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mistake one's way

1 mistake

mi'steik 1. past tense - mistook; verb
1) ((with for) to think that (one person or thing) is another: I mistook you for my brother in this bad light.) forveksle

2) (to make an error about: They mistook the date, and arrived two days early.) ta feil (av)
2. noun
(a wrong act or judgement: a spelling mistake; It was a mistake to trust him; I took your umbrella by mistake - it looks like mine.) feil(takelse), misforståelse

- mistaken
- mistakenly

feil
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mistak

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subst. \/mɪˈsteɪk\/

1) feil, feiltak(else), mistak, feilgrep, blunder, tabbe

2) misforståelse, villfarelse

3) forveksling

and no mistake eller make no mistake ( hverdagslig) vær du trygg, vær du sikker, utvilsomt

• he's a good lad, and no mistake

han er utvilsomt en god gutt

by mistake ved en feiltakelse

in mistake for ved en feiltakelse

• he took my coat in mistake for his own

ved en feiltagelse tok han min frakk i stedet for sin egen

make a mistake gjøre en feil, feile, ta feil

make no mistake about it ( hverdagslig) tro ikke noe annet, vær du sikker

mistake of fact ( jus) faktisk villfarelse

mistake of law ( jus) rettsvillfarelse

my mistake min feil, jeg tar feil

your mistake ( hverdagslig) nå tar du feil
II
verb ( mistook - mistaken) \/mɪˈsteɪk\/

1) misforstå, misoppfatte

• don't mistake me

ikke misforstå meg

2) ta feil

3) forveksle, ta feil av

• I mistook you for your sister

jeg forvekslet deg med søsteren din

• mistake the cause for the effect

forveksle årsaken med virkningen

mistake one's way gå feil, gå (seg) vill

mistake somebody\/something for forveksle noen\/noe med, ta feil av noen\/noe, ta noen\/noe for å være

there is no mistaking det råder ingen tvil om

English-Norwegian dictionary > mistake
2 mistake

mɪsˈteɪk
1. сущ. ошибка;
заблуждение, недоразумение to correct, rectify a mistake ≈ исправить ошибку to excuse, forgive a mistake ≈ простить оплошность to make a mistake ≈ сделать ошибку bad, costly, glaring, serious mistake ≈ грубая ошибка fatal mistake ≈ фатальная ошибка foolish mistake ≈ глупая ошибка minor, slight mistake ≈ небольшая ошибка, помарка mistakes abound( on every page) ≈ (каждая страница) пестрит ошибками We made a mistake about that. ≈ Мы заблуждались по этому поводу. She made a mistake in counting on their help. ≈ Она заблуждалась, рассчитывая на их помощь. It was a mistake to appoint her. ≈ Было неправильным назначить ее. by mistake ≈ по ошибке Syn: blunder, contretemps, error, faux pas, slip and no mistake, make no mistake разг. ≈ несомненно, бесспорно;
непременно, обязательно
2. гл.;
прош. вр. - mistook, прич. прош. вр. - mistaken
1) ошибаться;
неправильно понимать;
неправильно интерпретировать;
заблуждаться There is no mistaking his meaning. ≈ Нельзя не понять, что он имеет в виду. you are mistaken ≈ вас неправильно поняли, вы не поняты. Don't mistake me, I mean exactly what I said. ≈ Не искажайте мои слова, я имею в виду то, что я сказал.
2) принять кого-л. за другого или что-л. за другое( for) to mistake one's man амер. ≈ обмануться в человеке I mistook him for his brother. ≈ Я принял его за его брата. ошибка;
недоразумение;
заблуждение - bad * грубая ошибка - spelling * орфографическая ошибка - a * in calculating ошибка в вычислении - full of *s со множеством ошибок - (to do smth.) by /in/ * (сделать что-л.) по ошибке /по недоразумению, случайно/ - I took his umbrella in * for mine я по ошибке взял его зонтик вместо своего - to make a * сделать /совершить, допустить/ ошибку, ошибаться;
заблуждаться - you are making a great * вы совершаете большую ошибку;
вы очень заблуждаетесь - to make the * of doing smth. напрасно сделать что-л. - he made the * of speaking of it first он зря заговорил об этом первый - to acknowledge one's * признать свою ошибку - he was candid about the *s he'd made он искренне признал свои ошибки - to labour under a * заблуждаться - there must be some * должно быть, произошла какая-то ошибка /-ло какое-то недоразумение/ - there can be no * about it это точно;
здесь не может быть ошибки > my *! простите, виноват! > and /make/ no * несомненно, бесспорно;
непременно, обязательно;
будьте уверены > it's hot today and no * сегодня действительно жарко;
сегодня жарко, ничего не скажешь > make no * about it не обманывайтесь на этот счет > her brother will come, make no * (about it) ее брат придет, будьте уверены /можете не сомневаться/ ошибаться;
заблуждаться - to * the time ошибаться в отношении времени;
спутать время - to * smb.'s meaning неправильно понять кого-л. - to * smb.'s motives заблуждаться относительно чьих-л. побуждений - don't * him he'll do it, if he said he will не заблуждайтесь, если он сказал, что сделает это, так оно и будет - you have *n your man вы ошиблись /обманулись/ в этом человеке - you * me вы меня неправильно понимаете - to be *n (in /about/ smb., smth.) ошибаться (в ком-л., чем-л. / в отношении кого-л., чего-л./) - you are *n вы ошибаетесь /заблуждаетесь/ - you are *n regarding his intentions вы заблуждаетесь относительно его намерений - if I am not *n если я не ошибаюсь - or I'm much *n или я глубоко заблуждаюсь - there's no mistaking ошибиться невозможно - there's no mistaking the facts в отношении этих фактов ошибиться невозможно;
нельзя не признать эти факты;
факты вещь упрямая - if I * not (возвышенно) если я не ошибаюсь ошибиться в выборе;
не так выбрать - to * the /one's/ road /way/ не так пойти, пойти не той дорогой( обыкн. for) принимать( за другого, за другое) - he mistook me for my brother он принял меня за моего брата - you have *n your man вы не к тому( человеку) обратились - there's no mistaking him его нельзя не узнать /принять за кого-л. другого/ accounting ~ бухгалтерская ошибка ~ ошибка;
недоразумение, заблуждение;
by mistake по ошибке;
and no mistake, make no mistake разг. несомненно, бесспорно;
непременно, обязательно ~ ошибка;
недоразумение, заблуждение;
by mistake по ошибке;
and no mistake, make no mistake разг. несомненно, бесспорно;
непременно, обязательно careless ~ ошибка из-за невнимательности excusable ~ естественное заблуждение major ~ грубая ошибка major ~ серьезная ошибка ~ ошибка;
недоразумение, заблуждение;
by mistake по ошибке;
and no mistake, make no mistake разг. несомненно, бесспорно;
непременно, обязательно mistake заблуждаться ~ заблуждение ~ недоразумение ~ (mistook;
mistaken) ошибаться;
неправильно понимать;
заблуждаться;
there is no mistaking his meaning нельзя не понять, что он имеет в виду ~ ошибаться ~ ошибка;
недоразумение, заблуждение;
by mistake по ошибке;
and no mistake, make no mistake разг. несомненно, бесспорно;
непременно, обязательно ~ ошибка ~ принять (кого-л.) за другого или (что-л.) за другое (for) ;
to mistake one's man амер. обмануться в человеке ~ in posting ошибка при переносе в бухгалтерскую книгу ~ of fact ошибка в факте ~ of law ошибка в праве ~ принять (кого-л.) за другого или (что-л.) за другое (for) ;
to mistake one's man амер. обмануться в человеке mutual ~ обоюдная ошибка ~ (mistook;
mistaken) ошибаться;
неправильно понимать;
заблуждаться;
there is no mistaking his meaning нельзя не понять, что он имеет в виду

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > mistake
3 mistake

1. [mıʹsteık] n
ошибка; недоразумение; заблуждение

bad [great] mistake - грубая [большая] ошибка

spelling mistake - орфографическая ошибка

a mistake in calculating - ошибка в вычислении

full of mistakes - со множеством ошибок

(to do smth.) by /in/ mistake - (сделать что-л.) по ошибке /по недоразумению, случайно/

I took his umbrella in mistake for mine - я по ошибке взял его зонтик вместо своего

to make a mistake - сделать /совершить, допустить/ ошибку, ошибаться; заблуждаться

you are making a great mistake - вы совершаете большую ошибку; вы очень заблуждаетесь

to make the mistake of doing smth. - напрасно сделать что-л.

he made the mistake of speaking of it first - он зря заговорил об этом первый

to acknowledge one's mistake - признавать свою ошибку

he was candid about the mistakes he'd made - он искренне признал свои ошибки

to labour under a mistake - заблуждаться

there must be some mistake - должно быть, произошла какая-то ошибка /-ло какое-то недоразумение/

there can be no mistake about it - это точно; здесь не может быть ошибки

♢ my mistake! - простите, виноват!

and /make/ no mistake - несомненно, бесспорно; непременно, обязательно; будьте уверены

it's hot today and no mistake - сегодня действительно жарко; сегодня жарко, ничего не скажешь

make no mistake about it - не обманывайтесь на этот счёт

her brother will come, make no mistake (about it) - её брат придёт, будьте уверены /можете не сомневаться/
2. [mıʹsteık] v (mistook; mistaken)
1. 1) ошибаться; заблуждаться

to mistake the time - ошибаться в отношении времени; спутать время

to mistake smb.'s meaning - неправильно понять кого-л.

to mistake smb.'s motives - заблуждаться относительно чьих-л. побуждений

don't mistake him, he'll do it, if he said he will - не заблуждайтесь, если он сказал, что сделает это, так оно и будет

you have mistaken your man - вы ошиблись /обманулись/ в этом человеке [см. тж. 2]

you mistake me - вы меня неправильно понимаете

to be mistaken (in /about/ smb., smth.) - ошибаться (в ком-л., чём-л. /в отношении кого-л., чего-л./)

you are mistaken - вы ошибаетесь /заблуждаетесь/

you are mistaken regarding his intentions - вы заблуждаетесь относительно его намерений

if I am not mistaken - если я не ошибаюсь

or I'm much mistaken - или я глубоко заблуждаюсь

there's no mistaking - ошибиться невозможно

there's no mistaking the facts - в отношении этих фактов ошибиться невозможно; нельзя не признать эти факты; ≅ факты вещь упрямая

if I mistake not - возвыш. если я не ошибаюсь

2) ошибиться в выборе; не так выбрать

to mistake the /one's/ road /way/ - не так пойти, пойти не той дорогой

2. (обыкн. for) принимать (за другого, за другое)

he mistook me for my brother - он принял меня за моего брата

you have mistaken your man - вы не к тому (человеку) обратились [см. тж. 1, 1)]

there's no mistaking him [her, the man] - его [её, этого человека] нельзя не узнать /принять за кого-л. другого/

НБАРС > mistake
4 let smb. (or smth.) slip through one's fingers

упуcтить, выпуcтить из pук, пpoвopoнить кoгo-л. (или чтo-л.)

I'm telling you, my lady, you made a big mistake when you let Joe slip through your fingers. He's the man I'd have liked to see my son-in-law (A. J. Cronin). Max, though not exactly extravagant, had a way of letting money slip through his fingers, and the thought of his practising economy seemed somehow incongruous (E. Lyalt)

Concise English-Russian phrasebook > let smb. (or smth.) slip through one's fingers
5 VILLA

mistake

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I)

f.

1) error, falsehood;

2) heresy;

3) delusion.

II)

(-ta, -tr), v.

1) to lead astray (nótt hefir mik villt); ok er svá villt fyrir mér, at, I am so bewildered that;

2) to falsify, counterfeit (v. heimildir á. fé); villtar rúnar, dark, obscure runes; rísta (rúnar) villt, to mis-write, write wrong; v. leitina fyrir e-m, to confound the search, put one on a wrong scent;

3) refl., villast, to go astray, lose one’s way (hafði hann villzt ok snúizt frá guði); with gen., nú villtust þeir vegar, now they lost the road; villtust hundarnir farsins, the hounds lost the track; þeim öllum villtist sýn, at engi þeira mátti finna hann, they were all so bewildered that none of them could find him.

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u, f. a going astray, losing the way: metaph. error, falsehood, villa ok fáfræði, Sks. 613 B; lögvilla (q. v.), hann snöri því í villu er hón hafði mælt, Nj. 161; Þorleifr spaki er með viti lagði þá villu, Fms. x. 379: eccl. false doctrine, heresy, Rb. 338; Djöfuls villa, 655. 56; villa Arii, the Arian heresy, Ann.

2. villu-andi, Stj. 240; villu-kenning, a false doctrine; villu-átrúnaðr, false belief, unbelief, 103; villu-efni, Fb. i. 409; villu-bönd skurðgoða, Fms. ii. 96; villu-boðorð, fortala, Anecd. 32, 70; villu-glapstigr, Stj. 49; villu-hellir, Barl. 154; villu-myrkr, Post.; villu-ráð, Anecd. 28; villu-draumr, a false dream, Barl. 108; villu-nótt, a night of error, Hom. 41; villu-þoka, Gþl. 45; villu-biskup, villu-páfi, a false bishop, a false pope, Fms. viii. 369, Ann. 415. 19; villu-prestr, a false priest, Anecd. 12; villu-spámaðr, a false prophet, Stj. 593.

COMPDS: villu-dýr = villidýr, N. G. L. i. 317. villu-karl, m. = villumaðr, Barl. 102. villu-lauss, adj. free from error, orthodox, Barl. 99. villu-maðr, m., eccl. a heretic, Barl. 149, Stj. 21, Clem. 52; Maumets villumenn, Orkn. 364, N. T., Vídal. passim. villu-ráfandi, part. roving astray; v. sauðr. villu-samligr, adj. false, Anecd. 30, Sks. 528. villu-samr, adj. erroneous, false, Barl. 157. villu-stigr, m. a false path, Barl. 145, Anecd., Stj. 637, v. l. villu-trú, f. unbelief, Barl. 103. villu-vegr, m. a way of error, Fb. i. 117. villu-víg, n. an intended murder; e. g. vega mann til arfs, Gþl. 252.

Íslensk-ensk orðabók > VILLA
6 villa

mistake

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I)

f.

1) error, falsehood;

2) heresy;

3) delusion.

II)

(-ta, -tr), v.

1) to lead astray (nótt hefir mik villt); ok er svá villt fyrir mér, at, I am so bewildered that;

2) to falsify, counterfeit (v. heimildir á. fé); villtar rúnar, dark, obscure runes; rísta (rúnar) villt, to mis-write, write wrong; v. leitina fyrir e-m, to confound the search, put one on a wrong scent;

3) refl., villast, to go astray, lose one’s way (hafði hann villzt ok snúizt frá guði); with gen., nú villtust þeir vegar, now they lost the road; villtust hundarnir farsins, the hounds lost the track; þeim öllum villtist sýn, at engi þeira mátti finna hann, they were all so bewildered that none of them could find him.

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t, to bewilder; ok er svá villt fyrir mér ( there is such bewilderment before me) at ek veit eigi frá mér, Háv. 56.

2. to falsify, forge, counterfeit, as a law term; um fé þat er hann hafði markat, ok villt á heimildir, Lv. 48; hinn skal segja heimili sitt, en ef hann villir heimili sitt, N. G. L. i. 223; er þeim lítið fyrir at villa járnburð þenna, Ó. H. 140; sá maðr hefir viljat villa leitina fyrir oss (cp. Dan. ‘bringe en paa vildspor’), Fms. i. 72; hvárt sem þeir villa ( give a false account of) faðerni eðr móðerni eða bæði, Grág. i. 357; ef hann leynir fé eðr villir heimildir, gives a false title, Jb. 336; hvar þess er aðrir taka arf enn erfingi réttr fyrir því at kyn var villt, Grág. i. 191; villir hann vísdóm allan, to belie, Fms. vii. (in a verse); draumar villa oss, ef …, do our dreams belie us, if …, Gísl. (in a verse); villtar rúnir, falsified. Am. 9; rísta villt, to write falsely, mis-write, 12; allr lands-lýðr syrgði hann villtan, Hkr. i. 102 (Fms. x. 379).

II. reflex. to go astray, miss the way; kenndi þá hvárr öðrum þat er þeir höfðu villzk, Bs. i. 288; hafði hann villzk ok snúisk frá guði, Fb. ii. 392; nú villask þeir þaðan á braut, Grág. ii. 312; þá er frá honum villtisk, 192: with gen., nú villtusk þeir vegar, lost the road, Fms. ii. 77; villisk er nú vegarins, Valla L. 217; villtusk hundarnir farsins, the hounds lost the track, Hom. 120.

2. metaph., þat verðr mörgum manni, at um myrkvan staf villisk, Eg. (in a verse); ef þeim villask váttar, Grág. ii. 209; villtusk allir spådómar, Rb. 381; ok er svá villt fyrir mér ( I am so bewildered) at ek veit eigi frá mér, Háv. 56; þeim öllum villtisk sýn, at engi þeirra mátti finna hann, Fb. ii. 385; villtisk hann mér ok mátti ek eigi finna hann, Karl. 309; hón villtisk öll frá mér ( she forsook me quite) ok lagði hón íllt fyrir sik, Clem. 137.

Íslensk-ensk orðabók > villa
7 camino

m.

1 path, track (sendero).

camino de Santiago Milky Way; (astronomy) = pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela (religion)

camino trillado well-trodden path

2 way.

el camino de la estación the way to the station

camino de on the way to

está camino de la capital it's on the way to the capital

a estas horas ya estarán en camino they'll be on their way by now

me pilla de camino it's on my way

en el o de camino on the way

por este camino this way

3 journey (viaje).

nos espera un largo camino we have a long journey ahead of us

ponerse en camino to set off

4 road, footpath, pathway, track.

5 cart track, cart road.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: caminar.

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camino

► nombre masculino

1 (vía) path, track

2 (ruta) way, route

■ encontramos a Juan de camino a casa we met Juan on our way home

3 (viaje) journey

■ dos horas de camino a two-hour journey

4 figurado (medio) way

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a medio camino half-way

abrir camino to clear the way (a, for)

abrir el camino to clear the way (a, for)

abrirse camino to make one's way

■ se abrió camino entre la gente she made her way through the people

abrirse camino en la vida to get on in life

coger de camino / pillar de camino to be on the way

■ tu casa nos pilla de camino your house is on our way

estar en camino to be on the way

ir camino de to be on one's way to

ir por (el) buen/mal camino figurado to be on the right/wrong track

llevar buen camino to be on the right track

llevar camino de to be on the way to, be heading for, look set to

■ lleva camino de convertirse en un gran atleta he's on his way to becoming a great athlete

ponerse en camino to set off (on a journey)

camino de herradura bridle path

camino de rosas figurado bed of roses

camino forestal forest track

el Camino de Santiago (vía láctea) the Milky Way

el camino del éxito figurado the road to success

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noun m.

1) road, path, track

2) way

3) journey

4) course

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SM

1) [sin asfaltar] track; (=sendero) path; (=carretera) road

un camino de montaña — a mountain path

camino de tierra — dirt track

camino sin firme — unsurfaced road

- todos los caminos conducen a Roma

Caminos, Canales y Puertos — (Univ) Civil Engineering

camino de acceso — access road

camino de Damasco — road to Damascus

camino de entrada — access road

camino de herradura — bridle path

camino de ingresos, camino de peaje — toll road

camino de rosas, la vida no es ningún camino de rosas — life's no bed of roses

Camino de Santiago — pilgrims' route to Santiago de Compostela, Way of St James

camino de sirga — towpath

camino forestal — forest track; [para paseos] forest trail

camino francés ( Hist) —
= Camino de Santiago
camino real — highroad ( tb fig)

camino trillado, caminos turísticos no trillados — tourist routes that are off the beaten track

experimentan con nuevas técnicas, huyen de los caminos trillados — they are experimenting with new techniques and avoiding conventional approaches o the well-trodden paths

este escritor ha recorrido los caminos trillados de sus antecesores — this writer has been down the well-trodden paths followed by his predecessors

camino vecinal — minor road

2) (=ruta)

a) (lit) way, route; (=viaje) journey

volvimos por el camino más corto — we took the shortest way o route back

¿sabes el camino a su casa? — do you know the way to his house?

es mucho camino — it's a long way

está a varios días de camino — it's several days' journey away

después de tres horas de camino — after travelling for three hours

nos quedan 20 kms de camino — we still have 20 kms to go

¿cuánto camino hay de aquí a San José? — how far is it from here to San José?

camino de Lima — on the way to Lima

iba camino de Nueva York — I was on my way to New York

• abrirse camino entre la multitud — to make one's way through the crowd

• de camino a, lo puedo recoger de camino al trabajo — I can collect it on my way to work

la farmacia me queda de camino — the chemist's is on my way

• echar camino adelante — to strike out

• en el camino — on the way, en route

nos encontramos en el camino a Zaragoza — we met on the way to Zaragoza

tienen dos niños, y otro en camino — they have two children, and another on the way

ponerse en camino — to set out o off

• a medio camino — halfway (there)

a medio camino paramos para comer — halfway there, we stopped to eat

• se quedaron a mitad de camino — they only got halfway (there)

a mitad de camino entre Dublín y la frontera — halfway between Dublin and the border

la verdad está a mitad de camino entre las dos posturas — the truth is somewhere between the two views

b) (fig) (=medio) path, course

es el camino a la fama — it's the path to fame

es el camino al desastre — it's the road to ruin

• el camino a seguir, yo te explico el camino a seguir — I'll tell you the way o route

me indicaron el camino a seguir para resolver el problema — they showed me what needed to be done to solve the problem

censurar estos programas no es el camino a seguir — censoring these programmes isn't the solution o the right thing to do

- abrirse camino en la vida

allanar el camino —

eso sería allanar el camino a sus adversarios — that would make things easy for their rivals

los nervios de su rival le allanaron el camino — her opponent's nerves made it easy for her

- errar el camino

- estar en camino

estamos en camino de solucionar el problema — we're on the way to solving the problem

está en camino de desaparecer — it's on its way out

ir camino de —

va camino de convertirse en un gran centro financiero — it is on its way to becoming a major financial centre

vamos camino del desastre — we are heading for disaster

- ir por buen camino

traer a algn por buen camino — (=orientar) to put sb on the right track o road; (=desengañar) to set sb straight

- ir por mal camino

las cosas van por buen camino — things are going well

- llevar a algn por mal camino

quedarse en el camino —

varios corredores se quedaron en el camino — several runners didn't make it to the end

un 70% sacó el diploma y el resto se quedó en el camino — 70 per cent of them got the diploma, the rest didn't make it

- ir por su camino

en vez de seguir las normas él fue por su camino — instead of following the rules he just went his own sweet way o did his own thing

no me fijo en mis rivales, yo sigo por mi camino — I don't take any notice of what my rivals are doing, I just do my own thing

- tirar por el camino de en medio

3) (Inform) path

4) And, Cono Sur (=alfombra, tapete) runner, strip of carpet o matting

camino de mesa — table runner
CAMINO DE SANTIAGO The Camino de Santiago is a medieval pilgrim route stretching from the Pyrenees to Santiago de Compostela in northwest Spain, where tradition has it that the body of Saint James the Apostle (Spain's patron saint) is buried. Those who had made the long, dangerous journey returned proudly wearing on their hat or cloak the venera or concha (scallop shell) traditionally associated with this pilgrimage - Saint James' body had reportedly been found covered in scallops. Today this symbolic shell can still be seen all along the Camino de Santiago, carved on ancient buildings and painted on modern-day road signs marking the historic route for the benefit of tourists and pilgrims. In astronomy the Camino de Santiago is another name for the Vía Láctea (Milky Way), hence the title of Buñuel's famous satirical film about the route to Compostela.
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masculino

1) ( de tierra) track; ( sendero) path; ( en general) road

sigan por ese camino — continue along that path (o road etc)

están todos los caminos cortados — all the roads are blocked

abrir nuevos caminos — to break new o fresh ground

allanar or preparar or abrir el camino — to pave the way, prepare the ground

el camino trillado — the well-worn o well-trodden path

la vida no es un camino de rosas — life is no bed of roses

tener el camino trillado: tenía el camino trillado he'd had the ground prepared for him; todos los caminos llevan or conducen a Roma — all roads lead to Rome

- Caminos, Canales y Puertos

- camino vecinal

2)

a) (ruta, dirección) way

el camino más corto — the shortest route o way

saberse el camino — to know the way

me salieron al camino — asaltantes they blocked my path o way; amigos/niños they came out to meet me

éste es el mejor camino a seguir — this is the best course to follow

el camino a la fama — the road o path to fame

por ese camino no vas a ninguna parte — you won't get anywhere that way o like that

siguen caminos muy diferentes — they're taking very different paths

se me fue por mal camino or por el otro camino — it went down the wrong way

abrir camino a algo — to clear the way for something

abrirse camino — to make one's way

se abrió camino entre la espesura — she made her way through the dense thickets

abrirse camino en la vida — to get on in life

buen/mal camino: este niño va por mal camino or lleva mal camino this boy's heading for trouble; ibas por or llevabas buen camino pero te equivocaste you were on the right track but you made a mistake; las negociaciones van por or llevan muy buen camino the negotiations are going extremely well; llevar a alguien por mal camino to lead somebody astray; cruzarse en el camino de alguien: superó todos los obstáculos que se le cruzaron en el camino he overcame all the problems that arose; errar el camino to be in the wrong job o the wrong line of work; tirar por el camino de en medio — to take the middle path

b) (trayecto, viaje)

el camino de regreso — the return journey

se me hizo muy largo el camino — the journey seemed to take for ever

lo debí perder en el camino al trabajo — I must have lost it on my o on the way to work

se pusieron en camino — they set off

llevamos 300 kms/una hora de camino — we've done 300 kms/been traveling for an hour

todavía estamos a o nos quedan dos horas de camino — we still have two hours to go

paramos a mitad de camino or a medio camino — we stopped halfway

cortar o acortar camino — to take a shortcut

hizo todo el camino a pie — he walked the whole way

queda aún mucho camino por recorrer — there's still a long way to go

a mitad de or a medio camino — halfway through

c) (en locs)

camino de/a: me encontré con él camino del or al mercado I ran into him on the o on my way to the market; ya vamos camino del invierno winter's on the way o on its way; llevar or ir camino de algo: una tradición que va camino de desaparecer a tradition which looks set to disappear; de camino on the way to; pilla de camino it's on the way; me queda de camino I pass it on my way; de camino a on the way; está de camino a la estación it is on the way to the station; en el camino or de camino al trabajo on my/his/her way o the way to work; en camino on the way; tiene un niño y otro en camino she has one child and another on the way; deben estar ya en camino they must be on their way already; por el camino — on the way

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- Camino de Santiago

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= avenue, path, road, route, footpath, lane, pathway, way.

Ex. In the attempt to match the above criteria, there are two fundamentally distinct avenues to the construction of the schedules of a classification scheme.

Ex. It can be in only one place, unless duplicates are used; one has to have rules as to which path will locate it, and the rules are cumbersome.

Ex. Use of Woolston Library has declined slightly: the area is isolated by the River Itchen, a busy main road, and a natural escarpment.

Ex. Each packet includes the address of the final destination, and the packets travel separately, perhaps taking different routes through the network.

Ex. Equivalence relationships normally imply the selection of one form as the preferred term, as we have seen, so we make a cross-reference pointing from the non-preferred term to the preferred term: footpaths See Trails; Bovines USE Cattle.

Ex. The title of the article is 'Changing lanes on the information superhighway: academic libraries and the Internet'.

Ex. This system automates the scientific task of determining the pathway of steps underlying a chemical reaction.

Ex. He has chosen self-denial and altruism as the way to follow.

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* abrir camino a = make + way (for).

* abrir nuevos caminos = break + new ground, push + Nombre + into new latitudes, break + ground, blaze + trail.

* abrirse camino = plough through, elbow + Posesivo + way into, elbow into, foist + Posesivo + way into, make + Posesivo + way in the world.

* abrirse camino (a empujones) = push + Posesivo + way across/into.

* abrirse camino en el mundo = make + Posesivo + way in the world.

* abrirse camino en la vida = get on in + life.

* abrir un camino = chart + direction.

* al borde del camino = at the roadside.

* alto en el camino = stopover.

* a medio camino = halfway [half-way/half way].

* a mitad de camino = halfway [half-way/half way].

* a mitad de camino entre... y... = midway between, half way between... and....

* a mitad de camino entre... y... = astride... and....

* andar camino trillado = tread + well-worn ground.

* apartarse del buen camino = go off + the rails, stray from + the straight and narrow.

* apartarse del camino de la verdad = stray from + the straight and narrow.

* apartarse de los caminos principales = go + off-road.

* borde del camino = roadside, wayside.

* buen camino, el = straight and narrow (path), the.

* buscar el camino = wind + Posesivo + way.

* cambiar de opinión a mitad de camino = change + horses in midstream.

* cambiar de parecer a mitad de camino = change + horses in midstream.

* cambiar de política a mitad de camino = change + horses in midstream.

* camino apartado = byway.

* camino a seguir, el = way forward, the.

* camino correcto, el = way forward, the.

* camino de acceso = approach path.

* camino definido = charted route.

* camino de herradura = bridle path, bridleway.

* camino de la verdad, el = straight and narrow (path), the.

* camino de tierra = dirt track, dirt road.

* camino elevado = causeway.

* camino hacia el estrellato = road to stardom.

* camino hacia la fama = road to stardom.

* camino largo y difícil = long haul.

* camino largo y tortuoso = long and winding road.

* camino lleno de baches = bumpy road.

* camino más fácil, el = path of least resistance, the.

* camino muy largo = circuitous route.

* camino pecuario = cattle lane.

* camino por recorrer, el = road ahead, the.

* camino rural = country lane, country road.

* camino seguro al desastre = blueprint for disaster.

* camino seguro al éxito = blueprint for success.

* camino seguro al fracaso = blueprint for failure.

* camino sin rumbo = the road to nowhere.

* camino trillado = worn path, beaten road.

* camino vecinal = country road, minor road, back road.

* construcción de caminos = road construction.

* continuar + Posesivo camino = continue on + Posesivo + way.

* cruce de caminos = crossroads, fork in the road.

* cruzar en el camino de Alguien = cross + Posesivo + path.

* cruzársele a Uno en el camino = come + Posesivo + way.

* de camino = on the way, while we're at it.

* de camino a = en route for, on + Posesivo + way to, en route to.

* descanso en el camino = rest stop.

* desviarse del buen camino = go off + the rails.

* detener en el camino = waylay.

* detenerse en el camino = stop along + the way.

* detenerse en el lado del camino = pull over.

* el camino a seguir = the way ahead, the way to go.

* el camino correcto = the way ahead, the way to go.

* el camino hacia + Nombre + está lleno de + Nombre = the road (to/towards) + Nombre + is paved with + Nombre.

* el camino hacia + Nombre + está plagado de + Nombre = the road (to/towards) + Nombre + is paved with + Nombre.

* el camino por recorrer = the way ahead.

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

* el camino recorrido = the road travelled so far.

* el camino se hace andando = actions speak louder than words.

* elegir el camino más fácil = take + the path of least resistance.

* en camino = on the way.

* encontrar el camino = wayfinding.

* encontrar el camino de vuelta = find + Posesivo + way back.

* en el camino = along the way, en route, in the process.

* estar a medio camino entre... y... = lie + midway between... and....

* estar de camino a = be on the road to.

* estar en camino de = be on the way to.

* fuera de los caminos trillados = off the beaten track.

* hacerse camino = foist + Posesivo + way into.

* hacer una parada en el camino = stop along + the way.

* hallar el camino de la verdad = think + Posesivo + way to the truth.

* indicar el camino a seguir = point + the way forward.

* indicar el camino a seguir para = point + the way to.

* indicar el camino correcto = point + Nombre + in the right direction.

* ingeniería de caminos = civil engineering.

* ingeniero de caminos = civil engineer.

* ir por buen camino = be on the right track.

* ir por el buen camino = be right on track.

* ir por mal camino = be on the wrong track, be headed down the wrong track.

* junto al camino = by the roadside.

* lado del camino = wayside.

* ¡la vida no es un camino de rosas! = the course of true love never did run smooth!.

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

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

* llevar por el mal camino = lead + astray.

* llevar por mal camino = mislead.

* mantener Algo en el buen camino = keep + Nombre + on track.

* marcar el camino correcto = point + Nombre + in the right direction.

* mostrar el camino = blaze + the way, light + the way.

* mostrar el camino a seguir = point + the way forward.

* mostrar el camino para = point + the way to, show + the way to.

* no apartarse del buen camino = keep on + the right track.

* parada en el camino = rest stop, stop along the way.

* parapeto del camino = road bank.

* pararse en el lado del camino = pull over.

* perderse por los caminos secundarios = go + off-road.

* por buen camino = a step in the right direction.

* por caminos apartados = off-road.

* por mal camino = astray.

* preparar el camino = set + the scene, smooth + the way, open + the way, set + the stage, pave + the path (for/towards/to), pave + the way (for/towards/to), pave + the road (for/towards/to).

* preparar el camino para = smooth + the path of.

* quedarse en el camino = fall by + the wayside.

* retomar el camino = get back on + Posesivo + path.

* retomar su camino = get back on + track.

* seguir el buen camino = keep on + the right track, keep on + the straight and narrow.

* seguir el camino de la verdad = keep on + the straight and narrow.

* seguir el camino más ético = take + the high ground, take + the high road.

* seguir este camino = go along + this road.

* seguir por el buen camino = keep out of + trouble, keep on + the right track.

* seguir un camino = take + path, take + direction, tread + path, walk + path.

* seguir un camino diferente = strike out on + a different path.

* tener mucho camino que recorrer = have + a long way to go.

* un alto en el camino = a stop on the road, a pit stop on the road.

* un camino largo y difícil = a long haul.

* volver a su camino = get back on + track, get back on + Posesivo + path.

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masculino

1) ( de tierra) track; ( sendero) path; ( en general) road

sigan por ese camino — continue along that path (o road etc)

están todos los caminos cortados — all the roads are blocked

abrir nuevos caminos — to break new o fresh ground

allanar or preparar or abrir el camino — to pave the way, prepare the ground

el camino trillado — the well-worn o well-trodden path

la vida no es un camino de rosas — life is no bed of roses

tener el camino trillado: tenía el camino trillado he'd had the ground prepared for him; todos los caminos llevan or conducen a Roma — all roads lead to Rome

- Caminos, Canales y Puertos

- camino vecinal

2)

a) (ruta, dirección) way

el camino más corto — the shortest route o way

saberse el camino — to know the way

me salieron al camino — asaltantes they blocked my path o way; amigos/niños they came out to meet me

éste es el mejor camino a seguir — this is the best course to follow

el camino a la fama — the road o path to fame

por ese camino no vas a ninguna parte — you won't get anywhere that way o like that

siguen caminos muy diferentes — they're taking very different paths

se me fue por mal camino or por el otro camino — it went down the wrong way

abrir camino a algo — to clear the way for something

abrirse camino — to make one's way

se abrió camino entre la espesura — she made her way through the dense thickets

abrirse camino en la vida — to get on in life

buen/mal camino: este niño va por mal camino or lleva mal camino this boy's heading for trouble; ibas por or llevabas buen camino pero te equivocaste you were on the right track but you made a mistake; las negociaciones van por or llevan muy buen camino the negotiations are going extremely well; llevar a alguien por mal camino to lead somebody astray; cruzarse en el camino de alguien: superó todos los obstáculos que se le cruzaron en el camino he overcame all the problems that arose; errar el camino to be in the wrong job o the wrong line of work; tirar por el camino de en medio — to take the middle path

b) (trayecto, viaje)

el camino de regreso — the return journey

se me hizo muy largo el camino — the journey seemed to take for ever

lo debí perder en el camino al trabajo — I must have lost it on my o on the way to work

se pusieron en camino — they set off

llevamos 300 kms/una hora de camino — we've done 300 kms/been traveling for an hour

todavía estamos a o nos quedan dos horas de camino — we still have two hours to go

paramos a mitad de camino or a medio camino — we stopped halfway

cortar o acortar camino — to take a shortcut

hizo todo el camino a pie — he walked the whole way

queda aún mucho camino por recorrer — there's still a long way to go

a mitad de or a medio camino — halfway through

c) (en locs)

camino de/a: me encontré con él camino del or al mercado I ran into him on the o on my way to the market; ya vamos camino del invierno winter's on the way o on its way; llevar or ir camino de algo: una tradición que va camino de desaparecer a tradition which looks set to disappear; de camino on the way to; pilla de camino it's on the way; me queda de camino I pass it on my way; de camino a on the way; está de camino a la estación it is on the way to the station; en el camino or de camino al trabajo on my/his/her way o the way to work; en camino on the way; tiene un niño y otro en camino she has one child and another on the way; deben estar ya en camino they must be on their way already; por el camino — on the way

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* * *

= avenue, path, road, route, footpath, lane, pathway, way.

Ex: In the attempt to match the above criteria, there are two fundamentally distinct avenues to the construction of the schedules of a classification scheme.

Ex: It can be in only one place, unless duplicates are used; one has to have rules as to which path will locate it, and the rules are cumbersome.

Ex: Use of Woolston Library has declined slightly: the area is isolated by the River Itchen, a busy main road, and a natural escarpment.

Ex: Each packet includes the address of the final destination, and the packets travel separately, perhaps taking different routes through the network.

Ex: Equivalence relationships normally imply the selection of one form as the preferred term, as we have seen, so we make a cross-reference pointing from the non-preferred term to the preferred term: footpaths See Trails; Bovines USE Cattle.

Ex: The title of the article is 'Changing lanes on the information superhighway: academic libraries and the Internet'.

Ex: This system automates the scientific task of determining the pathway of steps underlying a chemical reaction.

Ex: He has chosen self-denial and altruism as the way to follow.

* abrir camino a = make + way (for).

* abrir nuevos caminos = break + new ground, push + Nombre + into new latitudes, break + ground, blaze + trail.

* abrirse camino = plough through, elbow + Posesivo + way into, elbow into, foist + Posesivo + way into, make + Posesivo + way in the world.

* abrirse camino (a empujones) = push + Posesivo + way across/into.

* abrirse camino en el mundo = make + Posesivo + way in the world.

* abrirse camino en la vida = get on in + life.

* abrir un camino = chart + direction.

* al borde del camino = at the roadside.

* alto en el camino = stopover.

* a medio camino = halfway [half-way/half way].

* a mitad de camino = halfway [half-way/half way].

* a mitad de camino entre... y... = midway between, half way between... and....

* a mitad de camino entre... y... = astride... and....

* andar camino trillado = tread + well-worn ground.

* apartarse del buen camino = go off + the rails, stray from + the straight and narrow.

* apartarse del camino de la verdad = stray from + the straight and narrow.

* apartarse de los caminos principales = go + off-road.

* borde del camino = roadside, wayside.

* buen camino, el = straight and narrow (path), the.

* buscar el camino = wind + Posesivo + way.

* cambiar de opinión a mitad de camino = change + horses in midstream.

* cambiar de parecer a mitad de camino = change + horses in midstream.

* cambiar de política a mitad de camino = change + horses in midstream.

* camino apartado = byway.

* camino a seguir, el = way forward, the.

* camino correcto, el = way forward, the.

* camino de acceso = approach path.

* camino definido = charted route.

* camino de herradura = bridle path, bridleway.

* camino de la verdad, el = straight and narrow (path), the.

* camino de tierra = dirt track, dirt road.

* camino elevado = causeway.

* camino hacia el estrellato = road to stardom.

* camino hacia la fama = road to stardom.

* camino largo y difícil = long haul.

* camino largo y tortuoso = long and winding road.

* camino lleno de baches = bumpy road.

* camino más fácil, el = path of least resistance, the.

* camino muy largo = circuitous route.

* camino pecuario = cattle lane.

* camino por recorrer, el = road ahead, the.

* camino rural = country lane, country road.

* camino seguro al desastre = blueprint for disaster.

* camino seguro al éxito = blueprint for success.

* camino seguro al fracaso = blueprint for failure.

* camino sin rumbo = the road to nowhere.

