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miserable dinner

1 A bachelor's life is a fine breakfast, a flat lunch, and a miserable dinner.

<01> Жизнь холостяка представляет собой изысканный завтрак, безвкусный обед и убогий ужин. La Bruyere (Лабрюйер).

Англо-русский словарь цитат, пословиц, поговорок и идиом > A bachelor's life is a fine breakfast, a flat lunch, and a miserable dinner.
2 miserable

adj.

1) бақытсыз, бейшара

miserable life — аянышты өмір

2) қайғылы, уайымды, қапалы

miserable news — қайғылы жаңалық

3) жаман

miserable concert — жаман концерт

4) жеткіліксіз, мардымсыз, нашар

miserable dinner — мардымсыз ас

English-Kazakh dictionary > miserable
3 llevar

v.

1 to take.

llevar algo/a alguien a to take something/somebody to

me llevó en coche he drove me there

El bus llevó a María The bus got Mary there.

2 to carry.

llevaban en hombros al entrenador they were carrying the coach on their shoulders

El bus lleva mercadería para vender The bus carries goods for selling.

Esa frase lleva mala intención That phrase carries bad intention.

3 to wear.

llevo gafas I wear glasses

no llevo dinero I haven't got any money on me

4 to have.

llevar el pelo largo to have long hair

llevas las manos sucias your hands are dirty

5 to handle, to deal with.

lleva la contabilidad she keeps the books

6 to keep.

llevar el paso to keep in step

7 to deal or cope with.

llevar algo bien/mal to deal o cope with something well/badly

¿cómo lo llevas? (informal) how are you getting on?

8 to be wearing, to have, to wear.

LLeva un buen traje He is wearing a nice suit.

9 to lead, to live.

Lleva un vida muy triste He leads a very sad life.

10 to convey.

Su gesto lleva amor His gesture conveys love.

11 to take up.

Ella llevó ciencias el año pasado She took up Science last year.

12 to have been.

Llevo viviendo mucho tiempo aquí I have been living a long time here.

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llevar

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to take

■ llévale esto a tu abuela take this to your granny

■ llévate los libros a tu habitación take these books to your bedroom

■ lleva a tu hermanita al colegio take your little sister to school

■ te llevo en coche I'll take you in the car, I'll give you a lift

2 (tener) to have; (tener encima) to have, carry

■ ¿qué llevas ahí? what's that you've got there?

■ ¿cuánto dinero llevas? how much money have you got on you?

■ llevaba un bate de béisbol she was carrying a baseball bat

■ llevaba las luces de posición encendidas his sidelights were on

■ llevo la calefacción puesta I've got the heating on

■ llevas los pantalones sucios your trousers are dirty

3 (prenda) to wear, have on

■ no me gusta llevar sombrero I don't like wearing a hat

■ no llevaba nada she had nothing on

■ llevaré un clavel en el ojal I shall be wearing a carnation in my buttonhole

4 (aguantar) to cope with

■ ¿cómo lleva lo de quedarse sin trabajo? how's he coping with losing his job?

5 (dirigir) to be in charge of

■ ¿quién lleva el tema de los pedidos? who's in charge of orders?

■ lleva la empresa ella solita she runs the company all by herself

6 (conducir - coche) to drive; (moto) - to ride

■ lleva un Seat azul he drives a blue Seat

7 (pasar tiempo) to be

■ llevo un mes aquí I have been here for a month

■ lleva tres días sin venir a trabajar he hasn't been to work for three days

8 (libros, cuentas) to keep

9 (años) to be older

■ te llevo tres años I'm three years older than you

10 (vida) to lead

■ lleva una vida muy ajetreada she leads a hectic life

11 (tiempo, esfuerzo) to take

■ este trabajo nos llevará más de un mes this job will take us over a month

12 (compás, paso, ritmo) to keep

■ contigo no bailo, no sabes llevar el paso I'm not dancing with you, you can't keep in step

13 familiar (cobrar) to charge

■ ¿cuánto te llevaron por la reparación? how much did they charge you for the repairs?

► verbo intransitivo

1 llevar a (conducir) to take, lead

■ esta senda lleva a la cima this path takes you to the summit

■ y esto, ¿adónde nos lleva? and where will this lead us?

2 llevar a + inf (inducir) to lead to, make

■ esto me lleva a pensar que... this leads me to think that...

■ ¿qué lo llevó a actuar así? what made him act like that?

3 llevar + participio to have

■ llevo escritas cuatro cartas I've written four letters

► verbo pronominal llevarse

1 (obtener) to get; (ganar) to win

■ los rusos se llevaron todas las medallas the Russians won all the medals

2 (recibir) to get

■ se llevó un buen susto he got quite a shock

■ me llevé una agradable sorpresa I had a pleasant surprise

3 (estar de moda) to be fashionable

■ este color ya no se lleva this colour is not fashionable any more

4 (entenderse) to get on ( con, with), get along ( con, with)

■ se lleva bien con sus padres he gets on well with his parents

■ se llevan muy mal they don't get on at all

5 MATEMÁTICAS to carry over

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FRASEOLOGÍA

dejarse llevar por... to be influenced by..., get carried away with...

llevar a la práctica to put into practice

llevar adelante to carry out

llevar la cuenta de to keep track of

llevar las de + inf to be likely to + inf

■ las llevas de perder you'll lose

llevarse a matar to be at daggers drawn

llevarse por delante (gen) to carry away, sweep away 2 (viento) to blow away 3 (coche) to run over

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verb

1) to carry

2) take, take away

3) wear

4) endure, bear

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- llevar a cabo
- llevarse
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Para las expresiones llevar adelante, llevar la contraria, llevar las de perder, llevar a la práctica, llevar a término, llevar ventaja, ver la otra entrada.
1. VERBO TRANSITIVO

1) (=transportar) [con los brazos] to carry; [indicando el punto de destino] to take; [en vehículo] to transport

yo llevaba la maleta — I was carrying the case

es muy pesado para llevarlo entre los dos — it's too heavy for the two of us to carry

no te olvides de llevar un paraguas — make sure you take an umbrella with you

lleva los vasos a la cocina — can you take the glasses to the kitchen?

"comida para llevar" — "food to take away", "take-away food"

¿es para llevar? — is it to take away?

2) (=llevar puesto) to wear

¿hay que llevar corbata a la reunión? — do we have to wear a tie to the meeting?

llevaba puesto un sombrero muy raro — she had a very odd hat on, she was wearing a very odd hat

3) (=llevar encima)

solo llevo diez euros — I've only got ten euros on me

no llevo dinero (encima) — I haven't got any money on me

¡la que llevaba encima aquella noche! — * he was really smashed that night! *

4) (=tener)

a) [+ barba, pelo] to have

lleva barba — he has a beard

lleva el pelo corto — he has short hair

b) [+ adorno, ingrediente] to have

esta raqueta no lleva el precio — this racket doesn't have the price on it

este pastel no lleva harina — this cake doesn't have any flour in it

lleva un rótulo que dice... — it has a label (on it) which says...

el tren no lleva coche-comedor — the train doesn't have a dining car

lleva mucha sal — it's very salty

¿qué lleva el pollo que está tan bueno? — what's in this chicken that makes it taste so good?

c) [+ armas, nombre, título] to have, bear frm

llevará el nombre de la madre — she will be named after her mother

el libro lleva el título de... — the book has the title of..., the book is entitled...

5) [+ persona]

a) (=acompañar, conducir) to take

voy a llevar a los niños al colegio — I'm going to take the children to school

lo llevamos al teatro — we took him to the theatre

¿adónde me llevan? — where are you taking me?

a ver ¿cuándo me llevas a cenar? — when are you going to take me out for a meal?

b) [en coche] to drive

Sofía nos llevó a casa — Sofía gave us a lift home, Sofía drove us home

yo voy en esa dirección, ¿quieres que te lleve? — I'm going that way, do you want a lift?

6) (=conducir)

a) [+ vehículo] to drive

lleva muy bien el coche — she drives the car very well

yo llevé el coche hasta Santander — I drove the car to Santander

b) [+ persona, entidad]

este camino nos lleva a Bogotá — this road takes us to Bogotá

ha llevado al país a una guerra — he has led the country into a war

llevó a su empresa a la bancarrota — he caused his company to go bankrupt, he bankrupted his company

• [dejarse] llevar — to get carried away

se dejaba llevar por las olas — he allowed the waves to carry him away

no te dejes llevar por las apariencias — don't be taken in {o} deceived by appearances

si te dejas llevar por él, acabarás mal — if you fall in with him, you'll be in trouble

7) (=dirigir) [+ negocio, tienda] to run

llevar una finca — to run an estate

lleva todos sus negocios en secreto — he conducts all his business in secret

• llevar la [casa] — to run the household

lleva muy bien la casa — she's a very good housewife

• ¿quién lleva la [cuenta]? — who is keeping count?

llevar las cuentas {o} los libros — (Com) to keep the books

• llevar una [materia] — Méx to study a subject
compás 1)
8) (=aportar) to bring

la madre es quien lleva el dinero a la casa — it is the mother who brings home the money

llevó la tranquilidad a todos — he brought peace to everyone

seguro que llevas alegría a tu familia — I'm sure you're making your family happy

9) (=adelantar en)

mi hermana mayor me lleva ocho años — my elder sister is eight years older than me

él me lleva una cabeza — he's a head taller than me

10) (=inducir)

llevar a algn a creer que... — to lead sb to think that..., make sb think that...

esto me lleva a pensar que... — this leads me to think that...

11) (=tolerar)

llevar las desgracias con paciencia — to bear misfortunes patiently

¿cómo lleva lo de su hijo? — how's she coping with what happened to her son?

lleva muy bien sus setenta años — he's doing very well for seventy

tiene mucho genio y hay que saber llevarlo — he's very bad-tempered and you have to know how to deal with him

12) [indicando tiempo]

a) (=haber estado) to be

¿cuánto tiempo llevas aquí? — how long have you been here?

llevo horas esperando aquí — I've been waiting here for hours

el tren lleva una hora de retraso — the train is an hour late

llevo tres meses buscándolo — I have been looking for it for three months

b) (=tardar) to take

el trabajo me llevará tres días — the work will take me three days

llevará varias horas reparar la avería — it will take several hours to carry out the repairs

13) (=cobrar) to charge

me llevó 80 euros por arreglar el televisor — he charged me 80 euros for fixing the television

no quería llevarme nada — he didn't want to charge me, he didn't want to take any money

14) (=ir por)

¿qué dirección llevaba? — what direction was he going in?, which way was he going?

• lleva [camino] de ser como su padre — it looks like he's going to turn out just like his father

15) [+ vida] to lead

llevar una vida tranquila — to live {o} lead a quiet life

16) + participio

llevo estudiados tres capítulos — I have covered three chapters

llevaba hecha la mitad — he had done half of it

lleva conseguidas muchas victorias — he has won many victories

17) (=producir) (Com, Econ) to bear; (Agr) to bear, produce

los bonos llevan un 8% de interés — the bonds pay {o} bear interest at 8%

no lleva fruto este año — it has no fruit this year, it hasn't produced any fruit this year

2.

VERBO INTRANSITIVO [carretera] to go, lead

esta carretera lleva a La Paz — this road goes {o} leads to La Paz

3.

See:

llevarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

Sentido I

1)

a) ( de un lugar a otro) to take

le llevé unas flores — I took her some flowers

te lo llevaré cuando vaya — I'll bring it when I come

¿qué llevas en el bolso? — what have you got in your bag?

comida para llevar — take out (AmE) o (BrE) takeaway meals

b) ( transportar) to carry

el camión llevaba una carga de abono — the truck was carrying a load of fertilizer

deja que te ayude a llevar las bolsas — let me help you carry your bags

c) < persona> to take

llevar a los niños al colegio — to take the children to school

nos llevó a cenar — he took us out to dinner

me llevó hasta la estación — she gave me a lift to the station

lo llevaba en brazos — she was carrying him in her arms

d) ( tener consigo) to have

no llevo dinero encima — I don't have any money on me

2)

a) (guiar, conducir) to take

nos llevaron por un sendero — they led o took us along a path

la llevaba de la mano — I/he was holding her hand

esto no nos llevará a ninguna parte — this won't get us anywhere

lo llevaron ante el juez — he was brought before the judge

b) (impulsar, inducir) to lead

esto me lleva a pensar que... — this leads me to believe that...

¿qué la llevó a hacerlo? — what made her do it?

3) <ropa/perfume/reloj> to wear

4) ( tener) to have

lleva barba — he has a beard

llevaba el pelo corto — she had short hair

el colegio lleva su nombre — the school bears his name

una canción que lleva por título `Rencor' — a song entitled `Rencor'

Sentido II

5) ( tener a su cargo) <negocio/tienda> to run; < caso> to handle

lleva la contabilidad — she does the accounts

trabaja y lleva la casa — she works and does the housework

6)

a) ( conducir) < vehículo> to drive; < moto> to ride

b) < pareja> ( al bailar)

no sé bailar - no importa, yo te llevo — I can't dance - it doesn't matter, I'll lead

7) < vida> to lead

llevar una vida tranquila/muy ajetreada — to lead a quiet/very hectic life; (+ compl)

lo llevan en secreto — they're keeping it secret

¿cómo lleva lo del divorcio? - lo lleva muy mal — how is she coping with the divorce? - she's taking it very badly

llevaste muy bien la entrevista — you handled the interview very well

8) (seguir, mantener)

llevar el ritmo or el compás — to keep time

¿llevas la cuenta de lo que te debo? — are you keeping track of what I owe you?

¿qué dirección llevaban? — which direction were they going in?

Sentido III

9)

a) ( requerir) to take

lleva tiempo hacerlo bien — it takes time to do it well; (+ me/te/le etc)

le llevó horas aprendérselo — it took her hours to learn it

b) (tener como ingrediente, componente)

¿qué lleva esta sopa? — what's in this soup?

esta masa lleva mantequilla — this pastry is made with butter

el tren sólo lleva dos vagones — the train has only two cars (AmE) o (BrE) carriages

10) (aventajar, exceder en) (+ me/te/le etc)

me lleva un año — he's a year older than me

nos llevan un día de ventaja — they have a one-day lead over us

11) (Esp) ( cobrar) to charge
2.
llevar v aux

lleva una hora esperando — she's been waiting for an hour

lleva tres días sin comer — he hasn't eaten for three days

el tren lleva una hora de retraso — the train's an hour late

llevo revisada la mitad — I've already checked half of it

llevo dos años en la empresa — I've been with the company for two years

llevar las de ganar/de perder — to be likely to win/lose
3.
llevar vi

a) camino/carretera to go, lead

b) ( al bailar) to lead
4.
llevarse v pron

1)

a) ( a otro lugar) to take

la policía se llevó al sospechoso — the police took the suspect away

¿quién se llevó mi paraguas? — who took my umbrella?

llévate a los chicos de aquí — get the children out of here

el agua se llevó cuanto encontró a su paso — the water swept away everything in its path

b) <premio/dinero> to win

c) (quedarse con, comprar) to take

me llevó éste — I'll take this one

¿cuántos se quiere llevar? — how many would you like?

d) (Mat) to carry

9 y 9 son 18, me llevo una — 9 plus 9 is 18, carry one

e) (Arg) < asignatura> to carry over

2) ( dirigir)

se llevó la mano al bolsillo — he put his hand to his pocket

3) <susto/regañina> to get

se llevó su merecido — he got what he deserved

me llevé una gran decepción — I was terribly disappointed

se llevó un buen recuerdo — he left here with pleasant memories

4)

llevarse bien con alguien — to get along with somebody

se llevan a matar — they really hate each other

se llevan como perro y gato — they fight like cat and dog

5) ( hablando de modas)

vuelven a llevarse las faldas cortas — short skirts are back in fashion

ya no se lleva eso de las fiestas de compromiso — people don't have engagement parties any more

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= bear, bring, carry, lead, lug off, steer, engage, escort, lead + Pronombre + down the road to, take along, tote.

Ex. Examples of homographs are: bear (to carry, or an animal) and score (music, football or to cut).

Ex. Subject experts may bring a more informed and critical eye to document analysis.

Ex. Cable TV systems have now been introduced in the United States that have the technical ability to carry two-way signals.

Ex. A book index is an alphabetically arranged list of words or terms leading the reader to the numbers of pages on which specific topics are considered, or on which specific names appear.

Ex. The whole affair, assembled and compressed, could be lugged off in a moving van.

Ex. They decided that they had to set up information and referral services to steer people to the correct agency.

Ex. And literature is part of that essential human behavior; it engages us in pre-enactments and re-enactments.

Ex. Their work included escorting clients to other agencies.

Ex. The catalog's deterioration is leading us down the road to lesser quality library service.

Ex. When you're crunched for time, take along snacks that pack a wallop, nutritionally speaking.

Ex. These bags are the best way to tote around your books, groceries, beach stuff, or even your puppy.

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* agua + llevar = wash away.

* Algo que lleva mucho tiempo de hacer = time-consuming [time consuming].

* comida para llevar = takeaway meal, take-out meal, take-out.

* correr como alma que lleva el diablo = run for + Posesivo + life.

* cuando el río suena, agua lleva = there's no smoke without fire, where there's smoke there's fire.

* dejarse llevar = become + carried away by, drift along, drift, coast along, go with + the flow, let + go, go along with + the flow.

* dejarse llevar fácilmente = be easily led.

* dejarse llevar (por) = fall + victim to, give + way (to).

* dejarse llevar por el instinto = fly by + the seat of + Posesivo + pants.

* dejarse llevar por el pánico = panic.

* dejarse llevar por la corriente = go with + the flow, go along with + the flow.

* el camino que lleva a = a/the doorway to.

* el llevar = carrying.

* el sendero que lleva a = a/the doorway to.

* encargado de llevar a cabo = implementor [implementer].

* encargado de llevar el marcador = scorer.

* flor para llevar en el ojal = boutonniere.

* la edad se lleva en el alma = you are as old as you feel.

* la senda que lleva a = a/the doorway to.

* llevando sobrepelliz = surpliced.

* llevar a = lead on to, lead up to, result (in), take + Nombre + back to, usher into.

* llevar a Algo a una nueva dimensión = take + Nombre + into a new dimension.

* llevar a Alguien a juicio = bring + lawsuit against + Alguien, take + legal action, take + legal proceedings.

* llevar a Alguien al límite = push + Alguien + over the edge, drive + Alguien + over the edge.

* llevar a buen término = bring to + a close.

* llevar a cabo = accomplish, carry out, conduct, execute, go about, implement, proceed, effect, realise [realize, -USA], transact, carry through, press forward (with).

* llevar a cabo actividades = conduct + business.

* llevar a cabo una acción = effect + execution.

* llevar a cabo una actividad = conduct + activity.

* llevar a cabo una actuación común = make + a concerted effort.

* llevar a cabo una iniciativa = take + initiative.

* llevar a cabo una misión = accomplish + mission.

* llevar a cabo una orden = execute + command.

* llevar a cabo una redada = swoop.

* llevar a cabo una serie de pasos anteriormente realizados = execute + steps.

* llevar a cabo un atraco = pull off + heist.

* llevar a cabo un proyecto = carry out + project, undertake + project, develop + project.

* llevar a cabo un robo = execute + theft, pull off + heist.

* llevar a casa = bring + home.

* llevar a conclusiones erróneas = mislead.

* llevar a confusión = lead to + confusion.

* llevar a cotas más altas = raise to + greater heights, take + Nombre + to greater heights.

* llevar adelante = go ahead with, carry on, carry out.

* llevar a engaño = be misleading, be deceiving.

* llevar a + Estado Emocional = send into + Estado Emocional.

* llevar a hablar de una cuestión = bring up + issue.

* llevar a hombros = carry + Nombre + shoulder-high.

* llevar a juicio = prosecute, sue, file + suit against, bring + a suit against, litigate, bring + criminal charges against, file + lawsuit against, take + Nombre + to court, bring + Nombre + to justice, put on + trial, try.

* llevar a la bancarrota = bankrupt.

* llevar a la conclusión = lead to + the conclusion.

* llevar a la ficción = fictionalise [fictionalize, -USA].

* llevar a la práctica = practise [practice, -USA], put into + practice, put into + practical effect, carry out, put into + effect.

* llevar a la práctica una decisión = implement + decision.

* llevar a la quiebra = bankrupt.

* llevar Algo/Alguien a = usher + Nombre + into.

* llevar Algo a sus últimas consecuencias = take + Nombre + to its ultimate conclusion.

* llevar Algo demasiado lejos = push + Nombre + too far.

* llevar Algo hasta el final = carry + Nombre + to the end.

* llevar al hospital con toda urgencia = rush + Nombre + to hospital.

* llevar al hospital de bulla y corriendo = rush + Nombre + to hospital.

* llevar al hospital urgentemente = rush + Nombre + to hospital.

* llevar al juzgado = take + Nombre + to court.

* llevar al límite = stretch.

* llevar a los tribunales = take + Nombre + to court.

* llevar al poder = bring + Nombre + to power.

* llevar aquí + Expresión Temporal = have been around + Expresión Temporal.

* llevar a remolque = take in + tow.

* llevar a tomar una decisión = lead (up) to + decision.

* llevar aún más lejos = take + one stage further, progress + one stage further, carry + one stage further, develop + one stage further, take + a step further, extend + one step further, carry + one step further, take + one step further.

* llevar camino de enfrentamiento con = be on a collision course with.

* llevar consigo = carry around.

* llevar el compás = beat + time.

* llevar el mando = rule + the roost.

* llevar el peso = undertake + burden.

* llevar el sello de = bear + the imprint of, bear + the mark(s) of, bear + the stamp of, bear + the hallmarks of, have + the hallmarks of.

* llevar el sello distintivo de = bear + the hallmarks of, have + the hallmarks of.

* llevar en autobús = bus.

* llevar en camión = truck.

* llevar en volandas = carry + Nombre + shoulder-high.

* llevar + Expresión Temporal = take + Expresión Temporal.

* llevar la antorcha = carry + the torch.

* llevar la batuta = call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost, set + the agenda.

* llevar la contraria = antagonise [antagonize, -USA].

* llevar la cuenta = tally.

* llevar la cuenta de = keep + track of.

* llevar la delantera = ahead of the game.

* llevar la impronta de = bear + the imprint of, bear + the mark(s) of, bear + the stamp of, bear + the hallmarks of, have + the hallmarks of.

* llevar la marca de = bear + the mark(s) of, bear + the stamp of, bear + the imprint of, bear + the hallmarks of, have + the hallmarks of.

* llevar la marca distintiva de = bear + the hallmarks of, have + the hallmarks of.

* llevar la montaña a Mahoma = bring + the mountain to Mohammed.

* llevar la responsabilidad de Algo = carry + the burden.

* llevar la voz cantante = call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost, set + the agenda.

* llevarle la corriente a Alguien = play along with.

* llevarlo bien = take it in + Posesivo + stride.

* llevar + Nombre + aún más lejos = take + Nombre + a/one step further/farther.

* llevar por el aire = waft.

* llevar por el camino de = lead + Pronombre + down the road to.

* llevar por el mal camino = lead + astray.

* llevar por mal camino = mislead.

* llevar (puesto) = wear.

* llevar puesto el cinturón de seguridad = wear + a seat belt.

* llevar razón = be right, be in the right.

* llevar ropa puesta = wear + clothing.

* llevar rumbo de colisión con = be on a collision course with.

* llevarse = take, take away, cream off, haul away, cart, make off with, take + Nombre + away, be in, get away with.

* llevarse a las mil maravillas con + Nombre = get on with + Nombre + swimmingly.

* llevarse a las mis maravillas = get along/on + like a house on fire.

* llevarse bien = get along, on good terms, hit it off.

* llevarse bien con Alguien = get on with + Pronombre Personal.

* llevarse el gato al agua = steal + the show, steal + the limelight, the nod + go to.

* llevarse el mérito = take + the credit (for).

* llevarse la fama = take + the credit (for).

* llevarse la palma = sweep + the board, steal + the limelight, steal + the show, take + the biscuit, take + the cake, come out on + top.

* llevárselo el viento = blow away.

* llevarse los problemas a casa = bring + problems home.

* llevarse una desilusión = be gutted, feel + gutted.

* llevarse una (gran) sorpresa = be in for a (big) surprise.

* llevarse un chasco = be gutted, feel + gutted, be disappointed.

