [sth] écarter [curtain, screen, object] ;

▶ draw [sb] aside prendre qn à part.

■ draw away:

▶ draw away [vehicle, train, person] ( move off) s'éloigner (from de) ; ( move ahead) prendre de l'avance (from sur) ; [person] (move away, recoil) avoir un mouvement de recul ;

▶ draw [sth] away, draw away [sth] retirer [hand, foot] ; draw the chair away from the fire éloigne la chaise du feu ;

▶ draw [sb] away from éloigner qn de [fire, scene] ; distraire qn de [book, task].

■ draw back:

▶ draw back (move back, recoil) reculer ;

▶ draw [sth] back, draw back [sth] ouvrir [curtains] ; [person] retirer [hand, foot] ;

▶ draw [sb] back, draw back [sb] faire revenir [person] ; the company will have difficulty drawing its customers back la société aura du mal à récupérer ses clients.

■ draw down:

▶ draw [sth] down, draw down [sth] baisser [blind, screen, veil].

■ draw in:

▶ draw in

1 [days] raccourcir ; the nights are drawing in les jours raccourcissent ;

2 ( arrive) [bus] arriver ; [train] entrer en gare ;

▶ draw [sth] in, draw in [sth]

1 gen, Art ( in picture) ajouter [background, detail] ;

2 tirer sur [reins, rope, lead] ; rentrer [stomach, claws] ;

3 ( suck in) [person] aspirer [air] ; [pump, machine] aspirer [liquid, gas, air] ; to draw in one's breath inspirer ;

4 ( attract) attirer [people, funds].

■ draw off:

▶ draw off [vehicle, train] partir ; [army] battre en retraite ;

▶ draw [sth] off, draw off [sth] tirer [beer, water] ; Med évacuer [fluid] ; retirer, ôter [gloves].

■ draw on:

▶ draw on ( approach) [time, date, season] approcher ; ( pass) [time] passer ; [evening, day, season] (s')avancer ;

▶ draw on [sth] puiser dans, exploiter [skills, strength, reserves, savings] ; in her novels she draws on childhood memories pour écrire ses romans elle s'inspire de ses souvenirs d'enfance ; the report draws on information from… le rapport tire des informations de… ; to draw on one's experience faire appel à son expérience ;

▶ draw on [sth], draw [sth] on enfiler [gloves, shoes, garment].

■ draw out:

▶ draw out

1 ( leave) [train, bus] partir ; the train drew out of the station le train a quitté la gare ; a car drew out in front of me une voiture a déboîté devant moi ;

2 ( get longer) [day, night] rallonger ; the nights are drawing out les jours rallongent ;

▶ draw [sth] out, draw out [sth]

1 gen tirer [handkerchief, purse, cigarette, knife] (from, out of de) ; retirer [splinter, nail, cork] (from, out of de) ; extraire [tooth] ; aspirer [liquid, air] ;

2 Fin retirer [cash, money, balance] ;

3 ( cause to last longer) faire durer [meeting, speech, meal] ; ( unnecessarily) faire traîner [meeting, speech, meal] ;

4 ( extract) obtenir [information, confession] ; ( using force) soutirer [information, confession] ; they managed to draw a confession out of him ils ont réussi à lui soutirer des aveux ;

5 Tech ( stretch) étirer [wire, thread, glass, metal] ;

▶ draw [sb] out ( make less shy) faire sortir [qn] de sa coquille ; I managed to draw him out of his silence j'ai réussi à le sortir de son silence ; I drew the old man out about the war j'ai fait parler le vieil homme de la guerre.

■ draw up:

▶ draw up [vehicle] s'arrêter ; [boat] accoster ;

▶ draw up [sth], draw [sth] up

1 établir [contract, criteria, budget, programme, proposals, questionnaire] ; dresser, établir [list, inventory, plan] ; rédiger, établir [report] ; faire [will] ;

2 ( pull upwards) hisser [bucket] ;

3 ( bring) approcher [chair, stool] (to de) ;

4 ( gather up) tirer sur [thread, drawstring] ;

▶ draw oneself up se redresser ; she drew herself up to her full height elle s'est redressée de toute sa hauteur.

Big English-French dictionary > draw
16 light

I
1.
noun
1) (the brightness given by the sun, a flame, lamps etc that makes things able to be seen: It was nearly dawn and the light was getting stronger; Sunlight streamed into the room.) luz

2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.) luz, lámpara

3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?) fuego

4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.) perspectiva

2. adjective
1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.) claro, luminoso

2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.) claro

3. lit verb
1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.) iluminar

2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.) encender

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- lightness

- lighten

- lighter
- lighting
- lighthouse
- light-year
- bring to light
- come to light
- in the light of
- light up
- see the light
- set light to
II

1) (easy to lift or carry; of little weight: I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys.) ligero

2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.) leve

3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.) ligero

4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.) más ligero

5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.) ligero

6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.) ágil

7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.) ligero

8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.) fino

9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.) arenoso

•

- lightly

- lightness

- lighten

- light-fingered
- light-headed
- light-hearted
- lightweight
- get off lightly
- make light of
- travel light
III
= light on - past tense, past participle lit [lit] - verb
(to find by chance: While wandering round the town, we lit on a very cheap restaurant.)

light¹ adj

1. claro

a light green shirt una camisa de color verde claro

2. ligero / que pesa poco

a light meal una comida ligera

feathers are very light las plumas pesan muy poco

I'm lighter than you peso menos que tú

3. luminoso / claro

it's a light room es una habitación muy luminosa

4. suave

a light breeze una brisa suave

to get light hacerse de día

light² n

1. luz

there's a lot of light in this room hay mucha luz en esta habitación

turn off the lights when you go to bed apaga las luces cuando te vayas a dormir

2. fuego

have you got a light? ¿tienes fuego?

light³ vb

1. encender / prender

she lit the candle with a match encendió la vela con una cerilla

2. iluminar / alumbrar

the stage is lit by several powerful spotlights el escenario se ilumina con varios focos potentes

El pasado y participio pasado de light es lit o lighted

light /lajt/ adjetivo invariable ‹ cigarrillos› low-tar; ‹ alimentos› low-calorie; ‹ refresco› diet ( before n)
light adj inv (cigarrillos) fuma Camel Light(tm), he smokes Camel Lights(tm) ' light' also found in these entries: Spanish: aeroplano - alumbrar - amanecer - año - aplique - avioneta - barrio - bombilla - buena - bueno - caballería - candela - cegador - cegadora - clara - claridad - claro - contraluz - deslumbrar - disco - duermevela - encender - enfocar - esclarecer - foco - fotómetro - fuego - iluminar - interruptor - leve - ligera - ligero - lumbre - luminosa - luminoso - luz - penumbra - piloto - pluma - precisa - preciso - prender - semáforo - sueño - tenue - tonadilla - trasluz - vaporosa - vaporoso - velomotor English: beam - blink - chink - deflect - fall - feather - flash - flicker - fluorescent light - go on - hand - infrared - light - light bulb - light switch - light up - light year - light-headed - light-hearted - off - pilot light - red light - red light district - see - shed - sleeper - strip light - tail-light - tone - traffic light - traffic lights - warning light - watt - absorb - admit - beacon - blind - block - bright - brighten - brilliant - bulb - candle - cast - come - dark - day - dazzle - dazzling - diet

light

tr[laɪt]

adjective

1 (not heavy) ligero,-a; (rain) fino,-a; (breeze) suave

■ as light as a feather ligero,-a como una pluma

■ give it a light tap with the hammer dale un golpe suave con el martillo

■ I'm a light smoker fumo poco

2 (sentence, wound) leve

3 (head) mareado,-a

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be light on something familiar andar mal de algo

to be light on one's feet ser ligero,-a de pies

to have light fingers tener los dedos largos, tener los dedos rápidos

to make light of something dar poca importancia a algo

to travel light viajar con poco equipaje

with a light heart con el corazón alegre

light aircraft avioneta

light ale cerveza clara

light opera opereta

light reading lectura fácil

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light

tr[laɪt]

intransitive verb

1 formal use architecture (alight) posarse (on, en)

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light

tr[laɪt]

noun

1 (gen) luz nombre femenino

■ by the light of a table lamp a la luz de una lámpara de mesa

■ bring it into the light tráelo aquí a la luz

2 (lamp) luz nombre femenino, lámpara; (traffic light) semáforo

■ the lights were (at) red el semáforo estaba (en) rojo

3 (for cigarette, fire) fuego

■ could you give me a light, please? ¿tiene fuego, por favor?

■ the boy set light to the branch el niño prendió fuego a la rama

transitive verb (pt & pp lighted o lit tr[lɪt])

1 (ignite) encender

2 (illuminate) iluminar, alumbrar

intransitive verb

1 encenderse

adjective

1 (colour) claro,-a; (complexion) blanco,-a

■ light blue azul claro

2 (bright) con mucha claridad

■ it was getting light when we got home cuando llegamos a casa ya se hacía de día

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

according to one's own lights formal use según su propio criterio

in (the) light of SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL en vista de, teniendo en cuenta

to bring something to light sacar algo a la luz

to come to light salir a luz

to go out like a light familiar quedarse roque

to see the light at the end of the tunnel ver la luz al final del túnel

to see things in a new light ver las cosas bajo otro aspecto

to shed light on something aclarar algo, arrojar luz sobre algo

to show somebody in a bad light hacer quedar mal a alguien

to throw light on something aclarar algo, arrojar luz sobre algo

light bulb bombilla

light industry industria ligera

light meter fotómetro

light pen SMALLCOMPUTING/SMALL lápiz nombre masculino óptico

light year año luz

light ['laɪt] v, lit ['lɪt] or lighted ; lighting vt

1) illuminate: iluminar, alumbrar

2) ignite: encender, prenderle fuego a

light vi

: encenderse, prender

light vi, lighted or lit ['lɪt] ; lighting

1) land, settle: posarse

2) dismount: bajarse, apearse

light ['laɪt] adv

1) lightly: suavemente, ligeramente

2)

to travel light : viajar con poco equipaje

light adj

1) lightweight: ligero, liviano, poco pesado

2) easy: fácil, ligero, liviano

light reading: lectura fácil

light work: trabajo liviano

3) gentle, mild: fino, suave, leve

a light breeze: una brisa suave

a light rain: una lluvia fina

4) frivolous: de poca importancia, superficial

5) bright: bien iluminado, claro

6) pale: claro (dícese de los colores), rubio (dícese del pelo)

light n

1) illumination: luz f

2) daylight: luz f del día

3) dawn: amanecer m, madrugada f

4) lamp: lámpara f

to turn on off the light: apagar la luz

5) aspect: aspecto m

in a new light: con otros ojos

in the light of: en vista de, a la luz de

6) match: fósforo m, cerillo m

7)

to bring to light : sacar a (la) luz

light

adj.

• airoso, -a adj.

• blondo, -a adj.

• claro, -a adj.

• ingrávido, -a adj.

• leve adj.

• ligero, -a adj.

• liviano, -a adj.

• luz adj.

• rubio, -a adj.

• suelto, -a adj.

• sutil adj.

• tenue adj.

n.

• candela s.f.

• claro s.m.

• fuego s.m.

• lumbre s.f.

• lumbrera s.f.

• luz s.f.

• lámpara s.f.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: lit) = alumbrar v.

• brillar v.

• cebar v.

