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41 ourselves
[aʊə'selvz, ɑː-]1) (reflexive) ci; (after preposition) noi, noi stessi, noi stesse2) (emphatic) noi stessi, noi stesse••Note:When used as a reflexive pronoun, direct and indirect, ourselves is translated by ci which is always placed before the verb: we've hurt ourselves = ci siamo fatti male. - When used as an emphatic to stress the corresponding personal pronoun, the translation is noi stessi (masculine or mixed gender) / noi stesse (feminine gender) or anche noi: we did it ourselves = l'abbiamo fatto noi stessi; we're strangers here ourselves = anche noi siamo forestieri da queste parti. - When used after a preposition, ourselves is translated by noi or noi stessi (masculine or mixed gender) / noi stesse (feminine gender): we did it for ourselves = l'abbiamo fatto per noi stessi. - Note that the difference between us and ourselves is not always made clear in Italian: compare she's looking at us = lei ci sta guardando and we're looking at ourselves in the mirror = ci stiamo guardando allo specchio, or Jane works for us = Jane lavora per noi and we work for ourselves = noi lavoriamo per noi / noi stessi. - (All) by ourselves is translated by da soli / da sole, which means alone and / or without help. - For particular usages see the entry below* * *1) (used as the object of a verb when the person speaking and other people are the object of an action etc they perform: We saw ourselves in the mirror.) ci2) (used to emphasize we, us or the names of the speaker and other people performing an action etc: We ourselves played no part in this.) noi stessi/e3) (without help etc: We'll just have to finish the job ourselves.) da noi* * *[aʊə'selvz, ɑː-]1) (reflexive) ci; (after preposition) noi, noi stessi, noi stesse2) (emphatic) noi stessi, noi stesse••Note:When used as a reflexive pronoun, direct and indirect, ourselves is translated by ci which is always placed before the verb: we've hurt ourselves = ci siamo fatti male. - When used as an emphatic to stress the corresponding personal pronoun, the translation is noi stessi (masculine or mixed gender) / noi stesse (feminine gender) or anche noi: we did it ourselves = l'abbiamo fatto noi stessi; we're strangers here ourselves = anche noi siamo forestieri da queste parti. - When used after a preposition, ourselves is translated by noi or noi stessi (masculine or mixed gender) / noi stesse (feminine gender): we did it for ourselves = l'abbiamo fatto per noi stessi. - Note that the difference between us and ourselves is not always made clear in Italian: compare she's looking at us = lei ci sta guardando and we're looking at ourselves in the mirror = ci stiamo guardando allo specchio, or Jane works for us = Jane lavora per noi and we work for ourselves = noi lavoriamo per noi / noi stessi. - (All) by ourselves is translated by da soli / da sole, which means alone and / or without help. - For particular usages see the entry below -
42 pickle
1. noun2) usu. in pl. (food) [Mixed] Pickles Pl.3) (coll.): (predicament)be in a pickle — in der Klemme sitzen (ugs.)
2. transitive verbget into a pickle — in die Klemme geraten (ugs.)
[in Essig od. sauer] einlegen [Gurken, Zwiebeln, Eier]; marinieren [Hering]* * *['pikl] 1. noun1) (a vegetable or vegetables preserved in vinegar, salt water etc: Do you want some pickle(s) on your hamburger?) die Gewürzgurke2. verb(to preserve in vinegar, salt water etc: I think I will pickle these cucumbers.) einlegen* * *pick·le[ˈpɪkl̩]I. nsour/sweet \pickle pikantes/süßes Relish5.▶ to be in a [pretty [or right]] \pickle ( fam) sich akk in etw akk reingeritten haben fam, ganz schön in der Scheiße stecken derbII. vt▪ to \pickle sth etw einlegen [o SCHWEIZ, ÖSTERR a. einmachen]* * *['pɪkl]1. n1) (= food) Pickles pl2) (= solution) (= brine) Salzlake f, Pökel m; (= vinegar) Essigsoße f; (for leather, wood) Beize f; (MED, SCI) Nasspräparat nthe was in a bit of a pickle — er steckte in einer Klemme (inf), er saß in der Tinte (inf)
what a pickle! — so eine verzwickte Lage!
2. vteinlegen; (MED, SCI) konservieren* * *pickle [ˈpıkl]A s1. Essig-, Gewürzgurke f, saure Gurke2. meist pl Pickles pl, Eingepökelte(s) n; → academic.ru/47420/mixed_pickles">mixed pickles3. Essigsoße f (zum Einlegen), saure Würztunke, Essigbrühe f4. (Salz)Lake f, Pökel m5. METALL Beize f6. umg Patsche f:I was in a nice pickle ich saß ganz schön in der Patsche7. umg Balg m/n, Früchtchen n, Gör n (freches Kind)B v/t1. in Essig einlegen, marinieren:pickled cucumber → A 12. einlegen, (ein)pökelnpickling agent Abbeizmittel n* * *1. noun2) usu. in pl. (food) [Mixed] Pickles Pl.3) (coll.): (predicament)be in a pickle — in der Klemme sitzen (ugs.)
2. transitive verbget into a pickle — in die Klemme geraten (ugs.)
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43 mix up
transitive verb1) vermischen; verrühren [Zutaten]be/get mixed up in something — in etwas (Akk.) verwickelt sein/werden
* * *1) (to blend together: I need to mix up another tin of paint.) zusammenmischen2) (to confuse or muddle: I'm always mixing the twins up.) verwechseln3) (to confuse or upset: You've mixed me up completely with all this information.) völlig durcheinanderbringen* * *◆ mix upvt1. (mistake for another)▪ to \mix up up ⇆ sb/sth jdn/etw verwechseln▪ to \mix up up ⇆ sb/sth with sb/sth jdn/etw mit jdm/etw verwechseln2. (put in wrong order)▪ to \mix up up ⇆ sth etw durcheinanderbringen, etw in Unordnung bringen3. (bewilder)▪ to \mix up up ⇆ sb jdn durcheinanderbringen [o konfus machen4. (combine ingredients)▪ to \mix up up ⇆ sth etw vermischen, verrührento \mix up up dough Teig anrührento \mix up up oil with vinegar Öl mit Essig mischen▪ to be \mix uped up with sb mit jdm Umgang haben [o verkehren]6.▶ to \mix up it up with sb AM (sl: fight) sich akk mit jdm prügeln; (quarrel) mit jdm aneinandergeraten* * *vt sep3)(= involve)
