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1 train
n. m.1. 'Arse', 'bum', behind. Botter quelqu'un dans le train: To kick someone up the jacksey. Avoir le feu au train: To 'have ants in one's pants', to be itching to get moving, to be in a great hurry.2. Se magner le train: To 'get one's skates on', to hurry up.3. Filer le train à quelqu'un: To dog someone's footsteps, to follow someone closely. On lui a dit de filer le train au maljrat He was told to tail that suspect.4. Remettre quelqu'un au train (Underworld slang): To 'twist someone's arm', to compel someone to do something (literally to get someone to go along with one's wishes).5. Manquer le train (fig.): To 'miss the boat', to fail to get what one might be entitled to.6. N'être pas en train (also: ne pas se sentir en train): To 'feel out of sorts', to feel below par.7. Etre dans le train: To be 'on the ball', to be 'in the swing of things', to be right-up-to-date with trends, etc.8. Faux train (Cycling and horse-racing slang): Brisk but not exceedingly fast pace set by a group of riders to enable the champion to be in the running for the critical final furlong.9. Sauter du train en marche (joc.): To have coïtus interruptus. -
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1) General subject: lose one's train, lose train, miss train, arrive late to the train, miss the train2) Makarov: arrive late for the train, miss( one's) train -
3 tierra
f.1 land (terrenos, continentes).en tierras mexicanas/del rey on Mexican soil/the King's landpor estas tierras round these parts, down this waytierra adentro inlandtierra de nadie no-man's-landtierra prometida Promised Landtierra del Fuego Tierra del Fuegotierra Santa the Holy Landtierra virgen virgin land2 land.cultivar la tierra to farm the land3 earth.se me ha metido tierra en los zapatos I've got some earth in my shoesun camino de tierra a dirt track4 ground (suelo).bajo tierra undergroundcaer a tierra to fall to the groundtomar tierra to land5 homeland, native land (lugar de origen) (país).vino/queso de la tierra local wine/cheesetierra natal homeland, native land6 dust. ( Latin American Spanish)7 soil, dirt.8 country, homeland.9 plot of land, territory, estate, soil.* * *1 (planeta) earth2 (superficie sólida) land3 (terreno cultivado) soil, land4 (país) country, land5 (suelo) ground6 ELECTRICIDAD earth, US ground1 land sing\caer por tierra figurado to crumbledar en tierra con algo to drop something on the ground, throw something on the groundechar a tierra to demolishechar por tierra figurado to crush, destroyechar tierra encima de figurado to hush upponer tierra por medio figurado to make oneself scarcepor estas tierras in these partspor tierra overland, by land¡tierra a la vista! land ahoy!tierra adentro inland¡tierra trágame! figurado I wish I was somewhere else, I could curl up and dietirar por tierra figurado to crush, destroyvivir de la tierra to make a living from the landtierra de nadie no-man's-landTierra del Fuego Tierra del Fuegotierra firme terra firma, dry landtierra natal homelandTierra Santa the Holy Land* * *noun f.1) earth2) land3) soil4) homeland•* * *SF1)• la Tierra — the earth, the Earth
2) (=superficie)a) [fuera del agua] land¡tierra a la vista! — land ahoy!
la industria pesquera genera unos 400.000 empleos en tierra — the fishing industry provides 400,000 jobs on land
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por tierra — overland, by landatravesar un país por tierra — to go overland o by land across a country
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tomar tierra — to reach port, get inb) (=no aire) [desde el aire] ground; [desde el espacio] earthla explosión ocurrió cuando el avión cayó a tierra — the explosion occurred when the aeroplane hit the ground
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tocar tierra — to touch down•
tomar tierra — to landtierra firme — (=no aire) solid ground; (=no agua) land
3) (=suelo) ground•
caer a tierra — to fall down•
dar con algo en tierra — to knock sth over•
echarse a tierra — to throw o.s. on o to the ground- venirse a o por tierra4) (=material) [gen] earth; (=polvo) dust; (=barro) mud; [para jardinería, cultivo] soilcon los zapatos llenos de tierra — (=polvo) with his shoes covered in dust; (=barro) with his shoes covered in mud
viviendas con suelo de tierra — houses with earth o dirt floors
acordaron echar tierra al incidente y seguir siendo amigos — they agreed to put the incident behind them and continue to be friends
le vienes a echar tierra a mi carro con tu descapotable — your convertible makes my car look ridiculous o really bad
tierra caliente — LAm land below 1000m approximately
tierra fría — LAm land above 2000m approximately
tierra quemada — (Pol) scorched earth
pista 3), política 2)tierra templada — LAm land between 1000m and 2000m approximately
5) (Agr) landtierra de secano — dry land, unirrigated land
6) (=división territorial)a) (=lugar de origen)todo refugiado siente nostalgia de su tierra — every refugee feels homesick for or misses his native land o homeland
b) [en plural]sus viajes por tierras de Castilla, su largo exilio en tierras australianas — her lengthy exile in Australia
no es de estas tierras — he's not from these parts, he's not from this part of the world
- ver tierras7) (Elec) earth, ground (EEUU)toma 1., 1)conectar un aparato a tierra — to earth o (EEUU) ground an appliance
* * *1) (campo, terreno) landtierras fértiles/áridas — fertile/arid land
tierra labrantía or de cultivo — arable o cultivated land
poner tierra de por medio — to make oneself scarce (colloq)
2) (suelo, superficie) ground; (materia, arena) earthun camino de tierra — a dirt road o track
cuerpo a tierra! — hit the ground! (colloq)
echar algo por tierra — <edificio/monumento> to pull o knock down; < planes> to wreck, ruin; < argumentos> to demolish, destroy; < esperanzas> to dash
echarle tierra a algo/alguien — (Col fam) to put something/somebody to shame, make something/somebody look bad
echar tierra a or sobre algo — ( ocultarlo) to cover o hush something up; ( olvidarlo) to forget about something
tragarse la tierra a alguien: como si se lo hubiera tragado la tierra as if he'd vanished off the face of the earth; deseé que me tragara la tierra — I just wanted the earth to open and swallow me up
3) (AmL) ( polvo) dust4) (Elec) ground (AmE), earth (BrE)estar conectado a tierra or (AmL) hacer tierra — to be grounded o earthed
5) (por oposición al mar, al aire) landtierra a la vista! — land ho o ahoy!
viajar por tierra — to travel overland o by land
tocar tierra — to land, put into port
tomar tierra — to land, touch down
6)a) (país, lugar)decidió volver a su tierra — he decided to return to his homeland o to his native land
costumbres de aquellas tierras — customs in those places o countries
b) ( territorio) soil* * *1) (campo, terreno) landtierras fértiles/áridas — fertile/arid land
tierra labrantía or de cultivo — arable o cultivated land
poner tierra de por medio — to make oneself scarce (colloq)
2) (suelo, superficie) ground; (materia, arena) earthun camino de tierra — a dirt road o track
cuerpo a tierra! — hit the ground! (colloq)
echar algo por tierra — <edificio/monumento> to pull o knock down; < planes> to wreck, ruin; < argumentos> to demolish, destroy; < esperanzas> to dash
echarle tierra a algo/alguien — (Col fam) to put something/somebody to shame, make something/somebody look bad
echar tierra a or sobre algo — ( ocultarlo) to cover o hush something up; ( olvidarlo) to forget about something
tragarse la tierra a alguien: como si se lo hubiera tragado la tierra as if he'd vanished off the face of the earth; deseé que me tragara la tierra — I just wanted the earth to open and swallow me up
3) (AmL) ( polvo) dust4) (Elec) ground (AmE), earth (BrE)estar conectado a tierra or (AmL) hacer tierra — to be grounded o earthed
5) (por oposición al mar, al aire) landtierra a la vista! — land ho o ahoy!
viajar por tierra — to travel overland o by land
tocar tierra — to land, put into port
tomar tierra — to land, touch down
6)a) (país, lugar)decidió volver a su tierra — he decided to return to his homeland o to his native land
costumbres de aquellas tierras — customs in those places o countries
b) ( territorio) soil* * *tierra22 = land, ground, soil, earth, dry land [dryland].Ex: Until recently all libraries and some architects have maintained that an academic library should be capable of extension and that land should be reserved for future expansion.
Ex: A profile is a scale representation of the intersection of a vertical surface with the surface of the ground.Ex: This article diagnoses the information needs of those who work in the area of pollution of air, soil and earth.Ex: Insulation techniques helpful to energy conservation are: more use of below surface areas; the mounding of earth against outside walls; sod roofs; and the correct use of glass.Ex: This article describes a knowledge based geographic information system for the broad scale mapping of dryland salinity in the Western Australian wheatbelt.* aprovechamiento de la tierra = land use.* asentamiento en tierras federales = homesteading.* bajo tierra = underground, below surface.* buena tierra = good soil.* camino de tierra = dirt track, dirt road.* como si se + Pronombre + hubiera tragado la tierra = into thin air.* con el suelo de tierra = dirt-floored.* confinado a la tierra = land-bound [landbound].* con los pies sobre la tierra = down-to-earth.* contaminación de la tierra = soil pollution.* corrimiento de tierra = landslide.* cultivar la tierra = farm + land, grow + crops.* dejar la tierra en barbecho = let + farmland lie fallow.* desaprovechamiento de la tierra = land misuse.* desprendimiento de tierra = landslide.* de tierra = onshore, earthen.* echar Algo por tierra = blow + Nombre + out of the water.* echarlo todo por tierra = upset + the applecart.* echar por tierra = scupper, blight, cast + a blight on.* echar por tierra las ilusiones = shatter + Posesivo + hopes.* echar por tierra los planes de Alguien = spike + Posesivo + guns.* echar por tierra una idea = crush + idea.* ejército de tierra, el = army, the [armies, pl.].* en la tierra = on the ground.* en la tierra de = in the land of.* en tierra = onshore, ashore.* en tierra firme = on dry land.* en tierras lejanas = outranged.* fertilidad de la tierra = soil fertility.* gestión de tierras = land management.* gran extensión de tierra dedicada a la cría de animales de pas = rangeland.* mala tierra = poor soil.* movimiento de tierra = earthwork.* nadie es profeta en su tierra = no man is a prophet in his own land.* pequeño propietario de tierras = yeoman farmer.* pies sobre la tierra = feet on the ground.* pista de tierra batida = clay tennis court.* poner los pies sobre la tierra = come down + to earth.* por encima de la tierra = aboveground.* rodeado de tierra = land-bound [landbound], land-locked [landlocked].* sin tierras, sin propiedad rural = landless.* sobre la tierra = on the ground.* temblor de tierra = quake, earth tremor.* tenis sobre tierra batida = clay tennis, clay court tennis.* ¡Tierra a la vista! = Land ahoy!, Land ho!.* tierra arenosa = sandy soil.* tierra baldía = wasteland, moor, barren land.* tierra buena = good soil.* tierra cenagosa = loamy soil.* tierra cultivable = arable land.* tierra de cultivo = soil, farmland [farm land].* Tierra de Israel, la = Land of Israel, the.* tierra de labranza = farmland [farm land].* tierra de nadie = twilight zone, wilderness, no-man's land.* tierra de pastoreo = pasture land.* tierra de pastos = pasture land.* tierra desconocida = terra incognita.* tierra en barbecho = fallow land.* tierra fértil = sod, loam.* tierra firme = dry land [dryland], land mass [landmass], firm ground, solid ground.* tierra lejana = far off land.* tierra mala = poor soil.* tierra margosa = loamy soil.* tierra natal = homeland.* tierra prometida, la = land of cream and honey, the, promised land, the, land of milk and honey, the.* tierras = landed estate.* tierras altas = highland.* tierras altas escocesas = Highland.* tierra salvaje = wilderness.* Tierra Santa = Holy Land, the.* tierras bajas = lowlands.* tierras celtas, las = Celtic fringe, the.* tierras del sur = southland.* tierras mejores = greener pastures.* tierras movedizas = shifting sands.* tierras perdidas = lost lands.* tierra virgen = uncharted territory, uncharted waters, unchartered territory, unchartered waters.* toma de tierra = earthing.* transporte por tierra = land transport.* tropa de tierra = ground troop.* uso de la tierra = land use.* vasallo propietario de sus tierras = yeoman [yeomen, -pl.].* vehículo de tierra a motor = motor land vehicle.* vivir de la tierra = live off + the land.* * *A (campo, terreno) landuna distribución más justa de la tierra a fairer distribution of landtierras comunales common landcompró unas tierras en Durango he bought some land in Durangotierras fértiles/áridas fertile/arid landtierra labrantía or de cultivo or de labranza or de labor or de labrantío arable o cultivated landtierras baldías wastelandlos que trabajan la tierra those who work the landponer tierra de por medio to make oneself scarce, get out quick ( colloq)B1 (suelo, superficie) ground; (materia, arena) earthclavó la estaca en la tierra he drove the stake into the groundésta es muy buena tierra this is very good land o soilcavaba la tierra he was digging the groundun camión de tierra a truckload of soil o earthno juegues con la tierra, que te vas a manchar don't play in the dirt, you'll get filthyun camino de tierra a dirt road o track¡cuerpo a tierra! get down!, hit the ground! ( colloq)ya lleva un año bajo tierra she's been dead and buried for a year nowechar algo por tierra ‹edificio/monumento› to demolish, pull o knock down;‹planes› to wreck, ruin, put paid to; ‹argumentos› to demolish, destroy; ‹esperanzas› to dashecharse tierra encima to do oneself down, cry stinking fish ( BrE)echar tierra a or sobre algo (ocultarlo) to cover o hush sth up; (olvidarlo) to forget about sth, put sth behind onetragarse la tierra a algn: parecía que se lo hubiera tragado la tierra it was as if he'd vanished off the face of the earthen aquel momento deseé que me tragara la tierra at that moment I just wanted the earth o the ground to open and swallow me upCompuesto:( Esp) clayel cable que va a tierra the ground o earth leadnecesita una conexión a tierra or debe estar conectado a tierra or ( AmL) debe hacer tierra it needs to be connected to ground o earth, it needs to be grounded o earthedD (por oposición al mar, al aire) land¡tierra a la vista! land ho! o land ahoy!viajar por tierra to travel overland o by landiniciaron las expediciones tierra adentro they started expeditions into the interiorgentes de tierra adentro people from the interior, people from inlandmisiles aire-tierra air-to-ground missilesel ejército de tierra the armytierra firme solid ground, terra firmaquedarse en tierra to be left behind, miss one's train ( o boat etc)tocar tierra to land, put into porttomar tierra to land, touch downE1(país, región, lugar): después de tantos años de exilio decidió volver a su tierra after all those years in exile he decided to return to his homeland o to his native landlas cosas que pasan por aquellas tierras the things that happen in those places o countriespartió a tierras lejanas para buscar fortuna he set out for foreign parts o for distant lands to seek his fortunevino de la tierra local wine, locally produced winefruta de la tierra locally grown fruit2 (territorio) soilen el instante que pisó tierra francesa the moment he set foot on French soilCompuestos:: from Mexico to Peru, land below approx. 1,200mTierra del Fuegono-man's-landthe cold lands (pl), (from Mexico to Peru, land above approx. 2,200m)native land, land of one's birthPromised LandHoly Landthe temperate lands (pl) (from Mexico to Peru, land between approx. 1,200m and 2,200m)Fla composición de la atmósfera de la Tierra the composition of the Earth's atmosphere¿cúal es el planeta más cercano a la Tierra? what is the closest planet to (the) Earth?para proteger la vida en la Tierra to protect life on earthCreador del Cielo y de la Tierra Creator of Heaven and Earth* * *
tierra sustantivo femenino
1 (campo, terreno) land;
tierra de cultivo arable land
2 (suelo, superficie) ground;
(materia, arena) earth;
un camión de tierra a truckload of soil o earth;
no juegues con tierra don't play in the dirt;
un camino de tierra a dirt road o track;
echar algo por tierra ‹ planes› to wreck, ruin;
‹ argumentos› to demolish, destroy;
‹ esperanzas› to dash
3 (AmL) ( polvo) dust
4 (Elec) ground (AmE), earth (BrE);
estar conectado a tierra or (AmL) hacer tierra to be grounded o earthed
5 (por oposición al mar, al aire) land;◊ viajar por tierra to travel overland o by land;
tierra firme solid ground;
tomar tierra to land, touch down
6 (país, lugar):
costumbres de aquellas tierras customs in those places o countries;
la Ttierra Santa the Holy Land
7 ( planeta)
tierra sustantivo femenino
1 (planeta) la Tierra, (the) Earth o earth
2 (medio terrestre, terreno) land
viajar por tierra, to travel by land
tierra adentro, inland
tierra de nadie, no-man's-land
(un avión) tomar tierra, to land
Agr land
tiene tierras de cultivo, he has cultivated land
tierra baldía, wasteland
3 (país, lugar de origen) homeland
(territorio) nació en tierra inglesa, she was born on English soil
4 (superficie terrestre, suelo) ground
bajo tierra, below ground
(materia) soil, earth
un puñado de tierra, a handful of earth o soil
un camino de tierra, a dirt track
5 Elec earth
toma de tierra, earth wire, US ground
♦ Locuciones: echar por tierra, to ruin, spoil
echar tierra sobre, to hush up
familiar de la tierra, (producto del país) son tomates de la tierra, they are home-grown tomatoes
familiar (alejarse, escapar) poner alguien tierra por medio, to get as far away as possible
familiar (para expresar vergüenza) ¡tierra trágame! I wish the earth would swallow me up
(perder un medio de transporte) quedarse alguien en tierra, to miss a plane/train or any other form of transport
' tierra' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adentro
- baja
- bajo
- barro
- batida
- batido
- campo
- construcción
- criar
- desaparecer
- entrañas
- escarbar
- esquilmar
- explotar
- franja
- fructífera
- fructífero
- global
- globo
- gua
- horizonte
- hoyo
- hundimiento
- langosta
- palada
- parcela
- perforar
- pista
- polvo
- ras
- redondez
- remover
- ribera
- rica
- rico
- seísmo
- sementera
- señorío
- soñar
- suelo
- surco
- temblar
- terráquea
- terráqueo
- terrena
- terreno
- terrestre
- terrón
- terruño
- tocar
English:
adjacent
- adjoining
- allotment
- ashore
- clump
- crack
- crumble
- crunch
- cultivated
- cultivation
- demolish
- dig
- dirt road
- earth
- earthworm
- earthy
- encroach
- explode
- face
- fairyland
- fall
- farming
- feel
- ground
- hedgehog
- Holy Land
- homeland
- inland
- land
- level
- lump
- no man's land
- orbit
- overland
- parched
- portage
- pull apart
- quake
- reclaim
- rich
- richness
- rig
- rock
- roll
- rough
- sandy
- seed
- set down
- shatter
- shock
* * *tierra nf2. [superficie] land;viajar por tierra to travel by land;tierra adentro inland;poner tierra (de) por medio to make oneself scarceAm tierra caliente = in Latin America, climate zone up to an altitude of approximately 1,000 metres;tierra firme [por oposición al mar] land, dry land;[terreno sólido] hard ground; Am tierra fría = in Latin America, climate zone above the altitude of approximately 2,000 metres;Tierra del Fuego Tierra del Fuego;tierra de nadie no-man's-land;tierra prometida Promised Land;Tierra de Promisión Promised Land;Tierra Santa the Holy Land;la tierra del Sol Naciente the land of the Rising Sun;Am tierra templada = in Latin America, climate zone between the altitudes of approximately 1,000 and 2,000 metres;tierra virgen virgin land3. [suelo] ground;trabajan bajo tierra they work underground;caer a tierra to fall to the ground;muchos aviones se han quedado en tierra por la niebla many planes have been grounded because of the fog;tocar tierra [avión] to touch down;tomar tierra: tomó tierra en un campo he landed in a field;tomaremos tierra en el aeropuerto de Barajas en diez minutos we will be landing at Barajas airport in ten minutes;besar la tierra to fall flat on one's face;[argumentos, teoría] to demolish sth; Fam¡tierra, trágame!, ¡trágame tierra! I wish the earth would swallow me up!;era como si se lo hubiera tragado la tierra he had vanished without a trace;4. [materia] earth;[para nutrir plantas] soil;se me ha metido tierra en los zapatos I've got some earth o dirt in my shoes;esta tierra no es buena para cultivar this soil isn't good for growing things;un camino de tierra a dirt track;política de tierra quemada scorched earth policy;Formaldar tierra a alguien to bury sb;tierra batida [en tenis] clay;tierra vegetal topsoil, loam5. [en agricultura] land;cultivar la tierra to farm the landtierra cultivable arable land;tierra de cultivo arable land;tierra de labor arable land;tierra de labranza arable land6. [lugar de origen] [país] homeland, native land;[región] home o native region;este chico es de mi tierra this lad is from where I come from;vino/queso de la tierra local wine/cheesetierra natal homeland, native landen tierras del rey on the King's land;en tierras mexicanas on Mexican soil;por estas tierras round these parts, down this way;ver otras tierras to travel, to see the worldestar conectado a tierra, tener toma de tierra to be Br earthed o US grounded10. Am [polvo] dust* * *f1 land;tierra de labor, tierra cultivable arable land, farmland;tierras altas highlands;tierras bajas lowlands;poner tierra de por medio flee, make o.s. scarce fam ;por tierra viajar by land;tomar tierra AVIA land2 materia soil, earth;echar tierra a algo fig hush sth up;echar por tierra ruin, wreck;como si se lo hubiera tragado la tierra as if he had vanished off the face of the earth3 ( patria) native land, homeland;de la tierra locally produced, local4 EL ground, Brearth5:la Tierra the Earth* * *tierra nf1) : land2) suelo: ground, earth3) : country, homeland, soil4)tierra natal : native land5)la Tierra : the Earth* * *tierra n1. (terreno) land2. (materia) earth / soil3. (suelo) groundechar por tierra to ruin / to spoil -
4 spóźniać się
(o osobie, pociągu) to be late; ( o zegarze) to be late lub slow; ( odbywać się z opóźnieniem) to be (running) late* * *ipf.come l. be late; (o płatności, przelewie itp.) be overdue; ( o zegarze) lose; spóźniać się z czymś be late l. behindhand with sth; spóźnić się na coś pięć minut be five minutes late for sth; spóźnić się na zebranie be late for a meeting; spóźnić się z obiadem be late with dinner; obiad spóźnia się dinner is late; pociąg się spóźnił the train was late l. delayed; dlaczego on się tak spóźnił? what made him so late?; spóźniać się na pociąg/samolot miss one's l. a train/plane; zegar się spóźnia the clock is slow; zegarek spóźnia się o pięć minut my watch loses five minutes.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > spóźniać się
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5 poil
poil [pwal]1. masculine nouna. [de personne, animal] hair ; ( = pelage) coat• sans poils [poitrine, bras] hairless• animal à poil court/long short-haired/long-haired animal► à poil (inf!) ( = nu) stark nakedb. [de brosse à dents, pinceau] bristle ; [de tapis, étoffe] strand• il n'y a pas un poil de différence entre les deux there isn't the slightest difference between the two• être de bon/de mauvais poil (inf) to be in a good/bad mood• au (quart de) poil (inf) ( = magnifique) great (inf) ; ( = précisément) [réglé, convenir] perfectly2. compounds* * *pwalnom masculin1) ( chez l'être humain) hairavoir du poil au menton — ( être adulte) to be a grown man
à poil — (sl) (nu) stark naked, starkers (colloq)
se mettre à poil — (colloq) to strip, to strip off GB
de tout poil — (colloq) of all kinds
‘au (petit) poil (colloq)!’ — ‘fine!’