• encender v.

laɪt
I

noun

1) u luz f

light and shade — luz y sombra; ( Art) claroscuro m

by the light of the moon — a la luz de la luna

hold it up to the light — ponlo al trasluz or a contraluz

in o by the cold light of day it didn't seem such a good idea — al pensarlo mejor or en frío, no parecía tan buena idea

at first light — al clarear (el día), con las primeras luces

to bring something to light — sacar* algo a la luz

to come to light — salir* a la luz

to hide one's light under a bushel — ser* modesto

to see the light — abrir* los ojos, comprender las cosas

to see (the) light at the end of the tunnel — vislumbrar el fin de sus (or mis etc) problemas

to see the light (of day) — ver* la luz (del día)

to throw o cast o shed light on something — arrojar luz sobre algo; (before n)

light meter — fotómetro m

2) c

a) ( source of light) luz f; ( lamp) lámpara f

to turn the light off — apagar* la luz

to turn the light on — encender* or (AmL tb) prender or (Esp tb) dar* la luz

warning light — señal f luminosa

to go out like a light — (colloq) ( become unconscious) caer(se)* redondo; ( fall asleep) dormirse* como un tronco, caer* como piedra (AmL fam); (before n)

light switch — interruptor m

b) (of car, bicycle) luz f

brake lights — luces de frenado

c) ( traffic light) semáforo m

the lights were against us — nos tocaron los semáforos en contra or en rojo

3)

a) ( aspect) (no pl)

to see something/somebody in a good/bad/new o different light — ver* algo/a alguien con buenos/malos/otros ojos

it didn't show him in a very good light — no daba una imagen demasiado buena de él

b)

in the light of o (AmE also) in light of — (as prep) a la luz de, en vista de

4) c ( for igniting)

have you got a light? — ¿tienes fuego?

to put a o set light to something — prender fuego a algo

5) lights pl ( Culin) pulmón m

II

1) adjective -er, -est

Sense I

2) ( not heavy) ligero, liviano (esp AmL); < voice> suave

it's lighter than the other one — pesa menos que el otro, es más ligero or (esp AmL) liviano que el otro

with a light heart — tranquilo

she's a very light sleeper — tiene el sueño muy ligero or (esp AmL) liviano

3)

a) ( Meteo) <breeze/wind> suave

light rain — llovizna f

b) ( sparse)

the losses were fairly light — las pérdidas fueron de poca consideración or de poca monta

c) ( not strenuous) <work/duties> ligero, liviano (esp AmL)

d) ( not severe) < sentence> leve

4) ( not serious) <music/comedy/reading> ligero

a program of light entertainment — un programa de variedades

to make light of something — quitarle or restarle importancia a algo

Sense II

5)

a) ( pale) <green/brown> claro

b) ( bright)

it gets light very early these days — ahora amanece or aclara muy temprano

it's already light — ya es de día, ya está claro

III

adverb

to travel light — viajar con el mínimo de equipaje

IV
1.

transitive verb

1) (past & past p lighted or lit) ( set alight) encender*, prender

2) (past & past p lit) ( illuminate) \<\<room/scene\>\> iluminar

dimly/brightly lit — poco/muy iluminado

2.

vi (past & past p lighted or lit) encenderse*, prender

Phrasal Verbs:

- light up

I [laɪt] (vb: pt, pp lit or lighted)
1. N

1) (=not darkness) luz f

she was sitting with her back to the light or with the light behind her — estaba sentada de espaldas a la luz

the light was beginning to fade — estaba empezando a oscurecer

her hair is almost black in certain lights — según como le da la luz tiene el pelo casi negro

• against the light — al trasluz

to hold sth against the light — acercar algo a la luz, mirar algo al trasluz

• by the light of the moon/a candle — a la luz de la luna/de una vela

• at first light — al rayar el día

• you're (standing) in my light — me quitas la luz, me haces sombra

• light and shade — luz y sombra; (Art) claroscuro m

• to hold sth up to the light — acercar algo a la luz, mirar algo al trasluz

- see a light at the end of the tunnel

- bring sth to light

- shed or throw or cast light on sth

- in the cold light of day

- come to light

new facts have come to light — han salido a la luz nuevos datos

- light dawned on him/her

- hide one's light

- he was the light of her life

- see the light

- see the light of day
leading 2.
2) (=lamp) luz f

in the distance I could see the lights of a town — a lo lejos veía las luces de una ciudad

to switch on or turn on the light — encender la luz

to switch off or turn off the light — apagar la luz

- go out like a light
bright 3., runway
3) (=electricity) luz f

electric light — luz f eléctrica

4) (Aut) (on vehicle) luz f

• rear or tail lights — pilotos mpl, luces fpl traseras, calaveras fpl (Mex)

• reversing lights — luces fpl de marcha atrás

5) (=traffic signal) semáforo m

a red/green/amber light — un semáforo en rojo/verde/ámbar

to go through a red light — saltarse un semáforo en rojo

the lights — el semáforo

the lights were at or on red — el semáforo estaba en rojo

the lights were against us all the way — nos tocaron todos los semáforos en rojo
green 4.
6) (=viewpoint)

• according to or by sb's lights — frm según el parecer de algn

• to see things/look at sth in a different or new light — ver las cosas/mirar algo con una perspectiva distinta or desde otro punto de vista

I began to see my friends in a new light — empecé a ver a mis amigos con otros ojos

• to show or portray sth/sb in a good/ bad light — dar una buena/mala imagen de algo/algn

this shows our country in a bad light — esto da una mala imagen de nuestro país

• in the light of what you have said... — en vista de or a la luz de lo que has dicho...

7) (=glint, twinkle) brillo m

there was a strange light in his eye — había un brillo extraño en su mirada

8) (=flame)

• have you got a light? — (for cigarette) ¿tienes fuego?

• to set light to sth — (Brit) prender fuego a algo
strike 2., 3)
9) (Archit) cristal m, vidrio m

2. ADJ
(compar lighter) (superl lightest)
1) (=bright) [room, hallway] con bastante luz

her house is light and airy — su casa tiene bastante luz y ventilación

light summer evenings — las claras tardes de verano

while it's still light — mientras es de día or hay luz

• to get light — hacerse de día

2) (=pale) [colour] claro; [hair] rubio, güero (CAm, Mex); [skin] blanco

light blue/green — azul/verde claro

light in colour — de color claro

3. VT

1) (=illuminate) iluminar

she appeared at a lighted window — se asomó a la ventana de una habitación iluminada

to be lit up * — estar achispado *

to light the way for sb — alumbrar (el camino) a algn

2) (=ignite) [+ match, candle, fire] encender, prender; [+ cigarette] encender

4.

VI (=ignite) encenderse, prender

the fire wouldn't light — el fuego no se encendía, el fuego no prendía

5.

CPD

light bulb N — bombilla f, foco m (And), bombillo m (Col, Ven)

light fitting N — instalación eléctrica donde se colocan bombillas, tubos fluorescentes etc

light meter N — (Phot) fotómetro m

light pen N — lápiz m óptico

light show N — espectáculo m de luces

lights out N — hora f de apagar las luces

what time is lights out? — ¿a qué hora se apagan las luces?

light switch N — interruptor m

light wave N — onda f luminosa

light year N — año m luz

3000 light years away — a una distancia de 3000 años luz

- light out

- light up

II [laɪt]
1. ADJ
(compar lighter) (superl lightest)
1) (in weight) [object, clothing, equipment] ligero, liviano (LAm); [step] ligero

I want to be ten pounds lighter — quiero adelgazar diez libras

I'm ten pounds lighter than I was — peso diez libras menos que antes

• to be light on one's feet — ser ligero de pies

• with a light heart — (=cheerfully) con el corazón alegre; (=without thinking) a la ligera

• you need a light touch to make good pastry — necesitas manos de seda para conseguir una buena masa

- as light as a feather

2) (=scanty, slight) [breeze] leve, suave; [shower] ligero

a light rain was falling — lloviznaba

a light fall of snow — una ligera nevada

trading was light on the Stock Exchange — hubo poca actividad en la Bolsa

traffic was light — había poco tráfico

the speech was light on content — el discurso tenía poco contenido

3) (Culin) [meal, food, cake] ligero, liviano (LAm)

4) (=low-alcohol) de bajo contenido alcohólico, de bajo contenido en alcohol; (=low-calorie) light, bajo en calorías; (=low-tar) light, de bajo contenido en alquitrán

5) (=soft) [sound] leve; [voice] suave

there was a light tapping on the door — se oyeron unos golpecitos a la puerta

6) (=not demanding) [work, duties] ligero

she can only manage light work — solo puede realizar tareas ligeras

- make light work of sth

7) (=not serious) [novel, music] ligero

• to make light of sth — quitar importancia a algo

• on a lighter note — hablando de cosas menos serias

• take along some light reading — llévate algo fácil de leer

8) (=not harsh) [sentence] leve

9) (=shallow)

• she had drifted into a light sleep — se había quedado medio dormida

• to be a light sleeper — tener el sueño ligero

10) (=loose) [soil] poco denso

2.

ADV

• to travel light — viajar con poco equipaje

3. N

1) lights (Culin) † pulmones mpl

2) (=cigarette) cigarrillo m light, cigarrillo m de bajo contenido en alquitrán

4.

CPD

light aircraft N — avión m ligero

light ale, light beer (US) N — cerveza f rubia, cerveza f clara

light cream N — (US) (=single cream) nata f líquida

light entertainment N — (TV) programas mpl de variedades

a stand-up comedian provided light entertainment — un humorista amenizó la velada

light heavyweight N — (=cruiserweight) peso m semipesado

light industry N — industria f ligera

light infantry N — infantería f ligera

light opera N — (=show) opereta f; (=genre) género m lírico

light verse N — poesías fpl festivas

III

[laɪt]
(pt, pp lit or lighted) VI
to light on sth — liter dar con algo, tropezar con algo, encontrar algo

* * *
[laɪt]
I

noun

1) u luz f

light and shade — luz y sombra; ( Art) claroscuro m

by the light of the moon — a la luz de la luna

hold it up to the light — ponlo al trasluz or a contraluz

in o by the cold light of day it didn't seem such a good idea — al pensarlo mejor or en frío, no parecía tan buena idea

at first light — al clarear (el día), con las primeras luces

to bring something to light — sacar* algo a la luz

to come to light — salir* a la luz

to hide one's light under a bushel — ser* modesto

to see the light — abrir* los ojos, comprender las cosas

to see (the) light at the end of the tunnel — vislumbrar el fin de sus (or mis etc) problemas

to see the light (of day) — ver* la luz (del día)

to throw o cast o shed light on something — arrojar luz sobre algo; (before n)

light meter — fotómetro m

2) c

a) ( source of light) luz f; ( lamp) lámpara f

to turn the light off — apagar* la luz

to turn the light on — encender* or (AmL tb) prender or (Esp tb) dar* la luz

warning light — señal f luminosa

to go out like a light — (colloq) ( become unconscious) caer(se)* redondo; ( fall asleep) dormirse* como un tronco, caer* como piedra (AmL fam); (before n)

light switch — interruptor m

b) (of car, bicycle) luz f

brake lights — luces de frenado

c) ( traffic light) semáforo m

the lights were against us — nos tocaron los semáforos en contra or en rojo

3)

a) ( aspect) (no pl)

to see something/somebody in a good/bad/new o different light — ver* algo/a alguien con buenos/malos/otros ojos

it didn't show him in a very good light — no daba una imagen demasiado buena de él

b)

in the light of o (AmE also) in light of — (as prep) a la luz de, en vista de

4) c ( for igniting)

have you got a light? — ¿tienes fuego?

to put a o set light to something — prender fuego a algo

5) lights pl ( Culin) pulmón m

II

1) adjective -er, -est

Sense I

2) ( not heavy) ligero, liviano (esp AmL); < voice> suave

it's lighter than the other one — pesa menos que el otro, es más ligero or (esp AmL) liviano que el otro

with a light heart — tranquilo

she's a very light sleeper — tiene el sueño muy ligero or (esp AmL) liviano

3)

a) ( Meteo) <breeze/wind> suave

light rain — llovizna f

b) ( sparse)

the losses were fairly light — las pérdidas fueron de poca consideración or de poca monta

c) ( not strenuous) <work/duties> ligero, liviano (esp AmL)

d) ( not severe) < sentence> leve

4) ( not serious) <music/comedy/reading> ligero

a program of light entertainment — un programa de variedades

to make light of something — quitarle or restarle importancia a algo

Sense II

5)

a) ( pale) <green/brown> claro

b) ( bright)

it gets light very early these days — ahora amanece or aclara muy temprano

it's already light — ya es de día, ya está claro

III

adverb

to travel light — viajar con el mínimo de equipaje

IV
1.