to mix sb up in sth — jdn in etw (acc) hineinziehen; in crime etc also jdn in etw (acc) verwickelnto be mixed up in sth — in etw (acc) verwickelt sein
he's got himself mixed up with the police — er hat Scherereien mit der Polizei bekommen
4)to mix it up ( US inf ) — sich prügeln (with mit); (non-physically) sich anlegen (with mit)
* * *transitive verb1) vermischen; verrühren [Zutaten]2) (make a muddle of) durcheinander bringen; (confuse one with another) verwechseln3) in pass. (involve)be/get mixed up in something — in etwas (Akk.) verwickelt sein/werden
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44 double
double [ˈdʌbl]1. adjectivea. double━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► This French adjective usually comes before the noun.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━b. ( = for two people) pour deux personnesc. (with numbers, letters) double oh seven ( = 007) zéro zéro sept• my name is Bell, B E double L mon nom est Bell, B, E, deux L• spelt with a double "p" écrit avec deux « p »2. adverba. ( = twice) deux fois• to cost/pay double coûter/payer le double• her salary is double what it was five years ago son salaire est le double de ce qu'il était il y a cinq ansb. ( = in two) to fold sth double plier qch en deux3. nouna. double mb. ( = exactly similar person) sosie m4. plural noun• ladies'/men's doubles double m dames/messieurs7. compounds• it's actually a double bluff il (or elle etc) dit la vérité en faisant croire que c'est du bluff ► double boiler noun casserole f à double fond► double-book intransitive verb [hotel, airline] faire de la surréservation transitive verb [+ room, seat] réserver pour deux personnes différentes• in double-quick time en deux temps trois mouvements (inf) ► double-sided adjective [computer disk] double face• to do a double take devoir y regarder à deux fois ► double white lines plural noun lignes fpl blanches continues[person] revenir sur ses pas ; [road] faire un brusque crocheta. ( = bend over sharply) se plierb. ( = share room) partager une chambre* * *['dʌbl] 1.1)a double please — ( drink) un double, s'il vous plaît
2) ( of person) sosie m; Cinema, Theatre doublure f2.3.ladies'/mixed doubles — double dames/mixte
1) ( twice as much) [portion, dose] double (before n)2) (when spelling, giving number)Anne is spelt GB ou spelled US with a double ‘n’ — Anne s'écrit avec deux ‘n’
3) (dual, twofold) double4) ( intended for two people or things) [sheet, garage etc] double; [ticket, invitation] pour deux4.1) ( twice) deux fois2) [fold, bend] en deux5.transitive verb1) ( increase twofold) doubler [amount, rent, dose etc]; multiplier [quelque chose] par deux [number]2) (also double over) ( fold) plier [quelque chose] en deux [blanket etc]3) ( in spelling) doubler [letter]4) ( in bridge) contrer6.1) [sales, prices, salaries etc] doubler2)to double for somebody — Cinema, Theatre doubler quelqu'un
3) ( serve dual purpose)•Phrasal Verbs:••on ou at the double — fig au plus vite; Military au pas redoublé
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45 perdre
perdre [pεʀdʀ(ə)]➭ TABLE 411. transitive verb• le Président perd trois points dans le dernier sondage the President is down three points in the latest poll• perdre l'appétit/la mémoire/la vie to lose one's appetite/one's memory/one's life• perdre espoir/patience to lose hope/patienceb. ( = gaspiller) [+ temps, peine, argent] to waste ( à qch on sth ) ; ( = abîmer) [+ aliments] to spoil• tu as du temps/de l'argent à perdre ! you've got time to waste/money to burn!c. ( = manquer) [+ occasion] to miss• il n'a pas perdu une miette de la conversation he didn't miss a single syllable of the conversation• il ne perd rien pour attendre ! he's got it coming to him! (inf)• rien n'est perdu ! nothing is lost!d. ( = porter préjudice à) to ruin2. intransitive verb3. reflexive verba. ( = s'égarer) to get lostb. ( = disparaître) to disappear ; [coutume] to be dying outc. ( = devenir inutilisable) to be wasted ; [denrées] to go bad* * *pɛʀdʀ
1.
1) gén to loseperdre quelque chose/quelqu'un de vue — lit, fig to lose sight of something/somebody
leurs actions ont perdu 9% — their shares have dropped 9%
sans perdre le sourire, elle a continué — still smiling, she went on
2) to shed [feuilles, fleurs]ton chien perd ses poils — your dog is moulting GB ou molting US
3) ( manquer) to miss [chance]4) ( gaspiller) to waste [journée, années]5) ( mal retenir)6) ( ruiner) to bring [somebody] down
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verbe intransitif1) ( être perdant) to lose2) ( diminuer)
3.
se perdre verbe pronominal1) ( s'égarer) to get lost2) ( s'embrouiller) to get mixed up3) ( être absorbé)4) ( disparaître) ( cesser d'être vu) to disappear; ( cesser d'être entendu) to be lost5) [aliment, récolte] to go to wasteil y a des claques qui se perdent! — (colloq) somebody's looking for a good smack!
6) [tradition] to die out••perdre la tête or la raison or l'esprit — ( devenir fou) to go out of one's mind; ( paniquer) to lose one's head
* * *pɛʀdʀ1. vt1) [objet, faculté, somme] to loseCécile a perdu ses clés. — Cécile has lost her keys.
Il a perdu la vue à la suite d'un accident. — He lost his sight following an accident.
On a perdu plus de 1000 euros sur ces actions. — We lost more than 1000 euros on these shares.
J'ai perdu mon chemin. — I've lost my way.
2) [match, bataille, élection] to lose3) (= gaspiller) [temps, argent] to waste, [occasion] to waste, to missJ'ai perdu beaucoup de temps ce matin. — I've wasted a lot of time this morning.
Nous avons perdu notre temps à cette réunion. — That meeting was a waste of time.
C'est inutile et cela fait perdre du temps. — It's pointless and it's a waste of time.
4) [proche, ami] to loseElle a perdu son mari très tôt. — She lost her husband at a very young age.
5) (moralement) [personne] to cause the downfall ofSon goût du luxe l'a perdu. — His taste for luxury was his downfall.