être au poil — (colloq) [objet] to be just the ticket (colloq); [personne] to be fantastic
ça marche au poil — (colloq) it works like a dream
2) (colloq) ( cheveux)avoir le poil ras/rare — to have short/thin hair
3) ( d'animal) hairperdre ses poils — to moult GB ou molt US, to shed (its) hairs
caresser dans le sens du poil — lit to stroke [something] the way the fur lies; fig to butter [somebody] up (colloq)
4) Botanique hair, down [U]5) (colloq) ( petite quantité) (d'humour, ironie) touch; (d'intelligence, de bon sens, courage) shredun poil plus grand/trop petit — a shade larger/too small
•Phrasal Verbs:••être de bon/mauvais poil — (colloq) to be in a good/bad mood
j'ai le poil qui se hérisse — (colloq) my hackles rise
hérisser le poil (colloq) de quelqu'un — to put somebody's back up (colloq)
avoir un poil dans la main — (colloq) to be bone idle
ne plus avoir un poil sur le caillou — (colloq) to be as bald as a coot (colloq)
ne plus avoir un poil de sec — (colloq) to be soaked to the skin
tomber sur le poil de quelqu'un — (colloq) ( se fâcher contre) to have a real go at somebody (colloq); ( frapper) to give somebody what's coming to him/her
* * *pwal nm1) ANATOMIE hairIl y a des poils de chat partout sur la moquette. — There are cat hairs all over the carpet.
avoir du poil sur la poitrine — to have hair on one's chest, to have a hairy chest
2) (= pelage) coatTon chien a un beau poil. — Your dog's got a nice coat.
3) [pinceau, brosse] bristle4) [tapis, tissu] strand5) (locutions)au poil * — hunky-dory *
* * *poil nm1 ( chez l'être humain) hair; poils superflus unwanted hair; arracher les poils (blancs) de sa barbe to pull the (white) hairs out of one's beard; avoir le poil blond○ to have blond hair; avoir du poil aux jambes to have hairy legs; avoir du poil au menton lit to have a hairy chin; ( être adulte) to be a grown man; à poil◑ (nu) stark naked, starkers○; se mettre à poil○ to strip, to strip off GB; ‘à poil!’ ‘get your clothes off!’; de tout poil○ of all kinds; ‘au (petit) poil○!’ ‘fine!’; être au poil○ [objet] to be just the ticket○; [personne] to be fantastic; ça marche au poil○ it works like a dream; arriver or tomber au (quart de) poil○ to arrive at just the right moment; travailler au poil○ to be a great worker; démarrer au quart de poil○ to start straight away; ne plus avoir un poil de sec○ to be soaked to the skin;2 ○( cheveux) avoir le poil long/ras/rare to have long/short/thin hair; homme au poil ras short-haired man; homme au poil rare balding man;3 ( d'animal) hair; il y a des poils de chien sur le fauteuil there are dog hairs on the armchair; perdre ses poils to moult GB ou molt US, to shed (its) hairs; manteau en poil de chameau camel hair coat; animal à poils furry animal; avoir le poil long/court to have long/short hair; animal à poil ras/long short-/long-haired animal; animal au poil soyeux/gris animal with a silky/grey coat; caresser dans le sens du poil lit to stroke [ sb/sth] the way the fur lies; fig to butter [sb] up○;4 Bot hair, down ¢;5 ○( petite quantité) (d'humour, ironie) touch; (de bon sens, d'intelligence, de courage) shred; un poil plus grand/trop petit a shade larger/too small; à un poil près by a whisker; il s'en est fallu d'un poil que je fasse I was within a whisker of doing; il s'en est fallu d'un poil que la balle me touche the bullet missed me by a whisker;poil à gratter itching powder; poils tactiles vibrissae.être de bon/mauvais poil○ to be in a good/bad mood; j'ai le poil qui se hérisse○ my hackles rise; hérisser le poil○ de qn to put sb's back up○; avoir un poil dans la main○ to be bone idle; ne plus avoir un poil sur le caillou○ to be as bald as a coot○; tomber sur le poil de qn○ ( se fâcher contre) to have a real go at sb○; ( frapper) to give sb what's coming to him/her.[pwal] nom masculina. (familier) [guérir] to perk up againb. [reprendre des forces] to regain some strength for a fresh onslaught2. (familier) [infime quantité]manquer son train d'un poil ou à un poil près to miss one's train by a hair's breadth ou a whiskerchien à poil ras/long smooth-haired/long-haired dog4. [d'une brosse] bristle[d'un tapis] pile[d'un pull angora] down————————à poil (familier) locution adjectivalestark naked, starkers————————à poil (familier) locution adverbiale————————au poil (familier) locution adjectivaletu peux venir samedi, au poil! you can come on Saturday, great!————————au poil (familier) locution adverbialeau petit poil locution adverbiale,au quart de poil locution adverbiale————————de tout poil locution adjectivale(familier & humoristique) of all kinds -
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опоздатьbe late; be overdueопаздывать с чем-л. — be late with smth.
опаздывать к чему-л., на что-л. — be late for smth.
опаздывать на поезд — be late for the train; miss one's train
поезд, самолёт и т. п. опаздывает — the train, the plane, etc., is overdue
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несов. - опа́здывать, сов. - опозда́тьbe late; (к чему́-л, на что-л) be late for smth; ( с чем-л) be late with smthопа́здывать на пять мину́т — be five minutes late
опозда́ть на уро́к — be late for the lesson
опа́здывать на по́езд — be late for the train; miss one's train
по́езд [самолёт] опа́здывает — the train [plane] is late / delayed / overdue
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отстать1. fall* / drop behind, lag behind; (перен.) be backward, be behind; (в выполнении работы и т. п.) be behindhandотстать от спутников — drop behind, fail to keep up with one's fellow-travellers
не отставать от кого-л. — keep* up with smb.
не отставать ни на шаг от кого-л. — keep* pace with smb. keep* close on smb.'s heels
отставать от жизни — lag behind life, fail to keep pace with life
не отставать от жизни — be keep* abreast of life
не отставать от времени — keep* pace with the times
2. ( о часах) be slowчасы отстают на десять минут — the watch, или the clock, is ten minutes slow
3. (от; отделяться — об обоях и т. п.) come* off -
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несов. - отстава́ть, сов. - отста́ть1) ( оставаться позади) fall / drop behind, lag behind; ( задерживаться) be backward, be behind; (в выполнении работы и т.п.) be behindhandотста́ть на киломе́тр — be a kilometre behind
отста́ть от спу́тников — drop behind, fail to keep up with one's fellow travellers
не отстава́ть от кого́-л — keep up with smb
не отстава́ть ни на шаг от кого́-л — keep pace with smb, keep close [-s] on smb's heels
отста́ть от по́езда — miss one's train
э́тот учени́к отста́л от кла́сса — this pupil is behind the rest of his class
э́тот учени́к отстаёт — this pupil is backward
отстава́ть от жи́зни — lag behind life, fail to keep pace with life
не отстава́ть от жи́зни — be keep abreast of life
не отстава́ть от вре́мени — keep pace with the times
2) ( о часах) be slowчасы́ отстаю́т на де́сять мину́т — the watch [the clock] is ten minutes slow
3) (от; отделяться, отслаиваться) come off4) (от; оставлять в покое) leave / let (d) aloneотста́нь от меня́! — leave me alone!
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Русско-английский синонимический словарь > опаздывать на поезд
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13 passer
passer [pαse]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━➭ TABLE 1━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Lorsque passer fait partie d'une locution comme passer sous le nez de qn, reportez-vous à l'autre mot.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. <• où passe la route ? where does the road go?► passer à ( = passer par, aller à)• si nous passions au salon ? shall we go into the sitting room?• le confort, ça passe après comfort is less important► passer avant• passez donc devant ! you go first!• il est passé devant le conseil de discipline he came up before the disciplinary committee► passer par to go through• pour y aller, je passe par Amiens I go there via Amiens• par où êtes-vous passé ? (pour venir ici) which way did you come? ; (pour aller ailleurs) which way did you go?• pour téléphoner, il faut passer par le standard you have to go through the switchboard to make a call• ça fait du bien par où ça passe ! (inf) that's just what the doctor ordered! (inf)► passer sous to go under• l'air passe sous la porte there's a draught from under the door► passer sur to go over ; ( = ignorer) to ignore• et je passe sur la saleté du lieu ! not to mention how dirty the place was!► laisser passer [+ air, lumière] to let in ; [+ personne, procession] to let through ; [+ erreur, occasion] to missb. ( = faire une halte rapide) passer au bureau to call in at the office► passer + infinitif• puis-je passer te voir en vitesse ? can I pop round?► en passant ( = sur le chemin) on the way ; ( = dans la conversation) in passing• il aime tous les sports, du football à la boxe en passant par le golf he likes all sports, from football to golf to boxingd. ( = franchir un obstacle) [véhicule] to get through ; [cheval, sauteur] to get over• ça passe ? (en manœuvrant) have I got enough room?e. ( = s'écouler) [temps] to go by• comme le temps passe ! how time flies!f. ( = être digéré) to go down• ça ne passe pas [repas] I've got indigestiong. ( = être accepté) [demande, proposition] to be accepted• il est passé dans la classe supérieure he's moved up to the next class (Brit) he's been promoted to the next grade (US)• l'équipe est passée en 2e division the team have moved up to the second divisionh. ( = devenir) to becomei. ( = être montré) [film, émission, personne] to be onj. ( = disparaître) [douleur] to pass ; [orage] to blow over ; [beauté, couleur] to fade ; [colère] to subside ; [mode] to die outl. (locutions) qu'il soit menteur, passe encore,... he may be a liar, that's one thing,...• se faire passer pour to pass o.s. off ason a eu la grippe, tout le monde y est passé we've all had flu• si elle veut une promotion, il faudra bien qu'elle y passe (sexuellement) if she wants to be promoted, she'll have to sleep with the boss► passons let's say no more about it2. <a. ( = franchir) [+ frontière] to cross ; [+ porte] to go throughb. ( = donner, transmettre) to give ; [+ consigne, message] to pass on• je vous passe M. Duroy [standard] I'm putting you through to Mr Duroy ; ( = je lui passe l'appareil) here's Mr Duroyc. ( = mettre) [+ vêtement] to put ond. ( = dépasser) [+ gare, maison] to passe. ( = omettre) [+ mot, ligne] to leave out• et j'en passe ! and that's not all!f. ( = permettre) passer un caprice à qn to humour sbg. [+ examen] to takeh. [+ temps, vacances] to spendi. [+ film, diapositives] to show ; [+ disque] to playj. [+ commande] to place3. <a. ( = avoir lieu) to happen• qu'est-ce qui s'est passé ? what happened?• que se passe-t-il ? what's going on?• ça ne se passera pas comme ça ! I won't stand for that!b. ( = se mettre à soi-même) elle s'est passé de la crème solaire sur les épaules she put some sun cream on her shouldersc. (se transmettre) [+ ballon] to pass to each other ; [+ notes de cours, livre, plat] to pass around━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━+1! La traduction la plus courante de passer n'est pas to pass ; passer un examen se traduit par to take an exam.* * *pɑse
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1) ( franchir) to cross [fleuve, frontière]; to go through [porte, douane]; to get over [obstacle]2) ( faire franchir)3) ( dépasser) to go past, to passquand vous aurez passé le feu, tournez à droite — turn right after the lights
4) ( mettre)5) ( transmettre) to pass [objet] (à to); to pass [something] on [consigne, maladie] (à to); ( prêter) (colloq) to lend ( à quelqu'un to somebody); ( donner) (colloq) to give ( à quelqu'un to somebody)6) ( au téléphone)attends, je te la passe — hold on, here she is, I'll put her on
je vous le passe — ( sur un autre poste) I'm putting you through
7) ( se présenter à) to take, to sit [examen scolaire, test]; to have [visite médicale, entretien]c'est moi qui fais passer l'oral de français aux nouveaux — I'm taking the new pupils for the French oral
8) ( réussir) to pass [examen, test]9) ( dans le temps) to spend [temps] ( à faire doing)dépêche-toi, on ne va pas y passer la nuit! — (colloq) hurry up, or we'll be here all night!
10) ( pardonner)11) ( omettre) to skip [mot, page, paragraphe]j'en passe et des meilleures — (colloq) ( après énumération) and so on and so forth, I could go on
12) ( utiliser)passer l'aspirateur dans le salon — to hoover® GB ou vacuum the lounge
13) ( étendre)14) ( soumettre)qu'est-ce qu'elle nous a passé! — (colloq) she really went for us! (colloq)
15) ( à travers une grille) to filter [café]; to strain [jus, sauce]; to purée [légumes]16) ( enfiler) to slip [something] on [vêtement, anneau]; to slip into [robe]17) ( faire jouer) to play [disque, cassette audio]; ( projeter) to show [film, diapositives, cassette vidéo]; ( diffuser) to place [annonce]18) ( signer) to sign [contrat]; to enter into [accord]; to place [commande]; to pass [loi, décret]passer un marché — (colloq) to make a deal
19) Automobile ( enclencher)passer la troisième/la marche arrière — to go into third gear/into reverse
20) Jeux
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verbe intransitif1) ( parcourir son chemin) [personne, animal, véhicule, ballon] to go past ou by, to passle facteur n'est pas encore passé — the postman hasn't come ou been yet
passer à pied/à bicyclette — to walk/to cycle past
2) (se trouver, s'étendre)ligne qui passe par les centres de deux cercles — line that goes through the centres [BrE] of two circles
3) ( faire un saut)je ne fais que passer — I've just popped in GB ou dropped by for a minute
passer dans la matinée — to call in the morning GB, to come over in the morning
passer prendre quelqu'un/qch — to pick somebody/sth up
4) ( se rendre) to goil est passé devant moi — ( dans une queue) he pushed in front of me
5) ( aller au-delà) to get throughvas-y, ça passe! — go on, there's plenty of room!
il est passé par la fenêtre — ( par accident) he fell out of the window; ( pour entrer) he got in through the window
passer derrière la maison — to get round GB ou around US the back of the house
6) ( transiter)passer par — [personne] lit to pass ou go through; fig to go through
qu'est-ce qui lui est passé par la tête? — what was he/she thinking of?
un sourire passa sur ses lèvres — he/she smiled briefly
des reptiles à l'homme, en passant par le singe — from reptiles to man, including apes
7) (colloq) ( avoir son tour)il accuse le patron, ses collègues, bref, tout le monde y passe — he's accusing the boss, his colleagues - in other words, everyone in sight
que ça te plaise ou non, il va falloir y passer — whether you like it or not, there's no alternative
je sais, j'en suis déjà passé par là — I know all about that, I've been there (colloq)
8) ( négliger)passons! — ( injonction) let's hear no more about it!
passer à côté d'une question — ( involontairement) to miss the point
laisser passer quelque chose — ( délibérément) to overlook something
laisser passer plusieurs fautes — ( par inadvertance) to let several mistakes slip through
9) ( ne pas approfondir)10) (être admis, supporté) [aliment, repas] to go down; [commentaires, discours, critiques] to go down well ( auprès de with); [loi, candidat] to get through; [attitude, pensée] to be acceptedprends un peu de cognac, ça fait passer! — have a drop of brandy, it's good for the digestion
que je sois critiqué, passe encore, mais calomnié, non! — criticism is one thing, but I draw the line at slander
avec lui, la flatterie, ça ne passe pas — flattery won't work with him
passer au premier tour — Politique to be elected in the first round
passer dans la classe supérieure — to move up to the next year ou grade US
(ça) passe pour cette fois — (colloq) I'll let it go this time
11) ( se déplacer)12) ( être pris)faire passer quelqu'un/qch pour exceptionnel — to make somebody/sth out to be exceptional
13) ( disparaître) [douleur, événement] to passquand l'orage sera or aura passé — lit when the storm is over; fig when the storm dies down
ça passera — ( sa mauvaise humeur) it'll pass; ( ton chagrin) you'll get over it
la première réaction passée — once we/they calmed down
nous avons dû attendre que sa colère soit passée — we had to wait for his/her anger to subside
14) (apparaître, être projeté, diffusé) [artiste, groupe] ( sur une scène) to be appearing; (à la télévision, radio) to be on; [spectacle, film] to be on; [cassette, musique] to be playing15) ( être placé)passer avant/après — ( en importance) to come before/after
16) (colloq) ( disparaître)17) ( s'écouler) [temps] to pass, to go by18) ( se mettre à) to turn to19) ( être transmis)20) ( être promu) to be promoted to21) ( être dépensé) [argent, somme] to go on ou in ou into; [produit, matière] to go into22) (colloq) ( mourir)si tu continues à conduire comme ça, tu vas finir par y passer — if you keep driving like that, you'll kill yourself
on y passera tous, mais le plus tard sera le mieux — we've all got to go sometime, the later the better
23) ( se décolorer) [teinte, tissu] to fade24) ( filtrer) [café] to filter25) ( changer de vitesse)passer en troisième/marche arrière — to go into third/reverse
la troisième passe mal or a du mal à passer — third gear is a bit stiff
26) Jeux (au bridge, poker) to pass
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se passer verbe pronominal1) ( se produire) to happen2) ( être situé) to take place3) ( se dérouler) [opération, examen, négociations] to go4) ( s'écouler) [période] to go by, to pass5) ( se dispenser)se passer de — [personne] to do without [objet, activité, personne]; to go without [repas, nourriture, sommeil]
6) ( se mettre)7) ( l'un à l'autre)* * *pɒse1. vi1) (= aller) to go, to pass, to pass by, to go byIls sont passés par Paris. — They went through Paris.