transitive verb

1) (past & past p lighted or lit) ( set alight) encender*, prender

2) (past & past p lit) ( illuminate) \<\<room/scene\>\> iluminar

dimly/brightly lit — poco/muy iluminado

2.

vi (past & past p lighted or lit) encenderse*, prender

Phrasal Verbs:

- light up

English-spanish dictionary > light
17 return

rə'tə:n
1. verb
1) (to come or go back: He returns home tomorrow; He returned to London from Paris yesterday; The pain has returned.) volver, regresar

2) (to give, send, put etc (something) back where it came from: He returned the book to its shelf; Don't forget to return the books you borrowed.) devolver

3) (I'll return to this topic in a minute.) volver

4) (to do (something) which has been done to oneself: She hit him and he returned the blow; He said how nice it was to see her again, and she returned the compliment.) devolver

5) ((of voters) to elect (someone) to Parliament.) elegir

6) ((of a jury) to give (a verdict): The jury returned a verdict of not guilty.) pronunciar, declarar

7) ((in tennis etc) to hit (a ball) back to one's opponent: She returned his serve.) devolver

2. noun
1) (the act of returning: On our return, we found the house had been burgled; (also adjective) a return journey.) vuelta, regreso

2) (especially in United Kingdom, a round-trip ticket, a return ticket: Do you want a single or a return?) billete de ida y vuelta

•

- returnable
- return match
- return ticket
- by return of post
- by return
- in return for
- in return
- many happy returns of the day
- many happy returns

return¹ n

1. vuelta / regreso

on our return from our holidays a la vuelta de las vacaciones

2. billete de ida y vuelta

a return to Brighton, please un billete de ida y vuelta a Brighton, por favor

many happy returns of the day! ¡feliz cumpleaños!

return² vb

1. volver / regresar

he returned to his native village volvió a su pueblo natal

2. devolver

have you returned the money she lent you? ¿le has devuelto el dinero que te prestó?

return

tr[rɪ'tɜːn]

noun

1 (coming or going back) vuelta, regreso

■ on his return, he found the safe empty a su regreso, encontró la caja vacía

2 (giving back) devolución nombre femenino

■ I would appreciate the return of my money agradecería que me devolvieran el dinero

3 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (of ball) devolución nombre femenino; (of service) resto

4 (reappearance) reaparición nombre femenino

5 (on keyboard) retorno

6 (profit) beneficio

7 (ticket) billete nombre masculino de ida y vuelta

intransitive verb

1 (come back, go back) volver, regresar

■ he's returning tomorrow vuelve mañana

2 (reappear) reaparecer

transitive verb

1 (give back) devolver

■ have you returned your room key? ¿ha devuelto la llave de su habitación?

2 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (ball) devolver; (serve) restar

3 SMALLPOLITICS/SMALL (elect) elegir

4 (verdict) pronunciar

5 (interest) producir

plural noun returns

1 resultados nombre masculino plural electorales

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

by return of post a vuelta de correo

in return for a cambio de

many happy returns (of the day)! ¡feliz cumpleaños!

return to sender devuélvase al remitente

return match partido de vuelta

return ticket billete nombre masculino de ida y vuelta

return [ri'tərn] vi

1) : volver, regresar

to return home: regresar a casa

2) reappear: reaparecer, resurgir

3) answer: responder

return vt

1) replace, restore: devolver, volver (a poner), restituir

to return something to its place: volver a poner algo en su lugar

2) yield: producir, redituar, rendir

3) repay: pagar, devolver

to return a compliment: devolver un cumplido

return adj

: de vuelta

return n

1) returning: regreso m, vuelta f, retorno m

2) or tax return : declaración f de impuestos

3) yield: rédito m, rendimiento m, ganancia f

4) returns npl

data, results: resultados mpl, datos mpl

return

adj.

• de vuelta adj.

n.

• devolución s.f.

• reaparición s.f.

• regreso s.m.

• renta s.f.

• restitución s.f.

• retorno s.m.

• rédito s.m.

• torna s.f.

• tornada s.f.

• volver s.m.

• vuelta s.f.

v.

• devolver v.

• regresar v.

• restituir v.

• retornar v.

• tornar v.

• volver v.

I
1. rɪ'tɜːrn, rɪ'tɜːn
intransitive verb

a) ( go back)

to return (TO something) — ( to a place) volver* or regresar (a algo); (to former activity, state) volver* (a algo)

to return to what we were saying earlier,... — volviendo a lo que decíamos anteriormente,...

b) ( reappear) \<\<symptom\>\> volver* a aparecer, presentarse de nuevo; \<\<doubts/suspicions\>\> resurgir*

2.

vt

1)

a) ( give back) devolver*, regresar (AmL exc CS), restituir* (frml)

she returned the letter to the file — volvió a poner la carta en el archivo

b) ( reciprocate) \<\<affection\>\> corresponder a; \<\<blow/favor\>\> devolver*; \<\<greeting\>\> devolver*, corresponder a

to return somebody's call — devolverle* la llamada a alguien

c) ( Sport) \<\<ball\>\> devolver*

2) ( Law) \<\<verdict\>\> emitir

3) ( Govt) \<\<candidate\>\> ( re-elect) reelegir*; ( elect) (BrE) elegir*

II

noun

1) u

a) ( to place) regreso m, vuelta f, retorno m (frml o liter)

on his return — a su regreso, a su vuelta

b) (to former activity, state) vuelta f, retorno m

c) ( reappearance) reaparición f

many happy returns of the day! — feliz cumpleaños!, que cumplas muchos más!

2) u c ( to owner) devolución f, regreso m (AmL); ( of thing bought) devolución f

3) (in phrases)

by return (of post) — (BrE) a vuelta de correo

in return — a cambio

in return FOR something — a cambio de algo

4) u c ( profit)

return (ON something) — rendimiento m (de algo)

we haven't seen much return on our efforts — nuestros esfuerzos no se han visto muy recompensados

5) c

a) ( tax return) declaración f (de la renta or de impuestos)

b) returns pl ( data) datos mpl; ( figures) cifras fpl

6) c ( Sport) devolución f

7) c ( ticket) (BrE) boleto m or (Esp) billete m or (Col) tiquete m de ida y vuelta, boleto m de viaje redondo (Méx)

III

adjective (before n)

a) <journey/flight> de vuelta, de regreso; <ticket/fare> (BrE) de ida y vuelta, de viaje redondo (Méx)

by return mail — (AmE) a vuelta de correo

b) ( Sport) de vuelta

[rɪ'tɜːn]
1. N

1) (=going/coming back) vuelta f, regreso m

the return home — la vuelta or el regreso a casa

the return to school — la vuelta or el regreso al colegio

he advocates a return to Victorian values — aboga por una vuelta or un regreso a los valores victorianos

their return to power — su vuelta or retorno al poder

many happy returns (of the day)! — ¡feliz cumpleaños!, ¡felicidades!

he has not ruled out the possibility of making a return to football — no ha descartado la posibilidad de volver al fútbol

on my return — a mi vuelta, a mi regreso

by return (of) post or (US) by return mail — a vuelta de correo
point 1., 5)
2) (=reappearance) [of symptoms, pain] reaparición f ; [of doubts, fears] resurgimiento m

there was no return of the symptoms — los síntomas no volvieron a aparecer, los síntomas no reaparecieron

3) (=giving back) [of thing taken away] devolución f, restitución f frm; [of thing borrowed] devolución f ; (Comm) [of merchandise] devolución f ; [of money] reembolso m, devolución f

they are demanding the return of their lands — exigen la devolución or frm la restitución de sus tierras

he appealed for the return of the hostages — hizo un llamamiento pidiendo la liberación de los rehenes
sale
4) (=thing returned) (Comm) (=merchandise) devolución f ; (=theatre, concert ticket) devolución f, entrada f devuelta; (=library book) libro m devuelto

it's sold out but you might get a return on the night — se han agotado las localidades, pero puede que consiga una entrada devuelta or una devolución la misma noche de la función

5) (Econ) (=profit) ganancia f ; (from investments, shares) rendimiento m

he is looking for quick returns — está buscando rendimiento rápido or ganancias rápidas

they want to get some return on their investment — quieren obtener cierto rendimiento de su inversión

return on capital — rendimiento del capital
diminishing, rate I, 1., 4)
6) (=reward, exchange)

in return — a cambio

they had nothing to give in return — no tenían nada que dar a cambio

in return for this service — a cambio de este servicio

7) returns (=figures) estadísticas fpl ( for de); (=election results) resultados mpl (del escrutinio)

early returns show Dos Santos with 52% of the vote — los primeros resultados del escrutinio muestran que Dos Santos tiene un 52% de los votos
tax 3.
8) (=answer) (in surveys) respuesta f, declaración f

9) (Parl) [of member] (=election) elección f ; (=reelection) reelección f

10) (also: return ticket) billete m de ida y vuelta, billete m redondo (Mex); day

11) (Sport) devolución f

return of serve or service — devolución f del servicio or saque, resto m

12) = return key

13) = carriage return

2. VT

1) (=give back) [+ item] devolver, regresar (LAm), restituir frm; [+ favour, sb's visit, telephone call, blow] devolver; [+ kindness, love] corresponder a; [+ greeting, look, gaze] devolver, responder a

they never return my calls — nunca me devuelven las llamadas

to return good for evil — devolver bien por mal

to return the compliment — devolver el cumplido

to return fire — (Mil) devolver el fuego, responder a los disparos

return to sender — devuélvase al remitente

2) (=put back) volver a colocar

we returned the books to the shelf — volvimos a colocar los libros en el estante

3) (Sport) [+ ball] devolver; (Tennis) devolver, restar; (Bridge) [+ suit of cards] devolver

4) (=declare) [+ income, details] declarar

to return a verdict — emitir or pronunciar un veredicto, emitir un fallo

they returned a verdict of guilty/not guilty — lo declararon culpable/inocente

5) (Pol) (=elect) elegir, votar a; (=reelect) reelegir

to return sb to power — reelegir a algn

6) (Econ) [+ profit, income] reportar, rendir

7) (=reply) responder, contestar

3. VI

1) (=go/come back) volver, regresar

he left home, never to return — se marchó de casa, para no volver or regresar jamás

to return home — volver or regresar a casa

to return to — [+ place] volver or regresar a; [+ activity, state] volver a

I returned to my hotel — volví or regresé a mi hotel

things have returned to normal — las cosas han vuelto a la normalidad

to return to a task — volver a una tarea

to return to a theme — volver sobre un tema

to return to what we were talking about,... — volviendo al asunto del que estábamos hablando,...

2) (=reappear) [symptoms] volver a aparecer, reaparecer; [doubts, fears, suspicions] volver a surgir, resurgir

his good spirits returned — renació su alegría

3) (Jur) revertir (to a)

on my father's death the farm returned to my brother — al morir mi padre, la granja revirtió a mi hermano

4.