2. vi1) (= être vaincu) to lose2) (sur une vente) to lose out3) [récipient] to leak* * *perdre verb table: rendreA vtr1 ( égarer) to lose; perdre un bouton à sa chemise to lose a button from one's shirt; perdre qch/qn de vue lit, fig to lose sight of sth/sb;2 ( ne pas conserver) to lose [argent, ami, emploi, droit, place, tour, vue, voix]; perdre 1 000 euros sur une vente to lose 1,000 euros on a sale; perdre la vie/la mémoire to lose one's life/one's memory; perdre du poids/du sang to lose weight/blood; je perds mes cheveux I'm losing my hair; j'ai quelques kilos à perdre I need to lose a few kilos; tu n'as rien/tu as tout à perdre you've got nothing/you've got everything to lose; perdre le soutien/l'estime de qn to lose sb's support/respect; j'en ai perdu le sommeil/l'appétit I've lost sleep/my appetite over it; perdre patience/courage to lose patience/heart; perdre son calme to lose one's temper; il a perdu de son arrogance he's become more humble; perdre le contrôle de son véhicule to lose control of one's vehicle; perdre de l'importance to become less important; perdre toute son importance to lose all importance; leurs actions ont perdu 9% their shares have dropped 9%; sans perdre le sourire, elle a continué still smiling, she went on; ⇒ dix;3 ( se débarrasser de) to shed [feuilles, fleurs, emplois]; ton chien perd ses poils your dog is moulting GB ou molting US; ton manteau perd ses poils your coat is shedding (its) hairs;4 ( voir mourir) to lose [parents, ami];5 ( ne pas remporter) to lose [élections, bataille, procès];6 ( manquer) to miss [chance]; tu n'as rien perdu (en ne venant pas) you didn't miss anything (by not coming); tu ne les connais pas? tu n'y perds rien don't you know them? you're not missing much; ne pas (vouloir) perdre un mot de ce que qn dit to hang on sb's every word;7 ( gaspiller) to waste [journée, mois, années]; perdre son temps to waste one's time; il n'y a pas de temps à perdre there's no time to lose; tu as de l'argent à perdre! you've got money to burn!; elle a du temps à perdre she's got nothing better to do; sans perdre un instant immediately; il est venu sans perdre une minute he didn't waste any time in coming; venez sans perdre une minute ou un instant come straight away;8 ( ne plus suivre) to lose; perdre son chemin or sa route to lose one's way, to get lost; perdre la trace d'une bête to lose the trail of an animal;9 ( mal retenir) je perds mon bracelet my bracelet is coming off; je perds mes chaussures my shoes are too big; je perds mon pantalon my trousers are coming down ou falling down;10 ( ruiner) to bring [sb] down; cet homme te perdra that man will be your undoing.B vi2 ( diminuer) perdre en gentillesse/crédibilité to be less kind/credible; perdre en anglais to lose ou forget (some of) one's English.C se perdre vpr1 ( s'égarer) to get lost;2 ( s'embrouiller) to get mixed up; toutes ces dates, je m'y perds all these dates, I'm all mixed up ou confused; ne vous perdez pas dans des détails don't get bogged down in details; je me perdais dans mes explications I was getting bogged down in my explanation;3 ( être absorbé) se perdre dans ses pensées to be lost in thought; se perdre dans la contemplation de qch to gaze contemplatively at sth;4 ( disparaître) ( cesser d'être vu) to disappear; ( cesser d'être entendu) [cri, appel] to be lost; une tradition dont les origines se perdent dans la nuit des temps a tradition whose origins are lost in the mists of time;5 ( ne pas être utilisé) [aliment, récolte] to go to waste; il y a des claques qui se perdent○! somebody's looking for a good smack!;6 ( tomber en désuétude) [coutume, tradition] to die out; le sens littéral s'est perdu the literal meaning has been lost.perdre la tête or la raison or l'esprit ( devenir fou) to go out of one's mind; ( paniquer) to lose one's head.[pɛrdr] verbe transitif2. [laisser tomber]perdre de l'eau/de l'huile to leak water/oilla brosse perd ses poils the brush is losing ou shedding its bristlestu perds des papiers/un gant! you've dropped some documents/a glove![laisser échapper] to loseperdre sa page to lose one's page ou placeperdre quelqu'un/quelque chose de vue (sens propre & figuré) to lose sight of somebody/something, to lose track of somebody/somethingne pas perdre un mot/une miette de: je n'ai pas perdu un mot/une miette de leur entretien I didn't miss a (single) word/scrap of their conversationa. (familier) [ne plus comprendre] to be completely lostb. [céder à la panique] to lose one's head3. [être privé de - bien, faculté] to loseperdre son emploi ou sa situation ou sa place to lose one's jobperdre des/ses forces to lose strength/one's strengthperdre la mémoire/l'appétit to lose one's memory/appetitea. [la voix] to lose one's voiceb. [dans une réunion] to lose the floorperdre un œil/ses dents to lose an eye/one's teethperdre du sang/poids to lose blood/weightperdre connaissance to pass out, to faintperdre le goût/sens de to lose one's taste for/sense ofperdre patience to run out of ou to lose patienceen perdre le boire et le manger: il en a perdu le boire et le manger it worried him so much he lost his appetitej'y perds mon latin I'm totally confused ou baffled4. [avoir moins]5. [être délaissé par] to lose6. [par décès] to lose7. [contre quelqu'un] to loseperdre l'avantage to lose the ou one's advantage8. [gâcher - temps, argent] to waste9. (soutenu) [causer la ruine de] to ruin (the reputation of)c'est le jeu qui le perdra gambling will be the ruin of him ou his downfall10. (locution)————————[pɛrdr] verbe intransitif1. [dans un jeu, une compétition, une lutte etc] to loseperdre à la loterie/aux élections to lose at the lottery/pollsje vous le vends 500 euros mais j'y perds I'm selling it to you for 500 euros but I'm losing (money) on it2. [en qualité, psychologiquement] to lose (out)perdre à: ces vins blancs perdent à être conservés trop longtemps these white wines don't improve with ageperdre en [avoir moins de]: le récit perd en précision ce qu'il gagne en puissance d'évocation what the story loses in precision, it gains in narrative power————————se perdre verbe pronominal (emploi réciproque)————————se perdre verbe pronominal (emploi passif)il y a des coups de pied au cul qui se perdent (très familier) somebody needs a good kick up the arse (UK) ou ass (US & très familier)————————se perdre verbe pronominal intransitif4. [nourriture, récolte - par pourrissement] to rot ; [ - par surabondance] to go to waste -
46 tremper
tremper [tʀɑ̃pe]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verba. ( = mouiller) to soak2. intransitive verba. to stand in water ; [linge, lentilles, haricots] to soak• tes manches trempent dans ton assiette ! your sleeves are trailing in your plate!• (faire) tremper [+ linge, aliments] to soakb. tremper dans [+ affaire malhonnête, crime] ( = participer à) to be mixed up in3. reflexive verb* * *tʀɑ̃pe
1.
1) ( beaucoup) [pluie, personne] to soak [personne, vêtement]2) ( rapidement) to diptremper son biscuit dans son thé — to dunk one's biscuit GB ou cookie US in one's tea
3) ( longuement) to soak [mains, aliment]4) Technologie to temper [acier, verre]
2.
verbe intransitif1) ( être dans un liquide) [linge, légumes secs] to soak2) ( être impliqué)
3.