* llevarse un palo = be gutted, feel + gutted.

* llevar sobre la espalda = carry on + Posesivo + shoulders.

* llevar sobre los hombros = carry on + Posesivo + shoulders.

* llevar tiempo = take + time, take + a while, take + long, absorb + time.

* llevar tiempo y esfuerzo = take + time and effort.

* llevar todas las de perder = odds + be stacked against, not have a leg to stand on.

* llevar una cruz = suffer from + curse.

* llevar una eternidad = take + ages (and ages).

* llevar una vida + Ajetivo = lead + an + Adjetivo + existence.

* llevar una vida arriesgada = live + dangerously, live + dangerously close to the edge.

* llevar una vida de perros = lead + a dog's life.

* llevar una vida miserable = live + wretched existence.

* llevar un diario de trabajo = keep + diary.

* llevar un minuto = take + minute.

* llevar un negocio = conduct + a business.

* no llevar a ninguna parte = achieve + nothing.

* no llevar a ningún fin = beat + a dead horse, fart + in the wind.

* no llevar a ningún fin, ser un pérdida de tiempo = flog + a dead horse.

* no llevar a ningún sitio = go + nowhere.

* pasar llevando = take through.

* que se lleva gestando hace tiempo = long-simmering.

* viajar llevando un mochila = backpacking.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

Sentido I

1)

a) ( de un lugar a otro) to take

le llevé unas flores — I took her some flowers

te lo llevaré cuando vaya — I'll bring it when I come

¿qué llevas en el bolso? — what have you got in your bag?

comida para llevar — take out (AmE) o (BrE) takeaway meals

b) ( transportar) to carry

el camión llevaba una carga de abono — the truck was carrying a load of fertilizer

deja que te ayude a llevar las bolsas — let me help you carry your bags

c) < persona> to take

llevar a los niños al colegio — to take the children to school

nos llevó a cenar — he took us out to dinner

me llevó hasta la estación — she gave me a lift to the station

lo llevaba en brazos — she was carrying him in her arms

d) ( tener consigo) to have

no llevo dinero encima — I don't have any money on me

2)

a) (guiar, conducir) to take

nos llevaron por un sendero — they led o took us along a path

la llevaba de la mano — I/he was holding her hand

esto no nos llevará a ninguna parte — this won't get us anywhere

lo llevaron ante el juez — he was brought before the judge

b) (impulsar, inducir) to lead

esto me lleva a pensar que... — this leads me to believe that...

¿qué la llevó a hacerlo? — what made her do it?

3) <ropa/perfume/reloj> to wear

4) ( tener) to have

lleva barba — he has a beard

llevaba el pelo corto — she had short hair

el colegio lleva su nombre — the school bears his name

una canción que lleva por título `Rencor' — a song entitled `Rencor'

Sentido II

5) ( tener a su cargo) <negocio/tienda> to run; < caso> to handle

lleva la contabilidad — she does the accounts

trabaja y lleva la casa — she works and does the housework

6)

a) ( conducir) < vehículo> to drive; < moto> to ride

b) < pareja> ( al bailar)

no sé bailar - no importa, yo te llevo — I can't dance - it doesn't matter, I'll lead

7) < vida> to lead

llevar una vida tranquila/muy ajetreada — to lead a quiet/very hectic life; (+ compl)

lo llevan en secreto — they're keeping it secret

¿cómo lleva lo del divorcio? - lo lleva muy mal — how is she coping with the divorce? - she's taking it very badly

llevaste muy bien la entrevista — you handled the interview very well

8) (seguir, mantener)

llevar el ritmo or el compás — to keep time

¿llevas la cuenta de lo que te debo? — are you keeping track of what I owe you?

¿qué dirección llevaban? — which direction were they going in?

Sentido III

9)

a) ( requerir) to take

lleva tiempo hacerlo bien — it takes time to do it well; (+ me/te/le etc)

le llevó horas aprendérselo — it took her hours to learn it

b) (tener como ingrediente, componente)

¿qué lleva esta sopa? — what's in this soup?

esta masa lleva mantequilla — this pastry is made with butter

el tren sólo lleva dos vagones — the train has only two cars (AmE) o (BrE) carriages

10) (aventajar, exceder en) (+ me/te/le etc)

me lleva un año — he's a year older than me

nos llevan un día de ventaja — they have a one-day lead over us

11) (Esp) ( cobrar) to charge
2.
llevar v aux

lleva una hora esperando — she's been waiting for an hour

lleva tres días sin comer — he hasn't eaten for three days

el tren lleva una hora de retraso — the train's an hour late

llevo revisada la mitad — I've already checked half of it

llevo dos años en la empresa — I've been with the company for two years

llevar las de ganar/de perder — to be likely to win/lose
3.
llevar vi

a) camino/carretera to go, lead

b) ( al bailar) to lead
4.
llevarse v pron

1)

a) ( a otro lugar) to take

la policía se llevó al sospechoso — the police took the suspect away

¿quién se llevó mi paraguas? — who took my umbrella?

llévate a los chicos de aquí — get the children out of here

el agua se llevó cuanto encontró a su paso — the water swept away everything in its path

b) <premio/dinero> to win

c) (quedarse con, comprar) to take

me llevó éste — I'll take this one

¿cuántos se quiere llevar? — how many would you like?

d) (Mat) to carry

9 y 9 son 18, me llevo una — 9 plus 9 is 18, carry one

e) (Arg) < asignatura> to carry over

2) ( dirigir)

se llevó la mano al bolsillo — he put his hand to his pocket

3) <susto/regañina> to get

se llevó su merecido — he got what he deserved

me llevé una gran decepción — I was terribly disappointed

se llevó un buen recuerdo — he left here with pleasant memories

4)

llevarse bien con alguien — to get along with somebody

se llevan a matar — they really hate each other

se llevan como perro y gato — they fight like cat and dog

5) ( hablando de modas)

vuelven a llevarse las faldas cortas — short skirts are back in fashion

ya no se lleva eso de las fiestas de compromiso — people don't have engagement parties any more

* * *

llevar (puesto)

(v.) = wear

Ex: The camera hound of the future wears on his forehead a lump a little larger than a walnut.

= bear, bring, carry, lead, lug off, steer, engage, escort, lead + Pronombre + down the road to, take along, tote.

Ex: Examples of homographs are: bear (to carry, or an animal) and score (music, football or to cut).

Ex: Subject experts may bring a more informed and critical eye to document analysis.

Ex: Cable TV systems have now been introduced in the United States that have the technical ability to carry two-way signals.

Ex: A book index is an alphabetically arranged list of words or terms leading the reader to the numbers of pages on which specific topics are considered, or on which specific names appear.

Ex: The whole affair, assembled and compressed, could be lugged off in a moving van.

Ex: They decided that they had to set up information and referral services to steer people to the correct agency.

Ex: And literature is part of that essential human behavior; it engages us in pre-enactments and re-enactments.

Ex: Their work included escorting clients to other agencies.

Ex: The catalog's deterioration is leading us down the road to lesser quality library service.

Ex: When you're crunched for time, take along snacks that pack a wallop, nutritionally speaking.

Ex: These bags are the best way to tote around your books, groceries, beach stuff, or even your puppy.

* agua + llevar = wash away.

* Algo que lleva mucho tiempo de hacer = time-consuming [time consuming].

* comida para llevar = takeaway meal, take-out meal, take-out.

* correr como alma que lleva el diablo = run for + Posesivo + life.

* cuando el río suena, agua lleva = there's no smoke without fire, where there's smoke there's fire.

* dejarse llevar = become + carried away by, drift along, drift, coast along, go with + the flow, let + go, go along with + the flow.

* dejarse llevar fácilmente = be easily led.

* dejarse llevar (por) = fall + victim to, give + way (to).

* dejarse llevar por el instinto = fly by + the seat of + Posesivo + pants.

* dejarse llevar por el pánico = panic.

* dejarse llevar por la corriente = go with + the flow, go along with + the flow.

* el camino que lleva a = a/the doorway to.

* el llevar = carrying.

* el sendero que lleva a = a/the doorway to.

* encargado de llevar a cabo = implementor [implementer].

* encargado de llevar el marcador = scorer.

* flor para llevar en el ojal = boutonniere.

* la edad se lleva en el alma = you are as old as you feel.

* la senda que lleva a = a/the doorway to.

* llevando sobrepelliz = surpliced.

* llevar a = lead on to, lead up to, result (in), take + Nombre + back to, usher into.

* llevar a Algo a una nueva dimensión = take + Nombre + into a new dimension.

* llevar a Alguien a juicio = bring + lawsuit against + Alguien, take + legal action, take + legal proceedings.

* llevar a Alguien al límite = push + Alguien + over the edge, drive + Alguien + over the edge.

* llevar a buen término = bring to + a close.

* llevar a cabo = accomplish, carry out, conduct, execute, go about, implement, proceed, effect, realise [realize, -USA], transact, carry through, press forward (with).

* llevar a cabo actividades = conduct + business.

* llevar a cabo una acción = effect + execution.

* llevar a cabo una actividad = conduct + activity.

* llevar a cabo una actuación común = make + a concerted effort.

* llevar a cabo una iniciativa = take + initiative.

* llevar a cabo una misión = accomplish + mission.

* llevar a cabo una orden = execute + command.

* llevar a cabo una redada = swoop.

* llevar a cabo una serie de pasos anteriormente realizados = execute + steps.

* llevar a cabo un atraco = pull off + heist.

* llevar a cabo un proyecto = carry out + project, undertake + project, develop + project.

* llevar a cabo un robo = execute + theft, pull off + heist.

* llevar a casa = bring + home.

* llevar a conclusiones erróneas = mislead.

* llevar a confusión = lead to + confusion.

* llevar a cotas más altas = raise to + greater heights, take + Nombre + to greater heights.

* llevar adelante = go ahead with, carry on, carry out.

* llevar a engaño = be misleading, be deceiving.

* llevar a + Estado Emocional = send into + Estado Emocional.

* llevar a hablar de una cuestión = bring up + issue.

* llevar a hombros = carry + Nombre + shoulder-high.

* llevar a juicio = prosecute, sue, file + suit against, bring + a suit against, litigate, bring + criminal charges against, file + lawsuit against, take + Nombre + to court, bring + Nombre + to justice, put on + trial, try.

* llevar a la bancarrota = bankrupt.

* llevar a la conclusión = lead to + the conclusion.

* llevar a la ficción = fictionalise [fictionalize, -USA].

* llevar a la práctica = practise [practice, -USA], put into + practice, put into + practical effect, carry out, put into + effect.

* llevar a la práctica una decisión = implement + decision.

* llevar a la quiebra = bankrupt.

* llevar Algo/Alguien a = usher + Nombre + into.

* llevar Algo a sus últimas consecuencias = take + Nombre + to its ultimate conclusion.

* llevar Algo demasiado lejos = push + Nombre + too far.

* llevar Algo hasta el final = carry + Nombre + to the end.

* llevar al hospital con toda urgencia = rush + Nombre + to hospital.

* llevar al hospital de bulla y corriendo = rush + Nombre + to hospital.

* llevar al hospital urgentemente = rush + Nombre + to hospital.

* llevar al juzgado = take + Nombre + to court.

* llevar al límite = stretch.

* llevar a los tribunales = take + Nombre + to court.

* llevar al poder = bring + Nombre + to power.

* llevar aquí + Expresión Temporal = have been around + Expresión Temporal.

* llevar a remolque = take in + tow.

* llevar a tomar una decisión = lead (up) to + decision.

* llevar aún más lejos = take + one stage further, progress + one stage further, carry + one stage further, develop + one stage further, take + a step further, extend + one step further, carry + one step further, take + one step further.

* llevar camino de enfrentamiento con = be on a collision course with.

* llevar consigo = carry around.

* llevar el compás = beat + time.

* llevar el mando = rule + the roost.

* llevar el peso = undertake + burden.

* llevar el sello de = bear + the imprint of, bear + the mark(s) of, bear + the stamp of, bear + the hallmarks of, have + the hallmarks of.

* llevar el sello distintivo de = bear + the hallmarks of, have + the hallmarks of.

* llevar en autobús = bus.

* llevar en camión = truck.

* llevar en volandas = carry + Nombre + shoulder-high.

* llevar + Expresión Temporal = take + Expresión Temporal.

* llevar la antorcha = carry + the torch.

* llevar la batuta = call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost, set + the agenda.

* llevar la contraria = antagonise [antagonize, -USA].

* llevar la cuenta = tally.

* llevar la cuenta de = keep + track of.

* llevar la delantera = ahead of the game.

* llevar la impronta de = bear + the imprint of, bear + the mark(s) of, bear + the stamp of, bear + the hallmarks of, have + the hallmarks of.

* llevar la marca de = bear + the mark(s) of, bear + the stamp of, bear + the imprint of, bear + the hallmarks of, have + the hallmarks of.

* llevar la marca distintiva de = bear + the hallmarks of, have + the hallmarks of.

* llevar la montaña a Mahoma = bring + the mountain to Mohammed.

* llevar la responsabilidad de Algo = carry + the burden.

* llevar la voz cantante = call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost, set + the agenda.

* llevarle la corriente a Alguien = play along with.

* llevarlo bien = take it in + Posesivo + stride.

* llevar + Nombre + aún más lejos = take + Nombre + a/one step further/farther.

* llevar por el aire = waft.

* llevar por el camino de = lead + Pronombre + down the road to.

* llevar por el mal camino = lead + astray.

* llevar por mal camino = mislead.

* llevar (puesto) = wear.

* llevar puesto el cinturón de seguridad = wear + a seat belt.

* llevar razón = be right, be in the right.

* llevar ropa puesta = wear + clothing.

* llevar rumbo de colisión con = be on a collision course with.

* llevarse = take, take away, cream off, haul away, cart, make off with, take + Nombre + away, be in, get away with.

* llevarse a las mil maravillas con + Nombre = get on with + Nombre + swimmingly.

* llevarse a las mis maravillas = get along/on + like a house on fire.

* llevarse bien = get along, on good terms, hit it off.

* llevarse bien con Alguien = get on with + Pronombre Personal.

* llevarse el gato al agua = steal + the show, steal + the limelight, the nod + go to.

* llevarse el mérito = take + the credit (for).

* llevarse la fama = take + the credit (for).

* llevarse la palma = sweep + the board, steal + the limelight, steal + the show, take + the biscuit, take + the cake, come out on + top.

* llevárselo el viento = blow away.

* llevarse los problemas a casa = bring + problems home.

* llevarse una desilusión = be gutted, feel + gutted.

* llevarse una (gran) sorpresa = be in for a (big) surprise.

* llevarse un chasco = be gutted, feel + gutted, be disappointed.

* llevarse un palo = be gutted, feel + gutted.

* llevar sobre la espalda = carry on + Posesivo + shoulders.

* llevar sobre los hombros = carry on + Posesivo + shoulders.

* llevar tiempo = take + time, take + a while, take + long, absorb + time.

* llevar tiempo y esfuerzo = take + time and effort.

* llevar todas las de perder = odds + be stacked against, not have a leg to stand on.

* llevar una cruz = suffer from + curse.

* llevar una eternidad = take + ages (and ages).

* llevar una vida + Ajetivo = lead + an + Adjetivo + existence.

* llevar una vida arriesgada = live + dangerously, live + dangerously close to the edge.

* llevar una vida de perros = lead + a dog's life.

* llevar una vida miserable = live + wretched existence.

* llevar un diario de trabajo = keep + diary.

* llevar un minuto = take + minute.

* llevar un negocio = conduct + a business.

* no llevar a ninguna parte = achieve + nothing.

* no llevar a ningún fin = beat + a dead horse, fart + in the wind.

* no llevar a ningún fin, ser un pérdida de tiempo = flog + a dead horse.

* no llevar a ningún sitio = go + nowhere.

* pasar llevando = take through.

* que se lleva gestando hace tiempo = long-simmering.

* viajar llevando un mochila = backpacking.

* * *

llevar [A1 ]

vt

Sentido I

A

1 (de un lugar a otro) to take

tengo que llevar los zapatos a arreglar I must take my shoes to be mended

le llevé unas flores I took her some flowers

te lo llevaré cuando vaya el sábado I'll bring it when I come on Saturday

este programa pretende llevar un mensaje de paz y amor a sus hogares this program aims to bring a message of peace and love into your homes

el camión llevaba una carga de abono the truck was carrying a load of fertilizer

deja que te ayude a llevar las bolsas let me help you carry your bags

¿qué llevas en el bolso que pesa tanto? what have you got in your bag that weighs so much?

dos hamburguesas para llevar two hamburgers to go ( AmE), two hamburgers to take away ( BrE)

[ S ] comida para llevar take out meals ( AmE), takeaway meals ( BrE)

2 ‹persona› to take

iba para ese lado y me llevó hasta la estación she was going that way so she gave me a lift to o took me to o dropped me at the station

voy a llevar a los niños al colegio I'm going to take the children to school

nos llevó a cenar fuera he took us out to dinner

la llevaba de la mano I was holding her hand, I had her by the hand

3

(tener consigo): los atracadores llevaban metralletas the robbers carried submachine guns

no llevo dinero encima or conmigo I don't have any money on me

4 (CS) (comprar) to take

¿la señora ha decidido? — sí, llevo éste have you decided, madam? — yes, I'll take o I'll have this one

¿cuántos va a llevar? how many would you like?

B

1

(guiar, conducir): nos llevaron por un sendero hacia la cueva they led o took us along a path toward(s) the cave

este camino te lleva al río this path leads o takes you to the river

esta discusión no nos llevará a ninguna parte arguing like this won't get us anywhere

2 (impulsar, inducir) to lead

su afición por el juego lo llevó a cometer el desfalco his passion for gambling led him to embezzle the money

esto me lleva a pensar que miente this leads me to believe that she is lying

¿qué puede llevar a una madre a hacer una cosa así? what could induce a mother to do such a thing?

C

1 ‹vestido/sombrero› to wear

puede llevarse suelto o con cinturón it can be worn loose or with a belt

llevaba uniforme he was wearing his uniform, he was in uniform

no llevo reloj I'm not wearing a watch, I haven't got a watch on

2

(hablando de modas): vuelven a llevarse las faldas cortas short skirts are back in fashion

ya no se lleva eso de las fiestas de compromiso people don't have engagement parties any more

D

(tener): llevas la corbata torcida your tie's crooked

hace años que lleva barba he's had a beard for years

llevaba el pelo corto she wore o had her hair short, she had short hair

cada entrada lleva un número each ticket bears a number o has a number on it

el colegio lleva el nombre de su fundador the school carries o bears the name of its founder

una canción que lleva por título `Rencor' a song entitled `Rencor'

Sentido II

A

(tener a su cargo): lleva la contabilidad de la empresa she does the company's accounts

su padre lleva la tienda/el bar his father runs the shop/the bar

el abogado que lleva el caso the lawyer o ( AmE) attorney who is handling the case

mi compañero lleva lo de los créditos my colleague deals with loans

trabaja a tiempo completo y además lleva la casa she works full time and does all the housework as well

B

1 (conducir) ‹vehículo› to drive; ‹moto› to ride

¿quién llevaba el coche? who was driving the car?

2 ‹pareja›

(al bailar): no sé bailar — no importa, yo te llevo I can't dance — it doesn't matter, I'll lead

C

1 ‹vida› to lead

(+ compl): lleva una vida normal/muy ajetreada he leads o has a normal life/very hectic life

llevan su relación en secreto they're keeping their relationship secret

¿cómo llevas lo del divorcio? how are you coping with the divorce?

está en segundo año y lo lleva muy bien he's in the second year and he's doing very well

¿qué tal lo llevas? ( fam); how are things? ( colloq)

lleva muy mal lo de que te vayas al extranjero she's taking this business of you going abroad very badly

llevaste muy bien la entrevista you handled the interview very well

2 ( Ven) ‹golpe/susto› to get

llevamos un susto grande cuando … we got a terrible fright when …

va a llevar un disgusto grande cuando se entere he's going to be very upset when he finds out

D

(seguir, mantener): llevar el ritmo or el compás to keep time

baila mal, no sabe llevar el compás he's a bad dancer, he can't keep in time to the music

¿estás llevando la cuenta de lo que te debo? are you keeping track of what I owe you?

¿qué rumbo llevan? what course are they on?

¿qué dirección llevaban? which direction were they going in o were they headed in?

Sentido III

A

1 (requerir, insumir) to take

lleva mucho tiempo hacerlo bien it takes a long time to do it well

(+ me/te/le etc): le llevó horas aprendérselo de memoria it took her hours to learn it by heart

me va a llevar horas it's going to take me hours

2

(tener como ingrediente, componente): ¿qué lleva esta sopa? what's in this soup?

esta masa lleva mantequilla en lugar de aceite this pastry is made with butter instead of oil

lleva unas gotas de jugo de limón it has a few drops of lemon juice in it

este modelo lleva tres metros de tela you need three meters of material for this dress

la blusa lleva un cuello de encaje the blouse has a lace collar

el tren lleva dos vagones de primera the train has o ( frml) conveys two first-class carriages

B (aventajar, exceder en) (+ me/te/le etc):

me lleva dos años he's two years older than me

mi hijo te lleva unos centímetros my son is a few centimeters taller than you, my son is taller than you by a few centimeters

nos llevan tres días de ventaja they have a three-day lead over us

C ( Esp) (cobrar) to charge

no me llevó nada por arreglármelo he didn't charge me (anything) for fixing it

■

v aux

lleva media hora esperando she's been waiting for half an hour

¿llevas mucho rato aquí? have you been here long?

lleva tres días sin probar bocado he hasn't eaten a thing for three days

el tren lleva una hora de retraso the train's an hour late

¿te desperté? — no, llevo horas levantada did I wake you? — no, I've been up for hours

lleva cinco años en la empresa she's been with the company for five years

hasta ahora llevan ganados todos los partidos they've won every game so far

ya llevaba hecha la mitad de la manga I'd already done half the sleeve

llevar las de ganar/perder to be bound to win/lose

con el apoyo del jefe, llevas todas las de ganar if the boss is behind you, you're bound to succeed

■ llevar

vi

1 «camino/carretera» to go, lead

lleva directamente al pueblo it goes o leads straight to the village

¿adónde lleva este camino? where does this road go o lead?

2 (al bailar) to lead

■ llevarse

v pron

A

1 (a otro lugar) to take

la policía se llevó al sospechoso the police took the suspect away

¿quién se ha llevado mi paraguas? who's taken my umbrella?

nos lo llevamos a la playa we took him off to the beach

no te lleves el diccionario, lo necesito don't take the dictionary (away), I need it

llévate a los chicos de aquí get the children out of here

los ladrones se llevaron las joyas the thieves went off with o took the jewels

el agua se llevó cuanto encontró a su paso the water swept away everything in its path

2 ‹dinero/premio› to win

la película que se llevó todos los premios the movie that carried off o won o took all the prizes

3 (quedarse con, comprar) to take

no sé cuál llevarme I don't know which one to have o take

¿cuántos se quiere llevar? how many would you like?