CPD [journey, flight] de regreso, de vuelta

return address N — señas fpl del remitente

return fare N — billete m de ida y vuelta, billete m redondo (Mex)

return flight N — (Brit) (=journey back) (vuelo m de) vuelta f ; (=two-way journey) (vuelo m de) ida y vuelta f

return game N — = return match

return journey N — (Brit) (=journey back) (viaje m de) vuelta f ; (=two-way journey) (viaje m de) ida y vuelta f

return key N — (Comput) tecla f de retorno

return match N — (Brit) (Sport) partido m de vuelta

return ticket N — (Brit) billete m de ida y vuelta or (Mex) redondo

return trip N — (=journey back) (viaje m de) vuelta f ; (=two-way journey) (viaje m de) ida y vuelta f

return visit N — (=repeat visit) nueva visita f

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I
1. [rɪ'tɜːrn, rɪ'tɜːn]
intransitive verb

a) ( go back)

to return (TO something) — ( to a place) volver* or regresar (a algo); (to former activity, state) volver* (a algo)

to return to what we were saying earlier,... — volviendo a lo que decíamos anteriormente,...

b) ( reappear) \<\<symptom\>\> volver* a aparecer, presentarse de nuevo; \<\<doubts/suspicions\>\> resurgir*

2.

vt

1)

a) ( give back) devolver*, regresar (AmL exc CS), restituir* (frml)

she returned the letter to the file — volvió a poner la carta en el archivo

b) ( reciprocate) \<\<affection\>\> corresponder a; \<\<blow/favor\>\> devolver*; \<\<greeting\>\> devolver*, corresponder a

to return somebody's call — devolverle* la llamada a alguien

c) ( Sport) \<\<ball\>\> devolver*

2) ( Law) \<\<verdict\>\> emitir

3) ( Govt) \<\<candidate\>\> ( re-elect) reelegir*; ( elect) (BrE) elegir*

II

noun

1) u

a) ( to place) regreso m, vuelta f, retorno m (frml o liter)

on his return — a su regreso, a su vuelta

b) (to former activity, state) vuelta f, retorno m

c) ( reappearance) reaparición f

many happy returns of the day! — feliz cumpleaños!, que cumplas muchos más!

2) u c ( to owner) devolución f, regreso m (AmL); ( of thing bought) devolución f

3) (in phrases)

by return (of post) — (BrE) a vuelta de correo

in return — a cambio

in return FOR something — a cambio de algo

4) u c ( profit)

return (ON something) — rendimiento m (de algo)

we haven't seen much return on our efforts — nuestros esfuerzos no se han visto muy recompensados

5) c

a) ( tax return) declaración f (de la renta or de impuestos)

b) returns pl ( data) datos mpl; ( figures) cifras fpl

6) c ( Sport) devolución f

7) c ( ticket) (BrE) boleto m or (Esp) billete m or (Col) tiquete m de ida y vuelta, boleto m de viaje redondo (Méx)

III

adjective (before n)

a) <journey/flight> de vuelta, de regreso; <ticket/fare> (BrE) de ida y vuelta, de viaje redondo (Méx)

by return mail — (AmE) a vuelta de correo

b) ( Sport) de vuelta

English-spanish dictionary > return
18 save

1. transitive verb
1) (rescue) retten ( from vor + Dat.)

please, save me! — bitte helfen Sie mir!

save somebody from the clutches of the enemy/from making a mistake — jemanden aus den Klauen des Feindes retten/davor bewahren, dass er einen Fehler macht

save oneself from falling — sich [beim Hinfallen] fangen

save the day — die Situation retten

somebody can't do something to save his/her life — jemand kann etwas [ganz] einfach nicht tun

2) (keep undamaged) schonen [Kleidung, Möbelstück]

3)

God save the King/Queen — etc. Gott behüte od. beschütze den König/die Königin usw.

4) (Theol.) retten [Sünder, Seele, Menschen]

be past saving — nicht mehr zu retten sein

5) (put aside) aufheben; sparen [Geld]; sammeln [Rabattmarken, Briefmarken]; (conserve) sparsam umgehen mit [Geldmitteln, Kräften, Wasser]

save money for a rainy day — (fig.) einen Notgroschen zurücklegen

save oneself — sich schonen; seine Kräfte sparen

save one's breath — sich (Dat.) seine Worte sparen

save a seat for somebody — jemandem einen Platz freihalten

6) (make unnecessary) sparen [Geld, Zeit, Energie]

save somebody/ oneself something — jemandem/sich etwas ersparen

save somebody/oneself doing something or having to do something — es jemandem/sich ersparen, etwas tun zu müssen

7) (avoid losing) nicht verlieren [Satz, Karte, Stich]; (Sport) abwehren [Schuss, Ball]; verhindern [Tor]

8) (Computing) speichern; sichern

save something on a disc — etwas auf Diskette abspeichern
2. intransitive verb
1) (put money by) sparen

save with a building society — bei einer Bausparkasse sparen

2) (avoid waste) sparen (on Akk.)

save on food — am Essen sparen

3) (Sport) [Torwart:] halten
3. noun
(Sport) Abwehr, die; Parade, die (fachspr.)

make a save — [Torwart:] halten
4. preposition
(arch./poet./rhet.) mit Ausnahme (+ Gen.)

save for something — von etwas abgesehen

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/91209/save_up">save up

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I 1. [seiv] verb
1) (to rescue or bring out of danger: He saved his friend from drowning; The house was burnt but he saved the pictures.) retten

2) (to keep (money etc) for future use: He's saving (his money) to buy a bicycle; They're saving for a house.) sparen

3) (to prevent the using or wasting of (money, time, energy etc): Frozen foods save a lot of trouble; I'll telephone and that will save me writing a letter.) ersparen

4) (in football etc, to prevent the opposing team from scoring a goal: The goalkeeper saved six goals.) abwehren

5) (to free from the power of sin and evil.) erlösen

6) (to keep data in the computer.)
2. noun
((in football etc) an act of preventing the opposing team from scoring a goal.) abwehren

- saver
- saving
- savings
- saviour
- saving grace
- savings account
- savings bank
- save up II [seiv] preposition, conjunction
(except: All save him had gone; We have no news save that the ship reached port safely.) außer

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save

[seɪv]

I. vt

1. (rescue)

▪ to \save sb/sth [from sth] jdn/etw [vor etw dat] retten

to \save the day [or situation] die Situation retten

to \save sb's life jdm das Leben retten

to \save one's marriage seine Ehe retten

to \save the match das Spiel retten

to \save one's own skin [or hide] ( usu pej) die eigene Haut retten

to \save sb's soul jds Seele retten

2. NAUT

▪ to \save sth etw bergen

3. (keep from danger)

▪ to \save sb/sth jdn/etw schützen

God \save the Queen Gott erhalte die Königin

▪ to \save sb from himself/herself jdn vor sich dat selbst schützen

4. (keep for future use)

▪ to \save sth etw aufheben

I \save all my old letters in case I want to read them again ich hebe all meine alten Briefe auf, falls ich sie wieder einmal lesen möchte

to \save money Geld sparen

5. (collect)

▪ to \save sth etw sammeln

to \save coins/stamps Münzen/Briefmarken sammeln

6. (avoid wasting)

to \save energy Energie sparen

to \save one's eyes seine Augen schonen

to \save oneself sich akk schonen

she's saving herself for the right man sie spart sich für den richtigen Mann auf

to \save one's strength mit seinen Kräften haushalten

to \save time Zeit sparen

we didn't \save much time by taking the short cut wir haben nicht viel Zeit gewonnen, indem wir die Abkürzung genommen haben

to \save sth for posterity etw der Nachwelt erhalten

7. (reserve)

▪ to \save sb sth [or to \save sth for sb] jdm etw aufheben

I'll be home late — can you \save me some dinner? ich werde spät heimkommen — kannst du mir was vom Abendessen aufheben?

\save a dance for me reserviere mir einen Tanz

\save me a place at your table, will you? halte mir doch bitte einen Platz an deinem Tisch frei, ja?

\save my seat — I'll be back in five minutes halte meinen Platz frei — ich bin in fünf Minuten wieder da

8. (spare)

▪ to \save sb sth jdm etw ersparen

thanks for your help — it \saved me a lot of work danke für deine Hilfe — das hat mir viel Arbeit erspart

I'll lend you a bag, it'll \save you buying one ich leihe dir einen Beutel, dann brauchst du dir keinen zu kaufen

the tax changes \save me £9 a week durch die Steueränderungen spare ich 9 Pfund pro Woche

9. COMPUT

to \save data Daten sichern [o abspeichern

10. SPORT

to \save a goal ein Tor verhindern

to \save a penalty kick einen Strafstoß abwehren

11.

▶ to \save appearances den Schein wahren

▶ to \save sb's bacon [or neck] jds Hals retten

▶ to \save one's breath sich dat seine Worte sparen

▶ to \save face das Gesicht wahren

▶ to \save one's life:

Samantha is tone deaf — she can't carry a tune to \save her life Samantha hat kein Gehör für Töne — sie kann beim besten Willen keine Melodie halten

▶ a stitch in time \saves nine ( prov) was du heute kannst besorgen, das verschiebe nicht auf morgen prov

II. vi

1. (keep for the future) sparen

I \save with the Cooperative Bank ich habe ein Sparkonto bei der Cooperative Bank

to \save for a new car/holiday/house für [o auf] ein neues Auto/einen Urlaub/ein Haus sparen

2. (conserve sth)

▪ to \save on sth bei etw dat sparen

it was a warm winter, so we \saved on electricity es war ein warmer Winter, da haben wir Strom gespart

3. AM (keep) food sich akk halten

III. n (in football) Abwehr f

the goalkeeper made a great \save in the last minute of the match der Torhüter bot eine großartige Parade in der letzten Spielminute

IV. prep ( form) außer + dat

they found all the documents \save one sie fanden alle Dokumente bis auf ein[e]s

▪ \save for... außer + dat...

the house was in good shape \save for the roof das Haus war bis auf das Dach in gutem Zustand

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I [seɪv]
1. n (FTBL ETC)
Ballabwehr f
what a save! — eine tolle Parade!

he made a fantastic save — er hat den Ball prima abgewehrt or gehalten

2. vt

1) (= rescue REL ALSO) retten

to save sb from sth — jdn vor etw (dat) retten

to save sb from disaster/ruin — jdn vor einer Katastrophe/dem Ruin bewahren or retten

he saved me from falling/making that mistake — er hat mich davor bewahrt hinzufallen/den Fehler zu machen

to save sth from sth — etw aus etw retten

his goal saved the match — sein Tor hat das Spiel gerettet or herausgerissen (inf)

to save the day — die Rettung sein

God save the Queen —

to save a building for posterity — ein Gebäude der Nachwelt erhalten

to be saved by the bell (inf) — gerade noch einmal davonkommen

or butt ( US inf ) — seinen Kopf retten

or butt ( US inf ) — jdn rauspauken (inf), jdn retten

2) (= put by) aufheben, aufbewahren, aufsparen; money sparen; (= collect) stamps etc sammeln

save some of the cake for me — lass mir etwas Kuchen übrig

save me a seat — halte mir einen Platz frei

save it for later, I'm busy now (inf) — spar dirs für später auf, ich habe jetzt zu tun (inf)

save it! (inf) — spar dir das! (inf)

to save the best for last — das Beste bis zum Schluss aufheben

3) (= avoid using up) fuel, time, space, money sparen; (= spare) strength, eyes, battery schonen; (= save up) strength, fuel etc aufsparen

that will save you £20 a week — dadurch sparen Sie £ 20 die Woche

going by plane will save you four hours on the train journey —

you don't save much by taking this short cut — Sie gewinnen nicht viel, wenn Sie diese Abkürzung nehmen

he's saving himself for the big match — er schont sich für das große Spiel

he's saving himself for the right woman — er spart sich für die Richtige auf

4) (= prevent) bother, trouble ersparen

at least it saved the rain coming in it'll save a lot of hard work if we... — es hat wenigstens den Regen abgehalten es erspart uns (dat) sehr viel Mühe, wenn wir...

it saved us having to do it again — das hat es uns (dat) erspart, es noch einmal machen zu müssen

I've been saved a lot of expense — mir blieben or mir wurden sehr viel Ausgaben erspart

5) goal verhindern; shot, penalty halten

well saved! — gut gehalten!