2) (= faire une halte rapide) [facteur] to come, to call, (pour rendre visite) to call in, to drop inJe passerai chez vous ce soir. — I'll call in this evening., I'll drop in this evening.
Je lui ai dit en passant que j'allais me marier. — I told him in passing that I was getting married.
3) CARTES to pass4)passe encore de le penser, mais de le dire! — it's one thing to think it, but to say it!
passer sur qch [faute, détail inutile] — to pass over sth
5) (= s'écouler) [temps, jours] to go by, to pass6) (= disparaître) [douleur] to pass, to go away, [mode] to die out, [couleur, papier] to fadefaire passer à qn le goût de qch [homme] — to cure sb of his taste for sth, [femme] to cure sb of her taste for sth
7) (= franchir un obstacle, traverser) [personne] to get through, [courant, air, lumière] to get through, [liquide, café] to go throughfaire passer [message] — to get over, to get across
laisser passer [air, lumière, personne] — to let through, [occasion] to miss, [erreur] to overlook
Il m'a laissé passer. — He let me through.
8) (= être digéré, avalé) to go down10) (= être diffusé) [film, émission] to be on"Titanic" passe à la télé ce soir. — "Titanic" is on TV tonight.
Mon père passe à la radio demain soir. — My father's on the radio tomorrow night.
passer à [ennemi, opposition] — to go over to
passer aux aveux — to confess, to make a confession
passer avant qch/qn fig — to come before sth/sb
passer en seconde AUTOMOBILES — to change into second
passer pour; Il passe pour riche. — He is thought to be rich.
faire passer qn/qch pour — to make sb/sth out to be
2. vt1) (= franchir) [frontière, rivière] to cross, [douane] to go throughNous avons passé la frontière belge. — We crossed the Belgian border.
2) (= transmettre, donner)passer qch à qn — to pass sth to sb, to give sb sth
Passe-moi le sel, s'il te plaît. — Pass me the salt, please.
je vous passe M. Cousin (au téléphone) — I'm putting you through to Mr Cousin
passer qch en fraude (= faire entrer) — to smuggle sth in, (= faire sortir) to smuggle sth out
3) [temps, journée] to spendElle a passé la journée à ne rien faire. — She spent the day doing nothing.
Ils passent toujours leurs vacances au Danemark. — They always spend their holidays in Denmark.
4) (= subir) [examen] to sit, to take, [visite médicale] to haveGordon a passé ses examens la semaine dernière. — Gordon took his exams last week.
5) (= mettre) [vêtement] to slip onpasser la seconde AUTOMOBILES — to change into second
6) (= faire passer) [thé, soupe] to strain7) (= jouer) [film] to show, [disque, CD] to play, to put onOn passe "Le Kid" au cinéma cette semaine. — They're showing "The Kid" at the cinema this week.
8) (= conclure) [marché] to agree on, [accord] to reach9) (= tolérer)10) (= devenir)* * *passer verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( franchir) to cross [fleuve, pont, frontière, col]; to go through [porte, douane]; to get over [haie, obstacle]; ils ont fait passer la rivière au troupeau they took the herd across the river; il m'a fait passer la frontière he got me across the border;2 ( faire franchir) passer qch à la douane to get sth through customs; passer qch en fraude or contrebande to smuggle sth; passer qn en fraude ( vers l'intérieur) to smuggle sb in; ( vers l'extérieur) to smuggle sb out; ⇒ gauche;3 ( dépasser) to go past, to pass; quand vous aurez passé le feu, tournez à droite turn right after the lights; passer la barre des dix euros to pass the ten-euro mark; on a passé l'heure it's too late; j'ai passé l'âge I'm too old; le malade ne passera pas la nuit the patient won't last the night;4 ( mettre) passer le doigt sur la table to run one's finger over the table-top; passer la tête à la fenêtre to stick one's head out of the window; elle m'a passé le bras autour des épaules she put her arm around my shoulders; elle m'a passé la main dans les cheveux she ran her fingers through my hair;5 ( transmettre) to pass [objet] (à to); to pass [sth] on [consigne, maladie] (à to); ( prêter)○ to lend (à qn to sb); ( donner)○ to give (à qn to sb); passer le ballon au gardien de but to pass the ball to the goalkeeper; passe-moi le sel pass me the salt; passe le vin à ton père pass your father the wine; faites passer le plat entre vous pass the dish around; fais passer la bonne nouvelle à tes amis pass the good news on to your friends; elle a attrapé la grippe et l'a passée à son mari she caught flu and gave it to her husband; il m'a passé son vélo○ ( prêté) he lent me his bike; ( donné) he gave me his bike; il m'a passé son rhume he's given me his cold;6 ( au téléphone) tu peux me passer Chris? can you put Chris on?; attends, je te la passe hold on, here she is, I'll put her on; je vous le passe ( sur un autre poste) I'm putting you through; pourriez-vous me passer le poste 4834/le service de traduction? could you put me through to extension 4834/the translation department, please?; il est sorti, je vous passe sa secrétaire he's out, I'll put you through to his secretary;7 ( se présenter à) to take, to sit [examen scolaire, test]; to have [visite médicale, entretien]; passer son permis de conduire to take one's driving test; faire passer un test à qn to give sb a test; c'est moi qui fais passer l'oral de français aux nouveaux I'm taking the new pupils for the French oral;8 ( réussir) to pass [examen, test];9 ( dans le temps) to spend [temps, jour, vie, vacances] (à faire doing); passer une nuit à l'hôtel to spend a night at a hotel; nous avons passé de bons moments ensemble we've had some good times together; dépêche-toi, on ne va pas y passer la nuit○! hurry up, or we'll be here all night!; passer sa colère sur son chat/ses collègues to take one's anger out on the cat/one's colleagues;10 ( pardonner) passer qch à qn to let sb get away with sth; il ne me passe rien he doesn't let me get away with anything; elle leur passe tout she lets them get away with murder; passez-lui ses écarts de langage excuse his/her strong language; il passe tous ses caprices à sa fille he indulges his daughter's every whim; passez-moi l'expression/le terme if you'll pardon the expression/the word;11 ( omettre) to skip [mot, page, paragraphe]; je vous passe les détails I'll spare you the details; j'en passe et des meilleures ( après énumération) and so on and so forth, I could go on;12 ( utiliser) passer un chiffon humide sur les meubles to go over the furniture with a damp cloth; passer un coup de fer sur une chemise to give a shirt a quick press; n'oublie pas de passer l'aspirateur dans le salon don't forget to hoover® GB ou vacuum the lounge;13 ( étendre) en passant un peu de cire, les rayures disparaîtront if you go over it with a bit of wax, the scratches will disappear; passer un peu de baume sur une brûlure to dab some ointment on a burn; passer une couche de peinture sur qch to give sth a coat of paint;14 ( soumettre) passez le plat au four put the dish in the oven; passer la pointe d'une aiguille à la flamme to hold the point of a needle over a flame; passer le plancher à la cire to put some wax on the floor; passer qch à l'eau ( pour rincer) to give sth a rinse; ( pour obtenir une réaction) to soak sth briefly in water; qu'est-ce qu'elle nous a passé○! she really went for us○!; ⇒ peigne;15 ( à travers une grille) to filter [café]; to strain [jus de fruit, sauce]; to purée [légumes]; passer des légumes au moulin à légumes to purée vegetables;16 ( enfiler) to slip [sth] on [vêtement, anneau]; to slip into [robe]; ils ont essayé de me passer la camisole they tried to put me in a straitjacket;17 ( faire jouer) to play [disque, cassette audio]; ( projeter) to show [film, diapositives, cassette vidéo]; ( diffuser) to place [annonce];18 ( signer) to sign [contrat]; to enter into [accord]; to place [commande]; to pass [loi, décret]; passer un marché○ to make a deal;20 Aut ( enclencher) to go into [vitesse]; passer la troisième/la marche arrière to go into third gear/into reverse;B vi1 ( parcourir son chemin) [personne, animal, véhicule, ballon] to go past ou by, to pass; passer entre to pass between; regarder passer les trains to watch the trains go past ou by; nous sommes passés devant le palais/près du lac we went past the palace/the lake; passer sous/sur un pont to go under/over a bridge; l'autobus vient juste de passer the bus has just gone; le facteur n'est pas encore passé the postman hasn't been yet; quand passe le prochain car pour Caen? when is the next coach GB ou bus for Caen?; je suis passé à côté de lui/du monument I passed him/the monument; nous sommes passés près de chez toi ce matin we were near your house this morning; passer à pied/à cheval/en voiture/à bicyclette to walk/ride/drive/cycle past; un avion est passé a plane flew past overhead; il est passé en courant/boitant he ran/limped past; j'ai renversé le vase en passant I knocked over the vase as I went by; en passant, achète du lait buy some milk while you're out; le ballon est passé tout près des buts the ball narrowly missed the goal;2 (se trouver, s'étendre) la route passe à côté du lac the road runs alongside the lake; le ruisseau passe derrière la maison the stream runs behind the house; ils ont fait passer la route devant chez nous/près de l'église/derrière le village they built the road in front of our house/near the church/behind the village; ligne qui passe par les centres de deux cercles line that connects the centresGB of two circles; en faisant passer une ligne par ces deux villes drawing a line through these two towns;3 ( faire un saut) je ne fais que passer I've just popped in GB ou dropped by for a minute; quand je suis passé au marché when I went down to the market; quand je suis passé à l'école when I dropped by the school; quand je suis passé chez lui when I called in to see him GB, when I dropped by his place; passer à la banque to call in at the bank GB, to drop by the bank; il est passé déposer un dossier he came to drop off a file; il est passé quelqu'un pour toi someone was looking for you; je passerai un de ces jours I'll drop by one of these days; passer dans la matinée [plombier, représentant] to call in the morning GB, to come over in the morning; passe nous voir plus souvent! come and see us more often!; passer prendre qn/qch to pick sb/sth up; je passerai te prendre à six heures I'll pick you up at six; je passerai prendre le gâteau dans une heure I'll pick up the cake in an hour;4 ( se rendre) to go; passez au guichet numéro 3 go to counter 3; passons au salon let's go into ou through to the lounge; les contrebandiers sont passés en Espagne the smugglers have crossed into Spain; passez derrière moi, je vous montrerai le chemin follow me, I'll show you the way; il est passé devant moi, il m'est passé devant○ ( dans une queue) he pushed in front of me; passer à la visite médicale to go for a medical examination; passer devant une commission to come before a committee;5 ( aller au-delà) to get through; tu ne passeras pas, c'est trop étroit you'll never get through, it's too narrow; on ne peut pas passer à cause de la neige we can't get through because of the snow; impossible de passer tant il y avait de monde you couldn't get through, there were so many people; il est passé au rouge he went through the red lights; il n'a pas attendu le feu vert pour passer he didn't wait for the lights to turn green; il m'a fait signe de passer he waved me on; il a fait passer la vieille dame devant lui he let the old lady go first; vas-y, ça passe! ( à un automobiliste) go on, there's plenty of room!; laisser passer qn to let sb through; laisser passer une ambulance to let an ambulance through; le volet laisse passer un peu de lumière the shutter lets in a chink of light; la cloison laisse passer le bruit the partition doesn't keep the noise out; passer par-dessus bord to fall overboard; il est passé par la fenêtre ( par accident) he fell out of the window; ( pour entrer) he got in through the window; il est passé sous un train he was run over by a train; nous n'avons pas pu faire passer l'armoire par la porte we couldn't get the wardrobe through the door; à cause des travaux, on ne peut pas passer derrière la maison because of the road works, we can't get round GB ou around US the back of the house; ⇒ caravane, casser;6 ( transiter) passer par [personne] lit to pass ou go through; fig to go through; nous sommes passés par Édimbourg we went via Edinburgh; ça ira plus vite en passant par la Belgique it'll be quicker to go via Belgium; la manifestation passera dans cette avenue the demonstration will come along this avenue; passer par qn pour faire qch to do sth through sb; passer par de rudes épreuves to go through the mill, to have a rough time; passer par l'opératrice to go through the operator; passer par une rue to go along a street; passer par l'escalier de service to use the service stairs; nous sommes passés par une agence matrimoniale we met through a marriage bureau; il est passé par tous les stades de la formation he went through the various different stages of training; passer au bord de la faillite to come very close to bankruptcy; il est passé par une très bonne école he went to a very good school; la formation par laquelle il est passé the training (that) he had; il dit tout ce qui lui passe par la tête he always says the first thing that comes into his head; je ne sais jamais ce qui te passe par la tête I never know what's going on in your head; une idée m'est passée par la tête an idea occurred to me; mais qu'est-ce qui lui est passé par la tête? what on earth was he/she thinking of?; ça fait du bien par où ça passe○! [aliment, boisson] I needed that!; un éclair de malice passa dans ses yeux his/her eyes gleamed with mischief, he/she had a mischievous glint in his/her eyes; un sourire passa sur ses lèvres he/she smiled for a second; en passant par including; des reptiles à l'homme, en passant par le singe from reptiles to man, including apes; ⇒ maire;7 ○( avoir son tour) il accuse le patron, ses collègues, le cuisinier, bref, tout le monde y passe he's accusing the boss, his colleagues, the cook-in other words, everyone in sight; le rock, le blues, la musique classique, tout y passe rock, blues, classical music, you name it; que ça te plaise ou non, il va falloir y passer whether you like it or not, there's no alternative; la nouvelle secrétaire va y passer aussi the new secretary will get it as well; on ne peut pas faire autrement que d'en passer par là there is no other way around it; je sais, j'en suis déjà passé par là I know all about that, I've been there○;8 ( négliger) passer sur to pass over [question, défaut, erreur]; je préfère passer sur ce point pour l'instant I'd rather not dwell on that point for the moment; il est or a passé sur les détails he didn't go into the details; si l'on passe sur les frais de déplacement if we ignore the travel expenses; passons (là-dessus)! ( injonction) let's hear no more about it!; ( pardon) let's say no more about it!; passer à côté d'une question ( volontairement) to sidestep a question; ( involontairement) to miss the point; laisser passer qch ( délibérément) to let sth pass, to overlook sth; ( par inadvertance) to let sth slip through, to overlook sth; laisser passer une occasion, passer à côté d'une occasion to miss an opportunity, to let an opportunity slip ou go by; laisser passer quelques erreurs par gentillesse to overlook a few errors out of soft-heartedness; on ne peut pas laisser passer une telle erreur we cannot let a mistake like that through; le réviseur a laissé passer plusieurs fautes the proofreader let several mistakes slip through; il leur laisse passer tous leurs caprices he indulges their every whim;9 ( ne pas approfondir) en passant in passing; notons en passant que we should note in passing that; en passant, il a ajouté que in passing, he added that; soit dit en passer incidentally;10 (être admis, supporté) [aliment, repas] to go down; [commentaires, discours, critiques] to go down well (auprès de with); [loi, règlement, mesure] to get through; [attitude, pensée, doctrine] to be accepted; [candidat] to get through; je ne me sens pas bien, ce doit être le concombre qui passe mal I don't feel well, it must be the cucumber; prends un peu de cognac, ça fait passer! have a drop of brandy, it's good for the digestion; vos critiques sont mal passées/ne sont pas passées your criticism went down badly/didn't go down well; ils n'ont jamais pu faire passer leur réforme/leurs idées they never managed to get their reform through/their ideas accepted; que je sois critiqué, passe encore, mais calomnié, non! criticism is one thing, but I draw the line at slander; avec lui, la flatterie, ça ne passe pas flattery won't work with him; passer au premier tour Pol to be elected in the first round; passer dans la classe supérieure to move up to the next year ou grade US; (ça) passe pour cette fois○ this time, I'll let it go;11 ( se déplacer) passer de France en Espagne to leave France and enter Spain; passer de la salle à manger au salon to move from the dining room to the lounge; passer à l'ennemi to go over to the enemy; passer dans le camp adverse to go over to the other side; passer sous contrôle de l'ONU/de l'État to be taken over by the UN/the government; passer sous contrôle ennemi to fall into enemy hands; passer de main en main to be passed around; passer constamment d'un sujet à l'autre to flit from one subject to another; passer d'un amant à un autre to go from one lover to the next; passer de l'opulence à la misère to go from extreme wealth to extreme poverty; passer de la théorie à la pratique to put theory into practice; leur nombre pourrait passer à 700 their number could reach 700; passer à un taux supérieur/inférieur to go up to a higher rate/down to a lower rate; faire passer qch de 200 à 300 to increase sth from 200 to 300; faire passer qch de 300 à 200 to decrease sth from 300 to 200; expression passée en proverbe expression that has become a proverb;12 ( être pris) passer pour un imbécile/pour être une belle ville to be generally thought of as stupid/as a beautiful town (auprès de by); passer pour un génie to pass as a genius; son excentricité passe pour de l'intelligence his/her eccentricity passes for intelligence; il passe pour l'inventeur de l'ordinateur he's supposed to have invented computers; passer pour quelqu'un d'autre to be taken for someone else; il pourrait passer pour un Américain he could be taken for an American; il veut passer pour un grand homme he wants to be seen as a great man; faire passer qn/qch pour exceptionnel/exemplaire to make sb/sth out to be exceptional/a model of perfection; se faire passer pour malade to pretend to be ill; se faire passer pour mort to fake one's own death; il se fait passer pour mon frère he passes himself off as my brother; se faisant passer pour un agent d'assurance by passing himself off as ou by impersonating an insurance salesman; il m'a fait passer pour un imbécile he made me look like a fool;13 ( disparaître) [douleur, événement] to pass; quand l'orage sera or aura passé lit when the storm is over; fig when the storm dies down; ça passera ( sa mauvaise humeur) it'll pass; ( ton chagrin) you'll get over it; la première réaction passée, il