4 ( Mat) to carry

9 y 9 son 18, me llevo una 9 plus 9 is 18, carry one

5 ( Arg) ‹asignatura› to carry over

B

(dirigir): no te lleves el cuchillo a la boca don't put your knife in your mouth

se llevó la mano al bolsillo he put his hand to his pocket

C ‹susto/regañina› to get

¡qué susto me llevé! what a fright I got!

me llevé una gran decepción I was terribly disappointed, it was a terrible disappointment

se llevó su merecido he got what he deserved

quiero que se lleve un buen recuerdo I want him to leave here with pleasant memories

D

llevarse bien con algn to get along with sb, to get on (well) with sb ( BrE)

nos llevamos mal we don't get along o on

se llevan a matar they really hate each other

se llevan como perro y gato they fight like cat and dog

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llevar ( conjugate llevar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( de un lugar a otro) to take;

◊ le llevé unas flores I took her some flowers;

te lo llevaré cuando vaya I'll bring it when I come;
¿qué llevas en la bolsa? what have you got in your bag?;
comida para llevar take out (AmE) o (BrE) takeaway meals
b) ( transportar) ‹ carga› to carry;

◊ la ayudé a llevar las bolsas I helped her carry her bags

c) ‹ persona› to take;

◊ nos llevó a cenar he took us out to dinner;

me llevó (en su coche) hasta la estación she gave me a lift to the station;
lo llevaba en brazos/de la mano she was carrying him in her arms/holding her hand
d) ( tener consigo) ‹llaves/dinero/documentación› to have

2
a) (guiar, conducir) to take;

◊ la llevaba de la mano I/he was holding her hand;

esto no nos llevará a ninguna parte this won't get us anywhere
b) (impulsar, inducir) to lead;

◊ esto me lleva a pensar que … this leads me to believe that …

3
a) ‹ropa/perfume/reloj› to wear

b) ( tener) ‹barba/bigote› to have;

◊ llevaba el pelo corto she had short hair

1 ( tener a su cargo) ‹negocio/tienda› to run;
‹ caso› to handle;
‹ contabilidad› to do
2 (esp Esp) ( conducir) ‹ vehículo› to drive;
‹ moto› to ride
3 ‹ vida› to lead;
◊ llevar una vida tranquila to lead a quiet;

¿cómo llevas el informe? how are you getting on with the report?
4 (seguir, mantener): llevar el ritmo or el compás to keep time;
◊ ¿llevas la cuenta de lo que te debo? are you keeping track of what I owe you?;

¿qué dirección llevaban? which direction were they going in?
1
a) ( requerir) ‹ tiempo› to take;

◊ le llevó horas aprendérselo it took her hours to learn it

b) ( aventajar) (+ me/te/le etc):

◊ me lleva un año he's a year older than me;

nos llevan un día de ventaja they have a one-day lead over us
2 (Esp) ( cobrar) to charge
llevar v aux:
◊ llevo una hora esperando I've been waiting for an hour;

lleva tres días sin comer he hasn't eaten for three days;
el tren lleva una hora de retraso the train's an hour late;
llevo revisada la mitad I've already checked half of it
verbo intransitivo [camino/carretera] to go, lead
llevarse verbo pronominal
1
a) ( a otro lugar) to take;

◊ la policía se llevó al sospechoso the police took the suspect away;

¿quién se llevó mi paraguas? who took my umbrella?;
el agua se llevó las casas the water swept away the houses
b) ‹premio/dinero› to win

c) (quedarse con, comprar) to take;

◊ me llevo este I'll take this one

d) (Mat) to carry;

◊ 9 y 9 son 18, me llevo una 9 plus 9 is 18, carry one

e) (Arg) ‹ asignatura› to carry over

2 ‹susto/regañina› to get;
◊ me llevé una decepción I was disappointed;

se llevó un buen recuerdo he left here with pleasant memories
3
◊ llevarse bien con algn to get along with sb

4 ( hablando de modas) to be in fashion;
◊ vuelven a llevarse las faldas cortas short skirts are back in fashion

llevar verbo transitivo
1 to take: llévame a casa, take me home
(en dirección al oyente) te lo llevaré al trabajo, I'll bring it to your work
2 (vestir) to wear: lleva el pelo suelto, she wears her hair down
3 (transportar) to carry: no llevo dinero encima, I don't carry any money on me
4 (tolerar, sufrir) lleva muy mal la separación, she is taking the separation very badly
5 (una diferencia de edad) le lleva dos años a su hermana, he is two years older than his sister
6 (cobrar) me llevó dos mil pesetas por el arreglo, she charged me two thousand pesetas for the repairs
7 (necesitar) eso no lleva mucho trabajo, that doesn't need much work
8 (tiempo) llevo dos horas esperando, I've been waiting for two hours
esto llevará un buen rato, this will take a long time
9 (un negocio, empresa) to be in charge of
(a una persona) to handle: te lleva por donde quiere, she does what she likes with you
♦ Locuciones: llevar adelante, to carry sthg through
llevar las de ganar/perder, to be on a winning/losing streak
La traducción más común es to take: ¿Adónde llevas eso?, Where are you taking that? Llévalo a la cocina. Take it to the kitchen. Sin embargo, tratándose de llevar algo hacia el oyente o el hablante, debes emplear el verbo to bring: Te lo llevaré mañana. I'll bring it to you tomorrow. Te llevaré un regalo. I'll bring you a present.
' llevar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acercar
- agitada
- agitado
- aire
- altar
- andar
- aparejada
- aparejado
- bajar
- batuta
- caballo
- cabo
- calzar
- calle
- cantante
- cargar
- cartera
- ciega
- ciego
- conducir
- costar
- dejarse
- delantera
- efectuar
- ejecutar
- escrita
- escrito
- garaje
- inducir
- juicio
- magistratura
- mal
- maquillarse
- operar
- pantalla
- pantalón
- perder
- preferir
- realizar
- sed
- sofoco
- subir
- traer
- transportar
- usar
- vestir
- voz
- anca
- andas
- arrastrar
English:
absorb
- accomplish
- account
- achieve
- ahead
- amulet
- astray
- authenticity
- band
- bankrupt
- bear
- blow
- boil
- bring
- carry
- carry about
- carry around
- carry away
- carry off
- carry on
- carry out
- coal
- conduct
- drag off
- drive
- effect
- fly
- follow through
- footpath
- forceful
- forever
- go through with
- hand-luggage
- handle
- haul up
- have
- have on
- have up
- hold
- hump
- implement
- inclination
- justice
- keep
- lead
- lead out
- lead to
- lead up to
- live
- lug

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llevar

♦ vt

1. [de un lugar a otro] to take;

le llevé unos bombones al hospital I took her some chocolates at the hospital, I brought some chocolates for her to the hospital with me;

llevaré a los niños al zoo I'll take the children to the zoo;

nosotros llevamos la mercancía del almacén a las tiendas we bring o transport the goods from the warehouse to the shops;

me llevó en coche he drove me there;

¿vas al colegio? ¡sube, que te llevo! are you going to school? get in, I'll give you a Br lift o US ride;

¿para tomar aquí o para llevar? is it to eat in or Br to take away o US to go?;

pizzas para llevar [en letrero] Br takeaway pizzas, US pizzas to go

2. [acarrear] to carry;

llevaba un saco a sus espaldas she was carrying a sack on her back;

llevaban en hombros al entrenador they were carrying the coach on their shoulders;

¿llevas rueda de recambio? have you got a spare wheel?;

llevar adelante algo [planes, proyecto] to go ahead with sth;

llevar consigo [implicar] to lead to, to bring about;

está prohibido llevar armas carrying arms is prohibited

3. [encima] [ropa, objeto personal] to wear;

llevo gafas I wear glasses;

¿llevas reloj? [en este momento] have you got a watch on?, are you wearing a watch?;
[habitualmente] do you wear a watch?;
llevaba una falda azul she was wearing a blue skirt;

no lleva nada puesto she hasn't got anything o any clothes on;

no llevo dinero I haven't got any money on me;

nunca llevo mucho dinero encima I never carry a lot of money on me o around;

todavía lleva pañales he's still in Br nappies o US diapers

4. [tener] to have;

llevar bigote to have a moustache;

lleva el pelo largo he has long hair;

me gusta llevar el pelo recogido I like to wear my hair up;

llevas las manos sucias your hands are dirty;

los productos ecológicos llevan una etiqueta verde environmentally friendly products carry a green label

5. [como ingrediente]
esta tortilla lleva cebolla this omelette has got onion in it;

¿qué lleva el daiquiri? what do you make a daiquiri with?

6. [guiar, acompañar] to take;

los llevé por otro camino I took them another way;

lo llevaron a la comisaría he was taken to the police station;

un guía nos llevó hasta la cima a guide led us to the top;
Méx
lléveme con el gerente I want to see the manager

7. [dirigir] to be in charge of;
[casa, negocio] to look after, to run;
lleva la contabilidad she keeps the books

8. [manejar, ocuparse de] [problema, persona] to handle;
[asunto, caso, expediente] to deal with; [automóvil] to drive; [bicicleta, moto] to ride;
este asunto lo lleva el departamento de contabilidad this matter is being handled by the accounts department;

ella llevó las negociaciones personalmente she handled the negotiations herself;

el inspector que lleva el caso the inspector in charge of the case;

lleva muy bien sus estudios he's doing very well in his studies;

sabe cómo llevar a la gente she's good with people

9. [mantener] to keep;

el hotel lleva un registro de todos sus clientes the hotel keeps a record of all its guests;

llevo la cuenta de todos tus fallos I've been keeping count of all your mistakes;

llevar el paso to keep in step;

llevar el ritmo o [m5] compás to keep time;

llevan una vida muy tranquila they lead a very quiet life

10. [soportar] to deal o cope with;

llevar algo bien/mal to deal o cope with sth well/badly;

¿qué tal llevas o [m5] cómo llevas el régimen? how are you getting on with the diet?;

llevo bien lo de ir en tren todos los días, pero lo de madrugar… I can quite happily cope with catching the train every day, but as for getting up early…;
Fam
¿cómo lo llevas con el nuevo jefe? how are you getting on with your new boss?

11. [ir por]
la dirección que lleva el vehículo the direction in which the vehicle is heading;

lleva camino de ser famoso/rico he's on the road to fame/riches;

Comp

llevar las de ganar/perder: el equipo local lleva las de ganar/perder the local team are favourites to win/lose;

en un juicio, llevamos las de ganar if the matter goes to court, we can expect to win;

no te enfrentes con él, que llevas las de perder don't mess with him, you can't hope to win

12. [conducir]
llevar a alguien a algo to lead sb to sth;

aquella inversión le llevaría a la ruina that investment was to bring about his ruin;

¿adónde nos lleva la ingeniería genética? where is all this genetic engineering going to end?;

llevar a alguien a hacer algo to lead o cause sb to do sth;

esto me lleva a creer que miente this makes me think she's lying;

¿qué pudo llevarle a cometer semejante crimen? what could have led o caused him to commit such a crime?

13. [sobrepasar en]
te llevo seis puntos I'm six points ahead of you;

me lleva dos centímetros/dos años he's two centimetres taller/two years older than me

14. [amputar]
la motosierra casi le lleva una pierna the power saw nearly took o cut his leg off

15. [costar] [tiempo, esfuerzo] to take;

aprender a conducir o Am [m5] manejar lleva tiempo it takes time to learn to drive;

me llevó un día hacer este guiso it took me a day to make this dish

16. [pasarse] [tiempo]
lleva tres semanas sin venir she hasn't come for three weeks now, it's three weeks since she was last here;

llevaba siglos sin ir al cine I hadn't been to the cinema for ages, it was ages since I'd been to the cinema;

¿cuánto tiempo llevas aquí? how long have you been here?;

llevo todo el día llamándote I've been trying to get through to you on the phone all day;

llevar mucho tiempo haciendo algo to have been doing sth for a long time

17. Esp [cobrar] to charge;

¿qué te llevaron por la revisión del coche? how much o what did they charge you for servicing the car?

18. CSur [comprar] to take;

llevaré la roja I'll take o have the red one;

¿lo envuelvo o lo lleva puesto? shall I wrap it up for you or do you want to keep it on?

♦ vi
[conducir]
llevar a to lead to;

esta carretera lleva al norte this road leads north

♦ v aux
(antes de participio)
llevo leída media novela I'm halfway through the novel;

llevo dicho esto mismo docenas de veces I've said the same thing time and again;

llevaba anotados todos los gastos she had noted down all the expenses

♦ See also the pronominal verb llevarse

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llevar

I v/t

1 take;

llevar a alguien en coche drive s.o., take s.o. in the car;

llevar dinero encima carry money

2 ropa, gafas wear

3 ritmo keep up

4

:

llevar las de perder be likely to lose;

me lleva dos años he’s two years older than me;

llevo ocho días aquí I’ve been here a week;

llevo una hora esperando I’ve been waiting for an hour;

¿te llevó dos horas hacer eso? it took you two hours to do that?

II v/i lead (a to)

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llevar vt

1) : to take away, to carry

me gusta, me lo llevo: I like it, I'll take it

2) : to wear

3) : to take, to lead

llevamos a Pedro al cine: we took Pedro to the movies

4)

llevar a cabo : to carry out

5)

llevar adelante : to carry on, to keep going

llevar vi

: to lead

un problema lleva al otro: one problem leads to another

llevar v aux

: to have

llevo mucho tiempo buscándolo: I've been looking for it for a long time

lleva leído medio libro: he's halfway through the book

♦ See also the reflexive verb llevarse

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llevar vb

1. (en general) to take [pt. took; pp. taken]

lleva a sus hijos a la escuela she takes her children to school

le llevó muchos años aprender a tocar el arpa it took him many years to learn to play the harp

2. (cargar) to carry [pt. & pp. carried]

¿quieres que te lleve la compra? shall I carry your shopping?

3. (vestir) to wear [pt. wore; pp. worn]

lleva una chaqueta gris he's wearing a grey jacket

4. (tener) to have

¿qué llevas en la mano? what have you got in your hand?

el pastel lleva crema the cake has got cream in it

5. (conducir) to drive [pt. drove; pp. driven]

llevas el coche muy bien you drive very well

6. (tiempo) to have been

llevo media hora esperándote I've been waiting for you for half an hour

llevarle a alguien... años to be... years older than somebody

su hermano le lleva dos años his brother is two years older than him

para llevar to take away

Spanish-English dictionary > llevar
4 scratch

skrætʃ I сущ. сл. сатана( с определенным артиклем с заглавной буквы, чаще Old scratch) II
1. сущ.
1) а) царапина;
перен. небольшая драка get off with a scratch б) почесывание, расчесывание в) царапанье, скрип (особенно о звуке паузе при проигрывании грампластинки) ;
чирканье, свирестение г) удар, влекущий за собой штраф( в бильярде) ;
перен. счастливая случайность
2) а) росчерк, черточка, черта;
пометка;
каракули б) спорт стартовая черта come up to the scratch start from scratch в) метка, насечка
3) а) спорт участник состязания, не получающий преимущества (тж. scratch man) б) лошадь, снятая со скачек
4) а) мн. ветер. мокрец (вид воспаления покрытой волосам области ступни у лошадей) б) = scratch-wig
5) сл. деньги (обычно бумажные) ∙ up to scratch
2. прил.
1) черновой, набросочный scratch paper
2) сборный, перемешанный, разношерстный scratch crew scratch dinner scratch pack scratch team
3) собранный, подобранный без должной подготовки, наспех, случайный Syn: accidental, casual, promiscuous
3. гл.
1) а) царапать(ся), скрести(сь), оцарапать, расцарапать scratch the surface of smth. scratch smth. and find smth. б) чесать(ся), расчесывать If you keep scratching away at that spot, you'll break the skin. ≈ Если Вы будете продолжать расчесывать это пятно, вы раздерете кожу. to scratch one's head ≈ почесать затылок тж. перен. в) рыть когтями, рыться (в земле) The farmyard was quiet, with just a few chickens scratching about for food. ≈ На скотном дворе было тихо, только несколько цыплят ковырялись в земле в поисках еды. г) наносить удар, влекущий за собой штраф ( в биллиарде)
2) а) чиркать, черкать;
нацарапать, набрасывать (письмо, рисунок) б) скрипеть( о пере) в) вычеркивать( из списка участников, кандидатов, тж. scratch off, scratch out, scratch through) ;
отказываться( от чего-л.) ;
бросать Two of the best runners have scratched from the race. ≈ Два лучших бегуна отказались от участия в забеге.
3) а) зарабатывать, делать деньги б) с трудом наскребать, выкапывать (что бы то ни было)
4) быстро убегать, покидать
5) сл. быть фальшивомонетчиком, изготавливать фальшивые документы Syn: forge ∙ scratch along scratch out scratch together scratch up scratch my back and I will scratch yours ≈ услуга за услугу царапина - a * on the face царапина на лице - her hands were covered with *es ее руки были все исцарапаны - it's only a * это просто царапина /мелкий укол/ - without a * без малейшего вреда /ущерба/ (для себя) - to go through the war without a * пройти всю войну, не получив ни одной царапины - to get off with a * or two отделаться пустяками, легко отделаться (техническое) черта;
метка (тк. в ед. ч.) царапанье - a dog enjoys a good * собаки любят почесаться скрип, чирканье - the * of pen on the paper скрип пера по бумаге каракуля, закорючка - he writes a miserable * у него отвратительный почерк - a * of the pen подпись( особ. неразборчивая) ;
росчерк пера - the business could be settled by the * of a pen это дело можно было уладить одним росчерком пера (тк. в ед. ч.) (спортивное) линия старта, старт (тж. * mark) (спортивное) участник соревнования, не получающий преимущества при старте (тж. * man) накладка из волос, маленький парик, прикрывающий часть головы (сленг) временное название кинофильма (американизм) (сленг) фальшивый чек;
фальшивомонетчик (американизм) (сленг) деньги, средства > up to * на должной высоте, в хорошем состоянии /виде/;
в полной готовности > to bring smb. (up) to the * (спортивное) вызвать кого-л. на старт;
заставить кого-л. решиться на борьбу;
подготовить кого-л. к сдаче экзаменов > to come up to *, to come to the * (спортивное) подойти к стартовой линии /к линии старта/;
решиться (на что-л.) ;
быть готовым к борьбе;
быть готовым выполнить свой долг /свои обязанности/ > when it comes to the * когда наступает решительный момент > brave till it comes to the * храбрый, пока не дошло до дела, храбрый на словах > to start from * (спортивное) не иметь преимущества;
начинать на голом /на пустом/ месте;
не иметь никакой помощи или преимуществ (разговорное) случайно или наспех собранный вместе - * collection коллекция случайных вещей - * dinner обед, приготовленный на скорую руку;
импровизированный обед - * division случайное /неожиданное/ голосование - * feed (сельскохозяйственное) сборный корм - * race (спортивное) забег с общим стартом наспех записанный, набросанный, нарисованный - * paper черновик( компьютерное) рабочий, временный - * file рабочий файл случайный, неумышленный - a * shot случайный выстрел царапать, оцарапать, расцарапать - to * the paint поцарапать краску /окрашенную поверхность/ - to * one's hand with a pin оцарапать руку булавкой - to * oneself with smth. оцарапаться обо что-л. - to * smb.'s eyes out выцарапать кому-л. глаза - to * off a pimple содрать прыщик царапаться - cats * кошки царапаются рыхлить (землю) - to * the ground with a rake рыхлить землю граблями - to * the surface копать неглубоко;
поверхностно излагать, изучать и т. п.;
скользить по поверхности - to * the surface of a subject поверхностно осветить вопрос - the inquiry hass only *ed the surface of the problem при исследовании проблема была затронута лишь в самых общих чертах скрипеть - this pen *es badly перо сильно скрипит чиркать - to * a match чиркать спичкой чесать, расчесывать - to * a dog's neck почесать собаку за ухом - to * mosquito bites расчесывать укусы комаров - to * the skin чесать /расчесывать/ кожу чесаться - itching makes one want to * зуд вызывает желание почесаться - don't * (yourself) ! не чешись! нацарапать, выцарапать;
выгравировать - to * a drawing on the wall нацарапать рисунок на стене - to * one's initials on the window-pane with a diamond вырезать свои иницциалы алмазом на оконном стекле наспех или небрежно написать, нацарапать - to * a few lines of a letter чернуть несколько строк /слов/ скрестись - the dog *ed at the door собака скреблась в дверь рыть когтями рыться (в земле) - the chickens were *ing for worms куры рылись в земле в поисках червей - there is no sense in *ing about this rock with a pick: you'll have to use explosive нет смысла ковырять эту скалу киркой - придется применить взрывчатку выскребать, вырывать - to * a hole in the ground выскрести /вырыть/ яму в земле (часто * out, * off) вычеркивать, перечеркивать - to * an item from an account вычернуть какой-л. пункт из счета - to * smb. off (from) a list вычернуть кого-л. из списка - to * smb.'s name out зачернуть чью-л. фамилию (спортивное) снимать с участия в состязании - to * a horse снять лошадь с состязаний (разговорное) идти на попятный;
отказываться (от чего-л.) - to * an engagement отменить встречу - to * the race отменить гонки - I hope you're not going to * at the last moment надеюсь, что вы не пойдете на попятный в последний момент подчистить( ножом, бритвой) - to * out a word подчистить слово( американизм) (политика) (сленг) голосовать против кого-л. из кандидатов в списке, выдввинутом своей партией (американизм) (политика) (сленг) голосовать против отдельного предложения своей партии (американизм) (сленг) подделывать чек > * it! (сленг) улепетывай!, смывайся! > to * for oneself самому справиться с трудностями > to * one's head over ломать голову (над чем-л.) > * my back and I will * yours (пословица) услуга за услугу > to * one's way пробиться, преуспеть to come (up) to the ~ подойти к стартовой черте to come (up) to the ~ решиться (на что-л.) ;
быть готовым к борьбе;
быть в форме ~ царапина;
to get off with a scratch отделаться царапиной;
легко отделаться scratch = scratch-wig;
up to scratch на должной высоте;
в хорошем виде ~ временный ~ вычеркивать (из списка участников, кандидатов, тж. scratch off, scratch out, scratch through) ~ используемый для черновиков, набросков;
scratch paper бумага для заметок ~ pl вет. мокрец (у лошади) ~ насечка, метка ~ нацарапать (письмо, рисунок) ~ отказываться (от чего-л.) ;
бросать;
scratch along перебиваться;
с трудом сводить концы с концами ~ почесывание, расчесывание ~ рабочий ~ разношерстный, сборный;
собранный наспех;
scratch crew (или team, pack) разг. случайно или наспех подобранная спортивная команда ~ росчерк;
пометка;
каракули;
a scratch of the pen росчерк пера ~ рыть когтями ~ скрип;
царапанье;
чирканье ~ скрипеть (о пере) ~ случайный ~ спорт. стартовая черта ~ спорт. участник состязания, не получающий преимущества (тж. scratch man) ~ царапать(ся), скрести(сь) ;
расцарапать, оцарапать ~ царапина;
to get off with a scratch отделаться царапиной;
легко отделаться ~ чесать(ся) ;
to scratch one's head почесать затылок (тж. перен.) ~ чиркать ~ штрафное касание( в бильярде) ;
перен. счастливая случайность Scratch: Scratch: Old ~ дьявол scratch: scratch: to start from ~ начать все с (самого) начала ~ отказываться (от чего-л.) ;
бросать;
scratch along перебиваться;
с трудом сводить концы с концами ~ разношерстный, сборный;
собранный наспех;
scratch crew (или team, pack) разг. случайно или наспех подобранная спортивная команда ~ dinner обед, приготовленный на скорую руку, импровизированный обед ~ my back and I will ~ yours = услуга за услугу ~ росчерк;
пометка;
каракули;
a scratch of the pen росчерк пера ~ чесать(ся) ;
to scratch one's head почесать затылок (тж. перен.) ~ out вычеркивать;
scratch together, scratch up наскрести, накопить ~ используемый для черновиков, набросков;
scratch paper бумага для заметок to ~ the surface (of smth.) не проникать глубже поверхности (чего-л.) to ~ the surface (of smth.) относиться поверхностно (к чему-л.) ~ out вычеркивать;
scratch together, scratch up наскрести, накопить ~ out вычеркивать;
scratch together, scratch up наскрести, накопить scratch = scratch-wig;
up to scratch на должной высоте;
в хорошем виде scratch-wig: scratch-wig накладка из волос scratch: to start from ~ начать все с (самого) начала start from ~ начинать с нуля to start from ~ спорт. не иметь преимущества scratch = scratch-wig;
up to scratch на должной высоте;
в хорошем виде

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > scratch
5 tête

tête [tεt]

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1. feminine noun

2. compounds

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   a. [de personne, animal] head

• être tête nue to be bareheaded

• avoir mal à la tête to have a headache

• j'ai la tête lourde my head feels heavy

• tomber la tête la première to fall headfirst

• se laver la tête to wash one's hair

• c'est à se cogner la tête contre les murs it's enough to drive you up the wall (inf)

• j'en donnerais ma tête à couper I would stake my life on it

• des têtes vont tomber heads will roll

• faire la tête au carré à qn (inf!) to smash sb's face in (inf!)

• tenir tête à qn/qch to stand up to sb/sth

• réclamer la tête de qn to demand sb's head

• jurer sur la tête de qn to swear on sb's life

• risquer sa tête to risk one's neck

• sauver sa tête to save one's neck

• gagner d'une tête [cheval] to win by a head

• garder la tête froide to keep a cool head

• avoir la tête dure ( = têtu) to be stubborn

• être une tête de mule (inf) to be as stubborn as a mule

   b. ( = visage, expression) face

• il a une tête sympathique he has a nice face

• il a une tête sinistre he has a sinister look about him

• il a une bonne tête he looks a decent sort

• quand il a appris la nouvelle il a fait une drôle de tête ! you should have seen his face when he heard the news!