6) (COMPUT) speichern

to save as — speichern unter

to save sth to disk — etw auf Diskette ( ab)speichern or sichern

3. vi

1) (with money) sparen

to save for sth — für or auf etw (acc) sparen

2) (inf: keep food) sich halten; (news) warten können

3) (COMPUT)

the file won't save — die Datei lässt sich nicht sichern or abspeichern
II
1. prep
außer +dat
2. conj

1) (old, liter) es sei denn (geh)

2)

save that — nur dass

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save¹ [seıv]

A v/t

1. (er)retten ( from vor dat):

save sb’s life jemandem das Leben retten;

the man who saved my life mein Lebensretter;

save sb from drowning jemanden vor dem Ertrinken retten; → bacon, life Bes Redew

2. SCHIFF bergen

3. bewahren, schützen ( beide:

from vor dat):

God save the queen Gott erhalte die Königin;

save the situation die Situation retten; → appearance Bes Redew, face A 6, harmless 2

4. Geld etc sparen, einsparen:

I saved £100 on this car ich sparte bei diesem Wagen 100 Pfund ein;

save fuel Treibstoff sparen;

save time Zeit gewinnen

5. auch save up aufbewahren, -heben, (auf)sparen:

save sth for sb jemandem etwas aufheben;

save it! sl geschenkt!; → breath 1

6. auch die Augen schonen, schonend oder sparsam umgehen mit:

save o.s. (one’s strength) for sth sich (seine Kräfte) für etwas schonen

7. jemandem eine Mühe etc ersparen:

save sb the trouble of doing sth jemandem die Mühe ersparen, etwas zu tun

8. REL (from) retten (aus), erlösen (von)

9. ausnehmen:

(God) save the mark! iron verzeihen Sie die Bemerkung!;

save ( oder saving) your presence ( oder reverence) mit Verlaub

10. auch save up Geld sparen

11. COMPUT Daten speichern ( onto auf akk), abspeichern

12. SPORT

a) ein Tor verhindern

b) einen Schuss etc halten, parieren, auch einen Matchball etc abwehren:

he didn’t have to save a single shot er bekam keinen einzigen Schuss zu halten

B v/i

1. auch save up sparen ( for für, auf akk):

save as you earn Br staatlich gefördertes Sparen durch monatliche Abbuchung eines bestimmten Betrages vom Lohn- od Gehaltskonto

2. SPORT retten ( from gegen), halten

3. US sich halten (Lebensmittel)

C s SPORT Parade f:

make a brilliant save hervorragend parieren

save² [seıv] präp & konj obs oder poet außer (dat), mit Ausnahme von (oder gen), ausgenommen (nom), abgesehen von:

all save him alle außer ihm;

save for bis auf (akk);

save that … abgesehen davon, dass …; nur, dass …

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1. transitive verb
1) (rescue) retten ( from vor + Dat.)

please, save me! — bitte helfen Sie mir!

save somebody from the clutches of the enemy/from making a mistake — jemanden aus den Klauen des Feindes retten/davor bewahren, dass er einen Fehler macht

save oneself from falling — sich [beim Hinfallen] fangen

save the day — die Situation retten

somebody can't do something to save his/her life — jemand kann etwas [ganz] einfach nicht tun

2) (keep undamaged) schonen [Kleidung, Möbelstück]

3)

God save the King/Queen — etc. Gott behüte od. beschütze den König/die Königin usw.

4) (Theol.) retten [Sünder, Seele, Menschen]

be past saving — nicht mehr zu retten sein

5) (put aside) aufheben; sparen [Geld]; sammeln [Rabattmarken, Briefmarken]; (conserve) sparsam umgehen mit [Geldmitteln, Kräften, Wasser]

save money for a rainy day — (fig.) einen Notgroschen zurücklegen

save oneself — sich schonen; seine Kräfte sparen

save one's breath — sich (Dat.) seine Worte sparen

save a seat for somebody — jemandem einen Platz freihalten

6) (make unnecessary) sparen [Geld, Zeit, Energie]

save somebody/ oneself something — jemandem/sich etwas ersparen

save somebody/oneself doing something or having to do something — es jemandem/sich ersparen, etwas tun zu müssen

7) (avoid losing) nicht verlieren [Satz, Karte, Stich]; (Sport) abwehren [Schuss, Ball]; verhindern [Tor]

8) (Computing) speichern; sichern

save something on a disc — etwas auf Diskette abspeichern
2. intransitive verb
1) (put money by) sparen

save with a building society — bei einer Bausparkasse sparen

2) (avoid waste) sparen (on Akk.)

save on food — am Essen sparen

3) (Sport) [Torwart:] halten
3. noun
(Sport) Abwehr, die; Parade, die (fachspr.)

make a save — [Torwart:] halten
4. preposition
(arch./poet./rhet.) mit Ausnahme (+ Gen.)

save for something — von etwas abgesehen

Phrasal Verbs:

- save up

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adv.

ausgenommen adv.

außer adv. v.

abspeichern v.

aufbewahren v.

bewahren v.

einsparen v.

retten v.

sichern v.

sparen v.

English-german dictionary > save
19 return

1.
[rɪ'tɜːn]intransitive verb

1) (come back) zurückkommen; zurückkehren (geh.); (go back) zurückgehen; zurückkehren (geh.); (go back by vehicle) zurückfahren; zurückkehren (geh.)

return home — wieder nach Hause kommen/gehen/fahren/zurückkehren

return to work — (after holiday or strike) die Arbeit wieder aufnehmen

2) (revert)

return to a subject — auf ein Thema zurückkommen
2. transitive verb
1) (bring back) zurückbringen; zurückgeben [geliehenen/gestohlenen Gegenstand, gekaufte Ware]; [wieder] zurückschicken [unzustellbaren Brief]; (hand back, refuse) zurückweisen [Scheck]

returned with thanks — mit Dank zurück

‘return to sender’ — (on letter) "zurück an Absender"

2) (restore)

return something to its original state or condition — etwas wieder in seinen ursprünglichen Zustand versetzen

3) (yield) abwerfen [Gewinn]

4) (give back something similar) erwidern [Besuch, Gruß, Liebe, Gewehrfeuer]; sich revanchieren für (ugs.) [Freundlichkeit, Gefallen]; zurückgeben [Schlag]

5) (elect) wählen [Kandidaten]

return somebody to Parliament — jemanden ins Parlament wählen

6) (Sport) zurückschlagen [Ball]; (throw back) zurückwerfen

7) (answer) erwidern; entgegnen

8) (declare)

return a verdict of guilty/not guilty — [Geschworene:] auf "schuldig"/"nicht schuldig" erkennen
3. noun
1) (coming back) Rückkehr, die; (to home) Heimkehr, die

return to health — Genesung, die (geh.)

many happy returns [of the day]! — herzlichen Glückwunsch [zum Geburtstag]!

2)

by return [of post] — postwendend

3) (ticket) Rückfahrkarte, die

single or return? — einfach oder hin und zurück?

4) (proceeds)

return[s] — Ertrag, Gewinn, der (on, from aus)

return on capital — Kapitalgewinn, der

5) (bringing back) Zurückbringen, das; (of property, goods, book) Rückgabe, die (to an + Akk.)

6) (giving back of something similar) Erwiderung, die

receive/get something in return [for something] — etwas [für etwas] bekommen

7) (Computing)

press return — Return od. die Returntaste drücken

return key — Returntaste, die

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[rə'tə:n] 1. verb
1) (to come or go back: He returns home tomorrow; He returned to London from Paris yesterday; The pain has returned.) zurückkehren

2) (to give, send, put etc (something) back where it came from: He returned the book to its shelf; Don't forget to return the books you borrowed.) zurückstellen,-geben

3) (I'll return to this topic in a minute.) zurückkommen

4) (to do (something) which has been done to oneself: She hit him and he returned the blow; He said how nice it was to see her again, and she returned the compliment.) zurückgeben

5) ((of voters) to elect (someone) to Parliament.) wählen

6) ((of a jury) to give (a verdict): The jury returned a verdict of not guilty.) aussprechen

7) ((in tennis etc) to hit (a ball) back to one's opponent: She returned his serve.) zurückschlagen
2. noun
1) (the act of returning: On our return, we found the house had been burgled; ( also adjective) a return journey.) die Rückkehr; Rück-...

2) (especially in United Kingdom, a round-trip ticket, a return ticket: Do you want a single or a return?) die Rückfahrkarte

•

- academic.ru/62025/returnable">returnable
- return match
- return ticket
- by return of post
- by return
- in return for
- in return
- many happy returns of the day
- many happy returns
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re·turn

[rɪˈtɜ:n, AM -ˈtɜ:rn]

I. n

1. (to a place/time) Rückkehr f (to zu + dat), Wiederkehr f geh

\return home Heimkehr f

after his \return from the war,... nachdem er aus dem Krieg zurückgekehrt war,...

\return to school Schulbeginn m

2. (reoccurrence) of an illness Wiederauftreten nt

3. (giving back) Rückgabe f

\return of goods (by post etc.) Warenrücksendung f; (handed back) Rückgabe f

by \return [of post] BRIT, AUS postwendend

4. (recompense) Gegenleistung f

a small \return for your kindness ein kleines Zeichen der Dankbarkeit für Ihre Zuvorkommenheit

in \return for your cooperation we will give you a free gift als Anerkennung für Ihre Mitarbeit erhalten Sie ein Geschenk von uns

5. BRIT, AUS (ticket) Hin- und Rückfahrkarte f, Retourbillet nt SCHWEIZ, ÖSTERR a. Retourfahrkarte f

day \return Tagesfahrkarte f

first-class/second-class \return Hin- und Rückfahrkarte f erster/zweiter Klasse

weekend \return Wochenendkarte f

6. SPORT (stroke) Rückschlag m

\return of serve Return m

7. ECON (proceeds) Gewinn m, Ertrag m, Rendite f

\returns on capital Rendite f

\return of investment Investitionsrückfluss m

return per day/month/week FIN Tages-/Monats-/Wochenrendite f

law of diminishing \returns Gesetzmäßigkeit f vom abnehmenden Ertragszuwachs

8. POL (election) Wahl f [eines Parlamentsabgeordneten]

his \return to power seine Wiederwahl

9. AM POL

▪ the \returns pl die Wahlergebnisse

10. ECON (returned goods)

▪ \returns pl Rücksendungen pl, Retourwaren pl, Remittenden pl

11. no pl COMPUT (key on keyboard) Return, Return-Taste f, Eingabetaste f

12. FIN

[income] tax \return [Einkommens]steuererklärung f

13. (end of line indication) Zeilenbruch m

14. COMPUT (instruction) Rücksprung m

15.

▶ to do sth by \return BRIT etw sofort tun

▶ many happy \returns [of the day] herzlichen Glückwunsch zum Geburtstag

II. adj attr, inv postage, flight, trip Rück-

III. vi

1. (come/go back) zurückkehren, zurückkommen; ( fig)

is there any hope that peace will \return? besteht die Hoffnung, dass es je wieder Frieden geben wird?

to \return home (come back home) nach Hause kommen; (go back home) nach Hause gehen; (after long absence) heimkehren

▪ to \return from somewhere von irgendwo zurückkommen [o zurückkehren]

▪ to \return to somewhere irgendwohin zurückkehren

\return to sender zurück an Absender

2. (reoccur) pain, illness wiederkommen

3. (revert to)

▪ to \return to sth etw wieder aufnehmen

she \returned to making her own clothes sie nähte sich ihre Kleider wieder selbst

she longed to \return to her gardening sie sehnte sich danach, wieder im Garten zu arbeiten

to \return to office [or power] wiedergewählt werden

to \return to a problem sich akk einem Problem wieder zuwenden

to \return to a subject auf ein Thema zurückkommen

to \return to a task sich akk einer Aufgabe wieder widmen

to \return to one's old ways in seine alten Gewohnheiten zurückfallen

to \return to normal things sich wieder normalisieren; person wieder zu seinem alten Ich zurückfinden

IV. vt

1. (give back)

▪ to \return sth etw zurückgeben

when are you going to \return the money you owe me? wann zahlst du mir das Geld zurück, das du mir schuldest?