* camino trillado = worn path, beaten road.

* camino vecinal = country road, minor road, back road.

* construcción de caminos = road construction.

* continuar + Posesivo camino = continue on + Posesivo + way.

* cruce de caminos = crossroads, fork in the road.

* cruzar en el camino de Alguien = cross + Posesivo + path.

* cruzársele a Uno en el camino = come + Posesivo + way.

* de camino = on the way, while we're at it.

* de camino a = en route for, on + Posesivo + way to, en route to.

* descanso en el camino = rest stop.

* desviarse del buen camino = go off + the rails.

* detener en el camino = waylay.

* detenerse en el camino = stop along + the way.

* detenerse en el lado del camino = pull over.

* el camino a seguir = the way ahead, the way to go.

* el camino correcto = the way ahead, the way to go.

* el camino hacia + Nombre + está lleno de + Nombre = the road (to/towards) + Nombre + is paved with + Nombre.

* el camino hacia + Nombre + está plagado de + Nombre = the road (to/towards) + Nombre + is paved with + Nombre.

* el camino por recorrer = the way ahead.

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

* el camino recorrido = the road travelled so far.

* el camino se hace andando = actions speak louder than words.

* elegir el camino más fácil = take + the path of least resistance.

* en camino = on the way.

* encontrar el camino = wayfinding.

* encontrar el camino de vuelta = find + Posesivo + way back.

* en el camino = along the way, en route, in the process.

* estar a medio camino entre... y... = lie + midway between... and....

* estar de camino a = be on the road to.

* estar en camino de = be on the way to.

* fuera de los caminos trillados = off the beaten track.

* hacerse camino = foist + Posesivo + way into.

* hacer una parada en el camino = stop along + the way.

* hallar el camino de la verdad = think + Posesivo + way to the truth.

* indicar el camino a seguir = point + the way forward.

* indicar el camino a seguir para = point + the way to.

* indicar el camino correcto = point + Nombre + in the right direction.

* ingeniería de caminos = civil engineering.

* ingeniero de caminos = civil engineer.

* ir por buen camino = be on the right track.

* ir por el buen camino = be right on track.

* ir por mal camino = be on the wrong track, be headed down the wrong track.

* junto al camino = by the roadside.

* lado del camino = wayside.

* ¡la vida no es un camino de rosas! = the course of true love never did run smooth!.

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

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

* llevar por el mal camino = lead + astray.

* llevar por mal camino = mislead.

* mantener Algo en el buen camino = keep + Nombre + on track.

* marcar el camino correcto = point + Nombre + in the right direction.

* mostrar el camino = blaze + the way, light + the way.

* mostrar el camino a seguir = point + the way forward.

* mostrar el camino para = point + the way to, show + the way to.

* no apartarse del buen camino = keep on + the right track.

* parada en el camino = rest stop, stop along the way.

* parapeto del camino = road bank.

* pararse en el lado del camino = pull over.

* perderse por los caminos secundarios = go + off-road.

* por buen camino = a step in the right direction.

* por caminos apartados = off-road.

* por mal camino = astray.

* preparar el camino = set + the scene, smooth + the way, open + the way, set + the stage, pave + the path (for/towards/to), pave + the way (for/towards/to), pave + the road (for/towards/to).

* preparar el camino para = smooth + the path of.

* quedarse en el camino = fall by + the wayside.

* retomar el camino = get back on + Posesivo + path.

* retomar su camino = get back on + track.

* seguir el buen camino = keep on + the right track, keep on + the straight and narrow.

* seguir el camino de la verdad = keep on + the straight and narrow.

* seguir el camino más ético = take + the high ground, take + the high road.

* seguir este camino = go along + this road.

* seguir por el buen camino = keep out of + trouble, keep on + the right track.

* seguir un camino = take + path, take + direction, tread + path, walk + path.

* seguir un camino diferente = strike out on + a different path.

* tener mucho camino que recorrer = have + a long way to go.

* un alto en el camino = a stop on the road, a pit stop on the road.

* un camino largo y difícil = a long haul.

* volver a su camino = get back on + track, get back on + Posesivo + path.

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camino Camino de Santiago (↑ camino a1)

masculine

A (de tierra) track; (sendero) path; (en general) road

sigan por ese camino continue along that path ( o road etc)

han abierto/hecho un caminito a través del bosque they've opened up/made a path o little track through the wood

están todos los caminos cortados all the roads are blocked

abrir nuevos caminos to break new o fresh ground

allanar or preparar or abrir el camino to pave the way, prepare the ground

el camino trillado the well-worn o well-trodden path

la vida no es un camino de rosas life is no bed of roses, life isn't a bowl of cherries

tener el camino trillado: tenía el camino trillado he'd had the ground prepared for him

todos los caminos llevan or conducen a Roma: por todos los caminos se va a Roma all roads lead to Rome

el camino del infierno está empedrado de buenas intenciones the road to hell is paved o strewn with good intentions

Compuestos:

● camino de herradura

bridle path

● camino de sirga

towpath

● camino real

( Hist) highway

● Caminos, Canales y Puertos

civil engineering ingeniero

● camino vecinal

minor road ( built and maintained by local council)

B

1 (ruta, dirección) way

tomamos el camino más corto we took the shortest route o way

¿sabes el camino para ir allí? do you know how to get there?, do you know the way there?

me salieron al camino «asaltantes» they blocked my path o way;

«amigos/niños» they came out to meet me

afrontaron todas las dificultades que se les presentaron en el camino they faced up to all the difficulties in their path

éste es el mejor camino a seguir en estas circunstancias this is the best course to follow in these circumstances

por ese camino no vas a ninguna parte you won't get anywhere that way o like that

al terminar la carrera cada cual se fue por su camino after completing their studies they all went their separate ways

sigue caminos muy diferentes de los trazados por sus predecesores he is taking very different paths from those of his predecessors

se me fue por mal caminoor por el otro camino it went down the wrong way

abrir(le) camino (a algo/algn) to clear the way (for sth/sb)

los vehículos que abrían camino a los corredores the vehicles that were clearing the way for the runners

abrirse camino to make one's way

se abrió camino entre la espesura/a través de la multitud she made her way through the dense thickets/through the crowds of people

no es fácil abrirse camino en esa profesión it's not easy to carve a niche for oneself in that profession

estas técnicas se están abriendo camino entre nuestros médicos these techniques are gaining ground o are beginning to gain acceptance with our doctors

tuvo que luchar mucho para abrirse camino en la vida he had to fight hard to get on in life

buen/mal camino: este niño va por mal caminoor lleva mal camino this boy's heading for trouble

ya tiene trabajo, va por buen camino he's found a job already, he's doing well

ibas por or llevabas buen camino pero te equivocaste aquí you were on the right track o lines, but you made a mistake here

las negociaciones van por or llevan muy buen camino the negotiations are going extremely well o very smoothly

llevar a algn por mal camino to lead sb astray

cruzarse en el camino de algn: la mala suerte se cruzó en su camino he ran up against o came up against some bad luck

supo superar todos los obstáculos que se le cruzaron en el camino he was able to overcome all the problems which arose o which he came across

errar el camino to be in the wrong job o the wrong line of work

2

(trayecto, viaje): emprendimos el camino de regreso we set out on the return journey

se me hizo muy largo el camino the journey seemed to take forever

lo debí perder en el camino de casa al trabajo I must have lost it on my o on the way to work

se pusieron en camino al amanecer they set off at dawn

llevamos ya una hora de camino we've been traveling for an hour now, we've been on the road for an hour now

estamos todavía a dos horas de camino we still have two hours to go o two hours ahead of us

paramos a mitad de caminoor a medio camino a descansar we stopped halfway to rest

por aquí cortamos or acortamos camino we can take a shortcut this way o this way's shorter

hizo todo el camino a pie he walked the whole way, he did the whole journey on foot

se ha avanzado mucho en este campo, pero queda aún mucho camino por recorrer great advances have been made in this field, but there's still a long way to go

el camino será largo y difícil, pero venceremos the road will be long and difficult, but we shall be victorious

quedarse a mitad de or a medio camino: iba para médico, pero se quedó a mitad de camino he was studying to be a doctor, but he never completed the course o he gave up halfway through the course

el programa de remodelación se quedó a medio camino the renovation project was left unfinished

no creo que terminemos este año, ni siquiera estamos a mitad de camino I don't think we'll finish it this year, we're not even half way through yet

3 ( en locs):

camino de/a: me encontré con él camino del or al mercado I ran into him on the o on my way to the market

ya vamos camino del invierno winter's coming o approaching, winter's on the way o on its way

llevar or ir camino de algo: un actor que va camino del estrellato an actor on his way o on the road to stardom, an actor heading for stardom, an actor who looks set for stardom

van camino de la bancarrota they are on the road to o heading for bankruptcy, they look set to go bankrupt

una tradición que va camino de desaparecer a tradition which looks set to disappear

de camino: tu casa me queda de camino I pass your house on my way, your house is on my way

ve por el pan y, de camino, compra el periódico go and get the bread and buy a newspaper on the way o your way

de camino a: íbamos de camino a Zacatecas we were on our way o the way to Zacatecas

está de camino a la estación it is on the way to the station

en el caminoor de camino al trabajo paso por tres bancos I pass three banks on my way o the way to work

en camino: deben estar ya en camino they must be on the o on their way already

tiene un niño y otro en camino she has one child and another on the way

por el camino on the way

te lo cuento por el camino I'll tell you on the way

Compuestos:

● camino del Inca

Inca trail

● Camino de Santiago

el Camino de Santiago ( Hist, Relig) the pilgrims' road to Santiago;

( Astron) the Milky Way

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Del verbo caminar: ( conjugate caminar)

camino es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

caminó es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
caminar
camino
caminar ( conjugate caminar) verbo intransitivo
1 ( andar) to walk;
◊ salieron a camino they went out for a walk;

podemos ir caminando we can walk, we can go on foot;
camino hacia algo ‹hacia meta/fin› to move toward(s) sth
2 (AmL) [reloj/motor] to work;
◊ el asunto va caminando (fam) things are moving (colloq)

verbo transitivo ‹ distancia› to walk
camino sustantivo masculino
1 ( en general) road;
( de tierra) track;
( sendero) path;
◊ camino vecinal minor road ( built and maintained by local council)

2
a) (ruta, dirección) way;

◊ saberse el camino to know the way;

me salieron al camino [ asaltantes] they blocked my path o way;

[ amigos] they came out to meet me;
◊ este es el mejor camino a seguir this is the best course to follow;

el camino a la fama the road o path to fame;
se abrió camino entre la espesura she made her way through the dense thickets;
abrirse camino en la vida to get on in life;
buen/mal camino: este niño va por mal camino this boy's heading for trouble;
ibas por buen camino pero te equivocaste you were on the right track but you made a mistake;
llevar a algn por mal camino to lead sb astray
b) (trayecto, viaje):

◊ el camino de regreso the return journey;

se pusieron en camino they set off;
todavía nos quedan dos horas de camino we still have two hours to go
c) ( en locs)

◊ camino de/a … on my/his/her way to …;

ir camino de algo: una tradición que va camino de desaparecer a tradition which looks set to disappear;
de camino on the way;
pilla de camino it's on the way;
me queda de camino I pass it on my way;
de camino a la estación on the way to the station;
en camino on the way;
deben estar ya en camino they must be on their way already;
por el camino on the way;
a mitad de or a medio camino halfway through
caminar
I verbo intransitivo to walk
II verbo transitivo (recorrer a pie) to cover,walk: camino un par de kilómetros diarios, I walk two kilometres every day
camino sustantivo masculino
1 (estrecho, sin asfaltar) path, track
(en general) road
2 (itinerario, ruta) route, way
3 (medio, modo) way
♦ Locuciones: coger o pillar de camino, to be on the way
estar en camino, to be on the way
ir camino de, to be going to
figurado ir por buen/mal camino, to be on the right/wrong track
ponerse en camino, to set off
a medio camino, halfway: lo deja todo a medio camino, she drops everything she starts halfway through
figurado una casa de turismo rural es un sitio a medio camino entre un hotel y una casa de labranza, a rural tourism house is something halfway between a hotel and a farmhouse
de camino a, on the way to
' camino' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abrirse
- acceso
- ahorrar
- andar
- baja
- bajo
- bifurcación
- borde
- caminar
- como
- conducir
- cruzarse
- desbloquear
- desviarse
- dificultosa
- dificultoso
- división
- empinada
- empinado
- enderezar
- enfilar
- enrevesada
- enrevesado
- enseñar
- entorpecer
- escultórica
- escultórico
- franca
- franco
- ir
- guiar
- horqueta
- indicar
- interponerse
- intersectarse
- intrincada
- intrincado
- lado
- marcha
- margen
- media
- mitad
- mostrar
- obstáculo
- orientar
- orilla
- paso
- pillar
- por
- promedio
English:
astray
- blaze
- bridle path
- circuitous
- claw
- concrete
- devious
- dirt road
- drive
- driveway
- en route
- fight
- footpath
- guide
- half-way
- lane
- midway
- passable
- path
- pathway
- pave
- road
- rocky
- rough
- set off
- set out
- show
- signpost
- sloping
- stray
- strike out
- struggle on
- thrust aside
- towpath
- track
- up
- uphill
- wade through
- way
- wayside
- weave
- wind
- winding
- work
- work up to
- bound
- by
- continue
- direct
- do

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camino nm

1. [sendero] path, track;
[carretera] road;
han abierto un camino a través de la selva they've cleared a path through the jungle;

acorté por el camino del bosque I took a shortcut through the forest;
Univ
Caminos(, Canales y Puertos) [ingeniería] civil engineering;

Comp

la vida no es un camino de rosas life is no bed of roses;

Prov

todos los caminos llevan a Roma all roads lead to Rome

Comp
camino de acceso access road; Fam Fig camino de cabras rugged path;
camino forestal forest track;

camino de grava gravel path;

camino de herradura bridle path;

camino de hierro railway, US railroad;
Am camino de mesa table runner; Hist camino real king's highway;
Camino de Santiago Rel = pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela;
Astron Milky Way;
camino de sirga towpath;
Fig camino trillado well-trodden path; Fig
tiene el camino trillado the hard work has already been done for him;

camino vecinal country lane

2. [ruta, vía] way;

el camino de la estación the way to the station;

equivocarse de camino to go the wrong way;

indicar el camino a alguien to show sb the way;

no recuerdo el camino de vuelta I can't remember the way back;

iremos por el camino más corto we'll go by the shortest route, we'll go the quickest way;

está camino de la capital it's on the way to the capital;

me encontré a Elena camino de casa I met Elena on the way home;

de camino [de paso] on the way;

ve a comprar el periódico, y de camino sube también la leche go for the newspaper and bring the milk up while you're at it;

me pilla de camino it's on my way;

a estas horas ya estarán en camino they'll be on their way by now;

en el camino on the way;

por este camino this way

3. [viaje] journey;

nos espera un largo camino we have a long journey ahead of us;

se detuvieron tras cinco horas de camino they stopped after they had been on the road for five hours;

estamos casi a mitad de camino we're about halfway there;

pararemos a mitad de camino we'll stop halfway;

hicimos un alto en el camino para comer we stopped (along the way) to have a bite to eat;
también Fig
todavía nos queda mucho camino por delante we've still got a long way to go;

ponerse en camino to set off

4. [medio] way;

el camino para conseguir tus propósitos es la honestidad the way to get what you want is to be honest

5. Comp

abrir camino a to clear the way for;

el hermano mayor ha abierto camino a los pequeños the older brother cleared the way for the younger ones;

dos jinetes abrían camino a la procesión two people rode ahead to clear a path for the procession;

abrirse camino to get on o ahead;

se abrió camino entre la maraña de defensas he found a way through the cluster of defenders;

abrirse camino en el mundo to make one's way in the world;

le costó mucho abrirse camino, pero ahora tiene una buena posición it wasn't easy for him to get on, but he's got a good job now;

allanar el camino to smooth the way;

atravesarse o [m5] cruzarse o [m5] interponerse en el camino de alguien to stand in sb's way;

no permitiré que nadie se cruce en mi camino I won't let anyone stand in my way;
Fam
tienen un bebé en camino they've got a baby on the way;

ir por buen camino to be on the right track;

ir por mal camino to go astray;

con su comportamiento, estos alumnos van por mal camino the way they are behaving, these pupils are heading for trouble;

fueron cada cual por su camino they went their separate ways;

van camino del desastre/éxito they're on the road to disaster/success;

va o [m5] lleva camino de convertirse en estrella she's on her way to stardom;

a medio camino halfway;

siempre deja todo a medio camino she always leaves things half-done;

estar a medio camino to be halfway there;

está a medio camino entre un delantero y un centrocampista he's somewhere between a forward and a midfielder;

quedarse a medio camino to stop halfway through;

el proyecto se quedó a medio camino por falta de presupuesto the project was left unfinished o was abandoned halfway through because the funds dried up;

iba para estrella, pero se quedó a mitad de camino she looked as if she would become a star, but never quite made it;

traer a alguien al buen camino to put sb back on the right track

CAMINO DE SANTIAGO

The Galician city of Santiago de Compostela in northwestern Spain, traditionally held to be the burial site of the Apostle St James, was one of the most important Christian pilgrimage centres in Europe during the Middle Ages, second only to Rome. Countless pilgrims made the journey from different parts of Europe to Santiago along recognized pilgrimage routes. The main one crosses the north of Spain from the Pyrenees to Galicia and is known as the Camino de Santiago. Although its religious significance has declined, it has become a popular tourist route attracting a wide range of travellers: nature lovers on day trips, hikers and cyclists, and even latter-day pilgrims, whether solitary walkers or on package tours. Many of them avail themselves of the free or low-cost accommodation provided along the way by local councils and religious institutions.

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camino

m

1 ( senda) path;

no es (todo) un camino de rosas it isn’t all a bed of roses

2 INFOR path

3 ( ruta) way;

a medio camino halfway;

de camino a on the way to;

por el camino on the way;

camino de on the way to;

abrirse camino fig make one’s way;

estar en camino be on the way;

ponerse en camino set out;

abrirse camino en la vida get on;

ir por buen/mal camino fig be on the right/wrong track;

abrir camino hacia algo fig pave the way for sth;

quedarse a medio o

mitad de camino fig leave sth half finished

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camino nm

1) : path, road

2) : journey

ponerse en camino: to set off

3) : way

a medio camino: halfway there

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camino n

1. (sendero) path

no te alejes del camino don't stray from the path

2. (ruta, medio) way

iremos por otro camino we'll go a different way

lo encontré por el camino I found it on the way

camino de on the way / on your way

va camino del hotel he's on his way to the hotel

ponerse en camino to set off [pt. & pp. set]

Spanish-English dictionary > camino
8 errar

v.

1 to choose wrongly.

2 to wander.

3 to make a mistake.

María erró en sus cálculos Mary made a mistake in her calculations.

4 to miss.

5 to mistake, to miss, to fail, to miscalculate.

María erró sus cálculos Mary mistook her calculations.

6 to go astray, to err from the path of righteousness.

El huérfano erró The orphan went astray.

7 to roam around, to ramble, to roam about.

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ERRAR

CONJUGACIÓN

(e changes to ye in stressed syllables)

Present Indicative

yerro/ yerras/ yerra, erramos, erráis, yerran.

Present Subjunctive

yerre, yerres, yerre, erremos, erréis, yerren.

Imperative

yerra (tú), yerre (él/Vd.), erremos (nos.), errad (vos.), yerren (ellos/Vds.).

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verb

1) to miss

2) wander

3) be mistaken

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1. VT

1) (=equivocar) [+ tiro] to miss with, aim badly; [+ blanco] to miss; [+ vocación] to miss, mistake

errar el camino — to lose one's way

2) [en obligación] to fail ( in one's duty to)

2. VI

1) (=vagar) to wander, rove

2) (=equivocarse) to be mistaken

errar es cosa humana, de los hombres es errar — to err is human

3.

See:

errarse

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1.
verbo transitivo <tiro/golpe> to miss

erró su vocación — she chose the wrong vocation/career
2.
errar vi

1) ( fallar)

(le) erré otra vez — missed again! (colloq), I've missed again

erró en su decisión — he made the wrong decision

le erraste feo — (RPl fam) you were way out o off the mark (colloq)

errar es humano — to err is human

2) (liter) persona ( vagar) to wander, roam; mirada/imaginación to wander

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= miss + the mark, ramble, err, roam (about/around), mistake, range, rove, miss + the point.

Ex. Such considerations suggest that exhortations directed at SLIS to transform their curricula in unspecified radical fashion miss the mark.

Ex. Because by now comparative librarianship has a well-developed methodology, he does not have to waste his effort by rambling.

Ex. Wherein had she erred? Try as she might she could think of nothing.

Ex. Unless children are given time to roam about unhindered among books of many kinds, left alone to choose for themselves, and to do what any avid adult reader does, then maybe we labor in vain.

Ex. A flat 'no' to a question such as 'Is this book recommended for Professor Shaw's course?' leaves uncertainty as to whether one was mistaken in the professor or in the suggestion that it was for a course.

Ex. We will be bringing scholars from all over the world both to range widely in our multiform collections and put things together rather than just take them apart.

Ex. The production is extremely lively: Wandering musicians rove the tiny stage and aisles, competing with birdsong and baroque concertos over the tannoy.

Ex. Even those states who are pushing for legalized sports betting are missing the point when it comes to making a profit through sports betting.

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1.
verbo transitivo <tiro/golpe> to miss

erró su vocación — she chose the wrong vocation/career
2.
errar vi

1) ( fallar)

(le) erré otra vez — missed again! (colloq), I've missed again

erró en su decisión — he made the wrong decision

le erraste feo — (RPl fam) you were way out o off the mark (colloq)

errar es humano — to err is human

2) (liter) persona ( vagar) to wander, roam; mirada/imaginación to wander

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= miss + the mark, ramble, err, roam (about/around), mistake, range, rove, miss + the point.

Ex: Such considerations suggest that exhortations directed at SLIS to transform their curricula in unspecified radical fashion miss the mark.

Ex: Because by now comparative librarianship has a well-developed methodology, he does not have to waste his effort by rambling.

Ex: Wherein had she erred? Try as she might she could think of nothing.

Ex: Unless children are given time to roam about unhindered among books of many kinds, left alone to choose for themselves, and to do what any avid adult reader does, then maybe we labor in vain.

Ex: A flat 'no' to a question such as 'Is this book recommended for Professor Shaw's course?' leaves uncertainty as to whether one was mistaken in the professor or in the suggestion that it was for a course.

Ex: We will be bringing scholars from all over the world both to range widely in our multiform collections and put things together rather than just take them apart.

Ex: The production is extremely lively: Wandering musicians rove the tiny stage and aisles, competing with birdsong and baroque concertos over the tannoy.

Ex: Even those states who are pushing for legalized sports betting are missing the point when it comes to making a profit through sports betting.

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errar [ A26 ]

vt

‹tiro/golpe› to miss

erró el remate he missed the shot, he shot wide/high

erró su vocación she chose the wrong vocation/career

■ errar

vi

A

(fallar): (le) erré otra vez missed again! ( colloq), I've missed again

erró en su decisión he was mistaken in his decision, he made the wrong decision

le erraste feo ( RPl fam); you were way out o way off the mark ( colloq), you were miles out ( colloq)

errar es humano to err is human

hablar

B ( liter); «persona» (vagar) to wander, roam, rove ( liter); «mirada» to wander

su imaginación erraba por lugares lejanos his thoughts wandered o drifted o strayed to far-off places

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errar ( conjugate errar) verbo transitivo ‹tiro/golpe› to miss;
◊ erró su vocación she chose the wrong vocation/career

verbo intransitivo [ tirador] to miss;
erró en su decisión he made the wrong decision
errar
I verbo transitivo
1 (un tiro, golpe) to miss
2 (una elección) to get wrong
II verbo intransitivo
1 (vagar) to wander
2 (cometer fallos) to make a mistake

' errar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
equivocarse
- engañar
- fallar
- tiro
- yerra
English:
aimlessly
- err
- miss
- muff
- roam

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errar

♦ vt

1. [tiro, golpe] to miss

2. [no acertar en]
errar el cálculo/la respuesta to get the figures/answer wrong;

errar el rumbo to choose the wrong course;

errar la vocación to mistake one's vocation;
RP
le erraron con el diagnóstico he was misdiagnosed;

Comp
RP Fam
errar el biscochazo to be wide of the mark

♦ vi

1. [vagar] [persona, imaginación, mirada] to wander;

erró de pueblo en pueblo she wandered from town to town

2. [equivocarse] to make a mistake;

erró en la elección de carrera he chose the wrong course;
RP
errarle to make a mistake;

le erré en las cuentas I made a mistake in the accounts;

le erró, no le tendría que haber dicho nada he made a mistake, he shouldn't have told him anything

3. [al tirar] to miss

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errar

I v/t miss;

errar el tiro/golpe miss;

errar el cálculo miscalculate, make a mistake in one’s figures

II v/i miss;

errar es humano to err is human

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errar {32} vt

fallar: to miss

errar vi

1) desacertar: to be wrong, to be mistaken

2) vagar: to wander

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errar vb

1. (fallar) to miss

erró el tiro he missed

2. (equivocarse) to be wrong

erró en su respuesta her answer was wrong

3. (vagar) to wander

erraba por las calles sin saber dónde ir he wandered the streets not knowing where to go

Spanish-English dictionary > errar
9 über

I Präp.

1. räumlich: over, above; (höher als) auch higher than; (über... hinaus) beyond; sie wohnt über uns she lives (on the floor) above us; über der Stadt tobte ein Gewitter a storm was raging over the town; über uns nichts als blauer Himmel nothing above us but blue sky; er stand bis über die Knöchel im Schlamm the mud came up past his ankles; über jemandem stehen fig. (überlegen sein) be above s.o. (auch beruflich); über den Dingen stehen fig. be above such things

2. (quer über) across; über die Straße gehen cross the street; über den Fluss schwimmen swim across the river; jemandem über das Haar streichen stroke s.o.’s hair; Tränen liefen ihr über die Wangen tears ran down her cheeks

3. (in Richtung) via, through; über München nach Rom to Rome via Munich; geht der Zug über Frankfurt? does the train go through ( oder via) Frankfurt?

4. bei einer Tätigkeit etc.: over; über den Büchern sitzen sit ( oder pore) over one’s books; über der Arbeit / seiner Lektüre einschlafen fall asleep over one’s work / while reading

5. über meine Kräfte ( hinaus) beyond my strength; das geht über meinen Verstand it’s beyond me, it’s above my head; das geht ihm über alles it means more than anything to him; es geht nichts über... there’s nothing like...

6. (mehr als) over, more than; amtlich: exceeding; Temperaturen über null above freezing ( oder zero); über 30 Grad over 30 degrees; er ist über 70 Jahre alt past ( oder over) seventy; man muss über 18 ( Jahre) sein you must be over 18

7. (+ Akk) (wegen) over, about; über jemanden lachen laugh at / make fun of s.o.; sich (Dat) über etw. Sorgen machen worry about s.th.

8. (+ Akk) (in Höhe von): eine Rechnung über 400 Euro a bill for 400 euros

9. (während) during, while; über Nacht overnight; über das Wochenende over the weekend; über einige Jahre verteilt spread over several years; über kurz oder lang sooner or later; über all dem Gerede habe ich die Kinder ganz vergessen with all this chatting I completely forgot about the children

10. sprechen etc. über (+ Akk) about; Abhandlung, Werk, Vortrag über (+ Akk) on; über Geschäfte / den Beruf / Politik reden talk business / shop / politics; nachdenken über (+ Akk) think about

11. verstärkend: Fehler über Fehler one mistake after the other; Ärger über Ärger no end of trouble; er hat Schulden über Schulden he’s up to his ears in debt

II Adv.: über und über all over; die ganze Zeit über all along; den ganzen Tag etc. über throughout the day etc.; etw. über sein umg. have had enough of s.th., be sick and tired of s.th.; übrig, vorüber, überhaben etc.

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by way of; over; across; via; about; above; on

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['yːbɐ]
1. prep

1) +acc (räumlich) over; (= quer über) across; (= weiter als) beyond

etw ǘber etw hängen/stellen — to hang/put sth over or above sth

es wurde ǘber alle Sender ausgestrahlt — it was broadcast over all transmitters

er lachte ǘber das ganze Gesicht — he was beaming all over his face

2) +dat (räumlich) (Lage, Standort) over, above; (= jenseits) over, across

zwei Grad ǘber null — two degrees (above zero)

ǘber der Stadt lag dichter Nebel — a thick mist hung over the town

ǘber uns lachte die Sonne — the sun smiled above us

er trug den Mantel ǘber dem Arm — he was carrying his coat over his arm

ǘber jdm stehen or sein (fig) — to be over or above sb

er steht ǘber der Situation (fig) — he is above it all

3) +dat (zeitlich = bei, während) over

ǘber der Arbeit einschlafen — to fall asleep over one's work

etw ǘber einem Glas Wein besprechen — to discuss sth over a glass of wine

ǘber all der Aufregung/unserer Unterhaltung habe ich ganz vergessen, dass... — in all the or what with all the excitement/what with all this chatting I quite forgot that...

ǘber Mittag geht er meist nach Hause — he usually goes home at lunch or at midday

4) +acc

Cäsars Sieg ǘber die Gallier — Caesar's victory over the Gauls

Gewalt ǘber jdn haben — to have power over sb

es kam plötzlich ǘber ihn — it suddenly came over him

sie liebt ihn ǘber alles — she loves him more than anything

das geht mir ǘber den Verstand — that's beyond my understanding

Fluch ǘber dich! (obs) — a curse upon you! (obs)

5) +acc (= vermittels, auf dem Wege über) via

die Nummer erfährt man ǘber die Auskunft — you'll get the number from or through or via information

wir sind ǘber die Autobahn gekommen — we came by or via the autobahn

nach Köln ǘber Aachen — to Cologne via Aachen

Zug nach Frankfurt ǘber Wiesbaden und Mainz — train to Frankfurt via or stopping at or calling at (Brit) Wiesbaden and Mainz

6) +acc (zeitlich) (= innerhalb eines Zeitraums, länger als) over

ǘber Weihnachten — over Christmas

bis ǘber Ostern — until after Easter

den ganzen Sommer ǘber — all summer long

ǘber Wochen (ausgedehnt) — for weeks on end

die ganze Zeit ǘber — all the time

das ganze Jahr ǘber — all through the year, all year round

ǘber kurz oder lang — sooner or later

es ist ǘber vierzehn Tage her, dass... — it's over fourteen days since...

7) +acc (bei Zahlenangaben) (= in Höhe von) for; (= mehr als) over

ein Scheck ǘber 20 Euro — a cheque (Brit) or check (US) for 20 euros

eine Rechnung von ǘber £ 100 — a bill for over or of over £100

Kinder ǘber 14 Jahre — children over 14 years or of 14 (years of age) and over

Städte ǘber 50.000 Einwohner — towns of over 50,000 inhabitants

Pakete ǘber 10 kg — parcels (esp Brit) or packages over 10 kgs

8) +acc (= wegen) over; (= betreffend) about

ein Buch/Film/Vortrag etc ǘber... — a book/film/lecture etc about or on...

was wissen Sie ǘber ihn? — what do you know about him?

ǘber welches Thema schreiben Sie Ihr neues Buch? — what's the subject of your new book?, what's your new book about?

ǘber Politik/Wörterbücher/Fußball etc reden — to talk (about) politics/dictionaries/football etc

ǘber jdn/etw lachen — to laugh about or at sb/sth

sich ǘber etw freuen/ärgern — to be pleased/angry about or at sth

9) +acc (steigernd) upon

Fehler ǘber Fehler — mistake upon or after mistake, one mistake after another

2. adv

ǘber und ǘber — all over

er wurde ǘber und ǘber rot — he went red all over

ich stecke ǘber und ǘber in Schulden — I am up to my ears in debt

(das) Gewehr ǘber! (Mil) — shoulder arms!

ǘber sein (inf) — to be better than sb at sth

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1) (on the subject of: We talked about our plans; What's the book about?) about

2) (in a higher position than: a picture above the fireplace.) above

3) (greater than: The child's intelligence is above average.) above

4) (to the other side (of); from one side to the other side of: He took her across the road.) across

5) (through; along; across: We came by the main road.) by

6) (more than: His salary is in excess of $25,000 a year.) in excess of

7) (about: a book on the theatre.) on

8) (higher than; above in position, number, authority etc: Hang that picture over the fireplace; He's over 90 years old.) over

9) (from one side to another, on or above the top of; on the other side of: He jumped over the gate; She fell over the cat; My friend lives over the street.) over

10) (covering: He put his handkerchief over his face.) over

11) (across: You find people like him all over the world.) over

12) (while having etc: He fell asleep over his dinner.) over

13) (finished: The affair is over now.) over

14) (by way of: We went to America via Japan; The news reached me via my aunt.) via

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über

[ˈy:bɐ]

I. präp

1. +dat (oberhalb) above

\über dem Waschbecken befindet sich ein Spiegel there's a mirror above the washbasin

2. +dat (unmittelbar auf) over

\über diesem Pullover kannst du keinen roten Mantel tragen you can't wear a red coat over that pullover

reinige die Flasche \über der Spüle clean the bottle over the sink

3. +dat (auf anderer Seite)

\über der Straße across the street

4. +akk (höher als) over

er hängte ein Schild über die Tür he hang a sign over the door

5. +akk (querend) over

reichst du mir mal den Kaffee \über den Tisch? can you pass me the coffee across the table?

die Brücke führt \über den Fluss the bridge goes over [or across] the river

mit einem Satz sprang er \über den Graben with a single leap he jumped over [or across] [or cleared] the ditch

6. +akk (sich länger erstreckend: horizontal) beyond; (vertikal) above

das Schloss ragte \über das Tal empor the castle towered above the valley

bis \über die Knöchel im Dreck versinken to sink ankle-deep in mud

7. +akk (erfassend) over

der Scheinwerferstrahl strich \über die Mauer und den Gefängnishof the spotlight swept over [or across] the wall and the prison courtyard

ein Blick \über etw a view of [or over] sth

ein Überblick \über etw an overview of sth

8. +akk (bedeckend) over

sie breitete eine Tischdecke \über den Tisch she spread a tablecloth over the table

9. +akk (berührend) over

er strich ihr \über das Haar/die Wange he stroked her hair/cheek

10. TRANSP (passierend) via

seid ihr auf eurer Tour auch \über München gekommen? did you go through Munich on your trip?

Zug nach Berlin über Leipzig train to Berlin via [or stopping at] Leipzig

11. +akk (überlegen, vorrangig) above

er steht \über den Dingen he is above it all

12. +akk (zeitlich länger) over

es ist \über eine Woche her, dass... it's over a week since...

bis \über Weihnachten until after Christmas

13. +akk (während) over

habt ihr \über das Wochenende schon was vor? have you got anything planned for [or over] the weekend?

\über Wochen for weeks on end

14. +dat (in Beschäftigung mit) in

vergiss \über dem ganzen Ärger aber nicht, dass wir dich lieben don't forget in the midst of all this trouble that we love you

irgendwie muss ich \über diesem Gedanken wohl eingeschlafen sein I must have somehow fallen asleep [whilst] thinking about it

sie sitzt \über ihren Büchern she is sitting over her books

15. +dat (mehr als) over

Kinder \über sechs [Jahre] children over six years [or of six years and over]

bei \über 40° C... at a temperature [or temperatures] of more than [or over] 40° C...

16. +akk (zahlenmäßig entsprechend) for

ich gebe Ihnen einen Scheck \über Euro 5.000 I'm giving you a cheque for 5,000 euros

17. +akk (betreffend) about

ich darf Ihnen keine Auskunft \über diese Sache geben I can't give you any information about [or on] this affair

ein Buch \über jdn/etw schreiben to write a book about [or on] sb/sth

18. +akk (mithilfe von) through

ich habe diese Stelle \über Beziehungen bekommen I got this position through being well connected

19. + akk RADIO, TV (etw benutzend) on

\über Satellit empfange ich 63 Programme I can receive 63 channels via [or on] satellite

20.

▶ ... \über... nothing but...

es waren Vögel \über Vögel, die über uns hinwegrauschten! [what seemed like] an endless stream of birds flew over us!

Fehler \über Fehler nothing but mistakes, mistake after [or upon] mistake!

Reden \über Reden speech after speech

▶ \über alles more than anything

sein Hund geht ihm \über alles he loves his dog more than anything else

II. adv

1. (älter als) over

Kinder, die \über sechs Jahre alt sind,... children over six

2. (mehr als) more than

3. (während) through

das ganze Jahr/den ganzen Sommer \über all through the year/summer

den ganzen Tag \über all day long

4.

▶ \über und \über all over, completely

ihr seid \über und \über mit Schlamm verschmiert! you're completely covered [or covered all over] in mud!

\über und \über verdreckt sein to be absolutely filthy

III. adj (fam)

1. (übrig)

▪ \über sein to be left; Essen to be left [over]

etw [für jdn] \über haben to have sth left [for sb]; Essen to have sth left [over] [for sb]

2. (überlegen)

▪ jdm [in etw dat] \über sein to be better than [or fam have the edge on] sb [in sth]

jdm auf einem bestimmten Gebiet \über sein to be better than sb in a certain field

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1.
Präposition mit Dat

1) (Lage, Standort) over; above; (in einer Rangfolge) above

über jemandem wohnen — live above somebody

zehn Grad über Null — ten degrees above zero

über jemandem stehen — (fig.) be above somebody

2) (während) during

über dem Lesen einschlafen — fall asleep over one's book/magazine etc.

3) (infolge) because of; as a result of

über der Aufregung vergaß ich, dass... — in all the excitement I forgot that...
2.
Präposition mit Akk

1) (Richtung) over; (quer hinüber) across

über die Straße gehen — go across the road; cross the road

über Karlsruhe nach Stuttgart — via Karlsruhe to Stuttgart

Tränen liefen ihr über die Wangen — tears ran down her cheeks

er zog sich (Dat.) die Mütze über die Ohren — he pulled the cap down over his ears

bis über die Knöchel im Schlamm versinken — sink up past one's ankles in mud

seine Tochter geht ihm über alles — his daughter means more to him than anything

2) (während) over

über Mittag — over lunchtime

über Wochen/Monate — for weeks/months

über Weihnachten — over Christmas

die ganze Zeit über — the whole time

die Woche/den Sommer über — during the week/summer

den ganzen Winter/Tag über — all winter/day long

3) (betreffend) about

über etwas reden/schreiben — talk/write about something

ein Buch über die byzantinische Kunst — a book about or on Byzantine art

4) (in Höhe von)

ein Scheck/eine Rechnung über 1 000 Euro — a cheque/bill for 1,000 euros

5) (von mehr als)

Kinder über 10 Jahre — children over ten [years of age]

6)

Gewalt über jemanden haben — have power over somebody

Wellingtons Sieg über Napoleon — Wellington's victory over Napoleon

7)

das geht über meine Kraft — that's too much for me

8)

sie macht Fehler über Fehler — she makes mistake after mistake

9) (mittels, durch) through < person>; by <post, telex, etc.>; over <radio, loudspeaker>

ich bin über die Autobahn gekommen — I came along the motorway

etwas über alle Sender bringen/ausstrahlen — broadcast something on all stations
3.
Adverb

1) (mehr als) over

2)

über und über — all over
4.
Adjektiv; nicht attr. (ugs.)

jemandem über sein — have the edge on somebody (coll.)

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über

A. präp

1. räumlich: over, above; (höher als) auch higher than; (über … hinaus) beyond;

sie wohnt über uns she lives (on the floor) above us;

über der Stadt tobte ein Gewitter a storm was raging over the town;

über uns nichts als blauer Himmel nothing above us but blue sky;

er stand bis über die Knöchel im Schlamm the mud came up past his ankles;

über jemandem stehen fig (überlegen sein) be above sb (auch beruflich);

über den Dingen stehen fig be above such things

2. (quer über) across;

über die Straße gehen cross the street;

über den Fluss schwimmen swim across the river;

jemandem über das Haar streichen stroke sb’s hair;

Tränen liefen ihr über die Wangen tears ran down her cheeks

3. (in Richtung) via, through;

über München nach Rom to Rome via Munich;

geht der Zug über Frankfurt? does the train go through ( oder via) Frankfurt?