a été possible de faire once we/they calmed down it was possible to do; nous avons dû attendre que sa colère soit passée we had to wait for his/her anger to subside; passer de mode [vêtement, style, chanson, expression] to go out of fashion; cette mode est vite passée or a vite passé that fashion was short-lived; faire passer à qn l'envie or le goût de faire to cure sb of the desire to do; les sales gosses, je vais leur faire passer l'envie or l'habitude de tirer sur ma sonnette! those damn kids, I'll teach them to ring my bell!; ce médicament fait passer les maux d'estomac this medicine relieves stomach ache; cette mauvaise habitude te passera it's a bad habit you'll grow out of; ça lui passera avant que ça me reprenne○ it won't last;14 (apparaître, être projeté, diffusé) [artiste, groupe] ( sur une scène) to be appearing; (à la télévision, radio) to be on; [spectacle, film] to be on; [cassette, musique] to be playing; mon ami passe à la télévision ce soir my friend is on television tonight; les films portugais qui passent à la télévision/au Rex/à Paris the Portuguese films (that are) on television/on at the Rex/on in Paris;15 ( être placé) passer avant/après ( en importance) to come before/after; la santé passe avant tout health comes first; il fait passer sa famille avant ses amis he puts his family before his friends;16 ○( disparaître) où étais-tu (encore) passé? where (on earth) did you get to?; où est passé mon livre/le chat? where has my book/the cat got to?;17 ( s'écouler) [temps] to pass, to go by; deux ans ont passé depuis l'événement two years have passed since it happened; le temps a passé, et les gens ont oublié time has passed and people have forgotten; je ne vois pas le temps passer I don't know where the time goes; le week-end a or est passé trop vite the weekend went too quickly;18 ( se mettre à) to turn to; passons aux choses sérieuses let's turn to serious matters; nous pouvons passer à l'étape suivante we can move on to the next stage; passons à autre chose let's change the subject; nous allons passer au vote let's vote now; passer à l'offensive to take the offensive;19 ( être transmis) passer de père en fils/de génération en génération/à ses héritiers to be handed down from father to son/from generation to generation/to one's heirs; l'expression est passée dans la langue the expression has become part of the language; ça finira par passer dans les mœurs it'll eventually become common practice; il a fait passer son émotion dans la salle he transmitted his emotion to the audience;20 ( être promu) to be promoted to; il est passé général he's been promoted to general; elle est passée maître dans l'art de mentir she's an accomplished liar;21 ( être dépensé) [argent, somme] to go on ou in ou into; [produit, matière] to go into; la moitié de mon salaire passe en remboursement de mes dettes half my salary goes on paying off my debts; toutes mes économies y sont passées○ all my savings went into it;22 ○( mourir) y passer to die; si tu continues à conduire comme ça, tu vas finir par y passer if you keep driving like that, you'll kill yourself; on y passera tous, mais le plus tard sera le mieux we've all got to go sometime, the later the better;25 ( changer de vitesse) passer en troisième/marche arrière to go into third/reverse; la troisième passe mal or a du mal à passer third gear is a bit stiff; passer de seconde en troisième to go from second into third;26 Jeux (au bridge, poker) to pass.C se passer vpr1 ( se produire) to happen; ça s'est passé en Chine/à Pékin/le matin/au bon moment it happened in China/in Beijing/in the morning/at the right time; il ne se passe jamais rien dans ce village nothing ever happens in this village; que se passe-t-il?, qu'est-ce qui se passe? what's happening, what's going on?; tout se passe comme si le dollar avait été dévalué it's as if the dollar was devalued;2 ( être situé) to take place; la scène se passe au Viêt Nam/dans les années trente/de nos jours the scene is set in Vietnam/in the thirties/in the present day;3 ( se dérouler) [opération, examen, négociations] to go; comment s'est passée la réunion? how did the meeting go?; tout s'est bien passé everything went well; ça s'est mal passé it didn't go well; la réunion s'est très mal passée the meeting went very badly; tout s'est passé très vite it all happened very fast; ça va mal se passer pour toi si tu continues! you're going to be in trouble if you carry on GB ou continue doing that!; ça ne se passera pas comme ça! I won't leave it at that!;4 ( s'écouler) [période] to go by, to pass; il s'est passé deux ans depuis, deux ans se sont passés depuis that was two years ago; il ne se passe guère de jour (sans) qu'elle ne trouve à se plaindre hardly a day goes by without her finding something to complain about; attendons que ça se passe let's wait till it's over; nos soirées se passaient à regarder la télévision we spent the evenings watching television; ⇒ jeunesse;5 ( se dispenser) se passer de [personne] to do without [objet, activité, personne]; to go without [repas, nourriture, sommeil]; nous nous sommes passés de voiture we did without a car; nous nous passerons de lui we'll do without him; je me passerais bien de tes remarques I can do without your comments; se passer de commentaires to speak for itself; ne pas pouvoir se passer de faire not to be able to help oneself from doing; se passer des services de qn to do without sb's services;6 ( se mettre) se passer la langue sur les lèvres/la main dans les cheveux to run one's tongue over one's lips/one's fingers through one's hair; se passer la main sur le front to put a hand to one's forehead;7 ( l'un à l'autre) ils se sont passé des documents they exchanged some documents; nous nous sommes passé le virus we caught the virus from each other.[pase] verbe intransitif (auxiliaire être)A.[EXPRIME UN DÉPLACEMENT]passer dans: pour empêcher les poids lourds de passer dans le village to stop lorries from driving ou going through the villagea. [devant moi] go in front of me if you can't seeb. [devant tout le monde] go to the front if you can't seepasser sous une voiture [se faire écraser] to get run over (by a car)des péniches passaient sur le canal barges were going past ou were sailing on the canal[fugitivement]un sourire passa sur ses lèvres a smile played about her lips, she smiled briefly3. [emprunter un certain itinéraire]si vous passez à Paris, venez me voir come and see me if you're in Paris[fleuve, route] to go, to run5. [sur un parcours régulier - démarcheur, représentant] to call ; [ - bateau, bus, train] to come ou to go pastle facteur passe deux fois par jour the postman delivers ou comes twice a dayle bateau/train est déjà passé the boat/train has already gone ou leftle prochain bateau passera dans deux jours the next boat will call ou is due in two days6. [faire une visite] to callj'ai demandé au médecin de passer I asked the doctor to call (in) ou to come ou to visit7. [franchir une limite] to get through8. [s'infiltrer] to passpasser dans le sang to pass into ou to enter the bloodstreamle café doit passer lentement [dans le filtre] the coffee must filter through slowly9. [aller, se rendre] to gooù sont passées mes lunettes? where have my glasses got ou disappeared to?passer de Suisse en France to cross over ou to go from Switzerland to FranceB.[EXPRIME UNE ACTION]1. [se soumettre à]ce matin, je suis passé au tableau I was asked to explain something at the blackboard this morningy passer (familier) : je ne veux pas me faire opérer — il faudra bien que tu y passes, pourtant! I don't want to have an operation — you're going to have to!avec lui, toutes les femmes du service y sont passées he's had all the women in his department2. [être accepté] to passelle est passée à l'écrit mais pas à l'oral she got through ou she passed the written exam but not the oralton petit discours est bien passé your little speech went down well ou was well receivedle film passe mal sur le petit écran/en noir et blanc the film just isn't the same on TV/in black and whitepasse (encore): l'injurier, passe encore, mais le frapper! it's one thing to insult him, but quite another to hit him!3. [être transmis] to gola ferme est passée de père en fils depuis cinq générations the farm has been handed down from father to son for five generationsla locution est passée du latin à l'anglais the phrase came ou passed into English from Latin4. [entrer] to passc'est passé dans le langage courant it's passed into ou it's now part of everyday speechc'est passé dans les moeurs it's become standard ou normal practice5. [être utilisé, absorbé] to gosi les socialistes passent if the socialists get in ou are electedRADIO & TÉLÉVISIONpasser à la radio [émission, personne] to be on the radio ou the aira. [personne] to be ou to appear on televisionb. [film] to be on television8. DROIT [comparaître]passer devant le tribunal to come up ou to go before the courtpasser en correctionnelle ≃ to go before the magistrate's courtC.[EXPRIME UN CHANGEMENT D'ÉTAT]1. [accéder - à un niveau]2. [devenir] to become3. [dans des locutions verbales]passer de... à [changer d'état]: passer de l'état liquide à l'état gazeux to pass ou to change from the liquid to the gaseous statela production est passée de 20 à 30/de 30 à 20 tonnes output has gone (up) from 20 to 30/(down) from 30 to 20 tonnescomment êtes-vous passé du cinéma au théâtre? how did you move ou make the transition from the cinema to the stage?il passe d'une idée à l'autre he jumps ou flits from one idea to another4. AUTOMOBILEpasser en troisième to change ou go into third (gear)D.[EXPRIME UNE ÉVOLUTION DANS LE TEMPS]la journée est passée agréablement the day went off ou passed pleasantly2. [s'estomper - douleur] to fade (away), to wear off ; [ - malaise] to disappear ; [ - mode, engouement] to die out ; [ - enthousiasme] to wear off, to fade ; [ - beauté] to fade, to wane ; [ - chance, jeunesse] to pass ; [ - mauvaise humeur] to pass, to vanish ; [ - rage, tempête] to die down ; [ - averse] to die down, to stopfaire passer: ce médicament fait passer la douleur très rapidement this medicine relieves pain very quickly[se faner - fleur] to wilt[pâlir - teinte]4. (auxiliaire avoir) (vieilli) [mourir]il a passé cette nuit he passed on ou away last night————————[pase] verbe transitif (auxiliaire avoir)A.[EXPRIME UN DÉPLACEMENT]1. [traverser - pont, col de montagne] to go over (inseparable), to cross ; [ - écluse] to go through (inseparable)2. [franchir - frontière, ligne d'arrivée] to crosspasser l'arrêt de l'autobus [le manquer] to miss one's bus stoppasser le cap Horn to (go) round Cape Horn, to round the Capequand on passe les 1 000 mètres d'altitude when you go over 1,000 metres highl'or a passé les 400 dollars l'once gold has broken through the $ 400 an ounce mark4. [transporter] to ferry ou to take across (separable)5. [introduire]passer de la drogue/des cigarettes en fraude to smuggle drugs/cigarettes6. [engager - partie du corps] to putpasser son bras autour de la taille de quelqu'un to put ou to slip one's arm round somebody's waistje n'arrive pas à passer ma tête dans l'encolure de cette robe my head won't go through the neck of the dress7. [faire aller - instrument] to runpasse le balai dans l'escalier give the stairs a sweep, sweep the stairs9. SPORT [franchir - obstacle, haie] to jump (over)[transmettre - ballon] to passB.[EXPRIME UNE ACTION]1. [se soumettre à - permis de conduire] to take ; [ - examen] to take, to sit (UK) ; [ - entretien] to have ; [ - scanner, visite médicale] to have, to go for (inseparable)il a passé l'écrit, mais attendons l'oral he's passed the written exam, but let's see what happens in the oralje passe toutes les descriptions dans ses romans I miss out ou I skip all the descriptions in her novels4. [tolérer]passez-moi l'expression/le mot if you'll pardon the expression/excuse the term5. [soumettre à l'action de]passer des légumes au mixeur to put vegetables through the blender, to blend vegetablespasser quelque chose sous l'eau to rinse something ou to give something a rinse under the tappasser quelque chose à quelqu'un (familier) to give somebody a good dressing-down, to tick somebody off (UK)se faire passer quelque chose (familier) to get a good ticking off (UK), to get a good chewing-out (US)6. [donner, transmettre - généralement] to pass, to hand, to give ; [ - maladie] to give ; [ - au téléphone] to put through (separable)je te passe Fred here's Fred, I'll hand you over to Fredpasse-moi Annie let me talk to Annie, put Annie on7. [rendre public - annonce]8. (familier) [prêter] to lendje vais te passer de la crème dans le dos I'm going to put ou to rub some cream on your back11. [enfiler - vêtement] to slip ou to put on (separable)12. AUTOMOBILEpasser la troisième to change ou to shift into third gear[diapositive] to showRADIO [émission] to broadcast14. COMMERCE [conclure - entente] to conclude, to come to (inseparable), to reach ; [ - marché] to agree on (inseparable), to strike, to reach ; [ - commande] to placeC.[EXPRIME UNE NOTION TEMPORELLE]1. [employer - durée] to spendpassez un bon week-end/une bonne soirée! have a nice weekend/evening!as-tu passé une bonne nuit? did you sleep well last night?, did you have a good night?elle ne passera pas la nuit she won't see the night out, she won't last the night3. [assouvir - envie] to satisfy————————passer après verbe plus prépositionil faut le faire libérer, le reste passe après we must get him released, everything else is secondary————————passer avant verbe plus prépositionto go ou to come beforeses intérêts passent avant tout his own interests come before anything else, he puts his own interests before everything else————————passer par verbe plus préposition1. [dans une formation] to go through2. [dans une évolution] to go through, to undergole pays est passé par toutes les formes de gouvernement the country has experienced every form of government3. [recourir à] to go throughpour comprendre, il faut être passé par là you have to have experienced it to understand————————passer pour verbe plus préposition1. [avec nom] to be thought of asje vais passer pour un idiot I'll be taken for ou people will take me for an idiot2. [avec adj]3. [avec verbe]elle passe pour descendre d'une famille noble she is said to be descended from an aristocratic family————————passer sur verbe plus préposition[excuser] to overlookpassons sur les détails let's pass over ou skip the detailspassons! let's say no more about it!, let's drop it!tu me l'avais promis, mais passons! you promised me, but never mind!————————se passer verbe pronominal intransitifla soirée s'est passée tranquillement the evening went by ou passed quietlyqu'est-ce qui se passe? what's happening?, what's going on?il se passe que ton frère vient d'être arrêté, (voilà ce qui se passe)! your brother's just been arrested, that's what's!il ne se passe pas une semaine sans qu'il perde de l'argent aux courses not a week goes by without him losing money on the horses3. [se dérouler - dans certaines conditions] to go (off)l'opération s'est bien/mal passée the operation went (off) smoothly/badlysi tout se passe bien, nous y serons demain if all goes well, we'll be there tomorrowtout se passe comme prévu everything's going according to plan ou going as planned————————se passer verbe pronominal transitifil se passa un peigne/la main dans les cheveux he ran a comb/his fingers through his hair————————se passer de verbe pronominal plus préposition1. [vivre sans] to do ou to go without2. [s'abstenir]3. [ne pas avoir besoin de]————————en passant locution adverbiale1. [dans la conversation] in passingfaire une remarque en passant to remark in passing, to make a casual remark2. [sur son chemin]il s'arrête de temps à autre en passant he calls on his way by ou past from time to time————————en passant par locution prépositionnelle————————1. [dans l'espace] vial'avion va à Athènes en passant par Londres the plane goes to Athens via London ou stops in London on its way to Athens2. [dans une énumération] (and) including -
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sauter [sote]➭ TABLE 11. intransitive verb• sauter en hauteur/en longueur to do the high/the long jump• sauter en l'air or au plafond (de colère) to hit the roof (inf) ; (de joie) to jump for joy ; (de surprise, de peur) to jump• sauter d'un sujet à l'autre or du coq à l'âne to jump from one subject to anotherb. ( = se précipiter) sauter du lit to jump out of bed• va faire tes devoirs, et que ça saute ! (inf) go and do your homework and be quick about it!• ça saute aux yeux ! it's obvious!d. ( = exploser) [bâtiment, bombe, pont] to blow up ; [circuit électrique] to fuse ; [fusible] to blow• faire sauter [+ train, édifice] to blow upg. [image de télévision] to flicker2. transitive verba. [+ obstacle, mur] to jump overb. [+ étape, page, repas] to skipc. [+ personne] (inf!) to screw (vulg!)* * *sote
1.
1) ( franchir) to jump [distance, hauteur]; to jump over [ruisseau, barrière]sauter quatre mètres en longueur — to do four metres [BrE] in the long jump
2) ( omettre volontairement) to skip [étape, repas, période]; to leave out [détails]3) ( omettre involontairement) to miss [mot, ligne]4) École
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verbe intransitif1) ( faire un saut) gén to jump; ( vers le bas) to jump (down); ( vers le haut) to jump (up); ( vers l'extérieur) to jump (out); ( vers l'intérieur) to jump (in)saute! — ( de haut) jump (down)!; ( dans une piscine) jump (in)!
sauter à pieds joints — lit to jump with one's feet together
sauter à pieds joints dans un piège — fig to fall straight into a trap
sauter en hauteur/en longueur — to do the high/long jump
sauter en parachute — ( une fois) to make a parachute jump; ( régulièrement) to go parachute jumping
sauter sur son téléphone/pistolet — to grab one's telephone/gun
sauter sur l'occasion/une offre — to jump at the chance/an offer
2) ( aller vivement) to jumpsauter dans un taxi/dans un train — to jump ou hop into a taxi/onto a train
3) ( passer)4) (colloq) ( être supprimé)faire sauter un paragraphe — ( délibérément) to take out a paragraph; ( par erreur) to miss out GB ou miss a paragraph
5) (être délogé, instable) [courroie, chaîne de vélo] to come off; [images de télévision] to jump6) ( céder)faire sauter les barrières — fig to break down the barriers
7) ( exploser) [bombe, mine] to blow up, to go off; [pont, bâtiment] to be blown up, to go up8) Culinaire••et que ça saute! — (colloq) make it snappy! (colloq)
sauter en l'air (colloq) or au plafond — (colloq) ( de joie) to jump for joy; ( de colère) to hit the roof (colloq); ( de surprise) to be staggered
* * *sote1. vi1) (= bondir) to jumpvas-y, saute! — go on, jump!
Nous avons sauté par-dessus la barrière. — We jumped over the gate.
2) (= se précipiter) to jumpIl a sauté dans un taxi. — He jumped into a taxi.
3) (= exploser) to blow up, to explode, [fusibles] to blowOn a fait sauter le commissariat de police la nuit dernière. — The police station was blown up last night.
4) [bouchon] to pop out, to pop off5) (= se rompre)6) (= être renvoyé) *, [ministre, pdg] to get the push *Le PDG a fini par sauter. — The CEO eventually got the push.