* * *tʀɑ̃pe1. vt1) (= mouiller) to soak, to drenchse faire tremper — to get soaked, to get drenched
2) (= plonger)tremper qch dans — to dip sth in, to dip sth into
2. vi1) (= être dans un liquide) to soak2) figtremper dans — to be involved in, to have a hand in
* * *tremper verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( beaucoup) [pluie, personne] to soak [personne, vêtement];2 ( rapidement) to dip (dans in); tremper son biscuit dans son thé to dunk one's biscuit GB ou cookie US in one's tea; j'ai juste trempé mes lèvres I just had a sip;3 ( longuement) to soak [mains, aliment] (dans in);4 Tech to temper [acier, verre];5 ( aguerrir) to strengthen [personne].B vi1 ( être dans un liquide) [linge, légumes secs] to soak; faire tremper qch to soak sth; mettre qch à tremper to put sth to soak; laisser qch à tremper to leave sth to soak;2 ( être impliqué) tremper dans qch to be mixed up in sth.[trɑ̃pe] verbe transitif1. [plonger - chiffon] to dip, to soak ; [ - sucre, tartine] to dip, to dunk ; [ - linge, vaisselle] to soakje n'ai fait que tremper mes lèvres dans le champagne I just had a taste ou took a sip of the champagne2. [mouiller]————————[trɑ̃pe] verbe intransitif[vêtement, vaisselle, lentilles] to soakfaire tremper des haricots to soak beans, to leave beans to soaktremper dans: les clichés trempent dans un bain spécial the photographs (are left to) soak in a special solutionattention, tes manches trempent dans la soupe careful, you've got your sleeves in the soup————————tremper dans verbe plus préposition————————se tremper verbe pronominal intransitif————————se tremper verbe pronominal transitif -
47 hämmentyä
yks.nom. hämmentyä; yks.gen. hämmennyn; yks.part. hämmentyi; yks.ill. hämmentyisi; mon.gen. hämmentyköön; mon.part. hämmentynyt; mon.ill. hämmennyttiinbe confused (verb)be puzzled (verb)get embarrassed (verb)get mixed up (verb)* * *• get confused• get mixed-up• get mixed up• get embarrassed• get baffled• become confused• be surprised• be puzzled -
48 mix up
1. phr v разг. хорошо перемешивать, размешивать2. phr v разг. спутать, перепутатьto get mixed up — запутаться, перепутаться
3. phr v разг. впутывать4. phr v разг. связыватьсяhe got mixed up with a man who had a bad influence on him — он связался с человеком, который оказывал на него дурное влияние
Синонимический ряд:1. confuse (verb) addle; ball up; befuddle; bewilder; confuse; discombobulate; distract; dizzy; fluster; foul up; fuddle; mull; snarl up; throw; throw off; throw out2. disorder (verb) derange; disarrange; disarray; discompose; disjoint; dislocate; disorder; disorganise; disorganize; disrupt; distemper; disturb; jumble; mess up; muddle; muss up; rummage; shuffle; tumble; unsettle; upset3. mistake (verb) confound; err; lump together; misconstrue; misdeem; misidentify; mistake; misunderstand; mix4. tangle (verb) complicate; embarrass; entangle; perplex; ravel; snarl; tangle -
49 seota
yks.nom. seota; yks.gen. sekoan; yks.part. sekosi; yks.ill. sekoaisi sekoisi; mon.gen. seotkoon; mon.part. seonnut; mon.ill. seottiinbecome mentally disordered (verb)blend (verb)get confused (verb)get muddled (verb)go mad (verb)go round the bend (verb)lose one's mind (verb)mix (verb)* * *• mix• mix with• lose one's mind• go round the bend• get mixed• get muddled• get confused• blow up• blend• become mixed up• become crazy• go mad• get involved -
50 embarullar
v.1 to mess up (informal).2 to muddle, to mix up.* * *1 (mezclar) to muddle2 (hacer mal) to bungle1 (liarse) to get muddled up, get confused* * *VT to bungle, mess up* * *1.verbo transitivo (fam) < persona> to muddle, confuse; <asunto/problema> to complicate, confuse2.embarullarse v pron (fam) to get mixed up, get in o into a muddle* * *= entangle, knot into.Ex. The issues entangled in Van Gogh's work - issues of the market, gender, and class - were also knotted into the work of many avant-garde artists of the late 19th c.Ex. The issues entangled in Van Gogh's work - issues of the market, gender, and class - were also knotted into the work of many avant-garde artists of the late 19th c.----* embarullado en = enmeshed in.* * *1.verbo transitivo (fam) < persona> to muddle, confuse; <asunto/problema> to complicate, confuse2.embarullarse v pron (fam) to get mixed up, get in o into a muddle* * *= entangle, knot into.Ex: The issues entangled in Van Gogh's work - issues of the market, gender, and class - were also knotted into the work of many avant-garde artists of the late 19th c.
Ex: The issues entangled in Van Gogh's work - issues of the market, gender, and class - were also knotted into the work of many avant-garde artists of the late 19th c.* embarullado en = enmeshed in.* * *embarullar [A1 ]vt( fam)1 ‹persona› to muddle, confuse2 ‹asunto/problema› to complicate, confuseno embarulles más el asunto don't complicate o confuse things any further( fam); to get confused, get mixed up, get in o into a muddle* * *♦ vt1. [mezclar] to mix up;lo embarullaste todo you got everything mixed up2. [confundir] to mix up;me has embarullado y he terminado equivocándome you got me mixed up and I ended up making a mistake* * *v/t confuse, mix up* * * -
51 confondre
confondre [kɔ̃fɔ̃dʀ]➭ TABLE 41 transitive verba. ( = mêler) [+ choses, dates] to confuse• confondre qch/qn avec qch/qn d'autre to mistake sth/sb for sth/sb elseb. ( = déconcerter) to astoundc. ( = démasquer) [+ ennemi, menteur] to confound* * *kɔ̃fɔ̃dʀ
1.
1) ( ne pas distinguer) to mix up, to confuse2) ( mêler) liter to merge3) ( décontenancer) fml to stagger4) ( démasquer) to expose [accusé, traître]
2.
se confondre verbe pronominal1) ( se mêler) [formes, couleurs] to merge; [événements, faits] to become confused2) ( être identique) [intérêts, espoirs] to coincide3) ( se répandre) fml* * *kɔ̃fɔ̃dʀ vt1) [jumeaux, faits] to confuse, to mix upconfondre qn avec qn d'autre — to mistake sb for sb else, to mix sb up with sb else
On le confond souvent avec son frère. — People often mistake him for his brother., People often mix him up with his brother.
2) [témoin, menteur] to confound* * *confondre verb table: rompreA vtr1 ( ne pas distinguer) to mix up, to confuse; je l'ai confondu avec son cousin I got him mixed up with his cousin, I mistook him for his cousin; confondre le sel avec le sucre to mistake the salt for the sugar; tu confonds la science et la technologie you are confusing science with technology; ce n'était pas moi, vous devez confondre it wasn't me, you must be confusing me with somebody else; tu confonds tout! you're getting it all mixed up!; tous partis/secteurs confondus all parties/sectors taken together; toutes catégories confondues all categories taken together;2 ( mêler) liter to merge; les projecteurs confondent leurs faisceaux the beams of the floodlights merge; dans son œuvre, l'architecte et le sculpteur confondent leur art his/her works bring architecture and sculpture together;3 ( décontenancer) fml to stagger; il a confondu les journalistes par son érudition he staggered the journalists with his learning; leur ignorance me confondait I found their ignorance staggering;B se confondre vpr1 ( se mêler) [formes, couleurs] to merge; [événements, faits] to become confused; se confondre avec qch to merge with sth; la mer et le ciel se confondent à l'horizon sea and sky merge on the horizon; les deux dates se sont confondues dans mon esprit the two dates have become confused in my mind; les caméléons se confondent avec leur environnement chameleons merge with their background;2 ( être identique) [intérêts, espoirs, points de vue] to coincide; notre avenir se confond avec celui de l'Europe our future is bound up with that of Europe; sa vie se confond/ne se confond pas avec son œuvre his/her life and his/her work are one/are separate;3 ( se répandre) fml il s'est confondu en excuses he apologized profusely; il s'est confondu en remerciements/politesses he was effusive in his thanks/courtesies.[kɔ̃fɔ̃dr] verbe transitifil a confondu la clef du garage et celle de la porte he mistook the garage key for the door key, he mixed up the garage key and the door keyconfondre quelqu'un/quelque chose avec to mistake somebody/something foron ne se connaît pas, vous devez confondre we've never met, you must be making a mistake ou be mistakenattention, ce n'est pas ce que j'ai dit, ne confondons pas! hey, let's get one thing straight, that's not what I saidêtre ou rester confondu devant to be speechless in the face of ou astounded by————————se confondre verbe pronominal intransitif2. [être embrouillé] to be mixed up ou confused————————se confondre en verbe pronominal plus prépositionse confondre en excuses/remerciements to be effusive in one's apologies/thanks, to apologize/thank profusely -