4. bei einer Tätigkeit etc: over;

über den Büchern sitzen sit ( oder pore) over one’s books;

über der Arbeit/seiner Lektüre einschlafen fall asleep over one’s work/while reading

5.

über meine Kräfte (hinaus) beyond my strength;

das geht über meinen Verstand it’s beyond me, it’s above my head;

das geht ihm über alles it means more than anything to him;

es geht nichts über … there’s nothing like …

6. (mehr als) over, more than; amtlich: exceeding;

Temperaturen

über null above freezing ( oder zero);

über 30 Grad over 30 degrees;

er ist

über 70 Jahre alt past ( oder over) seventy;

man muss über 18 (Jahre) sein you must be over 18

7. (+akk) (wegen) over, about;

über jemanden lachen laugh at/make fun of sb;

sich (dat)

über etwas Sorgen machen worry about sth

8. (+akk) (in Höhe von):

eine Rechnung über 400 Euro a bill for 400 euros

9. (während) during, while;

über Nacht overnight;

über das Wochenende over the weekend;

über einige Jahre verteilt spread over several years;

über kurz oder lang sooner or later;

über all dem Gerede habe ich die Kinder ganz vergessen with all this chatting I completely forgot about the children

10. sprechen etc

über (+akk) about;

Abhandlung, Werk, Vortrag

über (+akk) on;

über Geschäfte/den Beruf/Politik reden talk business/shop/politics;

nachdenken über (+akk) think about

11. verstärkend:

Fehler über Fehler one mistake after the other;

Ärger über Ärger no end of trouble;

er hat Schulden über Schulden he’s up to his ears in debt

B. adv:

über und über all over;

die ganze Zeit über all along;

den ganzen Tag etc

über throughout the day etc;

etwas über sein umg have had enough of sth, be sick and tired of sth; → übrig, vorüber, überhaben etc

über…, Über… im adj & subst etc meist over…, hyper…

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1.
Präposition mit Dat

1) (Lage, Standort) over; above; (in einer Rangfolge) above

über jemandem wohnen — live above somebody

zehn Grad über Null — ten degrees above zero

über jemandem stehen — (fig.) be above somebody

2) (während) during

über dem Lesen einschlafen — fall asleep over one's book/magazine etc.

3) (infolge) because of; as a result of

über der Aufregung vergaß ich, dass... — in all the excitement I forgot that...
2.
Präposition mit Akk

1) (Richtung) over; (quer hinüber) across

über die Straße gehen — go across the road; cross the road

über Karlsruhe nach Stuttgart — via Karlsruhe to Stuttgart

Tränen liefen ihr über die Wangen — tears ran down her cheeks

er zog sich (Dat.) die Mütze über die Ohren — he pulled the cap down over his ears

bis über die Knöchel im Schlamm versinken — sink up past one's ankles in mud

seine Tochter geht ihm über alles — his daughter means more to him than anything

2) (während) over

über Mittag — over lunchtime

über Wochen/Monate — for weeks/months

über Weihnachten — over Christmas

die ganze Zeit über — the whole time

die Woche/den Sommer über — during the week/summer

den ganzen Winter/Tag über — all winter/day long

3) (betreffend) about

über etwas reden/schreiben — talk/write about something

ein Buch über die byzantinische Kunst — a book about or on Byzantine art

4) (in Höhe von)

ein Scheck/eine Rechnung über 1 000 Euro — a cheque/bill for 1,000 euros

5) (von mehr als)

Kinder über 10 Jahre — children over ten [years of age]

6)

Gewalt über jemanden haben — have power over somebody

Wellingtons Sieg über Napoleon — Wellington's victory over Napoleon

7)

das geht über meine Kraft — that's too much for me

8)

sie macht Fehler über Fehler — she makes mistake after mistake

9) (mittels, durch) through < person>; by <post, telex, etc.>; over <radio, loudspeaker>

ich bin über die Autobahn gekommen — I came along the motorway

etwas über alle Sender bringen/ausstrahlen — broadcast something on all stations
3.
Adverb

1) (mehr als) over

2)

über und über — all over
4.
Adjektiv; nicht attr. (ugs.)

jemandem über sein — have the edge on somebody (coll.)

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präp.

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at prep.

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Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > über
10 Über

I Präp.

1. räumlich: over, above; (höher als) auch higher than; (über... hinaus) beyond; sie wohnt über uns she lives (on the floor) above us; über der Stadt tobte ein Gewitter a storm was raging over the town; über uns nichts als blauer Himmel nothing above us but blue sky; er stand bis über die Knöchel im Schlamm the mud came up past his ankles; über jemandem stehen fig. (überlegen sein) be above s.o. (auch beruflich); über den Dingen stehen fig. be above such things

2. (quer über) across; über die Straße gehen cross the street; über den Fluss schwimmen swim across the river; jemandem über das Haar streichen stroke s.o.’s hair; Tränen liefen ihr über die Wangen tears ran down her cheeks

3. (in Richtung) via, through; über München nach Rom to Rome via Munich; geht der Zug über Frankfurt? does the train go through ( oder via) Frankfurt?

4. bei einer Tätigkeit etc.: over; über den Büchern sitzen sit ( oder pore) over one’s books; über der Arbeit / seiner Lektüre einschlafen fall asleep over one’s work / while reading

5. über meine Kräfte ( hinaus) beyond my strength; das geht über meinen Verstand it’s beyond me, it’s above my head; das geht ihm über alles it means more than anything to him; es geht nichts über... there’s nothing like...

6. (mehr als) over, more than; amtlich: exceeding; Temperaturen über null above freezing ( oder zero); über 30 Grad over 30 degrees; er ist über 70 Jahre alt past ( oder over) seventy; man muss über 18 ( Jahre) sein you must be over 18

7. (+ Akk) (wegen) over, about; über jemanden lachen laugh at / make fun of s.o.; sich (Dat) über etw. Sorgen machen worry about s.th.

8. (+ Akk) (in Höhe von): eine Rechnung über 400 Euro a bill for 400 euros

9. (während) during, while; über Nacht overnight; über das Wochenende over the weekend; über einige Jahre verteilt spread over several years; über kurz oder lang sooner or later; über all dem Gerede habe ich die Kinder ganz vergessen with all this chatting I completely forgot about the children

10. sprechen etc. über (+ Akk) about; Abhandlung, Werk, Vortrag über (+ Akk) on; über Geschäfte / den Beruf / Politik reden talk business / shop / politics; nachdenken über (+ Akk) think about

11. verstärkend: Fehler über Fehler one mistake after the other; Ärger über Ärger no end of trouble; er hat Schulden über Schulden he’s up to his ears in debt

II Adv.: über und über all over; die ganze Zeit über all along; den ganzen Tag etc. über throughout the day etc.; etw. über sein umg. have had enough of s.th., be sick and tired of s.th.; übrig, vorüber, überhaben etc.

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by way of; over; across; via; about; above; on

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['yːbɐ]
1. prep

1) +acc (räumlich) over; (= quer über) across; (= weiter als) beyond

etw ǘber etw hängen/stellen — to hang/put sth over or above sth

es wurde ǘber alle Sender ausgestrahlt — it was broadcast over all transmitters

er lachte ǘber das ganze Gesicht — he was beaming all over his face

2) +dat (räumlich) (Lage, Standort) over, above; (= jenseits) over, across

zwei Grad ǘber null — two degrees (above zero)

ǘber der Stadt lag dichter Nebel — a thick mist hung over the town

ǘber uns lachte die Sonne — the sun smiled above us

er trug den Mantel ǘber dem Arm — he was carrying his coat over his arm

ǘber jdm stehen or sein (fig) — to be over or above sb

er steht ǘber der Situation (fig) — he is above it all

3) +dat (zeitlich = bei, während) over

ǘber der Arbeit einschlafen — to fall asleep over one's work

etw ǘber einem Glas Wein besprechen — to discuss sth over a glass of wine

ǘber all der Aufregung/unserer Unterhaltung habe ich ganz vergessen, dass... — in all the or what with all the excitement/what with all this chatting I quite forgot that...

ǘber Mittag geht er meist nach Hause — he usually goes home at lunch or at midday

4) +acc

Cäsars Sieg ǘber die Gallier — Caesar's victory over the Gauls

Gewalt ǘber jdn haben — to have power over sb

es kam plötzlich ǘber ihn — it suddenly came over him

sie liebt ihn ǘber alles — she loves him more than anything

das geht mir ǘber den Verstand — that's beyond my understanding

Fluch ǘber dich! (obs) — a curse upon you! (obs)

5) +acc (= vermittels, auf dem Wege über) via

die Nummer erfährt man ǘber die Auskunft — you'll get the number from or through or via information

wir sind ǘber die Autobahn gekommen — we came by or via the autobahn

nach Köln ǘber Aachen — to Cologne via Aachen

Zug nach Frankfurt ǘber Wiesbaden und Mainz — train to Frankfurt via or stopping at or calling at (Brit) Wiesbaden and Mainz

6) +acc (zeitlich) (= innerhalb eines Zeitraums, länger als) over

ǘber Weihnachten — over Christmas

bis ǘber Ostern — until after Easter

den ganzen Sommer ǘber — all summer long

ǘber Wochen (ausgedehnt) — for weeks on end

die ganze Zeit ǘber — all the time

das ganze Jahr ǘber — all through the year, all year round

ǘber kurz oder lang — sooner or later

es ist ǘber vierzehn Tage her, dass... — it's over fourteen days since...

7) +acc (bei Zahlenangaben) (= in Höhe von) for; (= mehr als) over

ein Scheck ǘber 20 Euro — a cheque (Brit) or check (US) for 20 euros

eine Rechnung von ǘber £ 100 — a bill for over or of over £100

Kinder ǘber 14 Jahre — children over 14 years or of 14 (years of age) and over

Städte ǘber 50.000 Einwohner — towns of over 50,000 inhabitants

Pakete ǘber 10 kg — parcels (esp Brit) or packages over 10 kgs

8) +acc (= wegen) over; (= betreffend) about

ein Buch/Film/Vortrag etc ǘber... — a book/film/lecture etc about or on...

was wissen Sie ǘber ihn? — what do you know about him?

ǘber welches Thema schreiben Sie Ihr neues Buch? — what's the subject of your new book?, what's your new book about?

ǘber Politik/Wörterbücher/Fußball etc reden — to talk (about) politics/dictionaries/football etc

ǘber jdn/etw lachen — to laugh about or at sb/sth

sich ǘber etw freuen/ärgern — to be pleased/angry about or at sth

9) +acc (steigernd) upon

Fehler ǘber Fehler — mistake upon or after mistake, one mistake after another

2. adv

ǘber und ǘber — all over

er wurde ǘber und ǘber rot — he went red all over

ich stecke ǘber und ǘber in Schulden — I am up to my ears in debt

(das) Gewehr ǘber! (Mil) — shoulder arms!

ǘber sein (inf) — to be better than sb at sth

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1) (on the subject of: We talked about our plans; What's the book about?) about

2) (in a higher position than: a picture above the fireplace.) above

3) (greater than: The child's intelligence is above average.) above

4) (to the other side (of); from one side to the other side of: He took her across the road.) across

5) (through; along; across: We came by the main road.) by

6) (more than: His salary is in excess of $25,000 a year.) in excess of

7) (about: a book on the theatre.) on

8) (higher than; above in position, number, authority etc: Hang that picture over the fireplace; He's over 90 years old.) over

9) (from one side to another, on or above the top of; on the other side of: He jumped over the gate; She fell over the cat; My friend lives over the street.) over

10) (covering: He put his handkerchief over his face.) over

11) (across: You find people like him all over the world.) over

12) (while having etc: He fell asleep over his dinner.) over

13) (finished: The affair is over now.) over

14) (by way of: We went to America via Japan; The news reached me via my aunt.) via

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über

[ˈy:bɐ]

I. präp

1. +dat (oberhalb) above

\über dem Waschbecken befindet sich ein Spiegel there's a mirror above the washbasin

2. +dat (unmittelbar auf) over

\über diesem Pullover kannst du keinen roten Mantel tragen you can't wear a red coat over that pullover

reinige die Flasche \über der Spüle clean the bottle over the sink

3. +dat (auf anderer Seite)

\über der Straße across the street

4. +akk (höher als) over

er hängte ein Schild über die Tür he hang a sign over the door

5. +akk (querend) over

reichst du mir mal den Kaffee \über den Tisch? can you pass me the coffee across the table?

die Brücke führt \über den Fluss the bridge goes over [or across] the river

mit einem Satz sprang er \über den Graben with a single leap he jumped over [or across] [or cleared] the ditch

6. +akk (sich länger erstreckend: horizontal) beyond; (vertikal) above

das Schloss ragte \über das Tal empor the castle towered above the valley

bis \über die Knöchel im Dreck versinken to sink ankle-deep in mud

7. +akk (erfassend) over

der Scheinwerferstrahl strich \über die Mauer und den Gefängnishof the spotlight swept over [or across] the wall and the prison courtyard

ein Blick \über etw a view of [or over] sth

ein Überblick \über etw an overview of sth

8. +akk (bedeckend) over

sie breitete eine Tischdecke \über den Tisch she spread a tablecloth over the table

9. +akk (berührend) over

er strich ihr \über das Haar/die Wange he stroked her hair/cheek

10. TRANSP (passierend) via

seid ihr auf eurer Tour auch \über München gekommen? did you go through Munich on your trip?

Zug nach Berlin über Leipzig train to Berlin via [or stopping at] Leipzig

11. +akk (überlegen, vorrangig) above

er steht \über den Dingen he is above it all

12. +akk (zeitlich länger) over

es ist \über eine Woche her, dass... it's over a week since...

bis \über Weihnachten until after Christmas

13. +akk (während) over

habt ihr \über das Wochenende schon was vor? have you got anything planned for [or over] the weekend?

\über Wochen for weeks on end

14. +dat (in Beschäftigung mit) in

vergiss \über dem ganzen Ärger aber nicht, dass wir dich lieben don't forget in the midst of all this trouble that we love you

irgendwie muss ich \über diesem Gedanken wohl eingeschlafen sein I must have somehow fallen asleep [whilst] thinking about it

sie sitzt \über ihren Büchern she is sitting over her books

15. +dat (mehr als) over

Kinder \über sechs [Jahre] children over six years [or of six years and over]

bei \über 40° C... at a temperature [or temperatures] of more than [or over] 40° C...

16. +akk (zahlenmäßig entsprechend) for

ich gebe Ihnen einen Scheck \über Euro 5.000 I'm giving you a cheque for 5,000 euros

17. +akk (betreffend) about

ich darf Ihnen keine Auskunft \über diese Sache geben I can't give you any information about [or on] this affair

ein Buch \über jdn/etw schreiben to write a book about [or on] sb/sth

18. +akk (mithilfe von) through

ich habe diese Stelle \über Beziehungen bekommen I got this position through being well connected

19. + akk RADIO, TV (etw benutzend) on

\über Satellit empfange ich 63 Programme I can receive 63 channels via [or on] satellite

20.

▶ ... \über... nothing but...

es waren Vögel \über Vögel, die über uns hinwegrauschten! [what seemed like] an endless stream of birds flew over us!

Fehler \über Fehler nothing but mistakes, mistake after [or upon] mistake!

Reden \über Reden speech after speech

▶ \über alles more than anything

sein Hund geht ihm \über alles he loves his dog more than anything else

II. adv

1. (älter als) over

Kinder, die \über sechs Jahre alt sind,... children over six

2. (mehr als) more than

3. (während) through

das ganze Jahr/den ganzen Sommer \über all through the year/summer

den ganzen Tag \über all day long

4.

▶ \über und \über all over, completely

ihr seid \über und \über mit Schlamm verschmiert! you're completely covered [or covered all over] in mud!

\über und \über verdreckt sein to be absolutely filthy

III. adj (fam)

1. (übrig)

▪ \über sein to be left; Essen to be left [over]

etw [für jdn] \über haben to have sth left [for sb]; Essen to have sth left [over] [for sb]

2. (überlegen)

▪ jdm [in etw dat] \über sein to be better than [or fam have the edge on] sb [in sth]

jdm auf einem bestimmten Gebiet \über sein to be better than sb in a certain field

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1.
Präposition mit Dat

1) (Lage, Standort) over; above; (in einer Rangfolge) above

über jemandem wohnen — live above somebody

zehn Grad über Null — ten degrees above zero

über jemandem stehen — (fig.) be above somebody

2) (während) during

über dem Lesen einschlafen — fall asleep over one's book/magazine etc.

3) (infolge) because of; as a result of

über der Aufregung vergaß ich, dass... — in all the excitement I forgot that...
2.
Präposition mit Akk

1) (Richtung) over; (quer hinüber) across

über die Straße gehen — go across the road; cross the road

über Karlsruhe nach Stuttgart — via Karlsruhe to Stuttgart

Tränen liefen ihr über die Wangen — tears ran down her cheeks

er zog sich (Dat.) die Mütze über die Ohren — he pulled the cap down over his ears

bis über die Knöchel im Schlamm versinken — sink up past one's ankles in mud

seine Tochter geht ihm über alles — his daughter means more to him than anything

2) (während) over

über Mittag — over lunchtime

über Wochen/Monate — for weeks/months

über Weihnachten — over Christmas

die ganze Zeit über — the whole time

die Woche/den Sommer über — during the week/summer

den ganzen Winter/Tag über — all winter/day long

3) (betreffend) about

über etwas reden/schreiben — talk/write about something

ein Buch über die byzantinische Kunst — a book about or on Byzantine art

4) (in Höhe von)

ein Scheck/eine Rechnung über 1 000 Euro — a cheque/bill for 1,000 euros

5) (von mehr als)

Kinder über 10 Jahre — children over ten [years of age]

6)

Gewalt über jemanden haben — have power over somebody

Wellingtons Sieg über Napoleon — Wellington's victory over Napoleon

7)

das geht über meine Kraft — that's too much for me

8)

sie macht Fehler über Fehler — she makes mistake after mistake

9) (mittels, durch) through < person>; by <post, telex, etc.>; over <radio, loudspeaker>

ich bin über die Autobahn gekommen — I came along the motorway

etwas über alle Sender bringen/ausstrahlen — broadcast something on all stations
3.
Adverb

1) (mehr als) over

2)

über und über — all over
4.
Adjektiv; nicht attr. (ugs.)

jemandem über sein — have the edge on somebody (coll.)

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über…, Über… im adj & subst etc meist over…, hyper…

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1.
Präposition mit Dat

1) (Lage, Standort) over; above; (in einer Rangfolge) above

über jemandem wohnen — live above somebody

zehn Grad über Null — ten degrees above zero

über jemandem stehen — (fig.) be above somebody

2) (während) during

über dem Lesen einschlafen — fall asleep over one's book/magazine etc.

3) (infolge) because of; as a result of

über der Aufregung vergaß ich, dass... — in all the excitement I forgot that...
2.
Präposition mit Akk

1) (Richtung) over; (quer hinüber) across

über die Straße gehen — go across the road; cross the road

über Karlsruhe nach Stuttgart — via Karlsruhe to Stuttgart

Tränen liefen ihr über die Wangen — tears ran down her cheeks

er zog sich (Dat.) die Mütze über die Ohren — he pulled the cap down over his ears

bis über die Knöchel im Schlamm versinken — sink up past one's ankles in mud

seine Tochter geht ihm über alles — his daughter means more to him than anything

2) (während) over

über Mittag — over lunchtime

über Wochen/Monate — for weeks/months

über Weihnachten — over Christmas

die ganze Zeit über — the whole time

die Woche/den Sommer über — during the week/summer

den ganzen Winter/Tag über — all winter/day long

3) (betreffend) about

über etwas reden/schreiben — talk/write about something

ein Buch über die byzantinische Kunst — a book about or on Byzantine art

4) (in Höhe von)

ein Scheck/eine Rechnung über 1 000 Euro — a cheque/bill for 1,000 euros

5) (von mehr als)

Kinder über 10 Jahre — children over ten [years of age]

6)

Gewalt über jemanden haben — have power over somebody

Wellingtons Sieg über Napoleon — Wellington's victory over Napoleon

7)

das geht über meine Kraft — that's too much for me

8)

sie macht Fehler über Fehler — she makes mistake after mistake

9) (mittels, durch) through < person>; by <post, telex, etc.>; over <radio, loudspeaker>

ich bin über die Autobahn gekommen — I came along the motorway

etwas über alle Sender bringen/ausstrahlen — broadcast something on all stations
3.
Adverb

1) (mehr als) over

2)

über und über — all over
4.
Adjektiv; nicht attr. (ugs.)

jemandem über sein — have the edge on somebody (coll.)

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präp.

about prep.

above prep.

across prep.

at prep.

beyond prep.

by prep.

of prep.

on prep.

over prep.

via prep.

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point [pwɛ̃]

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1. masculine noun

2. compounds

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1. <

   a. point

• point d'ébullition boiling point

• point de congélation freezing point

• point de détail point of detail

• sa cote de popularité a baissé de trois points his popularity rating has fallen by three points

• gagner aux points (Boxing) to win on points

• nous abordons maintenant un point capital we now come to a crucial point

• exposé en trois points three-point presentation

• ils sont d'accord sur ce point they agree on this point

• passons au point suivant de l'ordre du jour let us move on to the next item on the agenda

   b. ( = endroit) place ; (Astronomy, mathematics) point

• pour aller d'un point à un autre to get from one place to another

   c. ( = position) (Aviation, nautical) position

• et maintenant, le point sur la grève des transports and now, the latest on the transport strike

   d. ( = marque) (Mus, morse, sur i) dot ; ( = ponctuation) full stop (Brit), period (US) ; ( = petite tache) spot

• mettre les points sur les i (figurative) to spell it out

• point, à la ligne new paragraph ; (figurative) full stop (Brit) period (US)

• tu n'iras pas, un point c'est tout you're not going and that's all there is to it

   e. (sur devoir) mark

• enlever un point par faute (sur devoir) to take a mark off for every mistake

• bon point good mark (for conduct etc) ; (figurative) plus

• mauvais point bad mark (for conduct etc) ; (figurative) minus

• c'est un bon point pour vous that's a point in your favour!

   f. [de couture, tricot] stitch

   g. (locutions) avoir des points communs to have things in common

• nous en sommes toujours au même point we're no further forward

► faire le point to take a bearing

• faire le point de la situation ( = examiner) to take stock of the situation ; ( = faire un compte rendu) to sum up the situation► à point [fruit] just ripe ; [fromage] just right for eating ; [viande] medium

• le rôti est cuit à point the roast is done to a turn► à point (nommé) [arriver, venir] just at the right moment

• cela tombe à point (nommé) that comes just at the right moment► à ce point, à tel point

• est-il possible d'être bête à ce point ! how stupid can you get? (inf)

• vous voyez à quel point il est généreux you see the extent of his generosity

• elles se ressemblent à tel point or à ce point qu'on pourrait les confondre they look so alike that you could easily mistake one for the other► au point [photo] in focus ; [affaire] completely settled ; [technique, machine] perfected

• ce n'est pas encore au point it isn't quite up to scratch yet► au point de + infinitif so much that

• il aimait le Québec au point d'y passer toutes ses vacances he loved Quebec so much that he spent all his holidays there

• tirer sur une corde au point de la casser to pull on a rope so hard that it breaks► au point que

• il se détestent au point qu'ils ne se parlent plus they hate each other so much that they've stopped speaking► au point où

• en être arrivé au point où... to have reached the point where...

• au point où nous en sommes considering the situation we're in

• on continue ? -- au point où on en est ! shall we go on? -- we've got this far so we might as well!► au plus haut point [détester, admirer] intensely

• se méfier au plus haut point de qch to be highly sceptical about sth► mettre au point [+ photo, caméra] to focus ; [+ stratégie, technique] to perfect ; [+ médicament, invention, système] to develop ; [+ projet] to finalize

• mettre une affaire au point avec qn to finalize all the details of a matter with sb► mise au point [d'appareil photo, caméra] focusing ; [de stratégie, technique] perfecting ; [de médicament, invention, système] development ; [de moteur] tuning ; [d'affaire, projet] finalizing ; ( = explication, correction) clarification

• publier une mise au point to issue a statement (setting the record straight)► en tout point, en tous points in every respect

► jusqu'à un certain point up to a point

► point par point point by point

► être sur le point de faire qch to be about to do sth

2. <

► point d'appui [de levier] fulcrum ; [de personne] support

• chercher un point d'appui to look for something to lean on ► points cardinaux cardinal points

► point chaud trouble spot

► point de chute

• vous avez un point de chute à Rome ? do you have somewhere to stay in Rome? ► point commun

• nous avons beaucoup de points communs we have a lot in common ► point de côté stitch

► point critique critical point

► point de croix cross-stitch

► point culminant [de montagne] peak ; [de carrière] height

► point de départ point of departure

• revenir à son point de départ to come back to where one started

• nous voilà revenus au point de départ so we're back to square one (inf) ► point de distribution [d'eau] supply point ; (Business) distribution outlet

► point de droit point of law

► point d'eau ( = source) watering place ; [de camping] water point

► point d'exclamation exclamation mark (Brit) or point (US)

► point faible weak point

► point final full stop (Brit), period (US)

► point fort strong point

► point d'honneur

• mettre un point d'honneur à faire qch to make it a point of honour to do sth ► point d'interrogation question mark

► point d'intersection point of intersection

► point de jersey stocking stitch

► point lumineux spot of light

► point mort (dans véhicule) neutral ; (Finance) break-even point

• au point mort [voiture] in neutral ; [de négociations, affaires] at a standstill ► point mousse garter stitch

► point névralgique (figurative) sensitive spot

► point noir ( = comédon) blackhead ; ( = problème) problem

► point de non-retour point of no return

► point de rassemblement meeting point

► point de ravitaillement (en nourriture) refreshment point ; (en essence) refuelling point

► points de retraite points based on social security contributions that count towards one's pension

► point sensible (sur la peau) tender spot ; (figurative) sore point

► point stratégique key point

► points de suspension suspension points ; (en dictant) dot, dot, dot

► point de suture stitch

• faire des points de suture à qch to stitch sth up ► point de vente sales outlet

• liste des points de vente list of retailers ► point de vue viewpoint ; (figurative) point of view

• du point de vue moral from a moral point of view

• quel est votre point de vue sur ce sujet ? what's your point of view on this matter?

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pwɛ̃
1.

nom masculin

1) ( endroit) point

un point de rencontre — a meeting point

point de vente — (sales) outlet

2) ( situation) point; Nautisme position

être sur le point de faire — to be just about to do, to be on the point of doing

j'en suis toujours au même point (qu'hier/qu'il y a un an) — I'm still exactly where I was (yesterday/last year)

au point où j'en suis, ça n'a pas d'importance! — I've reached the point where it doesn't matter any more!

faire le point — Nautisme to take bearings; fig to take stock of the situation

3) ( degré)

il m'agace au plus haut point — he annoys me intensely

je ne le pensais pas bête à ce point — I didn't think he was that stupid

‘j'en aurais pleuré’ - ‘ah bon, à ce point?’ — ‘I could have cried’ - ‘really? it was that bad?’

si tu savais à quel point il m'agace! — if you only knew how much he annoys me!

au point que — to the extent that

à tel point que — to such an extent that

douloureux au point que — so painful that

il est têtu à un point! — (colloq) he's so incredibly stubborn!

jusqu'à un certain point — up to a (certain) point, to a certain extent

4) ( question particulière) point; ( dans un ordre du jour) item, point

un programme en trois points — a three-point plan

un point de détail — a minor point

en tout point, en tous points — in every respect ou way

5) ( marque visible) dot

un point de colle — a spot of glue

un point de rouille — a speck of rust

6) Jeux, Sport point

marquer/perdre des points — lit, fig to score/to lose points

compter les points — to keep (the) score

un point partout! — one all!

gagner aux points — to win on points

7) ( pour évaluer) mark GB, point US

avoir sept points d'avance/de retard — to be seven marks ahead/behind

obtenir or avoir 27 points sur 40 — to get 27 out of 40

être un bon point pour — to be a plus point for

être un mauvais point pour quelqu'un/quelque chose — to be a black mark against somebody/something

8) ( dans un système de calcul) point

la livre a perdu trois points — the pound lost three points

le permis à points — system whereby driving offender gets penalty points

9) Mathématique point

point d'intersection — point of intersection

10) Linguistique ( en ponctuation) full stop GB, period US

point à la ligne — ( dans une dictée) full stop, new paragraph

point final — ( dans une dictée) full stop

mettre un point final à quelque chose — fig to put a stop ou an end to something

je n'irai pas, point final! — (colloq) I'm not going, full stop GB ou period US!

tu vas te coucher un point c'est tout! — (colloq) you're going to bed and that's final!

11) Musique dot

12) ( en typographie) point

13) Médecine ( douleur) pain

avoir un point à l'aine — to have a pain in the groin

14) (en couture, tricot) stitch

faire un point à quelque chose — to put a few stitches in something

dentelle au point de Venise — Venetian lace

2.

(dated) adverbe not

tu ne tueras point — thou shalt not kill

3.

à point locution adverbiale

1) ( en temps voulu) just in time

à point nommé — just at the right moment

2) Culinaire

(cuit) à point — medium rare

le camembert est à point — the camembert is ready to eat

4.

au point locution

être au point — [système, machine] to be well designed; [spectacle] to be well put together

leur système n'est pas encore très au point — their system still needs some working on

le prototype n'est pas encore au point — the prototype isn't quite ready yet

mettre au point — ( élaborer) to perfect [système]; to work out, to devise [accord, plan]; to develop [vaccin, appareil]; ( régler) to adjust

finir de mettre quelque chose au point — to put the finishing touches to something

mise au point — ( de système) perfecting; ( de vaccin) development; ( réglage) adjusting; Photographie focus; fig ( déclaration) clarifying statement

faire la mise au point — Photographie to focus

faire une mise au point — fig to set the record straight ( sur about)

Phrasal Verbs:

- point d'ancrage

- point d'appui

- point d'attache

- point cardinal

- point chaud

- point de chute

- point commun

- point de côté

- point de départ

- point d'eau

- point d'exclamation

- point de fuite

- point de fusion

- point d'interrogation

- point du jour

- point de mire

- point mort

- point noir

- point d'orgue

- point de penalty

- point de repère

- point de suture

- point de vue

- points de suspension

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être mal en point — to be in a bad way

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pwɛ̃
1. nm

1) (= marque, signe) dot

2) [ponctuation] full stop Grande-Bretagne period USA

3) (= moment) point

à ce point de la conversation — at that point in the conversation

Nous en sommes au même point. — We have reached the same point.

à point (nommé) — just at the right time

être sur le point de faire — to be just about to do

J'étais sur le point de te téléphoner. — I was just about to phone you.

4) (= degré)

à ce point (avec adjectif) — so

à ce point abîmé que... — so damaged that...

au point que; à tel point que — so much so that

5) (au score) point

6) (= aspect) point

Je ne suis pas d'accord sur ce point. — I don't agree on this point.

en tout point — in every respect

7) (= endroit) spot, point, (en géométrie) point

point de départ — point of departure

point d'arrivée — arrival point

8) COUTURE, TRICOT stitch

point de croix — cross stitch

point de tige — stem stitch

point de chaînette — chain stitch

point mousse — garter stitch, plain

point jersey — purl

9) CUISINE

à point (= bien mûr) — just right, (viande) medium

"Comment voulez-vous votre steak?" — "À point." — "How would you like your steak?" — "Medium."

10) (autres locutions)

faire le point NAVIGATION — to take a bearing, figto take stock

faire le point sur — to review, to take stock of

mettre au point [mécanisme, procédé] — to develop, [appareil-photo] to focus

2. adv

lit (= pas) not

point n'est besoin de... — there is no need to...

point de... — no...

il n'est point de liberté sans contraintes — there is no freedom without constraints

3. vb

See:

poindre

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point ⇒ Les points cardinaux

A nm

1 ( endroit) point; un point précis du globe/sur une carte a particular point on the earth/on a map; un point de ravitaillement/ralliement a staging/rallying point; un point de rencontre a meeting point; point de vente (sales) outlet; serrure 3 points 3 point lock;

2 ( situation) point; Naut position; être sur le point de faire to be just about to do, to be on the point of doing; j'étais sur le point de leur dire/d'abandonner/de partir I was just about to tell them/to give up/to leave, I was on the point of telling them/giving up/leaving; j'en suis toujours au même point (qu'hier/qu'il y a un an) I'm still exactly where I was (yesterday/last year); au point où j'en suis, ça n'a pas d'importance! I've reached the point where it doesn't matter any more!; il en est au point où il allume une cigarette en se levant he's got GB ou gotten US to the stage ou point where he lights a cigarette as soon as he gets up; faire le point Naut to take bearings; fig to take stock of the situation; faire le point sur la situation économique/sur la recherche scientifique fig to take stock of the economic situation/of scientific research; faire le point sur la circulation (routière)/l'actualité to give an up-to-the-minute report on the traffic news/current situation;

3 ( degré) il m'agace/m'inquiète au plus haut point he annoys me/worries me intensely; la circulation était à ce point bloquée que j'ai dû laisser ma voiture au bord de la route the traffic was so bad that I had to leave my car on the side of the road; je ne le pensais pas bête/coléreux à ce point I didn't think he was that stupid/quick-tempered; ‘j'en aurais pleuré’-‘ah bon, à ce point?’ ‘I could have cried’-‘really? it was that bad?’; je sais à quel point elle est triste/sensible I know how sad/sensitive she is; si tu savais à quel point il m'agace! if you only knew how much he annoys me!; au point que to the extent that; à tel point que to such an extent that…; douloureux/endommagé à (un) tel or au point que so painful/badly damaged that; la situation s'est aggravée au point qu'ils ont dû appeler la police the situation became so bad that the police had to be called in; le temps s'est rafraîchi au point qu'il a fallu remettre le chauffage the weather got so cold that the heating had to be put back on; il est têtu à un point! he's so incredibly stubborn!; jusqu'à un certain point up to a (certain) point, to a certain extent;

4 ( question particulière) point; ( dans un ordre du jour) item, point; un programme en trois points a three-point plan; un point fondamental/de détail (d'un texte) a basic/minor point (in a text); sur ce point on this point; j'aimerais revenir sur ce dernier point I would like to come back to that last point; un point de désaccord/litige a point of disagreement/contention; reprendre un texte point par point to go over a text point by point; en tout point, en tous points in every respect ou way; une politique en tous points désastreuse a policy that is disastrous in every respect; les deux modèles sont semblables en tous points the two models are alike in every respect;

5 ( marque visible) gén dot; les villes sont marquées par un point towns are marked by a dot; il y a un point sur le i et le j there's a dot on the i and the j; un point lumineux/rouge dans le lointain a light/a red dot in the distance; bientôt, le navire ne fut qu'un point à l'horizon soon, the ship was a mere dot ou speck on the horizon; un point de colle a spot of glue; un point de rouille a speck of rust; points de graissage lubricating points; ⇒ i;

6 Jeux, Sport point; marquer/perdre des points lit, fig to score/lose points; compter les points to keep (the) score; un point partout! one all!; battre son adversaire aux points to beat one's opponent on points; remporter une victoire aux points to win on points;

7 ( pour évaluer) mark GB, point US; avoir sept points d'avance to be seven marks ahead; avoir dix points de retard to be ten marks behind; il m'a manqué trois points pour réussir I failed by three marks; enlever un point par faute to take a mark off for each mistake; obtenir or avoir 27 points sur 40 to get 27 out of 40; être un bon point pour to be a plus point for; être un mauvais point pour qn/qch to be a black mark against sb/sth;

8 ( dans un système de calcul) point; la livre a perdu trois points the pound lost three points; le taux de chômage a augmenté de 0,8 points the unemployment rate rose by 0.8 points; le permis à points system whereby driving offender gets penalty points; il a perdu sept points dans les sondages he's gone down seven points in the polls;

9 Math point; point d'intersection/d'inflexion point of intersection/of inflection;

10 Ling ( en ponctuation) full stop GB, period US; mettre un point to put a full stop; point à la ligne ( dans une dictée) full stop, new paragraph; point final ( dans une dictée) full stop; mettre un point final à qch fig to put a stop ou an end to sth; je n'irai pas, point final○! I'm not going, full stop GB ou period US!; tu vas te coucher un point c'est tout○! you're going to bed and that's final!;

11 Mus dot;

12 Imprim point;

13 Méd ( douleur) pain; avoir un point à la poitrine/à l'aine to have a pain in the chest/in the groin;

14 (en couture, tricot) stitch; faire un point à qch to put a few stitches in sth; dentelle au point de Venise Venetian lace.

B †adv not; tu ne tueras point Bible thou shalt not kill; je n'en ai point I don't have any; ‘tu es fâché?’-‘non point!’ ‘are you angry?’-‘not at all’.

C à point loc adv venir/arriver à point to come/arrive just in time; venir/arriver or tomber à point nommé to come/arrive just at the right moment; faire cuire à point to cook [sth] medium rare [viande]; bifteck (cuit) à point medium rare steak; le camembert est à point the camembert is ready to eat.

D au point loc adv, loc adj être au point [système, méthode, machine] to be well designed; [spectacle, émission] to be well put together; leur système/machine/spectacle n'est pas encore très au point their system/machine/show still needs some working on; le nouveau modèle est très au point the new model is very well designed; le spectacle n'était pas du tout au point the show wasn't up to scratch; le prototype n'est pas encore au point the prototype isn't quite ready yet; ça fait des semaines qu'ils répètent mais leur numéro n'est pas encore au point they've been rehearsing for weeks but they still haven't got GB ou gotten US it quite right; je ne suis pas au point pour les examens I'm not ready for the exams; mettre [qch] au point ( inventer) to perfect [théorie, système, méthode, technique]; to work out, to devise [accord, plan de paix, stratégie]; to develop [vaccin, médicament, appareil]; ( régler) to adjust [machine, mécanisme]; il leur reste deux semaines pour finir de mettre leur spectacle au point they've got two more weeks to put the finishing touches to their show; mettre au point sur qch Phot to focus on sth; mise au point Phot focus; fig ( déclaration) clarifying statement; la mise au point est automatique sur mon appareil my camera has automatic focus; faire la mise au point Phot to focus (sur on); faire une mise au point fig to set the record straight (sur about); mise au point ( invention) (de théorie, système, méthode, technique) perfecting; (de médicament, vaccin) development; ( réglage) (de machine, mécanisme) adjusting; Phot focus.

Composés

point d'acupuncture Méd acupuncture point; point d'ancrage Aut anchor; fig base; point d'appui Mil base of operations; Phys fulcrum; gén support; les piliers servent de point d'appui à la charpente the roof structure is supported by the pillars; trouver un point d'appui à une échelle to find a support for a ladder; point arrière Cout back stitch; point d'attache base; point de bâti Cout tacking stitch; point blanc whitehead; point de blé ( en tricot) double moss stitch; point de boutonnière Cout buttonhole stitch; point cardinal Phys, Géog compass ou cardinal point; point de chaînette ( en broderie) chain stitch; point de chausson ( en broderie) herringbone stitch; point chaud trouble ou hot spot; les points chauds du globe the world's trouble spots; point de chute fig port of call; point commun mutual interest; nous avons beaucoup de points communs we have a lot in common; ils n'ont aucun point commun they have nothing in common; point de congestion† Méd slight congestion of the lung; point de côtes ( en tricot) rib; point de côté ( douleur) stitch; ( en couture) slip stitch; avoir un point de côté to have a stitch in one's side; point de croix ( en broderie) cross stitch; point de départ lit, fig starting point; nous revoilà à notre point de départ fig we're back to square one; point de devant Cout running stitch; point d'eau ( naturel) watering place; ( robinet) water tap GB ou faucet US; point d'ébullition boiling point; point d'épine ( en broderie) featherstitch; point d'exclamation Ling exclamation mark; point faible weak point; point de feston ( en broderie) blanket stitch; point fort strong point; point de fuite Art, Archit vanishing point; point de fusion melting point; point G G-spot; point d'interrogation Ling question mark; point de jersey ( en tricot) stocking stitch; point du jour daybreak; au point du jour at daybreak; point de liquéfaction liquefaction point; point de mire Mil target; fig focal point; point mousse ( en tricot) garter stitch; point mort Aut neutral; se mettre or passer/être au point mort Aut to put the car into/to be in neutral; être au point mort fig [affaires, consommation] to be at a standstill; [négociations] to be in a state of deadlock; point noir ( comédon) blackhead; ( problème) problem; ( sur la route) blackspot; l'inflation reste le seul point noir inflation is the only problem; point de non-retour point of no return; point d'orgue Mus pause sign; fig culmination; point d'ourlet Cout hemstitch; point de penalty penalty spot; point de piqûre Cout back stitch; point de presse Journ press briefing; point de repère ( spatial) landmark; (temporel, personnel) point of reference; point de reprise Cout darning stitch; point de retraite Prot Soc point which counts towards a retirement pension scheme; point de riz ( en tricot) moss stitch; point de surfil Cout whipstitch; point de suture Méd stitch; point de tige ( en broderie) stem stitch; point de torsade ( en tricot) cable stitch; point de vue ( paysage) viewpoint; ( opinion) point of view; du point de vue de la direction from the management's point of view; du point de vue de l'efficacité/du sens as far as efficiency/meaning is concerned; d'un point de vue économique c'est rentable/intéressant from a financial point of view it's profitable/attractive; points de suspension suspension points.

