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1 meet

mi:t
1. past tense, past participle - met; verb
1) (to come face to face with (eg a person whom one knows), by chance: She met a man on the train.) encontrar, encontrarse con

2) ((sometimes, especially American, with with) to come together with (a person etc), by arrangement: The committee meets every Monday.) enocontar, reunirse con, citarse, quedar

3) (to be introduced to (someone) for the first time: Come and meet my wife.) conocer

4) (to join: Where do the two roads meet?) unirse

5) (to be equal to or satisfy (eg a person's needs, requirements etc): Will there be sufficient stocks to meet the public demand?) satisfacer

6) (to come into the view, experience or presence of: A terrible sight met him / his eyes when he opened the door.) encontrar

7) (to come to or be faced with: He met his death in a car accident.) encontrar

8) ((with with) to experience or suffer; to receive a particular response: She met with an accident; The scheme met with their approval.) sufrir; recibir

9) (to answer or oppose: We will meet force with greater force.) responder (a)

2. noun
(a gathering, especially of sportsmen: The local huntsmen are holding a meet this week.) encuentro

- meeting
- meet someone halfway
- meet halfway

meet vb

1. encontrarse con

I met your mother in the bank yesterday ayer me encontré con tu madre en el banco

2. conocer

I met her at a party la conocí en una fiesta

3. reunirse / verse

they meet every Friday se reúnen todos los viernes

4. quedar

I'm meeting Jenny at eight he quedado con Jenny a las ocho

El pasado y participio pasado de meet es met

meet

tr[miːt]

transitive verb (pt & pp met tr[met])

1 (by chance) encontrar, encontrarse con; (in street) cruzar con, topar con

■ she met an old friend se encontró con un viejo amigo

■ guess who I met today! ¡a que no sabes con quién he topado hoy!

2 (by arrangement) encontrar, reunirse con, citarse, quedar con; (formally) entrevistarse con; (informally) ver

■ meet me in the park encontrémonos en el parque

■ I'll meet you tomorrow te veré mañana

■ I'm meeting Rob tomorrow he quedado con Rob para mañana

■ I've arranged to meet them in the pub he quedado con ellos en el pub

3 (meet for first time) conocer

■ I met him at a party lo conocí en una fiesta

■ have you met my wife? ¿conoces a mi mujer?

■ I'd like you to meet a friend quiero presentarte a un amigo

■ I'm pleased to meet you estoy encantado de conocerte

4 (collect) ir a buscar, pasar a buscar; (await arrival of) esperar; (receive) ir a recibir

■ he'll meet me at the station me vendrá a buscar a la estación

■ all the family were there to meet her at the airport toda la familia fue a recibirla al aeropuerto

■ there's a coach that meets the train hay un autocar que enlaza con el tren

5 (face - danger, difficulty) encontrar; (- problem) hacer frente a

6 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (opponent) enfrentarse con

7 (touch) tocar

8 (fulfil - standards, demands, wishes) satisfacer; (- obligations, deadline) cumplir con; (- requirements) reunir, cumplir

9 (bill, debt) pagar; (deficit) cubrir; (cost, expenses) hacerse cargo de

intransitive verb

1 (by chance) encontrarse

■ we'll meet again nos volveremos a encontrar

2 (by arrangement) reunirse, verse, quedar, encontrarse; (formally) entrevistarse

■ we arranged to meet on Saturday quedamos para el sábado

■ we must meet for lunch one day tenemos que quedar para comer un día

■ where shall we meet? ¿dónde quedamos?, ¿dónde nos encontramos?

■ the women's group meets on Fridays el grupo de mujeres se reúne los viernes

3 (get acquainted) conocerse

■ where did you meet? ¿dónde os conocisteis?

■ I think we've already met creo que ya nos conocemos

4 SMALLSPORT/SMALL enfrentarse

5 (join) unirse; (touch) tocarse; (rivers) confluir; (roads) empalmar; (eyes) cruzarse

noun

1 SMALLSPORT/SMALL encuentro

2 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL (hunting) partida de caza

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be more to something than meets the eye ser más complicado,-a de lo que parece

to make ends meet familiar llegar a fin de mes

to meet one's death encontrar la muerte, morir

to meet one's Maker morirse

to meet somebody's eye mirar a alguien a la cara

to meet somebody halfway llegar a un acuerdo con alguien

meet ['mi:t] v, met ['mɛt] ; meeting vt

1) encounter: encontrarse con

2) join: unirse con

3) confront: enfrentarse a

4) satisfy: satisfacer, cumplir con

to meet costs: pagar los gastos

5) : conocer

I met his sister: conocí a su hermana

meet vi

assemble: reunirse, congregarse

meet n

: encuentro m

meet

n.

• concurso s.m.

adj.

• conveniente adj.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: met) = carear v.

• confluir v.

• conocer v.

(§pres: conozco, conoces...)

• empalmar v.

• encontrar v.

• encontrarse v.

• enfrentar v.

• juntar v.

I
1. miːt
(past & past p met) transitive verb

1)

a) ( encounter) encontrarse* con

meet me on the corner at 6 o'clock — encontrémonos en la esquina a las 6

to meet somebody halfway o in the middle — llegar* a un arreglo con alguien

b) ( welcome) recibir; ( collect on arrival) ir* a buscar

she ran to meet me — corrió a mi encuentro

he met me off the train — me fue a buscar or a esperar a la estación

c) ( oppose) \<\<opponent/enemy\>\> enfrentarse a

2) ( make acquaintance of) conocer*

John, meet Mr Clark — (frml) John, le presento al señor Clark

pleased to meet you — encantado de conocerlo, mucho gusto

3)

a) (come up against, experience) encontrar*, toparse con

he met his death there — allí encontró su muerte

to be met BY/WITH something — encontrarse* con algo

there's more to this than meets the eye — esto es más complicado de lo que parece

b) (counter, respond to)

she met their threats with defiance — hizo frente desafiante a sus amenazas

she was met with enthusiastic applause — fue recibida aplausos

4) \<\<demands/wishes\>\> satisfacer*; \<\<deadline/quota\>\> cumplir con; \<\<debt\>\> satisfacer*, pagar*; \<\<obligation\>\> cumplir con; \<\<requirements\>\> reunir*, cumplir; \<\<cost\>\> hacerse* cargo de

his income is inadequate to meet his needs — su salario le es insuficiente para hacer frente a sus necesidades

5)

a) (come together with, join)

East meets West in this beautiful city — Oriente y Occidente se dan la mano en esta bella ciudad

her gaze met his — sus miradas se cruzaron

she could not meet his eye o gaze — no se atrevía a mirarlo a la cara

b) ( strike) dar* contra

2.

vi

1)

a) ( encounter each other) encontrarse*

where shall we meet? — ¿dónde nos encontramos?, ¿dónde quedamos? (esp Esp)

until we meet again! — hasta la vista!

b) ( hold meeting) \<\<club\>\> reunirse*; \<\<heads of state/ministers\>\> entrevistarse

c) ( make acquaintance) conocerse*

have you two already met? — ¿ya se conocen?, ¿ya los han presentado?

d) ( as opponents) enfrentarse

2) ( come into contact)

the vehicles met head on — los vehículos chocaron or se dieron de frente

where the three roads meet — en el empalme or en la confluencia de las tres carreteras

their eyes met — sus miradas se cruzaron

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Phrasal Verbs:

- meet up

- meet with

II

noun

a) (AmE Sport) encuentro m

b) ( in hunting) partida f (de caza)

I [miːt] (pt, pp met)
1. VT

1) (by arrangement) quedar con, verse con; (by chance) encontrarse con, tropezarse con

I'm meeting them for lunch tomorrow — he quedado para almorzar con ellos mañana

I had arranged to meet her in town — había quedado con ella en el centro, había acordado en verla en el centro

I'll meet you outside the cinema — te veré en la entrada del cine

you'll never guess who I met on the bus today! — ¿a que no sabes con quién me encontré or me tropecé hoy en el autobús?

we will be meeting the ambassador tomorrow to discuss the situation — mañana tendremos un encuentro or una reunión con el embajador para discutir la situación, mañana nos entrevistaremos or nos reuniremos con el embajador para discutir la situación

2) (=go/come to get) ir/venir a buscar; (=welcome) recibir

we met her at the station — la fuimos a buscar a la estación

I'm being met at the airport — me vendrán a buscar al aeropuerto

she ran out to meet us — salió corriendo a recibirnos

to meet sb off the train — ir a esperar a algn a la estación

don't bother to meet me — no os molestéis en venir a esperarme

the bus for Aix meets the ten o'clock train — el autobús que va a Aix conecta con el tren de las diez
halfway 1., 1)
3) (=get to know, be introduced to) conocer

I never met him — no lo llegué a conocer

I met my wife in 1988 — conocí a mi mujer en 1988

meet my brother — quiero presentarte a mi hermano

he's the kindest person I've ever met — es la persona más amable que he conocido jamás

nice to have met you! — ¡encantado de conocerlo!

pleased to meet you! — ¡mucho gusto!, ¡encantado de conocerlo!

4) (=come together with)

where the sea meets the horizon — donde el mar se junta con el horizonte

the box met the ground with an almighty thud — la caja se estrelló ruidsosamente contra el suelo

the sound which met his ears — el sonido que llegó a sus oídos

I could not meet his eye — no podía mirarle a los ojos

her eyes met her sister's across the table — tropezó con la mirada de su hermana al otro lado de la mesa

what a scene met my eyes! — ¡el escenario que se presentó ante mis ojos!
eye 1., 1)
5) (=come across) [+ problem] encontrarse con

almost all retired people meet this problem — casi todos los jubilados se encuentran con este problema

6) (=confront) [+ opponent] enfrentarse con; (in duel) batirse con; [+ problem] hacer frente a

he met his death or his end in 1800 — halló or encontró la muerte en 1800

to meet death calmly — enfrentarse con la muerte con tranquilidad

to meet sth head-on — enfrentarse de lleno con algo, hacer frente or plantar cara directamente a algo

this suggestion was met with angry protests — la gente reaccionó con protestas de indignación ante la sugerencia
match II, 1., 3)
7) (=satisfy) [+ need] satisfacer, cubrir; [+ demand] atender a, satisfacer; [+ wish] satisfacer; [+ requirement] cumplir con; [+ debt] pagar; [+ expense, cost] correr con, hacer frente a; [+ obligation] atender a, cumplir con; [+ target, goal] alcanzar; [+ challenge] hacer frente a; [+ expectations] estar a la altura de

he offered to meet the full cost of the repairs — se ofreció a correr con or hacer frente a todos los gastos de la reparación

it did not meet our expectations — no estuvo a la altura de nuestras expectativas
deadline
2. VI

1) (=encounter each other) (by arrangement) quedar, verse; (by chance) encontrarse; (=hold meeting) reunirse; [ambassador, politician] (with interested parties) entrevistarse, reunirse

we could meet for a drink after work — podríamos vernos or quedar para tomar una copa después del trabajo

what time shall we meet? — ¿a qué hora quieres que quedemos or nos veamos?

let's meet at eight — quedemos para las ocho

they arranged to meet at ten — quedaron en verse a las diez

the two ministers met to discuss the treaty — los dos ministros se entrevistaron or se reunieron para discutir el tratado

to meet again — volver a verse

until we meet again! — ¡hasta la vista!, ¡hasta pronto!

2) (=convene) [Parliament, club, committee] reunirse

the society meets at eight — la sociedad se reúne a las ocho

3) (=get to know one another, be introduced) conocerse

we met in Seville — nos conocimos en Sevilla

we have met before — nos conocemos ya

have we met? — ¿nos conocemos de antes?

4) (=come together, join) [two ends] unirse; [rivers] confluir; [roads] empalmar

our eyes met — cruzamos una mirada

their lips met — sus labios se encontraron
end 1., 1), twain
5) (=confront each other) [teams, armies] enfrentarse

Bilbao and Valencia will meet in the final — el Bilbao se enfrentará con el Valencia en la final, Bilbao y Valencia se disputarán la final

to meet (sb) in battle — librar batalla (con algn)

3.