52 BLANDA
* * *I)(blend; blétt, bléndum; blandinn), v. to blend, mix, e-t e-u, with a thing (blanda mjöð, drykk, eitri); blanda e-t saman, to mix together (blanda saman hvítt ok rautt); more common, blanda e-u við e-t; blanda vatni við vín, to mix wine with water; blanda mötuneyti (dat.,) við e-n, to eat together with one;refl., blandast við e-n, to have intercourse with one, esp. of sexual intercourse (blandast við konur af heiðnum þjóðum).(að), v. = prec.f. mixture of two fluids (fór fyrst ór blóð, síðan blanda), esp. sour whey mixed with water.* * *in early Icel. poetry and prose a strong verb; pres. 1st pers. blend, Ls. 3; 3rd pers. blendr, Grág. ii. 389; reflex. blendsk, Symb. 30; pret. 1st pers. blétt, Am. 79, Greg. 50; reflex. blézk, Orkn. 104 (in a verse from about A. D. 1046); pl. bléndu, bléndum, Ls. 9, Greg. 60, Edda 47; reflex. bléndusk, Hkm. 8; subj. reflex. bléndisk, Mart. 129; blandinn (freq.), Sdm., Ýt., etc., vide Lex. Poët., Skálda 164; but in the 13th century and later the weak form (blanda, að) prevailed in all tenses except the part. pass., where the old blandinn = blandaðr may still be used, though the weak is more common; imperat. blanda, Pr. 471, 472, N. G. L. i. 12; pres. blandar, 13; part. blandaðr, Sks. 349, Pr. 470, 472 (MS. about A. D. 1250), [Ulf. blandan, a redupl. verb; A. S. bland; Engl. blend; O. H. G. blantan; lost in N. H. G.; Swed. blanda]:—to blend, mix, the beverage in acc., the mixed ingredient in dat.; b. mjöð (drykk), eitri, meini, Greg. l. c.; drottning ok Bárðr blönduðu þá drykkinn ólyfjani, Eg. 210: adding ‘við,’ lítið (acc. instead of dat.) verðr ok við blandit, Skálda 164; maturt blandin við upsa-gall, Pr. l. c.; þar fellr Jórdan í gegnum, ok blendsk eigi ( does not blend) við vötnin, Symb. l. c.; tak skógar súru ok blanda (imperat.) við fornt vín, Pr. l. c.; b. með, id., Rb. 164; b. saman, to mix together, Pr. l. c.II. metaph. to mix together, of fellowship or association, but partic. used of carnal intercourse, cp. the Gr. μιγηναι, Lat. misceri; b. mötuneyti (dat.) við e-n, to eat together with one, N. G. L. l. c.; blandask í samfélagi, to associate with, Mart. l. c.; vér megum eigi hjálp né heilsu af Guði fá, nema vér blandimk við hans orð, 625. 181; þeir blönduðusk þá meir við mannfólk enn nú, they had more intercourse with, Fas. i. 391: to have carnal intercourse, vár skal éingi blandask við búfé, N. G. L. i. 18; þat fell í hórdómum, ok blönduðusk við þær konur er af heiðnum þjóðum vóru, Sks. 588.III. part. blandinn is used as an adj. with the notion mixed, mingled, bad, of temper, character, manner; Helgi var blandinn mjök (had a mixed, mingled creed), hann trúði á Krist, en hét á Þór til harðraeða ok sjófara, Landn. 206; þú ert maðr vaskr ok vel at þér ( thou art bold and brave), en hon er blandin mjök, but she is a woman of mixed report, Nj. 49. -
53 mischen
I v/t1. allg. mix; (Kaffee, Tabak etc.) blend; etw. in oder unter etw. mischen mix s.th. into s.th., add s.th. to s.th.; Gift mischen concoct ( oder mix) a poison2. (Karten) shuffle3. (Tonaufnahmen etc.) mixII v/refl2. sich mischen unter (+ Akk) mix ( oder mingle) with; sich mischen in (+ Akk) interfere ( oder meddle) in; (dazwischenreden) butt in on; sich in ein Gespräch mischen join in a conversationIII v/i beim Kartenspiel: shuffle; gemischt* * *to mix; to mell; to mingle; to blend; to compound; to merge; to reshuffle; to shuffle* * *mị|schen ['mɪʃn]1. vtto mix; Tabak-, Tee-, Kaffeesorten auch to blend; Karten to shuffle; (COMPUT ) Dateien to mergesie mischt Realität und Einbildung — she mixes up reality and fantasy
die Karten neu mischen (lit, fig) — to reshuffle the pack
See:→ auch gemischt2. vr(= sich vermengen) to mixmischen — to meddle or interfere in sth
sich in das Gespräch mischen — to butt or cut into the conversation
3. vi (CARDS)to shufflewer mischt? — whose turn is it to shuffle?
* * *1) (to mix (playing-cards etc): It's your turn to shuffle (the cards).) shuffle2) (to put or blend together to form one mass: She mixed the butter and sugar together; He mixed the blue paint with the yellow paint to make green paint.) mix3) (the act of mixing.) mixture* * *mi·schen[ˈmɪʃn̩]I. vt1. (durchmischen)3. CHEM▪ etw \mischen to compound sth4. (mixen)5. KARTENII. vr1. (sich mengen)2. (sich einmischen)* * *1.transitives Verb mix2.etwas in etwas (Akk.) mischen — put something into something
reflexives Verbin meine Freude mischte sich Angst — my joy was mingled with fear
2) (sich einmischen)sich in etwas (Akk.) mischen — interfere or meddle in something
3.sich unters Publikum usw. mischen — mingle with the audience etc
intransitives Verb (Kartenspiel) shuffle; s. auch gemischt* * *A. v/tunter etwas mischen mix sth into sth, add sth to sth;Gift mischen concoct ( oder mix) a poison2. (Karten) shuffle3. (Tonaufnahmen etc) mixB. v/r1.sich (gut etc)mischen mix (well etc)2.sich in ein Gespräch mischen join in a conversation* * *1.transitives Verb mix2.etwas in etwas (Akk.) mischen — put something into something
reflexives Verbsich in etwas (Akk.) mischen — interfere or meddle in something
3.sich unters Publikum usw. mischen — mingle with the audience etc
* * *n.interference n. -
54 confounded
1. a смущённый, сбитый с толку; поражённый2. a эмоц. -усил. отъявленный3. a эмоц. -усил. проклятыйСинонимический ряд:1. aghast (adj.) agape; aghast; dismayed; dumbfounded; overwhelmed; shocked; thunderstruck2. confused (adj.) baffled; bewildered; confused; doubtful; dumfounded; mystified; nonplussed3. embarrassed (adj.) abashed; chagrined; disconcerted; embarrassed; mortified; put-out4. utter (adj.) absolute; accursed; all-fired; arrant; black; blamed; blank; blankety-blank; blasted; bleeding; blessed; blighted; blinding; blithering; blue; complete; consummate; crashing; cursed; cussed; dad-blamed; dad-blasted; dad-burned; damn; damnable; damned; dang; darn; dashed; deuced; doggone; double-distilled; double-dyed; dratted; durn; execrable; goldarn; infernal; perishing; so-and-so; utter5. discomforted (verb) abashed; chagrined; discomfited; discomforted; disconcerted; discountenanced; embarrassed; fazed; mortified; put out; rattled6. disproved (verb) broke/broken; confuted; controverted; disproved; everted; rebutted; refuted7. mistook/mistaken (verb) confused; mistook/mistaken; mixed; mixed up8. puzzled (verb) befogged; bewildered; perplexed; posed; puzzled; stumbled9. stumped (verb) baffled; confounded; nonplussed; stumped10. threw (verb) addled; befuddled; dizzied; fuddled; mistaken; mix up; threw -
55 enredado
adj.1 entangled, matted.2 foul (cables y cuerdas). (Nautical)3 confused, tangled, messed, messed-up.4 complicated, intricate, mixed-up, entangled.5 ruffled, enmeshed, matted, tangled.past part.past participle of spanish verb: enredar.* * *ADJ [hilos, cuerdas] tangled (up)* * *- da adjetivo1) <lana/cuerda> tangled; < pelo> tangled, knotted; <asunto/idea> complicated2)a) ( involucrado) involvedenredado en algo — mixed up o caught up in something
se vio enredado en el escándalo — he found himself mixed o caught up in the scandal
b) (fam) ( en lío amoroso)* * *= entangled, garbled, tangled, afoul.Ex. The rapid spreading of electronic mail, bulletin boards, and newsletters give rise to an entangled pattern of standards.Ex. The client phoned in the afternoon to tell me that there was garbled data again in the large text field they use for notes.Ex. Now, let me express to you, you have, in a manner of speaking, created quite a tangled ball of yarn in this situation.Ex. Dan, who had known from the start that things were afoul, demanded that officer show him their IDs.----* enredado en = enmeshed in, caught up in.* * *- da adjetivo1) <lana/cuerda> tangled; < pelo> tangled, knotted; <asunto/idea> complicated2)a) ( involucrado) involvedenredado en algo — mixed up o caught up in something
se vio enredado en el escándalo — he found himself mixed o caught up in the scandal
b) (fam) ( en lío amoroso)* * *= entangled, garbled, tangled, afoul.Ex: The rapid spreading of electronic mail, bulletin boards, and newsletters give rise to an entangled pattern of standards.