2. vt1) [barrière, obstacle] to jump over, to leap over2) fig, [ligne, page] to skip3) CUISINE to sauté* * *sauter verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( franchir) to jump [distance, hauteur]; to jump over [ruisseau, barrière]; sauter les trois dernières marches to jump down the bottom three steps; sauter deux mètres en hauteur Sport to clear two metresGB in the high jump; sauter quatre mètres en longueur to do four metresGB in the long jump;2 ( omettre volontairement) to skip [étape, repas, période]; to leave out [détails]; sauter un paragraphe ( en lisant) to skip a paragraph; ( en recopiant) to leave out a paragraph;3 ( omettre involontairement) to miss out GB, to miss [mot, ligne]; sauter son tour Jeux to miss one's turn;4 Scol sauter une année or classe to skip a year;5 ●( sexuellement) to screw●; se faire sauter to get laid●.B vi1 ( faire un saut) gén to jump; ( vers le bas) to jump (down); ( vers le haut) to jump (up); ( vers l'extérieur) to jump (out); ( vers l'intérieur) to jump (in); sauter dans qch to jump into sth; sauter par-dessus qch to jump over sth; sauter sur le banc to jump onto the bench; sauter du banc to jump off the bench; sauter d'une fenêtre to jump out of a window; sauter d'un avion to jump out of a plane; saute! ( de haut) jump (down)!; ( dans une piscine) jump (in)!; sauter à terre to jump (down) to the ground; sauter d'une branche à l'autre to leap from branch to branch; sauter d'un pied sur l'autre to hop from one foot to the other; sauter à pieds joints lit to jump with one's feet together; sauter à pieds joints dans un piège fig to fall straight into a trap; sauter dans le vide to jump; sauter en hauteur/en longueur to do the high/long jump; sauter à la perche to pole vault; sauter en parachute ( une fois) to make a parachute jump; ( régulièrement) to go parachute jumping; sauter à la corde to skip; sauter en ciseaux to do a scissors jump GB ou scissor jump US; faire sauter un enfant sur ses genoux to dandle a child on one's knee; sauter dans l'inconnu to take a leap ou to leap into the unknown; sauter sur qn to pounce on sb; sauter sur son téléphone/pistolet to grab one's telephone/gun; sauter sur l'occasion/une offre to jump at the chance/an offer; sauter à la gorge de qn to go for sb's throat; le chien m'a sauté à la figure the dog went for my face; sauter au cou de qn to greet sb with a kiss; ⇒ reculer;2 ( aller vivement) to jump; sauter du lit to jump out of bed; sauter dans un taxi/dans un train to jump ou hop into a taxi/onto a train; sauter d'un avion à l'autre to hop off one plane and onto the next;3 ( passer) nos frais ont sauté de 20% à 32% our costs have jumped from 20% to 32%; sauter d'un sujet à l'autre to skip from one subject to another;4 ○( être supprimé) faire sauter un paragraphe ( délibérément) to take out a paragraph; ( par erreur) to miss out GB ou miss a paragraph; faire sauter une réunion to cancel a meeting; l'émission/la réunion a sauté the programmeGB/the meeting was cancelledGB; le poste va sauter the job is being axed; faire sauter une contravention to get out of paying a parking ticket;5 (être délogé, instable) [courroie, chaîne de vélo] to come off; [images de télévision] to jump; la troisième vitesse saute the third gear keeps slipping;6 ( céder) faire sauter une serrure to force a lock; faire sauter une maille to drop a stitch; faire sauter les boutons to burst one's buttons; faire sauter une dent à qn to knock one of sb's teeth out; faire sauter les barrières fig to break down the barriers;7 ( exploser) [bombe, mine] to blow up, to go off; [pont, bâtiment] to be blown up, to go up; il a sauté sur une mine he was blown up by a mine; faire sauter qch to blow sth up; faire sauter les plombs Électrotech to blow the fuses;8 Culin faire sauter des oignons to sauté onions; faire sauter une crêpe to toss a pancake; faire sauter les bouchons de champagne to make the champagne corks pop;10 ( faire faillite) to go bust○.sauter aux yeux to be blindingly obvious; et que ça saute○! make it snappy○!; sauter en l'air○ or au plafond○ ( de joie) to jump for joy; ( de colère) to hit the roof○; ( de surprise) to be staggered; la sauter◑ ( avoir faim) to be starving○.[sote] verbe intransitif1. [bondir - personne] to jump, to spring up ; [ - chat] to jump, to leap ; [ - oiseau, insecte] to hop ; [ - grenouille, saumon] to leap ; [ - balle, curseur] to bounce, to jumpsauter dans une tranchée/dans un puits to jump into a trench/down a wellsauter d'une branche/falaise to leap off a branch/cliffsauter par-dessus une corde/un ruisseau to leap over a rope/across a streama. [de colère] to hit the roofb. [de joie] to be thrilled to bits2. JEUX & SPORTsauter en parachute to (parachute) jump, to parachutesauter en hauteur/longueur to do the high/long jumpsauter (à bas) du lit to jump ou to spring out of bedsauter dans un taxi to jump ou to leap into a taxic'est une excellente occasion, je saute dessus it's a great opportunity, I'll grab itsauter à la gorge ou au collet de quelqu'un to jump down somebody's throatva te laver les mains, et que ça saute! (familier) go and wash your hands and get a move on ou get your skates on (UK)ça saute aux yeux it's plain for all to see ou as the nose on your facefaire sauter un pont/char to blow up a bridge/tankla lampe/le circuit a sauté the lamp/circuit has fused (UK), the lamp fuse/the circuit has blown (US)[être projeté]les boutons ont sauté the buttons flew off ou popped off5. [changer sans transition] to jump6. [cesser de fonctionner - chaîne, courroie] to come off ; [ - image de télévision] to flicker ; [ - serrure] to snap7. (familier) [être renvoyé] to fallfaire sauter un directeur to kick out ou to fire a manager8. CUISINE————————[sote] verbe transitif1. [obstacle] to jump ou to leap over (inseparable)3. (très familier & locution)4. (vulgaire) [sexuellement] -
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manquer [mɑ̃ke]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verba. [+ but, occasion, personne, train] to miss• la gare est sur la place, tu ne peux pas la manquer the station's right on the square, you can't miss itb. [+ photo, gâteau] to spoilc. ( = être absent de) to miss• manquer de ( = être dépourvu de) to lack• elle a manqué de se faire écraser ( = faillir) she nearly got run over3. intransitive verba. ( = faire défaut) to be lacking• ce qui lui manque, c'est l'imagination what he lacks is imagination• les mots me manquent pour exprimer... I can't find the words to express...• j'irais bien, ce n'est pas l'envie qui m'en manque I would like to go, it's not that I don't want tob. ( = être absent) to be absent ; ( = avoir disparu) to be missingc. ( = être regretté)━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Le sujet du verbe français devient l'objet du verbe anglais.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• il manque dix personnes ( = elles ont disparu) there are ten people missing ; ( = on en a besoin) we are ten people short• il ne manquait plus que ça ! that's all we needed!• il ne manquerait plus que ça ! that really would be the end! (inf)• j'avais prévu qu'il serait furieux, et ça n'a pas manqué ! I knew he'd be angry and sure enough he was!5. reflexive verba.il s'est manqué ( = a raté son suicide) he bungled his suicide attempt• cette fois-ci, il ne s'est pas manqué he made a good job of it this time* * *mɑ̃ke
1.
1) (ne pas atteindre, ne pas voir) to miss [cible, spectacle, train, personne]vous l'avez manquée de cinq minutes — you missed her/it by five minutes
2) ( ne pas réussir)manquer son coup — (colloq) to fail
3) (colloq) ( ne pas sanctionner)
2.
manquer à verbe transitif indirect1)la Bretagne/ma tante me manque — I miss Brittany/my aunt
2)
3.
manquer de verbe transitif indirectmanquer de — to lack [patience, argent, expérience, pratique]
on ne manque de rien — we don't want ou lack for anything
ma cousine ne manque pas d'humour — my cousin's got a good sense of humour [BrE]
‘remercie-le de ma part’ - ‘je n'y manquerai pas’ — ‘thank him for me’ - ‘I won't forget'
et évidemment, ça n'a pas manqué! — (colloq) and sure enough that's what happened!
3) ( faillir)
4.
verbe intransitif1) ( faire défaut)les vivres vinrent à manquer — supplies ran out ou short
2) ( être absent) [élève, personne] to be absent
5.
verbe impersonnelil ne manquerait plus que ça! — (colloq) that would be the last straw!
6.
se manquer verbe pronominal1) ( soi-même) to bungle one's suicide attempt2) ( ne pas se voir) to miss each other* * *mɑ̃ke1. vb impersIl manque encore 100 euros. — We are still 100 euros short.
Il manque des pages. — There are some pages missing., Some pages are missing
il ne manquerait plus que... — all we need now is for...
Il ne manquerait plus qu'il démissionne. — All we need now is for him to resign.
2. vi1) [chose] to be lackingne pas manquer; Les exemples ne manquent pas. — There's no lack of examples.
2) [personne] to be missingmanquer à l'appel — to miss roll call, to be missing at roll call
3)Il a manqué de se tuer. — He very nearly got killed.
ne pas manquer de dire qch; Il n'a pas manqué de le dire. — He certainly said it.
ne pas manquer de faire qch; Je ne manquerai pas de te le rappeler le moment venu. — I'll certainly remind you when the time comes., I'll definitely remind you when the time comes.
4)manquer à qn [personne] Il me manque. — I miss him.
Mes parents me manquent. — I miss my parents.
Ma sœur me manque. — I miss my sister., [argent, temps]
Le temps leur manque. — They're short of time.
Le courage lui manqua. — His courage failed him.
La voix lui manqua. — His voice failed him.
5)manquer à qch [personne] ; manquer à tous ses devoirs — to fail in one's duty
Mais je manque à tous mes devoirs, asseyez-vous; désirez-vous un café? — Sorry, I'm forgetting myself: please sit down; would you like a coffee?
6)manquer de qch [chose] — to not have enough of sth, to lack sth
La quiche manque de sel. — The quiche hasn't got enough salt in it.
L'article manque de punch. — The article lacks punch., The article doesn't have enough punch.
Le film manque de rythme. — The film lacks pace.
Ses interventions manquent d'à-propos. — His remarks lack relevance.
7)manquer de qch [personne] [courage, présence d'esprit] — to lack sth, to not have enough of sth
Le gouvernement a manqué de courage politique. — The government lacked political courage.
J'ai manqué de présence d'esprit. — I didn't have enough presence of mind.
manquer de tact; Je trouve qu'il a manqué de tact. — I don't think he was very tactful.
3. vt1) to missTu n'as rien manqué: le film n'était pas très bon. — You didn't miss anything: the film wasn't very good.
2) (= faillir)Il a manqué se tuer. — He very nearly got killed.
* * *manquer verb table: aimerA vtr1 (ne pas atteindre, ne pas voir) to miss [cible, objectif, spectacle, événement]; la balle l'a manqué de peu the bullet just missed him; manquer une marche to miss a step; une grande maison rose à la sortie du village, vous ne pouvez pas la manquer a big pink house as you come out of the village, you can't miss it; manquer l'école to miss school; un film à ne pas manquer a film not to be missed; j'ai manqué le début du film I missed the beginning of the film; tu n'as rien manqué, le film est nul you didn't miss anything, it's an awful film; il n'en manque pas une○ you can rely on him to put his foot in it;2 ( être en retard pour) to miss [train, bus, avion, personne] (de by); vous l'avez manquée de cinq minutes you missed her/it by five minutes;3 ( ne pas réussir) to spoil, to ruin [plat, gâteau, photo]; to botch○ [expérience de laboratoire]; manquer sa vie to make a mess of one's life; elle a manqué son solo she made a mess of her solo; cet événement nous a fait manquer plusieurs contrats this incident has lost us several contracts; manquer son coup○ to fail;4 ○( ne pas sanctionner) la prochaine fois je ne le manquerai pas next time I won't let him get away with it; elle ne l'a pas manqué she put him in his place.B manquer à vtr ind1 ( faire éprouver un sentiment d'absence) manquer à qn to be missed by sb; ils nous manquent we miss them; la Bretagne/ma tante me manque I miss Brittany/my aunt;2 ( ne pas respecter) manquer à son devoir/honneur to fail in one's duty/honourGB; manquer à ses promesses to fail to keep one's promises; manquer à sa parole to break one's word.C manquer de vtr ind1 ( avoir en quantité insuffisante) manquer de to lack, to be lacking in [patience, talent, courage, imagination, ambition]; to lack, to be short of [argent, provisions, matériel, personnel, main-d'œuvre]; to lack [expérience, pratique]; on ne manque de rien ici we don't want ou lack for anything here; elle ne manque pas de détracteurs/prétendants she's not short of critics/suitors, she doesn't lack critics/suitors; le roman manque d'humour the novel lacks humourGB; ma cousine ne manque pas d'humour my cousin's got a good sense of humourGB; elle ne manque pas de charme she's not without charm; il ne manque pas de culot○! he's got a nerve!; la soupe manque de sel/poivre there isn't enough salt/pepper in the soup; ouvre la fenêtre, on manque d'air ici open the window, it's stuffy in here; il manque de magnésium/calcium he has a magnesium/calcium deficiency;2 ( toujours à la forme négative) si vous passez dans la région, ne manquez pas de nous rendre visite if you're in the area, be sure and visit us; je ne manquerai pas de vous le faire savoir I'll be sure to let you know; ne manquez pas de le signaler be sure and report it; ‘remercie-le de ma part’-‘je n'y manquerai pas’ ‘thank him for me’-‘I won't forget ou I most certainly shall’; je ne manquerai pas de le leur dire I'll be sure to tell them, I won't forget to tell them; on ne peut manquer d'être surpris one can't fail to be surprised; ça ne pouvait manquer d'arriver it was bound to happen; et évidemment, ça n'a pas manqué○! and sure enough that's what happened!;3 ( faillir) il a manqué (de) casser un carreau he almost broke a windowpane; elle a manqué (de) s'évanouir en le voyant she almost fainted when she saw him.D vi1 ( faire défaut) j'ai fait l'inventaire: rien ne manque I've done the inventory and nothing is missing; trois soldats manquaient à l'appel three soldiers were missing at roll call; les vivres vinrent à manquer supplies were running out; ne fais pas cette tête, ce ne sont pas les garçons qui manquent! don't look so downcast, there are plenty more fish in the sea!; ce ne sont pas les occasions qui manquent there's no lack of opportunity; le moment venu, le courage leur manqua when the time came, their courage failed them; je suis tellement outré que les mots me manquent I'm so outraged that words fail me; les mots me manquent pour exprimer ma joie/mon dégoût I can't find the words to express my joy/my disgust; le temps me manque pour t'expliquer I don't have enough time to explain to you; ce n'est pas l'envie qui me manque de faire it's not that I don't want to do; le pied lui manqua liter he/she missed his/her footing;2 ( être absent) [élève, personne] to be absent; cet étudiant manque très souvent this student is very often absent.E v impers il manquait deux fourchettes two forks were missing; il manque 100 euros dans la caisse 100 euros are missing from the cash register; il manque une roue à la voiture there's a wheel missing from the car; il lui manque un doigt he's got a finger missing; il lui manque un œil/bras he's only got one eye/arm; il leur manque 500 euros pour pouvoir acheter la voiture they're 500 euros short of the amount they need to buy the car; il nous manque deux joueurs pour former une équipe we're two players short of a team; il manque une signature à ce contrat ( il n'est pas signé) the contract isn't signed; ( sur plusieurs signatures) there's a signature missing on the contract; il manque du sel dans cette soupe there isn't enough salt in the soup; ça manque d'animation ici! it's not very lively here!; il ne manquerait plus que ça! that would be the last straw!; il ne manquerait plus qu'il se mette à pleuvoir all (that) we need now is for it to start raining.F se manquer vpr1 ( soi-même) to bungle one's suicide attempt;2 ( ne pas se voir) to miss each other.[mɑ̃ke] verbe transitifl'église est à droite, vous ne pouvez pas la manquer the church is on the right, you can't miss itb. (figuré) to miss one's target, to fail to hit one's target, to shoot wideelle s'est moquée de moi mais je ne la manquerai pas! (figuré) she made a fool of me but I'll get even with her!je n'ai pas vu l'opéra — tu n'as rien manqué/tu as manqué quelque chose! I didn't see the opera — you didn't miss anything/you really missed something there!tu as manqué une bonne occasion de te taire (humoristique) why couldn't you have just kept your mouth shut for once?a. [il remarque tout] he never misses a trick!b. [il est gaffeur] (you can always) trust him to put his foot in it!2. [ne pas rencontrer] to misscoup manqué failure, botch-upmoi qui croyais lui faire plaisir, c'est vraiment un coup manqué ou j'ai vraiment manqué mon coup! and here's me thinking I would make him happy, (just) how wrong can you get!4. [ne pas aller à] to miss————————[mɑ̃ke] verbe intransitif1. [être absent - fugueur, bouton, argenterie] to be missing ; [ - employé, élève] to be away ou off ou absentb. (figuré & humoristique) to be missingil ne manquait plus qu'elle/que ça! she's/that's all we need ou needed!quand le pain vint à manquer, ils descendirent dans la rue when the bread ran short, they took to the streetsles occasions de te rendre utile ne manqueront pas there will be no shortage of opportunities to make yourself usefulla pluie/le travail, ce n'est pas ce qui manque! there's no shortage of rain/work!l'argent leur a toujours manqué they've always been short of money ou lacked moneyla force/le courage lui manqua (his) strength/courage failed himles mots me manquent words fail me, I'm at a loss for wordsce n'est pas l'envie qui m'en manque, mais... not that I don't want to ou I'd love to, but...il manque une bouteille/un bouton there's a bottle/a button missinga. [ils sont absents] we have three players missingb. [pour jouer] we're three players shortil ne manque pas de gens pour dire que... there is no lack ou shortage of people who say that...il me manque un dollar I'm one dollar short, I need one dollara. [animal] the only thing it can't do is speakb. [machine] it does everything but talk3. [être pauvre] to want————————manquer à verbe plus préposition1. [faillir à]manquer à son devoir/son honneur to fail in one's duty/one's honourmanquer à sa parole/promesse to fail to keep one's word/promise, to break one's word/promisemanquer aux usages to defy ou to flout convention2. [être regretté par]3. (littéraire) [offenser] to be disrespectful to ou towards, to behave disrespectfully towards————————manquer de verbe plus prépositionta soupe manque de sel your soup lacks ou needs saltmanquer de personnel to be short-staffed, to be short of stafftoi, tu ne manques pas d'air (familier) ou de culot (très familier) ! you've (certainly) got some cheek ou nerve!2. (soutenu)ne pas manquer de dire/de faire [ne pas oublier de]: vous viendrez? — je n'y manquerai pas will you come? — definitely ou without failne manquez pas de me le faire savoir be sure to let me know, do let me know[par ellipse]ça ne manquera pas it's sure ou bound to happenj'ai dit qu'elle reviendrait et ça n'a pas manqué! I said she'd come back and sure enough(, she did)![s'empêcher de]on ne peut manquer de constater/penser one can't help but notice/thinkvous ne manquerez pas d'être frappé par cette coïncidence you're bound to be struck by this coincidence3. [faillir]elle a manqué (de) se noyer she nearly ou almost drowned (herself)————————se manquer verbe pronominal (emploi réciproque)————————se manquer verbe pronominal (emploi réfléchi) -
16 rater
rater [ʀate]➭ TABLE 11. intransitive verb[projet, affaire] to fail• je t'avais dit qu'il le casserait, ça n'a pas raté (inf) I told you he'd break it and sure enough he did!• ça ne rate jamais ! it never fails!2. transitive verba. ( = manquer) [+ balle, cible, occasion, train, rendez-vous, spectacle, personne] to miss• raté ! missed!• si tu croyais m'impressionner, c'est raté if you were trying to impress me, it hasn't worked!• il n'en rate pas une ! (ironic) he's always doing stupid things• je ne te raterai pas ! ( = je me vengerai) I'll show you!b. ( = ne pas réussir) [+ travail, affaire] to mess up ; [+ mayonnaise, sauce, plat] to make a mess of ; [+ examen] to fail* * *ʀate
1.