N (Hunting) cacería f ; (esp US) (Sport) encuentro m

- meet up

- meet with

II

[miːt]
ADJ [liter] conveniente, apropiado
it is meet that... — conviene que... + subjun

to be meet for — ser apto para

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I
1. [miːt]
(past & past p met) transitive verb

1)

a) ( encounter) encontrarse* con

meet me on the corner at 6 o'clock — encontrémonos en la esquina a las 6

to meet somebody halfway o in the middle — llegar* a un arreglo con alguien

b) ( welcome) recibir; ( collect on arrival) ir* a buscar

she ran to meet me — corrió a mi encuentro

he met me off the train — me fue a buscar or a esperar a la estación

c) ( oppose) \<\<opponent/enemy\>\> enfrentarse a

2) ( make acquaintance of) conocer*

John, meet Mr Clark — (frml) John, le presento al señor Clark

pleased to meet you — encantado de conocerlo, mucho gusto

3)

a) (come up against, experience) encontrar*, toparse con

he met his death there — allí encontró su muerte

to be met BY/WITH something — encontrarse* con algo

there's more to this than meets the eye — esto es más complicado de lo que parece

b) (counter, respond to)

she met their threats with defiance — hizo frente desafiante a sus amenazas

she was met with enthusiastic applause — fue recibida aplausos

4) \<\<demands/wishes\>\> satisfacer*; \<\<deadline/quota\>\> cumplir con; \<\<debt\>\> satisfacer*, pagar*; \<\<obligation\>\> cumplir con; \<\<requirements\>\> reunir*, cumplir; \<\<cost\>\> hacerse* cargo de

his income is inadequate to meet his needs — su salario le es insuficiente para hacer frente a sus necesidades

5)

a) (come together with, join)

East meets West in this beautiful city — Oriente y Occidente se dan la mano en esta bella ciudad

her gaze met his — sus miradas se cruzaron

she could not meet his eye o gaze — no se atrevía a mirarlo a la cara

b) ( strike) dar* contra

2.

vi

1)

a) ( encounter each other) encontrarse*

where shall we meet? — ¿dónde nos encontramos?, ¿dónde quedamos? (esp Esp)

until we meet again! — hasta la vista!

b) ( hold meeting) \<\<club\>\> reunirse*; \<\<heads of state/ministers\>\> entrevistarse

c) ( make acquaintance) conocerse*

have you two already met? — ¿ya se conocen?, ¿ya los han presentado?

d) ( as opponents) enfrentarse

2) ( come into contact)

the vehicles met head on — los vehículos chocaron or se dieron de frente

where the three roads meet — en el empalme or en la confluencia de las tres carreteras

their eyes met — sus miradas se cruzaron

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Phrasal Verbs:

- meet up

- meet with

II

noun

a) (AmE Sport) encuentro m

b) ( in hunting) partida f (de caza)

English-spanish dictionary > meet
2 wish

wiʃ 1. verb
1) (to have and/or express a desire: There's no point in wishing for a miracle; Touch the magic stone and wish; He wished that she would go away; I wish that I had never met him.) ønske (seg)

2) (to require (to do or have something): Do you wish to sit down, sir?; We wish to book some seats for the theatre; I'll cancel the arrangement if you wish.) ønske (å), ville gjerne, vil

3) (to say that one hopes for (something for someone): I wish you the very best of luck.) ønske lykke til
2. noun
1) (a desire or longing, or the thing desired: It's always been my wish to go to South America some day.) ønske(mål)

2) (an expression of desire: The fairy granted him three wishes; Did you make a wish?) ønske

3) ((usually in plural) an expression of hope for success etc for someone: He sends you his best wishes.) hilsen, (ønske) alt godt

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- wishful thinking
- wishing-well

ønske

I
subst. \/wɪʃ\/

ønske, lengsel, lyst, vilje

• he has a great wish to go to sea

han har et stort ønske om å dra til sjøs

act upon somebody's wishes handle i overensstemmelse med noens ønsker

best wishes varme hilsener, beste ønsker, hilsen

• my best wishes

jeg ønsker deg alt godt

til lykke

if wishes were horses, beggars would ride hvis bare ens ønsker ble oppfylt, ville alt gå av seg selv

make a wish ønske (seg noe)

meet somebody's wishes oppfylle noens ønsker

the wish is father to the thought man tror det man ønsker å tro

wish for ønske om, lyst til, lengsel etter, vilje til

• he had a strong wish for peace and calm

han lengtet etter fred og ro

wishes ønsker

• she attained her wishes

hun oppnådde det hun ønsket

hilsener
II
verb \/wɪʃ\/

1) ønske, ha lyst til, ville

• I wish it were true

jeg skulle ønske det var sant

2) ønske (seg noe)

• close your eyes and wish!

lukk øynene dine og ønske deg noe!

3) ønske, unne, ville

• I wish you every success

jeg unner deg alt godt

• I wish you a pleasant journey

jeg ønsker deg en god reise

• he wishes nobody ill

han vil ingen noe vondt

as you wish som du vil

have somebody wished on oneself få noen på nakken

wish for ønske, lengte etter, trakte etter

• she has everything a woman can wish for

hun har alt en kvinne kan ønske seg

• I wished for something to happen

jeg lengtet etter at noe skulle skje

wish somebody further ( hverdagslig) ønske noen dit pepperen gror

wish somebody joy lykkønske noen, ønske noen lykke til

• I wish you joy of it!

lykke til med det, da!

• I wish success to each and all

jeg ønsker alle lykke til

wish somebody well ønske noen alt godt

• he wishes me well

han vil meg vel

wish something on someone prakke noe på noen, lesse noe over på noen, påtvinge noen noe

• another duty was wished on her

enda en plikt ble prakket på henne

ønske at noe skal skje med noen

• I would not wish it on my worst enemy

det unner jeg ikke min verste fiende

wish to God\/Heaven that ønske ved Gud at, håpe inderlig at

wish to goodness håpe inderlig

(don't) you wish (amer., hverdagslig, ironisk) du kan jo tro det, det er ønsketekning

• you think the teacher's sick today? you wish!

så du tror læreren er syk i dag? du kan jo tro det!

English-Norwegian dictionary > wish
3 cross

1. noun
1) Kreuz, das; (monument) [Gedenk]kreuz, das; (sign) Kreuzzeichen, das

the Cross — das Kreuz [Christi]

2) (cross-shaped thing or mark) Kreuz[zeichen], das

3) (mixture, compromise) Mittelding, das ( between zwischen + Dat.); Mischung, die ( between aus)

4) (affliction, cause of trouble) Kreuz, das

5) (intermixture of breeds) Kreuzung, die

6) (Footb.) Querpass, der; (Boxing) Cross, der
2. transitive verb
1) [über]kreuzen

cross one's arms/legs — die Arme verschränken/die Beine übereinander schlagen

cross one's fingers or keep one's fingers crossed [for somebody] — (fig.) [jemandem] die od. den Daumen drücken/halten

I got a crossed line — (Teleph.) es war jemand in der Leitung

2) (go across) kreuzen; überqueren [Straße, Gewässer, Gebirge]; durchqueren [Land, Wüste, Zimmer]

cross the road — über die Straße gehen

we can cross — abs. die Straße ist frei

the bridge crosses the river — die Brücke führt über den Fluss

cross somebody's mind — (fig.) jemandem einfallen

cross somebody's path — (fig.) jemandem über den Weg laufen (ugs.)

3) (Brit.)

cross a cheque — einen Scheck zur Verrechnung ausstellen

a crossed cheque — ein Verrechnungsscheck

4) (make sign of cross on)

cross oneself — sich bekreuzigen

5) (cause to interbreed) kreuzen; (cross-fertilize) kreuzbefruchten
3. intransitive verb
(meet and pass) aneinander vorbeigehen

cross [in the post] — [Briefe:] sich kreuzen
4. adjective
1) (transverse) Quer-

cross traffic — kreuzender Verkehr

2) (coll.): (peevish) verärgert; ärgerlich [Worte]

somebody will be cross — jemand wird ärgerlich od. böse werden

be cross with somebody — böse auf jemanden od. mit jemandem sein

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/85872/cross_off">cross off

- cross out

- cross over

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[kros] I adjective
(angry: I get very cross when I lose something.) ärgerlich

- crossly
II 1. plural - crosses; noun
1) (a symbol formed by two lines placed across each other, eg + or x.) das Kreuz

2) (two wooden beams placed thus (+), on which Christ was nailed.) das Kreuz

3) (the symbol of the Christian religion.) das Kreuz

4) (a lasting cause of suffering etc: Your rheumatism is a cross you will have to bear.) das Leiden

5) (the result of breeding two varieties of animal or plant: This dog is a cross between an alsatian and a labrador.) die Kreuzung

6) (a monument in the shape of a cross.) das Kreuz

7) (any of several types of medal given for bravery etc: the Victoria Cross.) das Kreuz
2. verb
1) (to go from one side to the other: Let's cross (the street); This road crosses the swamp.) kreuzen

2) ((negative uncross) to place( two things) across each other: He sat down and crossed his legs.) kreuzen

3) (to go or be placed across (each other): The roads cross in the centre of town.) sich kreuzen

4) (to meet and pass: Our letters must have crossed in the post.) sich kreuzen

5) (to put a line across: Cross your `t's'.) einen Querstrich ziehen

6) (to make (a cheque or postal order) payable only through a bank by drawing two parallel lines across it.) einen Scheck etc. als Verrechnungsscheck kennzeichnen

7) (to breed (something) from two different varieties: I've crossed two varieties of rose.) kreuzen

8) (to go against the wishes of: If you cross me, you'll regret it!) Plan durchkreuzen

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- cross-
- crossing
- crossbow
- cross-breed
- cross-bred
- crosscheck 3. noun
(the act of crosschecking.)

- cross-country
- cross-country skiing
- cross-examine
- cross-examination
- cross-eyed
- cross-fire
- at cross-purposes
- cross-refer
- cross-reference
- crossroads
- cross-section
- crossword puzzle
- crossword
- cross one's fingers
- cross out
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cross

[krɒs, AM krɑ:s]

I. n

1. (shape) Kreuz nt

to mark sth with a [red] \cross etw [rot] ankreuzen

first, mark the place for the drillhole with a \cross markieren Sie bitte zunächst die Stelle für das Bohrloch mit einem Kreuz

to place [or put] a \cross on/next to sth bei/neben etw dat ein Kreuz machen

2. REL Kreuz nt

Christ died on the \cross Christus starb am Kreuz

to make the sign of the \cross das Kreuzzeichen machen; (oneself also) sich akk bekreuzigen

3. no pl (burden) Kreuz nt kein pl, Leiden nt

to bear/take up one's \cross sein Kreuz tragen/auf sich akk nehmen

we all have our \cross to bear wir haben alle unser Kreuz zu tragen

4. (medal) Kreuz nt

5. (hybrid) Kreuzung f ( between zwischen/aus + dat); ( fig: something in between) Mittelding nt ( between zwischen + dat); (person) Mischung f ( between aus + dat)

6. FBALL Flanke f, Querschuss m; BOXING Cross m fachspr

7. ASTRON

the [Southern] \cross das Kreuz des Südens

8. (bias)

on the \cross schräg

II. adj usu pred verärgert

she is \cross at being given all the boring jobs sie ist verärgert, weil sie immer die langweiligen Arbeiten bekommt

▪ to be \cross about sth über etw akk verärgert sein

▪ to be \cross with sb auf jdn böse [o sauer] sein fam

▪ to be \cross that... verärgert sein, dass...

▪ to get \cross with sb sich akk über jdn ärgern

III. vt

1.

▪ to \cross sth (traverse) country, desert, valley etw durchqueren; equator, lake, mountain, river etw überqueren

the new bridge \crosses the estuary die neue Brücke geht [o führt] über die Flussmündung

the railway \crosses a hundred miles of desert die Bahnstrecke führt zweihundert Meilen durch die Wüste

to \cross the border die Grenze passieren; ( fig) die Grenze überschritten

to \cross a bridge/the road eine Brücke/die Straße überqueren; (on foot also) über eine Brücke/die Straße gehen

\cross the line (go out of play) ins Aus gehen; (go into the goal) ins Tor gehen; ( fig) zu weit gehen

to \cross the room das Zimmer durchqueren

to \cross the threshold die Schwelle überschreiten

2. FBALL

to \cross the ball [to sb] den Ball [zu jdm] flanken

3. (place across each other)

▪ to \cross sth etw [über]kreuzen

to \cross one's arms die Arme verschränken

to \cross one's legs die Beine übereinanderschlagen

4. BRIT, AUS (make a sign)

to \cross a cheque einen Scheck zur Verrechnung ausstellen

\crossed cheque Verrechnungsscheck m

5. REL

▪ to \cross oneself sich akk bekreuz[ig]en

6. ( form: oppose)

▪ to \cross sb jdn verärgern

7. (breed)

▪ to \cross an animal with another animal ein Tier mit einem anderen Tier kreuzen

8. BRIT POL

to \cross the floor [of the House] die Partei [o Fraktion] wechseln

9. TELEC

the lines are \crossed, we've got a \crossed line da ist jemand in der Leitung

10.

▶ let's \cross that bridge when we come [or get] to it lassen wir die Sache [erst mal] auf uns zukommen

▶ to keep [or have] one's fingers \crossed [for sb] [jdm] die Daumen drücken [o fam halten]

▶ to \cross sb's hand [or palm] with silver jdm Geld in die Hand drücken fam

▶ \cross my heart and hope to die großes Ehrenwort fam, ich schwör's fam

▶ their lines [or wires] were \crossed sie haben sich missverstanden

▶ to \cross one's mind jdm einfallen

it suddenly \crossed my mind that... mir fiel plötzlich ein, dass...

it didn't \cross my mind that/to... es ist mir [gar] nicht in den Sinn gekommen dass/zu...

▶ to \cross sb's path jdm über den Weg laufen

▶ to \cross paths with sb jdn treffen

when did you last \cross paths with each other? wann seid ihr euch zuletzt über den Weg gelaufen?

▶ to \cross swords with sb mit jmd eine Auseinandersetzung haben, mit jdm die Klinge kreuzen fig geh

IV. vi

1. (intersect) sich kreuzen

2. (traverse a road) die Straße überqueren; (on foot) über die Straße gehen; (travel by ferry) übersetzen; (traverse a border)

to \cross into a country die Grenze in ein Land passieren

how did you manage to \cross into the USA? wie bist du über die amerikanische Grenze gekommen?