• il en fait une tête ! just look at his face!

• faire la tête to sulk

• c'est une tête à claques (inf) he has got the sort of face you'd love to smack

• c'est à la tête du client (inf) it depends on the person

• avoir ses têtes (inf) to have one's favourites

   c. ( = personne) head

• de nouvelles têtes new faces

• le repas coûtera 150 € par tête de pipe (inf!) the meal will cost 150 euros a head

   d. ( = partie supérieure) [de clou, marteau] head ; [d'arbre] top

• tête d'ail head of garlic

• tête d'épingle pinhead

   e. ( = partie antérieure) head

• l'équipe conserve la tête du classement the team retains its lead

• prendre la tête to take the lead

   f. ( = facultés mentales) avoir toute sa tête to have all one's faculties

• n'avoir rien dans la tête to be empty-headed

• où ai-je la tête ? whatever am I thinking of?

• avoir une petite tête to be dim-witted

• avoir une tête de linotte to be a scatterbrain

• être tête en l'air to be a scatterbrain

• c'est une tête (inf) he's really brainy (inf)

• c'est une tête en maths he's (or she's) really good at maths

• avoir la tête sur les épaules to be level-headed

• calculer qch de tête to work sth out in one's head

• chercher qch dans sa tête to search one's memory for sth

• fourrer qch dans la tête de qn (inf) to put sth into sb's head

• se mettre dans la tête que to get it into one's head that

• avoir la tête à ce que l'on fait to have one's mind on what one is doing

• avoir la tête ailleurs to have one's mind on other matters

• n'en faire qu'à sa tête to do as one pleases

• se prendre la tête to get in(to) a state (inf)

• il me prend la tête (inf) he drives me nuts (inf)

• la géométrie, ça me prend la tête (inf) geometry does my head in (inf)

• j'y réfléchirai à tête reposée I'll think about it when I've got a quiet moment

   g. (Football) header

• faire une tête to head the ball

   h. (locutions)

► tête baissée

• foncer or se jeter tête baissée dans to rush headlong into► la tête haute

• marcher la tête haute to walk with one's head held high► coup de tête head-butt ; (figurative) sudden impulse

• donner un coup de tête à qn to head-butt sb

• agir sur un coup de tête to act on impulse► à la tête de

• à la tête du cortège at the head of the procession

• être à la tête d'un mouvement/d'une affaire ( = diriger) to head a movement/a business

• se trouver à la tête d'une petite fortune to find o.s. the owner of a small fortune► de la tête aux pieds from head to foot

► en tête

• je n'ai plus le nom en tête I can't recall the name

• se mettre en tête de faire qch to take it into one's head to do sth

• on monte en tête ou en queue ? shall we get on at the front or the back?

• être en tête to be in the lead

• dans les sondages, il arrive largement en tête he's well ahead in the polls

• en tête de phrase at the beginning of the sentence

• être en tête de liste to come at the top of the list

• il arrive en tête du scrutin he's leading in the elections

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► tête d'affiche top of the bill

• être la tête d'affiche to be top of the bill ► tête brûlée ( = baroudeur) desperado

► tête d'enregistrement recording head

► tête de lecture [de magnétophone, magnétoscope] play-back head ; (Computing) reading head

► tête de ligne terminus

► tête de liste (Politics) chief candidate (in list system of voting)

► tête de lit bedhead

► tête de mort ( = emblème) death's-head ; (sur pavillon) skull and crossbones

► tête de nœud (vulg!) dickhead (vulg!)

► tête nucléaire nuclear warhead

► tête de série (Tennis) seeded player

• il est tête de série numéro 2 he's the number 2 seed ► tête de Turc whipping boy

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tɛt
nom féminin

1) gén head

la tête basse — ( humblement) with one's head bowed

la tête haute — ( dignement) with one's head held high

tête baissée — [se lancer, foncer] headlong

la tête en bas — [être suspendu, se retrouver] upside down

au-dessus de nos têtes — ( en l'air) overhead

sans tête — headless

coup de tête — headbutt

donner un coup de tête à quelqu'un — to headbutt somebody

être tombé sur la tête — (colloq) fig to have gone off one's rocker (colloq)

2) ( dessus du crâne) head

se laver la tête — to wash one's hair

j'ai la tête toute mouillée — my hair's all wet

3) ( visage) face

une bonne/sale tête — a nice/nasty face

tu en fais une tête! — what a face!, why the long face?

ne fais pas cette tête-là! — don't pull such a face!

quelle tête va-t-il faire? — how's he going to react?

il (me) fait la tête — he's sulking

ne fais pas ta mauvaise tête — don't be so difficult

elle fait sa mauvaise tête — she's being difficult

il a une tête à tricher — he looks like a cheat

tu as une tête à faire peur, aujourd'hui! — you look dreadful today!

4) ( esprit) mind

de tête — [citer, réciter] from memory; [calculer] in one's head

tu n'as pas de tête! — you have a mind like a sieve!

je n'ai pas la référence en tête — I can't recall the reference

où avais-je la tête? — whatever was I thinking of?

ça (ne) va pas, la tête? — (colloq) are you out of your mind or what?

j'avais la tête ailleurs — I was thinking of something else

n'avoir rien dans la tête — to be empty-headed

c'est lui qui t'a mis ça dans la tête! — you got that idea from him!

mets-lui ça dans la tête — drum it into him/her

se mettre dans la or en tête de faire — to take it into one's head to do

monter la tête à Pierre contre Paul — to turn Pierre against Paul

monter à la tête de quelqu'un, faire tourner la tête de quelqu'un — [alcool, succès] to go to somebody's head

elle t'a fait tourner la tête — she's turned your head

il n'est pas bien dans sa tête — (colloq) he isn't right in the head

il a encore toute sa tête (à lui) — he's still got all his faculties

n'en faire qu'à sa tête — to go one's own way

tenir tête à quelqu'un — to stand up to somebody

sur un coup de tête — on an impulse

5) ( personne) face

avoir ses têtes — to have one's favourites [BrE]

en tête à tête — [être, dîner] alone together

rencontrer quelqu'un en tête à tête — to have a meeting with somebody in private

un dîner en tête à tête — an intimate dinner for two

6) ( mesure de longueur) head

avoir une tête de plus que quelqu'un — to be a head taller than somebody

gagner d'une courte tête — [personne] to win by a narrow margin; [cheval] to win by a short head

avoir une tête d'avance sur quelqu'un — to be a short length in front of somebody

7) ( unité de troupeau) head (inv)

8) ( individu)

par tête — gén a head, each; ( dans des statistiques) per capita

par tête de pipe — (colloq) each

9) ( vie) head

vouloir la tête de quelqu'un — ( mort) to want somebody's head; ( disgrâce) to be after somebody's head

risquer sa tête — to risk one's neck (colloq)

des têtes vont tomber — fig heads will roll

10) ( direction)

le groupe de tête — the leading group

c'est lui la tête pensante du mouvement — he's the brains behind the movement

il restera à la tête du groupe — he will stay on as head of the group

prendre la tête du parti — to become leader of the party

prendre la tête des opérations — to take charge of operations

être à la tête d'une immense fortune — to be the possessor of a huge fortune

11) ( premières places) top

être en tête — (de liste, classement) to be at the top; (d'élection, de course, sondage) to be in the lead

venir en tête — to come first

marcher en tête — to walk at the front

marcher en tête d'un cortège — to head a procession

le gouvernement, le premier ministre en tête, a décidé que... — the government, led by the Prime Minister, has decided that...

des tas de gens viendront, ta femme en tête — heaps of people are coming, your wife to begin with

en tête de phrase — at the beginning of a sentence

12) ( extrémité) ( de train) front; (de convoi, cortège) head; (d'arbre, de mât) top; (de vis, rivet, clou) head

une place en tête de train — a seat at the front of the train

en tête de file — first in line

13) Sport ( au football) header

faire une tête — to head the ball

14) Armée ( d'engin) warhead

15) ( en électronique) (d'enregistrement, effacement) head; ( d'électrophone) cartridge

tête de lecture — (de magnétophone, magnétoscope) head

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Phrasal Verbs:

- tête d'affiche

- tête en l'air

- tête brûlée

- tête de chapitre

- tête à claques

- tête de cochon

- tête d'épingle

- tête de lard

- tête de linotte

- tête de liste

- tête de lit

- tête de mort

- tête de mule

- tête d'oiseau

- tête de pioche

- tête de série

- tête de Turc

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j'en mettrais ma tête à couper or sur le billot — I'd swear to it

en avoir par-dessus la tête — (colloq) to be fed up to the back teeth (colloq)

se prendre la tête à deux mains — (colloq) ( pour réfléchir) to rack one's brains (colloq)

prendre la tête — (colloq) to be a drag (colloq)

se prendre la tête — (colloq) to do one's head in (colloq)

te prends pas la tête pour ça! — don't worry about it!

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tɛt nf
1) [personne, animal] head

de la tête aux pieds — from head to toe

la tête en bas — with one's head down

la tête la première [tomber] — head first

se laver la tête — to wash one's hair

gagner d'une (courte) tête — to win by a (short) head

2) (= visage, expression) face

faire la tête — to sulk

3) FOOTBALL header

faire une tête — to head the ball, to do a header

4) (= position)

wagon de tête — front carriage

en tête SPORT — in the lead, (d'un cortège) at the front, at the head

en tête de SPORT — leading, [cortège] leading

en tête de la course — in the lead

en tête des meilleures ventes — at the top of the best-seller list

à la tête de [organisation] — at the head of, in charge of

prendre la tête de [peloton, course] — to take the lead in, [organisation, société] to become the head of

5) (autres locutions)

calculer qch de tête — to work sth out in one's head, to do a mental calculation of sth

avoir la tête dure — to be thickheaded

perdre la tête (= s'affoler) — to lose one's head, (= devenir fou) to go off one's head

ça ne va pas, la tête? * — are you crazy?

se mettre en tête que — to get it into one's head that

se mettre en tête de faire — to take it into one's head to do

une forte tête — a rebel

la tête basse — hanging one's head

par tête — per head

tenir tête à qn — to stand up to sb, to defy sb

en avoir par-dessus la tête — to be fed up

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tête ⇒ Le corps humain nf

1 gén (d'animal, insecte, de personne, plante) head; bouger la tête to move one's head; dessiner une tête de femme to draw a woman's head; statue à tête de chien statue with a dog's head; en pleine tête (right) in the head; blessure à la tête head injury; frapper qn à la tête to hit sb on the head; la tête la première [tomber, plonger] head first; la tête basse ( humblement) with one's head bowed; la tête haute ( dignement) with one's head held high; garder la tête haute fig to hold one's head high; tête baissée [se lancer, foncer] headlong; la tête en bas [être suspendu, se retrouver] upside down; au-dessus de nos têtes ( en l'air) overhead; sans tête [corps, cadavre] headless; coup de tête headbutt; donner un coup de tête à qn to headbutt sb; tomber sur la tête lit to fall on one's head; être tombé sur la tête○ fig to have gone off one's rocker○; salut, p’tite tête○! hello, bonehead○!; ⇒ bille, coûter, donner, gros;

2 ( dessus du crâne) head; se couvrir/se gratter la tête to cover/to scratch one's head; avoir la tête rasée to have a shaven head; sortir tête nue or sans rien sur la tête to go out bareheaded; se laver la tête to wash one's hair; j'ai la tête toute mouillée my hair's all wet;

3 ( visage) face; une bonne/sale tête a nice/nasty face; il a une belle tête he's got a nice face; si tu avais vu ta tête! you should have seen your face!; t'as vu la tête qu'il a tirée○? did you see his face?; tu en fais une tête! what a face you're pulling!; ne fais pas cette tête-là! don't pull such a face!; faire une tête longue comme ça○ to look miserable; il a fait une drôle de tête quand il m'a vu he pulled a face when he saw me; quelle tête va-t-il faire? how's he going to react?; faire une tête de circonstance to assume a suitable expression; à cette nouvelle, il a changé de tête on hearing this, his face fell; il (me) fait la tête he's sulking; ne fais pas ta mauvaise tête don't be so difficult; elle fait sa mauvaise tête she's being difficult; il a une tête à tricher he looks like a cheat; elle a une tête à être du quartier she looks like a local; tu as une tête à faire peur, aujourd'hui! you look dreadful today!; se faire la or une tête de Pierrot to make oneself up as (a) Pierrot; ⇒ six;

4 ( esprit) de tête [citer, réciter] from memory; [calculer] in one's head; tu n'as pas de tête! you have a mind like a sieve!; avoir en tête de faire to have it in mind to do; avoir qch en tête to have sth in mind; j'ai bien d'autres choses en tête pour le moment I've got a lot of other things on my mind at the moment; je n'ai pas la référence en tête I can't recall the reference; où avais-je la tête? whatever was I thinking of?; ça (ne) va pas, la tête○? are you feeling all right?; j'ai la tête vide my mind is a blank; j'avais la tête ailleurs I was dreaming, I was thinking of something else; elle n'a pas la tête à ce qu'elle fait her mind isn't on what she's doing; avoir la tête pleine de projets, avoir des projets plein la tête to have one's head full of plans; quand il a quelque chose dans la or en tête, il ne l'a pas ailleurs○ once he's got GB ou gotten US something into his head, he can't think of anything else; n'avoir rien dans la tête to be empty-headed, to be an airhead○; c'est lui qui t'a mis ça dans la tête! you got that idea from him!; mets-lui ça dans la tête drum it into him/her; se mettre dans la or en tête que to get it into one's head that; se mettre dans la or en tête de faire to take it into one's head to do; mets-toi bien ça dans la tête! get it into your head once and for all!; mettez-vous dans la tête que je ne signerai pas get it into your head that I won't sign; passer par la tête de qn [idée] to cross sb's mind; on ne sait jamais ce qui leur passe par la tête you never know what's going through their minds; passer au-dessus de la tête de qn to be ou go (right) over sb's head; sortir de la tête de qn to slip sb's mind; ça m'est sorti de la tête it slipped my mind; cette fille lui a fait perdre la tête he's lost his head over that girl; monter la tête à Pierre contre Paul to turn Pierre against Paul; j'ai la tête qui tourne my head's spinning; ça me fait tourner la tête it's making my head spin; monter à la tête, faire tourner la tête de qn [alcool, succès] to go to sb's head; elle t'a fait tourner la tête she's turned your head; il n'est pas bien dans sa tête○ he isn't right in the head; il a encore toute sa tête (à lui) he's still got all his faculties ou marbles○; il n'a plus sa tête à lui he's no longer in possession of all his faculties, he's lost his marbles○; n'en faire qu'à sa tête to go one's own way; tenir tête à qn to stand up to sb; sur un coup de tête on an impulse; ⇒ fort;

5 ( personne) face; j'ai déjà vu cette tête-là quelque part I've seen that face somewhere before; voir de nouvelles têtes to see new faces; avoir ses têtes to have one's favourites^GB; en tête à tête [être, rester, dîner] alone together; être (en) tête à tête avec qn to be alone with sb; rencontrer qn en tête à tête to have a meeting with sb in private; un dîner en tête à tête an intimate dinner for two;

6 ( mesure de longueur) head; avoir une tête de plus que qn, dépasser qn d'une tête to be a head taller than sb; gagner d'une courte tête [personne] to win by a narrow margin; [cheval] to win by a short head; avoir une tête d'avance sur qn to be a short length in front of sb;

7 ( unité de troupeau) head ( inv); 30 têtes de bétail 30 head of cattle; un troupeau de 500 têtes a herd of 500 head;

8 ( individu) par tête gén a head, each; Stat per capita; par tête de pipe○ each; ça fera 100 euros par tête it'll be 100 euros each ou a head; le PNB par tête the per capita GNP;

9 ( vie) head; ma tête est mise à prix there's a price on my head; vouloir la tête de qn ( mort) to want sb's head; ( disgrâce) to be after sb's head; risquer sa tête to risk one's neck○; des têtes vont tomber fig heads will roll;

10 ( direction) frapper une révolte à la tête to go for the leaders of an uprising; le groupe de tête the leading group; c'est lui la tête pensante du projet/mouvement/gang he's the brains behind the project/movement/gang; être à la tête d'un mouvement/parti to be at the head of a movement/party; il restera à la tête du groupe he will stay on as head of the group; il a été nommé à la tête du groupe he was appointed head of the group; on l'a rappelé à la tête de l'équipe he was called back to head up ou lead the team; prendre la tête du parti to become leader of the party; prendre la tête des opérations to take charge of operations; être à la tête d'une immense fortune to be the possessor of a huge fortune;

11 ( premières places) top; les él èves qui forment la tête de la classe the pupils at the top of the class; les candidats en tête de liste the candidates at the top of the list; être en tête (de liste, classement) to be at the top; (d'élection, de course, sondage) to be in the lead; venir en tête to come first; marcher en tête to walk at the front; à la tête d'un cortège at the head of a procession; marcher en tête d'un cortège to head ou lead a procession; il est en tête au premier tour Pol he's in the lead after the first round; il est en tête dans les sondages he's leading in the polls; l'équipe de tête au championnat the leading team in the championship; arriver en tête [coureur] to come in first; [candidat] to come first; le gouvernement, le premier ministre en tête, a décidé que… the government, led by the Prime Minister, has decided that…; des tas de gens viendront, ta femme en tête heaps of people are coming, your wife to begin with; en tête de phrase at the beginning of a sentence;

12 ( extrémité) ( de train) front; (de convoi, cortège) head; (d'arbre, de mât) top; (de vis, rivet, clou) head; les wagons de tête the front carriages GB ou cars US; une place en tête de train a seat at the front of the train; je préfère m'asseoir en tête I prefer to sit at the front; la tête du convoi s'est engagée sur le pont the head of the convoy went onto the bridge; l'avion a rasé la tête des arbres the plane clipped the tops of the trees ou the treetops; en tête de file first in line; ⇒ queue;

13 Sport ( au football) header; faire une tête to head the ball;

14 Mil ( d'engin) warhead; tête chimique/nucléaire chemical/nuclear warhead; missile à têtes multiples multiple-warhead missile;

15 Électron (d'enregistrement, effacement) head; ( d'électrophone) cartridge; tête de lecture (de magnétophone, magnétoscope) head.

Composés

tête d'affiche Cin, Théât top of the bill; tête d'ail Bot, Culin head of garlic; tête en l'air scatterbrain; être tête en l'air to be scatterbrained; tête blonde ( enfant) little one; nos chères têtes blondes hum our little darlings; tête brûlée daredevil; tête de chapitre chapter heading; tête chercheuse Mil homing device; missile à tête chercheuse homing missile; tête à claques○ pain○; quelle tête à claques, ce type! he's somebody you could cheerfully punch in the face; tête de cochon○ = tête de lard; tête couronnée crowned head; tête de delco® Aut distributor cap; tête d'écriture Ordinat write ou writing head; tête d'effacement Ordinat erase ou erasing head; tête d'épingle lit, fig pinhead; tête flottante Ordinat floating head; tête de lard○ péj ( têtu) mule; ( mauvais caractère) grouch; tête de ligne Transp end of the line; tête de linotte scatterbrain; tête de liste Pol chief candidate; tête de lit bedhead GB, headboard; tête magnétique magnetic head; tête de mort ( crâne) skull; ( symbole de mort) death's head; ( emblème de pirates) skull and crossbones (+ v sg); tête de mule○ mule; être une vraie tête de mule to be as stubborn as a mule; tête de nègre Culin chocolate marshmallow; tête de nœud● offensive prick●; tête d'oiseau○ péj featherbrain; tête de pioche○ = tête de mule; tête de pont Mil bridgehead; tête de série Sport seeded player; tête de série numéro deux number two seed; tête de Turc○ whipping boy; être la tête de Turc de qn to be sb's whipping boy; tête de veau Culin calf's head.

Idiomes

j'en mettrais ma tête à couper or sur le billot I'd put my head on the block; en avoir par-dessus la tête to be fed up to the back teeth○ (de with); se prendre la tête à deux mains ( pour réfléchir)○ to rack one's brains○; prendre la tête○, être une (vraie) prise de tête○ to be a drag○.

[tɛt] nom féminin

A.[PARTIE DU CORPS]

1. ANATOMIE head

la tête haute with (one's) head held high

la tête la première head first

de la tête aux pieds from head to foot ou toe

avoir mal à la tête to have a headache

avoir la tête lourde to have a thick head (UK), to feel fuzzy

j'ai la tête qui tourne [malaise] my head is spinning

ne tourne pas la tête, elle nous regarde don't look round, she's watching us

dès qu'il m'a vu, il a tourné la tête as soon as he saw me, he looked away

en avoir par-dessus la tête (familier) to be sick (and tired) of it

avoir la tête sur les épaules to have a good head on one's shoulders

faire une grosse tête (familier) ou la tête au carré (familier) à quelqu'un to smash somebody's head ou face in

j'en donnerais ou j'en mettrais ma tête à couper I'd stake my life on it

être tombé sur la tête (familier) to have a screw loose

il ne réfléchit jamais, il fonce tête baissée he always charges in ou ahead without thinking

se cogner ou se taper la tête contre les murs to bang one's head against a (brick) wall

se jeter à la tête de quelqu'un to throw oneself at somebody

2. [en référence à la chevelure, à la coiffure]

se laver la tête to wash one's hair

tête nue bareheaded

nos chères têtes blondes [les enfants] our little darlings

3. [visage, expression] face

avoir une bonne tête to look like a nice person

ne fais pas cette tête! don't pull (UK) ou make such a long face!

il a fait une de ces têtes quand je lui ai dit! you should have seen his face when I told him!

elle n'a pas une tête à se laisser faire she doesn't look the sort to be pushed around

il a ou c'est une tête à claques (familier) you just want to smack him in the mouth

tête de nœud (vulgaire) dickhead (vulgaire)

faire la tête to sulk

faire la tête à quelqu'un to ignore somebody

avec lui, c'est à la tête du client

a. [restaurant] he charges what he feels like

b. [professeur] he gives you a good mark if he likes your face

4. [mesure] head

il a une tête de plus que son frère he's a head taller than his brother

5. CUISINE head

tête pressée (Belgique) [fromage de tête] pork brawn (UK), headcheese (US)

6. SPORT header

B.[SIÈGE DE LA PENSÉE]

1. [siège des pensées, de l'imagination, de la mémoire] mind, head

il a des rêves plein la tête he's a dreamer

une drôle d'idée m'est passée par la tête I had a strange idea

se mettre dans la tête que to get it into one's head that

se mettre dans la tête ou en tête de faire quelque chose to make up one's mind to do something

une tête bien faite Montaigne (allusion) a good mind

avoir la grosse tête (familier) to be big-headed

avoir toute sa tête to have all one's faculties

faire sa mauvaise tête to dig one's heels in

avoir la tête chaude, avoir la tête près du bonnet to be quick-tempered

monter la tête à quelqu'un to give somebody (big) ideas

monter à la tête de quelqu'un

a. [succès] to go to somebody's head

b. [chagrin] to unbalance somebody

se monter la tête to get carried away

tourner la tête à quelqu'un to turn somebody's head

avoir la tête vide/dure to be empty-headed/stubborn

il est tête en l'air he's got his head in the clouds

excuse-moi, j'avais la tête ailleurs sorry, I was thinking about something else ou I was miles away

il n'a pas de tête [il est étourdi] he is scatterbrained ou a scatterbrain

ça m'est sorti de la tête I forgot, it slipped my mind

il ne sait plus où donner de la tête he doesn't know whether he's coming or going

n'en faire qu'à sa tête to do exactly as one pleases

je le lirai à tête reposée I'll take the time to read it in a quiet moment

2. [sang-froid, présence d'esprit] head

avoir ou garder la tête froide to keep a cool head

C.[PERSONNE, ANIMAL]

1. [individu] person

plusieurs têtes connues several familiar faces

prendre une assurance sur la tête de quelqu'un to take out an insurance policy on somebody