▪ to \return sth to sb/sth (in person) jdm/etw etw zurückgeben; (by post) jdm/etw etw zurückschicken

to \return goods Waren zurücksenden

to \return sth to its place etw an seinen Platz zurückstellen

2. (reciprocate)

▪ to \return sth etw erwidern

to \return a blow/a salute/a wave zurückschlagen/-grüßen/-winken

to \return sb's call jdn zurückrufen

to \return a compliment/a greeting ein Kompliment/einen Gruß erwidern

to \return a favour sich akk revanchieren

let me \return your favour jetzt tue ich dir einen Gefallen

to \return fire das Feuer erwidern

to \return good for evil Böses mit Gutem vergelten

to \return sb's love jds Liebe erwidern

3. (place back)

▪ to \return sth somewhere etw irgendwohin zurückstellen [o zurücklegen]

to \return animals to the wild Tiere auswildern

4. POL

▪ to \return sb BRIT jdn wählen

to \return sb to power [or office] jdn wieder ins Amt wählen

\returning officer Wahlleiter(in) m(f)

5. FIN

to \return a profit einen Gewinn einbringen [o abwerfen

6. LAW (pronounce)

to \return a verdict of guilty/not guilty einen Schuldspruch/Freispruch aussprechen

7. TENNIS

to \return a volley einen Volley annehmen

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[rɪ'tɜːn]
1. vi
(come back person, vehicle) zurück- or wiederkommen, zurück- or wiederkehren (geh); (go back, person) zurückgehen; (vehicle) zurückfahren; (symptoms, doubts, fears) wiederkommen, wieder auftreten; (property = pass back to) zurückfallen (to an +acc)
to return to London/the town/the group — nach London/in die Stadt/zur Gruppe zurückkehren

to return to school — wieder in die Schule gehen

to return to (one's) work (after short pause) — wieder an seine Arbeit gehen; (after strike) die Arbeit wieder aufnehmen

to return to a subject — auf ein Thema zurückkommen

to return to one's old ways — in seine alten Gewohnheiten zurückfallen

to return home — nach Hause kommen/gehen, heimkehren (geh)

his good spirits returned — seine gute Laune kehrte wieder

to return to health — wieder gesund werden

to return to dust — wieder zu Staub werden

2. vt

1) (= give back) sth borrowed, stolen, lost zurückgeben (to sb jdm); (= bring or take back) zurückbringen (to sb jdm); (= put back) zurücksetzen/-stellen/-legen; (= send back) (to an +acc) letter etc zurückschicken or -senden; (= refuse) cheque nicht einlösen; ball zurückschlagen/-werfen; sound, light zurückwerfen; salute, visit, sb's love, compliment erwidern

to return sb's ( phone) call — jdn zurückrufen

to return a/sb's blow — zurückschlagen

to return a book to the shelf/box — ein Buch auf das Regal zurückstellen/in die Kiste zurücklegen

to return goods to the shop —

to return thanks (form) — danksagen, Dank sagen

to return thanks to sb — jdm danksagen or Dank sagen

I hope to return your kindness —

to return good for evil — Böses mit Gutem vergelten

to return fire (Mil) —

to return hearts (Cards) — Herz nachspielen

2) (= reply) erwidern, zurückgeben

3) (= declare) details of income angeben

to return a verdict of guilty (on sb) (Jur) — (jdn) schuldig sprechen, einen Schuldspruch (gegen jdn) fällen

to return a verdict of murder on sb (Jur) — jdn des Mordes für schuldig erklären

4) (FIN) income einbringen; profit, interest abwerfen

5) (Brit PARL) candidate wählen

3. n

1) (= coming/going back of person, vehicle, seasons) Rückkehr f, Wiederkehr f (geh); (of illness) Wiederauftreten nt

on my return — bei meiner Rückkehr

return home — Heimkehr f

return to school — Schulbeginn m

by return (of post) (Brit) — postwendend

return to work (after strike) — Wiederaufnahme f der Arbeit

return to health — Genesung f

a return to one's old habits — ein Rückfall m in seine alten Gewohnheiten

many happy returns (of the day)! — herzlichen Glückwunsch zum Geburtstag!

See:

→ point

2) (= giving back) Rückgabe f; (= bringing or taking back) Zurückbringen nt; (= putting back) Zurücksetzen/-stellen/-legen nt; (= sending back) Zurückschicken nt or -senden nt; (= refusal of cheque) Nichteinlösen nt; (of ball) Zurückschlagen nt/-werfen nt; (of salute, compliment, sb's love) Erwiderung f

3) (Brit) Rückfahrkarte f; (AVIAT) Rückflugticket nt

4) (= profit from investments, shareson aus) Einkommen nt; (on capital) Ertrag m, Gewinn m; (= product from land, mine etc) Ertrag m

return on capital (Fin) — Kapitalertrag m, Rendite f

5) (fig

= recompense) in return — dafür

in return for — für

in return — sich bei jdm für einen Gefallen revanchieren

6) (= act of declaring of verdict, election results) Verkündung f; (= report) Bericht m

the return of the jury — ≈ das Urteil der Schöffen

the (election) returns — das Wahlergebnis

7) (Brit PARL of candidate) Wahl f (to in +acc)

8) (SPORT: game, match) Rückspiel nt; (= stroke) Rückschlag m; (TENNIS) Return m; (= throw) Rückwurf m; (= return pass) Rückpass m

to make a good return — den Ball gut zurückschlagen/-werfen

9) (COMM: returned item) zurückgebrachte Ware; (THEAT) zurückgebrachte Karte; (= book) Remittende f

10) (= carriage return COMPUT) Zeilenendschaltung f; (on typewriter) Rücklauftaste f

11) (COMPUT: symbol) Absatzmarke f

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return [rıˈtɜːn; US rıˈtɜrn]

A v/i

1. zurückkehren, -kommen ( beide:

from aus, von;

to zu, nach), wiederkommen, -kehren (beide auch fig), fig wieder auftreten (Krankheit etc):

return to work an den Arbeitsplatz zurückkehren;

return to fig

a) auf ein Thema, ein Vorhaben etc zurückkommen,

b) in eine Gewohnheit etc zurückfallen, zurückkehren zu,

c) in einen Zustand zurückkehren, zu Staub etc werden:

return to health wieder gesund werden;

normal life was returning to the capital in der Hauptstadt kehrte wieder das normale Leben ein;

I can always return to my original profession ich kann jederzeit in meinen alten Beruf zurückgehen; → normal B 2

2. zurückfallen (to an akk) (Besitz)

3. antworten

4. “return to sender” Postwesen: „zurück an Absender“

5. Tennis etc: retournieren

B v/t

1. einen Besuch, einen Gruß, jemandes Liebe etc erwidern, ein Kompliment etc auch zurückgeben:

return fire MIL das Feuer erwidern;

return thanks (dem Herrn) danken (das Tischgebet sprechen)

2. vergelten: → evil C 2

3. zurückgeben, Geld auch zurückzahlen

4. zurückschicken, -senden:

returned letter unzustellbarer Brief

5. (to) leere Flaschen etc zurückbringen (in den Laden etc), ein Buch etc zurückstellen (in das Regal etc), einen Schalter etc zurückstellen (auf akk)

6. einbringen, (er)bringen, Gewinn abwerfen, Zinsen tragen:

return a result ein Ergebnis haben oder zeitigen

7. JUR

a) (Vollzugs)Bericht erstatten über (akk)

b) einen Gerichtsbefehl (mit Vollzugsbericht) vorlegen (to dat)

8. JUR einen Spruch fällen (Geschworene): → verdict 1

9. ein Votum abgeben

10. (amtlich) erklären für oder als, jemanden arbeitsunfähig etc schreiben:

return sb unfit for work

11. ( besonders zur Steuerveranlagung) erklären, angeben (at mit):

he returned his income at £20,000

12. (amtlich) melden

13. eine amtliche Liste etc vorlegen oder veröffentlichen

14. POL Br

a) das Wahlergebnis melden

b) jemanden als Abgeordneten wählen ( to Parliament ins Parlament)

15. umwenden, umkehren

16. Tennis etc: einen Ball retournieren

17. ein Echo, Strahlen zurückwerfen

18. WIRTSCH einen Scheck zurückweisen

19. besonders TECH zurückführen, -leiten

20. ARCH wiederkehren lassen:

a) vorspringen lassen

b) zurücksetzen

21. Kartenspiel: eine Farbe nachspielen

C s

1. Rückkehr f, -kunft f, Wiederkehr f (auch fig):

by return (of post) Br postwendend, umgehend;

on my return bei meiner Rückkehr;

(I wish you) many happy returns of the day herzlichen Glückwunsch zum Geburtstag;

the return to democratic conditions die Rückkehr zu demokratischen Verhältnissen

2. Wiederauftreten n:

return of cold weather Kälterückfall m

3. besonders Br

a) Rückfahrkarte f

b) FLUG Rückflugticket n

4. Erwiderung f, Rückgabe f:

on sale or return WIRTSCH in Kommission

5. Rücksendung f (auch Ware):

returns

a) Rückgut n,

b) (Buchhandel) Remittenden

6. zurückgewiesene oder zurückgesandte Sache

7. WIRTSCH Rückzahlung f, -erstattung f:

return (of premium) (Versicherung) Ristorno n, Prämienrückzahlung

8. Entgelt n, Gegenleistung f, Vergütung f, Entschädigung f:

in return dafür;

expect nothing in return keine Gegenleistung erwarten;

in return for (als Gegenleistung) für;

without return unentgeltlich

9. meist pl WIRTSCH

a) Umsatz m:

quick returns rascher Umsatz

b) Ertrag m, Einnahme f, Gewinn m, Verzinsung f:

yield ( oder bring) a return Nutzen abwerfen, sich rentieren

10. Erwiderung f (eines Besuches, eines Grußes, der Liebe etc):

return of thanks Tischgebet n

11. (amtlicher) Bericht, (statistischer) Ausweis, Aufstellung f:

official returns amtliche Ziffern

12. (Steuer- etc) Erklärung f

13. Meinungsforschung:

a) Umfrageergebnis n

b) Antwortenrücklauf m

14. JUR

a) Vorlage f (eines Gerichtsbefehls etc) (mit Vollzugsbericht)

b) Vollzugsbericht m (des Gerichtsvollziehers etc)

c) Stellungnahme f

15. POL

a) Wahlergebnis n

b) Br Einzug m ( to Parliament ins Parlament), Wahl f (eines Abgeordneten)

16. Zurückbringen n, -stellen n

17. TECH

a) Rückführung f, -leitung f

b) Rücklauf m, -kehr f

c) ELEK Rückleitung f

18. Biegung f, Krümmung f

19. ARCH

a) Wiederkehr f

b) vorspringender oder zurückgesetzter Teil

c) (Seiten)Flügel m

d) Kröpfung f

20. Tennis etc: Rückschlag m, Return m

21. SPORT Rückspiel n

22. Kartenspiel: Nachspielen n (einer Farbe)

D adj

1. Rück…:

return bout ( oder fight) (Boxen) Revanche-, Rückkampf m;

return cable ELEK Rückleitung(skabel) f(n);

return cargo WIRTSCH Rückfracht f, -ladung f;

return circuit ELEK Rücklaufschaltung f;

return copies (Buchhandel) Remittenden;

return current ELEK Rückstrom m;

return game ( oder match) SPORT Rückspiel n;

return journey Rückreise f;

by return mail US postwendend, umgehend;

return postage Rückporto n;

return pulley TECH Umlenkrolle f;

return spring Rückholfeder f;

return ticket bes Br

a) Rückfahrkarte f,

b) FLUG Rückflugticket n;

return valve TECH Rückschlagventil n;

return visit Gegenbesuch m;

return wire ELEK Rückleiter m; → booking 1

2. zurückgebogen:

return bend

a) TECH U-Röhre f,

b) Haarnadelkurve f (einer Straße)

3. return key COMPUT Eingabetaste f

4. return day JUR Verhandlungstermin m

ret. abk

1. retain

2. retired

3. return (returned)

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1.
[rɪ'tɜːn]intransitive verb

1) (come back) zurückkommen; zurückkehren (geh.); (go back) zurückgehen; zurückkehren (geh.); (go back by vehicle) zurückfahren; zurückkehren (geh.)

return home — wieder nach Hause kommen/gehen/fahren/zurückkehren

return to work — (after holiday or strike) die Arbeit wieder aufnehmen

2) (revert)

return to a subject — auf ein Thema zurückkommen
2. transitive verb
1) (bring back) zurückbringen; zurückgeben [geliehenen/gestohlenen Gegenstand, gekaufte Ware]; [wieder] zurückschicken [unzustellbaren Brief]; (hand back, refuse) zurückweisen [Scheck]

returned with thanks — mit Dank zurück

‘return to sender’ — (on letter) "zurück an Absender"

2) (restore)

return something to its original state or condition — etwas wieder in seinen ursprünglichen Zustand versetzen

3) (yield) abwerfen [Gewinn]

4) (give back something similar) erwidern [Besuch, Gruß, Liebe, Gewehrfeuer]; sich revanchieren für (ugs.) [Freundlichkeit, Gefallen]; zurückgeben [Schlag]

5) (elect) wählen [Kandidaten]

return somebody to Parliament — jemanden ins Parlament wählen

6) (Sport) zurückschlagen [Ball]; (throw back) zurückwerfen

7) (answer) erwidern; entgegnen

8) (declare)

return a verdict of guilty/not guilty — [Geschworene:] auf "schuldig"/"nicht schuldig" erkennen
3. noun
1) (coming back) Rückkehr, die; (to home) Heimkehr, die

return to health — Genesung, die (geh.)

many happy returns [of the day]! — herzlichen Glückwunsch [zum Geburtstag]!