3. (meet)

our paths have \crossed several times wir sind uns schon mehrmals über den Weg gelaufen

4. (pass) sich kreuzen

our letters must have \crossed in the post unsere Briefe müssen sich auf dem Postweg gekreuzt haben

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I [krɒs]
1. n

1) Kreuz nt

to make one's cross — sein Kreuz(chen) machen or setzen

to make the sign of the Cross —

the Cross and the Crescent — Kreuz und Halbmond

to bear/take up one's cross (fig) — sein Kreuz tragen/auf sich (acc) nehmen

we all have our cross to bear — wir haben alle unser Kreuz zu tragen

2)

(= bias) on the cross —

to be cut on the cross — schräg geschnitten sein

3) (= hybrid) Kreuzung f; (fig) Mittelding nt

a cross between a laugh and a bark — eine Mischung aus Lachen und Bellen

4) (FTBL) Flanke f

to hit a cross to sb — jdm zuflanken

5) (BOXING) Seitwärtshaken m

2. attr
(= transverse) street, line etc Quer-
3. vt

1) (= go across) road, river, mountains überqueren; (on foot) picket line etc überschreiten; country, desert, room durchqueren

to cross the road — über die Straße gehen, die Straße überqueren

to cross sb's path (fig) — jdm über den Weg laufen

it crossed my mind that... — es fiel mir ein, dass..., mir kam der Gedanke, dass...

a smile crossed her lips —

don't cross your bridges until you come to them (prov) — lass die Probleme auf dich zukommen

we'll cross that bridge when we come to it — lassen wir das Problem mal auf uns zukommen, das sind ungelegte Eier (inf)

they have clearly crossed the boundary into terrorism — sie haben eindeutig die Grenze zum Terrorismus überschritten

2) (= put at right-angles, intersect) kreuzen

to cross one's legs — die Beine übereinanderschlagen

to cross one's arms — die Arme verschränken

the lines are crossed, we have a crossed line (Telec) — die Leitungen überschneiden sich

line AB crosses line CD at point E — AB schneidet CD in E

to cross sb's palm with silver —

keep your fingers crossed for me! (inf) — drück or halt mir die Daumen! (inf)

I'm keeping my fingers crossed ( for you) (inf) — ich drücke or halte ( dir) die Daumen (inf)

3) (= put a line across) letter, t einen Querstrich machen durch; (Brit) cheque ≈ zur Verrechnung ausstellen

a crossed cheque — ein Verrechnungsscheck m

to cross sth through — etw durchstreichen

See:

→ dot

4)

(= make the sign of the Cross) to cross oneself — sich bekreuzigen

cross my/your heart (inf) — Ehrenwort, Hand aufs Herz

5) (= mark with a cross) ankreuzen

6) (= go against) plans durchkreuzen

to cross sb — jdn verärgern

to be crossed in love — in der Liebe enttäuscht werden

7) animal, fruit kreuzen

4. vi

1) (across road) hinübergehen, die Straße überqueren; (across Channel etc) hinüberfahren

"cross now" — "gehen"

to cross at the green light — bei Grün über die Straße gehen

2) (= intersect) sich kreuzen; (lines also) sich schneiden

our paths have crossed several times (fig) — unsere Wege haben sich öfters gekreuzt

3) (letters etc) sich kreuzen
II
adj (+er)
böse, sauer (inf)
to be cross with sb — mit jdm or auf jdn böse sein

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cross [krɒs; US besonders krɔːs]

A s

1. Kreuz n:

be nailed on ( oder to) the cross ans Kreuz geschlagen oder gekreuzigt werden

2. the Cross das Kreuz (Christi):

a) das Christentum

b) das Kruzifix:

cross and crescent Kreuz und Halbmond, Christentum und Islam

3. Kruzifix n (als Bildwerk)

4. Kreuzestod m (Christi)

5. fig Kreuz n, Leiden n:

bear ( oder carry) one’s cross sein Kreuz tragen;

have a heavy cross to bear ( oder carry) ein schweres Kreuz zu tragen haben;

everyone has a cross to bear in life wir haben alle unser Kreuz zu tragen;

take up one’s cross sein Kreuz auf sich nehmen

6. (Gedenk)Kreuz n (Denkmal etc)

7. Kreuz(zeichen) n:

make the sign of the cross sich bekreuzigen

8. Kreuz(zeichen) n (als Unterschrift)

9. Kreuz n, Merkzeichen n:

mark with a cross, put a cross against ankreuzen, mit einem Kreuz bezeichnen

10. Heraldik etc: Kreuz n:

cross potent Krückenkreuz

11. (Ordens-, Ehren) Kreuz n:

Grand Cross Großkreuz

12. Kreuz n, kreuzförmiger Gegenstand

13. TECH Kreuzstück n, kreuzförmiges Röhrenstück

14. TECH Fadenkreuz n

15. ELEK Querschuss m

16. a) Kreuzung f

b) Kreuzungspunkt m

17. Widerwärtigkeit f, Unannehmlichkeit f, Schwierigkeit f

18. BIOL

a) Kreuzung f

b) Kreuzung(sprodukt) f(n) ( between zwischen dat)

19. fig Mittel-, Zwischending n ( beide:

between zwischen dat)

20. Querstrich m

21. SPORT Cross m:

a) (Tennis) diagonal über den Platz geschlagener Ball

b) (Boxen) Schlag, der über den abwehrenden Arm des Gegners auf dessen entgegengesetzte Körperhälfte führt

22. Fußball: Flanke f

23. sl Gaunerei f, Schwindel m:

on the cross auf betrügerische Weise, unehrlich, hintenherum umg

24. besonders SPORT sl Schiebung f

25. Cross ASTRON → a) southern 1, b) northern 1

B v/t

1. bekreuz(ig)en, das Kreuzzeichen machen auf (akk) oder über (dat):

cross o.s. sich bekreuzigen;

cross sb’s hand ( oder palm) (with silver) jemandem (besonders einer Wahrsagerin) Geld in die Hand drücken; → heart Bes Redew

2. kreuzen, übers Kreuz legen:

cross one’s arms

a) die Arme kreuzen oder verschränken,

b) fig die Hände in den Schoß legen;

cross one’s legs die Beine kreuzen oder übereinanderschlagen; → finger A 1, sword

3. eine Grenze, ein Meer, eine Fahrbahn etc überqueren, ein Land etc durchqueren, (hinüber)gehen oder (-)fahren über (akk):

cross the floor (of the House) PARL Br zur Gegenpartei übergehen;

cross sb’s path fig jemandem in die Quere kommen, jemandem über den Weg laufen;

cross the street die Straße überqueren, über die Straße gehen;

it crossed me ( oder my mind) es fiel mir ein, es kam mir in den Sinn; → bridge¹ A 1

4. fig überschreiten

5. sich erstrecken über (akk)

6. hinüberschaffen, -transportieren

7. kreuzen, schneiden:

cross each other sich kreuzen oder schneiden oder treffen

8. sich kreuzen mit:

your letter crossed mine

9. ankreuzen

10. a) oft cross off, cross out aus-, durchstreichen:

cross sb’s name off the list jemandes Namen von der Liste streichen

b) cross off fig abschreiben umg (as als)

11. einen Querstrich ziehen durch:

cross a cheque Br einen Scheck kreuzen (als Verrechnungsscheck kennzeichnen);

cross a t im (Buchstaben) t den Querstrich ziehen

12. SCHIFF die Rahen kaien

13. a) einen Plan etc durchkreuzen, vereiteln

b) jemandem entgegentreten, jemandem in die Quere kommen:

be crossed auf Widerstand stoßen;

be crossed in love Pech in der Liebe haben

14. cross up US umg jemanden reinlegen

15. cross up US umg etwas platzen lassen, vermasseln

16. BIOL kreuzen

17. ein Pferd besteigen

C v/i

1. quer liegen oder verlaufen

2. sich kreuzen, sich schneiden:

their paths crossed again fig ihre Wege kreuzten sich wieder

3. oft cross over (to)

a) hinübergehen, -fahren (zu), übersetzen (nach),

b) hinüberreichen (bis),

c) SPORT flanken

4. sich kreuzen (Briefe)

5. BIOL sich kreuzen (lassen)

6. cross over

a) BIOL Gene austauschen,

b) THEAT die Bühne überqueren

D adj (adv crossly)

1. sich kreuzend, sich (über)schneidend, kreuzweise angelegt oder liegend, quer liegend oder laufend, Quer…

2. schräg, Schräg…

3. wechsel-, gegenseitig (Zahlungen etc)

4. be cross to entgegengesetzt sein (dat), im Widerspruch stehen zu

5. Gegen…, Wider…

6. widerwärtig, unangenehm, ungünstig

7. umg (with) ärgerlich (mit), mürrisch (gegen), böse (auf akk, mit), brummig umg

8. BIOL Kreuzungs…

9. Statistik etc: Querschnitts…, vergleichend

10. Br sl unehrlich

E adv

1. quer

2. über Kreuz, kreuzweise

3. falsch, verkehrt

* * *
1. noun
1) Kreuz, das; (monument) [Gedenk]kreuz, das; (sign) Kreuzzeichen, das

the Cross — das Kreuz [Christi]

2) (cross-shaped thing or mark) Kreuz[zeichen], das

3) (mixture, compromise) Mittelding, das ( between zwischen + Dat.); Mischung, die ( between aus)

4) (affliction, cause of trouble) Kreuz, das

5) (intermixture of breeds) Kreuzung, die

6) (Footb.) Querpass, der; (Boxing) Cross, der
2. transitive verb
1) [über]kreuzen

cross one's arms/legs — die Arme verschränken/die Beine übereinander schlagen

cross one's fingers or keep one's fingers crossed [for somebody] — (fig.) [jemandem] die od. den Daumen drücken/halten

I got a crossed line — (Teleph.) es war jemand in der Leitung

2) (go across) kreuzen; überqueren [Straße, Gewässer, Gebirge]; durchqueren [Land, Wüste, Zimmer]

cross the road — über die Straße gehen

we can cross — abs. die Straße ist frei

the bridge crosses the river — die Brücke führt über den Fluss

cross somebody's mind — (fig.) jemandem einfallen

cross somebody's path — (fig.) jemandem über den Weg laufen (ugs.)

3) (Brit.)

cross a cheque — einen Scheck zur Verrechnung ausstellen

a crossed cheque — ein Verrechnungsscheck

4) (make sign of cross on)

cross oneself — sich bekreuzigen

5) (cause to interbreed) kreuzen; (cross-fertilize) kreuzbefruchten
3. intransitive verb
(meet and pass) aneinander vorbeigehen

cross [in the post] — [Briefe:] sich kreuzen
4. adjective
1) (transverse) Quer-

cross traffic — kreuzender Verkehr

2) (coll.): (peevish) verärgert; ärgerlich [Worte]

somebody will be cross — jemand wird ärgerlich od. böse werden

be cross with somebody — böse auf jemanden od. mit jemandem sein

Phrasal Verbs:

- cross off

- cross out

- cross over

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adj.

durchkreuzen adj.

quer adj.

schief adj.

zuwider adj.

ärgerlich adj. n.

(§ pl.: crosses)

= Flanke -n f.

Flankenball m.

Kreuz -e n. v.

durchqueren v.

kreuzen v.

verschränken (Arme) v.

English-german dictionary > cross
4 step

step
1. noun
1) (one movement of the foot in walking, running, dancing etc: He took a step forward; walking with hurried steps.)

2) (the distance covered by this: He moved a step or two nearer; The restaurant is only a step (= a short distance) away.)

3) (the sound made by someone walking etc: I heard (foot) steps.)

4) (a particular movement with the feet, eg in dancing: The dance has some complicated steps.)

5) (a flat surface, or one flat surface in a series, eg on a stair or stepladder, on which to place the feet or foot in moving up or down: A flight of steps led down to the cellar; Mind the step!; She was sitting on the doorstep.)

6) (a stage in progress, development etc: Mankind made a big step forward with the invention of the wheel; His present job is a step up from his previous one.)

7) (an action or move (towards accomplishing an aim etc): That would be a foolish/sensible step to take; I shall take steps to prevent this happening again.)

2. verb
(to make a step, or to walk: He opened the door and stepped out; She stepped briskly along the road.)

- steps
- stepladder
- stepping-stones
- in
- out of step
- step aside
- step by step
- step in
- step out
- step up
- watch one's step

step¹ n

1. paso

I heard steps upstairs oí pasos en el piso de arriba

2. escalón / peldaño

mind the step cuidado con el escalón

we sat on the cathedral steps nos sentamos en las escaleras de la catedral

3. paso / medida

the first step is to open a bank account el primer paso es abrir una cuenta bancaria

step by step paso a paso

step² vb

1. dar un paso / andar

step this way, please pase por aquí, por favor

he stepped out of the car bajó del coche

2. pisar

he stepped on a banana skin pisó una piel de plátano

El pasado y participio pasado de step se escribe stepped; el gerundio se escribe stepping

step

tr[step]

noun

1 (gen) paso; (sound) paso, pisada

■ he walks with quick steps anda con paso rápido

■ she took a step forward dio un paso adelante

■ I heard steps outside oí pasos fuera

■ I retraced my steps volví sobre mis pasos

■ we're learning a new step at dancing classes estamos aprendiendo un nuevo paso en las clases de baile

2 (distance) paso

■ it's quite a step to the swimming pool hay una buena caminata hasta la piscina

■ it's only a step to the library from my house la biblioteca está a un paso de mi casa

3 (move, act) paso

■ what's the next step? ¿cuál es el próximo paso?