Idiome

être mal en point to be in a bad way.

I

[pwɛ̃] adverbe

(littéraire)

1. [en corrélation avec 'ne']

je ne l'ai point encore vu I haven't seen him yet

point n'est besoin de there's no need to

2. [employé seul]

du vin il y en avait, mais de champagne point there was wine, but no champagne ou not a drop of champagne

il eut beau chercher, point de John he searched in vain, John was nowhere to be found

point de démocratie sans liberté de critiquer (there can be) no democracy without the freedom to criticize

3. [en réponse négative]

point du tout! not at all!, not in the least!

II

[pwɛ̃] nom masculin

1. [marque] point, dot, spot

[sur un dé, un domino] pip, spot

un corsage à petits points bleus a blouse with blue polka dots

la voiture n'était plus qu'un point à l'horizon the car was now no more than a speck on the horizon

point lumineux spot ou point of light

point de rouille speck ou spot of rust

2. [petite quantité] spot, dab, blob

un point de soudure a spot ou blob of solder

3. [symbole graphique - en fin de phrase] full stop (UK), period (US) ; [ - sur un i ou un j] dot ; [ - en morse, en musique] dot

MATHÉMATIQUES point

point d'exclamation exclamation mark ou (US) point

point d'interrogation (sens propre & figuré) question mark

points de suspension ellipsis, suspension points (US)

point final full stop (UK), period (US) (at the end of a piece of text)

j'ai dit non, point final ou un point c'est tout! (figuré) I said no and that's that ou that's final ou there's an end to it!

mettre un point final à une discussion to terminate a discussion, to bring a discussion to an end

point, à la ligne! (sens propre) new paragraph!

il a fait une bêtise, point à la ligne! (figuré) he did something stupid, let's leave it at that!

4. AÉRONAUTIQUE & NAUTIQUE [position] position

point estimé/observé estimated/observed position

point fixe run-up

faire le point

a. NAUTIQUE to take a bearing, to plot one's position

b. (figuré) to take stock (of the situation)

à 40 ans, on s'arrête et on fait le point when you reach 40, you stand back and take stock of your life

et maintenant, le point sur la circulation and now, the latest traffic news

5. GÉOMÉTRIE point

point d'intersection/de tangence intersection/tangential point

6. [endroit] point, spot, place

en plusieurs points de la planète in different places ou spots on the planet

point de contrôle checkpoint

point névralgique

a. MÉDECINE nerve centre

b. (figuré) sensitive spot

point de rencontre meeting point

point de vente retail outlet

7. [douleur] twinge, sharp pain

MÉDECINE pressure point

j'ai un point au poumon I can feel a twinge (of pain) in my chest

point de côté stitch

8. [moment, stade] point, stage

à ce point de la discussion at this point in the discussion

les pourparlers en sont toujours au même point the negotiations haven't got any further

9. [degré] point

porter quelque chose à son plus haut point to carry something to extremes

si tu savais à quel point je te méprise! if you only knew how much I despise you!

il est radin, mais à un point! (familier) you wouldn't believe how tightfisted he is!

point de saturation (sens propre & figuré) saturation point

10. [élément - d'un texte, d'une théorie] point ; [ - d'un raisonnement] point, item ; [ - d'une description] feature, trait

le second point à l'ordre du jour the second item on the agenda

un programme social en trois points a three-point social programme

voici un point d'histoire que je souhaiterais éclaircir I'd like to make clear what happened at that particular point in history

point d'entente/de désaccord point of agreement/of disagreement

point commun common feature

nous n'avons aucun point commun we have nothing in common

un point de droit DROIT a point of law

11. [unité de valeur - dans un sondage, à la Bourse] point ; [ - de retraite] unit ; [ - du salaire de base] (grading) point

ÉDUCATION mark (UK), point

JEUX & SPORT point

sa cote de popularité a gagné/perdu trois points his popularity rating has gone up/down by three points

il me manquait 12 points pour avoir l'examen I was 12 marks short of passing the exam

battu aux points [en boxe] beaten on points

faire le point [le gagner] to win the point

bon point

a. ÉDUCATION [image] cardboard card or picture given to schoolchildren as a reward

b. [appréciation] mark (for good behaviour)

un bon point pour toi! (figuré & humoristique) good on (UK) ou for you!, you get a brownie point!

mauvais point ÉDUCATION black mark (against somebody's name)

un mauvais point pour toi! (figuré & humoristique) go to the back of the class!

marquer un point (sens propre & figuré) to score a point

12. COUTURE

faire un point à to put a stitch ou a few stitches in

bâtir à grands points to tack

point de couture/crochet/tricot sewing/crochet/knitting stitch

point de jersey stocking stitch

point mousse garter stitch

point de riz moss stitch

petit point: tapisserie au petit point petit point tapestry

13. INFORMATIQUE [unité graphique] dot

[emplacement]

point d'accès/de retour entry/reentry point

14. ART & JOAILLERIE point

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à ce point, à un tel point locution adverbiale

[tellement] so, that

ton travail est dur à ce point? is your job so (very) ou that hard?

j'en ai tellement assez que je vais démissionner — à ce point? I'm so fed up that I'm going to resign — that bad, is it?

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à ce point que, à (un) tel point que locution conjonctive

so much so that, to such a point that

les choses en étaient arrivées à un tel point que... things had reached such a pitch that...

elle est déprimée, à ce point qu'elle ne veut plus voir personne she's so depressed that she won't see anyone anymore

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à point locution adjectivale

[steak] medium

[rôti] done to a turn

[fromage] ripe, just right

[poire] just ou nicely ripe

ton bonhomme est à point, tu n'as plus qu'à enregistrer ses aveux (familier & figuré) your man's nice and ready now, all you've got to do is get the confession down on tape

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à point locution adverbiale

1. CUISINE

le gâteau est cuit à point the cake is cooked (through)

2. [au bon moment]

tomber à point

a. [personne] to come (just) at the right time

b. [arrivée, décision] to be very timely

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à point nommé locution adverbiale

arriver à point nommé to arrive (just) at the right moment ou when needed, to arrive in the nick of time

au plus haut point locution adverbiale

[énervé, généreux, irrespectueux] extremely, most

[méfiant] highly, extremely

je le respecte au plus haut point I have the utmost respect for him

je le déteste au plus haut point I can't tell you how much I hate him, I absolutely loathe him

elle m'inquiète au plus haut point I'm really worried about her

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au point locution adjectivale

PHOTOGRAPHIE in focus

[moteur] tuned

[machine] in perfect running order

[technique] perfected

[discours, plaidoyer] finalized

[spectacle, artiste] ready

ton revers n'est pas encore au point your backhand isn't good enough ou up to scratch yet

le son/l'image n'est pas au point the sound/the image isn't right

quand ma technique sera au point when I've perfected my technique

mon texte n'est pas encore au point I haven't finished my text yet

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au point locution adverbiale

mettre au point

a. [texte à imprimer] to edit

b. [discours, projet, rapport] to finalize, to put the finishing touches to

c. [spectacle] to perfect

d. [moteur] to tune

e. [appareil photo] to (bring into) focus

f. [affaire] to settle, to finalize

mettre les choses au point to put ou set the record straight

mettons les choses au point: je refuse de travailler le dimanche let's get this ou things straight: I refuse to work Sundays

après cette discussion, j'ai tenu à mettre les choses au point following that discussion, I insisted on putting ou setting the record straight

tu devrais mettre les choses au point avec lui you should sort things out between you

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au point de locution prépositionnelle

méticuleux au point d'en être agaçant meticulous to the point of being exasperating

il n'est pas stupide au point de le leur répéter he's not so stupid as to tell them

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au point du jour locution adverbiale

(littéraire) at dawn ou daybreak

au point où locution conjonctive

nous sommes arrivés au point où... we've reached the point ou stage where...

au point où j'en suis, autant que je continue having got this far, I might as well carry on

au point où en sont les choses as things stand, the way things are (now)

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au point que locution conjonctive

so much that, so... that

il était très effrayé, au point qu'il a essayé de se sauver he was so frightened that he tried to run away

point par point locution adverbiale

point by point

sur le point de locution prépositionnelle

être sur le point de faire quelque chose to be about to do ou on the point of doing ou on the verge of doing something

j'étais sur le point de partir I was about to ou going to leave

sur le point de pleurer on the verge of tears ou of crying

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point d'ancrage nom masculin

1. AUTOMOBILE seat-belt anchorage

2. (figuré) cornerstone

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point d'appui nom masculin

1. [d'un levier] fulcrum

2. MILITAIRE strongpoint

3. (figuré) [soutien] support

point de chute nom masculin

1. ARMEMENT point of impact

2. (figuré)

j'ai un point de chute à Milan I have somewhere to stay in Milan

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point culminant nom masculin

ASTRONOMIE zenith

GÉOGRAPHIE peak, summit, highest point, (figuré) acme, apex

quel est le point culminant des Alpes? what is the highest point ou peak in the Alps?

les investissements sont à leur point culminant investment has reached a peak

point de départ nom masculin

starting point

nous voilà revenus au point de départ (sens propre & figuré) now we're back where we started

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point faible nom masculin

weak spot

son point faible, c'est sa susceptibilité his touchiness is his weak spot ou point

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point fort nom masculin

[d'une personne, d'une entreprise] strong point

[d'un joueur de tennis] best shot

les maths n'ont jamais été mon point fort I was never any good at maths, maths was never my strong point

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point mort nom masculin

AUTOMOBILE

neutral

au point mort

a. AUTOMOBILE in neutral

b. (figuré) at a standstill

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point noir nom masculin

1. MÉDECINE blackhead

2. [difficulté] difficulty, headache (figuré)

un point noir de la circulation

a. [encombré] a heavily congested area

b. [dangereux] an accident blackspot

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point sensible nom masculin

1. [endroit douloureux] tender ou sore spot

2. MILITAIRE key ou strategic target

3. (figuré)

toucher un point sensible

a. [chez quelqu'un] to touch on a sore spot

b. [dans un problème] to touch on a sensitive area

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > point

12 confundir

v.

1 to confuse.

me confundes con tanta información you're confusing me with all that information

María los confundió sonriendo Mary confused them by smiling.

Ella confundió las razones She confused the reasons.

María confundió la razón real Mary confused=muddled the real reason.

2 to mix up.

3 to confound.

4 to scramble, to put in disorder, to confuse, to mess up.

María confundió los papeles Mary scrambled the papers.

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confundir

► verbo transitivo

1 (mezclar) to mix up

2 (equivocar) to confuse ( con, with), mistake ( con, for)

■ confundí un libro con otro I confused one book with another

3 (no reconocer) to mistake ( con, for)

■ la confundí con su hermana I mistook her for her sister

4 (turbar) to confound, embarrass

► verbo pronominal confundirse

1 (mezclarse) to mingle; (colores, formas) to blend

■ los ladrones se confundieron con la multitud the thieves mingled with the crowd

■ la figura se confunde con los árboles the figure blends into the trees

2 (equivocarse) to get mixed up, make a mistake

■ me he confundido I have made a mistake

■ me confundí de calle I got the wrong street

■ se ha confundido de número you've got the wrong number

3 (turbarse) to be confused, be embarrassed

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verb

to confuse

- confundirse

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1. VT

1) (=equivocar) to confuse

en este planteamiento se están confundiendo causa y efecto — this approach confuses cause and effect

no confundamos las cosas, por favor — let's not confuse things, please

siempre os confundo por teléfono — I always get you mixed up on the phone

confundimos el camino — we went the wrong way

• confundir algo/a algn con algo/algn — to get sth/sb mixed up with sth/sb, mistake sth/sb for sth/sb

la confundí con su hermana gemela — I got her mixed up with her twin sister, I mistook her for her twin sister

no se debe confundir a Richard Strauss con Johann Strauss — Richard Strauss should not be confused with Johann Strauss

su sabor no se puede confundir con nada — its taste is unmistakable
culo 1), velocidad 1)
2) (=mezclar) [+ papeles] to mix up

me confundieron todas las facturas — they mixed up all the bills

3) (=desconcertar) to confuse

sus palabras nos confundieron a todos — we were all confused by what he said

técnicas para confundir al adversario — techniques for confusing your opponent

me confunde con tanta palabrería — he confuses me o gets me confused with all that talk of his, I find all that talk of his confusing

4) (=turbar) to overwhelm

me confundía con tantas atenciones — her kindness was overwhelming, I was overwhelmed by all her kindness

2.

See:

confundirse

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) ( por error) <fechas/datos> to confuse, get... mixed o muddled up; < personas> to confuse, mix up

confundir algo/alguien con algo/a alguien — to mistake something/somebody for something/somebody

me confundió con mi hermana — he mistook me for my sister

creo que me confunde con otra persona — I think you are confusing me with somebody else

b) ( desconcertar) to confuse

tantas cifras confunden a cualquiera — all these numbers are enough to confuse anyone

c) ( turbar) to embarrass
2.
confundirse v pron

a) ( equivocarse)

siempre se confunde en las cuentas — he always makes mistakes in the accounts

confundirse de algo: me confundí de calle/casa — I got the wrong street/house

b) (mezclarse, fundirse)

se confundió entre la multitud — he disappeared into the crowd

varios colores se confunden en el cuadro — various colors are blended together in the painting

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= confound, puzzle, baffle, perplex, cloud, muddle, obfuscate, snarl up, nonplus, obnubilate.

Ex. To treat these reports differently only because some are serial and the others are monographic in form is to play havoc with the integrity of the catalog and to confound its users.

Ex. The repetition of the author's name introduces new esoteric punctuation which is bound to puzzle the catalog user.

Ex. As the domain expands, the problem of rule formalisation may even baffle a human expert.

Ex. If when you are working you come across a problem which perplexes you, you should write to someone in the field who may be able to help you.

Ex. Whilst library schools should continue to concentrate upon traditional priorities and the obsession with machines and techniques should not cloud those priorities.

Ex. But even when valid averages and unit costs are examined, Simpson's Paradox can arise to muddle expectations.

Ex. Just because the facts don't support his views, he threatens, slanders, lies, obfuscates and charges 'lies, hypocrisy and cruelty'.

Ex. If all goes as usual, it will snow approximately one inch and completely snarl up traffic until melted.

Ex. The spectacle in front of Bertie was enough to nonplus anyone -- Gussie in scarlet tights and a pretty frightful false beard.

Ex. Fourniret is a dangerous man obnubilated by the phantasm of virginity.

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* confundir (con) = confuse (with).

* confundir las diferencias entre = blur + the boundaries between.

* confundir la situación = cloud + the view, cloud + the picture.

* confundir la velocidad con el tocino = one thing + have + nothing to do with the other.

* confundir los límites entre = blur + the boundaries between.

* confundir los medios con el fin = confuse + the means with the ends.

* confundir los papeles = blur + roles.

* confundir + Nombre + por + Nombre = mistake + Nombre + for + Nombre.

* para confundir aun más las cosas = to add to the confusion.

* que confunde = confounding.

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) ( por error) <fechas/datos> to confuse, get... mixed o muddled up; < personas> to confuse, mix up

confundir algo/alguien con algo/a alguien — to mistake something/somebody for something/somebody

me confundió con mi hermana — he mistook me for my sister

creo que me confunde con otra persona — I think you are confusing me with somebody else

b) ( desconcertar) to confuse

tantas cifras confunden a cualquiera — all these numbers are enough to confuse anyone

c) ( turbar) to embarrass
2.
confundirse v pron

a) ( equivocarse)

siempre se confunde en las cuentas — he always makes mistakes in the accounts

confundirse de algo: me confundí de calle/casa — I got the wrong street/house

b) (mezclarse, fundirse)

se confundió entre la multitud — he disappeared into the crowd

varios colores se confunden en el cuadro — various colors are blended together in the painting

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confundir (con)

(v.) = confuse (with)

Ex: The genus/species relationship must not be confused with other types of relationship such as those between a thing and its properties or between a thing and an operation.

= confound, puzzle, baffle, perplex, cloud, muddle, obfuscate, snarl up, nonplus, obnubilate.

Ex: To treat these reports differently only because some are serial and the others are monographic in form is to play havoc with the integrity of the catalog and to confound its users.

Ex: The repetition of the author's name introduces new esoteric punctuation which is bound to puzzle the catalog user.

Ex: As the domain expands, the problem of rule formalisation may even baffle a human expert.

Ex: If when you are working you come across a problem which perplexes you, you should write to someone in the field who may be able to help you.

Ex: Whilst library schools should continue to concentrate upon traditional priorities and the obsession with machines and techniques should not cloud those priorities.

Ex: But even when valid averages and unit costs are examined, Simpson's Paradox can arise to muddle expectations.

Ex: Just because the facts don't support his views, he threatens, slanders, lies, obfuscates and charges 'lies, hypocrisy and cruelty'.

Ex: If all goes as usual, it will snow approximately one inch and completely snarl up traffic until melted.

Ex: The spectacle in front of Bertie was enough to nonplus anyone -- Gussie in scarlet tights and a pretty frightful false beard.

Ex: Fourniret is a dangerous man obnubilated by the phantasm of virginity.

* confundir (con) = confuse (with).

* confundir las diferencias entre = blur + the boundaries between.

* confundir la situación = cloud + the view, cloud + the picture.

* confundir la velocidad con el tocino = one thing + have + nothing to do with the other.

* confundir los límites entre = blur + the boundaries between.

* confundir los medios con el fin = confuse + the means with the ends.

* confundir los papeles = blur + roles.

* confundir + Nombre + por + Nombre = mistake + Nombre + for + Nombre.

* para confundir aun más las cosas = to add to the confusion.

* que confunde = confounding.

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confundir [I1 ]

vt

1 (por error) ‹fechas/datos› to confuse, get … mixed o muddled up; ‹personas› to confuse, mix up

nos confunden la voz por teléfono people get our voices mixed up o confused on the phone

no confundas los dos términos don't confuse the two terms

confundir algo CON algo to mistake sth FOR sth

confundió el pimentón dulce con el picante she mistook the sweet paprika for the hot

confundir a algn CON algn to mistake sb FOR sb

la gente siempre me confunde con mi hermano gemelo people always take o mistake me for my twin brother

creo que me confunde con otra persona I think you are getting me mixed up o confused with somebody else

2 (desconcertar) to confuse

no confundas al pobre chico con tantos detalles don't confuse the poor boy with so many details

tantas cifras confunden a cualquiera all these numbers are enough to confuse anyone

el interés que demuestra por ella me confunde I'm baffled by his interest in her

3 (turbar) to embarrass

se sintió confundida por tanta amabilidad she was embarrassed o overwhelmed by so much kindness

■ confundirse

v pron

1

(equivocarse): siempre se confunde en las cuentas he always makes mistakes in the accounts o gets the accounts wrong

confundirse DE algo:

me confundí de calle/casa I got the wrong street/house

se ha confundido de número you have o you've got the wrong number

2

(mezclarse, fundirse): se confundió entre la multitud he melted into o disappeared into the crowd

una gran variedad de colores se confunden en el cuadro the painting is a fusion of many different colors, many different colors are blended together in the painting

unos policías de civil se confundían con la multitud plainclothes police mingled with the crowd

se confundieron en un apretado abrazo ( liter); they melted into a close embrace ( liter)

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confundir ( conjugate confundir) verbo transitivo
a) ( por error) ‹fechas/datos› to confuse, get … mixed o muddled up;

‹ personas› to confuse, mix up;
confundir algo/a algn con algo/algn to mistake sth/sb for sth/sb;
◊ me confundió con mi hermana he mistook me for my sister

b) ( desconcertar) to confuse

c) ( turbar) to embarrass

confundirse verbo pronominal
a) ( equivocarse) to make mistakes/a mistake;

◊ me confundí de calle I got the wrong street

b) ( desconcertarse) to get confused

confundir verbo transitivo
1 to confuse [con, with]: lo confundo con tu hermano, I am confusing him with your brother
2 (embarullar a alguien) to mislead
3 (turbar) to confound
' confundir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
equivocar
- trastocar
- turbar
- atolondrar
- despistar
- embrollar
- enrollar
- liar
- marear
English:
advise
- alone
- confound
- confuse
- everyday
- let
- mistake
- mix up
- practice
- practise
- stump
- fox
- mix
- muddle

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confundir

♦ vt

1. [trastocar]
confundir una cosa con otra to mistake one thing for another;

confundir dos cosas to get two things mixed up;

siempre lo confundo con su hermano gemelo I always mistake him for his twin brother;

creo que me está confundiendo con otro I think you're confusing me with someone else;

Comp
Fam Hum
confundir la velocidad con el tocino to mix up two completely different things

2. [desconcertar] to confuse;

me confundes con tanta información you're confusing me with all that information

3. [mezclar] to mix up

4. [abrumar] to overwhelm;

tanta simpatía me confunde I'm overwhelmed by all this friendliness, all this friendliness is overwhelming

♦ See also the pronominal verb confundirse

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confundir

v/t

1 confuse

2 ( equivocar) mistake ( con for)

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confundir vt

: to confuse, to mix up

♦ See also the reflexive verb confundirse

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confundir vb

1. (mezclar) to get mixed up

has confundido los cuadernos you've got the exercise books mixed up

2. (equivocar) to mix up / to mistake

siempre me confunden con mi hermano people are always mixing me up with my brother / people always mistake me for my brother

3. (dejar perplejo) to confuse

su palabrería me confundió his words confused me

Spanish-English dictionary > confundir

13 perder

v.

1 to lose (dinero, objeto, amigo).

Ella pierde She loses.

Ella pierde su cartera She loses her purse.

Ella perdió la oportunidad She lost the opportunity.

2 to lose (salir derrotado).

no te pelees con él, que llevas las de perder don't get into a fight with him, you're bound to lose

3 to waste.

no pierdas el tiempo con o en tonterías don't waste your time on nonsense like that

no hay tiempo que perder there's no time to lose

4 to miss (tren, vuelo).

Ella perdió el bus She missed the bus.

5 to be the ruin of.

le pierde su pasión por el juego his passion for gambling is ruining him

6 to lose, to leak (tener un escape de) (agua).

ese camión va perdiendo aceite this lorry is losing o leaking oil

7 to go downhill.

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perder

Conjugation model [ ENTENDER], like link=entender entender

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to lose

■ he perdido el bolígrafo I've lost my pen

2 (malgastar, desperdiciar) to waste

■ se pasa el día perdiendo el tiempo he's always wasting time

3 (tren etc) to miss

4 (ser causa de daños) to be the ruin of

■ le perdió su afición al juego gambling was his downfall

► verbo intransitivo

1 (gen) to lose; (salir perdiendo) to lose out

2 (empeorar) to get worse

■ esta ciudad ha perdido mucho, ya no es lo que era this city has gone downhill, it isn't what it used to be

► verbo pronominal perderse

1 (extraviarse - persona) to get lost; (- animal) to go missing

■ se me ha perdido un pendiente I've lost an earring

2 (confundirse) to get confused, get mixed up

■ en cuanto hablan de política me pierdo when they talk about politics I get lost

3 (desaparecer) to disappear, take off

■ en cuanto ve problemas, se pierde as soon as there's a problem, he disappears

4 (dejar escapar) to miss

■ ¡no te lo pierdas! don't miss it!

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FRASEOLOGÍA

echar a perder to spoil

perder agua to leak

perder color to fade

perder de vista to lose sight of

perderse por algo/alguien familiar to give up everything for somebody/something

perdérselo familiar

■ tú te lo pierdes it's your loss

salir perdiendo to come off worse, lose out

tener buen perder to be a good loser

tener mal perder to be a bad loser

¡piérdete! familiar get lost!

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verb

1) to lose

2) miss

3) waste

•

- perderse

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1. VT

1) [+ objeto, dinero, peso] to lose

he perdido el monedero — I've lost my purse

a los seis años perdió a su padre — she lost her father when she was six

he perdido cinco kilos — I've lost five kilos

había perdido mucha sangre — she had lost a lot of blood

ha perdido mucho dinero en la bolsa — she has lost a lot of money on the stock market

no tienes nada que perder — you have nothing to lose

• perder el conocimiento — to lose consciousness

• perder la costumbre — to get out of the habit

• perder algo de vista — to lose sight of sth

nunca pierde de vista el fin que persigue — he never loses sight of his goal

no lo pierdas de vista — don't let him out of your sight

conviene no perder de vista que... — we mustn't forget that..., we mustn't lose sight of the fact that...

2) [+ tiempo] to waste

¡me estás haciendo perder el tiempo! — you're wasting my time!

sin perder un momento — without wasting a moment

3) [+ aire, aceite] to leak

el vehículo pierde aceite — the car is leaking oil, the car has an oil leak

la pelota perdió aire — the ball went flat

4) (=no coger) [+ tren, avión] to miss; [+ oportunidad] to miss, lose

no pierde detalle — he doesn't miss a thing

5) (=destruir) to ruin

ese vicio le perderá — that vice will ruin him, that vice will be his ruin

ese error le perdió — that mistake was his undoing

lo que le pierde es... — where he comes unstuck is...

6) (Jur) to lose, forfeit

2. VI

1) [en competición, disputa] to lose

el equipo perdió por 5-2 — the team lost 5-2

• tienen o llevan todas las de perder — they look certain to lose

• saber perder — to be a good loser

• salir perdiendo, salí perdiendo en el negocio — I lost out on the deal

salí perdiendo en la discusión — I came off worst in the argument

2) (=empeorar)

era un buen cantante, pero ha perdido mucho — he was a good singer, but he's gone downhill

era muy guapo, pero ha perdido bastante — he isn't nearly as good-looking as he used to be

ha perdido mucho en mi estimación — he has gone down a lot in my estimation

3) [tela] to fade

4)

• echar a perder — [+ comida, sorpresa] to ruin, spoil; [+ oportunidad] to waste

• echarse a perder — [comida] to go off; [sorpresa] to be ruined, be spoiled

3.

See:

perderse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( extraviar) <llaves/documento/guante> to lose

b) <señal/imagen/contacto> to lose

2) ( ser la ruina de)

lo perdió la curiosidad — his curiosity was his undoing o his downfall

3)

a) <dinero/propiedad/cosecha> to lose

con preguntar no se pierde nada — we've/you've nothing to lose by asking, there's no harm in asking

más se perdió en la guerra — (fr hecha) it's not the end of the world

b) <derecho/trabajo> to lose

c) <brazo/sangre/vista> to lose

el susto le hizo perder el habla — the fright rendered him speechless

perder la vida — to lose one's life, to perish; cabeza, vista II, III

d) <hijo/marido> to lose

4)

a) <interés/entusiasmo/paciencia> to lose

no hay que perder el ánimo — you mustn't lose heart

yo no pierdo las esperanzas — I'm not giving up hope

llegas tarde, para no perder la costumbre — (iró) you're late, just for a change (iro)

perder la práctica/la costumbre — to get out of practice/the habit

tienes que perderles el miedo a los aviones — you have to get over o to overcome your fear of flying

perder el equilibrio — to lose one's balance

perder el conocimiento — to lose consciousness, to pass out

b) <fuerza/intensidad/calor/altura> to lose

perder el ritmo — (Mús) to lose the beat; ( en trabajo) to get out of the rhythm

c) <peso/kilos> to lose

5)

a) <autobús/tren/avión> to miss

b) <ocasión/oportunidad> to miss

sin perder detalle — without missing any detail

c) < tiempo> to waste

no me hagas perder (el) tiempo! — don't waste my time!

no hay tiempo que perder — there's no time to lose

no pierdas (el) tiempo intentándolo — don't waste your time trying

llámalo sin perder un minuto — call him immediately

perdimos dos días por lo de la huelga — we lost two days because of the strike

6)

a) <guerra/pleito/partido> to lose

b) <curso/año> to fail; < examen> (Ur) to fail

7) <agua/aceite/aire> to lose
2.
perder vi

1) ( ser derrotado) to lose

no sabes perder — you're a bad loser

perdieron 3 a 1 — they lost 3-1

llevar las de perder — to be onto a loser

la que sale perdiendo soy yo — I'm the one who loses out o comes off worst

2)

a) cafetera/tanque to leak

b) (RPl) color ( aclararse) to fade

3)

echar(se) a perder — ver echar I 1) a), echarse I 1) a)
3.
perderse v pron

1)

a) ( extraviarse) persona/objeto to get lost; (+ me/te/le etc)

se le perdió el dinero — he's lost the money

que no se te pierda — don't lose it

¿y a tí que se te ha perdido por allí? — whatever possessed you to go there

no hay por dónde perderse — (Chi fam) there's no question about it

b) ( desaparecer) to disappear

se perdió entre la muchedumbre — she disappeared into the crowd

c) (en tema, conversación)

cuando se ponen a hablar rápido me pierdo — when they start talking quickly I get lost

las cifras son tan enormes que uno se pierde — the figures are so huge that they start to lose all meaning

empieza otra vez, ya me perdí — start again, you've lost me already

d) ( en espacio)

los sillones se pierden en ese salón — the armchairs are rather lost in the sitting room

2) <fiesta/película/espectáculo> to miss

no te perdiste nada — you didn't miss anything

3) persona

a) ( acabar mal) to get into trouble, lose one's way (liter)

b) (Per fam) ( prostituirse) to go on the streets (colloq)

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= lose, misplace, forfeit, mislay, lose out, miss, suffer + loss.

Ex. One of the hardest tasks of a curator is to make a precis of the information about a particular object without losing any essential information.

Ex. This article discusses the common abuses of circulation privileges by a few faculty members: removing books from the library without checking them out; misplacing books after they have been checked out; and failing to return books when needed by others = Este artículo analiza los abusos comunes de los privilegios de préstamo por parte de unos pocos profesores: coger libros de la biblioteca sin sacarlos en préstamo, perder libros tras haberlos sacados en préstamo y no dever libros cuando otros los necesitan.

Ex. In addition, it enables the library to respond to the needs of the new popular culture without forfeiting its traditional cultural purpose.

Ex. Workflow systems automate business processes, such as the management of a housing benefit claim, to ensure all tasks are completed on time and no information can be lost or mislaid.

Ex. Libraries, in the crush to pay journal invoices, are losing out, as other services as well as staffing and pay all end up unfunded = Las bibliotecas, ante la presión de tener que pagar las facturas de las revistas, salen perdiendo ya que otros servicios así como el personal y los salarios terminanan todos con insuficientes fondos.

Ex. Thus the browser may miss valuable items, although some browsers will find browsing a perfectly adequate method of gauging the extent of a library collection.

Ex. They played their third game of the season today and suffered another loss but the team continues to improve.

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* echar a perder = ruin, bungle, bring out + the worst in, cast + a blight on, blight, go off.

* echarlo todo a perder = upset + the applecart.

* echar + Posesivo + planes a perder = upset + Posesivo + plans.

* ganar cuando todo parece estar perdido = victory from the jaws of defeat.

* hacer perder el conocimiento = knock + Nombre + out, knock + Nombre + unconscious.

* hacer perder el entusiasmo = dampen + Posesivo + enthusiasm.

* hacer perder el sentido a = make + nonsense of.

* hacer perder la agilidad física = stale.

* hacer perder la agilidad mental = stale.

* hacer perder las esperanzas = dampen + Posesivo + hopes.

* hacer que Alguien pierda el empleo = put + Nombre + out of work.

* hacer que pierda el interés = take + the shine off things.

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

* lo que se gana por un lado se pierde por otro = swings and roundabouts.

* lo que se pierda en una cosa se gana en la otra = what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.

* ni ganar ni perder = break + even.

* no perder de vista = keep + an eye on, keep + a beady eye on, keep in + sight.

* no perder el ánimo = keep + Posesivo + chin up.

* no perder el control = stay on top of, stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of things.

* no perder el trabajo = stay in + work.

* no perder la cabeza = keep + a cool head, remain + cool-headed, play it + cool.

* no perder la calma = keep + a cool head, remain + cool-headed, play it + cool.

* no perderse = keep on + the right track.

* no perderse en/por = find + Posesivo + way round/through.

* no perderse mucho = be no great loss.

* no perderse nada = be no great loss.

* no tener nada que perder = have + nothing to lose.

* perder agua = lose + water, leak.

* perder Algo = take + Nombre + out of + Posesivo + hands.

* perder confianza = lose + confidence (in).

* perder contacto con la realidad = lose + touch with reality.

* perder control = lose + control (of).

* perder credibilidad = destroy + credence.

* perder de vista = lose from + sight, drop from + sight, lose + sight of.

* perder de vista el hecho de que = lose + sight of the fact that.

* perder eficacia = lose + clout.

* perder el alma = lose + Posesivo + soul.

* perder el ánimo = lose + heart.

* perder el apetito = lose + Posesivo + appetite.

* perder el atractivo = lose + Posesivo + allure, lose + Posesivo + savour.

* perder el color = fade.

* perder el conocimiento = lose + Posesivo + senses, pass out, lose + Posesivo + consciousness.

* perder el contacto con = lose + touch with.

* perder el control = slip beyond + the grasp of, lose + Posesivo + grip, run + amok, sweep + Nombre + off + Posesivo + feet, go to + pieces, go + wild.

* perder el control de Algo = get out of + hand.

* perder el control de la situación = things + get out of hand.

* perder el culo = go into + raptures.

* perder el encanto = lose + Posesivo + allure, lose + Posesivo + savour, lose + Posesivo + shine.

* perder el entusiasmo = lose + heart.

* perder el equilibrio = lose + Posesivo + balance.

* perder el favor de = lose + popularity with.

* perder el hábito = lose + the habit.

* perder el hilo = lose + the plot, lose + the thread.

* perder el interés = pall.

* perder el juicio = lose + Posesivo + sanity.

* perder el norte = be off course, fly off + course.

* perder el pie = lose + Posesivo + footing.

* perder el rumbo = be off course, fly off + course.

* perder el sentido = faint, lose + Posesivo + senses, lose + Posesivo + consciousness, pass out.

* perder el sentido del humor = lose + sense of humour.

* perder el sueño por = lose + sleep over/on.

* perder el tiempo = dawdle, mess around, pissing into the wind, mess about, faff (about/around), pootle, sit + idle, muck around/about, piddle around.

* perder el tiempo, hacer esto y aquello de un modo relajado = piddle around.

* perder el valor = lose + Posesivo + nerve.

* perder entusiasmo = lose + enthusiasm.

* perder esperanza = lose + hope.

* perder fuerza = lose + power, lose + steam.

* perder gas = lose + steam.

* perder hasta la camisa = lose + Posesivo + shirt.

* perder ímpetu = lose + momentum, run out of + steam, lose + impetus.

* perder influencia = lose + clout.

* perder interés = lapse, lose + interest.

* perder la cabeza = lose + Posesivo + mind, lose + Posesivo + head, lose + Posesivo + marbles, go + bonkers, fly off + the handle, go (right) off + Posesivo + rocker, go out of + Posesivo + mind, go + soft in the head.

* perder la calma = blow + a fuse.

* perder la chaveta = go + bonkers, go (right) off + Posesivo + rocker, go + berserk, go + postal, go + haywire.

* perder la chaveta por = have + a crush on.

* perder la compostura = lose + Posesivo + balance, break down + in disarray.

* perder la conciencia = lose + Posesivo + consciousness, pass out.

* perder la cordura = lose + Posesivo + sanity.

* perder la credibilidad = lose + face.

* perder la cuenta (de) = lose + count (of).

* perder la esperanza = despair, throw in + the towel, give up + hope, throw in/up + the sponge.

* perder la fe = lose + Posesivo + faith.

* perder la identidad de uno = lose + Posesivo + identity.

* perder la ilusión = lose + heart.

* perder la motivación = lose + motivation.

* perder la noción del tiempo = lose + track of time, lose + all notion of time, lose + all sense of time.

* perder la oportunidad = miss + the boat.

* perder la paciencia = lose + Posesivo + temper.

* perder la pista de = lose + track of.

* perder la presión = depressurise [depressurize, -USA].

* perder la razón = lose + Posesivo + sanity.

* perder las facultades = lose + Posesivo + faculties.

* perder la sincronización = get out of + step.

* perder las riendas = go + berserk, go + postal, go + crazy.

* perder la timidez con = warm up to.

* perder la vida = lose + Posesivo + life.

* perder la virginidad = lose + Posesivo + virginity.

* perder la visión = lose + Posesivo + sight.

* perder la vista = become + blind.

* perder la voz = lose + Posesivo + voice.

* perder los estribos = lose + Posesivo + cool, fly off + the handle, lose + Posesivo + head, go + berserk, go + postal, go + crazy, lose + Posesivo + temper.

* perder los nervios = lose + Posesivo + cool, fly off + the handle, lose + Posesivo + head.

* perder los papeles = lose + control (of), lose + Posesivo + cool, lose + Posesivo + head, fly off + the handle, freak out, flip out.

* perder nota = lose + marks.

* perder para siempre = lose to + posterity.

* perder peso = lose + weight.

* perder poder = lose + power.

* perder prestigio = lose + face.

* perder propiedades = lose + property.

* perder protagonismo = fade into + the background.

* perderse = go astray, get + lost, lose + Posesivo + way, go + missing, miss out on, slip through + the cracks, get out of + Posesivo + depth, wander off + route, disorient, disorientate, wander off + track, lose + Posesivo + bearings.

* perderse entre el gentío = lose + Reflexivo + amid the crowd.

* perderse entre la muchedumbre = lose + Reflexivo + amid the crowd.

* perderse entre la multitud = lose + Reflexivo + amid the crowd.

* perder sentido = lose + purpose.

* perderse por = wander through.

* perderse por los caminos secundarios = go + off-road.

* perderse una clase = miss + class.

* perder terreno = lose + ground.

* perder tiempo = waste + time, lose + time.

* perder (toda/la) esperanza = abandon + (all) hope.

* perder una batalla = lose + battle.

* perder una guerra = lose + war.

* perder un amigo = lose + a friend.

* perder una oportunidad = miss + opportunity, lose + opportunity, miss + chance, waste + opportunity.

* perder una venta = lose + sale.

* perder una votación = outvote.

* perder un objeto personal = lose + property.

* perder un partido = lose + match.

* perder valor = lose + Posesivo + value.

* perder ventas = lose + sales.

* perder vigor = run out of + steam, lose + steam.

* perder vitalidad = run out of + steam.

* por probar nada se pierde = nothing ventured, nothing gained.

* que no se puede uno perder = unmissable.

* que pierde agua = leaking, leaky [leakier -comp., leakiest -sup].

* salir perdiendo = victimise [victimize, -USA], come off + worst, lose out, compare + unfavourably, lose + neck, be a little worse off.

* salir sin ganar ni perder = break + even.

* se pierda o se gane = win or lose.

* sin perder de vista = with an eye on.

* sin perder un (solo) minuto = without a moment wasted, without a wasted moment, without a minute wasted, without a wasted minute.