1) ( ne pas réussir) to fail, to flunk (colloq) US [examen]j'ai raté ma vie/ma photo — my life/my photo is a failure
elle a raté son coup — (colloq) she has failed
2) ( ne pas être présent pour) to miss [train, début de film, rendez-vous]3) (ne pas atteindre, ne pas voir) to miss [cible, objectif, marche, personne]
2.
verbe intransitif [plan, opération] to fail, to flop (colloq)ça va tout faire rater — (colloq) it'll spoil everything
3.
se rater verbe pronominal1) ( soi-même) to bungle one's suicide attempt2) ( ne pas se voir)* * *ʀate1. vi1) (= échouer) [affaire, projet] to go wrong, to fail2) (= ne pas partir) [coup de feu] to fail to go off2. vt1) [cible, train, occasion] to missChantal a raté son train. — Chantal missed her train.
rater sa cible [bombe, projectile] — to miss its target, [tireur] to miss
2) [démonstration, plat] to make a mess ofElle a raté sa pizza. — She made a mess of her pizza.
3) [examen] to failJ'ai raté mon examen de maths. — I failed my maths exam.
* * *rater verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( ne pas réussir) to fail, to flunk○ US [examen]; j'ai raté ma vie/ma carrière my life/my career is a failure; j'ai raté mon gâteau/ma photo my cake/my photo is a failure; je rate toujours les gâteaux my cakes are never a success; rater un saut en hauteur to fail a high-jump; elle a raté son coup○ she has failed;2 ( ne pas être présent pour) to miss [train, début de film, rendez-vous]; rater son train de cinq minutes to miss the train by five minutes;3 (ne pas atteindre, ne pas voir) to miss [cible, objectif, marche, personne]; il n'en rate pas une○ he can be relied upon to put his foot in it○;4 ○( ne pas sanctionner) la prochaine fois je ne le raterai pas next time I won't let him get away with it; elle ne l'a pas raté○ fig she put him in his place○.B vi1 [plan, opération] to fail, flop○; il dit toujours des bêtises, ça ne rate jamais○ he can be relied upon to say something stupid; ça va tout faire rater○ it'll spoil everything;2 [arme] to misfire.C se rater vpr1 ( soi-même) to bungle one's suicide attempt;2 ( ne pas se voir) nous nous sommes ratés we missed each other.[rate] verbe intransitif1. (familier) [échouer] to failje t'avais dit qu'elle serait en retard, et ça n'a pas raté! I told you she'd be late, and sure enough she was!tais-toi, tu vas tout faire rater! shut up or you'll ruin everything!2. ARMEMENT————————[rate] verbe transitif1. [but] to misss'il recommence, je te jure que je ne le raterai pas! (familier) if he does it again, I swear I'll get him!2. [avion, rendez-vous, visiteur, occasion] to missje n'ai pas vu le concert — tu n'as rien raté/tu as raté quelque chose! I didn't see the concert — you didn't miss anything/you really missed something!3. [ne pas réussir]————————se rater verbe pronominalil s'est coupé les cheveux lui-même, il s'est complètement raté! he cut his hair himself and made a complete mess of it!elle est tombée de vélo, elle ne s'est pas ratée! she didn't half hurt herself when she fell off her bike! -
17 Anschluss
m1. TELEF. etc.: connection; (Apparat) (tele)phone; (Zweit-, Zusatzanschluss) extension; (Leitung) line; einen Anschluss beantragen apply for ( oder order) a (tele)phone line ( oder connection); keinen Anschluss bekommen not get through; der Anschluss ist besetzt the line ( oder it) is engaged (Am. busy); kein Anschluss unter dieser Nummer number unobtainable (Am. not in service)2. für Gas, Wasser etc.: supply; (Anschlussstelle) supply point; Anschluss an die Kanalisation connection to the sewer system; ein Haus ohne elektrischen Anschluss a house which is not connected to the mains, Am. a house off the grid3. im Verkehr: connection; der Bus mit Anschluss an den Zug nach... the bus which connects with the train to...; Anschluss haben have a connection ( nach to oder for); den Anschluss erreichen make ( oder manage) one’s connection; den Anschluss verpassen miss one’s connection; umg., fig. beruflich: miss the boat; (keinen Ehepartner finden) be left on the shelf4. fig. (Kontakt): Anschluss finden make contact ( oder friends) ( bei with); Anschluss suchen look for company5. SPORT: den Anschluss an (die Spitze etc.) erreichen oder finden catch up with; Fußball etc.: get back into the game; in der Tabelle: narrow the gap; den Anschluss verlieren oder verpassen be left ( oder fall) behind6. im Anschluss an (+ Akk) after, following; subsequent to geh.; im Anschluss an unser Schreiben further to our letter förm.* * *der Anschluss(Buchse) port; junction; outlet;(Reiseverbindung) connection;(Telefon) connection; line;(Versorgung) supply;(Zusammenschluss) union* * *Ạn|schlussm1) (= Verbindung) connection; (= Beitritt) entry (an +acc into); (an Klub) joining ( an +acc of HIST euph) AnschlussAnschluss haben nach (Rail) — to have a connection to
den Anschluss verpassen (Rail etc) — to miss one's connection; (fig) to miss the boat or bus; (alte Jungfer) to be left on the shelf (inf)
ihm gelang der Anschluss an die Spitze (Sport) — he managed to catch up with the leaders
2) (TELEC, COMPUT) connection; (= Anlage) telephone (connection); (= weiterer Apparat) extension; (= Wasseranschluss) supply point; (für Waschmaschine) pointelektrischer Anschluss — power point
der Anschluss ist besetzt (Telec) — the line is engaged (Brit) or busy (esp US)
an +acc with); (= Bekanntschaft) friendship, companionship; (= Aufnahme) integration an +acc with)kein Anschluss unter dieser Nummer (Telec) — number unobtainable (Brit), this number is not in service (US)
* * *An·schlussRR<-es, Anschlüsse>An·schlußALT<-sses, Anschlüsse>mder \Anschluss ist gestört there's a disturbance on the lineder \Anschluss ist besetzt the line is engaged [or AM busy]\Anschluss [irgendwohin] bekommen to get through [to sth]▪ der \Anschluss connecting3.im \Anschluss an jdn/etw (in Bezug auf) with respect to sb/sth\Anschluss bekommen [o finden] to make friends\Anschluss [an jdn] suchen to want to make friends [with sb]diesem Läufer gelang der \Anschluss an die Spitze this runner has managed to join the top athletes\Anschluss [nach London/München] haben to have a connection [or connecting flight/train] [to London/Munich]den \Anschluss verpassen to miss one's connecting train/flight9.▶ den \Anschluss verpassen (keinen Partner finden) to be left on the shelf hum; (beruflich nicht vorwärtskommen) to miss the boat* * *1) connection; (Kabel) cableAnschluss an etwas (Akk.) erhalten/haben — be connected [up] to something
2) (telefonische Verbindung) connection[keinen] Anschluss bekommen — [not] get through
3) (Verkehrsw.) connectionSie haben Anschluss nach... — there is a connection to...
4) (Fernsprecher) telephone5) o. Pl. (Kontakt)6)im Anschluss an etwas — (Akk.) following or after something
* * *keinen Anschluss bekommen not get through;kein Anschluss unter dieser Nummer number unobtainable (US not in service)Anschluss an die Kanalisation connection to the sewer system;ein Haus ohne elektrischen Anschluss a house which is not connected to the mains, US a house off the grid3. im Verkehr: connection;der Bus mit Anschluss an den Zug nach … the bus which connects with the train to …;Anschluss haben have a connection (den Anschluss erreichen make ( oder manage) one’s connection;den Anschluss verpassen miss one’s connection; umg, fig beruflich: miss the boat; (keinen Ehepartner finden) be left on the shelf4. fig (Kontakt):Anschluss finden make contact ( oder friends) (bei with);Anschluss suchen look for company5. SPORT:den Anschluss an (die Spitze etc)6.im Anschluss an unser Schreiben further to our letter form* * *1) connection; (Kabel) cableAnschluss an etwas (Akk.) erhalten/haben — be connected [up] to something
2) (telefonische Verbindung) connection[keinen] Anschluss bekommen — [not] get through
3) (Verkehrsw.) connectionSie haben Anschluss nach... — there is a connection to...
4) (Fernsprecher) telephone5) o. Pl. (Kontakt)6)im Anschluss an etwas — (Akk.) following or after something
* * *¨-e m.alignment n.connection n.connector n.junction n.port (electricity) n.socket n. -
18 saltare
1. v/t jump( omettere) skipsaltare ( in padella) sauté2. v/i jumpdi bottone come offdi fusibile blowcolloq di impegno be cancelledsaltare dalla gioia jump for joyè saltata la corrente there's been a power cutsaltare/far saltare in aria blow upsaltare fuori turn up* * *saltare v. intr.1 to jump, to spring*, to leap*: il cane mi saltò addosso, the dog jumped up at me; saltare giù, su, di qua e di là, to jump down, up, about; saltare in piedi, to jump (o to leap) to one's feet; saltare su un piede solo, to hop; saltare a cavallo, to vault onto one's horse; saltare al collo di qlcu., to fling one's arms round s.o.'s neck (o to hug s.o.); saltare fuori dal letto, to spring (o to jump) out of bed; saltò in auto, he jumped in the car; saltare dalla finestra, to jump (o leap) out of the window // (sport) saltare in alto, in lungo, to do the high, the long jump; saltare con l'asta, to pole-vault // che cosa ti è saltato in mente?, (cosa stai facendo?) what on earth got into you?; non mi è neanche saltato in mente, it has never crossed my mind // è un colore che salta agli occhi, it is a colour that catches one's eye // mi saltò addosso con un mucchio d'insulti, he heaped insults on me // saltò su a dire che..., he interrupted, saying that...; saltò su con delle sciocche osservazioni, he broke in with some silly remarks // è saltato fuori a dire che non aveva il passaporto, he came out with the fact that he didn't have a passport // e così è saltato fuori il suo nome, and so his name came up // saltare di gioia, to jump for joy // saltare di palo in frasca, ( da un argomento all'altro) to jump from one subject to another // far saltare un bambino sulle ginocchia, to dandle a child on one's knee2 ( esplodere) to explode; to blow* up; ( schizzar via) to shoot* out; to pop out, to pop off; ( rompersi) to break*: il radiatore saltò in aria, the radiator exploded; sono saltate le valvole, the fuses have blown; tutte le case saltarono in aria, all the houses were blown up; è saltata la corrente, the electricity has gone; il bottone è saltato, the button has come off; è saltata una molla, a spring has broken // far saltare il banco, ( al gioco) to break the bank // far saltare qlcu., ( licenziarlo) to give s.o. the sack // far saltare il governo, to overthrow (o to topple) the government // far saltare una serratura, to break a lock // far saltare il tappo di una bottiglia, to pop the cork of a bottle // farsi saltare le cervella, to blow one's brains out◆ v.tr.1 to jump, to leap*, to jump over (sthg.), to leap* over (sthg.); to skip (anche fig.): saltò due metri, he jumped two metres; il cavallo saltò l'ostacolo, the horse jumped the obstacle; saltare un muro, uno steccato, to jump (over) a wall, a fence; saltare la corda, to skip; saltare delle pagine, un capitolo, to skip some pages, a chapter // saltare una classe, to skip a class // saltare una difficoltà, to get round a difficulty // saltare un giro di danza, to sit out a dance // saltare il pasto, to skip (o to miss) a meal* * *[sal'tare]1. vt(siepe, ostacolo) to jump (over), leap (over), (fig : capitolo, pasto) to skip, miss (out)saltare su/sopra qc — to jump on/over sth
saltare giù da qc — to jump off sth, jump down from sth
saltare addosso a qn — (aggredire) to attack sb
salta su! — (in macchina) jump in!, (su moto, bici) jump on!
è saltato su e mi ha detto che... — he jumped up and told me that...
saltare dal letto/dalla finestra — to jump out of bed/out of the window
saltare al collo di qn — (in segno di affetto) to throw one's arms round sb's neck, (per strangolarlo) to grab sb by the neck
2) (bottone) to pop off, (bomba) to explode, blow up, (ponte, ferrovia) to blow up, (valvola) to blow, (fig : impiegato) to be fired, (corso) to be cancelled3)far saltare — (treno, ponte) to blow up, (fusibile) to blow, (mina) to explode, (serratura: forzare) to break, (con esplosivo) to blow, (lezione, appuntamento) to cancel
far saltare il banco Giochi — to break the bank
4)saltare fuori — (apparire improvvisamente) to jump out, leap out, (venire trovato) to turn up
saltare fuori con — (dire improvvisamente) to come out with
dall'auto sono saltati fuori due ladri — two thieves jumped o leapt out of the car
5) Culin to sauté* * *[sal'tare] 1.verbo intransitivo1) (aus. avere) to jump; (su un piede solo) to hop2) (aus. essere) (seguito da complemento di luogo) to jump, to leap*, to spring*saltare di ramo in ramo — to leap through the trees o from branch to branch
3) (aus. essere) (montare, salire)saltare su un taxi, un treno — to jump o hop into a taxi, onto a train
4) (aus. essere) (staccarsi, schizzare via) [ bottone] to come* off, to pop (off); [ vernice] to chip (away), to come* off; [ tappo] to pop (off)5) (aus. essere) (esplodere)saltare in o per aria [edificio, ponte] to blow up, to explode, to go up; fare saltare una cassaforte to blow a safe; fare saltare il banco — gioc. to break the bank
7) (aus. essere) (non avere luogo) [trasmissione, riunione] to be* cancelled, to be* canceled AE; (essere destituito) [ persona] to be* dismissed, to be* removed from powerfare saltare il governo — to bring down o topple the government
fare saltare qcn. — (licenziare) to fire sb
9) (aus. avere) sportsaltare in alto, in lungo — to do the high, long jump
10) saltare fuori (venire fuori) [verità, segreto] to come* out; [problema, questione] to come* up, to crop up; (essere ritrovato) [ oggetto] to turn up, to pop up BE colloq.2.verbo transitivo1) to jump (over), to leap* (over), to clear, to hop (over) [fosso, ostacolo, siepe]saltare la corda — to skip BE o jump AE rope
saltare tre metri — to jump o leap three metres
3) fig. (omettere) to skip [pagina, paragrafo]; (involontariamente) to miss (out), to leave* out [parola, riga]; (essere assente a) to skip, to miss [lezione, scuola]; (non consumare) to skip, to miss [ pasto]saltare il (proprio) turno — gioc. to miss one's turn
4) gastr. to sauté••saltare agli occhi di qcn. — (essere evidente) to leap at sb.
non saltare alle conclusioni! — don't jump o leap to conclusions!
fare saltare i nervi a qcn. — to drive sb. up the wall
saltare addosso a qcn. — (aggredire fisicamente) to jump sb.; (assalire verbalmente) to jump on sb.
* * *saltare/sal'tare/ [1]1 (aus. avere) to jump; (su un piede solo) to hop; saltare dalla gioia to jump for joy; saltare da fermo to make a jump from a standing start2 (aus. essere) (seguito da complemento di luogo) to jump, to leap*, to spring*; saltare a terra to jump (down) to the ground; saltare giù da un muro to hop off a wall; saltare in acqua to jump (into the water); saltare dalla finestra to jump out of the window; saltare giù dal letto to jump out of bed; saltare di ramo in ramo to leap through the trees o from branch to branch3 (aus. essere) (montare, salire) saltare su un taxi, un treno to jump o hop into a taxi, onto a train; salta su! hop in!4 (aus. essere) (staccarsi, schizzare via) [ bottone] to come* off, to pop (off); [ vernice] to chip (away), to come* off; [ tappo] to pop (off)5 (aus. essere) (esplodere) saltare in o per aria [edificio, ponte] to blow up, to explode, to go up; fare saltare una cassaforte to blow a safe; fare saltare il banco gioc. to break the bank6 (aus. essere) colloq. (bloccarsi, guastarsi) [ fusibile] to blow*; è saltata la luce the power has gone off7 (aus. essere) (non avere luogo) [trasmissione, riunione] to be* cancelled, to be* canceled AE; (essere destituito) [ persona] to be* dismissed, to be* removed from power; l'accordo è saltato the deal's off; fare saltare il governo to bring down o topple the government; fare saltare qcn. (licenziare) to fire sb.8 (aus. essere) fig. (passare) saltare da un argomento all'altro to skip from one subject to another; saltare all'ultima pagina to jump to the last page9 (aus. avere) sport saltare in alto, in lungo to do the high, long jump; saltare con l'asta to pole vault10 saltare fuori (venire fuori) [verità, segreto] to come* out; [problema, questione] to come* up, to crop up; (essere ritrovato) [ oggetto] to turn up, to pop up BE colloq.; da dove salti fuori? where did you spring from? è saltato fuori che it came out that; è saltato fuori con una proposta he came out with a proposal1 to jump (over), to leap* (over), to clear, to hop (over) [fosso, ostacolo, siepe]; saltare la corda to skip BE o jump AE rope3 fig. (omettere) to skip [pagina, paragrafo]; (involontariamente) to miss (out), to leave* out [parola, riga]; (essere assente a) to skip, to miss [lezione, scuola]; (non consumare) to skip, to miss [ pasto]; saltare il (proprio) turno gioc. to miss one's turn4 gastr. to sautésaltare agli occhi di qcn. (essere evidente) to leap at sb.; non saltare alle conclusioni! don't jump o leap to conclusions! fare saltare i nervi a qcn. to drive sb. up the wall; saltare il fosso to take the plunge; saltare addosso a qcn. (aggredire fisicamente) to jump sb.; (assalire verbalmente) to jump on sb.; che ti salta in mente? what's the big idea? -
19 sbagliare
1. v/i sbagliarsi make a mistakehai sbagliato a dirle la verità you were wrong to tell her the truth2. v/t make a mistake insbagliare persona have the wrong personsbagliare strada go the wrong way* * *sbagliare v.tr. to mistake*, to make* a mistake in (sthg.), to go* wrong in (sthg.), to do* wrong: sbagliare l'ora, to mistake the time; sbagliare la strada, to take the wrong way; sbagliare treno, to take the wrong train; sbagliare la mira, to miss one's aim; (tel.) sbagliare numero, to get the wrong number; sbagliare un calcolo, to miscalculate; ho sbagliato i miei conti, devo chiedere un prestito, I went wrong in my calculations, I'll have to ask for a loan; hai sbagliato i tuoi conti se credi d'imbrogliarmi, (fig.) you've got it wrong if you think you can trick me // ho sbagliato tutto, I've got it all wrong; ho sbagliato tutto nella mia vita, I've made a mess of my life // sbagliarla, (fam.) to be wrong: la sbagli se credi di convincermi, you are wrong if you think you can convince me◆ v. intr. to make* a mistake, to be mistaken, to be wrong, to go* wrong; to err: la casa è la terza a destra, non puoi sbagliare, the house is the third on the right, you can't miss it; chiunque può sbagliare, everybody can make mistakes; hai sbagliato nel riportare i numeri, you have made a mistake in carrying (o you were wrong to carry) the numbers forward; secondo me sbagli a non partire con noi, I think you are wrong not to leave with us; sbagli a sgridarlo sempre, it's a mistake to scold him all the time; mi potrei sbagliare, ma credo che sia questo, I may be wrong, but I think it is this; (ti) sbagli, non è così, you are mistaken, it isn't so; guardi che si sbaglia, io non la conosco, look, there must be some mistake, I don't know you; ti sbagli troppo spesso, you make too many mistakes; ho sbagliato, chiedo scusa, I was wrong, I'm sorry; riconoscere di aver sbagliato, to acknowledge one's mistake (s) // sbaglia anche il prete all'altare, to err is human // sbagliare di grosso, to make a blunder (o to blunder) // mi hai fatto sbagliare, you made me make a mistake // sbagliando si impara, (prov.) you learn from your mistakes.* * *[zbaʎ'ʎare]1. vt(gen) to make a mistake in, get wrong, (bersaglio) to misssbagliare treno — to get o take the wrong train
scusi, ho sbagliato numero — (al telefono) sorry, I've got the wrong number
sbagliare una mossa — (al gioco) to make a wrong move
2. vimi dispiace, ho sbagliato — I'm sorry, I've made a mistake
ha sbagliato nel ricopiare il numero — he made a mistake in o when copying down the number
potrei sbagliare ma... — I might be mistaken but...
ho sbagliato di pochi centimetri — I miscalculated by a few centimetres, I was a few centimetres out (in my calculations)
3. vip (sbagliarsi)(fare errori) to make a mistake (o mistakes), (ingannarsi) to be wrong, be mistakenpensavo fosse lei, ma mi sono sbagliato — I thought it was her, but I was wrong
si è sbagliato nel ricopiare — he made a mistake in o when copying
* * *[zbaʎ'ʎare] 1.verbo transitivosbagliare mestiere — to choose the wrong job; iron. to miss one's vocation
sbagliare a scrivere una parola — to misspell a word, to spell a word incorrectly
sbagliare i calcoli — to get one's calculations wrong; fig. to get it all wrong, to make a big mistake
sbagliare ora, giorno — to get the time, day wrong
2.sbagliare numero (di telefono) — to dial o get the wrong number
verbo intransitivo (aus. avere), sbagliarsi verbo pronominale to make* a mistake, to be* wrong, to be* mistakentutti possono sbagliare — we all make mistakes, anybody can make a mistake
potrei sbagliare o sbaglierò, ma... I may o might be wrong, but...; -rsi su qcn., qcs. to make a mistake o be wrong about sb., sth.; -rsi di due euro, di un'ora to be two euros, an hour out BE o off AE; -rsi a leggere to misread; ti sbagli! — you're wrong!