■ a step in the right direction un paso hacia adelante

■ the first step on the road to victory el primer paso hacia la victoria

■ a major step forward for mankind un paso gigantesco para la humanidad

4 (measure) medida; (formality) gestión nombre femenino, trámite nombre masculino

■ we've taken all the necessary steps hemos tomado todas las medidas necesarias

5 (degree on scale, stage in process) peldaño, escalón nombre masculino, paso

■ she's gone up another step on the career ladder ha ascendido otro peldaño en la escala profesional

6 (stair) escalón nombre masculino, peldaño, grada; (of ladder) escalón nombre masculino, travesaño; (of vehicle) estribo

■ mind the step cuidado con el escalón

intransitive verb

1 (move, walk) dar un paso, andar

■ step this way pase por aquí

■ he stepped into the house entró en la casa

■ she stepped off the plane se bajó del avión

2 (tread) pisar

■ he stepped in a puddle pisó un charco

■ you stepped on my foot me pisaste

plural noun steps

1 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL (stepladder) escalera de tijera

1 (outdoor) escalinata; (indoor) escalera; (of plane) escalerilla

■ a flight of steps un tramo de escalera

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

every step of the way en todo momento, desde principio a fin

step by step paso a paso, poco a poco

step on it!, step on the gas! ¡date prisa!, ¡pisa a fondo!

to be in step / keep in step (walking) llevar el paso 2 (dancing) llevar el compás

to be one step ahead llevar la ventaja

to be out of step (walking) no llevar el paso 2 (dancing) no llevar el compás

to step into somebody's shoes pasar a ocupar el puesto de alguien

to step into the breach llenar el hueco

to watch one's step (be careful) andar con cuidado 2 (when walking) mirar por dónde camina

a step up un ascenso

step ['stɛp] vi, stepped ; stepping

1) : dar un paso

step this way, please: pase por aquí, por favor

he stepped outside: salió

2)

to step on : pisar

step n

1) : paso m

step by step: paso por paso

2) stair: escalón m, peldaño m

3) rung: escalón m, travesaño m

4) measure, move: medida f, paso m

to take steps: tomar medidas

5) stride: paso m

with a quick step: con paso rápido

step

n.

• escalera s.f.

• escalón s.m.

• estribo s.m.

• estribo de un coche s.m.

• etapa s.f.

• gestión s.f.

• grada s.f.

• grado s.m.

• medida s.f.

• paso s.m.

• patada s.f.

• peldaño s.m.

• trámite s.m.

v.

• andar v.

(§pret: anduv-)

• escalonar v.

• medir a pasos v.

• pisar v.

I step
noun

1) c (footstep, pace) paso m

to take a step forward — dar* un paso adelante

to follow in somebody's steps — seguir* los pasos de alguien

to be/keep one step ahead: they're one step ahead of us nos llevan cierta ventaja; he tries to keep one step ahead of his students trata de que sus alumnos no lo aventajen; to watch one's step (be cautious, behave well) andarse* con cuidado or con pie de plomo; watch your step — ( when walking) mira por dónde caminas

2)

a) c ( of dance) paso m

b) u (in marching, walking) paso m

to be in/out of step — llevar/no llevar el paso; ( in dancing) llevar/no llevar el compás or el ritmo

to break step — romper* el paso

in/out of step with somebody/something: the leaders are out of step with the wishes of the majority — los líderes no sintonizan con los deseos de la mayoría

3) ( distance) (no pl)

it's only a step away — está a un paso

it's a fair step from here to the station — hay un buen trecho hasta la estación

4) c ( move) paso m; ( measure) medida f

a step in the right direction — un paso hacia adelante

to take steps (to + inf) — tomar medidas (para + inf)

5)

a) c ( on stair) escalón m, peldaño m; ( on ladder) travesaño m, escalón m

mind the step — cuidado con el escalón

the museum steps — la escalinata or las escaleras del museo

a flight of steps — un tramo m de escalera

b) steps pl ( stepladder) (BrE) escalera f ( de mano or de tijera)

6) c

a) ( degree in scale) peldaño m, escalón m

that would be a step up in her career — eso significaría un ascenso para ella

b) (AmE Mus)

whole step — tono m

half step — semitono m

II

intransitive verb - pp-

would you step inside/outside for a moment? — ¿quiere pasar/salir un momento?

to step off a plane — bajarse de un avión

she stepped over the threshold — atravesó el umbral

to step IN/ON something — pisar algo

sorry, I stepped on your toe — perdón, te pisé

to step on it o on the gas — (colloq) darse* prisa, apurarse (AmL), meterle (AmL fam)

Phrasal Verbs:

- step aside

- step back

- step down

- step forward

- step in

- step out

- step up

[step]
1. N

1) (=movement) (lit, fig) paso m; (=sound) paso m, pisada f

with slow steps — con pasos lentos

he heard steps outside — oyó pasos or pisadas fuera

• to take a step back — dar un paso atrás

• it's a big step for him — es un gran paso or salto para él

• step by step — (lit, fig) poco a poco

• to be a step closer to doing sth — estar más cerca de hacer algo

• at every step — (lit, fig) a cada paso

we'll keep you informed every step of the way — le mantendremos informado en todo momento

I'll fight this decision every step of the way — voy a oponerme a esta decisión hasta el final

• the first step is to decide... — el primer paso es decidir...

• to follow in sb's steps — seguir los pasos de algn

• it's a great step forward — es un gran paso or salto adelante

to take a step forward — dar un paso adelante

• I would go one step further and make all guns illegal — yo iría aún más lejos y prohibiría todo tipo de armas de fuego

• what's the next step? — ¿cuál es el siguiente paso?

• it's a step in the right direction — es un paso adelante

• a step towards peace — un paso hacia la paz

• to turn one's steps towards sth — dirigir los pasos hacia algo

• it's a step up in his career — es un ascenso en su carrera profesional

it's a bit of a step up from the house where I was born — es mucho mejor que la casa en la que nací

• to watch one's step — (lit, fig) ir con cuidado

- be one step ahead of sb

to keep one step ahead (of) — mantenerse en una posición de ventaja (con respecto a)

- it's a case of one step forward, two steps back
false 1., 1), spring 1., 4)
2) (in dancing, marching) paso m

• to break step — romper el paso

• he quickly fell into step beside me — no tardó en ajustar su paso al mío

• to be in step with sb — (lit) llevar el paso de algn

the party is in step with the country — el partido está en sintonía con el país

to be in step with public opinion — sintonizar con la opinión pública

the bright colours are perfectly in step with the current mood — los colores vivos reflejan perfectamente al clima actual

to be/keep in step (with) — (in marching) llevar el paso (de); (in dance) llevar el compás or ritmo (de)

• to be out of step — (in marching) no llevar el paso; (in dance) no llevar el compás or el ritmo

to get out of step — (in march) perder el paso; (in dance) perder el ritmo or compás

- be out of step with sth/sb

- fall or get out of step with sth/sb

3) (=distance) paso m

I'm just a step away if you need me — si me necesitas, solo estoy a un paso

the beach is just a step away (from the hotel) — la playa está a un paso (del hotel)

it's a good step or quite a step to the village * — el pueblo queda bastante lejos

4) (=footprint) huella f

5) (=measure) medida f

• to take steps — tomar medidas

we must take steps to improve things — tenemos que tomar medidas para mejorar la situación

6) (=stair) peldaño m, escalón m; (on bus) peldaño m, estribo m; (also: doorstep) escalón m de la puerta

mind the step — cuidado con el escalón

I'll meet you on the library steps — quedamos en los escalones or la escalinata de la biblioteca

• a flight of stone steps — un tramo de escalera or de escalones de piedra

7) steps (=stepladder) escalera f (de mano/de tijera)

8) (in scale) peldaño m, grado m

to get onto the next step in the salary scale — ascender un peldaño or subir de grado en la escala salarial

9) (also: step aerobics) step m

10) (US) (Mus) tono m

2. VI

1) (=walk)

• to step on board — subir a bordo

• won't you step inside? — ¿no quiere pasar?

• he stepped into the room — entró en la habitación

he stepped into his slippersousers — se puso las zapatillas/los pantalones

• to step off a bus/planeain — bajarse de un autobús/aviónen

• as he stepped onto the pavement... — al poner el pie en la acera...

• as she stepped out of the car — al bajar del coche

she looked as if she had stepped out of a fairytale — parecía recién salida de un cuento de hadas

she stepped out of her dress — se quitó el vestido (por abajo)

• I had to step outside for a breath of fresh air — tuve que salir fuera a tomar el aire

• to step over sth — pasar por encima de algo

• step this way — haga el favor de pasar por aquí

- step out of line
shoe
2) (=tread)

• to step in/on sth — pisar algo

don't step in that puddle — no te metas en ese charco

step on it! * — (=hurry up) ¡date prisa!, ¡ponte las pilas! *, ¡apúrate! (LAm); (Aut) ¡acelera!

to step on the accelerator (Brit) —

step on the gas — (US) pisar el acelerador
toe
3.

CPD

step aerobics N — step m

step change N — cambio m radical

- step aside

- step back

- step down

- step forward

- step in

- step out

- step up

* * *

I [step]
noun

1) c (footstep, pace) paso m

to take a step forward — dar* un paso adelante

to follow in somebody's steps — seguir* los pasos de alguien

to be/keep one step ahead: they're one step ahead of us nos llevan cierta ventaja; he tries to keep one step ahead of his students trata de que sus alumnos no lo aventajen; to watch one's step (be cautious, behave well) andarse* con cuidado or con pie de plomo; watch your step — ( when walking) mira por dónde caminas

2)

a) c ( of dance) paso m

b) u (in marching, walking) paso m

to be in/out of step — llevar/no llevar el paso; ( in dancing) llevar/no llevar el compás or el ritmo

to break step — romper* el paso

in/out of step with somebody/something: the leaders are out of step with the wishes of the majority — los líderes no sintonizan con los deseos de la mayoría

3) ( distance) (no pl)

it's only a step away — está a un paso

it's a fair step from here to the station — hay un buen trecho hasta la estación

4) c ( move) paso m; ( measure) medida f

a step in the right direction — un paso hacia adelante

to take steps (to + inf) — tomar medidas (para + inf)

5)

a) c ( on stair) escalón m, peldaño m; ( on ladder) travesaño m, escalón m

mind the step — cuidado con el escalón

the museum steps — la escalinata or las escaleras del museo

a flight of steps — un tramo m de escalera

b) steps pl ( stepladder) (BrE) escalera f ( de mano or de tijera)

6) c

a) ( degree in scale) peldaño m, escalón m

that would be a step up in her career — eso significaría un ascenso para ella

b) (AmE Mus)

whole step — tono m

half step — semitono m

II

intransitive verb - pp-

would you step inside/outside for a moment? — ¿quiere pasar/salir un momento?

to step off a plane — bajarse de un avión

she stepped over the threshold — atravesó el umbral

to step IN/ON something — pisar algo

sorry, I stepped on your toe — perdón, te pisé

to step on it o on the gas — (colloq) darse* prisa, apurarse (AmL), meterle (AmL fam)

Phrasal Verbs:

- step aside

- step back

- step down

- step forward

- step in

- step out

- step up

English-spanish dictionary > step
5 care

keə
1. noun
1) (close attention: Do it with care.) cuidado

2) (keeping; protection: Your belongings will be safe in my care.) cuidado

3) ((a cause for) worry: free from care; all the cares of the world.) preocupación

4) (treatment: medical care; skin care.) cuidado, tratamiento

2. verb
1) (to be anxious or concerned: Don't you care if you fail?; I couldn't care less (= It's of no importance to me); She really cares about her career.) preocuparse

2) (to be willing (to): Would you care to have dinner with me?) querer, gustar

•

- careful
- carefully
- carefulness
- careless
- carelessly
- carelessness
- carefree
- caregiver
- caretaker
- careworn
- care for
- care of
- take care
- take care of

care¹ n

1. cuidado

she did it with great care lo hizo con mucho cuidado

2. preocupación

she hasn't a care in the world no tiene ninguna preocupación

3. asistencia

health care asistencia sanitaria

to take care tener cuidado / vigilar

take care if you go swimming here ¡ten cuidado si nadas aquí!

to take care of cuidar a alguien

a nurse takes care of grandad una enfermera cuida al abuelo

he takes good care of his car cuida bien su coche

care² vb importar

I don't care what happens! ¡no me importa lo que pase!

he doesn't care about anything no le importa nada

El gerundio de care se escribe caring

care

tr[keə^SMALLr/SMALL]

noun

1 (attention, carefulness) cuidado, atención nombre femenino

■ she drew the picture with great care dibujó el cuadro con mucho cuidado

■ he should take more care over his handwriting debería cuidar más su letra

■ take care when driving at night (ten) cuidado al conducir de noche

■ take care not to burn your fingers ten cuidado de no quemarte los dedos

2 (sympathetic concern, protection) cuidado, atención nombre femenino

■ old people need a lot of care los ancianos necesitan mucha atención

3 (charge, protection, responsibility) cuidado

■ I left the baby in the care of my mother dejé al bebé al cuidado de mi madre

■ under the doctor's care al cuidado del médico

■ we are responsible for children in our care somos responsables de los niños que están a nuestro cargo

4 (worry, grief) preocupación nombre femenino, inquietud nombre femenino

■ free of care sin preocupaciones

■ she hasn't a care in the world no hay nada que le preocupe

intransitive verb

1 (be worried, be concerned) preocuparse ( about, por), importar

■ don't you care about the environment? ¿no te preocupa el medio ambiente?

■ she only cares about her appearance lo único que le preocupa es su aspecto físico

■ he doesn't care about me no le importo

■ I don't care no me importa, me da igual

■ see if I care! ¡me trae sin cuidado!, ¡me da igual!