être une tête de lard ou de mule to be as stubborn as a mule, to be pig-headed

tête de linotte ou d'oiseau ou sans cervelle scatterbrain

tête de cochon bloody-minded individual

tête couronnée crowned head

forte tête rebel

une grosse tête (familier) a brain

petite tête (familier) pinhead

avoir ses têtes (familier) to have one's favourites

2. [vie d'une personne] head, neck

le procureur réclame la tête de l'accusé the prosecution is demanding the prisoner's execution

jouer ou risquer sa tête to risk one's skin

sauver sa tête to save one's skin ou neck

3. [meneur, leader] head, leader

les têtes pensantes du comité the brains of the committee

4. [animal d'un troupeau] head (invariable)

D.[PARTIE HAUTE, PARTIE AVANT, DÉBUT]

1. [faîte] top

la tête d'un arbre a treetop

2. [partie avant] front end

la tête du train the front of the train

tête de lit bedhead

mets la tête du lit vers le nord turn the head of the bed towards the north

prendre la tête du défilé to head ou to lead the procession

prendre la tête

a. [marcher au premier rang] to take the lead

b. [commander, diriger] to take over

tête de ligne

a. [généralement] terminus, end of the line

b. RAIL railhead

3. [début]

faites ressortir les têtes de chapitres make the chapter headings stand out

4. [dans un classement] top, head

les dix élèves qui forment la tête de la classe the ten best pupils in the class

tête d'affiche top of the bill

tête de série SPORT seeded player

tête de série numéro huit number eight seed

5. [extrémité - d'un objet, d'un organe] head ; [ - d'un os] head, caput

tête d'ail head of garlic

tête de bielle big end

tête d'épingle pinhead

gros comme une tête d'épingle the size of a pinhead

6. ACOUSTIQUE head

tête d'effacement erase head

tête de lecture head

7. IMPRIMERIE head, top

8. INFORMATIQUE head

9. MILITAIRE head

tête de pont

a. [sur rivière] bridgehead

b. [sur plage] beachhead

10. PHYSIQUE NUCLÉAIRE head

tête chercheuse homing device

tête nucléaire nuclear warhead

à la tête de locution prépositionnelle

1. [en possession de]

elle s'est trouvée à la tête d'une grosse fortune she found herself in possession of a great fortune

2. [au premier rang de] at the head ou front of

à la tête d'un groupe de mécontents heading a group of protesters

3. [à la direction de] in charge of, at the head of

être à la tête d'une société to head a company

il est à la tête d'un cabinet d'assurances he runs an insurance firm

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de tête locution adjectivale

1. [femme, homme] able

2. [convoi, voiture] front (avant nom)

3. IMPRIMERIE head (modificateur)

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de tête locution adverbiale

[calculer] in one's head

de tête, je dirais que nous étions vingt at a guess I'd say there were twenty of us

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en tête locution adverbiale

1. [devant]

monter en tête to go to the front

être en tête

a. [généralement] to be at the front

b. [dans une course, une compétition] to (be in the) lead

2. [à l'esprit]

avoir quelque chose en tête to have something in mind

je ne l'ai plus en tête I can't remember it

en tête à tête locution adverbiale

alone together

dîner en tête à tête avec quelqu'un to have a quiet dinner (alone) with somebody

en tête de locution prépositionnelle

1. [au début de] at the beginning ou start of

tous les mots placés en tête de phrase the first word of every sentence

2. [à l'avant de] at the head ou front of

les dirigeants syndicaux marchent en tête du défilé the union leaders are marching at the head of the procession

3. [au premier rang de] at the top of

en tête des sondages leading the polls

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par tête locution adverbiale

per head, a head, apiece

ça coûtera 40 euros par tête it'll cost 40 euros a head ou per head ou apiece

par tête de pipe (familier)

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sur la tête de locution prépositionnelle

1. [sur la personne de]

le mécontentement populaire s'est répercuté sur la tête du Premier ministre popular discontent turned towards the Prime Minister

2. [au nom de] in the name of

3. [en prêtant serment]

je le jure sur la tête de mes enfants I swear on my mother's grave

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tête brûlée nom féminin

hothead

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tête de mort nom féminin

1. [crâne] skull

2. [emblème] death's head, skull and crossbones

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tête de nègre

→ link=tête-de-nègretête-de-nègre (nom féminin)

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tête de Turc nom féminin

whipping boy, scapegoat

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > tête

6 viaje

m.

1 journey, trip.

¡buen viaje! have a good journey o trip!

fue un viaje agotador it was an exhausting journey

estar/ir de viaje to be/go away (on a trip)

hay once días de viaje it's an eleven-day journey

en sus viajes al extranjero on his journeys o travels abroad

los viajes de Colón the voyages of Columbus

viajes espaciales space travel

viaje de Estado state visit

viaje de estudios class trip (en colegio, universidad)

viaje de ida outward journey

viaje de ida y vuelta return trip (especially British), round trip (United States)

viaje marítimo sea voyage

viaje de negocios business trip

viaje de novios honeymoon

viaje oficial official visit

viaje organizado organized trip

viaje de placer pleasure trip

viaje relámpago lightning trip o visit

viaje de vuelta return journey

2 trip (recorrido).

di varios viajes para trasladar los muebles it took me a good few trips to move all the furniture

3 trip (informal) (alucinación).

4 bang, bump (informal) (blow).

5 acid trip, trip, drug-induced trip, freak-out on drug.

pres.subj.

1^st person singular (yo) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: viajar.

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viaje

► nombre masculino

1 (gen) journey, trip

2 (en coche) drive, journey

3 (travesía por mar) voyage

4 (Usually used in plural) (concepto de viajar) travel

5 (carga) load

6 argot (drogas) trip

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FRASEOLOGÍA

¡buen viaje! bon voyage!, have a good trip!

de un viaje familiar in one go

estar de viaje to be away, be away on a trip

irse de viaje / marcharse de viaje to go on a journey, go on a trip

para este viaje no se necesitan alforjas familiar it was hardly worth bothering about

el último viaje figurado one's journey's end

libro de viajes travel book

viaje de ida outward journey

viaje de ida y vuelta return trip, US round trip

viaje de negocios business trip

viaje de novios honeymoon

viaje en barco boat trip

viaje en tren train journey

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viaje

► nombre masculino

1 familiar (herida) slash

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noun m.

1) journey, trip

2) voyage

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SM

1) (=desplazamiento) (gen) trip; (por mar, el espacio) voyage

es su primer viaje al extranjero — it's her first trip abroad

¡buen viaje! — have a good trip!

un viaje en barco — a boat trip

los viajes — (=actividad) travelling, traveling (EEUU), travel

tras dos años de viajes por África — after two years travel in Africa

agencia de viajes — travel agent's, travel agency

• estar de viaje — to be away

• salir de viaje — to go away

se fue de viaje a Perú — she went on a trip to Peru

viaje de buena voluntad — goodwill trip, goodwill mission

viaje de Estado — state visit

viaje de estudios — field trip

viaje de fin de curso — end-of-year trip

viaje de ida — outward journey

viaje de ida y vuelta, viaje redondo — (LAm) return trip, round trip

viaje de negocios — business trip

viaje de novios — honeymoon

viaje de recreo — pleasure trip

viaje organizado — package tour

viaje relámpago — lightning visit, flying visit

2) (=trayecto) journey

es un viaje muy largo — it's a very long journey

3) (=carga) load

un viaje de leña — a load of wood

4) * [de droga] trip *

tuvo un mal viaje — she had a bad trip *

5) ( esp Caribe) (=vez) time

de un viaje — all in one go, at one blow

lo repitió varios viajes — he repeated it several times

6)

- echar un viaje a algn
VIAJE ¿"Journey", "voyage", "trip" o "travel"? ► Viaje se traduce por journey cuando se refiere a un viaje en particular, tanto por aire como por tierra: El viaje de Londres a Madrid dura unas dos horas The journey from London to Madrid takes about two hours ► Un largo viaje por mar se traduce por voyage: Muchos marineros murieron en el primer viaje de Colón a América Many sailors died on Columbus's first voyage to America ► Cuando viaje hace referencia no solo al trayecto de ida y vuelta, sino también a la estancia en un lugar, se suele traducir por t rip. Normalmente se trata de un viaje con un fin concreto o de un viaje corto: Fui a Alemania en viaje de negocios I went to Germany on a business trip ► Como sustantivo incontable, tra vel se utiliza solo en lugar de travelling para traducir la actividad de viajar; también, en muy contadas ocasiones, puede usarse en plural referido a viajes concretos: No le gusta nada viajar en barco He hates travelling by sea o He hates sea travel Colecciona recuerdos en sus viajes al extranjero He collects souvenirs on his travels abroad Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada II
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SM (=tajada) slash (with a razor) ; (=golpe) bash *; (=puñalada) stab
tirar un viaje a algn — to take a slash at sb

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masculino

1) ( a un lugar) trip, journey

hacer un viaje — to go on a trip o journey

un viaje en tren — a train journey

hace frecuentes viajes al extranjero — he makes frequent trips abroad

hizo el viaje en coche/bicicleta — he drove/cycled

estar de viaje — to be away

salir de viaje — to go on a trip

en el viaje de vuelta — on the way back

buen viaje! — have a good trip!, bon voyage!

hicimos un viaje por todo Chile — we traveled all around Chile

el segundo viaje de Colón — Columbus' second voyage

en sus viajes por Sudamérica — on her travels through South America

- viaje de estado

- viaje de negocios

- viaje de novios

- viaje de placer

- viaje organizado

- viaje relámpago

2) ( ida y venida) trip, journey (esp BrE)

hice varios viajes para llevarlas todas — I made several trips to take them all

de un (solo) viaje — (Andes fam) in one go

3) ( con drogas) trip (colloq)

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= travel, trip, trek, voyage, journey, journeying, transit, ride.

Ex. SIA in the United Kingdom covers information on travel and transport, economics in EEC countries, construction of nuclear power stations, and financial information.

Ex. The approach may differ according to whether the person is preparing for a trip, settling a bet, beginning work on a 15-minute talk to a service club, or is undertaking to write a book on the subject.

Ex. Standing in the early morning on the balcony of her apartment, she was smote as she always was by the grandeur of the sky turning to scarlet as the rim of darkness in the east released the sun for its sluggish trek through the heavens.

Ex. Compound headings are quite widely used, eg Pilgrims and pilgrimages, Pilots and pilotage, voyages and travels.

Ex. When at one stage of his journey Christian lost his roll, he was very distressed until he found it again.

Ex. Sometimes of an evening, after my miserable journeyings through the day, I would stand for hours in the Strand, leaning against the shutters of a closed shop, and watching the compositors at work by gaslight on the opposite side of the way, upon a morning paper.

Ex. This article calls attention to dangers of deterioration of photographs, caused by exhibition and transit.

Ex. For the second part, the conference will move to island Mljet, less than a two-hour ride from Dubrovnik on a fast catamaran.

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* agencia de viajes = travel agency, travel agent.

* agente de viajes = travel agent.

* bolsa de viaje = travel grant, travel bursary, travelbag.

* cheque de viaje = travellers' cheque.

* compañero de viaje = fellow traveller.

* compañía de viajes = travel company.

* compartir el viaje en coche = car-pool [carpool].

* diario de viajes = travel journal.

* dieta de viaje = travel allowance.

* documental sobre viajes = travelogue [travelog, -USA].

* duración del viaje = journey time.

* empresa de viajes = travel company.

* gastos de viaje = travelling expenses, travel expenses.

* guía de viaje = travel brochure.

* guía de viajes = travel guide.

* información sobre viajes = travel information.

* informe del viaje realizado = travel report.

* ir de viaje de novios = honeymoon.

* libro de viajes = travel book, travelogue [travelog, -USA].

* literatura de viajes = travel literature.

* narración sobre viajes = travelogue [travelog, -USA].

* programación del viaje = travel plan.

* programa de viaje = travel plan.

* relacionado con los viajes = travel-related.

* sector de las agencias de viajes, el = travel sector, the.

* sector de las agencias de viajes, el = travel industry, the.

* seguro de viaje = travel insurance.

* viaje al extranjero = foreign travel.

* viaje a través del tiempo = time travel.

* viaje cultural = cultural visit.

* viaje de compras = shopping trip.

* viaje de descubrimiento = voyage of discovery.

* viaje de estudio = study trip.

* viaje de ida = one-way ticket.

* viaje del colegio = school trip.

* viaje de novios = honeymoon.

* viaje de vacaciones = holiday excursion, holiday trip.

* viaje en autobús = bus ride, bus trip.

* viaje en avión = air travel, air transportation.

* viaje en bicicleta = bicycle ride.

* viaje en coche compartido = car-pool [carpool].

* viaje en el tiempo = time travel.

* viaje en tren = train ride.

* viaje espiritual = spiritual journey.

* viaje organizado = package holiday, vacation package.

* viaje por motivos académicos = study trip.

* viajes = wanderings.

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masculino

1) ( a un lugar) trip, journey

hacer un viaje — to go on a trip o journey

un viaje en tren — a train journey

hace frecuentes viajes al extranjero — he makes frequent trips abroad

hizo el viaje en coche/bicicleta — he drove/cycled

estar de viaje — to be away

salir de viaje — to go on a trip

en el viaje de vuelta — on the way back

buen viaje! — have a good trip!, bon voyage!

hicimos un viaje por todo Chile — we traveled all around Chile

el segundo viaje de Colón — Columbus' second voyage

en sus viajes por Sudamérica — on her travels through South America

- viaje de estado

- viaje de negocios

- viaje de novios

- viaje de placer

- viaje organizado

- viaje relámpago

2) ( ida y venida) trip, journey (esp BrE)

hice varios viajes para llevarlas todas — I made several trips to take them all

de un (solo) viaje — (Andes fam) in one go

3) ( con drogas) trip (colloq)

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= travel, trip, trek, voyage, journey, journeying, transit, ride.

Ex: SIA in the United Kingdom covers information on travel and transport, economics in EEC countries, construction of nuclear power stations, and financial information.

Ex: The approach may differ according to whether the person is preparing for a trip, settling a bet, beginning work on a 15-minute talk to a service club, or is undertaking to write a book on the subject.

Ex: Standing in the early morning on the balcony of her apartment, she was smote as she always was by the grandeur of the sky turning to scarlet as the rim of darkness in the east released the sun for its sluggish trek through the heavens.

Ex: Compound headings are quite widely used, eg Pilgrims and pilgrimages, Pilots and pilotage, voyages and travels.

Ex: When at one stage of his journey Christian lost his roll, he was very distressed until he found it again.

Ex: Sometimes of an evening, after my miserable journeyings through the day, I would stand for hours in the Strand, leaning against the shutters of a closed shop, and watching the compositors at work by gaslight on the opposite side of the way, upon a morning paper.

Ex: This article calls attention to dangers of deterioration of photographs, caused by exhibition and transit.

Ex: For the second part, the conference will move to island Mljet, less than a two-hour ride from Dubrovnik on a fast catamaran.

* agencia de viajes = travel agency, travel agent.

* agente de viajes = travel agent.

* bolsa de viaje = travel grant, travel bursary, travelbag.

* cheque de viaje = travellers' cheque.

* compañero de viaje = fellow traveller.

* compañía de viajes = travel company.

* compartir el viaje en coche = car-pool [carpool].

* diario de viajes = travel journal.

* dieta de viaje = travel allowance.

* documental sobre viajes = travelogue [travelog, -USA].

* duración del viaje = journey time.

* empresa de viajes = travel company.

* gastos de viaje = travelling expenses, travel expenses.

* guía de viaje = travel brochure.

* guía de viajes = travel guide.

* información sobre viajes = travel information.

* informe del viaje realizado = travel report.

* ir de viaje de novios = honeymoon.

* libro de viajes = travel book, travelogue [travelog, -USA].

* literatura de viajes = travel literature.

* narración sobre viajes = travelogue [travelog, -USA].

* programación del viaje = travel plan.

* programa de viaje = travel plan.

* relacionado con los viajes = travel-related.

* sector de las agencias de viajes, el = travel sector, the.

* sector de las agencias de viajes, el = travel industry, the.

* seguro de viaje = travel insurance.

* viaje al extranjero = foreign travel.

* viaje a través del tiempo = time travel.

* viaje cultural = cultural visit.

* viaje de compras = shopping trip.

* viaje de descubrimiento = voyage of discovery.

* viaje de estudio = study trip.

* viaje de ida = one-way ticket.

* viaje del colegio = school trip.

* viaje de novios = honeymoon.

* viaje de vacaciones = holiday excursion, holiday trip.

* viaje en autobús = bus ride, bus trip.

* viaje en avión = air travel, air transportation.

* viaje en bicicleta = bicycle ride.

* viaje en coche compartido = car-pool [carpool].

* viaje en el tiempo = time travel.

* viaje en tren = train ride.

* viaje espiritual = spiritual journey.

* viaje organizado = package holiday, vacation package.

* viaje por motivos académicos = study trip.

* viajes = wanderings.

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viaje

masculine

[ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ]

A (a un lugar) trip, journey ( esp BrE)

fuimos a la India, fue un viaje maravilloso we went to India, it was a wonderful trip

hicimos un viaje por los pueblos del interior we did a tour of o we traveled around the villages inland

el segundo viaje de Colón Columbus's second voyage

el viaje en tren es agotador the train journey is exhausting

en sus viajes por Sudamérica on her travels o journeys through South America

hace frecuentes viajes al extranjero he makes frequent trips abroad

los conocí en el viaje de vuelta I met them on the way back

¡buen viaje! have a good trip!, bon voyage!

los viajes educan travel broadens the mind

han salido or están de viaje they're away

agarrar viaje ( RPl fam): si se lo planteás así capaz que agarra viaje if you put it like that she might go for it ( colloq)

le pregunté si quería venir a cenar y enseguida agarró viaje I asked her if she wanted to come to dinner and she leapt at the chance o jumped at the offer

Compuestos:

● viaje de compras

shopping trip

● viaje de estado

state visit

● viaje de estudios

study trip

● viaje de negocios

business trip

● viaje de novios

honeymoon

● viaje de placer

es un viaje de placer y no de negocios it's a vacation o ( BrE) holiday, not a business trip

● viaje espacial

space flight

● viaje oficial

official visit

● viaje organizado

package tour

● viaje redondo

( Méx) round trip

● viaje relámpago

quick trip; (de trabajo) flying o lightning visit

B (ida y venida) trip, journey ( esp BrE)

tuve que hacer varios viajes para llevarlas todas I had to make several trips to take them all

de un solo viaje ( Andes fam); in one go

C (con drogas) trip ( colloq)

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Del verbo viajar: ( conjugate viajar)

viajé es:

1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo

viaje es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
viajar
viaje
viajar ( conjugate viajar) verbo intransitivo
to travel;
◊ viaje en avión to travel by plane;

viaje en primera clase to travel o go first class
viaje sustantivo masculino
trip, journey;
hacer un viaje to go on a trip o journey;
un viaje en tren a train journey;
hizo el viaje en coche he drove;
estar de viaje to be away;
salir de viaje to go on a trip;
en el viaje de vuelta on the way back;
¡buen viaje! have a good trip!;
hicimos un viaje por todo Chile we traveled all around Chile;
viaje de negocios business trip;
viaje de novios honeymoon;
viaje organizado package tour;
hice varios viajes para llevarlas todas I made several trips to take them all
viajar verbo intransitivo to travel: odia viajar, she hates travelling
viaje sustantivo masculino journey, trip
está de viaje, he's away
hicieron un viaje por toda España, they travelled all around Spain
se van de viaje, they are going on a trip
viaje de novios, honeymoon
viaje organizado, package tour
Trip se refiere a todo el recorrido del viaje (movimiento y estancia), mientras que journey se refiere únicamente al movimiento de un sitio a otro. -Did you have a good trip?, -Yes, the journey there and the hotel were good but the journey back was awful.
To travel es un verbo; también puede ser un sustantivo, pero, en este caso, es incontable y no se puede usar con un artículo. Suele referirse a hechos históricos o épicos (los viajes de Marco Polo, the travels of Marco Polo). También existe la palabra tour, que se aplica a viajes organizados.

' viaje' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abuelo
- acusar
- buen
- cancelar
- cheque
- comprensible
- costearse
- crónica
- crucero
- desplazamiento
- diaria
- diario
- efectuar
- emprender
- en
- endosar
- escapada
- espacial
- expositor
- expositora
- facilitar
- feliz
- funesta
- funesto
- gira
- ida
- itacate
- jornada
- pesada
- pesado
- pintar
- posponer
- preguntar
- prolongar
- recorrido
- relámpago
- renunciar
- safari
- salida
- suspender
- trayecto
- vista
- ya
- accidentado
- adelantar
- ahorrar
- anticipar
- anulación
- anular
- aplazar
English:
adequately
- allowance
- booking
- break
- bring round
- broken
- business
- cash
- cheap
- circuit
- cover
- cruise
- disastrous
- disenchanted
- disrupt
- exciting
- expense
- fellow
- freshen up
- grip
- guide
- hairy
- high-speed
- hinder
- hinge on
- holdall
- inconvenient
- intended
- journey
- load up
- maiden
- make
- mishap
- monotony
- mull
- on
- outward
- overnight
- owing
- package holiday
- package tour
- pass
- predicament
- pretence
- pretense
- rail
- rest
- resume
- resumption
- ride

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viaje nm

1. [en general] journey, trip;
[en barco] voyage;
¡buen viaje! have a good journey o trip!;

fue un viaje agotador it was an exhausting journey;

hay once días de viaje it's an eleven-day journey;

en sus viajes al extranjero on his journeys o travels abroad;

los viajes de Colón the voyages of Columbus;

estar/ir de viaje to be away/to go away (on a trip)

Comp
viaje astral astral projection;
viaje de aventura adventure Br holiday o US vacation;

viajes espaciales space travel;

viaje de Estado state visit;

viaje de estudios [en colegio, universidad] class trip;

viaje de ida outward journey;

viaje de ida y vuelta esp Br return journey o trip, US round trip;

viaje marítimo sea voyage;

viaje de negocios business trip;

viaje de novios honeymoon;

viaje oficial official visit;

viaje organizado organized trip;

viaje de placer pleasure trip;
Méx viaje redondo esp Br return journey o trip, US round trip;
viaje relámpago lightning trip o visit;

viaje de vuelta return journey

2. [recorrido] trip;

hice varios viajes para trasladar los muebles it took me several trips to move the furniture;

Comp
RP
de un viaje [de una vez] in one go

3. Fam [alucinación] trip

4. Fam [golpe] bang, bump

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viaje

m trip, journey;

sus viajes por … his travels in …;

irse o

salir de viaje go away;

estar de viaje be traveling o Br travelling;

¡buen viaje! have a good trip!;

viaje con todo incluido all inclusive trip

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viaje nm

: trip, journey

viaje de negocios: business trip

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viaje n journey / trip

el viaje sólo dura una hora the journey only takes an hour

hicimos un viaje por toda Europa we made a trip round Europe

un viaje de negocios a business trip

¡buen viaje! have a good trip!

viaje de fin de curso end of year trip

viaje organizado package holiday

Spanish-English dictionary > viaje

7 скверный

1) General subject: atrocious, atrociously bad dinner (отвратительный обед), bad, doggerel, doggrel, grizzly, infamous, low, nasty, nefarious, noisome (о запахе), pesky, pitchy, poor, ropy, starveling, trashy, ugly, wretched, malign, disgraceful

2) Colloquial: foul, ghastly, grisly, mouldy

3) Australian slang: crook

4) Jargon: ropey, rotten, so and so, son of a bitch, son of a gun, sona'bitch'u

5) Makarov: doggerel (о стихах), miserable

6) Phraseological unit: esthetically challenged

Универсальный русско-английский словарь > скверный

8 к лешему

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• К ЧЕРТУ <K ЧЕРТЯМ, КО ВСЕМ ЧЕРТЯМ, К ЧЕРТЯМ СОБАЧЬИМ> highly coll; К ЧЕРТОВОЙ МАТЕРИ < БАБУШКЕ> highly coll, rude

[PrepP; these forms only]

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1. послать, выгнать, вышвырнуть и т.п. кого Also: К ЛЕШЕМУ highly coll; К < КО ВСЕМ> СВИНЬЯМ substand, rude [adv]

⇒ to send s.o. away or drive s.o. out rudely (often when rejecting s.o.'s requests, claims, demands etc):

- tell s.o. to go to the devil (to hell);

- throw (kick) s.o. the hell out (of some place).