••sbagliare o -rsi di grosso to be badly mistaken o quite wrong; non sbagliare un colpo not to miss a trick; sbagliando s'impara — prov. = you learn from your mistakes
* * *sbagliare/zbaλ'λare/ [1]sbagliare la risposta to give the wrong answer; sbagliare mira to miss one's aim; sbagliare momento to pick the wrong moment; sbagliare mestiere to choose the wrong job; iron. to miss one's vocation; sbagliare a scrivere una parola to misspell a word, to spell a word incorrectly; sbagliare i calcoli to get one's calculations wrong; fig. to get it all wrong, to make a big mistake; ho sbagliato tutto nella vita I've made a mess of my life; sbagliare pullman to take the wrong bus; sbagliare ora, giorno to get the time, day wrong; sbagliare numero (di telefono) to dial o get the wrong number; sbagliare strada to go the wrong way(aus. avere), sbagliarsito make* a mistake, to be* wrong, to be* mistaken; tutti possono sbagliare we all make mistakes, anybody can make a mistake; hai sbagliato a dirglielo you were wrong to tell him; se non sbaglio if I'm not mistaken; non puoi sbagliare you can't go wrong; potrei sbagliare o sbaglierò, ma... I may o might be wrong, but...; -rsi su qcn., qcs. to make a mistake o be wrong about sb., sth.; -rsi di due euro, di un'ora to be two euros, an hour out BE o off AE; - rsi a leggere to misread; ti sbagli! you're wrong!\sbagliare o -rsi di grosso to be badly mistaken o quite wrong; non sbagliare un colpo not to miss a trick; sbagliando s'impara prov. = you learn from your mistakes. -
20 paso
adj.dried.intj.open up, gangway.m.1 passing.el paso del tiempo the passage of timecon el paso de los años as the years go byel Ebro, a su paso por Zaragoza the Ebro, as it flows through Zaragozasu paso fugaz por la universidad his brief spell at the universityabrirse paso entre la multitud to make o force one's way through the crowdpaso del ecuador = (celebration marking) halfway stage in a university course2 step.dar un paso adelante o al frente to step forward, to take a step forward3 walk.a paso ligero at a brisk pacemarcar el paso to keep timea este paso no acabaremos nunca at this rate we'll never finish4 step (etapa, acontecimiento).dar los pasos necesarios to take the necessary stepspaso a paso step by step5 crossing (cruce).paso fronterizo border crossing (point)paso peatonal o de peatones pedestrian crossing6 pass (geography) (en montaña).7 step in a process, stride, move.8 passage, pass, crossing point.9 pace, walking pace.10 gateway.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: pasar.* * *1 (movimiento) step, footstep■ ¡no des ni un paso más! don't move another step!2 (distancia) pace3 (camino) passage, way4 (avance) progress, advance5 (trámite) step, move6 (de montaña) mountain pass; (de mar) strait\a cada paso at every turna paso de tortuga at a snail's paceabrirse paso to force one's way throughapretar el paso to hurrycerrarle el paso a alguien to block somebody' s waydar paso a (hacer posible) to pave the way for 2 (provocar) to give rise to 3 (dejar pasar) to let through, make way for 4 (pasar a) to move on todar sus primeros pasos to start walkingestar a un paso/a dos pasos to be very closeestar de paso to be passing throughhacer algo de paso to do something as well■ de paso, tráeme tabaco while you're there, get me some cigarettesno dar un paso sin... not to do a thing without...paso a paso step by step'Prohibido el paso' "No entry"salir al paso de alguien to waylay somebodysalir al paso de algo to forestall somethingseguirle los pasos a alguien to follow somebody close behind 2 figurado to follow in somebody's footstepsceda el paso (señal) give way sign, US yield signpaso a nivel level crossing, US grade crossingpaso de cebra zebra crossingpaso de peatones pedestrian crossingpaso del ecuador half-way point (in university studies)paso elevado flyoverpaso subterráneo (de peatones) subway* * *noun m.1) passage2) footstep3) pace4) way* * *IADJ driedII1. SM1) (=acción de pasar)contemplaban el paso de la procesión desde un balcón — they watched the procession go by from a balcony
por estas fechas tiene lugar el paso de las cigüeñas por nuestra región — this is the time of year when the storks fly over our region
el presidente, a su paso por nuestra ciudad... — the president, during his visit to our city...
el huracán arrasó con todo lo que encontró a su paso — the hurricane flattened everything in its path
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ceder el paso — to give way, yield (EEUU)ceda el paso — give way, yield (EEUU)
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dar paso a algo, el invierno dio paso a la primavera — winter gave way to springahora vamos a dar paso a nuestro corresponsal en Lisboa — we now go over to our correspondent in Lisbon
las protestas dieron paso a una huelga — the protests led to o were followed by a strike
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de paso, mencionaron el tema solo de paso — they only mentioned the matter in passing¿puedes ir al supermercado, de paso que vas a la farmacia? — could you go to the supermarket on your way to the chemist's?
de paso recuérdale que tiene un libro nuestro — remind him that he's got a book of ours while you're at it
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entrar de paso — to drop in•
estar de paso — to be passing throughpaso del Ecuador — party or trip organized by university students to celebrate the halfway stage in their degree course
avepaso franco, paso libre — free passage
2) (=camino) way; (Arquit) passage; (Geog) pass; (Náut) strait¡paso! — make way!
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abrirse paso — to make one's way•
cerrar el paso — to block the way•
dejar el paso libre — to leave the way open•
impedir el paso — to block the waypaso a desnivel, paso a distinto nivel — (Aut) flyover, overpass (EEUU)
paso a nivel — level crossing, grade crossing (EEUU)
paso (de) cebra — Esp zebra crossing, crosswalk (EEUU)
paso de peatones — pedestrian crossing, crosswalk (EEUU)
paso elevado — (Aut) flyover, overpass (EEUU)
paso inferior — underpass, subway
paso subterráneo — underpass, subway
paso superior — (Aut) flyover, overpass (EEUU)
3) [al andar] (=acción) step; (=ruido) footstep; (=huella) footprint•
coger el paso — to fall into step•
dar un paso — to take a step¿ha dado ya sus primeros pasos? — has she taken her first steps yet?
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dirigir sus pasos hacia — to head towards•
hacer pasos — (Baloncesto) to travel (with the ball)•
volvió sobre sus pasos — she retraced her stepsla demanda aumenta a pasos agigantados — demand is increasing at a rate of knots o extremely quickly
paso adelante — (lit, fig) step forward
paso atrás — (lit, fig) step backwards
4) (=modo de andar) [de persona] walk, gait; [de caballo] gait•
acelerar el paso — to go faster, speed up•
aflojar el paso — to slow down•
a buen paso — at a good pace•
establecer el paso — to make the pace, set the pace•
a paso lento — at a slow pace, slowly•
llevar el paso — to keep in step, keep time•
romper el paso — to break steppaso de ambladura, paso de andadura — (Equitación) amble
5) (=ritmo) rate, pace•
a este paso — at this rate6) (=distancia)7) (=avance) step8) (Téc) [de tornillo] pitch; [de contador, teléfono] unit9) (Teat) ( Hist) sketch, interlude10) (Rel) [en procesión] float in Holy Week procession, with statues representing part of Easter storySee:ver nota culturelle SEMANA SANTA in semana11)paso de armas — (Mil, Hist) passage of arms
12) LAm (=vado) ford2.ADV softly, gently¡paso! — not so fast!, easy there!
* * *1)a) ( acción)de paso: están de paso they're just visiting o just passing through; de paso puedo comprar pan I can buy some bread on the way; fui a la oficina y de paso hablé con él I went to the office and while I was there I had a word with him; me pilla de paso it's on my way; y dicho sea de paso... — and incidentally...
b) (camino, posibilidad de pasar) wayceda el paso — yield ( in US), give way ( in UK)
abrirse paso — to make one's way; ( a codazos) to elbow one's way
salir al paso de alguien — ( abordar) to waylay somebody; ( detener) to stop somebody
2) (Geog) ( en montaña) passsalir del paso — to get out of a (tight) spot o (AmE) crack (colloq)
3)a) (al andar, bailar) stepandar en malos pasos — to be mixed up in shady deals
a pasos agigantados — by leaps and bounds
dar los primeros pasos — ( literal) to take one's first steps; ( iniciarse en algo) to start out
dar un paso en falso — ( literal) to stumble; ( equivocarse) to make a false move
seguir los pasos de alguien — to follow in somebody's footsteps
b) pasos masculino plural ( en baloncesto) traveling*, steps (pl)4)a) ( distancia corta)vive a dos pasos de mi casa — he lives a stone's throw (away) from my house
está a un paso de aquí — it's just around the corner/down the road from here
b) ( avance) step forwardc) ( de gestión) step5) ( en contador) unit6)a) (ritmo, velocidad)apretó/aminoró el paso — he quickened his pace/he slowed down
a este paso... — at this rate...
a paso de hormiga or tortuga — at a snail's pace
b) (Equ)•* * *1)a) ( acción)de paso: están de paso they're just visiting o just passing through; de paso puedo comprar pan I can buy some bread on the way; fui a la oficina y de paso hablé con él I went to the office and while I was there I had a word with him; me pilla de paso it's on my way; y dicho sea de paso... — and incidentally...
b) (camino, posibilidad de pasar) wayceda el paso — yield ( in US), give way ( in UK)
abrirse paso — to make one's way; ( a codazos) to elbow one's way
salir al paso de alguien — ( abordar) to waylay somebody; ( detener) to stop somebody
2) (Geog) ( en montaña) passsalir del paso — to get out of a (tight) spot o (AmE) crack (colloq)
3)a) (al andar, bailar) stepandar en malos pasos — to be mixed up in shady deals
a pasos agigantados — by leaps and bounds
dar los primeros pasos — ( literal) to take one's first steps; ( iniciarse en algo) to start out
dar un paso en falso — ( literal) to stumble; ( equivocarse) to make a false move
seguir los pasos de alguien — to follow in somebody's footsteps
b) pasos masculino plural ( en baloncesto) traveling*, steps (pl)4)a) ( distancia corta)vive a dos pasos de mi casa — he lives a stone's throw (away) from my house
está a un paso de aquí — it's just around the corner/down the road from here
b) ( avance) step forwardc) ( de gestión) step5) ( en contador) unit6)a) (ritmo, velocidad)apretó/aminoró el paso — he quickened his pace/he slowed down
a este paso... — at this rate...
a paso de hormiga or tortuga — at a snail's pace
b) (Equ)•* * *paso11 = footstep, step, footprint, pace.Ex: Leforte could usually identify those footsteps easily; but today they sounded less forceful and deliberate.
Ex: The first step in assigning intellectual responsibility to a corporate body must be a definition of a corporate body.Ex: In later years, the famous book mythological significance of muddy footprints introduced me to the ancient Hippopotamian culture.Ex: Among other buildings afire or still smoldering in eastern Baghdad today were the city hall and the National Library which was so thoroughly burned that heat still radiated 50 paces from its front doors.* abrir paso a = make + way (for).* abrirse paso = jostle, break through, elbow + Posesivo + way into, elbow into.* acelerar el paso = quicken + the pace, smarten + Posesivo + pace.* a este paso = at this rate.* aflojar el paso = slow down, slow up.* aminorar el paso = slow down, slow up.* a paso de tortuga = at a snail's pace.* a paso ligero = on the double.* a pasos agigantados = at an exponential rate, at exponential rates, by leaps and bounds.* a un paso = within a stone's throw (away/from).* a un paso asombroso = at an astounding pace.* a un paso de = a heartbeat away from.* a un paso rápido = at a rapid pace.* a un paso relajado = at a strolling pace.* barrera de paso a nivel = level-crossing gate.* caminar con paso pesado = plod (along/through).* ceder el paso = give + way (to), yield + the right of way.* contador de pasos = step counter.* dar el primer paso = make + a start, take + the first step.* dar los pasos necesarios = take + steps.* dar los primeros pasos en = venture into.* dar otro paso muy importante = reach + another milestone.* dar paso (a) = give + way (to), yield to, make + way (for).* dar un gran paso adelante = reach + milestone.* dar un paso = make + step.* dar un paso adelante = step up.* dar un paso al frente = step up.* dar un paso en falso = make + a false move.* dar un paso hacia delante = take + a step forward, step up.* dejar paso = step + aside.* dejar paso (a) = give + way (to).* derecho de paso = the right of way, right of entry.* desandar los pasos de = retrace + Posesivo + footsteps, retrace + Posesivo + steps.* hacer que + Nombre + dé un paso hacia delante = take + Nombre + a/one step forward.* impedir el paso = block in.* llave de paso = spigot, faucet, tap, stopcock, stop valve.* llave de paso del agua = water valve.* llevar a cabo una serie de pasos anteriormente realizados = execute + steps.* obstaculizar el paso = block in.* otro paso más hacia + Posesivo + destrucción = another nail in + Posesivo + coffin.* paso adelante = step up.* paso a nivel = level-crossing.* paso a paso = one step at a time, step by step, stage by stage, stepwise.* paso atrás = backward step, retrograde step.* paso de cebra = zebra crossing.* paso de la gente = flow of people.* paso del comercio = flow of commerce.* Paso del Noroeste, el = North West Passage, the.* paso de peatones = zebra crossing, pedestrian crossing, pelican crossing.* paso de tortuga = snail's pace.* paso en falso = false move.* paso fronterizo = border crossing.* paso hacia adelante = step forward.* paso hacia atrás = retrograde step, step backward(s), step back.* paso inferior = underpass.* paso ininterrumpido de = steady flow of.* paso intermedio = half-way house, stepping stone.* paso peatonal = pedestrian crossing.* paso subterráneo = underground walkway.* Posesivo + primeros pasos = Posesivo + first steps.* preferencia de paso = the right of way.* primer paso = stake in the ground.* primer paso de, el = thin edge of the wedge, the.* realizar una tarea paso a paso = go through.* saltarse pasos intermedios = jump + steps.* seguir los pasos de = follow in + the footsteps of.* seguir + Posesivo + pasos = follow in + Posesivo + footsteps.* seguir unos pasos = follow + steps.* señal de prohibido el paso = No Entry sign.* ser un gran paso adelante = be half the battle.* tener derecho de paso = have + the right of way.* tomar un paso decisivo = take + the plunge.* un paso por delante de = one step ahead of.* válvula de paso = stop valve, stopcock.* volver sobre los pasos de Uno = double-back, retrace + Posesivo + steps, retrace + Posesivo + footsteps, go back on + Posesivo + steps.paso22 = stage, passing.Ex: The first stage in the choice of access points must be the definition of an author.
Ex: Perhaps an openly expressed disbelief in his activities is one of the marks of the passing of this stage.* ave de paso = bird of passage.* cambiar con el paso del tiempo = change over + time.* con el paso de = with the passing of.* con el paso de los años = with the passing of (the) years.* con el paso del tiempo = over the years, over time, with the passage of time, as time goes by, in due course, over a period of time, in the course of time, over the course of time, in the process of time, as time passed (by), as time passes (by), as time went by.* de paso = by the way, by the by(e).* deteriorado por el paso del tiempo = timeworn.* dicho sea de paso = by the way, on a sidenote, by the by(e).* el paso del tiempo = the passage of time, the sands of time.* en varios pasos = multi-step.* llave de paso = shut-off valve.* paso elevado = overpass.* paso elevado de peatones = pedestrian overpass.* paso elevado para peatones = pedestrian overpass.* paso inferior = subway.* paso inferior de peatones = pedestrian underpass.* paso inferior para peatones = pedestrian underpass.* paso subterráneo = underpass, subway.* paso subterráneo de peatones = pedestrian underpass.* paso subterráneo para peatones = pedestrian underpass.* quedar anulado con el paso del tiempo = be overtaken by events.* resistir el paso del tiempo = stand + the test of time, withstand + the test of time, survive + the test of time, pass + the test of time.* válvula de paso = shut-off valve.paso33 = transfer, transition, changeover [change-over], handover [hand-over].Ex: When the record transfer is complete, the catalog summary screen is shown for the new record so that the user can review and update it.