Ex: The client phoned in the afternoon to tell me that there was garbled data again in the large text field they use for notes.Ex: Now, let me express to you, you have, in a manner of speaking, created quite a tangled ball of yarn in this situation.Ex: Dan, who had known from the start that things were afoul, demanded that officer show him their IDs.* enredado en = enmeshed in, caught up in.* * *enredado -daA1 ‹lana/cuerda› tangled; ‹pelo› tangled, knottedla lana está toda enredada the wool is all tangled o tangled up2 ‹asunto/idea› complicatedla situación está muy enredada the situation is very complicated o involvedB1 (involucrado) involved enredado EN algo mixed up o caught up o embroiled o involved IN sthse vio enredado en el escándalo he found himself mixed o caught up in the scandalterminaron enredados en una pelea they ended up getting (themselves) into a fightanduvo enredada con un hombre casado she was involved with a married man* * *
Del verbo enredar: ( conjugate enredar)
enredado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
enredado
enredar
enredado◊ -da adjetivo
1 ‹lana/cuerda› tangled;
‹ pelo› tangled, knotted;
‹asunto/idea› complicated
2a) ( involucrado) enredado en algo mixed up in sthb) (fam) ( en lío amoroso) enredado con algn involved with sb
enredar ( conjugate enredar) verbo transitivo
‹asunto/situación› to complicate
verbo intransitivo (fam)
enredado con algo to fiddle (around) with sth
enredarse verbo pronominal
1 [lana/cuerda] to get tangled, become entangled;
[ pelo] to get tangled o knotted;
[ planta] to twist itself around
2 (fam)a) ( en lío amoroso) enredadose con algn to get involved with sb
enredar verbo transitivo
1 (cables, cuerdas, pelo) to entangle, tangle up
2 (un asunto, situación) to confuse, complicate
3 fig (implicar en algo ilegal, turbio) to involve [en, in], to mix up [en, in]
4 (convencer, liar) lo enredaron para presentarse a las elecciones, they talked him into being a candidate in the election
' enredado' also found in these entries:
English:
knotty
- tangled
* * *enredado, -a adj1. [cuerdas, madeja, pelo] tangled2. [asunto, situación] complicated, involvedse vio enredado en un asunto de tráfico de drogas he found himself caught up in a case of drug-trafficking* * *enredado adj tangled -
56 emberlificoter
emberlificoter (inf) [ɑ̃bεʀlifikɔte]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verb2. reflexive verb• il s'emberlificote dans ses explications he gets himself tied up in knots trying to explain things (inf)* * *
1.
(colloq) ɑ̃bɛʀlifikɔte verbe transitif1) ( embrouiller) to entangle [fil]2) ( duper) to take [somebody] in (colloq) [personne]
2.
s'emberlificoter verbe pronominal* * *emberlificoter○ verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( embrouiller) to entangle [fil];B s'emberlificoter vpr1 lit to get entangled (dans in);2 fig to get mixed up (dans in); s'emberlificoter dans des explications to get tangled in one's explanation.[ɑ̃bɛrlifikɔte] verbe transitif2. [compliquer] to muddle up (separable)quelle histoire emberlificotée! what a muddle ou mix-up of a story!3. [empêtrer] to tangle up (separable)————————s'emberlificoter verbe pronominal transitif————————s'emberlificoter dans verbe pronominal plus préposition1. [tissu, câbles] to get tangled up in2. [récit, calcul] to get muddled ou mixed up with -
57 entremêler
entremêler [ɑ̃tʀəmele]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verb[+ choses] to intermix2. reflexive verb* * *ɑ̃tʀəmele
1.
verbe transitif to mix [objets]; to interweave [fils]
2.
s'entremêler verbe pronominal gén to be mixed; [branches, cheveux] to get tangled* * *ɑ̃tʀəmele vt* * *entremêler verb table: aimerA vtr to mix [objets]; to interweave [fils].B s'entremêler vpr gén to be mixed; [cheveux] to get tangled; une histoire où le vrai et le faux s'entremêlaient a story in which truth and fiction were mixed; branches entremêlées tangled branches.[ɑ̃trəmele] verbe transitif2. [entrecouper]————————s'entremêler verbe pronominal (emploi réciproque)[fils, cheveux] to become entangled[idées, intrigues] to become intermingled -
58 fourrer
fourrer [fuʀe]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verb• où ai-je bien pu le fourrer ? where on earth did I put it? (inf)• qui t'a fourré ça dans le crâne ? who put that idea into your head?b. [+ gâteau] to fillc. [+ manteau] to line with fur2. reflexive verb• où a-t-il encore été se fourrer ? where has he got to now?* * *fuʀe
1.