■ who cares! ¡y a mí qué!

■ you can starve for all I care por mí puedes morirte de hambre

transitive verb

1 (feel concern, mind) importar

■ no-one cares if you're late a nadie le importa si llegas tarde

■ I don't care what you do no me importa lo que hagas

■ he doesn't care what people think no le importa lo que piense la gente

2 formal use (like, want) gustar

■ would you care to dance? ¿te gustaría bailar?

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

care of... (on envelopes)

■ Judith Brown, care of Mrs M. Wells Sra. M. Wells (a la atención de Judith Brown)

'Handle with care' "Frágil"

take care! (be careful) ¡ten cuidado! 2 (look after yourself) ¡cuídate!

not to care less importarle a uno un bledo, traerle a uno sin cuidado

to take care of oneself cuidarse

to take care of somebody (child) cuidar a/de alguien, estar al cuidado de alguien 2 (patient) atender a, cuidar de

to take care of something (business, matters, etc) ocuparse de algo, encargarse de algo 2 (pet, plant, car, etc) cuidar

to take somebody into care internar a alguien en un centro de protección de menores

medical care asistencia médica

care ['kær] v, cared ; caring vi

1) : importarle a uno

they don't care: no les importa

2) : preocuparse, inquietarse

she cares about the poor: se preocupa por los pobres

3)

to care for tend: cuidar (de), atender, encargarse de

4)

to care for cherish: querer, sentir cariño por

5)

to care for like: gustarle (algo a uno)

I don't care for your attitude: tu actitud no me agrada

care vt

wish: desear, querer

if you care to go: si deseas ir

care n

1) anxiety: inquietud f, preocupación f

2) carefulness: cuidado m, atención f

handle with care: manejar con cuidado

3) charge: cargo m, cuidado m

4)

to take care of : cuidar (de), atender, encargarse de

care

n.

• cargo s.m.

• cuidado s.m.

• cuita s.f.

• detenimiento s.m.

• guardia s.f.

• miramiento s.m.

• primor s.m.

• pulso s.m.

• recaudo s.m.

• solicitud s.f.

v.

• cuidar v.

ker, keə(r)
I

noun

1) u (attention, carefulness) cuidado m, atención f

handle with care — frágil

to take care — tener* cuidado

take care! — ten cuidado!

to take care over o with something — poner* cuidado en algo, cuidar algo

he took care that all the figures were correct — se aseguró de que todas las cifras eran las correctas

2) u ( of people)

medical care — asistencia f médica; (of animals, things) cuidado m

her children were taken into care — (BrE Soc Admin) le quitaron la patria potestad

in care of — (AmE)

care of — (BrE) ( on letters) en casa de

3) to take care of somebody/something

a) ( look after) \<\<of patient\>\> atender* a alguien, cuidar de alguien; \<\<of children\>\> cuidar a or de alguien, ocuparse or encargarse* de alguien; \<\<of pet/plant/machine\>\> cuidar algo

take care! — ( saying goodbye) cuídate!, que estés bien!; ( as a warning) ten cuidado!

I can take care of myself — yo sé cuidarme

b) ( deal with) ocuparse or encargarse* de alguien/algo

that takes care of that! — listo!, eso ya está!

4) c u ( worry) preocupación f

II
1.

intransitive verb

to care (ABOUT something/somebody) — preocuparse (por algo/alguien)

all he cares about is sport — lo único que le interesa es el deporte

I don't care — no me importa, me es or me da igual

who cares! — y a mí qué!

see if I care! — me da igual!

2.

vt

a) ( feel concern) (usu neg, interrog)

I couldn't care less what he does — me tiene or me trae sin cuidado lo que haga, no me importa en absoluto lo que haga

who cares what she thinks? — ¿y a quién le importa lo que ella piense?

b) ( wish) (frml)

to care to + INF: would you care to join us for dinner? ¿le gustaría cenar con nosotros?; he needs her more than he cares to admit — la necesita más de lo que está dispuesto a reconocer

Phrasal Verbs:

- care for

[kɛǝ(r)]
1. N

1) (=anxiety) preocupación f, inquietud f

he has many cares — hay muchas cosas que le preocupan

• full of cares — lleno de inquietudes

• he hasn't a care in the world — no le preocupa nada

2) (=carefulness) cuidado m, atención f

• have a care, sir! — † ¡mire usted lo que está diciendo!

• to take care — tener cuidado

take care! — (as warning) ¡cuidado!, ¡ten cuidado!; (as good wishes) ¡cuídate!

to take care to — + infin cuidar de que + subjun, asegurarse de que + subjun

to take care not to — + infin guardarse de + infin

take care not to drop it! — ¡cuidado no lo vayas a dejar caer!, ¡procura no soltarlo!

"with care" — "¡atención!", "¡con cuidado!"; (on box) "frágil"

• convicted of driving without due care and attention — declarado culpable de conducir sin la debida precaución

3) (=charge) cargo m, cuidado m ; (Med) asistencia f, atención f médica

• to be in the care of — estar bajo la custodia de

he is in the care of Dr Wood — le asiste or atiende el doctor Wood

the parcel was left in my care — dejaron el paquete a mi cargo or cuidado

• the child has been taken into care — pusieron al niño en un centro de protección de menores

• Mr López care of ( abbr c/o) Mr Jones — (on letter) Sr. Jones, para (entregar al) Sr. López

• to take care of — (=take charge of) encargarse de, ocuparse de; (=look after) cuidar a

that takes care of that — con eso todo queda arreglado

that can take care of itself — eso se resolverá por sí mismo

I'll take care of him! * — ¡yo me encargo de él!

she can take care of herself — sabe cuidar de sí misma

I'll take care of this — (bill etc) esto corre de mi cuenta

to take good care of o.s. — cuidarse mucho

2.

VI (=be concerned) preocuparse ( about por); interesarse ( about por)

we need more people who care — necesitamos más gente que se preocupe por los demás, necesitamos más personas que se interesen por el prójimo

I don't care — no me importa, me da igual or lo mismo

I don't care either way — me da lo mismo

• for all I care, you can go — por mí, te puedes ir

that's all he cares about — es lo único que le interesa

• as if I cared! — ¿y a mí qué?

• to care deeply about — [+ person] querer mucho a; [+ thing] interesarse mucho por

• who cares? — ¿qué me importa?, ¿y qué?

3. VT

1) (=be concerned)

I don't care what you think — no me importa tu opinión

what do I care? — ¿a mí qué me importa?

I don't care twopence or a fig or a hoot! — ¡me importa un comino!

• I couldn't care less what people say — (Brit) me importa un bledo lo que diga la gente

I couldn't care less, I could care less — (US) eso me trae sin cuidado

2) frm (=like)

• to care to, I shouldn't care to meet him — no me gustaría conocerle

if you care to — si quieres

would you care to tell me? — ¿quieres decírmelo?

would you care to take a walk? — ¿te apetece dar un paseo?

would you care to come this way? — si no tiene inconveniente en pasar por aquí, por aquí si es tan amable or (LAm) si gusta

4.

CPD

care assistant N — (Brit) auxiliar mf de enfermería

care giver N — (professional) cuidador(a) m / f (de atención domiciliaria) ; (=relative, friend) persona que cuida de un incapacitado

care home N — hogar m de acogida

care label N — (on garment) etiqueta f de instrucciones de lavado

care order N — (Brit) (Jur, Social Work) orden judicial para la puesta de un niño bajo tutela estatal

care plan N — programa m de ayuda

care worker N — asistente mf social, cuidador(a) m / f

- care for

* * *
[ker, keə(r)]
I

noun

1) u (attention, carefulness) cuidado m, atención f

handle with care — frágil

to take care — tener* cuidado

take care! — ten cuidado!

to take care over o with something — poner* cuidado en algo, cuidar algo

he took care that all the figures were correct — se aseguró de que todas las cifras eran las correctas

2) u ( of people)

medical care — asistencia f médica; (of animals, things) cuidado m

her children were taken into care — (BrE Soc Admin) le quitaron la patria potestad

in care of — (AmE)

care of — (BrE) ( on letters) en casa de

3) to take care of somebody/something

a) ( look after) \<\<of patient\>\> atender* a alguien, cuidar de alguien; \<\<of children\>\> cuidar a or de alguien, ocuparse or encargarse* de alguien; \<\<of pet/plant/machine\>\> cuidar algo

take care! — ( saying goodbye) cuídate!, que estés bien!; ( as a warning) ten cuidado!

I can take care of myself — yo sé cuidarme

b) ( deal with) ocuparse or encargarse* de alguien/algo

that takes care of that! — listo!, eso ya está!

4) c u ( worry) preocupación f

II
1.

intransitive verb

to care (ABOUT something/somebody) — preocuparse (por algo/alguien)

all he cares about is sport — lo único que le interesa es el deporte

I don't care — no me importa, me es or me da igual

who cares! — y a mí qué!

see if I care! — me da igual!

2.

vt

a) ( feel concern) (usu neg, interrog)

I couldn't care less what he does — me tiene or me trae sin cuidado lo que haga, no me importa en absoluto lo que haga

who cares what she thinks? — ¿y a quién le importa lo que ella piense?

b) ( wish) (frml)

to care to + INF: would you care to join us for dinner? ¿le gustaría cenar con nosotros?; he needs her more than he cares to admit — la necesita más de lo que está dispuesto a reconocer

Phrasal Verbs:

- care for

English-spanish dictionary > care
6 honour

'onə 1. noun
1) (respect for truth, honesty etc: a man of honour.) ære, heder, ærbødighet

2) ((the keeping or increasing of) a person's, country's etc good reputation: We must fight for the honour of our country.) ære

3) (fame; glory: He won honour on the field of battle.) heder

4) (respect: This ceremony is being held in honour of those who died in the war.) (til) ære (for)/minne (om)

5) (something which a person feels to be a reason for pride etc: It is a great honour to be asked to address this meeting.) ære, heder

6) (a title, degree etc given to a person as a mark of respect for his services, work, ability etc: He has received many honours for his research into cancer.) æres-/hedersbevisning, utmerkelse

7) ((with capital: with His, Your etc) a title of respect used when talking to or about judges, mayors etc: My client wishes to plead guilty, Your Honour.) herr dommer/borgermester
2. verb
1) (to show great respect to (a person, thing etc): We should honour the Queen.) ære, heder

2) (to do, say etc something which is a reason for pride, satisfaction etc to: Will you honour us with your presence at the meeting?) beære

3) (to give (someone) a title, degree etc as a mark of respect for his ability etc: He was honoured for his work with the mentally handicapped.) hedre, utmerke

4) (to fulfil (a promise etc): We'll honour our agreement.) innfri, honorere

•

- honorary
- honourable
- honours
- in honour bound
- honour bound
- on one's honour
- word of honour
I
subst. \/ˈɒnə\/ eller honor

1) ære

• in honour of somebody

til ære for noen

2) høyaktelse, vørdnad, heder, aktelse

• show honour to one's parents

hedre sine foreldre

3) ærbødighet

4) verdighet, opphøydhet

5) æresfølelse, ære, æresbegrep, æreskodeks

6) ære, privilegium

7) ( hos kvinne) kyskhet, ærbarhet

8) ( kortspill) honnør, honnørkort

9) ( golf) honour, honnør (det å være den første som slår tee-en fordi man vant ved siste hull), det å ha honnøren

acceptance for honour ( handel) hedersintervensjon, intervensjonsaksept, aksept av nødlidende veksel

acceptor for honour honorant

do honour to gjøre ære på vise ærbødighet overfor, hylle

do somebody the honour of gjøre noen den ære

• do me the honour of dining with me

gjør meg den ære å spise middag med meg

do the honours opptre som vert, være den som serverer maten, være den som heller i glassene

the field of honor slagstedet, slagmarken

have the honour of ha den ære å

• I had the honour of addressing the assembly

jeg hadde den ære å tale for forsamlingen

honour bright ( hverdagslig) hånden på hjertet, jeg lover, æresord (også som spørsmål), kors på halsen (også som spørsmål)

honours ( også) utmerkelser, æresbevisninger, hederstegn, hedersbevisninger (akademisk, også honours degree) forklaring: universitetsgrad ( akademisk) utmerkelse ved en eksamen, laud

honours are even ( britisk) det er en jevn kamp

an honours man en person som skal avlegge\/har avlagt honours degree

honours of war ( militærvesen) privilegier (gitt til beseiret fiende)

honour(s) school eller honour(s) course høyere (spesial)kurs for honours degree

honour were honour is due æres den som æres bør

in honour bound moralsk forpliktet, æresforpliktet

• he is in honour bound to

han er moralsk forpliktet til å

in honour of for å feire, for å hedre, til minne om, i anledning

• a party in honour of his arrival

en fest for å feire hans hjemkomst

• a ceremony in honour of those killed in battle

en seremoni for å hedre minnet til dem som har falt i kamp

• in honor of the occasion

i anledning dagen

it's a great honour to me det er meg en stor ære, det er en stor ære for meg

a man of honour en hedersmann, en ærens mann

meet with honour ( økonomi) innløse

military honours militær honnør (ved begravelsen av en medsoldat)

on my honour på æresord, med hånden på hjertet

on my honour and conscience på ære og samvittighet

be on one's honour to være bundet på heder og ære til å, være bundet av sitt æresord til

pay somebody the last honours vise noen den siste ære, følge noen til graven

place of honour hedersplass, æresplass

point of honour æressak

put someone on his honour avkreve noen æresord

there is honour among thieves det finnes æresfølelse selv blant tyver

to somebody's honour be it said til ens heder må det sies

with the full honours med leverop (ved utbringelsen av en skål)

word of honour æresord, hedersord

Your Honour eller His Honour eller Her Honour Deres Nåde, Deres Høyhet, ærede (dommer)
II
verb \/ˈɒnə\/ eller honor

1) respektere høyt, høyakte

2) utmerke, hedre

3) ( handel) innfri, honorere, løse inn (veksel)

4) akseptere, ta imot

5) ( religion) tilbe, høyakte

6) beære

be honoured være beæret, ha den ære

honour a challenge ta imot en utfordring

honour somebody with gjøre noen den ære å, beære noen med, hedre noen med

• will you honour me with a visit?

vil du beære meg med et besøk?