* sin tiempo que perder = without a minute to spare.

* tener todas las de perder = fight + a losing battle.

* un arte que se está perdiendo = a dying art.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( extraviar) <llaves/documento/guante> to lose

b) <señal/imagen/contacto> to lose

2) ( ser la ruina de)

lo perdió la curiosidad — his curiosity was his undoing o his downfall

3)

a) <dinero/propiedad/cosecha> to lose

con preguntar no se pierde nada — we've/you've nothing to lose by asking, there's no harm in asking

más se perdió en la guerra — (fr hecha) it's not the end of the world

b) <derecho/trabajo> to lose

c) <brazo/sangre/vista> to lose

el susto le hizo perder el habla — the fright rendered him speechless

perder la vida — to lose one's life, to perish; cabeza, vista II, III

d) <hijo/marido> to lose

4)

a) <interés/entusiasmo/paciencia> to lose

no hay que perder el ánimo — you mustn't lose heart

yo no pierdo las esperanzas — I'm not giving up hope

llegas tarde, para no perder la costumbre — (iró) you're late, just for a change (iro)

perder la práctica/la costumbre — to get out of practice/the habit

tienes que perderles el miedo a los aviones — you have to get over o to overcome your fear of flying

perder el equilibrio — to lose one's balance

perder el conocimiento — to lose consciousness, to pass out

b) <fuerza/intensidad/calor/altura> to lose

perder el ritmo — (Mús) to lose the beat; ( en trabajo) to get out of the rhythm

c) <peso/kilos> to lose

5)

a) <autobús/tren/avión> to miss

b) <ocasión/oportunidad> to miss

sin perder detalle — without missing any detail

c) < tiempo> to waste

no me hagas perder (el) tiempo! — don't waste my time!

no hay tiempo que perder — there's no time to lose

no pierdas (el) tiempo intentándolo — don't waste your time trying

llámalo sin perder un minuto — call him immediately

perdimos dos días por lo de la huelga — we lost two days because of the strike

6)

a) <guerra/pleito/partido> to lose

b) <curso/año> to fail; < examen> (Ur) to fail

7) <agua/aceite/aire> to lose
2.
perder vi

1) ( ser derrotado) to lose

no sabes perder — you're a bad loser

perdieron 3 a 1 — they lost 3-1

llevar las de perder — to be onto a loser

la que sale perdiendo soy yo — I'm the one who loses out o comes off worst

2)

a) cafetera/tanque to leak

b) (RPl) color ( aclararse) to fade

3)

echar(se) a perder — ver echar I 1) a), echarse I 1) a)
3.
perderse v pron

1)

a) ( extraviarse) persona/objeto to get lost; (+ me/te/le etc)

se le perdió el dinero — he's lost the money

que no se te pierda — don't lose it

¿y a tí que se te ha perdido por allí? — whatever possessed you to go there

no hay por dónde perderse — (Chi fam) there's no question about it

b) ( desaparecer) to disappear

se perdió entre la muchedumbre — she disappeared into the crowd

c) (en tema, conversación)

cuando se ponen a hablar rápido me pierdo — when they start talking quickly I get lost

las cifras son tan enormes que uno se pierde — the figures are so huge that they start to lose all meaning

empieza otra vez, ya me perdí — start again, you've lost me already

d) ( en espacio)

los sillones se pierden en ese salón — the armchairs are rather lost in the sitting room

2) <fiesta/película/espectáculo> to miss

no te perdiste nada — you didn't miss anything

3) persona

a) ( acabar mal) to get into trouble, lose one's way (liter)

b) (Per fam) ( prostituirse) to go on the streets (colloq)

* * *

= lose, misplace, forfeit, mislay, lose out, miss, suffer + loss.

Ex: One of the hardest tasks of a curator is to make a precis of the information about a particular object without losing any essential information.

Ex: This article discusses the common abuses of circulation privileges by a few faculty members: removing books from the library without checking them out; misplacing books after they have been checked out; and failing to return books when needed by others = Este artículo analiza los abusos comunes de los privilegios de préstamo por parte de unos pocos profesores: coger libros de la biblioteca sin sacarlos en préstamo, perder libros tras haberlos sacados en préstamo y no dever libros cuando otros los necesitan.

Ex: In addition, it enables the library to respond to the needs of the new popular culture without forfeiting its traditional cultural purpose.

Ex: Workflow systems automate business processes, such as the management of a housing benefit claim, to ensure all tasks are completed on time and no information can be lost or mislaid.

Ex: Libraries, in the crush to pay journal invoices, are losing out, as other services as well as staffing and pay all end up unfunded = Las bibliotecas, ante la presión de tener que pagar las facturas de las revistas, salen perdiendo ya que otros servicios así como el personal y los salarios terminanan todos con insuficientes fondos.

Ex: Thus the browser may miss valuable items, although some browsers will find browsing a perfectly adequate method of gauging the extent of a library collection.

Ex: They played their third game of the season today and suffered another loss but the team continues to improve.

* echar a perder = ruin, bungle, bring out + the worst in, cast + a blight on, blight, go off.

* echarlo todo a perder = upset + the applecart.

* echar + Posesivo + planes a perder = upset + Posesivo + plans.

* ganar cuando todo parece estar perdido = victory from the jaws of defeat.

* hacer perder el conocimiento = knock + Nombre + out, knock + Nombre + unconscious.

* hacer perder el entusiasmo = dampen + Posesivo + enthusiasm.

* hacer perder el sentido a = make + nonsense of.

* hacer perder la agilidad física = stale.

* hacer perder la agilidad mental = stale.

* hacer perder las esperanzas = dampen + Posesivo + hopes.

* hacer que Alguien pierda el empleo = put + Nombre + out of work.

* hacer que pierda el interés = take + the shine off things.

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

* lo que se gana por un lado se pierde por otro = swings and roundabouts.

* lo que se pierda en una cosa se gana en la otra = what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.

* ni ganar ni perder = break + even.

* no perder de vista = keep + an eye on, keep + a beady eye on, keep in + sight.

* no perder el ánimo = keep + Posesivo + chin up.

* no perder el control = stay on top of, stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of things.

* no perder el trabajo = stay in + work.

* no perder la cabeza = keep + a cool head, remain + cool-headed, play it + cool.

* no perder la calma = keep + a cool head, remain + cool-headed, play it + cool.

* no perderse = keep on + the right track.

* no perderse en/por = find + Posesivo + way round/through.

* no perderse mucho = be no great loss.

* no perderse nada = be no great loss.

* no tener nada que perder = have + nothing to lose.

* perder agua = lose + water, leak.

* perder Algo = take + Nombre + out of + Posesivo + hands.

* perder confianza = lose + confidence (in).

* perder contacto con la realidad = lose + touch with reality.

* perder control = lose + control (of).

* perder credibilidad = destroy + credence.

* perder de vista = lose from + sight, drop from + sight, lose + sight of.

* perder de vista el hecho de que = lose + sight of the fact that.

* perder eficacia = lose + clout.

* perder el alma = lose + Posesivo + soul.

* perder el ánimo = lose + heart.

* perder el apetito = lose + Posesivo + appetite.

* perder el atractivo = lose + Posesivo + allure, lose + Posesivo + savour.

* perder el color = fade.

* perder el conocimiento = lose + Posesivo + senses, pass out, lose + Posesivo + consciousness.

* perder el contacto con = lose + touch with.

* perder el control = slip beyond + the grasp of, lose + Posesivo + grip, run + amok, sweep + Nombre + off + Posesivo + feet, go to + pieces, go + wild.

* perder el control de Algo = get out of + hand.

* perder el control de la situación = things + get out of hand.

* perder el culo = go into + raptures.

* perder el encanto = lose + Posesivo + allure, lose + Posesivo + savour, lose + Posesivo + shine.

* perder el entusiasmo = lose + heart.

* perder el equilibrio = lose + Posesivo + balance.

* perder el favor de = lose + popularity with.

* perder el hábito = lose + the habit.

* perder el hilo = lose + the plot, lose + the thread.

* perder el interés = pall.

* perder el juicio = lose + Posesivo + sanity.

* perder el norte = be off course, fly off + course.

* perder el pie = lose + Posesivo + footing.

* perder el rumbo = be off course, fly off + course.

* perder el sentido = faint, lose + Posesivo + senses, lose + Posesivo + consciousness, pass out.

* perder el sentido del humor = lose + sense of humour.

* perder el sueño por = lose + sleep over/on.

* perder el tiempo = dawdle, mess around, pissing into the wind, mess about, faff (about/around), pootle, sit + idle, muck around/about, piddle around.

* perder el tiempo, hacer esto y aquello de un modo relajado = piddle around.

* perder el valor = lose + Posesivo + nerve.

* perder entusiasmo = lose + enthusiasm.

* perder esperanza = lose + hope.

* perder fuerza = lose + power, lose + steam.

* perder gas = lose + steam.

* perder hasta la camisa = lose + Posesivo + shirt.

* perder ímpetu = lose + momentum, run out of + steam, lose + impetus.

* perder influencia = lose + clout.

* perder interés = lapse, lose + interest.

* perder la cabeza = lose + Posesivo + mind, lose + Posesivo + head, lose + Posesivo + marbles, go + bonkers, fly off + the handle, go (right) off + Posesivo + rocker, go out of + Posesivo + mind, go + soft in the head.

* perder la calma = blow + a fuse.

* perder la chaveta = go + bonkers, go (right) off + Posesivo + rocker, go + berserk, go + postal, go + haywire.

* perder la chaveta por = have + a crush on.

* perder la compostura = lose + Posesivo + balance, break down + in disarray.

* perder la conciencia = lose + Posesivo + consciousness, pass out.

* perder la cordura = lose + Posesivo + sanity.

* perder la credibilidad = lose + face.

* perder la cuenta (de) = lose + count (of).

* perder la esperanza = despair, throw in + the towel, give up + hope, throw in/up + the sponge.

* perder la fe = lose + Posesivo + faith.

* perder la identidad de uno = lose + Posesivo + identity.

* perder la ilusión = lose + heart.

* perder la motivación = lose + motivation.

* perder la noción del tiempo = lose + track of time, lose + all notion of time, lose + all sense of time.

* perder la oportunidad = miss + the boat.

* perder la paciencia = lose + Posesivo + temper.

* perder la pista de = lose + track of.

* perder la presión = depressurise [depressurize, -USA].

* perder la razón = lose + Posesivo + sanity.

* perder las facultades = lose + Posesivo + faculties.

* perder la sincronización = get out of + step.

* perder las riendas = go + berserk, go + postal, go + crazy.

* perder la timidez con = warm up to.

* perder la vida = lose + Posesivo + life.

* perder la virginidad = lose + Posesivo + virginity.

* perder la visión = lose + Posesivo + sight.

* perder la vista = become + blind.

* perder la voz = lose + Posesivo + voice.

* perder los estribos = lose + Posesivo + cool, fly off + the handle, lose + Posesivo + head, go + berserk, go + postal, go + crazy, lose + Posesivo + temper.

* perder los nervios = lose + Posesivo + cool, fly off + the handle, lose + Posesivo + head.

* perder los papeles = lose + control (of), lose + Posesivo + cool, lose + Posesivo + head, fly off + the handle, freak out, flip out.

* perder nota = lose + marks.

* perder para siempre = lose to + posterity.

* perder peso = lose + weight.

* perder poder = lose + power.

* perder prestigio = lose + face.

* perder propiedades = lose + property.

* perder protagonismo = fade into + the background.

* perderse = go astray, get + lost, lose + Posesivo + way, go + missing, miss out on, slip through + the cracks, get out of + Posesivo + depth, wander off + route, disorient, disorientate, wander off + track, lose + Posesivo + bearings.

* perderse entre el gentío = lose + Reflexivo + amid the crowd.

* perderse entre la muchedumbre = lose + Reflexivo + amid the crowd.

* perderse entre la multitud = lose + Reflexivo + amid the crowd.

* perder sentido = lose + purpose.

* perderse por = wander through.

* perderse por los caminos secundarios = go + off-road.

* perderse una clase = miss + class.

* perder terreno = lose + ground.

* perder tiempo = waste + time, lose + time.

* perder (toda/la) esperanza = abandon + (all) hope.

* perder una batalla = lose + battle.

* perder una guerra = lose + war.

* perder un amigo = lose + a friend.

* perder una oportunidad = miss + opportunity, lose + opportunity, miss + chance, waste + opportunity.

* perder una venta = lose + sale.

* perder una votación = outvote.

* perder un objeto personal = lose + property.

* perder un partido = lose + match.

* perder valor = lose + Posesivo + value.

* perder ventas = lose + sales.

* perder vigor = run out of + steam, lose + steam.

* perder vitalidad = run out of + steam.

* por probar nada se pierde = nothing ventured, nothing gained.

* que no se puede uno perder = unmissable.

* que pierde agua = leaking, leaky [leakier -comp., leakiest -sup].

* salir perdiendo = victimise [victimize, -USA], come off + worst, lose out, compare + unfavourably, lose + neck, be a little worse off.

* salir sin ganar ni perder = break + even.

* se pierda o se gane = win or lose.

* sin perder de vista = with an eye on.

* sin perder un (solo) minuto = without a moment wasted, without a wasted moment, without a minute wasted, without a wasted minute.

* sin tiempo que perder = without a minute to spare.

* tener todas las de perder = fight + a losing battle.

* un arte que se está perdiendo = a dying art.

* * *

perder [E8 ]

vt

A

1 (extraviar) ‹llaves/documento/guante› to lose

he perdido su dirección I've lost her address

perdió las tijeras y se pasó una hora buscándolas she mislaid o lost the scissors and spent an hour looking for them

me perdiste la página you lost my place o page

perdí a mi marido en la muchedumbre I lost my husband in the crowd

no pierdas de vista al niño don't let the child out of your sight

hilo

2 ‹señal/imagen/contacto› to lose

hemos perdido el contacto con el avión we've lost contact with the plane

B

(ser la ruina de): lo perdió la curiosidad his curiosity was his undoing o his downfall

C

1 ‹dinero/propiedad/cosecha› to lose

perdió mil pesos jugando al póker she lost a thousand pesos playing poker

perdió una fortuna en ese negocio he lost a fortune in o on that deal

con preguntar no se pierde nada we've/you've nothing to lose by asking, there's no harm in asking, we/you can but ask

más se perdió en la guerra ( fr hecha); things could be worse!, worse things happen at sea, it's not the end of the world

terreno² (↑ terreno (2))

2 ‹derecho/trabajo› to lose

si te vas pierdes el lugar en la cola if you go away you lose your place in the line ( AmE) o ( BrE) queue

3 ‹ojo/brazo› to lose; ‹vista/oído› to lose

ha perdido mucho peso/mucha sangre she's lost a lot of weight/blood

el susto le hizo perder el habla the fright rendered him speechless

perder la vida to lose one's life, to perish

cabeza

4 ‹hijo/marido› to lose

perder un niño or un bebé (en el embarazo) to lose a baby, to have a miscarriage

D

1 ‹interés/entusiasmo› to lose; ‹paciencia› to lose

no hay que perder el ánimo you mustn't lose heart

yo no pierdo las esperanzas I'm not giving up hope

he perdido la costumbre de levantarme temprano I've got(ten) out of o I've lost the habit of getting up early

llegas tarde, para no perder la costumbre ( iró); you're late, just for a change ( iro)

trata de no perder la práctica try not to get out of practice

tienes que perderles el miedo a los aviones you have to get over o to overcome your fear of flying

perder el equilibrio to lose one's balance

perder el conocimiento to lose consciousness, to pass out

2 ‹fuerza/intensidad/calor› to lose

el avión empezó a perder altura the plane began to lose height

perder el ritmo ( Mús) to lose the beat

estás trabajando muy bien, no pierdas el ritmo you're working well, keep it up!

3 ‹peso/kilos› to lose

E

1 ‹autobús/tren/avión› to miss

2 ‹ocasión› to miss

sería tonto perder esta estupenda oportunidad it would be stupid to miss o to pass up this marvelous opportunity

no pierde oportunidad de recordarnos cuánto le debemos he never misses a chance to remind us how much we owe him

3 ‹tiempo›

¡no me hagas perder (el) tiempo! don't waste my time!

no hay tiempo que perder there's no time to lose

no pierdas (el) tiempo, no lo vas a convencer don't waste your time, you're not going to convince him

llámalo sin perder un minuto call him immediately

perdimos dos días por lo de la huelga we lost two days because of the strike

F

1 ‹guerra/pleito› to lose; ‹partido› to lose

2 ‹curso/año› to fail

perder un examen (Ur); to fail an exam

G ‹agua/aceite/aire› to lose

el coche pierde aceite the car has an oil leak o is losing oil

el globo perdía aire air was escaping from the balloon

■ perder

vi

A (ser derrotado) to lose

perdimos por un punto we lost by one point

no sabes perder you're a bad loser

no discutas con él porque llevas las de perder don't argue with him because you'll lose

la que sale perdiendo soy yo I lose out o come off worst

B

1 ( RPl) «cafetera/tanque» to leak

2 «color» (aclararse) to fade; (tiñiendo otras prendas) to run

C

echar(se) a perder ver echar vt Sense I A 1. (↑ echar), echar v pron Sense I A 1. (↑ echar)

■ perderse

v pron

A

1 (extraviarse) «persona/objeto» to get lost

siempre me pierdo en esta ciudad I always get lost in this town

no te pierdas, llámanos de vez en cuando don't lose touch, call us now and then

(+ me/te/le etc): se le perdió el dinero he's lost the money

guárdalo bien para que no se te pierda keep it safe so you don't lose it

no hay por dónde perderse ( Chi fam); there's no question about it

2 (desaparecer) to disappear

se perdió entre la muchedumbre she disappeared into the crowd

3

(en un tema, una conversación): cuando se ponen a hablar rápido me pierdo when they start talking quickly I get lost

me distraje un momento y me perdí my attention wandered for a moment and I lost the thread

las cifras son tan enormes que uno se pierde the figures are so huge that they start to lose all meaning

empieza otra vez, ya me perdí start again, you've lost me already

4

(en una prenda, un espacio): te pierdes en ese vestido you look lost in that dress

los sillones quedan perdidos en ese salón tan grande the armchairs are rather lost in such a big sitting room

B ‹fiesta/película/espectáculo› to miss

no te perdiste nada you didn't miss anything

te perdiste una excelente oportunidad de callarte la boca ( hum); you could have kept your big mouth shut ( colloq)

C «persona»

1 (acabar mal) to get into trouble, lose one's way ( liter)

2 ( Per fam) (prostituirse) to go on the streets o the game ( colloq)

* * *

perder ( conjugate perder) verbo transitivo
1 ( en general) to lose;
◊ perdí el pasaporte I lost my passport;

quiere perder peso he wants to lose weight;
con preguntar no se pierde nada we've/you've nothing to lose by asking;
perder la vida to lose one's life, to perish;
See also→ cabeza 1 e, vista 2 3;
yo no pierdo las esperanzas I'm not giving up hope;
perder la práctica to get out of practice;
perder el equilibrio to lose one's balance;
perder el conocimiento to lose consciousness, to pass out;
perder el ritmo (Mús) to lose the beat;

( en trabajo) to get out of the rhythm
2
a) ‹autobús/tren/avión› to miss

b) ‹ocasión/oportunidad› to miss;

◊ sin perder detalle without missing any detail

c) ‹ tiempo› to waste;

◊ ¡no me hagas perder (el) tiempo! don't waste my time!;

no hay tiempo que perder there's no time to lose
3
a) ‹guerra/pleito/partido› to lose

b) ‹curso/año› to fail;

‹ examen› (Ur) to fail
4 ‹agua/aceite/aire› to lose
verbo intransitivo
1 ( ser derrotado) to lose;
◊ perdieron 3 a 1 they lost 3-1;

no sabes perder you're a bad loser;
llevar las de perder to be onto a loser;
la que sale perdiendo soy yo I'm the one who loses out o comes off worst
2 [cafetera/tanque] to leak
3
◊ echar(se) a perder ver echar I 1a, echarse 1a

perderse verbo pronominal
1 [persona/objeto] to get lost;
◊ siempre me pierdo en esta ciudad I always get lost in this town;

se le perdió el dinero he's lost the money;
cuando se ponen a hablar rápido me pierdo when they start talking quickly I get lost
2 ‹fiesta/película/espectáculo› to miss
perder
I verbo transitivo
1 (un objeto) to lose
2 (un medio de transporte) to miss
3 (el tiempo) to waste
4 (oportunidad) to miss ➣ Ver nota en miss
5 (cualidad, costumbre, sentido) to lose: tienes que perder tus miedos, you have to overcome your fears
6 (agua, aceite) to leak
II verbo intransitivo
1 (disminuir una cualidad) to lose
2 (estropear) to ruin, go off
3 (en una competición, batalla) to lose
♦ Locuciones: echar (algo) a perder, to spoil (sthg)
llevar las de perder, to be onto a loser
' perder' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adormecerse
- aflojar
- baño
- borda
- brújula
- cabeza
- cabo
- clarear
- conciencia
- conocimiento
- costumbre
- cuenta
- declinar
- descuidarse
- desesperarse
- desfallecer
- desgracia
- desinflarse
- desnaturalizar
- despedirse
- despintar
- despistar
- destinada
- destinado
- desvanecerse
- deteriorarse
- distraerse
- don
- enloquecer
- estribo
- facultad
- flaquear
- granizada
- hilo
- infortunio
- innecesaria
- innecesario
- interés
- joderse
- juicio
- llevar
- norte
- papel
- pasarse
- peso
- razón
- resbalar
- rumbo
- saber
- sentida
English:
avoid
- balance
- black out
- blow
- boat
- bound
- break
- bungle
- cool
- course
- crush
- danger
- dawdle
- decline
- dignity
- dilly-dally
- erode
- even
- face
- fade
- fiddle around
- flag
- footing
- forfeit
- freak out
- gamble away
- gazump
- ground
- grow out of
- handle
- hang about
- hang around
- heart
- keep
- leak
- lose
- mislay
- miss
- muck about
- muck around
- muck up
- pall
- piece
- pot
- rack
- rag
- reason
- rise
- risk
- shape

* * *

perder

♦ vt

1. [extraviar] to lose;

he perdido el paraguas I've lost my umbrella

2. [dejar de tener] [dinero, amigo, empleo, interés] to lose;

he perdido el contacto con ellos I've lost touch with them;

la policía ha perdido la pista o [m5] el rastro de los secuestradores the police have lost track of the kidnappers;

no sé nada de Ana, le he perdido la pista o [m5] el rastro I don't know anything about Ana, I've lost touch with her;

el accidente le hizo perder la visión he lost his sight in the accident;

ya hemos perdido toda esperanza de encontrarlo we've now given up o lost all hope of finding him;

he perdido bastante práctica I'm rather out of practice;

perder el equilibrio/la memoria to lose one's balance/memory;

perder peso to lose weight;

perder el miedo/el respeto a alguien to lose one's fear of/respect for sb;

cientos de personas perdieron la vida hundreds of people lost their lives;

no tienes/tiene/ etc[m5]. nada que perder you have/he has/ etc nothing to lose;

Comp
Esp
más se perdió en Cuba o [m5] en la guerra it's not as bad as all that, it's not the end of the world

3. [ser derrotado en] [batalla, partido, campeonato, elecciones] to lose;

este error podría hacerle perder el partido this mistake could lose her the game

4. [desperdiciar] [tiempo] to waste;
[oportunidad, ocasión] to miss;
no pierdas el tiempo con o [m5] en tonterías don't waste your time on nonsense like that;

he perdido toda la mañana en llamadas de teléfono I've wasted all morning making phone calls;

no pierda la ocasión de ver esta fantástica película don't miss this wonderful movie;

no hay tiempo que perder there's no time to lose

5. [no alcanzar] [tren, vuelo, autobús] to miss

6. [tener un escape de] [agua] to lose, to leak;

la bombona pierde aire air is escaping from the cylinder;

ese camión va perdiendo aceite that truck o Br lorry is losing o leaking oil

7. [perjudicar] to be the ruin of;

le pierde su pasión por el juego his passion for gambling is ruining him

8. Urug [examen] to fail

♦ vi

1. [salir derrotado] to lose;

perder al póquer/billar to lose at poker/billiards;

perdimos (por) dos a cero we lost Br two-nil o US two-zero;

no te pelees con él, que llevas las de perder don't get into a fight with him, you're bound to lose;

sabe/no sabe perder he's a good/bad loser;

salir perdiendo to lose out, to come off worse

2. [empeorar] to go downhill;

este restaurante ha perdido mucho this restaurant has really gone downhill;

estas alfombras pierden bastante al lavarlas these rugs don't wash very well

3. [tener un escape] [de agua, aceite] to have a leak;

esa bombona pierde that gas cylinder is leaking;

una de las ruedas pierde por la válvula the air's coming out of one of the tyres

4. [en frases]
echar algo a perder to spoil sth;

echarse a perder [alimento] to spoil, Br to go off

♦ See also the pronominal verb perderse

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perder

I v/t

1 objeto lose;

¡piérdete! get lost!;

no te lo pierdas película, acontecimiento don’t miss it;

no tener nada que perder have nothing to lose

2 tren, avión etc miss

3 el tiempo waste

II v/i lose;

echar a perder ruin;

echarse a perder de alimento go bad;

llevar o

tener las de perder be at a disadvantage;

salir perdiendo come off worst

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perder {56} vt

1) : to lose

2) : to miss

perdimos la oportunidad: we missed the opportunity

3) : to waste (time)

perder vi

: to lose

♦ See also the reflexive verb perderse

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perder vb

1. (en general) to lose [pt. & pp. lost]

he perdido las llaves I've lost my keys

deberías perder peso you should lose weight

2. (tren, avión, oportunidad, etc) to miss

he perdido el autobús I've missed the bus

3. (tiempo) to waste

estás perdiendo el tiempo you're wasting your time

4. (líquido, gas) to leak

la caldera pierde agua the boiler is leaking

echar a perder algo to ruin something / to spoil something

echarse a perder to go off / to go bad

Spanish-English dictionary > perder

14 pay

pei
1. past tense, past participle - paid; verb
1) (to give (money) to (someone) in exchange for goods, services etc: He paid $5 for the book.) pagar, retribuir, remunerar (trabajo)

2) (to return (money that is owed): It's time you paid your debts.) pagar, saldar (deuda)

3) (to suffer punishment (for): You'll pay for that remark!) pagar

4) (to be useful or profitable (to): Crime doesn't pay.) compensar, valer la pena, convenir

5) (to give (attention, homage, respect etc): Pay attention!; to pay one's respects.) prestar (atención), rendir (homenaje), conceder, ofrecer

2. noun
(money given or received for work etc; wages: How much pay do you get?) salario, sueldo, paga, remuneración

- payable
- payee
- payment
- pay-packet
- pay-roll
- pay back
- pay off
- pay up
- put paid to

pay¹ n paga / sueldo

Friday is pay day el viernes es el día de la paga

I'll give you your money when I get my pay te daré el dinero cuando cobre

pay² vb pagar

they pay me five dollars an hour me pagan cinco dólares la hora

to pay attention prestar atención

El pasado y el participio pasado de pay se escribe paid; el gerundio se escribe paying

pay

tr[peɪ]

noun

1 (wages) paga, sueldo, salario

■ equal pay igualdad de salarios

transitive verb (pt & pp paid tr[peɪd])

1 (gen) pagar; (bill, debt) pagar, saldar

■ I paid him 10 pounds to mend my bike le pagué 10 libras para que me arreglara la bici

■ how much did you pay for that dress? ¿cuánto te costó ese vestido?, ¿cuánto pagaste por ese vestido?

■ he still hasn't paid me for the meal aún no me ha pagado la comida

■ I wouldn't go out with him if you paid me no saldría con él ni que me pagaran

2 (make, give - attention) prestar; (homage, tribute) rendir; (respects) presentar, ofrecer; (compliment, visit, call) hacer

3 SMALLFINANCE/SMALL (make, give - interest, dividends) dar

4 (be worthwhile) compensar, convenir

■ it'll pay you to keep your mouth shut te conviene no decir ni pío

intransitive verb

1 (gen) pagar

■ you don't have to pay to go in no hay que pagar para entrar

■ I'll pay for it yo lo pagaré

■ the company paid for him to go to New York la empresa le pagó el viaje a Nueva York

■ this kind of work pays very well este tipo de trabajo está muy bien pagado

2 figurative use (suffer) pagar ( for, -)

■ he'll pay for this! ¡me las pagará!

■ I paid dearly for my haste pagué muy cara mi prisa

3 (be profitable - business etc) ser rentable, ser factible

4 (be worthwhile) compensar, convenir

■ crime doesn't pay el crimen no compensa

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

pay per view pagar por ver, pago por visión

to be in somebody's pay ser empleado,-a de alguien, estar a sueldo de alguien

to get paid cobrar

■ how much do you get paid? ¿cuánto cobras?

to pay in advance pagar por adelantado

to pay cash / pay in cash pagar al contado, pagar en efectivo

to pay by cheque pagar con talón, pagar con cheque

to pay in instalments pagar a plazos

to pay one's way pagar su parte

to pay through the nose pagar un dineral

there will be hell to pay se va a armar la gorda

overtime pay dinero de horas extras

pay cheque sueldo, cheque nombre masculino del sueldo

pay claim reivindicación nombre femenino salarial

pay packet sobre nombre masculino de la paga

pay phone teléfono público

pay rise aumento de sueldo

pay slip nómina, hoja de salario

pay ['peɪ] v, paid ['peɪd] ; paying vt

1) : pagar (una cuenta, a un empleado, etc.)

2)

to pay attention : poner atención, prestar atención, hacer caso

3)

to pay back : pagar, devolver

she paid them back: les devolvió el dinero

I'll pay you back for what you did!: ¡me las pagarás!

4)

to pay off settle: saldar, cancelar (una deuda, etc.)

5)

to pay one's respects : presentar uno sus respetos

6)

to pay a visit : hacer una visita

pay vi

: valer la pena

crime doesn't pay: no hay crimen sin castigo

pay n

: paga f

pay

n.

• gajes s.m.pl.

• paga s.f.

• soldada s.f.

• sueldo s.m.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: paid) = abonar v.

• contribuir v.

• ofrecer v.

• pagar v.

• prestar v.

• rendir v.

• retribuir v.

• tributar v.

I
1. peɪ
(past & past p paid) transitive verb

1)

a) \<\<tax/rent\>\> pagar*; \<\<amount/fees\>\> pagar*, abonar (frml); \<\<bill\>\> pagar*, saldar; \<\<debt\>\> pagar*, saldar, cancelar

this account pays 8% interest — esta cuenta da or produce un interés del 8%

to pay something FOR something/to + inf: how much did you pay for the painting? ¿cuánto te costó el cuadro?, ¿cuánto pagaste por el cuadro?; I paid a fortune to have it cleaned me costó un dineral hacerlo limpiar, me cobraron un dineral por limpiarlo; they pay my salary directly into the bank — me depositan or (esp Esp) me ingresan el sueldo directamente en el banco

b) \<\<employee/creditoradesperson\>\> pagarle* a

to pay somebody FOR something — pagarle* algo a algn

they haven't paid me for the tickets — no me han pagado las entradas

I paid him £20 for the table — le di 20 libras por la mesa

to pay one's way: I've always paid my own way — siempre he pagado lo que me correspondía

2) \<\<respects\>\> presentar; \<\<attention\>\> prestar

to pay somebody a visit o call — hacerle* una visita a algn; compliment I a), heed I, homage etc

2.

pay vi

1) ( with money) pagar*

to pay FOR something — pagar* algo

that won't even pay for the food — eso no da ni para la comida

to pay FOR somebody (to + INF): I'll pay for Matthew yo pago lo de Matthew; I'll pay for you to go to Paris yo te pago el viaje a París; teaching doesn't pay very well — la enseñanza no está muy bien pagada or remunerada

2) ( suffer)

to pay FOR something — pagar* algo

he paid for his mistake with his life — el error le costó la vida

I'll make you pay — me las pagarás

there'll be hell o the devil to pay — se va a armar la de San Quintín

3) paying pres p

the paying public — el público

paying guest — huésped mf ( que paga el alojamiento)

3.

pay v impers convenir*

it pays to be polite to people — merece la pena ser amable con la gente

Phrasal Verbs:

- pay back

- pay in

- pay off

- pay out

- pay up

II

mass noun ( of manual worker) paga f, salario m (frml); ( of employee) sueldo m

equal pay — igualdad f salarial

to be in somebody's pay — estar* a sueldo de alguien; (before n)

pay envelope o (BrE) packet — sobre m de la paga

pay increase — aumento m or (frml) incremento m salarial

[peɪ] (vb: pt, pp paid)
1.

N (=wages) [of professional person] sueldo m ; [of worker] salario m, sueldo m ; [of day labourer] jornal m ; (=payment) paga f

the pay's not very good — no pagan muy bien

to draw or get one's pay — cobrar

to be in sb's pay — estar al servicio de algn

agents in the enemy's pay — agentes mpl al servicio del enemigo

2. VT

1) [+ bill, duty, fee] pagar; [+ account] liquidar; [+ debt] saldar, liquidar; [+ employee, worker] pagar a

to pay sb £10 — pagar 10 libras a algn

how much is there to pay? — ¿cuánto hay que pagar?

to pay sb to do a job — pagar a algn para que haga un trabajo

paid — (on receipted bill) pagado

• to pay sth on account — pagar algo a cuenta

• a badly paid worker — un obrero mal pagado

• to pay cash (down) — pagar al contado

• I paid £5 for that record — pagué 5 libras por ese disco

how much did you pay for it? — ¿cuánto pagaste por él?, ¿cuánto te costó?

that's what you're paid for — para eso te pagan

it's a service that has to be paid for — es un servicio que hay que pagar

• to be or get paid on Fridays — cobrar los viernes

when do you get paid? — ¿cuándo cobras?

• does your current account pay interest? — ¿le rinde intereses su cuenta corriente?

• to pay money into an account — ingresar dinero en una cuenta

• to pay one's way — pagarse los gastos
paid
2) (=be profitable to)

it wouldn't pay him to do it — (lit) no le compensaría hacerlo; (fig) no le valdría la pena hacerlo

but it paid him in the long run — pero a la larga le fue provechoso

3) [+ attention] prestar (to a); [+ homage] rendir (to a); [+ respects] ofrecer, presentar

to pay sb a visit or call, to pay a visit to or a call on sb — ir a ver a algn
heed, penalty 1., 1), respect 1., 1)
3. VI

1) pagar

don't worry, I'll pay — no te preocupes, lo pago yo

• to pay in advance — pagar por adelantado

• can I pay by cheque? — ¿puedo pagar con cheque?

• to pay for sth — pagar algo

they paid for her to go — pagaron para que fuera

• to pay in full — pagarlo todo, pagar la cantidad íntegra

• to pay in instalments — pagar a plazos

2) [job]

his job pays well — tiene un buen sueldo, el trabajo le paga bien

3) (=be profitable) [business] rendir, ser rentable

the business doesn't pay — el negocio no es rentable

it pays to advertise — compensa hacer publicidad

it pays to be courteous/tell the truth — vale la pena ser cortés/decir la verdad
crime
4) (fig) (=suffer) pagar

she paid for it with her life — le costó la vida

they made him pay dearly for it — le hicieron pagarlo muy caro

you'll pay for this! — ¡me las pagarás!

4.

CPD

pay as you earn — (Brit) retención f fiscal (hecha por la empresa)

pay award N — adjudicación f de aumento de salarios

pay bargaining N — negociación f salarial

pay bed N — cama f de pago

pay cheque N — cheque m de la paga; (=salary) sueldo m

pay claim N — reivindicación f salarial

pay cut N — reducción f salarial

pay deal N — acuerdo m salarial

the union wants a better pay deal — el sindicato pide un mejor acuerdo salarial

pay desk N — caja f

pay dirt N — (US) grava f provechosa

- hit or strike pay dirt

pay dispute N — conflicto m salarial

pay envelope N — (US) sobre m de la paga

pay increase N — incremento m salarial

pay negotiations NPL — negociaciones fpl salariales

pay offer N — propuesta f de aumento (de sueldo)

pay office N — caja f, pagaduría f

pay packet N — (Brit) sobre m de la paga

pay pause † N — congelación f de sueldos y salarios

pay phone N — (Brit) teléfono m público

pay policy N — política f salarial

pay raise N (US), pay rise N — incremento m salarial

pay round N — serie f de negociaciones salariales

pay scale N — escala f salarial

pay slip N — nómina f, hoja f salarial or de sueldo

pay station N — (US) teléfono m público; (for parking) parquímetro m

pay structure N — estructura f salarial

pay talks NPL — = pay negotiations

pay television N — televisión f de pago

- pay back

- pay down

- pay in

- pay off

- pay out

- pay up

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I
1. [peɪ]
(past & past p paid) transitive verb

1)

a) \<\<tax/rent\>\> pagar*; \<\<amount/fees\>\> pagar*, abonar (frml); \<\<bill\>\> pagar*, saldar; \<\<debt\>\> pagar*, saldar, cancelar

this account pays 8% interest — esta cuenta da or produce un interés del 8%

to pay something FOR something/to + inf: how much did you pay for the painting? ¿cuánto te costó el cuadro?, ¿cuánto pagaste por el cuadro?; I paid a fortune to have it cleaned me costó un dineral hacerlo limpiar, me cobraron un dineral por limpiarlo; they pay my salary directly into the bank — me depositan or (esp Esp) me ingresan el sueldo directamente en el banco

b) \<\<employee/creditor/tradesperson\>\> pagarle* a

to pay somebody FOR something — pagarle* algo a algn

they haven't paid me for the tickets — no me han pagado las entradas

I paid him £20 for the table — le di 20 libras por la mesa

to pay one's way: I've always paid my own way — siempre he pagado lo que me correspondía

2) \<\<respects\>\> presentar; \<\<attention\>\> prestar

to pay somebody a visit o call — hacerle* una visita a algn; compliment I a), heed I, homage etc

2.

pay vi

1) ( with money) pagar*

to pay FOR something — pagar* algo

that won't even pay for the food — eso no da ni para la comida

to pay FOR somebody (to + INF): I'll pay for Matthew yo pago lo de Matthew; I'll pay for you to go to Paris yo te pago el viaje a París; teaching doesn't pay very well — la enseñanza no está muy bien pagada or remunerada

2) ( suffer)

to pay FOR something — pagar* algo

he paid for his mistake with his life — el error le costó la vida

I'll make you pay — me las pagarás

there'll be hell o the devil to pay — se va a armar la de San Quintín

3) paying pres p

the paying public — el público

paying guest — huésped mf ( que paga el alojamiento)

3.

pay v impers convenir*

it pays to be polite to people — merece la pena ser amable con la gente

Phrasal Verbs:

- pay back

- pay in

- pay off

- pay out

- pay up

II

mass noun ( of manual worker) paga f, salario m (frml); ( of employee) sueldo m

equal pay — igualdad f salarial

to be in somebody's pay — estar* a sueldo de alguien; (before n)

pay envelope o (BrE) packet — sobre m de la paga

pay increase — aumento m or (frml) incremento m salarial

English-spanish dictionary > pay

15 finden

(entdecken) to find; to discover;

(meinen) to think

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fịn|den ['fɪndn] pret fa\#nd, [fant] ptp gefu\#nden
1. vt
[gə'fʊndn]
1) (= entdecken) to find

ich finde es nicht — I can't find it

es war nicht/nirgends zu finden — it was not/nowhere to be found

das muss zu finden sein — it must be somewhere (to be found)

es ließ sich niemand finden — we/they etc couldn't find anybody, there was nobody to be found

der Grund/die Ursache lässt sich nicht finden — we/they etc couldn't find the reason/cause

etwas an jdm finden — to see something in sb

nichts dabei finden — to think nothing of it

See:

→ auch gefunden

2) (= vorfinden) to find

jdn schlafend/bei der Arbeit finden — to find sb asleep/working

3) (in Verbindung mit n siehe auch dort) Trost, Hilfe, Ruhe, Schlaf etc to find; Anklang, Zustimmung auch to meet with; Beifall to meet or be met with; Berücksichtigung, Beachtung to receive

(den) Mut/(die) Kraft finden, etw zu tun — to find the courage/strength to do sth

(bei jdm) Anerkennung finden — to find recognition (with sb)

Bestätigung finden — to be confirmed

4) (= ansehen, betrachten) to think

es kalt/warm/ganz erträglich etc finden — to find it cold/warm/quite tolerable etc

etw gut/zu teuer/eine Frechheit etc finden — to think (that) sth is good/too expensive/a cheek etc

jdn blöd/nett etc finden — to think (that) sb is stupid/nice etc

wie findest du das? — what do you think?

wie finde ich denn das? — what do I think (of that)?