1) (colloq) ( mettre) to stick (colloq)2) ( en cuisine) to fill (avec, de with)3) to line [vêtement]
2.
se fourrer (colloq) verbe pronominal ( se mettre)aller se fourrer dans — [objet] to get stuck in
* * *fuʀe vt *(= mettre) to stick * to putOù est-ce que tu as fourré mon passeport? — Where have you put my passport?, What have you done with my passport?
fourrer qch dans — to stick * sth into
* * *fourrer verb table: aimerA vtr1 ○( mettre) to stick○; fourrer ses mains au fond de ses poches to stick○ one's hands deep in one's pockets; fourrer son arme dans son étui to stick○ one's weapon into its holster; fourrer sa valise sous son lit to stick○ one's suitcase under one's bed; fourrer qch dans la tête de qn to put sth into sb's head;2 Culin to fill [gâteau] (avec, de with); fourrer une génoise avec de la crème to fill a sponge cake with cream;3 Mode to line [vêtement] (avec, de with).B se fourrer○ vpr ( se mettre) se fourrer dans un coin/sous une couverture [personne] to get into a corner/under a blanket; aller se fourrer dans/sous [objet] to get stuck in/under; se fourrer dans les jambes de qn to get under sb's feet; se fourrer une idée dans la tête to get an idea into one's head; ne plus savoir où se fourrer not to know where to put oneself; se fourrer dans une sale affaire or histoire to get mixed up in a bad business.[fure] verbe transitif1. [doubler de fourrure] to line with furoù as-tu fourré ce dossier? where have you put ou left that file?être toujours fourré dans ou chez: il est toujours fourré chez ses parents/à l'église he's always at his parents'/in the churchce chat/gosse, toujours fourré dans mes jambes! that cat/childis always under my feet!————————se fourrer (familier) verbe pronominal intransitif1. [se mettre]se fourrer au lit/sous les couvertures/dans son sac de couchage to snuggle down in bed/under the blankets/into one's sleeping bag2. [s'engager]————————se fourrer (familier) verbe pronominal transitif -
59 black
blæk
1. adjective1) (of the colour in which these words are printed: black paint.) negro2) (without light: a black night; The night was black and starless.) negro, oscuro3) (dirty: Your hands are black!; black hands from lifting coal.) negro4) (without milk: black coffee.) solo5) (evil: black magic.) negro, negra6) ((often offensive: currently acceptable in the United States, South Africa etc) Negro, of African, West Indian descent.) negro7) ((especially South Africa) coloured; of mixed descent (increasingly used by people of mixed descent to refer to themselves).) negro
2. noun1) (the colour in which these words are printed: Black and white are opposites.) negro2) (something (eg paint) black in colour: I've used up all the black.) negro3) ((often with capital: often offensive: currently acceptable in the United states, South Africa etc) a Negro; a person of African, West Indian etc descent.) negro
3. verb(to make black.) ennegrecer, volver negro- blacken
- black art/magic
- blackbird
- blackboard
- black box
- the Black Death
- black eye
- blackhead
- blacklist
4. verb(to put (a person etc) on such a list.) poner en la lista negra
5. noun(the act of blackmailing: money got by blackmail.) chantaje- Black Maria
- black market
- black marketeer
- blackout
- black sheep
- blacksmith
- black and blue
- black out
- in black and white
black1 adj1. negro2. solo / sin lecheblack2 n negrotr[blæk]1 negro,-a2 (gloomy) aciago,-a, negro,-a3 (dirty) sucio,-a4 (threatening) amenazador,-ra1 (colour) negro2 (person) negro,-a1 (make black) ennegrecer2 (boycott) boicotear\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLblack and white blanco y negroto put something down in black and white familiar poner algo por escritoto black somebody's eye ponerle a alguien el ojo amoratadoto be in somebody's black books estar en la lista negra de alguiento give somebody a black look apuñalar a alguien con la miradato look black no ser nada prometedor,-rato wear black (be in mourning) estar de lutoas black as pitch/coal/night negro,-a como el carbónBlack Africa Africa Negrablack beetle cucarachablack box SMALLAVIATION/SMALL caja negrablack economy economía sumergidablack eye ojo morado, ojo a la funeralaBlack Forest SMALLGEOGRAPHY/SMALL Selva NegraBlack Forest gâteau tarta de la Selva NegraBlack Friar fraile nombre masculino dominicoblack hole agujero negroblack humour humor nombre masculino negroblack ice hieloblack magic magia negrablack mark mala notablack market mercado negroblack marketeer estraperlista nombre masulino o femeninoBlack power movimiento de poder negroblack pepper SMALLCOOKERY/SMALL pimienta negrablack pudding morcillaBlack Sea Mar Negroblack sheep figurative use oveja negrablack velvet cóctel de champán y cerveza negra, black velvet nombre masculinoblack ['blæk] vt: ennegrecerblack adj1) : negro (color, raza)2) soiled: sucio3) dark: oscuro, negro4) wicked: malvado, perverso, malo5) gloomy: negro, sombrío, deprimenteblack n1) : negro m (color)2) : negro m, -gra f (persona)adj.• negro, -a adj.• sardo, -a adj.n.• luto s.m.• negro s.m.v.• embetunar v.
I blækadjective -er, -est1)a) <dress/hair/ink> negro; < sky> oscuro, negroblack cloud — nubarrón m, nube f negra
to beat somebody black and blue — (colloq) darle* una tremenda paliza a alguien (fam)
b) ( dirty) (pred) negro, sucísimoc) < coffee> negro (AmL), solo (Esp), tinto (Col), puro (Chi); < tea> solo, sin leche, puro (Chi)3) (sad, hopeless) negrothings were looking pretty black — las cosas tomaban mal cariz or se estaban poniendo feas; paint II c)
4) ( illegal)the black economy — la economía informal or paralela (AmL), la economía sumergida (Esp)
II
1) u ( color) negro m2) c also3) ( freedom from debt)to be in the black — no estar* en números rojos
III
a) ( bruise)to black somebody's eye — ponerle* un ojo morado a alguien
b) ( boycott) (BrE) boicotearPhrasal Verbs:[blæk]1. ADJ(compar blacker) (superl blackest)1) (in colour) negro(accident) black spot — (Aut) punto m negro
black and white photo — foto f en blanco y negro
black and white TV — TV f monocromo
- swear black and blue2) (of race) negroblack woman — negra f
3) (=dark) oscuro, tenebrosoas black as pitch, as black as your hat — oscuro como boca de lobo
4) (=dirty) sucio; (with smoke) negro, ennegrecido5) (Brit) (trade union parlance)6) (fig) [day, event] negro, funesto, aciago; [outlook] negro; [forecast] pesimista; [thought] malévolo; [rage] negro; [look] ceñudo, de desaprobación2. N1) (=colour) negro m, color m negroin black and white —
there it is in black and white! — ¡ahí lo tiene en letras de molde!