Ex: Hierarchical relationships must be indicated in order that users may make the transition from a first access point to related terms or access points.Ex: The changeover has resulted in more rapid machine-editing of input and reduced costs for cataloguing.Ex: The author assesses the prospects of Hong Kong after the handover of the colony to China in 1997 when it will once again be competing with Shanghai as the publishing hub of the Orient.* * *paso1A1(acción): las compuertas controlan el paso del agua the hatches control the flow of watera su paso por la ciudad el río se ensancha the river widens as it flows through the cityel paso de los camiones había causado grietas en la calzada cracks had appeared in the road surface caused by the passage of so many trucks o because of all the trucks using ithizo frente a todo lo que encontró a su paso he faced up to every obstacle in his pathcon el paso del tiempo se desgastó la piedra the stone got worn down with time o with the passing o passage of time[ S ] prohibido el paso no entryal paso (en ajedrez) en passantde paso: no viven aquí, están de paso they don't live here, they're just visiting o they're just passing throughde paso puedo dejarles el paquete I can drop the package off on my waylo mencionó pero sólo de paso he mentioned it but only in passinglleva esto a la oficina y de paso habla con la secretaria take this to the office and while you're there have a word with the secretaryte lo recogeré si quieres, me pilla de paso I'll pick it up for you if you like, it's on my wayarchiva estas fichas y de paso comprueba todas las direcciones file these cards and while you're at it o about it check all the addressesy dicho sea de paso … and incidentally …2 (camino, posibilidad de pasar) wayabran paso make wayse puso en medio y me cerró el paso she stood in front of me and blocked my waypor aquí no hay paso you can't get through this waydejen el paso libre leave the way clearabrirse paso to make one's wayel sol se abría paso entre las nubes the sun was breaking through the cloudsconsiguió abrirse paso a codazos entre la gente she managed to elbow her way through the crowdno te será difícil abrirte paso en la vida you won't have any problems making your way in life o getting on in lifesalir al paso de algn to waylay sbsalir al paso de algo to forestall sthB ( Geog) (en una montaña) passCompuestos:( Méx) paso elevadozebra crossing, crosswalk ( AmE)( Méx) catwalk(en un barco) celebration held to mark the crossing of the Equator; (de estudiantes) celebration held halfway through a college courseborder crossingC1 (movimiento al andar) stepdio un paso para atrás he took a step backward(s), he stepped backward(s)¡un paso al frente! one step forward!camina 50 pasos al norte walk 50 paces to the northdirigió sus pasos hacia la puerta she walked toward(s) the dooroyó pasos en el piso de arriba she heard footsteps on the floor abovecon paso firme subió las escaleras he climbed the stairs purposefullyno da un paso sin consultar a su marido she won't do anything without asking her husband firstpaso a paso step by stepsiguieron el juicio paso a paso they followed the trial step by steppaso a paso se fue abriendo camino en la empresa he gradually worked his way up in the companyme lo explicó paso por paso she explained it to me step by stepa cada paso at every turna pasos agigantados by leaps and boundsla informática avanza a pasos agigantados information technology is advancing by leaps and bounds, enormous strides are being made in information technologydar los primeros pasos (literal) to take one's first steps, start to walk; (iniciarse en algo) to start outdio sus primeros pasos como actor en televisión he started out o made his debut as a television actordar un paso en falso en política puede conducir al desastre one false move o putting one foot wrong in politics can lead to disasterseguirle los pasos a algn to tail sbseguir los pasos de algn to follow in sb's footstepsvolver sobre sus pasos to retrace one's steps2(distancia corta): vive a dos pasos de mi casa he lives a stone's throw (away) from my houseestuvo a un paso de la muerte she was at death's dooránimo, ya estamos a un paso come on, we're nearly there nowestá a un paso de aquí it's just around the corner o down the road from herede ahí a convertirse en drogadicto no hay más que un paso it's only a short step from there to becoming a drug addict3 (logro, avance) step forwardel que te haya llamado ya es un paso (adelante) the fact that he's called you is a step forward in itselfsupone un gran paso en la lucha contra la enfermedad it is a great step forward o a great advance in the fight against the illness4 (de una gestión) stephemos dado los pasos necesarios we have taken the necessary steps5 (de baile) stephacer pasos to travelD1 (de un tornillo, una rosca) pitch2 (en un contador) unitE1(ritmo, velocidad): aminoró el paso he slowed downal ver que la seguían apretó el paso when she realized she was being followed she quickened her paceel tren iba a buen paso the train was going at a fair speeda este paso no llegamos ni a las diez at this rate we won't even get there by ten o'clocka este paso te vas a poner enfermo if you carry on like this, you'll get ill, at this rate o (if you carry on) the way you're going, you'll get illescribía los nombres al paso que yo se los leía she wrote down the names as I read them out to hera paso de hormiga or tortuga at a snail's pacellevar el paso to keep in stepmarcar el paso to mark timeen ese colegio te van a hacer marcar el paso they'll make you toe the line at that school2 ( Equ):al paso at a walking paceCompuesto:paso ligero or redobladoa paso ligero or redoblado double quick, in double timeF (de la pasión) float ( in Holy Week processions)* * *
Del verbo pasar: ( conjugate pasar)
paso es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
pasó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
pasar
paso
pasar ( conjugate pasar) verbo intransitivo
1
◊ no ha pasado ni un taxi not one taxi has come/gone past;
los otros coches no podían paso the other cars weren't able to get past;
no dejan paso a nadie they're not letting anyone through;
paso de largo to go right o straight past;
paso por la aduana to go through customs;
es un vuelo directo, no pasa por Miami it's a direct flight, it doesn't go via Miami;
¿este autobús pasa por el museo? does this bus go past the museum?;
pasamos por delante de su casa we went past her house;
pasaba por aquí y … I was just passing by o I was in the area and …b) ( deteniéndose en un lugar):◊ ¿podríamos paso por el banco? can we stop off at the bank?;
pasa un día por casa why don't you drop o come by the house sometime?;
puede paso a recogerlo mañana you can come and pick it up tomorrow
[ humedad] to go through from one side to the otherd) ( caber):
2 ( entrar — acercándose al hablante) to come in;
(— alejándose del hablante) to go in;◊ pase, por favor please, do come in;
¡que pase el siguiente! next, please!;
haga paso al Sr Díaz show Mr Díaz in please
3
b) ( comunicar):
( en otro teléfono) I'll put you through to Javier
4a) (Educ) to pass;◊ paso de curso to get through o pass one's end-of-year examsb) ( ser aceptable):◊ no está perfecto, pero puede paso it's not perfect, but it'll do;
por esta vez, (que) pase I'll let it pass o go this time
5
a) ( ser tenido por):
ver tb hacerse II 3
( suceder) to happen;
lo que pasa es que… the thing o the problem is …;
pase lo que pase whatever happens, come what may;
siempre pasa igual or lo mismo it's always the same;
¿qué pasa? what's the matter?, what's up? (colloq);
¿qué te pasa? what's the matter with you?;
¿qué te pasó en el ojo? what happened to your eye?;
¿qué le pasa a la tele? what's wrong with the TV?;
eso le pasa a cualquiera that can happen to anybody;
no le pasó nada nothing happened to him
1 ( transcurrir) [tiempo/años] to pass, go by;◊ pasoon muchos años many years went by o passed;
ya han pasado dos horas it's been two hours now;
un año pasa muy rápido a year goes very quickly;
¡cómo pasa el tiempo! doesn't time fly!
2 ( cesar) [crisis/mal momento] to be over;
[ efecto] to wear off;
[ dolor] to go away
3 ( arreglárselas) paso sin algo to manage without sth
verbo transitivo
1
‹pueblo/ciudad› to go through
2a) ( hacer atravesar) paso algo POR algo to put sth through sth;
(— ilegalmente) to smuggle
3 ( hacer recorrer):
pásale un trapo al piso give the floor a quick wipe;
hay que pasole una plancha it needs a quick iron
4 (exhibir, mostrar) ‹película/anuncio› to show
5 ‹examen/prueba› to pass
6 ‹página/hoja› to turn;
‹tema/punto› to leave out, omit
1 (entregar, hacer llegar):
¿me pasas el martillo? can you pass me the hammer?
2 ( contagiar) to give, to pass on
1
fuimos a Toledo a paso el día we went to Toledo for the dayb) ( con idea de continuidad):
pasa todo el día al teléfono she spends all day on the phone
◊ ¿qué tal lo pasaste en la fiesta? did you have a good time at the party?, did you enjoy the party?;
lo pasé mal I didn't enjoy myself
2 (sufrir, padecer) ‹penalidades/desgracias› to go through, to suffer;◊ pasé mucho miedo/frío I was very frightened/cold
pasarse verbo pronominal
1 ( cambiarse):
2
esta vez te has pasado (fam) you've gone too far this time
¿podrías pasote por el mercado? could you go down to the market?
3
[carne/pescado] to go off, go bad;
[ leche] to go off, go sour
1
[ dolor] to go away;
(+ me/te/le etc)◊ ya se me pasó el dolor the pain's gone o eased now;
espera a que se le pase el enojo wait until he's calmed o cooled downb) ( transcurrir):
ver tb pasar verbo transitivo III 1
2 (+ me/te/le etc)a) ( olvidarse):
b) ( dejar escapar):
paso sustantivo masculino
1a) ( acción):
el paso del tiempo the passage of time;
el paso de la dictadura a la democracia the transition from dictatorship to democracy;
de paso: están de paso they're just visiting o just passing through;
me pilla de paso it's on my way;
y dicho sea de paso … and incidentally …
◊ abrir/dejar paso (a algn/algo) to make way (for sth/sb);
me cerró el paso she blocked my way;
dejen el paso libre leave the way clear;
( on signs) ceda el paso yield ( in US), give way ( in UK);
( on signs) prohibido el paso no entry;
paso de peatones crosswalk (AmE), pedestrian crossing (BrE);
paso a nivel grade (AmE) o (BrE) level crossing;
paso elevado or (Méx) a desnivel overpass (AmE), flyover (BrE);
paso subterráneo ( para peatones) underpass, subway (BrE);
( para vehículos) underpass;
( a codazos) to elbow one's way;
( detener) to stop sb
2 (Geog) ( en montaña) pass;◊ salir del paso to get out of a (tight) spot o (AmE) crack (colloq)
3
oyó pasos she heard footsteps;
entró con paso firme he came in purposefully;
paso a paso step by step;
seguirle los pasos a algn to tail sb;
seguir los pasos de algn to follow in sb's footstepsb) ( distancia corta):◊ vive a dos pasos de mi casa he lives a stone's throw (away) from my house;
está a un paso de aquí it's just around the corner/down the road from here
4 (ritmo, velocidad):◊ apretó/aminoró el paso he quickened his pace/he slowed down;
a este paso … at this rate …;
a paso de hormiga or tortuga at a snail's pace;
marcar el paso to mark time
5 ( en contador) unit
pasar
I verbo transitivo
1 to pass
2 (trasladar) to move
3 (dar) to pass, give: no me pasó el recado, he didn't give me the message
4 (hojas de libro) to turn
5 (el tiempo, la vida) to spend, pass
6 (soportar, sufrir) to suffer, endure: está pasando una crisis personal, she's going through a personal crisis
pasamos sed y calor, we suffered thirst and heat
7 (río, calle, frontera) to cross
8 (tragar) to swallow
9 (tolerar, aguantar) to bear
10 (introducir) to insert, put through
11 (un examen, una eliminatoria) to pass
12 Cine to run, show: este sábado pasan Ben Hur, they're putting Ben Hur on this Saturday
II verbo intransitivo
1 to pass: ¿a qué hora pasa el tren?, what time does the train pass?
Cervantes pasó por aquí, Cervantes passed this way
ya pasó, it has already passed
pasar de largo, to go by (without stopping)
2 (entrar) to come in
3 (ser tolerable) to be acceptable: no está mal, puede pasar, it isn't bad, it will do
4 (exceder) to surpass: no pases de los 70 km/h, don't exceed 70 km/h
5 (a otro asunto) to go on to
pasar a ser, to become
6 (tiempo) to pass, go by
7 (arreglarse, apañarse) pasar sin, to do without: puedo pasar sin coche, I can manage without a car
8 fam (no tener interés, prescindir) pasa de lo que digan, don't mind what they say
paso de ir al cine, I'll give the cinema a miss
9 (suceder) to happen: ¿qué pasa?, what's going on?
¿qué le pasa?, what's the matter with him?
pase lo que pase, whatever happens o come what may
♦ Locuciones: pasar algo a limpio, to make a fair copy of sthg
pasarlo bien/mal, to have a good/difficult time
pasar por, to put up with: paso por que me digas que estoy gorda, pero no pienso tolerar que me amargues cada comida, I can handle you calling me fat, but I'm not having you ruin every single meal for me
pasar por alto, to overlook: pasaré por alto esa observación, I'll just ignore that remark
paso sustantivo masculino
1 step: caminaban a paso ligero, they walked quickly
(sonido de pisadas) footstep
(de un baile) step
2 (camino, pasillo) passage, way
Auto ceda el paso, give way
paso a nivel, level o US grade crossing
paso de cebra, zebra crossing
paso de peatones, pedestrian crossing, US crosswalk
paso subterráneo, (para peatones) subway
(para vehículos) underpass
prohibido el paso, no entry
3 (acción) passage, passing: estamos de paso en la ciudad, we are just passing through the town
a su paso por la Universidad, when he was at University
el lento paso de las horas, the slow passing of the hours
4 Tel unit
5 Geol (entre montañas) mountain pass
6 Náut strait
♦ Locuciones: abrirse paso, (entre la multitud, maleza) to make one's way, (en la vida) to get ahead
salir del paso, to get out of trouble
a cada paso, constantly, every other minute
' paso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apretar
- arramblar
- atravesar
- bando
- bloquear
- cabeza
- cada
- calamidad
- cebra
- ceder
- cerrar
- converger
- cortar
- dar
- dado
- desvirtuar
- disfraz
- esclarecimiento
- estela
- filtración
- franca
- franco
- impedir
- infierno
- ligera
- ligero
- lista
- llave
- magín
- mayor
- nivel
- obstaculizar
- pasar
- pasarse
- patata
- peatonal
- por
- prohibida
- prohibido
- rebote
- rito
- segura
- seguro
- sino
- subterránea
- subterráneo
- testigo
- tránsito
- ver
- vela
English:
ahead
- amok
- arrogant
- bar
- battle
- begrudge
- block
- block in
- break through
- breakthrough
- brisk
- by
- childhood
- clarify
- clear
- coast
- come over
- crossing
- crosswalk
- dizzy
- dwindle
- evaluation
- explanation
- false move
- faux pas
- float
- flyover
- footstep
- give
- go by
- going
- graze
- grow out of
- hysterical
- lazy
- level crossing
- life
- lively
- mop
- move
- nail
- obstruction
- ocean
- overboard
- overpass
- pace
- pass
- pass along
- pass by
- pass through
* * *♦ nm1. [con el pie] step;[huella] footprint;dar un paso atrás [al andar] to step backwards, to take a step backwards;[en proceso, negociaciones] to take a backward step;aprendí unos pasos de baile I learnt a few dance steps;oía pasos arriba I could hear footsteps upstairs;se veían sus pasos sobre la nieve you could see its footprints in the snow;a cada paso [cada dos por tres] every other minute;vivimos a un paso de la estación we live just round the corner from o a stone's throw away from the station;el ruso está a un paso de hacerse campeón the Russian is on the verge of o just one small step away from becoming champion;a pasos agigantados at a terrific rate, at a rate of knots;la economía crece a pasos agigantados the economy is growing at a rate of knots;el SIDA se propaga a pasos agigantados AIDS is spreading like wildfire o at an alarming rate;la ingeniería genética avanza a pasos agigantados genetic engineering has made giant o enormous strides;[equivocarse] to make a false move o a mistake; Figno dio ni un paso en falso he didn't put a foot wrong;seguir los pasos a alguien [perseguir, vigilar] to tail sb;seguir los pasos de alguien [imitar] to follow in sb's footsteps;volvimos sobre nuestros pasos we retraced our steps2. [acción] passing;[cruce] crossing; [camino de acceso] way through, thoroughfare;con el paso del tiempo with the passage of time;con el paso de los años as the years go by;el paso de la juventud a la madurez the transition from youth to adulthood;su paso fugaz por la universidad his brief spell at the university;el Ebro, a su paso por Zaragoza the Ebro, as it flows through Zaragoza;la tienda está en una zona de mucho paso the shop is in a very busy area;también Figabrir paso a alguien to make way for sb;abrirse paso [entre la gente, la maleza] to make one's way;abrirse paso en la vida/en el mundo de la política to get on o ahead in life/politics;¡abran paso! make way!;ceder el paso (a alguien) [dejar pasar] to let (sb) past;[en automóvil] to Br give way o US yield (to sb);de paso [de pasada] in passing;[aprovechando] while I'm/you're/ etc at it;de paso que vienes, tráete las fotos de las vacaciones you may as well bring the photos from your Br holiday o US vacation when you come;la estación me pilla de paso the station's on my way;estar de paso [en un lugar] to be passing through;prohibido el paso [en letrero] no entry;salir al paso a alguien, salir al paso de alguien [acercarse] to come up to sb;[hacer detenerse] to come and bar sb's way;salir al paso de algo [rechazar] to respond to sthpaso de cebra Br zebra crossing, = pedestrian crossing marked with black and white lines; Méx paso a desnivel Br flyover, US overpass;paso del Ecuador [en barco] crossing the line ceremony;[en universidad] = (celebration marking) halfway stage in a university course;paso fronterizo border crossing (point);Chile paso bajo nivel Br subway, US underpass;3. [forma de andar] walk;[ritmo] pace;con paso cansino se dirigió a la puerta he walked wearily towards the door;a buen paso at a good rate;a este paso o [m5]al paso que vamos, no acabaremos nunca at this rate o at the rate we're going, we'll never finish;al paso [en equitación] at a walk;a paso lento slowly;a paso ligero at a brisk pace;Mil at the double;aflojar el paso to slow down;apretar el paso to go faster, to speed up;llevar el paso to keep step;marcar el paso to keep time;a paso de tortuga at a snail's paceMil paso de la oca goose-step [en el mar] strait5. [trámite, etapa, acontecimiento] step;[progreso] step forward, advance;antes de dar cualquier paso siempre me pregunta she always asks me before doing anything;dar los pasos necesarios to take the necessary steps;dar los primeros pasos hacia la paz to take the first steps towards peace;la aprobación de una constitución supondría un gran paso para la democracia the passing of a constitution would be a big step forward for democracy;paso a o [m5] por paso se ganó la confianza de sus alumnos she gradually won the confidence of her pupils;salir del paso to get out of trouble6. [de llamadas telefónicas, consumo eléctrico] unit7. [en procesión] float [in Easter procession]8.pasos [en baloncesto] travelling;hacer pasos to travel♦ interjmake way!* * *1 m1 step;paso a paso step by step;a cada paso at every step;a dos pasos de fig a stone’s throw (away) from;volver sobre sus pasos retrace one’s steps;un paso en falso make a false move;seguir los pasos a alguien follow s.o., dog s.o.’s footsteps;seguir los pasos de alguien follow in s.o.’s footsteps;3 ( ritmo) pace, rate;a este paso fig at this rate;al paso que vamos at the rate we’re going;a paso ligero at the double;llevar el paso MIL keep in step;marcar el paso MIL mark timecerrar el paso de la calle block off o close the street;prohibido el paso no entry;ceda el paso yield, Br give way;observaba el paso del agua/de la gente he watched the water flow past/the world go by5 ( cruce) crossing6 de tiempo passing7 ( huella) footprint8 ( camino):de paso on the way;estar de paso be passing through;dicho sea de paso and incidentally;¡paso! make way!, let me through!;abrirse paso push one’s way through; fig carve out a path for o.s.;salir al paso de alguien waylay s.o.;salir del paso get out of a tight spot2 m REL float in Holy Week procession* * *paso, -sa adj: driedciruela pasa: prunepaso nm1) : passage, passingde paso: in passing, on the way2) : way, pathabrirse paso: to make one's way3) : crossingpaso de peatones: crosswalkpaso a desnivel: underpasspaso elevado: overpass4) : steppaso a paso: step by step5) : pace, gaita buen paso: quickly, at a good rate* * *paso n1. (en general) step2. (pisada) footstep3. (tránsito)4. (transcurso) passing / passage
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