2. vi
lit, fig = den Weg finden) to find one's way
er findet nicht nach Hause (lit) — he can't find his or the way home; (fig) he can't tear or drag himself away (inf)

zu sich selbst finden — to sort oneself out

3. vti
(= meinen) to think
finden Sie ( das)? — do you think so?

ich finde (das) nicht — I don't think so

finden Sie (das) nicht auch? — don't you agree?, don't you think so too?

ich finde, wir sollten/dass wir... — I think we should/that we...

ich kann das or das kann ich nicht finden — I don't think so

ich fände es besser, wenn... — I think it would be better if...

4. vr

1) (= zum Vorschein kommen) to be found; (= wiederauftauchen auch) to turn up; (= sich befinden auch) to be

das wird sich ( alles) finden — it will (all) turn up

es fand sich niemand, der sich freiwillig gemeldet hätte — there was nobody who volunteered

2) (Angelegenheit etc = in Ordnung kommen) to sort itself out; (Mensch = zu sich finden) to sort oneself out

das wird sich alles finden — it'll all sort itself out

3)

(= sich fügen) finden — to reconcile oneself to sth, to become reconciled to sth

4) (= sich treffen) (lit) to find each other; (fig) to meet

da haben sich aber zwei gefunden! (iro) — they'll make a fine pair

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1) (to come upon or meet with accidentally or after searching: Look what I've found!) find

2) (to consider; to think (something) to be: I found the British weather very cold.) find

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

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fin·den

<fand, gefunden>

[ˈfɪndn̩]

I. vt

1. (entdecken)

▪ jdn/etw \finden to find sb/sth

es muss doch [irgendwo] zu \finden sein! it has to be [found] somewhere!

ich finde das [richtige] Wort nicht I can't find [or think of] the [right] word

die Polizei fand eine heiße Spur the police discovered a firm lead

2. (bekommen, erlangen)

▪ jdn/etw \finden to find sb/sth

sie hat hier viele Freunde gefunden she found a lot of new friends here

Arbeit/eine Wohnung \finden to find a job/a flat

3. (herausfinden)

▪ etw \finden to find sth

einen Anlass/Grund/Vorwand [für etw akk] \finden to find an occasion/a reason/an excuse [for sth]

die Lösung eines Problems \finden to find the solution to a problem

4. (feststellen)

▪ etw \finden to find sth

▪ etw an jdm \finden to see sth in sb

in letzter Zeit finde ich unerklärliche Veränderungen an ihm I see inexplicable changes in him recently

eine Ursache \finden to find a cause

5. (vorfinden)

▪ jdn/etw \finden to find sb/sth

sie fanden ihn bei der Arbeit they found him at work

sie fanden ihre Wohnung durchwühlt they found their apartment turned upside down

jdn bewusstlos/müde/tot \finden to find sb unconscious/tired/dead

6. in Verbindung mit subst siehe auch dort (erhalten)

▪ etw [bei jdm] \finden to find sth [with sb]

[großen/reißenden] Absatz \finden to sell [well/like hot cakes]

seinen Abschluss/ein Ende \finden to come to a conclusion/an end

sein Auskommen \finden to make a living

Berücksichtigung \finden to be taken into consideration

Gefallen an etw dat \finden to enjoy doing sth

Unterstützung \finden to receive [or win] [or get] support

[bei jdm] Verständnis \finden to find understanding [with sb]

keine Worte \finden können to be at a loss for words, words are failing me/him/etc.

[bei jdm] Zustimmung \finden to meet with approval [from sb] [or sb's approval]

dieser Vorschlag fand bei den Delegierten breite Zustimmung this suggestion met widespread support from the delegates

7. (aufbringen)

▪ etw \finden to find sth

die Kraft/den Mut \finden, etw zu tun to find the strength/courage to do sth

8. (einschätzen, empfinden)

▪ jdn/etw... \finden to think [or find] [that] sb/sth is...

wie findest du das? what do you think [of that]?

ich finde das Wetter gar nicht mal so übel I find the weather is not too bad, I don't think the weather is all that bad

ich fände es besser, wenn... I think it would be better when [or if]...

jdn angenehm/blöd/nett \finden to think [that] sb is pleasant/stupid/nice

etw billig/gut/unmöglich \finden to think [or find] sth is cheap/good/impossible

es kalt/warm \finden to find it cold/warm

nichts an etw/jdm \finden to not think much of sth/sb

nichts dabei \finden, etw zu tun to not see any harm in doing sth, to see nothing wrong with doing sth

9. (an einen Ort gelangen)

▪ irgendwohin \finden to find a place

nach Hause \finden to find one's way home

10.

▶ das wird sich alles finden everything will be all right, we'll see

▶ wer suchet, der findet he who seeks shall find

II. vi

1. (den Weg finden)

▪ zu jdm/etw \finden to find one's way to sb/sth

ich habe leicht zu euch gefunden your place was easy to find

sie findet in der Früh nicht aus dem Bett she can never get up in the morning

2. (meinen) to think

▪ \finden, [dass]... to think that...

\finden Sie? [do] you think so?

III. vr

▪ sich akk \finden

1. (anzutreffen sein) to be found

es fand sich niemand, der es tun wollte nobody was willing to do it

dieses Zitat findet sich bei Shakespeare this quotation is from Shakespeare

in seinem Brief fand sich kein Wort über die Hochzeit he didn't say a word about the wedding in his letter

2. (in Ordnung kommen) to sort itself out

es wird sich schon alles \finden it will all sort itself out [in time]

3. (fig: sich entwickeln)

[zu] sich dat [selbst] \finden to find oneself, to sort oneself out

er hat sich noch nicht gefunden he has not sorted himself out yet

4. (sich abfinden mit)

▪ sich akk in etw akk \finden to resign oneself to sth

sich akk in sein Schicksal \finden to resign oneself to one's fate

sich akk in eine neue Umgebung \finden to get accustomed to a new environment

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1.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) (entdecken) find

eine Spur von jemandem finden — get a lead on somebody

keine Spur von jemandem finden — find no trace of somebody

2) (erlangen, erwerben) find <work, flat, wife, etc.>

Freunde finden — make friends

3) (herausfinden) find <solution, mistake, pretext, excuse, answer>

4) (einschätzen, beurteilen)

etwas gut finden — think something is good

nichts bei etwas finden — not mind something

ich finde nichts dabei — I don't mind

5) (erhalten)

Hilfe [bei jemandem] finden — get help [from somebody]
2.
unregelmäßiges reflexives Verb

sich finden — turn up

es fand sich niemand/jemand, der das tun wollte — nobody wanted to do that/ there was somebody who wanted to do that

das/es wird sich alles finden — it will all work out all right
3.
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb

zu jemandem finden — find somebody

nach Hause finden — find the way home

zu sich selbst finden — (fig.) come to terms with oneself

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finden; findet, fand, hat gefunden

A. v/t

1. find; (entdecken) auch discover; zufällig: auch come across;

schwer zu finden hard to find ( oder come by);

einen Ausweg finden find a way out (

aus of);

Freunde finden find ( oder make) friends;

Trost finden in (+dat) find comfort in;

keine Worte finden be lost for words;

Zeit finden für find (the) time for;

ich finde die Schlüssel nicht I can’t find the keys;

für den Auftrag ließ sich niemand finden nobody could be found to take on the commission;

es wird sich schon eine Lösung finden (lassen) a solution will be found in the end;

da haben sich zwei (gesucht und) gefunden! iron those two were meant for each other

2. (vorfinden) find;

wir fanden ihn schlafend/bei der Arbeit we found him asleep/at work

3. Meinung: think, believe, find;

ich finde, dass … I think ( oder feel) (that) …;

ich fände es klüger zu (+inf) I think it would be wiser to …;

ich finde es kalt hier I find it cold here;

ich finde es gut/schlecht (Sache) I like it/I don’t like it; (Vorschlag) I think/I don’t think it’s a good idea;

ich finde das zum Lachen/Weinen I find that funny/tragic;

finden Sie nicht (auch)? don’t you think so, too?; don’t you agree?;

wie finden Sie das Buch? how do you like ( oder what do you think of) the book?;

wie finde ich denn das? umg what am I to make of that?

4.

Gefallen finden an (+dat) take pleasure in;

etwas an jemandem/etwas finden see something in sb/sth;

ich weiß nicht, was sie an ihm findet I don’t know what she sees in him;

ich kann nichts dabei finden I don’t see any harm in it;

ich kann nichts dabei finden, dass er … I can’t see any harm in him ( oder his) (+ger)

sie findet nichts dabei, wenn ihre Tochter spät heimkommt she thinks nothing of it ( oder doesn’t mind) when her daughter comes home late

5. fig:

reißenden Absatz finden sell like hotcakes;

großen Anklang finden be very well received;

Beachtung finden receive attention;

jemandes Beifall finden meet with sb’s approval; → Ende, Gehör, Glauben etc

B. v/r

1. (gefunden werden, anzutreffen sein) be found; Verschwundenes: turn up (again) umg;

diese Pflanze findet sich nur im Gebirge this plant is only (to be) found in the mountains;

es fand sich keinerlei Hinweis etc there were no clues etc (at all oder to be found);

es fanden sich nur wenige Freiwillige there were only a few volunteers;

in dem Brief fand sich kein Wort darüber there was not a word about it ( oder no mention of it) in the letter

2. Person:

sich umzingelt/in einer Notlage etc

finden find o.s. surrounded/in dire straits etc

3. (in Ordnung kommen) work out;

es wird sich (schon eine Lösung) finden an answer will be found;

das wird sich schon alles finden it’ll all work out ( oder sort itself out) (in the end)

4. geh Person: find o.s.

5. Person:

sich finden in (+akk) (sich fügen in) resign ( oder reconcile) o.s. to; (sich gewöhnen an) get used to

C. v/i:

nach Hause finden find one’s way home;

zur Musik/Kunst etc

finden discover ( oder develop an appreciation for) music/art etc;

zu sich selbst finden come to terms with o.s., sort o.s. out;

er findet nicht aus dem Bett he just can’t get ( oder drag himself) out of bed;

sie fand nicht zum Zahnarzt she (just) couldn’t bring herself to go to the dentist;

endlich fand die Mannschaft zu ihrem Spiel at last the team got into its ( oder their) stride;

sie hat noch nicht wieder zu ihrer alten Form gefunden she hasn’t yet recovered her old form

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1.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) (entdecken) find

eine Spur von jemandem finden — get a lead on somebody

keine Spur von jemandem finden — find no trace of somebody

2) (erlangen, erwerben) find <work, flat, wife, etc.>

Freunde finden — make friends

3) (herausfinden) find <solution, mistake, pretext, excuse, answer>

4) (einschätzen, beurteilen)

etwas gut finden — think something is good

nichts bei etwas finden — not mind something

ich finde nichts dabei — I don't mind

5) (erhalten)

Hilfe [bei jemandem] finden — get help [from somebody]
2.
unregelmäßiges reflexives Verb

sich finden — turn up

es fand sich niemand/jemand, der das tun wollte — nobody wanted to do that/ there was somebody who wanted to do that

das/es wird sich alles finden — it will all work out all right
3.
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb

zu jemandem finden — find somebody

nach Hause finden — find the way home

zu sich selbst finden — (fig.) come to terms with oneself

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v.

(§ p.,pp.: fand, gefunden)

= to detect v.

to find v.

(§ p.,p.p.: found)

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > finden

16 paso

adj.

dried.

intj.

open up, gangway.

m.

1 passing.

el paso del tiempo the passage of time

con el paso de los años as the years go by

el Ebro, a su paso por Zaragoza the Ebro, as it flows through Zaragoza

su paso fugaz por la universidad his brief spell at the university

abrir paso a alguien (también figurative) to make way for somebody

abrirse paso entre la multitud to make o force one's way through the crowd

ceder el paso (a alguien) to let (somebody) past; to give way (to somebody) (automobiles)

ceda el paso give way (en letrero) (British), yield (United States)

de paso in passing; (de pasada) while I'm/you're/etc at it (aprovechando)

prohibido el paso no entry (en letrero)

paso del ecuador = (celebration marking) halfway stage in a university course

2 step.

dar un paso adelante o al frente to step forward, to take a step forward

3 walk.

a paso ligero at a brisk pace

marcar el paso to keep time

a este paso no acabaremos nunca at this rate we'll never finish

4 step (etapa, acontecimiento).

dar los pasos necesarios to take the necessary steps

paso a paso step by step

5 crossing (cruce).

paso de cebra zebra crossing (British), = pedestrian crossing marked with black and white lines

paso elevado flyover (British), overpass (United States)

paso fronterizo border crossing (point)

paso a nivel level crossing (British), grade crossing (United States)

paso peatonal o de peatones pedestrian crossing

paso subterráneo subway (British), underpass (United States)

6 pass (geography) (en montaña).

7 step in a process, stride, move.

8 passage, pass, crossing point.

9 pace, walking pace.

10 gateway.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: pasar.

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paso

► nombre masculino

1 (movimiento) step, footstep

■ ¡no des ni un paso más! don't move another step!

■ he oído pasos I heard footsteps

2 (distancia) pace

3 (camino) passage, way

4 (avance) progress, advance

5 (trámite) step, move

6 (de montaña) mountain pass; (de mar) strait

7 RELIGIÓN float (used in Holy Week processions)

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a cada paso at every turn

a paso de tortuga at a snail's pace

abrirse paso to force one's way through

apretar el paso to hurry

cerrarle el paso a alguien to block somebody' s way

dar 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 to

dar sus primeros pasos to start walking

dar un paso en falso (al andar) to lose one's footing 2 (equivocarse) to make a false move

estar a un paso/a dos pasos to be very close

■ estamos a un paso de encontrar la solución the solution is just around the corner

estar de paso to be passing through

hacer algo de paso to do something as well

■ de paso, tráeme tabaco while you're there, get me some cigarettes

no 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 somebody

salir al paso de algo to forestall something

seguirle los pasos a alguien to follow somebody close behind 2 figurado to follow in somebody's footsteps

ceda el paso (señal) give way sign, US yield sign

paso a nivel level crossing, US grade crossing

paso de cebra zebra crossing

paso de peatones pedestrian crossing

paso del ecuador half-way point (in university studies)

paso elevado flyover

paso subterráneo (de peatones) subway

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noun m.

1) passage

2) footstep

3) pace

4) way

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I
ADJ dried

higo paso — dried fig

ciruela pasa — prune

uva pasa — raisin
II
1. SM

1) (=acción de pasar)

contemplaban el paso de la procesión desde un balcón — they watched the procession go by from a balcony

para evitar el paso del aire — to prevent the air getting through

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

los detuvieron en el paso del estrecho — they were arrested while crossing the channel

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

con el paso del tiempo — with (the passing of) time

prohibido el paso — no entry

• ceder el paso — to give way, yield (EEUU)

ceda el paso — give way, yield (EEUU)

• dar paso a algo, el invierno dio paso a la primavera — winter gave way to spring

ahora 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

• 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

el banco me pilla de paso — the bank is on my way

dicho sea de paso — incidentally

• entrar de paso — to drop in

• estar de paso — to be passing through

están solo de paso por Barcelona — they're just passing through Barcelona

paso del Ecuador — party or trip organized by university students to celebrate the halfway stage in their degree course

paso franco, paso libre — free passage
ave
2) (=camino) way; (Arquit) passage; (Geog) pass; (Náut) strait

estás en mitad del paso — you're blocking the way

¡paso! — make way!

la policía le abría paso — the police cleared a path for him

• abrirse paso — to make one's way

se abrió paso entre la multitud — he made his way through the crowd

se abrió paso a tiros — he shot his way through

se abrieron paso luchando — they fought their way through

• cerrar el paso — to block the way

• dejar el paso libre — to leave the way open

dejar paso a algn — to let sb past

• impedir el paso — to block the way

- salir al paso a algn

- salir al paso de algo

han salido al paso de la acusación — they've been quick to deny the accusation

- salir del paso

paso a desnivel, paso a distinto nivel — (Aut) flyover, overpass (EEUU)

paso a nivel — level crossing, grade crossing (EEUU)

paso a nivel sin barrera — unguarded level crossing

paso (de) cebra — Esp zebra crossing, crosswalk (EEUU)

paso de peatones — pedestrian crossing, crosswalk (EEUU)

paso elevado — (Aut) flyover, overpass (EEUU)

paso fronterizo — border crossing

paso inferior — underpass, subway

paso salmonero — salmon ladder

paso subterráneo — underpass, subway

paso superior — (Aut) flyover, overpass (EEUU)

3) [al andar] (=acción) step; (=ruido) footstep; (=huella) footprint

he oído pasos — I heard footsteps

• 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?

no da ni un paso sin ella — he never goes anywhere without her

• dirigir sus pasos hacia — to head towards

• dar un paso en falso — (=tropezar) to miss one's footing; (=equivocarse) to make a false move

• hacer pasos — (Baloncesto) to travel (with the ball)

• volvió sobre sus pasos — she retraced her steps

- a cada paso

- a pasos agigantados

el proyecto avanza a pasos agigantados — the project is advancing by leaps and bounds

la demanda aumenta a pasos agigantados — demand is increasing at a rate of knots o extremely quickly

- andar en malos pasos

- dar un mal paso

- paso a paso

- por sus pasos contados

- seguir los pasos a algn

- seguir los pasos de algn

paso adelante — (lit, fig) step forward

paso a dos — pas de deux

paso atrás — (lit, fig) step backwards

dio un paso atrás — he took a step backwards

4) (=modo de andar) [de persona] walk, gait; [de caballo] gait

caminaba con paso decidido — he was walking purposefully

• acelerar el paso — to go faster, speed up

• aflojar el paso — to slow down

• apretar o avivar el paso — to go faster, speed up

• a buen paso — at a good pace

iba andando a buen paso — I was walking at a good pace

las conversaciones marchan a buen paso — the talks are proceeding at a good pace o rate

• establecer el paso — to make the pace, set the pace

• a paso lento — at a slow pace, slowly

• a paso ligero — [gen] at a swift pace; (Mil) at the double

• llevar el paso — to keep in step, keep time

• marcar el paso — [gen] to keep time; (Mil) to mark time

• a paso redoblado — LAm (Mil) at the double

• romper el paso — to break step

- a paso de tortuga

paso de ambladura, paso de andadura — (Equitación) amble

paso de ganso LAm —

paso de (la) oca — goose step

paso de vals — waltz step

5) (=ritmo) rate, pace

• a este paso — at this rate

a este paso no terminarán nunca — at this rate they'll never finish

al paso que vamos no acabaremos nunca — at the rate we're going we'll never finish

6) (=distancia)

vive a un paso de aquí — he lives round the corner from here

estaba a unos diez pasos — it was about ten paces away

de eso al terrorismo no hay más que un paso — it's a small step from there to terrorism

7) (=avance) step

es un paso hacia nuestro objetivo — it's a step towards our objective

el matrimonio es un paso muy importante en la vida — marriage is an important step in life

- dar el primer paso

8) (Téc) [de tornillo] pitch; [de contador, teléfono] unit

9) (Teat) ( Hist) sketch, interlude

10) (Rel) [en procesión] float in Holy Week procession, with statues representing part of Easter story

See:

ver nota culturelle SEMANA SANTA in semana

11)

paso de armas — (Mil, Hist) passage of arms

12) LAm (=vado) ford

2.

ADV softly, gently

¡paso! — not so fast!, easy there!

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masculino

1)

a) ( acción)

el paso del agua — the flow of water

el paso del tren — the passing of the train

el paso del tiempo — the passage of time

el huracán destruyó todo a su paso — the hurricane destroyed everything in its path

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; 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) way

abran paso — make way

me cerró el paso — she blocked my way

dejen el paso libre — leave the way clear

ceda el paso — yield ( in US), give way ( in UK)

prohibido el paso — no entry

abrirse paso — to make one's way; ( a codazos) to elbow one's way

abrirse paso en la vida — to make one's way in life

salir al paso de alguien — ( abordar) to waylay somebody; ( detener) to stop somebody

un guardia salió a su paso — he was stopped by a security guard

2) (Geog) ( en montaña) pass

salir del paso — to get out of a (tight) spot o (AmE) crack (colloq)

- paso a nivel

- paso de cebra

- paso de peatones

- paso elevado or a desnivel

- paso fronterizo

- paso subterráneo

3)

a) (al andar, bailar) step

dio un paso para atrás — he took a step backward(s)

camina 50 pasos al norte — walk 50 paces to the north

dirigió sus pasos hacia la puerta — she walked toward(s) the door

oyó pasos — she heard footsteps

entró con paso firme — he came in purposefully

no da un paso sin consultarme — she won't do anything without asking me first

paso a paso — step by step

a cada paso — at every turn

andar 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

seguirle los pasos a alguien — to tail somebody

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

volver sobre sus pasos — to retrace one's steps

b) pasos masculino plural ( en baloncesto) traveling*, steps (pl)

hacer pasos — to travel

4)

a) ( distancia corta)

vive a dos pasos de mi casa — he lives a stone's throw (away) from my house

estuvo a un paso de la muerte — she was at death's door

está a un paso de aquí — it's just around the corner/down the road from here

de ahí al estrellato no hay más que un paso — it's only a short step from there to stardom

b) ( avance) step forward

eso ya es un paso (adelante) — that's a step forward in itself

c) ( de gestión) step

hemos dado los pasos necesarios — we have taken the necessary steps

5) ( en contador) unit

6)

a) (ritmo, velocidad)

apretó/aminoró el paso — he quickened his pace/he slowed down

el tren iba a buen paso — the train was going at a fair speed

a este paso... — at this rate...

a paso de hormiga or tortuga — at a snail's pace

marcar el paso — to mark time

b) (Equ)

al paso — at a walking pace

•

- paso ligero or redoblado

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masculino

1)

a) ( acción)

el paso del agua — the flow of water

el paso del tren — the passing of the train

el paso del tiempo — the passage of time

el huracán destruyó todo a su paso — the hurricane destroyed everything in its path

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; 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) way

abran paso — make way

me cerró el paso — she blocked my way

dejen el paso libre — leave the way clear

ceda el paso — yield ( in US), give way ( in UK)

prohibido el paso — no entry

abrirse paso — to make one's way; ( a codazos) to elbow one's way

abrirse paso en la vida — to make one's way in life

salir al paso de alguien — ( abordar) to waylay somebody; ( detener) to stop somebody

un guardia salió a su paso — he was stopped by a security guard

2) (Geog) ( en montaña) pass

salir del paso — to get out of a (tight) spot o (AmE) crack (colloq)

- paso a nivel

- paso de cebra

- paso de peatones

- paso elevado or a desnivel

- paso fronterizo

- paso subterráneo

3)

a) (al andar, bailar) step

dio un paso para atrás — he took a step backward(s)

camina 50 pasos al norte — walk 50 paces to the north

dirigió sus pasos hacia la puerta — she walked toward(s) the door

oyó pasos — she heard footsteps

entró con paso firme — he came in purposefully

no da un paso sin consultarme — she won't do anything without asking me first

paso a paso — step by step

a cada paso — at every turn

andar 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

seguirle los pasos a alguien — to tail somebody

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

volver sobre sus pasos — to retrace one's steps

b) pasos masculino plural ( en baloncesto) traveling*, steps (pl)

hacer pasos — to travel

4)

a) ( distancia corta)

vive a dos pasos de mi casa — he lives a stone's throw (away) from my house

estuvo a un paso de la muerte — she was at death's door

está a un paso de aquí — it's just around the corner/down the road from here

de ahí al estrellato no hay más que un paso — it's only a short step from there to stardom

b) ( avance) step forward

eso ya es un paso (adelante) — that's a step forward in itself

c) ( de gestión) step

hemos dado los pasos necesarios — we have taken the necessary steps

5) ( en contador) unit

6)

a) (ritmo, velocidad)

apretó/aminoró el paso — he quickened his pace/he slowed down

el tren iba a buen paso — the train was going at a fair speed

a este paso... — at this rate...

a paso de hormiga or tortuga — at a snail's pace

marcar el paso — to mark time

b) (Equ)

al paso — at a walking pace

•

- paso ligero or redoblado

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paso¹

¹ = 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.

paso²

² = 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.

paso³

³ = 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.

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paso¹

masculine

A

1

(acción): las compuertas controlan el paso del agua the hatches control the flow of water

a su paso por la ciudad el río se ensancha the river widens as it flows through the city

el 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 it

hizo frente a todo lo que encontró a su paso he faced up to every obstacle in his path

con el paso del tiempo se desgastó la piedra the stone got worn down with time o with the passing o passage of time

[ S ] ceda el paso yield ( in US), give way ( in UK)

[ S ] prohibido el paso no entry

al paso (en ajedrez) en passant

de paso: no viven aquí, están de paso they don't live here, they're just visiting o they're just passing through

de paso puedo dejarles el paquete I can drop the package off on my way

lo mencionó pero sólo de paso he mentioned it but only in passing

lleva 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 secretary

te lo recogeré si quieres, me pilla de paso I'll pick it up for you if you like, it's on my way

archiva estas fichas y de paso comprueba todas las direcciones file these cards and while you're at it o about it check all the addresses

y dicho sea de paso … and incidentally …

ave

2 (camino, posibilidad de pasar) way

abran paso make way

se puso en medio y me cerró el paso she stood in front of me and blocked my way

por aquí no hay paso you can't get through this way

dejen el paso libre leave the way clear

abrirse paso to make one's way

el sol se abría paso entre las nubes the sun was breaking through the clouds

consiguió abrirse paso a codazos entre la gente she managed to elbow her way through the crowd

no te será difícil abrirte paso en la vida you won't have any problems making your way in life o getting on in life

salir al paso de algn to waylay sb

salir al paso de algo to forestall sth

B ( Geog) (en una montaña) pass

salir del paso to get out of a (tight) spot o ( AmE) crack ( colloq)

Compuestos:

● paso a desnivel

( Méx) paso elevado

● paso a nivel

grade crossing ( AmE), level crossing ( BrE)

● paso de cebra

zebra crossing, crosswalk ( AmE)

● paso de gatos

( Méx) catwalk

● paso del Ecuador

(en un barco) celebration held to mark the crossing of the Equator; (de estudiantes) celebration held halfway through a college course

● paso de peatones

crosswalk ( AmE), pedestrian crossing ( BrE)

● paso elevado

overpass ( AmE), flyover ( BrE)

● paso fronterizo

border crossing

● paso subterráneo

(para peatones) underpass, subway ( BrE); (para vehículos) underpass

C

1 (movimiento al andar) step

dio 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 north

dirigió sus pasos hacia la puerta she walked toward(s) the door

oyó pasos en el piso de arriba she heard footsteps on the floor above

con paso firme subió las escaleras he climbed the stairs purposefully

no da un paso sin consultar a su marido she won't do anything without asking her husband first

paso a paso step by step

siguieron el juicio paso a paso they followed the trial step by step

paso a paso se fue abriendo camino en la empresa he gradually worked his way up in the company

me lo explicó paso por paso she explained it to me step by step

a cada paso at every turn

a pasos agigantados by leaps and bounds

la informática avanza a pasos agigantados information technology is advancing by leaps and bounds, enormous strides are being made in information technology

dar los primeros pasos (literal) to take one's first steps, start to walk; (iniciarse en algo) to start out

dio sus primeros pasos como actor en televisión he started out o made his debut as a television actor

dar un paso en falso (literal) to stumble; (equivocarse) to make a false move

dar un paso en falso en política puede conducir al desastre one false move o putting one foot wrong in politics can lead to disaster

seguirle los pasos a algn to tail sb

seguir los pasos de algn to follow in sb's footsteps

volver sobre sus pasos to retrace one's steps

2

(distancia corta): vive a dos pasos de mi casa he lives a stone's throw (away) from my house

estuvo a un paso de la muerte she was at death's door

ánimo, ya estamos a un paso come on, we're nearly there now

está a un paso de aquí it's just around the corner o down the road from here

de ahí a convertirse en drogadicto no hay más que un paso it's only a short step from there to becoming a drug addict

3 (logro, avance) step forward

el que te haya llamado ya es un paso (adelante) the fact that he's called you is a step forward in itself

supone un gran paso en la lucha contra la enfermedad it is a great step forward o a great advance in the fight against the illness

4 (de una gestión) step

hemos dado los pasos necesarios we have taken the necessary steps

5 (de baile) step

6 pasos mpl (en baloncesto) traveling*, steps (pl)

hacer pasos to travel

D

1 (de un tornillo, una rosca) pitch

2 (en un contador) unit

E

1

(ritmo, velocidad): aminoró el paso he slowed down

al ver que la seguían apretó el paso when she realized she was being followed she quickened her pace

el tren iba a buen paso the train was going at a fair speed

a este paso no llegamos ni a las diez at this rate we won't even get there by ten o'clock

a 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 ill

escribía los nombres al paso que yo se los leía she wrote down the names as I read them out to her

a paso de hormiga or tortuga at a snail's pace

llevar el paso to keep in step

marcar el paso to mark time

en ese colegio te van a hacer marcar el paso they'll make you toe the line at that school

2 ( Equ):

al paso at a walking pace

Compuesto:

paso ligero or redoblado

a paso ligero or redoblado double quick, in double time

F (de la pasión) float ( in Holy Week processions)

paso² -sa

adjective

ciruela, uva

* * *

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
a) ( ir por un lugar) to come/go past;

◊ 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
c) ( atravesar) to cross;

◊ paso de un lado a otro [persona/barco] to go o cross from one side to the other;

[ humedad] to go through from one side to the other
d) ( caber):

◊ no pasoá por la puerta it won't go through the door

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
a) (transmitirse, transferirse) [corona/título] to pass;

◊ pasó de mano en mano it was passed around (to everyone)

b) ( comunicar):

◊ te paso con Javier ( en el mismo teléfono) I'll hand o pass you over to Javier;

( en otro teléfono) I'll put you through to Javier
4
a) (Educ) to pass;

◊ paso de curso to get through o pass one's end-of-year exams

b) ( 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
◊ pasar por

a) ( ser tenido por):

◊ podrían paso por hermanas they could pass for sisters;

ver tb hacerse II 3
b) ( experimentar) to go through;

◊ paso por una crisis to go through a crisis

( suceder) to happen;
◊ cuéntame lo que pasó tell me what happened;

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
a) (cruzar, atravesar) ‹ frontera› to cross;

‹pueblo/ciudad› to go through
b) ( dejar atrás) ‹edificio/calle› to go past

c) (adelantar, sobrepasar) to overtake

2
a) ( hacer atravesar) paso algo POR algo to put sth through sth;

◊ paso la salsa por un tamiz to put the sauce through a sieve

b) (por la aduana —legalmente) to take through;

(— ilegalmente) to smuggle
3 ( hacer recorrer):
◊ paso la aspiradora to vacuum, to hoover (BrE);

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;
◊ paso por alto ‹falta/error› to overlook;

‹tema/punto› to leave out, omit
1 (entregar, hacer llegar):
◊ pásaselo a Miguel pass it on to Miguel;

¿me pasas el martillo? can you pass me the hammer?
2 ( contagiar) to give, to pass on
1
a) ‹ tiempo› to spend;

◊ pasamos las Navidades en casa we spent Christmas at home;

fuimos a Toledo a paso el día we went to Toledo for the day
b) ( con idea de continuidad):

◊ pasé toda la noche en vela I was awake all night;

pasa todo el día al teléfono she spends all day on the phone
c) pasarlo or pasarla bien to have a good time;

◊ ¿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):
◊ pasose al enemigo to go over to the enemy

2
a) ( ir demasiado lejos) to go too far;

◊ nos pasamos de estación we went past our station;

esta vez te has pasado (fam) you've gone too far this time
b) ( enf) (fam) (ir):

◊ pásate por casa come round;

¿podrías pasote por el mercado? could you go down to the market?
3
a) [peras/tomates] to go bad, get overripe;

[carne/pescado] to go off, go bad;
[ leche] to go off, go sour
b) (recocerse) [arroz/pasta] to get overcooked

1
a) ( desaparecer) [ efecto] to wear off;

[ 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 down
b) ( transcurrir):

◊ el año se ha pasado muy rápido this year has gone very quickly;

ver tb pasar verbo transitivo III 1
2 (+ me/te/le etc)
a) ( olvidarse):

◊ se me pasó su cumpleaños I forgot his birthday

b) ( dejar escapar):

◊ se me pasó la oportunidad I missed the opportunity

paso sustantivo masculino
1
a) ( acción):

◊ el paso del tren the passing of the train;

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 …
b) (camino, posibilidad de pasar) way;

◊ 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 cebra zebra crossing;

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;
◊ abrirse paso to make one's way;

( a codazos) to elbow one's way;
◊ salir al paso de algn ( abordar) to waylay sb;

( detener) to stop sb
2 (Geog) ( en montaña) pass;
◊ salir del paso to get out of a (tight) spot o (AmE) crack (colloq)

3
a) (al andar, bailar) step;

◊ dio un paso para atrás he took a step backward(s);

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 footsteps
b) ( 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
c) ( avance) step forward;

◊ eso ya es un paso (adelante) that's a step forward in itself

d) ( de gestión) step

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

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paso

♦ nm

1. [con el pie] step;
[huella] footprint;
dar un paso adelante o [m5] al frente to step forwards, to take a step forwards;

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;

está a dos o [m5] cuatro pasos (de aquí) it's just down the road (from here);

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;

dar un paso en falso o [m5] un mal paso [tropezar] to stumble;
[equivocarse] to make a false move o a mistake; Fig
no 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 steps

2. [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 Fig
abrir 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);
ceda el paso [en letrero] Br give way, US yield;

cerrar o [m5] cortar el paso a alguien to block sb's way;

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 sth

Comp
paso 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 elevado Br flyover, US overpass;

paso fronterizo border crossing (point);

paso a nivel Br level crossing, US grade crossing;

paso a nivel con barrera Br gated level crossing, US protected grade crossing;

paso a nivel sin barrera Br ungated level crossing, US unprotected grade crossing;
Chile paso bajo nivel Br subway, US underpass;
paso peatonal o de peatones pedestrian crossing;

paso subterráneo 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;

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a paso de tortuga at a snail's pace

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Mil paso de la oca goose-step
4. Geog [en montaña] pass;
[en el mar] strait
5. [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;

explícamelo paso a o [m5] por paso explain it to me step by step;

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 trouble

6. [de llamadas telefónicas, consumo eléctrico] unit

7. [en procesión] float [in Easter procession]

8.
pasos [en baloncesto] travelling;

hacer pasos to travel

♦ interj

make way!

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paso

1 m

1 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;

dar un mal paso o

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;

pasos pl en baloncesto traveling sg, Br travelling sg ;

hacer pasos en baloncesto travel

2 ( manera de andar) walk

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 time

4 de agua flow; de tráfico movement;

cerrar 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 by

5 ( cruce) crossing

6 de tiempo passing

7 ( huella) footprint

8 ( 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 spot

paso

2 m REL float in Holy Week procession

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paso, -sa adj

: dried

ciruela pasa: prune

paso nm

1) : passage, passing

de paso: in passing, on the way

2) : way, path

abrirse paso: to make one's way

3) : crossing

paso de peatones: crosswalk

paso a desnivel: underpass

paso elevado: overpass

4) : step

paso a paso: step by step

5) : pace, gait

a buen paso: quickly, at a good rate

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paso n

1. (en general) step

el niño dio tres pasos the baby took tree steps

fue un gran paso para la ciencia it was a great step for science

2. (pisada) footstep

unos pasos sobre la nieve footsteps in the snow

3. (tránsito)

el Tormes a su paso por Salamanca the Tormes at Salamanca

4. (transcurso) passing / passage

con el paso de los años with the passing of the years

a este paso at this rate

abrir paso to make way

abrirse paso to make your way

acelerar el paso to speed up

ceda el paso give way

de paso (al mismo tiempo) while you're there / while you're about it (de camino) on your way

estar a dos pasos to be a stone's throw away

estar de paso to be passing through

paso a nivel level crossing

paso de cebra zebra crossing

paso de montaña mountain pass

paso elevado (para vehículos) flyover (para peatones) footbridge

paso subterráneo (para vehículos) underpass (para peatones) subway

paso de peatones pedestrian crossing

Spanish-English dictionary > paso

17 see

1. transitive verb,
saw, seen

1) sehen

let somebody see something — (show) jemandem etwas zeigen

let me see — lass mich mal sehen

I saw her fall or falling — ich habe sie fallen sehen

he was seen to leave or seen leaving the building — er ist beim Verlassen des Gebäudes gesehen worden

I'll believe it when I see it — das will ich erst mal sehen

they saw it happen — sie haben gesehen, wie es passiert ist

can you see that house over there? — siehst du das Haus da drüben?

be worth seeing — sehenswert sein; sich lohnen (ugs.)

see the light — (fig.): (undergo conversion) das Licht schauen (geh.)

I saw the light — (I realized my error etc.) mir ging ein Licht auf (ugs.)

see things — Halluzinationen haben

I must be seeing things — (joc.) ich glaub', ich seh' nicht richtig

see the sights/town — sich (Dat.) die Sehenswürdigkeiten/Stadt ansehen

see one's way [clear] to do or to doing something — es einrichten, etwas zu tun

2) (watch) sehen

let's see a film — sehen wir uns (Dat.) einen Film an!

3) (meet [with]) sehen; treffen; (meet socially) zusammenkommen mit; sich treffen mit

I'll see you there/at 5 — wir sehen uns dort/um 5

see you! — (coll.)

[I'll] be seeing you! — (coll.) bis bald! (ugs.)

see you on Saturday/soon — bis Samstag/bald; see also academic.ru/43656/long">long I 1. 3)

4) (speak to) sprechen [Person] ( about wegen); (pay visit to) gehen zu, (geh.) aufsuchen [Arzt, Anwalt usw.]; (receive) empfangen

the doctor will see you now — Herr/Frau Doktor lässt bitten

whom would you like to see? — wen möchten Sie sprechen?; zu wem möchten Sie?

5) (discern mentally) sehen

I see it all! — jetzt ist mir alles klar

I can see it's difficult for you — ich verstehe, dass es nicht leicht für dich ist

I see what you mean — ich verstehe [was du meinst]

see what I mean? — siehst du?

I saw that it was a mistake — mir war klar, dass es ein Fehler war

I don't see the point of it — ich sehe keinen Sinn darin

he didn't see the joke — er fand es [gar] nicht lustig; (did not understand) er hat den Witz nicht verstanden

I can't think what she sees in him — ich weiß nicht, was sie an ihm findet

6) (consider) sehen

let me see what I can do — [ich will] mal sehen, was ich tun kann

7) (foresee) sehen

I can see I'm going to be busy — ich sehe [es] schon [kommen], dass ich beschäftigt sein werde

I can see it won't be easy — ich sehe schon, dass es nicht einfach sein wird

8) (find out) feststellen; (by looking) nachsehen

that remains to be seen — das wird man sehen

see if you can read this — guck mal, ob du das hier lesen kannst (ugs.)

9) (take view of) sehen; betrachten

see things as somebody does — jemandes Ansichten teilen

try to see it my way — versuche es doch mal aus meiner Sicht zu sehen

as I see it — meines Erachtens

10) (learn) sehen

I see from your letter that... — ich entnehme Ihrem Brief, dass...

11) (make sure)

see [that]... — zusehen od. darauf achten, dass...