     ♦ Панкрат... явился в кабинет и вручил Персикову великолепнейшую атласную визитную карточку. "Он тамотко [regional = там]", - робко прибавил Панкрат... "Гони его к чёртовой матери", - монотонно сказал Персиков и смахнул карточку под стол (Булгаков 10)....Pankrat entered the office and handed Persikov a magnificent satiny calling card. "He's out there," Pankrat added timidly...."Tell him to go to hell," Persikov said in a monotone, and he threw the card under the table (10b).

     ♦ "Разрешите, мессир, его [Степу] выкинуть ко всем чертям из Москвы?" (Булгаков 9). "Permit me, Messire, to throw him [Styopa] the hell out of Moscow?" (9a).

2. ну тебя (его и т. п) к лешему !; иди <пошёл, убирайся и т.п.> - ! Also: К ЛЕШЕМУ highly coll; К < КО ВСЕМ> СВИНЬЯМ substand, rude; К ЛЯДУ substand, rude [adv]

⇒ used to express irritation, anger, contempt directed at s.o. or sth., a desire to be rid of s.o. or sth.:

- to (the) hell with you (him etc)!;

- go (let him etc go) to (bloody) hell (to the devil)!;

- get (let him etc get) the hell out of here!

     ♦ Разговоры на тему о психике таких индивидов, как Хозяин и Хряк, беспредметны... Да ну их к чёртовой матери! Кто они такие, чтобы забивать свою голову их жалкими персонами? (Зиновьев 1). Conversations about the psyche of such individuals as the Boss and Hog are conversations without a subject....The hell with them all! Who are they anyway, that we should be bothering our heads with their miserable personas! (1a).

     ♦ Женщина рассмеялась: "Да ну тебя к лешему, скаред! Я пошутила...", - и пошла вниз (Булгаков 9). The woman laughed. "Oh, go to hell, you old miser! I was only joking." And she went on downstairs (9b).

     ♦ "Слушай, дед... иди-ка ты отсюдова [ungrammat = отсюда] к чёртовой матери. Я этими байками сыт по горло" (Максимов 3). "Listen, Grandpa, why don't you go to bloody hell. I'm fed up to the teeth with your bedtime stories" (3a).

     ♦ "Бери три тысячи и убирайся ко всем чертям, да и Врублевского с собой захвати - слышишь это? Но сейчас же, сию же минуту, и это навеки, понимаешь, пане, навеки вот в эту самую дверь и выйдешь" (Достоевский 1). "Tbke three thousand and go to the devil, and don't forget Vrublevsky-do you hear? But now, this minute, and forever, do you understand, paniey you'll walk out this door forever" (1a).

3. к лешему (кого-что)! Also: К ЛЕШЕМУ highly coll [Interj]

⇒ used to express protest, a complete rejection of s.o. or sth.:

- damn it (him etc)!;

- the (to) hell with this (him etc)!;

- to the devil with this (him etc)!

     ♦ К чёрту! К чёртовой матери! Я не могу позволить им убить себя. Я должен жить (Аржак 1). Damn it! То hell with it! I couldn't let them kill me! I must live (1a).

     ♦ "К чёрту музей, к чёрту Карла Эберсокса, я хочу на воздух, на солнце!" (Федин 1). " То the devil with the museum, to the devil with Karl Ebersocks, I want air, sunshine!" (1a).

4. взорвать что, взорваться, разлететься, развалиться и т.п. - [adv]

⇒ (to blow up, collapse, be ruined etc) completely, irretrievably:

- dammit;

- the damn...;

- (blow (smash) sth.) to bits (to smithereens);

- (burst) into bits (into smithereens);

- [in limited contexts] shot to hell;

- to hell and gone.

5. [formula phrase]

⇒ used in response to " ни пуха ни пера", which is a wish for success or luck in sth.:

- I'll do my best!;

- thanks! (See ни пуха ни пера.)

II

• К ЧЕРТУ <K ЧЕРТЯМ, К БЕСУ, К ДЬЯВОЛУ, К ЛЕШЕМУ, К НЕЧИСТОМУ, К ШУТУ> coll; К ЧЕРТОВОЙ МАТЕРИ < БАБУШКЕ> highly coll

[PrepP; these forms only; sent adv (parenth); used after interrog pronouns and adverbs (usu. какой, куда)]

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⇒ used to indicate or emphasize the rhetorical and/ or ironic nature of a statement:

- what the hell kind of [NP] is this (is he etc);

- some bloody [NP] he is (you are etc).

     ♦ "Какая, к черту, в Семидоле революция? Четыре маслобойки и одна мельница... Весь город пополз ко всенощной, к Покрову пресвятой богородицы" (Федин 1). "What the hell kind of revolution is there in Semidol? Four creameries and one windmill...The whole town's crept off to vespers, to the Feast of the Intercession of the Holy Virgin" (1a).

     ♦ [Зилов:] (Тычет пальцем в открытую дверь, через которую видна освещённая улица.) Что это?.. Разве это ночь? Ну? Светло как днём! Какая же это к чёрту ночь! (Вампилов 5). [Z.:](Points at open door, through which the brightly lit street can be seen.) What's that?...Call that night, do you? It's as bright as day! Some bloody night that! (5a).

     ♦ [1-й гость:] Какая тут, к нечистому, любовь, ежели с самого обеда ни рюмки? (Чехов 4). [context transl] [First Guest:] How the devil can I think of love when I haven't had a single glass of anything since dinner? (4a).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > к лешему

9 к чертовой бабушке

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• К ЧЕРТУ <K ЧЕРТЯМ, КО ВСЕМ ЧЕРТЯМ, К ЧЕРТЯМ СОБАЧЬИМ> highly coll; К ЧЕРТОВОЙ МАТЕРИ < БАБУШКЕ> highly coll, rude

[PrepP; these forms only]

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1. послать, выгнать, вышвырнуть и т.п. кого Also: К ЛЕШЕМУ highly coll; К < КО ВСЕМ> СВИНЬЯМ substand, rude [adv]

⇒ to send s.o. away or drive s.o. out rudely (often when rejecting s.o.'s requests, claims, demands etc):

- tell s.o. to go to the devil (to hell);

- throw (kick) s.o. the hell out (of some place).

     ♦ Панкрат... явился в кабинет и вручил Персикову великолепнейшую атласную визитную карточку. "Он тамотко [regional = там]", - робко прибавил Панкрат... "Гони его к чёртовой матери", - монотонно сказал Персиков и смахнул карточку под стол (Булгаков 10)....Pankrat entered the office and handed Persikov a magnificent satiny calling card. "He's out there," Pankrat added timidly...."Tell him to go to hell," Persikov said in a monotone, and he threw the card under the table (10b).

     ♦ "Разрешите, мессир, его [Степу] выкинуть ко всем чертям из Москвы?" (Булгаков 9). "Permit me, Messire, to throw him [Styopa] the hell out of Moscow?" (9a).

2. ну тебя (его и т. п) к чертовой бабушке !; иди <пошёл, убирайся и т.п.> - ! Also: К ЛЕШЕМУ highly coll; К < КО ВСЕМ> СВИНЬЯМ substand, rude; К ЛЯДУ substand, rude [adv]

⇒ used to express irritation, anger, contempt directed at s.o. or sth., a desire to be rid of s.o. or sth.:

- to (the) hell with you (him etc)!;

- go (let him etc go) to (bloody) hell (to the devil)!;

- get (let him etc get) the hell out of here!

     ♦ Разговоры на тему о психике таких индивидов, как Хозяин и Хряк, беспредметны... Да ну их к чёртовой матери! Кто они такие, чтобы забивать свою голову их жалкими персонами? (Зиновьев 1). Conversations about the psyche of such individuals as the Boss and Hog are conversations without a subject....The hell with them all! Who are they anyway, that we should be bothering our heads with their miserable personas! (1a).

     ♦ Женщина рассмеялась: "Да ну тебя к лешему, скаред! Я пошутила...", - и пошла вниз (Булгаков 9). The woman laughed. "Oh, go to hell, you old miser! I was only joking." And she went on downstairs (9b).

     ♦ "Слушай, дед... иди-ка ты отсюдова [ungrammat = отсюда] к чёртовой матери. Я этими байками сыт по горло" (Максимов 3). "Listen, Grandpa, why don't you go to bloody hell. I'm fed up to the teeth with your bedtime stories" (3a).

     ♦ "Бери три тысячи и убирайся ко всем чертям, да и Врублевского с собой захвати - слышишь это? Но сейчас же, сию же минуту, и это навеки, понимаешь, пане, навеки вот в эту самую дверь и выйдешь" (Достоевский 1). "Tbke three thousand and go to the devil, and don't forget Vrublevsky-do you hear? But now, this minute, and forever, do you understand, paniey you'll walk out this door forever" (1a).

3. к чертовой бабушке (кого-что)! Also: К ЛЕШЕМУ highly coll [Interj]

⇒ used to express protest, a complete rejection of s.o. or sth.:

- damn it (him etc)!;

- the (to) hell with this (him etc)!;

- to the devil with this (him etc)!

     ♦ К чёрту! К чёртовой матери! Я не могу позволить им убить себя. Я должен жить (Аржак 1). Damn it! То hell with it! I couldn't let them kill me! I must live (1a).

     ♦ "К чёрту музей, к чёрту Карла Эберсокса, я хочу на воздух, на солнце!" (Федин 1). " То the devil with the museum, to the devil with Karl Ebersocks, I want air, sunshine!" (1a).

4. взорвать что, взорваться, разлететься, развалиться и т.п. - [adv]

⇒ (to blow up, collapse, be ruined etc) completely, irretrievably:

- dammit;

- the damn...;

- (blow (smash) sth.) to bits (to smithereens);

- (burst) into bits (into smithereens);

- [in limited contexts] shot to hell;

- to hell and gone.

5. [formula phrase]

⇒ used in response to " ни пуха ни пера", which is a wish for success or luck in sth.:

- I'll do my best!;

- thanks! (See ни пуха ни пера.)

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• К ЧЕРТУ <K ЧЕРТЯМ, К БЕСУ, К ДЬЯВОЛУ, К ЛЕШЕМУ, К НЕЧИСТОМУ, К ШУТУ> coll; К ЧЕРТОВОЙ МАТЕРИ < БАБУШКЕ> highly coll

[PrepP; these forms only; sent adv (parenth); used after interrog pronouns and adverbs (usu. какой, куда)]

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⇒ used to indicate or emphasize the rhetorical and/ or ironic nature of a statement:

- what the hell kind of [NP] is this (is he etc);

- some bloody [NP] he is (you are etc).

     ♦ "Какая, к черту, в Семидоле революция? Четыре маслобойки и одна мельница... Весь город пополз ко всенощной, к Покрову пресвятой богородицы" (Федин 1). "What the hell kind of revolution is there in Semidol? Four creameries and one windmill...The whole town's crept off to vespers, to the Feast of the Intercession of the Holy Virgin" (1a).

     ♦ [Зилов:] (Тычет пальцем в открытую дверь, через которую видна освещённая улица.) Что это?.. Разве это ночь? Ну? Светло как днём! Какая же это к чёрту ночь! (Вампилов 5). [Z.:](Points at open door, through which the brightly lit street can be seen.) What's that?...Call that night, do you? It's as bright as day! Some bloody night that! (5a).

     ♦ [1-й гость:] Какая тут, к нечистому, любовь, ежели с самого обеда ни рюмки? (Чехов 4). [context transl] [First Guest:] How the devil can I think of love when I haven't had a single glass of anything since dinner? (4a).

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• К ЧЕРТУ <K ЧЕРТЯМ, КО ВСЕМ ЧЕРТЯМ, К ЧЕРТЯМ СОБАЧЬИМ> highly coll; К ЧЕРТОВОЙ МАТЕРИ < БАБУШКЕ> highly coll, rude

[PrepP; these forms only]

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1. послать, выгнать, вышвырнуть и т.п. кого Also: К ЛЕШЕМУ highly coll; К < КО ВСЕМ> СВИНЬЯМ substand, rude [adv]

⇒ to send s.o. away or drive s.o. out rudely (often when rejecting s.o.'s requests, claims, demands etc):

- tell s.o. to go to the devil (to hell);

- throw (kick) s.o. the hell out (of some place).

     ♦ Панкрат... явился в кабинет и вручил Персикову великолепнейшую атласную визитную карточку. "Он тамотко [regional = там]", - робко прибавил Панкрат... "Гони его к чёртовой матери", - монотонно сказал Персиков и смахнул карточку под стол (Булгаков 10)....Pankrat entered the office and handed Persikov a magnificent satiny calling card. "He's out there," Pankrat added timidly...."Tell him to go to hell," Persikov said in a monotone, and he threw the card under the table (10b).

     ♦ "Разрешите, мессир, его [Степу] выкинуть ко всем чертям из Москвы?" (Булгаков 9). "Permit me, Messire, to throw him [Styopa] the hell out of Moscow?" (9a).

2. ну тебя (его и т. п) к чертовой матери !; иди <пошёл, убирайся и т.п.> - ! Also: К ЛЕШЕМУ highly coll; К < КО ВСЕМ> СВИНЬЯМ substand, rude; К ЛЯДУ substand, rude [adv]

⇒ used to express irritation, anger, contempt directed at s.o. or sth., a desire to be rid of s.o. or sth.:

- to (the) hell with you (him etc)!;

- go (let him etc go) to (bloody) hell (to the devil)!;

- get (let him etc get) the hell out of here!

     ♦ Разговоры на тему о психике таких индивидов, как Хозяин и Хряк, беспредметны... Да ну их к чёртовой матери! Кто они такие, чтобы забивать свою голову их жалкими персонами? (Зиновьев 1). Conversations about the psyche of such individuals as the Boss and Hog are conversations without a subject....The hell with them all! Who are they anyway, that we should be bothering our heads with their miserable personas! (1a).

     ♦ Женщина рассмеялась: "Да ну тебя к лешему, скаред! Я пошутила...", - и пошла вниз (Булгаков 9). The woman laughed. "Oh, go to hell, you old miser! I was only joking." And she went on downstairs (9b).

     ♦ "Слушай, дед... иди-ка ты отсюдова [ungrammat = отсюда] к чёртовой матери. Я этими байками сыт по горло" (Максимов 3). "Listen, Grandpa, why don't you go to bloody hell. I'm fed up to the teeth with your bedtime stories" (3a).

     ♦ "Бери три тысячи и убирайся ко всем чертям, да и Врублевского с собой захвати - слышишь это? Но сейчас же, сию же минуту, и это навеки, понимаешь, пане, навеки вот в эту самую дверь и выйдешь" (Достоевский 1). "Tbke three thousand and go to the devil, and don't forget Vrublevsky-do you hear? But now, this minute, and forever, do you understand, paniey you'll walk out this door forever" (1a).

3. к чертовой матери (кого-что)! Also: К ЛЕШЕМУ highly coll [Interj]

⇒ used to express protest, a complete rejection of s.o. or sth.:

- damn it (him etc)!;

- the (to) hell with this (him etc)!;

- to the devil with this (him etc)!

     ♦ К чёрту! К чёртовой матери! Я не могу позволить им убить себя. Я должен жить (Аржак 1). Damn it! То hell with it! I couldn't let them kill me! I must live (1a).

     ♦ "К чёрту музей, к чёрту Карла Эберсокса, я хочу на воздух, на солнце!" (Федин 1). " То the devil with the museum, to the devil with Karl Ebersocks, I want air, sunshine!" (1a).

4. взорвать что, взорваться, разлететься, развалиться и т.п. - [adv]

⇒ (to blow up, collapse, be ruined etc) completely, irretrievably:

- dammit;

- the damn...;

- (blow (smash) sth.) to bits (to smithereens);

- (burst) into bits (into smithereens);

- [in limited contexts] shot to hell;

- to hell and gone.

5. [formula phrase]

⇒ used in response to " ни пуха ни пера", which is a wish for success or luck in sth.:

- I'll do my best!;

- thanks! (See ни пуха ни пера.)

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• К ЧЕРТУ <K ЧЕРТЯМ, К БЕСУ, К ДЬЯВОЛУ, К ЛЕШЕМУ, К НЕЧИСТОМУ, К ШУТУ> coll; К ЧЕРТОВОЙ МАТЕРИ < БАБУШКЕ> highly coll

[PrepP; these forms only; sent adv (parenth); used after interrog pronouns and adverbs (usu. какой, куда)]

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⇒ used to indicate or emphasize the rhetorical and/ or ironic nature of a statement:

- what the hell kind of [NP] is this (is he etc);

- some bloody [NP] he is (you are etc).

     ♦ "Какая, к черту, в Семидоле революция? Четыре маслобойки и одна мельница... Весь город пополз ко всенощной, к Покрову пресвятой богородицы" (Федин 1). "What the hell kind of revolution is there in Semidol? Four creameries and one windmill...The whole town's crept off to vespers, to the Feast of the Intercession of the Holy Virgin" (1a).

     ♦ [Зилов:] (Тычет пальцем в открытую дверь, через которую видна освещённая улица.) Что это?.. Разве это ночь? Ну? Светло как днём! Какая же это к чёрту ночь! (Вампилов 5). [Z.:](Points at open door, through which the brightly lit street can be seen.) What's that?...Call that night, do you? It's as bright as day! Some bloody night that! (5a).

     ♦ [1-й гость:] Какая тут, к нечистому, любовь, ежели с самого обеда ни рюмки? (Чехов 4). [context transl] [First Guest:] How the devil can I think of love when I haven't had a single glass of anything since dinner? (4a).

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• К ЧЕРТУ <K ЧЕРТЯМ, КО ВСЕМ ЧЕРТЯМ, К ЧЕРТЯМ СОБАЧЬИМ> highly coll; К ЧЕРТОВОЙ МАТЕРИ < БАБУШКЕ> highly coll, rude

[PrepP; these forms only]

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1. послать, выгнать, вышвырнуть и т.п. кого Also: К ЛЕШЕМУ highly coll; К < КО ВСЕМ> СВИНЬЯМ substand, rude [adv]

⇒ to send s.o. away or drive s.o. out rudely (often when rejecting s.o.'s requests, claims, demands etc):

- tell s.o. to go to the devil (to hell);

- throw (kick) s.o. the hell out (of some place).

     ♦ Панкрат... явился в кабинет и вручил Персикову великолепнейшую атласную визитную карточку. "Он тамотко [regional = там]", - робко прибавил Панкрат... "Гони его к чёртовой матери", - монотонно сказал Персиков и смахнул карточку под стол (Булгаков 10)....Pankrat entered the office and handed Persikov a magnificent satiny calling card. "He's out there," Pankrat added timidly...."Tell him to go to hell," Persikov said in a monotone, and he threw the card under the table (10b).

     ♦ "Разрешите, мессир, его [Степу] выкинуть ко всем чертям из Москвы?" (Булгаков 9). "Permit me, Messire, to throw him [Styopa] the hell out of Moscow?" (9a).

2. ну тебя (его и т. п) к черту !; иди <пошёл, убирайся и т.п.> - ! Also: К ЛЕШЕМУ highly coll; К < КО ВСЕМ> СВИНЬЯМ substand, rude; К ЛЯДУ substand, rude [adv]

⇒ used to express irritation, anger, contempt directed at s.o. or sth., a desire to be rid of s.o. or sth.:

- to (the) hell with you (him etc)!;

- go (let him etc go) to (bloody) hell (to the devil)!;

- get (let him etc get) the hell out of here!

     ♦ Разговоры на тему о психике таких индивидов, как Хозяин и Хряк, беспредметны... Да ну их к чёртовой матери! Кто они такие, чтобы забивать свою голову их жалкими персонами? (Зиновьев 1). Conversations about the psyche of such individuals as the Boss and Hog are conversations without a subject....The hell with them all! Who are they anyway, that we should be bothering our heads with their miserable personas! (1a).

     ♦ Женщина рассмеялась: "Да ну тебя к лешему, скаред! Я пошутила...", - и пошла вниз (Булгаков 9). The woman laughed. "Oh, go to hell, you old miser! I was only joking." And she went on downstairs (9b).

     ♦ "Слушай, дед... иди-ка ты отсюдова [ungrammat = отсюда] к чёртовой матери. Я этими байками сыт по горло" (Максимов 3). "Listen, Grandpa, why don't you go to bloody hell. I'm fed up to the teeth with your bedtime stories" (3a).

     ♦ "Бери три тысячи и убирайся ко всем чертям, да и Врублевского с собой захвати - слышишь это? Но сейчас же, сию же минуту, и это навеки, понимаешь, пане, навеки вот в эту самую дверь и выйдешь" (Достоевский 1). "Tbke three thousand and go to the devil, and don't forget Vrublevsky-do you hear? But now, this minute, and forever, do you understand, paniey you'll walk out this door forever" (1a).

3. к черту (кого-что)! Also: К ЛЕШЕМУ highly coll [Interj]

⇒ used to express protest, a complete rejection of s.o. or sth.:

- damn it (him etc)!;

- the (to) hell with this (him etc)!;

- to the devil with this (him etc)!

     ♦ К чёрту! К чёртовой матери! Я не могу позволить им убить себя. Я должен жить (Аржак 1). Damn it! То hell with it! I couldn't let them kill me! I must live (1a).

     ♦ "К чёрту музей, к чёрту Карла Эберсокса, я хочу на воздух, на солнце!" (Федин 1). " То the devil with the museum, to the devil with Karl Ebersocks, I want air, sunshine!" (1a).

4. взорвать что, взорваться, разлететься, развалиться и т.п. - [adv]

⇒ (to blow up, collapse, be ruined etc) completely, irretrievably:

- dammit;

- the damn...;

- (blow (smash) sth.) to bits (to smithereens);

- (burst) into bits (into smithereens);

- [in limited contexts] shot to hell;

- to hell and gone.

5. [formula phrase]

⇒ used in response to " ни пуха ни пера", which is a wish for success or luck in sth.:

- I'll do my best!;

- thanks! (See ни пуха ни пера.)

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• К ЧЕРТУ <K ЧЕРТЯМ, К БЕСУ, К ДЬЯВОЛУ, К ЛЕШЕМУ, К НЕЧИСТОМУ, К ШУТУ> coll; К ЧЕРТОВОЙ МАТЕРИ < БАБУШКЕ> highly coll

[PrepP; these forms only; sent adv (parenth); used after interrog pronouns and adverbs (usu. какой, куда)]

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⇒ used to indicate or emphasize the rhetorical and/ or ironic nature of a statement:

- what the hell kind of [NP] is this (is he etc);

- some bloody [NP] he is (you are etc).

     ♦ "Какая, к черту, в Семидоле революция? Четыре маслобойки и одна мельница... Весь город пополз ко всенощной, к Покрову пресвятой богородицы" (Федин 1). "What the hell kind of revolution is there in Semidol? Four creameries and one windmill...The whole town's crept off to vespers, to the Feast of the Intercession of the Holy Virgin" (1a).

     ♦ [Зилов:] (Тычет пальцем в открытую дверь, через которую видна освещённая улица.) Что это?.. Разве это ночь? Ну? Светло как днём! Какая же это к чёрту ночь! (Вампилов 5). [Z.:](Points at open door, through which the brightly lit street can be seen.) What's that?...Call that night, do you? It's as bright as day! Some bloody night that! (5a).

     ♦ [1-й гость:] Какая тут, к нечистому, любовь, ежели с самого обеда ни рюмки? (Чехов 4). [context transl] [First Guest:] How the devil can I think of love when I haven't had a single glass of anything since dinner? (4a).

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• К ЧЕРТУ <K ЧЕРТЯМ, КО ВСЕМ ЧЕРТЯМ, К ЧЕРТЯМ СОБАЧЬИМ> highly coll; К ЧЕРТОВОЙ МАТЕРИ < БАБУШКЕ> highly coll, rude

[PrepP; these forms only]

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1. послать, выгнать, вышвырнуть и т.п. кого Also: К ЛЕШЕМУ highly coll; К < КО ВСЕМ> СВИНЬЯМ substand, rude [adv]

⇒ to send s.o. away or drive s.o. out rudely (often when rejecting s.o.'s requests, claims, demands etc):

- tell s.o. to go to the devil (to hell);

- throw (kick) s.o. the hell out (of some place).

     ♦ Панкрат... явился в кабинет и вручил Персикову великолепнейшую атласную визитную карточку. "Он тамотко [regional = там]", - робко прибавил Панкрат... "Гони его к чёртовой матери", - монотонно сказал Персиков и смахнул карточку под стол (Булгаков 10)....Pankrat entered the office and handed Persikov a magnificent satiny calling card. "He's out there," Pankrat added timidly...."Tell him to go to hell," Persikov said in a monotone, and he threw the card under the table (10b).