2)

by return [of post] — postwendend

3) (ticket) Rückfahrkarte, die

single or return? — einfach oder hin und zurück?

4) (proceeds)

return[s] — Ertrag, Gewinn, der (on, from aus)

return on capital — Kapitalgewinn, der

5) (bringing back) Zurückbringen, das; (of property, goods, book) Rückgabe, die (to an + Akk.)

6) (giving back of something similar) Erwiderung, die

receive/get something in return [for something] — etwas [für etwas] bekommen

7) (Computing)

press return — Return od. die Returntaste drücken

return key — Returntaste, die

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(ticket) adj.

hin und zurück adj. (mail) n.

Rücksendung f. adj.

Rückhol- präfix. n.

Ertrag -ë m.

Rentabilität f.

Rückgabe -n f.

Rückkehr -en f.

Rücklauf -¨e m.

Wiederkehr f. v.

erwidern (Besuch, Gefälligkeit) v.

erwidern (Feuer - Militär) v.

rückkehren v.

rückspringen v.

wiederkehren v.

zurück gehen v.

zurück holen v.

zurück zahlen v.

zurückholen (alt.Rechtschreibung) v.

zurückkehren v.

zurückschicken v.

zurückzahlen (alt.Rechtschreibung) v.

English-german dictionary > return
20 draw

I [drɔː]
nome

1) (raffle) sorteggio m., estrazione f. (di lotteria)

2) (tie) (in match) pareggio m., pari m.

it was a draw — (in match) hanno pareggiato; (in race) sono arrivati ex aequo o a pari merito

3) (attraction) attrazione f.

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to be quick, slow on the draw — colloq. (in understanding) essere pronto, lento a capire; (in replying) avere, non avere la battuta pronta; [ cowboy] essere veloce, lento nell'estrarre (l'arma)
II 1. [drɔː]
verbo transitivo (pass. drew; p.pass. drawn)

1) fare, disegnare [picture, plan]; disegnare [person, object]; tracciare [ line]

2) fig. rappresentare, tratteggiare [character, picture]; tracciare [ comparison]

3) (pull) [animal, engine] tirare, trainare [cart, plough]; tirare [ rope]; [machine, suction] aspirare [liquid, gas]

he drew the child towards him — tirò a sé il bambino

to draw the curtains — tirare le tende

he drew his finger along the shelf — passò un dito lungo lo scaffale

to draw a handkerchief across one's forehead — passarsi un fazzoletto sulla fronte

to draw a pint of beer — spillare una pinta di birra

to draw blood — cavare sangue

4) (derive) trarre, tirare [ conclusion] ( from da); trarre [ inspiration] ( from da)

he drew hope from this — ciò gli ha dato speranza

to be drawn from — [energy, information] essere ricavato o ottenuto da

5) (cause to talk) fare parlare [ person] (about, on di)

to draw sth. from o out of sb. — ottenere da qcn., carpire a qcn. [ information]; strappare a qcn. [truth, smile]

6) (attract) attirare [crowd, person] (to verso); suscitare [reaction, interest]

his speech drew great applause — il suo discorso ricevette molti applausi

to draw sb.'s attention to sth. — attirare o richiamare l'attenzione di qcn. su qcs.

to draw sb. into — coinvolgere qcn. in [conversation, argument]; attirare qcn. in [ battle]

they were drawn together by their love of animals — li avvicinò il comune amore per gli animali

to draw the enemy fire — offrire un bersaglio al fuoco nemico

7) econ. (take out) prelevare [ money] ( from da); emettere [ cheque] (on su); (receive) ritirare, ricevere [wages, pension]

8) gioc. (choose at random) tirare a sorte, estrarre [ticket, winner]

Italy has been drawn against Spain o to play Spain — l'Italia è stata sorteggiata per giocare contro la Spagna

9) sport

to draw a match — pareggiare, terminare l'incontro con un pareggio

10) (remove, pull out) togliere, estrarre [tooth, thorn] ( from da); togliere [ cork] ( from a); estrarre, sguainare [ sword]; estrarre [knife, gun]; prendere, estrarre [ card]

11) (disembowel) eviscerare [ chicken]
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass. drew; p.pass. drawn)

1) (make picture) disegnare

2) (move)

to draw ahead (of sth., sb.) — superare (qcs., qcn.)

to draw alongside — [ boat] accostare

the car drew alongside the lorry — l'automobile si accostò al camion

to draw close o near [ time] avvicinarsi; they drew nearer to listen si avvicinarono per ascoltare; to draw into [ bus] arrivare in [ station]; [ train] entrare in [ station]; to draw level pareggiare, raggiungere (gli altri); to draw over [ vehicle] accostare; the lorry drew over to the right-hand side of the road il camion accostò a destra; to draw to one side [ person] scostarsi; to draw round o around [ people] avvicinarsi; to draw to a halt fermarsi; to draw to a close o an end — [day, event] avvicinarsi alla fine, volgere al termine

3) sport (in match) [ teams] pareggiare; (in race) [ runners] arrivare ex aequo; (finish with same points) terminare ex aequo, con gli stessi punti, a pari merito

4) (choose at random)

to draw for sth. — tirare, estrarre a sorte qcs

5) [chimney, pipe] tirare

6) [ tea] essere, stare in infusione

•

- draw apart

- draw aside

- draw away

- draw back

- draw down

- draw in

- draw off

- draw on

- draw out

- draw up

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to draw the line — porre un limite

to draw the line at doing — rifiutarsi di fare

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[dro:] 1. past tense - drew; verb
1) (to make a picture or pictures (of), usually with a pencil, crayons etc: During his stay in hospital he drew a great deal; Shall I draw a cow?) disegnare

2) (to pull along, out or towards oneself: She drew the child towards her; He drew a gun suddenly and fired; All water had to be drawn from a well; The cart was drawn by a pony.) tirare, trainare; estrarre

3) (to move (towards or away from someone or something): The car drew away from the kerb; Christmas is drawing closer.) allontanarsi; avvicinarsi

4) (to play (a game) in which neither side wins: The match was drawn / We drew at 1-1.) pareggiare

5) (to obtain (money) from a fund, bank etc: to draw a pension / an allowance.) ritirare, prelevare

6) (to open or close (curtains).) tirare

7) (to attract: She was trying to draw my attention to something.) attirare
2. noun
1) (a drawn game: The match ended in a draw.) pareggio

2) (an attraction: The acrobats' act should be a real draw.) attrazione

3) (the selecting of winning tickets in a raffle, lottery etc: a prize draw.) estrazione

4) (an act of drawing, especially a gun: He's quick on the draw.) (l'estrarre la pistola)

•

- drawing
- drawn
- drawback
- drawbridge
- drawing-pin
- drawstring
- draw a blank
- draw a conclusion from
- draw in
- draw the line
- draw/cast lots
- draw off
- draw on1
- draw on2
- draw out
- draw up
- long drawn out
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draw /drɔ:/
n.

1 ( sport) pareggio, patta: The match ended in a draw, la partita è finita con un pareggio; an away draw, un pareggio fuori casa (o in trasferta); a goalless draw, un pareggio zero a zero

2 estrazione, sorteggio ( anche sport); ( anche) numeri estratti, lettere estratte: a prize draw, un'estrazione di premi; The draw for the raffle will take place at the end of the evening, l'estrazione dei premi della lotteria avrà luogo al termine della serata; the draw for the first round of the Champions League, il sorteggio per il primo turno della Champions League

3 attrazione, richiamo: Her name on a film poster was a great draw, il suo nome sulla locandina di un film era un potente richiamo

4 boccata, tirata ( di sigaretta, ecc.)

5 strattone; tirata

6 (ind. costr.) ala di ponte levatoio

7 (metall.) cricca di ritiro

8 (fig. USA) vantaggio

9 ( slang ingl.) marijuana, erba (pop.): to smoke draw, fumare l'erba; to be high on draw, essere fatto di marijuana

10 ( USA) burroncello; valletta

● (metall.) draw-bench, trafilatrice; banco di trafilatura □ (metall.) draw piece, pezzo trafilato; profilato □ (metall.) draw-plate, trafila □ (tecn.) draw-point, punta per tracciare □ draw poker, poker in cui si prendono carte ( dopo la prima distribuzione) □ to be quick on the draw, essere rapido nell'estrarre la pistola; (fig.) essere pronto a replicare (o a rimbeccare); avere la risposta pronta □ draw table (o draw-top table), tavolo allungabile □ That's the luck of the draw!, così ha voluto la sorte!; la fortuna è cieca!
♦ (to) draw /drɔ:/
(pass. drew, p. p. drawn)

A v. t.

1 tracciare, disegnare: to draw a line, tracciare una riga; He drew a line through her name [under the title], ha tracciato una riga sul suo nome [sotto il titolo]; to draw a circle, disegnare un cerchio; to draw a picture, disegnare un quadro; (fig.) descrivere una scena; I'll draw you a map, ti disegno una piantina

2 tirare: to draw the curtains, tirare le tende ( per aprirle o per chiuderle); to draw the blinds, tirare ( su o giù) le tendine; The oxen draw the plough, i buoi tirano l'aratro; to draw a bow, tendere un arco; to draw a breath, tirare un respiro; He drew a deep breath, ha tirato un profondo respiro

3 (seguito da una prep. o da un avv., quali across, close, aside, ecc.) passare, avvicinare, scostare, ecc.: She drew a hand across her eyes, si è passata una mano sugli occhi; He drew his chair closer to the table, ha avvicinato la sedia al tavolo; She drew the curtains aside, ha scostato le tende; He drew her aside and asked her a few questions, l'ha presa da parte e le ha fatto alcune domande

4 estrarre, cavare: to draw a tooth, cavare (o estrarre) un dente; to draw a weapon, estrarre un'arma; to draw a sword, estrarre (o sguainare) una spada; to draw nails from a board, estrarre chiodi da un'asse; to draw water from a well, attingere acqua da un pozzo; He put his hand in his pocket and drew out a wallet, si è messo la mano in tasca e ha tirato fuori un portafoglio

5 attirare; attrarre: to draw sb. 's eye, attirare lo sguardo di q.; The event drew large crowds, l'evento ha attirato una gran folla; to draw sb.'s attention [gaze o eye], attirare l'attenzione [lo sguardo] di q.; to draw tears [applause], strappare le lacrime [gli applausi]

6 ottenere; ricevere; trarre: to draw a refusal [a response], ottenere un rifiuto [una reazione]; to draw praise [criticism], ricevere (o attirare) lodi [critiche]; The band drew whistles from the crowd, il gruppo ha ricevuto fischi dalla folla; He draws his evidence from a number of sources, trae le sue prove da numerose fonti; Walter Scott drew his inspiration from history, Walter Scott traeva ispirazione dalla storia; to draw a conclusion [a moral], trarre una conclusione [una morale]; We drew a great deal of encouragement from the preliminary results, abbiamo ricevuto molto incoraggiamento dai risultati preliminari; to draw a pension [a salary, a benefit], percepire (o prendere) una pensione [uno stipendio, un sussidio]; ( USA) to draw disability, prendere la pensione di invalidità

7 stabilire; tracciare: to draw a comparison [a parallel, an analogy] with st., tracciare un confronto [un parallelo, un'analogia] con qc.