12) usu. in imper. (look at) einsehen [Buch]

see below/p. 15 — siehe unten/S. 15

13) (experience, be witness of) erleben

live to see something — etwas miterleben

now I've seen everything! — (iron.) hat man so etwas schon erlebt od. gesehen!

we shall see — wir werden [ja/schon] sehen

he will not or never see 50 again — er ist [bestimmt] über 50

14) (imagine) sich (Dat.) vorstellen

see somebody/oneself doing something — sich vorstellen, dass jemand/man etwas tut

I can see it now -... — ich sehe es schon bildhaft vor mir -...

15) (contemplate) mit ansehen; zusehen bei

[stand by and] see somebody doing something — [tatenlos] zusehen od. es [tatenlos] mit ansehen, wie jemand etwas tut

16) (escort) begleiten, bringen (to [bis] zu)

17) (consent willingly to) einsehen

not see oneself doing something — es nicht einsehen, dass man etwas tut
2. intransitive verb,
saw, seen

1) (discern objects) sehen

see for yourself! — sieh doch selbst!

as far as the eye can see — soweit das Auge reicht

see red — rotsehen (ugs.)

2) (make sure) nachsehen

3) (reflect) überlegen

let me see — lass mich überlegen; warte mal ['n Moment] (ugs.)

4)

I see — ich verstehe; aha (ugs.); ach so (ugs.)

you see — weißt du/wisst ihr/wissen Sie

there you are, you see! — Siehst du? Ich hab's doch gesagt!

as far as I can see — soweit ich das od. es beurteilen kann

Phrasal Verbs:

- see about

- see into

- see off

- see out

- see over

- see through

- see to

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I [si:] past tense - saw; verb
1) (to have the power of sight: After six years of blindness, he found he could see.) sehen

2) (to be aware of by means of the eye: I can see her in the garden.) sehen

3) (to look at: Did you see that play on television?) sehen

4) (to have a picture in the mind: I see many difficulties ahead.) sehen

5) (to understand: She didn't see the point of the joke.) verstehen

6) (to investigate: Leave this here and I'll see what I can do for you.) sehen

7) (to meet: I'll see you at the usual time.) sehen

8) (to accompany: I'll see you home.) begleiten

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- see about
- seeing that
- see off
- see out
- see through
- see to
- I
- we will see II [si:] noun
(the district over which a bishop or archbishop has authority.) das (Erz)Bistum

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see¹

<saw, seen>

[si:]

I. TRANSITIVE VERB

1. (perceive with eyes)

▪ to \see sb/sth jdn/etw sehen

I've never \seen anything quite like this before so etwas habe ich ja noch nie gesehen

have you ever \seen this man before? haben Sie diesen Mann schon einmal gesehen?

he's \seen where you live er weiß jetzt, wo du wohnst

I can't \see much without my glasses ohne Brille sehe ich nicht sonderlich viel

there's nothing to \see (after accident) hier gibt's nichts zu sehen!

I saw it happen ich habe gesehen, wie es passiert ist

it has to be \seen to be believed man muss es gesehen haben[, sonst glaubt man es nicht]

I'll believe it when I \see it das glaube ich auch erst, wenn ich es mit eigenen Augen gesehen habe

▪ to \see sb do [or doing] sth sehen, wie jd etw tut

I saw her coming ich habe sie kommen sehen

the woman was \seen to enter the bank die Frau wurde gesehen, wie sie die Bank betrat

I can't believe what I'm \seeing — is that your car? ich glaube, ich spinne! ist das dein Auto?

she didn't want to be \seen visiting the doctor sie wollte nicht, dass jemand mitbekommt, dass sie zum Arzt geht

I've never \seen my brother eating mushrooms ich habe meinen Bruder noch nie Pilze essen sehen

can you \see where... siehst du, wo...

to \see sth with one's own eyes etw mit eigenen Augen sehen

for all the world to \see in aller Öffentlichkeit

2. (watch as a spectator)

▪ to \see sth film, play [sich dat] etw [an]sehen [o ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ a. anschauen]

this film is really worth \seeing dieser Film ist echt sehenswert

to \see sb in a film/in a play/on television jdn in einem Film/Stück/im Fernsehen sehen

3. (visit place)

▪ to \see sth famous building, place etw ansehen [o ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ a. anschauen]

I'd love to \see Salzburg again ich würde gerne noch einmal nach Salzburg gehen

to \see the sights of a town die Sehenswürdigkeiten einer Stadt besichtigen

4. (understand)

▪ to \see sth etw verstehen [o begreifen]; (discern mentally) etw erkennen

I \see what you mean ich weiß, was du meinst

I can't \see the difference between... and... für mich gibt es keinen Unterschied zwischen... und...

I just don't \see why... ich begreife [o verstehe] einfach nicht, warum...

I can't \see why I should do it ich sehe einfach nicht ein, warum ich es machen sollte

I can \see you're having trouble with your car Sie haben Probleme mit Ihrem Auto?

I really can't \see what difference it makes to... ich weiß wirklich nicht, was es für einen Unterschied machen soll,...

I can \see it's difficult ich verstehe ja, dass es schwierig ist

I can \see you have been fighting ich sehe doch, dass ihr euch gezankt habt

I can't \see the joke ich weiß nicht, was daran komisch sein soll

I don't \see the point of that remark ich verstehe den Sinn dieser Bemerkung nicht

\see what I mean? siehst du?

5. (consider)

▪ to \see sth etw sehen

as I \see it... so wie ich das sehe...

try and \see it my way versuche es doch mal aus meiner Sicht zu sehen

I \see myself as a good mother ich denke, dass ich eine gute Mutter bin

this is how I \see it so sehe ich die Sache

I don't \see it that way ich sehe das nicht so

to \see sth in a new [or a different] [or another] light etw mit anderen Augen sehen

to \see reason [or sense] Vernunft annehmen

to \see things differently die Dinge anders sehen

to make sb \see sth jdm etw klarmachen

to \see oneself obliged to do sth sich akk dazu gezwungen sehen, etw zu tun

6. (learn, find out)

▪ to \see sth etw feststellen

I \see [that]... wie ich sehe,...

I'll \see what I can do/who it is ich schaue mal, was ich tun kann/wer es ist

let me \see if I can help you mal sehen, ob ich Ihnen helfen kann

that remains to be \seen das wird sich zeigen

7. (meet socially)

▪ to \see sb jdn sehen; (by chance) jdn [zufällig] treffen [o sehen]

we're \seeing friends at the weekend wir treffen uns am Wochenende mit Freunden

to \see a lot [or much] of sb jdn häufig sehen

I haven't \seen much of him recently ich sehe ihn in letzter Zeit [auch] nur [noch] selten

I haven't \seen her around much in the last few weeks in den letzten Wochen habe ich sie [auch nur] selten gesehen

I shall be \seeing them at eight ich treffe sie um acht

I'll \see you around bis dann!

\see you! [or BRIT be \seeing you!] ( fam) bis bald! fam

\see you later! ( fam: when meeting again later) bis später!; (goodbye) tschüss! fam

\see you on Monday bis Montag!

to go and \see sb jdn besuchen [gehen]

8. (have meeting with)

▪ to \see sb jdn sehen; (talk to) jdn sprechen; (receive) jdn empfangen

I demand to \see the manager ich möchte mit dem Geschäftsführer sprechen!

Mr Miller can't \see you now Herr Miller ist im Moment nicht zu sprechen

the doctor will \see you now Sie können jetzt reingehen, der Herr Doktor ist jetzt frei

to \see a doctor/a solicitor zum Arzt/zu einem Anwalt gehen, einen Arzt/einen Anwalt aufsuchen geh

9. (have relationship with)

▪ to be \seeing sb mit jdm zusammen sein fam

I'm not \seeing anyone at the moment ich habe im Moment keine Freundin/keinen Freund

are you \seeing anyone? hast du einen Freund/eine Freundin?

10. (envisage, foresee)

▪ to \see sth sich dat etw vorstellen

I \see a real chance of us meeting again ich glaube wirklich, dass wir uns wiedersehen

I can't \see him getting the job ich kann mir nicht vorstellen, dass er den Job bekommt

can you \see her as a teacher? kannst du dir sie als Lehrerin vorstellen?

do you \see... kannst du dir vorstellen,...

I can't \see myself as a waitress ich glaube nicht, dass Kellnern was für mich wäre

to \see it coming es kommen sehen

11. (witness, experience)

▪ to \see sth etw [mit]erleben

1997 saw a slackening off in the growth of the economy 1997 kam es zu einer Verlangsamung des Wirtschaftswachstums

he won't \see 50 again er ist gut über 50

I've \seen it all mich überrascht nichts mehr

now I've \seen everything! ist denn das zu fassen!

I've \seen it all before das kenne ich alles schon!

▪ to \see sb do sth [mit]erleben, wie jd etw tut

his parents saw him awarded the winner's medal seine Eltern waren mit dabei, als ihm die Siegermedaille überreicht wurde

I can't bear to \see people being mistreated ich ertrag es nicht, wenn Menschen misshandelt werden

to \see the day when... den Tag erleben, an dem...

to \see life das Leben kennenlernen

to live to \see sth etw erleben

I shall not live to \see it das werde ich wohl nicht mehr miterleben

12. (accompany)

▪ to \see sb jdn begleiten

to \see sb into bed jdn ins Bett bringen

to \see sb to the door [or out] /home jdn zur Tür/nach Hause bringen [o geh begleiten]

to \see sb into a taxi jdn zum Taxi bringen

I saw her safely into the house ich brachte sie sicher zum Haus

13. (inspect)

sb wants to \see sth licence, passport jd möchte etw sehen; references, records jd möchte etw [ein]sehen

the policeman asked to \see my driving licence der Polizist wollte meinen Führerschein sehen

let me \see that lass mich das mal sehen

14. in imperative (refer to)

▪ \see... siehe...

\see below/page 23/over[leaf] siehe unten/Seite 23/nächste Seite

15. (perceive)

▪ to \see sth in sb/sth etw in jdm/etw sehen

I don't know what she \sees in him ich weiß nicht, was sie an ihm findet

16. (ensure)

to \see sb right BRIT, AUS ( fam: help) jdm helfen [o behilflich sein]; (pay or reimburse) aufpassen [o dafür sorgen], dass jd sein Geld [wieder]bekommt

▪ to \see that sth happens dafür sorgen, dass etw passiert

\see that this doesn't happen again sieh zu, dass das nicht noch einmal passiert

17. (view)

▪ to \see sth house for sale [sich dat] etw ansehen [o ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ a. anschauen

18. (in poker)

▪ to \see sb:

I'll \see you ich halte

19.

▶ to have \seen better days schon [einmal] bessere Tage gesehen haben

▶ let's \see the colour of your money first erst will ich dein Geld sehen! fam

▶ you couldn't \see him/her for dust man sah nur noch seine/ihre Staubwolke fam

▶ if... you won't \see the dust of him/her wenn..., wird er/sie die Fliege machen wie nichts sl

▶ he/she can't \see further than [or beyond] the end of his/her nose er/sie sieht nicht weiter als seine/ihre Nasenspitze [reicht] fam

▶ I'll \see him/her in hell first das wäre das Letzte, was ich täte!

▶ to not have \seen hide nor hair of sb jdn nicht mal von hinten gesehen haben fam

▶ to \see the last [or BRIT, AUS the back] of sb [endlich] jdn los sein fam

▶ to \see the last [or BRIT, AUS the back] of sth endlich etw überstanden haben

▶ sb \sees the light (understand) jdm geht ein Licht auf fam; (become enlightened) jdm gehen die Augen auf fam; (be converted) jd [er]schaut das Licht [Gottes] geh

▶ to \see the light of day (first appear) das Licht der Welt erblicken geh o hum

▶ to [go and] \see a man about a dog hingehen, wo auch der Kaiser zu Fuß hingeht euph hum fam

▶ to \see stars Sterne sehen fam

▶ to be \seeing things sich dat etw einbilden, Halluzinationen haben

▶ to \see one's way [clear] to doing sth es [sich dat] einrichten, etw zu tun

▶ to not \see the wood [or AM the forest] for the trees den Wald vor [lauter] Bäumen nicht sehen hum

II. INTRANSITIVE VERB

1. (use eyes) sehen

I can't \see very well without my glasses ohne Brille kann ich nicht sehr gut sehen

... but \seeing is believing... doch ich habe es mit eigenen Augen gesehen!

as far as the eye [or you] can \see so weit das Auge reicht

2. (look) sehen

let me \see! lass mich mal sehen!

\see for yourself! sieh doch selbst!; (in theatre etc.)

can you \see? können Sie noch sehen?

there, \see, Grandad's mended it for you schau mal, Opa hat es dir wieder repariert!

3. (understand, realize)

... — oh, I \see!... — aha!

I \see ich verstehe

you \see! it wasn't that difficult was it? na siehst du, das war doch gar nicht so schwer!

\see, I don't love you anymore ich liebe dich einfach nicht mehr, o.k.? fam

you \see,... weißt du/wissen Sie,...

well, you \see, all these rooms are going to be decorated alle Zimmer werden natürlich noch renoviert

\see?! siehst du?!

as far as I can \see... so wie ich das sehe...

I \see from your report... Ihrem Bericht entnehme ich,...

... so I \see... das sehe [o merke] ich

4. ( dated: as protest)

now, \see here, I only bought this ticket a month ago also, dieses Ticket habe ich erst vor einem Monat gekauft!

5. (find out) nachsehen, ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ a. nachschauen; (in the future) herausfinden

wait and \see abwarten und Tee trinken fam

well, we'll \see schau ma mal! fam

let me \see lass' mich mal überlegen

you'll \see du wirst schon sehen!

you'll soon \see for yourself du wirst es schon bald selbst sehen!

6.

▶ to not \see eye to eye [with sb] nicht derselben Ansicht sein [wie jd]

▶ to \see fit to do sth es für angebracht halten, etw zu tun

▶ to \see red rotsehen fam

▶ to make sb \see red jdn zur Weißglut treiben fam

see²

[si:]

n (of bishop or archbishop) [Erz]bistum nt; (Catholic) [Erz]diözese f

the Holy S\see der Heilige Stuhl

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see¹ [siː] prät saw [sɔː], pperf seen [siːn]

A v/t

1. sehen:

see page 15 siehe Seite 15;

as I see it fig wie ich es sehe, in meinen Augen, meiner Meinung nach;

I see things otherwise fig ich sehe oder betrachte die Dinge anders;

I cannot see myself doing it fig ich kann mir nicht vorstellen, dass ich es tue;

I cannot see my way to doing it ich weiß nicht, wie ich es anstellen soll;

I see myself obliged to go ich sehe mich gezwungen zu gehen;

I wonder what he sees in her ich möchte wissen, was er an ihr findet;

let us see what can be done wir wollen sehen, was sich machen lässt;

little was seen of the attack SPORT vom Angriff war nur wenig zu sehen (siehe weitere Verbindungen mit den entsprechenden Substantiven etc)

2. (ab)sehen, erkennen:

see danger ahead Gefahr auf sich zukommen sehen

3. entnehmen, ersehen ( beide:

from aus der Zeitung etc)

4. (ein)sehen:

I do not see what he means ich verstehe nicht, was er meint;

I don’t see the importance of it ich verstehe nicht, was daran so wichtig sein soll;

I don’t see the use of it ich weiß nicht, wozu das gut sein soll; → joke A 2

5. (sich) etwas ansehen, besuchen: → worth¹ A 2

6. herausfinden:

see who it is sieh nach, wer es ist

7. dafür sorgen(, dass):

see (to it) that it is done sorge dafür oder sieh zu, dass es geschieht;

see justice done to sb dafür sorgen, dass jemandem Gerechtigkeit widerfährt

8. a) besuchen

b) sich treffen mit:

they have been seeing a lot of each other lately sie sind in letzter Zeit oft zusammen;

he has been seeing her for two years er geht schon seit zwei Jahren mit ihr umg

9. aufsuchen, konsultieren ( beide:

about wegen), sprechen ( on business geschäftlich), US umg (mal) mit jemandem reden (um ihn zu beeinflussen):

we must see the judge

10. empfangen:

he refused to see me

11. begleiten, geleiten:

see sb home jemanden heimbegleiten, jemanden nach Hause bringen;

see sb to bed jemanden zu Bett bringen;

see sb to the station jemanden zum Bahnhof bringen oder begleiten;

see sb across the street jemanden über die Straße bringen; → see off 1, see out 1

12. sehen, erleben:

live to see erleben;

see action MIL im Einsatz sein, Kämpfe mitmachen;

he has seen better days er hat schon bessere Tage gesehen

13. besonders Poker: mithalten mit

B v/i

1. sehen:

she doesn’t see very well with her left eye sie sieht nicht sehr gut auf dem linken Auge;

we haven’t seen much of him lately wir haben ihn in letzter Zeit nicht allzu oft gesehen;

you’ll see du wirst schon sehen

2. einsehen, verstehen:

I see! (ich) verstehe!, aha!, ach so!;

(you) see, … weißt du oder wissen Sie, …;

(you) see? umg verstehst du?;

as far as I can see soviel ich sehen kann

3. nachsehen:

go and see (for) yourself!

4. überlegen:

let me see! warte(n Sie) mal!, lass mich überlegen!;

we’ll see wir werden sehen, mal sehen oder abwarten

see² [siː] s REL

1. (Erz)Bischofssitz m, (erz)bischöflicher Stuhl:

Apostolic ( oder Holy) See (der) Apostolische oder Heilige Stuhl

2. (Erz)Bistum n:

the see of Canterbury

3. obs ( besonders Thron)Sitz m

s. abk

1. second ( seconds pl) s, Sek.

2. section

3. see s.

4. series

5. set

6. HIST Br shilling ( shillings pl)

7. sign

8. signed gez.

9. singular Sg.

10. son

v. abk

1. MATH vector

2. velocity v

3. verb

4. verse

5. JUR SPORT versus, against

6. very

7. vide, see

8. voice

9. ELEK volt ( volts pl) V

10. ELEK voltage

11. volume

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1. transitive verb,
saw, seen

1) sehen

let somebody see something — (show) jemandem etwas zeigen

let me see — lass mich mal sehen

I saw her fall or falling — ich habe sie fallen sehen

he was seen to leave or seen leaving the building — er ist beim Verlassen des Gebäudes gesehen worden

I'll believe it when I see it — das will ich erst mal sehen

they saw it happen — sie haben gesehen, wie es passiert ist

can you see that house over there? — siehst du das Haus da drüben?

be worth seeing — sehenswert sein; sich lohnen (ugs.)

see the light — (fig.): (undergo conversion) das Licht schauen (geh.)

I saw the light — (I realized my error etc.) mir ging ein Licht auf (ugs.)

see things — Halluzinationen haben

I must be seeing things — (joc.) ich glaub', ich seh' nicht richtig

see the sights/town — sich (Dat.) die Sehenswürdigkeiten/Stadt ansehen

see one's way [clear] to do or to doing something — es einrichten, etwas zu tun

2) (watch) sehen

let's see a film — sehen wir uns (Dat.) einen Film an!

3) (meet [with]) sehen; treffen; (meet socially) zusammenkommen mit; sich treffen mit

I'll see you there/at 5 — wir sehen uns dort/um 5

see you! — (coll.)

[I'll] be seeing you! — (coll.) bis bald! (ugs.)

see you on Saturday/soon — bis Samstag/bald; see also long I 1. 3)

4) (speak to) sprechen [Person] ( about wegen); (pay visit to) gehen zu, (geh.) aufsuchen [Arzt, Anwalt usw.]; (receive) empfangen

the doctor will see you now — Herr/Frau Doktor lässt bitten

whom would you like to see? — wen möchten Sie sprechen?; zu wem möchten Sie?

5) (discern mentally) sehen

I see it all! — jetzt ist mir alles klar

I can see it's difficult for you — ich verstehe, dass es nicht leicht für dich ist

I see what you mean — ich verstehe [was du meinst]

see what I mean? — siehst du?

I saw that it was a mistake — mir war klar, dass es ein Fehler war

I don't see the point of it — ich sehe keinen Sinn darin

he didn't see the joke — er fand es [gar] nicht lustig; (did not understand) er hat den Witz nicht verstanden

I can't think what she sees in him — ich weiß nicht, was sie an ihm findet

6) (consider) sehen

let me see what I can do — [ich will] mal sehen, was ich tun kann

7) (foresee) sehen

I can see I'm going to be busy — ich sehe [es] schon [kommen], dass ich beschäftigt sein werde

I can see it won't be easy — ich sehe schon, dass es nicht einfach sein wird

8) (find out) feststellen; (by looking) nachsehen

that remains to be seen — das wird man sehen

see if you can read this — guck mal, ob du das hier lesen kannst (ugs.)

9) (take view of) sehen; betrachten

see things as somebody does — jemandes Ansichten teilen

try to see it my way — versuche es doch mal aus meiner Sicht zu sehen

as I see it — meines Erachtens

10) (learn) sehen

I see from your letter that... — ich entnehme Ihrem Brief, dass...

11) (make sure)

see [that]... — zusehen od. darauf achten, dass...

12) usu. in imper. (look at) einsehen [Buch]

see below/p. 15 — siehe unten/S. 15

13) (experience, be witness of) erleben

live to see something — etwas miterleben

now I've seen everything! — (iron.) hat man so etwas schon erlebt od. gesehen!

we shall see — wir werden [ja/schon] sehen

he will not or never see 50 again — er ist [bestimmt] über 50

14) (imagine) sich (Dat.) vorstellen

see somebody/oneself doing something — sich vorstellen, dass jemand/man etwas tut

I can see it now -... — ich sehe es schon bildhaft vor mir -...

15) (contemplate) mit ansehen; zusehen bei

[stand by and] see somebody doing something — [tatenlos] zusehen od. es [tatenlos] mit ansehen, wie jemand etwas tut

16) (escort) begleiten, bringen (to [bis] zu)

17) (consent willingly to) einsehen

not see oneself doing something — es nicht einsehen, dass man etwas tut
2. intransitive verb,
saw, seen

1) (discern objects) sehen

see for yourself! — sieh doch selbst!

as far as the eye can see — soweit das Auge reicht

see red — rotsehen (ugs.)

2) (make sure) nachsehen

3) (reflect) überlegen

let me see — lass mich überlegen; warte mal ['n Moment] (ugs.)

4)

I see — ich verstehe; aha (ugs.); ach so (ugs.)

you see — weißt du/wisst ihr/wissen Sie

there you are, you see! — Siehst du? Ich hab's doch gesagt!

as far as I can see — soweit ich das od. es beurteilen kann

Phrasal Verbs:

- see about

- see into

- see off

- see out

- see over

- see through

- see to

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v.

(§ p.,p.p.: saw, seen)

= anzeigen v.

sehen v.

(§ p.,pp.: sah, gesehen)

zusehen v.

English-german dictionary > see

18 prendere

1. v/t take

malattia, treno catch

cosa prendi? what will you have?

prendere qualcuno per un italiano take or mistake someone for an Italian

andare/venire a prendere qualcuno fetch someone

prendere fuoco catch fire

prendere il sole sunbathe

prendere paura take fright, get frightened

civil aviation prendere quota gain height

prendere in giro qualcuno pull someone's leg

prendersela get upset ( per about

con with)

che ti prende? what's got into you?

2. v/i prendere a destra turn right

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prendere v.tr.

1 to take*; ( acchiappare) to catch*; ( afferrare) to seize: il gatto ha preso un topo, the cat has caught a mouse; hanno preso il ladro, they have caught the thief; non si lasciò prendere, he did his best not to get caught; ho preso due pesci, una lepre, I've caught two fish, a hare; le prese la mano, he took her hand; lo prese per il braccio e lo spinse fuori, he seized him by the arm and pushed him out; prendi questa lettera, take this letter; prendilo se vuoi, take it if you want it; se non lo vuoi me lo prendo io, if you don't want it I'll take it; prendo lezioni d'inglese, I take English lessons; prese la palla che gli gettai, he caught the ball I threw him; questa mattina non ero in tempo per prendere il treno delle nove, this morning I was not in time to catch the nine o'clock train; prenderò un taxi, I'll take a taxi; questo esempio è preso dalla Bibbia, this example is taken from the Bible; prendere un cavallo per le briglie, to take (hold of) a horse by the bridle; prendere qlcu. fra le braccia, to take s.o. in one's arms; prendere una fortezza, to take (o to capture) a fortress; prendere una laurea, to take a degree; prendere una medicina, to take a medicine; prendere un premio, to take (o to win) a prize // prendere su, to pick up: prendi su quelle carte, ( da terra) pick up those papers; ( prendile con te) take those papers with you // andare a prendere, to fetch: devo andarti a prendere un bicchiere d'acqua?, shall I fetch you a glass of water?; puoi andare a prendere mio figlio a scuola?, can you fetch my son from school?; verrò a prenderti nel pomeriggio, I'll call for you in the afternoon // fu presa dalla collera, she was seized with anger; fu preso dalla paura, he was seized with fright; fu preso da malore, he was taken ill // fui preso in trappola, I was caught in a trap // lo presi per un inglese, I took him for an Englishman // non prendere freddo, don't take cold // non ha preso cibo da due giorni, he hasn't eaten for two days // prendi questa strada, take this road // prendere dei pensionanti, to take in boarders // prenditi un po' di riposo, take a rest

2 ( assumere) ( personale) to hire, to employ, to engage; ( comando, direzione ecc.) to assume, to take* over: dovremo prendere una segretaria, we'll have to hire (o to employ) a secretary; hanno preso un cameriere filippino, they've hired a Philippino waiter; prenderemo un avventizio per tre mesi, we'll employ a temporary worker for three months; prendere la direzione di una ditta, to take over the management of a firm; prendere il comando, to take over (o to assume) command // prendere servizio, to begin working // non me ne prendo la responsabilità, I won't take responsibility for it

3 ( guadagnare) to earn, to get*; ( far pagare) to charge: prende un ottimo stipendio, he earns (o gets) an excellent wage; nella nuova ditta prende di più, in his new firm he earns more; quanto prendi a lezione?, how much do you charge for a lesson?

4 ( richiede) to take*, to require: è un lavoro che prende molto tempo, this kind of work takes (o requires) a lot of time

5 ( cogliere, sorprendere) to catch*, to take*: lo presi mentre frugava nella mia scrivania, I caught him while he was (o in the act of) rummaging in my desk; prendere il nemico di sorpresa, to take the enemy by surprise

6 ( occupare) to take* up: questa poltrona prende troppo posto, this armchair takes up too much room

7 ( comprare) to buy*; ( affittare) to rent: ha preso una casa al mare per l'estate, he has rented a house at the seaside for the summer; voglio prendermi un cappotto nuovo, I want to buy a new coat // prenderò un'auto a nolo, I'll hire a car

8 ( colpire) to catch*, to get*; to hit*: lo presi sulla testa, I caught him on the head; prese la lepre al primo colpo, he hit (o got) the hare first shot

9 ( malattie) to catch*, to get*: si è preso di nuovo l'influenza, he caught the flu again; non vorrei prendermi un raffreddore, I wouldn't like to get (o catch) a cold

10 prendere a, ( incominciare a) to start (doing): dopo la morte del figlio egli prese a bere, after his son's death he took to drinking; quando prende a parlare nessuno riesce a fermarlo, when he starts talking nobody can stop him

◆ v. intr.

1 to take*; ( voltare) to turn: prendere a sinistra, a destra, to turn (to the) left, (to the) right; prendi ( per) questa strada, take this road; prendi per i campi, strike out across the fields

2 ( attecchire) to take* root: questi fiori non prendono, these flowers don't take root

3 ( rapprendersi, far presa) to set*: il cemento non ha preso, the cement has not set.

◆ FRASEOLOGIA: che ti prende?, what's the matter with you? (o what's up?); non prendertela!, don't take on so!; non prendertela con me, don't be angry with me (o don't lay the blame on me); se la prende comoda, he takes it easy; se la prende troppo per l'avvenire di suo fratello, he is too concerned about his brother's future; se la prese a cuore, he took it to heart; se l'è presa, se l'è presa in mala parte, he has taken it amiss (o he has taken offence at it); non so come prenderlo, è sempre così nervoso, I don't know how to handle him, he is always so irritable; prendere qlcu. con le buone, con le cattive, to treat s.o. with kindness, harshly; prendere in simpatia, in antipatia qlcu., to take a liking, a dislike to s.o. // per chi mi prendi?, who do you take me for? // prendi tempo, non c'è fretta, take your time, there's no hurry // prendere interesse a qlco., to take an interest in sthg. // prendere marito, moglie, to get married // prendere o lasciare, take it or leave it // presi tanta pioggia, I got soaking wet (o I got soaked to the skin) // prendere l'abitudine di..., to get into the habit of... // prendere le cose come vengono, to take things as they come // prendere una cosa per un'altra, to mistake one thing for another // prendere un terno al lotto, to have a stroke of luck // prendere il toro per le corna, to take the bull by the horns // prenderle, to be beaten; ( di bambini) to be smacked (o spanked): il bambino le prese da suo padre, the child was smacked by his father // essere preso d'amore per..., to fall in love with... ∙ Per frasi come: prendere atto, prendere forma, prendere il largo, prendere piede ecc. → atto, forma, largo, piede ecc.

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1. ['prɛndere]
vb irreg vt
1) (gen) to take, (portare: cosa) to get, fetch, (persona) to pick up, fetch

ha preso il libro dal tavolo — he picked up o took the book from the table

l'ho preso dal cassetto — I took o got it out of the drawer

l'ha preso per mano — she took his hand o took him by the hand

hai preso l'ombrello? — have you taken your umbrella?

prendi quella borsa — take that bag

prendere qc in spalla — to shoulder sth

prendere qc per il manico — to take sth by the handle

andare a prendere qc — to go and get sth

vai a prendermi gli occhiali — go and get my glasses

venire a prendere qn — to come and get sb

potresti venire a prendermi alla stazione? — could you come and get me from the station?

abbiamo preso una casa — (affittare) we have rented a house, (comprare) we have bought a house

2) (afferrare) to seize, grab, (catturare: ladro, pesce) to catch, (fortezza) to take

prendere qn per i capelli — to grab sb by the hair

è stato preso dalla polizia — he was caught by the police

l'ho preso mentre tentava di scappare — I caught him trying to escape

ho preso un grosso pesce — I caught a huge fish

la cintura mi è rimasta presa nella porta — my belt got caught in the door

3) (direzione, scorciatoia, mezzo pubblico) to take

non so che strada prendere — I don't know which road to take

ha preso il treno — he took the train, he went by train

ha preso il treno delle 10 — he took o caught the 10 o'clock train

preferisco prendere l'aereo anziché il treno — I prefer to go by plane rather than by train

la nave ha preso il largo — the ship put out to sea

4) (registrare) to take (down)

prendere le misure di qn — to take sb's measurements

prendere le generalità di qn — to take down sb's particulars

prendere nota di — to take note of

5) (guadagnare) to get, earn, (chiedere: somma, prezzo) to charge, ask

quanto prende al mese? — how much does he earn a month?

prende 2000 euro al mese — he makes o earns 2000 euros a month

quanto prende per un taglio di capelli? — how much do you charge for a haircut?

6) (ricevere: colpi, schiaffi, sgridata) to get, (subire: malattia) to catch

le ha prese — he got a good hiding

ho preso uno spavento — I got such a fright

ho preso freddo — I've caught a chill

ho preso l'influenza — I've caught (the) flu

ho preso un bel voto — I got a good mark

non so come la prenderà — I don't know how he'll take the news

7) (ingoiare: pasto, panino, tè) to have, (medicina) to take

non prendo nulla fuori pasto — I don't eat between meals

prendi qualcosa? — (da bere, da mangiare) would you like something to eat (o drink)?

prendo un caffè — I'll have a coffee

prendi pure — help yourself

8) (assumere: collaboratore, dipendente) to take on, hire, (responsabilità) to take on, assume, (tono, aria) to put on, (colore) to take on, (decisione) to take, make, come to

prendere un impegno — to take on a commitment

ha preso uno strano odore — it smells funny

prendere l'abitudine di — to get into the habit of

9)

(pervadere) essere preso dai rimorsi — to be full of remorse

essere preso dal panico — to be panic-stricken

cosa ti prende? — what's got into you?

quel film mi ha preso — that film caught my imagination

10)

(scambiare) prendere qn/qc per — to mistake sb/sth for

mi ha preso per mio fratello — he mistook me for my brother

ha preso le mie parole per o come un'offesa — he took offence at my words

per chi mi prendi? — who do you think I am?, what do you take me for?

11) (trattare: persona) to handle

prendere qn per il verso giusto — to handle sb the right way

prendere qn con le buone/cattive — to handle sb tactfully/rudely

so come prenderlo — I know how to handle him

12) (occupare: spazio, tempo) to take up

il tavolo prende poco posto — the table doesn't take up much room

questo lavoro mi sta prendendo troppo tempo — this work is taking up too much of my time

13)

(cominciare) prendere a fare qc — to begin to do sth, start doing sth

14)

prendersela — (adirarsi) to get annoyed, (preoccuparsi) to get upset, worry

prendersela a male — to take offence

prendersela con qn — to get angry with sb

perché te la prendi sempre con me? — why do you always pick on me?

prendersela comoda — to take it easy

15)

(fraseologia) prendere da qn — (assomigliare) to take after sb

prendere a calci qn — to kick sb

prendere qn per fame — to starve sb into submission

prendere o lasciare — take it or leave it

prendersi la soddisfazione (di) — to have the satisfaction (of)

prendersi una vacanza — to take a holiday

prendersi cura di qn/qc — to look after sb/sth

prendersi gioco di qn — to mock sb

prendere parte a — to take part in

prendere fuoco — to catch fire

2. vi (aus avere)

1) (far presa: colla, cemento) to set, (piante) to take (root), (fuoco) to catch

2)

(andare) prendere a destra — to go o turn right

prendere per i campi — to go across the fields

3)

(fraseologia) mi è preso un colpo — I got such a fright

mi è preso freddo — I started feeling cold

mi è presa la voglia di andare al mare — I feel like going to the seaside

3. vr (prendersi)

(uso reciproco: afferrarsi) to grab each other, seize each other

prendersi a pugni — to come to blows, punch each other

prendersi a calci — to kick each other

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['prɛndere] 1.
verbo transitivo

1) to take*; (afferrare) to grasp, to grab, to seize; (in movimento) to catch*; (raccogliere) to pick up

prendere qcn. per il braccio, per (la) mano — to take sb. by the arm, hand

tieni, prendi! — here! catch!

prendere qcs. al volo — to catch sth. in midair

il martello si prende per il manico — you hold a hammer by the handle

2) (sorprendere) to catch*; (catturare) to catch*, to capture; mil. (conquistare) to take*, to seize [città, fortezza]

l'hanno preso mentre rubava — they caught him stealing

farsi prendere — to be o get caught

prendetelo! — stop him!

farsi prendere dal panico — to get o fly into a panic

3) (utilizzare) to take* [mezzo di trasporto, strada]

ha preso l'aereo per andare a Madrid — he went to Madrid by air

sei riuscito a prendere il treno? — did you manage to catch the train?

prendi la prima a destra — take the first turn on the right

prendere una curva — (imboccare) to go around a bend

4) (portare) to bring*; (portare via con sé) to take*; (rubare) to take*, to steal*

non ho preso abbastanza soldi — I haven't brought enough money

prendi la sciarpa, fa freddo — take your scarf, it's cold

mi hanno preso tutti i gioielli — I had all my jewellery stolen

5) (ritirare) to get*

prendere un libro in biblioteca — to get a book out of the library

prendere indietro — to take back [regalo, articolo, merce]

6) (prelevare)

andare a prendere i bambini a scuola — to collect the children from school

è venuta a prendermi alla stazione — she picked me up at the station

passare a prendere qcn., qcs. — to call for o pick up sb., sth

7) (consumare) to have* [bevanda, alimento, pasto]; to take* [medicina, droga]

non prendi qcs. (da bere, da mangiare)? — won't you have sth. to eat or drink?

prenderò il pesce — I'll have the fish

prendere il tè senza zucchero — not to put sugar in one's tea

posso prendere un altro pasticcino? — can I have another cake?

andare a prendere un caffè, una birra — to go for a coffee, beer

8) (scegliere) to take*

prendere una (camera) doppia — to take a double room

prendere una decisione — to make o take a decision

9) (comprare) to get*

prendi anche del prosciutto — get some ham too

di solito prendiamo La Stampa — we usually take La Stampa

10) (ricevere, ottenere) to get* [denaro, stipendio, premio, voto, diploma]; to take* [ lezioni]; (far pagare) to charge; (assumere) to take* over [direzione, potere]; to assume [ controllo]; (accumulare) to put* on [ peso]; (captare) [ televisore] to get* [ canale]

prendo 1.000 euro al mese — I get 1,000 euros a month

quanto prende all'ora? — how much does he charge an hour?

prendere una telefonata — to take a telephone call

prendere ordini da qcn. — to take orders from sb

11) (subire) to get* [schiaffo, scossa, contravvenzione]

prendere qcn. a calci, a pugni — to kick, to punch sb

12) (accettare) to take*

prendere le cose come vengono — to take things as they come

prendere male qcs. — to take sth. badly

prendere qcn. in simpatia, in antipatia — to take a liking, disliking to sb

13) (acquisire) to take* on [colore, significato]; to put* on [aria, espressione]; to pick up [accento, abitudine]

prendere cattive abitudini — to get into bad habits

prendere da qcn. — (assomigliare) to take after sb

14) (cominciare)

prendere a fare — to start doing

15) (contrarre) to get*, to catch* [malattia, virus]

16) (colpire, raggiungere) to hit*, to strike* [ bersaglio]; (sbattere contro) to hit*, to run* into, to go* into [albero, muro]

ho preso un colpo contro il banco — I bumped into the desk

17) (occupare) to take* up [spazio, tempo]

quando tempo ti prenderà la riunione? — how long will you be in the meeting?

costruire il muro non prenderà tanto tempo — the wall won't take long to build

prendere tempo — (temporeggiare) to hold off, to stall, to play for time

18) (alle dipendenze) to take* [sb.] on [impiegato, assistente, apprendista]; to engage [avvocato, guida]

prendere qcn. come balia — to take sb. on as a nanny

prendere qcn. come socio — to take sb. into partnership

19) (coinvolgere) to involve

essere preso da un libro — to be involved in a book

farsi prendere da — to get involved in

20) (considerare) to take*

prendiamo Luca, per esempio — take Luca, for example

per chi mi prendi? — what do you take me for?

mi hai preso forse per la tua serva? — I'm not your slave, you know!

non prenderla come una critica — don't take it as a criticism

prendere qcn. per qualcun altro — (confondere) to mistake sb. for sb. else

21) (trattare)

è molto gentile se lo sai prendere — he is very nice when you know how to handle him

lui sa come prenderla — he knows how to manage her

22) (misurare) to take* [misure, pressione, polso]

farsi prendere le misure per — to get oneself measured for

23) (annotare) to take* down [indirizzo, numero di targa]

prendere appunti — to take notes

24) (possedere sessualmente) to take*

25) (in locuzioni)

prendere in prestito — to borrow

prendere in affitto — to rent

prendere posto — to take one's seat

prendere piede — to catch on, to take root

26) prenderle colloq. to get* a beating

le ha prese di santa ragione — he got a sound beating
2.
verbo intransitivo (aus. avere)

1) (andare, dirigersi)

prendere a sinistra — to go left

prendere per i campi — to head off across the fields

2) (infiammarsi) [fuoco, legno] to catch*

3) (rapprendersi) [cemento, gesso] to set*

4) (capitare)

cosa ti prende? — what's come over you?
3.
verbo pronominale prendersi

1)

- rsi le dita nella porta — to catch one's fingers in the door

2) (assumersi) to take* on [ impegno]; to take* [ merito]; (concedersi) to take* [ ferie]

-rsi a cuore qcn., qcs. — to take sb., sth. to heart

-rsi cura di qcn. — to take care of sb. to look after sb.

-rsi la libertà di fare qcs. — to take the liberty of doing sth.