     ♦ "Разрешите, мессир, его [Степу] выкинуть ко всем чертям из Москвы?" (Булгаков 9). "Permit me, Messire, to throw him [Styopa] the hell out of Moscow?" (9a).

2. ну тебя (его и т. п) к чертям !; иди <пошёл, убирайся и т.п.> - ! Also: К ЛЕШЕМУ highly coll; К < КО ВСЕМ> СВИНЬЯМ substand, rude; К ЛЯДУ substand, rude [adv]

⇒ used to express irritation, anger, contempt directed at s.o. or sth., a desire to be rid of s.o. or sth.:

- to (the) hell with you (him etc)!;

- go (let him etc go) to (bloody) hell (to the devil)!;

- get (let him etc get) the hell out of here!

     ♦ Разговоры на тему о психике таких индивидов, как Хозяин и Хряк, беспредметны... Да ну их к чёртовой матери! Кто они такие, чтобы забивать свою голову их жалкими персонами? (Зиновьев 1). Conversations about the psyche of such individuals as the Boss and Hog are conversations without a subject....The hell with them all! Who are they anyway, that we should be bothering our heads with their miserable personas! (1a).

     ♦ Женщина рассмеялась: "Да ну тебя к лешему, скаред! Я пошутила...", - и пошла вниз (Булгаков 9). The woman laughed. "Oh, go to hell, you old miser! I was only joking." And she went on downstairs (9b).

     ♦ "Слушай, дед... иди-ка ты отсюдова [ungrammat = отсюда] к чёртовой матери. Я этими байками сыт по горло" (Максимов 3). "Listen, Grandpa, why don't you go to bloody hell. I'm fed up to the teeth with your bedtime stories" (3a).

     ♦ "Бери три тысячи и убирайся ко всем чертям, да и Врублевского с собой захвати - слышишь это? Но сейчас же, сию же минуту, и это навеки, понимаешь, пане, навеки вот в эту самую дверь и выйдешь" (Достоевский 1). "Tbke three thousand and go to the devil, and don't forget Vrublevsky-do you hear? But now, this minute, and forever, do you understand, paniey you'll walk out this door forever" (1a).

3. к чертям (кого-что)! Also: К ЛЕШЕМУ highly coll [Interj]

⇒ used to express protest, a complete rejection of s.o. or sth.:

- damn it (him etc)!;

- the (to) hell with this (him etc)!;

- to the devil with this (him etc)!

     ♦ К чёрту! К чёртовой матери! Я не могу позволить им убить себя. Я должен жить (Аржак 1). Damn it! То hell with it! I couldn't let them kill me! I must live (1a).

     ♦ "К чёрту музей, к чёрту Карла Эберсокса, я хочу на воздух, на солнце!" (Федин 1). " То the devil with the museum, to the devil with Karl Ebersocks, I want air, sunshine!" (1a).

4. взорвать что, взорваться, разлететься, развалиться и т.п. - [adv]

⇒ (to blow up, collapse, be ruined etc) completely, irretrievably:

- dammit;

- the damn...;

- (blow (smash) sth.) to bits (to smithereens);

- (burst) into bits (into smithereens);

- [in limited contexts] shot to hell;

- to hell and gone.

5. [formula phrase]

⇒ used in response to " ни пуха ни пера", which is a wish for success or luck in sth.:

- I'll do my best!;

- thanks! (See ни пуха ни пера.)

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• К ЧЕРТУ <K ЧЕРТЯМ, К БЕСУ, К ДЬЯВОЛУ, К ЛЕШЕМУ, К НЕЧИСТОМУ, К ШУТУ> coll; К ЧЕРТОВОЙ МАТЕРИ < БАБУШКЕ> highly coll

[PrepP; these forms only; sent adv (parenth); used after interrog pronouns and adverbs (usu. какой, куда)]

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⇒ used to indicate or emphasize the rhetorical and/ or ironic nature of a statement:

- what the hell kind of [NP] is this (is he etc);

- some bloody [NP] he is (you are etc).

     ♦ "Какая, к черту, в Семидоле революция? Четыре маслобойки и одна мельница... Весь город пополз ко всенощной, к Покрову пресвятой богородицы" (Федин 1). "What the hell kind of revolution is there in Semidol? Four creameries and one windmill...The whole town's crept off to vespers, to the Feast of the Intercession of the Holy Virgin" (1a).

     ♦ [Зилов:] (Тычет пальцем в открытую дверь, через которую видна освещённая улица.) Что это?.. Разве это ночь? Ну? Светло как днём! Какая же это к чёрту ночь! (Вампилов 5). [Z.:](Points at open door, through which the brightly lit street can be seen.) What's that?...Call that night, do you? It's as bright as day! Some bloody night that! (5a).

     ♦ [1-й гость:] Какая тут, к нечистому, любовь, ежели с самого обеда ни рюмки? (Чехов 4). [context transl] [First Guest:] How the devil can I think of love when I haven't had a single glass of anything since dinner? (4a).

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1. adverb in main sentence
(in same degree)

as... [as...] — so... [wie...]

half as much — halb soviel

they did as much as they could — sie taten, was sie konnten

as good a player [as he] — ein so guter Spieler [wie er]
2. relative adverb or conjunction in subordinate clause
1) (expr. degree)

[as or so]... as... — [so...] wie...

as quickly as possible — so schnell wie möglich

as... as you can — so...[, wie] Sie können

come as quickly as you can — kommen Sie, so schnell Sie können

quick as a flash — blitzschnell

2) (though)

... as he etc. is/was — obwohl er usw.... ist/war

intelligent as she is,... — obwohl sie ziemlich intelligent ist,...

safe as it might be,... — obwohl es vielleicht ungefährlich ist,...

3) (however much)

try as he might/would, he could not concentrate — sosehr er sich auch bemühte, er konnte sich nicht konzentrieren

4) (expr. manner) wie

as it were — sozusagen; gewissermaßen

as you were! — Kommando zurück!

5) (expr. time) als; während

as and when — wann immer

as we climbed the stairs — als wir die Treppe hinaufgingen

as we were talking — während wir uns unterhielten

6) (expr. reason) da

7) (expr. result)

so... as to... — so... zu

would you be so kind as to help us? — würden Sie so freundlich sein und uns helfen?

8) (expr. purpose)

so as to... — um... zu...

9) (expr. illustration) wie [zum Beispiel]

industrial areas, as the north-east of England for example — Industriegebiete wie zum Beispiel der Nordosten Englands
3. preposition
1) (in the function of) als

as an artist — als Künstler

speaking as a parent,... — als Mutter/Vater...

2) (like) wie

they regard him as a fool — sie halten ihn für einen Dummkopf
4. relative pronoun
(which)

they danced, as was the custom there — sie tanzten, wie es dort Sitte war

he was shocked, as were we all — er war wie wir alle schockiert

the same as... — der-/die-/dasselbe wie...

such as — wie zum Beispiel

they enjoy such foreign foods as... — sie essen gern ausländische Lebensmittel wie...
5.
as far — see academic.ru/26446/far">far 1. 4)

as for... — was... angeht

as from... — von... an

as is — wie die Dinge liegen; wie es aussieht

the place is untidy enough as it is — es ist schon liederlich genug[, wie es jetzt ist]

as of... — (Amer.) von... an

as to — hinsichtlich (+ Gen.)

nothing further was mentioned as to holiday plans — von Urlaubsplänen wurde nichts weiter gesagt

as was — wie es einmal war

Miss Tay as was — das frühere Fräulein Tay

as yet — bis jetzt

as yet the plan is only under discussion — der Plan wird noch diskutiert

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[æz] 1. conjunction
1) (when; while: I met John as I was coming home; We'll be able to talk as we go.) während

2) (because: As I am leaving tomorrow, I've bought you a present.) weil

3) (in the same way that: If you are not sure how to behave, do as I do.) so wie

4) (used to introduce a statement of what the speaker knows or believes to be the case: As you know, I'll be leaving tomorrow.) wie

5) (though: Old as I am, I can still fight; Much as I want to, I cannot go.) obgleich

6) (used to refer to something which has already been stated and apply it to another person: Tom is English, as are Dick and Harry.) so wie
2. adverb
(used in comparisons, eg the first as in the following example: The bread was as hard as a brick.) so...wie
3. preposition
1) (used in comparisons, eg the second as in the following example: The bread was as hard as a brick.) so...wie

2) (like: He was dressed as a woman.) wie

3) (with certain verbs eg regard, treat, describe, accept: I am regarded by some people as a bit of a fool; He treats the children as adults.) wie

4) (in the position of: He is greatly respected both as a person and as a politician.) als

•

- as for
- as if / as though
- as to
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as

[æz, əz]

I. conj

1. (while) als

she sat watching him \as he cooked the dinner sie saß da und schaute ihm dabei zu, wie er das Abendessen kochte

he gets more and more attractive \as he gets older er wird mit zunehmendem Alter immer attraktiver

\as I was getting into the car, I noticed a piece of paper on the seat beim Einsteigen bemerkte ich ein Stück Papier auf dem Autositz

2. (in the way that, like) wie

knowing him \as I do, he won't do it wie ich ihn kenne, wird er es nicht tun

\as is often the case with children,... wie das bei Kindern oft ist,...

she is an actor, \as is her brother sie ist Schauspielerin, wie ihr Bruder

all merchandise is sold \as is esp AM alle Waren werden verkauft, wie sie sind

do \as I say! mach, was ich sage!

..., \as my mother puts it ( hum)..., wie meine Mutter [immer] zu sagen pflegt

I'd never seen him looking so miserable \as he did that day ich habe ihn noch nie so traurig gesehen wie an dem Tag

\as things happened [or stood] [or turned out],... wie sich zeigte,...

\as it is [or stands],..., \as things are [or stand],... [so] wie die Dinge stehen,...

\as it stood at the time,... so wie die Dinge damals standen,...

exactly \as genauso wie

just \as so wie

\as it is (already) sowieso schon

I've spent far too much money \as it is ich habe sowieso schon zu viel Geld ausgegeben

\as it were sozusagen

he's a little on the large side, \as it were er ist, sagen wir [ein]mal, ein bisschen groß geraten

\as it happens rein zufällig

\as it happens, I met him this morning rein zufällig [o wie der Zufall will], habe ich ihn heute Morgen getroffen

\as you like [or prefer] [or wish] ( form) wie Sie wünschen

\as if [or though] als ob

she looked at me \as if she didn't understand a word sie schaute mich als, als würde sie kein Wort verstehen

it isn't \as if she wasn't warned es ist ja nicht so, dass sie nicht gewarnt worden wäre, schließlich war sie ja gewarnt

\as if I care[d]! als ob mich das interessieren würde!

3. (because) weil, da geh

\as you were out, I left a message weil du nicht da warst, habe ich eine Nachricht hinterlassen

he may need some help \as he's new er braucht vielleicht Hilfe, weil er neu ist

4. (used to add a comment) wie

\as already mentioned,... wie bereits erwähnt,...

\as you know,... wie du weißt,...

she smiled and I smiled back, \as you do sie lächelte und ich lächelte zurück, du weißt schon

\as if! ( iron) wohl kaum!, das denkst du aber auch nur! iron

5. (though)

such riches \as he has, he is still not happy so reich er auch ist, glücklich ist er noch immer nicht

angry \as he was,... so verärgert er auch war,...

sweet \as he is,... so süß er auch ist,...

try \as he might,... so sehr er es auch versucht,...

6.

▶ \as for... was... betrifft

he wasn't thrilled, \as for me, I thought it a good idea er war nicht begeistert, ich dagegen hielt es für eine gute Idee

▶ \as from [or of] ab

\as from [or of] her 18th birthday, she is free to use the money nach der Vollendung des 18. Lebensjahres kann sie frei über das Geld verfügen

\as of [or from] tomorrow/the first/next Monday ab morgen/dem Ersten/nächsten [o nächstem] Monat

\as of [or from] now/today von jetzt/heute an, ab jetzt/heute

▶ \as to... was... angeht

\as to her manual skills, we'll have to work on them was ihre handwerklichen Fähigkeiten angeht, daran müssen wir noch arbeiten

\as to where we'll get the money from, we'll talk about that later wir müssen später noch besprechen, wo wir das Geld hernehmen

he was uncertain \as to which road to take er war sich nicht sicher, welche Straße er nehmen sollte

▶ \as and when BRIT sobald

you can revise them \as and when I send them to you du kannst sie redigieren, sobald ich sie dir schicke

II. prep

1. (in the past, being) als

he was often ill \as a child als Kind war er oft krank

2. (in the capacity, function of) als

she was praised \as an actress, but less so \as a director als Schauspielerin wurde sie sehr gelobt, aber als Regisseurin weitaus weniger

speaking \as a mother, I cannot accept that als Mutter kann ich das nicht akzeptieren

what do you think of his book \as a basis for a film? was hältst du von seinem Buch als Grundlage für einen Film?

3. (like, being) als

he went to the fancy-dress party dressed \as a banana er kam als Banane verkleidet zum Kostümfest

the news came \as no surprise die Nachricht war keine Überraschung

use your coat \as a blanket nimm deinen Mantel als Decke

such big names \as... so große Namen wie...

such agricultural states \as Kansas and Oklahoma Agrarstaaten wie Kansas und Oklahoma

the necklace was reported \as having been stolen die Kette war als gestohlen gemeldet

I always thought of myself \as a good mother ich habe mich immer für eine gute Mutter gehalten

do you regard punishment \as being essential in education? hältst du Strafen für unerlässlich in der Erziehung?

\as a matter of principle aus Prinzip

III. adv inv

1. (in comparisons) wie

they live in the same town \as my parents sie wohnen in derselben Stadt wie meine Eltern

▪ [just] \as... \as... [genau]so... wie...

he's \as tall \as Peter er ist so groß wie Peter

I can run just \as fast \as you ich kann genauso schnell laufen wie du

half \as... \as... halb so... wie...

she's not half \as self-confident \as people think sie ist bei Weitem nicht so selbstbewusst, wie alle denken

\as much \as so viel wie

I don't earn \as much \as Paul ich verdiene nicht so viel wie Paul

twice/three times \as much [\as] zweimal/dreimal so viel [wie]

\as usual wie gewöhnlich

you're late, \as usual du bist wie immer zu spät

\as... \as that so...

if you play \as well \as that,... wenn du so gut spielst,...

he's not \as handsome \as that! so gut sieht er nun auch wieder nicht aus!

2. (indicating an extreme)

these sunflowers can grow \as tall \as 8 ft diese Sonnenblumen können bis zu 8 Fuß hoch werden

\as many/much \as immerhin; (even) sogar

the decision could affect \as many \as 2 million people die Entscheidung könnte immerhin 2 Millionen Menschen betreffen

prices have risen by \as much \as 50% die Preise sind um ganze [o beachtliche] 50 % gestiegen

\as little \as nur

you can pick up a second-hand machine for \as little \as £20 ein gebrauchtes Gerät kriegt man schon für 20 Pfund

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[z, əz]
1. conj

1) (= when, while) als; (two parallel actions) während, als, indem (geh)

he got deafer as he got older —

as a child he would... — als Kind hat er immer...

2) (= since) da

3)

(= although) rich as he is I won't marry him — obwohl er reich ist, werde ich ihn nicht heiraten

stupid as he is, he... — so dumm er auch sein mag,... er

big as he is I'll... — so groß, wie er ist, ich...

much as I admire her,... — sosehr ich sie auch bewundere,...

be that as it may — wie dem auch sei or sein mag

try as he might — sosehr er sich auch bemüht/bemühte

4) (manner) wie

do as you like — machen Sie, was Sie wollen

leave it as it is — lass das so

I did it as he did — ich habe es wie er gemacht

the first door as you go upstairs/as you go in — die erste Tür oben/, wenn Sie hereinkommen

knowing him as I do —

as you yourself said... — wie Sie selbst gesagt haben...

he drinks enough as it is — er trinkt sowieso schon genug

it is bad enough as it is — es ist schon schlimm genug

as it is, I'm heavily in debt — ich bin schon tief verschuldet

as it were — sozusagen, gleichsam

as you were! (Mil) — weitermachen!; (fig) lassen Sie sich nicht stören; (in dictation, speaking) streichen Sie das

my husband as was (inf) — mein verflossener or (late) verstorbener Mann

5)

(phrases) as if or though — als ob, wie wenn

he rose as if to go — er erhob sich, als wollte er gehen

it isn't as if he didn't see me — schließlich hat er mich ja gesehen

as for him/you — (und) was ihn/dich anbetrifft or angeht

as from or of the 5th — vom Fünften an, ab dem Fünften

as from now — von jetzt an, ab jetzt

be so good as to... (form) — hätten Sie die Freundlichkeit or Güte,... zu... (form)

he's not so silly as to do that — er ist nicht so dumm, das zu tun, so dumm ist er nicht

2. adv

as... as — so... wie

not as... as — nicht so... wie

twice as old — doppelt so alt

just as nice — genauso nett

late as usual! — wie immer zu spät!

is it as difficult as that? —

if he eats as quickly as that — wenn er so schnell isst

it is not as good as all that — so gut ist es auch wieder nicht

you hate it as much as I do — du magst das doch genauso wenig wie ich

as recently as yesterday — erst gestern

she is very clever, as is her brother — sie ist sehr intelligent, genau(so) wie ihr Bruder

she was as nice as could be (inf) — sie war so freundlich wie nur was (inf)

as many/much as I could — so viele/so viel ich (nur) konnte

there were as many as 100 people there — es waren bestimmt 100 Leute da

this one is just as good — diese(r, s) ist genauso gut

as often happens, he was... — wie so oft, war er...

3. rel pron

1) (with same, such) der/die/das; (pl) die

the same man as was here yesterday — derselbe Mann, der gestern hier war

See:

→ such

2) (dial) der/die/das; (pl) die

those as knew him — die ihn kannten

4. prep

1) (= in the capacity of) als

to treat sb as a child — jdn als Kind or wie ein Kind behandeln

he appeared as three different characters — er trat in drei verschiedenen Rollen auf

2) (esp = such as) wie (zum Beispiel)

animals such as cats and dogs — Tiere wie (zum Beispiel) Katzen und Hunde

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AS abk

1. Anglo-Saxon

2. antisubmarine

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1. adverb in main sentence
(in same degree)

as... [as...] — so... [wie...]

half as much — halb soviel

they did as much as they could — sie taten, was sie konnten

as good a player [as he] — ein so guter Spieler [wie er]
2. relative adverb or conjunction in subordinate clause
1) (expr. degree)

[as or so]... as... — [so...] wie...

as quickly as possible — so schnell wie möglich

as... as you can — so...[, wie] Sie können

come as quickly as you can — kommen Sie, so schnell Sie können

quick as a flash — blitzschnell

2) (though)

... as he etc. is/was — obwohl er usw.... ist/war

intelligent as she is,... — obwohl sie ziemlich intelligent ist,...

safe as it might be,... — obwohl es vielleicht ungefährlich ist,...

3) (however much)

try as he might/would, he could not concentrate — sosehr er sich auch bemühte, er konnte sich nicht konzentrieren

4) (expr. manner) wie

as it were — sozusagen; gewissermaßen

as you were! — Kommando zurück!

5) (expr. time) als; während

as and when — wann immer

as we climbed the stairs — als wir die Treppe hinaufgingen

as we were talking — während wir uns unterhielten

6) (expr. reason) da

7) (expr. result)

so... as to... — so... zu

would you be so kind as to help us? — würden Sie so freundlich sein und uns helfen?

8) (expr. purpose)

so as to... — um... zu...

9) (expr. illustration) wie [zum Beispiel]

industrial areas, as the north-east of England for example — Industriegebiete wie zum Beispiel der Nordosten Englands
3. preposition
1) (in the function of) als

as an artist — als Künstler

speaking as a parent,... — als Mutter/Vater...

2) (like) wie

they regard him as a fool — sie halten ihn für einen Dummkopf
4. relative pronoun
(which)

they danced, as was the custom there — sie tanzten, wie es dort Sitte war

he was shocked, as were we all — er war wie wir alle schockiert

the same as... — der-/die-/dasselbe wie...

such as — wie zum Beispiel

they enjoy such foreign foods as... — sie essen gern ausländische Lebensmittel wie...
5.
as far — see far 1. 4)

as for... — was... angeht

as from... — von... an

as is — wie die Dinge liegen; wie es aussieht

the place is untidy enough as it is — es ist schon liederlich genug[, wie es jetzt ist]

as of... — (Amer.) von... an

as to — hinsichtlich (+ Gen.)

nothing further was mentioned as to holiday plans — von Urlaubsplänen wurde nichts weiter gesagt

as was — wie es einmal war

Miss Tay as was — das frühere Fräulein Tay

as yet — bis jetzt

as yet the plan is only under discussion — der Plan wird noch diskutiert

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adv.

als adv.

da adv.

ebenso/allso adv.

indem (zeitlich) adv.

obgleich konj.

so adv.

weil adv.

wie adv.

während adv.

English-german dictionary > AS

14 as

1. adverb in main sentence
(in same degree)

as... [as...] — so... [wie...]

half as much — halb soviel

they did as much as they could — sie taten, was sie konnten

as good a player [as he] — ein so guter Spieler [wie er]
2. relative adverb or conjunction in subordinate clause
1) (expr. degree)

[as or so]... as... — [so...] wie...

as quickly as possible — so schnell wie möglich

as... as you can — so...[, wie] Sie können

come as quickly as you can — kommen Sie, so schnell Sie können

quick as a flash — blitzschnell

2) (though)

... as he etc. is/was — obwohl er usw.... ist/war

intelligent as she is,... — obwohl sie ziemlich intelligent ist,...

safe as it might be,... — obwohl es vielleicht ungefährlich ist,...

3) (however much)

try as he might/would, he could not concentrate — sosehr er sich auch bemühte, er konnte sich nicht konzentrieren

4) (expr. manner) wie

as it were — sozusagen; gewissermaßen

as you were! — Kommando zurück!

5) (expr. time) als; während

as and when — wann immer

as we climbed the stairs — als wir die Treppe hinaufgingen

as we were talking — während wir uns unterhielten

6) (expr. reason) da

7) (expr. result)

so... as to... — so... zu

would you be so kind as to help us? — würden Sie so freundlich sein und uns helfen?

8) (expr. purpose)

so as to... — um... zu...

9) (expr. illustration) wie [zum Beispiel]

industrial areas, as the north-east of England for example — Industriegebiete wie zum Beispiel der Nordosten Englands
3. preposition
1) (in the function of) als

as an artist — als Künstler

speaking as a parent,... — als Mutter/Vater...

2) (like) wie

they regard him as a fool — sie halten ihn für einen Dummkopf
4. relative pronoun
(which)

they danced, as was the custom there — sie tanzten, wie es dort Sitte war

he was shocked, as were we all — er war wie wir alle schockiert

the same as... — der-/die-/dasselbe wie...

such as — wie zum Beispiel

they enjoy such foreign foods as... — sie essen gern ausländische Lebensmittel wie...
5.
as far — see academic.ru/26446/far">far 1. 4)

as for... — was... angeht

as from... — von... an

as is — wie die Dinge liegen; wie es aussieht

the place is untidy enough as it is — es ist schon liederlich genug[, wie es jetzt ist]

as of... — (Amer.) von... an

as to — hinsichtlich (+ Gen.)

nothing further was mentioned as to holiday plans — von Urlaubsplänen wurde nichts weiter gesagt

as was — wie es einmal war

Miss Tay as was — das frühere Fräulein Tay

as yet — bis jetzt

as yet the plan is only under discussion — der Plan wird noch diskutiert

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[æz] 1. conjunction
1) (when; while: I met John as I was coming home; We'll be able to talk as we go.) während

2) (because: As I am leaving tomorrow, I've bought you a present.) weil

3) (in the same way that: If you are not sure how to behave, do as I do.) so wie

4) (used to introduce a statement of what the speaker knows or believes to be the case: As you know, I'll be leaving tomorrow.) wie

5) (though: Old as I am, I can still fight; Much as I want to, I cannot go.) obgleich

6) (used to refer to something which has already been stated and apply it to another person: Tom is English, as are Dick and Harry.) so wie
2. adverb
(used in comparisons, eg the first as in the following example: The bread was as hard as a brick.) so...wie
3. preposition
1) (used in comparisons, eg the second as in the following example: The bread was as hard as a brick.) so...wie

2) (like: He was dressed as a woman.) wie

3) (with certain verbs eg regard, treat, describe, accept: I am regarded by some people as a bit of a fool; He treats the children as adults.) wie

4) (in the position of: He is greatly respected both as a person and as a politician.) als

•

- as for
- as if / as though
- as to
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as

[æz, əz]

I. conj

1. (while) als

she sat watching him \as he cooked the dinner sie saß da und schaute ihm dabei zu, wie er das Abendessen kochte

he gets more and more attractive \as he gets older er wird mit zunehmendem Alter immer attraktiver

\as I was getting into the car, I noticed a piece of paper on the seat beim Einsteigen bemerkte ich ein Stück Papier auf dem Autositz

2. (in the way that, like) wie

knowing him \as I do, he won't do it wie ich ihn kenne, wird er es nicht tun

\as is often the case with children,... wie das bei Kindern oft ist,...

she is an actor, \as is her brother sie ist Schauspielerin, wie ihr Bruder

all merchandise is sold \as is esp AM alle Waren werden verkauft, wie sie sind

do \as I say! mach, was ich sage!