8 (fig.: seguito da un avv., quale together, closer ecc.) avvicinare: The tragedy drew them together, la tragedia li ha avvicinati; The incident drew them even closer, l'incidente li ha ulteriormente avvicinati

9 (di solito al passivo) selezionare, ricevere (q.): Our students are drawn from all corners of the globe, riceviamo studenti da ogni angolo del mondo; They draw their recruits from the most disaffected groups in society, trovano nuovi adepti nei gruppi più scontenti della società

10 ( banca, = to draw out) prelevare ( denaro): to draw money from a bank, prelevare denaro in banca; I drew out £50 yesterday, ho prelevato ieri 50 sterline

11 (comm.) emettere; spiccare ( una tratta): to draw a cheque, emettere (fam.: staccare) un assegno; to draw a bill of exchange, spiccare una tratta (o una cambiale)

12 (di solito al passivo) indurre a parlare: They bombarded her with questions, but she refused to be drawn, l'hanno bombardata di domande, ma non si è lasciata indurre a parlare; to draw sb. on st., indurre q. a parlare di qc.; He tried to draw his opponent on the subject of tax cuts, ha cercato di indurre il suo avversario a parlare dei tagli fiscali

13 (metall.) rinvenire

14 (mecc.) imbutire; ( anche) trafilare ( un metallo): to draw gold [silver], trafilare l'oro [l'argento]

15 (chim.) estrarre

16 (med.) eliminare: to draw poison from a wound, eliminare il veleno da una ferita

17 pescare ( una carta da gioco, un biglietto della lotteria, ecc.): to draw a card from the pack, pescare una carta dal mazzo; ( poker) to draw cards, prendere carte: The mayor was asked to draw the winning ticket, hanno chiesto al sindaco di pescare il biglietto vincente

18 ( sport) pareggiare, chiudere con un pareggio: ( un incontro, una partita): to draw a game [a match], chiudere una partita con un pareggio; In the end they drew the match 2 all, alla fine, hanno pareggiato due a due

19 ( sport: di solito al passivo) sorteggiare: England were drawn in group three, l'Inghilterra è stata sorteggiata nel gruppo 3; He was drawn against Roddick, è stato sorteggiato contro Roddick

20 (stor.) sbudellare ( un condannato da vivo): He was hanged, drawn and quartered, fu impiccato; sbudellato e squartato

21 ( cucina) pulire, sventrare ( un pollo, ecc.)

22 ( nella caccia) battere ( un terreno) per fare alzare la selvaggina

23 ( nella caccia) stanare

24 spillare ( un liquido): to draw beer from a barrel, spillare birra da un barile

25 (ind. min.) estrarre, portare a giorno ( minerali, ecc.)

26 (ind. min.) disarmare ( una galleria)

27 (ind. tess.) stirare

28 (naut.: di un'imbarcazione) pescare: The boat draws two feet of water, la barca pesca due piedi

29 ( boxe) attirare ( l'avversario)

B v. i.

1 disegnare: I can't draw, non so disegnare; Jim is very good at drawing, Jim è molto bravo a disegnare

2 ( sport) fare un pareggio, pareggiare: The two teams drew, le due squadre hanno pareggiato

3 (seguito da una prep. o da un avv., quali to, near, away from ecc.) muoversi verso, avvicinarsi a, allontanarsi da, ecc.: The speaker was drawing towards a conclusion, l'oratore si avviava alla conclusione; The holidays are drawing near, le vacanze si avvicinano; As we drew nearer, I could see that the building was badly damaged, man mano che ci avvicinavamo, ho potuto notare che l'edificio era seriamente danneggiato; They drew aside to let him pass, si sono scostati per lasciarlo passare; They drew apart as she entered the room, si sono allontanati l'uno dall'altra quando è entrata nella stanza; As the years went by, they were drawing even further apart, con il passare degli anni, si sono allontanati sempre di più l'uno dall'altra; At last we drew level with them, alla fine li abbiamo raggiunti; A car drew alongside, un'auto si è accostata; He drew ahead of the other runners [of his competitors], ha superato gli altri corridori [i suoi concorrenti]

4 (comm.) trarre (o spiccare) una tratta; emettere un assegno ( su una banca)

5 estrarre (o tirare) a sorte: to draw for who will go first, tirare a sorte per decidere chi sarà il primo

6 sguainare la spada

7 estrarre la pistola

8 ( di un camino, ecc.) tirare; ( del fuoco) prendere: This flue doesn't draw well, questa canna (fumaria) non tira bene

9 ( del tè) essere in infusione

10 ( nella caccia) battere il terreno ( per fare alzare la selvaggina)

● (antiq.) to draw a bath, far scorrere l'acqua per il bagno; riempire la vasca □ (fig.) to draw a blank, far fiasco; restare con un pugno di mosche; ( USA) avere un vuoto di memoria □ to draw blood, far sanguinare; (fig.) dar del filo da torcere: The dog bit her, but didn't draw blood, il cane l'ha morsa, ma non l'ha fatta sanguinare; The opposition has yet to draw blood on this issue, l'opposizione deve ancora dare del filo da torcere su questa questione □ to draw breath, prendere fiato; fermarsi per riposare □ to draw the cork from a bottle, stappare una bottiglia □ to draw a distinction (o a line), fare una distinzione: We have to draw a line between acts that are criminal and acts that are unethical, dobbiamo fare una distinzione tra atti criminali e atti contrari all'etica □ to draw one's first breath, emettere il primo vagito; nascere □ ( a carte) to draw for partners, tirare a sorte per formare le coppie di giocatori □ to draw sb. 's fire, attirare il fuoco di q.; (fig.) attirare le critiche di q. □ (pitt.) to draw from memory, disegnare a memoria □ to draw one's last breath, dare l'ultimo respiro; esalare l'anima □ (fig.) to draw a line, porre un limite; dire basta (fig.); rifiutarsi di andare oltre (fig.) □ (fam. ingl.) to draw a line under st., mettere una pietra sopra a qc. □ to draw the line at, non voler arrivare a ( un certo punto); rifiutarsi di: I don't mind helping him with his studies but I draw the line at writing his essay for him, lo aiuto volentieri nei suoi studi, ma mi rifiuto di scrivergli il tema □ to draw lots, tirare a sorte □ to draw a prize, vincere un premio (per es., alla lotteria); tirar su un numero vincente □ (mil.) to draw rations, ritirare le razioni di viveri □ (fig.) to draw the short straw –: I drew the short straw, mi è toccato il compito più ingrato □ ( cricket) to draw stumps, estrarre i paletti del wicket; smontare il wicket; chiudere la partita □ to draw to a halt (o to a stop), fermarsi: The train drew to a halt just outside the station, il treno si è fermato appena fuori dalla stazione □ to draw to a close (o to an end), avviarsi al termine: The evening drew to a close, la serata si avviava al termine; His period in office was drawing to an end, il suo periodo in ufficio si avviava al termine □ ( a carte) to draw trumps, tirare giù tutte le briscole (o tutti gli atout) di un avversario.

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I [drɔː]
nome

1) (raffle) sorteggio m., estrazione f. (di lotteria)

2) (tie) (in match) pareggio m., pari m.

it was a draw — (in match) hanno pareggiato; (in race) sono arrivati ex aequo o a pari merito

3) (attraction) attrazione f.

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to be quick, slow on the draw — colloq. (in understanding) essere pronto, lento a capire; (in replying) avere, non avere la battuta pronta; [ cowboy] essere veloce, lento nell'estrarre (l'arma)
II 1. [drɔː]
verbo transitivo (pass. drew; p.pass. drawn)

1) fare, disegnare [picture, plan]; disegnare [person, object]; tracciare [ line]

2) fig. rappresentare, tratteggiare [character, picture]; tracciare [ comparison]

3) (pull) [animal, engine] tirare, trainare [cart, plough]; tirare [ rope]; [machine, suction] aspirare [liquid, gas]

he drew the child towards him — tirò a sé il bambino

to draw the curtains — tirare le tende

he drew his finger along the shelf — passò un dito lungo lo scaffale

to draw a handkerchief across one's forehead — passarsi un fazzoletto sulla fronte

to draw a pint of beer — spillare una pinta di birra

to draw blood — cavare sangue

4) (derive) trarre, tirare [ conclusion] ( from da); trarre [ inspiration] ( from da)

he drew hope from this — ciò gli ha dato speranza

to be drawn from — [energy, information] essere ricavato o ottenuto da

5) (cause to talk) fare parlare [ person] (about, on di)

to draw sth. from o out of sb. — ottenere da qcn., carpire a qcn. [ information]; strappare a qcn. [truth, smile]

6) (attract) attirare [crowd, person] (to verso); suscitare [reaction, interest]

his speech drew great applause — il suo discorso ricevette molti applausi

to draw sb.'s attention to sth. — attirare o richiamare l'attenzione di qcn. su qcs.

to draw sb. into — coinvolgere qcn. in [conversation, argument]; attirare qcn. in [ battle]

they were drawn together by their love of animals — li avvicinò il comune amore per gli animali

to draw the enemy fire — offrire un bersaglio al fuoco nemico

7) econ. (take out) prelevare [ money] ( from da); emettere [ cheque] (on su); (receive) ritirare, ricevere [wages, pension]

8) gioc. (choose at random) tirare a sorte, estrarre [ticket, winner]

Italy has been drawn against Spain o to play Spain — l'Italia è stata sorteggiata per giocare contro la Spagna

9) sport

to draw a match — pareggiare, terminare l'incontro con un pareggio

10) (remove, pull out) togliere, estrarre [tooth, thorn] ( from da); togliere [ cork] ( from a); estrarre, sguainare [ sword]; estrarre [knife, gun]; prendere, estrarre [ card]

11) (disembowel) eviscerare [ chicken]
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass. drew; p.pass. drawn)

1) (make picture) disegnare

2) (move)

to draw ahead (of sth., sb.) — superare (qcs., qcn.)

to draw alongside — [ boat] accostare

the car drew alongside the lorry — l'automobile si accostò al camion

to draw close o near [ time] avvicinarsi; they drew nearer to listen si avvicinarono per ascoltare; to draw into [ bus] arrivare in [ station]; [ train] entrare in [ station]; to draw level pareggiare, raggiungere (gli altri); to draw over [ vehicle] accostare; the lorry drew over to the right-hand side of the road il camion accostò a destra; to draw to one side [ person] scostarsi; to draw round o around [ people] avvicinarsi; to draw to a halt fermarsi; to draw to a close o an end — [day, event] avvicinarsi alla fine, volgere al termine

3) sport (in match) [ teams] pareggiare; (in race) [ runners] arrivare ex aequo; (finish with same points) terminare ex aequo, con gli stessi punti, a pari merito

4) (choose at random)

to draw for sth. — tirare, estrarre a sorte qcs

5) [chimney, pipe] tirare

6) [ tea] essere, stare in infusione

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- draw apart

- draw aside

- draw away

- draw back

- draw down

- draw in

- draw off

- draw on

- draw out

- draw up

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to draw the line — porre un limite

to draw the line at doing — rifiutarsi di fare

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