- rsi due giorni (di vacanza) — colloq. to take two days off

3) (subire) to get* [schiaffo, sgridata]

- rsi l'influenza — to get flu, to catch o come down with flu

- rsi uno spavento — to have o get a fright

4) (con valore reciproco)

- rsi per mano — to join hands

5) prendersela (preoccuparsi) to get* worked up; (arrabbiarsi) to take* sth. amiss

prendersela con qcn. — (incolpare) to go on at sb., to pick on sb.; (sfogarsi) to take it out on sb

••

prendere o lasciare — take it or leave it

* * *

prendere

/'prεndere/ [10]

I verbo transitivo

1 to take*; (afferrare) to grasp, to grab, to seize; (in movimento) to catch*; (raccogliere) to pick up; prendere qcn. per il braccio, per (la) mano to take sb. by the arm, hand; tieni, prendi! here! catch! prendere qcs. al volo to catch sth. in midair; il martello si prende per il manico you hold a hammer by the handle

2 (sorprendere) to catch*; (catturare) to catch*, to capture; mil. (conquistare) to take*, to seize [città, fortezza]; l'hanno preso mentre rubava they caught him stealing; farsi prendere to be o get caught; prendetelo! stop him! farsi prendere dal panico to get o fly into a panic

3 (utilizzare) to take* [mezzo di trasporto, strada]; ha preso l'aereo per andare a Madrid he went to Madrid by air; sei riuscito a prendere il treno? did you manage to catch the train? prendi la prima a destra take the first turn on the right; prendere una curva (imboccare) to go around a bend

4 (portare) to bring*; (portare via con sé) to take*; (rubare) to take*, to steal*; non ho preso abbastanza soldi I haven't brought enough money; prendi la sciarpa, fa freddo take your scarf, it's cold; mi hanno preso tutti i gioielli I had all my jewellery stolen

5 (ritirare) to get*; prendere un libro in biblioteca to get a book out of the library; prendere indietro to take back [regalo, articolo, merce]

6 (prelevare) andare a prendere i bambini a scuola to collect the children from school; è venuta a prendermi alla stazione she picked me up at the station; passare a prendere qcn., qcs. to call for o pick up sb., sth.

7 (consumare) to have* [bevanda, alimento, pasto]; to take* [medicina, droga]; non prendi qcs. (da bere, da mangiare)? won't you have sth. to eat or drink? prenderò il pesce I'll have the fish; prendere il tè senza zucchero not to put sugar in one's tea; posso prendere un altro pasticcino? can I have another cake? andare a prendere un caffè, una birra to go for a coffee, beer

8 (scegliere) to take*; prendere una (camera) doppia to take a double room; prendere una decisione to make o take a decision

9 (comprare) to get*; prendi anche del prosciutto get some ham too; di solito prendiamo La Stampa we usually take La Stampa

10 (ricevere, ottenere) to get* [denaro, stipendio, premio, voto, diploma]; to take* [ lezioni]; (far pagare) to charge; (assumere) to take* over [direzione, potere]; to assume [ controllo]; (accumulare) to put* on [ peso]; (captare) [ televisore] to get* [ canale]; prendo 1.000 euro al mese I get 1,000 euros a month; quanto prende all'ora? how much does he charge an hour? prendere una telefonata to take a telephone call; prendere ordini da qcn. to take orders from sb.

11 (subire) to get* [schiaffo, scossa, contravvenzione]; prendere qcn. a calci, a pugni to kick, to punch sb.

12 (accettare) to take*; prendere le cose come vengono to take things as they come; prendere male qcs. to take sth. badly; prendere qcn. in simpatia, in antipatia to take a liking, disliking to sb.

13 (acquisire) to take* on [colore, significato]; to put* on [aria, espressione]; to pick up [accento, abitudine]; prendere cattive abitudini to get into bad habits; prendere da qcn. (assomigliare) to take after sb.

14 (cominciare) prendere a fare to start doing

15 (contrarre) to get*, to catch* [malattia, virus]

16 (colpire, raggiungere) to hit*, to strike* [ bersaglio]; (sbattere contro) to hit*, to run* into, to go* into [albero, muro]; ho preso un colpo contro il banco I bumped into the desk

17 (occupare) to take* up [spazio, tempo]; quando tempo ti prenderà la riunione? how long will you be in the meeting? costruire il muro non prenderà tanto tempo the wall won't take long to build; prendere tempo (temporeggiare) to hold off, to stall, to play for time

18 (alle dipendenze) to take* [sb.] on [impiegato, assistente, apprendista]; to engage [avvocato, guida]; prendere qcn. come balia to take sb. on as a nanny; prendere qcn. come socio to take sb. into partnership

19 (coinvolgere) to involve; essere preso da un libro to be involved in a book; farsi prendere da to get involved in

20 (considerare) to take*; prendiamo Luca, per esempio take Luca, for example; per chi mi prendi? what do you take me for? mi hai preso forse per la tua serva? I'm not your slave, you know! non prenderla come una critica don't take it as a criticism; prendere qcn. per qualcun altro (confondere) to mistake sb. for sb. else

21 (trattare) è molto gentile se lo sai prendere he is very nice when you know how to handle him; lui sa come prenderla he knows how to manage her

22 (misurare) to take* [misure, pressione, polso]; farsi prendere le misure per to get oneself measured for

23 (annotare) to take* down [indirizzo, numero di targa]; prendere appunti to take notes

24 (possedere sessualmente) to take*

25 (in locuzioni) prendere in prestito to borrow; prendere in affitto to rent; prendere posto to take one's seat; prendere piede to catch on, to take root

26 prenderle colloq. to get* a beating; le ha prese di santa ragione he got a sound beating

II verbo intransitivo

(aus. avere)

1 (andare, dirigersi) prendere a sinistra to go left; prendere per i campi to head off across the fields

2 (infiammarsi) [fuoco, legno] to catch*

3 (rapprendersi) [cemento, gesso] to set*

4 (capitare) cosa ti prende? what's come over you?

III prendersi verbo pronominale

1 - rsi le dita nella porta to catch one's fingers in the door

2 (assumersi) to take* on [ impegno]; to take* [ merito]; (concedersi) to take* [ ferie]; -rsi a cuore qcn., qcs. to take sb., sth. to heart; -rsi cura di qcn. to take care of sb. to look after sb.; -rsi la libertà di fare qcs. to take the liberty of doing sth.; - rsi due giorni (di vacanza) colloq. to take two days off

3 (subire) to get* [schiaffo, sgridata]; - rsi l'influenza to get flu, to catch o come down with flu; - rsi uno spavento to have o get a fright

4 (con valore reciproco) - rsi per mano to join hands

5 prendersela (preoccuparsi) to get* worked up; (arrabbiarsi) to take* sth. amiss; prendersela con qcn. (incolpare) to go on at sb., to pick on sb.; (sfogarsi) to take it out on sb.

IDIOMS

prendere o lasciare take it or leave it.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > prendere

19 find

faɪnd
1. гл.;
прош. вр. и прич. прош. вр. - found
1) а) находить, встречать, обнаруживать( в различных смыслах) ;
заставать They might find traces of European sojourn on the island. ≈ Можно найти следы присутствия европейцев на острове. He was found dead. ≈ Его нашли мертвым. I found a shilling on the floor. ≈ Я нашел на полу шиллинг. find oneself find time Syn: locate;
come across, fall in with, meet with;
discover, learn, unearth Ant: mislay, miss б) сл. красть, воровать в) мат. находить результат, вычислять
2) а) убеждаться, приходить к заключению, считать, полагать, признавать to find no sense ≈ не видеть смысла I find it necessary to go there. ≈ Я считаю необходимым поехать туда. Syn: ascertain, detect, determine, learn б) юр. устанавливать, выносить решение, признавать что-л. чем-л., признавать (применимость, юридическую силу и т.п.) The jury found for the plaintiff. ≈ Присяжные вынесли решение в пользу истца. They found the verdict of guilty. ≈ Был вынесен вердикт "виновен". To find a bill, there must at least twelve of the grand jury agree. ≈ Чтобы дело было принято к производству, как минимум двенадцать членов большого жюри должны быть "за". find smb. guilty в) делать вывод по записям, свидетельствам In 1276, we find the Emperor and the King of England in constant communication. ≈ В 1276, как следует из записей, император и английский король имели постоянную связь друг с другом.
3) а) обретать, добиваться, получать;
прям. перен. достигать find one's account in smth. Syn: reach, arrive б) попадать в цель, доставать The shot found him in the head. ≈ Выстрел пропал ему в голову. Such commodities found little market. ≈ Эти товары плохо продавались. в) доходить( о корреспонденции) Marrion Square will always find us. ≈ Пишите нам на Мэррион Сквер, обязательно дойдет. г) оказываться где-л., в каком-л. состоянии We found ourselves at the precipice. ≈ Мы оказались у обрыва. Lavender found himself entering a drawing-room. ≈ Лавендер понял, что вошел в гостиную. How do you find yourself? ≈ Как дела? know where to find one find in one's heart
4) а) снабжать, обеспечивать find smb. in smth. ≈ обеспечивать кого-л. чем-л. They find him in clothes. ≈ Они его одевают. five pounds a week and find yourself ≈ пять фунтов в неделю на своих харчах (форма оплаты работы) all found Syn: supply, provide, furnish б) воен. выделять, выставлять (резервы, солдат, другие ресурсы)
5) охот. поднимать зверя, находить зверя The dogs found. ≈ Псы подняли зверя. ∙ find out how do you find yourself? ≈ как вы себя чувствуете?;
как поживаете? find way find feet
2. сущ.
1) находка, обнаружение (равно как процесс и результат) archaeological find great find lucky find rare find sure find Syn: discovery
2) своего рода местоимение со значением "чем-л. примечательный (часто в ироническом или отрицательном смысле) человек" Miss Farnell is a true find, I say! ≈ Ну скажу я вам мисс Фарнелл и фрукт! находка - this book is a regular * эта книга - настоящая находка открытие (месторождения и т. п.) (горное) новое месторождение > a sure * (охота) местонахождение зверя;
человек, которого обязательно найдут /разыщут/ находить, отыскивать - to * means изыскать средства - to * nothing to say не найтись, что сказать - I can't * my book anywhere я нигде не могу найти свою книгу - I have found what I want я нашел, что мне нужно - I run to * a doctor я побежал за врачом - he is not to be found его невозможно найти;
его нигде нет - the committee must * a suitable man for the job комиссия должна подыскать подходящего человека для этой работы найти (случайно), наткнуться, встретиться - to * a treasure найти клад - he found a coin in the dust он нашел монету в пыли - to * some difficulty in doing smth. встретить затруднения в чем-л. - it is found everywhere это можно встретить где угодно - such men are not often found такие люди не часто встречаются открывать, находить - to * a mistake in the calculations обнаружить ошибку в расчете - to * the answer to the problem разрешить проблему, найти решение вопроса - he found a more modern method он открыл более современный метод - you must take us as you * us принимайте нас такими, какие мы есть обнаруживать - we must leave everything as we * it нужно оставить все как есть /ничего не трогать/ - I found the key missing я обнаружил, что ключа нет - when the doctor came he found him already dead когда пришел врач, он уже был мертв застать, найти ( где-л., за каким-л. занятием) - to * smb. at home застать кого-л. дома - I found everybody out никого не оказалось дома, я никого не застал - she found him gone она обнаружила, что его нет /что он уехал или ушел/ - I found her waiting in the hall я увидел, что она ждет меня в вестибюле - six months later we * him saying the exact opposite и вот полгода спустя он говорит прямо противоположные вещи - Christmas found him still looking for work на рождество он все еще был без работы находить, обретать - to * a good friend in smb. обрести хорошего друга в ком-л. - to * courage to... найти в себе мужество, чтобы... - to * oneself найти или обрести себя, свое призвание;
чувствовать себя - she suddenly found herself and left the family to work in a hospital она внезапно поняла, в чем ее призвание, и уехала из дома, чтобы работать в больнице - to help the student to * himself as an individual помочь учащемуся осознать себя как личность - how do you * yourself today? как вы себя чувствуете сегодня? - his theory found no acceptance among scholars его теория не получила признания в ученых кругах - the new product found few buyers на новый товар почти не было спроса достигать, попадать - the bullet found its mark пуля попала в цель - the blow found his chin удар пришелся ему по подбородку - to * bottom in a lake коснуться дна озера считать, находить - to * it impossible to... считать невозможным сделать что-л. - to * the terms reasonable находить условия приемлемыми - I * it pays to get up early я считаю, что имеет смысл рано вставать - this letter, I *, arrived yesterday это письмо, как я вижу, пришло вчера - how do you * him? как вы его находите? убеждаться, приходить к заключению - you will * that I am right вы убедитесь, что я прав - I found that I was mistaken я понял, что ошибся - I was surprised to * that... я с удивлением увидел, что... - it has been found that... выяснилось, что... - you may * it do you good может оказаться, что это пойдет вам на пользу составить мнение - I found him a sensible man он показался мне разумным человеком - I * smth. repellent about the man мне кажется, что в этом человеке есть что-то отталкивающее - she found him pleasant to talk to она нашла в нем приятного собеседника (юридическое) выносить приговор, определение, решение - they found a verdict of guilty они вынесли определение о виновности - the jury found the prisoner guilty присяжные признали подсудимого виновным - he was found guilty его признали виновным - to * that the deceased had been murdered by a person unknown признать, что покойный был убит неизвестным лицом - to * for the plaintiff решить в пользу истца удостоверять действительность документа обеспечивать, субсидировать - to * one's son with everything necessary снабдить своего сына всем необходимым - the State *s half of the sum, leaving the parent to * the rest государство оплачивает половину (расходов), глава семьи - остальное - $2 a week and * yourself 2 доллара в неделю без питания - all /everything/ found на всем готовом - wages $10 and all found жалованье 10 долларов на всем готовом (математика) определять, вычислять - to ( try to) * the value of the unknown quantity определять неизвестную величину (военное) выделять, выставлять - to * the advance guard выделить авангард( охота) взять след выбрать, выделить, уделить (время) - I can't * time to do it у меня нет времени на это, я не могу выбрать время /собраться/ сделать это to find oneself somewhere оказаться, очутиться где-л. - I found myself in a dark forest я оказался в темном лесу - when he awoke he found himself in hospital когда он проснулся, то увидел, что находится в больнице - you will * yourself in prison soon if you act in that way будешь себя так вести, в тюрьму угодишь - to find oneself in a state оказаться, очутиться в каком-л. положении - she found herself in a dilemma она очутилась в затруднительном положении - he found himself at a loss он растерялся, он не знал, что ему делать - to find oneself doing smth. сделать что-л. неожиданно для себя - when I heard the details I found myself crying когда я услышал подробности, у меня покатились слезы ( я заплакал) - I found myself saying "yes" и вдруг неожиданно для себя я согласился - to find smb., oneself in smth. обеспечивать кого-л., себя чем-л. - she pays for her board and lodging but her father *s her in clothes она платит за стол и квартиру, а отец одевает ее - we are found in everything - house, food мы всем обеспечены - и жильем и пищей - the house was well found in plate and linen в доме было много посуды и столового белья - he was well found in classical learning он обладал большими познаниями в области античной культуры > to * one's way попасть;
пробраться, получить доступ > how did it * its way into this book? каким образом это попало в книгу? > how did he * his way into the laboratory? как ему удалось проникнуть в лабораторию? > to * one's bearings ориентироваться, определять свое местонахождение;
осваиваться > wait till he *s his bearing he'll show himself обожди, он еще покажет себя, дай ему только освоиться > to * one's feet стоять на ножках, ходить (о ребенке) ;
освоиться, стать на ноги;
оправиться (после неудачи и т. п.) > to * one's tongue /voice/ вновь обрести дар речи > to * fault( with) придраться к кому-л., чему-л.;
ворчать, жаловаться на кого-л., что-л.! to * favour снискать /заслужить/ чье-л. расположение > to * it in one's heart to do smth. решиться на что-л. > I can't * it in my heart to scold him у меня не хватает духу бранить его all found на всем готовом;
100 a year and all found 100 фунтов (стерлингов) в год на всем готовом ~ попасть (в цель) ;
the blow found his chest удар пришелся ему в грудь find воен. выделять, выставлять;
find in: to find (smb.) (oneself) (in smth.) обеспечивать (кого-л.) (себя) (чем-л.) ~ выносить определение ~ выносить приговор ~ выносить решение ~ мат. вычислять ~ достигать ~ (found) находить;
встречать;
признавать;
обнаруживать;
заставать;
to find no sense не видеть смысла ~ находить ~ находка;
a great find ценная находка;
a sure find охот. местонахождение зверя ~ находка ~ обеспечивать ~ обнаруживать ~ обрести;
получить, добиться;
to find one's account( in smth.) убедиться в выгоде (чего-л.) ;
использовать( что-л.) в своих (личных) интересах ~ охот. поднять( зверя) ~ попасть (в цель) ;
the blow found his chest удар пришелся ему в грудь ~ приходить к заключению ~ решать, выносить решение ~ снабжать;
обеспечивать;
2 a week and find yourself 2 фунта (стерлингов) в неделю на своих харчах ~ субсидировать ~ убеждаться, приходить к заключению;
считать;
I find it necessary to go there я считаю необходимым поехать туда ~ удостоверять действительность документа ~ юр. устанавливать;
выносить решение;
to find (smb.) guilty признать (кого-л.) виновным ~ устанавливать фактические обстоятельства по делу ~ for выносить определение в пользу ~ for выносить решение в пользу ~ for решать в пользу ~ for the accused решать в пользу ответчика ~ for the plaintiff решать в пользу истца ~ юр. устанавливать;
выносить решение;
to find (smb.) guilty признать (кого-л.) виновным guilty: find ~ признавать виновным find воен. выделять, выставлять;
find in: to find (smb.) (oneself) (in smth.) обеспечивать (кого-л.) (себя) (чем-л.) ~ (found) находить;
встречать;
признавать;
обнаруживать;
заставать;
to find no sense не видеть смысла ~ обрести;
получить, добиться;
to find one's account (in smth.) убедиться в выгоде (чего-л.) ;
использовать (что-л.) в своих (личных) интересах to ~ one's feet научиться ходить (о ребенке) to ~ one's feet стать на ноги, обрести самостоятельность;
набить руку to ~ one's way достигнуть;
to find one's way home добраться домой to ~ one's way проникнуть;
пробраться;
how did it find its way into print? как это попало в печать? to ~ one's way достигнуть;
to find one's way home добраться домой to ~ oneself найти свое призвание;
обрести себя;
to find time улучить время to ~ (smb.) out разоблачить( кого-л.) ;
to find out for oneself добраться до истины ~ out узнать, разузнать, выяснить;
понять;
раскрыть (обман, тайну) ;
to find out the truth узнать правду to ~ (smb.) out разоблачить (кого-л.) ;
to find out for oneself добраться до истины ~ out узнать, разузнать, выяснить;
понять;
раскрыть (обман, тайну) ;
to find out the truth узнать правду to ~ oneself найти свое призвание;
обрести себя;
to find time улучить время ~ находка;
a great find ценная находка;
a sure find охот. местонахождение зверя to ~ one's way проникнуть;
пробраться;
how did it find its way into print? как это попало в печать? how do you ~ yourself? как вы себя чувствуете?;
как поживаете? ~ убеждаться, приходить к заключению;
считать;
I find it necessary to go there я считаю необходимым поехать туда ~ находка;
a great find ценная находка;
a sure find охот. местонахождение зверя sure: ~ bind, ~ find посл. = крепче запрешь, вернее найдешь they ~ him in clothes они его одевают find воен. выделять, выставлять;
find in: to find (smb.) (oneself) (in smth.) обеспечивать (кого-л.) (себя) (чем-л.) ~ снабжать;
обеспечивать;
2 a week and find yourself 2 фунта (стерлингов) в неделю на своих харчах all found на всем готовом;
100 a year and all found 100 фунтов (стерлингов) в год на всем готовом

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > find

20 clear

klɪə
1. прил.
1) а) светлый, ясный, безоблачный( о небе) a clear day ≈ ясный, безоблачный день The day dawned with a clear sky. ≈ День наступал ясный, безоблачный. clear white ≈ чистый белый clear brown ≈ светло коричневый Syn: cloudless, unclouded б) прозрачный The water in the bay was clear as glass. ≈ Вода в заливе была прозрачной, как стекло. Syn: transparent, lucid, translucent, crystalline
1., pellucid, diaphanous в) яркий, блестящий;
чистый (особ. о коже без прыщей, морщин и т. п.) a dark-coloured coat with clear buttons ≈ темное пальто с яркими пуговицами a clear light ≈ яркий свет clear fire ≈ яркий огонь( без дыма) Her complexion was clear, but quite olive. ≈ Кожа на лице у нее была чистой, но с желтоватым оттенком. Syn: lustrous, bright
1., brilliant
2., radiant
1., luminous
2) о восприятии, распознавании а) четкий, отчетливый, ясно видимый Syn: well-marked, sharp
1. б) ясно слышный, звонкий, отчетливый The singing was loud and clear. ≈ Пение было громким и отчетливым. Syn: audible, articulate
1. в) ясный, понятный, недвусмысленный( о словах, значениях и т. п.) to make clear the meaning of the question ≈ прояснить смысл вопроса If I have made myself clear, you will understand my original meaning. ≈ Если мне удалось ясно выразиться, вы поймете подлинное значение моей мысли. in clear Syn: perspicuous, definite, intelligible, unmistakable, transparent ∙ Syn: distinct Ant: foggy, unclear, unintelligible, blurred, confused, doubtful
3) а) четкий, ясный, логический;
проницательный( о мнении, понятии, представлении, памяти, уме) a clear remembrance of Bill Foster's crimes ≈ четкие воспоминания о преступлениях Билла Фостера This problem requires clear thinking. ≈ Для решение этой проблемы требуется ясная голова. Syn: keen I, sharp б) очевидный, явный, не вызывающий сомнений In the midst of the unreality, it became clear that one man at least was serious. ≈ Среди всей этой нереальности стало очевидным, что, по крайней мере, один человек был серьезен. Syn: evident, plain I
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4) убежденный, уверенный, не сомневающийся I am not quite clear about the date. ≈ Я не очень уверен относительно даты. As to the necessity of including Ireland in its scope he was clear. ≈ Что касалось включения Ирландии в эти границы, то тут он не колебался. Syn: positive
1., convinced, confident
1., certain
1., determined
5) о моральных качествах ясный, прямой, простодушный;
чистый, непорочный, невинный a clear conscience ≈ чистая совесть Syn: unsophisticated, guileless, pure, innocent
2., unspotted
6) свободный;
свободный, беспрепятственный( о проходе, дороге и т. п.), свободный (от долгов, подозрений) The path was clear. ≈ Дорога была свободна. Is the sea clear of ice yet? ≈ Море уже свободно ото льда? You are now clear of suspicion. ≈ Вы свободны от подозрений. clear day ≈ свободный, незанятый день all clear all clear signal clear of debts get away clear keep clear of Syn: free
1., unobstructed, unimpeded
7) полный, целый;
абсолютный, неограниченный a clear month ≈ целый месяц Syn: absolute
1., complete
1., entire
1., sheer I
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8) амер.;
сл. чистый, без примеси, 'настоящий' solid silver, the clear thing, and no mistake ≈ сплошное серебро, настоящая вещь, без дураков
2. нареч.
1) ясно, четко, отчетливо;
громко, внятно, членораздельно The message came over the wireless loud and clear. ≈ Сообщение, переданное по радио, прозвучало громко и отчетливо. to see one's way clear ≈ не иметь затруднений Syn: clearly, distinctly, plainly, audibly
2) совсем, совершенно;
полностью (тж. несколько усиливает знач. наречий away, off, through при глаголах) The jogger ran clear to the end of the island. ≈ Бегун добежал до самого конца острова. three feet clear ≈ целых три фута Syn: entirely, wholly, completely ∙ clear of
3. гл.
1) а) очищать;
осветлять;
делать прозрачным to clear the water by filtering ≈ очистить воду с помощью фильтров б) очищаться;
проясняться;
становиться прозрачным The skies finally cleared. ≈ Погода наконец прояснилась. ∙ Syn: brighten, lighten I
2) а) оправдывать, снимать подозрение в чем-л. (of) The boy was cleared of the charge of stealing. ≈ С мальчика сняли обвинение в краже. A surprise witness cleared him of the crime. ≈ Удивленный свидетель снял с него подозрение в совершении преступления. to clear one's name ≈ восстановить свое честное имя clear the skirts of Syn: exculpate, exonerate, absolve, acquit, vindicate б) рассеивать( сомнения, подозрения) ;
подтверждать надежность( кого-л. при приеме на секретную работу) to clear for top-secret work ≈ допускать на сверхсекретную работу Dr. Graham might require access to restricted information, and so he had to be cleared. ≈ Доктору Грэхему может понадобиться конфиденциальная информация, поэтому он должен получить допуск.
3) прояснять, разъяснять, объяснять, истолковывать to clear up the mystery ≈ прояснить тайну Syn: enlighten, explain, elucidate
4) а) расчищать, прочищать;
освобождать, очищать от чего-л., кого-л. (of) to clear the dishes ≈ убирать посуду со стола to clear the table ≈ убирать со стола The snowplows cleared the streets. ≈ Снегоочистители очистили улицы. He cleared his throat, and was silent awhile. ≈ Он прочистил горло и немного помолчал. Machines have cleared the way for progress. ≈ Машины расчистили путь прогресса. to clear the air ≈ разрядить атмосферу;
положить конец недоразумениям Will you help me clear the garden of these stones? ≈ Поможешь мне убрать из сада эти камни. We must clear the area of enemy soldiers as soon as possible. ≈ Нам нужно очистить район от врага как можно скорее. clear the way clear the decks for action clear one's mind of Syn: unblock, clean
2., free
3., unstop, empty
3., rid, clean
4. ;
remove
2., free
3. б) спорт отбивать, выбивать (мяч) из штрафной площадки
5) а) одобрять, разрешать Syn: authorize б) успешно пройти( какие-л. инстанции) ;
получить одобрение The bill cleared the legislature. ≈ Законопроект получил одобрение законодательных органов.
6) а) урегулировать финансовые обязательства, производить рассчет;
заплатить долг to clear an account ≈ рассчитаться clear one's expenses б) банк. осуществлять клиринг чеков или векселей
7) уплачивать пошлину;
очищать (товары) от пошлин
8) распродавать товар по сниженным ценам great reductions in order to clear ≈ большая скидка с целью распродажи
9) получать чистый доход Syn: net II
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10) избежать, не задеть;
преодолеть препятствие to clear the fence ≈ перескочить через барьер This horse can clear 5 feet. ≈ Эта лошадь берет барьер в 5 футов.
11) эвакуировать
12) разгружать to clear a ship ≈ разгрузить судно ∙ clear away clear off clear out clear up clear with ясный, светлый;
- * day ясный день;
- * sky чистое небо чистый, прозрачный;
- * water of the lake чистая вода озера;
- * glass прозрачное стекло зеркальный( о поверхности) отчетливый, ясный;
- * outline ясное очертание;
- * sight хорошее зрение;
- * reflection in the water ясное отражение в воде;
- * view хорошая видимость звонкий, отчетливый, чистый (о звуке) ;
- * tone чистый звук;
- * voices of the children звонкие детские голоса отчетливый, внятный, четкий;
- his delivery was * and distinct он говорил внятно и отчетливо ясный, понятный;
не вызывающий сомнений;
- * conclusion ясный вывод;
- a * case of murder явное убийство;
- to make a * statement высказаться ясно и определенно;
- to have a * idea иметь ясное представление;
- it is * to me what he is driving at (разговорное) мне понятно, к чему он клонит;
- I am not * on the point мне этот вопрос не ясен;
- I am not * about... я не уверен, что... светлый, ясный, логический (об уме) ;
- * intellect ясный ум;
- * head светлая голова свободный, незанятый;
беспрепятственный;
- * passage свободный проход;
- * line (железнодорожное) свободный путь;
свободный перегон;
- * opening( техническое) просвет;
свободное сечение;
- * way (морское) фарватер;
- next week is *, let's meet then будущая неделя у меня не занята, давай тогда и встретимся (телефония) свободный, незанятый (о линии) чистый;
здоровый;
- * conscience чистая совесть;
- * skin чистая кожа( без прыщей и т. п.) (of) свободный от чего-либо;
- * of debt не обремененный долгами;
- * of suspicion вне подозрений;
- he is * of all bad intentions у него нет дурных намерений;
- roads * of traffic закрытая для движения дорога;
- * of strays (радиотехника) свободный от атмосферных помех;
- we are * of danger now мы сейчас вне опасности полный, целый;
весь;
- * month целый месяц чистый (о доходе и т. п.) ;
- a hundred pounds * profit сто фунтов чистой прибыли;
- I get a * $50 a week я получаю 50 долларов в неделю чистыми абсолютный, совершенный, полный;
- a * victory полная победа;
- he obtained a * majority он получил явное большинство голосов( техническое) незадевающий;
свободно проходящий (фонетика) светлый;
- * I sound светлый оттенок звука I в грам. знач. сущ. клер, нешифрованный текст;
- in * клером, в незашифрованном виде, открытым текстом > to be in the * быть вне подозрений, снять с себя обвинение;
> the coast is * путь свободен, препятствий нет;
> all * путь свободен;
(военное) противник не обнаружен;
> all * signal сигнал отбоя после тревоги;
> (as) * as day ясно, как день;
> (as) * as two and two make four ясно как дважды два четыре;
> (as) * as a bell ясно слышный, отчетливый ясно (эмоционально-усилительно) совсем, совершенно;
целиком;
начисто;
- three feet * целых три фута (of) в стороне от чего-либо;
- to steer * (of) избегать, сторониться;
- keep * of pickpockets! остерегайтесь воров!;
- keep * of the traffic! соблюдайте осторожность при переходе улиц (спортивное) чисто;
- (to be) * abreast( быть) чисто в стороне (о яхте в соревновании) > to see one's way * to do smth. не видеть препятствий к чему-либо;
> to get * away удрать, не оставив следов;
отделаться;
разделаться;
выйти сухим из воды;
> to get * of отделаться;
разделаться;
удрать не оставив следов > to keep * of smth. держаться вдали от чего-либо, сторониться чего-либо очищать;
- thunder has *ed the air после грозы воздух стал чистым;
- to * the table убирать со стола очищаться, становиться ясным, чистым;
делаться прозрачным;
- the sky is *ing небо очищается от туч;
- the weather is *ing погода проясняется;
- the wine will * if the sediment is allowed to settle вино становится прозрачным, если дать ему отстояться объяснить, разъяснить, пролить свет;
- to * one's meaning разъяснить смысл своих слов;
- to * smb. in regard to a matter разъяснить кому-либо вопрос освобождать, очищать;
убирать, устранять препятствия;
- to * the stones from the road убрать с дороги камни - to * a way освободить дорогу;
- to * the way открыть путь;
- to * the way for future action расчистить путь для дальнейших действий;
- to * the ground расчистить участок земли под пашню;
- land *ed for cultivation земля, расчищенная для посева;
- to * the room of people освободить комнату от людей;
- * the way! разойдитесь!, освободите дорогу!;
посторонись!, берегись!;
- to * one's mind of doubts отбросить сомнения оправдывать;
очищать от подозрений;
- to * one's character восстановить свою репутацию;
- to * oneself of a charge оправдаться взять, преодолеть препятствие;
- to * a hedge перемахнуть через изгородь;
- to * the hurdle (спортивное) преодолеть препятствие;
- to * the bar (спортивное) брать высоту;
- he *ed the bar at six feet (спортивное) он взял высоту в шесть футов едва не задеть, избежать;
- to * an iceberg at sea еле-еле избежать столкновения с айсбергом;
- our bus just managed to * the truck наш автобус едва не столкнулся с грузовиком;
- a tree with branches that barely * the roof дерево, ветки которого почти касаются крыши (военное) вывозить, эвакуировать;
- to * casualties эвакуировать раненых;
- to * the enemy очистить от противника (район и т. п.) распутывать( веревку и т. п.) - to * a hawser распутать трос разгружать;
- to * a ship of her cargo разгрузить корабль заплатить долг, произвести расчет;
оплатить расходы и т. п.;
- this sum will * all his debts эта сумма покроет все его долги;
- to * an encumbered estate очистить имение от долгов (банковское) производить клиринг чеков или векселей;
производить расчет по векселям или чекам через расчетную палату (коммерческое) очищать товары, груз от пошлин;
выполнять таможенные формальности;
- to * a ship at the custom-house произвести очистку судна на таможне (коммерческое) получать чистую прибыль;
- the firm *ed 300 000 фирма получила триста тысяч чистой прибыли распродавать, устраивать распродажи;
- to * goods распродавать товары дать допуск к (совершенно) секретной работе( спортивное) отбить( мяч и т. п.) - to * a corner отбить угловой в поле;
- to * the puck выбить шайбу из зоны защиты (специальное) осветлять;
очищать (телефония) разъединять абонентов (with) (американизм) согласовать с кем-либо;
- you must * your plan with the headquarters насчет своего плана вы должны договориться с руководством расшифровывать, декодировать > to * an examinator paper ответить на все вопросы по экзаменационному билету;
> to * the coast расчистить путь, устранить препятствия;
> to * one's throat откашляться;
> to * the decks( морское) приготовиться к бою;
приготовиться к действиям;
> to * the air разрядить атмосферу, устранить недоразумения;
> to * the skirts of smb. смыть позорное пятно с кого-либо;
восстановить чью-либо репутацию;
> to * a score расквитаться all ~ отбой( после тревоги) ;
all clear signal сигнал отбоя all ~ воен. противник не обнаружен all ~ путь свободен all ~ отбой (после тревоги) ;
all clear signal сигнал отбоя clear гасить ~ не задеть, проехать или перескочить через барьер, не задев его;
to clear an obstacle взять препятствие;
this horse can clear 5 feet эта лошадь берет барьер в 5 футов ~ необремененный, свободный от чего-либо ~ объяснять ~ оправдывать ~ освобождать, очищать ~ осуществлять клиринг векселей ~ осуществлять клиринг чеков ~ отчетливый ~ очищать(ся) ;
расчищать;
to clear the air разрядить атмосферу;
положить конец недоразумениям;
to clear the dishes убирать посуду со стола;
to clear the table убирать со стола ~ очищать ~ очищать от пошлин, уплачивать пошлины ~ очищать от пошлин ~ получать чистую прибыль ~ торг. получать чистую прибыль ~ понятный, ясный, недвусмысленный ~ понятный ~ прозрачный ~ производить расчет ~ проходить мимо, миновать ~ проясняться ~ пустой ~ разъяснять ~ распродавать (товар) ;
great reductions in order to clear большая скидка с целью распродажи ~ распродавать ~ торг. распродавать товары по сниженным ценам ~ рассеивать (сомнения, подозрения) ~ сброшенный ~ свободный;
clear passage свободный проход ~ свободный ~ совсем, целиком (тж. несколько усиливает знач. наречий away, off, through при глаголах) ;
three feet clear целых три фута ~ становиться прозрачным (о вине) ~ уплачивать пошлины, очищать от пошлин ~ вчт. устанавливать в исходное состояние ~ устранять препятствия ~ целый, полный;
a clear month целый месяц ~ чистый (о весе, доходе или о совести) ~ чистый ~ эвакуировать ~ ясно;
to see one's way clear не иметь затруднений ~ ясно слышный, отчетливый ~ ясный, явный, очевидный ~ ясный (об уме) ;
to get away clear отделаться ~ ясный, светлый;
clear sky безоблачное небо ~ ясный ~ не задеть, проехать или перескочить через барьер, не задев его;
to clear an obstacle взять препятствие;
this horse can clear 5 feet эта лошадь берет барьер в 5 футов ~ away рассеивать (сомнения) ~ away рассеиваться( о тумане, облаках) ~ away убирать со стола ~ down вчт. разъединить ~ down вчт. разъединять ~ from suspicion вне подозрений ~ line ж.-д. свободный перегон (между станциями) ~ целый, полный;
a clear month целый месяц ~ of debts свободный от долгов ~ of suspicion отводить подозрения ~ off отделываться( от чего-л.) ~ off проясняться (о погоде) ~ off разг. убираться;
just clear off at once! убирайтесь немедленно! to ~ the way подготовить почву;
to clear one's expenses покрыть свои расходы ~ out внезапно уехать, уйти ~ out вычищать ~ out очищать ~ out разг. разорять ~ out stocks освобождать склады ~ свободный;
clear passage свободный проход ~ ясный, светлый;
clear sky безоблачное небо ~ очищать(ся) ;
расчищать;
to clear the air разрядить атмосферу;
положить конец недоразумениям;
to clear the dishes убирать посуду со стола;
to clear the table убирать со стола to ~ the skirts (of smb.) смыть позорное пятно (с кого-л.) ;
восстановить (чью-л.) репутацию;
to clear the decks (for action) мор. приготовиться к бою (перен. к действиям) deck: on ~ амер. готовый к действиям;
to clear the decks (for action) мор. приготовиться к бою;
перен. приготовиться к действиям ~ очищать(ся) ;
расчищать;
to clear the air разрядить атмосферу;
положить конец недоразумениям;
to clear the dishes убирать посуду со стола;
to clear the table убирать со стола to ~ the skirts (of smb.) смыть позорное пятно (с кого-л.) ;
восстановить (чью-л.) репутацию;
to clear the decks (for action) мор. приготовиться к бою (перен. к действиям) ~ очищать(ся) ;
расчищать;
to clear the air разрядить атмосферу;
положить конец недоразумениям;
to clear the dishes убирать посуду со стола;
to clear the table убирать со стола to ~ the way подготовить почву;
to clear one's expenses покрыть свои расходы ~ up выяснять ~ up приводить в порядок ~ up раскрывать ~ ясный (об уме) ;
to get away clear отделаться ~ распродавать (товар) ;
great reductions in order to clear большая скидка с целью распродажи in ~ тех. в свету in ~ открытым текстом, в незашифрованном виде ~ off разг. убираться;
just clear off at once! убирайтесь немедленно! to keep ~ (of smb.) остерегаться, избегать ( кого-л.) ~ ясно;
to see one's way clear не иметь затруднений ~ не задеть, проехать или перескочить через барьер, не задев его;
to clear an obstacle взять препятствие;
this horse can clear 5 feet эта лошадь берет барьер в 5 футов ~ совсем, целиком (тж. несколько усиливает знач. наречий away, off, through при глаголах) ;
three feet clear целых три фута up выяснять;
распутывать (дело) up прибирать, убирать up проясняться ( о погоде) up: up prep вверх по, по направлению к( источнику, центру, столице и т. п.) ;
up the river вверх по реке;
up the hill в гору;
up the steps вверх по лестнице ~ prep вдоль по;
вглубь;
up the street по улице;
to travel up (the) country ехать вглубь страны ~ вздорожание ~ спорт. впереди;
he is two points up он на два очка впереди своего противника ~ разг. вскакивать ~ идущий, поднимающийся вверх ~ поезд, автобус и т. п., идущий в Лондон, в большой город или на север ~ prep к северу, в северном направлении ~ направляющийся в крупный центр или на север (особ. о поезде) ;
up train поезд, идущий в Лондон или большой город ~ повышающийся ~ разг. поднимать;
повышать (цены) ~ подъем ~ prep против (течения, ветра и т. п.) ;
up the wind против ветра;
to row up the stream грести против течения ~ указывает на близость или сходство: he is up to his father as a scientist как ученый он не уступает своему отцу ~ указывает на истечение срока, завершение или результат действия: Parliament is up сессия парламента закрылась ~ указывает на нахождение наверху или на более высокое положение наверху;
выше;
high up in the air высоко в небе или в воздухе ~ указывает на переход из горизонтального положения в вертикальное или от состояния покоя к деятельности: he is up он встал ~ указывает на подъем наверх, вверх;
he went up он пошел наверх;
up and down вверх и вниз;
взад и вперед ;
hands up! руки вверх! ~ указывает на приближение: a boy came up подошел мальчик ~ указывает на совершение действия: something is up что-то происходит;
что-то затевается;
what's up? в чем дело?, что случилось? ~ указывает на увеличение, повышение в цене, в чине, в значении и т. п. выше;
the corn is up хлеб подорожал;
age 12 up от 12 лет и старше ~ успех ~ шипучий( о напитках) up: ~ там и сям;
см. тж. up

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