..., \as my mother puts it ( hum)..., wie meine Mutter [immer] zu sagen pflegt

I'd never seen him looking so miserable \as he did that day ich habe ihn noch nie so traurig gesehen wie an dem Tag

\as things happened [or stood] [or turned out],... wie sich zeigte,...

\as it is [or stands],..., \as things are [or stand],... [so] wie die Dinge stehen,...

\as it stood at the time,... so wie die Dinge damals standen,...

exactly \as genauso wie

just \as so wie

\as it is (already) sowieso schon

I've spent far too much money \as it is ich habe sowieso schon zu viel Geld ausgegeben

\as it were sozusagen

he's a little on the large side, \as it were er ist, sagen wir [ein]mal, ein bisschen groß geraten

\as it happens rein zufällig

\as it happens, I met him this morning rein zufällig [o wie der Zufall will], habe ich ihn heute Morgen getroffen

\as you like [or prefer] [or wish] ( form) wie Sie wünschen

\as if [or though] als ob

she looked at me \as if she didn't understand a word sie schaute mich als, als würde sie kein Wort verstehen

it isn't \as if she wasn't warned es ist ja nicht so, dass sie nicht gewarnt worden wäre, schließlich war sie ja gewarnt

\as if I care[d]! als ob mich das interessieren würde!

3. (because) weil, da geh

\as you were out, I left a message weil du nicht da warst, habe ich eine Nachricht hinterlassen

he may need some help \as he's new er braucht vielleicht Hilfe, weil er neu ist

4. (used to add a comment) wie

\as already mentioned,... wie bereits erwähnt,...

\as you know,... wie du weißt,...

she smiled and I smiled back, \as you do sie lächelte und ich lächelte zurück, du weißt schon

\as if! ( iron) wohl kaum!, das denkst du aber auch nur! iron

5. (though)

such riches \as he has, he is still not happy so reich er auch ist, glücklich ist er noch immer nicht

angry \as he was,... so verärgert er auch war,...

sweet \as he is,... so süß er auch ist,...

try \as he might,... so sehr er es auch versucht,...

6.

▶ \as for... was... betrifft

he wasn't thrilled, \as for me, I thought it a good idea er war nicht begeistert, ich dagegen hielt es für eine gute Idee

▶ \as from [or of] ab

\as from [or of] her 18th birthday, she is free to use the money nach der Vollendung des 18. Lebensjahres kann sie frei über das Geld verfügen

\as of [or from] tomorrow/the first/next Monday ab morgen/dem Ersten/nächsten [o nächstem] Monat

\as of [or from] now/today von jetzt/heute an, ab jetzt/heute

▶ \as to... was... angeht

\as to her manual skills, we'll have to work on them was ihre handwerklichen Fähigkeiten angeht, daran müssen wir noch arbeiten

\as to where we'll get the money from, we'll talk about that later wir müssen später noch besprechen, wo wir das Geld hernehmen

he was uncertain \as to which road to take er war sich nicht sicher, welche Straße er nehmen sollte

▶ \as and when BRIT sobald

you can revise them \as and when I send them to you du kannst sie redigieren, sobald ich sie dir schicke

II. prep

1. (in the past, being) als

he was often ill \as a child als Kind war er oft krank

2. (in the capacity, function of) als

she was praised \as an actress, but less so \as a director als Schauspielerin wurde sie sehr gelobt, aber als Regisseurin weitaus weniger

speaking \as a mother, I cannot accept that als Mutter kann ich das nicht akzeptieren

what do you think of his book \as a basis for a film? was hältst du von seinem Buch als Grundlage für einen Film?

3. (like, being) als

he went to the fancy-dress party dressed \as a banana er kam als Banane verkleidet zum Kostümfest

the news came \as no surprise die Nachricht war keine Überraschung

use your coat \as a blanket nimm deinen Mantel als Decke

such big names \as... so große Namen wie...

such agricultural states \as Kansas and Oklahoma Agrarstaaten wie Kansas und Oklahoma

the necklace was reported \as having been stolen die Kette war als gestohlen gemeldet

I always thought of myself \as a good mother ich habe mich immer für eine gute Mutter gehalten

do you regard punishment \as being essential in education? hältst du Strafen für unerlässlich in der Erziehung?

\as a matter of principle aus Prinzip

III. adv inv

1. (in comparisons) wie

they live in the same town \as my parents sie wohnen in derselben Stadt wie meine Eltern

▪ [just] \as... \as... [genau]so... wie...

he's \as tall \as Peter er ist so groß wie Peter

I can run just \as fast \as you ich kann genauso schnell laufen wie du

half \as... \as... halb so... wie...

she's not half \as self-confident \as people think sie ist bei Weitem nicht so selbstbewusst, wie alle denken

\as much \as so viel wie

I don't earn \as much \as Paul ich verdiene nicht so viel wie Paul

twice/three times \as much [\as] zweimal/dreimal so viel [wie]

\as usual wie gewöhnlich

you're late, \as usual du bist wie immer zu spät

\as... \as that so...

if you play \as well \as that,... wenn du so gut spielst,...

he's not \as handsome \as that! so gut sieht er nun auch wieder nicht aus!

2. (indicating an extreme)

these sunflowers can grow \as tall \as 8 ft diese Sonnenblumen können bis zu 8 Fuß hoch werden

\as many/much \as immerhin; (even) sogar

the decision could affect \as many \as 2 million people die Entscheidung könnte immerhin 2 Millionen Menschen betreffen

prices have risen by \as much \as 50% die Preise sind um ganze [o beachtliche] 50 % gestiegen

\as little \as nur

you can pick up a second-hand machine for \as little \as £20 ein gebrauchtes Gerät kriegt man schon für 20 Pfund

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[z, əz]
1. conj

1) (= when, while) als; (two parallel actions) während, als, indem (geh)

he got deafer as he got older —

as a child he would... — als Kind hat er immer...

2) (= since) da

3)

(= although) rich as he is I won't marry him — obwohl er reich ist, werde ich ihn nicht heiraten

stupid as he is, he... — so dumm er auch sein mag,... er

big as he is I'll... — so groß, wie er ist, ich...

much as I admire her,... — sosehr ich sie auch bewundere,...

be that as it may — wie dem auch sei or sein mag

try as he might — sosehr er sich auch bemüht/bemühte

4) (manner) wie

do as you like — machen Sie, was Sie wollen

leave it as it is — lass das so

I did it as he did — ich habe es wie er gemacht

the first door as you go upstairs/as you go in — die erste Tür oben/, wenn Sie hereinkommen

knowing him as I do —

as you yourself said... — wie Sie selbst gesagt haben...

he drinks enough as it is — er trinkt sowieso schon genug

it is bad enough as it is — es ist schon schlimm genug

as it is, I'm heavily in debt — ich bin schon tief verschuldet

as it were — sozusagen, gleichsam

as you were! (Mil) — weitermachen!; (fig) lassen Sie sich nicht stören; (in dictation, speaking) streichen Sie das

my husband as was (inf) — mein verflossener or (late) verstorbener Mann

5)

(phrases) as if or though — als ob, wie wenn

he rose as if to go — er erhob sich, als wollte er gehen

it isn't as if he didn't see me — schließlich hat er mich ja gesehen

as for him/you — (und) was ihn/dich anbetrifft or angeht

as from or of the 5th — vom Fünften an, ab dem Fünften

as from now — von jetzt an, ab jetzt

be so good as to... (form) — hätten Sie die Freundlichkeit or Güte,... zu... (form)

he's not so silly as to do that — er ist nicht so dumm, das zu tun, so dumm ist er nicht

2. adv

as... as — so... wie

not as... as — nicht so... wie

twice as old — doppelt so alt

just as nice — genauso nett

late as usual! — wie immer zu spät!

is it as difficult as that? —

if he eats as quickly as that — wenn er so schnell isst

it is not as good as all that — so gut ist es auch wieder nicht

you hate it as much as I do — du magst das doch genauso wenig wie ich

as recently as yesterday — erst gestern

she is very clever, as is her brother — sie ist sehr intelligent, genau(so) wie ihr Bruder

she was as nice as could be (inf) — sie war so freundlich wie nur was (inf)

as many/much as I could — so viele/so viel ich (nur) konnte

there were as many as 100 people there — es waren bestimmt 100 Leute da

this one is just as good — diese(r, s) ist genauso gut

as often happens, he was... — wie so oft, war er...

3. rel pron

1) (with same, such) der/die/das; (pl) die

the same man as was here yesterday — derselbe Mann, der gestern hier war

See:

→ such

2) (dial) der/die/das; (pl) die

those as knew him — die ihn kannten

4. prep

1) (= in the capacity of) als

to treat sb as a child — jdn als Kind or wie ein Kind behandeln

he appeared as three different characters — er trat in drei verschiedenen Rollen auf

2) (esp = such as) wie (zum Beispiel)

animals such as cats and dogs — Tiere wie (zum Beispiel) Katzen und Hunde

* * *

as [æz; unbetont əz; z]

A adv

1. so, ebenso, geradeso:

I ran as fast as I could ich lief so schnell ich konnte;

just as good ebenso gut;

twice as large zweimal so groß

2. wie (zum Beispiel):

statesmen, as Churchill

B konj

1. (gerade) wie, so wie:

as often as they wish sooft (wie) sie wünschen;

as you wish wie Sie wünschen;

as is the case wie es der Fall ist;

as it is

a) (so) wie die Dinge liegen,

b) schon;

as and when wann immer;

(as) soft as butter butterweich;

as requested wunschgemäß;

as I said before wie ich vorher oder schon sagte;

as was their habit wie es ihre Gewohnheit war

2. ebenso wie, genauso wie:

then as now damals wie jetzt;

you will reap as you sow wie man sät, so erntet man

3. als, während, indem:

as he entered als er eintrat, bei seinem Eintritt

4. obwohl, obgleich, wenn auch, wie sehr, sosehr, wie:

late as he was, he attended the session trotz seiner Verspätung nahm er noch an der Sitzung teil;

old as I am so alt wie ich bin;

try as he would sosehr er sich auch mühte;

improbable as it seems so unwahrscheinlich es auch scheint

5. da, weil:

as you are sorry I’ll forgive you

6. (als oder so) dass:

so clearly guilty as to leave no doubt so offensichtlich schuldig, dass kein Zweifel bleibt

C pron

1. der, die, das, welch(er, e, es) ( nach such oder same):

such as need our help diejenigen, welche unsere Hilfe brauchen;

the same man as was here yesterday derselbe Mann, der gestern hier war

2. was, welche Tatsache, wie:

his health is not good, as he himself admits seine Gesundheit lässt zu wünschen übrig, was oder wie er selbst zugibt

D präp als:

appear as Hamlet;

he is as a father to me er ist zu mir wie ein VaterBesondere Redewendungen: as … as (eben)so … wie;

as sweet as can be so süß wie nur möglich;

as cheap as fifty pence the bottle für nur fünfzig Pence die Flasche;

as recently as last week erst letzte Woche;

as far as can be ascertained soweit es sich feststellen lässt;

as at an oder WIRTSCH zu (einem Zeitpunkt);

as from von einem Zeitpunkt an, ab (1. April etc);

as is im gegenwärtigen Zustand;

the car was sold as is der Wagen wurde, so wie er war, verkauft;

as it were sozusagen, gewissermaßen, gleichsam;

as of von einem Zeitpunkt an, ab (1. April etc);

as to

a) was … (an)betrifft, im Hinblick auf (akk),

b) nach, gemäß (dat);

as to this question was diese Frage betrifft;

he is taxed as to his earnings er wird nach seinem Verdienst besteuert;

as you were!

a) MIL Kommando zurück!,

b) allg alles zurück!; → against A 8, far Bes Redew, follow C 1, for A 23, good C 2, if¹ A 1, invoice A, kind² 1, long¹ B 1, much Bes Redew, per 3, though A 4, usual A, well¹ A 12, yet A 1

* * *
1. adverb in main sentence
(in same degree)

as... [as...] — so... [wie...]

half as much — halb soviel

they did as much as they could — sie taten, was sie konnten

as good a player [as he] — ein so guter Spieler [wie er]
2. relative adverb or conjunction in subordinate clause
1) (expr. degree)

[as or so]... as... — [so...] wie...

as quickly as possible — so schnell wie möglich

as... as you can — so...[, wie] Sie können

come as quickly as you can — kommen Sie, so schnell Sie können

quick as a flash — blitzschnell

2) (though)

... as he etc. is/was — obwohl er usw.... ist/war

intelligent as she is,... — obwohl sie ziemlich intelligent ist,...

safe as it might be,... — obwohl es vielleicht ungefährlich ist,...

3) (however much)

try as he might/would, he could not concentrate — sosehr er sich auch bemühte, er konnte sich nicht konzentrieren

4) (expr. manner) wie

as it were — sozusagen; gewissermaßen

as you were! — Kommando zurück!

5) (expr. time) als; während

as and when — wann immer

as we climbed the stairs — als wir die Treppe hinaufgingen

as we were talking — während wir uns unterhielten

6) (expr. reason) da

7) (expr. result)

so... as to... — so... zu

would you be so kind as to help us? — würden Sie so freundlich sein und uns helfen?

8) (expr. purpose)

so as to... — um... zu...

9) (expr. illustration) wie [zum Beispiel]

industrial areas, as the north-east of England for example — Industriegebiete wie zum Beispiel der Nordosten Englands
3. preposition
1) (in the function of) als

as an artist — als Künstler

speaking as a parent,... — als Mutter/Vater...

2) (like) wie

they regard him as a fool — sie halten ihn für einen Dummkopf
4. relative pronoun
(which)

they danced, as was the custom there — sie tanzten, wie es dort Sitte war

he was shocked, as were we all — er war wie wir alle schockiert

the same as... — der-/die-/dasselbe wie...

such as — wie zum Beispiel

they enjoy such foreign foods as... — sie essen gern ausländische Lebensmittel wie...
5.
as far — see far 1. 4)

as for... — was... angeht

as from... — von... an

as is — wie die Dinge liegen; wie es aussieht

the place is untidy enough as it is — es ist schon liederlich genug[, wie es jetzt ist]

as of... — (Amer.) von... an

as to — hinsichtlich (+ Gen.)

nothing further was mentioned as to holiday plans — von Urlaubsplänen wurde nichts weiter gesagt

as was — wie es einmal war

Miss Tay as was — das frühere Fräulein Tay

as yet — bis jetzt

as yet the plan is only under discussion — der Plan wird noch diskutiert

* * *

adv.

als adv.

da adv.

ebenso/allso adv.

indem (zeitlich) adv.

obgleich konj.

so adv.

weil adv.

wie adv.

während adv.

English-german dictionary > as

15 hits

iz.

1. ( mantxa) blotch, blur; \hits bat mirail honek badu erdian the mirror has a blotch in the middle

2. ( adorea) pluck, nerve, courage

3. (irud.) \hits bat bada orain bi adiskideren artean relations have cooled between the two friends io.

1. ( bizitasunik ez duena, e.a.)

a. ( kolorea) dull, drab

b. ( aurpegia) pale, pallid

c. ( argia, eguzkia) dull, dim

d. ( begia) languid, dull, unexpressible

e. (edari) flat

f. ( herria, omena) dull, dreary, desolate, dismal; Berastain halako herri \hitsa zen Berastain was such a dreary place

2.

a. ( itxura) dull; itxura \hitseko gizon bat a shabby-looking man

b. ( zikina) dirty, filthy ; \hitsak daude etxe horretako bazterrak the corners in that house are dirty

3. ( goibela)

a. ( oro.) sad, lamentable; gauza \hitsa da holako zerbait egin beharra it's a sad thing having to do that

b. ( gertakaria, gertaera) sad, tragic, dire, pitiful

c. ( gogoeta, kanta, oroipena) sad, mournful, sorrowful

d. ( bazkari, afaria) sorry, miserable; bazkari \hitsa egin dugu gaur we had a sorry excuse for a dinner today

e. ( omena, izena) bad, sorry, sorrowful; hango jendeak omen \hitsa du people from there have a bad reputable

4. ( herabea) unassertive, timid, irresolute

5. ( exkaxa) bad, poor, scant, meagre (GB), meager (USA) ; euri bakan egiten du eta uztai beti \hitsak izaten dira it rains ever so slightly and the crop yield is usually meagre

6. ( ahula) weak, feeble

Euskara Ingelesa hiztegiaren > hits

16 evil

1. n зло

good and evil — добро и зло

lesser evil — меньшее зло

to believe evil of others — дурно думать о других

to speak evil — злословить

evil comes from evil — зло порождает зло

victory over evil — победа над злом

to cocker up evil — потворствовать злу

endurant of evil — не противящийся злу

evil angel — злой дух, демон-искуситель

doer of evil — тот, кто делает зло, злодей

2. n порок

an evil of long standing — закоренелый порок

the social evil — общественное зло

sodden in evil habits — погрязший в пороке

3. n бедствие, несчастье

4. n неудача

5. n библ. грех

to shun evil — отойти от греха

6. n библ. горе

evil be to him that … — горе тому, кто …

7. n библ. уст. болезнь

the falling evil — падучая

8. a злой, зловредный, злонамеренный

the Evil One — нечистый, сатана

deed of evil — злое дело

evil spirits — злые духи

evil design — злой умысел

evil thoughts — злые помыслы

public evil — общественное зло

9. a испорченный, порочный

evil conscience — нечистая совесть

people of an evil sort — порочные люди

10. a развратный, порочный, грешный; преступный

evil deeds — преступления

evil life — распутная жизнь; путь разврата

evil men — грешники

11. a вредный, пагубный

he began to feel the evil effects of drinking — он начал ощущать пагубные последствия пьянства

12. a зловещий; дурной, неблагоприятный

evil hour — недобрый час

evil eye — дурной глаз

evil repure — дурная слава

to bear an evil look — выглядеть зловеще

13. a разг. очень плохой, отвратительный

the evil day — чёрный день

evil dinner — очень плохой обед

evil slander — гнусная клевета

evil temper — несносный характер

evil weather — отвратительная погода

evil workmanship — никуда негодная работа

evil smell — отвратительный запах

Синонимический ряд:

1. amoral (adj.) amoral; baneful; base; corrupt; depraved; flagitious; unfavorable

2. diabolic (adj.) diabolic; heinous; satanic; sinister

3. harmful (adj.) damaging; deleterious; destructive; detrimental; harmful; hurtful; inauspicious; injurious; mischievous; nocent; nocuous; pernicious; prejudicial; prejudicious; unfavourable

4. malicious (adj.) catty; despiteful; hateful; malevolent; malicious; malign; malignant; mean; nasty; poisonous; rancorous; spiteful; spitish; venomous

5. offensive (adj.) atrocious; disgusting; foul; hideous; horrible; horrid; icky; loathsome; nauseating; noisome; obscene; offensive; repellent; repugnant; repulsive; revolting; sickening; ugly; ungrateful; unwholesome; vile

6. unfortunate (adj.) disastrous; ill; miserable; unfortunate

7. wrong (adj.) bad; immoral; iniquitous; nefarious; profane; reprobate; sinful; vicious; wicked; wrong

8. depravity (noun) bad; badness; baseness; corruption; debauchery; depravity; malevolence; malfeasance; malignancy; turpitude; vice

9. disaster (noun) calamity; disaster; harm; mischief; misery; misfortune; pain; sorrow; suffering

10. ill (noun) affliction; bane; curse; ill; plague; scourge; woe

11. wrong (noun) atrocity; crime; debt; diablerie; evildoing; iniquity; misdeed; offence; outrage; sin; tort; transgression; wickedness; wrong; wrongdoing

Антонимический ряд:

chastity; credit; decency; esteem; fame; felicitous; fortunate; good; goodness; grateful; happy; holy; honesty; honour; moral; virtue; virtuous

English-Russian base dictionary > evil

17 Scratch

1. n сл. сатана

2. n царапина

a scratch on the face — царапина на лице

her hands were covered with scratches — её руки были все исцарапаны

without a scratch — без малейшего вреда

scratch mark — царапина; риска

hide scratch — царапина на шкуре

surface scratch — поверхностная царапина

cat scratch disease — болезнь от кошачьих царапин

grain scratch — царапина на лицевой стороне шкуры

3. n тех. черта

4. n тех. метка

5. n тк. царапанье

a dog enjoys a good scratch — собаки любят почесаться

6. n скрип, чирканье

the scratch of pen on the paper — скрип пера по бумаге

7. n каракуля, закорючка

he writes a miserable scratch — у него отвратительный почерк

8. n тк. спорт. линия старта, старт

scratch line — линия старта

9. n спорт. участник соревнования, не получающий преимущества при старте

10. n сл. временное название кинофильма

11. n амер. сл. фальшивый чек

12. n амер. сл. фальшивомонетчик

деньги, средства

13. a разг. случайно или наспех собранный вместе

scratch collection — коллекция случайных вещей

scratch dinner — обед, приготовленный на скорую руку; импровизированный обед

scratch division — случайное голосование

14. a наспех написанный, набросанный, нарисованный

scratch paper — черновик

15. a вчт. рабочий, временный

scratch file — рабочий файл

scratch mode — рабочий режим

16. a случайный, неумышленный

a scratch shot — случайный выстрел

17. v царапать, оцарапать, расцарапать

to scratch the paint — поцарапать краску

18. v царапаться

cats scratch — кошки царапаются

19. v рыхлить

to scratch the ground with a rake — рыхлить землю граблями

20. v скрипеть

this pen scratches badly — перо сильно скрипит

21. v чиркать

to scratch a match — чиркать спичкой

22. v чесать, расчёсывать

to scratch mosquito bites — расчёсывать укусы комаров

23. v чесаться

itching makes one want to scratch — зуд вызывает желание почесаться

24. v нацарапать, выцарапать; выгравировать

to scratch a drawing on the wall — нацарапать рисунок на стене

25. v наспех или небрежно написать, нацарапать

to scratch a few lines of a letter — черкнуть несколько строк

26. v скрестись

the dog scratched at the door — собака скреблась в дверь

27. v рыть когтями

28. v рыться

the chickens were scratching for worms — куры рылись в земле в поисках червей

29. v выскребать, вырывать

to scratch a hole in the ground — выскрести яму в земле

30. v вычёркивать, перечёркивать

31. v спорт. снимать с участия в состязании

to scratch a horse — снять лошадь с состязаний

scratch as an item of issue — снимать с обслуживания

32. v разг. идти на попятный; отказываться

to scratch an engagement — отменить встречу

33. v подчистить

to scratch out a word — подчистить слово

34. v амер. полит. сл. голосовать против отдельного предложения своей партии

подделывать чек

Синонимический ряд:

1. damage (noun) abrasion; damage; laceration; mark; minor damage; scar; scrape; scuff; superficial injury

2. score (noun) score; scotch; slash

3. abrade a surface (verb) abrade a surface; claw; cut; deface; graze; mar; score; skin

4. cancel (verb) cancel; delete; eliminate; remove

5. grate (verb) grate; grind; rasp; scrape

6. scribble (verb) scrabble; scrawl; scribble; squiggle

Антонимический ряд:

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