English-Norwegian dictionary > honour
7 cross

kros
I adjective
(angry: I get very cross when I lose something.) enfadado, cabreado, enojado, malhumorado

- crossly

II
1. plural - crosses; noun
1) (a symbol formed by two lines placed across each other, eg + or x.) cruz

2) (two wooden beams placed thus (+), on which Christ was nailed.) cruz

3) (the symbol of the Christian religion.) cruz

4) (a lasting cause of suffering etc: Your rheumatism is a cross you will have to bear.) cruz

5) (the result of breeding two varieties of animal or plant: This dog is a cross between an alsatian and a labrador.) cruce, híbrido

6) (a monument in the shape of a cross.) cruz

7) (any of several types of medal given for bravery etc: the Victoria Cross.) cruz

2. verb
1) (to go from one side to the other: Let's cross (the street); This road crosses the swamp.) cruzar, atravesar

2) ((negative uncross) to place (two things) across each other: He sat down and crossed his legs.) cruzar

3) (to go or be placed across (each other): The roads cross in the centre of town.) cruzarse

4) (to meet and pass: Our letters must have crossed in the post.) cruzarse

5) (to put a line across: Cross your `t's'.) tachar

6) (to make (a cheque or postal order) payable only through a bank by drawing two parallel lines across it.) cruzar

7) (to breed (something) from two different varieties: I've crossed two varieties of rose.) cruzar

8) (to go against the wishes of: If you cross me, you'll regret it!) contrariar

•

- cross-
- crossing
- crossbow
- cross-breed
- cross-bred
- crosscheck
3. noun
(the act of crosschecking.) verificación (comparando con otras fuentes)

- cross-country
- cross-country skiing
- cross-examine
- cross-examination
- cross-eyed
- cross-fire
- at cross-purposes
- cross-refer
- cross-reference
- crossroads
- cross-section
- crossword puzzle
- crossword
- cross one's fingers
- cross out

cross¹ adj enfadado

he was very cross with me se enfadó mucho conmigo

cross² n cruz

the teacher put a cross by the wrong answers el profesor hizo una cruz al lado de las respuestas incorrectas

El plural de cross se escribe crosses

cross³ vb cruzar / atravesar

they crossed the road cruzaron la calle

cross /kros/ sustantivo masculino
a) ( deporte — en atletismo) cross-country running;
(— en motociclismo) motocross
b) ( carrera — a pie) cross country, cross-country race;
(— en moto) motocross race ' cross' also found in these entries: Spanish: adelantar - anticipar - atravesar - bizca - bizco - bizquear - calentar - calvario - campo - cantero - cariño - corte - cruce - cruzar - crucero - cruz - cruzada - cruzado - cruzarse - cuestación - ser - esquí - fondo - formón - franquear - magín - molesta - molesto - mosqueada - mosqueado - ojo - pasar - perfil - persignarse - por - precaución - rebote - reventar - salvar - santiguarse - sección - surcar - tachar - transversal - traspasar - vía crucis - aspa - bies - cabeza - centrar English: bridge - cross - cross off - cross out - cross-country - cross-examine - cross-eyed - cross-legged - cross-reference - cross-section - cross-stitch - double-cross - form - hold on - path - picket-line - see - Southern Cross - square - unsafe - against - bar - cut - double - finger - get - pass - red - shape - span - squint - two

cross

tr[krɒs]

noun

1 (gen) cruz nombre femenino

2 SMALLBIOLOGY/SMALL (hybrid) cruce nombre masculino

3 figurative use (mixture) mezcla, cruce nombre masculino

■ it's a cross between heavy rock and rap es una mezcla de rock duro y rap

4 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (in football) pase nombre masculino cruzado

5 SMALLSEWING/SMALL sesgo

■ cut on the cross cortado al sesgo

6 (source of worry etc) cruz nombre femenino

■ we all have our cross to bear todos llevamos nuestra cruz

transitive verb

1 (street, river, bridge, etc) cruzar, atravesar; (arms, legs) cruzar

2 (cheque) cruzar

3 SMALLBIOLOGY/SMALL (animal, plant) cruzar

4 (thwart - person) contrariar; (- plans, wishes) frustrar

5 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (pass - ball) cruzar

intransitive verb

1 (walk across) cruzar ( over, -); (intersect, pass each another) cruzarse

■ they crossed into Spain pasaron la frontera a España

adjective

1 (angry) enojado,-a, enfadado,-a, furioso,-a

■ he makes me so cross me da tanta rabia

2 (transverse) cruzado,-a, transversal; (winds) lateral

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

cross my heart (and hope to die) te lo juro

fingers crossed con los dedos cruzados

to cross one's mind ocurrírsele a uno

■ it has crossed my mind that... se me ha ocurrido que...

to cross oneself santiguarse, persignarse, hacer la señal de la cruz

to cross swords with somebody pelearse con alguien, reñir con alguien

to get cross about something enfadarse por algo

to have/get a crossed line (on phone) haberse cruzado las líneas

to have/get one's lines/wires crossed no hablar de lo mismo

cross ['krɔs] vt

1) : cruzar, atravesar

to cross the street: cruzar la calle

several canals cross the city: varios canales atraviesan la ciudad

2) cancel: tachar, cancelar

he crossed his name off the list: tachó su nombre de la planilla

3) interbreed: cruzar (en genética)

cross adj

1) : que atraviesa

cross ventilation: ventilación que atraviesa un cuarto

2) contrary: contrario, opuesto

cross purposes: objetivos opuestos

3) angry: enojado, de mal humor

cross n

1) : cruz f

the sign of the cross: la señal de la cruz

2) : cruza f (en biología)

cross

adj.

• arisco, -a adj.

• crepo, -a adj.

• cruzado, -a adj.

• malhumorado, -a adj.

• opuesto, -a adj.

• transversal adj.

• travesero, -a adj.

• travieso, -a adj.

n.

(§ pl.: crosses) = aspa s.f.

• calvario s.m.

• cruce s.m.

• cruz s.f.

v.

• contrariar v.

• cruzar v.

• franquear v.

• pasar v.

• recorrer v.

I krɔːs, krɒs
noun

1)

a) ( Relig) cruz f

to make the sign of the cross — hacer* la señal de la cruz; ( cross oneself) persignarse, santiguarse*, hacerse* la señal de la cruz

we all have our cross to bear — todos cargamos con or llevamos nuestra cruz

b) (mark, sign) cruz f

2) ( hybrid) ( Biol) cruce m, cruza f (AmL)

a cross between anger and disbelief — una mezcla de ira e incredulidad

3) ( Sport)

a) ( in soccer) pase m cruzado

b) ( in boxing) cruzado m, cross m

II
1.

transitive verb

1) ( go across) \<\<road\>\> cruzar*; \<\<river/desert\>\> cruzar*, atravesar*

it crossed my mind that... — se me ocurrió que..., me pasó por la cabeza que...

2) \<\<arms/legs\>\> cruzar*

we have a crossed line — ( Telec) se han cruzado las líneas, está ligado (Arg, Ven)

to have one's lines o wires crossed — (colloq)

I think maybe we've got our wires crossed — me parece que no hablamos de lo mismo

3) ( put line through)

to cross the t — ponerle* el palito a la t

4) (BrE Fin) \<\<cheque\>\> cruzar*

5) \<\<plants/breeds\>\> cruzar*

to cross something WITH something — cruzar* algo con algo

6) ( go against) \<\<person\>\> contrariar*; \<\<plans\>\> frustrar

7) ( Sport) \<\<ball\>\> cruzar*, tirar cruzado

2.

vi

a) ( walk across road) cruzar*

to cross over (the road) — cruzar* (la calle)

b) \<\<paths/roads\>\> cruzarse*; \<\<letters\>\> cruzarse*

3.

v refl

to cross oneself — persignarse, santiguarse*, hacerse* la señal de la cruz

Phrasal Verbs:

- cross off

- cross out

III

adjective -er, -est (esp BrE) enojado (esp AmL), enfadado (esp Esp)

to get cross — enojarse (esp AmL), enfadarse (esp Esp)

it makes me cross — me da rabia

to be cross ABOUT something — estar* enojado or (esp Esp) enfadado por algo

[krɒs]
1. N

1) (=sign, decoration) cruz f

to sign with a cross — marcar con una cruz

to make the sign of the cross — hacer la señal de la cruz ( over sobre); santiguarse

the Cross — (Rel) la Cruz

to bear a/one's cross —

we each have our cross to bear — cada quien carga su cruz

it's one of the crosses we women have to bear — es una de las cruces que tenemos las mujeres

2) (Bio, Zool) cruce m, cruzamiento m ; (fig) mezcla f

it's a cross between a horse and a donkey — es un cruce or cruzamiento de caballo y burro

the game is a cross between squash and tennis — el juego es una mezcla de squash y tenis, el juego está a medio camino entre el squash y el tenis

3) (=bias)

cut on the cross — cortado al bies or al sesgo

4) (Ftbl) centro m, pase m cruzado

2. ADJ

1) (=angry) enfadado, enojado (LAm); (=vexed) molesto

to be/get cross with sb (about sth) — enfadarse or (LAm) enojarse con algn (por algo)

it makes me cross when that happens — me da mucha rabia que pase eso

don't be/get cross with me — no te enfades or (LAm) enojes conmigo

they haven't had a cross word in ten years — no han cruzado palabra en diez años, llevan diez años sin cruzar palabra

2) (=diagonal etc) transversal, oblicuo

3. VT

1) (=go across) [person] [+ road, room] cruzar; [+ bridge] cruzar, pasar; [+ ditch] cruzar, salvar; [+ river, sea, desert] cruzar, atravesar; [+ threshold] cruzar, traspasar

this road crosses the motorway — esta carretera atraviesa la autopista

the bridge crosses the river here — el puente atraviesa el río por aquí

it crossed my mind that... — se me ocurrió que...

they have clearly crossed the boundary into terrorism — está claro que han traspasado la frontera que separa del terrorismo

the word never crossed his lips — jamás pronunció esa palabra

a smile crossed her lips — una sonrisa se dibujó en sus labios, esbozó una sonrisa

we'll cross that bridge when we come to it — (fig) no anticipemos problemas

2) (=draw line across) [+ cheque] cruzar

crossed cheque — (Brit) cheque m cruzado

to cross o.s. — santiguarse

cross my heart! — (in promise) ¡te lo juro!

to cross a "t" — poner el rabito a la "t"

3) (=place crosswise) [+ arms, legs] cruzar

keep your fingers crossed for me — ¡deséame suerte!

I got a crossed line — (Telec) había (un) cruce de líneas

they got their lines crossed — (fig) hubo un malentendido entre ellos

- cross sb's palm with silver

- cross swords with sb
wire 1., 1)
4) (=thwart) [+ person] contrariar, ir contra; [+ plan] desbaratar

to be crossed in love — sufrir un fracaso sentimental

5) [+ animals, plants] cruzar

4. VI

1) (=go to other side) cruzar, ir al otro lado

he crossed from one side of the room to the other to speak to me — cruzó or atravesó la sala para hablar conmigo, fue hasta el otro lado de la sala para hablar conmigo

to cross from Newhaven to Dieppe — pasar or cruzar de Newhaven a Dieppe

2) (=intersect) [roads etc] cruzarse; path 4), a)

3) (=meet and pass) [letters, people] cruzarse

- cross off

- cross out

- cross over

* * *

I [krɔːs, krɒs]
noun

1)

a) ( Relig) cruz f

to make the sign of the cross — hacer* la señal de la cruz; ( cross oneself) persignarse, santiguarse*, hacerse* la señal de la cruz

we all have our cross to bear — todos cargamos con or llevamos nuestra cruz

b) (mark, sign) cruz f

2) ( hybrid) ( Biol) cruce m, cruza f (AmL)

a cross between anger and disbelief — una mezcla de ira e incredulidad

3) ( Sport)

a) ( in soccer) pase m cruzado

b) ( in boxing) cruzado m, cross m

II
1.

transitive verb

1) ( go across) \<\<road\>\> cruzar*; \<\<river/desert\>\> cruzar*, atravesar*

it crossed my mind that... — se me ocurrió que..., me pasó por la cabeza que...