2) (=person) negro(-a) m / f3) (=mourning) luto mto be in black, wear black — estar de luto
4) (=darkness) oscuridad f, noche f5)3. VT1) ennegrecer; [+ shoes] limpiar, lustrarto black sb's eye — poner a algn el ojo amoratado, poner a algn el ojo a la funerala (Sp) *
2) (Brit) (trade union parlance) boicotear4.CPDblack arts NPL — magia f negra
black bass N — perca f negra, perca f truchada
black belt N — (Sport) cinturón m negro
black box N — (Aer) caja f negra
black cab N — (Brit) taxi m negro (el típico británico)
black coffee N — café m solo, tinto m (Col); (large) café m americano
black college N — (US) universidad para gente de color
black comedy N — comedia f negra
Black Country N — región industrial al noroeste de Birmingham (Inglaterra)
Black Death N — peste f negra
black economy N — economía f negra
Black English N — (US) inglés hablado por los negros americanos
Black Forest N — Selva f Negra
Black Forest gâteau N — pastel de chocolate, nata y guindas
black goods NPL — géneros mpl sujetos a boicoteo
black grouse N — gallo m lira
black hole N — (Astron) agujero m negro
black humour N — humor m negro
black ice N — hielo invisible en la carretera
black line N — raya f en negro
black magic N — magia f negra
Black Maria N — (Brit) coche m or furgón m celular
black mark N — señal f roja; (fig) nota f adversa, punto m negativo
black market N — mercado m negro, estraperlo m (Sp)
black marketeer N — estraperlista mf (Sp)
Black Moslem N — musulmán m negro
Black Nationalism N — nacionalismo m negro
Black Panthers NPL — Panteras fpl negras
black pepper N — pimienta f negra
Black Power N — poder m negro
black pudding N — (Brit) morcilla f, moronga f (Mex)
Black Rod N — (Brit) (Parl) dignatario de la Cámara de los Lores encargado de reunir a los Comunes en la apertura del Parlamento
black sheep (of the family) N — oveja f negra
Black Studies N — (US) estudios de la cultura negra americana
"black tie" — (on invitation) "de etiqueta"
black tie dinner N — cena f de etiqueta
Black Watch N — (Brit) (Mil) regimiento escocés
black widow (spider) N — viuda f negra
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I [blæk]adjective -er, -est1)a) <dress/hair/ink> negro; < sky> oscuro, negroblack cloud — nubarrón m, nube f negra
to beat somebody black and blue — (colloq) darle* una tremenda paliza a alguien (fam)
b) ( dirty) (pred) negro, sucísimoc) < coffee> negro (AmL), solo (Esp), tinto (Col), puro (Chi); < tea> solo, sin leche, puro (Chi)3) (sad, hopeless) negrothings were looking pretty black — las cosas tomaban mal cariz or se estaban poniendo feas; paint II c)
4) ( illegal)the black economy — la economía informal or paralela (AmL), la economía sumergida (Esp)
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1) u ( color) negro m2) c also3) ( freedom from debt)to be in the black — no estar* en números rojos
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a) ( bruise)to black somebody's eye — ponerle* un ojo morado a alguien
b) ( boycott) (BrE) boicotearPhrasal Verbs: -
60 race
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1. reis noun(a competition to find who or which is the fastest: a horse race.) carrera
2. verb1) (to (cause to) run in a race: I'm racing my horse on Saturday; The horse is racing against five others.) (hacer) correr, llevar a una carrera2) (to have a competition with (someone) to find out who is the fastest: I'll race you to that tree.) hacer una carrera (con)3) (to go etc quickly: He raced along the road on his bike.) correr•- racer- racecourse
- racehorse
- racetrack
- racing-car
- a race against time
- the races
II reis1) (any one section of mankind, having a particular set of characteristics which make it different from other sections: the Negro race; the white races; (also adjective) race relations.) raza2) (the fact of belonging to any of these various sections: the problem of race.) raza3) (a group of people who share the same culture, language etc; the Anglo-Saxon race.) raza•- racial- racialism
- racialist
- the human race
- of mixed race
race1 n1. carrera2. razarace2 vb competir / corrertr[reɪs]1 SMALLSPORT/SMALL carrera1 (compete) competir, correr2 (go fast) correr, ir deprisa3 (heart) latir deprisa4 (engine) acelerarse1 (person) competir con, echar una carrera a2 (engine) acelerar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto run a race participar en una carrerarace against time carrera contra relojrace meeting las carreras nombre femenino pluralthe races las carreras nombre femenino plural————————tr[reɪs]1 (people) raza\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLrace relations relaciones nombre femenino plural racialesrace riot disturbio racial1) : correr, competir (en una carrera)2) rush: ir a toda prisa, ir corriendorace n1) current: corriente f (de agua)2) : carrera fdog race: carrera de perrosthe presidential race: la carrera presidential3) : raza fthe black race: la raza negrathe human race: el género humanon.• cancha s.f.• carrera s.f.• casta s.f.• corrida s.f.• corriente fuerte s.m.• estirpe s.f.• generación s.f.• gente s.f.• movimiento progresivo s.m.• raza s.f.• sangre s.m.v.• correr v.• regatear v.reɪs
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1)a) c ( contest) carrera fthe race is on for the Republican nomination — ha empezado la contienda para la nominación republicana
2) c u ( Anthrop) raza fthe human race — el género humano; (before n)
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a) ( rush) (+ adv compl)b) ( in competition) correr, competir*c) \<\<pulse/heart\>\> latir aceleradamente; \<\<engine\>\> acelerarse
2.
vta) ( compete against) echarle or (RPl) jugarle* una carrera acome on, I'll race you (to that tree)! — vamos, te echo or (RPl) juego una carrera (hasta aquel árbol)!
b) ( make go too fast) \<\<engine\>\> acelerar
I [reɪs]1. N1) (=contest) (lit, fig) carrera f•
a race against time/the clock — (fig) una carrera contra el tiempo/contra reloj•
the arms race — la carrera armamentista•
the race is on to find a donor — ha comenzado la carrera en busca de un donante•
to run (in) a race — tomar parte en una carrera, participar en una carrera2) (=swift current) corriente f fuerte2. VT1) (=enter in race) [+ horse] presentar; [+ car] correr con2) (=run against) echarle una carrera a(I'll) race you home! — ¡te echo una carrera hasta casa!
3)• to race an engine — acelerar un motor al máximo
3. VI1) (=compete) [driver, athlete, horse] correr, competir•
to race against sb — competir con algn (en una carrera)2) (=go fast) correr, ir a toda velocidad•
to race against time/the clock (to do sth) — (fig) trabajar contra reloj (para hacer algo)•
he raced down the street — bajó la calle corriendo or a toda velocidad•
we raced for a taxi — corrimos a coger un taxi•
he raced past us — nos pasó a toda velocidad or a toda carrera•
he raced through the paperwork as quickly as he could — hizo el papeleo todo lo rápido que pudo3) [pulse, heart] acelerarse; [engine] embalarseher heart raced uncontrollably — el corazón se le aceleró descontrolado, el corazón le latía a un ritmo descontrolado
4.CPDrace car N — (US) coche m de carreras
race (car) driver N — (US) piloto mf de carreras, corredor(a) m / f de coches
race meeting N — (Brit) carreras fpl (de caballos)
- race in- race off- race out
II [reɪs]1.N (=racial origin) raza fdiscrimination on the grounds of race — discriminación f por la raza or por motivos raciales
people of mixed race — (esp of Indian and white descent) gente f mestiza; (of black and white descent) gente f mulata
the human race — la raza humana, el género humano
2.CPD•
to play the race card — jugar la baza racialrace hatred, race hate N — odio m racial, racismo m
race issue N — asunto m racial
a committee was set up to tackle race issues — se formó un comité para hacer frente a los asuntos or los problemas raciales
race relations NPL — relaciones fpl interraciales
* * *[reɪs]
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1)a) c ( contest) carrera fthe race is on for the Republican nomination — ha empezado la contienda para la nominación republicana
2) c u ( Anthrop) raza fthe human race — el género humano; (before n)
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1.
a) ( rush) (+ adv compl)b) ( in competition) correr, competir*c) \<\<pulse/heart\>\> latir aceleradamente; \<\<engine\>\> acelerarse
2.
vta) ( compete against) echarle or (RPl) jugarle* una carrera acome on, I'll race you (to that tree)! — vamos, te echo or (RPl) juego una carrera (hasta aquel árbol)!
b) ( make go too fast) \<\<engine\>\> acelerar
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