2) \<\<arms/legs\>\> cruzar*

we have a crossed line — ( Telec) se han cruzado las líneas, está ligado (Arg, Ven)

to have one's lines o wires crossed — (colloq)

I think maybe we've got our wires crossed — me parece que no hablamos de lo mismo

3) ( put line through)

to cross the t — ponerle* el palito a la t

4) (BrE Fin) \<\<cheque\>\> cruzar*

5) \<\<plants/breeds\>\> cruzar*

to cross something WITH something — cruzar* algo con algo

6) ( go against) \<\<person\>\> contrariar*; \<\<plans\>\> frustrar

7) ( Sport) \<\<ball\>\> cruzar*, tirar cruzado

2.

vi

a) ( walk across road) cruzar*

to cross over (the road) — cruzar* (la calle)

b) \<\<paths/roads\>\> cruzarse*; \<\<letters\>\> cruzarse*

3.

v refl

to cross oneself — persignarse, santiguarse*, hacerse* la señal de la cruz

Phrasal Verbs:

- cross off

- cross out

III

adjective -er, -est (esp BrE) enojado (esp AmL), enfadado (esp Esp)

to get cross — enojarse (esp AmL), enfadarse (esp Esp)

it makes me cross — me da rabia

to be cross ABOUT something — estar* enojado or (esp Esp) enfadado por algo

English-spanish dictionary > cross
8 wish

1. I
abs

1) let's wish! давайте задумаем /загадаем/ желание!; it is no good wishing бессмысленно просто мечтать; doing is better than wishing лучше действовать, чем [просто] мечтать;

2) if /as/ you wish как хотите, как вам угодно; I will do what you wish я сделаю так, как вы хотите /желаете/; you may have whichever you wish возьмите тот [кусок и т.п.] или ту [книгу и т.п.], который или которая вам нравится
2. III
wish smth. wish peace (help, money, an interview, etc.) хотеть мира и т.д., стремиться к миру и т.д.; what do you wish? что вы хотите?, что вам угодно?
3. IV
wish smth. in хате manner wish smth. desperately (earnestly, heartily, ardently, passionately, vainly, personally, vaguely, particularly, shamelessly, immediately, etc.) отчаянно и т.д. желать чего-л.; wish smb. somewhere wish smb. away (here, there, miles away, anywhere but where one is, etc.) желать, чтобы кого-л. здесь не было и т.д.
4. V
wish smb. smth. wish him success (smb. a happy life, her every happiness, you a pleasant journey, all men health, him every joy, us a good passage, etc.) пожелать ему успеха и т.д.; I don't wish you any harm я не желаю вам зла; wish smb. goodbye попрощаться с кем-л.; wish smb. good night пожелать кому-л. спокойной /доброй/ ночи;smb. good morning пожелать кому-л. доброго утра, сказать кому-л. "с добрым утром"; wish smb. a happy New Year (a merry Christmas) поздравить кого-л. с Новым годом (с рождеством); I wish you many happy returns of the day поздравляю вас с днем рождения и желаю долгих лет жизни
5. VI
wish smb., smth. in some state wish oneself dead хотеть умереть, желать себе смерти; wish smb., smth. well (ill) желать кому-л., чему-л. добра (зла); he never ceases to wish me well он всегда доброжелательно относится ко мне: I could not wish it better лучшего и желать нельзя
6. VII
wish smb. to do smth. wish him to come (you to finish the work by twelve o'clock, him to lend you his camera, him to give up fencing, you to come back early, her to be polite with everybody, etc.) хотеть /желать/, чтобы он пришел и т.д.; father wishes me to take drawing lessons отец хочет, чтобы я учился рисовать /брал уроки рисования/; I don't wish you to cultivate this man's acquaintance мне не хотелось бы, чтобы вы поддерживали знакомство с этим человеком; do you really wish me to go? вам действительно хочется, чтобы я ушел?
7. IX
wish smth. done wish it finished (the problem settled, the experiment concluded, etc.) хотеть, чтобы это было закончено и т.д.; I don't wish anything said about it мне бы не хотелось, чтобы об этом говорили
8. XIII
wish to do smth. wish to say smth. (to add smth., to make a few remarks, to see you, to buy it, to rent a room, to stay, to go, to travel, etc.) хотеть /иметь желание/ сказать что-л. и т.д.; I don't wish to meet this man again у меня нет желания снова встретиться с этим человеком; he wished to be alone ему хотелось остаться /побыть/ одному; he wished to be thought learned ему хотелось, чтобы о нем думали-как об образованном человеке; much as I wish to go there... как бы мне ни хотелось пойти туда...; she wishes to see the house она желает осмотреть дом
9. XVI
wish for smth. wish for peace (for happiness, for a great success, for more appreciation, for assistance, for better times, for a day's leisure, for smth. better, etc.) желать мира и т.д., мечтать о мире и т.д.; she wished for a new house она мечтала о новом доме; wish for more than one has желать больше, чем имеешь; what do you wish for most? чего бы вам больше всего хотелось?; what more can you wish for? что еще вам нужно?, чего еще вам не хватает?; I would not wish for anything better ни о чем лучшем я и мечтать не могу; she has everything a woman can wish for у нее есть все, чего может желать женщина; the weather was everything they could wish for лучшей погоды и желать было нельзя, погода как на заказ; how I wish for an opportunity to go there! если бы только у меня была возможность туда поехать!; how he wished for a glass of cold water ему так хотелось выпить стакан холодной воды
10. XXI1
1) wish smth. to (on) smb. wish success to him (happiness to all one's friends, good luck to the travellers, etc.) пожелать ему успеха и т.д.; I wouldn't wish that awful job on my worst enemy такую ужасную работу я своему злейшему врагу не пожелаю

2) wish smth. on smb. let's wish this job on somebody else давайте свалим эту работу на кого-л. другого; who wished this on me? кто мне это навязал?; wish smb. in some place I wished myself on a desert island я хотел очутиться на необитаемом острове

3) || wish smth. at an end мечтать об окончании чего-л.; wish the voyage at an end мечтать, чтобы путешествие окончилось
11. XXV
wish [that]

1) usually followed by subjunctive; the connective that usually omitted I wish I were there (I were rich, the work were finished, it were already done, I were in your place, I had more energy, he were more attentive, etc.) как бы мне хотелось быть там и т.д., если бы мне быть там и т.д., ах, если бы я был там и т.д.; I wish I knew если б я только знал; I wish I were dead мне жить не хочется; she wished [that] it were morning ей хотелось, чтоб уже настало /наступило/ утро; I wish I had seen it (I had stayed at home, I had come earlier, I had spoken to him, etc.) как жаль, что я этого не видел и т.д.; I wish I hadn't left so early жаль, что я так рано ушел; I wish I had never seen her лучше бы мне ее никогда не видеть; I wish you may live to see it желаю вам дожить и увидеть это [своими глазами]; I wish I could stay a little longer мне бы хотелось здесь остаться подольше; I wish you wouldn't make so much noise не шумите, пожалуйста: нельзя ли потише?

2) I wish you would be quiet (you would be more polite, etc.) нельзя ли не шуметь? и т.д.; I wish you would shut the door when you go out закройте /захлопните/, пожалуйста, дверь, когда выйдете

English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > wish
9 satisfy

transitive verb

1) (content) befriedigen; zufrieden stellen [Kunden, Publikum]; entsprechen (+ Dat.) [Vorliebe, Empfinden, Meinung, Zeitgeist]; erfüllen [Hoffnung, Erwartung]

2) (rid of want) befriedigen; (put an end to) stillen [Hunger, Durst]; (make replete) sättigen

3) (convince)

satisfy somebody [of something] — jemanden [von etwas] überzeugen

satisfy oneself of or as to — sich überzeugen von [Wahrheit, Ehrlichkeit]; sich (Dat.) Gewissheit verschaffen über (+ Akk.) [Motiv]

4) (adequately deal with) ausräumen [Einwand, Zweifel]; erfüllen [Bitte, Forderung, Bedingung]

5) (fulfil) erfüllen [Vertrag, Verpflichtung, Forderung]

* * *

verb

1) (to give (a person) enough of what is wanted or needed to take away hunger, curiosity etc: The apple didn't satisfy my hunger; I told him enough to satisfy his curiosity.) stillen

2) (to please: She is very difficult to satisfy.) befriedigen

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- academic.ru/64283/satisfaction">satisfaction
- satisfactory
- satisfactorily
- satisfied
- satisfying
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sat·is·fy

<- ie->

[ˈsætɪsfaɪ, AM ˈsæt̬-]

I. vt

1. (meet needs)

▪ to \satisfy sb jdn zufriedenstellen

to \satisfy sb's curiosity jds Neugier befriedigen [o stillen]

to \satisfy a need/passion/an urge ein Bedürfnis/eine Leidenschaft/ein Verlangen befriedigen

2. (fulfil)

to \satisfy a demand ECON eine Nachfrage befriedigen

to \satisfy requirements Anforderungen genügen

3. (comply with)

to \satisfy a condition/criteria/a demand/requirements eine Bedingung/Kriterien/eine Forderung/Anforderungen erfüllen

4. (convince)

▪ to \satisfy sb that... jdn überzeugen, dass...

she satisfied the court that she was innocent sie überzeugte das Gericht von ihrer Unschuld

▪ to be satisfied as to [or of] sth von etw dat überzeugt sein

5. (pay off)

to \satisfy one's creditors seine Gläubiger/Gläubigerinnen befriedigen

to \satisfy a debt eine Schuld begleichen

to \satisfy a loan einen Kredit tilgen

6.

▶ to \satisfy the examiners BRIT SCH, UNIV ( form) eine Prüfung bestehen

II. vi ( form) befriedigen, befriedigend sein

* * *
['stIsfaɪ]
1. vt

1) (= make contented) befriedigen; employer, customers etc zufriedenstellen; (meal) person sättigen; hunger stillen

that won't satisfy the boss — damit wird der Chef nicht zufrieden sein

nothing satisfies him — ihn kann nichts befriedigen

one glass of water didn't satisfy him/his thirst — das eine Glas Wasser hat ihm nicht gereicht/hat seinen Durst nicht gelöscht

2) needs, wishes, lust, demand, curiosity, person befriedigen; (sexually) befriedigen; hunger stillen; contract, conditions erfüllen; requirements genügen (+dat); ambitions verwirklichen

to do sth to satisfy one's pride — etw nur aus reinem Stolz tun

3) (= convince) überzeugen

if you can satisfy him that... — wenn Sie ihn davon überzeugen können, dass...

X has satisfied the examiners that... —

X has satisfied the examiners in the following subjects — X hat in den folgenden Fächern die Prüfung bestanden

4) (COMM) debt begleichen, tilgen; claims nachkommen (+dat); creditors befriedigen

5) (MATH) equation erfüllen

2. vr

to satisfy oneself about sth — sich von etw überzeugen

to satisfy oneself that... — sich davon überzeugen, dass...

3. vi
(meal) sättigen
we aim to satisfy —

pleasures which no longer satisfy — Genüsse, die einen nicht mehr befriedigen

* * *

satisfy [ˈsætısfaı]

A v/t

1. (auch sexuell) befriedigen, zufriedenstellen, ausfüllen:

this work does not satisfy me;

be satisfied with sth mit etwas zufrieden sein;

rest satisfied sich zufriedengeben;

a satisfied customer ein zufriedener Kunde;

if not satisfied bei Nichtgefallen

2. a) jemanden sättigen

b) seinen Appetit, auch seine Neugier stillen

c) einen Wunsch etc erfüllen, ein Bedürfnis, eine Nachfrage, auch einen Trieb befriedigen

3. a) eine Frage etc hinreichend beantworten

b) jemanden überzeugen (of von):

I am satisfied that … ich bin davon ( oder ich habe mich [davon]) überzeugt, dass …;

satisfy o.s. that … sich überzeugen oder vergewissern, dass …

4. besonders JUR

a) einen Anspruch befriedigen

b) eine Schuld bezahlen, einer Verpflichtung nachkommen

c) eine Bedingung, ein Urteil erfüllen

d) einen Gläubiger befriedigen

5. a) jemanden entschädigen

b) etwas wiedergutmachen

6. einer Anforderung entsprechen, genügen

7. MATH eine Bedingung, eine Gleichung erfüllen, befriedigen

B v/i

1. befriedigen, zufriedenstellend sein

2. REL obs Buße tun

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transitive verb

1) (content) befriedigen; zufrieden stellen [Kunden, Publikum]; entsprechen (+ Dat.) [Vorliebe, Empfinden, Meinung, Zeitgeist]; erfüllen [Hoffnung, Erwartung]

2) (rid of want) befriedigen; (put an end to) stillen [Hunger, Durst]; (make replete) sättigen

3) (convince)

satisfy somebody [of something] — jemanden [von etwas] überzeugen

satisfy oneself of or as to — sich überzeugen von [Wahrheit, Ehrlichkeit]; sich (Dat.) Gewissheit verschaffen über (+ Akk.) [Motiv]

4) (adequately deal with) ausräumen [Einwand, Zweifel]; erfüllen [Bitte, Forderung, Bedingung]

5) (fulfil) erfüllen [Vertrag, Verpflichtung, Forderung]

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v.

abgelten (Ansprüche) v.

befriedigen v.

sättigen v.

zufrieden stellen ausdr.

English-german dictionary > satisfy
10 counter

I noun 0. see count II II 1. adverb
((with to) in the opposite direction or manner to: The election is running counter to the forecasts.) stikk i strid med, i motsatt retning
2. verb
(to meet or answer (a stroke or move etc by another): He successfully countered all criticisms.) svare igjen, imøtegå

- counter-
III noun
(a kind of table or surface on which goods are laid: Can you get me some sweets from the confectionery counter?) disk; kjøkkenbenk

disk

I
subst. \/ˈkaʊntə\/

1) teller, telleverk, telleapparat

2) brikke, sjetong, pollett

3) ( i butikk) disk

4) ( i bank e.l.) kasse, luke, skranke

5) bardisk

6) (amer.) arbeidsbenk, kjøkkenbenk

counters spillepenger, spillemerker

over the counter ( på apotek e.l.) uten resept

sell under the counter selge under disken, selge under disk
II
subst. \/ˈkaʊntə\/

1) mottrekk, mottiltak, svar, forsvar

2) ( boksing) kontraslag, kontring

3) ( fekting) kontraparade

4) ( på hest) bringe, bryst

5) ( sjøfart) hekk, akterspeil

6) ( på sko) kappe, hælkappe
III
verb \/ˈkaʊntə\/

1) motsette seg, motarbeide, motvirke, sette seg imot, kjempe imot

2) besvare, svare på, ta til motmæle, ta til gjenmæle

• they countered our proposal with one of their own

de besvarte vårt forslag med et motforslag

3) ( sjakk) besvare (med mottrekk), møte

4) ( boksing) gi kontrastøt

5) ( fekting) hugge kontra

counter somebody ( boksing) gi noen et kontrastøt
IV
adj. \/ˈkaʊntə\/

1) mot-, kontra-, motsatt

2) fiendtlig, stridig

3) kontroll-

be counter to stride mot, være uforenlig med, være i strid med
V
adv. \/ˈkaʊntə\/

1) i motsatt retning

2) ( jakt) på bakspor

counter to tvert imot, stikk i strid med

• he acted counter to her wishes

han handlet i strid med hennes ønsker

hunt counter ( jakt) følge sporet i motsatt retning, være på feil spor (overført)

run\/go counter to ( overført) gå på tvers av, stride mot, være i strid med

English-Norwegian dictionary > counter
11 long

long [lɒŋ]

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1. adjective

2. adverb

3. intransitive verb

4. noun

5. compounds

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1. adjective

   a. (in size) long ( longue f)

• the wall is 10 metres long le mur fait 10 mètres de long

• a wall 10 metres long un mur de 10 mètres de long

• how long is the swimming pool? quelle est la longueur de la piscine ?

• to get longer [queue] s'allonger ; [hair] pousser

• he's getting a bit long in the tooth (inf) il n'est plus tout jeune

• not by a long shot (inf) loin de là

• it's a long shot but we might be lucky c'est très risqué mais nous aurons peut-être de la chance

   b. (in distance) it's a long way c'est loin

• it's a long way to the shops les magasins sont loin

   c. (in time) long ( longue f) ; [delay] important

• at long last enfin

• in the long run à la longue

• in the long term à long terme

• the days are getting longer les jours rallongent

• long time no see! (inf!) ça fait une paye ! (inf)

• he's not long for this world (inf) il n'en a plus pour longtemps

• the reply was not long in coming la réponse n'a pas tardé à venir

► a long time longtemps

• a long time ago il y a longtemps

• that was a long, long time ago il y a bien longtemps de cela

• it will be a long time before I see her again je ne la reverrai pas avant longtemps

• it will be remembered for a long time to come on s'en souviendra longtemps

• it'll be a long time before I do that again! je ne recommencerai pas de si tôt !

• have you been studying English for a long time? il y a longtemps que vous étudiez l'anglais ?

• it's a long time since I last saw him ça fait longtemps que je ne l'ai pas vu

• he has not been seen for a long time cela fait longtemps qu'on ne l'a pas vu

• you took a long time to get here tu as mis du temps pour venir

• it takes a long time for the drug to act ce médicament met du temps à agir

• it took a long time for the truth to be accepted les gens ont mis très longtemps à accepter la vérité

2. adverb

   a. ( = a long time) longtemps

• they didn't stay long ils ne sont pas restés longtemps

• he hasn't been gone long il n'y a pas longtemps qu'il est parti

• it didn't take him long to realize that... il n'a pas mis longtemps à se rendre compte que...

• are you going away for long? vous partez pour longtemps ?

• not for long pas pour longtemps

• not for much longer plus pour très longtemps

• will you be long? tu en as pour longtemps ?

• I won't be long je n'en ai pas pour longtemps

• don't be long dépêche-toi

• he hasn't long to live il n'en a plus pour longtemps

• women live longer than men les femmes vivent plus longtemps que les hommes

• have you been here/been waiting long? vous êtes ici/vous attendez depuis longtemps ?

• his long-awaited reply sa réponse longtemps attendue

• long live the King! vive le roi !

• I only had long enough to buy a paper j'ai juste eu le temps d'acheter un journal

• six months at the longest six mois au plus

• so long! (inf) à bientôt !

   b. ( = through) all night long toute la nuit

• all summer long tout l'été

• his whole life long toute sa vie

   c. (set structures)

► before long (+ future) dans peu de temps ; (+ past) peu après

► how long? (in time)

how long will you be? (doing job) ça va te demander combien de temps ?

• how long did they stay? combien de temps sont-ils restés ?

• how long is it since you saw him? cela fait combien de temps que tu ne l'as pas vu ?

• how long are the holidays? les vacances durent combien de temps ?

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► In the following depuis + present/imperfect translates English perfect/pluperfect continuous.

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• how long have you been learning Greek? depuis combien de temps apprenez-vous le grec ?

• how long had you been waiting? depuis combien de temps attendiez-vous ?

► long ago il y a longtemps

• how long ago was it? il y a combien de temps de ça ?

• as long ago as 1930 déjà en 1930

• not long ago il n'y a pas longtemps

• he arrived not long ago il n'y a pas longtemps qu'il est arrivé► long after longtemps après

• long after he died longtemps après sa mort► long before

• long before the war bien avant la guerre

• his wife had died long before sa femme était morte depuis longtemps

• you should have done it long before now vous auriez dû le faire il y a longtemps

• not long before the war peu avant la guerre

• not long before his wife died peu avant la mort de sa femme

• she had died not long before elle était morte peu de temps avant► long since il y a longtemps

• it's not long since he died il est mort il n'y a pas longtemps

• he thought of friends long since dead il a pensé à des amis morts depuis longtemps► any/no/a little longer

• I can't stay any longer je ne peux pas rester plus longtemps

• she no longer wishes to do it elle ne veut plus le faire

• he is no longer living there il n'y habite plus

• wait a little longer attendez encore un peu► as long as (conditional) à condition que + subj

• you can borrow it as long as John doesn't mind vous pouvez l'emprunter à condition que John n'y voie pas d'inconvénient

• as long as necessary le temps qu'il faudra

• stay as long as you like restez autant que vous voulez

• as long as this crisis lasts tant que durera cette crise

3. intransitive verb

• to long to do sth ( = hope to) avoir très envie de faire qch ; ( = dream of) rêver de faire qch

• I'm longing to meet her j'ai très envie de la rencontrer

• to long for sth ( = hope for) avoir très envie de qch ; ( = dream of) rêver de qch

• to long for sb to do sth mourir d'envie que qn fasse qch

• she longed for her friends ses amis lui manquaient beaucoup

4. noun

• the long and the short of it is that... le fin mot de l'histoire, c'est que...

5. compounds

► long-distance adjective [race, runner] de fond

• long-distance call appel m longue distance

• long-distance flight vol m long-courrier

• long-distance lorry driver (British) routier m adverb• to call sb long-distance appeler qn à longue distance ► long-drawn-out adjective interminable

► long drink noun long drink m

► long-grain rice noun riz m long

► long-haired adjective [person] aux cheveux longs ; [animal] à longs poils

► long-haul noun transport m à longue distance

• long-haul airline/flight ligne f/vol m long-courrier ► long jump noun saut m en longueur

► long jumper noun sauteur m, - euse f en longueur

► long-lasting adjective durable

• to be longer-lasting durer plus longtemps ► long-legged adjective [person] aux jambes longues ; [animal] à longues pattes

► long-life adjective [milk] longue conservation ; [batteries] longue durée

► long-lost adjective [person] perdu de vue depuis longtemps ; [thing] perdu depuis longtemps

► long-range adjective [missile, rocket] à longue portée ; [planning] à long terme

• long-range weather forecast prévisions fpl météorologiques à long terme ► long-running adjective [play] à l'affiche depuis longtemps ; [dispute] vieux ; [TV programme] diffusé depuis longtemps

• long-running series (TV) série-fleuve f ► long-sighted adjective (British) hypermétrope ; (in old age) presbyte ; (figurative) [person] qui voit loin ; [decision] pris avec prévoyance ; [attitude] prévoyant

► long-sleeved adjective à manches longues

► long-standing adjective de longue date

► long-stay car park noun parking m longue durée

► long-suffering adjective d'une patience à toute épreuve

► long-time adjective de longue date, vieux ( vieille f)

► long wave noun grandes ondes fpl

• on long wave sur les grandes ondes ► long-winded adjective [speech] interminable

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[lɒŋ], US [lɔːŋ] 1.
adjective

1) (lengthy, protracted) [process, wait, journey, vowel] long/longue; [delay] important; [bath, sigh] grand (before n)

to be 20 minutes long — durer 20 minutes

how long is the interval? — combien de temps dure l'entracte?

is an hour long enough? — est-ce qu'une heure suffira?

it's been a long day — la journée a été longue

to get longer — [days] s'allonger

to take a long hard look at something — réfléchir sérieusement à quelque chose

to work long hours — faire de longues journées

a friend of long standing — un ami de longue date

2) ( in expressions of time)

she's been away a long time — elle est restée longtemps absente

it's been a long time since I saw you — ça fait longtemps que je ne t'ai pas vu

you've been a long time getting here — tu as mis longtemps pour arriver

they've taken a long time to decide — il leur a fallu du temps pour se décider

that's a long time — c'est long

I've been a teacher for a long time — je suis professeur depuis longtemps

she hasn't been well for a long time — ça fait longtemps qu'elle est malade

for a long time I didn't believe her — pendant longtemps je ne l'ai pas crue

a long time ago — il y a longtemps

to take a long time — [person] être lent; [task] prendre longtemps

3) ( in measuring) [dress, hair, queue] long/longue; [grass] haut; [detour] grand

20 m long — de 20 m de long

to be 20 m long — avoir 20 m de long

to get long — [grass, hair] pousser; [list, queue] s'allonger

she's growing her hair long — elle se laisse pousser les cheveux

to make something longer — allonger [sleeve]; augmenter la longueur de [shelf]

4) ( in expressions of distance)

a long way — loin

January is a long way off — janvier est loin

don't fall, it's a long way down — ne tombe pas, c'est haut

a long way down the list — loin sur la liste

a long way out — ( at sea) loin au large; ( in calculations) loin du compte

we've come a long way — nous avons fait beaucoup de chemin

to go a long way — [person] ( be successful) aller loin

to make something go a long way — faire durer quelque chose

to go a long way towards doing — contribuer largement à faire

to have a long way to go — fig [worker, planner] avoir encore beaucoup d'efforts à faire

by a long way — de loin

to take the long way round — faire un long détour
2.
adverb

1) ( a long time) longtemps

to be long — ( doing something) en avoir pour longtemps

how long will you be in the meeting? — cette réunion va te prendre combien de temps?

not very long — pas très longtemps

don't be long — dépêche-toi

how long will it be before we know? — dans combien de temps le saura-t-on?

it won't be long before... — dans peu de temps...

I've been here longer than anyone else — je suis ici depuis plus longtemps que personne

I can't stand it a day longer — je ne le supporterai pas un jour de plus

I can't stand it any longer — j'en ai assez

the longer we stayed the hotter it grew — plus le temps passait et plus il faisait chaud

it's not that long since... — il ne s'est pas passé tellement de temps depuis...

it wasn't long before... — il n'a pas fallu longtemps pour que...

has he been gone long? — est-ce qu'il y a longtemps qu'il est parti?

I haven't got long — je n'ai pas beaucoup de temps

long enough — assez longtemps

just long enough to... — juste le temps de...

that doesn't give us long — ça ne nous laisse pas beaucoup de temps

this won't take long — ça ne prendra pas longtemps

longer than expected — plus longtemps que prévu

how long did it take him? — il lui a fallu combien de temps?

longer than he thought — plus de temps qu'il ne pensait

three days at the longest — trois jours tout au plus

before long — ( in past) peu après; ( in future) dans peu de temps

before much longer — sous peu

not for long — pas longtemps

will you be gone for long? — seras-tu longtemps absent?

long after — longtemps après

not long after — peu après

it's long past your bedtime — tu devrais être couché depuis longtemps

long ago — il y a longtemps

long before — bien avant

not long before lunch — peu de temps avant le déjeuner

long since — depuis longtemps

he's no longer head — il n'est plus chef

5 minutes, no longer! — 5 minutes, pas plus!

2) ( for a long time) (avant pp) depuis longtemps

those days are long gone — ce temps-là n'est plus

3) ( throughout) (après n)

all day long — toute la journée
3.
as long as, so long as conjunctional phrase

1) ( in time) aussi longtemps que

(for) as long as you like — aussi longtemps que tu veux

as long as I live — toute ma vie

2) ( provided that) du moment que (+ indic), pourvu que (+ subj)
4.
intransitive verb

to long for something/somebody — avoir très envie de quelque chose/de voir quelqu'un

to long to do — ( be impatient) être très impatient de faire; ( desire something elusive) rêver de faire

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long time no see! — (colloq) hum ça fait une paye (colloq) qu'on ne s'est pas vus!

she's not long for this world — elle ne fera pas de vieux os

so long! — (colloq) salut!

why all the long faces? — vous en faites une tête! (colloq)

to pull a long face — faire triste mine

to have a long memory — être rancunier/-ière

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